Evening High School - Owl Yearbook (Reading, PA)

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O0 ol CLASS OF I935 In , MECHANICAL DRAWING Under the capable direction of Mr. Franklin V. Gill. students are taught the art of Mechanical Drawing. There are three distinct phases of Work offered in this course. The first covers practical instruction in blue-print reading, the second consists of the drawing of the blue-prints themselves, and the third includes archi- tectural drawing. The unique feature of this course is that very little education is needed as all the mathematics and other technicalities are injected with the course of the student's progress. A C. C. C. member completed drawings for an entire group of farm buildings which he plans to construct when he is discharged from the corps. Many individuals Working on inventions take advantage of this course to set down their ideas on paper. 74 THE OWL

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CLASS OF 1935 0 0 e MACHINE SHOP Walking into a modern mill and walking into the machine shop are similiar sensations, for both places reflect the dlue glare of the welding torch and the scraping sound of a lathe. Very expensive machinery has been installed to aid in the elimination of long apprenticeships in this line. However, many skilled mechanics can be seen working silently at some project. Mr. George Hadley, the instructor, is thoroughly capable of coping with any of the problems that may arise inthe student's mind. Some of the articles turned out include gun parts, tools, jig-saws, parts of motors, and drill presses. The Welding department is under the supervision of Mr. Frank Bott. Three years of night work are equal to two years of apprenticeship. THE' own. i M

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CLASS OF 1935 o o A WOOD WORKING In the Pattern-making shop students are instructed in the advanced stages of woodworking. Articles of furniture such as cedar chests, end tables, linen closets, cabinets, and lamps of all sizes and purposes are con- structed here. Mr. W. Arthur Stephenson is the instructor and the beauty and strength ofthe articles constructed attests to the skill which the students acquire from his excellent instruction. The materials which a student uses in the construction of his article he buys at cost from the school. The cost of wood is so relatively low to the value of his finished product that it is considered as being given away, while the knowledge and the skill acquired in the construction of the article balances the cost of the wood. THE OWL 75