Show CLEANUP CAMPAIGN IS SUCCESSFUL A very definite improvement in the appearance of Duchesne is seen as a result of the cleanup and campaign completed Tuesday Main street the alleys on either side of it home property throughout through through- out the city vacant lots and alleys all show the result result re re- re- re sult suit of a and well conducted campaign The city council and the B. B P P. W. W Club are to be congratulated congratulated congratulated con con- for their sponsorship Other civic civic clubs who vho assisted in stimulating interest and the citizens themselves can feel proud of a job well veIl done So much for forr the cleanup th the e part of the campaign is a slightly different story Weather conditions conditions con con- have not been particularly favorable to painting painting paInting paint paInt- ing of co course and it is quite probable that this part of the activity will vill come later We hope so anyway There probably is no activity which can bring better returns than painting and otherwise beautifying the home and outbuildings In a a. a climate such as ours building materials deteriorate quickly unless cared for religiously A coat of paint and a little repairing not only prevents this deterioration but in adding to the beauty instills in us a pride of ownership which goes far toward making us better citizens If we like and respect our homes we ve will feel the same way vay toward toward to to- ward vard QUI our town and will vill make real efforts for the improvement improvement im im- im- im provement of both We have made a fine start with an intensive cleanup Lets Let's make it an summer all-summer campaign of painting repairing and planting THE ALTAMONT SHOP PROJECT An outstanding point in the recent tour tout of inspection inspection inspection in in- by the board of education was vas the Manual l Arts building at Altamont high school This building now v n nearing aring completion was started and partially erected elected as a W. W P. P A A. project and is being completed by the students under the supervision of their instructor instructor instructor in in- S. S K K Daniels A long article could b be e written about this project project project pro pro- containing l much uch interesting information While we v have not the space for such an article here we 1 e will viII undoubtedly present it later Our purpose now nov is is isto to to draw drav attention to the fine flue job done and the value it has to the students participating Very often we find our boys have attended one or several years of a shop course with very little practical practical knowledge as a r result A boy may make a cedar chest a rocker some piece of metal work york or other ai article X and nd in so doin doing if the instructor is is w what hat he should be he must necessarily become acquainted with the tools he uses and their proper use ea but so far faras faras faras as the project itself is i s concerned he has learned little lit lit- tle tle The month a boy spends on a cedar chest h est teaches him little or nothing of the method by which an article ar ar- is is made commercially and his ability tY to make the article in in itself is is of little value to him considering considering consider- consider yg ing it in in competition n with commercial mass tion This is is not a condemnation of the school system of manual arts instruction but an admission of its necessary shortcomings Wit With the e shop Pr project at Altamont we have a different picture however of an opportunity which does not often present itself to shop students Every part of the actual building construction was participated participated P in in by the boys Foundations floor construction framing loo roof construction and finishing lathing window and door framing installation of wall vall board all of these were actively engaged in in by the students during the construction of the building an and d the interior in- in in in- terror finishing has been taken over by them entirely In the construction of furniture and fittings Mr Mi Daniels has demonstrated two vo methods individual assignment and where possible participation r in n mass production In all the project has accomplished two VO wonderful results By it Altamont has or shor shortly tl will vill have the finest shop building in the district and probably in inthe inthe the Uintah Basin and by participating in in its construction construction construction con con- the students have acquired a practical knowledge of construction and production which will vill prove invaluable to many of them in the future and which it is impossible to present to such classes in inthe inthe inthe the usual shop program Superintendent Bishop Instructor Daniels and Board member Maxwell Max ti who vho v ho sponsored the project and md the other board members who vho it are to be hr highly complimented on n the result and it is is t to o be hoped that projects can be carried through in in other sections as necessity demands and finances permit |