Cl 4^1 No. 2 JUNE, 1913 New Hampshire College Bulletin Entered as second-class matter August 6, 1907, at the P. O. at Durham, N. H., under Act of Congress of July 16, 1894. FOUR-YEAR COURSE IN HOME ECONOMICS AT NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY THE COLLEGE For further information address President E. T. Fairchild, Durham. N. H. FOUR-YEAR COURSE IN HOME ECONOMICS. “ Home-making is a profession in which the rewards of training are just as definite and valuable as those of the engineer or lawyer ” Beginning with September, 1913, New Hampshire College will offer a complete four-year course in Home Economics. The College has been for'many years coeducational, and has offered its facilities alike to men and women. The new course is arranged to provide for young women special and technical training in subjects of greatest value and interest to them in the same way in which other sub- jects of particular interest to young men are already provided. It is a recognition of the fact that the sciences and economics of the home are as important as those of the shop or farm. PLAN OF THE COURSE. The plan of the course is two-fold. It is designed First, to afford fundamental training in the essential and cultural studies, such as chemistry, physiology, English and history. Second, to provide specialized instruction in the principles and sciences involved in home-life, in all its aspects. V In the first two years, foundation work is given in general and house- hold chemistry, English composition and rhetoric and zoology. In addition there is offered a choice of various subjects in foreign languages, history, mathematics and economics. With these subjects are included technical instruction in household hygiene, food economics, household methods, art and design, home architecture, house construction and similar topics. In the junior and senior years the student continues the study of special sciences related to the home, including home sanitation, dietet- ics, home decoration, nutrition, the manufacture of textiles, home nursing and the history of costume, and is permitted a wide choice of elective subjects from other departments and courses in the College. ADMISSION TO THE COURSE. The requirements for admission to the course in Home Economics are the same as those of other four-year courses in New Hampshire College. Young women who have completed satisfactorily the work of an ap- proved high school are admitted without examination. [See catalog.] Such work must include a total of fifteen units. Each unit repre- sents one study of four or five recitations a week for one year. Of the fifteen units the following are required. English, three units. Foreign language, two units. Mathematics, two units. Social science (including history), one unit. Natural science, one unit. 3 The candidate may substitute for the two units of a foreign language one additional unit in social science and one in natural science. A candidate who presents two units of a foreign language may sub- stitute for the two units of mathematics one additional unit in social science and one additional unit in natural science. Four units may be chosen from vocational subjects, such as agricul- ture, domestic science, manual training, drawing and book-keeping. It is assumed that two hours of manual training or laboratory work are equivalent to one hour of classroom work. FEES AND SCHOLARSHIPS. The tuition is $60.00 a year. Fees are $20.00. Text books and drawing material cost $15.00 to $20.00 a year. Table board and fur- nished room in Smith Hall, the modern building devoted to women students, costs $5.25 to $5.50 per week for thirty-six weeks. A large number of scholarships are awarded each semester. Each subordinate and Pomona grange in New Hampshire has the privilege of appointing one student annually to a free scholarship. Each scholarship pays the tuition of sixty dollars. Each senatorial district in the state is granted a scholarship which pays the tuition of sixty dollars. In addition there are competitive scholarships decided by examination. OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRADUATES. For those who wish to take up professional work the course provides a training that open's the way to wide opportunity. Graduates may become 1. Teachers of domestic science and art in primary and secondary schools, and in higher institutions. 2. Institutional housekeepers. 3. Institutional dietitians; responsible positions commanding excep- tional salaries. 4. Social workers; such as directors of classes in social settlements, visiting housekeepers and dietitians, supervisors of school lunch rooms, and social directors in the Young Women’s Christian Association. 5. Food inspectors. 