General Electric History: The Shop Apprenticeship System for Boys - Graduates

[This is taken from pp. 30-31 and 46-50 of The Shop Apprenticeship System for Boys, a 52-page booklet published in 1917.]

POSITIONS HELD BY SOME OF OUR GRADUATE APPRENTICES

The Draftsman Apprenticeship Course has enabled the following graduates to accept important positions in the Schenectady Works of the General Electric Company.

Barrett, E. A., Asst. in office of Engineer in Charge of Drafting Department.
Chamberlain, H., Division Leader.
Clancy, W. T., Division Leader.
Coleman, C. C., Division Leader.
Cook, E. A., Division Leader.
Crawford, J. H., Commercial Engineer.
Dempster, J. A., Division Leader.
Eifert, C. O., Division Leader.
Fletcher, J. B., Assistant Division Leader.
Geier, C. J., Division Leader.
Griffin, P. M., Division Leader.
Haight, A. J., Division Leader.
Madsen, S., Temporary Assistant Foreman.
Mitchell, O. J., Division Leader.
Quentin, W. R., In charge of Section.
Rice, C. S., Division Leader.
Ritchie, H., Jr., Temporary Assistant Foreman.
Scidmore, W., Division Leader.
Shires, E., Division Leader.
Turnpenny, W. H., Division Leader.
Williamson, J., Designing Engineer.

The following list of graduates, having completed the Apprenticeship Courses as Machinist or Blacksmith, are now occupying positions of responsibility in the Schenectady Works of the General Electric Company.

Anderson, W., Assistant Foreman
Bigwood, A. V., Designing Draftsman
Bigwood, F. M., Assistant Foreman
Borchardt, J., Gang Foreman Burnison, Jas., Gang Boss
Cifersky, F., Tool Designer
Edwards, W. E., Assistant Foreman
Fabray, W. F., Assistant Foreman
Fagel, F. W., Foreman
Forte, H. E., Gang Foreman
Funk, J., Gang Boss
Geertsen, N., Tool Designer
Gerling, C. H., Assistant Foreman
Gillespie, A., Designing Draftsman
Gisner, C., Tool and Machine Designing
Green, R. H., Tool Designer
Griffiths, S., Foreman
Hall, Machine Tool Designer
Kinum, F. L., Tool Designer
Kluge, F., Temporary Foreman
MacRae, W., Tool Designer
Mischler, W., Supervising Tungsten Contact Production
Newman, D. F., Tool Designer
Ogden, C., Assistant Foreman
Olsen, E., Tool Designer
Paurosky, P., Gang Foreman
Rodger, R. L., Assistant Foreman
Salmonsen, C., Assistant Foreman
Schell, C., Tool and Machine Designing
Sertl, C., Tool and Machine Designing
Sertl, J., Subforeman
Snyder, M. L., Foreman
Tournier, F. E., Tool Designer
Woodruff, G. E., Subforeman

LIST OF GRADUATED APPRENTICES SINCE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM AT SCHENECTADY IN 1901. TO JULY 1, 1917.

Acker, A. C., Adamczak, Jos., Adamezak, John, Adams, C., Ainsworth, J., Aldhohse, S., Alquist, E. P., Altimari, C., Anderson, W., Applebaum, M., Appleby, G. W., Armstrong, E., Armstrong, H. H., Armstrong, R., Armstrong, W. B., Arndt, H. P., Ashley S. N., Auer, E., Auer, H. E., Aussicker, A. P., Aussicker, Chas., Aussicker, H. C., Aussicker, J. H.

