Bena Lankas confidently slices the onion into the cream puff batter. —Callaway Studios.
If you want a well-rounded schedule as well as a lifetime education, take foods’ class. It is really different . . . it’s enjoyable! Where else in this fast world does a girl get a chance to sit down to learn the cultural skills of craftsmen and the charm and grace of etiquette? Many of the studies in home ec classes involve outside research. But this shouldn’t scare anyone. It provides personal enrichment and promotes initiative and imagination. “Chateaubriand” . . .“a laKing” .. . and “maitre de”. . . Sounds like French? How aboutfoods? Rightl Among the varied and interesting lessons was the study of unfamiliar food terms often used on menus. King Louis XV, Queen Anne, Chippendale and Hepplewhite will never be forgotten. They have made their imprint in comfortable living and design and the girls can vouch for it. They are able to name the
classical styles these men represent in the furniture sold in downtown stores. “Eat, drink, but be careful.” Here, correct table setting and dining manners are learned as well as social etiquette. More important than this, however, is the understanding of nutritive value of foods and the method of preparing delectable meals. The highlight of activities in the foods’ class this year was by far the Centennial Breakfast. The Old West was featured by a display of antiques and waitresses who wore costumes of the era. Sister Mary Beth has not only taught the culinary arts to her students, but she has made them feel that they have progressed from mere amateurs to real experts!
Janice Hanna and Bena Lankas know that the best part of the job is licking the batters. -Callaway Studios. Karen Wooten is keeping a trim waistline by stretching for that how]. . . or maybe she’ll just come out even after eating that cream puff. -Callaway Studios.
