The Paris drape fashions will be featured in the 1945 spring styles, says Josephine Ahern

Mrs. Edgar Vestal, '32, tells of her work as head of the Home Economics Department at the Allahabad Agricultural Institute in South India. She has spent the past year doing graduate work in consumer economics at Iowa State.

Winter in Iowa, page 2

Keeping Up With Today, Mary Elizabeth Lush, page 2

Presenting Martha Duncan, D. Jean Merrill, page 3

Students Create Furniture, Marjorie Lund, page 4

Describe Food in South Pacific, Gertrud Ortgies, page 5

Vicky Previews a New Year, Josephine Ahern, page 6

Teaches Homemaking in India, Mrs. Edgar Vestal, page 7

What’s New in Home Economics, Marilyn Mitchell, page 8

Thoughtful Reading, Jo Ann Reeves, page 10

Across Alumnae Desks, Harriet Keen, page 12

Alum Chooses Food Publicity, Rowena Lincoln, page 14

Betty Heileman Feeds Trainees, Ann Turner, page 16

Planning and supervising the meals at Northwestern University for 400 army and navy trainees is the daily job of Betty Heileman, '42.

Original designs emphasize simple lines and fitting the intended use, says Marjorie Lund