Oscar F Smith High School - Tiger Yearbook (South Norfolk, VA)

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A 'ual Q... fm M Q? 'W tw an ,, mv f . enjoyable. ei J 0 The Future Homemaker! of America Club members are: First row: Carolyn Foster, Betty Jean Miles, Barbara Fagar, Joanne Silverthorne, Sharon Cooper, Anita Mosley, Patty Phelps, Shirley Ann Taylor, Eileen White. Second row: Linda Delores Smith, Joan Foster, Barbara Roach, Joyce Reason, Shirley Harris, laura Pool, Carol Thomas, Shirley Mae Taylor, Jean Hudson, Lottie Waugh. . se., 1. if .. lr. 1- .5 1, Just cooking meals im't enough-these girls learn that attractive table settings make meals more appetizing and The home ec. girls can do the laundry for their own depart- ment and for physical education in these automatic machines that play How Dry I Am when the clothes are ready. M..-v -

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Junior Class Sponsor U F. H. A, Sponsor Planning menus, making out grocery lists, marketing and the proper storing foods are important to these future homemakers. It takes a lot of manipulating sometimes, ta arrange a pattern to get the most out of the material you've bought. Home Economics ro ms ag-6 spacious i www ' CA... bv! J ,aj ! -i 25 , faiw f:,,,'L7.,fZ ' '1ZJf '7V, ' Uisifff TMJ MLMZW Home Economics prepares the students to be homemakers instead of housewives , by initiating them into every phase of the art of managing household. Working in the three kitchens and two clothing rooms already completed, the stu- dents and teachers alike worked toward the day when they could move into the suite of rooms which would serve as a model home for them. The suite is made up of living room, dining room, bedroom, and bath. Be- sides these, there are the three kitchens, three clothing rooms, two multi-purpose areas, and a utility room which will be used for mending furniture and working on hobbies. ln the three-year course in Home Ecomonics, the girls study good grooming, clothing, food, family relationships, and other things that will be of great help to them in managing their own homes: After that final check to be sure the hem is even, Martha can add one more skirt to her wardrobe. t

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X -4:,. 'WJ LGS- ..-a,+.e.:,...7 ,, , 7- H-if f 'Qi--1--ad I '-4'-fe-. ' fig! . I Uffice Clerks it Mrs. Johnson, bookkeeper, and Miss Newberry, clerk, go over some necessary papers. Always late! Mrs. Wells, the attendance clerk, keew tlfack of all absentees and tardies. r' xv Q' pl Guidance Department Q Many students who might have cast a wary eye upon the Guidance Department as a group who dealt with discipline prob- lems, have since learned that they are sin- cere and understanding advisors, interested in helping students adiust to personal and school situations. The department also as- sists students in finding work after gradu- ation and in planning their college edu- cation. State tests, aptitude tests, and intel- ligence tests are given and recorded as a part of this program. Under the leadership of Miss McDowell, Dean of Girls, each staFf member is as- signed a place and an hour to meet with students, and this schedule is posted so stu- dents may know that a counselor is avail- able at all times. The Guidance Staff First row Mrs Howell Miss West Mrs Waters Miss McDowell chairman, Miss Scaff, Mrs. Hollomon, Mrs. Bunch. I' 'N u-.JL-4,