Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College - Yearbook (Asheville, NC)

Text from Pages 1 - 104 of the 1967 volume:

iilllllllll!!!llliil!llllll!lllir! ' iiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiinifiiiiiiiiiuii ' ii 1 1 mi linn it hi inti ml till 1 1 in ' i 1 Dedication i , , TO HARVEY LEE HAYNES Often the image the public has of the per- son involved in the field of education is of some disembodied, dry-as-dust mind which exists only to mold the younger generation to some unrealistic, humorless pattern and to preside over teaching robots dispensing color- less information. Neighborhood trick-or- treatersdo not swarm about the door of such a person. Nor does such a man build up a cub pack of a hundred and forty boys. These achievements call for human warmth. Such warmth this man brings to everything he does, to his church work, his dedication to the task of seeing that the students of this institution benefit by the best possible curriculum for their needs, taught as ably as possible and in his every contact with instructors and students. To this man, Harvey Lee Haynes, the staff of MOUNTAIN TECH dedicates this year ' s volume. 2 History and Foreword Asheville- Buncombe Technical Institute, represents to Asheville and the surrounding communities a step in progress toward and unsurpassed educational center and rates as one of the best in the South. At the end of the school year 1961-62 there was a total of 107 classes, with an enrollment of 2,046 students. At the end of the school year 1965-66 there was an enrollment of 8,356 students in all pro- grams. In 1966 there is a record enrollment of around 9,000 students. The physical plant has grown from 2 buildings on 19 acres of land, to 3 buildings on 25 acres of land. On October 12, 1966, ground breaking exercises were held fora fourth building of its kind to house North Carolina ' s first complete hotel-motel complex. This complex will house four kitchens, a library, model hotel - motel rooms and 14 classrooms. At this event the Institute was honored to have Mr. John Sweeny, Co- chairman of the Appalachian Regional Commission; Mr. Woodrow Jones, North Carolina State Representative; the Honorable Roy A. Taylor, Congressman from the Eleventh District, and other distinguished visitors. Perhaps not of the same magnitude, but still of major importance a school seal has been offically adopted by the Board of Trustees. Mr. James Ellis Anderson, Head of the Chemistry Department, conceived the overall design submitted by Mr. Carroll Bridges, Head of the Drafting and Design Department; Mr. Robert Barnes, local artist; and Herman Freeman, a student at the institute. Receiving much praise, this design has been used for the past years on the cover of the Mountain Tech, the school yearbook, and on class rings. This seal being an oval nameplate surrounding a replica of the front of A building on a scenic background of Asheville and Buncombe County extending to and including the skyline of Mount Pisgah. For the second year Asheville-Buncombe Technical Institute participated in the Christ- mas Parade entering a float designed by Cline Float Company and featuring Miss Jennifer White, winner of the Asheville Tech ' s Miss Asheville Tech beauty contest and the mem- bers of her court. This has been an outstanding year in the growth of Asheville Tech. Board of Trustees J. Gerald Cowan Chairman Wachovia Bank Asheville, N. C. The Hon. Coke Candler Chairman, Buncombe County Commissioners Ernest Mills Mills Mfg. Company Asheville, N. C. W. W. Shope Vice-Chairman Shope Furniture Co. Weaverville, N. C. Herbert Coman Beacon Mfg. Company Swannanoa, N. C. John H. Giezentanner Attorney-At-Law Asheville, N. C. John M. Barnes Champion Paper Co. Canton, N. C. John M. Reynolds Reynolds Storage Co. Asheville, N. C. William Morgan American Enka Corp. Enka, N. C. 4 Joseph Belton Stephens Lee High School Asheville, N. C. W. B. Dillard Dillard Const. Co. Sylva, N. C. Dr. L. F. Zerfoss Asheville- Biltmore College Enka, N. C. President THOMAS W. SIMPSON The gentleman silhouetted against the sky is witnessing another step in the steady growth of Asheville- Buncombe Technical Institute which he has so constantly sought and so steadily promoted. The president of this institution is shown above engaged in the pleasant task of acting as master of ceremonies at the ground-breaking ceremony for D Building, which will house our motel-hotel complex, our business educa- tion facilities, our library and a student lounge. Only on occasions such as this does the unremitting drive toward a bigger and better Asheville Tech appear on the surface so that the public may see what has been --and is being--achieved. All of us who are connected with this institution share the satisfaction which we know Mr. Simpson must have felt on the occasion depicted above. 