Volume 7 Article 1 Number 7 The Iowa Homemaker vol.7, no.7 1927 The oI wa Homemaker vol.7, no.7 Melba Nisewanger Iowa State College Winogene Wunder Iowa State College Margaret Marnette Iowa State College Marcia E. Turner Iowa State College Dorothy McDaniel Iowa State College See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/homemaker Part of the Home Economics Commons Recommended Citation Nisewanger, Melba; Wunder, Winogene; Marnette, Margaret; Turner, Marcia E.; McDaniel, Dorothy; Pennock, Grace L.; Morrell, Corline; Secor, Vida; Storms, Lillian B.; Caulum, Vera; Rosenberger, Alice M.; and Stotts, aM rguerite (1927) "The oI wa Homemaker vol.7, no.7," The Iowa Homemaker: Vol. 7 : No. 7 , Article 1. Available at: http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/homemaker/vol7/iss7/1 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Publications at Iowa State University Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in The oI wa Homemaker by an authorized editor of Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The oI wa Homemaker vol.7, no.7 Authors Melba Nisewanger, Winogene Wunder, Margaret Marnette, Marcia E. Turner, Dorothy McDaniel, Grace L. Pennock, Corline Morrell, Vida Secor, Lillian B. Storms, Vera Caulum, Alice M. Rosenberger, and Marguerite Stotts This article is available in The oI wa Homemaker: http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/homemaker/vol7/iss7/1 VOL. VII JANUARY, 1928 No.7 ANTE SCRIPT '------- --- --- ---- Home Economics Vocational The processes constituting the mak­ ratings for speed and quality of work ing of the apron were worked out in for the two groups. Education sample form as follows: An analysis of the table worked out By MELBA NISEWANGER following the rating of the samples Sample 1-a one inch hem made on a shows that with all samples the group "Every Home Economics teacher who strip of material 36 inches wide. that did not baste required less time is teaching clothing construction work Sample 2- a one-fourth inch hem on than the group that basted, although with seventh grade girls is confronted an inner curve that would approxi­ in several instances there was only with several questions regarding the mate the size of the arm curve on slight difference. With all samples ex­ problem of basting. Should students the butcher's apron. cepting the inner and outer curve and be taught to baste from the beginning Sample 3- an outer curve one-fourth the fitted neck facings, the group that of their construction work? Should inch hem. did not baste seemed to do a better they be taught to baste on all con­ Sample 4-a set-on pocket. This pocket quality of work. The results of this struction processes? If there are cer­ was similar in design to one set on experiment seem to indicate that it tain construction processes in the a plain butcher's apron. may not be necessary for girls of the making of which they should use bast­ seventh grade, whose average age is ing, what are these processes?" Sample 5-a French seam made on an under arm seam similar to the seam from twelve to thirteen years, begin­ During the year 1925-26, Margaret ners in sewing, to baste in sewing pro­ McPheelers carried out an experi­ that would be made on a kimono apron. cesses on percale and similar materials, mental study with a group of 48 sev­ on such processes as a hem on the enth grade girls as her graduate prob­ Sample 6-a shoulder seam. straight of the material, a set-on lem, to determine the value of basting Sample 7-a two and one-half inch pocket, a French seam, bias neck fin­ in garment construction. The girls neck facing. ishes around the neck, and a collar were enrolled in three different classes, Sample 8-side gathers finished with attached with bias facing. taught by college students under the bias tape. This would correspond to Before definite conclusions are supervision of staff members of the the gathers at the waist line where drawn, however, this experiment Home Economics Vocational Education fullness is desired at the side of a should be repeated with a larger group, Department. This group was selected straight line dress. using different construction processes because they had had no previous Sample 9- Neck finished with bias and different materials. school experience in clothing construc­ tape. tion, and would therefore be most evenly balanced as regards technical Sample 10-Collar attached with bias skill. The girls were divided into two tape. Table of Contents groups. Throughout the experiment Directions were given to the class Group I basted on all samples and by Miss McPheelens before the pro­ clothing processes in the construction cesses were worked out on samples. Acid Milk in Infant Feeding. 