Big Sandy High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Big Sandy, MT)

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Instruction in the operation of electric calculating machines, adding machines, gelatine and stencil dupli- cators as well as typewrit- ers is offered in the BSHS Commercial Department. Typ- ists and stenographers are needed in Washington, L. C. A new course introduced last year was Mechanical Drawing or Drafting. The war indust- ries demand many skilled workers in making and read- ing blueprints.

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The library ia being used much more now since it was moved to a more pleasant and accessible location,and was also improved in other ways. A complete hot, well-balanced meal is served to be- tween 60-70 students each noon who otherwise must bring a cold lunch from home. The charge last year was 5 . This project is primarily a health service.

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Above: Checking the dimensione of a shaft on a metal turning lathe. Upper right comer: Arc welding. One of the phases of Adult Education at Big Sandy is the Defense School which has been in operation for the past two years Classes in welding, blacksmithing, oper- ation of turning lathe and general mach- ine work are included. This project ie sponsored jointly by the Federal govern- ment and the local school district. Over 5,000,000 tnen have been trained in the schools of the United States in this way so far. The Vocational Agriculture De- partment has immediate supervision over the work. At Big Sandy classes were held in the afternoon and evening in downtown machine and blacksmith shops. B.H. Gull- ickson and Fred Collins served as inst- ructors . Above: f'ower repair. Instruction in the repair of farm machinery becomes more important now that new equipment is hard to get. Below: One of the instructors explaining Below: Acetylene Welding the use of the micrometer caliner.