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

Text from Pages 1 - 232 of the 1946 volume:

Beginning with six boys and one instructor, henry ford TRADE SCHOOL WAS OPENED OCT. 25. 1916. NOW. AFTER 28 YEARS. THE TRADE SCHOOL HAS AN ENROLLMENT OF 1600 STUDENTS. THE SCHOOL WAS ORGANIZED TO GIVE NEEDY BOYS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP SUPPORT THEMSELVES AND TO RETAIN THEIR INTEREST IN EDUCATION. TO ACCOMPLISH THE FIRST PURPOSE EACH BOY IS AWARDED A CASH SCHOLARSHIP. WHICH IS PAID TO HIM EVERY SECOND WEEK. TO ACCOMPLISH THE SECOND PURPOSE EACH BOY IS GIVEN INSTRUCTION IN ENGLISH. MATHEMATICS. GEOMETRY, ALGEBRA. TRIGONOMETRY. MECHANICAL DRAWING. SHOP THEORY, (CONTINUED ON BACK FLYLEAF) We, the members of the graduating class- es of January and June 1946, in appreciation for the opportunities afforded us, dedicate this, our yearbook, to Henry Ford II who has followed in the footsteps of Henry Ford, senior, his grandfather, and Edsel Ford, his father, as president of Ford Motor Company and has also continued the industrial education facili- ties which Henry Ford, senior, founded. DEDICATION TIOH HONOH HENRY SCHOOL HONOR ROLL FORD TRADE Honor Roll WORLD WAR II CLAUDE T. AIKEN. JR. 1st Lieut.—Army Air Forces June 14, 1945—Liberal, Kansas Lt. Aiken died while instructing a stu- dent pilot who lost control of the plane at uch a low altitude Lt. Aiken was unable o avoid a crash. • • • GEORGE AROLD Pvt.—U.S. Army June 23, 1945—Detroit After serving with U.S. Army for sever- al years, Pvt. Arold died of acute uremia at the Eloise Hospital in Detroit. • • • JAMES A. BANACH Pvt.—Field Artillery February 24, 1945—Luxembourg Pvt. Banach lost his life while serving with the Field Artillery in Luxembourg. ANTHONY J. BARANIAK S. Sgt.—Army Air Forces February 20, 1945—England Sgt. Baraniak was awarded the Air Medal and one Oak Leaf Cluster while serving as a ball turret gunner on a B-17 in the European Theater of Operations. He met his death on this twenty-fifth mission when his plane caught fire and crashed. • • • JOHN BORTAK Ensign—U.S. Navy October 23, 1945—Banana River, Florida Ensign Bortak, after serving for three years in the Navy, crashed to his death while flying on patrol duty off the coast of Florida. • • • ARTHUR T. BRANDOLINE Pvt.—Infantry November 5, 1945—Holland Pvt. Brandoline died from shrapnel wounds while serving with the Timber Wolf Division in Holland. • • • WELBEE (WILBUR' BUTTERFIELD Captain—Army Air Forces April 14, 1945—Europe Captain Butterfield was killed in a plan crash while on a combat mission over Europe. ROBERT E. CAMPBELL Sgt.—Army Air Forces October 6, 1944—Barnowitz, Germany Sergeant Campbell met his death while serving on his eighth mission over enemy territory. When he knew his B-17 was going to crash, he helped a fellow crew member to bail out although he hemself did not have a parachute. He was a- warded an honor citation posthumously for his bravery. He had also been a- warded the Air Medal and Purple Heart. • • • LAWRENCE T. CHARBONEAU Pfc.—U.S. Infantry March 13, 1945—N. Atlantic When his transport was wrecked in a North Atlantic storm, Pvt. Charboneau lost his life. • • • MICHAEL COJEREAN JR. Pvt.—Marine Corps March 6, 1945—Iwo Jima Pvt. Cojerean of the 4th Marine division was killed in action on Iwo Jima. • • • GLYN COTTRELL Sgt.—- Army Air Forces April 12, 1944—Malmedy, Belgium Sgt. Cottrell's plane, a B-24 on which he was tail gunner, was shot down while returning from a bombing mission over Germany. • • • ARCHIE CULLEN Pfc.—Infantry April 12, 1945—Jolo Island, P. I. E. Archie Cullen, who spent twenty-two of his twenty-six months in service, over- seas, died of wounds received in action while in the Pacific. He had been a- warded the Purple Heart. ROBERT F. CUMMING Pvt.—Infantry January 23, 1945—Rotgen, Germany Pvt. Cumming, a member of the 78th Division known as the Diehards , suffered multiple shrapnel wounds which caused his death while serving in the vicinity of Vossenack, Germany. • • • JAMES DUFF Seaman 2 c—U.S. Merchant Marine April 9, 1945—Atlantic Ocean Merchant Marine Seaman Duff lost his life following a collision of his tanker, the St. Mikiel, and another U.S. vessel in mid-ocean. • • • BASIL E. FIELDS M.M. 2 c—U.S. Navy February 17, 1944 South Pacific Basil Fields lost his life while serving in the South Pacific. ETTORE GANZ FVt.—Army Air Forces March 19, 1944 Alabama Ettore Ganz, a private in the Army Air Forces, was killed when a gun on which he was working accidently dis- charged. • • • DONALD GEIGER Pvt.—Infantry March 29, 1945—Kirchain, Germany Pvt. Geiger sacrificed his life to save the lives of ten infantry men who were advancing on the town of Kirchain, Ger- many. He received shrapnel wounds in the chest which caused his death. • • • ALBERT GEORGE Pfc.—Field Artillery Albert Goerge, a private in the Field Artillery, was killed in action December 17, 1944, in Germany. • • • EDWARD GRACE Stewards mate 1 c U.S. Merchant Marine Decenber 18, 1944—River Seine, France Edward Grace lost his life when the small boat in which he was returning to his ship capsized. • • • WILLIAM D. HAAG Pfc.—Infantry December 4, 1944—Germany. Saar Basin Area While Pfc. Haag was checking a com- munication line for a reported break, he encountered a 20 man enemy patrol.In order to save his buddies who were sleep- ing, Pfc. Haag, without regard for his per sonal safety, grappled with six of the patrol causing a sufficient commotion to arouse his sleeping company. His action caused the death of six of the enemy patrol but Pfc. Haag lost his life also. The Distinguished Service Cross was awarded posthumously for his heroic action. • • • WILMER HAGEN Staff Sergeant—Infantry January 15, 1946—Morotai Islands, Nether- lands, Indies Sgt. Hagen died of lobular pneumonia while serving in the Army as an instructor in jungle warfare. • • • EMIL J. HAUSCH 1st Lt.—Army Air Corps April 23, 1943—Florida Lt. Hausch was killed in a crash at McDill Field, Florida. HONOR ROLL ELMER O. HILL Pvt.—Infantry October 13, 1944—Germany Pvt. Hill lies buried in Belgium, as a result of wounds suffered while in combat in Germany. • • • GEORGE M. JOHNSON 1st Lt. Army Air Forces October 8, 1944—Germany While Lt. Johnson was returning from his seventeenth combat mission over Ger- many, his plane was struck by anti-aircraft fire and exploded in mid-air. • • • HENRY P. JONES Pfc.—Infantry January 11, 1945—Belgium After two years of service with the 82nd Airborne Division, Pvt. Jones was killed in action in Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge. • • • STANLEY P. KABARA Pvt. Army Air Corps While serving with the Ordinance Division of the Army Air Corps in Puerto Rico, Pvt. Kabara died of bilateral pulmo- nary embolia. • • • ARCHIBALD KELLY 1st Lt.—Army Air Forces July 22, 1944—Jugoslavia Lt. Kelly, Navigator of a B-24, was killed in action while on a mission over Ploesti, Roumania. • • • HARRY E. LANCHETT, JR. Pvt.—U.S. Marine Corps November 21, 1943—Tarawa Marine Harry Lanchett was killed in action during the fierce fighting on Tarawa. He was awarded the Purple Heart and the Presidential Citation. • • • HAZEN LINCE Chief Pumpman—U.S. Merchant Marine December 21, 1945—Port Neches, Texas After serving for two years in the Mer- chant Marines, Hazen Lince was drowned at Port Neches, Texas on December 1945. • • • DONALD MALONEY A.M.M. 2 c—U.S. Navy March 10, 1945—Atlantic Ocean After spending fourteen months in the Pacific on Eniwetok with Comdr. Miller's Reluctant Riders”, Donald Maloney was killed while making a routine flight to the Bahamas. • • • GEORGE MANOLI Pfc.—U.S. Amphibious Engineers February 1, 1945—Neomphoor Island, Dutch New Guinea While carrying out his duties as an amphibious engineer off the coast of Dutch New Guinea, Pvt. Manoli was drowned. JOSEPH MARCHAND Pfc.—Infantry September 1, 1945—France Pvt. Marchand lost his life in a motor vehicle accident while serving in France. • • • DONALD MARTIN Pvt.—Infantry April 13, 1945—Germany While resting after the battle at Swienfurt, Germany, Donald Martin was accidently killed by a soldier who was cleaning his gun. • • • HAROLD MAY Pfc.—Infantry June 6, 1944—Normandy Pfc. May was killed during the invasion at Normandy after the third day, while serving with the 82nd All American Air Borne Division. • • • harry McDermott MMM 3 c—U.S.Navy August 24, 1945-—Java Sea Harry McDermott died when the sub- marine USS Bullhead” was sunk by enemy aircraft in the Java Sea. • • • GERALD McFALL Pvt.—Infantry January 25, 1944—Italy Pvt. McFall was killed in action during the invasion of Italy. • • • RAY H. MILLER Pvt.—Engineers October 17, 1943—Pacific Area Pvt. Miller died of gunshot wounds while serving with the Army Engineers in the Pacific Area. • • • HENRY R. MOJESKE Pfc.—Infantry November 22, 1944—Leyte Pfc. Mojeske was killed in action during the invasion of Leyte. • • • ROBERT B. MONKS G.M. 3 c U.S. Navy July 30, 1945—Pacific Robert Monks lost his life when the USS Indianapolis” was sunk by enemy action in the Pacific Area. • • • LEO W. MOORE Pfc.—Infantry February 10, 1945—Manila, P. I. Pfc. Moore was killed in action while fighting for Nicholas Field in Manila. • • • LUTHER D. OTTO Sergeatn—Army Air Forces February 19, 1945—Over Tokyo, Japan During a mission over Tokyo in a B-29 Bomber, Sgt. Otto died with the entire crew of his plane as the result of a Kami- Kaze Bomber of the Japanese forces ram- ming their ship. Sgt. Otto flew 14 missions as a Turret Gunner, for which he received the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters. • • • ERNEST C. OZ 1st Lt.—Army Air Forces July 2, 1945—Harlingen, Texas After completing 70 combat missions successfully in the ETO, Lt. Oz died while testing a P-63 fighter plane near Harlin- gen, Texas. Lt. Oz was forced to fly through a thunder cloud causing his plane to go into a spin from which he never recovered. • • • MARION A. PALMER 1st Lt.—Army Air Corps February 7, 1945—Austria While piloting a B-24 over the oil fields of Austria, Lt. Palmer and his entire crew lost their lives when their plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire. WILLIAM BUD PEABODY Pfc.—U.S. Marine Corps Sept., 19, 1944—Peleliu Island, S.W.P. While on a voluntary mission Pfc Peabody was shot and instantly killed by a Jap sniper. • • • RICHARD F. PERRY Flight Officer—U.S. Air Corps August 6, 1945—San Antonio, Texas While on maneuvers in Texas, Fighter pilot Richard Perry was killed when his plane crashed. • • • THOMAS E. PERRY Boatswain's Mate 2 c—U.S.N.R. April 2, 1945—Okinawa Thomas Perry died as the result of shrapnel wounds he received while serving on the USS Elmore” in the Pacific. • • • RICHARD L. PLACE 2nd Lt.—Army Air Forces November 18, 1944—Grosetto, Italy While on a reconnaissance mission over Italy, Pilot Place lost his life when his P-47 crashed into a tree while strafing motor transports. • • • PETER QUINN Pvt.—Infantry December 22, 1944—Luxemburg Overseas only twenty-two days. Pvt. Peter Quinn was killed in action in Luxem- burg while with an infantry division of General Patton's 3rd Army. • • • ROBERT A. READING. JR. Tech. 4th Grade—U.S. Field Artillery October 6, 1945—Okinawa Robert Reading died on Ryukyu Reto Islands as a result of injuries received in an explosion. He had been awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received at Saipan. • • • ARMAND D. SAVOIE Pvt.—Infantry July 26, 1944—France Pvt. Savoie died in action during the invasion of St. Lo, Normandy. HONOR ROLL ARMOND SCARRONE Pvt.—U.S. Marine Corps une 29, 1945—Okinawa Pvt. Scarrone died as the result of wounds received while on guard duty on Okinawa. MATTHEW M. SCHEMER Sergeant—U.S. Army Air Force August 27, 1945—Saipan, Marianas Sgt. Schemer was killed when the B-29 on which he was a gunner flew into the side of a mountain while trying to land on Saipan. RAYMOND L. SOLOMON Pfc.—Infantry November 17, 1944 France Pfc. Solomon was killed in action in France while serving with the 95th In- fantry Division. • • • JOHN E. SULEWSKI Pfc.—Infantry April 9, 1945- Siegburg, Germany Pfc. Sulewski was instantly killed in action from a shell fragment at the Sieg River Dam. • • • ARTHUR E. SWARTHOUT Sergeant—Infantry, 26th Division November 19, 1944 Germany Sgt. Swarthout was killed during hand to hand fighting in the Battle of Metz, Germany. THOMAS J. TARTAMELLA Pfc.—Infantry April 1, 1945—Germany While attacking an enemy position in Germany, Pfc. Tartamella was killed by machine-gun fire. • • • JAMES E. THOMPSON Lt.—Army Air Forces September 5. 1944 Iceland Lt. Thompson lost his life when the P-47 he was piloting crashed off the coast of Iceland. CLYDE VOLWAY Pvt.—U.S. Marine Corps June 25. 1945 Okinawa Pvt. Volway landed with the 1st Division and fought through the entire battle for Okinawa. He died of a shell fragment wound in the chest in the last battle in which his division participated. NORMAN WALSH Fireman 2 c—U.S.N.R. July 19, 1944 Solomon Sea Norman Walsh was drowned while serving on a LST when the vessel was torpedoed and sunk by enemy action. • • • HAROLD G. WEAVER 2nd Lt. U.S. Air Forces July 29, 1945—Sequin, Texas Lt. Weaver lost his life in an airplane crash while serving with the Air Corps in Texas. WILLIAM E. WESLEY 2nd Lt.—Infantry November 26, 1944—France Lt. Wesley was killed in action near Strasburg, Germany. • • • HOWARD W. WICKISON Pvt.—Infantry November 30, 1944 Kintzheim, France While serving as a scout during the attack on Kintzheim, France, Pvt. Wickison was observed and killed by enemy rifle- men. • • • OTTO J. WITTSTOCK Corporal—U.S. Army April 22, 1945—Paris, France Cpl. Wittstock, who served with the Bomb Disposal Unit of the Army, died of wounds suffered when a bomb he was de- fusing accidently exploded. • • • KENNETH YOUNG Corporal—Army Air Force November 29, 1944—Nottingham N. H. Cpl. Kenneth Young was killed while flying his initial trip overseas, when the B-29 on which he was a gunner flew into the side of Pawtuckaway Mountain in New Hampshire. ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATION FREDERICK E. S E A R L E Educational Adviser FORI) INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS S. D MULLIKIN SUPERINTENDENT ADMINISTRATION J.W. BUSMAN ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT ADMINISTRATION raSEBS G. A. YEREX PERSONNEL DIRECTOR E.Y. PETERSON SUPERVISOR OF SHOP TRAINING ADMINISTRATION A. M. WAGENER SUPERVISOR OF ACADEMIC TRAINING ADMINISTRATION WILLIAM BLAKESLEY Assitant Shop Superintendant A. N. EDEL Assitant Shop Superintendant JANUARY GRADUATES JANUARY GRADUATES WILLIAM ABI IN A mb ilit hi: T« h Iii inker Hobby: Collect Old Coins Intramiinil Baseball ALBEBT AMBLEB Ambition: Twl Driver Hobby: Motors CIIABLES AVOTTE Ambition: Professional Damn- Hobby: Dancing Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball BAV MOM) i . BABINA Ambition: Aeronautical Designer Hobby: Model Airplanes Intramural Baseball Boiling league GLEN BABNIEB Ambition: 'I'ramp Steamer Sailor Ilotfby: Auto Bepair Cl I ABLINS BENTON Ambition: Federal Investigator llnbt y: Guns NOBMAN ADAMS PHILIP ABCIEBO Ambition: Flier BOBEBT L. BAABLAEB Ambition: Architectural Engineer Hottbies: Hunting, Fishing, Dancing CAP N- -l Class President Section Pa|H r The draftsman Stair BOBEBT F. BAIIM Ambition: Mining Engineer Hol t)ies: Stamps. Dancing Intramural Baseball CAP IfABOLD BELL Ambition: Chemical Engineer llohtties: Flying, Skiing Section Paper MICHAEL BEBNADETT Ambition: Professional Baseball Playt llolfbies: Sports, Dancing Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball arsity Baseball arsity Basketimll I ittermen’s Club President American legion Award Class Valedictorian Section Pa| er GERALD k. BLAH I T Ambition: Electrical Engineer lobby: Baseball liitrarniinil Baseball Intruiniiral Basketball Section Pajier El GENE BLASZKOWSKI Ambition: Operate Repair Oarage llobbv: Automobiles III BERT BOHN Ambition: Tool and Dicmaker Hobby: Sports Intramural Baseball arsit y Baseball Intramural Basketball Varsity Basketball Ijcttermen’s Club Section Paper BOB BREAK Intramural Basel Mill arsity Golf El GENE BROWN Ambition: lawyer ROBERT in UN Ambition: Engineering Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball Bowling league Section Paper JANUARY GRADUATES PAT BLANTON Ambition: Navy Career Hobby: Reading Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball Section Paper KENNETH R. BLOCK Ambition: Embalmer 11 oM y: Sports Intramural Basketball KARL BRAI N Ambitum: Engineer Hobby: Bowling Intramural Baseltall Band Bowling league IIERSCIIEL BBEAZEALE Ambition: Ford Production Management Scl«x l Hobby: Travel CAP American Ixigion Award Station Paper The Craftsman Stair PHILLIP I). BRYANT Ambition: Tool and Diemaker llobtnes: Driving. Auto Work NORBERT in LSKI Ambition: Designer Hobby: Harmonicas Intramural Baseball Bow ling League Section Paper JANUARY GRADUATES ROBKRT I . CAMPBELL Ambition: Tool and Dicmakcr II My: Sports Intramural Baseball arsity Basket ball Intniinural Basketball Al.KNANDKR CIIKTCI Tl Ambition: Mechanical Kngineer lobbies: Photography. Dancing. Bowling Bowling League W II.LIAM OKOlUiK CLACK KIT Intramural Baseball II ALPII CONTI mbilion: Journalist Hobbies: Heading, S|� orts arsity Temnis Intramural Basketball Reserve Basketball Varsity Basketball LcltermaiTs Club Ml BBAV COON Ambit it m: TooJu laker llttbbv: Airplanes TOM CBOWLKV Ambition: Mechanical Kngineer Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball RICHARD N. ('.ABB I KB Ambition: Hying Hobby: Airplanes Intramural Baseball WILLIAM KDWARI) CIIKVALIKB Ambition: To Kly Hobbies: Boiler Skating. Aviation (•lee Club DONALD C. TOLLMAN Ambition: Uw ver llol by: Bowling Bowling league 11 ABB V C. COOK Ambition: Drafting, engineering Hot)by: Motorcycles JIMMIL ('.BANK mbit ion: Tool and Diemaker Hobby: Boxing JAMIOS Cl BBIK Ambition: D arn to Kly Hobby: Motorcycling CAP JANUARY GRADUATES HOWARD K. Cl TTING Ambition: Elwtrical Engineer HtMty: Car Designing PETER DANIELS Ambition: Radio Engineer Ihtltbies: Radio mid Electronic Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball Varsity Basketball Band PETE DEMOS Ambition: Electrical Engineer Hobbies: Pishing. Skating. Swimming arsity Baseball (Student Manager) Band BOBKBT DOBSON Ambition: Draftsman Hobby: Stamps Intramural Rascludl Intramural Basketball Section Paper NATHAN Dl HE Ambition: Tool Designer Hobbies: Bowling, Swimming. Coutball Intramural Baseball Bowling League Section Paper The Craftsman Stall’ GERHART ELLIS Ambition: Mechanical Engineer Intramural Baseball arsity Baseball Intramural Basketball Varsity Basketball ABEAM) W. DAMI Ambition: Tool and Diemaker Hobby: Trigonometry JIM DAVIES Ambition: Sjx� rt.s 11 otrf v: Dancing Intramural Baseball Varsity Baseball Intramural Basketball arsity Basketball ALBERT EDWARD DE 1C 1 mbit ion: M e tallurgist Hobbies: Foot bull. Sports WILLIAM E. Dl DEE) Hobbies: Archery. Music Band JAMES Dl TIRE Ambition: Tool and Diemaker Hotibies: Photography. Radio Chemistry CALVIN F. ENGLISH Ambition: Civil Engineer Hobby: Boat Making JANUARY GRADUATES MELVIN C. EVANS LOI IS FALTYN Ambition: Draftsman Hobby: Horseback Hiding STEY K G. FAREAS Ambition: Mechanical Engineer Section Paper JAMES FINLEY Ambition: Toolmaker and Designer Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball Bowling league Section Paper DOMINIC FONTIC.IIIARO Ambition: Own Successful Business Hobby: Collecting Souvenirs Intramural Baseball VALENTINE MICHAEL FOBIS Ambition: Phobtgraphcr lobbies: Sports. Stamp Collecting Intramural Basketball Section Paper The Craftsman Stair FRANK ERKER Ambition: Draftsman llobbv: Model Building CAP ROSARIO FARIA NO Ambition: Wood Pattern Maker Hobby: Dancing Band Section Paper ANDREW C. FA R K AS Ambition: Mechanical Engineer Section Paper GERALD FARNIN Ambition: I-in joy Lib lloMties: Swimming, Routing. Football Intramural Baseball DON FLOETKE Ambition: Travel Hobby: Stamp Collecting ROOSEVELT FORD Ambitum: Tool and Dicmukcr Hobbies: Swimming. horsel ack Riding FREDERICK W. FRASER Haiti ties: I )a i i«'in r. Bowling. Skating. Photography Inlnimiinil Rnse l all Bowling league LEO RENO FREZZA A me it ion: Tool and Diemakcr lloltby: Airplane Moelols arsit y Bawball RICHARD GALLED Ambition: Pattern Maker Hobby: Plying MICIIALE (IASS Ambition: Psychiatrist Hobby: Bowling Section Pa|M r The draftsman Stall' Quill and Scroll m: in s. tiomro Ambition: Attend Ceillege Holfby: Collecting (IcxkI Pictures ICTOB II (IB I VIM KB Ambition: Millionaire Hobby: Auto Mechanics JANUARY GRADUATES LLKWKLLYN L. FREDERICK Ambition: Civil Engineer HMy: Stamp Collec ting Sect ie in Pa|x r FERNAND GABOt in BENJAMIN S. GARDINER AmbUion: Draftsman Hobbies: Piane , Auto Mecdianiers. Spe Intramural Basehall Intramural Basketliall Reiservc Basketball N arsity Basketball T-A-I Class President Bowling league Section PajHT LKO II ( AI DRKAI Ambition: Commercial Artist. PheiteigrapheT lobbies: Drawing. Dane ing, Swimmi Section Pa|M� r W. M. GRAY Ambition: Automeitive Engineering thtbtty: Be | airing Old Cars Intramural Baseball Intramural Tennis ROBERT K. IIABBIS Ambition: Attend Colle ge Holfbies: Bowling. Dunc ing Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball JANUARY GRADUATES SHELDON HARRISON Ambition: Professional Base!mil Player 11 My: Baseball Intramural Baseball Bowling I ‘ague Section Pa| er ALBERT BICIIABD HAWKS Ambition: Professional Hockey Player. Toolmaker Hobbies: Hunting, Pishing ROBERT HILL Ambition: Professional Photographer Hobbies: Photography, Dancing. Camping I ntraumrul Basket hall BERT HOLMSTBOM Ambition: Engineer llifttbies: Pool ha II. Traveling Intramural Busehall LESTER III BERT Ambition: Singing lobby: Bowling PR ANCIS IIAI KE 1 mbit ion: Exhihition Dance Hoblties: Radio, Swimming BICIIABD IIEWELT Ambition: Draftsman Hobby: Sports FREDERICK E. HOLLIS Ambition: Engineering Hobbies: Stamps, Airplanes Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball ROBERT HOI 'ITEMAN A mbit ion: Toolmaker Hobby: Sports JOHN III BIN Ambition: Electrical Engineer Hobby: Radio CAP ALFRED W. ISMOND Ambition: Tck I and Diemaking Hobtty: Beading JOHN P. ID MES JANUARY GRADUATES HILL JIONZION Ambition: College IntrHniiirul Baseball Intramural Basketball T-A-2 Class Pn ident EDWARD JOHNSON Ambition: Mechanical Knpnccr llobbirs: headin';. Model Airplanes Section Pa| er The Craftsman Stall’ Quill and Scroll ItOBKItT L. KEELER Ambition: Mechanical Engineer Hubbies: I limt in r. Skiing MERRILL J. KELLY Ambition: Engineer Hobby: Stamps H � vliii r league JAMES M. KIEFER Ambition: Toolmaker Hobbies: Motorcycle Racing, Arc! Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball GEOROIO k MCI IT A mbit ion: T xrimakcr Hobby: Sport Intramural Tennis Bowling league MOON A B I) S. KOZIO Ambition: Piano Player Hobtties: Bowling Swimming. Skating. JOHN J. KONKAL Ambition: Aircraft Engineer lobbies: Flying, Archery, Models Intramural Baseball CAP Section Pa| er The Craftsman Staff CON BAD GEORGE KRONENBIORG Ambition: To Own Factory Hobbies: Molding Plastics, Singing Bl l)l)Y M CZMA Ambition: Chemical Engineer obby: Phot � gra p h y Section PajMT The Craftsman Si a If LEONA HI) LA Bl DA A mbit ion: T h 1 maker Hobby: Wood Craft Intramural Baseball ST I ART K. . k A LION Ambition: Travel. Draftsman Hobby: Hunting JANUARY GRADUATES HARNEY R. LANGE Ambition: Draftsman t Mv: Guns Intrainiiral Baseball Intramural Basketball CAP IIENIH (HANK) LAI TEN Ambition: Own Successful Business Intrainiiral Baseball Intramural Basketball Section Pa|H r WILLIAM LENGYEL A mbUion: T h � 1 maker lobby: Bowling Intramural Baseball Bowling league DONALD LONG Ambition: Tool and Diemaker llottby: Bowling Section Paj cr IBANK MAYTNEB Ambition: Tool and Diemaker Hobby: Records Intramural Baseball M-A-l Class President JOHN MC CARTin Ambition: ()|h ii Small Busint s lobby: Sports Intramural Basketball BBI NO LARESE Ambition: Become an Instructor Hobbies: Sports, Stamps Intramural Baseball Intramural BasketIxall IB INC GALE LEIRSTEIN Ambition: Wood Pattern Making lobbies: Boiler Skating. Bowling Intramural Baseball Bowling league EMIL LENKI Ambition: Professional Buisnessman llttitby: Automobile Racing Intramural Baseball Glee Club STENE MARTIN Ambition: Mechanical Engineer, All American Football Star Intramural Baseball Intramural Tennis Intramural Basketball Section Pajier The ('raftsman Stair Quill and Scroll ANDREW MAZZARA Ambition: Engineer llttltbies: Sports, Hunting Intramural Baseball EDWARD MC DIABMII) Ambition: Army llottby: Pool JANUARY GRADUATES TOM MC GAIIEY Ambition: Atomic Physicist IIMies: Radio. Photography CAP Section Paper The Graftsman Stall” GERALD A. MICIIELL Ambition: Tool and Diemaker Hobbies: Radio, Electronics CAP Band Section Ph|mt The Craftsman Stall’ IU SSELL NELSON MC WILLIAMS Ambition: Aeronautical Engineer th� tthy: Designing and Building' Model Airplanes Intramural Basehull ROBERT S. MILLIGAN A mbit ion: I )raf tsma n Hobby: Stani| s ROBERT A. MORISOT Ambition: Engineer 11 ottlties: Drawing. Horseback Riding Skiing Intramural Baseball Inlramural Basketball Bowling league CHARLES T. NAGY Ambitum: Tool and Diemakcr Hobby: Music Intramural Baseball Band CHESTER MYLENEK Ambition: Trade School Instructor RAY MOND ROY NARDOM Ambition: Engineer l oftity: Drawing I nlramural Baseball Intramural Basketball Varsity Basketball MILO NEWER JR. Ambition: Fireman llobity: Repairing Articles CARLYLE NORFLEET A mbit ion: I )raf tsma n tht!tities: Dancing. SjiorLs JAMES C. NORTON Ambition: College; Section Paj er ROBERT OTTO Ambition: Civil Engineer I htitities: Stamps. Sports JANUARY GRADUATES KENN OVERALL AmbUion: Engineering, Tool Designing lobbies: Dancing, Speed Ice Skating Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball Section Paper PA I L PA I LSON A mbit ion: Meta II urgisl Hobby: Cars Intramural Baseball RICHARD GEORGE PERKINS AmbUion: Commercial Artist lloltliy: Model Airplanes REA NOLD J. POIIL AmbUion: Aeronautical Engineer Hobby: Bowling Intramural Baseball Ski Club Section Paper The ('raftsman Stall BEX POPPLEWELL A m b U urn: T n 1 m a ker Hobbies: Wood Working. Auto Be| air CAP WALTER PR AIN Ambition: Professional Bowler Hobby: Bowling WOLKGANG PAPENIIEIM Ambition: Mechanical Engineer lobby: Football THOMAS PEAK Ambition: Tool and Diemaker Hobby: Sports Intramural Baseball ANTI IONA PEZZIN AmbUion: Own 'Pool and Die Plant HiMties: Sports, Flying Intramural Baseball Intrainural Basketball CAP Bowling league ALEXANDER POLLOCK Ambition: Dancer lloblty: Dancing Bowling league STEVE POZSGAI Ambition: Electrician Hobby: Cartooning RONALD PROI1M AmbUion: Tool and Diemaker JANUARY GRADUATES ('.IfAHLICS Of l(iLKA A mbit ion: I )nif (mini ii I lobby: Holler Skating I nl mm lira I Base! all 11 KM IO K. HICIITEH Ambitum: Wood Pattern Maker Hobbies: Photography, Pishing IIAHOLD HOCHOLL A mb it ion: M aehinist I Ittltby: Making Pi oplc (iay Intramural Basclmll CAP HOYALI) STAN LI ;A HA IN KH A mbit ion: M i 11 i na ire IIMies: lee Skating. Howling I.LOYAHI) SOIIHOKDKH Ambition: Architect t lot thy: Music Intramural Hasehall pitch ;. sehazio Ambition: Mechanical Engineer Hobbies: Model Airplanes, Stamps Intramural Hasehall Section Paper The Craftsman Si all’ HOBKHT HICK Ambition: Tool anil Diemaker Hobby: Auto He| air IIKHMAIN O. HICIITKH Ambition: Designer llolttties: Wood Working. Baseball, Fishing JOHN HI I I S Ambition: Ski Instructor Ihtbbirs: Skiing .Dancing GLENN SANDKHS Ambition: Collegi Hobbies: Skating, Ah Kiel Making Infrumural Hasehall WILLIAM L. I ;. SCI1I LTZ Ambition: Elect rician llolttties: .Model Making. S|k i Is Section Pa|K'r BOH SKI HA NCR Ambition: Architect llttltby: Collecting Famous lleadlin Intramural Baseball Section Paper The Craftsman Si a IF JANUARY GRADUATES WILLIAM LEE SIEGEL Ambition: Ply to tin Moon Hot tities: Guns, Airplanes CAP THEODORE I). SLABE A mbit ion: Archil ect I lot tities: Music. Pliotography Section Paper JOHN A. SPALL Ambition: Metallurgist. Hobbies: Hunting. Pishing CLIFFORD STEWART Ambition: Tool and Dicinakcr Hobby: Sports Intramural Baseball arsity Rasehall RA STOCKER Ambitum: I )raftsuian Hobby: Billiards HAROLD SIGSBEE Ambitum: 'Pool and Diemaker Hobbies: Horses. Dogs LAWRENCE II. SMITH Ambition: Electrical Engineer Ilobbies: Clock Rc| air. Bowling CHARLES STANDIIARDT Ambitum: 'Pool and Diemaker Hobby: Gas Model Plain's ROBERT C. STILSON Ambition: Civil Engineer Hobbies: Swimming, Traveling Intramural Baseball Intramural Baskethull WILLIAM STONE Ambition: Aero Engineer Hobby: Plying Intramural Based tail CAP HAROLD STI GKItt A mbit ion: Plu t gra plier WILLIAM THOMAS STI LI Ambition: Engineering Hobbies: Hunting, Scouting JANUARY GRADUATES BENJAMIN SWANSON Ambition: T k I Designer Hobbies: Guns, Building Cutlnges joiin j. tegel Ambition: Travel Section Pa| er Editor-in-Chief of The ( '.raftsman Editor of (lie Year Bonk Quill and Scroll JIM VALLANCE Ambition: Mechanical Engineer cap Glee Clui� THOMAS J. ERRAN Ambition: T(k� I and Dicniaker Hobby: Dancing ROBERT G. AINEO Ambition: Toolmaker th t tty: Model Airplanes Kenneth w arner 1 rotation: Own Successful Business Hobbies: Skiing. Hunting, Fishing. Boating, Swimming EDWARD W. SZALAY Ambition: Die Designing Hobtties: Hunting. Fishing Intramural Bascltall GERALD F. VALENTINE Ambition: Mechanical Engineer Hobtty: Sports Intramural Baseball Section Pajier LE BOV ANDER WALKER Ambition: Tool and Dicmaker Hatihy: Sports Bowling league JAMES M. WAGNER Ambition: Grinder Hand. Singer Hobbies: Horseback Riding. Singing JOHN BENTON WALLACE Ambition: Draftsman Hobby: Bowling THOMAS W ABNER Ambition: Piano Player Intramural Rasel� all JANUARY GRADUATES BICHARD G. WASEK DARW I WOl.r Ambition: I )rarLsman Hobbies: Dancing Swimming Intramural Baseball Glee Club M-A-3 Class President Section Paper RICHARD I ;. WELCH Ambition: Tool and Dicmaker Hobbies: Wood Working. Football Intramural Baseball KENNETH C. WHIG I IT Ambition: Toolmaker Hobbies: Swimming. Fishing Hand Section Pa| er The draftsman Si a II' KARL ZIEGLER Ambition: Electrical Engineer Holttty: Sports Intramural Basclmll Bowling league Section Paper The (’.raftsman Stall (Miill and Scroll Graduates Whose Pictures Are Not Available LEO CZAHNIK Ambition: Tool and Dicmaker Hotibies: Hunting. Fishing Intramural Baseball I BANK M. EVEN MICHAEL J. FEBHAHA CAMILLE GYSSEES Ambition: Badio EnginnM' Holftiies: Radio, Music HOBEHT HARDEN Ambition: Band leader Hobby: Playing the Guitar ROBERT HINCKLEY .IOIIN F. in VIES MATTHEW J. JOHNSTON Ambition: Tool and Dicmaker Hotttty: Bowling Intramural Baseball JAMES O’KANE Ambition: Engineer Hobby: Coin Collection Intramural Baseball CAP ABTIII B A. MATCIII LAP (il S ANDERDONK Ambition: Grocery Clerk Hobby: B ceiling Intramural Baseball JUNE GRADUATES JUNE GRADUATES biciiabd abtiii n amell mbit ion: Mechanical I'lnginwr lobbies: Photography. Boating. (iolf Camera Club Section Paper The Craftsman Stall' JOHN l SILK) X mbit ion: Mechanical Knginwr Hobby: Be| airing ( Anything Intramural Baseball Intramural Basket l all imil B BAI KB rnbition: Professionid Bascliall Hobbies: Boiler Skating, (iolf. Ilorse- back Biding. Swimming Intramural Baseball IIKBBKBT (i. BIBBKK X mb i I ion: Aeronautical Draftsman llttbby: liking Life Kasy Intramural Base! ml I liKOIUJK BOCK Section Pa|ier THOM AS Bt IK 11 Ambition: Pilot M-A-l Class President Section Pap'r (iKILALD BMBIU STEH Xmbition: Naval Oflnvr lobby: Bowling Intramural Baselmll Intramural Basketlmll Cheerleader Section Pa|� er 11 ABN EA NN . BAILKN Xmbition: Machinist lobby: Automobile T-A-2 ('lass President JOK BEBkEA Xmbition: Tool and Diemaker lobby: SjK rts Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketlmll Band Section Pa| er IIABOLI) II. BLOOM Xmbition: Tool and Diemaker BOBKBT BBAIN Xmbition: Mechanical Engineer Hobby: Auto Mechanics A LENA N DEB ('ECU A NOW 1CZ Xmbition: Chemical Engineer llob tirs: Model Airplanes. Motor Scooter Traveling CAP JUNE GRADUATES BOR CECIL mbition: Pilot. Hobbies: Hunting. Hying CAP Section Paper The Craftsman Staff EDWARD CHAPA Ambition: Mechanical Engineer Hobby: Sports JOHN CRISA Ambition: Plane Technician an l Test Pilot Hobby: Aviation Section Paper MOTOR PAl L DEM EDI K mbit ion: Street S v eeper Hobbies: Hunting. Fishing Intramunil Basket hall Section Paper FRANK DESMET Ambition: Draftsman, Toolmaker llottbies: Boating. Tennis. Basket luill. Skating Intramural Basketi all Section Paper CARL Cl RTIS Ambition: Production Engineer Hobby: Archery PAT DE SANTIS AmbUion: Draftsman lobby: Sports Intramural Baseball Varsity Basel � all Section Paper CORDON LEROA DETTER Ambition: To Enter College HtMries: Drumming. Baselmll Intramural Baseball Section Paper RALPH E. DIFFENDERFER AmbUion: IVofcssional Boxer lloltby: Boxing Intramural Basel a II Ml Rim DONNELLS mbit ion: Drafting Hobby: Sjiorts Intramural Raseltall Section Paper The Graftsman Staff THOMAS DISKIN Ambitam: Toolmaker Hobby: Bowling CAP im DO! (HAS XmbUion: Dental Technician Hobtiy: Mechanics Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball JUNE GRADUATES )l KNTIN A. DHAKTZ Ambition: Engineer Hobbies: Horsts, limiting, Fishing .Section Pa|� er i:d Ambitum: '1'«h 1 and Diemaker Hobby: Horseback Hiding Intramural Baseball clhald i-khkhspill A mbit ion: C llege I totitty: Swimming Intramural Baseball I ntramiiral Basket ball Section Paper The Craftsman Stall OLKN ITrZOKHALD Ambitum: Tool and Diemaker CAP STKI’I III DIOHAW IHANkll Bill Ambition: Knginrcr Ho titty: Sailing WILLIAM OIBBINS mbit ion: Wood Pattern Maker lloltby: Woodworking Bowling KLMKB F. ENDEBS Ambition: Draftsman Hotttnes: Sketebing, lb-pairing Cars Intramural Baseball GIL LAI T Ambition: Draftsman Hobbies: Piano. Woodwork Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball AimII B FENSkK Ambition: Tool and Diemaker Hobbies: Stamps. Archery DON lOOAim mbit ion: I bailsman Ihtbbies: Hunting and Fishing Section Paper EDWIN O. GEBSCII mbition: Draftsman Ih.bbies: Baseball. Airplanes Intramural Baseball I nt ramural Basket ball Section Paper BOBLBT OILLKSPIK Ambition: Tool and Diemaker I lobtiy: S|H� rts Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball JUNE GRADUATES FRANK CREEN Ambition: Flying Hobbies: Sports, Models mi is (lOiioiNi A mb it ion: Draftsman Hobby: Driving Section Paper CONRAD IIANOARTNER mbit ion: Radio Kiifrincrr 11 of thy: Radio S«vliofi Paper The ('.raftsman Stair Quill and Scroll RAA MONI) E. I lid RLE Ambition: Engineer Ihthhirs: Driving, Fishing Rand JACK I). MILL Ambition: To Fly Hobby: Model Hanes Intramural Baseball Section Pajwr S I I ART HORNER Ambition: Tool and Diemaker llobby: I Inrseback Riding Intraimiral Baseball Intramural BasketImll Section Paper WILLIAM OR KEN Ambition: Toolmaker Hobbies: Baseball. Airplanes Section Paper DAN Gl RTA Ambition: Mechanical Designer Hobbies: Weight Lifting. Drawing. Tennis. Roller Skating. Canoeing, Archery CAP Section Pa| er The Craftsman Staff EDWARD CHARLES HEINRICH Ambition: Draftsman Hobby: Chemistry I nI ramural Basket ball FRANK L. IIERITIER Ambition: Draftsman loNty: Woodwork KENNETH HILL Hobby: Swimming Section Paj� er BENAIAII IIOW A A Ambitam: To Join the Navy lloblty: Repairing Small Motors JUNE GRADUATES Frederick it. inoram Charles i-;. joskm n IIENRN KECK AmbUiim: Boxer Ilobby: Airplanes DONALD kOKNIO El (iKNK kRACIIKNKKLS Ambition: Jeweler Hobbies: Pigeons. Holler Skating AHI III It LEICIIT Ambition: To Live in Klnise lobby: Hunting RALPH III DOCK Ambition: Ranch Owner Hobbies: Foollmll. Horseback Riding Section Pa|ier OEOItOE R. JOHNSON Ambition: Architect H(titbit’s: Model Aircraft, Home Designing NICHOLAS C. KACII MAN Ambition: Aero Engineer Hobbies: Hunting. Writing Intramural Baseball Section Paper The Craftsman Stall RICHARD KOROTkO Ambition: Draftsman Hobbies: Hunting. Kishinj Section Paper The ('.raftsman Stall Ouill and Scroll WILLIAM LA COMBE Ambition: Farmer Hobby: Auto Mechanics CAP Section Paper ROBERT It. KEItllKiAN Ambition: Mechanical Engineer IIttltliies: Horseback Riding. Reading Intramural Baseball JUNE GRADUATES ED LKN Ambition: Mechanical Engineer llnlthy: Writing Intramural Baseball American Legion Award W-A-l Class President Section Paper The Craftsman Staff Quill and Scroll PAH UNDLBAl Kit Ambition: W«hkI Pattern Maker Band LOl IS LO AT Ambition: Successful Business Man Hottby: Sports Intramural Baseball Varsity Tennis Intramural Basketball Section Paper The Craftsman Staff Quill and Scroll DIMITRI JAMES IA LEI I Ambition: Wood Pattern Maker Hobbies: Woodworking. Mechanics Setion Pa| er JAMES MAC ASK ILL Ambition: Professional Basel in 11 lloltlty: Baseball Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball Bill OK MC DONALD Ambition: Pal ternmaker lloltby: Photography Intramural Tennis Camera Club HILBERT LENZ Ambition: Printer llot)bies: lee Skating. Bowling KENNETH LOKI MAN Ambition: Draflsman Holtbies: Pishing. Basel ml I Intramural Baseball CAP COLEMAN LI KE Ambition: Toolmaker Hobby: Mechanics JOSEPH JOHN U PI Xmbition: I )raftsman 11oMties: Hunting Pishing Section Paper ON BIL MARSHALL Ambition: Aeronautical Engineer lloltlty: Ciolf Section Paper MAZ MC LKOD mbit ion: Patternmaker Hobby: Baseball Section Paper JUNE GRADUATES ROBERT MESLER Ambition: Tool and Diemaker Hobby: Mechanics RICHARD MILLS Ambition: Military Career Hobby: Dying CAP Section Pa|K r The ( '.raftsman Staff Quill and Scroll stkn i : j. A(n At) ih it inn: Become an Attorney Hobbies: Swiinining, Sailboat Hiding, Hunting Inlrainiiral Baseball Section Pa| er Robert m. nelson Ambition: To Make L ts of Money Hobbies: Swimming. Fishing, Tennis. Car Hej� air Section Pa| er DON L NICHOLSON mbit it m: Race Driver IlnUtv: Motorcycle Hardball JOHN I PAN IK Ambition: I bailsman Hobbies: Model Cars. Swimming Intramural Baseball Section Paper KKNNKTil MC RAE A mbit ion: Kngi neer Hottbies: Sports, Dancing Intramural Baseball V arsity Tennis Intramural Basketball Section Paper The Craftsman Staff Quill and Scroll EZIO M1CIIEIJ S Ambition: Aviat ion Hobby: Bowling ROBERT NEWMAN . 1 mint ion: I )raftsman Ilitblties: Baseball. Swimming DAN i ; OW ENS Ambition: Baud Leader llobtty: Musci OLEN II. NELSON mbit ion: Tool and Diemaker Hobbies: Home Shop KENNETH MOBBIS Ambition: L arn to Ely lloltbies: Eishing, Boxing. Bepairing Cars Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball Section Pa| er JUNE GRADUATES PDWAHI) PATTISON Ambition: Toolmaker Hobbies: Baselwll, Basketball Intramural Baselsdl Intramurul Basketball JOSEPH PETEHS 1 mbit ion: Draftsman or Kngin« cr Hobby: Drawing Pictures Artist, Section Pa|x r THOMAS PHILLIPS Ambition: Attend Apprentice School DICK PIERSON Ambition: Wood Pattern Maker llottby: Odd W mkIs predkrick e. pratt Ambition: Tool and Diemaking Hobbies: Swimming. I e Skating. Pishing Intramural Baseball Band CHESTER PRZN ID 1.0 Ambition: Toolmaker lloltbies: Judo. Weight Lifting I)A ID RATCLIIPE A mbit ion: I )ra I'tsma n llttltbies: limiting. Pishing Intramural Baseball Section Pa|H r NOBMAN RINO Ambition: Tool and Diemnker t lobby: Sfiorts HENin rosier Ambititm: Tool and Diemaker Hot thy: Mechanics Intramural Baseball Section Paper EMIL RAI UN Ambition: Mechanical Engineer Hoblty: Piano Playing Section Paj er ROBERT ROOERS mbit ion: Draftsman or Mechanic Hobby: Records Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketluill Artist. Section Paper CONKAI) Bl OPI mbit ion: I )raftsuian Hobby: Model Building JUNE GRADUATES NICK IM no mbitum: Draftsman Hobby: Sports Section taper HUM) II SCHMIDT mbiiioii: Radio ami Klectrical Man llobby: Swimiuiiig Section Paper D i; I siako mbit u n: NU'IhIIui 'UI IlnbbUs: Hunting, Fishing. Target Shooting Intramural Basel tall Section l a|H,i UV SCHKYKK {rnbition: Mechanical Knginccr Intramural Baseball Section Paper WILBl K SIMON Xmbition: Tool Designer Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball WILLIAM KICHVKD MKK Ambition: Pilot Hobbies: Horseback Hiding. Swimming Intramural Baseball WILLIAM i m hi R1 R mbit ion: Drartsman Hobby: Mechanics ;i:om;i: sciinki:m nn mbition: Ti l ami Diemaker Hobbies: Singing, Sports Band M R IN SIIKRMW I mbit toft: Tool ami Diemaker Hobby: Drawing WILsON SIM UnbUion: Mechanical Kngiiteer Hobby: HorseWi Biding Intramural Baseball vvi sivioNirrn Imbit ion: T« wlniuker Hobby: Sports S. cfcioa Paper JOHN I SMITH JUNE GRADUATES JAMES STALKER mbit ion: Engineer Hubby: Chemistry Intramural BhkcImII Intramural Basketball Nl lkKl PajKT The Craftsman Staff Quill and Scroll HAROLD STERN mbititm: iit� n« bilc Mechanic Hubbies: lhw l� all. F« otbell Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball TOM E TAA LOR mb it tun: Electrical Engineer Hubby: Sp« irt Intramural Baseiiall Serti� n Paj er HAROLD THOMPSON Section Paper The Craftsman Staff Quill and Scroll RICHARD TOEPLKR I mbit inn: I )rafl roan Hubby: Spurts Intramural Baelall Intramural Basketball Xarsity (Mall Reserve Basketball arsity B� 4ctball NS -A-2 Q� President Section Paper TON A TOBKICE I mbiiim: Navy Hubbies: Repairing Cars. Dancing Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball Sectam Paper CUFF SPIERS A mbit ion: Den 11st Hobby: Sports Intramural Baseball Varsity Basel� 11 Intramural Basketball Reserve Basketball arsit y Tennis Lettennan's Club Section Paper EDM ARD STELLIM mbit inn: Commercial Vrtist Hubbv: Dra ing CAP Section lAjer Cartoonist and ReporU r F« r Tfte Craftsman Quill and Scroll R A A MONO STB I .SSIONE Ambition: Professional Musician llubhy: Dam ins Section Paper The ('raftsman Staff SH AFTER TERRA Intramural Baseball Intramural BasketbaH Band WILLIAM THOMPSON Ambition: Navy Hubbies: Stamps. Airplanes Intramural Baseball Section Paper CARLO TOM Ambition: Mill Hobby: Fishing Intramural Banebal Intramural Basketball ROBERT EILLH Ambition: Engineer and Pilot DENTON WONNACOTT Ambition: Tool and Dieinakcr and llot Trumpet Player lloltby: Collecting Photographs of l ' sit- hall and Baseball Stars Intramural Baseball CAP EARL M WIGGINS mbit ion: Conunercial Artist Hobbies: Woodworking. (’ar ings. Music. Drawings CAP Section Pa| er JOHN ON A Ambition: Wood Pattern Maker llobbv: Baseball Intramural Baseball arsily Baseball Intramural Basketball Section Paper GRADUATES WHOSE PICTRUES ARE NOT AVAILABLE JOHN LOWRAN JB. A mbit ion: Metallurgist Hobby: Horseback Biding Intramural Baseball LOI IS WILLIAM MARASCO Ambition: Mechanical Engineer Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball Section Paper (A RIL MARSHALL Ambition: Aeronautical Engineer Hobby: Golf Section Paper JOHN GEORGE SANTO Ambition: Builder, Patternmaker Holtlties: Swimming. Hunting, Fishing, Skating JOHN TRACZYNSKI Ambition: Draftsman llolttiy: Art DONALD C. WHITMAN Ambition: Tool and Diemaker Hobby: Baseball Intramural Baseball ACTIVITIES Graduates of January '46 and their dates dance away the hours to the music of Roston Clark and his Columbians at the January senior prom held in the Wayne and Bagley rooms of Hotel Statler, January 27, 1946. O UG Uf, Benia . Pnxutt The January senior prom: One of the most important social events of the year and members of the graduating class and their dates are surely enjoy- ing themselves. 1 1 V 1 1 Members of the June '46 graduating class dance at their long-awaited senior prom, June 15, 1946. jjusie Senior Pnom ACTIVITIES Miguel (Mike) Bernadett, W-A-l, and Herschel Breazeale, T-A-l, receive the American Legion a- wards from Kenneth Williams, commander of Ford Motor Company American Legion post 173 as A. M. Wagener, head of the academic depart- ment, and F. E. Searle, superintendent of Henry Ford Trade School, look on. They are left to right: Mr. Wagener Mike Bernadett, Mr. Williams, Herschel Breazeale, and Mr. Searle. J A N U A R Y J U N E James Stalker, T-A-l, and Ed Len, W-A-l, receive the coveted American Le- gion awards at their com- mencement exercises June 27 from Commander Ken- neth Williams of Ford Motor Company American Legion post 173. ACTIVITIES In the midst of the hustle and bustle of preparing the yearbook, John Tegel, editor, takes a quiet moment to paste pictures into place. Fellow Classmates, Memories. Three and one-hall years of memories. Some were happy, some sad. Yes, Henry Ford Trade School does bring back memories to its graduates. Memories of being jabbed with that big needle when 'Doc' took the blood test in the hospital; of sweep- ing and mopping floors; of being bawled out (for something you didn't do, of course); of the 'delicious' lunches served in the cafeteria; of those 'tough' instructors; of those final exams; of those thrilling basketball and baseball games; of the Bob-Lo picnics; of the belle of the prom (the girl you took, naturally); and of the commencement speakers. Those short years, now gone forever, are truly full of memories. Now it is time to look to the future. Commencement means beginning and now that we have completed our academic training here in Trade School, we are just beginning to learn. Our lives are before us and we are free to do with them what we will. Let's make the best of them. It has been my earnest endeavor, as editor of the yearbook, to make this a book of which you can be proud and which will aid you in recalling your Trade School days. John J. Tegel Yearbook Editor, 1946 ACTIVITIES JOHN J TK.il lu!ifur-lii-(!hu-f Second Semrtur Yearbook I ditor 40 IIAK i) I IK MKm . K I NNI I II VC RIGHT ACTIVITIES ROBERT DEWAR Editor-ln-Oiicf First Semester E. H. STOELTING Ads iscr KARI hic;1.1 K THE PAPERS PLUEPR ft T 5WF “‘♦f Buddy Kuczao A« t =aito.-...Sd yohnaoQ irVl8t Bernadett 1 nd ?ro®°tlonal 'ditor To McGflhey wail i OfW c y GM o uoicr SHARIF ff fv YX UU A U'.— l Ass ’ t Fdltor aoh wolf (Z � � fri«ht i. m o� «a_. Henry Ford Trade School Dearborn| Michigan COUP IE A Editor...Jerry Pohl Asst. Ed...John KonkaU Cartoonist..Norb Bylskil Typist......Bob Dobson promotional Editor.••■ ..........Bob Bylin THE PAPERS © © © 5 5 TflFF tor in chief.-. Bnil Raulin ews editor......... Gordon Detter Editorial Editor.... Thoaas Burch’ Feature Editor.... Stuart Horner Sports Editor........ Pat DeSantis Artists................. Ed Stellini, John Crisan M-B-l TJI U 50© aa SPORTS SPORTS THE VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM Members of the 1945.46'46 Craftsmen varsity basketball team are, left to right, standing: Coach AI Milankov, Ben Gardiner, Ralph Coni Gerhart Ellis, Bruno Bieksza, and Dave Neeson, student manager. Seated, left to right: Hubert Bohn, Greg Ecsedi, Mike Bernadett, Richard Toepler, and Charles Reaves. BASKETBALL RESULTS T. S. OPPONENT (December 7 17 Fordson 31! December 14 29 Ann Arbor 51 December 21 31 River Rouge 36 (January 4 31 Dearborn 33 (January 8 35 Melvindale 30 January 11 26 Lincoln Park 29 January 18 29 Grosse Pointe 25 January 25 37 Hazel Park 40 Ibebruary 2 30 Melvindale 20 February 8 33 Dearborn 40 February 15 32 Lincoln Park 30. February 19 37 River Rouge 50 (February 22 36 Grosse Pointe 42 March 1 31 Hazel Park 46 SPORTS THE VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM Members of the 1946 varsity baseball team are as follows. Standing, left to right: Bruno Bieksza, Dick Herberholz, Gerhart Ellis, Carl Kangas Dick Toepler, John Tomilo, and Coach A1 Milankov. Kneeling: Pat DeSantis, Bill Riddell, August Cogliandro, Frank Rogona, Bob Campbell, Bernie Pfeifer, and Hubert Bohn. BASEBALL RESULTS Date Ford Trade Opponent April 16 1 Fordson 11 April 19 7 Hazel Park 3 April 23 7 St Alphonsus 2 April 26 6 Melvindale 7 April 30 0 Lincoln Park 1 May 3 5 Dearborn 6 May 7 21 Ecorse 0 May 10 8 Melvindale May 14 2 River Rouge 5 May 17 7 Jackson 1 May 21 1 Dearborn 0 May 24 4 Ecorse 8 May 28 7 Fordson 8 June 4 3 Hazel Park 4 June 7 7 Lincoln Park 1 June 11 10 River Rouge 4 ... ... SPORTS ---— THE RESERVE BASKETBALL TEAM Members of the 1945-'46 reserve basketball team are, standing, left to right: Coach Howard Hedinger, Ralph Laird, Elmer Popiel, Line In Painter, and Henry Chavez. Seated are: Carl Kangas, Richard Herberholz, Clifford Spiers, Bill Elliot, and John Pezzin. RESERVE BASKETBALL RESULTS Trade School Opponent December 7 18 Fordson 31 December 14 18 Ann Arbor 45 December 21 32 River Rouge 30 January 4 30 Dearborn 29 January 8 31 Melvindale 30 January 11 23 Lincoln Park 26 January 18 18 Grosse Pointe 30 January 25 23 Hazel Park 34 February 2 28 Melvindale 30 February 8 23 Dearborn 36 February 15 27 Lincoln Park 31 February 19 24 River Rouge 33 February 22 23 Grosse Pointe 48 March 1 19 Hazel Park 35 JUNIOR VARSITY RESULTS Trade School 12 Lowrey 19 12 Woodworth 44 18 Dearborn 13 28 Salina 43 11 15 Maples 16 NON LEAGUE Trade School 28 River Rouge 23 21 Burroughs Teen Age Club 15 22 Hazel Park 33 SPORTS THE JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM M mbers of the junior varsity are, standing .left to right, Coach L.H.Bartholomew, Donald Simpson, Charles Woods, John Blaha, August e Cogliandro. and Umberto Orlando. Seated are: Gene Len, Shellie Stevens, Albert Schnerpunas, Edward Medellin, and Remo Mei. SPORTS The M-section took the hardball champion- ship through the efforts of their coach, Edwin Johnson, English instructor. They are, top row, left to right: Richard Maltrup, M-E-l; Lewil Veraldi, M-D-l; Robert Surinchak, M-E-l; John Chmaj, M-D-l; Ted Rambeau, M-B-3 (student coach); George Matthews, M F 2; and Harold Rodman. M-D-l. Bottom row, left to right: Charles Forbes, M-D-l, Richard Hansen, M-E-3; James Braunschipel, M-F-l; Harry Mudrick, M-E-l; Robert Slater, M-F-2; and Harold Shake, M-E-3. Members of the team not shown are Kenneth Hammer, M-E-l; Antonio Paciero, M-D-2; and Kjeldson Christenson, M-B-3 (student coach). The senior softball team consists of, top row. left to right: Elmer Popiel, R i c h r a d Zakoff, Tom Prough, Urban DeCaluwe, and Virgil Comsa. Bot- tom row: Dave Call, Ed Wiegand, Lee Heaviland, Fred Liberati, and Don Behm. The senior intramural basketball champs for the 1945-'46 season are the T-B Blackhawks. They are, left to right: Bob Kinsler, Dan Crowley, Bill Zahul, Jim Wilson, Joe Nicolletti. Herb Heriter, Bill Riddell, and Ray Gauthier. The T-E Raiders took the junior intramural softball championship be de- feating the W-F Mustangs, 12 to 2. The winning team is, left to right: Ray Rastenis, Desider Tarkanyi, Bill Luke, Hugh Sweeney, and George Hudock. Bottom row; George Postice, Robert Paddy, James Hothem, Robert Young, and John Suda. The W-E Electrons, by defeating the T-F Wildcats, took the junior intra- mural basketball championship. Members of the winning team are as follows: Back row, left to right: Tom Tomecek, Floyd Hansen, and Bud Crayton. Front row: Gerald Reinke, Kenneth Hamilton, John Bourassa, and Joe Jankowski. SPORTS CIVIL AIR PATROL CADETS To give pre-induction training to students who are in the air corps Enlisted Reserve and to give all 15, 16, and 17 year old boys a basic knowledge of aviation subjects so as to better prepare them to take their place in a post- war aviation minded world are the purposes of Civil Air Patrol Squadron 639-4 oragnized in the Trade School March 23, 1944. Lt. John Dobrei, commissioned in the CAP, is commanding officer of Squadron 630-4. HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL BOWLING LEAGUE Members ol the Henry Ford Trade School League line up at the Dearborn Recreation for a group picture at the close of the season. Cecil Westennan, head of the shop division cafeteria and director of this group, reclines in the foreground. INSTRUCTORS GEORGE ADAMS Lathe Instructor ROBERT ADAMS Head Instructor Repair Department JAMES ALLEN Wood Shop JAMES BLAIR Assistant Head of Brick- laying Department JOHN BLUM Tool Room Bench Instructor No. 3 Shift ■O 41 AUDREY BOYD English Instructor ROBERT BOYER Precision Tool Repair Instructor ROY BUCKLEY Grinder Instructor WALTER BURROWS Tool Crib Instructor WILLIAM CADY Air Tool Instructor VERN CAR LEY Clearing House WALLACE CAR MICHAEL Welding Instructor PAUL CARPENTIBR Tool Room Rench Instructor GUY ARMSTRONG Mathematics Instructor RUSSELL BAKER Head of Tool Cribs ALBERT BARKE Assistant Head of Pittemand Wood Shop Department LOUIE BEAVER Carpenter and Maintenance PETER BARKUS Garden Instructor WALTER BEEVER Head of Trolley and Wood Shop Depirtments No. 3 Shift L. BARTHOLOMEW Physics Instructor and Ass't Coach M BARTHOLOMEW Bench Instructor GORDON BARTREM Bench Instructor LEONARD BEAUMONT Inspector HOWARD BENTLEY Division Superintendent No. 3 Shift ELMER BENZING Head Mil! Instructor HENRY BE VAN Bench Instructor PRANK BISHOP Precision Tool Repair Instructor ROBERT BROWN Wood Pattern Instructor JOSEPH ATKINSON Composing Room Instructor Pnnt Shop INSTRUCTORS LEO CHAMPAGNE ALEX CHRZANOWSKI Grinder Instructor Machine Repair Instructor DAVID COLEMAN CLERK WINTER COOPER Trolley Department Instructor WILLARD COPELAND Shop Laboratory Instructor WILFRED CORTIS Commercial Tool Repair Instructor Cv dh JOHN COSHEY Lathe Instructor LEO CROTEAU Auto Mechanics and Visual Aid Instructor GUY CUSTER Electrical Maintenance WILBERT DOPKE Personnel Office ERNEST DETROYER Pressure Gage Repair Instructor CHARLES DROSTE Clerk JOHN DOBREI Drawing Instructor and Veteran's Counselor Instructor EDMUND DOMBROWSKI Chemistry Instructor PETER DUNN Tool Crib Instructor dk DONALD IX)PKE ROBERT DOPKE Valve Repair Instructor Grinder Instructor PATRICK DUTHIE Shop Theory Instructor JOHN ECCLESTON AMBROSE E1CHMAN Machine Repair Instructor Mill Instructor ROBERT EISENHAR- Inspector DAVID ELLIS Head of Valve Repair Department PERCY EMPTACE Head of Tool Room Department HARLAN FIELD Shaper Instructor FREDRICK FINLEY Grinder Gage Repair Instructor IRA FORI) Electrical Repair Instructor WILLIAM FORD ARCHIE FREEBORN Head of Radio and Electric.il Head of Lathe and Gage Department Turret Lathe Department FLOYD GAMBLE Commercial Tool Repair Instructor INSTRUCTORS AUGUST GASSER Head of the Bookstore ALVIN GINGERICH Precision Tool Repair Instnictor EMIL GOWATCH Inspector HARRY HARRISON Metal Pattern Department Instructor FRANK HICKEY Heat Treat Instructor EDWIN GATERMAN Mill Instructor JOHN GATTEN Mill Instructor No. 3 Shift JOHN GERARD Tool Cnb Instructi ALBERT GIASSON Bookstore GORDON GILLIES Commercial Tool Repair Instructor KEITH GLASSLEY Pre-flight Physics Instructor PETER GLENESKI RUIX)LPH GLOTZHOBER Head of Grinder Departmen t WILLIAM GOHEEN Stock Receiver Clearing House ELMER CORBETT Head of Trolley Department JOHN GROBBEL Spray Gun Repair Instructor HUGH GRAHAM Lathe Instructor JAMES HAGEMAN Goggle Repair Instructor JOHN HAMER Head of Painting and Cleaning Department No. 3 Shift WILBERT HARDEN Scraping Instructor HARRY HAWN Welding Instructor HOWARD HEDINGER Photographer and Ass t Coach JOHN HEINZ Head of Shop Theory Department WILLIAM HELDRETH Testing EDWARD HELLERS Composing Room Instructor JOHN HILEMAN ARTHUR HILL Sheet Mctaal Instructor Lithe Instructor WILLIAM HOEHNER Head of Mill Department No. 3 Shift SHERMAN HOLMES Head of Sheet Metal Department ROBERT HOVIS Turret Lathe Instructor INSTRUCTORS WILLIAM HYDE Head of Punt Shop No. j Shift WILLIAM IRWIN Manufacturing Bench Instructor No. 3 Shift ELMER JACOBS Assistant Head of Tool Room Department STANLEY JAROSKI Bookstore HAZEN JEWELL Mathematics and Shop Theory Instructor EDWIN JOHNSON English Instructor SOREN KALEN (xwnmera.il Tool Repair Instructor BEN KAZYAK Mathematics Instructor CHESTER KELLEY Tool Room Shaper Instructor CHARLES KLAWUHN Tool Crib Instructor No. 3 Shift AMBROSE KLIMUSHYN Tool Room Lathe Instructor No. 3 Shift EDWARD KOMOROWSKI Shop Theory Instructor WALTER KOROLIK JOHN KOVACS Sheet Metal Instructor Mill Instructor No. 3 Shift IRED KRENKE Press Room Instructor WILLIAM KRUEGER Heat Treat Instructor WALTER KUSCHEL Assistant Head of Mill Department LEO L.CROIX Cutter and Binder Instructor Pnnt Shop No. 3 Shift JOHN LANDON Journalism Instructor JAMES LANCASTER English Instructor CHARLES Li FOREST Shipping Clerk Clearing House DONALD LANDRY Lithe Instructor No. 3 Shift SAMUEL LANGFORD Division Superintendent Tool Repair I rpartment HERMAN LARSON Tool Room Bench Instructor HARRY LAWSON Precision Tool Repair Department JAMES LEMONS Press Room Instructor Print Shop No. 3 Shift STEVE LEZAK GrinJcr Instructor HAROLD LIDDLE Lathe Instructor THODI LILJEGREN Head of Grinder Gage Repair Department WILLIAM LILLYWHITE Automatic Operator and Instructor INSTRUCTORS T. A. LIND Civics Instructor GEORGE LINDENMUTH Wood Pattern Instructor LOUIS LIPTACK Tool Design Instructor ERNEST LOCKWOOD Estimator and Manutac turing Processor URBAN LUCAS Co-ordinator (Outside Departments) GEORGE M ACONOCHIE Head of Welding and Heat Treat Department JOSEPH MAIRS Inspector HERBERT MASON RICHARD MATZOLL Tool Room Lathe Inspector Instructor THOMAS McCALL Bookstore DONALD McCANDLlSH ERNEST McCREATH Valve Repair Instructor Press Room Instructor Print Shop phil McCullough ladd McIntyre Inspector Grinder Instructor No. 3 Shift IRA McKAY Grinder Instructor HERBERT McQUADE EDWARD MEISSNER Straightening Instructor Head of Lathe and Turret Lathe Department No. 3 Shift WALTER METZ Bindery Instructor Print Shop AL MILANKOV Journalism Instructor and Head Coach GEORGE MILLER Sheet Metal Instructor WILLIAM MOORE Co-or .nator EDWARD MORRIN Bookstore JOSEPH MULLER Inspector JOSEPH NAGY Shop Office Department Head ALLEN NEIMAN Assistant Head of Foundry Department HAROLD NEUBAUER Tool Room Bench Department THOMAS OLSEN Commercial Tool Repair Instructor JAMES O'NEILL Assistant Head of Painting and Cleaning Department INSTRUCTORS WILLIAM PAETO'W Monotype Caster and Keyboard Operator Instructor, Print Shop STANLEY PAGE Inspector No. j Shut FRANK PALIWODA Tool Room Lithe Instructor FRANK PALUCHNIAK Assistant Head of Tool Room Department RUDOLPH PAVELKA Welding Instructor WILLIAM PEARCE Lathe Instructor ALVIN PERKISS Valve Repair Instructor ISAIA PETOVELLO PERCY PHILBURN Drawing and Mathematics Electrical Repair Department Instructor CARMAN PHILLIPS Precision Tool Repair Department HAROLD PHILLIPS Commcrcia.il Tool Repair Instructor OTTO POHL Commercial Tool Repair Instructor WALTER POWERS Wood Pattern Instructor ALBERT RAMEY Head of Foundry Department HARRY RASMUSSEN KENNETH REBER Sheet Metal Instructor Assistant Head of Electrical Repair Department TED REEL Mathematics Instructor ORLO REMINGTON Assistant Head of Machine Repair Department WILLIAM ROBERTSON Head of the Print Shop Department ARNOLD ROCHOLL Tin Shop Instructor ('.LAUDE RCXiERS Head of English and Human Engineering Department LLOYD ROSS Automatic Operat « 3nd Instructor JOHN ROTMAN Bookstore WINFIELD RHUBART Tool Crib Instructor GEORGE SABO Heat Treat Instructor ERNEST SANDERS Machine Repair Instructor ARCHER SAYRES Commercial Gcographv and Civics Instructor IRVIN SCHEMANSKY Tool Room Bench Instructor HENRY SCHINDLER Inspector LOUIS SCOTT Electrical Repair Instructor INSTRUCTORS WILLIAM SENESHEN Mill Instructor HARRY SIMPSON Stock Chaser FLOYD SMITH Machine Repair Instructor KENNETH SHAW Precision Tool Repair Instructor JACOB SIPPOLA Inspector r KASIMIRAS5MULKSTIS Machine Repair Instructor FRANK SHELDRAKE Photographer RALPH SLADE Head of Clearing House Department DOUGLAS SOUTER Tod Room Mill Instructi ROY SHELDRAKE GEORGE SLINGWEIN Grinder Instructor LEONARD SPAULDING Wood Shop Instructor PAUL SIEGERT Head of Shaper Department ARTHUR SMELT2ER Herd of Metal Pattern Department RAYMOND SPEAGLE Personnel Office PAUL SIELAFF Tool Crib Instructor No. 3 Shift CHARLES SMITH Manufacturing Process Clearing House WM. STANDHARDT Head of Bricklaying Department RAYMOND STEELE WILLIAM STEWART Tool Cnb Instructor Head of Air Tool Department FLOYD STODDARD Tool Crib Instructor E. H. STOELTING Head of Journalism, Gardening. Athletic, and Extracurricular Departments HAROLD STRELING Turret Lathe Instructor EDWARD STRYKER Head of Electrical Repair Department GEORGE STUTEVILLE STANLEY SUTHARD Head of Electroplating Inspector Department RAYMOND SWIRES Cafeteria Instructor RALPH TEDDER Automatic Operator anJ Instructi ALBERT THOMPSON tlish, Algebre, and ivies instructor Englu JOHN THOMAS Automatic Operator and Instructor INSTR UCTORS DOMINICK TRAIN A NORMAN VECORE Hc.nl of Clearing House Clerk Department STEPHEN VICH General Clerk E. VON WALTHAUSEN Architectural Desigh Instructed FRANK WAGNER Machine Repair Instructor HOWARD WAGNER Tool Room,Mill and Slottor Instructor RICHARD WAGNER HUGH WAITE Record Files Inspector Clearing House ROBERT WALKER HAROLD WARE Turret Lathe Instructor Turret Lathe Instructor No. j Shift ARNOLD WARNER Dividing Head Repair Instructor ARHTUR WATSON Assistant Head of Sheet Metal Department ROBERT WEAVER Chemistry and Physics Instructor JOHN WEBER Assistant Head of Grinder Department CULLEN WEEMS Librarian LUTHER WELLS Automatic Operator and Instructor FRED WEST Inspector HARRY WESTBROOK Head of Pattern and Wood Shop GEORGE WHITTON Grinder Instructor CECIL WESTERMAN Head of Cafeteria FRED WESTON Sheet Moral Instructor GEORGE WIFLING Head of Painting and Cleaning Deportment ENOS WILDING Precision Tool Repair Instructor IVAN WILKINS Machine Repair Instrue tor FRANK WILLCOCK Wood Shop Machine Operator Instructor JOHN WILLS Assistant Division Superintendent of T ol Repair Depirtment MEYF.R WINSJANSF.N Painting and Cleaning Instructed ROSCOE WOLVERTON Substitute Instructor and Band Director EDWARD WORKMAN Precision Tool Repur Instructor ALTON WRIGHT Assistant Head of Lithe and Turret Lithe Depirtment INSTRUCTORS ROY YEREX Chemistry Instructor HOURLY RATE EMPLOYEES ANGELO AUGUGLIARO Tool Repasr Department NEK SON BROWN Pasnting and Cleaning Department No. 3 Shift GEORGE CLARK Painting and Cleaning Department RENALDO DE MEIO Pres Operator Print Shop No. 3 Shift JOHN GRAHAM Precision Tool Repiir Department JOHN HEARD Painting and Cleaning Department WILLIAM HEARD Painting and ('leaning Department No. s Shift JOHN H(X)PER Painting and Cleaning Depirtment No. 3 Shift HARRY LANE Painting and Cleaning Department No. 3 Shift JOHN MASON Painting and Cleaning Department ERNEST MAGIELSKI Multilith Operator Bookstore STEPHEN NAGY Painting and Cleaning Department No. 3 Shift ANDREW REAVES Painting and Cleaning Department ELI SCENTER Painting and Cleaning Department GEORGE VAN AKIN Pattern and Wood Shop Department SdVNS Trade School Boys BELIEVE— G-BOYS BELIEVE: That razzing of G-boys is an outworn custom, stupid and unnecessary. That all instructors are wise men. That health is preferred to wealth. That intermediate school boys are infants. That the class grind is a queer fellow. That there is more real education in a hull session than in a classroom. That a milling machine is something used in a windmill. That a week-end is from Friday night to Monday morning. That chemistry is im| ortant and fun. That Hoorn 1 is Mr. Yerex’s office. That they favor brunettes. That class is easier than shop. That a bench is something on which to sit. That machines, complicated and ingenious, an the backbone of industry and it would In exciting to operate one. That lunches ure provided by the school and an delicious and norishing. D-BOYS BELIEVE: That razzing of («-boys is a necessary part of their education. That instructors make human mistakes. That a healthy body is preferred to a healthy mind. That G-boys are infants. That the class grind is almost human. That there is more real education in a bull session than in a classroom. That a milling mac hine must be used skillfully and accurately. That a week-end runs into money. That chemistry is ini| ortant. That Hoorn 1 is where student’s bank books are kept. That they favor blondes. That shop is easier than class. That a l ench is something at which to work. That machines, com plica ted and ingenious, are the backbone of industry. That lunches an provided by the school and are nourishing. A-BOYS BELIEVE: That razzing of G-boys is a time worn custom, stupid but necessary. That instructors make inhuman mistakes That a healthy wallet is preferred. That B-boys are infants. That the class grind is a helpful friend I hat there is more real education in a bull session than in u classroom. That a milling machine must la used. That a week-end is darned expensive but worth it. That chemistry is chemistry. That Hoorn 1 is where al)sentees get their time cards. That they favor blondes, brunettes, red- heads, waitresses, usherettes, and girls generally. That home is easier than any place. That a bench is something against w hich to lean. That machines are the back bone of industry. That lunches are provided by the school. m (Erafiamatt HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL OCTOBER, 1945 THE CRAFTSMAN Page 2 eh? draftsman PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY MONTH DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR BY AND FOR STUDENTS OF HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL, DEARBORN. MICH. Editor-in-chief:..................................... - BOB DEWAR Reportorial Staff: ROBERT BAARLAER, HERSCHEL BREAZEALE. VALENTINE FORIS, MICHAEL GASS. ED JOHNSON. JOHN KONKAL. BUDDY KUCZMA. TOM McGAHEY. NATHAN McLEOD. STEVE MARTIN. GERALD MICHELL. «JEROME POHL. WILLIAM SCHULTZ. PETE SERAZIO. BOBSEURYNCK. ED STELLINI (Cartoonist ). JOHN TEGEL. KENNETH WRIGHT. KARL ZIEGLER. Adviser: - E. H. STOELTING Vol. 3 No. 10 October, 1945 Maize Ale ,t (Dctabesi a «Aiomzcxunin Students, Alumni, Instructors, Administrators. Don’t Delay! Plan Now! Next October will be the School’s thirtieth anniversary. By that time most of our former students in the service will have returned. The School’s anniversary should be celebrated and the alumni should have a chance to get together and see their old classmates again. An alumni party next October would make this possible. Plan it....NOW! Ah CrkiesAial 9 nltitutio-H Only recently has the pressing need of vocational training been ac- corded the recognition and received the place in the nation’s high school curriculum that it should have been given over a decade ago. With the foresight for which he has become famous. Henry Ford recognized in 1916 an increasing demand for young men skilled in mechanics for which the public schools were not adequately prepared or equipped to train. Mass production, the standardization of parts, and many new industrial inventions had created a world market for American products. This country, however, had a definite lack of properly trained young men to cope with the rapid industrial expansion. Consequently in 1916 the Henry Ford Trade School was founded. Since its establishment it has grown steadily and now has an enrollment of about 1300 students. For 30 years it has tilled a definite gap in this country’s educational system. JletI Qiaz 'litem ttit QneA.it Many people, some authorities and some not. have labeled the youth of today as “juvenile delinquents” and “wild untamed kids who are going to the dogs.” These people should not condemn the teen-aged youth with- out first discovering the drastic changes that have taken place in the lives of these boys and girls because of the war. Victory gardens are now being planted in every available space to reduce the strain on our nation’s ftxxl supply. Weeding, cultivating, and watering a ietory garden has become part of a student s daily routine. Waste paper drives, grease collections, and war bond drives have been undertaken by high school students, who before the war would have spent this time enjoy- ing dances, picnics, hayrides, and other social gatherings. These are just examples of how an average boy's life today has changed. Youth has contributed a great deal toward the winning of the war. It has done much more for future America than it is given credit for. News Briefly Told: Cigars are being passed out by John Weber, assistant in charge of the grinder department, to celebrate the arrival of a six pound 13 ounce baby girl. Miss Weber, who is named Joyce Marie, was bom early Monday morning. September 3. This is the Webers’ lirst child. As a result of failing to return bankbooks prompt- ly, $210 was lost by Trade School students during the month of September. ■ ■ ■ Any student who reaches the age of 18 and re- ceives his U. S. Army draft questionnaire should sec John Dobrei, student counselor, in room 15, before filling it out. ■ ■ ■ B. A. Ka yak. trigonometry instructor, is in the Henry Ford Hospital in a critical condition as a re- sult of a kidney operation early this summer. The faculty has sent Mrs. Ka yak $100 to l e used as she sees fit. Students and Instructors Leava for Services Forty-eight students and three instructors left Henry Ford Trade School for duty in the I nited Slates Armed Services during the months of August and September. They an : ST I DENTS William E. Baars Arnold Mandrik Bichard K. Bell Adam M. Nieradlka Edward A. Bertouillc Eugene A. Ok ray Thomas I . Black Walter F. Ortner Ambrose Bom marito David E. Pace William A. Butch Edward Parent Charles W. Cameron Joseph E. Pluta Andrew Campbell Gordon Power Henry B. Casper Hubert G. Roberts Joseph Cusimano George F. Schindler Balph l Defazio Robert Shefski Bichard E. Dingle Allen Sitterman Bichard H. Drake M. Edw in Speaglc Diwrence Falzon Arthur J. Sucliy Benny Farrugia Kenneth S. Sundquist William B. Gillclan Walter L Tcrcch Itoger Gil Ion George Thomas Bussel D. Haller Edward Tozer Charles Hodman Ixroy Turl elt William S. Horvath Robert (� . Wadeson James F. Jackson Arthur L. Waldmann Casimer Lacki John T. Walker George T. MacDonald Norman Williamson Bichard Wm. Maddock Emery Yatcko INSTRUCTORS John A. Kovacs Quentin Monroe Felix A. Rotter —OUR COVER Growing up from the dim past to the bright present and an even brighter un- seen future, the train of gears is sym- bolic of the Trade School’s 29 years of growth and progress. From its meager beginning with only six students, Henry Ford Trade School has grown to its present size with a student body num- bering more than 1300. Post-war posi- bilities make the School’s prospects for the future seem bright. Volume 3 No. 10 October, 1945 5th? draftsman HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL Garden Exhibit Wins 1st. At Harvest Show New Instructors Put On T. S. Faculty Kdinond .1. Dombrowski, head of the metallurgy department, was added recently to the Trade School faculty. Coming from the Apprentice School faculty, Mr.Dombrow- ski will teach B-class chemistry and A- class metallurgy this semester. A graduate of Hamtramck High School and the Uni- versity of Michigan, he holds a Bachelor of Chemical En- gineering Degree and a Master of Science Degree, lie took post-graduate work at the University of Detroit. Mr. Dombrowski continues leaching at the I awrence Institute of Technology where lie taught for eight years before joining the School’s metallurgy department where he has taught for the past six years. Mr. Dombrowski takes special interest in gardening and his woodshop. He is a mem- ber of the Y.M.C.A. and a baseball player. He is married and has two daughters. William . Ilcldrelh, Trade School se- lective testing department, is also a new face on the faculty. The selective testing (Continued on page 13) CAP Gives Exhibition For Dearborn Scouts To acquaint scouts and scouters of the Dearl orn area with CAP activities, cadets of the Trade School squadron gave an exhibi- tion of their skills at Ford Field, Friday Sept- ember 14. Having stood inspection, the squadron passed in review and proceeded with flight drill competition. The reviewing officers and men were Lieut. Arthur Copeland. Group 9 Communications Officer; Lieut. John Dobrie, Lieut. T. A. Lind. Lieut. Merle Hicks, W. O. S. Jaroski. Mr. Gourd, Scoutmaster of Troop D-12; and Pvt. Tony Wadrzyk, of the Thun- derbird Division. A demonstration of communicating by blinker and transceiver was presented. The transceivers used are similar to the walkie- talkie. Their normal range is four miles, but that has been more than doubled in plane to ground communication. Their weight is approximately 23 pounds when fully equip- ped with all accessories. first prize and an honorary rosette were the two awards won by Trade School students in the Detroit Harvest Festival on Belle Isle, August 23, 26. and 27, sponsored by The Detroit News, Department of Parks and Becreation, Michigan State College, and Nationa The Trade School garden exhibit which won first prize at the Detroit Harvest Festival. The large painting of the garden house is surrounded by produce grown by the students. Bob Dewar Becomes New Editor-in-Chief 1 II do my best to maintain and, if possible, improve the high standards of The Crafts- man ” stated Bob Dewar the new editor-in- chief. Bob, who was editor of the M-B-l Bulletin and assistant editor of the Ripcord, the Trade School CAPC paper, was chosen because of experience and ability to organ- ize. He was a reporter on The Craftsman stair during the year of his graduation, June, 1943. BOB DEWAR Among his other distinctions the edi- tor was in command of the Trade School CAPC drill team when it won the Sheriff Andrew C. Baird Memorial Trophy for com- petitive drilling. Boh also enjoys fly ing and has eight hours of solo time to his credit. V ictory Garden Institute. The exhibit, which produced much favor- able comment was the first attempt at com- petitive display by the School garden. A large ) ainting of the garden house and two enormous beets were striking details. Other features that aroused much attention were the words “FORD TRADE’’and the initials “H.F.T.S.” spelled out in radishes, cucumbers and carrots. The two side panels of the booth were adorned with ten photographs of various garden activities. The project was engineered by John tandon, journalism instructor, who was assisted by Richard (Continued on page 4) Sherry Leaves School To Attend University Farew ell to Peter Sherry, assistant librarian and typing instructor, who left the Trade School October 12 to attend Bowling Green State I niversity, Bowling Green, Ohio, where he will major in personnel administration. Mr. Sherry, a Trade School graduate of 1942,worked in the school library since June 1941 and taught ty ping since February 19-12. His leisure time is taken up by reading, sail- ing, playing golf, and tennis. THE CRAFTSMAN Page 4 Toledo Maneuvers... Disappointment came to eight cadets from Squadron 639-4 at National Airport near Toledo, Sunday, September 30. These eight cadets were scheduled to make their first parachute jump but due to a high wind they were grounded. v During the two-day program, the Trade School Squadron drill team gave an exhibition of its championship marching. There were other events consisting of aerial acrobatics, races, spot landings, bombings, and nine; para- chute jumps, made by experienced CAP 'chutists. Port Huron... Approximately 30 cadets from Squadron 4 s| cnt a cold night under a starlit sky, during a maneuver at Port Huron Airport, August 18 and 19. Saturday afternoon was spent setting up camp, followed by outdoor entertainment by all squadrons. Sunday afternoon, drill demon- strations were given by Squadrons 4 and 5, follow ed by several parachute jumps. One of the outstanding features of the maneuver was the food prepared by a detail of K.P.’s under the direction of Lt. Toivo A. Lind. Parachuting... Port Huron Air| ort was the scene of Ist Sgt. Bob Dewar’s first | arachute jump Sunday, August 19. Bob’s jump was unusual l� ecause he jumped from an open cockpit plane with a circular ‘chute. Usually the in- experienced cadet jumps from a closed cock- pit plane with the non-oscillating triangular 'chute. Sgt. Dewar jumped from 3000 feet and casually pulled his ripcord. He fell so far that spectators thought something was wrong, but finally the silk billowed out and Bob landed safely. Teachers and Counselors End Vocational Guidance Course Designed to give practical industrial experience to vocational guidance counselors and to teachers interested in vocational training, a co-operative course in vocational guid- ance education, was offered for the second successive year by the Trade School during the eight-week period from June 23 to August 18. Academic Instructors Study Streamlined Teaching Methods To help those instructors who have not had college training in teaching and as a re- refresher for others, an eight-week course in teaching procedure, designed by the I nited States Navy, is l eing given in the School auditorium every Tuesday and Thursday after three o’clock. It is a condensed course covering many important principles of teaching. In the first week, the theme was “The Teacher.” In this section the teacher is discussed; his appearance before the class, his speech, and actions. Other subjects which are taken into consideration are. “Making Your Chalk Talk,” “The Lesson Plan,” and “Examina- tion Design in two parts.” Tuesday’s meetings are taken up by the showing of a slide film and the playing of a phonograph record which has to do with the film. On Thursday an instructor is chosen to conduct the class. The film is again shown but in place of the record, the ways and means by which it may be used in the School are discussed by the class. During the last week a film is shown entitled “Tips to Teachers.” I pon complet- ion of the course instructors w ill fill in a self- rating sheet, a chart designed to acquaint the instructor with his own progress. Martin Numbers, Retired Teacher, Visits School Betirement after 16 years of teaching is an enjoyable change according to Martin Numbers, former human engineering teacher, who visited the Trade School September 27. (hardening on a small tract of land has taken up most of his time since he retired. Mr. Numbers started teaching human engin- eering in the Trade School in 1928 and taught until February 1944. When asked what lie thought about the changes in the Sch x l, he said, “The improvements seem to lx; for the good of everybody, but I do miss the faces of many instructors that taught while I was here.” Garden Exhibit (Con :d3 from Houilihan. Erwin Beck, James McCarthy, and Bichard Schweninger. These l� oys pick- ed the produce from the garden Saturday morning under the direction of John Hein , shop theory instructor, and then helped to arrange the display at the booth. Other lx ys took shifts in watching the display, answering questions, and spraying the vegetables to keep them fresh. Ninety-six women and 52 men were en- rolled in the course and, as a means of ob- taining actual factory experience, they worked side by side with Trade School boys in the School shop. Although many of them had never had any direct contact with industry they were soon o| erating all ty|x s of machine t x)ls from relatively simple drill presses to highly accurate milling machines and grinders. While most of the students worked in machine departments, some did tool l enoh work and others performed duties essential to successful machine shop operation. However, the course did not consist of shop work alone. The students, also, had One of the subjects covered by the recently completed Vocational Guidanco Course was machino tool operation. Here a summer student oporates a lathe. two-hour class sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays and a four-hour Saturday morning session. Classes were held in the ircraft Building auditorium and included a series of 58 industrial and college lectures combined with the showing of movies relative to the subject matter. Covering many varied topics from socio- logical work to body design, the lectures pro- vided the students with a clear and accurate concept of industry as exemplified by the Ford organization. During part of tin class periods students were taken on comprehensive trips through the Houge plant to observe the many diver- sified operations performed. That the course was a popular and highly regarded one was shown in the fact that al- though a majority of students came from .Michigan sch x l systems, some came as far away as distant India. Most of continental United States, as well as Puerto Bico, and Canada were represented in the student body. In addition to their training, students re- ceived a scholarship of thirty-four dollars a week and four hours’ college credit for com- pleting the course. In presenting the course the Trade School co-operated with several Michigan colleges and the State Board of Control for Vocational Education. Instructors Reach 20 Year Service Mark THE CRAFTSMAN Page 5 School Begins 30th Year WHEN Henry Ford Trade School was founded October 25, 1916, a new educational institution was Ijorn that was destined to Ik known internationally as a leader in the sphere of industrial education. Starting with a nucleus of six students and three instructors in the Ford factory in Might This building, adjoining the Ford Highland Park Plant, was occupied by the Trade School from 1919 until 1930 whon the School moved to the Rouge Plant where a division had already boon formed. To the ever growing list of 20-year Trade School instructors, we proudly add the names of David L. Coleman, transfer crib; and George Clark, print shop. David k. Coleman was ! orn at Niagara- on-the-Dike, Ontario. Canada in 1887. In 1902 his family moved to the IJnit-ed States ('ircumstanccs pre- vented him from ful- filling his ambition of being a traveling sales- man and he went to work in a laundry. After' working four years'in this establish- ment, Mr. Coleman caught his hand in an extractor and suffered the loss of his right arm. While adapting himself for other occupa- tions, he worked for an advertising firm for one year and in the main office of the Pen Marquette Railroad. Then, in 1916, Mr. Coleman came to the Highland Park Plant of Ford Motor Com- pany. In 1925 he was transferred to the Trade School, first in the clearing house and then in the transfer crib where he has been for more than a decade. In the 30 years that Mr. Coleman has been so employed, he has lieen late but three times, and has never forgotten his badge or failed to ring his card. (Continued on page 13) Shop Trips To Be Resumed Soon “Trade School students will resume shop trips to the various parts of the River Rouge Plant as soon as full production of automo- biles is under way,” stated A. M. Wagener, head of the academic department. The purpose of these shop trips is to dem- onstrati how all the practical studies, such as chemistry, physics, and shop theory, which are taught in the Trade School are applied to modern industry to save man-hours and help the safety of the workman. .Many workmen are injured due to carelessness or misunder- standing of the job or the operation they were undertaking. These injuries could have I •ecu prevented if the workman had been in- structed in the simple rules of chemistry, physics, and practical shop theory. The workman should understand how these rules or theories are applied in the various phases of industry. Parts of the plant were selected by the I rade School instructors, because of the re- lation that that department had to the course being studied by the students. --------% Reconversion Begins In School Shop Henry Ford Trade School resumed one of its special peace-time projects when one dis- play board and two display stands showing the accessories for the 1946 model Ford cars were constructed and assembled by some of the boys of the wood pattern and dividing- head repair departments during the first two weeks of September. The display board is a blue upholstered board supjKirtcd by chrome pluted legs. It displays the latest type of heater, spotlight, side door, rear-view mirrors, sun-visor vanity mirror: and the new one-piece bunqier and grill guard. The other exhibits consisted of the front and rear seats of the car covered with the new style seat covers. Roth seats were mounted on wooden platforms resting on chrome plate supports. These displays were exhibited in conjunc- tion with the showing of the new 1946 model Ford cars to the Dearliorn Branch dealers Thursday, September 13, at the Ford Rotunda. Before the war many exhibition models were constructed by the students for use at world fairs and other expositions. land Park, the School has grown until it now- covers three acres of floor space and has an enrollment of more than 1300 students. It was Henry Ford’s plan to help boys help themselves. The new Trade School pre- sented a means whereby they could continue their academic education and learn a skilled H.F.T.S. occupies about three acres of floor space on the third and fourth floors of the south ond of tho B-building. This building was erected during World War I to build Eagle boats. trade, rather than doing unskilled w ork for low wages. The first students were required to spend the first three hours of every day in class and the rest of the time in shop. Because of growth in enrollment this arrangement (Continued on page 7) D. L. COLEMAN GEORGE CLARK Page 6 THE CRAFTSMAN O VERING THE BEGIN NEW TRAINING SET-UP At the beginning of the war the Ap- prentice .School was called upon to train thousands of men, both civilians and service- men, for special services. The regular ap- prentice courses did not meet the immediate n eds. Trained men were needed, and immediately. No one person was qualified to set up the entire program. Ideas of many were pooled. Not only did it take many ideas but it took many locations for points of training. As a Loft and right W. F. MUELLER, Director and S. D. MULLIKIN, Assistant Director. result of this vast training program two things came about. First, the sphere of the standard Apprentice School program was enlarged, and as a result of this enlargement the name was changed to Training Division of Ford Motor Company. Second, a number of schools were set-up so that the training could be given where trainees were needed. This second step has resulted in the setting up of the seven divisions of the Training Division. A brief description of these schools and pictures of their heads follows. Marauders Win CookTrophy The Karl C. Cook Trophy,emblema tic of the championship of the Aircraft Softball League was awarded to the “Marauders” of the Ford Training Division when they defeated the “Wildcats” of the rate department 7 to 3. Henry Herkimer, captain of the “Marauders” drove in five of the seven runs. The league, now in its second year, con- sists of the non-union department teams which played an 18-game schedule during the regular season. Two-game knockout finals followed in which all learns with a .500 per cent average or Iretter competed. This sea- son the training division, rate department, superintendents’ office, tool design and engin- eering. and supervisory conference depart- ment were in the finals. The other five teams in the league are plant protection, purchasing department, army air force, inspection, and engineering serv ice. (So® picture on page 10) EARL C. COOK 509 ROUGE EARL C. COOK, Supervisor A training program for stock department personnel has recently been developed by the stock department and the social training department of the Rouge plant training division. The stock department building supervisory personnel have already attended a series of five ses- sions and other classi- fications are attending a series of three ses- sions at the present time. The pur|M)se of the program is to thoroughly familiar- ize stock department personnel with the stock status report. The contribution that each classification makes to the report and the ways in which this report can be of assistance in the various phases of stock department operation are emphasized. The stock status rejxirt is a daily report indicating the amount of any given part or material available. This information can be used in anticipating shortages, planning and scheduling, and in many other ways. The accuracy of the rcjx rt de| ends. di- rectly or indirectly, upon the work performed by every person in this department. Stock must be stored according to the best methods if it is to be accurately counted. Factory Layout is now also being offered to men in the layout de| artinent, and will be offered next term as a regular curriculum to all employes. 509-A BASIC TRAINING JAMES WILSON, Supervisor Returning veterans who wish to learn a trade in the Ford organization are given aptitude and selective tests by the psycho- logical testing department in the Rouge Sclipol to determine the type of work for which they are best suited. Then they are sent to a school in the Ford Training Division. One of these schools is the Basic Training School on the fourth floor of the Tire Plant. This school is for I oys between the ages of 18 and 20; however, there is no age limit for veterans. The present enrollment is 87 stu- dents, 58 of whom are veterans. Each stu- dent is given a 15-week eourse during which JAMES WILSON lime he may work iri any three of the follow- ing departments: electrical, heat treat, weld- ing. lathe, mill, grinder, shaper, l cnch, and industrial machining. Twenty-eight instruc- tors handle these departments. While work- ing in the Sclxxil the student receives 65 cents an hour; however, the veterans have a grant from the government lo make up their train- ing pay. After finishing the School the stu- dent Iweomes an apprentice if he qualifies. The School covers a floor space of 17,000 square feet and contains 112 modern mach- ines composed of 40 lathes, 20 mills, 17 grin- ders, 16 shapers, 14 drill pressius, and five turret lathes. Founded June 25, 1035 the School oper- ated at Gate 4 until it was moved to tin pre- sent location on its tenth anniversary. 509-B AUTO MECHANICS HOWARD STRATTON, Supervisor Composing the first class to complete the Auto-Mechanics Basic Training Course,James Collier. Harold Miller. Russel Walling, and Frank Wiezbowski. veterans of World War II, received their certificates from F. K Searle, superintendent of Ford Industria Schools, at informal exercises held in the Rouge School audi- torium, August 23. Established June 26 as a unit of Ford Motor (ximpany Training Division, the course aims to provide training for World War II vet- erans who wish to work for Ford Dcalcis or to lx a refresher Howard stratton course for mechaniis. The students receive practical experience in trouble shooting, maintenance, and repair on various motor vehicles supplied by the Rouge plant and Administration garages. To qual- ify for the course the student must have a high school education or the equivalent; he must be under 25 years of age unless he was below that age at the time of his induction into service; he must pass qualifying tests; and he must be physically able to do the work. The four graduates were recommended for this course through their Ford Dealers and the Veterans Administration. Harold Miller was in the infantry and saw action in Africa and Italy. James Collier, Army Med- ical Corps, served with an ambulance com- pany in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy. Russell Walling, also of the Medical Corps, had many experiences in Africa, Sicily, and Italy. He was discharged on the point sys- tem. Frank Wiezbowski was stationed at THE CRAFTSMAN Training D Page 7 I VI SION Temple, Texas, with the Medical Corps. Present also at the ceremonies were S. D. Mullikin, assistant director of Training Divis- ion, Ford Motor Company; Karl C x k, super- visor of Houge School; Jack Berg, apprentice instructor and veterans’ counselor; and Monty Lloyd, assistant head of the auto- mcchanics basic t raining course. 509-H HIGHLAND PARK BUTLER C. BREWEN, Supervisor Created by the war, the Highland Park Training Division, while providing regular apprentice training, as it docs now, also trained thousands of workers for intricate war production. The war-time training program caused the School stalT to grow until it reached its max- imum size of 80 in- structors, including 25 women. Because of a lack of facilities classes were held in areas of the plant wherever suitable seating space was available for the large war time school enrollment of 15,259 students. Some of the pro- ducts the workers were trained to produce were the highly accurate M-7 Anti- aircraft Gun Director containing 759 gears, the M-4 General Sherman tank, Pratt and Whitney aircraft engine parts, and B-24 Li! erator Bomber sub-assemblies. At the present time, the School, consisting of seven classrooms, three lal oralories, a library, and an auditorium is staffed by six instructors, an apprentice foreman, two stenographers, and a clerk. The Training Division in Highland Park now has 290 students. 509 E ENGINEERING The purpose of the 509—K department of the training division is to instruct the em- ploye's of the engineering departments of Ford Motor Company in engineering sub- jects oil a college level. Such subjects as mathematics, drawing, descriptive geometry, and body design are taught to approximately 500 students. Classrooms are located in the Air-Frame Building and at present are con- ducted by three instructors; a clerk completes the stafl . 'Phis, department is under the direct supervision of William Mueller, training division supervisor. After extensive plan- ning during 1944, classes were initiated in February 1945. 509-L LINCOLN CHARLES WHITNEY, Supervisor Newest school in Ford Industrial Schools is the Lincoln Plant Training Division, which was formally estab- lished last July 2. The School, located in the ad- ministration building of Linmln Plant, has four classrooms and a regular staff of three instructors supple- mented by visiting instructors from the Houge Training Division. Previous to last July, classes were conducted by the visiting instructors but no regular school was established. Approximately 170 students take advan- tage of the t raining offered by the Sch x l in mathematics, drawing and other subjects needed by machine trade apprentices and industrial workers. BIG EAY AND ALBERTA SCHOOLS EUGENE McAULIFFE, Supervisor Two unique educational institutions are operated in Northern Michigan by the Train- ing Division W hile ofx raling a day nursery seems to be out of Ford Industrial S, hool’s line of business, that is exactly what it is do- ing at Big Bay, Michigan. This logging com- munity has a well equipped public school which cares for the children from kinder- garten through the eighth grade. But Henry Ford felt that there should also l e facilities for the pre-school children so at his request construction of the day nursery was t egun in the summer of 1944 and was completed in the spring of 1945. It isaneat. white, .40 by 50 feet, frame building, two stories high, lo- cated in the center of what, next spring, will lx a well land- sea jx d block. As construction was not completed until late spring, in- auguration of « lasses wa delayed until the fall term. Children are picked up at their homes by a company bus, which also returns them home after school. Allx;rta. Michigan Ls the location of an- other school that is quite different from any of the great Ford Industrial Schools. It is dif- ferent in the fact that it is an elementary E. F. McAULIFFE CHARLES WHITNEY school for the children of the employes of Ford Motor Company sawmill at Alberta. Opening August 29. 1948 the AJfcarta school o|� erated throughout the life of the Pcquaming school system. After it was under supervision of the Kdison Institute. On March 51, 1945 the Kdison Institute ter- minated its connection with the Allwrta school, and formal control passed to the Training Division. At present the school has one teacher and an enrollment of nine pupils. Since enroll- ment is too small to operate both of the orig- inal buildings, all «'lasses are lx ing taught in one building. A noon lunch is s«?rv« «l free of charge to the students. CORRESPONDENCE EDUCATION CARL CARLTON, Supervisor Beginning April 1942, the Apprentice Sclaxil (now the Training Division) offered some of its courses in mathematics and draw- ing by mail to in- tereste i employes of small, outlying Mieliigan plants of Ford Motor Com- pany. W a r conditions slowed the expansion of the correspon- dence course program but, as time permit- ted, it was devel � |x d with the aim of im- proving its effectiv- carl carlton ness and efliciency. Now it is planned that in the future the correspondence program will be extended in that the number of subjects of interest to employes will be increased and the «x rres- jxmdence courses will lx made available to employes of all Ford plants in this country that have no schools. T. S. History Con,£ :d3from became unwieldy. Asa solution to the problem a three-section system was devised, in which each section spent one week in school and two weeks in shop. This plan is still in use. The Trade School moved to what was formerly the St. Francis Orphans Home in 1919 and occupied that building in addition to various parts of the Highland Bark Plant. In 1926 and 1927 a small four-j� ag«‘ pajx r called The Arlisan was published. On February 28. 1927 a branch of the Trade School was established at the Ford Houge Plant in Dearlxwn At that time I ]. 