Elkhart High School - Pennant Yearbook (Elkhart, IN)

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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

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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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ee if AW LNE Where seeing is truly believing. UP IN THE LABS, the kids are studying living things. Now, as sophomores, they are convinced that no one can escape biology. Since everyone is interested in himself and things that affect him, biology should be a study of much concern to all. The impertance of living things is realized when the student recognizes his dependence ‘upon other living plants and animals. Studies of various plant and animal groups and how they function are the chief studies of the students. Bottles of live bugs, notebooks of leaves and their identifications, spring flowers pressed between heavy dictionaries—these are the familiar things that we grow used to seeing every day. Field trips are taken to get out and really see nature at work. Other field trips, sponsored by the science club, give students ideas about related sciences. The students learn to identify birds on sight, their songs and living habitats and ranges of flight. The all-important study of landscaping and gardening is thoroughly gone over in an effort to inform the students as to the beauty that their future homes may have. Students collect and grow bacteria, see a tiny universe in a small bit of pond water, watch bees at work in a hive, plant and grow various seeds, learn to distinguish between poisonous and nonpoisonous snakes; these are just a few of the many things the kids do. Miss Waggoner and Mr. Adams teach students to use the microscope accurately and make this subject as interesting as possible. “Learn by doing” is the motto of this course. Films, displays and everything needed in the way of equip- ment aid students in the “doing”.