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

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Miss Belle Bransfield , Ps Permanent waving is one of the many important techniques learned by these future beauticians. ie Beatrice Almeida Barbara Dion Barbara Forsberg Gloria Giordano Laws pertaining to beauty culture are actively portrayed in Social Studies clas: These girls show the right and wrong way to use equipment. Anna Hecht Gwendolyn Hendricks € i a 7 i Ann Jakubiec Patricia Merryman

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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.

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BEAUTY CULTURE The dream of many a young girl is to be a hairdresser. Here at Trade High School, that dream may be realized. Under the capable direction of Miss Belle Bransfield, the girls (and boys, too) are given an intensive course of eighteen hun- dred hours in beauty culture and its related subjects. Techniques of shampooing, setting a wave, manicuring, hair dyeing, giving scalp treatments, and permanent waving are all learned. Shapes of faces and heads are studied so that expert advice on hair styling may be given to prospective customers. Bacteriology, anatomy, hygiene, sanitation and physiology are also required in this course. Starched white uniforms add to the neat appearance of this department, for the girls must also learn to keep their shop immaculate. State laws govern this trade rigidly and a thorough knowledge of it is most important. English and math are also an essential part of the training because a prospective beautician must be able to greet her customers courteously, speak to her in good English, add her bill correctly and keep shop records accurately. Many students, after serving an apprenticeship in a beauty shop, continue on to become proud owners of their own shop.