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

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. . , in job or hobby . . . Mr. Rodney Van Sickle directs Jack Funk ond Melvin Wolter in designing the calibration of a power amplifier. Vocational boasts an 18-month Electronics Course designed to prepare workers for the electronics industry. It is not, however, intended to prepare radio and television servicemen. Some of the areas of electronics covered by this course arc industrial controls, synchros and servo-mechanisms, computors, radar, and telemetering. AMIC DEMONSTRATOR D Rod Basham and Ron Schwerman work on electronic equipment. Mr. Vernon Swenson teaches this course. Expanding Field in Electronics Vocational has an industry-approved Radio-Television course. Instruction covers basic-areas in electricity, shop practices, radio, electronics. advanced radio theory, and servicing, television theory, and servicing of plain and colored televisions. This background provides a firm basis for employment in any field of electronics.

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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

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bring to that occupation Imagination is needed Students in the Commercial Art course work with line, shape, form, color, and texture. The student is taught the fundamental principles of photography, advertising design, industrial design, illustration design, and fashion design and illustration. The course is planned to develop the ability to think inventively; to acquire the major skills and techniques which artists use; and to attain an understanding of art from the past to the present day. Mr. Kenneth L. Thompson. Co-ordinator for Com-mcrcal Art: Metal Art: Architectural Drafting: Printing and Upholstering. Paris Olivera is designing a ring and Pat Regentx is working on a pin while Mr. Reed looks on. Admirinq a display made by one of the Commercial Art students are Miss Irene Roskilly, Marilyn Plaza, and Vicky Pedersen. Skill is needl'd Metal Arts is a specialized fieltl dealing with jewelry and silversm ithing. Some of the techniques learned in this course are soldering, sawing, filing, centrifugal casting, enameling. stone cutting and polishing, chasing, stone setting, and electroplating. The student is also given basic understanding and background in design.