NEWS FOR 'WOMEN Australian Praises N.Z. School Of Home Science

Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27564, 22 January 1955, Page 2

NEWS FOR 'WOMEN Australian Praises N.Z. School Of Home Science

Miss Mabel Dunstan, senior teacher of home science in Norwood Girls’ School, Adelaide, who is IHHNigga home science refresher said New Zealand hemisphere in home had, as yet, no degree _ 3B *’f®W®ome science. Diplomas only were-WM-u in this subject. in South Australia this three-year aipioma course was taken partly at the university, where lectures were “d partly at the Adelaide School of Mines, where the practical side was catered for. „ w . ho Phoned to teach the subject attended the Teachers’ College and gained practical teaching experience in the metropolitan schools. Fortunately these three buildings were not very far apart, said Miss Dunstan. New Zealand was. however, better served for training for home science, « 121! 11VeI S t 7 could Ixs taken as well as the diploma and, to a large extent, all instruction could be given m the one university school

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Mrs William Deans (San®ar^ "Vljho have been visitand South Africa, are now *5 •Australia. They will return to Christchurch next week. The associated board of the Royal of Music announces that as a ■■■lt of the 1954 examinations, scholhave been awarded to Miss E. KWackers, L.R.S.M., and Miss B. J. L.R.S.M. These scholarships, are of an annual value of £2OO are tenable in London for three at the Royal College of Music JBiat.the Royal Academy of Music Miss Dackers is from the of Mrs Christina Geel, of DunMiss Connelly is from St. Mary’s jMteivent, Each scholar will ■B Provided efeh a free passage to Zealand at the end of the period Eileen Langham (Auckland) her sister, Mrs Kathleen Antuno(Auckland) are visiting ChristwKrch to attend the annual conferof music teachers, which will in Christchurch on Wednesday. E. C. Todd, mother of Mr R. S. Todd, Prime Minister of Rhodesia, returned to New JSjßland by the Arawa this week after ■■fending nine months visiting her son. Todd was formerly a missionary. gfeThe first reunion of the Women’s gMuiliary Army Corps since the war 1 for Wellington on March -■as a dinner and social evening. The ■■ggestion of Mrs W. A. B. Jones, ■■F Upper Hutt, the idea met with : support from her former i service friends, and a committee headed by Mrs F. Purcell, with Mrs Jones as vice-president, Mrs E. A. Harold as secretary, and Mrs A. Burns - as treasurer, has now set the reunion < date and is receiving acceptances from ( many parts of New Zealand. The first exhibition of American- ' Indian arts and crafts to be shown in • New Zealand was now on its way to < Wellington, said Mr William Phipps, of the United States Information Service this week. The exhibition, consisting of about 100 items, had been on view in TWpoli and had been shipped by way of London from Benghazi. It should reach Wellington by the end of this month and if time permitted it would be shown in other < centres; The American Indians, who had always been renowned as artists and craftsmen, said Mr Phipps, had increased by 10,000 to 343.000 in the last . 10 years.

More than 500 members of the Auckland Happiness Club welcomed the founder of the club (Mrs R. Wilson, formerly Miss Dorothy Wood). Miss Wood left New Zealand 15 years ago to do war work. She toured in the Australian concert party during the war and later went to Korea and elsewhere where there were troops. After the war she played with a company performing “The Beggar’s Opera” throughout England and Wales. She then went to Siam to teach English and conversation to the natives.

It was there that she met Mr to whom she was married in Bangkok.

An Australian woman who visited America some time ago said on her return home that though she had seen many spectacular things nothing had impressed her more than a simple social service which some States in America give to the mentally ill. They permit aged and gentle inhabitants of mental hospitals to be boarded out with private families. Sometimes married couples who have large houses and whose families are settled in homes of their own are willing to take one or more of these sick people as boarders, the woman said. She learnt that the authorities ipake very careful inquiries. They do not allow patients to be boarded where they are not absolutely sure of satisfactory service. Neighbours and storekeepers were questioned, and those offering homes are interviewed. Very often women patients Become interested in their new homes and enjoy getting into the kitchen and cooking. A nurse pays frequent surprise visits to see that all is well, and if the patient does not seem happy she can return to the hospital.

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The National Council of Women in Australia intended to take up this question of degree courses in home science, Miss Dunstan said. It was felt that such a degree would be for the benefit of Australian women in general.

Technical schools in Australia, such as the Norwood Girls’ Technical School at which Miss Dunstan teaches, were not trades schools, but rather homemaking schools. There was a basis of cultural subjects, but more than half the time was spent on craft subjects, such as cooking, laundry, home management, art, needlework, dressmaking and millinery. The school itself was an old house converted, where several rooms were made into a big kitchen classroom and a laundry classroom. A small flat attached contained a dining-room, sitting-room, and bathroom. Miss Dunstan, who was trained in Adelaide Teachers’ College, has spent all her teaching life in South Aus* tralia and has had experience of country high schools, technical schools and primary schools.

