Oak Park and River Forest High School - Tabula Yearbook (Oak Park, IL)

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Jeannette Magowan, Head Zoe CteveIa n d JL Marjorie Enns Bonnie Jacobs conomicS J epartnien t . . . High school girls are interested in the future, and for most this means planning for a home. The Home Economics Department offers a wide variety of courses in Clothing, Foods, and Home Management. In the Clothing classes the girls learn basic ideas about making, caring for, and selecting clothes. The girls also study good grooming and ways to improve personality. Budget and wardrobe problems are tackled in the more advanced Clothing classes. The three Foods courses emphasize the most modern methods of canning and freez¬ ing foods, train the girls in the preparation and serving of meals, and, most important, show the health value of foods. The girls also learn about the household budget. In Home Management, open to Juniors and Seniors, the students consider family relationships, finances and nutritional effects of food. The final six weeks of the course are spent in the study of home nursing. uture onxemateerS L

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W. O. Hepker, Head Orpha Babcock — - -- Ruth Corbin Roy Gummersori Peter Keller George Seymour Ethel Sutherland D .L usiness t e yartment . . . For the student who is planning to enter the commercial field, the Business Department offers a wide variety of courses which will give practical training for the future. Although Freshmen may take General Business, and Sophomores may learn typing skills in Typing I, it is largely the Juniors and Seniors who take the other business courses. Typing, Stenography, Bookkeeping, Office Practice, and a course in Secretarial Training round out the practical aspects of the business program. Background studies include Business Law, Economics, and Economic Problems. Students i

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e art merit Frank Owens, Head Eugene Aimone V. S. Asbury C. M. Henley James Kendall Gilman Lane Industrial Arts is a study about industry, its materials, tools, machines, processes, products, and occupations. The more a stu¬ dent knows about the workings of Amer¬ ican industry, the more appreciation he has for American culture. The more he knows about materials and processes used by in¬ dustry, the better he understands the manufactured products, and the better he can exercise consumer judgment. Today we live in an environment in which indus¬ trial influences dominate the nature of the products we use or the kind of work that provides our livelihood. To those interested in Industrial Arts many courses are open, such as Industrial Arts I II, Advanced Metal, Machine Shop, Auto Shop, Advanced Woodwork¬ ing, Mechanical Drawing, Machine Draw¬ ing, Architectural Drawing, and Metal Arts. Metal Arts and Jewelry is a course open to both boys and girls. .3 raind in JecLnica l SLA Mechanics Petersen, Damiani, and Mondo oil up an engine