King Philip Regional High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Wrentham, MA)

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Training in practical skills lays the ground work fa? FUTURE HOMEMAKERS In well equipped sewing and food labo- ratories, girls interested in the homemaking arts, either for practical experience or voca- tional training, learn dressmaking, nutrition, food preparation, good grooming, hospi- tality, interior decoration, and home nurs- ing. The home economics program is altered to all girls at all grade levels in sequen- tially developed course olterings. Mrs. Shirley Sherlock, sewing instructor, Mrs. Pauline PfelTer, vocational director, and Mrs. Alice Britnell, foods instructor, are proud of their Home Economics department and student achievements. Barbara Guay cuts the cake she baked to serve to visiting students from Framingham State College, I i ,,,f Mrs. Sherlock smiles, and Barbara Ross and Leah MacDonnell watch to see if Mary Mavrides will sew a straight seam. 16

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9 i C'-C, 5,1 J 1 Q- '?.,0E- 'Ti..S'25gc , X, -!bfP?'5'Sa- 5 Q - ', 4' Bradford Smith concentrates on his typing, while Jeffrey Brown and Eric Christensen watch the photographer. CAREER TRAINING Business education plays an important role in the school's curriculum. lt prepares the terminal student tor employment and prepares those who plan to continue their education academically or in the business areas in the skills ot typing, shorthand, and briefhand. Training of this kind helps in study and preparation tor employment during the summer recess and after school. Business maiors specialize in the three areas of secretarial preparation, clerical training, and bookkeeping. Business education is a practical necessity Mrs. Helen Kelleher, chairman, Mrs. Elizabeth Talley, Mrs John Robbins, Jr., Mrs. Rita Tokaz, Mrs. Mil- dred Edwards, and Mrs. Celia Murphy teach a well organized business curriculum. 6 i ' i 6,79 E S i F CI? 15 K

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for more interesting and fruitful lives - Through the knowledge and experience of Mr. David Sumner, mechanical drawing, Mr. Louis Falcone, metal work, and Mr. Gilbert Rishton, Sr., director and woodwork instructor, students may gain insight into the intricacies of vocational skills. T we Y , W Q .6 , fi I A H TRAINING FOR THE FUTURE Woodworking, metal working, and mechanical drawing are the woodworking and metal working shops, and drawing and the three distinct industrial or hobby and technical skills drafting for use in construction areas provide practical and taught in industrial arts. Use ot tools and materials in both useful training for the boys who participate in the program. John Flanagan watches while Mr. David Sumner assists perplexed student, William Perry. 17 Through diligent application, students like John O'Connell become better craftsmen.