The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-03-10
RISING SUN HIGH SCHOOL
A Review OF Industrial Arts

The industrial art classes are
divided into five divisions
known as the general shop.
These divisions are woodwork,
sheet metal, cold metal, draw
ing and electricity.
The general aims of indus
trial arts are: to give an APP
probation of economic pro-
auctions and demand more ere-
spect for the various workers
and their work; to; prepare
each person for more intelli-
gent judgment and use of in
dustrial products and service;
to offer the opportunity for
testing and interesting the at
titudes Of the students in order
that worthy talents. may be de-
yeloped through specific train
ing.
The aims of the different di-
visions are: Sheet metal to
develop and fix an understand
ing of the methods employed
in shaping products from sheet
metal; to give appreciation of
sheet metal as used in every
day life and in industry; to
teach the boys how the differ
ent sheet metals are made and
how to solder them. They OBJ
tain this learning through such
projects as the making of flow
err vases, cookie cutters, tin
cups, and tunnels. The boys
also obtain knowledge through
the study of different sheet
metal tools and metals used by
the workers of sheet metal.
The aims of the course in
electricity are: to teach cleo
trical operations and repairs,
using only principles that are
of practical value; to acquaint
the student with the common
uses and sources of electricity;
to show the simpest and most
inexpensive way of choosing
material and securing results;
to know something of the sim
pie laws of magnetism and the
action of voltage and current.
These aims are taught through
the boys making wire spices,
electromagnetic, compass, heat
er, and toaster.
The aims of wood work are:
to teach the pupils the proper
care, use and derivation of
wood working tools and ma
terials; to acquaint the pupils
with as many woodworking
operations as possible and to
develop a, fair amount of tool
technique; to acquaint the pu-
pills with methods of finishing
by performing projects and dis
cussing commercial finishes, to
acquaint the pupils with var
ious wood working occupations
and their products. Such pro-
ducts as these are made of
wood: necktie racks, book
ends, magazine racks, various
stools and tables. Along with
wood work is taught farm me-
chanics. The biggest aims of
this course are to teach the
proper use of tools and mater
ials in their application to the
projects and to teach the me-
chanical processes involved in
agricultural districts.
The aims of the drawing
course are: to contribute
another way of expressing
ones ideas; to emphasize the
fact that drawing is the univer-
sal language of industry; to de-
velop habits of neatness, &C
curacy and patience. In the
first two years, drawing is
mostly free-hand sketching
and working drawings. These
are taught SO that a boy can
read a blue print. The work
advances through the second
and third years. In learning
drawing the. boy understands
the part mechanical drawing
plays in the world of industry.
The aims of the cold metal
course are: to provide train
ing in making projects from
cold metal; to develop abilities
which can be, used to make re-
pairs about the farm and
home; : to increase an apprecia-
tion for work in cold metal.
A few Of the projects which can
be made in cold metal are:
candle-sticks, flower box sup
porters, table and floor lamps,