West Lafayette High School - Scarlet and Gray Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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HOME ECONOMICS Do you have a dating problem? Do you wish to be trained in the responsibilities of a baby sitter? Can you bake a cherry pie? If so, enroll in one or more of Mrs. Ruth Hamlin ' s classes. She has taught us to choose and to design suitable clothing, to care for children and to think of our home life as an important part of our living. - ■? The spacious sewing room of the home economics unit is pleasant to work in. Whether we sit around the tables and discuss personality problems or carefully cut material for a new spring outfit, the long south room with its vista of green fields creates an atmosphere of cheerful work. Pane 7.1 in

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In Mrs. Ruth Hamlin ' s and Miss Louise Gentry ' s classes we not only learn to choose foods wisely and to cook them well and deliciously, but training in serving is also a part of the foods course. Miss Gentry comes from Junior High to teach the freshmen the rudiments of how to dine well. The presence of boys in the classes serves as a challenge to the girls who have until recently considered this their department.

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ART At one time or another every organization has had a project for the art classes. It would be difficult to count the programs and posters for athletic activities, dances, and plays, and the decora¬ tions for convos and holidays so skillfully done by our artists. The amount of work that can be turned out in those two hours each afternoon is amazing. Under the expert guidance of Mrs. Gwen Hammer the versatile art students gain self reliance, creativeness, appreciation, and a background of art if they choose a career in this field. Page 74