J Sterling Morton East High School - Mortonian Yearbook (Cicero, IL)

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VCDCATIGNAL - IND N THE INDUSTRIAL ARTS PATTERN SHOP the stu- dent is first given a glimpse of the moulding and casting process. This intrcduction to the part which pattern-making plays in industry fires his enthusiasm and makes him anxious to begin the making of patterns. During the course he constructs from ten to fifteen simple wood patterns each of which illustrates some principle of ccnstruction. All of the work is done by hand. The purpose of the course is to give an outlet for the energies of boys interested in working with wocd, to aid those seeking their place in industry, and to make all who participate keenly aware of one of the basic factors of production in this age of machines. The Vocational course prepares those who select advanced work- and who meet the requirements for interest, ability, and intelligence-to enter apprenticeship. Learning conditions are kept as nearly like indus- trial working conditions as is consistent with good instruction methods. The course, by requiring vocational mathematics, physics, and drafting in addition to other high school subjects, is intended to give a broad general education as well as thorough specific traininggand aims to prepare students who wiil become leaders in their work. Training is given in connecticn with production jobs, that is, the shop produces pattems for all cast parts of machines, tools, and equipment drawn in the drafting room, machined and assembled in the machine shop, and used thrcughout the school. Jobs are seldom alike, therefore during the two years spent in the shop a wide range of experience is obtained. Safety, accurate thinking, and efficient working habits are stressed throughcut the course. There is always oppcrtunity for employment for the skilled workers who graduate from this shop. Help is given to the boy in search of his first job and an active interest is taken in his subsequent career. There are nc-w approximately fifty pattern-making graduates employed by man- ufacturing plants in the Chicago metropclitan area. I4-:CDP

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UXTRIA-I. DRAIL-TIN 33925533 1. The machine drafting room. 2. Mr Brelclce and Mr. Campbell, the instructors of machine drafting. 3. Where tracings are filed and blue-printed. 4. Starting a tracing through the machine. 5. Assembly of the transit designed for the math department. 6. Assembly of the spot-Welder designed for the General Metal shop. 7. A class discussicn on gearing. 8. The finishing touch on an Industrial Arts lesson sheet. 9. i'On the board. 10. Lights and shadows frcm the blue-print machine arcs. 4...A.

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XTRIA-l. D-ATTLR N 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. The pattern shop- Mr. Gawne, the pattern shop instructor. Grinding plane bits on a grinder made in the Sanding curves with the spindle sander. Testing a pattern for draft in molding sand. Using the band saw- Shellaclcing a finished pattern. Routing out with the drill press. Checking a pattern on n surface plate. Gluing up stoclc. Turning a thirty inch ring. SCllOOl