Brooklyn Technical High School - Blueprint Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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About four years ago we. tl1e Seniors of tl1e Spring elass of lfl52, were fifth cousins to tl1e polywog, i11 other words, Freslnnen. Now we may look at ourselves and see tl1e yo1111g Illell wl1o ill a very few years will he filli11g tl1e shoes of citizens fanrl leaclers. tooj of o11r eountry. In hetween tl1ese two stages a lot liappenecl, so lllllfll tl1at we ean't l'ClIlC'lIllJCl' all ol' it at UIIC time. l,et's look at tl1e reeorcl: . . . The lights ill the Theater ol' lligh School lixperieiiee cliin and tl1e niain attraction is o11. Its title is HFITJIII Hoy to Man i11 Four Years . ln tl1e very first seene we are introclueecl to ll strangely llllllllllll' l'reslnnan. XVell, what clo yo11 know? iISll2ll'.S us eonling to Tech for tl1e first ti111e. lVe are eleanly sliayen Qwith a wash eloth, naturallyj , o11r pants are sharply ereasecl, and we wear tl1e standard l'resl1ie e11- senihle of tie, Tech hutton and hea11ie cap as we rome walking to sehool. Ol' course, an lingineer nlust arlyaiiee i11 l1is inode of transporta- llflll, as in everytliing else. As SUI7ll0lIlOl'CS we flltlllglll, ol' roller skates. Juniors felt like peclaling to sehool. ol' a hrigl1t and early niorning. llut tl1e Senior COIIICS a la ear. Yes, we went through several stages in Ulll' four years here, per- haps o11e for eaeh year. As lil'CSllIllCll we were Certainly anlazecl at tl1e size and extent of industry as representecl at 'I'eel1. The second year fountl 11s already at work cloing simple research ill thelihrary.j11niors i11 tl1e several eourses eoulcl aetually do CXIJCl'ilIlC1lUll work and gain experience. Ancl tl1e Senior? He has grown i11to a part of this moclern worlcl ancl I1l2lSlCl'C'tl its intrieaeies-or so l1e thinks! xxllfltlfblliffllll1li0lll'.'xlI1l2l Mate1'tlicl11'tgi1'e usplenty todo. She hacl prepared ll straight highway to tl1e future for 11s and there was never 21 lark of work. After we hacl harl two years i11 which to settle --.W ,..s ,Q

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lown, however. we ahruptly came to a crossroacl ol' cleeision une with eight lorlcs leading in different directions. NVe had to llUOSC1l COIIVSC. lo help its in choosing the right road signposts were set lp, the Crourse C-t11clanc'e C.onlerenc'es. ltaeh one garc' its an dea ol' what we might encounter in the next two years. Our iac't1ltyAdx'isors were also a great help. 'I'eac'hers and st ttclents poke to ns and gave demonstrations in the lahs and shops lihen we made our c'hoicie and started clown the road towards -ur ltiture lives. Some ol' us took the Aeronautieal Course lot raining in the fundamentals ol the airplane incltistrr. lhc c, - . trc'hitec'tttral Course attracted many hors interested in htiilcl ig. Others delred into the lJ6t'llll1ll'lllCS ol Analrticial, Organic' ncl Inclustrial Chemistry. lioys with more slroc'lcing amhi ions iomecl the l'.lec'tr1c'al Lourse. bome entered the Crollegc , c 'reparatory Course. which ollered the study ol' a language Iiril lingineering was represented in the Strttctttral Course lany Tecihnites who had artistic' inclinations took the Indus :Rial Design Course. Training lor the machine industries was lfordecl hy the Mec'hanic'al Course. XVe are now travelling eight different roads, eight parallc- 'lads toward graduation. XYe ?lC'Clllll'CCl knowledge along thc 'ay as well as maturity. a niaturity horn in part from our c'on 1c't with industrial prohlems and prac'tic'e. College, Industry r the Armed l orc'es. no matter what our destinations may he 'e will always he ahle to point to Brooklyn 'l'ec'hnic'al High cthool as the instrument which shaped the solt crlay ol om res, from hors to men.