5 Peterson was made the shop superinten- dent. One year later G A. Yercx came to tin School as personnel director. The Craftsman was first published in 198 as a small four-page paper and in the past ten (Concluded on page 10) r Page 8 THE CRAFTSMAN MICROMETERS- Among the most ver- satile and generally useful tools in the shop today. The tool which is capable of measuring dimensions from as small as the thread of a spider’s web to as large as the diameter of a rubbish barrel, with accuracy equal to one-third the size of the average human hair. Tools ✓ We Learn To Use MICROMETERS — By Working Parts ROBERT SEURYNCK The standard micrometer, or “mic” to shop workers, is made in sizes ranging from one to about 36 inches. Its seven principal The mic which can be used to- check di- mensions within one ten-thousandth of an inch, is being corrrectly held to check the outside diameter of the work. parts are: The frame or U-shaped part: the anvil, or hardened piece of steel set in the frame; the spindle or screw , one end of which is used in conjunction with the anvil to gage the work, the other end having threads by means of wInch the spindle is brought against the work; the sleeve, which is an extension of the frame opposite the anvil, through which the spindle passes and on whose surface the stale one inch long is engraved: and the thimble which moves with the spindle and is knurled on one end, the other end having a scale containing 25 divisions, each one equal- ing one-thousandth of an inch; the ratchet stop as used on some “mb limits the amount of pressure on the work, and is on the knurled end of the thimble; the clamp ring, used to lock the spindle in place so that the setting will not change, is located in a slot cut in the frame where it joins the sleeve. With the necessary accessories or adapta- tions of this tool, depths of holes and slots, thread pitch diameters, inside measure- When the base of the micrometer is posi- tioned on the surface of the block, and the measuring rod is ad- justed until it touches the bottom of the step, the distance can be determined from the reading of the scale. ments, wall thickness of tubing, and many other things can I e measured. Stock or work with a concave surface on one side and a flat surface on the other may be measured by employing a quarter-inch ball which is held on f lic anvil by means of a brass fitting. The ball fits into the curve of the concave surface, giving an accurate meas- urement. After the reading is made, .250 must Ik; subtracted, to com| ensatc for the diameter of flic ball. The ball mic” is sometimes used instead of the standard “mic” for such measurements. If has an anvil in the shape of a half-sphere and thus reads directly. Special “Mies” Among the special “mics” used on pro- duction jobs is one which has tungsten-car- hidc inserts in the spindle and anvil so that constant use will not wear these surfaces rapidly. Another “mic” used in production has a wooden handle so that hot pieces may Ik safely checked. Tula? “mics” are used to measure the thickness of tubing walls or the distance from the edge of a hole to the outside of the job. The anvil of the tube “mic” is cylindrical and the center line is at right angles to the spindle center line Standard 60° threads are measured with a thread “mic.” This “mic” has a special anvil and a conical pointed spindle with which it is possible to measure the pitch diameter of a thread. Depths of holes, counterbores, slots, and micrometer accurately with a little practice. The most practical method of measuring a small object is to hold it in the left hand and the “mic” in the right with the third and small fingers around the frame pressing it against the palm of the hand. The other three fingers are used to tighten the spindle against the work. Practice is necessary to tighten the spindle with the right amount of pressure so that the correct reading is ob- BROWN SHARPE I SECTIC This “Screw Caliper was perfected by J. F. Palmer in 1848. It was the first practical micrometer. keyways are measured with a depth “mic.” When using the three standard extension rods the depth “mic” has a range of from one to three inches. Using s[ ccial rods this range can l e extended to six inches. To change from one rod to another, the cap at the top of the thimble must be unscrewed and the rod removed. The replacement rod is wiped clean anti placed in the tool and the cap replaced. The average person can learn to read the This is a cut-a-way view of a modern talned. When the instrument has a ratchet stop this is taken care of automatically. Method of Reading Ordinary “mics” are made to read to .001' (one-thousandth of an inch) by the fol- lowing method: the spindle has 10 threads per inch so that when if is turned one revolu- tam it advances one fortieth of an inch or .025 . The sleeve has a scale one inch long which is divided into 40 qual parts, each di- vision equaling one turn of the spindle. The thimble, which is attached to the spindle, has a scale on its surface divided into 25 equal parts, each division representing one twenty- fifth of .025' or .001'. Therefore when the thimble is moved one division the spindle is moved one-thousandth of an inch. When, upon measuring a piece of stock, it is found dial there are 24 divisions on the sleeve, ami that the zero line on the sleeve is aliened with the tenth division on the thimhlc, the diameter of that piece is equal to 24 times .025' or .600', plus .010', on the thimble, or .610' (six hundred ten-thousandths inches.) headings which arc accurate to one ten- thousandth of an inch can l e made by using a “mic” having a vernier scale on the sleeve. The micrometer, being a delicate precision instrument, must be handled with great care. If dropped or misused the parts will be in- jured and inaccurate readings will result. It should Ik kept in a separate Im x or on a felt pad in the tool box. If the tool is to be out of use for any length of time, all of the finished surfaces must Im coated with petroleum jelly to protect them from rust. Invention and Development Credit for the origin of the first “mic” is generally given to Jean Laurent Palmer, a CROMETER CALIPER AL VIEW BS THE CRAFTSMAN Page 9 A FRAME B ANVIL C SPINDLE D BARREL E THIMBLE F RATCHET STOP G CLAMP RING ometer. showing all important features. French inventor and machinist. Palmer’s instrument which he called a “screw caliper” was patented in France on September 7. 1818. It was then manufactured under the name “Systeme Palmer.” Although Palmer was credited as the orig- inator of the micrometer, earlier attempts to make a precision measuring instrument are known, the earliest of these being made by William Gascoigne of Yorkshire, Fngland. another was designed by James W att, also an Englishman. The first micrometer manufactured in America was a launch model made in 1858 by II. Iloe and Company of New York. Tin’s “mic” consisted of two jaws one of which could be set for even inches, the other being used for divisions of an inch by means of a graduated dial on the head of the adjusting screw. Joseph II. Brown and Lucian Sharpe, in 1867, put out a sheet metal gage standing on three legs, with the measuring screw on the bottom and a graduating dial turning with it as it was moved. In that same year Brown and Sharpe foresaw the |H ssibilities of Jean Palmer’s “mic” when they saw it exhibited at the Paris Exposition. They brought it back to America and placed on the market in 1869 what they called the “|MK ket sheet metal gage.” The name “micrometer caliper” was first used in 1877 when Brown and Sharpe intro- duced an improved one-inch micrometer. 'flic Victor Sewing Machine Company, of Middletown, Connecticut began to manu- After two decades of progress the mic assumed a form closely resembling the modern shapo. This instrument appeared in 1885. facture micrometer calipers aixmt 1878. and on April twenty-third of that year an employe named George M. Pratt secured a patent, covering the features of a I -shajied frame and NEW SERIES BEGUN Having finished the series We Learn By Doing, The Craftsman is presenting Tools We I yearn To Use We I earn By Doing dealt w ith the various departments in the Trade School. Those de- partments covered were clearing house, lalhe, shaper, mill, grinder, heat treat. I ench. ma- chine repair, wood pattern, metal pattern, foundry, tin shop, commercial tool repair, trolley soldering, spray gun, radio, valve, precision 1 k I. pressure gage, paint shop, di- viding head, air tool, electroplating, brick- laying, print shop, electrical, grinder gage, ABC. and cafeteria. In the Tools We l earn To Use series the following machine tools have been presented: shapers, lathes, and mills. inserted hardened measuring points. In 1881 this company made the micrometer heads for a Pratt and Whitney bar micrometer meas- uring instrument. Brown and Sharpe ! ought out the Victor Sewing Machine Company in 1883 and started to manufacture one- and two-inch “mics” under their patents. Prof. John F. Sweet, on March 1. 1885 patented a micrometer gage which employed many features including adjustment through a large range of sizes. A bar micrometer patented by Barnes on January 30. 1883 employed a cap to'protcct the screw thread. A. J. Wilkinson, of Whon the inside mi- crometer is adjusted to its maximum length without binding, the diameter of the hole can be measured di- rectly on the scale. Boston, made a micrometer, having a pro- tected screw and thread, under the Barnes palent of July 3. 1883. Cyrus Carleton tie- signed a method of taking up the wear of the adjusting screw about this same time and J. Molliti further improved the micrometer by avoiding openings exposed to dirt. In 1884 Brown and Sharpe bought the patents of Barnes, Carleton. ami MofTitt ami started to manufacture micrometers using these improvements. Also decimal equiva- lents were stamped on the frame for the first time. Frank Spalding devised one of the first clamping devices about 1885. This arrange- ment is used, to some extent, today on mi- crometers. On December 30, 1902 he pat- ented an improved clamp which is now used on Brown and Sharjic “mics.” The first inside “mic” was patented by John F. Usher, of Elmira. New York on Au- gust 24, 1886. George E. Whitehead pat- ented a screw t hread micrometer on December 27, 1887 which was similar to those used today. All these men deserved credit for the de- velopment of the mcnlern micrometer. References Some makers of these rnmlern micrometers are: Brown ami Sharpe, Starret, Lufkin. Slocomb, Tumioo, Bartlett, and Davis and Thompson. For further material on this subject refer to catalogs printed by the following manu- facturers of micrometers: Brown and Sharpe Manufacturing Company. Lufkin Buie Com- pany, L. S. Starrett Company, J. F. Slocomb Company. Also. Hand Tools—by Albert M. Wagener and Harlan B. Arthur. No guess work or f®®!” when using th® ratchet stop, which automatically stops the spindle at the correct pressure. Page 10 THE CRAFTSMAN Boys Chosen For Junior Varsity Out of 30 1k) s of the G-, F-, and E-classes who tried out for the junior varsity basket- ball Team lx tween Monday, October J. and Friday, October 5. a squad of 15 has been chosen, L. II. Bartholomew and AI Milankov. coaches, announced Octolx-r 10. The coaches also announced that those boys who did not make the team will have a chance, while playing on intramural teams, to prove their value and lx? selected for the junior varsity team after the season starts. Instructors Begin Bowling League Prizes totaling $1,100 is the goal for.which 60 instructors began Ixtwling Friday, Septcm- Ixt 14, at the Palmer Park Recreation, A. V Kdel is president and Gordon Gillies is secretary and treasurer of t(ie 12- team league w hich is composed of instructors from the various Ford Schools; With the exception of a new team from the Highland Park School, captained by B.C. Brewen, for- mer league secretary, these teams are nearly the same as last year. T. S. History iConcp.d9 .d7j'rom years has expanded to its present size. The Sch x l has always participat'd in sports. Baseball and basketball are (xipular. Ftx tball was quite a popular sport at High- land Park Trade School and many powerful teams were turned out. When the School was moved to the Rouge Plant, football could not be continued because no facilities were available. Since 1936, when the Morning Devotional Services were started, religious training has been made available to Trade School students. The .American Ix gion Award, given for outstanding scholastic achievement was a- warded to the two outstanding graduates for the first time in 1940. Constant alertness on the part of the School’s leaders have brought it through the years to what it is Onlay—a great training enterprise T. S. Tele—Bowlers Defeat Landon High, Florida Bowling by telegraph was a new phase of interscholastic competition entered by Henry Ford Trade School at 8 p in., Sunday, September 30 at Dearborn Recreation, when it was victorious over Landon High School of Jacksonville, Florida. The Trade School bowling toam which rocently took part in a tolograph match with Landon High of Jacksonville. Florida. Top row. left to right Jamos Wilson, Don Bush, Nathan McLeod. Bottom row, left to right -Robert Bylin and Frank Norris. The results of the Trade School games are as follows: Players Class 1 2 3 Total Don Bush M-E-l 234 163 192 589 Jack Wilson T-C-2 167 169 178 514 Frank Norris Senior 176 123 189 488 Boh Bylin T-A-l 150 159 135 444 Nathan McLeod M-A-l 153 182 154 489 Total 880 796 848 2524 Landon High School listed their results as: Players 1 2 3 'Fetal James Addington 155 196 170 521 Jack I weatherman 147 166 220 533 Nathan Wolfson 144 176 162 482 Billy Valley 161 171 119 511 Richard Bell 176 135 152 463 Total 783 844 883 2510 Boh Ford. Dearborn Ford dealer, as spon- sor. paid all expenses including a banquet— which the local boys enjoyed at the Dearborn Inn before the game—line fees, and telegraph for the Trade School team. Kxpenses for the Landon High School team were paid by a Ford dealer of Jacksonville. Bob Warner, Landon coach, arranged the match with Cecil Westerman, head of cafete- ria. after reading of the Trade School students’ interest in lx w ling in the last month’s issue of ABC Bowling News. THE MARAUDERS, CHAMPIONSHIP APPRENTICE SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM (Story on pago 6) Top row, loft to right W. Muollor, L. Wiragos, R. Dowidait. R. Baker. W. Dobney, P. Larry, J. Berg. E. Hayskar, Bottom row, loft to right J. Hawlik, L. DuRoss. J. Curran,E. Gateman, S. Vigh, L. Prokopp. Page 11 THE CRAFTSMAN V isiting Servicemen Pfc. Joseph Schmidt, January ’ll, re- turned to I he School on a 60-day furlough wearing a Unit Citation Ribbon, a Combat Infantry Itibbon, the Purple Heart with an Oak Leaf Cluster, the (iood Conduct RihI� on with a silver star, and the ETO Ribbon with two bronze stars. After live months of train- ing he went to Naples, Italy, with the infantry. From there lie went to France and joined the 3rd Infantry Division. In the vicinity of St. Die, France, while in his first month of combat, he was hit in the head with a mortar shell. In January 191. � lie was wounded again and cap- tured at Colmar, France. His injury was the loss of an eye by shrapnel. I le was in a Ger- man hospital for a month and then went to Stalag 7A, north of Munich. Because he spoke German fluently Joseph acted as in- terpreter at the prison camp, lie was freed by Patton’s 3rd Army in April and landed in the States June 11. JOSEPH SCHMIDT EDWARD MILHEM Lieut. Edward Milhem, January ’39, who visited the School during the summer, stated that Hying over Tokyo three times from such low ultitudes as 100 feet while strafing was his most dangerous mission. Ed- ward has 183 combat hours as a Marine Cor- sair Fighter pilot. Since the lime when he joined the service in October 1910, he has earned the following decorations: Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with throe stars, American Defense Ribbon, American Theatre Campaign, and Pacific Theater with two bronze stars. Eld ward, who plans on staying in the Marine Air Corps, added that he would rather engage a Jap fighter plane than go through unti-aircraft fire for one minute. F2 c James Cooper, June ’43, returned from Great Dikes boot-training July 5, while on a nine-day leave. Allistair Dunn, January ’39, is back in civics after sending 33 months in the Army Air Force as a radio operator waist gunner. Allistair was in North Africa and the China-Burma-India area. He is now a vet- erans’ counselor with Ford Motor Company. During 18 months overseas he acquired 313 combat hours. As to decorations, he has the Distinguished Flying Cross with one Cluster, Air Medal with two ('lusters, the European Theatre Rihlion and Asiatic-Pac- ific Rihlxin with three battle stars. QM 2 c Douglas Davidge, January ’12, has been in service for two years. After being overseas on submarine duty for one year, he hud a 30-day furlough, during which time he made a visit to the Trade School. While training in Newport. Rhode Island, he met a former classmate. Bob Dulaney. Pfc. Paul Kreft, June ’ll, was on a 30- day furlough after seeing action in EurojM with the infantry. He was in France, Ger- many, Luxemburg, England, Czechoslovakia, and Austria. Paul was with General Patton’s 3rd Army in Germany. T Sgt. Jack Balsley, former student, is another discharged veteran. He was in Eng- land with the 8th AF and flew 33 missions as a gunner. He was shot down twice but crash landed safely in allied territory. He wears the the ICTO Ribbon with six battle stars and the Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters. Jack lost one hand and a finger in action. T 5 Goehrey Waterworth, January ’13, made an extensive tour of Europe while serv- ing with the United States Medical Corps. He was with the 83rd Field Hospital which was always on the move and hardly stayed in one place more than a month. Gcohrey accom- panied the 3rd Army through France, Ger- many, and Luxemburg, ending in Frankfort. From Frankfort he went, to Antwerp, Bel- gium for embarkation to the States. His most unusual experience came when he was stationed at Wessel. Germany. Here the shortage of doctors w as so acute that Geohrcv, an ordinary medical corps man. assisted Ger- man doctors with operations for two months. His decorations consist of an CTO Ribbon with two bronze stars for the Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns, and a Good Con- duct Ribbon. G. WATERWORTH ANTHONY WADRZYK Pvt. Anthony Wadrzyk, June ’ll. vis- ited the Trade School September 13, while on a 30-day furlough. Anthony traveled through France and Belgium and fought with the 45th Division of the Seventh Army in Southern Germany where he received a wound which resulted in the amputation of his lower right arm. An- thony expects a discharge soon and will take a short vacation before returning to Ford Motor Company to continue his trade. A S Lawrence Halsted and S 2 c Rudolph Von Walthausen. Im (Ii January 1915 graduates, visited friends and instructors in the School July 21. after completing lx ot- training at Great Dikes Naval Training Station. Pfc. Harvey Thiede, June 11. and for- mer instructor in the lathe depart merit, re- turned to the School wearing the ETO Riblxm with four stars, the Purple Heart with two Oak D af Clusters, the Combat Infantry Badge, the Medal of Verdun, and the Good Conduct Ribbon. Leaving the States on D-day, Harvey spent 13 months overseas in France, Germany, and the Rhineland with the Tth Armored Division. He was hit with shrapnel three different times and hospital- ized twice during the fighting through France and the Rhineland. While in Euro|)e Har- vey met former Trade School students. Bill Jackson, Eddie Kaiser, and Johnny Pawlina. HARVEY THIEDE CARL TIKKA Amm. 2 c Carl Tikka, January ’43. an aerial-gunner on a torpedo bomber, took part in many strafings and observation flights while based on an aircraft carrier in the South Pacific. He was on Guam, flew over Mt. Fujiama while on a trip to Tokyo, went into the “drink” 90 miles off the shores of Tokyo and was picked up 15 minutes later; strafed planes on I wo Jima, dropped sup- plies on Okinawa, and destroyed pill boxes and mortar positions on many other islands. Carl was also in the first squadron to hit the Japanese battleship Yamata, besides mak- ing strikes on Jap convoys and the Jap fleet at Kure. For all this action Carl wears the Asiatic-Pacific Rihl� on with two stars, the American Defense Riht on. the Air Medal with two gold stars, the Distinguished Hying Cross, and a Unit Citation with one star. S Sgt. Norman Hollander, January ’10. was a radio-gunner on a B-I7 with the 8th AAF. He went overseas in April 1911 and participated on D-day over Europe?. On July 6 he was taken a prisoner of war for 10 months. He wears the Air Medal with 10 Oak Leaf Clusters, the American Theater of Operations Ribbon, the American Defense Riblxm, and the ETORibbon with two battle stars for combat service. (Continued on next page) Page 12 THE CRAFTSMAN VISITING SERVICEMEN (Continued From Page 11) “One sight I will never forget, stated Cpl. Elden Abramson, June ’10, in a recent visit to the Trado School, “is seeing tears st ream down the faces of 1800 enlisted men as we came into sight of the Statue of Liberty. Elden, an airplane metal fitter, has spent two years in Africa, Italy, and France with the 12th Air Force. On V-J Day he was in the Panama Canal Zone headed for the South Pacific, lie brought home the European Theater Ribbon with three battle stars and the Good Conduct Ribbon. fter his discharge he plans to study elec- trical engineering in college. ELDEN ABRAMSON GEORGE SIKANEN Pvt. George Sikanen, June ’ll, an M.P. in the 9th Armored Division, was in the Centra! Germany and the Rhineland campaigns overseas and in the drive in the lower lip of the Ruhr pocket where two Ger- man armies were captured. During George’s stay in Germany, he learned to speak the German language flu- ently. lie said. “I’ve talked to German peo- ple who know of the Trade School and they wanted me to tell them all about it.’’ George was assigned to go to the Pacific directly from Europe but just before he left, the war ended and he was shipp'd to the I nited States. PhM 2 c Elbert Johnson, former student, also visited in the School recently wearing the mcrican Defense Ribbon, the Asiatic-Pac- ific Rihlton with one star, and the Philippine Liberation Rihlton with two stars. Altoard an LST, he went overseas in August 1913. lie was in New Guinea, the Philippines, and Leyte, lie returned to the States in July and received a 30-day leave. Petty Officer 2 c John Martinowicz, June '38. of the II. S. Navy Seabees, visited the Trade School, September 20. For service overseas, he has received tin American De- fense Ribbon, and the Pacific-Asiatic Theater Rihi on with one star. Having been in the service two and one- half years, and having earned 11 points, he hopes to liecome a civilian and return to his former job at the Gate I drafting room. As a Seabee, John was a machinist’s mate and later became a blacksmith. While in the Trade School, he helficd to design and build the complicated gear board that is now in Room 11. Having Imm .ii trained in aerial gunnery at Ixtrado Texas Army Air Field, Pfc. Lome Ratchford, June 13. is awaiting assignment to overseas occupational duty, lie has been in the service 2”� months, being stationed at several western army air fields. Dime visited the Trade School September 18. during his seven-day furlough, after which he will return to duty with the 1th Air Force. Pfc. Harold Whitman, June ’12, visited the Trade School September 19, after two years overseas. For service in Germany. France, and Belgium, he received tin Europ- ean Campaign Rihlton with three stars, and the Good Conduct Ribbon. Harold is an engine mechanic serving with the Ordnance Division of the 9th Air Force. AMO 3 c Jack Patterson, June ’ l l and former member of The Craftsman staff, re- turned to the School while on a 15-day leave, lie is a turret-gunner on a Privateer ltomlter. Pvt. Robert C. Kinsvater, June ’ll. of the Air Corps, visited instructors and friends in the Trade School Septemlier 27. Robert, who joined the Air Corps in March 1915 specialized in sheet metal work on B-29’s. S 1 c Francis Kelly, June 1911, visited the School on a 10-day leave after receiving training at Jacksonville. Florida: Norman and Purcell, Oklahoma. Wearing the Purple Heart, American De- fense Ribbon. Asia and Pacific Ribbon with two stars, is WT. 3 c Jim Brodie, June ’13, who visited the Trade School September 18. He was assigned to a destroyer in June 1911. and has Iteen at Palau. Leyte, Surigao Straits, and I wo Jima. Two days and nights were spent under constant fire in Lingayen Gulf. He was laid up 15 days with a leg in- jury which was inflicted during a mass Jap suicide attack on Okinawa in April. His ship w as damaged at Palau, I wo Jima. and twice at the Philippines. Jim returned to the United States in August 1915. JIM BRODIE RALPH DEAN Pfc. Ralph Dean, former student, re- turned for a visit after being overseas since November 1911. He was in three major campaigns at Luxemburg, the Belgium Bulge, and on the Rhine River. He also wears a Presidential Unit Citation. Pfc. Henry Ducher, June ’42, visited t in Trade School Septemlier 29, during a 30-day furlough, lie was in the following major campaigns: Northern France, Normandy. Central Europe, and the Rhineland, lie has a Presidential I nit Citation for tin Ruhr Ris- er crossing and a Good Conduct Rihl on. Henry has been overseas for 20 months in the Engineer Corps, 9th Army. He has been through England. France, Germany, Belgium, and Holland. JOHN J. ONDERKO HENRY DUCHER Capt. John J. Onderko, June ’30 grad- uate and former Trade School librarian, has to his credit three years overseas, during which period he spent time in the Pacific Area. He holds tin I wo Jima Rattle Star, the Asiatic -Pacific and the American Defense ribbons. Pfc. James Rafferty. January’ 41, vis- ited the Trade School September 18. Jim is on a 30-day furlough after having served with the 35th Division in England, France, Bel- gium, Holland. Germany, and Luxemburg. He has been overseas one year and has the Combat Infantryman’s Radge, and European Campaign Ribbon with two stars for combat in Central Europe and the Rhineland, lie has been in tin army 15 months and was trained at Camp Hood, 'Pexas. Pvt. Elmer Filbrandt, January ’35, re- ceived a 15-day furlough from the Marine Air Corps and returned to the Trade School to visit instructors. With a combat main- tenance and repair group for I t months, lie has been servicing planes back from overseas. Pvt. Walter Canney, January ’ll, and former rc|N rtrr for Tlir Craftsman, was in the School while on a 13-day furlough. After 17 weeks of infantry training at Camp Hood. Texas, he headed for Fort Riley, Kansas, for further training and distribution. Wre. Michael Dougan, January ’ll. was commissioned at the Maritime Service Radio School, Sheephead, New York, after being in service for 10 months Cox Francis Manchester, June ’13. was in Henry Ford Trade School July 17 while on a 30-day furlough. For two years in service he displayed the American Defense Rihlton and the ETO Ribbon with one star. Francis went to England in December 1913 with an am- phibious group and was in the landings on D Day in Normandy. THE CRAFTSMAN Page 13 Alumni Report on Military Life S 2 c Arthur E. Barry, June 41, writes that he is now taking the electricians’ mate course at the Great Lakes Training School and that he has seen, and is very proud of, his Trade School Yearbook. F 2 c Medar Backers. June 'll. wrote from California to say “hello” to those who remember him. S 2 c Albert M. Shields. January ’15, reports that he can’t say where he is but announces that the heat is so great that it is causing a sun tan which will make him un- recognizable by the time he returns. Pvt. Arden Yoder, June ’12, is now a paratrooper in Germany, keeping the Ger- mans in their place. Cpl. John Matle, January 13, has Ixien transferred to the Eighth Service Command in Texas. F 2 c R. Kersten, June 15, rejiorts that while he was in the Trade School, he couldn't wait for the day when he would get, out but now wishes that he could come back. He is in a ship repair unit and after just finishing a course in hydraulics, is being given a course in Diesel motors and small craft. F 2 c Albert Manduzy, January ’15, writes that he enjoys reading of his School in The Craftsman. The Trade School has l een informed that the boys listed below hare recently paid the supreme sacrifice J'ujhling for their country in World War It. Stu- dents and faculty extend their dee )est sympaihy to the parents and friends of these heroes. 1st Lieut. Archie Kelly, A A F, July 22, 194f . tielurning from 44th mission mis reported missing in action, pre- sumed dead. CM 3 c liobert It. Monks killed in action July 30, when the cruiser USS Indiann xdis sank off Ijcyle. Harold C. Wearer, Jiyhter pitot, died from injuries received when he crashed his plane near Saquin, Texas. Pfc. F. K. Chinn, January ’ll. writes that he has been transferred from his old out- fit, the 69th Division, to 518th Ordinance Division. From MM 3 c R. L. Shinsky, January ’13, The Craftsman ofTice received tin follow- ing letter: Dear Sir: I am writing you this little note to let. you know my present address. You sec, after leaving Ulitlii we went down to the Philip- pines for a short time, ftcr that I was sent to Hawaii for reassignment. I stopped at Saipan for a short time and finally arrived at my present home. Guam. I am in the world's largest trucking outfit but I haven’t met any other Trade School lx ys. I have been stationed 17 months on the Islands so it shouldn't lie too long until I gel home. Tell Mr. Ryan. Lip tack. Heinz. Dobrei and the rest of the instructors that 1 said “’hello.” F 1 c Jack D. LaMotte, January ’13, re- ported from (fie South Pacific that he has re- ceived a letter from Pfc. Fred Bush but he has lost track of many of the other fellows he knew. Pfc. Frank Conti, June ’43, wrote on V-J Day and re|x rted that he and his group were restricted. He stated that he was so excited that he didn’t know whether he was coming or going. The following letter was written by RT 2 c Jack Labin, June ’43, while en route to (Ikinawa. Hi Everyone: Now that the war is over, we are busy with “milk rims,” carrying troops to different places: Guam, Saipan, Okinawa, and llyonslm (Japan). The run I want to make is the one to the United States with veretans to l� e dis- charged. As you will note from my rating, I am not a machinist, but a radio technician. I repair any and all electrical equipment including radio, sonar (underwater sound) and radar. I was trained primarily for sonar and radar and I find it interesting work. Right now I am looking forward to coming back to Detroit and playing in a band. I’ll have to close now because lights go out in a few minutes. Pvt. Ray Mairs, June 43, reported that he was in Germany. He is working on a shop truck in an engine detail. Pfc. Edwin McQuade, January ’43, notified The Craftsman ofTice that he was lo- cated in Germany. Pvt. George Bell, January ’ll, wrote that he was in an airplane mechanics school and found that his Trade School training hcli ed him considerably. Pvt. Mario Giannotti, June ’ll, sent a I lost card from Texas. MM 2 c Frank Dubitsky, former stu- dent, reported from the Philippines that he is with another Trade School graduate, John Marsh, June ’36. Pvt. Charles Carlini, June ’13, sends his regards to the faculty and hopes to return to the Trade ScIkx I soon. Pfc. Paul Saracimo, June '39. w rote that he was stationed at Randolph Field, Texas as a pre-aviation cadet and u|x n completing the course, lie will either be commissioned as a second Lieutenant, or apjx inted flight officer. “When 1 left the Apprentice School in June 1911, I had no idea I would Ixj writing to you from Tokyo Bay on V-J Day, said S 2 c Leonard Shereda, June 13, in a re- cent letter to The Craftsman. Ieonard con- tinued, “The ship I’m on was one of the first to enter Tokyo Bay. We came in with the Third Fleet, including the battleships Mis- souri, Iowa, South Dakota, Texas, and others. Today, at the signing of the peace terms, I was alxxird the USS Pasadena, light cruiser, about 500 yards from where the |x?ace documents were signed aboard the battleship Missouri. Scores of planes, including B-29’s and fighter planes, kept flying over ami around Tokyo Bay.” While in the Trade School, I-eonard’s am- bition was to lx a musician. He played in the baud and worked on The Craftsman. Former Student Cited By Admiral Halsey A violent typhoon was raging in the Pa- cific. A I nited States destroyer was being tossed around like a toothpick and the crew was doing everything in its power to keep the ship afloat. One of the men remained at his post at the starboard throttle of the destroyer although the engine room was fhxxling and the temperature had risen to 180 degrees. After being relieved at the throttle, this same man went into the lower engine room level where the water was waist deep and inspected sev- eral pumps. The sailor's name is MM 2 c Charles E. Gawne. u former Trade School gruduatc. I atcr, Charles was presented with a citation from Admiral William F. Halsey, which mentioned that the example of Charles inspired others which led to the subsequent saving of the destroyer. 20-Year Service (Concluded from page fivo) Mr. Coleman believes this to bo a good record. especially for a bachelor. Borwiek-on-Tweed is the poetically named town in which George Clark, in 1875, was lx rn. Even so, fate did not plan for him a poetic life because at the age of 12, he held down a man-sized job in the coal mines. In 1900 Mr. (dark came to America to work in the coal mines, first for the McCale Coal Company of Fayette County, Virginia, and then for the II.S. Steel Company of Vermillion County. Indiana. In 1925, Mr. Clark joined Ford Motor Company and worked first in the Apprentice School and then in the Trade School print shop. New Instructors ,Conclpu. 1s( e 13)trom department gives alx ut eight jisychological tests to new boys entering Trade Sch x l to determine their scholastic standings which serve as a background for instructors as well as a factor in deter- mining into which class the boy is to be placed. Mr. Heldreth re- ceived a Master of Science Degree in Industrial Education at Iowa State College after graduating from Western III i n o i s Teachers College with a Bachelor of lCducation Degree. He taught in various high schools in North Carolina, Illinois, and Ohio for 15 years. In August 1912 he began teaching in the Willow Run Engineering Drafting School where he graduated 160 draftsmen for the engineering department. He came to the Trade School in April 1915. WILLIAM HELDRETH Page 14 THE CRAFTSMAN Its the Truth... On the Editor’s Desk To the Rescue... The molars hare slopped, a boiler has burst, “ 1 hands on deck, and look for the worst. There are subs all around with periscopes trained. Just looking for craft that hare been detained. Announces the watch, “Foreign planes in the sky, Hun for cover, man the guns. every lasl guy. The planes peel off in screaming dices, Strajing the ship to Irate none alive. On deck and below lay sailors brave. Whose lires were snuff at out by the foreign knave. The radio operator sits slumped at his post, and on key, trying his utmost, To send for help, when he stopped lead. The message wont go through now that he's dead. Unless! A bearded lad steps forward; salutes, 're had some code, may I take a try. At getting help: you know why. There are ivounded men needing medical care. That will surely come if we're heard on the. air. 11 is steady finger s[tends many hours. Sending messages through the patched up hirers. Success! at last, 're had a reply. On naval help we can surely rely. After making utri with an armed escort The. lad was decorated in the highest court. When asked where the code he had learned, alas. Why. in Mr. Weaver s radio class .” Worry, Worry, Worry! Suppose that you have a phonograph, a stack of records, a dish of candy, and a com- fortable chair. The lights arc dim and all seems cozy. Then you put on your favorite record. This seems as if it would he simple enough. First you look for the record and find that a friend has lx)rrowed just the record which is l eing looked for. So you decide to play an- other record instead and put this one on the phonograph. You snap on the switch and settle back in the chair, and settle back fur- ther but still nothing happens, so rising you discover that the cord is not plugged in. lx oking around for the plug you find that someone has taken the extension cord, to use in some other room. A search is made and a discovery of some left-over chicken in the kitchen while you’re there. You have a snack and return with the cord. The plug doesn’t seem to fit right. Pushing it in a shock stings your hand so you rub your finger and try again and finally succeed. Back to the chair you go but this time perch on the edge. Perching there for awhile until you discover that there isn’t any needle, you spill the box of them in the chair. So you gather them up and screw' one in. Then you fall into the choir again, land on a stray needle, and rise quickly. Arising so quickly, the candy dish is knocked over und the contents roll around the floor. In pursuing the pieces to various corners, you trip over the phonograph cord and succeed in pulling the phonograph off the table The record breaks as it falls; so you sigh, sweep up the remains, dispose of them sadly, and return to your chair. After awhile you turn on “Chopin’s Fun- eral Music ’ and stand stiffly in the center of the room, ready for whatever may happen. Nothing happens for two minutes. Then the front door bursts open and the family arrives. “For heavens’ sake,’’ says mother, “do turn that oil' right now. What w ill the neigh- bors think of our playing that thing so late at night?” Breathing a sigh, you pick up a book and decide that literature is a nobler art than music. Bankbook Blues... Well, here it is; the twelfth of the month and most of us are sitting here proudly in our neat file with another two dollars entered on our account. “Gosh, thought one hnnkI onk. but there’s a lot of us missing this month! Look at this empty file next to me. he hasn’t been here for three months. If he isn’t care- ful he will get his thrift fund taken away, not to mention a vacation without scholarship.” “Oh! My owner shoved me aside on the first week-end following scholarship, and then he persuaded his mother to take me to the bank on the following week-end, but I guess she arrived a little too late.” “Gee, that’s a bad thing to do. I mean about his mother taking his t ook to the bank for him, because after all Henry Ford gives the Trade School boys a thrift fund to get them in the habit of visiting the bank regu- larly.” “Gosh,” groaned a peevish looking bank- book, “some people surely are stupid: especial- ly when it comes to bankbooks.” “Why, I’ve been sitting up here for the longest time and my owner won’t even come and get me, and when he does, why he will probably leave me at home until after tlx twelfth of the month. One time, when he was sick, I sat around home for two weeks until he finally returned to School. I guess he didn’t know he was sup|A).sed to mail me to the office. Aiiyl ody with any amount of brains at all can see it’s worth a few minutes to drag me down to the neighborhood bank to deposit two dollars, especially when the money is given to you. Another thing. 1 think a number of tlx Trade School boys don’t realize that almost every bank has evening hours which makes it pos- sible to get us in on time if for some reason they fail to make a deposit during the week- end.” “I think,” said an old bankbook, “that these Trade School boys must get too much money if they can throw it away like that. 1 just don’t understand it. I know that if my owner w as offered two dollars to run an errand he wouldn’t have to be spoken to tw ice. ........Howard Wagoner, tool room mill instructor, learned to read a micrometer at a moving picture show. ........Jule Ducharme. third Moor bench instructor, was once a commercial fisherman, and raises skunks for a hobby. ........Ambrose Eichman, third floor mill instructor, designed and built his sum- mer home. ........Ernest Lockwood, time estimator, was once a farmer. ¥ ★ ★ ★★★ OVER THE CRIB COUNTER ★ ¥ if ★ ★ ★ ★ By I. C. ALL ★★ ★★ Well, fellas, here’s I.C. All again to help stack the autumn CORN stalks. So what if a tree did grow in Brooklyn. There’s a patch of grass still growing on the Trade School campus. Crib boy’s song: “Don’t fence me in.” Definition of a hole: An empty space bounded by a straight lim that is curved. NOW I’VE SEEN EVERYTHING DE- PARTMENT. Trade School boy giving a lady his seat on the bus. Don’t pay any attention to the noises coming from Room 13. It’s only that mad scientist, R. I). (High Frequency) Weaver at work. “I’m forever blowing bubbles” eh, Mr. Dobrei? These instructors seem like nice fellows. Wonder what they do for a living? Is there any chance in | ersuading Mr. Weems to get a subscription to esquire for the library? And then, there’s the boy who ground the plug gage down, because his instructor told him to make sure the plug lit the hole he was to drill. If some of these instructors’ waist- lines have held their own during the war, what’s going to happen to them now? Looks like big business ahead for sus- pender manufacturers. When asked. “How he kept from catching cold during his boot-training,” the trainee’s answer was “No cold could stand the rugged life we lead.” G-boy talking to instructor: “Sir. I just drilled a hole in the drill press, and you know— I think I reamed it too.” Your I.C. All has a wonderful job. No one cares what time I start work as long as it’s before 7:30 a.m. Well, no one asked you to read this. Quit complaining, remember it didn’t kill you. Hasta Lucgo, THE CRAFTSMAN Page 15 AIRPLANE MODELS - C Telephone wires are all right at times but not when your model airplane crash-lands into them. It was during the gas model airplane contest sponsored by the Ann Arbor Chamber of Commerce that the plane of Russell McWilliams, M-A-2, did just that. In the previous year’s contest his gas model won second place in the free flight tests. Russell has lieen building, flying, and de- signing model airplanes for approximately seven years. ENGINES “Ever since I can remember.” said Jerry Michell, W -A-l, I have I een interested in building small stationary steam engines. Jerry and his father have built three complete engines and Jerry is now drawing the plans for a fourth. As a postwar project Jerry in- tends to put the plans on the market to- gether with rough castings from which to make the engines. WOOD CARVER “Besides being profitable, my hobby is giving me valuable experience,” said Walter Terech, senior, who hopes to become a wood pattern maker. For the past four years Walter has been building and repairing cabinets, toys, knick- knacks. lamps, and many other handy gadg- ets and novelties. He recently completed a mahogany-panelled china cabinet which had taken six months to finish. SOUVENIR COLLECTOR Silvano Salvador, M-F-l, has nearly enough German guns and war equipment to supply a small arsenal, thanks to the efforts of his brother Pfc. Joe Salvador w ho has been sending the souvenirs from Germany. Joe was a Trade School student in the W-section before duty called. Among the most prized |M)sscssions in the collection are two German helmets, a sword, a rifle, a German flag, and seven German medals. “I like to work with wood,” said Gerald Reinke, W-E-2. w hen asked w hy he builds model boats. Gerald, who spends all the time he can spare working with his ships, has thus far built a three-foot racing yacht, and a few two-foot sailing models, all of which took third place honors in the Detroit Model Yacht Regatta last June. Recently he de- signed and completed a six-foot dory. DOCTOR Witnessing a doctor perform an operation is an unusual experience for most lx ys, but it is mcrelv routine work to Jim Vallance, W-A-2. Jim has been working after school hours as an operating-room attendant at Harper Hospital. After working there for a year and a half Jim says that this work is not only in- teresting but of great value to any boy inter- ested in medical work. In his spare time he is recreational chair- man for his church youth group. Henry Ford Trade School TWENTY-NINTH Anniversary OCTOBER 25, 1916 OCTOBER 25, 1945 mm “ The years leacli much which the days never knew.” —RALPH WALDO EMEHSON m (Eraftnmatt COME,YE THANKFUL PEOPLE COME. P age 2 THE CRAFTSMAN ah? (Craftsman PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY MONTH DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR BY AND FOR STUDENTS OF HENRY TORD TRADE SCHOOL. DEARBORN. MICK. Editor-in-chief .......... BOB DEWAR Roportorial Staff: ROBERT BAARLAER HERSCHEL BREAZEALF. VALENTINE FORIS, MICHAEL GASS. ED JOHNSON. JOHN KONKAL. BUDDY KUCZMA. TOM McGAHEY. NATHAN McLEOD. STEVE MARTIN. GERALD MICHELL JEROME POHL WILLIAM SCHULTZ. PETE SERAZIO. BOB SEURYNCK. ED STELLINI Cartoonist). JOHN TEGEL. KARL ZIEGLER. A lviser:.....................................................E. H. STOELTING Vol. 2, No. 1! November, 1945 7'UanJzixjioieicj, 1621 1945. The years an many, three and one-quarter centuries, that separate the first Thanksgiving of our Pilgrim forefathers from the same holiday of today. Has this passage of time smothered tin true spirit of Thanksgiving: have modern concepts of civilization distorted tlie original meaning of this, one of the important holidays of the year? Thanks for God’s mercy in bestowing a bountiful harvest was the basic reason for setting aside a day of thanks by Governor Bradford in Plymouth in 1621. But what is Thanksgiving now ? To most modern people Thanksgiving is symbolized by an enormous dinner, that and nothing else. This year, in addition to the unconscious, everyday blessings, we have emerged victorious from the worst war in history. This in itself should humble rich and poor alike into a chorus of true, heart-felt gratitude toward an all-merciful Maker. Is Thanksgiving Day, 1945, to be a day of feasting or is it to be set aside to truly thank God for his mercy? It is for the individual to decide. 'Uicta'uf' feosull Saiei. Gaenp.ai et “Why does the Treasury need money now?” you may ask. “The war is over.” Yes, the war is over but, even so. Chester Bowles, OP A Administra- tor, states that the Army and Navy, during the year after Y-J Day, would spend $41,000,000,000. Only $33,000,000,000 was spent by the Army and Navy during the entire First World War. This is why you must lend your money. Occupation forces must be kept in Germany and Japan. These lighting men must still be fed, clothed, and paid. This is why you must lend your money. Your sons, brothers, relatives, and friends must be brought home from combat locations. This is why you must lend your money. Veterans lie in hospitals w ithout an arm, a leg. or an eye. These men need medicines, doctors, nurses, and the knowledge that you are backing them. This is why you must lend your money. Thousands of men are discharged from the armed forces every day. Each receives mustering-out pay to get him started in civilian life again. This is why you are asked to lend your money. You not only help the veterans when you lend your money but you also help yourself because for each three dollars you invest you receive four dollars in return. The money that is lent is taken out of circulation thereby helping to prevent inflation. Now , you know why. To help yourself, your neighbors, and the boys who fought for you, dig deep, buy all the bonds you can, nowr. News Briefly Told... The Trade School time ollice has l cen I trough I out of hiding. It was recently moved from Room 3-K to a more easily located room, 3-B, which is next to the clearing house office. Students in Tom Sayres’ geography classes should have neat question sheets, for Mr. Sayres gives them the use of two typewriters. There is always a waiting list. ■ ■ ■ The Trade School tennis courts near I fenry Ford School have been completed . . . finally. Albert Thomson, former mathematics instruc- tor. is now in charge of social activities at the Henry Ford School of Vocational Guidance. Fleven boys are to receive gallant’s citations for their work in the Seventh War Loan Drive. Fol- lowing are their accomplishments: James Norton, $6023: Bruce Cable. $2373. Steven Maten $2050. Leo Nun Bossen $2050. Frank lleritier, $1.500 Cyril Marshall $1300, William Marx $1250, Harold Thompson $1225. Arthur I eicht $1124, Philip Slovick $1150, and Buddy kiiczma $1025. Kdward Burke, wood pattern instructor, has published a series of eight weekly stories “Our Bovs” on juvenile delinquency. They were pub- lished in the Utica Central. Students and instructors offer their con- dolences to the following instructors who suffered a bereavement during October: frJli Scenter, minting and cleaning department, his wife, October (i; lludolpli Glolzhotjer, lathe instructor, his mother, October 2.7; Walter Harrows, crib instructor, his father, October 2d. Out of more than 1300 boys in Trade School, the following received ull-A report cards for the first card marking period this semester: William Schultz M-A-l 5 Jerome Pohl T-A-l 5 Hubert Bohn W-A-l 4 Herschel Breazeale M-A-l 3 Alexander Cechanowicz W-B-l 3 Leon Ponchart M-K-2 1 Bill Rusu M-F-l 1 Raymond Zentz M-F-l I Anthony kachin M-F-I 1 Remo Mei M-F-l 1 Raymond Rastenis T-F-l 1 llenrv Tomilo T-G-2 1 The number following the class indicates the numlier of times the student has received an ull-A report card. OUR COVER — “Come ye thankful people come. Raise the song of harvest home . . .Such is the spirit of Thanksgiving Day 1945 as symbolized by four veterans of World War II singing songs of praise in the chapel of the Henry Ford School of 'Vocational Guidance, Camp Legion. Volume 4 No. 2 November, 1945 Eht ©raftsman HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL Turkey Dinner If Bond Quota Topped ry)ES HISTORY repeat itself? Students are now striving to answer this question with a U resounding “yes! ” For by selling or buying their quota of $50,000 (maturity value) in bonds during the Victory Bond Sales campaign, October 29 to December 8, they w ill again have a chance to satisfy their appetites at a turkey dinner, and a group picture of the first class in each section to fill its quota will appear in the December issue of The Craftsman. Planning Bond Drive strategy aro hoad chairmen, left to right—BCN GARDINER. T-A-l, JOSEPH HAEZEBROUCK. Voteran Senior. DARWIN WOLFE. M-A-3, and BOS BAARLAER W-A-l. It Was Perfect— Perfect day. . .October 20, the day of The Craftsman steak fry. was an ideal day for a picnic. Perfect place. . .One couldn’t find a better spot than Cass Benton Park for a picnic. Perfectly— hidden. . .John Tegel, Buddy Kuczma, and Ed Johnson had to drive completely around the park four times before they found the site. Perfect meal. . .Who could think of a belter meal than steaks, steaks, steaks? Perfectly—full. . .The condition of each diner after eating at least two large steaks. Perfect sight. . .F. II. Stoelling and (i. . Armstrong working, especially slav- ing over a charcoal grill. Perfect monster. . . A dog the size of “The Hound of the Baskervilles” stand- ing with his front paws on C. VV. Westerman’s shoulders. Some- Tough? perhaps, but the broad smiles bear testimony to how thoao steaks hit the spot. thing on the order of “Birds of a feather.” Perfect—girl. . .Nathan McLeod’s. He showed up all the other Craftsman “wolves” by being the only one who escorted a date. Perfect football game. . .The football game was a perfect example of what a team shouldn’t do. That is, play six-man football with three men. Perfect timing. . .11. F. lledinger timed his arrival perfectly. . .Just as the steaks were lieing served. Perfect photographer. . .John Dobrei, resplendent in CAP uniform, makes a good photographer. Running and ( limbing all over to get a pic- ture and then wondering if he had film in the camera. Perfect gentlemen. . .The cream of the (Continued on pago 10) Craftsman Rating... Receives All American Honors For Ninth Consecutive Year “Ranking All American” among the top in its class as a news magazine was the honor bestowed upon The Craftsman in June 194.') for the ninth consecutive time, by the Na- tional Scholastic Press Association. This rating was given to The Craftsman for its sports coverage, for its excellent use of pictures to supplement news and for its tech- nical features such as “We Learn By Doing.” Among other things. The Craftsman was cited for its aid in the war effort by helping the School recognize its part in the war and for its articles, charts, and accounts on the war bond drives which were held in the School. Another faetor which helped keep The Craftsman rating near the top was front page makeup in which interesting and attractive photographs were used along with an evenly balanced and readable nameplate. Summarizing the report, the National Scholastic Press Association stated, “The Craftsman is a generally readable and attrac- tive magazine, one that the School and staff can be proud of.” Last year the School, as an inducement to greater effort on the part of students in the Sixth W ar Loan Drive, offered a turkey din- ner if the student quota of $100.000 in bond smiles was reached. Students managed to sell Im aids worth $127,175 (maturity value) and consequently enjoyed a full course turkey dinner served in the School cafeteria shortly before Christmas. This year students have elected to buy or sell $50,000 worth of bonds and the School has repeated its offer of a turkey feast. Instruc- tors’ quota is also set at $50,000. The quota for seniors is $6,000 and $800 for each class. This means that each class must sell at least $800 worth of bonds and that the failure of a single class to do its share and fill its quota w ill prevent the rest of the classes from having the enjoyment of a turkey dinner. The reason for such a policy is that it would lie unfair for some classes to get by with a minimum of effort while other classes do more than their share. Similarly, it would be un- just (o have some classes filling their quotas through the efforts of an active minority of students so it is required that 50 per cent of a class buy or sell lionds during the drive. The |K� lieies of the student campaign were formu- lated at a meeting of the head class captains (Continued on page 10) Page ’4 Squadron 639-4 ★ ★ ★ CAP NEWS BY JOHN KONKAL Hay ride... Such remarks as, “Get your foot out of my mouth! “Let go of my leg!,’ “Help, something's got me!,” were not uncommon at the CAPC hayride. After sitting awhile with his arm around a girl, a cadet suddenly realized that it wasn’t the date” he brought. Now and then a fig- ure would thud to the ground, roll a few feet, then suddenly get up and run yelling after the wagon. Not that it was overcrowded or anything, all that was wrong was that the hay-wagon was loo small. But all in all everyone had a good time and went home contented. Veteran Joins Squadron... Being a strict militarist during CAP activities is just as natural to F O Joseph I laezekrouck, June 42, who has had 30 months service with the AAF, as being friendly and likeable in civilian life. If he doesn’t find anything wrong dur- ing an inspection, he will literally stand there until trouser creases wilt or l elt buckles tarnish. Mr. Ilaczcbrouck, who is acting intel- ligence officer, is go- ing to instruct the cadets in military courtesy and discipline on a basis similar to that re- ceived by aviation cadets. Navigation Instructor... After serving 37 months overseas with the HCAF as a navigator and bombardier Everett C. Honey, January ’40, has re- turned to the Trade School as a senior. He has joined the CAP and holds the position of acting training officer. At present he is teach- ing a class in ad- vanced aerial navi- gation. Everett has down 67 missions, 64 of which were night everett roney missions. THE C RW.T S'MJAIN Students Triple Their 1944 War Chest Contributions Trade School students dug into their |� ockets to raise $307.29 for the Community War Chest during the drive which ended October 22. This is almost three times what --------p New System Employed To Publish The Craftsman Methods of publishing The Craftsman. monthly news magazine, arc now altogether different. Members of the staff no longer at- tend journalism classes from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. and 2:50 to 3:50 p.m. daily while in class. They now spend their shop weeks in writing, proofreading, and typing. Instead of journalism from 8:30 to 9:30 the students now attend an English class. Staff members are taught typing daily for one hour and are expected to attend typing from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. during class week. The boys receive an assignment and ample time in which to complete it. Whole pages in The Craftsman are assigned to staff members and they are responsible for the entire make-up of that page. Each Monday a member of the staff' is ro- tated with another boy to give at least 18 students «in opportunity to work on The Craftsman. Devotional Services Observe Anniversary Songs of praise filled the air in the Trade School cafeteria at 7 a.m., Thursday, Novem- ber 1. The songs When We Get to Heaven, Wonderful Grace of Jesus.and His Eye is on the Sparrow, led by Willis Colbert, chorister, and the choruses God So Loved the World, Take My Hand Lord Jesus, and Thank You l ord, led by Jim Wagner, M-A-3, were sung by the audience at the ninth anniversary service of the Morning Devotional Service. Other highlights of this service were a short message by F. E. Searle, superintendent of Ford Schools, congratulating and thanking those who made the services possible; a negro spiritual, Xobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen. sung by Willis Colbert; an inspiring message on salvation by Dr. Morris Peterson. Elim Baptist Church; and a prayer offered by Jim Wagner. These morning devotional services ! egun with a few students and an interested in- structor, E. O. Sanders, machine construction, sitting on tool Ixjxes in the shop before work, studying Sunday School lessons. When the group became quite large, permission was granted for the use of the School auditorium. Services, led by Mr. Sanders, chaplain, usually consist of songs, prayer, and a message from an invited guest. Through these ser- vices the “League of 1000” and many other Bible classes have l een formed in Ford Motor Company. About the shop, in conveniently located l oxes, are small red booklets the“Gospcl of John, the A|M stle” fret; to all. Mr. Sanders started distribution of these lxx klets almost as soon as the services were l egun. In 1937, his stock of lxx klets lx� came low and he began to pray. A year later his prayer was answered they gave last year. Instructors gave $2255. Class captains for the three sections col- lected a total of $435.73. with the M-section contributing $177.92, the T-section $131.46, and the W-section $126.35. Seniors raised $71.56. The class to contribute the most money was the W-A-l, from whom Bob Baarlaer collected $25.50. Tin second highest class was the T-A-l, from whom $21.01 was col- lected by Ben Gardiner. Stuart Horner, M-B-l. collected $20.02 from his class. A detailed chart showing contributions of each individual class follows: Class | w-section T-section M-section A-l $25.50 $21.01 $13 20 A-2 | 6.30 4.38 15.75 A-3 | 5.03 15.00 16.47 B-l 19.00 11.25 20.02 B-2 1.50 4.39 5.89 C-l 18.50 16.15 11.55 C-2 5.90 1.96 15.55 C-3 1.22 6.15 2.00 D-l 4.80 6.14 6.70 D-2 3.25 6.25 3 05 E-l 11.00 2.88 10.50 E-2 3.65 5.03 5.65 E-3 | 7.15 2.50 5.13 F-l | 2,16 7.05 9.00 F-2 2.77 10.76 4.30 F-3 | 3.00 2.33 G-l 1.53 2.73 6.17 G-2 | 2.03 3.77 15.11 G-3 1.56 1.01 9.55 Total 126.35 131.46 177.92 Seniors $71.56 Grand Total $507.29 An identification card and a red feather were issued to class captains. The captains distributed war chest clips to contributors in their classes. 'I'he grand total, including instructors contributions, was $2,762.29. and he received 100,000 lxx ks from a lady who was looking for someone to distribute them. He has given out 219.000 Gospels and 1603 Bibles. The Morning Service will give a 'Pest- ament to any student leaving the Trade School for the armed forces. His name will lx engraved in gold on the cover if he desires. Distribution and engraving of these lx ks are handled through W. II. Moore, transfer crib, and C. H. Weems, library, respectively. Other Trade School students may get a copy of the Testament from the chaplain. 'Phe Sch«x l recognizes that Mr. Sanders is doing a great work, and hopes he may con- tinue these services for many years to come. THE CRAFTSMAN Page 5 W-B-l Student Rated As Best Journalist The article “Another Story to Be Pub- lished, ” written by AlexCechanowicz, W-B-l. and printed in the October 5 issue of the “VY - Informer,” was chosen ns the best-written article for the first card marking by the judges: Audrey Boyd. English instructor, and Hazen II. Jewell, shop theory instructor, who bast'd their decision on the reasons it was news of timely interest; it deals with u character trait-persi8tancy; it has an appeal of interest; ami it carries complete information. Mis story follows: Tom Sayres, geography instructor, has re- ceived word that his baseball story, “The Feel of the Ball,” will Ik published in a sports magazine. Mr. Sayres started writing this story about six years ago. Trying to get his story pub- lished was no easy matter Itecause it had been rejected 29 times. After revising it he tried again and on September 28, 1945 Mr. Sayres received word from the publishers of the mag- azine “Baseball Stories” that his story had been accepted. Copies of the magazine may be obtained in the library as soon as the pul - ieat'on is out. Ford Departments To Be Described During The Singing Periods To familiarize the students with the work and duties of different departments, A. M. Wagener, head of academic department, has arranged to have s|K akers from several Ford Motor Company departments describe their departments at the Wednesday singing peri- ods. The plan includes s|K akers from the following departments: pay office, traffic, safety, sociological, body engineering, and purchasing. Ya Wanna Have Fun? Then Visit Room 29... Volley for serve! All eyes are on the center of Room 29. . . It’s a tight game. The score is 20 to 19. Scenes like this occur daily in the Activity Room. This room is avail- able to any student desiring to play table ten- nis from 2:50 to 4:50 p.m. An average of 15 students enjoy this opportunity every day. Plans for the table tennis tournament that was to Ik held at the. start of November have been delayed for one month because an additional table cannot Ik obtained until the end of Novemlier. Checkers and chess have been suggested by a few students and plans have been made to add these games. Any student with suggestions for addi- tional games or activ iti« s should give his ideas to Cecil Westerman, cafeteria instructor, or The (’.raftsman Office. Commando Tom Tells Experiences From Dieppe Raider To P.O.W. AN EXTRAORDINARY amount of hand shaking was done when Tom McDermott, January ’39, visited the Trade School, October 10. Why? A mighty good reason was supplied, for Tom was Private Thomas D. McDermott of the Essex Scottish Regiment ------$ Was My Face Red... Red was the prevailing color at the Trade School Fall Dance, held at Low re y School October 27, . . . at least the faces of many Iniys wore this loud but becoming color. Red—Crade “F”—Cut-outs of colored (Kipcr were pasted on the wall behind the band, and one senior asserts that the one made of orange pa|M‘r with a black mustache stared at him throughout the evening. Red—-Grade “E”—An “A” boy brought forth that cheery Christmas color when a classmate made loud remarks alsait the scuffed-up condition of his girl’s shoes. Red—Grade “D”—A student who is proud of his face was found at the dance. He is so proud of his face that he wormed his way into at least 90 jmt cent of all pictures taken by the Trade ScIhm� I photographer. Red—Grade “C” —belongs to the bashful fellow w h o asked the janitor if he would turn off the lights in one corner. “Bashful” gave the explanation that he couldn’t dance well and wanted a place where he could dance with his girl and not Ik? seen. The janitor couldn’t accommodate him because all of the lights were connected to one switch, he said. Red—Grade “B”—The angry man storm- ed into the ballnMjm, and loudly asked, “Who’s running this thing?” We are,” replied E. II. Stoelting, extra- curricular adviser, and C. R. Weems, library, in unison. in the Canadian Army. When Tom enlisted he became the first Trade .School student to join the armed forces. Within three months his unit was in England, where In sj ent a year finishing his basic training before joining the Commandos. tom McDermott Another year was spent in specialized train- ing. such as running several miles with full equipment, climbing cliffs, practicing beach landings, street fighting, and hand-to-hand fighting. Ilis first raid was the ill-fated raid on Dieppe. Tom was alsait to go on leave when the C.O. advised him to give up the leave if lie “didn’t want to miss the real thing.” Ilis buddies didn't la lieve this was a raid, at first, because once before they had started out only to turn back. Just la?fore dawn the l each party i oardcd the landing craft and started in. From the start this group had two strikes on it. The barges on the left flank ran into several German submarines which warned the shore batteries. Soon the barg s on the left were receiving fin from lK th the sul s and the shore defenses. Three-quarters of the men on the left flank were lost before the landing. This incident practically insured defeat for the Commandos. Clayton Bunco. M-F-2. and his qirl drinking one of those “mon- strous cups of ginger Tho Navy seems to be in the lime-light at the Trade School Fall Dance. The sailor in the right hand corner is Bill Blewott, former editor-in-chief of The Crajtunan. “Somebody parked his car in front of my driveway,” the A. M. continued, “and if he doesn’t move it within five minutes. I’ll have the |K lice tow it away.” A crimson-faced senior and his girl were hen his barge hit the beach, his officer and Tom were the first ashore. The first olistacle to confront them was a roll of “con- certina” barlK?d wire. The duty of the first “Sad Sack” to reach any type of bar! ed wire is to throw himself across it, so Tom laid face down while, one after the other the com- mandos planted one f K t on his buck and hop|K?d over him. This kept up until one man fell solidly on him. Tom told this man in no uncertain terms to get up, but the fellow (Continued on page 10) (Continued on page 10) Page 6 THE CRAFTSMAN Covering the News SELECTIVE TESTING REVEALS ABILITIES KNOW what «� u do in tin evening. said a St Kvtive Testing Department em- ploye in envtinc a etoran. V«xi go home. eat Mij pei go into the fixing room, take off your s!n� es, read the jwjer. listen to the radio, don't say much to your wife, and then go to bed. iHir wife doesn't like that, doe she? How do you know all that ? a ked the bewildered veteran. We know many things about ou after wu have taken our selective tests , the inter- iewrr replied. But, seriously. many detailed significant charact eristics of can be revealed by Jin' Selective Testing Department of tin Ford Training Division. by means � f stand- ardised tests now U-ing used as aids in the saelection. placement and guidance of Ford empk'xes. This method if Jesting i acm- rate in disclosing the ability pattern erf- an perse� taking the tests An foiplow placed by these methods can l e happier and more competent usually than one plaood under other eimnnstanoes. History On June IS. I i2. the Selective Toting IVjwrtJwint of Ford .Motor Company began in a small office an the krrcrafl Building, with tlirvv employees and sax tests. The numler of tests has moroased as needed. New lots ha e been constructed so that mart- poof ik- could he Jested for different types vrf wvdk. The- department has Kyvirw- too large for the Si va� r wMnrin. zmttm th� 1 ' rms jt. which, iie roust put mil rn c� attt ma-uutt jsi m limitM mnnuxit of tin� . small oftiee and lias moved to a much larger room. N « 12 |ier ons |� ut in a full time dax. The original � ffice is now used a a supplx room. Types of Test The standardised tests n m I «eing used can be dixided into two classes, paper and pencil t vts. and perf« emano- test s. One of the per- formance tests • «n-a !. f a nurnfwr rf curxed Woden Nocks. which when put topetW f rm a rectangle-, fhesp 1� 1. ci' are called ‘ iggley Binds” « account f their shapes, and are suppised t■ tell something about a pers« � s mechanical ability. Another interesting jer- foa manor test is the Mi— uli Spatial Re- late «ns test. His is a test which cxtfisists of a tiiimtter if . «dd-shaped piece tlut must be taken up and placed in a pattern 4 cut-outs in a limited amount if time. The time used to perform this test show the relative me- d—Kal afafity of the testee- Some persons can do this test in two and one-lmlf minuties, others take a much as It� minutes. Do x« u claim U� Ik a lord and die maker? There are tests to tell how god you are in these trades. The materials used in these tests have l n prepared by firactioal men n-.w working in the Fi rd UhI and die «Japp. Another type of test used is the person- alitx test. Through ; irs : tnalil y tests a skilkd examiner can find out, for example, if the- tester is dependable and ero. 4i mallv slaiile, Vnother persona-fit y test teTls whether the te ee is an introvert cr an extrovert, and the degree to which he is sonutlly adjusted There are also tests rf vocational interest. These 1est sh- -w the degree erf basic interest the tester has hi variants occupational fields, compared with tin basic interest erf sucvystsful pacfie mtm employed hi these fields Other tests show general mental aliiitx. dkiD in arithmetic, filing, handwriting. spell- ing. typing. dirflatac m. and transcrijition. Rfvords of all lest results are bqpl in the files of tlif- ele fl.ivc Testing Department, These files are a � a liable to jiroperf y authorized persons as aids in seJtKfling persons for jolts requiring afieeifk- kinds erf dUBty. Administering the Test In adrnjiusternig If sits, sftecial attention is given l.i. the surrounding to keep the room quiet and to give to the testee the lies'! jk� s- sifcflf opportiunii v to make a good record. The tetHwe i seated at a round table, sfiecialiy de- signed for such testing. When he l gin a te L the sVop watch is started and the allowed time is allowfid.. This c if Miration ;is mfMiaft.ed until all the required tests have been com- pleted. After all the written tests and the per- formance tests have been completed, they are checked and graded. Grades are shown in terms of the per cent of people excelled by the Th« t«tM £mdi it . rder rhmxt jt looks os he tnm to •aoeznble the ' Willey Blocks. The maBmmbly tost as hoiag clocked by Ferris E. Crswford. of Selective Testing. examinee and also by mean rf letters: A.B C.D.M After checking and grading come the final ttf’al interview. During the inter- x k w all fK-duts at issue are made clear. The recxmds are shown to the testee and their significance b explained Te«ds 5ke those descnlted al«� xe are used in various rther factories in the I ruled States. In general their use lias increased efficiency and redufKid absenteeism. The heads rf Ford Selective Testing Defiartmeot «.m- linuallx stud.� t.esting syst ms in . -ther fac- tories in under to improve the method� used at Fond M otor Gompazi y. Groups Tested 'v une of the gr ujk t.e ted are Henr Ford Trade ScAkkI enrollees. applicant fia- ape jirenticesliij., mstructors and clerks far the Trammr Division, rate adjust ers. quality- ««introi employes, candidates for work stand- ards. veterans, pattern makers, sup� er iscirs. foremen, candidate f n f«cmi � tion. uteck clerks, salesnimi and candidate for foreign «enioe. In v estigati m shows thal standardized tests used are scientHicall constructed and reveal tiicnie pc—I differences in aliifitv. apitil.ude, nainlal ahirtness. and fier .inalilx that determine depr-ees rf aucces on the j � h. These standardized tests give mimediatel a greater amount of iiasic. valid, imahle., jireg- noStic knowledge of empk ve than usually cun l� e obtained by unx «flher mean during sever ad months of fiemmaJ eoutacL No 1� us hies can obtain maximum efficiency to- day without an adequate system rf stand- ardized jiersamiel analysis, w lection, platte THE CRAFTSMAN Page 7 Training Division ment. and guidance. I� ng expensive tryouts sliould be eliminated. Today, many workers capable of greater efficiency and happiness in their work should lie shifted to other jobs on the basis of abilities and aptitudes disclosed to them and their supervisors for the first time by impartial standardized selective tests. Trade School Test Another phase of Ford Selective Testing is found in the Trade School. This depart- ment i� testing all new enrollees of the Trade School. The boys must find take their phys- ical examinations and go to School one week. The following week they take the tests which last from three and one-half to four Is hits. These tests cover reading, arithmetic, me- chanical aptitude, mechanical information and personality. After results are known a student counsel ■ gives aid to each boy as re- quired. One of the department’s many ways of discovering the needs of boys is by using an eye-testing machine. The testee must place his head in the proper place so that he can see a printed card, placed in the bolder. When the testee’s eyes are focused on the card, two lights are adjusted so that they shine on the eyes. The eyes then reflect the light into two small lenses which in turn focus the light on the moving film. As the eyes move forward the reflection follows a duplicate movement on the film. But if the eye stops and moves hack wards the testee’s mental confusion and reading defects can lie detected. After 18 inches of film have l� een photographed, the machine automatically stops and the strip showing a picture of the eye movements is de- veloped inside the machine. In eight min- utes the negative is wound out of the machine ready for use. giving a complete picture of the reading eye movement. Tills type of test is given to a student only if he has trouMe in reading. If a student has reduced hearing a hearing Tester, an oscillator w ith a pitch and volume control, measures this defect- The H«r DAVE MARTIN. S Ucti « Twtmg. is using the tsisbinoculsr machine to lost the •yes of • vstsran. AH writtsn tests are given at the round table which has been especially designed for that purpose. (tearing Tester is set 20 feet away from tlie testae, lie must then report how many tiroes a controlled noise is heard at different pilches and volume . The standardized tests used in Henry Ford Trade School are changed as tlie student f� as-es to a higher grade according to the sub- jects studied. .Any Henry Ford Trade School box may take these tests by applving to the testing department. The testing program at tlie Highland Park plant and at tlie I Jncoln plant are jiaral- le| to the program at the Houge plant. The testing program at Henry Ford School of Vocational Guidance Is voluntary. Veterans have usually chosen to take a vocational in- terest test first. Afterwards they have chosen the mental alertness test, then other stand- ardized tests applying to their class or shop work. Origination of the Tests It takes a long time and much effort to develop a standardized test usable in disclos- ing differences among people. One must ex- periment with many different tests before lie finds a successful one. After a person origi- nales a test he checks it in the follow ing man- ner. One hundred persons showing various known grades of ability are selected to take the test. The test is administered. If the test results show ability differences compar- able to known ability differences tlie test is good. If tlie test does not show these known differences it must lie revised. Some of these test have lieen developed by tlie Selective Testing Department of Ford Motor Orfiipany. Others have l� een liouglit from various indus- trial publishing houses. If not enough Ford employes have taken a test to develop Ford norms, the grade must l e checked on a stand- ard published “norm” sheet. If a large numlier of Ford employes have taken a test, grades or marks can be figured out on the Ford norm sheet. The results will show how high each employe stands in his group. Because tliese “norm” sheets have lieen figured out for previous groups of employes taking the test. they are usable for that particular group. In brief, selective testing is one of tlie best and ro«� st accurate means of obtainirtr it per- son’s ability, aptitude, mental alertin. and personality. Tliese traits are immediately revealed by the use of standardized tests with- out expensive tryouts. As factories continue to develop and use standardized tests for se- lection and placement, employes will be happier and more efficient, and expensive tryouts on tlie job can lie entirely eliminated. Waste Material Made Usable by Salvage Department Waste not. want not. That is the policy of Henry Ford Trade School. Each day in the School there are many pounds of materials collected for reprocessing, sale, or whatever may have been planned for the particular substante. Many students wonder why they are asked to throw their empty paper plates in one bar- rel and refuse in another. This simplifies the job of gathering all tlie waste paper that is in the Trade School. Paper is collected by men carrying large burlap bags, who take it to the salvage department, where it is sorted, baled, and then put in the yard to “age.” After a predetermined aging-time, the paper is sent to the mill for reprocessing which makes it us- able once more for many things. Also, when the student is leaving the caf- eteria be throws all his lunch scraps into sep- arate barrel . This is done liecause the left- over food can lie and is salvaged. It is sorted and taken to the garbage disposal depart- ment at Powerhouse No. 3, where it is refined into fats which may be made into soap or other products. Into the picture of waste comes the ques- tion of the steel chips and shavings. As may be expected tliese arc saved also. The many types of steel are carefully sorted and put in large drums which are taken out to the train yards and emptied into flatcars. Tliese chips are then sold outside the plant. Larger pieces of scrap steel are taken bark to the huge furnaces where they are melted down for re- use. Bronze and brass chips are also sold out- side. Even grinding dust is saved for the high speed steel chips which are in it. Wood from the pattern shop is collected and sent to tlie salvage department. Saw- dust is gathered by dust collectors and taken to the powerhouse and burned. As much as possible, oil is also salvaged. 11 is sent to the oilhouse for reclaiming. There are many processes for reclaiming oil such as allowing it to settle and then washing with steam. Or it may be run through filters to take out impurities. Thus it is seen that nothing is wasted in Trade School that could profitably be sal- vaged. Page 8 THE CRAFTSMAN Tools We Learn To Use- Johansson Gage Blocks By • STEVE MARTIN IT ALL started some fifty years ago. Yes. man’s dream of rapid production combined with amazing precision accuracy had come true. Interchangeability of parts was established dimension is correct to eight , four-,or two- millionths of an inch, depending on the type of set. Two-millionths is forty-six thousand, yes, (46.000) times finer than the thickness of a new dime. The performance that the Jo Block gives while in actual use has not been excelled by any other unit or form of measure- ment. delivered to the industrial world about 6000 sets of Johansson Cage Blocks. In 1934, at the Chicago World’s Fair. Mr. Johansson conducted a public demonstration of his gage blocks to show their importance to the industries of the world. What he ac- complished will l e of benefit to millions of people for many years to come. Selecting a micrometer from the stack in the background is Ben Masserant, T-E-l, precision tool department, who checks its accuracy with a six-inch Jo Block. because of the precision developed in produc- tion. Interchangeability which meant parts for Ivan’s tractor in Russia. Jean’s truck in France, and John’s car right here in Detroit. Interchangeability meant no more worry when the garage mechanic would reply, “Looks like a worn-out part, don’t know where you cun get a new one.” Precision in the various industries brought about inter- changeability and more. Much more. Parts for that radio, for mom’s washing machine and refrigerator, and even for pop’s small bench lathe in the basement. All this brought about by the development of the “Jo” block. What are “Jo” Blocks? They are hard- ened rectangular pieces of tool steel measuring approximately three-eighths of an inch by one and three-eighths, and by whatever third di- mension may be specified. The s| ecified A LOOK INTO THE PAST As a fellow workman, Carl Ed want Johansson mis loved anil worshipi ed by all who icorked with him. lie mis con- sidered “a good Joe.” Being a bit deaf Mr. Johansson found il a necessity lo carry about a large hearing horn which he used lo good ad- vantage. At a Hireling of the Automo- tive Manufacturers of America in 1.922, Mr. Johansson conducted a demonstra- tion of his famous gage blinks. When asked a question he did not wish lo answer he would, simply remove the horn and dis- regard the quest ion and sfteaker. Handing out earl handled knives lo his friends ivas an unusual hobby with Mr. Johansson. Unusual? Yes, for he mmld in some manner obtain his friend's signature and hare it inscribed together with his name on I he handle. He mmld Ihen sell il lo his friend. Yes, sell it, for he believed lhal if a knife is given to a friend it only cuts their friendship. Su )erstilious? . . . Maybe, but truly a great genius. Development How They’re Made Skill and much patience has brought the development of the Jo Block to a ptoint where it is seemingly impossible to increase its ac- curacy. Carl Edward Johansson had this skill ami this patience. As a government arms inspector in Swe- den, Mr. Johansson saw the need of develop- ing and working out a method of producing great numbers of similur parts with extremely high accuracy in tolerances. Mr. Johansson set to work and in 1896. after many dis- couragements, completed his first set of gage blocks in the metric system of measurement. But to make the industrial world realize the importance of his discovery he had first to l ersuade industrialists, scientists, and govern- ment ollicials to agree on two basic norms of measurement. One was a standard temperature for pre- cision measurement and the other a recog- nized practical meeting-px int where the Eng- lish and metric units of measurement could be made to coincide. The terms finally agreed on and that are used the world over an?: the standard temperature is 68 degrees Fahren- heit or 20 degrees Centigrade and the ratio between the inch and millimeter officially ac- cepted for all practical pur| oses is staled as. 25.4 millimeters to one inch. The slight dif- ference between the two figures amounts to less than one-quarter of an inch per mile. When the first set of Johansson Cage Blocks was made, the dimensioning on the hlpcks was correct to within one ten-thou- sandth of an inch, later the accuracy was increased to fifty-millionths of an inch, then to ten-millionths, eight-, four-, and eventually to two-millionths of an inch. 'l’en years after Mr. Johansson made his first set of blocks, he made a set for Sweden and the follow ing year a set of his gage blocks suitable for the industrial processes of the I nited States. The importance of his work was immediately recognized by Ford Motor Company and in 1923 Mr. Johansson moved from Sweden his equipment and twelve ex- perienced men after Ford Motor Company had bought the manufacturing rights in the Western Hemisphere. By the end of the following year the Johansson Division of Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan. In the manufacture of the Johansson (iage Blocks the solving of four metallurgical and mechanical problems are emlx died: fiat Sliding or wringing two Jo Blocks together as demonstrated by Phil Fredrickson. W-B-l. surfaces in steel, parallel surfaces in steel, ac- curacy as to dimensions in steel, and effective heat treatment and seasoning of steel. To produce a gage block that will be accurate to a few millionths of an inch, these four prob- lems must be met and solved. The fiat sur- faces, which give the appearance of burnished silver, as produced on the Johansson Cage Blocks are approaching the nearly perfect plane more than any other surface produced by the hand of man or machinery. When two or more bheks are “slid” or “wrung” to- gether they cling to one another as if mag- netized. In a test conducted by Johansson (iage Block technicians tw'o bheks thus “wrung” together were shown to suppx rt a weight of more than 200 pounds. Some sci- entists have given the answer to this strange phenomenon as atmospdieric pressure, mole- cular attraction, and a minute film of oil on the lapped surfaces. Others have said it THE CRAFTSMAN Page 9 might possibly be a combination of all three. The parallelism is so unique that a block can Im turned end for end. measured, and show no fault or lack of accuracy. This achieve- ment of exact parallelism in the blocks proves the excellent workmanship used in the manu- facture of the gage blocks. Accuracy as to dimensions in steel, is the fine example given in the Jo Blocks. This accuracy can l est be visualized by limits in millionths of an inch given on the blocks in the working, inspection, and laboratory sets of Jo Blocks. In the working set the accuracy in dimensions is to eight-millionths, in the second set the accu- racy is to four-millionths, and in the third and finest of t he three, the dimensions are accurate Rolland Deman, senior, grinder department, sets a Jo Gun with accessorios and Jo Blocks. The Jo Gun is used to check internal diameters. to within two-millionths of an inch—two millionths—.000002. Effective heat treatment and seasoning of steel in the Jo Block, the last of the four metallurgical and mechanical problems, is of utmost importance. The steel was originated by Mr. Johansson through long, tedious ex- periments. In the steel used in the manu- facture of the gage blocks all the iriternul ten- sam is relieved and warping or “growing” is accounted for l ecause all tin? molecules con- tained in the steel are equally balanced. In 1927 after much research and experi- menting, Mr. Johansson and the Ford engi- neers of the Ford Laboratories in Dearborn, produced the first chrome-plated gage blocks. Thesi' blocks arc? highly desirable where se- vere wear is given the gage blocks. This is true because of the extra-hard surface these chrome-plated blocks possess. The chrome- plating of the gage blocks further helped in the development of the Jo Blocks. As to the heat-treatment of the steel used in the manufacture of the gage blocks not much can be said since the information con- cerning the process is largely withheld. After the blocks are properly heat-treated, they are ground und finally lapped to the desired size. Cost of tin' blocks, despite the extreme care and skill used in their manufacture is amazingly low. The cost of the working set, consisting of 81 blocks, is $295 to $342. If a lalmratory set is desired by a firm or indivi- dual, a written request should be sent to the Ford Motor Company. Dearborn, Michigan. Johansson Division, which will send back an application with the listed prices. Many different ty|H s of sets are sold, ranging from the larg« st. consisting of 81 blocks, to the smallest containing five, costing a! out 30 dollars. The set of 81 blocks can Im assembled to make 120,000 different size gages. Yes, from 81 blocks can be made 120,000 different size measuring units. Although five gage blocks would seem to be quite useless, 31 different size gagt's can be made from them. Grouping of the blocks into four series is done in the largest sets to avoid confusion. The first series consists of nine blocks. 49 blocks in the second series, 19 in the third series, and four in the fourth. Blocks in the first series range in size from .1001 ’ to .1009 , in the second series from .101 to .149 , in the third series from .050 to .950 , and in the fourth series the blocks are one, two, three, and four inches in size. Selecting Combinations Students of the Trade School are instruc- ted in the use of the Johansson Gage Blocks when they enter the B-class. By the time an average student enters this class he has ac- quired a general knowledge of the mill, shap- er, lathe, and grinder and their uses in the School. When the student is then instructed in the use and importance of the Jo Blocks he then upplies it to his knowledge and under- standing of machine work. Jo Blocks have three fundamental uses. They may be used as standards of measure- ment, as actual working instruments, and as checking instruments. As standards of meas- Sh!!! Don't breathe...Glen Fitzgerald. M-B-2, grinder department, is checking an outside diameter with an amplifier that reads to .0001 of an inch. Setting the highly precise am- plifier ia done with Jo Blocks. urement, laltoratones find them a necessity, as actual working instruments they are used in setting machinery, checking jobs, and ad- justing sine bars. The inspector uses the Jo Blocks often to check his “inics,” different types of gages, and to measure locations. Besides all these uses the Jo Blocks can l� e used with accessories to check inside and out- side diameters, finding center |H ints. and checking straight edges. These accessories are made with the same precision quality as that of the “Jo Block. The principle of the accessories is to place the Jo Blocks l� etween two adjustable clumps that hold them in (Continued on page 10) ItlllUW IlllltllUUUUWWW iiiiiiiiiumuuum iiiiiimitmm Thefstandard set of Johansson Gage Blocks consisting of 81 blocks. This set.is.the one most commonly used in the workshop. Page 10 THE CRAFTSMAN Goodwill Fund Aids Sick Instructors To ease the financial worries usually caused by sudden and unexpected illness or injury an organization known as the Henry Ford Trade School Goodwill Fund was form- ed in February 1913. Contributions are made by the members as the need arises and the money collected is administered by a committee elected annually by the members. reserve fund of at least $33 is always on hand. The benefits provide for si monthly payments of $55each |K r year as long as the member is incapaci- ty!. Three member have already received benefits totaling $770. (Concluded from page 3) CAPC, Bob Dewar, John Konkal, and ilcrschel Breazeale. looked like perfect little gentlemen in their uniforms. Pefect hog. . .Bob ‘Tin hungry” Dewar ate three steaks and had started on his fourth before he lost that “emp- ty feeling”. Not so Perfect bookkeeping. . .Tom McGahey’s bookkeeping wasn’t so perfect lie still is 18 red | oints short and has three dollars left over. The money has l een turned over to the School's Athletic Fund. Yea man. it surely was perfect! Jo-Blocks (Concluded from page 9) place, and between the jaws of these clamps measurements can Ik checked. A few of the accessories are the adjustable holders, jaws, triangular straight edges, sine bar, tram point, and center |� oint. When necessary, and the dimension being gaged calls for a combination of two or more Jo Blocks, these rules or steps should lie closely observed. Begin with the right-hand figure of the specified size, continue working thus from right to left until the combination is complete. In the building of a combina- tion it is always l est to select the fewest jx s- sible number of blocks. “Sliding” the blocks together should be done slowly and carefully. First, wi|x the contacting surfaces of the block on the wrist, on a piece of chamois, or on the plum of the hand. Place the contacting surfaces together and with a slight inward pressure slide the blocks together. Done properly, the blocks will cling together as if magnetized. In the cribs of the Trade School are ten sets of Johansson Gage Blocks and two sets of accessories—eight working and two inspec- tion sets. Keeping a set of Johansson Gage Bhx:ks in excellent condition should alwasy be ob- served. The steel from which these gage blocks are made is long-wearing and the nor- mal change in temperature does not affect them. However after much list the Jo Blocks eventually become worn on tin sur- face. To check this, they are carefully in- spected semi-annually. In the inspection of a gage block the measurements are taken at approximately the center; if found the “high spots” are removed. These “high spots” as they are (‘ailed, are due chiefly to misuse of the gage blocks. A certificate of inspection is provided with each set of blocks which gives the nominal size, actual size, and the amount of variation if any, lx tween the two. If the size of the block remains as specified, the actual size column is marked O.k. Reconditioning of a block is done when- ever |M ssihlc. Johansson Gaga Blocks two inches or more in length can be reconditioned in most cases by a special method to within their original accuracy. However, the meth- od most used in tlx reconditioning is chrome- plating them entirely and re-processing to bring the blocks to s|x cified size. Such is the story of tlx Johansson Gage Block, recognized as the uniform unit of measurement for tlx whole world .... the Johansson Gage Block, a great lienefit to all mankind. Concludod from page 5) seen hurrying out after the license numlx r was announced over the P. A. system by Boston Clark, band leader, lie thought he could get away with a law violation because the houses on each side of the driveway involved were blacked out. Bed—Grade “A”—Of all the red faces produced at this dance, the reddest was that of the boy behind the refreshment counter who sold those “gigantic” cups of ginger ale and those “salty” jiotato chips. Because the ginger ale was sold in such large” cups, there was u surplus at the end of the dance. The guests, including tlx band were able toquench their thirsts “on the house.” Bed-letter Kvent. At 12:30 u.m., when the band was supposed to quit and the dance was scheduled to end, students asked Boston Clark and the band to play just one more.” The band agreed. They played on e more two more, and the dance actually ended about 1:15 in the morning. Red Victory Lean (Continued from page 3) Octolier 29, the opening day of the drive. Head class captains for each section were chosen by tlx class captains of tlx res|x ctive section. These chairmen are: Darwin Wolf. M-A-3. Ben Gardiner, T-A-l, and Bob Baarlaer, W-A-l. Joseph Haezebrouck, a returned veteran, is the chairman for the seniors. To avoid certifying an excessive number of bond salesmen, who would sell only a small amount of Ixinds. class captains are certified as salesmen and they sell most of tlx bonds bought by their classmates. However, boys (Continued on Page 11) (Concluded from page 5) never heard him for lx had been killed by machine-gun fire. The geography of Dieppe made it ideal for defense. Tall dills on either side of the city overlooked a flat promenade. Where the beach ended there rose a five-foot wall topped by concertina wire. The promenade stretched from the wall to the city, several hundred yards back. The Germans had located gun batteries at strategic positions, both in the dills and on the promenade, that kept up a murderous cross-fire, rendering the Com- mandos helpless. After eight hours of light- ing they received the order to fall back and board the barges. In attempting to reach the mother ship the barges had to run the gauntlet of fire from the clilfs. Approxi- mately 10 boats were lost and Tom was on one of them. The wreckage was swept down and in towards the French coast by the cur- rents aixl tlx tide until Tom and 12 compan- ions were washed upon the German-occupied French coast. Tom’s career as a Commando was ended. The survivors were captured almost im- mediately and taken to a prison camp. After a month there the raiders of Dieppe were taken to another camp and separated from the ordinary prisoners. Bad is a mild word, indeed, to descrilx their subsequent treat- ment. For breakfast they received one cup of bitter tea, dinner consisted of a plate of turnips, sometimes fried, sometimes fxriled, and a piece of black bread was passed out to them for supper. Their hands were tied in front of them until sort's began to break out on their wrists. The prison doctors, fearing an epidemic, took the ropes off only to replace them with chains. From the moment of capture, Tom was de termined to escajx . The Germans supplied the prisoners with 40 cigarettes a week and since Tom didn’t smoke he saved them to use as a bribe. The Commandos weren’t al- lowed to leave the camp to work as did the other prisoners. Tom gave one of the men on the labor battalion 400 cigarettes to take his place working. The first day Tom’s hands became blistered and when the guards be- came suspicious he told them that he had been sick and this was his first day back. In the first of five unsuccessful attempts, Tom and a British captain executed an escape but after reaching Hungary they were caught by the secret police and brought back to prison. Life in the prison was made more bearable by the Bed Cross packages and the occasional letters that tlx prisoners received. Tom’s estimate was that only 40 per cent of the mail sent the prisoners reached them. Their only contact with the outside world was a radio built from salvaged airplane parts that were stolen by tlx prisoners who unloaded freight cars full of wrecked planes. Tom’s sixth esca|x was successful. As the prisoners were being marched back to the compound, Tom and a buddy ducked behind a wall and hid until dark. Then romance entered the picture. While Tom was helping a Czechoslovakian patriot find news of his village, he met a Czech girl who sjM)ke German, a language with which he had become familiar while in prison. In the conversation w hich ensued he asked her what her age was, to which she replied, guess.” Being a typical Trade School l oy he stepped back and surveyed her legs. A few days later they were married. Discharged during the last part of Sep- tember, Tom is now in the Trade School. THE CRAFTSMAN Page 11 Season Tickets On Sale November 23 Season tickets for the forthcoming basketball tilts will go on sale November 211. These tickets will be g xxl only for home games and will be sold by Craftsmen players, class captains, and The Craftsmen office at $2.00 and $1.50 for adults and students, respectively. Admission for a single game will l e 50 cents a ticket for adults and 50 cents for students. 