Massachusetts College of Art and Design - Palette and Pen Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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EFFIE BYROX WHITTET 15 Clifton Road. Roxbury, Mass. Studied at B. U.. Simmons and FX . .S. LlBR.AR.-U.AN AND PRECEPTRESS “Dreams, books, arc each a world; and books we know. Are a substantial world, both pure and good.” iMrs. Whittet is our official librarian and guards closely our precious anatomy plates and beautifully illustrated fairy- tales; she posts notices of choice bits of current items on art. which will be of benefit to those who will read; she dis- perses locker keys to the unfortunate forgetters and is forever untangling the misfortunes of those who flock to the li- brary for advice upon subjects ranging from Keats to matrimony. Much of her interest is centered upon her little daugh- ter and perhaps it is the same charming motherliness” which she reflects upon us that makes her a friend to each and all. IS. BELI.. r. D.LJIRELL 5 Lee St.. Cambridge. Mass. Secretary to Director “Silence is golden and she is rich there- with.” We do not see very much of Miss Damrell unless we trespass upon her busy domain to enter the office of Mr. Farnum. . s our Director ' s secretary, we are sure that the Commonwealth must find i Iiss Damrell quite indispensable, for she. with Miss Carney’s assistance, keeps the ma- chinery of our school in order even in Mr. Farnum ' s occasional absence. Miss Dam- rell is interested in our efforts and is never too busy to give us of her helpful advice. MISS HELEX CLE.WES Waban. Mass. Studied under Charles Woodbury and Den- man Ross Instructor. Department of Education “Let’s find the sunny side oj men, or be believers in it, .1 light there is lor every soul that takes the pains to win.” “Talk the L ' . S. language’’ is the earnest plea of Miss Cleaves, who. in spite of her forbidding appearance, gains the admiration and respect of all the Senior Classes since she has been with us. .According to her pupils, this very popu- lar instructor is considered “just wonder- ful because she is sunny inside. which absolutely makes her energetic, capable personality ideal for teaching. She is typically .American in her methods of at- tacking any lecture as she combines wit. ideas, and experiences with a rapid fire of facts. Aliss Cleaves is also gifted as an artist. Her assigned trips to the Museum are a constant joy to the lucky Senior Teacher Trainers and we feel sure that Aliss ( ' leaves will always be an inspiration to future teachers. ALARY AI. RLGC. 62 Hamilton St.. Wollaston. Alass. .Alumnus, AI.X ' .-A.S., Cooper ' s Union, Study at Pratt Institute and Chicago School of Design. Instructor i.n Costume Illustration “True joy is free to all.” The enthusiasm which radiates from Airs. Rugg ' s vivacious personality is an inspiration to ' all her students. From the industrial world, in which she has made a place for herself, .she brings actual ex- perience and valuable advice to our stu- dents of Costume Illustration who are eager to enter the commercial field. Airs. Ru.gg carries successfully with her profes- sional work, the duties of homemaker and the care of a three-year old son. I L.AUR.A .A. C.ARXEY 66 Calvary St., Al’altham, Alass. Bookkeeper and Recorder “Thy modesty is but a candle to thy merit.” I ' e well remember Air. Alajor’s admira- tion of Aliss Carney’s beautiful Titian crown of glory, and our subsequent awe that it had been so highly lauded by the Alonarch of the Fourth F ' loor. We won- der how Aliss CarneA ' can still smile so cheerily when we slip in morning after morning to put blue beads on our pegs (which is the penalty for tardiness). .A good sport and a loyal supporter of our school activities. Aliss Carney is among our pleasant memories.

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Class History 1926 FIRST YEAR FRESHMEN President, Elmer Hall Secretary, Kenneth Morang Vice-President , [Marion Clark Treasurer, F’red O’Hara ARLY in September, 1922, a line of young persons trickled tremblingly into the Art school. Its sources were as remote as far distant China, and chilly Canada, and all of Massachusetts, . mbition burned in hearts slightly dampened with dread, though our all merciful Providence veiled the future. It was the class of 1926. Beginning was easy; water-color, drawing (jauntily, when weather permitted, we sat like rows of dili- gent sparrows on the steps of the Public Library or on the grass of the Common), making architectural sketches to the doubtless deserved amusement of the populace; color har- mony with our exquisite Miss Hathaway; nice though messy modeling with patient IMr. Porter; mechanical drawing (over which we pass quickly, though Mr. Ray was our favorite teacher) ; and design with our early beloved IMr. Brewster. Socially we were launched by the initiation Smix Smax Smox, bearing our humiliations with Christian fortitude, and the consolation of a promised party. Louis Novak decorated the Assembly Hall for our first dance (spurred on by our applause of this first evidence of class talent). We helped resurrect the defunct school magazine, christening it, “The Art Gum,” and we think we did it well, for there’s life in the old girl yet. Our Spring picnic was held on the Cornelia Warren estate in Waltham, where [Mrs. Whittet played her permanent part in leading us out of the maze. Last and best was our tea in the hospitable studio of [Mr. Brewster. SECOND YEAR -SOPHOMORES President, Fred Robinson Secretary, Kenneth [Morang Vice-President , Elizabeth Ashton Treasurer, Charles Austin In our second year, our struggles with the rigors of mechanical drawing, architecture, and perspective, reduced us to that fashionable shadow known as the youthful figure, though our rations were balanced by the delightful lectures on English by [Mr. Jamison, and the History of Art by our always stimulating [Mr. Earnum. Then we had composition and painting with Mr. Major, in whose presence we stood with shivering adoration. Growing pains are trouble- some ; maturity means sacrifice— and these we soon learned which was major. With glad in- [ 20 ]