Sidney High School - Reflector Yearbook (Sidney, NY)

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SUS GRAB ATES now emplo ed at Cl TILLA Robert Wickham, member of the Class of '34, came to Scintilla in August, 1934, and is now employed as Chief Customer Contact Man in the Service Department. Iudy Loetscher, member of the Class of '43 A came to Scintilla in July, 1943, and is em- A ployed at the presentas a Stenographer in the Service Department. Virginia Ashton, member of the Class of '44, came to Scintilla in February, 1947, and is now employed as Stenographer in the Cost Control Department. Teresa Kelly, member of the Class of '45, came to Scintilla in October, 1947, and now is employed as a Stenographer in the En- gineering Laboratory. Thelma Hale, member of the Class of '48, came to Scintilla in August, 1948, and is now employed in the Tool Crib Office. 3

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PBIIGHESS A ll PHUIIUUTIH SCINTILLA MAGNETO DIVISION BENDIX AVIATION CORPORATION AND SIDNEY CENTRAL SCHOOL SINCE its beginnings, twenty-three years ago, The Bendix Scintilla has grown into a pros- perous business concern. The progress has been a continuing advancement, and Sidney and its people have grown along with the town s in- dustry. As the Scintilla grew, so grew the school. People from the surrounding areas come to the plant for their employment just as the children from the surrounding territories come to Sidney Central for their education. The products manufactured have increased in variety and quantity since the Scintilla's first days. Today magnetos, spark plugs, diesel fuel injection equipment, connectors, ignition switch- es, radio shield harnesses and many allied items are produced at the Scintilla, a noticeable advancement from the ten magnetos a month which were the first turn out. The variety of courses and the size of the classes taught at Sidney Central have grown proportionately with that of Sidney's industry. Even this year a new course, Drivers Training, was established. Some courses are influenced directly as well as indirectly by the plant, such as courses taught in the vocational school. Through the active interest in the school much valuable guidance and apprentice work had been made available to the graduates of Sid- ney Central. Because the Scintilla is the source of livelihood for the majority of Sidney's 6,000 people, the pros- perity of the whole town, the merchants, school, chari- ties, and public organizations and recreations are di- rectly affected by the kind of livelihood the Scintilla enables its employees to maintain. - The Scintilla- has cooperated in every possible way in the preparation of this yearbook for the school year 1948-1949. The relationship of harmony and co- operation between the Scintilla, the community and the school is partially a factor in the success of the indi- vidual institutions because the prosperity of each is dependent on that of the other. Suzanne Hanni, Literary Editor. Herbert Stier, Senior-Class of '49, writes his final exam for Mechanical Drawing 2B. This course is an aid to his chosen career of Aeronautical Engineer which might some day bring him back to Sidney and the Scintilla. 7 Eddie Doi, member of the Class of 34, came to Scintilla in March, 1935, completed an ap- prenticeship as a Tool Maker and now is em- ployed as a junior Mold Designer. 2

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9 Floyd Root, member of the Class of 33, graduated from Tri-State College in Indiana with a B. S. degree in Chemical Engineering. He came to Scintilla in 1936, and now is Chief Metallurgical Engineer. Elmer Dann, member of the Class of '32, came to Scintilla in 1934, and is .employed as a Time Study Engineer in Cost Control. Charles McCarty, member of the Class of '31, came to Scintilla in April, 1934, and is now employed as a Tool Inspector. William Bure, member of the Class of '36, came to Scintilla in june, 1936, served an ap- prenticeship in the Tool Room, and is now employed as a Tool Maker. Bruce McGregor, member of the Class of '34, came to Scintilla in April, 1935, and now is employed as a Sales Staff Assistant. Merle Ihrie, member of the Class of '31, came to Scintilla in 1935, and now is em- ployed as a Process Analyst in the Pro- duction Laboratory.