Ben Blewett Junior High School - Junior Life Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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DOMESTIC - ft SCIENC ,,, Home Economics -' NE department which has taken an important place in Junior 475 ' and always will, I suppose, is Home Economics. The girls en- joy this course, and it is good training. ,L Some of the irls have made aprons cookin outhts, under- ,o'x49.,,E,,. .1 un g , g garments, bags, kimonas, dresses, hats, and many other things. The girls are all very much interested in their work, especially those leaving for Soldan. They are busy making dresses, which is one of the re- quirements for getting there. Under Home Economics come three important divisions. These are sewing, cooking, and applied art. As art is discussed elsewhere, I shall only give it mention here. In cooking, which we have once a week for two periods, we do many things and prepare many articles of food. For instance, we di- vided ourselves into groups and elected a hostess, two guests, and a waitress for 3 make-believe luncheon. One group of girls made biscuits, and another group prepared meat. Then the waitresses served the luncheon. This proved a great success. The only difficulty was, the things were so good that the waitresses could not serve them fast enough. We have made and cooked many things among which are bread, cake, cookies, candy, salads, meat, vegetables and cereals. We also learned how to set the table and prepare menus. We will guarantee that any girl who is planning to choose this course will not only enjoy it but also learn a great deal about sewing and cooking. Katherine Geraghty and Betty Sheldon. An Enjoyable Luncheon I fig N N Thursday, April 28, the Home Economics girls of the ninth il lr- 1 ' s D T Q grade prepared and served a luncheon for twelve of the teachers who could come during the Hrst lunch period For the sum of twenty-tive cents the following menu was served: Tomato Boullion Crackers Croquettes Baked Potatoes Peas Biscuits Fruit Salad Spanish bun Coffee Tea The luncheon proved a success and was enjoyed by all who attended. f W . p

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rw , , 1:1 -1, , LY : L 5-1 Ulu pu. 1 , ,J ' 1 ,l-4 ' '-I 1 N EM 4 Practical Arts Department 135 ',' E HE Practical Arts Department is so organized that all seventh grade boys will spend at least three terms in the elementary or finding shops . The aim of the work in this shop is to increase their general fund of knowledge, giving them a brief insight into how things are done in the regular practices of the day, Projects in wood, sheet metal, soldering, die casting with soft metal, soft metal casting in green sand, and elementary electrical construction are given according to the ability of the students. Such problems as game boards, folding checker boards, boats, blotter pads, submarines. aeroplanes, heliographs, tool boxes, stools, tie holders, water motors, telegraphs-both wire and wireless, pile drivers, repair of leak- ing cooking utensils, sharpening of tools, repair of door-bell circuits, and making of electro-magnets were undertaken. All these projects tie up with the everyday life of the child, or are utilized in small household repair work. In the eighth grade, opportunity is given to elect practical arts as one of their subjects. If it is elected, more advanced work is undertaken, in the manipulation of wood-working tools. More difficult projects of construction are undertaken. In the ninth grade, the boys divide their shop time equally between wood-turning and forge shop practice. The wood-turning students are first given lessons and lectures to acquaint them with the lathe and its parts, the turning tools, and the necessary tool operations and processes. After these have been mastered, many useful and instructive projects are made, according to the ability and the originality of the student. Tool handles, glove and stocking darners, candle sticks, cork-ball bats, gavels, mallets, potato mashers, meat beaters, napkin rings, pedestals, trays, bowls, boxes, lamps, etc., are made. Boys in the forge shops have a new material as their medium to work with. They have several projects: to develop skill with the hammer: man- agement of the fire: control of the air blast: and the proper heating of metals to be worked. Once they have mastered these fundamentals, more difficult problems are undertaken. Andirons, waste paper baskets, umbrella stands, lamps' etc are Constructed' CContir1ued on page 1401 lfif

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