A member of the food service class practices what she has learned about cooking liver as she does her part in preparing lunch. The Margaret Murray Washington Vocational High School in Washington, D.C., is one of more than 30,000 schools taking part in the School Lunch Program, sponsored by the U. S. Department of Agriculture to help growing children in different parts of the country get a hot nutritious midday meal and at the same time help farmers by providing an additional marker for produce when such a market is needed. A complete meal - the "Type A" lunch - is served at "Margaret Murray Washington" to children from nearby elementary schools who come over for lunch. High school may buy this complete tray lunch or, if they prefer, food from the cafeteria counter to supplement lunches brought from home. Under the guidance of their teacher, Mrs. Mercedes Wilson, the girls in the food service class plan the menus for each day and, with the assistance of two paid workers, put into daily practice what they learn in class.

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