Muncie Central High School - Magician Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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Practical Arts, Such As Business and Homemaking, Teach Us Useful Skills Slow and easy, that's the way! Carol Wise works accord- seam, put a pattern on the material, and have the final ingly as she prepares to thread the needle of a sewing ma- product turn out to be a well-made skirt, dress, or blouse, chine in clothing class. There girls learn to sew a straight This art will save future husbands and families money. The spirit of the pioneer days lived again this year in Central’s boys' food classes, when the chefs” brought in their own game, bagged on hunting trips, for cooking. Over the holiday seasons they hovered over their stoves creating cookies and candy. (The age of the kitchen male has come at last, girls!) The girls, also, were deft operators in the kitchens, serving refreshments for various meetings during the year. Meanwhile, students in the other homemaking classes were going at full speed too. Dresses, formals and even raincoats were being whipped off in the sewing classes, well worth an occasional pin prick. Interior decorating classes were juggling floor plans, materials and color schemes to fit their dream homes; marriage and home relations pupils were learning the art of getting along with people; and students of child care were observing pre-school children at play. Preparing for future occupations was the main motive for taking the business courses at Central, which included bookkeeping, shorthand, typing and business law. 29

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Preparing for the future, Lela Cotton concentrates on her work in filing class. Business Ed. helps many students on their way to becoming secretaries or clerks. 28 All in one: Many things needed by the Central teaching staff can be made at Central or at the Trade School. Here stencils for a typing class are being used on a mimeograph machine. Proper place settings are among lessons taught in foods class. Girls and boys learn to be good cooks and to plan dinner menus. They learn how to serve food in an attractive, inviting way.

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Heads bent in close observation of their work, Mr. Marion Hewson strive to follow instructions in electronics class at Blackburn, instructor, Wilbur King, Conley Kissick, and Jim the Trade School. 30