Brookville High School - Echo Yearbook (Brookville, PA)

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L’Annuaire, Brookville High School Home Economics HEN the new Annex was built this fall it was decided that several new departments should be installed. One of these is the Department of Home Economics under the direction of Miss Abrahams. Here, the problems of sewing and cooking are taught. The course starts with the making of simple construction stitches. These stitches are later used in making two garments, pajamas and a dress. The cafeteria is under the direction cf this department. There were over 5,000 lunches served in less than three months. We extend our sincere appreciation to the friends of the school, who made th’s department possible by helping to equip the lab' oratory; the Child Welfare for the tables; Mr. Lucas for the stove in the unit kitchen; and the faculty for the sink. Page Fourteen

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The Year Book of Achievements Manual Training HE Brookville High School has been benefited by the addition of another department. For several years the establishment of a Manual Training course has been considered. This year the course was added to the cur-riculum of the school. A visit to this new addition would be an education to many. It is equipped with tables fitted out with the necessary tools which might be needed for the work. The room hums busily as each interested worker applies his hand to the task. Each problem is solved under the supervision of Mr. Barnett, the in' structor. Mathematics is essential to this type of course and ts made easier by application. A boy understands the meaning of mathematical terms more readily when he works them out for himself by means of a few tools and a piece of wood. This being the first year that the school offered the course, it was impossible to cover as much as the school would have liked. The course is required in the Junior high school, hut only a limited number of the Senior high school students could be ad' mitted. In a few years it is hoped that this course may be offered to all who wish to take it. The work at first consists mostly of learning rules and working simple problems by means of the tools provided. Toys of different sorts are made. As the boy advances in the course he makes more complicated things, such as articles of furniture. This course is another step toward helping the student to choose his vocation. It has turned interest into another channel. It is different from any other course ever offered in Brookville High School and certainly is as beneficial as it is different. It is, in short, another achievement. Page Thirteen

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The Year Book of Achievements Hot Lunches ROOKVILLE Schools have been striving in every way to better conditions. For this reason the hot lunches originated. It was discovered that a bowl of hot soup or a cup of cocoa were very acceptable to students on cold winter days. Many of the students walk several miles to get to school, miles on the train. By the time they reach school they have had their share of exercise for the day; it is not all they get, however. At noon they eat a cold lunch. This is not enough after such vigorous exercise. They cannot do their best mentally if they are not at their best physically. At four o’clock they start out again on their journey home. A hot lunch puts new vigor into pupils and derives better results in daily lessons. The hot lunches were prepared in the new Domestic Science kitchen this year. At noon the students go down and get what ever food they wish. Then they go to the gymnasium to eat their lunch. The food is sold at cost. The serving of hot lunches was not intended to be a money-making proposition. It was begun for the good of the students. Since so much good has been obtained from the hot lunches, they are in all probability a fixture in the school during the winter months of each school year. It is beyond doubt that the students will be glad to see them continue in the years to come. Page Fifteen