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

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Veterans In the summer of 1945 the veterans of WWII started to return. The board of education and Superintendent Mc¬ Combs, realizing that many of these boys had never completed high school and that they might wish to do so, established a special high school department for them at Des Moines Technical School. When school began in September, five veterans enrolled. Their schooling began with one instructor in charge, teaching English and social studies only. At the present time, two hundred veterans are enrolled: the courses of study include eight semesters of mathematics, eight semesters of commercial subject s, eight semesters of English, and six semesters of social studies. These courses are supervised by four full-time instructors. Besides these courses, a student is entitled to enroll in any of the regular vocational courses at Tech or to enroll in any course offered by other high schools in the city. The department has now taken over the complete fourth floor at Des Moines Technical School. Front Row: Dana Krause, Darwin Weaver, Clarence Hawkinson, Edwin Hays, Wayne Bell, Thomas Frink. Second Row: Keith Mickesh, Vernon Shelton, Keith Eaton, Norman Hanson, Dick Anderson, John Gnapp. Third Row: Harold Carr, Henry Reese, Robert Sims, Melvin Nelson, Raleigh Dunston. Fourth Row: Delbert Mahaffey, Robert Rittel, James Hart, A. J. Allensworth, Lloyd Olson. Front Row: Robert Smith, Arthur Elifutz, Raymond Colson, Roy Haviland, Kenneth Davis, Eston Stephens, Forrest Thomas. Second Row: Robert Evans, J. L. Miller, Alva Petty, James Campbell, Edwin Barclay, John Decker, Karl Ledit. Third Row: Bill State, Nick Juliana, Norman Bray, Robert Dunley, Max Williams, Mark Sloan, Carl Crukavich. Fourth Row: Robert Cooper, Walter Campbell, James Clifford, Gerald Smith, Warren Daniels, Willis Piper, Jr. 12

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Vocational Printing Machine Shop Auto Mechanics Welding Shop Orientation Drafting

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THGINOT YTR AP DR A WKC AB Vol. 4 DES MOINES TECHNICAL SCHOOL, DES MOINES. IOWA, October 10, 1947 No. 1 Student Council On The Ball— Everything concerning the Tech Council has gone accord¬ ing to schedule this year. New officers were elected Tuesday, September 30. Tuesday, October 6, President, Joann Patterson; Vice-President, Dick Tucker; Sec¬ retary, Ann Spicer; and Sergeant- at-Arms, Arvid Bloomburg start¬ ed the ball rolling. Under such capable leadership, the Tech Stu¬ dent Council is certain to have a successful year. The first meeting this semes¬ ter was held September 15. The following Tuesday officers were nominated at the council meet¬ ing. These candidates were in¬ troduced to the student body in the following assembly, and made notable speeches in behalf of their platforms The students held home room elections Monday, September 29. The council mem¬ bers then voted as their home rooms had instructed them in the election on Tuesday, September 30. How about a big hand for our new Student Council Officers? Let’s support them one hundred per cent! Periodicals in our Library Tech’s library has grown in the last two years. We are getting many popular new books and magazines. This fall we have sub¬ scribed to five new magazines, “Coronet,” “Calling All Girls,” “Scholastic,” “Science Illustrat d.” and “Science News Letter.” We hope that all of you will take ad¬ vantage of these magazines. Of course we still have the old “Standbys” such as “ A 1 a n t i c Mo.athly,” “Better Homes and Gardens” “Life,” and many other popular magazines. Open Press Conference Mr. Bunting, President of the National Association of Manu¬ facturers. granted an open press conference at the Fort Des Moines Hotel, Tuesday, September 16. Mr. Bunting was in Des Moines to speak at a joint luncheon of the Iowa Manufacturers Association, and the Des Moines Chamber of Commerce, and to attend an In- dustr.al Conference being held by the two organizations. The important problems he commented on were production, European difficulties, different taxes, and labor laws. The various presses in attend¬ ance were the United Press, Asso¬ ciated Press, Iowa Daily News, Register and Tribune, Internation¬ al News Service, Roosevelt Press, Lincoln Press, and a representa¬ tive from WHO. Arvid Bloomburg and Merlin Folkers were the reporters who represented the Technician. School Opens With Record Enrollment OOF! TECH Display Window Depicts Football Season As the r first Sep’ember window the commercial art class selected football for their theme. It is com¬ posed of pressed glass figures mounted on glass, and a large bill board, with three attractive Indians made of wall board. A flashy goal post in the foreground. To add color to the window, a new revolving color light has been installed. Memory Expert Visits Tech On October 6, Mr., Cramlet Head of the Adult Education De¬ partment, introduced before an assembly, Mr. Robert Nutt, a memory specialist. Mr. Nutt is conducting a course in memory training in Des Moines Sympathy Our deepest sympathy goes to Mrs. Langworthy and her family during their bereavement follow¬ ing Mr. Langworthy’s death. —Technician Staff For the first time as part of a Technical School, our ancient and- itorium was filled to capacity September 2nd as Tech opened its doors for the younger generat¬ ion. Our enrollment this term has jumped from a meager handfull of skeptical students, when the school first opened, to an all time high of 727, which includes both Home Service and G. I. classes. The boys more than double the girls in number-496 boys and 231 girls. The lOB’s take the record as far as the biggest class is con¬ cerned; their sum is 216. As the lingering scent of sum¬ mer freedom faded through the confusion, the thought of home¬ work and football games became prominent in the minds of the teen-agers mingling through the lalls. Seeing new teachers, greeting )ld fr iends, making new ones, omparing summer vacations, and iilirig out program card ?, ip the biggest share of that open- ng half-day of school. The run of five minute classes ;ave students an idea of the Schedules they were to carry. A bought of “how convenient it vould be if the periods would re- nain that short throughout the ;emester” came to each eager )eaver, too. Not only the worries of the stu- lents and instructors began, but he streetcar conductors’ burdens loubled. With jammed coin box ind bulging cab. the cars rurn- )led down Center Street hill, •rammed with kids contemplating vhat the coming days of school i Mixer September 26 et’s get acquainted” was the of the lOB party held Fri- night, September 26, and 5 just what the lOB s were j with games, ping pong, es, and dancing. e program was quite a suc- with a very good display of t and with Tommy Timmons laster of ceremonies. Nancy ht and Margaret Fetty sang et, and another was made up irol Dunaway and Delia Ruti. same four also made up a tet. Try Torrence soloed with a iy on the piano, and then a with David Harrison. Delores la and Arlene Dennis sang with David Harrison and la Hazen, accompanists for he entertainers. 13