Pratt Institute - Prattonia Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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JOHN T. PRATT CHARLES M. PRATT FREDERIC B. PRATT GEORGE D. FRATT In recognition of the opportunities and the encour- agement given to the students of the Institute to gain preparation for service in America’s New Day, Che Prattonia IS SINCERELY DEDICATED by the Classes of 1919, School of Science and Technology Co the Trustees of Pratt Jnstitute THEODCRE PRATT HAROLD I. PRATT FRANK L. BABBOTT, JR. CHARLES PRATT RICHARDSON PRATT HERBERT L PRATT Three

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ary ele CY ‘ ’ tains ii T EB TMOVAT RT TS NOL E Tal By ipa | | ARS A aN ee : = , - x i os — —s i Oe | SA an ime © e : tee Ie Pee SRI Sh Pe), ey ny aw aS? HE ow ™ Pee Uo eee iy we wc Se tr Sw + . Me aay ISTISE SYST ZF 4 Pisa a Crustee’s Greeting A In these times of readjustment and uncertainty through which we are living I have found considerable satisfaction in holding on to at 3 34 one of the wisest and most fundamental of our Founder’s sayings: “Work is the essential part of life and nothing worth having comes without it. Everything costs something in effort or discipline or sacrifice. Health comes from habits of right living, and that means restraint; wealth comes BV VP3 from persistence and energy, and that means labor; education comes from application and industry, and that Sy A means discipline; happiness comes from consideration of others, and that means unselfishness.”’ Re ibe | ht = iy | The gist of it is contained in the second sentence: “Everything costs something in effort or discipline or sacrifice.”’ i At a We inherit our bodies, our minds, and our souls. Nothing else of value comes except through the using of these in some kind of . t VY effort. Weare all forced to do something with our natural gifts even to exist, and no satisfying life can ever be lived without the constant Fs struggle. It may be an external struggle for food, clothing, or shelter, or it may be an internal struggle to raise ourselves to a higher ANS LE | level of life and usefulness. Nature, even in the tropics where food seems to be without price or effort, never produces her best or fullest aN Al AS: without man’s assistance, and without this effort on his part man degenerates of the animal. SV heat we What we all want and should have—and do have in this country to a greater degree than anywhere else—is equal opportunities in eit [|] our religious, social, political, and industrial life. But opportunity will count but little if we do not use our individual gifts, whatever . Fi ae they may be, in some kind of effort or discipline or sacrifice. fo Nt FREDERIC B. PRATT. Sy ita April, 1919. Ba WYVZ ag ! oy om : SaaS SENG | : - : va Be Le = SK We | Je a Le ; Sas. : oF eh . Two 51S SVE e Z Se LES wi cos Sue a ww oe a POS 4

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ler. aen Alma Mater Towering far above her neighbors, Shop and mart and hall, Stands the home of student-labors, Noblest of them all! At each meeting, give her greeting, Raise the proud salute! Hail to thee, our Alma Mater Hail, Pratt Institute! In our hearts her precepts linger, Her example gleams, Showing with unerring finger Guerdon of our dreams. At our meeting, for our greeting, Bring her noble fruit. Hail to thee, our Alma Mater, Hail, Pratt Institute! Round the world the chain extending Each to other binds, All her honored name defending, Hearts and hands and minds. At our meeting, give her greeting, Raise the proud salute! - Hail to thee, our Alma Mater, Hail, Pratt Institute! —Mary W. Plummer. Four CES a i POG S SERS y x : € es DS Bas ST Aaj } SW | Os,