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

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PAGE FOUR THE CRAFTSMAN FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1936 TUT HD EDUEB HDTHT55? Vaughn Heard, was given an audition by W J R. His singing impressed them favorably. The person described in the Guess Who column of last issue was Mr. Rogers. Walter Dorosh wishes to meet all students interested in forming a Trade School Jazz Orchestra in room 48, March 30, at 4 p. m. Armour Doyle, T-F-l class, is a nephew of Joyner (Jo-Jo) White of the Detroit Tigers. Sleuths Wanted Ah! mystery reigns. The cause....a sixteen foot, fourteen rung ladder. On the dark, dreary night of March 16, 1936, blackness enfolded a classroom in the Henry Ford Trade School. What strange and mysterious events took place is unknown as we have only the mystery- shrouded ladder as a clue. An instructor, upon entering his classroom, the next morning, found propped in a corner leaning against the wall, a ladder. Projecting from one end of the ladder were two sharp pointed in- struments which were driven into a board lying on the floor. Presumably this was to prevent its falling. The instructor remembered distinct- ly that on the night of the sixteenth no such object could be observed where the ladder now stood. Throughout the day of the seventeenth, the ladder re- mained unmolested by human hands. How- ever, when the instructor arrived Wed- nesday morning the ladder had disap- peared. --John LaBadie A WARNING ? Keep your hair combed, face bright, apron neat in appearance; the candid cameramen , Mr. Rowland Scott and his young photographers, may be in your de- partment any day to take pictures for the Craftsman. A new camera has been ordered for the school; a photographic club is being organized. And now to you, Watch for the birdie. MITTI tTTl I fTTM ITTN HD Mr. John D. O'Connell, graduate and former instructor of the Trade School, is now an assistent prosecuting attorney of Wayne County. Mr. O'Connell entered the Trade School in 1923 and while here assisted in the publication of the Arti- san, a former Trade School paper. While still in the Trade School, in order to obtain his high school diploma, Mr. O'Connell attended evening classes at the Highland Park High School and the Detroit Institute of Technology. After graduating in January 1927, he worked afternoons and midnights and took courses offered by the Highland Park Junior Day College, Detroit City College, and Detroit College of Law. Soon after receiving his graduation card from the Apprentice School, in 1929, he was appointed instructor of English in the Trade School, remaining two years. After being admitted to the bar in the latter part of 1931, he was trans- ferred to the machine repair toolroom in the Spring and Upset building and during this period maintained a law office down- town. Since being appointed assistant prosecutor in 1935, Mr. O'Connell has won 94 per cent of his cases. ABC Department Chases Dirt The oleanliness of our school and shop is insured by the A. B. C. depart- ment. A. B. C. is an abbreviation for ALWAYS BE CLEAN. This department is to impress upon the student the value of cleanliness. Before a student can as- sume the responsibilities of a delicate Job, he must learn one of the principles of industrial work—cleanliness. Mr. George Wifling, who has charge of the A. B. C. department, has twenty boys working for him. Each has certain duties. Same are: sweeping the halls three times a day, mopping the halls twice a day, cleaning the classroom windows weekly, and washing the black- boards daily. The school believes this training to be of value to the student, because, when assigned to this department, he may use hie eyes to a good advantage.