5 Joyce Taylor Faye Wheelon Administration Harvey Lee Haynes John W. Davis Director of Instruction Director of Student Personnel Brewster C. Adams J. B. Edwards, Jr. Director of Business Manager Evening Programs Thomas A. Hansen Guidance Counselor Bruce Arrowood Librarian James Robert Winning Director of Extension Tyrus E. West Assistant Director of Extension Norris H. Bell Area Coordinator, SDT James Cox Area Coordinator, Travel- Tourist Ray Bailey Director, Adult Basic Education Ray Sawyer Supervisor, Adult Basic Education Jay Canter Director, General Adult Education Administrative Secretaries Mrs. Jane G. Smith Administrative Assistant Mrs. Helen M. Bowers Office Clerk Mrs. Katie C. Davis Library Assistant Mrs. Roseanita Dawkins Secretary Mrs. Pippa Dolen Secretary to Director of Extension Mrs. Patricia M. Farr Bookkeeper Mrs. Jessie P. Goforth Bookkeeper Mrs. Frances Johnson Student Records - Inventory Mrs. Emma Pate Extension Secretary Mrs. Margaret A. Shope Secretary- Bookkeeper, ly EOA Mrs. Carolyn E. Shotwell Evening Secretary jQp Miss Patricia D. Tweed Receptionist-Secretary Distinguished visitors, faculty, and members of student body attend D-Building Complex Ground breaking. New building and parking lot site dwarf C-building. GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY On October 12, Asheville-Buncombe Tech- nical Institute held a ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of D Building, which will house the new hotel and motel complex. A delegation of representatives from the Ap- palachian Regional Commission, John L. Sweeney, federal co-chairman, and Woodrow W. Jones, state representative, were honored guests. Roy A. Taylor of the 12th congressional district, J. Gerald Cowan and W. W. Shope, chairman and vice-chairman of the board of trustees of the in- stitute, as well as many other distinguished per- sons, were present. The Lee Edwards High School band, directed by Mr. Ernest Black, opened the program with a concert. Thomas W. Simpson, president of Ashe- ville Tech, presided as master of ceremonies, and the pastor of West Asheville Baptist Church, Reverend Nane Starnes, delivered the invocation. Mr. Woodrow W. Jones, State Represen- ative, Appalachian Regional Commis- sion introduces principal speaker. The Honorable Roy A. Taylor welcomes The Commission members. Mr. John L. Sweeney, Federal Co- Chairman, Appalachian Regional Com- mission delivers address. 10 After the welcoming address, given by the Hon- orable Roy A. Taylor, Mr. Woodrow W. Jones recognized the Appalachian Regional Commission and introduced Federal Co-Chairman John Swee- ney, the principal speaker. Previously, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Institute trained students mainly for employment in manufacturing concerns. With the addition of the hotel-motel complex, we will now be able to serve the fast-growing tourist industry. A two- year, seven-quarter curriculum in hotel-motel management and chefs ' training will teach stu- dents food preparation and service to guests. Upon successful completion of either course, graduates will receive the Associate Degree of Applied Science. The new complex will contain four kitchens equipped for every phase of food preparation, a small dining room seating approximately two hundred and fifty persons, fourteen motel-hotel rooms, plus a typical office and check-in counter. Only participants in institution- sponsored re- gional seminars and extension classes will uti- lize these facilities as guests. Students will prac- tice chefs ' training in the cafeteria and kitchens. Also housed in the D Building will be the school library and fifteen classrooms, in which fourteen business courses will be offered. Fi- nanced by Vocational Act, Appalachian, and State funds, the complex will have an area of 40,000 square feet. Several major manufacturing con- cerns will furnish the rooms, and the equipment will be valued at $100,000. Mr. John Sweeney, Co-Chairman, Appalachian Regional Commission, Mr . Roy A. Taylor, member of Congress, W.W. Shope, and J. Gerald Cowan, Vice-Chairman and Chairman respectively Board of Trustees, Asheville Buncombe Technical Institute break ground. Editor Orr Recruits Private Secretary ANNUAL The Mountain Tech is published by the students under the guidance of Mr. J. E. Anderson, Mr. Dick Croom, and Mr. James Hurley. To produce an annual and carry a full schedule of classes takes a little juggling of time. However, the greater the pressure, the greater the pleasure of giving the students something that they will remember in future years. Jim Hurley, Mike Harris, Dick Croom John Perkins Seal is applied to cover Annual Staff Vicky Caldwell, Trudy Redmon, Bob Eldridge The bowling league, which meets every Wednesday night, is one of the most popular student activities at Asheville Tech. Both girls and boys bowl on the six teams competing with each other for individual and team trophies. Our bowlers have achieved some very impressive scores as well as good entertainment. 13 Christmas Parade The Queen and her lovely court grace our float. Asheville Buncombe Technical Institute was rep- resented in the Asheville Christmas Parade by a beautiful float, designed and constructed by students Richard Grady and Leon Passmore. The combination of the float and Miss Asheville Tech and her court contributed greatly to the excitement of the parade. 