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

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Welding Welding is a field of work upon which all metal trades are dependent, because it is the means by which all metal joints are fastened together. Four types of welding are studied: oxyacetylene, metallic electric arc, resistance and heli-arc welding. Elementary metallurgy is required since the welder must be able to identify metals correctly and have a know- ledge of stresses and strains, elongation, expansion and contraction, tensile strength and shear points. The boys learn by welding and brazing certain practice joints in both ferrous and non-ferrous metals. This provides the neces- Mr. Donald J. Moran sary experience in the selection of filler Shop Instructor materials and application. Ornamental iron work has become an increasingly important phase of this work and senior students are given jobs of this type. A wide variety of articles are made; they may vary from wrought iron porch furniture to ornamental signs, or porch rail- ings to hardware and lamps for outdoor use. yy James Barber Francis Belanger vt John Fernandes Donald Demers is hard at work in the welder’s booth. The last touches to this wrought iron table are applied by Donald Gifford.