The Chemawa American
SHOP TALK
ELECTRIC SHOP
The electricians have had more
time lor laboratory experiments and
radio study during the past month.
The class is working on a power sup
ply pack which will prolong the life
of a battery. And just recently they
have rebuilt the heating element on
the popcorn machine from Winona
hall.
The latest scoop has it that the
reason our instructor has been ab
sent the last few days is a severe
case of the measles. We surely hope
he has a speedy recovery.
AUTO SHOP
The auto mechanics boys are
studying the principles of carbure
tion and fuel pumps. Each student is
required to dismantle both a fuel
pump and a carburetor and then re
assemble both. The test is how well
the part works after it has been
"reconditioned."
The dump truck has been in the
shop for an overhaul, including
brake relining, moving the battery
mounting and motor tune-up.
The school bus is getting a brand
new motor and a new two-speed dif
ferential. When the new coat of paint
is applied the old bus will be better
than ever.
The shop is having quite a run of
minor wreck repairs. Looks like
"body and fender" work will have
new emphasis in our course.
SHOE REPAIR SHOP
For about three weeks our shop
has been handicapped on account
of the stitcher breakdown. We have
to hand nail some and cement some
of the emergency repair work. Shoes
are piling high in the shop. This
really proves how much modern ma
chinery is required for our normal
living.
Ray Pete, a senior, is working part
time in Jim's Shoe Service in Salem.
This experience is a very valuable
part of his training. He will graduate
this spring.
Leathercraft projects are proving
very popular and many hand tooled
wallets, belts, etc., are now in the
finishing process.
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DOWN ON THE FARM
During the first week in February
the senior ag. boys, with the help of
the 10th grade boys, finished the
tractor project they were building. It
is all completed now, except getting
it ready to start.
Since spring is just around the
corner and the weather is getting
better, it won't be long now before
the Ag boys will have the plows out
of the sheds and ready for spring
plowing. Spring plowing consists of
plowing under cover crops.
The senior boys spent two days
this past week grading roads.
All the Ag club boys have finished
their leather work and are choosing
other projects to work on.
PLUMBING SHOP
Due to the freeze this winter the
plumbing business has been good.
We now have two students. We are
spending most of our shop period on
sheet metal work, having just com-
oleted a set of book ends. Other
items that we made are a funnel,
small tray, and several tool carriers
for the auto shop. Also as a class
project we made and installed col
lector heads and down spouts for
the electric shop.
Our next project will be to make
metal nail trays with partitions.
PRINT SHOP
McNARY HALL
"Rain, rain go away!
Come again some other day."
This is the song, or should I say
moan, that is heard most frequently
these days, and by close observation
we find these moans and groans
coming from rooms occupied by Mon
tanans. It seems that they have seen
so little moisture during their lives
that they mistake our "liquid sun
shine" for rain.
McNary hall's roving reporter ov
erheard the following remark the
other day, "It seems that the door
knobs in McNary hall are getting
larger and longer." Better watch
where you are walking in the future,
Delford. And, by the way, "How did
you bump both eyes on the same
door knob?" We notice that Cyril
learned where the door knobs were
after bumping one eye.
Spring is in the air and just
around the corner. How do we know?
Well, a good omen of that is the
number of boys seen tossing the
baseball around these days, to say
nothing of the marble games the
smaller fry are engaged in. Also, the
"far away" look in the eyes of some
of the boys may be a sign of the
coming season. We do not know if
that is the cause of those expressions
in Reggie Wells and Delmar Hickox's
eyes. A noted authority tells me it
is only "love light."
"Where oh where are my little
boys gone?
Where oh where can they be?"
So sings Mrs. Mitchell when she
needs their assistance. She knows
that she will most likely find them in
the recreation room playing table
tennis. It is becoming very popular
and soon we hope to hold a tourna-
.ment. The reporter's money is being
placed on "Bugs" James. He swings
a wicked paddle. Dick Thorpe also
swingsf?)
We are always happy to hear
from our boys who are in the service.
Some of those we have not listed
before are Omar Winishut and Del-
ton Switzler who, Victor Jackson
writes, are in Fort Campbell, Ken
tucky, ready to start their training
in parachute jumping. We wish them
the best of luck and hope we will
soon have all our boys back with us.
The print shop started the second
semester with fifteen students. Work
is progressing on the various projects
and lessons are going along on
schedule. Loretta Ouaempts, senior,
did the make-up and press work on
the last two issues of the American
PAINT SHOP
Arthur Hickox is our most experi
enced student now and he says
glazing windows carelessly broken is
one of the worst jobs in the shop.
The new student painters are
spending most of their time learning
such things as What is paint? Why
do we paint? How to prepare sur
faces for paint or varnish, and last,
but no least, how to keep a neat and
usable note book.
CARPENTER SHOP
The carpenters have completed a
two-car garage, replacing an old
condemned garage. They are now
concentrating on cabinet work and
furniture repair.
Ernest Lewis, senior, is going to
build a kitchen sink cabinet for one
of his "clients." Ernest is a hustler
and seems to be doing a thriving
business