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Housing one of the best
equipped kitchens in Northeast
Louisiana, the WMHS Home
Economics Department offered
a wide selection of courses
which were aimed at home
and social growth.
"'Everyone should have
some basic knowledge about
cooking and sewing," said
Miss Leneva Washington.
Home Economics II teacher.
The kitchen in the
department had many features
Home ec. houses one of
'best-equipped' kitchens
more advanced than in
average homes. Students
learned cooking skills on
several types of stove
surfaces- gas, electric, and a
new ceramic top range.
Microwave cooking was an
advanced feature offered to
the students. Many students
did not have microwave ovens
in their homes, but microwave
cooking may be the only
mode of cooking in the future.
RIGHT: Mrs. Sammoe Salsbury shows Tina Peske how to place and sew zippers.
BELOW RIGHT: Moss Levena Washington arranges material for explaining seams and
hems.
ABOVE LEFT: Mrs. Jeanette Cook updates her card file. ABOVE: Cheryl Noxon and
Tem Riedl complete making chocolate candy. RIGHT: Mrs. Nadine Moiler helps a
student with convertong standard untis to metric.
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