Louisiana State University - Gumbo Yearbook (Baton Rouge, LA)

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It ' s More Than You Think It ' s more than you think was the slogan of the Home Economics Department. The Home EC Club (AHEA) printed up More than you think t-shirts in an effort to change the common misconception that Home Economics is an easy way out curriculum. Contrary to popular belief, home ec does not concern just sew- ing, cooking and babysitting, states Patricia Sailor, director of the school. Rather it concerns prob- lems of society today: adequate nutrition, the breakdown of the American family and efficient, effective resource usage. Merchandising, with 187 stu- dents as of the fall ' 77 semester, is the largest and fastest growing of the five Home EC curricula. It stresses courses in the life sciences, chemistry, business and speech, as well as the required Home EC courses. The students must learn all about the history of clothing, pro- motion, advertising, retailing, cloth- ing material s and clothing construc- tion. In Home EC 4035 students learn to design garments by draping them on mannequins. Apprenticeship in Retailing (HEc 3047) involves working in a local merchant ' s store sixteen hours a week for eight hours credit and no pay. The apprentices participate in all activities: buying and selling, advertising, displays, account receivable and payable and receiv- Walid Beytoughan Janet Bezner Hilda Bickham Janice Bickham Roderick Bickham Terre Bidwell Artie Bitleaudreau Dcwey Billodeau Gail Blachcr 16 Roux

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ted that job opportunities for fores- ters were less than abundant. It ' s a highly competitive field and it ' s going to be that way for a while, Hansbrough said. The director emphasized, however, that the for- estry student was receiving a pro- fessional degree and therefore qual- ified to enter a very structured pro- fession. The program offers five options: forest management, forest science, forestry and wildlife, industrial for- estry, and wood utilization. 1. Home EC students enrolled ID a quantity food production class wotted in campus cafeterias to learn princi ptes n4 food processing, sanitation and safety (Meredith) 2. In a fq-y g to save the Atthafalya Basin, the Wildlife Oub presented slide show and provided students with envelopes and stamps to write letters to their Congressmen for the cause. 3. Entomology labs provided stu- dents with practical experience for future careers in go eroraem agencies, industries, and private pest-management businesses. (Meredith). 4. Ani- maJ science labs involved students in the evalua- tion of meat animals and tbek carcasses. (Daniel) RobenBerr, Gerard Bertoiino Bertucci . Bershein Barbara Bess Charles Belhinconct Jane Susan Beu -; !. Jr Agriculture 15

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ing stock. Another course. Fashion Promo- tion (HEc 3045) teaches various sales and advertising techniques. The students are responsible for producing a fashion show. The fall class worked with the Bon Marche merchants to present Festive Lights. a fashion show with a Christmas holiday lights theme. The department recently devel- oped the opportunity for merchan- dising students to earn their elective credits by spending a semester in New York, the fashion capital of the world. The program, in con- junction with the Fashion Institute of Technology of New York, con- sists of a three-month period cram- med with concentrated study in clothing-related fields: factory methods, clothing and textile fabri- cation and on-the-job training. Each spring a week-long tour of the New York fashion industry is offered. It ' s an opportunity to meet the real fashion world of Seventh Avenue. Dee Wellan. a member of the merchandising faculty, arranges exclusive visits with retailers, designers, artists, fashion publica- tion companies, textile houses, fur- riers and cosmetic and pattern com- panies. After graduation, merchandising majors may find jobs in the boom- ing fashion industry as buyers, sell- ers, dressmakers, coordinators and consultants. So you see. it ' s more than vou think. 1. Sue Leidenheimer. a December graduate in merchandising, worked as group sales manager in cosmetics at Goudchau s Department Store for onl four months before being named bu er for the gifts department. (Long) 2 and 3. Students in Home Ex 4036 learn principles of tailoring in the construction of dresses, suits and coals. Merchandising majors are required to lake either 4036 or 4037. pattern design. (BaroodM tor,-. . Wakun BUciwfl Terry Hade Divid BUncten) Agriculture 17