Macomber Vocational High School - Craftsman Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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CONTENTS Partl - - -- - - - -- Part II Part III Part IV Part V Part WI - -- -A - Faculty Graduates - - M- Classes V- - Q Acff1'fv 2ftie.9 Athlefu s Autorn aph Q

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C R A F T T A S F M F A N S TOP ROW A A Fern Bennett, Naomi Garisch, Rachel Palmer, Marguerite Pankotay, Ruth Wiersma BUTTOM ROW Y Hans Schikora, William Covrett, Andrew Grosschedl, Alfred Pfleger, Walter Schultz THE CRAFTSMAN STAFF The Craftsman Staff has endeavoured to make this yearbook both interesting a'id attractive. Throughout the preparation of this 1938 edition, the staffs principal aim has been to acquaint the Vocational students and faculty with the various activities, social affairs, classes, and students, so that they all may secure a clearer conception of the outstanding events of this past year. The task required ditiicult and sometimes continuous labor in creating ideas: also that ability necessary for actually performing the various essential tasks. We sincerely appreciate the contributions of the individuals on the Craftsman Staff: they all assisted in the making of this, our 1938 yearbook. General Chairman - Hans Schikora Advisors- Miss Bishop, Mr. Baumker, Mr. Dannenfelser Art Advisor: Mr. Spring Literary Advisor: Mr. Rynder Printing Advisors: Mr. Goodrich, Mr. Sanzenbat-her SPECIAL COMMITTEES Activities :P Chairman: Alfred Pfleger Members: Dorothy Smith, Eleanor Weizer Dean Kettle, Curtis Gilbert Art f Chairman: Marguerite Pankotay Members: Vernon Stiles, Steve Pecsenye Curtis Gilbert, Walter Schultz, Bernard Stanton General Information Chairman: Rachel Palmer, Andrew Grosschedl Members: Richard Oldham, Paul Shonebarger Margie Radeff, Loretta Zeck, Philomene Surowiecz, Eleanore Kusnierek. Sidney Rogers Marie Brewer, Bill Bryan Layout f Chairman: Walter Schultz Members: Ernest Eason, Ted Gibowski Arnold Jacob, Alfred Pfleger, Oscar Stiefel, Marguerite Pankotay Pictures Chairmen: Fern Bennett William Covrett, Members: Dick Veler, Frank Fernaw, Don Wagner, Esther Branwlle Bernard Gurney, Frances Noel Sales and Collection e A Chairmen: Naonii Gai-isch, Ruth Vtiersma Members: Dalour George, :M Betty Druin, I Halleck Kelley Frances Stelmaszak, William Vorraber, Kurt Herrmann,Sidney Rogers, George Tanber Sports Chairman Hans Schikora. Mem- bers: AI Joseph. Steve Jakab. Louis Zielinski, William Vorraber

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1 S AL O C 3 L H D O O L PAST ln l87Z, jessup XV. Scott conveyed to a board of trustees real estate valued at Q3lUU,0UU, this szifr T0 bf used to promote industrial education. ln 1873, these trustees negotiated with the City Council and the Board of Educa- tion to incorporate industrial training in the public school curriculum. The Scott Manual Training School was ded- icated in l885. 'lihus we can claim for 'lioledo the honor of being the first city into erect a school building where boys and girls learned practical arts. ln V906 the custody, management and administration of the Scott Manual Training School was committed to the Board of lfducation uso that the Manual 'liraining School may continue and the people of Toledo have the bene- fit of that school and the trust fundn. lfurther bequest were tnade by the son of Jessup VV. Scott. The Smith-Hughes Act of 1917 extended to the Boards of lfducation offering vocational education, Federal and State aid approximating fifty per-cent of the teaching expense. 'l'wo years later the Scott Manual Training School and old Central High School became known as VVood- ward 'liechnical High School, and both academic and vocational courses were provided. lfinally, in IQZS, the Board of liducation designated these buildings as H'l'he Vocational Schooln, to provide training in the skilled occupations only, to the youth of Toledo. Vocational liducation is offered in the following highly skilled vocations: l. Aeronautics 9. Mechanical Drafting 2. Architectural Drafting IU. Machine Shop 3. Automotive lflectricitv ll. Oflice Practice 4. Automobile Mechanics Lk Diesel lfngines l2. Pattern Making 5. Cabinet Making lk Millwork 1.4. Plumbing 84 Refrigeration fr. Uollision Service I4. Printing 7. Commercial Art l5. Sheet Metal S. lflectricity lo. Welding ln these shops are taught the practical work, the manipulative skills in both hand and machine operations and also knowledge of handling and processing materials, use and care of equipment, and shop maintenance. Fifty per- cent of the students time in the Vocational High School is spent in the shops acquiring vocational competency in pac- tical shop work in one of the vocations listed above.