Pratt Institute - Prattonia Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

Text from Pages 1 - 108 of the 1950 volume:

prattonia pratt institute, brooklyn, n. y. ae. J “ . . - ‘ me oF tee oy y ws j 1s ome . a Cr : et ; . Ae o 4 = n% Learn the truth that we may be freer to develop ourselves in the best possible ways. Learn the need for goodwill among men that we may cooperate. Learn the means of cooperation.— DR. ARTHUR H. COMPTON With pride, we acknowledge our part in advancing the spirit of all-Institute unity during these years at Pratt. Our achievements were not the work of a few, nor were they the separate works of individual groups, but the combined endeavor of artist, engineer, and home economist—of students and faculty working in harmony of interest and purpose. If all of us have acquired any one mutual characteristic during our years at Pratt Insti tute, we believe that it is this spirit of oneness As we lead our various lives as members of modern society, we shall be able to help achieve a new and larger unity in the world. To the Class of 1950 A former dean of our schools used to introduce each graduating class as “the best class we ever had”, This sentence repeated year after year caused amuse- ment and became a by-word. I feel that in addressing the Class of 1950 I can at least say that we have never had a better class. You have done a remarkably fine job, both scholastically and in student activities, and Pratt Institute is proud of your achievment. For your recollection in future years, of the friend- ships with students and faculty, the ups and downs of your experiences in your two to four years here, Pratt- onia with its pictures and captions provides a means. My best wishes to you all. Charles Pratt President PRATTONIA STAFF Co-Editors-in-Chief : Sherwin Feingold and Frank Golino Business Manager: Frank Santasier Art Directors: Charles Gregoire and Robert Baxter Literary Editor: Ronald Macht School Editors: Art, Marshall Meyers; Engineering, Nicholas Kerzner; Home Economics, Caryl Cole; Tanning, Eugene Marcus, Photography Editor: Frank McLaughlin Activities Editor: Earl Feder Sports Editor: Edward Ramik Sports Staff: Tom ‘Guendel, Joe Petrino, Jo Wade. Art Staff: Thomas Courtos, George Tscherny, Mathew Roberts, Homer Lefkort, Michael Smollin, Peter Evangelides, Jack Goodford, Albert Siringo, Rudy Urias, Robert Mac Pher- son. Literary Staff: Mario Forte, William Donovan, Harold Wiberg, Robert Johnson, Ramon Casaprima, Dan Weinstein, Walter Kirk, Joseph Viola Jr., Shirley Hamm, Warren Forbes, James Joanou, Fred Hasert, Marcia Hamm, Joan Bartels, Mary Lynch, Gladys Walsh, Richard Fuchs), James Drossos, Albert Geraci, John Kuhn, Thomas Lawless, Abbott Brown, Photography Staff: George Pysh, Richard Hofacker Faculty Advisors: Dr. George A. Finch, Mr. Thomas Ruzicka, Mr. Holman J. Swinney. James C. Boudreau THE ART SCHOOL Nelson S. Hibshman Florence S. Tabor THE SGHOOL OF THE SCHOOL: Gr ENGINEERING HOME ECONOMICS Deans Wayne Shirley THE LIBRARY SCHOOL Robert C. Whitford THE DIVISION OF GENERAL STUDIES Seated: Miss Stephenson, Bob Phelan, Joe Ryan, Dot Johnson. Standing: John Sargeant, Ralph Burnley, Mike Miake, Charles Canniff, Gerald Gulotta, Shirley Sarkissian, Jim Reidy, Fred Hasert, Barbara Jacques, Bob Anderson, Caryl Cole, Tom Rock, Al Amato, Jim Lunny, Ben Pratt, Chic Dicamillo. Student Executive Board These representatives from all Class Coun- cils and Standing Committees meet each Monday afternoon to discuss and report on the fate of the nation (i.e., Pratt Institute). As can be seen by the intelligent look on the above encased faces, the past, present, and future of our Student Government is in com- petent hands. Your Student Executive Board spends endless hours of constant deliberation, investigation, and decision. There are always enough sides present for many a lively argu- ment about the policy and program situation in the various schools. All statements are required to have well-founded proof behind them; all requests must be substantiated by deliberated reasoning. Wow! This all sounds pretty cold and very official—that’s what it’s supposed to be. But on the other hand, you won't find one of the above who would want to trade jobs even with Mr. Pratt himself. These students have, and always will have, a mighty job on their hands—and they love it! The weightier the