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

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Sheet Metal Our ancestors recognized the sheet metal worker as the man who made the first tin ware. Some of the first articles fashioned by the early tinsmith were kitchen utensils. Gradually, with improved working methods the possibilities latent in this material came to be realized until today nearly every type of industry relies on sheet metal workers. This course teaches boys to form three dimen- sional articles starting from a flat piece of metal. Since the first step in the forming of an object is to lay out a pattern correctly, the necessary specialized math and drawing are required of each student along with science and academic subjects. Upon completion of his course, a boy may find employment in many fields of work, with construction and roofing companies, plumbing and heating contractors or in man- ufacturing plants, nearly all of which employ men in this field of work. This radiator grille is being made by Paul Korzek and John Dembek. Mr. Mario Pellegrini Frank Ochenkowski solders a tray which he has finished making. = Shop Instructor Robert Bacon Richard Bousquet Robert Bouyea Anthony Orlando Eugene Provost Norman Rivest