Gordon Bell High School - Purple and Gold Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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60 GORDON BELL HIGH SCHOOL THE CHIEFS TEPEE The Chief’s Tepee was a characteristic example of the use of illustration. The exploits and family traits of the Chief were so blazoned on his house walls that his neighbors —Sareee and Pigan, Blood and Biackfoot—were properly impressed. These symbols of accom¬ plishment maintained reputation and leadership. 7 The beginning of Advertising is still a picture. Commerce responds most readily to the pictured page. The Chief Tepee ' is well known by the quality of its illustrated appeals. Brigden illus¬ trations have maintained the leader¬ ship for their clients in the West for ADVERTISING BTUQDTNS OF WINNIPEG LIMITED ARTISTS • PHOTOGRAPHERS • ENGRAVERS

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GORDON BELL HIGH SCHOOL DOMESTICWiSCIENCE Importance of Home Economics HANDS should be the great art servants of the mind. The training Cj of the hands always reacts upon the growing mind of a child. With this truth to guide us, it is easy to see why Household Arts and Domestic Science should hold a very important place in our school curriculum. It matters not what vocation in life a girl may choose, she should be equipped with the knowledge and ability to manage her own personal and household affairs. In Domestic Science a girl is given every opportunity to use her own initiative in the planning and carrying out of balanced meals, correct and attractive table¬ setting, and service. Psychologists tell us that the attractive arrangement of the food, served with spotless linen and glistening glass, will increase the digestibility of the food. The study of food values teaches a girl to be more economical in planning meals, avoiding waste, and providing all the nutrition that is neces¬ sary on a definite budget. The actual cooking of different dishes that make up the various courses in a meal gives a girl the practical experience that is essential to make cooking for her what it really is—one of the finest creative arts. The study of Household Arts holds many opportunities for creative genius and provides an all-around development of one’s sense of line, color and design, with the tactile skill in developing original ideas. In clothing classes two girls may start with the same pattern for a frock, but the finished garments will pre¬ sent quite different appearances, each girl having worked into her dress some of her own individuality. That “the hand is the executive organ of the body” is truly shown in this department when a girl skillfully assembles her articles of clothing to make a perfect ensemble. The girls learn that the smallest detail is important; the basting, stitching, and pressing of a single seam may make or mar a frock. She also learns the essentials of correct dress, the suitability of a costume for each and every occasion. Today, when accessories play such an important part, she takes great enjoyment in varying her costume. One pattern for one costume, plus two blouses, equals two costumes—that’s the way of Spring fashions. Thrift is displayed also in millinery by making the ever popular beret, the new Fez, or Watteau hat, from odds and ends left over from their dresses, suits or coats. The textile course in Household Arts teaches how to test and judge fabrics, from the standpoint of quality; how to become more discriminating in taste; how to make wiser selection in clothing and house-furnishings from the view point of beauty and utility. Included in this course of Home Economics, is the practical instruction in the proper care of articles after they have been made or purchased. After an extensive study of the different fibres, a girl is then prepared to see the value of laundry principles. Laimdry methods awaken a sense of responsibility in the student and a pride in the possession of a well-kept wardrobe. If a student shows adaptability and interest in Home Economics, she would be well advised to continue her studies along this line, fitting herself for one of the many openings available. Having completed her course in Home Economics, there is an interesting variety of special vocations from which to choose. Dietetics; tea-room management; teaching, cooking, and food research will appeal to some, while others may choose designing of hats and dresses, textile research; interior decorating; or teaching Household Arts in the schools. Graduates in Home Economics are particularly sought after by managers of large departmental stores to act as buyers and consultants in many departm ents.

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GORDON BELL HIGH SCHOOL Robert Louis Stevenson got marfied and went on his honeymoon. It was then he wrote “Travels with a Don¬ key.” Miss Argue—“As we walk outdoors on a cold winter’s morning, what do we see on every hand?” Betty B.—“Gloves.” It is easy to identify the owner of a car. He is the one who, after you have shut the door opens it and slams it harder. Customer—“Your dog seems very fond of watching you cut hair.” Barber—“It isn’t that, sometimes I snip off a bit of the customer’s ear.” At the Dance Grace H.—I simply adore that funny step. Where did you pick it up. Russ G.—Funny step, nothing. I’m losing my garter. Little Johnny, whose mother was continually checking him up for swear¬ ing, came running into the house. “Mother,” he said, “is it swearing if I say Rotterdam.” ‘No, my boy,” she replied, “that’s the name of a city.” “Well,” said Johnny, “Mary ate all the fudge and I hope it will Rotterdam teeth.” An optimist is a fellow who thinks his wife has quit cigarettes when he finds cigar butts in the ash trays. Lady—“I suppose you’ve been in the navy so long you are accustomed to sea legs.” Sailor—“Why, lady, I wasn’t even looking.” Mary—“Is your husband a book worm?” Jane—“No, just an ordinary one.” Wife—“How would you like mother for dinner?” Husband—“Fried.” “I’m fed up on that,” said the baby pointing to the high-chair. Boss—“When you called up my wife and told her I would be detained at the office, what did she say?” Steno—“She said, ‘Can I depend on that?’ ” Mr. Kangaroo—“But, Mary, where is the child?” Mrs. Kangaroo—“Good Heavens, I’ve had my pockets picked.” Johnny, aged seven, gazed at the leopards for a long time and then asked his mother: “Say, is this the dot¬ ted lion everybody asks dad to sign Neil—“Does Fred still walk with that old slouch of his?” George—“No, I hear he is going with a better woman now.” Etta—“Gee, that date was fresh last night.” Mona—“Why didn’t you slap his face?” Etta—“I did, but take my advice and don’t slap a guy when he’s chewing tobacco.” George M. — “How do you spell sense?” Doc L. A.—“Dollars and cents or horse sense?” George M.—“Well, like in “I ain’t seen him sense.’