Des Moines Technical High School - Engineer Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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Head Custodian, Bruce Tyler, and his assistant, Tom Mil- ler, plan the day ' s work. Now comes the dirty work. Custodians clean Tech; cafeteria staff feeds students and staff Two important departments at Des Moines Tech are the custodial staff and the cafeteria staff. Without these tWO, I r h with its five floors of space, around 1,600 students and 150 stafl mem- bers could not f unction day to day. The cafeteria staff feeds the school and they do it in an hour and a half. 1 his means planning not counting the administration offices. The stall goes sometimes un-thanked lor their work but then work is appreciated l students and faculty alike. The caf eteria staff f eeds the school and they do it in an hour and a hall. This means planning and quick work and lots of dirty dishes and pans to clean up afterwards. . .and another meal the next day. A word of appreciation to them, too. Mabel Bell, cafeteria manager, looks over the day ' s menu. The cafeteria staff eats... but after the students have been fed.

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Miss Smith shows Fred Foreman where to find the facts. Donna Prugh, library clerk Sarah A Ruth, librarian Christine Smith, head librarian Beverle Bellile, Technical books, pride of Tech ' s library; Nurse Here to Aid T ec h ' s big library — largest colled ion of any high school library — has to have the technical references needed for this type of education. The staff is on the alert for new titles to buy to add to the store of knowledge that is available to students. Future plans include an expansion program in space to make room f or all the needs ol the library. Books are crowding out working and study space and so the library will have to have more room. Magazines of all kinds are a feature of Tech ' s library. In a school of 1 ,600 there is always the need for a nurse to take a quick first-aid look at stu- dents ' ills and ailments. The nurse has a staff of students helping her with this important duty. Mrs. Bellile tells Craig Cave, Go back to class! 15

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Technical and vocational as well as academic make Tech on plus side Tech is really a technical, vocational, academic high school. Academic courses add the HIGH to Tech ' s name. Each student takes the courses needed lor a high school diploma and those that are required for higher education in college. About 30 per cent of l ech students go to college and the percentage of those who finish is higher than most of the other high schools. The vocational skills learned in the core areas are enriched with knowl- edge of English, social studies, and math. Many courses such as psychology and law enforcement are offered exclusively at lech. The academic courses are a vital part of the high ideals of Des Moines lech. Jobs of the future require mathematics The math department of l ech has the same program of work as any high school in Des Moines The courses that are offered are algebra, geome- try, college algebra, and trigonometry. There are faster moving classes of each and an applied math class specially designed for shop students. Mr. Richard (Mark, head of the department, believes math is going to be required for all jobs in the future society. Lyle Smithson T and I coordinator The co-op program at Tech is unique. In a student ' s senior year, he may be placed on a job in place of his core area training time. He receives credit for this job and is graded by his employer with the aid of the co-ordinator. Mr. Lyle Smith- son, pictured above, is responsible lor the trades and industries core areas. Coordinators for the other areas are pictured with their specific held. The co-op program where the student works, gets his academic requirements, too, makes Tech the plus side of life school that it is. Richard Clark William Kacena Otis Crozier Gordon Stainbrook Mr. Clark looks astounded at some answers given.