Northside High School - Bruin Yearbook (Fort Smith, AR)

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Rotation is termed successful in home economics department It has been said that 'tthe hand that rocks the cradle rules the world, and girls in home economics are learning the skills of rocking the cradle. With a continuation of the rotation system-12 weeks each of foods, sewing and home management-the girls get an over-all look at what goes into home making. Housed in a building of its own, the department becomes a world unlike any other at Northside. Upon entering the building, one is likely to find numerous activities going on. A variety of aromas may be drifting from the foods classes, as Left: Special Christmas gift projects this season were a combination of creative imagination, work, patience and good old Elmer. assignments range from peanut brittle to biscuits. Skirts, dresses and pant suits can be seen taking shape as girls learn the art of turning a piece of cloth into a fashion- able garment. A study of interior dec- orating in home management includes complete room designs. Guests invited to the department range from younger brothers and sisters studied in child care to specialists in the fields of gift wrapping and appliances. At Christmas, dolls were dressed for the Salvation Army, cookies and candy were baked, and table decorations and gifts were created in observance of the holiday season. Outstanding achievement each year is recognized with the presentation of a silver flatware service. Kathy Scott, Sandy Ledford and Patsy Cline participate in the study 0fiHfC1'i0I deC0fatiUg-

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Christmas is the season to be jolly. Debra Jones, Jerry Keeter, Tommy Keeter and Patti Mason indicate their holiday spirit by making cookies. Dressing dolls for the Salvation Army was a volunteer Christmas prciject again this year for the home economics department. Front row: Barbie Jones, Becky Burkett, Delores Foster, Laura Dean, Elizabeth Va1en1:i. Back row: anet Brown, Cindy Cheyne, Pam Dobson and Nancy Hachtmeyer. Q 1

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Business education is expanded to meet personal, Question: What's in it for me? Answer: Fame, fortune and a secure future? Maybe fame and fortune won't be ahead for every Northsider, but most of Northside's business education teachers agree that the department can play a meaningful part in a student's future in both personal and career aspects. In a continuing program to keep contemporary, the department has added new manual and electric typewriters, and projects are under way to acquire new office machines equipment. career needs Each student, whether he is an 'A' student or 'F' student, is entitled to the best possible equipment to insure the best resultsf, states R. Earl Farnsworth, prin- cipal. Business education courses are de- signed to meet as many student needs as possible, ranging from such basic subjects as business arithmetic, business English, business law and consumer economics to such vocational courses as accounting, office machines, shorthand and type- writing. About half the student body carries some sort of business course. The study of income tax forms was included in Chester Bumpas' economics classes this year: Here he instructs Sandra Thomas. Practice sets allow Vickie Kern, Janie Howard and Jeanne Piersing, amateur accountants, to study bookkeeping techniques for imaginary businesses.