Show HIGH SCHOOL NOTES shop work at the carbon county high school is becoming very popular at the beginning of the year the registration in shop work was slight but it has increased 1 since that time the shop is is open every day in the thew week cek from to regular class work is over at but owing to the ambition of some students of the course the department part ment went is open until in this department the work is thoroughly practical the first part of the course is devoted to joining the student is required to make a working drawing of each joint the course consists of eight joints each one of which is thoroughly practical in its nature realizing that each joint he be makes will later be used in a chair a picture frame a table or some such article tho the student is spurred on to greater activity the second part of tho course consists of simple cabinet making the course must naturally adapt itself to the capacity of the student the department does not believe that because one student takes three times as long to complete his models that he is hopeless his development may be and often is greater than the more rapid student As the course progresses more difficult pieces of cabinet work are un dbr taken skill speed and order are emphasized the grade during thi park part of the work is dependent on these three things it has been the experience of the department that if the work is made of practical value and meets the community needs that the scholarship ap will take care of itself A al ai eady many useful articles have been finished by the department including book cases ironing boards picture frames tables and several other articles arrangements are being made for an exhibit of some of these in the windows of one of tho down town stores realizing that the department should grow in its scope and that the girl girls in the high school should be div en the opportunity of a course in copper and brass work it is being i arranged for this will be e given jointly by the art and mechanic art departments the work will consist of the design and making of paper knives letter sets lamp shades Fb ades hanging lamps etc if there is 10 sufficient demand for it this course will be thrown open to the young men and women of the community the time being arranged to suit their own convenience the necessary equipment for a start has already been arranged for and it is hoped that the response will be adequate |