The Chemawa American, February 01, 1950, Page 3, Image 3

The Chemawa American
HOMEMAKERS CORNER
The 10-B foods class is in the cat­
ering business — namely making
cookies for Winona hall's open house,
February 22.
The students and staff members
of the Home Ec department report
that they are very willingly suffering
through the smells and inconven­
iences of being painted in anticipa­
tion of the "New Look" which was
badly needed. The department has
material for new draperies for their
dining room, office and the library
and are eagerly looking forward to
seeing everything completed.
Mrs. Schultz left February 14 by
plane for Seattle, where she was
called because of the serious illness
of her aaughter, Elsa
Mrs. James' classes are meeting in
a make-shift sewing room while her
room is being brightened by a coat­
ing of a lovely sunshine color. Her
senior girls are starting their gradu­
ation clothes of slips and dresses.
They are also learning crocheting
and other handwork which can be
done in their snare moments.
The sophomore girls are making
p-js and slips. When these are com­
pleted, they will start on dresses.
A number of the seventh and
eighth grade girls have completed
their first problem which consisted
of hemstitching towels, crocheting
edges on wash cloths, and making
shoe bags. They say they are all
anxious to get started on their next
project.
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SHOP TALK
The plumbing shop has a new To­
ledo pipe threading machine which
helps very much in the daily work.
Grant Johnson, Ermine Belgarde,
Oscar Gensaw and Leon Crawford
are the students in the shop. This is
Grant's third term in the shop and his
teacher reports that he is making
good progress. The other boys are
doing their share of work, too. We
reported last month that the plumb­
ers were to have a new truck and
retire the "Cracker Box" but the old
Pigville truck went to pieces so the
new truck goes to Pigville and the
plumbers keep the "Cracker Box,"
no doubt they would have been lone­
some for it had it been replaced. A
new floor is to be put in the shop
soon, and the new marquee.
The freshmen are taking an active
part in shoe repairing as they have
repaired 280 pairs of shoes. New stu­
dents in the shop this semester are
Alex Foster and Virgil Lane. In the
shoe shop each student has his own
knives which are kept in the store
room end checked out when needed.
Every month the boys under the di­
rection of Mr. Ashcutt, take a com­
plete check of all materials on hand
so that there will be an adequate
sunaly on hand at all times
“Cuiting hair is lets cf fun," says.
Pat Morin and he sho Id know, as
Pat end Robert Patterson are the
bo vs in the barber shop this month
The bovs give on an average of 59
hair cuts a month to the boys and
girls. The barber shop has the addi
tion of a new closet where the boy::
may put their coats when they are
working in the shop. The boys are
hoping the painters will get to paint
the ceiling of their shop this month
The auto shop is getting a service
truck ready for use by the various
shops. A new sheet-metal floor is
being installed and a ladder rack
will be added for convenience. We
were really going around in circles
duiing the recent zero weather All
our equipment was serviced for 10
degrees above zero, so we had to
net more anti-freeze in "right now.
The boys have completed their text
book for this term, and are now start­
in on welding. Roger Satanus ha -
passed the state driving test and
now has his license. We expect to be
100 per cent licensed in the near
i iture