Department of Home Economics WITH the passing of the High School, numbers decreased in all departments. However, quality increased where quantity had formerly counted. The College deals with more mature minds, therefore a better grade of work is accomplished. The large kitchen laboratory has been transformed into a well equipped cafeteria where daily, teachers and students from other schools, as well as Weber, compliment the department. Students in the cooking classes plan the menus, do the marketing, prepare and serve the food. A smaller laboratory has been equipped which is easy and convenient. A new electric stove, a gas range, and individual gas plates afford splendid cooking surface. The growth in the department has been intensive rather than extensive. Woman's education is necessarily very imperfect unless it be largely in the line that best becomes her nature. She should have a home education, and that means something more than the mere knowledge of the daily routine of house keeping in the popular sense of the word. Woman holds in her hands the physical health of the world. Three times each day life and health are at the mercy and practical judgment of woman. And more, for the world's character is largely what its food makes it. Indirectly, then, woman exercises a modifying influence over love and hate, hope and fear, joy and sorrow. Girls should be taught through the wisdom and experience of mothers, and also through the medium of books, cooking, and the related sciences of chemistry and hygiene, how to engage in the noble occupation of housewife with the best advantage to mankind. Such a conception of woman's sphere, such preparation for that role of homemaker, are the ideals consistently and persistently incorporated in home education courses conducted by Lydia H. Tanner, in the hope that they will be carried over into the lives of Weber women. JOHN Q. BLAYLOCK Department of History and Political Science HISTORY and its related subjects are the stage hands that raise the curtain on the drama of life and reveal the beauties of language, literature, science, and the arts. They enrich life and give the power to solve life's problems. Even during the High School era of Weber, History and Civics were popular. Courses were given in American History, European History Ancient History and Civics. Under the direction of Professor John Q. Blaylock, this department has steadily evolved from its high school stage to a strong college course. As the college has grown the Department of Social Science has in- creased in popularity, new courses being added until it included three courses in American History, three in European History, two in Western History, four in Economics, three in Sociology, and one in American Problems. The Social Science section of the library has kept pace with the growth of the Department until it has now become one of the finest Junior College libraries in the West. Most of the books have been recently purchased and are the very last "word" in their particular fields. The Social Science horizon is constantly enlarging, giving us an ever broadening field whose vista is flush with prophetic promise of efficiency in the school, and effective service to the community.