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The Iowa Homemaker: Volume 40, Issue 8
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Home Economics majors are pulled in many directions. Some of us go into business, others into education. We work in research labs, advertising agencies and department stores. How can we tell whether we measure up to the standards of our profession?
Whether you're looking for that glamorous career position or a temporary job for the summer, you'll want to dress and act your best for a personal interview.
Iowa State's Home Economics Education majors are being prepared to teach adults, as well as junior and senior high school students. They are learning the ways of adult-students by actually conducting adult classes on subjects geared to the homemaker.
This is a true story. It wasn't meant to be, but it is. The girl's name is Dottie Hansen. She's a senior at Iowa State. She could be any senior at any college or university. Her major happens to be Home Economics journalism, but it could be anything.
Five Iowa State staff members will face a new challenge next summer. They will teach at the graduate level and establish research programs at Baroda University in India.