3. Pupils will become more observing and discriminating.
4. Family life will be bettered by those projects in which home improvement has been achieved.
5. Pupils will appreciate that beauty is not dependent upon cost.
6. More successful projects will be carried out.
The last point is reflected in the summary of results that one girl made of her home project, "Improving the Looks of My Room." She said:
The only cost for my project was for the two little pictures that I hung by the mirror. I learned that it is not always the cost or quality that determines the attractiveness of a room. Things must be arranged correctly or much of the beauty is lost.
My mother thought that everything I did to my room was an improvement and encouraged me to do much more. I am planning to do more for our entire house in the future.
The home project which resulted in an improved kitchen in one home had a favorable influence upon the home life of the family. The girl, with the financial assistance of her brothers, had made an attractive and more efficient kitchen in the bare 4-room house, which was the home of the family. The living quarters were naturally limited in such a small space. In reporting on this project the teacher said:
I feel that this project has been very worthwhile to Ethel and her whole family. Her mother was so grateful and told me how much better it made her feel to walk into a bright, cheerful kitchen every morning. She said that her boys were so pleased they had made a living room out of the kitchen on cold winter nights.
Suggestive Home Projects in Which Art is an Important Factor