Clarkson University - Clarksonian Yearbook (Potsdam, NY)

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EMINENT ALUMNI JOSEPH L. FRAIOLI Qass of '35, B.S. in C.E. Presently Consulting Engineer and partner of Fraioli-BIum-Yesselman in New York, N.Y., White Plains, N.Y., Norfolk, Virginia, and Hart- ford, Connecticut. STEPHEN J. TOMPKINS Qass of '37, B.S.M.E. Presently President of Automotive Group, North American Rockwell corporation of Detroit, Michigan. ROBERT L. HOUSTON Qass of '34, B.Sc. in E.E. Presently President of the Canada Japan Trade Council in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. H. CURTIS REED Class of '38, B.A. Presently President of the West Coast Life Insurance Company in San Francisco, California. WILLIAM M. WALTERS Qass of '35, B.S. in C.E. Presently President of the Taylor Instrument Process Control Divi- sion, Sybron Corporation of Rochester, New York. Woodstock as it appeared in the 1920's. In 1936, it was reconditioned as a dormitory and furnished with the help of a $1000 gift from Mrs. Emilie Clarkson Moore. 13

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John Shelby Thomas President 1934-1940 The Arlington Inn as it appeared in the early 1930's. An exterior face lifting had been com- pleted earlier, in which the familiar Potsdam Sand- stone front replaced an older style wood and brick facade. Pictured to the right are king Pinky Ryan and queen Virginia Melius of the 1934 Ice Carnival. At the end of 1933, Dr. John S. Thomas replaced President Brooks as the new President of the college. Romance entered the 1934 Ice Carnival when that year's king, Philip J. Pinky Ryan, later married the Ice Carnival Queen, Virginia Melius. A 1935 graduate, Pinky returned to Clarkson in 1946 and is still on the Phys. Ed. staff. Clarkson's enrollment was con- tinuously falling from a high in 1931 of 420 to 346 in 1934 due to the great depression. In 1936, the trustees were ready to build on the hill as soon as $350,000 had been raised. Woodstock was already being reconditioned for a dormitory. It was also this year that a unit of the Reserve Officers Train- ing Corps was established at Clarkson and was offered as an elective. The 1937 Ice Carnival King was William Fiesinger a student who graduated in June and re- turned to Clarkson in 1960 and is presently Director of Development and Alumni Affairs. The school's colors were proclaimed as green and gold as chosen by the Clarkson sisters because of their brother's fondness of the goldenrod. The hockey rink was enclosed in the summer of 1938, but artificial ice was not installed un- til 1952. The college was presently housed in five buildings: the Main Building; the Administration Building, a house just west of Main which also housed the library on the second and third floors; the gymnasium, which is presently the library; Southerland Hall in back of Main, which housed the Chemical Engineering lab and the maintenance woodworking shop (presently the Chem Annex); and Recitation Hall, a wooden structure east of Main which contained class rooms, offices and a large Civil Engineering Drafting room. The 1937-38 hockey team justly claimed the U.S. Championship with a record of 13-1-1. 12

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John Alexander Ross President 1940—1947 In June, 1940, John A. Ross, Jr. became the new President of Clarkson. The four tennis courts were built on Snell Field, and Holcroft and Woodstock were opened as dorms with the students doing all the work. The 1941 graduating class contained Donald F. McIntyre who is now Vice President and Treasurer of Clarkson. Tuition was up to $323, the Theta Chapter of Tau Beta Pi was established, and the bronze sculp- ture in front of Old Main was donated by the Presi- dent of the New York Air Brake Co. With growing in- volvement in World War II, Clarkson became involved in the Army Specialized Training Program, accepting contingents of students from June 1941 to the Spring of 1944. The graduating class of 1945 included J. Ron- ald Frazer who is presently Professor of Industrial Management. It was soon announced that the Teachers College was planning to move to a site on Pierrepont Ave. Clarkson was happy to buy their present building and started a campaign to raise $1.1 million to reno- vate and expand what was to become Snell Hall. In October of 1946, the Malone branch opened for Clark- son Freshmen. This seven building site, formerly a state school for the Deaf, was acquired to satisfy the college's need to accommodate the big influx of students expanded by the veterans coming under the G.I. Bill of Rights. Clarkson used the branch until 1951 when freshmen once again came to the Potsdam Campus. The 1947 school enrollment was up to 1,578, one third being in Malone. This was the year of Clarkson's first 2-day heavy snow holiday, the next one not occurring until March 4-5, 1947. Above: The Malone branch opened in 1946 to ac- commodate freshmen since the school's enrollment climbed at this time due to the influx of veterans under the G.I. Bill of Rights. Right: The bronze sculpture located in front of Old Main was donated in 1941 by the President of the New York Air Brake Company. Far right: The Ice Carnival of 1943 took on a theme which reflected the world situation at that time. 14