McKinley High School - President Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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PLUMBING This trade, as the name indicates, originated many centuries ago with the worker of lead. It has since de- veloped into a trade, the demand for whose services is constantly' ex- panding in this Space Age with its demand for sanitation and durabil- ity. ln the course of the year, Sopho- more students under the supervi- sion of Mr. Metz have completed numerous pipe assemblies and off- sets to familiarize themselves with various pipe sizes and fittings and their necessary mathematical com- putations. They also performed suc- cessfully on basin lead work and cast iron assemblies. The Juniors and Seniors were supervised by Mr. Ben D'Arcangelo. The Juniors concentrated on the challenging techniques of wiping various ioints. They also assembled a complete bathroom profiting from the lay-out and mechanical work in- volved. The Seniors installed a com- plete commercial lavatory involving such more advanced work as the plumbing fixture layout and the in- stallation of a circulatory line, air chambers and floor drains. They al- so performed advanced lead work,

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PLASTERING Plastering is a very old trade and has been taught at McKinley since the school was instituted. Classes this year were under the supervi- sion of Mr. Franklin A. Smith. The course aims to provide the boys with a knowledge of all aspects of 4 the trade that they would need to know in a job situation. Among the specific things learned are: three coat work, patching, designing, making templates and running molds. All boys are given a chance to develop skill in trade operations. In one large room of the shop, six small practice rooms were built by the carpenters. The classes are divided into six crews and each crew as- signed to a room. The boys plan ex- actly what will go in each room and then set about constructing it with the advice of the teacher. Five of the rooms have a rectangular ceiling with a cornice between the ceiling and the room. The sixth has a round ceiling with a light trough along the wall. From building these rooms the boys learn teamwork and some of the difficulties that a craftsman runs into on the job. The boys also are given experi- ence in various kinds of moldssuch as lamps, flower pots and lawn pieces. There is experience also in planning, designing and construct- ing all kinds of ornamental work.

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assembled copper pipe in numerous offsets and learned the fundamen- tals of welding. The whole course offers opportunities to boys who bring to it interest and effort. SHEET METAL In recent years the uses of sheet metal in homes and industries have multiplied. The results has been a heavy demand for sheet metal workers to fill the positions created by the increased use of this con- struction material. The course at Mc- Kinley is aimed at helping fill this demand by training students famil- iar with work related to ventilating, air-conditioning, gravity and forced air heating, and direct collecting systems. The sheet metal worker today musthave abasiclcnowledgeof weld- ing, brazing, riveting and triangula tion. The use of plastics is a new de- velopment in sheet metal work. The plastic material is purchased in sheets as is the metal and the pro- cedures used in production are id- entical with those used in sheet metal. Among the useful obiects made in the Sheet Metal Shop this year were filmstrip cabinets for the Vis- ual Aids Department, a twenty foot awning, iron railings and a projec- tion stand for the school.