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T h e CHEMAWA AMERICAN
O ie n ia w a ’s V o c a tio n a l P r o g r a m
Pictorial Revieu) o f Some Practical Occupations Taught
In Chemawa. special emphasis is placed on training for a
vocation, a vocation that will fit in with natural abilities and
talent. With this great aim in mind, that is to teach the young
Indian men and women the basic and fundamental angles of
their chosen vocations, this school has improved its vocational
facilities year after year in order to compete with the continual
changing of time.
Since most girls will eventually have a home of their own
the emphasis in girls’ education has been placed upon home
making. It is the aim of this department to prepare every girl
to do her part toward making a satisfactory home for herself
and family—a home that provides for the health, the happiness,
and the development of each member of the household.
The divisions of the Home Economics Department are:
Foods, clothing and crafts, production sewing, household
management, household planning and furnishing, family rela
tionships, child care, laundry and health.
Since a boy eventually becomes the head of a household
it is necessary that he be well prepared to take on this great
responsibility. Like the girls, the emphasis in boy’s education
has been placed upon homemaking, but from an altogether
different angle.
Chemaiva Students
W ork is A r t — K g reat deal joy of life consists in doing perfectly o r a t least to th e best of o n e ’s a b il
ity ev ery th in g w hich he a ttem p ts to do. T h ere is a sense of satisfaction, a p rid e, in su rv ey in g such
a w ork—a w ork w hich is ro u n d ed , fu ll, exact, com plete in all its p arts—w hich th e superficial m an ,
w ho leaves his w ork in a slovenly, slipshod, h alf finished condition can n ev er know . I t is th is co n
scious com pleteness w hich tu rn s w ork into art. T he sm allest th in g , w ell done, becom es artistic.
— William Matthews
B o y s 9 V o c a tio n a l E x liib ts
All the Vocational shops will be open during the Celebra
tion for visitors. The kitchen and Bakery will be seen in
actual operation.
The Paint shop will display some furniture that have been
varnished there. -
The Carpenter shop will have some screen doors and a few
other pieces that have been produced in the shop which it has
not been necessary to put into service.
At the Tailor shop there will be several suits of clothing
that have been produced on exhibit.
The Auto shop will have a pick-up in the advanced stage
of making.
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which have been made on display.
'phe Print shop will have various samples of printing that
have been done.
Work in*the shops cannot be judged by any little exhibit
which may be left in the shop, as the building trades have been
at work on the cottage and various other buildings outside the
shop, while the nature ofg work in the service trades such as
Barbering, Shoe repairing, etc., would make a display difficult.
G irls9 V o c a tio n a l E x h ib its
The Sewing Departments in Hawley Hall will have a great
variety of finished articles to be placed on exhibit during the
Celebration.
The different classes have completed many different articles
of clothing. The underclassmen made simple types of clothings
such as slips, and bathrobes from materials of flannel, pajamas
of cotton print, and becoming cotton print dresses.
The upperclassmen, who made print dresses, changed the
patterns as one of their problems. They also have made-over
problems.
The Junior classes made blouses, printed silk dresses, skirts
or suits of serge.
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The Senior classes made knitted suits, rayon dresses, plaid
jackets and their graduation dresses and slips. A group of sen
iors also made print dresses, which were worn daily to test
their durability.
Besides clothing, all of the classes had some type of fancy
work to do. Embroidery and cutwork were beautifully done
on, pillow cases, dresser scarfs, laundry bags and luncheon sets.
Many of these have crocheted borders. Those who are learning
to crochet often begin with an attractive border on towels.
Crocheted pot holders, hot plate mats, ball shaped dish clothes,
beautiful pillow tops crocheted with yarn and other pillow tops
are made of yarn and worked into Indian designs.
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