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FRIDAY. MARCH 27, 1956 THE CRAFTSMAN PAGE THREE Attendance Record Cherished By Chef Andrew J. Lewie, Letter known thru- out the Trade School as Louie the Chef has a record of which he may well be oroud. For nine years and nine months Louie has neither been absent nor tardy. Thouf i a heavy sleeper, he claims he is always awake at the first gong of his Big Ben. His closest call to being late ! was this winter, on that memorable slip- pery day, when he rang in with one min- ute to spare. Since June 1926, Louie is proud to relate, my wife has never failed to give me a hot breakfast. EDUCATION AGAIN VICTOR Preferring education to monetary reward, Rudolph Miok, of T-C-l class, for winning a best name contest in Fordson High evening school, chose a free tuition in English over the $3 cash prize offered. The contest was sponsored to select I the most appropriate name for the even- ing school's paper. Rudolph’s entry J ''The Fordson Owl was decided upon by a committee after careful consideration of seventy-five suggested names. T S. CHOIR WELL ON WAY In order to add cultural training to the extra-curricular activities of the school, Mr. Henry James, of the grinder department, has organized a choir consisting of Trade School boys which meets every Tuesday evening at | 7:30. Twelve students have been enrolled and Mr James is expecting to add about thirty more. This group will help him to carry out hiB plans. They will sing classical, semi-classical, and popular songs. Man can eat with false teeth and walk with a wooden leg, but he can't see with a glass eye. Note to Grandpa: No doubt you re- call same terribly cold winters, but this is the first year on record when the first robin arrived singing bass. (DRAFTSMAN BASKET BALL TEAM Coach: S. Vigdi, forward; J. Reuter, cen- ter; L. Ryan, guard; I. Petovello, for- ward; and F. Mugerdichian, guard. Seated, left to right: F. Sutton, for- ward; P. Quinn, guard; G. Bull, center; H. Robinson, forward; and E. Petovello, guard. After winning nine out of ten scheduled games, the Craftsman basket ball team, appearing above, is playing for the west-side championship. This championship is determined by a series of knockout elimination games, with eight league-champions competing. In order to emerge victorious and meet the east-side champions in a two out of three game final for city champi- onship, the Craftsman will have to cap- ture only one more game. Bue to their 31-14 victory over Monger, Friday, March 20, and their 31-26 triumph over Tappan, last Wednes- day, the bacon is almost (?) in the bag. BASEBALL PLANS ARE MADE It 8 springtime and baseball is in the air. This year Mr. Richards and Mr. Armstrong have an extensive program planned. By a new arrangement, six leagues are to be organized, one soft- ball and one hardball for each of the three sections. The Juniors, consisting of D, E, F, and G classes, will play softball, while the Seniors, A, B, and C, will bat the harder pill around.

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l)fy (Draftsman ublis h ( f “Imrj ‘JfWfc tyrabt £Sth«J Vol. 1 April 17, 1936 Ho. 6 WORK MUST BE ACCURATE Final Inspection is one of the most important departments in the Ford Trade School. Through this department, super- vised by Henry Schindler and Stanley Suthard, most of the work done in the Trade School must pass. After being carefully examined in each department, the Jobs reach Final Inspection. Here they are rigidly checked and shipped out to be used by the Ford Motor Company. In checking, the following instru- ments are used: an amplifier, which reads in ten-thousandths of an inch; an optimeter, which reads in one-half ten- thousandths of an inch; Johansson gage blocks; ten-thousandth indicators; and a Rockwell tester to determine the hard- ness of the steel. The Z” number and detail must either be stamped or etched on a Job be- fore it is shipped. This is necessary, not only to distinguish one Job from an- other, but to place the Jobs in their respective bins in tool stock. The etching is done by three different boys. The inspectors also check microme- ters and other precision tools used in the various departments of the Trade School. SCENE OF PARTY SELECTED Of several places nominated for the scene of the A-Class graduation party, the Aztec Tower has been selected by the party committee, composed of class pres- idents and same members of the faculty. The tower is located far above the din of the city on the thirty-second floor of the Union Guardian Building, downtown Detroit. Class presidents are: M-A-l Ted Operhall, M-A-2 Warren Gnich, M-A-3 John Bommarito, W-A-l Wilson Consiglio, W-A-2 Douglas Rowe, W-A-3 Thomas Kelly, T-A-l Floyd Serasse, T-A-2 Edwin Stewart, and T-A-3 Albert Richards. Members of the faculty on the com- mittee are: Butler C. Brewen, chairman; W. H. Moore, F. S. Nicholson, R. Dale, R. S. Yerex, and D. J. Morrisey. Formerly, the A-Class graduation party was sponsored and controlled by the students alone, but beginning with the present graduating class, it is to be a semi-annual school function spon- sored by the school. SUMMER STUDENTS ENROLL Preparations are being made for the enrollment of 100 college students in the Trade School. These students will report anytime after May, and remain until the last of September. First-hand practical experience in addition to the remuneration received is the aim of those enrolling. Two weeks are usually spent in each department. However, those who wish to specialize in a particular type of work may remain in the department longer. Most of the students come from Wayne University and the University of Michigan, but many colleges from all parts of the country are represented. Last year there were six Hindus, a few Chinese, and same Japanese in the group.