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

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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.

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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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FUUII AIJIVIINISTPIATIUN oon Administration caters to girls who believe there is a worthy place for woman in the kitchen, and are therefore glorifying kitchen crafts into worth-while careers. Ever since the Institute opened its doors in 1885, it has offered foods training, which has varied from household arts for home-makers, and courses in home-economics teaching, to the present-day co-operative training in food administration. The girls of this department are divided be- tween two professional Fields: hospital diete- tics, and commercial management. During the three years at the Institute, the dieti- tians secure hospital internship through co- operative work, while the managers serve their co-operative apprenticeship in commercial establishments. The goal of the dietitian is to become head of a hospital dietary department, whereas the student in the commercial field looks toward management of a tea room or cafeteria, and very likely dreams of some day setting up her own establishment. In any case, Food Administration girls are optimistic about starting careers when school days are over, for they know that, whether business is good or bad, people still have to eat, and there is always opportunity for girls who are competent in professional foods work. Gnonom C. Hoica Counrelor -am. If,- I I l I .23.