Higgins Classical Institute - Scroll Yearbook (Charleston, ME)

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52 H. C. I.SCROLL ...lili- HIQIIVIE ees EE vt, -4 I 9, Q , f NUHIEE HOME ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT The Home Economics course is offered to all Sophomore, Junior, and Senior girls. Many of the girls are enrolled in the course because they realize that some day the many things they learn will be of importance, re- gardless of what career they may choose. The Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors be- gan the first nine weeks by canning. Each class played a very aclive part in preparing the foods which they put into the cans. The Sophomore class began next to study fundamental topics, such as grooming, man- ners and personality. After completing this they began on their clothing project. In sewing the girls made very nice garments. They made the more simple things, such as, blouses, skirts, and pajamas. The foods unit gave them many experiences in learn- ing how to prepare and serve all types of breakfast food. They completed the course by taking Home Nursing, learning how to care for the sick, and how to make the well happy. The girls found their year of new experiences very interesting and helpful. The Junior class carried on their work by studying the composition and food-value of the various types and kinds of food. During this year they also had much practice work in learning how to prepare hearty foods, to make pies, cakes, and puddings, They also learned how to make breads of all types and how to make salads. All these things became very useful when they began to serve luncheons and dinners. These full oofurse meals are served to the faculty and all mem- bers of the class have some job tc- do. It is necessary to have a hostess, a waitress, a first cook, a second cook, a third cook and table girls, who decorate and prepare the table. The remaining girls usually assist in cleaning up. The Senior class continued their course of studying Dietetics and Advanced Nutrition. In class every other day members demon- strated by experiments the composition and reaction of various foods. Following a com- pletion of Dietetics they studied Child Care. This course included the preparation for, and care of a baby, child psychology, and family relations. During the time when they were learning how to dress, bathe and feed a baby everyone had the actual experience because they had a small child ifive months oldb with whom they worked. The advanced clothing class of the Juniors and Seniors have made a variety of the more complicated articles. Some of them were: coats, dresses Cwoolen and silkb, and sux s. For the most part, we feel that this course has proved exceptionally successful this year and we hope it may continue to grow as time goes on. V. C. '45 CANNING PROJECT Tho first nine weeks of school this fall the Home Economics Department carried on a canning project. It was a continuation of the summer Community Canning Center project. This was to preserve all foods that were ready to be canned at that time. There were 3,867 cans of food canned including corn, shell beans, tomatoes, pumpkins, caul- iflower. string beans, pears, apples, apple sauce, chicken and chicken soup. A large part of this was for the dormitory and school lunch use. The Home Economics Department opened its doors to let women of the nearby towns can cookies, candy, puddings, baked beans, brown bread, pickles, nuts, and other things which could be canned. These were to be sent to the boys overseas. Over 500 cans were sealed. SCHOOL LUNCH For two years the school lunch program has been sponsored by the Home Economics Department. The meals were planned by Miss Hillman and prepared by the parents who willingly gave one day a week. The charge for the lunch was ten cents a meal. There were about 120 children served. A portion of the food canned during the summer was set aside for this purpose. STUDENT TEACHING The Home Economics Department at Hig- gin.: Classical Institute was appointed as one of the student teaching centers this year. Miss Hillman served as the supervisory teacher. This gives the Seniors enrolled in the Home Economics Colleges some first hand observations and experiences in teaching. This will help them as they start on the road to their teaching the coming year. We have had two girls from Farmington State Teachers College. They were Misses Joyce Farrar and Evelyn Chatto who each spent six weeks with us. We have also had one girl from the University of Maine. She was Miss Helen Stacy who was with us four weeks.