New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-09-07

eral types of cars, these to be place
in the auto department so that tn
boys can learn the mechanism of var
ious motors. The equipment for thi
department has not yet arrived, but !
expected next week.
The carpentry department has con
structed large number of building
in this city and is now getting read.
to begin work on building No. "a. 4
great deal of their time Is spent on
of the school on various jobs, the ma
sons having like schedule. about thu
only time that they work inside be
ing during stormy weather. Hence
the masonry department Is not large
| enc.
Upon entering the new building thu
| office will be seen on the left, and the
notice of the visitor will immediatel,
be called to the thin partitions which
separates the rooms. The building is
made up largely of these partitions
with the exception of fire walls sep.
arating the carpenter shop and the
auto repair shop from the rest of the
building. Mr.. Hall stated that the
partitions are all steel and portable
and that in a few hours all of them
can be removed, leaving clear floor
space. This will be a great help as
various departments feel need of ex-
pansion or reorganization, he said.
The installation of steel partitions is a
new feature in building work,
On the ground floor with the Of
fee are the lecture room, where some
of the apprentices receive practical in
struction, the carpenter shop. the Law
atories and wash room. the masonry
department and the auto repair shop.
Ascending to the second and third
floors one will see the recreation
room, the drafting departments. the
machine room, electrical shop, print
ing shop and the class rooms, head
quarters of the general education de-
partment.
No Waste Floor Space.
One noticeable feature of the
school is the almost complete utiiza-
tion of floor space for departments
and class rooms There are practical
ly no corridors Mr. Hall said that
this Is good feature of the new
school, doing away with so much of
schools by large corridors. The build
ing Is fireproof. the stairways being
Of the new fireproof type also. There
Is an abundance of light and ventlia-
lion.
The school has no cellar. Every
hing is above ground. Ac the ma
shine shop Is on the second floor. |
here Is a cement incline from the |
ground to the second floor. This is
ised as a driveway for trucks wish
rig to deliver machinery and other
lrticles to the second floor depart
nents
Members Of Faculty.
In charge of the machine depart
nent are Frederick J. Friend, Ed
yard NJ. Beals and Robin A. Vreden-
erg. In this department the boy
forks on actual production jobs and
ecomes a skilled mechanic. proceed
ng from the toughest to the finest
,ork step by step. Tool and die
laking can be elected during the lat
sr part of the course by students I
howing special aptitude.
Roy w. Adams and Olin w. Eddy ;
re in charge of the general educa- {
on department. Here the boys are
wen instruction In mathematics. !
,ience and English, necessary for the
ork. '
John j. McFariane and William y. '
7ilson instruct the Boys in electrical (
ork. Theory and practice are com /
med here. as in the other depart
ents. Commercial jobs are taken in b