problem, the more we exert ourselves to solve it. The more minute the problem, the more careful consideration it is given. The officers of this board consist of the President, Vice-President, and Secretary- Treasurer of the Student Government Asso- ciation; they appear respectively above: Joe Ryan, Bob Phelan, and Dot Johnson. These three are responsible for the exact planning of agenda of all meetings, and are empowered to speak for the entire student body when meeting with any “outside” or “inside” groups about the school and about the city. The gentleman who usually drops the biggest bomb-shell on our otherwise peaceful meetings is Jim Lunny, Chairman of the Fi- nance Committee. Most of the budget re- quests are logical and very appropriate, but when one club asked for funds to send their president’s mother-in-law to Florida, that was too much! It seems that her interference at home was lowering the effectiveness of his activity about the school. A vote was taken and it was decided that an extended trip to Ebbets Field would serve the same purpose. This Board has handled many notable under- takings. The black eyes and bruised knuckles bear bitter testimony of the vigor which was thrown into the resulting discussions. (Ed. note: the above picture was taken before the meeting started.) On the more serious side of the picture, Bob Phelan moved that the students them- selves be allowed to decide on the allocation of the funds made at this year’s April Show- ers. An overall vote was taken—we now have an official Student Scholarship and Loan Fund set up for those who need it. Joe Ryan asked for a report of the Activity Awards Committee on the Seniors, which is elsewhere in this book. We might note here that all pictures and names which you see in that section were decided upon by a committee consisting entirely of underclassmen and fa- culty. Since all of the seniors shown above won’t be around next year (see the tears in their eyes?) many suggestions have been made regarding future objectives. After a radio- TV combination has been placed in all rooms with a capacity of 100 or more, it was decided that an automatic weight-reducing machine and hair-restorer apparatus be placed in all faculty meeting rooms. Please, Miss Stephenson, put down that club! When all is said and done, we find that the SEB did its job. With the cooperation of the Class Councils, good healthy policies and programs were never wanting. Front: Fred Sondern, Joseph Allgaier, Cas Cetnarow- ski, Walter Dierickx. Seated: Prof. D. Vitrogan, Fa- culty Adviser, Frank Terranova, Anthony Rendino, Pat Churchill. Standing: Frank Santasier, Gerald Gulotta, Harold Wiberg, Caryl Cole, Toby O'Mara, Ilse Kuhnle, Irwin Samuels, Shirley Hamm, Dan Garshman, Pat Bechtold, Frank Broadhurst, Lois Meyer, Rudy Lorenz. Senior Class Council The Senior Class Council consists of An- thony Rendino, President, Frank Terranova, Vice-President and Patricia Churchill, Sec- retary-Treasurer, elected representatives from each senior section, and Professor David Vitrogan, Faculty Advisor. Its function is to determine and guide class activities and to keep the seniors informed of the many stu- dent government plans. At the first meeting, the President out- lined a broad plan for the Senior year which served as a guide for activities. This plan called for a beer party in conjunction with the Winter Festival, Senior Day, the Senior Prom and diplomas for wives and husbands of the graduates. A dance for mid-year grad- uates, “Grad Drag”, has set a precedent for succeeding classes to follow. The beer party, supervised by Frank Ter- ranova, was a gay affair. Spirits were high in the Men’s Club that night of the Winter Festival and beer was abundant. The only regrets were expressed when closing time came around. The Senior Day committee, headed by Harold Wiberg, has planned a class boat ride and picnic to Bear Mountain. This group has a day of activities planned which includes sports, entertainment, and contests. The boat ride and picnic will be part of the commence- ment week activities which also include the Prom, Senior Day, Commencement and Mr. Pratt’s reception for seniors. Also, additional degrees will be presented to the wives and husbands of the graduates. Toby O’Mara and Frank Santasier are to be complimented for their work in this novel endeavor. Much of the success of