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Page 197 - British thermal unit (BTU) is the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit. The Centigrade unit (CU) is the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Centigrade.
Page 132 - ... of a large amount, however, of such pigments will give a paint deficient in covering power, and the addition should have the effect of cheapening the product. There is no reason why any mixed paint should cost per gallon more than a paint made entirely of white lead, oil, and the necessary drier. By ascertaining the market price of white lead and linseed oil the buyer should be able to calculate the maximum price for a mixed puint.
Page 4 - It is the purpose of this study to discover the objectives of education for American economic life with special reference to the consumption of food, shelter, fuel, and clothing. The conclusions of this inquiry will be termed educational objectives because they are the habits, skills, knowledge, or attitudes which should be achieved by educational activity.
Page vii - The bulk of the book consists of evidence of the present economic habits of the people of our nation as well as of an evaluation of these habits in the light of reliable standards of living.
Page 199 - ... of our people. The preservation of the race, of the nation, of literature, of our national parks, and the like, has gained acceptance in our institutional and governmental life. The needs concerned with fuel preservation have only begun to stir the thinking of our people, and have not as yet aroused their inclination to do something about it. "Chester G. Gilbert and Joseph E. Pogue, of the United States National Museum, say that 'this country has within its reach the means for effecting a saving...
Page 290 - To know the effect of home and commercial canning on beans, peas,. and tomatoes "To know exactly what place the fruits occupy in the food plan "To use and think of bananas as a starch food "To use and think of the dried fruits as starch foods "To use and think of raisins and prunes as foods rich in iron "To consume more figs, dates, raisins, and prunes "To know the relation between fresh and dried fruits as well as their comparative quality and economy "To know the relation between fresh and canned...
Page 155 - A general survey of department leasing conducted by the Bureau of Research and Information of the National Retail Dry Goods Association in 1928 had showed that millinery was the department most commonly leased.
Page 1 - There are five factors which condition the curriculum : 1. The fundamental elements of effective social life. 2. The nature of the learner. 3. The laws of learning. 4. The nature of the teacher. 5. The attitude, resources, and limitations of the community.
Page 201 - If we subtract from this proportion the losses involved in improper and wasteful methods of utilization, the recovery factor becomes perhaps as low as 10 per...
Page 4 - The procedure is in general as follows : first, to ascertain "the present economic habits of the people of our nation" ; second, to "compare these habits with standards of good living which have scientific support" ; and third, to discover by means of the foregoing procedure the habits that "are utterly bad and should be discontinued," those that "are poor and should be improved," and those "good habits thus far neglected which should be developed.