Masonry Magazine October 1973 Page. 8
Brick Is Beautiful.
And So Are Some Bricklayers!
"I can't stand office work, I like to work with my hands," confided "Pete" Trivette of Towson, Md.
Pete, who has worked as an automotive parts delivery truck driver and as a leathercraft worker, felt that those jobs didn't pay enough. So Pete Trivette decided to become a bricklayer and is presently undergoing a three-year aprentice training program with Bricklayers Local No. 1 in Baltimore. What's so unusual about that?
"Pete" happens to be Mrs. Barbara Trivette, a slender, attractive woman of 21. And she is believed to be the first registered woman aprentice in the history of the construction trades in the Baltimore area.
According to her foreman, she's "doing pretty good." "I think it's great," said the general contractor of her work on the project she's working on, side-by-side with men. There was some resentment at first, but now the guys speak well of her ability.
"We didn't think she'd make it for awhile, she's so small and frail-looking," observed the union's business representative. "But bricklaying is know-how more than brute strength."
Mrs. Trivette says her mother is a bit worried about her being hurt on the job, but her father, a communications consultant, is going along with the whole idea. "I think he's got all kinds of patio jobs lined up for me," Mrs. Trivette quipped as she adjusted her hard hat.
Milwaukee MCA Tours Waukesha Block
A sizable group of MCA of Milwaukee members recently were guests of Bob Nagy and the Waukesha Block Co. on a tour of their manufacturing facilities in Waukesha, Wis. All said they were impressed with the modern and efficient operation, particularly the cleanliness of the plant. Nagy also runs a large prestressed concrete operation at the same location producing "Spancrete." Following the tour, members were treated to Italian sausage sandwiches at Lombardi's International Inn. Pictured near the steps are (from the left) Jack Serdahley, Lee Claus, Bill Simpson, Allan Knuth, Larry Gruman, Bill Dentinger, Rick Kemp, Marv Knuth, Jerry Dufour, John Brunner, Stan Bialek, Chuck Polley and Bill Schaab. The other picture shows members during their in-plant tour.
Seminar for New England Architects
"Masonry Unlimited," a day-long seminar for architects and consulting engineers on fire-safe, high-rise loadbearing masonry, was conducted at the Boston Architectural Center on September 12. Nearly 200 architects and engineers from New England participated in the sessions, according to Robert J. Joyce, executive director of the Massachusetts Masonry Institute and chairman of the program. Co-sponsoring the event with MMI were the New England Concrete Masonry Association and the New England Chapter of the National Association of Brick Distributors. It was the first step in a concentrated program designed to focus attention of the design field, governmental bodies and the public on the inherent economic, safety and esthetic features of masonry construction. Pictured here (from the left) are program chairman Robert Joyce; Charles Velardo, MCAA Vice President; Allan Yorkdale, Brick Institute of America: Armand Gustaferro, fire protection consultant, and Ashby T. Gibbons, Portland Cement Association.
Bricklayers Honor Three Architects
Three Port Huron (Mich.) architects were honored for their contributions to masonry design and construction by Local 10 of the BM & PIU at a recent meeting of the local in Port Huron. The architects-Richard Cogley, Roy French and Edward Wedge-received honorary membership cards in the bricklayers' union from Louis Weir, fifth vice-president of the BM&PIU. Included in photo of the presentation are (from left) Pat Malane, Local 10 business agent; Andy Virtue, president of the Michigan State Conference, BM&PIU; Weir; Cogley: French; Wedge; Lyle Wolfe, president of Local 10, and John Heslip, executive director of the Masonry Institute of Michigan in Farmington.