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

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BUFFALOG Jr. Top to bottom: George Mercy, Blue Star Ice and Cold Storage Company; Grady Barnett, Vass Metal Works; William Biemer, Nix Professional Building; Garland Dorries, Marshall Davenport, Allen Auto Electric Company. Dioeisi ie Occupations According to Mr. C. W. Peavey, Coordinator of Diversified Occupations in San Antonio, about 59 contracts have been prepared for stU' dents in part-time work, a plan of half'day work and study carried on with the cooperation of local businessmen. The department is graduating a total of 11 students this year, including those who left at mid'term, all of whom are remaining with their employers. The program is operating for boys in both Brackenridge and Tech Senior Schools. Mr. Peavey stated that several occupations new to the program have been added to the list, including photography, body and fender work, baking, restaurant cookery, mill drafting, watch' making, optometrical assistance, lumber and builders’ supplies, hardware, and ornamental iron work. By way of explanation, one half day is spent by the boy in school in a study of the techni' cal subjects. The remainder of the day is given to working in the occupation of the student's choice. Such a plan affords the combination of theory and practice, and provides welbrounded training. Tech's D. O. related subjects are all taught by Mr. James E. Hill. When additions to the variety of occupations are made, new and sepa-rate courses are set up for that particular indus' try. These courses are prepared by a cooperat' ing committee of men from the occupation who work in conjunction with the school authorities. Each boy works under a plan of increasing wage scales, receiving credit for both work done on the job and theory studies at school. He starts as a junior or senior and graduates from the department with full high school credits and is awarded a diploma just as any other senior. This new phase of vocational education is spreading in popularity and is coming to the attention of various civic groups and to the public in general, as evident by the fact that Frank Clifton spoke before the Youth Panel of the Rotary convention on May 15, present' ing the program in D. O. Of the total 59 students enrolled in D. O., 21 are from Tech. They are: William Biemer, Henry Bartoli, Frank Clifton, Melcher de la Garza, Doliver Dorries, Garland Dorries, Dab ton Drew, Paul Fisher, Louis Fred Haller, Abeb ardo Jimenez, Edward Klefforth, Marvin Lee, George Mercy, Leon Schwarck, Werner Sie' her, Louis Waber, Jesse Young, and Grady Barnett. • Page 24 i» ».

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■BUFFALOG Jr.= • « :» »• J ade and flndusUial GARMENT DESIGNING AND MFG. Miss Edna Lyster and Mrs. Mary RoseH's classes in Garment Designing and Manufacture ing have worked with such a fuff calendar of projects that it gives a sufficient picture of the work just to list briefly their achievements: They designed, cut, and fitted 6 individual dresses for each girl in the department, approxi' mately 196 uniforms and dresses for Tech and outside organizations. Climaxing their program of production are the dresses for flower girls at graduation and the Fiesta garments for the Tech float girls. MACHINE The machines to make machines arc made in the Machine Shop! That sounds like double talk, but it is literally true. Boys in the shop make a large variety of tools, from calipers and drill-drifts to T-squares and angle gages. The shop instructor is Mr. Alfred T. Dwcn ger. PRINT That booming press and clicking linotype machine which assailed a passerby in the first building lower floor was nrobably this book in the making. Or it might have been any of countless other jobs, for the Print Shop, under Mr. Becman Franklin, does everything from job to big press work. RADIO The year's work for members of the Radio Department, under Mr. J. V. Fitzhugh, has included such projects as radio repairing in general, calibration of test equipment, and the building of a short-wave transmitter. REFRIGERATION Phillip Francisco, whom Mr. W. F. Zettncr, instructor in the Refrigeration Shop lists as an outstanding student in work on the popsiclc-maker must be envied by everybody in school. Just think, popsicles at all hours. But Mr. Zett' ner's boys do more than manufacture popsicles. Their construction jobs also include air condi' tioning units and water coolers. SHEET METAL Mr. Fox now has a convenient, attractive rack in which to place his many magazines. It was constructed by boys in the Sheet Metal Shop. Mr. C. P. Williams' students also made a spray booth and have repaired teachers' cars during the year. The shop foreman is Carl Burrow. The work of this department has been in evidence around Tech. WELDING Tech's latest improvement, the tennis courts, was given finishing touches by the Welding Department students, who fixed the posts. They also made a guard for the radio in the main office, and the auditorium steps. Mr. C. C. White, instructor, named Vernon Walker shop foreman. :Page 23

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••« ■■■ - -I3UFFALOG Jr. T)ishil)utioe c)ucat ion The Distributive Education program in San Antonio has been extended so as to reach not only students in the day classes but also to in' elude the night classes of the Evening School, both activities supervised by the D. E. Coordina-tor, Mrs. Bess H. Stratton. Mr. Clarkson Groos teaches related subjects for the part'timc co-operative students. The courses include: Salesmanship; Color, Line, and Design; Textiles and Fabrics; Display; Commercial English; and Bookkeeping. Selection of students for the part-time classes is made on recommendation of the advisers and of the major subject teachers. Students must be of junior rank or above, and be at least 16 years of age. The subjects for Evening classes arc taught by the following instructors from San Antonio commercial firms: Training for Junior Executive, Marcus Wells, Assistant Merchandising Manager at Wolff and Marx: Retailing, Miss Doris Kaye, Personnel Manager at Joske Brothers Company; Textiles and Fabrics, Wesley Benorc, Buyer in Draperies at Joske's; Modern Food Merchandising and Business Administration for Grocers (separate courses), Rudy Haag, Treas-urer of Retail Grocers’ Association; and Credits and Collections, A. L. Boaz, Credit Manager at Frost Brothers. The entire D. E. program is sponsored by an active advisory committee of 60 merchants in San Antonio, training stations being open in firms engaged in selling lumber, hardware, glass ware, furniture, ready-to-wear specialties, laundry, and hotel offices. Members of the advisory committee in D. E. are: E. L. Varga, Superintendent, Joske Brothers, chairman; N. H. King, President, King Furniture Company, vice-chairman; N. H. Netter, President, Wolff and Marx; Gilbert Lang, Superintendent, Frost Brothers; and Carl Stephan, Manager, Carls: Eva Downs, Stylist for Wolff and Marx: Ann Powell, Buyer at Carls; Ruth Mince, Buyer for Franklins; Doris Kaye, Personnel Manager, Joske's; Norman Smith, Personnel Manager, Alamo Planing Mill; Alvin Blankenship, Foreman, Julian-Thomas Lumber Company; M. A. Leazer, Sales Manager, Handy-Andy; Robert Osborn Personnel Director, Hom-Ond; A. M. Barta, President, Retail Grocers' Association; Joe (Jfvilctto, Secretary, Retail Grocers' Association; Arthur Boaz, Credit Manager, Frost Brothers; J. D. Peeler, Secretary-treasurer, Morris Plan Bank: Wm. Holman, Jr., Manager, Stowers Furniture Company: Arthur Hebden, Personnel Manager, Frost National Bank; Jake Karotkin, Superintendent, Karotkin Furniture Company. Photos, left to right, show D. E. Students working at the following firms: Packing Company, Furniture Store, Grocery Stores, Planing Mill, Laundry Office, Shoe Company, Department Store, Grocery, Women’s Ready-to-wear. Bottom: applicants seeking jobs. Page 25 -.€ 1