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The Early Days of Domestic Science at I. s. c. By . Mary B. Welch W hen a Depart .ent of Do estie Economy was first decided upon by the Board of Tru.stees, it became necess r· to find n t achcr to take c nrgo of it. There 1e1"e no schools of the l!ind proposed anywhe:re, no text-booh.s, no trained teachers. So the Bonrd nus f irly forcod to b gin tho e~peri~ent Jith such man gcment ns could be securod at home. so cone St\Seested my no.me and a comnittoe t'ns sent to offer mo the position. 1th fear nn t1 .. cll".bli:1g I finally decided to t1-.y, after tollinc the commi tteo frankly 'Cho.t I r1as v:i thout OY-p rienco 1n that sort of tcn.ching, thnt thoro uero no established proce onta to guide me nnd no clnnaif ied courses for mo to ·?ollo-.v. 'I·hen bognn u soarch fo1• or a. !Jchool ·1h re instruction could 'b hOO.. . l m·n d tl 1,, Juli t Co son ,ho. opened o. School of Cookery in Uet1 Yo1~k, t.nd thi thor I tool:: rr.y ;ay the ·inter prcviouo to the op ,ming of the course o.t A 100. Tho follo Ting \tintor vaco.t on found mo t th, outh · cn$in;J~,on f'.chool of Cookery in London, but :!.n noithor plo.co could b"' coc .r d any nystc .atic, proc1"ossivo coura of st~u "y or nny breadth of outlook. rnny amuning incidonts of that London exporlence might be told. 'B_o only objoot of the ochool thoro as to tr :n coots for cervice. It lms incomprehcnsibl to th..... . linh min :i thnt a · 10man, apparently n lady, .hos husb nd vas, as my lett rs of introductio~ roved, nt tho h~ad of "'n importu::t inctitut n of :i-arning, should be anxious oi ther to learn or to teach cockil:1g. '.i:ho ~uestion \ms often aekcd me '.lf'.at fmrily I ·.as enga.gcd to wor}t for •hen I received r:iy cortificato. B'Lt, after all, what did that :matter? At tho ond of throe .. oriths' genuine drudgery, a cortif'ico.te was conferred, ~ihich oucht to havo boc~-.i. ·r: .ned and hun in tho Colloee ruse • Th., or: , t t .. o Collce;c bega~ in t o sn:all buse cut rooms adj oin1nc tho dining room of tl.o old nl in Building. Tho plan 'mo to make the ·iork · dpractical uo ponnible, which v:.., a fortunate for tho teach r .ho hid fo p t thco1'ic but t;uch ctunj_ e::·pcrienco in hous kc""pinr.:.. ne :. 1 ' :i "'"S, th co 1 st a-• , ·;an ornuad d to mo· cu1·0 otit n:.nteri".l for a dinner for on table in the dining room each day, the.. O"act quality, ~nd, es nearly cs ossible the exact qua.1ti ty used in the College Kitchen, tho class to prepare and serve it under tho instructio ... of tho toacher. It VJas an mbi tious i: y to b...,gin, but 1 t inte.. sted the clans, gave them a dof'ini te purpos in thoir 01•1! and 01~0 · ha.1 plo so the st dents 1ho d_ncd at tho ·i, bl selected. The cooking '•" s oono on a Charter Oak stov • ~o ens or electric appliances, or aluminum utensils t7ere then a.v ilable. 'i1hio vo.s the F.,.. ,nlu. an clt:urn course. road, sul:...as, d ,mlrt, cake, etc., v·ere taur·ht in tho i ore advanced clo.sses. Orders rm1•c so cur cl from the Faculty fe..rnilios fo:;:o bread and co.ko, n<l the cluases, on occnsion, pI•opured ref:r-esh-t ents for spoci.. .... l co.thorincs as thoy 7erc ordered. Thn Collceo fan:il·•"r \ms much ... i::o.11 r then th' n now, so thoso things woro feasible. F.veryone wns i n orested i 1 the ncv; oxperi .. ont and willing to help
Object Description
Title | Early Days of Domestic Science at I. S. C., The |
Subject |
Welch, Mary B. (Mary Beaumont), 1840-1923 Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm Iowa State College Department of Domestic Economy Home economics Women -- Education Home economics teachers |
Description | Describes how Mary Welch was selected as the head of the department, the search for teachers, the first courses, and responses from students. |
Geographic Subject |
Story County (Iowa) Iowa (state) |
Creator | Welch, Mary B. (Mary Beaumont), 1840-1923 |
Date | 1923 |
Type [DCMIType] | Text |
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Collection | Mary B. (Mary Beaumont) Welch Papers, 1858-2007, undated; http://findingaids.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/arch/rgrp/12-3-11.html |
Location | Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives; http://archives.lib.iastate.edu/ |
Call Number | RS 12/03/11 |
Format | 28 x 22 cm |
Identifier | 12-03-11.Welch.001-007-005 |
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Transcription |
The Early Days of Domestic Science at I. s. c.
