The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current, March 26, 1937, Image 3

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Newspaper Page Text3 The CHEMAWA AMERICAN VOCATIONS and foundation. As soon as the weather permits they will continue with the con struction. $ be Cam pus N ew s $ i »CM.......... y* MACHINE SHOP AUTO SHOP Every government car was taken out on the highway and was given the brake test sponsored by the State Patrol. Every car passed the Test satisfactorily. Mr. Berry, - instructor in the auto shop, drove the school bus during the absence of Mr. Hudson who was detailed to Ft. Hall for a few days. August Smith showed hisability for tire repairing last week by fixing a flat for a Chevrolet truck in record time. The radiator on the F. W. D. sprung a leak, but the boys in the auto shop had ready for service in a short time. PLUMBING The plumbers have completed a note worthy job in the bakery. They covered the table tops, put up a drain board and also installed a new drainage pipe. PAINT SHOP Lefty and his paint shop boys have been priming and enameling the beds at the hospital. Some of the painters during their spare time have been painting, pic tures for their rooms and for exhibition purpose for the Chemawa Celebration. LEATHER CRAFT The shoe shop boys have been busy repairing the many pairs of “ stogies” that the girls have been bringing over. Four sets of army harnesses were made over and sent to Siletz and Grande Ronde. I PRINT SHOP ' Many of the printers have been busy working on the trachoma book compiled by Dr. S. E. Johnson. Time slips in various colors is one of the recent tasks completed by the print ers. CARPENTER SHOP Mr. Mason and his advanced group of carpenters are busy building a little cot tage back of Mr. Allen’s house. This cottage will be used by the Home Ec. girls for house keeping training. The carpenters are also busy erecting a store on the Pacific Highway just oppo site the Kick Back. At the present writ ing the boys have completed the footing The machine shop boys have just com pleted repairing a large grader for the farm. The grader is being used for the road repair work on the campus. Pepion, Sigo and Hilburn are to be given credit for this piece of work. Dustin Stone has just completed a flower stand for Mr. Allen. Roy Pepion has been working on a flower stamped belt for himself. William Sigo is now mastering the art of welding. JUNIOR COMMERCIAL The Junior commercial students are be coming expert accountants under the careful guidance of Miss Hoffmann. They are making budgets and keeping careful account of their scrip earnings and expenditures. The reason for this ■ budgeting is to see who can save the most scrip by the end of the year. The win ner of this will receive a Chemawa ban ner as a reward. FARM NEW S The project boys are very busy learn ing all techniques of farming in Mr. O,’ Reilly’s class. As soon as vacation be gins the boys will be given actual exper- ence in farming. When not busy work ing on their own projects the boys will devote their time to the local farm. HOME ECONOMICS Miss Riss and Dr. Johnson arrived at Chemawa Monday after a trip covering the territory of three states, Washington, Oregon and Idaho. When they returned. they had children sent from the different states to our hospital for Trachoma treat ments. Miss Stinger and Miss Bratrud, Field Extension Workers on the Grand Ronde, Siletz and Warm Springs reservations, were here on business for a few days. On Thursday afternoon the senior commercial class took the Bronson Test. All seniors must take it if they are go ing to apply for a government loan for further education. There are about sixty new students in the grade school now because of the num ber of students coming in for eye treat ments. Miss Hoffman, Miss Wentzel and Miss Cruise’s Counciling groups hiked to the Log Cabin last Thursday evening. The wiener and marshmellow roasting was followed by a number of fun-producing games. Wilma Mesplie and Rose Mary Weiser were honored Sunday, March 14, by have- ing the best room in Winona hall. Mrs. Hauser gave a party last Friday night for her counciling gfoup. It last ed from seven-thirty until nine-thirty. The girls and Mrs. Hauser took a walk around the campus before going to her home. Everyonehad a nice time playing cards, listening to the radio and playing games. Supper was served before the girls returned. Under the instruction of Mrs. Gropp, the junior home economics girls prepared and served a dinner for the boys officers Wednesday at Hawley hall. Mrs. Cor- nick and Mr. Rickard were also invited. A number of visitors from the Oregon The girls are planning to give a banquet State College campus were visiting here every week for the next few weeks. Lucille Cross has done extensive work Sunday, March 14. Mr. Jackson intro in her classes. She has been teaching duced the head instructor of Home Eco some of the girls to weave and she also nomics, who gave a short talk expressing has been doing special sewing for her own her wishes that the girls and boys attend there if they have a chance to attend. benefit. Ruby Keesling and Marjorie Dennis The girls in the sewing classes are com pleting their uniforms. The uniforms are leaving for California Saturday. are to be used for all cooking classes. Miss Dennis has been a visitor here for They will make print dresses as their next the past week and commented that this sewing project. Some of the advanced is the most interesting school she has students have started on a project of serge ever visited. Miss Keesling will return I after a two weeks visit. wool.