Baltimore Polytechnic Institute - Cracker Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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WUUDCAR VING CLUB The Woodcarving Club was recently organized for the purpose of providing those students at Poly who are interested in woodcarving with the means of broadening their knowledge and experience in the art of woodcarving. The members work with various woodcarving tools, such as: wood chisels, gouges, X-acto wood- carving sets, electric powered handgrinders, and even the ordinary pocketknife. Instruction is given by the adviser on the proper useage of the bandsaw, circular saw, and grinding wheels. The club hopes to purchase an engraving set which will be used for the carving of bone material. During the year, new books on the subject of carving were reviewed and discussed by members of the club. Projects so far included the building of bookend-s, salad sets, wall plaques, neckerchief slides, and an- imal carvings. LIBRAR Y CLUB The Library Club is a service organization under the guidance of the librarian, Mrs. Atwood. The club performs many duties which affect the success of the library. The main purpose of the club is to stimulate interest and offer assistance to the student body in the use of the library. The members of the club take charge of desk work, circulation, fines, shelving, the maintenance of displays, and other general library duties. Po1y's library club is a member of the Maryland Council of State Library Clubs, and a member of the club holds the office of treasurer of the council. Besides keeping the library in top shape, the club also attends social functions. Members of the club make trips to other school libraries and sponsor an annual Christmas Party for several other school libraries in Baltimore City and the surrounding counties. 25

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SCIENCE CLUB The Science Club goes beyond the classroom in that members of the club demonstrate experiments concerning phases and phenomena of science not taught in the curricula at Poly. During the past year experiments and lectures were given on such topics as nuclear physics, organic chemistry, Einstein's theo- ries, and many phases of chemistry. The club went on two trips, one to the laboratories of the Proctor and Gamble Company in Baltimore and one to the new science building at Goucher College. The club has become very much interested in the field of nuclear physics, and as a result many experiments have been performed in this field. The club has also requested permission to construct a nuclear reactor to further its desires for knowledge in the field of atomic physics. PR UJE C TIUNIX T CL UB - -- - The Projectionist Club of Poly is one of the most important clubs in the school. Besides furnishing mo- tion picture projector operators for the school, the club has many outside activities. In the past year, the membership has greatly increased and the club extended its program. New members are taught the method of operating the two different types of motion picture projectors which belong to the school. The increased training program helps to prepare boys for careers in the rapidly growing audioivisual field. In addition, boys are taught the principles of operation of the other types of motion picture equipment. In order to gain further knowledge of professional methods, the club visited the Playhouse Theatre a few months ago, inspected their modern projection facilities, and learned safety precautions involved in .their operation. A theatre size panoramic screen was installed in the Polyt ihnic audltorium by .the Projectionist Club. Through the years the Projectionist Club has become an integral part of the Polytechnic system. 24

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AQUARIA CLUB gl? The aim of the Aquaria Club is to breed rare tropical fish and study their habits. At present the club has fish of many types, from goldfish to guppies and even an occasional tadpole. Club members take turns in caring for the fish - feeding and changing water. Peri- odic contests are held to determine which mem- ber can raise the rarest tropical fish and the lar- gest number. At the meetings the members are given lectures and view slides and movies per- taining to tropical fish. Various trips have been planned, one to the aquarium at the Baltimore Zoo and another to the Fish and Reptile House at the VVashington Zoo. ln the future the club hopes to expand with the purchase of some larger tanks, better equipment and a greater variety of specimens. CAMERA CL UB IEE! ..,,. ,,, Under the leadership of Mr. Sauer, adviser, the Camera Club has accomplished a great deal this year. First of all, a new darkroom was constructed which included workbenches, cabinets and ample storing space for photographic supplies. The darkroom contains the latest type facilities for the developing and enlarging of photographs, etc. The members took two trips: one to the Pennsylvania Railroad and the other to the Bethlehem Dry- docks. The latter trip afforded great opportunity for the taking of pictures of the U.S.S. Constitution. As has been done in recent years, the more advanced members of the club gave lectures pertaining to the various aspects of photography. The last major activity of the year was a contest in which the members com- peted for cash prizes. The pictures were judged by the Lensmen, a photographic organization in Baltimore. 26