Cochran Junior High School - Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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TERM VI

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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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cocHRAN AERIAL p p The floors were scrubbed and varnished. When they were dry, we laid the rugs and arranged the furniture. A number of the girls brought samples oflthe different kinds of material for curtains. We decided upon ecru marquisette, which we made and hemstitched. When they were finished the girls laundered and put them up. We made blue silk draperies for the casement windows. The girls brought rags from home and we cut them in strips, plaited them and made colorful rag rugs. On October thirteenth the Term VII girls held a I-IalloWe'en party. There were four chaperons present. The features of the eve- ning were games a11d dancing. Refreshments were served which were furnished by the girls. Eleanor Lloyd was in charge of the entertain- ment and Irene Bell of the refreshments. Most all the girls tf the Apartment helped decorate the rooms. ' On Monday, November 23, from four to five o'clock the T1-rm V. VI, and VII girls held a faculty tea, under the direction of Miss Gross. There were about 65 teachers and supervisors present. During the progress of the tea, a pleasing program was carried out. Frances Stokes sang a vocal solo and Dorothy Hampton and Irene Bell each gave a reading. 'l he guests were served with tea, two kinds of deli- cious sandwiches, cookies, and candy, all made by the Model Apart- ment girls. Before Christmas vacation we moved all the- furniture and pre- pared the walls for painting. They were painted tan and brown with a dropped ceiling. VVe bronzed the radiators and enameled cream color the casement windows, kitchen tables, two stools, the serving tables, and tea wagon. Every Monday we cooked some wholesome foods. The other days we would either clean the apartment, work on the rugs, or do notebook work. In our notebooks we made plans of the apartment, and arranged the furniture, made order lists for the tea, and the recipes for the foods we cooked. The tablecloth and napkins were made, too. The girls served a New England luncheon to six ofthe teachers in March. The food was prepared by the Terms VII and VIII girls and served by the Term VII girls. The Term VIII girls made a sampler in many vivid colors with their names, the year, and a design. It is very beautiful and shows that a great amount of work was put on it. The week before Easter Miss Gross taught some of the girls how to paint different faces on eggs for Easter. After Easter vacation the girls made summer dresses. We also learned how to do work on silk material. VVe made a pillow of black sateen worked in cross-stitch of many vivid colors. For the dining room we bought a set consisting of a fruit bowl and candlesticksg and we also purchased candlesticks and candles for the living room. During i'Better I-Iomes Week the girls in this department pre- sented a play entitled The Experiences of Mrs. Rip Van Winklef' A report of this play may be found under Dramatics. ' IRENE BELL, Term VIII. O A DESCRIPTION From the moss-covered rock on which I sat at twilight, I could see the trees on the top of the opposite hill boldly silhouetted against the sky by the yellow harvest moon. As the moon rose higher, the trees gradually became smaller until finally the moon burst over the rim of the hill, flooding the valley with its soft mellow light. WARREN SI-IAVER, Term VII. Cthirty hvej I