6. Research workers in investigational departments or institutions. DIRECTOR OF THE COURSE. The course will be under the personal direction of Miss Helen Bishop Thompson, recently elected head of the new department and Dean of Women. Miss Thompson was graduated from the Kansas State College in 1903 and was made Master of Science in 1907. She has been Professor of Household Economics in Lincoln College, Illinois, Professor of Home Economics in the Rhode Island State Col- lege, Lecturer in Brown University, Lecturer in Farmers’ Institutes, and a special student in Columbia University, taking advanced work under instructors of international reputation and being awarded by Columbia University the degree of Master of Arts and by the Teachers’ College a Master’s diploma in Education. 4 DESCRIPTION OF STUDIES, HOME ECONOMICS. 1. Personal Hygiene. A study of the laws of health and the means of preserving and im- proving the physical development and efficiency of the individual, to- gether with lectures and discussions upon the art of right living, the control of the physical and mental environment, individual responsi- bility for race progress, economic and ethical aspects of hygiene. For all women Freshmen. Two exercises per week. 1st S. 2. Household Methods and Management. The general care of the house, including methods of work, labor-saving devices, domestic laundering, table service. For Home Economics Freshmen. Three exercises per week. 2d S. 3. Food Economics. The study of food products in their marketable and manufactured forms; factors affecting cost of food materials; cost of food preparation and kitchen equipment. For Home Economics Freshmen. Three exercises per week. 1st S. 4. History and Economics of the Home. Lectures and readings on the history and evolution of the home, its position in the economic world, its relation to social and political insti- tutions. Elective or may be offered for Course 2 by Home Economics Freshmen. Three exercises per week. 2d S. 5. Clothing. The clothing textiles are studied as to their structure, properties and economic and hygienic values; study of clothing manufacture. Prac- tise is given in the selection, care and repair of clothing and in garment making. Elective or may be offered for Course 3 by Home Economics Freshmen. Three exercises per week. 1st S. 6. Foods. A continuation of the work in Course 7, together with calculations of dietaries and serving of meals. For Home Economics Sophomores. Prerequisites of Course 7. Four exercises per week. 2d S. 7. Foods. This course takes up the chemical composition and nutritive value of foods. The foodstuffs are considered in regard to their digestibility, their available nutrients, and the changes effected by the application of heat. Laboratory practise in the chemistry and cookery of foods. For Home Economics Sophomores. Prerequisite — Chemistry. Three exercises per week. 1st S. 8. Household Art and Design. A study of the primitive industries; ancient and modern hand craft; art needle work; color and design in house furnishings. For Home Economics Sophomores. Two exercises per week. 2d S. 5 < 9 . Study of the Family. The history of the development of the family group; legal, social and ethical problems of the family. Elective for Sophomores. Two exercises per week. 1st S. 10. Home Architecture and House Construction. History and development of the modern house; studies of drawings .and illustrations of domestic architecture; plans and specifications of buildings; building materials; housing problems. Elective for Sopho- mores. Two exercises per week. 2d S. 11. Nutrition. Composition of the human body and its dijaily food requirements; the nutritive function of food constituents; methods of investigation •employed in the study of metabolism; the inorganic foodstuffs; food economy. For Home Economics Juniors. Prerequisites — Home Economics 6 and 7. Three exercises per week. 1st S. 12 . Dietetics. Problems in dietary calculations; standard portions of food materials; application of the principles of human nutrition in the adaptation of diet to varying physiological, economic and social conditions; relation of food to disease. For Home Economics Juniors. Prerequisite — Home Economics 11 . Three exercises per week. 2d S. 13 . Home Decoration. Wall and floor finishes; selection of home furnishings; space and ■color values; estimations of costs and comparisons of sanitary and ar- tistic furnishings. For Home Economics Juniors. Prerequisites — Drawing and Home Economics 8. Three exercises per week. 1st S. 14 . Home Sanitation. A study of building sites and surroundings ; water supply and house ■drainage; heating, lighting and ventilation; food preservation and storage; laws of municipal sanitation; methods of investigating and regulating public health. For Home Economics Juniors. Not re- quired of students electing Zoology 8 . Prerequisites — Botany 17 and Elementary Physics. Three exercises per week. 2d S. 15 . Textiles. Microscopic and chemical study of fabrics and fibers used in textile manufacture ; modern processes of dyeing, spinning and weaving. Elec- tive for Juniors. Prerequisites — Chemistry and Home Economics 8. Three exercises per week. 1st S. 16 . Home Nursing. Care of 1 he sickroom and patient ; observation and recording of symp- toms; administration of medicines; treatment of injuries and emer- gencies; hygiene of infectious diseases; use of antiseptics and disin- fectants. For Home Economics Juniors. Prerequisites — Chemistry and Botany 17. Two exercises per week. 2d S. 6 i7« Seminar. Research problem in nutrition, food chemistry, experimental cookery , household economics or textiles. For Home Economics Seniors. Three exercises per week. 1st S. 1 8. History of Costume. Comparison of primitive and historic costumes with modern dress; study of designs and conventions of national modes. Elective for Juniors. Two exercises per week. 2d S. 19. Home Administration. Organization of the household; standards of living; apportionment of income; estimation of budgets; domestic service; social responsi- bilities. For Home Economics Seniors. Two exercises per week. 1st S. 20. Seminar. Investigation in problem assigned in Course 17. For Home Eco- nomics Seniors. Three exercises per week. 2d S. 21. Teaching of Domestic Art. This course considers the arrangement and presentation of domestic art in the elementary and secondary schools; outlines of lessons, devel- opment of courses; selection of equipment. Elective for Seniors who have majored in textiles and clothing. Three exercises per week. 1st S. 22. Humanics. Human phylogenesis; influence of heredity upon natural tendencies and biologic efficiency of the individual; development through infancy, childhood and adolescence; sex education; social hygiene. For Home Economics Seniors Prerequisite — Senior standing. Two exercises per week. 2d S . 24. Teaching of Domestic Science. Course in teaching domestic science similar to Course 21. Elective for Home Economics Seniors. Three exercises per week. 2d S . SCHEDULE OF STUDIES. HOME ECONOMICS COURSE. Freshman Year, First Semester. Required subjects. Hours. Chemistry 3 English Composition and Rhetoric 3 Personal Hygiene 2 Food Economics (or Clothing) 3 Physical Culture 1 Invertebrate Zoology 3 *Elective subjects. Total hours 3o'r4 Elementary French 3 Elementary German 3 * Other subjects may be offered for the elective requirement. ( ( European History, 476-1492 3 Trigonometry 4 Second Semester. Required subjects. Hours. Chemistry 3 Geometrical Drawing 2 English Composition and Rhetoric 3 Household Methods and Management (or History and Eco- nomics of the Home) 3 Physical Culture 1 Vertebrate Zoology 3 * Elective subjects. Total hours 3 Introduction to English Literature 2 Elementary French 3 Elementary German 3 European History, 1492-1715 3 Sophomore Year, First Semester. Required subjects. Organic Chemistry 3 Drawing — Color Problems 1 Foods 3 Physical Culture 1 Physiology 3 * Elective subjects. Total hours 7 General Botany 3 Advanced English Composition and Criticism 3 German Prose of the Nineteenth Century 3 Study of the Family 2 ■{■Descriptive Physics 2 Second Semester. Required subjects. Foods 4 Household Art and Design 2 Physical Culture 1 Psychology 3 * Elective subjects. Total hours 8 General Botany 3 Argumentation 3 Scientific German 3 Home Architecture and House Construction 2 ■(•Descriptive Physics 2 Junior Year, First Semester. Required subjects. Bacteriology 3 Nutrition 3 Home Decoration 3 * Other subjects may be offered for the elective requirement, t Should be elected by students not offering elementary physics for entrance. f Elective subjects. Total hours 7 Textiles 3 Second Semester. Required subjects. Dietetics 3 fHome Sanitation 3 Home Nursing 2 f Elective subjects. Total hours 8 History of Costume . . . ' 2 Senior Year, First Semester. Required subjects. Hours. Economic Problems of the Home 2 Seminar. 3 Home Administration 2 * Elective subjects. Total hours 9 Teaching of Domestic Art 3 Second Semester. Required subjects. Social Pathology and Modern Philanthropy 3 Seminar ? , * 3 Humanics 2 f Elective subjects. Total hours 8 Teaching of Domestic Science 3 “ There is a labor-saving and a labor-making way of performing house- hold tasks. Work that is well and skilfully done is not drudgery but an interest-absorbing occupation .” OTHER COURSES OF STUDY OFFERED BY NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE. Four-year course in Animal Husbandry and Dairying. Four-year course in Forestry. Four-year course in Horticulture. Four-year course in General Agriculture and Agricultural Teaching. Four-year course in Chemical Engineering. Four-year course in Electrical Engineering. Four-year course in Mechanical Engineering. Four-year Arts and Science course. Four-year Normal Manual Training course. Two-year course in Agriculture. Ten-week course in Dairy Farming. Farmers’ One-Week course. * Not required of students electing Zoology 8. t The student has a choice of a wide range of elective subjects from all depart- ments of the college.