Holy Cross High School - Lance Yearbook (Delran, NJ)

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.- mi Margaret Smith prepares to put all her eggs in one angel cake during cooking class. Home Economics Students Acquire Practical Arts Homemaking through practical experience is taught to enterprising young ladies of Holy Cross who wish to increase their knowledge of domestic living. Sewing machines and kitchen units provide the proper equipment and atmosphere for the performance of the daily chores of a home economist. Dressmaking, designing, utilizing color principles, and planning wardrobes and shop- ping lists are among the many aspects of their training. Gne of the highlights of the course is participation in the annual Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow Contest. This extensive training adds to the stu- dents' freedom of choice, not only in the prob- lems of home lite, but also in encounters with the business of planning well, buying eco- nomically, and preparing attractively. Planning her work at the sewing machine is Louise Staley, while Eileen Opre, Patricia Hovart, Natalie Ham- ilton, Marie Woods, Barbara Harris and Rita Arm- strong work together to complete their products. Sl

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Claire Nothe judges the depth of Eleanor Mathews' hem while Joanne Buckno proceeds to adjust it. With weapon in hand, Pat Daniels proceeds to test the meat that Suzanne McGurk has just prepared for Home Economics class. Finishing touches to a table set- ting are added by seniors, Di- ane Meller, Louise Lehman and Margaret Smith.

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l-2-3-4 urges Mary Beth Hart as she leads fellow seniors Helen Podraza, Chris- tine Salgiunos, Annette De Vito, Kathleen McHugh, Rosemary Du Devoir, Cath- erine Ambroch and Mari- anne Seng in their warm- up exercises. Now, that should be the carburetor. Driver Edu- cation st u d e n t James Moffett compares the workings of a Chevrolet engine with the diagram in his textbook,