Lansdowne High School - Lahian Yearbook (Lansdowne, PA)

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Two diligent C Kef Club members learn about the importance of completing a task. M. Knorr, S. Stake, and A. O'Neill demonstrate their skills in Two future homemakers acquire dressmaking skills, table setting for the National Honor Society tea. B. PKinneyt T. Watt, K. Cowperthwait, and K. Kleckner add masculine notes to the cooking art. S. Huppman, C. Nicholson, B. Kleckner, and J. Penrose work on various stages of sewing projects. Twenty •seven

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. . . klome-heepiny hearts are lafifjiest. Mrs. Vincent lectures to a receptive audience of Home Economics majors. E. Blackburn and G. Boyers work on new patterns with the help of student teacher. Miss Hitchcock. Renewed interest in home economics resulted in the development of a majors program. Majors devoted additional class time to dress planning, buying on a budget, family living, and interior decorating. Cooking students planned complete meals with special emphasis on the nutritional values of the foods prepared. Noting the importance of size, color, and material, several students made slippers, skirts, blouses, shorts, dresses and suits. Under the direction of Miss Virginia C. Briner and Mrs. Sonya E. Vincent, homemaking students created the blue and white floral drapes enhancing the decor of the renovated cafeteria. They rendered additional service as they assisted at the Principal’s Luncheon and the National Honor Society Tea. S. Long, L. Collins, S. McGowen, B. Long, and B. Norcross construct floor plans in Home Ec. On Valentine’s Day homemaking majors presented “Around the World with Food and Fashion.” Artistic table settings complemented the international cuisine provided for parents and guests. Members of the advanced sewing class modeled their suit creations for the enthusiastic audience. Homemaking Club opened its membership to all girls as it considered affiliation with a national homemaking organization. Members shared their knowledge of knitting, crocheting, and embroidery as they reviewed the artistic possibilities of their handwork. Boys, too, enjoyed the modern facilities of the home economics suite. Twice weekly they invaded this female domain to prepare biscuits, pies, cakes, vegetable platters, and other delicacies. C. Delcomp and K. Moore receive helpful instruction from Miss Briner. Twenty-six

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J. Taylor and T. Wilson put into practice skills acquired in Mechanical Drawing. Mr. William Kabakjian, mechanical drawing instructor, helped to prepare students for future careers in architecture, engineering, and blueprinting. Sketching, drawing, interpretation, and planning fascinated students; absolute accuracy became essential. Potential machine operators studied the intricacies of the power equipment under Mr. Joseph Pastelak, supervisor of the metalshop. Avid artisans created jewelry, ashtrays, wall plaques and other metal objects. Further development of the foundry area is planned, and junior high students will learn the fundamentals of foundry techniques through the medium of lead. Young woodshop students learned to read blueprints, utilize hand tools, and handle the planer, jig saw, and drill press under the watchful eye of artist-craftsman, Mr. Clarence Preitz. The handicrafters studied the properties of wood before they made footstools, bookracks. and bookcases. The annual Ford Motor Company Industrial Arts Contest provided stimulus for several advanced workers in wood. George Kates created a grandfather’s clock of classical design, and Jules DeBaecke entered a Salem chest. The staff contemplates the addition of a plastics area for the exploration of methods and types of fabrication and internal carving. Industrial arts majors exchanged places with homemaking majors for a unit of work. The girls studied elementary mechanics, and the boys experimented with foods. J. Davis and D. Sullivan work the drill press in Metal Shop. T. Hardy busily does his work for Metal Shop. Mr. Pastelak demonstrates a die set to F. Morgan.