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

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'Eg ?fc ACI-IINE SHOP ACTIVITIES are divided into two courses. Sf? We? - ff ciples, is meant primarily for those who wish to become ac- quainted with machine metal work. Others included in this group are vocational students from the drafting, pattern, and auto shops required to take the course in crder to provide a sufiicient background for their work. While in the Industrial shop, the student is taught to operate the lathe, drill press, shaper, and grinder, in addition to regular hand work at the bench. Having passed the Industrial Arts course, thcse students desiring to be- come machinists or tool makers are selected and enrolled in the Vocational course. The school level of achievement in this phase of vocational train- ing is considered up to standard with the training received in the best apprentice schools of industrial plants. It is Morton's aim to give her machinists an opportunity to prepare themselves for leadership in their future occupations. Safety rules are 'stressed from the beginning of the course. The prac- tical nature of their work enables the students to make many useful tools which otherwise would have to be purchased. All work is done, when- ever possible, with the same production methods as those used in industry. As the course advances the work becomes surprisingly complex. During the last term, each student makes a one-inch micrometer. This instru- ment, capable of measuring an object only one-twenty-fifth the thickness of this sheet of paper, is not only essential to his daily work but also serves as a fine recommendation of his training, speaking louder than words when he applies for a job upc'n leaving school. In normal times machine shop graduates easily find employment in local industry. A large number of thcse placed before the depression have held their jobs during these trying times. In several instances our graduates have been promoted to supervisors, foremen, and inspectors. The ma- jority, however, are employed as toolmakers and special machine operators- -f .' ' ' A e , ,V f-V K' I 'Z Q7 fl . . . The Industrial Arts course, based on general education prin- A.

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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.

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