Alfred University - Kanakadea Yearbook (Alfred, NY)

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THE SCHGOL FOR AMERICAN CRAFTSMEN KN .K 12, , f is--Z .1 . 1 1 A Director of School for American Craftsmen HAROLD J. BRENNAN, MA. In the belief that the hand crafts should become more fully recognized in the field of art, the American Craftsmen's Educational Council organized the School for American Craftsmen. The School was opened in January, 1945 at Hanover, New Hampshire and became a part of the College of Liberal Arts when it asso- ciated with Alfred University in 1946. In its courses in pottery, woodworking, textiles, metalsmithing and wrought iron, the School aims to produce students who will be capable of carrying on a successful career in crafts. A natural question is, of what worth are the hand arts in a modern age? The survival of the crafts at any period of time depends upon their relationship to the contemporary culture. The craftsman in our era does not compete with the machine: he supplements it by acting as a stimulus to industry. Students and faculty automatically become members of The Journeyman, an organization affiliated with the American Craftsmen's Cooperative Council, Incorporated. This group functions independently within the school, and offers craftsmen retail and wholesale marketing outlets. The School for American Craftsmen attempts to apply common sense and a realistic understanding of contemporary problems, coupled with creative and artistic expression, to the age-old use of the hands of man. 20

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CERAMIC FACULTY Top Row-Charles M. Harder, B.S., Head of Industrial Ceramic Design: C. R. Amberg, M.S., Head of Research Department: Marion J. Voss, B.S., Assistant Proiessor of Chemistry: Willard Sutton, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Ceramic Engineering: Harold Tovish, Assistant Professor ol Sculp- ture: Willis G. Lawrence, D.Sc., Prolessor of Research: Murray J. Rice, M.A., Ph.D., Head of Chemistry Department: Clarence W. Merritt, B.S., Associate Professor oi Ceramic Engineering. Bottom Row-Wayne Brownell, B.S., Associate Professor of Research: Reta Farnham, B.F.A., Instructor in Research: Emily Van Schoick, A.B., Librarian: Mariam Lorey, B.S., Assistant Librarian: Minnie Negoro, Instructor in Research: Loyal Frasier, Instructor in Industrial Ceramic N Design. Ceramic Faculty Not Present-Leon B. Bassett, B.S., Professor of Ceramic Engineering: Robert B. Burdick, B.S., Instructor in Research: John W. DeRemer, B.S., Industrial Fellows: Kurt J. Elzdahl, Associate Professor of Industrial Design: Marion Fosdick, Associate Professor oi Ceramic Design: Clara K. Nelson, Associate Professor ot Drawing: Daniel Rhodes, Ph.B., M.F.A., Assistant Professor ot Ceramic Design and Drawing: Harold E. Simpson, M.S., Ph.D., Head ol Glass Tech- nology: Lucius Washburn, B.S., Assistant Professor ot Research: J. P. Johnson, Graduate Assistant, Industrial Ceramic Design: Harry Parker, B.S.. Graduate Assistant, Ceramic Engineering: Theo- dore Randell, B.F.A., Graduate Assistant, Industrial Ceramic Design: Ilse Rothmer, Graduate Assistant, Industrial Ceramic Design: John Steinbach, B.S., Industrial Fellows: Robert Turnbull, B.S., Graduate Assistant, Research: Addison Scholes, B.S., Research Associate: S. R. Scholes. A.B., Ph.D., Associate Dean and Head of Glass Technology Department: Howard Sephton, B.S., Research Associate: Roger Wilson, Research Associate. 19

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CRAFT SCHOCDL FACULTY Top Row-John Pripp. Instructor in Metalsmithing: Tage Frid, Instructor in Woodworking. Bottom Row-Fred Meyer, M.F.A., Instructor in Arty Elsie Binns, Instructor in Arty Joy Lind, B.F.A., Instructor in Textiles: Linn Pheian, B.F.A., Instructor in Pottery. Not Present-Frank Ernest Brace, B.A., Instructor in Woodworkingp Frances Wright Caroe, Instructor in Marketing: Laurits Eichner, Instructor in Metai- smithingy Charles Gravatt, Instructor in Mechanical Drawing: Charles Reese. Instructor in Metalsmithingy Olin Russum, Jr., M.F.A., Instructor in Pottery. 21