Springfield Trade High School - Beaver Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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Modern equipment found in any up-to-date laundry is maintained for this department. Correct marking of clothing is of great importance to the customer. Miss Margaret Carew

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VOCATIONAL HOMEMAKING One of the most important careers today, for any girl, is that of making a home. Here, in a model three-room apartment, girls are learning this all-important art. All aspects of the actual care of a home are learned by these students. This includes planning and furnishing a house, food preparation, clothing and laundry. Attitudes, habits and personality development are also stressed. Christmas finds the holiday spirit at large in this department; rows and rows of gay cookies in the form of stars, bells, angels, santas and all the other traditional Christmas shapes are to be found awaiting their decorative icing. Each Tuesday finds these young homemakers busily hurrying with their preparations for a luncheon served in the apartment dining room. The guests are selected by the girls and may be their mothers, faculty members or visitors to the school. Under the leadership of Miss Elisabeth Harvey, the girls learn not only to keep house, but to find enjoyment in living and making a home. These cookies look pretty and taste better.

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SCIENTIFIC LAUNDRY Under this single trade, girls may be trained for eighteen different jobs. The primary objective of this course is to instruct students in all operations of a com- mercial laundry. ‘This wide variety of work enables a student to select a job of interest to her. The kinds of work vary from identification of fabrics and stain removal, operation of laundry machines and the marking, identification and packaging of completed laundry. This course is endorsed by the Massachusetts Laundry Owners Association and opens the door to a wide field of opportunities and advancements in the laundry industry. This is a field where there are many responsible and well-paid positions waiting for the trained operator. The service rendered the school by this department results in a large saving of money. All laundry of school equipment, such as towels and uniforms, is taken care of by the laundry department. All costumes for Tradescapades are laundered or pressed here. Tea room, bakery and Vocational Homemaking linens are carefully made ready for each luncheon. This group of students has a large share in helping Trade School maintain its traditionally neat appearance. Some of these girls may find jobs packaging finished laundry, ready for delivery.