Highland High School - Shield Yearbook (Highland, IN)

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Future Homemakers Practice Daily Household Duties Busy are the hands of Mary Lou McGee. She knows that helping Nelda Summerford is a phase of serving that is just as important as learning the basic stitches, following a pattern, or cutting out your material. A spotless kitchen and sparkling utensils are just as im- portant to a future homemaker as cooking. Linda Marushes, Carol Herber, and Shirley Golub keep their pots and pans as shining as their good cooking.

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Problems, problems, problems, but they don’t seem to bother Sue Raduenzei and Mrs. Dorothy Smith as they conjure up some new designs for stripes. The problems only set in when they try to decide between the princess waste or the shift style. Ummmmm! What is that wonderful, mouth- watering whiff? Noses suddenly turn ceilingward to catch another sniff, eyes light up, and smiles appear on every student traversing the home economics hall. Compliments and questions abound. “What did you bake today? It smelled delicious.” Could it be that those new friends are “hankering” for a sample of the results? From beginning and advanced sewing and sewing problems classes the industrious whirr of sewing machines were heard. These classes were the scene of many a new creation as the girls learned the art of the seamstress, from basic hand and machine stitches to advanced tailoring. Home nursing, management, and child care classes were often host to young children as they acquired the skills which many of the students will utilize in the planning and management of their future homes.

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Designing Modern Houses To Suit Fancies Expand Crafts Capacity Adjusting one of the machines in the metal shop before his project is George Long. Care of the machinery is just as important in shop as the actual planning and carrying out of the project.