Edison Technical High School - Edisonian Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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George E. Troup, Albert L. Heckman, Harold F. Atkisson Edison Tech enters its second half century of educational activity with an expanded music program and a capable and highly trained music staff to help carry out the various activities. Mr. Troup, as chairman, with the assistance of Mr. Atkisson and Mr. Heck- man are always on hand to help students develop their musical talent to the fullest. George E. Troup, Santo P. Marzullo, Sylvia Barrett 21 Assembl Program Committee Assembly programs are given three times a month at Edison Tech. The following topics are included: those which correlate education and industry, holiday observances, and timely subjects such as United Nations Week. Some programs are devoted to musicg two are for the ditsribution of awardsg and one fea- tures the talent of Edison Tech students. Faculty and students part- icipate in addition to speakers from various areas of school interest. In this manner, students receive help- ful information, entertainment, and the experience of performing before an audience. This year, the 50th Anniversary is the theme of several assemblies. usic

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Seated: James P. Perona, George E. Hamalainen, Harold W. Hershey, Charles H. Barron, Earl L. Hagen. Standing: Thompson R. McCaw, Arthur Nowak, Norman A. Mueller, Henry Goebel, Clayton C. Fields, Mark Wood, Peter J. Begley, Ralph G. Christ, Charles S. Tracy. Metal Trades The Metal Trades Department at Edison Technical and Industrial High School offers in- struction in a wide range of diversified occupations, both technical and industrial, taught by a faculty of well qualified instructors with years of experience both in industry and education. The Metal Trades Department is composed of twelve different courses with eighteen instructors. In some cases, the size of the shop and classes neces- sitates two instructors per shop. The various courses offered and the instructors are as follows: De- partment Head, Mr. Hershey, Wood and Metal, Mr. Begley, Machine, Mr. Perona, Transportation, Mr. Fields, Beginning Machine Shop, Messrs. Mueller and Tracy, Advanced Machine Shop, both indus- trial and technical, Messrs. Hagen, Hamalainen, Nowak and Barron, Pattern making and Foundry, Messrs. Hershey and. Nowak, Welding, Mr. Clelland, Sheet Metal, Mr. Snyder, Strength of Materials, Mr. Goebel, Automotive, Messrs. Wood and Christ, Machine Design, Mr. Crosby, and Special Services and Substitute Instructor, Mr. McCaw. Three instructors in the Metal Trades field new to Edison this year are: Messrs. Barron, Nowak and McCaw. This year, Edison's 50th Anniversary, takes on greater significance for some who are nearing retirement after long service as instructors at Edi- son. Service of the majority of the faculty, either directly or indirectly, with Edison varies from twenty to over thirty-five years. In Edison's 50 years of growth, many changes have taken place in the Metal Trades field. Demands for and of its graduates necessitated by changing conditions have resulted in well-equipped and well-lighted shops and classrooms, richer courses of study, and a modern approach to chosen professions. The Edison of today is well-known, since it was one of the first schools of its type in the country with a long list of successful graduates.

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Scared: john R. Clark, Walter A. Koch, Christian I.. Addimanda. Standing: Paul J. Dupre, Charles McNealus, William B. Casement, Stanley K. Parker. Social Studies The 50th Anniversary of Edison Tech represents a social studies departmental growth from one teacher to its present total of seven members. The courses of study have expanded from a course of civics, commercial law and economic history to courses in general education Ceighth gradel, social studies Cninth gradeb, world history Ctenth or eleventh gradej, American history C eleventh or twelfth gradeb, and one elective course in small business management ltwelfth gradeb. Course development in the past 50 years has seen an enrichment of textbook material, audio- visual aids, test materials and teacher preparation. The present staff 'consists of Christopher Addimanda, William Casement, John Clark, Paul Dupre, Charles Mc Nealus, Stanley Parker and Walter Koch, Head of the Department. 22