Babbitt, Jas., Bahr, W. C., Baker, H. J., Ball, H. J, Banthan, H. C., Barclay, J. P., Barends, R. E., Barhydt, F., Barlow, G. H., Barnett, W. F., Barnum, J. A., Barrett, E. A., Bartlett, W. F., Bartling, W. F., Bathgate, A. S., Baxter, A., Beck, J. C., Beckwith, W. B., Beckwith, W. W., Beers, V. C., Behnke, Otto, Bell, E. A., Beller, H. M., Bellson, E., Bemis, A. C., Bennett, C. N., Bennett, G., Bennett, J. W., Benoit, C. V., Bensel, J., Berg, C. T., Bernhardt, E. E., Betts, C., Bevins, P., Bigelman, H. H., Biggerstaff, J., Bigwood, A. V., Bigwood, F. M., Bigwood, G. W., Bliven, E., Blockridge, C. R., Bolton, E. W., Bonk, B., Borkhart, J., Boss, E., Bousquet, E., Bower, E. H., Bowitz, A. W., Bowtell, W. L., Boyce, H., Bracken, J. W., Bradt, W. S., Brady, W., Brandt, W. C., Brantley, P. P., Breese, C. E., Breymaier, J., Brooks, H. P., Brooks, V. J., Broughton, H. E., Brown, A., Brown, A. M., Buckley, G. T., Buckley, J., Buhrmaster, A., Buhrmester, W. E., Burch, C. M., Burch, J., Burlingame, L., Burmester, J. E., Burnison, J. W., Burrell, R., Bush, A. R., Bush, H. S., Butch, C. C., Butters, D. B., Butts, A.

Cain, W. H., Catkins, L. S., Campbell, H. F., Cardinex, A. A., Carhart, D. H., Carlson, J. A., Carmichael, G. J., Carmichael, J. E., Carroll, A., Cermak, Jerry, Chamberlain, J. E., Christian, O., Christian, W., Christiansen, C. F., Christiansen, W. L., Cifersky, F., Clancy, W., Clark, G. R., Cleary, S., Clement, D. B., Clendon, G. W., Clothier, M. O., Clothier, T. E., Cochran, A., Cohan, H., Cole, C. F., Cole, Geo., Cole, G. R., Cole, R. G., Colehamer, W., Coleman, C. C., Comstock, C. A., Conners, F. J., Consaul, H., Cook, C., Cook, E. C., Cook, F. F., Cooper, B., Cooper, T. D., Corl, H. S., Cornelius, J. H., Cornick, J. F., Corning, J. B., Corrigan, J. P., Cramer, A. J., Crawford, Geo., Crawford, J. H., Crosthwait, E., Crouse, O. J., Cullen, F. J., Cunningham, M., Cusato, L., Cusato, L.

Dahms, C. F., Dando, G. W., Dannenberg, G. H., Decker, C., DeCoursey, J. H., DeFriest, E. A., Degnaar, C., Degnaar, H. B. Dempster, J. A. DeReamer, W. J. Dettbarn, A. B. Dettbarn, W. H. Deuel, H., DeVillars, Jos., Dickerman, F., Dickershaid, F. A., Diedrick, R. W., Dietz, M., Dillenbeck, E., Dion, E., Doherty, R. E., Dolhof, L., Dohne, P. C., Dovey, H. C., Downey, J. F., Drape, J. S., Drumm, W. B., Duerr, F. J., Dunbar, S., Dunleavy, R., Dunn, F. B., Dusenbury, H., Dustan, F., Dwyer, C. S., Dwyer, L.

Eades, W., Eaton, F. R., Eckert, G. H., Edwards, W. E., Egan, K. W., Ehmann, C., Eifert, C. C., Eisenach, H., Eldred, P. E., Eldrett, H. S., Emerson, M. C., Endries, P. H., Endries, P. J., Ergmann, A. L., Ettinger, Leo

