Wisconsin School for the Deaf - Tattler Yearbook (Delavan, WI)

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made wall shelves, end tables, small tables, lamps, stepladders, ladder chairs, wardrobes, cocktail tables and many other things George Tscharuer is making a bookcase, Robert Holmlund, a collarette, Jack Hathaway a cedar chest, and Ralph Voss, a da fry-feed cart. I»» a separate room Gerald Wed ward has been very much interested in weaving many-colored rugs. The Studio The studio at this school Is one of the busiest departments on the place. It seems that for almost every occasion the art department is called upon to help in one way or another. Early in the fall “Book Week posters were made to encourage reading. A little later girls and boys did their bit toward Machine Wood working Bench Wood working 23

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eons. The girls usually made the salad and one time the Junior girls made a chocolate cake for dessert. The Senior and Junior girls prepared n series of suppers for the teachers in the Home Economics dining room on April first, second, eighth and ninth. All year the girls were busy sewing and n style show took place in the auditorium on Friday, May seventeenth. Many girls modt'lled several pretty outfits such as summer and winter dresses, formats, pajamas, aprons, shorts, blouses, and slacks which they made in Home Economics. . his spring the senior girls have taken the course in Baby Care. They had n movie and also actually bathed a baby doll which had all the necessary equipment and clothes. Printing Graphic arts education at the Wisconsin School for the deaf is designed for boys in the Junior and Senior High School classes. High School girls from the Sophomore class through the Senior class may elect printing if they desire. A special course is offered for them. Seventh and eighth grade boys take the industrial arts printing course which covers elementary hand composition and various forms of display composition. Freshman, Sophomore, Junior and Senior High School boys may take the course in Linotype and Intertype operation and maintenance. It is this group that sets the type, makes up and prints the Wisconsin Times. The Tattler is also produced by this group. Some attractive commercial printing done early this spring is worthy of mention. The programs for the Boy Scout Court of Honor were printed here in February. In March a booklet containing application blanks for enrollment in the Wisconsin School for the Visually Handicapped were printed. The cover of this job contained several pictures showing activities at that school. The following hoys have been regular operators: William Binn, head operator, Lawrence Stafford, John Ralowicz and George Tschamer. David Carlson, Edward Czeraicki, Lorraine Kubiak and Elaine Kressin expect to join the force next year. In the pressroom Richard Nownkowslci knows his way around. William Binn is head cylinder pressman with Lawrence Stafford and George Tschamer as helpers. Roger Fill berg, who came to us from Racine Ilorlick High School, knows the business in the hand composition department and has been very dependable there. Beauty Culture Beauty Culture is on- of the course) offered by this sellout to the older girls who are interested in this field. The girls are taught shampooing, water-waving. finger-waving, stool-waving, and marcelling. They learn to give manicures, facials, oil and scalp treatments and to massage. This year the girls have also been taught to give cold waves with sets that they have purchased. Some of the boys have learned to cut hair. They assist in cutting the hair of the younger boys. The beauty shop in the has ment of Hannan Hall is well oqu p|Kxl with two shampoo chairs, two dryers, two barber chairs, a manicure table and other chairs. The room is well lighted by three large windows ami four wide r.iirrom extern! across the opposite wall. Woodworking From September to December the woodworking department in W. S. I), was closed for remodeling. There are many new improvements, such as, wood-work benches, an electrical bench, a metal am. glue bench and new machines for machine wood-working, ami wall panel space with the place for every tool outlined plainly in black paint. The painting is done in a separate finishing room; the drawing is done on a group of drawing tables; hand woodworking is done on the new individual benches. The lumber is kept in a storage room and sawing, drilling, trimming and a the work are done in the machine woodworking area separated by a railing from ;hc rest of the shop. The boys have been very much interested in making things there. They have 22

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the Community Council Carnival by making a number of posters for this project. At Christmas time, a life-size silhouette of Santa, his sleigh and his rein-deer was drawn and painted in the studio to be set up on the front of Swiler hall. The Junior Red Cross carried out an interesting project in the art department making many dainty Saint Patrick’s Pay and Easter nut cups and napkin holders to be sent to a veterans’ hospital. When these had been completed, they were exhibited at a Red Cross Tea in the studio. The senior girls were responsible for making the place cards and decorating the tables for each of the seven luncheon meetings of the faculty and the Home Economics luncheons. The table decorations and place cards for the Junior-Senior Banquet were the work of the Juniors as well as the dance program covers for the Prom, Betty Jahn decorated the east wall of the studio above the black-board with murals representing students of art. A number of Mexican murals used in decorating for the Junior From were also made in the art department. As usual, posters were made for the American Legion Poppy Pay Poster ('on-test. This year most of these were the work of younger students. Prizes were awarded to Anna Mae Fitch, I.eona Robbins and Richard Nowakowski in the order named. Two entries were sent in to the Regional Scholastic Art Award Contest in Milwaukee, a specimen of weaving by Annette Hering and a poster by Betty Jahn. Pictures of these entries are shown above. Annette’s entry was sent to the National Exhibit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Betty Jahn, who is interested in Fashion Art, sent in five entries to the American Fashions Competition sponsored by the Chicago Tribune. This spring, when the new sign was hung at the gate, the lettering on the sign wa3 done in the art department. A linoleum block, which was designed and etched by Edward Czernlcki, was used as a cover design for the Pelavan City Garden Club programs. Edward also printed the covers on the hand press in the studio. Great interest in weaving has been shown by the high school girls and two of the seniors hope to have looms of their own when they leave school. 24