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

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PUBLISHED BY TECHMILA' STAFF 1945 ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROCHESTER, NEW YORK

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DEDICATION Rochester Institute of Technology has behind it many years in which it was the first and foremost educational institute in Rochester In 1829 the Rochester Athenaeum was founded with the assistance of Nathaniel Rochester. His home was originally on the corner of Washington and Spring Streets, where the Bevier Building now stands It was with the backing of the Athenaeum that the first library in Rochester was brought into being. Many prominent people, including Daniel Webster, orator, and William Lloyd Garrison, advocate of slave emancipation, partook of the discussions held under the auspices of the Rochester Athenaeum These discussions attracted such large crowds that it became necessary for them to be held in the old Corinthian Hall. In 1885, through the efforts of Henry Lomb, Mechanics Institute was founded. It is interesting to note here that the old Erie Canal ran in front of what is now the Eastman Building. Today the subway system of Rochester runs in the path of this canal. In 1891, Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute were con- solidated. It was not until 1944, however, that the name was changed to Rochester Institute of Technology. During the past four years our country has been engaged in a swift- moving technical war. The manner and the time it took to secure, train and equip her Armed Forces is the astounding proof of the great need for a technical knowledge throughout the future. The technical knoweldge of electronics, radio, radar, mechanics, and other fields, has reached a higher plane than ever known to man- kind. The source of supply of well-trained men to handle the needs of our Armed Forces is very limited. With this truth firmly in the minds 4