Hellgate High School - Halberd Yearbook (Missoula, MT)

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■onis {Economics MISS ZOE WILLIAMS One of the most important depart- ments in school from the girls' point of view is the home economics depart- ment for it is here that girls receive their training in housework. Naturally the chief aim of the department is to train girls for their future married lives. From the basic courses one may branch into studies such as dietetics, home demonstration, dress designing, beauty service, and other fields. Through training in the home eco- nomics department, girls may prepare themselves for better home manage- ment during their married lives. Dress designing, nail manicure, hair styles, home budgeting, and wise buying are all taken up in a year's time. From these studies it is easy for girls to go into beauty service and further train- ing will prepare them for designing, dietetics, hotel or cafe management, and many other related occupations. Thus we come to see that home eco- nomics prepares girls either to settle down at housekeeping or to rustle for their own daily bread. Missoula High's home economics de- partment is directed by Miss Zoe Wil- liams, instructor of sewing, personal grooming, clothing selection, family re- lationship, child development, and home management. A STITCH IN TIME . . . . STOP WIGGLING MANICURE, PLEASE HAIR STYLES

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z fgticuCt urz CATTLE JUDGING MR. C. M. HOMER PRIZE ENTRIES The agricultural courses in M. H. S. are taught by Mr. C. M. Homer, a Smith- Hughes teacher, who is especially well prepared and qualified for his work. Aside from his work as a teacher of agriculture, Mr. Homer's interests tend toward sports and the out-of-doors. A former basketball player of ability, he now restricts himself to refereeing bas- ketball and football games and main taining an active interest in boxing, wrestling, and track. His brusque man ner does not conceal his friendliness. One example of this 'is the keen per- sonal interest he takes in his Ag stu- dents and in the members of his home room. Many schools more definitely rural cannot compare with M. H. S. in the quality of agricultural instruction. The quality of soils and their care, the preparation of seed beds, and the study of seeds are but a few of the many phases of agriculture. Livestock and poultry are studied. The proof of Mr. Homer's success in this branch is the 29 excellent record of his stock judging and poultry judging teams. The boys in agriculture classes also study, build, and repair farm machin- ery. In connection with the mechanical part of their training they learn to build the many fixtures and accessories that make modern farming a pleasant, scientific occupation. But even the ac- tivities mentioned above are not all that these students engage in. The social and economic espects of farm life are also studied and carried out through the Future Farmers Club. THE FUTURE FARMERS' STUDY

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 One of the busiest parts of school life can be seen in operation in room 214, the office of Miss Leila McDonald, school nurse. Miss McDonald took her public health work at the University of Washington and nursing at Saint Pat- rick's hospital here in Missoula. In the course of a day she handles from 25 to 30 students with ailments ranging from heart trouble to splinters in fingers. She says that the worst case with which she ever came into contact in this school was that of a boy who came into her office with his heart beating only 44 beats per minute. Students always find it easy to go to her with their troubles for she is always kindly and helpful in giving them advice and helping them to get rid of their ailments. Miss McDonald does her best to help the students at school, but occasionally she has to send a patient home or to the doctor. She has to keep an eye out for contagious disease, which may spread over the school. Often she can be seen driving off in her car to visit the home of a sick student. miss leila McDonald OH. MY HEAD GIRLS EMERGENCY ROOM DEAD WEIGHT, SIZE ITS AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION 31