New Britain herald., 1916-06-22


 drafting room. These boys are learn ing a new language, universal, tech nical language-mechanic drawing. A knowledge of this means of ex- pression is as necessary to the archi- tect, the building contractor, the me- chanic and the engineer as a know ledge of English is to the ordinary boy and girl
 The course in drafting is designed to familiarize the boys with the use of the terms, conventions and instru- | ments of machine and architectural drafting. The work includes the drawing of machine parts; the draw ing of floor plans, elevations, and architectural details; the drawing of 1 intersections and development of surfaces. Time is also given to let tering and mixing, sketching, design ing, tracing and blue printing. The department is continually call ed upon to furnish working drawings, and instruction sheets for the other departm ents especially for the wood working instructors and the machine shop, but they also receive orders from the electrical and printing de- partm ents. This department is asked to make mand hand lettered
  | meetings, entertainments and other school events.
 Some of the boys who are good in mathematics, who have more than an l average ability in drawing and who are interested in the work have de- cided to follow up this course in the Vocational High and become draughtsmen.
 Nor 1ooU Ua Ia loo aC to the actual results accomplished in the woodworking department. Four rooms, one in the Grammar school building and three in the Pre- vocational building are occupied by this department. These shops are we'll equipped with benches, tools md other necessities for the construction of practical problems. The instruc- ton is of a practical nature and the boys are trained for actual service in the school workshops
 In addition to the regular shop work many repairs on the school building and grounds are made by this department. The construction of the bank and store which is used by the pupils in the commercial depart ment and of the bicycle shed in the
 
 was no small project TOT this depart ment.
 The department has been taxed to the utmost as it is called upon to fill orders not only for the Prevoca- tional Grammar school but for all other schools in the school system.
 Some of the work done by the pupils this year for the school were plant stands, window boxes, bulletin boards, flag holders, pencil holders, tyepwriting tables, bookcases, book rack ends, wooden looms for use in the kindergarten, nine play houses for the various kindergartens in the city and many other articles, too numer- ous to mention, showing much care and skill in workmanship.
 The boys in the machine shop have an opportunity to gain a good con- ception of this trade by learning the fundamental principles of the ma chimes and tools.
 The shop is very well equipped It contains six 3 inch engine lathes, one speed lathe, one milling machine, one planer, one upright drill press, one sensitive drill press, one wet tool grinder, and power saw. There is also a long workbench to which are attached ten vices. The power is fur nished by a ten-horse power motor.
 Lathe work consists of plain cylin- drlcal turning, taper turning, thread cutting, filing and polishing.
 With the milling machine the boys are taught how to use the dividing head for milling square and hex agonal shafts in connection with plane surface milling.
 Before using the drill press, the pu- pills are taught the method of laying on the work and how to drill and ream a hole
 The bench work consists mostly of filing and polishing.
 The work of this department is done from drawings furnished by the draughting department.
 Time is also given to shop arith- metic which is necessary to the skilled machinists.
 Talks and discussions on precau- tions to observe in the operation of machines, selection and use of hand and machine tools, and the oppor- tunities in the machine industry are also a feature of this course.
 This department is also called upon to fill orders for the school system.
 During the year each eighth grade boy was permitted to make a small tOolmaker's hammer for himself
 Electrical Work.
 The work of the electrical depart ment consists largely of a course of exercises, which, as far as possible, are types of practical problems, Be- cause of the short time gwen to each course and because of the object