from the Shops and Classes
E lectric S hop : Mr. Metzger, assisted by the elect
ric shop boys, went to work and fixed up their shop.
They painted and rearranged it, putting linoleum on
the floor, and nowthey have one of the cleanest and
neatest-looking shops on the campus.
The boys in the paint shop are busy refinishing
furniture for various buildings. They are now start
ing to paint the playroom in McBride Hall. Outside
of this they are kept busy on various repair jobs a-
bout the campus.
George Walters, who now is in charge of the shoe
shop, is very busy with his boys repairing Brewer
Hall shoes.
rhe following grade school boys have finished
their sewing and have started nailing: Floyd Wilson,
Fred Anderson, and Frankie Weaskus. The outstand
ing boys are Robert Wesley and Eddie Hobucket.
The machines are working very well.
The second grade, under the direction of their
teacher, Mrs. Clingengpeel, has just finished their
unit on “Good Health and Good Manners.” Many
interesting booklets and posters have been made and
all the youngsters are very enthusiastic in carrying
the health program into the unit we are now working
on—"Helping Uncle Sam.” Big plans are being made
for their school garden. An army of Junior Com
mandos has been organized to help in collecting
scrap and in keeping the school grounds clean.
William Miller is captain of the boys and Louida
Ingawanup is captain of the girls.
Phe junior English class has completed a unit
on "How to Use the Library,” under the direction
of Miss Ruth E. Morse. The sophomore class has
not as vet
finished this unit. Both classes have stud-
J
ied the different parts of books, care of books,
mending, types of library material, the Dewey Deci
mal System of classification of books, card cata
log, reference material, and the use of magazines.
They end the unit by making a book of their own
on some subject of their own choice on which con
siderable research has been done.
Following is a fairly typical letter written by stud
ents to their homes. Contrast it with the very nice
letter that follov. s it in the matter of interest, form,
and readibility:
Smile when you read this.
Dear Mom:--
I have some time to spare so I thought I
would just drop you a few lines to say helio. I’m in
fine condition and hope you are the same way. Tell
even body I said hello. How’s everybody down your
way. Hope fine. How is aunt Mary and Johnny and
uncel Tom. Jack said to tell you he said hello. He
said to send him some money. How is the weather
down their. I hope just fine. The weather up heres
been raining for some day, just couple of days it has
been good.
We had a dance last night, the music is a music
box and we sure had fun.
Well I haven’t no more time so I must come to a
close. News is scarce up here. Well goodby now.
Be seeing you.
With love
P. S. Answer as soon as you can send me some mon
ey.
✓
Dear father,
Hello. How are you? I hope you are fine.
I am. So are _______ , _______ , and _______ . I
got your letter and money. _______ and _______
got theirs too. Thanks for the money.
They are going to have their first baseball game
with Canby. They had their first track meet here.
We won too. I don’t know what the score was but
I know we won because they told us that we did.
They are going to box tonight in the gym here .They
are going to box with Woodburn. Two of my table
mates are going to box. Their names are _______
_______ and_________________ . They boxed down
to Woodburn last time and our boys beat their boys.
I had some fun boxing with one of my freinds.
I am doing okay in school. I am still in the sev
enth . Last night before school was out our teacher
said we couldn’t go home if we never had all our
work through we woidd have to stay in and finish
it. I never finished my geography so I thought I
would have to stay but she let me go. Every Wed
nesday we go over to the grade school and change
library books. Here is a list of some I read from the
high school library: Son of Tarzan, Wapiti Pete,
Tarzan, Broken Fang, On Jungle Trails, Pygmy Ar
row, Son of the Iroquois, Stories of Brave Dog’s,
Haunted Airways, Lone Bull’s Mistake, Amon«; the
Indians, Lad a dog, Bambi’s Children, Children of
the Covered Wagon, Knute Rockne, Star an Indian
Pony, Buffalo Barty and many others I have read
this year. I liked most of them. I can read pretty
fast.
Will you come after me or send me some money
to come home on? Our teacher said school would
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