Elmira Catholic High School - Victorian Yearbook (Elmira, NY)

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Elmira Catholic High School Annual MY WORKSHOP liver since I was about twelve years of age I have taken a lot of interest in building things for our home. I first started with the workbench which my father gave me for a Christmas present. This was about four years ago. I do not know of any present that I ever received that gave me so much pleasure. This bench is about eight feet long and nearly four feet across, with a large vise fastened to one end of it. It was at this same time, too, that my uncle gave me many tools so that I was all ready to start building things. Among the things I made was a bookcase to hold my copies of Popular Mechanics. I also built a bird house and some Boy Scout articles. After working with this bench for about a year I became interested in power tools and purchased a lathe. This is a woodworking lathe which is run by a quarter horse power motor and can be used for many good pur- poses. Among the things that I made with this lathe were candle sticks, lamp bases, potato mashers and a foot stool. There are many other uses for a latheg such as the making of porch spindles, wooden wheels, table legs, etc. I have not attempted these as yet. My next purchase was a drill press and a jig saw. These are also power tools and are very useful in a modern shop. The saw I have, has been useful in cutting out jig saw puzzles and also large letters that I have used for signs. jewelers often use one of these saws for fine metal workg and service stations use it for cutting brake bands. The drill press also has many uses- It can be used for carving, boring, or shaping various pieces of wood. These last two tools are a great help in any kind of cabinet work, or in fact, any wood work about the shop. These are about all the tools I have at the present time, but I hope some day to have a complete Delta workshop where I can spent many happy hours. - 'John Ervin '40 THE SENIORS The Seniors rush from class to class, Pushing the Freshmen as they passg And we little ones just turn And say - Those Seniors! Who are they anyway? The Seniors reign supreme in our school, And delight to tell Freshies what is the ruleg NVhile we little ones merely grin, And pray - Oh, well! VVe'll be like them some day. J. Furey and M. Margraff '40 I 7 6 l

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781 PEG 0' MY HEART IS. ICHAEL, JARV M AND PEG NNETT , JERRY, BE CHICHESTER, HAWKES, MRS. ALARIC. ETHEL, BRENT,