Quitman High School - Prorenata Yearbook (Quitman, LA)

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Improvements of the Home Econornics Club During fhe school year '49-'50, fhe girls of fhe Home Economics Club have worked diligenfly fo beffer our deparfmenf. Sepfember we held our firsf meefing and elecfed fhe following officers: Emily Waffs ......................... Presidenf Wilma Ricks ......... ........ V ice-Presidenf Beffye Paul Oxford .... .... S ecrefary Beffy Lou Griffifh .... .... R eporfer Emma Jean Harvey .... .... T reasurer Maude Helen Vail Pearl Mae Norman l-ufher Nell COX ...... ............... P arliamenfary Law Team Mrs. Webb Swanner and Mrs. E. Vail are Chapfer Mofhers. On Ocfober I I, I949, fhe officers, accompanied b Mrs. Mary Waldrip, journey- ed fo Alexandria fo affend fhe Sfafe Fufure Homemaklers Convenfion which is held af Bolfon High School annually. November 5, fhe members of fhe Quifman Chapfer affended fhe Parish meefing held in Jonesboro-Hodge High School. We plan fo affend fhe Disfricf meefing fo be held Qusfon, March ll. A very successful Parenf-Daughfe. quef was given on May 5 of lasf year by fhe Home Economics Girls. The Parei T ooperafed nicely and every one seemed fo have a grand fime. To add fo our living room, we have purchased end fables and fable lamps. Vene- fian blinds for all fhe windows in fhe living room and serving room have made our deparfmenf more home-like and, much fo our delighf, a dining room suife has been boughf. The beaufiful sef of china which we sfarfed lasf year has been com lefed, and a sef of crysfal, fhe name of which is Colony, has been sfarfed. A beaufial paf- fern of silver, Spring Garden, has also been boughf. A new gas sfove, fwo hof plafes, and fwo fables have been purchased fo add much fo fhe beaufy and con- venience of our kifchen. We won many congrafulafions on our boofh displa ed af fhe Jackson Parish Fair, despife fhe facf fhaf we placed fhird. The fheme of fhe boofh was, The Old Lady Who Lived in fhe Shoe, Lef Home Economics Teach Her Girls Whaf fo Do. The boofh feafured canned foods, crochef work, drawn work, personal and infanf clofhing, and books of good reading, all of which was prepared by fhe girls.

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4 f 'Alf' ABOVE - Ufficers of Quitman Chapter of I-'.H.A., Left to Right: Emma j. Hur- vey, Treasurer, Wilma Ricks, Vice-Presidentq Mrs. Waldrip, Advisor: Betty Oxford, Secretary: Evelyn Moser, llistoriang Naurle ll. Vail, Parlinientariang Center, Emily Watts, President. Q BELOW - Four H. Club Officers, Left to Right, Maude Helen Vail, Program Leader, Eddie Wayne Harvey, Program Committeeg Emily Watts, president: Wilma Hicks, Secretary, Treasurer and lleporterg Marjorie McNeil, Song Leader, Carolyn Peel, Program Comm ittee. P1

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An old cusfom of fhe F. H. A. fo inifiafe fhe Freshmen Homemakers on Hallo- ween was carried ouf again fhis year. Whaf a sighf fo see when fhe freshmen began fo appear fhaf day! To make fhe lovely group even funnier looking 'lo fhe ioy of fhe upper-classmen, fhe sophomore and iunior girls were allowed fo fix fhe poor fresh- men's hair and face in any manner fhey saw fif, or fo puf if more clearly, any way fhe freshmen didn'f like if. They lived fhrough fhe perils of fhe day, much fo fheir surprise, fo be confronfed wifh a much more harrowing experience fhaf nighf. Any- one who is doubfful as fo whefher fhe empfy rooms and halls of fhe old schoolhouse along wifh fhe sheef-clad figures flifing abouf in fhe darkness are frighfening, iusf ask any of fhe freshmen girls. Each freshman girl was required fo carry an egg, which fhey dared nof break, in a fablespoon all day. Unluckily, some unforfunafe ones did break fheir eggs and punishmenf was duely served. Affer appropriafe games were played, fhe freshmen were perked up wifh fasfy refreshmenfs of hof dogs and cokes. Some of fhe new inifiafes are sfill wondering how fhey survived: however, fhey all agree fhey had a wonderful fime. As parf of fhe annual enferfainmenf of fhe Quifman Halloween Carnival fhe F. H. A. Girls sfaged a sfyle review of sfyles fhrough fhe years. The sfyle show ended wifh an appropriafely dressed wifch, depicfing fhe sfyle of fhe very momenf. A number of fhe girls, fogefher wifh Mrs. Mary Waldrip, have organized whaf fhey call The Blue Bird Club. The girls held a meefing and each girl drew a name. Then all fhe girls work faifhfully 'all monfh fo finish a piece of handwork such as crochef, faffing, kni'H'ing, embrodiery, and sewing. When fhey meef again fhey ex- change giffs and draw names again. Then if's fo do all over again. The giffs are always nice and fhe girls have lofs of fun doing if. When girls work fogefher wifh one dominanf aim in mind, fhaf of learning fhe arf of beffer homemaking, fhey are gaining knowledge and skills which will bene- fif fhem in years fo come as well as in fhe presenf. Mrs. Waldrip works in perfecf harmony wifh 'I'he girls and is insfalling ideas in our minds which will definifely help fo build a more culfural and happy group of homemakers in fhe fufure.