Leon Homemaker's Achievement Show, July of 1938

HULLINGER, CAMPBELL, RUMLEY, GRIFFIN, BARNUM, SARGER, GILLILAND

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 5/1/2015 at 16:05:30

The Leon Journal-Reporter
Leon, Decatur County, Iowa
Thursday, July 14, 1938

ACHIEVEMENTS SHOWN FRIDAY

Misses Hullinger, Campbell, Rumley Win Trip to Ames Page 1

The second annual home project achievement day of the Leon homemaking department was held at the high school building July 6.

The homemaking girls arrived at 9:30 wearing the dresses they had made in homemaking during the clothing construction unit. Each girl was eager to hear the other girls' projects so the morning was spent in an informal round table discussion. Miss Griffin discussed tentative plans for a future revision of the homemaking course. If such a revision can be perfected three years of homemaking will be offered in the future.

At noon the girls enjoyed lemonade and ice cream with their picnic lunches.

Mrs. C. R. Barnum, Mrs. E. Sarger, Mrs. G. Gilliland acted at the committee to choose the three girls to represent the group at the state conference in Ames on August 4 and 5.

The projects were judges on the amount of thought required; the value of the project to the individual, and to the family; and the quality of the project.

From the thirty projects reported, Cleo Hullinger, Phyllis Campbell, and Imogene Rumley were judged to have made the most progress through their projects. Cleo made a playroom for her smaller brother and sister. Phyllis did all the home work for a week while her mother was away, and also redecorated her room. Imogene constructed a pair of pajamas for her youngest sister, made a school dress another sister, and two school dresses for herself.

The Ames conference which three girls are permitted to attend serves as a training school for the district conferences to be held in the fall.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, April of 2015