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

Text from Pages 1 - 204 of the 1947 volume:

1946-’47 Yearbook OF HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL DEARBORN, MICHIGAN DEDICATION DEDICATION WE, THE CLASSES OF JANUARY AND JUNE, HUMBLY DEDICATE OUR YEARBOOK TO HENRY FORD, A GREAT INDUSTRIAL EDUCATOR “Make you the world a bit more beautiful and better because you have been in it.” Aptly the above quotation uttered many years ago by the grandmother of Edward W. Bok and recorded in his book “A Dutch Boy Fifty Years After” describes the life of Henry Ford who is revered by more than 10,000 Henry Ford Trade School gradu- uates as a great educator. Henry Ford died April 7 at the age of 83. A dministration ADMINISTRATION S. D. MULLIKIN SUPERINTENDENT A JL Ivl 1 1 o 1 K A 1 1 U JN J.W. BUSMAN ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT ADMINISTRATION G. A. YEREX PERSONNEL DIRECTOR ADMINISTRATION A M. WAGENER SUPERVISOR OF SHOP TRAINING ADMINISTRATION FRED NICHOLSON SUPERVISOR OF ACADEMIC TRAINING ADMINISTRATION A.N.EDEL ASSISTANT SUPERVISOR OF SHOP TRAINING January Graduates ¥ JOHN ALVARADO JACK A R DELI A N JANUARY GRADUATES HERMAN ATKINS J. MARCEL REAL REGARD Ambition: Play pro hockey Hobby: S|M rts Intramural Baseball DON BEHM Ambition: Tool and Dicmakcr or Pro Baseball Player Hobbies: Collecting Stamps and Working Crossword Puzzles Intramural Baseball ROBERT BLOCK The Craftsman Stall' MICHAEL BOURGOIN The Craftsman StalT JIM BAAS ERWIN RECK PAI L BENEYKONA Ambition: Automotive Engineer Hobby: Model Making Section Paper NORMAN BORSVOLD Ambition: Musician Hobby: Music Band ART BRANDT Ambition: Engineer Hobby: Sports Varsity Baseball Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball Intramural Volleyball Section Paper The Craftsman Staff JANUARY GRADUATES ROBERT BREIILER LESTER BROWN DONALD GIIANADN CHARLES CIIETC1 Tl GEORGE CLARK IIM COLLINS CORREL RROOKS WILLIAM CATION HENRY CHAVEZ Varsity Basket hall Reserve Basketball Junior Varsity Basketball I ntrainural Basket ball Intramural Baseball The Craftsman Staff Gl STAN E ClIOSS CLIFFORD COLLIER Ambition: To Be Happy Section Paper IRGIL CO MSA Ambition: Mecltunieal Engineer arsitv Basketball Student Manager Band Intramural Baseball (’lass Valedictorian American Legion Award Section Paper The ('raftsman Staff Quill and Scroll JANUARY GRADUATES VINCENT CORTIS Ambit inn: Mechanical Engineer Hobbies: Sports and Dancing Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball Intramural olle ball ROBERT CRANDALL RAY MOM) CRIPPS DAN CROWLEY Ambition: Own Tool and Die Shop Hobby: Sports Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball Section Paper The Craftsman Stall’ I BBAN DeCALDWE Ambition: Become Public Accountant Hobby: Sports Intramural Baseball Intramural Volleyball The Craftsman Stair AL IN DOHERTY Ambition: Automotive Engine Hobby: Car Repairing Wolverine Boy’s State 1945 Section PafK r The Craftsman Stair Quill and Scroll ■A UENE DONOVAN JAMES EARLE BILL ELLIOTT Ambition: Certified Public Accountant Hobby: Motorcycling arsity Basketball Intramural olleyball Section Paf er THOMAS ELLIS JAMES EVANS Ambition: Wood Pattern Maker Hobby: Music Section Paper IBANK KANT INI RICHARD FARNSTROM WILLIAM FISIIKR R (3AI TIIIKR I RANK GRASL DA II) Gl 'I IIRIK PAI L HANSEN JANUARY GRADUATES ALFRED FARRELL ROBERT FOSTER Ambition: Electrical Engineer Hobby: Photography CAP AR'TIII R GEDDES Ambition: Toolmaker Hobbies: Chemistry; Model Airplanes The ('raftsman Stair Quill and Scroll JAMES GREENSIIIELDS DON GOULD Ambition: Toolmaker Hobby: Automobiles ROB IIARTZ JANUARY GRADUATES IAN HAY Ambition: Draftsman llnbbirs: Rout Building, Swimming Intramural Baseball Bowling JAMES HEMESBAC.II HERBERT IIERITIER HAY MOM) III DOCK Ambition: Automotive Engineer Hobby: Collecting Stamps American Legion Award DON III NT KB Intramural olleyhall I2A President george r. jowett A mbit ion: Medici nr Hobby: Tropical Kish Intramural olleyhall I2A President Section Paj er The Craftsman Stair Quill and Scroll HI SSELL MEAN ILANI) DICK MARTIN HERBERIIOLZ A m b it ion: Draftsman Hobby: Sports arsit,y Baseball Varsity Basketball Reserve Basketball Junior Varsity Basketball Intramural Baseball Intramural olleyhall The Craftsman Staff GEORGE III Ck WILLIAM III KNAGLE Ambition: Mechanical Engineer Hobby: Photography Intramural Volleyball Section Paper JOHN III BLEY Ambition: Automotive Engineer Hobbies: Model Airplanes and Boat The Craftsman Stall’ Quill and Scroll PETER KABARA KRED KAKHLKR Ambit inn: To In a Success Hotibies: Stamp Collecting and Photography Intramural olleyball Section Paper WILLIAM KA MR ATI I CHARLES KIESELBACII STANLEY J. KLENCZAR Ambition: Pilot Plane Hobby: Sports RONALD KNl DSEN RALPH LORD LAIRD Ambition: Medical arsity Tennis Varsity Basketball Reserve Basket hall Junior Yaristy Basketball Intramural Baseball I nl i amoral Basket hall Intramural Volleyball Section Paper The ('raftsman Staff JANUARY GRADUATES PETER KAISER CARL KANCAS Varsity Baseball Varsity Basketball Junior Yaristy Basketball Intramural Basketball The Craftsman Staff ROB k INSLER l KNl DSLN ALBERT Kl LA Hobby: Automobiles Band ROBERT LANK l JANUARY GRADUATES ANTHONY LEONE Ambition: Funeral Director lloMies: Bowling. Fishing. Golfing, I hint ing FFBDlNANDO LIBEBATI HICIIAHD LI CE WILLIAM MABX Ambition: Toolmaker Hot)t)ies: Cars, Photography Camera Club Intramural olleyball Section Paper CHARLES McQl FFN Ambition: Railroad Kngineer Hobby: Cars WALLACE S. MESSER Ambition: School Teacher Hobbies: Weight Lifting. Sports Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball Intramural olleyball Ping Pong Champ. Jr. Sr. and School Section Paper The Craftsman Stall'. Editor Second semester Quill and Scroll INCENT LEPOBE Ambition: Doctor Hobtty: Music I nt ramural Basket ball Bond The Craftsman Stall’ PETEB LOEWEN JElUn MANGAS JIM McCABTin ANDBEW MELLS JOSEPH NICOLLETTI FRED NIST A i DAVID OLSEN HILL PARKER Ambitum: Automotive Engineer Hobby: Photography Section Phjht FARRELL PENGELLV IIEGO PETSCH JANUARY GRADUATES ALBERT NOWAK DONALD PAINTER CHARLES PAN IA DANIEL PETSCH JOHN PEZZIN Reserve Basketball The ('raftsman StafF BERNARD PFEIFER Ambition: Professional BasrUill Player Itobtiy: Sports Varsity Baseball Varsity Basketball Reserve Basketball Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball HENRY O. PITTIUCH Ambition: Mechanical Engineer ttobby: Music Band JANUARY GRADUATES TOM PLl INK KIT ELMER POP1EL Ambition: Professional Baseball Player Hobby: Playing Baseball Varsity Basketball Beserve Basketball Junior Varsity Basketball Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball Intramural Volleyball Section Paper IBANK BAGONA Ambition: Coach Hobbies: Dancing, Sports Varsity Baseball Beserve Basketball I nt ramural Basket ball BICIIABD BEWEKANT Ambition: Professional Dancer Hobby: Sports Intramural Baseball LEONABD HISII ICI'OB K. BOTl NNO Ambition: To Be a Singer and Draftsman NICK POPA Ambition: Mechanical Engineer Hobby: Dancing 12A President Section Paper THOMAS PBOI (ill Ambition: Chemical Engineer Hobby: Airplanes Intramural Baseball Section Paper GEORGE RAMSE't WILLIAM RIDDELL arsit y Baseball The Craftsman Staff TOM BONDI ANTIIOM SABDELLI The Craftsman Staff Quill and Scroll JANUARY GRADUATES georgk saknack Ambition: Construction Engineer Ilobbies: Bowling. Badio Intramural Baseball Intramural Volleyball CAP The Craftsman Stair Gl ST SCIIYABCKOPF CHARLES SMITH PORTER STANFORD GEORGE SI TO Ambition: Tool and Diemaker Hobby: Bowling JAMES TAILOR CARL SCHMIDT llobby: Sjjorts Intrainural Baseball JOHN SHAM) GLEN SNYDER EMIL STKAI B Ambition: Civil Engineer Hobby: Fishing Section Pa| cr BBYSON SI TTON Ambitum: Chemical Engineer Hobby: Sports arsity Tennis Life Guard RALPH THOMPSON JANUARY GRADUATES DAVE TUCKER Ambition: Printer Intramural Baseball The Craftsman Stall’ JOSEPH ELLA EDWARD WIEGAND The Craftsman Stall RICHARD ZAKOFF Ambitum: Electrical Engineer t lobbies: Radio. Repairing Cars, Electrical Work Intramural Baseball Intramural Volleyball Section Paper NORMAN Tl ER Varsity Tennis The Craftsman Stall' ROBERT WHITTAKER Ambition: 'Pool and Diemakcr TED WITTKOPP Ambitum: Tool ma ke r Hobby: Sports Intramural Basketball ALFRED ZEMKE Ambition: Mechanical Engineer Intramural Volleyball Section Paper Graduates Whose Pictures Are Not Available FRANK BADALAMENTE Ambition: Draftsman Hobbies: Boxing. Music Band JAMES C. BARLOW The Craftsman Staff RALPH E. BIRD DONALD R. BIU NKE NEIL R. COLEMAN EDWARD V COOK QI ENTIN A. DRAFTZ GILBERT W. FACT CARL W. GOLEMBIEWSK1 MICHAEL GOSH RICHARD H. 11 W KINS EDGAR C. III SELTINE GEORGE G.« KAISER GEORGE KELEMAN HAROLD E. KIRK RICHARD E. UDI KE REMO L. MANZI STEVEN J. VIATEN DOUGLAS R. McCOMBS GEORGE PALIWODA JAMES A. PLAKAS Ambition: Automotive Engineer Hobbies: Basketball, Writing Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball Section Paper STANLEY G. PLOCH FREDERICK W. RAVBOl LD DOMINICK N. BEFORNO Ambition: Mechanical Engineer NICI LAI Rt SI GEORGE F. SCHINDLER ALTON A. SLEEP WILLIAM J. SOUTHALL JAMES J. SPA LA Ambition: Mechanical Engineer Hobby: Sports Varsity Basketball Reserve Basketball Intramural Baseball BAX MONO E. SIM RR III FF TEMPLETON BENJAMIN TOLOT GEORGE T. TOMICI I CHARLES J. Tl TT GARX WALMSLEY IRI S WILLIAMS DEWEY L. WILSON June Graduates JUNE GRADUATES FRED BECKER Ambition: Radio or Electrical Engin DINO BERNAVA Ambition: Wood Pattern Maker Hobby: Sporta Intramural Baseball DOMINIC BERTOLINA Ambition: Mechanical Engineer Hobby: Sports Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball Intramural Volleyball ROBERT WILLIAM BERTOl ILLE Ambition: Draftsman lloblties: Bowling. Basketball. Baseball Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball Intramural Volleyball Cheerleader Bowling BRI V) GEOROE BIEKSZA Ambition: Baseball Player Hobby: Chemistry Varsity Baseball Varsity Basketball Junior Varsity Basketball Reserve Basketball Intramural Volleyball ERNEST BORG Ambition: Electrician Hobby: Sports Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball Intramural Volleyball Band Bowling Section Paper The Craftsman Stall’ ROBERT BRODERICK Ambition: Band Leader Hobbies: Music, Travel Band Bowling KENNETH BROWN ERNEST Bl TLER Ambition: Doctor Hobby: Baseball Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball The Craftsman Staff DAVE CALL Ambition: World Ruler Hobby: Music Intramural Baseball Intramural Volleyball CAP Section Pa| er The Craftsman Staff AL AI Cl ITER LON IE Ambitum: Draftsman Hobby: Sports Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball MARTIN V. B BOG El A JR. Ambition: Tool Designer Hobbies: Sports. Repairing Automobiles Intramural Baseball Intrumural Basketball Intramural Volleyball Section Paper JOHN CAMPBELL PETER HENRY CARSON Ambition: Engineer Hobbies: Swimming. Boxing LOI IS CHETCUTI Ambition: Electrical lingineer lobbies: Clock Repair, Music Boxing ANTHONY N. COCCI A Ambition: Metal Pattern Maker Hobby: Music CAP MICHAEL CRAGEL Ambition: Mechanical Engineer Hobby: Having Fun Intramural Volleyball 12A President RAY CRETE Ambition: Draftsman or Tool and Diemaker Hobby: Photography JUNE GRADUATES TITO CAROSIO Ambition: Tool and Diemaker Hobbies: Sports, Sw imming Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball Intramural Volleyball JOHN CARTER Ambition: Attend College ItoMies: Skating. Hunting Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball Intramural Volleyball Camera Club HOW ARD CHRISTENSEN Ambition: Toolmaker Hobby: Swimming Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball Intramural Volleyball JOHN CONNELLY HERBERT CRENSHAW A mbit ion: Meta 11 urgist Hobbies: Swimming, Stamp Collect Scouting Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball ('beer leader Eagle Scout The Craftsman Staff GORDON DARLING Ambition: Diemaker Hobby: Repairing Things Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball Intramural Volleyball JUNE GRADUATES JERRN DeLOCAII Ambition: To Own T x l Company Hobbies: Bowling, Hunting. Khising Bowling League JAMES EARLE WALTER R. FELDT Ambition: Draftsman lloMries: Baseball. Basketball Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball The Craftsman Staff GEORGE FORSYTHE Ambition: Draftsman Hobtiies: Trumpet, Ice Skating. Swimming Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball CAP Boxing Camera Club GEORGE GAR EN Ambitum: Draftsman Hobby: Music Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball Intramural olleyball Bowling Section Paper The Craftsman Staff RICHARD GLOBKE Ambitum: Toni and Diemuker Hobby: Cars RICHARD DR AN'ICS Ambition: Draftsman Ilobbies: Biding. Swimming Intramural Baseball Section Pa| cr LESLIE CARL ENYALD Ambition: To Attend College THEADORIC FISHER (H () GABRIELE ROBERT GERVAIS I RED GREIME Ambition: Toolmaker Hobbies: Bowling, Fishing. Hunting JUNE GRADUATES ERNEST 11 ANSELM AN % PA I L HANSEN HAY HARDIN Ambition: Engineer Hobby: Music Section Paper The Craftsman Staff RAYBI UN IIAKTWK; ALVIN IIATHCOX Ambition: Mechanical Engineer Hobbies: Hunting. Swimming. Eisliing Intramural Baseball ALEX HERMAN WALLACE HOPKINS BOB HUNT Ambition: Metal Pattern Maker Hobby: Sports Intramural Baseball Boxing JOE IBB EPSON Ambition: Wood Pattern Maker Hollies: Baseball. Basketball. lire Skating. Collecting Records Intramural Basketball EARL 1C. EES Ambition: Toolmaker Intramural Baseball I lit rumin al Basket ball EH NEST ISZAK Ambition: Pst tern Maker Hobbies: Bowling. Baseball. Basketball I ntramuraI Basket ball Intramural ollevball CAP I HKD JONES JUNE GRADUATES BOH KIN(i Ambition: Toolmaker Hobby: Having Fun JACK KNOPP Ambition: To Own Industrial Business 066y: Music Intramural Baseball El GENE KNl TTLK Ambition: Chemical Engineer Hobbies: Hunting. Fishing. Swinii Section Paper The Craftsman Staff JOSEPH KONDIIATH A mbit ion: M usicia n Hobby: Sports Intramural Baseball Bowling JOHN KHEFT Ambition: To Be My Own Boss Hobbies: Skating. Music I ntramural Basket ball Camer Club Intramural ollevball 12A President WILLIAM KIU G Alt Lilt It LASKOSK Ambition: Hunt 1(H se Hobby: Gun Collecting ROBERT LICIITENIIELD Ambition: Chemical Engineer Hobbies: Chemistry. Weight Liftii HAROLD LITTLE GOB DON LI CAS JOHN kLI S RONALD LAWSON Ambition: Electrical Engineer Intramural Baseball JUNE GRADUATES LAWRENCE MARTIN Ambit inn: Mechanical Engineer Hobbies: Swimming. Stamp Collecting, Gardening DONALD WILLIAM MAY Ambition: Wood Pattern Maker Hoblty: Building Models Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball Intramural ollcyball CAP Bowling Section Paper ANDREW MclH (ill Ambition: Electrical Engineer Hobby: Coin Collecting Section Paper The Craftsman SlalF JACK MILLER Ambition: Draftsman Hobby: Sports Intramural Baseball ALFRED MOLNER Ambition: Superintendent Hobby: Collecting Stamps Intramural Basketball DINO MASSARA Ambition: Tool and Diemaker Hobby: Reading Intramural Baseball Intramural Volleyball Section Paper The Craftsman Staff WILLIAM IRVING McCONNELL Ambition: Mechanical Engineer Hobby: Swimming Intramural Volleyball JOSEPH L. MESSINA A mbit ion: Tc h 1 maker Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball lit (ill MILLER Ambition: Pattern Maker HMy: Hunting SIMEON MINER Ambition: Mechanical Engineer Hobby: Music HARRY Ml DRICK Ambition: Sports Figure Hobby: Sports Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball Intramural Volleyball Ping Pong Champ. Jr. and Sr. Section Paper The Craftsman Staff JUNE GRADUATES HERBERT Ml NSTERMANN Ambit ion: Designer ALLEN O’REILLY Hobbies: Tennis. Boxing I ntramural Volleyball Section Paper The Craftsman Stall’ JOE NORAT Ambition: Salesman Hobby: Music ALEX OBASZ Ambition: Pilot Intramural Baseball CAP SAM PIRRONE Ambition: Musician Hobby: Sports Band JAMES Ql INN Ambition: Mechanical Engineer Hobbies: Ice Skating. Fishing Record Collecting ED ROTIIERMAL Ambition: Hockey Player Hobby: Sjnirts Intramural Buseball I ntramural Basket ball Intramural Volleyball Section Paper JOHN P. SCHNEEMAN Ambition: Minister lobbies: Music, Morse Back Riding Intramural Baseball Band JOHN SHAM) JOHN W. SMITH Ambition: Engineer Intramural Basketball Section Paper The Craftsman Stall’ AL PINCHOT Ambition: Wood Pattern Maker Intramural Baseball Intramural Volleyball CAP HAROLD PROMO JUNE GRADUATES GLEN SNYDER ANDREW STRAGI IAN Ambilion: Wood Pal torn Maker IIMy: S|hh cI Skating E. C. SWANSON A mbit ion: M eta 11 u i gist lobby: Carpentry RICHARD W. TIIALGOTT Ambition: Tool and Diemaker Hobby: Spoils Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball EDWARD TOBICYZK Ambition: Auto Mechanic Hobby: Collet ting Popular Records Intramural Baseball EARL WIGGINS GEORGE STEIN WEI DEL STANLEY SI DDICK Ambition: Nuclear Physicist Hobby: Gas Model Planes Band AR'I III R TESNER Ambition: Mechanical Engineer Hobbies: Drawing. Bowling Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball Intramural Volleyball 12A President Section Paper DON TITI S HMies: Swimming. Ice Skating, latching Horse Shoes Intramural Volleyball Section Paper The Craftsman Stall' RICHARD TOEPLER Ambition: Draftsman Hobby: Sports arsit y Baseball arsity Basketball R«‘serve Basketball Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball Section Paper DENTON WONNACOTT .TTTMP CRfinnUTPCl — ■ u U lx Li U 1 A L U 1 Lu WILLIAM ZAHl L PETER ZIMMER Ambition: Become an Executive Hobby: Music Intramural Baseball Intramural Volleyball Glee Club ART III R ZEIGLKR PETER ZOLNEROW ICII Ambition: ICnginecr Hobby: Work Section Paper The draftsman Stall' GRADUATES WHOSE PICTRUES ARE NOT AVAILABLE CLIFFORD ALIFF CLIFTON BROWNLEE Ambition: Tool and Diemaker Hobby: Photography JAMICS CARL ROBERT S. CARR Ambition: Toolmaker HMy: Roller Skating Intramural Baseball Intramural Basketball Intramural Volleyball CAP JOHN CHARI) LAWRENCE DOKENDORF Ambition: Ball Player Hot)t)y: S(M rts Intramural Baseball DORSEY GOODMAN Ambition: Mechanical Engineer Hottfties: Football, Baseball Boxing Intramural Baseball CAP Section Paper The Craftsman StalT RUSSELL IIAGEY JACK HILL CHARLES HOPPER Ambition: Tool and Diemaker Hot thy: Chemistry WILLIAM KELF:MAN Ambition: Electrical Engineer Hobby: Stamp Collecting MELVIN KOCH GKRLANDO PAGANO Ambition: Pattern Maker Hobby: Swimming ARTIM R SAVOLA RICHARD SWANSON Ambition: Pattern Maker Hot)bies: Golf, Baseball Intramural Baseball Intramural Volleyball Section Paper JOHN TRAZYNSKI Ambition: Draftsman Hobby: Drawing Human Bodies Activities Ray Hudock and Virgil Comsa show the American Legion awards which they received for having high ratings in honor, scholarship, courage, leadership, and service to Superintendent S. D. Mullikin and Assistant Superintendent J. W. Busman. They are, left to right: Mr. Busman, Ray, Virgil, and Mr. Mullikin. January Commencement Virgil Comsa, class valedictorian, receives his diploma from S. D. Mullikin, superintendent of Henry Ford Trade School. Shown, left to right, they are: A. M. Wagener, shop supervisor; Cr. Warner Cole of Covenant Baptist Church, who was guest speaker; Virgil, Mr. Mullikin, J. W. Busman, assistant superintendent, and G. A. Yerex, personnel director. ACTIVITIES January Prom Representing their respective classes, Nick Popa, M-12A, George Jowett, W-12A, and Don Hunter, T-12A, present a painting entitled The Craftsman to the School. The painting was accepted for the School by Superintendent S. D. Mullikin. Standing, they are deft to right, Mr. Mullikin, Don, George, and Nick. Members of the graduating class of January, 1947 and their dates enjoy the meal prepared for them at the senior prom held in the Crystal Ballroom of the Book-Cadillac Hotel. THE VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM Members of the 1946-'47 varsity basketball team who won the Regional championship were as follows: Left to right, top row: Virgil Comsa, student manager, L. H. Bartholomew, reserve coach, Carl Kangas, Jim Spala, Shellie Stevens, A1 Shnerpunas, Richard Herberholz, E. H. Stoelting, head of athletics, and H. E. Hedinger, varsity coach. Bottom row; Remo Mei, Lincoln Painter, Bruno Bieksza, Bernie Pfeifer, Richard Toepler, and Augie Cogliandro. DATE FORD TRADE December 3 48 December 6 16 December 13 22 December 17 32 December 19 21 December 17 17 January 3 24 January 10 45 January 17 26 January 24 30 January 31 25 February 8 30 February 11 42 February 14 33 February 21 46 February 25 34 February 28 43 March 14 29 March 15 25 March 20 24 Christmas Invitational fRegional Tournament JState Quarter Finals OPPONENT Milford 31 Fordson 33 Dearborn 34 River Rouge 34 ‘Melvindale 26 ‘Lincoln Park 24 Lincoln Park 29 Hazel Park 29 Ecorse 32 Melvindale 33 Jackson 47 Lincoln Park 46 Hazel Park 32 River Rouge 40 Ecorse 18 Melvindale 35 Dearborn 51 tSt. Joseph 22 fFordson 21 JDearborn 28 t, Lincoln Park SPORTS DATE OPPONENT PLACE Tuesday April 15 Fordson Home Friday April 18 Open Date Tuesday April 22 Hazel Park Home Friday April 25 Lincoln Park Home Tuesday April 29 Dearborn Home Friday May 2 Open Date Tuesday May 6 Open Date Friday May 9 Jackson There Tuesday May 13 Melvindale There Thursday May 15 Van Dyke Home Tuseday May 20 Lincoln Park There Thursday May 22 Dearborn Home Tuesday May 27 Fordson There Friday May 29 Van Dyke There Monday June 2 Melvindale Home Tuesday June 3 Hazel Park There Friday June 6 Ecorse Home Tuesday June 10 River Rouge There 1947 Baseball Schedule THE VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM The baseball team lines up cn the bench to have its picture taken before the Hazel Park game April 22. They are left to right, Eack row: Henry Tomilo, Bill Riddell, August Cogliandro, and Coach Howard Hedinger. Front row: Lincoln Painter, Bernie Pfeifer, Bob Surinchak, John Chmaj, Art Brandt, Dick Toepler, John Tomilo, Lmil Allstead, Carl Kangas, Adolph Painter, Remo Mei, Bruno Bieksza, Dario Raveane, Dick Herberholz, Eton Painter, and Harry Mudrick. SPORTS THE RESERVE BASKETBALL TEAM After completing their 1946-'47 basketball season, members of the reserve team pose with their coach for this picture. They are, left to right, top row: Coach L. H. Bartholomew, Gus Lepore, Robert Surinchak, Don Simpson, Floyd Hansen. Front row: Francis LaVoie, Ralph Konkal, Eugene Len, A1 Schnerpunas, Alexander Auchterlonie, Henry Mells. Reserve Team Record DATE i FORD TRADE OPPONENT SCORE December 3 37 Milford 22 December 5 19 Fordson 36 December 13 38 Dearborn 36 December 17 31 River Rouge 35 January 3 41 Lincoln Park 20 January 10 29 Hazel Park 27 January 17 37 Ecorse 35 January 24 32 Melvindale 22 January 31 17 Jackson 43 February 8 16 Lincoln Park 28 February 11 26 Hazel Park 31 February 14 19 River Rouge 66 February 21 28 Ecorse 27 February 25 38 Melvindale 36 February 28 31 Dearborn 27 THE JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM Trade School's junior varsity team, made up of tenth graders, played mostly practice scrimmage games with other schools; however, in the few regulation games they played, a record of two wins and four losses was made. They are, left to right, back row: Coach T. A. Lind, Walter Drieman, Charles Allen, Eugene Cousineau, Sam Manzella, Charles Crowther, William Nagy, and student manager Jim Reinbold. Front row: Bud Pairman, Armand Nunez, Joe Graino, Kenneth Pobursky, Reginald Freeman, Adolph Painter, Jack Phillips, and Ken Woody STRATEGY Varsity coach Howard Hedinger, right, explains to reserve coach L. H. Bartholomew, center, and junior varsity coach T. A. Lind, left, the strategy he and his boys used in trimming Fordson and St. Joseph. _____________________________ACTIVITIES __________________________ The volley hall tournament came to a close with the M-12A, T-11B, and W iOA becoming champions of Iheir respective sections. Each player recieved a chenille emblem. M-12A Champion volley ball players of the M-section were, left to right: Ralph Laird,Fred Kaehler. Wally Messer, Vince Cortis, Bill Marx. Captain Jim Spala. George Sarnack, Spon- sor L. J. Croteau, and Bruno Bieksza. W-12A Champs of the W- section are left to right, back row: Captain John Bruder, Patsy Sciarelli, Phil Hunter. David Jenkins, John Guiding, and Sponsor Ed Johnson. Front row: Frank Elvey, Dick Lancaster, John Decker, and Ed Augustyn. T-11B T-section champs are left to right, back row; Hugh Sweeney, Bill Luke, John Suda, Ray Mill, James Hothem, and Sponsor C. G. Rogers. Front row: Ray Rastenis, Captain George Hudock, and Desider Tarkanyi b r U K 1 b Winning honors in the School bowling league was not easy, admitted the new champions as they posed for a picture for The Craftsman” with Cecil Westerman, father of Trade School bowling, but it was fun and worth the effort. Title winning team 4 was composed of, standing, left to right, Captain Eddie Borg, Walter Feldt, Bob Bertouille. Seated are Harold Rodman and George Garvey. Mr. Westerman is standing at the right. BOWLING 1946-'47 Members of the Trade School bowling league once again close a successful season. ACTIVITIES THE CAMERA CLUB The Camera Club shown on a field trip at Belle Isle. Jim Toumage, president, is second from the right. Frank Sheldrake, sponsor, sits to his right. Harry Mudrick, right, congratulates School table tennis champ Bill Aubin after Bill won the decisive game. Harry is the senior champ while Bud Pairman took the junior championship. BUD PAIRMAN Junior Ping-Pong Champ SPORTS Captain John Dobrei, at microphone, gives promotions to members of the Civil Air Patrol Cadets of Squadron 639-4. The cadets are, left to right, C 'Capt. Donald May, C lst Lt. Ernest Iszak, C 2nd Lt. Alex Orasz, C 2nd Lt. Ray Zentz, 1 st Sgt. Lester Brown, C Sgt. Eugene Cousineau, C Cpl. Donald Whitton. c A P Memders of the drill team of Henry Ford Trade School Civil Air Patrol Sguadron 639-4, listen proudly as they are awarbed, for the second time, Mable, a trophy, after a drill competition with Sguadron 639-1 at an open house held at Northern High School March 28. The Papers THE PAPERS KI HAKI)•MILLS tdilof-in- hict Fir � N m. iiti THE PAPERS AJtiwr idiior-ii Snund s. THE PAPERS Idltor-ln-chUf Alt in Eoberty Feature Editor Bob Klneler Editorial Editor J. Rlcolettl Sporta Editor Bill Piddell Revs Editor tan Crovley Artiata Art Ceddea John Tomllo HEHPY FORD TRACE SCHOOL U: '■£ Neva Editor Efcil Straub Editorial Editor Fred Kaehler Feature Editor Dare Tuobar Sporta Editor V , alph Laird '‘ 't Artiata Rick Popa Jane e Eazle M-B-l 7 % i: i •� � • •V .V a 03§fi@C) 0 rr Edltor-lnlchlef V. Cooaa Neve Editor A. ZemJce Editorial Editor D. Call }rtrL, Feature Editor V. Lepore h Sporta Editor E. Poplel Artiata T. rrougb C. Stelnvedel THE PAPERS THE PAPERS PRESIDENTS PREPARE YEARBOOK The compiling of a yearbook means a lot of work for members of the class. Photographs must be gathered and fitted into place. Cut lines must be written. Dummies and paste-ups must be made before anything can go to the print shop. The presidents of their respective sections, left to right, Mike Cragle, M-12A, Art Tesner, T-12A, and Jack Kreft, W-12A, are shown here as they prepared some of the pages for this book. John Tegel, January '46, edited the book. The Yearbook JOHN J. TEGEL Yearbook Editor Instructors f. INSTRUCTORS ROBERT ADAMS Head instructor Repair Department JAMES ALLEN Wood Shop GUY ARMSTRONG Mathematics Instructor RUSSELL BAKER Head of Tool Cribs ALBERT BARKE Wood Pattern Wood Shop Department PETER BARKUS Garden Instructor L. BARTHOLOMEW Physic Instructor and Ass’t Coach M BARTHOLOMEW Bench Instructor GORDON BARTREM Bench Instructor LEONARD BEAUMONT Inspector LOUIE BEAVER Carpenter and Maintenance WALTER BEEVER Wood Shop ELMER BENZING Head Mill Instructor HENRY BEVAN Bench Instructor JAMES BLAIR Bricklaying Instructor AUDREY BOYD Statistics ROY BUCKLEY Grinder Instructor VERN CARLEY Clerk, Clearing House WALLACE CARMK :HAEL Welding Instructor PAUL CARPENTIER Lithe Instructor r V DR. G. R. CHAMBERS Dentist - LEO CHAMPAGNE Grinder Instructor ALEX CHRZANOWSKI Machine Repair Instructor DAVID COLEMAN CLERK WINTER COOPER WILLARD COPELAND Commercial Tool Instructor Shop Laboratory Instructor LEO CROTEAU Auto Mechanics and Visual Aid Instructor GUY CUSTER Electrical Mamteaince JOHN DOBREI Drawing Instructor and Veteran's Counselor EDMUND DOMBROWSKI Chemistry Instructor INSTRUCTORS WILBERT DOPKE CHARLES DROSTE JULE DUCHARME PETER DUNN Assistant To Personnel Director Clerk Bench Instructor Tool Crib PATRICK DUTHIE ShT, Laboratory nst ructor ROBERT EISENHART Inspector DAVID ELLIS Commercial Tool Instructor FREDRICK FINLEY Bench Instructor ARCHIE FREEBORN Head of Lathes, Turret Lathes, and Automatics AUGUST GASSER Head of the bookstore ALBERT GIASSON Bookstore KEITH GLASSLEY Physics Instructor PETER GLENESKI Head of Grinder Department WILLIAM GOHEEN Clerk ELMER CORBETT Commercial Tool Instructor JOHN GROBBEL Commercial Tool Department WILBERT HARDEN Machine Repair HARRY HAWN Welding Instructor HOWARD HEDINGER Drawing Instructor and Coach JOHN HEINZ Head of Shop Laboratory WILLIAM HELDRETH Testing JEAN HELEK Secretary MERLE HICKS Secretary WILLIAM HOEHNER Shop Division Head SHERMAN HOLMES Head Instructor Sheet Metal Department ROBERT HOVIS Turret Lathe Instructor ELMER JACOBS Grinder Instructor STANLEY JAROSKI Bookstore HAZEN JEWELL Mathematics Instructor EDWIN JOHNSON English Instructor INSTRUCTORS CHESTER KELLEY Mill Instructor CHARLES LaFOREST Clearing House Clerk T. A LIND Social Studies Instructor GEORGE MACONOCHIE Head of Welding and Heat Treating Departments IRA McKAY Gnnder Instructor CHARLES KLAWUHN Tool Crib JOHN KOVACS Mill Instructor DORIS KRA1BWSKI Clerk WILLIAM KRUEGER Heat Treat Instructor WALTER KUSCHEL Mill Instructor JAMES LANCASTER Social Studies Instructor SAMUEL LANGFORD Shop Division Head HERMAN LARSON Bench Instructor HAROLD LIDDLE Lithe Instructor THODI LILJEGREN Bench Instructor GEORGE LINDENMUTH Wood Pattern Instructor LOUIS LIPTACK Tool Design Instructor ERNEST LOCKWOOD Estimator and Manufac- turing Processor PETER LOSO Placement URBAN LUCAS Graduate Placement and Follow-up JOSEPH MAIRS Inspector RICHARD MATZOLL Inspector THOMAS McCALL Pnnt Shop phil McCullough Inspector ladd McIntyre Grinder Instructor HERBERT McQUADE Heat Treat EDWARD MEISSNER Lithe and Turret Lithe Instructor GEORGE MILLER EDWARD MORRIN Sheet Metal Instructor Print Shop JOSEPH MULLER Inspector INSTRUCTORS JOSEPH NAGY Shop Office ALLEN NEIMAN HAROLD NEUBAUER Foundry Instructor Bench Instructor MARY NOLAN Clerk EDMUND OLSEN JAMES CVNEILL Bench Instructor Ass't Head of Sanitation STANLEY PAGE Lathe and Mill Instructor FRANK PALIWODA Lathe Instructor FRANK PALUCHNIAK Shop Division Head ALVIN PERKISS Sheet Metal Instructor PERCY PH1LBURN Electrical Instructor WALTER POWERS Wood Pattern Instructor ALBERT RAMEY Foundry Instructor KENNETH REBER Electrical Instructor ORLO REMINGTON WINFIELD RHUBART Machine Repair Instructor Tool Crib CLAUDE RtX.ERS English Instructor LLOYD ROSS Automatic Operator GEORGE SABO Heat Treat Instructor ERNEST SANDERS Machine Repair Instructor ARCHER SAYRES Extracurricular IRVIN SCHEMANSKY Shop Laboratory Instructor HENRY SCHINDLER Inspector LOUIS SCOTT Electrical Instructor FRANKLIN SHELDRAKE Photographer ROY SHELDRAKE Painting Instructor PAUL SIEGERT HARRY SIMPSON Shaper Instructor Stock Chaser JACOB SIPPOLA Inspector GEORGE SL1NGWEIN Grinder Instructor INSTRUCTORS CHARLES SMITH LEONARD SPALDING Manufacturing Processor Wood Shop Instr. ctor RAYMOND SPEAGLE Personnel Office RAYMOND STEEL Tool Crib WILLIAM STEWART Commercial Tool Instructor E. H. STOELTING Head of Extracurricular Activities HAROLD STRELING Turret Lathe Instructor EDWARD STRYKER Head Instructor Electrical Department STANLEY SUTHARD Inspector RAYMOND SWIRES Cafeteria Instructor RALPH TEDDER Automatic Operator DOMINICK TRAINA Head of Clearing House NORMAN VEGORE Clerk STEPHEN VIGH General Clerk E. VON WALTHAUSFN Architectural Design Instructor FRANK WAGNER Lathe Instructor HOWARD WAGNER Special Machines Instructor HUGH WAITE Shop Laboratory Instructor ROBERT WALKER Turret Lathe Instructor HAROLD WARE Utility Instructor ARNOLD WARNER Grinding Instructor ARTHUR WATSON Sheet Metal Instructor JOHN WEATHERFORD Clctk LUTHER WELLS Automatic Operator FRED WEST Inspector HARRY WESTBROOK CECIL WESTERMAN Head of Pattern and Head of Cafeteria Wood Shop JOHANNA WIESE Librarian GEORGE WIFLING Head of Sanitation and Maintenance ROBERT WILSON General Follow-up INSTRUCTORS ROSCOE WOLVERTON Social Science Instructor and Band Director GEORGE WOODS First Aid ALTON WRIGHT Head Instructor Lithe and Turret Lathe ROY YEREX Chemistry Instructor HOURLY RATE EMPLOYEES ANGELO AUGUGLIARO Painting and Cleaning STEVE CAFEGO Painting and Cleaning rl THOMAS CAFEGO Painting and Cleaning GEORGE CLARK Painting and Cleaning VITO DIAMICO Painting and Cleaning JOHN GRAHAM Tool Etching JOHN HEARD Painting and Cleaning WILLIAM HEARD Painting and Cleaning JOHN H(X)PER Painting and Cleaning STEPHEN NAGY Painting and Cleaning HARRY LANE Painting and Cleaning JOHN MASON Sanitation ANDREW REAVES Sanitation MICHAEL SHEA GEORGE VAN AKIN Painting and Cleaning Clerk SNAPS SNAPS SNAPS Autographs AUTOGRAPHS AUTOGRAPHS AUTOGRAPHS AUTOGRAPHS AUTOGRAPHS ' mu tRs RY HENRY ford trade SCHOOL Her.o af Henry Ford Trade School has been functioning for }C yeara today Oct.26. 1946. F. E. Searle, cow retired, had been superintendent of the Trade Sohool for core than 28 years. S. D. Vulllklc has taken the posi tlon left raoant by Mr, Searle Caap Legion is now the site of the cademlo department of the School. Page 2 THE CRAFTSMAN alu’ draftsman PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY MONTH DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR BY AND FOR STUDENTS OF HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL. DEARBORN. MICH. Editor-in-chi«f - RICHARD MILLS Roportorial staff: JAMES BARLOW. ROBERT BLOCK. MICKEY BOURGOIN. DAVE CALL. HENRY CHAVEZ VIRGIL COMSA.DAVE CROWLEY.URBAN DECALUWE. ALVIN DOHERTY. ARTHUR GEDDES. RICHARD HERBERHOLZ. JOHN HURLEY. GEORGE JOWETT. CARL KANGAS. RALPH LAIRD. VINCENT LEPORE. DINO MASSARA. WALLACE MESSER JOHNPEZZIN BILL RIDDELL.ANTHONY SARDELLI. GEORGE SARNACK. DON TITUS. DAVE TUCKER. NORMAN TUER. EDWARD WIEGAND. Advisar: - - - - - - E. H. STOELTING Vol. 5. No. 1 Octobar. 1946 1ime Masvcltek On Thirty years ago this month Henry Ford Trade School was founded by Henry Ford with the aim of giving underprivileged boys a chance to further their education and at the same time learn a trade. Through this short period of time two world wars and a grave depression have come and gone but Ford Trade never faltered. From the meager beginning of six students it has grown to the present enrollment of approx- imately 1.000 boys. We of the Trade School are not taking glory in the past, however. )ur task is to help better the School in the years to come in order to raise its standards still higher. tf-ond 9k ikcantino d As of September I, 1916. the thrift fund for students was discontinued. The normal reaction following this would be to decrease one’s savings. This is indeed a problem, for as James Hill, founder of the Great Northern Railroad said. “If you want to know whether you are going to l e a success or not, the test is simple and infallable. Are you able to save money? If not drop out; you will lose: you don’t think so. but you will lose as sure as fate for the seed of success is not in you.” So remember, if you can’t continue saving you probably will not Ik a success. If you are ever tempted to withdraw your savings for some unessential purpose, remember, you just have to l K k at the bottom of your scholarship envelope at the quotation printed above to find a reason for not indulging in useless spending. Jfeet'k fee fyain. The fact that with freedom comes a responsibility and with respon- sibility comes a job seems to have given the students that burning torch of self-reasoning that ignites their appreciation to the work which has been done by the faculty and board of trustees to improve Henry Ford Trade School. It can be said whole-heartly. that the appreciation shown by tin stu- dents is due largely to the fact that they may participate in more activities, and that all facilities are available for use at proper times. However, in every group there seems to Ik those who do not appreciate what has been done and will abuse the rights given to the students. These privileges will continue providing they are appreciated and that the responsibility that lies with them are not abused. Those who disobey can easily rob the whole seh H l of privileges. All students should Ik on their toes and talk to those who abuse student rights by doing things that mar the campus, building, report late for class, or other undesirable traits. News In Brief... Joseph Muller, grinding inspector, is now re- covering from a mastoid operation which he under- went during the first week in October. ■ ■ ■ t sually reliable sources report that Joe Petovello, f inner drafting instructor, and Miss I em|x st Fraleigh. former clerk in Room 15, were married in Indiana on September 14. Well, the grass is still green on the campus so T S. b.� s must be co-operating with the request to keep off. All cheerleaders this year will Ik lowerclass students (sorry, fellows, still no females). Accord- ing to cheerleading coach T. A. Lind, these fellows are to Ik uniformed. All Trade School students unanimously vote for a shelter house at Korte and Michigan. ■ ■ ■ The Trade School band is to play for assembly on October 30. Students and faculty wish to extend their deepest sympathy to George Willing, head of cleaning and painting department, whose father passed away Octolxr 15. Swimming at Henry Ford School was called off Tuesday. October 15 liecause lifeguard Byron Sutton went pheasant hunting. Twenty Six Students Entered the Armed Forces Recently They Are: Bichard Bush George Leith Charles Clarev Steve Nagy Carl Curtis James Nelson William Flint James Nile Bober t Feeback James O’Kane George Giasson Walter Oltcrsdorf Bonald Greiner John Panik Klmer Hamblin Edward Pattison Stuart Horner Norman Bing Robert lioutteman Harold Bocholl illiam La Combe l)a id Senko B nald Laird ilbur Simon ito l a Rocca John Swiszowski OUR COVER George Sarnack, M-12A, was writing down ideas for an anniversary story when Frank Sheldrake, School photographer, walked by and saw what later turned out to be the cover for this issue of The Craftsman. CONTENTS CAP News Page 4 Introducing Page 11 On The Editor’s Desk Page 10 (Ker The Crib Counter Page 10 Servicemen Page 0 Sports Page i Volume 5 No. 1 October, 1946 fflraftaman HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL TRADE SCHOOL MOVES TO CAMP LEGION ♦ Banquet Toastmaster Is “Al” Day By WALLACE MESSER Klvin N . “Al” Day, toastmaster at the Henry Ford Trade School 30th Anniversary Banquet on Saturday, October 26 in the Fountain Ballroom of the Masonic Temple, is one of the earlier Trude School students having been graduated in January 1923. Since that time Mr. Day has risen from a position in the academic office of the Trade School to the job he holds at present, head of methods, engineering, and organization planning under l )gan Miller, superintendent of the Ford Houge Plant. During the years that intervened he was always in some line of educational work. In 1930 he made a trip to Freeport, Illinois to develop an industrial training school that was patterned after Ford Trade. Between the years 1931 and 1935. Mr. Day attended Wayne University where he had previously earned a bachelor of science degree in indus- trial education. For the next five years he taught classes relating to industry in Detroit Public Schools. In 1940, when the country appropriated a large sum of money for .Nation- al Defense, he went on a statewide training and re-employment program tour on the recommendation of C. W. Avery, president of Murray Corporation of America and mem- ber of the first board of trustees of Henry Ford Trade School. During the recent World War he served as an instructor to the super- visors of war plants through the ‘‘Training Within Industries Services” program. In 1945. however, the “prodigal son” re- turned to Ford Motor Company to work in the Training and Education Division and later was transferred to his present position. Mr. Day now serves on the lx ard of directors of the Ford Trade School’s Alumni Associa- tion, and also as treasurer of the Michigan Industrial Training Council. S.D. Mullikin Explains Jobs and Policies Supt. S. D. Mullikin. meeting with the School personnel in three sessions so as not to impair shop training, explained the new policy of the school and announced the new administrative personnel August 6. A. M. Wagener, former head of the aca- demic department, has been appointed to head shop training with A. V Edel as his assistant. Fred Nicholson, former drawing instructor, is to head the academic depart- ment. Other changes that are considered person- nel functions and which are under the super- vision of (I. A. Yercx, personnel director, (Continued on page 8) Fred Nicholson Heads Academic Department By VIRGIL COMSA The sunny morning, the country air. and the dew upon the grass welcomed the students of Henry ford 1 rade School as they set foot on the campus grounds of their new academic division of the ScIhm I I uesday, Septeml� er 3. As students entered the chapel for the Students are shown gathered about in front of the chapel at Camp Legion before dedication ceremonies on September 4, 1946. Mills Becomes Editor By ART GEDDES In the halls of the old barracks soft sobs and moans of anguish were heard to come from The Craftsman office a! ove the noise of paper, flying to the basket. I |x n investiga- tion it was found that the disturbance came from a mountainous stack of papers in the comer of the room. There he was. hunched over the desk with pencils over his ears and ( ens sticking in his shirt pockets. It couldn’t Ik anyone else but the new editor of The Craftsman. His name? Yes, it’s Bich- ard Mills, graduate. From his exhausted apj earanoe he looks like the typical hard working, never say die, editor that has lx en traditional for so many years. Dick was given this position for his meritorious work on the stalT, and for his journalistic ability. He RICHARD MILLS is also hold the coveted Quill and Stroll award. dedication program, melodies from the organ drew a silence and also drew an eye toward the organist, beautiful blonde haired. Miss Gwendolyn Nicholson, daughter of Fred Nicholson, supervisor of academic training. The program lx gan with students and faculty singing the Star Spanyled Banner, and then gave the pledge to the llag led by Vincent I.epore. 12A. (Dave Tucker. M-12A, led the pledge for the M-section and Mvin Doherty. T-12A, led the T-section.) Then E. II. Stoelting, head of extra-curricular activities, acting as chairman, introduced S. D. Mullikin. superintendent of Henry Ford Trade School, who offered a word of welcome and mentioned tin changes of at- mosphere in the new school. He laughed as he recalled the “old crane” floating back and forth by the classroom windows and the drab gray painted walls. “Yes,” he said, “it’s really a change, and fellows let us protect the building to keep it as it is.” J. W. Busman, assistant superintendent of Henry Ford Trade School, spoke on the changes of the School's curriculum referring to the slogan of “Old Gold” that something newr has lx� cn added. The high school di- ploma that we have long been waiting for is now given through the new plan. (Continued on page 8) Page 4 THE CRAFTSMAN Squadron 639-4 CAP NEWS By RICHARD MILLS No Shortage There . . . Chicken and ham with mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, peas, celery, gravy, ice cream, cake, fresh fruit, coffee, orangeade, second helpings if you could stuff the food down, not to mention the steak which the mess attend- ants brought on after the regular course was consumed, and all for one thick quarter— twenty-five cents—two bits. This was one of the meals that met the approval of most CAP cadets at the third annual summer en- campment held at Selfridge Field during August. Of course all the meals weren't as complete but what was lacking in variety was made up by quantity. The cooks all but cried if you didn’t come back for “seconds.” The cadets from previous encampments ex- pected good food but when they saw tin culi- nary accomplishments that had been provided they simply drooled. Of course none of you Trade School stu- dents want to miss this event next summer and if you start training now you’ll be in the swing of things before next August. If you are lw� tween the ages of 15 and 18, sec any cadet or John Dobrei, student counselor, for applications. A Pleasant Letdown . . . It’s “Geronimo” as two more cadets hit the silk last summer and won their “winged chutes,” the device displayed at the head of this column. C Captain Tony IVzzin. graduate, jump- ed at Monroe, Michigan in June. Tony’s decent was uneventful even though he missed the airport. landed in a plowed field, and sprained his ankle. C Lieutenant Harold “Rocky” Rocholl, January ’46. (now a private in the Army) bailed out of a C-47, skytrooper, during the CAP-AAF Airshow, at Selfridge Field August 11 and successfully landed on the airport. Shroud Lines . . . The squadron made $680 profit selling tickets to the Michigan W ing Air Show at Selfridge Field. You can aluxiys tell a primie By his look of great alarm. You can aheays tell a cor toral By I he cherrons on his arm. You can aheays tell a sergeant By his manner, dress, and such. You can tell a second Untie But you cant tell him much. 12A’s Hold Dance At Camp Legion By ART GEDDES Henry Ford Trade School’s first dance called “Dedication Ball” that was planned by 12A students, was held in the gymnasium of Camp Legion Saturday night Octol� er 19, from 8:50 p.m. to 12 midnight and was a sell- out as well as a big success. ----------------------------------- 14 Students Awarded Quill and Scroll By DAVE CALL Fourteen meml ers of The Craftsman staff last term were awarded the International Honarary Society for High School Journalists Quill and Scroll pin for meritorious work in the field of journalism. Those 1h s who received the awards are: Karl Ziegler, Mike Gass. Steve Martin. Kd Johnson, John Tegel. Richard Mills, Ed Lon, Conrad llangartncr. Harold Thompson, Ken McRae, Jim Stalker. Dan’s Lovat, Ed Stollini, and Richard Korotko. Eighty-nine Trade School students have received the Quill and Scroll award since the I.II.S.H.S.J. Trade School chapter was organ- zed in 1938. Instructors Hold Open House Academic instructors and theii w ives were hosts to the shop instructors and their wives at an Open I louse Party held at Camp Legion, Tuesday evening, September 25. The more than 200 person present saw movies; attended cha|H l services: assembled in the cafeteria for ice cream cakes, and coffee; and danced in the gymnasium. This was the first opportunity given to the shop instructors to see w hat Camp Legion, the new home for the academic division, is like. Details for the evening were worked out by the following committee chairman: John Weatherford, name cards; L. J. Croteau, movies; Keith Glasslcy, guides; Roscoe Wolverton, parking; Howard Hedinger, plac- ing and removing chairs from gymnasium; and C. W. W estorman. refreshments. Organ music in the chapel, dinner music in the cafeteria, ami dance music in the gym- nasium was furnished by the Ford Motor Company music department. Supt. S. D. Mulli kin gave the official welcome in the chapel. McDermott Officially Declared Dead Harry Allen McDermott, January ’ 13. was officially declared dead by the govern- ment. recently, after Iwing missing since the summer of 1915 when his ship, the IJSS Bullhead, failed to dock after leaving Frenmntie, AustraIia. llarrx was a third class motor machinist’s mate in tin Navy’s submarine service. W hen he was graduated it was with the high honor of l� eing presented with the American D gion Award. His ambition was to Ik a toolmaker. His submarine combat insignia with three gold stars was awarded to his family. I h was 18 when he entered the service in April 1945. Highlights of the evening for many stu- dents were the complements received from their girl friends on the scenic location of the school, the spacious grounds, and the lK autiful lounge. After guests were made acquainted with the school their envious eyes were enough to make every student proud of the new Scll(K)l. The orchestra played “dreamy” as well as “hot” numbers for the varying moods of the couples. Full attendance of 166 couples made a chummy dance hall atmosphere. Be- tween dances students escorted their dates around the campus while others were enjoying cokes and | otato chips. Guests were made right at home by the advisors for the evening by their family-like hospitality. They were: Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Lind. Mr. and Mrs. L.H. Bartholomew, Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Eichman, and Mr. and Mrs. E.H. Stoelting. Darning ended at 12 midnight and stu- dents In'gan saying go Hi-night to scIkkiI chums and left reluctantly after an enjoyable evening and expressed hopes of all meeting again soon at the same place. First Social Event To Be Feather Party The first social event of the year to Ih planned by the newly formed social committee w ill be a feather party to Im held in the Gamp D gion cafeteria at 8 p.m., Saturday, Novem- ber 23. This s K ial committee was organized to plan and organize instructor’s activities. No committee member will serve longer then one year. Following is a list of the committee members and the dates on which they will Ik? replaced: Ed Johnson December 1. 