Henry Ford Trade School - Craftsman Yearbook (Dearborn, MI)

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November 26, 1926 The Artisan 3 P THE UNKNOWN By the Green Author SYNOPSIS Young Luke rides up a hill in Southern Kentucky and as he and his horse are outlined against the sett ng -mil. his horse is struck down h .i bullet from an unknown enemy's weapon. The boy and his horse then topple over the precipice, to what se:ms certain destruction. This has been observed by two old men, one of whom is Luke's fosterfather. They hasten to th? scene and there find young Luke saved from death on the rocks be- low, by the intervening branches of a tree jutting from the side of the precipice. They carry the boy through the descending gloom to the cabin of Old Lonesome, whom they find gloating over the dying strug- gles of a large black snake. Old Luke and his companion, Jed Pear- son, carry the boy into the cabin where he becomes conscious, eats some broth and then falls asleep. As Jed, Lonesome and Luke are grouped about the little sheet iron stove a bullet shatters the one win- dow of the cabin and the lamp upon the table, thus plunging the room into darkness. CHAPTER IV The men sat still for perhaps the space of one minute, dumbfounded, then they pressed as close to the ground as was possible. They wa ted breathlessly for matters to develop, each minute seeming an hour. Ten minutes passed and no sound broke the quiet of the night. Cold clammy sweat stood upon the rifles, hade Lonesome boodbve, and foreheads of each of the old men. After thirty minutes of waiting they were unable to stand it any longer. They cautiously raised themselves and discussed the situation. They finally decided that caution was the best policy to follow. The men kept watch during the night, each taking turns, so that they all received a few hours’ sleep. The li ght watch gained them noth- ing, for the remainder of the night raised uneventfully. The boy dreamed on unaware of the developments of the last few hours. Fate was against the lad it seemed, for wherever he was there was danger. What evil influence was working against the boy? He. had never harmed anyone, but here his 1 fe bad been threatened several times. This is a situation I wlrch would baffle more capable bra’ns than those possessed by these simple woodsmen: therefore it is not to be wondered at that they could find no solution to the prob- lem which confronted them. The day dawned at last and the three men gathered their rifles and went out to see if there were any indications as to who the mystcri-1 cus marksman was. They could not I find any evidence which proved anything. Several bushes along the path were bent and twisted, but probably had been made that way by the passing of Jed and Luke earlier in the foregoing evening. They soon gave up hope of finding anything out in the open and re- turned to the cabin for breakfast. The hoy awoke about ten o'clock in the morning and opened his eyes slowly. Wonderingly he gazed about the room until returning memories helped him recognize the cabin. The door of the cabin stood open and the sunFght streamed through, lighting up the interior of the cabin and making the drab furnishings appear cleaner and br ghter. From outside the cabin drifted in the odor of the ipines and of the green ver- dure, in whi;h the region about the cabin abounded. The whis- pering of the trees, the singing of the birds, the sigh ng of the wind and the low voices of the three men talking outside the cabin, all merged into one, to form an ex- quisite mcdly of harmony which be- lied the grim events which had hap- pened in the last twelve hours. The boy lay on the cot for a few min- utes lost in retrospection. In his own mind lie went back over the years as far as he could remember, but be could find no reason for the sudden attempt on bis life. Shaking his head in futile wonderment, the boy got up from the cot, slowly dressed, and stretched himself. Young Luke was a handsome lad. His brown hair, laughing eyes and flashing smile were the envy of all who surveyed them. Only about 17 years of age, the hoy stood five feet eleven inches in his stocking feet and weighed 175 pounds. Luke ex- celled in sports and was well known throughout the hills as an athlete. Luke felt as well as ever after the long sleep which he had just enjoyed, and as he stepped out of the doorway he surprised the others by the vitality and pep which he displayed. They greeted h’m boisterously, but made no reference to; the hap- penings of the night. They talked about other things until Jed said: “Well, I low its time we were get- ting home. My wife, she’ll he pretty worried over me. I'll bet.” “Yes, we might as well leave now,” an- swered Luke. They picked up their herded down the valley to