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

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PAGE TWO THE CRAFTSMAN Bee-Ball Dropped; Basketball Planned The discontinuance of bee-ball from the school’s athletic program was announced by Coach V. F. Rich- ards last week as he gave his plans for the fall-winter sports’ season. The indifferent attitude of the boys toward bee-ball last season, Mr. Richards declared, makes it. necessary for us to discontinue it this fall. Basketball, however, will soon be in full swing. The Senior Intramural Basketball League will begin its schedule Oct, 1 and finish in December. This league will be composed of A-B-C- and D-cla8s teams. Teams from the C-class may have as many as two players from any class below their8 or one player from any class above. D-class boys will be allowed one player from any class above theirs or as many players as they wish from any class below theirs. The Junior League, composed of E-F- and G-classes, will begin its schedule early in January and continue into March. The Craftsmen varsity basketball team will begin practicing in the early part of November for their opener with the alumni on Dec. 1. Boys Join T-W-M Kamp Opened on Edison Lake Answering the call of the out- doors, 31 Trade School students under the direction of L. J. Cro- teau, auto mechanics instructor, attended the T-W-M Kamp on Edison Lake near Belleville, Mich., dur- ing the 20 days it was open. The boys slept on cots in a tent and cooked their own meals on a camp stove. With the lake at their doorstep and open country as their back yard, they spent their time swimming, fishing, boating, hiking, baseball playing, horse- shoe pitching, and reading books and magazines. In groups of six and seven they each spent four days at the camp. A fee of $4.50 paid all expenses, including the cost of the camp equipment. Mr. Croteau appointed one of the older boys supervisor of the camp. The supervisors for the season were William Coleman, Edward Bate, Thomas Dobson, Earl Shuttleworth, and Anthony Ortbach. Due to the enthusiasm shown this season, Mr. Croteau hopes to ex- tend the camping period to one week instead of four days next year and to make accomodations for double the enrollment. Suggestions That Wifi Aid Students, Faculty Students need to be reminded from time to time of the school's regulations to keep things running smoothly. Following «ure same that should be known and kept in mind by Henry Ford Trade School boys. For Class Students 1. Students who wear paper badges on Monday lose 30 minutes time. 2. When late get an O.K. to class from Room 15. 3. Do not stop to drink or talk while passing frcm one class- room to another. 4. Students should not be in the hallway the half-hour immediate- ly preceding the lunch period or dismissal in the afternoon. For All Students 1. Bank books must be in before the 12th of each month. 2. Don't call for bank books until Wednesday noon of scholarship week. 3. Following a day of absence or when you come late, your time card will be found in Room 1. 4. If it is necessary for you to be absent, bring a note from your parent or guardian a day in advance to Room 1. 5. If you have been absent for any unforseen reason, bring a writ- ten excuse upon returning to school to I ocm 1. 6. If you do not get your report card on the date due, see B. C. Brewen in Room 15. For Shop Students 1. Wear clean shop aprons every ; Monday morning. 2. All seniors are to enroll in | the Ford Apprentice School this j week. Those who were gradu- j ated last June are to report In the dining room at 4 p.m., Wednesday to take the fraction test. Those on afternoon shift are to take the test at 2:45 p.m., Wednesday. TUESDAY, SEPT. 5, 1939 Ford College Men Study Labor in Summer Forumt A college spirit was brought in- to the Trade School this summe when 40 of the 200 college stu. dents enrolled organized a Ford College Men's Summer Forum which met weekly at the Western Branch Y.M.C.A. to study labor and Indus trial problems in Detroit and to aid in creating a closer fellow- ship among the summer students who came from 75 different colleges. Woodrow Wooley, of Alma College and chairman of the Forum, said that the group endeavored to sup- plement the theory that they got in college by hearing views of men who are actively engaged in Indus- try and who have had to cope with problems of industry and labor. Supt. F. E. Searle spoke on Henry Ford as an Educator. Five other men talked. The Forum took trips to the U- nlted States Rubber Company, Cran- brook School, and Vernor's Ginger Ale Plant. Music was furnished at meetings by a chorus of 14 voices under the direction of War dell Hinderke, frcm Graceland College, Iowa. Ted Leydon, of Bowdoin College, Maine, is chairman of an editorial committee that is publishing a yearbook which will give reports of speeches and activities of the summer. Charles Bowen, of the Uni versity of Michigan, was elected program chairman; Virgil Lyons, of Iowa Wesleyan College, registrar. Band Plays in Auditorium Of WWJ for Boys’ Council At the request of the Boys' Work Council of Metropolitan Detroit, the Henry Ford Trade School Band, under the direction of I. J. Peto- vello, provided the opening music for the Council's program, Inside Stuff, in the WWJ Radio Station ; Auditorium. The boys were taken to the audi- torium in two Ford Motor Co. buses. Despite the fact that M-section boys were on their vacations, 35 band members were present. As guest musicians, the local j boys opened the program with a half-hour of lively band music. Besides leading the band, Mr. Pet ovello played Sugar Blues as a j trumpet solo. Each school having j members on the Council presented a skit, dance, or some other form of entertainment. Movies were also shown. Each year the Council selects, talent frcm the Metropolitan high schools of Detroit and sponsors a similar program.