1946 Hugh Graham February 1, 1947 Robert Adams April I, 1947 L. J. Croteau June 1, 1947 Winter C M� per August 1, 1947 Henry Schindler October 1, 1947 E. II. Stoelting, head of extra-curricular activities, is the permanent chairman. The chairmen of the committees that will put on this feather party are: Henry Schindler, turkeys: Hugh Graham, refresh- ments; L. J. Croteau, publicity; Robert Adams, treasurer; Winter Cooper, parking; and Ed Johnson, master-of-eeremonies. Each month the committee will meet to plan the activities for the coming months and for special occasions which may arise. All students interested in join- ing the Trade School photography club are requested to register in in The Craftsman Office. Frank Sheldrake, photographer, will again hold camera club meetings. THE CRAFTSMAN Page 5 Camp Legion Was Garden Project Site By DAVE TUCKER In the spring of 1939. Henry Ford, for the sons of disabled vets of World War I. erected a group of tents on the edge of a 521 acre sec- tion in the center of Dearborn and called it Camp Legion. The boys worked in the garden eight hours a day and in payment received two dollars plus room, board, and agricultural training. Produce which was grown was sold and tin money divided among the l oys. For two summers this program was carried on in canvas tents; then in 1941, w hat is now known as the old barracks was erected. Early in 1945 this project was discon- tinued and a new building was built perpendicular to the old barracks. These buildings combined with the older ones were used as a veterans rehabilitation center. This program was likewise discontinued and on September 3, 1946. the academic division of Henry Ford Trade School was opened at Camp Legion. Roto To Be Issued By AL DOHERTY An eight-page supplement called the Scholastic Roto will be given out with the Octol er issue of The Craftsman. This Roto is a picture magazine giving pictorial news of high schools throughout the country. The magazine is given to high schools whose papers have a high journalistic rating. The Scholastic Roto has been published for six years with no cost to the students who receive it. __________ 300 Are Fed Daily At Camp Legion By RALPH LAIRD The cafeteria at Camp legion is operated by Ford Motor Company in co-operation with Henry Ford Trade School to feed Trade School students and instructors at Camp Legion. In an interview with G. T. Human, assist- ant director of Ford’s food service, it was dis- closed that the cafeteria seats about 160 Students eat lunch at Camp Logion cafotoria persons Approximately 300 students and instructors are fed daily in two sittings. The kitchen was re-equipped recently. On the cafeteria stall’ are: A. G. Miller, who formerly worked in the Aircraft Building: Wilson Mills and Dan Homes, who were recently discharged from the Army: and Joe Stokes, veteran of the Navy. The tables and chairs were made at the Ford Motor Company’s Iron Mountain, Michigan Plant, the factory where station wagon paneling is made. Most of the food served is cooked in the Camp legion kitchen. Baked goods are prepared in the Aircraft kitchen and ice cream is purchased from an outside firm. Alumni Association History Traced There are two ways of starting the story of the birth of the Henry Ford Trade School Alumni Association. One way is to state that the Association w as formed because a group of Massachusetts, not Michigan, citizens met in a little city called Saugus, not Dearl orn, to try to retain possession of the “cradle of the iron industry in America,” the “cradle” being “Broad- hearth.” To start the story in this way subscribes to the theory, held by many good people, that history has been shaped largely by in- cidents and accidents of seemingly no relation to the events which they have affected. In the instance here considered, the eventual result of the meeting of the Massachusetts townsmen was their re-purchase of their precious landmark and the return of the pur- chase price to Dr. F. 1C. Searle, custodian of the fund raised by the alumni committee in charge of the “Silver Anniversary” of the Henry Ford Trade iSchool in 1941. The return of the money prompted Dr. Searle to call a meeting of the committee which raised it in order that he could legally and properly make disposition of the fund. The forming of the Alumni Association, and its incorpora- tion as a non-prolit. non-stock organization under the laws of Michigan, was the result. The second way to start the story, cre- diting character rather than circumstance in the shaping of history, is to say that the Ford Trade School Mumni Association was conceived in the heart and l orn in the brain of Frederick Searle. beloved superintendent of the School and guiding genius of the Ford industrial educational system for some 29 years. In launching the Alumni Association Dr. Searle was motivated by the two ideals or qualities, perhaps paradoxical, w hich have so colored and characterized his life and person- ality, to wit: science and sentiment, clear thinking and sympathetic friendliness, busi- ness acumen and belief in the “intangibles of life.” The immediate reason for Dr. Searle’s calling of the meeting which gave birth to the Association has been stated; but the far- sighted reason for the founding of the alumni organization was Dr. Searlc’s hope that his former «Trade School l oys would, and his Ik lief that they could, effect an organization that would carry on the ideals of the School and would become a significant force for constructive good in American life and world affairs. Editor’s not � : The story of the Henry Ford Trade School Alumni Association will be continued in next month’s issue of The Craftsman. Tom Sayres Honored At Port Austin By DICK HERBERHOLZ Tom Sayres, well known English instruc- tor and author, was honored Sunday, Sept- ember 22 at Port Austin for his outstanding s{M rtsmanship and service to others. The afternoon program included a | arade to the bull | ark. where the 1919 Huron County League pennant was raised, won by a team on which Mr. Sayres was a catcher. Some four hun- dred persons gathered in the evening for a dinner at Dikeside Inn to pay tribute to a s|x rtsman who in 1914 did more than his share in organiz- ing the I luronCounty- Baseball league. Bud Shaver, De- troit radio commen- tator and former sports w riter, said that Mr. Sayres truly represented all for which America stands. Circuit Judge . A. Boomhower and Ro- bert P. Buckley, first league president, pre- sented Mr. Sayres with an engraved watch and a purse in behalf of his many. friends. Jack Coulter. Detroit police officer, gave Mr. Sayres a copy of the book “The Detroit Tigers.” Mr. Sayres in response thanked his many friends for the gifts and honors shown to him. He commended baseball as the great American sport. Ed Meissner Donates Pig For Barbecue “We won’t back down” was the theme that prevailed at the afternoon shift and administrators’ barbecue held at Camp Le- gion, Sunday afternoon, October 6. In fact the theme and liarliecue had its beginning September 25 when the afternoon instructors met at Camp legion for an D| en House luncheon. This luncheon moved along as most luncheons do, until . . . until Ed Meissner, lathe instructor, liegan to tell aliout some pigs that he was raising. With the present meat shortage, nearly everyone at the table (where no meat was served) dropped what he was talking alxxit and turned toward Mr. Meissner with a chorus of questions. “How heavy are they?” “Do you suppose they would taste well barbecued?” “Why don’t you invite some of your friends out for a meat dinner?” Then someone l ecame a little Udder than the others ventured, “If I lived on a farm and had that much meat on hoof, (Continued on page 8) TOM SAYRES Page 6 THE CRAFTSMAN History of Trade School Traced To set up a school for lx ys to earn while they learn a trade was an assignment that Henry Ford gave to Dean S. S. Marquis, of tin sociological department; Clarence Mart- man. of the legal department; and C. W. Avery, assistant general superintendent. C. W. Avery. Dean Marquis, and Clarence Hartman, left to right. were the first board of trustees of Henry Ford Trade School. during the summer of 1916. (Dean Marquis is now retired: Mr. Avery is president of Murray Body Corporation; and Mr. Hartman is practicing law in Detroit.) After about two months the first board of trustees submitted a plan to Mr. Ford. It was accepted and on October 25. 1616 Henry Ford Trade School was opened with S. F. Wilson as its first superintendent. The first six Im vs of the school came from the (ireenfield Farm that was operated by Mr. Ford. During the day the boys went to the Dearborn Public Schools and after school and during the summer months they had farm chores to do. On entering the shop the first boys were given production work, grinding push rods for the model T. Mr. Wilson selected six ma- chines to do this work and other important jobs. The chosen machines are as follows: Cincinnati Cutter Grinder, Brow n and Sharpe I nivcrsal Mill, llendey Lathe, G and F Shaper, Leland and Gifford Drill Press, and a Norton Grinder. A few days after the opening of the School John Dahl came in as the first, classroom instructor. On October 1, 1917 F. K. Searle became the second member of the academic department. A short time later he became the second superintendent of Henry Ford Trade School, lie held this |� osition until February 1. 1946, when S. 1). Mullikin Im - came su|H rintendent and Mr. Searle became educational adviser for the Ford Schools. On July 1, 1946 Mr. Searle retired. Mr. Searle’s first two appointments to the academic staff were Chester Coppick and Herman G. Shoemaker. After Mr. Searle came to the ScIhk 1, Mr. Wilson spent lull time in the shop. The second and third men to come in as shop instructors were John Houck and Knar Telefsen. Percy Scott came in at an early history of the School as an investigator; Milton Cross was the first clerk, and Eddie Fdwards was the first timekeeper. Mr. Edwards later became personnel director. In 1928 G. A. Yerex became personnel director, a job he still holds. The home lib of all early students was investigated l efore they were brought into the School. After this had l een done the board of trustees approved every boy before he was enrolled. In discussing the early School. Mr. W ilson explained that students first spent a half day in class and then a half day in shop. At his request and the board’s approval boys stayed in shop for two days and then went to class for one day. The ln ys who went to class oil Monday of the first week after the change was made came to Ik known as “M” section. Those who came to class on Tuesday became “I section and those who came to class on Wed- nesday lM� oame “W” section. In 1919 another change was brought alx ut which re- sulted in the l oys staying in shop for two weeks and in class one. That plan is still l eing followed. The School headquarters now has its fourth location. During the first year or so it convened in the A A building of the Ford Plant at Highland Park, loiter it was moved in the Saint Francis Home which is now the site of the I awrenee Institute of Technology. In March 1927 a branch of the School was set up in the B-building of the Rouge by Mr. Wilson, the first superinten- dent of the Trade School. Prior to the own- ing of the new school Mr. Wilson had trans- ferred from the School to Ford Motor Com- pany. In August 1930 the Highland Park school was abandoned and moved to the Rouge. At this time the enrollment was 3,000 students. The shop is still in the B- building while the academic end of the ScIkm 1 was moved to the Camp Legion site in Sep- The three superintendente. S. D. Mullikin. S. F. Wilson, end F. E. Soarlc. left to «- «61. watch a student perform an operation on a lathe when Mr. Wilson came back to visit the School of which he once was superintendent. THE CRAFTSMAN Page 7 timber of this year. The building up of the shop departments denotes a steady growth. In the order that they came in they are as follows: production (this has long l een removed), toolroom, lathe, mill, grinding, bench, woodworking, pattern- making. foundry, tinshop, nickel plate, valve, and car repair (also removed long ago). In addition to being the first school super- intendent, Mr. Wilson was the first shop superintendent. Following him were Frank Fhling from July. 1918 to August 1980, K. V. Peterson from March 1927 to August 1946. A. M. Wagener now holds that job. Supervisors of the academic department are recent assignments. A. M. Wagener was supervisor from August 1944 to August 1946 when he became shop supervisor and Fred Nicholson became the new academic supervisor. Assistant superintendents in the School are also relatively new. S. I). Mullikin came in as the first assistant on December 1, 1945 and J. W. Busman became assistant super- intendent April 1, 1946 a month after Mr. Mullikin became superintendent. The School has had two official publica- tions. The Artisan from 1925 to 1927, and The ('raftsman from 1985 to the present date. Champ Coaches To Lead Champ Teams By RICHARD HERBERHOLZ The Craftsmen varsity, reserves, and junior varsity teams should lx champs this year In-cause the coaches, Howard lledinger, L. II. Bartholomew, and T. A. Lind have either played with or coached championship teams in earlier days. Howard lledinger. drawing instructor, has Ix-en named varsity coach succeeding Al Milankov. Mr. lledinger attended Asbury College in 1927-1928 where he was elected captain of the baseball team and helped coach the high school team of Willmore. Kentucky to the county basketball championship. In 1928-1929 he coached Coolecmce High School in North Carolina in basketball and base-ball, later going to Thurmont. Maryland where he was head coach in track, soccer, base-ball, and basketball, winning 84 per cent HOWARD HEDINGER L. H. BARTHOLOMEW of their basketball games in his three year coaching span. In 1982-1938 he coached Franklin Sher- man High Se-hool in McLean, irginia. loiter he moved to Medina. Ohio where for four years In- was baseball anel assistant basket- Five Lettermen Return To Varsity By CARL KANGAS With five lettermen returning, the Craftsmen basketball team. c � achcd by Howard lledinger, has high ho|ies for the coming season. At the head of the list of returning players are Bernie Pfeifer and Bruno Beikza, regulars from last vear, along with Lincoln ------------+ ball coach in York Township School with his reserves winning the county championship. Now he hopes to coach the Trade School to championship. Succeeding Mr. lledinger as reserve coach is L. H. Bartholomew, physics and geometry instructor, who attended I afayette High School in Indiana where he played on the 1915 basketball state championship team. While at Lafayette, Mr. Bartholomew earned 11 letters, three each in basketliall. football, baseball, and two in tennis. After attending the 1 niversity of Purdue, Mr. Bartholomew served three years in the army during World War I. T. A. Lind, social studies, has Im-cii named junior varsity coach replacing Mr. Barthol- omew. Mr. Lind, starred in track and football during his college days at Northern Michigan College. loiter he coached 11 u I b e r t High School in base- ball, track, a n d basketball where his cagers won two dis- trict and one county championship in his ten year coaching span at this school. After leaving I lulbert High School, he went to New- berry High School where for three years he coached track, football and reserve basketball. His favorite sport is basketball. Ping-Pong is Popular By RALPH LAIRD Ping-pong is fast liecoming a popular pastime of Henry Ford Trade School students In� lli at Camp l-egion and at the B-building. Three ping-| ong tables have Ix-en acquired for use at Camp Legion in Booms 21. 22. and 23 in the old barracks bringing the total of tables to five. Two other tables are located in the B-building in Boom 29, next to the cafeteria. Students find time to play In-fore classes in the morning, after lunch, ami after classes at 3:30 p.m. Volley Ball Underway By ED WIEGAND Intramural volley ball competition ln-gan Monday, September 23, with the W-section forming 10 teams which w ill play on a round robin schedule. Class leaders will form teams of 10 players each, six regulars and four substitutes, which w ill be coached by the home room instructors. Each team will plnv nine games for a total of 45 games in each section. The schedule will end in January. Painter, Dick Toepler, and Carl Kangas who will In- fighting for starting positions this season. Mr. lledinger is the new head coach re- placing Al Milankov who is no longer with the School. He is Ix-ing assisted by L. II. Bartholomew, reserve coach, and T. A. Lind, junior n arsit y coach. Season tickets for all home games will go on sale November 22. Students may purchase theirs lor $1.50 while adult prices are $2.00. All home games will In played at Henry Ford School, Driscoll and korte. Craftsmen 1946-47 Basketliall Schedule: Decemlier 3 Milford Home Decemlier 6 Fordson Away December 13 Dearlsirn Home Decemlier 17 Biver Bouge Away Decemlx-r 18.19.20 Christmas Tournament at Lincoln Park January 3 Lincoln Park Home January 10 Hazel Park Home January 17 Kcorse Home January 24 Melvindale Home January 31 Jackson Away February 7 Lincoln Park Away February 11 Hazel Park Away February 14 Biver Bouge Home February 21 Kcorse Away February 25 Melvindale Away February 28 Dearborn Away Boxing and Wrestling Added to Sport List By GEORGE JOWETT Boxing and wrestling have Ix-en added to the extra-curricular activities of students and will be under the supervision of Bobert Wilson. Norman Tuer, T-12A. Andrew Mells, T-12A. ami Balph konkal, T-11B, formed the nucleus of this sport when they helped form plans at a meeting held in the Old Bar- racks on Octolx-r 9. Each of these l oy s has had previous boxing experience. Boxers and wrestlers w ill meet each Mon- day and Wednesday after school at Camp Iz-gion w here a room in the Old Barracks, the gym. and the road around the athletic field will Ik used as training quarters. Mr. Wilson taught ln� xing and judo while serving in the Army. He stated that boxing is about the safest sport in existence and that every student should know something about it in order to protect himself in time of need. A Ixiy training for Inixing or wrestling will follow a program which will not only build his ImkIv but also make his mind and movement more alert. After the program is underway matches will lx� set up between sections with boxers and wrestlers In-ing classified according to weight. Page 8 THE CRAFTSMAN Camp Legion (Concluded from page 3) FINAL BANQUET PLANS MADE BY COMMITTEE G. A. Yerex, personnel director, who was unable to attend was to speak alum I the school activities, that, a seven-acre recreation field is now underway, also that 15-acres of wooded land is available where “students and instructors can play cops and robbers.” A. M. Wagener. shop supervisor, stated that the idea of “theory and practice” will be combined and given to students before the transferring from one department to another so as to have the knowledge and practical experience of that certain machine before gi cn the responsibility of running i . Mr. Nicholson greeted the students with his usual, “(iood morning, hoys,” then slip- ped into serious talk concerning rules of the school. He cautioned the instructors not to “over burden” the students with home- work so it will effect any of the students “social duties.” He tin’ll dismissed the classes which mark- ed the beginning of a new era for Henry Ford Trade School in its new location at Camp Legion. Mullikin Explains Members of the 3Cth anniversary banquet committee formulate final plans at a recent meeting for the great event. Miss Temptest Fralcigh, now Mrs. I. J. Potovollo was committee clork. were also announced by Mr. Mullikin. Shop placement and counselling under Peter Loso, former superintendent of Camp Legion; placement of lx� ys in Ford Motor Company and follow-up under I rban Lucas, former co-ordinator; selective testing under William Heldreth. Mr. Mullikin said that in the future all planning problems relative to the School would Im studied by the advisory committee, composed of S. I). Mullikin; .1. . Busman assistant superintendent; G. A. Yerex; A. . Fdel; A. M. Wagener; and Fred Nicholson. Mr. Mullikin is a graduate of the Ford Apprentice School. Ford Engineering School, and Wayne l ni versi ty earning his bachelor of science degree at the latter. S. D. MULLIKIN Decemlier, 1941. he supervisor of the Air, Five years after joining Ford Motor Company in 1925 he became a mathema- tics instructor in the Apprentice School. As war clouds gathered in Aircraft w as erected Mullikin upon organize craft s given was i 1941. the Building and Mr. was called to help the Air- h oo I. I n the job of ane School at Willow THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION EOARD OF DIRECTORS Run Bomber Plant. When this project closed, Mr. Mulliivin took a job in Training and Education which he held until he was made assistant superintendent of Henry Ford Trade School and later superintendent, Mr. Mullikin is co-author of three mathematics text books. From 1924 to 1957 Mr. Busman, an Ap- prentice School graduate, was head of the Apprentice School mathematics department. After leaving the Apprentice School he bc- camc a drafting instructor at Cass Technical High School until 1959. From 1959 to 1941 he taught machine shop and related theory at Wilbur Wright Vocational High School. In 1941 Mr. Busman accepted the position of educational director for Briggs Manufac- turing Company and in 1945 became factory manager of the Briggs Outer Drive plant where he remained until he returned to Wilbur W right School in August. 1945. Be- tween July. 1941 and February, 1945. Mr. Busman organized three schools. He re- turned to the Ford organization in April, 1946 to take his present | osition as assistant superintendent of Henry Ford Trade School. Mr. Busman earned a bachelor of science degree in 1951 and a master of sere'ce degree in 1956. both from Wayne University. G. A. Yerex became personnel director in 1928. Before that he was an assistant cmploy- ment manager of Ford Motor Company where he gained much first-hand experience in per- sonnel problems. He worked in this capacity for ten years. When Mr. Wagener came to Detroit in 1921 he went to work for Ford Motor Com- pan where he enrolled in the Apprentice School as a student of tool and gear work. After alK)iit four years, he was awarded a journeyman’s certificate in tool and gear work. Shortly thereafter lie became an in- structor of mathematics, gear theory, and drafting in the Apprentice School. After eight years he became an instructor of shop (Continued on page 9) THE CRAFTSMAN Pege 9 Alumni Report on Military Life Pvt. Adam M. Nieradtka, June 45, visited tin new location of the Trade School while on a 17-day furlough from Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland. He was given the furlough prior to resigning from Officer Candidate School. Adam is resigning lo- calise of the extra time that would be neces- sary to put in the Army after becoming an officer. fter entering the service on July II, 1915, he went to Michigan State College. On January 6. 1946, he went to Fort Sheridan, Illinois where he was stationed until the latter part of February there upon going to Fort McClellan, Alabama. “The idea of having a General Sherman tank liouncing around in the hold of a ship doesn't help matters much in a gale when the ship is at a 50 degree list.” says Ernest Dainty, January '12. Due to poor lashing, the bouncing broncho strayed away and ruin- ed a few lioinb sights and some engineering equipment. Ernest worked as an employee of the personnel department in the Trade School 1m fore entering the Merchant Marines in November 1912. Four months later he was appointed to the Merchant Marine Academy and commissioned ensign in January 1915. lie became a civilian again September 18. Tom Russel. June ’43, munaged to get six months of college education while a member of the Army Air Forces for three years, lie joined in May, 1943 but didn’t leave until alter he graduated from Trade School. After he completed his college work he was sent to pre-flight school and then to armament school at Denver, Colorado where he was an instruc- tor for the next 15 months, lie spent the rest of his time at an ammunition dump in Florida until his discharge in April. 1946. He visited the School early this month as a civilian. Before l eing discharged in March 1916, Eugene Gourley, June '29, attained the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Army Medical Corps, ac- cording to a letter received from his parents. Eugene’s military career started in June 1938 when he was commissioned a first lieutenant in t h e Army Reserve. In March 1911, he was called into active service and stationed at Fort Sill. Oklahoma. He was later stationed at Camp Davis and Camp Butner, lx� th in North Carolina. In December 1913, Eugene was sent overseas EUGENE GOURLEY where he served on Guadalcanal, Munda, Bougainville, and Luzon before returning to the United States in November 1945. Eugene is now practicing surgery and medicine in Detroit. Mullikin Explains theory and practice in the Trade School. In October 1944 Mr. Wagener was made head of the academic department and in July 1946 became shop supervisor. Mr. Wagener took | art in organizing I awrence Institute of Technology and later became director of the Industrial Executive School of L. I. T. During the war he taught J. W. BUSMAN G. A. YEREX night school classes at l w rence, the school from which he earned his mechanical engi- neering degree. After working for the Studcbaker Cor- pora tion. Mr. Edel came to Ford Motor Company as an ap- prentice toolmaker. After he had received h i s journeyman’s card, he was put in charge of special tools, gages, and fix- tures. Mr. Edel en- tered Trade School in December, 1920. After finishing his elementary education at Plymouth, England. Mr. Nicholson took a commercial course at Montreal, Canada. Because of the war he became an apprentice in a shipyard. When World War 1 ended his family returned to England. l-ater, he came to Ford Motor Company where he received his journeyman's card in toolmaking from the Apprentice School in June, 1926. After teaching one semester in the Apprentice School, he was transferred to Trade School in March, 1927 where he taught shop theory, mathematics, and drafting. He is the author of two lw oks, “Blueprint Reading” and “Mechanical Drawing.” Mr. Nicholson received his bachelor of arts degree, majoring in industrial education, from Wayne I niversity in June. 1946 and is now working toward a master’s degree. During the war, he also taught drafting ut Law rence Institute of Technology. Permission has l een granted by the state Superintendent of public instruction for I lenry Ford Trade School to grant a technical high school diploma. New students must ha e completed the ninth grade l efore they are enrolled. Students who will Im graduated Indore they are 18 w ill be | ermitted to stay in school as graduates until their 18th birthday. A. M. WAGENER FRED NICHOLSON Barbecue (Concluded from page 3) I’d break down and offer one for a barbecue.” Mr. Meisner ate fast then, his face flushed for he knew all eyes were glued u|x� n him. Moments passed, it seemed, before the spell was broken when he shoved his chair away from the table and reported “OK. quit your hinting. I’ll donate a 60-| ound pig if you arrange a barbecue. And I won’t back dow n on my end of the deal.” Sunday, October 6 at 2:30 p.m. the guests t� egan to arrive with anxiety, “Where is the pig?” By that time the pig was barlx cued and ready. No one had backed down. Nei- ther did anyone fail to bring the pies, cakes, baked l eans, potato salad, deviled eggs, pickles, green salad, milk, cream, bread, and even a small jar of apple sauce. Another case in jx int. When the guests arrived they were given various K.P. assign- ments. When Mr. and Mrs. Busman came to the dining room there were only a few assignments left. “Surely I’ll carve the pig.” said Mr. Busman. “That’s my speciality.” People stood in amazement as lie skillfully carved off piece after piece until two large platters were heaping full. The next day, to everyone’s surprise. Mr. Busman announced that he had never carved a pig before in his life. “But once I am given a job,” he said, “I wouldn’t back down.” These were some of the assignments which the other men had: dried dishes cleaned trays and dried dishes cleaned tables set tables heated water for dish washing and dried dishes mopped kitchen washed dishes cooked corn swept dining room washed trays washed dishes washed kettles hel[K d Wilson Mills, chef, barbecue the pig Trade School boys who heard about the instructors working in the kitchen want to know why there were no pictures for proof. The answer is that the School photographic department is out of film. S. D. MuKikin G. A. Yerex A. M. Wagener Fred Nicholson A. N. Edel William Iloehner Ix o Champagne Ed Meissner William Heard George Salx Robert Walker Stanley Page E. H. Stoelting Page 10 THE CRAFTSMAN On the Editors Desk The Traveler... No matter where you go you find evidence of him, yet nobody has ever seen him. Who? Why Kilroy, of course. You sav you’ve never heard of him. Well, hero’s the tale as picked up from a member of the Air Trans- j ort Command. Once upon a time (all good tales start that way I’m told) in far-away China at. an ATC barracks a flier found the words “Kilroy was here” scrawled on a wall. After hours of investigation he found one soldier that knew Kilroy (by reputation). This gentleman (all Army Air Force pilots are officers and gentle- men by act of Congress) was a pilot on the route best known as “The Hump” until a few months before when he had disappeared. After that the only communication received was an occasional “Kilroy was here.” Some- times when Marines landed on Jap held islands they were informed by signs that “Kilroy was here.” Recently (about the time the veterans started returning) Kilroy must have passed through R-huilding because those words have been appearing on walls, machines, and even car bodies. One student visited Terminal Tower. (Cleveland’s tallest building) while at the National Air Ibices and was surprised to find in the visitor’s register that Kilroy regis- tered from “USA.” What annoys one student is that when he went to see his girl friend a few nights ago he found that, he had lx en double-crossed. “Kil- roy was here.” Exchanges... “Do you know. said the professor’s wife, “you haven’t kissed me for a whole week.” “Haven’t I? Then whom have I been kissing?” Wind Up Old Grad: “How’s the football team com- ing? Coach: “Like counterfeit money, the halves are full of lead and the quarters can’t pass.” Wind Up “What started the explosion?” “The powder on father’s sleeve when he came home from the lodge meeting.” Wind Up Said the toe to the sock, “Let me through, let me through.” Said the s x k to the toe, “I’ll be darned if I do.” Reitz Mirror Most boys have a head like a doorknob any girl can turn it. Reitz Mirror Did you hear about the moron who went to the football game because he thought a quarterback was a refund. Arrow Head Diner: “Here, waitress, take this chick- en away, it’s as tough as paving stone.” Waitress: ’’Maybe it’s a Plymouth Rock, sir.' The Crimson Comet. Then there was the following conversation l etw« en two “studes” as they were disem- barking from one of the DSR’s rail-riding limousines: “Since when have you been so polite?” “Me? Polite? I didn’t know I was polite.” “Haw, don’t feed me that. I saw you give your seat to that lady. That’s politeness, ain’t it.” “Shucks, no. That’s instinct. Ever since my kidhood I’ve had a great respect for a woman with a strap in her hand.” 'fhe Outpost Itedford High School Teachers are people Perpetually yearning To meet one small boy Nol allergic to learning. Bob Nelson: Betty, your stockings are wrinkled. Betty: You brute. I haven’t any on. The Cosmos Food For Thought... “Well. I haven’t seen ’em carrying anyone out yet.” was one of the many remarks voiced by students of the T-section when they first sighted Camp Legion’s cafeteria. After eating the meal, students gave the following opinions when asked what they liked alxait the new arrangement. “I like it because there are fewer boys at a table and the trays are better than pa|x r plates,” com- mented Don Woods, T-10A. The tables seat three or six students at one time and tin travs are of pressed stainless steel and aluminum. Robert Carr. T-12B. remarked “I’m glad we don’t have to wash the trays.” “The meals are fine,” according to Dick Simmons. T-12A, “and it’s really a pleasure to pull out a chair instead of swinging your legs over a bench when sitting down.” “Get , no cleaning tables is one of the features,” gleefully reported Allan W x ds. T-11B. “These small tables are really the thing because you don’t have to wait half of your lunch period to get the salt shaker.” Nothing To It... “It’s very simple, lx ys. Just press your card down, there’s nothing to it.” is what the instructor on duty said as the students stared in wonder at the automatic time clock at Camp D gion. It’s really an ingenious device as well as a time saver when all the students are lined up and each has an armful of slipping lxx ks to hang on to. With only one hand necessary to ring their cards, students can control their books and many disasters may jxxssibly l� e averted. Over the Crib Counter --- BY I. C. ALL '— Your old pal I. C. All is just like Kilroy, no matter where you go you’ll always find me. Not even by moving the Trade School and The Craftsman office could they get rid of me. Anybody that thinks the DSR can pack more |xx ple into a square foot of space than any other bus line in service has never seen the first bus every morning to Camp I region from Michigan Avenue. Those busses are so crowded that even the instructors some- times stand up. H’mm I wonder if the sides always bulged like that on that bus. Breathes there a man with soul so dead, Who never to himself has said, “ 0 ? $ ; X !! ) — $ ° ” As he stubbed his toe on the foot of the bed. A ten dollar bill isn’t very heavy but I sometimes find it difficult to raise one. One lad remarked that if there’s ever a short circuit on one Baker Street car, the only person that won’t get a shock is the fellow that collects fares. Why? He’s a poor conductor. Nursery rhyme of the month: Old Mother Hubbard went to the cuplxxird, To get her |xx r dog a bone, W hen she got there the cupboard was bare, H’m, this meat shortage is an old story! One 12A lx y defined autobiography as the history of an automobile. No wonder the ideas for this paper seem so fresh they come from heads that are vacuum packed. I always like to pay my debts with a big smile. The only trouble is that my creditors always demand cash. Tin ability to s|H ak seven languages is valuable, but the ability to keep your mouth shut in one language is priceless. No matter how hard I beg I just can't convince the editor that he should print Lena-the-Hyena’s picture in our paper. I intended to tell you the joke alxait the lx d but I just remembered that it hasn’t lx en made up yet. An energetic G-lx y (Oops, I mean fresh- man) was hastening to the time clocks to ring out when he stepped on the heels of a graduate who was trudging wearily to the same place. The graduate turned, gave the quaking student a withering glance, ami asked. “Well, are you going around or over?” This setup with all rooms on one floor has many good points but there is at least one bad one. I find it simply im- possible to sell elevator passes. As usual, all good things must come to an end, until next month. Hasta Lucgo THE CRAFTSMAN Page 11 QDLJcT G Introducing another amateur photogra- pher. Bill Hufnagel, YV-12A. first became interested in photograpliy when he joined the Henry Ford Trade School camera club early in 1916. Now in his basement he has a «lark- room. an enlarger, and other important pho- tographic equipment. Bill, an ardent swimming and roller skat- ing fan. plans to attend Lawrence Institute of Technology after graduating from Trade School. Traveling is his hobby. Yes. although he is not a famous traveler. James McCarthy YV-12A, spends his sjMre days, weeks, or months traveling through the States. Jim has already visited 25 of our 18 states and plans to see the remainder of the states be- fore entering college next fall. Jim has decided to become a civil engineer and plans to enter the Michigan College of Mines next fall to take a four-year course in engineering. Haising tropical lisa is tne interesting pastime of Gustave Choss, -12A. In the hack room of his home (ins has a small aquarium consisting of one 15-gallon and four 5-gallon glass containers which are used for the homes of his tinny tribe. t one time (� us had more than 500 fish made up mostly of sword tails. In his col- lection at the present time are alnait 10 species, all of which were bred in the United States. CHESS PLAYER W ith two lists clinched against his cheeks, with eyes moving about slowly, with the brain at work. Marvin Stokas, W-10A, figures out his next move, the move that counts. Should his queen take tin knight or the bishop? “Oh. these chess games are wicked.” says Marvin who started playing at the age of eight. Besides playing chess. Marvin enjoys seeing the town on a bicycle. When weather permits, he pedals to and from shop adding a few miles to his average of 100 miles a week. BASEBALL PLAYER Playing short-stop or catcher for the De- troit Filipino All Stars is the favorite sport of John Alvarado, W-12A. John’s team is entirely composed of Filipino players, among which is his father who manages and plays with the team. Johnny just returned from Chicago where his team defeated W ashington but was defeated by Chicago. Next year the team plans to make a tour of all major eities in the country where there are Filipino teams. Virgil Comsa, W -12A, who is one of the outstanding students in his class, would like to attend the California Institute of Tech- nology so that he may further his knowledge in the field of mechanical engineering. Virgil wants to major in mechanical engi- neering and also undertake a minor in chemical engineering so that he will Ik well prepared for his future, lie has been preparing him- self for this task ever since he entered Trade School. TRAVELER PHOTOGRAPHER ICHTHYOLOGIST Dear Trade School. your sons to thy jubilee throng, Their voices raised in appreciative song. The Alumni attending, to you. homage pay. Your benefits to them mean more than they can say. On this day they pay you honor, Dear old Trade School, alma mater. Page 2 THE CRAFTSMAN Shr Craftsman i j S___ (Member l Est. 192?) PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY MONTH DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR BY AND FOR STUDENTS OF HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL. DEARBORN. MICH. Editor-in-chief...................................RICHARD MILLS Reportorial staff: JAMES BARLOW. ROBERT BLOCK. MICKEY BOURGOIN. DAVE CALL. HENRY CHEVEZ.VIRGILCOMSA.DAN CROWLEY.URBAN DECALUWE. ALVIN DOHERTY. ARTHUR GEDDES. RICHARD HERBERHOLZ. JOHN HURLEY. GEORGE JOWETT. CARL KANGAS. RALPH LAIRD. VINCENT LEPORE. DINO MASSARA. WALLACE MESSER, JOHN PEZZIN, BILL RIDDELL. ANTHONYSARDELLI.GEORGESARNACK. DON TITUS. DAVE TUCKER. NORMAN TUER. EDWARD WIEGAND. Adviser ..........................................E. H. STOELTING Vol. 5. No. 2 November, 1946 News in Brief... Students mid instructors were given the bird Tuesday, November 26, at the academic cafeteria. Of course the word turkey should he used instead of bird. ■ ■ ■ The Red Feather Drive for the Community Chest went over the top in the Trade School with the students giving $159 and the instructors con- tributing $1.552 for a grand total of $1.712. ■ ■ ■ Those new report cards (ugh!) were decided ti| on by the Advisory Committee after W illiam Heldreth, head of selective testing department, had consulted the DearlH� rn. Detroit, and Highland Park Boards of education about their cards and system of grades. The shock was almost too much for 12A students when Friday. November 22. it was announced that their class rings had arrived. 1 hautfhti Thanksgiving has boon celebrated for 325 years, as a day of thanks to the Lord for his goodness, but to many of us it has come to mean a holiday from work and a chance to sit down to a big turkey dinner. Thanksgiving was originally set aside by Governor Bradford of Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1621. It was celebrated in solemn respect and thanks to the Lord for his mercy in providing a plentiful harvest to the Pilgrims of Plymouth. This year we should Im more thankful than e er for God’s mercy upon our nation, for as we look around the rest of the world, we see starvation, disease, and civil war. How this holiday will be observed will depend directly upon each indi- vidual. So let s observe this holiday as it should be observed, with solemn respect and thanks. 9i 9t YOUR basketball team will begin a thrill-packed 16-game schedule on December 3. Will you l e there to cheer them on to victory, or maybe to pat them on the back after a tough defeat? Or will you Im that fellow who sits at home twiddling his fingers while his team suffers a moral defeat because of lack of support from its schoolmates? On November 22 the season tickets, which will admit you to all home games, will go on sale for only §1.50 to stud� nts and §2.0l to instructors. Every Trade School boy should buy one with the intention of being at all games possible, so that when the team wins tin student body as a whole can say, “We won.” And in turn, when the team loses, “We have been defeated.” Remember! On December 3 your team will Ik� out there fighting. Will YOU? jbotUf i! Slant jbonttt! Are you one of those reckless fellows who skids his car around the curves on the School’s grounds at excessive speeds or are you the hapless driver who must (hnlge this speed demon day after day? Yes, there are those among us who have taken no heed of the warnings expressed by the School's administration concerning speeding at Henry Ford Trade School. With winter coming on, the roads will lx covered with snow and ice most of the time. It won’t take much to slide a car into one of the gullies while making a turn or to collide with an oncoming car. So in the future don't take your life and the lives of others into your own hands by showing off the speed your car will do and then careen around hazardous turns. . F. Richards, former coach and commercial geography instructor, visited the Trade School, Friday. November 22. ■ ■ ■ A hoys choir made up of Trade School students is lw� ing organized by John Dolirei, mechanical drawing instructor. ■ ■ ■ Rowling and volley hall sheets may he obtained from Frank Sheldrake in The Craftsman office. Filtering the armed forces since the last issue of The Craftsman appeared, were Harry Cook and George Coombe. Fred Nicholson, head academic department, has returned to Trade School after a two weeks’ vaca- tion in sunny Florida. Boh Wilson also has been on a late vacation. CONTENTS CAP News Page 4 Introducing Page 11 On fhe Kditor’s Desk Page 10 Over The Crib Counter Page 10 Servicemen Page 9 Sports Page 8 OUR COVER— Students of Henry Ford Trade School have a number of things for which to be thankful. The large amount of produce grown in the Trade School garden, which they were able to take home during the past summer. Some of the produce is shown on the cover. The actual gardening was done by Trade School students while the farm machinery, including the truck and tractor shown, were borrowed from Ford farms. draftsman Volume 5 No. 2 HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL November. 1946 NEW SHOP THEORY COURSE INSTITUTED Shop Theory Lab Started To enable Ixjys to I tetter understand the operation of machines, a new method of teaching shop theory was recently instituted in Henry Ford Trade School under the direction of John Heinz. Patrick Duthie, Walter Kuschel. Irvin Shemanski, Hugh Waite, shop theory instructors. A shop theory laboratory consisting of five lathes, five shapers, five milling machines. Students at work in the newly organized shop theory laboratory on the fourth floor. Picture shows the lathe and shaper departments. Christmas Vacations Extended for Students To increase the operating efficiency of Henry Ford Trade School, Christmas and summer vacations for both students and in- structors have ln� en revised by the Advisory Committee. Students’ Christmas vacations will start December 23, and end January 3, giving stu- dents two weeks. Scholarship will Ik given for one week only and academic work will he extended one week longer in June to make up for the extra week of vacation. 'Phis action may also cause a change in the students’ sum- mer vacation schedule. Details will Im an- nounced later. (Graduates who have reached the age of 18 will work in the shop during the two-weeks Christmas |M?riod unless they wish to take a vacation w ithout scholarship. Instructors’vacations will remain the same except that shop instructors will take their vacations during the first or last two weeks of JuIn, and academic instructors will take their vacations during August or «hiring Christmas holidays. School Band Plays At Women’s Club Program By VINCENT LEPORE The Trade School Band played as one of the guests at the Detroit Review Women’s Club assembly held in the WWJ- The Detroit News studio theater November 4. at which II. 11. Clegg, assistant director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, spoke on the theme, “We have a Criminal Army in Our Midst.” “Boys and girls between the ages of IT and 18 have committed more crimes than those of any other age group and the only way to halt these criminal offenses is by having clubs where 1m vs and girls can get together to help their community and also to help them- selves,” Mr. Clegg stated. In his closing statement he emphasized the need of religion: “Without religion we are lost and without us religion is lost.” The Lincoln High School Cirls Glee Club of 40 oiccs, under the direction of Miss Mirian Mc.Naughton, brought the program to an end by singing various classical selec- tions. Green Lights Entertained The Trade Sch«H l Band was invited to play for the Green Lights program held in the WWJ-Thc Detroit News studio November 7. The invitation was extended by Miss Ella (Continued on pag« 9) Morning Devotional Service Celebrates 10th Anniversary Morning Devotional Service celebrated its 10th anniversary with a sj ecial program held at 8 pm.. Friday. November 15, at the Henry Ford Trade School Chapel. The service o|H ned with enthusiastic singing by the assembly and a prayer led by The Rev. E. (). Sanders, machine con- construction, wishes to thank the faculty for the privilege of holding Morning Devotional Services, and also to thank those who assisted in making the 10th Anniversary Service a success. the Rev. Dr. Morris Peterson, Klim Baptist Church. After J. W. Busman, assistant su- perintendent of Henry Ford Trade School, addressed the congregation, remarks were made by Dr. Peterson, the Rev. Samuel G. Thero, Methodist Church, and Mr. Ralph Bailey, Missionary Church. The choruses were led by Charles Campbell, and the music, (Continued on page 9) five cutter grinders, and five surface grinders has l)cen installed in the area formerly oc- cupied by final inspection and parts of elec- trical and tool bench dej artments on the east side of the fourth floor in B-huilding. When a student is transferred to a machine depart- ment he will Im? sent to the laboratory for one week where he will Im given concentrated in- struction on fundamentals. The student will stay in the department for a specified length of time lM fore going to the next department. In the past, students studied shop theory one hour each day during their week in class. In these classes they studied not only ma- chine ojMTation but also gearing, small t M ls, gages, heat treatment, abrasives, and related subjects. Shop experience and mechanical drawing will cover these subjects under the new arrangement. Before i� eing put on a machine, students will Im required to spend a predetermined length of time in A.B.C. or cafeteria, com- mercial tool, precision tool, tin shop and sol- dering. electrical, manufacturing and prelimi- nary lM nch, and foundry. Inaddition, students may Im1 given training in heat treat and welding, paint shop, cutaway, tool cribs, machine repair, book store, or clearing house Page 4 THE CRAFTSMAN HATS OFF TO THE ALUMNI One way to pain friends is definitely not by passing the hat. unless, of course, you know how to pass it. The master-of-ceremonies at the 30th Anniversary Banquet knew how. Joe Wallace, master-of-ceremonies, showed four alumni how to pass the hat the right way. Joe George Wardlow. Eddie Meek. Jim Gallagher, and Ed Taylor, all former student , wait expectantly for their part of the program to start. Squadron 639-4 Pi cap news pi By RICHARD MILLS Oh My Aching Back... The sight of two cadets at the 30th An- niversary Banquet caused a few people a little worry and the res! gazed upon the scene with curiosity. 'Flic cadets were C Lieut. Bob Cecil, June ’46, and C Cpl. Floyd Hansen, W-11A, who stood at parade rest for aliout three hours while acting as honor guard for the plaque that was presented to the School, by the Alumni Association, in memory of former Trade School students who were killed in World War II. While at this position, the C Lt. Bob Cecil and C Cpl. Floyd Hansen standing at parade rest while acting as honor guard for the plaque. guards were to refrain from moving muscle (except in breathing). After the banquet, Bob claimed that he didn’t mind the duty too much until, just as he was lieginning to lost all sense of feeling, a waitress dropf ed a plate ! ehind him and pieces started flying in all directions. Operation Roger... Cadets from Trade School squadron took part in “Operation Roger.” a nationwide program to get the present addresses of all former Army Air Force officers and enlisted men, starting Noveml)er 23. Posters and postcards were left at large drug stores, gasoline stations, grocery stores, and other public places so that the veterans would know of the plans. In addition, spe- cial announcements were broadcast on radio stations, flashed on the screens of motion picture theatres, and printed in newspapers. The pur|M)se of this oficration is to keep the government posted on the whereabouts of these men so if the need for a large air force ever arises, the men may In contacted quickly and to keep the men informed of the latest developments. Two Power Plants Available To School Heat for the classrooms of Henry Ford Trade School is provided by two powerhouses, one located in front of the New Barracks and the other across from the Old Barracks. Each is also equipp'd to provide light at the Trade School in case of an emergency. The | owerliouse in front of the Old Barracks was the original | ower plant of Trade School and produced heat and light for the rooms. Its engine room consists of a 100 horsepower Freeman Ixnler plus a small Watertown engine which is said to be the only one of its kind in existence. This engine has a 33.5 horse |x wer rating with a 10-inch stroke and provides power for a 120 volt, 200 amp generator used for lighting pur|H� ses. A Ford Y-8 engine is used as an auxiliary in case of emergency . A larger powerhouse was built when the New Barracks was added to Trade School. Twin 80 horse power Brownell lioilers furnish the power for a C. H. Brown 125 horse | ower engine that has a flywheel approximately 10 feet in diameter and takes a 38-inch stroke. Exhausted steam from this engine was used to supply heat for the New Barracks while a licit from the flywheel drove a generator call- able of producing 720 amps providing light for the classrooms and |Kiwer for the movie projector in the gymnasium. At present both engines are dormant and Detroit Edison supplies all of the electric jiower used while the steam from the power- houses supplies the heat. A crew of four men o| erate these power plants at all times and an average of 35 tons of coal a month are consumed. In addition to the machinery, the old powerhouse also has a small lalioratory used for testing the lioiler water. selected these four alumni from the audience at random. They engaged in a hat exchang- ing routine which consisted of placing the right hand on the op| onents’ hat at the count of one and exchanging hats at the count of two. One by one the alumni wen eliminated in the contest of skill. George Wardlow. ’40, was the last one left; by fate he had been singled out. George is a natural liorn comedian with a smile as big as the moon. Joe and George engaged in the hat exchanging routine. They did this aptly until they lost count. . .then George got ahead of Joe. causing a mixup. At this point George grablied but the hat wasn’t there. A scream from the M. C. clearly showed that he had come near being scalped. According to the applause meter it was hard to tell which was the lietter man. The three other alumni who took part in the show were Eddie Mack, January 40. Jim Gallagher, June ’39. and Ed Taylor, June 45. Trade School Gardens End Profitable Year Of the 14 major crojis produced in the Henry Ford Trade School garden during the 1946 season, the tomato crop was the most successful, according to a re|M rt made by- Peter I). Bark us, garden instructor, at the end of the season. In three and one-half months. 1,616 bushels of tomatoes were picked from 6,000 plants. Five varieties, Bonnie Best, John Baer. Pritchard. Rutgers, and Ponderosa, were grow n this year. Other abundant crops harvested were 9,065 pounds of green and wax beans, 15,602 (Kiunds of lieets. 22.960 pounds of cabbage, 8.078 fiounds of carrots, 4.510 dozen sweet corn, 2.011 pounds of kohlrabi. 