Pratt Institute - Prattonia Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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Robert Greenstein Arthur Griffin Irving Guralnick Leo Harvy Gunther Heinzel Norma Heit Charles Holt John Hoops Richard Kaffka Debora Klausner Jacob Kramer Robert Lammert Myron Manders Louis Mammier Morton Marcus Carl Mays Douglas Persich Samuel Posner Charles Scott Lee Soohoo Gerald Van Name Walter Weissman

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Richard Adler Richard Bird Jack Brown Melvin Carey ARCHITECTURE Many of us were here as far back as 1938. There were a number of years during which we were un- able to attend classes. But those are past. Now that we are about to graduate, we do not think of our- selves as a conglomerate of many different years out rather as a solid class, the class of ‘48. As we progressed in school we found the work not always easy, but the triumphs of accomplish- ment more than made up for the many frustrations and anxieties we underwent. As the years passed, our former confidence returned. We looked down upon the entering freshmen and felt a sense of be- longing to Pratt. At the same time we came to the blend of modern engineering principles in esthetic form. The firm foundation we have received has strengthened our confidence. For the inspirational eadership we have known, our gratitude is ever- asting. With determination, we shall maintain the high standards which have become an integral part of our thinking. Daniel Chait Frank Crociata Edwin Dauber Robert Fitzpatrick Joel Cooper Robert Crozier Donald Dixon Roland Gallimore Herbert Garnets Leonard Greene

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INTERIOR DESIGN lr would be hard to convince us, the Class of Interior, '48, that any other group at Pratt has accomplished more during its three year sojourn, was half as congenial, or had half as much fun. Despite the many hours of hard work, occasional disappointments and disillusionments, our spirits refused to be dampened. A unique thing about our class was the apparent lack of professional jealousy. Though a keen competitive spirit was constantly prevalent, there was always a willingness to cope with the other fellow's problems too. Sometimes referred to as the guinea pigs, we reaped the harvest of Mr. Wittmann's vision. The now famous model, the Pratt-Bam- berger coop, the slide library—to mention a few of the successes all came into being before our eyes. It was a thrill for all of us to hear the announcement of the completion and exhibition of the model and the grand opening of the Pratt-Bamberger workshop at Bams'’ in Newark. (Remember those mad trips on the chartered bus and Hudson tubes to Miss Morgan's class?) Ours were fascinating, wonderful working years. We know we will not soon forget them or the instructors to whom we are so deeply indebted for making them unforgetable: Mr. Wittmann, his guiding strength and patience; Mr. Hula, his gentle chiding and fabulou lectures; Mr. Lowenstein's unprecedented patience and skill; Mr. Wigle's perseverence; Miss Jouberts’ quandary; and Mrs. Chamou loud's complete psychological reversal in handling our class. a Suzanne Criswell G'oria Gard Anna Davis Marian Ho n Ann Cermak George Kiger Helen Walterskirchen