Clarksburg High School - Chanticleer Yearbook (Clarksburg, OH)

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-56 HOME ECONOMICS i, . 1. f Home is a beautiful atmosphere of cheer, rest, content, and mutual service. To it the individual brings the best that is in him, and from it, in return, he receives the most un- selfish joy here he may himself and This year the work to foods work, but this Here he may come to rest, come to be in tune with with his God.n--Richards in home economics is given largely has been done in such a way as to teach cooperation, unselfishness, and the ability to get along with others. We have also tried to cooperate with our neigh- bors, the Industrial Arts Department. The boys must be impressed with the homelikeness of the foods laboratory, as they usually try to visit the Ulabn about the time a meal is going to be served, or when some delicacy has just come from the oven, They seem to be able to judge this perfectly by the aroma in the hall, and immedi- ately think of some good excuse to walk past the door. Even Mr. Riegger just must wash his hands: They must have meant it when they said they wanted to eat with us. Imagine our surprise when they said that they would furnish the rabbits for a dinner if we would cook them. Imagine their surprise when we delegated the duties to com- mittees, including both boys and girls,'to do all the work. We gave them a lesson in table setting, decorating, potato peeling, serving, clearing, and the inevitable dishwashing. Now, we gave them a lesson, could they have given us one? Could we have ever cut up those rabbits and really managed without them? And could we have taken so many orders without a single word or complaint? But a good meal does do much to make one good natured, doesn't it? ' Perhaps we were a little too selfish at the Christmas season with our cookies and candies, but really they were too pretty to eat! The boys thought surely they would get a large share, but we fooled them. They had been under-foot all the preceding week, with eager faces and pleading eyes. We, however, elevated our noses, and maybe were accused of being a trifle snobbish. The home economics of the commercial club. Hlabn has been more or less the Hhomen Most of the girls are in the commercia club, so quite often they prepare the club refreshments. CNote: It wasnlt always the girls. Perhaps Harold Mace and Bernard Ater still remember Npersonally esoortingu the potatoes and onions into the Irish potato salad for the St. Patrick's meeting. Yea, t'was even rumored that they made cookies,j Other club boys remember, no doubt, that the tea towels have to be washed, and if they want.us to keep our lily white hands they must help, which they always do graciously.

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55- COMN RCIAL DEPARTMENT OF C.H.S. UDon't ask your money where it went, p But tell it where it is going.n The commercial department of Clarksburg High School includes beginning and advanced classes in typing, shorthand and bookkeeping. Plans are being made to enlarge the depart- ment next year. Secretarial practice, commercial law, and consumer education will probably be added. There are thirty-three students in the typing department Most of the students like typing, but we would like it better if we could promote more efficient team work between our fingers and our minds--did someone call it coordination? Many of the typing students can really Wtickle those keys,H but we'll all have to admit that Anna Louise Bryant will win first prize any time. There are seven members in the shorthand class, five seniors, one junior, and Murrell Prince, a post graduate and the only boy in the class. We hope that shorthand will be as profitable as it is interesting. In the bookkeeping class also, Uwe are seven.N Two .students, Jennie Mae Weidinger and Dorothy Garrison, are taking the advanced work. After we completed our sets, we reviewed HShe Strives to Conquer,U by Frances Maule. This is a book on business behavior, opportunities, and job requirements for women. It teaches what business manners are, what is Horicket,H gives a list of Hwinning-waysgw gives special emphasis on tact, initiative, reliability, cooperativeness, and adaptibility. Tact is defined as Hthe happy faculty of putting people at their ease and making them feel comfortable and secure in their own self- esteem.W' The best recipe for developing tact, however, is just the good old Golden Rule, WD0 unto others as you would that they should do unto you.H Other practical suggestions for developing tact are: 1. Study your own mistakes to determine how they might have been avoided. 2. See the humorous side of Perplexing situations. 3. Avoid insinuations and sarcasm. 4. Study situations in which others exhibit tact, or fail to do so. 5. Lead others to your view by questions rather than arbitrary statements, 6. Copy the acts of tactful persons. The ones to imitate are those who get things done without friction. 7. Express approval, criticize sparingly, be kind, emphasize the good. 8. Suggest rather than command. 9. Donft take too much responsibility for the behavior of others, WYou must get along with people or You simply don't get along,U

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The years work in foods was planned around Nmealsn. we study the foods which just naturally are suited to the ferent meals. After the class preparation of some of the we divide in groups and serve another group a meal. Each has served at least two different breakfasts, and two lunc First dif- dishe group heons We hope to climax with one perfect dinner. Some of the lunch- eons have been sufficiently large for a dinner, especially the series in which we served an inexpensive cut of meat. Most of us wonder, now, how our mothers get the meals by themselves and with only one pair of hands, when it takes to prepare and serve in home economics. The groups are organized with a head cock about five girls supervising, and the duties are known before the day the meal is to be served. The order lists are made out and something furnished by each girl. The head cook then acts hostess and eats with her guests. Incidentally, we try to learn a few Ncompany manners.N Some of the table settings have been very pretty, as we try to carry out the color schemes of an appropriate holiday. For example: two of the luncheons were in St. Pat- ricks dress, while the last luncheon wore the Easter colors, violet and yellow. When this edition goes to press, there are three groups of girls diligently working on three different units: home decoration, child-care and personal development. The girls chose the subject which would interest them the most and will report on and direct the particular phase of the work. Each unit will be studied for about two weeks and the girls who have done the study and research for their particular unit will direct the class work. Some embarrassing moments in home economics Nlabn. 1. When we left the oven control on the new electric stove turned to Hpreheatu Cwhich means that the tcp broiler is also onD and we saw our prize loaf of bread aflame, resembling the traditional flaming omelet. 2. When the cream puffs failed to puff. 3. i When the rolling pins refuse to Hstay putn in the cup- ' board and just must roll onto the floor. 4. When the two tablespoonsgpf fat was put into the beaten egg for omelet instead of into the skillet! CDid Miss Wissler say that the ability to follow directions was one of the most important things we could 5. When one thinks that a Nsilence clothn is one uses when one just must sneeze at the But now, is it good form to tell too many troubles? learn? D nthat which table.n of our family 1 S