John Wright ’60 Demonstrates a Lathe
The Messenger published the story below on January 15, 1960. Photos did not accompany the story, but have been added here 
from The 1960 Echoes Yearbook.
Making 300 night sticks for the Wichita Police Department, 300 stick horses, and gavels for the East High Student Congress are three unusual 
projects the Woodworking Department, headed by John Jarvis (right) and Gordon Knuth (left), has made in the past three years.
Eight seniors, 24 juniors, and 28 sophomores make book cases, rostrums, tool cases, display boards, folding screens, and cabinets for Wichita’s public schools.
“We make anything for the teachers or the departments that we receive plans for and which is OK’d by the downtown office,” said Mr. Jarvis.
Having but one accident in three years is the result of the words Be Careful…Be Careful…Be Careful, drilled into the minds of the 60 boys day after day.
Through the Co-op program this year, four seniors, Terry Shaw, ’60 right), Ross Hines ’60 left), 
Chet Harris, ’60 (below right), and Garry Pettriess, ’60 (below left), are working in pattern shops, refinishing businesses, and construction firms.
These boys work one half-day, five days a week and receive a wage of 90 cents to $1.25 
an hour. To be able to participate in Co-op, a boy must be a good worker, have a 
good attitude, be willing to learn, be 18 years of age or older, and have passing grades.
Employers grade each student each nine weeks and at the end of the year each boy receives not only his high school diploma, but a vocational diploma, stating how many hours he has worked on Co-op.
Editor’s Note: East High has long provided outstanding opportunities for students in industrial arts and vocational education. For more info, click on this link: “East High’s Storied History in Industrial Arts“
