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Pottery To Be Baked In Old Kitchen

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4
Month
June
Year
1949
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Twenty years ago cakes, pies and "some of the best meals in town" were being turned out in a kitchen housed in an old brick building in the alley back of the Deke chapel on E. William St.
Today plans are being made to put a baking oven to work in the old kitchen, but the output will be pieces of pottery and sculpture rather than biscuits and baked goods.
Instead of a regulation oven, the "baking" will be done in a modern electric kiln.
Organizers of the studio are a group of local residents who have banded together as the Potter's Guild.
Were In 'Goat's Nest'
Several of them formerly were associated with the Goat's Nest, the ceramic studio on S. Main St. organized by Mrs. Nyda Houser and closed recently when the owners of the building required it for other purposes.
"Right now there is a lot of work to be done before we can begin the regular ceramic classes," reports Dr. Wilma Donahue, president of the guild. "But the sculpture classes under the direction of Mrs. Ellen Colmar-Bernkopf are meeting each Thursday night from 7 to 10 o'clock."
If potter's wheels, the kiln and other items of equipment are acquired on schedule, ceramic classes taught by Harvey Littleton will start near the end of this month.
The guild will operate on a cooperative basis, and already the members have taken turns at the janitorial work involved in getting the former kitchen in shape for classes. Eventually the walls will be repainted, shelves and cupboards will be put up, and five or six wheels will be installed.
Sees 'Definite Need'
"Formation of the guild meets a definite need in the community" reported Mrs. John Waite, a member of the executive board. "Other ceramic classes are limited as to enrollment, and the guild studio eventually will afford an excellent place for practice work."
At various times since the brick building was built in 1917 it has been used as a garage, photographic studio, a shoe repair shop, and a bakery, in addition to being used for 10 years as the kitchen for the Arcade Cafeteria.
Organizers of the Potter's Guild, its newest tenants, expect to file incorporation papers as a non-profit corporation in the near future.
Charles Palmer is vice-president, and William Lewis, secretary-treasurer. Members of the executive board in addition to Mrs. Waite are Miss Hilda Burr, Mrs. Ruth Labdell, Miss Julia Sunblad, Mrs. Otto La Porte and Littleton.
Registration for an eight-week series of Thursday night classes will be held from 4:30 to 5:30 Tuesday afternoon and from 7:30 to 8:30 Wednesday night at the guild headquarters.