1 4 Happiness is . . . The Student body looks on as Mr. Davis and Mr. Simpson crown Miss Asheville Tech, Miss Jennifer White. Miss Asheville Tech and her Court 16 In August of 1966, 189 students graduated from Asheville Buncombe Technical Institute before an ad- miring crowd of sixt een hundred people. Mr. Edwin Gill addressed the largest graduating class in the history of the school, and President Simpson presented the diplomas. A reception for the graduates, their families, the faculty, and the admin- istration was held in the Lee H. Edwards High School. A student receives his diploma from Mr. Simpson. Graduation James E. Anderson Chairman Col. D. J. Robinson Chemical Technology The student in this area learns the principles of general, organic, physical, analytical and industrial chemistry and their applications in the laboratory. With an understanding of the funda- mentals, the student is ready to explore the field of chemistry. He will learn to make analyses using the latest laboratory equipment and pro- cesses. He is required to devise and carry out procedures which will increase his knowledge and which will prove necessary in the industrial field. The odor of Hydrogen Sulfide is discovered by the first year students. Here, David Bradshaw analyzes for Magnesium in Limestone. 20 Hurry! it ' s cold Richard D. Croom Chairman Civil Technology Because the civil engineer may be called upon to do anything from planning and supervising con- struction to estimating the cost of such work, the student’s education is varied. He must know the principles of surveying and be able to use them. He must know physics. He must havfe more than a bowing acquaintance with engineering, particularly as it is related to construction work. Upon grad- uation, the student may become a field clerk, he may be an expediter, or do surveying work on high- ways, residential subdivisions, or for the building of industrial plants. LET ' S SEE - 20- POUND PULL, 7£°F READING- 8Z.364 FT. 22 this. W. Carroll Bridges Chairman Drafting and Design The future draftsmen in this department must learn the principles of mechanical drafting and design and the application of the mechanical and engineering theories behind such work. Design work is always with us in industry, in government, in the construction business. 24 Second year students at the drawing tables doing work on proj- ects. Mr. Rhea instructs Drafting students. 25 Electronics Technology Analysis of circuits, construction of electronic components, and theories of circuit design are some of the major areas of study covered in electronics tech- nology. Through laboratory experience, the student is able to develop skill and knowledge in the use of electronic testing equipment and measuring instruments. A graduate from this course may choose a career in laboratory work, medical technology, or radar technology. B. Stevens Creasman Harold P. Hamrick Chairman 26 Mr. Hamrick gives instruction in circuitry problem, Running Lissajous Patterns on a scope 27 John D. Lane Chairman Mechanical Technology A career as a sales engineer, research- layout assistant, detail draftsman, or machine designer may be in the future of the graduate of our Mechanical Engineering Technology course. The student in this area will be thoroughly at home in the machine shop. He will have a basic knowledge of metallurgy, machine operation and design. He will be able to take his place in industry and do his part in solving the numerous problems which are involved in production, maintenance, or engi- neering design. Hi-Lo Hydraulic circuit explained. Obtaining demensions with vernier height guage. Technology Seniors Lacy R. Blanton Chemical Technology Miles H. Bosworth Electronics Technology David Bradshaw Chemical Technology David Wright Mechanical Technology Gerald K. Brown Electronics Technology Gloria F. Brown Chemical Technology Jack P. Burleson Mechanical Technology H. Douglas Catlin Electronics Technology David Wykle Drafting and Design Technology Gerald W. Chapman Mechanical Technology 30 James H. Clark Mechanical Technology Alan Clay Drafting and Design Technology William G. Cole Drafting and Design Technology James L. Ferguson Electronics Technology Michael Corn Chemical Technology Robert H. Eldridge Chemical Technology Charles B. Farlow Electronics Technology Kenneth R. Fisher Drafting and Design Technology William H. Foster Drafting and Design Technology Glenn E. Freeman Mechanical Technology Ricky E. Gibson Mechanical Technology James C. Gilliam Electronics Technology 31 J. Richard Grady Drafting and Design Technology Richard J. Grieme Electronics Technology Technology Seniors William K. Hall Drafting and Design Technology Malcolm J. Hamilton Mechanical Technology David M. Hamlett Drafting and Design Technology Ronnie R. Hill Drafting and Design Technology Franklin E. Leonard Chemical Technology Mark R. Long Drafting and Design Technology Harland M. Harris Electronics Technology Thomas R. McHenry Drafting and Design Technology Paul R. Meadows Drafting and Design Technology Walter W. Mehaffey Chemical Technology 32 John Mozingo Electronics Technology Frederick W. Muller Chemical Technology John E. Mundy Mechanical Technology Joseph A. Oats Mechanical Technology Earl L. Passmore Drafting and Design Technology Wayne R. Neal Charles G. Nelms Robert Wray Electronics