Andrews University - Cardinal Yearbook (Berrien Springs, MI)

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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

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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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Department of Agriculture N keeping with the high ideals presented to this people for the carrying on of industrial education, the Department of Agriculture endeavors to be of service in many ways. It is desired that this department shall assist in maintaining a high spir- itual tone in the school, and that through the discipline of labor afforded in the various lines of work carried on, it shall be a strong factor in character building. Character is not inherited. neither does it come to one by accident. nor is it gained through the study of books. Many of the strong, rugged elements of character as well as tender love and sympathy are developed only through the faithful performance of life's hard and otherwise disagree- able tasks. The department tries by precept and example in the daily routine of work to teach students to be thorough and accurate, to economize time, to make every move count, and to strive constantly to improve. It also wishes to furnish a large amount of healthful. remunerative work. Nearly all of the 316.000 paid for labor last year went to students. The farm endeavors to supply the institution and community with an in- creasing amount of quality foodstuffs from year to year. The total sales of food for human consumption during the last seven and one-half months approximates 322,000 The goal for the future is better industrial education. lPage Seventy-threel