Spingarn High School - L Esprit Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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'Q ii 1. . ,far .Yer A 1 i f '-:if sv' 1 I, 2 11, ww,-W i 2 . MR. HUBERT B. GATES Driver Education B.S.-Degree in Physical Education and Health, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New jersey Sponsors: Driver Education Club. MR. LORENZO J. WHITE Driver Education B.S.-Degree in Industrial Arts and Physical Edu- cation at Hampton, Virginia Further study at Miner Teachers College, Washing- ton, D.C. Co-Sponsors: Driver Education Club Some Worthwhile Hints to Young Drivers: 1. One's car should be in good shape at all timesl 2. Courtesy should come first to a driver. 5. One should be alert behind the wheels, never for one moment forgetting his re sponsibility to safety. naval morons mc .. . gn-t A 3-Mt gs, james Peterson gives last-minute instructions to Larry Day, who is evidently ready for the road to put the techniques acquired in class in practice. According to the instructors, the course in Driver Education is quite in demand, but unfortunately it cannot accept all applicants at the present, time.

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Driver Education Develops Technical Skills Teaching the fundamentals of safe driving at Spingarn is the goal of this department, accord- ing to Mr. Gates and Mr. White, our two driver education instructors. After viewing safety films and mastering driving theory, the students are put behind the wheels of supervised vehicles to experience the feel of rush hour, traffic, careless pedestrians, and care- less drivers, who have not been so fortunate as to take driver education. Successful completion ofthecourse results indecreased rates for student drivers and numerous other benefits. Parking, traffic maneuvering and highway driving are especially stressed in this one semester course. There is usually no difficulty in passing the course, as most of the students enrolled are thoroughly interested. 3 W lll I gyggg I DISTANCE E353 Safety ranks first, as is visibly obvious in Mr. Gates' Driver Education class. It pays to take the course and leave the guessing to the fatalist. 70

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M--in-v Vocational Training Now, Profits Later There are noisy sounds of learning at Spingarn as more than 500 boys are being trained to use their hands as well as their heads in the vocational department. There are classes in machine shop offered to those who are interested in a chance to learn the operation of metal-working tools and implements. Others are trade printing and architectural and mechanicaldrawing. In architectural and mechanical drawing students work at perfecting many techniques, including blueprint drawing and other such similar skills.