John Louis Feirer

Background

Feirer, John Louis was born on March 14, 1915 in Menomonie, Wisconsin, United States. Son of John and Elizabeth (Berger) Feirer.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Vocational Education, Stout State College, 1936; postgraduate, Stout State College, 1937; Master of Arts, University Minnesota, 1939; Doctor of Education, U. Oklahoma, 1946.

Career

Teacher industrial arts, Roosevelt Junior High School, Appleton, Wisconsin, 1936-1937; Teacher industrial arts, public schools, Minneapolis, 1938-1940; associate professor industrial education, Western Michigan U., Kalamazoo, 1940-1943; professor, head department, Western Michigan U., 1946-1984; professor, University of Michigan, 1941-1942; founder, director, Center of Metric Education, Kalamazoo, 1972-1984. Visiting professor Stout State College, summers 1939, 40, 53, San Jose State College, summer 1950, U. Hawaii, summers 1955, 58, 60, Oregon State University, summer 1956, U. P.R., summer 1967, Colorado State University, summer 1975. Visiting professor, state teacher trainer U. Hawaii, 1959-1960.

Consultant vocational education Chicago Public Schools, 1963. Consultant industrial education Los Angeles Area Public Schools, 1963. Consultant metro-rural visitor project State of Hawaii, 1965.

Consultant filmdiv. Encyclopedia British, 1965-1969. Consultant National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1965-1972. Chairman of Commission for spaceresources for high school/industrial arts resource units.

Member Committee on National Teacher Examinations for Industrial Arts, 1948. Member Michigan State Advisory Committee on Industrial Education, 1948-1965. Member conference on industrial education United States Office of Education, 1950.

Member yearbook planning committee American Council on Industrial Arts Teacher Education, since 1963. Member workshop advising committee Mid-Pacific Conference, Honolulu, 1971.

Achievements

• John Louis Feirer has been listed as a noteworthy Industrial education educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Industrial Arts Woodworking

    (this book covers, getting started in woodworking, getting...)

  • General Industrial Education (McGraw-Hill publications in industrial education)

    (A junior high industrial arts textbook introducing the ba...)

  • General Industrial Education and Technology

    (A junior high industrial arts textbook introducing the ba...)

  • Cabinetmaking & Millwork

    (Fundamentals of materials, tools, machines, and processes...)

  • Carpentry and Building Construction (Hlthcar Sci Tech: Car Found)

    (Covering everything from print reading to painting, this ...)

  • Advanced Woodworking and Furniture Making (Revised)

    (From the Preface: "Advanced Woodwork and Furniture Making...)

  • Carpentry and Building Construction

    ("Carpentry and Building Construction" is widely used for ...)

  • Carpentry and Building Construction, Revised Edition

    (One of the best reference tools for drafters, designers, ...)

  • Woodworking for industry workbook: Keyed to the textbook Woodworking for industry

    (These study guides are designed for use with the textbook...)

  • Carpentry & Building Construction, Student Edition

    (Glencoe Carpentry & Building Construction - 2010 Edition ...)

  • Cabinetmaking and Millwork

    (Excellent, classic resource for both beginner and experie...)

  • Furniture and Cabinet Making

    (Furniture and Cabinet Making Sep 01, 1983 Feirer, John Louis)

  • General metals (McGraw-Hill publications in industrial education)

    (An industrial education textbook in basic metalworking.)

  • Residential Masonry

    (home improvement masonry book)

  • Cabinetmaking and Millwork Second Edition Revised

    (writing in the inside cover)

  • Cabinetmaking and Millwork, Fifth Edition

    (The handyman's Bible.)

  • Woodworking for Industry

    (Ex-School library. Third Edition)

  • Furniture & Cabinet Making

    (beauty)

  • Guide to Residential Carpentry/Student Answer Key
  • Guide to Residential Carpentry by John Louis Feirer (1991-10-03)
  • Industrial Arts Woodworking
  • Advanced woodworking workbook: For use with the textbook on furniture and power tools: Advanced woodwork and furniture making
  • Carpentry and Building Construction Student Workbook (Hlthcar Sci Tech: Car Found)
  • Woodworking for industry: Technology and practice
  • Cabinetmaking and Millwork Student Guide, Keyed to the Textbook Cabinetmaking and Millwork
  • General Metals (McGraw-Hill Publications in Industrial Education)
  • Machine Tool Metalworking, Principles and Practice
  • Workbook for Industrial arts woodworking: Keyed to the textbook Industrial arts woodworking, second edition
  • INDUSTRIAL ARTS WOODWORKING Large Type Edition Volumes 1 & 2
  • Machine tool metalworking: principles and practice
  • Residential Masonry by John Louis Feirer (1987-06-03)
  • Cabinetmaking and Millwork by John L Feirer (1970-01-01)
  • Advanced woodworking workbook: For use with the textbook on furniture and power tools, Advanced woodwork and furniture making
  • Carpentry and Building Construction by John L Feirer (1989-01-01)
  • Woodworking for Industry (Student Guide)
  • Guide to Residential Carpentry
  • Carpentry & Building Construction 3rd Edition by John Louis Feirer (1988-05-03)
  • Woodworking for Industry Workbook: Keyed to the Textbook Woodworking for Industry
  • Carpentry and Building Construction, 5th (Fifth) Edition: 5th (Fifth) Edition
  • Cabinetmaking and Millwork Student Guide

Membership

Phase officer Aviation Metalsmith School Naval Air. Technology Training Center, 1943-1946, Norman, Oklahoma. Member Association Industrial Teacher Trainers (research committee), American Vocational Association (editorial committee bulletin), Michigan Industrial Arts Association, Michigan Ednl.

Association (honorary life member), Industrial Arts Conference Mississippi Valley, Phi Delta Kappa, Epsilon Pi Tau (trustee, honorary citation 1967), Alpha Pi Omega.

Connections

Married Jane K. Smith. 2 children.

Father:

John Feirer

Mother:

Elizabeth (Berger) Feirer

Spouse:

Jane K. Smith