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

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Do Later for Families of Their Own While the carpentry classes built the shells of houses, the home economics girls learned to make them homes. For example, the problems that face wives and mothers in every day living are studied in marriage and family relations, child guidance and development and home management. Class members even brought models to demonstrate bathing the baby and other child care techniques. Fashion magazines were consulted for ideas in clothing classes. Chic designs and patterns made it possible for the girls to stop at nothing short of high style. New fabrics and accessories give their clothes class. You look like this if you’re in style, according to Miss Suzanne Sasser, of the V. of Cincinnati, who discusses fashions with Marguerite Leach, Mary Troutner, and Johnnie Taylor. Do it egg-zactly like this, and you’ll have a perfect cake. Cheryl Perkins starts the procedure in foods class under the watchful eyes of classmates Linda Richmond and Linda Buffalo. 23

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What They Do Now for Credits, They’ll Debbie Root demonstrates the proper method of artificial respiration on a willing “victim ” as teacher Mrs. Lois W ebster instructs another home nursing student on first aid. Anyone who finished all of Central’s home economics courses would certainly be “the complete homemaker.” There were not only the usual clothing and foods courses, but also classes in the important aspects of family life. A tour of some outstanding homes was on the agenda for interior decoration classes. The girls studied furniture arrangement, proper use of colors, and the techniques of decorating on a budget. W hile tearoom girls learned what it takes to be a topnotch hostess, boys’ foods classes learned the manly art of grilling steaks. However, the chefs didn’t stop there; they even concocted cakes and pies. One of the many assistances given by the home economics department was serving for various dinners. Pat Belew is serving Coaches Mr. Ernest Sutton (left) and Mr. Edward Corazzi. A Christmas party was one of the major activities of this child guidance class. Mr. A. 0. LaBerteaux. “Santa, talks with a child as teacher Mts. Susan Vititoe (back, left) looks on.

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Sophomore Mike Branson typed by the trick of the trade, accord-ing to the bulletin board constructed by Margery Sparks, student teacher. The bulletin board, entitled “Keys to Successful Typing ” encouraged typers to think before pecking. Upsy-daisy! And so goes Melinda Lyons, boosted into the ozone by classmate Marsha If ray. Such “parallels’ are common among the feminine gymnasts who discover in Miss Katharine King's P.E. classes that even girls have muscles. Some Courses Taught Manual and muscular skill was stressed in several departments at Central from gym classes to Trade School. While some learned speed and accuracy in industrial machinery, others practiced rebounding and somersaults. Diving skills and special strokes were practiced in swimming classes that were aimed to teach all prospective mermaids to he swimmers, although drenched hair was sometimes a necessary evil. “Scairdy-cats” sometimes even became the severest victims of “Sea Fever” after that first landlubbing tendency subsided. Business education students had to know their equipment down to the last key in order to operate office machinery well. Efficiency is an important word in any office, and business ed. teachers stressed it in training Max Zimmerman. the helpful business machine student, shows classmate Cindy Stephens how to total a column of figures speedily on one of several types of intricate machines.