Central Vocational High School - Pendulum Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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C. LoTT, J. Kohne, K. STigall replace spark plug and check igniTion harness. R. Gordley, L, Myrick, M. Afchley, C. Brooks, Mr. JoneS and B. QuinTon ploT problem in naviga+ion. Because oT The highly Technical naTure oT aviaTion, The educaTional background oT The sTudenTs OT This deparTmenT musT be based principally upon science, rnaThemaTics. and The Technical inTormaTion relaTing To This Tield. In addiTion To pure mechanical know-how, The graduaTe oT This deparTmenT, in order To successfully masTer his Trade, musT have a working knowledge oT aerodynamics, meThodology, and power planT principles. GraduaTes oT The CenTral AviaTion DeparTmenT are employed in mosT oT The local airporTs. STudenTs in The aviaTion deparTmenT co-op in The TwelTTh year, as do sTudenTs in oTher deparTmenTs oT This school. The elevenTh year is devoTed To engendering The neces- sary laboraTory and shop experiences in preparaTion Tor The work program, so a course in inTernal combusTion engines is advisable beTore enTering This deparTmenT. The insTrucTion is carried on by licensed insTrucTors. as The aviaTion sciences are a criTical parT oT The Training in The deparTmenT. STudenTs enTering This course Take basic work during The ninTh and TenTh grades: This includes a class in inTernal com- busTion engines. The elevenTh grade sTudenTs learn special- ized inTormaTion and skills in shop and laboraTory. FlighT Training is noT a regular parT OT The curriculum, buT some OT The sTudenTs do go inTo ThaT vocaTion. The sTudenT receives his Technical Training and pracTice in skills Through specially equipped laboraTories and shops. To add realism and provide broader in-school experience The boys mainTain a Tlyable airplane and operaTe a radio sTaTion Through The Aero-Radio Club. ln The school year T957-l958 a heliporT was dedicaTed on The norTh side oT The school Through The eTTorTs of lvlr. Frank Fairchild, The coordinaTor. Thus anoTher TirsT has been achieved by CenTral. The Teachers in The aviaTion deparTmenT are Mr. Frank Fairchild. coordinaTor7 Mr. l'lerberT Simpkins and Mr. Homer Jones. C. LoTT, G. Donner, and K, Warner mounf cylinders on crankcase.

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Mr. Jackson helps sTudenTs checl: disTribuTor MOST high school sTudenTs have one desire in common-To have an auTomobile as soon as They possibly can. For This reason many sTudenTs decide To Take The auTomoTive Tield. This Tield includes noT only auTomoTive shop iTselT. buT also all The relaTed subiecTs ThaT are necessary in The Tield. The auTomoTive Tield oTTers many diTTerenT opporTuniTies and Types OT employmenT. Some oT These are auTo mechanics. body repair mechanics, painTers, salesmen oT accessories and parTs, and many oThers. The sTudenTs ThaT plan To enTer This Tield geT aT leasT one semesTer's experience in work on inTernal combusTion en- gines during Their TirsT Two years aT CenTral. In The iunior year The sTudenT will geT a Tull year, Three hours a day. OT more advanced Theory. ApproximaTely one hundred sTu- denTs regisTer in Their junior year Tor The new auTomoTive Tield. In The senior year The sTudenTs are placed on iobs in shops ouT in indusTry. The CincinnaTi AuTomobiIe Dealer's AssociaTion has been exceedingly cooperaTive in encouraging iTs members To give our sTudenTs on-The-iob Training during Their senior year. Each year The C.A.D.A. has generously awarded Three valu-- able prizes oT Tool seTs Tor The Three Top auTomoTive sTudenTs. The exTensive Training given To The auTomoTive sTudenTs in The TundamenTals oT The auTomoTive business make iT pos- sible Tor The co-op or graduaTe To Tind employmenT as an apprenTice in The auTo service and repair Tield, The body re- pair Tield and in gasoline service sTaTions. In TacT our co-ops have been working Tor various auTomobile dealers and repair shops Tor TorTy years. STudenTs who have demonsTraTed Their earnesT desire To advance in This Tield are selecTed by The insTrucTors To aTTend various Training schools such as The General MoTors school.

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