1945-’46 Basketball Games: When School Where When School Where December 7 Fordson home January 25 1 fazel Bark away December 14 Ann Arlx r away February 2 Melvindale home December 21 River Rouge home February 8 Dearlx rn away January 4 Dearlx rn home February 15 Lincoln Bark home January 8 Mel indale away February 19 River Rouge away January 11 Lincoln Bark away February 22 Grosse Bointe away January 18 Grosse Bointe home March 1 Hazel Bark home At non schools on -home the C games students possessing season tickets can get raftsmen schedule will grant this privilege. in for student’s prices. All Milankov To Select First-String Five As yet. Al Milankov, coach, has not l� oen able to select the “first live” for the Craftsmen team. Anyone who proves himself worthy of a position on the team can still try for it. Mr. Milankov is placing his reliance for a strong team on Ben Gardiner, T-A-I, Gerry Ellis, W-A-l, and Bernie Pfeiffer, T-C-2, who have been leading candidates for basket- ball |K)sitions thus far this year. Inex|� erience, lack of confidence in them- selves, and awkwardness slightly handicap the tall Craftsmen players. The coach states that as the season advances the team will gain the experience which they now lack. Due to the “jump gage training, that was used to increase the jumping ability of the players, the Craftsmen have been able to retrieve the ball off the backt oard with amazing success. Faulty footwork causing mishandling and bad passing of the ball, has marked the Craftsmen as a weak offensive team in prac- tice scrimmages. Consequently, much time is spent during practice to improve the offensive play of the squad. New System Used In Letter Awarding All athletic letters are now awarded according to a standard practice adopted in 1945 by the Trade School Athletic Board. For varsity sports, which include baseball, basketball, and tennis, a player will receive a letter if lie has completed the playing season, lie has his choice of either the six, or eight- inch blue and gold block F with the word Trade woven across the top to distinguish the letter from those of other schools using the block “F’ The material of which the gold letter and blue trim is made, is called chenille. On the letter will be a basketball, cross bats, or tennis rackets designating the sport in which tla' athlete has participated. Reserve players will receive a six-inch block “F without chenille trim and with a small “B on the letter. Four-inch letters will be awarded the junior varsity athletes. The letter is a gold block “F” with no trim. Memliers of the band w ill receive a block “F with a miniature lyre inscribed on the letter. With the exception of the reserve and junior varsity players, all athletes and band members may wear a stripe for each year they have completed in athletic competition or band. Letter winners in two or more sports cannot wear a stripe for each s|x rt. They can wear only one stripe for each year. Victory Loan ConpLugt0?ofrom especially interested in selling may be certified in Boom .39. Other students who have prospective bond customers outside of school use their class captain’s bond applica- tion lxx k to make the sale but receive per- sonal credit when the sale is listed on a record sheet. Plans To Bowl With Melvindale, Fordson Discussed Trade Seh x l teams have met Fordson and Melvindale in many fields of athletic compet- ition. basketball, baseball, tennis, golf, and bowling. Sjx rt activities carried on with Melvindale have always tilled toward the Trade Sch x l with the Craftsmen athletes taking a large proportion of the winning honors. The story of athletic competition is reversed with the Fordson teams, for the Tractors are forever a thorn in the side of the Craftsmen players. 'Phis jinx was over- thrown in the summer of 1945 when the strong Craftsmen nine met and defeated the Fordson team 3-2 and 5-1 in two baseball games. Rivalry between these schools will be intensified with a plan now under way for organizing an inter-school bowling league. It is intended to hold a preliminary tx wling tournament between Ford Trade, Melvindale. and Fordson, selecting from it a sufficient number of teams for a well-balanced league. Golf Tourney Closes Members of the Ford Schools 1945 Handi- cap Golf Tournament completed their games Octolier 13 at Warren Valley Country Club and the prize money was shared by the fol- lowing men: Low Net Score: Don Marshall. 69; Bert Gelmine, 73; .1. Berg, 74: John Douglas, 74: Ambrose klimushyn, 74: and Ktigene Mac- Aulifle, 74. High score net: Kdwin (Jaterman. 96. longest Drive—18th Hole: Fdwin Gaterman, 220 yards 1 foot; Ambrose klimushyn. 220 yards; and W. II. Moore, 210 yards. I .east Numlier of Butts: ktigene MacAulifle, 27; Robert Gardner, 30: Ambrose klimushyn. 32; and Don Marshall, 32. Nearest to Bin on Any 3-Bar Hole: V. H. M(x re, 10 feet; Don Marshall, 12 feet; and Ambrose Klimushyn, 21 feet. The weekly winners were as follows: Don Marshall, V. II. Moore, R. S. Yerex, G.[A. Yerex,[B. A. kazyak, G. Tyler, G. W. Armstrong, and Be ter Sherry. Jr. Varsity Scheduled For 5-Game Series The Craftsmen Junior Varsity cagers will play a series of five games with neigh- boring sch M ls starting December 12. This yearling squad, consisting of ten players, has proved in practice games that it can make use of its speed and height. This forthcoming season should turn out some of the finest victories ever achieved by the junior varsity. L. II. Bartholomew, coach, intends to top last year's record of two victories against three defeats with his up-and-coming team. Members of this year’s squad are John Blaba, M-G-3, Karl Ammons, M-F-l, Dick Bratt, T-F-2. Algeri Shnerpunas, T-K-l, Charles Woods. T-K-l. Gene Dm, W-K-I. Edward Medellin, W-K-l, and Donald Simpson, W-K-l. New uniforms have been purchased for the team and junior varsity letters will Ik awarded each player at the end of the season. Blayers on the junior varsity cannot participate in any intramural basketball games throughout the I945-’46 season. “It” Gives TS Athletes That Extra Height “What is it? queried students and faculty members when “it was first brought from the wood pattern shop where “it was made. “It was a mystery to all. “It” faintly resembled a Vernier height gage. Could it be—no! Impossible! Then the answer came. It” is a jumping gage, the newest aid to basketball players contrived by Al Milankov, coach. The gage will encourage lx ys to jump higher, and w ill indicate how high they have jumped. The use of this gage promotes a competitive spirit. Each lx� y tries to out jump the other, ami this in turn w ill aid the students in making baskets and blocking. The gage constructed of wtxxl. consists of an adjustable bar, with an arm reaching out from the top, and is set in a standard. The device can be adjusted from 9 feet to approxi- mately 12 feet 6 inches. Page 12 THE CRAFTSMAN Former students who have returned from the armed services to complete their education. Top Row. left to right R. BOSS. H. PATON. J. HAEZEBROUCK. E. GABRIEL. M PIGHIN H. BOUTETTE Bottom row left to right-R HANNAH. T McDERMOTT. C. GRAUBMAf H LARSEN. E. MILLER. D. BOWERING. E RONEY. G. HILDEBRANDT. When Johnny Comes Marching Home... War is over. Fighting is done. Many veterans that wen former Trade School stu- dents an mining back to complete their edu- cation. V brief acmunt of the 1 1 students and the one instructor that have already re- turned is given on this | age. Receiving a discharge from the infantry in May 1915. Emilio Gabriel. June ’12. re- turned to the Trade School and will later finish his Apprentice School education. Kmilo was inducted into the Vxmy in Nov- ember 1915. He served in the European Theater where he received tin Purple Heart. Joseph C. Haezebrouck. June 12. former Might oflieer in the Army Air Corp. is now gaining experience as a toolmaker in the toolroom slot ter department. Joe entered the Vir Corp in April 1913. and after two years and live months of service was dis- charged September 30. Entering the Royal Canadian Air Foret after graduation. Everett C. J. Roney. Jan. '10, had little time to finish his toolmaking trade. Vfter tieing discharged September 17. Everett returned to the Trade School as a senior to complete his machine shop and pprcnticc School Training. lb served in the Mediterranean Vrca where lie received such decorations as the North African Star. Operational Wings. 3913 Star, and the Italian Star. For two and a half years Harold Paton. June 12. served in the Canadian Air Force. During this time he saw action in the Europ- ean Theater. Harold was discharged Sep- teniber 21. and soon after he again entered the Trade School to complete his toolmaker’s training. EMBLEM OF SERVICE The man or woman wearing thi button haa served in the arm- ed forces of our coun- try. Familiarise your- self with this emblem of service. Harold Boutette. June ’12. is again gain- ing experience in the toolmaker’s profession by working afternoons in the Trade School. Ilandd left the srhool in March 1913 to enter the ir Corps, fter completing basic training be was sent to the South Pacific where he won tin ir Medal and two Oak l-eaf (’.lusters. He was discharged Septem- ber 17. 1915. Vfter two years in the infantry, which included fighting overseas in the European Theatre and l eing presented with the Purple Heart and the Conduit Infantry Badge. Robert H. Boss. January ’13. received his discharge last May. To enable himself to become an experienced toolmaker he returned to the Trade School as a senior. He is work- ing in the grinder department. After fighting with the Canadian Essex oottish Regiment for five years, and Iteing held prisoner by the Germans for two years of that time. Thomas McDermott, June 39. received his discharge Ootolier I. He is now continning to gain experience as a toolmaker by working afternoons in the grinder depart - n lent. Seven months after his graduation. Donald W. Bowering. January ’ 13. entered the Army Vir Corps as a pilot. During the time he served in the Vir Corps. Donald at- tained the rank of Might officer and fought in the European Theater w here he was decorated with the Vir Medal. He entered the service Julv 12. 1913 and was discharged in Septem- ber. He is now working in the library. W hile serving in tin Nav as a machinist mate 2 c. Robert W. Hannah fought in the Atlantic. Pacific, and Mediterranean Theaters, hut now his fighting is over. He received a discharge in October and. soon after, returned to the Trade School to com- plete his education. He is attending the Apprentice School and working in the Trade School foundry. Walter Stahl, January ’13. a former memlter of the Vrmv Vir Corps, is one of the many veterans that returned recently to the Trade School, lie entered the ervice in April 19 hi and served in the European Thea- ter. W alter was discharged in October. The only veteran enrolled by tin Trade School to Ik discharged from the Marines is Harold M. Larsen. June ’ll. Harold en- tered the service in Fehruarx 1912 and fought in the Pacific Theater wliere he was awarded the Presidential Citation. Vfter his discharge in Vugust. he returned to the t � work in the purchasing engineering department. Carl Graubman. member of the faculty, entered the service June 26. 1913, and has now received his discharge. While in the Navx he became a tire control man 3 c, and served in the Atlantic and Pacific Theaters. He was discharged September 26, 1915, and later returned to tin School. Vfter being taken into the Air Corps in February 1913 and serving in the European Area as a first lieutenant. Earl H. Miller, January ’ll. was awarded the Air Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross. He was discharged from the Air Corps last April and is now emploxed in the Trade School as an instructor. Graduating in January 1-1, George Hildebrandt was inducted into the infantry one week later. He was sent to the Europ- ean Theater where he received the Purple Heart and the Combat Infantry Badge. On September 19. 1915 he was discharged and is now attending Apprentice School and work- ing in the tool designing department. Another veteran to return to the Trade ScIkk 1 v!k� p i«; Howard M. Giles. June '38. Vfter serving as a sergeant in the Army Air Corps for six years, which included fighting in the Pacific and European Theaters. How- ard was discharged September 26. He works afteriKions in the toolroom lathe department. Mario Pighin, June 13, has returned to the Trade School to complete his toolmaker’s training after serving two years in the in- fantry. He entered the. service October 15, 1913 and served in the South Pacific whore he won the Bronze Star. He was dis- charged July 12. 1915 and is now working in the toolroom shaper department. THE CRAFTS Mf AJN Page 13 Visiting Servicemen A S Bill Blewett, June 'II. and A S Tom Gunning, June ’ 15, are both in the V-5 or aviational division of the Navy and both attended Western Michigan College at Kal- amazoo. Michigan for their Navy training. Both are on a 12-day delayed order furlough. “The Navy life, reported Bill, “is a good life. An ETO Ribbon with three battle stars for the Central Europe. Ardennes, and Rhine- land campaigns; Purple Heart, Air Medal with three Oak l eaf Clusters, Prcsi- d en t ial grou p ci ta t ion, Good Conduct Rib- Imn and 23 t ml at missions make up the service record of S Sgt. Howard C. Krupsky. June '10. who served with the 8th Air Force in Europe. On his 13th mission he was thereby making him eligible for membership in the Caterpillar Club. Deepest sympathy is expressed by the students and faculty to Mr. and Mrs. I Ait her B. Thompson, ichose only son, Ensign Ford L. Thompson, 23. Vary bomber pilot, teas killed by an electric shock at Okinawa. October 3. Ford teas enrolled as a summer school student dur- ing the years 1939 and 1940. Being on the air- craft carriers Inde- pendence. Saratoga, York town, Man- antha, and Barnes was the accomplish- raent of Yeoman 1 c John S. Slavich, transfer crib clerk in 1912. He has one silver star (w h i c h equals live bronze) and two bronze battle stars. John will report to Whid- bey Island Naval Air Station. Washington. Pvt. Edwin C. Michel, January 15. had his life saved by his ‘dog tag,’ when a grenade blew up during training. A piece of shrapnel from the grenade hit his identification tag which caused it to miss his heart by approximately a quarter of an inch. Edwin is a communications man in the Army. Passing the machinists’ mates test by 100 per coni while in boot training was the ac- complishment of Pfc. Joe E. Pluto. Joe is serving with the Marines and will be sent to the Marine M.P. school at Quantico, Virginia. While in boot training he lost 20 pounds and grew four inches. After 22 months in cadet training at Miami Naval Air Station, Ensign Carol Stone, January 43, visited the Trade School October 5. Carol worked on The Craftsman staff as a reporter when Harold Cunningham was editor. Sampson Naval Training Center was the place where S 2 c John Harris, January ' 15. and S 2 c Frank J. Janes. June 45. received their boot training. John said he gained 15 pounds in 10 weeks. He hopes to get in on the Victory fleet that’s to sail around the world. Frank expects to go to the South Pacific. An expert infantryman’s badge, para- trooper’s wings, and six | arachutc jumps are what Pvt. John D. Canavan of the para- troops has to show for six months’ training at Fort Benning. Georgia. At present John is stationed at Fort McClellan. Alabama. Spending five days in the water, kept afloat only by his life jacket, and having as food one raw fish during this time was the experi- ence that befell S2 c Clark W. Seabert when his ship, the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis. was sunk midway be- tween Guam and the Philippines. His decorations consist of the Purple Heart, American Theatre of War Ribbon, and an siatic-Pacific RibU n with one bronze star. Clark did not graduate from the Trade School because he quit in Deceml er 1944 and entered the service January 1945. An experience that Shipfitter 3 c Jack Thomas, June 43, will remember for the rest of his life is the time that his ship, the carrier San Jacinto, was narrow 1 missed by two tor- pedoes: one went under the l � w and the other l assed astern. The San Jacinto was also hit by two typhoons, one in the China Sea. anil one near the Philippines. His ship partiei- { ated in the ha tiles of the Philippines, Mari- anas. I wo Jima. Marshalls and China Sea. It also t x)k |� art in the Tokyo raids. Jack’s decorations consist of the American Theatre of War Ribbon. Asiatic-Pacific Rib- Im n with seven bronze stars, and Philippine Liberation Riblion with two stars. Jack played an alto horn with the Trade School Band in the years 1941, ’42. 43. H. C. KRUPSKY forced to imil out. J. S. SLAVICH Others in the service who visited the School during the month of October are; S 2 c Joseph Cusmano, January ’45: F O William Madlin, January ’42; F O Earl C. Tyrer, January ’37: F O Stanley M. Owen. January ’43; and S 2 c Dick Coward, June 45. Alumni Report on Military Life Pvt. Gordon B. Power. June 45, writes that he has been sent to Fort Lewis, Washing- ton and is undergoing training to become an engineer. S 2 c Arthur E. Barry, June 41, writes that he is in an outgoing unit at Great Dikes, Michigan. “I would like to see some of the basket- IniII games, but I guess it will l e iuqiossiblc this year,” said Pvt. Fred Johns, January 45. in a recent letter. Pvt. Bill Horvath, June ’15. writes from Michigan Tech, Houghton, Michigan that he was restricted one week-end for being out after taps. His outlook, however, on it is cheerful. He states, “ Now I am the only guy who knows exactly how many cracks there are in the ceiling and which way they run. ’ “Cryptography” is the study that will lie Pvt. Arthur Waldmann’s, June 45, head- ache for some time, because Uncle Sain has sent him to that school. Cpl. Harold J. Hemming. January 43, writes from Manila stating that he expects to stay there for two years. “Trade School training has been extremely valuable to me in more than one case,” said S 1 c Tim Ford, June 44, in one of his re- cent letters. Pfc. Frank Conti, June ’43, writes that he misses The Craftsman when it is delayed. Work at the San Diego Naval Repair Base is slack according to MM 3 c Donald White. January 43, who is stationed there. Y 1 c Alex G. Slessor, June 41, expects to be discharged within a month. He plans to attend the University of California. S 1 c Robert Woolsey, June 41, had just arrived in Leyte by Liberty ship when the news of the Japanese surrender reached the crew. He said they had a royal celebration, doing everything from turning on all the lights on the ship to shooting up flares. letters were also received from: SP (x) 3 c Fred Dullin, January 41; S Sgt. Robert Kohler, June 13; F 2 c Melton Jennings. January ’45; and A S Allen Bitterman, June 45. The Craftsman is glad to report that T Sgt. Jack Balsley did not lose one hand and a finger as was reported in the October edition. Jack is now back in the Trade School. Page 14 THECRAFTSMAN On the Editors Desk 'Twas On the Isle of Capri... The Isle of Capri, famed by song and scenery, has become a rest center for person- nel of the AAF and. in the villa of rx-Count ('.iano. a honeymoon home has been started One of the photographs taken by Cpl. Eric Hill showing the harbor and high cliff on tho famous Isle of Capri. for soldiers who marry in Italy, Cpl. Eric Hill. January 10, rcfiorted. Eric, a photographer for an Air Transport Command Base. sj ent three days on Capri taking pictures so that the prospective vaca- tioners would know what to expect. The picture is of the west end of the island, one of the many scenic views which he photo- graphed. American Dictionary... Tin-: Diction ah v of Amkiuc.an English is a four-volume dictionary containing tin words and phrases which are derivilives of the American language and their definitions. 'Phis set is priced at. $100. each volume con- tains approximately 650 pages, hound in a hard, red cloth cover with the top page—edge gilted. The page size is 8 xll 12- Phis dic- tionary was compiled at the I niversity of Chicago under the editorship of Sir William A. Craigie, co-editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, and James B. Hulbcrt, professor of English at the I niversity of Cliicago.lt was copyrighted in 1938 and published by the University of Chicago Press. The material on which this dictionary is based has been collected at the I niversity of Chicago for the Inst 20 years by the editors and special staff. This set of books will be a great help to define and clarify the meanings of words and phrases such as: Albany regen- cy—A group of politicians meeting at Albany New York who controlled Democratic nomin- alioris and exercised great influence in nation- al affairs, originated in 1832 by J. ). Adams. The proceedings of w hat are called the Albany Begencv—the predominating party in the State of New York; Auditorium. The pari of a public building assigned to or occupied by public audiences originated in 1854 by li ving in Life and Lett. This is one of the many new l� ooks which are in the Trade School Library and may lx; used by all Ford Motor Company employes. Johnny G-Boy Johnny G-boy here at school. Wants to learn the golden rule. Up at six, here bright and early, All slicked up with hair combed curly. Then he studies, he's no fool; That’s Johnny G-boy at Trade School. First comes English, then shop theory, Both these classes make him weary. ’Rithmetic finds him a whiz. But spelling is a real tough quiz! All these classes help to make, Johnny G-boy keep awake. Eats his lunch in all great haste, Making sure he leaves no waste. Back to books without a word, Learning 'bout machines I’ve heard. Hours pass, then there’3 the bell; Out streaks Johnny, away like . . mad. Casing the Joint... 11 was a cool Saturday morning in the fall. A lone figure stood in the shadows of ano!d, deserted warehouse. The hank, directly across t he street, hail just o| ciied. Only a few people had gone inside. His gang wanted to come with him hut he wouldn't allow that because he knew that this job could be done right only if done alone. Quick and simple. . . every thing had lx en planned to the last detail. Pulling his cap down over his eyes, and with a quick reas- suring pat on his hip pocket to feel the bulge that was there, he crossed the street. Upon entering the hank he went straight to the window with bars marked “deposits” and said in a linn voice. ”1 would like to open a hank account. For in this way a typical (i-boy makes the first deposit of his Trade Schcxil thrift fund in the hank. ★★★★★★ ★ ★ ★★ OVER THE CRIB COUNTER By I. C. ALL Corn may lx out of season, but don’t fret . I. C. All lias an abundant, supply handy. Pardon me, Mr. Wagener, but did you really pose for those John Q. Public signs used by the Industrial National Bank? Hemenilier—Trade Sc!hx I boys have come up the hard way .... four llights of stairs every morning! Careful fellows. A girl may love you from the bottom of h9r heart but there is always room for another guy on top. All I’d like? to know is how did those world series radios get. past, the eagle-eyed guards at Cate 4? One small jack can lift a car, but it takes a lot of jack to kaep it up. The eighth wonder of the world The fact that The Crnflsman comes out. at all. Definition of a joke A form of humor enjoyed by soma b it misunderstood by most. Mr. Dohrci. were you an old T-stclion boy? If not. why did the V -section have to wait two weeks for their rings? These B-class boys would be right at home in Washington. The latest thing in red tape is the appointing of an editor for every page. Why not one for every story? No. no. lx)vs. You don’t ask a girl if she got home from a dance all right; the next time you see her. you take her home yourself. There are two kinds of dances. One is formal and at the other you wear your own clothing. . -boy: If Mr. Yerex doesn’t lake hack what he said to me this morning, I’m going to quit school. B-boy: What did he say? A-boy: He told me to quit school. Then there was the lad who before taking the final test just discovered what the name of that course was. That screeching racket heard in Boom 31 between four and Five p. m. is Clarence Porter, T-E-3, who is learning to play the clarinet. They laughed when they saw the letters on my shirt they didn’t, know 1 was a Trade School boy. Sorry, I'd go on but those two men in white coats have come for me. Easy with that straight-jucket Ixiys. Hasta Lucgo Page 15 THE CRAFTSMAN “He’s a liorn artist. Nothing can stop him from winning recognition in his Held of art.” This is the opinion of Tom Sayres, commercial geography instructor, regarding the art work of Marvin J. Sherman, T-B-2. Marv has l een drawing figures and cartoons as a (Mistime for three years and while he was in the G-class Mr. Sayres was shown some of his work. 'Phis brought a storm of praise and encouragement from Mr. Sayres. To date he has drawn four (sisters for the Trade School. ARCHER When he goes hunting. James Kiefer, T-A-3, uses only a bow and arrow. It was three years ago that James took up archery for hunting and now he says, Hunting with Ik)w and arrow is more sporting than with firearms for the archer must use more wood- craft to get his game.” Uist season, while hunting up North. James was fortunate enough to get three pheasants on the wing. His ambition is to enlist in the Marine Corps and to make it his career. pony has been his prized possession for aliout a year but he has just recently bought a young, unbroken stallion. Although he has some experience in breaking ponies he seems to be having trouble with this stallion. SKY HAPPY With his head in the w ild blue yonder” is Charles E. Friedl, January 1.“� , for he has a student flying license, studies the heavens w ith a telescope, and has a collection of flying in- sects. At present he is grinding a six- inch telescope reflector which when finished will be valued at about $60. His collection of approximately 13 insects are all lepidoptera (four winged). These insects are either mounted in glass cases or preserved in liquids. Singing is a real enjoyment to me,” stated Jim Wagner, M-A-3, who has l een singing as long as he can remember. Jim sings in the Voice of Christian Youth choir twice a month at the LJetroit Art Institute auditorium. He also sings first tenor in the Morris Petterson Quartet, a newly organized quartet. He has soloed many times in the Trade School morning devotional services. Jim intends to study voice at the Bob Jones College, Cleveland, Tennessee. BLUE BUGLER Playing a cornet, with the Trade School band and the St. Paul’s Methodist Church orchestra, is the major after-school activity of Bill Dudley, M-A-l. Bill, who began his musical education six years ago in grade school, has played with other bands including the junior and senior bands of the Highland Park High School. Bill is also interested in archery and finds time for an occasional work-out. l l vl l l l 0 l l vl ( nI nI n� t t l l l Hr l U l vl gg) (sa The good God bless this day And we forever and aye Keep our love living, Till all men 'neath heaven's dome Sing Freedom's Harvest-Home In one Thanksgiving. —ROBERT BRIDGES HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL Page 2 THE CRAFTSMAN (Hhp Craftsman PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY MONTH DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR BY AND FOR STUDENTS OF HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL. DEARBORN. MICH. Editors-ir. -chief:............................KARL ZIEGLER -JOHN KONKAL Reportorial Staff: ROBERT BAARLAER. HERSCHEL PREAZEALE VALENTINE FORIS. MICHAEL GASS. ED JOHNSON. JOHN KONKAL. BUDDY KUCZMA. TOM McGAHEY NATHAN McLEOD. STEVE MARTIN. GERALD MICHELL. JEROME POHL. WILLIAM SCHULTZ. PETE SERAZIO. BOB SEI RYNCK. ED STELLINI Cartoonist) JOHN TEGEL. KENNETH WRIGHT. KARL ZIEGLER. Advisor-.....................................................E. H. STOELTING Vol. 4. No. 3 December. 1945 111 Promote School Spisiit School spirit is strongly akin to family spirit. Good family spirit exists when there is friendship and companionship among all family members. Good school spirit develops when there is friendship and companionship between all students and faculty members. When all members of a family have a true interest in its common ac- tivities and participate in them, then greater enjoyment, pleasure, and satisfaction from family life is shared by them all. Similarly, when all members of a school are truly interested in the welfare of the school and take part in its activities, greatest good is enjoyed by all. Jlelp SpA ad Qao uull “Peace on Earth. Good Will to Men” is the song that was sung by angels on the night that Christ was born. On this day Christmas is celebrated throughout the world by people of all nationalities. Some celebrate this great day with an exceptionally line dinner, some by attending some amusement, and many celebrate this according to the rites of their respec- tive churches. On this day. there are unfortunate tots who have no hope of being happy. There are many children who have never had the joy of a visit by- Saint Nick. In our city the Goodfellows playing the part of Santa Claus, give gifts of toys, clothing, games, or books to underprivileged children. They carry on this work gallantly year after year, but they cannot do it alone. They must have help. You must help them. When the oppor- tunity comes to buy a Goodfellow paper or you are asked to contribute, give generously. On Christmas morning you will feel in your heart more deeply that you are .spreading goodwill on this earth. An Ame uoan nodilion You ask yourself what is the American tradition? . . . What does it mean? Yes, just what does it mean? The American tradition lies in each and everyone of you, whether farmer, factory worker, or student, in every citizen of our United States. It’s an American tradition to go swim- ming, or to attend that Saturday evening movie and date as your father did in his Model T and your grandfather with his horse and buggy, whether 1875, 1910, or 1915. How many of you have witnessed a baseball, basketball, or football game and shouted until you had a sore throat? Why did you shout so? Why did you attend the game? Why did the thousands or perhaps only a handful of people, enjoying the game w it h you. cheer and shout? Because you were inspired with that something we have been talking about, the American tradition. You, the reader, carry on and embody an American tradition. It lies in you, your family, your friends, and your School. News Briefly Told: William Seneshen, former 3rd floor mill instructor, has returned to the Trade School from Pearl Harbor where he has been a civil service worker since June. Tom Sayres, geography instructor, has l een in Harper Hospital undergoing a minor operation. He expects to return to the School about the middle of December. Peter Sherry, former librarian, v isited the School November 23. Peter is majoring in personnel ad- ministration at Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio. When Valentine Foris, M-A-l, was transferred to The ('.raftsman stair he rejwuted carrying his tool box. These; money-giving radio programs are honest according to John Weber, grinder instructor. His wife won $130 in Victory Bonds when the “1 Got Your Number” program called their number and his wife knew the code phrase. Peter Gleneski, grinder department head, has purchased a grocery store. Harry lawson, precision tool instructor, expects his son, First Lieut. Robert K. Lawson, a former summer school student, home from the armed forces by the first of the year. Ladd McIntyre, grinder instructor, processed and sold 800 pounds of honey through the summer. The honey was obtained from his own l ee hives. Students and faculty wish to express their deep- est sympathy to Alvin Gingerich, precision tool in- structor, whose wife passed away November 30. Fourteen students left the School to enter the armed forces during the months of October and November. They are: James Cook Bichard Couch Benny Farrugia Daniel Green Julius Lelezi Donald Lim Robert McCrum Charles Mclachlan Lawrence Miles James Milne Leo Ollila James Poole Arthur Williams William Wills OUR COVER The Christmas card on the cover con- veys Best Wishes and Season’s Greetings to friends, students, and members of the faculty from The Craftsman staff. David Stiles, M-G-2, is the boy decorating the Christmas tree. The hand signing the card belongs to Karl Ziegler. T-A-l, a member of the staff. draftsman Volume 4 No. 3 HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL Quota of $50,000 Topped In Bond Drive Students To Receive Turkey Dinner Thursday, December 20 lVarl I larbor Day Decemlx� r 7, 1941-a disastrous day for our country. Pearl Harbor Day Anniversary—December 7, 1945-a red-letter day for our School for we topped our quota of $30,000 in the Victory Bond Drive. ep, and that turkey dinner we’ve been hoping for and dreaming about (not nightmares W-A-2 ia shown eating at the Victory Table. They went over the top with more money than any other class raisod in their section. Glen Sadners left of turkey is class captain and Ted Slaby, right of turkey, is top salesman. Safety Head Talks To Students “The most im|x rtant thin a student can do when he leaves the Trade School is to carry his safety instructions with him. These safe- ty rules are as important as the tools he works with because the hazards in any machine shop are as great, if not greater, than they are in the Trade School,” was the caution extended by W. S. Smith, head of Safety Department, l ord Motor Company, in his talks on safety to the students in each of the three sections during their W ednesday singing pcri xls. In emphasizing the idea of safety, Mr. Smith followed through with the thought that the Safety De[ artment is riot trying to fence in anyone with rules, but is only trying to prevent people from being hurt or disabled. Mullikin Becomes Assistant To F. E. Searle S. I). Mullikin. former head of the Air- plane School at W illowr Bun, became assistant superintendent of Henry Ford Trade School December 1. Mr. Mullikin is a graduate of the Ford Apprentice School and of Wayne I niversity, Detroit, Michigan, where he received a Bach- elor of Science degree. W hile teaching in the Apprentice School he co-authored in writing three mathematics text books with John II. Wolfe and Win. F. Mueller, now assistant director of training a n d «‘ducation i n Ford Motor Com- pany. In 1923 he joined the Ford organization and five years later became an instructor in the mathematics department of the Apprentice School. In April 1911, he l� ecame assistant to Mr. Mueller in the development of the Aircraft School. After it was decided in June 1911 that a school was to l e set up in the W illow Bun Boinljer Plant he was sent there to develop and supervise that program. Under his direction, this school, employing 300 teachers at its | eak, trained over 30,000 ci- vilians for Aircraft construction and 23,000 ground crew mechanics for the Army Air Forces. Mr. Mullikin states that he is happy to Income associated w ith a school that has done a splendid job in the training of young men during its 29 years of existence. T-B-l First To Top Quota In Bond Drive Watch the B’s go by”. . .True to their motto, the T-B-l, alias the Boogie B’s, liter- ally flew past all other classes to lx; the first class in the Trade School to sell its quota of $300 in bonds in the Victory Bond Sales Cam- paign. Twenty-four hours was all it took to scrape together $923, more than enough need- ed to reach their quota. After hearing that the first class that was able to reach its quota in each section was to have its picture in the The (.raftsman, Gerald Armbruster, class captain and sports editor of the “Boogie B’s,” got busy. In a remarkable showing of class spirit, he encouraged his class to put forth its l est eHbrts in bu ing or selling bonds. A good job was done too. for at three o'clock the next day, Wednesday, November f . Jerry burst into.Room 39 with the money needed for the big Ixmd that shoved them over the top. either) is a reality. Many gloomy predictions have l een made altout its ! cing a failure and some predictions have l een sanguine of its success, fact’s toss the pessimists in the lake with the rest of the poor fish who lack con- fidence in their fellow’ men and their ability to come across in an emergency. Probably the most noteworthy fact of all (a miracle you might call it) is that this isn’t the first time Trade School has oversubscribed a Ixmd goal on Pearl llarltor Day. No sirree, it seems to lx; getting to be a habit. Last year we also went over the top on that Day during the Sixth War Loan when we were buying that Liberator School Daze. Remember? Some reasons for the complete success of the Victory Bond Drive in the Schcx� l are: the keen competition l etween the classes and between the sections, the fact that each class that reaches its quota is permitted the dis- tinction of sitting at the Victory 'I’able in the cafeteria during tin lunch |� eriod. tin; printing in the Decemlx'r issue of The draftsman the pictures of the first class in each section to reach its quota, and the tempting turkey din- ner previously mentioned. S. D. MULLIKIN PageX4 TiHJEIC RfA F|TiS M A|N CAP HOLDS OPEN HOUSE Cadet Lieut. Herechel Breazealo being presented with flight scholarship by Lieut. Dobrei while Lieut. Tony Sowder, Major R. G. Lunceford, and F O Joe Haezebrouck look on. Squadron 619 4 pi cap news pi By STEVE MARTIN Good Advice... To those cadctH who get “gig during iiiH| cctiori, F 0 Joseph C. I laezebrouck, act- ing intelligent ' ollieer, recommends: Clean, apply hilt little (xtlish I Jse a lot � f cllx)W grease: If it’s done with pnqx r knowledge lns|M'etion you will pass with east;. Com plications... Every cadet’s ainhitiou.....The para- eliule jump. In addition to the thrill of his first jump it is rumored that he also receives a kiss from every girl present on the field. Now, it isn’t the altitude that stops Sgt. John konkul, T-A-l, from making the pura- clmte jump but.......Cheer up, John, for Shakespeare said: “Teach not thy lips such scorn; for they were made for kissing, John, not for such contempt.’’ Fun For All... For a | erfect date: the time, the place, sweet music, and the right girl. Now, for your perfect date, The CAP New Year’s Dance; the time, January 5, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.; the place, Wayne Ballroom, Hotel Statler; the sweet music, Boston Chirk und his Col- umbians. You can buy this dream for only $2.50 a couple, the price of one ticket. Stu- dents of the Trade School can purchase their tickets from Mr. Dobrei, Room 15, or any (’.AP (’inlet Funds from the dunce will he used to supplement the Flight Scholarship Fund. Clean Sweep... Since time began trophies have lieen given to individuals, teams, and organization for achievement in their particular field. Since the sun first showered it’s warm rays u|x� n our dark earth, trophies in some form have lieen awarded, money, loving cups, medals, statues, (N'rhaps an advancement in a job and now a broom. . How did a broom get in here? It was the “gold plated trophy” that was awarded the Trade School CAP Squad- ron for contributing the finest entertainment during maneuvers that were held at Cross- well Airport. Cross well, Michigan, last sum- mer. The broom was a two-tone plated job, that is. red and gold paint. 'I’liis slightly worn specimen now occupies the dark, gloomy corner lieliind the coat rack in Boom 15. ♦ CAP Routine Includes Classroom Study Classroom work is as much a part of the Civil Air Patrol program as drilling and maneuvers. The CAP thinks that Imys of high school age should obtain as much knowl- edge as (xissible of subjects having to do with aircraft. For this reason cadets are intsruc- ted in aerial naviga- tion. code, military courtesy, and disci- pline. Methods of in- struction differ for various subjects. In one classroom cadets listen to lectures in CAP orientation. Articles of War. or or- ganization of t h e AAF. In the naviga- t ion classes, cadets use charts to plot their course, wind directions, heading, variation, and deviation in order to arrive at their compass heading. Trade School CAP Assigned Airplane Yes! Don’t l� e astounded. It’s true. The Trade School CAP Squadron has been assignet! a two-seater Stearman biplane, of the nine allotcd to the Michigan Wing, by the I nited States Army Air Forces. The plane is of the trainer type, listed as a PT-17. The plane has a standard instrument panel. A radio is Ix'ing installed. The trainer will be used on CAP maneu- vers and “orientation flights.” That is. a cadet will fly in the plane, with a pilot. The Highlighting the Civil Air Patrol open house meeting at Northern High School, Fri- day, Noveml� er 16, w as the presentation of a flight scholarship to Cadet First Lieut. Ilcrschel Breazeale. M-A-l. the outstanding cadet for the last two and one-half months. This scholarship.kept up by weekly dues and profits from CAP activities, provides four hours in the air at any flying school in the vicinity of Detroit. Major B. G. Lunceford, Group 9 com- manding officer, and First Lieut. Tony Sowder, AAF liaison officer, were the review- ing and insjx'cting officers. After the review , Major Lunceford gave a brief history of the CAP, and spoke on the training of Cadets. Lieut. Sowder, in his speech, talked about the work of the officers. Approximately 100 parents and friends were present. In the classrooms they watch- ed cadets taking courses in CAP orientation, taught by Lieut. Tovio Lind, T. S. instructor; organization of AAF. taught by F O Joseph Haezebrouck, returned veteran; elementary navigation, taught by Lieut. Wallace Donley, BCAF veteran; advanced navigation, taught by Lieut. Everett Boney, returned veteran; and code, taught by Cadet Corporal John llurin, T-A-L Cadet Lieut. Herschel Breazeale and Cadet First Sgt. John Konkal received red service ribbons for one and one-half years service and over 500 hours of active CAP duty. This brings to five the number of cadets who have received this award. pilot will go through the motions of flying the plane correctly and the cadet will watch the plane controls as moved by the pilot. This will give the cadet a better understanding of how the plane should Ik; operated under actual flying conditions, than by long sessions of air theory in the classroom. Cadet Lieut. Breazeale in foreground works out a practical problem in aerial navigation. Cadet Lieut. Tony Pezzin in background ponders over a similar problem. THE CRAFTSMAN Page 5 “East Side, West Side.” all over tin coun- try. Even to distant parks of the glolx the fame of Henry Ford Trade Seliool lias spread. S widely known is this institution that busi- nessmen and educators make pilgrimages to Detroit with the sole purpose of viewing the Trade School in action. F. K. Searle. superintendent of Ford In- dustrial Schools, in addition to his other duties, escorts many of these visitors through the School, explaining its organization and pur|H se. The visitors watch lx ys at work in I lie various departments and are given an op- portunity to question the students. So radical a departure from conventional high schools is the Trade School that those who see it are more or less stunned by the efliciency and usefulness of the shops and class rooms. Many write to Mr. Searle later and compliment him upon the quality of the School. Below are excerpts from such letters written over a number of years: From Educators Wilbur Wright Co-operative High School, Truvor C. Sutton. Co-ordinator: “I believe I have spent with you and your teachers in the Ford Trade School one of the most profitable afternoons of my life. It gave me an opportunity to see and study the plans and methods you are so successfully using in the operation of your school.” Fordson Public Schools, Industrial Education Department: “There arc many men throughout the State who realize now', more than ever before, the aims and accomplishments of the Henry- Ford Trade School. Many cities are now just beginning to realize the need for the type of thing which you have been pioneers in and much credit is due you.” College of City of Detroit. S. M. Levin, Head. Dept, of Social Science: “The school is a splendid example of fine education pioneering and deserves careful study.” University Comment The I niversity of Michigan is well repre- sented in the letters coming to the Trade School, fhe President, the Dean, and many department heads have sent letters of praise back to I lie School such as: Junius E. Beal, President: “You are doing a most valuable work for the young boys of Detroit to educate them, to make independent, and to give them a good trade. .1. A. Bursley, Dean: “For years 1 have heard more or less re- garding lla Henry Ford Trade School but I had no idea of the magnitude of the project and of the interesting things you are doing.” Ira M. Smith, Registrar: “It was a revelation to me to see I he Henry Ford Trade School in operation and to realize the importance and magnitude of the splendid work which is lx ing done in your institution.” Edwin C. Goddard. Law- School: “It was a most interesting trip. I was especially impressed that I did not see a single lx y who was not intent on his job, a thing that one could scarcely find iu any of our ordi- nary schools.” Letters Reveal High Regard For Ford Trade School World-Wide Visitors Praise Practical Shop Instruction Walter C. Sadler, Associate Professor, Rail- road Kngine ering: “I was especially interested in the line work of the faculty. The instructors seemed unusually interested in their work, the class of material seemed of an advanced grade, and I felt that the results obtained by your school must Im particularly worth-while,.” Thomas Diamond. Associate Professor of Vocational Education: “We were intensely interested in the op- Ih� rtuniti« s o| en to the Intys in the Trade School as well as in the uniform interest dis- played by students in the work in which they are engaged. I think you are to lx congratu- Catkkpillah That.tok Co. CatorofjPr- IVouu fl. Ilmhoin April 20, 1945 Mr. Frederick s. Pearl . Supt. of Tralnlnc Scfcoole, Henry Ford Trad School, Tearoom, Michigan. Dear Mr. Searlei Vords cannot «pres� ny appreciation for the opportunity of visiting your trade school. It surpassed all ay expectations. It seens sore like a droaa tlian a reality that young boys cun perforn the productive and precision work that I witnessed then doing. I got an education In one afternoon. I want to again thank you for Baking our visit possible and for taking the tine to personally show us around the trade school. Tours very truly, CATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO. R. H. Bayless. Instructor, Machinist Training Division. d lated upon building up a school organization from which many of our public schools have much to learn.” Many out-state schools, school systems, and universities have sent representatives to visit the Trade School for the purpose of gathering new ideas on how to conduct classes p -r taming to shop work. How much they benefitted is unknown, but their letters of praise show that after leaving the School they carried with them a score of inspirations. The following letter is typical of the type re- ceived by Mr. Searle. Harry W. Martin. Middletown. Ohio: “I have talked with the vocational teach- ers of our Middletown High School and they intend to ask you for the privilege of visiting your school in the near future. 1 know they will find the trip of great benefit to them in their vocational planning.” C. F. Perry, Assistant Superintendent, In- dustrial Education Department. Milwaukee Public Schools: “It is only after we came away and the pers|� ective broadens that we more fully grasp the wonderful opportunity your Im� vs have lo secure a grounding unequaled in the country.” L. .1. Lease, Vocational Director, Granite City Community High School, Granite City, Illinois: “You are certainly to be congratulat d on having such an ideal condition under which to run a Trade School. The management of Ford Motor Coui| any deserves a great deal of credit for the public service w hich they are rendering to the mechanics in this generation through your work.” Technical Institutions A. C. Jewett. Director, College of Industries, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Sclienley Park. Pittsburg: “You ap|H ar to have established a most interesting and successful venture in the edu- cational field and it was a real privilege to see the work in operation.” L. G. Stier, Supervisor, Trade's and Indus- tries, Board of Education. I� $ Angeles. California: “1 am intensely interested in what the I fenry Ford Trade School is doing. You have a real, clean-cut, vocational program. Could you supply me with suggestions for the siq er- vising of a trade school?” Herman Schneider. Dean. College of Engi- neering, University of Cincinnati: “In my opinion you have the finest train- ing school I know, and I know lots of them. It seems that you have not overlooked a single detail nor have you varied from the solid fundamentals of good practical training coiqded with vocation guidance and the liasic educational requirements.” D. L. Gibb, Foundry Superintendent, Dow Chemical Company: “This trip was an interesting and inspiring experience, and I feel sure that the material you have given me will prove of valuable as- sistance in setting up the course; of study for our foundry apprentice school.” A reixirt relative to the Trade School by the News letter to the teachers-of-the-day classes reads: “On Tuesday, December t. we visited the Henry Ford Trade School. Here is a line trade school which pays lx ys by means of a scholarship while going to school. There were seve?ral things notie-eahle to all in our parly. The c c]uipment was of the lx st. The boys were so al sorlx d in their work that, few of them looked up at all. They moved around the shop as though they were coni|M te nt mechanics.” Opinions From Industry Several industries after going through the School have sent complimentary letters to Mr. Searle. While they are not as interested in the educational standpoint, they were nevertheless impresse el. Chester B. Burt is. Scruggs- Vanderpor t- Barney, Dry Goexls Company. St. Louis, Illinois: “You have hit upon one of the funda- mental secrets of character building in the training of youth for industry, w hile enjoying the facilities of schexd.” (Continued on page 12) Page 6 THE CRAFTSMAN Henry Ford Trade School Alumni Association PERTINENT FACTS A MONG the progressive thinkers of the Henry Ford Trade School Alumni, there has been a desire for a substantial organization of its members, an institution with all of the permanence and solidarity which organization implies. As early as 1935 a small group of alumni took a step in this direction with a sponsor- ship of an Annual Reunion of the Trade School Alumni, although no plans for a rec- ognized organization were formulated at that time. Several earlier attempts had been made to form just such an organization. The Trade School Silver Anniversary Year in 1941 was commemorated with the presentation to Henry Ford of the deed to Broadhearth. This historical prop- erty—reputed to be the first metal foundry in America, built 305 years ago in Saugus, Massachusetts—was to be moved to Dearborn to take a fitting place in Mr. Ford's nationally known collection of Americana in Greenfield Village. A group of alumni successfully undertook to establish a fund to purchase Broadhearth, with alumni, students, and officials of the Ford Schools contributing. Negotiations for the purchase were fully completed, but subseguent legislation by the State of Massachusetts compelled the plan of moving the property to be aban- doned. The property was then sold to the citizens of Saugus, Massachusetts. Since then the Broadhearth Fund has been working for Uncle Sam, but its original purpose, of creating a permanently useful tribute to the leadership of Mr. Ford, is yet to be perfected. The immediate responsibility of that task rests upon the seven directors of the Association, but all members are entitled to an expression of viewpoint in the administration of this Fund just a single privilege among the many which membership offers. Mr. Ford is a great believer in the USE of things. If you want more of any- thing, use what you have,” he once said. One of the cardinal rules of life is use.” It will not take much straight thinking to convince us that our Alumni Association offers unlimited possibilities for the use of what we have. And a glance at the 'Aims and Purposes' on the opposite page will tell how certain are the dividends! THE CRAFTSMAN Page 7 Six Aims and Purposes OF HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION (1) To preserve and to perpetuate the incidents and memories of association as students of Henry Ford Trade School and to commemorate our appreciation to its founders and teachers for the benefits received as students of Henry Ford Trade School. J-JATS OFF TO THE FOUNDERS AND TEACHERS! (2) To foster, to encourage, and to assist, so far as is possible, the continuation of the activities of Henry Ford Trade School in order that training at the School may long endure. pAR SIGHTED PLANNING INSPIRED THAT ONE. (3) To promote and to preserve the integrity, industry, technical skill, and honor instilled by training received or required at Henry Ford Trade School and to assist in promoting and inculcating respect for such virtues by every means possible generally, and particularly among students of Henry Ford Trade School and its alumni. rJ1RAINING IS THE KEYNOTE HERE. (4) To encourage among former students of Henry Ford Trade School, closer personal acquaintance and a friendly spirit of mutual co-operation. CjEE THAT YOU KEEP YOUR FRIENDSHIPS INCONSTANT REPAIR’. (5) To provide a means for interchange of ideas and rendering mutual assistance, and to provide helpful, vocational guidance to students of Henry Ford Trade School. IDEAL WAY TO HELP YOURSELF BY HELPING OTHERS. (6) No part of the property or funds of this association shall be used for the benefit of any individual or member, nor shall any substantial part of the activities of this corporation be used for, or devoted to, carrying on of propaganda or in attempting to influence legislation. Any member will see the wisdom of this, and any graduate of HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL WILL SEE SIX GOOD REASONS FOR JOINING THE HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Page 8 THE CRAFTSMAN Tools We Learn To Use INDICATORS ......... By TOM McGMIEY IFTHEsamejoh were given to two workmen. I heir results would not Ik exactly alike. Their attitudes toward accuracy are different: one man will let the job go as “good enough” or “maybe it’ll pass” whereas the other would want accurate results. A micrometer or lived gage, such as a plug or snap gage, leaves too much chance for error in close limit measure- ments because everyone has a different sense of touch, that is, the gage which feels OK. to one man may seem loose or tight to another. In modern production methods, mating parts are not usually put together by the workmen who made them. This tends to stop the former “Gle and fit” and “cut and try” methods. Checking reamer for trueness with a dial indicator. These possible variations in precision meas- urement are eliminated by the use of an indi- cator gage which has the following qualities of an ideal measuring tool: accuracy, depend- ability. durability, adaptability, and that can be operated by unskilled lalx r (easy to read). The indicator gage is an instrument used to show visually or register the amount of variation between a predetermined dimen- sion and the actual measurement. It is ex- tensively used in the production of duplicate parts and is widely used through all depart- ments of the toolroom. It is of utmost im- portance to tin mechanic, toolrcxmi worker, and machinist. Indicator gages, which were developed for the automobile industry about 1900. may be divided into three types: dial, fan, and shad- ow. The indicators to lx discussed will lx those used in the Trade School, therefore the shadow type will not be discussed because the Trade ScIkkiI does not use them. The dial indicator, most commonly used indicator in Trade School, was so well de- signed by Frank E. Randall. an American manufacturer of dial indicators and gauges, that few changes have been made over a pe- riod of 45 years. Dial indicators are made to show one ten-thousandth, and five ten- thousandths, and one-thousandth of an inch variations, but they have been designed to show variations as small as twenty-five millionths (.000025) of an inch. The principle of the dial indicator is the amount of variation in the stem (rack) that rides over the object lx ing checked is multi- plied enough through the ratios I etween the rock and gears to show the exact amount of variation visually on the dial. When the instrument shows smaller variations such as one ten-thousandth of an inch, it has more gears than a one thousandth of an inch indi- cator. which increase the amplification of the rack variation. The condition of the working parts, ac- curacy of parts and spacing dimensions, qual- ity of workmanship, and quality of design have direct influence on the degree of sensi- tivity and accuracy of dial indicators. When the back lash spring is incorrectly adjusted or buckled up. the pointer will not return to its former setting with any degree of dependa- A vertical-contoct-stcm-diol indicator is be- ing used to indicate the top surface of a tapered pieco of stock. bilitv, thus preventing high sensitivity and accuracy. Too much internal friction may affect sensitivity and cause inaccurate readings, so jewel bearings are used in most indicators to lessen the friction and give longer life. || parts of the indicator must lx1! very accurately made and mated, thus reducing the internal friction to a minimum also. If an indicator has too much internal friction there is a tend- ency for the supporting arm to “give” or bend slightly before the pressure on the rack overcomes the internal friction created within the indicator. There are two tyjx s of dials, balanced and continuous; the balanced dial is graduated clockwise from “0“ to a positive number, for instance 50. (wdiicli is half-way around the dial) and is graduated in the opposite direc- tion (counterclockwise) “0” to a negative 50, the continuous dial is graduated in a clock- wise direction completely around the dial. The graduations on a dial are calculated by knowing the number that the rack variation is multiplied by to move the pointer a given distance on the dial. Many dial combina- tions (different graduation numlx ring) are ixissible and the one used is determined by the demands of the job. There are several methods of holding the indicator to the supporting arm. the most common Ixdng by means of a stationary bracket attached centrally to the back of the indicator with a bolt and nut holding the arm to the bracket. Other types of brackets arc the adjustable, post, offset, screw, and lifting lever. On the vertical type of dial indicator, the sup|x rting arm is sometimes fitted into a part of the instrument’s casting and therefore is not adjustable. When checking a dimension, for example, that of a one-inch plug gage with a one or two ten-thousandths limit, an accurate one inch standard must first be obtained, such as a one-inch gage block. Then the dial indicator, calibrated to give readings of one ten-thou- sandth of an inch, must be placed upon a clean, highly finished, fiat surface in such a way that the rack is perpendicular and verti- cal to this surface. The one-inch gage block is set on this clean, fiat surface and slid under the rack of the indicator. The height of the indicator is adjusted so that the pointer will have sufficient deflection to accomodate the variation between the part to lx. tested and the gage bhx'k. The lx� zel clamp is loosened and the dial is turned until the “0” gradua- tion coincides with the pointer. The gage block is slipped out and tin plug gage is slid under flic rack. If the pointer moves in a clockwise direction on the balanced dial (which is positive) to 15, flic plug gage is .0015 oversize. If the |x inter moves in a connterclockwise direction (which is negative) to 15. the plug gage is .0015 undersize. The ojxirator should always be sure the indicator is rigidis attached so as to prevent any “play.” There should not lx any loose connections The internal diameter of a piece of work to be ground on an internal grinder is being checked for trueness by the Ideal indicator. Page 9 THE CRAFTSMAN aiui tl« supporting arms must Ik sturdy enough to prevent “liending” wliicli will cause inaccurate results. The indicator is a s| eedy. accurate instru- ment which is easy to read, operate, and un- Thia picture shows how a Jo-gun is held when used to check the hole which is being ground on an internal grinder. derstand. It is extremely dependable for comparing the sizes of two like parts. As a rule, the toolmaker prefers to use a dial or some other indicator which showed variations of one ten-thousandth of an inch to check a di- mension with a one or two ten-thousandth limit than to check it with a micrometer, even if there were only one piece to he checked, be- cause the micrometer depends on the sense of feel when dimensions of that accuracy are checked, w hereas the indicator depends upon the sense of sight which is more accurate in this case. Indicators are commonly used for checking cylindrical tools such as reamers, mill cutters, and other cylindrical and square or “regular” formed work where dimensions must Ikj concentric. It is commonly used on the lathe where the work must be checked for trueness in respect to the cutting tool or driv- ing device. In bench departments the indi- cator is used for conqtaring like parts and many other uses. There are innumerable uses for this instrument in almost all types of industry. On some jobs it is necessary to use smaller instruments for indicating sur- faces. A small adaptable instrument used and preferred by many machinists ami toolmakers is the last w’ohd indicator because it is easier to read, small, and very sensitive. It is cali- brated in either one-thousandth or one ten- thousandth of an inch and it has a range of be- tween .025 and .040 inches; the dial is generally of the balanced type. A sw itch on the right side of the IkkI underneath the dial reverses the contact action. The switch lever should Ik at its extreme limit of motion to receive lw st action. The contact arm should be in a hori- zontal |K)sition when indicating, as this posi- tion affects the accuracy of the reading. The last word indicator is commonly used as a com pari tor with a height gage or surface gage. The dimension is set up with gage blocks or an accurate standard the same as the predetermined dimension to Ik check- ed, to which the indicator is adjusted and the dial set at “0”. The indicator is then passed over the work dimension to Ik checked. The amount of variation w ill be shown on the dial by the position of the pointer as the indicator is passed over the work. If the pointer has moved in a clockwise direction, the variation is positive, if the pointer moves in a counter- clockwise direction the variation is negative. The work done with the last word indi- cator includes checking work between centers of truencss and checking accurate dimensions on the surface plate, to measure the amount of difference letween two holes. A goose neck shank or an universal shank prove to be of great imjMirtance in holding the indicator in the desired position when checking in awk- Tho Last Word indicator is being used by Edward Cassar. senior, to compare a dimension of his job with that of an accurate setting of gage blocks. ward ami difficult-to-reach places. The fan typo indicators used in the Trade School are the ideal indicator um! the jo-gcn. A Dial Comparitor is being used to check the outside diameter of a reamer that has been ground to close limits. The fan ty| e indicator employs a lever method of amplifying the variation of the contact arm. The variation is shown by means of a pointer on a fan shaped dial. This indicator is calibrated to show variations of one-thousandth of an inch. The ideal indicator’s appearance is as that of a partly opened fan as seen in the picture. It comes equipf ed w ith a holder and may have either a single-faccd or double-faced scale. The double-faced scale is much more convenient as it may l e read from almost any angle. It is widely used because of its sensi- tivity, adaptability, size, and low price of aI out four dollars. The ideal indicator is used very much the same as that of the last word indicator but the ideal does not have as large a range. When setting this instrument to a surface, always be sure of the contact is as near as |x ssihle to lK ing parallel with the surface it comes in contact with. The indicator is set so it reads “0” at the correct size and as the size lK ing checked increases or decreases, the amount of variation will Ik indicated by tin position of the pointer, as in most all other indicators. Special contacts are used to suit tin de- mands of the job and are si .« d 1 16”. 3 64', and 1 32'. The holding clamp and center tester are handy fixtures which adapt the ideal to many difficult setups with ease. The JO-GUN as it is commonly called in the shop, is an instrument used to indicate an internal size, as that of a hole. The jo-gun is calibrated in both one- thousandth and one ten-thousandth (.001 and .0001) of an inch. When the pointer moves in a counterclockwise direction over the fan shaped dial, the reading is positive. The dial is graduated from “0” to 20 thousandths, each division being equal to one thousandth of an inch. 'I’lie other side of the dial, a clock- wise direction from “0” is graduated in ten- thousandths of an inch from minus-10 to “0” to plus-10. jo-guns come in five numliered sets com- plete with extension racks to make up the re- Continued on page 12) Page 10 THE CRAFTSMAN W-A-l, T-B-1, M-D-l First Over the Top W-A-l Captained by Bob Baarlner. l� oys in the first class in tin? V-section to over- subscribe in the Bond Drive are top row, left to right—Hilbert Bolin. John Tegel. Ed Johnson, Gerhart Ellis, Buddy kiiezma. Bob Hill. Bonald Byner, Bex Popplewell. Clifford Stewart. James Duthie. Tom MoGahey. and Alex Pollock; Bottom row. left to right— Calvin English, Jerry Blaliut. I mie Frederick, James Norton. Mike Bcrnadetl. Bob Baarlaer. Dominii' Fontiehiaro. Harold Bell, ietor Grimmer, and 1 ‘onard la Buda. Missing from this picture are Gerald Michell and Jim Davies Class total $1,250. T-B-l First in their section this class sold $1025 in Victory Bonds under tin captainship of Gerald Armbruster. Harold Thompson sold the bond of the largest de- nomination, a $500 “block-buster.” The memliers of the class are: back row, left to right — Henry Bosiek. Balpli lludock. Dave Senko, Steve Nagv Harold Thompson, Conrad llangartner. William Green, Gilbert Lenz, Joseph Lupi, Lloyd Schmidt. Daniel (iiirta. and Donald Fogarty: Bottom row. left to right,—William Thompson, («eraId Federspill, Sam Simonetti. ken McBae, Joseph Peters. Joseph Berkey, James Stalker, and Gerald Armbruster. Class total $1,000. M-D-l Outstanding salesmen in this class, which was the first in the M-section to reach its goal, were Boy Gregory who sold $1375 in ls nds, two of them $500 lionds; and ken Bradford who sold bonds totaling $825. Boy is captain of his class whose memliers are- back row, left to right—Charles Clarey John Smith. inrent Cop|M� la. Marlin Brogley, (ierlando Pagano. Bob Hunt, ken Bradford, ken Brown, and Lawrence Martin: Bottom row, left to right—Alvin Hatchcox, Iawrence Dokendorf, Ernest Iszak. Harry Mudrick Boy Gregory, Arthur Tesner, Edward Bothermal. and llerl ert Crenshaw. Class total $3,575. THE CRAFTSMAN Page 11 FORDSON DEFEATS CRAFTSMEN --------.......... -— - —--4 Plans For Lettermen’s Club In Final Stage In response to the requests of Trade School students who have merited a varsity letter, plans for u Lettormen’s Club are being drawn up. An official charter has not been inaugurated as yet but the general idea has l een expressed by charter mcml ers. Mike Bcrnadett, W-A-l, Bussell Keaneman. senior and Clifford Spires, YV-B-I, have been offi- cially elected as president, vice-president, and secretary-treasurer, respectively. Reserves or junior players can not join the club until they have earned their varsity letter. The club proposes to alntlish the wearing of sweaters with unsanctioned letters. Wearers of such sweaters will Ik- asked to remove all types of block letters and em- blems which are unauthorized. All members who aid in the formation of the charter will be charter members. Ping Pong Tourney Nearing End The table tennis tournament is still going strong, if somewhat slowly, with Wallace W. Messer. M-C-l, and Harry Murdick. M-D-l, of the senior and junior divisions, respectively, leading without any losses, as yet, in the tournament, which began Nov- ember 20. to determine the table tennis championship of the Trade School. There are live contestants in the senior division and six in the junior division who will l e “eliminated' in two-out-of-three matches. After the group matches have been played, then the tournament will go to the tinals. which will determine the 194. � Table 'Pennis Champion. Instructors Defeat Students In Bowling Winning the commanding lead of 288 pins, an Instructors Bowling Team composed of grinder department and classroom instruct- ors, challenged by the Trade School Student Bow ling Team met and defeated the students Deceml er 2. 1945 at Dearborn Recreation. Nathan McLeod rolled a 227 score in the lirst game for the students, the high st single game in this match. The results of the instructors' bow ling are as follows: Players 1 2 3 Total Mr. YVeber 131 166 144 HI Mr. I«ezak 124 213 183 520 Mr. Whitton ITT 201 173 551 Mr. Mason 154 192 158 504 Mr. Innes 179 208 169 556 Total 765 980 827 2572 The results of the Trade School student bow ling games are as Players Class I follows: 2 3 Total F. Norris Senior 157 170 158 485 D. Bush M-E-l 127 138 147 412 J. Wilson T-C-2 135 128 158 121 B. Bylin T-A-l 162 140 179 481 McLeod M-A-l 227 119 139 485 Total 808 695 781 2284 That Extra Something In Cheerleading Y ea, man! Cheerleading is surely a hard job. some of the time. Visualize: Cheer- leading at a basketball game in l etween game periods. Yelling their heads off, waving their arms, and jumping up at the same time got the T.S. Cheerleaders a little “fagged- out.” you might say. at the recent Ford Trade- Fordson basketball game. These Ik� vs just al out threw themselves all over the gym floor, trying to get a good response from the crowd. They succeeded only in j art. because they didn’t have that “extra something”, that the Fordson cheering section had. And what was that “extra something”? Why of course: (iIRLS. Yes, girls on a cheerleading squad, have the right “thing” to make you WANT to. and gladly, shout out the home and visiting BEAT RIVER ROUGE!!! school's cheering songs. The school, actually vibrates with the yells and noises of the crowd. hen the girl cheerleaders come out on the floor, right away, all eyes are on them. First, they tell you what “call” they want you to yell out. You yell, eyes on the girls all the time: louder and louder. Then the spirit of the occasion “gets” you and you get into a frenzy yelling. Y ou stop, finally, all worked up and sit down. The girls run off, and you, with all the rest of the crowd, clap loudly your apprecia- tion for their efforts. Then the boy cheerleading section comes out on the floor. After seeing something you could appreciate you see something that doesn’t quite appeal to you enough to make you respond any too well. But you are game. Y oil at least give the Im vs a hund for trying. Well! That's the way life is: good or not so good. Junior Varsity Team Chosen Listed l elow are the probable team mem- bers of the Trade School Junior Varsity as selected by Coach L. Bartholomew, physics instructor. They are: John Blaha. August Cogliandro, Eugene S. I en, Edward Medellin, Remo Mei, I’mberto Orlando, Charles Pratt. Algert Shnerpunas. Donald Simpson, Kenneth B. Stevens, and Charles Wood. The Junior Yarsity Basketball schedule is as follows: Deceml er 13-Lowrey vs. Ford Trade at I� wrey; De eml er 20-Woodworth vs. Ford Trade at YVoodworth; January 10- Ford Trade vs. Dearlx� rn at Dearborn; Jan- uary 17-Salinu vs. Ford Trade at Salina; Jan- uary 21-Ford Trade vs. Maph s at Maples. The Junior Y arsity will play all basketball games away from home. Trade School Leads At Half Playing their first game of the year the I lenry Ford Trade School Craftsmen basket- ball team met and were defeated by Fordson High School on the Tractor’s home floor by a score of 31 to 17. ()|H‘iiing the game, the tall Fordson center Charles Dubas. out-jumped the smaller Ralph Conti, Craftsmen player. In the lirst quarter the Tractor cagers were [ enalized with numerous fouls. Score at the end of the lirst quarter. Trade School 4, Fordson I. In the second quarter the Trade School blue and gold team ran up a small lead with Ray Nardoni. forward, racking up 3 points. Mis effort was, however, overshadowed by- Paul l anci, Fordson guard, who ran wild and sank two baskets to put the Tractors back in the game. The score at the end of the first half read. Trade School 10, Fordson 8. When the game was resumed after half- time, Conti, the Craftsmen center, playing a bang-up game, out-jumped the Tractor center to even up the tip-oir score. The Trade School cagers slowly saw their lead vanish to the taller Fordson team, which ran up nine points in the third quarter while the seem- ingly hot Craftsmen got but four. Score: Fordson 19, Craftsmen 14. As in the second quarter it was again another Fordson player, Norman Tomassini. forward, who this time put the gumc on ice by- sinking three Imskets. For a seemingly green, inexperienced, team the Craftsmen looked anything but that throughout this game although their inability to sink f«ml shots was costly. They made five out ol 18 tries. Hie Craftsmen passing did not compare to that of the veteran Trac- tors but their zone defense was one of the finest ever witnessed. This can liest la v isu- alized by the fact that the Fordson Tractors sank but two shots under the basket and of these one was a fast break. The Craftsmen showed plenty of fight, which was something they lackisl in their previous scrimmages this year. High scorers of the game were two Fordson team-mates. Paul I«anci. and Norman Tomas- sini. wfio held the scoring honors with eight joints apiece. Ralph Conti, playing an out- standing game under the basket, was high scorer for the Trade School Blue ami Cold with six points. Trade School Band President Elected Presidency of the 30-piece Henry Ford Trade School Band was accepted by Tom Otis, T-C-l, at a Novemlier band meeting. His job is to lie responsible for all musical instruments and sheet music in the l and room, as well as to see that practice is carried on in an orderly fashion when the band lead- er. Roscoe YVolverton is not present. Tom, who plays l� ass, is the lirst president the band has had in over two years. At that time, Joe Coccia. January 44, was president. He is now in the Marines. THE CRAFTSMAN Page 12 A Classes Visit Aero High School To lieoomc hotter acquainted with the functions of an aeronautical high school, all preflight classes visited the Aero Mechan- ics Vocational High School, located near the Detroit City Airport, during their fifth class week. Aero Tech, which is operated by the Detroit Board of Education, has a machine shop, welding shop, engine repair room, and a Civil Aeronautics Association licensed air- craft shop. Three class rooms, a drafting mom, and a physics laboratory, make up the academic department. The school is divided into two sections and is in session six hours a day. For three hours in the morning the first section is in class while the other is in shop. At noon the sections rotate. I |M n completion of the course, the stu- dent receives a high school diploma and an A and K License which is recognized as qual- ification in aircraft construction and engine maintenance. Former T. S. Boy Studying At Aero High And they nodded wisely. The speaker was discussing volumetric efficiency, critical altitude, thermal efficiency, articulating rods, and external, turbo-driven, centrifugal super- chargers. During the recent shop trip to Aero Mech- anics Vocational High School. Trade School students were amazed as well as bewildered by the unique terms applied to aircraft opera- tion by former Trade School graduate John Krauss, January ’4. ). John decided to further his knowledge of aircraft maintenance, and perhaps make a business of it by getting an A and K License through Aero Tech, where he is now in his sec- ond term of engine mechanics. His discussion was centered around radial engines; such as the tiring order, proper way to dismantle and assemble cylinders, reasons for dual ignition, and the efTect altitude has on engine performance. Questions poured forth freely from the l)oys as John endeavored to answer each technically as well as in detail. Letters of Praise Con££ s lrom F. J. Starck, Secretary, Cleveland Chamber of Commerce: “What Mr. Ford is doing in this respect ought to prove an incentive to others—schools as well as employers.” . VI. Buchroder. Albcrdine Stone Company: Foreign School System A most interesting letter comes from a Ja| anese. Dated before the war, it shows that they recognized the value of the Trade School and were anxious to incorporate it in the Japanese school system. Yoshi Olsuka: “Many thanks for your kind hospitality. I have learned so much from you. I am willing to have such a school in Japan as soon as |MKssiblc. For that. I shall send some Jap- anese students when I return lx� Japan. Please you lake care of that students if it was possible.” Not only complimentary letters come to Mr. Searle’s desk: orders for books from all parts of the world and letters asking advice on running this type of school arc handled daily. In short, the Henry Ford Trade School is a world-famous organization drawing visitors to it as a magnet attracts steel. Instructors and students alike can l� e proud to ! clong to such a school. Indicators (Concluded from page 9) quired setting. The live sets of jo-guns may be used to check holes from z % to 6 . When setting the jo-gun to a dimension, the correct extension contact (a stem which extends the contact point so larger dimensions may l e checked) must, first Ik selected which x ill give as near as possible the dimension the jo-gun is to l e set. Then the lock nut on the extension is loosened and the extension is screwed in or out to the exact dimension, which is usually checked in a Jo-block cali| er. and the lock nut is tightened. The jo-gun is then ready for checking the internal dimen- sion. It must be held on the center line of the work when taking the reading, if accurate re- sults are to be obtained. The center line of the contacts of this instrument pass through the center of the hole being checked as it has centering arms on each side of the indicating contact. The amount of variation between the work size and the correct dimension is in- dicated on the scale of the jo-gun. The set- ing of this instrument should be checked at periodical intervals to prevent any error due to loose connections and excessive handling. The amplifier, as it, is commonly called in the shop, is really a comparitor because it compares the work size to that of the exact dimension. The amplifiers used in the Trade School are the Sheffield com pari to a, carl kiss optimuter, and the north side tool com- pany dial comparitor. These instruments indicate variations of one ten-thousandths of an inch. They are composed basically of a heavy, highly finished base or table and a heavy, vertical supporting arm. This ex- tremely sturdy structure prevents the |k� s- sihility of the supports “bending” and all com- parisions will Ik very accurate. The am- plifier is a widely used instrument in the grind- ing department, because many of the grinding operations have limits as small as one ten- thousandth (.0001) of an inch and the instru- ment is ideal for the production of duplicate parts. Gage blocks are used to set the amplifier at the correct dimension. A gear and rack arrangement is provided for raising and low- ering the indicator up and down the column, which holds the indicator in the desired posi- tion. A knob or hiking nut locks the setting after the instrument has Ikhjii set. The amplifier is used for inspection, labora- tory work, and checking accurate work and gages. It checks internal dimensions as well as external dimensions, thickness width, length, height, diameter. la|K r, out-of-round, concentricity, and run-out. Best B Class Story Chosen “In our opinion the feature article, lilack Market Uncovered, by Harold Thompson. T-B-l, is outstanding because of its original- ity, leader interest, timeliness, humor, vivid description, and continuity of thought,” de- cided the judges of the liest B-class paper, Ocier Bratton. Knglish and human engi- neering instructor, and Tovio Lind, civics instructor. Tom Sayres, commercial geography instructor, who is the chairman of the committee, is sick and therefore was unable to assist in the decision. The story was selected from the feature story page of the third and fourth issues which mark the second report card period. Harold’s story is as follows: “Food! F x d! Who has a candy bar? This is the universal plea heard about 10 o’clock every day. The market is ripe for those lucky boys possessing a few extra candy bars. As the famished students turn pale and lean against their machines for support, illicit operators start their black-hearted business. A culprit sneaks up to an under- nourished, little lad and craftily waves a Milky Way under his nose. Seeing the candy bar, the prospective customer eagerly hands the black market a nickel; it is coldly refused, a dime is turned down in equal fashion. The wily fellow starts to walk away. The student with a weak gasp calls to him and holds out 15 cents. The offer is accepted and the stu- dent feebly grasps the candy bar; with his first bite, strength returns. “On Friday the unscrupulous operators report as much as 30 cents has been paid for candy, while peanuts have brought 15 cents (wonder why). If this keeps on, a fellow will need a week’s scholarship to purchase a few Hcrshey bars which are now in demand. “Well, excuse me fellows, 1 have a box of Clark bars to dispose of.” Harold prefers writing feature and edit- orial stories over other types. Upon grad- uation in June ’46, he expects to go back to Denby I ligh School and work for a high school diploma which will qualify him to attend college. He has about $800 saved toward his future education. Harold’s favorite sub- jects are journalism and chemistry. I le spends his leisure time repairing cars, collect- ing and listening to records, liowling, and dancing. THE CRAFTS MfA N Pago 13 Working us a counter-intelligence agent in the European Theater of Operations was the intriguing experience of T 5 Harold Cunningham, June ’12, who operated a radio which sent out faint messages to de- ceive the enemy. II is outfit confused the enemy concerning the division’s loca- tion. number, and reality by inflating rubber tanks, jeeps, and dummy men with an air com- pressor to resemble the genuine article. When he visited Trade School Octo- ber 25, he was on a 15-day furlough which was his first furlough since he joined two and one-half years ago. Harold wears the European Theater of Operations Hihl on with five battle stars. (Jetting his gas mask jammed in the con- tainer and iicing unable to get it on in a gas chamber was the frightening experience of S 2 c Leroy H. Turbett, July ’15, who vis- ited Trade School Octolicr 2. Ijeroy. who was in sick bay throe days because of this accident, expects to go overseas soon. “I really appreciate the training I received while in the Boy Scouts and it has hel| ed me plenty,” said S 2 c Richard Beltz, June ' 15. when he visited Trade School October 26. Bichard has lieen in truining at Great Likes for two months and is now on a nine- day furlough after which he will report back to Great l akcs. Pvt. James Bradford, January ’ 15, vis- ited the School October 21 during a 15-day furlough. While he was stationed at kcesler and Scott Fields he received training in radio and teletype operation. After his furlough James expects to lie sent to Las Vegas. Nevada and then overseas. Bay w as overseas two years and one month and all of this time was packed with adven- ture. Shortly after the D-Day invasion of France. Bay’s company discovered the salt mine where the Germans had cached world- famous art treasures and a large amount of gold bullion and coins. People in the sur- rounding community gave the lioys the in- formation which led to the discovery of the underground hideaway. Bay said the mine was well-protected with ingenious devices. Alumni Report on Military Life Pvt. George McCulloch, June ’15, writes from heesler Field that he is taking a course in Airplane Mechanics School and says he has an easy schedule. H. CUNNINGHAM Pvt. Ted Zenevich, January ’15, visited the Trade School Octolier29 w hile on a I 1-day furlough. Ted was outstanding in athletics while attending Trade School, lie played basketball from 1912 until he left the School in June 1915 and was also an active partici- pant in tennis. Ted has been stationed at North Camp Hood, Texas; and Camp Piekett, Virginia where he received tank destroyer training. Bcceiving an honorable discharge after 16 months as an Air Cadet in the Army Air Corps, Cpl. Anthony Gallerani, June ’43, becomes the second member of his family to I M3 discharged. Anthony, who isited Trade School No- vember 7, was stationed at Amarillo, Texas; Pecas, Texas; and Sheppard Field, Texas. A brother, Pete, is in the Army Air Corps ground crew, another. Nano, is honorably discharged from the Navy and a third. Art, registered for service the same day as Anthony’s visit. F 1 c Superio Gloris, June ’ll, visited the School November 12. Superio, who has |)ecn in the Navy 16 months, participated in a battle near Okinawa. Among the Trade School alumni who visited the School October 29, was Pfc. William Bryant, June ’40, who is on a 15-dav furlough from Muroc Army Air Field, Cali- fornia. William and his wife live next to the base since the nearest, town is 30 miles distant, lie is an Apprentice School graduate and was an instructor in third floor bench before enter- ing the service. Another Trade School alumnus who visited the School November 12. was Pvt. William Buttrey, June ’ll. He is an airplane me- chanic in the Army Air Forces and has l een in the service about 16 months. “The CAP certainly helped me in my training.” stated A S Julius Vagi, June 11, when he visited the School October 29. Julius was the first member of the Trade School squadron to make a parachute jump and was also the first to become a first ser- geant. Prior to his entering the Navy he attended Western Michigan College, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Julius has four brothers in the service; one in the Marines, one in tin Navy and two in the Army Air Corps. Cpl. Ray Kloenhamer who has traveled through most of the countries of Europe and has received many decorations, visited Trade School recently. Bay, who attended the School in 1928, has received an honorable dis- charge from the Army after having served with General Patton’s 3rd Army in Ireland, England. Scotland. France. Belgium, Luxem- bourg, Germany, Austria, and Czechoslo- vakia. Bay has been awarded the Soldier’s Medal. Bronze Medal, Purple Heart, and Victory Medal. He also received the Good Conduct Rib- bon and the European Theater of Operations Bibhon with five stars. The Soldier’s Medal was Bay, who gunner on a mortar, for awarded was a 81 mm. extin- R. KLOENHAMER guishing a fire among a pile of mortar shells that threatened to explode at any moment. Bay received the Bronze Medal for valorous action when he and some buddies became separated from the rest of the company during a heavy shelling, lie volunteered to try to l x ate the rest of the company and succeeded. Stationed in Hawaii, F 2 c Medar Backers, June ’ll, writes “I’m living the life of Riley’ but home is still my dearest thought.” He isn’t very optimistic alxiut be- ing discharged soon, however, for lie continues, If the point system stays in effect I’ll prob- ably lie here a lifetime.” During the war Medar worked with a repair unit. “I enjoy reading The Craftsman but it makes me sad w hen I read of the deaths of my school friends,” wrote Cpl. Edmund Andrusiak, June ’ll. in a recent letter. He also sent his new address so that he might ('ontinue receiving the school paper. Writing from Chaffee, Arkansas. Cpl. John Matle, January ’ 13, says he is receiving intensive training as a vocational counselor. After completing the course he will return to Fort Sam for an assignment. Completing his basic training at keesler Field, Mississippi. Pvt. Arthur Adams has l een transferred to Chanute Field, Illinois, where he expects to attend aircraft sheet - metal school. Arthur wrote asking for recent issues of The Craftsman saying he wanted to show his buddies a good school paper. After receiving his Navy discharge with 51 points at Great Likes. Illinois, MM2 c Charles Gawne, June ’36. arrived home October 10. Charles, a 1912 graduate of Ap- prentice School, entered the Navy in May 1912 and served for 39 months on a destroyer. He is qualified to wear the following ribbons: Asiatic-Pacific, with ten luittle stars, Ameri- can Theater, Good Conduct, Philippine Lib- eration, Fleet Citation, and Commendatioti Citation. He has served during raids on Guadalcanal, Aleutian Islands. Gilbert Is- lands, Marshall Islands. New Guinea, Mari- anas, Luzon, I wo Jima. Okinawa, and other Asiatic-Pacific objectives. Pape 14 THE CRAFTSMAN On the Editor’s Desk The Radar Man I you should see ujxm the street A man equip ted with di-pole feet With a family of curres trail in; behind tie's a Radar man with a micro- mind. IIis eyes take on a neon gleam His ears extend into a Yogi beam His mouth becomes a pulse gate 11 is heart pumps blood at a video rale. With micro seconds and micro unites Amt micro wits he fills his days And thereby ip the course of time He develops a micro mind. This Radar man irilh the ftassing years Attained infinite impedance ttetueen the ears. A nd finally succumbed to a heavy jolt When he got whut he thought nos a micro ndt. The doc hxtked up from his microscope Turnat to his Colleagues amt softly s xtke “Not a trace of a brain ran I find He was a Radar man with a micro mind! ’.ourtesy .1. B. Shafer A.P.O. San Francisco The above |xx iii was sent to us by II. Bistow, former radio instructor in the Trade School, who said. I thought may In this would explain the condition we wind up in after doing this type of engineering.” Streamlined Speech... Words are funny things. Our language is a strange one. It permits. pcrha| s. every shade of meaning needed to express man’s thoughts. There are more than 600,000 words in the Knglish language. Words are ! eing added and drop( ed continually, yet we use words which do not say what we mean. Strangely enough we say, “I'm going to catch the four o'clock bus,” when we mean that wc will txxird the bus: not catch it. Who is strong enough to catch a bus weighing several tons? Also wc say, I take the street car home,” when we mean that we ride the street car home. Clearly, a street car weighs too much for one hi take easily anywhere. “I’m burned up,” is a common expression of displeasure. It is doubtful, however, whether any one really “burned up” would be in a condition to make such a statement. When wc bathe we say, “I’m taking a bath,” but from whom do we take it and what do we do with it? Life would seem, perha| s. much more formal and study, if we were always strictly correct in what wc say. It might seem clumsy, for instance, to say; “Shall we refrain from «lancing when the n« xt tune is played and sit down instead,” in place of the common phrase, “let’s sit the next one out.” Or similarly, “I contemplate attending the the- ater this evening,” instead of, simply saying, “I think I’ll go to the show tonight.” These are examples of how strangely, and sometimes incorrectly, words are used to make our sjieech shorter and snappier. In this streamlined world such phrases and ex- pressions come from th American way of living in which a dominant characteristic is to save time. The Great Ascent It was time for the big test and I was up 15,000 feet. Thin air caused me to grab for my oxygen mask and «piickly strap it on. Turning the small valve gave me no relief; the tank was empty. After zooming upward at a tremendous rate of speed my P-39 leveled off. My head was dizzy from lack of air. My dive for safety lx gan as the stick was moved forward. As I plunged toward the i arth, my eyes focused with difficulty on the air speed indicator. Through a blurred haze I saw the dancing needle register 550 miles per hour. 'Filings were getting darker. Leveling off became impossible as my controls gave no res|x nse; they were jammed. I at- tempted to bail out, only to fall limply back into my seat, too weak to move. I just lay there as the earth streaked up to meet mi . My radio could contact no one and only a f« w seconds of grace were left. Everything went black. Suddenly, through the darkness a voice said, “That’s a “C” for you, put the inod« l back on the wall. Imagine that, an A-class Im , after a half term of pre-flight, can’t even explain how hi pull out of a power dive!” ■¥ ★ ★★ ★★★★★★ ★ ★ OVER THE CRIB COUNTER ¥ By I. C. ALL WARNING: If you are just about to sit down to a nice dinner, or if you have just finished one. please, for the sake of your digestion, don’t read any more. That roller-skating poster on the bul- letin-board sure stops ’em, doesn’t it? Coach Milankov Dear Sir: This is to inform you that your basket- ball team would make an excellent football team. ilh apologies to C. (i. Rogers, Yours truly, I. C. All Rumors, rumors. The latest is that a senior, nameless for obvious reasons, has completed a book, “The Psychology of Instructors.” A best-seller? Some instructors really have a person- ality. They can make a fellow smile even while giving him a double “C”. Pretty soon they might make a few “A” Iximbs in Weaver’s chemistry lab just for the fun of it. If any man has a theme song, it’s Keith (sharpen it up) (ilassley. Old K. (i. has a never-fail system of telling the weather. If tin lioys turn blue, it’s cold, if they turn red, it’s warm, and if they’re bailing out the class- room. it’s raining outside. Wanted by seniors: A method to stop Mr. Lucas from passing out those de- linquency slips. W ords arc funny things. You can t« ll a girl that when you l«x� k at her time stands still. But try telling her that her face would stop a clock I Now the $61 question! A group of in- structors at the lunch table get in a huddle. They have intent looks on their faces. All at once they burst out laughing. Now the question' should those jokes lie repeated in public? The T.S. Big 4: The instructor's quartet. At last, a lx� on to G-boys! I. C. (Tom Sw ift) All has found a perf t cleaning meth- od. . substitute IIN03 for 1120! Wanna double “A”? Just g« t some of these instructors talking alx� ut their part in Work! War I—or was it the Civil War. Winter has one advantage no more leaky ceilings. Yawn! December 21. 