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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 3, 1936)
The GHEMAWA AMERICAN VOCATIONS < PAINT SHOP The Painters are busy painting some furniture that came from around the cam pus. They are also varnishing ping pong tables. Some of the boys are get ting to be pretty fair artists because they paint pictures in their spare time. ELECTRIC.SHOP In the electric shop, the students have had repair work. They now are rewir ing the vocational shops. This work will take about two or three weeks. The shop boys had to figure out how much wire and the amount of money is required for this wiring. Just two or three buildings like our vocational build ings took quite a bit of money. BARBER SHOP During the past few weeks the barbers have been doing their regular work, which consists of hair cutting, messaging and shampooing. These boys are having a hard time pro nouncing the “ jaw breakers” that are found in the “ Barber Science” which they study. Gale Bobb took a few lessons on per manent waving. He hopes to master this before he graduates from barbering. CARPENTER SHOP Leslie Warrior has just completed work on a partition in the greenhouse and he deserves praise for his fine work. Leon ard Bighorn is making a panel desk. - Vernon Jackson is making a table. William Settler is busy inlaying m ix ed walnut, maple, and cedar chest. AUTO SHOP The numerous cars are being repaired for various ailments by the auto shop students. The shop, is being ventilated, and heat adjustments are being made to make the shop warmer to work in this winter. New cement drive-ways are also being constructed. LEATHER CRAFT The boys under the instruction of Mr. DeCorah repaired close to 200 pair of shoes during the month of November. The boys also repaired the bags used by the basketball team to carry their suits in when they go on trips. A show case has been completed by the carpenter shop boys, so that all the articles the boys make in the shop can be seen by all who are interested. 3 | Or C am p u s N e w s _ $ ..iç ç f arm Z3C Myrtle Dupree and Goldie Aubrey were honored last Sunday with the best MACHINE SHOP room in Winona hall. Mr. Allen, with the help o f Oscar Miss Davis has organized a Girl Scout Moses, Roy Pepion and Alex Shippen- troop which is divided into three groups. tower, have been kept busy making a Miss Lundquist’s and Miss Dajnow- cat-walk for the'power house. ski’s counciling groups had a dinner last “ Bud” Archambeau and his helpers, Friday evening in the Practice house. Walker Hale and Dave Roberts, a t e Mrs. Ruth Bronson, who has charge busy making and installing brakes on the of educational loans for Indian students, presses in the print shop. spent several days on the campus last Some of the general shop boys are week interviewing the seniors. making rings, hunting knives, and other Two of Chemawa’s old students, Em small articles that can be. made easily. ma Celestine arid Lawrence Orton, were Pepion is the main jeweler in the shop here on a visit two weeks ago. because he is always making rings and »On Thanksgiving day thé students other little pins. Sigo a n d “ Bud” heartily enjoyed a big turkey dinner Archambeau are the boys who made the while the school orchestra, under Mr. flag stands for the Boy Scouts. Turney, played during the meal. HOME ECONOMICS McNary hall has been looking very The girls in Mrs. James’s classes neat lately. The boys seem to take a are very busy making attractive bags greater interest in their rooms than before worked with yarn. so that several rooms received honorable T hey can be used to hold letters, pa mention Sunday. pers, or if you knit or crochet they are Miss Edna A. Gurkin, Health Super just the thing you will need. visor from Washington D. C ., arrived on The girls are also making dresser-scarfs the campus last week. Miss Gurkin has which are very attractive. been visiting the classes and has been be Miss Davis has two of Mrs. Cronk’s coming acquainted with the health situ classes, so Mrs: Cronk will be able to ation at Chemawa. give more time to supervision. Mrs. Cornick’s Serenaders journeyed Miss Newell is teaching child care which is a very interesting subject. to Grande Ronde Thanksgiving evening The choir girls that are in Mrs. Haus and entertained the people there with er’s sewing classes have been busy the past week making their costumes for their music and songs. the Christmas pageant. Each evening, between four and five, Besides that they and all the other the girls have been taking advantage of girls in Mrs. Hauser’s classes are getting ready for Christmas by makiug laundry the privilege and are practicing basket bags, pillow cases, towels and wash ball in the gym with the ever dependable Wilma Mesplie doing the refereeing. cloths. A banquet was held in Hawley ¡hall Little Flower last Saturday night for the harvesting The Little Flower Society and Catho crew. A very nice meal was served for lic Youth Organization had a joint meet the 25 or 30 boys and girls who attended. ing last Friday evening a t the Catholic Mr. Larsen gave the boys and girls a very church. The Catholic boy's furnished interesting message on cooperation and the entertainment and refreshments. The Little Flower Society met l a s t what it means in a place like Chemawa. Thursday evening, Novemder 19, in the A dance was held the same evening and study hall at Winona hall. They elect everyone had a hàppy and joyful time. ed officers for the following year. Flor On December 9th, Chemawa’s boxing ence .Wolftail was re-elected President; team will journey to Portland and will Inez Bird, Vice President; Frma Cham berlain, Secretary and Treasurer; a n d likely return with a few scalps from their bouts with the C. Y. O. team. Evelyn Jefferson, Song Leader.
