Ernest Seaholm High School - Piper Yearbook (Birmingham, MI)

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Home economlcs emphaslzes prachcal trammg Whether rt be learmng to sew a stratght seam or draper a wrgglmg mfant the practrcal apphcatton of knowledge rs emphaslzed IH all home economrcs classes Up untrl 1960 all glrls had to earn a credlt IH home economrcs rn order to graduate but although thrs polrcy has been abandoned many grrls take keen mterest m the courses avallable Clothmg challenges everyone from begmmng cloth mg I students to students m advanced tarlormg classes In clothmg I students work on mdlvldual projects learnmg sewmg machme technrques and fabrrc selec tlon Clothmv II becomes more advanced as dress de srgn and more types of fabrrcs are studted The most advanced students take tarlormg and m a semester make a substantlal addltlon to their wardrobes Although one of the chlef pleasures of foods IS eatmg the finlshed product much more takes place ln cooking classes than preparmg dellclous drshes When the basrc nutrrents have been studred and table settmg and man ners have been mcluded, cookmg meals becomes more meanlngful Chrld care and general homemakrng complete the currlculum Studying such thmgs as home planmng home decoratron and chrld psychology make these classes very worthwhrle Barbara Backus DlXlC Johnson When plannmg a home many thmgs must be consrdered After a general color scheme has been chosen the walls means a long round of shopping Comparmg fabrlc materials and colors rn a local store are SUSIC Neff Sue Wlsby and Ann Laurlmore 4Its a great moment when all the PICCCS of the dress are put together and mrraculously they tit rrght But before the dress can be worn hems must be put rn measurements taken for the belt and mmor adjustments made for a perfect fit Elma Grrscom and Marte Kramb help Karen Smrth Careful measurmg along wlth a lrght touch will practlcally msure perfect cookles Whrle one or more members of each kitchen gets the oven heated and starts mrxrng the dry mgredt ents Sally Schaeffer and Carol Spengler measure nuts vamlla butter mllk and cocoa C O I O O , 1 I 1 . 1' . . , C .h . g Q 7 -' 'N 6' N , . . - V, K . . V I I . , V r L rl, f ' ' L - . D ' ' U . . f must be painted, furniture bought, and draperies .made This . , U ' ' . P - 7 , - . . , . ., . pu-U , ' ', - V l w 58

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Hours In class as Important as hours on road X The state of Mrchrgan has passed a law requrrmg all drlvers under erghteen to take a drrvers trammg course but for several years before the passmg of thus law Brrmmgham had thls program ln operatxon The course began wrth one teacher but mcreased demand requlred the add1t1on of four more One mrght thmk that the thlrty hours of class to the srx on the road IS too much but many a dlsaster has been averted by learnmg the mechanlcs of an opera 1' t1on on a dry run 1n class, and students leave well 2 prepared to face the complexltnes of drrvmg -. We 4To the eye of a non dr1ver the mass of buttons bars and pedals can be very frrghtenmg and the bewlldered dI'1V1l'1g student wonders how he can ever keep them stralght much less operate them with ease But after a few grmdlng gears and stalled engmes operatlon becomes smooth 4The only way to galn full conception of the respons1b1l1ty of dnvmg .1 car IS to repalr one In drlver trammg, students learn how to change a ture wrth speed and efliclency Wrth Mr Tassxo mstructmg from the sldelmcs Robert Etter removes lug nuts whlle Rose Niarxe Bronersky watches Drlver tralnmg students fear startmg on a hull and on th1s partlcular day It rs worse than ever because of sllppery pavement While the student IS desperately trymg to let out the clutch wlthout stallmg Mr Wlllxams IS calmly saylng 9 We have a few cars honkmg at us because we re not moving dont we 60 0 0 . T . . . . 7' . . . . . 1 c, A a 1 , I 1 s XR I! 5 ' ss as ' .Q ' - Fykyrgr A :sg VL - 1 7 ' s . , , , . ., . . ' . . , . ., . , , A . '. ,X - Y ' S . 5 tt - - - ' s y vs v