11:17 p.m. and still no San tit Claus. I wonder if someone was kidding me? llasta Lucgo— THE CRAFTSMAN Page 15 ARTIST Need a poster? Talk to William Fuhrman, senior. Bill, an artist of no mean skill, has drawn a score of posters for the Trade School, announcing and depicting various events such as war Imnd drives, Boh-IiO Picnic, skating | arties, and dances. He also did outstanding work as cartoonist for the January II M-section paper. As a liohhy Bill works in his darkroom, printing and developing the pictures he takes in such a way as to make them works of art instead of ordinary snapshots. ELECTRICIAN Richard Mills. W-B-l. like many other hoys, wanted to fly, but he did something about it. As a result Bichard has six and one- half hours of dual flying time in his log book. Bichard is an active member in the Trade School CAP Squadron. He has made 25 solid scale and six large flying model air- planes. FISHERMAN “Catch the big ones first.” seems to Is- a fit motto for Ray Hartwig, T-D-l. who is as handy with a rod and reel as most people are with a knife and fork. After a 15 minute battle. Bay succeeded in pulling in an 1IL6 pound northern pike, the largest ever caught in Lake Tipsioo, near Pontiac. Michigan, to take second prize in an Oakland county contest. The only larger fish weighed two ounces more and was caught in Lower Peninsula I ake. MUSICIAN “I just squeeze and out it mines. says Louis Chetcuti, W-D-2. explaining why la can play his accordion so well. I mis who has I teen playing the accordion f � r the last eight years has obtained enough money from fierforming at parties and banquets to pay for his $750 accordion. It hough he plays various types of music, he prefers classical selections. Beplacing the broken parts of electric motors is Daniel Reschke’s, M-K-l. fav- orite pastime and hobby. He goes to an electrical junk yard twice a week for nec- essary replacement parts. In his basement workshop he has the many tools needed for replacing faulty parts, lie sells the repaired motors to shop friends. In 1911 he made approximately $250. “Twas the night l� cforc Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring”......except Frank L. Heritier, W-B-2, who was hard at work designing and making knicknaeks such as mahogany jew- elry cases, corner shelves, nameplates, and other useful objects. Objects d’art, his hobby since the eighth grade, help to solve his holiday shopping problems. Frank’s hobby has helped point the way to a job as a designer or mechanical drafts- man and he believes that such experience will prove useful in years to come. PILOT While stars at Christinas shine, Lighting the skies, Let only loving looks, Beam from our eyes. While hells of Christmas ring, Joyous and clear, Speak only happy words, All love and cheer. Give only loving gifts, And in love take; Gladden the poor and sad For love’s dear sake. —Eniilie Poulsson. 'A.- .V'i. mt (I - j g 'M HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL JANUARY, 1946 Page 2 THE CRAFTSMAN News In Brief: ahr (draftsman T_r PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY MONTH DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR BY AND FOR STUDENTS OF HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL. DEARBORN. MICH. Editor-in-chief...............................................JOHN TEGEL Roportorial Staff: ROBERT BAARLAER. HERSCHEL BREAZEALF. VALENTINE FORIS. MICHAEL GASS. CONRAD HANGARTNER. ED. LEN, LOUIS LOVAT. GERALD MICHELL, WILLIAM SCHULTZ. PETE SER AZIO. BOBSEURYNCK, ED 3TELLINI Cartooniat). HAROLD THOMPSON. KARL ZIEGLER. Adviser.......................................................E. H. STOELTING Vol. 4. No. 4 January, 1946 As a result of too many alxscnces and failure to keep up their thrift fund, 50 students forfeited their Christmas Vacation Scholarship. ■ ■ ■ Students received vacation scholarship for a period of six days, December 24-28 inclusive, and December 31. ■ ■ ■ A bad start for the New Year . . . James Wagner, M-A-3, while ice-skating New Years Eve, slipped backwards and sprained his left wrist. The Craftsman stati' wishes all its readers the l est of luck in the New Year. ■ ■ ■ The March of Dimes, to light infantile paralysis, first sponsored by the late President Franklin I). Roosevelt, is in full swing this month, Joel's give generously to this cause. A C'loAA.'ioad of Jli e The students bowling teams resumed their re- sjjective schedules January 5. Students who graduate from school are closing one chapter and opening a new chapter in the hook of life. Having entered the Trade School to learn a worthy trade, students should know by now the theory behind the operation of the various ma- chines in the Trade School, and the methods of machining numerous parts. The students have learned mathematics, English, history, chem- istry, shop theory, drafting, metallurgy and many other subjects that are very important in every trade. Now, after being graduated, the students go forth into tin world to make use of the knowledge that they have ac- quired through three and one-half years of learning. The new chapter of life begins immediately after graduation. There is only one person that can make a success or failure of his life, and that per- son is the student himself. It is up to the student, as to whether the now chapter is good or bad. Maize delalutionl Any lb ay Celebration of New Year’s Day goes back as far as 3000 B. C. With this holiday comes the old tradition of making New Year’s Resolutions. In making resolutions, one must settle the problem first with himself, then prove it to others. Thus a goal is set. Goethe once said: “He who is firm and resolute in will, moulds the world to himself.” One is therefore justified in making resolutions, but why wait until New Year’s Day? No time is more appropriate than when the need presents itself. R.e lp,anAibiUty (lei-ti IdJitlt Ifau Who is responsible for the recent accident on Miller Road in which a Trado School boy received a fractured skull? Who is responsible, the faculty, the student body, the gate watchmen, or the boy himself? Despite repeated warnings, students have persisted in dodging traffic across Miller Road. Students obey the safety rules in the shop for they have seen the con- sequences of disobeying these rules. If a student breaks the rule which tells him to use a chip stick for chips, his hands are cut. On the other hand, the rule telling students to use the overhead bridge to cross Miller Road can be disobeyed frequently without apparent harm to anyone. Because no one has been seriously injured before at Gate I, students have disregarded the rule about crossing Miller Road. The attitude “it can’t happen tome” has been all too prevalent. It con Id and did happen to the injured boy. New boys follow' the example set by older students. The responsibility for any student hurt on Miller Road rests with all students who do not use the bridge. Do not shirk your responsibility! Students and faculty are sorry to hear that the mother of Harold Ware, turret lathe instructor, is ill. Students and members of the family wish to express their deepest sympathies to the family of li. A. t a:yak. former trigonometry instructor, who died at 7:30 a.m.. on Tuesday, January 8. 11 is wife and lust children survive. George Adams, lathe instructor, became a father of an eight jx und hoy, Alan. Saturday. November 3. ■ ■ ■ Mary Noland is back again in t he clearing house, following an appendectomy. ■ ■ D Tom Sayres, geography instructor, is back in the Trade School after undergoing a minor operation at Harper Hospital. ■ ■ ■ doling boys with musical ability are urgently needed in the Trade School Rand B B 19 Robert Dewar, former editor of The Craftsman, has returned to high school. a a □ A future “Dave Tough” is rising in a G-class. Charles kondrath. M-G-2. is taking drum lessons from his brother, Joe, M-D-2. OUR COVER - This month’s cover portrays an after- graduation scene. As caps and gowns are not worn, this scene is symbolic. This is the time of year boys can see for themselves that their studies have not been in vain and can heave a sigh of contentment over something well done. Signatures of members of the grad- uating class of January 1946 ara re- produced on the back cover with the School monogram printed in school colors blue and gold. Volume 4 No. 4 January, 1946 Craftsman HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL Faculty Top Bond Quota Victory Loan Quota Exceeded By $8,315 Students and instructors of Henry Ford Trade School went over the top in the Victory Bond Drive by raising $8,315 over the $100,000 quota. The students made a better showing than the instructors by selling $11,880 over their quota, for a total of $61,880. Without this over Tho throe top bond salesman of the T-section as they came through the lunch line with their turkey dinner; left to right: Glenn Barnier, T-A-3; Raymond Slater, T-F-2; and Gerald Dyson, T-E-2. ♦ Students and 182 Graduates To Receive Diplomas landing an important step in their lives, approximately 182 January 1946 graduates of Henry Ford Trade School will march into the Fordson High School auditorium at 8 p.m., Saturday, February 2 to receive their diplomas after hearing an address by Harvey 11. Lowrey, superintendent of the Dearborn Public Schools, who will talk on “The Making of America.’ The speaker was born near Saranac, Ionia County. Michigan. In 1898 he began teaching in the Michigan system at Saranac High School. Mr. I� wrey was graduated from Central State Teachers College with a bachelor of arts degree; in 1921 he received his master of arts degree from the University of Michigan, and was honored by the Uni- versity of Grand Bapids in 1940 with the de- gree of doctor of philosophy. The 1500 seats at the Fordson auditorium, which has l een used for commencement in recent years, will enable each student to obtain alwjut 10 invitations. Admittance will be by ticket only. Superintendent F. E. Searle will give out the diplomas. G. A.Yerex will l e program chairman. Music will be furnished by the Bouge Concert Orchestra under the baton of Earl Harger. The American Legion Award will l e pre- sented by Kenneth Williams, Commander of Ford Motor Company Post No. 173, to the two outstanding graduates. The names of the boys will remain unknown until they re- ceive the award. The class valedictorian will not be chosen until a later date. As in pre- ceding years caps and gowns will not be worn. Prom Plan Completed The graduating classes of January 1946 will hold their Senior Prom in the Wayne and Bagley rooms of the Hotel Statler, Saturday evening, January 26. F. E. Searle, superintendent of Henry Ford Trade School, will be guest speaker. Steve Martin. M-A-l, will preside over the dinner as master of ceremonies; while 1 lerschel Breazeale, also of M-A-l, will act as student speaker. As in previous years the prom will lx a semi-formal affair. The price of the dinner and dance combined will be $8.75 a couple. The dance alone will cost $2.50 a couple. Din- ner starts at 6:30 p.m. followed by the dance with music by Boston Clark and his Colum- bians. Get tickets from Boom 15 or any A-class president. New Editor Chosen Earning a good reputation as a reporter on The Craftsman staff, John Tegcl, W-A-l,was promoted to the position of editor-in-chief of the School's news magazine. I ast year, John worked on the staff of his section’s weekly paper, the U - J- lilueprinl. He was selected as the new editor because of his experience, in- itiative, executive ability, and his in- terest in the pa[ er. Questioned about his future plans for The ('raftsman, John stated. “With the help of the staff. I will do all in my (tower to make The ('raftsman a I tetter JOHN TEGEL (taper. subscription by the students, the drive as a whole might have been a failure. M-section students sold the largest amount, $18,625, W-seclion following with $18,500, and T-section last with $16,875. 'Phe seniors sold $7,880. Sectional rivalry was not stressed, however, class competition Iteing emphasized. Only 24 classes had 50 per cent participa- tion and made their quota, but many large l onds were sold which hel| ed the classes to go over the top. The 24 quota-toppers and their captains are: M-B-l, Stewart Horner; M-C-l, William Marx: M-C-2. George Leith; M-D-l. Boy Gregory; T-A-l. Ben Gardiner; T-A-2, Bill Jenzen; T-A-3, Kenneth Block: T-B-l, Gerald Armbruster;T-C-l, Bill Zalml; T-C-2, Bernard Pfeiffer; T-D-l. Arthur Ziegler; T-E-3, Lindsey Baker; T-F-l. Charles Gates; T-G-3. Manuel Brincat; W-A-l. Bob Baarlaer; W-A-2. Glenn Sanders; W-A-3: Charles Benton; W-B-l, Kenneth Morris, W-B-2, Carlo Tom; W-C-l, Edward Wicgand; (Continued on page 11) Page 4 THE CRAFTSMAN Squadron 639-4 By HERSCHEL BREAZEALE CAP NEWS p| Cadet Receives Certificate... Cadet Cpl. John Htirin, T-A-I, was the first cadet to receive a Certificate of Profi- ciency for his outstanding work in radio code and blinker. No others have received this award as yet. Skating Party Profits... Fifty-five dollars profit from the CAP Poller Skating Party held at Arena Cardens, Friday December 14, will provide a Flight Scholarship for some worthy cadet in the near future. CAP Receives Code Sets... Two complete A A F code t raining sets were issued to the Trade School Squadron through CAP I leadquarters. The sets consist of an oscillator, speaker, blinker, and 10 code keys. These sets can be operated on either AC, DC, or battery. New Course Planned... At the termination of the course in Air- craft Structures, a six hour course in Aircraft Power Plants will be taught in Room 47, on Wednesdays from 3 to 4 for those in class and from 4 to 3 for those in shop. Keith Classley, preflight instructor, and F O Haezebrouck will conduct the classes. A Memorable Occasion... Food and drink like you’ve never seen! Some might think things were serene A tale or two, a joke to spare . . . None was true and who should care, All ate hearty, kill or cure. Twas the birthday party for Captain Dewar. New Members Accepted... Fifteen Trade School students joined the squadron during November and December. They are: Bichard Anderson Lindsey Baker I.ester Brown Alex Cechanowicz N orbert Cole Kenneth Daniels William Egbert Paul Gillespie Floyd Hansen Bonald Kaspet Albert Pinchor Jack Reichert I iarold Shake Earl Stevenson Edwin Sutton wr ATTENTION: -mt Members of the graduating class: Watch for an important announcement concerning the Alumni Association in the February issue of The Craftsman. A-CLASS PRESIDENTS MAKE PLANS Tho class presidents are: Top row, loft to right: Robert Baarlaor,W-A-1 : Ben Gardiner, T-A-l Kenneth Block. T-A-3; Bill Jenzen, T-A-2; Bottom row. left to right: Glenn Sanders. W-A-2; Bob Harris. M-A-2; Frank Maytner, M-A-l; Darwin Wolfe, M-A-3: Charles Benton, W-A-3. Gowns—T raditional Graduation Garb In this country, as in Europe, academic costumes consist principally of caps, gowns, and hoods. They have become specialized and are used as outer garments by students, holders of degrees, and officials in universities, colleges, and other institutions of higher learning. The most noticeable feature of the cos- tume is the long, flowing gown or rolie, which seems to have been inherited from the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Probably at this time the dress of the friars and nuns became fixed. Flowing robes were the dignified dress of the times, and designs, which were set aside for the use of the various parts of the univer- sity Ixnly, have persisted with modifications down to the present. Perhaps one reason for the wearing of this dress was the cold buildings of medieval times which required capes and hoods for warmth. The cap or “mortar- board,” has eventually replaced the hood for the head, and the cape with cap has been modified into the present gown. The colors of trimming and lining liecame perhaps the most noticeable parts of the costume. About 1883, in America, a student move- ment emerged to use the gown for students at graduation instead of only for the faculty members. The idea was rapidly adopted due to an appreciation of their value largely from a democratic standpoint since gowns and caps clothed all persons alike in an outward, equal fellowship. The I niversity of Columbia and the Yale Cor|x ration were two of the earliest schools to adopt this custom. The New York I niver- sity and I niversity of Pennsylvania soon fol- lowed their lead and gowned their graduating (Continued on page 11) Army, Navy, College, Included in Plans Now that the A-classes are. ready to be graduated, a prominent question lodges in the minds of the graduating students- what am I going to do after I am graduated? M-Section “If I don’t go into the Navy,” stall'd Frank Maytner, M-A-l. “I plan to go to high school to receive my high school credits while f continue to work here as an apprentice on the afternoon shift.” Bob Harris, M-A-2, is planning to enter the Army as soon as he is 17 years old. Darwin Wolf, M-A-3, says, “I plan to stay in School as an apprentice and work my way into the drafting department.” T-Section Ben Gardiner of T-A-l and Bill Jenzen, T-A-2, may sec a lot of each other for they both plan to go to the I niversity of Michigan for aeronautical engineering. If nothing upsets my plans,” replied Kenneth Block, T-A-3, “I will go to college to study embalming and then open a funeral home of my own.” W-Section Bober t Baarlaer, W-A-l, is considering taking up architectural engineering when he leaves for .Michigan State College, February 2. “For the present I shall stay in the Trade School and take up pattern making, but later I intend to go to Asbury Bible College in Kentucky,” states Glenn Sanders, - -2. “Criminology is a very interesting course to me,” explained Charles Benton, W-A-3. “I hope to enter the I niversity of Michigan and study this profession.” THE CRAFTSMAN Page 5 It Doesn’t Happen Every Day— So you’re graduating! Take it from one who knows; it’s a grand feeling. Who, me? Sure I’ve been through it. June ’45. All right. I’ll tell how you probably will feel at the com menceinent. First, the evening will either he too hot or t x cold. For us it was much too hot. You feel iiii|H rtant. New suit, shined shoes, (lashey tie. 'I ou are irii|M rtant! There is, as always, the processional. W here are the folks? There they are; they should have sal nearer the stage. Wish they wouldn't wave so. You’re glad to sit down after the Star Spangled Ban- ner is piuyed and sink out of sight. But you’re serious, the air of the occasion has put you in that frame of mind. The valedictory is given. You could have done much better Then the guest speaker, whose theme runs something like: “For three and one-half years you have been study- ing for a trade, yet. this doesn’t make you a master craftsman. Think of your diploma not merely as a slip of pa( er but as a stepping stone to greater things, etc.” Then the high spot of the evening, the presentation of diplomas. Despite all your past thoughts, this moment is far different than you had pictured. 'I lie collar, it’s sev- eral sizes too small all at once. That care- fully coml e ] hair, is it still in place? A shove from a member of the faculty, and you half walk, half lurch to the s|K aker’s platform. I hat distance is one of the longest you have ever trod, and you’re sure that you w ill stum- ble. faint, or make some f x l mistake. Then a handshake, a few words and you re yratiu- aled! The applause, it’s music to your ears, your hearts l eat slowly comes back to a normal rate and again you feel important. For you the program is almost over, ex- cept, of course, unless you’re to receive an American legion Award. I don’t know how it feels to get one but I’d have wanted that honor. Then the program is really over. (Jlad to get out of the auditorium, you run the gauntlet of handshakes, back-slaps and other forms of congratulation, gain you feel im- portant. What you do in the balance of the evening is strictly your own ini|x rtant bus- iness. Local Lad Takes Amateur Prize Among the three zoots w ho t x k first prize at the Downtown Theater Amateur Night recently, was Ralph Diird, M-C-l. Their act was a comedy song and tap-dance «flair introduced as “The only Barber Shop Quartet in the world w ith only three members.” Along with the $50 prize money came several offers of contracts to the boys. Ralph, who has taken tap l xsons for six years, had previously appeared in comedy acts at the Country Club, on the D C boat, and on a program for WWJ. I he two other l� oys who shared honors with him at the Downtown Theater were Ed Gasper and Bud Shaw, who attend Fordson High School. SIX RECEIVE Goodfellow Funds Less Than Usual During the annual sale of the (ioodfellow edition of class | apers this year, the VV-sec- tion, through the “Informer,”raised $ 17.51 for the Old Newslxiys, Goodfellow Fund. This amount and the total amount raised by the entire Trade School are far Im Iow average as compared with | ast years. By raising this sum the W-section went ahead of the T-section who raised $40.40 by selling their paper, the “Boogie B,” and the M-section which raised $21.75. the smallest amount given, through sales of their paper, the “Eight Ball.” These amounts plus the instructors, contribution of $55.08 comprise the total of $143.62. Previous years have seen much larger col- lections. The only other time that less than $200 was raised was in 1950 when $191 was given. The all-time high was in 1040 when the Trade Schoorgave $569. The proceeds from the Trade School drive are always given to James W. Bishop, an em- ploye of Ford Motor Company, who is an old newsboy, at his stand on Woodward and Grand River. Proceeds from this fund which was first started by James J. Brady, are used to buy Christmas gifts for needy children who would otherwise be neglected by Santa Claus. ALL-A CARDS Trade School Boy Sojourns In Many Lands Harrowing war experiences and extensive traveling have enriched the life of Bene Prieur, M-E-l, who entered Trade School November 27, 1945 Born in Chile, 16-year-old Bene temporarily culminated his travels, which ! egan when he was three months old. when he entered the I nited States from the Philippine Islands November 19, 1945 lie was able to do all this traveling because his father worked as a traveling representative of the Ford Mo- tor Company in the Pacific, South America, and Asia. Although Bene has several times journeyed along the entire South American west const, through Mexico and California, across the Pacific Ocean to Japan and China, finally arriving at his home in the Philippines, send- ing more than one and one-quarter years at sea Tall together!, he insists, “I still like the ft sea. “Chile is much like California,” said Bene, “the climate and vegetation are similar.” When Bene toured Japan before the war. his impression was that Japan was a l eautiful and interesting country and that the people are honest. “One of the most beautiful places I have ever visited is a large resort near (Continued on page 11) Studonts pictured above received all-A report cards for outstanding shop and academic work during the second card making. Top row. left to right: Anthony Kachin. M-F-l. Mike Bernadette, W-A-l, William Egbert. W-E-l: Bottom row: Raymond Hudoc. T-C-l. Raymond Rastenis, T-F-l ; Andrew Farkas. M-A-l. Mike Bernadett, W-A-l. has played on the Craftsmen basketball team for three years and on school. Mike has received six all-A cards. Three all-A cards have been awarded to William Egbert. W-E-l. Bill is a member of the Trade School CAP and is attending night school. Typing class and night school aro the extra activities of Raymond Rastenis. T-F-l, who has two all-A cards. Raymond Hudock. T-C-l, attends night school and has received two all-A cards. Andrew Farkas. M-A-l. received his first all-A card with an emphatic Well it s about time. ’ Andy has almost completed the required night school courses to get his high school diploma. Anthony Kachin. M-F-l, has two all-A cards. Page 6 THE CRAFTSMAN WHERE does the average G. I. Joe, who isn’t skilled in any specific trade, turn to find a job when he gets out of the services' He first goes to the Veterans Administration where he puts in an application to learn a trade under the (i. I. Rill of Rights. On this application lie states the type of trade he would like to learn. liCarning a trade under the (i. I. Rill of Rights is a privilege lor veterans of World War II. since it provides training pay while the veteran is in training. The l ord Motor Company pays the student 75 cents an hour while learning and the Veterans Administra- tion gives the student an additional sum of $50 a month for single men and $75 a month for married men. When a man is physically disabled lie is also eligible for a kit of tools worth $50 when he finishes his training. Bill Rlack. though this is not his real name, decided to liecome an auto mechanic. His counselor referred him to the Training Divi- sion of the Ford Motor Company, which made it possible for him to enter the auto mechanics department of the Training Division, located in the B-huilding in the location formerly occupied by the Navy Diesel engine training program. Work Begins On a Monday morning, at 7:30 a.m.. Bill began his training as an auto mechanic. He listened to brief indoctrination which includes explanations of the school, how it is operated, and what is expected of each student. After the explanation. Bill, in a group of about nine students, learns how to read and use a microm- eter and also how to use other special precision and semi-precision tools such as a torque wrench, sleeve pullers, valve lifters, bushing removers, and many other tools which a me- chanic uses. Then along with the rest of the group. Bill learns the complete operating principles of the automobile engine. At approximately 10:30 a.m., all of the explanations in the classroom are finished. Bill’s group is divided into sections of three or four students. His section is told to replace, under the supervision of a specially trained roper procedure for removing cylinder head is learned under tho supervision of an ex- perienced instructor. instructor, the crankshaft in either a t-. 6-, or 8-cylinder engine. By doing this, he learns just what things to take apart to get at the crankshaft and how to use some of the s|� ecial tools he became acquainted with in the class- room. Having replaced the crankshaft he and the other men of his section are given an- other job such as fitting rings or possibly grinding valves. Experience like this teaches Rill how to distinguish and name each part, how and why it works, and how it is lubri- cated. By tliis time lie has covered all of the general projects required, the first week of training conies to an end. On Friday, Rill and the other students are gisen a test on the parts of the engine that they should Ik ac- quainted with. Engines Are Rebuilt Rebuilding engines obtained from the plant garages is the practical Work during the second week of training. The necessary re- pairs on the engine arc unknown to Rill before lie starts to rebuild the engine. It is his job to find out what is wrong and fix it. After a preliminary wash he completely disassembles Under the guidance of an instructor, these ox-servicemen have removed the engine and will begin rebuilding it. the engine and thoroughly cleans each part. He then liegins to reassemble it, replacing all worn parts with new ones as deemed necessary after inspection. Jobs like fitting new l ear- ings, grinding valves, fitting new rings, lioring out the block, and even replacing a worn crankshaft are general repairs that are made if necessary. Repairs must be made so as to bring the job up to the standards of a new en- gine. Each class puts out between 10 and 15 engines a week. Accessories Also Rebuilt Engine accessories will l e the subject cov- ered in the third week. Rill begins to study al)out the ignition system which includes the distributor, ignition coil, condenser, spark plugs, and wiring. He also learns about the fuel system which includes the carburetor and fuel pump. His instruction on the electrical system includes generators, starters. batteries, and voltage regulators. There are many isual aids to help Bill and his fellow students; charts simplify many technical problems, working models, cut-away sections, and films Precise knowledge is gained from the actual repairing of the distributor which is a vital part of the engine. are all used to help Hill understand about the things that he is to work on. In addition to rebuilding engines. Rill learns how to rebuild each individual part, lie is taught under the direction of his instruc- tor how to use the s| ecial laboratory test set by actually testing generators, batteries, coils, and starters. As the week closes Rill prepares for the examination that is given on Friday. Brakes Necessary For Safety Three weeks have passed already, and half of the term is over. Now the fourth week with different things to leurn is beginning. “What makes the car stop on a dime?” would Ik? a likely question that an instructor would ask Rill, and the inevitable answer would Ik . “The brakes!” “Correct,” replies the in- structor, and that is just what Rill is going to learn aliout now'. Before starting to work on the working models that are provided, Bill’s instructor explains to the group the operating principles of the brakes. When the students liave a clear idea of how the brakes work, they begin to disassemble brake drum assemblies and hydraulic mechanisms used in braking systems. Of course, all parts are checked for wear, and necessary replacements are made before reassembly. Other subjects covered Ex-G.I'e become familiar by actual experience with standard test equipment. THE CRAFTSMAN Page 7 Training Di are the cooling system, springs, and shock absorbers. When Monday again rolls around Bill is ready to begin the fifth week. The part of the automobile that he learns ul out now is the transmission. A thorough explanation of the transmission is given, with I he aid of a running eut-away chassis unit which contains a com- plete set of tin working parts of an automo- bile. After all of the questions have l� een answered. Bill and the other students go to work and begin to disassemble the transmis- sion which is set up on a stand along with the front and rear axles that they will also work on and learn about. Bill follows a definite pro- cedure in taking the transmission apart, look- ing carefully at each part and learning its name; he then begins to assemble it. I le also learns the kind of lubricants used throughout, the chassis and why they are used. Also during the fifth week Bill learns all about the working principles of the front and Essontials for safe, officient brakes are ox- plained by instructor, as interested students check brakes on the model. rear axle. The rear axle instruction includes the drive shaft and housing, torque tube, and differential. Bill’s group completely dis- mantles the rear axle, inspects it, repairs or replaces worn parts and also learns to replace quickly and simply specific parts named by the instructor. They then reassemble the axle. Bill doesn’t do any actual wheel align- ment. but he is taught the theory of it. The weekly test concludes another week. Graduation In Sight Bill is coming down the home stretch and there is only one week before graduation. During the sixth week of training Bill puts all of his previous training to a practical use. His class begins “trouble shooting.” Cars or trucks from the plant garages that are in need of repair are sent to the School and if they are in running condition the students drive them and list what they think is wrong. If the vehicle is not in running condition the students will have to fix it so that it will run. After Bill lists the thing that are wrong with the car or truck to which he is assigned, the inst ructor makes a check. If everything is satisfactory. Bill and his fellow students go ahead and make tin repairs. Then the instructor checks the vehicle and if everything is O.K. it is sent back for use in the plant. To round out the course Bill learns to replace window glass and control mechanisms, l« cks, trim, and is given a course of trouble diagnosis and general servicing, during his sixth week of school. On Friday, lie is given a final test and is then ready for graduation. Bill has an informal graduation where he receives an encouraging talk from one of the oflicials as a send off. He. also, receives his diploma which states that he has had .a basic auto mechanics training course and is pre- pared to begin an apprentice course as an auto mechanic with a Ford Service Dealer. Exhibit Completed, Ready For Display I he thousands of high school students who will view the new Ford exhibit to Ik used by dealers all over tin United States will probably never know’ that teen-age Ikivs built the display'. Conforming with their peace time pro- gram, students of Henry Ford Trade School completed I his display which consists of a cross-section of a 1946, 100 horse-power, V-8 motor. The cut-away model is enclosed in a plexi- glass case. The case is seated on an angle iron frame, enclosed on four sides by wood composition | anels that are painted blue. For contrast, chrome-plated angle irons are fastened to each corner. Concealed by the panels, an electric motor is mounted on the fram and drives a pulley on the engine. When the pulley turns, one can watch the pistons and valves in actual operation. Besides lK ing able to view the mechanism of the engine, larger water jackets which arc a re-designed feature can be observed. Through this greater capacity, more water is permitted to circulate around the valve chamber. A cooler val e is obtained as a result. With a cooler alve, the quality of the lubricant is retained giving greater efficiency and smooth- er performance to the automobile. Created by students of Henry Ford Trado School, this cross-section of 1946 Ford motor will permit observation of working parts. VISION Why Start the Apprentice Course While a Senior? Do Trade School seniors gain by attending classes in the Ford (Education and Training Division? To begin with the student must decide whether he wishes to become a master crafts- man or remain a semi-skilled laborer. If he wants to learn a trade and become a skilled mechanic with the Ford organization then lie must complete at least. 10 weeks work in the Training Division so that he will ! e eligible for apprenticeship. This period of training is required so that the applicant can establish a school record with the Training Division, and so that his willingness and ability to learn can l e gaged. Trade School seniors, of course, attend the School for several semesters before applying for their apprenticeship, so this 10-week pro- bationary period is unnecessary. It is definitely to the student’s advantage to maintain the highest possible grades while he is in the School because his apprenticeship wage scale will l e dependent upon his marks w hile in Trade School and the Training Divi- sion. A student who was graduated from the Trade School in the 1-class, and who has. as a senior, completed at least three semesters of work in the Training Division can be given credit for 1000 of the 8000 shop hours required by tin Ford Apprentice Standards for com- pletion and can therefore earn from 10 to 15 cents above the minimum wage rate as soon as he becomes an apprentice. In short, the advantage of taking Training Division courses w hile still a senior are: The length of apprenticeship will he shortened by nearly six months, and, with good grades, the new apprentice can earn from 10 to 15 cents an hour more than the minimum starting wage. New Book by Instructors “THE MACHINIST’S AND DRAFTS- MEN’S HANDBOOK,” by A. M. Wagener, head of the academic department. and Harlan It. Arthur, of the training division, 1). Van Nostrand, New York, .945. 662 pages, $4.50. This is a lK ok of interest to all machinists and draftsmen. It contains a complete table of contents under the following headings: Symbols and Mathematics, Parts of the Circle, Areas. Volumes. Geometrical Constructions, Weights and Measures. Triangulations, Drills. Threads. Gearing, Milling Tables, Tapers, Miscellaneous Tables, Speeds Feeds, Cutting 'Fools, Dies and Presses. Metals. Strength of Materials, Mechanics, and Logarithms. lso, in this book is an extensive index. The authors have attempted to present in one small volume a reference for machinists and draftsmen that will contain all the basic information required in a great majority of their daily assignments. Page 8 THE CRAFTSMAN Tools We Learn To Use VERNIER TOOLS - By JOHN KONKAL HOW Ml Cl I does your signature weigh? This may seem like n silly question but it can actually lie answered by using an analyt- ical, chai noma lie balance. Don’t let this name throw you. It is the name of a preci- sion balance that has a chain and vernier attached which permit it to give readings as small as one hundredth of a milligram. A milligram is a thousandth part of a gram, a gram, in turn, is about the weight of one-fifth of a leaspoonful of water. Pretty small, eh! This close measurement of weight is ob- tained by altering the length of the chain, which has one end attached to the right hand In the above picture an absorption bulb is being weighed on an Analytical Chainomatic Balance. Notice the chain attached to the vernier on the right side of the graduated column. side of the balance and t he other end attached to the vernier plate. The vernier plate trav- els upfand down a graduated rule called a rider. The rider and vernier are graduated to read the weight of the chain as its length is altered by turning a wheel on the side of the glass case in which the entire instrument is enclosed. The other parts of the instrument are the beam, bow wires, and | ans. The beam and bow wires are balanced on knife edges, which method of mounting contributes to the instrument’s accuracy. The pans are used to hold the article to Ik, weighed and the weights, which are from a standard set. Procedure In the weighing procedure the article is placed on the left hand pan; then the standard weights are placed on the right hand pan until a balance is obtained with the 100 milligram range of the rider. Then the length of the chain is altered until perfect balance is ob- tained. To enable the user to tell when the scale is balanced, a |x inter is attached to the beam. This pointer moves with the beam and travels over an index plate which has equal graduations on each side of I he center. By noting the numlier of graduations the pointer swings to each side of center, the user can easily see w hether the scale is balanced. When finding the weight of the object the standard weights placed on the right hand pan are added together, then the rider is read by reading from the top down to “0” on the ver- nier. The vernier is then read by finding a line on the vernier that coincides with a line on the rider. By adding together the stand- ard weights used, the reading from the rider, and the reading from the vernier, the total weight will lie obtained. A few important things to remember while weighing are: Make sure the pans are free from dirt and moisture; The rider is al- ways read in hundredths; Weights are al- ways handled with tweezers and not with lingers; The glass case is always kept closed w hile balancing. Not a New Tool The amazingly simple but useful vernier was first made by Pierre Vernier in 1631. loiter, in 1831, Joseph B. Brown applied the vernier to shop tools. The principle on which the vernier is based is that of having two rules, one of which has one more or one less division in a specified distance than the other. When these rules are made to slide to- gether with their graduations in the same plane, there will l e only a small difference lie- tween each graduation. Kacli line on the vernier (the rule that has one more or one less division) represents the difference between a graduation on each rule. With this difference known, the distance the first line on the ver- nier is past a line on the rule can Ik measured. This is done by finding a line on the vernier that coincides with a line on the rule. The number of divisions that the coinciding line Can you read this vernier setting? To make this reading notice how many inches, tenths of inches, quarters, and fortieths there are from the zero mark on the vernier to the zero mark on the bar. There is 1 inen-mark. 4 tonth-of-an-inch marks, and. bocause the lino onthe bar and the eleventh line on the vernier (the starred linos) meet, add 1 tho- usandths (.011«) This totals of 1.436 inches. is from flic firs!, line on the vernier represents the distance that the first line on the vernier is past, the graduation on the rule. There are two systems of graduating ver- niers used on shop tools. In one system the spaces on the bar or blade arc .020 with the spaces on t he vernier plate .019 , in the other system which is more common the spaces on the bar or blade arc .02.”� ami the spaces on A vernier caliper is being used by Bill Abuin. T-A-2, to check the diameter of tho pioco held in the chuck of a vertical turret lathe. the vernier plate are .024 . In either system the difference between a space on the bar and a space on the vernier plate is .001 . therefore, the marking one one-thousandth of an inch (1 1000 inch) will l e found under the gradua- tions on the vernier plate. T x ls equipped with verniers have the distinct advantage of taking exceedingly close measurements over a long range because the vernier scale can be read accurately at thirty- six inches as well as one inch. The reason for this is that the vernier depends iqion the dif- ference between the graduation on the rule and the graduations on tin vernier. The dif- ference and graduations remain the same throughout any length. When using a mi- crometer made to measure thirt y-five to thirty- six inches a measurement can only lx? ob- tained between thirty-five and thirty-six inches: therefore a vernier has a distinct ad- vantage when it conns to measuring length. Measurement Within One Ten-thousandth Mow close would a grocery clerk think a three-foot diameter could be measured? Inches? Sixty-fourths? One thousandth? Ten-thousandths? lie may guess one-sixty- fourth or ten-thousandths but the experienced machinist would say one-thousandth ! ecaiisc he knows that a vernier caliper will read this close. The vernier caii|� cr is composed of a fixed jaw attached to a blade that is graduated on both sides, a movable jaw. and a fine adjust- ment screw attached to the blade. The jaws are hardened, ground, and lap|K d parallel. With tin jaws together, one side, marked “outside.” is set to read zero; while the other side, marked “inside,” is set to read the thick ness of the jaws. With these settings, inside and outside dimensions can be accurately read without calculation. When measuring an outside dimension, the size is read from the side marked “outside”; when taking an inside dimension, the size is read from the side THE CRAFTSMAN Page 9 marked “inside.” To assist in setting the dividers from I In eali| er small indentations are placed al the graduations. measurement is obtained from a vernier A hoight gage. cube, and a 30 60 V-Block are being used by Greg Ecsedi. senior, to lay out a 30 ’ angle slot on a roll support. caliper by reading along the bar or blade until the “0” on the vernier is reached, then looking down the vernier plate a line is found that co- incides with a line on the bar, a reading of the vernier is taken at this line and added to the reading from the bar or blade. Used to Scribe Lines IIow could a line be scribed with a varia- tion of a thousandth of an inch from a given dimension? Mies or dial indicators could not be used because they are made for an entirely different type of measurement. However, a height gage could be used because it is made for this type of work as well as for locating centers for holes to l� e drilled or bored, check- ing the location of holes that have been made previously, scribing lines, or checking one sur- face from another surface on t he job. The vernier height gage is composed of a blade or bar. a movable jaw fine adjustment screw, and graduated and read in the same manner as a vernier caliper. The graduations on the side marked “outside” start with one inch. This one-inch mark represents the distance between the liottom of the base and the top surface of the movable jaw when it is A vernier gear tooth caliper is being used by Harold Rocholl, T-A-2, to check a gear hob. lowered to the top of the base. A scriber I oinI is clani| ed to the top surface of the movable jaw by a sjiecial clamp. This en- ables accurate location of the level of the measurement. Stock is Placed on Parallels Generally, it is not taken for granted that the bottom of the base is exactly one inch from the top surface of the movable jaw. Heights are usually measured by placing tin piece on a parallel and measuring the height of the paral- lel, then all measurements are worked from this reading instead of zero. An indicator holder can ! e attached in place of the scriber to enable the user to obtain more precise dimensions. The side marked “inside” starts w ith zero and should l� e. used when the vernier height gage is used as a vernier caliper for measuring outside diameters. Outside diameters are measured lietween the top of the base and the inside edge of the movable jaw . Why is it that two matching gears never have to Ik pul together during machining to see whether or not they will mesh? The answer to this question is very simple. Dur- ing machine operations, an instrument known as a gear t H th vernier caliper is used to check the thickness of the teeth on the pitch circle (chordal thickness). In this wfay the machin- ist is sure that there is enough clearance to Charles Hoppor, M-D-2, is checking, against a master gage, a vernier depth gage repaired in precision tool repair department. stop the teeth from the “howling” caused by excessive friction, and insufficient clearance. This instrument has two bars equipped with vernier plates set at 90 degrees to each other. The vertical bar is set to the corrected addendum (the distance from the chordal thickness to the top surface of the gear tooth), then the thickness of the gear tooth is meas- ured with the horizontal bar. Graduations Differ It must lx remembered by machinists who use both the vernier gear tooth caliper and the vernier height gage that the caliper is graduated in .020' and the height gage is graduated in .025 . A vernier depth gage is used in the same way as a depth micrometer: however, the ac- curacy of the vernier depth gage is more |ier- manent than the depth micrometer because it does not depend upon the movement of a screw in a nut for accuracy of measurement. 'Phis tool is quip| ed with interchangeable 6-inch and 12-inch blades. These blades are graduated to give readings in sixty-fourths of an inch as well as thousandths of an inch. The depth gage is read in the same manner as the vernier cali|ier or height gage. The universal lievel protractor is a lalxir and brain saving device when it comes to checking angles in degrees and minutes. The complete instrument consists of a swivel ver- nier plate, graduated dial, stock 7-inch and 12-inch blades, and an acute angle attach- ment for measuring angles on extremely small parts. One side of the tool is flat to permit it to lie flat: the other side has graduations and the various clamping screws for the blades and dial. All 360 degrees are marked on the dial and each tenth division is numliered. The ver- nier scale has 24 graduations with 0 mid- way lietween them. Kacli third line on each side of zero is marked 15, 30, 45, e r 60 consecu- tively. Kacli division on the vernier scale equals 5 minutes. The blade can Ik moved back and forth throughout its entire length, or it can lie clamped independent of the dial, depending on the type of set-up. When reading a vernier lievel protractor the numlier of degrees are read (in the same direction that the vernier was moved) from “0” on the dial to the “0” mark on the vernier. The nuinlier of minutes is found by looking down the vernier in the same direction that the dial was read, and finding the line that coincides with a line on the dial. This line represents the number of minutes in the angle. All Angles Can Be Measured Since the divisions on the dial and vernier are lieitli numliered to the right and left from a basis of zero, any size angle can lie measured. The readings are taken either to the right or left, according to the direction in which the zero on the vernier is moved. To enable a user to obtain skill with the vernier lievel pro- tractor, he should familiarize himself with the tool by studying it and practicing with it. It is important to sele ct and use verniers of known reliabilit y because the accuracy of a vernier tool defiends essentially on its gradua- tions. Graduations must lie narrow, of uni- form depth and width, and accurately spaced for accurate matching. Loon SucHy, senior, using a vernier pro- tractor to measure an angle. Page 10 THE CRAFTSMAN Craftsmen Drop Three More Since I he defeat handed them by the Pordson Tractors December 7, the (’raftsmen Varsity basketball team has drop[jed three games, to Dearborn. River Rouge, and Ann Arbor, the scores being 33 to 31, 36 to 31, ami . � 1 to 29, respectively. ♦ Junior Varsity Drops First Two Games I n their first two appearances of the season, the Trade School Junior Varsity basketball team met defeat; once at the hands of Lowrcy Junior High School, December 13 by a score of 19 to 12. and again at Woodworth, Decem- ber 20, on the short end of the 44 to 12 score. The first game started with the Lowrey five sinking two shots in less than a minute of play which put Ixjwrey into a lead they held throughout the game. At half-time the score stood at 11 to 6. During the last half, the Trade School five showed a letter defense and kept the home team scoreless in the last [jeri- od and sparked by a lad ter offense the Junior arsit y was gradually narrowing the margin when the game ended 19 to 12. Stevens was the leading scorer for the Trade School, gathering six points, while Cogliandro and Shnerpunas made the re- maining six |ktints. Lieving took the top scoring honors for Ixjwrey. Woodworth started the second scheduled game of the Trade Sclutol Junior Varsity much as the first Trade School game was started by taking the lead and holding it throughout the game. When play was re- sumed for the second half Woodworth lead by 21 to 7. The Trade School blue and gold played Ijetter in the second half, but could not synchronize their offense and defense effectively. Scoring honors went to Bogusky of Wood- worth, who rolled up 18 points. Medellin who sank five of a total of twelve points, was top scorer for the Trade School. Wallace Messer Table Tennis Champ Wallace Messer, M-C-l, became the new school table tennis champ Wednesday, Janu- ary 2, by defeating Harry Mudrick, M-D-l. in a 2-out-of-3-game match played in the Ac- ti v ity Room by taking two of the three games. Wallace, senior division champion, carried the second and third games in the match by a lead of two points, scoring 24 to 22 and 21 to 19 respectively. Harry won the first game 22 to 20. The first two games were neck and neck from start to finish but in the third, Harry came from behind a score 18 to 13 to even the count at 19 to 19. Then Harry made two errors which cost him the game and title. 'fhe tournament extended from November 15 to December 21. All games were played in the Activity Room under the supervision of Cecil Westerman, Activity Room supervisor. Blue and gold emblems will be given to the junior and senior champs. Wallace will re- ceive a table tennis school championship certi- ficate signed bv K. II. Stocking, head of sports department, and Mr. Westerman. Enclosed with it in a frame will be a one dollar bill. Harry was undefeated up to the finals. Wallace played eight and lost one, being de- feated by Andy Melis, T-C-3, runner-up for the senior championship. Wallace, junior champ for the last two years, defeated Andy in the senior finals by the scores of 21 to 18 and 21 to 9. Rayburn Hart w ig, T-D-l, was defeated by Harry in the junior finals. It’s All In Fun bet’s look in on the various programs that goon in the Activity Room. Room 29, which is open to Trade School students from 3 to 5 o’clock, after school hours. Ah! Here’s a boy playing a brilliant game of chess. It is his turn to move. He ponders a moment; a light gleams in his eyes as he moves a man and sits back in content- ment. The light «lies out and a look of abject disappointment crosses his face as his op|jo- nent makes a w inning move Only a moment ago he was so happy. “That’s not good, it went under the net. “What do you mean? That hit the net and went, over! It w'as going so fast you couldn’t even s«x? it!” “All right boys, stop your quib- bling and lake that point over. “But tin Tony Pacerio, M-E-3, watches attentively as Wallace Messer, M-C-l, malto a move. score was 20 to 19. and that point won the game for me.’’ “You mean it tied the score and you’re afraid you’ll lose now.’ “Listen, if I couldn't beat you in table tennis any day in the week . . .” “I said take that point over.” We’re taking it over!” There arc other games just waiting to be played: checkers, dominoes, and Chinese checkers. Boys can bring in their own games to |day with fellow students. Student Bowlers Gain Revenge With a slim margin of 67 pins, the Trade School student bowling lean fulfilled their re- venge at the Dearborn Recreation, Sunday, January 6, when they defeated an instructors itowling team. The instructors previously had beaten the students on Decern Imt 2 by 288 pins. As in the previous Ixtwling match Ijetween the two teams it was a student bowler, J. Wilson, T-C-2. who bow led the highest game with a score of 230. Charles Innes, grinder instructor bowled the next highest game w ith 208. John Weber, grinder instructor said. “We will play the student bowling team on Febru- ary 3 to determine the championship.” Pioneers Win By Two Points The action-packed game with Dearborn got under way at the Henry Ford School, Friday. January 4, with the Pioneers taking the lead. The Craftsmen quickly retaliat«‘«l and, due to fine defensive playing on the part of both teams the first quarter ended with Dearborn leading by a score of 8 to 6. During the second and third quarters both teams got “hot” with the Craftsmen racking up six points to the Pioneers four points. The score at the half, 12 to 12. The Pioneers outshot the Craftsmen in the third quarter by two [joints, making the score 25 to 23. In the hard fought fourth quarter (In' Craftsmen tried desperately to overwhelm the Pioneer’s two [joint lead, but wore unsuccess- ful. The final score was 33 to 31. High scorers for Dearljorn were Adams, Coatta. and .1. Holt eck, each scoring eight [joints. High scorers for the Craftsmen were Pfeiffer, with 15points.and Fllisand Bernadett. each making seven points. Craftsmen Never In Lead River R«juge won a hard fought battle against the Craftsmen, Friday, December 21. at the Henry Ford School, by a score jf 36 to 31. River Rouge t«Jok the lead early in the first quarter with four field g jals and two foul shots. Pfeiffer, Conti, and Bernadett scored for Trade School making the score 10 to 7, with Rouge leading Conti scored five points f jr the Craftsmen in the second quarter, with Gardiner and Pfeiffer accounting for five more [xjints. Rouge kept ii[j the pace with four field goals and a free throw to make a 19 to 17 score at the half with River Rouge in the lead. The Trade School evened the count early in the third quarter by racking up nine [joints to Rouge’s seven pejints, making the score 26-all at the end of the third quarter. In the last quarter the Craftsmen allowed Ihjugc to score four field g«jals and two free shots. The Craftsmen could not match this rally so the game ended with Rouge leading 36 to 31. Conti was high scorer for the Craftsmen with 11 points. Pfeiffer was close behind with nine points. Ann Arbor Too Powerful Appearing in their first away-gamc of the season, the Craftsmen were defeated by a powerful Ann Arljor «piintet by a score jf 51 t«j 29. A whirlwind first quarter g jf under way with the Purple and White collecting 12 [joints while the Craftsmen racked up eight points. In the second quarter the Craftsmen, un- able t«j break their opponent’s defense, fell victims t«j a larger score margin when the Ann Arborites sank 13 [Hjints to the Blue and THE CRAFTSMAN Page 11 Gold’s three. The score at the intermission was 25 to 11. As if dissatisfied with a ll-|M)int margin the Ann Arbor quintet exploded with a bar- rage of points in the third quarter which ex- tended their lead to 25 markers, shattering any hopes of the Trade School five. The Craftsmen collected six points while Ann Arbor netted 15, making the score 4ft to 17 at the end of the third quarter. In the final quarter the Craftsmen held their own by scoring 12 points while the Pur- ple and White were not far liehind collecting 11 point s. High point man for the Trade School was Pfeiffer, who accounted for 13 points. Mike Bernadett, who made his first appearance of the year at this game, netted five markers for his team. Jim Power, Ann Arl or’s center, accounted for 19 of his teams 51 |H inks. Bond Quota W-C-2, Gary Walmsley; W-D-l, Bichard Draves; W-F-l, George l ari; W-G-l, Edward Connelly. All the instructors made their quotas ex- cept the academic instructors and Camp l egion instructors. The instructors as a whole l ought or sold $46,435 which was not quite up to their $50,000 quota. The various departments and their heads and the amounts they sold are as follows: third floor east headed by Sam Umgford, $8,197; fourth floor east headed by Percy Emptage, $12.697; third floor west headed by A. N. Kdel, $12,625; academic instructors headed by A. M. Wagener, $5,975; the third shift headed by Howard Bentley, $5,025; and Camp Legion $1,915. Monthly pay deduc- tions are included in each amount. The Trade School has done well in the past also, failing only in the Fourth and Seventh War loan Dri es. The greatest success was the Sixth War loan in which the Trade School students alone raised $125.000 to purchase a B-24 bomber. Sojourns (Concluded from page 5) Mt. Fujiyama. Japan; it certainly is para- dise.” When the war broke out. Bene, who then lived in Manila, said, “The Japs called us “friendly enemies.” His home, which con- sisted of two houses connected by an under- ground tunnel, was hit by four American and four Japanese five-inch shells. During the l)onihardment Bene’s family and 60 neighiN rs huddled in his home as it had the only base- ment in the neigh I or hood. During his leisure hours he worked with his father in their la! oratory, car| enfry shop, and machine shop. Bene speaks fluent Frig lish, Spanish, and Tagalog (a Philippine lan- guage). To become a mechanical engineer is Bene’s present ambition. He likes the Trade School and students. Bene plays most sjiorts, his favorites l eing soccer and field hockey. He also rides horseback and likes to roller skate. School Extends Thanks Hats off to those who made possible the large. Iieaulifully decorated Christmas tree which appeared in the Trade School cafeteria during the yule tide season. Decorated by Trade School students under the supervision of Cecil Wester man cafeteria, James Nance and Donald Kawzinski. both of W-G-2. help trim the tree. the tree was the largest in the School’s history. Standing in the center of the cafeteria, the evergreen with all its splendor was symbolic of the Christmas spirit, spreading joy and goodw ill throughout the School. The ten-foot tree was decorated w ith 43 10-watt bulbs, five dozen ornaments, four boxes of icicles, and four streamers. Gym Was Jammed “This isn’t a gym, it’s a jam” was typical of the caustic remarks heard in the Henry Ford Sch H)l gymnasium concerning its pack- ed condition (hiring the Craftsmen game with Dearliorn High January 4. One boy crushed back almost out of sight because of the curtain of spectators commented dryly, “1 guess a fellow has to join the basketball team to have room enough to stretch and see w hat’s going on.” Although the cheerleaders representing Trade School performed ably they didn’t seem to get as hearty a response from the crowd as the Dearliorn girl cheerleaders. Wonder why? When a girl cheerleader did the handspring it was observed that all Ford Trade students put their hands over their eyes but forgot to close their fingers. latecomers were so far back in the mass of on-lookers that many couldn’t see, and when a basket was made the only way they could tell which team did it was whether the cries of exultation were of a soprano or bass pitch. They didn’t know what the score was in more ways than one. Coats were piled on the floor and several spectators sat on them for lack of seats. Soon tliey were seen eating Dr. I. QV of dubioti origin. Ilininmmm—I wonder if anybody missed anything from his overcoat after the game? After caieful consideration and thoughtful dclilieration this re| orter has decided that he should liaxca steno (girl) and a chair, OOoooh! My feet are killing me! Gowns (Concluded from pag 4) classes. The Harvard class of 1886 was sup- plied with gowns for the 250th anniversary of the institution. Interest in adopting a code for gow n design also tiegan to arise among college presidents and trustees. This interest was due to the endless confusion in the diderent colors and designs in use among the institutions. Each school had its individual ideas of designs and colors for tin; different degrees. At about this time Oil. McCook pub- lished a series of articles dealing with the great value of devices on army uniforms in difler- entiating the various army corps and divisions, lie proposed that a similar code should l e worked out among the colleges and schools. These articles came to the attention of the universities with the result that in 1893 Princeton proposed to have a commission draw up a statute for an intercollegiate sys- tem of academic costumes. leading univer- sities and colleges were invited to send rejH resentatives to the meeting. Col. McCook was called into consultation and helped pre- j are colored sketches, e | erimental gowns and hoods and assisted in defining the distinguish- ing features of the caps, gowns, and hoods for the different degrees. After much designing and debate, a statute was offered by the com- mission which was accepted and put into force in all institutions. In 1891 a registry called the Intercol- legiate Bureau of Academic Costumes was adopted, and opened to record the correct colors and any particulars of gowns, hoods, or caps for every institution. In 1902 the regents of the I diversity of State of New York granted a charter to tli • Bureau which is located in Albany, New York. New Machines To Be Installed Five machines of the latest design, a 24- inch Bullard vertical turret lathe and four Warner Swascy turret lathes are to Ik? in- stalled on third floor west of the Trade School. The older machines are Inlng replaced lo- calise they lack the efficiency and the higher, more selective speed range of the modern models. Arrival of two turret lathes is awaited while the Bullard and the remaining turret lathes have already arrived at the B- huilding. These machines were obtained from vari- ous places in the Ford Motor Company. The vertical turret lathe was trans|M rted from the Motor Building. Three of the turret lathes will come from the Tin Plant, Aircraft Building, and Highland Park Division. It is not known from where the other will come. During the war all of these machines were producing some essential war work. Page 12 THE CRAFTSMAN V i si ti ng Serf i e m e Pvt. Carl Anderson, June ’45, who left for Camp Fannin, Texas, in July, has recently completed his infantry training and received an Expert Rifleman's Badge, lie will soon report to Camp Pickett. Pvt. Mervin E. Thompson, January 15, visited friends and instructors November 22. Mervin left for the ir Corps in June 1915 and finished Airplane Mechanics School at Keesler Field, Minnesota, lie is to report to (ireensl oro. North Carolina for overseas duty soon. Left to right are 1st Lieut. Herbert Miller. GM 3 V Samuel J. Voraldi, and Sgt. Charles P. Crump. They recently .visited thejTrade School. President of one of the June 1911 gradua- ting classes and toastmaster at the June 1911 Prom, Pvt. John A. Santini, visited the School November 28. lie has finished Basic Training at Keesler Field. Mississippi, and is to report, for overseas duty at Greensboro. North Carolina. W hen John was in Trade School, lie played trumpet in tin Band for three years, participated in intramural sjiorts, and played on a winning tennis team. Three classmates of the January 1942 class visited the Trade School Novemlier 23. They wen : Sgt. Charles P. Crump, Gm 3 c Samuel J. Veraldi, and 1st Lt. Herbert Miller. Herbert, a navigator of a B-24, has tin following decorations: Air Medal, Asiatic- Pacific Ribbon with four battle stars, Ameri- can Theatre Ribbon. Victory Riblion and the China Theatre Ribl on. One of his most ex- citing experiences happened when one of their engines was hit. while under the fire of 193 big guns when bombing the kure Naval Base, Japan. Herbert also saw the effects of the atomic bomb in Japan. Charles served in the service forces in the E.T.O. lie has the Good Conduct Riblxin. rnerican Theatre Ribbon, and the European Theatre with on battle star. He has the Vic- tory Rihlion and I Jnit Citation with 20 months overseas. Charles stated, “My advice is to learn all you can while in Trade School.” Sam left for the Navy August 1943 and has served J22 months overseas. He has the American Theatre Ribbon, Asiatic Pacific Riblion with one battle star. Expert Rifle- man’s Badge, and the Victory Ribbon. While in the Marianas, his Trade School experience and training helped him much. Sorvicomon who recently vxsxted the School are: Top row. loft to right: Charles Doherty Carl Anderson, Bernard C. Hill; bottom row. left to right- Mervin Thompson. Norbert Oldani, and Paul Hill. Pvt. George McCulloch, who was Vale- dictorian, a winner of the American I region Award at the June 1915 Commencement Ex- ercises, and a graduate of Northern Night School, came to visit Trade School November 22. George, a former corporal in the CAP, reported to the Army Air Force right after graduation exercises, lie has finished his eight-week basic training at Keesler Field, Mississippi. George will soon re| ort to Greensboro, North Carolina. Sp (x) ED B c Jack Frost, June ’38, who was graduated from Apprentice School in ’ll and worked as a draftsman in the B- huilding Pattern Shop, visited the School November 27. lie was an Engineering Draftsman at Pearl Harbor for 21 months on the Submarine Force. While overseas he met a classmate. Jack W illiams. June ’38. The Asiatic-Pacific Rihixm with three battle stars, merican Theatre Ribbon. Philippine Liberation Ribbon, Victory Rib- Ik)u, Good Conduct Ribbon, and Unit Cita- tion decorated the chest of Cpl. George Ventro, June 11. when he visited the School November 27. lie served 20 months over- seas before being discharged. George played varsity basketball in 1910 and 1911. Navy reporter Storekeeper 1 c Stephen Sintay, June '37. who was assistant editor on the first edition of The Craftsman, told of a few of the events lie reported on for the Navy, in a visit November 22. Steve reported on the meeting of President II. Truman and King George of England when they met alioard the USS Augusta and the British ship Renown. He covered the decoration stories on the StafT of Commanders and the German Euto hi when sin docked at Southampton. England, on a maiden voyage as an IJ.S. Navy transport. Steve, who is now dis- charged, is back on his former job as a re- write man for the Detroit Times. THE CRAFTSMAN Page 13 Originally n member of the 22nd Marine Regiment and later of the 3rd Amphibious Corps, Engineering Company, Cpl. Eric Monks, June ’39, is home for the lirst time in three and a half years. After eighteen months of training at San Oiego juul Bremerton Navy Yard, Eric was ship| ed to the Samoa Islands. From there he went into combat in the Marshalls and later, because of his Trade School train- ing, was sent to Pearl liurbor to learn en- gineering. After live months in Pearl llarl or. Eric left for Saipan then to Okin- awa where, on Easter Sunday, 1945, he was wounded. 11c was then Mown to Guam for hospitalization and arrived home Armistice Day. lie will be discharged next May. Ilis decorations consist of the Purple Heart, the Navy I nit Citation, the American Theatre Hiblnm, the Asiatic-Pacific Theatre Itiblnm with three bronze battle stars, and the Victors Medal with one star. ERIC MONKS S Sgt. Henry G. Rahmel, January 'll. of the Ith Infantry Division, loft for the Army- August 1911. lie has the ETO Ribbon, Good Conduct Rihl on. ami the Combat In- fantry Badge. Henry plans to come back to the Apprentice School to finish the pattern making course. He reports to Camp Butner, North Carolina soon. Privates Charles Doherty, Bernard C. Hill, Paul J. Hill, and Norbert J. Oldani, all graduates of the January 1915 class, were together at Airplane Mechanics School and Basic Training at heesler Field, Mississippi. With tin1! exception of Bernard, all were in the CAP before entering service and all will re- port to Greensboro, North Carolina, for over- seas duty soon. Pvt. Thomas Tuer, January ’15, a form- er Craftsman reporter, left for Kecsler Field, Mississippi, in June 1915, where he finished his Basic and Airplane Mechanics School course. Tom met about ten Trade School buddies there. 11c says, “The Army does a fellow a lot of good—it makes a man out of him, anyway. I like it fairly well. I’ve gained over 25 pounds in the last five months —the food is good but isn’t prepared right.” Because of a delay in route from South Carolina to Lakehurst, New Jersey, Pvt. George T. McDonald, June ’15, received a I I-day furlough and spent one day of it visi- ting the Trade School. George entered the service July 1, 1915. Pvt. Edwin Ollar, June ’ll, a flight en- gineer in a B-21, was discharged after 10 months overseas, lie started the Radio Operator Course at Scott Field but later 1k - cailio an aviation cadet. The program was shut down and he could not complete it. Edwin has a Good Conduct Rihl on. Ameri- can Theatre Ribbon, and a Victory Ribbon. “Every man who is discharged from the Navy with or without a Good Conduct Ril - bon is a gentleman, regardless of what he was l efore he entered the Navy,” stated S2 c Richard W. Maddock, January 45, in a visit to the Trade School November 15, dur- ing a nine-day furlough. Richard entered the service September 10, 1915 and is stationed at Great Dikes, Illinois. S Sgt. Richard Baker, January ’ll, visited the Trade School November 11. during a 60-day furlough. He has the Air Medal with one battle star. Good Conduct Ribbon, American Theatre RibI on, Victory Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Theatre Ribbon, and Unit Citation with one Oak I oaf Cluster for Guadalcanal and I wo Jima. 1 Ie entered serv- ice in November 1913 and he is to report to San Antonio, Texas, where he hopes to In discharged. Alumni Report on Military Life Pvt. Lawrence H. Curtis, Juncula, (CSMCR) is stationed at Camp D jeuno. North Carolina and sent word that he missed the “good old Craftsman.” In paratroop, artillery training is Andy Campbell, June ’15, who wrote from Fort Bragg, North Carolina. F 1 c Gardner B. Allen, June ’12, wrote thanks for The Craftsman which was stmt him and said his address is now F.P.O., San Francisco. William Knodell said in a recent letter that he had lieen discharged after four years in the service. In a letter to G. A. Yerex. personnel direc- tor. Pvt. Gordon B. Power, June ’15, sta- tioned at Fort Lewis, Washington, w rote the following: “After my basic training, I imagine I will be trained in the Army Engineers because of my Trade School experience. I have been in the Army but one month and a half and I have found it is important to carry out an order. Every Trade School boy who enters the service has an advantage for he has already learned to carry out orders.” Pvt. Fred Croxall, January ’15, writes from the Philippine Islands that he enjoys reading The Craftsman. S 1 c Gene Carpentier, June ’15. sent word that he has finished an Aviation Ma- chinists Mate course and a short radar course in Oklahoma, and is now at Pensacola, Flori- da for gunnery training. F 2 c Milton Jennings, January 45, sends Christmas greetings from Little Creek, Virginia. Students and faculty of Henry Ford Trade School offer their deepesl'sympalhy to the family of Tech, hth Gr. Robert A. Reading, a former Trade School student, who was kitted October 6 in an explosion on Okinawa. Michael Labick, June ’40, reports that he is now back in “civies.” From Peiping, China, Marine Pfc. Wesley Moore, writes: We left the warm climate of Zamboanga on a PA-51 (troop car- rier and cargo ship) on October 30 and laid over at. Manila, Samar, and Okinawa. We got some really rough weather in the China Sea. What a time that was! Our ship anchored 12 miles ofF the coast of China at the Port of Taku where, after five days of unload- ing. we finally went ashore. We stayed over- night in an abandoned warehouse in Taku and ate K-ration and anything else we could get our bands on. The Transportation Department started out early next morning. There were 50 or 60 trucks, jeeps, and bomb trucks. Each vehicle had one driver and one guard and I drove a jeep up here. All carried rifles, loaded and ready to fire. As we drove, the Chinese lined the streets, cheering and yelling “ding how,” everyone yells “ding how.” 11 just means that you’re O.K. On the outside of Tientscn, we were escorted by two tanks. The Communists and Nationalists were lighting near here and our officers didn’t want to take any chances of our getting attacked. 1 haven’t had a liberty in Peiping yet, but the other guys tell us that a good time can l� e had very cheaply. My buddy, Rob, who got here a few days l efore me, had a big steak and a soda for 18 cents, pretty good, eh? You can get carried all over town by rick’sha for about a cent and a half in our money. All kinds of meat and poultry can he bought for practi- cally nothing. W e’re living in a warehouse here at West Field Air Strip. It’s just like Stateside duty, concrete runways, towers, hangars, and every- thing. I’ve been to town a couple of times to get water from the British Embassy. (We still don’t have a sanitary water system set up here). You can't imagine how crowded the streets are w it h bicycles, rick'shas, carls, and people. We practically have to knock them down before they will move. The roads here are just as good as those hack home hilt they are jammed with people. This is a big change in the weather for me for after spending so much time in California and the Philippines but I’ll get used to it soon. The follow ing students left for the armed forces during December: Charles J. Benda James J. Kelly Fernand Gaboury James R. Milne William Kandilian William II. Wills Billy Wesley Page 14 T H E C.R ATJ S M A N On the Editor’s Desk MALES .! ust give me a man With a million or two Or one that is handsome Would happily do: A dashing young fellow Is swell any day; Or one that is famous With me is O.k. But if the man shortage Should gel any worse Just go hack to the very First line in the verse. The Hahhler—December 6 Lipscomb College So Now You Know!... During the past few years, war debts and loans which amounted to millions or even bil- lions of dollars were not uncommon. Such sums no longer seem fabulous because of their frequent usage. In the shop. Jo Blocks are used which are manufactured to as close as two millionths of an inch; but just how much is a million? If a mile were divided into exactly one mil- lion equal divisions, each would In .061136 inches or approximately one sixteenth of an inch. One million |x nnies stacked on each other would make a pile almost a mile high. Surprising, isn’t it? A Word To the Wise... When the rivers and lakes freeze over and the days of open water fishing pass into his- tory. the discouraging reflection of idle winter weeks ahead comes to the mind of every fisher- man. But wait, there is still a fishing season before us; one which offers every angler, who likes to get out in the brisk, frosty air. the op- portunity to indulge in as fine a spirt as any, fishing through the ice. Such game fish as tin northern pike, wall- eyed pike, pickerel, crappie, hluegill and perch are just as readily taken during the winter as in the summer with live baits, cut baits, and even artificial lures. In fact, the fish some- times are even more likely to bite in cold weather liecause then nature does not supply IVkkI such as flies and water bugs. The fish are also much more active and alert in cold water than they are in warm water. The special winter fishing equipment is simple: a “spud” to chop the holes in the ice an old tea strainer to clean the broken ice from the holes and an easily made tip-up. Some fishermen prefer the protection of a wind-break, fashioned from two straight sap- lings and a few feet of heavy cloth or canvas. A sled may lie used to transpirt this equip- ment out on the lake or river. Minnows are the liest winter bait but perch-belly, perch-eye and similar baits are often used. Fresh minnows can lie kept from freezing by wrapping them in an old woolen sock. Care should In taken when impaling the minnow on the hook not to press the barb through any vital part or injure the baeklxine; use a fine hook, place it lietween the backbone and the dorsal fin and slightly towards the head. Then the minnow will live for some time. Do not play too much line, keep the minnow approximately six inches from the top of the weed lied. If more line than this is allowed the bait will immediately dive and hide in the weeds. One of the secrets of suc- cessful ice fishing is to have the bait working in open water near the weeds in which game fish are lurking. A good rule to remember when preparing fora day of “chilly-lishin”, is to collect all the w x len underwear, socks, and clothing one thinks he will need, then wear twice as much. Always consult game laws, because game fish in season and the number of tip-ups al- lowed xary in different states and countries. Acrostic... See if you can s|iell the name of a well- known person. Fill in the first letter of each word correctly, then you will know who he is. _________________air minded -----------------ager _________________agacious ________________nerget ic _________________citve ________________eliablc _________________audahlc ________________arnest The Craftsman will welcome other acros- tics, such as this, that you would like to pre- pare. You may use the names of students or instructors. Place your entry in the drop Im� x in Boom 36. Be sure to include your own name, numlier. and class so that proper credit can lie given. Answer to Acrostic: ’ | . Exchange Notes... kansas City High School, kansas. “The Argentina” ('utting the pants of General llidcki Tojo was the job that 1st Sgt. John Howell, a graduate of kansas High School, kansas, had when American medical men worked fast to save Tojo's life after la attempted suicide. De la Salle Institute, Chicago. “D. L. S. Victory” “D.L.S. V ictory” tells of the Alumni 30th Annual Banquet. One thousand alumni are expected to attend. The school has also planned a Golden Glove Uixing contest. Grosse Pointe High School, Michigan. “The Tower” The Novemlicr 20 issue of “The Tower” Grosse Pointe High School, Michigan, reports a total of $125,200 for the Victory Bond Drive which is 25.2 |� ercent over its quota of $100,000. Their totals in previous I Hind drives have not been lower than $200.000. Stockton High School, California. Guard Tackle A free trip to San Francisco with a lunch furnished on a Navy lioat will lie given to the highest bond salesman. Dearixirn High School, Michigan. ‘The Observer” Approximately 30 dozen eggs w’ere smear- ed and thrown all over the boys gym Sunday night, October 7, by raiders of the cafeteria, of which there were probably six who ate ice cream and | tato chips as well as mixing the eggs with two cans of crushed pineapple. The damage was about $25. lawerencc High School, New York “Mental Pabulum” The senior class of ’46 will take over the school for one day November 29. Denby High School, Detroit, Michigan “The Denby log” In the extremely short |� eriod of two days, the students and faculty brought in the spec- tacular amount of over 50 tons of paper in the which t(Hik place on Thursday and Friday the eighth and ninth of November. Cass Technical High School. Detroit, Mich. “The Cass Outlook” Collier’s Certificate of merit for Excellence in High School Art along with a $100 cash prize was awarded to Moishe Smith, 12-B. of (’ass Technical High School. The paper also announced that a program named “Fanfare” has been arranged by V VJ for high scImhiI teen-agers and is broadcast every every Saturday afternoon from 1:15 to 1:45. — OVER THE CRIB COUNTER By I. C. ALL -----------------—--------------- Well, Happy New Year, everyone. 1 hope you haven’t, broken all of vour New- Year’s resolutions already. My face is my fortune .... Oh well, tin richest people aren’t always tin: happiest. Please note, whoever enforced that street-crossing rule. Using the overhead bridge is making old men of us boys and dead men of the old ones. Why not an escalator? An example of T.S. meals. Once there was a Iki w ho simply raved about his lunches. The jieoplc from the asylum finally took him back. OVERHEARD AT A DANCE T.S. Boy: “I guess you have Iwien out with worse-looking fellows than I, haven’t you?” No Answer. T.S. Boy: “I say, I guess you have been out with worse-looking fellows than I, haven’t you?” Date: “I heard you the first time. I was just trying to think.” Women like a strong, silent man be- cause they think he’s listening. “We were lost and were slowly starving to death.” said the instructor, relating his hunt- ing trip at. lunch time, “but we cut up our lxx ts and made soup of them.” “Sh-h-h, not so loud,” cautioned another, “Cecil Westerman might hear you.” I feel sorry for Roy Yerex now that the bond drives are all over. All that sales- manship going to waste. Hasta Luego THE CRAFTSMAN Tage 15 Radios have fascinated John Hurin, T-A-l. ever since he was 10 years old. Ho started out by making crystal sets, then ad- vanced to battery receivers and a code oscil- lator, and now repairs radios for friends. At present he is working on a portable trans- ceiver walkie-talkie to you, which will have a range of about twenty miles. John lias worked on transmitters quite a bit, and plans on starting his own amateur radio station as soon as he gets his license. At present he holds only a restricted radio-telephone license. SKIER When Bob Brear, T-A-2, tallied 71 over an 18-hole golf course, he. felt like a champion, lie knows what a champion feels like after caddying for many top-flight players for four years. Three years ago was the first time he played golf. Since then he has steadily im- proved his game. While playing for the Trade School team last year he maintained an average of 98. Quite an improvement w as shown by his 77 average this year. Rob’s ambition is to become a professional golfer. BICYCLE REPAIRMAN “Marlin fishing is a dangerous s| ort, hut the thrills and excitement it provides more than make up for its risk.” says David Tucker, M-C-l, who has had the stimulating experience of hooking a 200-| � md marlin off the coast of California, lie said it is no strange thing to see a sportsman pulled into the water and lose several hundred dollars worth of equipment when a marlin strikes, lie is going l� ack next summer to get the one with the six-foot sword that “got away.” GADGET MAKER Jumping a distance of 43 feet (the class-A record is 49 feet) before 5000 spectators, Ken Warner, M-A-2. took first place in the 1911 class-B annual amateur ski tournament held at Rouge Park; he also tied for second place in a cross country race. Ken had only two month's experience behind him when he en- tered the tournament. He practices every night when snow is suitable for skiing and is planning a trip up north with a ski club this winter. Becoming interested in the repairing of bicycles when he was only eight years old. David Stiles, M-G-2, repairs five or six a week. He became interested when, after a minor accident, he decided to fix his brother’s bike. He did such a good job his brother didn’t learn of the accident until he was told. He is quite adept at riding a bike. This is shown by a 50-mile trip he made in less than five hours. “I like the feeling of inde| endence you acquire while working with your own tools.” stated Correl Brooks, M-C-l, who has. in his basement work shop, a large workbench, a l«nch grinder, and a jig saw. His small tools are valued at approximately $150. I sing this equipment. Corral has elaborated his shop by building in ornamental and useful shelves and cupboards. Now that tiie war is over he is trying to get a drill press and a bench lathe. mt (Eraftumatt Page 2 THE CRAFTSMAN f 'fs ah? Craftsman (Member! Est. 1921 j PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY MONTH DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR BY AND FOR STUDENTS OF HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL. DEARBORN. MICH. Editor-in-chief Sports JOHN TEGEL LOUIS LOVAT Reportorial staff: RICHARD AMELL. VALENTINE FORIS. CONRAD HANGARTNER. NICHOLAS KACHMAN. ED LEN. PETE SERAZIO. BOB SEURYNCK, JAMES STALKER. ED STELLINI. HAROLD THOMPSON. Adviser:.............................................E.H. STOELTING Vol. 4. No. 5 February. 1946 A Qn.eat Ame iioau: eJtoneiJ, Abe Abraham Lincoln, whose birthday is celebrated February 12. accom- plished so much with, so little. Reared in the extremest poverty by an il- literate father, his formal education was limited to a few weeks of schooling in the backwoods. lie was poorly supplied with books and surrounded by the most primitive conditions and coarsest companions. All these obstacles could not stop the man so many called “Honest Abe.” People admired him for his courage and honesty. Yes. this poor country lad struggled to the nation’s highest position, the presidency. Re- garded as one of the country's linesl statesmen, his speeches and writings are recognized as literary masterpieces. Certainly, this man symbolizes the opportunity of every Ameiican hoy. Are you following his pattern? Many of us will admit that we. unlike Lincoln, do not grasp every chance to improve our mental capacity. Con- sider the things in the balance and choose your pattern. QetteSi ZcfruifiMent: Better laininxj, Trade School CAP squadron lies received a P I -17 airplane, two Hying suits, two complete code training sets, aircraft instruments, and various parts from the disposal of excess ar.d obsolete AF equipment which is being issued to s juadrons all over the I tailed States. Returning pilots bombardiers, ar.d navigators are teaching classes in their particular fields, it has cost the government thousands of dollars to teach these men what they are leaching the cadets. CAP training is excellent background for civilian aviation and it costs nothing to join. The only requirement is that the applicant be at least 15 years old. Applications may be obtained from T. A. Lind in Room II. A foundation, j on, the future The Henry Ford Trade School teaches teen-age boys how to build a foundation for the future. The Boy Scouts of America teaches teen-age boys how to build a foun- dation for the future. How? The Trade School leaches the fundamentals of tool and die making, drafting, wood pattern making, and other industrial subjects. The boys learn thrift by siving the cash scholarship given by tin School. The Boy Scouts train boys by giving them Merit Badges for achieve- ment. Some of the Merit Badge subjects are machinery, woodworking, electricity, radio, and others that develop their talents. The Scouts also are taught how to be courteous, helpful, alert, kind, honest, healthy, thrifty and other trails which enable the Scouts to be better citizens. Any boy that has belonged to either or both of these organizations can assure himself that he has ac juired a foundation for the future. News In Brief: Superintendent F. 1$. Searle’s 1912 Mercury was stolen January 26, at the Senior Prom held at the Hotel Statler, and was returned by the ( olice early Monday morning in good condition. ■ ■ ■ Melvin Evans has l� een chosen vice-president and Charles Campbell assistant song leader by their fellow members of the Morning Devotional Services. Trade School instructors wish to express their deep appreciation for the 15 |M r cent raise in salary which started January I. ■ ■ ■ All chess players are asked to report to Cecil Westerman, cafeteria, at their earliest convenience. Mr. Westerman wishes to learn if there are enough students interested in the game to start a tourna- ment. Karl Ziegler, T-A-l. Thomas Burch, M-B-l. and Gustave Choss, W-C-l, were high scorers on the Pribble-McCrory test w hich is taken on the Monday of the last week of each school semester, with results of 194, 190, and 188. respectively. ■ ■ ■ K. II. Stoelting, garden supervisor, reported that the seeds for spring planting have been ordered. ■ ■ ■ On April 14, six Trade School student Ixmling teams will enter the Detroit Bowling Tournament at Dearborn Recreation. ■ ■ B Students and faculty w ere happy to hear that the mother of Harold Ware, turret lathe instructor, is rapidly recovering. William Bryant, manufacturing liencli instruc- tor. is back with the School after serving a year and a half w ith the Army. □ B B Norman Vecore, veteran, is hack on his old job jn the Trade School transfer crib. Eleven students of the School left for tin armed forces during the past month. They are: Robert J. llainly Robert K. Harris George Henry John I1'. Hymcs Richard Di Pointe John J. l-eroy II. Lewis Charles II. Merchant Henry Nawrocki Raymond Stocker Edwin Tombaugh Toporek —OUR COVER — Our cover honors the Boy Scouts of America who this month are celebrat- ing their 36th birthday. The scene is bivouac where three Scouts are sitting around the campfire. They are filled with the spirit of young America; that they will grow up to be great Americans like their forefathers. In the smoke, one may see the outlines of Washington, Lincoln, and Edison whose birthdays are also cslebrated this month. The art work was done by Edward Stellini, staff artist. ® htCraftsman Volume 4 No. 5 HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL February, 1946 F. E. Sear ---------—---------------------- War Records To Be Compiled Since the end of the war in Germany and Japan, many Trade School graduates have re- lumed to their old places here at School, bringing talcs of unusual and interesting ex- periences. Altout two months ago William Moore, transfer crib, thought of interviewing these ex-servicemen for their service records, tarry Churley, The Craftsman office, has conducted these interviews, compiling the age. birthday, rank at the time of discharge, length of serv- iere, and other facts concerning service and decorations. Approximately 40 boys have already been written up. The experiences are written up as interestingly as i ossiblc in order to get away from dry records. This file will not be published, but it is intended as a personal record of each veteran (hat will l� e kept by the School. Death Ends Career Of Math Instructor Death ended the teaching career of Ben A. Kazyak, former trigonometry instructor, who had taught in the Henry Ford Trade School for 17 years. Mr. Kazyak, who had been ill for some time, died Tuesday, January 8, 1946. Born in New York City, he attended public schools through high school. Coming to Detroit, he continued his education at Wayne I niversily, where he was graduated with a bachelor of arts degree, and in 1940, he was made a mrmlxT of the Co- oi erating Faculty of Industrial Education Department of the same institution. Before joining the Trade School faculty in 1928. Mr. Kazyak worked in the pyrom- eter department of the Steel Laborato- ries in the Rouge Plant. He taught drawing and mathema- tics when he first entered the School, but as the School expanded lie specialized in mathematics. Interested in boys, he became a Scout Master and taught life-saving to sw immers. An ardent collector of stamps, lie organized a stamp club, but the club was discontinued due to a decrease in student interest. Mr. Kazyak’s stamp collection is valued at several hundred dollars. BEN KAZYAK le Gets New Position S. D. Mullikin Becomes School’s Superintendent F. 1C. Searle became educational adviser for Henry Ford Trade School and for Ford Motor Company Schools February 1 after having served as superintendent of Henry Ford Trade School for 28 years and four months. S. D. Mullikin who came to the School December 1,1943 as Mr. Searle’s ass is t- F. E. Searle. new educational adviser for Henry Ford Trade School, and for Ford Motor Company, as he works at hia desk. Diplomas Awarded To 183 Graduates Su|ierior diplomas were awarded to 39 of the 18.4 graduates of January 1946 at the Commencement Exercises which were held at the Fordson High School auditorium, at 8:00 p.in., Saturday January 2. A. M. Wagener, head of Trade School academic department, acting as program chairman in the absence of G. A. Yerex, pre- sented the Rev. Woodrow Wooley of the Bosedale Garden Presbyterian Church who gave the invocation. After everyone was seated, the Rouge Concert Orchestra, fur- nishing music for the program, presented Clair l)r Lane by De Bussey, followed by the valedictory given by Mike Bernadett. Mike spoke on the subject, What Dites the Future llnltl? In part he said, “In this day and age there is a great renewed demand for killed men. The possibility of an indus- trial revolution is great. At Henry Ford Trade School we have been prepared to face such a change: however, the ability to meet it depends on the individual.” After Adam Morgan, a member of the (Continued on page 5) ant is now superin- tendent. Mr. Searle came to the Trade School on Octolier 1. 1917 when there were 44 students enrolled. T he Sch oo 1 was founded October 23. 1916. At the peak there were 2800 stu- dents. Nearly 82,000stu- dents have been grad- uated from the Ford Industrial Schools during his adminis- tration. (Mr. Searle was also superintend- ent of Ford Indus- trial Schools until last Novemlier.) In 1942 there were 1300 instructors and 10.000 students enrolled. Before coming to the Trade School, Mr. Searle was a teacher at the University School of Detroit. The late Kdsel B. Ford, father of Henry Ford II, was one of his students. For the present he will maintain his office in the Trade School. Mr. Searle makes the following statement about his successor: “S. I). Mullikin has had years of teaching ex- perience in Ford Apprentice School. During the war la was in charge of the Airplane School at Willow Run which had a highly diversified program training mechanics for the I nited States Air Forces and skilled workmen for the B � ml cr Plant. At its peak the school numbered 6.000 students and 300 instructors. Mr. Mullikin did a splendid administrative job. The government gave the school its official commendation. Much of the manu- facturing success in building B-24’s with ac- curacy and on schedule is credited to the training furnished by this school. I am confidant that in his new position as Superintendent. Mr. Mullikin will receive the heart y coo| eration of the students and faculty of II.F.T.S. My congratulations to him and to the school he will serve.” Mr. Mullikin is not a stranger around the Trade School. For 12 years he w as connected (Continued on pago 11) Page 4 T HiETCJR A'FTSMAN A NIGHT TO REMEMBER A pleasant memory . . . that’s all it is now ... it can never be anything more. It was the night of the'Senior Prom, January 26, 1946. Kach gentleman felt important as he. attired in the splendor of a tuxedo, knocked on the door of his date’s home. She, dressed in a formal Graduates of January 1946 as they danced with their dates at the Senior Prom held in tho Wayne Ballroom of the Statler Hotel. By ED LEN p| cap news Goal. . . Flight Scholarships. . . Anticipating (light scholarships for at least two cadets, the Trade School squadron has undertaken the sale of tickets for the Shrine Circus. To realize their dreams, the cadets must se � 112 50 tickets which will bring them $100 profit. Three Members Leave. . . Three memliers of Squadron 659-4 left for the armed forces during January. Cadet Lieut. Charles Merchant entered the Army. Cadet Lieut. William Siegel left for the Army Air Corps, while Cadet Sgt. Marvin Lindl ergh became a member of the Marine Corps. Visibility. . . Zero. . . Blind (lying is probably every pilot’s goal. Cadets and students of the pre-flight class will have the opportunity to learn blind flying when the School receives, probably during the next semester, a “Link Trainer.” When the student (Iyer is seated in the cockpit, a hood is drawn over his head which stops outside vision completely. Then the amateur (Iyer must ojjerate the “trainer” according to the instru- ments, located inside the cockpit, while the instructor gives the student instructions by radio. Results of the student’s (lying is re- corded on a chart automatically. CAP Receives New Equipment. . . Two new instruments, a tachometer which indicates the r.p.m. of an aircraft engine, and a capillary temperature indicator, have been secured for the cadets in connection with tin classes taught them by Keith (Ilassley. pre- flight instructor. Three issues of the latest “Pilot’s Information File” were also received. llaezebrouck Re-enlists. . . He-cnlisting in the Army Air Corps for three years, former F O Joseph llaezebrouck. June 42, will again l e active in military life. Because the Army made no provisions for the rank of flight officers, he was made a master sergeant, which is the highest non-commission rank. Mr. llaezebrouck. as an officer of the CAP, instructed cadets of the Trade School Squadron in military affairs. Apply Now. . . Students w ith good academic grades, who are interested in joining the CAP. should ob- tain an application from either Toivo Lind, civics instructor, in Boom 41 or John Dobrei, student counselor, in Boom 15. Applica- tions. made now, will enable the new cadet to take part in the summer encampment and maneuvers. T. S. Band Plays On Green Lights Show With the plaving of Hall of Fame M arch,” the Henry Ford Trade School Band, under the direction of Boscoe Wolverton, ofiened its concert, part of the Green Lights show hold in the WWJ auditorium, January 16. At the conclusion of “Hall of Fame.” by Olivadoti. the band played Officer of the Day,” bv B. B. Kail. The third selection on the program was “Princess of India.” by K. L. King, which featured different sections of the band. During this piece Frank Badalamente, Charles Nagy. and Theodore Rudy played a brief clarinet solo and Bichard Weiss soloed on the saxophone. The next piece played by the band was “I rider the Double Eagle.” by Wagner, followed by “The State Contest March.” w ritten by Chennette. In conclusion “Our Director,” by Bigelow, was heard which featured Harry Ramsay on the drums. Next on the program was a speech by Henry Shubert, director of recreation in the Dearborn schools. Mr. Shubert spoke on recreation and the part it has played in the serviceman’s lib . Also included in Mr. Shubert’s talk was information on what rec- reation can do, and how to become a recrea- tion officer. Following this talk was a brief tumbling act and then Roger Spiker. WWJ pianist, played “TicoTico,” “Body and Soul,” and “Honey Suckle Rose.” As an encore he played a medley of light opera numbers. Also on the program was a puppet show in which the puppets danced, drove cars, and sang. The last entertainment on the program was given by a group of girls from the Zim- merman Dancing Academy. Different dance variations such as the hula. tap. interpretive, and chorus were demonstrated. of the latest fashion was, as usual, not ready. Finally the dazzling beauty appeared, ready for an enjoyable evening. I |M� n arriving at the Statler Hotel they took the elevator (something that no Trade School boy does at school) to the ballroom floor. As the gentlemen checked the coats, the girls went to powder their noses and pin on the corsage which the escort had so thoughtfully provided. A dinner of roast turkey was served promptly at 7 p.m. The gentlemen ate heartily; the girls, ever mindful of their trim figures, ate more daintily. The dinner was delicious; each course was excellently pre- pared. Talks Were Interesting The evening progressed; dinner ended; the inevitable occurred, after dinner speeches. For a wonder they were extremely short. Herschel Breazeale gave a short talk on the benefits of the Trade School; Steve Martin was a witty toastmaster; Tony Pezzin told an amusing and interesting story in dialect; F. E. Searle, superintendent of the Trade School, introduced S. I). Mullikin, assistant super- intendent of the Trade School, who congratu- lated the graduates on their prom. Dance Begins The dining room was magically changed to a ballroom. The orchestra, under the di- rection of Boston Clark, began to play. Couples started to dance, the lights were dimmed. The music was good, couples danced hap- pily when suddenly a bright flash of light flooded the room. Howard Hedinger, pho- tographer. had taken the picture which ap- |M ars on this page. The dance ended. 