Pratt Institute - Prattonia Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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In September of 1946 the seedlings of Textile Design 1948 first took root in room 355, full of anticipation and TEXTILE DESIGN with great hopes and ambitions for their two years ahead. These hopes and ambitions were not thwarted. De- spite the scant quarters, we managed to master our quills and tame our temperas into wallpapers, draperies wrappings that were masterpieces of color and design. Under the expert guidance of Mr. Probert, our de- partmental head, and Miss Joubert, we became tech- nically proficient and at the same time authorities on design, color and the fundamentals of the textile busi- ness. Part of our curriculum was the combining of pro- fessional work with academic problems. This enabled many of us to sell our designs. Although we had our lighter moments, there were times when Paisleys danced before morning, noon and night, and a bleary-eyed textile designer upon looking up from her board would be greeted with Mr. Probert's jovia Why don't you go out for a cigar? We will never forget those days, the many happy and wonderful hours we spent working together and the strong friendships and good times that were so much a part of our lives and educations in Textile Design. i Bri Sylvia Ehm Audrey Frick Kral Hildur Isabelle Nielson Lillian Poliakowsky Carolyn Van Schoick Berbaroealaciine Joana Ehn Rita Giardino Marilyn Klaess Angelina Perrone Lenore Thielitz George Waaner Dorothy Demirjian Adali Feingersch Rhoda Hess Barbara Lambson Dorothy Phillips Dorothy Tichner Mimi Zinghini

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The Pratt Institute School of Engineering cannot merely be described as an educational organization for the advancement of American engineering prin- ciples the principles of our founder .. . it is the cumu- It is all this and much more. It represents lative result of half a century of the unselfish toi of men devoted to one purpose . . . it is the means by which hopeful young men and women become useful, thinking beings . . . it is the aggregate, untiring efforts of Dean Hibshman, Professor Carr Dr. Dixon, Professor Luce, and the entire faculty it is the inspiration of those who enter and the pride of those who leave. It is all this and much more. ...