Southwestern College - Moundbuilder Yearbook (Winfield, KS)

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by Linda Ballard lt youlve made a visit to second floor Mossman recently you probably looked twice. But upon glancing around you realized you were at the right place. The Home Economics Department has taken on a face Iitting project during the past few months so it hardly seems like the same place. The first project was in the foods laboratory where the walls have a cheery Mexican gold tone. Then the majors restained all the cabinets and varnished them in a dark pecan wood finish. To revitalize the living room the grey walls were changed to an off white and the grey car- pet replaced with azure blue green plush shag. Other changes were reupholstering the furniture, new drapes in the dining room, which the home economics students made themselves, changing a closet to a reference library and carpeting the hall in bright red indoor-outdoor carpet. lf youlve never made a visit to the home economics department or never knew one existed at South- western, now's your chance to see an up and coming place. So far this tall there have been over 900 visitors in the department. But dont think that's all theyive been up to. The nutrition class sponsored a project called lRip Rocketl. in this project underpriviledged chil- dren of Winfield were taught nutrition during the course of several weeks. At each of their meet- ings snacks were prepared by the children. And lRip Rocket' was sure to be on hand every time to help the lesson along. This project gave the students the experience of working at with underpriviledged children, and Qt the practical experience of planning and teaching. Graduates of our home economics depart- ment, after completion of required courses and evaluation by the State Department of Vocational Home Economics Education may be vocationally certified. By being vocationally certified we mean that our graduates in education are qualified to teach in a vocational high school program. In a vocational program one would include in your teaching curriculum the seven areas of Home Economics which include: my Foods and Nutri- tion, Qt clothing and textiles, CD health and safety, OD personal and family relations, tSt child care, Git housing, furnishing and related arts, and at home management and consumer edu- cation. Also Future Homemakers of America would be included in this program. Future Home- makers of America is a national club high school girls can join which helps them prepare for being homemakers and protessional home economics career women. The home economics department has two social clubs. Gamma Omicron is open to any girl on campus that is interested in Home Econom- ics. The club on campus is also a member of the Kansas Home Economics Student Member Sec- Home Economics - an up-and-coming field ' '3!!! 2a.. f ,-.. Above: Jan Ganson, junior home ec major, helps Rip Rockefs little friends learn how to make nutritious snacks in the foods lab. Right: Mrs. Glenn tTedt Biesemicr, left, and Miss Phyllis Johnson organize lesson plans for some home cc courses.

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tlon which is affiliated with the American Home Economics Association. This year Southwestern is honored by having the Kansas Home Econom- ics Student Member Section President. She is Linda Ballard, a senior major. With this honor came the privilege of having the Student Member Section Fall Meeting on our campus. The meet- ing was held November 7, 1972, In total there were 117 in attendance from other college chap- ters in the state including Washburn, Hays, Emporia, Kansas State, Friends, Bethel, Sterling, Kansas Wesleyan, and Central College. Some of Gamma's activities include sponsoring the annual King Spice Dance in February. This dance is the only girl ask boy dance on campus. A picnic for new members is held in the fall. Monthly meetings with a guest speaker centered around the years program theme round out the year's activities. Officers of Gamma Omicron this year include: Sylinda Ptalser, Lila Porter, Marsha Crotts, Judy Hensley, and Sondra Kyle. Kappa Omicron is a national honorary society. Membership into this society is determined by grade average and personality of the girls. Mem- bership is also limited to girls majoring or minor- ing in home economics. The purpose of Kappa Omicron is to further the best interests of Home Economics. Monthly meetings are held. A special candle lighting ceremony is always held in December to honor the founding of Kappa Omi- cron. Their latest project was purchasing a silver tea service for the department. Officers this year include: Carolyn Tompkins ; president, Connie Hittle e vice-president, Jean Ganson - secre- tary, Debra Rose -- treasurer, and Linda Ballard - historian. Other activities undertaken this fall by the department include: hostessing the District I Future Homemakers of America meeting, on campus in October. There were approximately 700 girls in attendance at this meeting. Giving a donors tea to honor the people who helped make the decoration project a success in November. And being hostess to the faculty after one of their monthly meetings. Going on in the department now are guest meals made by the Meal Planning Class as one of their final projects. If you're lucky enough to receive an invitation to one of these you know that there is some real culinary talent around campus. Guys, you might want to check into that. The students in interior design are finishing research projects about a special aspect of inte- rior design. in the textiles Class experiments are underway to determine the extent of flame proofing in dif- ferent fabrics. ln the methods class the members are finishing making a 3 weeks lesson plan, that they could use in an on the job situation. The Home Economics department doesn't limit its curriculum to the female section of campus. Last January a course was offered just for guys in cooking, Just ask a few guys who took the course to find out if it was worthwhile or not. Men have also taken courses in The Family, Consumer Education, Clothing, interior Design, Design toriToday, and Child Development. Plans for January include the course in Design For Today, where the students will learn how to tie-dye, batik, and block print. Also offered is a comparative study of Mexican culture which fea- tures a trip to Mexico City and Surrounding areas. . In the Spring semester some of the activities associated with the department will be the style show where the students in clothing will model the garments they have made The Annual meet- ing of the Student Member Section will be held in Topeka on April 5-6. The Home Economics department has two- excellent professors. Mrs Glenn Beisemier heads the clothing, textiles, child care and develop- ment, methods of Home Economics education, interior design, and design for today Classes. Miss Phyllis Johnson is the instructor in foods, nutrition, consumer education, home manage- ment, household equipment, and family classes. With a degree in general home economics as we offer here a graduate is qualified tor many areas. Some of these areas include an extension home economist, and Utility company demon- strator and coordinator. Also the background education here is a good basis for work toward a masters degree.