By . Mary B. Welch W
hen a Depart .ent of Do estie Economy was first decided upon
by the Board of Tru.stees, it became necess r· to find n t achcr
to take c nrgo of it. There 1e1"e no schools of the l!ind proposed
anywhe:re, no text-booh.s, no trained teachers. So the Bonrd nus
f irly forcod to b gin tho e~peri~ent Jith such man gcment ns
could be securod at home. so cone St\Seested my no.me and a comnittoe
t'ns sent to offer mo the position. 1th fear nn t1 .. cll".bli:1g I
finally decided to t1-.y, after tollinc the commi tteo frankly 'Cho.t
I r1as v:i thout OY-p rienco 1n that sort of tcn.ching, thnt thoro uero
no established proce onta to guide me nnd no clnnaif ied courses
for mo to ·?ollo-.v.
'I·hen bognn u soarch fo1• or a. !Jchool ·1h re instruction
could 'b hOO.. . l m·n d tl 1,, Juli t Co son ,ho. opened o.
School of Cookery in Uet1 Yo1~k, t.nd thi thor I tool:: rr.y ;ay the ·inter
prcviouo to the op ,ming of the course o.t A 100. Tho follo Ting
\tintor vaco.t on found mo t th, outh · cn$in;J~,on f'.chool of Cookery
in London, but :!.n noithor plo.co could b"' coc .r d any nystc .atic,
proc1"ossivo coura of st~u "y or nny breadth of outlook. rnny
amuning incidonts of that London exporlence might be told. 'B_o
only objoot of the ochool thoro as to tr :n coots for cervice.
It lms incomprehcnsibl to th..... . linh min :i thnt a · 10man, apparently
n lady, .hos husb nd vas, as my lett rs of introductio~ roved,
nt tho h~ad of "'n importu::t inctitut n of :i-arning, should be
anxious oi ther to learn or to teach cockil:1g. '.i:ho ~uestion \ms
often aekcd me '.lf'.at fmrily I ·.as enga.gcd to wor}t for •hen I
received r:iy cortificato. B'Lt, after all, what did that :matter?
At tho ond of throe .. oriths' genuine drudgery, a cortif'ico.te was
conferred, ~ihich oucht to havo boc~-.i. ·r: .ned and hun in tho Colloee
ruse •
Th., or: , t t .. o Collce;c bega~ in t o sn:all buse cut rooms
adj oin1nc tho dining room of tl.o old nl in Building. Tho plan 'mo
to make the ·iork · dpractical uo ponnible, which v:.., a fortunate for
tho teach r .ho hid fo p t thco1'ic but t;uch ctunj_ e::·pcrienco
in hous kc""pinr.:.. ne :. 1 ' :i "'"S, th co 1 st a-• , ·;an ornuad
d to mo· cu1·0 otit n:.nteri".l for a dinner for on table in the
dining room each day, the.. O"act quality, ~nd, es nearly cs ossible
the exact qua.1ti ty used in the College Kitchen, tho class to prepare
and serve it under tho instructio ... of tho toacher. It VJas
an mbi tious i: y to b...,gin, but 1 t inte.. sted the clans, gave
them a dof'ini te purpos in thoir 01•1! and 01~0 · ha.1 plo so the
st dents 1ho d_ncd at tho ·i, bl selected. The cooking '•" s oono
on a Charter Oak stov • ~o ens or electric appliances, or aluminum
utensils t7ere then a.v ilable. 'i1hio vo.s the F.,.. ,nlu. an clt:urn course.
road, sul:...as, d ,mlrt, cake, etc., v·ere taur·ht in tho i ore advanced
clo.sses. Orders rm1•c so cur cl from the Faculty fe..rnilios fo:;:o
bread and co.ko, n |