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

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XKDCAJKDNAa..HwD I-IREE DISTINCT GROUPS OF STUDENTS pass daily through the doors of the General Metal shop. Prospective machineshop students make up the largest group because, for A 3 them, this course 1S a required pre-requisite. I-Iere the future machinist and toolmaker acquires the fundamentals of hand metal working before attempting the more difficult machine work. A The second group consists of explorers, that is, students who are trying hrst one and then another df the Industrial Arts shops in search of the kind of life work which is best suited to their interests and abilities. The Hrst two groups are composed largely of freshmen and sophomores. The third group contains older students who either are enrolled in the Building Trades Drafting class, for which General Metal Work is a re- quired related subject, or students who are taking the course because of the wide variety of problems offered in this extremely interesting held of work. There is, naturally, no advanced or Vocational work in this shop, con- sequently, all students remain here for only one semester. From the photographs, one can get an idea of the nature of work done by the students. Mculding and casting of non-ferrous metals is an im- portant phase of the course, for many of the castings required on produc- tion jcbs are made here. Forging, welding, hardening and tempering, are done as they were under the spreading chestnut tree,', although more modern methods of uniting two pieces cf metal are used in oxy-acetylene and electric spot welding. Drafting of patterns and the subsequent making of sheet metal projects, useful in the shop or home, form another part of this course. Art metal work also occupies a considerable portion of the student's time. Many beautiful examples of wrought iron workg such as, fire sets, lamps, occasional tables., an.d smoking stands, are made every semester by students who are especially interested in creating useful and artistic adorn- ments for their homes. Gt-NJJIR fi-4 O .D

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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

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XTRIAI. Au. METAL . The general metal shop. 2. Mr. Spink and Mr. Anderson, the instructors of general metal work 3. Welding with the torch, 4. The final step-hand polishing. i 5. Q'Spot Welding sheet iron. 6. The bar-fold-where sheet ircn takes form. 7. The smith, a mighty man is he ---- .N 8. Cutting sheet metal on the squaring shears. 9- Pouring aluminum melted in the gas furnace.