Brocton High School - La Liberte Yearbook (Brocton, NY)

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I4 BROCTOJV HIGH SCHOUI, HOMEMAKING DEPARTMENT Miss Sara Ham Rlea'1izing that all girls do not intend to enter college and wishing to give them as much of the necessary details to carry on a home as possible, the Board of Education haspdeveloped the Homemaking center in the High School. Every girl does not care for gthe modern languages but nearly' all are desirous of obtaining the best knowledge in ho-me building. O' r Homemaking center offers the following courses leading to a Regents di- ploma in vocational Home Economics. Hlofmemaking 1. Elementary cooking. Thle aim is to systematize the work of the lhome., to habitutate cleanliness, to teach marketing, to plan and prepare meals, to calculate the same. Hornemaking 2. Eilementary clothing. Emphasis is based on the gfirll's own wardrolbe. The course includes: study of the sewing machine and attachments, commercial patterns, textiles, clothing budget, plan- nfing olf garments, design, material, time-, and cost. The girls furnish their own materials. Homemaking 3. Lunch room and special cooking. The aim is plan- ning and preparing food in quantity and serving in various ways. Rep- etitlion oif the principiles of lilamemaking 1, with emphasis on large quan- tity basis. Homemaking 4. Dressmaking and millinery. More general princi- ples of clothing budgeting than in homemal-.ing 2. The .use of materials more difficult to vhandleg renovation of garments, making of tailored gafrmentsg making of hats. Homemaking 5. Household decoration. The aim is an understanding of the principles involved in selecting awnd planning a suitable home with furnishings so as to best suit botlh individual and family from the stand- point of privacy, comfort, sanitation, and economy. Homemaking 6. Dietetics, home nursing, child training and care. 11. Dietetics. Relation of proper food and regular habits to hfealth and growth, stressing food selection and the importance of regularity to meals. 2. Home nursing: How to meet emergencies which arise in and about one's lhome through accident. Q 3. Child training and care: The study of infant's room., cloth- ing, habits, healthi, discipline, and recreation. Homemaking 7. Household management. Tlis course is planned to give th student an appreciation of the place cf ilhe home in the com- munity. It 'icludes the problems of running a llome, keeping accoonts, and laundering. Homemaking 8. Advanced dressmaking. A study of dress from art and design point of viewg patterng drafting, history of costume design, making of evening dress, graduating dresses, special ccstumes, and coat.

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HRUC TON HIGH SCHOOL Requirements: English 3 12D Geometry ill Physics C11 Requirements English 4 Q13 History C C11 3rd English 1 and 4th Year and six units. Lat. 3 or Fr. 3 C1 Homernaking 5 a Electives Year 2 P nd 6 0553 : English 1, 2, and 3 and nine units. Hcniemaking 7 and 8 C199 Electives History B C11 except in History major. Physical Geography CU except in scien Intermediate A-lgebra UVQJ. Latin, French, German except Economic Geography 1 and 2 U2 eachj. Design 1 and 2 QQ eachl. ce major. in language major. Representation 1 and 2 QQ eachtl. Clhemistry CD e-xcept in science major. Mechanicail Drawing 1 and 2 GQ eachj. Homemaking fsome courses except in Homemaking majorj. No credit in any language unless taken two years. 15 units required to graduate with a Regents diploma. Beginning September, 1931 the grades and High School will run on monthly grade plan and the report cards will be sent home at tfhe end of every four weeks. Please go over the grades with your children and We Will be very glad to discuss ainy condition of any subject with you at your the convenience. TUITION FOR GRADES AND HIGH SCHOOL Kindergarten 825.00 one year. Grades 550.00 one year. High School 350.00 one year. CALENDAR FOR YEAR 1931-1932 1931 1st semester begins .... ....... .... T u esday, September 8th Teachers' Convention . . . ........... Date undecided Columbus Day ......... . . .Monday, October 12th Teachers' Convention ............. .. .Friday, November 6th Thanksgiving Recess ................... .... N ovember 26-27th Christmas Vacation begins 3 P. M. ...... ....... D ecember 23rd 1932 School opens ......... Regents examinations . Second semester begins Washington's Birtthday Easter vacation .... ..... School opens ........ Memorial Day ........ Regents examinations Baccalaureate Sermon Class Night .......... Commencement Monday, January 4th .. . . . . . . . . .January 25-29 . .Monday, February 1st Monday, February 22nd . .Marchs 24th-April 4th .....Monday, April 4th ...Monday, May 30th . . . . . . . . .June 20-24th .. . . .Sunday, June 26th ....Monday, June 27th ....Tuesday, June 28th 13

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