Lowe High School - Towers Yearbook (Windsor, Ontario Canada)

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60 The Windsor-Walkerville Technical School Year Book in metal. To become a successful pattern-maker, a thorough know¬ ledge nf the principles of mechani¬ cal drawing and foundry practice are necessary. To many this work may seem wholly a mechanical process, but it is in fact an art which requires a strong effort of the imagination, because all moulding and construc¬ tive features of the pattern must first be decided upon, before actual work on the pattern is begun. No other metal trade affords a greater opportunity for the devel¬ opment of constructive ability than this work. The trade is congenial, clean and well paid. The above pic¬ ture represents the complete pat¬ terns, and necessary core boxes fabricated by students of the pat¬ tern shop for a Sensitive Drill Press which is being made in our school machine shop. Chemistry Room CHEMISTRY LABORATORY The science of Chemistry is the basis of the world’s advancement in the last fifty years. This im¬ portant study is carried on at Tech in the fine laboratory shown above where each student has an indivi¬ dual place to work.

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The Wimlsor-AValkervillp Technical School Year Book 59 THE AUTO SHOP “Gee, fellows, there are lots of ears intoday, that means lots of rk.” How often that expression greets I he ears of a listener as a class is coming into Rom 111. otherwise known as the auto mechanics class room and shop, because most of the time is spent in working on autos as well as spending a certain amount of the time in studying the construction and theory of the modern autos. The boys do actual repair work under close supervision, and that they do real work is testified by the fact that many cars are on the waiting list ready to be brought in as soon as we can find room for them. Accidents, even minor ones, are rare, because the boys must first learn safety first rules. The best of up-to-date tools are carefully kept in order in the crib in which the boys take their turns in working. In this room many humorous things take place. See Dramatic Sel l Ion. Dench Drill Patterns and Core Moves B I). C. II. Heard Instructor of Putlernniaking Where can the boys and girls of today, who are face to face with the necessity of making vocation¬ al choices, find the help they need for this difficult task? Few par¬ ents are competent to give advice to their children. Vocational edu¬ cation as taught at the Windsor- Walkorville Technical School has bridged this gap, and the student is able to begin work as an econo¬ mic asset rather than as an econ¬ omic liability to his employer. Wood pattern-making is one of the several vocational subjects taught. Pattern-making dates Hack to the lime when man first poured metal and made castings for use. Objects made of cast metal are shaped by the process of founding. Enundry practice is that branch of the metal trade, dealing with the melting of metals, and the pouring of thess metals into moulds thai are usually made of sand. 11 will Hi refore lie seen that in order to shape the sand moulds some sort of form is required. Making these forms called patterns is a branch of the metal trades known as pat¬ tern-making. It deals with the modeling of objects in wood and metal, that are intended to be cast

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The Windroi -WalkerviIIq Technical School Year Book SI MILLINERY The Millinery Department under the direction of Mrs. McIntyre, is certainly a favourite with the girls of the school. Here, the girls of the Technical Department spend a great deal of their time, while the Commercial students have classes once a week during one of the school terms. A three year Course is arranged for girls who wish to specialize. necnnse there is something about hats that appeals to every modern girl, more potently, perhaps than any other part of the attire, the future stenographers make use of every moment of their time spent in this department. The first step towards the Millinery goal, is to learn the stitches, and these are first practised on a piece of cloth, to be made use of later. The style of the hat is then de¬ cided upon, a model being copied or a design originated. The colour most suitable to the hair, eyes and complexion is then chosen, and when the hoods arrive (Tor every smart hat is made from a hood or body hat as it is sometimes called) the girls are ready to start their first experience in hat making. Besides making the hat the pu¬ pil must keep a record of what she spends on it. including time, and compare it with the price charged at a retail shop for a similar hat. The difference is something to make every girl wish she had taken a course with Mrs. MacIntyre. The Millinery students learn to buy intelligently. Buying clothes and materials is a part of the course. The importance of the part play¬ ed by the milliner in achieving the general ensemble of the modern woman, must be emphasized. The perfect design needs two things primarily: creative art and talent, and specialized training in making hats. The creative talent is like other talents: it is born-and developed, but it is not made. How¬ ever, any girl with the average ' rood taste and judgment can copy r adapt styles, and if she has learned Ihe ways of millinery, sh“ •an mak ‘ a chic and stunning hat. DORIS DAY. T3A . -o- A GRADUATE As for the all-important subject, Millinery, it is still fascinating. No doubt, at this season of the year, it is fascinating, or at least inter¬ esting, to every feminine creature and little wonder when you con¬ sider the new Spring styles. With every good wish for the staff, pupils, ex-pupils and gradu¬ ates of the Windsor-Walkerville Technical School. HELEN BEST -o- THE DRESSMAKING DEPART¬ MENT One of the interesting features of the Windsor-Walkerville Tech¬ nical School, is the dressmaking course. The sewing room is fur¬ nished with all the necessary equipment for the making and de¬ signing of dresses or costumes. When I first entered the dress¬ making department, I could not sew on the sewing machine, nor could I use a thimble. Now 1 can use both fairly well, and I could not jvv without a thimble. A girl does not need to have much money to be the owner of lovely clothes. She can make her own clothes with as much style and durability as the clothes she buys. In this department she learns to know the value of materials and how to choose suitable clothing. All the pupils are interested in th coming bazaar and are making different garments for this affair, which is to be held at the end of March. LORRAINE DENNISON, Tl