Polo High School - Panther Yearbook (Polo, MO)

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Future Homemakers of America Our FHA has forty members. To be a member, each girl must be enrolled in a home economics class or have completed one year of home economics. Thirty new members were initiated into our group this year. Nineteen girls qualified for their Junior Home- maker Degree, Each of these girls received an FHA pin with a key and guard attached. Our officers are: Pre sident-Mary Ann Hyder, Vice-President-Emma Jean Skinner, Secretary and Treasurer- Laura Carter, Historian-Bonnie Crowley, Pianist-Maurine White, Song Leader-Nancy Barnes, Our sponsor is Mrs. Leta McCorkendale and our Chapter Mothers are Mrs. Marion Houghton and Mrs. Mabel Jones. A large percentage of our members and Mrs. McCorkenda1e at- tended the sub-district meeting at Carrolton in October. Polo had charge of the installation. We are very happy to have E-mma Jean Skinner elected as the Sub-District Vice-President. We are plan- ning to attend the district meeting April 14th, at Maryville. We have had many successful activities this year. First of all, we had the initiation of new members to which all the FHA girls' mothers were invited. Next, we had our Christmas Dance, to which the FFA boys and a few other guests were invited. Then we had a Valentine Box Supper to which the FFA boys were invited, At the box supper the girls had an Etiquette Skit which gave them many helpful ideas as to what is Hproperl' To make money this year we have sold pop, popcorn, hot dogs, etc., at all the school activities. From our profits we have pur- chased an electric stove, electric sewing machine, and popcorn popper. F. I-L A. Christmas Dance . Wednesday night, December 20th, the F.H.A. held a Christmas Dance in the school gymnasium. The imembers of the F.F.A. Club were invited, and each F.H.A. girl and F.F.A. boy was permit- ted to invite one guest. The dance was well attended. The gym- nasium was beautifullydecorated. Streamers of many colors hung from the entrance, at one end of the gymnasium was the sign, Merry Christmas F.H.A. Girls , and at the other end was Happy New Year F.F.A. Boys . Everyone danced under soft lights to records of popular music. Refreshments of ice cream and cookies were served. The dance was one of the successes of the year for the F.H.A. Chapter. 30

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Home Economzcs . We have a growing Home Economics department. For the first time Home Economics is offered to all four classesg formerly it was offered only to the upper three. The girls really enjoy their work under the direction of Mrs. McCorkendale. This year the Freshmen have made aprons, skirts and blouses. Then they had their breakfast unit. Now they are ready for the advanced sewing unit. The Sophomores have made skirts, arranged flowers, and studied the basic seven. Then they cooked their breakfasts. At the present time they are ready to cook a heavy' breakfast. We have two classes in Home Management. Each class is doing something a little different. They have canned and frozen fruits and vegetables. At Homecoming they made the gown for the Queen. While one class was studying Child Care another class studied Home Nursing, Now both classes are learning to prepare luncheons. The Senior Class has few members but they have been sewing, studying family rela- tionships, and now are learning to prepare dinners. Next year we hope to put in Vocational Home Economics with a three unit kitchen and nearly all the appliances that a happy homemaker would have. This will be quite an ad- dition to the Home Economics Department. 29

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F. H A. Initiation Party 31