Peterborough Collegiate and Vocational School - Echoes Yearbook (Peterborough, Ontario Canada)

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THE HGH. ES Second year Auto ltlechanics had drawings to show wiring of different parts of cars. The third year Auto Blechanics had a 1934 Buick and many others wired as the actual car is wired. The third year electrical students had drawings of a starting compensator and rotating magnetic fields of a motor. One display by a third year electrical student showed the operation of the telephone every time you use it. In the centre of the room was a display showing the work of the night classes. The Science Room display consisted of the different types of lighting, showing how light was measured by a foot candle meter. The reflection of light and also the demonstration of what a candlepower is, were features of this room. In the Vocational Geography exhibit many products were shown and their origin and their manufacture. Two relief maps were in the making. showing the land structure of Asia and Africa. Une exhibit showed how silk was wound on a reel from a cocoon spun by the silk-worm. AUDITORIUBI PROGRAMME In the evening a programme was put on composed of many numbers. It consisted of selections by the School Orchestra: Fashion Show by the day school classes: a dance by Vocational Girlsg a cornet solo: fashion show by night classes and a playlet telling how an office manager had a hard time finding a perfect secretary. The programme Clflsed with 'cG0d SUV? the King-N Ifrl. rtscott, 'SH Industrial Arts. ,.-.,+ . Vocational 'Exhibition ARCH TYVENTY-NINTH the Exhibition of work in the Day and Night classes of the Vocational Department of the Peterborough Vocational School was held. To this the Household Arts Department gave a splendid contribution. In the kitchen Household Arts III girls displayed culinary talents for the passing audience. Nearby, an assortment of cakes and jams. made by the girls, was sold. On the tables was a collection of food, labled to indicate which contained a certain vitamin, protein, carbohydrates, etc. The dining room furniture showed the application of furniture polish. The table was covered with a lace cloth and set with glassware. On both the table and buffet were bouquets of spring flowers. On a small table a breakfast was set with coloured streamers going from the different foods to a map to show from whence the food stuff came. On another table was a reducing diet of gruels with instructions as to when and how much to take. The room contained a bed in which was an ailing doll. Set before her was a breakfast composed of food destined to make her well again. Tea was served in room 79. The tables were decorated with spring-like daffodils, narcissus and tulips. The room was lighted with bridge and table lamps. In the gymnasium Canadian History was well represented with things character- istic of the country and period. ltladam Hebert stood on a hill with her ax and looked forlornly across the bay. Life was certainly no bed of roses for these hardy folk, as indicated by the interior of a settler's home. hlaps were made of the old boundary lines of Upper and Lower Canada and the floor plan of the House of Com- mons. A few history note books and illustration books were also exhibited. An cxtensive display to represent the mining town of Verona. near Kingston, attracted many. -g5..

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. , 'DEP' M s VOIZAIIOHAL X Ns st v if b - ' . X x W Vocational School 'Exhibition N Friday, March 99. the Vocational School held its annual Exhibition. This 'year's Exhibition was a great success as everyone that attended realizes. The purpose of this Exhibition is to show to the public the work done by the pupils of the day and night. classes of the Industrial and Household Arts. The main exhibits were on display i11 the gymnasium. IN THE GYMNASIUM The f'ommercial classes had a display of such products as 'Tobacco from raw materials to the finished goods. In Draughting. the first formcrs contributed many pencil drawings of different articles. Second and third year students displayed tracings, blue prints, and inked drawings. One feature was a blue-printed drawing of a complete layout of a house, lfodels were cut out of cardboard and displayed with drawings of Geometric solids. In Science. there was a display of how wind affects streamlining of a ear shown by a wind tunnel and streamers. The miniature theatre, showing how coloured lights change the appearance of objects, was amazing. The word Science was spelled by running water through glass tubes. hfotor hfechanics had a display of electrical circuits. transmission and k11ee- action of a new car. One circuit was run by a generator driven by a small motor. The hlachine Shop had a display of a small drill-press, vices. candy hammers, gears, pulleys and letters spelling Third Year Specialists. In the centre of the floor was a display of woodworking ability of night and day classes. This exccllcnt display included a. china. cabinet, wardrobe cabinet. tables, chairs, magazine stands and a writing cabinet. IN THE SHOPS In the Electrical construction room there were many lights. First year and Commercial third year had elementary circuits on boards on the walls. Second year electricians had wired the upper part of the skeleton house. while those of the third year wired the lower rooms. Blany generators and motors previously installed with conduit by third year were running. In the Applied Electricity Room were many experiments. Here, too. were two central telephone boards, one in working order. the other partly connected. The Blachine Shop was a beehive of activity: the lathes busy turning out candle- sticks, jig-saw base. gear blanks and a punch for Auto llechanics. YVhile this was going on the milling machine was cutting gears and the shaper vice-bodies. In the VVoodworking shop the lathes were busy turning out lamps. On the tables as you went through were many models of stairs. and house tops made by third year specialists. -849

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