Greene Dreher Vocational School - Keystone Yearbook (Newfoundland, PA)

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THE KEYSTONE Hays Vocational Work 29

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T H E K E Y s T 0 N E Boys Vocational Department HIS department has received special honor since the publication of the last Keystone. It is by new achievements and added interest that comes to us each year, that we realize the importance and practica- bility of the work. We feel it not only as being a part of the school, but also by the reaction that is manifested by the community. Early results are evident in the Animal Husbandry courses. The Penn- sylvania State Championship Stock Judging Team were regular students in our school and received all their instruction through the efforts of the Voca- tional Department. The story of their success and achievements will be related in another part of this publication. The work in Poultry Husbandry was offered in an interesting and prac- tical manner. The course was comprehensive and interesting, due to its practical application. Practical problems in poultry management were studied, as well as the regular work on types, breeds, diseases and judging. The Shop Work was profitable in that all projects completed were in demand by the patrons of the school. The most comprehensive piece of work ever undertaken in shop projects since the establishing of the voca- tional school were completed by the Freshman and Sophomore classes. Three large kitchen cabinets were completed and will be put on exhibition and sale at the annual Patrons' Day exhibit. The Forge Work was under the supervision of a practical blacksmith. The work completed was a credit to the department and we are looking for rapid advancement in this phase of the vocational work. 28

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T H E K E Y S T 0 N E Girls Vocational Work P' OME Making is that occupation which centers around the home, 'I whether that home be the co-operative enterprise, conducted by a hus- band and wife, for the benefit of their children themselves, children and society, or a place called home by an unmarried woman without a family. Home makers of those girls for whom home economics training is re- quired, includes all girls in any capacity or degree, share or will at some time share in the activities of home making. The science of home making in which every girl should be trained, in- cludes many things, the most important being the following: Sanitation, Hygiene, Economy and Education. Some folks have the wrong idea of the Vocational School, they think that if a girl graduates from a four years' course she should be a profes- sional. The school work tries to give a foundation to future life and devel- opment, and if in a humble way the home making department can open the vision of the girls to the reality and possibilities of home making, that they will anxiously seek further development, the school feels that it has func- tioned. The girls of Greene-Dreher realize the importance and practicability of the home making work, and we trust that it will be advanced and better prepared to meet the increasing demands of the community of which we are a part. 80