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SKIRTS SWING off to school in style. Left to right, a teen’s bugle skirt of all-wool flannel, teamed
with a wooly Scandinavian sweater; child’s panel-pleated skirt of washable wool flannel, Upped by an
orlon tulip shirt; and the new godet skirt, again washable, worn with a below-the-elbaw sweater.
Choose Skirt That Flatters
Mainstay of any school girl’s
wardrobe, whether the wearer is a
tot or a teen, is a skirt collection
that will mix-match with sweaters,
blouses, jerkins, and tunics for a
long-lasting wardrobe.
But young shoppers, faced with
making a decision from the hun
dreds of skirts that crowd depart
ment store racks, may settle for
impulse buying, rather than decid
ing which type of skint does the
most for her.
The important decision as to
what style skirt it should be, can
be made at home well in advance
of the shopping expedition. The
following glossary of skirt styles is
offered as a guide to selective buy
ing:
Paris flare—a % to full circle
with panel front and fullness
on either side.
Bias pleat — full pleating run
ning diagonally from waist
band to hemline.
Bugle skirt — tapered flare be
ginning at hip line.
Godet Skirt — solid flare with
plaid front insert.
Divided skirt or culotte — with
fullness.
Classic silhouettes include:
Swing skirt — full circle falling
in soft folds.
Gored skirt — both four-gore and
ten-gore.
Straight skirt — both peg and
with kick pleat.
Pleated skirt — run the gamut
from unpressed pleats, panel
pleats and knife pleats.
Volunteers Coach
In Classrooms
The specialized skills of more
than 300 volunteer men and women
are being tapped by public school
children in iNew York City, in a
program aimed at aiding over
worked teachers and bringing per
sonalized help in academic subjects
to children from low-income homes.
It seems adoptable to many com
munities.
Matching interests with school
needs, these volunteers may be
found feeding guinea pigs in a
science classroom, running slide
projectors, carting little tots on a
museum excursion, or moving in
to the classroom as assistant
teacher of reading and math.
Their help is targeted in three
directions: relieving the teacher
of non-academic work so she can
teach; enriching the school pro
gram by music, art and craft spec
laities, and coaching on a group
and individual basis youngsters
who need special academic help.
The program was pioneered four
years ago by the Public Education
Association, which set up a School
Volunteers bureau with a nucleus
of 20 volunteers serving in one
school. Now this help has mush
roomed to 16 schools, and the de
mand keeps growing. Letters of in
quiry on this success have poured
in to the Association office from
school superintendents all over
the country.
Ease Teachers’ Burdens
Volunteers reduce a mountain of
clerical work to a molehill when
they relieve teachers of assorted
duties like correcting workbooks,
keeping card files, and preparing
classroom materials.
Those volunteering merely to re
arrange a school bilrary often
tackle the task of making it grow,
and set up a circulating library so
children can take books home.
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Young newcomers to the city
who speak only Spanish are given
special coaching by bi-lingual vol
unteers so they’ll be able to do
school work in English.
And an ordinary school day is
given a big lift if an actress or a
guitar player comes by to enter
tain.
Retired men have recently vol
unteered to join the program, and
are leading bands and making post
ers for children in some of the
most difficult areas in the city.
Speed Reading
Volunteers who tackle the prob
lem of increasing students’ reading
speed and comprehension report
remarkable results. Working under
professional supervision, they find
lagging readers jumping ahead in
proficiency.
Before going into the classroom
to give this assistance, volunteers
go back to school themselves to
learn modern reading techniques,
to study current readers, and to
familiarize themselves with new
tools of the trade.
These specifics are proof enough
of the value of the program, say
school superintendents. But above
and beyond, are the satisfactions
that come from personal contact
between volunteer and student. In
the running logs these women keep
on reading progress are comments
like there: “Often he has come to
me in a hostile mood and I have
send him back to class in a happier
frame of mind. He’s been reluctant
to stop reading.”
“I think I have made her feel
more at home in this country.”
“I have time to answer his per
sonal, as well as his reading ques
tions— things the classroom teach
er never has time for.”
Don’t Overload
College Closet
Gone, but not forgotten is the
college boy who send his mother
tender reminders of his need for
her when he ships home his laun
dry case crammed full of dirty
clothes.
These little surprise packages
can be eliminated, if son and
mother concentrate on supplying
him with clothes he can care for
himself—even if he’s no hand with
the ironing board.
Building a basic wash-wear col
lege wardrobe that will fit easily
into one suitcase is a recommended
summer project. It will be easy to
house on campus too, for college
dormitories are not noted for their
generous closet space.
The following basics are recom
mended:
One dress suit in a medium to
dark shade of gray, blue or brown.
Two dress shirts, wash and drip
dry variety.
Two sport coats, one a conserva
tive pattern, one solid.
Three pairs of slacks, one pat
terned to wear with solid jacket,
two solids to blend with either
jacket.
Four sport shirts, two patterned
to go with solid garments, two
plain to coordinate with entire
wardrobe. (Long-sleeved knit shirts
are most practical. They are com
fortable and never need ironing.)
Accessories are important and
should be colorful without being
nerve shattering. Accessories are
for wardrobe accent, not shocked
attention.
On dozen pairs of socks, all color
coordinated with entire wardrobe.
Assortment should include two
pairs of dark solids for dress wear
and two pairs of crew socks for
active sports use. The remainder
should include bright solids and
neat patterns that blend with every
ensemble.
On campus, ties are worn pri
marily for dress. A maximum of
four in solids and patterns to con
trast with suit shade is sufficient.
Nylon knits are practical—they are
Washable and wrinkle-resistant.
In outerwear, three items are
necessary. A top coat in smart
houndstooth or herringbone pat
terns and a solid color sporty
jacket. Knit jersey of acrilan bond
ed to urethane foam make both
items remarkably warm and light
weight and wonderfully durable.
A bulky knit cardigan or pullover
sweater of acrilan will fill the bill
for milder weather.
The secret of keeping this entire
wardrobe smart and fresh is mild
suds and warm mater. Jackets,
coats and slacks respond well to
spot cleaning with milk detergent
solution. They dry quickly and re
main wrinkle-free.
Shirts, socks and ties, and even
the sweater, whisk through a dor
mitory laundry tub in no time.
Quick-drying qualities and shape
retention make them an asset to
every wardrobe.
NEAT PACKER is all set for a college year with a one-suitcase
wardrobe that travels light and wears well.
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