Harriet Whitney High School - First Lady Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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+- The Vocational Survey of Occupational Opportunities for Earls and Women in Toledo, recently completed by Mr. E. 0. Bartlow under the joint sponsorship of the Toledo Board of Education and the State Board for Vocational Education, rec- ommends provision for preparation for work in the'fields of cosmetology, domestic and institutional service, laundry and dry cleaning service, and some preparation for work in those semi-skilled factory operations open to girls andiwomen in Toledo. The new building is planned to house all such prep- eration. In 1939-40 courses in office machine practice, beauty culture, household management, laundry and dry cleaning ser- vice will be addedg food service will be enlarged to include both tea room and cafeteria service. Power machines to do a variety of jobs will be available. The Commercial Art Shop will have sufficient equipment. With the na w office equipment available it will bexpossible to prepare girls to operate a variety of office machines as well as to enter secretarial practice. The standards for the course in Beauty Culture will be set by the laws of the state of Ohio. Ade- quate preparation according to these laws will be available. The course in household management will provide preparation for work in homes and institutions on a semi-professional level. A unit of related laundry work will be available to girls in the clothing, food, household management, and pos- sibly in the retail fields. Girls desiring to specialize in laundry service will be given an opportunity to do so. The new shops'will have equipment not only for prepar- ation in the skills of the trade, but also for food and textile testing laboratories. Hygiene and health education will be provided and courses in related work will be added or strengthened. 14

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RETAIL SELLENG SHG? The Retail Selling Course instructed by Miss Garnet Thompson, has an enrollment of fortyetwo sophomores? twentyh five juniors and twentymthree-seniors making the total mines ty girls? Students in 'this shop are trained specifically for selling in storese Some of the Senior girls have already e partetime position? Some characteristics required of selling girls area good healths a pleasing appearance, alertnessg test, sud the ability to get along with others: Related subjects included in this course ere: Typing English, Advertising? Applied Art, Social Problems,-MsteriQ als and Methods of Construction, Commercial Geographye Outside activities for this group include trips to the different department stores as to The Fair, Tiedtkes9, Lame sons, Sears Q Roebuckes, Lasalleis and some of the Five and Ten's. One of the proiects of the Retail Selling Shop was the opening of the Stationerfs Desk operated by the selling girls. t A group of Retailing girls are taking each day a class in related Foods from Mrs. Leister. We think this combinaa tion of Foods and Retailing will prove successful. Outstanding girls from thislshop are as follows: Eleanor Weizer.oe,.,,...0President of the Girls' Association Dorothy Smith.,...e..0..School reporter for the Toledo Times Sophie Sliwinski .... Qrevice-President of the Student Council These three represented their group in the Toledo Blade Merit Parade for the year l939e40 Eleanore Kaminskiole0o0..oReporter for the GieVo0Hi Gazette Lois Munch.Q...Q,Student Council representative of her class 13

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