King Philip Regional High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Wrentham, MA)

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VOCATIGNAL MACHINE SHOP i i i K' Mr. Raymond Harding, Mr. Edgar Tousignant Mr Arthur Hart Mr Anthony Cabral and Mr Fred Tabor, vocational department instructors stand behind Mr Preston Titus vocational director Training experience apprentlceshl TRAINED MACHINISTS Vocational machine shop boys learn to operate various heavy-duty production ma- chines which are to be found in most industrial shops. These students spend equal amounts of time in the shop or on actual iobs and in allied training courses in academic areas. Boys graduating in the machine shop apprenticeship training courses have little or no trouble when they are ready for job placement.

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for more interesting and fruitful lives - Through the knowledge and experience of Mr. David Sumner, mechanical drawing, Mr. Louis Falcone, metal work, and Mr. Gilbert Rishton, Sr., director and woodwork instructor, students may gain insight into the intricacies of vocational skills. T we Y , W Q .6 , fi I A H TRAINING FOR THE FUTURE Woodworking, metal working, and mechanical drawing are the woodworking and metal working shops, and drawing and the three distinct industrial or hobby and technical skills drafting for use in construction areas provide practical and taught in industrial arts. Use ot tools and materials in both useful training for the boys who participate in the program. John Flanagan watches while Mr. David Sumner assists perplexed student, William Perry. 17 Through diligent application, students like John O'Connell become better craftsmen.

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VQCATIO AL CARPE TRY SHOP SKILLED CRAFTSMEN Boys in the vocational carpentry shop get actual working experience building a house each year and in doing carpentry jobs for community residents. The boys study mathematics, science, blueprint reading, drafting, English, history, civics, and eco- nomics. Upon graduation, the boys are qualified for employment as carpenters. Each year the boy who has done the most outstanding work for four years receives, as an award at graduation, free admission to the carpenters union. make master craftsmen Wayne Hatt and William Norton collaborate on a telephone hutch for the house proiect. f his - if ,ts ' r I' lc I uv E , - CI I fn 'W' tl fin ti EH an p 1 all fi , . .A Robert Skinner, learns one of the many parts of the machine shop trades.