Central Vocational High School - Pendulum Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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THE CITY OF CINCINNATI ARLY in 1788, Cincinnati was founded by Benjamin Stites and his associates, E For several decodes the settlement grew much as any other pioneer Midwest town Soon after 1820, the town began to grow in size and to become on industrial center. The eorly industries were largely based upon wood and meat packing, Of course, other industries, such as metol-crafts and printing business flourished, too. After 18201 the steamboots mode Cincinnati 0 commercial and market center, as well 05 the industrial capitol of this section. The turniture industries were based upon the luxuriant hardwood forest of the upper Ohio Volley, These tine hardwood logs were floated in rafts to large sow- mills here, where they were SGWed into high-grode, weII-designed corrioges and wagons, and into farm implements, which were largely mode of wood at that time. Of the many woodworking firms now operating in this area, Baldwin Piano and Giobe-- Wernicke will serve as examples. About the middle of the lost century many German, Irish, Scotch, and French immigrated to Cincinnati. Many of these immigrants were skilled workers These people fashioned to a iorge extent the character of the industries that grew up here. The meot-pocking industry led to soap making and to other by-products monu- foctoriese such 05 tonneries. The tonned hides in turn supplied the leather for harness, saddles, shoes, and other leather goods, such as top coverings for cor- riages, Ieother oprons for blocksmiths, etc. All of these products found a ready market in the agricultural South, where cotton was the one crop raised under slove lobort Products mode here were superior and had 0 good reputation oil over the U. S. Real craftsmanship, good materials, and splendid woter-borne commerce mode Cincinnati the Queen City of the West. Many industries have flourished here and died out because of changing geo- grophicol conditions, but new industries hove grown up in their places. Cool and iron from the Pennsylvania fields have become the foundation of our present mochine-tool industry, but another reason for this greot industrioi machine- tool center can be found in its skilied machine operators and the vision of its business leaders, Just 05 Cincinnoti industry is diversified, 50 must be the field of training for its workers. Here a printer may find work on any of three large doily papers, or in one of the many publishing houses. Here the tool and diemoker, the machinist, or patternmoker may find his work in any one of a score of notionaiiy known firms. Here, too, the electrician is needed in our large pubfic utilities, in our factories, in our building industries, and in the many electrical businesses throughout the city. Here auto mechanics, oviotors, and radio men are in demand. Every building contractor needs skilled woodworkers Central Vocational High School is offering training to the youth of Cincinnati that is in keeping with the high standards of workers that our industries need. Of course, not ail trodes are taught here, but the fundamentals of many are taught in our weII-equipped shops and classrooms. As industry changes and its need for workers become known, we pledge oure seives to try to meet our obligations. Just 05 industry's product is o masterpiece ot workmanship, just so we hope to train the master workman. We wont Centrol Vocational High School to mean opportunity to many ombi- tious young men, and that industry wit! come to us with their training problems. I61

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COMMEMORATION 0 THE, fair land of hberty we here imscrlbe this Tbook 0nd in HMS commemoration wedge, That evem as Thou hast fredy given umo us, Thy sons, we shall slweld Thy purpose weH with the labors of our hands and The biood of our lweorfsr r- XJW

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