Technology Drafting and Design Electronics Technology Technology Wallace H. Orr Daniel V. Owen Mickey O. Owen Drafting and Design Electronics Technology Electronics Technology Technology Kenneth B. Penland Dale Roberts Ralph W. Roberts Drafting and Design Electronics Technology Electronics Technology Technology 33 Technology Seniors Henry G. Roberson Drafting and Design Technology Thomas A. Scarboro Drafting and Design Technology Ted W. Schulze Electronics Technology John S. Sharp Electronics Technology George T. Shuford Gary Dean Swanger James C. Tucker Margaret D. Van Hook Drafting and Design Electronics Technology Electronics Technology Chemical Technology Technology Richard A. Vaughn Drafting and Design Technology Roger W. Whitaker Drafting and Design Technology 34 Thomas C. Willis Electronics Technology William S. Willis Electronics Technology Library Our technically oriented library is a vital instrument in the institute ' s instructional programs. This student service center helps to supplement curriculum developments and needs by providing up-to-date research aids. Our library ' s collection re- flects Asheville Tech ' s purpose to train students to meet the demands of future scientific advances, indus- trial progress, and national defense. 35 Technology Intermediates William Bryant Drafting and Design Harold Byas Drafting and Design James H. Darnell Electronics Kenneth Elliot Drafting and Design Mac Kelley Chemical Technology Jerry McMahan Drafting and Design Stephen Penland Drafting and Design Richard G. Spencer Drafting and Design Don Watts Electronics Floyd G. Tinsley Electronics Joe Turner Electronics 36 Allan Tritt Drafting and Design Technology Freshmen Christy Angelacos Electronics Technology Delbert Blount, Jr. Drafting and Design Adikphas Bakhtawar Electronics Technology Joseph Beal Electronics Technology Ralph Benson Electronics Technology Charles T. Boggs Electronics Technology Donald F. Brookshire Drafting and Design Joseph Browning Electronics Technology Eddie Buchanan Civil Engineering Technology James Buchanan Mechanical Technology Charles Fox Electronics Technology Willard C. Burns Drafting and Design Alice V. Caldwell Chemical Technology Vance R. Coffey Electronics Technology Charles Cook Civil Engineering Technology Allan Culberson Drafting and Design Glenn E. Davis Electronics Technology Tom Earley Mechanical Technology Glen Philip Goode Drafting and Design David Hadden Drafting and Design 37 Technology Freshmen James Harding Mechanical Technology Leon Haynes Drafting and Design Larry Edward Higginbotham Electronics Technology Larry Israel Civil Engineering Technology David G. Jackson Electronics Technology Allen Ray Johnson Drafting and Design Allan Jones Drafting and Design Franklin Louie Justus Chemical Technolog ' ’ Phillip Keener Drafting and Design Steve Kilpatrick Electronics Technology Richie Kirkpatric Drafting and Design James Lyda Drafting and Design Herbert W. McClure Drafting and Design Terry McClure Electronics Technology Harry G. Mashburn Drafting and Design Preey Moore Mechanical Technology W. C. Moore Drafting and Design Jeffrey D. Nix Electronics Technology Donald L. Parker Drafting and Design Ben B. Peek Electronics Technology 38 John D. Perkins Civil Engineering Technology Trudy Redmon Chemical Technology Kenneth P. Roberts Draiting and Design Tom G. Rogers Mechanical Technology Michael T. Showalter Electronics Technology Dan E. Slagle Civil Engineering Technology Harold Smith Mechanical Technology Gene Strickland Mechanical Technology Robert Swan Chemical Technology Thomas Talbot Chemical Technology David R. Ward Chemical Technology Thomas Ward Drafting and Design Neal White Drafting and Design Joseph M. Williams Chemical Technology William Wilson Drafting and Design William David Wilson Electronics Technology Gregg Worley Mechanical Technology Robert Wright Electronics Technology Ronnie Wright Civil Engineering Technology David Young Mechanical Technology 39 Digital calculator Business Administration The business administration curric- ulum acquaints the student with the vari- ous aspects of administration in the pro- duction, advertising, sales, and many other areas of various businesses. The specialized training he receives in or- ganization, management, and commu- nication for business enables him to compete effectively for employment in the average business. Instructions in Business Machines 42 Accounting classes can be fun Bookkeeping machine Instructions in Business Law 43 N. E. Goode Olin R. Wood Chairman The data processing student may study in the areas of both business and science. Because of the great demand for information in all fields of work, the student ' s employ- ment opportunities are unlimited. By offering an appropriate balance among technical and general educational courses, as well as labo- ratory exercises, the student is prepared to meet the needs of modern industry. Wiring a panel. Data Processing Senior students operate the 1620 computer. HOLE (N THE HEAD.” Operation of 407 accounting machine. 45 The extensive curriculum fol- lowed by the executive secretarial student is designed to enable her to perform the basic secretarial skills with maximum efficiency, to relieve her employer of routine chores, to become expert in human relations, and to develop initiative and adminis- trative abilities. As business ex- pands, competent and conscientious secretaries are increasingly hard to find- -a wide and varied field of jobs is open to the secretarial graduate. Mrs. Sara M. Morris Mrs. Jewel D. McDaniel Chairman Executive Secretary Secretaries take dictation in shorthand. 46 Practicing typing skills. Mrs. Morris gives instructions in shorthand class. Business Seniors Frank E. Brookshire Eugene D. Brown James F. Browning Brenda Buchanan Business Administration Data Processing--Business Data Processing--Business Business Administration Clyde M. Clontz Frances J. Colquitt Data Processing- -Business Data Processing-Business Robert E. Bryson Business Administration Dale E. Carter Data Processing-Business 48 Anne L. Cooper Roy Phillip Cope Jenella A. Cox Richard H. Cripe Executive Secretary Data Processing--Business Data Processing--Business Data Processing--Business Perry A. Dillingham Data Processing — Business Walter C. Ensley Business Administration Reuben Fleming Data Processing-Business Terry G. Frady Data Processing-Business Bobby J. Gouge Zella LaVerne Gray Data Processing— Business Executive Secretary Harold B. Gilbert Data Processing — Business Mary E. Godfrey Executive Secretary 49 Business Seniors Mary N. Hannan Executive Secretary Doug Haynes Vicky Lynn Haynes Elizabeth Joyce Willis Data Processing--Business Executive Secretary Executive Secretary Eugene R. Johnson, Jr. Business Administration Nancy J. Kouns Donald W. Ledford Vicky G. McElrath Data Processing-Business Business Administration Executive Secretary Alan M. Milberg Jackie L. Passmore Business Administration Data Processing-Business Kenneth D. McLean Data Processing— Business Linda L. Metcalf Executive Secretary 50 Linda B. Presnell Robert M. Pressley Glenna L. Ray Margaret L. Rector Data Processing--Business Business Administration Executive Secretary Data Processing--Business Kay M. Revis Executive Secretary Rex B. Revis P. Elaine Robertson Clifton R. Robinson Business Administration Executive Secretary Data Processing-Business Alfred William Shelton Charles R. Shuler Donna K. Shroat Eugene B. Smith Data Processing-Business Business Administration Executive Secretary Data Processing— Business 51 Business Seniors John R. Trull, Jr. Jo Ann Warren William B. Watts Marion Whitaker Bu siness Administration Executive Secretary Data Processing-Business Business Administration John Terrell Wilkins Faye C. Wheelon George W. Wright William E. Zimmermann Business Administration Executive Secretary Data Processing-Business Data Processing-Business 52 Business Intermediates Ted Graham Data Processing Theodore Hall Data Processing Will Me Lung Data Processing Joe Mullinax Data Processing Memory Billy Lawrence Winchester Data Processing Business Freshmen Gail Alexander Executive Secretarial Jerry Blankenship Data Processing Linda Blankenship Executive Secretarial Mary M. Boone Executive Secretarial Freida Burrell Data Processing Martha C. Carter Executive Secretarial Sonya Carter Executive Secretarial Sarah Cabaniss Business Administration Thomas E. Clark Business Administration Laura Daniel Business Administration Connie Davis Business Administration Randy Davis Data Processing Roger Ellison Business Administration Robert Fletcher Data Processing Susan Freeman Data Processing Myrna Greene Data Processing Stephen Greene Data Processing William G. Guthrie Data Processing David Hall Business Administration Brenda Hipps Executive Secretarial 54 Doug Holeome Business Administration Vivian Justus Executive Secretarial Sherry Lance Executive Secretarial Richard Swann Business Administration Kim Latta Data Processing David Ledford Business Administration David Long Data Processing Helen McGaha Business Administration Marilyn Maddux Executive Secretarial Danny Mills Business Administration Mary Kathryn Nix Data Processing Berry Oelschlaeger Data Processing Gene Thomas Ownbey Data Processing Claudette Paul Data Processing Walter Pharr Data Processing Donald Poor Business Administration Jo Ann Ray Executive Secretarial Clifford Roberts Data Processing Theresa A. Stewart Executive Secretarial Shirley Spivey Executive Secretarial 55 Business Freshmen Raymond Spells Business Administration Ronnie Sparks Business Administration Norma Sparks Executive Secretary Peggy Smith Data Processing Van Slagal Data Processing Gary Shuford Data Processing Sharon Shook Executive Secretary Terri Shiply Executive Secretary Bonnie Scarborough Data Processing Johnny Sams Business Administration Robert Tweed Data Processing Linda Wardrup Executive Secretarial Marlene Webb Data Processing Vickie Webb Data Processing Shirley Wheeler Executive Secretarial Jennifer White Executive Secretarial Troy Williams Business Administration Ray Williams Business Administration Brenda Willis Executive Secretarial Robert Young Business Administration 56 Activities Mr. Haynes says this is counselling.” New stadium is dedicated before thousands. Welding students built basketball court.” Practical Nurses’ Chorus serenades State Convention. 57 Robert L. Parker Servicing the condensing unit on a commercial freezer. Chairman A ir Conditioning- Refrigeration s In this course, the student gains the knowledge necessary to design, install, and maintain a refrig- eration or air conditioning system. Under expert supervision, the student is able to put the principles and theories which he learns to work through prac- tical experience in installing and maintaining equip- ment of this type and in maintaining the air condi- tioning system in C Building. The vapor phase . . . Examining the refrigeration demonstrator. 60 Testing condenser fan motor Refrigerant control valves. . . . (at least some of us were.) . . . and the condensate goes . . . 61 62 Automotive Mechanics There are more cars on the road today than ever before, and the need for qualified mechanics is greater than ever. Skills re- quired range from typical servicing problems to the more difficult trouble-shooting required in racing. The automobile mechanics course strives to produce men well-trained in the fundamentals of automobile repair and capable of developing into experts. Ready to Race Grinding a crank 63 John Woody Chairman Carpentry and Cabinet making Expansion in industry and a great population growth have increased the demand for skilled carpenters and cabinetmakers. Starting with the basic tools and skills, the student progresses to the use of woodworking machines and finish carpentry. He will learn to combine the old ideas of craftsmanship with modern methods. These trained men will be partially responsible for the building of our future homes, industrial plants, and cities. Theory and practice 64 65 Robert H. Israel Chairman Testing the starter An orderly tool-rack is the beginning ol good work. These students study the areas of electrical, steering, fuel, suspension, cooling and lubicating systems of engines and the hydraulic systems of heavy equipment. These giant machines are needed to keep our modern world moving and growing. Skilled men who understand the opera- tion of such machines are needed to keep them and in turn, our world, in good working order. Torquing the headbolts. Diesel Engines and Hydraulic Systems „ . v, 67 B. E. Haynes Robert H. Swan W. J. Davis Chairman Machine Shop Cutting Wheels Because he will have a solid working knowledge of overall machine shop practice and a good understanding of machine tools, the machine is an important part of our highly mechanical world. This skill is in great de- mand in all forms of i ndustry, as he is re- quired to operate his shop machines and the product he turns out will make it possible for other larger industrial machinery to function properly. Grinding a tool bit 68 Turret Lathe Boring Mill 69 Practical Nursing Mrs. Ruth W. Geddings Mrs. Ruth G. Digges Chairman The demand for nurses has in- creased with ' our population growth. The opportunity to prepare for cure of patients with a variety of illnesses is given to students in this area. Basic nursing skills are developed in a program which also includes study in the biological and social sciences. Graduates in this area are highly skilled persons ready to function in hospitals, clinics, doc- tors’ offices, an d nursing homes. Mrs. Sharon B. Barker Mrs. Carole H. Towery Turning the patient Changing the bed 70 71 Albert W. Awald Chairman Tool and Die Making With a background in Machine Shop processes, metallurgy, tool design, and important related subjects, as well as an extreme amount of patience, the tool and die maker is ready to pursue his trade. Few people realize the importance of this field because they hardly ever see his product since his jigs, tools, fixtures, and dies are used to make the products with which they are more familiar. Therefore the average person never thinks of this highly skilled craftsman, the tool and die maker. He may be employed by a large firm in their own shop or by indepen dent jobbers who con- tract work from small companies who require such services. 72 Eiecrmc Discharge Mach(me. Electric Discharge Machine 74 Building a Bulldozer hub Laying a bead Welding The student in welding will gain not only skills involved in welding alone, but also the information needed to make a good journeyman. The course provides instruction in both gas and electric welding with adequate practice for each student. The de- mand for a trained welder, and opportunities exist in all areas of industry. Electric Arc Trade Seniors Jon A. Allen Carpentry and Cabinetmaking Brian E. Ardron Tool and Die Making Raymond K. Bail Carpentry and Cabinetmaking Samuel W. Barnes Welding David A. Benson Automotive Mechanics Eloise M. Blankenship Practical Nursing Education Irene E. Boles Practical Nursing Education James R. Boone Automotive Mechanics Bernard H. Brengard Machine Shop Richard K. Brevard Machine Shop Sharon R. Brigman Practical Nursing Education Dorothy D. Brown Practical Nursing Education William H. Brown Automotive Mechanics Terry D. Bryant Tool and Die Making Richard D. Burnette Air Conditioning and Refrigerat 76 Priscilla Burns Practical Nursing Education Ronnie R. Cearley Diesel Engines and Hydraulic Systems James J. Chandler Machine Shop Bobby G. Clark Machine Shop Riley