The Chem awa American
SHOP TALK
AUTO SHOP
Th© au to shop b e g a n the y e a r
w ith one senior, three juniors, six
sophom ores, a n d three N avajos on
the class rolls, m aking a total of
thirteen, the larg est class for sev eral
years. The N avajo boys . tak e au to
m echanics for one hour a , day, this
b e in g their third y e a r a t C hem aw a.
They are Joe Lee, Jimmy Dickson a n d
Lewis Silver.
A com plete Ford V-8 en g in e h a s
b e e n p u rc h a se d for u se in the en g in e
lab o rato ry a n d ’after it is set u p with
all the accessory system s, so, th at it
will .run, it is to b e u sed as; a p ra c
tic e job in d isassem bling, servicing
a n d assem bling.
The boys g r e : p re p a rin g to take
the sta te driving tests so a s to o b
ta in their o p erato r's licenses, w hich
is one of the goals of the au to shop.
cords, m aking tow el racks, fixing
screens a n d re p a irin g the b leach ers
on the athletic field. The boys hope
soon to b e a b le to work on individual
projects.
PRINTERS
Printers h a v e finished work on the
1950-51 handbook, w hich this y e a r
features the school y e a r calendar.
A g ro u p of seventh g ra d e rs have
com pleted their initial jobs on poetry
a n d p a ra g ra p h com position a n d
h a v e h a d their first experience w ith
proofing, correcting a n d distribution.
They a re now w orking on a series
of assignm ents involving aligning
a n d centering type groups.
Ralph Scott h a s b e e n practicing
p laten press feeding. He h a s also
b e e n distributing type arid sp acin g
m aterials u se d on the handbook.
Loretta Q uam pts a n d Jean Pichette,
seniors, did the stitching a n d trim
m ing on- the handbooks.
INDUSTRIAL ARTS SHOP
There a re 14 junior high in the in
dustrial arts shop. They a re learn in g
a b o u t the care a n d u se of the most
im portant tools. The class h as m ade
a n d P ain ted m an y articles, including
pin g -p o n g p a d d le s for the first a n d
second g rad es, letterm en's p ad d les,
a n d a b en ch hook. These projects
h av e all b e e n m ad e w ith h a n d tools.
Those enrolled in the cla^s a re 7th
grade; Jake Gilbert, Terrv L afayette,
t ester L o w d eii Leonard Q uenelle,
Roger , McKenzie, C harles Morton,
Franklin W ilbur, Timmie W hipple,
a n d Frederick Reed.
From the 8th grade: C lyde Sam p
son, C laren ce Hen+horne, a n d Llovd
Sanders, The ninth g ra d e b o v s . in
clude Farrell G allin eau a n d Frank
Spe’arson.
STIOE SHOP
The shoe shoo h as a n enrollm ent
of 12 boys. At the p resen t time these
b o ’rs. gre b u sy learn in g the proper
m ethod of nutting h eels a n d soles
■ on sh o es. Thev • a re also • repairin g
d re s s ...shoes, football shoes, a n d
boots. The- boys are learn in g how to
do le a th e r craft, too. Some of the
new boys a re startin g to m ake belts
w hile the older boys a re working on
w allets, book coverings, a n d album s.
CARPENTER SHOP
The c a rp e n te r shop h as three boys
enrolled in class—-Ernest Lewis, se n
ior, Clifford Matt, junior, a n d K enneth
Thompson, n ineth grad e. The work
of the c arp en ter boys h as b e e n most-
lv re p a ir work a n d such jobs a s
lay in g cem ent sidew alk b ack of the
new duplex, te a rin g dow n a double
g a ra g e .which is to b e rebuilt soon»
a n d sm aller jobs a s rep airin g sa sh
ELECTRICIANS
E lectricians h av e b e e n b u sy lately
rew iring old buildings, rep lacin g in
side a n d outside lights on cam pus
buildings, fixing hot p lates a n d
irons. O ur latest job is putting in
iron outlets in the W inona hall
laundry.
D elm ar Hickox a n d Alfred Hawk
a re second y e a r students, w hile Rob
ert Patterson, Everett Jones a n d Rob
ert Kirk a re getting their first taste
of electrical work. Mr. L ester Bolton
is our instructor.
PATNT SHOP
The pain t shop boys h av e b e e n
getting the shop in order for a b u sy
school y ear, refinishing class room
furniture a n d rep airin g individual
lockers. The p a in t shop class room
h as acq u ired new a n d up-to-date
text books for the a d v a n c e d students.
J u n io r H ig h N o t e s
WHAT MY FRIEND MEANS TO ME
A frierid m eans som eone I c a n
trust a n d tell m y troubles to arid one
w ho will try a n d help m e out w hen
I n e e d help. A friend corrects the
w rong things that I do a n d tells me
the right things. A friend helps m e
to m ake m ore friends. A friend is
alm ost like a brother or cousin to me.
W ith a friend I c a n h av e fun. If a
friend is not a bully h e ca n get
alo n g with others a n d I c a n get
a lo n g w ith him too.—Frank L aPena,
7th grade.
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MELODY LANE
BAND NEWS
Bright a n d early in the m orning of
S eptem ber 19 the b a n d h eld its first
p ractice a t 8:00 a.m. They h av e con
tinued this practice ever since. The
b a n d m ad e its first a p p e a ra n c e on
Septem ber 29, w hen it p la y e d for
the Mill City - C hem aw a football
gam e. The sev en m ajorettes tw irled
a t the half. The b a n d this y e a r h as
48 members,- a s com pared w ith 42
m em bers last year, of w hich 37 are
girls a n d 11 boys. New m em bers in
clude Irene Joan Sicade, Frank Pays,
C harles W ym an, M yrna Monroe, Del-
m a Jean Gird, Patsy Ochiho, W alter
Moses, Philom en St. G oddard, Lloyd
Sanders, John Thorpe, Frank L aPena,
P eggy W ashington, D althea Miller,
Rose McDougal, C aroline Millett,
H enrietta C harles, Yvonne Yepez,
R am ona Calvin, Darroll Unive, Leon
a rd Q u enelle a n d Jaqueline Ann
Pyne.
The Pep b a n d , consisting of 10
m em bers, is in full sw ing practicing
on M onday a n d W ed n esd ay ev e
nings. They m ad e their first public
a p p e a ra n c e a t Jefferson on O ctober
6 w ith the Pep squad.
DO W N ON THE FARM
The a g boys h av e b e e n very bu sy
since school started, keeping their
tractors, harrow s, plow s a n d disk
rolling to .g e t in the fall crops. These
crops h a v e all b e e n p la n te d b y the
Ag boys w ith the help of one em
ployee.
The d airy cows are producing
m ore milk this fall than ever in the
past. This is proof of the very fine
care th at th e d airy m en a re giving
them.
The a p p le pickers a re right in the
m iddle of g ath e rin g the crop a n d
from the looks of the a p p le trees it
seem s a s though C hem aw a students
will not h a v e to go hungry for a p p le s
this w inter. The Ag boys a re grateful
for the help the g ra d e school boys
h a v e given them in g ath e rin g the
fruit.
Two new m em bers h a v e b e e n
a d d e d to the Ag staff. They a re Mr.
B radburg who is em ployed in the
dairy, a n d Mr. T. J. O'Brien, a g ric u l
ture teacher.