The Journal of Home Economics Volume 5
Author: American Home Association
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
Published: 2013-09
Total Pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9781230212050
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 edition. Excerpt: ... the annual meeting of the american home economics association, cornell university, ithaca. N. Y., june 27-july 4, 1913. The sixth annual meeting of the American Home Economics Association was held at Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y., Friday, June 27, to Friday, July 4, 1913, inclusive. This was the first summer meeting of the Association and therefore the first meeting of such length. The meeting was the largest and the most enthusiastic ever held by the Association. The unlimited hospitality of the Home Economics Department of Cornell gave the note for the whole conference. The sessions were held in the Assembly Hall of the beautiful new Home Economics Building, the visitors ate in the cafeteria of the same building, and the majority of them were lodged at Sage College. The fact that for the first time the Administration Section forsook the beauties of Lake Placid to meet with the Association, made the meeting of wider interest and richer content. The weather was as warm as the Cornell welcome, but despite the heat, the attendance at meetings was uniformly good. It ran as follows: First session, 112; second session, 181; third session, 146; (reception and Sunday meeting not counted); fourth session, 208; fifth session, 177; sixth session, 186; seventh session, 189; eighth session, 192; ninth session (first of Institution Economics), 190; tenth session, 105; eleventh session, 150; twelfth session, 93. The official registration was 243, but of course this does not show everyone in attendance. An analysis of the registration does, however, show some interesting facts. There were representatives from thirty of
