San Jose Technical High School - Tech Torch Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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Radio Shop The Radio Shop at Tech has progressed very rapidly in the fexv years of its existence. lt is one of the youngest shops in school and has all the most recent equipment in its field. This equipment includes the latest type tulwe-tester, ohmmeter, voltmeter, signal generator, and chanalyst. The memhers of Radio Shop are taught to use all this equipment. Regardless of the fact that it is a young' shop the jolm placement is very high. Some former students from the Radio Shop hold jolms at the liimac Tulie lfactory. located at San Bruno, California. Others are employed lwy the Civil Service Commission at McClelland Field, Sacramento, as civilian repairmen of army Signal Corp lirpiipmeut. Shop gradu- ates are also employed hy various local repair shops. Mr. 'lack :Xuderson was the instructor for the shop from its lmeginniug. ln lielmruary. lf?-ll, he went to xvork for the governinent as a fivilian llelense Coordinator at ,'Xlameda. lle has lmeeu almly succeeded lwy Klr. Cl. XY, -laclcliu. ll xvell lcnoxvn San 'lose servicemau. Top Row: Louis Bourdet, Art Ginsberg, Frank Cota, George Colacicco, John Misc. Middle Row: Albert Luhrman, Walter Kottman, Mark Carr, A1 Gaetano, Edgar Forshaw. Bottom Row: Kenneth Muchow, Ted Tilman, Peter Pardini, Tommy Manning, Faustino Pedroza, C. W. Jacklin.

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Carpenter Shop The Carpentry shop is one of the most interesting shops in the school. ln the first place, each student is supplied with a full set of tools. These tools are to he kept sharpened at all limes. W'e have our own truck that takes us to our various jobs. This year we have put in cabinets at the San jose High School, where candy, ice cream and soda pop is sold. Xve have made shelves for the Red Cross, and have done various other jolms around the school department. liesides work, we also have our pleasure. 'NVe have a clulxofourown consistingofapresident vice-president, secretary, treasurer, and bouncer liach student in the club pays his dues, which amounts to a nickel a week. XVith this money we have two parties a year. one at Christmas. At this party, we initiate the students that have just entered the shop. The other party is held just lmefore summer vacation. At this party we usually go on a trip, and then at night go to a restaurant for supper. Top Row: Bob Broeder, Charles Bayley, Lester Rose, Joe Feenstra, Dominic Scaglione, Donald Speciale, Al Newman. Middle Row: Henry Broderson, Bill Watson, Leland Cronin, Jack Crum, Bob Jenkinson, Larry Kosich. Bottom Row: A. C. Morgan, Ray Nuness, Frank Porrovecchio, Fred Boitano, Delbert Norman, Ignatius Palermo.

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Machine Shop ln the .vlachine Shop we get training under the instruction of Mr. lf. ll. bohlin. The training is very valuable. XYC are taught to use a wide variety of machines and tools and we are also taught precision work. All the necessary related mathematics are taught in this shop, In this shop we do drilling, boring, griinling, thread cutting, lathe work, milling machine vvolk, and a multitude of other jobs, XVe also have a blacksmith shop and a small bronze and aluminum foundry. This shop has a very good placement record. .-X number of former students are working in the N. A. C. A. Laboratory at the Moffett Field Air Laboratory, llendy's, Oliver blohn- son's, American Can Co, lledherg's, Stoner's, l'ozzo's, l'ray's, Mare Island, in the airplane plants of Southern California, and many other concerns. ln service in the Army are Russell l'lyler, Robert Crness, and Phillip Pray. Ill the Navy are llarold Hershey, listelle Brown, and lid Cfrummey. ln the field of sports the boys of the Machine Shop play on the basketball team, lmasehall team, and participate in the other sports. Top Row: Joe Battaglia, Elbert Jones, Erian Smith, Charlie West, Michael Giansiracusa. Midddle Row: Jack Heple, Al Scoffone, Myron Prouty, Clifford Keesling, Dwight Moody. Bottom Row: F. H. Bohlin, Louis Rose, Al Corey, Robert Corcel, John Hardy.