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

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. . . ill the world.” Mr. Reuben J. Schafer. Co-ordinator for Barber-ing. Cabinet Malting. Electricity, Pattern Making, Rad’o and TV. and Shoe Repairing. Mr. John Peyla watches as Jesse Davis and Jon Johnson industriously work on their projects. limbering Vocational’s Bakberixg School is a 1200 hour-9 month course approved by the Minnesota State Barber Board. The instructor is a Registered Barber Instructor and also holds a current Barber School Permit. Upon completion of this course the student is eligible to take the State examination for an Apprentice Barber License. Donald Gunderson gets o haircut by Mr. Robert Graham as Roman Dorzinsli looks on. Cjibinet Making Cabinet Making is an advanced course in woodworking. Students are taught the use of hand tools and power machines, as well as the related science, mathematics, drawing, and technical information essential to the trade. This course has been developed to give the student the fundamentals needed for employment in the cabinet making trade. CI7]

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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.

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“Whether you are to be busy Electricity Electrical work is found in many fields — construction, electronics, motor repair, maintenance, appliance repair, testing, and manufacturing. The Electricity Department at Vocational offers basic training and practical work in these areas. Students receive a sound foundation in theory and practice in preparation for entering apprenticeship. Construction wiring, motors, controls, electronics, and basic theory are included in this course. Mr. William Hiltner d rects Stanley Itkierka n wiring and electronics. Bob Swantelt is doing benchwork in the construction of nis pattern as Mr. Robert Larson supervises. Pattern Making The Patternmakinc Trade is a highly skilled occupation and demands that its craftsmen be experts in the use ami care of all woodworking hand and machine tools. Patterns are the necessary models used in the production of most metal objects that are to be made of cast metals. Patternmakers must thoroughly understand machine drafting, blue print reading, geometric layout, and foundry molding processes, as well as possess complete knowledge of the equipment, materials, and methods of the trade. [ihn