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on the press, ru n n in g th e o u ter border in th e color selected.
As there were to be one thousand copies of the job, it n atu rally fol
lowed th a t 1 had to feed every one of them th ro u g h th e press and p rin t
the outer border selected. I then took the form off th e press and
changed it, p u ttin g in its place the in n er border, after w hich I changed
th e color on the press to th a t I desired and ag ain , after perfecting the
register, fed the one thousand sheets th ro u g h the press in the m anner
previously described. T h is form h aving been ru n , it was taken off and
the type form locked up and placed on the press. My color was again
changed, register corrected, and the final ru n on the job m a d e - a ll told
three thousand im pressions. F eed in g is alw ays a m atter req u irin g the
utm ost skill w here so m any different colors and im pressions are neces
sary, as in the production of th e job ex h ib ited . I confess th a t now
and then I made a little m istake in my feeding b u t, in the m ain, the
w ork is creditable to one of my experience.
TAILORING DEMONSTRATION
BY K A H L N U C K O L L S
as an occupation may he traced back to
the b eg inning of hum an existence when the first
clothes w orn by man were m ade of leaves and of
the skins of anim als, hrom th is hum ble origin the
occupation has advanced and im proved w ith civil
ization until it is regarded as one of the arts of the
tw entieth cen tu ry . I m ight alm ost say it is one of
the fine arts, for it is bv th e aid and advice of tailors th a t men are e n
abled to dress elegantly and artistically. But w hether artist, artisan ,
or m echanic, the tailor pursues a vocation, the m astery of w hich re
quires tim e and perseverence. From the beginner to the finished tailor
is a far step.
It has been my privilege w hile at Chem aw a to experience th e succes
sive details in the process of learn in g the ta ilo r’s trade and these I shall
try to describe to y o u . T h e first thing ta u g h t a boy when he begins w ork
in the shop is th e correct way to use the needle and thim ble. M is
using these im plem ents is evidence of aw kw ardness and is inexcusable.
W hen this first lesson has been th o ro u g h ly m astered, the boy is then
given instructio n in the use of the m achine, tape m easure, goose, and is
ta u g h t how to press. H e then learns how to m ake sleeves, pockets,
b utton holes, and the su n d ry item s th a t th e m ak in g of a suit calls f o r