The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 7, 1929, Page 14

MTEL: sacs . 1 pet ear tena A RS SUTRAS TT LTE. NAN ES: TT _TITTTOTIITTTTITTTUU e OT TTT oe NMNTOANUUTU TOE UTE vATa ‘Training Modern | Men to Keep House a = = = = Se OUT | Good Papas of 1950 Wiu Be Able to Wieta A M ean Ege Beater and Manage Baby's Safeties th lt, CO AN eas FUTUNA ESL “my Mi i Hoo MNEs RENSSSR PATHS A 5 By I | : WW Like ! . | | ! i Home Economics Expert Anna E. Richardson . . . | “All this is as it should ik a Ee 8 lin family income? Should a ‘ child be ee ue use : These Philadelphia high school boys . . . can mix up a mean money? If 10, when would i mess of biscuits, turn out cei as hic at mother used to lew ae is sk Wet a ‘ is your position regarding t - ree woman's citi t the $ y ALMA oSN husband's income. when that is : By ALMA CHESN UT the only source of money? What t HAT will be the fate of the home when the jazz do you think is the father 3 share t age has run its gamut? Is it doomed to go, or in the training of the children? 1 is it adapting itself to the new, kaleidoscopic pat- Typical answers given by the 4 terns, created by shifting standards and chang- boys to some of these indicate y ing customs? clearly the direction in which the a; t The modern girl goes in for higher athletics and studies engi- mil i 4 young idea is shooting and inci- 4 ’ neering, politics and law. Her brother is taking matrmonial | | (I dentally furnish parents some at ’ courses in high school and college and is attacking the problems il ul food for thought. i Se hi 1 of domestic science. For instance, they indicated i 4 Grandma views with alarm the spectacle of Jim and George that the old idea of hubby's man- % learning to cook and to wash and dress a baby and believes these aging the family finances and a ‘ tasks are being forced upon them by giddy Mary and Jane. ie ‘ Will their roles be reversed in 1950? : Miss Anna E. Richardson, field worker for the American Home Economics Association, which aims to be as up-to-date as the latest jazz record, looks upon the seemingly paradoxical situation serenely and says that all this is as it should be, that when the boys and girls get through studying each other's prob- lems and marry, they will know what it’s all about and will be able to build happier homes than those in which they themselves were reared. “Housekeeping,” she says, “has been simplified to such an extent that it is inevitable that alert women, more and more, will seek additional fields for their energy. The men are begin- ning to understand this and to understand, too, that they can have a definite share in making a home. Being a husband and father ought to mean a lot more than just Paying the bills.” The man of the future, she predicts, will be less ‘‘kitchen- lems relating to the training of chil- minded.” In other words, the type that insists upon having his dren, mentally and physically. wife cook all of his meals and perform all of the househoid tasks Sometimes the fathers are a little will not predominate. ; ; shy about joining. One used to bring If easier ways are: devised to handle such tasks, he will want his youngster to school each day and her to take advantage of them, even if it means “eating out.” blushed when Miss Richardson sug- However, the masculine element has a long road to travel betore gested that. he join the class. But he the desired goal is attained. Just now men are very liberal, thought it over and finally told her he theoretically, says Miss Richardson, but emotionally they react believed his child was worth an hour true to type and still want their wives to stay home and keep of his time each day. louse. ; rea told him 4 was a to know he elt that way and signed him up. Soon HEN both are working, as is often the case today, the he was ae of the most jaetene woman frequently finds that she is swinging two jobs. members of the class. Illustrative of She gets breakfast, before going to work, and prepares _ the widespread interest in such courses supper when she returns from her office. In such cases. Miss is the proposed establishment in New Richardson believes, it is only fair that the husband should share York of a headquarters for a National in the housekeeping. Council of Parental Education. She cites the case of one young couple, who were both work- Men students at the North Dakota ing in order to buy a home. They were old friends of hers Agricultural College asked for a and one day she made so bold as to comment upon the situation. —_course_in home economics and Miss He was dumbfounded. He had never thought of helping. | Alba Bayles, the dean, suggested that Neither had his wife thought of asking him to one might be arranged help. Now they divide the tasks and have and conducted at the more time for play. local Y. M. C. A. he so-called “matrimonial courses,” which The students pre- are being offered to men and boys in high ferred to have it right i 4 A. doling out cash piecemeal to ~ various members of the tamily, is doomed to go. Not only did the boys believe in a budget, “because it 1s busi- nesslike,”” but the majority said that a division of the income should be made on a 50-50 basis. Some said the wife should have her own bank account and one advocated turning over all money for household expenditures to the wife and letting her manage “if she knows the value. of money and is educated in the art of spending and buying. Studies in food values, the most popular phase of the course with the exception of archi- tecture and house-planning, the boys found a definite help. One student said that he had ained 20 pounds since taking the course and was “much heal thier and happier than before.” Another said he had grown two inches and gained 10 pounds, , A third said: “My mother is not well informed in calorife values and I have helped her pick out things that make a bal- anced meal.” IEXTILE studies, the boys said, helped’ them to select ) good clothes and to appreciate them. One youth offered definite testimony on this score. hen buying a pair of trousers recently,” he submitted, “the clerk told me they were all wool, but I soon discovered there was some cotton mixed in with it.” The new attitude toward the responsibility for children was clearly illustrated in response to the question, “What should be the father’s share in training the children?” The answers, ~ incidentally, voiced