High School for Homemaking Caption: "\[Architectural rendering of] ... new \[Brooklyn] High School for Homemaking \[a large, four-story, masonry building] is scheduled for completion next month. The school, which will specialize in teaching the science of homemaking, will be another addition to Brooklyn's educational center in the Grand Army Plaza section. It will face on Washington Ave., between President and Carroll Sts." Note: The actual location was the intersection of President Street and Classon Avenue.

Brooklyn High School for Homemaking Facade of Brooklyn High School for Homemaking, a large, four-story, masonry building, with name of school in embossed letters over entrance between third and fourth floors, and iron fence along front and side, located at the intersection of President Street and Classon Avenue; street light with street signs attached in foreground and portions of other buildings on both sides.

Brooklyn High School for Homemaking Close-up of facade of Brooklyn High School for Homemaking, a large, four-story masonry building located at the intersection of President Street and Classon Avenue, with iron fence along front and side, portions of adjacent buildings on both sides, and parked truck, several pedestrians, street light with attached street signs, and intersecting streets in foreground.

This little fellow Caption: "This little \[nursery school] fellow \[with right hand in sink and holding towel to face with left hand] is made to wash behind his ears--not by scoldings but through calm, firm instructions of girl students at homemaking high school \[Brooklyn High School for Homemaking located at President Street and Classon Avenue]."

So you want a job? Caption: "'So you want a job?'--For 20 years Mrs. Marie Hall, head of the Placement Bureau of the Vocational High School and Continuation School at Flatbush Ave. Extension and Concord St., has interviewed students who leave school to go to work or are seeking part-time work while they continue their studies. ... Pictured with Mrs. Hall is Michael Juliano who is stating his problem."

This little girl Caption: "This little girl \[in the nursery school at Brooklyn High School for Homemaking located at President Street and Classon Avenue] is taught to sit still and not fuss while her hair is being combed."

Domestic art Caption: "Domestic art--How to arrange sheets ... students \[sitting back to camera in classroom at Brooklyn High School for Homemaking located at President Street and Classon Avenue] give practice demonstrations \[on two beds] ... Under the new plan girls in homemaking classes will receive ... training in the nursery schools being established in girls' high schools in each of the five boroughs." There is also a crib in left background.

Learning to keep house Caption: "Learning to keep house--At Brooklyn High School for Homemaking \[located at President Street and Classon Avenue] it is recognized that food is one way to marital happiness. Preparing handsome salads are (left to right) Teresa Palara, Eloise Robinson and Rose Kramer."

Economy Caption: "Economy must ... be considered in keeping house and here Lois Sutcliffe (left) and Josephine Caiafa \[students at Brooklyn High School for Homemaking located at President Street and Classon Avenue] learn the art of removing old tapestry from a chair preparatory to recovering it. Vera Schultz, in background, is drafting fireplace plans."

Children's hour Caption: "Children's hour--Student teachers of the Brooklyn High School of \[sic] Homemaking \[located at President Street and Classon Avenue] superintend the feeding of toddlers attending one of the school's two 'laboratory' nursery schools."

Food-minded Caption: "Food-minded--Getting under way in their home economics class \[at Brooklyn High School for Homemaking located at President Street and Classon Avenue] are, left to right, Ann Fitzgerald with tuna fish salad; Dorothy Anderson, with stuffed prunes, and Arliss Dinger, with deviled eggs. Food preparation is the second thing learned in the class. Wearing a hair net while measuring and mixing comes first." A third girl is standing in background.

Barbara Justice Caption: "\[Close-up of] Barbara Justice \[African American student at Brooklyn High School for Homemaking located at President Street and Classon Avenue] with baritone horn."

Musical sextette Caption: "Musical sextette \[of students at Brooklyn High School for Homemaking, President Street and Classon Avenue, playing baritone, trombone, saxophone and double bass], getting in hot practice licks, are Terry Romeo, standing at back; seated: Joan Murphy, Barbara Lythcott, Ethel Bradley. Girl with the bass viol is Rhoda Blum." Two of the girls are African American. Another girl standing in back is unidentified.

Teenage girls' band Caption: "Teenage girls' band has jam session at \[Brooklyn] High School for Homemaking \[located at President Street and Classon Avenue]: Ruby Jones \[playing trumpet], Muriel Burt \[playing clarinet], and Irene Pedersen \[playing tuba];" music stand in far right foreground.

Course of study Caption: Course of study at the Brooklyn High School for Homemaking, President St. and Classon Ave., includes preparatory nursing curriculum. Here we see Joan Miller learning care of the sick child as she sponges off a doll."

Future handmaids of science Caption: "Future handmaids of science--Learning the nursing profession in the laboratory at the Brooklyn High School for Homemaking \[located at President Street and Classon Avenue] are these girls shown with their teacher. Left to right, standing, are Ann Balaban, Dorothy Leniban, Lucy Telesco, R.N., instructor; Kathleen Scanlon, Ann Spina and Mary Mellone. Seated at the microscope is Marie DeVito."

Norse lass and convert Caption: "Norse lass and convert--Irish Catherine Dineen (left) \[with three books and bookbag in front of her] poses with Anna May Syvertsen, her Norwegian friend, who urged her to study Norwegian \[at Brooklyn High School for Homemaking located at President Street and Classon Avenue]." Both girls are sitting at school desks, and there is a Norway poster on wall in background.

Brooklyn: Classon Avenue - President Street Classon Avenue, at the southeast corner of President Street, showing the Brooklyn High School for Homemaking. P. L. Sperr September 14, 1941

Lois Henderson, Ethel Lee and Rose Hadley Close-up of Lois Henderson, Ethel Lee and Rose Hadley, students at Brooklyn High School for Homemaking, President Street and Classon Avenue, playing drums. Two of the girls are African American.

Girls Commercial High School Image represented is one of a related set (SCHL 1057), some of which may also be described in this new record; Two images, in different sizes, of Girls Commercial High Schoo located at 833 Classon Avenue. 1057 is an architectural rendering of the proposed building. 1518 shows a large, four-story, masonry building and includes intersecting streets with trolley tracks in foreground. The school's name changed later to Prospect Heights High School.

\[Norwegian class] Classroom at Brooklyn High School for Homemaking, located at President Street and Classon Avenue, with group of girls, all back to camera, sitting at school desks and man standing at blackboard apparently teaching Norwegian to class and girl student writing on board. There are two posters of Norway on far left.

Brooklyn: President Street - Classon Avenue President Street, at the southeast corner of Classon Avenue, Sown is Public School No. 241, this being the Carroll Street side of the school. Board of Education of the City of New York March 23, 1931 Credit line imperative

\[Girls playing the clarinet] Several girls, students at Brooklyn High School for Homemaking, President Street and Classon Avenue, sitting at front of auditorium playing clarinets from music on music stands.

Brooklyn: President Street - Franklin Avenue President Street, south side, between Franklin and Washington Aves. This is Public School No. 241. March 23, 1931.