University of Wisconsin Oshkosh - Quiver Yearbook (Oshkosh, WI)

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(f)uturr ffilMra '»•» • ! ' Domestic Science SARAH SUTHERLAND B. S. University of Wisconsin Miss Sarah Sutherland, who has been with us for a year and a half, is at the head of the most practical course of the Normal, that of Domestic Science. In the last year the number of students taking the course have been nearly trebled. Although Miss Sutherland and her classes have entire use of the Libby House, they are crowded to the utmost. Miss Sutherland has forty-six students, ninety per cent, of whom will use Domestic Science after leaving the Normal. Today when the high cost of living brings forth so many lamentations and taxes us sorely, it is only reasonable that the younger generation be taught to be more self-reliant. It should be an essential thing for each girl to be able to construct her own garments and acquaint herself with the fine art of cooking and housekeeping. Can this be learned at home? Most assuredly! Can it be learned at home to best advantage? Certainly not! The best place to learn it is at school under competent direction. At the Normal an excellent course in domestic science is offered. The girls are taught not only how to prepare the necessary food, but also what comprises a most wholesome diet, and the constituents and food values of most food stuffs. Nor is this all. It is not only technical work, but actual performance which makes the girls efficient housekeepers. The work is so delightful that it is a pleasure, not a task, for every girl to cook. Then, too. our domestic science kitchen is not only excellently, but very cheerfully equipped. Everything being near, and convenient, brings out the girl’s best working qualities. Likewise a splendid course is offered in sewing, which enables the girls to construct their wearing apparel. The sewing room is a most pleasant place. Through suggestions and assistance on the part of the girls, a co-operative spirit is nurtured. Along with sewing comes a valuable course in the manufacture and selection of materials, and prices with regard to quality and grade. The helpful attitude of our director makes these courses most pleasant as well as most beneficial. Pago 27

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aiir (j) uttirr Panama Furniture Exhibit THE work of the Industrial department in constructing a set of furniture of twenty-three pieces for the Wisconsin Exhibit at the Panama-Pacific Exposition is something which reflects much credit both on the department and on the school. During the last three months of the first semester, the cabinet-making classes worked steadily on this undertaking, which involved many difficult operations and required most accurate workmanship. By the middle of February the work was complete, and the accompanying photographs were taken. The set is composed of two large davenports, one library table, seven arm chairs, two straight back chairs, three rockers, two newspaper racks, thirty news- y paper holders, four tabourets, and one lamp. The designs were made by The Niedecken-Walbridge Co. of Milwaukee; the material used is birch, finished in gray enamel. The chairs and davenports were upholstered with tapstry. This excellent piece of work was done by The Scholz Co. of Oshkosh. The complete set. when finished and placed on exhibition in the Industrial building, made a very beautiful appearance.

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