Cookbooks are best sellers-and long lasting in interest, too. Not only does a good one hold your attention as no murder mystery ever could, but it also personifies the faith women have in a printed recipe. A woman accustomed to today's tested recipes will doubt almost everything in her kitchen-including her own good right arm-before she'll question her cookbook. And writers, editors and test kitchen staffs work hard to justify this faith.

Miss Lea Juvonen has been a food specialist in Finland. After the war, she was in charge of the food for the Finnish lumber camps. Miss Juvonen has been at Iowa State since the fall of 1948 and expects to receive her master's degree in Institution Management. She will return to Finland early next summer.

You may have your finger in a video pie someday. You'll show homemakers how to make a tempting meal, raise children, improve home lighting or sew a fine seam.

Give a Cookbook for Christmas, Margaret Leveson, page 3

Here’s What’s Open for you in TV, Barbara Short, page 4

What’s New, Virginia Foth, page 6

Holiday Treats, Marian Ismert, page 7

We’re Square Dancing Tonight, Elizabeth Fox, page 8

Alums in the News, Marjorie Miller, page 10

Here’s an Idea, Janet Sutherland, page 12

For the Men on Vicky’s Gift List, Frances Bosnak, page 16

Vicky can't forget the fact that men are particular creatures when it comes to Christmas presents. She knows that their tastes are as varied as their personalities. but in addition she's heard that there's nothing they like more than the right gift from a woman, so she's out to please this holiday season.