Ruskin High School - Mirage Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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ing here? Spanish? BUENO! MAGNIFIQUE.l WUNDERBAR! DO TELL! Finding out about a foreign language department is rather difficult when they speak only foreign languages. When talking to Mrs. Jan Fisher, head of the depart- ment, I discovered that she would only speak to me in French! You see, there is an unwritten law that when you are in her classroom, ONLY French is spoken. I asked her if she ever gets all of her students to speak only French. Her reply was rather puzzling. 'lLe frangais III et le frangais lV parlent en frangais la plupart de temps, mais les autres parlent en anglais trop beaucoup! In paraphrasing the translation, I decided that the answer was sometimes. The Foreign Language department was changed this year. German was introduced and Latin was eliminated. The German class was taught by Mrs. Boettcher. All these languages can provide Ruskin students with much varied background. lnot picturedy Mrs. Boettcher, BS German I

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Mrs. Fisher, BA, MA French I, II, III, IV Mrs. Dowell. BS Spanish I, II, III, IV Listen, I'm t e teacher! Remember, French is fun! What am I doing here Are you sure that's Spanish?

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LucHei4onon,Dept.Head BS. Housing, Interiors WHA T,S COOKING IN HOME ECONOMICS? Our Home Economics Department was a center of activity Below: Pants have leg seams, this year. Simplicity Pattern Company sponsored a style know. show November 12 during the activity period. The com- pany supplied the clothes for this show, but later our girls had their own show. That was just the beginning! Above: Y Mrs. Horton, Housing and Interiors instructor, hoped her class helped students who might later want to redecorate their homes. What was it like to come back after one quarter? Very confusing! Mrs. Deupree was the gourmet of the group. Delicious aromas from her Foods l and II classes filled the air throughout the school. For the adventurous chef, World Foods gave an opportunity to experiment and use skills of Foods classes. Students learned customs of foreign coun- tries and planned traditional meals complete with center- pieces, flags, and costumes. Creative Clothing classes were taught by Mrs. Wagner and Mrs. Steuart, who encouraged the girls to choose their favorite designs seen in stores or from various pattern catalogues available to them. Mrs. Steuart's Tailoring classes made coats for one of their projects. Another class in Mrs. Steuart's busy schedule was Child Care. Once a month, the girls brought pre-schoolers to class for ttobservation day. The children played games and had a lot of fun being with grown-up-kids .