3,608 pounds of dry onions, 2.560 pounds of green onions. THE CRAFTSMAN Page 5 10,155 |hmiikI. ' of pit pumpkin, anti 4,551 pounds of squash in three varieties. I larvest- ing of lima beans, navy lx ans. and salsify has not been completed. Mr. Barkus staled, as he closed his report, “It was a real pleasure to work with the Henry Ford Trade School lx� ys, and I am sure that most of them, though having enjoyed being in the gardens, would have had greater fun and letter efficiency if they would have had some classroom or laboratory studies. Joy in life and efficiency in work come from knowledge and better understanding of the subject matter.” Gardens To Be Moved To School To more centrally locate all school activi- ties, the Henry Ford Trade School garden will be moved from its former location on Butler Hoad to a new site of 20 acres adjoining the Trade School buildings. Ten acres will Ik used for vegetable growing while the other ten acres will In undergoing a soil improvement program. This program consists of plowing crops under to replace organic matter. Soy l eans, sweet clover, rye. and buckwheat will In used for this. In addition to supplying organic mat- ter, soy l� eans and sweet clover will replace nitrogen. Driver Training Added To Curriculum By RALPH LAIRD Following the suggestion of the State Board of Public Instruction a new course in driver training has lx en added to the curric- ulum of the I2A classes to help make safe and careful drivers of Trade School boys. Driver training classes meet in Room 19 on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday where the accident data Ixxik “The Wreckord”, “Youth At the Wheel”, “How to Become A Skilled Driver”, “Men and the Motor Car”, and “How to Become an Expert Diiver” are used. On Tuesday and Thursday the classes go to the drivers training lat oratory, wh'ch is located in Boom 31 next to the cafeteria, where students familiarize themselves with the engines. Some students work on the engines while others work on parts of the fuel system, assembling fuel pumps and car- buretors, or at the electric bench working on starter motors, generators, distributors, and regulators. L. J. Croteau, driver training instructor in charge of these classes, stated that in the future la! oratory activities will lx increased. Mr. Croteau also arranges to have mem- bers of the police department and the Auto- mobile Club of Michigan give lectures and show movies alxait safe driving. Two movies have lx en shown to the class, tin first entitled “First Thing in First Aid,” which lasted for 30 minutes, and the second was an exciting 20 minute movie on the co- ordination of a driver with the operation of his car. “Tin Motor Vehicle Driver.” This course carries five hours credit. Courtesy Stressed In School Assemblies “Courtesy by AH” was the theme of the assembly held by the T-section Wednesday. Octolier 30 in the Trade School Gymnasium. Fred Nicholson, head of the academic department, emphasized the |X)int that the old era of bullying and rough treatment to others is now obsolete; and that the new era or gentlemanly manners was fast lx coming the general practice. Mr. Nicholson ended his talk amid a thunder of applause, then yielded the floor to Donald Hunter, 12A president, who took over the job as master-of ceremonies. Don introduced Bob Kinsler, T-12A; and John Pezzin, T-12A; who talked on “Tradit- ions” and “Courtesy” respectively. After every talk the band played such numliers as American Patrol, Mignonette, and Semper Fidelis. In similar assemblies held by the M- and W-sections, short talks were given by Alfred Zemke, W-12A, and Ernest Hanselman. M-12A on “Tradition.” Elmer Popiel, W-12A, and John Shand, M-12A, talked alxmt “Courtesy.” The Craftsman Wins 11th Press Award 'Through the efforts of 15 stalT members, the editor-in-chief, and the adviser of the Craftsman, January through July, 1946, The Craftsman has lieen awarded, for the lltli consecutive semester, the All American award by the National Scholastic Press Association for outstanding achievement in the field of journalism. Memliers of the present staff are again striving for the All-American award and. in addition, the Pacemaker honor. The Pacemaker is the highest honor which a high school (inpcr can realize. T-12A Holds Hayride At Trade School By ALVIN DOHERTY “Hey! Stop throwing that hay.” “Let go of the blanket!” and “Quit shoving,” were plaintive cries on the haywagon the night of November 9, during the T-12A hayride. Two wagons were draw n by a t ractor through the Trade School’s 526 acres and surrounding territory. During the ride one of the wagons had a flat lire, which added to the evening’s activities, especially for a few ambitious Trade S Imx 1 lads. After the ride, Jack Ardelian, T-12A. donned the chef’s attire and supervised the ctxiking of the hot dogs, while Don Hunter, T-12A. doled out the cider and coke. The couples danc d to records to round out tin evening. The instructors and their wives who chaperoned the activities were; E. H. Stoelting. head of extracurricular activities: John Weatherford, clearing house; and Frank Sheldrake, sch x l photographer. Offices Installed In Lounge By ALVIN DOHERTY Oflices in the east section of the 12A lounge room were recently completed for S. D. Mullikin. superintendent of Henry Ford Trade Sc!kx I. I p to this time Mr. Mullikin has had his office in Rooms l and 2. Fred Nicholson, head of academic department, will occupy those rooms, while his former office in Boom 4. w ill lx turned over to .1. . Busman, assist- ant superintendent. The change was made to centralize the oflices and to provide Mr. Nicholson with more room. The office's were built in the lounge Ix'cause that was the only suitable space available. Plenty of lounge room is still available for sch x l use. 1 aj e 6 THE CRAFTSMAN HENRY FORD II, F. E. SEARLE SPEAK The following is an address by Henry Ford I . president of Ford Motor Company, at the ,Wlh annirersary observance of Henry Ford Trade School: This birthday party for the Henry Ford Trade School is a very happy occasion for all of us. The School is a cherished tradition. Its roots are deep in the philosophy which has guided the Ford Motor Company through all these years. Over the three decades of its life it has i ecome a synd ol of some of the things we stand for. and a practical means for achieving some very worthwhile goals. Thirty years ago. after some experimenta- tion with earlier versions at alley Farm in Dearl orn, my grandfather founded the Henry Ford Trade School. Ix� cause he believed that “With one foot in industry and one in the soil, America is safe.” In the ! eginning there were only six stu- dents, two instructors and one classroom. But the School, which was iiu'oriHtrated as a non-profit institution, grew rapidly. The idea of a school where ! oys of high school age could learn a trade, do open air farm work and pursue academic studies appealed to hoys and their | arcnts. In 1930 the School was moved from the Highland Bark Plant to the Houge Plant, where the third and fourth floors of B-huilding were given over to it. Twenty-six classrooms, 200 instructors, and .' 00 machines were pro- vided. Even then only a small fraction of applicants could be accommodated. Enroll- ment had to l)e held to lietwecn 1,700 and 1.800, and many thousands were turned away each year. Since its founding the School has graduated more than 7,000 students. Many of them have put their skills to work in t he automobile industry; others have gone into other in- dustries and occupations. You alumni here tonight excellently exemplify my meaning. We are proud of the fine record that the School has made, we are proud of the service of men such as. Mr. Wilson first, Mr. Searle, and now Mr. Mullikin have given the School. We are proud of the achievement you graduates have made since you left the School. We are all proud of the fine record of heroism of the School’s graduates and students in two world wars. More than 1,000 served in the last war. Tonight we pay special honor to the memory of 64 of those gallant young men who were killed in action. More Personalized Training As most of you know, the State Board of Education has recently given the Henry Ford Trade School official status as an approved high school, and our Board of Trustees now is putting into effect new plans for the further development of the School. The academic section of the School was moved September 3 to the 520 acre site at Camp legion on Michigan Avenue. The remainder of the School is to be moved later. Enrollment has been reduced to 800. making possible more intensive and i crsonalized training in the shops and classrooms. Vegetable gardening and grain farming will be practiced on the 500 acres of tillable land now available. Extracurricular activi- ties in sports, music, the arts, and hobbies have been planned to give the young men opportunities for self-expression. 1 have sketched very briefly an outline of Trade School in the last thirty years, and I have suggested some of the plans for the School’s future. I would like to speak for a few minutes about the School’s spirit. All students of worthwhile institutions develop a feeling of loyalty and regard for tradition that is called school spirit. The Henry Ford Trade School has a spirit of its own. W hen the School was founded, our country was at the end of an old era and the beginning of a new. It was just alxuit then that this nation realized the days of pioneering in the wilderness were over, and that the time had come to stay put and develop that which had been won. Previously a restless, dissatisfied young man could put his face to the West and strike out toward new opportunities. In the days of the pioneers it was traditional that a man who didn't like his job or his neigld ors, or w ho felt the urge to better himself, knew w hat he could do. He could move on. Thirty years ago those days had run out. Our country was settled. It was no longer |K ssihlc for great masses of people to solve their problems by leaving them. People generally had to stay put and learn to get along with one another in a civilization that was becoming more complicated. Of course, this settling-down process did not mean the end of op|K rtunity in America. It meant merely the end of a kind of opportunity. New opportunities were born with the new era. The country was becoming more and more industrialized. Mass production was providing more and more jobs right at home. Farmers began to husband their land instead of moving on to new land, and with new techniques and new machinery their farms l ecame more produc- tive than ever. Similarly, reckless cutting of our timi erlands on the theory that there was always another forest ahead gave way to techniques which made it possible for us to have our forests and use them too. It was in this period that my grandfather, realizing that young men needed new skills and new knowledge to make the most of the new opportunities, founded the Henry Ford Trade School. Ways of earning their living had changed for millions of persons, and my grandfather, a very practical man who be- lieves in putting his theories into practice, set up a school in which young men could learn the new trades and adjustment to the new, more complicated life. Opportunities Unlimited The Henry Ford Trade School was born at the end of the old pioneer era, but the spirit of the pioneers lives on in it. It is dedicated to the proposition that there will always be a frontier. Opportunities fer young Americans are as unlimited now as as they ever were although, to be sure, they are of a different kind. For instance, it is certainly true that every mechanical problem in industry is a frontier. We are constantly seeking ways to make more things and to make them letter and at less cost. Can you imagine the im- the physical developement of the Henry Ford ELVIN DAY SPEAKS TO CELEBRATORS Ehrin W. Day. mem bar of the board of directors of the Alumni Association and toastmaster for the 30th anniversary banquet, speaks to the assembly. Seated to his left are- Mr b. D Mullikin. superintendent of Henry Ford Trade School, and Henry Ford II. presi- dent of Ford Motor Company. THE CRAFTSMAN Page 7 AT 30th ANNIVERSARY BANQUET incnse rewards which would go to the pioneer who discovered a means of making an auto- mobile—as good an automobile as any of our present cars—for one-half the present cost? Every day and every hour American industry is looking for the pioneer who can find the new wav to do an old operation. All of us in America thrive on this kind of adventure. And sometimes I hear people speaking as if we were pretty close to the end of our knowledge al out how to make machines work for us. When I hear a man talk like that, I feel he must either be ut terly unaware of just what machines have meant to this country, or else he has lost the zest of the pioneer. For it is my conviction that we have only begun to explore this great new imrhanical field. There is another new frontier along the vast w ilderness of our social maladjustments. We still have wars between nations. We still have bitter quarrels between groups in our own country. We still have neighlxtr- hood brawls. And these days we just can’t pick up and leave when we get tired of our neighl)or because there aren’t the vast open s| aoes that there used to Ik . So it. seems to me that we might pioneer very intelligently and hopefully in the direction of learning to live together in peace. Living together in peace is not just a lofty, spiritual ambition. In industrial terms, it is a very practical matter indeed. It is impossible to estimate accurately the vast losses that all of us have suffered, for example, because of squabbling among the various partners in our big American industrial machine. It is obvious that these losses must l e minimized if not altogether elimin- ated in the future if we are to continue our forward march toward ever higher standards of living. The question for today’s pioneers, then, is how we shall minimize these losses, and that is a problem that I know young America will tackle with intelligence and enthusiasm. The Pioneer Spirit The spirit of the Henry Ford Trade iSchool seems to me very much akin to the spirit of the old pioneers Ix� causc it is the spirit of not lK ing satisfied with things as they are and of trying to learn how to make them Indter. The Henry Ford Trade School has lx en dedicated to practical methods of instilling this kind of spirit into young men and to teaching them specific skills to work with. With the new reduced enrollment and the more intensive training possible at the new location, we hope the sch x l will Ik able to do an even better job than it has in the past by gi ing these boys additional training in good citizenship, leadership and the acceptance of responsibility. The goal is to lit them better to serve modern industry. The School w ill, of course, continue to be administered by its independent board of trustees. No student is committed in any way to the Ford Motor Company. But we are practical people, and we Iiojk. that after their training, graduates of the ScIhk I will increasingly choose to bring their skills and enthusiasm to the Ford Motor Company. There is still a lot of pioneering to Ik done in the automobile industry, and we want to have skilled men of courage and gocKlwill at our side as we press back the frontiers. We know that’s the kind of young men that will continue to come out of the Henry Ford Trade School. F. E. Searle Speaks Mr. toastmaster. Mr. Ford, honored guests, and fellow alumni: this meeting tonight is |M ssihle because of the will to serve that was always uppermost in the mind of Henry Ford. More than 25 years ago he said to me, “1 am more interested in educa- tion than in manufacturing. It was his foresight and desire to serve w hich caused him to establish a school of different type, a F. E. SEARLE scIhxiI that would serve the young people in a community in a fashion different from that of the regular schools. He felt that boys who knew how to do things with their hands had an advantage over those who knew only the things to do with their minds. Of all the senses that we possess the sense of touch is the first that we acquire and the most accurate that we have, so in the opera- tion of this School boys are taught to use their hands. It is |K ssihle to use the mind with- out using the hand, but it is not possible to use the hand accurately without using the mind. For 30 years ln ys have lx en going out from this School into the .community to spread the idea that work is honorable, work is necessary; and that leavening throughout the country is l ound to have its effect. Mr. Ford, in my estimation, grasped a great educational principle and he has founded a School that is developing that idea that is spreading and has spread in the last quarter of a century the length and breadth of this country. Your toastmaster has already called your attention to the fact that every job in the |H� wer of man to do. if it is to Ik? done most effectively and quickly, must first be broken down into very small units. In all manual work that is especially apparent, and in shop work jierluq s more than in many other types of work, for the Ik in the shop sees that a job must go from one department in a definite routine to the next dej artment and to the last department; that if any unit in that process is forgotten there will be trouble in the finished product. Every job must Ik broken down, must be analyzed as though it were going through a dis|K rsing lense to Ik spread upon the screen in its minute detail and then as those details are |x� rformed they are brought l� ack as through a converging lense into the finished product. You Desire To Work Today the world is bewildered with var- ious isms that arc intriguing us with thoughts that make it difficult to stick to the old line of work. We are lK coming confused because so many feel that there are short cuts to success, but you who have gone through the School know that the success that you have found has lK en based u|kki very simple fundamentals; work is honor- able, work is enjoyable, you desire to work. It is foreign to most people to wish a life of idleness. You have learned to accept res|K n- sihility. Yesterday I received a letter from the Philippine Islands from one whom many in this audience will recall, I awrence H . Tan, a little Filipino boy who graduated from the Trade ScIkkjI in the early twenties, a boy who served his country faithfully during the last war. He has been in active business in Manila and he wrote urging me to ask Henry Ford for the privilege of using the name, Henry Ford Trade Sclux l of Manila, Philippine Islands. Many who have graduated from this School and have gone out into life with an earnest desire to accomplish feel grateful to Mr. Ford for the opportunity which you had to work in such an organization. You are an alumni unique. You have the know how.” I doubt if there is another school in existence with such a large Ualy of alumni with as much mechanical skill and perhaps with the desire to use that skill, the desire to serve, the desire to accept responsibility, as those who are alumni of Henry Ford Trade School. Desire is our controlling impulse, not will, if we are to do the things w hich we know we should do. We must learn to desire to do them and not merely will ourselves to do them. Will is for the moment, for short (Concluded on page 9) Page 8 THE CRAFTSMAN Emblems To Be Awarded To Volley Ball Champions By JOHN HURLEY Chenille emblems, approximately five inches in diameter, will In awarded to the section volley ball champs at the end of the season. Members of the top team of each section will la awarded these emblems. Members of the class team, the instructor sponsor, and the class leader will have their picture published in The ('.raftsman. On November 18 the following teams were outstanding in the race for the emblems: T-12A, five won and none lost; T-12B. T-11A, W-12A, and W-10A, all with a perfect score of four games won and none lost. Craftsmen Athletes Receive Towel Loans By BILL RIDDELL Are you in desperate need of a towel after taking a cool, delightful shower to freshen up after a hard game of volley ball, basketball, or after some other activity? For many months the battle cry of the athletes of Trade School was “more towels! Thanks to the efforts of Frank Sheldrake, The Craftsman oflice clerk, these athletes have had their wants satisfied. Mr. Sheldrake has charged to his credit 200 towels w hich in turn he lends to Howard Iledinger, varsity basketball coach: L. II. Bartholomew, reserve basketball coach: T.A. Lind, junior varsity coach: James O’Neill, sanitation engineer, and Bob Wilson, ! oxing and swimming instructor: to Im used by the students engaged in the various activities. Twice a week Mr. Sheldrake gets a clean set of towels. Table Tennis Tourney Sets Fast Pace By DAN CROWLEY Anyone who considers himself an expert with a paddle should see C. W. Westerman, cafeteria instructor. This is not an invitation for anyone to go after Mr. Westerman with a paddling paddle; it’s just a story on the annual table tennis tournament which started October 14. Students don’t have to worry alxait l eing eliminated by anyone older than they arc, for there are three divisions for the players. The junior division includes lx� ys from the 10B- A. M. Wagener, shop supervisor, is given credit for the idea of printing the decimal equivalents on the Iwick of the haskctl)all sch- edule cards. 1IB; the senior division includes lx ys from the 11A-12A; for the seniors there is a grad- uate division. As for last year’s champion, Wallace Messer, M-12A, he met much stiffer competition and has already lieen eliminated. Tournament play is held in the B-huilding recreation room at 4:00 p.rn. While boys are in class they have an excellent opportunity to get in some good practice on the three tables in the Old Barracks. COMSA ELECTED STUDENT MANAGER By VINCENT LEPORE --------- School League Joins American Bowling Congress Students l elonging to the Trade School Bowling League received membership cards Saturday. October .� . from the American High School Bowling Congress. On the back of the card two regulations are. printed which all AHSBC members must observe. They are: 1. You are not allowed to smoke during your league play. 2. You must treat the property and equip- ment of the bowling proprietor with res| ect. If the card is taken up for breaking either of these rules, the bowler will Ik barred from high school tx wling for the rest of his high school days. He also automatically forfeits his right to all prizes or trophies which he may have won. New Scoreboard Installed In Ford Gym An electric scoreboard, which is to be used for all Craftsmen home games, has been in- stalled in the Henry Ford School gymnasium. This scoreboard will register the score, time, ami periods, and has an automatic horn for timeouts and the end of periods. W hen one minute of play is left in each quarter, the dial turns red. The scoreboard is operated by a switchlxiard located on the officials' table. This will possibly eliminate that oft used phrase, “lie doesn’t know what the score is.” Virgil Comsa. W-12A, has been ap| ointcd by varsity basketball coach Howard Iledinger. after an unanimous vote by team players at the second practice, October 14. in the Henry Ford School gym. to be the Craftsmen’s new student manager as they tangle with Milford in the o|H ner of the 1946-47 basketball season. The student manager's job is not an easy one, as irgil is finding out. His duties in- clude: inflating and ('leaning balls, having equipment ready at each practice and game, keeping records, and, an irn- portant factor, meet- ing the visiting team. T h is year it is irgil’s aim to show as m u c h respect, following “The Sportsman’� Grip” ideal of Tom Sayres, author o f man y s|H rts stories, to the op|M sing team as he shall to his o w n team thereby, creating a spirit of goodwill and good sportsmanship. irgil entered Henry Ford Trade School in August. 1943, after graduating from Custer Grade School, Detroit, in which he was awarded the American Legion School Award, and has developed the trait of leadership as he edited Trade Design, the W -section pa|x;r last term. irgil has earned letters by playing in the School band and catching behind the plate in the senior intramural softball league, help- ing his team win the league championship last season at Bob-1� . VIRGIL COMSA Studonts may use these table tennis sets before or after school hours end during lunch period in the shop division activity room. Page 9 Devotional Service (Continued from page 3) led by J. M. Panda, was supplied by the or- chestra from the Revival Tabernacle. W illis Gilbert, song leader, sang a solo accompanied by Richard Couch on the organ. Norman Sanders directed the Rochester Raptist Church Choir in the singing. Dr. F. E. Searle, former superin tendent of Henry Ford Trade School, was present with his wife. A special solo was sung by aughn I leard, former Trade School student and instructor. The principal speaker of the evening was the pastor of the John R. Raptist Church, the Rev. Fred Lockwood. The Revival Tabernacle Mixed Quartet assisted in the singing and was accomjianied on the organ by Miss Rena Sprik of the John R. Baptist Church. Green Lights (Conpiga 3)from Gordon Smith, directress of the program. As the audience sighed and applauded, the 25-piece Band played Tea for Two” and several classical selections under the direction of Roscoe VVolverton. Another highlight of the program was the Barbershop Quartet, whose singing and danc- ing rocked the WWJ studios. In addition to the rocking, the studios shook when six of Grinnell’s Majorettes came on stage to dis- play t heir lates style of marching and dancing. Ford, Searle Speak £’ “ . 3, periods of duration; it is desire, that con- suming desire which determines in all of us the things w liicli we continue to do. You have now as a leader of the Ford Motor Company a man who is willing and able and most anxious to speak to this Ikv wildered United States, to the citizens who are undecided what is right and what is proper, certain fundamental truths; you as a group can accept him as a leader. This Alumni Association of Henry Ford Trade School, I happen to know, is eager to mold so far as lies wiihin its |x� wer, the public opinion which shall restore this country to a more healthy condition. We are going through a critical period. We are, I l elieve, alxmt to emerge into a period of great activity, a period of greater sanity, and this group with the know how”, w ith the desire to work and under the fearless leadership of this young man who can say to the country things which an true and say them without olTense, as | crha| s no other man in the country today can say them— you and he together should have, and I l e- lieve will have, a great leavening effect on the thoughts and feelings and honesty of these United States. Lawrence Tan The following is an extract from a letter received by Dr. Searle a few days after the 30th Anniversary banquet. It was written by Percy M. Scott, an instructor at the Trade School in its earlier days. • • • • You spoke of I awrence Tan. I wonder it you remeber the exact circumstances THE CRAFTSMAN A window near the corner of Grand River and Woodward Avenue at the J. L. Hudson de- partment store was the scene of an exhibit of tools made and repaired at Henry Ford Trade School. The exhibit was held from October 21 to October 25. (See story on page 10) of his arrival at the School. Or was it a little Ixffore you came with us? I do not recollect. Every detail is still vivid with me ! ecause, of all the things that happened that were outstanding, the arrival of Laurenco Tan at the Trade School typified somewhat the bigness of Mr. Ford’s vision that had crystallized into the School. On a Midwinter Morn The day (1 do not remember the date) was in midwinter and the snow was very deep all over the place. When I arrived at the office, there stood a small, brown, neat l oy who differed somehow from any of the many nationalities we had in the School. He stood there quietly while the Highland Park jxilice- men told me that they had taken him to the police station about one o’clock the night before as he was trying to get in at the Man- chester Street entrance of the plant. The |K lice had kept him the rest of the night, given him his breakfast, and brought him over as soon as the office opened. The officer left, and I covertly studied the boy. Small, thin, wiry, patient, but in- tensely alert, waiting for me to begin. “What is your name?” “Laurenco Tan,” in a curious clipped accent that was unfamiliar to me. “How old are you?” “Fourteen years.” “What do you want here?” “Education.” And this is the story he told me, all of w hich we found to be true. He was a mestizo. His father was Chinese and his mother Filipino. He had been born, and had lived on, the island of Vlgan in the Philippines, where his father was a merchant. He had attended the school taught by the Fathers until his father had taken him out in order that he might work in the store. Rut somehow in that far island he had heard of Henry Ford and the Trade School; and this is what he did about it. He escaped from home and somehow got to Manila. At Manila he stowed away on the transjxjrt Iz gan” Ixmnd for San Francisco, where, fed by the Chinese cooks and mess boys during the voyage, he arrived and was landed secretly but safely. From San Fran- cisco to Chicago he peeled | otatoes and washed dishes in the kitchen of a dining car; and he did the same from Chicago to Detroit, getting in about midnight and somehow going directly to the plant. He Wanted Education That any boy anywhere should want anything badly enough to run away and trav- el halfway around the world to get it made quite a story, but when the boy was of a so- called inferior race and the thing he wanted was an education: that was something really big. Of course we took him in. I took him over to Dr. Marquis, and we w rote a story on him for the Ford News. “From there on I am sure that you know more of him than 1. I saw him once as he was waiting on table in a Chinese restaurant on Michigan Avenue, when he told me he was studying law at the University of Detroit, and, I think, was working in the Rouge plant. “Naturally, I am much interested in what you told us at the dinner. 1 wonder if you w ill send me his address. I would like to tell him Gods|� eed in the thing which he hopes to do. It is queer, when one thinks of it, how such an unimportant a thing as a scrawny mestizo kid running away from home when given opportunity may l e a tremendous fac- tor in the problem of world betterment. I wonder how many that we know nothing of are, or will be, influencing the affairs of the world!” Page 1C THE CRAFTSMAN On the Editors Desk Etiquette?... Did you ever watch a group of Trade School boys as they attempted to eat ice cream in the cafeteria? The methods used are many and varied but they can lx boiled down into a few basic styles with several variations of each. Number one on our Borden brigade is the direct approach or cave man method. This system is rather simple: the ice cream is grasped firmly with the right hand (southpaws take exception) while the l� a|K r wrapper is torn back with the left. The first thing that goes wrong is that the wrapper is pulled completely off, leaving the hapless cave man (or Trade School boy) with a fist full of wet ice cream. The next step is for the diner to vainly attempt to cram the mushy mass into his mouth l efore it melts completely. This is never successful and usually results in effectively coating the nose and ears with sticky goo. biting off one or more fingers, and freezing the tonsils, to say nothing of the effects on one’s temper. The system most lx ys use when munching the solid nux� starts by up-ending the roll of ice cream on the tray, and taking a vicious stab at it with a fork. After the first several misses, the now hook-shaped fork is finally jablxxl through the ice cream. The next step is to attempt to eat the concoction as if it were an ice cream cone. All goes compari- tively well for the first few seconds with only a few white spots appearing on the diner’s shirt front. Then the dam bursts! The ice cream is bisected in the vicinity of the fork. While the hapless eater watches one section tr'ckle down his sleeve, the other part lands in his lap with a resounding plop. In the ensuing efforts to conceal his plight by throw- ing the sloppy mess under the table, he inevitably hits a table companion in the knee. This usually results in said companion picking up his own ice cream and throw ing it in the face of whomever he believes responsible for the outrageous act. He always picks the wrong person. This touches off a riot that could end in any degree of l edlam. Not all of the boys go at it with such reckless abundon, however, which brings us to the third or safe and sane method. In this system the eater tries to eat it with his fork as if he were using a spoon. He usually starts by taking hold of the loose ends of the wrapper, holding the ice cream over his tray, and pulling his hands apart. The ice cream, finding itself suddenly freed from all earthly support, instantly thinks of getting in some flying time. At this point, however, the law of gravity decides to take a hand in the course of events and dashes the ice cream into the tray. The ice cream, feeling cheated, fails to give in so easily and small portions of it do fly hither and yon, thoroughly splashing everyone at the table. The dauntless diner offers hasty a|x logies and attempts to eat it by pecking away at it with his fork. All goes well for about three bites then a hard spot in the ice cream is struck. When the diner finds himself unable to cut the stuff with the side of his fork, he usually holds his fork ax- fashion and takes a healthy downward cut at the ice cream. The chances are ten to one that he will hit the ice cream a glancing blow and send a low liner rocketing acn ss the table. Sometimes more than one lx y use this method at the same time so that some unfortunate individual linds ice cream flying at him from all directions. This has an ex- tremely depressing effect on morale. That just, about winds up our little pro- gram of frozen futility. There are other metluxls but they are minor ones and most of them are so brutal they defy description. How does your reporter eat the stuff? Well, when he can’t give it away, he lets it melt and mops it up with a hunk of bread. It was the afternoon of Friday, October 25, and I had come by Sam’s Cut Bate on my way home from school in order to pay the third installment on a $11.95 suit (two pair of pants and a vest included, of course). After making the $1.50 payment I was walk- ing along Woodward Avenue when 1 saw a large crowd around a display window of the ,1. I,. Hudson’s Store. Curiosity overcame will power and as I approached the crowd I met a fellow T. S. student, Ted Bamheau by name, who was also curious. Together we fought our way through the mob. Nearing the window we were surprised to hear the following: “Oh, my gosh!” “Boy, isn’t that a l eautiful cutaway job!” “I ok at that micrometer,” “Man. they really repair stuff!” Coming still closer we saw a sign in the window saying, “Henry Ford Trade School Exhibit.” On display we saw a Ford -8 engine which had had a cutaway job done on it for display, pictures of Trade School boys running machines and studying in classrooms, tools and cutters that were repaired, vege- tables that Trade School students had grown, and other familiar sights that came from our beloved alma mater. Instinctively we pulled our badges from our | ockcts and put them on display on our left shoulders. By this time we had given the window the once over and l egan to do the same to the crowd. There were several distinct types of onlookers. First came the eager-beaver type who had his nose flattened against the window pane and kept his head motionless while his eyes wandered back and forth over the scenery. Then came the s| clll ound lad (usually aged 12 to 15) with his mouth wide open and his eyes bulging, looking at each little thing alx ut 15 minutes at a time. I«ast, but by no means least, was that sociable fellow who leans on your shoulder, chewing his gum so viciously that you arc in constant danger lest he bile your ear off, and breathing down your neck that gastronomically danger- ous odor known as garlic. By this time we had pretty well taken in the sights (liubba hubha) and so. with Henry Ford Trade School proudly written all over our faces, we emerged from the crowd and journeyed merrily on our way home. ★★★★★★★★★ ★★★★★★★★★ OVER THE CRIB COUNTER By I. C. ALL ★ Greetings and hallucinations. Lacking a trumpet fanfare, this is I. C. All back with more Southern corn. Little Bo-Peep has lost her sheep and doesn't know where to find him. Have you tried the cafeteria? A recent nationwide poll reveals that 90 per cent of the girls in the United States do not like dancing with men shorter than they are. I. C. All agrees with them: he doesn’t like dancing with short men either. If you wonder where I. C. All got so smart, let me assure you that he once went to school every Monday for a whole week. Little Jack Horner sat in a corner. May- be he didn’t know how to dance. Exclusive: I. C. All presents his inter- pretations of popular song titles: Give me live minutes more: T. S. boy when alarm clock sounds. The Girl That I Marry: Theme song of Dave Call. W-12A, when he admires a draw ing of liena the Hyena. Doin’ What Comes Natcherly: Students eating ice cream in the cafeteria. Somewhere in the Night: 12A student l x king for trig answer. The compensation workers of Ford Motor Company are well satisfied with their new quarters on the fourth floor of the B-building. There is only one thing wrong: it seems that if the roof leaks. We’re thinking of sending kilroy around with The Craftsman to explain the jokes. Frankly, I. C. All looks like a moron, acts like a moron, and writes like a moron. Don’t let this deceive you; he is a moron. Did you notice the lost look carried on the faces of instructors November 6? Could it l e that The Detroit Free Press strike had something to do with it? Overheard this Month: Instructor: You, in the second row, wake up that fellow next to you. Student: You wake him up, sir. You put him to sleep. Until next month this is I. C. All remind- ing you that if you think this column is had, there is one consolation: Editor Mills had to read it. Hasta Luego THE CRAFTSMAN Page 11 ATHLETE COINS MUSICIAN Collecting foreign c oins of various shapes and sizes is the hobby of William Kamrath. W-12A. Hill, who lias a collection of more than 8000 coins worth up to $25 apiece, has been amassing them since be was 10 years old. His father, a member of the Merchant Ma- rine. has brought him coins from China, Japan. France, (iermany, and many other countries. Besides coins. Hill makes hobbies of horseback riding and collecting match- book covers. WANDERER Traveling, besides l� eing educational, is extremely interesting,” says Ferdinando Liberati, W-I2 . who has traveled through four states, including New York. Ohio. Indiana, and Iowa, and has visited Washing- ton, D. C. Ferdinando paid his traveling expenses by working on farms in the different states. His ambition is to see the world. The favorite sports of this “globe trotter” are hascludl and football. Playing first base for Moose Izxlge in the Dearliorn league. Bernie Pfeifer, T-I2A. earned the privilege of playing at Dayton, Ohio, w hen his team represented Dearlxirn in the National Junior Tournament held in that city last summer. Bernie was also a star in- lielder on the Craftsmen nine. His talents do not stop at baseball alone for he was high point man in basketball last season. His ambition is to become an outstanding pro- fessional baseball player. JUMPER “I’ve l een up in a plane but I’ve never come dow n in one,” claims Anthony Pezzin, January ’16. It seems that the only time Tony was up in an aircraft was when he made a parachute jump at Monroe. Michigan, last June. Besides this. 'Pony has a few less hazard- ous sports, such as his bowling team, which is made up entirely of CAP members. Before he was graduated, Tony also took |M rt in many intramural sports. “1 just squeeze it out”, says Charles Kieselback, W-12A, who has been playing the aceordian for the last three years. Charles’ musical re| ertoire. consisting of |M pular music which is valued at $20. is largely due to a natural hankering for arrang- ing music by ear. His ambition is to letter himself with a new aceordian, costing ap- proximately $650. His present instrument, cost $350. HORSEMAN Horse back riding is the exciting hobby and sport of Harold Mollon, W-11A, who has been riding horses since he was six years old. His equipment, consisting of a $17 bridle, $200 saddle, and $83 of western style riding clothes, totals $300. At his small four-acre farm, located at West Chicago and Telegraph, he ow ns a three year old brown and white cross bred Arabian rifling horse. THANKSGIVING The harvest has just been gathered, We can sit and rest a spell. The livestock has been fresh watered, From the old ami rusty well The farm hands are in a gala mood, As they spin old yams anew. The wim’n folk are cooking food: Thanksgiv’n feast -- for me and you. HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL DECEMBER, 1946 Page 2 THE CRAFTSMAN Uhp (Craftsman PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY MONTH DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR BY AND FOR STUDENTS OF HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL. DEARBORN. MICH. Editor-in-chief.........................................................RICHARD MILLS JAMES BARLOW. ROBERT BLOCK. MICKEY BOURGOIN. DAVE CALL. HENRY CHAVEZ VIRGIL COMSA.DAVE CROWLEY.URBAN DECALUWE. ALVIN DOHERTY. ARTHUR GEDDES. RICHARD HERBERHOLZ. JOHN HURLEY. GEORGE JOWETT. CARL KANGAS. RALPH LAIRD. VINCENT LEPORE. DINO MASSARA. WALLACE MESSER JOHNPEZZIN .BILL RIDDELL.ANTHONY SARDELLI. GEORGE SARNACK. DON TITUS. DAVE TUCKER. NORMAN TUER. EDWARD WIEGAND. Adviser: E. H. STOELTING Vol. 5. No. 3 December. 1948 Peacz 9n a Wotild ajj Conflict Of all numerous sayings quoted al Christmas time, there is none that is etched so well upon one’s mind as “Peace on earth, gcxxl will to men ' Peace and good will seem ironical this Christmas of 1916 when we find ourselves in a midst of high prices, strikes, and economic turmoil. The Christmas season is. nevertheless, a time to give thanks to Cod for all the blessings lie has bestowed upon a sinful mankind. We in America can be thankful for innumerable things. The war has caused many hardships, yet we can give thanks for the health of our mind and body, our freedom of religion and speech, and that our boys are returning with the glory of a hard won victory. For the boys who will never again see Christmas it is natural that we should, this yuletide, pause and pray. As individuals we must strive to carry the spirit of Christmas through- out the coming year, for if there ever was a time for kindness and love it is today. News in Brie!: Many former Trad School varsity basketball players were present at the Fordson-Ford Trade basketball pame. Among them were John Cana van, Pat Woody, Bob Pieschke, Mike Bcrnadett, and Ted Zenevich. Al Milankov, former varsity coach, was also there. The senior prom will again In open to all Trade School students who w ish to attend. Varsity and reserve players on the basketball teams have permission to practice at the Trade School gym on Saturday. Arrangements must Ik? made with coaches in advance. Henry Chavez. T-12A. danced at the Interna- tional Program in the Masonic Temple on December 8. Ilis picture with his sister apjn ared in the Free Press. The Trade School now has a PA system for all home basketball games. Mr. Croteau devoted some e | ert work to the project following the Milford game. 'I'. A. Lind is official announcer. The profit that is made selling ice cream at the B-building goes into the student's Recreation Fund. Mr. Westerman's idea and efforts are turning out well. The 114 points that “Buzz” Pfeifer, T-12A, scored last year in varsity basketball marked the highest count recorded by any individual player in the Trade School. “Buzz” says: “I intend to top this record this year.” 1946 9i Qo te: Wzlco-tm 1947 On December 31. peop’e a I over the world will sit up till midnight to welcome the New Year and hid the Old Year farewell. To many il will be without regret that they observe the passing of 1916, for the first ftdl year of peace in over half a decade revealed little that could be called postwar pros- perity. There was peace in word but not in fact in many parts of the world. In our own country it seemed, at times, that the forces of evil had collabo- rated to keep us from reaching a normal peacetime national welfare. Nevertheless, some progress has been made toward the goal of postwar well being: perhaps all of the progress that could be expected after almost seven years of abnormal conditions. In our immediate environment the passing year saw many changes and I heir subsequent problems of adjustment. Foremost among these prob- lems. of course, was the locating of the Trade School at its present site, t pon looking back on the events of 1946, most Trade School boys will agree that, despite the few inconveniences that must accompany such radi- cal changes as those undergone by the School’s academic system, they have little cause for regret. It can lie said, with some degree of certainty, that the year 1917 will usher in an era of affluence that was not possible under former conditions. So it is with all sincerity that the administration and members of The Craftsman stall' wish you a Happy New ear. According to Wilson Mills, academic cafeteria, no social Christmas dinner was served at the academic division because the same section t hat was treated to a Thanksgiving dinner was in class at that time. CONTENTS CAP News Page 4 Editorials Page 0 On the Editor’s Desk Page 10 Open House Pictures Page 11 Over the Crib Counter Page Id Sports Page 8 OUR COVER- December is traditionally a month of snow, cold weather, and Christmas. Even though the early part of December of 1946 hasn’t brought too much cold weather or snow. The Craftsman staff is still ‘‘Dreaming of a White Christmas” as shown on our cover. 5th? fflraftaman Volume 5 No. 3 HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL December, 1946 Book-Cadillac Is Site of Senior Prom ---------------------------------4 Commencement To Be Held February 8 Commencement exercises for the class of January 1947 will In held in the Fordson I Mi'll School auditorium on February 8 with l)r. W arner Cole, of the Highland Park Bap- tist Church, as guest speaker. S. D. 1 iillikin. superintendent of Henry Ford Trade School, will award the diplomas to the students while J.W . Busman, assistant superintendent of Henry Ford Trade School, will Ik the program chairman. The class valedictorian, has as yet. not been chosen. This commencement is a mark in Trade School history as it is the first year that a high school diploma will Ik awarded. Six students. Kdward Medellin. Donald W . Behm. Gustav Clioss. Henry (). Pit (rich. Emil Straub, and Michael Busti, are scheduled to receive them. This year, as in past years, the Ford Motor Company American legion Post 173 will pre- sent to the two outstanding students the American I-egion Awards based on scholar- ship, leadership, courage, service, and honor. The identity of these students will remain secret until the time of the presentation. Yuletide Assemblies Held by Sections Christmas carols were sung and various talks were given at the assembly held by the M-section in the Chapel of Henry Ford Trade School, Friday, December (� . The program was opened by Master of Ceremonies Richard La Duke, M-12A, who led the assembly in singing 0 Conte, All Ye Faithful. Richard then introduced James Earle, M-12A. who recited the Christmas Story.” John Dobrei, drafting instructor, directed his newly established Male Chorus” in the singing of Silent ighl. Tom Sayres, journalism consultant, gave an interesting talk on Being a Good Sport,” which was fol- lowed by the 12A class president. Nick Popa. who made a few announcements. After the assembly finished singing Jingle Bells, the Rev. L. II. Lockwood passed on a little advice to the student body about the true Christmas spirit. J. V. Busman, assis- tant superintendent of Henry Ford Trade School, gave a short talk, wishing all students a “Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.” The program ended with the entire group singing White Christmas. Organ music for the singing was played l eautifull by Bay Crute, W-12B. The T- and W- sections held similar as- semblies on December 13 and 20. respectively . Music To Be By Clark Bunn Members of the class of January 1946 will hold their senior prom in the Crystal Ballroom of the Book-Cadi I lac Hotel on January 18. 1947. A dinner consisting of l uisiana jumbo shrimp cocktail, consomme royale, roast Vermont Nick Popa. M-12A, Don Hunter. T-12A, and Dick Herberholz, W-12A, section presidents, make final plans for their senior prom. “B” Average Students To Be Enrolled In T.S. On Wednesday, November 23, 40 counse- lors from the inetro| olitan area of Detroit were taken on a tour of Henry Ford Trade School. The purpose of this tour was to ac- quaint counselors with our shop facilities, our curriculum, and our academic quarters; to discuss plans for new students for the 10B class enrolling February 10, 1947; and to dis- tribute and explain application blanks for enrollment. A student desiring to enroll in Henry Ford Trade School will first Ik required to fill out an application which he may secure from the school he is now atending. In order to be eligible, a student must Ik a graduate of the 9A class and carry a “B” average, also he must Ik between tin ages of 14 and 16. After the student’s application has been approved by his counselor, the student will Ik. notified to report at Henry Ford Trade School to take the battery of aptitude tests and Ik inter- viewed by the personnel department. Applications will then be reviewed and new students will Ik selected. turkey with chefs dressing, cranberry sauce, candied sweet potatoes, julienne of string beans, bombe glace Book-Cadillac, will Ik served at 6:30 p.m. After dinner s|K akers will keep the diners amused and interested. The master-of-ceremonies for this occasion will Ik Dick Herberholz, W-12A and guest speaker w ill beS. D. Mullikin. superintendent of Henry Ford Trade School. Dancing will lx gin at 9 p.m., with music furnished by Clark Bunn and his orchestra. The prom is to Ik formal and it is esti- mated that the tickets will cost from $11 to $12. Details are l� eing completed by the presidents, Don Hunter. T-12A, Dick llerl er- holz, W-12A and Nick Popa, M-12A. Bob Kinslcr, T-12A, secured the ballroom through his father when a suitable place was hard to find. XT m CHRISTMAS MERRY AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR The Staff Page 4 CAP NEWS Five years ago, on December 1, 1941, General II. H. Arnold, commanding officer of AAF at that time, signed a document author- izing the formation of civilian fliers into an organization to Ik known as the Civil Air Patrol. One week later the I nited States was plunged into war w hen the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Immediately civilian fliers’ licenses were revoked, to be reinstated only after careful examination of the person’s character by the FBI. When the license was restored, the holder was urged to contribute his services to CAP. CAP’s first big job w asn’t long in coming. The German submarines that had been prey- ing on shipping in mid-Atlantic moved in and started to sink American ships in home w aters, often is sight of shore. CAP set up coastal patrol bases near the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and soon unarmed single-engine light planes were flying over open water reporting any U-l)oats that were sighted. Most of the planes carried one pilot and one observer who daily flirted with death as they flew over the frigid water, where engine failure meant a forced landing, exposure to the elements, and possibly death. During this duty 173 subs were sighted, 57 attacked by CAP and the rest dealt with by Army and Navy planes. Two underseas raiders were sunk by CAP but the price of these victories was high—30 lives, 30 gold stars on the CAP service flag. Many times when a war plant was in dan- ger of shutting down l ecause of the lack of some i art, a call to CAP Courier Service would get the part flown to it. Forest Patrol flew over heavily wooded areas to watch for fires started by enemy agents and careless Americans. Members of Liason Patrol, meanwhile, kept watch on the lx rder for illegal entry of aliens. Among the most important assignments w as the training of cadets, preparing them for service? with the AAF. Since October 1942, boys and girls in the age group of 15 to 18 years have studied pre-flight subjects and military drill. In the summer the boys spend two weeks at an airbase learning more of Army life. Glorying in its past is not part of CAP’s job; so members looktoward bigger jobs in the future. Already one large movement. Opera- tion Roger, has been handled and at present a nationwide network is being set up while cadets are ! cing trained in the operation of radios. Although jx� oplc of this country hope another war never hits the I nited States, they are still prej aring so that they will not be caught without material to huild a strong line of defense in the form of the Army Air Forces. THE CRAFTSMAN T. S. Holds Open House For Parents Open house was held for Trade School students and their | arents from 7:20 to 11p.m., Wednesday, November 20, at Henry Ford to visit the campus, hear the organ in the ---------- Alumni Hold Meeting In School Gymnasium The Henry Ford Trade School Alumni Association held an open house at the Trade School Tuesday, Noveml er 12, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., at which the alumni visited the new school buildings for the first time. Then from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m., they had a meeting at which two imi ortant announce- ments were made and several short talks were given. The first announcement was the beginning of a public speaking course for Association meml ers. The plans for the course were outlined before the group by Nick Timko. He stated that classes would begin November 26 and would be held thereafter on every other Tuesday. The second announcement concerned those who are about to join the Alumni Association. According to a new decision by the lx ard of directors, the $15 initiation fee will include dues for that fiscal year. The presiding chairman for the evening was Rov Blanchard, president. � S. D. Mullikin, superintendent of Henry Ford Trade School, welcomed all alumni to the new school. 