HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1968-05-30, Page 14Success in electronics
is key to many doors
BY P. qE0F13QT himpeif to intensive study expanding fields.
Electronics Teacher of his chosen professioe or This is the "age of elec-
The aim of the Electrici, trade, tonics", a caption displayed
ty courses In grades 9 and A student, successful in in an electrenics teaching
10 is to encourage the ste, the electronics course, will laboratory reads as, follows:
dent to develop an interest held the key which will open "Luck — is when oppertuni,
14 Electricity and pis() to many deers to new and ever ty meets Preparation".
ascertain the pupil's capa-
btllties and aptitude for the
subject, or
In this way we hope to Course cuts time
assist the student in making
fan intelligent selection of the
subject in which he is to or apprenticeship speclalize,
One of the features of the electronics department is the
school's own ham radio equipment, with which they can talk
to operators around the world. Boys have found that learn-
ing can be fun with such a setup and Clark Forrest is shown
here with the equipment. Clark is a registered ham operator.
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nical subject related to elec-
tricity every week,
These related subjects
could be electrical drafting,
blueprint reading or indus-
trial electronics.
Specializing in electricity
appeals to those boys who
enjoy science, are good in
mathematics, like to be chal-
lenged and are mechanically
inclined.
Never have the opportuni-
ties in electricity been as
broad in scope as in this
day and age. The future holds
even more exciting and chal-
lenging opportunities in this
"sky - rocketing" technical
field, Read the "Skilled Help
Wanted" columns in an y
large newspaper and you will
know what I mean.
An "electrical specialist"
who successfully completes
the grade 12 technical course
has acquired enough techni-
cal knowledge and skills to
become a competent appren-
tice as an industrial elec-
trician construction electri-
cian, power lineman, power
plant operator, marine elec-
trician (every modern lake-
boat carries at least one)
communications lineman and
installer, test man in the
electrical manufacturing in-
dustry and field installation
man with large electrical
machinery manufacturing
companies.
These are but a few of
the more directly available
opportunites to the "tech
grad."
If an electrical appren-
tice is a grade 12 grad-
uate specializing in elec-
tricity, his high school tech-
nical training in electricity
is recognized and accredit-
ed to his apprenticeship
period. Today over 50,000
Canadians earn a very good
living as highly paid indus-
trial electricians, construc-
tion electricians and service
electricians.
Electricity has helped set
us among the best fed, most
highly educated, and the
healthiest people in the world
today.
Students in the electricity shop have "project boards" on which they hook up various bells
and lights to get acquainted with electricity.
The desks in the Electronics shop are equipped .with various outlets and gadgets which en-
able the students to follow the instruction of the teacher through each step.
The courses are largely
exploratory in nature includ-
ing much practical work.
An effort is made to develop
in the student good working
habits and skills in per-
forming assigned tasks.
The student, successful in
basic electricity, may
choose to specialize in el-
ectronics.
In the grade Xi and XII
electronic courses the stu-
dent will acquire knowledge
of basic principles and skills
common to the many branch-
es of the electronics indus-
try.
These include radio, tele-
vision, radar, telecommuni-
cation; and, also industrial
electronics: automation and
computers.
Skill in the use of test
equipment such as the mul-
timeter and the oscillo-
scopes (to name a few), are
essential to study and ser-
vicing of devices used in all
branches of the electronic
and automotive industry,
In the limited teaching
time allotted to us we can-
not hope to develop skilled
technicians. we can, how-
ever, develop a basis un-
derstanding of electronics
to a level where the stu-
dent, with the proper atti-
tude, will be able to apply
BY W. FYDENCHUK
Technical Director
An internationally estab-
lished ball bearing and roller
bearing manufacturer used
to advertise on large road-
side billboards that, "The
World Turns" on his brand
of bearings.
I might add further to
that statement and say that
most of the power used to
turn those bearings is elec-
trical energy.
Electricity was known to
mankind as far back as 600
B.C. It was not however,
until the °turn of this cen-
tury that electricity energy
began gradually to replace
water power and steam pow-
er.
If we pause to think for
a moment, we realize how
much we depend on electrici-
ty in our daily work and in
our leisure hours — do you
recall the power failures of
last winter in London?
Electricity is taught to
all four and five year S.T.T.
students in our school in
grades 9 and 10. At the
end of grade 10, those stu-
dents who have chosen to
specialize in electricity in
grade 11, will take 12 peri-
ods of electricity and four
periods of some other tech-
Tis is known as an "EleCtrolab" and contains various outlets whieh the Barr can hook up This is the advanced testing laboratory in the Electronics department and G en Mille r i s oh accomplish various functions. Shown from the left are: JiM Fletcher ) Ly mcCarthy, surrounded with the Ultra-modern equipment available to students in the lab. Bill Mann, Jack Alalteri_Canleron lyIdArthur and Don Tri eb ner.
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