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

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Plumbing Shop The plninliing trzulc offers splenclicl opportunities for competent incellzlnics. ln the Plnnibing Shop the boys, unclcr the instrnctorship of Mr, -I. l.. Schninzicher. learn how to read blueprints, repair range lioilers, gas boilers and inzltheinziticzll flrziwing' rougliing-in. and general all-arouncl pipe work. The boys :ill haul Il swell time at their annual Christinzis party helcl in the ljlllllllllllg' Shop. For ents they hzul hot clogs and huns, beans, szilacl, pickles, olives, soda water anrl pie. Ben Retherforcl and john linsign were on the foocl coniniittee. Xkihile this story is lieing' written the shop is planning to have its Spring picnic at .Xluni Rock Park. The shop dropped out of intrznnnrzil competition because many of the boys haul to work after school. Class officers ofthe shop are as follows: lfrunk Pzissifinnie. presiflent: lgnatius Venti- llligllil. vice-presiclcnt: -liro Nlnkui, secretary: .Xnios lfztlcon. trezisnrer. and Vhino Czincillzi, sergczliit-:lt-ziriiis. gt I i' Q i 'nf v 'i e ' if ef e - ! i Top Row: Norman Glanville, Nick Ruscigno, Amos Falcon, Ignatius Ventimiglia, Francis Loney. Middle Row: Phillip Passifiume, Joe Scimeca, Wesley Kosich, Lidio Nottoli, Eddie McFarland. Bottom Row: J. L. Schumacher, Salvatore Sunseri, Angelo Butera, Joe Volpi, Phino Cancilla.

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Paint Shop ln the 'Paint Shop various kinds of work are done. This includes brush painting, air brush work, sign painting and decorating. VVhen new boys enter the shop they are taught the basic principles of painting, such as careof brushes, preparing woodwork, sandpapering, and riming. This gives the boys the feel of handling brushes. Ladders, waste paper baskets. :md small pieces of furniture are usually assigned as first projects. Learning how to mix and match colors is a very important part in the painting trade, which takes years of study and practice. There are hundreds of different kinds of formulas to be thoroughly understood. This trade calls for a good, intelligent boy to become later a first class journeyman. -Melvin Ralph Top Row: Frank Garcia, Laurence Bonito, Joe Baretta, Joe Quartuecio. Middle Row: Melvin Ralph, Eugene Thomas, Jack Garrett, Lester Bonito, Bottom Row: J. B. Kershaw, Robert Simas, Lou Ginestra, Anthony Enfantino.

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Print Shop The Print Shop is composed of between fifteen and twenty students. There are really two distinct fields which may be considered when a student enters the Print Shop-composition and presswork. These are two trades within themselves, both controlled by different unions. Com Josition takes in settinff tv me and ffettinff 'obs readv to he urinted. Presswork ' l I l I Is .l ta zs.l . l is the actual printing of Jobs. The Print Shop, each week, prints two newspapers. The School Herald, the San Jose Iligli School newspaper, and The Night Letter, the Department of Adult Education's newspaper. These papers are given as special assignments to one or two boys in the shop. The rest do 'oh work, and the u J mer classmen work on the Linotvbes. J l l . l The Print Shop is proud it has five former nieniluers in the Navy. two in the Army, and one in the Marine Corps. Top Row: Paul King, Charles Cancilla, Harold Jordon, Anthony Santilli, Jerry Cvitanich. Middle Row: Fred Severo, Sam Catania, Elmer Hunter, Raymond Tomasso, Clifford Gibson. Bot- tom Row: H. T. Stewart, Peter Colman, Joe Mandella, Paul Valente, Gaeton Faraone, E. L. Stewart.