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

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Pasian ey Cars are received in this condition and the dents must first be repaired. — = - ik 7. mi ides, pec Donald Augustus William Burns Se Mr. Ernest Boucher Cedric Frasier Mr. Herman Dryer Related Instructor Ralph Trites

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AUTO MECHANICS DEPARTMENT The new students at Trade High School very often confuses this department with Auto Body. Whereas they both deal with cars, and there exists close coopera- tion on many jobs, the two departments are quite distinct in function. The auto mechanic is the prospective garage owner. Here, one may find the boys who love to tinker with dad’s car, to take the engine apart and keep it “running like a top.” All the latest equipment owned by any modern garage is to be found in the Auto Mechanics Department, and the quality of work produced by these students is equal to that of any auto repair shop. First-year boys, under Mr. James Brown, learn how and why the automobile functions, and they work on transmissions of various types, the clutch, steering apparatus and brakes. During their second year, Mr. James Perry helps the boys progress to the engine itself, rear axle, crankshaft, timing, valve assembly, connecting rod and engine boring. Third-year boys learn the electrical system of a car and wrestle with general trouble shooting, being assisted by Mr. Samuel Tarnauskas. During their three years, it is required that the students also learn to use all types of equipment, such as the electric tune-up machine, the carburetor cleaner, the valve refacer, cylinder boring and honing machine, generator and starter tester, synchograph, hones for wrist pin work, front wheel alignment, the agitator cleaner for engines, Allen ignition and carburetor testing equipment. This is all available to the student for instructional purposes and servicing of cars. An interesting project which is under way is that of cutting an entire automobile in half, so that from a cross section, the entire operation of a car may be observed by the students. Every boy has assigned work on a car which is brought in for repair. When his job is completed, the student, with an instructor, takes a test run to find out if his work has been satisfactory. The percentage of placement is very high in this department. Last year, 94% of the graduating students were placed in some phase of auto servicing. = wee vanes Anthony D’Amato is adjusting a distributor. y ,.

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AUTO BODY DEPARTMENT To the boys in this department, the crumpled fender, the twisted bumper, the scratched door, the pushed-in trunk, all present interesting problems. How can the car be restored to its original state of smooth appearance? Problems in color arise continually. Customers will ask, “What is the most practical color to paint my car?” Owners of snappy convertibles may find that the top needs rejuvenation, or the windshield has a crack in it. Occasionally the owner of a light truck may decide that he needs a top for the back of it. These, and many other jobs involving craftsmanship developed to a high degree are required of the young men in this department. In this day of increasing accidents, this shop performs an important service in helping to maintain the respectable appearance of cars. Mr. Ernest Boucher is the genial instructor in charge of shop work, and Mr. Herman Dryer instructs the boys in their related work. A knowledge of welding, sheet metal and machine shop work is essential to the good auto body worker. Up-to-date equipment is maintained here and each boy is required to know thoroughly the operation of such power tools as the pneumatic hammer, the air sander and hydraulic jacks, as well as the all-important air gun for spraying the finish. Color matching and the application of different kinds of paint and finishes are also carefully studied. Many former graduates today may be found who are the proud owners of their own auto body repair shops, well established businessmen.