Elkhart High School - Pennant Yearbook (Elkhart, IN)

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al) Tomorrow’s homemakers must learn today’s skills. y IN HOMEMAKING CLASSES, COOKING takes up one semester. The purpose of this course is to help the pupil develop ability to meet some family food problems and get more experience in working with foods. In the tenth grade homemaking classes, which are repre- sented in this picture, the preparation of food is a high- light for the girls through one semester. Uppermost in their minds is “What shall we cook?” and ‘When do we eat?”. The girls develop some ability in meeting family food prob- lems and some skill in handling foods as well as manage- ment of time in the preparation of meals. One special project for each girl is planning, with a limited amount to spend, the preparation and the serving of a luncheon to teachers or other groups from the com- munity. The care and use of laboratory equipment make up an important part of the learning experiences of the girls. The students are taught the following ideas: interest in planning and serving suitable meals, ability to prepare and serve meals to groups at school, understanding the dietary needs of the sick, methods of canning foods, making jams and jellies and preparing attractive refreshments for parties. Activities in unit kitchens result in an understanding of the importance of working together cooperatively. The unit kitchens, with equipment for four girls, provide a home- like situation for meal preparation and serving. In the menu planning, the girls become interested in the calorie content of foods. They learn to recognize the foods that are high in calories which they can avoid choosing in quantity. They can select diets suitable to their age and height and learn the importance of diet in improving one’s personal appearance.

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MR. ORGAN, VOCATIONAL DIRECTOR, GETS ACQUAINTED WITH the two new teachers in his office over in the annex. The two newcomers are Mr. John Morgan, who teaches Auto Mechanics, and Mr. Jon Abel, who teaches Electricity. Mr. Organ explains the con- nection between his department and the industries of our city, telling them a little about the evening and apprentice classes. By now, Mr. Morgan and Mr. Abel are very much at home in good old E.H.S. with the students, as well as the faculty. Mr. Abel, Mr. Organ and Mr. Morgan VOCATIONAL DRAWING is a course for seniors expecting to enter industry. The first few weeks of the year, they learn to letter and then to draw plans for machine parts, and the tools used in the Machine Shop. They assist the annual staff by making the junior and senior panels. The pupils spend three hours in class daily. Mr. Hamilton guides the boys in drawing house plans and teaches them to read blue prints accurately. After each student has learned the basic principles of his work, he is required to design some small machine. The boys must strive to do good work all through the year, because a good recommendation is very helpful to a young job- seeker. Making blue prints DRAWING 10 is the first course given in the high school beyond General Shop Drawing. The language used in this course, called the graphic language, is the language of industry. In order to use this language, the student must be able to visualize an object and make necessary views of it. Mr. Anderson instructs the boys in the use of the drawing board, tee square, compass, and triangle. First in the course of Mechanical Drawing, free-hand sketching is stressed. Then comes the view drawing and the pictoral drawing, which completes the years course. The basic understanding will make it easier for him to read drawings in any of the shops in which he may work. Drafting means accuracy Bers Zo 8

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A wise gal learns “A stitch in time”... THE PURPOSE OF THE CLOTHING COURSE is to help girls develop ability to meet problems concerning the buying, making and repairing of garments. The pupil is taught to recognize different kinds of clothing problems, ability to use sewing guides and equipment efficiently, skill in sewing techniques, knowledge of how fiber and fabrics differ, ability to evaluate hand made and ready made clothes. In the twelfth grade, the subject changes slightly. This course is open to all pupils who want help in building a satisfying personal life and in preparing for a successful marriage. Style shows are featured, usually twice a semester, to show the finished garments to classmates, mothers, and other invited guests. In the spring, all the clothing classes work together to present a homemaking department style show in the auditorium. Exhibits and demonstrations are shown in the homemaking rooms. Some of the various things they learn are: how to get along with people, understanding the conditions of a happy marriage, knowledge of guides for conserving time, energy and money, judgment in making choices, interest in child development, knowledge of how to provide for physical erowth and ability to share in care and guidance of children. Student teachers come to E.H.S. from Purdue University. Each of the teachers spends four weeks doing student teach- ing in the homemaking department. These students have added interest and variety to the clothing classes. The girls learn to test materials, to budget for their wardrobes and to suit their choices of clothes to their size, personality and preference. Films, commercial displays and attractive bulletin boards help make the course more inter- esting. cl