Girls Vocational School - Sun Dial Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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THE TRADE TACKLER i-i.- 1-1 1 MR. PRICE INTERVIEWS OUR PRINCIPAL By Miriam Kautfer ON April 12, at 44:45 o'clock, if you had turned the dial on your radio to WFBR, you would have heard Mr. Robert Price interviewing our Principal, Miss Edna Engle. Mr. Price first talked about the delicious luncheons served in our Tea Room. He said he was interested in this course, chiefly because nearly every time he visited our school he was served appetizing food. QUESTON: DO the girls spend all day in the particular trade they are learning? ANSWER: No, one-half day is Spent in trade, and the other half-day is spent 011 academic subjects which include the 'three R,s'. QUESTION: Miss Engle, how many different trades does the school offer? ANSWER: There are seven trades: Junior Office Practice, Dressmaking, Milli- nery, Power Machine, Junior Salesmanship, Tea Room Service, Personal Hygiene. QUESTION: HOW long does it take to complete these courses? ANSWER: The usual time is two years, but some girls finish in less time if they have the ability to go ahead. QUESTION: What does the Junior Oflice Practice course prepare the girls to do?', ANSWER: This course prepares the girl to be general office clerks, file clerks, and typists. The girls are also taught to use the different types of machines, such as the Monroe Calculator, Burroughs Calculator, Burroughs Straight Adder, Dalton, Substrand, Multigraph, and Mimeograph. QUESTION: Of what use is the Dressmaking course to girls ? ANSWER: The girls not only learn how to make dresses and coats but also how to alter clothes as training for jobs in alternation departments in different stores. QUESTION: What is required to enter the Personal Hygiene Department? ANSWER: The girls must be pleasant, efficient and have a charming personality. QUESTION: Does your school teach any subjects which Will help girls enjoy their leisure time? XNSWER: Yes, the girls are taught art, music, and physcial education. QUESTION: Does the Girls Vocational School have extra-curricular activities? ANSWER: There .are many clubs such as the Dramatic Club and Glee Club, which have just given an operetta called The Belle of Barcelona. VVe also have a Knitting Club, Art Club, a Dancing Club and the Trade Tackler Club. The Trade Tackler is the name of our School paper, it is published by the girls of the school, and printed by The Ottmar Mergenthaler School of Printing. QUESTION: What are the chances for employment When a girl gr:1duates?,' ANSWER: The chances are large. Last year 77 per cent. of all the graduates Were placed. The co-ordinators, who are teachers in the courses they represent, have a cer- tain day to co-ordinate. They come in contact with different firms and stores: natu- rally, they advertise our school. VVhen the employer Wants a girl, he calls us and one of the Senior girls is sent to fill the position. Mr. Price thanked Miss Engle, and the interview came to a close. The students and teachers at the Girls Vocational School are glad that our Principal had this Opportunity to present to the public, these facts about our school. 39

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THE TRADE TACKLER . l- DAY DREAMS By Betty Baughman THE reader's voice droned on and on. Outside the rumbling of the traffic sank in a monotonous mumble, dulled by the brick walls of the building. What would I buy this spring, a coat or a suit? . . . Oh, dear, what is that girl reading? . . . A navy blue suit would be nice. For my trip to Ohio, too, this summer. With the skirt and jacket buttoning all the way up the front, like the one I saw up- town. Those military pockets surely gave it a lot of dash, too . . . VVill that girl never change the tone of her Voice? It is putting me to sleep . . . I'll have to check up on that story . . . check . . . that's an idea . . . a check suit . . . perhaps double- breasted . . . with a monotone coat. Checks always make me feel so vivacious . . . but with a monotone coat it would not be too lively for town wear or for spectator sports. Motoring in the country . . . my! by this time that story should be getting exci- ting . . . wonder what it's about? . . . Hope' the teacher doesn't call on me . . . I wish I could loaf all day, ride in a big car, have rich-looking clothes . . . like that suit I saw in O'Neill's window yesterday with the Directoire atmosphere about it. It was so feminine and appealing with the gracefully flared skirt, wide revers and gay buttons. I bet I would feel just like Constance Bennett or Janet Gaynor in it. Heavens! I shall really be asleep soon. I wonder if we will have a test on that story? Tests are so difficult . . . all those things are hard to remember . . . if you pretend they are a game it's easier . . . lots of things in life are games . . . work . . . and how to dress. That three-piece suit I saw in the paper would Win any game anytime. The mannish topcoat and jaunty jacket always score high today. It's good tactics to look sporting and charming at the same time. Nice to have that efhcient feeling. My land, this should be a class in philosophy . . . Oh hum . . . I probably wouldnft bekany good in that either. Gosh, the way that dog is barking outside, you would think an army was trying to break in to someone's house! Dogs certainly can make a lot of noise! 'Wonder why they say people like to put on the dogi' . . . Speaking of dogs reminds me of that suit I saw at the dog show . . . funny . . . sounds as though the dog had on the suit. But, it was good-looking . . . with a man-tailored jacket . . . double- breasted . . . made of men's suit cloth . . . that is, made for wear . . . but, upsetting all the tailoring by a most feminine and alluring slit in the skirt. I could surely put on the dog in that! That traffic is getting louder all the time . . . city noises are so jangling. It must be nice to be in the country now, or maybe just driving in a car. I can just see the suit for such a trip, too. A plain dark colored skirt and jacket with a gay plaid coat to give that peppy feeling. I certainly need it . . . I don't feel so peppy now. Thank goodness, there goes the bell, I'll have to get that book and read it to-night. Could never listen intelligently to class reading anyway! Wonder where we go next? Oh, Sylvia, wait a minute. Forward as occasion offers. Never look Take care of the gladness in your life. around to see if any shall note it. Be sat- No matter how full of trouble it is, there isfied with success even in the smallest is sure to be one ray of brightness. and matter, and think that even such a result that, if you use it well, will light the is no trifle. J. DE LA FONTAINE whole. ANON. 38

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THE TRADE TACKLER . CHARACTERS FROlVI SHORT STORIES CFROM THE LITERATURE CLASS5 Hy Margaret Brownley I. The Gala Dress, by Mary Freeman Elizabeth Babcock Tall, haughty, quiet and proud, Never brawling, never loud, This woman goes, Never taking place in rows Of neighbors, and her curious kin, Are all as calmly taken in. II. Tennessee's Partnerf, by Bret Harte Tennessee Bravado! Careless as can be, This man who now swings from a tree, Was once a bandit, young and bold, But now he has not love nor gold. III. Gulliver, the Greatf, by Walter A. Dyer Gulliver and Mr. Enderby Broad of shoulder, lean of flank, This 'dog reforms a confirmed old crank, And makes him, so seldom seen, A lover of dogs, gentle, never mean. IV. Tennessee's Partnerf, by Bret Harte A Partner of Tennessefs A friend of friends, I.ife's wayward trends, Could not tempt him from the beaten path, He knew little, or nothing of verse nor math But when the test of tests came round, We find him loyal, generous and sound. V. Steamer Child, by Elsie Singmaster Steamer Child Wicked as a little gnome, Ever naughty as at home, This child roams over this great, big ship And if from me you take a tip-- Keep away from himqPlease do- Or that sad day you'll surely rue 40