Pratt Institute - Prattonia Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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To the beloved memory of Charles Pratt, the Founder, this volume commemorating fifty years of educational achievement is dedicated: “But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding? Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me, It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.- It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire. The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold. No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies. The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold. Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?” “And unto man He said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.” Quotation from the opening day address of the founder

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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 extend- ing, Each to the 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!

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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.