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

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VOL. 3 NO. 2 ®h? draftsman }Jub lialif d by g tui rnta of Henry 3Forh arabe § rliiiBl Former Instructor Writes From England News from across the Atlan- tic Ocean reveals that Sam Davies, former shop instructor of Henry Ford Trade School, is now assistant director of the Lucas Trade School in Birmingham, England. The letter, together with a picture showing Mr. Davies with the Lucas School baseball team, was received a few weeks ago by Howard Wagner, instructor in the mill depart- ment, and close friend of Mr. Davies. The letter and picture were shown to the instructors who had worked with him. Mr. Davies was an instruc- tor of toolroom bench work for four years. He left the school during the depression to go back to England. Although Mr. Davies is unknown to most boys attend- ing our school today, he is re- membered by many instructors. The Lucas Trade School is for boys 17 to 19 years of age. Sixty students are enrolled. Mr. Davies, always an ar- dent Tiger fan while he lived in Detroit, has organized a base- ball team in the Lucas School. Although this was its first sea- son of play, the Lucas team col- lected seven bats presented by the Daily Mirror of London. One bat was presented each week to the team having the highest av- erage in batting. Announcem ents Henry Ford Trade School Alumni Club has access to the swimming pool at the Adams YMCA on Adams avenue off Woodward. All graduates are invited to at- tend. It is requested that all boys meet in the main lobby at 10 a. m., Saturday, October 23. F. S. Nicholson, drawing instructor, extends an invita- tion to all boys who like to sing, especially those who en- rolled for the Glee Club, to ap- pear in the auditorium from 3 to 4 p. m. each Monday. OCTOBER 22, 1937 Apprentice School Filled to Capacity Hundreds of students ap- plying for entrance into Ford Apprentice School are turned away, is a statement issued by its director, J. H. Wolfe, re- cently. In addition, A-class students of Henry , Ford Trade School are not enrolled now as was formerly the custom. Stu- dents are turned away because of unavailable classrooms. Enrollment in this division of the Ford Schools is 3500 stu- dents, requiring the services of 21 classroom instructors and six apprentice foremen. At only one time was the enrollment larger-- in 1929, 3800 students, 23 class- room instructors, and eight ap- prentice foremen. The darkroom in the met- allurgy department is being en- larged to permit more students to go into that room at one time and receive instruction. Changes in Faculty During the past year there have been changes in the faculty. Charles Sgro has been appointed as head of the drawing depart- ment to succeed J. H. Pauli. Mr. Pauli was killed in an auto- mobile accident last summer. George Petzer and Gardner Colman have been made instructors in this department. Mr. Petzer was graduated from Henry Ford Trade School in 1931. Mr. Colman holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan and was graduated from Ford Apprentice School. In the mathematics depart- ment William Mueller is now head instructor, successor to J. W. Busman who is now teaching draw- ing at Cass Technical High School. William Teeple, who was apprentice foreman in N-711-A, is teaching mathematics. Mr. Teeple was graduated frcan HFTS and Ford Apprentice School. Renhard Lindstrom, another Ford Apprentice School graduate, has been moved to the Job vacated by (Continued on Page 4) HFTS Celebrates 21st Anniversary John O'Connell, Alumnus, Toastmaster Alumni, instructors, and officials will celebrate the twenty-first anniversary o f Henry Ford Trade School with a dinner-dance in the Aztec Tower Ballroom, on the thirty-second floor of the Union Guardian Building, downtown Detroit, at 6:30 p. m., tomorrow. The toastmaster, John D. O'Connell, assistant, prosecuting attorney of Wayne County and graduate of Henry Ford Trade School class of '27, wili intro- duce, as the principal speaker of the evening, Verne C. Fryk- lund, Ph. D., associate profes- sor of industrial education, and supervisor of vocational educa- tion of Detroit Public Schools. Dr. Fryklund will speak on the subject Why We Do As We Do. Dinner music will be fur- nished by a representation from the HFTS student's orchestra. Music for dancing, from 9 p. m. to 1 a. m., will be ren- dered by Johnny Matyas and his orchestra. The Ford Mountaineers will entertain during intermission at 11 p. m. Orchestra Resumed Henry Ford Trade School Orchestra, conducted by Keith Glassley, physics instructor, held its first rehearsal of the school year, Monday, October 11, at 7:30 p. m. in the Robert Oak- man School located near Chase and Warren avenues. Daring a brief meeting, Edgar Schwab was elected concert master and Kenneth Centner, li- brarian. Twenty out of the thirty- four boys who signed up were present. Some boys travel as far as fifteen miles for re- hearsals. Speaking of the orchestra, (Continued on Page 4)

