Aliquippa High School - Quippian Yearbook (Aliquippa, PA)

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INDUSTRIAL TRADE DEP RTMENT MR. EDWIN W. FRENCH, industrial department head, pauses while checking attendance records for his four vocational shops, all situated on the hill overlooking the main high school huilding. Aliquippa Highs industrial trade department offers comprehensive courses that prepare stu- dents for apprenticeships in four trades: electri- cal, machine. carpentry and auto mechanics. Stu- dents enrolled in these courses receive trade- practice instruction for three hours each day. For the remainder of the school day, the boys study regular academic subjects which include English. history, math. science and other courses of their choice. Trade practice prepares as for MACHINIST instructor Mr. Francis Hodge checks senior Bill Calupi's work at the hydraulic drill press. 26 I . -W ,,,,,...,

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WOOD SHOP instructor Mr. Donald Adams checks with senior Ralph Johnson whose gun cabinet is nearly completed. Mr. Adams directs activities of the class of 1960, the Hi-Y, and boys' intramural program. THE LATHE is used by freshman Regis Dolnak as metal INDUSTRI L ART I p ' ' wrrje- Q s' . .1 :Am ' - A W is .Hx Q E AA.. Three courses in industrial arts are offered to Ali- quippa High students. These are wood-Working, metal- working and mechanical drawing, all on a five-period per week basis. Students enrolled in the general course often choose to major in one of the industrial arts, while others take the courses as electives. For several students a highlight of the year is the preparation of projects for display in local business establishments and entry in the Ford Motor Company's annual Industrial Arts Fair. kills in creative arts open MR. ANDREW STERNAKA moves a ruler to have a look at sopho- more Clarence Shannon's work in mechanical drawing, as Robert Ur- sitti applies the eraser. shop instructor Mr. Nick Halama looks on. 28 -1 ...r..