Cardinal Ritter High School - Generation Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Home Ec. — Coed; Boys: Cook, Sew Do I have to rip it out again? Sister, the cake didn ' t rise! The Ritter student learns from his failures as well as from his successes. Home Ec. as well as Food Service and Tailoring have given students practical experience with both. The ripped-out facing leads to a perfect formal. The insipid cake brings about a delightful des- sert. The addition of a special class for boys provided equal opportunities for a practical arts education. Ritter ' s Home Ec. Dept. definitely has the recipe for success in home living. Modern living through electricity was demonstrated to the Food Service and Tailoring class when Mrs. LeVanchy of the Power and Light Company prepared an exotic dish. Nehru jackets have become the proper attire for the distil guished American male. Bob Kuykendall decides to be do-it-yourselfer in order to climb the social ladder.

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Unusual faces have appeared in Home Ec. Projects have switched from skirts and dresses to Nehru jackets and chef aprons. The Food Service and Tailoring class armed with mixing bowls and spoons model their own creations, chef aprons and hats. Sister Jane Francis shows Debbie Ewing and Pam Hally that Simplicity is the word for completing their sewing projects in Home Ec. II.

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Portr the third nying by the three witches, Becky Purichia Macbeth of pending tragedy. Making use of available audio-visual equip- ment, Sister Francis Assisi expounds on the studies of junior English students. English Emphasizes Communications Improvement in communication and self-expression were the main goals dominating Ritter English and journalism classes. Potential greats read and analyzed works of famous writers as a means of bettering their own style. Each stu- dent tested his skill with short themes, term papers, and the com- position of an original newspaper. Plays were enacted, ideas were broadcast on the radio, and an- thologies were compiled. These as- signments gave the students neces- sary experience in actual communi- cations. As an English assignment, Debbie Wise, Lou- ann Grady, Linda Vogel, and Bob Miller designed plans for a Utopia and were later asked to broadcast these plans on radio WSMJ of Greenfield.