Leamington District Secondary School - Phoebus Yearbook (Leamington, Ontario Canada)

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Miss Marjorl Edge. B.A., attended North Toionto Collegiate, the Univoraity of Toronto and the Ontario College oi Education. She la now teaching claaaea in foods and home making and she directs a drama group “The Stage Frights ' ' consisting of grade nine and ten students. She is also on the Red Cross Com¬ mittee. During the past summer, she spent her holidays in Muskoka and In the Alleghany Mountains. Miss Edge enioys as her hobbies, sewing, tennis, and bowling. The Foods and Homemaking Room: This room has three separate kitchens, a .aundry, two dining rooms, and one living room. In the kitchens, there is a gas stove, and two electric stoves. The laundry has a washing machine, an electric dryer, and an electric ironer. The furniture is in limed oak. The walls are cream; the counters yellow, the cupboards green; and the floor is a mottled brown and yellow. In the living room there are four occasional pieces done in rose. They are made to form a sofa and two matching chairs. In front of the sofa is a coffee table and at the right of it is an end table. In addition to these there is a buffet and a china cabinet. The china cabinet holds a new set of dishes in the Napoleon Ivy design. All classes such as knitting and embroidery are now taken in the Home Economics rooms. These subjects formerly had to be taught in ordinary class¬ rooms because of the crowded conditions. —MARLENE SETTERINGTON

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Miss Sheilagh Ryan, B.A.. head of the Home Economics Department, teaches the sewing courses. She is originally from Riverside. Miss Ryan is a graduate of Patterson Collegiate, the University oi Toronto, and the Ontario College of Education. In the past few years at this school, she has participated as an instructor of the cheerleaders and in extra Home Economics classes. This year Miss Ryan directs a drama group, The High School Hams . and is also a Red Cross supervisor. Outside of school. Miss Ryan enjoys sewing, boating and photography. The Sewing Room: This room is done in mush¬ room trimmed with a deeper contrast. The floor is a coral rose. There are ten sewing machines, three more than in the old school. The sewing tables which have been used previously, are refinished to match the new machines. This room also has abun¬ dant cupboard space for supplies, and storage space for students’ sewing. On the front of the cupboards there are three full length mirrors which will turn to enable the student to see how the garment, which she is making, fits at the back and sides, as well as the front. To enable the students to press their garments, there are two ironing boards and two irons in this room. Each Home Economics class spends one term of work in the sewing room and another in the cooking room. mW

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Miss Gertrude Mayeock. B.A.. is head ol the Commercial Department, and counsellor lor all o! the Commercial students. She teaches typing, penman¬ ship. and shorthand. Miss Maycock, who is a graduate of the University of Toronto, is a specialist in Commercial Work. She has been a member of the Leamington District High School Teach¬ ing Staff for seventeen years. She Is interested in colour photography and music. Miss Mary House, B.A.. has been a member of the Leamington District High School teaching Staff for the past year. She is a graduate of Queen ' s University and loaches bookkeeping. Canadian Law, penmanship and German. Miss House is interested in art. Miss House ' s hobbies are playing golf and ice skating. During ihe summer Miss House lives at Balm Beach on Georgian Bay. We are pleased to welcome Miss Daphne Ford, B.A., as an addition to the Leamington District High School teaching Stafi Miss Ford is a graduate from London. England. Miss Ford leaches business correspondence, Grade Nine History and shorthand. Miss Ford ' s hobby is playing the violin. Miss Ford spent a very interesting summer in England and France. Mr. Sidney Pike. B.A., has been a member of the Leamington District High School staff far two years now. He Is a graduate of the-University of Toronto. Mr. Pike teaches commercial mathe¬ matics and bookkeeping. Mr. Pike is the director of a drama group. The Hamlets”, which meets Tuesday and Thursday in the activity period. Mr. Pike ' s hobby Is playing golf and is active in the Lions Club. We are glad to welcome Mr. K. I. MacDonald. B.Com., to his first teaching position as a member of our Commer¬ cial Teaching Staff. Mr. MacDonald re¬ ceived his High School education in Smooth Rock Falls and Timmins, On¬ tario. After high school, he attended McGill University where he received his Bachelor of Commerce Degree. His hobbies are hunting and fishing and he also enloys a good game of chess. —MARILYN LATIMER. JOYCE MOODY