Metropolitan Vocational High School - Metropolis Yearbook (New York, NY)

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ing of an electric wood saw engaged in cutting wood which will presently be part of a boat. Above the noise of the saw can be heard the steady beating of hammers which are slowly but surely moulding the ribs of a sturdy hull. We move on and mount the stairs. As we pass the machine shop, the clanlcing of bali-peen hammers is suddenly upon us, combined with the ceaseless hum of lathes and drill- presses busy shaping pieces of metal into instruments of production. We look into the next room. marked Declan and see a replica ot a shipvs bridge. We notice boys in one corner in a knot-lying session, while others in another corner are waving signal Hags and correcting each other,s errors. On the third Hoor we continue. We enter the beauty culture room and see skillful hands busily en- gaged in manicuring. As though keeping time with these hands, can

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ETROPOLITAN K LEIDOSCGPE Gut ot the inner clepths of a thriv- ing Metropolis comes the never encl- ing din that characterizes a large city. The roar of the elevated over- heacl, the cry of the street peclcller selling his wares, the hoom ancl cranlc of countless pulleys along the husy waterfront, the clatter and clin ot passing trattic, are all part of the multitudinous noises so familiar to Father Kniclcerhoclcer. Just as New Yorlc City is recog- nized hy its fervent nature, so is Nletropolitan, in its own way. To us, lvletropolitan is a city in itself. To illustrate, let us transplant the scene. As we enter Metropolitan, we talce notice ol the steacly vihrant hum of the various shops lausy with the ac- tivities within. To our iight, in the hoathuilcling shop, we hear the whin-

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lne liearcl tlie continuous cliclc ol tlie liarlmerqs slwears trimming tl1e lmair ot a lellow stuclent. Vve move on, llut sometliing We liear malces us pause. For a moment we tl1inlc we llear music. Tllere it is again, and it IS musicl Now we can lwear it clistinctlyl ln tlwe lieart ol tliis lneeliive ol activity we liear tliis uni- versal language ol tlie world. Tlie lmlare ol tlie trumpet is followed in turn lay tlie lbeating ot' a clrum and tlie stringing ol a violin, eacli instru- ment trying to outspealc tlle ottier. anal yet lalenfling togetlier in a marcli ol Sousa's or a popular tune ot tlie clay. Vve continue on our trip anal reacli tlle top floor. Tliere we are laeclconecl on lay tlwe Hdit-clatu ot tlie raclio cle- partment. Vvitlmin tlie raolio room can tue seen rows ol boys witll ear- pliones clamped over tlieir lleacls lis- tening intently lor tlie next worcl lame- ing transmitted. Tlmese raclio lmoys ot lvletropolitan are tlwe tuture eyes M