Northwest Missouri State University - Tower Yearbook (Maryville, MO)

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Attacking a problem in architectural drawing in the drafting room Another phase of industrial arts — basket making and weaving The wood shop ' s universal saw (fore- ground) and surfacer and joiner (rear) Metal lathes are a part of the modern equipment : - [ 19 1

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liiiliistrial Arts §liop Immediately after lunch. Bingo took me to the industrial arts shop to look in on the various classes there. I was rather doubtful as to the advisability of entering this building because I could hear hor- rible grinding and screeching noises is- suing forth. He hastened to assure me, however, that the noises indicated there were many interesting things being ac- complished within those brick walls. He spoke proudly of the extensive ad- ditions to the tools and supplies in both the metal and woodworking shops this year. So many young men were seeking training for defense industries that the enrollment increast ' d considerably, he said. We saw first a serious group of high school boys taught by Harry Darr and Jewel Myers. Drafting seemed to have their attention. In an adjoining room was a class of college girls doing complicated liaudwork with Miss Fisher looking ou. Most of tile noises were coming from tiie woodworking and metal shops on the ni;iiii floor. We gazed admiringly at the students — for the most part industrial arts majors and minors — as they operated difficult pre- cision machines. They ' ll soon be applying wliat they are learning now. predicted Bingo. THE INSTRUCTORS D. N. Valk, Jewel Myers, David Crozier [18]

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rtia •• !! B « - e The Lilirsii ' v As we left the industrial arts building. Bingo thought it wouhl be well to go to the library and eheck out a book. As he observed, it always pays to do one ' s out- side reading some time before class. In the basement of the library, so to speak, was The Tower room. I was in- formed that this room luul witnessed many frenzied moments tlirougiioul the year. There tlie layouts for the i)ook were niade. the eo])y written, tlie Scoop Dance l)lans were discussed, and one cohl. win- try niglit The Tower (|ueen caniUdates were selected at a secret meeting. Quiet, please! Checking out books. We students believe that we ha e one of tile most beautiful college libraiies in Missouri. said Bingo. We admire the front entrance very much. He usl ' .ered me into the resei ' ve i-ead- ing I ' oom on the main floor and then he took me upstairs where we saw studi ' uts :it the main desk. |)robably collecting ma- terial lor a term pa])er. In the large read- ing room was ()h-oh! — Mr. Wells. Ill ' s the gentleman who enforces tlie rule that tile library is not a place to develop the art of conversation. The large reading room seats ' M)U per- sons, according to my companion, and carrels in the stack rooms provide space lor individual study for faculty and u])- perclassmen who want to be alone. Pardon additional statistics, whis- pered Bingo, looking askance at Mr. Wells, but the library now has approxi- mately 30,000 volumes. [2o: