The Washington times., 1936-12-17
TIMES RECIPE
WINNERS GET
AWARDS

The first presentation Of prizes
to winners in the high school and
vocational school favorite recipe
contest were made today at the
Dennison Vocational School. Miss
Emma S. Jacobs, director of home
economics in the District schools,
Miss Mary Lackey, principal of
Dennison School, and Miss Jean
Green, food editor of The Wash
ington Times officiated in the
presentation at the special as
sembly.
Miss Jacobs said modern girls
were taking an active interest in
the preparation and serving of de-
Icious food and congratulated
girls at Dennison for their in
terest in new recipes and the ways
in which recipes can be adapted
to different needs.
The contest, held for students
at vocational schools in the Dis
trict, awarded three prizes to Den
nison. The recipes chosen for
awards were submitted by Miss
Doris Dickerman, Miss Gloria
Zeoli, and Miss Muriel King.
Prizes Awarded
Prizes awarded were illustrated
copies of N. Beth Bailey'S Meal
Planning and Table Service"
These prizes were chosen by Miss
Jacobs because of their permanent
value.
The recipe contest, conducted by
The Times, proved conclusively
that the modern girl Is interested
in cooking. In this recipe sharing
contest, the favorite recipes OF
hundreds of school girls were sub
mitted.
The three girls who won prizes
at DenniSon were girls who we're
specializing in cafeteria work. The
recipes they submitted were favor
jte recipes. tested in class.
Central High Set
At 8 o'clock tomorrow morning
at assembly in Central High
School, presentation Of copies OF
Fanny Farmers Boston Cooking
School Cook Book, autographed by
Miss Jacobs, will be made to two
girls who were winners in the con-
test held for senior nigh school
girls. Presentation of awards will
be made at Armstrong High School
Monday morning and at M. M.
Washington Vocation School on
Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock.
Other awards at Lenox Vocational
School and at Mckinley High
School will be made after the
holidays.
Recipes submitted at Deninson
School were by girls who are spe-
cializing in fields of industry open
to women. The school is on the
junior high school level and its
students are from all parts of the
city. The course taken is elective
and depends on the number of
majors students take. Food courses
given include cafeteria, tea-room
management, special order home
catering, feeding of children and
feeding the convalescant.
Three Schools Instruct
Three vocational schools in the
District conduct this splendid
training. The two graded from /
to 8 are IenoX Vocational School
and Dennison. The other vocation
al school graded from 10 to 13, is
the M. M. Washington School.
Each of these have placement bu-
reaus and award certificates of
each subject completed.
The r. awards, which will be
made by The Washington Times
to girls enrolled in senior high
school submitting winning recipes,
are copies of the Fanny Farmers
Boston Cooking School Cook Book.
Eight high schools took part in
this contest.
Home economics is included
in the course of study of five of
these high schools. The courses
are elective, and varied. They in
clude studies in food for the fam
lily, clothing for the family, child
care and development, and house
hold administration.
All of the home economics work
in the District schools is under the
supervision of Miss Jacobs.
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