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PAGE EIGHT THE CRAFTSMAN FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1937 W E ED E3 Louis Paganini, senior, went to Hollywood, California on his vacation and had the pleas- ure of meeting Lupe Velez, Bing Croshy and wife, Robert Taylor, and Edmund Lowe. Henry Ford came to school recently. He is enrolled in the T-G-l class, hearing the badge number 1562. Instructors married during the vacation months are: Wilber L. Goehmann, July 3; Kasimiras (Smoky) Smulkstis, September 4; Howard Bentley, July 10; Frank Paluchniak, September 28. The subject of the last Guess Who of Volume 2 was an imaginary figure used to keep the faculty and students guess- ing. Services Marks First Year Sunday School lessons. More students Joined this group, and in the latter part of September 1936, Bert Buettner, Ernest Oz, Richard Marrow, and David Berry, students, asked for and received permission from Supt. F. E. Searle for the use of the audi- torium. Wilbert Harden, instructor of machine construction depart- ment, volunteered his services as pianist; William Colbert, of Ford Motor Co. hospital, volun- teered as song leader. Two Testaments are given away each morning. Money for these books is being donated by interested instructors. Flowers were donated by Varkes Tavtigian, T-A-2, for the anniversary program. The instructors and stu- dents of Henry Ford Trade School wish to express their heartfelt sympathy to Mrs. J. H. Pauli and family in the death of her husband and their father, to Louis Pag- anini in the death of his father, to Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Bonaventura in the death o f their daughter, Jean Gail, and to E. F. Mor- rin in the death of his father. Poole Enjoys Camping Trip to Canada A two-week camping trip with all expenses paid. Can any- one ask for a better vacation? It so happened that Douglas Poole, T-F-l, was the represent- ative of Henry Ford Trade School on a trip sponsored by Acme Cam- era Co. Each year the company sends forty boys to Shrimmers Island to enjoy a vacation on the French River, Canada. Before leaving, a banquet was held for the boys, guides, and sponsor. Pictures were taken by Acme Camera Co., The Detroit News, Times, and Free Press. Douglas said another banquet is to be held soon for the boys who made the trip and their parents. The trip started on August 21. The boys were driven in cars to Calender, Ontario, where they saw the famous Quints in their play house, and the hot dog and souvenir stand run by Mr. Dionne. From there they were driven to Brampton where they boarded the steamer Seagull. The boat took them through Lake Nipissing to Shrimmers Island, which is in the French River. During their stay the boys went swimming, boating, and fish- ing every day. They visited the Indian Village where they saw a one-room schoolhouse attended only by Indian children. Much to Douglas' surprise, the school was beginning a new term. They also visited a lodge across the river where they sang at a lady s birthday party. On Sundays, the Catholic boys went to the lodge for church; Protestants stayed on the island where they had a church of their own. Lester Amore, '27, is work- ing in the Cadillac Motor Car Division as a Carboloy too] grinder. Howard Arcon, '29, is work- ing his way through Aeronautical College, University of Chicago. Donald Ramseyer, '30, 1e working on experimental foundry cores with soy bean material at the Research Laboratory, Green- field Village, Dearborn. John Watson, 30, is doing work on paint and oil products at the Research Laboratory, Greenfield Village, Dearborn. Henry Radtke, '36, is work- ing for Ford Motor Co. as a ma- chine constructor in the Rolling Mills. Announcements Henry Ford Trade School will hold its twenty-first anni- versary dinner-dance at the Aztec Tower Ballroom, Union Guardian Building, Saturday, Oct ober 23, 1937. For further in- formation see B. C. Brewen, Roorr 15, or J. J. Onderko, librarian. Those interested in a pho- tography class between 4 to 5 p. m., one afternoon each week, re- port to 0. R. Scott, Room 45. Lawrence Institute of Tech- nology, College of Engineering, is open to Henry Ford Trade School graduates without taking an entrance examination. Henry Ford Trade School Or- chestra will hold its first re- hearsal of the semester, Monday, October 11, at 7:30 p. m., at the Robert Oakman School, West Warren Avenue and Chase Road. All students interested are wel- come to attend. Typists wanted. See C. G. Rogers, Room 9. The Radio Club will hold its meetings on Tuesday of each week from 3 to 4 p. m. If the meeting time is not convenient for those interested, it will be changed. This club is under the direction of R.D.Weaver, Room 43

