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The Chem awa American
SHOP TALK
The shoe shop boys h av e b eb n
very b u sy trying to k eep u p with
their work alo n g with keep in g the
sm aller, boys w ell groom ed. The shoe
shop is losing Mike Pelletier to the
arm ed forces. O ur instructor, Mr.
Ashcutt, h a d his first call bu t since
he w as rejected he is now w aiting
for his second call.
Rodney Davis is ch an g in g shops.
He is transferring to agricu ltu re from
the shoe 'shop. -This leav es Delford
a n d Ray to carry on a n d help in the
instruction of new boys. O ut of the
seven boys in the shoe shop, John
Thorpe, 8th g rad e, a n d Sam m y G ood
win, 9th g rad e, are m aking very
ra p id progress.
The auto shoo h as b e e n doing a
good b u sin ess lately rep airin g p ra c
tically all the farm vehicles, e sp e c ia l
ly those th at get the most use. We
h a v e also put a new en g in e in one
of our school buses. This is the s e a
son of the y e a r .when it is n e cessary
to pu t anti-freeze in all the cars. The
carp en ters a re rem odeling the class
room in the au to shop a n d ad d in g a
m ain office a n d stock-room. The c a r
pen ters h av e also re p a ire d one of
ihe outside doors.
There a re three boys in the plum b
ing class—Franklin Lewis, Archie
Foster a n d Merlin G eary. O ur in
structor is Mr. Harolcf Springer.
The fore p art of th e y e a r w e a c
q u a in te d ourselves w ith the use of
tools, shop practices, safety m ethods
a n d a study of the plum bing trade.
At the p resen t w e a re doincf sheet
m etal work and. accom plishing the
art of soldering.
BREWER HALL
N ovem ber 6, the Brewer hall boys
held their first House m eeting for
the school term. The purpose of the
m eeting w as to elect officers. The
fpllowing boys w ere elected: Timo
thy Benally, president; Roland W ide-
hot, vice-president; Forrest Addison,
secretary. A discussion followed of
things th at boys m ust do a n d m ust
not do at C hem aw a. Everyone en
joyed the m eeting. The next m eeting
is set for the 20th of November.
President Timothy called this m eet
ing to order. The m inutes of the last
m eetin g w ere re a d a n d approved.
Mrs. Shipshee a n d Mr. Tso w ere
presen t to help get the m eeting
started. Some of the things, discussed
w ere cleanliness, keeping up the
yard, care of the ironing board, keep-
in a rooms n e a t a n d b ed s m ade.
Mr. Tso g a v e a brief review of the
w a r new s. The m eeting w as a d
journed at 7:50 p.m.
As p ractice work w e a re learn in g
to c lean clogged drains, fix show ers,
re p a ir sim ple fittings a n d • rep lace
w orn w ash ers in faucets. As a pro
ject w e a re m aking collector h e a d s
for the dow n spouts on the electric
shop.
This little scene a n d conversation
took p lace b e tw e e n two of the c a r
p en ter boys; the other m orning. The
boys w ere Ernest Lewis a n d Clifford
Matt.
Ernest a n d Clifford w ere b u ild in g
a shed. Ernest w ould pick u p a nail
a n d drive it into the side of the shed,
then he w ould pick up an o th er nail,
look a t it a n d throw it aw ay . This
kept going on for quite a few m in
u tes a n d finally Cliff said, "Ernest,
w hy are you throw ing all those nails
aw ay ?" Ernest an sw ered, "W hy, the
h e a d s a re all on the w rong ends."
To w hich Cliff responded, "W hy, you
dope, those nails a re alright. The
h e a d s a re not on the w rong ends,
they are just for the other side of
the shed."
Alfred H aw k' thinks he is- going to
b e a law y er some d a y a s h e is
studying O hm 's law. S peaking of
lab o r troubles, Robert Kirk h a s b e e n
on a strike ever since he en tered
the electric shop.
Radios h av e b e e n the m ain project
for the boys in the electric shop for
rain y days, a lo n g . w ith helping to
in stall a new 400 am p. service a n d
p an el in the high school building.
W e hope the building will h a v e
lights all the time, now.
YOUR SCHOOL PAPER
Come on all shops, dorm itories,
farm, N avajo, g ra d e a n d all a c a
dem ic classes a n d b a c k up your
school paper. W e w ould like to h av e
you contribute, some interesting a r
ticles for the C h em aw a Am erican.
We don't h av e the opportunity to
visit your class rooms, the farm or
shops a n d listen to your interesting
program of work, so w e hav e no
w ay of know ing the interesting
things that a re going on unless your
reporters w rite up th ese articles.
W hen this is done they a re p u b
lished in the school p a p e r w hich w e
can all re a d a n d then enjoy your
work, too. In the next issue of the
C h em aw a A m erican, let's re a d all
the item s of interest going on around
our cam pus. Let's h a v e a b ig g e r a n d
b etter represen tatio n of every unit
on the cam pus.—Sylvia W innier.
MELODY LANE
The A C a p p e lla Choir is w orking
h ard a n d hopes to m ake consider
a b le progress this year. There are
43 m em bers, 21 of w hich a re new
this year.
The choir sings in four p a rts—-first
soprano, second soprano, alto> a n d
b ass. At the p resen t time p a rts p ra c
tice se p a ra te ly a n d once in two
w eeks sing together to check on the
progress. Later on there Will b e more
group reh earsals.
The 9a a n d 10a C horus m ad e its
first a p p e a ra n c e a t the Sophom ore
assem b ly program . They sa n g a
c a p p e lla in three p a rts—soprano,
alto a n d b ass. Their num bers w ere
"M orning"1-a n d "O ur Country." This
chorus h as m ad e a good b eg in n in g
a d d w e h o p e ' to h e a r from them
a g a in soon.
The E leventh g ra d e G irls' Chorus
m eets tw ice a w eek. They ta k e a
keen interest in their work a n d are
m aking im provem ent in pitch a n d
tone quality. They sing a v ariety of
songs — p o p u lar m usic a n d p art
songs.
The afternoon bo y s' chorus, is a
la rg e group. They tak e p art in sev
eral m usic activities, listening to re
cordings; singing for fun, a n d p ra c
ticing to le a rn to sing bass,
DO W N ON THE FARM
All the prune trees, w ith the ex
ception of three rows, a re b e in g
pulled out of the orchard. This work
is b e in g done b y the students on
the farm. The farm boys a re also
sorting a p p le s in the root h o use a n d
delivering them to the kitchen, g ra d e
school a n d dormitories.
Cleve Vedito, one of the dairym en,
w as on the sick list for a few days,,
b u t is now b a c k on the job.
The Sophomore, Junior a n d Senior
boys held their first Ag C lub m eet
ing N ovem ber 29th.
WHAT I LIKE BEST
ABOUT OREGON
I like O regon state becau se- it is
a g re e n state. There a re lots of
fruits, v e g e ta b le s, forests, minerals,,
fish, m anufacturing a n d m an y other
things here..
I like O regon b e c a u se it is close
to the o c e a n a n d it is very cool.
People in O regon sta te a re very nice
a n d kind. I like O regon sta te b e
ca u se there is a lw a y s a job for m e
during the w inter m o n th s.. Every
evening after school I go to work
a n d -earn money.
T here a re m any other re a so n s
w hy I like . O regon, b u t the ones I
h a v e told you a b o u t a re the b e st
ones.—Jane J. Badoni.