South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-02
Students of Vocational Training
Department, Local High School, in
FAVOR as Work OF Year Displayed

An exhibit Of the work in the vo-'
oAtional training department in the
schools o. the city opened Thursday
noon a. the high school building and
Il viii be continued until Saturday
niRht The exhibit is open 20 the
pablo. and may be viewed all day
Fridsy and saturday and also on
The evenings Of both days
This years exhibit is a revelation
or the work that is being done On
the vocational department. IN train
sng boys for various lines Of industry.
The frst impression that would be
gathered by person viewing the ex-
hibit who was not familiar with the
work being carried on would be that
the various articles on exhibition
were not the product Of the pupils
~ the school but rather models
which they had studied This how
ever. r. not the fact. Every article
Or exhibition Is the production Of
ne individual effort Of one student.
and every article viii most credit
ably bear comparison with similar
products manufactured by any COM
mercial business. whether It be a
mold for making deughuuts made by
sstudent in the sheet metal depart
Haent. or a high speed cutting too.
made In the machine shop % the de-
partment.
Variety of Articles.
Included In the exhibit are "A great
variety OF articles Of household fur
niture Period designs have been
very carefully carried ont by a num-
Der Of the students. and the work
fnanship is Of the same quality as
that represented by furniture from
an exclusive furniture store. Cedar
chests seemed to- be the favorite
article OF manufacture by the boys
~ The woodworking department, and
these are articles Of beauty Then
there are book cases. bunets. chairs
Germ boxes umbrella racks. desks,
and variety OF large and small size
lamps In the woodworking depart
ment the students make their own
ehoice OF what they wish To make
and then carry every detail 10 COM
pIetion.
In the architectural exhibit there
are several designs OF highest merit.
fnciuding among the designs OF a
disarmament conference memorial
bundinE bank building, new high
school building, etc The sheet metal
exhibit Includes a great variety OF
articles. ranging from half pint fun
nels 20 receptacles for garbage The
printing exhibit includes work equal
70 the highest type Of commercial
printing
study Engine Model.
Perhaps one oft ne most interesting
OF all the exhibits is the automobile
engine. run by a small motor, so
constructed as 20 show the entire
working mechanism Of the engine.
This engine IA used as a model in the
automobiIe school and the students
receive their first training in the
mechanism Of automobiles by close
study OF this model.
While the exhibit shows re-
=rnarkable collection Of articles man
usactured by high school and vOca-
u 1al students il was pointed out
by Director Weber that the aim OF
the vocational department IL not
simply 10 produce a great diversity
Of articles for exhibition. but 10 pre-
pare the students for fitting into the
ranks OF commercial endeavor. He
said there Is a very great demand
for graduates of every department
of the vocational school. and that
every boy who has received such
training fits into that particular in
dustry with very great advantage
over the boy who starts i'm ne an
apprentice in that industry. Mr..
Weber said that in the architectural
department alone. the work done i'm
South Bend is Of such an advanced
character that any student. entering
an architectural school after gradu-
ating from the South Bend High
school receives credit for at least
= years architectural study.
The exhibit Is one that is not only
Interesting 10 parents of high school
students but IL is of the greatest
Interest 90 every citizen in the city.
for il is a wonderful revelation OF
the strides that have been made an
vocational training since vocational
Framing has supplanted what was
Formerly only a smattering of man
val training ten years ago.
Mn TTST-pN