a wistful plea for more companionship with their own fathers. Here are a few of them: “The father and mother should ; have an equal share in training the children.” “A father should be something more than a bank account to his children. He should be a companion to his boy and a friend and advisor to his girl.” E “He should be more than a disciplinarian to his children.” S “He should take some part or the child will be afraid of him as most children are.”” | iNANAUAAte- Johns Hopkins’ Dr. Harrop . . . will teach budding young medicos how to cook. *SULTEUUAE ACERT AAA ow schools, colleges and universities throughout in the home economics 0 {He should be a pal. Most fathers are not and the children United States, and by the Y. MC. J building. which hith- Cornell University students . . . tearmnz how to make trick dishes at the hands of - do not really know him. A mother cannot take a father's place usually emphasize the psychological telation- erto had been consid- Chef Cretaux of New York's Hotel Roosevelt. to a boy, even though she means more to him. Many boys ships of family life, such as the man’s share of ered a feminine pre- would be saved many troubles if their fathers were pals to family responsibility, the care and disciplining serve, and had their them.” : of children, the advantages of a family budget way, They were interested particularly in the Johns Hopkins Medical School, in ‘Baltimore, which sets the z ee 4 and similar matters that men have hitherto psychological problems of marriage and home pace for similar institutions, has announced this fall that candi- N THE Philadelphia high schools, classes in cooking and ‘i thought little about. : . i management and instituted a question box. Miss dates for the degree of M. D. must qualify in cooking. A nutrition are offered to boys as well as classes in home-mak- ” ie mea are teeny inuprcied in Jeenies Baie had the job of answering the queries that special course has been arranged for fourth year students. ing. Bey York, schon leeweniy eer similar Bay and ¢ woman's viewpoint on many subjects relat- were dri in. . A ‘| courses in child welfare, which include instruction i ihg to marriage and these questions are debated ‘oped in The instructor will be Dr. George A. Harrop, Jr.. who says courses y 'uction in the’ care Some of the questions related to the divisich he will stress the importance of diet in the treatment of various of babies. Sometimes the classes are conducted by agencies such of responsibility and suhonly in marriage, the diseases. Doctors of the ‘30s will be able, if need be, to roll. as the Red Cross. ' and nutrition classes many. tent of understanding th Id be had pri ti Beep eg ae . : A lome management also attracts men students ine pisses ae 4 the altar Aa up their sleeves and prepare their patients’ dinner trays as ex The course in matrimony offered by the Y. M. C. A. deals artly because of the trend toward “frat The well-trained man . the question of allowances for the wife. nee ss 5 rtd ot eel Wide, more intimate phases of marriage in a practical scien with animation. Cooking classes lure some men wae f se all 0 if ill t boon, not only to those under their pro- tific manner and consists of a series of | f by Con gin abe oa theesclees, vill know hew to make the Even such intimate questions as, “Why do aieleae ate their wives, TT nnn too late qualified men and women. Ab resented in St. Lou [posed ( is pe go girly Toa ae hg ae bed he sleeps in. they Je selec Noyettents + Were pro- for dinner, or have to arise at an unholy hour in the morning to and in Brooklyn, New York, these lectures included discussion Oe Thaaed States and, in numerous cities, public peu ye PURE sida * visit a» patient, fied can prepare themselves a 3 "The f the following topics: “Why Marry?”; Teas Machine®;“*Perpettating the Race"; nces”; “The Fam- school boys may take such stodcs. It is estimated thab 7000 ipo STATE COLLEGE offers a course in home man- ‘atk: Qn the cook's night off they can turn to r : 5 “Te ind Intell ‘sin the United States are now taking courses ; agement for seniors and puts it on a competitive basis. The ily ostan Individual”: = 4 k ily as an Individual”; Woman's Side of in economics, = i ass is limited to 25 and only the best students are admitted. y eo i ity which requi Ie’; “Wi Marry?” “Family Finance” State olen and univeraiis, alert to the trend of the times, Successful candid: ae ne pest Prestige 5 the pie a = ps gen got ggg take “ one pa “Mee, ee if reer # i bev ote ri pity pe lig a sate gan for met tes ticularly sonee 2 rogers ines hicibe basis on homecraft, given in the junior year, and, . Courses very similar to this are being offered i hese are Orego ‘Gee al : i ‘ ‘ a in College, Iowa State College, the University ot Washington, you can eke ae 1 wont aa a eine i will GRRE aay seem, Hs Serta te cate, bree iatade men's and women's colleges f RVTTUUCCOFANNAUAAAAOdEUaguenacdtntas: = = rg "Cnic a ete the University of Arkansas show that you haven't the qualities that make a good husband.” Mite Racherdeon hee ap sg al niversity of Minnesota. ‘The Towa course takes up the questions of income and ex- in a most animated fashion, “the most success- [MADDIRION: 27 mires now have what ae called Se Tae eae cee saul reenable Tay Beeler 6 > moe ait wey w Seca ces ad e's SX" wan vere now erect, Ae dca a aged ty ba 3 Se at sti lies in nutrition ts * i i ints excl ve ger of nursery — established to facilitate instruction medical pricy ‘In the a i. Piricians bate bee cadens ing wo Sie appear before the boys’ clan and 4 5 ‘ trimonial materi had rf . The parents wished to share in the studies that were being a er a. dock by, would be on time Yor has TPN tad care: view of this Couise is wabsaced \ throughout the country, and are Popular with sexes. ‘One of the pesions most requeatly asked me,” says Miss Richardson, “‘is, ‘ ia thi the home is going to 2° My pean emphatically, no.’ Young People today are just mice to realize oot Sorcant ia pioblen al are attacking that j would a stiff course in mathematics” “— W igitciu teen eannnsateteene tie EEE 4 AGMA EAE ve ETH will te es build happier and iene. gece they “There is need to w conducted and to attend the classes. Their interest resulted in meals, or whether be pel ga for dinner at ail. In- in a series o} questions which comprised ‘a fina! 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