Bings- ville. (To be Continued) LAFF THIS OFF Mr. Edwards, while interviewing! a prospective football player, said, “I want a boy who doesn’t smoke, swear, gamble, chew, or read dime novels.” The student promptly replied, “Mr. Edwards, you don’t want a hoy. What you want is a girl.” Reading Game to End T.S. Football Season The Trade School Varsity squad plays the final game of the season Thanksgiving Day, at Reading, Mich. The holiday encounter promises to he one of the out- standing games of the year. Reading has always produced a fast, heavy team, and will offer the Varsity a fighting game. According to news via the hidden channel, the Reserves will confis- cate the first squad’s dessert if they should he scored upon. Very interesting, indeed! Therefore, you have enough reasons to see this game. You will enjoy the 90 mile trip to Reading, you will demon- strate your school spirit, and also help to save the first squad’s des- sert at the Thanksgiving dinner at Reading. Artisans, be thcrcl ALUMM CORNER The Baby Lincolns finished their football season with six victories and two defeats, scoring a total of 109 points to their opponents’ 13. One of the defeats was caused by a tumble, and the other by an inter- cepted pass, both occurring during the last thirty seconds of play in the period. The boys are now- working hard to raise enough money to purchase themselves sw-eaters, and there seems no doubt of their success. Meanwh le they are turning their energies to the organization of a basket hall team, and have signed, S3 far, Frankie Damico, Johnnie Cragg, Bob Monro, Tom McKay and Bill Donnelly. They are con- fident of a winning combination that will uphold the reputation that the grid ron w:arriors earned. AI Gordon was in the other day and stated that he certainly was surprised to see that the school had increased to 1,500 students and added so many new phases of shop work. Jim McCarthy wras here and stated that he had just returned from Battle Creek. He generally, returns from all his trips, but not like Casey. We just received a card from him stating that he was on his way from Texas to Florida via steamship—worker, not passen- ger. B II Barsanti is holding down a good position in the Highland Park office of the Ford Motor Co., and getting along nicely. His little (0l i ft.) brother Hugh is married now. Did you know' that Wee Willie Teeple is kept busy nights rocking his daughter to sleep. We asked Bill Donnelly wrhy his football team lost a week ago and he said that they were outplayed— “Red” Knight and Ray Maurer were on the other team. WE WONDER This time our title should be “We Wander,” or “The Wanderings of the Three Musty Steers.” Their names were Sullivan, Mahoy, and Ostenfeld, and, despite the risk incurred by so doing, they got together. Comparing notes they agreed on having nothing to do and two days to do it in. Let’s do it together, and far aw'ay from the city I The very idea! With such a wonderful project to impel them, they wasted no time in starting, and wrere gone F'riday im- mediately after wrork. Speeding away, the two laziest fell asleep in the back seat. But the driver was not to be im- posed on. so, after beading bis car southward, he too fell asleep. We Wonder—What is the mar- velous intuition that keeps four wheels in the road! (We Wander?) Awakened in the morning by an omnipresent policeman, they found themselves in the city. NO! A new, strange city, of which they were the discoverers, like Colum- bus. Enraptured, they named the city in honor of this explorer, and the policeman immediately affirmed it as the city’s name. It wras a city of swrarming traffic, yea, unbelievable; so they followed the swarm, and believed nothing. The swarm becoming ever denser, they did not even believe they were awake. Finally, when it condensed them into a huge stadium they did not even believe they were alive. Correct! They w'ere now in heaven. A game of the gods was in progress. The game at last! The goal of all the’r wanderings reached!! Their highest, final goal!!! We Wonder—if at any time you see Messrs. Sullivan, Mahoy, and Ostenfeld standing in a corner with their heads together—we win- der if you will kindly and quietly bust them up, thereby to prevent some future disaster. Wc Wonder. Needed Inventions A berry box which will prevent all the best berries from staying at the top. A telephone ring that will tell us who is on the other end of the wire before we answer it. A golf ball with a gramophone attachment that w ill sing out, “Here I am.” An adjustable ring that will fit the usual number of girls you be- come engaged to during the sum- mer. An angler’s scales w'hich will corroborate the fisherman’s story. A piano that will sound the same to the girl playing it as it does to the neighbors.—Buckncll Belle Hop.

