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A scheme for her house-plan and all its ideal details; the site,
the appliances, the fittings and furniture, the decorations
Training in the business of the home
Training in the business of the farmstead
Training in the knowledge of child-life and child-psychology
Training in the laws governing the property of women

_Qualities for an efficient administrator of a household:_

Knowledge of the business and training for it either at home or in
some school
Power to systematize work, to apportion out labor, and to keep
accounts and make budgets; power to purchase and to save wisely
Ability to carry things through in a business-like way; courage to
undertake things; ability to make both ends meet
Resourcefulness; ability to act promptly when things go wrong, to
adapt oneself to changes, to show reserve in emergencies
Power to save time and avoid dawdling; to avoid unnecessary
motions and waste of energy; to avoid unnecessary waste of
materials
Passion for cleanliness in rooms, furniture, utensils, linen;
passion for personal cleanliness
A real love of the work itself, a love to create good things; a
love to see things done and to do them

If you, dear Country Girl, will take a score card similar to this, go
away by yourself and think it all over, then conscientiously take the
examination, mark yourself on all the points honestly and fairly,
desiring strongly to be just with yourself and to see yourself as you
really are, there will perhaps come to you an illuminated hour when you
will dare to set yourself down in the group called "meritorious" or in
the next group called "not-quite-meritorious-but-almost." Perhaps,
however, you may feel that you ought to descend into the group named
"inferior" or even into the "deficient" class. But this attempt at
self-examination will spur you to greater effort, whatever your
decision. For if you must say "inferior" or "deficient," there is no
doubt some reason for the lacks, and the examination will help you to
find these and to strive earnestly to make up for them. And if you feel
that you can honestly say "meritorious," you must remember that all good
qualities are but the stepping-stones to higher struggle and that life
affords us many more advanced degrees to which we may aspire.

The Country Girl's Score Card may afford an appreciation of how much the
young woman in rural life means to her environment. That