11 had l een wonderful. Some boys escorted their girl home; some went to a restaurant for breakfast; others went elsewhere. It had been a swell evening. THE CRAFTSMAN Best Sports Story Chosen by Judges The lx st sport story for the fifth and sixth weeks of publication of the B-class papers, was that of Robert Nelson. W-B-l. entitled “Varsity Reserves.” His story appeared in the December 7 issue of the W-B-l Informer. The judges selecting tin story were Tom Sayres, commercial geography instructor: lla en Jewell, mathematics instructor; and Audrey Boyd. English instructor. The judges selected this story because it contained the four essentials of a g x d sport story and was presented in an interesting and pleasing man- ner. Who, what, when, and where, often supplemented by why and how, are the neces- sary qualities of a story and also the qualities used by the judges in selecting the l est story. In the judges’ opinion. Robert has given all of the facts and has mentioned many names, which, they say, is always favorable in writing. IIc has given the names of the play- ers as well as the coach and has presented his story in a good news style while maintaining interest. Ill’s story, as it was printed, follows: The starting five for the varsity reserves basketball team against Ford son are R. Ixiird and L. Painter, as forwards; W. Elliot and C. kangas, as guards; and C. Spiers at center. Howard Hedinger, assistant coach, says his team lacks experience and is small in stat- ure except for Spiers, the center. The team is fast and has plenty of fight. They will play a zone defense the first part of the season. He has not had time to compare this year’s team with last year’s. Painter was the offen- sive star in tin practice game against the Craftsmen last Wednesday. Diplomas (Concluded from page 3) orchestra rendered two well-played violin solos. Play Cypsy-Dance Cypsy and Smoke dels In Your lives. F. E. Searle, superintend- ent of Henry Ford Trade School, introduced Harvey II. Ix wrey, superintendent of Dear- born Public Schools, who was guest speaker for the occasion. Mr. Lowrey spoke on The Making of America, and said that wo. in our everyday lives, are building America just as much as Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington, who Itegan the foun- dation of our country. Before giving the graduates their diplomas. Mr. Searle, in a brief speech asserted that if the graduates found the subjects in school a little diflicult at times—they were being pre- pared to face the problems of the future. Following the presentation of diplomas. Mike Bernadett and llerschel Breazeale were pre- sented the American Legion Awards, as the two outstanding members of the graduating class. After the i enediction given by the Rev. Wooley, the lx ys filed out of the auditorium while the orchestra played The Xational Emblem March. Page 5 GRADUATES HAVE FINAL FLING llubba, llubba! ! Those jokes! That woman!! Wonder what they used for padding? Ask the T-A-classes. They put it there. At the traditional program YY’ednesday morning, the A-class had a jolly time; horns looting, the piano banging away, and various students ♦ Instructors Are Merit Badge Advisers Boys of the Trade School can l e advised by their instructors on 31 of the 50 most fre- quently used Boy Scout Merit Badge subjects. These instructors are Merit Badge Counselors of the Boy Scouts of America. Scouts can consult the following instruc- tors for advice on Merit Badge tests: dog care—Gordon A. Gillies, commercial tool: gar- dening—E. II. Stocking, supervisor of the Trade School garden: music, mechanical drawing—Fred Nicholson, drawing; uutomo- biling,electricity, scholarship— L. J. Croteau auto mechanics; stamp collecting—Audrey O. Boyd. English: reading—C. R. Weems, li- brary; athletics—Alexander Milankov. coach; canoeing, hiking, rowing—John B. Landon, journalism; cooking—Cecil YVesterman, caf- eteria; leathcrcraft. painting, plumbing, car- pentry Howard E. Hedinger. drawing; wood carving, wood turning, wood work—A. G. Barke, wood pattern; civics, conservation, forestry—T. A. Lind, civics; machineiy— Patrick B. Duthie. shpp theory; printing— Ernest McCreath, print shop; chemistry— R. Don YVeaver, physics and chemistry; surveying -Roscoe L. Wolverton, mathema- tics and physics; swimming, life saving— YY illiam Pearce, lathe. The number of Merit Badges a Scout has earned determines his rank. Badg« s also lead a Scout to discover his interests and talents, thus giving him a good foundation for life. Valedictorian Ranks High In Athletics singing. The master of ceremonies, Len Schrocder, complete with loud suit, and blue polka-dot bow tie, set off the fireworks with a brief speech, interspersed with a few jokes and various innuendoes. Each of the three A-class presidents; Ben Gardiner, A-l; Bill Jenzen. A-2; and ken Block. A-3; gave short talks praising the S:Ihk)I and complimenting the instructors. (Trying to raise their marks.) This, also be- ing tradition, is planned to raise the instruc- tors’ morale. Then the crowded cafeteria was filled with the sonorous voices of various groups singing. Among the renditions that were offered were the I leer Song, Tampico, Alchison. Topeka anil Santa he. and Behind Those Swinging Doors. Ben Gardiner also played Alexanders Hag Time Hand on the piano. Several short skits were gi en or should we say let out? Tom Crowley and Carlyle Norfleet gave out with a boipgie arrangement of Old Black Joe; Tony Pezzin and Harold Ihx'holl shot a few funnyisms back and forth, and then came the crowning event. Com- plete with sweater, skirt, wig. bobby sox, ami other unseen articles, Bruno Lareese pranced up on the improvised stage accompanied by cat calls and wolf howls from the audience. Carlyle Norfleet was her or rather his partner in the brief playlet that followed. This de- lightful interlude ended when Carlyle chased Miss” Uu eese out of the cafeteria. Then fol- lowed a series of screams from the unseen Miss Lareese. Wonder what hap( ened? The graduates singing | eriod ended with a little boogie woogie by the pianist, ken Miner. One more graduating class has had its final fling in the dear old Trade School. W-Section To play professional baseball is the ambi- tion of Mike Bernadett who was chosen vale- dictorian f the January 1916 graduating class. He has had all “A” semester marks while attending Trade School. Besides doing his school work. Mike par- ticipated in school sports lb qualified for tlie Craftsmen baseball and basketball ‘earns. being a consistent s ar. Last summer he played baseball on the following teams: Ford league. Ford All-Stars, and a class Y team in Dearlx rn. The Ford All-Stars is a team composed of the star men of the Ford League teams. I le attended the 1945 World Series games in Detroit through the courtesy of the St. Louis Brow ns Mike played on the Craftsmen basket- ball team as a forward. The Cowboys, a YY-section team which was runner-up in the School basketball finals was coached bv him. MIKE BERNADETT With the flash of a brilliant yellow tie worn by Master of Ceremonies Bob Hill, the YY-section stunt progrum got under way YY’ednesday morning during the singing peri- od. After a greeting to the audience by the M.C.. Jim Currie opened the program with a well played boogie-woogie selection on the piano. As an encore he played St. Louis Blues. Conrad kronenberg. w ho has l� een singing w ith the Civic Light Opera for two years, gave his rendition of Ole Man Hirer. The audi- ence called for an encore but a slight mix-up over what would be sung prevented it. Crooning uxis attempted by Alexander Pollack and John (Sinatra) Wallace. After tussling with the microphone to get it close enough to the piano so that he could see the music. Alex finally got around to singing Symphony. The audience greeted the song w ith loud screams of approval and demanded an encore. He complied with An Irish Lullaby. 'Phis song was abandoned after a few bars because of the shower of coins hitting the stage (fresh fruit was not to Ik had). John Wallace stepped to the mike, clutched it (Sinatra Style), and sang Cant Begin To (Continued on page 11) Page 6 THE CRAFTSMAN CRAFTSMEN DEFEAT MELVINDALE Of the eight games played by tin Craftsman tlms far this season, one has been won and seven have been lost: the victory being over Melvindale. The (’raftsmen defeated the Melvindale live at Dasher School in Melvindale, Tuesday, In a tense moment at the Grosse Pointe game Conti (11) jumps with McPhail (33) while Nardoni 4 . Toepler 10 Bernadett(6 .Rummel(28).and Bailey 32'.look on. Tho referees are Dave Boauvis. tossing the ball and W. Collins in the lower right. Westerman National Bowling Director Cecil Westerman, sponsor of the students l o vling league, has been appointed one of the eight directors, in the I nited States, of theAAmerican High School Bowling Con- gress and will encourage the organization of high school bowling leagues in Metropolitan Detroit. Because of his experience in the past nine years as sponsor of the Trade School Students' Bowling league, which was the only member of the A.B.C. in Detroit since 1936, Mr. Westerman was chosen the most likely |M r- son to succeed in running the high school leagues under the same rules and operating them with high moral standards: thus enlarg- ing the interest in this competitive sport among young people. Mr. Westerman stated that no matter how- frail or physically unfit a person may 1m in other sports, he can always improve his con- dition by bowling. Varsity Addressed By Leo Beebe Leo Beebe, head of the recreation de- partment of Ford Motor Company, w hile on a tour of the Trade School. Friday. January 18. took occasion to say a few words to the basketball players. Mr. Beebe, who played three years varsity basketball for the University of Michigan,stated that basketball, in his opinion, is the most unpredictable game in sports, but if a player has the “guts” and determination he can win. Mr. Beds also jokingly remarked that because the team had lost so many games, Al Milankov was building character this year. W hile attending Fordson High. Mr. Beebe played on the varsity team and among the schools on their schedule was Crosse Pointe, so as a parting gesture he said, “Co out and knock the socks off Crosse Pointe.” Give Gift Goals During the current basket ball season three acts of overwhelming generosity were ex- ecuted. It seems that Gerry Ellis, varsity player, along with Cliff Spiers, reserves, and August Cogliandro. junior varsity, believe in giving their opponents more than a fighting chance. Gerry showed his super sportsmanship during the game with Fordson High when he accidently tip(M?d the ball into Fordson s basket. Cliff scored a basket for Crosse Pointe and August scored for Woodworth Junior High. Both players thought it strange when no inter- ference from the other team was given, but realized the mistake after the ball had dropfied through the opponent's basket. ------ Traders End Season After two previous defeats from Low re y and Woodworth Junior High Schools, the Trade School Junior Varsity players ended their regular scheduled season by defeating the Dcarl orn Junior High but losing to Salina and Maples, leaving their record at one win and four losses. They are now playing non- league games. The Trade School Varsity defeated the Dearborn Junior arsit y by the score of 18 to 13 at the Whitmore Bolles School Thursday, January 10. Shnerpunas, with seven points, lead the Traders in scoring. Cogliandro and Medellin were next with four points each. High scorers for Dearborn were Ballentine and Beers, each making four points. The Traders got off to a good start, in the first quarter by scoring eight points to Dearborn's two | oinks. Scoring was scarce in the second quarter, the half time score lK ing 10 to 6 with Ford Trade leading. In the third quarter the Traders racked up six (joints to their opponents four points, making the score 16 to 10 in favor of the Traders. Little scoring was done in the final quarter. Dearborn making three points to the Trader’s two points, and the game ended w ith Trade School on top. In a game played at the Salina Junior High School, Thursday, January 17, the Trade School Junior arsit y team was handed its third defeat of the season by a strong Salina Junior High, the score being 43 to 28. This defeat was due to bad passing w hich in the early part of the game permitted Salina ((Continued on page 7) January 8. to win their first victory of the season by the score of 35 to 30. Although off on some of their shots, the Craftsmen looked like a well organized team. Melvindale’s long shots were exceptionally dangerous all through the game. High scorer for the Trade School was Pfeiffer with 12 markers. Bernadett was next with seven |joints. Conti and Ellis made six points each. High scorer for Melvindale was De Palmer with 10 points. Slepsky and Vernon were close behind with seven and six |joints, respectively. In the first quarter fine playing by both teams resulted in a score of 8 to 7 at the end of the quarter. The second quarter saw Ford Trade rack up another eight points to Melvindale’s seven points, making the score at the half 16 to 14, Craftsmen leading. Both teams got hot in the third quarter, each sinking 12 (joints. Score at the end of the third quarter. Craftsmen 28. Melvindale 26. In the final quarter Ford Trade scored seven (joints to Melvindale’s four points end- ing the game with the Craftsmen five points in the lead. After leading at the end of the first half, the Craftsmen defense and offense folded and allowed Lincoln Park’s cagers to score a 29 to 26 victory at the Lincoln Park High School, Friday, January 11. This defeat marked the fifth of the season for the Craftsmen. As in previous games, the Craftsmen could not seem to make their free throws count. This factor, along with the dog-shots that were missed, could have easily won the game for the Blue and Gold. Twenty foul shots were converted into only four points by the Craftsmen. The Orange and Blue of Lincoln Park played a fine game, coming up from Indiind in LEO BEEBE THE CRAFTSMAN Page 7 I lie third quarter to gain a one point lead which was later increased to a three point lead in the final quarter. The Parkers made their charity tosses count by converting live points out of eleven chances. Ellis led the Craftsmen scoring with eight (xiints. Pfeiffer and Conti were close liehind with seven and six points respectively. For Lincoln Park, Isenberg made 12 points. Wood seven, and Anderson six. Before a representative crowd at the llenrv Ford .School, the Craftsmen lost their sixth game of the season to Grosse Pointe by a score of 35 to 29 Friday, January 18. One of the most spectacular plays of the season was witnessed when Mike Bernadctt rolled the hall through a Grosse Pointe play- er’s legs to Ralph Conti, center; as Mike whipped around his guard, lie received the j ass from Conti and made a basket On an average, 16 per cent of a team’s free shots should be made good. On this basis both teams did fairly well, the Blue and Gold of Trade School sinking seven of 15 foul shots and the Grosse Pointe Devils collecting nine out of 21 charity tosses. High scorer for the Craftsmen was Mike Bernadett who tallied a total of 13 points. Conti and Pfeiffer were next with six points each. McPhail and Wuerker were high (x int men for the Devils with 12 and eight points respectively. An experienced Hazel Park quintet edged out the Craftsmen eagers by the score of 40 to 37 at the Hazel Park High School. Friday, January 25. Mike Bernadett, Craftsmen guard, was ruled out of the game early in tin third quar- ter after making five fouls. Bernie Pfeiffer was taken out for the same reason in the lat- ter part of the fourth quarter. Fighting spirit was shown throughout the game by the Blue and Gold, but again, as in previous games, foul shots seemed to be their jinx. Out of a possible 20 charity tosses only seven connected. The ikings of I lazel Park had all but one of their last year’s varsity men back on this year’s team. This factor, along with fine ball handling and accuracy from all parts of the floor, helped contribute to the Viking's victo- ry. Out of 19 free throws the Parkers con- verted 10 into points. Pfeiffer out-starred all other players by scoring 18 points for the Craftsmen. For the Vikings, Hill was high with 15 markers. Band Letters Awarded School letters were awarded to six band memlxTs at band practice February 4, for having been in the band at least two consecu- tive semesters. The letters were awarded to Bud Crayton, VV-D-1, and Clarence Smith, M-F-l, trumpet players; Floyd Mudge. W-C-2. and Jack Bell. M-D-3, baritone players; Frank Badalamenti. M-B-l .clarinetplayer;and Bichard Farnstrom, M-B-l, bass player. 1 pon being awarded their letters by Boscoe Wolverton, band director, each boy is permitted to add one stripe to his school sweater. Of the 33 band meml ers, 20 of them have earned their letters. Five Students To Get Journalism Awards Quill and Scroll Awards are l eing recom- mended for five lx ys, who have served on The Craftsman staff during the past term. The Ik� vs. who were graduated in January, are Kd Johnson, Steve Martin. John Tegel. Karl Ziegler, and Michael Gass. The award is offered each semester to journalism students who have done superior work in writing and publishing a school paper. Award winners will receive Quill and Scroll la|M l pins and a year’s subscription to the Scholastic Editor, a magazine published by the Quill and Scroll Society. Yearbook Plans Made In an effort to publish the yearl)ook sooner, a small group of seniors and A-class boys met in Boom 38, January 21. to formulate plans for the 1915-T6 edition of The Craftsman yearbook. Committees have I wen planned to cover the following divisions: dedication and theme; pictures; art; printing; student pictures; graduates picture’s; layout; editorial work; humor; poetry; and the cover. End Season (Concluded from pago 6) to get possession of the ball and to build up a lead which was never fMisscd. Twenty-four of the Traders’ 28 points were made by Mei. Shnerpunas, Cogliandro, and Stevens, each of whom made six points. Fazica led the scoring for Salina with 17 points. Bayoff and Costea were next with 10 and 7 |x int respectively. One point was all that stood Iwtween the Craftsmen Junior arsity and victory as they bowed to the quintet of Maples Junior High School, 16 to 15, on tin Maples court January 21. The score at the end of the first quarter stood at two to one in Maples’ favor. During the second quarter the Trade School forged ahead to make the score six to three in Ford Trade’s favor. As the second half l egan, both teams dis- played more speed and | cp and as the third quarter ended the Traders were ahead 13 to 8. The Maples’ team made a quick comeback in the last period and with only one minute to play, the score was tied at 15 all. Then as Valentine of Maples was handling the ball, he was fouled by Cogliandro of Ford Trade and was given a find shot. As the gym be- came quiet, he sank the shot that won the game for Maples. In three practice games played thus far this season, the Junior Varsity has won two and lost one. They defeated River Rouge Junior High by the score of 28 to 23, Friday, December 21. but lost their next game to Hazel Bark by the score of 33 to 22. Friday, January 25. Burroughs Teen Age Club was defeated by the Traders Friday, February 1, by the score of 21 to 15. Steve Martin, senior, coached the Teen Agers. Exchanges Father Flanagan’s Boy’s Home, Nebraska, “Boys Town Times”. . . Members of the Boys Town football squad and members in their parly visited New York city recently. I lighlighting their trip was a visit to the famed battleship, I SS Missouri. De I,a Salle Institute, Chicago, D.L.S. Victory”. . . New technical equipment such as drill presses, lathes, gauges, and precision instru- ments. valued at $60.000 will be used for a new limited technical program. The equip- ment was formerly the property of the govern- ment. Hazel Bark High School, Hazel Bark. Michi- gan. “The Haze( Barker”. . . Honored at the annual Hazel Bark foot- ball banquet held Wednesday. December 5. was Coach B. V Grba and 31 football play- ers and seven cross-country men. William McIntyre, former football player and now a student at the I ni versi ty of Michigan acted as toastmaster. Western High School, Detroit, Michigan. “ The Round-Up”. . . He was seated in the parlor. And he said unto the light Father you or I. old fellow. Will In’ turned down tonight. Diwrence High School, New York. “Mental Pabulum”. . . Students enjoyed their traditional “Senior Day” according to the December 13, issue of the “Mental Babulum.” On this day, once a year, seniors are allowed to teach lower classmen. Denby High School, Detroit, Michigan, “ The Denby lz� g”. . . THIS space is DEDICATED TO BHILIB —TO BHILIB SBACF kalakaua Intermediate School, Hawaii. “Keau”. . . Kalakaua students will work in the pine- apple fields December 5-11 inclusive, refxirts the November issue of the “Keau.” High School of Commerce, Springfield, Massachuset ts, “Commerce”. . Here again is one of those triangles. The idea is not particu- larly new, hut yet it is amazing that despite staleness and its lack of hu- mor. most everyone w ill read this all the way down to the very, very, end. Cass Technical High School, Detroit. Michi- gan. “The Cass Outlook”. . . “The Cass Outlook” of December 19 an- nounces that the school has reached its goal of $100,000 in the recent Victory Loan Drive. Gallants who sold $1.000 or more, will re- ceive a certificate from the I S. Treasury Department. Page 8 THE CRAFTSMAN Tools We Learn To Use HAMMERS By MICHAEL GASS IJAMMKKSI Hammers! Hammers! Men A A have been hammering l.lieir I trains nut for centuries trying to invent lietter hammers. Let any man invent a better hammer nr even a better hammer handle and he Iteenmes fa- mous! Thesi� marvelous implements are used for everything from pounding steaks in the kitchen at home to stamping gold leaf on hooks, a thickness of 1 250,000 of an inch. Immense 30-ton hammers, driven by steam, shape huge, hot ingots into useful materials, and special hammers split tiny diamonds with almost perfect exactness. There is hardly a job that can be done without the use of some type of hammer. In some occupations they are indis| ensnhlc, their use is universal. Hammer Types Numerous As you may have surmised, hammers are of many varieties. Some of these types are: the |MM� ns: cross, straight, and ball: the sledge. A valve lifter is being assembled with a machin- ist hammer by Kenneth Bradford. M-D-l. the claw, and the soft hammers, or mallets if you prefer: rawhide, lead, copper, brass, rub- ! er, babbitt metal, and plastic-faced. There are also certain hammers used chiefly in par- ticular trades such as the tinsmith’s, black- smith’s, and machinist's (ball jwen). The larger and more intricate hammers include the forging, steam, power, vacuum, open-frame, and pneumatic. A hammering machine is also widely used in the optical and jewelry trades. In the milling machine departments of Trade School another type of hammer, the pounder, is used. The ordinary hammer of today is essen- tially an American product. Kxactly when the hammer came into use is not told in his- tory, but it is certain that some crude form of the instrument must have been used in the earliest day of handicraft. Co-ordination Necessary To be able to handle a hammer skillfully, trained co-ordination between the eye and hand is necessary. The entire hammer is so proportioned that it balances easily in the hand and naturally strikes the work squarely without tending to glance off. All good ham- mers are shaped to fit the hand near the end of the handle and this is where they should Ik? grasped. When this is done the weight of the head rather than great muscular exertion will provide most of the striking force. In order to give the hammer the proper swing, the arm must pivot at the shoulder, elbow, and wrist. I nless the arm moves at these three points it is difficult to make an effective stroke. With a few exceptions, all hand hammers have |m IIs with crowned faces. Ordinarily the hammer head is swung in an arc and the face strikes the object at a small angle. These crowned faces are slightly curved, striking surfaces which enable the hammer to deliver the blow directly instead of at an angle. Classified by Shape The hammers commonly used by machin- ists are classified by the shape of the end which is intended for ri eting or peening. The one most commonly used in the shop is the ball poen(so named because of its sphcrical-sha| ed end). This hammer which weighs between one-quarter (tound and two and one-half pounds is made of tool steel tempered at each end but with a soft eye. hall peen hammers have a rounded surface on one end of the hammer called the peen; the other end is known as the |h II. The opening in the center, called the eye. is oval-shaped and made flaring or larger at each end than in the middle. The hammer is held on the handle by a small metal wedge which spreads the end of the handle, causing it to fill the flared eye. The ball peen has a large variety of uses which include peening (stretching of metal by ham- mering). light and heavy riveting, laying out work, chipping, shaping edges of small parts, and general hammering. Similar to the ball peen is the straight peen which, as its name suggests, has a vertically tapered peen in line with the handle. The struight peen is made of tool steel and is used on work requiring peening parallel to the handle, lastly there is the cross peen also made of too! steel but used on work that must be peened crosswise to the handle. This ham- mer has a vertically tajx'red peen at right angles to the hammer handle. The tinsmith’s riveting hammer is a tool Th« claw hammer is used by patternmakers, carpenters, and cabinetmakers. This typo of hammer was not designed for the machinist. It is seldom used in the shop. used mostly in the sheet metal trade As its name implies, it is used for riveting and shap- ing and forming sheet metal. On one end of this hammer is a cross peen used to form met- Horb Crenshaw, M-D-l, is using a mallet to bend the shoot motal around a metal rod to reinforce the edge. als in close quarters. Blacksmiths use a heavier class of hammers or sledges to forge the different articles they produce, ranging from 26 to 72 ounces. Although the claw hammer isn’t used ex- tensively in the shop, an article alnait ham- mers wouldn't be complete without mention- ing it. In the building and woodworking trades it is one of the most important tools. Driving and pulling nails and general carpen- ter work are its functions. To prevent the head of the hammer from slipping ofT the nail several concentric grooves are formed on the head. For ripping boards and pulling nails one end of the hammer is equipped with a wedged-shaped claw. Sledge Hammers Like its kid brother, the machinist’s ham- mer. the sledge hammer is of several types The more fHtpular sledges are the cross peen, straight peen. and double face. Their weights vary considerably ranging from two pounds to 24 pounds, defending upon the type of work to be handled and the operations to Ik performed. Forged from a high grade steel, the double-face sledge is probably the one most people are familiar with. It has a crowned face on each side and a straight eye. These hammers are widely used by black- smiths on especially heavy work. Special hammers are the bumping ham- mer and the roughing-out hammer. The bumping hammer is used for body and fender repair work. It has a square face and is made of forged chrome-vanadium steel. For forming the general sha|� e of sheet metal the THE CRAFTSMAN Page 9 rough ing-out hammer is used. It weighs alntiil four |K iin is and one end has a five-inch pcen on il lo get al |eep places. Most of the common, hard hammers have now been discussed. Another important, group of hammers, the mallets, have almost as vital a place in today’s tools. 'Phis type of hammer is found in demand more in industry than in carpentry or domestic uses. The pur- |H)se of the mallet is to prevent the marring of finished stock and still he able to strike a heavy blow. Instead of the work becoming disfigured, the tool is dented and absorbs the shock of t he blow. A rawhide mallet, as the name implies, has its striking surface made of tin hide of ani- mals. The mallet is usually made by rolling the leather up and gluing the roll in a tul e and Botoro tools aro shipped they must bo in- spected and tested for power. John Blaha, M-G-3, is testing an air hammer after having repaired it. inserting a handle, generally made of hickory wood. However, the lighter mallets consist simply of glued, rolled rawhide coated with shellac and furnished with a wooden handle. The shellac provides a protective coating which is impervious to moisture penetration which would cause the rawhide to swell and be- come shapeless. The heads or faces of the heavy mallets are detachable and when the hammer is battered the heads are replaced. Especially heavy mallets are made by placing a lead core in the head of the mallet. These mallets weigh from 8 to 42 ounces. If a mal- let cannot be obtained, a regular machinist’s hammer and a block of hard wood may be used. The raw hide mallet is a very tough and durable tool when treated right. The first western railroads, because of the scarcity of iron rails, made wooden rails covered with animal skins. This gave them almost the endurance of steel. It is said that this method of construction was fine until a very severe winter came along and the starving mountain wolves came down and chewed the hide's from the rails and ate the rawhide. Eight Soft Hammers Now to get back to mallets. In general use there are alnait seven soft hammers, In- sides the rawhide. These different hammers have varying degrees of hardness and the choice of a hammer for a part icular job should be governed by hurdiii'ss of the work, the amount of hammering to be done, and the ac- curacy required (some hammers such as the brass and copjsT leave small smudges of t heir metal on the work which in some cases detroys the accuracy necessary). I nderstand, how- ever. none of these hammers actually dent the work. The seven mallets most used are. soft to hard, the rubber, plastic-faced, lead, lignum vitae wood, babbitt metal, copper, and brass. The lead, copper, brass, and babbitt metal hammers tend to mushroom out after hard usage. Mushrooming of the head causes the hammer to glide olT the surface being struck and therefore is quite dangerous. To remedy this mushrooming effect, a safety machine is located in the commercial tool repair depart- ment which removes this overhanging ledge. The rubber mallet is used where hammer- ing must be done and the paint finish must l c preserved. Plastics Also used Made with a tough and durable plastic on each end of the head and w ith a wooden center, the plastic mallet is a well-known hammer in the shop. Although lead when mixed with the right constituents can be made into a large variety of colors, the mast common is a dull bluish- gray. This is the color of the lead hammer. This mallet is usually made in large sizes and is, therefore, very heavy. It is a g«� od ham- mer to use where a heavy blow is desired that will not damage the finished surface. Wedge- shaped grooves are formed in the head of the mallet and when new lead striking surfaces are needed, the old ones arc replaced by sim- ply sliding them out of the wedge and insert- ing the new ones. The rest of the head is made of cast iron. A tree of Latin America remarkable for its hard and heavy wood is the source of the lig- num vitae mallet. This tree grows from 80 to 10 feet high and usually has an extremely crooked trunk and knotty branches, (iuai- acum (another name lor this wood) is found in abundance in Cuba. Santo Domingo, and Brazil, (itiaiacum-wood receives its strength from its pattern of construction; each layer of wood crosses the preceding one diagonally. Because of its heaviness, it will sink in water. This wood is very valuable and l esides being list'd for hammers is used for pulleys, bowling balls, and mortars. This firm wood is pale yellow on the outside and contains much resin which along with its leaves and bark is used in making many medicines. The lignum itae bumping mallet is used for hammering sur- faces where the paint finish must be retained. Babbitt metal is used to hammer on sharp surfaces such as dies. It is a soft, non-friction metal and is also used in bearings to keep them from getting too hot. An alloy of copper, antimony, and tin, babbitt was named after its American inventor, Isaac Babbitt. Brass Hammer Is Harder The first metal known to man, copper, is also one of the most useful. Named for Cyprus Island where the Bomans first ob- tained it. copper is used in making hammers that will wear much longer than those made of lead and alloyed metals and these copper hammers are. with the | ossihle exception of the rawhide mallets, used most extensively in the tool and die rooms. On the liench it is used for shaping metal and knocking out pins and bushings. Concluding the list of soft hammers is the brass hammer, a bright-yellow or reddish al- loy of copper and zinc. As it is harder than either of its constituents it cannot be used on Page 10 THE CRAFTSMAN TO MEN (c) N.G.S. Reproduced by special permission from the National Geographic Magazine. OF VISION To provide a means for interchange of ideas and rendering of mutual assistance, and to provide helpful vocational guidance to students of Henry Ford Trade School. FROM THE AIMS AND PURPOSES OF THE HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. The guality of vision is seeing beyond contemporary difficulties into the time when man's thought shall, through initiative and hard work, have found itself in certain accomplishment. ... your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:'' so wrote the prophet Joel to the people of Zion. 'Dreamers and Visionaries'- and between them an era when too many did too little, and too few did too much. We of the Alumni Association dedicate ourselves to a true concept of vision, and to the greater accomplishments awaiting attainment beyond that vision. We invite you to come along with us. HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION THE CRAFTSMAN Page 11 9 (Concluded from page 8) Tell You which ratified srreams of exaltation lo sweep the cafeteria. During the song a slight commotion was caused when a student, overcome w ith the crooning, swooned and had to l e carried out. Alex Pollack concluded his appearance with a tap dance routine in the center of the cafeteria. 'Fed Slabey and Paid Paulson appeared in piano solos with well played selections. 'Fed played The Man I Ijtre and Paul played Desert Song. Winding up the program, Conrad Kronen- lierg sang a brief medley of Deep Purple and Thunks For The Memory and M.C. Boo Hill made a few parting remarks. As a Final token of deep affection. Keith (ilassley was presented with a |H� n-knife con- taining a slightly nicked blade and was told to shar| en it up. Mr. (ilassley said in an interview that lie would try to shar| en up the knife on something other than the students. M-Section As the notes of the Funeral March echoed in the cafeteria at the beginning of the Wednesday morning assembly January 30. a strange procession appeared in tin rear of the cafeteria. Two boys carrying a shrouded figure lying on a stretcher slowly walked down the aisle. The body turned out to be Bob Wolf, who after being introduced by Frank Maytner, stepped ofT the stretcher to carry out his duties as M.C. of the A-class stunt program. To start the proceedings, Bob called upon Robert Harden who sang Paper Doll while accompanying himself on the guitar. Later in the program he ap|x ared again and sang li hy Don't H e Do This More Often to everyone’s satisfaction. Part of the ocal chores were attended to by Jim Wagner who sang Street Kentucky Batte exceptionally well. A group of six lads, announced as ‘‘The Delray Quartet,”appeared and sang The Drunkard's Song accompanied by a bass drummer. Nathan (Oh! Frankie) McLeod sang Till The End of Time and came back at the close of the program to sing All Or Xothing At All in a voice closely resembling Mr. Sinatra’s (no hard feelings Bing). Another singing group was coni(x scd of three rather gruesome “ladies.” Leo Gaudreau, Harold Sigsbec, and Donald l � ng. who dashed to the mike. They did a convincing job of singing by going through the motions while the Andrews sisters helped out in a re- corded arrangement of Shoo-Shoo Baby. After getting a lot of laughs the young ladies le| arted only to ap|w ar again chasing Nat han McLeod after his rendition of All Or iXothing Al All. Bob Wolf, whose attire resembled that of a matador, slung the “bull for plenty of laughs during a gag routine he put on alone (clean jokes tool. During the performance, a figure dressed in an extra large overcoat w ith his hat pulled over his eyes, ran in. bumped into Bob. then continued on out of the cafeteria. After brushing himself oil , the M.C. looked at the retreating form and said, “Well, there goes Mr. Weaver again!” New Superintendent (Concluded from page 3) with the Ford Apprentice School while it oc- cupied a space adjoining the School's aca- demic department. In his new jo!� he looks to Mr. Searle for a great deal of advice. His comments on his new job follows: “To take over the job that Mr. Searle has so ably developed is not an easy undertaking. S. D. Mullikin, new superintendent of Henry Ford Trade School. lie has developed a reputation that is hard to try to live up to. And yet. with his advice and with the continued co-operation of all the instructors, I am sure that we can continue to carry out a program for boys that will meet a great need.” Mr. Mullikin is the third superintendent that Henry Ford Trade School has had. C. C. DeWitt. now an attorney in Detroit, was the first. He served only about one year. The School was in Highland Park until June 1930 when it came to the Rouge Plant where a branch had been organized three years before. Bob-Lo Picnic Planned G. A. Yerex, personnel director, has picked the supposedly rainless day of Saturday. June 29. as the day for the unnual Bob-Lo ex- cursion. As in the past two years, plans for the outing will lx drawn up by a group of class captains. The profits made from this excursion will be donated to the School’s recreational fund. (Concluded from page 8) many jobs where extremely highly finished surfaces are nec« ssar . ISnjoying a widespread use in bench work in tool and die shops, a heavy block popularly known as a “persuader”, has the function of increasing tin force of a blow struck upon an object. As the “persuader” enables the power of the blow to lx struck squarely, it serves a dual purpose. The weight of this tool, w hich is usually very great , plus the force of the blow cause the impact upon the work to lx? correspondingly great. To eliminate the natural, human capacity for making errors and to do work that would never be |� ossiblc with hand tools the power hammers were developed. These hammers either form work by a rapid, recipnx ating motion of the head or by applying compres- sion and weight, thereby shaping it. Such hammers are the electric, pneumatic, steam, drop, and hammering machine. Fleet ric hammers are used mostly in sign work and for driving star drills in breaking up concrete. Their use in other hammering o|x r- ations is not ery extensive. Pneumatic hammers are repaired in the air Uh I department of Trade School. In 1883 the first pneumatic hammer in the form of a chipping machine was developed. The pneu- matic hammer sjxx'ds vary from 600 to 3000 blows a minute. This hammer is used for chipping, caulking, sealing, and riveting. The riveting hammer is usually pneumatic with a cupped end to conform to the shape of the rivet head. Drop hammers are so named because they are lifted by a power such as steam, air, or manual labor, and then drop|x?d upon the work. Two general types of drop hammers are employed, the Ixiard ami the steam. The former has a head whose deserent is acted ii|x n by gravity alone, whereas the steam hammer uses steam to accelerate the fall of the ram. The toard hammer, first put into opera- tion in 1861. consists of two rolls rotating in opposite directions against a board and raising a ram weighing between 200 and 300 pounds which is attached to a board bet ween rolls and raised by the friction Ixrtween the rolls and the lx ard. The rolls are disengaged from the lx ard by a foot treadle causing the hammer to fall ii|M� n the work. This type of drop ham- mer is preferred for work that must be forged or requires little breaking down. The steam drop hammer is used in pro- ducing heavy drop forgings where much breaking down is necessary; a 2.000 to 20,000 pound ram is employed in this machine. An interesting form of machine is the ham- mering machine. It strikes 60 blows a second and is used in forming a large variety of small, uniformly-shaped parts such as beads, jewelry parts, tubing .013 of an inch thick, and various products of the optical trade. One of the most inqiortant hammers in existence today has yet to be mentioned. This hammer is commonly known as a typewriter key and it is so highly rated because without it this article could never have lxx?n written. This concludes this enlightening treatise on hammers and all and sundry who have |x - rused it are hereby'a warded the Master’s De- gree in Hammering Knowledge. Page 12 THE CRAFTSMAN Visiting Servicemen Living in rain-soaked tents with only bread and water for 11 days was an experience of F 2 c George E. Tozer, January ’15. dur- ing a short stay on (itiani. After receiving training at Great Dikes he was sent to Treas- ure Island. California where he was assigned to the crew of the CSS Bracken, a troopship, because of the rued for firemen. During his visit to the Trade School, Deceml er 13. In said that he is returning to his ship in a few days and would like to attend college after his discharge. Sgt. Jesse C. Holmes, June ’ll. after t eing discharged December 16 at Fort Sheri- dan. Illinois visited the Trade School Decem- Imt IK. He was attached to the 63rd Infantry. 6th Division, in the Anti-tank Company, and took part in the invasion of Lingayen. Philippine Islands. I le was also stationed at New (iuinca, Hawaii, and Korea. He wears the Good Conduct Rihlmn. the Asiatic-Pacific Rib- lion with three bronze stars, the Philippine Liberation Ribbon with one bronze arrow, and the Victory Medal. Jesse related that when his group arrived at Manila, the whole city was one. uneven mass of rubble. He intends to return to the Trade School later. JESSE C. HOLMES Robert D. Cole, June ’12, visited the Trade School Decemlier I I with a discharge button acquired Decemlier 8 after two years in the Air Transjmrt Command. Rob expects to attend the University of Detroit in the fall and take a course in engineering. Reviving his combat engineering training at Fort D wis, Washington. Pvt. Mike Modi. January ’12, was discharged October 29 after spending two years over-seas. Mike, who was in the “Battle of the Bulge” has been in France, Belgium, Britain, Holland. Luxem- bourg. and Germany. Mike was awarded the Presidential Citation twice. Eurojiean Theater of Operations Rihlmn with five stars, and Good Conduct Riblion. Pvt. Benjamin F. Nightingale, June ’ll. discharged November 8. while visiting the Trade School December 18 told of his ex- perience in the Army Air Corps. When sta- tioned at Keesler Field. Mississippi, Ben. a veteran of one year in the Army, was com- pleting a course in the Airplane Mechanics School. About to lie transferred to the Pre- flight School, orders came to discontinue all classes. This incident caused Ben’s training to Ik? incomplete but credit was given for the training he did receive. Cpl. Fred E. Bush, January 43, dis- charged December 12, who visited at the Trade School Decemlier 18, was in the Avia- tion Fnginccrs. attached to the 9th Army Air Force, ami was overseas for 22 months. He took part in the invasion of Normandy. France, on D-Day and then was shifted to Holland. Belgium. Germany, and Czecho- slovakia. He was stationed at Nuernburg. Germany when V-E Day came, and at Pader- torn. Germany when Y-J Day came. Fred plans to return to work at Trade School later this year. Pfc. Louis J. Warner, January 43. after serving 27 months overseas in the Aviation Engineers, visited the Trade School Decem- lier 18 after lieing discharged. Before going overseas, he was stationed at Camp Davis. North Carolina. He saw service in England. France . Luxembourg Belgium, and Germany. When Y-E Day came lie was at Stuttgart, Germany. He related that the Allied Air Forces really flattened the cities of Essen. Aachen, Frankfurt. Miernburg, Cologne, and Berlin with their bombing. After settling down, louis will return to working at Trade School. Radioman 2 c Douglas R. Smith, June 41. of the I .S. Navy who was discharged November 20. visited the Trade School. De- cember 19. For one year’s servare overseas, he has received the American Defense Riblion. Philippine Lilieration Riblion. the Paeific- Asiatic Theater Ribbon, and the American Theater Ribbon. Having lieen in the service three years he says, “Getting back to work in the Trade School will Ik like old times.” Cpl. Arthur T Pooley, January ’ll. discharged Novemlier 27. visited the Trade School December 19. For three years in service he wore the Purple Heart, the Ameri- can Defense Rihlmn tin E.T.O. Ribbon with three bronze stars, the Good Conduct, and Victory Ribbons. Art was stationed at Camp Carlson, California before he was shipped overseas. In France, during one year with the Combat Engineers. In was attached to the I I Ith Infantry Division. Discharged January II. 1916 after three years in the Army. Cpl. Ejnar Johnsen, a former student, visited Trade School recently. wearing the Good Conduct Ribbon. Asiatic-Pacific Rib- bon with two battle stars, Philippine Liberation Ribbon with one battle star, and the Victory Medal. Ejnar re- ceived his basic train- ing at Ft. Francis, E. Warron, Cheyenne, Wyoming and has EJNAR JOHNSEN been overseas for 30 months. He has been in Australia, New Guinea, and the Philippine Islands. Ejnar said, The Craftsman came to us regularly and you have no idea how much we enjoyed it. T Sgt. J. Vaughn Heard, June 38, home on an I l-day emergency furlough, visi- ted the Trade School December 21. He was senior instructor of infantry training at Camp Blanding, Florida for 26 months. His duties were to instruct army draftees in a 17-week held tactics course. After reporting back to Camp Blanding, he w ill Ik sent to Fort Bragg. North Carolina for further duty. He ho| cs to be discharged early in 1916 Visiting the Trade School January 17, was M Sgt. Norman Vecore, former employe of the transfer crib, who has been discharged after three years in the Army. Serving overseas 18 months, he has been in Scotland. England. France Germany, and Lux- embourg. 11 is awards include the Good Conduct Ribbon. American Theater Rihlmn, European Then ter of Opera lions Ribbon with four battle stars, and the Victory Medal. Marine Sgt. Lillord Cobb, January ’12, renewed acquaintances at the School recently while on a 30-day furlough. Lillord, who ex- pects to be discharged soon, was captain of the varsity basketball and baseball teams in 1911 and 1912, and has Im cii in the service for 32 months, serving 23 months overseas. In the South Pacific, he has been on Tunafuti and Monomea, which are a part of the Elice Islands and Engebi. Eniwetok and Kuajalein, these being islands of the Marshall group. Stationed on Kuajalein before coming home, he guarded Japanese who were captured in the vicinity. Lillord was awarded the American Theater Ribbon, Asia tic-Pacific Riblxm. and Victory Modal. Pvt. John D. Canavan, stationed at Fort Benning. Georgia three months, and at McClelland, Alabama 18 weeks for basic training and advance paratrooper training, “dropped” in at the Trade School, December 20, for a brief visit, while on a 10-day Christ- mas furlough. Speaking of Christmas, Jack also enjoyed the “Christmas’ turkey dinner that was prepared for all students for going over the top” in the Bond Drive. Jack, form- er forward on the 1911 Craftsmen basketball team, is now stationed at Fort Bragg. North Carolina, as an assistant chaplain. Jack won his “paratrooper wings from an Army C-17. He also displayed the Exjiert Infantryman’s Badge. Jack is still in the Army for more training. Former 2nd Lieut. Robert Pobursky, June ’42. of the AAF. visited the Trade School January 2. Bob saw service in Italy, Africa, France, and southern Germany, and was based in Tunisia for 10 months. He NORMAN VECORE THE CRAFTSMAN Page 13 received liis I raining in North Carolina, Texas, Mississippi, California, and Alabama. After two and one-half years in tin service, he re- ceived his discharge November 23, 1945. Ih b was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with four clusters. E.T.O. Mihl on with seven stars, American Theater IlihlNin. Presidential Citation, and the Purple Heart. Sic Doug Trotter, a graduate of Janu- ary ’44, visited the Trade School while on a four-day furlough. Doug, who is stationed at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, has l ccn in the Navy II months, lie acquired his train- ing in San Diego, Boston, and Philadelphia. Sgt. Charles Rush January 'II, who served in the European Theater of Operations for 28 months as a military policeman re- turned to the Trade School January 3 for a visit. Charles, discharged December 22. served 33 months in the Army, lie received his basic training at Camp Ripley and Miami Beach. F 2 c Allen Bitterman, June ’15, while on a 15-day furlough visited his friends at the Trade School January 2. Allen, who has loeen in the Navy six months, acquired his Boot Training at Sampson, New York. At present he is stationed at the Great Dikes Service School. T 5 Frank Conti, June 43, while on a Christmas pass, spent January 2 visiting his friends at the Trade School, lie was sta- tioned with the artillery for a few months 1m - fore being transferred to the medical corp at Camp Crowder, Missouri. Being tail gunner on a B-29 Superfortress and Hying 29 missions for the AAF before lieing discharged was the exjoerienee of Sgt. John W. Bauer, June ’42. Of the 32 months he has loeen in the service. I I were spent over- seas on Guam and Okinawa. John is the wearer of the Air Medal with two clusters. Good Conduct Ribbon, American Theater Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Rihlx n with two stars, and the Victory Medal. A graduate of June ’38, T 4 Fred D. Butler Jr., of the Army visite d t h e School January 3. Fred, who was dis- charged January I, acquired his training at Camp Ellis, Illi- nois. lie was then sent to Europe. Of 27 months in the service, 16 were spent in England, France, Luxembourg. Bel- gium, Germany, and Austria, and six in Dressed in the uniform of the Navy. S 1 c Walter D. Mullen, former student, visited the Trade School January 2 while on a 51-day furlough. After getting his training at San Bruno. ('.alifornia, he left for Okinawa where lie was based. I le is the wearer of the Asiatic- Pacific Theater BiblMin. American Theater Ribbon, and the Victory Medal. Cpl. John H. Matle, January ’43, former editor of The Craftsman, visited the School January I. while home on a 15-day furlough. John is stationed in the separation center at Fort Leaven worth. Kansas, working as a counselor. 2nd Lieut. John P. Kuly Jr., of the AAF, January ’43, visited the Trade School January 3 while on a 15-day furlough. John is now stationed at Chanute Field, Illinois as a demonstrating instructor in a machine shop. During the two and one half years he has been in the service he has traveled to practically all of the states. “There isn’t much to it.” said S Sgt. Henry Boder Jr., U.S.M.C.. June '12, as he told of dive bomber missions over Jap terri- tory in a visit to the Trade School on January 10. Henry was a combination mechanic and gunner with a Curtis Helldiver Squadron in the Marshall and Caroline Islands for a year. I Ie enlisted in December 1912 and went over- seas in October 1911 after receiving much of his training at Cherry Point, V C. One of the unsung but necessary jobs in the Army is held by Pvt. Howard M. Bevis. June ’41, who visited the Trade School Janu- ary 8 after 17 months in the Army. Howard attended clerk typist school and is now sta- tioned at Chanute Field. Illinois. He w ill re- port back after completing his 20-day furlough. “There is nothing like America,’’ said Pfc. Kenneth Bielawsky. January ’ll, in a visit to Trade School January 8 while on a 30-day furlough. Ken was with the Fifth Army in Italy for a year and saw' a great many starving people in both Italy and Greece. I le received the Meritorious Unit Citation twice. Before going into the Army Ken worked in the drafting room. Visiting the Trade School to sec his nephew and former instructors. Torpedoman 2 c Ralph Cristy, June ’12. said that after his discharge he plans to settle down to a peaceful life on his farm in Iowa. Ralph entered the service immediately upon being graduated and after 12 weeks at Great Lakes he went to sea aboard the USS “Enterprise.” Seven months later he was transferred to the cruiser “Helena” and then back to the “Enterprise,” where he remained for the next three years. After this time he went, to Shanghai from where he was flown to Pearl Harlnir and then sailed to San Fran- cisco alxoard the USS “Sea Cat.” He re- turned to Toledo after his 18-hour liberty, lb was discharged in February. In his 12 months of service, Ralph has participated in 15 major engagments includ- ing the Coral Sea battle, the invasion on D- Day. and a trip in October. 1942 to Corrigedor with a naval expeditionary force to rescue the stranded nurses. Ralph has received the Navy Expedi- tionary Medal. I nit Citation, Philippine Liberation Medal with two bronze battle stars. Victory Medal. Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon with nine stars, European Theater Ribbon with three stars, and the American Theater Ribbon. For the first time after three years of military service Frank Toth, January ’12. visited the Trade School recently to renew old acquaintances. Frank, who has plans on completing his t x l making course, is now employed at Ford Highland Park Plant. With the rank of corporal. he served 14 months with the 30th Infantry Division in France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany. He earned the Euro|x an Theater ItiblMin with five battle stars, G x d Conduct Medal, Pur- ple Heart, and the Bronze Star before he was discharged last October. Being one of 18 privates chosen from a group of 200 for transfer from the artillery to the Army Air Corps, was the experience of Pvt. Robert McCrum, June ’45. who re- cently visited the School when he received an 18-day furlough because of a delay cn route from Fort Sill. Oklahoma, to Kerns Field. I tali, where he will receive ground crew train- ing. It was Robert’s opinion that Trade. School experience was largely responsible for his transfer. S 2 c Thomas Young, former student, visited here January 22. on a 30-day furlough before going overseas. His four months in the service have been s|x nt in Ixxit camp at Great Ixtkes and duty at Sh x maker. ('.ali- fornia. He w ill return to Shoemaker. Alumni Report on Military Life Pvt. Ted Zenevich, January ’15. plays basketball and tennis to pass time while see- ing as an M. P. in Casablanca. He writes that the basketball team he plays on won I and lost none. “I sure miss all the fellows from Trade School,” said A C Alexander Smith Smit- ty , June ’43. lie is at the Naval Training Center in San Diego. “I’m in Texas now, a long way from Trade School,” writes Pvt. Billy Wesley, January ’15. “Sheppard Field,” he says, “is a pretty nice camp. We have three theaters, two ser- vice clubs, and several PX’s. 'I'lie biggest novelty to me was riding all over town in a rickshaw, reports MoMM3 c Jack La Motte, June 43. stationed in Tsingtao, China. He later left for Tientsin to pick up Jap prisoners who were to lx trans- ported to Japtn. E.T.M. 2 c Clarence Hothem, June ’ 11, writes that he is now stationed at Corpus Christi. Texas. “They shoot ’em down and I fix ’em up,” is what he says alxmt the “Drones”, a radio controlled target plane. I ast year he attended three radio schools w hen he studied radio, radar, and sonar. FRED D. BUTLER JR. Japan. THE CRAFTSMA'N Page 14 On the Editors Desk O A True Story. . . This story is authentic and the writer has documentary material to prove it. The vet- eran's name has been withheld lor obvious reasons which you will soon understand. Our story begins somewhere near enemy territory. A young flier is on a special mis- sion in which he must take pictures of enemy gun installations, lb is almost two-thirds of the way to his objective when he sees three enemy fighters coming toward him about two thousand feet below. Deciding that he is sure to be spotted, our pilot strikes first. A shell from his 50 mm. cannon sends the lead plane screaming to the ground. Satisfied with his luck, he makes a second pass. By this time the two remaining enemy craft have separated and are trying to trap him. He starts after the one to his right, .lust as his sights are lint «I up he feels a sharp pain in the back of his head, livery thing goes black but his thoughts race wildly. No. it mustn't lie. Ilis buddies have told him of similar experiences and of the disaster which befalls such victims as he. To think that he was so sure it would never hap[X n to him. His vision cleared and a glance over his shoulder told him that it had. Yes. Mr. O’Neil, sanitary engineer, had tap|x .d our (l-lx y hero on the back of the head and told him, in so many words, to quit dreaming. A New Week Needed. . . hat the Trade School really needs is a be-kind-to-instructors week, for they really aren’t bad fellows. They have worked hard through the years building up the Trade School and deserve credit. The shop instruc- tors have kept their noses to tin grindstone trying to teach students to operate mops-and- pails, lathes, brooms, mills, dust pahs, and puint brushes. When boys reach the B- and A-classes they liegin to realize what a friend the instructor has been; he has tried to make eflieient tool- makers of them. Few students look at things from the in- structor's point-of-view. The average in- structor starts the day by signing about 100 requisitions and having a short conference w ith the other instructors over the progress of tin bowling team. Before the machines are even warmed-up somelxxly has light trouble; this is remedied by pushing in the plug. The instructor then settles down to take it easy by checking attendance........keeping an eye on the boys.......chasing around after new orders . . . arguing with the inspector . . . . . hunting for Jones who has l ecn checked out for about JO minutes .... writing an order for new gears which were damaged when the machine was shifted from 53 to 1000 r.p.m. . . . and conferring with Joe who scrap| ed 56 out of 60 pieces. Thus the morning passes bringing forth the crucial afternoon period. About an hour after lunch, zero hour ar- rives, the |� eriod in which any thing can hap- pen. Our typical instructor manages a smile when a student cuts off a piece of a 36-inch height gage because his 12-inch rule was too short. The smile fades when he hears a loud crash caused by a tailstock that has been pushed oil a machine. A grim look appears on his face when the department becomes smoky with grinder dust liecause some little lad is trying to sharpen a Carboloy tool bit. A wild gleam appears in his eye when he dis- covers a student dressing three inches oil the grinding wheel and then trying to take the diamond for a ring he is making. Small wonder that the instructor becomes a bit un- friendly by ten to four o’clock. ANOTHER PARTY HEARD FROM They find fault with the editor— The stuff he prints is rot. The paper's alxmt as |x ppy As a cemetery lot. Kacli page show s poor arrangement. The jokes they say are stale. The upper classmen holler And the lower classmen wail. But when the paper's printed. And each issue is on file. If someone missed a copy, N«� n can hear him yell a mile. Mina Shannon The Tower—Decem I x r 11 Grosse Point� High School Another Acrostic. . . See if you cun find out who this man is ____ble ____ankv ____arried ____ntelligent ____uckless ----gile ____ecessary ____een ____bscrvant ____ictorious? Answer: ao ub|i j |y Headaches. . . If you see an instructor dashing madly down the halls, have sympathy for him; he probably received a last minute cancellation on some motion picture he had hoped to show students. Little does the average Trade School lx y realize how many details are con- nected with the movies he sees in the audi- torium. Everything would be fin� if the instruc- tor’s troubles ended with the film schedule he makes semi-annually. He can’t sleep nights after trying to get films that are timely and connected to some particular subject. Be- sid� s all this. In doesn't know if the films will arrive on time. Maybe they won’t come at all! Next comes tin trial of patience, the pro- jection. Placing the hard-to-get film on tin projector, the instructor tinkers with it until lie succeeds in making the film visible, only to find the sound apparatus ery, very, quiet. Just about now, our friend is hot under the collar. Presently, he gets things under way. but not for long. On go the lights, (this ha| - p� ns three or four times) and once more the projector gets a going over. At this point, the instructor is scarcely controlling an inner explosion. No movie would lx complete without disturbances from the audience; any- thing that will annoy the instructor is good enough. Of course the instructor doesn't mind, much; now you can readily understand why instructors get gray hair. Ah! ,yes what these poor instructors go through. --------------------------------------- OVER THE CRIB COUNTER ($■■■■■■ By I. C. ALL .—-------------- • Do you like to laugh? Do you get sick easily? D� you like to read g� x d material? N ou do? In that case please don't read any more of this column. It is not funny, it will make you sick, and the material is not good Will anybody with a book on “Windsor Knots Made easy, please make it avail- able to instructors. Question-of-the-Month: Mr. Westerman, NY hat happened te the two cats that once lived in the cafeteria? Second Question-of-the-Month: NVhat will Keith (ilassly use to sharpen up the knife presented him by the V-section? I. C. All hopes it won’t be the future A-class� � s. Third Question-of-the-Month: NVhat kin� i of glue is used in the cafeteria to hold the paper to the cup cakes? Did you hear about tin T.S. Ix� y who brought home a report card written in Spanish, Si, Si. Si. (That’s u joke, son.) Let's get glasses for Mr. Hedinger so he won’t confuse the 110 AC with the 240 DC sockets again. NVhat senior, formerly assistant editor of the H -Blueprint, lost his two-inch microm- eter and, after looking in practically every n x k and cranny in the department, finally found it in his own tool lx x? A clue: His initials are Kd .1. Open letter to Cecil Westerman: Dear Sir: The war is over. Rationing is end- ed. When will we again be served that delicious, long unseen, cream not apple butter? Very truly yours, I. C. All I. C. All believes that there ought to lx a law against: Instructors who give C’s; classes in letter writing; litors who believe that d adlincs must be met; this wonderful weather; reporters who can’t sjxdl names; and, last but not least, those letters they send home when we skip sch x l. Scientists in Acapulco have discovered, after exhaustive experimenting, that the meat served in the Trade School Cafeteria is superior in durability, wearability, and toughness to the material now used in the making of rawhide hammers Reporters on The ('raftsman staff arc very industrious. Kvery scholarship day at least one forgets to go after his scholarship. That’s all for this month. Hasta Lucgo THE CRAFTSMAN Page 15 From loft to right they are: Emil Allstead, M-F-l; James Hongosbach. W-C-3; Herbert Crenshaw. M-D-l; George Long, M-G-l; Pete Demos, M-A.2; and David Jenkins, W-G-2. Emil Allstead, of Troop V-2. in the three years that he has been a scout has earned two merit badges, lie holds the rank of I si class seont and patrol leader. Pete Demos, a Star scout of Troop 243, has been a Boy Seoul six years. He has nine merit badges to his credit and needs only one more to become a Life scout. 2nd class scout George Long, Troop 138, needs only the swimming merit badge to become a 1st class scout. George, who has been a strout for 1 I months. is now trying for the aviation merit badge. In the scouts one and one-half years. David Jenkins of Troop 232. has liecome a 2nd class scout. David is now working for a merit badge in music and electricity. After graduation he plans to take construction work, ('ivies, life saving, bird study, and swimming are the remaining tests that James Hengesbach, Troop 2‘)8. w ill need to become an Kagle scout. James, holding the rank of Life scout, has l een a member of the scouts for two years. Ih has earned 12 merit badges and is now working for pioneer and machinery badges. In three and one-half years as a scout. Herbert Crenshaw of Troop 194, has earned 18 merit badges and the Order of the Arrow. Being a Life scout and senior patrol leader now. Herb needs four more merit badges to make the rank of Kagle scout. After graduating from the Trade School he plans to try for the |M st of Junior Assistant Scout Master. ★ The Scout Oath On my honor I will do my best: To do my duty to God and my country And to obey the Scout Law; To help other people at all times; To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight. ★ ★ ★ Page 2 THE CRAFTSMAN tJFs Slip (Craftsman (Mcmbcrr W Est.l9Zl) — PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY MONTH DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR BY AND FOR STUDENTS OF HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL. DEARBORN. MICH. Editor-in-chief Sports - JOHN TEGEL LOUIS LOVAT RICHARD AMELL. VALENTINE FORIS. CONRAD HANGARTNER. NICHOLAS KACHMAN. ED LEN. PETE SERAZIO. BOB SEURYNCK. JAMES STALKER. ED STELLINI. HAROLD THOMPSON. _ „ Adviser:........................................E. H. STOELTING Vol. 4. No. 6 March. 1946 Actuniiiel: you , If a boy participates in extracurricular activities his chances of employ- ment an greatly increased. When a recommendation was filled out with a boy’s record at Trade School recently, the second question asked was “Did he participate in extracurricular activities?” You say you didn’t know employers attached so much importance to this fact? You wonder why they do? Well, have you ever noticed the type of fellow who goes in lor sports? He is active, full of pep, and eager. The playing of most school games de- velops initiative, a sense of responsibility, team work, and co-ordination. Don't you agree that this type of person would make a better employee, that he would be more satisfactory than one whose initiative had not chance to develop? boy who attends school activities develops a pleasing personality. Sports develop muscle, wind, and invaluable timing. Note these facts; think them over. Next time you hear of a school dance, a basketball game, or a call for players, participate, and be glad for the opportunity. 9t'± a J9o+tCf,r Right now you arc probably wondering. . .you G-boys. You are won- dering if you have made a wise choice in coming to the Trade School, l ou look at tlie three and one-half years ahead of you with curiosity and perhaps a little fear. , . ... , , ..... Well, if you would like a little assurance, if you would like to be a little more certain, ask some recently graduated senior. I le will tell you how glad he is to have been afforded the opportunity of attending 4 rade School. He will tell you that he has received mechanical and academic training of the highest type. Men in the shop who are experts in their respective fields have taught him on the finest machines available. Remember these things. Before you know il. you will lx looking back on your experiences at Trade School, more thanklul than evei that you had a chance to come. R tnvnvlesi the. QolAest Rule. Do you want to make it tough for the boy who has tables? ou can easily do this by turning over your plate, spilling food, or leaving remnants on the table. That would really be funny, wouldn t it? More work for the boy who cleans the tables shortens the time the cafeteria boys have to set the table for the next lunch period. 1 hat s funnv, too. Isn’t it? ... The way you act at the table reflects the way you act at home even though you don’t realize it. Would you consider it funny it you did the same thing at home? Would your parents think it funny? It may seem funny, hut just put yourself on the receiving end. News In Brief: Seniors and A-class students who an interested in helping in the publication of the l945- 46 year- book are asked to register for the job suiting their editing talent in Room .49. Franklin Sheldrake, who bus worked in the b«� ok store, was transferred to the extracurricular de. partment as school photographer. M iss Betty Johns, who worked in The draftsman oflice as a typist, was transferred to the Aircraft Building to work as secretary to Karl Conk. All A-class students miss her. John Heinz, head of shop theory department� has registered for the mechanical engineering course given at Fordson Fvening School. Any clear snapshots (preferably humorous) of students in the January and June 1946 graduating classes will In welcomed in Room 39 for the 1945- ’46 yearbook. The February publication of The draftsman was slowed-up by a paper shortage at the print shop. ■ ■ ■ Students and instructors donated $47.65 to the “Rosalie Fund”, which was directed in our school by Finest Sanders, machine repair instructor. Irus Williams. T-B-3, is hack in School after re covering from a head injury that he received while carelessly crossing Miller Road. A recreational board composed of 13 instructors will serve as an advisory committee for the School’s athletic program, recreational activities. Bob-1.0 Picnic, and other school doings. During the past, mont h 25 students of the I rade School left for the I nited States armed forces. They are: All crt W. Ambler Robert F. Baiun Fugene W. Brown Robert P. Brown Philip D. Bryant Richard W. Carrier Ralph Conti Boland W. Deman Dominick Fontichiaro Victor II. Grimmer Hubert W. I lank Richard Newell Keith M. Hinton James M. Kiefer Gordon G. krey I eonard La Buda Bruno Larese Milo Newer Thomas O. Peak Marry Ramsey Paul Romero William Schlief William Siegel John A. Spall � � :n:.... rr Our cover portrays the many sports for which letters are awarded in the Trade School. All letters resemble the large block F on the cover but the let- ter for each sport has a different symbol at the bottom of the letter. On the back cover are two thoughts concerning sportsmanship. ____®h? Craftsman Volume 4 No. 6 HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL March. 1946 Alumni, Instructors, Students To Plan Anniversary Program A banquet is Ixung planned by committees consisting of students, instructors, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Henry In charge of the event arc three committees --------------------------- Apprentice Classes Changed For TS Boys || Beginning this term, which started the week of February II. Apprentice School stu- dents with Trade School badges and “X” badges, who work on the day shift, will no longer attend class in the Aircraft Building, but will go to class in the Trade School. This change lias been made so that the stu- dents will have sufficient time to get to their classes after work. These students will continue to attend class in the Trade School until they have completed their four 10-week terms. It is indefinite whether the students em- ployed by Ford Motor Company will attend classes in the Trade School There is no change in the courses taught or the days on which they are held; however, the hours will lie changed. Students working on the day shift will attend class from 4:05 p.m. to 5:20 p.m. The hours for students on the after- noon shift are not yet arranged. No changes have been made in the teach- ing staff. The instructors are Albert Carpenter and Don Marshall, mathematics; Bay White, shop theory; Willard lleiss and William Bowe. blueprint reading; Douglas Poole and Calvin Baughman, drawing; Ed Kohlreiter and Clifton Fellows, metals. Many plans had been made to move the Apprentice School, now called Training and I'.ducation Dixision of Ford Motor Company, from the B-htiilding to a new location. The Trade School fire last summer, however, hurried the project along. In July the School was moved to the Aircraft Building. Nicholson Named Critic Teacher Fred Nicholson, drawing instructor, lias been chosen critic teacher for Henry Ford Frade School by a committee sent to the School by Wayne I niversity. The committee, composed of Earl Bedell. Divisional Director of Technical and «na- tional (education for Detroit Public Schools; Andrew AlLliouse, Supervisor of Vocational Education for Detroit Public Schools; and H. Harold Silvius, Assistant Professor of «national Education for Wayne I niversity, visited tin Track? School on February 19 to select a critic teacher to till the position va- cated by the late Ben Kazyak. who died Jan- uary 8. Their choice for critic teacher was Mr. Nicholson. Vs a critic? teacher Mr. .Nicholson's duties arc to instruct and sii| ervise the classroom work done by the? student teacher trying t«i secure a teacher's certificate. Historical Record Kept By Albert Edel Yes, that’s right. Albert N. Edel, assistant shop superintendent, has a little brown lxx k. The trouble is that it doesn’t contain the telephone numbers that a person would expect to find in such a book. For in Mr. Kdel's book is an accurate history of instructors who have worked in the School in the past and those? who work here now. That is, the lxx k is accurate up to 1926. When Mr. Edel started in (he Trade School on December 7, 1920 be purchased a small, brown note!xx k which he placed in his dc sk. As new instructors entered the Sclicxil, Mr. Edel placed, on a page of his notebook, their names, addresses, and the dates they were employed. As the years passed, the lxx� k became filled. Many of those names are still in the School; many others have left, but Mr. Edel's brown lxx k keeps a history. Recently Mr. Edel found several com- munications which are of historical value. These communications are signed by J. Erank labeling, who in 1926 was shop sijper- intendent. and are addressed to (i. A. Yerex, at the Ford Motor Company employment office. In these communications the trans- fer of three men to the Trade School is re . |x rted and all three men are still employed here as instructors. On July 7. David Ellis, head of valve repair department, entered tin School as an instructor, followed by Harry J. Westbrook, bead of w xxJ pattern shop, on August II. and Charles la Forest, clearing house shipping clerk, on August 26. Mr. Edel added their names to his little brown lxx� k as they entered the School. W hen an instructor leaves the Trade School, Mr. Edel writes the date on the page which contains the rest of their history with the School. Red Cross Drive On The 1946 American Junior Bed Cross Drive opened March I and continued until March 15, to obtain funds and secure member- ship in the School. In the past, the cost of membership has been � n« dollar because the students joined tin Senior Red Cross. This year the fee will be 25 cents for enrollment in the Junior Red Cross. and alumni Ford 'Frade School, which falls on October 25. working together as a whole to obtain ad ap- propriate program to celebrate the School's |x arl anniversary. The date and place for the celebration will 1x3 announced later. The Alumni Association Committee is coirifxiscd of Nick Timko, '29; Lyle W. Blanchard, 30; Harold llurkett. '24; Buford Crimes, '29; Jay Gonyeau, '30; George Gonyeau, 35; Bussell Moore, '28; John Onderko, 30; and John Dobrei, '30. The instructors committee is conqxtscd of Albert Wagoner, Wilbert Dopke, Claude G. Bogors, Drier Bratton, August Gasser. Albert N. Edel, William Moore, Douglas Souter, Robert Adams, Samuel Langford. Ambrose Eicfiman, Stephen Vigil, Henry Schindler, Gordon Gillies, and I rban Lucas. The students committee is composed of Thomas Burch, representing the M-section; Ed Len, representing the W-section; Kenneth McRae, representing the T-section; and John konkal, representing the seniors. In | ast years elaborate celebrations have marked the anniversaries of the Trade School. In 1940 the Masonic Temple was the scene of the twenty-fourth anniversary lumquet held « « October 25, with 725 persons present. Broadhearth Presented On October 25, 1941, the silver anniver- sary was celebrated at the Masonic Temple, with I 50 guests present. At this banquet, Henry Ford was presented with the deed to the Broadhearth Building, in which iron was first smelled in America. The presentation was made by F. E. Searle, who was bead of Ford Industrial Schools from 1917 until 1946. E. L. Bridge, an alumnus, then presented Mr. Ford as “The Father of Industrial Education.” Present at the ceremonies were many well- known persons including the late Edsel B. Ford, Mayor Jefferies, and William B. Stout. A mcdalli mv alxmt the size of a silver dollar and bearing a picture � f Mr. Ford and the in- scription, “Father of Industrial Education”, w as pn?scnted to each guest. The die used to make the medallions was (hen destroyed. As a surprise feature, Mr. Searle was pre- sented with a plaque commemorating bis 24 years of service with Ford Schools, by Elvin Day. toastmaster and alumnus. Movies showing Trade Sch x l students in shop and class, were also shown as part of the program. On October 25, 1916, Henry Ford Trade School was foiind« d to give lx� ys experience in practical shop work as well as classroom work. The Trade Scli x l began with six students and nr instructor, and has grown until at present it enrolls 1365 students and 308 instructors. THE CRAFTSMAN Page 4 Squadron 639 4 CAP NEWS By CONRAD HANGARTNER Bossman Again. . . Xoic Here There is the name of the scan- dal sheet distributed alniard the I SS Bracken. Who’s the editor of this paper? Well it’s George Tozer, February ’45, a former first sergeant in the Trade School GAP squadron. The I a| er. which tells about the ship and her crew, is written and compiled by those mem- bers of the crew that seem to have journal- istic talent. George was the first “Imiss man” of the Hi proni, the official paper of squadron 659-4. Promotions. . . Positions vacated by cadet officers who left for the services created promotions for 10 meml ers. Effective February 15, tin following ca- dets were promoted: C 1st Lieut. Anthony Pezzin to Assistant Cadet Commander; C 2nd Lieut. Hill Stone to C lst Lieut, as Flight leader; C 1st Sgt. John konkal to C 1st Lieut, as Flight Leader; C Sgt. Frank Krker to C 2nd Lieut, as Assistant Flight Leader; C Sgt. Raymond La Duke to C 1st Sgt.: C Cpls. Douglas Goik. Lon Way. and Ro! ert Cecil toC Sgt. as Flight Sgts.; C P ts. John Alvarado and incent Ie|M re to C Gpls. as Squad leaders. Check Flights. . . Carol Stone, January ’45, a former ensign in the Naval Air Corps, learned to fly in the same ty jm trainer plane used by our squadron. Now with 659-4. lie is taking check flights with CAP pilots. On completion of his check flights, lie’ll take the cadets on orientation flights. On these flights the student learns how tin plane reacts to the movements of its controls. Share The Plane. . . The Trade School squadron's PI-I , trainer plane, is also used by the cadets sta- tioned at Roseville Airport. By sharing the plane with the airport squadron, much more flying time will be available for our cadets, because the airport squadron ill keep the plane in tip-top mechanical condition so that when our boys wish to “take ’er up” they won't have to wait for servicing. New Class. . . Radio theory or code classes lor eudets will Ih held in Room 45 from 5 to I p.m. on Monday and 1 to 5 p.m. on Tuesday. Instruction will be given by Lt. Toivo Lind. R. D. Weaver, and C CpI. John lliirin. Students Witness Safety Program “There is one law that the |K liee deix.rtiM. iit wants you to break. stated police S t. W ayne Kernclius at the singing periods I’ehruarv 2«. 2T. and March 6. I hat law. he eonl.nucd. “is the law of averages. e know, by the law of averages, just how ...any persons will. Ixs ause W. C. Folley Heads Training Division When Y. C. Folley became the head of training and education in the I'ord Motor Company about two months ago (Henry Ford Trade School and Schools of Greenfield illage are not included) he brought with him con- siderable ex|M rience not only in the field of industry but also journalism and college ad- ministration. Extensive interest and ex- igence in the field of education and also a firm Iwlief in the value of extracurricular ac- tivities such as athletics, music, and debating make Mr. Folley a capable man for his new position. Mr. Folley earned his bachelor of arts de- gree at the I niversity of Dakota ami Wesley College and his master of science and doctor of philosophy degrees at North Dakota. Ills college education was interrupted by the First W orld W ar during which he served w it h the armed serv ices overseas. On his return to this country he enrolled in college and had the unusual experience of holding a professorship in journalism and economics liefore receiving his degree. W hen he was asked his value of athletics in connec- tion with school work. Mr. Folley said. “I am firmly convinced that the team play which is taught in basketball, foot ball and baseball are as necessary for a successful seuson as it is for successful living. Man cannot adjust him- self in today’s world who has not learned co- operation. fair play, and the ability t win or lose like a gentleman.” “It has l� een my observation.” said Mr. Folley. “that usually the students of ordinary intelligence who give ail of thc;r time to their studies can make excellent grades, but tlu- st udent who can make good grades and at the same time particiapte in other activities such us the school paper, the athletic teams, and glee club is more adaptable and apt to go further in his chosen field of work.” Mr. Folley joined Ford Motor Com- pany in 1957 working in the sales branch at Oklahoma City. In 1959 he came to Dear- born where he was in the promotion and sales training department until the war. lie was in charge of Government Contracts and co- ordinated at Willow Run. Mr. Folley plans a much more extensive training program to meet the needs of the various divisions of the company. “It is our job,” said Mr. Folley, “to offer employes of the Ford Motor Company any- training requested which will improve the efficiency and the morale of the Company. of traffic accidents, Is taken either to the hos- pital or to the morgue each hour of the day, each day of the week, but we don’t know who it will Ih . Don’t let this law catch up to you. According to that law, one out of every 20 here will l e killed or injured in the next five years.” lie further stated that 90 per cent of all persons injured in traffic just forgot to look both ways. Sergeant Fernelius ami his assistant, Frank Smith, alias “The Singing Cop ” alias “Frank Sinatra Smith” sang four duets. Mr amom's Hand. Yankee Doodle Dandy. Down on the East Side of Brush, and finished up with The I.idle Bed School house. Jerry M«Safety, that dummy of all dum- mies who knows all of the safety answers, appeared pleased, and yet in one way dis- up|xtinted with the group In-fore him. “You’re not used to seeing all boys like I his. are you Jerry?” asked the sergeant. “No, and I don’t like it either. Where are the girls?” he replied After a little coaxing, Jerry recited the rhyme familiar to all Trade School Ixiys. Stop, look, and listen Before you cross the street, I se your eyes, use your ears. And then use your feet. For a grand finale, Sgt. Fernelius and Jerry sang a duet entitled The Old Shellalah. Alumni Organize A group of Trade School graduates were incorporated recently in Michigan as the Alumni Association of Henry Ford Trade ScIum I. It is listed us a non-profit organiza- tion and was formed to afford an opportunity for former Trade School students to get to- gether for their mutual benefit. At present tin association consists of a board of directors, with chairman Tom Crowley, former Trade School instructor now employed by Ford Motor Company, and about 50 members. 'The group liofies to expand until it.eludes every Trade School graduate. At pr sent this association meets once a month, and new members are brought in by those already belonging. Members pay $10 a year dues. Work Lover Is Late John Imndon. journalism instructor, loves his work. He thinks «if his boys all the time. He also rides a bus to school in the morning as he reads his Free Press. On February 22. la- saw the picture of Charlie, along with his story. Charlie was the milk horse who. dur- ing tla milk strike, went to his route without a driver; Mr. Uindon thought alamt that story, lb thought about how he could use it in the teaching of his journalism classes, lb thought. . .and thought. And while la was thinking his bus went on and on. . .far past his stop. To be more exact la went five miles past bis stop. I hat’s how his students without their even knowing it. cost him an extra dime aial a late ring on his time card. THE CRAFTSMAN Page 5 Richard Amell Writes Best B-Class Editorial The editorial, “Of Men of Peace,” written by Hichard Amell. M-B-l, has been chosen as the Isist editorial written for B-class publications during the last six school weeks ending February I. The story, which appeared in the January issue of the Eit fillxiH, was chosen by the judges. Audrey Boyd, English instructor. Archer Sayres, geography instructor, and lla en Jewel, mathematics and shop theory instructor, because of its loftiness of ideal, unity of thought, and its composition, which summed up the events of the past year and | oinled the way for the future. The story appeared as follows: “Another year lias passed, leaving in its wake a world, free from war. for the first time in many years. We find many millions dead, killed by the hand of man, and many countries devastated. We are now engaged in the task of trying to create a world that will lx a lit and decent place for people to dwell “In School we have found the past year one filled with pleasant memories, but the most imj)ortant memory was the day of final victory. It should be in our resolution to do our utmost to help our fellow-man create a lusting peace, filled with opportunites for all. In the future many of the persons within this School will Im engaged in the task of creating a lasting peace. It is indeed hoped by all that the future year will bring the world to the realiza- tion dial all men are created equal and free.” Bichard intends to attend the Apprentice Course and go to evening school after he is graduated in June 1946. During his weeks in the B-class lie preferred to write feature and editorials Because of their variety of subjects. In his spare time lie collects records, and en- joys dancing, fishing, and working on boats. Visitors Tour School W bile on a tour of Ford plants in various countries. Sol l.eipshitz. head of a Ford Mo- Vr. ComP«n training school in Jerusalem, visited the I rade School Mondav. February II. Mr. D'ipsliitz stated that the School was a marvelous organization and wished the train- ing school in bis country was as advanced. Before leaving, Mr. Lcipshitz requested three copies of each text lx Nik used in the Trade School dealing with subjects such as shop theory, mathematics, physics, and blueprint reading. While touring the shop. Mr. I eipshitz ex- I iained to Albert Wagener, head of academic department, that in their training school one learns about blueprint reading, the use of tools, and other subjects pertaining to the shop, lie also stated the school trains its students for the factory, of which there are three. These factories are lord automotive repair shops and are more or less assembly and repair plants. Mr. l.eipshitz says that their educational out- look is not too g(N d due to (Hilitical disputes and interference from foreign countries. To study the system used at Trade School for educating lxiys, S. Y. Wang of Kiangan. C.liina: ) . C. .li. of Wangnn; and 'I . C. Lay. of Peiping, visited the School February 12, escorted by A. M. Wagener, head of the aca- demic department. BiHiks used in the ScImmiI proved of par- ticular interest to them and they purchased a copy of every text available. They are to lie used later in preparing Ixxiks to suit their own needs. The psychological tests given to stu- dents were also viewed with interest. In the shop department the visitors were especially impressed by the close precision work turned out by the boys. The men re- marked on the industriousness of the Iwiys and the modernism and fine appearance of the machinery. I he I rade School is only one of the many places they visited in this country. The in- formation gained here will be combined with that gained elsewhere to use in building schools in China for training ! oys. Plans Are Completed For Shop Theory Lab Extending its academic program. Ilenry Ford Trade School will establish a shop theory laboratory in Boom 33, which was formerly the electrical engineering riNtin, as soon as the necessary machinery arrives. The lalMiratory w ill Im comprised of a 14- inch universal G K sha|M r; a 2-11 universal Milwaukee mill; a Monarch toolroom lathe; a Fosdick sensitive drill press with No. 2 Morse t� |M r spindle; a No. I B A S universal O.l). grinder; a Parker-Majestic LI), grinder: a No. 2 Faft-Pierce surface grinder; a tool grinder; a mandrel press; a Bock well hardness tester; a work l ench with two vises, a surface plate, a metal plate for hammering, and stock and miscellaneous equipment cabinets upon which displays can Ik mounted. Approxi- mately 24 seats, two rows of which will Ik? elevated, are to Im installed, while black l)onrds will help the instructor illustrate his suggestions. With the aid of the lab, shop theory in- structors w ill Im able to teach students proper pr M edure for various machining operations such as drilling, threading, grinding, and milling. The student can easily watch the detailed performance given by the instructor while actual participation w ill enable him to gain confidence and a more precise knowledge of machines to be used in future shop work. Classes from the (i-class through the A-cIass will be shown the fundamentals of machines in the lab during one shop theory- class a week, every school week in the semes- ter. Since there are four shop theory instruc- tors, each will use the lalM ratory one day a week. I bis plan leaves tin lalMiratory avail- able on Friday for special work, with sufficient time for a general clean-up, although the lab must Im left in g MMj condition after each class. RICHARD AMELL Wanted: Good Advice Humors are spreading that Pvt. Cassimer Lacki, June ’45, visited the School recently for a sp cifie reason—advice. Home on a three-day pass while his ship Saturnia was teiiqMirarily delayed in dry-dock, Cass pre- sented a problem w hich compares to the prob- lem faced by short lM ys washing the black- boards and the tall l� oys painting the fl N rs on ABC. Known to Im shy with the gentler sex, (’ass will l� e resfMinsihle for war brides enroute to the United States, (’.all it ill fateor bad luck that, this meek lad Ik? required to enter- tain the blushing brides while on their journey. Some “guys” would give anything for a job of that sort, but not Cass. His situation is ty pical of one of the School’s mottoes. The diflicult we do immediately, the inqiossible takes a little longer.” Surrounded by such a number of feminine companions, it wouldn’t Im surprising if Cass should Income a Casa- nova. He will assist in arranging programs, movies, publishing a “ship paper,” getting I rooks, and seeing that babies have toys. Who knows, he may even called upon to feed a baby! Imagine a Trade School letterman of 1944 - ’45 varsity basketball and baseball feeding a baby! Pimm- Cass won’t be able to face Iris friends, but at least he will probably Im the only Trade School graduate who can say that he has a job of playing nursemaid. I le needs advice. Senior To Sing With Civic Light Opera from shop to stage is the experience of Conrad George Kronenln rg, January ’16. He appears, singing baritone, in the perform- ances of the Civic Light. Opera Company which opened its season at the Masonic Temple auditorium. February 5. inn Mill i hi when he auditioned, singing the “Desert Song.” for a position in light o|M ra. I |M� n being accepted he was given eight weeks of training at the Civic Light Opera School. A second audition won for him a part in an en- semble. and as a re- sult. obtained a 11- week leave of absence from the Trade ScImmiI in order to sing in the 10 oper- ettas of the 1945 season. Conrad starts a day’s work of light opera at 11:30 in the morning. At 2 P.M.. after taking one hour for lunch, he rehear- ses until 5 p.m., then has dinner and returns to the theater at 7:30 p.m. to prepare for the show. The cur- tain rises at 8:30 p.m. and comes down at 11:20 p.m. He plans to quit the Trade School so that Im may devote full time to his singing career C. KRONENBERC Page 6 THE CRAFTSMAN 18 STUDENTS RECEIVE ALL-A CARDS All-A cards in industry were nseive.l l.y 111 students on February 20. for the p-rind ending February I. Four all-A cards arc the accomplishment l Alex Cechanowicz. W-A-l. At main interests are chemistry and airplanes. Four students who have obtained their third all-A cards m the I rade School an Ray Strange Doings Three men walked slowly through the Trade School casting glances around and not missing anything. One carried a long wooden stand, another carried a small black box, while the third held a long wooden box large enough to contain a small G-boy. Slowly they walked through the halls until they were met by a guide. The group stop|M d at one classroom and conversed in low tones. After a brief discus- sion. the guide stepped into the classroom while one man held up the black box and the other held a metal object high in the air. Kveryone held his breath, then it came, a blinding flash (had atomic power entered the Trade School?) and camera men of the Ford News Bureau had another picture of Trade School acti ities. The photographers, took pictures in class- rooms. cafeteria, shop, and in the lobby show- ing students homeward bound. These photos were taken in an effort to get a cross-section of Trade School doings. What Would You Have Done? Student, who rocoivod «11 A-c«rd« «re: backrow. -‘‘l' ‘i' aLx ch.nowicz 'w a Raymond Bastenis. T-K-l: Bob Bertouille, T-C-l: Lincoln Painter. M-D-l; and Raymond Zentz, M-K-1. Bay Bastenis spends his spare time drawing and playing baseball. Bob Bertouille collects guns as a pastime. Lincoln Painter is interested in all sports and uses his free time to engage in them. Bay Zentz enjoys constructing model airplanes Leon Ponehart. M-D-l; Kenneth Bradford. M-C-l; and Bill Busu. M-K-l: have each received two all-A cards. l«con s main interest is playing his accordion. Ken Bradford spends his time going to night school, and Bill Busu plays an alto saxophone in his spare time. George Gaydos. M-K-l. who has one all-A card to his credit, is a stamp collector during his spare time. David Stiles. M-K-L who has just received his first all-A card, enjoys col- lecting stamps and repairing bicycles in Ins free time. Kd Len. W-A-l. is now taking the last night school subject he requires to secure a high school diploma. Kd has received one all-A card. Building and flying model air- planes is the hobby of Gerald 1-aub. M-K-l who has one all-A report card to his credit. Bichard l cslie. W-F-l, spends his spare time on his hobby, plastic construction. Bichard has one all- card. Attending night school takes up much of the time hrnest Hanna. W-K-l. Krnest is another student with one all-A card. Playing an accordian is the pastime of Frank Dunst. W-K-l, who has just received his first all-A card. Bobert Meyer. T-K-l. who has one all-A card, is an ameteur photographer in his spare time. Being a magician is the hobby of Donald Berndt. T-D-2. who has secured one all-A card. Good Friday Services To Be Held Again Good Friday Services will be held in the cafeteria for the eighth consecutive year at 2:50 p. in.. April 19. under the supervision of K. O. Sanders, chaplain The Beverend Fred Iziekwood. of the John B. Baptist Church, will portray the scenes of Calvary in the first message of the service. The Beverend Harold W. May. of Wayne Missionary Alliance Church, ill follow with a sermon based on the Resurrec- tion of Christ. Jim Wagner, senior, and Willis Golhert, of the main hospital, will be soloists for the service. Bay Grille, president of Trade School Voice of Christian Youth, will be the accompanist on the piano. Students in shop may attend the service by obtaining a card from Boom 1, then have it signed by their parents and instructor. After the cards are signed they may be turned in to William Moore in the transfer crib on or before April 17. Arrangements may l c made to resume the pre-war practice of inviting parents and friends to attend the service and also visit the School. During the hectic days of 1911 when the world was in a terrible conflict, a young boy just entering high school was destined to choose between two conflicting ideas; a choice which was to change the entire course of his life. All his life, as many of us do. Larry Curtis loved to play football. I pon entering high school he went out for the varsity ((Hit- ball team. After playing hard in an attempt to secure a position on the team. Larry came home one day w ith a happy appearance about him and a football uniform under his arm. He had made good in the game he liked so much. Throwing the uniform on a chair he told his parents the wonderful news. After he finished his story, a letter, answering an ap- plication which l-arry liad made to enter Henry Ford Trade School, was handed to him by his mother. It requested him to A report for an inter- view the foil w ing morning. Here was probably the greatest decision Larry ever had to make. Should . 