Emmerich Manual High School - Ivian Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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MIND AND HAND 27 The work of the second year involves what we learned the first year, besides ma- chine sewing. We learn to use the different attachments of the machine by making- small models. The rest of the time is spent in making the garments. A lesson forcibly impressed upon our minds is accuracy. We soon learn that an inch hem does not mean one about an inch wide. Our work is marked upon cleanliness and neatness. Every stitch must be our best, and the garment as nicely made as if for an exhibition. The success of the one who sews de- pends upon the pride she takes in doing her best. She does everything by rule and so seldom makes a mistake which spods her work. The sewing-room, as a whole, is a place to test the originality, common sense and precision of a girl. When she leaves it she enjoys the fact that she now can do many things for herself which, before, had to be done by mother. Edna Stephens. SEWING ROOM.

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26 MIND AND HAND. are commonly used by all foundry men. The pupil has in this term several chances of seeing his moulds practically applied by the advanced class in castio . By this plan the evidence of any defect in the mould is brought to light, and he can learn to guard against the fault in the future, or if the casting is perfect he has the pleasure of noting the confirmation of work properly and conscientiously done. In addition to this active and practical course in the foundry he is required to attend lectures explaining the properties and composition of the various moulding sands, facing material and cast iron. The main feature of the second term is the casting. The pupils, under the super- vision of the instructor, charge the cupola and run off the charge. These runs, as they are called, take place about every three weeks, and the intervening time is occupied in preparing special moulds that are too difficult for the first class. This special work for the present term consists in making all the parts of wood lathes to be used in the wood turning department of our school. Lectures are to be attended as in the pre- ceding term, and they consist of talks explaining the handling and qualities of the various brands of pig iron from the time it is mined until it is finished in the machine room as a casting. The construc- tion and mode of charg ing blast furnaces and cupolas are also dwelt upon. Visits to the iron working shops of the large manufacturing plants in this city are made during this term, and it is expected that the boys gain an adequate idea of what their work shall be should they adopt moulding as a profession. It were absurd to think that the purpose of the foundry is to produce full-fledged moulders. A consideration of the short time devoted and the comparatively limited equipment of the foundry will at once explode such a supposition. Our purpose is to give the pupil a general idea of foundry work, to let him see what it is, to let him find out whether he has a talent or a liking for this branch of mechanic arts. If the pupil enters the class with the determina- tion to become a moulder there is no public school in the country of the I. T. S. stamp which will so quickly, so thoroughly give him a wide general view of foundry work or such an excellent and practical founda- tion for the same. We give him a start. Time and experience can only accomplish the rest. Delos Aliu. SEWING. riAHE sewing rooms are among the most X pleasant in the building. The bright sunlight streaming in through so many windows, and the healthy-lookirg plants, make very pleasant work-rooms. Here we have a new sort of freedom, which could not be allowed in other recitations, and the bounds of which are seldom overstepped. The work of the first year cons ' sts in making very small models, in which all the different stitches of hand-sewing are learned. Extra work is done by busy bee workers, who are ahead of the class, such as dainty handkerchiefs, baby dresses,, or new models. This is always an incentive to slower, indifferent pupils. To write up the lessons clearly and con- cisely is hard to do, but is a proof that the work is clearly understood, and we find these lessons very valuable for future reference. Aside from the models, lessons are given upon all the materials which we use. Cot- ton, wool, silk, pins, needles, etc., are taker from the raw state to the time when ready for use.

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28 MIND AND HAND. To mak ' eo pentagon AB-8C BD BH OH ■ side-- Dl v - c, ' To make an octagon from a qiven square A8 ' BC To make a hetac C A- Rad. ■ OC To make a hepfaoon . |B = AC 8D- S.de B — - A8- AC - BC AD ' iciivi -ions ' BDH= St lint To make o polygon of any numbe 1 ofsides hai ino one iidt a i . e ri To nmkeatircle Art CD ' 3diviSionj apolygoM oranj ngmoeror sides 6 H.W .ghggtNoM MECHANICAL DRAWING. I WAS sitting back in my seat lazily listening to a freshman class recite when the principal came to the door looking for some one to show some visitors over the building. I went with him to the office, expecting to find some uninteresting man or a fond mother who would wish to give me a complete summary of Willie ' s or Harry ' s life since he had left the kindergar- ten ; therefore, I was agreeably surprised to find three young ladies. We went first to the kitchen and the sewing rooms. In the shops I explained, to the best of my ability, the steps and pro- cesses of the work in each department and answered as explicity as possible the ques- tions they asked about the boys and their different ways of working. The class in free-hand drawing was struggling with a pose which represented Mind and Hand, and some of the drawings were very good, showing that the pupils were using both their minds and hands in their productions. I have heard a good deal about the mechanical drawing department — let us go there next, said ooe of the young ladies, as we left the physics room. When I went to High School and the department of mechanical work was carried on there, she continued, the class was not very large. Has it increased much here? When the class started in this building, I answered, there were thirty-five members. This year there are one hundred and sixty- four, and still there is room for about one hundred and ninety more. You see these two large rooms are well lighted, so that the forty-four boys (the number who may work at one time) have plenty of space and light. Those drawings hanging around the room — do they represent the work of each