Kellogg High School - Kelloggian Yearbook (Treadwell, NY)

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The Kelloggian 25 HUMEMAKINE School opened with an enrollment of eleven in the homemaking classes. In phrasing, homemaking 1 covers food and nutrition, and homemaking 2 covers textiles and clothing. I-lomemaking 1 had charge of the cafeteria work, which gained for them practical experience in planning, preparing, and serving nutritious lunches to those who were unable to return to their homes for the noon lunch. The cafeteria was beneficial to the school from the health standpoint, because the food that was served contained the required amount of nutrition necessary for the body. In homemaking 2, the textiles and clothing are taken up. This gives the pupil the idea of the cost of the material and the expenses in dress making. The type of dresses studied con- sisted of sport, afternoon and school. In homemaking 5 and 7, the work covers interior decorating and house- hold management. The project in interior decoration was the redecorating of the chairs and table of the Community House, also of pictures and other objectives to make it seem more attractive and more homelike. The class enjoyed a trip to Oneonta, where they visited the art work of Hartwick College. The household management generally covers the expenses, budgets, man- aging of the home and also a study of electrical appliances. In connection with this last work, the class visited the Associated Gas and Electric Company of Oneonta, where they were shown many helpful demonstrations in the work- ing of electrical equipment. Next year there will be taught in the school seventh and eighth grade homemaking, and homemaking 1 and 2, as well as homemaking 3 and 4. Pk lk Pk Pk Dk GIRLS' 4-H CLUB Girls' 4-H Club work has been under the direction of Miss Bowell. Three classes have been conducted each week in elementary foods, in advanced foods and in homemaking, respectively, with groups according to age and experience. Several of the older girls competed in the county singing contest at Delhi. wk 1: 4: is wk BUYS' 4-H ELLIE The course of the Boys' 4-H Club this year was a thorough study of the single cylinder gas engine. Under the direction of Mr. Hoyt, the local leader, and Mr. Arnold of Cornell University, the class had instruction in the mechanism of gas and steam engines. A single cylinder gas engine was furnished by a member of the club. This was taken apart and studied very thoroughly. The majority of the club finished the course with exceptionally high marks and considered the course entirely worth while. The Hill Toppers' 4-H Club was organized in December at South Franklin under the leadership of Clifford Davidson. The officers of that club are as follows: president, Frederick Ehrhardg vice-president, Ernest Davieg secretary, Vanley Blackmang and treasurer, Reed Davidson. ' Some of the projects undertaken are gardening, poultry husbandry, for- estry and potato raising. Dare Now to Win

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The Kelloggian 27 ENl3Ll5l'l The regular courses of high school English as presented by the state syl- labus are given, next year a class in journalism is to be added. Some of the projects which have had their origin in regular work offered have been: a health campaign in hrst year class to improve personal appear- ance, correlated with oral Englishg writing of pupils' own autobiographies in second year class, correlated with literature studies, a vocational project to investigate requirements to enter certain fields of work in third year class, correlated with the study and practice of writing business letters, and the indexing of the catalogs and pamphlets so collected, correlated with library work, presentation of two one-act plays at the senior entertainment by fourth year class, correlated with study of modern drama. English classes devoted one period weekly to library work, including not only reading of various types of literature but also a study of parts of a book, reference works, cataloging of books, arrangement on shelves, checking in and out of books and library courtesy. Ll13 RA RY It has been the object of the Library Club to improve the library. Miss Parks, supervisor of school libraries, State Department of Educa- tion, aided in solving several of the problems confronting the Club, such as, discarding undesirable books and making out a list of books that are required in a high school library. This list consisted of nearly two hundred and fifty books. Of this number sixty-five were fiction books. The rest were divided into various groups for use in the different departments of high school work. The magazine and newspaper department, which now includes a wide variety in material offered, was moved to the present reference room, a former class room in the school building, so that students might obtain information on current topics. Here are found the Encyclopedia B1:itannica , consisting of twenty-four volumes, The World Book set, Compton's Pictured Ency- clopedia and several other standard reference works. It is the aim of the school librarian and club leader to organize a class at the beginning of the next school year and to have regular classes in library work, so that all may have a more comprehensive knowledge of library work than can be offered advantageously in English courses. Dare Now to Win