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

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fo We cr machine stitching On entering this shop, one is immediately impressed by the pleasant atmos- phere of industry and attentiveness to the work. In learning to operate the eight different machines, these students also learn to work with speed and accuracy, two necessary factors for success in this field of work. All the latest short cut methods used in industry are also taught by Miss Louise Mazzuchelli, the shop instructor. This is a two year course which trains girls as machine operators. They are prepared to enter the garment industry and may progress to important posi- tions in this trade. Some drapery and slip cover work is also learned. Uniforms and draperies for various departments in the school are made here. Window shades and shower curtains for other schools are made at a great saving. Most of the costumes for “Tradescapades” are produced by these girls. Practical lessons in economy are learned by the remaking of old costumes, and salvaging material of all kinds. Veterans’ hospitals are aided by the work performed by these girls in the making of various articles for the Red Cross. Miss Louise Mazzuchelli Shop Instructor These industrious girls are learning to turn out garments in mass production. Martha Randolph presses these smocks, while Patricia Da d i i ered to the customer. ponde hangs and inspects them before they are deliv- Ee = ae ae Patricia Blanchard Arlene Cote 2 Emma Matheny Ann Scagliarini

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U ocational homemak LU) | The model three room apartment is the hub about which the activities of this department center. It is a home which the girls of the Vocational Homemaking Department learn to care for. They cook, sew and clean as any good house- keeper does, and what is more important, they learn of the pleasures that come from making a home. In learning to make their own clothing, the girls also learn how to dress eco- nomically, how to select fabrics that will look and wear well, and how to choose styles and colors that fill their individual needs. Every Tuesday the girls plan and prepare a special luncheon which is served in the apartment dining room. Guests are of their own selection, and may be visitors to the school, their parents or instructors. There is fun, too, in pre- paring special dishes for the various holidays: cookies and fruit cakes for Christmas, pumpkin pies for Thanksgiving, heart-shaped cakes for Valentine’s Day, and all the other holidays are celebrated as they come along. Miss Elisabeth Harvey The knowledge and practical skills which these girls are acquiring during their Shop Instructor school days will serve them well in their future homemaking. Making edible Easter bonnets are: Grace Murphy, Joyce Bond and Barbara Steele. — — Two recent guests at lunch were former principals, Dr. George A. Burridge and Mrs. Margaret C. Elis Student hostesses are Joyce Bond and Barbara Steele. Z oe ey: Charlotte Martin Grace Murphy Althira Jacobs Clara Precanico Loes Remington Lois Shea