Del Mar College - Cruiser Yearbook (Corpus Christi, TX)

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Tech students Frank Medina and Clarence Young watch the Juan Hernandez watches as Randall Lovelace cloes an experiment testing the evaporation point of oil. 69 indicators on a machine that measures the water flow. Mike Olsen and Baltazar Pena watch as Leon Carter works on an experiment in the DC electric lab.

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ESQ ,l .mt W its w Instructor Phil Newell helps Noel McFadden and Van Clark in their pipe layout before they begin welding. Egg . David jentry and john Durr check the voltage and wat- tage of an air conditioning unit at the Tech campus. DM Students Learn Skills Valuable to CC Industries The added need for trained men to work in the technical area has been partially filled by students who have graduated from Del Mar's Technical Institute. The students were under the guidance of many of the best instructors that were available in the fields of study that Del Mar Tech offered on its campus. The graduates of Del Mar Technical Institute, who must complete a two or two and one-half year course of study depending on the particular subject, were easily able to fulfill jobs at large technical companies such as General Electric, Wfestinghouse, McDonnell Aircraft, many jobs offered by the government and also technical positions with private concerns. Many graduates went into businesses of their own. Ben Burkett gains practical experience in learning to use the resin box as a check of the humidity.

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Xx'921ear Salvador Salos solders some of the intricate parts of a television set at the radio and TV repair center. Anacleto Villarreal removes the back of a TV set in order to reach the burned out picture tube. Roger Grandhan and Richard Berke complete the class Vocational Courses The vocational section of Del Mar Tech included courses in auto mechanics, cabinet making, Diesel mechanics, machinery, radio, television, auto body, and appliance repair. The appliance repair, auto body repair, and Diesel mechanics were added to the cur- riculum under the Manpower Act of '62. The ap- pliance service asked for broken appliances from students, faculty members, and the general public. These appliances were repaired for just the price of the parts that were replaced. Since these appliances gave students much-needed experience no labor was charged. The Diesel mechanics, newly organized and func- tioning under specialized instructors, obtained a work- able knowledge of the complexities of the Diesel engine. They repaired the states' and private com- panies' Diesel operated trucks and heavy road equip- ment. The paint and body shop, although not on the Tech campus, gave Del Mar students a modern and complete garage classroom in which to learn and prac- tice the skills of auto body repair and painting. Del Mar Technical Institute's vocational department trained its men for a position in today's community businesses. After completion of prescribed courses these students were able to obtain and hold jobs which required vocational training. This training ob- tained at Tech awarded no degree nor semester hours, but the training received was essential to the well- being of the student and his community development.