Chelsea Vocational High School - Chelsean Yearbook (New York, NY)

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This is the Steel Rule Diemaking Shop. Here we consider the problem of Mr. X, a nameless manufacturer with a product to sell. He is proud of his product and, like most manufacturers, he believes that other people will like it too. So, he wants it packaged at- tractively and securely in a folding paper box. For Mr. X we make a hand sample of a folding paper box which we think will do the job, using pencil, rule, scissors, and dividers. Our Mr. X, in this case Mr. Knife, our instruc- tor, inspects it for design, size and accuracy of composition. When we have satisfied him, we make a die. This die is a master stamp with fine cutting and creasing metal edges. When set in the press, this die will produce hundreds or thousands of patterns exactly like the original sample. Glued and set up they become boxes ready to receive the prod- uct of which Mr. X is so proud. So far we have only met Mr. X by proxy through Mr. Knife. After graduation we are going to meet Mr. X in person. We are look- ing forward to the meeting. He has the prod- uct to be packaged, and we have developed in Chelsea the skill to do the job. FRANK ljllv.-XTALE gee! ML Q7 'S' iema ing xQ 25

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M alia an .7 AUi5i0l'l XVhile trying to write a description of our shop, we looked up the term in the diction- ary: ra'di-o, n., pl. -os, communication through space hy means of electromagnetic waves, taking the form of radiotelegraphy, radiotelephony or other form of wireless transmission, transmission of speeches, in- formation, programs of music and entertain- ment, messages, etc. to he picked up at a distance hy anyone having a receiving set--.U True, this is radio, but to us in Radio and Television there is more romance in the word. Radio, itself, is a miracle and any joh con- nected with it, no matter how small, com- mands our reverence. Radio and Television hring the peoples of the world closer to- gether. ln our living room one night last month, the United Nations held a meeting, twenty thousand people gathered to watch a hasehall game, four persons and a modera- tor-all experts in the Held of government- sat down to discuss our problems with us, and a hig man with a heautiful voice read from a hook with old fashioned Words. Here, in our shop at Chelsea we have learned the tech- niques that made this possihle. To us it seems that we are more intimately related to what goes on in our living room than other people, for we are going to he part of this work in the future. lNlA'r'rin-Jw FORLINI MAnKos FnA'rjEsKos 24

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Did you ever stop to think what a carpenter has to do with a community? When the car- penter comes to a job, there is nothing there but an empty lot. The plot has been laid out and the foundation dug, but the carpenter begins at the foundation and works his way up. The studs go up and the rafters go across -the skeleton is finished. He sheathes the skeleton against wind and weather. He works skillfully because he knows this building adds value and strength to the community. He doesn't leave until the last shingle is placed, and, when he climbs down from the roof, the house is ready for a new addition to the community. This is a job for a man. JOHN CALLAGHAN Mlm wor ing Cadinefnzcffing Zzfzifcbn ondfrucfion When my friend, the carpenter, leaves the job, the house is finished. The work of the cabinet maker is to make that house a place where people can live in contentment. The cabinetmaker is a man of geniality, common sense and vision. He begins his work with a common piece of wood and turns it into a beautiful piece of furniture to be used in the homes to decorate the rooms-to give a touch of warm feeling for the people who live there. His craftsmanship is developed through years of repetition and experience. Furniture is built to be used, but when people buy furniture they have individual tastes. The cabinetmaker tries to please them by understanding their different styles and needs. What would a room be like without furniture that pleased and satisfied? It would be empty. VVe, here in Cabinetmakiug, at Chelsea, are serving our apprenticeship for this fine trade to earn the ability to please the public with our work. ERNEST IJIKIONTE