Easthampton High School - Echo Yearbook (Easthampton, MA)

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ART CLASS The correlation of art to other school subjects is one of the aims of the art department, supervised by Mrs. Marjorie Beebe, who endeavors in this way make the art work more meaningful. Art room at E. H. S. is a very busy place on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, especially when a holiday or major school event is imminent. For Christmas this year the art class designed and painted a display on masonite of pajama-clad figures hurrying down a curving stairway to a Christmas tree which was also decorated by the class. The students cut aluminum foil pie plates and painted them to make the tree decorations. High school pupils again participated in the Western Massachusetts Small High Schools Basketball Tournament poster contest. Also, in- numerable posters were painted for school affairs, and a back drop was done for the Senior Class Night program. At the invitation of the Easthampton lfVomcn's Club members of the art class displayed some of their work at the out-door art exhibit in Cctober, and received much favorable comment. Food sale? Dance? Scouts? Need a poster? Help on sketches for the Echo? Call on the ever obliging art department and you will receive gracious assistance. l 66

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ill all y il , , 1 05 'L J 66:9- MMR :PED 3 sq .11-T. 4 .. -.. DRIVER EDUCATION fi A course which has become very popular since added to the school curriculum a few years ago is the Driver Education course, supervised by its competent in- structor, Miss Edna Graham. The purpose of this course, and similar ones which are given in schools throughout the nation, is to lower America's extremely high accident rate. Ours is a half-year course consisting of bookwork, laws, fundamentals of driving, movies, safety talks, and actual roadwork in the dual-controlled driver edi' car. This course has proved so successful that 150 students have obtained their licenses through it, and the insurance companies have reduced their rates for these trained drivers. There are many humorous incidents, usually in the car, which give this course the enjoyment ordinarily assumed to go with outside activities. With nerves of steel and a handy foot near her second brake, Miss Graham sits placidly by while beginners miss trees and curbs by seemingly narrow margins. How about a ride in the school car? 65

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CHARM CLUB The members of the Charm Club can look back to a very successful year. One of the most vivid memories will be that of the trip to the Children's Study Home in Springfield. Toys to be distributed during this visit were brought in to school by the girls, and any that were damaged were repaired. Clothes were made for the dolls. Another project was a food sale to finance the clubis trip to G. Fox Sc Company in Hartford. It was a fascinating experience to see the new spring styles on parade and the girls obtained many ideas for their own spring wardrobes. These are but two of the many projects organized by the club. Other activities included the recording of voices, the practicing of walking, and the correcting of posture. New hair styles were tried out on different club members. Much helpful information on the tech- nique of applying cosmetics was acquired by the girls in an Avon demonstration conducted by Shirley Brin. We all remember with delight the charming fashion show presented by the dainty little misses from the first, secand, and third grades of Center School. ft' NE' N.,i X- ml Charm Club girls who acted as junior hostesses for the D. A. R. Open House enjoyed wearing cos- tumes of older days donated to the high school by Mrs. Johnston. Each member of the club is grate- ful to Mrs. Beebe, who made all these projects possible, for her kind and considerate advice on how to be a young lady. 67