When Mark Train got as far as Italy, on the trip which resulted in "A Tramp Abroad," he became discouraged, wrote a homesick panegyric on the good things that he could not get in Europe, and made a list of viands to be ordered by the steamer preceding his, to await him on his return. Among these dishes were turkey and cranberry sauce.

What a moment of meaning to father when, with all the family at attention, he draws the first measured, keen stroke of his knife down the brown flank of the Thanksgiving turkey!

Table of Contents

The Goal of Home Management Courses at Iowa State by Ruth M. Lindquist, page 3

Home Economics Venture Upon “India’s Coral Strand” by Marcia E. Turner, page 4

The Bell Recipe File by Opal Wind, page 4

Carving the Turkey by Viola M. Bell, page 5

An Interview With Scottish Hockey Coach by Lucile Barta, page 5

Two and One-half Miles Saved a Day by Grata Thorne, page 6

Cranberries for Thanksgiving by Katherine Goeppinger, page 7

Who is Responsible for the Child - by “A Bachelor”, page 8

The Evolution of Home Economics at Iowa State by Ruth Elaine Wilson, page 9

Why is a Mulligan? by “Joe Baggs”, page 10

Turning the Corners Up by Laura E. Bublitz, page 10

The Sport of Amateur Housekeeping by Anna Jacobson, page 11

Who’s There and Where by Helen I. Putnam, page 12

Dressing the Homemaker by Margaret Dix, page 15

What would Iowa State College be like without a campus? What if there were no "dorms" or houses?

I feel properly apologetic for venturing to introduce the Amateur Homemaker to her sister professionals; for, quite rightly, the amateur is not highly regarded by the finished artist. It is much as if the first-reader class should call on Professor Noble to give him some pointers on literature. Still, there may be a place in some corner for the amateur also, when she scrupulously refrains from encroaching on the preserves of the professional, and contents herself with housekeeping as a sport.