Cochran Junior High School - Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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COCHRAN AERIAL and ask our parents for some money to get some lumber. After we had the lumber, we decided that John could saw the boards and we would nail them together. I went over to the house and got a bucket of old rusty nails which were hard to drive in the boards. When we had all the boards nailed on I went and got some tar paper and nailed it over the roof so that the rain would not come in. We got some old glass from our cellar and used that for Windows. CLYDE BURKE. l,lol..1 MAKING A RAFT One fine day last summer I decided, with the help of my friend, Russell Mills, to build a raft. The Hrst thing we did was to walk up the creek to our old swimming hole. When we got there I started off through the woods in search of some wood with which to build the raft. I hunted until I found eight logs, about eight feet in length and five inches in diameter. I carried two of the logs back to the creek and my chum and I made two more trips after the remaining six logs. When this was done, we laid them in a row and nailed them securely with four other boards. That much of the task completed, I set off again to look for a long, slender, but strong stick. I soon found it and I returned with it to the raft. DIXON LEES. 1 TRAPPING RED SQUIRRELS Last summer my uncle's orchard in Maryland swarmed with red squirrels. They clipped apples off at the stem, causing them to fall to the ground. In one day they could make a heavy laden tree look bare. A rabbit trap that worked automatically was placed under the porch. Although it was not the season for nuts, we used chestnuts which we had stored away as bait for the squirrels. Every ten min- utes a squirrel was trapped. I had Five in a cage and as I was putting another one in, the five that were captured escaped. They jumped all over me and skirmished towards the woods. Although I had trapped nearly a dozen, I could only save six from escaping. I was going to bring them home with me, but the hired man let them out. ' ROBERT ANDERSON. . 0i-..- - LOADING BRICKS One of those very hot days last August, I was down at Bolivar visiting 1ny brother. He had been building a home at that time and the bricks for it had just come in from Ohio by railroad. Seeing that he was short of men, I said I would try to help a little. I put on some old clothes, hopped on the truck with the rest, and started for the station. My job was to throw the bricks to a man on the truck, and he would pile them up. After I had helped to load about three truck loads, I thought I should never be able to stand straight again. We quit at four o'clock but I did not work during the rest of my week's visit. ISADORE KLINE. .ii0.i.i THE WOBBLE DOG In toy making last term the class made wobble dogs. Mr. Mc- Gahan laid out the pattern and told us to divide into groups so each one would have his own task to do. This dog consisted of five pieces, head, body, tail, axle, wheels. After all the pieces were cut on the band saw, we had to drill an eighth of an inch hole in the wheels so as not to split them when putting in the screws. We also had to drill Csixty ninej

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COCHRAN AERIAL nail the sides and ends of the box together, all but the front end. Then take the top of the box or the lid and nail on the front end. Now drill a hole in the end and fasten a rope in the hole, then put hinges on the lid and fasten them to the box. Now drill in the back, big enough to put a small stick in, to fasten on the bait. As the back is higher than the box, you cut a notch in it to put the rope through so that it will not slip. Pull the lid back and fasten it to the stick in the back. Your trap is now ready to catch a rabbit. ' CHARLES REAM, Term VIII. .lt-o. L-. HOW TO DECORATE A CHRISTMAS TREE In trimming a Christmas tree, the main idea is to make the tree look brilliant and gay. To secure this effect the tree should be deco- rated with balls of bright colors such as red, orange and gold, because the darker colors are not so noticeable on the dark green tree. At one time bright candles formed the chief trimming on the tree but in these days most people have various colored electric lights instead. This method is much safer and adds greatly to the appearance of the tree. Strings of popcorn, tinsel, and bright buttons or berries are often used and make a clever trimming. To me, a Christmas tree never looks complete without a star at the top, for we always associate stars with Christmas and think of them as high as possible. Miniature towns are