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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1941)
From the Vocational Departments E lectric S hop : The boys in the electricshop installed a new buzzer in Mr. Totten’s classroom. They checked up and fixed the bell line, and other °dd jobs on the campus.They put a few bulbs in the boys smoke room, and are studying the blue print of McNary hall, so they can install study lamps in the future. P aint S hop : The painters are finishing paper ing the new practice house. They varnished the typewriter tables for the commercial department, and painted the broom lockers for Hawley hall. T ailor S hop : The tailor shop boys have been busy the past week completing the uniforms for all the bus drivers in the Indian Service. They made the costumes for the grade school program. They are now altering and sewing letters on the track suits. A uto S hop : Alvin Bobb and Tony Van Pelt are fixing the transmission on the blue project pick-up truck. Walter Mesplie and Stanley Wilder are putting new bushings on Mr. Wilder’s chewy. M achine S hop : The machine shop boys are putting in a new railing at the back porch of the hospital. Foreman Berger and “Hootch” Jackson repaired the mixer in the kitchen. B akery : The bakers have been busy the past week making doughnuts, cakes, and other pastries for the different activities that were held on the campus. Robert Edden made a three layer cake for Mr. Goodwin’s birthday. Harold Joseph made a three layer nut cake for the Hi-Y party. George Rice, George Gardipee, and Sanford Beaudry are kept busy every day with the daily production of bread making. They also made a four layer cake for Chemawa’s birthday. B arber S hop : The barbers haven’t accom plished anything new. The same old routine everyday, cutting hair, giving massages, and shampoos. The barbers are coming right along, and by the end of the school year they will be “bad eggs” at the trade. C arpentry : The carpenter shop has a new sys tem for taking care of its tools. They have a boy checking out tools in the tool room, and they have a chart where they check what tool is being check ed out. They charge the tool against a boy who does not return the tool that be checks out. In this way they know who takes out a tool and each individual is responsible for each tool that he uses. “Moon” Douthit is making a new kind of myrtle wood chest. “Curly” Davis is kept busy making all shapes of picture frames for his many girl friends. “Chubby” Alby has finished up on the typewriter desks for the commercial department. Ben Bearchum and Wilfred Teton are putting in new locks in the practice house. P rint S hop : The printers were kept busy by the Rural Youth Conference which was held on the campus, February 17-21. They made ribbons for the dairy judging and swine demonstrations. Carl Woods made some survey blanks for the old er girls’ survey course. Fred Samuels com pleted two letterheads for the commercial depart ment. Leslie Brendible printed tickets for the Freshmen dance. John Gerard completed his rule job for the main office. Wilbur Wolfname printed the meal tickets for the Indian Service Summer School. Arthur Shilo finished a two color rule job for the Commercial department. C lothing : Members of the senior clothing class are progressing nicely in their work. Emma Pohipe is doing excellent work in weaving on the loom, and she has made some lovely belts on the card loom. Marie Hall has finished her graduation dress and is sewing on her suit for Baccalaureate. The other girls are sewing on their graduation dresses, and serge skirts. The sophomore girls in the clothing class are making print dresses and pajamas. Several of the girls made the new curtains for the sewing room, while a few of them are making small dresses for McBride hall. The eighth gradershave finished making lin en towels, and matching pot holders. They are starting to make slips. V ocations , C lass : The senior girls are begin ning a study and survey on the opportunities offered on various jobs for women. The girls will make reports on the opportunities of finding a job and the salary offered in the fields of nursing, laundry work, restaurant work, store clerks, and the like. P roduction S ewing : The freshman girls have completed sewing sheets, and have finished the mending for the various buildings. They are now working on hand towels. Several girls accompanied Mr. Mason and Miss Schultz to the coast on Saturday, February 22. The girls were Nellie Walters, Marie Hall, Theda Ashue, and Margaret Skahan. The weather was beautiful, which made the trip a more memorable one. They motored as far as Newport, Oregon, taking in many interesting sights.
