The Chemawa American, March 21, 1941, Page 6, Image 6

From the Vocational Departments
E lectric S hop : Chester Paul, Sammy Dan-
zuka, and Henry Courville have cut the old
Winona hall over to another service and are ad­
justing repairs of the present service.
The boys have changed the lighting system
at the principle’s office at the High School. They
have also wired the Agricultural barn.
Chester Paul and Elmer Booth have been
working on telephone lines.
Ina recent class meeting the boys learned how
to light a house, and the amount of voltage go­
ing into the house.
K itchen : “Foreman” Marjorie Pablo and
her assistant “Montana Red” have reported that
the case of “the salt in the coffee” has been
solved. They say some boy was c a r e 1 e s s in
w’hat he was doing.
Rosemary Aubrey and Esther Young Swallow
tried a new recipe for pudding.
Last week the students cut 100 0 pounds of
meat.
P aint Snop:Robert Charles, Thomas Carson,
and their Instructor, Mr. Sanders, have been
quite busy. Lately, they have been enameling the
woodwork in the Practice House. Also, in the
Practice House, they are putting on wall paper.
After they are through with the Practice House
they plan to paint two rooms in Hawley Hall.
B akery : The bakery production for the past
week was. 850 loaves of bread, 1200 dinner rolls,
11 pans of orange cake, 100 apple pies, 700 dough­
nuts, 600 cup cakes, 600 oatmeal cookies and 10
pans of lemon cake. The special production of the
bake shop was 400 maple bars for the sophomore
benefit dance.
M achine S hop : The Machine shopboyshave
been welding and cutting rollers for the tractor.
Berger, Jackson, Bolton and “Gob” Maxwell
miss the basketball which they used every morn­
ing to warm up.
Bolton is the crack machinist for running the
lathe. He is doing the cutting down of the tractor
rollers.
Berger has also been doing a little welding on
car fenders.
B arber S hop : The Barbershop is keeping
the boys from losing their girls by trimming
their hair. Also, Beaudry is specializing on cut­
ting the girls’ hair. Why does Woundedeye
always ask the little girls if they got a big sister?
T ailor S hop : T wo boys are making pennants,
Henry Hilaire and Francis Lane. Dawn McCloud
is making button holes and is improving rapidly.
Wilfred Buber and Clarence LaRoque are making
a draft for a vest. George Quintasket is making
a coat. George Bearcloud is finishing a pair of
trousers for Herbert Bennett.
C arpentry : Ray Brady is repairing chairs
for the dining hall. Frank Backbone is putting
the finishing touches on his excellent lamp. A
new front door was made by Jake Enick for Mr.
Showalter’s former residence. Paul LaRoque is
making a dough box for the Bakery. And who is
going to wear all of those hearts made by Lodge
and Whitford? Halfmoon and Grant are working
in Mrs. Pepper’s classroom. We hope they are
doing a good job.
S ewing : The majority of the Senior girls have
completed their graduation dresses while others
are finishing theirs. Nellie Walter, Marie Hall,
Lucille Nessbaum, and Theda Ashue are sewing
on their lined, woolen jacket problem, and have
been doing good work. Several girls have made
serge skirts to go with their jackets. All of them
are doing knitting, and have selected either sweat­
ers, scarfs, or caps, as their project. They are also
studying problems of dry-cleaning, personal
grooming, textiles and styles of dress.
The sophomore girls have completed theirhouse
coats, and have started on their serge or woolen
problems.
As their class unit, the freshman have started
on hot bread for breakfast. They plan toprepare
and serve a simple breakfast.
F reshman C lothing : These girls are work-
ngon the construction of slips, and have started
isewing flannel pajamas. They are studying about
the value and care of clothing.
P roductive S ewing : The Junior girls are
sewing on aprons, caps, and curtains in this
class.
J unior H ome M anagement : The girls in this
class are planing a garden. The garden plot is
ready, and the girls will soon select the seeds for
planting. If the weather does not permit the girls
to plant the seeds, they go down to the green­
house and do some work in transplanting plants.
Emma Pohipe has very nicely finished her wo­
ven mats. She has started on some purses of
lovely designs, which are already made for weav-
iing on the purses. Emma is doing excellent work
aud deserves much credit for it.