the class activities can be traced to Jerry Gulotta, whose small group had the responsibility for publicizing them. Caryl Cole, Joe Ryan and numerous other seniors have actively assisted the Class Council, but the 694 seniors are ultimately to be credited with any success the Council has achieved. Without their unfailing sup- port, all plans and activities would have been wasted, Early in October of 1949, the Prom com- mittee, under the chairmanship of Paul Nap- oli, set about securing the class of ’50 the best prom. The first task of getting a hotel was accomplished by a group from the Coun- cil which combined business and pleasure by getting itself invited to a cocktail party that evening. For this reason, all estimates had to be rechecked since “bubble water” and numbers don’t mix. By mid-April the mo- mentus task of selecting the band, theme, and entertainers was completed with amazing enthusiasm. All that is necessary for success is the turnout of the anticipated 750 guests. A vote of thanks is also due the Admin- istrative Council, the Office of Student Life, and the Faculty for their inspiration and en- couragement. Now, as we square our collective shoulders and prepare to go out into the cruel, cruel, business world, a tear appears. Never again will we be happy, idealistic students trying to find new ways to avoid doing home- work. An era in our lives is gone, never to return again (another tear ...) Farewell, Pratt Institute! Advertising Design Left to right: Messrs. Longyear (Department Head), Walker, Hick, Burger, Steinhilber. Art School Faculty Left to right: Messrs. Brooks, Nichols, Ruzicka, Miss Bosser- man, Messrs. Petersen, Civardi. Left to right: Mr. Levit, Mrs. Berkoff, Mrs. Drewry, Mr. Kries. Illustration Architecture Left to right: Messrs. Cimiotti, Left to right: Messrs. Schwartz- Hermann, K. Ajootian (Depart- man, Salzman, Warner, Grippe, ment Head), Brodeur, Mazou- Breger, McGuinness, H. Jack- jian, Mrs. Drewry, Mr. Graves. son, Grossi (Department Head). Sitting: Mr. Foster, Miss Tucker, Messrs. Creekmore, Harshber- ger. Standing: Messrs. K. Ajoo- tian (Department Head), Eich- enberg, Whiteman. Industrial Design Left to right: Mrs. Zeisel, Mr. ‘ ; Kostellow (Department Head), Textile Design Miss Reed, Messrs. Kolli, Ci- vardi, Breger, Canzani. Left to right: Mr. Gorham, Miss Joubert, Mr. Probert (Depart- ment Head). Front: Mr. Pleasants, Miss Taylor. Rear: Messrs. Hula, F. A jootian, Simon, Lawson. Interior Design Left to right: Messrs. Zeitlin, Lowenstein, Miss Armstrong, Messrs. Goodridge, Wittman (Department Head). Left to right: Miss Joubert, Messrs. Hula, Woods, Sigman. Art Education Seated: Mr. Roy (Department Head), Mrs. Betsky, Misses Tucker, Halderman, Messrs. Fjelde, Noble. Standing: Messrs. Civardi, Schmierer, Woods, Partridge, Robertson, Petersen, Harshberger, Toole, McNeil, Canzani. Front: Miss Osborn, Miss Weber. Rear: Messrs. Civardi, Rigby, § Partridge, Edelbaum. Advertising Design “It Pays to Advertise!” That’s the motto of the students on the fifth floor of the Art School. At least the graduating Advertising Designers hope so, because not only are they dedicated to making advertising design aes- thetically pleasing and profitable to the lay- man, but they would also like to make a “buck” out of it. These wizards of the draw- ing boards could generally be found all over the school; in the lounge, in other depart- ments, in the lounge, in classrooms, in the lounge, in the photo labs, in the lounge. Were they looking for that certain spark that would send them off on a creative binge (sponsored by Mr. Herschel Levit) or only for a fourth for bridge? Whatever it was, these hardy souls seem t o have found it. As a result, most of the designs produced looked suspiciously like coke bottles or emp- ty coffee cups. A thorough training has prepared our stal- wart heroes and heroines to appreciate and detect the beauty and delicacy of line found in such familiar things as newspaper ads and subway posters. However, some of the in- structors admit that the ‘students had diffi- culty in recognizing this beauty after seeing some of the models in the nude figure classes. Just the same, their work ranks with the finest turned out in the Advertising Department since the school was created. This was also the class that specialized in extra-curricular activities. Remember that “flapper” fashion parade. ’.