Greater Latrobe High School - Latrobean Yearbook (Latrobe, PA)

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Good machinists are vital in the war effort. Latrobe High School aids in this national emergency by training boys to operate lathes and other industrial machines. fitted. After completing his apprenticeship in the Fourth Ward shops and the mechanical draw- ing classes, the industrial student has an oppor- tunity to study in the Wood, machine or electric shop for the remainder of his high school career. Here he is given specialized training in t.he elementary processes of his chosen profession. If the student chooses wood-Working he is given an opportunity to mature and become a capable Workman under the guidance and help of Mr. F. C. Bert. He launches his career as a Woodworker by first constructing small objects and finally performing large jobs. Among the articles made by woodworking students are skis, cedar chests and stands. The wood shop also offers practical experience in repair Work for it is here that broken school furniture goes for first-aid and rehabilitation. Mr. H. G. Knier instructs students who choose to work in the machine shop. With his help, the young machinist gains a practical knowl- edge in the operation of such machines lathes and grinders and prepares himself for his life's Robert Patton listens attentively while wood- shop boys, lined up outside the tool room win- dow, reqtest tools for their jobs. ambition of being a skilled master-machinist. If the student is interested in electricity, he may work in the electric shop under the supervision of Mr. R. W. Lambert Where intricacies of Wiring become common place problems and a routine job may include anything from rewinding an arma- ture to Wiring a house. .H -h -1- 1154- A r SCIENCE Miss Virginia Daniels lVIr. John C. Guild Mr. George F. Lee Nlr. Ralph D. Nlanon Miss Catherine Netzlof IVlr. S. G. Rummel

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-y T'- ii--T' - Y Lay F0 LENGEH IDI FPflfHDflnlfsTf9.3fupafions INDUSTRY lVIr. F. C. Bert Mr. Frederick Halsall Mr. H. G. Knler Mr. Roy Lambert 5 i 4 f Us gigs Mr. J. F. Shay Mr. C. H. Thompson f Ap. ' - - 'Preparing for industry keynotes the attitude of both students and teachers in the industrial and science departments of Latrobe High School. At present, unlimited numbers of electricians, machinists, mechanics, chemists and engineers are needed, and therefore elementary training in all these fields is available to the students of Latrobe High School. When a freshman enters high school, he is required to take general science. As Miss Cath- erine Netzlof and Mr. George Lee perform an experiment, the student sits wide-eyed, 'eagerly visualizing his Work in the biology, chemistry and physics courses. Many of these freshmen scientists advance to biology and marvel at the world of microbes seen through the microscopes. Under the guidance of Miss Virginia Daniels. the young biologist sees for the first time the marvels of plant and animal life. In chemistry classes, students under the direction of Mr. Ralph D. Manon and Mr. J. C. Guild learn precision and accuracy in the per- forming of experiments during lab period. In the classroom, the budding chemist is not only taught the principles of chemistry, but also the practical application of the work in the world of industry. If he is enrolled in the trades course he has the opportunity of studying in an indus- l12l trial chemistry class that particularly develops his interests. After he has mastered the intricacies of chemistry, the science student moves on to the study of physics under Mr. S. G. Rummel's su- pervision, where he performs experiments during lab period as an adjunct to his regular class- Work. In the physics laboratory the student is taught to compile data, and draw conclusions from experiments performed. Under the super- vision of Mr. J. F. Shay, who is now employed at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, and Mr. F. A. Halsall, the mechanical drawing student is taught to draw scale-plans, so he might appreciate neat- ness, which is so essential in later life. This course is open to boys interested in engineering and to boys in the industrial course. The freshman in the trade-course gains his elementary training in the shops of the Fourth Ward school building under the guidance of Mr. C. H. Thompson. During this period of prelimin- ary instruction, the aspiring machinist or elec trician absorbs the principles of industrial train- ing, and the undecided student is given oppor- tunity to select the trade for which he is best Like all the high schocI's biology students, Sally Spory, Carl Mattioli, Janet Levay and Joseph Metil find the care of the aquarium a project that keeps them busy forpthe whole year.

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Com I lS'i5l2JREQnSUQ dQ5WlE'NEeE152afiOn .ln their study of propagation, Stephen Stas, Richard Holden and Edgar Shirey prepare a chart illustrating the steps involved in grafting. Freshmen probably never gave much thought to Einstein and his theories, but after a hasty peek into Miss Lyda Hamilton's advanced algebra class they appreciated that those seemingly mean- ingless hieroglyphics filling the blackboard were not a lot of typographical errors. Before he can reach this understanding he must, however, work his way along through elementary algebra and plane geometry which will provide him with a sound basis for reasoning to true conclusions. Only then is he privileged to occupy a seat in 112 and listen to Miss Hamilton's demonstration that angle X plus angle Y equals angle Z from the model cone she holds in her hand. Background essential to carrying on the work in advanced mathematics class comes from courses in elementary algebra. This means going into a class where Miss Mary Louise McBride is developing the budding mathematician by ex- plaining the procedures in solving Hrst degree equations. Just around the corner general math- ematics rules the classroom as Mr. J. E. Guild helps turn numbers and their mysteries into practical everyday servants. Short cuts of com- putation and mental arithmetic attract the atten- tion of Miss Florence Breeton's class in com- mercial arithmetic for people interested in math- ematics as utilized in the business world. The cold logic of numbers and their symbols marshalled in formal array must also make room in the student mind for the record of man and his accomplishments in the social science class- room. Mr. William Yates and Mr. R. V. W'ild give the timid freshman his introduction with a civics course during his Hrst high school year. Here government in general is covered as Well as some treatment accorded current social prob- lems. After completing this introductory course, the newly made sophomore advances into the hands of Mr. H. E. Hoerr, where he travels through the intricacies of medieval government MATH ErviA'rics .i jf Miss Florence ,.. Breeton H V ' Miss Lyda Hamilton s Miss Mary Louise , 2.4 D McBride t 5 W J Qi ss Mr. J. R. Beatty Q K 1 SOCIAL SCIENCE Mr. H. E. Hoerr Mr. G. D. Rise Mr. R. V. Wild Mr. William Yates VM ' t .. .,,,v A a '- ' '