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HENRY FORD SCHOOL,THE [PART 11-15] Part 1
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The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Students in Ford machine shop. “Safety, sanitation, and the care of equipment are important lessons.” Students at machines sweeping floor, cleaning machines. “Many of the safety precautions adopted by the school were suggested by the Student Safety Council.” Student Council in session. “The boy produces work of commercial value the first day he is in the shop.” Boy at machine. “Eighteen exacting shop departments, thorough to the smallest detail, fitting each student with the kind of skill our country needs.” Shop scenes. “Skilled mechanics at eighteen; non employment has no terrors for these boys.” “Cutting gear teeth on a milling machine.” Demonstration. “With modern machinery, competent instruction, and eagerness to learn the boy develops rapidly.” Shop scenes. “Over half a million dollars’ worth of small tools are salvaged yearly in this department.” Students working in salvage department. “Operating a slotter.” Student working slotter. “Instruction in mathematics and mechanical science makes it easy for the boys to master shop problems.” “Layout work.” Students measure. “Lathe work on a tapered reamer.” Boy working on lathe. “Milling the flutes.” Student milling - close-up of fluted reamer. “After hardening, the reamer is ground to exact size.” Grinding and measuring. “Tapered reamer.” Close-up of finished reamer. “The boys are taught the use of the Johansson gauge where great precision is necessary.” Student uses gauges. “Advanced students in heat treating department.” Boy at furnace. “All work is rigidly inspected by Ford motor experts. Less than 4% is rejected.” Inspection department. “This school is self-supporting: the work produced by each boy has a commercial value averaging $1,000 per year.” Display of parts made by boys. “Fine cabinet work is also done in the wood shop.” Students in wood shop. “Making a sand core for use in the foundry.” Boy packing mold. “Patterns used in the foundry are made in the school.” Student prepares pattern. “The school foundry offers the opportunity for a practical expression of the training received in the science department.” Metal pours out of furnace into bucket. “As in other departments the foundry output is of practical value.” Students pouring molten metal into molds. “Brass furnace.” [1927]
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