I. Cleveland Diesel Engines and Hydraulic Systems Dwight C. Cochrane Automotive M echanics Larry M. Cody Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Norris A. Cody Air Conditioning and Refrigeration James G. Cole Machine Shop Juanita Collins Practical Nursing Education Thomas E. Couch Diesel Engines and Hydraulic Systems Grady J. Cox Machine Shop Johnny W. Cox Machine Shop Ronnie E. Craig Diesel Engines and Hydraulic Systems Carrol W. Crawford Diesel Engines and Hydraulic Systems 77 Trade Seniors Marian M. Dalme Practical Nursing Education Marvin E. Edney Carpentry and Cabinetmaking Patricia G. Falls Practical Nursing Education Charles C. Flowers Tool and Die Making Lonnie D. Floyd Automotive Mechanics Helen L. Fore Practical Nursing Education Phillip M. Fortune Machine Shop David F. Fowler Machine Shop Sue H. Frady Practical Nursing Education Steve B. Garrett Machine Shop Terry R. Gibson Air Conditioning and Refrigeration David A. Gillis Welding Donald C. Grasty Machine Shop Alvin D. Grindstaff Air Conditioning and Refrigeration James L. Gryder Automotive Mechanics 78 Robert S. Gunter Automotive Mechanics John F. Hamilton Tool and Die Making Steven M. Henderson Welding James R. Hensley Welding Patricia J. Hill Practical Nursing Education Robert F. Holbrook Machine Shop Jane C. Hollifield Practical Nursing Education Sophia E. Horton Practical Nursing Education Glenn M. Hyatt Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Rita K. Ingle Practical Nursing Education Jennifer Isom Practical Nursing Education Betty Jean Jackson Practical Nursing Education Charles E. Johnson Welding James D. Johnson Machine Shop Donald E. Jones Machine Shop 79 Trade Seniors Dorothy C. Jones Practical Nursing Education Ruth E. Jones Practical Nursing Education Michael N. Justus Tool and Die Making Nancy Krohn Practical Nursing Education Charles W. Landers Machine Shop Charles D. Lawerence Machine Shop Samuel D. Lewis Machine Shop Peggy D. Logan Practical Nursing Education Michael E. Longernecker Diesel Engines and Hydraulic Systems Jean K. Longley Practical Nursing Education Roger B. Lunsford Machine Shop Howard P. Lyda Automotive Mechanics James L. Lytle Tool and Die Making Jerry Lytle Machine Shop Bessie McCain Practical Nursing Education 80 Susan R. McDaris Practical Nursing Education Claude R. McElroy Automotive Mechanics Ronnie S. McHone Machine Shop Phillip H. McKinney Welding Sandra K. McKinney Practical Nursing Education William J. McMahan Machine Shop Joyce A. Mace Practical Nursing Education Fred R. Marcus Machine Shop D. Dewayne Mease Welding Gary E. Moore Diesel Engines and Hydraulic Systems Ronald G. Morgan Welding Shirley M. Morris Practical Nursing Education James A. Moses Tool and Die Making David H. Ollis Diesel Engines and Hydraulic Systems Chester M. Owenby, Jr. Tool and Die Making Trade Seniors Ruby T. Pake Practical Nursing Education Larry D. Panther Machine Shop Wanda J. Peek Practical Nursing Education Ernie M. Penley Diesel Engines and Hydraulic Systems Guy R. Pruett Air Conditioning and Refrigeration James D. Reese Automotive Mechanics Norma P. Rivers Practi cal Nursing Education James F. Roberts Welding Frank Robinson Machine Shop John R. Russell Tool and Die Making William B. Sandlin Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Evelyn Veronica Sartor Practical Nursing Education Jack A. Sawyer Welding John M. Seaver Automotive Mechanics Joe Shipley, Jr. Welding 82 Frank E. Simpson Carpentry and Cabinetmaking Dan Smith Machine Shop Larry Smith Automotive Mechanics Craig D. Snipes, Jr. Automotive Mechanics Virginia V. Staak Practical Nursing Education Majorie Stewart Practical Nursing Education Wayne G. Strom Diesel Engines and Hydraulic Systems Joyce A. Taylor Practical Nursing Education Ray A. Thomas Machine Shop Robert V. Thomas Tool and Die Making Carolyn H. Thompson Practical Nursing Education William V. Toy Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Bernard G. VanBerhel, Jr. Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Rodney P. Wallin Automotive Mechanics James N. Warren Machine Shop 83 Trade Seniors Melvin Warren Diesel Engines and Hydraulic Systems James H. West Machine Shop William A. Whiteside Machine Shop Vick E. Whitley Automotive Mechanics Claud R. Whitson Automotive Mechanics Roy E. Whittmore Machine Shop William A. Howie Machine Shop Thomas S. Williams Carpentry and Cabinetmaking John Williams Carpentry and Cabinetmaking Harry L. Wilson Machine Shop Marjorie S. Wilson Practical Nursing Education Monteen A. Wilson Practical Nursing Education Edward L. Winslow Welding George E. Wright Diesel Engines and Hydraulic Systems Dennis E. Young Air Conditioning 84 Trade Freshmen Troy Alexander Machine Shop Ray Allison Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Ronald Beck Tool and Die Making Daniel Bridges Welding Howard Bristol Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Lloyd Brown Welding Ronnie Brown Machine Shop Jack Carver Welding Russell Coffey Machine Shop David Cole Welding Robert Creasman Welding Ronald Dean Machine Shop Samuel Dodson Machine Shop Paul Edwards Automotive Mechanics Donnie Elliott Machine Shop Edward Fields Welding Elisha Fish