'Phis was followed by group singing led by John Dobrei, lx ard member. Then, for the benefit of the new members of the Association and those in the audience who had not yet joined, secretary-treasurer B. C. Brewen, outlined a brief history of the Henry Ford Trade School Alumni Association. Tom Crowley, ’24, then pointed out the pur- poses and aims of the Association. The last talk and the one most cherished by the group was made by F. E. Searle, form- er superintendent of Henry Ford Trade School, who served the School faithfully for 29 years. Mr. Searle stressed the vast poten- tialities of the Alumni Association considering the background and training received in the Trade School. This ended the open house gathering and the next meeting was announced to be on Tuesday, December 10, at Henry Ford Trade School. Henry Chavez Dances At Internationl Show Henry Chavez. T-12A, and his sister, Marion, danced at the “International Night” show at Masonic Temple December 8. The Mexican couple did the “Hat Dance” to the music of Samuel Benivc and his orches- tra. I lenry took his first dancing lesson when he was two and one-half years old and Marion started dancing when she was five years old. After the program, Seymour Simons, pro- ducer, congratulated the 500 performers on the splendid job that they had done. Henry’s next engagement is to dam at the Grosse Point Yacht club in the latter part of December. Trade School to give parents an opportunity cha| el, visit the class rooms, and fiear the band in the gymnasium. As students and parents arrived at the School they were guided to parking spaces by Archie Freelxirn, head of lathe de| artments, and his crew. The parents were asked to start at the chapel where music was furnished on the organ by Elry Merz, engineer at the Dearlx rn lab. E. H. Stoelting, head of extracurricular activities, started the program by greeting the parents and introducing S. D. Mullikin, superintendent of Henry Ford Trade School, who sjxike to the parents on some of the conditions in the Trade Sch x� l and of his hopes for the future. The second group was then alxmt ready to enter the chapel and so the first group was asked to leave and visit some of the class- rooms. C. G. Rogers, English instructor, was in charge of the guests who visited the classrooms. The group finally reached the gymnasium where the band played songs under the direction of Roscoe Wolverton, physics and trigonometry instructor. After hearing the band, the students with their parents went to the cafeteria where they were served coflce, chocolate milk, ice cream, and cookies, by Cecil Westerman, head of cafeteria, Sherman Holmes, head of tin shop, Harry Westbrook, head of wood pattern, and their crews. Music in the cafeteria was fur- nished by the Ford String Ensemble and pictures were taken by Frank Sheldrake. By actual count, 700 people visited the School and the last guest left about 10:30 p.m. 12B’s Hold Dance After A Few Delays That on-again, olf-again, on-again dance was finally held by the 12B s at Henry Ford Trade Scluxd, Saturday, Decern lx?r 14. Not that there was difficulty in arriving at the when, how much, and the orchestra de- tails but these minor questions contributed some confusion to the situation. The dance was first planned as the “Autumn Folic” for November 16 with a group of Ford Motor Company musicians to contribute the melo- dies. The cancellation was due to the band having a previous engagement. Next the 12B leaders got into a huddle and came up with plans for another affair to lx known as the “Winter Whirl” to lx? held December 14. Alas and alack, more trouble. Friday. De- cember 6, E. H. Stoelting, head of extracur- ricular activities, announced, in a subdued voice (not due to sorrow, but laryngitis) that the dance would have to lx? canceled because of the coal situation. On the next day the coal strike ended and come Monday morning the dance was again scheduled. So, on Saturday, Decemlx r 14, Trade School boys and their dates gathered in the gymnasium for a swell time dancing, laughing, and enjoying the privilege of using the lounge. On Monday morning those who attended the school dam for the first time said they had a good time. THE CRAFTSMAN Page 5 Lab Steam Engine Designed by Mr. Ford When a person speaks of electricity and horsepower he immediately thinks of pushing a button. Either wheels start to rotate by magnetic force exerted on an armature or a light goes on. This is what the average per- son would usually visualize but horsepower and electricity are much more than just this. Henry Ford once said, An able man is a man who can do things, and his ability to do things is dependent on what he has in him. What he has in him depends on what he started with and w hat he has done to increase and discipline it.” Built in Laboratory “Knowledge, to my mind, he continued, is something that in the past some!x dy knew and left in a form which enables all who will to obtain it. If a man is born with nor- mal human faculties, if he is equipped with enough ability to use the tools which we call ‘letters’, in reading or writing, there is no knowledge within the | ossession of the race that he cannot have—if lie wunts it! The only reason why every man does not know everything that the human mind has ever learned is that no one has ever yet found it worth while to know that much. Men satis- fy their minds more by finding out things for themselves than by heaping together the things which somebody else has found out. You can go out and gather knowledge all your life, and with all your gathering you will not catch up even w ith your own times. ou may fill your head with all the ‘facts’ of all the ages, and your head may lx just an over- loaded fact-box when you get through. The point is this: great piles of knowledge in the head are not the same as mental acti ity. A man may be very learned and useless and then again, a man may lx very unlearned and very useful. It is a very humun tendency to think that what mankind does not know yet, no one can learn, and yet it must be perfectly clear to every one that the past learning of mankind cannot be allowed to hinder our future learn- ing. Mankind has not gone so very far when you measure its progress against the know- ledge that is yet to lx gained the secrets that are yet to be learned.’’ Mankind Has Much to Learn With this in mind, Mr. Ford thought the situation through, and then proceeded to work on it. Approximately six years ago, a special piston valve steam engine following Mr. Ford’s design was built in the Dearborn experimental lalioratory. This engine was designed to generate 12 to 13 horsepower. After its completion, the steam engine was set up in an adjoining room of the hobby shop for veterans of Camp I cgion. First stop to think of how the steam engine w as set up and how it operates. 1 n one corner of the room was a vertical boiler having a pres- sure up to 500 |K unds. First a fire was kindled at the base of this Ixiiler to get the steam which was required to operate the machines in the hobby shop. Then the steam was transferred to the steam engine, located in the center of the room, by the use of pijjes. With sufficient steam pnxluced, it was possible to operate the steam engine. This engine propels a lx lt-driven generator w hich produced all of the necessary electricity to operate saws, drill presses, and other ma- chinery which was set up in the hobby shop. To view this picture of power more thor- oughly, a shaft was connected directly to the steam engine which turned over-head pulleys and belts which were connected to a few of the machines. This type of machine can be set up practically any place. After Henry Ford Trade School moved to Camp Ixjgion, it was on Mr. Ford’s request that the steam engine was moved to the physics lab in Room 8. With inadequate space, it was impossible to install the original boiler but by means of a pipe line from the main power plant on the campus, to obtain steam, it is |M ssible to o|x rate the engine. License Is Required The ojx rator of a steam engine is re- quired to have an operator’s license and as yet, unfortunately, none of the instructors in the Trade School science department has such a license. This steam engine can lx� used to produce the power for the experiments which are carried out in the physics lal oratory. The purpose of this machine is to show students, when speaking of electricity or horsepower, that it takes more than pressing a button or throwing a switch to produce electricity or horsepower. Next time you press a button, think what really g x s on behind it. Every thought and plan that has gone into the steam engine has lx en based on the deter- mination that it shall stand in the future as an inspiration to young American students to go forward. Safety Is Theme of Police Lecture Police Sergeant Olshove and Patrolman Cousin, of the Detroit Traffic Safety Division, showed moving pictures and lectured on ac- cident prevention and safe driving to the 12A students of every section during their fourth week of class. Elaborating on the subject were two movies, “It s Wanton Murder,” and “Teach Them To Drive.” The first movie was alxxit a young man who went to war and came back after four years without a scratch, only to be killed by a careless driver a few' months after his return. The second reel told the story of a young boy who didn’t understand the meaning of “overdriving his headlights,” which caused his death, and showed how' his father per- suaded the principal of the high school which his son had attended to organize a driver training course so other teen-agers wouldn’t suffer the terrible consequences which his son had experienced. A discussion of traffic laws and technicali- ties with an officer answering any questions presented to him by the students closed the assembly. Looking Back... The year 1916 was an eventful year. It holds many memories. Do you remember: The January senior prom held at the Statler Hotel on January 27 at which F. E. Searle was the guest speaker. The commencement exercises on February 2 which officially graduated 182 more students from Henry Ford Trade School. When S. D. Mullikin replaced F. E. Searle as superintendent of Henry Ford Trade School on February 1. When the Craftsmen won their first bas- ketball game of the season by defeating Melvindale on January 8. When J. W. Busman came from Wilbur W right High School to become the assistant su| erinteudent of Henry Ford Trade School on April 1. The D.S.R. strike on April 1 during which many boys received or took an unexpected vacation. W hen the M-scction took the lead in the Red Cross drive which closixl on March 15. by collecting $203.68, making the grand total $375.83. How S. D. Mullikin and Ck A. Yerex opened the new athletic field with Mr. Mullikin pitching the first ball and Mr. Yerex receiving it before the Hazel Park- Craftsmen baseball game on April 18. The athletic banquet held in the Admini- stration building cafeteria on April 10. How Trade School World War II veterans who died in the service of their country were honored at a special Memorial Day service held on May 29. The A-elass banquets held on the last Thursday of the last week in class. The June prom held at Dearborn Inn. The June commencement with 131 stu- dents graduating from the School. The unexpected vacation which the grad- uates received on June 5 because of a lack of work. When Meyer “Old John” Winsjansen re- tired after 26 years of service with the Trade School. The wonderful Bob-Lo picnic held on June 29, the day picked by Mr. Yerex. (It didn’t rain.) When F. E. Searle retired from Henry Ford Trade School ami the banquet held in his honor on July 3 with 181 instructors attending. When the academic department moved to the site known as Camp Legion. When the Craftsmen baseball team closed the season with a .500 average. When Fred Nicholson took charge of the academic department while A. M. Wagoner took charge of the shop. The 30th anniversary banquet held at the Masonic Temple on Octol er 26. The 12-A dance, “The Dedication Ball,” held October 19 in the gym. This was the first student social event held in the new school. The opening of the Shop Theory Lab. The Craftsmen basketball team wins its first game of the season defeating Milford by a score of 18 to 31. Page 6 THE CRAFTSMAN Eight Instructors Become 20-Year Men Eight instructors of Henry Ford Trade School recently joined the ranks of 20 year men. They are: Orla Remington, machine repair instructor; Percy Philhurn, electrical instructor; Alvin Perkins, soldering instruc- tor; John W ills, commercial tool repair in- structor; Phil McCullough, mill inspector; Stanley Page, toolroom bench instructor; Ralph Tedder, automatic screw machine in- structor; and Julc Ducharme, manufacturing bench instructor. Orla Remington, who began his industrial career in the millwright construction depart- PERCY PHILBURN ORLA REMINGTON nient of Ford Motor Company in 1912, was l� orn in Atlanta. Michigan in May 1890. Mr. Remington became a Trade School in- structor in 1926 and has since instructed hundreds of students in the lathe, shaper, mill, and l ench departments, and the now extinct cx| erimcntal department. Born in 1882 in Windsor. Ontario, Canada, Percy Philhurn was brought to Detroit when he was alxnit two years old. lie was gradu- JOHN WILLS ALVIN PERKISS ated from Central High School and then went to work for Packard Motor Car Company where he did electrical work. In September 1914. Mr. Philhurn was called upon to set up an electrical department in I lenry Ford Trade School. This job required the designing of testing equipment, benches, and machines. Mr. Philhurn has l een an instructor in this department since that time. Cunadu was also the birthplace of Alvin Perkiss who was hern at Simcoe, Ontario in 1893. In his early life, Mr. Perkiss worked in stores and did not take up industrial work until 1911 when he came to the I nited States and took a |x sition with the Cadillac Motor Car Company. Early in 1912 Mr. Perkiss came to the motor repair department of Ford Motor Company. W hen the Company start- ed to build Liberty motors, he became the head of a branch of the assembly line. In The Craftsman Celebrates Birthday Henry Ford Trade School's official publication. The Craftsman, was first published in December 1935, when the need for a news faculty. The School wanted a pa| er but everyone ---------- 1926 Mr. Perkiss was transferred to Henry Ford Trade School. Mr. Perkiss has. since his entry into the School, instructed students in the garage, a STANLEY PAGE PHIL McCULLOUGH now extinct department where cars were torn down and reconditioned; the battery rejiair department where batteries were recondi- tioned for reuse; and more recently, valve repair. Helping to build the model of the turbine that later (towered the Eagle boats during World War I was one of the more interesting jobs which John Wills has had while working in Ford Motor Company and Henry Ford Trade School. Mr. Wills, born in Bradd xk. Pennsyl- vania in December of 1883, worked as a ma- chinest at Edgar Thompson Steel Mill in Rraddock and Westinghouse Machine Com- pany in East Pittsburg lx fore coming to Detroit in 1910. It wasn't until 1916 that he took a job as a toolmaker with Ford Motor Company and in 1917 he became supervisor in the Apprentice School. The turbine design job took him away from the Apprentice School late in 1917 but in 1918 he was transferred to the Aircraft tool- room where he worked on Liberty aircraft engines. I pon his return to the Apprentice School, he was placed in charge of the die room apprentice boys. In his Trade School experience, Mr. Wills had charge of the carburetor and fuel pump reconditioning department until it was dis- RALPH TEDDER JULE DUCHARME continued in 1941 when the war started. Mr. Wills is now an instructor in the com- mercial tool re[ air department; In the little town of Harbor Reach, Michi- gan, in 1887, Phil McCullough was l orn. In Continued on page 9) publication was felt by the students and the was uncertain as to the name to be conferred upon it. Someone’s suggestion that ev eryone interested submit one or more names for con- sideration was promptly pounced ii(K n and carried out. F. E. Searle, superintendent of Henry Ford Trade School at that time, was invited to sit in on the discussion. By the process of elimination, half of the names on the list were crossed off or vetoed when the name The Craftsman was brought Ixffore the group. Mr. Searle believed, that since this name was one that perl ained to something skilled, it seemed appropriate. The name was voted upon and unanimously selected. Page 7 is a reproduction of the first issue of The Craftsman ever published. CLUE SOHfTlMfS rt 4oG M� Ar «i, Thi cartoon appeared on page 3 of the first issue of The Craftsman to be printed. Fred Nicholson Takes Florida Vacation Although Fred Nicholson, head of the academic department, caught two pretty good sized fish when he went deep sea fishing off the coast of Florida, he wasn’t completely satisfied l ecause of a little incident which took place upon hitting rough water. Yes, like even the best of sailors, Mr. Nicholson de- velop'd a mild case of seasickness. Among his pastimes on his recent two- week vacation, was the almost daily sunning which he took on the wide, white, and beauti- ful stretch of beach at Miami. The result: an attractive tan. He also visited an orange grove and clipped his own oranges. It seems that they taste better when you clip them yourself. This was Mr. and Mrs. Nicholson's first trip to Florida. They were impressed by the beauty and warmth. They appreciated the climate all the more when they returned to Detroit and had to put anti-freeze in the radiator. THE CRAFTSMAN Page 7 uMisrtv ir iOf Qf artie c ool fflol.l___________PecembgT 20,1S55_________________ To.l STUDENT MAKES MODEL OF MACON A miniature working model of the late navy dirigible Macon , made by a student of the Apprentice School Steam Engineering Department, William Nehlsen, is in the display cabinet in the library. It has been constructed exactly to scale being one two-hundredth the size of the original ship. This model took approxi- mately 600 hours to build and has won several awards of honorable mention at various exhibits. Its interior contains 50 metal rings with small radii on the outer circumfer- ence through which pass strands of piano wire which are soldered at each connec- tion. There are 1800 of these connec- tions which give the airship its fine ap- pearance. The covering used on this model is exactly the same kind of covering used on the original airship and other types of aircraft. The fabric covering has been coated with dope such as is used on othei ships and has been given a painting simi- lar to the original dirigible. DEVELOP TALENT IN CARVING The boys of the V Class are being offered an opportunity to show their tal- ent by entering a Carving Contest. The work is to be done in soap, linoleum, or wood and is to be the likeness of some book character or author. Mr. Searle, Mr. Yerex, Mr. Peterson, and Mr. Blakesley will be the judges. There will be five winners and their names will be printed in the Craftsman. As this school paper will be carried by our classmates into their homes, it will be quite an honor for the winners to have their names in it. Hurry to enter the contest and plan to be one of the lucky five. All contestants submit entries to Mr. Onderko in the library. MRS. F. C. KRUMLING LECTURES ON CHINA The unrest and uncertainty of the Chinese was graphically described in a lecture given last week by Mrs. Krumling. Her twelve years' stay in China gave her many interesting experiences. In Chl-na, the houses are one story high. Thatched roofs shed the rain from the hard clay floors. Each house has three solid clay walls; one is made of light material so that it can be moved. ATTENTION AMATEURS: If you wish to perform before the microphone during the singing period, it is suggested that you practice with Mr. Nicholson in ad- vance. This will help you to make a mere creditable appearance. The Chinese language is made up of 16,000 characters. Each stands for a word. The educated Chinese must know two languages: book language and street lan- guage. The most important school where the Chinese language is taught is situ- ated on the Yangtze River. Only the wealthy can attend the school. The Chinese are very polite and courteous, and on the whole very super- stitious. If they laugh at the manner- isms of foreigners, they do so where the foreigners cannot see or hear them. They have no cemeteries in China. When a Chinaman dies he is buried outside the city wall. The dead are buried one foot under the ground in wooden caskets. Then a mound is made on each grave. The wealthy hire mourners to see their dead off. The Chinese carry food to the grave instead of flowers. Later they take this •’ood home and have a feast. (continued on page 5) This is a reproduction of the first issue of The Croflsmin ever to be published. See story on Page 6. Page 8 THE CRAFTSMAN Donald Bush Wins Bowling Acclaim By John Pezzin The (� 37 series and the 238 game that Donald Bush, W-12A. rolled on September 14 holds second place in the American Junior Bowling Congress (formerly called the Ameri- can High School Bowling Congress), accord- ing to the standing in the -November issue of the “Prep Pin Patter.” Don’s 177 average is the highest in the Trade School student’s ! owling league. His team is in a tie for second place. The national standing can be found on the page which is headed “Stars of the Lanes.” The l� owlers who are on the “Stars of the Lanes” when the season is completed will re- ceive appropriate medals or trophies desig- nating them as holders of the national high scoring honors in the American Junior Bowl- ing Congress for the 1946-47 season. Table Tennis Tourney Nears Half Way Mark Approximately 35 students have entered a ping pong tournament which has been under- way since October 15. To date only 10 contestants have been eliminated according to Cecil Westerman, head of cafeteria, who is in charge of these games. Students play their games in the activity room just south of the cafeteria in the B-building. A certificate is to be awarded to the winner of the tournament at its close. Bryson Sutton Guards Trade School Boys By A1 Doherty With a splash Bryson Sutton, T-12A, raises himself out of the w ater. With watch- fulness he surveys the jx ol full of frolicking boys. Bryson, the lifeguard during the swim sessions at Henry Ford School on Tuesdays and Thursdays, ob- . tained his American Bed Cross Senior J Life Saving Certifi- cate in a special night course last May. The swimming instructor at Denby High School took special interest in Bryson and to de- velop his swimming i alent he created a h y d r o-o b s t a c I e course for him. Bryson had to swim 300 yards with his hands tied, 300 yards with his feet tied, and, rounding out an even 100 yards, he swam the remaining 400 yards free style. After this training Bryson was able to swim 40 yards in 21.2 seconds. The record time is slightly over 18 seconds. BRYSCN SUTTON Tractors Trounce Craftsmen The Craftsmen cagers sulfcred their first defeat of the season 35 to 16 at the hands of the Fordson Tractors, Friday, Decemlier 5, on the latter’s home court. The Tractors started with a fast offensive and tight defensive team keeping the Crafts- ♦ Athletic Field Added To School Facilities By Kenneth Block The six-acre tract of land on the east side of the classrooms has been laid out as a new athletic field for the Trade School. The new arena will contain three diamonds —two for softball and one for hard ball. The softball diamonds will be located at the north- east and northwest corners, with the baseball infield constructed in the southwest extremity. There is a possibility of a track encircling the ball fields. 'Phe new play field project was started last August by E. 11. Stoelting, head of the extra- curricular department, who states that, if the weather holds out, there is a possibility of using these diamonds next spring. However, Mr. Stoelting warns, before this can lx done the field will have to be refertilized and re- seeded. ___________ Christmas Tourney Held At Lincoln Park Carl Kangaa The Craftsmen quintet drew a bye in the first round of the Christmas Tournament to be held in the Lincoln Park gymnasium December 18, 19. and 20. Of the six teams competing, only four w ill see action Wednesday, Deeeml er 18, when Kcorse meets Biver Bouge at 7 p.m., and Visitation meets Melvindale in the night cap. Lincoln Park also drew a bye and will meet the winner of the Fcorse-Biver Bouge game w hile Ford Trade takes on the winner of the Melvindale-V isitation game Thursday, De- cern l� er 19. The championship game will be played between the two winning teams Friday, De- cember 20. The teams that lose December 18 will play for a consolation prize on Friday night. The winning team will receive a trophy with its name engraved on it and each team will receive one quarter of the net gate re- ceipts for each game it plays. Junior Varsity Lose The Trade School junior varsity basket- ball team was defeated by a superior Wood- worth Junior high team by a score of 59 to 25 at the Trade School gym. The Trade School juniors held the lead briefly in the first quarter but couldn't hold on to it. 'Fhe half ended with the score of 24 to 15. Top scoring honors went to Murphy and Kennedy of Woodworth who scored 28 and 16 points, respectively. The high scorers for Trade School were Freeman w ith eight points followed closely by Nunez with seven. Free- man was also outstanding on defense. men in check the first half, the score being 17 to 6. In the second half Fordson repeated their l erformance of the first two quarters as their height kept l oth backwards under, what seemed to be, perfect control. The Trade School five were slow afoot and threw many of their shots away. Bernie Pfeifer, T-12A. one of the Crafts- men regulars who played his usual good game, was high scorer with 11 |x ints. Milford Defeated The Craftsmen basketball team won it. first game of the season Dcceml� er 3 against Milford High School at the Henry Ford School by a score of 48 to 31. In the first quarter the Craftsmen were leading, 12 to 7. The game was being played well by both teams and the Ford trade five were winning even though their long shots were ineffective. The Milford men were doing fine for being on unfamiliar grounds During the second quarter 11 more |x ints were scored by the home team while the op- posing five made eight. This put the Traders ahead. 23 to 15 at the half. The usual change of baskets took place as the third quarter got under way. The Mil- ford quintet worked hard and fast but the 1 rade School five held their scoring down. The score at the end of the third quarter was 33 to 19. The final quarter was fast but the blue and gold were still on top 48 to 31 as the buzzer sounded the end of the game. High scorers of the contest were Bernie Pfeifer and Bruno Bicksza of the Craftsmen with 14 and 11 points, resepetively, and Watkins of Milford with 13 points Milford scored 15 of its 31 points on free shots, while Trade School made 8 of its tallies in that manner. The Craftsmen reserve team defeated the Milford reserves 37 to 22. ‘ The Trade School may have another team similar to the “Mighty Midgets” of the 1944- 45 season. Only one member is over 6-foot tall; he is Al Shnerpunas, who is 6-foot 2. I he shortest man is Balph Laird, who reaches 5-foot. Season Tickets Sold W ith instructors acting as salesmen, $455 worth of season basketball passes were sold on Friday, November 22. Two hundred and seventy students and 25 adults purchased the tickets at $1.50 and $2.00, respectively. These tickets, which were printed in the B-building lx ok store, cover the seven home games which arc scheduled to l� e played at Henry Ford School, Korte and Driscoll, with the reserves starting all evening activities at 7 p.m. Page 9 Program Is Held In T.S. Chapel By Vincent Lepore Community singing by students and in- structors opened the Thanksgiving program held in the Trade School chapel, November 27. Thomas Ellis, W-12A, introduced J. W. Busman, assistant superintendent, who made few but im|Hirtant announcements, especially about student’s going into the woods and sneaking a smoke. “We don’t want boys to smoke in the woods nor do we want to sec them smoke at all.’’ stated Mr. Busman. Frank Dunst. W-12B, gave a scriptural reading and was followed by Thomas Stock- man. W-10A, who gave a historical account of Thanksgiving. In closing the program, Mr. Busman asked Indents to give thanks to their God because we all have something for which to he thank- ful. Kenneth Miner, W-11A. and Hay Crute, W-12B, were the organists who accompanied the students and instructors in singing the Thanksgiving songs. The T-scction held a similar assembly on November 20 during which Ha liudock, T- 12A, acted as master-of-ceremonies and Ken Miner played the organ. Charles Crowther. T-10A, read from the Scriptures and William Moroney, T-I0A, told the history of Thanks- giving. “Autumn” Is Topic For English Students By John Hurley English has Income an iui| ortant subject in the Trade School student's curriculum. Previous to moving to the new building. Eng- lish, as a subject, hud never been an important component of the student's education. This year, as never l� efore. English is l eing stressed to the utmost. Three courses of English are required by the State of Michigan to secure a high school diploma from Henry Ford Trade School. mong these courses is a composition course taught by Edwin Johnson, English instructor. In Mr. Johnson’s class, the students recently were asked to write compositions on the sub- ject of Autumn. After the papers had lieen graded from the three sections, Mr. Johnson chose these three to lx� published in The ('raftsman. The compositions follow: John Chmaj, M-11A, wrote: “As I look out my window, I see small piles of golden brown leaves shoved gently by the caressing wind—the same wind and the same leaves that arrive from Mother Earth's guiding hand every year at this time. “I also set trees, the large elms, the some- what smaller oak, and the busy spruce trees. Some of these trees contain leaves of twilight brown color that blend into the countryside. “The milky blue skies seem to blend with the green of the earth, and with the large soars which have lxx� n ripped into the bowels of the earth by some devouring hand. “The wind-blown leaves, the thin spirals of dust on country roads and across fields of blended lx� auty, and the honey fragrance of the woods all joined by the confusion and THE CRAFTSMAN tumult of the big city make Autumn the grandest season of the year.” Theodore Buckwick, M-l 1 A, wrote: “The trees are no longer green. The flowers that grew in the meadow are frozen by the cold, early morning frost. The birds no longer flutter happily among the once green branches, but arc hovering overhead going southward to the warm sunny, and still green South. The colorful leaves lie crumpled on the ground causing a warning sound ns one walks over them. In the woods the wildlife is busy gathering for the long winter which lies ahead. Far in the distance one can hear the hoarse cry of the pheasant as he takes ofT in flight to avoid some danger that might Ik about. The air. cool and refreshing while walking through the woods, makes one feel like shouting. Leaves come fluttering off as a slight wind blows. lively are the trees with their color- ful array of leaves which blend together mak- ing the forest a beautiful sight to look at. V es, these things, the colorful leaves, the cold morning frosts, the cool, sweet-smelling air. make up the most wondrous and picturesque season, Autumn.” George M. Justice, M-11A, wrote: “As I walk through the woods the leaves rustle Im� - neath my feet. The brilliant colored leaves in their shades of yellow, green, brown, and red form an old fashioned granny patch quilt. A pheasant emerges from under the brush. The spicy aroma of mince-meat from a nearby farmhouse saturates the air and pene- trates my nostrils. The birds and a babbling brook merrily trickling through the rocks join in a joyous tune of autumn.” 20 Year Men (Concluded from page 6) 1912 he came to Detroit where he took a job at the Hupp Motor Company where he re- mained until 1922 when he came to Ford Motor Company. After four years he was transferred to Henry Ford Trade School w here he is now an instructor in the mill dej art- inent on the afternoon shift. Stanley Page was born in Henrietta. Ohio. August 6. 1886. In 1912 he came to Detroit where, after three years, lie took a job with Ford Motor Company. After 11 years he was transferred to Henry Ford Trade School where he is an instructor in the toolroom bench department on the afternoon shift. Being l orn in the Ohio industrial town of Cleveland, Ralph Tedder has been an indus- trial worker for most of his life. After work- ing at the Standard Tool Company of Cleve- land. he came to Detroit in 1911 and went to work at Ford Motor Company. In 1917 he joined the I .S. Marine Corps and spent three years on active duty and one year in the re- serves. In his 11 years with Ford before coming to Trade School. Mr. Tedder worked in the crank diaft, front axle, machine repair, and inspection departments. In 1926 he be- came an instructor in Henry Ford Trade School and started the automatic screw ma- chine department. Jule Ducharme was l orn on the shores of lake St. Clair and for many years farmed on his father’s farm near I tica. His first con- tact with industrial work came when he t x k a job in the toolroom at the Ford Highland Park plant. Fishing, frogging, and Ixiating are Mr. Ducharme’s favorite pastimes. Trees, Shrubs To Be Planted On Campus By John Hurley Henry Ford Trade School's campus is lx ing virtually resurrected with the changes being effected by Peter Barkus, garden in- structor. A fir and a spruce tree have lx en planted on the north side of the New Barracks, and the landscape as a whole is being im- proved artistically. Mr. Barkus also stated that some shrubbery will lx planted on the grounds. The tree west of the sidew alk is a mountain spruce which can lx? identified in two ways: its fallen needles leave scars on the branch and its cones point down or horizontally. The Northern fir is on the cast of the walk l� e- tween the Old and New Barracks and it can be distinguished from a spruce by its pendent cones and by the fact that its fallen needles leave no scars on the branch of the tree. These trees add to the dignity of the School as well as to the l eauty of the land- scape. With co-operation on the part of the students this contribution to the campus of Henry Ford Trade School will lx; merited. John Dobrei Forms School Choral Groups By Dan Crowley John Dobrei. drawing instructor, has organized choral groups in each of the three sections to sing at their respective weekly assemblies. Any boy who has x d ability and would like to join his section’s chorus should see Mr. Dobrei. The groups practice each morning that they are in class between 7:30 and 8 a.m., at Henry Ford Trade School and each Thurs- day while in shop in the B-huilding at I p.m. The last choral group was a school glee club which, under the able direction of Vaughan Heard. I� ecame a fine singing unit. When Mr. Heard, who studied voice under some of the lies! vocal instructors, entered the service, no one was left to take over the direc- tion and it was dissolved. This section plan is the first attempt in three years to have any kind of singing group. Allied Youth Plan New Year Celebration Another Allied «Youth Reunion Ball has been planned by the Allied Youth Ass x iation for the evening of December 81, (New Year’s Eve) to lx? held in the three ballrooms of the Masonic Temple. This aflair will be exclu- sively for young people. There will Im music from 10 p.m., until . . . .? with Tommy Weldon and his ten-piece orchestra featuring smooth mekxlies in the (irand Ballroom; Rostcn Clark and his Co- lombians playing romantic rythms in the Crystal Ballroom; and Johnny Titus and his orchestra giving out with lively tunes to de- light the young people in the Fountain Ball- room. The tickets, priced at $4.00 a couple, in- clude tax and checking and may l� e obtained in The Craftsman office. Page 0 THE CRAFTSMAN On the Editors Desk Rapid Rodent Runs Riot In Room 28 or 11 Men and a Mouse... “There he is!” “Careful. Don’t step on the beast.” “Curses! Got away again. loot’s switch lo a six-two-two-one defense.” This remarkable collection of sounds emitted from Hoorn 28 on the early morning of November 27. The occasion for such activity was the presence of a minute and soIhtIv frightened field mouse who had un- accountably found his way into the serenity of The Craftsman office. His presence was first discovered by Frank Sheldrake, school photographer, who im- mediately thought of using the creature for photographic purposes. He failed to reckon, however, with personal desires of the rodent in question who, because of camera shyness or | crhaps an ulterior motive, had ideas en- tirely his own on the subject of submitting to captivity, even for the short time necessary to snap a few angle shots. In the chase that ensued. Mr. Sheldrake was aided and abetted by Hichard Mills, editor of The Craftsman: John Tegel, graduate; and eight members of The Craftsman staff of assorted sizes and shai cs. Through closets. lK‘hin l radiators, and under desks, the chase proceeded; the animated mote completely outsmarting his 11 husky pursuers, Finally he “submarined” into a closet which hap- pened to lie filled with back issues of The Craftsman. The search party closed in. Hurriedly the boxes were lifted from the closet. Eleven pairs of eyes bulged almost from their sockets; the l east was gone. Playing their last chance, the meml ers of the class ripped up the floor (really a shelf al out three inches from the floor) of the closet and, lo and l� ehold. there sat the animal, sulking and gnashing his teeth. Quickly The (’raftsman staff set to work; the doorway was l oardcd up to a height of alxait two feet and the dauntless Mr. Sheldrake climbed into the small closet. The scene that followed was too violent to l e accurately descril cd. Since no one present l� ossessed a tachometer, it was, of course, im- possible lo calculate the photographers speed as he chuscd the wild thing around t he closet. At long last the creature was subdued and 11 tongues uttered sighs of relief when the beast was dropped into a large l ottle. And so, dear readers, when you glance over the pictures in this issue of The Crafts- man, don’t take them for granted. Re- memlHT tin work involved in photographing even one small mouse. Who Stole His Net?... It all started rather innocently. On this particular day one of our fellow students, Johnny Freshman, had a headache and de- cided that a trip to the hospital might help. Now . because our little friend was at the aca- demic division at the time, this necessitated a trip to the B-huilding. At about 10 a.m., Johnny re| orted to Room 10 and was told that some form of transportation would Ik provided. Soon a shiny new 1916 station wagon pulled up. Quickly Johnny and the other students got in and the station wagon pulled out. “Such smooth riding,” thought Johnny. “I’ll have to get sick more often.” Exit One Station Wagon One elevator trip to and from the hospital and two pills later, the chap was found wait- ing in front of the B-huilding anticipating a smooth ride back to class. Then the dream burst in his face. A black panel truck (known affectionately as the “Black Maria” to many persons around the School) pulled up. At first our bewildered friend muldn't believe his eyes. Just think, a male Cinderella, only in reverse. Slowly the student climl ed through the wide back d K rs and seated him- self comfortably (?) on the soft cushions. The vehicle started with a jerk (in this case the jerk isn’t Johnny). Carefully the driver headed down Road 1 toward Gate 10. every- thing went all right until he got to the o|M n road. As the s|M ed increased, so did the num! er of squeeks and rattles until finally, as the needle hovered around 30 miles per hour, the driver suddenly released the accelerator and exclaimed. “There’s something wrong with this buggy today, one of the squeaks is missing.” Ouch! “Probably the motor, murmered Johnny, as lie moved his head back and forth to make sure that it was firmly attached. Again the truck picked up speed and, suddenly, as it hit a bump, the back doors sprung open. Our now quivering student inched toward the o|K ning and slammed the elusive |M rtals At that moment a small bump was encoun- tered and this, coupled with a low ceiling,— well, draw your own conclusions. As the truck drew to a halt at the School, the student moved forward and quietly asked. “Did this wreck always ride this bad?” “No,” replied the driver, “everything went ail right until we lost the net.” “What net?” asked the student. “The net we slung under the chassis to collect all of the parts that fell off,” the driver shouted over the roar of the engine as he drove away. OVER THE CRIB COUNTER (Tall All well, Christmas time is here with all the windows decorated with Christmas trees and holly wreaths, children laughing, and almost everyone singing Christmas carols. People are so happy at this time of the year that maylx they’ll laugh at my corny jokes— by the way, what happened when the bomb fell on the rooming house? . . . .“Rumors Are Flying.” QUESTION OF THE MONTH Is that extra week of Christmas vaca- tion just a Christmas present or have the instructors asked for an extra week to geta way from it all or will it take them two weeks to think up final exams stiff enough to flunk all of us HARD-STUDY- ING Trade School boys? A drunk wandered into an elevator shaft and fell 15 floors. Getting up and brushing himself oir he mumbled, “And to think I dishtinctly shaid up.” “Empty Saddle in the Old Corral.” Oh well, we had to have some kind of meat for Thanksgiving. I. C. All wants all you bobby-soxers to know that he lives on love (between meals, that isi. ”1 Wonder W ho’s Kissing Her Now”. . . . that I sold my car. Inquisitive 12A: Is it true that you at- tend college at night school. Mr. Dobrei? Mr. Dobrei: That’s right, son. 12A: What are you taking up? Mr. Dobrei: Space. Moe: Did you hear about the boy who learned to spell his name frontwards and backwards at the age of two? Joe: No, what was his name? Moe: Otto. OVERHEARD AT THE MILFORD BAS- KETBALL GAME Voice from balcony: Shoot, l.aird! Excited lady in front row: No, don’t shoot Laird, he’s making ( oints. Till we meet again next year, I. C. All wishes you all a very Merry Christmas and a slap-happy New Year. Hasta Luego THE CRAFTSMAN Pag© 11 ...Open House... A. N. Edel, assistant shop supervisor, speaks to two of his students, Tom Crow- ley and his son Dan. They are. left to right: Mr. Crowley, Mr. Edel. Mrs. Crowley, and Dan. S. D. MULLIKIN SPEAKS TO PARENTS S. D. Mullikin, superintendent of Henry Ford Trade School, speaks to the students and their parents, welcoming them to the new school. Parents visited the various classrooms. C. G. Rogers, English instructor, extreme left, explains classroom procedure. Shop instructors became cooks, waiters, and busboys at the parent's open house held November 20. They are, left to right: Cecil Westerman, William Heldreth, James Allon. Willard Copeland. Ray Swires, Walter Powers. Alvin Perkiss. David Ellis. Leonard Spaulding. Harry Westbrook, William Cady, and Sherman Holmes. ittmij GIljrifitmaH—10 4 fi Everywhere, everywhere, Christmas tonight! Christmas in lands of the fir-tree and pine, Christmas in lands of the palm-tree and vine, Christmas where snow peaks stand solemn and white, Christmas where cornfields lie sunny and bright. Christmas where children are hopeful and gay, Christmas where old men are patient and gray, Christmas where peace, like a dove in his flight, Broods o’er brave men in the thick of the fight. Everywhere, everywhere, Christmas tonight! For the Christ-child who comes is the master of all; No palace too great; no cottage too small. —Phillips Brooks THE CRAFTSMAN Page 2 A abe draftsman . fmncr'y tjjfs (Member J T Est. I92p Vgffim ' i 5[ 4SSOO?iJ PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY MONTH DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR BY AND FOR STUDENTS OF HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL. DEAREORN. MICH. Editor-in-chiof - - - - - WALLACE MESSER Rvportorial staff: JAMES BARLOW. ROBERT BLOCK. MICKEY BOURGOIN. DAVE CALL. HENRY CHEVEZ.VIRGILCOMSA,DAN CROWLEY.URBAN DECALUWE.ALVIN DOHERTY. ARTHUR GEDDES. RICHARD HERBERHOLZ. JOHN HURLEY. GEORGE JOWETT. CARL KANGAS. RALPH LAIRD. VINCENT LEPORE. DINO MASSARA, WALLACE MESSER. JOHN PEZZIN. BILL RIDDELL. ANTHONYSARDELLI.GEORGESARNACK. DON TITUS. DAVE TUCKER. NORMAN TUER. EDWARD WIEGAND Adviser:....................................... - E. H. STOELTING Vol. S. No. 4 January-February. 