Pratt Institute - Prattonia Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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Prat TONIA Mr. E. H. Petersen Chairman ee? “Mes RnLs met 9 Mallee en, Miss G. C. Duntz Mr. N. W. MacKenzie Mr. S. H. Millard Mr. E. F. Stevens

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F O R E Ww O R D The aim of your Prattonia Board this year has in one respect been the aim of all previous Boards, namely: the production of the finest of all Pratt Institute yearbooks. In years past, previous Boards have been handicapped by having to concentrate their efforts on the reconstructing and recording of events of the school year just passed. This has led, quite naturally, to the production of ‘‘typed books” and has offered very little opportunity for the unusual. Our aim this year has differed only in the respect that we have been most fortunate in having had the opportunity of serving on the Prattonia Board at a time when the Fiftieth Anniversary of Pratt Institute presented the inspira- tion and motif necessary for the production of a- volume that we believe is the most distinctive in the history of our annuals. The purpose of this Golden Jubilee Prattonia is to commemorate the Fiftieth Anniversary of the founding of Pratt Institute, and is intended to serve as the tribute of the student body to Alma Mater in appreciation of and respect for her outstanding fifty years of service in the educational field. In the preparation of this volume we therefore had to keep in mind not only the many pleasant memories of the past school year but had in addition the problem of unearthing and bringing to light, through the medium of graphic illustration, incidents of the past fifty years. We have endeavored to produce a book that you will be justly proud of and hold dear to your heart. We have made an earnest effort to portray to you an accurate and as complete as possible impression of life at our school. In submitting the 1937 Prattonia to the student body, faculty and friends of the Institute, we feel proud in the belief that we have accomplished to the very best of our ability the aim of producing a truly fine book, worthy in all respects of commemorating our Golden Anniversary. It is our very sincere hope that as the years roll by and memories fade you may swing back the hands of time by turning to this book and there find recorded between the covers of your Prattonia for 1937 something that will rekindle the spark of recollection and recall to mind many pleasant memories of years so profitably and happily spent at Pratt Institute.

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R William Reid Hugh Laidman Frances Roth A yaar z's O N In order to fulfill our aim of producing the finest Prattonia ever, we have called upon a number of students, other than Board members to aid in the preparation of this commemorative issue. We of the Prattonia Board, therefore, are deeply indebted to the following members of the student body for their untiring efforts in expressing, through the medium of art, the personalities and sur- roundings of Pratt Institute. To Irving Sherman, Alfred Gabriele, Howard Mandel, Jean Hotch- kiss, Joe Wright and Jon Neilsen for their unusual handling of the illustrative spots. These students have given unstintingly of their time and untiredly of their efforts. To William Coiro and Arto Monoco for their splendid cartoons and general assistance to the Art Department of this Board. To Sam Gilman for his immeasurable assistance in the sale of the book through his fine publicity. To the faculty advisers, Mr. Petersen, Mr. Millard, Miss Duntz, Mr. MacKenzie and Mr. Stevens, whose sound advice and cheerful outlook have guided us along the proper paths and inspired us to greater efforts at those times when the going was a little rough. To Mac Harshberger for his constructive criticism of the art work. To the Prattonia class representatives, whose salesmanship has made this book possible, we are deeply indebted. To the following concerns for their advice and willingness to be of assistance when technical difficulties presented themselves: Doubleday, Doran Co., Inc., represented by Mr. Fisher Scientific Engraving Co., represented by Mr. Grupelli Arthur Studios, Inc., represented by Mr. Gershaw