Ah, demerits.  Now how would I know about those? Hmmmmmm?

J
Joseph Sullivan

 
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Zaffuto [mailto:tzmti@c...] 
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2008 7:29 PM
To: joe@j...; jicaarr@y...;
OldTools@r...
Subject: RE: [OldTools] Shop Class

Joe,

Don't feel too special as we had the same "board of education" at the
Catholic high school I went to.  The office area had glass walls and the
head master took particular pride in administering punishment with the
receiver in plain view of the rest of the school.  Still, it was not a
deterrent.  We also got demerits, and with a certain total, you would be
expelled back to the public school, which most of us wanted anyways! 

T.Z.

Anthony M. Zaffuto, President
Metaltech, Inc.
3547 Watson Hwy.
DuBois, PA  15801
(814) 375-9399 (office)

-----Original Message-----
From: oldtools-bounces@r...
[mailto:oldtools-bounces@r...] On Behalf Of Joseph
Sullivan
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2008 8:22 PM
To: jicaarr@y...; OldTools@r...
Subject: RE: [OldTools] Shop Class

I didn't have shop class, but I well remember a paddle with holes.  We
called it the "board of education."  Local legend had it that the holes were
supposed to make it sting more.

Yes, we did do the "thank you sir may I have another," routine.  DAMHIKNT
This was in the late 1960's at a Jesuit school.

J

Joseph Sullivan

 
 

-----Original Message-----
From: oldtools-bounces@r...
[mailto:oldtools-bounces@r...] On Behalf Of Jim Crammond
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2008 3:26 PM
To: OldTools@r...
Subject: Re: [OldTools] Shop Class

Andy and Galoots,

Like many here on the porch, shop class was one of my favorite parts of 3
years spent at Fassett Junior High school in Oregon, Ohio (suburb of Toledo)
from 1967 to 1969.  Shop was required for 7th and 8th grade and an elective
9th through senior year.  Because of scheduling conflicts, I was never able
to take shop after 8th grade.  Our program consisted of 12 weeks of
drafting, wood shop and metal shop both years.  I actually have several of
the items that we made including a waste pan and tool tote that I still use
in my shop.

Drafting was probably my least favorite subject, but the one that had the
biggest impact on me.  In wood shop, we did some turning on a lathe and used
some of the power tools under the close supervision of the teacher, but what
I remember most is the extensive use of sand paper on all projects, no
planes or scrapers for us, just hours of sanding.  Maybe that is where I
developed my strong distaste for it.  I never thought too much about how we
finished our projects until my first use of shellac several years ago,
opening the can took me right back to the shop finishing room in 1967.

My best memory of metal shop was the last day of class in 8th grade.  Mr.
Seckel, a crusty old guy, had one hard, fast rule, if you didn't wear safety
glasses, you received a wack(our term for a swat with a long wooden paddle).
The shop teachers usually had the most elaborate paddles in the school with
a nice finish and holes drilled in strategic locations to cut down on wind
resistance.  Anyways, on the last day of class, about 6 or 7 of us decided
not to wear our safety glasses and to take the wack because Mr. Seckel just
gave you a sort of easy tap rather than a serious wack that brought welts
like some of the other teachers.  He lined us all up (including one kid that
actually forgot to wear his safety glasses by mistake) and gave us each an
easy swat.  All of us, including Mr. Seckel were kind of laughing about it
except for the kid who forgot his glasses, he started to cry.  Mr. Seckel
told everyone to go to their seats except the kid who forgot
 his glasses, he was to stay put.  Mr. Seckel went into the tool room and
came out with a set of bellows which he used to cool Alan's butt down.  The
rest of the class broke up with laughter.

Jim Crammond in Monroe, Mi. 

      
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