McKinley High School - President Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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Above: Seniors at their machines Form grinding Right: Juniors at work 7WacAine .Slap The tools and ports important in phases of modern construction are produced by the Machine Shop De- partment. This department trains boys to become good and skillful ma- chinists. Students receive four years of training under the supervision of qualified instructors. After gradua- tion, the boys are qualified for jobs as machinist apprentices. The Freshmen aided by Mr. Barth, Mr. Fissler and Mr. Raymond com- pleted their usual first year jobs. Their projects consisted of plumb bobs, tap wrenches, gear studs and combination wrenches. The Sophomores, instructed by Mr. Fissler and Mr. Barth, turned out their required projects which in- cluded gear pullers, vises, V-blocks, centerpunches and V-pulleys. The Juniors under the guidance of Mr. Napier and Mr. Keib made their third year assignments of surface gages, tool-bit grinding gages, tap wrenches, and some jobs for the other departments of the school. The Sen- iors under Mr. Speck this year made their fourth year projects such as sine bars, gears and threading. They, as all other boys in the department, worked on jobs that would help them when they go out into industry.

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,Norficuhure When the building is erected, the horticulturist beautifies the grounds. Our horticulture course consists of two main branches: landscaping, under the direction of Mr. Losel, and green- house maintenance, under Mr. Mar- tino. The school grounds are main- tained by the landscapers, while the greenhouse raises plants, which, in turn, are used by the landscapers to beautify the grounds. The first and second years consist of rotating terms between greenhouse and landscaping. ln the third year, the student has his choice of taking landscaping or greenhouse. Third year landscaping includes elementary surveying and schrub and tree trim- ming. The Seniors in landscaping have advanced surveying, lawn work, landscape design and tree work. The Juniors in greenhouse work spend most of their time sowing seed, taking cuttings and helping with the care of the greenhouse. The Seniors take on more advanced responsibility and see that plants have sufficient moisture and proper temperature. All students are given the opportunity tc work in the horticulture field during the spring and summer to acquire the two hundred and sixty outside hours of work which are required. Left: Our garden in the summer Below: Digging away Transplanting

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l9affernmaLin.g The art of patternmaking is one of the most essential trades in the mod- ern industrial world. It is indispens- able because a pattern must be con- structed for anything that is to be molded. Patternmaking, therefore, will be in demand as long as foundry prosperity exists. The patternmaker fashions in wood what the draftsman has drawn. Then the molder can du- plicate his work in the specified metal. McKinley is the only school in Western New York that offers a thorough course in patternmaking. The course is under the direction of Mr. Clabeau. The Seniors have acquired much knowledge of their trade since they first started. They are skilled at sharpening the carving tools used in patternmaking and have experience in using the bandsaw, grinder, jointer, lathe and drill press. Their assign- ments this year included the construc- tion of patterns for vises, automobile manifolds, and valve bearings. The Juniors completed the drill press table, punch press and ball fitting. Less difficult patterns, such as the yoke and elbow, were assembled by the Sophomores. The Freshmen made simple patterns. Above: Operating the lathes Patterns in the making Left: Adjusting the guard on a bond saw