University of Alabama - Corolla Yearbook (Tuscaloosa, AL)

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i itf; ' ,?; Dean Agnes Ellen Harris has di- rected the School of Home Econom- ics for the past 21 years. Before coming to the University she served as Dean of Women at Alabama Polytechnic Institute. Dean Harris holds honorary membership in Phi Beta Kappa. The Art of Weaving Cultivating the Maternal Instinct The mission of the School of Home Economics is two-fold, but both phases of the program concern preparation of women students at the University for the lives that they will lead after college. Young women are trained as homemakers and they are prepared to take advantage of the broad opportunities now offered to women in the professional fields of home econo- mics and allied professions. Through the three major depart- ments, Clothing, Foods, and Family Life, the School of Home Economics supplies to its students the basic subjects necessary for success in homemaking and in careers. Designed for Vv ' earing

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rO MORROW . . An important event of the Foil quarter was Engineering Open House. Laboratories and class- rooms were thrown open to visitors from the campus and throughout Alabama. Through the cooperation of civic clubs, high school students attended from several sections of the Stote. Surveying The Future

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.J» W|imiwiiiiiii»iiiimiiiiinmmmu .: iSi «« jpS !@ i ■ IIIIIWI i il Mmi!JttHl i . i »nll i wm ii EVc-jriS; : ' -: », Doster Hall, Home Economics Classrooms and Laboratories OUR CHOICE . . . During the 1948-49 school year the Family Life Department was revised and its name changed to General Home Economics. Under the new arrangement greater opportunities are offer- ed in a broader field. The Foods Department received money grants from several companies to finance special laboratory research experiments. The Clothing Department conducted a significant number of research problems dealing with fabrics. Approximately one-fourth of all women students at the Uni- versity are enrolled in the School of Home Economics. They Satisfy— Appetites