Reading High School - Arxalma Yearbook (Reading, PA)

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At the first department meeting, Mr. J. Kenneth Conley introduced Mr. Byron J. Keller, the new Director of Industrial Education for the Reading School District, to members of his department. Standing Mr, Byron J, Keller, Mr. J, Kenneth Conley: Ron- 1 1 Mr, Paul N. Mil- ler. Mr. John R, Lilly, Mr, George A. Schieck, Mr. Norman Rl Dienerg Ron' 2-fs Mr, John L. Mc'Qnate, Mr, Richard I, Boyer, Mr. Raymond Hendricks, Mr, XValter A. Griesemer, Mr, Gerald D, Evans, printing shop assistantg Absent Mr. James VV. Mc- Intyre Mr. John R. Lilly helped his first- year machine shop boys to acquire basic skills and techniques on num- erous pieces of large shop equipment. Junior printers received practical cfrperiencc through a variety of large and small printing jobs in Mr. Nor- man R. Diener's shop. Industrial Department Department Head - Mr. J. Kenneth Conley At Reading High School, two in- dustrial education programs were of- fered to boys according to their individual shop needs. Students who were interested in acquiring specialized training and experience for specific vocations were assigned to the industrial vocational course. Boys who wished a related shop program in addition to their basic academic work were advised to select the industrial arts course. This cur- riculum offered students the oppor- tunity to learn and to acquire the necessary shop skills and techniques valuable for general or Avocational use. A5 al! fNQ Mr. James W. Mclntyre, Mr. John L. McQuate, and Mr. E. Raymond Hendricks of the mechanical drawing department check the reproduction qualities of the newly-obtained blue print copying machine. ll 'f '1' if fill!

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Dlstrlbutlve Education Director Mr Joseph J Grande D1StF1bUt1V6 Educatlon IS a unlque study exper1ence pro gram Wh1Ch prepares students for cfflclency 1n Jobs as sales persons as store managers and for posltlons as Jumor mer Ch3I1d1S11lg' executlves In the mornlng students re CEIVC 1nstruct1on 1n the theoret1 cal aspects of the program In the afternoon they rece1ve on the Job experlence undel the SUPGFVISIOH of Mr Joseph J Grande and representatlves of cooperatlng stores At the Berkshire Knitting Mzlls teachers of Distributwe Education classes from Allen town Pottsinlle and Reading and members from the Castle D E Class were shoitn the im portance of hosiery in everyday life by Rzehard C Went el Pub lic Relations Director Students of the Dzstributwe Education couise visit a local department store to learn spe mal sales technzques from Mr Stanley Heimbach a local bus iness executive Commercial Department Drill exercises in Miss Edith R. Fairlamb's business typing class enabled commercial stu- dents to acquire skill and ac- curacy in office typing. .ml I I I I ' . I 359 7 Y . n I Y - Y - -. . G . Y . I 7 .V . . ', I 5' - , lc, l . .. . Kr s I 's , . Q . +0

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Mr. George A. Schieck checks the progress Advanced students of Mi J Kenneth Con of his nzaclzine shop boys as they complete leys wood shop planned and made useful a job on the Greaves Milling Machine. household fuinituie as special projects One of the general shop stu- dents receives instructions from Mr. Walter A. Griesemer as to the proper method of operating a circular rip saw. X Tuvo 'ffuture auto rneclianics listen atten- tively as Mr. Paul N. Miller explains the value of using the recently-acquired Dumont Engine Scope in checking auto ignition troubles. X