Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 August 1901 — EXTENDS BENEFITS TO WOMEN. [ARTICLE]

EXTENDS BENEFITS TO WOMEN.

Formin' nn Auxiliary to the Indiana Furmere’ Institute*. An innovation in educational work in Indiana will be started by the State Agricultural College. Prof. Latta,, superAlftendent of fanners’ institutes, s»cefeeded in secnring a large sum tiioney from the last legislature to be used in institute work. The plan adopted is to establish a branch of the 'regular institute work, to be known as he woman’s auxiliary, the purpose of w hich .will be the treating of subjects of interest to women.- Experts have been, employed to lecture and give instruction in household economy, and questions of interest, V» homemakers will be giv/m special prominence. Th 6 wonfen of the State are manifesting.fcreat interest-Jn-the movement,-and It alppears certain that it will prove very por>ulAr. 'Virginia C. Meredith, tne *jtdl-known lecturer on “Home Economics,’’ has been engaged to start the work.