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Show pOw. Gets Plenty of Practice Makes Them Look Like New Work With Hand Tools Teach Indian 7zyzt' rl Boys How to 4 tl i I Earn Living I During Bushncll days, building 30 at the Intermountain campus was a brace shop where artificial limbs and braces were made and fitted, low Robert Mathis .teaches auto mechanics and Christian Windchief teaches faim and auto mechanics ih his former brace shop a program of rehabilitation for cars. When students leave Mathis department they know the vo- caoulary of a lubrication chart and can do a lubrication job on a car. In shop language, they become 'full have fledged grease monkeys. Tire repairs, cleaning, checking and charging a battery are a few more phases of combined academic and vocational training In auto mechanics. Students do minor repair jobs on campus and government ears. ji Philip Deadman likes working with power equipment in shoe repair shop. With 2,150 students at the school, there is plenty of shoe repair work to be done. Leslie Sombrero is the teacher of this vocational school unit. . . . Handles Hot Soldering Iron The car wash room is the oeauty parlor for dirty cars. iHeres where the boys give a car that look, a shampoo, polish and vacuum job in fact everything except a manicure. deIn Christian Windchief's become boys partment the "grease monkeys for more than cars. Heavy vehicles such as tractors, trucks and pickups are included for lubrication jobs. Stationary engines are also studied here. The boys tear down an engine and rebuild it in Windchiefs department, and students not only learn the proper tools, but the creative work of making leather craft tools at a forge. These are used in one of the 100 hobby clubs at Intermountain school. The Navajo boy learns how to sharpen tools and how to make handles for tools used on the farm. He can even meet the emergency of a broken or frayed end of rope because he has learned to make rope from binder twine. Sherman L. Nay and Alma G. Pratt teach wood working and metals to the Navajo 'boys at Jntermountain,.., . In Albert Howard . . . makes a match box in the vocational metal shop at InInstructor in this department is Alma G. termountain. Pratt. PUBLIC OFFERING 6,000,000 ABSARAKA SHARES URANIUM, INC COMMON STOCK E, WITH WARRANT Offered at Par 2'2c Per Share PROPERTIES IN UTAH AND WYOMING A UTAH CORPORATION Send for Offering Circular ABSARAKA URANIUM, INC. P. O. Box 2481, Salt Lake City, Utah elementary drafting. Nay has the boys plan their weeks work, estimate the cost of ma terials and plan procedures. Such basic skills as squaring and planing are learned. Finishing methods are an introduc tion to carpentry, upholstry and cabinet mill work. The care and use of wood working tools is an essential part of. the course. The boys have made lamps, planter letter racks, boxes, picture frames, book ends and stools. living Dormitory rooms and rooms show the pleasant results of wood working classes. Bench metals, sheet metals and art metals are taught in Pratt's metal shop adjoining the wood working shop. Classes change every nine weeks in order to give students a sample of different kinds of metal vo The cations. project is selected according to the level of ability. One ot the popular sheet metal projects is the making of a silverware tray. The boys Pike to take these to their reservation homes. They also make funnels and sea chests complete to the metal lock. The latter are a masculine version of a neat jewel case. Bench metals miniature , i H ' S ' Thomas Sonny Begay ; takes his turn at washing, polishing, waxing and lubricating in the mechanics shop x under guidance of Christian Windchief. . . . Students Learn To Change Tires d. '&' ssarAs , , 'f X Lee Black and Perry Bigman to use wood working tools, care for and shar. . . learn how in them shop supervised by Sherman L. Nay. pen teach students the use of metal tools. A classy chest handle is metal made in this bench course. A panel picturing the 12 steps involved in the making of the chest handle is on the wall. Step 11 reads, "Use wood block and bend the ends out. Step 12 concludes, But linseed pil on and burn black, then tub with emery cloth and shellac A numbef bracket is an example iron work of the ornamental and hammered copper done, trays are examples of art metal. (Leslie Sombrera teaches shoe repairing and leather craft in building., 74 1 used for a testing labrotary during Bushnell days. It's almost a shock to see the clothes hampers of repair work awaiting the students. Fourteen pairs from each of three buildings arrive each day. That is 42 pairs of needy shoes staring the would 'be cobbleis in the face every day. Sombrero explained that the machine will do the work without breaking a needle if the student doesn't help too much and just keeps the shoe straight, For twelve weeks the boys learn to sew, sole, heel and mend. Eight machines require a knowledge of a variety of skills and vocabulary. The patch machine, straight and curved needle ma chine, finisher and auto-solecement press, combin, short for combination, and leather split ter, are the names the students use while they are becoming shoe repair men. The finisher seems to have not only the ability to dress, polish, burnish, sand and trim soles or heels but also to pick unneeded stitches. The leather splitter is able to split leather 1 iron, in shoe repair language. Sombrero expects the boys to clean up at the proper time without being told. Knowing the names of the tools and ma Box Elder 5 NEWS Wednesday, March 17, Brigham City, Utah 1954 chines, cleaning the shop; and keeping efficient thrifty habits with supplies, are everyday routine. , t Fridays are reserved for work. Quite a number of leathercraft - items attractive were ready for the Arts and Craft shop on the campus. . leath-ercraf- The planet Mars, named after the war god, has two mqons, named IPhobos and Deimos or (Fear and Panic, the companions of war. . -' Tmmlqmm Have more Comfort Food? Oh boy! And what a joy to roam! 6 years old at its best! a luxurious Union Pacific train you enjoy the utmost in restful travel pleasure. On that smooth, cushioned Union Pacific roadbed you rest as you ride .... in your choice of modern accommodations. - ji , 4$ Mealtime is one Union Pacific. of the highlights of your vacation trip when you go Delicious, wonderful meals, freshly prepared right in the dining car kitchen and graciously served. Special menus and half portions for children. Choice selections including the March special Dungeness crab, properly chilled and flavored with a piquant sauce. sitting in crowded quarters for hours and hours when you go Union Pacific. Instead, there's plenty of room to roam around, meet new people whenever you feel like Stretch your legs discover the spaciousness and enjoy beautiful scenery at ground level. No ... ... it. For a pleasant change from the privacy of your regular accommoda you please tions, visit the Club or Lounge car. There's a congenial, hospitable atmosphere, delightful modern appointments, land many extras to increase your travel pleasure writing desks ... ... refreshments. magazines Relax as comfortably ' N0W TRAVEL , On - Rest BOURBON WHISKEY , union pacific a little luxury is good for every man STRAIGHT Willie Henderson and John A. Begay ' unidentified an student at Intermountain learn auto mechanics and car and ing by actually doing the work. Class Instructor is Robert Mathis,--g . . . 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