Hammond Technical Vocational High School - Chart Yearbook (Hammond, IN)

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Vocational shops aided boy’s in future training When auto shop first began, it was divided into two separate departments: Auto I for the beginners, and Auto II for the advanced students. Auto I dealt mainly with the chassis of the car, body repairs and how the car is built. The students also learned to make repairs and adjust- ments which might be needed “on the road.” In Auto II the student continued his work in a fully equipped garage where he would learn the best methods of repairing on a production basis. In 1922 a new dimension in shops was brought to Tech. Many things such as nuts and bolts, in special sizes and shapes, could be made in Machine Shop. Gears, tool parts, and bolts were made to replace broken and worn out parts on the lathes and other machines. Instead of a certain exercise, every boy in this shop was given some- thing to do which could later be used on machines around the shop. In early wood shop the first thing that a student learned was how to use his tools properly. He also learned how to run machines such as the lathe, shaper, and grinder. Wood shop also involved blue printing and pattern making. After learning these basics, he might procede to doing his work as an apprentice carpenter. Tech was the only Indiana High School approved by the Federal Aviation Agency in aviation training. Tech had two aviation shops which prepared future mechanics in both aviation power plant and aviation airframe. Auto shop was one of the many shops introduced to help train students for future jobs.

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1954 boys ' geography class, making a study of the world. Classes met demands of the times Tech’s aim has always been to design class to meet changing needs. It’s first classes, arithmetic, hygiene and safety, English and citizenship were organized to serve part-time students who worked in industry and who had not finished regular schooling. An example of these changing times is in the government. Students receive the best possible knowl- edge and training to meet the issues of the times. Those at Tech in government and social studies classes gained greater understanding of modern social problems. Miss Peehl ' s government class record collections for Korean orphans. 30