Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades - Mechanic Yearbook (Media, PA)

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WILLIAMSON SCHOOL 25 fbperating ffngineering C. HEN we first arrived at XYilIiamson and were 3525 asked what course we had selected, many of its fffpsd F6 C1 quite proudly and inno- cently replied, Electri- cal Operating Engineering, and thought it sounded quite nice. However, it did not take us long to discover that when the Chief said, I have a little job for you, it was time to take OIT neckties and collars and get ready fo:- work. We believe that we can claim, without anyone's disputing us, that we have had more actual con- struction work than any other class in the last ten or Fifteen years. In our Freshman year, we acted as helpers in the erection of a new power transmission line to the farm. In our .lunior year. the first deep well was drilled and we helped to V. 1.f-noi' arm' put in the well-casing and pump, Assistant Ilireetor and Instructor i11 l0g'CtI1t'l' VVItl1 the HCCCSSZITV charge of Ibepartment of Uperatiiifz' - ' I'llI2,'III6t'l'lllf.Z', lug- 'I'he second deep well was drill- ed in our Senior year, and besides installing the pump and casing, we were given practice in laying bell and spigot pipe from this pump to the reservoir. In this year also a new engine was purchased and the erection of it and its accessories was made by the Class. The new engine was made by the Ball Engine Co. and is single--cylinder, double acting, I2 x IZ in. slide valve. It is direct-connected to a 435 ampere, IIS volt, compound wound D. C. generator. Besides our special work, the usual time was alloted for boiler and engine room duty and practice. I. C. S. Textbooks on Steam, Swope's Elements of Electricity, and Oudin's I'oIyphase Systems were used in class and these texts were supplemented by the taking of indicator cards, Hue-gas analyses, boiler trials. coal and oil testing, armature winding, etc. IYe, the engineers of 1918, wish to express our appreciation to our Chief, Mr. Y. L. Rupp, for his untiring efforts to so prepare us that we may take our places in the industrial world as full-fledged journeymen. F. B. NVEAR.

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24 THE MECHANIC H12 trade of carpentry is FOP one of the foundation Q stones of the trade world. .0 Many other trades are ' based upon it and for that reason it is essential that any one intending to follow the building trade in any of its nu- merous branches should have a working knowledge of carpentry. The object of the vlyilllZlIllSOIl training is to develop good car- penters with enough theoretical knowledge to enable them to rise above the ranks of their trade. The theoretical and practical parts of the course are co-ordinated as much as possible, so that the stu- dent is doing with his hands in the shop that which he is learning in the classroom. The shop work of the Fresh- man year includes the making of fifty-seven exercises in joinery, and of much small furniture, such as desks, settees, etc. In the jun- Qllarpentrp V 'l 'i- 'l NS ior year the worl: is mostly that Instructor in cliarge of lbelmrlinent of Ut' keeping, the plant in repair and at U2 ' l','. - - W H making new small equipment. At the end of the year the juniors erect a hip and valley, shinglcd roof as an exercise for Commencement. During the Senior year the time of the student is mostly taken up with the erection of new buildings, including the manufacture of the millwork. The Commencement exercise for the Seniors consists of the building and finishing of the lower floor of a frame dwelling. The Seniors study strength of materials at night for the last ten months of their course. The Class of 1918, under the able direction of Mr. Collins, helped in the erection of a number of buildings on the school grounds during the last year. Among them were an addition to the engine room, a pump house and sev- eral garages. lYe also helped, while we were juniors, to put up the foundry. O-ur only regret i-s that we graduate too soon to take part in the construction of the Alumni Building. XVe feel particularly fortunate inlearning our trade under the direction of such an able instructor as Mr. Collins, whose previous experience as a construction superintendent well fitted him for his task. As we say farewell to old lYilliamson we extend our heartiest thanks to all the members of the Faculty, who have helped us during our stay here. XY. BOYD ALEXANDER.

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26 THE MECHANIC Qlibe machinists' Qluurse KWGQ N HE purpose of this brief sketch is to give the read- . 3 is er an understanding of 4, the machine trade as taught here. One of the essentials of our success is contained in the slogan which has been before us during our entire stay at NVil- liamson- Be true to your work and your work will be true to you. The trade is taught in a shop equipped as follows: Five belt- driven, cone-pulley engine lathes, two tool lathes of the same type, two motor-driven lathes, two planers, one belt and one mo- tor driveng one upright drill press, one sensitive drill press, one three-foot radial drill, one Hat tur- ret lathe, one plain and one uni- versal grinder, one slotter, one shaper, one plain and two univer- FIWIIDICIIICK w. SNYDEI1 Sal milling mf!-Chmesv 0ne,Ve1't1' lnstructor in charge of Department of C211,b0fmg mlllv one horizontal Machmefy- boring machine and accessory equipment of emery wheel, grind- stone, power hacksaws, machin- ists' vises, and the necessary line of small tools. Attached to this shop is a forge shop equipped with forges, blowers, motor, anvils, furnaces for case hardening, lead bath, mufiier work, and oil tempering. The course is divided into three periods, viz.-Freshman, Junior, and Senior. During the Freshman and junior years the apprentice spends four hours in shop each day, of which fifteen minutes are spent in class, lec- tures being given upon the diiiferent machine tools and their methods of use. The greater part of the work of the first period consists of elementary exercises in bench and Hoor work, at the forge and upon the various machines. More advanced work is done during the Junior year. In the Senior year seven and three-quarter hours a day are spent in shop. ln connection with this are the studies of strength of materials and of steam. Much progress is made during this year, the apprentice being required to show a fair amount of skill, in some cases working to .0001 in. Hy the end of his Senior year he is supposed to have completed every exer- cise on the various machines. VVe machinists of 1918 appreciate the efforts of Mr. Frederick Snyder in our behalf and thank him heartily for the interest he has shown in us. CHARLES J. DIERUFF.