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

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DOROTHY ROCKMAN— G.D. Overloaded with supplies and wearing a Friday afternoon grin from ear to ear, she arrives each day exuberant, only to find she for- got ' her design. A literary artist, loves the excitement of New York and colors of Mexico. Her work suggests Rivera and she tackles it with zest. FRANCES ROSE— G.A. From frivolous facetious freshman to a charmingly wise, gracious, and well-informed senior, though the source of information is still a sub- ject for debate. And yet precious flashes of the old — beguiling pig- tails, happy, slightly moronic grin, and What have you got for lunch?” MOLLIE RUBENSTEIN— Modeling Our Huckleberry Finn, always ready for duck-shooting at 3:00 A.M. Miss Physical Science till ’43. Flower-bedecked up-do — she dem- onstrates the new leap in the air from her latest activity, her inter- pretative dancing class. Her $64 question — Can’t I do it in clay?” MARY REARDON— T.T. A dry humorous remark, a twinkle of the eye, and again the serious- ness of the moment is disrupted. Sketches of babies that always look like her are dashed off with a deft hand. Stories of her fatfiily send us off into gales of laughter. She’s dependable and able.

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MARJORIE MCKOWEN— G.D. Gypsy personality, black eyes dancing over the latest dynamic idea, which she can’t wait to start and can’t start to finish. Lively illustrator of animals, cartoons, pickaninnies — lover of books. Angel child’s” schedule seldom coincided with that of the General Designers’. PATRICIA PHILLIPS— G.D. Able designer, accomplished musi- cian, persistent worker, a girl with a mind of her own, restrained and wise. Brown eyes and deep purple. Never loud to claim success, but surely slated for it. Ambitious floral patterns for wallpaper and fab- rics, and the first to start and finish a problem. HELEN PIELKA— C.D. Our bachelor, our career girl, our music lover, the one with the dramatic ideas, the one who in- dignantly insists “I’m not indig- nant!” and to prove it chuckles merrily the next instant. Bare mid- riffs, snoods, Chinese influence — her thoughts are turned to the theater. MARIE RAFFERTY— T.T. Shades of Amber and brown, our Marie with personality and dress as smooth as her work. Clever crafts- woman in the spirit of tomorrow. Always ready with the newest moron joke, or fascinating tales of the latest “House” happenings. We all envy her “living in.”

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ROSLYN SCHRIER— C.D. The prize for concentration goes to Roz, but mention something that interests her, like Brown, and she emerges magically from the cloudy haze. Elegant figures for illustra- tion, gay colors, clever ideas, lovable laughter reflected in every- thing she does. We worried through one knitted khaki scarf with her! BERTA STIGLITZ— G.A. Strictly the blue pencil type, con- stantly trying to Bohemianize the class. Persuasive, generous — a fondness for guns, horses, Cuba, Oriental treasures — re-designing her living room, the topic of discus- sion for weeks. Well-informed on the displays of the 5th Avenue couturieres and books. RUTH WALKER— G.D. She threatened to leave us for the W.A.A.C. but stayed to finish that whatever it is she’s knitting. Gener- ous, practical, profound reader. New York enthusiast, and admirer of Eliot O’Hara. At ten, her full course lunch begins. RUTH SWEET— G.D. Her name is her trademark. Sweet, pert, flirtatious, auburn hair to match dark eyes that disappear in a laugh. Easy-going, unruffled disposition, she carries these quali- ties into every problem, doing each well and in its stride. Fine color, surety of line, good design, expert at splints. IRENE SZTUCINSKI— C.D. Don’t let that little-girl-look fool you — there’s a capable brain behind that velvet bow. Whips up a dream dress or a party, practically overnight. If skirts won’t hang right or peplums won’t pep, just call on little Irene. A trite remark, but true — she’s the honey of a Seabeei