Highland High School - Shield Yearbook (Highland, IN)

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Getting ready to saw a piece of wood. Jun ior Milton LaMantia lines up the saw to insure a clean cut. Modern machinery enables students a maximum of efficiency. With precision accuracy, a wood shop student checks to make sure his book shelf is perfectly squared. Employing the techniques of modern machine shop practice, an industrial arts student in metal shop grinds a piece of metal down to specified size. Safety precautions are always taken as he has a double shield for his protection. Industrial Arts 9

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Boys learn new skills through industrial arts classes Skills in handicrafts are the tools of the industrial arts department. After their recent expansion into the new wing, the department gave a more spacious and well-equipped working area to its students. Precision and neatness are all- important in mechanical and architec- tural drawing classes. Designing and laying out intricate machine parts are part of mechanical drawing classes, while architectural drawing students sketch and build scale models of their ideal houses. Studying the properties of wood and metal shop, students make furni- ture and metal projects. Enlarging the department was the new electron- ics class, enabling students to study more extensive and varied phases of industrial arts. Safety precautions are taught to be important features when work- ing with heavy machines. Protective eye shields must be worn during grind- ing, sawing and cutting. Heavy asbes- tos gloves must also be worn when using the blow torch to avoid burns. Roger Silsby fires a cutting torch to smooth away rough edges of a piece of metal. Welding, cutting and grinding are all techniques employed in making useful metal tools that are not only attractive but safe to use. 8 Industrial Arts Industrial electronics student Bill Kozet tedi- ously studies a complex maze of wiring as he completes an assignment.

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Power mechanics and computer programming augment curriculum for Highland students Adding to Highland High School’s growing academic depart- ment, power mechanics and computer programming classes were the newest additions to the curriculum. While exploring the many intri- cate parts of the engine, power me- chanics students work with deft hands to reassemble a machine to its natural state. Under the skilled leadership of a qualified instructor, these students gained a vast knowledge of the motor. A maze of tapes and an unceasing hum of computers this typifies the latest innovation in Highland’s math department. Data processing and pro- gramming techniques are prime factors in the new computer programming classes. Modern equipment is the key to the program. A classroom teletype is connected with a computer at Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. This allows students the chance to pro- gram computers on the spot while also receiving quick and accurate results. Junior Larry Mays and Mr. Rush, power me- chanics teacher, discuss the torque of a late car model. Power mechanics students dismantle a tractor engine to study its functions and the purposes of each part. 10 Power Mechanics