Lansdowne High School - Lahian Yearbook (Lansdowne, PA)

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L. I). Morton employs his skill in wood shop. • Leach and S. Chilton work on small scale cedar chest. R. Featherer and I . Stine draw a motor on a smaller scale. Rates and R. McClaren using the circular saw. P- Von Zech. I. Default. M. Snyder enlarge a map of f.ansdowne for l)i. Abbott's office.

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ft. Bayne watches I). Ratclanth lrnu a floor Jan. Mechanics JOB SECURITY Enables Our Dreams to Come True No matter what career a boy enters, he wants to make sure that his pockets never have that 1930 depression emptiness. For that reason, many boys have been spending many hours during the week working with their hands, learning a skill that they can depend on to earn them a livelihood. Without a job. problems multiply, living becomes existing, family relations strained. The Industrial Arts department offers varied courses which meet diversified interests of boys and also girls. Students may choose among main electives mechanical drawing, surveying, metal or wood shop. The drawing of plans appears almost unfathomable to ninth graders when they are first faced with drawings. However, as the days and months quickly glide by. former complications become understandable. Observing surveyors in the community has often made many a boy wonder how streets can he accurately measured by the use of simple surveying instruments. Under Mr. Hershock's direction, surveying high school grounds and several surrounding streets becomes routine work. Boys find that a knowledge of drafting is extremely helpful as a background for engineering and similar vocations. The course includes a general survey of the field of aeronautics in the theory of flight, air craft engines, meteorology, and air navigation, supplemented by several field trips each year to aviation centers and air stations. Since the President s speech of last March and subsequent action by Congress, both younger and older boys hope to acquire more than just the fundamentals of aeronautics. A career in the Army or Navv Air Forces is being pondered by many of them and the oft-repeated warning by news and radio commentators stressing the importance of our Air Force is making them very much air-minded. With Mr. Aderhold and Mr. Hershock’s tireless effort, inexperienced workers soon discover latent skills and with a certain degree of initiative and perseverance produce projects of which they can be proud. It is evident that this course has even a deeper value. Kach person has his own work, his own responsibility his own satisfaction for a job well done. 22

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 Distributive Education BOOM OR BUST .... Shoppers This year the Distributive Education class, under the direction of Miss Ankeny, has had a very unique season. The twenty-one boys and girls have been preparing themselves for the business world. The class president. Robert Rushton. has spoken over the radio on the projects and accomplishments of the course. The students have made model stores to help prepare themselves to establish a business of their own. Also all year round the pupils have gone to school half the day and had practical experience in the afternoon. As usual Miss Ankeny has obtained jobs for those who have desired them. They have learned to w rap packages of all kinds and to put them on display in the two show cases. Many stores have given merchandise for display and study which were placed in the cases, one of which was contributed by Pep-j er's Pharmacy and another was purchased by the class. The students worked full time from Thanksgiving to Christmas in order to gain experience and a complete knowledge of their work. Among the students were three from neighboring schools. They have their own films and a screen to help them with their work. The class took two special trips this In January they went to New York to visit the larger stores. Macy’s in particular. Earlier they visited a vegetable packaging company in Durfield. . McLaughlin. J. Novielli. A. Crowley. W. MacDonald. L. Car-dile show their appreciation of J. Nickels' talent in gift wrapping. J. Gorfine displays electrical ap-pliances on sale in .Miss Ankeny's Dislribulit'e Education class. Shorthand wizards S. Ilauman. H. Heitzel, G. Hr uni. J. Cox. A. Zip-perlein. I). Straub. J. Cullen, J. Henoffer, M. Hogan, C. hr gang, D. King, I). Dorter, L. Scuibba work zealously as Mr. Kraber dictates. 24