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The University of Kansas. At the third "Merchant Short Course" given under the auspices of the University Extension Division at Lawrence, February 7-11, an audience varying from 100 to 250 men listened appreciatively to the daily talks given by the Home Economics Department. Miss Sprague, the head of the Department spoke of the "Merchant and the Housewife;" Miss Downey upon "Food Factors in the High Cost of Living;" and Miss Allen "Upon Practical Tests for Textile Fabrics."

In March the following announcement was made by the department:

On Friday, March 17, during the annual conference of Kansas High Schools and Academies, the Home Economics Department of the University of Kansas will illustrate the various phases of its work:

I. Demonstrations showing the results of research work on the factors which affect the economic and nutritive value of foods: The technique of pastry making, Miss Parnell; Methods of cooking in deep fat, Miss Keeler; The relative efficiency of various methods of making coffee, Miss Woodruff; Precise methods in preparing frostings, Miss Dyche.

II. Exhibits showing the scientific principles underlying the selection and preparation of food, clothing and shelter.

III. Results of research work.

A reception will be held in the Women's Corner, Fraser Hall, from 4.30 to 6.00 p.m. You are cordially invited to attend.

The result of this was a surprise both to the public and the department. The exhibit consisted of two large rooms full of charts with in many cases illustrative material to go with them. The demonstrations were “quite finished bits of work,” the lecture room was filled to overflowing with 150 people, while as many more were turned away. Five hundred attended the reception. Even a "strictly academic faculty" voiced its approval and incidentally learned something of what Home Economics means.

A Social Science School. A new university department to be known as the School

of Applied Social Sciences will be opened in September at Western Reserve University.

Dr. J. E. Cutler, head of the department of sociology in Western Reserve University, who, it will be remembered, gave an address on Community Housekeeping at the Cleveland meeting of the American Home Economics Association, has been appointed dean of the school.

The work of the school for the first year has been outlined under four general divisions or fields of service: Family welfare and social service, health administration, play and recreation, municipal administration and public service.

The Home Economics Association of Philadelphia. During the winter this Association has been giving a resumé of the work in Domestic Science and Arts throughout the United States, by means of a questionnaire on the topics Domestic Science, Domestic Arts, School Feeding, Institutional Feeding, and Occupations.

The members visiting the various cities of the West, Middle West, North East and East, during the year have gathered their data.

At the March meeting, Miss Carrie A. Lyford, Specialist in Home Economics, U. S. Bureau of Education, gave to each one in the audience a rare vision of broader opportunity in every branch of Home Economics.

Brief Notes.-Mrs. Calvin of the Bureau of Education will lecture for three weeks during the summer school at the University of California. The subject of these lectures will be Household Administration.

At the March meeting of the Home Economics Association of Greater New York the subject of Laces of the Old Masters was discussed by Miss Frances Morris, Curator of Laces at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The New England Home Economics Association held a conference on March 4, at the Boston Public Library. Mrs. Woolman