1 8. he quit the football team on which he had LARRY CURTIS striven so hard to ob- tain a position or should he enter the I rade School where football was not played? Larry went to bed and rose early the next morning l take a bus to the 1 rade School where he was accepted. Yes. Larry had put playing football second to having a chance of getting ahead in the future. At Trade School he made the varsity basketball team. In June 1915, Larry was graduated and later became a member of the 1 nited States Marine Corps. THE CRAFTSMAN Page 7 (c) N.G.S. Reproduced by specie! permission from Ihe Notional Geographic Magazine The Road Ahead To preserve and perpetuate the incidents and memories of association as students of Henry Ford Trade School and commemorate our appreciation to its founders and teachers for the benefits received as students of Henry Ford Trade School. FROM THE AIMS AND PURPOSES OF THE HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Symbolic of this goal of the Association is 'The Road Ahead', with its old rail fence memory of a past era, merging itself with the generation to come, and with the pathway into the future. Your membership in the Association means just that—a preservation of the old, a perpet- uation of the new and a recognition of the benefits which both are combining to create. HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Page 8 THE CRAFTSMAN Tools We Learn To Use — DRILLS and REAMERS CONRAD HANGARTNER HOW MANY holes are drilled in a Ford car? Count Yin sometime, then you will realize how im|x rtant the drill and the reamer are in the manufacture of automobiles. This article will discuss the various types of drills and reamers, how they are made, and for what they are used. Now let us proceed into the depths of the valley of knowledge. Drills are among the oldest of tools. They were made ami used in the later Stone Age. The primitive drill used for drilling metal was a piece of metal with one end flattened and then pointed. This drill wasn’t satisfactory Iiecause it didn't dispose of chips. This flat, or lip drill, couldn't stand the penetration pressure (feed) necessary to make it cut enough nn each revolution. When this flat drill was sharpened a few times, it had to he sent to a blacksmith to Lie reshaped and hardened. A version of the primitive flat drill is still used today in laboratories because it produces broken instead of curled chips. Also flat drills are used to drill soft materials because a twist drill would bite too hard and break. Curled Chips Produced The next improvement in drill making was to produce a twist drill out of a piece of flat stock. This drill, too, didn’t clear away the chips well enough so it wasn't used much more than the lip drill. In 1860, twist drills resembling those made today were made in England by Sir Joseph Whitworth. In America, the Manhattan Firearms Company produced twist drills but the rake angles were too great for use. Some- one reduced the rake angle and, at last, a twist drill which would curl chips instead of breaking them was produced. When chips curl they automatically follow the flutes out of the hole. They absorb some of the heat caused by cutting, and many people have scars to prove it. Still this drill had a defect. It would overheat liecause the steel was of ordi- nary carlxin content, which, when run at a high speed, would overheat and lose its hard- ness. When high speed steel was introduced this problem was solved; higher speeds and heavier feeds could then Ik used. The twist drill has three important parts: the body, point, and shank. The body is the portion in w hich the helical grooves or flutes are milled. The | oint usually has an in- cluded angle of 118°. The jxiint is coui|M sed of the lips or cutting edges and the web. the remaining portion of the body after the flutes have l� een milled. The shank transmits ro- tary motion from the source of power to the body and |H int. Some devices which connect drills to the source of power are: braces, for drills turned by hand, and tapered sleeves and drill chucks for turret lathes, lathes, [xirtable electric drills, and drill presses. The process of muking a tapered shank drill is easy to understand. A piece of round tool steel and high speed steel are butt welded; the product is then annealed and turned on a lathe into what is called a drill blank: the flutes and tang are cut on a mill; it is heat treated and then the flutes. ixiint, and out- side diameters an ground on u grinder. A drill is supposed to cut a fairly smooth hole. Many little errors in grinding the fxjint will cause the drill to cut odd-shaped holes. When the angles of the cutting edges are dif- ferent or the lengths of the lips differ, an over- size hole is the result. When tin lengths and angles both differ a double centered, cock- eyed hole is cut. Straight shank twist drills are used in the trolley, third floor bench, grinder gage, tin shop, and other departments where a small amount of strain is imposed on the drill shank. Straight shank drills are used for drilling holes up to about one-half inch. They are held in drill chucks mounted on lathes. 1 rill presses, or on |M rtable electric drills. For jobs with larger holes a tapered shank drill should be used because it won’t slip. The reason for this is that the taper shank fits in a tapered sleeve or spindle. Always clean dirt and grease from both taper to make a good connection. Center drills are used more than any other drill Iiecause every hole, before being drilled, should be machined with a center drill. Center holes are important in cylindrical grinding, except for centerless grinding, Iie- cause the grinding is done between centers. Special Drills When deep holes have to be drilled, a regular drill isn’t king enough to chi the job. A deep hole twist drill looks like a regular twist drill but it has an extra thick web. When deep hole drilling, it is necessary to withdraw the drill frequently to remove the chips from the hole. Can you imagine a drill with holes in it? The oil hole drill has small holes through the llutes from the shank to the |Kiint. These Luiles carry oil to the point to prevent over- heating. This type is used on horizontal drilling machines and on turret lathes where it is necessary to force lubricant to the drill point. Drills w ith four or more flutes can lie called either a drill or reamer. Only after a hole has been made can this type be used Iiecause it has no point. The beveled lips can enlurge a To machine the hole in the stock truck whoel, Fred Kaohlor, M-B-l. must ueo a center drill, twist drill, and a fluted chucking reamor. THE CRAFTSMAN Page 9 |lole at a fast speed because of the sturdy web formed by the (lutes. This type of drill is used mostly on turret lathes. To assure plenty of room for wood chips, the single (luted wood drill was designed. This drill is used for drilling holes in patterns made in the Trade School pattern depart- ment. A wood drill will not cut nails. Proper Speeds and feeds for drilling can Im judged by the color of the chips. When drill- ing steel, blue chips show that it is cutting as much as possible. Brass uses a higher speed and heavier feed (ban steel. Proper speeds and feeds can Im; found by looking at the charts in the American Machinist's Handbook. Lubrication Lubricants or coolants dejjend on the type of material being machined. For instance, cast iron can Im drilled dry or with a jet of compressed air on the drill, steel uses oil or soda water, ami brass is usually drilled dry. In mass production work, drill jigs are used to duplicate accurately spaced holes. Each drill jig is designed to hold a certain part. By using hardened steel bushings to guide smail drills, a heavier feed can Im used. Much drill jig work is done in the bench depart- ments. Certain holes, such as rivet holes, are com- plete after drilling, but more accurate holes are needed where precision parts (it together, as in an automobile engine. To do this ac- curate work after drilling, a tool called a reamer was designed. Classified as precision Lm� Is, reamers are designed to produce smooth, circular, and ac- curate holes by removing material when ro- tating in a hole. Reamers, as you will visu- alize later, are classed according to their shapes or the jobs they perform. Material 'Pool steel or a butt welded combination of t(M� l steel and high speed steel is used in the manufacture of reamers. Reamers have two main parts: the body and shank. The body has milled grooves on it which form cutting edges; the shank transmits rotary motion from the driver device to the reamer body. The grooves on the body are (lutes. They ser c as passageways for outcoming chips and for the lubricant or coolant to reach the cut- ting edges to prevent overheating. Shanks are made either straight or tapered. Some devices for holding shanks are: tap The diameter on the fluted chucking reamer which Edwin Ollar, senior, is grinding must be accurate within .0002 . wrenches, tapered sleeves, tapered machine spindle , and floating tool holders. Straight shanks are used mostly with hand reamers. Tapered shanks are utilized on ma- chine reamers lx;causo of the forward pres- sure exerted by the machine. By using a tapered shank reamer and tapered sleeve or spindle, the adhesion caused by the forward pressure (few!) is sometimes sufficient to turn the reamer without slipping. To prevent slipping when taking excessive cuts, a tang is milled on the end of the la|M red shank and a correspondingly sha|M d female slot is milled in the sleeve or spindle. When the two are fitted together, a positive drive is obtained. There are reamers designed especially for certain jobs but the seven most commonly used in the Trade School are: (luted chuck- ing reamers, taper pin reamers, taper reamers, hand reamers, expansion reamers, center reamers, and burring reamers. ()ther reamers not used often in the Trade School are: shell reamers, ta|M r bridge reamers, rose chucking reamers, and pipe reamers. Chucking Reamer Is Common When a Trade School boy hears the word reamer, he mentally pictures a chucking Loon Ramoy, T-G-3. drills rivet holes with a straight shank twist drill. reamer because it is probably used more than any other type. Every day jobs on a drill press or lathe require tin service of this tool. Although it comes with straight or tapered shanks, the latter is used more. This Ivjm is e(|iiip|M d with straight or helical (lutes. When reaming with this tool. rememl er it won’t stand cutting more than .010' to .015' stock. If it does happen to stand a heavier cut, the result will be a hole which is rough and inaccurate. When taper pin holes become marred, a taper pin reamer is applied to regain the smioth accurate taper. Boys working in the machine repair department use pin reamers for reaming holes used for holding gears to rotating shafts by pins. The reason for using tapered instead of straight pins is that w hen tapered pins an forced in a hole they won’t shake l m se. Taper Reamers Because tajM r pin reamers have one stand- ard taper per foot and come only in certain sizes, the necessity for reamers of different tapers per f M t called for the manufacture of tajKT reamers. Taper reamers are made w it h tapered and straight shanks. Bight hand taper reamers with left hand spiral flutes will make better holes than those with straight (lutes because a shearing action is caused by Norman Tuor. T-B-3. turns the tapered shank on a reamor blank in tha lathe department. the cutting edges being on an angle. Taper reamers are used for reaming Morse tapered sleeves and machine spindles. Suppose you had to ream a hole of .758' diameter. There is a standard chucking or hand reamer of .750' and .765' but none in between these diameters. The solution to this problem would Im. a .750' expansion reamer. An expansion reamer looks like a standard reamer except for a screw on the end of the ImmIv. This screw has a tapered end and. when tightened, pushes against the in- dividual tapered bases of the (‘tilting edge , causing them to bulge. This ty|M. of reamer has slit flutes which enable it to expand from .005' to .012' de|M nding on the size. There is always a “wise guy” whojhinks he can make a reamer expand just a little more than it’s supposed to. Expansion reamers are easily scrapped this way tiecausc when one flute breaks, the entire tool is scrap. Hand Reamers Even boys who have not yet worked on machines are probably familiar with the hand reamer. This reamer, which removes only a few thousandths of an inch, is very accurate liecau.se of the slow speed and feed exerted when turned by hand. W hen using a tap wrench on a hand reamer, use both handles to equalize the strain on the reamer: otherwise it might snap. Generally speaking, center drills do not cut a smooth enough hole for grinding work. For cylindrical grinding, tin centers must In smooth. Center reamers are used for this finishing operation on center holes. They have included point angles of 60° or 82° and have either four or live (lutes; the former for roughing and the latter for finishing. Whenever a pipe or tide is cut w ith a ma- chine tool or hack saw, a jagged edge or burr is formed on the inside edge. A burr reamer is used to remove this burr. It looks like a cone w ith a shank on the base. The flutes are cut on the conical surface. For safety’s sake always use a burr reamer when necessary. When the surface of a reamed hole looks like a corduroy road, the reamer has chattered. Chattering is caused bv dull reamers or by some reamers which have an even number of equally spaced flutes. First one cutting edge (Continued on page 13) Page 10 THE CRAFTSMAN Roster of Varsity and Reserve Squads For 1945-’46 CRAFTSMEN RESERVES ----------► Mnmbors of the 194S- ‘ 8 Reserved are left to right standing: Howard Hedinger. coach. Ralph Laird. Elmer Popiel. Lincoln Painter, and Henry Chaves. Seated are: Carl Kangas Richard Horberholx. Clifford Spiers. Bill Elliot, and John Pozzin. ------- CRAFTSMEN VARSITY Members of the 1945,-'46 varsity are left to right standing: A1 Milankov, coach, Ben Gardiner, Ralph Conti. Gerhart Ellis, Bruno Bieksza. and Dave Neeson, student manager. Seated are: Hubert Bohn, Greg Ecsedi. Mike Bornadott, Richard Toepler, ond Charles Reaves. Craftsmen Drop Final Game By dropping their last game to tin Hazel Park ikings. Friday March 1. I the score ol 16 to HI. the Craftsmen cagers finished the season with a n cord of three wins against eleven defeats. Ila el Park led all during the game with Trade School threatening only in the third quarter. High scorer for the Craftsmen was Bcrnie Pfeifer. w it h 10 | oints. In a latterly contested game played at the iros.se Pointe High School, Friday. February 22. the Craftsmen were edged out by the Cross� Point i Devils. I he score being 12 to 36. I he Craftsmen led during the first three quarters, but the Devils pulled into tin lead during a thrilling last quarter rally. Pfeifer starred for Trade School with 12 points. I nder the |� owerful onslaught of the River Rouge quintet, the Craftsmen cagors were swamped by the score of . � 0 to 37 at the River Bong� High School, Tuesday. February 19. I rade Seh Mil stuck close to Rouge during Continued on page 11) Varsity---Re serves Basketball Results The Craftsmen varsity five ended the l945- 46 basketball season March I w ith a de- leat at the hands of Hazel Park. They won three against II losses under the direction of Coach A1 Milankm. The varsity reserve squad, coached by Howard Hedinger. also won three and lost eleven. Henry Ford SrhiHil was the home ground for the two teams. The complete smres are as follows: TR DF SCHOOL oppo i; t V. R. V. R. Dec. 17 18 Fordson 31 31 Dec. 14 29 18 Ann Arbor 51 45 Dec. 21 31 32 River Rouge 36 30 Jan. 4 31 30 Dearborn 33 29 Jan. 8 35 31 Melvindale 30 30 Jan. 11 26 23 Lincoln Park 29 26 Jan. 18 29 24 Grosse Pointe 35 30 Jan. 25 Hazel Park 40 34 Feb. 2 30 28 Melvindale 20 30 Feb. 8 33 23 Dearborn 40 36 Feb. 15 32 07 — i Lincoln Park 30 31 Feb. 19 37 24 River Rouge 50 33 Feb. 22 36 23 Grosse Pointe 42 48 Mar. 1 31 19 Hazel Park 16 35 Intramural Basketball Now Underway One-hundred and fifty boys entered the intramural basketball competition which is coui| osed of a junior division. (� - through K-classes, and a senior division. D- through A-classes. in each section. Teams and captains in the T-section are: T-F Wildcats captained by Ralph KonkaL T-K V-8’s captained by Georg� Hudock. T-C Mercury Five captained by Rob Carr, T-B Blackhawks captained by lb'll Riddell. T-A Boogie BV’ captained by Gerry rmbruster. and tin Senior Slicks captained by Bob CamplM‘ll. Teams and captains in the W-section are: W-F-l Eager Beavers captained by Jim Vucbterlonie. W -T. Alley Cats captained by George lari. W-D electrons captained by Floyd Hans� n. W-C Five Volts captained by Ld R� ug. W-R Hot Shots captained by Kddie NN iegand. NN -A Rees captained by Carlo Tom, an l the W-A Termites captained by Louis b val. Teams and captains in the M-section are: M-F Marlins captained by Ray Zcntz. M-l) Eagles captained by Walter Fountain. M-C Fireballs captained by Herb Crenshaw. M-R Cardinals captained by Jim Plakas. and tin Senior Falcons captained by Steve Martin. THE CRAFTSMAN Page 11 Student Bowlers Rout Instructors Willi tin; small lead of seven pins, the Trade School student bowling team defeated a team com| osed of grinder instructors in a play-oir match held at the Dearborn Recrea- tion. Sunday. February 3. Each team had previously beaten the other, the instructors winning the first game by 288 pins and tin students winning the sec- ond game by 67 pins. Nathan McLeod, senior, rolled the highest individual game of the match with a score of 205. Charles Innes, grinder instructor, rolled the high game for his side with a score of 177. Fordson Subdued Fordson High’s student bowling team met defeat at the hands of the Trade School stu- dent bowling team Sunday. February 25, with Trade School holding a 310 pin lead. Trade School’s team members and their total scores were: Rill Ixmgycl. 309; George Knight, 191: Bob lloeft. 118; Donald Rush, 166: and Nathan McLeod, 180. Zig Beats Zig “Wow! four of them in exchange for one; the boy must be a genius.” Remarks such as this were heard in the Activity Room on January 5. as “Big Zig” defeated “Little Zig” in the first of a three game series for the checker champion title, for which 32 boys competed. Not to be out-done. Little Zig came back and won the second game from Big Zig, putting the contest on an even basis. Then came the crucial third game; moves were made cautiously; men were lost by each contestant. Finally the last move. Who had won? Nobody, it was a draw and a fourth game had to be played. During the final game. Big Zig out-maneu- vered Little Zig to capture the championship checker title. Yes. Karl Ziegler, senior, heretofore known as Rig Zig. had defeated Little Zig, his brother Arthur Ziegler, T-C-L to become checker champion of the School. Both lx ys attribute their success and knowledge of strategy in checkers to their father. On the !oft, Arthur Ziegler, T-C-l, stares as his brother. Karl Ziegler, senior, makes the winning move in tho H. F. T. S. chockor tournimnt . JUNIOR CAGERS WIN ONE, LOSE FOUR Trade School's junior varsity basketball team, coached by Lawrence Bartholomew, finished the 1915-’46 season w ith a record of one w in against four defeats in the Dearborn Junior High School league. After dropping their first two games of the season to Lowrey and Woodworth, Members of the junior varsity are standing, left to right: L. H. Bartholomew, coach. Donald Simpson. Charles Woods, John Blaha. August Cogliandro, and Umberto Orlando: Seated are: Gene Len. Shellie Stevens. Algert Shnorpunat. Edward Medellin, and Remo Mei. Varsity iContinued from page 10 the first half, bill Rouge soared ahead in the second half to clinch the game. High scorers for Trade School were Gardiner and Pfeifer, each of whom made 10 points. Charles Reaves, (’raftsmen forward, sank the winning bucket during the overtime period in the Craftsmen-Lincoln Park game, played on the Craftsmen’s home grounds. Friday, February 15; the final score being 32 to 30 The Craftsmen led in the first three quar- ters. but the Parkers tied tlje game in the fourth quarter. It was in the following over- time period that Charley scored the winning bucket Scoring honor for the Craftsmen went to Ren Gardiner who sank 10 points. Playing before a capacity crowd, the Craftsmen eagers were defeated by the Dearborn Pioneers by the score of 10 to 33 in a game played on the Pioneers home court, Friday, February 8. For Ralph Conti, star center of the Craftsmen, and Mike Bernadett. speedy guard, this was their last game. Ralph join- ed the Navy and Mike entered his baseball career. Ralph and Mike led the Craftsmen scoring with 12 and 10 points, respectively. Scoring their largest lead of the season, the (’raftsmen eagers pounced on the Melvindalc five and shot their way to a 30 to 20 victory at the Henry Ford ScIhx� I, Friday, February 1. The Craftsmen led in every quarter with Melvindalc threatening in the second and third quarters 19 to 12 and 11 to 12. the Traders defeated Dearborn 18 to 13. Tin last two games were won by Salina and Maples. 43 to 28 and 16 to 15. In the three non-league games played, the Traders won two and lost one. River Rouge and Burroughs Teen Age Club were defeated 28 to 23 and 21 to 13. respectively. Hazel Park defeated the Traders 33 to 22. Yugust Cogliandro. Remo Mei. and Al Shnerpunas. were moved up to the Craftsmen reserves where they finished the season. 39 To Get Letters Thirty-nine students are to lie awarded the School letter f.� r having made outstanding contributions during the 19l5-’46 basketball season. They are as follows: Varsity letter awards go to Ray Nardoni, Ben Gardiner. Ralph Conti. Bernie Pfeifer. Gerry Ellis, Charles Reave-.. Mike Bernadett, Hubert Bohn. Richard Toepler. Carl Kangas. Bruno Bieksza. Lincoln Painter, and Greg Ecsedi. Reserve letter awards go to Clifford Spiers Ralph Laird. John Pc .zin. Rill Flliott Henry Chave ., Richard llerberholz, Elmer Popiel. Jim Spala. August Cogliandro, Remo Mei. and Al Shnerpunas. Junior vardty letter awards go to Shellie Stevens. .1 hn Blaha. Charles Woods. Ld Medellin. Eugene Leo. Donald Simpson, and I mberto Orlando. Cheer leading letter awards go to Ken McRae, Jerry Armbruster, Dan Gurta, Herb Crenshaw, Bob Bertouille. Lou Karens and AI Ludasher. Dave Neeson will receive a student manager letter award. Page 12 THE CRAFTSMAN Visiting Servicemen ENTERTAINING VETS VISIT SCHOOL “Now hear this youse guys and get it straight.” These words greeted startled stu- dents recently over tin P.A. system in the cafeteria. The accent of the voice was strictly that of Two-gun luldie Robinson's. Another famous star whose voice handled the Th® Skunk Hunt.: Nichola� Kachman. Harold Thompson. Nafo Alley, and Jim Stalker, listen attentively as Lieut. John Singleton tells tho story in The Craftsman press room. luncheon announcements was Kay Kyser. Nafe Alley. January 40, was the man of the hour who impersonated these two gentle- men; ask the G-boy who was asking for auto- graphs. Nafe also staged u show for The Craftsman stall in which many well-known voices were imitated. Mis companion and former classmate was First Lieut. John Singleton. January '40, who “rolled the small audience in the aisles” with a dramatized story of a “skunk hunt.” The two visitors were an important part of many amateur shows which were once held in the Trade School. Nafe. w ho was a member of The Craftsman stall in 1938, was discharged January 17. after being in the Army since June 2, 1944. He plans to attend the I niversity of Michigan. first Lieut. John Singleton, also a stair memlMT in I939-’4H. entered the Army Air Force in February, 1943, and will receive his discharge sometime in March. John s|� ent 18 months in the Fast Pacific area where he llew planes for the IVoop Carrier Command. He was an active member of the Crafts- men baseball, basketball, and tennis teams, captaining the latter. While in the School he received the Quill and Scroll and American Legion Awards. A graduate of June 1. ). Pfc. Norman Williamson paid a isit to the School Jan- uary 22. Norman received his basic training at Little Rock, Arkansas, the remainder of his six months of service lx ing spent in Camp Pickett. Virginia. Home on a 17-day fur- lough, Norman expects to go overseas when he returns to Camp Pickett. former reporter on The Craftsman staff. Pvt. Carl Wexel, June ’I.”), dropped in for a visit January 23 while on a 19-day furlough, (lari, who is with the M. P.’s, received his basic training and M. P. training at Camp Robinson, Arkansas. From Camp Pickett, Virginia, where he is now stationed, he expects to lie sent overseas. “After six months of Army life, it sure was swell to see all the old faces again,” said Carl. MOMM 3 c Robert Nisbet, June 43, was seen wandering through these honored halls January 21. while on leave from his ship, an LSM. In the Navy for two years. Bob has participated in landings, mainly tin one on Leyte in the Philippines. Bob, holder of the Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon, received training at Great. Lakes and was assigned to an LSM. ft« r his 30-day furlough he expects to return to Seattle. former editor of The Craftsman. OM 3 c Robert Woolsey, June 11. visited his former haunts January 21 while on a 30-dav furlough. Bob. who has lieen in the service for 16 months, is stationed alxtard the destroyer I SS Rowe. liile on this ship he has l een all over the South Pacific, lie has earned the Asiatic-Pacific Riblxm, American Theater Ribbon, ami the Victory Aledal. After the completion of his furlough he will return to his ship in Philadelphia. Visiting the Trade School recently, F 2 c Fred Petcoff, January ’13. displayed ribbons denoting service in the South Pacific, Philippines, and American theaters of oper- ation, as well as the Victory Medal, (laving spent the past six months aboard the CSS Dixie, he visited Okinawa, Eniwctok. Leyte, I lit hi. the Philippine Islands, and Shanghai, China, lie is to leave March I. for Shoe- maker. California. SAO 2 c Frank W. Rewekant, January '10. has had tin pleasant task of lx ing the ship photographer aboard the I SS Taertes. Frank, who has been in tin Navy two years, has the A ictory Medal, which he received while on duty in tin Marshall Islands and Okinawa. As ship’s photographer. Frank’s duties included taking pictures and photo- graphs of all social events, including dances and parties. Cpl. Joe Bone. June 39. former editor of The (draftsman, visited the Trade School Jan- uary 29 after returning to his former job as purchasing engineer at Gate 4. He entered the Army in February 1943, and was assigned to Fowling. New York, to receive training as a cryptographist. l ater. following his overseas training at Jefferson Barracks in Missouri, Joe was detailed to Iceland where his chief occupation was working in a radio station near Meeks Airfield, one of the largest fields in the world. After 14 months on the “rock.” he was shipped to London, England, where he experienced the ac- tion of a V-2 rocket l)omb which landed a block from the hotel where he was staying. Shaking the plaster off the walls and breaking all the windows were just few of the results from the concussion. When Joe stopped hearing the sound of the rockets he ju nped under a table, and so escaped w ith- out injury. After celebrating Y-E and V-J days in London, he was transferred to Paris w hich was the last stop of his long journey Ixffore return- ing to America, December 26. JOE BONE THE CRAFTSMAN Page 13 BACK THE JUNIOR RED CROSS 1 OOIS Concluded from page 9) makes a small concave indentation, thus cre- ating a bump on the opjx siLe surface. The other flutes, all opposite each other, follow the first pattern. Soon the reamer chatters. Three methods of reamer design to prevent chattering deal with the flutes. They are: out helical or spiral flutes, cut an odd number of flutes, and cut an even number of irregu- lar flutes. While working in the turret lathe, lathe, mill, heat treat, or grinder departments, the Trade School Im� lias the opportunity to work on some of the thousands of reamers made in the School. The usual procedure for muking tapered shank reamers is: automatic or hand screw machine departments make rough blanks; lathe department finish-cuts the blanks by turning the taper; the mill department mills the tang and flutes; heat treat hardens the tool; and the grinder department grinds the relief, flutes, and outside diameters. The outside diameter must be ground to u .0002 ’ limit. When reaming on a lathe or drill press, feed, s|M� ed. and the lubricant used depend on the type of steel in the reamer, kind of material being reamed, and the amount of stock to l e removed. Ordinarily, about one-half the speed and feed used for drilling the same hole is used for reaming. By looking at the fin- ished hole, the correct speed can be judged by the appearance of the surface. Charts on reamer feeds and speeds can be found in the rnericati Machinist's Handbook. A heavy oil proves satisfactory as lubricant for general reaming but some materials such as brass are reamed dry. To expect a reamer to do a good job check the outside diameter with a micrometer; cheek the cutting edges to see if they’re sharp; select the correct speed, feed, and lubricant; secure the job in the lathe chuck or drill vise; and then proceed to ream. By using drills and reamers with care, these two indispensable tools will produce a great quantity of holes of good quality. Visual English A new, more interesting way has l een de- vised to teach Knglish, reading, blue-print reading, or other subjects where any reading or studying is done. You doubt my word? Just trot over to Boom 10 sometime, after work of course, and see the system, |X rfected by Audrey Boyd. Knglish instructor. The system utilizes a Delineascope, (take my word that it is sjielled right a type of pro- jector which reflects a paper onto a movie screen and a system of screens and shades to darken the room. All you have to do is ar- range the screens and shades, turn on the ma- chine. put in the paper or lx ok and presto, the page is shown on the screen, much en- larged. making it possible for the instructor to | oint out mistakes or explain the work. This is truly a step forward in the field of visual education in the Trade School. The work of Mr. Boyd in developing this system is typical of the brilliant work done by our instructors. Human Engineering Book Cover Designed As a result of the co-operative effort of several | ersons, a drawing, symbolic of the traits that are required to make a fierson’s character, was conceived for the cover of “Human (Engineering. ” This idea for the cover was originated by C. G. Rogers, head of Knglish and human engineering departments. — Henry Ford Trade School — The cover, os drawn by Raymond Nardoni, M-A-2. and ). S. Bratton. Knglish instructor, with Raymond Nardoni. M-A-2, doing the drawing. The picture depicts a Im building the foundation for his future out of traits that are represented as blocks, in the clouds is an edifice that shows the boy’s future life. “The cover,” stated Mr. Rogers, “shows that a Ih� v’s future depends u|k ii the charac- ter that he is building NOW stone by stone.” When asked for his opinion of the cover, Mr. Bratton said. Youth is the time in which we build the foundation on which the struc- ture of our future life must rest. If our foun- dation be faulty, the whole structure of our life will, likewise. In faulty.” “The cover represents the boy’s relation to his own future life,” stated .1. K. Lancaster, instructor of human engineering. His future is indicated by the vision of the building in the clouds. He expects to reach this vision by the pro| er use of the blocks as indicated in the foundation which he is building.” Alumnus Praises Trade School “From my limited experience, I feel safe in saying that Trade School Ixjys can l� e found around the world and everywhere they are a credit to you,” said Forrest L. Bernier, January ’27, in a letter recently written to Henry Ford Sr. and forwarded to F. K. Searle, adviser to Henry Ford Trade School. The writer has recently received a dis- charge from the armed forces and has returned to Packard Motor Car Company where he was employed Ixifore the war. Forrest made the following remarks concerning the training given by the Trade School. “A few days ago I was discussing Ford apprentice work with a general foreman. He was much impressed with Ford training methods and made the statement that he had never met a Ford lx y who didn’t know his business. At the time, we were talking of the early days in the Rolls- Royce motor job. Some of the most diflieull jobs und a g x� d share of the supervision was carried on by Trade School graduates. “On reflection, I have much to thank you for. The training I received in your school has enabled me to go many places, secure in the knowledge that I could do a g x d job. Your training enabled me to go to Packard Motor Car Company in the early days of the war when it started the Rolls-Royce job. In less than a year’s time I was supervisor in charge of the department: then I went to the SeaBee’s. After training on the Kast coast my outfit went to Kngland. Came the Nor- mandy invasion and we went to France. From June 6th until the storm broke in D-day plus 12 we ferried troops, vehicles, and sup- plies ashore. After the storm, we had equip- ment of every ty|� e to salvage, and then re- pair. The fundamentals learned at Ford Trade were very handy in many details.’ Basketball Instruction To Be Given To G-Boys A four-week class in the fundamentals of basketball will be offered to G-boys, March 19 at the Henry Ford School gymnasium. The students in class will leave at 3:0. p.m.. and those in shop will leave at 4:10 p.m. The l oys will participate in practice games as well as receive training during the course, file pur|H sc of these classes is to acquaint boys with basketball before they are ready to try for the varsity team. The training will In under the direction of Coach Al Milankov until haschall prac- tice starts. Then Howard lledingerand L.ll. Bartholomew, assistant coaches, will super- vise the training. NOTICE! Under the direction of Frank Sheldrake, school photographer. Trade School students will have the opportunity to study the funda- mentals of photography by joining the Camera Club. The first meeting will be held in the school studio on March 20, at 3 p.m. Page 14 THE CRAFTSMAN On the Editor’s Desk Birth of a G-Boy... Do you remember your first «lay in Trade School? A memorable day. wasn’t it? It was probably one of the most important days of your life. If you were to go through this ordeal with the prospective G-l oy. as your reporter did. these are some of the questions you would be asked, some questions the adults would ask, and some questions you would hear the boys ask each other. “Have any of you lx ys ever had any sick- nesses. operations, bad eyesight, broken l oncs, etc?” you would hear the doctor ask as he scribbled on a small white card. “Yes, sir. No, sir. No, sir. Yes. sir. No, sir, the replies would come rapidly. “Go to Hooui 16. Im� s, and get. your eyes checked.” “When‘do we get out? How many tests do we have?” they would ask l etween exami- nations. “Have you ever worn glasses, son?” “Okay, the first twelve, come with me.” “What time did you get up this morning?” you would hear one lx� y ask another. Four o’clock.” “I was awake half the night thinking about today.” “Take off your coats and roll up your left sleeves,” the doctor would say as they pre- pared for the bl«hkI test. “Well, here we go.” “Number one! .lust lie down and take it easy. You’re scared? Don’t be afraid __ � son. “Did it hurt?” the first victim wouhl l c asked. “Oh no. he just sticks the needle in one sid« and out the Hln r.” “What do you fo, buddy ? Are you a fore- man? When do we get our badges? What do w« do next?” More «piestions would come. . .5'2 - 90, next: 5'4' - 207. next: 4'8’ mm Vf - to. . . “When do we eat? Are we going home now? You mean we g«d money lor going to school, too?” they would continue between examinations. At lunch time you wo .ld probably hear, “Can we g« t more if we’re still hungry? Gee, that was a swell meal. Are these guys bus boys? Now, where ar we going?” “Do they have Enquire here? W here are the comic lxx ks?” you might h«. ar in the libra- ry. “What’s that boy doing? Is lie a janitor? Did he do something wrong? D«x s he get paid extra for doing that? Is that his trade? Will he lie «foing that all day?” These would probably In questions concerning an ABC boy. That was a swell m« al,but it could have been better if my mother cooked it.” “What section will we b in?” “Are we going home now? Boy. that’s a swell badge. W hen do we get ours?” More questions would come. “. . .and don’t ask your friends. Always ask your instructor. Are there any ques- tions?” the instructor would say. “Okay. I’ll send the next instructor in to tell your section and t las .” After the instructor left they would ask, “W hat’s ring in? What time do we get out? Are we going to lake any more tests? Quiet, here comes another teacher.” “These will be your classes. Joseph Doaks. F; John Smith, G: William Jones, K. .” Then some G-boy would probably say, You can’t call me a G-l oy. I’m in the F class.” “I want all of you back tomorrow lor more tests and to learn to punch your time card.” And after flu instructor left they would begin again. “Are we going to start working tomorrow? “W ill we l«‘arn to run that machine that goes back and forth?” Tlu sc are just a few of the many questions which might be asked by the prospective G-boy on his first day in the Trade School. (Note that no «piestions were asked concern- ing the op|K sitc sex.) I pon his innocent, an- gelic face are evident the signs of hopeful prospects of the future: and many questions lie will answer for himself as the months go by. Another Acrostic... Here is another acrostic. Just add the firs! I« tt« r to each word and you v ii I have the name of a w « 11 known instructor. Uy ager ble oluble nergetic apid Answer: joabo.w Greetings and salutat ions. I. C. All is Imck again with, f« r you in slor« tin «•orniest of corn galore. Question-of-the-Month : Who are the oversized G-boys learning to read rules, mics, verniers, and bevel protractors in Room 35? Could they be members of Apprentice School classes? Howard lfo fing« r has lost an old friend; a friend from way back in his college days. The p« rson who took his fri n«f, an alarm clock, is an unscrupulous frmml. Attention Mr. Landon: Is it really possible to be asleep when you are awake? Or were you really asleep when you rode five miles past your bus stop? Open letter to E. II. Stoelting: Dear Sir: The 19 l l-’ k yearbook was promised for August: it was promised for December; it was promised for March: it was promise (period). W ill it qver come out? Very trulv yours. I. C. All Perpetual motion: Don “Sparki« Weaver at the typewriter. To W hom It May Concern: Does a 15 per cent increase for instrue - ors mean 15 per cent more work from students? Something new a hh d in front of the lxx� k- storc. an instructors suggestion lx x. I. C. Ml suggests that students work each day from 11 to 12 o’clock with one hour off for lunch. Then there was the G-boy who asked Mr. Benzing where tin Old Mill Stream was. Rumors have it that Spike Jones is trying to sign the Trade School Band, 'fill the en«l of Time; 7:30 to 3:30. Symphony: Heart! in trolley department. Pennies From Heaven: Instructors 13 | er cent increase. Blues in the Night: Afternoon shift. Tumbling Tumbleweeds: Trade School sal- ad. It’s B« « n a I ng. Long. Time: Overheard at a Craftsmen game. Money is the Hoot of All Evil: We wouldn’t know. Doctor, lawyer, Indian Chief: Summer stu- dents. In My Merry Oldsmohile: Salxjtage. Vnchors A weigh: Trade School on rainy day. Ilonky Tonk Train: Baker Street car. Square in a Social Circle: Our Editor. Flash!!! An officer of the law just entered the building. Time for I. C. All to be going. Hasta Luego, TAXIDERMIST SPACEMAN Stuffing birds, animals, and even snakes has occupied much of the spare time of Don Fogarty, T-A-l, who has been taking a cor- respondence course in taxidermy for the past year. The first animal Don stuffed was a pigeon. Since then he has st uffed a deer head, which his uncle shot, a snake, and III birds. Don has received a diploma for his work but intends to keep the practice only as a hobby. SOUVENIR COLLECTOR Have you ever seen a Japanese officer’s sword? . . . A German steel helmet? Well, if you haven’t, sec Thomas Paterson, T-D-l, for he has acquired souvenirs from United Stales, Germany, and Japan. From Japan, in addition to the sword, his father sent a set of drafting instruments, leather punches, medals, guns, and insignia, while from Ger- many he has two officer’s helmets, a pistol and more medals. From the I nited States he has a group of insignia, bayonets, and a bazooka shell. In his basement Boh has arranged his collection in a case for isitors to see. Flying along on skis is the favorite pas- time of Kenneth McWilliams, I-F-3. For the past two skiing seasons hen has been going to River Rouge Park and other skiing locations to practice skiing and jumping. According to !.en the most enjoyable part of skiing is jumping, lie has practiced until he can now jump aliout 25 feet from the hill run at Rouge. MAGICIAN Announcing, “Morand the Magician!” Yes. this is the call which has many times introduced Don Berndt. T-D-2. to a mystery seeking audience. Don has l een mystifying audiences for the past two years while enter- taining at parties, lodges, and night clubs, lie began by buying small card tricks and has built up his collection until it now contains over $400 worth of equipment. Over the Christmas holidays Don played a total of eight engagements collecting the neat sum of $200. Someday Don hopes to become a pro- fessional magician in the class of Dante and Blackstone. , c . If you someday hear of a rocket making an ascension to the moon, it may be Jim Lancaster, W’-D-l. For the past year Jim, has been greatly interested in space travels collecting 15 books on the subject and doing some experimenting of his own. With an- other lx y, Jim is attempting to find an im- proved substance for rocket fuel. They use a steel tube about three inches long and three quarters of an inch in diameter as a rocket. They put on tins for guidance and a small cone upon the nose, then put in their chemical and it’s off. STRONG MAN For the past year and a half. Dan Gurta, T-A-l. has been steadily exercising until he now has a 10 inch chest expansion. Ml this started when one of Dan’s lx� y friends ac- quired a weight-lifting set. Dan l egan to get interested in exercising as a hobby and made some weights from cement. Now he is ex- acting to purchase a York Barbell set. a standard set containing all types of exercises and weights. During the summer the boys in Dan's neighborhood form a club, pool their equipment, and coni|H te against one another. CLEANLINESS of mind and body is the first secret of building a great team. No team can be a winner that does not observe the rules of clean liv- ing. The world loves a winner but the world wants victory with honor. A winner never quits A quitter never wins —lief, r ini BE Mi 1 Git A MS £ ‘4 Page 2 THE CRAFTS M A N ahp (Craftsman PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY MONTH DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR BY AND FOR STUDENTS OF HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL. DEARBORN. MICH. Editor-in-chief: ---------- JOHN TEGEL Reportorial staff: RICHARD AMELL. MURRAY DONNELLY. GERALD FEDERSPILL, CONRAD HANGARTNER KENNETH McRAE sports). RICHARD MILLS. JAMES STALKER. ED STELLINI (cartoonist). RAYMOND STRUSSIONE Adviser:......................................................E. H. STOELTING Vol. 4. No. 8 May. 1946 Rec.'ie.atia+t 94. Beneficial Athletics, rightly considered, means much more than (lie development of mere muscles. The true ideals of alhlelics are qualities of quickness, skill, endurance, and manliness. It means moral as well as physical strength. A good athlete can take a whipping without complaining. Also, he can accept victory without ill-humor. A spoilsman should play a game merely for the love of the game. Without honor, loyalty, and sportsmanship, a man is not worthy of the title athlete. When a spirit of rivalry exists, it adds zest to the game, hut this can lx? carried too far. It may result in forgetting the spirit of fair play and may lead to overtraining and injury to health. A moderate amount of recrea- tion taken all year round is far more beneficial than short and strenuous indulgence in a particular sport. A ie the Ifeanho-olzk (ieadq, If et? Each day students come into The Craftsman office to ask one question, “Are the yearbooks ready yet? The answer has been “no for a long lime for the June and January graduating classes of 1915. Only two members of these classes were willing to work on their yearbook. The result; the yearbook was delayed many months. The 1916 yearbook can also l e delayed: in fact, it may never come out. Requests have been made for volunteers to work on the 1916 yearbook, but to no avail. Students are not willing to give up a few minutes of their lime to prepare something which they will cherish throughout the rest of their lives. ‘ Let somebody else do it, I haven't the lime. is the common feeling. About this lime in 1917, these same boys who haven't the time will be up in The Craftsman office to ask the same question, “Is the yearbook ready yet? Unless the graduates of 1916 arc willing to work, there will be no 1916 Yearbook. There is only one thing to do. hen you hear the next call for workers on your yearbook, report to The Craftsman office and offer your services, livery idea and every service helps. Think it over. cMata 7a Sleep. 9n QlaiA. “If you keep up your Civil Air Patrol work and go into Army Air Forces, all you'll have to do is sleep in the classes. This statement was made in a letter from a former cadet to Richard Mills, W-A-l. .Not only CAR but Michigan State Troops, Reserve officers Training Corps (ROTC), and Young Seamen of nierica offer valuable training to prospective draftees in the form of infantry drill, navigation, first aid. seamanship, and allied subjects. Daily, leaders of these groups receive letters from former members telling how this training has benefited them, Now is the time to begin training for the.future. The more a prosp c- livc soldiei learns about these subjects before he is called into service, the easier the training will be. , {[ IN THE MAIL BAG J Many letters expressing various opinions are re- ceived each month from former Trade School slu- dents or people just interested in the Trade School. Excerpts IVorn some of the letters received follow: Not Guilty . . . Officer candidate It. K. knlin, Fort Henning, Georgia writes: “It lias been two years since I last attended the 'Trade School, but none the less, during my frequent reminiscences. I think of the School and the good background it has given me. Moreover, it has given me a well disciplined background that I have found particularly adaptable to army lift' and that has afforded me a measurable amount of suc- cess from what appears to In an army career. “I had always thought the School to In' guilty of depriving the student, desiring further education.of the requisites for college. However, in my own case, I have found that the chemistry courses of the School were so good that with them licltind me I had no difficulty with analytical chemistry at the I di- versity of Detroit and that I was successful in cal- culus. So, if any of your students seem to “gri|� e at t he School’s system, remind t hem of its benefits. ’’ Outstanding . . . William P. Sears, Professor of Education; New York I diversity writes: “The I epartment of oca- tional Education here at New York I diversity is building a file of the outstanding vocational schools in the country...... “I should very much like to have your school in- cluded in this collection. . . Best . . . J. Mercaldo; I idiversity of Slate of New York writes: “'The ever increasing vocational school sys- tem has started a discussion in my class. “Your school was pointed out as probably the best in the world........” CONTENTS Mumni Yssociution News Page 7 CAP News Pago 1 1 , On t he Kditor's Desk Page 1 1 11 Peturned Instructors 12 Servicemen Pago 13 Sports 10 Tools Y e D� arn 'To 1 se Page 8 Training and Education News Pago 6 OUR COVER “Strike three, yer oat! yells the umpire as catcher Gerry Ellis, senior, receives the ball. On May 6, Gerry pitched a no-hit, no-run game against Ecorse High School. This picturo was taken by Frank Sheldrake, School photographor. ®b? draftsman Volume 4 No. 8 HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL May, 1946 Prom To Be Held At Dearborn Inn The seniors’ big night to shine will In June l.“ when the graduating class of June ’46 will hold its greatest event of the year, the senior prom, which will be a semi-formal all'air at Dearborn Inn. Dinner, which will l e served at 6:30 p.m., w ill consist of shrimp cocktail, celery, olives. whip|M d potatoes, new (teas, roast turkey, stuired peach and cottage cheese salad, ice cream ami cookie, and coffee. Dancing to t he melodious music of Hoston (Hark and his Columbians w ill ! cgin at 9 p. m. and last until I a.m. Tickets to this long-awaited event will cost $8.73 for dinner and dance and $2.00 for the dance alone. They may be purchased from class presidents. Committee To Prepare Bob-Lo Picnic Plans A preliminary meeting for suggestions on the 18th annual Trade ScIumiI Bob-D Picnic was held for Trade School instructors on April 23. Present were F. II. Stocking, head of extra-curricular activities; Ambrose Fich- mati, mill instructor; illiam Seneshen, mill instructor. Harold Phillips, commercial tool repair instructor, and Toivo Lind, civics instructor. The next day a meeting was held for all A-, B-. and C-class captains who chose chair- men of various committees as follows: chair- man of Bob-Lo committee—Prank Negri, senior, who sponsored the last two Trade ScIkmiI dances; publicity chairman -Fd Len, W-A-l; his assistants are Thomas Burch. M-A-l, and Jim Stalker, T-A-l; their advisor is Mr. Lind; contest chairman—Henry Chavez. T-B-2. assistants, Ted Bambcau. M-B-3, and Paul Bcnivegna and Mr. Phillips, adviser; Prizes chairman—Vincent Cortis, M-B-2; his adviser is Mr. Ficliman; Tickets chairman Edward Fvely, M-A-2, assistants, William Kamrath. W-B-2, Ernest Iszak, M- C-2, Perdi nand Liberati, W-B-l, Harvey Bailey, T-A-2, and Cullen Weems, librarian, adviser; Program committee— N illiam Marx, M-B-l, adviser. Boy Sheldrake, painting in- structor; Games committee—Dick Toepler, W-A-2, assistant Herb Crenshaw. M-C-l and William Moore, coordinator, adviser. No Spring Dance Breaking a four year precedent, no spring dunce will be held this year. These dances were previously held in such places as the Book-Cadillac Hotel, lower) Ballroom, or the Statler Hotel, but this year almost all ballrooms, hotels, and other suit- able places were unavailable before June 1st. Phis date is too late because it would interfere with the Senior Prom. Mullikin, Yerex Open Athletic Field Pitcher S. I). Mullikin. superintendent of Henry Lord Trade School, officially opened the l ord Trade Athletic Field, located behind Henry Ford School, by sizzling the first ball to G. A. Aerex, personnel director, at the Hazel Park —Ford Trade game on April 18. In honor of this grand occasion, as an added attraction, the baseball used for the opening Pitcher S. D. Mullikin, superintendent of Henry Ford Trade School, hurls the first ball which opened the athletic field, to catchor G. A. Yerex, personnel director. World War II Vets To Be Honored Henry Ford Trade School’s first Memorial Day service will be held Wednesday, May 29 in the cafeteria by students in the W-section in remembrance of those men who died in the service of our country. Taking part in the program will Ik F. F. Searle, educational adviser, who will read the names of students killed in action: F. II. Stocking, head of extra-curricular activities, who will introduce World War II veterans and Fred Nicholson, drafting instructor, who will sing Crossing the liar. Cadets of the Trade School CAP squadron will pre- sent the colors and lead the pledge of alle- giance to the flag. Remarks on the signi- ficance of Memorial Day by Supt. S. I). Mullikin; recitation of “In Flandcr's Field” under the direction of Fd Johnson and music by the School band directed by Boscoe Wolverlon are to be other features. The band is to play America the Beautiful, l ecp the I lame h ires Burning, (loti llless America, The Star Spangled Banner, and a victory selection. The program will close with the playing of Taps. pitch was autographed by Mr. Mullikin. Mr. Yerex, J. W. Busman, assistant superinten- dent, F. . Peterson, shop superintendent, F. II. Stocking, extra-curricular activities, and Coach A1 Milankov. The lucky winner of this coveted prize was Mitchell Moran, W-F-l, whose numi)er was drawn by lot. 450 To Play Softball The intramural softball teams, which will nilmIhu about 30 and involve approximately 450 boys, will use the three softball diamonds at the Ford Trade Athletic Field for scheduled games. The teams, which will play without coaches, will be furnished with the nccessury equipment such as bats, balls, and bases. The money for this equipment will Ik taken from the School’s recreation fund. Each section will have two divisions; the junior division consisting of teams from the G-. F-, F-, and D-classes, ami the senior division (xinsisting of teams from the C-, B-. and A- classes. Facli team will battle for the divi- sion championship and then the senior and junior champions will play to determine the section champs. (•ames Indween teams in the same section w ill Ik played after scIhkiI during the class week. The School championship playoffs will take place June 29 at the Bob-Lo Picnic. Page 4 THE CRAFTSMAN F-Men Leave Banquet With Memories In former days a miracle took place when a lx� y furnished five barley cakes and three small fishes and a host was fed and 12 baskets of crumbs remained. In this modern day April 10, an idea for an athletic letter award banquet, instigated by four It's the food that counts. Among those who appear quite satisfied at the table in tho foreground and facing the camera are: Eugene Len.W-D-1 ; Tom Olsen, commercial tool instructor and winner of the grand prize; Hubert Bohn, senior, Guy Armstrong, geometry instructor, and Loo Boobo, head of Ford Motor Company Recreation Department. By RICHARD MILLS Engine Purchased . . . An Ohlsson and Rice “60” has been pur- chased by squadron 639-4 for use in aircraft engine classes. The cadets will be taught to disassemble the engine ami then reassemble and run it. The cadets will also learn to diagnose various engine disorders. Off We Go . . . The following cadets who won flight scholarships, started flight training the week of April 7 at Detroit City Airport: C Lieul. John Konkal, senior; C Licut. Ilcrschel Breazeale. senior: C Sgt. Robert Cecil, W-A-2. Lieut. Bob Dewar. June ’45, who has already soloed, is continuing his training with a flight scolarship. Warning . . . The order requiring the wearing of CAP insignia on field jackets is still in effect, al- though many cadets of Trade School squadron are not obeying it. If Military Police find a cadet without required insignia he may spend an uncomfortable night in the guard house at Fort Wayne. Rare Tool . . . “The ignition is hooked up wrong.’’ “The engine is flooded.” Suggestions such as these ami many others filtered through the crowd of cadets gathered around the squad- ron's model airplane engine w hich Lieut. Bob Dewar was trying to start by turning the propeller around briskly, but to no avail. The ignition was checked and found to be working. Then one cadet mentioned that there might be something in the air intake shutting off the flow of gas and air. Bob fished in the intake pi|� e with a screwdriver, brought it out. put it hack in the pipe, ami withdrew it with a grim smile on his face. Turning to Lieut. Merle Hicks, bookstore. Bob inquired, “Lieut. Hicks, do you have a hair pin?” With a puzzled espression on her face she handed one to him. Bob then in- serted the hairpin in the intake and withdrew a piece of paper. That, fellows, is how the squadron obtained the most versatile tool known to woman. 50 Judges... Trade School squadron will furnish 30 cadets for a model airplane show to be held at Ford Airport, Dearl orn, Saturday and Sunday. May 23 and 26. The cadets will be used for timekeeping, scheduling, and judging contests in which builders from the southern part of Michigan w ill take part. -----------------------— Teachers To Attend 3rd Summer School For the third consecutive year alxait 100 teachers and counselors from different schools, w ho are interested in vocational training, will be given an eight-week “Co-operative Course in Guidance” from June 24 through August 2 in Henry Ford Trade School as summer students. This course is to help them get acquainted with the various types of shop work. Some of the courses given will Ik tool repair, heat treatment, woodwork and pattern making, electrical repair, and machine tool operations. The students will have four hours of col- lege lectures on Tuesday and Thursday and a three-hour industrial lecture on Friday of each week. Lecture subjects range from sociologi- cal work to Ixxly design. Movies relative to the subjects being discussed will l� e shown. In addition to their regular training, a scholar- ship of $34 a week will be paid. Shop trips will be taken to the Aircraft Building, plant hospital, blast furnace, job- bing foundry, open hearth furnace, rolling mill, pressed steel, power house, storage docks, and the pay office. Students will he enrolled through co- operating colleges and universities. Enrol- lees will Ik sent by Central State Teachers College, Michigan State College, Northern State Teachers College. Northwestern I ni- versity, I niversity of Michigan, Wayne I ni- versity, and Western State Teachers College. These institutions will grant the student four college credit hours upon satisfactory com- pletion of the course. instructors—Ambrose Kiclunan. Toivo Lind. William Seneshen, and Harold Phillips—fed a host of 45 Trade School athletes with their respective instructor sjxmsors and produced a basket of memories. A miraculous event to set? in the lobby of the Administration Building of Ford Motor Company, administrators such as S. F. Langford, A. N. Iulei, A. M. Wagener, George Maconochie, Klmer Jacobs, Alton Wright, Willard Copland, Peter l so, and A. B. Gasser creating a bee-hive of activity as they buzzed around the boys to get those 23 auto- graphs and to hear, “Hey, Mr. Searle or Mr. Mullikin, sign my card,” which later resulted in the automatic bingo with instructor-prizes going to George Maconochie, William Pearce, while student-prizes were won by August Cogliandro and James Simpson. It was astounding to see K. II. Stocking, head of extra-curricular activities, stand at the head of the table right on the mark of 7 p.m., and ask F.. O. Sanders to ask the grace over the banquet which featured a Swiss steak w hich actually turned the face of Cecil Wcstcrman, head of cafeteria, green with envy. Remember how Toivo Lind, civics inst ruc- tor, parodied McDonald's Farm to give “Old Man Milankov” the cue to present the varsity letters followed by II. E. Hcdinger with re- serve awards and L. II. (Bart) Bartholomew with the intramural certificates. C. W. Westerman later gave emblems to the cham- pion bowling team and E. II. Stocking gave letters to the long-winded cheerleaders. Don’t forget the brief words from the varsity team as Russell Oatherman, coach, and Leo Beebe, captain, told how the Trade (Continuod on page 11) THE CRAFTSMAN PageS IT CAN BE DONE 10 ‘QUIZ KIDS’ RECEIVE ALL-A’S lo prove it can 1m lon« . 10 boys in Henry Ford Trade School received all-A cards for the period ending March 1.� . I lie boys are: Floyd Hansen, W-D-l; Joseph Roschinsky, T-D-l; Melvin (logolin. IT-1: Robert Bertouille, T-C-l; Herbert KirchofT, T-F-2; Lincoln Painter� Thoso boys received all-A cards for tho first period of the now semester. Thoy are. left to right, back row: Floyd Hansen. W-D-l; Ernost Hanna. W-E-l; Potor Zolnorowich. W-C-l; Patsy Ciarelli. W-F-l. Front row: Herbert Kirchoff. T-F-2; Joseph Roschinsky, T-D-l; Melvin Gogolin. T-F-l ; Edward Augustyn, W-F-l: and Robert Bertouille, T-C-l. Lincoln Painter, M-D-l, is not shown. Anna Jarvis Started Mothers’ Day In 1907 Although most Trade School students observe Mothers Day, few of them know why, when, or how it l egan. It started on a Sunday in May, 1907 when Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia, Pennsyl- vania asked a friend to help her commemorate the death of her mother, who had died one year before, and told her friend of plans for a day to Im; set aside for honoring mothers. The friend spread the idea among acquain- tances and by May of the next year, Phila- delphia had declared the second Sunday in May a holiday for remembrance of mothers. In the following years Miss Jarvis wrote let- ters to prominent people asking help in the movement. On May 10, 1913 Congress passed a resolution making the second Sunday of May a national holiday “Dedicated to the memory of the best mother in the world, your mother. This day is unique in that it is one of the few days observed in churches of all faiths. Also every year since 1912, the governor of Texas has celebrated the day by pardoning some convict, hoping to bring joy to the lieurt of the convict’s mother. Alfred Zemke Writes Best B-Class Story Trade Desiyn of the W-section had the best B-class story entitled “World Series Film To Be Shown” written by Alfred Zemke. news editor of the W-B-l paper, in the third week of the B-class journalism. Audrey Boyd, Fnglish instructor; Albert Thompson, Fnglish. algebra and civics in- structor; and Howard Hedinger, drafting in- structor: as judges, chose this story because “it has human interest, it’s to the point, very factual, well written, and covers an important scIkm� ! activity with g NMl foresight.’ The story follows: ‘‘A 27-minute sound film of the 194. � world series games I� etween the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago Cubs will be shown at the Sports Banquet. Wednesday, April 10, at 7 p.m., in the A d rn i n i s t r a t i o n Building, by L. II. Bartholomew, phy- sics instructor. “The film, made under the direction of Lew Fonseca, was ob- tained from the De- troit Baseball Club and will be shown to the instructors, who promoted the banquet, and 39 members of the varsity basketball team, reserves, junior varsity, and cheerleaders. “Guests on the program will include I eo Beebe, head of the Ford Recreation Depart- ment; Bussell Catherman. head of Dearl orn Recreation Department; F. F. Searle, adviser of Henry Ford Trade School; S. D. Mullikin, superintendent of Henry Ford Trade School: G. A. Yerex. | ersonnel director, and Ben Gardiner, senior, who will give a short talk.’’ --------♦ Boys to Know About T.S. Before Enrolling S. D. Mullikin. new superintendent of Henry Ford Trade School, told re|M� rters of The Craftsman staff at a press conference in his office on April 8 that. “All future new stu- dents w ill learn w hat the School is like before they are enrolled.’ Beginning in the fall term, approved ap- plicants for enrollment w ill Im invited to visit the School. Parents will Im encouraged to make this first visit with tin Im� ys. A coun- selor will conduct the newcomers through the Instructors came through with $1672.91 for the annual Bed Cross drive. School and explain and answer any question concerning this Organization. Since I In Trade ScIhm I is so much different from public scImmjIs. Mr. Mullikin believes that few Im� vs have any idea of what it is like. He thinks a new student should first get acquainted with tin ScIkm 1 l� efore entering. After the initial visit, boys wishing to en- roll will Im given a physical examination. Tests will Im given in intelligence, aptitude, and personality to show what the student is lM st qualified for and what his characteristics are. When boys have passed testsand examin- ations they will Im; enrolled. Mr. Mullikin said, “We w ill Im taking Ik� ys who are mechan- ically minded and who have possibilities of lM oming future supervisors and top-notch craftsmen of the Ford organization. M-D-l; Peter Zolnerowich, W-C-l; Frnest Hanna, W-E-l; Fdward Augustyn. W-F-l; and Patsy Ciarelli. W-F-l. These are not the first all-A cards for Floyd Hansen, Hubert Bertouille, and Lincoln Painter, for they have each received four all-A cards since Isung in the Trade School. There are no all-A cards from the A- and B-classes. Every boy except one, questioned alM ut what his plans were after lM ing graduated, was interested in some form of higher educa- tion as an apprentice or in college. The ex- ception. Joseph Roschinsky. plans to continue his musical career. He plays in the Trade School band and in the 1 ni versit y of Michi- gan Extension Service Band, lie is studying under I. .1. Petovello, drafting instructor, who teaches at the Detroit Conservatory of Music at night. T.S. Band To Play In Two Major Events The Trade School band will participate in two events—the DearlMvrn Memorial Day parade, Thursday May 30, and the Motor City Cavalcade in Detroit Saturday. June I. The Ford Motor Company Post 173 of the American legion requested the band to play at Dearborn on Memorial Day. A special float will Im used by the hand during the automobile golden anniversary. It is now lM ing constructed in the Ford Motor Coni|� any. AIkkiI 40 l� oys under the direction of Roscoe Wolverton, band instructor, practice one hour and a half, three days a week. 'Phis will Im the first appearance of tin band in parade formation. ALFRED ZEMKE Page 6 THE CRAFTSMAN Training and Education (COPY WRITTEN APRIL 15. 1946.) New Material Shown At ASTE Exposition At the “New Era Exposition” of the American Society of Tool Engineers, there s( k d one unique exhibit among the magni- ficent array of exhibits from all over the world which showed various ty| es of new machinery, new methods, new fools, and new techniques. It was different in the fact that it did not show- new machines or new t � ols; it was tin- Train- ing and I ”klu cat ion exhibit which showed how to train men to use these t � ols. The central theme of the $2,500,000 ex- hibition. for which Training and Education was imited to prepare an exhibit of its indus- trial training program, exemplified the tool engineers’ contribution to producing more good things more cheaply, more quickly, and more safely for all people. The Training and Education exhibit wTas prepared by Carl Carlton, supervisor of out- side plants, and Harlan R. Arthur, supervisor of the employe training department. Mr. Carlton and Raymond White, shop theory instructor, remained at the exhibit to answer the hundreds of questions asked regarding training. Five thousand |� ersons visited the Ford exhibit. Many were graduates of Henry Ford Trade School and Ford Apprentice Training and they were the most enthusi- astic visitors at the exhibit, several expressing their appreciation for the training received in the Ford Schools, according to Mr. Carlton. O. R. Scott Becomes Training Assistant O. Rowland Scott, former chemistry in- structor of Henry Ford Trade School, is now a training assistant of Supplementary Serv- ices, working under (iene McAuliffe, depart- ment head. His job is to work with other training assistants in the development of pro- grams. He also assists in caring for the li- brary, the Ixtokslore. print shop, business oflice. maintenance, and supplies. Mr. Scott came to the Ford organization on oveml er 24. 19211 and was transferred to the Trade School as an instructor on January 16, 1924. While in the Trade School, lie taught chemistry and mathematics and was a T-section coach. He s| onsnrcd an airplane and a camera club. He returned to Ford Motor Company last fall. Bowling Season Ends With Dinner-Dance The Rowling League of Training and Education, whose 50 men and 20 women oc- cupied ten alleys every Friday night from 9 to II p.m., at Dearlwirn Recreation, com- pleted its ninth season. Each team was com- posed of three men and t wo women. The season was divided in half with the winners of the first 15 nights and the winners of the last 15 receiving equal prizes. Prizes were given to teams and not individuals and were awarder! for high single game, high three games, and percentage of games won. Each night a silver dollar was awarded to the player who rolled most pins u1m vc his average. Anyone wishing to enter a jack-|� ot could. The jack-pot was won by the male Innvler with the highest single game of the evening, with the women having a jack-pot of their own. A dinner-dance was held April 26 at the W arren Valley Country Club with dinner music provided by Ford Motor Company musicians. 18 Courses Offered T. S. Graduates What hap|K ns to a Trade School student when he becomes an employe of Ford Motor Company? Since he is not immediately called upon to do the work of a skilled tradesman, lie may go to work on any one of the 15 ap- prentice course offered to him. The 18 courses are as follows: toolmaking diemaking, industrial electricity, metal pat- ternmaking. wood patternmaking, industrial machinist, locomotive machinist, pyrometry, stationary steam engineering, sheet metal- smith, heat treating, hydraulics, forge and hammersmith (blacksmith), metal body build- ing, job molding and coremaking, wood model making, mechanical design, and auto- motive engineering drafting. Each course takes two and one-half hours of classroom work a week, and 8.000 hours of shop work. The shop work is scheduled so that the classroom work and its counterpart in the shop will combine to impress the lesson upon the student’s mind. Many graduates, after completing the ap- prentice course, have been selected as lead men, foremen, supervisors, and department su|M rvisors. Scores of graduates have be- come employed in drafting rooms and have become designers. The starting wage rate of the apprentice is 90 cents an hour w ith a five cent increase an hour for every 1000 hours of class and shop completed satisfactorily. At the comple- tion of his apprenticeship, the graduate is paid the minimum journeyman’s rate of the trade under which he served his apprentk'eship. The director of Training and Education in the For I Motor Company supervises tin apprentice program while the rules, and regu- lations are made up by the Joint Apprentice- ship Committee. To be eligible for enrollment in the ap- prentice course. an applicant must be between the ages of 18 and 21. Graduates of Henry Ford Trade School are given preference as applicants for apprenticeship under these standards. However, the committee will establish a register of eligibles from other sources when the requirements for apprentice- ship cannot Ik filled by Trade School gradu- ates. To l e a high school graduate is desirable but not essential: however, applicants should complete at least 10 weekly lessons in related training with the trade desired, liefore apply- ing for enrollment. Tests are given the ap- plicants to determine their mental alertness, aptitude, and personality. When a student puts forth his l est efforts in the apprentice school courses and passes with above average or even average marks, he has acquired something which will give him an opportunity to succeed and establish him- self with a well formed background which is hard to duplicate. Foreman Training Gives Good Results “Foreman training, in its three and one- half years in Ford Motor Company, has brouglit satisfactory results,” said Crosby Kelly, Industrial Relations Su|w rvisor of Training and Education of Ford Motor Com- pany, to members of The (’.raftsman staff, during a press conference in the Aircraft Building, April 16. The need for foreman training was realized by Henry Ford II. and in August 1942, tin first supervisory training was organized under the direction of R. C. York on an e.xf)crirnenlnl basis. For the first year, supervisory training was confined to the Pratt and W hitney Build- ing. but as its value was realized, the training was expanded to other areas of the Rouge Plant. Conference rooms were con dr acted in most of the major buildings so that foremen would not lose time in traveling to and from training sessions. In January 1944 the program was ex- panded to the Willow Run. Highland Park, and Lincoln Plants. The meetings were of a conference nature which gave foremen a chance to discuss in- dividual problems. Ideas for improvements have been brought from other areas and dis- cussed during the conferences. By January 1945 it was decided that fore- men training would Im carried on in terms of foremen’s own problems, and would train in conference rooms near a foreman’s work area. The types of training have l een divided into three groups: Informative training, which explains policies, procedures, and training of veterans; production management training, which discusses production problems and control; and human relations training, which offers instruction in human engineering. To further develop this program, plans for lectures, movies, and special conferences are underway. Sfjecifie results have been obtained in methods improvement programs. Thousands of dollars have been saved by this method of training, according to Mr. Kelly. More than six thousand proposals have been received from foremen in conjunction with methods improvement training. THE CRAFTSMAN Page 7 “SMALL CIRCLE OR WIDE ARC?” A man’s longest purpose! will be his best purposes. It is true, life is short and uncertain; but it is better to live on the wide arc of a large circle than to describe the whole circumference of a small circle. We know of no better way of expressing the meaning of purposeful living than with these words of a learned Doctor. How often do we lose sight of far reaching fields of endeavor as we travel the narrow circumference of limited learning and thinking. Your ALUMNI ASSOCIATION is an organization founded upon serious and constructive purpose, devoted among other things, to the continuation of the activities of the Henry Ford Trade School. What do I get out of it? or How far can I go with it? There, is the 'small circle' and the 'wide arc' of membership. Watch this page to see how, with your help, we will find the wider vision. HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Pag© 8 THE CRAFTSMAN Tools We Learn To Use Brooms, Mops, and Paint Brushes By RICHARD MILLS BROOMS smooth the way for evcrylxxly— presidents, headlined persons, instruc- tors, students, and even the sweepers. People such as ex-president IIcrl� ert Hoover have trod the corridors where ABC lwiys now perform their tasks, probably the first job a beginner holds in the Trade School. Many different things jiass the sweeper, socks for instance, white, black, green, orange, plaid, and striped socks, short socks, long socks, and occasionally a pair of nylons. Ilm, how did that get in here? Here’s the Dirt This idea of “clean-up” started ages ago. The cave-man was a happy-go-lucky fellow, that is, he was until his “ball and chain” de- cided the cave was littered with too much rubbish to keep up their social standing. After making this decision she probably went down to the ancient version of our modern pool-room, kicked Mr. C. M. out, and told him to get home and clean the junk from their al ode. I pin finding that it was quite a task Preparing to do a part of hia daily job. Boyd Frizzoll, W-G-l, screws a broom handleinto tho block. to pick up each article, he sought an easier method. Gathering some twigs and weeds, lie bound them to a tree branch with a piece of vine and so invented the first broom. Down through the ages the broom has im- proved until the cave-man would hardly recognize it if lie were to come back now. Somebody used animal bristles to replace the weeds and twigs, somebody else drilled holes in a block, pushed bristles into these holes, and attached a handle to the block. One of the latest improvements is now being used in Trade School. A reservoir in the block con- tains a special liquid that feeds by gravity to the bristles and picks up some of the dirt that would otherwise float into the air as dust. Now He Knows At the time of entry into the School most boys are impressed by the fact that every- thing is clean and shiny. By the time he is graduated he knows who keeps things this way. Every day 750 feet of classroom cor- ridors must lie swept; in addition, the shop departments must be kept clean of dirt and chips. Think of the difficulties if the floor went unswept; chips lying on the floor are a menace to life and limb, not to mention the germ-breeding dirt underneath them. So, everyday some lad is approached by his in- structor who holds a small slip of paper. Slowly he takes it and reads the ominous words, “Sweeper’s kit.” To say tin l oy is happy at t he prospect of pushing a broom all day would be an exaggeration, buthegoesto the crib and takes the equipment required for the job.a floor broom, hand brush, and dust- pan. The broom consists of a handle aliout five feet long that fits into the top of the block, which has approximately 125 holes filled with bristles. The bristles which are usually from two and one-hulf to seven inches long, come from hogs, grass, coconut husk, broom corn, bam- boo fillers, and sometimes (clear tin women away from that ABC l oy), even nylon. The hand brush is a smaller edition of the floor broom but the handle is integral with the block. The dustpan is made of sheet steel and is used to pick up the dirt. Broom handles and blocks arc commonly made from the following woods; elm, walnut, beech, ami ash. Steel and other metals are sometimes used. He’ll Learn When the average boy comes into Trade School, he probably hasn't hud much ex- pcrience using a broom, so naturally it’s a good idea to train a student to use simple tools before giving him a Vernier gage or lathe with which to work. The G-boy takes the broom, looks at it carefully, turns it over several times, and starts sweeping—S-L-O-W-L-Y. Of course, there’s always the smart guy who tries to sweep the dirt toward himself or pushes the broom lightly along the floor with- out lifting it, hut finally .lames O’Neil. ABC. instructor, comes along and shows our mis- guided friend the projier method. The cor- rect method is to grasp the handle near the end with a comfortable grip, hold the handle at a 45 degree angle to the floor, take short strokes of aliout six inches to a foot long, and put enough pressure on the broom to get the dirt out of the crevices in the floor. It’s al- ways a good idea to sweep corners and other hard-to-get-at places with the hand brush lieforc going over the floor with the broom. It seems every time the floor is clean, some- body has to come along and spill chijis, dirt, or paper, but our hero does not get dis- couraged . . . much. When it finally is per- fectly swept, the floor can l e mopped. Ah. yes, mopping, the pastime of Trade School lioys everyday. Many students pre- fer mopping to sweeping but the instructor usually finds that it saves time (and an extra argument) to pick one student to Ik� th sweep and mop. In most departments the newest student is chosen unless someone else volun- teers first because if a student experienced in the work of the department is taken off the job, time is lost. When the student has fin- ished sweeping and is carefully looking around for stray dirt, the instructor again approaches with a glint in his eye and a tool requisition for mop and pail in his hand. The student expected the job of mopping so it’s not too much of a shock. In Trade School the two-man system is used in many depirtincuts, that is, the wet- and-dry method. The student doing the wet mopping uses a mop pail full of hot. soapy water and splashes it lavishly around the floor, and his hapless partner follows liehind mop- ping up the water from the floor and w ringing it into another pail. Don’t Scald Him Either At this piint a student should be given some instruction in mopping etiquette. After lie has filled the pail, it helps a hit if he pro- ceeds slowly dow n the aisles between the ma- chines instead of running along like a streak of greased lightning and then, when he comes to the sharp turn at the corner of the crib, lets out a scream, “The casters won’t turn!” as he plows into a milling machine. If the boy does make the turn at top speed he will Notice the smile on the (ace of Kenneth Woody, W-G-l, as he sweeps one of the halls. THE CRAFTSMAN Page 9 probably run clown at least one instructor, dent (lie pail, spill most of (lie water and have In (ill the pail again. When the student finally starts mopping, if another lx y gets in his way, he should ask him to move at least three times before start- ing to drown the lad. (That isn’t according to Emily Post in case you’re interested.) This piece of equipment, t he mop, may not seem essential, but try to get along without it. As the day starts the student busily sets up the job on his machine. Within a half- hour everything is going smoothly. Smooth- ly? Well, he did spill some soda water on I la (ioor but what docs that, matter. At 11:30 a.m.. the bell to go to lunch sounds. After shutting off the jx)wer la starts walking quickly to the rapidly forming lira of students at t la wash basin. Suddenly his feet shoot out from under him, the door rushes up to meet him. aiai he Uriels himself Hat on his back, not seriously injured but enough to make him careful of mopping up spilled liquids in the future. Also, if oil or soda water gets in through a hole in his shoe, a person might de- velop oil dermal it us or some other skin infection. Complicated Huh? Ix t’s examine this device that is so neces- sary lor preserving life and health. The handle is merely a cylindrical bar of about one inch in diameter aial aland five feet long, usually made from walnut or ash, and has a hole drilled near one end. The clamps are two identical pieces of sheet metal with holes drilled near one edge and teeth formed on the edge opposite. A bolt is inserted through these holes and the one in the handle and when tightened this locks the head in place. The head is composed of groups of twisted cotton strands joined in the center by a strip of cloth. The strip of cloth with strands coming down on both sides is then locked Ix. - tween the teeth of the clamp. The mop pails are made by Ford Motor Company from used, live gallon cans which are welded onto a platform mounted on four casters. A wringer arrangement of three rollers, also made by Ford employes, is mounted atop the pail. A pedal at the side brings the rollers together when depressed, thereby squeezing the water out of the mop when placed lx tween the rollers. Keep ’em Covered With the sweeping accomplished, mops are brought into action to remove dirt that wasn’t removed by sweeping. Sure, the mop is usually considered a housewife’s tool, but students have lx en told that they are doing an essential job so they don’t complain too much. Then comes painting, the last of the three jobs dealing with cleanliness. The student has swept and mopped the area assigned him. The wall gleams as does the floor, but for how long? If the walls are left unfinished, they soon take on a dingy appearance, turn gray (no, sonny, t hat isn’t what happened to Trade School w alls), and after years of use w ill finally become so discolored that they will be a dis- grace to the School. Oh, walls could be scrubbed every once in a while but students wouldn’t appreciate doing this work. It’s much easier to spread a thin coat of paint over the rough surface. Then when the paint becomes dirty a person can either wash the dirt off or put on another coat of paint. Well, here comis that fellow, the Caveman, again. It seems as if his wife liked the way he swept the floor so now she has entrusted the job of interior decorating to him. Our hen- |M cked friend goes out to I x� k for l erries to use in mixing the colors, and if berries aren’t too plentiful there’s always blood from wild John Brudor,W-F-2, is putting a fresh coat of gray paint on the wall. animals, gaudy and gruesome stuff to use for paint. If he is lucky enough to find clay or soil from mineral outcroppings he can get some more bright colors. In those days the main idea behind this work was to show the family history on the wall where everyone could see it. These colors, the brightest to l e found, were applied with leaves, hair from animals, or bird feathers. Paint brushes vary in size and materials from the delicate artist’s brush to the six and eight inch brushes used for painting ships. The size of the larger brushes is determined by the width of the bristles. The bristles in the artist’s brush are made of sable, which is con- sidered the best, camel hair, or hair from a cow’s ear. arnish brushes have bear fur for bristle� and the ordinary paint brush uses horse hair or pig bristles. The handle is made of wood, metal, celluloid, or ebonite. Unlike brooms, the bristles are held in the handle by a bond, a substance that the bristles adhere to. This lx nd is usually soluble in some liquid so it is wise to know what lx nd is used for a brush and what its solvents are. Some bonds are shellac, rubber, and animal or fish glues. And Pink For Elephants In Trade School, painting is considered a necessity because it not only offers neat ap- pearance, is more sanitary and protects metal parts, but relieves the eyes by giving a color scheme that lessens eyestrain. The paint colors most commonly used in the School and their uses are green for cabinets and st«x. k bins, black for vises, machine-blue for ma- chinery. high-gloss-white for the top (tortioris of the walls, and fl m r gray for the floor and Ixittom part of the walls. Maroon, alumi- num. and red colors are also used for painting equipment made or repaired in Trade School. When a student is awarded tin job of (minting he is usually considered lucky. Some instructors like to dabble in this job under the pretense of showing the l� oy the proper method. After wandering around for awhile getting requisitions signed and then trying to find a brush, the student painter finally gets the work started. With a Itack- and-forth motion of the arm our friend neatly applies the gummy liquid, getting almost, as much paint on himself as on the object under- going this treatment. Because the paint used in Trade School has soy bean base, it dries rather quickly but somelxxly has to test the paint instead of believing in the sign “Wet Paint” so our friend is kept busy touching up these testing areas. Then there’s “them Gremlins,” which seem to have it in for re- porters particularly, that go around removing the signs lx forc the paint has a decent chance to dry. The walls are partly painted by the students. From the fhxtr up alxmt five feet a coat of floor gray is put on and above that is the high-gloss-white. The (xtrtion that can’t be reached by students is painted by Ford Motor Company employes. This careful clean-up work is probably what led an ABC boy to make this statement, “Some day I’m going to make some woman a fine wife.” Trade Sch x l is probably one of the cleanest and best painted places in Bouge Plant and ranks high among other schools be- cause janitors are hard to get and the schools are lucky to be painted once a year, but Trade School w ill never have this trouble, at least as long as G-boys (or A-boys for that matter) are available. Keeps Dust Down As students walk in the corridors from Boom 1 to the bookstore they will probably notice the ease in breathing. Before March, students walking on these w xxlcn fi x rs prob- ably found it difficult to inhale (ture oxygen because of the dust from the fhxtr. George Willing, head of (minting and cleaning department, can lx thanked for this contribution to humanity for. in his depart- ment, there are now two new brooms, one of which is used on the w xxlen fhxtrs lx tween Ifixun 1 and the Bookstore. The broom has a coarser bristle than the conventional type and has a metal container instead of a w x den bl(x k. Once a day the container is filled with sweeping fluid which soaks in the bristles and, consequently, keeps the dust down. Next Month The series “T x� ls We Learn To Use” will be ended with “Taps and Dies,” which will ap(K ar in tin June issue of The Craftsman. “What We Do In the Academic Department” will be the topic for the July issue, the final issue before summer vacation. A new series will lx started when The Craftsman resumes publication in tlu fall. THE CRAFTSMAN Page 10 Craftsmen Win One, Lose Two Tlie ('raftsmen started I heir 1946 hasehall season by losing to Fordson High School, hilt won the next two pa files from Ifazel Park and St. Alphonsus High Schools, the scores lor the three game's being 11-1, 7-3, 7-2, respectively. In tIk lirst game of the season, held at Fordson April 16, the Craftsmen wen defeated by the pitching of Totnasini, who allowed one run on two hits and struck out eight men. Bruno Bieksza, M-B-2. charged with the loss, struck out three men liefore U-ing relieved in the fourth stanza by Bill Biddell, T-B-l. who was replaced by Gerry Ellis, senior, in the sixth inning. Fordson scored three runs on four hits in the lirst. two runs on no hits in the second, in the fourth inning four runs on one hit and two runs on another single in the fifth. The Craftsmen’s lone run was scored by Buss Keaneman. senior, in the fifth, leading hit- ters were C. Martin for Fordson with two hits, Biddell and Keaneman with one hit each for the Craftsmen. After this setback, the lirst win of the season came for Trade School with a victory over I laze I Park April 18 at the School’s ath- letic field. The complete Craftsmen game was pitched by John Y ona. T-A-2, who struck out seven, allowing eight hits and three runs. Two pitchers worked for Hazel Park. Bill Sutherland and Fleming who relieved him in the third. The Hazel Parkers allowed seven runs, eight hits, and struck out four. The Craftsmen’s big inning came when five runs crossed the plate on one hit and six walks in the lirst. One run came on four hits in the second, and the final tally was made on two hits in the sixth. The Parkers only chance to cheer came w hen .1. Welxster socked a homer in the third, scoring two runs. Bichard Zemke, senior, made two hits, both triples, in two times at bat, Albert Kangas and Bruno Bieksza also made two hits for the Trade School team. Karas of I lazel Park had a perfect day with three hits in three trips to the plate. Keeping up the victory march, the Trade (Continued on page 11) ♦ Instructor Bowlers End 1945-’46 Season With a high score of 81 points, Team 5 captained by Samuel Langford, division super- intendent. took top honors in the 1945—’46 season of the Henry Ford Trade School In- structors’ Bowling league at Palmer Park Bccreation when the final scores wen? com- puted April 26. Following closely were Teams 3 and 10 with 76 and 74 (mints, respectively, captained by Albert N. Fdel, assistant shop superin- tendent, and Edward Workman, precision tool repair instructor. John Blum, tool room bench, from Team 10, was high man with an average of 175 for the season. Bill Pactow, monotype operator, from team II, was the runner-up with a 170 average. Team 6, captained by Lowell Yates, lathe instructor, rolled 2565 pins for a three game series; Team 3 with 2542 pins and Team 10 with 2541 pins were close behind. The honor of bowling tin highest single game fell to Team 5 with 951 pins. Next in line was Team 2 captained by Bussell Baker, head of tool cribs, with 922 pins and then Team 3 with 918 pins. Prize money totalling $1094.50 was di- vided among the teams according to the final standing. To linish the season, a banipiet was held on May 3 at the Detroit Bccreation Building. During the season. A. N. Edel was the president and Gordon Gillies, commercial tool repair, was secretary and treasurer. Wyandotte Beats T. S. Tennis Team The Wyandotte High School tennis team defeated Ford Trude team 15 sets to one in their first meeting of the 1946 season at Wyandotte, April 23. The day had been wet and it was doubt- ful whether the match would Ik pluyed, but Wyandotte’s team was mopping up the re- maining spots when the Trade School team arrived and play soon got under way. As the high school itself did not have sufficient courts, some of the matches were played at Biverside Park, in Wyandotte. Stahl, of Wyandotte, won a hard-fought contest from Kuze!, who was pluying first singles in place of Spiers. 