Aldine High School - Round Up Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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' T g.lttp':E'- 5 ar World of Electronics Is Unveiled A simple task for Richard Smith is cleaning a 33 .f My opinion is that we have a real good group ot people, says Nlr. Marion Hill, radio and elec- tronics Teacher. He has also stated that they have The best attendance record of any group. This year There are twenty-Three students. taking radio and electronics. In this Three hour course They prepare for a future in electronics. First year students study the basic rules and laws that occur in electronics. During their second year they apply and practice these rules and laws. The electrician of Tomorrow must be able to un- derstand the intricate parts ot electrical circuits. Mr. Hill feels that the boys should also learn to get along with other people. Our teaching is based on Thinking of the other person first. Students are never To say that a person is wrong but to suggest a different way to do it. In this way they will not only be well skilled but they will also learn to get along with their business ac- , as quaintances. ,aff I ki.. 5: tube socket. MARION T. HILL Port Arthur College, U. of H., Rcdiotelephony M.Ed. Teaches-Electronics 'I and 2, Electronics 3 and 4 ll! 38 James Redd disassembles a Television tuner. T rf 'ms t - - 'tts - .... . . ifsgE .. gs--,-k' - Y -..-.- I., ,ia K J 2 .5 Y-ci. J' .kk .. .. H .15 - .5 ' T Lowell Lisembee seems intent upon his work as he makes a solder connection on a radio.

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Future Mechanics Their Goal Removing a broken stud from a manifold is one of the skills Wayne Buster is taught. Chris Hester finds that working on a transmission involves laying flat on his back and dodging grease spots. Automechanics classes are designed to prepare high school youths for employment by providing training in the basic skills and technical knowl- edge of the automotive field. Each student re- ceives three hours of shop instruction each school day which is taught under the guidance of Mr. Bob Barnes in a modernly equipped shop. Students receive a Vocational Certificate from the Texas Education Agency after completing this two year course. They can not be absent any more than ten days per year to receive this izertifi- cate. The automechanic classes take periodic field trips to different manufacturers in the automotive field or related areas. They also visit other school shops to get different ideas for shop lay-outs. eos BARNES i 1 T, U. of H. Teaches-Auto Me- iw Q. 1 cl-ionics f-gwmlf g k,rk V , In . Overhauling an engine is a task for Darrell Zornes. 37

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a two year basis for lunlor and senior boys lt prepares boys to meet the ever increasing need of industry by giving them a well-rounded back- ground in the many phases of constructional needs. A well-rounded program consisting ot plumbing tudents Construct Future in Building Trades Building Trades is a sinr year course set up on I , ,rn re brick laying, roofing, painting, electrical wiring and blue print reading are taught. This prepara- tory training in the field of building trades is designed to prepare high school youths and adults for employment in this industrial trade by provid- ing training in the basic skills and technical knowl- edge of the trade through shop or laboratory ex- periences. While securing the proper experience in carpentry or construction, students are also taught how to meet the needs of our changing world in the best way possible. It is a course such as this which gives the student the desire to learn and think on his own. After completing this course, he realizes he has gained an independence of thought which gives him a chance to create on MR. GEORGE,SCHlRO Taylor Voc. School, Teaches -Building Trades 1, 2, 3, 4. his own. Russell Kindred and Tommy Robertson stack lumber, which is not a skill-requiring task, but very necessary. Darrell Wood and Jimmy Knight are instructed by Mr. Schiro on methods of building cabinets. i Jimmy Upchurch and Carlos Taylor nail a frame together for their building project. 39