James Whitcomb Riley High School - Hoosier Poet Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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There has and al- ways will be a de- mand for skilled labor in industry. Now, more than ever before, the de- sire for more skilled machinists can be seen throughout the country. The people who are planning to enter industry are beginning to realize the importance of education and training and they are striving to take advantage of all the facilities ohfered to them in high school. Joseph Shafer. In the Riley machine shops the students are taught how to use the lathe and the various other tools that industry employs: they are taught how to read drawings and follow directions, they branch out into more than one field, thus they are qualified to enter the various fields of industry. Wooo WORK The wood work department in our school has been made very interesting by its instructor, Mr. Mock. The students work on a project basis, that is to say, they must complete a certain designated amount of work by a certain time if they expect credit for their semester's work. Their projects consist of articles such as bread boards. tables, book ends, hall racks and all sorts of the other fairly simple things made of wood. This course gives them a good fundamental knowl- edge about building, which might prove of some value to them financially or as a useful hobby. This department also teaches them how to stain and varnish or paint their objects, thus giving the pupil a fundamental knowledge in carpentry. Industrial Arts MECHANICAL DRAWING lndustry demands skilled labor but it also demands men that can read blue prints. It is because of the latter situation that mechanical drawing is taught in Mr. Webb's classes. Endeavoring to give the stu- dents the best possible training for the future, Riley has incorporated classes for everyone interested in this work for hobby or vocation. The department has classes for the beginner and all the way up to University Training. These classes do more than just train the student's mind in the helds of industry. It also helps one become accurate, neat, and careful. Mechanical drawing also teaches one other thing which is probably the most important. That is con- centration. It is impossible for one to attempt a diffi- cult project in mechanical drawing if he is thinking of something else. Concentration is an absolute necessity in the make- up of a successful draftsman, or in the doing of al- most any other type of work. Thus we see Riley High School doing its part in preparing its students for a place in industry. Mr. Hoyle has charge of the beginners classes in mechanical drawing. His younger boys learn to mas- ter the tools used by the draftsman, as well as the fundamental principles of design and scales. They spend most of their time on the simpler drawings. MACHINE SHOP The machine shop, under the direction of Mr. Shafer is probably one of the most interesting places in the building. Under his direction the shop has grown, until. with the addition of new machines it is complete in many respects. There are few limits placed on a boy's progress in the machine shop, the chief one being the limited n,. fini lu Studying a plan in the Woodwork Shop. Girls now enroll in Mechanical Drawing. Why not?

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Economics preparing the meals, which are served as regular noon meals. In this wav the girls do not have to go home to dinner. but remain at school. Niatrilion This is a study of the efiect of food on the bodv. It teaches the girls to choose food that will give them the correct amount of calories, and the correct amounts and kinds of vitamins, proteins, and min- erals that will keep them at the very best stage of health. Digestion is also studied. Clothing--I A study of clothing, kinds and textures, is taken up during this course. The care of woolen and silk materials, such as pressing and finishing, are espe- cially stressed. Fitting. too, is emphasized in this study. One under-garment and one dress is mad: during this semester. Clothing-Il This is a textile study of the weaves, characteristics of fibers, the main sources of them, and how to finish this material. A silk or wool dress and a finer blouse are made. Fine Sewing This course deals with lingerie. house coats, and pajamas. Girls, here is where that wonderful evening dress is made. Boys, some day you may be the proud husband of one of the girls who majored, or at least had some training, in the Household Arts Department of the Riley school. Then, perhaps, you will agree that this department-with its fine group of teach- ers-knows how to make fine homemakers out of the future wives and mothers. Aside from all of the work that a visitor might see in visiting the Home Economics department. the students and teachers do many interesting things. Miss Fife has full responsibility in planning all ban- , ' 'K' ' 'ir- l Jean McAlpine. Valda Eichholtz. quets held by various organizations in the school cafeteria. In addition to the preparation of the food, Miss McAlpine's Banquet Service Club takes over to see that the proper service is carried out. In the clothing department many interesting things are done. This Spring the girls in Miss Eichholtz' clothing classes staged a style show that will long be remembered. Miss Elizabeth Shaw, a style expert from New York city, came to the school with gowns for various occasions. These gowns were modeled by the girls in the department before all of the girls in the high school in an assembly in the auditorium. The purpose of the program was to give everyone who witnessed the demonstration an idea of suitable colors and design. as well as lines that would fit the individual person. Miss Shaw explained each dress as it was modeled. In the Senior clothing classes the girls are given certain definite projects to work on during the school year. These projects consist of slips, house dresses, school dresses, and even formal dancing gowns. After the projects are finished each girl styles the clothes she has made on a platform in front of 'the class to receive comment and criticisms from her class- mates. These class criticism periods have been some of the most interesting ones spent bv the girls in the department. Individual instruction is common in this department. Attractive garments are made in Fine Sewing Class.

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Learning the operation of a drill press. number of hours he can elect the classes before grad- uation. While all start on simple projects those who take on more difficult ones are allowed to do so by Mr. Shafer. The student's success depends on his interest in the work, his ability to do the job, his willingness to learn, his earlier preparation, and his ability to get along with others. Actual work at the machines in the school shop is supplemented by lectures, assignments, both in text and workbooks, demonstrations, films and inspection trips. A study is made of the different kinds of metals and materials used in the machine trades. Special attention is given to steel and its heat treat- ments. In beginning courses, students build small tools that are used in the school shops. In the ad- vanced courses students may build larger machines such as lathes, shapers, and wood-working machines for the home shop. In order that a boy or a young man may progress from one machine to another in an industry it is essential that the individual have a fundamental training in the trade, such as experience on the en- gine lathe, shaper. drill press, planer, grinder, miller, screw machine, work on the bench, and bench assem- bly. The school machine shops are well equipped to give instruction on all of these machines. In addition to these courses this department offers courses in electricity, elementary tool and dye mak- '.5'4' ,f R. C. Stilson. Jack Hoyle. Turning out table legs on a wood lathe. ing and pattern making. Two semesters of wood- work are a prerequisite of the latter. Mr. Shafer also offers some classes in foundry and forge work. The Industrial Arts Department has planned a new program whereby they can help the United States government further the National Defense program. On October 6 of last year. Mr. Shafer started a class for adults in the machine shop that ran two nights a week until the last week of January of this year. At the same time Mr. Hoyle began special classes in machine shop so that there are now four evenings a week of machine shop work for adults. The chief purpose of these classes is to give these men supplementary training to the work that they are now doing in many of our industries in building up our National Defense. While in these classes the men make many tools that can now be used in the machine shops of the schools throughout the city. On Nlarch 4, Mr. Shafer started special classes for the Senior boys who are going to graduate this June, all of these young men intend to enter in- dustries when school is out. They go to a special class six hours on Friday evening, and in addition another six hours on Saturday under the direction of Mr. Stilson. Early this Spring Nlr. Mock started an adult class in blue print reading. Earl Webb. F. L. Mock.