Home Economics style show at Multnomah Hotel, Portland, OR, c1920
Home Economics students were taken on field trips to supplement their education. Multnomah Hotel in Portland, OR was one such destination. Here, students gained real-world experience in institutional management. "Institutional economics" was introduced to students at OAC starting in the first part of the twentieth century. Seniors could take an elective called "Institutional Housekeeping." This class would "prepare women to become professional housekeepers in institutional such as school dormitories, hospitals (work necessary for dietitian included), orphanages, and hotels." [1] During the school year of 1920-21, courses in management of dormitories and tearooms were offered, as well as advanced institutional management. [2] In 1936-37, Dean Milam and Miss Fritchoff supervised a new type of graduate course--a field trip to the Orient.
[1] 50 Years of Home Economics (1940), page 5.
[2] 50 Years of Home Economics (1940), page 10.
Senior Class Field Trip to Multnomah Hotel, 1920
Cooking at Multnomah Hotel in Portland, c1920
Dinner served by students at Multnomah Hotel, 1922
Woman riding exercise bike on field trip, c1940s
Home Economics field trip to nursery school, c1940s or 1950s
Field trip to National Biscuit Company, 1953
Inside the National Biscuit Company, 1953
Inside the National Biscuit Company, 1953