East High School - Angelus Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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Slowly, almost painfully, the men turned to watch us approach the school grounds. Some leaning on their shovels and picks, some merely standing, thoughtfully puffing away at their pipes. Who could they be but the W.P.A. workers? And you've probably heard of the W.P.A. worker who would not drink coffee for breakfast because it might keep him awake during the day . . . oh, Well. It seems that this project, which started November 26 under the supervision of the Colorado W.P.A. ad- ministrator, Paul Shriver, is to -accom- plish several things: among these are the construction of a shooting gallery, the erection of a Wire fence around the field across from the school, and the leveling off of the field north of the tennis courts. When we talked with Mr. E. M. Osborne, the foreman of the project, he told us that the men work from 9:00 to 3:30 and receive 52.50 a day unless they are skilled

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