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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 12, 1937)
The CHEMAWA AMERICAN VOCATIONS M ACHINE SHOP I Roy Pepion, our chief Indian designer, lately made about six letter openers for office desks. . Homer Settler is busy making a lift for his daily exercise iu the future. Dave R obertsisbusy making a spear for a friend. William Hilburn is busy doing all sorts of welding jobs. The "rest of the shop boys, since they.are beginners, are very busy making tools so they can. make enough to fill a leather case sold tQthem for $2.50 in script. JUNIOR COMMERCIAL This past week has been a busy One for the Junior Commercials. There has been much excitement among the stu dents who have been racking their brains to recall a few things that they learned a few years back.’ ' - “ States'and their capitals’"* is what’s causing such excitement, for many of the students found out that they’ve forgotten some of the capitals of these 48 states and so had to settle down to business and study them. Miss' Hoffman gave aTest which-covered all of this material. . The typewriters have been kept very tidy these past few weeks so it looks as if Chetrfawa will' send out .tidy stenogra- „^ehers. CARPENTER SHOP The Carpenter boys won over the auto mechanics in the gym last Sunday Janu- ? ary 31. The final Score was 42 to 24. On Monday there was no work in the carpenter shop because all of the boys « were detailed out to .shovel snow off the sidewalks. William Settler is making a walnut ce dar lined chest. Louis Levay put- on some new locks in the gym. PRINT SHOP Jobs completed during the past week were: 150 three color blotters by Harry Wilder, foreman, 1000 class schedule cards by Ted Welfelt, 500 monthly report blanks by Elias Quaempts, 1000 laundry blanks was composed by John Decker and printed by beginners, Tom Cree and Alfred Songret, After an absence of six months Gordon McLeod returned and on his first day was given a production job which was turned o.ut in record time. Don Thiele and Ed Hilburn have com pleted memo books-. Jim Smith has fin ished qomposing a job. Lovey Jackson finished a color job on 50 blotters. Other jobs are in the process. HOME ECONOMICS Mrs. James, sewing glasses are very busy making uniforms- for their own use. Mrs. Gropp’s junior cooking students have been making, cakes in the past week and are progressing very rapidly. Her other classes are cooking different vege tables. Mrs. Cronk’s home furnishing class is planning a two room home which the senior home economics girls of next year will furnish. Mrs. Hauser’s classes Are making bath robes for the hospital. PAINT SHOP * The painters were kept busy during^ the flu epidemic varnishing a floor and painting the wall of a room in McNary hall. They are now painting the read ing room a lighter color, giving it two coats aftd varnishing the woodwork. Rooms in the teachers cottage have been renovate^, making their work all real jobs. AUTO SHOP The checking system in the Auto shop is proving to be very good. The tools are easily found when needed and the boys are learning how to take care of the tbols< Gerald Smith and Raymond Track are now reboring Mr. McKinney’s car and expect, it to run like new. Preston Bell is now busy making flower pot stands for Winona hall. The rest of the newcomers are all learning specialized lubrication. All theboys need is more grease jobs. Mr. George Bent, former boy’s advis er, visited the campus the past week. For the benefit of “ old timers” Miss Antoin ette White and Mr.- Bent both reside in Salem and anyone planning" to visit them must spend an- afternoon because time flys by like five minutes when these bid timers start relating tales- of “ old Che mawa. ’ $ a Charies Farron and Hadley John are back with us to continue their courses, Fred Oldhorn.,is in the hospital as a result of a broken rib. Mr. Larson’s grading of the rooms in McNary hall shows a greater improve ment over last year. The report shows most of the rooms are in very good con dition, bui a few can be improved. Father Dunn, who had been in charge of the Catholic services-for the last two years, is now in charge of St. Vincent de Paul’s, ,The dew priest here is Father John Reedy, formerly of St. Vincent de Paul’s in Salem. . 1 Monday morning everyone awoke to find themselves completely hemmed in by banks of snow. Volunteers cleared the walks most of the day although one class of boys were», detailed to this job from school. The-students in art class,-are now having instructions in color harmony. As soon as the art supplies arrive they will have the personal experience in mixing paints and later ifi painting pic tures. Three students, Hazel LeClair, Agnes Skahan and Lillian Settler were appoint ed by Mrs. Turney to sing in Chapel Choir. The girls’ officers served a light lunch to their guests last Friday night. After refreshments were served they attended the basketball game given in the gym. We were all surprised and glad to have Evelyn George, a former student and employee back with-us over the week end- Last week was a very busy week taking out tonsils at the hospital. 11 was report ed that there will be more busy weeks until they are through with the eight or more tonsilectomies. For new recreation on Sunday aftef- noon, the students have been gathering in the gym to be entertained by amateur programs. The “ Hoosier Hotshots” won first; Hazel LeClair won second prize for her rendition of “ Yodeling Cowboy,” and Margaret Andrews won third. Everyone enjoyed this program which was held in the gym on Feb. 2,
