TIÏE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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V o ca tio n a l A ctivitie s
Auto Shop Field Trip
Practice Apartment
Both sections of the auto shop
boys and their instructor, Mr.
George Speed, went on a field trip
to Salem on January 19. It was a
Well spent afternoon, in which the
boys looked over many interesting
jobs car workers do, equipment and
parts used, and the manufacture of
batteries.
The class visited the Douglas Mc
Kay Company garage, car parts
shop, and show rooms'1; the Gould
Battery plant; and the show rooms
of other new car dealers, where
they saw the new lines of, ,1954
cars.
The senior girls are working on
a class project, decorating a living
room in the home economic^ build
ing. The room will be uséd by
classes in learning to use and care
for a living room- It is the first
room of a ^practice apartment
which it is hoped will be completed
next year.
Davenports, chairs, and tables
were brought out of storage to be
refinished. Miss Alice Sea v e r
showed the girls how to sand and
varnish thè furniture. Cushion cov
ers for the davenports and chairs
were made by the girls. While these
things were being done, the room
was painted by.the paint shop boys.
Farmers Keep Busy
The agriculture boys find this
the easiest time of the year. They
have been doing such jobs as col
lecting garbage, grinding- feed for
the hogs, and hauling milk. Some
of the boys are learning welding,
the others are remaking the or
chard ladders.
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Partners in Sewing
Miss Phoebe McQuilkin, teacher
of the eleventh grade sewing class,
has the girls sèw for each other
as well as for themselves. This
gives them the experience of sew
ing in different sizes. Partnersr in
the class are Eleanor Rabbie and
Florence Sorondo, Evelyn Lloyd
and Jeanette Moccasin, Dalthea
Miller and Gladys Spearson, and
G eo r g ià Lucei and Geraldine
Charles.
Carpentry Class Visits
Mr. Charles Holmes has taken
his carpentry class, Arthur Lane,
Sanford Azure and Simmer Ten-
doy, on two interesting field trips.
On January 12 they visited a tree
nursery in Corvallis. On January
19 they went to the .State Forestry
Department in Salem.
A t the nursery, the foreman
showed the boys around. He took
them to the packing and refrigera
tion building where they saw how
the tree’s are counted and packed,
and then sent to the cooler room
where they were kept, ready for
shipping and planting. The trees
can be stored from six to seven
months without any damage to
them.
The boys were taken to the
warehouse where they saw all kinds
In terio r—C h e m a w a School^ C h ê jn a w a, O reg o n
Student Briefs
I go to Salem to the Mormon
Church with six girls and eight
boys. I like to go to church in
town.
| |j |—Daisy McDonald
I had my picture taken in
Salem Saturday. —Joyce Bedah
I am making a tin salt shaker
in shop. I am learning how to
solder.
—John Martin
I am learning how to play
cards in my club.
—Kee Blacksmith
We are going to have a val
entine party in our classroom.
We all like to go to parties; We
will have a good time,
—-Paul Johnson
We elected a new president in
our classroom. He; is Harrison
Tsosie.
—Joyce Bedah
The boys made looms in their
shop. The girls made little rugs
on the looms. We have sold the
looms. We will use the money
for our classroom.
—Joe D. Yazzie
We are learning about match
ing our skirts and blouses. Next
time we buy clothes we will be
“careful and choose colors that
match so that we will look nice.
— Helen Attakai
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Mrs. Mabel Friend, teacher
of tools used for digging and plant
ing trees. The use of oil in the
care of tools was demonstrated.
The boys saw the post garden,—'■
jiist posts sticking in the ground.
Some of them were painted or
treated. The purpose of the post
garden is to find out what kind of
wood lasts longest in the ground,
and is best for posts.
At the Forestry Department the
boys first noticed the main build
ing. The frame work was all done
by hand, and so were the shingles
which are made of Douglas fir. In
side, the carvings on the stairway
leading up to the museum, were
done by hand*
In the museum the boys saw all
kinds of wood. Some of the things
that are made from wood were
shown, such as paper, sponges, and
artificial .leather. There was also
a map shewing the burnt areas in
Oregon.
Another interesting thing the
boys saw was a tree trunk that is
nine feet six inches in diameter.
The tree was 415 years old.