"Eat, drink and be merry" was the custom of many a jolly gourmet back in the good old days. That principle has almost been forgotten in thi!; day of streamlined figures, but eating is still a popular indoor sport.

The science-minded world of today, the world in which women are recognized on an equal status with men, can scarcely comprehend the significance of the life and deeds of Ellen H. Richards.

"The way to a man's heart-," that old, old saying, has been declared tried and true by a host of culinary-minded lassies. Do they all use the trial and error method, or can any standards for food to tempt the masculine palate be devised? Of course, everyone has personal likes and dislikes, but perhaps these could be correlated into some general trend in food preference.

Homemaking is an excellent example of "science with practice." Is home economics training in college an asset to women who choose homemaking for their careers? Seven homemakers who studied home economics at Iowa State were questioned on the subject. All were whole-heartedly in favor of home economics training as a preparation for homemaking.

"You love it while you are there, and you weep when you have to leave," said one Home Economics student after spending a quarter in the enchanting environment of Merrill-Palmer in Detroit. It is the privilege of two Iowa State women every quarter to study child development there.