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2 The Artisan November 26, 926 3R d U ctrfi Publication of the Student. of the Henry Ford Trade School, Highland Park. Mich. VOL. 1. NO. 4. November 26. 1926 PUBLISHED SEMI-MONTHLY $1.00 Per Year Single Copies. 7 Cents STAFF: Editor in Chief......James Humbemtone Associate Editor...................John O’Connell New Department: Frank Berio Alex Allie William Vance William Toth Joseph Kisil Arthur Schultz Bernard Konopka Duane Mulvc.v Basil Benson Publication Dept.........Adolph Eckert Assistants: Mike Boru«hko Robert Leisey William Winttanley Howard Hoeft Rn«in«'«« Manager............Earl Tank Advertising Manager......Gordon Rivera Assistants: Robert Harrison Bernard Konopka Circulation Dept.........Phillip Zoufal Assistants: Arthur Brooks David Kay Steve Szalai Samuel Schmidt Faculty Adviser...........Louis Garden Wasted Energy There are innumerable ways in which one can spend his time to profit, whether working, studying, or playing. But, despite the ever present occasions for doing some- thing worth while, people can al- ways be found wasting their time and energy, apparently careless of the negative outcome of their efforts.. These persons are a pest to so- ciety, whether they realize it or not. Failing at self discipline, imposed discipline is distasteful to them, but none the less a frequent neces- sity which they themselves incur. The responsibilities that go with sharing civilized social life are real and exacting, to be met only by a considerable amount of properly directed effort. They arc not to be dodged by the wastrel without caus- ing friction and unhappiness. How much more desirable is the flood turned into proper channels and serving the world by driving turbines, carrying ships, and irri- gating fields, than the uncontrolled flood laying waste the land and homes of all in its destructive path! The energies of a human life arc as forceful as a flood, and like it can be either directed to service and happiness, or left undirected to result in destruction and misery. It is not the part of common sense to belittle the application of any large fact such as this to the •daily details of life, small and un- important as they may seem. In the classroom, for instance, one troublesome boy undermines the «fforts and aims of the whole class, lowering noticeably its reputation, though the boy himself, perhaps, does not see it or care. Often the only thing necessary to bring about a condition approaching Utopia is to eliminate or cure a single troublemaker. In our school it is necessary to direct all our energy into worth while channels. You can help by refusing to pay attention to the “bright guy.” BANKING FROM THE BEGINNING Courtesy of Highland Park State Bank Safety Notes Safety—How many know what that word means? Why, we all do. but some of us treat it like an enemy instead of a friend. The safety man and safety rules are not only friends, but friends whose ser- vices may prove priceless. Sooner or later we will all learn this, as a boy who worked on a shaper did. He had been sent down to the safety office for wearing his goggles on his forehead instead of in front of his eyes. He thought that the instructor was mean and was trying to impose his authority for doing that. The following morning, before he had worked one hour, a chip flew up and broke his glasses. He took the glasses in to Mr. Sanders, and said, “Mr. Sanders, how thankful 1 am that you made me wear gog- gles.” Let us not wait to learn our les- son. Let us practice safety now. Some important rules to remem- ber are: Paper towels only should be used on mills. No heavy lifting is to be done by students. Machines must come to a stop before handling work. Dr. Blaney compliments the boys for having their cuts taken care of, because out of 1500 boys in the school he has no infection cases now. He wishes to stress that boys must not remove bandages under any circumstances; and all redress- ings must be done between 9 and 11:30 o'clock. Library Notes • Books recently received at the Library: A Soldier of Manhattan, Alt- sheler. Full-back Foster, Barbour. The Quest of the Golden Valley. Browne. Frank Brown, Sea Apprentice, Bullen. The Boy Scouts of Woodcraft Lamp, Burgess. The Boy Scouts on Lost Trail. Burgess. Don Strong of the Wolf Patrol, Hcyliger. The Flamingo Feather, Munroe. so far, Frankie Damico, Johnnie The Voyage of the Hoppergrass, Pearson. The Talking Leaves, Stoddard. Two Arrows, Stoddard. Circuit Troubles and Testing, Croft. Elements of Electrical Design, Still. Spalding’s Official Baseball Guide for 1925-1926. A Guide to Good Golf, Barnes. Essays, Robert Louis Stevenson. The Civilization of the Ancient Egyptians, Gosse. Eminent Chemists of Our Time, Harrow. ! The Birth of the English National Debt, and the Founding of the