Chelsea High School - Beacon Yearbook (Chelsea, MA)

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Wm ' Melba L. Wright. Upper Left: Home on the range. Lower Center: Pattern tracing. Upper Right: Prospective Sfflilflflfifftlllll. Lower Right: The proof of the pudding is in the eating. Domestic Arts ln cooking classes, foods are studied in relation to food value, composition and preparation. Because the needs of these groups vary widely, the curricula are guite different in purpose, plan, and method. livery recipe is tested and explicit directions given. The period, however, is too short to prepare and serve an entire meal. Students study from text books and make lists of recipes in note books, Practice is obtained in table setting and service, good manners, courtesy, preparing and serving meals and planning menus or refreshments for various occasions, To develop an appreciation of her rela- tionship to her home, her occupation and her associates, a girl in the sewing course is taught the relation of clothing to health, beauty, modesty and refinement. Here she learns to develop habits of thrift, economy, good workmanship, and sound judgment, to realize the importance of the proper use of leisure time and to find pleasure in con- structing garments for self and other mem- bers of the family, but above all to discover her place in the working world and to give freely of herself in the cooperative life of home and community. Page ill'vli'!'IilY'll1It:C

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- 54. Girls' Gym Physical training is the best subject in the curriculum -no homework, just fun! After roll call, the girls in bright blue suits, socks, and sneakers take a swift run around the gym and then form in their squads and open ranks in preparation for exercises which are partly gymnastic and partly drill, accompanied by the music of the phonograph or piano. These exercises teach them posture for the perfect functione ing of the different parts of the body, for cofordination and poise. After the exercises, it is time for real fun. Sometimes they play games, learn folk or modern dance steps, or play about on the Top Pyramid. Bottom: Calisthenics. vaulting horse, ropes, or ladder. lf one may say so, girls are as apt as boys. Pfach re- creation has the same purpose, that is to promote health. Then the young Spartans dash for the showers. This is the best fun of all to hear the light laughter and soft voices when they are under the warm water, the girlisfi shrieks when the cold water is turned on, and that mad rush before the last bell! ln connection with regular gymnastic classes and activities, Miss McCalmont, the instructress also holds basketball games on Wednesday afternoon for all those who wish to participate. Top: You name it. Bottom: Up and over, one at ri time