Automotive Mechanics Edwin Frishee Machine Shop Thomas Gibson Tool and Die Making Thomas Hallman Machine Shop 85 Trade Freshmen William Gibson Machine Shop David Gilliam Machine Shop Ronald Gillespie Machine Shop Philip Greene Machine Shop John Grindstaff Welding Rudolf Haug Tool and Die Making Jerome Kelley Machine Shop John Lane Welding William Pruitt Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Thomas Roberts Automotive Mechanics Dan Shook Machine Shop Ralph Sluder Machine Shop Lee Todd Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Dennis Whiteside Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Williard D. Wright Machine Shop Thomas Eusley Welding What a funny looking egg! ” 86 Evening Faculty James Robert Brock Drafting Mrs. Betty K. Daniel English Garret DenBraven, Jr. Gary J. Gibson Machine Shop Mathematics Geroge T. Hornaday Charles A. Johnson Data Processing Mathematics Billy O. Miller Electronics Senate W. McNeely Drafting Ralph E. Plemmons English Kettron Smathers Welding 87 James E. Snipes Air Conditioning - Refrigeration C. E. White Automotive Special Students — School of Nursing — Memorial Mission Hospital Stanley M. Baker Rosa L. Bennett Anna J. Best Evelyn M. Blythe Linda K. Bowers Marie D. Bray Barbara L. Carr Betty P. Case Terry L. Collins Estelle L. Cuthbertson Reva M. Cutshall Melba J. Franklin Dorothy G. Fussell Barbara J. Hambly Phyllis A. Hardin Sandra L. Hicks Donna L. Hooker Darlyne Jarrett Linda L. Jestes Brenda G. Jolly Marie E. Ledford Mary J. McKinney Lynda S. Meek Patsy J. Presnell Brenda D. Reed Noranda J. Sitton Mildred M. Sorrells Dorothy M. Sullivan Mary J. Smith Martha E. Stacy J m Patricia C. Townsend Diane C. Webster Department of Science Miss Franchon F. Funk Chairman Dissection of the cat in Anatomy. Asheville Tech offers to the registered nursing students from the Memorial Mission Hospital nursing program the sciences pertaining to their area of study. Here at the Institute they are taught anatomy, phys- iology, chemistry, microbiology, medical science, sociology, and an introduction to medical physics. Department of English Mrs. Kathryn S. Morris Mrs. Jeanne S. Cox Rex B. Blakeney Department of Sociology Richard M. White Department of Physics 90 Lowell Smith Department of Mathematics Thomas E. Gaffigan Toby R. Shook Paul H. Reynolds Good figures in math Speak your speech . . 9 M. D. T. A. Bricklaying class constructing main building of the training grounds of the Buncombe County Fireman ' s Association with materials furnished by the Association. Blue Print Reading Asheville Buncombe Technical Institute offers extension courses in many fields of study. These courses are normally ten to one hundred and fifty hours in length. These courses may be held at the Institute or one of its four extension IEC units, within industry, or at any other appropriate site within the fifteen county area served by Asheville Tech. Through this program, industry, and other interested organizations are able to secure special training for their members or personnel who attend. 92 Supervisory Training Real Skill A fine example of the skills of the Brick and Block-Laying class. Extension These ambitious persons have recently completed their courses Electric welding demonstrated, and of these, two persons could not read or write, now like the rest have passed their high school equivalency test. 93 Director of student personnel Jack Davis chats with a trio of upper classmen. Preparing for Groundbreaking ceremonies for the Motel complex. Clearing out for the new building. Custodians Evie Brown Lyman Brown Charles Harbison Paul Rout 94 A visit to General Electric Activities Scholarship Winners: Pat Robertson and Bobby Swan and Faye Wheelon exodus There are many books which we read during our lifetime, but few of these can ever mean so much to us as one which recall to us friendships, pleasant memor- ies and satisfying experiences. To bring to you such a remind- er of your years at Asheville Tech, the annual staff has put together this volume. If it touches on the things you did and recalls the friends that you have made, then it is worth the many hours of work required to bring it to you, and we are glad -Cot. MOUNTAIN TECH STAFF Editor-in-Chief: Assistant Editor: Business Manager: Copy Editor: Copy Advisor: Art Editor: Art Advisor: Chief Photographer: Publisher ' s Representative: W. Hoyt Orr Jim Tucker Vicky Caldwell Robert Eldridge James B. Hurley Donna Shroat Richard Croom John Perkins Frank Arnette Chief Advisor: Business Staff: Copy Staff: Draftsmen: Photographer: James E. Anderson Trudy Redmon Rena Hannan Robert A. Young Roger Whitaker Richard Wesley Mike Harris We would like to express our appreciation to Richard Grady and Leon Passmore for work they did on the Christmas float; to John Sharp and Bill Foster for their photographs; to Ted Shulze and Ralph Roberts, for mod- ernizing the darkroom equipment; Tom Talbot and Jody Williams for conducting the Miss Asheville Tech contest. 96 w | 1 ’ . ' , ' ■ j ’ : ;VU ] i i -MA • j ’ : . • ' } ;■•. :l ' • s)? ' ftp IfiS TOWlW • ifc mu «rE ' Vjv . fiw! v v fiwf W • ’ ■• : ) : ■ i s liv ■ jmAA- MimM mvri mt i-ku §i ' fe’p. rt??.vr 4 v,C