9-7, 4-6, 6-4. While Pomnichowski was busy Inciting Laiid. sec- ond singles 6-0, 6-1, BeUilt was trimming lx)vat, third singles, by the score of 6-1, 6-4. Vicks beat Powers, fourth singles, 6-1, 6-1, and although he started out strong, winning five games of the first set, Nista. fifth singles, was beaten by White 7-5, 6-1. Buifant and Wilkes beat McRae and Ardelian, first doubles, 6-1, 6-1 and Bushury and Whitlow beat Sutton and Tuer, 6-1, 6-2. The Trade School team vows revenge when a return match is played May 10. No Players—No Golf “No golf team will Ik? formed this year because there were no students at the meeting called for April 24 and on two other occa- sions,” said Ambrose Klimushyn, coach lor the golf team. “Two years ago 30 boys turned out to play on the team. No team was formed last year because of the gas situa- tion, but 1 feel there are lK ys who would like to play on the golf team today.” “The l oys, two years ago, played Birm- ingham, Boyal Oak, and in the regional finals at the y. of M. golf course at Ann Arbor. I see no reason for u team not doing the same today.” A. N. Edel and Gordon Gillies were president and secretary-treasurer respectively of the Henry Ford Trade School Instructors Bowling Leaguo which has just completed its 1945-'46-season. THE CRAFTSMAN Page 11 Bowling Season Ends For T.S. Students TImj Jlenry Ford Trade School howling season came to an end April 13 when the league rolled its last coni()etition matches at Dcarl)orn Recreation. High point man was Rill Lengyel, senior, with a lii rli three of 627 and an indi idual high single of 247. Nathan McLeod, senior, and Algert Schnerpunas, T-D-l. ran close seconds with a high three of 583 and high single of 240. respectively. Prize money of .$28.1.. 0 was split projxir- tionally among the squads. Kach team’s share was decided on a basis of 70 cents for each |H)int earned during the season. The players on each team divided their team’s share evenly. The league consisted of six groups. Cap- tains of quintets were Donald Rush, M-D-l; Donald lloeft. W-D-3; Richard Farnstrom, M-B-2; Irving Leirstein, senior; Rill Lengyel, senior; and Fi nest Borg, W-C-l. Nathan McLeod was president of the league and Cecil Westerman, cafeteria instruc- tor, was secretary and treasurer. Mr. Westerman said, “Student Ixiwliug will start the second week in September and lx ys should organize teams now .” F-Men Concluded from P«0 4) School e« aching stall’ made the season a suc- cess in character building. Other crumbs of pleasant memories were the whistle-blowing game officials. F. K. Searle, S. D. Mullikin and .1. W. Busman, who gave individual views of the Trade School activity. (G. A. 'I erex, announcer, had a substitute in Peter Ix� so). Oh, those door prizes which kept coming at appropriate intervals with Harold Phillips and Ambrose Kichman finagelling so that they got themselves a prize. Instructors can always figure out an angle! Memory music by the Mercury Rangers of the Ford Motor Company enlivened the early part of the evening while the showing of the Roy Yerex quietly tried to appropriate, all wrap|M d up by Mrs. Francis Sinu� . The ('raflsmun olfice, and Frank Sheldrake, pho- tographer. and un-iin-un-wrapiK'd by the W innali. Tom Olsen, commercial tool repair, who will long cherish his prize, a card bearing these words, “Thanks for your patience, you are to receive a year’s free subscription to the B-class pa| cr of your choice. Papers w ill Ihj mailed to your home.” What a sweet mixup to remcinlier in which a deep laid scheme, tried by a lx� y and his sponsor toget her, and the antics performed to get separated. Did K. O. Sanders actually stand on his head? After this excitement, Toivo Lind and Ren Gardiner showed how easy (?) the trick could be done. A lasting momento—the souvenir ban- quet bats, furnished by Tom Sayres, each gut's! took home as, at 10 p. in., the final whistle shrilled. Another crumb of memory—Dan Gurta’s, T-A-l, long face when he thought that the master of ceremonies forgot to give him his letter. Then the big laugh when he saw the two-foot high “F” which came with the “Hap- py Birthday” greeting by the whole crowd. Craftsmen (Concluded from page 10) School nine downed the St. Alphonsus team in a home game April 22. Bruno Bieksza avenged his first defeat Ix-ing credited with a win although he allowed two runs. three hits, walked two, and hit five batsmen with pitched balls. He was relieved in the sixth by Gerry Fllis, who eased up enough to let the Saints scon1 their two runs. Wittershien, charged with the loss, gave seven runs, eight hits, walked four, and struck out nine. Following the pattern of their previous victory , the Craftsmen again piled up a high score in one inning, all seven runs being scored in t he fifth inning on six hits. Richard Toepler, W-A-2, made a perfect score of two hits in as many times at the plate. St. Alphonsus scored one run and one hit in the first and one run on one hit and three batters hit by pitched balls in the sixth. number from the battered “Stetson” of K. II. Stoelting, head of extra-curricular activities. Number 33 was drawn ami checked. es, Dan’s journey hadn’t been in vain. When he was called, Dan smiled and said, with chatter- ing teeth. ”1 knew it would come to some good if I said my prayers every night.” Alumni Present Psalm Book To Henry Ford Sr. The Alumni Assignation of the Henry Ford Trade Seh � ol presented on January 10, to Henry Ford II. president of the Ford Motor Conq any, who accepted it in i ehalf of his grandfather. Henry Ford, founder of the company, a Book of Psalms at one time be- longing to Abrahuin Lincoln. This lxH k was selected localise of Mr. Ford’s interest in Lincoln. It was translated from the original Hebrew language und was purchased from Frank Glenn, a Kansas City Jan. 10, 1946 Mr. B. C. Brereu, 6«cretcry, knirj Ford Trad School Aluai.l Aanociatlan, Ford Kotor Coaptny, UlcUlifed ? xk Plant. Dear Mr. £r � � r.: I also to than tfa Hanry Ford Trad School Aluanl It. my Oraodfathar '• bahalf for praaactlnc to hi� th� Boo of FaaLu which at one tine t«lohi«d to Ahraha� LUcolu. K« ns pleased to faa«« this rolune, and appreciates very auen the hind thought •Meh prompted the lift. KflliS Very sincerely. This letter of appreciation from Henry Ford II was received by the Alumni Association. Mike Bernadett (left) who arrived just in time for the banquet, is telling about his baseball experiences with a St. Louis farm toam to E. H. Stoelting (center), head of the athletic department, and A1 Milankov. coach. Mike played varsity basketball for three years. 1945 Baseball World Series furnished a lilting climax with B. I). Weaver running the pro- jector. ('.an any guest forget t he grand prize which Dan Gurta’s Prayers Bring Good Results Imagine the surprise given Dan (lurla T-A-l, when he stepped from B-hiiilding. Friday April 26, to go to the baseball game between Trade School and Melvindale. Not only had the temperature dropped to a frigid 47 degrees Fahrenheit (above not below zero) but the Ford Motor Company hits had de- parted. Any other time Dan would have gone home but that night a half-dozen golf balls were to lie given away so he braved the colil by walking and riding busses to Henry Ford School. One shivering mortal’s suggestion, “I.el’s tear down the bleachers and start building a fire,” probably would have l een carried out except Ibr the small hurricane which swept the field numbing every hand. At the end of the fourth inning, the “zero” hour, John I andon. journalism instructor, called his son. Bryce, to draw the student’s l� ook broker. The purchase price of $3500 was taken from the Broad hearth Fund. Lincoln used the hook during his term in the White I louse. It was later presented by Mrs. Lincoln to William Reid, who was I . S. Consul at Dundee, Scotland and a writer on Lincoln’s religious Ixdiefs. for his help in edit- ing Lincoln's reminiscences and for assisting Mrs. Lincoln in closing her affairs in the Cap- itol. The Reverend W. ,1. Johnstone, who also was an authority on Lincoln’s religious Ixv liefs. obtained t he lxx� k from Reid's daughter, and Mr. Glenn in turn purchased it from Johnstone’s daughters. All authorities agree that the Book of Psalms, which was Lincoln’s constant com- panion. was his favorite lx� ok of t he Bible and the one from which he most frequently quoted. IIis favorite passage was, “Blessed is that man that maketh the I xml his trust, ami respeeteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies (Psalm 40:4).” Page 12 THE CRAFTSMAN Returned Instructors Maine. New Hampshire, and Vermont are llie only states whirh Sgt. Steve Gregosky, afternoon grinder department instructor, didn’t happen to visit while serving in the United States Army. One day, while on Guam, he heard a terrific noise in the six-man machine shop which he bossed. A B-29 Superfort had crashed within 30 feet, of the shop. I le served for four years, seven months, twenty-one days, and ten and one-half hours, according to Mr. Gregosky’s tiookkeeping. “One of my closest calls was in the Bat- tle of the Bulge,” stated S Sgt. Joseph Tepfenhart, afternoon heat treat depart- ment instructor. He was in the second divi- sion which successfully pulled its strategic withdrawal. Only 18 weeks of his two-year service were spent in tin States. On D-f-28 Day he went ashore in Normandy and stayed on the continent until the war was over. He has the American Theater. Presidential Unit Citation, Purple Heart, and five battle stars for Central Euroi ean Front. QM 1 c Edgar Guck has returned to the afternoon grinder department after serving two years in the Navy. Most of the time he was stationed on 1,ST -283 which operated in the Pacific Area. To assist the navigator and to keep the compasses and charts in order were his duties. He has the Pacific Theater, American Theater, Philippine, and Victory Medal Rihlions. Imagine running aground in New York Harbor. This was the embarrassing ex- perience of Pfc. Wilfred Cortis, commercial tool instructor, when piloting a tug boat around the Statue of liberty. He had to wait for the tide to rise before his craft was free again. He was discharged after serving 11 months in the Army. The rating of fireman first class was at- tained by L. J. Ryan, shop theory instruc- tor. in ten and one-half months of Navy serv- ice. The latter part of his time was spent in Bhode Island where he was waiting for the aircraft carrier Kearsarye to be completed. He lxxird d the Kearsarye one day and left the next day for discharge. He said the men were good companions, the life was easy, but tin; food was only fair. He is now in the drafting department in the Training and Education Division. “Four years, eight months, nineteen days, and one-half hour is a long time to live in the Army,” declared discharged Captain John Onderko. Formerly of the Trade School library. John returned to the academic de- partment February 18. He received the American Theater, American Defense, Asiatic- Pacific, and Victory Medal Bihlton by serving in the States, Hawaii, and I wo Jima. Robert Walker, 3rd shift automatic in- structor, was discharged as a private after serving in the Army eight months. Fort Sheridan, Illinois; Camp Lee, Virginia; and Alxrdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland were the places served by Mr. Walker. He re- ceived the Good Conduct and Victory Bib- l ons. lie spent 12 weeks in school and the remainder of the tune he s( ent as a machine gun ordnance repairman. “Oh. I didn’t do anything, I was just along for the ride,” replied William Harrison, instructor of Crib 31, former corporul in the Army Field Artillery, when questioned as to his exploits. When discharged March 3, after three years and two months service. Mr. Harrison wore the European Theater Riblxm with four battle stars. American Theater Bibbon. Good Conduct Bibbon. and World War II Victory Bihlion for service in England, France, Bel- gium, Luxembourg, and Germany. William Bryant, instructor in third floor l ench. s|M nt one year and six months service with the AAF in the I nited States. Enter- ing the Army in July 1911, he was sent to Shephard Field. Texas. After that he served at Buckley Field, Denver, Colorado; Dunoore Field and Muroc Field, both in California. When discharged, January II. he held the rank of private first class. After serving in England, France, Bel- gium, Luxembourg, and Germany during his three year service with the Army Field Artil- lery, Norman Vecore, transfer crib, was dis- charged January 23. Mr. Vecore held the rank of master sergeant and wore the Euro- pean Theater Ribbon, American Theater Rib- bon, World War II Victory Hihl on, and the Good Conduct Ribbon. The only excitement his unit encountered, according to Mr. Vecore, was one winter night when a spy was sighted. He and his buddies, clad only in underwear, chased the German all over town in the cold. They finally lost him. Visiting Cuba, Puerto Rico, Ecuador, Guatemala, and the Guadeloupe Islands was the most exciting part of his life in the Army according to George Mayne, bookstore, who spent 22 months of his three years service in Panama. Mr. Mayne wore the ribbons for American Theater. World War II Victory, and Good Conduct Medal when discharged last February as a sergeant. When Wesley La Roy, tin shop instruc- tor. was discharged from the Army after two years and 10 months service, he held the rank of private first class. lie received the American Theater Rib- l on and the E.T.O. Riblxm with two bronze battle stars. The stars are for the Rhineland and the Battle of tin; Bidge. His other deco- rations include the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, the Victory Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, and the Purple Heart. After three years and eight months of service in the Army doing clerical work former S Sgt, Albert Giasson, has returned to the Trade School bookstore. Mr. Giasson, who served in the Hawaiian Islands and on Kwajalein Atoll in the. Marshall Islands, wore ribbons for Asiatic-Pacific Theater. American Theater, and Good Conduct Medal at the time of discharge. Earl Miller, January ’ll, has returned to third floor shaper department as an instructor after two years service in Europe with the Army Air Force. Mr. Miller, a first lieuten- ant when discharged, w'as awarded the Dis- tinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with nine Oak Leaf Clusters, the Eurofxmn Thea- ter Ribbon with three battle stars, and the American Theater Riblxm. Being a radio gunner on a dive Ix mlx;r and dodging Zeros is one of the many experiences of former T Sgt. John Trueman, 3rd shift lathe instructor. Guadalcanal, Hawaii, New Georgia and the Fiji Islands are just a few of the places where Mr. Trueman served, lie received tin Presidential Unit Citation, Good Conduct, Asiatic-Pacific, American Theater, and the Victory Rihl on. He served four year.;. Walter Dallman, third shift manufac- turing bench instructor, has ret urned to Trade School after three and one half years service in an AAF service squadron in England and Scotland. The job of a service squadron is to keep ’em flying” explained Mr. Dallman who stated, “Most of our American planes came back in pretty good condition.” When discharged in December 1945, he wore ribl� ons for Eurojx an Theater, Good Conduct Medal, American Defense, and W orld War II Victory. Joseph Orr, third shift lathe instructor, served in the Navy about three years in the I nited States and Australia. Mr. Orr said that the Australians are more like Americans than any other people and the women are reall good looking. Mr. Orr was discharged as motor machinist’s mate first class wearing American Theater, Asiatic-Pacific Theater, Good Conduct, American Defense Ribtxms and the Victory Medal. If you want information alxmt an equator- crossing party, see MM2 c Charles Drostre, clearing house, for he has experienced one. It all happened on the USS Torrance. The portion of the crew which had never before crossed the equator and was to lx; initiated, approximately 80 px r cent of the crew, fought oir the remaining 350 men with fire hoses for about two hours. After one man was hurt, the captain intervened and then the “polli- wogs” went through the usual routine to get their “shellback” cards. The routine con- sisted of ceremonies such as a breezy haircut, a mustard rul -down. a vinegar mouthw’ash, and a hand-and-knee scramble through a trough filled with garbage. He wears the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and Philippine Lib- eration Riblxms. EDITOR'S NOTE: More information about returned instructor will be given next month. THE CRAFTSMAN Page 13 Visiting Servicemen Exchanges THE AWFUL TRUTH Sgt. Henry Feiler, January ’39. visited the School Thursday, March 29, while on a 30-day leave. Henry, who was a ground crew mechanic with the 20th Air Force, will be discharged in April. During his 24 months of service he re- ceived the Good Conduct Medal, the Ameri- can Theater Riblxm, the Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon, and the Victory Medal. F 1 c Don Wyzlic, January ’15, who has been in the Navy 11 months, visited the School Thursday, March 29, while on a 11-day leave. Upon entering the service, Don was sent to Great Lakes where he received boot train- ing. Then he was sent to Newport, Rhode Island whence he was ship| ed to Newport News. Virginia and was assigned to the USS Leyle (CV-32), aircraft carrier. Don expects to Ik discharged in September. Well, he has “been through the mill” - the first one anyway. F 2 c Roy (Louie Louis, former student, visited the Trade School while on a five-day leave from the Great Dikes Naval Rase in Illinois. After s|K nding two months in boot camp, louie now expects to lie sent overseas. He plans to make the Navy his career Robert Pobursky, June 42, ex-Army second lieutenant, who has been Iwiek in the School ateut two months, was married recently. Mr. and Mrs. Pobursky will make their home in sunny California, the home of Mrs. Pobursky. Rob will work as a tool designer. While visiting the School on a 23-day leave, MoMM3 s Edward Onderko, June ’35, told of his most exciting experience in his 22 months of service. While his ship, the USS LSM-178, was teing repaired inTientsin, China, he and eight, other sailors went to Peking on a three-day liberty. When they returned, their ship had left and it wasn’t until 35 days later, traveling 8000 miles aboard three different ships, that they finally caught up with it. fter 33 months of service with the Sca- Rees, David Christie, January ’ 13. was dis- charged April 1. He was a coxswain and wears ribbons for European Theater, Philippine Islands Liberation, Victory Medal, and Asi- atic-Pacific Theater with one battle star. When inducted July 29, 1913, David was sent to Camp Peary. Virginia for lx ot train- ing, then to Camp Thomas, Rhode Island, and finally to Newfoundland. After l eing re- turned to the States he was sent to Pearl Har- ter and later served in the Marshall Islands, Palau. D y te. and in the invasion of Okinawa. David served most of his time with a jx n- toon division aboard a troop transport. T 3 c James Welsh, January '13. a for- mer torpedoman on the submarine Bloicer visited the Trade School April 12. while home on a 38-day leave. While stationed in Boston, the submarine he was aboard sank at. the dock but he wasn’t hurt. He later helped to salvage the craft. Most of his service time was spent at Guam Island. lie plans to return to the Trade School to finish his pattern making trade S 2 c James M. Kiefer, January ’ 16, visited the School on April 22. during a 12-day leave from Great tekes Naval Training Station James, in his 10-week f eriod of lxx t train- ing, did a lot of boxing. He plans to become a motor machinist’s mate, probably on a carrier. James’ company won the “Rooster.” a citation for the cleanest barracks and personal inspection, five times in a row . His company also won the Regimental Athletic Flag for being the test all-round group of athletes. Due to an error, it was stated in the April issue of The Craftsman that S 1 c Alex Berry was stationed alx ard the USS Carolina. Alex writes that he is stationed ateard the baby fiat top USS Casablanca, which, after making a final trip to Japan and then going through the Panama (’anal, is now awaiting decommission at Norfolk, Virginia. AMM 3 c Jack Korb, June ’ll. visited the Trade School recently after having served as gunner and mechanic in a Navy air crew. Jack, who was a member of The Craftsman staff, expects to Ik discharged about May. 1st Lieutenant Stephen C. Ferega, June 10, visited the School April 26 while home on a 30-day leave. He was a navigation and flying instructor for 18 months at Corpus Christi. Texas. Stephen received the American Theater, Asi- atic-Pacific Victory Ribbon. Presidential Unit Citation, and the China Star Ribten. for serv- ices as a trans|x rt pilot with the 25th marine air group. lie has lx en in the service for four years, and now is at Marine Air Corps Station, San Diego, California. Alumni Report on Military Life “My darling Coachie Woachie”, begins Pvt.Joseph Veu Casovic, January 45, in his letter to Al Milankov, written on the major’s typewriter. Joe is stationed at Eschbom Air Base in Germany w here he is a night orderly. BFS 2 c Calvin F. Dainty, June 45, and R. R. Paseman, January ’ll, write in regard to their yearbooks. Caivin, who is on Guam, says reading material is scarce and would like The Craftsman sent to him. Senior have-urn picture Ux� k Get uni pr x� f. don’t like look. Ask-um friend. Is that me?” Friend reply. “Yes-sir-ee.” “Does-um picture hx� k like me?” “OH! Yes! Definitely.” “Tell me. mama, truthfully,” “Does-um picture look like me?” “Just exoctly,” mama said. Shock too much—senior dead. Volunteer Concord, New Hampshire This one's about a psychiatrist who went to look over an inmate of an asylum who had illusions of being royalty. ‘‘I’m sure I am king,” the chap de- clared. “Satan told me so.” From the adjoining room a voice snapped angrily, ‘T told you nothing of the kind!” The Babbler Lipscomb College Nashville. Tenn. A little rouge; a little curl; A box of powder; a pretty girl; A little rain, away she goes A homely girl with a freckled nose. Fordson High Deartern. Michigan DAFFY NITIONS BORE: One who insists on talking ateut himself when you w ish to talk about yourself. DERT: The only thing that doesn’t te- come smaller when its contracted. ECHO: The only thing that can cheat a teen-age girl out of the last word. HONESTY: The fear of teing caught. The Central Student Detroit. Michigan A new Kinner radial type engine and a Lycoming six cylinder opposed engine have arrived at Argentine High School, Kansas City. The Argentian The School is full of w illing people. Some are willing to work and the rest are willing to let them. Modern Night If this is printed I t ’s a cinch The t ditor needed One more inch. A sign at the bakers: Pies Like Mother Made $.35 Pies Like Mother thought she made $.75 On finishing this column. I know you will rejerse. But just to get one last crack in— I’ll go from bad to verse. Page 14 THE CRAFTSMAN On the Editor’s Desk DEPARTMENTAL COMMUNICATION r. tAG H JbL- � ? X H %vC VUlVtC ' PotW________7 SpB A i S SPRIAV , T r Cmsj is a 172. wftvpfCj TW€ flo � IS. Helping Out... If you see an ABC lx y overworking him- self pushing a broom. don’t just Ihii Ii at him. take the broom and sweep for him. W hen your instructor walks slowly and looks weak, give him some of that lunch hid- den in your toolbox. Wash your hands more often in the morn- ing so there won’t Ik a rush at lunch time. When in class give your instructor a stick of gum so he can chew with you. Eat two meals each day so the cafeteria Ixiys won’t get too fat. Shut your machine oil’ frequently to save electricity. Reprimand your instructor when he makes a mistake. This is to correct him so he won’t do it again. Ho Hum... Is it. that Trade School Im s are getting too much scholarship or are they just sleepier than usual in the morning. As this example of a Trade School student, (unnamed for obvious reasons), boarded the bus he fumbled in his pocket for a won Id-I m transfer, found it. handed it to the driver, lie took a seat and started to continue his sleep. Abruptly his nap was interrupted by a fellow student who announced that the driver wanted to see our dream l oy. As the student approached tin driver, he was handed a dollar bill. “Well, do you want your change or don’t you?” questioned the driver. “You handed me this and walked away when you got on.” The student again fumbled in his |jocket, found a piece of pa|H r. and came up with a Ixxlrngglcd transfer, which he presented to the driver, and with a red face walked back to his seat to continue his slumber. Lights Out... Shouts from the students showed the trend of their thoughts on Thursday, April 4. “It’s a strike in the power house.” declared some students but others insisted that one of Cecil Wcsterman’s cats had managed to get in a fuse box and cause a short circuit. But most ln ys said, “Well, it looks as if we go home.” All this s|K culation was caused by a tem- porary black-out that settled over Trade School at 9:51 a.m.,whon all electric power ceased to flow . At 9:59 a. in., | ower was re- stored only to blink out again until 10:02 a.hi. w hen power was fully restored. What's the Score... cussing my case for a while, one of the guards asked where I was from. I immediately re- plied “Henry Ford Trade School.” “OK, let him in,” ordered St. Peter, “knowing these Trade School boys as I do, lie’ll l e asking for a transfer in a couple of weeks.” — OVER THE CRIB COUNTER Students have lx en puzzled by a sign in the window of Boom 45, chemistry laboratory, which reads something like this: “Total to date—10.” When Harold (Rocky) Rocholl, senior, started to work in Room 45, he found that besides ABC boys he also had a small family , of mice for company. Deciding that some- thing should l e done to change this state of affairs. Rocky produced a mousetrap from somehere and put it to use. Soon friends w ho had heard of his plans licgan to question him regarding his success. To save time in answering the inquiries. Rocky | Misted a sign in the window giving the score. How About a Lift... To yet to school on April one. Since flic DS i had struck. The Trade School boys rode on llicir thumb, And trusted to their luck. 11 itch-hikers stood atony the way. Hut rides weren't hard to yet. Many boys slept in that day, A nd some are not here yet. The halls were empty, the classes small. All shop boys ate on one shift. The instructors struggled through it all. And worried about a lift. To a boy, hometvard bound, to rest, A ride seemed like a gif I. This cry teas heard from Hast to West How about a lift. Slow—But Sure... S. I). Mullikin. sufierintendent of Ford Trade School, stated. “I moved only five feet in the past 15 years.” This may seem odd but neverless it is true. ell. didn’t he want to move or could it l c that lie loved to stay in the same area so long? No! Mr. Mullikin has been many places and made much progress but is still only five feet farther than where he was 15 years ago. You see, the Superintendent’s desk in Room 26 is alntnl five feet from the place where his desk was 15 years ago w hen lie was teaching in the Apprentice School. Sweet (?) Dream... What a dream I had last night! I dreamt I went to Heaven and when I got to the “Pearly Cates” I found it Imre an amazing resemblance to Cate 4. As I tried to enter, two men in Ford Plant Protection uniforms stopped me and asked for my budge. When they found that I didn’t have one, the called Saint Peter, who looked somewhat like William Moore, transfer crib. After dis- --------------By I. C. ALL------------- (Ireelings and Salutations: I. C. All is back with all the dope s. Seen in Room 15. . .John Dobroi showing an ABC boy the proper way to sweep a floor. Could Mr. Dobroi have been reminiscing his own Trade School Days? The D3R strike gave students a good excuse for absence. Remember that rule against hitch-hiking, Mr. Yerex? Motorcycle |x� liceman: I’m giving you a ticket for speeding, son. I. C. All: You can’t do that to me. I’m a Trade School student. Policeman: Sorry sonny, ignorance is no excuse. Overheard in the corridor: ABC boy: Let’s go this way, it takes longer. Instructor’s theme song: Just A-sillin and A-rockin . Open letter to the Kdilor: Dear Sir: Does the song. In the Middle of May refer to the publication date for the April issue of The ('raftsman? Very truly yours, I. C. All A woman is just a rag. a bone, and a hank of hair. Just call I. C. All a happy junkman The people in the photographer’s studio can sell a boy anything: I. C. All is prepared to sell the Ambassador bridge. Any reasonable bid takes it. Leave offers in The Craftsman office. Time, tide, and the DSR wait for no man or Trade School l oy. The boys who went home at 11 a.m., on Good Friday missed something. It was the one day in the year when girls could come to the Trade School and these unfortunate students weren’t here to enjoy it. S. D. Mullikin should have pitched for Fordson in that first Craftsmen baseball game. W ith three out of four pitches drop- landing on tlx plate, the Craftsmen would surely have won. G. A. Yerex as Fordson catcher would have helped .too. The Easter Bunny visited the Trade School on Good Friday, believe it or not, 1 saw him. For a long time I. C. All has heard of the vanishing American and at last has found who he is. . .the pedestrian. '1’«� avoid that run-down feeding look both ways before crossing the street. Cracks like these went out with high but- ton shoes, it’s time for I. C. All to go out loo. Ilasla Luego, THE CRAFTSMAN Page'15 FISHERMAN ORNITHOLOGIST George Paliwoda, I-B-1. has the odd hobby of raising an l training pigeons. George, who lias been raising them for a year and a half, has 10 birds, one of which is eight years old. and has Down 500 miles three times. (a orge plans to join the Pig � 1 Club when he becomes of age. George’s s| torts interests are baseball, basketltall. and swimming. Upon graduating. George plans to enter the Apprentice School and become a metal pat- tern worker. MOTORCYCLIST • - ROCKETMAN Thirty-two fish an hour is a pretty good catch for three lads with their rials and reels. That’s what Fred Bawden, T-F-l. and his buddies accomplished at Belleville Lake one rainy day. it h his set of two rods and reels, three ham! oo poles, and an assortment of flies and hooks. Fred only has to journey 200 yards to where the bass and bluegills live. Ilis largest catch was a 13-inch carp. W orking on car engines as a hobby takes up most of senior Frank Negri's time when he is not working in a mortuary or attending the Apprentice School. Frank does all his repair work in his private garage where he has about $200 worth of equipment. Frank has ! een active is school sports winning a letter in chccrleading and playing intramural basket- ball and baseball. Frank also was a sponsor for the dance held after the Lincoln Park basketball game at Henry Ford School. SPORTSMAN W it h rockets as the future traveling agent. Floyd Hansen, W-D-l, wants to he one of the persons who develops a practical rocket and fuel. Floyd uses a mixture of (totassiuin nitrate, charcoal, and sulphur as fuel for his rockets. The container consists of a I «million culte can with fins and a conical top soldered on. When the rocket is finished the fuel is fired by electricity. Because the metal rocket doesn’t work very well, Floyd intends to start using cardboard. “My ambition is to play professional base- ball,” said Steve Maten, W-B-2. D st year he played on the Electros, a Billy Bogell league class-B team, lie assisted in winning the west side championship by pitching seven and losing two games. His batt ing average is .500. This year he plans to play on the American legion Post I hardball team. Be- sides playing baseball, Steve has played on a Nash-Detroit hockey team. He has a I tow ling average of 175. Biding or skidding in the snow is James Curries', senior, idea of fun on a motorcycle. A year and a half ago Janies had a yen for motorcycles so he purchased an “Indian 30.50 ” fter deciding this vehicle didn’t have enough speed and power he Itought an rniy surplus 1911 Harley-Davidson 15. James warns other students, If you ever get a ’cycle, don’t let any I tody else ride it. they’ll wreck the motorcycle.’’ Casey At the Bat There was pride in Casey’s manner as he stept into his place. There was a smile in Casey’s bearing and a smile on Casey’s face, And when responding to the cheers he lightly doft his hat, No stranger in the crowd could doubt, t’was Casey at the bat. And now the pitcher holds the ball, and now he lets it go, And now the air is shattered by the force of Casey’s blow. Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright; The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light. And somewhere men are laughing, and little children shout; But there is no joy in Mudville—mighty Casey has struck out. —ERNEST LAWRENCE THAYER Page 2 THE CRAFTSMAN Slip Craftsman ______________ (Member f M' Est. I92p SSOC PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY MONTH DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR BY AND FOR STUDENTS OF HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL. DEARBORN. MICH. Editor-in-chief .................................... JOHN TEGEL Reportorial staff: ROBERT CECIL. MURRAY DONNELLY. GERALD FEDERSPILL. DAN GURTA RICHARD KOROTKO. KENNETH McRAE. RICHARD MILLS. ED STELLINI Cartoonist . and RAYMOND STRUSSIONE. Advisor. - -.......................................E. H. STOELTING Vol. 4. No. 9 June. 1946 tf-aadt Will Jlelfi Win tltz Peace How many people have asked themselves, “Why should I have a garden? Why should I work and slave in the hot sun?” Why indeed, should anyone work in a garden. Food I he food raised in the gardens is the prime reason. Food, fresh vegetables, the password to the hearts of millions of starving people in this world. Food. food, food, that word keeps drumming in their minds, coupled with gnawing nausea in their stomach, until they are reduced to the level of animals, lighting over a foul hit of garbage, or a piece of rank bone. No one would call them human to look at them, the sunken, shriveled, walking dead of this starving world. This answer is simple, gardens, gardens near home or work. Gardens to release much valuable food to be shipped overseas. When a gardener cultivates his vegetables he will be urged by the starvelings of the world holding out their thin hands and saying, “Thank you,” for they have nothing more to offer. a JUttU Ganutten Scni.e The most look-forward-to period of the year is nearly here. The time of the year when a Trade School boy feels as free as a bird in the air. You guessed it. vacation time. acation lime is a happy time, a time when a Ik may enjoy his favorite sport whether it l e baseball, tennis, swimming, fishing or any of the many others. acation time is also an unhappy time for some, for it is a time of the year when many accidents occur. Many persons risk a cramp by dis- regarding the “one hour after eating” rule before going in for a swim; some permit themselves to lx badly sunburned and feel quite miserable for many days; some don I lielieve in signs, disobeying rules of amusement parks, and other establishments and are usually sorry in the end. Most accidents can 1m prevented with the use of a little common sense. Knjoy your vacation as you never did before, but, for your own sake, don’t do anything for which you will be sorry. Btneam Jleadtincj, 7o the £ea I hrift fund, as described by “Websters Dictionary.” is tin acquirement o! a permanent supply of something with careful management and economy. How is the average Trade School student’s permanent supply coming along, or isn't it so permanent? rI lie student knows, that to get the real meaning of thrift fund will take some time, but, if he puts away a little money, and keeps it. the real mean- ing of thrift fund will come true. The thrift fund is not that permanent supply but only a stream leading to the sea. The only way to get the real meaning of thrift fund is to start saving now, and never stop. ([ IN THE MAILBAG jj Appreciation Mrs. R. S. Craig, mother of Ralph Craig. June ’45, writes. “Mr. Craig and I both think the Ford Trade School is quietly doing a great job in giving so many boys a chance to learn to do things while they are getting an education. We. like many parents on that graduation night in June, 1945. had a lump in our throats because of all the nice arrange- ments for that (to each boy) important time in his life, and would like to have personally thanked each person for their part in it. For those three and one- half years, and whatever success he may achieve in the future, will l o due. in no small measure, to the Ford Trade School and its personnel.” To the Editor: II. Howell, of the Student News- paper Survey. Reaver Falls, Pennsylvania, writes, “The publication of which you are editor has been chosen as one of the top student news sheets in the I nited States to lx used in the 1946 Student News- paper Survey.” Still to Go Willis C. Messer. June ’ll. writes. “Trade School lx ys are several jumps ahead of most high school boys l� ecause of the practical experience. Rut even with that. Trade School lx ys. along with high school Ik vs, need more education and more training.” Saying Thank You I.ouis II. Ilouiliion, director of General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen, writes to Mr. Searle. ‘‘It was very good of you to facilitate my visit to your school last week. I was impressed with your organization and the work you are doing. My visit was most stimulating in relation to what we are doing in our own field here.” Wishing: Pvt. Donald Nicolai, June ’45, writes from Alabama, ‘I used to complain about the Trade School but now I wish I was back there.” CONTENTS CAP News Page 4 Introducing Page 15 On the Editor's Desk Page 11 Over the Crib Counter Page 1 1 Servicemen Page 12 Sports Page 10 Tools W e Learn to Use Page 8 Training anti Education News Page 6 OUR COVER In a year when food is so vital, the Trade School garden is more important than ever. It is planting time again and Floyd Hansen, W-D-l, one of the many boys who will work in the garden this year, is transplanting California Wonder pepper plants. Volume 4 No. 9 draftsman HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL June, 1946 131 Students To Receive Diplomas One hundred and thirty-one students will receive Henry Ford Trade School diplomas at I’ordson High School auditorium Thursday, June 27. after Howard Coffin, president of the Socony-Vacuum Oil Company, addresses the graduating group. The Craftsman Rates All-American Again Once again The Craftsman was rated as being one of the best high scIiimiI maga .ines in the country when il r ceived the “All Ameri- can” award for the tenth consecutive time from the National Scholastic Press Associa- tion. an organization which gives opinions and suggestions to improve tin magazine. The Craftsman collected 91. ) {joints out of a normal 1,105. I he staff is now working towards the “Pacemaker” award which is given for excellent work in all departments and outstanding superiority in some topics. Cover designs and technical features like “ I«m ls we learn to I se“ chalked up high {joints for The ('raftsman. The ()ctober cover titled, “Geared to Progress.” was considered exceptionally good while the technical fea- tures. which were considered difficult writing assignments, were clearly and consisely written. More human interest stories should be written about games, dances, and outings. School events should be written up before taking place, were other suggestions. Bob-Lo Picnic Means Full Day of Fun For the eighteenth time, students from from llenrx I'ord Trade School will board the glistening while Boh-Di steamer, pre- pared for a fun filled day at the annual Trade School picnic. On this lovely day (we Iiojm ). the steam- er will approach the dock, the gangplank will Im lowered, and cheers will rend the air. I he crowd. (Trade School Im� vs in the lead as usual.) will gush off the ship for a full day of fun, rest, and relaxation. On this day one may watch ball games, ride horses, roller skate, dance, and ride the various amusements at the park. Hearing loud laughter, one might see a large group of people clustered about. Nearing the gathering he will find that this is where the contests an held. Contests are planned for all age groups, from the little tots to the old men (instructors.) In tin morning a queen will Im chosen. She will reign over the park and undoubtedly long rememlier this day. The judges are to be S. O. Mullikin. superintendent of Henry- Ford Trade School; .1. W. Busman, assistant superintendent of Henry Ford Trade School: G. A. Yerex, personnel director; A. M. Wagener. head of academic department; and K. N . Peterson, shop superintendent. On the moonlit boat ride home, with the music softly drifting across the water, carried by a cool summer breeze. Trade School stu- dents w ill dance or just sit and talk with their dates until the boat is dm'ked and another |M rfect Trade Sc!i m I picnic is ended. Weather Wizards Forecast for GA Y Day S.D. Mullikin. superintendent of Henry Ford Trade School, has hacked (� .A. Yerex, personnel director, in his prediction of fair weather for races, baseball games, dancing, roller skating, and plenty of fun on GAY Day June 29. the day of Trade School's 18th an- na I Bob-lo picnic. Mr. Yerex refuses to disclose the method he used in determining the atmospheric con- ditions for the date Invause at this time In terms it “top secret.” Mr. Mullikin deter- mined the weather by using the latest most modernistic, most accurate iiicUmmI known to meteorologists, the hat and slip method. By this means a fedora is filled with slips of paper on which various (?) weather predict- ions are written. Mr. Mullikin agreed with Mr. Y erex by drawing a slip calling for “fair” weather. Other people have different methods of declaring the weather. There’s the old fash- ioned way used by the country’s forefathers (and suggested by F.ll. Stoelting, head of extracurricular activities,) of looking at a weather calendar. 'That just happens to list the weather for this eventful day as cloudy. (somel ody is crossing someone up.) According to YY.W. (Weather Wizard) Oak. head of I nited States Weather Bureau in Detroit. “The weather cannot be predicted that far in advance but the average afternoon temperature is 80 degrees.” Becords of the last 10 years show that rain fell on this day- six years of the |M ri Ml. (This is lM‘ginning to sound bad. Mr. Yerex.) While all this research was being con- ducted. the best writer on The Craftsman staff. I.C. All. director in charge of changing atmospheric pressure, walked into The ('rafts- man office and decided to put in his two cents worth. This emminent gentleman (?) uses the scientific, infallible method commonly known as “The Old Dutch Windmill.” In this device when the weather is to Im fair, a girl and boy come out. and when it’s going to be foul, a witch appears. “I. I.C. All. through the use of this mod- ern instrument, predict stormy weather for Saturday, June 29, 1940 A.D. in the loc ality of 83 degrees. 7 minutes west longitude and 42 degrees. 6 minutes north latitude. (Boh-Lo to you Trade School students.)” “No. Mr. Yerex! But that paper weight down. Ouch! I didn’t mean for you to put it down on my cranium.” F.K. Searle, advisor of Ford Industrial Sch(M)ls, and G.A. Yerex, personnel director of Henry Ford 'Trade School, will award the diplomas. S.D. Mullikin. superintendent of Trade School, w ill Im program chairman. Conrad Hangartncr. T-A-l, being the stu- dent with the highe-it scholastic record of the graduating class, has been chosen to give the valedictory address. The American Legion Award, which is awarded for extraordinary leadership, courage, honor, service, and scholarship, by the Ford Motor Company Post No. 173. will Im pre- sented by John . Busman, assistant suiier- in tendent of Trade School, and Kenneth Williams, commander of Ford Motor Com- pany Post No. 173, to the two outstanding graduates. Their names will remain un- known until they receive the awards. Mr. Coffin, who is also president of the Young Men’s Christian Association (Y MCA), has been in this office for 10 years and an active member for 30 years. He was grad- uated from Brown I ni versi ty in 1901 with a litMTal arts degree . Music will Im furnished by the Bouge Concert Orchestra, under the direction of Karl I larger. The Fordson auditorium, which has 1.500 seats enabling each student to obtain alsait 10 invitations, is located at Schaefer near Ford Road. Dearborn Inn Is Site Of June Senior Prom The long curving driveway to the Dear- born Inn was filled w ith cars carrying students of Henry Ford Trade School and their dates to attend their Senior Prom, June 15. The dinner started, the turkey was de- licious. Everyone ate with gusto. With a sigh of satisfaction the last person {lushed his {date away form him. his eyes bulging. Then Jim Stalker. T-A-l, master- of-ceremonics. rose and passed a few witty remarks to his audience, then without fur- ther adieu introduced the first guest, F.K. Searle, advisor of Ford Industrial Schools, who spoke a few words. Jim then continued his clever remarks, and intnaluced his second guest. Kd Len, W-A-l president, who s{M ke a few minutes on the benefits of a Trade School education. At 9:00 p.m. the dinner was adjourned, and Boston Clark and his Columbians smoothed out all the rest of the evening, giving out with that “sweet stuff called music.” Page 4 THE CRAFTSMAN - Meet The A-Class Presidents To liccome a draftsman or a toolmaker is the ambition of five of the six A-class presi- dents; Thomas Burch, M-A-l. hopes to be a pilot. The presidents stated that the experiences and knowledge gained in Trade School Th® presidents of the A.classes are shown here planning for the Senior prom. They are. left to right: Jim Stalker. T.A-1 : Richard Toepler, W-A-2; Ed Len, W-A-l: Harvey Bailey. T-A-2; Edward Evely, M-A-2; and Thomas Burch, M-A-1. RICHARD MILLS is CAP NEWS | Look Us Over... Those of n on in Trade School who aren’t CAP cadets have heard members griping alnait almost everything in CAP, the olliccrs, k-ration, the hard work, and the slowness of promotions, but if you were ever at a meeting of squadron 639-4 you would hear few of these things gri|M‘d a I suit. You would pmbahlx hear many cadets discussing the good side of these stories. It’s an old saying among Army men that “A man isn’t a soldier until he gripes alnuit something.” Surely, on manuevers life isn’t a ! ed of roses. You may get cold at night on your first one, but. after that you bring an extra blanket. On these maneuvers and those at Selfridge Field encampment, you meet cadets from all parts of the state, and after its all over you’ll always talk of the fun you hud. Come down to a meeting at Northern High School some Friday night and look the squadron over. Dewar Lands... Bob Dewar, June ’45. had a harrowing experience at City Airport, May 8, but came through like a veteran. Bob. who has 20 hours solo flying time to his credit, took an Aeronca monoplane up at 5:30 p.m. after Bob Cecil. W-A-2. had come down. After circling a few times the motor “conked out” and Bob had to land in a 25 mile an hour crosswind. 12 See Action... Penobscot and Fisher Buildings were the latest scenes of action for 12 cadets of Trade School squadron who saw service from 7:30 a.m. to 12 noon on Thursday May 23. The action consisted of rushing into the midst of the crowds and glancing quickly at each pass- ing |x rson for the red sjiots. When a jierson without this badge1 of identification was sight- ed the cadets closed in and one of the group would ask, “Buy a poppy, sir?” Encampment Planned... Smiles of happiness greeted the announce- ment that plans were lieing made to hold the third annual cadet summer encampment at Selfridge Field. Michigan, for two weeks, probably the Inst of July. Lieut. Tony Sowder. AAF liason officer assigned to Mich- igan Wing, disclosed the plans at the squadron meeting May 17. T. S. Cafeteria Scene Of Memorial Service “l t us resolve to act and think so that there will be no misunderstanding that will lead to another conflict,” said Frederick K. Searle, adviser of Industrial Schools of tlu; Ford Motor Company, as lie ended his speech at the Memorial Day assembly held in the Trade School cafeteria. “During the life of many in this room,’’ stated Mr. Searle, “there have been calls for many of our fellow students of w hich 67 will never return.” Another highlight of the program was S.D. Mullikin s speech. Mr. Miillikin, super- intendent of I lenry Ford Trade School, stated, “May every day be Memorial Day. Let us never forget what the fallen soldiers did for US. Fred Nicholson, drawing instructor, sang Crossing the liar, and he with Leo Croteau, auto mechanics and general science instructor; John Dobrie, veteran’s counselor; and Keith Glassley, preflight instructor, sang Peace Per- feci Peace. During the program Mr. Croteau read the names of the instructors that partic ipated in World War I, and Donald Hunter. T-D-2, recited a poem entitled,“In blunders Field.” Mr. Dobrci then said a few words about the 950 students and 59 instructors “who left our school as boys that were afraid of the world, and who are now returning as men.” In addition to speeches, the lioys sang songs such as the Slur Spangled Banner, America the Beautiful, Keep the IItune Fires Burning, and Cod Bless America. were of great value to them now and would Ik more valuable in the future. Jim Stalker, T-A-l, will join the Navy upon graduation and will probably attend a college after he is discharged to take up an engineering course; the others will stay with Trade School as seniors. Most of these students are interested in some sport. I)dward lively. M-A-2, played on a class s ift ball team. Thomas Burch took part in swimming. Bichard Toepler. W -A-2, played on the 19 I5-’I6 basked ball team and is now playing on the varsity baseball team. I larvcy Bailey, T-A-2. spends most of his spare time riding his motorcycle. Ed Ix n, W-A-l, and Jim Stalker worked on The Craftsman staff. Asked what they thought of their class- mates, Thomas Burch said, “They’re the best biui( h of fellows in the world.” Edward Evely stated. “I had many good times with all my buddies.” Other remarks were: Harvey Bailey. “I am proud to be president of such a swell bunch of fellows;” Jim Stalke . “My classmates arc; pretty good boys;” Bichard Toepler, “I think my lioys are good fellows;” Ed Len, “I am president of a good bunch of boys.” Unexpected Vacation Given To 193 Seniors Because of a lack of work due to the Ford Motor Company shutdown, 193 seniors and veterans were asked to take a vacation, June 5. It is expected that these lioys will return to work on June 24 or shortly after. THE CRAFTSMAN Page 5 Nicholson, Lancaster Get College Degrees Living up to the saying “You’re never too old lo learn,” Fred Nicholson, drawing in- structor, and Janies Lancaster, 1 English in- structor, received their college diplomas June 13 at Wayne I niversity commencement ex- ercises held at Masonic Temple auditorium. Mr. Nicholson received a bachelor of arts degree, majoring in indust rial education, while Mr. ILancaster received a bachelor of science degree, majoring in sociology. Loth took their minor courses in English. Mr. Nicholson enrolled at Wayne 1 niver- sity as a part-time student in Septem l er 1935, hut from the fall of 1941 to February 1945 did not attend college because la1 taught night school for the Detroit Hoard of Fducation and Diwrence Institute of Technology Mr. I Lancaster enrolled in Sept ember 1941 and has been attending three nights a week and Satur- day mornings. When asked how they liked going to col- lege, Mr. Nicholson said, “It was very interest- ing. but was also a burden at times.” Mr. Lancaster stated, ”1 found no work or recreation as pleasurable as going to college.” Mr. Nicholson’s daughter, Gwendolyn, is completing her second year at Wayne, so father had to hurry to finish his course in order to graduate Itefore his own daughter. John Pezzin writes Best B-class Story When the article, “Athletic Banquet Big Success,” rates the remarks made by C. B. Weems, I. J. Pctovello, and T. A. Lind, it certainly must be worth printing in The ('.raftsman. The article was written by John Pezzin, T-B-1, for his section paper. The Mercury, and was judged to be the l est story in the M-, T-. and W-section papers for the fourth week. The judges opinions were. “Lots of interest, moves fast, holds interest, descriptive, and well done.” The article ap- peared as follows: “The atheltic banquet held at the a d m i ni s t r a t i o n Building Wednesday. April 10 at. 7 p.m.. went over big as all guests had an enjoy- able evening of eats, fun, and I a u g h s. BINGO_____ “To begin the evening, all were given Automatic-Bingo blanks with 25 blocks which were signed bv a sponsor or student. 'Phis card was later used in a bingo game to de- termine prize winners. This feature was under the direction of John Landon, journal- ism instructor. From the lobby, the diners went to the dining room in which the re- mainder of the evening was spent. ftcr (Concluded on page 13) JOHN PEZZIN All-A Cards Awarded to 22 Students Of the 22 students who received all-A report cards for the second card marking period end- ing April 26, 15 attend night school. These boys feel that the education they acquire in Trade School and at night school will In These students received all-A cards. They are. left to right, top row: Frank Dickonbrock, W-B-1 : Patsy Ciarelli, W-F-l;John Bruder, W-F-2: Charles Giasson, T-D-l; Raymond Zentz. M-E-l : John Tomilo. T-B-l ; Raymond Hudock. T-B-l. Center Row. left to right: Walter Lowandowski, W-D-l ; Edward Augustyn. W-F-l ; Richard Leslie. W-F-l ; Robert Gould, M-F-l ; Edward Stellini. M-A-l ; Henry Tomilo, T-F-l : and William Riddell, T-B-l ; Seated, left to right: Frank Misiak. T-D-l: Ernest Hanna. W-E-l: Herbert Kirchoff. T-F-2; Richard Valentine. T-F-l : William Moroney. T-F-l: Ray Hardin. W-C-l; and Poter Zolnerowich, W-C-l. Micazyslaw Moran, W-F-l, is not shown. T.S. Garden Produces More, Better Crops “Every year,” said E. II. Stoelting, head of extracurricular activities, “the Trade School garden seems to produce more and Ir I ter crops.” lie credited the increase in productivity to three things—the use of green manure, the us � of the proper fertilizer, and the better drainage «if tin garden. The term “green manure” is |M ssihly mis- leading; it is nothing more than a grain, usu- ally rye. or wheat. planted in the fall and plowed or disced under in the spring. The Trade School prefers rye. It is a good winter covering, holds down the soil t« prevent erosion, is a tall tough stalk, and w hen disced under in the spring, provides organic matter for enriching the soil. The second reason for higher productivity is tin use of artificial fertilizer. The Trade School, with its own soil testing kit. has found tIk soil in tin garden lacking in phosphorus. This is lieing corrected by the use of two types of fertilizers, one a su|M r phosphate fertilizer, almost pure phosphorus, and the other fertil- izer rich in phosphorus combined w ith smaller amounts of nitrogen and potash. Better drainage is the result of a happy incident, the Willow Bun super highway. The express way. being several feet lielow the surface of the garden, provides a run-olf for the excess water. The area lost in the con- struction of the highway is more than com- pensated for by the better drainage. a great help to them in the fulfillment of their desired positions. Hichard Valentine, T-F-l, hopes to be- come a college professor. To liecome a draftsman are the ambitions of Raymond Zentz, M-E-l; Roliert Gould, M-F-l: Micazyslaw Moran. W-F-l; Peter Zolnerowich, W-C-l: Frank Dfckenhnx’k, W-B-l; Patsy Ciarelli. W-F-l: and John Bruder. W-F-2. Edward Augustyn, W-F-l; Richard Leslie, W-F-l; and Bay Hardin. W-C-l, plan to ow n their own machine shops. To Im a tool and die maker is the desire of John Tomilo, T-B-l, and his brother Henry, T-F-l. The wood pattern making trade is the chosen trade of William Riddell, T-B-l; Herliert Kirchoff, T-F-2; and Charles Giasson, T-D-l. Edward Stellini, M-A-l. cartoonist f«� r The ('raftsman, plans to Im an aeronautical engi- neer. Prospective electricians are Raym« nd Hudock. T-B-l; William Moroney. T-F-l: ami Ernest Hanna. W-E-L A farmer of the future is Frank Misiak, T-D-l. Frank wants to study agriculture at college. Walter Lewandowski, W-D-l, is, as yet, undivided on his future profession. After the picture was taken, they were congratulated by John W. Busman, assistant superintendent of Henry Ford Trade School, as they were leaving the library. Mr. Busman said. “I wish we could have ten times as manyjboys receivingjdl A-cards.” Page 6 __ THE CRAFTSMAN Training and Education New Courses Added To T E Curriculum In an interview, C. J. Carlton, supervisor of Academic Department, disclosed that the Academic Department of Training and Educa- tion has received a number of requests since May I for courses in oral expression, rcjiort writing, and business correspondence. Two courses, one in re|x rt writing ami the other in rejiort writing combined with oral expression, arc ready to start and are waiting only for student scheduling by the requesting departments. “The interest lieing shown by w idely sepa- rated departments � f Ford Motor Company.” said Mr. Carlton, “seems to insure that this phase of academic training will he well re- ceived and will meet a very definite training need in the Company.” During the shutdown of the plant four classes in the use of a slide rule are being con- ducted for men from the work standards de- partment. A course in statistical analysis will also lie conducted during this period for the student engineers. Outlying Plant men To Receive Training 'IVaining and Education does not confine its program to the Rouge Plant of Ford Motor Company. The Extension Training Depart- ment offers courses through the Ford plants in Dundee, Manchester. Milford. Nankin Mills, Y| silanti, and Hamilton, Ohio. The same courses that are offered in the Rouge Plant are offered in these plants. While the N psilanti power house is being converted into classrooms, the classes for the N psilanti Plant employes are given in Saline. Training and Education sends L. J. Ryan, J. F. Leach. J. (). Wilkins, and A. J. Sargent i. all from Extension Training Department, to teach these classics. Mr. Sargenti acts as ap- prentice foreman for the outlying plants. Mr. Robert Ifuddy. Highland Park Plant, who is an assistant to II. R. Arthur, is in charge of the supervisory conference in out- lying plants. Mr. Arthur, who is in charge of the Extension Training Department, is responsible for any training conducted out- side of Dearborn. Training and Education offers correspond- ence courses to any employe of the organiza- tion who cannot take the courses any other way. Training is Expanded For Many Foremen During the present lay-off within Ford Motor Company, the foremen and super- visors remaining in the plant are engaged in an expand d supervisory training program conducted by Training and Education Division. These men are attending conferences each day whenever possible while under normal conditions they would attend on an average of one day a week. The Company feels that since these men have more time available, good use of this time can be made in training activity. Typical of the training offered to these supervisors are programs on work standards, stock status reporting system, method im- provements, job instruction, and veterans pr gram. All of these subjects tend to expand the supervisor’s understanding of his duties and responsibilities. 18 Foreign Students Take Special Course Eighteen students from foreign lands, as well as citizens of the I nited States, are taking a special industrial course under the super- ision of the Training and Education Di ision. 'Phis course is designed to teach them the various phases in the manufacture of auto- mobiles and to aid them as dealers or Ford representatives. There are six Chinese and three Turkish men in t his group. Two of the Turkish stu- dents are taking engineering programs in manufacturing while the other student is taking a course in service and management. The American students, who will serve in foreign countries for the Ford Motor Com- pany. are studying about tin manufacture of automobiles. Some of tin students on the course are: .1. A. Cadenas, sales representative for the Havana, Cuba branch of Ford Motor Com- pany; Harrison Arnold of Shanghai. China, w ho spent three years in a Japanese concen- tration camp: Alphons knegtel, son of a Ford dealer in Holland: Emilio I rrea, a Ford dealer’s son from Columbia. South America: and Armando Nasone, a Ford dealer in Brazil. 'Phe students are given u general program to follow for work in the Ford plants in ac- cordance with assigned schedule, which vary from two to six months. 'Phe course covers e ery major manu- facturing department, as well as engineering and design departments. All of these are in the Rouge. Highland Park, and the Lincoln plants with the exception of the electrical engineering test laboratory, and the engi- neering and design division, body and chassis departments, which are located in Dearborn. Each afternoon, the students meet in a round-table discussi n for an hour and a half, to discuss problems connected with the work covered during the day. A course in auto- mechanics is also a part of tin program. On Friday, they are given a weekly sched- ule outlined by the Training and Education Division so that the men will know ahead of time where they will work during the coming week. When the course is completed, the men are expected to know the parts of the car, how it is assembled, and the functions of the automobile while in operation. 40 Instructors Form Combined Golf League 'Praining and Education Division has com- bined with Henry Ford Trade School to form a 40-member instructors’ golf league. It meets each Thursday at Warren Valley Golf Club to play nine holes of golf and a prize is given the player having the lowest net score after figuring in tin 70 per cent handicap that is compiled on the number of strokes over par. One handicap tournament will be held in July and another in September through the sponsorship of the Recreation Department of Ford Motor Company. There will be a reg- ular league tournament at the end of Sep- tember. Prizes will be given in each tourna- ment which will be open to any member of the league. There will be a dinner in connection with the last tournament to which the men plan to invite their wives. William Moore, co-ordinator of Henry Ford Trade School, was elected president .and I). F. Marshall. Academic Department of 'Praining and Education, was elected sec- re to r y-treasu rer. Motion Pictures To Supplement Books To supplement books and work sheets used in many subjects. Training and Educa- tion uses 16 mm. motion pictures and 35 mm. film strips. Besides the auditorium, two rooms are equipped with curtains and other facilities for showing pictures, although almost any room can be sufficiently darkened to permit films to be shown. For motion pictures, five portable pro- jectors and one permanent arc projector, which is in the auditorium, are available, while for still pictures, two visual-cast ma- chines w hich can show a picture from a sheet or book on a screen, by simply holding it up to to the projector are also available. Besides two 35 nun. slide projectors and 10 complete sets of illuslravox (recorded sound) which work with these projectors, the equipment is rounded out by 120 16mm. sound films and 430 film strips which the isual Aid section cleans. re|� airs, and splices to lit the needs of the subject. The films cover almost any subject from shop theory, mathematics, and physics to Army and Navy films and travelogues which are shown at lunch time in the auditorium to Training and Education employees. If the employees in a department that are interested in a certain subject cannot get to the Aircraft Building to see the film and if the facilities are available, a man and projector are sent to the department to show it. Films are also sent to other Ford schools. THE CRAFTSMAN Page 7 Nelson Brown Dies After 15 YearsS ervice When Nelson Brown, painting and clean- ing department, third shift, died on March 31, 1946. he ended ap- proximately 15 years service with Henry Ford Trade School. Interment, was at Calumet. Michigan, the birthplace of Mr. Brown. Before join- ing the Trade School lie worked in the cop- per mines in Calu- met. f NELSON BROWN T.S. Band Plays In Memorial Day Parade Memorial Day was observed by the Trade School band by participation in the Dearborn Township parade playing Anchors Aweigh and Officer of the l)ny. I nder Commander Leath Stortz, in the sixth division of the parade, the band, led by Roscoe Wolverton, band director, marched east from Retreat Field on Michigan Avenue to Monroe Boulevard, and north on Monroe Boulevard to Ford Field where fitting me- morial services were held. The reviewing stand was located on the east side of Monroe Boulevard between Garrison and Morley Avenues. All musical units played while passing the reviewing stand. The parade was organized by the Allied Veterans Council of Dearborn and was reviewed by the marshall and staff of the council. Opportunities Offered By T.S. Camera Club To give students an op|M rtunity to learn about photography. Frank Sheldrake, school photographer, recently formed a camera club. This club is in its first semester and appears to be quite successful considering the numlier of enthusiastic mem tiers. All members of the club have an oppor- tunity to use the School equipment during club meetings which are held from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday and from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday during class week. The course of study is as follows: 1. lense and diaphragm openings—their meaning and use 2. A good negative ami the steps necessary to get it—exposure, emulsion speeds, and processing the negatives. 3. Enlarging—including dodging, correc- tion of perspective cropping, toning, and special tricks. I. Portrait lighting—the lighting of the por- trait subject. A slide film entitled, “The Portrait,” consisting of a 100 slide films prepared by Mr. Sheldrake, will la used to teach the subject. At the end of the course, lioys will be asked to take and develop (xtrtrait pictures of stu- dents at home and bring them back for the next meeting to Ik enlarged. At the final meeting of the semester there will Im judges to pick out the best three pictures, one of which will Im printed in The Craftsman. The judges will Ik S. D. Mullikin. superintendent of Henry Ford Trade School; G. A. Yerex, personnel director; and J. W. Busman, assistant superintendent of Henry Ford Trade School. Searle To Be Honored At Special Dinner To pay tribute to the man whose kindly counsel during the past 30 years has deeply influenced their personal lives and the lives of thousands of their fellow Henry Ford Trade School alumni, including, in many cases, their own sons, and under whose wise guid- ance the Sclwm� 1. to quote an official of the Detroit Board of Commerce, “Has been a tremendous factor in the educational life of our Community, the Henry Ford Trade ScIkmiI Alumni Association has invited Dr. Frederick K. Searle to be guest of honor at a special dinner 7:00 p.m., June 25, at the Birmingham Country Club. Because of inability to accomodate all who would wish to attend, attendance will Im limited to members of the Association and their guests. Any alumnus is invited to contact any Association member relative to attending the affair as well as to making application to become a member of the organ- ization. To make it easier financially for new graduates, including war veterans, to join the Association, and to «‘liable instructors, offi- «•ials, and other personn« l active in the affairs of th« School to become eligible for m« mb« r- sliip. a committee has been appointed to draft desired constitutional i hanges. Something New Has Been Added It is often sai«l, “I’ll leave a lamp in the window to guide you home.” Trade School may not have a light in th window to guide its students from fur-flung parts of th city but it d«M s have something just as g«MMl. For years Trade School lads have been guid( d through the dark winter mornings from Gate 4 to the B-huilding by the glow of a white globular light, with a rt'd cross painted on its surface, that hung over the entrance to this institution of l arning. Probably until next winter many students w ill fail to notice that “Something new has been added.” But whether they notice it or not, a neon light with the word “hospital” on it was put up during the week of May 13. Organize Teams Now Cecil Westerman. cafeteria, wishes stu- dents to begin organizing their bowling teams for next season, which starts in September. If your team is already organized, see Mr Westerman. This year the league . which will bowl at D« arborn Recreation, will be sponsored by the American High ScIkm I Bowling Congress. Williams Now Heads School Stamp Club G. R. Williams, academic instructor, is now in charge of tin Trade School Stamp Club, which was previously lu ud d by Audrey Boyd. English instructor, who is now teaching a typing class during the meeting time for the stamp club. Mr. Williams stated that the meetings will Im ln ld, as before, on Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. in Room 6. This room is used in preference to Room 10, where for- mer m« etings were held, liecause the present room has tabl« s upon which Im� s can display their collections. Stamp enthusiasts do not consider th« ir hobby as dull as others may believe it to be. Some collections are valued at over $300. All Students Receive Special Examinations General phycological tests w« re given all Trade S« liool boys with the exception of A- class students during fhe sixth w« «k of school by W. . Ih ldrcth. selective testing depart- ment. Students in G- and F-«4asses were given this t« st upon entering th« School. The t« sts will enable the instructors as well as other School Personnel to better plac the students in th revised curriculum to start in Septem- ber. It will also enable theSch«M l to pla« e tin graduates in positions when openings occur. Draft Dodges Giasson G« orge Giasson. senior, was one of tin many Trade School Im vs greatly relieved by the announcement that no more teen-age boys would b« drafted. He had already received his notice to report for induction May 22. On May 12 In came into Trade School, turned in his tools paid his account at tin b � � ! .tore, made application for his scholar- siiip, and. to quote G« org« . “Shook hands a thousand times.” The next day lie m ei « d a noti e from the draft ls� ard telling him not to report for in- duction. George came back May 20, got his old ba«lg back and is now in the drafting room occuping the same seat he left. James Hageman Dies After Short Illness James C. Hageman, goggle repair instru- tor, died May 30 at Providence Hospital where he had lM� en a patient for two and one-half weeks. His service in the School was started in 1929. Mr. Hageman w as born at Williams- burg, Ohio 73 years ago. He was ordaine J into the ministry and served Congregation- al churches in Dun- dee, Tecumsch, Ox- ford. Rochester, Utica, and Detroit, Michigan. Page 8 THE CRAFTSMAN Tools We Learn To Use TAPS and DIES By RICHARD MILLS and RICHARD KOROTKO Oil! Ourli! 'Phis is murder! Just because someone wanted cheap Ixilts I have to go through this torture. Now. my grand- father led a rather dignified life. In his time, when someltody wanted a thread, lie would take a bar and w rap two wires around it. close together. One wire was removed and the bar and remaining wire were dip| ed into a |K)t of molten solder which fashioned the two into a single piece. My father’s life was a little more rugged tiecau.se they put him in a lathe and cut a helix on his surface by means of a piece of steel sharpened to a point, or if a lathe wasn’t available, they would put the thread on with a file. Of course, by now you’ve guessed who I am. a plain, ordinary screw. Yeah, the common everyday article you can buy at any hardware or dime store along with nine others of my family for a nickel. The gadget that holds your car to- gether. (No. sonny, I don’t mean wire.) And you that are reading this article while riding on a bus or streetcar w ill find the seat you are sitting on is fastened to the door the ladies are standing on by means of one of my brothers. Then there’s my uncle Mike that Lidio Cataldo. M-E-2. demonstrates the use of a tap and tap wrench . is used in the micrometer in your tool box, the screw that enables you to take accurate measurements of work. My cousin, the tap. has a rather busy life. To begin with there are three members in his family: 'Paper. Plug, and Bottoming Tap. hat her strange names but they lit the l earer. The taper tap is used for starting the thread in a hole and. as the name implies, about the first quarter of the threads are ta|iered oft. Only the first few threads are chamfered on the plug tap which is used to take the thread almost to the bottom of the hole. Bot- toming taps are used to finish threads, especial- ly in blind holes. All threads on this tap are full size. The plug or taper tap alone may be used for threading hole's drilled all the way through a piece if the entire length is to be threaded. All of (la lap’s relatives also have unusual names that lit their work, which is usually specialized. The name “pipe tap” brings memories back to Trade School students w ho have run a pipe lap all the way through a hole while thinking of his last date ami then won- dered why the inspector wouldn’t pass it. This tap is tapered so that when a pipe is screwed in the tnp| ed hole, the threads tend to bind and finally, when the pipe has been turned into the piece with the aid of an alligator or pipe wrench, no liquid or gas will seep out. Standard pi| e taps are used on all valves, pipes, and pipe fixtures made in this country. Locomotive and boiler makers use the boiler tap. having 12 threads | r inch, for threading boiler plate. Thread cutting dies are made by hob taps which have more flute', than the ordinary members of the tribe. Stay bolt taps also have 12 threads per inch and are used by locomotive and boiler makers for lap- ping holes for stay bolts. Set, screw holes in pulleys are tapped with pulley taps. Quite a collection of characters to drop in for Sun- day dinner, isn’t it? One member of the family is rather queer so he isn’t mentioned much, he’s the expansion tap. Expansion taps are machined much as a regular member of the tap clan, but just when lie’s starting to appear normal, a hole is drilled and tapped at the threaded end and a ta|K red screw is inserted to lake up wear or adjust the tap for the various classes of (it. Another method is to insert blades with teeth formed on them. Not only can the blades be adjusted for wear, but the tap ImkIy can he made of low grade steel and the blades of high grade, thereby saving money, especially on large taps. Because tie expansion tap has a tendency I spring, an accurate hole cannot beobtaine I by using it alone, however, they are excellent as “sizing taps for getting a tapped hole nearer exact size. Of course, when using the lap you just don’t pick up a piece of work and start trying to tap through a solid piece of stock. A drill of suitable size, somewhat the same as the root diameter of the thread, is found and the work drilled on any suitable machine. In Trade School, a standard tap set of the proper size containing taper, plug, and bottoming taps, tap drill, body drill, and counterbore can be obtained from the tool crib. After tin hole lias been drilled, the tap wrench is put on the tap if the hole is to be lap|H'd by hand. (Warning: Any person who desires to Ik released from his earthly bonds and never eat another Trade School lunch may do so by putting pliers. Wescott. or other such tools on tin squared portion of the tap. These tools do a wonderful job of removing corners from anything.) A tapping chuck is used if the hole is to In tapped by drill press, lathe, turret lathe, or tapping machine. On any machine threading, both projM r s|K cds and lubricants contribute to successful threads. These two items vary w ith different materials and may be found in tin American Machinists’ ilandlmok or other reliable shop Ixtoks. Many a student while tapping a hole by hand and thinking of his best girl or the C he got in chemistry class has Iwen rudely interrupted by a snapping sound from the hole, and upon withdrawing the tap, found the remains of w hat was once a precision made tool. Before he can hide the evidence of this crime, the instructor comes in view and quiet- ly begins to give a few pointers on the fine art of tapping. “When tapping a hole by hand,” a typical toolmaker might start his lecture, “the tap should Ik backed out about one-quarter turn for every two turns the tool advances into the work. 'This motion clears some of the chips away and, if a cutting oil is used, it helps absorb some he.il and clear chip-;. In blind Three Wire System of Measuring Pitch Diameter M - Briwmwii ovr wim I) - major ], inrlrr t thr'-a.l K - fool .tuunrirr U - d anwVf of ne A ■ ancle o( E - p.Wh di m trr The three wire system shown above is often used by inspectors when checking threads. THE CRAFTSMAN Page 9 holes, those having boMom surfaces, make sure the hole is deep enough so that the chips will not pile up and cause tap breakage. After the lecture is filed carefully in the student’s mind, he considers the problem of removing the body (tap body not the instruct- or’s I tody). Naturally he could pour a couple of ounces of nitro-glycerine into I lie hole and then drop the work on the floor. But because this procedure has a tendency to disintegrate the work, instructors usually frown iqxrn the practice. The most common and satisfatcory meth- od to remove a tap is to use a tap extractor. The Potter and Johnson Threader, locatod in the trolley department, is a highly productive throad machine, and is being usod to throad bolts. This tool consists of a body with a square on one end for the attachment of a tap wrench, fingers of spring steel which rest in flutes along the body, and a sliding collar that go« s over the fingers to give them the necessary support. In use. the fingers arc inserted in the Unit's of (lit' broken tap and the collar is brought down as close to the top of the work or tap as possible. The tap wrench is attach- ed and worked gently but firmly back and forth. Never force a tap extractor for you may bend or break the fingers. Another method, list'd when the tap is in too tight to use the extractor, works by chem- ical means. A mixture of one part nitric acid anti five parts water are | ourcd into tilt hole anti the action of the acid on the steel loosens the tap so that it can lx removed with an extractor. The job and tapcould be annealed anti the tap drilled out but this takes too much time. Another method is to lengthen the shank by electric arc-welding until there is enough material alx ve the work surface for the tap to Is removed with a tap wrench. Better still, prevent tap breakage by using correct lubricant, backing tap out of hole every two turns, and using right size tap drill. DIES My cousin, from the other side of the family, more commonly known by Trade School boys as the die. has had a new member come into his family, he is named the Thread Bolling Die. This die is the latest and most commercially used die. lie forms threads by rolling cylindrical blanks between hi ridged hardened sidi s. This die. used for the last 100 years, is the fastest and most economical method of forming threads that has ever lx en devised. Thread rolling machines are of two general types, the well-known flat-die reciprocating type, and his new baby brother, the cylin- drical-die rotating ty|x . These fast, rugged machines, capable of producing quantities of acceptable screws with little expenditure for operation and maintenance, have threaded t he bulk of t in machine screws, cap screws and small bolts procuced in this country since the turn of the century. Thread rolling has come to lie known essentially as a high production process, but, although some do not realize it, rolling is now widely adapted to precision threading as well. For the past 20 years, pioneer minds in the industry have l ecn developing the nec- essary precision dies and improving the rolling technique so that by 1940 it was definitely proved that threads could lx rolled within the tolerances commonly demanded from any other threading process. Thread rolling saves time and material. Even on precision work involving close toler- ances and hard metals and where lower s|x eds are advisable, much time can lx saved by rolling. The cylindrical die machine, design- ed to do this elass of work, has a speed range of ten to forty pieces per minute. In addition to saving time, which is important to Trade School instructors and foremen in other de- partments, rolling also saves material. Be- cause of the fact that no material is actually removed, a finished screw can lx made of a rod shorter than the finished screw is to lx . Blanks ready for rolling should lx within a few thoiisanths of tin pitch diameter. This is Ixvatise the material below the pitch diam- eter of the screw flows up to form the crest of the thread. As the amount of material above tlx pitch diameter nearly equals the amount of material displaced, it is obvious that a blank of approximately the pitch diameter of the finished is required. Dies made from earlxm and low alloy steels have for years given excellent produo- tion on screws made of brass and the more ductile steels. Dies made of high alloy die steel of high speed steels are recommended for rolling screws made of less ductile materials such as high carbon steels, alloy steels, ami stainless steels. In thread rolling, as in all cold-forming operations, the surface finish produced on the threaded section is an exact duplicate of the surface finish of the die. and because it is cold- rolled, there is no scale or warpage. If simxtthly finished dies are projx rly used, smoothly finished threads will lx- the result. Bolling is capable of producing a smooth thread on a wider range of materials than any other method of cutting. Smooth surfaces can. of course, lx? secured by the more ex- pensive grinding process, but a ground thread, though smooth, does not possess the hard finish of a rolled thread. By the use of mod- ern precision dL s, rolled threads of all kinds arc now produced in volume within the closest limits used in precision threading. Equally important is the fact that thread rolling die are not subject to wear by erosion and there- fore retain their original accuracy throughout their long life. The more commonly known member of the die family is the split die. which is used almost every by Trade School boys. Tin split die is so adjustable that, to make it take a deeper cut, the set screw must be loosened. While using these dies care must lx taken while starting so that the threads will not be stripped. Lard oil is tin most common lubricant used in the shop. Split dies, as any other bx� ls, give tin l cst results when prop- erly used. To turn the die sbx'k, the wrench (Continued on page 13) With the exception of the die stock at the top. the tap extractor at the bottom of the picture, and the split die. located below the die stock, these tools comprise a tap set. They are. left to right: tapershank drill, starting tap. bottoming tap. plug tap. and straight shank drill. Page 10 THE CRAFTSMAN Instructors Coach Section Teams Three men jauntily stroll across the infield of Geer Field in Dearborn. It is apparent, as they draw closer, flial they are known by everyone present, for Fiey are flu three section’s hardball coaches: Raymond Swires, cafeteria instructor; James Lancaster, human engineer- The Three Section Coaches, {left to right) Edwin Johnson, James Lancaster, and Ray Swires, discuss a play after the game. ing instructor; and Kdwin Johnson, public speaking instructor, who represent the W-, T-, and M-sections. resjiectivcly. They are greeted enthusiastically, for these men give their time unselfishly to the lH ys who want to play hardball. They play for the love of the game, so the c aches do not l egrudge staying sometimes as late as 6:30 in the evening to teach them the game. Kacli coach l� elieves that the tiling that will win games for his team is team spirit, the kind that has the boys playing to the best of their ability, doing the best for the team, ami if they make a misplay the coaches toss it off light In. for they know it’s all part of the game. These men love their job. for the boys are appreciative and do their best for them, these men feel well paid as they see their boys play ball.” Alumnus is Neutral Because lie was a me nber of the first Craftsmen baseball lean and because he is one of tin loyal fans of Keor.se High School baseball team, Henry Hoppe was perhaps the most enthusiastic and neutral spectator in the bleachers when the Craftsmen played at Kcorse May 24. The fact that Kcorse won 8 to 3 does not have any effect on Henry’s story. In the early spring of 1938. according to his story. Trade School boys used to sit around and listen to V. F. Richards, first (Concluded on page 11) ♦--------— Section Ball Games Have Good Spirit When boys from the three different sections of Henry Ford Trade School get together to play ball, a g � I game can always be depended upon. The section hardball games are playc.1 to the end. hard and fast, with only the fittest surviving the rugged play. Tiie boys were eager to start the first game of the two game series lietween the T- and W-sections. It took placeat Geer Field. Dearuor.i. Tuesday. May 14. The T-section emerged triumphant by the score of II to 2 behind the masterful pitching of Henry Tomilo. T-F-l. The cause for defeat was Lack of practice,” stated W-section coach. Bay Swires, cafeteria instructor. The second game that was to have be i played Thursday. May 16, was railed hecanse of rain. The second series between the W- and M- sections was split evenly, with the first ga le going to that sharp bunch of W-sectione s. 7 t 3 behind the pitching of lex Auchterlnnie W -C.-2. However the second game was taken by the fast stepping M-sectioners when they took the li mors, 10 to 0. behind their ace pitcher. George Matthew’s. M-F-2. There was only one game between the T- and M-sections because of Memorial Day. This one game was played Tuesday, May 28. It was taken by the M-section by a score of 7 to 3. The winning pitcher was Matthews. Craftsmen Win Six, Boast .461 Average l'|K n the completion of 13 games, the Craftsmen boasted a .401 average with six game's won and seven games lost. In the first game of the season on April 16, the Craftsmen were plowed under by the Fordson Tractors 11 to I. On April 18 and 22. the Craftsmen defeated Hazel Park and St. Alphonsus 7 to 3. and 7 to 2, respectively. Nosed Out On April 26 the Melvindale nine nosed out the Craftsmen 7 to 6, the Craftsmen get- ting all their runs in the fifth inning on four singles, a double, two walks and an error. Yona. starting pitcher for the Craftsmen, was charged with seven runs, being relieved in the fourth by Kllis. who held Melvindale bit less till the end; Krueger went the dis- tance for Melvindale. Lose In Overtime In tin eighth inning of the Lincoln Park- Ford Trade game on April 30, the Parkers pushed across t he winning and only run of the ball game. The first man up in the eighth walked and stole second. 'The next man struck out; then the third batter singled the man on second home. Nagel, of Lincoln Park, permitted three saflies, struck out seven and was credited w ith the ictory, while Kllis of the Craftsman, who gave up hut four hits and struck out 15, was charged with the de- feat. Kllis struck out four men in the seventh inning to retire the side because Cogliandro, his catcher, dropped the third strike on the third batter, who was then safe at first. Drop Third in Row Getting six runs on five hits enabled the Dearborn nine to defeat the Craftsmen 6 to 5. on May 3. ’The Craftsmen could produce only five runs on eight hits. Shlunt. who went the distance for Dearborn, scattered the eight safties well, allowing one run in the first , one in the second, one in the sixth an I two in the seventh. These last two runs ea.ne on a triple by Tomilo and a home-run by Pfeifer. Dearborn got three in the third and three in the fourth from Bieksza, who started for the Craftsmen, and was relieved in the fourth, by Yona. Ellis Hurls Perfect Game Kllis pitched a no-hit. no-run game against Kcorse on May 6, while his “bat-happy” team mates were getting 21 runs off two Kcorse pitchers. The Craftsmen jumped on Bedding, first Kcorse pitcher, for six runs in the first inning, on two hits and five errors, and nicked him for one more in the second on a walk and two singles. During the (’rafts- men 10 run rally in the third inning. Bedding was replaced by Wilson who finished the game. 'The 10 runs came on five hits, four walks, and two errors. In the fourth, with the bases loaded on a single, an error, and a hit batsman. Kllis teed off on a fast ball and slammed a home-run into left center thus (Continued on next page, col. 1) THE CRAFTSMAN Page 11 BdScbdll (Concludod from p«gt 10) ending the scoring for the day. Redding, who was charged with the loss, struck out two men and Wilson struck out four. Ellis who struck out the side twice, fanned 16 batters und walked only three. Win in Six innings The Craftsmen scored their fourth victory of the season May 10, at the expense of Melvindale, who had defeated the Craftsmen in their first meeting. The score was 8 to 3, hut because the gumc was t eing played in a drizzle, it had to he called at the end of the sixth inning. Ellis, who was catching this game, hit a home-run in the fifth with no one on for his second of the year. Bieksza, Craftsmen pitcher, walked three, struck out II. and allowed only two safeties, lie hit a triple for the only extra base hit of the game. Krueger, the Melvindale starting pitcher, fanned six batters in four innings, and Cicotte, who re- lieved him, struck out three in two innings. The Craftsmen got 10 hits. Lose to River Rouge Although lie walked eight men, Thomas, River 1 touge pitcher, was good in the pinches and hurled his team to a 5 to 2 victory over the Craftsmen. May 14. River Rouge got three runs in the first on two walks, a wild throw, a stolen base, a single, and a triple. They got one more in the third and one in the sixth. Th Craftsmen got a run in the first on a walk, a two-base error, another walk, and a wild throw and one in tiie third on three walks and a hit batsman. Thomas struck out seven and Ellis, losing pitcher, struck out 10. Mack. River Rouge catcher, got two triples, one in the first and one in the third. Trim Jackson 7-1 Rehind the two-hit. three-walk pitch- ing of Riekszu. the Craftsmen trimmed Jackson, 7 to 1 on May IT. The Jackson team got one unearned run in the fourth inning on two errors, a walk, and a pass ball. The Craftsmen got one run in the first on two walks and a single, and six runs in the fifth on five walks and two hits. O’dell, who started for Jackson and was relieved by Rather in the fifth, struck out three. Rather struck out one in two innings. Ricksza went the dis- tance for the Craftsmen und struck out seven. Shut Out Dearborn One run in the first inning, on three walks and a bunt single, and three runs in the second on a walk, two singles, a hit batsman, and two errors, were enough runs for Ellis to w in a shutout on a one-hitter over Dearborn, on May 21. Dearborn’s only hit. a double, was made by the first batter in the sixth inning, but the Dearbornites were unable to get him home. Ellis struck out seven and walked three while Kosuth. who went the distance for Dearborn, gave up three hits and struck out nine. Defeated By Ecorse Ecorse partly avenged the no-hitter pitched against them on May 6, by defeating the Craftsmen 8 to 4, on May 24. With (Continued on pago 13) Neutral Concluded from page 10- Craftsmen coach, now in business for himself, talk about the Tiger’s baseball team at their training camp. The natural question for that time was asked: “Why don’t we organize a baseball team? ’ Permission was granted and Henry. Clarence Malesky. June ’38; John Nagel, June ’37; Harvey Hodman; Erank McElruy, June ’37: Erwin Callinat. January 38; Joseph Rartha, June ’39; Angelo Darin, January ’39; Harold Rernardin. January ’38; Maurice Raker, January ’38: John Reiher, June ’37: Jack Hunter; Fred Sutton, June ’38; Jerome Tuszynski. January ’37; Henry Haley. June’38; Mil- ton Cross. January ’38; James Mitchell. June ’38; Lloyd Rlock, June ’38: and Robert Whalen. June ’37. were the first to wear the Craftsmen baseball uniform. The team took the name Craftsmen from the School paper. Ref re 1928 the varsity teams in the Trade School were known as Artisans, named after the first School paper. From 1928 t � 1938 the School had no athletic pro- gram. At this (mint Henry interrupted liL story to make comments about (Jerry Ellis, ('rafts- men hurler. who had just been sent to tin mound in a relief roll. I It had heard about the first Ecorse game in which Ellis had pitched a no-hit. no-run game. Henry doesn't remember too much about the Craftsmen’s first baseball season. He said only one game st od out. Eordson High School, still the natural enemy of the Crafts- men. had won nine straight games. Th. Craftsman moved in behind Nagel’s pitching and stopped their winning streak. Not until last season, when the Craftsmen won both Fordson games, has Fordson been set hack by the Trade School in baseball. Henry is now working in one of Ford’s Tc lolrooms. Trophy Awarded To Winning Bowling Team A gold-plated bowling pin. mounted on a wooden base, was given to Samuel F. Langford’s bowling team in a surprise pres- entation in the Trade School Library on May 6. by George Stuteville. head of the electro- plating department, on behalf of the Henry Ford Trade School. Mr. Langford, division sii|M rintendent. rolled a season average of 134.3, while the other members of his team (Jordon Gillies, commercial tool repair in- structor: Kenneth Shaw, precision tool repair instructor; I eonard Spalding, wood pattern instructor; ami Elmer Slime, painting: rolled 148.5. 161.1. 144.7, and 155.7, respectively. The team average was 745. The runner-up team, captained by A.V Edel, assistant shop superintendent, averaged 742. Mr. Edel rolled an average of 152.1 w hile Arthur Watson, assistant head of sheet metal department; Elmer Renzing. head of mill department; Dominick Traina, head of clearing house; a id Walter Korolik. sheet metal instructor; rolled 167.1. 