Franconia Mennonite School - Laureate Yearbook (Souderton, PA)

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mfiiiop Every other Friday the fellows have a period for workshop. It is a time looked forward to by all of us. We usually have a period of study first during which we sometimes become restless because we are eager to work on our projects. Omar Showalter, our instructor, helps us to understand more about wood, woodworking and using tools. We each have a workbook and sometimes he gives us assignments to be done outside of class. We were permitted to choose the projects we wished to make. Three boys enjoyed making bookends with their initials. Some other projects made included a bow, a letter holder, magazine rack, and a footstool. The other boys found pleasure in making a Chinese polo game to use at school. Glenn Myers 60

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Ewing gfariri There are twelve pupils from grades six to ten in our sewing class which started in November. Every two weeks we meet with Miss Derstine as our instructor. We have one electric sewing machine for ten girls. We lay out and cut our materials on the ping pong table. Before Christmas the seventh to tenth grade pupils made covers for tissue boxes. The sixth grade girls made holders for tissues. The new year was started by making skirts, that is by those who had finished their tissue box covers and had a pattern and material. The sixth grade girls are making purses out of WC21VC-lIS.,, In the future we plan to make blouses while the sixth grade girls continue with Weave-Irs and embroidery work. Eunice Reedel Martha Myers My 59

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