Iowa- what a magic word in these days of hot weather, cold weather, rains, showers and sunshine. A very common query of the present day is, "How are the crops coming along?"

Table of Contents

Child Study a Part of Homemaking Education by Lulu Lancaster, page 1

A Morning With the Children by Lydia Swanson, page 2

Artificial Feeding by Elizabeth Oldham, page 3

Grade Crossing in Child Life by Dr. Thomas Vance, page 4

Strawberry Days by Arthula Merritt, page 5

An Iowa Home by R. H. Eolbrook, page 5

4-H Page, page 6

With Iowa State Home Economics Association, page 7

Who’s There and Where by Katheryne McCarney, page 8

Editorial, page 9

The Eternal Question, page 10

Toy Making in the Home by Margaret Erickson, page 11

Hot Weather – Cool Food by Louise Corsaut, page 12

Des Moines, Dubuque and Sioux City High Schools are each starting Home Economics Clubs and have sent in reports of progress. Other clubs may have started, but no reports have been received of their activities. We will be glad to have reports from all Home Economics Clubs in High Schools and Colleges in Iowa and ocher states so that we may print them in the Homemaker. By this exchange of ideas we can strengthen our work.

As hot weather arrives it brings with it another phase of the ever present question, "What shall we have to eat?" Now we ask- What can we have that's cool and appetizing? Ice creams and ices are easily prepared and if packed well can be prepared ahead of time and are ready to serve when we need them. For breakfast in hot weather try ripe fruit, either alone or combined, sweetened and chilled in the freezer, without using the beaters. Surround the can with one part salt and three parts ice and let stand about an hour. Berries, for example, may be sprinkled with powdered sugar, mashed to fine pulp, chilled in the freezer and served with cream. This may be served for breakfast or as dessert.

Nutrition is the most important factor in the rearing of infants. The largest part of the immense mortality of the first year of life is traced directly to lack of knowledge of certain physiological laws regarding the requirements of the growing organism. The elements of food needed in infancy and childhood are the same as those in adult except that the quantities are vastly different.