Lansdowne High School - Lahian Yearbook (Lansdowne, PA)

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Working with hands keeps trouble away A famous thinker once said that society need rarely fear a boy who spends his time working with his hands. Juvenile delinquents are usually boys who have never learned to use their time in approved social ways. They are lime- wasters with no constructive organization and discipline in their lile. In L-A Industrial Arts department, students learn how to use their hands. The boys are instructed in the arts of handling the complex equipment by Mr. Clarence Prietz anti Mr. Joseph Pastelak. The band and jig saws, the wood planer and drills keep the basement hum- ming with activities throughout the day. Ttie skills anti talents developed in Industrial Arts are valuable vocationally for boys inter- ested in a career in the field and also as a future avocation. Mechanical drawing is an essential course for aspiring engineers. In this course, students draw blue prints and create original projects. Says Mr. Prietz “It's very satisfying to me to see how many boys are interested in developing manual skills. We re all proud of the boys who go on to win awards. In the annual Ford Motor Company Indus- trial Arts Award contest, two L-A boys entered their masterpieces. Bob Trueman submitted a Chippendale mirror, and John llartle, a former winner, tried again with an Irish lowboy. Collecting the essential equipment necessary to u‘eld metal. I). A ester continues u'ork on his sports car project Preparing to begin another phase oj his shop project, H. Co per- tlnca it adjusts a lathe Also using the lathe, S. McIntosh sets some fine adjustments necessary jor the completion of his project 99 A. Wilgard starts oork on a part oj his project too small to be machined

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individuals, should follow a moral code C. Jfurr and ti. Erdman listen with interest as . . Cosner tries to sett them a record album The world of business can be cooperative, competitive, or cut-throat. The moral backing which the high school student builds in his teen age days olten determines the kind of business- man he eventually becomes. Under the careful instruction of Mr. Roy Kraber, Mrs. Janet Felter, and Mr. Edward Kologie, our commercial students preoare to enter the business world upon graduation. Following several introductory courses in his freshman and sophomore years, a student may select the secretarial, clerical, or the distributive education course. In this latter course, students receive actual work experience along with their regular studies taken in the mornings. Secretarial courses include such subjects as office training, typing, stenography, and book- keeping, while the clerical consist of the same courses together with commercial math, sales- manship and business law. During the year commercial students visit many offices, factories, and plants in the Phila- delphia area to observe the practical application ol techniques learned in class. Also, every year many college preparatory students take typing and shorthand to aid them in their academic studies. Several D.E. students seized awards from the state lor their merchandise manuals. While Carol Murr copped a first prize, second honors went to Aurora Forsthoffer. As host for the D.E. Clubs of Pennsyl vania State Convention, Lansdowne-Aldan also received an award plaque. Answering that question is not hard when S. Castle can operate a calculator E. Cutter busies hersetj. working on an t fnder- wood posting B. Tog and . . Jeffers strive to be efficient bookkeepers

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How lo make a wooden bowl on l ie lathe is the subject oj discussion between Mr. C . Prietz and his students ). C teland. I). If aters, and D. Flaherty Watching with interest. T. .Johnson. If. Argo, and T. Cottella observe L. I adula as he works a jig saw Members oj wood shop class S. Riddell. . . Smith. G. Kberhart, I). Cleland, and Jt. Clos team up to clamp a jreshly glued cedar chest Jient over the abrasive wheel. I . Roth seems to be absorbed in his work Mechanical drawing instructor Air. . . Pastelak shows R. .Slyer, S. Alaca eer, R. Ileeren, and C. Chaffee how to read a complicated blueprint