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T he CHEMAWA AMERICAN
VOCATIONS
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BARBER SHOP
On the 6th of April was our instructor’s 65 anniver
sary.
In order to bring back nostalgia, the barbers
celebrated with an old time dance which must have
made Mr. Hall slightly weep.
Thomas Parker will graduate on the 18th of this
month.
See us in action on the 14th at Chapel.
ELECTRIC shop
The electricans are being kept pretty busy these
days. The cylinder press motor in the print shop has
been overhauled and the Johnson’s quarters will be
wired this week.
COOKING DEPARTMENT
We have no unusual happenings this week. With
a diminished crew, the rest of us have been "carrying
on” as before.
SHOE SHOP
The shoe and harness repairers and general shop
groups are very busy in preparing a 100 sets of harness
which will be shipped to the Tulalip Indian reserva
tion in the near future.
There have been 340 pairs of shoes repaired during
the month of March. Business is undoubtedly pick
ing for "bad souls” are pouring in rapidly this month.
CARPENTER SHOP
Sam Shoulderblade has completed a very beautiful
myrtle wood extension table for Mr. Sanders.
The general shop boys are becoming thoroughly
conversant in the art of box building, a great many of
which are required to ship the harness that is being
overhauled in the shoe shop.
BEAUTY PARLOR
The beauty culture class have been very busy pre-
aring themselves for the state examinations which will
be given this month.
Marion Mercier was called home to help her mother
with the home work because of the severe burns sus
tained by her recently. Her father was also a victim
of the accident. We are sorry Marion will not be with
us the rest of the school term.
GOOD SHOES FOB HEALTH
Correctly shod feet are a tremendous asset in main
taining good health, and it has been proved again and
again that cheap, shoddy shoes can quickly play havoc
with the comfort and health of the wearer. Good
economy demands that you, consumers, insist upon
properly constructed, correctly fitted shoes which can
be properly repaired. Trade-marked shoes of known
quality produced by reputable manufacturers usually
may be depended upon to give satisfactory wear and
service. Whatever the type of shoe, McKay, Welt,
littleway, turn or cemented, it can be rebuilt by means
of the latest and most up-to-date shoe repair machinery
equipment.
Every one knows that properly repaired shoes are
more comfortable than new ones. Rebuilt with qual
ity materials by expert craftsman they will give three
to six months additional wear at small cost. The
smart housewife ransacks her closet periodically and
brings or sends to her neighborhood repair shop the
worn, shapeless shoes which accumulate every two or
three months. And presto! The change seems magic.
For a fraction of the cost of the same number of new
shoes. She has footwear for the family which has all
the comfort of old shoes with the appearance and wear
ing capacity of new ones.
Proper care of new or repaired shoes should not be
neglected. The repair shop proprietor is usually well
qualified to advise regarding proper cleaners and pol
ishes for all kinds of shoe leathers and fabrics, and how
they should be applied. Trees are very important in
preserving the shape of the shoes when not being
worn, and they should be needed particularly when
shoes are removed from the feet in damp condition.
It is also well to remember that two pairs of shoes
worn alternately will last more than twice as long as
one pair worn every day.
Many shoes brought into repair shops are horrible
examples of just how shoddy a shoe can be.
Every
possible part has a cheap substitute. Even the uppers
are made of the cheapest kind of leather. Needless to
say such shoes cannot be rebuilt, and considering their
detrimental effect on the health of the wearer, they
are a costly investment in the end.
The shoe that
will not live long enough to be worth repairing is
never worth buying, one gets what he pays for in this
as in any other product.
IT SEEMS TO ME
by I ma N utt
That with the new grass coming up we should all
be more careful about cutting across the lawns.
That the several incinerators and trash cans scattered
over the campus are the proper receptacles for waste
paper.
That with vacation only five weeks off we should alj
put renewed interest in our studies so that we may be
proud of the grades sent home.
That spring is really here since we saw the glass eyes
of McNary Hall get the once over.