Andrews University - Cardinal Yearbook (Berrien Springs, MI)

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Department of Mechanics HE Emmanuel Missionary College mechanical shop is still true to its past record, even in these times of commercial depression. At present, a large hardware company in Chicago is sending in carload orders for stock screen doors and ironing boards. Over twenty carloads of ironing boards of different designing have been billed out through the shipping office in the past year. Four thousand four hundred rockerless rocking chairs could be added to this list, also several hundred clothes racks. Besides the articles already mentioned, the students have been called upon to make for the public in the same period of time twenty-one church pews, sixty-seven kneeling benches, an altar, and other furnishings for church service. For variety the following might be added: office desks, typewriting tables, filing cabinets, colonnades, French doors, combination doors, medicine cabinets, linen closets, cupboards, dinette sets, window blinds, window Hower boxes, storm sash, hotbed sash, bathroom screens, bird houses, special bread boards, bakeshop tables, and pie carriers. That the shop might give better service, a four-car capacity steam-heated storage room has been added to the equipmentg also a new Oliver single spindle shaper which runs at the speed of 7,200 revolutions per minute. Whether students are able to earn all of their way or only part depends upon their speed, accuracy, and attitude toward the industrial crafts. lPage Seventy-onel

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' 'L l4?a'zw i --f- 'N-fm VVV- 3 , iilismsi Department ot' Woodwork 66 VERY youth on leaving school should have acquired some trade or occupation, by which, if need be, he may earn a livelihood. In harmony with this thought, Emmanuel Missionary College is offering courses in several trades, one of which is carpentry. In our Building Survey class students are not only given a thorough training in the principles of car- pentry, but also in the associated crafts as well. The class in Vlfoodcraft studies cabinet and furniture construction. Special attention is given to upholstering. Opportunity is given the students to make fine, overstuffed chairs and ottomans. The ability to reconstruct and relinish furniture is invaluable. Every young man should know something about blueprints in order to be able to prepare plans for ordinary buildings. There are not many mission- aries who do not, at some time, End themselves members of a board or com- mittee that has under discussion the erection, of a building. VVhat an advan- tage it is to be able to discuss the project intelligently, and it need be, to draw the plans, to prepare the bills of material, and to supervise the construction. For the purpose of giving this training, E. M. C. offers a two-year course in Architectural Drawing. The work includes a study of the bearing power of soils, the strength of materials, the principles of construction and design, as well as general training in the preparation of plans and specifications. I'Page Seventyl

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Department of Printing F the many industrial subjects which have been tried in school, printing stands foremost as a cultural manual subject. It is unexcelled as a voca- tional subject, and is helpful as a background for general educational devel- opment. The College Press gives a two-year course in printing. Only a lim- ited number can be taken into these classes each year because of the scarcity of the material with which to work. Aside from these instructional features, this department has been able to furnish work which enables hfteen or twenty young men and women to earn a portion or all of their way while attending school. This advantage has been made possible by the amount of work that can be handled. At the present time three weekly publications are printedg namely, the Lake Union Herald, which is alternately an eight and sixteen-page publica- tiong the Stzfdmzf Jllvzwzzcnif, which runs a four-page newspaper of College functionsg a four-page newspaper for the Benton Harbor High Sclioolg and a tri-weekly newspaper for the Niles High School. Besides these, catalogs, pamphlets, and an unlimited quantity of office stationery are printed at the College Press. So far, employment has been furnished for all who desire to work in this department. Despite the handicap of having many employees who are not experts at the trade coming in to work. business has grown gradually, and from year to year a steady profit has been realized from this industrial project. lPage Seventy-twol