[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.]
Sut,—Professor Mottram very opportunely points out the need for liaison officers between the professorial chair and the women in the home, but would not the ideal officers be trained domestic science teachers in the schools of the country. The necessary knowledge of nutrition can only reach every wife and mother of the future through education. School atten- dance is compulsory, .therefore the knowledge would be universally imparted. Voluntary courses in dietetics will not reach those whose attendance would be most vital— the poorest and most ignorant. In his survey of the Human Needs of Labour Mr. Rowntree gives examples of typical menus for "a standard of living below which no one should be forced to live," but the preparation of even such meals involves a knowledge of cooking that is certainly not often found among working-class women. It is necessary not only to know what food to eat, but how to cook it attractively, and this knowledge must be imparted, it is not intuitive—domestic science, now the Cinderella of the sciences, must be given its rightful place in the education of girls. The extra school year offers a unique opportunity. May the Board of Education 30 Castlecroft Gardens, Wolverhampton.
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