Walt Whitman Junior High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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THB SCHOOL SHOPS The shops of Walt Whitman pro- vide a wonderful background in mil- linery, novelties, cooking, and clothing. Each helps give girls direction in careers in which they may be interested. In Home Economics, the girls learn the fundamentals of cooking. Bach group of four or five has its own stove, sink, and utensils. Some of the Nenticingn dishes which the girls prepare are chocolate pudding, cakes, and Spanish rice. Miss Mathews also instructs the girls on nutrition and the proper basic foods to eat. Millinery is an interesting shop in which Mrs. Ehrlich does a wonderful job teaching the girls how to make hats by knitting and by using the sewing machine. In clothing, the girls learn about fashions past and present. Each girl works on a clothing pro- ject. It can be either a blouse, Brown teaches the girls many dif ferent terms which are used in se - ing . Girls are likewise taught skirt, or Bermuda shorts. Mrs. ' w how to assemble and how to fit a pattern. Novelties is a shop in which the girls can make a variety of things. Dolls, stuffed animals, and needle point tapestry are made by the girls under the expert direction of Mrs. Halprin. During the two or three years girls spend at Walt Whitman, they gain added knowledge of many dif- ferent fields of vocational train- ing. Susan Wiener 78 The Electric Shop under the expert supervision of Mr. Schacter is one of the most popular shops at Walt Whitman Junior High. Here, the prin- ciples and practices of elecd tricity are taught by use of diagrams and other pictorial illustrations plus practical application, Pupils instructed by Mr. Schacter complete pro- jects in electric wiring, radio, and television. The shop is one of the few in the city equipped with a ham radio sending and receiving station. Mr. Moore's Metal Shop located on the second floor is a rival shop in pop- ularity. Here pupils learn to use the drill press and the lathe. The properties of metals and their alloys are utilized in class pro- jects including waste-paper bas- kets, and ash trays. The Printing Shop is a well- equipped printing plant. Mr. Sugarman who trains his students in print-shop discipline, is the expert craftsman who is in charge. Pupils check type cases and count letters. They learn via sound movies created by Mr. Sugarman and are proud of their achievement Mr. Brain is in the smallest shop in the school, the Wood- work Shop,and he utilizes every inch of space in instructing boys in Wood-crafts. Boys here learn about properties of wood and the use of tools, especially the saw, plane, and hammer. The skills learned in this shop are of practical value to every boy who eventually plans to be a home owner. All the shops, the electric, sheet metal, printing, and wood- work thus become an important phase of instruction at Walt Whitman Junior High School. Marvin Leibling

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PUBLIC SPEAKING QQNTES1 Walt Whitman Junior High School held its fifth annual Public Speaking Contest during the week of March Sth 1962. Every class in our school was represented. Preliminary class- room contests produced well- qualified contestants. These candidates were trained and assisted by Mrs. Stella Baker, teacher in charge of the Public Speaking Contest. Clean and polished performances were given in the auditorium during school assemblies. Contestants were judged on choice of selection, memorization, pronunciation and enunciation in- terpretation, phrasing, clarity of voice, and poise and posture. Finalists are scheduled to compete for final awards. The semi-finalists are: Helen Pomerantz 7-8 Leonard Herbert 7-4 Sherry Miller 7-2 Fred Miller 7-8 Dale Williams 7-2 Barbara Kassoff 9SP3 Jason Squire 9SPl Neil Strauss 9-1 Gayle Cohen 9-ll Howard Spiegler 9SPl Gail Glickman 9-8 Michael Bernstein 9-4 Francine Lomansky 9-2 Toby Levinson 9-10 Dawn Perlman 9-8 Sharon Gilbert 9SP2 Barbara Katz 7SP1 Marc Gottlieb 7SP4 Diane Cole '7SP4 Kenneth Mandelbaum 7SP3 Steven Cohen 7SP3 Barbara Levy 8-3 Neil Mendick oUR CLBRICAL STAFF WQSHINGTQN AND LINCOLN I am not a Carl Sandburg or a Bruce Cotton. I am no authority on Lincoln or Washington. But even a boy with my limited school- ing may appraise them. How do they compare? Both were reat Both were honest. Both iere presidents. Both were states- men, Both had a great deal o . common sense. Both fought for, in different ways, freedom: Lincoln, by the peng Washington, by the sword. In this case the pen was as mighty as the sword. Washington created a nation, Lincoln saved a nation. Lincoln was a rail-splitter and a clerkg Washington was a rich man's son. Lincoln was a peasantg Washington an aristocrat. Washington was a great military genius. Lincoln was a political genius. Both leaders so alike, so differ ent, remain living memorials to the American Dream. ' Stanley Reimer 77

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HOME ECONOMICS In the Home Economics Classes at Walt Whitman Junior High, girls learn not only to prepare basic meals, but to share and take care of the home. They learn hospit- ality and social grace. Th? 81rlS prepare simple foods including Spanish Rice and a variety of des- serts, They eat whatever they make and usually their dishes turn out well. Even when the dishes sometimes fail to meet the stan- dards set by good cooks, the girls are excited with their accomplish- ments. Miss Mathews, the head of the Home Economics Department, believes that most girls prefer baking cakes and cookies to cooking Spanish Rice and Macaroni au Gratin. Two recipes of the Home Economics Department that are everlasting favorites are listed herewith: Spanish Rice C4 small portionsy lf3 cup rice 4 cups water 1 teaspoon salt 1 piece onion l piece green pepper l tablespoon Crisco 5 cup tomato puree 5 teaspoon sugar Few grains salt and pepper Procedure for Rice Boil Water Add salt to rice Add rice to boiling water Boil until tender Cabout 20 minutesb Procedure for Sauce Put crisco in frying pan on 10W flame When completely melted, add onion, green pepper, and add sugar to tomato puree Add puree and fry until onion is browned Drain rice and add sauce. ff f f new 'nm ' ,K -W Q x X fjo dxf! WB 4x4 lu EKXXW Jun Plain Cake Csmallj i cup flour 5 teaspoon baking powder teaspoon salt tablespoons fat 113 2 3 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons egg 3 tablespoons milk 5 teaspoon vanilla Preheat oven at 550 degrees for ten minutes. Bake at 400 de- grees Grease baking pan lightly Sift flour, measure exactly Add baking powder and salt to flour and sift two more times. Measure fat into bowl and stir in sugar and egg. Cream until smooth Add dry ingredients gradually until flour disappears, Add egg, milk and vanilla. Stir until smooth. Spread batter in a cake pan evenly. Place cake in center of oven. Bake 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pan onto cake cooler. Susan Weiner Roberta Duke 79