Bank of England The banker of today may well find it a curious and interesting di- version to consider how much he owes to the tyrants of the past. It is a common-place, in all na- tions derived from English stock, that existing political and legal in- stitutions represent mainly the outgrowth of the struggle of pop- ular rights against the absolutism of kings. Rut in some curious ways this is also true of banking and currency, even to the institution of bank-notes having the backing of the national government. Without pushing the parallel too far. it may nevertheless fairly be said that such standard features of the modern banking world as the central bank of issue and the na- t’onal debt came to Americans as almost the direct fruit of the Di- vine Right of Kings, as this right was applied by two Stuart kings of England, Charles I and Charles II. It was due particularly to the lawlessness and corruption of the second of these kings that Eng- land created a national debt and a central bank of issue. The supreme crudity of the de- vices which served England in place of a banking system in the Middle Ages—almost incredible to the modem mind—made possible the forays of the Stuart kings; and by making these raids possible drove home the necessity of regulating the financial relations between the Government and the people to whom the Government looked for funds with which to carry on. Charles I set unfortunate prece- dents for his immediate successor by twice losing his head. The sec- ond loss, as is well known, was fatal to Charles. The first time he lost his head he merely raided the Exchequer or Government Treas- ury (then housed in the Tower of London), causing a loss to the merchants who had deposited their money there of about 120,000 Eng- lish pounds. This was the pre- cedent which the second Charles followed, on a ten times larger scale, with results probably much more than ten times as far-reaching. In the simple days of Charles I the methods of both hanking and taxation were crude and confused. For nearly five hundred years be- fore his time the mint had been a place of deposit for merchants. On account of the worn condition of the coins, which made them of un- equal value, the officials weighed each man’s deposit and recorded the amount of the deposit by notches on the side of a willow tally stick, which aftedwards acted as ledger and passbook. According to Sir John Lubbock, president of the Bankers’ Institute of London in 1879, it was not until 1826 that the old wooden tallies entirely passed out of use in England. ‘‘The tally,” says Sir John, “was a willow stick about five feet long, an inch in depth and thickness, with the four sides roughly squared. ” The amount of the deposit was recorded by means of notches on one side of the tally stick, and a description inscribed on the two sides adjoining the notched side. The tally stick was then split in half through the notches, one-half going to the depositor, the other half being retained by the bank as its record. Cromwell, who sanctioned the beheading of Charles I, and who ruled England as “Protector,” had a hand in devising the effective and productive system of monthly taxes which enables the Parliamen- tary Government to get through some very hard times. And this new system was largely continued under the second Charles. But Cromwell, like the king be- fore him, had to take in his pocket Parliament’s authorization for a loan and dicker with the money lenders when in need of funds, the security offered being repayment out of the proceeds of the author- ized tax-levy. By this time the former money-lending supremacy of the Jews had passed to the gold- smiths who came to England from Lombardy, and who have left their own monument in modern London in the shape of Lombard Street— the Wall Street of the British cap- ital. With the Exchequer raid of Charles I, the confidence of the merchants in government deposi- tories began to weaken and they gradually turned to the goldsmith’s strong boxes for a safer depository for their funds. On short time de- posits, the goldsmiths levied a small charge for the accommodation; but they paid as high as six per cent interest on deposits placed with them definitely for a year or more. It was these Lombard goldsmiths (the most important of whom came to be called bankers) to whom Cromwell had to turn to anticipate the returns of taxes voted by Par- liament. The charge they made for loans to the Govcrment was generally eight per cent, leaving for themselves, as bankers, a profit of two per cent. Another installment of this series will appear in the next issue. Nervous Passenger (in air taxi about 5,000 feet up): Ww-w-what are you laughing at. driver? Driver: I’m just laughing at the superintendent. About this time he’ll be searching for me all over the lunatic asyhim.

