The Chemawa American, April 11, 1941, Page 6, Image 6

From the Vocational Departments
B arber S hop : The barbers have been keepgin
up with the haircutting and in spare moments
they study the nerves of the face and scalp.
Woundedeye, Comenote, Adrian, Finley, and
Beaudry are all doing excellent work.
C arpentry : Halfmoon and Vic Williams made
new shelves for the storeroom in Hawley hall.
Whitford reshingled Mr. Mason’s woodshed.
Grant made two screens for Brewer hall. Frankie,
Alby, and Champine made typing tables. Jake
rebuilt shelves for the storeroom in the kitchen.
Douthit made a large cedar chest.
A uto S hop : “Shorty” fixed the engine of the
NYA Ford pick-up. Skahan put in new springs
on the “pig pick-up. ” “Muscles’ ’ Wilder polished
off his career by shining government cars and
fixing coach Bennetts car. “Good ole” Walt has
tuned up the motor of the W.P.A. truck. Brown
is teaching brother Roswell to drive.
P aint S hop : ‘ ‘ Rube’ ’ and foreman Charles did
an excellent job of repapering the new practice
cottage and painted the interior with enamel. A
bed from the hospital was painted and a number
of glass windows on the campus were repaired.
M achine S hop : Desauteland Brewer are mak­
ing and welding together “hose-winder-uppers ”
for the campus fire hose. Both divisions made
“weeders” for the farmers. Foreman Alexander
feels he must retire soon.
B akery : Daily and week-end production have
kept the bakers busy. Rice made 75 cupcakes and
150 hot dogs for the YWCA picnic. Beaudry
made the pastry for the cobblers. Gardipeehas
mixed bread dough this week. Edden and “Slo
Joe” have been aiding the boys with their work.
E lectric S hop : The electricians have replaced
an electric pole and changed the wires leading in­
to the pump house. McCoy is estimating the
installing of study lamps in McNary hall and al­
so drawing the blue prints. Chester Paul is pre­
paring blue prints for the barn and chicken house.
S hoe S hop : Lately the “cobblers” have been
working on new projects, making wooden shoes,
sandals, and Indian moccasins for students. Be­
sides this, they are keeping up with their regular
shoe repairing.
T ailor IS hop : The tailors miss their instructor,
Mr. James, but they are endeavoring to follow
out his best wishes to take the responsibilities of
which he feels they are capable. The tailors wish
him a speedy recovery.
W oodworking S hop : These boys have been
studying the common types of bolts, files, and
wood joints. Several boys made bird houses.
H. Davis made a chicken feeder. Rabbit hatch,
feeders, a chicken brooder house, and eight new
hurdlers were made by the group.
A rts and C rafts : During the last quarter
the Sophomore girls have greatly improved their
class room by making attractive curtains, drape­
ries, and chair-back covers of Indian colors--
wine, blue, green, yellow, and brown. They cov­
ered the tables with green oil-cloth, and mount­
ed pictures of Indian symbols and their mean­
ings on thew’alls. The girls have done bead work,
and made little lapel novelties of moccasins, and
turtles, which are attractive. They are now doing
cross-stitch and embroidery work, on linen, and
have their choice of making scarfs, pillow-tops,
purses, luncheon sets, and guest towels. Cornelia
Allman, Mary Farwell, and Frances Lane are
the girls who are ahead in the class.
P roductive S ewing : The 9-C class are crochet­
ing, knitting, and mending. Brewer Hall cloth­
ing as their projects. They are crocheting pot
holders, dish clothes, and table covers. Esther
Matt is making good progress on a rug. Georgia
Nanamkin is knitting a pair of heeless anklets,
and is doing good work.
F oods : In our tenth grade food class we have
been making meat substitute dishes for our lunch­
eons. We have planned a medium luncheon menu
that we are going to prepare and serve. We have
also prepared simple puddings for desserts.
The 9-1C girls have learned to cook simple
breakfast foods, starting with dried fruits, and
then cerals, and later hot cakes. After learning
to prepare these foods, they had the opportunity
to cook and serve a complete breakfast. They
have now begun a unit on breakfast breads, and
Wilda Williams and Georgia Nanamkin have
made the best baking powder biscuits. Several
of the class made doughnuts, and also candy.
The girls all hope to be as good cooks as the
Seniors and Juniors are, some day.
The 11-A Production Sewing class have been
mending little boys’ coveralls and making aprons.
In their Foods class the girls have been study­
ing and practicing meat cookery and luncheon
desserts. On Thursday, April 10, the girls pre­
pared and served refreshments to the members of
the cast from Hazel Green who presented the play
“Here Comes Charley”