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

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ELECTRONICS Tech’s two classes of electronics share the same shop but study and work with equipment pertaining to their particular areas. Students in communication electronics study and learn to repair stereo equipment, black and white as well as color television sets. The students who study computer electronics learn about computer logic circuits and elementary program¬ ming. This enables them to diagnose and repair faculty computers. 1 need a magnifying glass to see this. ART Students in the commercial art core area have a lot to be proud of. They won first place in a van painting contest and their work is displayed in many different places in Des Moines. They are always engaged in many different activities. The students brought in many gold keys in the scholastic contest. This wire goes here and that wire goes there. George Grover tries to fix broken radio and signal tracer. Vicki Rooney draws geometric designs. 20 Rick Stowers and Brad Dungca display cartoon drawings.

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Wood Trades This year, two areas of carpentry and cabinet making were put together as a wood trades area so that students in the two areas would get training in all phases of the wood trades. These students do the major work on Tech’s house — number seven that Tech has built. In the junior year, students specialize in cabinet making and then in their senior year, they learn rough and trim carpentry. Students are able to build a piece of furniture for their own use. Bob Jordan’s walnut cabinet. “Let’s hope it fits!” . 19

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WELDING Tech has one of the best equipped high school welding shop in the nation, according to the National Welding Association. Modern techniques in the welding field require the students to learn various types of welding such as: gas, arc, carbon arc, tig, mig, and submerged arc. On the job training is offered to students in their senior year. CLERICAL Jane Felix tears off copy after they come out of machine. Students wear masks to protect face. I can’t see what I’m doing with these goggles on. Techs Clerical core area trains students in office skills such as typing, calculation machines, duplication machines, transcribing machines and word process¬ ing. Students now take two semesters of Business Communication in which written and oral communica¬ tion training is stressed. During eleventh and twelfth grades students may work on Co-op. They receive on-the-job training with pay and school credit. Students on Co-op are given individual training pertaining to their job requirements and career objectives. Student works hard at the typewriter. 21