Fabrey, A. C., Fagal, F. W., Fagan, H., Fagel, C., Fagel, Geo., Fane, J. E., Farrell, J. J., Faulkner, J. E., Feeley, J., Ferguson, E. L., Ferguson, H., Ferguson, J., Fernhille, E. B., Feuerstein, A., Field, B. W., Jr., Finigan, T. F., Finley, R., Finnan, J. P., Finnegan, C. A., Finen, W. J., Finnigan, A., Fisher, J., Fitzgerald, J. H., Fitzgerald, L. E., Fitzner, J. J., Fitzner, L. G., Flam, A., Flam, J., Fletcher, W., Flitcher, J., Fogarty, D. J., Follett, E. H., Fonda, L. A., Forbes, E., Forte, H. E., Fortier, W. T., Foy, W. J., Franck, H., Franck, W., Frank, J., Fransen, C. O., Fraser, G., Freese, W. H., Friday, J. E., Friedman, S., Frits, F. J., Fronk, F., Fry, W., Fryer, G., Fuller, C. W., Funk, J. F., Furman, A. H., Furman, L. E.

Gaffigan, Wm., Gallagher, J., Gardinex, A. A., Gartner, N., Geertsen, J. C., Geertsen, N., Geier, C., George, C., Gerber, Wm., Gerding, C., Gerling, C., Gerling, C. F., Gerling, C. H., Gerling, F. G., Germann, R. E., Gibling, T. E., Gifford, E. J., Gillespie, A. W., Gillie, W. F., Gisner, C. W., Glenn, J. J., Gonnerman, A. W., Grady, C. L., Graham, A. J., Gray, D. F., Gray, W., Green, E., Greene, R. H., Greenfield, P. P., Greenwald, S. W., Griffin, P. M., Griffiths, E., Griffiths, S., Grimm, W. H., Gross, R. E., Grosso, Jos., Grothe, C. H., Grunewald, R. Guertin, Wm., Guyon, D.

Hackett, N. F., Haerry, R., Haggerty, T. B., Haight, A. J., Haight, H., Hale, C., Hall, C. B., Hall, E., HallenbecK, C. H., HallenbecK, E., Hangs, J. A., Harbeck, C., Harbison J. H., Harbison, R. M., Hardenberg, R., Harley, F. T., Harmon, M. L., Harris, C., Harris, J., Hartje, W., Harley, H., Haubner, G. A., Haubner, J. J., Haushalt, E., Hausman, T. E., Hayner, D. E., Hayner, L. J., Hayner, P. J., Hayner, W., Hackert, Hegeman, J. P., Heneman, G. F., Henneman, F. J., Herarh, G. W., Herbeck, C., Herron, L. B., Hesler, F. C., Heywood, J. T., Hirt, M., Hochule, H. R., Hodgson, R. E., Hogan, E. T., Hogan, H. C., Hogan, Jas., Hogben, A., Hosapple, M. H., Holt, F. A., Holt, Geo., Hoogkamp, A. A., Hoose, L., Horne, R. R., Horstman, G. G., Horstman, M. L., Hoseltine, A., Hotaling, G., Houcks, G., Houghton, G., Howden, W. C., Howe, N., Hickey, P., Hickman, W., Hidegh, S., Hilton, L. J., Hirsekern, R., Huber, P., Huffmire, A. J., Hughes, A. J., Hughes, R. V., Hullar, F. J., Humph, J. J., Hunter, J., Hunter, W. H.

Ille, H. J., Ille, J. L., Izzard, A., Ives, C.

Jablonsky, J., Jackolick, T., Jackson, C., Jacob, W., Jacobs, S., Jaeger, A., Jaska, W. L., John, F., Johnson, A., Johnson, A. P., Jones, DeF., Jones, F. W., Jones, Idwahl, Jones, Irvin, Jones, W. A., Justen, N.

