Hammond Technical Vocational High School - Chart Yearbook (Hammond, IN)

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. . . and To Make and To Mend Family Clothing Every Tech girl was required to take one semester of sewing. The girls were taught to make hand stitches, hems, seams, and bias facings, skills which helped in the construction of an apron, a simple blouse, or a skirt. In the picture at the left Lucille Falusi is marking the hem for Ellen Beatty ' s skirt. Seated at the lower left table are two students doing hand work on their garments. Sewing by hand was just the first stage of making a garment. To fin- ish up a garment neatly and easily, the girls were taught the care and use of the sewing machines. In the picture at the left, Juanita Campbell. Dolores Burton, Martha Lenich and Darlene Hoffman put their knowl- edge to work in the operation of the sewing machine. Standing in the back of the room. Arlene Zambo is pressing her garment as the finishing touch to her work. After one semester of beginning sew- ing the girls took advanced sewing, where they progressed at their own speed. They altered and remodeled clothes and made advanced gar- ments like dresses, suits, and coats.

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They Learned To Wash and Iron for the Family Laundering was another phase of home making the freshman girls were taught in the home service classes in 1952-53. They learned to operate and care for the automatic washer and ironer, common in the homes today. To give the girls something to prac- tice on they washed the tablecloths and towels which they used in class, athletic uniforms, home nursing ma- terials. and other articles which need laundering elsewhere in the school. Putting their knowledge to work are Doris Duncan, Karen Boilek, and Lo- retta Cieszkiewicz in the picture at the left. The next step in laundering after the washing is the dampening and the ironing of the articles. The girls learned the proper way to iron shirts, uniforms, aprons, and other personal clothing. Demonstrating the proper way to keep a cupboard attractive in ap- pearance are Pat McCarthy, Dorothy Tucker, and Beverly Potts. The girls learned that orderliness is also an important step in homemaking for it saves time. When an article was needed they knew right where it was.

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They Learned To M anage Home Business To help girls appreciate the importance of the homemaker and her efficiency in the home and to help them understand the relationship and part each member plays in a home and community, the sophomore girls at Tech were required to take Home Management IV in 1952-53. The course taught the techniques rec- ommended for successfully operating a home. Responsibilities to children, work schedules, family income, budgets, simple legal pro- cedures, buying problems, household furnish- ings, and house planning were some of the units. From left to right in the top picture are Mamie Casey, Betty Campbell, Peggy Blanch- ard, and Donna Havlin, and in the center pic- ture are Augustine Michael and Doris Moore discussing the arrangement of home furnish- ings. A family council, so 9A girls learned, is one method for settling problems in a democratic way. By enacting a council session members of the class discussed and talked out common problems arising from jealousy, quarreling, teasing, and the like. During this required semester of learning, topics stressed worthy home membership, guards against the forces that destroy the family, and relationships of the home to school and community. A few of the items on the list for discussion were: You — Living Happily with Yourself and Oth- ers, Society and the Home, Affection in Family Life, Brother and Sister Relationships, Court- ship, Preparation for Marriage, Value of the Woman ' s Work, Manners, Vocations, and Religion. Around the table liom lelt to right are father. Judy Oram; mother, Joann Purkey; daughter, Lucy Huber; son, Jerry Dernulc; grandmother. Kathy Evans; grandfather. Donna Wall.