Cochran Junior High School - Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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COCHRAN AERIAL ' PUPILS PRESENT PLAY DURING BETTER HOMES WEEK 'Better Homes Weekl' was observed by a special Assembly on April 29. A play, entitled The Experiences of Mrs. Rip Van Winklej' was given by the Model Apartment girls. The following girls took part in the play: SCENE I Mrs. Rip Van VVinkle ........... ........... E leanor Lloyd Prude ................. ........... K atherine Page Lydia ............... .... D orothy Gindlesperger Nancy . . . ............. Rose Dunn Sarah ..... ........ E leanor Repine Hannah . . . ........... . . . Colletta Rhoades SCENE II Prude ....... ....... ........... .... E v e lyn Fetterman Lydia ................. . . .Dorothy Hampton Mrs. Hannah Foote .......... Irene Bell Mrs. Strong ......... .... D orothy Koontz Sarah ............. .............................. M arion Reitz Hannah ............. ............................... M arion Reitz Modern Housewives ....... Betty Machtley, Irene Corns, Ethel Bender In addition to the play, girls from Miss Kornls and Miss Over- holtzer's Sewing classes spoke on the work done in various terms. These girls were: V Term I-Cook's uniform, Josephine Bandell and Hope Dick. Term II-Nightgowns, Charlet Lover. Term V-Underwear and plain dresses, Emma Bowser. Term VI-Spring and summer dresses, Florence Gallagher. Term VII-Advantages of making your own clothes, Cressida Swope. Term VIII-Textile, Alverta Coy. COLLETTA RHOADES. . O....1 MODEL APARTMENT ' The aims of the Model Apartment of Cochran are: 1. To give the students an appreciation of the family as an insti- tution. 2. To acquaint the pupils with actual problems of home making. a-How to make the house more attractive. b-How to manage it in such a way that the money or income is wisely spent. c-How to do housework systematically so as to save time, steps and labor. d-Give a general review of cooking and sewing. e-Give pupils the opportunity to entertain in a simple, hospitable manner. When the girls first started classes last fall, the walls were dirty and the rooms barren of furniture. We discussed ways and methods of finishing the walls from an economic and sanitary standpoint. We also referred to the Household Arts for reference on the Sunnyside apartment which is similar to our apartment. We brought aprons or old dresses in which we could do dirty work. Then came a job that wasn't at all pleasant. We washed the walls of the dining room. Miss Gross and the girls selected the fur- niture. VVe got a dining room suite of American walnut, consisting of a table, six chairs, a buffet and a china closetg also a living room suite and bedroom and kitchen furniture. Cthirty threej

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