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HOME MANAGEMENT NEWS
Miss Patterson and Mr. Bent were guests of the home
management girls at a dinner. A very enjoyable even
ing was had by all. Let us give you a tip, Mr. Bent is
certainly an entertaining person to have and we’re hop
ing to have him again as our guest.
Miss Newell is sporting a nice new car which is sure
easy on the eyes and, oh! do we girls get the breaks?
Bert and Sugar had the pleasure of initiating the
rumble seat.
We have only a few more days here, which is quite
sad for all of us. We certainly have had a wonderful
time, thanks to Miss Newell and her mother.
Our friends, Milton Rose, Kenneth Denver and
Hugh Edmo, have made six bird houses which they
have put on the house porch. This is quite welcome
for the birds that are returning.
Since this is our last week at the Practice House we
are hoping to have Supt. and Mrs. Ryan and Mr. and
Mrs. Christy for dinner.
MAINTENANCE CABPENTEBS
Although we have not tooted our horn a great deal,
we do not want the readers of “The American” to get
the impression that the maintenance force, consisting
of Chas. Huber, Leslie Charley and Jimmy Welch,
under the supervision of Mr. Mason, are at all idle.
In addition to the hundred and one odd jobs, we have
turned out several orders for different departments.
Just sent to paint shop a new cabinet for the art room
to store supplies in where they can be locked up; also
three very nice alder tables for girl scouts; a locked
cabinet for narcotics at the hospital; new wardrobes
for the employes’ quarters at the domestic science
building. Have a very interesting problem coming
up, tightening up the gym floor along the edges where
there are several large cracks.
“R-r-r-ring!” “Yes, the carpenter shop.” “Can
Mr. Mason come over and fix a screen on Winona
Hall?”—and so it goes.
GIBLS’ PHYSICAL EDUCATION
About thirty girls in the junior and senior high
school are keeping in practice for the basket-throwing
contest which had to be postponed on account of sick
ness. In the contest each girl will be given twenty
shots from the free throw line. Then she will be given
sixty seconds in which to make as many field goals
as she can in rapid succession.
In a recent class contest in the fifth and sixth grades
Evelyn Peterson came out first, making six out of
twelve free throws.
At present all the girls’ gym classes are busy tak
ing tests on five different pieces of apparatus. Many
of the girls are passing the first and simplest of the
tests, and some are working hard to pass the second
and third tests, which require a greater degree of
strength and skill.
CABPBNTBY NOTES
The carpentry boys are studying methods of laying
out foundations for buildings. They may be seen out
side running lines and laying off right angles by the
Y-level.
Due to a material shortage work on the stairway is
at a standstill, but more material will be here shortly
and the work resumed.
Some of these days a new trash wagon will be seen
around the campus. Material shortage is delaying the
body now that the auto mechanics have completed the
chassis.
The machine shop fitted the bearings and shaft for
our drum sander so David White will soon have a
new machine in operation.
MACHINE SHOP NOTES
We are anxious to receive repair work, or new work,
which can be done in the machine shop, as this enables
the boys to plan and carry through a project.
Many of the boys are still ill with the prevailing
epidemic and some of them who are physically fit are
detailed to care for the boys in Brewer Hall, thereby
reducing our ranks.
The warm spring sun is sincerely welcomed as we
believe it will put an end to chills and headaches and
bring all the boys off of the sick list more quickly
than medicine.
BLACKSMITH SHOP
On Feb. 24 the blacksmith department had a test
on iron and steel.
The tractor is now in the shop. Willard Bill of the
farm department is grinding valves, which is a part of
his studies in farming. Willard will also inspect
bearings and synchronize ignition.
Frank Dumont has welded a cracked cylinder head
of a gas engine which proved to be a first-class job.
Frank’s work at the shops is usually very satisfactory.