San Antonio Vocational and Technical School - Artisan Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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 ‘BUFFALOG Jr With Anthony Raggio, selected editor of The Buffalog, taking over the editorship of this issue, the rest of the staff were those who have served on The Technician this year, with the addition of the following members of the senior class: Gladys Darche and Avonne Etter, circulation; Joe Garcia and Felix Fraga, art; Geraldine Dromgoole, Buffalog business manager. Technician-Buffalog Staffs a eui encje to ettiels SENIORS of '41! What does a year-book mean to you? To the class of '40 it means a great deal—it is a living history in pictures and words, com taining our joys, our sorrows, our failures and successes. More than a collection of memoirs, it is a record of the three best years of our lives. In the past, staffs of The Technician have issued several beautiful, lasting an' nuals, considering it a pleasure and responsibility. But the school has grown so in size and its demands that those boys and girls have asked the Senior Class to take over this man-sized job of publishing the book. It takes a separate staff and sponsor who can devote full time to its production. We, of the Class of 1940, present The Buffalog Jr., which was issued by the combined staffs of The Technician and The Buffalog to record as accurately as possible, under the circumstances, a history of the school year, 1939-40. May this publication stand as a challenge to next year’s seniors to appoint at their very first meeting a sponsor and staff to begin immediate work on plans and details for a real Buffalog. One hard-working ad solicitor expressed the complete sentiments of the staff with his statement: “We of the class of 1940 present the Buffalog Jr. We’ll be looking for the real McCoy The Buffalog Sr.’ in 1941.” lCei2| the m files 3ulttin(j IT IS SAID that “too many cooks spoil the broth.” Well, too many editorial writers writing on the same subject do not help the editorial very much either. One reads column after column about a gym. Students and teachers of Tech are all familiar with the reasons why Tech needs and should have a gym, but in order to accomplish our feat we, who are interested and who know the facts, must keep the gym fires kindled and continue the job of keeping people informed of Tech’s greatest necessity and want. The fire was started by The Technician in 1932 and since then it has been relighted from time to time. Since it was begun it has brought warmth, light and results in many ways. Before we can cook we must have a fire. If we keep the Gym fire burning, we might cook up a gym. Page 20 liir-

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BUFFALOG Jr.' .. 1 ! .• Top row: Three prize winners and models in the annual hairstyling contest. Middle row: Left and right, snapshots of classroom displays; Center, intructor modeling during fashion show. Bottom row: 1950 Sponsors; Uncle Sam reigns at cotton parade; Two street-wear dress mannequins. en House P 0(j am Being impressed with “Gone With the Wind and “deep South 'Conscious, Miss Edna Lys' ter and Mrs. Mary Rosell centered their contri' bution to the Open House program, on March 28, around a “King Cotton Jubilee. Students of the Garment Design and Manufacturing De' partment designed, made, and modeled their own garments. In conjunction with this style show, the Cosmetology Shop staged its annual coiffure styling contest entitled “A Spring Garden. Mary Louise Ng was presented with a loving cup as first prize in this competition for her style executed on Evelyn Coleman. Olcne Doug' las and Mary Evelyn Luckett took second and third place honors. In the booklet contest, Frances Granato re' ceived the highest grade and was awarded an equipment kit which will be useful in her future work. In addition to the extravaganza of enter' tainment, each shop and department in the school had its interesting exhibits and displays which were set up and demonstrated to visitors by the students. Members of the R.O.T.C. served as guides and ushers. The Band and Chorus with their musical contributions helped to make the occa' sion most enjoyable. Page 19

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BUPFALOG Ji W[ f r S ■HoBAr a Left to right: Frances Reed ready for dictation; Eloise Dorfmeister works with graduate employment files, which the of- ri past several years; Mrs. Bess H. Stratton, Employment Director, contacts a prospec-i ( .tet- tive cnipl°yer; Hartwin Peterson waits his »' f - Jm turn to be interviewed. Employment Office on the Job eniols to Become jj-ob Huntels flune IX MILLION on relief. Fifty million on W.P.A. rolls. Johnny, a Tech k. J student, read those glaring headlines in a newspaper the other day. Employ' ment, as Johnny might tell you from studies he made in civics class, is one of the naton's gravest problems. Johnny is graduating this year, and together with 366 of his senior friends will go out into the world of industry, his chances of get' ting a job ever darkened by the possibility of having to join these ranks of unemployed. The San Antonio Vocational and Technical School has as its aim and purpose the training of young men and women in the business and industrial fields so that they will be qualified for those jobs that are available. But out of the 366 jobseekers, only a few will succeed in getting positions immediately. The vast remainder, of which Johnny is exemplary, fail because they neglect, in their training, one small thing Let’s follow Johnny during his last days before graduation and see why: He goes to his English class. He runs around the room, throwing chalk and disturbing the others, sharpens his pencil twice, stops to remark, “Hi-ya, Bill, ain’t our little hop gonna be swell tonight? I’m gonna take Bessie and her and me’s driving over to get her sister.” “But watcha gonna do about that exam tomorrow?” queried his friend. “Oh, I just hate English,” he retorted. “That teacher always harps on the ‘importance of learning English.’ I just don’t care!” Next we see him enter his typing class. He can type very well, and he likes it. He is one of the fastest in the room. He works hard and practices at home. The scene changes to the office where an employer is inquiring about a good typist. Immediately the typing teacher recommends John. His typing record is looked up and considered, but he is eliminated because of his English grade. John lost a good job and a good chande for advancement. Personal Advice:— (1.) Read the foregoing editorial. (2.) If the shoe fits your foot, start today to correct it in your reading, writing, and speaking. (3.) Be sure that before you leave this school your name is signed in Mrs. Bess Stratton's Employment Bureau. (4.) Make plans now to bring your employer to the next annual Employer-Employee Banquet. (5.) Always remember that you are vocationally or industrially trained and that you should hold up the ideals of a good worker, a good citizen, and a good American.