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

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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.

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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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PAGE TWO Published by the Students of the Henry Ford Trade School Dearborn Michigan Managing T-Se rticc Editor......................James Stewart M-Section Editor. David HoffBann W-Sectlon Editor.....................................Steve Slntaj STAFF M T W Carl Knlczjckl Donald Llnck Edward Gniowkowakl Joseph Gahry Robert Whalen Clifford Laglness Jerome Tuezynakl George Brumer Sterling Schinmel Anthonj DePodeats Emeat Ldzak Steve Shomberger Walter Mojelko Boland Echole Steve Mlhaljfl William Frank Irving Egufman Finn Jensen Raymond White Leslie Balfour Henry Gorka Milton Croee Armour Doyle Paul Beyer Faculty Advisor ................................. E. H. Stoeltlng Vol. 1, Ho. 6 Fri., Apr. 17, 1936 RING YOUR CARD ? Statistics show that the boys in the school lose approximately $200 annu- ally due to failure to ring out time cards. On scholarship days twenty to thirty students neglect their cards, while daily there is an average of eight or nine. It must he remembered that time is not only lost by the one individual, hut unnecessary effort and time must he dis- pensed by others in the course of recti- fying unrung cards. Most of us do it occasionally—it's only human to forget—but without doubt this compound loss could he decreased, and for this reason these facts are being called to attention. Form it in- to a fixed habit, impress it upon your subconscious mind, and if all fail, re- sort to the old string-around-the-finger trick. Mr. Speagle, the timekeeper, states that the occurrences are repeated by about the same students each time. Let's make it as impossible to for- get to ring time cards as it is to for- get to call for your scholarship. All prizes for the Bob-Lo picnic, to be held June 13, have been ordered and will go on display in the library in the near future. The committee (Ed. H. Bailey, J. H. Wolfe, J. W. Busman, and W. H. Moore) requests that' all sugges- tions concerning this excursion he hand- ed to them as soon as possible. FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1936 1WEHC This stately gentleman, who, although well In- to the blooming years of his life, Is pleasant, ami- able, a possessor of high ideals, and valuable as a friend. A lover of nature, truly an authority on many of Its subjects, he delights in discussing its problems and characteristics. His quiet and gentlemanly manner of meting out punishment shames many Into submission. With a stately posture, a full face, and a head of wavy hair, he greatly re- sembles one of America's former leading citizens. Surely a man—but who? Department Boasts Wild Life Mr. and Mrs. Sparrow Pick were looking for a home. Now this isn't a very exciting event as every sparrow has to look for a home. But the fact that Mrs. Pick didn't want an ordinary cherry tree to bring up her brood is strange. After Investigating the eave trough of'the home of Mrs. Mucash and the stee- ple with its large hell, they decided to build where big things are done, hoping also that one of their feathered sons might became the maker of a make-clear- the-way car. So they chose the grinder department of the Ford Trade School. Since December these bipeded feath- ered friends have made their abode under one of the beams in the ceiling and seen to he well pleased with their neighbors. MOTORS BEING REPLACED In the Ford Motor Company and the Trade School, wherever possible, ma- chines are being equipped with A. C. mo- tors; D. C.'s being less efficient. A. C. motors have no cammutatore, brushes, are more compact, and have a neater appearance. Commutators cause 94 of the trouble incurred with D. C. motors. THE CRAFTSMAN