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aln' draftsman IfrnafnarchaoAv. Although students and Instruc- tors have been on vacat ions, and the school paper was discontinued during the summer vacation period, newsworthy events did not cease. However, had The Craftsman staff been active, front page stories would have been written about the following stories: July 10: Nine of the first group of ten boys returned from the New York World's Fair. The following boys were placed in Tool and Die rooms: Leo Champagne, James Hogan, Robert White, Maurice Baker, John Nagel, and Melvin Hall. Emerson Ward went to the Dearborn Body De- sign department while Walter Grunst and Carl Queck were placed in the school’s drafting room. Stanley Kaczmarek was retained at the Fair. July 16: The Three Trumpeteers of the Henry Ford Trade School Band, accompanied by Don Voorhees Orches- tra, gave a special rendition of Three Trumpets during the Ford Summer Hour. July 19: The first ripe tomatoes reported in the Thrift Gardens were picked by John Heinz, shop theory instructor. My garden Fifty bound volumes of the 1938-39 editions of The Crafts- man are now on sale in the book- store. A charge of one dollar is being made to pay for the cost of binding and lettering the books. Purchasers' names will be stamped in silver on the books in the library. grew well because I kept it well cultivated, said Mr. Heinz. July 24; Robert Johnson, T-A-l, had an experience that every stu- dent wants—teaching an instructor. Robert taught Charles Sechrest, a teacher frcan Durfee Intermediate, how to wind an armature. Mr. Sechrest was enrolled as a summer student. July 29: Stanley Kaczmarek, senior who is working at the Trade School exhibit at the New York World's Fair, was interviewed about the Trade School and its functions dur- ing the Bright Idea Club Program over the N.B.C. radio hook-up. August 6: Frank Leach, senior, was interviewed by the Rouge Reporter during the Ford Summer Hour. This broadcast is carried by 80 sta- tions of the Columbia Network. August 7: Paul Knopp, senior, and Charles Epps, alumnus and summer student, had tryouts for the Detroit Tigers. Wish Egan, scout for the Tigers, advised them to report to Beaumont, Texas, next spring. SPECIAL EDITION HENRY FORD Skilled Hands Aid the Brain to Think Sanely Back from our vacations with pleasant memories of the summer experiences, we enter the twenty- fourth year of H.F.T.S. During this period many changes have taken place in the methods of edu- cation. More and more effort has been made to train young people to use their hands skilfully as well as to think accurately. This new emphasis on hand train- ing met much opposition because many people had bee cane accustomed to consider education as something that could be put into the brain principally through the eye and the ear of the student. These people failed to realize that many messages reaching our brains by sight and sound must be verified by actual contact before we are sure of their meaning. Because it is so wonderfully sen- sitive, the hand has probably car- ried more accurate original infor- mation to the brain than all our other senses combined. This we and other schools are beginning to realize. By training the hand to do skilled work the powers of the brain also expand and the ability to think sanely and accurately increases, but training the brain by other means develops no hand skill. The person who can use tools properly whether in the field of art, or manufacturing, or house- work has an ability the world needs. Only as the individual is able to perform seme service that others wish has he truly earned his place in the community. One thing every human being de- mands is a Job, and there is no sub- stitute. Jobs do not always mean working for money. We work because we must, to be happy. Others give us Jobs because we have the ability to do their work. In this school you have an op- portunity far beyond the ordinary to develop manual skill. How are you responding? Supt. of Ford Schools . Club announcements will be made over the public address system in the dining roam. The first regular edition of The Craftsman will appear Sept. 22. TRADE SCHOOL SEPT. 5, 1939 1700 Students Enrolled For 24th School Year With the calling of the class roll this morning, instructors are officially opening the 24th school year of Henry Ford Trade School. The school was opened Oct. 25, 1916 with six students and one in- structor. This morning the school has approximately 1700 students and 125 men on the instructional staff, 26 teaching academic work. In 1930 the school had its highest enrollment, 2800. On February 28, 1927, a branch of the school was organized at the Rouge Plant, the site of the pres- ent school. In the summer of 1930 the original school was moved from Highland Park and consolidated with the Rouge School. The High- land Park school occupied th9 Deepest sympathies are ex- tended to the family and friends of George Garabedian, senior, who died of typhoid fever on Aug. 8. building that now houses the Law- rence Institute of Technology. To get instructors supplied with lesson sheets and to take care of rush work or Ford Motor Co., the printing machines ran 24 hours each day last week, printing more than 300,000 sheets. Mr. Yerex to Take Last Group to New York Fair Having completed more than 70 weeks of training, the third group of ten Trade School students will entrain next Sunday for the New York World's Fair, where they will demonstrate their skill to the millions of visitors to the Ford Building by working on drawing boards and various machines. This group, consisting of Frank Leach, William Tilly, Warren Hardy, William Innes, George Dery, Wesley Champion, Daniel Vipond, Coradio Salet, Gerald Grunow, and George Manoli, will return when the Fair closes this fall. G. A. Yerex, personnel director, will accompany them and will re- turn with the group now at the Fair next Wednesday or Thursday morning. Stanley Kaczmarek, who went with the first group and was held over with the second, will also stay with the third group. Stanley is being retained to instruct the new boys.