¢ Charleston ex- hibition, the bathing beauises, and barber- shop quartet at that wonderful “Bunny Hug?” And the Club Fair of 49? Now, as we square our collective shoulders and prepare to go out into the cruel, cruel, business world, a tear appears. Never again will we be happy, idealistic students trying to find new ways to avoid doing home- work. An era in our lives is gone, never to return again (another tear...) Farewell, Pratt Institute! ih William Atcheson George Baka Robert Baxter Raymond Baynard James Bradley Arthur Brown = — Ty ry | a L a ¥ | mio | iow Mary Butler Edy Cencora Robert Cotiaux Daniel Cox Jeanne Denault Albert DeSantolo John Dilorenzo Charles Eichlin Victor Eskildsen Peter Evangelides John Forker Gerald Gedney Frank Golino Jack Goodford Irving Goodman Charles Gregoire leon Guillon Armen Halburian Shirley Hamm Jeremy Handler Albert Heighington Robert Hines Thomas Hynd David Johnson baw) Robert MacPherson Fred Maksche Adelyn Mazzotti Cornelia Mueller Sarah Murgia Lester Murphy Arne Peterson Joseph Petrino Robert Platts Henry Quell Matthew Roberts Robert Roche Rufus Sumrall Philip Swift Asdur Takakjian Jonathan Trout George Tscherny Rodolfo Urias Donald Murray Irene Murray John Naso Tobias O'Mara JoAnne Osborne Vincent Pelosi ‘Fa William Larson Homer Letikort Jess Leichter Gloria LoCurcio Herman McCray Francis McLaughlin Orrey Rosen Willie Ryall Harvey Sibley Albert Siringo Michael Smollin Jack Stokes Edward Wallant James Watt Franklyn Webber Holman Weed Robert Westervelt Morris Wyszogrod Architecture Out of four long years of careful planning, out of the chaos and pettiness of disorder and confusion, a blueprint emerges from which beauty, order, and grandeur are inevitable. After four long years of ripping away stereo- typed timbers of the juvenile mind, the ar- chaic is cleanly brushed aside and the fertile land of creation is bared. Then the plans are laid. Methodically the blueprint is organized. Careful and detailed instruction in the arts, design and mathematics is sifted in. Scale drawings are made. Models‘ are constructed, revised and constructed again. The plans are approved and the final blueprints are com- pleted. During this process of development, the veteran members of the class found welcome refuge in the office of Mrs. Kay on the archi- tect’s third floor. Exchanging a few words with her helped to relieve the tension of a long day’s work and acted as a tonic for the architects. One of the major projects was an archi- tectural exhibit designed and constructed by the class supervised by Professor Olindo Grossi. The exhibit was prepared to acquaint high school students with the importance and possibilities of good community planning. It was under the sponsorship of the New York Chapter of the American Intsitute of Archi- tects and the New York City Board of Edu- cation. With this enriched background, we can at last set out upon the causeway of life with an inborn sense of plastic beauty. As Aldous Huxley wrote, “A good architect must be a man of sense, a man who knows how to think and to profit by experience.” Robert Neblung Theodore Ogonowski Seymour Baum William Blaser Wallace Chu Raniero Corbelleti Michael Dibella Mack Evans Richard Foster Thomas Galvin Joyce Gildersleeve Rudolf Herzberg John Hillman Warren Kafftka Norman Liebman Cyril Loftus Ferdinando Mancuso Joseph Merz Robert Mock Langdon Morris Donald Peters Harry Shekailo Emile Spira Salvatore Valastro Herbert Warman = and Gerald Osinoff Art Education A word or two about each one May help recall, in years to come: Now there’s the voice of Jane, “May I borrow this?” And Little Joan, our “old-maid” minded miss. Flo has a “style” all her own. Roger, the treasurer, East Orange, his home. Personality kid, that “boy” called Dehn. Paul and his “tensions,” pinochle his game. Jim, a real worker, has a wife and son. Sandy, “out of Boston,” friend of everyone. We'll “plant those flowers on your grave,” Chuck. Kaytor, a Picasso, with a little “luck.” “Cass,” a real craftsman on any job. “Brown” with his knowledge and pants like a “gob.” Any sport with a ball would do for Bill. Howie and his “fire-truck” for an occasional thrill. Last but not least, there’s “Pineapple” Bob, Wherever he goes, he’ll do a good job. Not much in each name or photograph “shot,” But “cooperatively” speaking, we accomplished