Abbott Technical High School - Wolverine Yearbook (Danbury, CT)

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MACHINE SHOP Expert and skillful machinists emerge through the patient, precise instruc- tion of Mr. Proulx and Mr. Blackburn. The beginning machine student learns first the quality product is the goal of his labors. First year machine shop students are taught the use of lathes, milling machines and grinders. Introduction to the various machines is facilitated by student projects for their own use or shop use. From construc- tion of small tools for his own use, to fabrication of new parts for repair of shop machinery, to rebuilding of parts and repair for all outside jobs, in every product form follows function with precision the keynote. The second is reserved for a wide variety of projects which give the machinist invaluable work experience in advanced machinery technique. MR. ROMEO PROULX MR. FRANK BLACKBURN

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INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS MR. GINO BONFIETTI Although the class of 1964 will be the fourth to graduate from Industrial Electronics, it will be the first to complete the four year program. The student has a variety of choices from which to select in the field of Electronics which includes radio and television servicing, or Htroubleshootingj' to electronic engineering. Radio and television are only two branches of elec- tronics, but their fundamental principles can be applied to a multitude of industrial devices. The two departmental instructors do an excellent job pre- paring students who have little difficulty being assimilated into a rapidly expanding field. The freshman and sophomore classes, taught by Mr. James DiMeglio, learn the basics of electricity through the principles of alternating and direct currents, construction of vacuum tubes, transistors, and some radio trouble- shooting. In the junior and senior years, Mr. Gino Bonfietti, department head, teaches the principles of circuits. Upon completion of simple circuits, more complex circuits and systems are studied. The graduate from Abbott Tech's Industrial Electronics Program can either go directly into industry as a technician, or may continue his education in a technical institute or college. ...,.. i MR. JAMES Di MEGLIO

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MARY CHEVALLIER OFFICE STAFF Somewhere, in all complex organizations, exists a small nucleus whose only purpose is to insure smooth functioning of the entire cell. This duty lies with the Office Staff. The necessary evil of forms and paperwork must be correctly done and a communications network must be efficiently run. The office is where the telephone calls must be coordinated, information dissemin- ated, funds correctly audited, and data centralized. The Office Staff must be telephone operators, mail carriers, typists, book- keepers and information automations. They must know rules, regulations, mathematics, and English. They must be able to interpret all the complex forms or decipher reports. Many times their tasks are difficult and drab. Other times they can prove to be easy and exciting. Under the direction of Mrs. Chevallier our ship of state has kept a smooth and steady course. 'WM lf' Q a LORNA FISHER KATHERINE HANFORD