The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, May 11, 1916, Page 12

i ! DEPARTMENT FOR HOME MANAGERS EDITED BY MRS. M. M. HOLLIS Home Making e Profession By MRS. M. M. HOLLIS F EVERY woman could think of her job of homemaking as a pro- fession which she has_ chosen to make a success of, there is little doubt but that there would be a larger pro- - portion of successes, just as there are other professions where there is a eener commercial competition. Our homemakers and the mothers f our citizens have for many genera- ons been untrained for their jobs and e results under the circumstances fire really ‘marvelously good. We have left to chance the well ild and given the sick one expert at- tion. If he had had the expert ser- ce when well he might never have gzen sick, A poorly fed, - poorly oused and poorly clad famlly have so many obstacles to overcome that the ell fed, well housed and othed child knows nothing of. BEGIN WITH GIRLS e older we become the harder it or us to receive new methods and practice new ways, but if we th the younger adult housekeepers® d the future housekeepers that are gll in the public schools of our lahd, en we can expect real results, Our idea Is to give every girl an al opportumty to become a good ekee; of her wealth poverty, her place of residence, ?tyfuwllage or country or her ideals The onl waytodot.hlsistoput B course home economics in our ubhe school curriculum as a regular ject and not as an. elective. In ther words, serve the 90 per cent who e homemakers rather than the 0 cent who do not. seems_impossible at present to a regular courde of this kind in e one room rural schools because lack of space, la.ck of teachers ed in the work and the fact that me room school teacher already 200 much to do. But it is pos- to start the work by the instal- tion 'of the hot lunch.” This gives girls a taste of such work and ifies the common duties of the ome as well as removes the 1dea that house work is drudgery. SCHOOL LUNCH A STARTER We are all agreed that we like to o the thmfis we can do well, and the islike for ousekeepmg grows out of a general k of 8 You may be interested to kmow that in 28 out of 52 counties in the state 1126 schools are serving the hot The idea of the rural hot lunch is to pupply one hot dish to the children who must bring their lunches to s¢hool. Cold and unappetizing lunches, eaten hastily, do not supply the needs of the growing child for nouriskiment. The lunch can be pre- pared and served with little expense and little trouble and will more than repay these in results to pupils, par- ents and teachers. The general plan is for the pupils in turn to bring the food supplies needed, the school furn- ishing the simple equlpment needed._ To those especially interested in the school hot lunch I shall be glad to send details of equipment and recipes if they will forward' a self-addressed stamped envelope W1th their request. Diet HE diet of the sick has been a subject of special study for % many years, but the careful, regular and healthful feeding' of the well has not been given so much attention. ; ‘We so often think a well person ean eat anythi at any time and still remain wel bnt is a mistake. One may remain quite well for a ited time under such conditions, uth:sbodymnnotstandsuchtrett ; ment indefinitely. The diet of the growing child should be carefully planned and regularly ad- ministered to keep him in best shape. The child who fills his stomach at - will-on all ‘sorts of foods will show the ravages of such treatment in physmal growth and mental develop— ent, One m prachce that is very contl; mon is serving of strong coffee children. Coffee is a drink which a child is better vnthout as it no nourishment and forms a hahit for stimulants. Let us start our re- form movement in behalf of our child- ren by:giving them plenty of go‘:g milk, cocoa and water to reserve the use of coffee and tea :for More Vegetables : This is the time of year when We all cry out for change, change o clothing, change of air, change o habits of living and most of all change of diet. Replace the salt pork with fresh beef and increase the vegetables. Use meat substitutes part of the time and not so much meat. Start a den so the supply of fresh vegeta les will be ample not only for summer use but also for a winter supply. Profit by last year’s experience and make it a better garden with a larger variety of vegetables. gocial life of the locality. scheme or it will not be a success, be in order. Spoo ? and ment and falls through. Westhope, N.D. PAGE TWELVE Community Social Life Wherever = church society exists, there you find the center of the A community building which may be used for church services, Sun- day school, and anything good and uplifting serves the purpose admir- Bbly.To be successful, the building should be under the control of some church society or other organization, with a board of trustees appointed by it. Any good entertainment, a reader, a musical company, a lecturer, may be allowed the