Pratt Institute - Prattonia Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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ADAMS, MONROE 839 Monroe Avenue, Elizabeth, N. J. Those who have heard Adams’ knowledge on all questions pertaining to the fair sex, can- not help but mark him as a good mixer. Those who are intimately acquainted with his true self, know him to be a bashful, very timid boy from the wilds of Elizabeth. We all wonder why he does not go to Metuchen any more. ANDERSON, HENRY C. 112 Ward Avenue, Naugatuck, Conn. A serious fellow who has worked hard from the first day of school and never has quit. A traveler of note, who hails from Connecticut, but very much prefers to have people say he is from Pennsylvania. ANDERSON, OSCAR 12 Clifton Street, Fitchburg, Mass. Oscar, the cheer-spreader. His smiling eyes and sunny disposition has brightened the day for many a student. If it is nuts and bolts, screws and gears, Andy can answer the question that appears. ARCHER, STORM 530 East 138th Street, New York City The class aviator and model student of Pratt Institute—never absent, never late—what? Storm always gets there, however, and is one of the most popular boys in the school, especially with the girls of the Art School. He has one advantage over the rest of us; when he takes them for a ride, they can’t get out and walk. ATKINS, LELAND G. Blondy Box 182, Saltville, Va. Varsity Baseball ’24-'25 Class Basketball ’24-'25 Class Soccer ’24-'25 Class Track °25 President, Southern and Western Club ’25 A country boy who neglected to shake all the sod from his feet in his two years stay in the city. He couldn’t seem to tear loose from his liking for Virginia “Spring Water.” Blondy was a good ball player and a conscientious student. We know he will make good when he strikes out for the engineering field.

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INDUSTRIAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 1925 President, Wiis S. MacLrop Vice-President, ‘THOMAS F. FrirzGERALD Secretary, CArL Y. PETERSON Treasurer, Everetr E. Spoor UTWARD SIGNS of Spring mean the end of cruel weather and the physical reawakening of all living things. But this Spring had a special significance for us in that it marked the end of our period of probation, our emergence from the chrysallis state. And as every- thing has the potentiality of growing and becoming something better and finer as time passes, gaining wisdom and experience, we choose to believe that every member of our group will take the rudiments here acquired and build on them an edifice that will be a monument to himself and a testimonial to his Alma Mater. Some wise man of the Semites said: “Houses built on sands cannot endure.” ‘Then starting with that hypothesis and continuing the above analogy, the limit to which we can rear our individual monu- ments is determined only by the initiative and perseverance of the man himself, for the basic truths of Engineering as learned at Pratt are piles that go down to the irrefragable, immutable laws of the Universe themselves. Some of us will aim our lives at the hump of the graph of life; some will estimate their progress at less than it will eventually become; and some will not aim at all, but will shoot their shot from a splatter-gun with closed eyes. But to whatever sphere we go or to what heights we attain, we will know that the life at Pratt has made its impression on us and helped to mould our characters in the way that wisdom and experience have taught to be the best. Our course supervisor, Mr. Kottcamp, has always held a rather unique and enviable position in the regard of both the embryonic and full-blown M. E.’s, but this year, class and instructor have even more nearly reached co-operation because of the added bond of simultaneous graduation! Everyone admires a man who is fearlessly honest and aboveboard. During the years Mr. Kottcamp has been at Pratt he has built up a reputation for integrity which is possibly the finest kind of capital with which a man can enter the industrial world. We wish for him nothing less than the summit! Aesop, Mohammed, Jesus, and Buddha, all sweetened their pills cf wisdom with a coating of parable. Mr. Marsh does, too, and the laughs his spirituals create, help us to visualize the things really worth while. It is he who helps us to feel our way through the obscuring veil of materialism to a glimpse of the brighter world beyond. If a man is but conscientious clear through his work, none can take from him the feeling that comes with the knowledg e of work performed to the utmost of his ability. Mr. Harper leaves nothing to conjecture but makes certain that all understand thor- oughly. So from us all, “Here’s to Mr. Harper.” 21

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BAKER, LOUIS F. Frank Commerce Street, Perth Amboy, N. J. Life Saving Class Swimming Crown and Spade Club ‘The boy from Perth Amboy. We often won- dered why he went home Wednesday after- noons. But now the mystery is solved. Be care- ful, Frank. Bring her around some time, we would like to see her. B ALTZ, LOUIS RODERICK Lou 11 Bayview Avenue, New Rochelle, N. Y. Manager Class Swimming Manager Saturday Trips Crown and Spade Club A charming and gentle fellow with the girls and a hard boiled egg with the boys. Very fond of soft drinks, such as coca-cola. We hope in the near future we will sit in a ring- side seat and see him use his skill on J. D. We predict that his great ideas about struc- tural engineering will bring him success. BELLINGHAM, JAMES 366 South Street, Newark, N. J. Jim worked and played the game of the school in great style. He averaged one home run a week. We wish him the best of luck as he enters his future work. BENEDICT, OTIS, JR. 1527 Von Storch Avenue, Scranton, Pa. “Battling Benedict” from the coal mines of Scranton. When inspirations are necessary, re- fer to the question mark over the bureau. We think it refers to Ho. Ho. Ho. A serious fellow in all his studies. If you don’t believe it, ask Mr. Carr. BLOUNT, HORACE EDWARD Rudy 147 Putnam Street, Hartford, Conn. Nutmeg Club Class Cheer Leader A hard worker, full of push and pep. Pulled us out of many difficulties in machine shop. Favorite debating floor is Mech. Lab. In fact we think he should succeed Kotty next fall. Main question: Is he or is he not married ? 23