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

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r DEDICATION It is indeed a pleasure for the Craftsman Staff, most of whom are Commercial Art students, to dedicate this Craftsman to their instructor, Mr. Ernest Spring. Mr. Spring brings to his work the ideal preparation for vocational in¬ struction, through training, sound ex¬ perience, and high accomplishment in his field. After graduating from high school in his native city of Zanesville he at¬ tended the Cincinnati Art Academy and came to Toledo in the early nine¬ teen twenties to work in various Toledo studios and plants as a commercial artist and designer. In 1 934, he joined the faculty of the old Vocational School and came to the new Macom- ber Vocational High School in 1938. In his work at Macomber Mr. Spring has given unselfishly of his abilities to develop talent in his students. On sev¬ eral occasions his students have placed first in national art competitions. Painting and exhibiting water colors is Mr. Spring ' s hobby. He has ex¬ hibited his paintings in a number of national shows. His chief interest, however, is in an annual trip to Cali¬ fornia where he spends the summer with his two daughters and grand¬ children. 6

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CRAFTSMANSHIP CRAFTSMANSHIP is skill plus art required to design, layout, and construct a first class product. CRAFTSMANSHIP is primarily ability and aptitude in a specific field of work. It challenges youth ' s creative ability and also develops their initiative. CRAFTSMANSHIP is concerned with selection and appreciation of the cor¬ rect design of the product, its form, contour, and surface enrichment. CRAFTSMANSHIP includes the thorough knowledge of construction methods and production processes. CRAFTSMANSHIP requires the correct manipulative skill and manual dex¬ terity necessary to do first class work. CRAFTSMANSHIP includes a knowledge of how to read a print, a diagram, and a plan; and, how to make a sketch, a drawing, or a layout of the job. CRAFTSMANSHIP requires the mathematical ability to compute the neces¬ sary dimensions and sizes. CRAFTSMANSHIP demands that the workman have a knowledge of science and understand all about the material with which he works, including the hardening of parts and the finishing of surfaces. CRAFTSMANSHIP requires information about the background of the prod¬ uct and a knowledge of the history of the specific field of work. CRAFTSMANSHIP demands accuracy and perfection of the product to be made. CRAFTSMANSHIP pays large dividends to those who are included in its category and who win its favor. CRAFTSMANSHIP is a great asset and gives to the possessor a fine sense of achievement, adventure, and satisfaction. CRAFTSMANSHIP sets up an estate for those who attain the distinction of being called A CRAFTSMAN CRAFTSMANSHIP helps to create character and to perfect personality. CRAFTSMANSHIP includes proper human relations between the employer and the worker. CRAFTSMANSHIP helps to produce the wealth of America and raise the standard of living of ourselves and of other people. CRAFTSMANSHIP results in highly skilled productive workers who are of much value to themselves and to their families and who are of outstanding worth to the community and to the country. MACOMBER OFFERS YOU A MODERN PROGRAM OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO ENABLE YOU TO BECOME A FIRST CLASS CRAFTSMAN AND CITIZEN. F. M. Dannenfelser—PRINCIPAL

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SUPERINTENDENT Mr. E. L. Bowsher, Superinfendent of Schools Through his position os head of the Toledo Schools and his interest in vocational education, Mr. Bowsher has contributed greatly to making our school among the best known of vocational high schools in America. He has shown further interest in our school and its activities by including an athletic field among the projects to be undertaken by the Board of Educa¬ tion in its five year plan, which was made possible by the passage of the new tax levy for making physical improvements to the Toledo school system. As the head of the Toledo Schools he is responsible for the appointment of the fine staff of Craftsmen and other instructors who make up our faculty.