The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-12-16
Fine Display of
Articles Made By
High School Boys
Manual Training Workers Exhi-
bit Semester's Work at Person
Land Company Office
Work in Wood Shows Careful
Training in Drawing, Design
ing, Turning and Carpentry
Several Articles Made of Local
Red Cedar; Working with
Lathe Exceptionally Fine

Falls is the collection of furni-
ture and small articles, made in
the manual training department
of the local high school, and
now on display in the show win
dow of the Person Land Com
pany where they were placed
last Wednesday.
Of the dozen or more of large
pieces shown only one is copied
piece, all others being designed
and planned by the boys who
built them. These pieces are
artistic in design, with excellent
proportions, and built with an
eye to their usefulness as well
as their ornamental qualities.
Several of these articles are
made of the red cedar grown in
this locality and when finished
are very beautiful.
These larger articles consist
Il Of book magazine and music
racks, telephone table and stool,
book shelves, pedestals and
most artistic drop light designed
and made by Ernest Nordstrom.
Fine Work With Lathe
Even more interesting than
the large pieces are the heauti.
full small pieces which have been
produced by careful work with
the turning lathe. The candle
sticks, napkin rings, frames, nut
bowls and card trays are all ex-
quisitely turned and nicely fin
ished. A steak FOUNDER and sew
eral tool and knife handles are
examples of practical articles
made on the lathe. A set Of egg
cases made by William Kenney
and meat board are other good
examples of a practical applica-
ton of the manual art.
A small square box with a
cover, made by Palmer Knudson
is, in spite of it's small size, one
of the most attractive articles
in the display, both because OF
it's excellent proportions anC
the superior workmanship and
finish. A card tray by Elry Con.
rad, smokers set by Floyo
Grapp and a nut set by Raymond
Kuenzli are also attracting much
attention from all viewing the
exhibit. A large book rack by
Leon Luscher is an excellent ex
ample of the work accomplished
by the Freshman class during
it's first semester. Among the
other contributors to the dis
play are Robert Engleman, Wal
ter Price, George Mansfeldt anC
Henry Jensen.
Aim of The Work
Mr.. Lukens, the instructor O.
the manual training classes
states that, because of delay il
obtaining material at the year
beginning, many of the large
pieces are not yet completed, AM
in several cases. the finish fall
short of the high aim of the boy
and Mr.. Lukens because of tn
finishing work being done of ne
cessity in the hall, where dus
is constantly rising. Mr.. Lukens
who is teaching the boys mucl
beside the actual use of ham
mer and saw, tells most inter
estingly of the possibilities o
this work which he is trying {
bring out in the shop processes
To begin with we mus
thing of this work is vocational
The great task of the publ
schools now as never before i
to coordinate with the indust
rial and commercial life of tn
community as well as with tn
intellectual. 1t must help t
give the pupils an equipmen
and a training that will be o
use to them in earning a iveli
hood as well as the correct fiji
ting of a home when the nee
for such comes to them.
TT is possible in wood work
ing and forging and wood turn
ing, for instance, to give to tn
boy such advanced practical an
theoretical courses in the opel
atoms which are common to cal
pentry, pattern making. cabine
making, iron working (Forgin