a lot. So good-by “Dear Studies,” we’re happy to say That even as teachers, we’ll welcome pay-day. Allen Brown Casimir Cetnarowski William Dehn Florence Fermo Roger Jackson Charles Jaschob Albert Kaytor Jane Lawless Samuel Mogavero William O’Connor Paul Olivia James Rubins Robert Schuman Howard Sleight Joan Wall illustration Come with me, my friend, right up to the fourth floor. Pratt Institute, sure, this is it! I’m sure you’ve seen some of the fine illustrations that have been turned out here. Wait! Don’t take that elevator; we always walk. None of us will ever forget these stairs. It must be time for a break; there go two of my classmates headed for the Lounge with a pack of cards. Here we are on the fourth floor at last, home of the Illustration department and our workshop, where inspired people produce work that is graphically outstanding. First, I want you to meet a top-notch fellow, Mr. Khosroy Ajootian, head of the department. Even the ash tray on his desk is a hollowed out patella. Over there is Mr. Fritz Eichen- berg, a gentleman and disciple of the old- world culture whose aim is to instill finer standards of craftsmanship in our group. Let’s drop in on an oil-painting class. Rather crowded now, but there’s nothing like that general neighborly feeling in this class. Lis- ten to Vie Menard, he takes great joy in making his long announcements. It’s hard to hear Vic’s remarks when Bob Spector’s whistling is competing (arias included.) Take a look at Naugler’s painting, he’s a whiz! This floor was the scene of some marvel- ous illustration exhibits. The work of such outstanding artists as Robert Fawcett, Stevan Dohanos, Earl Oliver Hurst and Norman Rockwell was exhibited. In a lecture to our department, Robert Fawcett jokingly advised us to forget all our study of anatomy and ad- ded that it wouldn’t help us in the field. One of the class’ best exhibits included the books that we illustrated. Say, before you leave, let’s go down to the Lounge for a cup of coffee. Over there are some kids from my class. There’s “Banjo”, a girl who is outstanding in many ways. Steve Zonitch, our class wit and Rhoda Madden, our torchy vocalist. The other two are our basketball stars, Adam Kir- chuk and Mort Kunstler. Say, how do you kids find time to play bridge with a year’s calendar to illustrate? And every day of it, too! Well, you’ve seen it all now. There is no doubt that this group will have little difficulty making their names mean something in the world of art and commerce. Success and hap- piness is inevitable for all of them. a 4 = 4 ' i x. y me LA Dn. he John Anderson Leo Bassett Walter Baum Leo Bliok David Broad BE cic Frank Broadhurst Robert Calabrese Frank Canore Norman Carley —D Michael Chicorelli Ervin Chips Patricia Churchill Robert Conlan Ruth Cutkomp f “a Bruce Daigler Edward Fahan Louis Feck Roslyn Fischer Warren Forbes Leander Fornas David Gettens David Grose Robert Harford Lily Ho Francis Hockaday Charles Hornstein Beverly, Kenbedy Walter Ketre Adam Kirchuk Bernice Kisaday Wallace Kozlowski Morton Kunstler Rhoda Madan Gerard Marzulli Edward Mazon Lawrence Meinsen Victor Menard Richard Naugler . ¥ i - Nt Arthur Senior Edna Sherman Joseph Shramko Diana Smith , wR = - Richard Smith Ferdinand Sondern Oi ce wk AB John Hovell Anita Hyman Alex Janos James Joanou John Keck ae a A it Irene Lalli Raymond Leininger John Leinung John Lencicki Robert Lietz Dane Love Perry Norris Mark O'Rourke Ada Pasquini Francis Pracilio Burl Quinn Marie Self Robert Spector Laylen Sweet Thomas White Stephen Zonitch and Stanley Kindon |ndustrial Design With the architect’s knowledge of propor- tion and the artist’s keen sense of color and design, the Industrial Designer creates pro- ducts which are both beautiful and function- al. His media include many tools and techni- ques. Drawings and model making naturally play an important part in visualizing his designs. He must know the machines, pro- cesses and materials that can be used in making the design for mass production, the allowable costs that will keep the price low enough so it will be saleable, and the wishes and likes of the people who must give it their approval. To accomplish these ends, the Pratt in- dustrial design student undergoes a rigorous course in design fundamentals under the cap- able leadership of Alexander J. Kostellow, head of the Department, and