Harold L Richards High School - Golden Year Yearbook (Oak Lawn, IL)

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Home Ec girls studied domestic skills. ii-1 f' 2 'K Marsha Cohen and Barbara Janes learned the proper techniques of doing laun- dry. Mrs. Havinga showed Carol Jensen the proper method used in sewing a zipper. Xa 'ri ,fam Harold L. Richards High School girls were prepared for a fine future in homemaking. In Clothing, girls were taught to mend, darn, and patch, and to make skirts, blouses, iackets and suits. Sewing proiects varied from simple dresses to for- mal evening wear. Girls also learned the fabrics and the colors best suited to the individual. ln Food courses a girl learned how to prepare food and what each food adds to a person's nutrition. By following a basic diet every meal was made to give the full vitamin content needed. Senior girls were offered a Career Girls class in which they learned how the modern teen may improve her home- making. During the year sewing and cooking awards were made to girls outstanding in their field. The girls also partici- pated in a written test of their cooking skills and information, the winner of which was offered the Betty Crocker Award. Cathy Pempek put u cake into the oven while Cindy Moletich looked on. Marjorie Muzik explained the Lunch Evaluation Chart to class members under the guidance of Miss Denutte it 1 fl

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04 Grace Baal, Sheila Cloud, Barbara Balzell and Belly Bourell prepared ingredients lar baking pastry. vi Denise Ostertcg worked busily on her sewing proiecl. 4,- 1 ff f '. -V V ., 9 Q Y f -. , -i 1' , V. M-,-- y K I ' . . 1 ' , ii --x - A A jx.. My ' - 5 If ? 1 , -1515 lx x.. ' 4: - ' f' vi A6 V' xl A if ' i YC, Marilyn Dugan and Pom -Skaggs showed proper methods of sifting flour while Darlene DeRuiler looked on. Diane Benson looked al Pal Crowhursi's garmeni before lhe final touches were made,

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fl. ' I1 f f, Timothy De Witt and Peter Krueger rechecked their figuring in drafting. The Industrial Arts Department consisted of the various shop courses: wood, print, drafting, drawing, auto, sheet metal, machine shop and welding. These courses were designed to give the boys a working knowledge in choosing their future vocations. Industrial Arts courses were valuable for students who planned to go into an engineering profession. Many professions today re- quire some knowledge of the industrial arts field. A skillful reason- ing, sharp eye, and steady hand are all needed in the industrial arts field. Although not all students took industrial arts courses for college preparation alone, a good many used their knowledge as a stepping stone to engineering and architectural schools. The boys learned how to work on tool and supply cabinets and how to handle electrical equipment. Industrial arts was a KR7 Pete' KWIS' IIIOVUUS WOOCI. Gnd Robert Allaire made name signs in the wood shop gy 'he Northwest Building, Michael Spiotto experimented with the new wood washing basin in a campus woadshop. . 1 3 'E GQ cps l pathway to a variety 1