145.3, 144.6. and 134.4. respectively. This pin. with tw � others was obtained from the Dearborn Recreation. Work on the trophy was begun last August by Mr. Stuteville. He vjlues the pin. which took about 50 hours of his spare time to complete, at $125. Zinc. lead, and bronze were sprayed on with electric sprayers. On the top of this finish about .010 copper was then electro- plated. The next metal put on was nickel. All coats were polished to a mirror finish. The crowning touch was the 24-K gold plating. The entire plating job is about .010 thick. The wooden base was made in the wood pattern shop under tin supervision of Mr. Stuteville. This has has four plates for the years 1916 through 1949. for the purpose of engra ing names of winners of future years. George Stuteville. second from the right presents the gold-plated bowling pin to Samuel F. Lanford. extreme left, captain of the winning team. The other members of the team are left to right Elmer Stime, Kenneth Shaw, Gordon Gillies, and Leonard Spalding. Page 12 THE CRAFTSMAN VISITING SERVICEMEN student, “is in charge of nil photographic work for the Atomic Bomb test. MoMM 3 c Jack Gregory, January ’I I. has just returned after two years in the I .S. Navy. One year of this time was spent in state side duty while the other year was spent overseas on the USS Calmares. He served in the Philippine Islands. China. Australia, and many other places but saw little action. I le is on a 23-day leave after which he will return to his base to Is discharged, lie plans to ret urn to the Ford apprentice course. After finishing three months of basic training at Ford McClellan, Alabama, Pvt. Charles Merchant, January 11� , visited Trade School May 2 while on a 10-day fur- lough. Charles, a former cadet lieutenant in Trade School CAP, will go to Seattle. ashington for duty when his furlough is finished. AMM 3 c Richard Coward, June ’15, visited Trade School May 21 while on a 39- day furlough. Hichard has just returned from duty on the aircraft carrier Midway on “()|Mration Frostbite’’ in the North Atlantic where the Navy tested its equipment under Arctic conditions. When he visited the Trade School on an 18-day furlough. April 24, after 19 months in the Navy, ARM 3 c Donald Bosker. June 44, had traveled to quite a few places in the United States for training. Filtering in September 1944. he went to Jacksonville, Florida for l� oot training. Memphis, Ten- nessee on radar and radio work, and back to Jacksonville for aerial gunnery. He received basic Liberator training at I Iiitciiinson, Kansas, and advanced Privateer training at Miami and Pensacola, Florida, lie is now stationed at Norfolk. Virginia with a photo- graphic unit. Donald said his most exciting experience was w hen a Liberator he was on had to make a one wheel landing. No one was injured. After ten months in the Merchant Marine, A B Edward Miller, June ’15. visited the Trade School April 24. wearing ribbons for Furopcan Theater, American Theater, and World W ar II ictory Medal, for service in Germany, France, Belgium. Fngland, and Italy. Edward received boot training at Sheepshead, New York. I Edward said that he went through the War without l� eing fired iqion although his ship narrowly missed being hit by a mine in the North Sea. COM Martin Van Oosten, January 10, visited the Trade School recently after serving almost six and one-half years in the U. S. Navy submarine service. Martin enlisted immediately after he was graduated and went to Pearl Harbor to start his training. After December 7, while serv- ing altoard the I SS Tuna, he saw action at Pearl Heritor. Midway. Solomons, Marianas, Chi Chi Jima, and the Gilbert Islands where he was wounded. He wears the Submarine Combat Insignia, Purple Heart. Navy I nit Citation. American Defense Bibbon. American Theater Bibbon. ictory Bibbon, Asiatic Theater Bibbon with three stars, and two Good Conduct Medals. He plans to make the Navy his life’s work. S 2 c Bruno Larese, January 46, re- cently visited the Trade School while on a 10-day leave after l� eing at the l� oot camp at Great Dikes Naval Training School for three months. “The Army life isn’t bad.’’ said Pvt. James F. Gray, June 45, when he visited the School w hile on a short furlough. I le was enroute for Camp Kilmer. New Jersey after undergoing an appendectomy at Fort Wayne. James, who is serving as a draftsman, took his basic training at Fort McClellan, Alabama. He l elieves that he will be sliip- ped overseas after he arrives at Camp Kil- mer. After s|� ending two years in the tl. S. Navy, MoMM 3 c James P. Hosey, June ’ll. recently visited the Trade School while on a 30-day leave. Jim saw action in the South Pacific while serving alxmrd an L.S.T. Two of his most exciting cxjieriences were being in a typhoon and an equator crossing initiation. He has earned the Asiatic Hiblxtn with one star, American Theater Bibbon, Philippine. Liberation Bibbon, China Occupation llib- bon, and the Victory Bibbon. Because of his Trade School experience. Pvt. M.E. Thompson, January ’ 15, was placed in charge of the base machine shop at Vienna, Austria. Alumni Report on Military Life While on a terminal leave, liefore his dis- charge. Henry Gorka, January 38, visited the Trade School on May 27. Henry, who was a member of The draftsman staff when the magazine was in its early days, said. “After spending one year in tin States. I finally got to go across, and as we were half way there, the War ended. 1 think they saw me com- ing.” Nevertheless he was a personnel offi- cer in Manila for one year before coming back. He wears ribbons for the Philippine Liber- ation. American Theater, Asiatic-Pacific Victory Bibbon. and the World War II Vic- tory Medal. AOM 3 c Robert Wesler, June 41. writes that la is laid up in the new dispensary at Quonset Point. Bhode Island, with a bro- ken leg. the result of a fall in front of a port- able crane The USS Saidor. CVE - 117 (aircraft carrier), writes S 1 c W.D. Mullen, former “Being a crew chief on a C-45 is swell.” PFC P. J. Hill, January ’15, informs us, “but it is really tough during inspection.’’ He is stationed just north of NOrenburg, at Frl- anger, Germany. Viewing the 19lb Kentucky Derby was one of the many things done by A S William Blewett. June ’ I I. who is now attending the University of Louisville. News In Brief... In the annual Cancer Drive, students and instructors of Henry Ford Trade School col- lected $193.16 in 1916 can jMired to $216.80 in 1945. ■ ■ ■ Fred West, 3rd floor inspector, dressed ns a chorus girl for a cub scout program at Noble Elementary School on May I. Ilcli id his pic- ture in the Detroit Times. ■ ■ ■ Donald Berndt, T-D-2, (Morand the Magician), put on a splendid jierformance at the Ford Motor Company American Legion Post 173 May 19 for Ford Motor Company foremen. Meyer VVinsjansen, painter, better known as “Old John, staled that he has worn a beard since he was 25 years old. He said, “My beard will still be here for another 20 years, after that time the ground will take care of it for me.” ■ ■ ■ Herbert Mason, mathematics instructor, is attending classes at Wayne I diversity four nights a week to obtain a bachelor of arts degree in science. Nearly 8,000 tomato plants were planted by 33 Trade School boys May 17. E. II. Stoelting, head of extracurricular depart- ment, stated, “If everything goes fine we ex- pect to got about 4,000 bushels.” Pat Woody, January 45. re-enlisted in the Army Signal Corps for another year. ■ ■IB Boogie Wnogie in the cafeteria at lunch time had to be discontinued because of the confusion it. caused. U B B Clifford Collier, T-B-l, is in the hospital with a ruptured appendix. Keith Glassloy. preflight instructor, missed the annual Boh-Lo picnic only once in 17 years. B B B Joe Pctovcllo, drawing instructor, and Tom McCall. Iiookstore instructor, took a plane ride to Chicago just to see how it feels up in the air. Quote and unquote “Beautiful stewardesses.” THE CRAFTSMAN Page 13 Industrialists Pay Visit To Trade School Fifty-three members of the Michigan In- dustrial Council, through the co-ordination of S. I-). Mullikin, superintendent of I lenry Ford Trade School, replaced their regular monthly meeting at the Rackham Memorial with a two-hour visit to the Trade School May 13, to see how the School functions and to formulate opinions on this type of training. Guides for this trip, which started at 2 p.m.. were . M. Wagener, head of academic department; John W. Busman, assistant su| ciintendent of Henry Ford Trade School; E. II. Stoelting. head of extracurricular acti- vities, John Onderko, of the academic depart- ment, and Fred Nicholson, drawing instruc- tor. At 4:30 p.m., after the tour of the School, the group paid a visit to the Aircraft Building where Dr. Frank Whitehouse, gave a lecture on methods of testing | ersonncl. This was followed by a short business meeting. At (� p.m.. the group adjourned and ate dinner in the Ford Motor Company Administration Building cafeteria. W. C. Folley, director of training and education for Ford Motor Company, gave a short talk. The visitors expressed amazement at the cleanliness of the School shop and the skill w ith which boys produce intricate parts. The thrift fund idea and scholarship earn- ings were of great interest to the group. W hen asked for opinions of the School, Boger Zinn, education consultant for the Jam Handy Organization said. “I’m favorably impressed. One thing I like is that every- thing is done on a practical basis. B. L. Packard, educational director for Packard Motor Car Company, stated, “It’s a remark- able op|M� rtunity for a boy to get into a place like this.” A few of the other comments were: F. E. Iatulip, director of jiersonnel develop- ment in Murray Corporation, ‘‘Certainly a model school that any industry would do well to copy.” Mrs. Opal Cunningham, training director for Crowley Milner. “It’s the kind of school where you’re doing things under actual conditions rather than being just a school.” This council, of w hich Mr. Mullikin is now a member, was organized in the early days of the war to help each other organize training programs and solve personnel problems. Mr. Busman was the group’s first president. Best Story Con“pn.“ .ds,”m Bev. K. (). Sanders said grace, all had a de- licious meal which consisted of tomato juice, relishes, swiss steak, mushroom sauce, an gratin potatoes, green beans, frozen fruit sulud, apple pie a la mode, coffee or milk, and rolls. Small souvenir baseball bats were given to each one through the help of Tom Sayres, geography instructor. Music was furnished by the Mercury Bangers through the courU sy of the Ford Motor Company. AWABDS. . . . “When all had finished. K. II. Stoelting. athletic director, did a wonderful job as chair- man. He called ujHin Coach Al Milankov to award varsity letters, II. K. Hedinger, the reserve letters, and L. II. Bartholomew, the junior varsity letters. Afterwards, short speeches were made by lx o Beebe, head «� f the recreation department of the Ford Motor Company; Russell Catherman. head of the Dearl� orn recreation department; I . I .. Searle, adviser of Henry Ford Trade School; S. I). Mullikin. superintendent of Henry Ford Trade School; and John Busman, assistant superin- tendent of the Trade School, on tin general subject of athletics in the Trade School. Ben Gardiner, senior, also gave a short “thank you” sfieech and Toivo Lind, civic instructor, lead the merry men in singing. Prizes were given to a student and sponsor at intervals during the evening. MOVIES_______ ‘‘Then with the courtesy of L. II. Barthol- omew and B. I). Weaver, a 27 minute film of the 1945 World Series games was shown. When the light came on again the big event arrived, the gram! prize was to be given. None other than Tom Olsen, tool repair in- structor, won it and immediately liegan to open it. Box after box Tom o|M ncd until finally he came ujion a razor blade Im� x. And o|H ning the 1m� x he found a piece of paper w hich entitled him to a one-year subscription for any B-class | a|M r. “Then good nights were exchanged and all went home with stomachs full and hearts « m tented.” Tools Continued from Page 9 that holds the die. more than two turns with- out back-tracking at least a quarter turn may cause the threads to strip. In most precision threading operations the threads must l c checked. There arc two types of thread gages. The ring gage, or female thread gage, checks the complete thread with respect to a standard mating part, and readily detects over and under size sec- tions of the threads. The plug gage or male thread gage is used for the same purjsise as the ring thread gage. Both the ring and plug gages should Ik se- lected for the class of fit which the blueprint calls for; that is, at bread as 9 16 - 12 NC - 2 means the major diameter is 9 16; the screw should have 12 threads |H r inch; they should l e of tin National Coarse type; and be class 2 fit. The class of fit is specified by a numlier. loose fit is No. 1; a free fit is No. 2; a me- dium fit is No. 3; and a close fit is No. I. Measuring the accuracy of screws by means of “three wires” and a common mi- crometer cali|M r is |H rha|� s one of the most common methods used. es|K cially if thread dimensions must Ik held to close limits. In this method three wires or cylindrical rods of the same size are selected so that when placed in a thread, they will Ik tangent to the sides of the groove and project out over the top of the thread. For the la st results the wire should Im calculated to contact the thread on the pitch diameter. For all American Na- tional threads, the diameter of the wires that w ill contact the screw on the pitch circle can be found by dividing the constant .57735 by the number of threads per inch, that is, W = .57735 N. To determine the micrometer reading over the three w ires, use the formula. M = D -F 3W - (1.5155 -s- N) 'Phis formula is intended for use in the Ameri- can National series of threads only. 'I'he screw thread micrometer is used for checking the pitch diameter of the screw and is read the same as the common micrometer. 'Flic pitch diameter of American National thread is equal to the major diameter minus .6495 divided by the numiK r of threads |M r inch in the screw. We threads are an essential part of every- day life. A cheap method of producing screws, thread rolling, has made it |x ssible to keep an automobile running hundreds of miles without falling apart. One common type thread is IMtpular with almost all Trade School l oys ami just liecause we are cut on a plane instead of cylindrical surface, lie doesn’t recognize us phonograph records. Golden Jubilee Echos People celebrate many events. Some celebrate their wedding anniversaries, some celebrate their birthdays while others cele- brate for things done in the past, but whatever it is, these people celebrate because they’re proud. The Automotive Golden Jubilee, which was oliserved in Detroit, the home of the automobile industry, was a celebration which lasted for 12 days ami interested | eople all over the world, but the golden jubilee which will Im celebrated on October 14 at the home of Andrew Reaves, painting and cleaning department, may not Im as well-known, and maylM not as long, but to him and his family and friends it will be far more important, for Mr. Reaves will Im 50 years old. Izmis S ott. electrical repair instructor, has done his share on the automotive progress by working with the Ford Motor Conqiany since 1906. Mr. Scott, who owned a 1913, 1915, 1923. and 1937 Fords and a 1941 Mercury, stated. “Gars are not what they used to Im . . .thank heaven. When I had my First cars, 1 had to put on the curtains when it rained and had to wear dusters to keep the dirt off my suit. The First car car I had that had a starter on it was the 1923 two-door job.” Baseball Continued from Page 11 Bieksza pitching for the Craftsmen, Ecorse got an unearned run in tla first inning on an error and two singles. They came back in the second with a three run rally on a walk, four singles, and an error. During this rally Bieksza was pulled out and Riddell took over the mound duties. In tin thin! the Crafts- men managed to get three runs on three hits and a walk but Ecorse got four “insurance” runs in their thin! on three hits, a walk, and two errors. Riddell was relieved in this inning by Ellis who held Ecorse scoreless the last three innings. Wilson, Ecorse starting pitcher, was re- lieved in the fifth by Bedding, who permitted the Craftsmen a run in the sixth, on two hits and a stolen lia.se. Redding and Wilson each struck out four men with Wilson getting credit for the game. Bieksza, w ho was charg- ed with the defeat, struck out three men and Ellis struck out six. Ecorse got 10 hits and the Craftsmen got seven. Page 14 THE CRAFTSMAN On the Editors Desk How Did You Get It?... At 10:. ) 1 «.in., Thursday, May 2, a l oy entered The draftsman editorial room carry- ing a small box. Immediately the stall” fol- lowed him into Room where everybody started fishing in his jxx’kets for change. J. W. Busman, assistant superintendent ol Henry Ford Trade School, entered and was requested to dc|X)sit a dime on the desk. A blue and gold badge Injuring the words “FORD TRADE” was then pinned on his lapel. After members of I he stall” had purchased these buttons, they started touring tin School to show them off. The classroom students leaving the cafeteria saw these emblems and began to ask questions. “What are they for?” “Where did you get it?” “How nun’ll does it cost?” When each of these questions had lx en answered, a line started to form at the lxx k- store where the new school buttons were first put on sale for “one thin dime, the tenth part of a dollah.” By 8 a.til. the next day. 1000 buttons had been sold. Your rc| � rter remained near the line to see if any of the women employes would mis- take. the group for a nylon line. None «lid. It's Quiet... Did you ever wonder what Trade School is like at 4:30 p.m.? .lust ask any member of The Craftsman staff, most of them know the answer. As you sit in Room 40. many sounds drift in. Somebody on the aftern x n shift on third floor drops a wrench to the fl x r with a resounding clang. Voices of Apprentice School students and instructors filter through the maze of halls. As you wander down the corridors, music from a lone piano, played by some student wishing more practice, reaches your ears. The cafeteria, so alive at lunch time, now has a deathly silence hanging over it. (ioing down the steps to the east side of the third fl«x� r. you hear the singing of a buzz saw in the pattern shop biting into wood. As you punch your time card, the bell in the clock seems to ring with deafening force. Finally after walking down two flights of stairs your leavo the building and head for home. Sparky... A reporter’s nose for news becomes a living mass of jumping, craw ling flesh when burned by the hot sparks of sizzling news. This amazing phenomenon happened to your reporter one day when he noticed the portraits of Henry Ford Sr. and Abraham Lincoln in the cafeteria beside the broad- casting booth. Ilis nose turned a brilliant ml and he was off. Il slyly walked up to Cecil Westerman. cafeteria, and asked him the hidden origin of these pictures. Mr. Westerman answered with a shrug and said, “Those pictures have been here longer than I have, which is nearly 11 years.” The re- (xirter’s nose became uncontrollable, his mind burned with pictures of a big ceremony, speeches, the presentation. The importer decided to get to the source of this business quickly, so he went to the office of F. E. Searle, advisor to Henry Ford Trade School. lie entered the office and stated his mis- sion, Mr. Searle looked rather amused, and said, “My boy, those pictures have probably been on that wall longer than you have been alive, and probably came from Henry Ford Trade School when it was located in High- land Park.” Deep silence followed, the reporter walked slowly from the room, his boiling hot nose for news-—cold . . . absoluti zero, he found no scoop in those pictures. Honest... No one believes me when I tell how I got these scratches on my hands and fac . The minute I approach a group of students, some- body pops up with “What’s her name?” or “What made your girl friend so mad?” Well, you see it. was like this. Saturday night I went on our church young peoples’ picnic. You notice that I point out it was a church group. We planned a “snipe hunt” and tin group started out across the field. Occasionally one of the party would run ahead and turn up missing but with the aid of flash- lights would soon lx discovered hiding. I de- cided to lx different and drop|x d behind, dixlging into another fi« ld where I was met by a formidable, thicket of small bushes with thorns into which I managed to fall. EDITOR’S NOTE Won’t someone be- lies e him. Richard Mills. W-A-l, is getting terribly upset l� ecnuse no one will. Only 10 Cents... Take an unsusjx cting person, place him on a streetcar, pack him well with other mem- lx rs of lh«‘ human race who try to block the doorway when he wants to g« t off, nauseate him thoroughly with cigaret, pipe, and cigar smoke, fill his ears with all kinds of languages (if two people speak the same language they do it with a different accent), deafen him with street noises, sprinkle him well with dirt and sand from the open windows, shake him vig- orously from side to side until lie is just about ready to lx sick, and you have a typical pass- enger on the Raker Streetcar Line. How Could She?... Asking a girl to a prom isn’t quite as bad as asking “her hand in marriage,” but the idea has its troubles. Before asking a girl, a corsage, a dinner jacket, and a mode of transportation (other than dog cart) must Ixj secured, then the student is prepared to ask her. Then he thinks, What if” she refuses?” Let’s l«x k at a brilliant student walking with his girl. He thinks. “Here is a girl I can take to this fine affair and lx proud of, really show the boys I’m not just “batting” tin breeze, “that I really do run with a hew of !x autiful doll faced chicks.” The idea pleases him. so he mak«. s up his mind to ask her. (This usually takes a week.) However, somehow time passes, leaving him less and less time to ask her. Finally, two days before the prom, he jkijis the ques- tion. lb ! lls her she’s cute and will she come to the prom with him. Trouble!!! She looks up at him. with her big soulful brown eyes, an«l says, “I’m sorry, but you know how it is. I’m invited to a little graduation party the same night, sorry.” His world cracked up. lie’ll be at the prom all right, but what lie’s draggin shouldn't be drug.” ! OVER THE CRIB COUNTER I f By I. C. ALL j Don’t let these cracks bore you, fellows Keep your mind on something funny. The war may be over but I wish some- body would let those pigeons at Gate 4 know about it. The hammer lies under my pillow Lies under my pillow I say. Th« hammer lies under my pillow To help me in hitting the hay. Then there was the lieutenant in the CAP squadron who pinned a service rib- bon on a cadet and remarked, If I slip you’ll get another ribbon, the purple heart.” One of those cutaway propeller blades in Room IT is in an excellent |xjsition to serve as an auxiliary wastebasket. Those two Marines who were trying to talk tlx -class boys into enlisting (Heaven forbid!) ought to be warned that the quickest way to die is to mispronounce the word “aviation” in Keith Glassley’s presence. Overheard in an A-class: Study hard tonight so I can get a good grade on the test tomorrow. Maybe all T.S. boys won’t go to heaven, but during the Automotive Golden Jubilee many tread tin streets of gold. What Trade School pre-flight instruc- tor mistook a couple of cadet sergeants of our CAP squadron for returned vet- erans? Open letter to S.D. Mullikin: Dear Sir: When you were predicting the weather for GAY Day, you would have probably found something very interesting had you pulled two extra slips. Is it possible that, they all read “fair?” Helpfully yours, I.C. All After these jokes (something else that Heaven should forbid) I.C. All will retire, six feet under. Hasty Lumbago THE CRAFTSMAN Page 15 RIDER FARMER W hen the cavalry decided to do away wit h horses. Quentin Draftz, M-A-l, took ad- vantage and 10 months ago bought himself a partly trained horse and a saddle for $225. It all started when he and his two boy friends decided it was too expensive to rent a horse for horseback riding every week end so they saved their money and after a year’s time bought three horses. Quentin trained his stallion to gallop and jump; In is now teaching him to dance on his hind legs, loiter he plans to buy a colt that !:•• will train by himself. DESIGNER Designing and building his first boat with 'he help of a friend. Fred Kaehler, M-B-l, hopes that it. will act correctly in the water. The boat, which is a 11-foot duck boat, was e instructed in about one year and w ill be launched in the near future, lie now hopes to purchase a second-hand s| eed boat which he can repair and experiment upon. ‘The Corn is (ireen,” is more than a phrase to William Fann, M-F-2. The corn grows in a small garden near his home in Detroit and on a 150-icre truck farm in Tennessee. During the spring he tills the garden and attends the Trade School, while during the summer, he aids his grandfather and uncle run the large farm on which corn, cotton, sweet potatoes, and peas are raised. lie does not feel that he can support him- self farming so he is training to In- an elec- trician. STAMP COLLECTOR A stamp collection valued at $10!) after eight years of saving is the boast of William Gordon, W-E-2. William, who has his col- lection in one large book, specializes in I Jnitcd States and British stamps. William began his hobby w hen his uncle, who worked for the British government, sent him stamps, lie is an active member of the Trade School Stamp Club ami his sports interests lie in basketball and hockey. “I hope I can keep it up.” said William McConnell, T-C-l. after relating his con- quests as a swimmer in a church league. Since he has lieen swimming with the league. Bill has won one blue ribbon for splash- ing his way to victory in a 10-yard free style, and a red ribbon for second place in a 10-yard relay. Besides his ribbons, Bill has two em- blems. one for swimming one mile and the other for swimming two miles. With a build like his and little more coaching, la could come a long way.” said assistant Coach II. K. lledinger. FISHERMAN Fishing in the w inter, spring, summer, and fall is the pastime of Richard Korotko. l- -l. who goes fishing almost every Sunday. These June days he is fishing for pickerel up the St. Clair Biver and on his vacation he will still be fishing for pickerel, always trying to l eat his dad’s 27 inch big-im. During the winter his favorite sport is fishing through the i -e for perch, trying to catch a mess for the home frying pan. A Song of Harvest Give fools their gold, aud knaves their power; Let fortune's bubbles rise and fall; Who sows a field, or trains a flower, Or plants a tree, is more than all. Lor he who blesses most is blest; And God and man shall own his worth; Who toils to leave as his bequest, An added beauty to the earth. And, soon or late, to all that sow, The time of harvest shall be given; The flower shall bloom, the fruit shall grow, If not oti earth, at last in heaven. JOHN GREEN LEAF WHITTIER ®hr Craftsman T HlE CRAFTSMAN Page 2 'Is abp (Craftsman _________________ (Member ( Jf )E t.l92Q PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY MONTH DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR BY AND FOR STUDENTS OF HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL. DEARBORN. MICH. Editor-in-chief: - -- -- -- -- - JOHN TEGEL Reportorial staff: ROBERT CECIL. MURRAY DONNELLY. GERALD FEDERSPILL. DAN GURTA. RICHARD KOROTKO. KENNETH McRAE. RICHARD MILLS. ED STELLINI cartoonist), and RAYMOND STRUSSIONE Advisor:..................................................E. H STOELTING Vol. 4. No. 10 July. 1946 tf-UeA, EtudLj, attanA “I should have tried harder in school” many people have been heard to say. A large amount of knowledge, an extensive education, and an understanding of associates can bo gained in school if the student has ambition to become successful. Students should realize these facts and endeavor to get a good education, in order to achieve the satisfaction of being able to say “I am a success.” If the men of today could only make up for lost time and achieve what they thought they could have achieved had they tried, their value to society would be immense. Time flies fast and one must be ambitious before Ik reaches the threshold of graduation to come out on top a success. 7 n.adUtlo-H. cJiaA. Be n Times change. Traditions are dropped. New methods of doing things are introduced. The dropping of a tradition and introducing a new method of doing things in a changed time is usually for the better. The following change was made. Until the class of June 16 was preparing to graduate, it was tradition for the graduating class on its last day in class to parade through the cafeteria carrying a large banner after everyone else was seated. l- though this parade brought-cheers, whistling, and loud shouts, it did not bring the dignity and glory filling to such a great and important occasion in a young man’s life. When the June ‘16 class was attending its last week of class, preparing for graduation, the idea was conceived to hold a graduating dinner parly. It was done. The tables were covered with white linen cloths. f lowers were placed on the tables. The food was served family style and on china- ware. arious shop and class officials were invited. Speeches were made. Songs were sung. This was a truly fitting way to honor so great an occasion. Gajzp.esiatia+1 94, Aei Co-operation is one of the most valuable assets in the world. Lack of co-operation can and will cause conflicts in the world, school, and even in the home. Full co-operation can bring peace and happiness. Members of a team cannot win games unless there is co-operation among the players. Students in class cannot get the full benefit of the in- struction he receives if other students in the class are continually cutting up. Many homes have been broken up because a man and his wife could not co-operate on minor items. The world has just ended a disastrous war because nations were greedy and unwilling to co-operate. Co-operation is a necessity. 11 brings happiness and peace; lack of co- operation often brings dire results. Unless students learn to co-operate with instructors, friends, neighbors, and relatives now, they may later find themselves to be misfits in the world. | IN THE MAIL BAG j) Teaches Thought... Willis II. Moll, manager of Detroit Industrial Department writes: “This school has l een a tre- mendous factor in the educational life of our com- munity. It has taught people to work with their hands and think with their minds.” Congratulations... Dean 13. R. Weimer of Bethany College of Bethany West Virginia writes: “It. is my pleasure to advise you that Kenneth Mulleney, because of his splendid academic record for the past semester, has been placed on the Dean’s List. I realize that quality achievment on the part of the student de- pends to some extent upon the ability of the stu- dent, but I fe«;l that some of the credit should go to the school in which the student received the pre- paratory training. “Via y I congratulate both v u and your teachers for this student’s record.” Thanks... A cablegram from Frankfort, Germany, from Pat Woody and Joe Veucasovic reads: “Just a word of thanks for sending The Craftsman as Joe Veucasovic and I sure enjoy it. Say hello to all.” The Midgets.” Appreciation... S. I). Mullikin. superintendent, received this letter from Mrs. Marie S. Nelson. My son was one of the graduates of the June ’46 class and I do wan! to send a word of appreciation to you and Mr. Scarlc and the faculty of the Henry Ford Trade School for the line work you are doing in the training of the b ys. I am indeed happy to have bad Robert attend the Henry Ford Trade School and I can’t tell you what a thrill it was for me when he inarched across the stage to receive his su|H rior diploma. I would like to be able to thank all the instruc- tors and all who have helped him make the grade. CONTENTS Bob-Lo Pirl ares Page 10 CAP News Page 4 Graduation Picture Page a Introducing Page 15 On the Editor’s Desk Page 14 Over the Crib Counter Page 14 Sports Page 11 Training and Education News Page 6 OUR COVER With God as your guide, ambition as your tool, education your goal, you have success before you. A student who daily practices this rule has nothing to fear when he step3 out onto the highway of life. Without these he is apt to find the road hard and rocky. (Tho art work wm dona by ED STELLINI, staff cartoonist.) Volume 4 No. 10 July, 1946 draftsman HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL Camp Legion Is New Site Of F. E. SEARLE RETIRES A banquet was held at Dearlxim Inn on Wednesday evening, July .‘1 where 184 instructors from Henry Ford Trade School and the Training and Education Division expressed their appreciation toward Henry Ford Trade School and the man—Frederick F. Searle—who lias F • E. Searle, former superintendent of Honry Ford Trade ScKool, now rotired, rocoivos a a book of letters from G. A. Yerex, personnel director, in which approximately 225 instructors commented on the School. guided its development into an institution of pre-eminent standing, by present ing him with a hound book containing the sentiments from 225 Henry Ford Trade School and Training and Fducalion personnel who worked under Mr. Searle s direction. Mr. Searle recently had announced his re- tirement. effective July I. from Henry Ford Trade School of which lie had been superin- tendent for 29 years, having come to the school October i. 1917. During the banquet soft dinner music was played by the String Fnsemhle of Ford Motor Company. Immediately after the dinner, G. A. Yerex, personnel director, acting as toast master, gave a preview of the hook by introducing 15 faculty members who read brief statements telling what the Henry Ford Trade School had meant to them. The elabo- ra tel y-! ound lxK� k was then presented to Mr. Searle by Mr. erex in liehalf of the entire faculty. This was a hand-made volume and is the only original copy in existence. In receiving this lunik, Mr. Searle replied. (Continued on page 13) ---- — Superior Diplomas Awarded To 16 Boys Superior diplomas were awarded to 16 of the 181 graduates of June 1946 at commence- ment exercises held at Fordson High School auditorium at 8 p.m.. Thursday, June 27. S. I). Mullikin, superintendent of Henry Ford Trade School and program chairman for the occasion, introduced Gordon Bonner, superintendent of youth activities at the Temple Baptist Church, who gave the in- vocation. Mr. Mullikin then introduced John Grey, Ford Motor Company baritone, who sang Franz Schubert's Are Maria and Sigmund Romberg's Stout Hearted Men. Conrad Hangartner, class valedictorian, delivered his address entitled “What Does tin Future Hold? Conrad stated, “The training here, we found, was different from any we had experienced before. Instead of learning how to make things just by reading (Continuod on pago 13) Trade School Shop Stays In B-Building Board of trustees of Henry Ford Trade School, m July 17. authorized tine moving of the academic section of the School to a site known as Camp Legion, a 520 acre tract hounded by Michigan Avenue on the south, Southfield Boad on the west. Ford Hoad on tin north, and Greenfield Road on tlr east. According to Supt. S. D. Mullikin. the new academic site w ill In ready fnr the W-section when class work will resume Septemi er 8. The Dearborn Coach Company has agreed to provide bus service from Korte Street and Michigan Avenue to the School. It is be- lieved that the school day will begin at eight o’clock in the morning. The shop department is to stay in B- huilding until further plans are made. The school will operate under a reduced enrollment which is to result in more indi- vidual and intensive training. Academic subjects will be taught comparable to the last three years of vocational high schools. All new boys must have completed the 9-A before they will be enrolled. Following the thinking of some of the leading educators in the secondary schools, John Busman, assistant superintendent, with the aid of the Michigan Department of Public Instruction, has introduced a unified- studies plan that is to be followed by the 10-B students. English, commercial geography, world history, human engineering, personal guidance. ci ie affairs, and cc momics of home operation are to be integrated into a course that will take three and three-quarter hours each day w hile the group is in class, with J. K. Lancaster, as master-teacher. lr. Lancaster pians to encourage the l oys lo work on pro- jects that will lead them into all the afore- mentioned topics. For textbooks he will use newspapers, magazines, radio talks, text- books. reference lx oks. and the like. Teach- ers of special abilities may lx called into the class by him when the need arises. Following this course the 10-B’s w ill s|x:nd two periods in mechanical drawing. Boys who took courses in night school and received credit for them will not lx; ex- isted to duplicate the course under the new- set-up. The free time will lx; given to elective courses or study periods. To conform to outside practices and to remove any confusion when comparing Henry Ford Trade Seli x l with like institutions, all classes are now to be identified as follows: A-classes to become 12-A B ’’ ” ’’ 12-B C ............ 11-A D ............ 11-B E ” ” ” 10-A (Continued on page 13) Page 4 TrH E CRAFTSMAN Encampment Planned... Approximately 30 Cadets from the Trade School Squadron 639-4, ill attend Selfridge Field summer encampment. The single two- week period this summer w ill be from August 4 to August 18. Lieut. Bob Dewar, June ’45, plans to attend as an officer on the staff. Air Show Attended... An air show given by Squadron 635-4 Sunday. June 16 at Mcttettal. was attended by members of Trade School Squadron 639-4. The Trade School Cadets’ duties were to keep spectators away from the airplanes and to give a drill exhibition in which they won a drill certificate. Some of the events of the show were parachute jumping, mass airplane flights, aerobatics, and flying demonstrations by ex-air force pilots. New Class... Star Recognition, a new class l eing given to Cadets, was stalled Friday, June 28. Everett Roney, former flying officer in RCAF. is the instructor. This class will be follow ed by other classes is celestial navigation which teaches the use of heavenly bodies in reference in flying. Headquarters Moved... Because Northern High School is closed for the summer, squadron meetings are ln ing held on the grounds of Park School. E. Grand Boulevard and E. Milwaukee; classes will l� e held at Dr. A. Blocks clinic. E. Milwaukee near Grand Boulevard. Promotions... Following Cadet promotions were made effective June 21: Cadet Anthony Pezzin, to Cadet Captain as Cadet Commander; Cadet Donald May. to Cadet 2nd Lieut, as Asst. Fit. leader; Cadet Robert Cecil, to Cadet First Sergeant; Cadet Eugene Cousineau. to Cadet Pfc.; Cadet Norman Caulkins. to Cadet Pfc.; Cadet W illiam Egbert, to Cadet Pfc.: Cadet Floyd Hansen, to Cadet Pfc.; and Cadet I.ester Brown, to Cadet Pfc. Following senior non-commissioned pro- motions also an' made effective this date: Frank Erker to Staff Sergeant as Supply Sergeant and John llurin to Technical Ser- geant as Communication Sergeant. ‘Old John’ Retires After 26 Years Leaving the Trade School was a tough assignment for Meyer W'insjansen, painter, letter know n to Trade School l oys as “Old John,’’ whose eyes, after 26 years of loyal service, showed a little moisture as the instructors and boys shook hands with him at the Morning Devotional Seven boys pay a lasting tribute to their old friend, “Old John.” Meyer Winsjansen, who after 26 years in the Trade School, retired June 14. at tho age of 79 years. They are. left to right: Andrew Jackson. W-F-3; John Oliverio. M-F-l : Eugene Cousineau. M-G-l; Pote Bielecki, M-F-3: John Yee. M-G-l; 'Old John;’ Karl Kroner. M-E-2; and Bill Polinski. M-F-3. Elmer Popiel Writes Best B-Class Story “Trade School To Have isitors,” written by Elmer Popiel, W-B-l, sports editor of the Trade Design, has l een chosen as the best story in the fourth week of B-class journalism. J. E. I ancaster. English instructor: A1 Milankov. head coach: and Edwin Johnson. English instructor; as judges, selected the story. It appeared as follows: “S. D. Mullikin. superintendent of Henry Ford Trade School, w ill lead 40 fellow mem- bers of the Michigan Industrial Training Council on a tour of the Trade School, Mon- day. from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. “From the Trade School the party will go to the Aircraft Building where they will tour the Training and Educational Departments of the Aircraft School. “At 4:30 the council will ha e a business meeting in the Aircraft Auditorium, and at 5:30 will have a short intermission. “At 6:00 they will have a banquet at the private dining room in the Administration Building cafeteria, with Alvin Day. a Trade School graduate, as toastmaster. About 75 guests are expected. “W. C. Folley. director of Training and Education of Ford Motor Company, will Ik guest s| eakcr. “N ice president of this council Is William F. Mueller, assistant director of Training and Education in charge of business administra- tion.” Service, Thursday June 14, after a program held in his and Harry Lawson’s honor, din- ing which John sang his favorite solo. Where lie treads Me, I Will Follow. Many boys crowded the hallway lieside the packed auditorium to see Ray Crute, W-C-l. piano player, and Ernest Sanders, machine repair instructor, present John a Inuupict of flowers and a Testament. Mr. I awson. who was unable to attend the ceremonies, was also presented with a vase of flowers and a Testament. Another highlight of the program was Jim Wagner, w ho led in the singing of God So Lotted the World—(John 3:16) which was chosen by Mr. Sanders, because it was John’s t� adge numlier. 316. George Roughley, re- turned veteran, then said a prayer. John, in his amusing way continually reminded the boys that he was not leaving because he was already too old and too weak, but as lie said. I am not entirely leaving, because, not in flesh but in spirit, I will always Ik w ith you on all your jobs.” “This is the happiest day in my whole life.” said John, when later interviewed, “I will never forget it.” That was all that there was for John, everyone thought, but six boys who wo ked with him in the paint crib, and one ABC boy pitched in and gave John a large Bible with his name printed in gold on|the cover. The boys, Pete Bielecki, W-F-3; John Yee. M-G-l; Karl Kroner, M-E-2; Eugene (Cousineau, M-G-l; John Oliverio, M-F-l; Bill Polinski, M-F-3; and Andrew Jackson. W-F-3, said “We hate to see him go.” THE CRAFTSMAN Page 5 Band Students Hold Final Get-together It was 4 p.m., Tuesday, June 25. A blue bus w as waiting just outside of the B-btiilding. A few short minutes later a group of boys and two instructors, Roscoe Wolverton, band director, and Frank Sheldrake, photographer, entered the bus and the vehicle drove off. Soon it stopped. These students were not at the athletic field, this bus’s usual stop. They were at Cass Benton Park and were out for a few hours of fun, playing baseball, and eating. Fires w ere started, (in the stoves that is.) Food was brought out of the bus and soon the rich, tantalizing odor of roasted weiners tillered through the air. There was no lack of food for, along with the aforementioned weiners, there also were Members of the Henry Ford Trade School Band enjoy themselves roasting weiners over a fire at Cass Benton Park. cake, ice cream, chocolate milk, and other delicacies. Darkness drew near. The evening was drawing to a close. Once more the Henry Ford Trade School band, the picnicers, was dismissed by Mr. Wolverton. This was the last dismissal for the season. After two terms of hard work, the band had spent an evening having fun. Audrey McKinnon Chosen Bob-Lo Queen Miss Audrey McKinnon, attractive 5 1”, blue-eyed, 98 lb, blond, spent the most exiting day of her life June 29, when she was crowned “Queen of the Bob-lo Picnic for 1946,’’ on the steamer Ste. Claire, which left for the island playground at 10 a.in. The queen, a 15-year-old graduate of St. Raphael’s School, lives in Garden City, as does her escort, Homer DeShuis. W-F-l. I lomer’s badge number is 711. maylie that had something to do with her winning, 7 and II supposedly being lucky numbers. Her fav- orite sport is swimming, but she also likes to dance, ride horseback, bike, and bicycle. As a matter of fact, she may even In called a “sport fiend.” “Mickie.” as she prefers to lx called, wore a black slack suit with gold studs at the pic- nic. The crow'n which S. D. Mulli kin. siqicrin- tendent of Henry Ford Trade School, placed upon her head was made of a royal blue material and was adorned with many simulat- ed precious stones. On the royal blue stream- er which she wore appeared the words in gold lettering. “Bob-lo Queen—Henry Ford Trade School—1916.” A beautiful gold compact was the prize which she received for the lirst place honor. This compact will be engraved “Mickie McKinnon, Bob-lo Queen. Henry Ford Trade School, 1946.” Maybe Mickie bad a premonition of being queen because at 2 that morning she was so exited that she cut her linger while making sandwiches for the picnic. On Monday July 1, Mickie ate a Trade School meal after which she thanked the lx ys and judges for making her queen for the day. She also toured the Trade School with great interest and amazement. She stated before leaving. “I think the Trade School fellows are a sw ell bunch of wol—men.” Cash Loan for College Available for T.S. Boys “I want to go to college, but I don’t have enough money.” This reason has stripped a great many boys from getting a college edu- cation. but it should not stop any Trade School Student. In 1942 a plan, promoted by G. R. Williams, commercial geography instructor, was originated by which graduates of the Trade School who want a higher education could borrow the money to help them do so. It was announced that a fund to be known as the “Frederick 1C. Searle College Students I an Fund” was to be established. Any person or organization interested in a program of this type could donate to it. Trade School instructors donated $1.302.00, which is now in government Ixinds. The plan was dedicated to F.IC. Searle. then superintendent of Henry Ford Trade School, who appointed three instructors to form a committee. The committee was to judge the eligibility of students and keep records. The present committee consists of Roy Yerex, chemistry instructor; Harry Westbrook, wood pattern instructor; and Fred Nicholson, drawing instructor. Any Trade School graduate who is a sopho- more or higher in any reputable college and has obtained a letter of recommendation from the dean of the college is eligible to obtain a loan of $250 for each year including the sophomore year. At the end of the fourth year the boy will start repaying at the rate of $250 a year. Provisions are made to start one new student each year. Painting in Room 39 Done by John Kolpack By the time the picture of the Garden House, which now hangs in The Craftsman office, was ready to be hung, it was already a figure in the public eye. The picture, which was painted by John Kolpuck, 187 Hi-line paint shop, had just completed a successful two-day run in De- troit’s Book-(’.adiliac Hotel on February 23 and 24. 1944. as the entrant of the Henry Ford Trade School in the National Victory Garden Institute. The three-foot, six-inch by five-foot, seven-inch painting, w hich was the focal point of the exhibition, was copied by Mr. Kolpack from a photograph. Mr. Kolpack also painted the jiorlrait of Henry Ford, Sr., which is on display in Room 1. Seniors Hold Prom At Dearborn Inn Driving up the I -driveway to the front door of the Dearborn Inn. any couple could see that it held all the romance of an entirely luxurious structure. It was situated to the side of a busy highway behind trees and shrulis. This warm sunny day was ideal for a prom. Upon entering, a splendor of ladies in pretty forma Is. and young men in neat, trim tuxedos were seen happily greeting and intro- ducing one another. Soon dinner was announced and conversa- tions were resumed around beautifully set tables in a large dining hall. After a brief pause a delicious meal of shrimp cocktail, celery, olives, whipped potatoes, new peas, roast turkey, stuffed jieach and cottage cheese salad, ice cream and cookies, and milk or coffee was served. After dinner, came the inevitable speeches. With this ordeal over, couples strolled through the scenic walks that surrounded the building. In a short time the dining room had l een cleared and an amazing transformation took place. With the lights turned low. Roston Clark and his Columbians playing soft music, the dining hall had been transformed into an ideal ballroom where the couples dreamily danced away the evening. Dombrowski Heads Science Department Kdmund J. Dombrowski. head of the metallurgy department, has been appointed head of the Trade School science de- partment which cov- ers chemistry, phys- ics, and metallurgy. A graduate of llamtramck High School and the Uni- versity of Detroit, Mr. Dombrowski holds a Bachelor of Chemical Engineer- ing degree and a Master of Science degree. He took post graduate work at the University of Michigan and Lawrence Institute of Tech- nology. Mr. Dombrowski will continue with his regular classes, teaching metallurgy, chemis- try. and physics. E. J. DOMBROWSKI Page 6 THE CRAFTSMAN Training and Education Protection Men Get Informal Course An informal course is now being conducted by Training and Induration Industrial dela- tions Department for Plant Protection men of the Bouge Plant to acquaint them with the functions and |m lioy of Ford Motor Company so that they may increase the number of friends of the company and Im able to retain the high reputation already achieved. This course, which started July 9. will be conducted through five session at the Air- craft Building, each last ing one hour. For t he first hour, report writing is the principal topic, during which the men see slides on different forms and reports, such as for lires and accidents. During the second hour the policies and functions of the company are clearly presented, so that the men know when, where, and why things are done. In the tliinl period they discuss relations with outside people, (using directions, explain- ing processes and warning visitors of dangers are studied at this meeting. The men are reminded that the first impression which the visitor gets is most important, as he is com- pletely de|M� ndent ujM n the first man lie meets, who is generally the Plant Protection man. The fourth meet ing is similar hi I lie third, but it involves relations with the worker, not the visitor. “Courtesy is never harmful and hel|� s make friends.” is the theme for this session. The final hour is a general review of all that has been discussed in previous classes. The men discuss how the course can Im improved and the lM nefits they have received. New Device Controls, Records Temperature In order to secure more accurate and continuous readings in regards to temperature control ami recording. Ford Motor Company is installing on most heat treat furnaces a new electronic pyrometer, called the Brown Flectronik Potentiometer. (A pyrometer is a device that indicates, controls, and records temperatures from .100° to 3000° Fahren- heit.) Because it is a new electronic device, men must be trained in the theory and mainten- ance of the epuipment and be prepared to repair any part, which may include electronic (radio) tubes, motors, transformers, or any other of the several parts which need atten- tion. The men must be trained in the use of the ohmeter, condenser tester, IiiIm tester, and circuit tester for testing of the component parts. They should be able to trouble-shoot and also In able to calibrate the temperature readings. Training and education is pro idiug the required instruction. The readings obtained are more accurate because the tem|K rature is not indicated mechanically but through the use of elec- tronics. This electronic control is correct up to 1 10 of I degree Fahernheit. (Fight times more sensitive than the mechanical control now in use). The rapid recording of the system pro- ides more continuous readings, as a change of temperature takes as little as 2 seconds to record. Once again the fact that it is electric and not mechanical gives it this advantage. New applications are being found for the device, mostly in the field of s|M ctrometry and spectrophotometry. The use of electronics bring about several advantages; greatly improved control, min- imization of moving parts with reduction in maintenance, ability to operate in heavy vibrations and changing positions, and high speed o|M ration w here necessary. Most of the Pyrometry apprentices are now receiving this training at present. Marauders at it Again, Out for Cook Trophy As of July 9, the Maraude s of d raining and I education managed by Henry Herkimer, work standards instructor, are still holding their own over other teams on the Aircraft Softball league with a 1.000 average having The marauders are out to get the Earl Cook Trophy (shown above) for the second time in succession. The team which wins the trophy three timos in a row will be its permanent owner. won 9 and lost 0. With this average the Marauders hold a good chance of winning the I Carl Cook trophy for the second time in succession. The Hellcats, also of Training and Fduca- t ion. came close to defeating the Marauders on July 9 by tying the score at 11 to 11 in the first half of the seventh inning with a five run rally, but the Marauders came back in their half of the seventh and pushed a single run across the plate to win the game 12 to II. T E Offers 10-Week Course On Plastics To give designers, draftsmen, tool and die men, and Plastic Building personnel a back- ground in plastics and to satisfy layman interest, six 10-week courses on plastics w ill be olTered by Training and Hducation Engineering Department in the Aircraft Building to all interested personnel when classes are resumed in September. These six courses are (1) Introduction to Plastics. (2) Testing of Plastics, (2) Fabrica- tion Principles, (4) Fabrication of Thermo Plastics. (5) Fabrication of Thermosetting, and (6) laminates. They will be taught in conjunction with Plastics laboratory per- sonnel. There are 12 types of plastics, three of the most common lM ing cellulose nitrate or plain celluloid; cellulose acoto-hutyrate from which dashboards are formed; and Phenol, com- monly known ns Bakelilc. Plastics are molded or formed by “com- pression.” shaping the material in a two- piece heat «lie (like a waffle iron); by “in- jection,” whit'll is hurling hot plastics into a cold dit under pressure; by “jet which has sjM'cial heating or cooling devices on the nozzle of the injection machine; by “trans- fer,” which is the same as injection but applied to thermosetting; and by “calen- daring” t hrough which a t hin film of plastics is spread onto any other material. One advantage of plastics is its variety of colors which are produced either by adding tla pigment to the plastic powder or by spray, dip. or brush painting. Other advantages of plastit s are their light weight, fair strength, solvent and corrosion resistance, and low’ moisture absorption. Some of the problems in this field are the correct application of materials, the proper design, and attempts to substitute plastics for structural material. At. present plastic materials are rationed among older and larger molders. Outlying Plants Get Metallurgy Course Metallurgy classes for all apprentices and personnel in the outlying plants have been inaugurated by the Branches and Small Plants Training Department and Fducation according to II. B. Arthur, supervisor of that department. The first summer term began the week of July 8 in five plants, Dundee. Flat Bock. Manchester, Milford, and Nankin Mills. Four terms comprize the metallurgy course, with ten weeks to each term. The first two terms are devoted to tla characteristics of metals, anti (lit remaining terms deal with heat treat. Mr. Arthur said. “There is considerable interest among employees of various plants, and many non-apprentice students have enrolled.” THE CRAFTSMAN Page 7 Carlo Tom Quit, Returned, Graduated In 1943, Carlo Tom, then in W-F-l, be- came discouraged and quit Trade School. His brother Howard, January ’41, who was then in I In I .S. Army, had just received a letter from him in which Carlo told of his discouragement. Howard, not knowing that he had already quit, sat down and wrote a letter. Carlo was so «fleeted by the letter that he took it to G. A. Yerex. personnel direc- tor, and applied for readmission. This letter which appears here is reprinted from the Novemlier, 1943, issue of The Craftsman along with Carlo’s answer to his brother. The answer was written on (’.arlo’s graduation day. June 27, 1946. “I received your letter today, and I’m wondering what kind of a fellow you arc. 'k oil have worked only a few days and now you want to quit. Are you a baby who can’t take it? “I remember when I started to the Trade School. There were many days that I was bawled out for doing something wrong and I felt like quitting, but I’m glad 1 stayed. 1 know how it is. You’re probably working in commercial tool repair. You will like it I’m sure. “I suggest that you take a walk up to the fourth floor and see the machines. Wouldn’t you like to learn how to run them? Since you are going to In a tool and die maker, you will need experience on these machines. “I will be very proud of you if you con- tinue and make good. It is a good oppor- tunity for anybody to go to Henry Cord Trade School. “I suggest the best way to get along there is to do as you are told. “Don’t take it too hard if the instructors yell at you. Say, Yes sir and forget all about it. “If the fellows in the neighl orhood razz you, don’t pay attention to them. They are jealous because they can’t go to the Trade School. “When you start school, that is, go to class, you will meet some swell fellows. When you go to school one week and work two weeks, time will pass faster and you will enjoy it. “Sometimes I feel as if I would like to quit this job I have now. Wouldn’t you be ashamed of me and say, lie is a quitter and can’t take it. “Carlo, no matter what you do, always finish what you start. Everybody will be proud of you and I’ll be twice as proud be- cause I know what you’re going through, and what is ahead of you. “Please stick it out and write to me once in a while to let me know how you are doing.’’ our brother, I toward “P.S. Don’t let me down. I’ve l een in the Army six months today.” Thankful today. Carlo sends this reply to his brother: Dear Howard, Three years ago you sent me an encour- aging letter, and I’m glad I took your advice and returned to Henry Kurd Trade School. I have benefited greatly, and I wish that the other Trade School students could set the great experience and training they re- ceive to help them in the future. I ran some of those machines you wrote aliout, and it feels pretty good to produce precision work which I might never have learned about otherwise. “Not only did I meet some swell fellows, but also some understanding instructors who have really helped me. “Now I am graduating, and I want to thank you for your sincere, encouraging letter that has hel|H d me finish school. 3 Get 3 Out of 3 Some boys call it brains, and some boys call it something else , but whatever it is. these boys, Peter Zolnerowich, W-C-l; Patsy ('iarelli. W-F-l, and Herbert Kirchoff. T-F-2. have it. Iieeause they have for the third time this term, and mind you, there tire only three report cards in one term, received all-A cards. Altogether there were 22 all-A cards given out after the last cardmarking. They were given to: Norman E. Wright, W-G-l: Arthur Geddes, T-B-l: Floyd W. Hansen, W-D-l; John T. Sal ol, M-F-l: Melvin Gogolin, T-F-l: Herbert KirchofT, T-F-2; Bay Hudock, T-B-l; Lincoln B. Painter, M-D-l; Peter Zolnerowich, W-C-l; August B. Cogliandro, W-D-l; Raymond B. Kusza, T-F-l: Henry Tomilo. T-F-l; Virgil Comsa, W-B-l; Paul Benivegna, T-B-l; Conrad F. Hangartner. T-A-l; Daniel J. Crowley, W-C- 2; James (J. iarrett. T-F-l: Ilenry D. Gimple, T-D-l; William N. Moroney, T-F-l; Thomas N. Stockman, W-F-l; Patsy (’iarelli, W-F-l; and William K. Fann. Students, Instructors Have Fun at Bob-Lo At Bob-IiO, Henry Ford Trade School celebrated its 18th annual picnic Saturday June 29, designated as GAY Day. A queen w as chosen from a fashion parade on the ten o’clock boat, Ste. Claire, by the judges S. 1). Mullikin. superintendent. J. W. Busman, assistant superintendent. A. M. Wagener, head of the academic department, K. II. Stocking, extra curricular activities, and Fred Nicholson, drawing instructor. At 11:30, contests were held at the running track on Bob-1 ) Island for everyone. Con- tests consisted of foot, races, broad jumps, shoe kicks, pie eating contest, gunny sack race, horse back race, coke drinking contest, and many others. Some of the prizes were compacts, automatic pencils, a safety razor, baseballs, cigarette lighters, a hand (tainted tie, a I ow tie, tie rack, (ting-pong balls, and a child’s xylophone. During this time the instructors were having a softball game with the fellows on the east side of the B-huilding against those on the west side. The west side won 26-1 I. with B. Glot Jinber. lathe instruc- tor. the pitcher. Rudy Pavelka, welding in- structor. pitched for the losing team. After a lia'f hour pause for lunch, the soft ball championship games were played. In the Senior game, the Hotshots trounced the M-C Nationals 7 to 6. with Guy Armstrong, mathematics instructor, as umpire. While the students went to the dance pavilion, roller skating, or to play tennis, the instructors enjoyed a lawn party supervised by Kd Johnson, English instructor. G A Day (G. A. Yerex Day) was a beautiful warm day just as !r. Yerex had predicted or more preferably termed, ordered, six months liefore. A-Classes Present Traditional Programs Members of the A-classes of the T,- W-, and M-scctions staged their traditional pro- grams on June 12. 19. and 26. respectively, during the regular Wednesday morning singing | eriod. After being ushered into tin cafeteria via lunch truck, Dave Senko. master of cere- monies for the T-seetion, introduced the trio Jerry Federspill. Jerry Armbruster, and Ken McRae, who sang The Gypsy. The highlight of the program was the presentations of gifts to several instructors, outstanding of which was the presentation of a live duck to John Dobrei, student counselor. Under I he Bamboo Tree was sung by John Yona and Herman Sherman. Several times during the program, Steve Nagy, who acted as commercial announcer, advertised for Conn’s Clothes Shop in Delray, speaking in Hungarian. Many per- sons still wonder w hat he said. The program closed with Ken Miner playing Boogie Woogie on the piano. Wilbur Simon. Bay Douglas, and John Ausilio sang Pistol Parkin' Mama and Good, Good, Good after being introduced by Louis Lovat, VV-section master of ceremonies. A clarinet solo was then given by George Schneemann who played Spring Sony and Irish 14 ashwoman. and later sang On the It !: Mandalay. After Ed l n gave a sjieech on tin liene- (its of Henry Ford Trade School, Bay Sheyer sang Embraceable You and Dreams, and Bay Strussione soloed on the accordion with Prisoner of I a we ami Boogie VYooyie. Fd Lcn also soloed, playing Begin the Beyuine on Bay’s accordion. After Dick Toepler gave a talk on Itehalf of A-2, t!ie A-classes concluded with Happy Birthday to Carlo Tom who celebrated his seventeenth birthday that day. The M-section liegan their program by singing the first verse of our national anthem. The Slar Spanyled Banner. Master of Ceremonies Stewart Horner then introduced Dave Owens who played —2—3 Jump on the saxophone; Emil Baulin who gave his version of Hungarian Bhapsody Vo. 2 on the piano; and Fred Pratt who played Cam down Bares and Bememb°r Pearl Harbor on his harmonica. Louis Morasco sang Prisoner of Lore and The Gypsy. II hat a difference a Day Makes w as sung as a quartet by John Santo, Dick Pearson. Carl Curtis, ami Tom Diskin. The program ended with everyone singing AuId Lany Syne. THE CRAFTSMAN Page 8 - - - GRADUATION - - - GRADUATES EAT TURKEY AT PROM Members of the graduating class of June 1946. with their datos for the long-awaited occasion, ato turkoy with all the trimmings at the senior prom hold in the Fountain Ballroom of Dearborn Inn. A GIFT FOR F. E. SEARLE F. E. Searle, former superintendent ofjFord Trade School, left, is presented with a going- away gift, an unabridged dictionary, by Ken McRao, T-A-l. LEN IS STUDENT SPEAKER Student speaker for the occasion was Ameri- can Legion Award winner, Ed Len, W-A-l. Commencement, prom, a dinner party. These are the things that make the graduation from any school worth remembering. The turkey dinner, the gift of a dictionary to Mr. Searle, and the dance in the Fountain Ballroom of Dearborn Inn af the prom; the food and the speeches at the dinner party on the last day of class; the anxious waiting for the commencement pregram to start, the speaker who promised to talk for only 20 minutes bat gave a 10-minute introduction to the 20-minute speech, and the nervous feeling one had as he wnixed across the stage to receive his diploma. These are the things which these pages are to remind graduates of. May they be extremely pleasant memories. DANCING TO ROSTON CLARK’S MUSIC At the Senior prom, members of the graduating class danced in the Fountain Ballroom of the Dearborn Inn to the sweet strains of Roston Clark's music. Tho dance was preceded by a dinner. THE CRAFTSMAN Page 9 - - - SNAP SHOTS - - - STALKER, LEN WIN LEGION AWARDS American Legion Award winners, holding the plaque , display their «ward certificates. They are. left to right: F. E. Searle. former superintendent of Henry Ford Trade School, now retired: Jamos Stalker. T-A-l; Edwin Len. W-A-l; and S. D. Mullikin. superinten- dent of Henry Ford Trade School. A. Douglas Jamieson, personnel director of Socony-Vacuum Company, was guest speaker at commencement oxorcises. Conrad Hangartner. T-A-l, right, valedic- torian for his class, receives his diploma from F. E. Searle, Replacing a parade through the cafeteria at lunch time, members of the graduating classes of June 1946 attended a banquet held in their honor in the activity room on Thursday of their last wook in class. Shown is the W-section. Among the invited guests were S.D. Mullikin. superin- tendent of Honry Ford Trade School: J. W uni vwvn in v-- ------- ------w---—----- w Busman, assistant superintendent. G. A. Yerex. personnel director; suDerintendent. ind E. Y. Peterson, shop Page 10 THE CRAFTSMAN ■ — BOB-LO SCENES - - - CANDIDATES FOR BOB-LO QUEEN CONTEST Tor th first time in tKs History of ths annual Trade School Bob-Lo picnics, a queen for the occasion was chosen. The contestants for this contest are shown above and the winner is number 100, fourth from the right. JUNIOR AND SENIOR SOFTBALL CHAMPS Members of the junior softball team are left to right, top row: Ray Rastenis. Desider Tarkanyi, Bill Luke. Hugh Sweeney, and George Hudock. Bottom row: George Postice Robert Paddy. James Hothem. Robert Young, and John Suda. The senior team consist of. left to right, top row: Elmer Popiel. Richard Zakoff. Tom Prough. Urban De Caluwe and Virgil Corns . Bottom row: Dave Call. Ed Wiegand. Lee Heaviland. Fred Liberati, and Don Behm. See story on page 11. The Queen was Audrey McKinnon of Gar- den City, escorted by Homer De Shais. W- F-l. Below: Instructors and their wives engage in a peanut race at Bob-Lo. THE CRAFTSMAN Page 11 Hot-Shots Become Softball Champs 'Phe W-B-l Hotshots defeated the M-C Nationals in a slugging, five-inning contest Saturday, June 29, to win the Senior Division Softball Championship at the Bob-Lo Picnic. The losers were the first to score in the third inning, but after the bottom half of the inning the score was 3 to 2 in favor of the champs. The M-C Nationals came back fighting in the fourth inning to tie it up at 3-all, but again the Hotshots counter attacked for four more runs. When the last man was proclaimed out by Guy Armstrong, trigo- nometry instructor, who was umpire-in chief, the score read Hotshots 7, Nationals 0. The winning players were Bussell lleavi- land (captain), Elmer Popiel, Art Brandt. Erban De Caluwe, Don Belim, Edward Wiegand, David Call, Thomas Plunkett, incent Lepore, Dino Massara. Alexander Oras . Fred Liberati, and Benjamin Tolot all of the W-B-l. The losers were Martin Brogley (captain), John Klus, Alvin llatchcox, Don May, Edward Tobiczyk. Harry Mudrick. Kemeth Bradford, Herbert Crenshaw. John Smith, and Edward Kothermal of the M-C-1 and Charles Clarey. Joseph Kondrath, and Tito Carosio of the M-C-2. Craftsmen Average .500 for 1946 Season By winning two of the last four games this year, the Craftsmen baseball team wound up their season with a .500 average, winning eight and losing eight. The Craftsmen made a seven run rally in the third inning to open the scoring in the Fordson-Ford Trade game on May 28 but loose fielding caused them to finish on the short side of an 8 to 7 decision. With one man down in the third, two men singled and two more were safe on a fielder’s choice and an error. The next man up was safe on an error also, w hich was followed by a walk, and a single. A fielder’s choice and a double finished the hitting. Fordson got two runs in the fourth on two walks, an error, and a single. They added two more in the fifth on two errors, a double, and two singles. The game was put on ice in the sixtli with three outfield errors and two singles. Yecchioni, Fordson’s starting pitcher, who struck out eight men in five and one third innings, was relieved in the sixth by Tomassinni, who finished and struck out three. Ellis, who was charged with the loss, struck out eight. The last defeat the Craftsmen tasted was due to three unearned runs scored by Hazel Park at their home field. June 4. Bruno Bieksza. M-B-2. pitched for the Craftsmen and allowed only three hits, struck out nine, and walked but two, yet the Craftsmen were on the short side of the 4 to 3 score. Hazel Park's three unearned runs were scored in the third by two walks, a stolen base, a double, a single, and a two-base error. 'Phe Trade School made their three runs on a single, a walk, infield out. and a double, followed by two errors. Ford Trade encountered Lincoln Park Friday, June 7, and whipped the Parkers 7 to I as Gerry Ellis, senior, pitched master- fully when he held the losers to five scattered hits, struck out nine and walked two. Ellis rapped out a double and a single to help win his own game. Carl kangas. T-B-l, hit the only triple with two aboard. The Craftsmen made three runs in the third when after one man was out. two men got on base on walks, a hit on an error, and were brought home by Kangas’ triple. In the seventh inning the Craftsmen scored four more runs on a double, a walk and two singles. Lincoln Park made their only run on a hit, an error, and a double. Coach A1 Milankov chose Bruno Bieksza. M-B-l, to pitch the last game of the season against Hiver Rouge Tuesday, June II, and the team gave him better support than he had received at any time during the season, swamping River Rouge 10-4. The Craftsmen scored early in the first inning on a walk, a bunt single, and a sacrifice. They picked up two more in the second on three singles and a double. The big inning was the sixth, when the Craftsmen scored seven runs on four singles, four walks, a fielders’ choice, and a man hit by a pitched ball. All the games the Craftsmen played and the season average s are 1 below . (1) April 16 Ford 2 ” 19 Trade i Fordson II 7 Ifaxel Park 3 (3) ” 23 • 7 St. Alpliousus O (4) 26 6 Melvindule 7 (5) ” 30 • 0 l.ineoln Park 1 (6) May 3 (7) ” 7 5 Dearborn 6 • 21 Ecorae 0 (8) ” 10 • 8 Melvindale .3 (9) ” II • Biver Rouge 5 (10) 17 1 Jackson 1 111) ” 21 • 1 1 )earborn 0 (12) •' 24 4 Koorse 8 (13) 28 • 7 Ford'on 8 (14) June I 3 Hazel Park 4 (15) 7 • 7 Lincoln Park 1 (16) ” 11 10 Biver Rouge 4 (Jam s A B II Pet Hubert Holm 9 18 6 .3.33 Curl Kangas 13 .35 11 .311 Kruno Bieksy.a 16 41 12 .27.3 John Tomilo 1.3 33 9 .27.3 Hichurd Zemke 15 4.3 11 .256 Hiehard Toepler 9 16 4 .250 Bernard Pfeifer 15 46 11 .239 Gerhart Kills 16 47 11 .2.34 Frank Bogona 12 13 5 .217 William Biddell 13 29 6 .207 Boberl Campbell 16 45 9 .200 John Youa .3 5 1 .200 Hiehard Ilerb-rltolz 6 11 .182 Auvusi Cotiiandro 9 18 2 .111 I’al DeSantis 5 10 1 .109 ♦Bussell Keanainan •� 5 0 (MMI •Kntered II. S. Army Team Averages 16 428 101 .2.36 Sports Available Any summer sport in which a boy may- be interested is available to Trade School Im vs at Henry Ford School if there are enough Ik� vs to (mrlicipate. The field is open each day from 3 to 6 p.m. w hile the sw imming jmm I is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3 to 6 p.m. This year Coach Al Milankov is encourag- ing basketball. baseball, swimming, tennis, track events, field events, horseshoe pitching, and many other sports. T-E Raiders Take Junior Championship Fine fielding combined with good hitting gave the Ford Trade T-E Raiders the Junior Division Championship at the Bol -I� Picnic Saturday, June 29, as they trounced the W-F Mustangs 12 to 2, during a five inning battle umpired by Coach Al Milankov. The Raiders were kept under control only in the first inning. Iiecause in the second, after the Mustangs had scored one run in the first. Robert Y'oung. T-E-1, hit a home run with one man a! oard to start a lead for the Raiders which never faltered. The star play was an unassisted double play made by Raider Ray Rastenis, T-E-l. when he caught a line drive and stepped on second base. Members of the Raider’s team are; George Hudock. Ray Rastenis. Robert Young, Ray Mill. James Hothem, Roliert Paddy, Hugh Sweeney. Desider Tarkanyi, and John Suda, of T-E-l and George Post if. Jerry Nolan, und Bill Luke, of T-E-2. The Mustangs were; Harold Hardy, Dominic Fortuna, Andrew Jackson, Frank Alvey, Bill Green, Art Wagner. Phil Hunter. Chuck Quinn, Richard Leever. and James Fulkerson of the W-F-3 anil Mitchell Moran, Pat Ciarelli, and Edward Augustyn of W-F-l. Chmaj Leads M-Sec. To Hardball Victory Behind the no-hit pitching of John Chmaj. M-D-l, the M-section hardball team, coached by Ed Johnson, won the Intramural Hardball Championship by whipping the W-scction team, coached by Ray Swires, Friday. June 28 at Henry Ford Field, by a score of 6 to 0 in a five inning contest. After a scoreless first inning, the M-section pushed across four runs with four walks, a hit. and a man hit by a pitched ball. The M-section pitcher, John Chmaj. allowed only one walk. Alexander Auchterlonie, W-C-2. starting pitcher for the W-section, lasted until the third inning when his catcher, Edward Medellin. W-D-2, was injured. Alex then (‘aught for George Garvey, W-E-l, who finished on the mound for the losers and gave one run in each of the remaining two innings. The Champs an : John Chmaj. M-D-l; I wis Yeraldi. M-D-l; Charles Forbes, M-D- 1: Harry Mudrick, M-C-l; Kenneth Hammer, M-E-l: Richard Hansen. M-E-3; George Matthews, M-F-2; Antonio Paciero. M-D-2: Jaiin s Rrutinschiedel. M-F-2; Harold Shake. M-E-3; Robert Slater, M-F-2; Harold Rod- man. M-D-l; Richard Moltrup, M-E-l; RobertSurinchak. M-E-l; Kjeldsen Christen- sen. M-B-3. and Theodore Rambeau. M-B-3. The runner-up team is composed of the following: Edward Medellin, W-D-2; Ed- ward Davies, W-E-l: Richard Thalgott. W-C- 1; Kenneth Hamilton. W-D-2: Gordon Darling. W-C-2; George Garvey, W-C-l: Joe Jankowski. W-D-2: Ernie Borg, W-C-l; Frank l a Yoiew. W-D-2; Jim Am, W-C-2; Andy Jackson, W-F-3; Alexander Auchter- lonie. W-C-2; (iiis Lepore, W-E-l; George Lari, W-E-l; and Dario Raviani. W-D-l. (See picture on page 12) THE CRAFTSMAN Page 12 Visiting Servicemen “Don’t let anyone tell you to close the door if you happen to be the last man out.” said Pvt. George Thomas, June '15, who has made ten paraehute jumps since l eing drafted December 13. 1915. George re- ceived his basic training at Fort, Bragg, North Carolina. I le expects to go over seas as soon as lie finishes his 17-day furlough. “Konigssee. in my opinion, is the most beautiful place on earth,” said Cpl. Ray Harris. June ’ll. who has been in Scotland. England, France. Denmark, and Germany during his 16 months overseas. Konigssee is a lake in the mountains only a few miles from Berchtesgaden, Germany, which was Hitler’s famous summer home and is now a G.l. rest center. Its name fits it perfectly, for Konigs- see means “King’s Sea in German. Bay was discharged June 20, after re- turning to the States on the I SS Sea Devil. He plans to continue Evangelistic work in February. A T-l sergeant in the army. Theodore Zenevich, January '15, was home on a five day furlough after coming from overseas from Casablanca, North Africa. Ih said that entered the service he went to Fort Sheridan, Illinois, and later went to Camp Hood. Texas. On June 11. 1915, Ted became an ll in the North African Service Command. Pfc. Edward W. Taylor, June 15, of the Fleet Marine Force, served his Imh� ( training on Parris Island for three months, and trained six months on IMiode Island. He has served in Puerto Rico, Burmuda, Calabria Cuba, Trinidad, and in Quantieo since Feb- ruary, He was home on a 17-day furlough June I. A total of 69 veterans have returned to Henry Ford Trade School since April bringing the grand total up to 164. 'Phose who have returned since the last list was printed in The Craftsman are: HENRY BADER THEODORE BAZNER ALAN BEDORE JONAS BELUNAS JOHN BERNARD LOUIS BLOCH WILLIAM BRUFF PETER CAMARIAM WILLIAM CAWTHORN DONALD COURTNEY BILLIE CREASY HEYDEN DAVIS DAVID DONALDSON THOMAS EDWARDS FRANK FAHEY ARTHUR FINATEN JOSEPH GERARD JAMES GARLIK CLIFTON GULLIVER NORMAN HANE WILLIAM HANE PAUL HASKINS REYNOLD HEDMAN ROBERT HENRY RAYMOND HEYN ROBERT HILL ROSS HOLMES JAMES HOSEY DELMAR HUNTER DONALD HUNTER PATSY IAOUINTO NORMAN LANGEN JOHN LUC A RAYMOND MAIRS ERNEST MAYSKI RAY McSEVENY WILBERT METCALFE WILLIAM METCALFE GEORGE MOLL HENRY MRELEN FRANK NOWAK FRANK OLLAR ALFRED OMELA UMBERTO PETRINI GEORGE POOLE GEORGE PRAIN NORMAN REICH JOHN REIN DANIEL ROBINSON WESLEY ROKASH MARIO ROSATI ROBERT PROBST DANIEL RUCKER JOHN RUTHERFORD FRANCIS SCHOENFELMER RICHARD SHINSKY ROY SMITH EUGENE TOPPING ARTHUR TRACY EUGENE THEISEN MELVIN TICE RENO TRUANT DONALD JACKS GEOFFREY WATERWORTH ROBERT KOHLER BILLY WESLEY JAMES KING DONALD WHITE EDWARD ZESCHIN Ford II. To Speak At Anniversary Banquet Henry Ford II, president of the Ford Me tor Company, and Frederick K. Searle, former head of Ford Industrial Schools, will be guest speakers at the 30th Anniversary Banquet held at the Fountain Ballroom of the Masonic Temple Saturday evening, October 26 stated John Dobrei, '30. chairman for the occasion. “In addition to tin turkey dinner, which would make a G-boy’s mouth water and would sat isfy the appetite of a senior from the foundry, served to the strains of orchestra music, there will be a super glamorous, all- professional. top notch floor show, featuring night club, stage, and film stars, and headline acts handpicked by the country’s foremost hooking agents from Detroit’s glittering niteries. New York’s Gay White Way, and Furope’s revived cafes and cuisines, snatched for the night of October 26 from plane and train while crossing the continent between New York and Hollywood. Much effort has been devoted to make the floor show long- remembered in Detroit’s theatrical history,” said Tom Sayres, of the publicity committee. The Alumni Association is preparing for the presentation of a Memorial Plaque to the School honoring the Trade School tx ys who have died in battle during World War II. Beulien Ryding, advertising manager of the .1. !,. Hudson Company, will devote an entire window display to the Henry Ford Trade School in October, in which, among other exhibits, will be a gear design made by the boys which is believed will keep “window gazers’’ glued to the glass for a long time. The tickets are already being sold so that the receiving of written requests for them with payment enclosed may be possible. Address your requests to the 30th Anniver- sary Committee, Henry Ford Trade School, Dearborn, with a check or money order pay- able to W. F. Dopke, treasurer. The price, $6.00, covers all taxes, tips, banquet expenses, souvenir booklet, program, incidentals, din- ner music, turkey dinner, and floor show. Of the 1500 tickets available, 1200 are for alumni while 300 are for students, instructors, special guests, and the press. He Is No More “Long live the G-boy.” He is no more. For 21 years, young men composed the “year- ling class of the Trade School. They were often sent to the crib to get. either a skyhook, a left hand monkey wrench, a pail of emery sparks, or even a brass magnet. But no longer w ill they be razzed by the A-boys. No more will the upper-classmen sell “elevator passes’’ to our G-boys. No longer will they shout out their favorite toast. “Long live the G-boy. Why? Because there will be no more G-boys Yes, after 17 years, this so-called scholar has finally emerged into a full-fledged fresh- man. Sim the graduation of the June '16 class the G-bo has vanished; for that matter, so has the A-boy. Students of Henry Ford Trade School will now be designated just ns high school students are designated, 9-B to 12- and freshman to senior. In any event, the G-boy and the -Imiy will long be remem- bered. especially by those who were G-boys or A-boys themselves. The M-section took the hardball championship undor tho able leadership of their coach, Edwin Johnson, English instructor. They are, top row, left to right: Richard Maltrup, M-E-l; Lewis Veraldi, M-D-l ; Robert Surinchak, M-E-l; John Chmaj, M-D-l; Tod Ramboau. M-B-3 (student coach:; George Matthews, M-F-2; Harold Rodman, M-D-l. Bottom row, loft to right: Charles Forbes, M-D-l; Richard Hanson, M-E-3; James Braunschiodol, M-F-l; Harry Mudrick, M-E-l; Robort Slater, M-F-2; and Harold Shako. M-E-3. Members of tho toam not shown are Konneth Hammer. M-E-l; Antonio Paciero, M-D-2; and Kjeldsen Christensen. M-B-3 (student coach). (See story on page 11). THE CRAFTSMAN Page 13 Commencement (Continued from page 3) books, we went right out into the shop and made them. We learned by doing. Al lirst we couldn't quite figure out what broom pushing or window denning had to do with tool and die making, but it wasn’t long l� efore we were using micrometers, verniers, gages, and indicators on lathes, shajjers, mills, and grinders. On these machines we learned to use our hands and what we learned can never be taken away from us. “From one corner of America to the other, Henry Ford Trade School graduates are hold- ing key positions in those industries that re- quire iiighly skilled workers. We feel that we are indeed fortunate to have received our training that holds such a record for outstand- ing achievement and 1 feel sure that 1 can say for this graduating class, we are deter- mined to keep that standard high.” A. Douglas Jamieson, personnel director of the Sacony - Vacuum Oil Company and the guest speaker of the evening, then spoke on the subject of “Design For Youth.” Mr. Jamieson clearly told the boys of the job that “the entire postwar world expects them to accomplish.” 1 le said, “You young men have had the privilege of being trained, — now you must prove to tin world that you were worthy of this expense and training.” The proud young men then marched onto the stage and received the document for which they had studied for the past three and one half years to receive, as their friends and relatives cheered. Fredrick E. Searle. adviser to Ford Industrial Schools, and Gordon A. Yerex, personnel director of Henry Ford Trade School, distributed the diplomas, which was followed by remarks by John W. Busman, assistant superintendent of Henry Ford Trade School. The most exiting moment of the occasion occured when Kenneth Williams, commander of Ford Motor Company Post 173, announced the names of the two outstanding students who were to receive the American I region Awards. Mr. Williams stated, “Because of the torrid temperature. I will come quickly to the point by asking Edwin Len, presi- dent of the W-A-l, and James Stalker, president of the T-A-l, to come up and receive these Legion Award certificates.” Mr. Bonner then gave the lienediction and the graduates marched out of the auditorium as the Bouge Concert Orchestra, under the direction of Karl Merger, played Semper Fidelis. The boys w ho received superior diplomus are listed below. Alexander Cechanowicz, M. Donald Fogarty, Conrad F. Ilangartncr. Nicholas Kachman, Edwin Len. Louis Lovat. Kenneth McHae, Bichard Mills, Robert Nelson, John Panick, William Schlief, Raymond Sheyer, Gilbert A. D nz. James Stalker, Edward Stellini. and Harold Thompson. Searle (Continued from pago 3) “Many men have written books which I value highly, but this bonk will In the most valued liook that I ow n and I shall remember you by reading it often.” In retrosjiect Mr. Searle said, “We have to use our senses of touch, sight, hearing, and thinking. When 1 was a l oy the schools didn’t have to worry about leaching the sense of touch as we had plenty of farmwork to keep it keen. But John and Mary, who now live in the city, have little to do. They have lost what the farm gave. Schools today can develop the sensi' of touch through manual training and athletics.” Mr. Searle was on the faculty of the Detroit School for l oys which later became the Detroit 1 niversity School. In 1917 he came to Henry Ford Trade School because he wanted to be where 1m vs learned to take responsibility. As revealed by the state- ments made earlier in the evening,” remarked Mr. Searle. boys who have bec.i through the Trade School have a sense of power and energy in associate groups.” In summary he said, That which you do in presenting fair, natural work gets results. Only by help and example in giving them a chance to do w hat they wanted to do can we make this a truly great United States.” Mr. Yerex then presented Mr. Searle with a pair of binoculars as an additional gift from the faculty so that he could better enjoy the roadside scenes on his two-month vacation trip to California. W hen S. D. Mullikin, siqierintendent of Henry Ford Trade School, was introduced by Mr. Yerex, he chose to reminisce over the past, beginning with his first day as a Trade School boy when he met Mr. Searle for the first time. Mr. Mullikin said, “In the first meeting not only did Mr. Searle change my name from “Seibert” to “Burt,” but he also changed the entire outlook and plans of my life.” He briefly traced his journey through Trade School and Apprentice School up t hrough his becoming head of the Willow Hun Bomber Plant School and now superintendent of Henry Ford Trade School. Ftralngton Michigan 10 July 194S Mr Gordon A Yvr« x Hwnry Ford Trad School fcart'om Michigan r ar Mr Yarox You and your fallow conspirators aanag� d a wonderful dinner abating at rearborn Inn last weak Tuesday and I wish to axprass my d vp appreciation for all tha kindly statements of a personal natura. too often the eradlt for tha success of an undertaking ia focused on an individual when, as is the case of Henry Ford Trade bchool, the whole- hearted enthusiasm of the men ia every departoent wide it possible. Henry Ford called attention to a weakness In our educational ideals which has fired the imagi- nation of tha teachers in the school he founded and they were eager to give to another generation oppor- tunities which they did not have. The Pook of Letters ia srtilch the indi- viduals expressed their interpretations of whst has been the success of the sehc l is a valuable docu- stent for It gives st- great satisfaction to have It end the contributors a determination to lift the school closer to its ideal. The binoculars will satisfy curiosity without arduous ellsblng and will accompany us on all future trips. Thank you and all the other wonderful partners with wfcns it has been ay privilege to work through the years. Teachers Get Course For the eleventh consecutive year, 100 college students who are teachers, counselors, or principals are studying and working in Henry Ford Trade School on a six-week co- o|M rative course for which four college cre- dit hours are given. Curriculum Continued from page 3; 10-B 9-A 9-B New curriculum to lie adopted follows: is as 10B I nilicd Studics- (Replacing English 3, Comm, (geography and World History) (Related Drafting I) (Related Drafting 1) Shop—Bench 10A English 4 Am. Lit. Math. 1 Algebra (Related Drafting 2) (Related Drafting 2' American History 1 Shop—Bench 11B English 5 Eng. Lit. Math. 2 Algebra American History 2 (Physics 1) (Physics 1) Physical Fitness Shop—Shaper 11A English 6 Comp. Math 3 Plane Geora. Related Drafting 3 (Physics 2) (Physics 2) Physical Fitness Shop—Lathe 12B Civics Math 4 Plane Geom. Related Drafting 4 (Chemistry I) (Chemistry 1) Shop—Mills 12A Automechanics Math. 5 Trigonometry (Chemistry 2) (Chemistry 2) Economics Shop—Grinders Scm. Mrs. 15 o 2 Vi 27t4 5 5 2'A 5 2Vi 5 2H 5 22 H 5 5 5 5 5 25 This lettsr of thanks was receive by Yerex after the banquet. Mr. Electives: Music 2 semesters 2} hrs. Typing 2 semesters 2 2 hrs. Journalism 1 semester 5 hrs. (English credit) Page 14 THE CRAFTSMAN On the Editors Desk O It Keeps Growing... “Gee hut this monthly friendship is swell! It’s only too hud we don’t get together more often.” These puthetie words were spoken to me ns 1 looked into my |xx ket from whence the words issued. The bus was full of people as it jogged down t he street, and yet I was the only one who hud heard the words uttered hy this little hluck hook. There it sat. growing larger every year. I only hope that someday it will grow too large for me to carry there anymore. Wouldn’t that he swell? There is only one way that I shall he able to keep this friendship with it. I must take it regu- larly downtown to grow. This is one friend- ship I never want to lose. The huge sky- scrapers towered ahead. Having arrived downtown and placed my money in the bank, I looked into my bank- lx ok again and said, “My! How you’ve grown.” Deserted... Ijonely silling all alone. Hanging around the telephone. W ishing dene or Doug would call. A in I nobody round at all? Wish I was all squared and dated, So mad—feel like lemons - (grated) Think I'll sing myself a song, llmnim! Even songs gone wrong. Wonder why nobody came, Maybe could play a game; Mom and Pops gone out tonight. I a we bug ain't even 'round lo bile. Lonely sillin' all alone. Feel like chewing on a chicken bone; Ijazy feeling in my head. Oh! nuts. III ink I'll go lo bed. It's All Greek To Me... With more and more Trade School boys learning to fly it’s sometimes hard for a groundling to understand lingo of fledglings. Gather ’round all you Kiwis that yearn to fly and I’ll teach you the language of the air. First you get some hapless greasemon- key to spin your puddle until the bucket of Ixilts takes hold. You jamb the throttle full forward and make a beautiful rabbit take off. Arriving over your “one and only’s” hangar you pnxreed to do some flat hatting and end up hy winding the clocks on the instrument panel in a spin. If you live long enough to return to the field for a three-pointer you make a cemetery approach, a Chinese landing, and several kangaroo jumps lx fore you climb out of the office and say, ‘‘I'll have to put a thou- sand hour crush in my hat now that I’m an II. P.” Don’t lx discouraged.' this just means in plain Fnglish. get a mechanic to turn over the propeller until the engine starts and then o|x n the throttle and make a series of txtunces into the air before making a g«xxl take-off Arming over your girl friend’s house you fly so low that you’ll probably flatten the fedora of any pedestrian and then make the (xiinters on the instruments on the panel lx ard go around the dial by putting the plane into a tail spin. When you return to the field you try to make a three-point landing (not two wheels and the nose), you make an approach that will probably lead to bhxxlshcd, (your bl(xxf), and then completing a landing named in honor of the Chinese ace. One Wing lo, and doing several Ixuinces higher than a rab- bit bounces. Then, if you are still alive, you climb from the c x kpit and say, “I’ll have to put a thousand hour crush on my hat (see Charles C. Charles of Perry and tlx Pirates” for this action) now that I'm a hot pilot. P. S. If you actually flew like this you would probably write this type article to pay your hospital (or funeral) expenses. That's What It Said... From under a thick cloud, a small plane shot skyward yesterday, leaving behind a tail of white smoke. At first it seemed to be doing u few spins around the sky with the smoke. Spectators on the ground watched the plane smoothly do its work. After it had re- leased its white smoke, it couldn’t lx? seen until it started its work again. After watching the plain for a while one could tell its object was to write a commer- cial, the words- Ford -8. A-Boys' Adventure... Maybe it was lx cause the Trade School boys were tired of walking up and down the stairs at the B-building. Maybe it was be- cause they had to pay $8.75 to get into the Dearlx rn Inn for their Senior Prom, but for some reason or another, five Trade Sch«x l boys and their dates decided to us ; the self- operating??? elevator. They had no trouble getting the elevator to the main fl x r where they were waiting because it w as already there, but from “there-on-in“ it was a catastrophe. First one lx y ojx?ned the door, let his «late enter and then walked through himself. 'Phe spring on the door was so jxiwerful that before the next boy could catch it. it almost hit his girl. After some considerable trouble, all finally had Ixmrded. While the self- chosen operator was wracking his brain trying to figure out how to reach the second fl«x r, someone on a floor alxive pushed a button w hich started tin contraption upward and in turn set all the girls, who knew where they wanted to go, y« lling bloody murder. This caused se eral fellows to push tlx “STOP” button, that instantly halted the elevator which, unfortunately, was betw’cen floors at the time. The d«x rs opened and when the girls saw a blank brick wall staring them in the fac another cry was sounded that r«x kc d the building. Again the impatient fellow on the fl«x r above pressed the button and again the elevator started in the wrong direction and again screams pierced the air. At this time some fellow on the main floor wanted logo up. Ix pushed the button and the elevator started downward but with such speed that the terrified girls again let out with a vocal exertion. The “STOP” button was quickly pushed again. After four or five stops at the wrong fhx rs, the man on the main fhx r finally managed to get the elevator «low fi to his floor, no thanks to the fellows in it. After such a horrible experience tlx se couples said they were off elevators for life, especially “self-operating” elevators. O ■ ■■ ■■ - - ■ ■■ - % OVER THE CRIB COUNTER () ■■■■■ By I. C. ALL ■■■ ■ ■■ ■ .( Even though summer is here and it is vacation time, your old pal I. C. Ml is still here in Trade Sch«x l pushing a jx n and gi ing you the latest. With so little to work on, it s mirac- ulous how fashion designers can dream up new varieties of ladies' swim suits. Open letter to G. A. Yercx. D«;ar Sir, In my opinion you really are a weather wizard. May I congratulate you on your choice of «lay for tlx Bob-lo Picnic. Very trulv yours, I. C. All Most of you have often been reminded of the old saying “Never put off until tomorrow what can be done today.” Well, I. C. All uses this revised version. “Don’t do today what you can do to- morrow and don't do tomorrow what you can get out of. Have you noticed that some stu«lents are graduating from Tra«le School prematurely 'Phe only trouble is that they don’t get a diploma. l)o« s anyone know where I. C. All «•an get a job? A gold-digger believes in love at first sight. . .of a well filled billfold. After rumors have moved the Trade Schoo everywhere from the Aircraft School to tlx old Navy Sclxx l since it was moved from the llighlaixl Park plant to the B-building in the Rouge plant, tlx Trade School is finally lx ing moved to Camp I region. It’s official, t«x . A couple of G-boys in Trade School are so small that the bags of garden produce that they carry out at night are almost as big as they are. Overheard among the garden boys, “Oh! My aching ba« k! Believe it or not. but there are some boys, who, after being on vacation for thr weeks, are gla«l to get back to work so they can rest an«l relax. In this groat world there are but two things of which any person can Ix absolutely positive. They are death and tax s. I. C. All went fishing the other night and got plenty of bites, mosquito, that is. Well, until s« lxx l resumes again in the fall and The draftsman resumes publication, I. C. All bi«ls you g«xxl-byc, wishing you a most pl«?asant vacation. Hasta Luego THE CRAFTSMAN Page 15 WORLD TRAVELER Germany, France, Spain, and Hungary were just, a few of the places visited by Joseph Habersack, T-K-3, and his family while on a vacation trip in 1937. Joseph said that he enjoys traveling be- cause he finds the customs of other people extremely interesting, and plans to study some foreign languages so that he will know more al oiit what is going on in his travels. Proving that traveling gets into one’s blood, Joseph and his family are planning a trip to China and Japan. ANIMAL TRAINER Training animals has taken up a lot of John Roberts', W-E-2, time in the last live years. John, who socializes in training dogs and cats, has trained two dogs which have gone into the Army k-9 Corps, lie trains the animals both as a business and as a hobby. He teaches them to hurdle, to high jump, and to do various other tricks. When not training animals, John can usually be found at a dance, tripping the light fantastic. member of CAP since April 20, 1945. George Sarnack, M-B-2, who holds the rank of Cadet corporal in the Trade School squad- ron 639-1, has attended several outdoor ma- neuvers. He went to Croswell Airport near Port Huron. National Airport in Toled:), Port Huron Airport at Port Huron, the second encampment at Selfridge Field, and three maneuvers at Wings Airport. George has earned his 250-hour and one year green service riblMMi. On May 21. 1916, George rejoined the boy scouts as senior pat rol leader, troop D-12. “Playing a drum that is almost as big as 1 am is quite a job, confesses George Walker W-G-l, “but I enjoy it. George is I feet and 10 inches tall. George, who plays in the School band, played for six months in the Boy’s Police Band. He played on the “Angels intramural softball team and enjoys football, hockey, and ping-pong. George spends his time, when he is not building model airplanes, working in a neigh- bor’s home machine shop. An ardent admirer of outdoor sports, Louis Lovat, W-A-l. enjoys tennis, hiking, and fishing. His fishing equipment einsists of rod, reel, many Hies, a few plugs, a few bobbers, and a rowboat, Louis generally fishes at («rosso Isle. lie plays number three singles on the Trade School tennis team hav ing won two and lost two matches. During his summer vaca- tion. I� uis goes to Belleville camp at Kdison Lake. He has taken several hiking trips in Ford’s woods. FORWARD! MARCH! Hunting and fishing are foremost among the s|M rts of Lindsey Baker, T-D-3. For most students, hunting is discontinued for the summer, but not for Lindsey. 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