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

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i l'HUTUGPiAPH.lC TECHNOLOGY WHILE the Institute has offered work in photography for more than a quarter of a century, it was not until 1930 that the De- partment of Photographic Technology was organized at the suggestion of, and with the co-operation of, the photographic industry. It was organized to provide training for posi- tions in the photographic industry and vari- ous branches of professional photography and these are its primary objectives today. Dr. Ellingson was Supervisor of the depart- ment from its organization until 1936 when he assumed the Presidency of the Institute. In that year the course was extended from two to three years. The department is now recognized as one of the leading schools of photography in the United States and is the only one with a three year course. During the year 1938-39 ninety students were enrolled from 16 states and two Canadian Provinces. In the nine years of its existence it has graduated 70 men and women nearly all of whom are employed in the photographic industry or in professional photography. In this year of 1939-the centennial year of photography-we look back upon nine years of progress in pioneering in a new field and we look forward to the second century of photography confident that in training ambitious men and women for careers in professional photography and the photographic industry we can contribute much towards its advancement in the years that lie ahead. C. B. NEBLETTE Coumelor .26-

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MECHANHHU.AND GUNSTRUCTTUN INCE Mechanics Institute was founded in 1885, the Mechanical Department has been one of its important divisions. From the early days of industrial Rochester, this de- partment has been supplying the community with technically trained men and has main- tained a co-operative relationship with the industries that has been benehcial to its graduates and their employers alike. The 1 department has kept pace with technical ad- vances in the industrial world and aims to use teaching methods that serve its students best. The Construction Department is an out- growth ofthe courses in Architecture that were given at the Institute prior to 1919. A committee of the Rochester Chamber of Commerce suggested at that time that the Institute consider giving a course in construction. When a survey disclosed that a greater number of the Institute's graduates were engaged in the building field than in architecture, a decision was reached to offer a basic curriculum for the building field. The course of study was prepared through the co-operation of the Rochester Builders' Exchange with the Institute faculty. Graduates from this course have already proved the soundness of the venture. HERMAN MARTIN Coumelor 025.

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PUBLISHING AND l PRINTING HE Department of Publishing and Printing is the youngest of the Institute's ten educa- tional departments. Organized only two years ago, at the suggestion of the New York State Publishers' Association, it already has become one of the most outstanding printing schools in the United States, if not in the world. Its equipment is equal in value to the only other school in the northeastern part of the United States offering work in publishing and printing on the professional level. Its program and methods of training have at- tracted wide attention among the leaders of the publishing, printing and allied industries as well as among prominent educators. The Institute occupies a unique place in education because of its philosophy and the principles upon which all its work is based. Application of these principles to printing education constitutes what is believed to be a new approach in this BYRON G. CULVER Coumelor field of training. The basic two year full-time curriculum is designed to fit the needs of those who are interested in careers in the publishing and printing professions. It is planned to train students for advancement on the basis of earned promotions. Career possibilities in publishing and printing are attractive, for these industries are among the most progressive and important industries in the country. Indications point to a successful future for the department of publishing and printing. 027.