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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1944
Page
15
Betty Green surveys teen fashion trends as War Production Board limits loom. Teens will favor waistlines, warm shirts blending wool and rayon, camel tan coats with officer style, fur trimmed looks, and soft jersey dresses with appliques, creating their own chic while supporting wartime fabric conservation.
Emma Willard School prepares to open on Sept 15 with about 310 students reporting to home rooms before classes. The lower school will skip primary age level prep, upper school begins 8 am, and campus improvements include expanded junior rooms, new basements, and updated athletic facilities.
Advance registrations for the 1945 class at Albany Business College are 80 percent ahead of last year. Prentiss Carnell, director of admissions, announced that students have been accepted from 36 cities and towns across New York State and Vermont, spanning 22 counties. Arlington, Vt., sends the largest group from a small community. The fall program adds business letter problems, business management, and civil service courses with wartime service deferments available for veterans. Shorter nails trend among schoolgirls and volunteers with conservative polish for dates and war work.
A letter from Dr. Hermann Cooper, assistant commissioner for teacher education, calls on secondary school principals to recruit qualified candidates for New York State teachers colleges. He warns of an acute shortage of future teachers and notes strong job prospects for graduates, urging all professional staff to recruit and promote teaching as a patriotic wartime duty.
Home dressmaking spreads among teen girls who sew their own dresses jumpers and skirts and branch into accessories. Centers nationwide report enthusiastic classes as they learn stitch work and decorative techniques.
State Education Department launches Go-to-School Drive amid reports 152600 pupils left or dropped from New York secondary schools over four years. Assistant Commissioner Edwin Van Reek cites a long-term wastage pattern while urging city and county officials to back outreach efforts.
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