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tRDROBE PLANNING An important facet of the home
potpies course as taught at Goderich District Collegiate is
racobe planning which teaches the girls to dress .suitably
u, ttractively and economically as •well, Wearing suits
de by themselves, these girls are studying color swatches
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and using a kit of cutouts to try' lines and styles 'or effect
on the figure. Left to right are June Mills, Mar's Lou Me-
• Allister, Zita Redmond, Judy Denomy, Betty McConnell; .Shir-
ley Cook and Delores Taman.
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ATE -BAIT = De ores Tainan models--herattr-actlielsuit in_
ront of the three-way mirror in the home economics textile
as. Making a garment' of this kind calls for understanding
f the textiles, style, skill and construction techniques.
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OUR GIRLS SHOULD LEARN TO LIVE
NEEDLEWOMAN -�-- Debbie Surly concentrates on some fine
stitching as she- "constructs" a garment, and if she continues
to take such pains with the hand work involved, it should be
a mighty -fine piece of work of Which she can be -proud. Per -
'shill skill has by no means -been eliminated by modern meth-
*oda and techniques. '
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EXAMINING FIBRES -- Carol Adkin examines textile fib-
res in order to understand their properties. This is important
knowledge when it comes to purchasing, assessment of qual-
ity and value, and also an aid in proper care and maintenance.
(First in aiwo-part series)
More Happily Ever Atter
Photostory by Art Elliott
\ onr. correspondent walked into the office of the
,principal of at (ltiderich District Collegiate the other
day and suddenly found himself in the presence of a
tall lady in. a 'large black hat. Being timid under nor-
mal circuuustanees, it is easily -understood how a repor-
ter might be carried way ,under the influence of what ,
turned out to be an inspector of house economics depart-
ments for the Ontario Department of Education.
At the dyop of the word "newspaper'', Her_lnspee-
torship fixed me with,- hypnotic eyes and delivered an -
iincantation to the effect that- most -people misunderstand
what goes on in home economies departments, and it
\vas my bounden duty to set things right. Frozen in
my tracks like a cottontail in the high beams, -1. stood
there until in a little less than a trice, home economics
'teacher Mrs. • R. Mitchell materialized before me. Tak-
ing the cue quickly, she took "over the hypnotic duties
and pronounced sentence.- I could- indeed write an art-
idle, discuss it on Thursday, photograph it Friday and
print it -today. -
So -•it was thusly, Gentle Reader, that a pian- who
knows less t$aYi not ling akiou ivomen, ancT even Iess
than that about the inward mysteries of home econom-
ics, i§ striking a blow for proper understaiiding and
recognition of.. ,tlie importance of same.
Not A "Frill" Course
It has been put to pie that there are some things
that home economiesAk NOT. It is most emphatically
not a -"frill" and just as eniphatically not "just .sew-
,ing and cooking". Ravin; been prodded into that,
statement, I must now fall back on the words of a
sage lady, Miss Willie Mae Rogers of Good Housekeep-
ing magazine who had this to say:
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"Mark Twain,'s famous comment about the wea-
t'hen. could be applied just as truthfully ,and, a-c'curate-
ly 'to- women. No medium of communication has omit-
ted an effort to explain her, .critieize her,- rationalize
her, score her, and generally take. her apart." There's
been a great abundance of -talking about, herr--abut very
little constructive action has been taken ,toward solv-
ing, her problems
Must Be Versatile
"If today's .bride of 18 married into the same kind
of world as her grandmother -and great-grandmother
did; She wouldn't have too much of a problem either.
Her life , would be a hard one, perhaps, physically,•
but she Would not face the.__cornplex life she does today.
There's an old saying down in my native state to the
effect that the colonial southern gentleman expected
his wife to be 'a cook in the kitchen, a ladyin the par-
lor and a hussy in the bectroorn. That's a simple order
, compared to today's wife who is expected to 'be those
things too, 'plus interior decorator, child Psychologist,
chauffeur, financial expert iyith the budget, den moth-
er, PTA leader, participant- in community affairs, hos-
tess — and reasonably close to a glamor girl — at
eas i :lreno~le•
itimate incentive to stray.
"Too often, this young woman has had no special
training for this kind of life. Many times, several mil-
lion times, to be nearer exact about it, her world is fur -
SoTire WEAVES Shirley Sus,flelbfes''P�tatt tad Gonna
,efgl4i tl p. ,amine swatcbes- Of fabriO Icor. weave. Three basic
lutaves; and their qualities, are stttcli*d ori! ihil, nourse also
thread Counts to the in b in ;other abrxcs+ , '�
tlE.. EAMS1RESSES - U 109-4ern in maohine5 tq
sew .blouses are Sharon Montgomery (foreground) and Linda
Fisher, Ability to get tile- maximurt performance int of such
.equiptnent cart make impotntant eonttibtrtions• to fainnily bud-
et as *ell as give a eonatruetxve outlet for imaginative and
ereative talents. ° •
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ther connplieated by the fact that she holds d'o«-ii a job
outside the house too.
"That she has notbecome a total wreck physic-
ally, mentally and emotionally is a -great tribute to her
Despite the millions of words written about women
as. -a sociat_p4blem, I still believe that the great maj,-
ority of them cope very well. But there is a great
need for help for them and I believe that home ec-
onomies can provide a big .and ,valuable part of that
Help"
Well now, as observed earlier, too many people
tend to think of home economies as a cooking and sew -L.,
ing course, and are not 'aware of the tremendous chang-
es that have taken plaee- in teaching this §ubjeet from
the time they were in high. school.
