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Industrial Arts Department • • • The year of 1941 saw a great change wrought in the Industrial Arts depart- ment of Tremont Community High School. In that year it was decided to elaborate a little in the equipment and rooms in order to be more able to meet the standards set up by the North Central Association. In that year, an organized class in Me- chanical Drawing, and an excellently equipped and lighted room was added to the department. The partition between the Industrial Arts room and the old mu- sic room was removed and the music room was incorporated as the drawing depart- ment. Five sturdy tables were obtained from the N.Y.A. camp in Bloomington, and a system of fluorescent lighting was installed. William F. Dragalin, formerly of Ed- wardsville High School, was hired to head the department. After a fine start in the fundamentals of drawing and woodwork, Mr. Dragalin left to become a Chief Petty Officer in the United States Naval Re- serve, and is at the present time, in Pan- ama. Mr. C. J. Foli of Morton was then hired to replace Mr. Dragalin and the depart- ment continued to progress. The first project undertaken by the boys in the department was the building of airplane models for the United States Navy to use in instruction of aircraft spotting. About 200 such model planes were accepted. They ranged in overall size from six inches to sixteen inches. At the beginning of the 1942 school year it was decided to further enlarge the equipment of the department. Since model building and the manufacture of small wood projects was to be the principal work, a new band saw, small circular saw, and a jig saw were purchased. Next a need was found for a good drill press, which was then added to the machines. This drill press, capable of being used on steel stock or wood stock, also has a shaper attach- ment for woodworking. By this time, the floor of the shop had become quite crowded. Mr. Foli felt that the huge circular saw and jointer were not only too large for our small shop, but at the same time were too dangerous to be used by the students. So, accordingly, these two machines were sold back to the company and in their stead a small jointer was purchased and a priority order was obtained for a fine new steel lathe, to ex- pand our shop into the field of metal work- ing. Also a sander is to be added to the equipment in the immediate future. There is also a special bench where the students who are interested in gas en- gines may learn the principals of one. He may also learn to operate the model air- plane motors which the school has pur- chased for the airplanes that the pre- flight class has built. Although we have made many projects, too numerous to mention, we shall name a few of the major ones. The main project of the Sophomore class (class of ’45), which the whole school may be proud of, is the garage they built for Mr. Waldon. A full scale model was first constructed and then in one full week’s working time the 14x20 foot garage was completed. As a reward for this the boys had a big sup- per and went to a motion picture at the expense of Mr. Waldon. About Christmas time the boys got together and made their mothers nice trays which will hold glasses. They also bulit the obstacles of our ob- stacle course, they installed a bull-pen for the grade school in the gymnasium, they built bookcases for the library, and a bi- cycle rack for the school yard, and they made a counter for the office of T.C.H.S. Although the boys deserve a lot of credit, as much, if not more, should go to the men who made the Industrial Arts Classes I and II what they are today. C. J. Foli, the person who made the change in the shop and who has supervised the work of the boys this year, is the head of the department. A great amount of Mr. Fob’s time is spent in the new Aeronautics department which was added to the curricular this year. Boys and girls are studying the me- chanics of airplane construction and per- formance. Gasoline engines have been pur- chased, and each student is building a model plane which will, when completed, actually fly. This class is now one of the most im- portant being taught in the school today. Twenty-two
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Library • • • The most progressive library in Tremont is housed in the front of the auditor- ium at Tremont High School. It contains approximately 2,000 volumes, including depart- mental libraries which ai-e administered as part of the general library. The collection is constantly being increased; this year alone 300 books have been added to the stacks, not to mention the 30 magazines which are received monthly and the two daily news- papers, the “Daily Pantagraph” and the “St. Louis Post Dispatch”. Reading room is pro- vided for the students as well as the privilege of bi'owsing among the books to get bet- ter acquainted with them. Students who are interested in library work and with the able support of Miss Koch, the librarian, take charge of the loan desk during the day. At Tremont High the ability to use books is recognized as one of the most important ob- jectives in the high school course; therefore, instruction in the use of books is given every student early in his high school career. This is given not as an end in itself, but as a means in assisting the students in preparing his assignments. There are only a few rules which the librai’ians l-equest the students to follow. They ai'e: 1. No more than two students to be at the desk at a time. 2. Be sure to check in magazines with li- brarian several minutes before the second bell rings. 3. Magazines are for your use. Treat them with care. Keep magazines in their labeled compartments. I. When using card catalogue, look up book by title, or author, to find its classifications. After finding this information, record num- ber, title, and author on a slip of paper and present to the librarian. She will locate book, register it in your name, and stamp date due. 5. When reader fails to find book in card cat- alogue, ask for help from librarian. (i. All reserve books should be issued during the eighth period and must be in at 8:45 a. m. the following day from date issued. Ex.: A reserved book issued in eighth per- iod on Oct. 8 is due Oct. 9 at 8:45 a. m. 7. All books are due two weeks from date of issue with the exception of reserve books. Ex.: If a book is issued to a student on Oct. 8, that book is due at the desk by 8:45 a. m. on Oct. 22. 8. Any books not returned at specified time, the holder is liable for a 2c fine every day after date due. Left to right: Gene Gardner, Bonnilyn Wilkey, Joy Pflederer, Joanne Koch, Dan Koch, Evelyn Schwinn, and Marilyn Koch. Twenty-one
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