Rochester Institute of Technology - Techmila / Ramikin Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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CHENIISTHY . osT people think of the chemist as being a person Who works in laboratories with bottles, test tubes and queer shaped glass containers, and whose chief occupation is to determine the chemical composition of any compound that is at hand. By certain opera- tions he discovers the constituents of an ore, of a food product, or of a metal. Sometimes he is supposed just to try things and thereby, it is popularly believed, he makes great dis- coveries revolutionizing great industries or making use of new processes or products. Some parts of this picture are true but the fact is that chemical laboratories are systema- tized and specialized and are organized to get quick and useful results. Furthermore, many processes involve mathematical calculations, great accuracy, the manipulation of delicate equipment, and the observance of very rigid directions. Even in the research laboratories, workers perform limited and specialized operations. The Chemistry Department aims to train men for supervisory and management responsibilities. The kinds of jobs held by graduates of the past ten years clearly demonstrate that Institute training does lay the foundation upon which the wide- awake man may build. Many graduates occupy very responsible positions in industry today and with more experience and study they vvill continue to move up the promo- ALFRED A. JOHNS Coumelor tion ladder. -21.

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APPLIED Ant PREVIOUS to 1910, the Art Department of the Institute occupied quarters in the Eastman Building. It was during this time that Mrs. Susan Bevier located in Rochester, coming from New York City, taking residence in the present Columbia Apartments across the street from the Eastman Building. She was a person greatly interested in young people, and also in art. When she found that just across A the street there was a school of art, she be- came acquainted with its activities, and pro- vided in her will for a bequest of a sum of money for the erection of an Art School in memory of her daughter. The present Bevier Building is the result of Mrs. Bevier's gener- osity, and it is known as the Alice Bevier Memorial Building. This building was completed and occupied in 1910. It is interesting to know that the Bevier Building is erected on the site of the home of Nathanial Rochester, the founder of the city which bears his name. The Rochester house was razed to make way for the Bevier Building. A plaque commemorating this fact is placed on the Spring Street side of the building. Keeping pace with the requirements and developments of the passing years, the various aft courses have been strengthened and a constant scrutiny is made with the purpose of maintaining the work on as high a level as is conceivably possible. Indi- vidualized education has always been necessary in the teaching of art, but with the individualized program developed in the last few years, the plan of study has made the art program even more effective. CLIFFORD M. ULP Counselor .20.

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ELECTRICAL HE Hrst graduates of the Co-operative Electrical Course received their credentials in June 1915. From this time more than four hundred young men have completed the co- operative electrical program and have located employment in various branches of the elec- trical field. The high personal and scholastic standards required previous to graduation is reflected in the achievements of this group. Many now hold important places, and even the most recent graduates are located in posi- tions with great promotional possibilities. These men are known for their high ideals EARLE M' MOP-ECOCK and standards, their competence in the field is C0 'm'l0 recognized by employers throughout the state, they have given a real meaning to the Co-operative Electrical Diploma. We, of the Electrical Department Faculty, take pride in their friendship and comfort in the belief that we have contributed in some small Way to their success. That you, the graduates of 1939, will maintain the traditions of those who preceded you, that you will give your best to your employers and your communities, is not questioned by this faculty. Our interest in you will not terminate with completion of classwork at the Institute, but will continue for years yet to come. Of all the contributions which you have received and given during your stay at the Institute, may you prize most, the friendship of your teachers. o22.