It's Well Worth. A Try
It is "put to me that what they are really trying
to do is turn out efficient, patient, "attractive, self-con-
fident mothers, wives and homemakers. More power
to them, says I. -
Turning up as commanded, armed with a camera
and' feeling' a little more secure, your correspondent
demon ed to see what the girls do besides .;ew and
cook. And that's what the pictures are all about.
While I repeatedly took aim and pulled the trig-
ger on all sorts -or -activities, a pleasant voice assured
me that nothing ; could- be more; desirous, than that
these girls, 97 percent destined to fulfil inevitable roles
as sweethearts, wives and mothers, should be proper-
ly trained for this most exacting of all jobs.
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As I labored, the voice wondered why this- voca-
tion, teaching of such important requisites for the skill-
ed andhappy domestic life --.-should not be made avail-
able to more girls, presented in a true and attractive
light?
Most Important Phase?
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If you dwell on the thing for a while, it begins to
filter through that perhaps this is, after all, the most
important phase of a girl's education. Yon" could say,
if yogi had the nerve, that this is education in how
to channel emotional and intuitive love of home and
family into the constructive kind that pays off in hap-
pier, more constructive living; and fewer broken homes.
Take a good look around and you'll say:
:' Oh brother, could we ever" use some orthat
around here!"
Conte back next week, when we'll delve into the
second half of the article on- this training. for better
living. called Home Economics.
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PORTER'S HILL
PORTER'S HILL, :June 3.—
Mrs. Gertrude Bailey, formerly
of North Vancouver, B.C., is
spending - several weeks with
t
r-3�F"`-rs-Mather--s-
and David, who met her on
Sunday when she arrived at
Marton: airport from _ Florida.
Mrs. James Lockhart, Clinton,
spent several days with Mr. and
Mrs. Argyle Lockhart and fam-
ily.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Batt,
Stbuffville, were Sunday visit-
o•
rs of Mr. and Mrs. John Mc-
Cowan. ,
Miss Frances' Laithwaite,
nurse -in -training at St Joseph's
Hospital, London, spent several
days' with 'Mr. and Mrs. John
Tarransce.
Mr. and Mrp. Victor ICossman,
Warren, Michigan, are visiting
117r+s; Rosman's mother,,.. Mrrs.- M. .
Sawcher, and Mr. Sawcher, at
the former Sloan Crest Farm.
Mr. and Mrs. Wililam Cox
and family visited Mr. William
Stewart in Fergus on Sunday:-
Mrs.
unday,Mrs. Leslie Cox r•etiirited home
With. them. •
+,Text Sunday will be the an-
nual Sunday school anniversary
at Grace Church with Mr.',l'rnd.
Slomatn, Clinton, as the guest
speaker.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Oke spent
the weekend in Windsor visf
itis. Mr. Oite's brothers . Wilson
amt Graeme who are retirtfret•-
ating : roln i oajatr Operations.
ASHFIELD
ASHFIELD, June' 3. — Mrs.
Neel,, G. MacKenzie, who has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs.
John Collisop; has gone to Rip -
with, _ her __other
daughter, Mrs. Donald Blue.
Mrs. George Kitson, Mr. and
Mrs. Sandy Macdonald, and Mrs.
Colin Howes,. attended the fun-
eral of Mrs..Kitson's daughter,
Mrs. Dell (Mabel) Avery, in St.
Thomas last Wednesday.
Dr. and Mrs.- Wenzell of De-
troit spent the weekend at their
cottage at Kintail Beach.
John West of Toronto visited
last week with '"his brother,
Richard West. ' "
• Miss Attie Nelson, who has
been ill for some weeks, is
much improved.
Anniversary services will be
Weld in Ashfield Presbyterian
C nrch next Sunday at 11 a.m.
a s 8 p.rn. with Rev. D. J.
Larie of Clinton as ,guest
speaker.
Mr., and Mrs. George Foster
and Donna of Rodney visited
with Mrs. Kitson on Thursday.
The death occurred suddenly
in Chicago on Saturday night
of Emile. Ncirguard. Ile is sur-
vived by his wife, the former
Isabel Macdonald of Kintail.
..14.1% -and Mrs. d'oltn D. Clif-
ford, Detroit, haver-e urned
home after a week's visit with
Mrs. Clifford`sbrother-in-law
and sister, Mr. and Mrs Wit
liam Mt quire. ,
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EXPERT ADVICE. T Carolyn Graham gets some expert ad-
vice from home economics teacher, Mrs. Roy Mitchell, on cloth-
ing construction. The girls get advice on more important things
in classes on family relations, consumer education and study
of budgets. • Financial ° and other problems facing young mar-
ried couples are also dealt with.
A BUSY CENTRE — The textiles_ sec-
tion of the home " economics department
presents a busy scene as a class carries
on with a clothing construction project.
Considered by some to be even more im-
portant are the studies, in domestic pur-
chasing, budgeting, home furnishing and,
- decoration__ as well 'as personal relation
ships inherent in homemaking. T h e
phrase "home economics" conveys very
little of the wide variety of topics studed,
all with the aim of making better homes
and better living for the families -to -be- of
Goderich area.
TESTING FABRICS — Under the super-
visory eye of Mrs. Mitchell (centre) Mary
Blake and Diane Chisholm apply the burn-
ing test to fabrics. Wool, cotton and
rayon have widely different characteris-
07. and these are readily evident in the
'' . ;ay they scorch an sale ll in ' the Dame
tests.' This knowledge has many. appy:ca-
tions in homemaking.
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