Kabele, C., Kaiser, P. A., Kaler, Wm. C., Kanzelmeyer, H., Kaukenmoeller, H., Keeler, E., Kehrer, J. G., Kehrer, P. S., Keirnan, W. J., Keith, W., Kelly, C. R., Kelly, W. E., Kelly, W. J., Kemp, H., Kenlon, J. J., Kern, A. H., Kerr, T., Killion, J. M., King, C. M., King, G. A., Kinum, F. L., Kircherberger, C. G., Kirk, C. T., Kling, H. F., Kloss, H. D., Klug, F., Knapp, A., Knapp, F. H., Knapp, R. L., Knopf, A., Knopf, F. C., Koch, C., Koch, G., Koch, G. F., Koch, J. J., Koch, R., Kohler, C., Kolesky, W. C., Komes, M. N., Komes, N., Kopp, Wm., Kossuth, O., Kossuth, W. F., Kramer, F., Kreuger, E., Kreuger, H., Kreuger, H. W., Kreuger, W. D., Kreuzer, C., Krug, E., Krug, J. B., Kruger, W. H., Kuhn, F., Kuhn, W., Kundig, J. T.

Lallo, A. E., Lambert, E., Lamboy, J. H., Lampard, C. A., Lange, E. F., Lange, F. A., Lathrop, E. B., Lathrop, P. F., Latrimore, A., Laubengayer, E. W., Laut, L. J., Lautz, H. J., Laux, J., Lavery, J. E., Lawrence, O. C., Leavitt, C., Lee, A., Lee, J. C., Leffler, A. C., Lefkowitz, J., Lehman, E. H., Leigh, H. B., Leininger, J. H., Lenahan, E., Lenz, H. A., Leonard, W. G., Lipe, B. R., Lindsay, D. W., Linehan, C. A., Logan, W., Loman, F., Long, A. E., Loucks, Chas., Lucier, F. A., Luddy, T. F., Ludovici, R., Ludwig, H. R., Lunew, A., Lusink, Wm. M., Lynch, J. P.

MacCafferty, W. B., MacCracken, J. L., MacCracken, D. C., Mack, I. S., Mackey, A. B., MacLaughlin, R., MacNary, R., MacRae, W., Madden, Wm., Maddock, R. V., Madsen, S., Magee, R., Mahar, H., Male, H. J., Maleck, S., Malone, F. A., Malone, J. J., Marks, C. L., Marks, J., Martin, L. F., Martin, W., Martin, W. Y., Marx, J. W., Matarazzi, A., Matern, F. E., Mates, B., Mates, J., Mates, T. J., Mates, W. R., Mather, H. F., Matheson, R. D., Matthew, J., Matthews, H. W., Mauresberger, O. A., May, H. B., Maybury, C. W., McAtee, H. L., McCabe, J. J., McCabe, P., McEnvoy, J. J., McGauley, M. W., McGillivray, E., McGovern, A. J., McGrath, J. L., McGue, D., McGuire, J., McKinney, H., McLaren, G., McMaster, C. J., McNamee, W. H., McRedmond, L., Meetemeir, F. L., Melzer, O. M., Mercer, W. A., Messa, C. C., Messenzehl, H., Meyer, H. C., Meyers, C. H., Michailes, L., Milbank, J. C., Milkewski, V., Mill, L. E., Miller, C. D., Millham, R. E., Milne, W. H., Milton, D., Mischler, W. M., Mitchell, O. J., Mocarski, Wm., Mohlman, C. F., Mohlmann, F. W., Moles, G., Monahan, Jacob, Monahan, T. F., Mordsford, E. H., Morgan, G. H., Moriarty, H. D., Morton, A. L., Mowers, W. E., Moynihan, T., Muddle, J. H., Mueller, C. F., Mueller, H. W., Mullarkey, F., Mullenhagen, C. W., Murch, E. S., Murch, F. S., Murphy, D. A., Murphy, W. T., Murray, B. D., Murray, D. B., Mussig, J., Myers, F. J.

Nailer, O. A., Naresky, C. F., Nass, J., Neidermeyer, F., Neill, G. B., Nelson, S. K., Neuhaus, L. R., Neukman, J. E., Neville, C. B., Newman, D. F., Nicoll, J., Nicolson, E., Nigriny, J. M., Nitchman, C. J., Nitchman, Geo., Nolte, N. A., Nolte, C. J., Noonan, E. M., Normine, R. M., Novotney, H. A.

