Minneapolis Vocational High School - Tradewind Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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are being trained Mr. Garfield Schow siodics Thomas Hannon's drafting plans. PLANNERS The Machine Drafting course (left) is geared to cover as many phases of the trade as possible. The starting point is orthographic drawing, which is followed by the study of sections and auxiliary views. Later the students advance and are given existing machine parts to draw. Complete sets of drawings are made, including dimensioned shop drawings and assembly drawings. This course is a good preparation for employment in engineering departments in manufacturing plants. PRODUCERS In Vocational's Machine Shop (below) students are taught the use of hand tools and the operation of automatic and semiautomatic power tools. They gain the knowledge and training necessary to make highly accurate parts for a wide variety of manufactured products such as refrigerators, tractors, aircraft, etc. This shop also gives individuals a good background for the tool and die making trade, which is one of the most highly skilled of all crafts. Mr. Gene Sanford and Dennis Huneberg watch as Ed Rymcr works on the Bridgeport Milling machine.

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. . . by training themselves . . . Mr. Roy Alston F. Jennings is co-ordinator tor Auto Mechanics, Aviation Mechanics, Machine Drafting, Sheet Metal, Machine Shop, and Welding. Pictured workmq from left to top on an ai.r-plane are David Hobot, Mr. Franx Sjowall, Larry Bakkc, and Dick Draper. Mr. Royalston F. Jennings, Co ordinator Two Popular Courses The Auto Mechanics Course includes the servicing of tires, brakes, cooling systems, batteries, and carburetors. In Aviation Mechanics students work on units for both small and large aircraft. School equipment includes two livable airplanes. Joseph Torres and Mr. Ferax Meyer check a motor with an oscilloscope.

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... to fill a definite place • • Using the too:s of their trade arc John Dorshcr, Mr. Louis Prelclcer, and Jim Jallonski. Students in Vocational’s Sheet Metal course arc trained in the manufacturing of sheet metal products and in building construction. They learn the estimating and building of such sheet metal units as air conditioning parts, downspouts, and copper canopies. Employment is open to those who finish the course and are also able to master the mathematics necessary to solve the more complex sheet metal problems. Industrial Needs The Welding Trade is a rapidly expanding one. The course at Vocational includes the three most popular processes: gas welding, oxygen and electric arc cutting. and manually operated electric arc welding. Related technical information and the care and maintenance of welding equipment arc part of the course. Students may become certified welders before graduation by taking welding tests given at school. Wc dmq a vertical butt-weld with an acetylene torch arc Bill fbarren and John Culliver. Mr. Thomaj Piper lookj on.