Easthampton High School - Echo Yearbook (Easthampton, MA)

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INDUSTRIAL ARTS Finishing Touches For boys who enjoy working with tools, Industrial Arts, taught by Mr. Joseph Manning, offers excellent training in the use of both hand and power tools. The boys also acquire a knowledge of the different types of wood and put this knowledge to use in the making of various articles of furniture. The handsome finished products bring many an envious glance and exclamation of admiration. Instruction in mechanical drawing is also offered to boys interested in this important phase of industrial work. Havcn't we any future engineers and builders among our girls, Mr. Manning? The Beauty of Wood 68 Future Engineers

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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

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HOUSEHOLD ARTS The purpose of this course, with Miss Hazel Eames as instructor, is to teach the basic principles of household management. One term may find the girls preparing themselves for the tasks that will face them in later years-such tasks as the planning and cooking of meals, the planning of proper diets, and the correct ways of operating the devices used in modern kitchens. In another term the girls may concentrate on the 'fundamentals of sewing. They learn how to operate and care for a sewing machine, study different types of materials and the selection of suitable material for various articles of clothing. The finished garments turned out by th'e girls in this course are articles of which they may indeed be proud. Interior decorating is another phase of home-making which adds fascination to the Household Arts course and helps the girls to plan for future attractive homes of their own. 69