1 of a simple butcher's type apron and Group I worked on sample basting. a plain kimona dress. Group II did Group II pressed with a hot iron and The Romance of Silverware. 2 not baste with either samples or used pins. Results were based entirely clothing construction processes, but upon speed and quality of the work; A Noise That Annoys....... 3 pressed with an iron and used pins, the time record including only the instead. These problems were chosen time spent in actual construction. At because they are very frequently given the beginning of the experiment, each Home Economics Research to girls taking their first work in girl was given a number, and as each at Iowa State . 4 clothing courses. sample was finished her number and Make Your Own Small Elec­ In dividing the girls into groups, an the time record were written on a piece trical Repairs . 5 effort was made to have both groups of adhesive tape and attached to the about equal in ability, as far as could sample. Although directions for new 4-H Club 6 be determined by scholastic r ecords, processes were given to the entire age, general health, vision and pre­ group at the time the majority were vious sewing experience. All samples ready, each girl was r equired to finish Value of Rural Clubs in the were cut by Miss McPheelen from a one sample before beginning another. Bettering of Farm Life. 7 firmly woven piece of percale. In. ad­ After all samples were completed, State Association Page . .... 8 dition, all teaching was done and all they were graded by the eight super­ time records were checked by the same visors of Home Economics Vocational person, so that conditions might be Education and one teacher of cloth­ No Furnaces in New Zealand standardized and controlled as far as ing. The points considered were (a) Homes . ....... .. .. .. 10 possible. neatness, (b) construction, (c) spac­ Editorial . 11 In each of the two problems chosen ing. A score card, worked out by Miss for the experiment, the construction McPheelens, was used for grading, and processes that enter into the making each grader handled every sample Who's There and Wib.ere. 12 of the garment wer e selected. Samples three times, grading on one point at were cut one-half the size of the origi­ a time, and recording the score before The Hygiene of Clothing. 13 nal processes, and the processes grading on another point. The best worked out separately on the samples sample rated as five, the . next four, before construction of the garment then three, two and one. A table was The New in Jewelry ....... 15 was begun. then made, showing the comparison of THE lOW A HOMEMAI{ER "A Magazine for Homemakers from a Homemakers' School" VOL. VII JANUARY, 1928 NO.7 Acid Milk in Infant Feeding By WINOGENE WUN.DER It is the general opinion of the pub· ence and growth of pathogenic micro· fants up to two weeks is added for the lie that neither orange nor lemon juice organisms." entire day's feedings, and one and one· should be used with milk. Yet some Approximately 90 percent of the in· half ounces of syrup for older infants. form of acidulated milk has been in fants in the St. Louis Children's Hos· When properly treated a smooth homo· use for many years. Campert used pita! were fed on lactic acid milk in genous mixture results. About the acid milk in Holland in 1770. same amounts are taken as of Ballot advocated its use in 1865. other formulae- In 1902 De Mattos reported the 1 week-2 oz. use of buttermilk in Holland 1 month-3 to 4 oz. and increased usage in Ger· 4 months-6 oz. many with excellent results in 6 months- 7to 8 oz. difficult feeders and desperate cases of all kinds. In 1912, In feeding premature infants Brady of St. Louis used acid they are given one-half ounce milk as a routine diet for sick skimmed lactic milk every two and healthy infants in institu· hours for 10 feedings a day. tions. Finkelstein used acid Mo·st thriving premature in· milk with curds to make pro· fants soon take 2 to 8 oz. every tein milk for treatment of di· three hours with seven feed· a1-rhea. Marriott, since 1919, ings a day. has used acid milk and has The formula may be altered been chiefly responsible for to meet definite conditions by bringing it into general use. using skimmed milk or by de· Sherman and Lohnes used it in creasing the syrup used. But 1920 and 1922, Shaw and Wil· it is best to leave it as it is Iiams combined whole lactic since dilution defeats the ob· acid milk with sugar and flour ject aimed at.