Technical High School - Tech Tiger Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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John Frevesi Left to Right: Roger Sheldon, Thomas Richards, Frank Signolfi, Robert Pilon, Paul Carnivale, James Cardaropoli, Jesse Lyons, Harold Rogers, Francis Fratini, and Richard Fehnel. Front, Kneeling: Roger Giguere, James Herrick, Charles Lupien, and Richard Riner 18 SHOES Tech can well be proud of its shop training program. Whether a student is preparing to go to work immediately after graduation or is going to college, he has the privilege of gaining knowledge in the field of shop work. Tech is unique in its ability to combine the courses necessary for college admittance and shop practice which proves so valuable to students in search of employment. From necessary elementary preliminary training in simple procedures such as proper setting up of a lathe; turning a rough piece of wood to an exact diameter and length; beading; and following rigid specifications in gen- eral, the students progress to complicated projects such as inlaid bowls. A knowledge of the use of a wooden pattern in industry and of the types of patterns is the first thing to be understood in the patternmaking shop. Having mastered these ideas the students start actual shop practice. An advanced course is available for students thoroughly inter- ested in woodworking. Front, Left to Right: Ronald Munroe, Donald Leonard. Rear, Left to Right: Bruce Stewart, Edward Moakler, Leo LaBelle Just as you or I might, our woodshop teachers have many and varied interests including fishing, hunting, and woodworking. As you probably know, Mr. Winslow man- ages our stage crew which you may have seen hurrying around before assemblies. Besides teaching at Tech for a range of one to fifteen years our woodshop teachers have taught in many other schools as well as attending school themselves at colleges and universities in order to gain more knowledge and degrees such as Bachelor of Science and Master of Science. Hooker, Howard Street, Brightwood, Samuel Bowles, Wash- ington Street, Melton Street, Kensington Avenue, Forest Park, and Van Sickle are among the schools where our woodshop teachers have taught.

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| : i! Be ten Russell Hobbie demonstrates to science teachers of city; Sound Waves SCLEN CE enthusiastic over it as other parts. Biology enables them to further their study of living organisms. In physics the boys do actual ex- periments with various forms of matter. Chemistry teaches the student the origin and composition of chemicals. Experiments are carried on that show the pupil just what happens with the combin- ing of various substances. Physiology shows the activities of living organisms, and physiography is the study of the physical features of the earth. It teaches the formation of the mountains and other appearances of our earth. Meteorology deals with the phenomena of the atmosphere. The science department is greatly responsible for the interest- ing projects shown in the Technicade. One that always attracts people is sh owing the heartbeat of an unhatched chicken. Displays of other types portraying the various courses are always interesting. We are all thankful for the great contributions our science depart- ment gives to this big event. DRAWING in engineering and teaching are ample proof that such advice is based on a sound foundation. Mechanical drawing is taught by Mr. Davis, Mr. Mackenzie, Mr. Duffin, Mr. Thorndike, and Mr. Bushey who also teaches a course in architectural drawing for those who wish to enter the field of architecture. We feel confident that we will go into college well equipped to cope with advanced work in engineering, thanks to Tech’s excellent drawing department. Left to Right: Chester Thorndike, Raymond MacKenzie, Alexander Davis, Orley Duffin 17 Stanley Lopata completes weather map for Mr. Clancy’s meterology class Robert Sabin explains schematic circuit of super- eal radio ee

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SHOPS For interested students Tech offers machine, print, and auto shop. The students’ first assignment in the ma- chine shop is to learn the names and functions of the parts of the lathe. After becoming thoroughly familiar with the lathe and preparing their pieces for the lathe, the students learn simple operations on the lathe. They begin with projects such as screwdrivers, and progress to vises, gears, and clamps. Our print shop renders to Tech a very val- uable service by printing report cards, permanent record cards, and other forms used in running our school. Our auto shop endeavors to teach perserverance through the medium of an automobile motor. Automotive theory is also learned by the students through taking an engine, capable of running, completely apart and reassembling it again to running order. Under the guidance of well-trained and experienced shop teachers, schoolboys of today gather knowledge and experience — valuable in choosing the profession they will follow as citizens of tomorrow. Left to Right: Ronald Osley, Mr. Spence, Richard Musiak, Jesse Lyons, Edward Beaumier, Richard Forni, Robert Jordan, John Healey, Roger Giguere Robert Jordan, Mr. Spence Left to Right: James Burns, Ward Hartrandt, Joe Alissi, Thomas Barry, George Reynolds The teachers in our machine shops also are well- educated as shown by the degrees they have obtained. These include Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Industrial Arts, and Master of Education. They have taught in a good many schools such as Agawam High, Suffield High, Bellows Falls High (Vermont), Stratford High (Connecticut), and the University of Massachusetts. Our machine shop teachers are, however, not “book- worms”; they have many very interesting hobbies such as breeding and breaking Tennessee Walking Colts; mining, cutting, and mounting semi-precious stones; home work- shops; gardening; and outdoor life and hiking. They also participate in outside activities such as housebuilding, membership in the Connecticut Valley Mineral Club, and membership in the American Society of Tool Engineers. Left to Right: John Robinson, Robert Spence, George Reynolds, Howard Reed