Mishawaka High School - Miskodeed Yearbook (Mishawaka, IN)

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a Home Economics In Training for the Future, I-OIR MIM ' TES. Racing through their clcaiiiip ihuics :is ihc period ncars its end. Foods I girls unsh (hshcs and wipe ofl tables, siines. .ind comiter.s. I ri riXG PRE ri V. Gloria Brandon, a Cloihing III student, inspects the nearly completed yellow lirocade formal she made in three weeks. Later, she made a jacket and skirt to match while others made street-length fornials. 22

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Enrich Language Classes LOUD AM) I,I ' IIA, sukKiiIs tnjo k-ariiiii,v; Sp.iiiish ilir.)ii ;li w i n in Miss JuiiL- lohiLsIdii ' s .S|);iiiisli class. I his was a (haii;.;c lioiii t;raiimiai csci cises. Lively son.Si,s suili as ,« Ciuniui hii (ihe Cockroach) wi-rc Inn in siii;4. l .A. I IIOM 1 RliS: nilpiiiK .Su .innc Grcoii M)ii|iif;in a (h ' lfiiiill rrl) is Miss Anne laiii- aii olsciii. ihc iKw I riinh Icaclicr. GOOFS IX GERNLW. Tom Giau. Kent Karnes. Jcriy Gia bosch. aiul Kciil Cooper tape a conversation in German class. By niniiins the tape back, stu- dents can recojinizc tlieir grammatical errors and difficidties in pronimciation. 21

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Home Ec Girls Learn ' Why ' of Homemaking CRESCEN I KOI, IS, .ScTiiui K.iiin Sailor lakes yeast rolls off a cookie sheet. P ' oods II girls make rolls from basic ingredients. I ' .l.l I I ' Rl.N iS. .Sliiiliv I ' ,. I Shannon. aii l .Mar l.oii lli ( ' iil).iii;;h lll(ly l)luc|)rinis for trattic | ailcrns. Home Ec classes prepared girls for the role of homemakcr. In study- ing the principles of design, Clothing I girls constructed pajamas and robes of cotton. Pressing and lining wool garments presented problems for Clothing II students, most of whom had never worked with wool before. Girls in Clothing III made two dress-up dresses. Most of them were of brocade, satin, velvet, or lace. To gain practical tailoring ex- perience. Clothing I girls made suits, coats, and skirts. Breakfast and lunch dishes and simple deserts, such as puddings and custards, delighted Foods I students. Girls in Foods II made more com- plicated dishes as they planned family meals. By comparing food val- ues, they learned to judge which brand of food was best for the price. Foods III girls learned new and easier ways of preparing a meal, as they studied equipment and set tables. Proud and excited, the girls operated a tea room and in itcd guests to eat nutritious and attracti c limches. Child care class began with courtship and marriage and traced the dc elopment of a child spiritualh, mentally, and physically to the age of six. Home nursing ga e girls experience in taking care of illness in the home. Gasping or grinning as the recognized improper lighting or poor placement of equipment in their homes, home management girls took hints home to their parents. Remodeling a room was a practical lesson in learning fix-it-vourself techniques. They learned the necessities of a home such as plenty of closet space. KM l ' IN(; W R I. Home niirMnj; girl coineri hoiisehojcl iic-ms into ;ii U (or bed- ridden iLnncni .. Sue Nixon im|)ro iy a rolx: for Connie Chanincis. 23