Surge in Home Economics Enrollments Outpaces Other Subjects
A U.S. Bureau of Education report notes student enrollment growth highest in home economics. It cites American girls eager to study scientific home management through home service departments with lectures cooking classes and radio programs.
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Modern life and work linger in postwar reflections
The piece contrasts rising home economics enrollment in high and elementary schools with shifting leisure ideas. It notes large food spending, the power of advertising, and the push toward continuous advertising. It muses on pleasure versus work and the changing social norms in dating.
An Aging View on Life Ambitions and Baseball
A reflective piece by an elderly writer discusses modest ambitions in later life, duty to family, and avoiding nuisance. It weaves in quotes from Anatole France, notes on aging writers and newspapers, and compares baseball to business, stressing merit and country roots as keys to success.
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Latter-Day Hypocrites and Voter Trust Reflections
A fragmented editorial voice questions political honesty and voter belief in promises. It contrasts fifty fifty fairness with hypocritical stances and hints at social judgments about wealth and spending, using aphoristic language without concrete events.
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