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4 The Artisan November 26, 926 Polar Bear Reserves Defeated bv T. S. j Reserves 6-0 Second Team Displays Artisan Spirit Playing in a sea of mud our Trade School Reserves emerged victors by a lone touchdown over the Highland Park High School Reserves, 6-0, at Thompson Field, Monday, November 15. The Artisans proved themselves the better mud toters, and were al- ways in the aggressive, forcing the ball into Polar Bear” territory at all times. Our Reserves scored their lone touchdown in the first quarter. An exchange of punts gave the Trade School possession of the ball on the Highland Park 36 yard line. A cr'ss cross, Walek to Pope, placed the oval on the Bear” 6 yard line. An offtackle plunge by Walek, and another thrust at the opposite tackle by Pope, carried the pigskin over. Several times another score seemed certain but the breaks of the game intervened to stop the attempts of the Artisan Reserves. The running of Pope and Walek on short end runs, and their dash- ing on offtackle plays, featured the offense of the Artisan Reserves. The defensive work of the team also stood out. II F.T. S. Res. H. P. H. S. Res. Sherenco LE Finley Shillum LT Swanson Marshall EG Luzmoor Youngerman C Griffin Gerhard RG Fisk Evans RT Witter Beck RE Hallas Davidson QB Glazcr Pope LHB Lewis Walek RHB Zalac Sleep FB Johnston INVICTUS Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed. Beyond this place of wrath and tears Looms but the horror of the shade. And yet the menace of the years Finds and shall find me unafraid. It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul. William Ernest Henley (1847-1903). Williamston Loses to Artisan Warriors (Continued from Page 1) pass made fourth down. Martins kick went out of bounds on Wil- liamston's 45 yard line. Walek gained 5 yards through tackle. Pais- ley hit center for 2 yards. Pope made 5 yards, and first down. A criss-cross, Walek to Pope, was good for 15 yards. Walek made 5 yards, but the Artisans were penal- ized 15 yards for holding. Sleep went in for Balsley. Sleep made 2 yards. Walek made 7 yards on criss-cross. Williamston was pen- alized 5 yards for off-side play, T. S. delivering penalty. Sheperd intercepted T. S. pass and made 35 yards as the half ended. T. S. 21, Williamston 0. Third Quarter Marchand booted to Linn on 20 yard line, who returned 5 yards. T. inn made 1 yard at center. Mar- tin circled left end for 6 yards. A 5-yard penalty was inflicted for backfield being in motion. Martin kicked 40 jrards to T. S. 40 yard mark. Stein circled left end for 35 yards. Nagel hit off-tackle for 8 yards. Balsley smashed center for 8 yards more and first down. Stein made one yard, at tackle. Nagel got 6 yards more on a short end run. Ste'n slashed offtackle lor 8 yards and first down. Balsley tore through the Inc for remaining dis- tance and touchdown. Marchand kicked goal. T. S. 28, Williams- ton 0. Marchand kicked to Martin, who was tackled on 25 yard mark. Shep- erd was stopped for no gain, also Martin. Martin kicked to T. S. 35 yard line. Pcrham skirted around left end for 25 yards. Stein took the oval 8 yards off-tackle. A pass was incomplete. Nagel made 3 yards and first down on next play. Stein got 4 yards off-tackle; Nagel 4 yards around end. Stein dupli- cated for 4 yards more. T. S. pen- alized for off-side. Nagel made 6 yards on criss-cross as the third quarter ended. T. S. 28, Williams- ton 0. Fourth Quarter An attempted pass grounded. Marchand dropped back