Masonry Magazine October 1978 Page. 36

Masonry Magazine October 1978 Page. 36

Masonry Magazine October 1978 Page. 36
The way we teach

The way we teach masonry says a lot about the way we build with masonry.

Twenty-two years ago Gerrard Jenniges was an apprentice mason-and a good one, good enough to win the National Apprentice Championship. Now, he's repaying the last generation of craftsmen-who taught him his skills-by teaching the next.

Jenniges is imparting his knowledge and experience to two young apprentices-David Sweitzer (left), his employer's son, and Paul Pfutzenreuter, son of the man who taught Jenniges his trade more than two decades ago.

The masonry industry makes craftsmen the way it makes buildings-one at a time, by hand, with skill, care and pride. It's those qualities that keep masonry the most economical of building materials, and have kept it competitive in an increasingly mechanized world.

Jenniges sees the national energy crisis causing more and more architects, engineers, builders and owners to turn to masonry, which means an even brighter future for masonry craftsmen. "It's the best way you can build," he says. "My apprentices have years of steady work ahead of them." Jenniges adds: "There are so many different masonry materials to work with. Not just the hundreds of varieties and sizes of brick and concrete block, but stone, marble, ceramic tile, terrazzo, mosaics, and plaster. You have to work hard at this trade, but when you finish a building, you can turn around, look at it and say, "I had a hand in that building and I'm proud of it."

"In a way, that's how I'd like to feel about my apprentice years from now-that I had a hand in making them skilled craftsmen, and I'll be as proud of them as I am of any builds I've worked on."

There are hundreds of reasons why your next building should be masonry. Among the best reasons are the masons craftsmen themselves-people who devote their working lives to constructing good buildings, and are equally dedicated to making the next generation of masons even better than the present one.

The best materials, the finest craftsmanship: That's a winning combination. If you want that winning combination working for you in your next building project, all you have to do is make sure it's a masonry building.


Craftsmen: The Heart and Hands of Masonry

IMI
International
The Becker International Union and the
Mason Contractors of the US and Canada
823 15th Street, N.W., Suite 1001
Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 783-3908

"Member. Local 1. Minneapolis, Minn.. International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen.


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