22—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 28, 1973
Economist
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sylvania with a minor in clothing.
As an undergraduate she was
historian of the Indiana Chapter
of the American Home
Economics Association and State
secretary. She was correspon
ding secretary of her social
sorority, Alpha Omicron Pi, and
was a member of Kappa Omicron
Phi, a home economics honorary
and vice president of Kappa
Delta Pi, honorary education
sorority.
Anne was a 4-H club leader in
her home county one summer
during college, and for two
summers she worked as
dietitician in Bloomsburg
Hospital She said she helped
plan menus and assisted with the
ordering of supplies and food, and
talked with patients about their
diets after they left the hospital.
Anne said, “It was a worth while
experience because I had never
seen a food service operation
before.”
When she graduated in 1972,
she accepted a position in Monroe
County where she was the only
woman in the office. She said, “I
learned in a hurry, out of
necessity.lt was a satisfying
experience, but I just struck out
blindly. I was in charge of
everything - the nutrition
program, the 4-H program and
the adult program.”
One of her first experiences in
her new job, she recalls with a
laugh, was to lead recreation at a
4-H camp - during Hurricane
Agnes! She said, “We really
learned to improvise.”
Anne said she gained many
friendships in Monroe County
because of her close work with
other social service agencies,
including the Mental Health
Clinic, the Visiting Nurses
Association and the Meals on
Wheels program.
Ann reflected, “In a way the
transfer (to Lancaster County)
was unfortunate because I had
gained self-confidence in my job,
had some direction and knew the
available resources. But those 10
months’ experience are a help
now because I learned a lot of the
nitty-gritty which makes the job
here go easier.” But still, she
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(Thomas) questions.”
Anne added, “At times the job
here seems easier because there
is such a large staff and everyone
is willing to answer questions.
You don’t have the full load on
yourself. There is a moor coor
dinated effort here and projects
don’t have to be just your thing.
Because of the larger staff, many
problems have already been
solves and the process moves
along smoother.”
There was not much farming in
Monroe County, and Anne says it
created problems of identity for
the Extension office. Here, she
says, “The Extension office is
recognized as a helping hand, and
they have really expanded to
meet the needs of all the people.”
“Another reason why I like
Extension work is that there is no
routine and you are really on
your own. You must be your own
manager because there are a lot
of things happening.”
“One of the best programs I’ve
seen in Extension is the nutrition
aide program. It’s really working
across the state, and they are
meeting the needs of people who
can benefit from it.” She said it is
not only valuable to the
homemakers it reaches, but it
enriches the aides who are doing
the work. “It’s a much needed
service. Many agencies have the
right idea about helping people,
but they don’t know how to reach
them. Individual attention and
help is really valuable.”
Anne assists with the nutrition
program by giving training
demonstrations to the aides. But
one of her hopes is to help conduct
other educational programs for
the homemakers who are being
aided by the program. She said,
“These homemakers are shut off
from the mainstream and are not
group oriented.” But Anne would
like to develop clothing con
struction courses for them.
Anne spoke thoughtfully of
several other areas she would
like to develop programs for as
she continues her work in Lan
caster County. She is very in
terested in housing, not just in
terior decorating, but all that is
involved in buying and main
taining homes.
She said she’d like to get in
volved in marketable crafts,
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bicentennial. I feel there is a
trend back to crafts because
people get a lot of satisfaction out
of creating things with their own
hands.” She pointed out that
homemakers really don’t have
more time on their hands now
because of their labor-saving
equipment, because the time they
save in actual labor is being
utilized in different ways.
Anne said she would also like to
stress “the youth end of con
sumer education. Youth are a big
market and they are not getting
enough information. I’d like to
see every 4-H project consumer
oriented, and instead of just
learning skills, 4-H’ers could
learn to make more and better
decisions on the market.” She is
currently working with the 4-
H’ers who will represent Lan
caster County in the con
sumerama division of State
Days.
Anne is obviously a woman who
enjoys her work. She is already
developing a strong attachment
to Lancaster County and its
people and she says, “I think
Lancaster County will be my
home for quite a while.”
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