O'Brien, F., O'Brien, F. E., O'Brien, F. F., O'Brien, Thos., O'Brien, W. P., O'Connell, J., Ogden, C. F., Olsen, H., Olsen, L. E., O'Malley, J., O'Rourke, J. J., Ossenfort, C., Ossenfort, W. F., Ott, J., Overocker, W.

Pace, L., Palen, A. D., Palen, H., Palmer, J. H., Pardi, H., Patrick, J. J., Patterson, A. J., Patterson, Clark, Patterson, W., Paurusky, P. T., Peel, R., Pelle, Jas., Pendegast, D. D., Penny, F. H., Paper, A. K., Perreault, J. C., Perry, W. W., Peterson, C., Pfaffenbach, J., Phillips, T. H., Pietraszewski, John, Pitts, C., Poepel, H., Pohl, W. J., Polatshek, J. G., Polch, C. H., Polleck, I. V., Pomplum, P., Pomeroy, W. F., Poole, R. B., Porter, F., Posson, C., Post, W., Powers, J. H. Jr., Prag, L., Pross, C., Pross, M., Pulver, A. S.

Quentin, W. R.

Ramsden, W., Rangey, Chas., Ransom, A. G., Rasher, Geo., Reagles, G. R., Reamer, E., Redmond, L., Regar, F. J., Reilley, W. J., Reilley, J. J., Remscheid, C. R., Rice, C. S., Rice, Geo., Rich, C. H., Richter, W., Rifenback, G. E., Riley, D. E., Riley, G., Riley, R. J., Riley, W., Ritchie, H. O., Rivenburg, H., Roach, F. H., Robbins, H., Roberts, E., Roberts, M., Roberts, R., Robinson, R., Rockmer, E., Rodger, F. L., Rourke, J. J., Rourke, W. A., Ross, M. H., Rusher, F. H., Russ, F.

Sager, C. W., Salmonsen, C., Sample, J. B., Sample, R. M., Sams, Jas., Sands, W. J., Sauer, W. R., Sauter, J. N., Savage, H., Scatchel, J. H., Scharbach, M., Schatten, J., Scheibly, W., Schell, O., Schell, H., Schermerhorn, J. H., Schermerhorn, W. E., Schickel, P. M., Schields, T., Schierbaum, J. R., Schilling, W. W., Schlansky, A., Schlansky, P., Schlechtiger, E. W., Schoenick, F., Schoonmaker, J. C., Schuler, H., Schultz, B., Schultz, Chas., Schultz, D. H., Schultz, F., Schultz, Jos., Schurur, W., Schwem, M. H., Scidmore, W., Scott, L. S., Scullen, W., Seabolt, J. W., Sedewitz, W. A., Sekac, J. P., Sertl, Chas., Sertl, J., Sertl, J. A., Severino, J., Shafer, C., Shafer, E., Shaver, D. L., Sharp, C. R., Shattuck, T., Sheppard, J., Sherling, W. H., Sherman, I. C., Sherman, R., Shetland, W., Shires, E. B., Sidden, F., Signor, W. S., Siler, W., Silverman, I., Silverman, J., Simmons, C. A., Simmons, W. M., Simon, B., Sipher, J. E., Siska, R., Skinner, R. B., Slatterly, W., Sleeter, F., Slottek, C., Smeallie, R. J., Smith, A. C., Smith, A. F., Smith, C. E., Smith, E. J., Smith, H. G., Smith, M. E., Smith, W. H., Smith, W. J. E., Smith, W. L., Smout, C., Snyder, C. H., Snyder, H. E., Snyder, M. L., Snyder, W. J., Sollysiak, J. J., Sommers, J. C., Sorrell, F. L., Springer, C., Stadele, G. J., Staley, C. E., Staley, H. B., Stein, W., Steiner, C., Steiner, P. F., Stern, H., Stevens, H. A., Stevens, S., Stiehl, A. G., Stiehl, M., Stockli, M. G., Stoker, W. A., Stone, T. C., Stryker, G. H., Sunkes, F. E., Sutliff, H., Swanker, H. E., Swart, A., Swart, E., Swoboda, J., Sydmyer, W. F., Sydow, O. R.

