Pensacola High School - Annona Yearbook (Pensacola, FL)

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Home Economics Prepares Girls for Life Role Good food for all the family is one of the homemaker's chief responsibilities. Food and its relationship to the individual well being are stressed in the home economics course. The essential food groups, their fuctions, and sources are taken into consideration. Principles involved in preparing vegetables, fruits, baked products, eggs, cheese, meats, and freezing must be under- stood in order to preserve the nutritional value of these foods. Firsthand knowledge is obtained by preparing exciting and delicious dishes during the laboratory classes. Each student has an oppor- tunity to make and serve meals attractively after she had learned the principles of meal planning. Proper habits for selecting foods for meals, methods of table setting, and entertaining are all part of this homemaking course. Homemaking II includes a child care unit. The characteristics of children from six to twelve years of age are analyzed in relationship to their physical, mental, and emotional development. Appreciation and pride of the home are necessary factors in family harmony. Important in this appreciation are understanding the ar- rangement of furniture, decoration, and house- keeping techniques. Of extreme significance is the study of per- sonal, family, and social relationships. One of the basic human needs is understanding and getting along with others. Social behavior and manners worthy of good citizens rank high among the goals of the home economics department. The sewing requirement for Home Economics II students is making a dress. These two confused students get as- sistance from Mrs. Browning while others work busily. Jennifer Meinrath has the task of fitting Carolyn Sue Stephens' skirt on her. The skirt is the beginning of Carolyn's dress and a new experience in Home Ec. 27

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Home Economics is a required course to prepare a girl for later life. These two girls, Dorothy Flynn and Su- san Garner, learn to cook several different recipes. Individual Analysis Is of Primary Importance The great and all-embracing objective of the home economics department of Pensacola High School is to impart to the students an aware- ness of the tremendous value of an efficient home. To inspire each girl to do her part in attaining a very worthwhile goal, the establishing of a good home, is also an important aim of the de- partment. The serving unit for the first year's work has two chief objectives which each girl should reach. The first is the ability to operate the sew- ing machine smoothly, and the second is to make a worthwhile article of simple construction which will be useful. The study of personal attractive- ness, grooming practices, wardrobe planning and selection are also included in this course. Those girls that are interested in learning more about sewing find the second year instruc- tion very valuable. Clothing and social acceptance are taught. Each girl learns good hints for pur- chasing clothes, alteration and repair problems, and figure faults. The chance to make more ad- vanced clothing is offered every girl. LORETTA BLAKELY MARJORIE BROWNING ANN HANAHAN Home Economics students, Jane Griffith and Lois Stu- art, painstakingly record the different items in the kitchen. The inventory facilitates all kitchen work. 26

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Miss Holland's physical education students, Maureen Wight, Elizabeth Breeze, and Jackie Aultman practice some bowl- ing skills during their class for a six weeks at Fast Lanes Bowling Alley. Bowling was a new experience for many. Team Sports Heighten Spirit of Competition In girls' physical education classes this year, physical fitness is stressed more than any previous year. This is due largely fo the new Phys. Ed. program that President Kennedy has urged all schools to begin. National Physical Fitness Tests are given this year at the beginning and end of the school term. Individual sports are offered during the re- quired two years of P.E. Juniors and seniors are taught two individual sports, bowling and tennis. Because there are so many freshmen and sopho- mores, either tennis, bowling, or archery. During these two years of P.E., the students have a chance to develop their skill as well as a chance to learn the rules and mechanics of the sports, they may be used in later life for plea- sure and also a good means of staying healthy.. The classes also have team sports and rhythms (square, folk, and social dancing) during the year. From close association with other stu- dents and participation in these sports, students gain many different things from Phys. Ed. that can not be obtained from other subjects. They learn to exert themselves to their fullest extent and win or lose, to do so gracefully. Students learn how to react to competition which is al- ways present in life. Because Physical Education develops these excellent traits, it is one of our most important subjects. Therefore, we should be very proud of the P.E. department and their program. The skills of tennis, which is a part of the Physical Education agenda, are mastered by these three girls. BETTY CUIBRETH CLAIRE GILCHREST LELA HOLLAND 28