often laid out beneath the tree. Railroads carrying a train of cars always delight the children, while tunnels and bridges with electric lights are wonderful. Sometimes a scene is laid out in the country. Various toy animals and fowls are standing in the barnyard, while several ducks float on the pond. The pond can be easily made by filling a low bowl with water and surrounding it with moss. If a bunch of dried grass can be procured, this can be arranged as a hay- stack near the barn. The trimming of a tree depends largely upon the materials at hand but if the ideas mentioned here are carried out the WI LDA LENHART, Term. VIII. l HOW WE MADE A BOAT One fine day last summer some boys and I were talking about making a boat. Where can we get the boards? I said. We have no money to buy any. Herman suggested that we hook some boards from the school property nearby. And that was what we did. We took two boards twelve feet long, eight inches Wide and one inch thick. Then we got three spikes and nialed the two ends together. After that we got a piece of wood two feet long and forced them apart. It now looked like a boat without any bottom. Then we went and got two more boards eight feet long and the same width. With nails three inches long we fastened the boards on, then cut them into shape. Wlieii finished, it was ready for tar. Herman started a Ere, put the tar in a bucket, and heated it. When it was melted, we poured it in the inside of the boat and spread it smoothly around. We then let it dry. We got an old piece of tin, and nailed it on the front because it cut the water better. We carried it to the river and let it slide in. It did not leak. Herman handed me a paddle and I rowed across the creek and then back. Herman took a ride and when he came back he said, Oh, boy! it's a dandy!', ' , HAMILTON LAVELY. ti,-O-. HOW WE BUILT A CLUB HOUSE One morning after we had our club organized, John Heuston said, Let's build a club house. We decided we would all go to our homes tree will look very festive. Csixty eightj

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COCHRAN AERIAL a11 eighth of an inch hole in the head and the tail of the dogs to keep it together. To make the dog wobble we had to drill the hole away from the center of the wheels, then put a string around his or her neck pull. This makes the dog wobble. The material cost twenty cents. The fun CLYDE DAVIS, Term VI. ...l.01.i ANOTHER VICTORY John, where are you going? demanded Mrs. Craig. Aw, just out to see the gang. You're not going out this evening. You've been out every eve- ning this week. Well, what do you think I am, a little kid? Well, I don't think you're a man, at any rate. 'Tm fifteen, said John proudly. That makes no difference. You're not going out. Oh, Mom, I just have to go. V Go where? To a Boy Scout meeting. Look out now, young man, don't you lie to me. The Boy Scout meeting was last night. J Oh, I forgot. You tell me the real reason why you want to go out and don't make up any lies about it. Well, it's this way, Mom. Our secret club, 'The Dirty Dozen,' is having a meeting to-night. Just then a cry was heard from outside. Hey, John! Well, you may go this time, said Mrs. Craig. John ran out the door as fast as his legs could carry him, before HELEN GLESSNER, CADDIE COSTLOW. .,0.11.. DESCRIPTION OF A BALLET DANCER The ballet dancer looks like a Huffy tarlatan doll. Her costume is pale pink, yards and yards of material gathered together to form a skirt, with silk roses decorating it here and there, and a large rose on the shoulder. Her hair is like gold, curled into ringlets with a tiny sparkling band fastened to it. Her stockings are pink silk and her dainty slippers are of pink satin, tied with ribbons. Her skirt, at the side, is fastened to her wrists by ribbons so that when she holds her hands straight out or up from her side, it gives the effect of a large pink fan standing upside-down. When she goes to go off the stage, she stands on her toes, and throwing a kiss to the audience, she disap- RUTI-I MILLER, Term VIII. .... .-Oi..l. TOMMY It was the day before Christmas and Tommy, with a bundle of papers under one arm and his hand shading his eyes, stood in front of a large department store gazing at a sled. He was almost hidden by a large overcoat which must once have been his father's. His trousers were torn at the bottom and splashed with mud. He had a large brown cap pulled down over the side of his face. Tommy was not selling his papers very fast that week. Someone had forgotten him. HELEN SANNER, Term VIII. making them was worth the money. his mother could change her mind. pears behind the curtain. Cseventyl