Booker T Washington High School - Washingtonian Yearbook (Norfolk, VA)

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' Jobs in Space Age lg'- his Electronic technician aspix-ants, Charles Stokes and Cornell Carrington, attempt to Mi prove or disprove the theory of Ohm's Law . l u . I as it applies to series and parallel circuits, Helen Kmght, Larry Powell and Gall Ell1ot get expemence ln planing a piece of wood. Printing students are busily engaged in hand composition. 103

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Industrial Arts Prepare Students for Skilled Through the Industrial Arts Depart- ment, students were able to explore the fields of industry. Training was given in the use of materials, tools and machinery in the production of consumer products and services . First-hand experience was obtained in live work situtaions. Industrial Arts, as an integral part of education, gave every student the opportu- nity to learn about the industries which make ours a technological society. Real life materials were used in giving training and work experiences that in- volved hand tools and machines in the production of either consumer products or consumer services. The laboratories are well equipped to similate real work situations . The valuable experiences gained enabled some students to obtain jobs in the fields in which they had been trained. Courses in the following areas were presented on an exploratory basis: Auto Mechanics, electronics, mechanical drawing, general metals, graphic arts and printing, and woodworking. Approximately one hundred-twenty students from Washington attended the new Vocational Technical Center . With the high demand for skilled work- ers and technicians in this space age , the department concentrated on preparing its enrollees to meet e demand of mod- ern industry. 5' Mr. R. P. Freeman Mr. J. K. Baylor Mr. V. R. Blue Mr. C. C. Bond Mr. G. H. Coleman Mr. W. Delk Mr. S. H. Ferguson Mr. Z. T. Gray Mr. R. Lowery 102

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Mathematics is the study of quan- tities and relations through the use of numbers and symbols. It is one of the most useful and interesting areas of study. , The mathematics department wast wasted no time this year . ln Septem- ber, the teachers recommended stu- dents in their classes who were eli- gible to become members of the mathematics club, and the first meeting was called to elect officers for the ensuing year. The president of the club is james Herron with Cur- tis Speller as vice -president. The members did projects and presented them to the group. Many interesting projects were exhibited. They also participated in the annual contest conducted by the Mathemat- ics Association of America to deter- mine the highest ranking mathemat- ics student in all the high schools throughout the nation. Some of the members attended the Tidewater Council for Teachers of Mathemat- ics in May. Since mathematics has assumed an important role in general educa- tion, vocational training and in the higher level areas of science and in- dustry,each student was encouraged to pursue a mathematics course com - mensurate with his interest and ability. Q! YKXQ UDH Roland Watkins examines the surface of the globe in or der to find a heavy vertical line running from pole to pole through Africa, Spain, and Great Britain. This line on the globe is ameridian or line of longitude. 0104 X Yoland Robinson and Roland Watkins try to determine whether the Moebius strip has only one surface. 104