Montgomery Blair High School - Silverlogue Yearbook (Silver Spring, MD)

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A N 4.1.4 ' f X . K4 . Q., gif? K . .., 4 ', Wff- A ' M b :mf R if 'f 6' as-if . Wi, ar I' wi M E Am, X pl' NORMA H. COMPTON, A.B.g Home I A ' Arts. , MARY L. DICKENSON, B.S.g General 4, 1 Home Artsg Future Homemakers of r 74 M America- LOUISE P. HARMON, BS., M.A.g Vo- ,v ' cational Home Arts, General Home lp ' T pp V Artsg Future Homemakers of America. a While Ann Thrift was busily at work on her new dress, Pat Scruggs took time N Compton out for some pressing. M. Dickenson L. Harmon For the Future Homemaker Training in home economics provided strength and enrichment of home and family life for present and future years. The Home Economics Department instructed stu- , ,, f., -rsff iv dents in the important arts of sewing and cooking. Talents such as these provided innumerable opportu- nities in the world of fashion, dietetics, home-making. and etiquette. - ffl Working on chairs to be reupholstered and slip covered during their Home Management Course were S. Biller, P. Porreca, .l. Thomas. and J. Fike. .Qt

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Cfiyilie r N 'wav Nlr. Maguire. with the assistance of H. Trattler and NI. Turnbull. explained the principles of gear ratios in a transmission. Also stressed in the Driver Education class were care and knowledge of auto meehanies. As our community has grown, so also has its automobile traffic: One answer to the many problems caused hy the ever inereas- ing number of automobiles is the training of drivers. The llriver lfclur-atirui Department help- ed sulw- this prohlc-in lay graduating students who were skilled in uperating their cars. Other aims of the department were to luster a growl understanding of driver responsibi- lities and to recognize the necessity for sound, sportsman like driving practices. Carol lleliln prarrtim-rl tht- te-vliniqties of drixing as taught in the rla--mom. Each student spent at least six hours hehind the whf-el. Road Safety, a Community Must fr. Ciefla R. Maguire f.lN'Il-. l.. tvlhlll. HF.: llriutr l',tlllt'd' tiuuz 'liwriagf' Naffty limleu, iuf.-15 mittw. lfire and Xir Raid llrill-, ltUlll.Hl' l-f NItfLl'lRlE. XB.: llriwr Fil' uvatinn: Rifle 'le-am lltlilfll. nuff-N X '5- ..-U- ' .,,.v-- L-yi Ht

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Rau- 13 P, Jones, F. Krause. B. Kriby. F. Friedman, N. E. Last, K. Kuper. A Toner P qmith L Lambert B Qchweitz Reamy. K. Weaver. M. Seibert. P. Bean. K. Seeley. L. Mc- Cl'- Kenzie. Row 2: M. Shira. K. Godman. D. Pincock. Row 3 IS. Peterson. NI. Price. M. Parshall. F. Belair. Ii. Neumann. A Thrift. A. Fchickler. J. Smith, B. Beaii. .-X. Rf-anion. Row 4 fl. Lockwood. H. Kanters, A. Wells. H. Willman. R. Roberts, Early Signs of Future Success lu an effort to enlarge- its treasury, the Future Home- uiakers of Alllt'I'il'Li pre-sented I LlsilitnIl uurl Fins- -Xrtu :luring Nfar:-h in aft:-r-svhool and ew-ning: pa-rforiiiariee-s. K. Kupvr t.slmu'n ut rlul rrgfilb proudly displayed her hand- iuath- tw:-r-rl roat tn Y. Ke-amy and K. flodiuan. also sporting suits of thvir own making. The inte-rior is that of the Home .-'irts .-Xpartiuent. ft'tit'4'0l'Z1lt'Ii and newly furnish:-fl by the home arts l'i2lss8s Iilis past year. The flauiing array of formals and party dresses. seen befow, was entirely 1'oristriir'twf by the uimfi-ls the-mselws. P. Xlidgzett, fi. Kirhy. N. llarhy. and fi. Wiluian partivipatetf in the fashion show. showing these creations. -Q Z All girls interestul in learning more about good 110119 f keeping were invited to join the newls formed organization the Future Homemakers of America 4 . 3 '