Boys Technical High School - Artisan Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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Sa Well Rememieaecf So live, that when thy summons comes to join The innumerable caravan, which moves To that mysterious realm, where each shall take His chamber in the silent halls of death, Thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night, Scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and soothed By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams. -William Cullen Bryant, Thanatopis FRED V. HIEMER Many Tech graduates and teachers will re- - member Mr. Hiemer as the teacher who, for many years, met his mechanical drawing classes in what was then Room 231, now part of the library. His death was sudden and un- expected last Iuly while teaching summer school. A native Milwaukeean, Mr. Hiemer was a graduate of Fratney Street School, Riverside High School, and the University of Wisconsin, where he specialized in technical courses. He worked as a draftsman a year and a half before coming to Boys' Tech, back in the 1920's. Since that time, many students have come to appre- 'cf pligxaggend value his exact and painstaking GEORGE H. LEWIS A familiar figure on the third floor of the Annex for many years, Mr. Lewis taught Eng- lish to eleventh graders in Room 32, and su- pervised the school's monitorial system from Room 35, next door. His death also was sud- den and unexpected last September. Mr. Lewis held degrees from Ripon College and Columbia University, and had done addi- tional graduate work at Harvard University. He had a number of years of teaching experi- ence before coming to Boys' Tech, almost twenty years ago. During his stay here, he has influenced many of our boys, both as students in his classes and as members of the monitorial system. 24

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J f ,. ,W 4fffM, f'W' .. ,. ., . , YQ 0 GZ lan Q. qmncke, Wise We at Tech have cause this year to salute Wisconsin and to join in the celebration of her Centennial Anniversary. Her traditions and lore hold a high place in our affections, and as We review her present grandeur, we are reminded of the fact that navigation of the fu- ture is impossible without the constant presence of a clear image of the past. Since Boys' Tech was the first public trade school to be operated in the United States, we have assisted Wisconsin in establishing an enviable record as pioneer in trade and technical education. In line with our great state, we shall set down in this issue of The Artisan, some of the epochal events of our school during the past year. If this book will recall to us the poignant memories of l948 when time has obliterated images so vivid to us now, its purpose will be achieved. j May the Centennial Anniversary of our state, and this copy of The Artisan, help to im- press upon our minds these guiding words for years to come at Boys' Tech- Forward, with Wisconsin. Q MXCZWMQQ 23

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plzaienlfing, e B 7 Jf. 5. qacullq Elmer H. Ellis, chairman of the Guidance Department, dis- cusses tests and the testing pro- gram with other members of the department, Lloyd R. Thom- as, Wilfred E. Belleau, and Iames L. Fitzpatrick. These well-known checkers of locker keys, tardiness, and attendance, Clifford Iaquith, Iohn F. Witeck, and Fred Schrie- ver, are shown in conference in Office l 13. Standing by the vertical mill are two members of the Ma- chine Shop taculty, Gilbert H. Schweitzer and Daniel P. Steuck, and Carl H. Schubert, who teaches drawing next door. Another group of Machine Shop teachers is composed of Elroy P. Pinkert, Karl Mark- worth, and Iohn W. Rasmussen, discussing the drill press which was undergoing repair at the time.