Springfield Trade High School - Beaver Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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Francis Lundrigan Joseph Piazzo The increasing use of wrought iron furniture makes it necessary for students to know how it is made. ae Thomas Flanagan Larry Martin Vs) | William Warner ae

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‘ MACHINE DEPARTMENT The immediate aim of the Machine Department is first, to impart the basic fundamentals of machine shop practice; second, to teach the nomenclature of machine tools, their use and value; and finally to shape or form metal to drawing dimensions. Along with these tangible purposes it is also necessary to help boys to develop thought processes necessary for job completion. Rules of safety are very important to these students, since machinery does not discriminate between steel and bone. Since the ultimate goal of these boys is to gain employment, they must also strive continually to turn out work that is of a standard acceptable by industry. As much work as possible is accepted from the general public, and the amount } is only limited by the time element involved and the ability of the students them- selves. One of the outstanding pieces of work made by this department may be seen by anyone passing the Springfield College Memorial Field House. It is the large stainless steel words over the front entrance which read, “MEMORIAL y FIELD HOUSE.” | Here are two articles made in Mr. Fasser’s machine shop -— a twist drill set block ‘and a straight shank wire drill block. Mr. James Hill Mr. Harry LaBroad Related Instructor Related Instructor Surface grinding is not difficult | for Jerome Johnson

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WELDING Welding is one of the attractive and fascinating trades which offers training in the use of oxy-acetylene welding, metallic electric arc, resistance and heli-arc welding. The three-year course consists of learning these types of welding and brazing on certain practice joints. Both ferrous and non-ferrous metals of all types are worked on, each one requiring a different approach, filler metal and application. Elementary metallurgy is given close consideration in this course. This consists of learning the identification of metals, its expansion and contraction, stresses and strains, elongation, tensile strength and shear points. Much outside work is done for both individuals and the School Department. This gives the opportunity for varied types of repair and construction work met ‘‘on the job.” One of the increasingly important and interesting phases of welding is the ornamental iron work which is given to the senior students. Individual ideas are encouraged in this work and many objects of good design are produced by ambitious students. Close cooperation with industry is carried out in order that the boys may be able to procure employment locally. Tests, comparable to the Navy Yard tests and A. S. M. E. code tests are given in arc welding. Not only is welding a specialized trade, but it is also a very important tool of all metal trades. A glance at some of the day’s work reveals the wide variety of tasks performed by the welder: the silver soldering of a bronze lamp, arc welding a sixty-foot flagpole, repairing a silver brooch, soft soldering two galvanized pails, the making of a set of porch rails. This is welding. This sign was made by the Welding Department and the n one’s ; B® knowledge of metals and close concentration on o pattern for the bronze plaque was made in the Pattern Shop. work are required of the welder. F poe Be Sheet | 1 ae fee vow le S46 Pie! ee Ek Dk kg ‘ae Oe aR oe