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The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
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In Aurora, Colorado, high school boys are building a five-room house as part of their vocational classes under teacher E. M. Place. Started last November, the project fulfills Place's dream for practical training. Superintendent M. R. Moorehead, who will live in the completed house, emphasizes workmanship over speed.
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AURORA, Colo.-(AP) Thirty Aurora high school boys are building a house. Divided into two classes, the youths spend 15 hours each week during school hours. They started last November, reading blueprints and designing the five-room frame home. They put in foundation, masonry and studding. Now they're nailing on sheeting.
The project, first of its kind in the Denver suburban area, represents fulfillment of a longtime dream of E. M. Place, teacher of the school's trade and industry courses.
"I've been hoping that someday I could put the boys to work on a real house so they could learn the practical way." Place says. "I think it's paying off in increased interest and better training."
M. R. Moorehead, superintendent of Aurora schools, agrees house-building is the best way to teach framing. Adding:
"Speed is not important. Good workmanship and learning are."
Moorehead has more than a professional interest in the project. Under his contract providing both pay and a home, he'll move in when the house is completed.
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High school boys in two classes spend 15 hours weekly building a five-room frame house, starting with blueprints and design, progressing to foundation, masonry, studding, and now sheeting. The project fulfills teacher E. M. Place's dream for practical training, increasing student interest. Superintendent M. R. Moorehead supports it for teaching workmanship and will live in the completed house under his contract.