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

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LEO O’DONNELL Life Drawing, General Illustration He flourishes his cape at dullness, and masks with an Edward Winsor eyebrow an ability to sense the broad- ness of things, to decline without denouncing, and sup- port, as beautiful, theories which he does not believe, — most charming of men to please, most difficult to de- ceive, and as terrible as a guilty conscience. PHILIP O. PALMSTROM Design and Drawing Continually yet kindly striving to bring out the best in us, Mr. Palmstrom affords us an incomparable layout for success. He always enjoys a pun, is never too busy to teach us how to be healthy on twenty-four hours of lettering a day, and he has one worried frown reserved especially for yearbook material. OTIS A. PHILBRICK Head of Drawing and Painting Department Like a lean gray shadow he chastens us gently and makes an art of teaching so that one asks, “How did he do it?’’ not knowing when the word was spoken, or by what instinct, that put the sun at our shoulder and marked the end of one day and the beginning of another. LILLIAN A. PHILLIPS Crafts Loquacious, busy and sincere, our Miss Phillips always leaves us a bit breathless and flustered. But from amid the chaos arises work worthy of master craftsmen. She gives us a wealth of information in an unbelievably short time and inspires us to become more facile.

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ERNEST L. MAJOR Composition, Still Life Drawing and Painting, Figure Drawing The “grand old man” entertains us with convincing contortion and the work of real old masters. Then one day the lion lies down for the lamb and his soul embraces ours; he smiles benignly at us above his safety pins and we worship the great ones together. LAURIN H. MARTIN Metal Crafts With speed that exceeds even that of his new Olds- mobile, Mr. Martin genially intersperses our enameling of bowls and soldering of rings with intriguing bits of his experiences; his prolonged stay in England, his cross- country trek, or his reactions to the Bruins-Rangers hockey game. ELIZABETH McDERMOTT English Composition and Literature, Constitutional History Considerate of our differences, appreciative of our personalities, Miss McDermott listens to our prodigious plans and ideas with the careful courtesy of another age; she might have been straight out of Jane Austen, lis- tening to the curate over the gentle clink of teacups. She escapes being taken for a student only by appearing a shade too neat. ELLA MUNSTERBERG Art History, Current Arts Lavish in the coining of words, Miss Munsterberg asks us questions which would not “break any one’s head as to memory,” and tells us what she means by a “really gay” time. We walked into her enchanted class only yesterday and came out reluctantly today, with a tangle of precious names in our heads, our curiosity un- appeased.

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RAYMOND A. PORTER I lead of Modeling Depart?ne?it We see him, as stolid and reliable as his casts and bronzes, a wonderful combination of infinite wisdom and experience, discoursing masterfully upon art, sculpture, and man; with genial, unruffled good humor, he enjoys to the wth degree each flicker of a Disney cartoon as well as the humorous frailties of mankind. MARY M. RLJGG Costume Advertising and Illustration Mrs. Rugg, our dependable adviser, always has the latest advertising news for her receptive and eager students. She keeps our spirits buoyant with her peppy enthusiasm and ability to see the humorous side of all situations. Her desire to have us succeed breeds restless impatience with slackers and tolerance and guidance for the earnest. FRED J. THOMPSON Elementary Drawings Color Harmony, Design In the room by the stairs where the harried seek his sane care of comfort, “Tommy” regards with raised eye- brows, but not surprise, our perpetually benighted state. He is always hopefully waiting for someone to ask a pro- fessional question; and while we are trying desperately to think of one, he absently tosses us some wise and useful ends of thought. EFFIE B. WHITTET Librarian, Library Methods Mrs. Whittet’s magnetic personality draws hordes to her inner and outer sanctum. We think of her as the human curer of mental and physical ills. A chat with her is always refreshing — but doesn’t she fume when the elevator is stuck between two floors!