1947 Q iad'i Idvice Netu Btudentl New students should appreciate the privilege of attending Henry Ford Trade School. It is not too much to ask that all rules be observed and obeyed. It is worth a little more effort on a student's part to build a character of reliability, honesty, and responsibility. When the aptitude tests were passed it showed that the entrant possessed sufficient intelligence to make a student of high quality. If it can be shown by actions that he has the will to learn he will gel ahead of students of many other high schools. Of course, it will not be easy and it will take hard work and patience, but if he can stay with it and keep ahead he will win out in the end. “Knowledge is the key to success. In no public high school will a student find advantages such as scholar- ship and an A-1 mechanical training. So, fellows, at the start it would be wise to vow that it will never be said, ‘“lie couldn't take it so he had to quit. Shan't fee a 2.uitte i The four years a boy spends in high school can easily shape his entire future. If he gets discouraged and quits he may go through life with a resentment for education and authority. Before anyone even considers quitting school he should know and understand the job he is doing. Through understanding the student can like his work, for no one can do a job well without liking it. Along with liking a job comes the ambition and initiative to carry it through. In the future if you ever become depressed and feel that your education isn’t worth the time spent on it. remember, to quit means to give up. giving up shows a lack of initiative. W ithout initiative you are a quitter all through life. fljaun Gasi, l ie fyosi the Qood A car can either be a weapon of death and destruction or a boon to mankind. In most cases it depends on the driver of the vehicle. Mankind has been aided much by the lifesaving car or ambulance which can rush a person to the hospital so that he can be healed by the wonder worker of the world, the doctor. Mankind has also been hurt by the death dealing car or truck which can in a single minute snuff out many lives. Whether your car is a death dealing weapon or a vehicle of jS asure, usefulness, and happiness depends solely upon you. NEWS IN BRIEF... Announcing I In arrival of a baby girl. Barbara Ann. weighing six jHmnds, 13 ounces, Wilson Mills, head chef of Henry Ford Trade School academic de- partment cafeteria, proudly passed the cigars Jan- uary 31. Barbara Ann, l orri the preceding night at 11:30, is the Mills’ first child. Both Mr . Mills and Barbara are doing nicely. • • • Bed and green jerseys have Ix-en obtained for all school intramural games. There are lb of each, numltercd three to sixteen (number 13 excluded). They ha e no section letters on them. • • • George Beaver, Trade School ear| enter instruc- tor. has a son who i a seaman alxiard the icebreaker “North Wind’’ which is with Admiral Byrd's ex- pedition at the South Pole. • • • Social S|X rts ami safety films are IsMug ordered by I.. J. Croteau and will be shown to all students at their general assembly programs in April. • • Three varsity basketball players graduated ami left the Trade School at the end of the semester. They were: Elmer Popiel. W-section: Ralph Laird, M-section: and Henry Chavez. T-section. • • • Joe Muller, grinder inspector, recently returned to Trade School after undergoing a successful operation in which a mastoid behind his right ear was removed. • • o Members f the 12A and 12B classes w ill be given chemistry theory lectures in the chapel during the next term according to Fred Nicholson, head of the academic department. • • • Bus passes were issued to the lx ys on the l asket- ball teams and to other members of the athletic tie- part ment on Tuesday, February 18. These | hsm will permit the holder to ride the Ford bus to Henry Ford School after school in B-Building for basketball practice. CONTENTS CAP News Page I Editorials Page 2 On the Editor’s Desk Page 9 Sports Page 6 Graduation Pictures Page 10 Snap Shots Pace 11 —OUR COVER— Climaxing the graduate's Trade School career is the keenly anticipated Senior Prom. The glittering Crystal Ballroom of the Book-Cadillac Hotel presented a glamorous scene as Mr. Graduate and Miss Date of January '47 dined and danced the night away. THE CRAFTSMAN Page 5 GRADS ENJOY FINAL DINNER Graduating students of the M-, 1-, and - sections, class of January 47, were given banquets in their honor on their respective last days of school and it l eing their final repast at the academic section cafeteria everyone seemed to relish it to the last little piece of food served. Each section was given a different type of meal, all equally delicious, starting with the W-section who finished their last week 4 -—------1--- of school first. They were served roast tur- key with all the trimmings while on the M- section bill of fare was a delicious Swiss steak dinner. The T-section wound up the term with a splendid roast sirloin of beef dinner tucked under their belts. These meals were cooked and served by Wilson Mills and his staff of chefs to whom all the graduates are grateful. At the dinners short speeches were made by S. D. Mullikin, siqterintendent of Henry Ford Trade School; J. W. Busman, assistant superintendent; G. A. Yerex, personnel director; A. M. Wagener, shop superintend - ent.: and E. II. Stociting of the extra- curricular department. Fred Nicholson, academic head, led the boys in singing a few old popular songs. Students acted as toastmasters for the three programs. Mickey Bourgoin handled the honor for the W-section while Wally Messer and Dan Crowley acted as toast- masters for the M- and T-sections res| e- tively. Class presidents George Jowett. of the W-12A, Nick Popa, of the M-12A, and Don Hunter of the T-12A delivered short farewell addresses. Music was furnished for the different groups by Earl Ilarger’s Ambassadors. Special guests at the dinners were: Reverend Warner Cole, D. D. at the M-section affair; and Leo Markev. commander of Ford Motor Company American legion Post No. 173, at the T-section feast. As the seniors left the cafeteria they were asked to autograph a large sheet of paper. This appears as the back cover of this issue of The Craftsman. (Pictures of the banquets are on the pic- ture pages of this issue also.) Gym Floor Waxed Danger used to lurk n the gym floor localise the wax that was used to protect the flooring made the surface exceptionally slippery. Now this floor is covered with three coats of gym seal and the gym floor of Henry Ford Trade School is no longer dan- gerous. Gym seal applied fo a floor yields a hard surface that is not slippery. The floor was immaculate l efore the necessary lines were repainted and the gym seal applied. During the coming summer tier floor might be recoated with gym seal, de|x nding on how well the piescnt coating stands up under existing c ndilions Future dances to be held in the gym will not be thwarted by I lie gym seal because with the addition or powdered floor wax it will be suitable for dancing. Movies Go Big Time Henry Ford Trade School has approxi- mately $5000 worth of equipment that few students know alxmt. This equipment in- cludes two 35mm Brenkert movie projectors, each ca| ahle of running 20 minutes of pictures without reloading, an RCA Victor sound sys- tem, and a specially equipped soundproof projection room at the north end of the gymnasium. These projectors are of the same type which most of the higher class theaters use. The peepholes in the wall of the projecting room have automatic fire doors which will drop instantly if the lilm either catches fire or explodes. L. J. Croteau, who is in charge of the pro- jecting room, stated, “These projectors and their accessories w ill lie used as a form of edu- cation and entertainment for the students when films are available.” Bob-Lo—June 28 Is the Day By Alvin Doherty Your reporter had a Ix'autiful story written on the annual Bob-Lo picnic. He racked his brain to the Ixmc to turn out a story of great journalistic value, but now it is lost. Yedn« sday, January 8, J. W. Busman, assistant superintendent of Henry Ford Trade School, had a call from the Bob- Io offices, wanting to know what date to reserve for the annual School picnic. Mr. Busman immediately went into a seance with the astiological gods and came up with the dute of June 21. All fine and dandy. The reporter had a story to write and he wrote it, complete with the average temperature and precipitation compiled over the last 75 years. Your reporter, realizing that Mr. Bus- man's weather opinions are fairly new to the Trade School, consulted the traditional T. S. weather oracle, G. A. Yerex, personnel di- rector of Henry Ford Trade School. When approached on what his opinion was of June 21, he exclaimed. “What? June 21? Why, that «lay was never any good. I think June 28 is a much lx tt« r day.” With this conflict in mind the scribe re- turned to The Craftsman editorial offices. After he had meditated awhile the phone rang. It was the Bob-Lo offices again. They said that on June 21 the School could not have all the facilities of the Island that it was used to having, so they were asking it to select another date. With no other alternative in sight the School elmse June 28. This brings the T. S. weather situation to a h« ad. Mr. Busman still contends that June 21 w ill have the lx st weather, of course, but six months hence the School will set who is the letter weather prophet. Class Writers Win Honors . . . Students of the 11A English «onqxwition classes again submitted com|x sitions to be published in The Craftsman. Those selected by Edwin Johnson, instructor of the course, and the editor-in-chief of The Craftsman ap| ear as follows. The Atomic Bomb By Charles Campi cll, M-11A Recently we have witnessed the tremen- dous destructive power of the atomic bomb. Many years have lx en devoted to experi- mentations, millions of dollars have l een expended, and countless hours have l een spent on the revealing of the atomic secrets. The devastation which has l een wrought by the use of this weafxm is awesome. Tin story of atomic power, though, is not one of horror only, now that it has been put to use to letter our everyday life. In the home, in industry, and in many yet unheard of ways, this new servant may lx? put to work for the betterment of the human race. It must be realized, though, that unless men can learn to live in peace and harmony with each other, this old world of ours seems to lx? in� itahly doomed to obliteration. School Manners By Anthony Bartus, W-11A At school, ill manners stick out like white socks with dark trousers. Just because your friends are your own age d«x?s not mean that you can let down the bars of good taste and lx crude, tactless, rowdyish, and thoughtless. Be as polite to your school conqxanions as you are to adults. If you do you will be a much more acceptable person socially, lx th in sch«x l and in the future. You will have one less thing to worry alxxit on special x?casions such as the prom because, so far as you are concerned. g� xxl manners will lx? a deeply ingrained habit. Come to scluxd scrubbed, brushed, and neatly dressed for nothing else will give you a fe« ling of well being and assurance. Be prompt, so that you can start to work in a business-like manner. Start the day courteously by greeting your instructor with a cordial “Good Morning” as you enter the classroom. Be orderly with your Ixdongings and lx careful to k« ep the lavatories and walls as clean as they are at your home. Respect the rights of your companions; borrow thing only when absolutely necessary but never without first obtaining permission. If we develop good manners as a habit now, we will greatly benefit our chances of success in the future. The Easy Way Out By August Cogliandro, W-11A Homework is s« mething we always have, never do, and always have an excuse for not having done. I can remember one particular evening, when doing my homework seemed like torture from which there was no possible escape. Then a thought ame to me. It (Continued on pa g 8 Page 6 T H E CRAFTSMAN - Craftsmen Win Two In Six Cage Starts - Trounce Hazel Park Twice After the Craftsmen missed a large j er- centage of shots in the first half, they came hack in the second half to beat Hazel Park on the latter’s court 42 to 32 on February 11. The first half saw little scoring, with the score but 7 to 4 at the quarter and 14 to 12 at the half, the ikings leading. With Lincoln Painter leading the attack, the Craftsmen outsoored Hazel Park 16 to 6 to take a 28 to 20 lead at the end of the third quarter. The fourth period saw the Crafts- men continue their spree by making 14 points. Craftsmen top scorers were Bernie Pfeifer with II points and Carl Kangas and Lincoln Painter with 10 each. In the reserves’ game the Trade School had to accept defeat because of insufficient scoring in the first half. With the score 23 to 11 at the half, the ('raftsmen reserves attempted to overtake the Hazel Park re- serves but fell short when tlu final whistle blew, the contest ending with Hazel Park winning 31 to 26. Adolph Painter led the Trade School attack with seven points. Jackson... The Craftsmen five suffered another set- back when they lost to the powerful Jackson cagers by the score of 47 to 25 at the latter’s gym, Friday, January 31. The first half was pretty evenly played, the first quarter score l� eing four to four, as the Craftsmen five put up a brilliant defense against the taller Jackson team. In the second quarter l oth teams opened up on their offensive play as they traded basket for basket. half-time score l eing 15 to 15. Jackson came back strong in the second half, overpowering the Craftsmen quintet as they scored 32 points to the Trade School’s 10. The game ended 47 to 25. High scorers for the game were Bernie Pfeifer, T-12A, who netted 14 points, and Allen, who bagged 12 points for Jackson. Craftsmen reserves suffered the same fate as the varsity when they encountered the Jackson reserve squad, and were defeated 43 to 17. Melvindale... The Ford Trade basketball team suffered another bitter defeat Friday. January 24. at the hands of Melvindale. the score being 33 to 30. The first quarter was u free scoring | eriod with the Craftsmen jumping to a fast four |K� int lead on two shots by Bruno Bieksza. The Craftsmen were unable to hold this lead and the score at the end of the first period stood 12 to 8 in Melvindale’s favor. The tempo slowed in the second | eriod and not many (stints were scored. The half time score was Melvindale 18, Trade School 13. At the half the Craftsmen came out fighting and two quick baskets by Buzz Pfeifer pulled them within one point of their rivals, hut then Cicote of the Melvindale team broke loose for eight straight points and the Crafts- men were still Ixdiind at the beginning of the fourth period. 26 to 19. The Craftsmen really (xnired it on in the fourth period and might have tied the score in the last 10 seconds if a basket by Bruno had been made just before instead of just after the whistle was blown. The Trade School reserve team had a little better luck, however, defeating the Melvindale reserves by the score of 32 to 22. The Craftsmen reserves looked good on their free throws, counting eight out of a possible 19. Their rivals made but two out of 13. Ecorse... The Craftsmen Cagers lost a heart break- ing contest to the Ecorse Bed Raiders, 32 to 26, in a game played at Henry Ford School on Friday, January 17. A fast-breaking Craftsmen quintet got off to an early 13 to 4 first quarter lead but by half-time they saw their lead whittled down to four points. The third quarter witnessed the Traders trailing by four mar- kers: the final horn sounded with the Crafts- men behind by six points. Bernie Pfeifer of the Craftsmen, and Frank Modic of the Bed Raiders, were high scorers for the game, with ten (Htints each. The Craftsmen reserves won a hotly con- tested overtime game 37 to 35 with a last second field goal by Auggie Cogliandro. Shellie Stevens, of the Craftsmen, was high scorer of the contest. This was the second game in succession in which the reserves sank the winning basket with less than 20 seconds left to play. They had defeated Hazel Park the week l efore 29 to 27. Hazel Fark... The Craftsmen cagers made the i est showing of the current season when they set down a good Hazel Park five. 47 to 28, at Henry Ford School Friday. January 10. The Parkers looked outclassed as the Trade School quintet grabbed a 4 to 0 lead and held it during the entire game; not once was their lead seriously threatened as the Trade School five played like a dream team, adding bucket upon bucket. This was the first contest in which the Craftsmen came out on top of Hazel Park in the entire series l etween the two schools. Lincoln Park... At the hands of the Lincoln Park Bail- splitters, the Henry Ford Trade School quin- tet suffered a defeat, 24 to 29. Friday, January 3, in the Henry Ford School gymnasium. In the first quarter the Railsplittcrs took an early lead by sinking four field goals to the Craftsmen’s two foul shots, making the score at the end of the first period 8 to 2. The second quarter found the Craftsmen trying desperately to get into the lead by proceeding to whittle down the Parkers’ early six-point lead. The second period rally fell short of tying the score at half-time as the quarter ended 10 to 12. The second half of the game found one team scoring, then the other, as the [X)ints started to pile up for both teams but as the buzzer sounded ending the game the hard playing Trade School team was on the short end of the score, which read: Craftsmen 24. Lincoln Park 29. High scorers for the Trade School cagers were Bruno Bieksza and “Wild Bill” Elliott, who racked up seven and six points, respec- tively. Cagers Charter Greyhound Bus A Greyhound bus was chartered to take the Craftsmen varsity, reserves, and cheer- leaders to Jackson Friday, January 31, f«� r their basketball game with Jackson High School. The bus left the Academic buildings about 4:15 Friday afternoon with its load of spirited youth, accompanied by coaches Howard Hcdinger and L. II. Bartholomew and also K. II. Stoelting. head of extra- curricular activities, singing and joking with a few trying to sleep. The squad arrived at Jackson High School in plenty of time for the reserves to get dressed and warmed up for their game. After suffering a double defeat the weary Craftsmen squads l oarded their bus which took them to a restaurant w here a delicious dinner was awaiting them. Each person had his choice of either steak or fish at the Ath- letic Fund’s expense. Greatly refreshed the gang again boarded their bus and started on the long trip home. Craftsmen Nosed Out In Christmas Tourney The Craftsmen cagers lost their first game in the annual Downriver High School Invita- tional Tournament to the Melvindale Car- dinals 26 to 21 in a game played at Lincoln Park High School Decem! er 19. Melvindale led in the first quarter 8 to 6 but the score was tied 13 all at the half. The game was climaxed late in the third quarter when Kay Kessie of the Cards and Bernie Pfeifer of tin Craftsmen were banned for the rest of the game for unnecessary roughness. Later in the fourth quarter Bruno Bieksza was taken out of the game on fouls. Melvin- dale started a late spurge and went on to win the game. Bruno Bieksza and Bernie Pfeifer led the Craftsmen with seven points each while Vernon and Cicotte paced Mel indale with eight points each. --------BEAT-------------------- Dearborn ! ! ! 3h? draftsman Volume 5 No. 4 HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL January-February, 1947 High School Messer New Editor Wallace Messer, graduate of January 17, has taken over the duties of editor of The Craftsman for the coming semester. W allace has had experience in supervising journalists as he was the editor-in-chief of the M-section pajM r from January to June 1946, and adviser of the same paper from September 1946 to January 1947. These qualifications, p I u s h is adept ness in writing, won for him the | osition. His most outstanding journalistic achieve- ment to date was the distinction of having had the first story he submitted to The Detroit News pub- lished on its School Page w i thou tre v ision. WALLACE MESSER Richard Mills, graduate and former editor-in-chief of The Craftsman. enlisted for three years in the United States Army Air Forces January 6, 1947. Interested in Radar, Dick hopes to com- plete his basic training and then attend Radar School, lie held the rank of 1st Sgt. in the llenr Ford Trade School C.A.P. lie was a member of the C.A.P. for two and one-half years and as a Hying enthusiast he obtained approximately 12 solo hours in the air. lie also holds the coveted Quill and Scroll award which was given him for meri- torious work as a inemlx r of The Craftsman staff. The new editor-in-chief for the next term will be chosen from the present stair. He will hold this position until the January issue is published. Athletes To Dine Over 50 members of the varsity, reserve, and junior varsity basketball teams and the cheerleaders will have a s|H rts banquet in the academic cafeteria of Henry Ford Trade School, Tuesday, March 11, at 6:30 p.m. A group of instructors will sponsor the students who are to receive letters and if enough instructors are willing to sjxmsor students, the volley ball champs and tin bowling champ6 will also be invited. After a dinner of steak with all the trimmin’s, the coaches will make the letter awards. Prizes and short talks will also In given. M ac W lialnn. athletic director of Dear- born public schools, and I eo Beebe, head of the recreation department of Ford Motor Diplomas A ------- Company, will be social guests at this ban- quet. Don Wat trick will Ik chief speaker. Weaver LeavesHFTS After 20 years of teaching Trade School students the fundamentals of chemistry and physics, R. Don Weaver, academic instructor, lias left the School. He was forced to resign w hen lioth of his parents, who are more than 70 years of age. I� ecame ill and there was no one to look after their 150-acre Indiana farm at Klnora. Mr. Weaver attended Purdue I niversity, Wayne I niversity. and Indiana State Teach- ers College. later he worked at the Rell Telephone. Duncan Electric, American Car and Foundry, and Western Electric compan- ies. About 1925 he came to Ford Motor Company, where he worked nine months in the electrical department and two months winding armatures for the Model T car. Later he was transferred to the Highland Park Apprentice School to teach an electrical course. Coming to the Trade School around 1926, Mr. Weaver was very active, teaching not only chemistry and physics, but mathematics and trigonometry. Iiesides showing students weekly motion pictures. Mr. Weaver said to a Craftsman reporter: “Any time sjient in work for the Trade School was of | ersonal benefit.” Proving that he was a man of his word, Mr. Weaver was active in the CAP, acting as Communi- cations Officer, and as head of the Radio Club. At Klnora, the town in which he was Ixirn. Mr. Weaver will .do general farming such as live stock raising, and fruit, vege- tables, and grain growing Upon leaving. Mr. Weaver commended the Trade School, saying. “The School has made many improvements and is able and in a position to make still many more improve- ments.” __ School Makes Report Card Ruling After the second card-marking a new rule was made by the school in regard to report cards. Students received their report cards De- ccmber 19 and were asked to return them not later than January 7. Most of the stu- dents complied with this rule but some did not; to teach punctuality in the returning of the report cards, 150 negligent students from the shop and 20 from the classrooms were sent home to get them. warded To 9 Comsa, Huddock, Receive Legion Awards High school diplomas, for the first time, were awarded to nine graduates of Henry Ford Trade School, Saturday, February 8. as the class of 153 boys received their diplomas from the hands of Superintendent S. D. Mullikin while the School band, appearing for its first time at a commencement exercise, supplied the music. The American legion Awards were pre- sented to Virgil Comsa, class valedictorian, and Raymond Huddock, of the W- and T- sections respectively, for their outstanding John Alvarado receiving the first diploma awarded by Superintendent S. D. Mullikin at the February 8 commencement exercisea as G. A. Yorox calls up another grad. records in scholarship, leadership, courage, honor and service. Presentations were made by Iahj C. Markey, commander of Ford Motor Company Post 173. In his valedictory address Virgil spoke on '‘Springlioards to the Future.” He talked about the many hap( enings in the Trade School which had taken place during the three and one-half years the graduates had s|M nt in the School. He closet! his talk by telling of the graduating class’s “wish to express our feeling of appreciation to Mr. Henry Ford, founder of this school, the (Continued on page 8) Goodfellows Aided Students of Henry Ford Trade School contributed $113 to the Goodfellow Fund in the December drive in which the section papers, the W-Campus Cals, the T- eek- End Times, and the W-lsyumaire were sold to students. The W-section was the most generous, giving $61.00 while the M- and T- sections gave $23.88 and $28.12. respectively. This money is used by the (loodfellows to provide Christmas gifts for needy children in the Detroit area. Page 4 THE CRAFTSMAN Elementary Navigation.... A class in elementary navigation will be- gin for Trade School CAP members January 17. This class will l c taught hy Lieutenant Everett Honey, former HCAF navigator. Another class, radio theory and code, will Ik starting soon in order to form a section of six lH� ys for radio orators. This course is to be instructed by T sgt. John llurin, a hum. (A ham is a li ensed radio operator who has a radio sending or receiving set at home or in a similar pluee.) Basketball Team... A basketball team is l eing formed in squadron 639-4 to play other CAP squadrons. They will also play a cadet organization in Windsor similar to the CAP. Model Airplane Club... A model airplane club, under the direction of Bob Dewar, is in progress. This is to prepare for a statewide contest next summer. Mills Leaves Squadron... First Sergeant Hichard Mills enlisted in the Army Air Forces January 5. Hichard received a $75 flight scholarship l efore he left, for being one of the outstanding cadets in the squadron. Visiting Servicemen... Former Cadet Lts. Herschel Breazeale, William Stone, Harold “Rocky Hocholl, and William Siegel were home on furloughs during the holidays. Herschel is in the parutrooi ers at Fort Henning and “Rocky has just left for Italy. Hill Stone recntly finished a tower opera tor’s course in the U.S. Navy. Dobrei Gets Appointment... Captain John Dobrei has been appointed group nine Chairman of the Flight Champion- ship meets which w ill take place at National, Burns, and McKinley AirjHirts during the month of April. The winners of these meets will compete in a state-wide championship meet sponsored by CAP and the Amateur Athletic I nion at Kellogg Field, Battle Creek, May 18. New Editor... Lester Brown has taken over the job of editing The Iti xorti, the squadron | aper, which is published every third week. Lester is anxious to improve this publica- tion, and will welcome suggestions from the cadets. PROM HAILED AS SUCCESS Yes, Mr. T. S. Graduate was in the height of his glory January 18 w hen he, dressed in the splendor of a tuxedo, took his best girl, dressed in a stunning evening gow n. to the Henry Ford Trade School senior prom held in the Crystal Ballroom of the Book- Cadillac Hotel. Dad’s car was parked in one of the nearby ------------------------------------ Schools Follow H.F.T.S. Pattern “Many vocational trade schools are adopt- ing the Henry Ford Trade School pattern of teaching,” stated Supt. S. D. Mulli kin. when he returned from a five-day convention of the American Vocational Association held in St. Louis Deceml er 2 through Decemlicr 7. More than 2000 members, representing the various technical high, vocational, and trade schools from the 48 states. Europe and South America, attended the meeting. While in St. Louis, Mr. Mullikin visited many vocational schools. He noticed that they are gradually following the Henry Ford Trade School system of teaching. Many of the members and oflicials of the American Vocational Association have visited Trade School and have proclaimed it to In the finest equipp'd school in the country. 12A Dance March 1 The new’ 12A classes arc sponsoring a dance in the Trade School gymnasium to he held March 1. The Ford Dance Band, which was engaged for a similar dance last fall, is being procured; the music will begin promptly at 8:30 p.m. Gok( s and potato chips will be sold, as usual, in the instructors lounge. Tickets may Ik purchased at the door at $1.00 |H r couple. Thoughts .. . At The Prom “That’s some meal they’re bringing us, isn’t it?’’ “Boy! I’m sure glad I read that ! ook on table manners before I came to a ‘shindig’ like this.” “1 wish 1 could get a peek at the way the tables are set; then I would Ik all prepared to eat without concentrating on at which end of the line of knives and forks to start.” “Gee. does that guy across from me look like a starched lioard; he can’t even turn around and see what that noise was! Ouch! that collar’s got me right in the Adam’s apple.” “I think I’ll just wait and see what knife to use.” “Oh, the heck with it all! I’m just going to cat regular like and enjoy the meal.” These were just a few of the thoughts running through the heads of members of the January 47 graduating class at their Senior From held at the Book-Cadillac. parking lots and Mr. Graduate and Miss Date went in to the site of this festive occa- sion. Introductions came fast, each grad- uate proudly introducing his best girl to his friends. Soon dinner was served. The chefs had prejiared an excellent dinner of Louisiana jumbo shrimp C4 cktail, consomme royale, roast Vermont turkey with chef’s dressing, cranberry sauce, candied sweet (Mitaloes. jullienne of string beans. Inuntie glace Book- Cadillac, and coffee and Mr. Graduate and Miss Date enjoyed every bit of it. After dinner Master of Ceremonies Don Hunter. T-12A, introduced student speaker George Jowett. W-12A, and the guest for the evening Supt. S. D. Mullikin who began his talk by assuring the listeners that he wouldn’t talk for more than five minutes at this time. (He didn’t.) A painting entitled “The Craftsman” was presented to Henry Ford Trade School by members of the graduating class of Janu- ary 1947 w ho were represented in the presen- tation by ick Popa. M-section president, and the painting was accepted by S. D. Mullikin, su|K rintendent. The picture, selected hy the class presi- dents. has suitable subject matter and a fitting name. This painting shows an older Indian showing a young boy one of the many Indian crafts. The artist, HolM rt Amack, spent much of his life among the Indians studying their habits and customs. The School's picture is a copy in oils of his original drawing. (Sec picture on page 10) The painting was purchased with the proceeds of the 12A dance held earlier in the semester. The senior class has done this hoping to make such a presentation a tradition for other graduating classes to follow. At 9 p.m. Clark Bunn took over his duties on the podium and Mr. Graduate and Miss Date danced to the music of his excellent orchestra. At intermission, the Military Order of the Purple Heart, Depart ment of Michigan, which has performed for the wounded vet- erans at many hospitals, put on an excellent program for Mr. Graduate and Miss Date. At first, when the entertainment was an- nounced. some of the couples started to walk out but all returned when they caught sight of the first act I lances by Be crly Saunders, Virginia Grissim, Shirley Kspy, and Patricia Brrniks, as a foursome and separately; acro- batics by Carolee Bashilier; dance numbers hy brother and sister, Lowell and Janet Smith; and especially four year old Donna Grissim, who did a song and dance dressed as a Dutch girl with her costume complete even to little wooden shoes, were enjoyed by the couples. George B. Kapil la was in charge of the program. Dancing ended at 1 a.m. although, for many, the evening did not end at this time, breakfast lieing in order. THE CRAFTSMAN Page 9 On the Editor’s Desk Which Type Are You?... Cheering, a sport ull its own, is conducted in many different w ays. Take, for example, the wisecracker” who just has to be heard . . . not with the cheering section hut all by himself. He’ll creep to some corner and, as the visiting team prepares to attempt a foul goal and t he crow d begins to quiet dow n as the player starts to bring the ball up. the wisecracker pops up with Look out, there’s a hole in the basket.” Then there’s the guy who goes to the game especially to hear the cheers. He’ll sit way in the back of the balcony and wait until the cheerleaders come out on the floor. As they swing into movement he’ll catch a glimpse of them through the 500-power telescope that lie brought with him, and if he can’t hear well enough, he’ll always find a place in the first row. Now it is nice that there aren’t any boys in Trade School like that. Practically all have perfect hearing. Then there’s the kind of guy that goes around telling everyone what to say and to really give out w ith it. His public has agreed to cheer and so, what happens? He counts. “Heady, 1-2-3-y-e-e-a Fo-.”-yep. he got the first word out and found that he was the only one cheering. No, that’s not a red sign, that’s his face. Last but not least there are some guys from Ford Trade w ho get together and make ii(i their own cheers. Some of these cheers bring laughs; some bring cheers; and some bring complaints. So, a word to the wise in cheering. Eat a lot of raw carrots for your hearing ability and cheer out those cheers that are fit for public hearing. Senior's Dream... All day long Johnny Senior had rushed to get ready for the senior prom. He thought as he shaved his chin, “In a short time I’ll be in the ‘Book’ eating dinner with my girl. This is really stepping out.” loiter as Johnny, dressed in his rented “tux”, gazed at himself in the mirror he imagined himself a millionaire playboy going out to seek an evening’s entertainment. The make-believe playboy stepped over to ring lor James to bring the car around but found that the button only turned the lights off in his bedroom. Johnny went downstairs, put on his over- coat, and kissed his mother goodbye while she warned him to be cureful when driving the family car downtown. Johnny went out saying he would lie late, thus stepping out into one of the most memorable events of his life. Standing Room Only... Jim Bass, T-12A. was through the door of his trig class and half way down the hall by the time the ! ell had stop(� ed ringing. As lie dashed past the time clock he collided with a small underclassman. Begging his pardon, as all | olite seniors do, for knocking him down, Jim hurriedly gathered his Ixioks from the floor and was off like a flash. By this time live or six l oys were ahead of him so he had to turn on an extra burst of speed. As lie rounded the turn near the instructors’ time clock, he had to swerve sharply to avoid running into Miss Joan Wiese, librarian. When lie linally stumbled into Boom 7 he heaved a sigh of relief. He had linally made it. He had linally reached the chem- istry room in time to get a seat. Who Stole That Wall?... Lost: one wall. Believe it or not, one wall is gone. During Christmas vacation George Beaver, genial School carpenter, start- ed on the job of removing three sections of wall between Hoorn 28 in the Old Barracks. “Between Boom 28. what do you mean by that?” you might ask. Well, for the greater part of this term students were bewildered when they walked down the hall of the Old Barracks and looking at the numbers almve the doors saw Booms 26, 27. 28, 28, 29, and so on. The question, “Why two Boom 28’s?” is answered. Now there is only one Boom 28. the wall between the two rooms having been removed by Mr. Beaver. The removal of this wall gives the section papers and The Craftsman staffs much more room in w hich to do their work. Mystery Unfolded... No. it’s not a tunnel from the New Bar- racks to the cafeteria and it’s not a tunnel from the athletic field to the gymnasium. The tunnel w hich was under construction and is now' completed is no longer a mystery. In the past, heat for the Old Barracks was provided by Power House Number 1 (the old power house) and heat for the New Barracks was provided by Power House Number 2 (new power house). This new tunnel now houses steam pi| es directly from the New Barracks to Power House Number 1 thereby connecting all four buildings with steam pi| es. The purpose of (his arrangement is to heat both school buildings from one power house. Power House Number 2, w hile holding Power House Number 1 in reserve. This new arrangement w ill make it possi- ble for Trade School to conserve both man- power and fuel. Sport Commandments... “Consider all athletic opponents as geusts and treat them as such; Accept all official decisions without question; Never hiss or Ihmi a player or official: Never utter abusive or irritating remarks from the sidelines; Applaud opponents w ho make good plays or show good sportsmanship; • rrrnrrnrrrrTT ryiTirrrrrri-iTi TiTmvrrrrrrrrmmTn BOver the Crib Counter | By I. C. ALL §| Drop The Craftsman and get on the run, I. C. All’s here to spoil your fun. Yessir, fellas, your old pal I. C. All is back with his monthly collection of jokes that you may want to use yourself. (If they’re not too bad.) I. C. All must have been a bad l oy during 1916. Santa Claus didn’t even bring him one new joke. Hickory Dickory Dock. The mouse ran up the clock, The clock struck one -----Who got up that early the day after the prom. Is Glen Snyder, M-12A, getting round shouldered from too much hard study- ing. . .or is he dating too many short girls? “For Sentimental Hensons.” The an- swer to Mr. Yerex’s “Why were you absent last Monday?” “A Kiss Good Night” or Why Don’t We Do This More Often-” Women are so temper-mental; 98 c temper and 2(, mental. It is rumored that whenever they bring in new machinery to Trade School they always try them out on Harry Mudrick, M-12A. If he can run it, it’s fool proof. Boy, these graduates are really getting high class. They get turkey and steak for dinner and it isn’t even Christmas. I. C. All has decided that the lOB's and the lOA’s ought to put on a program during the term. All this talent in the School and no one knows of it until they put on the 12A program at graduation time Travel by Greyhound. That’s what the varsity and reserve basketball teams did when they went to Jackson. Michigan, to play. Boy. were they riding in style. Extra special Hash: Silent Ed Dombrow- ki broke down and cracked a joke to mem- bers of the W-12A. Now some of the stu- dents are singing “W hy Don't We Do This More Often.” I. C. All has heard that Dick Ilerberholz and George Jowett. l oth of W-12A,got lost after the prom. What they needed was a good road map of Detroit. At the T-section graduation program Mr. Dobrei was chosen the T. S. instruc- tor with the most kissable lips. He was bestowed a breath-taking kiss from the beautiful platinum blond who was on the program Tony Sardelli in disguise . When queried as to his secret powers of attraction Mr. Dobrei exclaimed, “I guess I’m just too irresistable. Hasta Luego Page 10 THE CRAFTSMAN Graduation - - The graduating class, through Nick Popa, M-12A, presented a painting entitled “The Craftsman to the School. They are. standing, left to right. Superintendent S. D. Mullikin, Don Hunter, T-12A,’George”Jowett, W-12A. and Nick Popa. Master of Ceremonies Don Hunter introduces S. D. Mullikin, superintendent of the Trade School, and guest speaker for the evening. |= GRADUATION BANQUET } At the traditional graduation banquot members of the M-soction graduating class enjoy a special dinner propared in their honor. T- and W-sect ion graduates attendod similar banquets during their final week of class. (See story on page 3) THE CRAFTSMAN Page 7 The volley ball tournament has come to a close with the M-12A, T-11B, and W-10A of last term beinil the champions of their respective sections. Each player will receive a chenille emblem. M-12A Champion volley ball players of the M-section were, left to right: Ralph Laird, Fred Kaehler, Wally Messer, Vince Cortis, Bill Marx, Captain Jim Spala, George Sarnack, Sponsor L. J. Croteau, and Bruno Bieksza. T “ 1 1 B T-section champs are left to right: Back row: Hugh Sweeney, Bill Luke, John Suda, Ray Mill, James Hothem, and Sponsor C. G. Rogers. Front row: Ray Restenis. Captain George Hudock, and Desider Tarkanyi. W-10A Champs of the W- section are left to right: Back row: Captain John Bruder, Patsy Sciarelli, Phil Hunter, David Jenkens, John Guiding, and Sponsor Ed Johnson. Front row: Frank Elvey, Dick Lan- caster, John Decker, and Ed Augustyn. THE CRAFTSMAN Page 8 12A’s Reveal Talents Stage talents heretofore kept under cover came to the front as the weekly assemblies ere put on by the graduating classes of the three sections during their last day in class. The W-section started their program with Joe Gagnier and Ted Rudy playing the drum and clarinet, respectively. After this Garry Walmsley sang The Martins and the Coys” while snapping French Castanettes: then one girl (Virgil Comsa) and two boys sang ‘‘Daisy Belle.” On the M-section program Gloria and Henry Chavez kept the audience capti atcd with their version of the Mexican Tango. Henry and his sister also dance for hotel parties, banquets, and other occasions. Bob Lichtcnheld played Rachmoninov's “I n- linished Symphony in E-flat minor” on the piano after which Ralph l aird did a little tap-dancing. Three girls (Trade S liool lx� ys in disguise) sang a song at the T-scction fling while the lx� ys in the front row did a little drooling. John Pezzin sang two songs, the second one ! cing an encore since he did the first one so well. A Truth or Consequences program was then held with Bernie Pfeifer getting a pie mashed in his face for his consequence; but lie didn't mind it. be was hungry anyway! (See pictures on page 11) Boys To Get Handbook .A booklet is l eing compiled on all activities of Henry Ford Trade School for all students but especially for new students. This ! ooklet, approximately three and one-half inches by five and one-half inches, will have a drawing of the academic building on the front cover. This is the first of its kind to be printed for Trade School students although there is a pamphlet now available with information about the School's general function. This new Ixxiklet will gi e de- tailed information on all activities in and around the school and is especially written in simple form so the new student can easily understand it This Ixxiklet will cover every- thing from the annual student Red Cross drive to the Trade School gardens, thus giving the boy a clear picture, of life at the Trade School. Class Writers (Concluded from page 5) was cold out and a raging wind cut through from the north. Conditions like these could produce an ice equal to that of tin Arctic. 'There in the corner lay a pair of idle skates waiting for eager feet. Moments later I found myself gliding over the smooth surface of the ice that seemed to roll beneath my feet. I was free; shouts from the other l oys made me feel right and happy. I skated until my legs liecame tired. Sud- denly 1 realized that I was the only person on the ice. A thought seized me and plunged me into a state of fear. The worst was yet t � come. How amid I face my instructor? What would I use as an excuse? I nanswer- able questions kept crowding my head s I dragged my weary Ixxly home I said to myself. ‘‘Tomorrow w ill lx different.” Commencement (Co“3d,from administrators, and the instructors for their time and patience, energy, and interest.” The sjx aker of the evening was the Rever- end Warner Cole. D. D., pastor of the Covenant Baptist Church of Detroit. In his speech Dr. Cole stated the necessity of the Ixiys continuing their education in whatever career they ch x so to follow. He put forth special emphasis in telling the graduates “that regardless of the channel of life you follow you must take Christ with you: and k op your thoughts. Ixxly, and soul clean and pure.” The nine graduates who received high sch(x l diplomas were; Don Belim. Gustav Choss, I rban DeCaluwe. Quentin Draft . Gilbert Faut, Henry Pittrieh, Nicolai Riisii, Anthony Sardelli and Kmil Straub. Faculty members who t x k part in the program besides those already mentioned are: .1. W. Busman, assistant superintendent and chairman for the exercises: G. A. Verex. personnel director, who called out the names of the boys as they marched up to receive their diplomas; and Fred Nicholson, aca- demic supervisor, who led the assembly in singing The Star Spangled Banner. The invocation and lienediction were given by Reverend William Hill of Christ Church, Cranbrook. Class Cagers Clash The athletic program for the months of February, March, and April will consist mainly of an intramural basketball program. All games will be played in the seh x l gym lx tween 3:30 and 4:30 p.m.. during class weeks only. Each section will have a sched- ule consisting of 13 gamins and the winning team of the sectional competition wifi go into a playoff match with the winners of the other two sections. Teams will lx allowed to carry 12 men and must have a captain and a 00-captain. arsity basketball players will not lx eligible for this program, but junior varsity players may play. Reserves from the 11B or 11A may play on I0B teams only and. although three memlx rs may lx carried on the team roster, only two may play in the game at one time. Bowlers In Stride Two teams from Ford Trade Sclmol txiwled a match game against Fordson High School and won the match by 371 pins at the Deailx rn Recreation on Saturday . February This feat was accomplished by the 321 series rolled by George Garvey and the 330 series by Richard Farnstrom. The two Ford Trade teams were comprised of the following students: TRAM I TEAM 2 Bob Kerrigan Richard Farnstrom Sheldon Harrison W alter Telot Bill D ngyel Bill Keleman George Garvey Ted Fisher Al Shnerpunas Fred Nista. Library Is Moved The Trade Sclaxil library has now lx en completely moved from the B-huilding to the new academic taxation and is firmly estab- lished just south of the physics lab. The former library in the B-building will be set aside as a reading room. Magazines will lx supplied as before but since no one will be in charge of them, the students and instructors themselves will have to lx responsible for taking care of them and putting them buck in their respective racks. Audrey Boyd, former librarian, is taking over the statistical work of operational costs for Trade School. He was replaced by Miss Joan Wiese. Miss Wiese has a Library of Science degree and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the I ni versit y of Michigan and for the last year has been a librarian at the Ford Engineering Lab. All lxx� ks which were at the B-building will lx available at the new library. The shelves w ill not hold all of them and the most infrequently used lxx ks are lx ing stored in the Old Barracks. The librarian will get any !xx k desired, upon request. The new library has several thousand Ixxiks in addition to most of the popular and technical magazines. M iss W iese expresses the hope that stu- dents will use the library facilities to g xxi advantage and feel free to ask her help. Since there w ill lx no chance foi- st udent s to return lxx� ks while they are in shop, the Ixxiks are checked out for t liree weeks, one week longer than lx fore. I nder this system. Ixx ks taken out one class week can be brought back during the next class session, three weeks later. As was the old custom, a | ass must lx obtained from the classnxmi instructor and given to the librarian in order to gain en- trance during class hours. Visiting Servicemen CpI. George McCulloch and former Sgt. Arthur Adams, both of the class of June '45, visited the academic section of Henry Ford 1 rade School Thursday, January 16. Art. who received the coveted Quill and Scroll Award for his journalistic ability and for his meritorious work on The Craftsman staff, was in the I nited States Ninth Air Forces and was stationed first in a machine shop and later in the supply department. He has been through Germany. France, and Belgium and was discharged January 15 after serv ing IH months and five days. George, who was valedictorian of his graduating class and a winner of the American Legion Award, is on terminal leave from the Air forces until January 21 when he will be discharged, lb was stationed in a machine shop in Austriu. THE CRAFTSMAN Page 11 - - Snap-Shots - - J. W. Busman. assistant superintendent, and S. D. Mullikin. superintendent, look at the certificates which American Legion Award winners Ray Hudock, T-12A, and Virgil Comsa. W-12A. received. They are. left to right: Mr. Busman. Ray, Virgil, and Mr. Mullikin. Graduates and their dates thoroughly enjoyed the turkey j dinner which was served at the prom. The Andrews sisters together with Bing Crosby , sing South America. Take It Away. The Sistors are: Richard Hawkins. Bernie Pfeifer, and Alvin Doherty and B� ng was Carl Kangas, all of T-12A. Tom Prough, Virgil Comsa. and Vincent Lepore, of the W-section give out with I aisy Bell at the traditional 12A program. Members of the T section graduating class turn the lounge over to the new 12A's. The graduates and newcomers are sho.vn gathered around tr� � piano. MARCH, 1947 HENRY FORD TRADE Page 2 THE CRAFTSMAN NEWS IN BRIEF U,hr Crafts uiti in A A Hf W (Memberf )Est. I92l) tJ I 1 I 1 PRINTED AND FOR AND PUBLISHED EVERY MONTH DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR BY STUDENTS OF HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL. DEARBORN. MICH. Editor-in-chi f:............................................WALLACE MESSER Roportorial staff: FRED BECKER. LARRY BENTLEY. ERNEST BUTLER. ERNEST BORG, DAVE CALL. HERB CRENSHAW. ALVIN DOHERTY. WALTER FELDT. CHARLES FORBES. GEORGE GARVEY. DORSEY GOODMAN. RAY HARDIN. RICHARD HERBERHOLZ. EUGENE KNUTTEL. DINO MASS'VRA. ANDREW McHUGH. HARRY MUDRICK, ALLEN O RIELLEY. JOHN SMITH. DON TITUS. EARL WIGGINS. GEORGE WINBERRY cartoonist . DENTON WONNACOTT. PETER ZOLNEROWICH. Adviser.....................................................E. H. STOELTING Vol. 5. No. 5 March, 1917 St UiKe fyoti Pen.jje.ct Play Must you win to enjoy sport? Or is your respect for the game and your appreciation of perfection of play greater than your desire to win? Would you rather lose a close contest which has sparkled with brilliant plays, smartly conceived and skilfully executed, and in which the spirit of the game as well as tin letter of the rules has been strictly observed, than win a one-sided, bungled fracas, marred by misplays and befouled by flagrant violations of both written and unwritten regulations? If your answer to the last two questions is “Yes,” you are a true sports- man and a credit to your team, your school, yourself, and lo sport itself. A true sportsman enjoys a game with the same zest with which an artist views a picture or a musician listens to music. A sporting contest botched by blunders or playing code violations distresses a good sports- man as keenly as the defacing of a drawing outrages a painter or discords shock a maestro. That is why a true sportsman does not applaud a foul even when committed by opponents. lie wants the game to be won on excellence of play. Ilis respect for the game transcends his wish to win at any price, lie knows that if his team perfects its play it will generally win. Qn.eet OuA. Ga+nfiui. Que ti Opening of the Ford Merchandising School in the south end of the cademie building affords students of Henry Ford Trade School a rare opportunity to do three things: First, to extend to our new campus guests all the graceful courtesies of a cordial hospitality, symbolizing our sincere desire to make their six-weeks' stay pleasant and profitable; Second, to create valuable personal contacts w ith alert young American business men. steeped in the Ford tradition, well established in commu- nities throughout the United States—contacts which could prove useful to Trade School students touring the continent for pleasure or location in the launching of a career: Third, to spread the fame of Henry Ford Trade School in every sec- tion of the nation. Picked representatives from every Ford sales district in the United States will take turns in attending the new school, each group remaining six weeks. When these men return to their communities they will l£ ambassadors of Henry Ford’s philosophy of training young men. The attitude and actions of the students of our School as seen and judged bv these men while guests upon our campus will determine what they sav about us back home. Let’s make it good. During the basketball games ! etween Ford Trade and Mels indale, Jackson, River Rouge, and l)eart nrn this season, the Craftsmen cheerleaders presented their rival yell masters with miniature souvenir “Louisville Slugger” baseball bats. The bats were ! erib!M ned in the School’s colors of blue and gold. • • • Don Wattrick, Michigan’s popular radio an- nouncer, who played and coached sports for many years, and is now sports director of WJR, made many complimentary comments concerning the Craftsmen’s fighting spirit during his broadcasts following the School's Regional triumphs. Mr. Wattrick picked tin team lo defeat Dearlxirn in the quarter-finals play. • • • Conduct on the busses running between the B- huilding and the academic buildings has greatly im- proved, according to reports. Nice going fellows; let’s keep it that way. • • • L. J. Croteau, driver training instructor, qualified as a “super-salesman’ when he sold 50 tickets in advance to his classes for the final Craftsmen- Dearborn contest. • • • The Trade School garden has lieen moved to the six-acre plot adjoining the chapel. Flowers and many kinds of vegetables, including tomatoes, com, cabbage, and onions, w ill Ik planted by students of the 10A and I0B classes who will re- ceive the produce free of charge as in former years. • • • Scarce though A’s are under the new marking system, four students of the Trade School managed to obtain all-A final rejMirt card marks. They are: Herbert Crenshaw of the M-12A. Arthur Ziegler of the T-I2A. W illiam Moroney and Frederick Mernovage of the T-llB. • • • 'fickets to the roller-skating party at Arena Gardens April II, may be purchased from an 12A student. CONTENTS CAP News Page 4 Craftsmen Basketball Teams Page 11 Editorials Page o Graduation Addresses Page 9 letter of the Month Page 10 Over the Crib Counter Page 10 Sports Page K isiling Serv icemen Page 6 -OUR COVER — “Down the Basket’’ is an action shot probably unique in sports photography. It presents a view which never is seen by players and rarely by spectators of the greatest of American indoor games. The players caught in action under- neath the loop looking up ara members of the Henry Ford Trade School junior varsity quintet, coached by T. A. Lind. She draftsman Volume 5 No. 5 HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL March, 1947 Craftsmen Emerge As Regional Champs Girls! Boys! Fun! April 11, at Arena Eugeno Knuttol Girls! Yep, they’ll all l� e then . Boys! Surely, plenty of them. Fun! Indubitably. There are no two ways about it—Friday, April 11, will be a swell night to bump into friends both old and new. It never fails at a roller skating party. Boiler skating party? Why, of course. The 12A class is throwing one just for the l enefit of their underclassmen and all friends of the Trade School (and also to raise money for their June Prom). Tickets are now on sale for 50 cents and are l eing sold by all 12A students. Dont forget, April 11. Arena Gardens, Woodward at Hendrie, fifty cents, and all Trade School students, their girl friends, and their boy friends are invited. Instructors Enroll At Wayne University To improve the rating of Henry Ford Trade School and also to improve methods of instruction, approximately 80 Trade School instructors enrolled in Wayne University at the beginning of the spring semester. Through special arrangements the classes are taught in the B-building thus eliminating many trips to the Wayne Campus. Although many interesting courses are planned for future semesters, the instructors now are taking Business and Professional Speech 102 from Edwin L. Johnson of the Trade School faculty; and principles of Vocational Education 202 from either f eo Duryea or William Bateson. All classes arc in session from 4:15 to 6:00 p.m.. with speech being offered on Mon- day. Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday: and vocational education is offered on Mon- day, Wednesday, and Thursday. Mr. Duryea was formerly with the Ford Motor Company in Highland Park and is now at Wilbur Wright High School and Wayne I niversity; Mr. Bateson was for- merly at Cass Tech, and W ilbur W right but is now with the I niversity of Michigan. The courses offered may be used as four hours to apply toward a degree or more di- rectly they will lead to the Certificate of Professional Attainment at the end of fifteen hours, or the permanent Vocational Teaching Certificate upon the completion of 27 hours. According to the latest reports everyone is enjoying these classes and a popular re- mark is, “These classes should have been started years ago.” Fordson, St. Joseph Bow To Traders Walter Feldt Playing an inspired brand of ball, the Craftsmen quintet advanced to the State quarterfinals by scoring a stunning 25 to 21 upset over favored Fordson, Saturday, March 15, after defeating St. Joseph, Parochial league champs, 29 to 22 on the preceding ------------ —A Earl Harger Writing School Song For T.S. Dorsey Goodman and Don Titus “Bumore are flying” is an often quoted phrase around the Trade School but this story of a School song is on the level. School spirit set to music expressing the tones, tunes, and tempo of classroom, campus, and shop, as felt by the typical Henry Ford Trade School student, is the assignment which has l ecn undertaken by Karl Harger, head of Ford Motor Company music de- partment. at the request of the January 47 graduating class. When Mr. Harger visited the Trade School to play for the graduating classes’ banquets, he asked what the school song was, and to his surprise found that the Henry Ford Trade School had none. Mr. Harger suggested that the school should have a School song and so the seniors asked him to write one. As a result the song is being written and will be sung by the students for the first time on the Bob-Lo boat June 28. night, l oth games being played in the Ford- son gym. Because of their low percentage during the regular season, in which they won only four games out of fifteen, the Ford Trade cagers were not given much of a chance to take St. Varsity coach Howard Hedinger, right, ex- plains to roserve coach L. H. Bartholomew, center, and junior varsity coach T. A. Lind, left, the strategy he and his boys used in trim- ming Fordson and St. Joseph. Joseph. However, they arose to the occasion und not only l� eat the Blue Jays, but also the Fordson Tractors as well, thus pushing them into the State quarterfinals. As the scores indicate both games were de- fensive battles. St. Joseph led 9 to 7 at the half, but in the third and fourth quarters the Craftsmen surged ahead and were never again behind. Bernie Pfeifer collected nine points for the Craftsmen while Mike Soavo. who was voted All-Catholic league guard, was high for St. Joe with the same number. Ford Trade never trailed in the Fordson game as they won their first regional cham- pionship in the history of the Trade School. Pfeifer was also high scorer in this game with 14 points, eight of which were made on free-throws. Banguet Held In Honor Of Athletes Joe Muller, inspector, is shown above making use of the latest addition to the Trade School shop cafeteria. With this device the coffee served in the cafeteria will always be hot and of uniform strength. Forty-four boys, after working and play- ing hard for Henry Ford Trade School for the past hasketlmll season, were honored at an elalxirate athletic banquet held in the aca- demic cafeteria and gymnasium March 11. This event, one of the greatest and most awaited of the year, opened in the gymnasium with each boy, together with his instructor sponsor (sponsor: he’s the man who f x ts the (Continued on page B) Page 4 THE CRAFTSMAN Squadron Anniversary... Captain John Dobrei has announced that the Trade School’s Civil Air Patrol Squadron will celebrate its third anniversary March 28 at Northern High School to which Trade School oHicials. officers of the Michigan Wing, parents of cadets, former members, and friends of cadets will lx� invited. Exhibits... Exhibits of model airplanes and other squadron equipment will be on display. To some lucky fellow will be awarded a (light scholarship. An inspection and review by Wing and Group Officers will be held and drill teams from three squadrons will compete for a trophy. The Ford Trade squadron won this trophy once l cfore and if they can win it two more times they will be allowed to keep it. Promotions... The following promotions were made re- cently: Rol crt Cecil, Cadet Captain as Ca- det Commander; Ernest Iszak to Cadet Sec- ond Lieutenant as Flight leader; Lester Brown, Raymond Zentz. William Egbert, and Alex Orosz to Cadet Sergeants; Harold Shake and Robert Carr to Cadet Corporals; and Charles Sullivan to Cadet'Private First Class HAM”... Senior Radio Officer John Hurin is having the time of his life communicating w ith fellows all over the country who like himself have “ham radio stations” as hobbies. John ob- tained his amateur radio operator’s and sta- tion license on July 26, 1946. He obtained help in studying for his license from R. D. Weaver, former Trade School chemistry in- structor and CAP Communications Officer, w ho was a “ham” himself at one time. John’s station call letters are W8Y0K and he operates on the amateur forty-meter band. He has made twenty-nine contacts, the far- thest l cing Hardesty, Oklahoma. John plans to go to a radio school in the near future and study for a commercial radio operator's license. Cadets Wanted... The Trade School squadron has positions for many new cadets. All w ho are interested should see Mr. Dobrei or come to a Squadron meeting at Northern High School any Friday- night between 7 and 9 p.m. Sky Bound... Cadet Second Lieutenant John Alvarado, January ’47, joined the Army Air Forces soon after his graduation. Aubin, Mudrick, Pairman Ping Pong Champs Herbert Crenshaw Bill Aubin, graduate, came through the table tennis tournament, which ended Feb- ruary 24 after lasting four months, as School and Graduate Champ while Harry Mudrick, M-12A, and Bud Pairman, T-11B, took honors as senior and junior champs, respec- ----------------------------- 12A’s Enjoy Dancing In Gaily Adorned Gym Ernest Borg Gay dancing in the brightly decorated Henry Ford Trade School gym was enjoyed by more than 200 Trade School students and their girl friends as they danced to the music of the Ford Motor orchestra at the 12A frolic, March 1. The gym was decorated, for the first time, by 12A students on the afternoon be- fore the dance. Bright yellow and blue crepe paper wras draped overhead while on the wall opjK site the stage a big “12A”, six feet high, showed up against the light wall. Some of the Trade School students at the dance were telling their dates about a giant swimming pool beneath the gym, Not all of the girls believed it.; however, when some who did not asked E. H. Stoelting if it were true he “whole-heartedly agreed with the Trade School boys.” Parents To Aid In Planning June Prom tively. Each boy received a certificate award and a dollar bill which was presented to them March 3 by Cecil Westerman. head of shop cafeteria, who is in charge of the activity room where the tournament was held. Bill Aubin defeated both Bud Pairman Dino Massara So that the parents of the 12A students may have a hand in planning where the June prom w ill l e held, a questionnaire letter has been sent to the parents of every 12A student by G. A. Yerex, personnel director. In the letter is a list of possibilities and approximate costs of proms, ranging from an elaborate dinner-dance down to an in- formal alTair at the School gym which would be furnished the students free of charge. After the parents have discussed the matter with their sons, a check is to l� e placed after their choice. The prices are based on 100 couples attending, and if an expensive prom is voted for the proper machinery will be set up to raise a large sum of the money in advance. P.T.A. Meeting Held At Trade School Ernest Borg Having chosen “School and Industrial Cooperation” for the general topic of the evening, the Dearborn Council of Parents and Teachers held its monthly meeting March 4 at the academic department of the Henry Ford Trade School. The program was conducted by William Stirton, principal of Cass Technical High School; John W. Busman, assistant super- isorof the Trade School, and Fred Nicholson, academic department. T. A. Lind, also of the I rade School, was in charge of the pro- gram. After the discussion a light dinner was served at the academic cafeteria of the Ford Trade School. Bill Abuin, left, and Harry Mudrick shako hands after the decisive ga me which Bill had won to become School Tablo Tennis champ. and Harry Mudrick in the finals—with good serves and quick returns pushing Bill to School champ with a | erfect record. Harry also defeated Bud in the finals to make him runner-up to the champ. In the semi-finals Bill Aubin defeated Nathan McLeod 21- 19 and 21-17, to make him graduate champ. Harry Mudrick came out on top in BUD PAIRMAN a .hard f°uSht ,natcll with Din � Massara, W-21A, 21-16 and 21-18. Harry lost one match in the semi-finals to Andy Mells. Bud Pairman defeated Dominico Zugora, T-11B, bv the scores of 21-6 and 21-16 to acquire his title. Bud played eight matches, losing one to Dominico. The tournament was participated in by 52 students and graduates. Boys Give To Red Cross Allen O’Rielly W ith no quota set and the students giving whatever amount they could afford and were willing to give to the American Junior Red Cross, the Trade School academic and shop departments contributed $102.34 on Friday, February 28. THE CRAFTSMAN Page 5 Class Leaders Chosen Herbert Crenshaw Students who will take over the responsi- bility of their classes whenever the instructor is not present are the newly elected class leaders. The leaders will assume other re- sponsibilities with the co-operation of their classmates, such as keeping the class informed as to what is taking place and representing them at meetings concerning the good of the School. They arc as follows: M-section: Kenneth Litigot of the 10B, Adolph Painter of the 10A, Kenneth Pobursky and John Sabal, 11B; Richard Mol trap and Ray Zcntz, 11 A; John Hoffman and John Chmaj, 12B: Roy Gregory and John Klus of the 12A. T-section: Peter Ross of the 10B, Joe Gravino from the 10A, Bill Fann and AI Felstow, 1 IB; Ken Stevens and Hugh Sweeney, 11 A; Hank Brainer and Chuck Giasson. 12B; Boh Carr and Boh King from the 12A. W-section: Michael Lombardo from the 10B, Reginald Freeman of the 10A. Donald Beavis and Mitchell Moran, 11B; Frank Lihurdi and Charles Raymond, 11 A; Eugene Lin and Jack Herberholz, 12B; John Carter and Gordon Darling from the 12A. Seven Journalists Earn Quill Scroll Harry Mudrick Seven members of The Craftsman stalT of January 1947 were sanctioned recently for the Quill and Scroll award by E. H. Stocking, adviser of the school paper. Those who were recommended were Alvin Doherty, Arthur Geddes. John Hurley, and Anthony Sardelli of the T-section; Wallace Messer of the M-sect ion; and George Jowett and Virgil Comsa of the W- section. This award is given journalism students who are outstanding in their work by the International Quill and Scroll Society for High School Journalists upon the recommen- dation of the paper’s adviser. The holders of this award receive a gold la|M l pin and a certificate of recognition. Students Asked To Set Good Examples Denton Wonnacott “If every boy would take it upon him- self to set a good example to fellow students our school would be 100 per cent better,” declared Fred Nicholson, academic head, addressing the assembly held by each section during its initial week of work in the new' term. He made several comments concerning the good of the School, some of which | ertained to the boys’ damaging school property and acting noisily while going to different class- rooms. The I2A’s previously were called together and asked by Mr. Nicholson to set a good example of school habits. “They have done their part well,” declared Mr. Nicholson, “but just the 12A s alone cannot accomplish this change for the better,” he further stated. Letters Awarded To 11 Band Members Dave Call Eleven students received letters for the completion of their first year with the Henry Ford Trade School band, under the direction of Roscoe Wolverton. Their names are as follows: Paul Lindlchauer, Sam Pirrone. John Decker, George Walker. Thomas Tomecek, Emanuel Sultana, Gerald Jagusch, George Camilleri, Gerald Johnson, Frank Aiuto, and Henry Pit! rich. __________ Detroit Papers Hail Craftsmen Victories The Detroit Free Press and The Detroi News headlined Henry Ford Trade School in stories March 19 and March 17, respectively. The Free Press story, accompanied by a two-column action picture of Bernie “Buzz” Pfeifer, basketball coach Howard E. Hedinger, and athletic dpaertment head E. II. Stocking “plotting team strategy,” centered the sports page and termed the Craftsmen basketball team the “sentimental favorites” of Michigan in the State Tournament play because of their courageous Regional upset victories. The News story, written by Dave Call, of The Craftsman stair, and featured on the weekly Monday “School Page” of the paper, stressed the “unique student-instructor re- lationship” which highlighted the Trade School’s annual “Athletic Banquet.” The name of every student who was awarded a letter at the event was included in the story Band Plays On Green Lights Program Dave Call Roscoe Wolverton directed the Henry Ford Trade School band in a semi-classical program during the opening half-hour of the Green Lights program. Wednesday evening. March .� . at the auditorium studio of W’WJ— The Detroit News. The band program included Sousa’s El Capilan, McCaughcy’s Dress Parade. Elgar's Pomp and Circumsta nee. and outstanding popular tunes by George Gershwin and Irving Berlin. The Green Lights is an organization de- voted to helping youth in moral and voca- tional direction. Camera Club Holds Election of Officers Ray Hardin “To stimulate the ability to take and develop pictures is the primary purpose of the newly organized Camera Club,” says Jim Turnago, President of Camera Club. Frank Sheldrake, school photographer and director of the club. 'fhe club's first meeting this year was held at the home of Jim Turnage. T-11A, where officers were elected as follows: president. Jim Turn- age; vice-president, Joe Csaszar, T-11A; and secretary-treas- urer, Jerome Szy- manski. T-IIB. Meetings are held each month in the homes of the dif- ferent club members w here general discus- sions are had and the next month’s assignment is given by Mr. Sheldrake. At the first meeting, on January 31, the assignment gi en was to take a |x rt rait of a man. Prizes will be aw arded to boys with the three l � st portraits. First prize is a clamp-on reflector and bulb, second prize is a photo-spot bulb, and third is a number 1 photo flood. Money to pay for the awards will be taken out of the club dues. Any student interested in photography is encouraged to enroll. F. SHELDRAKE Special Movies To Be Shown In April Allen O'Rielley Two s( ecial movies, one about baseball and the other on safety, w ill l e shown to all students of the Trade School in the gym at their general assemblies during April. “Traffic With the Devil,” which will last about 20 minutes, is a movie that has been playing locally in theatres throughout the city. The one on baseball will last ten minutes longer. Classrooms To Get Fluorescent Lamps Ray Hardin To improve lighting facilities in the academic division of the Trade School, fluorescent lanqts are being installed in the classrooms and offices. This new type of lighting has proved to l e more economical and also an aid to stu- dents in as much as it does not tire the eyes or throw off a glare. Page 6 THE CRAFTSMAN Visiting Servicemen Seaman first-class James Keifer, January ’46, visited friends in the Henry Ford Trade School Friday, February 21. James was discharged on February 23 from the Great Lakes Training Station. lie plans on entering Wayne I niversity to continue with his education. During most of the 13 months James was in the Navy he was stationed around Hawaii and the South Pacific. Machinist Mate 3rd Class Allen Bitterman, graduate of June '45. while visiting the Trade School February 23. told of some in- teresting experiences he had gone through while in the Navy. Allen, who is to In dis- charged soon, has seen service in China, Guam, Formosa, Korea, and Japan. Bill Horvath. June 43. an ex-army pri- vate, visited the 'Prado School March 3, after having spent parts of the 20 months of his Army career in Yokohoma, Tokyo, and Hawaii. Graduating from Trade School with an American Legion Award and also a high school diploma, w hich he obtained from night school. Bill is planning on entering the I niversity of Michigan this fall to study medicine. Nicholson Speaks Over WWJ Dino Massara “A knowledge of | attern making and hardware equipment is necessary for those interested in entering the drafting profession stated Fred Nicholson, supervisor of academic training, in a speech at the Green Lights Vocational Guidance Program at Station WWJ-The Detroit News on Wednesday- evening, February 26. Mr. Nicholson also said, “Several large industries now have apprenticeship schools for those who have ability in this field but a background in sketching or freehand draw ing is usually required.” Others on the program included Frank kini, magician, and his assistant. Joyce Ann; students of the Flaine Arndt School of the Dance; and the Khythm Stylists, directed by Joseph Zitka. Gym Clock Given By January Grads Ray Hardin As a gift of appreciation the January ’47 graduates gave a Tedechron 13-inch dial, self-starting electric clock to the School: the attractive time-piece is hung in the gymnasi- um above the coat crib entrance. The clock was purchased with the money left over from contributions which the grad- uates donated for the picture they presented to the School at the Senior prom. So as to be guarded from basketl alls it was installed in a wooden case with a plastic cover over the face. Athletic Banquet (Continued from pag 3) bill for bimself and the student), playing a quiz game and a contest in which each person received ten beans and was instructed not to say “No” or they would have to forfeit a bean. L. II. Bartholomew, physics instructor, and Floyd Hansen won the quiz while D. S. Traina. clearing house, and Henry Chavez had the most beans at the end of the evening. Toastmaster J. W. Busman, assistant su| erintendent, was the most worried man of the evening. He was constantly afraid that someone would run off with the grand prize. What was it? Even he didn’t know. Mr Busman introduced memlrers of last year’s varsity baseball team. Bill Biddell. John Tomilo. Frank Bogona. Pat DeSantis, and John ona. and members of the varsity tennis team. Norman Tuer, John Ardelian. and louis I oval while Cecil Westerman. shop cafeteria, introduced the vice-president of the National High School Bowling Congress, Art keck, and School Ping Pong champ. Bill Aubin. F. F. Searle. former superintendent, spoke shortly and stated that “Success doesn’t al- ways mean winning. It takes more skill to accept defeat in the proper manner than it does to win.” S. D. Mullikin. superintendent, welcomed the guests and expressed his appreciation to the instructors for their co-operation in mak- ing the affair a success. Mr. Lind, who gave much of his own time to the coaching of the junior varsity team, w as called upon to award letters to Charles Crowther. Eugene Cousineau. Walter Drie- man, Beginald Freeman, Joe Gravino. Charles Nunez, James Pairman. Jack Phillips. Ken- neth Pobursky. Fazlur Bahaman. Kenneth Woody. Sam Manzclla, and the student man- ager. James Beinhold. “I want to express my thanks and ap- preciation to the team for the co-operation and lighting spirit which the reserve team showed throughout the season.” was the statement made by Coach L. II. Bartholomew as he pre- pared to make awards to Robert Surinchak, John Blaha, Remo Mei. Ralph Konkal. Shellie Stevens. Al Schnerpunas. Jim Auchter- lonie. Floyd Hansen. Eugene Len, Francis LaNoie. August Cogliandro. Constantino Impure. Don Simpson, John Guiding, and Adolph Painter. In addition to the letter awards which «rsity Coach Howard Hedinger made to Ralph laird. Bruno Bieksza. Lincoln Painter, Willard Elliott, James Sjmla. Henry Chavez. Carl Kangas. Bernie Pfeifer, Richurd Herber- holz. Elmer Popicl, and Richard Toepler, he also made a special award of a baseball, auto- graphed by tin coaches and the administra- tion. to Bruno Bieksza for attaining the high- est percentages. 78 per cent in practice and 68 |K r cent in games, of foul shots. “I think that the cheerleaders work just as hard as the players in trying to get cheers from the spectators,” w as the remark made by A. M. Wagener, head of shop division, as he made cheerleader awards to Robert Bertouille, Herb Crenshaw, louis Pangrazzi, Nick Students Encouraged To Study Gardening Dino Matsara Students interested in vegetable garden- ing. flower culture, fruit growing, landscaping, or animal raising should see Peter Barkus, agricultural instructor, who is available from 3:30 till 4:13 in Room 26 of tin Old Barracks. Experimental and research work is being carried on by Mr. Rarkus in the School’s garden nursery, located on the south side of the chemistry laboratory. A study of this would prove interesting to any student in- Petor Barkus, garden instructor, is shown in the Greenhouse Nursery explaining to two boys his experiments with plants. terested in gardening, either as a hobby or as a job in the years to come. Mr. Barkus has had years of training in plant and animal life and is willing to help any boy who is eager to learn and practice agriculture. Serkaian, and William Moroney. Don Wattrick, sports announcer for radio station WJR and guest speaker for the even- ing, stressed the idea of making yourself a little l etter than someone, of wanting to do it. thinking you can do it, and thereby In- coming successful in anything you undertake. He gave a definition of sportsmanship, “Never give or lake an unfair ad antage” and then stated that “The whole school, whether they are players or spectators, participates in athletics and has a definite part in it.” John Bruder, George Hudock. and incent Cortis were then commended for bringing their respective volley ball teams through a w inning season and becoming section champs. The drawing of the grand prize followed. Joseph Nagy, shop office, the lucky winner, opened his prize slowly, expecting the worst, when he suddenly pulled the prize out of the Ih)x. It was a Stewart-Warner table radio. The affair ended with Fred Nicholson, head of the academic department, leading the singing of America Uie Beautiful. THE CRAFTSMAN Page 7 Good Friday Services To Be Held April 4 A1 Doherty Henry Ford Trade School will observe its ninth annual Good Friday commemoration with two services April 4, 1947, at 2:30 p.m., in the academic chapel for the M-section and in the B-building cafeteria for the W- and T-sections. The Rev. Samuel G. Thero, Fisher housing project and Methodist church, and the Rev. Harold May. Missionary Alliance Church of Wayne, Michigan, will sf eak on the scene of Calvary and on the Resurrection, respectively, for the M-section. George and John Schncc- man will I e soloists and Chuck Campl ell will lead the singing. Parents and friends of M-section students are cordially invited to attend this service. Bus service will Ik provided from Korte and Michigan starting at 2 p.m., and will again he available at the close of the service. A similar service will he held at 3 p.m. in the R-huilding cafeteria for the W- and T- sections w ith K. D. Brown, of the employment department of Ford Motor Company, describ- ing Christ’s death on Calvary and the Rev. Lockwood, John R. Baptist Church, preaching on the Resurrection. The soloists for this service will be Willis Colbert, hospital, and Richard Couch. Mr. Coll� ert will also lead congregational singing and will l e accompanied by Wilbert Harden, machine construction, and Kenneth Miner on the piano. Any student wishing to attend these serv- ices will l e dismissed early and parents and friends are also invited. Bus service, as in previous years, will Ik provided from the Ford Rotunda to the B-building at 2:30 p.m., and they will again return to the Rotunda at 4:10 p.m. Students in the W- and T-sections who wish to attend the service must get cards from Room 1 and have them signed by their parents and instructor and then return them not later than Wednesday, April 2. Students who wish to attend Good Friday services at other churches w ill be excused at 11 a.in., providing they have obtained passes from Room 1, have had them signed by their parents and instructor, and have returned them not later than Wednesday, April 2. Hard Practice Helps Junior Varsity Ernest Borg “Through hard work practicing and work- ing out after school, the junior varsity has im- proved immensely since the loginning of the season,” according to T. A. Lind, junior var- sity coach. Mr. Lind stated that the purpose of the junior varsity is to turn out better reserve and varsity players and his intentions are to en- courage tenth grade students to try out for the team so that they will have enough time to learn the fundamentals of basketball l efore they reach their junior and senior years of FORD MERCHANDISING SCHOOL BEGINS G org« Garvoy In the south end of the Trade School, between Room 19 and the chapel, there is a new school called. “School of Mwlern Merchandising,” where, starting March 17. men 21 to 35 years of age from Ford dealerships all over the country will come for schooling. ♦ Crosby M. Kelly, formerly supervisor of industrial relations training in the Ford Motor Company, is the director of the new school. The first, group of 33 students will repre- sent each of the 33 sales districts in the I nited States. They will be here for a six-week course of training in the history and present organization of the Ford Motor Company, Ford merchandising methods, dealer account- ing procedures, business management con- trols. marketing, advertising, public relations, retail sales management, used cars and trucks merchandising, finance and credits, parts and service, and a general familiarization with the manufacture of Ford products. This ma- terial w ill be taught by top executive person- nel of the Sales and Advertising Division. The objective of this course is to give Ford and Lincoln-Mercury dealers a course of training which w ill fix in their minds not only a well-rounded authentic picture of the Ford organization and its products, but also an efficient working knowledge of the fundamen- tals required in successful dealership opera- tion. A candidate for this school must first sub- mit his application to his district manager, who in turn gives it to the regional manager. The regional managers of the six Ford sales regions of the United States then select the men w ho arc to come to the school. While in Detroit most of the students will stay at the Fort Shelby Hotel and w ill dine at noon at the DearlH rn Inn. Company trans|H rtation will carry the men to and from the hotel and the inn. Class will Ik from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., five days a week, with a recreation program planned for one after- noon each week. Once a week the Ford Motor Company w ill act as host to some special the students. All training expenses will l� c financed by the Ford Motor Company, but | ersonal ex- penses must Ik paid by the individual. Wooden Slip Holders Now in Classrooms John Smith W ooden holders, containing class check out slips, are now' in all classrooms. Class slips were previously carried from room to room loosely and were easily lost. These slips will still be carried from room to room by the class leaders but will lie placed on the wooden holders. Two wooden pegs will hold the slips which will have two holes punched in them by a special punch. Stenciled in white paint at the bottom will lx the room numbers. high school. The team will practice through- out the summer months to get into good con- dition for next season. Because of the use of tenth graders, the junior arsit was not allowed to pla in the Dearlx rn Junior High league, but played l owrcy. Maples. W nod worth. and Dearlnirn as practice games. Several new players in the 1()A and 10B are said to show promise of becoming good basketball players. Reginald Freeman and Adolph Painter, liotli top scorers for the juniors, were promoted to the Trade School reserve basketball team toward the end of the season. At the present time uImhiI 25 boys practice every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The following players from the team have received junior varsity letters this season: Charles Crowther, Eugene Cousineau, Walter Drieman, Reginald Freeman. Joe Gravino, Charles .Nunez. James Pairman. Jack Phillips. Kenneth Pobursky. Fazlur Ralmman. James Rcinltold. Kenneth Wood, and Sam Manzclla. Adolph Painter was given a reserve letter. Bowlers To Celebrate With Gala Banquet Charles For bos A banquet to be held at the academic division of Henry Ford Trade School April 12, in honor of the Ixmling teams, is the spot- light of attention to the Ixiwlers participating in the Trade School bowling league. This is going to be a s|x� cial affair and rates the honor of having many distinguished guests present. Among those expected are Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Mullikin, Mr. and Mrs. .1. W . Busman, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Verax, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Wagener. Mr. and Mrs. A. V Edel. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Westerman, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nicholson, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Stoelting. and Mr. and Mrs. Taylor of the Dearlx rn Recreation. Dinner is to Ik served at 12 individual tables where each team with their girl friends will sit. The toastmaster of the banquet is to be Richard Shinsky, captain of a leading team in the league. A program is l eing arranged for enter- tainment after the dinner. Bowling Bingo will also be played and prizes awarded the winners. After this evening of entertainment there will In dancing in the School gymnasium. All students are invited to the dance which will cost one dollar a couple. Cokes and | olato chips will be sold and coat crib services are lx ing arranged. Transportation will Ik furnished from Korte and Michigan to the Sch x l l etween 6:05 to 7:00 p.m.; 8:30 to 9:00 p.m.; and 12:00 midnight to 12:30 a.m. C. M. KELLY entertainment for Page 8 THE CRAFTSMAN - INTRAMURAL BASKETBALL BEGINS - ---------------- A Walter Feldt Craftsmen Win 1 of 4 To Wind Up Season Ford Trade School basketball teams gave Ecorse the old one-two Friday, February 21, at the latter’s gym. as the varsity cagers scored an impressive 46 to 18 victory over Ecorse after the reserves had edged out the Ecorse reserves 28 to 27. Ecorse had beaten the Craftsmen varsity earlier in the season 28 to 27 and won the Christmas tournament held at Lincoln Park High School. The game was tied at 7 all at the end of the first quarter, but during the second period the Red Raiders lost the lead and never regained it. At the end of the third quarter the Craftsmen held a six-point lead and toward the last of the game steam-roll- ered their way to a 46 to 18 victory by [jut- ting 28 points through the hoop. High scorers for the Craftsmen were Lincoln Painter and Bruno Bieksza with 14 and 12 points, respectively. Rogers was high for Ecorse with 7 points. DEARBORN— Fighting back in the final quarter after trailing the entire game, and out-scoring a powerful and dead-eyed Dearl orn quartet 18 to 8. the Ford Trade cagers finally bowed down to the Pioneers, 51 to 43. in a free scoring game played February 28, on the Dearl orn court. With the score 15 to 10 at the end of the first quarter. Dearborn, the Downriver league Champs, jumped to a 30 to 19 half- time lead. The third quarter saw Dearl orn out in front 43 to 25. It was then that the Crafts- men came to life to give the Pioneers their only threat during the entire contest. Led by Bemie Pfeifer, the Craftsmen hit the bucket for 18 points, but fell eight points short of tying the score when the final whistle was sounded. W ith 14 points each, Kossuth of Dearborn and Pfeifer of Ford Trade tied for scoring honors. Craftsmen reserves staged a fourth quarter and overtime rally to down a stubborn Dearborn reserve team 31 to 27. With Mei. Lo|x re, and Shnerpunas making overtime baskets, the Ford Traders pulled another typical game out of the fire. Nutt for Dearl orn and Cogliandro for the victors led the scoring with 8 and 10 points, respectively. MELVINDALE— In one of the most exci ing games of the season a tall Melvindale team edged out the Craftsmen 35 to 34 in the final minutes of a contest plaved at Melvindale, on Februarv 25. Melvindale maintained but a 7 to 5 first quarter lead as the Craftsmen kept close on their heels. With the Craftsmen trailing 16 to 13 at the half, Lincoln Painter led an attack which put the Traders in front 25 to 24 at the end of the third quarter. In the final quarter basket for basket was exchanged as the two teams remained within striking range of each Keck Takes National Bowling Office John Smith Art Keck, W-12B, was elected national vice-president of the North-central District of the American High School Bowling Con- gress Sunday, February 16. He is the first student from the state of Michigan to hold an office in the Dis- trict Congress. In the telegraphic tournament which takes place April 5 in Chicago, Art. with three other vice-pres- idents who represent the other sections of the United States, will Ijc in charge of supervising the tour- nament. Students from all over the I nited States will Im wI in this tournament. Art has been bowling two years with the Henry ford I rude School Inovling league. His lather is a lender of one of the larger bowling leagues of downtown Detroit, thus by being with his father and helping him out at times Art acquired much experience in IjowI- ing tactics. other. With Melvindale leading 35 to 34. and but a few seconds remaining, Pfeifer in- tercepted a pass and broke down the side of the court just as the final whistle blew. Had Bernie scored the Craftsmen would have won the game. Cicote for Melvindale and Lincoln Painter of the Craftsmen led scoring attacks with 12 (joints each. With the score tied at 29 in the third quarter, the Ford Trade reserves edged out Melvindale reserves 38 to 36. Stevens, with 13 points. led tin Trade School attack while llcddin. with 10 points, led the rivals. RIVER ROUGE After losing to River Rouge by a score of 34 to 32 in December the Henry Ford 'Trade Sch H� i Craftsmen, playing on their home fl«� or Februaiy It. were defeated once more, the figures reading 40 to 33. The Craftsmen were leading at the half- time by a margin of four (joints, the score Ijeing 18 to 14. but at the Ijegiuning of the last quarter they were trailing by four (joints, 26 to 22. The final score then read 10 to 33. High [joint men for the Traders were Buzz Pfeifer and Bruno Bieksza. scoring 10 and 8 points, respectively. McGhee, of River Rouge, scored 13 (joints and was high man for his team. By an overw helming score of 66 to 19 the reserves of River Rouge triumphed over the Craftsmen Juniors. Three men on the re- serves of River Rouge scored over 10 points whereas not a single man on the Craftsmen reserves scored higher than eight. An exciting intramural basketball sched- ule is now well in progress. At the end of the schedule a two-game knwk-out series will be played among the three top teams, to de- termine the sectional champs. 'These champs will not only receive chenille emblems, but also have their picture appear in The ('rafts- man. Games are Ijeing played at 3:40 p.m. during the first four class weeks of each section. The classes began clashing on Monday, February 10, with the W-12A Wildcats scoring a victory over the stubborn 12B W inners 11 to 7. Meddelin dropped in all seven of the loser’s (joints. On 'Tuesday the 11B W iddle W orms l eat the 11A W'ar Hawks 11 to 5. The W’oodjjeckers of the 10A tri- umphed over the 10B Wolverines 21 to 16 on Wednesday. The W-section schedule, for the first week, was completed on Thursday with the 11A War Hawks losing to the 12A W ildcats 22 to 5. On Monday. February 17. the 12A Mighty Midgets hel( cd start off the M-section schedule by dropping an 11 to 9 decision to the 12B Masters after the Midgets scored all nine (joints in the first quarter. Mitz’s Boys of the 11A came out on the short end of the 16 to 11 score in their game with the 11B Merlins on Tuesday. On Wednesday the 10A Mermaids trounced the lOB’s 22 to 7. Coming back from their defeat Monday, the 12A Mighty Midgets lived up to their name by lambasting the 11A 33 to 4. Harry Mudrick racked up 11 (joints for the Midgets. In the T-section the 12A Tycoons walked over the 12B T-Modelson Monday. February 24, by the score of 25 to 10. Dorn Bertolino, Howard Christenson, and Wally Feldt scored all 25 (joints with ten. nine, and six points respectively. On Tuesday the 11A Tom- cats whipped the Terrors from 11B 15 to 10. Sweeney and Luke collected all of the Tom- cats points with eight and seven respectively. The lOB defeated the Ten-A-Trojans on Wednesday 18 to 8. On Thursday the 12A Tycoons won their second game of the week by defeating the 11B Terrors 26 to 16. The Tycoons have a 51 (joint total, the highest in the tournament so far. This game completed the first week of competition for each section. New Athletic Field Not Yet Completed The athletic field will not Ijc ready this spring Ijecause the gruss sown last fall must get a good start and barren spots must |je resown, according to E. 11. Stoelting, head of extracurricular activities. Until the time when the new field will Ijc available the old athletic field, near Henry Ford School, will Ik used. For the Ik nefit of those not familial with the Henr Ford School sports field, it consists of one hardball and three softball diamonds and two tennis courts. If the students cooperate by keeping off the grass this spring and summer the field may Ik available for use this fall. ART KECK THE CRAFTSMAN Page 9 DR. COLE, COMSA SPEAK AT COMMENCEMENT Dr. W. R. Cole, Guest Speaker The following is a resume of Ihe Reveren Doctor Warner Cole's address given at the January 1947 Commencement Exercises. Dr. Cote is pastor of the Covenant Baptist Church, Detroit. “ ‘Every normal person lias a desire to succeed.’ To put together the necessary elements from which success arises makes one think of the ancient alchemists, who in the dark ages attempted to produce gold, the precious treasure, from baser and more com- mon metals. The possibility of success for young men of our day is more real if we can assemble the right attributes of character and personality. The el- ements suggested to- night may lx of last- ing value to those who will use them. “ ‘Use What You Have.’ Every man must make a begin- ning. Beginnings must be fashioned from the materials at hand. Providence has equipped each individual w ith hands, feet, eyes, brain, and a soul that longs to accomplish things worthwhile; beside that lie has located us in a sphere of life, imperfect and faulty to be sure, but alive with opportunities from which a worth- while career may lx fashioned. Use what you have, in talent, in equipment and personality. It is the first step in a useful life. DR. WARNER R. COLE ‘Be a Team Player’ ’Work With Those Around You,’ Even as great a man as Ford could never have built an industrial empire by himself. We do our l est work when it is combined with the know- ledge and skill of others. Make yourself one of a team, remembering that no man lives or dies entirely on his own. Not so long ago I watched a lad undergo an operation for ap- pendicitis. The surgeon, his assistant, the nurses, the technicians were all skilled in their own field. Each was a specialist. Only by pooling their knowledge and combining their skills were they able working together to save the life of the patient. Our generation and yours need to learn that lesson. Manage- ment. lalxir. capital, government must all pool their combined wisdom to better solve the tantalizing problems of our day. Your part in that, is a much larger part than you think. Be a team player. “finally, ‘Keep your eye Toward the future.’ The past is a great teacher. His- tory often points the way to an unseen victory; but the future holds tin key to what our lives accomplish. Better homes, better cars, lx;t- ter living conditions, lx� tter human relations are only possible if with God’s help we make them so in the days ahead. When Brow ning said ‘The Ixist is yet to lx� ,’ he had a well de- veloped future before his mind’s eye. Keep your face toward the future—don’t look back! ictory in any line lies Ixjforc you in the fu- ture that Providence has provided. Witil God as your leader and partner you can achieve your measure of success.” Virgil Comsa, Valedictorian .4 copy of the wiled ictory text delivered by I irgil Comsa, January '47, at the Commence- ment Exercises held in the Fordson High School auditorium February 8 is as follows: Springboards to the Future Hopes were high, as we finished the eighth grade of grammar school, that one day we would enter Henry Ford Trade School and be taught the fundamentals of machinery. Along with our hopes, thoughts, and ideas fears also entered our minds that the new environment would be a little hard to get used to and would be different from what we were taught in grade schools. There were to be many phases in the school’s curriculum from which we were to benefit. Upon entering we were taught cleanliness—by the common term “pushing the broom” or ABC, meaning always be clean; and safety in operating various machines. Then, accuracy was applied in the perfecting of a job. Many operations which required accuracy to one tenth of one-thousandth of an inch wrere performed. After accuracy was obtained, speed was emphasized, the rate in which a job could lx� turned out in the shop— a vital factor in modern industry; and finally, originality, the ability to improve or create new metluxls. From these five points the advantages we graduates have over most high school stu- dents are many and great. There were other Ixmeficial lessons we learned the hard way. ‘Other Lessons’ W e used to complain about getting up at 5:30 in the morning. By getting up at this hour we were slowly developing the responsi- bility of a man. We used to complain about working too hard in the shop—we obtained the theory, which some high school students receive day in and day out, but in addition, and more im- portant, we applied the theory, doing the job with our own hands and getting the feel of it and seeing it work. We used to complain about not lm ing girls in the school—well, they’re nice—frankly, to tell you the truth, we made up for it over the week-ends. There are thoughts we shall cherish from the day we entered to—well, as long as we live. We were assigned our first job—it may have lx en ABC or tool repair while the older students took advantage of the opportunity of playing a joke; they’d send the “G-boy” to the crib to get some emery sparks to help him file faster, or to sweep the aisle a little quicker. Then the idea of wanting to run a machine entered our minds. When the time came we got it and with it came the learning not to turn out scrap. However, as time flew by, wc got the hang of it and acquired the re- sponsibility of operating machines, and turned out the products w ith pride. ‘Look To The Future’ Ltoking back, oh gee, the time seems to have flown by, when it seems that only yester- day we entered this school. It is now time to look to the future and stay on the road to success by continuing to study and to apply the knowledge and tech- nique obtained in the Trade School. This graduating class faces opportunities which no other graduating class has had awaiting it and within its grasp. 1. Knowledge that there are untapped resources in nature. 2. A new technology at our command— that is, new developments in the science of industrial arts and manufactures. 3. A global arena—that is, an earth- wide area in which to carry on our endeavors. No longer is distance reckoned in miles; communication and transportation are matters of minutes, or at most, hours. 4. A new spiritual vision—a broadening spirit of brotherhood —a desire to help mankind everywhere —a will to under- stand men as well as machines. ‘Accept Challenge’ VIRGIL COMSA How well are we prepared and equipped to accept the challenge of these new inspiring opportunities, and to make our contribution to society? Yc believe our school has educated this class in various ways to meet its responsibility. Some of our class will contribute their services as skilled craftsmen, able to run a lathe, fashion a tool, or draw blueprints; others will pursue professions; the colors may call several into military service: while a few may take up athletic careers. At a time like this it seems to lx ton late to show our feeling of gratitude when we could have so easily done so before. However, tonight l� efore leaving, we do w ish to express our feeling of appreciation to Henry Ford, founder of this school, the ad- ministrators. and the instructors of Henry Ford Trade School for their time and patience, energy, and interest; and to thank them wholeheartedly for what they have done for us during our past three and one half years in Henry Ford Trade School. p v 10 THE CRAFTSMAN On the Editor’s Desk Letter of the Month... In a letter, n copy of which wa� ent U mII the January 47 graduate� . S. D. Mullikin, Mipcrintendenl of Henry Ford Trade School, congratulated the student upon their a- clikvernent� at Uie Trade School and sug- l ted that they continue their education. Abo in the letter Mr Mullikin asked the graduates to write him a letter telling frankly Of theii imprenMons of the achool. Tliey p include, among other thing . tin benefit tliey derived educationally by at- tending thin school instead of puhlic uchool; and whether or not Trade School fulfills! their expectation� . The comment were to Is written sincerely and honestly whether favorable or otherwise. Follow ing i a sample of one of the letters thus far received by Mr. Mullikin. February 27. 1947 Dear Sir: N hen I entered Trade School 1 did not know what to expect. I thought I wogld like to la a designer, .hut was told that I would have to «tart at the bottom, first by l olining a tool and die maker. Realizes Training Benefits As I progressed through Trade School I goon realized the lieriefit I was receiving. I was not only being taught the regular curriculum as in high schools, but a practical every-day training as well; a training that I could use to earn a living later in life. Besides the benefits derived from it. 1 also received scholarship. The scholarship should not lost from the sight of the administration officers. True, a student is proud when he receives good marks, hut over and above this, an increase in scholarship is something concrete and of u definite l enefit to him. As in my case, I never had to worry much about my marks as I have always done well in school, but when I began to receive a little Iniost in scholarship each card mar- king. I licgan to work to get good marks. Now- that I have graduated I have begun to talk with recent high school graduates of my acquaintance. I found out what type of job they are capable? to fulfill. In the industrial line they lieoorae unskilled labor or semi-skilled machine o|� erators. The others, who scoff at work where you get your hands dirty, took clean” jobs as stock Ik� vs. department shire salesmen, and other jobs that require little or no training. These conversations have made me realize what the Trade Sliool training has meant to me. It has taught me to work with my hands and use my mind at the same time. It has taught me how to work to dimensions as small as .0002 of an inch. An average high school graduate cannot even visualize a particle that small. It would take me a long time to tell you everything I have benefited by in Trade School. I know I am only on the first rung of the ladder of mjoms. but thanks to Ford Trad my foot is light a� I raise it to place it on the next rung. The going was rough and sometimes I would become so disgusted that I would be ready to quit, hut something urged me on. Perhaps it was the realization of the benefits I was receiving I think these trials make a Trade School hoy more appreciative of his training and help to thresh the wheat from the chaff so to speak. The classroom training is on or above the level of high school. Train the Mind I think the shop training can be improved by concentrating on the job at hand: that is, training the boy. not breaking him in on a machine as some instructors do. telling him only about his immediate job and what lie is supposed to do. A boy’s mind is naturally curious. 1 know I like to know what the part I am making is going to lie used for. If it happens to l e a tool used in making or assembling the car, it gives rne pleasure to know I arn doing something necessary and important in making the finished product. Thanking you for my opportunity, I ain. Sincerely yours. Alvin A. Doherty I WONDER? Gums «gain. Art! This could happen to you And probably has. Finding a pair of shoM to fit your feat is always fun aftar playing basketball at the Trade School gym in eocks, as is demonstrated by Art Teener. M-12A. OVER THE CRIB COUNTER BY L C. ALL A great man once said. It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.” and now that you have read the interesting part of this column, you can pull up a drill press and be bored. Which brings us to our latest song inter- pretations: What do they do on a Rainy Night in Rio?”. . .Homework? My little Gal in Calico.” How was I to know the prom was formal? Our old friend, Usually Reliable Sources. reports that if all the soldiers in the United States were laid end to end we wouldn’t have a standing army. 12A: Why wouldn’t Richard Open the Door?” 10B: I’ll bite, why? 12A: ’Cause Richard was a Harvard man and there was a Vale lock on the door! We would like Mr. Sayres to know that it was reported, somewhere, that the “An- cient Mariner” would never have gone far in the big leagues. His fielding average was a meager .333. “He stoppeth one of three!” It is rumored that Bill Aubin, Trade School ping-pong champ, will spend the summer using his talents to swat flies at the T. S. academic division. It is also rumored that sometime, in the year of 1917, columnists will discontinue the practice of starting every other paragraph with. “It is rumored.” It is further rumored that G. A. Yerex lost his badge. Well, well, well. Craftsman editor. W ally Messer, who is hard up for good pictures for the paper, would like to make t he Trade School co-edoca- tional. He doesn't air his views, however, as he is afraid of adverse criticism from those “woman-hating” Trade School boys. It is rumored there we go again that the Detroit Lions football team wall set up a recruiting office in the school gym on the nights that intramural bas- ketball (?) is played. QUESTION OF THE MONTH Where is Glakamora? What did the absent-minded detect- ive say as he stepped into the elevator shaft? I’ll get to the bottom of this thing yet!” And on that sour note we leave you till next month when I. C. All will be back with more corn (who knows, by then it may l� e warm enough to open the windows and air out these jokes.) Hasta Luego. THE CRAFTSMAN age 11 Is CRAFTSMEN '46 '47 Henry Ford Trade School’s varsity bas- ketball team came through the 1946-‘47 season with a record of 6 won and 14 lost. The players are. back row, left to right: Elmer Popiel. Bill Elliott, Dick Herber- holz. Carl Kangas, Jim Spala, and Coach H. E. Hedinger. Front row. left to right: Ralph Laird, Bruno Bieksza. Dick Toepler, Bernie Pfeifer, Henry Chavez, and Lincoln Painter. o The reserves had a good record this season, winning 9 and losing 6. Those in the picture at the left are, left to right, back row: Coach L. H. Bartholomew, Gus Lepore. Robert Surinchak. Don Simpson, Floyd Hansen. Left to right, front row: Francis LaVoie, Ralph Konkal. Eugene Len, A1 Schnerpunas. Alexander Auchterlonie, Henry Mells. o Trade School’s junior varsity team, made up of tenth graders, played mostly practice scrimmage games with other schools; however, in the few regulation games they played a record of 2 wins and 4 losses was made. They are. left to right, back row: Coach T. A. Lind. Walter Dreiman, Charles Allen. Eugene Cousineau. Sam Manzella, Charles Crowther. William Nagy, and Student Manager Jim Reinbold. Left to right, front row: James Pairman. Armand Nunez, Joe Gravino. Kenneth Pobursky, Reginald Freeman, Adolph Painter. Jack Phillips, and Kenneth Woody. o BASKETBALL Basketball is unquestionably the greatest of all indoor sports; requiring speed, courage, stamina, alertness, physical makeup,teamwork, good coach- ing and sportsmanship. Small wonder that basketball, since its introduction in 1891, has rapidly forged to the front rank of major sports. o HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL APRIL, 1947 Page 2 THE CRAFTSMAN I Ubp (Craftsman (Member PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY MONTH DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR BY AND FOR STUDENTS OF HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL. DEARBORN. MICH. Editor-in-chi f: - -- -- -- -- WALLACE MESSER Reportorial staff: FRED BECKER. LARRY BENTLEY. ERNEST BUTLER. ERNEST BORG. DAVE CALL. HERB CRENSHAW. ALVIN DOHERTY. WALTER FELDT. CHARLES FORBES. GEORGE GARVEY. DORSEY GOODMAN. RAY HARDIN. RICHARD HERBERHOLZ. EUGENE KNUTTEL. DINO MASSARA. ANDREW McHUGH, HARRY MUDRICK. ALLEN O RIELLEY. JOHN SMITH. DON TITUS. EARL WIGGINS. GEORGE WINBERRY cartoonist . DENTON WONNACOTT. PETER ZOLNEROWICH. Adviser:....................................................E. H. STOELTING Vol. 5. No. 6 April, 1947 A Qentlemzet 9I Not a Suiy Should I? Well. I don't know; maybe I should but if I do all the boys will think I am a sissy—no, I think I will just let the old lady stand.” Is he a sissy? Yes. he is if he cares more about what the other boys think than he does about his own moral character. Why do some people think that being a gentleman is being a sissy? Being a gentleman comes from the proper ambitions. You can either be a compliment to your parents or an insult to them, depending on the way you act. Being a gentleman requires the courage to do what you feel is right and not worrying about what the other fellows may say. Keep, Oun, Gastifutl Qleen This spring will be the first time Trade School students will have a complete grass campus. To take care of this lawn, it will be the duty of each student to stay off the lawn himself and also to see that others do likewise. Continuous warnings about keeping off the new campus should he unnecessary, for we all know that during the spring season when the frost t haws out the ground is left soft, soggy, and wet. Thus, if anyone tramples over the grass, footprints will remain and the grass planted there will be destroyed. A well-kept lawn is a thing of beauty, something which we can well l� e proud to show to our friends when they visit the School. Let's show our appreciation by keeping off the grass. 