Western Guilford High School - Amici Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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For many students, Mr. Frazier's first and second year shop classes provided basic training for future professions in industrial arts, for others, the class provided students with practical shop knowl- edge or everyday use. Both boys and girls attempt- ed projects in several of the industrial arts fields. In wood- working, they fashioned such objects as bookcases, jewel boxes and picnic tables for the school park. ln leatherwork, they made such items as wal- lets, moccasins, and belts. They also did work in metal and woodburning. Thus, the shop class offered more opportunities for stu- dents interested in the field of industrial arts, and allowed them to participate in various industrial activities. This was accomplished by the learn by doing process. Shop Develops Skills in lndustry .,,.-I' Working with shop students, Mr. Frazier shares his knowledge of the hand saw. The construction of jewelry boxes becomes a precise and tedious assignment for Cheryl james, Gilda johnson. Rodger . Miller looks on. 64 INDUSTRIAL ARTS +-' L S S - - ,.., sy. , , . 1 '- K Hestwood jerry Green practices the art of the band saw.

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Fifth period Pre-Drafting class concentrates on mastering techniques. Becky Wilson clearly proves that drafting is not a boys only class. Kochel Roscoe ludd and jim Boling finish up semester drawing proj- ects. ,- l h RAFTIN G 111561 as W Patience One of the more time-con- suming and patience-requir- ing classes was drafting. In the classes headed by Mr. Thacker, the drafting student had to have a clear mind and a steady hand in order to develop his drafting skills. The Pre-Drafting student learned the basic principles of draftin g such as the proper procedgures, the use of instru- ments, and the basic lettering techniques. After mastering the basic course, students went on to the more advanced courses of Drafting I, Il, and III. In these courses the students learned more highly skilled tech- niques, such as drafting com- plete house blueprints, delicate instruments diagrams, and motor graphs. Thus, after two or three years of such training, the stu- dent had a sound background in draftin should he choose to follow tiis profession. ,c .-Q3 Mr. Thacker teaches by lecture and by his own work. DRAFTING 63

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X. X i l 2 X X i f, XX, 1,2 X. R . 'A i-'Ax l R ax i P rf l ix yr t l if fri! x M as 5 51 f K l 'll ll ,fs M ' ASfM iawmlwffagh V' 5' I ae' ' my , fi , ,, , , , f lv, l J,S ,.:: i -, ,,'f A ,, ' yxyf' ,T - Lffgi? .gf K .,.. ,,,, ,M -, Mfrs It fi if ' WW ' wmww ig, ,. ,,., -- W '--- W 231 M f M 7 iw 47122 ,mffv , I ' Y fiilvf : :V ' F '- , ,, , t'?'f1.LS f 5 ,M , . , H T f, T ' ' 2 fx t.:,,4g,fwmf,,,,fp fi f :E While his class repairs appliances, Mr. Plumley pauses to check attendance. 251.5-579?CQWiCS Provides School Repair Service ..-'Stu I jim Owens, Terry Sartin, and Paul Bowden repair various electrical appliances Using an oscilloscope, Paul Bowden and David Messenheimer test wave fre- quencies. Kochel www' ' UMW ' '1LL,7 A L 'MZ Although the man of today might think that electricity is nothing more than lightening and keys, in actuality great inventors have developed such instruments as the light bulb, electric clocks, and elec- tric trains. But the electronics field did not stop there. Under Mr. Plumley's guidance, the electronics classes provided a testing ground for America's future electronic geniuses. In addition to class lectures, both first and second year stu- dents gained much practical experience by repairin such objects as clocks, tape p ayers, toasters, televisions, and many other such appliances. In so doing, they used such devices as ohm meters, voltage regu- lators, signal generators, and oscillosco es. Thus, the first and second year electronics classes dem- onstrated the vast growth in the electronics fields from the days of Ben Franklin and the lightening and the key. ELECTRONICS 65