for a field goal, the ball going wide. Wil- liamston’s ball on their own 20 yard line. A lateral pass failed, losing 5 yards. Martin punted 30 yards, the oval was fumbled but re- covered by T. S. at midfield. Nagel slid off-tackle for 8 yards. A criss- cross, Nagel to Stein, gained 12 yards. Walek replaced Nagel. A criss-cross pass, Walek to Sherenco, ! was completed for 20 yards. Walek ; shoots off-tackle for touchdown. . Marchand kicked the point. T. S. j 35, Williamston 0. The reserves replaced the T. S. regulars. Youngerman kicked to j WilliaiAston’s 30 yard line. The I green and white fumbled, T. S. re- j covered on Williamston’s 28 yard i line. Walek made 4 yards around end. Sleep hit center for 3 yards. Pope slid off-tackle for 8 yards and first down. Walek made 1 yard, and Sleep, on two tries, made it first down on the 8 yard line. Pope plunged off-tackle for a touchdown. Davidson rounded end on a fake punt formation. Martin kicked to T. S. and the game was over. Williamston 0 0 0 0—0 Trade School 14 7 7 14—42 Williamston Trade School Rennert LE Fitzgerald Gubrcy LT Winchcll 1 .ay LG Casey Maher Capt. C Capt. Gros? Vos RG Hauswirth Barber RT Kopac Hill RE Marchand Sheperd LH Stein Linn RH Nagel Kitchen QB Perham Martin F Balsley Referee—Bleid, Wisconsin. Umpire—Cotta. Ypsilanti. Head linesman—Spears. Lunch Room Moved to New Location in r A ' Building The new lunchroom, under the management of Mr. Edel, is stead- ily becoming a reality. It is sit- uated in the “A” building on the fourth floor, bays 36-40, making it possible to seat approx:mately 700 boys, an increase of 200 over the seating capacity of the present lunchroom. As the side walls of the lunch- room are practically all windows, there will be much more light. This also provides a better ventilation system. There will be a nine foot aisle running through the center of the room, and more space between the tables than in the present lunchroom. Students will be able to get seated sooner and will be much more comfortable. Boys Urged to See Educational Film Boys in Metallurgy are advised to see if possible, the great film, “Men of Steel” in which Milton Sills stars as the leading man. The Metallagraphic Department is becoming a place of importance in its relation to the plant in the submitting and settlement of Met- allurgical doubts on many steel and non-ferrous products that some- times cause trouble and can only be settled under the microscope by observing its micro-structure and consequent properties. The well directed and maintained laboratories of the Trade School are a source of great interest and wonder to the visitors that tour the school daily. New Department Is Organized (Continued from Page 1) Henry Ford Trade School. The foreman take time to explain every- thing to the boys. Perhaps Sani- tation will be an exception, for out- side of general instructions, direct contact with the duties will teach the boys sufficiently the practical side of the subject. Let all critics of this department remember that Cleanliness is next to godliness.” FELL OW WORKERS OF 1 TH E FORD TR A DE I SCHOOL WISH TO EX- 3 TEND THEI R HEART- 1 FELT SYMPATHIES TO 1 JOHN FRENCH AT HIS 1 BEREAVEMENT BY HIS § WIFE’S DEATH. • i i ■ i i i i i i i i i i i i j THE TOOL SHOP HARDWARE CO. I “Save on Sporting Goods” f 463-65 MICHIGAN AVE., DETROIT I Your Team : Wears Our - Equipment. Spec'al Discount m I to Students Cadillac 4555 Open Evenings : ICE SKATES SHOES SWEATERS I m mini.mini ii i. i n j i i mu i i i mummnm .ipiiumi