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PAGE TWO THE CRAFTSMAN FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1937 olhr (draftsman Henry Ford Trade School Student Publication Dearborn Michigan Edltor-ln-chief. M-Section Editor . Raymond White T-SectIon Editor . . . . Thomas McCall W-Section Editor HEWS AND FEATURE STAFF Erb Lawler Anthony DePodesta Walter Maus Stanley Kaczraarek Melvin Peck Robort Schlos8er Harold McRay Leo Champagne Paul Frainie Joseph Hauser William Brady Elmer Benzing Walter Grunst Gerald Lentz Harold Headley Edward Vargo Frank Sullivan Frank Lopez Clarence Strong Paul Borbey James Konstantine John Wobbe Edward Komorowski John Kampo Edward Mystkowskl SPORT STAFF M-Section Venda Hunter, Fred Butler W-Section. . .Robert Hennossy, Tony Lorente T-Section. .William Strejan, Archie Coffman Faculty Advisor. . Vol. 3, No. 2 Fri., Oct. 22, 1937 Now, We Are 21 Henry Ford Trade School can now vote. We are 21. On Oct. 25, 1916 the school began with 8lx students and one instructor. Now there are more than 1700 students and nearly 300 instruc- tors. During this growth the school gained international re- cognition. The students, the instruc- tors, the executives, and the founder, Henry Ford, should he commended for the success of this school. Recently the twen- tieth anniversary of Supt. F. E. Searle was celebrated. During that period he cultivated the ideas established by Mr. Ford. The experiences and contribu- tions of these have stored-up a great heritage for all present and future students. Indeed, A Great Heritage. We are now of age, perhaps matured. What is then left? What can now be done, after so much has been done? Since the school has passed through the period of adjustment, the period of greatest physical growth, the time has came for real contribu- tions. Henry Ford Trade School students, having the greatest laboratory in the world on their campus--the whole Ford Motor Co. —, are in a position to make real contributions. The progress during the next 21 years will be determined by how much students avail themselves of the past ex- periences and the present day equipment. Walthausen Tells of Visit to Germany The previous, issue of The Craftsman stated that this story would be Con- tinued on Page 8. It did not appear there. Here it is. The last portion of the story printed described the educational system of Ger- many. The schools are something like our public schools. They have the same subjects and now the students are being taught English instead of French. None of the factory schools are exactly like ours, because the boys work in the factory in the morning and then go to school in the afternoon or evening. Combating Disease The present trend in com- bating diseases of the fruit trees is done by using natural fertilizer, instead of spraying with poison. In the country, as well as in the city, the trees and parks are well taken care of. The cities are very clean, as the citizens never throw paper or rubbish on the streets. Before entering Germany, it is wise to change American currency into the German 'trav- elers mark' instead of taking the 'dollar' and changing it afterwards in the country, ex- plained Mr. Walthausen. The difference in the number of 'marks' received is almost dou- bled. Although most of the German people are too poor to afford them, they love their operas and music so much that great crowds are gathered at every perform- ance . Many Tongues Spoken In an attempt to secure in- terpreters for foreign visitors, a survey was conducted recently by Edward Plotrowski, M-A-l. The report shows that approximately 180 boys speak a total of twenty- six different languages. Speakers in Italian, Polish, Hungarian, German, and Rumanian lead the poll in order. (G3QU1ESSSE W ZdH© Happy Birthday, Mr. Guess Who ! This gentleman was bom in Lafayette, Indiana,. exactly 39 years ago today. His quick, light step sug- gests the speed and the agility, which won for him a position on an Indiana State basketball championship team when he was a senior in high school. He enlisted in the World War, Company 150 Machine Gun Corp, two day8 after war was de- clared, thus sacrificing his college career at Purdue Univer- sity. Mr. Guess Who saw ac- tive service on nine different fronts. Unfortunately he was the victim of phosgene gas in the Champagne sector of France. As a result, he spent two years under hospital observation. This instructor, although a small tar- get, would in all probability have lost his head if it had not been for the steel helmet which he wore in battle. During a seige of bombardment, he raised his head once too often, and a piece of flying shrapnel tore- off a good portion of his helmet. Besides being adept at ten- nis and basketball, he enjoys playing on the Henry Ford Trade School bowling team. It was stated by a collegue that he likes swimming if the water doesn't exceed three feet in depth. This instructor was em- ployed by Ford Motor Co. in 1921 He has been with Henry Ford Trade School since it opened at Dearborn, 1927. He is 5 ft., 5 in. tall, weighs 120 lbs., and has dark hair, slightly grey at the edges. He does not know about this write-up, although he has missed the foregoing picture, which usu ally lies on his desk, accusing his children of tearing it up.