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

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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

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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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fssruvliilfy f 'l TQHITQHTS The weekly assembly programs are much enjoyed by both the teachers and students of Walt Whitman junior High. In October we had the G.O. Rally. The girls sang songs and danced in praise of their party. The speeches given by the qual- ifying candidates were much ap- plauded. The Gold Party was triumphant in bringing all cap- able and well-equipped students into the G.O. Later in the year the Spanish show was presented. The depart- ment presented a movie in color of spectacular scenes of Spain with bull-fighting included. The Walt Whitman talent show included songs and dances ranging from the slow and solemn to the gay music and rock 'n roll of the twentieth century. The Arista Assembly was fea- tured by an imposing spectacle of white skirts and blouses as candidates for the honor society marched down the aisles to their seats. Speeches on the meaning of Arista and its requirements stressed that a 90 per cent in all major subjects and at least a 75 per cent in unprepared sub- jects is a minimum requirement. At another assemble, the G.O. movie, nStrike Up the Band,U was presented. It starred Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland. Mickey, with a band of his own, began his career as a musician at school. With the encouragement of his girl friend, he was soon 80 playing with name bands. When no special highlight is scheduled, we have our Music Assembly which is rather a treat in itself. Sometimes the school band performsg often we just sing along with Mrs. Seratoff or Miss Dwyer, leading, or at the piano. Enid Fuld ,rms scHooL gQrPiCH.E STR!! ,During September 1050, Miss Dwyer, the head of Walt Whitman's Music department, organized the Instrumental Music program. In the seventh grade, children who have talent or wish to join, take a music test. If they do wel1,they continue to take instru- mental music through the ninth grade. The children are required to practice at least one hour at name each day beside their reg- ular school instruction. Miss Dwyer devotes much of her time to her students often giving special instruction after school hours. The Walt Whitmanite Band us- ually preforms for the Talent Show, the Spring Program, and other school programs. Now they are preparing for their annual Spring Show. We are indeed proud of our Walt Whitman instrumentalists. Ricky Bernstein