Dubach High School - Rattler Yearbook (Dubach, LA)

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C0 IVIERCE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT A two m1ll speclal tax for five years was voted to estabhsh a Commerce Department at Dubach Hxgh School ln 1940 The equxpment conslsts of twenty four regular bookkeepmg desks one addmg machine two calculators two fxhng calunets one large storage cabmet paper cutter demonstratlng typewrxtuxg stand twenty typewnters and desks and hity comfortable chatrs to match Soon after the Commerce Department was estabhshed the State Supervxsor of Commercxal Educahon vxsxted the Department and saxd that xt was the best equxpped Commerce Department m the State for a small hlgh school ' The Commerce Department of Dubach Hugh School offers Typmg Book keepxng General Busmess and Busmess Mathmetxcs Mr Melvxn Colvm IS head ofthe Commerce Department ' Page 42 . . I 1 f . . - . . v ' - , .

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HG EECO GMICS President Beverly An: Colvin Vice President Mary Colvin Secretary Rhoda Britt Treasurer Winnie Carter HOME ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT The Home Economics Cottage is a brick building and consists of a sewing labatory, foods laboratory living room bedroom and bathroom There are four years of Home Economics offered In these years girls and in planning and making clothes for themselves and their family They re ceive training in home living child care, health and personal development and also traxmng in care and beautification of the home The girls in high school who are enrolled in Home Economics belong to the Future Homemakers Club ln this club the programs are planned on subjects of interest to the girls Every girl participates in these prograrns In the club the girls become familiar with parlxmentary procedure Miss Maurme Hedgepeth is head of the Home Econo-mcs Dept RATTLER - 1947 pq, 43 receive practical training in planning, preparing and buying foods for the family