T R Robinson High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Tampa, FL)

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Doug Williams tests efficiency by using electronic machinery. I3 students finish 2-year program Students enrolled in auto mechanics have an opportun- ity to prepare for any kind of work related to car service. Thirteen boys completed the two year course this spring. Not only do the boys have to learn what pistons, rods, crankshafts, carburetors and condensers are, but they also need to learn the various methods of disassembling these parts with each different car. lt's not always easyg however, it's not quite so dif- ficult if one knows exactly what he's trying to do. After the student mechanic finds the car's problem, the difficult work remains to be conquered. That is when he must try to fit his elbows, arms, hands and big fingers into the tight, hard-to-reach spots - of which there al- ways seem to be several -to perform the operation. Auto Mechanics! 175

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Working with T-square, compass, and scale, Danny Tate copies a diagram from the technical drafting book. Class learns technique, standards necessary for draftsman's career Technical drafting is a three- hour block in the vocational training program. Students learned standards and tech- niques of professional drafts- men. Working with intricate tools and devices, they made complicated drawings. From the textbook they copied blueprints as well as mechan- Without the technical drafting skills, industry would still be in the Dark Ages. - Mr. Harold Wilbur 1741 Technical Drafting ical and structural diagrams of machine parts. In June, six boys became the first to complete the new two-year vocational course. Trained for several fields of drafting, Mr. Wilbur's graduat- ing students were prepared to start in jobs as detailers or junior draftsmen. Mike Moorman diagrams the gym. Mr. Wilbur finds halr an obstacle as he supervises Dallas Pryor.

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Gymnastics added to curriculum Don't look at your feetg look at the end of the beam! was an order heard in PE for the first time this year. With the completion of the gym and the purchase of new equipment, the Physical Education De- partment expanded its pro- gram to include gymnastics. A balance beam, parallel bars, side horse, new mats, spring boards, and indoor game equipment were added. Girls team sports consisted of everything from volley ball to ragtag. Individual sports included archery, golf, tennis, gymnastics and tumbling. Boys enjoyed many of the same sports as the girls plus wrestling, football, horse- shoes and weightlifting. Beneath the tangle of arms and legs, is a plasticine ball used in playing a kind of reverse tug-of-war during Coach Medgebow's fifth period class. LA. Joan Taylor transfers a ballerina's grace from the floor to the beam. , . ,V ,, ff it wi j, ff? ff 'f f,2!Of,ff,f I A f 2 Regardless of having a new gym and new equipment, old-fashioned calisthenics never seem to go out of style. y My 176 I Physical Education ? 1 Q Z