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Congratulationi, Gardeners 3hf draftsman Belle isle or Bob-Lo? VOL. V, H0.-1 HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL, DEARBORN, MICHIGAN SEPrEMBER 22, 1939 Left to right: Prize-winners Philip Headings, Haig Vartanian, and John Van Nest arc con- Three Students Win Thrift Garden Prizes Sixty dollars in the form of banking accounts in Henry Ford Trade School investments were a- warded during the Thursday sing- ing session in the dining rocm, Sept. 14, to John Van Nest, W-E-l; Haig Vartanian, W-D-l; and Philip Heading, W-B-l; for keeping their thrift gardens, donated by Henry Ford last June, in the best condi- tion. Prizes were given in the follow- ing manner: John, first, a $30 in- vestment; Haig, second, a $20 in- vestment; and Philip, third, a $10 investment. Supt. F. E. Searle presented the boys with their prizes. John, besides keeping his own garden in good condition, took over two other neglected gardens and made them produce. I hadn't thought of winning, 8 id John. It was my aim to Photography Club to Outline Plans During First Meeting Members of the Photography Club will meet in Roan 45 at 3 p.m. Mon- days during their second week of classes to outline plans of the club for the present school year. Any Trade School boy who has a camera and is willing to take part In the club’s activities is in- vited to Join. 0. R. Scott, chemistry instruc- tor, sponsors the club. gratulaced by Charles Epps, Inspector, and Ray Gransden, Gardener. raise all I could to help my moth- er support a family of five. He once won a blue ribbon with a Dearborn school garden. John carries his produce from the gar- den to his home, a distance of miles. Although Haig has had no former gardening experience, he made a prize-winning garden on the poor- est soil in the tract. I still can't believe it's true, said he, looking at his bank book a few hours later. Philip was taking his first stab at farming. At first, his father didn't believe Philip could garden and offered to help him, but Phil- ip wanted to do it himself. His father was amazed when Philip won a prize. Henry Ford Trade School Thrift Gardens contained 394 plots. All seeds and tools were furnished by the Garden Department. Graduates Receive Imitations To Annual Alumni Stag Party The annual Henry Ford Trade School Alumni Stag Banquet will be held in the Masonic Temple Foun- tain Rocm on Oct. 21 with an admis- sion price of $1.50 a person. Cards announcing the affair have been sent out to 4,397 persons and will soon be followed by reply cards. These reply cards will be mailed back by the alumni for res- ervations. Anyone knowing of an alumnus who has not been notified of the ban- quet, please notify Butler Brewen in Roam 15. School to Determine Most Desirable Place For Annual Picnic The picnic committee in a recent meeting decided to let students and instructors decide whether the next annual June picnic for Henry Ford Trade School, Ford Apprentice School, and Alumni be held at Bob- Lo Island, the usual place, or be transferred to Belle Isle. The voting will take place next week. A sample of the ballot that will be passed out appears with this issue. Members of the committee eure E. H. Bailey, S. F. Langford, W. H. Moore, W. F. Mueller, and J. H. Wolfe. Before making a decision, the committee urges that everyone study the facilities and advantages (listed below) that each of the two places has to offer. They urge that you discuss them with your parents and families. Belle Isle I. Facilities A. Five hard-ball diamonds (Continued on page 4) Robert Hayward Wins $750 Tech Scholarship Robert Hayward, graduate of the June class of 1938, received on Sept. 14, a five-year scholarship worth $750 offered annually by the Lawrence Institute of Technology to the Trade School graduate with the most meritorious record. In making the selection, the Judges, F. E. Searle, superin- tendent; G. A. Yerex, personnel Robert director; and E. H. Bailey, shop theory instructor, considered the graduates' records in class, shop, and Apprentice School. Bob had his heart set on attend- ing college, but lack of funds pre- vented him. He intends to special- ize in the industrial field. Eugene Adams, who is in his third year at Lawrence Tech, and William Crump, who is in his sec- ond, are scholarship winners from the Trade School. Both are honor students. William is a T.S. senior while Eugene is a body designer.