other practicing professional instructors. In addition to the regular curriculum, the present Senior stu- dents engaged in a bit of extra-curricular activity manifesting itself in a complete re- novation and redesigning of the classrooms, hallways and stairways of the Industrial De- sign Department. Also in this vein, they set up an exhibition demonstrating the procedure and end results of their training through the use of drawings, models, and esthetic experi- ments. This display was given favorable comment in the national trade magazine, “In- teriors.” All was not work amid plaster of paris and spray guns, however. The Pratt industrial designer recalls fondly the day Mr. Kostellow had the distinction of crowning Pratt’s own little “Sno Queen” and the time had at the Christmas party presented by Mr. K. and he remembers, with a tear or two, the sad fact that the class contained but one female of the species. With a rich background of technical and aesthetic principles, the Pratt industrial de- signer enters the field confident of his ability’ to uphold the high standards of the profes- sion. Pratt has trained him, and trained him well, to specialize in the broad field of de- sign as it is applied to the productions of a mechanized civilization. ! Ng (a S h Ira Bernstein William Boyer Lester Burton Kenneth Carluccio Douglas Carr Louis Chavez - ee eae H | { —gi Gi Sesto Chiarello Giibert d‘Andrea Theodore Daher Myron Davis Henry Esser Walter Furlani Harold Gluckman Mary Ellen Green Gerald Gulotta Olle Haggstrom John Hanford Millard Harty Albert Herbert Frank Hood Arthur Johnson George Rassman Otto Renz Peter Robare Clair Samhammer John Snapp John Wallace Eugene Weingartner John Weisbrod David Wheeler Willard Wheeler Robert Jacobs Mh a. Herbert Kadau Daniel Klonowski Philip Maiorino George Mulhauser George Pysh Russell Sandgren Dominic Saporito Charles Schock Robert Zinter and Charles Alvey Raleigh Butterfield Richard Dent Kenneth Rice Interior Design The Interior Design Class of 1950, one of the most active, fun-loving groups ae | ae td in school, takes a last look. Our class was active in many clubs and the Student Government. We worked hard and we played hard. We became vic arious par- ents three times over and watched the blossoming of four romances (three engagements.) Though many of the friendships formed over the past three years will fade, the fun and laughter, the disappointments and hard work can never be forgotten. Who can ever forget: The Wonder of It All (First Year) Mr. Wittmann showing us how to draw a daisy or the trip to the bowels of the great pyramid .... Mr. Lowenstein making clear to us the mysteries of perspective and endlessly correcting our “wrong-drawn” sketches . . . . Dotty and Fred perpetually repeating their lines for Playshop ... .Miss Sullivan saying, “Look, look, class, isn’t this lovely?” ... Nan Webber getting to be a ) finalist in the Sno-Queen contest .... Dr. Finch’s despair of ever getting us to “speak English GOOD.” . . . Walter Dierickx managing the first April Showers so successfully ... . Leila Lind asking for a round triangle . i Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (Second Year) Dean Boudreau’s lectures in the “History of Art”... .Those endless field trips and the cheerful way we used to disrupt the New York Subway System.... Those bus rides to Newark .... Mrs. Morgan’s mad hats and perpetual cigarette .... Miss Joubert clumping around class in her plaster cast .... Mr. Civardi being so patient (any questions, class?) .... The variations we had to make for Miss Osborn .... The A. I. D. Convention where we saw more horn rimmed glasses per square foot than anything else .... Mr. Wittmann sailing into class with, “Well, my friends, we start something, yes?” ... . Culture, the tour through Greece, aesthetics . . . . “Nijinsky” Ehasz and his acrobatic lectures . . . . Those one-day problems of Mr. Edelbaum’s .... Mr. Hula’s fabulous lectures and Baroque gestures. The Thrill is Gone (Third Year) Sandy and Flo discussing LIFE during lunch times .... Mr. Wood’s canti- levered eyebrows .... Those hours in the lounge .... Mr. (You haven’t lived) Zeitlin asking us if we were all still awake ... . That beat-out look we all had just after a problem was handed in.... Mr. Sigman lecturing us on the econom- ies of magazine publication (the artist helps to