use of the building for the door receipts. Those in the neighborhood could get up entertainments, -sociables, “etc., the returns to be spent for a library, gymnasium apparatus, a piano, or could be used to secure a noted concert company, or better entertain- ment than could be obtained by the promise of door recepits alone. : But the community house must not be run as & money making Socials could be held there when no charge would be made. Games, music, ‘perhaps light refreshments would - In writing of a community social life I do not mean to dispense with entertainment in the home, for true social life begins at home, and home . amusements—books, papers, music and games—are very necessary, 7 ust a word on the chaperone question. Many peo‘P ¢ alone are not properly chaperoned and some wfll start rough play the. movement gets mto dxsfavor with flle better ele- ‘meetings of young Yours for a pure, clean soclal hf;. MRS, 8. J. MARTIN‘ Mrs. Hollis demonstrating preperation of rural hot lunch The Couhtry Church OME very serious questions were S raised by the papers submitted in the prize contest on entertain- ments in country communities. The “entertainment” question goes to the very root of the pr that sur- round farm life. It is even more- serious than the question of making a llving. It is the question of living it~ toward which the making of a hvingmonlythemeanstoanend. Children’s {leasures as well as their m make t e characters they are to They shape their tastes and their ambltmns. It is true also of the older people. What they do with their spare time shows what. they are and what they are to be. The writers in-the Leader’s contest showed appreciation of these things and a knowledge that those who are zzorkm g to organize and direct a bet- r social life in country communities are engaged in a work just as impor- tant for the future welfare of the people of the state as their husbands who are trying to better their eco- nomic_condition through the Nonpar- tisan League, CHURCH AND ENTERTAINMENT ‘No discussion of ‘the social life of the rural community is well started before it brings in discussion of the part_that ought to be played by the school and the Several writers in the contest dwelt upon the great benefit to their com- munities resulting from the establish- ith the £aeiitics poth Tor commrmminy wi e es both for JO ent and for education caused e building of bigger and better school buildings which afforded room gd gdvantages for meetings and en- rtainments as well as added school departments. - It seems rather strange fo the editor that but one of the communica- tions submitted in the contest seemed to find any place for the country church in the scheme of entertain- ment. That letter, written by Mrs. 8. J. Martin, is reprinted in this issue, as much for the subjects it raises for discussion as_for the mere fact that entitled to the prize it was awarded, second in the contest. Is “entertainment” too friyolous a o matter to be metioned in with the church? Was that the reason there was so little mention of - the church in connection ‘with the prize contest? ~What place does the ¢ountry church occupy in the scheme of social life in the rural ¢ in North” Dakota? Is it losing ground or : it?v ought it to occupy? e YOURVIEWSINVITED - of the future, it is well-wntten, thoughtful letter, _'Lon Term' Loans ;t‘l,ow [ & ‘. 1 [ some of the readers would write & heronthxssub t. Shewonld tghmentedxfthepastomof ) e country churches should some time - from their b lives usy v write their thoughts on this and lated Azubjet:i:i.u8 - It may also be sf t that i this letter of Mrs..Marhnmi'fl?::he spea.lum of a church “society” or may be used for church services, There seems to be here a suggestl {;h rdinary l.‘“c:lmr‘:h ti e o orgamza 0] something = which perhaps in % vision of the writer may.have a wid ess in the rural community op & greater adaptability to rural needs, Isthereatrendtowardthatsortoi ano tion in these days? Is Shoqu th co'untry ch‘a‘uurcheficm.ll'eadafie:1 % e self to fit into the needs of thelz:o munities it serves? If there is to b¢ t church “society,” seeking to caf fo the social and spiritual needs of the people in a community it will hay to embrace many creeds, will it not?. : Andwmtherenothavetobeab - ring of creed lines, perhaps the: :fi: membershi mission into p in the cxety” o;f persons without regar(j‘sg W'ILL RELIGION GAIN & Will the community-house chfirch organization, : if- it becomes popu represent a gain for religion in’ rural communities of North Dak or a loss?. The editor of the woman’s Pa; not mean to ress her own i easofl this subject. e questions matters that suggest th ves as a result of a readmg of Mrs. Martin’g letter. - They form' one of a number of subjects the editor would like o ‘discussed by the the farms and in the rural commu; ties of North Dakota., the mothers 9{ N A y have mx o. wx s pi ge floel lives and the cxtazena Read Mrs. Mm ‘i'l'on artisan Lead Dakota. ..0.....0..... theslndonl"air'l‘ems