McKinley High School - President Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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Val Bermcl Dun Tlmmpsnn O Scenes in the Pattern Shop. Photos tlzrough courtesy of Press Club, Bill Tl10'H1PS011. pliotogmphef. PATTERNMAKING INSTRUCTORS Mr. Julius Thursack Mt. Elmer Clabeau THE PATTERNMAKER A patternmaker is an industrial worker who makes models from Wood, plaster, or wax, which may be molded into specially prepared sand or other materials into which molten metal and other materials in liquid state may be poured, which, when cooled or set, form castings to be used industrially. Samples of these uses are: for parts of en- gines, automobiles, machines, etc. The pat- ternmaker works with a large variety of hand tools, and also with machines, includ' ing the lathe, band saw, circular saw, joiner, etc. There is a wide range of types of pat- terns and pattern work, such as solid pat- terns, split patterns, shell patterns, sweep and skeleton patterns. Sample products from these types of patterns are: split patterns Qiron dumb bellsjg shell patterns Qsteam or hot water radiatotsjg sweep patterns flarge pipe or large kettlejg skeleton pattern fmedium size cast iron pipes ranging from 12 to 1s J. P There are two types of pattern shops'- the jobbing shop, where patterns are made for other firms, and the industrial shop con- nected with a manufacturing plants Industry is dependent upon the pattern- maker for the many castings of various types which make possible the assembly of modern machinery. Forty- five

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The Greenhouse LANDSCAPE GARDENER The Landscape Gardener is called upon to do many different jobs and for that rea- son it is one ofthe most interesting types of horticulture work. He must be trained to execute the plans of the Landscape Archi- tect on large public or private projects. He must be able to design smaller landscape jobs and do all the work on them. It is necessary that he knows all the trees, flow- ers, shrubs and bulbs which thrive in his locality. He must know their habits and require- ments ro grow them successfully. A work- ing knowledge of the construction and maintenance of roads, walks, walls, garden pools, trellises, summer houses and garden furniture is very important. Western New York is becoming more garden conscious than ever before. There are many landscape architects, landscape gardeners, and nurseries maintaining a gardening service in need of boys with this type of training, PARK FORESTER This is a highly specialized field of hor- ticulture, Complete knowledge of and the ability to successfully grow all kinds of trees, shrubs and flowers is of IUOSI im- portance. The prevention of diseases and the treatment for them, as well as thetprac- tice of tree surgery, are regular duties of a man in this kind of work. Park accessory jobs such as road building, painting, irri- gation and drainage, construction and maintenance of park buildings must be Forty-four HORTICULTURE Landscape Vrfork-Greenliousc Practice I NST RUCTORS Mr. Tobbio Martino Mr. Wm. Losel RELATED Wcmkk Mr. Clarence Robertson thoroughly understood. A knowledge of design in the utilization of plants and shrubs is highly desirable. NURSERYMAN In the nursery trade the worker is em- ployed to propagate or start plants of all kinds and nurse these plants until such a time as they may be ready to sell. I The nurseryinan works out-of-doors and in greenhouses. Generally the nursery grows trees and shrubs fdeciduous and evergreen, fruit and ornamenralj starting them in the green- house, the hot bed or cold frame, then transplanting them later to the open fields. From the field rows nursery stock is dug and placed on the market for sale. Sales- manship in this field is very important. In Westerii New York there are at least ten large nurseries who employ men trained in this field of horticulture, , FLORIST The florist grows beautiful flowers and house plants in his greenhouses and sells them wholesale and retail. This trade re- quires workers who not only are able to grow plants but also have sales and artistic ability, for in this business the worker must sell, usually in the store, and is required to decorate private homes, clubs, churches, etc., with Howers and other plants. In Western New York, there are hun- dreds of persons employed in this type of work.

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LAYOUT and DRAFTING , s i i Mr. joseph Hackett showing some points in gear design to Pattern Sophomores. MATHEMATICS and PHYSICS An expert mechanic must understand and be able to use etfectively the principles ot' nmtlieinatics ,md science. The best way to learn these principles is by solving problems that arise in the daily shop work. This training, usually unobminable in employment, is designed to develop the highly-skilled artisan. PIIOIO shows Mr. Otto Willaix supervising nn experiment. Forty-six