Homemakers want small appliances for Christmas gifts more than anything else this year, says October's Retail Memo and there, Iowa State students, is your cue. If Mom, as usual, is the hardest member in your family to select a gift for, take heed, to the Retail's suggestion.

Pat Young Goes to Dinner in Japan, page 2

Should You Drop Out a Year?, Joan Kelleher, page 4

Holiday Wrappings, Jean Lund, page 5

Pottery, JoAnn Breckenridge, page 6

Men Are Looking At You, Merritt Bailey, page 8

Try a Short Cut, Christine Thomson, page 9

Sigma Phi Epsilon Cook’s Favorite, Mary Alice Halverson, page 10

Remodeling Tips, Joan Kelleher, page 11

Vicky Says SEW, JoAnn Breckenridge, page 12

What’s New in Home Economics, Peggy Krenek, page 14

Gifts For A Homemaker, Barbara Parsons, page 15

A Brighter Tree With Safe Lights, Betty Fox, page 18

Make This A Record Year, Peggy Krenek, page 20

Learn to Study, Margaret Leveson, page 26

Alums in the News, Patricia Close, page 28

Winter Skin Care, Christine Thomson, page 31

It's going to be a wonderful Christmas this year, and let's be sure it's a safe one. When Dad or brother brings the trimmings for your Christmas tree out of storage, dive for the box with the Christmas tree cords and make a thorough inspection.

Even though you remember your foods and nutrition and don't burn the pork chops or have lopsided biscuits, your first meal will taste even better served on your own gay pottery.

Katherine Young, who is never called anything but Pat, spent the summer in Japan with her Air Force father, her mother and sister. She returned to Iowa State, 2 weeks after fall quarter started, with a 10-word Japanese vocabulary, fans and a kimono and such tales as the following one.