Way down south where the cotton grows and the negroes sing softly to the strummin' of a banjo-no food is as popular as chicken. Can't you see the old negro mammy getting dinner in the kitchen of a rambling southern house with the aroma of fried chicken, southern style, filling the room?

Columnist's note: The Homemaker has sent me, a reporter, to the top of Washington Monument, from which point of vantage, I train my spotlight on the city below and country roundabout, picking out the bits of Washington news of special interest to Home Economists.

To make grades is one thing; how to make grades is quite another thing. There are a few select students at Iowa State who seemingly come by the honor roll-at least they make the roll consecutively each quarter. They make grades and here's how it is done:

Have you tried washing furniture? No matter how frequently one dusts, furniture acquires soil that can best be removed by washing with a soft cloth wrung out of warm suds.

"This whole business of giving bonuses for crop reduction is an extremely dangerous precedent," declares Miss Elizabeth Hoyt, professor of economics and home management.