Greater Latrobe High School - Latrobean Yearbook (Latrobe, PA)

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To girls enrolled in the homemaking course, cooking, sewing, and related arts classes provided the highlights of their daily program. The Homemaking Cottage, Where they were able to study and practice the rudiments of making a home, pro- vided the setting for their activities. Here they were able to bake a cake, make a dress, or plan a center piece. Of course, when they were freshmen, it seemed they would never be able to get a cake to rise or put a straight hem in a dress. But they listened to lectures, they read textbooks, they looked at pictures, they Watched their instructors, and soon they too became adept and skillful. They learned to plan and prepare a balanced meal, the correct diet for convalescents, and which vitamin will guarantee curly hair and personality plus. They learn- ed to make a suit or a housecoat, an evening gown, or a bathing suit. They made metal bracelets and salt and pepper shakers. They learned how to make a center piece and the correct courtesy for a hostess. They learned the fundamentals of good grooming and how to wear their clothes. 'Why'? Because they are the homemakers of tomorrow. U Part of the fun in homemaking class is a lunch now and then when the cooking goes well. Seniors in related arts class examine sam- ples of work done during the semester, Mrs. Marjorie Arch, Miss Emily Vosburgh, and Mrs. Katharine Stumbaugh, homemaking faculty, admire the new drapery material for the cottage displayed by student teachers, Miss Alice Cassidy and Miss Esther Stockton. Proper cutting and fitting is an important element in dressmakirig. Preparations for the Senior Tea get under way in the Homernaking Department. r in -in--ww-waive .'wa m1nazznn ' 1

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