Woonsocket High School - Quiver Yearbook (Woonsocket, RI)

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nrwannwmannwrnnnxanrrvrraanva T H IE Q 'LU I V IE R 44444444444C444444444444444444444444i4CC4444 Sewing How to dress smartly on a limited income is sometimes a high school girl's problem. How to recognize suitability and durability in clothing is another. The opportunity of covering these two questions is given students who enroll for the sewing class at Woonsocket High School. The steps toward the making of wearing apparel are as follows: Pattern study is the first. An analysis of individual coloring of a person is made and then when color, style, and material have been decided upon, sewing work is begun. The use and adjustment of the pattern is taught. Stitching appropriate to the goods being made is stressed along with the general appearance of the garment. Good finish is given to both sides of the garment. Once done the student is shown how to keep up the appearance of the gar- ment by learning the methods of pressing and cleaning. Besides the construction of a garment, students are taught how to keep their old clothes up to date, to make additional clothes blend with their wardrobes, and to alter purchased commercial clothes. SKILLFUL SEAMSTRESSES OF FASHION FROCKS - 17 -.

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nmamsmsmmmmwmmsmmm T H IE Q IU II V IE R 4444444444444444ccccccccccccccu444444444444 Cooking Before the course in cooking at Woonsocket High School is completed the students in the scientific preparation of the food run the gamut of the Vitamins. A, B, C, D, and E are no longer so many letters but symbols of essentials of life for the maintenance of the perfect body. The curriculum under Miss Thompson, the class teacher, covers the study of foods from the nutritional standpoint. Specifically, the students study about each particular food and its importance to the human body in order to keep it free from disease. In the study of foods comparison is made between home cooking and that which is commercially prepared. Materials used in the preparation of each are studied. The purchasing of proper utensils is taught as Well as their sanitary upkeep. The art of table setting is also undertaken. Poster making for the city and state health centers, and field trips to various food plants are features of the class. 'S L CAREFUL COOKS PREPARE DELICIOUS DAINTIES - 16 -

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mranmayummm:vmmrmmnm T H IE Q IU I V IE R 44444444444444444444444444444444444CC4f4C444 l . ii.. ll' la P il e Chemistry Chemistry, a science which deals with the com- position and transformation of matter had its origin in remote antiquity. In the extraction of metals from their ores, and in the preparation of drugs and medi- cines much data has been gathered by the chemistry students, which may help them to prepare themselves y for a vocation in the future. r ' - Through the able guidance of the faculty adviser, James A, Murphy Mr. Murphy, the students find chemistry one of the Cbf1's1fSf1'JU HiSf0 3f most interesting subjects in the school curriculum. 2NaCl + H2564 -9 2HCl -l- Na2SO4, for an example, is the type of reaction that chemistry students quibble over in every experiment. The students always secure Mr. Murphy's dependable advice before proceeding with a provoking experiment. The chemistry of tomorrow will be brought under hand by the students who have learned their chemistry in a laboratory such as ours. The class of 39v is proud of our laboratory, and our own Mr. Murphy. LABORATORY CLASS - 18 -