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

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'Qin the gliliemliers uf the Cilass nf 19213 Dear young friends: Another year has passed since we were privileged, as executive officers of Williamson, to bid adieu to a graduating class who were leaving us to enter uponia career of activity in the industrial and agricultural productive world. With each year's experience Williamson puts a greater responsi- bility upon its graduates. This is true of your class, and is brought about by the great success of the men who have gone before, and created a demand wihh employers for a high standard of Williamson product-her graduates.l To meet this, Williamson is constantly striving to extend and improve heir courses, which makes graduation more difficult for those who are strivin for Williamson diplomasg but I am sure every member of the Class of 1 20 has met the advanced conditions, and will go into the field of production with a determination to apply them and meet the high standard r quirements of employers of Williamson men. h With ll good wishes for abundant success and prosperity for each of you, I aiu, Sincerely yours, 941- CX' ' President. 13

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Elie gtlileaning nf an Qdlnhusirial Zihuraiinn V OUNG men graduating from Williamson School are supposed to I have an industrial education. What is the meaning of the term Industrial Education ? If a person has an industrial education, he has some appre- ciation of his responsibility as a citizen of the country in which he has been educated. He has some capacity for solving problems by himselfg at the same time he is not too important to accept suggestions from persons, more experienced than himself. He has the ability to weigh the value of varied opinions as expressed by different people concerning a given subject. If he is thoughtful his ability in these lines increases as he grows older. In addition to the civic qualifications mentioned above, the pe1'son having an industrial education has learned the manual processes relat- ing to some one of the fundamental trades of our present civilization. He also possesses some first-hand knowledge of the sciences underlying modern industry. This is the type of training that has been offered to the 1920 class at Williamson School. If the members of the class have embraced the opportunity offered, they have a good back ground for a successful industrial career. If each member of the class has been faithful in his work, he is able to apply the principles he has learned to any problems he may meet in the industrial field. The young man who is educated to reason from a ground-work of physics, chemistry, and mathematics, can express himself in good English, can explain his own, or another's ideas by means of a drawing, knows the manual processes of a good trade, and who is willing to work, need have no fear concerning his future in the industrial world. Each member of your class has had an opportunity to get such an education during the past three years. I hope each one has made it his own personal possession. As you close your apprenticeship, remember that you are just beginning your life's work. Con- tinue to study, to improve yourself, to become valuable men in America's industrial life. To prove yourselves valuable means many years of hard work and diligent application to the indus- trial field. The reward, however, both in personal satisfaction and financial gain, is well worth the effort. I trust that you will go into the business world with the ideal of doing your best as your guide, and I wish for each graduate the reward in prosperity and happiness which such effort justly merits. JAMES A. PRATT. IAMES A. PRATT, Director