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Show WEBER COLLEGE - OGDEN, UTAH 57 Home Economics Lydia Holmgren Tanner Ruth Peterson 1. Foods. A study of foods in their relation to health, nutrition, value, and preparation. Two quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. Tanner 2. Foods. A study involving planning of menus, nutritional requirements for growth and development, marketing, comparative costs, and dining room service. Two quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. Tanner 3. Mothercraft. A study of the anatomy and physiology of the reproductive system, adolescence, preparation for motherhood, and care of children. Special lectures and demonstrations are given by medical authorities. Three quarter hours. Winter. Tanner 4. Household Management A study of the fundamental principles involved in systematic housekeeping as related to health, convenience, economy, and time. Special attention is given to family income and expenditure, standards of living, and simplification in organization of housework. Three quarter hours. Spring. Tanner 5. Home Furnishing and Decoration. A study of the evolution of the home and the furnishing and decorating of the home with only a moderate income. Three quarter hours. Autumn. Tanner 6. Nutrition. A study of the influence of body energy upon build, temperament, age, and sex; food elements and their uses in the body and factors causing variation in the basal metabolism of individuals. Five quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. Tanner 7. Dietetics. A study of the nutritional needs of the normal individual, and also the preparation and serving of simple foods for the sick. Three quarter hours. Designed for Nurses. Winter. 11. Home Economics Survey. An orientation course dealing with a brief history of the home economics movement and with present opportunities for professional work in home economics. The aim of the course is to acquaint the student with possible vocations open to home economics trained women. Special lectures will be given by professional women engaged in various home economics activities related to foods and nutrition, textiles and clothing, interior decoration, home management, and child development. One quarter hour. Autumn. Peterson 15. Consumer Problems. A study of consumer ethics, store services, style cycles, sales, and terminology of commercial advertising and labelling. The course deals specifically with consumer information relating to foods, yard goods, ready-to-wear outer garments and undergarments, hosiery, shoes, millinery, gloves, handbags, and furs. Prerequisites: Home Economics 17, and Economics 1. Three quarter hours. Spring. Peterson |