The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-10-24
CHEVROLET WILL
START APPREN-
TICE SHOP SCHOOL

AT Flint, Michigan, so youths be-
tween the ages of 10 and Is years
will soon begin an educational course
in which books will be conspicuous
because of their total absence. They
will attend classes IN overalls, and
drafting boards, m zero m S,
wrenches and screw drivers will take
the place of fountain pens, black
boards and note books.
Salaries will supplant credits in
this the worlds most novel education
al plant.
1t will be an institution endowed by
Chevrolet Motor Company, ana us
faculty will be composed of hard
headed production men with years
of factory experience. At the head
OIL Tile scnooI Will Ue I. r. BARN,
vice president in charge of manufac-
be realized when the first class IS
held.
Here it might be well to explain
that this unique training place IS not
a school. Inc word school is one
which Mr.. Barth wants permanently
ASSOCIATED from this newest Chey-
rolet undertaking. 1t is definitely q
shop, operated under shop discipline,
and maintaining shop hours. 1t is
to be known officially as the Chew
rolet Apprentice Shop.
There will be many features to this
novel training place, but it is doubt
full if any are more interested or
more significant than the reason for
its conception And no one can make
this more clear than Mr. Barth him.
self.
1.-THE Apprentice Shop is actually
necessity" he told his visitor last
week. Chevrolet Motor Company,
like all other large manufacturers
has for several years past noted
decrease in good all around mechan-
les.
When the automobile industry
started there was no such shortage.
The founders Of the industry were
themselves super mechanics, ana IN
ever instance they surrounded them
selves with competent all around
men.
THE opportunities for training
men in the early days were relatively
easy. Shop forces were much small
Ter and every ambitious worker had
the opportunity of working, at as
many jobs as he chose.
Then volume production came
along and specialists were developed.
In order to get sufficient cars to the
public each man had to be master of
one operation. Changes about were
dangerous because precision work.
manship such as Chevrolet nmpgeTs
can Lahe no chances with the novice.
Because of the scores of good
mechanics who got their training in
the pioneer days of the industry no
shortage was actually felt until re-
Gently. Now it has grown quite APP
parent throughout the industry at
large.
Chevrolet by taking tbs step, has
taken the bull by the horns. Because
of the growth of aviation and the in
spiration of Lindbergh the country
has thousands of youths who have |
become intensely interested in mech !
anics.
"Our shop is seeking just this type /
of youth, and will cooperate with him ,
in every way to make him a finished
workman. Naturally Chevrolet ex-
poets to benefit by the move, yet
there are no strings attached to the I
course. If the youngster graduating
from our shop feels that he wants to T
go elsewhere, the company will put
no obstacle in the path
No requirements other than the
apprentice have mechanical ability
are necessary. Whether or not APP
plicant has high school education
ioes not effect his chances for get
ING into the apprentice shop. 1t
makes this difference, however, on
he length of the course. Men who
are not high school graduates will be
required to complete 10,029 hours,
approximately four years of training.
Iigh school graduates will be expect
d to complete the training in two
birds this time.
The apprentice will work so hours
week and will be paid from the out
ct with regular increases in salary
ntil the course is completed. A new