9 utsiuct il' StudUf, Aidi feoifi llenry Ford Trade School instructors are master craftsmen with many years of teaching experience. Yet they are not content with their standing, so 80 of them are striving to achieve a special Smith-Hughes teachers rating by attending Wayne University classes. They have undertaken this task so that they may exceed their present ability in passing on their knowledge to students. Trade School boys benefit directly by any such training a teacher may get. Students should realize this fact and show their appreciation. NEWS IN BRIEF... An Easter poem written by VillK rl Harden, machine construction department instructor, was read over WJR during the “Mother’s Album” program on Easter. • • • Elmer Gorbett, commercial tool repair instruc- tor. is home with the partial loss of sight in one eye. His doctor has told him that he must remain inactive for some time. • • • Ralph II. Bailey, frequent speaker at the School’s morning devotional services, was fatally injured Friday, April 11,25 miles from Fort Wayne. Indiana, when a truck, after Indiig sideswiped by another truck, jackknifed, striking Mr. Bailey’s car and sending it down a six-foot embankment. Mr. Bailey was employed in the Ford main- tenance department, where he worked on the mid- night shift in order to be able to speak at religious services. • • • In the March issue of Technical Education Xews, published by McGraw-Hill Book Company of New York City, Supt. S. 1). Mullikin was featured as the current subject for “The Man Behind The Book” series in which the magazine is presenting a biog- raphical sketch—with |M rtrait drawing—of “well- known McGraw-Hill authors.” Mr. Mullikin eo- authored with William F. Mueller and John II. Wolfe three of McGraw-Hill’s most | opular text- books: Practical Algebra, Industrial Algebra and Trigonometry, and Simplified Industrial Mathe- matics. Technical Education .Xews has a circulation of some 35,000 educators in all parts of the world. A copy of the March issue will be sent gratis U| on request made to The Crafisman office. • • • January ’47 graduates will hold a dance in the School gymnasium Saturday, May 24. George Bean and his 12-piece dance band will play. Richard Herberholz is chairman of arrangements, and has a supporting committee of 17 members of the class. One dollar a couple is the nominal charge to cover expenses. Everyone is invited. CONTENTS CAP Page 4 Editorials Page 2 Henry Ford Page 3 letters of the Month Page 10 On the Editor’s Desk Page 10 Pix Page 11 Sports Page 8 20- ear Men. Pages 6-7 —OUR COVER— A sure strike! Don Bush, M-12B, eases his bowling ball down the alley of the Dearborn Recreation on the final day of the student's bowling schedule. Don, one of the leading bowlers in the American High School Bowling Congress, ended the season with a 169 average, the highest individual average in the Henry Ford Trade School league. ®ht ®rafl0� na« Volume 5 No. 6 HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL April, 1947 SCHOOL MOURNS PASSING OF HENRY FORD, FOUNDER Lind Heads Bob-Lo Fete; Queen To Reign By CHARLES FORBES Plans are now under way to make this year’s annual Trade School picnic at Bob-Lo June 28 the best ever sponsored by the School. T. A. Lind, civics instructor, has consented to accept the responsibility of chairman of the arrangements committee for the outing. This year, as last year, the per- sonnel of the Trade School will act as judges to choose a queen from the many beauties accompanying the School’s students. Contests of many sorts will hold the interest of all during the earlier part of the day and prizes will lx awarded the winners. The awards, to be furnished by the School, will be twice the value of the ones given last year ABC To Cease As Student Activity By DENTON WONNACOTT ABC, the Trade School sanita- tion department, no longer will be operated by Trade School stu- dents. Men will replace the boys. “The reason for dropping ABC as a student department is that the School has set up a cur- riculum in which ABC is not in- cluded. If a boy were put on ABC he would not be following his schedule,” stated Supt. S. D. Mullikin. The revamped department will remain under the supervision of George Willing, with James O’Neill as assistant. Mr. Witling I has been in charge of ABC for 20 years, and Mr. O’Neill has been his chief aide for 18 years. Gilman Mara was supervisor of the department when it began 22 years ago: Mr. Mara gave way to Mr. Witling. The “Always Be Clean” department was started under Henry Ford’s personal order to train boys in keeping their surroundings— as well as themselves—clean and orderly. Boys Town Delegate Visits Trade School By DORSEY GOODMAN In quest of information pertaining to trade schools and vocational training institutions, Peter F. Mulready, of Father Flanagan’s Father of Industrial Education Dies Suddenly “Make you the world a hit more beautiful and better because you have been in it.” Aptly the above quotation uttered many years ago by the grandmother of Fdward W. Bok and recorded in his Ixx k “A Dutch Boy Fifty Years After” describes the life accom- plishments of Henry Ford who is revered by famous Boys Town, visited Henry Ford Trade School during the first week of March. Guided by John W. Busman, assistant superintendent, Mr. Mulready inspected every phase of the School’s activities. When Mr. Mulready returns from his tour of vocational schools in the United States, he will shape a course of studies for the students of Boys Town. He is also planning a pro- gram of classes for the instructors of his school because of stepped-up training today. more than 10,000 Henry Ford Trade School graduates as a great educator. Henry Ford died April 7 at the age of 83. Many times during his 27 years as super- intendent of Henry Ford Trade School, F. E. Searle. who retired last July, said that Henry Ford would go down in history as the nation’s leading industrial educator. Mr. Ford made the world “more beau- tiful and better” for thousands of young men. PerhajKs no member of Mu Sigma Pi. Industrial Kdueation Fraternity of Wayne University, wore the Fraternity key with greater pride than did Mr. Ford. I pon accepting honorary meml er- ship, he made the following re- mark : Although I have l een praised for my efforts in the automotive Held, this is the first recognition by any organization regarding my humble contribution toeducation.” Appreciation for educational opportunities were expressed in many forms. Newspaper men who looked at the long line of 105.000 sym- pathizers who passed Mr. Ford’s bier in the recreation building in Greenfield Village said that few faces in the line were familiar to the newspaper world. During the same time instructors who ob- served the long line reported that a relatively high number of the persons were Trade School grad- uates. They took time to say “Thank you!” Several graduates were on duty as aides. On Octo- l er 5, 1916, Mr. Ford began educating boys. At their 25th annversary of the founding of Henry Ford Trade School the 1000 alumni present honored Mr. Ford as the father of industrial education. To com- memorate this occasion each per- son present wasgi en a medallion tearing an embossed picture of Mr. Ford. I housands of educators from all over the world have heard about Henry Ford Trade School and have spent considerable time studying it, either as visitors or as readers of its publications. Following is a copy of a telegram sent to Mrs. Henry Ford and Family, following Mr. Ford’s death, by the Henry Ford Trade (Continued on page 4) Page 4 T. S. Squadron Takes Drill Meet Trophy “Mabel, the intragroup drill competi- tion trophy, was once again won by the Trade School Squadron’s drill team, com- manded by Warrant Officer Tony Pezzin, after they outdrilled Squadron 639-1 at the Trade School Squadron’s third anniversary meeting held March 28, 1947, at Northern High School. Detroit. With flying colors the cadets passed an inspection by Major Carl R. Willey, Army Air Forces—Civil Air Patrol Liaison Officer; Major Samuel H. Buck, Deputy Wing Com- mander; Lieutenant Ted Gasparski. Com- mander of Squadron 639-1; Superintendent S. D. Mullikin; and Captain John Dobrei, Commanding Officer of the Trade School Squadron. Among the seniors, promotions were in order as follows: Robert Dewar to First Lieutenant; Tony Pezzin, Ray La Duke. Robert Cecil, and Frank Krker to Warrant Officers. Among the cadets. Don May was promoted to Cadet Captain: Ernest Iszak to As this column goes to press. Commander John Dobrei announces the holding of a dance by Squadron 630-4 in the School gymnasium Saturday, April 26, with music by Sammy Emmer and his band. Cadet First Lieutenant; Alex Orasz and Ray Zentz to Cadet Second Lieutenants; lister Brown to Cadet First Sergeant; Eugene Cousineau to Cadet Sergeant; and Donald Whitton to Cadet Corporal. Being acclaimed by squadron officers as the most outstanding cadet of the last quarter of 1946 Warrant Officer Ray La Duke was presented a flight scholarship. Exhibits of navigation and radio equip- ment, model airplanes, model racing cars, and maps were on display. The meeting l eing an open house affair, all past members of the squadron, friends and relatives of present cadets. Group and Wing officers, and Trade School faculty mem l ers were invited. Among the visiting offi- cers were Major R. G. Lunceford. Group Nine Commander; and Captain Lou Edwards. Group Nine Executive officer. From the Trade School faculty there were Supt. S. D. Mullikin, Academic Supervisor Fred Nichol- son, and Personnel Director G. A. erex. Accompanying 1st Lieut. Merle M. Hicks, Squadron personnel officer, were former W O Pat Murray, now Mrs. George Hann, and Mr. Hann. After the meeting refreshments were served in the school cafeteria. THE CRAFTSMAN Henry Ford (Concluded from page 3) School Alumni Association: “We, the young men of the Henry Ford Trade School Alumni Association, want to ex- press our deepest and most heartfelt sympathy at the passing of our great friend and bene- factor, Mr. Henry Ford, who was not too busy creating a new industrial world to place a kindly guiding and sustaining hand upon our shoulder when the way to an education and a career was uncertain. “We want to express our sincerest ap- preciation and gratitude for the opportunity that was ours in being trained to work and live according to Mr. Ford’s concepts and ideals. “He is not gone for he shall live in each and every one of us.’’ Students To Receive Four-Weeks’ Vacation By GEORGE GARVEY Once again as the smell of spring fills the air, the Trade School boy’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of. . .summer vacation. A short time ago a rumor about students’ receiving a four-weeks’ holiday was circulated and as usual (like most Trade School rumors) it came true. Students who have not reached their 18th birthday may enjoy this privilege. No scholarship will l c awarded for the vacation. The W- and M-seetions will l e off from uly 7 to August 4 and the T-section from August 4 to $epteml er 1. Victory Lunch Given Craftsmen Basketeers By RICHARD HERBERHOLZ To celebrate the Craftsmen’s victories in the Fordson Regional State Raskethall Tour- nament a special victory luncheon was ten- dered the players Tuesday, .March 18. in the academic cafeteria. Athletic officials and school administrators commended the cagers for their outstanding performance in winning the tournament. E. II. Stoelting. mastcr-of-ceremonies. introduced as special guests Leo Beel e and Jack McCullan of Ford recreation detri- ment. and Mac Whalen, head of the Dearborn schools physical education program. All three congratulated the victors for their fine showing and Mr. Whalen presented the School the basketball list'd in winning the Regional championship. Mr. Whalen also said that the hall and trophy were a fine start for a trophy case. Academic Floors Get Rubber Tile Coating To create a better appearance and as an aid in cleaning economy, rubber tile has been laid in the academic classrooms and in the hall in Dormitory A, from the gym to Room 19. Previous to this, asphalt tile had been laid in the northern section of the School but rubber tile was laid in this section because it is of a better grade than the other. Formal June Prom Voted For by Seniors By HERBERT CRENSHAW A formal prom will be held by the gradu- ating class, as the result of questionnaires sent to parents of 12A’s by G. A. Yerex, per- sonnel director, which showed an overwhelm- ing number want an elaborate formal dinner- dance. Proms ranging from the favored one to a free dance held in the Trade School gym- nasium with the Ford Motor Company Orchestra supplying the music were listed as possibilities. Of 79 questionnaires returned, 55 indicated the desire to have the best prom possible. Plans are now progressing to hold the long-awaited farewell dance June 20 with Roston Clark and his Orchestra doing the musical honors. Camera Club Winners Awarded Prizes By RAY HARDIN At the second meeting of the Henry Ford Trade School Camera Club prizes were a- warded to members who best accomplished their first assignment as given by Frank Sheldrake, School photographer and club sponsor, at whose home the gathering was held March 7. First prize went to James Turn age, president of the club, who received a re- llector complete with photoflood bulb. Pri—Winnin, Pic Jerome Szymanski. tur« T«kon by Jim who earned second Turnage, T-11A. prize, was given a General Electric Photospot bulb. Third prize was won by Henry Gimple, who was pre- sented with a photoflood light. Also at the meeting each member took a picture of some cluhmate. June Grads’ Pictures Taken In Lounge By JOHN SMITH In the Trade School lounge on Friday of their third week in class the June 47 grad- uates’ pictures were taken, the photographing l eing done by the Powell Studios of Detroit. The pictures were taken as follows: W-sec- tion, March 28: M-section, April 4; and the T-section on April 11. Portraits were taken in the lounge in order to save students the time and trouble of going to the downtown Detroit studio, as has been the custom in the past. The interest of the students was at the north end of the gymnasium where the job of giving out details on the different sizes and finishes of pictures was being done by a short, dark-haired young lady. A wide variety of finished prints were lying on a table nearby, to give the boys an idea how their pictures would look when finished. THE CRAFTSMAN Page 5 MIKE MAKES BIG JUMP IN BASEBALL By HARRY MUDRICK A jump in baseball from the Henry Ford Trade School varsity to the San Antonio club of the Class A A Texas league, one of the old st and fastest minor circuits in organized professional baseball, was the feat achieved by Mike Bernadett. June '46, in his first sea- ---------------------------♦ son in organized ball. Mike played shortstop—his old school Garvey Rolls Nine Straight Strikes By ALLEN O RIEL LEY His ambition to bowl a perfect game was nearly achieved by George Garvey, W-12A, a kegling enthusiast of two years Trade School l owling league experience who ordi- narily a erages 148. when an eye-popping gallery of fellow stu- dents, Supt. S. D. Mullikin, and other on-lookers saw him roll nine consecutive strikes on alleys 9 and 10 at the Dear- born Recreation Sat- urday. March 22. He finished with a score of 267. The game w'as an o fli c i al I y scheduled contest in the Henry Ford Trade School bow ling league. Souter Retires; Receives Gifts By EARL WIGGINS Douglas M. Souter, toolroom mill in- structor, retired from Trade School Friday, April 4, at the age of 41, after completing nearly 24 years of service. In November of 1919 Mr. Souter entered the school as a student; he also attended Cass Technical High School. He obtained u Trade School and a high school diploma. He took on the responsibilities of a Henry Ford Trade Sch x)l instructor on August .'10. 19211, and since then has taught in machine construction. Iiench, shaper, lathe, and mill. He was instructing in the last named depart- ment at the time of his leaving. Patrick Duthie, shop lalx� ratory instruc- tor, presented Mr. Souter with a Pfleuger “Supreme” casting reel and tackle box. filled with the latest and best lures made, and an Eversharp pen and |x ncil set as a going- away gift on behalf of the Trade School faculty. E. (). Sanders presented him with a Bible. Mr. Souter is director of the Washington Improvement Association in Ferndale and at the time of his retirement was president of the Ford Industrial Education Association. He was born in Detroit but now lives in Ferndale. 12A’s and Dates To Dance May 10 Chalk up another date in your date i ook. fellows. Phis one for May 10. Yes, it’s one of those Trade School 12A-sponsored dances to be played for by the Ford Motor Company band. President of the W-12A class. Jack Kreft, is trying to add something special to this evening by getting a magician to come in and entertain. Dancing will begin at 8:.10 p.m. Approximately $100 profit was made from the 12A dance held March 1. This money is to lx used toward their prom in June. Soldier of Fortune Is Mills DENTQN WONNACOTT “The soldier of fortune without the for- tune” happens to ! e none other than Wilson Mills, head chef of the academic cafeteria. Mr. Mills served with the Army Coast Artillery from September 1940 to September 1943. and was a Technical Sergeant at the time of his discharge. Before enlisting, he w as employed by Ford Motor Company as a foundry inspector. After entering the Army he traveled throughout the United States and Alaska. ex| eriencing many interesting and odd adventures. During his stay in the Army Mr. Mills attended Cooks and Bakers School at Fort Sheridan. After completing this course he was able to spend many of his off-days cook- ing for hotels in Chicago. He then took a course at Mississippi Sergeants School. After this the fortunate soldier journeyed to the West Coast for six month’s training and then embarked for Umnack Island in the Aleutians. Upon his arrival at Umnack the island had an air raid, and for the performance of duty WiUon Mills. Head Chef of Academic Cafeteria under fire he received a Bronze Star. He then came back to Detroit on a one- month furlough. After that Mr. Mills went back to Camp Hood as officers’ cook, receiv- ing his honorable discharge one year later. Thus ends the story of the “Unfortunate soldier of fortune,” as Mr. Mills puts it. |)osition— for the Pittsburg, Kansas, club of the Class D K-O-M (Kansas- Oklahoma-Missouri) League last summer, earning his promotion at the end of the season. Mike takes his baseball seriously and conscientiously. He keeps in shape during off seasons l play- ing handball and getting eight hours of sleep nightly. He also watches his diet carefully and refrains from smoking and using any kind of alcohol. In the past winter months Mike worked in the Mechanical Design De| artment l� cated in B-building. He is also enrolled in Kansas State Teachers College, located in Pittsburg, Kansas. He reported to the San Antonio team at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 24. Day, Brewen, Dobrei Head Alumni Body Alumni Association of Henry Ford Trade School has elected executive officers and new members to the board of directors as follows: Elvin W. Day, president; Butler C. Brewen, vice-president; John Dobrei. secretary-treas- urer; Nick Tiinko, George F. Petzer, Ted Bonaventura, and Michael Nagel, board members. The executive officers, who will reign one year, were chosen at a meeting of the directors held in Mr. Petzer’s office in the Fox Building April 2; and the new hoard members, who will hold office for three years, were elected at the regular meeting of Association meral ers March 11 in Northern YMCA. Coach “Bart” Gets Appreciation Tokens By ERNEST BORG Hair restorer and a carton of cigarettes were given to L. H. Bartholomew , reserve coach, because he said he was losing his hair and his nerves were on edge from the close games that his team played and won by only a few fx ints. To light the nerve-soothing cigarettes a beautiful Ronson lighter was given to him at the same time, and Gene Len contributed a book of matches just in case the lighter wouldn't work. Every reserve player contributed toward these presents. Gene Len, Francis LaYoie. and Ralph Konkal bought them. The only comment the coach had to make was “Oh. what did you do that for?” MIKE BERNADETT Page 6 THE CRAFTSMAN FORTY-FOUR INSTRUCTORS HAVE Editor's note: Beginning with this issue, The Craftsman is privileged to present a brief biographical sketch of instructors who hare served Henry Ford Trade School more than '20 years. Following this sequence The Craftsman will publish thumbnail stories of other instruc- tors whose kindly co-operation in furnishing interesting biographical highlights is making this series possible. Elmer Gorbett (1-17-’17) “We instructors should he thankful that we have the opportunity to work with such a grand hunch of men as are in Henry Ford Trade School. I have worked with and for many men. and never in all my experience have I ever l een associated with finer men than we have here.” So spoke the dean of Henry Ford Trade School instructors, Elmer E. Gorbett, commercial tool re- pair instructor, after completing 30 years and three months in the School. To his countless friends who recall that Mr. Gorbett was l orn in a small church near Kurtz, Indiana, where his father was minis- ter. the philosophy of good will toward his fello v men which he vi- brates is “a natural.” That his heart is warm physically as well as spiritually was proved early in his life when he survived an ice bath into which he was plunged as a boy when playing “crack the whip” on skates. After living in the Indiana communities of Seymour, Muncie, Anderson, Marion, and New Castle—attending high school in Sey- mour and working in gear and automobile (Maxwell) plants in the other cities and De- troit Mr. Gorbett defied fate by joining Ford Motor Company the 13th of June, 1913. Four years later, January 17, 1917, he be- gan his shop teaching career at the Trade School. lie started in the car parts depart- ment, served as ins| ector, moved into the trolley department, and now is active in com- mercial tool repair instruction, apparently fit for another 30 years in the School. Ira A. McKay (8-25-’19) “Throughout his life sincerity in business proceedings and efficiency of workmanship have characterized Mr. McKay.” So wrote a commentator for The Crafts- man almost 10 years ago of Ira Alexander McKay, whose efforts during almost 28 years in clearing house, placement, and grinder departments—to pass on to his students his own standards of ethics and craftsmanship have l een markedly successful, judging by some of his distinguished former early Trade School pupils. Among other graduates who have exemplified Mr. McKay’s standards is Thomas J. Crowley, first president of the Elmer Gorbett Leads Colleagues with More Than 30 Years of Serv- ice ; Ira McKay is Second with Close to 28 Years; While August Gasser and Albert Edel Follow with More Than 27 and 26 Years, Respectively. Henry Ford Trade School Alumni Associat ion, himself the father of two Trade School grad- uates. And so the School traditions are passed on. Mr. McKay, who was lx rn in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, l egan his industrial train- ing when only 14 years old. His own youth- ful experiences working in a small machine shop specializing in lathe and grinder work furnished a solid foundation for his life career. He practiced in his own boyhood the prin- ciples which—including self-discipline—he has since taught to many thousands of lx ys preparing for industry and the professions. Prior to joining—in 1915—Ford Motor Company, w here he managed a toolroom and assumed responsibilities in other departments, Mr. McKay gathered ex|x rience in the Cadil- lac and Studebaker automobile plants, as well as in other industrial concerns. Entering Trade School in 1919. Mr. McKay was en- trusted with the grinder department where he has carried on ever since, except for periods in the clearing house and placement offices. Among Mr. Mc- Kay's memories of early Trade School days are the Satur- days when sessions were held as usual and the summary t real merit. acc u ded unkempt students bv a “self-appointed clean-up squad, usu- ira a. McKAY ally seniors” who for- cibly injected such boys into the showers and scrubbed them until they fairly shone with ABC brightness. August R. Gasser (3-18-’20) Sportsman, soldier, connoisseur—genial, able, soft-spoken—August R. (“Gus”) Gasser is inseparable from the pleasant memories Trade School students and instructors for the past 27 years have retained of “The Book- store,” to which Mr. Gasser came as clerk when it was started in 1919 and where he has remained as director and guiding genius ever since. Characteristic of Mr. Gasser’s initiative and personality was the fact that he applied for the position of clerk when the bookstore existed only in former superintendent F. E. Searle’s bead. At that time Mr. Gasser was employed in Ford Motor Company as radia- tor inspector, having newly arrived in Detroit from Ohio. At Fremont, Ohio, he had been born, had attended grade and high school, had sold dry goods and trimmed windows. A Elyria, Ohio, he had managed a depart men store. In the disastrous flood which ravaged the Buckeye State in 1913 and nearly de- stroyed his home, he had narrowly missed death. In World War I he again challenged fate, “joining up” with the famous 91st Divi- sion and hitting France at Cherbourg after only three weeks of camp training. Then after “touring quaint old France in the luxur- ious 40 and 8 cars, learning French while traveling through the villages,” detraining and sloughing across the bleak and blasted Belgium countryside in pursuit of the rapidly retreating Germans—with “all railways blow n up and steel rails looking like chips from the lathe”—“Gus” and his kliuki comrades caught up with the enemy at Audenarde and fought it out for the town. It took 12 days for the 91st to take it. After the Armistice Mr. Gasser was billeted in Normandy. The feel of a gun in his hands still fas- cinate the former doughboy but now he likes to alternate it with a fishing r xl and to head toward the meadows, marshes, lakes, and friendly wroods of Michigan when the l ass are biting and the pheasants and ducks are flying. Another hobby has lx. en the creating of a beautiful home ami garden. “The policy of Henry Ford Trade School since 1919.” Mr. Gasser recently reminisced, “has been constructive, progressive and friendly. This | olicy proved advantageous for the student, the instructor and the School. The days have been busy and the years have flown by much too quickly. One’s length of service with an institution speaks for itself. Many splendid and capable Ixiys have been graduated. We old timers hope that a lot more may enjoy the same privilege.” Albert N. Edel (12-l-’20) If the extremely modest main character himself would not protest—but he would, in spite of his agreeable, always pleasant personality, which makes working for and with him a welcome assignment—Henry Ford 'Trade School could well produce a 1947 model of its own in the famous Gay Nineties Horatio Alger series of boys’ stories. The new volume could be entitled: From Mes- senger Boy to Assistant Shop Supervisor and the book would be the true life chronicle of Albert N. Edel. When Mr. Edel became assistant shop superintendent in the autumn of ’46 it was just another step upwards in the 25 odd years he has been with Henry Ford Trade School. Mr. Edel was born and received his grade AUGUST R. GASSER THE CRAFTSMAN Page 7 SERVED SCHOOL 20 YEARS OR MORE school education in Buffalo, New York. It was in that city he worked as a Western Union messenger boy and for the Niagara Litho- graphing Company as an apprentice. Arriving in De- troit he entered Ford Motor Company as a tool apprentice, also enrolling in the Ford Apprentice School. He obtained his high school diplo- ma by attending night class in the YMCA and Western High School. When he finished Ford Apprentice School as a student he continued there as an instructor. On the first day of December, 1920. Mr. Edel began his long and distinguished service in the Trade School, starting as a tool esti- mator and layout man, and becoming head of the third lloor, west. From that position he stepped into the assistant shop supervisorship. As an athletic, sporting, and goodfellow- ship hobby, bowling is tops with Mr. Edel. Last year lie served the Trade School instruc- tors’ pin league as president. Robert S. Adams (3-7-’22) ALBERT N. EDEL Born and bred in Bethel, ‘‘in the good old state of Vermont,” Bobcrt S. Adams, head instructor of repair department, served his apprenticeship as a tool maker in his native town after graduating from the local high school. Like a true ambitious “down Easterner” —whose sun rises and sets in Boston—Mr. Adams set out for the ‘‘Hub City” of New England, and plied his trade in several shops of the Atlantic bean metropolis. Then, as had many other ven- turesome Yankees done before him, he came West, settling in Detroit. He was engaged by Ford Motor Com- pany in 1915 and worked in the main toolroom at High- land Park for seven ROBERT S. ADAMS years. Exactly 25 years ago he was transferred to the Trade School as estimator under Albert Edel. Two years later he was made head of the machine construction department and has continued in such capacity ever since. ‘‘Repairing clocks” always has interested Mr. Adams and still is his chief hobby. Raymond E. Steel (7-23-’22) Steeped in the rich American traditions of education, industry, and statesmanship which abound in and around Philadelphia— where he was graduated from historic Girard College after his birth and schooling in Girard- Robert Adams Completes Quar- ter Century of Teaching, with Raymond Steel Also Approaching Silver Anniversary of Joining Trade School Faculty. Claud Rogers Leads Classroom Instructors. ville, Pennsylvania—Raymond E. Steel as an ambitious youth of some 20 years left his an- cestral haunts and settled in Detroit shortly after the turn of the century. His great grandfather had lieen John C. Calhoun, famed orator, whose name is automatically linked with Henry Clay and Daniel Webster as one of the “Big Three” American statesmen. In his own right as a maker of tradition, young Mr. Steel helped Charles E. Duryea turn out the first American automobile. He was in charge of stock, shipping, timekeeping, and city buying in the Reading, Pennsylvania, Duryea plant. Coming to Detroit in 1906, Mr. Steel learned and for many years followed the coffee, tea, and spice business. Then, in 1915, he entered Ford Motor Company, in the tool stock department. Seven years later, lie- cause he was “interested in seeing how boys were being trained,” he joined the faculty of Henry Ford Trade School, working in • grinder crib where he is today. His con- fidence in, and his good will toward. Trade School stu- dents is as firm and fresh as when, almost 25 years ago, he first liegan to “encourage the boys to do better” and “in most cases” saw them “succeed in doing so.” 1 le is still serving the School and not only upholding the American traditions of education and industry but is helping to create and sustain new ones. As might be expected, Mr. Steel’s favorite hobby is collecting clippings from magazines and newspapers—again expressing his live interest as well as his constructive and pro- ductive part in America in the making. Claud G. Rogers (9-12-’22) When Claud G. Rogers, fresh and neat from college and the t nited States Navy, in 1920 applied to Ford Motor Company for work he was told by employment officials: “We’re not hiring a superintendent today.” Upon lieing assured by young Mr. Rogers that he “wanted a job, not a superintendency” he was assigned to “production” in the crank- shaft department. I le was working in that department in 1922 when, applying his own oft reiterated prin- ciples of alertness and initiative, he followed up a remark made at his boarding house table RAYMOND E. STEEL by a fellow Ford worker and landed a position in Henry Ford Trade School teaching English. Since that eventful day “English” and Mr. Rogers have been synonymous. He has lieen known to spend half a day in research estal� - lishing authority for the use of a comma in- stead of a semi-colon in a particular piece of writing, the investigation carrying him into a study and analysis of the author’s mind as well as of the printed passage under discus- sion. Continuously applying such pains- taking attention to details and with language and literature never losing their interest for him, Mr. Rogers has headed the Trade School English department for almost the quarter of a century which he will complete in Scptem- l er. “C. G.” was ! orn in Marshall, Missouri, where he attended Marshall High School and Missouri Valiev Col- lege. He also at- tended Wayne Uni- versity in Detroit. For his hobbies Mr. Rogers likes gar- dening, photography, and poultry raising. Summarizing his 25 years of observing Henry Ford Trade School’s objectives and methods, Mr. Rogers recently re- marked with characteristic clarity and brevi- ty: “The Trade School is unique.” He believes the School has its own destiny and mission to fulfill and that it can achieve both by continuing to apply its distinctive principles. Leonard A. Spalding (2-26-’23) If you keep on persistently pressing him, refusing to let him change the subject or to slip away into some impersonal uninqxirtant bypath of the conversation, you finally may learn that Ix onard A. Spalding, who w as Ixirn and wandered down a country road to district school in Canada near Walkerville, has had a solid United States Regular Army back- ground. He served in World War I with the 10th Ammunition Train of the 301st Motor Transport Corps on the Western Front. Heading Hoff- man Post No. 116, Detroit, of the Vet- erans of Foreign Wars as Post Commander. He was elected Mich- igan State Com- mander of the Mili- tary Order of the Cootie, the VFW’s L. A. SPALDING honor and fun society, membership in which is limited to Veterans who have served their Country overseas, their community, and their comrades with distinction. As State and Post Commander, Mr. Spalding’s chief con- Continued on page 9) Page 8 THE CRAFTSMAN Fighting Craftsmen Downed by Dearborn Before a roaring sell-out crowd a stiiblx rn and inspired Craftsmen basketball team, which had previously upset two tournament fa orites to win the Fordson Regional State Tournament, finally bowed out in the state quarter-finals to a powerful Dearl orn quintet by the score of 28 to 24, in a game played March 20 at Fordson High School gym- nasium. Lincoln Painter, who lives in the shadow of Dearlx rn High School, led the Craftsmen attack against his neighbors with nine p lints w hile Sebring collected seven for the Pioneers. Dearborn, winning the trip to lousing, went on to slip past Muskegon High 30 to 31 in the semi-finals, but in the finals game lost 48 to 38 to a tall and fast Flint Northern five, who thus emerged as State Class A High School Basketball Champions. Borg’s Bowlers Cop League Title The 1946-47 Henry Ford Trade School bowling league has come to a close after another highly successful season under the direction and sponsorship of Cecil Westerman. First place honors were taken by Team 4, captained by Ernest Borg. W-12A, which had 77 points; and second place went to Team 1, captained by Bichard iShinskv, graduate, w ith 69 points. High individual bowlers were George Garvey, N-12A, with his 267 demolished pins; Don May, M-12A, with 242; and Don Bush. M-12B, with 238. Top individual three-game totals turned in were Don Bush’s 639; Gccrge Garvey’s 634; and Walter Feldt’s (T-12A) 606. Team high honors for three games were won by Team 8, captained by Ed Young, graduate, when it rolled 2479; Team 4, headed by Ernie Borg, when it scattered 2432 of the treacherous sticks; and Team 10, led by iNathan Duhl, graduate. Team high laurels for single games were taken by Captain Young’s Team 8, with a total of 915; Captain Borg’s Team 4. with an aggregate of 883; and Captain Duhl's Team 10. w ith a slam of 854. The highest individual season average of 109 was copped by Don Bush. Softball Starts On Campus Diamonds Each section will l egin its intramural softball schedule on its fifth week of class with the W-section starting May 5 and the M- and T-sections May 12 and 19 respectively. The section champs will have their pictures printed in The Craftsman and will be awarded chenille emblems. In preparation for the oncoming softball season two diamonds are to lie built on the School’s new athletic field east of the gym for use by intramural softball teams, the dia- monds to Ik located Ixdimd the old Power House and in the northeast corner of the field. CRAFTSMEN KEGLING CHAMPS Winning top honors in the School bowling league was not easy, admitted the new champions, as they posed for a Craft.man picture with Cecil Westerman. father of Trado School bowling, but it was fun and worth the effort. Title-winning Team 4 was composed of stand- ing, left to right; Captain Ernie Borg. Walter Feldt, Bob Bertouille. seated1 Harold Rodman and George Garvey. Mr. Westerman is standing at right. HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL BOWLING LEAGUE—1946-1947 Closing another successful season. Trade School rollers relax for a few moments after months of strenuous pin spilling at Dear orn Racreatior. CLASS COMPOSITIONS THE CRAFTSMAN Page 9 -ENTHUSIASM— By HAROLD BENSON. M-10B Enthusiasm is somethin that made great men like Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Hank Greenberg, Robert Fulton, and many other people famous. Even a farmer ran have enthusiasm l c- cause he loves his work and works for success. No matter what has been achieved, or is being achieved, it couldn’t or wouldn’t be achieved without enthusiasm. Enthusiasm also stimulates our lives, improves us, and protects our place in society. Many of the inventors arc so enthusiastic in their work that they forget about sleep and even forget to eat. Almost all of the famous men had many setbacks in their lives, but this didn’t mean anything; they kept right on trying because they loved their work. Most famous men were not born rich but worked themselves up in the world. George Washington Carver, for instance, was bom among the poor slaves in the South. He had many setbacks in his life but these didn't mean anything to him and he became one of the world’s most beloved and famous scien- tists. Even I, myself, am working for success particularly as a patternmaker or draftsman. The whole world today wouldn’t be as it is if it weren’t for enthusiasm. It started when the first man was created, has kept on developing, and will keep on developing as long as man is on the earth. ESSENTIALS’OF A CHAMPION- SHIP BASKETBALL TEAM By LINCOLN PAINTER. M-11A A championship team in basketball or any other sport must possess many team charac- teristics. One im|K rtant item is team play, working together with all members of the team participating. A good slogan for team play pertaining to basketball is, “Five men, playing as one, win basketball games.’’ Another item of great importance is the judging or sizing-up of your opponent. Pick the man whom you are to guard and watch carefully for peculiarities of that one player such as his shooting style, his favorite spot from which to shoot, the pass he uses most frequently, and many others. When the time arrives you can put this knowledge into use to break up his plays. You should have in your mind and help instil in the minds of fel- low' team players that you can go ahead and win t he game. A statement which proves truthful of team spirit is as follows, “If you think you can win, it is most likely you will, but if you think you cannot, the task of win- ning is almost impossible.” Each player should also attain the thought that he is able and lit during the game. You should be re- laxed, be sure of yourself, know in vour mind that you can letter your opponent, outwit him, and end up victorious. I l elieve that if these essentials are present in the minds of a team, a championship team or a victorious season is at hand. 20-Year Men , n“7)from cern and objective was the maintaining on a high standard the YFW National Home for Orphan Children at Eaton Rapids, Michigan, and other activities carried on by the N EW for veterans and their families. After working for the Canadian Bridge and Iron Company, Globe Furniture, and Northern Engineering Works, Mr. Spalding entered Ford Motor Company in 1913, be- coming section foreman in the carpentry de- partment. He transferred to Trade School February 26, 1923, going directly into the wood shop. For the past score and four years he has instructed in wood pattern. Before and after school hours Mr. Spalding enjoys gardening and photographic endeavors; and is interested in Masonry. Another characteristic extracurricular activity of Mr. Spalding—learned by chance and unknown to him from a source outside Henry Ford Trade School—has l� een his custom of fash- ioning “l oautiful wooden gavels” for presenta- tion to his friends who have worthily served VFW and VFYV Auxiliary organizations as president. The gavels are highly prized by recipients. George Maconochie (3-28-’23) Athlete, artisan, soldier, world citizen organizer, administrator, instructor, he can meet you on almost any ground of your own choosing and talk to you on almost any sub- ject you might select with the authority of a man who has lived his words. For George Mac- onochie, in addition to having played bas- ketball and cricket, has played, organ- ized. and managed soccer well enough to have won state championships in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Michigan (including the Michigan State Cup for three years in succes- sion); he has worked as apprentice, master horseshoer, and blacksmith, and as heat treat and hardening expert and foreman in diverse places and for various firms; has been top ser- geant (in World War I serving in the 273rd Aero Squadron); he has lived in Scotland, where he was l orn in Dundee; in India, where he resided in Bombay and Kacrachi; and America, including Jersey City, New Jersey; Andover, Boston, and Liwrence. Massachu- setts; and Detroit; he has organized and ad- ministered athletic clubs, including the An- dover Cricket and Athletic Club, of which he was secretary-treasurer, and the All-Scots F'ootball Club of Detroit, which he served as manager and president. Mr. Maconochie joined F'ord Motor Com- pany in 1919, working as blacksmith and tool hardener. A year later he was made shift foreman in the hardening department. In March, 1923, he accepted a position as in- structor in charge of the Henry Ford Trade School hardening department and has re- mained in such capacity ever since. In ad- dition to his work -all kinds of sport” still Remember the war years when the need for food was great and everyone planted a victory garden? The f x d raised was then needed badly but no worse than it is now. If you don’t know how to plant a garden don’t let that worry you because the library has a lot of good books about gardens. Here is a list of gardening books recom- mended by Miss Joan Wiese, librarian. The Old Dirl Bobber's Garden—T. A. Williams F'or I lome gardeners. Your Garden in the City—Natalie Gomez Advice on backyards and small plots. A Hook of Garden Flowers—M. Me Kenny Flowers for spring, summer and fall. 25 Vegetables Anyone Can Grow— A. B. Bobbins Steps to l c taken in grow ing and using them. 1001 Garden Questions Answered— A. C. Hottes Author connected with Better Homes and Gardens. How to Grow Food for Y'our Family— S. B. Ogden I lelps for the beginner. Pruning Trees and Shrubs—E. P. Felt The Complete Garden—A. D. Taylor A very detailed book on landscape plantings. Grow Your Own Vegetables—P. W. Dempsey Grassrool Jungles; a Hook of Insects— E. W. Tealc The Green Earlh; an Invitation to Botany— II. W. (tickett The Garden Month by Month—M. C. Sedgwick Pleasant Valley—Louis Bromfield Personal experiences in farming. The Book of Annuals—A. C. Hottes Basic Horticulture—V. It. Gardner How plants grow and react to different environments. These books may be borrowed by instruc- tors and students in the Henry Ford Trade School. Shop instructors may telephone 4218 requests to Miss Joan Wiese, librarian, who will send the books by inter-plant mail. Blewett, 44, Enters Alma By DENTON WONNACOTT Bill Blewett, former editor of The Crafts- man and winner of The American I egion and the Quill and Scroll awards, was a visitor to the Trade School Thursday. April 3. He is attending Alma College, Alma, Michigan, where he is majoring in history, but plans to go into the ministry later. Bill was dis- charged from the Navy August 1946. interest Mr. Maconochie. who also keenly enjoys reading and playing cribbage. “I have spent 24 years in Henry Ford Trade School,” summed up Mr. Maconochie, “and naturally it has become a life job with me as I believe that there is no school like it in the whole world and the ! oys that I have met and still meet give me many fond mem- ories; the same goes for the faculty.” G. MACONOCHIE THE CRAFTSMAN Page 10 On the Editor’s Desk Letters of the Month... Excerpts are herewith printed from letters that have been written to Mr. Mullikin in reply to a letter he sent to all graduates urging them to con- tinue their education and also asking them to write him a letter of criticism or praise of what- ever they have to say that would assist him in bettering the School. February 24, 1947 “I appreciate the mechanical training I received, as 1 will he able to use this training in working my way through college. “The chief benefits that 1. as a graduate of Ford Trade School, have over graduates of other types of high schools are the abilit y and training to use my hands and mind at an age where other graduates have seldom done a day’s work or have any training in running of machines. 1 consider this of great value.’’ Tom Prough, Jan., 47 February 23, 1947 “I am continuing my education as you suggest, and am going to the Ford Apprentice School to learn die-making. “As to what I expected of the School my expectations have been more than fulfilled. “I am proud to lie a graduate of Henry- Ford Trade School.” Correi E. Brooks Jr., Jan., ’47 Scrambled Legs or Bus Courtesy? This article was submitted to The Craftsman by Fred Mernovage, of the T-1 IB. I was of the opinion that Henry Ford Trade School consisted of upper grades, of boys that were out of the kindergarten stage. I also have been of the opinion that’one of the musts of the School was COURTESY by all of the students. It seems that I am mistaken on both points. If you would like to see a kinder- garten class consisting of long-legged guys of about 14 to 17 years old, just watch some boys scramble into the bus after school. If I were the driver of the bus I would attach a cattle car to the rear of the bus, as it would be much more appropriate. lx)ok, fellows, the driver DOES have a set of nerves, and perhai he has been driving USING THEIR HEADS No, thi isn't Briggs Stadium—it's the Trade School shop. Students aro wearing baseball caps for safety and cleanliness. Caps are blue, and cost 40 cents at the bookstore. that bus up and down Michigan Avenue all day. It isn’t exactly to our credit nor the credit of the School to show olf the type of manners that is being used to lx urd the bus at present. COULD WE MANAGE TO SHOW THE NEXT DRIVER THAT WE ARE ALL GENTLEMEN? It would only take a few seconds longer, and to tell you the truth, I think that it would In a lot faster if we were to show some common courtesy! SCHOOL SPIRIT • -The fellow who raises the scholastic name of his school by his quiet courago and stamina in sticking to his assignments is displaying school spirit as much as tho boy who hits a homer with the bases full. . School spirit is essential in campus life. Every student can, and should, help promote the spirit. The question arises: what is school spirit? It seems that some boys have a misconception that school spirit cannot Ik promoted in any way except through sports. This is not so. School spirit does not mean a student should uphold sports only; it has a much deeper sense. A school is rated and its repu- tation fundamentally depends on the standard of scholarship it maintains. One might go so far as to say that a school is founded or based upon this principle. The fellow who takes an interest in his studies, trying to improve his mind and look- ing forward to the future, thereby not only maintaining but raising the scholastic renown of his school through his quiet courage and stamina in sticking to his classroom and shop assignments, is displaying school spirit as much, if not more than, the boy who makes a long run down the field for a touchdown, hits a homer with the bases filled, or shoots the winning basket in the final minute of play. These two qualities combined make up ideal school spirit. Over the Crib Counter By I. C. ALL Greetings, people. Here’s your old pal I. C. All, a little late for All Fools’ Day be- cause he had to take time out to write a fore- word for a friend’s new book: Burglary for Fun and Profit. And speaking of fools, we will give a free Wheatie to anyone who can guess whether All Fools’ Day was named after I. C. All or I. C. All was named after All Fools’ Day. We see by the noose-papers that our brave Craftsmen basketballers finally l eat Fordson, after trying at least all their lives. They started out as the mighty midgets and ended up as the bearded l� oys but they did it! Shades of Keith Glassley: Prospective roomer to landlord: “This room looks O.K. but what are those spots on the ceiling?’’ Landlord: “Well, you see this room was occupied last by a professor who was always playing with funny smelling chemicals.’’ P. R.: “Then those spots are the chemicals?’’ L. L.: “On the contrary; those spots are the professor!” Latest report from Glocomora is that Kilroy and Richard have arrived in good condition. Flash! “Usually Reliable Sources” reports that the easiest way to catch a squirrel is to climb a tree and make a noise like a nut. (I. C. All is a natural for the part.) Stop me if you’ve heard this one: Once ujon a time—okay; I have other jokes. Complaints will be pouring in to the De partment of Street Railways from their pas sengers other than Henry Ford Trade School students if the last named travelers do not stop falling all over their aforesaid fellow pas- sengers while catching up on their sleep by dozing in street car and bus. Yes, this spring weather does make one very sleepy. I. C. All’s Moscow spies report that a copy of The Craftsman finally reached the heart of the Kremlin. Premier Stalin’s official com- ment was: ------but who understands Rus- sian? And now I. C. All will skip merrily along to next month when he will be back with more—there’s a word for it but we don’t use it in The Craftsman. Hasta Luego THE CRAFTSMAN Page 11 CAMERA SCENES OF CRAFTSMEN SPORTS Winning of the Regional basketball championship by The Craftsmen was celebrated at a Victory Lunch- eon tendered the team by the School in the academic cafeteria. To add to the pictorial traditions of the School an official picture of the team, its trophies, and its staunch (and happy supporters representing the school administration and faculty was taken. In the picture left to right: are: Coach Howard Hedinger, Dick Toepler. Carl Kangas, Remo Mei, Bruno Bieksza. Augie Cogliandro. Jim Spala, Supt. S.D. Mullikin, Shellie Stevens. Bernie Pfeifer, Dick Herberholz. Lincoln Painter, Asst. Supt. John W. Busman, and Student Manager Virgil Comsa. LEFT— There was music in the air when Joseph Nagy, of the shop office staff, proudly pulled the grand prize out of the surprise box at the Schools annual Athletic Banquet' and displayed a Stewart Warner table radio. The scene was recorded by The Craftsman photographer. RIGHT — A FAIR AWARD FOR FOUL DEEDS Bruno Bieksza (right receives from Coach Hedinger a baseball autographed by Trade School coaches and administrators for attaining highest percentage in foul shooting during the past season. ANTIDOTES FOR A COACH To restore hair and soothe nerves depleted by several overtime games, reserve basketeers presented Coach L. H. Bartholomew with a bottle ot hair restorer and a carton of cigarettes after the final game. Mister Toastmaster rises to the occasion at the annual Athletic Banquet in the person of John W. Busman, assistant superintendent, who kept things moving lively and smoothly during the gala event. BOWLING SeT DETERMINATION, patience, desire to ac- quire knowledge of fundamentals, and constant practice are the essential characteristics for an amateur wishing to perfect his bowling game. Since the founding of the American High School Bowling Congress the interest which stu- dents have shown by participating in high school bowling leagues has markedly increased, and ten-pins is becoming a much more highly or- ganized recreation. ooooooooooooo henry ford trade school MAY, 1947 Page 2 THE CRAFTSMAN NEWS IN BRIEF abr (draftsman (Memberf Htsl.t92Q “ 4ssooS PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY MONTH DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR BY AND FOR STUDENTS OF HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL. DEARBORN. MICH. August. R. Gasser was painfully injured Monday, April 14, when his car-jack slipped onto his finger while he was fixing a flat tire. The extent of the injury was so serious he had to have the first joint of his finger amputated. Mr. Gasser was enroute to his home after at- tending his brother’s funeral when the flat tire occurred. Editor-in-chief: - -- -- -- -- WALLACE MESSER Reportorial staff: FRED BECKER. LARRY BENTLEY. ERNEST BUTLER. ERNEST BORG. DAVE CALL. HERB CRENSHAW. ALVIN DOHERTY. WALTER FELDT. CHARLES FORBES. GEORGE GARVEY. DORSEY GOODMAN. RAY HARDIN. RICHARD HERBERHOLZ. EUGENE KNUTTEL. DINO MASSARA ANDREW McHUGH. HARRY MUDRICK, ALLEN O RIELLEY. JOHN SMITH. DON TITUS. EARL WIGGINS. GEORGE WINBERRY (cartoonist). DENTON WONNACOTT. PETER ZOLNEROWICH. Adviser:...........................................................E. H. STOELTING Commencement exercises for the June graduates will be held July 2. Imitations for the commence- ment were ordered by the grads during their fourth week in class and individual name cards were or- dered by the boys wishing to enclose them in their invitations. Vol. 5. No. 7 May. 1947 9t Could Re you A man running for a street car—A loud screech as rubber tires bite into the pavement—A man flying through space to soon fall again to the hard street—A crowd rushing to tin stricken man—The low ominous wail of the ambulance’s siren. It doesn’t have to be a man running for a street car. It could be your small brother or sister running into the street from behind a parked car while playing. It could l e your dad on his way to work. It could be your mother on her way to the market. It could lie vour girl friend on her way to school. IT COULD BK YOU. In this day of speed a pedestrian or driver must lx careful. The streets are probably more crowded now than at any other time in the history of this country. Negligence and carelessness are probably the greatest causes of accidents. YOU might be the next victim. Whatever you do, in work or play, BE CAREFUL. Scaeeteil and bean Lt,„@usi Mothesii Along with the warm spring weather of May came a day of remembrance and appreciation to the dearest on earth to each and every one of us— OUR MOTHER. The one person who is always by our side to give us help, comfort, and encouragement throughout the troubled years of our life, whose love cannot be measured and w hose devotion w ill never fail. There is but one gift that our Mothers would want in return for the long years of sacrifice they have gone through for us. That is, to see their sons live up to the moral standards of good Christians. TltUth. £fajaUfltt„,£U Stvaicjlvt Have you ever noticed while at home or at school the various postures of people? You’d be surprised at the number that are incorrect. Take for example a typical day at the Trade School. s one looks into one of the classrooms he will probably see some boys reading their text- books but slowly and surely sliding oil’ their chairs onto the floor. Then one will see some with a foot drooped over the arm of their chair and the other just about in the lap of the boy in front of him. But the boy in front doesn’t mind too much because he is comfortable with his head where his shoulders should be and his feet drooping over the shoulders of the boy in front of him. Seriously, fellows, this probably doesn’t happen; but a few cases come pretty close to it and if things like this continue many boys will grow up to lx hunchbacks. Moreover, it creates a bad impression. So it is up to us as students to better ourselves and the standards of the School by constantly striving to improve our posture. ■ ■ ■ Pvt. Bon J. Swanson, January 46, of the U. S. Marine Corps, visited Trade School Thursday April 17. During his eight months of duty so far Ben has l een stationed around Cuba and Puerto Rico, and is now stationed at Camp Lejuene, North Carolina. ■ ■ ■ Richard Globke, W-12A, was critically injured when his car-jack gave way and his car crashed down upon him while he was underneath making repairs. Richard is reported to l e in serious condition at the Detroit Osteopathic Hospital. The 1946-’47 yearbook is scheduled to go on sale June 15. CONTENTS Campus Snaps.... Page H CAP News......................................Page 4 Kditorials....................................Page 2 I jtter of the Month Page 10 On the Editor’s Desk..........................Page 10 Sports...... Pages 8-9 20-Year Men Pages 6-7 —OUR COVER— “He is not gone for he shall live in each and every one of us.” So said the spokesmen for the Henry Ford Trade School Alumni Association when news of the “death” of the Founder of the School was first flashed from Fairlane. The School, saddened but carrying on in the spirit of its creator, remains as a symbol of Mr. Henry Ford’s edu- cational ideal. The School’s Flag was flown at half- staff for 30 days in silent respect for the ‘‘Father of Industrial Education.” Volume 5 No. 7 May. 1947 ®ht draftsman SCHOOL HONORS ‘25-30 First Spellin’ Bee Interests Students By HARRY MUDRICK All Trade School students who think they are good at spelling are getting u chance to prove it as the first Trade School spelling bee is now in progress and will continue through the fifth and sixth weeks of school, coming to a close around the middle of June. First of all, the classes will hold separate contests in their respective home rooms to determine class champs. These winners will then meet to determine a section champ, after which the three section finalists will compete in a final bee to find out who is the best speller in the Trade School. Members of the faculty are to be judges, but as yet they have not lx� en selected. Prizes will be awarded the champs. Tht‘ idea of having a spelling bee w as intro- duced by the instructors to promote better spelling in the school. Mazen Jewell, assisted by Guy Armstrong and Keith Glasslcy, make up the committee in charge of the contest. There are three lists of words which will be used in the contest, each list containing 1100 words. The committee chose words that, in its opinion, are of most value to high school students John Tegel Leaves The Craftsman Staff John Tegel, former editor of The Crafts- man, ended his stay with the pa| cr when on May 1 he was transferred to the print shop as a Ford Motor Company employee. John, who holds the Quill and Scroll award for outstanding work in the field of journalism and is editor of the 1947 yearbook, started his duties with The Craftsman in October 1945. He was with the paper 20 months, with the exception of two months which he s| ent in the mill department. Starting out as a re|x rter, John worked himself up to the post of editor, after which he worked in The Craftsman office on special assignments. He also was editor of the 1946 yearbook. In regard to his work with The Craftsman, he stated that it was the most interesting assignment that he had ever had. Working with boys and being with them, according to John, taught him how to work with other people and also how to get along w ith them. When asked what he intended to do in the future he replied, “I intend to l e a monotype operator for the Ford Motor print shop.” Al Shields, former Trade School student, will take over John’s yearl ook duties. HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL Whon Electronic Technician’s Mato Socond Class. USN. Clarence Hothem. June '44. with his wife, tho former Mias Virginia Wiggins, visited Trade School after serving in the Ad- miral Byrd expedition to Littlo America, he found an eager and woll-informed listener in Louis (George1 Beaver, school capenter, whose own son, LeRoy, USN, also experienced the unusual antarctic adventure. Hothem, ’44, Tells of Byrd Expedition By EARL WIGGINS Just returned from a cruise with Admiral Byrd’s Antarctic Expedition to Little Amer- ica. Electronic Technician’s Mate Second Class Clarence Hothem walked into The Craftsman office April 23, with his wife. Virginia, and related a few of his experiences to an eager listener, George Beaver, school carpenter, whose son was also with the Byrd expedition. Clarence is stationed on the destroyer I SS Brownson, DD 808, which is just Ixaek from a cruise with Admiral Byrd’s Antarctic Expedition to Little America, where Byrd and his men were testing the effects of cold weather on new naval equipment. After graduating in June 44 Clarence remained with the School, working in the third floor radio room until October, at which time lie enlisted in the Navy for a three-year period. I |H n completing his basic training at the Great Lakes Naval Base he was trans- ferred to numerous electrical schools until June. 1946, when he was authorized as an instructor in Badio Remote Control Target Aircraft at the Lighter-Than-Air Base. Santa Ana. California. In relating a few of his experiences and interesting points of the Byrd exfxxlition Clarence said, “Some of the glacial icebergs along tlu coast of Little America are said to l e approximately five miles square, five hundred feet alx ve the water, and fiat on top like an airfield.” He also stated, The only known living things at the pole are penguins, seals, fish, and a few types of of birds.” YEAR MEN’ Gala Banquet Recognizes Long Service Gold and silver service buttons were given to the 25 and 30 yeur men in Henry Ford Trade School by Supt. S. I). Mullikin at a testimonial banquet held in the academic cafeteria. May 20. After the 71 men had received their awards. C. L. Martindale. member of the lx ard of trustees, presented former Supt. F. E. Searle with a gold button in appreciation for bis many years service. Mr. Searle re- tired last July. The principal address of tin; evening was made by Robert Dunham, director of salary personnel of Ford Motor Company. .1. . Busman, assistant superintendent, as toastmaster kept the program moving along at a lively temjK . Community singing was led by Fred Nicholson, supervisor of academic training. Dinner music was pro- vided by the Ford String Ensemble. Ernest A. Lockwood delivered the invocation. In preparation for the occasion each of the men to receive buttons prepared a “Do you remember” story to help call attention to the “g xxl old days.” Six of these were rend. This is the first awarding of service buttons in the school. Names of those who received buttons (Continued on page 4) Bob-Lo ‘T-Day’ Set: Ticket Sale May 23 By ERNIE BORG Preparations for the annual Trade School Bob-Lo picnic are now under full force with T. A. Lind as general chairman and S. J. Vigh as bis assistant. Committees consisting of three to five persons, one of whom is to lx a student, will be chosen by the committee chairmen, who are as follows: publicity. A. N. Edel; ticket sales. Dominick Traina; student activities, S. F Langford; faculty and family activities, Keith Glassley; hospitality, John Dobrei, who will also lx in charge of alumni doings and guide service; phntogruphy, L. J. Croteau; choosing of queen, Tom McCall; awards, Stanley Jaroski; historian, Tom Sayres; weather insurance is to lx guaranteed by G. A. Yerex. May 23 has lxx?n chosen as the day on which Bob-Lo tickets are to be sold. An all- out sale is expected on this “T” day, and stu- dents are asked to lx ready when their class captain comes around. Sixteen millimeter colored moving pic- tures of all the activities on the island are to lx taken. Page 4 THE CRAFTSMAN Henry Tord Trade School Squadron 639 4 By FRED BECKER Rifle Match Prize Taken by Squadron Squadron four had a busy week end when it sent a team to the Hearst-Times Hide Match Saturday morning, held a dance Saturday night, and put on an air meet at McKinley Airport Sunday—executing all these activities April 26. 27. After only three Saturday sessions at Maple School, Dearborn, the squadron sent Warrant Officer Hay LaDuke, cadets Alex Orosz, William Egbert, Floyd Hansen—and Gerald Torka as alternate—to the Hearst- Times Rifle Tournament held at Olympia April 26. The team made 624 points out of a possible 800, and placed among the prize winners. The squadron held its annual dance April 26 at the Trade School gym. For those who did not drive, a station wagon driven by Warrant Officer Jerry Goodwin furnished transportation from Michigan Ave- nue to the school. At 11 o’clock Captain John Dobrei and his wife played hosts to the officers in the Trade School academic cafeteria while the cadets, their dates, and other couples were served refreshments in the gym. At the conclusion of the dancing the cadets showed their co-operative training by straight- ening up the gym and the lounge in no time flat. It was a most enjoyable evening. 25-30 Year Men Con‘££ 3)f”m commemorating 25 to 29 years of service w ere: All ert G. Barke, Gordon Bartrem, Louie P. Beaver, Hoy D. Buckley, Wallace Car- michael, Winter E. Coojxir, Leo J. Croteau, Peter J. Dunn, Archie H. Freelxjrn, August H. Gasser, William V. Goheen, John E. Grobbel, Harry J. Hawn, William E. Hoehner, Sherman Holmes, John Hooper, Harold W. Liddle. Thodi Liljegrcn.G corge W. Lindcnmuth. Dalis L. Lip tack, Ernest A. Lockwood, George Maconochie, Hichard L. Matzoll. Ladd Mc- Intyre, George J. Miller, Frank J. Paliwoda, Frank Paluchniak, Walter II. Powers, Claude Rogers, Jacob Sippola, Albert M. Wagener, Frank Wagner, and Arthur Watson. Those whose buttons signalized 30 or more years were: Robert S. Adams, James F. Allen, Max C. Bartholomew, leonard Beaumont, Walter Beever, Alex Chrzanowski. Yern L. Carley, David Coleman, Guy D. Custer, Jule Du- charmc, Albert N. Edel, Elmer Gorbett, Wilbert Harden, Elmer Jacobs, William Kreuger, Charles J. Forest, Ira A. McKay, Edward F. Morrin, Joseph L. Muller,. Allen Nicrnan, Stanley B. Page. Alvin Perkiss, Percy 0. Philburn, Winfred Hhubart, Orlo W. Remington, Louis Scott, Charles Smith, Leonard A. Spalding, Raymond E. Steel, Harold Streling, Edward Stryker, Ralph G. Tedder, Erich Non Walthauscn, Howard H. Wagner. Harold Ware, Harry J. Westbrook. George Willing, Gordon A Yerex, and Hoy S. Yerex. m B0B-L0 June 28 BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW! Supt. S. D. Mullikin and AAF and CAP officers complete an inspection of the Trade School CAP Squadron 639-4. Left to right are: Capt. J. E. Dobrei. squadron commander, Major Samuel Buck, deputy wing commander. Major Carl Willey, AAF liaison officer, 1st Lt. Robert Dewar, squadron adjutant, and S. D. Mullikin. 56,000 Mel-O-Rolls Devoured by Students By WALTER FELDT A cold clammy hand touches your arm; you feel an icy shiver go up your spine: goose- pimples appear all over your body; you feel your heart leap up to your throat. Horrified you stand there, not daring to move a muscle; then—you hear a voice softly say, “Hurry up and take your ice cream, my hands are ice cold from holding it.” You turn around and are greatly relieved to see it is only your buddy, returned with ice cream he has just purchased from C. W. Westerman, head of shop cafeteria, who sells More than 56,000 ice cream rolls have been sold personally by Cecil Wosterman, cafeteria head, to students and other appreciative B- building personnel, with all profit going into the students’ recreation fund. It has been said that a warm smile helps to sell even a cold product. James McNicholl, M-11B, apparently agrees. ice cream “Mel-0-Rolls’ each school day in the activity room at lunch time. Mr. Westerman l egan selling ice cream on October 2, 1946. Since then he has sold more than 56,000 “rolls.’’ These rolls come in six delicious flavors—vanilla, chocolate, straw- berry, cherry, toasted almond, and fruit salad. Chocolate and the fruit flavored ice creams are more | opular than vanilla. Each Monday and Wednesday 14 cartons are ordered by Mr. Westerman. and on Fri- day seven cartons are ordered. Each carton contains 76 “helpings’’ of the frozen delicacy. Besides lx� ing sold to Trade School stu- dents, it is also sold to Ford employees ceu- pying the fourth floor. Profits from the sales go into the students' recreation fund. Lucas Places Grads Placement of graduates who are more than 18 years old into Ford Motor Company after they have successfully completed a minimum of 10 weeks of apprentice training in related subjects is l eing conducted by Urban Lucas, director of the placing of graduates. Three mathematics tests and three draw- ing tests, along with two shop theory examin- ations, are offered to graduates before they enter the Training school. The enrollee is allowed as many of the eight terms credit as he can pass tests. THE CRAFTSMAN Page 5 January Grads Stage First-of-its-kind Dance By RICHARD HERBERHOLZ Sponsoring the “Alumni Dance” Satur- day. May 24, 8:30 p.m. till midnight, the graduates of January ’47 liecame the first class to hold a major activity after its graduation. During the intermission “The Craftsman,' an oil painting purchased by the January '47 graduates and presented to the school, was unveiled with all its color for the first time. A 12-piece hand, led by George Bean, furnished the music as alumni renewed ac- quaintance and danced to their favorite tunes. Dearborn Junior High Boys Visit School By WALTER FELDT As part of a guidance program to help boys decide upon the kind of training they wish to receive and to help aid those who desire to apply for enrollment. Henry Ford Trade School played host to approximately 400 students from the 9A classes of five Dearborn junior high schools visited Trade School during the month of April. This guidance program was started last fall at the request of E. Kugene Mueller, superintendent of Dearborn Public Schools; H. K. Bennett, assistant superintendent; Bay H. Adams, deputy superintendent; and C. Edward Gripton, director of guidance and placement in Dearl orn Public Schools, after they visited Henry Ford Trade School and felt that all 9A Dearborn students should also be given a chance to view it. Each group of students was escorted to and from the School by E. H. Stocking. I pon arrival they were taken through the shop department by .1. W. Busman, and then transported by bus to the academic department where Fred Nicholson showed the visitors the various | arts of the academic section. In the chapel Mr. Busman talked on the advantages and op|K rtunities of a trade and answered questions al out the Trade School. The counselors who accompanied the various groiif� s, and their respective schools were: Herbert Wolfe, Salina; Nick P. Slater. Woodworth; George Sarkozy, Maples; Earl an Norton, Ix wrey; and C. D. Beincke, Dearborn. GUESS WHO? By DINO MASSARA The subject of this “Guess Who” column is a firm l eliever in the theory that more athletic fields ami recreation centers will help curb juvenile delinquency. In his ucighl orhood he is try ing to start a recreation center to help keep children off the streets. Recently Mr. Guess Who spoke l efore a meeting of the Parent-Teachers' Association on his favorite subjects, child laln r and ju- venile delinquency. Besides these activities he has been a scoutmaster for three years. He was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Septeml er 11. 1911, and when he was 10 years old his family moved to Detroit. While attending Monger Intermediate, he partici- pated in laiseball and track. Before l ecoming an employee of the Ford organization he held jol s as a call boy on the Wabash Railroad and a horse breaker at Jacob's horse auction. His wife made him quit this last job when he was thrown by a horse. He has l een helping protect Ford Motor Company projjerty for 13 years. He is 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighs 180 pounds, has brown hair, slightly gray at the edges, and merry sparkling blue eyes. Who is he? s u;p|inq anuaperm oqj jk ubui uoipajo-id ju8|d .Ca|iBq ulH!||!AV kS! 91I Wh n ISO ninth graders from Dearborn High toured the Trade School they paused on the Campus and posed for “The Craftsman.” School Photographer Frank Sheldrake wondered how many in tha group he would be taking pictures of as students of the School during the nest three years. In Memory of MR. HENRY FORD By Wilbert Harden Machine Construction Department Instructor Today Old Glory comes to rest Just half way down the pole. It calls to mind the passing of A great immortal soul. He lived a full and useful life. As years went slipping past; He played a very active role Until the very last. The world has learned to love this man. Whose voice today is still; His passing leaves a place at home Which no one else can fill. It s hard to comfort those he leaves. Whose hearts are filled with grief. When nothing but a lot of time Will ever bring relief. Twill be a challenge to their faith To try and carry on. For home will never be the same, Since Mr. Ford has gone. When he was born, the lamps they used On kerosene were run; A hearthfire furnished them with heat. When his life had begun. It seems a strange coincidence That hist ry should repeat; His last light was a coal oil lamp. A fireplace gave him heat. He gave the working man a chance. He pioneered the way. He shortened up their working hours. And then increased their pay. He loved the girl who bore his name. Throughout his married life; And seldom was he ever seen Excepting with his wife. Now Mr. Ford has gone to rest. He's laid his armor down; For all his crosses here onserth, He'll now receive his crown. Here’s the Answer By ANDREW McHUGH Q. Don Titus. W-12A. would like to know “When will the present 12A class get its yearbook? A. According to E. H. Stoelting. the l946-’47 yearbook will be available to graduates the day of their banquet, which will take place towards the last of June. Q. “What good will Shakespeare, do me in the tool crib?” w as a question asked by Carl R. Weber. T-11B. A. C. G. Rogers, English instructor, ex- plained that reading Shakespeare broadens one’s understanding of humanity and knowing more alxmt humanit hel| s one understand more alxmt the other person. He asks. “Would you limit your horizon to the tool crib?” Q. “Why don’t we get our report cards sooner?” was a question asked by various students. A. Fred Nicholson, supervisor of the aca- demic department, answered this question when it was asked him. He said that students really don’t have to wait long considering that the T-section gets its cards al out a week after the marking period. It is a longer wait for the W-scction localise it has to wait for the M- and T- sections to finish their respec- tive marking periods. THC CE ATTIIUM [— ‘20-YEAR INSTRUCTORS HAVE l « Jrt.iutuuni U wist t f fafIff tfbityfttfitfIff ft ikfl 'lut iff inibivOtti tflttf tiff o. 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CARLEY (8-20-23) A “Berry Pirker,' folks up in the fiirnod Ttlnn� l� M of MirhiKmi wouhl call hirn, hmiiifto N orn I . C.iirloy wtis Inirn in 'riioni[ - Ntrrt. Snnllnc C.ounty, Mir hiKim. where the rttrtpItorriOM K' h K iiml hisi'iniis. OuritiK hin Ii«i ImmwI ho moved to Stm- ihiftky. which used to lie cnllorl Snnilitc enter, wild is the nullity Meat, It Hits there Mr. Curley mmplctn! his liusic «H'liiMilitiK lie was employed in the office of The Tnhimr, one of the mout influent ini weekly newn|mperit in the , Thumh (irei«, during Ills residence in Sandusky hut Detroit called. it so often does to nndiitioiis youn men of the small towns, and Mr. Curley anno to the Iiift t'itx lie ali nnl himself with Kord MoUa t'« m|kin in IteU an working in the die department and then, after sr' en |MV)vuat(H years, joinnl Henry Kord Trade N'lmot as an instructor. sor ing in the clearing house, whoiv he is still active today. • • • KEtTH GLASSLEY (9-4-23' If a nwslertt «lolyemist nmld revive the heart which l eat within tiw' sturdy � f tire twvginal ' Ihsvder Srhanlnwstrr”—with it ' mpathy hxr fellow men amt its faith in youth, its simwity of iwn swe amt its sense of wM xwv to thi' txmmunily—amt ohiM exxm- Uwe the heart with a head p«assessing the winitdk- k� � Wr atd tKacinr tadbawyoe 4 Uflz }. x ttrrm Hrtka 4 The Htturxer Srlnd- ttMxUr r dd be in «dw and Henry E«nd Tndr ShH cr«ld xtifi xteAi feather V iU x K itb Glassley tm a Hosier. tn Nsitk NNhitney, I nfiixnx «as early edmiated se a 4+r. graduating ln nt high in hi� native city: servfrd his UeA and die afn |� r -nti -� - lii| and did KEITH GLASSLEY his first master fTaftsman assignment as a Hoosier. also in South Whitney; and later wr� rked in Co- lumbia. Huntington, and Fort Wayne, all Ihsisier cities. Although now a loyal citi- zen of Itoyal Oak. Michigan, he still com- mutes at all opportunities between the Wolverine and lloosier states. Between residences in Indiana and Michi- gan. Mr. Glassley lived in Ohio, where during World War I he served as trouble shooter in a critical situation which developed in the production of the powerful II. E. high explosive) 135mm. shells in an Ohio plant. During his metro|H� litan Detroit residence, previous to his joining Henry Ford Trade School, Mr. Glassley worked for Continental Motors. Michigan Lubricator, and Ford Motor Coni| an) . It was in 1923 that Mr. Glassley became a mem I kt of the Trade School faculty, having lx en in the Company toolroom hut a short while lxdore F. E. Searle, who was superin- dent at the time, sent for him. Starting as a mathematics teacher lie shifted to the science department in which he has continued not only to instruct his streamlined alchemists in the laws and lalioratory achievements of the past hut to interest and excite them in the fascinating formulas of the almost fantastic future. Practicing what he preaches to his boys while fumes are clearing and w hen philosophic by-products are timely, Mr. Glassley is active in community betterment affairs. He has served as Boy Scout Troop Committee- man for many years in Bnyal Oak. and is a qualified, official weather counselor. He is a member of the Michigan Industrial Education Society: is acting superintendent of the First Baptist Church Sunday School of his home city and a member of the music committee; and he lielongs to the l ical Pa rent-Teacher Association Council, in which he has been asked to act as father-vice- preskient of S'nior Hi and program chair- man. Also. Mr. Glassley holds membership in the Oakland County Sportsman's Club; ami is active in Mas � nic bodies, including his knights Templar Com mander y. In his relentless pursuit of education he attended the I niversify of Michigan, the I niversity of Detn� it, Ypsilanti Normal College. Detroit City College, and Wayne I niverrity. During WoHd War II Mr. gig VCRN L. CARLEY __ THE DRAFTSMAN _ HAD VARIED LIFE EXPERIENCES Page 7 1 Glassley gave generously and efficiently of his time, energy, and knowledge to the Henry Ford Trade School CAP Squadron. For relaxation he enjoys fishing and golf. Or should it lx written, for relaxation Mr. Glassley enjoys fishing. • • • JOHN HOOPER (10-3-23) Although John Hooper had lived in two countries and two states and twice had crossed the greater part of a continent, he never had resided in a city until he came to Detroit in 1919. His coming to “The City Where Life Is Worth Living” and entering the employ of Ford Motor Company was, declares Mr. Hooper, “The best move I ever made.” Mr. Hooper, who has served Henry Ford Trade School almost 24 years in the sani- tation department, was lx rn in the county of Cornwall, England. At the age of 11 years he ! egan working for a penny an hour for eight hours a day in the china clay works near his home. The eight pence he received a day were the equivalent of 16J cents of American money. After he became 18 years old he was paid a man's wage of half a crown (62 cents) a day. When Mr. Hooper was 25 years of age. he came to “the good old U. S. A..” and worked in Idaho three years. After returning to England for seven months he again set out for America, this time heading for the I’pper Peninsula of Michigan, where he worked in the copper mines for approximately 20 years. It was then he made his final and “best move and found himself living in the Motor Metropolis as a member of the Ford sanitation force. Within a few years he transferred into the ABC department of the Trade School and has there re- mained. JOHN HOOPER Commenting on the School recently Mr. Hooper remarked, “It is a great organization, composed and kept going by perfect gentlemen.” • • • JAMES F. ALLEN (2-25-24) Some men seem to have certain secrets of life—including the ran? art of living it— which produce an atmosphere of peace and harmony around them and a spirit of satis- faction and happiness within them. If such men practice the profession of teaching, for- tunate are fellow instructors and students who are in daily contact with them. The boys will absorb far more than machine technique and textbook knowledge and the instructors will be the better prepared to carry on their own teaching assignments with that combi- nation of courage, kindliness, and infinite New Zealand, Ireland, England, Canada. Europe, and United States of America Have Played Parts in Shaping Instructors’ Careers. patience which distinguishes true pedagogy. Such thoughts and conclusions come to the mind of a commentator who has worked l eside James F. Allen, of the Henry Ford Trade School wood pattern department. Mr. Allen, who has spent the past 23 years in tutoring Trade School l oys in the craft in which he instructs and in advis- ing them “in all the best things of life,” not only spent the first 32 years of his life absorbing wood lore but today in his leisure hours spends a lot of his time in his own private shop at home where he has his own wood work- ing machines. Born in Attica. I a- peer County, Michi- gan. Mr. Allen lived in and near his birth- place until he was 16; then he went to Waters in Michigan’s famous timber county, Ot- sego. where he worked for the well known Stephens Lumber Company. For 12 years he was a bandsawer. In 1915 Mr. Allen came to Detroit and for six months was with Cad- illac Motor. In 1916 he joined Ford Motor Company, serving in the millwright depart- ment for eight years. In 1924 he transferred to Henry Ford Trade School, entering and remaining with the wood shop. Mr. Allen has resided in his own home in Birmingham for 24 years. Besides en- joying wood fashioning as a home hobby as well as following it as a career Mr. Allen derives fun and the added satisfaction of accomplishment in flower and vegetable gardening. JAMES F. ALLEN • • • W. E. STEWART (3-9-24) William E. Stewart, instructor in the Trade School air tool department, was liorn in Whitebread. Ontario. Canada, a few miles inland from the St. Clair River. After attending school in Whitebread, he crossed the river—which is the border between the Dominion of Canada and the I nited States— and continued his education in Marine City, where the boats glide by, night and day. Although Mr. Stewart denies that the fresh water of the Great I akes and the salty waves of the oceans had any lure for him aside from their opportunities as places to work, few residents of Marine City have remained immune from the call of the swift stream ceaselessly swirling past the town on its way to the | orts of the world. Mr. Stewart was no exception. For years he sa iled first on the Great l akes, then later on the high seas. Bet liming to land cxxnipations, Mr. Stewart located in Detroit, working for Tim- ken .Axle. Murchey Tool and Machine Com- pany, and Ford Motor, where in 1916 he started in the grind- ing department. When World War I broke, it was natural for Mr. Stewart to return to the sea. I le did, serving in the American Navy. In 1924 he en- tered Henry Ford Trade School as tool inspector. 11 was eight years later that he transferred to his present position as instructor in the air tool repair department. Among other out-of-school interests and activities, Mr. Stewart serves as Committee Chairman for Troop 149. Boy Scouts of America, with headquarters in the ilson School; and he maintains membership in the Veterans of Foreign Wars. W. E. STEWART CHARLES M. SMITH (6-4-24 The trouble with too many good ball players, past and present, is that they won’t talk—particularly they won’t talk about themselves. It is only at rare moments when a chance remark of a true friend may have relighted the wick of a diamond mem- ory or recalled an old teammate’s name or mentioned a game which was fought to an exceptionally exciting climax that a player of merit will lx caught off guard long enough to reminisce. Charles M. Smith, of the Trade School clearing house staff, joined the School May 24, 1924. As in the case of practically all other Ford instructors, he came to the School from the Com- pany, which he had served in the tool inspection depart- ment. Previous to effecting his con- nections with Ford Motor. Mr. Smith had been affiliated with Northway Motors and National Twist Drill Corporations. It was while he was with these concerns, and before, that he combined business with baseball. He managed and caught for the Nation- al Twist team, the El Toro nine, and others of Detroit’s !x st sandlot, semi-pro clubs. While he was backstopping for Northway Motors, the team had few equals. He also pluyed in Detroit’s formerly famous Masonic (Continued on page 9) C. M. SMITH Page 8 THECRAFTSMAN ‘WHAT HAVE THEY GOT THAT WE HAVEN’T?’ Craftsmen squad, from which the Varsity team is to be picked, watches an early-game op- ponent go through infield practice. The winning streak of the Craftsmen furnished the answer to the question which can be read on their faces. The answer is: Nothing. Pictured, standing, left to right, are: Henry Tomilo. William Riddell. August Cogliandro. Coach Howard Hedinger; seated: Lincoln Painter. Bernie Pfeifer, Robert Surinchak. John Chmaj. Arthur Brandt, Richard Toepler. John Tomilo. Emil Allstead. Carl Kangas, Adolph Painter. Remo Mei. Bruno Bieksza, Dario Ravoane, Richard Herberholz, Donald Painter. Harry Mudrick. Absent from the bench was Student Manager Donald Kemp, who like all good student managers, was retrieving lost balls behind the back stop. ‘Tiger’ Clinic, Game Enjoyed by Craftsmen BASEBALL That was the sole topic when the annual Baseball Clinic for Michigan high school athletes was held May 3 at Briggs Stadium, with some 7.000 high school students from all over the state in attendance as guests of Walter O. Briggs, owner of the Detroit Tigers. The alfair was sponsored by the Michigan High School Athletic Association. Henry Ford Trade School was represented by approximately 60 students and instructors. Members of the faculty to attend were Fred Nicholson. Howard Hedinger, L. II. Bartholo- mew, Tom Sayres, and Frank Sheldrake. When the clinic closed at about 11:30 a.m., the boys were dismissed so that they could get a bite to eat. after which they came back at 12:30 p.m. and saw the thrilling ball game in which the Tigers defeated the Athletics 2 to 1. Crack Pin-Spillers Receive Awards Trophies were awarded Captain Krnest Bor and George Garvey, W-12A: Bob Bertouille and Wally Feldt, T-12A: and Harold Hodman. M-12B; last month as a re- ward for winning the Henry Ford Trade School bowling championship. Trade School l owling emblems were also presented the winners. Bill Burris, T-12B. received the trophy for attaining the highest average of any boy under 16 years of age. His average was 141. Medals from the American High School Bowling Congress were awarded members of the second and third place teams, captained by Bob Shinsky and Ed Young, respectively. Les Taylor, owner of Dearborn Recre- ation. contributed a trophy to the School, which will l ear the names of all five members of the championship quintet. ‘WITH A MAN ON FIRST’ Craftsman infielders in a before-the-game council of war plan strategy to break up op- ponent's baserunning attack. In foreground group are, left to right: Bernie Pfeifer, firet •acker; Lincoln Painter, keystone guardian; Art Brandt, shortstop; and Adolph Painter, of the hot corner. Tennis Under Way As Intramural Sport Tennis is l eing played this season at Trade School as an intramural sport, with competition organized on an intrasectional and inter-sectional basis. All students wishing to take part in the net games were invited to file their names at The Craftsman office between May 1 and May 12. They listed their desire to play singles, doubles, or both, and could choose their own partner. Hitting In Pinches Defeats Dearborn 3-2 By DAVE CALL Alert base running and good pinch hit- ting gave the Craftsmen a 3 to 2 decision over Dearborn High for their first victory of the season, in a baseball game played at Henry Ford School Field May 6. The highlight of the game was the fine pitching and fielding contributed by Bruno Bieksza. The Craftsmen broke the ice in the second inning without getting a hit. Bieksza, leading off, was safe on shortstop Marvin Holbeck’s error and took second when Carl Kangas grounded to the pitcher. John Tomilo was safe when third baseman Ross let the ball go through and Bieksza scored on Adolph Painter’s ground ball to first. Dick Toepler ended the inning by striking out. The Craftsmen scored again in the last of the fourth when Kangas walked, took second on Tomilo’s single, and stole third and home. The Pioneers fought back in their half of the fifth to knot the score again at two all. Frye opened the inning with a single. Robbins struck out. Pitcher Bill Teiso sacrificed and everyone was safe on a late throw to first. Frye took third when Ross grounded, pitcher to first, and scored on a wild pitch. A series of pinch hitters (‘ante through for the Craftsmen in the sixth to make the score three to two and put the game on ice. With two out Adolph Painter singled to center and Dario Raveane. batting for Toepler. hit. a Texas leaguer to right. Painter taking third. Allstead, the third pinch hitter used by Coach Howard Hedinger in the sixth, hit a sharp grounder to short. Holbeck juggled the ball and Painter crossed the plate with the winning run. Players Flash Form Despite First Losses Although the Craftsmen baseball team lost two games and tied one in its first three starts, which were played on the home field l ack of Henry Ford School, hopes for a suc- cessful diamond season remained high as the squad showed flashes of form which promise many victories. Fordson High l eat the Traders Tuesday, April 15, 8 to 5. John Chmaj. who allowed six runs in the two innings he hurled, was the losing pitcher. Bruno Bieksza relieved him in the third frame and held the Tractors to four hits. Tuesday, April 22. the Craftsmen were held to four hits as Hazel Park shut out the Blue and Gold 3 to 0. Bieksza went the route for the losers, allowing the Vikings but five singltN. The Craftsmen and Lincoln Park played a thrilling 2 to 2. nine-inning tie, Friday, April 25. Bob Surinchak started for the Traders and held the Parkers to one run until the sixth inning. He ran into trouble at this |mtint when the first two batters reached the sacks and disaster threatened the Craftsmen. Bruno Bieksza then relieved him and put out the fire after one unearned run had crossed the plat� . Vernon Nagel went the route for the Orange and Blue. THE CRAFTSMAN Pag 9 Bowling Body Honors Cecil Westerman By HARRY MUDRICK When the last ball rolled down the Dear- born Recreation alley Saturday, March 29, closing the 1947 season of the Henry Ford Trade School’s bowling league, it marked the 10th year Cecil Westerman has served as sponsor of the School’s kegling activities. In recognition of Mr. Westerman’s meri- torious work as students’ bowling head, a title he has held since 1937. he was selected by Milton Haymur. head of the American High School Bowling Congress of America, to be AHSBC Director of Michigan, shortly before the opening of the 1946-47 bowling season. Since Mr. Westerman assumed charge, he has helped make pin-spilling a major pastime of Trade School boys by supervising them in their alley activities, giving them helpful hints whenever they were needed, making good bowlers out of bad ones, and doing numerous other things, all of which are a credit to bowling. After receiving his new title, Mr. Wester- man said, “I believe that bowling will give boys more good, clean, and healthful exercise than any other sport.” Pin Palter, a national magazine devoted to student bowling, published a feature story on Mr. Westerman in a recent issue, also print- ing his picture. 20-Year Men (Continued from pag« 7) Baseball League. (Editor's note: these facts were known from outside sources.) Mr. Smith secured his education from the City’s public day and night schools and from life, wherever and however he found it. He must have found it pretty solid, because his translation of its basic principles into action seemingly has been sound. ‘Pat’ Woody Returns Something new was added to the School on March 24 as a formerly familiar person was seen helping supervise basketball activ- P«t Woody Returns. Passes on court sacrets to Max Millar lafti, Kannath Poburaky (cantar). and David Stilas right), all of tha M-11B class baskatball t aam. ities in the gymnasium. It was Pat Woody, January 45, one of the star players of the Craftsmen basketball team which won fame as “The Mighty Midgets.” Pat, who served the past 20 months in the Army, is glad to be back with his Alma Mater. Aside from assisting with gym- nasium and other athletic activities he is aiding Peter Barkus, gardens instructor. Another ringer! is scored as a group of seniors enjoy the ancient sport of horseshoe pitching in the Campus Woods. Left to right are: Larry Bentley, Herb Crenshaw, Ken Deacon) Brown, A1 Hathcox. and Ed Rothermal. Spring sport season is here and Trade School l)Oys and instructors are getting their sporting equipment ready for a busy summer. Boats are being painted, gloves are l eing oiled, golfers arc looking over their clubs and balls. Everyone who is planning on taking part in some sport is getting ready for it now. The following books concerning various sports are available in the School library. Softball—Lowell Thomas Boring—U. S. Navy Hoping—Bernard Mason Softball—A. T. Noren Tennis—II. II. Jacobs Bicycling—B. Benedict Biding—J. Boniface Bait Casting—G. Hobinson doing Fishing—N. Farson Story of some roads and the places to which they take you. Beekeeping—A. Webb Camping and Woodcraft—II. Kephart Omnibus of Sport—Grantland Bice Stories about baseball, golf, tennis, racing, hunting and fishing. Painting and Decorating—J. K. Dalzell Photography—C. E. Kenneth Mees Finding Xcw Subjects For Your Camera— J. Deschin Music, for the Millions—David Ewen The Pleasures of Sailing—A. Stanford Down the Fairway— The golf life and play of Robert T. Jones Jr. I low To Tie Flies—E. C. Gregg Birdhouses—P. V. Champion These lxx ks may be borrowed by students and instructors. Shop instructors may tele- phone (4218) requests to the librarian. Miss Wiese, and she will send the books by inter- plant mail. Mr. Bailey Talks To P-TA William II. Bailey, plant protection official, recently gave a talk on child labor and juvenile delinquency, at the Cooper School, Middlcbelt and Ann Arbor Trail, lx?fore the l x al Parent-Teachers’ Association. The principal part of his talk concerned giving children a letter place to play, and keeping them interested in the home. Mr. Bailey hopes s x n to sec a recreation center in his neighborlxxxl. Mr. Heinz Tutors At Shop John Heinz, head instructor of shop lab- oratory and also shaper laboratory instructor, has replaced John Dobrei. drafting instructor, as academic homework tutor for students in shop, l ecause of added duties given Mr. Dobrei. Mr. Heinz will be in Boom 3 each Mon- day and Wednesday aftern x� n, from 1:30 to 4:00. This is the same schedule which was followed by Mr. Dobrei. Page 10_________ THE CRAFTSMAN On the Editor’s Desk Letter of the Month... Mr. John W. Busman Assist ant Superintenden t Henry Ford Trade School Dearborn, Michigan Dear Mr. Busman: I have just returned home from my tour of the leading trade schools in the country and f am writing to thank you for the kindness and courtesy shown me during my visit, to your school. I had the opportunity of seeing Father Flanagan for a day before he left for Japan at the request of General MacArthur and told him of the wonderful work you are doing at the Henry Ford Trade School. He asked me to write you and extend his per- sonal thanks for the time you spent with me. f have not forgotten our conversation in which we talked of the possibility of your coming to Boys Town sometime after we get our trade school in operation and help- ing us with some of our problems. Thanking you again for all the kindness you showed to me, I remain Very truly yours, Peter F. Mu I ready T rade School Director Fat Iter Flanagan’s Boy’s Home, Inc. The picture shown above was drawn by George Winberry, T-12B. Hcncc a man who has been drinking is a menace to society on the streets and highways. Homes break up through divorce, and children, neglected by their parents, drift, into juvenile delinquency. The world of today has no place in its communities for drink. The evil consequences of drink always catch up with those who fall prey to its menace. I'JDITO VS NOTH: This article is an exchange taken from the March issue of The Audit, the Commerce High School Paper. Liquor Tragedies... Who Are They?... The nation spent twice as much for alcohol in 1944 as for education. This shameful fact lias led many people to wonder just what can possibly come from a nation so steeped in the use of liquor that it rates it above the education of its own children. Several American soldiers, “crazed by drink,” attacked and heat to death half a doz- en Japanese, and were held for murder. A New England college student, reported by police to be intoxicated, insisted on smoking in a no-smoking railway car, sciililed with the conductor, who was killed, and was faced with a murder charge. V former world champion cyclist, cured of alcoholism, is trying to start, a new life at the age of 60, after having squandered half a million dollars which he acquired as a racer. These arc only a few of the reports that conic in every day from all points of the na- tion. Instead of decreasing in seriousness, they are becoming more and more deadly. Tests show that, after moderate drinking, one’s physical reactions arc slower, muscular strength diminishes, and muscles co-ordinate less effectively. After either light or heavy drinking one is less able to do exacting work. Since, after drinking, a person’s physical re- actions are sluggish and his muscles do not co-ordinate well, he loses skill in driving a car. The drinker, however, is not aware of this handicap. Feeling stimulated and ex- hilarated, he is in a mood to take chances. So you think you’re good at figuring out puzzles, ehP Well, let’s see how good you arc at. unscrambling names. The Craftsman is offering a prize to the the first boy in each section who unscrambles the 10 names of well-known instructors listed below correctly and whose solution is the first of his section to arrive in The Crafts- man office. All students (including GAPS) are eligible, except members of The Craftsman staff. Following is the mixed-up mess: 1. Lowaadap 2. Tiiewoornlarb 3. Woksmorbid 4. Inlfgiw 5. itcegnaw 6. Unriphlb 7. Kilinlum 8. Hosnonlie 9. Gintotsel 10. Vonertlow Double Prize Winner... Henry Gimple, T-12B, at the April 29 meeting of the Camera Club won first prize in the closed competition contest in which only assigned pictures were entered and also first prize in the open competition in which any picture could be submitted, lie won as his prizes a ferro-plate atid a bottle of developer. Second prize in the closed competition went to Jim Turnage, T-11A, who won a print roller. The meeting and awards took place at the home of Frank Sheldrake, school photographer and club adviser. Henry learned his first photography in October 1946 from his cousin, an amateur photographer in New York. He then pro- ceeded to make photography his hobby. Since then he has accumulated $200 worth of equipment. When asked his opinion on photography Henry replied. “Photography is an art which requires a keen sense of judgment and an alert mind to decide what makes a good picture and how to develop it into the completed print.” (See pictures taken by the Camora Club on page 11) Over the Crib Counter By I. C. ALL It has often been remarked, and with truth, that if Adam were to return to the earth today, the only thing he would recog- nize would he the jokes. Feeling that he might need a refresher course, after his long absence, 1. C. All offers the following. Edwin Johnson, economics: What does the buffalo on a nickel stand for? Joe Ibbetson, W-12A: Because there isn’t room for him to sit down. SAFETY NOTE: Are you making yourself a target for low flying taxicabs? By pulling their shop caps over their faces, when walking the streets, a large number of Trade School boys make themselves as blind as National League umpires. Some of them seem to be hiding (from what, wc are not prepared to say) behind their toppers. That danger was pointed out to us by an uncle who used to play tiddly-winks with manhole covers. Never was a man more perfectly adapted for a writing career: his brain (such as it was) used to rattle around in his head like a pea in an unfriendly whistle, lie was finally hanged when they caught him going both ways on a one way street. Some columnists are good and others are lousy. I. C. All is good and lousy! NEWS ITEM: Every month “The Craftsman” is the first paper on the streets. Detroit street cleaners report this fact. When Tom Sayres told The Craftsman staff that there is no such word as “alright,” Ray Hardin, W-12A, replied, “Alright, we won’t use it.” OVER HEARD OF THE MONTH: Senior hanging on the door of a ping- pong room and proclaiming, “Open up, this is the 12A!” Speaking of the newspaper business, I. C. All offers these words for posterity: “It is the reporter’s duty to print the whole truth even if he has to make most of it up.” Now you know the truth about reporters. I’ve told you all I know and now we’re both dumb. Ilast-a Luego - THE CRAFTSMAN Page 11 First prize, taken by Henry Gimple, T-12B. Out on a limb -go aome of the member of the Trade School Camera Club for thia pose mad at Belle Iale. Pictured are. left to right: Jerome Szymanski. Cheater Kowalewski, Henry Gimple, Sponsor Frank Sheldrake. Jim Turnage, and Eugene Repka. Camera Club Catches Campus Scenic Campus shot , ranging from the quiet and pictur- esque Chapel, to the slushy, snow-covered grounds in front of the School on a dismal April day. are portrayed by the Trade School Camera Club. A contest was held by the Club during the month of April with the aim of getting the best snaps around the School. Some of the pictures and their respective amateur photographers' names are shown on thia page. The Camera Club story is on page 10.) The two pictures above were snapped by Eugene Repka. M-lIB. Jin Urmoriam Henri} Jfnrit f. MESSAGE TO DREAMERS “What an example he has set for boyhood to look up to and to follow! His life for generations to come will be a beacon light for all ambitious youths. “I can hear his voice whispering down the years to you dreamers everywhere: “ ‘It can be done. Follow your light; learn by study and by patient practice. Let neither sneer nor mockery daunt you. Believe in yourself; have faith in your ability and your purpose. Success will surely follow.’ ” —EDGAR .4. GUEST ■ ■ i m te