University of Wisconsin Stout - Tower Yearbook (Menomonie, WI)

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The graphic 21115 shop prints ll12ll1y of thc school bulletins :md uses the stitching machine to hind the leaflets into finished products. Learning the Overall functioning and specific parts of thc zlutomobiic is the objective of thc many courses which are offered iu auto mechzxuics. 13

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Determining the thickness of metal on '1 lulic is one of the mam piojects llI'lLlClE21lxCl'l 5'k17ls For .Tomorrow The man who attends Stout may choose industrial or vocational education, or inclus- trial technology. The main fields of concen- tration in these majors are graphic arts, draft- ing, general shop, electricity, woodworking, and power mechanics. Industrial education or vocational educa- tion majors have the opportunity to teach in junior and senior high schools, colleges, or in technical institutes. The year l955 saw the addition of the in- dustrial technology four year program. ln l959, however, a five year cooperative pro- gram was begun which allows the student to work in industry for one semester in his fourth and fifth years. All majors in industrial technology must complete two courses in chemistry, three in physics, and four in mathematics. Their course of study also includes general courses such as English, social science, and psycholo- gy, and specialized courses such as trade and job analysis, production control, and indus- trial relations.

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132 pi i 44 Classes in oral communication are required for all freshinan to give them the confidence needed to speak before groups and lo begin teaching the basic essentials of public speaking. Advanced classes continue to learn, developing specialized techniques of speech. 14