Talmas, S., Taylor, C. H., Ten Broock, W. T., Temple, W., Terry, H. J., Thiebaud, M. A., Thompson, M. N., Thon, F. R., Tiessen, W. F., Tinnerholm, R. F., Tobin, W. R., Todd, J., Toren, C. F., Tournier, E. P., Tournier, F. E., Traxon, R. G., Tresselt, H. W., Troegel, A. P., Tromper, C. R., Tromper, W. L., Tromcke, C., Troy, R., Trzcenski, T., Tugas, W. E., Turner, A. T., Turner, H., Turnpenny, W. H., Turpin, H. J.

Ullman, G., Umlauf, R., Unger, A.

Van Auken, M., Vandenburg, H., Vander Bogart, W., Van Dyke, H., Van Dyke, W. H., Van Epps, A. L., Van Epps, J., Van Hoesen, J. M., Van Liew, A., Van Schoick, Geo., Van Schoick, J. R., Van Slyck, H. J., Van Zandt, W. G., Vedder, C. M., Veit, M., Vernon, G. M. Vernon, W., Veit, W., Viets, M.

Waddell, J. G., Wagner, E. A., Wagner, G. H., Wagner, L. H., Wagner, W., Walsh, E. M., Walsh, J. F., Walter, H., Waner, C. F., Wark, J. A., Warner, A. R., Warner, C. F., Warner, H. W., Warner, R. W., Warum, R., Watt, Jas., Wayand, Jos., Wayand, P. H., Wayand, W. H., Webber, W. K., Weber, C., Weber, H., Webster, D., Webster, H. T., Weed, O. W., Weinhold, A. J., Weinhold, F. A., Weinhold, R., Weller, L. T., Wemple, John, Wend, P. D., Weyrich, J. H., Whalin, J, Whamer, C., Wheeler, J. C., White, C. H., White, F., White, G. J., White, H., White, R. H., Whitmeyer, F. C., Whittemore, I. W., Wiebush, W., Wiese, A., Wieser, H. F., Wilkie, R., Wilkinson, J. A., Williams, L. V., Williams, S., Williamson, J., Wilson, A. M., Wilson, B. R., Wilson, P. R., Wilson, S. A., Wimbury, H. A., Windlespacht, C., Winkle, W., Winkler, H. G., Winkler, J. H., Winterberg, W. A., Wintle, B. J., Witze, Geo., Wolff, A., Wolff, H. M., Wood, F., Woodruff, G., Woods, F. J., Woodward, C., Woodward, J. H., Woodward, J. W., Wooten, J. J. W.

Yager, L. A., Young, E. F., Young, O., Youngfleisch, E. J., Yurkins, T.

Zaborowski, T., Zautner, F. H., Zautner, W. W., Zenner, L. J., Zolner, E. M.

G-E ROLL OF HONOR

Below are some of the names of our apprentices who have joined the Army or Navy. Some were members of the National Guard and the others enlisted after the declaration of war.

Benham, L. H., Bentley, Geo., Congress, A., Dufel, A. H., Evans, W. T., Fitzgerald, W. J., Frisbie, L. R., George, A., Green, A., Hilderbrand, M. J., Huffmire, F. C., Jensen, L. M., Johns, R., Kastelberg, L. A., Kelafant, F. M., Kelafant, M. A., Kemp, C. E., Lamoreaux, W., Lundberg, E. P., Millham, R., Morgan, W. L., Neville, C. B., Oatting, W. H., Jr., O'Connor, W. F., Parkhurst, E. C., Rifenbark, G. E., Rogers, J., Sherman, R., Schell, A., Sommerman, G. H., Stanford, J. C., Stephenson, W., Tressler, Q. D., Thomas, O. W., Van Vorst, P. L., Williams, A. F., Wilson, L. M.

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