GIFTS FOR CHILDREN OVERSEAS

PROCEEDS OF CATHEDRAL CHRISTMAS TREE

Yesterday morning, the Dean of Christchurch (the Very Rev. Martin Sullivan) presented to Miss M. G. Havelaar, chairman of the Christchurch committee of the Save the Children Fund, a cheque for £315 13s 3d and about 3000 toys for transmission to distressed countries overseas. The money and the toys were placed by parents and children beside a giant Christmas tree in the Christchurch Cathedral during the two or three weeks before Christmas.

This is the third year in succession that this way of helping the poor and sick in other lands has been adopted by Dean Sullivan, who encouraged children to enter into the spirit of Christmas by giving rather than by receiving. It is estimated that 10,000 persons contributed offerings and the money was, with a few exceptions, Dean Sullivan said, given in small amounts, showing that a great number were interested in the appeal. As Miss Havelaar returned thanks for the gifts, she stood among eivht large cases, filled with toys. She thanked Dean Sullivan, the verger at the Cathedral, the Friends of the Cathedral, and all who had contributed and made the appeal such an outstanding success. The gifts would bring great relief and much joy to the sick and homeless in Korea and Greece, where, she said, conditions were very bad. Among those present yesterday were Mesdames W. F. Willcox, C. E. Anderson, Ashly Dean, and Guyon Macdonald (members of the Save the Children Fund committee), who with another member, Mrs G. W. Fairweather. had packed the toys, Mrs Sullivan, Mr Russell Fountain (treasurer of the committee), and Mr L. Wilson (diocesan secretary).

AMERICAN WOMEN’S DRESS

“CHEAP CLOTHES MADE TO LOOK GLAMOROUS”

Miss Ngaire Domigan, assistant lecturer in the clothing department of the School of Home Science. University of Otago, went overseas 18 months ago on a Fulbright travel grant to study textiles, clothing and related arts in the department of home economics. Michigan State College. On her return to Dunedin this week she said that the Americans certainly knew how to make clothes look glamorous and sell them cheaply. “I jurt couldn’t get used to being able to buy a really good blouse for the same amount as I would have to pay for an ordinary dinner,” she said. Cheaper mass-produced clothes in the United States were made to look nice, but not to wear for ever. Miss Domigan said. As they were 'often discarded after a season, they were sometimes not well finished. For many American housewives, comfort was the main consideration, which prompted Miss Domigan to remark, “If Americans have on occasion commented on the dowdiness of the women here, the New Zealander in the United States would perhaps be justified in remarking on the sloppiness of the American housewife, who saw nothing amiss in going to market in blue jeans and flapping shirt.” On her return journey Miss Domigan spent some months in France and England, and came to the conclusion that French women, especially in Paris, lived up to their reputation for elegance.

ENGAGEMENTS

(Engagements Notices must be signed by both parties.) Mr and Mrs F. E. Walker announce the engagement of their daughter, Patricia, to Robert, only son of Mr and Mrs J. H. Wemli, Melbourne. Australia.

The engagement is announced of Joy Isabel, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs W. Rogers, Ilam road, Fendalton, to Mark Orchard, elder son of Mr and Mrs W. H. Holdsworth, Halton street, Papanui.

Mr and Mrs E. R. Blanchard, 5 Straven terrace, Riccarton, have pleasure in announcing the engagement of their only daughter, Bette Dawn, to Brian Glenbourne, only son of Mrs C. J. A. Palmer, 42 Hawkesbury avenue, St. Albans.

Mr and Mrs R. T. Worthington, of 411 Linwood avenue, Bromley, have much pleasure in announcing the engagement of their only daughter, Anne Elizabeth, to Eric Noel, eldest son of Mr and Mrs E. T. Price, of 47 Peraki street, Kaiapoi. The engagement is announced of Dawn Rose, second daughter of Mrs and the late Jack Burgess, of Hornby, to lan Ross, youngest son of Mr and Mrs L. J. Shadbolt, of Halswell.

. Mr and Mrs E. Ozanne, Sinclair street. New Brighton, have pleasure in announcing the engagement of their daughter, Leßay Edith, to Basil, second son of Mr and Mrs A. Duncan, Estuary road. South Brighton. The engagement is announced of Maureen Patricia, daughter of Mrs Costello, of St Albans, and the late Mr Thomas Costello, to Bernard Lewis, eldest son of Mr K. B. Clare and the late Mrs Clare, of New Plymouth. The engagement is announced of Susan, youngest daughter of Mrs Barnett 21 Garden road. Fendalton, and the late Dr Geoffrey Barnett, to John Atherton, only son of Dr. Roland and Mrs Cashmore, Hastings. Mr and Mrs John Holliday, “Naumai,” Winchester, have much pleasure in announcing the engagement of their youngest daughter, Mary, to William Sewell, eldest son of Mr and Mrs J. C.‘ Winchester, Mayfield.