from the Vocational Departments
H ome E c .: “Bundles for Britian” has kept
the junior class of Mrs. James busily knitting
squares for sweaters. As soon as they finish this
they will knit sweaters forthemselves. Later they
will study about tailored articles made from wool.
Finally, the little girles’ dresses have been
finished by the IOC group of Mrs. Sanders, and
they are busily engaged in making housecoats
and dresses of cotton material for themselves.
The 11A girls will make bathrobes for the
hospital.
The study of cereal has been completed by
the feeshmen foods class, and they are studying
the making of quickbreads. “Acting your age,”
or getting along with people, is the main topic
of the Every day Living Class of Mrs. Johnson’s
classroom.
In Mrs. Pepper’s room the girls are making
“Toddler suits” for the Red Cross.
Flora Bearchild, Nancy Francis and Margaret
Murphy, have started making large size mocassins
of the plain type, while Gayle Laurence and
Ethel Armstrong are making beaded necklaces.
The other girls are making fancy work of guest
towels, pillowcases, luncheon sets, and scarfs.
The 7th grade sewing class have made many
aprons, towels, and potholders, to be used for the
cooking class.
The 7th grade foods students are working out
a plan of improvement of things they have at
home which could be improved.
The 9c group of Mrs. Cronk are just getting
acquainted with their new laboratory.
The 8th grade of Mrs. James are making slips
for the little girls.
Reports of interests to others are given every
Friday to the senior class by students. They have
studied menu making and have been cooking pies
and meat substitutes.
P aint S hop : Since the beginning of school
the painters have been kept busy repairing
broken windows, and at this time we would like
to put in a plea to the students: Be careful. Glass
costs money. We are also painting the shop.
Melvin Petite and Leroy Parker, 7th graders, and
newcomers to the shop, are doing a fine job.
Tom Carson, Ralph Summers and Jack White
law have been learning how to use a spray gun
and have just completed a four coat job on the
side tables of the hospital. Latest addition to the
painting force is Edwin Teton.
A uto S hop : Auto shop boys have studied valve
action and have just finished a test covering this
work.
Tony Skahan and George Stanger are distribu
ting the old motor and will set the pistons. Later
they will run it to see if an accurate job was done.
“Shorty Cross” repaired Bob Ratzburg’s car
and Stub Heenan repaired the gas tank of the
blue pick-up. The other boys have been serviceing
the government cars constantly used by the em
ployees.
P rint S hop : The print shop boys have been
kept busy with various jobs and with the Chemawa
American.
Albert Delameter printed the menus for the
Thanksgiving dinner. Ernest Spencer did the
tickets for the turkev dance for the evening. Bill
Jerred put out the student’s activitity report
blanks. Joe Broncheau finished the F.E.U tickets
for the faculty dance. Harris Teo did various
small jobs.
C arpenter S hop : Walter Champine made a
bulletin board for Mr. Totten’s classroom.
Bearchum and P. Davis hung a mirror at Mc
Bride Hall.
Wilfred Teton and B. Bearchum repaired reed
wrappings on the legs of two davenports at
Winona Hall.
Ray Brady and Roscoe Smith repaired the
doors on the garage back of the Teacher’s Cot
tage.
H. Dilts repaired bathroom doors in Kola
Tepee. Ben Bearchum installed transverse rods
on the living room windows at the new practice
house.
Orville Perry checked the windows in the
Catholic Church.
School Enrollment
The present enrollment in Chemawa is about
519 students.
In the high school department there are about
38 seniors, 65 juniors, 75 sophomores and near
ly a 100 freshman.
Among the reservations the one with the largest
number of students is the Colville group with
seventy-three students. Ranking a close second
and third in number is the Taholah group with
fifty-four students and the Tulalip reservation
with forty-nine students. The smallest group of
students comes from Sacramento with only three
in attendance.