Black Hills State University - Eoicha Yearbook (Spearfish, SD)

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i 0 4- I ll A I 'I 2 n THEEI MANUAL TRAINING D E PA RT M IC NI' w i l ,l C. SANDELL ll XXI I, X Xt l.IlX Manual Training, SllI7ffffl'll1'Ill16'l1t llfrrrmf lminin: f'ltf'1'l' of Buildings lSLAINliiS SL lil'lilSl-I ERALD had just returned from France. and this extent marlf' lflaine. his fiancee. very, very happy, for they had planned on heing marrir-cl as soon as Gerald was again established in business and had their bungalow finish:-d. There was so much to be done and Elaine longed to do sonivtliing to help heside filling her hope chest with dainty and useful linens. lf she- could jtlrl t,'Hlll,'PlYC an idea to reduce the cost of furnishing their home. One day Elaine was sitting on the porch Crocheting. when thi- mail man brought her a catalogue of the Spearhsh Normal School. She had heard ahout this splendid institution before, and so she looked eagerly through the page-s to ser- what she could find that would best lit her for work to make her help dream come true. She found the home economics department. the 1-onnnt-rvial department. and various others, but none of them awakened any plan in her mind until finally. right under her very nose appeared, in large letters. NlANl'.iXl. 'l'll,fXlNlNC DEPART- MENTY' That's just what she wanted. Why couldn't she take a course and make some of her own furniture? i She talked the subject over with her mother and it was agreed upon that she should take a course and not tell Gerald a thing about it. lt would he so much fun to surprise him and they could save this extra money. and put it in a car. School opened in September and Elaine was one of the most enthusiastic students. Sheiwas assigned to bench number 8, and there right within easy reach was her tool Eabinet, Hlled with such an assortment of tools that Elaine thought she would go inad efore she learned the use of them all. But the instructors were very kind and patient and after she had completed her first piece she felt like a master craftsman. 28

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rrmfxslilp ild g'0 l w Nt T H E E O C I H A 1 9 2 0 ographic and Accountancy courses gives the student an opportunity to demonstrate his ability to put into practical use the knowledge he has acquired. The school which advertises to train stenographers and lnookkeepers in three to six months is completely losing sight of that broader culture essential to the efficiency, which means promotion. Preparedness is necessary to success, if commercial work is your chosen Work, stop nothing short of a thorough preparation. -l .km our ,A l -llltI'tfaF in any r. hu-:ness man, lin' lv'Lla'llCfWlll1 nhl he beneficial 1 mul. l'l1JIAlll0SS .. U.-.tl. business ln- L1i'LirlUi1l6'S of pfpnw- tfllUCilllOll- ,pi Up:-writing, . - ul- -ttlefmaw ulv'-. LHI Ulltlef' . .iz lhffh1:l01F fnllf'-I feme' A ' tom' ,A,-.-- in J ' .14-, ,f 3,1-at WUC' r tml much will llll' Dlpnl MUSIC DEPARTMENT K A X , A X N Q., -' ',-13f':..Ekf ',' X.-'f9F'i'w I .gmt ' , , , ! gn Ms, ' A ,X X, X X A X t I NK W , ff MRS. LAURA W. LYMAN 5 Head of Piano M' V saw . , my J -4 'Y g ' , ii ,, 4, - Y 1 , XX f 7 f 3' X f RUTH LUNDGREN Public School Musicg HAZEL HAMILTON V0fCG Piano 27

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T H E E O C I H A 1 9 2 0 Elaine had many friends and they often wondered where she mysteriously disap- peared each morning and why she returned home in the evening looking so radiant and happy. One day she decided to tell them her secret so they too might take ad- vantage of this splendid opportunity. After she had told them all about it every one of those girls thought of some piece of furniture they would like to have for their rooms or to use as gifts. These were some of the thoughts that ran through the various brains of the various maidens in Elaineis sitting room. calf I could make a dressing table, my room would look much more up-to-datef, HI wonder if I could make a Morris chair for grandfather?7, HI know mother would like a tea cart, it would lighten her work so much.'7 calf I could make brother a neck tie rack, it would save me the trouble of picking up those ties that are draped over his chairs and dresser every morningf' It did not take very much discussion until each girl was fully convinced that she needed just such a course. How nice it would be for her to judge the construction of furniture and to be able to tell good wood from the cheaper grades besides learn- ing to drive a nail straight and to saw a board as a board should be sawed. And then to learn how to stain and varnish and shellacl Why, that is an art in itself and to think how the bills could be reduced each spring if one could retouch oneis own furniture and woodwork. At the end of her course Elaine had completed enough furniture to furnish her living room and how valuable that furniture was, for each piece was made of solid oak and you know that which you purchase these days is nothing more than veneered. Then besides the money value of each piece there was that personal relationship, for she had constructed each one of them and had planned each for its own particular place and use. Wlien the happy day came that Elaine and Gerald were to move into their own home there came the moving van to the door loaded with Elaine's surprise. Gerald could hardly believe she had made it all, and do you know, I believe he loved her a great deal more for he realized all the hours she had spent and what a real help- mate she was. The money that was saved was applied on a neat little roadster that Elaine was going to drive herself. Their friends, uthe pals, realized their desires too. The dressing table was duly installed in the bed room. Grandfather had his lVIorris chair. Mother her tea cart, and brother the necessary tie rack. The girls were so interested in the work, they wouldn't stop after finishing those pieces, so they can be seen measuring cedar chests, clamping arms to spring rocking chairs, and there are glove boxes and pedestals, and a dictionary could not dehne every thing else they have made or will attempt. Of course you will say, UNO wonder it was easy for them to succ-eed, when they have so many tools with which to work, and all the late and improved machinery at their disposal. Then, too, there is the hearty co-operation of instructorsfj 29