pay) ....Louise Love singing at Glee Club Concerts and Christmas parties . . . . Ruthe Wylie a Sno-Queen finalist ....That “what am I going to do” feeling that crept up on us as grad- uation drew near. Marjorie Kinney George Koons Louise Koslin Louise Love Agnes Mills Florence Nazimowitz pi | : Robert Armstrong Sondra Axelrad Dorothy Benz Catherine Chambers Walter Dierickx Henry Downs = 4% Brier) Virginia Foerster Jorene Freitag George Gladushkavich Jerome Glucksman Frederic Hasert John Hoetzel Robert Hogan David Holtz Gladys Hunt Donald R. Jane J. T. Johnson James Johnston es PAN 7? aes Pauline Pjura John Schreiber Richard Seabrook George Wago Margaret Wood Ruthe Wylie Textile Design Passing through the third floor, rear, who could help noticing the floral covered w alls of Room 355? Here, amidst yards and yards of pastoral patterns and geometric designs, the textile designers of 1950 carried on, in all their feminine splendor, disregarding the jeers of the passing backhall aggregation. There were days, after spending many long hours on a wallpaper design, that Mr. Probert would ask, “What is it?” Or, “Why, why did you use such dull, dirty colors? Brighten it up! Remember, you are design- ing something which Mrs. Ryerson Street will be attracted to and want to purchase.” None of us will forget the smudged faces or the spilling of dyes and paint on our clothes and designs. Thanks to a second year illus- tration student, we acquired the title of “Doodlers of Room 355”. Lined up at the door were screaming architects, always eager to oblige with their criticisms, whether they had any or not. Until that fatal day when Mr. Probert repeated his standard phrase, “What do you think this is—a circus?” From that day on, the window in the door was painted and the door kept closed. Thus, peace reigned outside 355, as inside future textile designers continued to turn out gay shower curtain and delightful tablecloth de- signs, hoping to carry on all past traditions of Pratt, plus a few of their own. Frances Fleischer Phyllis Gasparrini Marcia Hamm Razil Sable Francine Greenspan Shirley Jean Paul Thelma Solomon | OY Sane ; Ne eee Y er j Ay ek Ka if} 2S, CUR ARERY GUN per tT A“ a = 7 = � i = S. ee ee “ aS van c= oa a x x x rae Bot. SOK Seo NS . Me L] RS amy, 0 ee a eT | iG Bases OTS it TASS : PIN W x PE SOR ME Sgaacs==-== ; y---ssce=ee TRIN CUIN a . THIRST He ANS, Re es— “i‘“‘“‘“‘i‘ I ia ell w” ” CR DD foe: ee fi Engineering Faculty Chemistry Mr. Dixler, Miss Turner, Messrs. Nechamkin, Disque, (Department Head), Thomas, Me- Clarnon. bs Mathematics Messrs. KohI meyer, Helme, Thompson, Beckman, Cowles (De- partment Head). Physics Messrs. Lake, Toole, Doll (Department Head), Duncan, Levitt, Berninger, Lambe. Electrical Engineering Messrs. Morgan, Carr (Department Head), Hashmall, Vitrogan Gundlach, Aidala, Klug, Deichert, Goldsmith. Manufacturing Processes Messrs. Anselmini, Benedict (Department Head), Swift, Kiely, Jones, Zelios. Mechanical Engineering Standing: Messrs. Fuller, Kueffel, Miaskoff, Lin, Flitner, Savitski, Raph- ael, Boissevain. Seated: Messrs. Baxter, Quier, Luce (Department Head), Randolph. Administrative Engineering Messrs. deLuca, Beatty (Department Head), Johnsrud. Chemical Engineering Messrs. McCormack, Dixon (Department Head), Diamond, Shaf- fer. Chemical Engineering OBJECT: To produce Chemical Engineers at a limited rate through the reaction of an excess of candi- dates exposed to a curriculum administered by a faculty of competent inquisitors. PROCEDURE: Outlined in Pratt Institute Bulletins— 1946-1949, DATA: Charlotte Gerard Barton: Knit one, purl two. Blauel: “Haven’t you read the chapter?” Brenner’s very versatile infinite series solves anything. Clapp: “Hey, Lopez, let’s go to the dance in the lounge Saturday.” Gobstein: “My lodge is holding a raffle—buy a chance?” Gorman: “Bridge—anybody?” Gunnison: “Ha-ha-ha-ha!” Kerns: “Now let’s consider this carefully.” Kirk’s constant: “I really have to settle down,” Lopez: “Boy! What a football game! We lost!” “Steinmetz” Lowenstein with his notebook worthy of publication. Mason’s: “I did it a different way.” Mischke, one of the young genii. Napoli: “—but I checked each calculation five times!” Paddock: “Anyone see Phelan?” Phelan: “Anyone see Paddock?” Pratt: “What’s your average? What’s the class average?” Schmidt: “Who, why, what, where, what for? Buta. Shim: “I’ve got this course cold!” Sughrue: “Guess [ll go to see my girl tonight.” Viola walking out of the pages of Esquire each morning. Zdzieba: “There are too many eager beavers in our class.” Hancock: “We didn’t do that at CCNY and Columbia.” “Casey” Klujsza: “Who has the Sports section?” Sane Bimal Piccoli: “What a weekend!” RESULTS: The 25 hardy (?) survivors and potential “Captains of Industry” pictured here. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS: This reaction could not have gone to completion without the expert guidance and advice of the Engineering School and allied faculties. Charlotte Barton Leo Blavel Howard Brenner Irving Clapp Saul Gobstein George Gorman Gordon Gunnison Richard Hancock Avery Kerns Walter Kirk Casimir Klujsza John Lopez Jack Lowenstein Harold Mason Roland Mischke Nunzio Napoli James Paddock Robert Phelan Victor Pratt Wallace Schmidt Andre Shim Daniel Sughrue Joseph Viola Kenneth Zdzieba Electrical Engineering The time has finally arrived for us to stop those 60 cycle shakes. We can stop chasing those electrons that kept us going like a bunch of oscillators off frequency. No ionger will we need those traveling waves to keep us charged. Gone will be the weekly meetings of the Society for Hospitality to Itinerant Technol- ogists. This was the famous society that kept many a man out of Bellevue (and was the only organization denied admission to the local bistros.) Proud were its members for making the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ beer party, as well as all Pratt beer parties, successful. They made the name of Pratt Institute famous in such places as McSorley’s Old Ale House, the G. A., The Brauhaus, Terry’s and Killian’s. And let us never forget that its members spread the name of our school all over Schenectady. Nor will anyone in Schenectady ever forget when we invaded that quiet city. Cer- tainly, the members of the Schenectady Pratt Club and General Electric will always remem- ber. It was at the grand banquet they gave for us that the true spirit of the seniors shone forth. At the outing on Fire Island, our skin shone forth like over-heated vacuum tubes. Who would have thought that the electricals would try to harness the sun’s rays in this manner? Maybe it was the effect of the in- habitants on that island that so unbalanced our minds. It was lucky for us that the situ- ation was only temporary or we would never have been able to come back to do the job. And what a job it was! But with it will linger many a happy thought. These four years have heen stimulating ones except for those days spent in the Horror Chamber. However, the fun of motorboating with Cap- tain Video more than made up for it. We’ve tried our best to do the job. What comes next? We don’t know. But you can rest assured, Professor Carr, that we will do our utmost to make Pratt Institute proud of us. John Aitken Lawrence Albrecht John Allen Joseph Allgaier Lovis Armani Joseph Bazzani Norman Bechtold Irwin Been Charles Bentel Robert Bishop William Brossok Abbott Brown Howard Buschman Frank Chadurjian Felix Cosentino y “a “iB. John Deeg Stanley Demain Joseph Dill William Donovan Peter Dooner James Drossos Alfred Erhard Earl Feder Sherwin Feingold Arthur Goldschmidt Meyer Gould William Heerlein James Kenney Nicholas Kerzner John Kilmer John Kuhn Arthur Landberg Thomas Lawless Melvin Marcus Michael Maslak Mario Forte Richard Fuchs Daniel Garshman Alfred Geraci Henry Gerber Irving Gilbert | 4, ) Albert Horn Saverio lannaccone Fred Jaklitsch Henry Jansson Robert Johnson Edward Karpen Bernard Lichtenstein Paul Liegey Vincent LoGrasso George Lyuta Arthur McKeon John Malone Robert Mazzacane Howard Mendelsohn Hans Menzel Joseph Monturo Ary Mossiman Frank Mueller John Odenthal Robert Othmer Edward Petucka Herbert Platt William Prigotsky Anthony Rendino Alvin Rinkus Herbert Rosenthal Erwin Rosin Sidney Shapiro Nicholas Sharko George Shaw James Shea Andrew Sperber Robert Timson Richard Waddington Adam Wantuck Harold Wiberg Alfred Rieger Frederick Riggin Anthony Russak Joseph Ryan Morton Sagan Frank Santasier Joseph Scaturro Robert Steinman Frank Teti John Thompson Ralph Weiss Irwin Wolf Constantine Zdanowich David Zeidenberg Martin Zwerin Mechanical Engineering The mechanism is now complete. Just lubri- cate the bearings with ale and watch our machine take off after the first pretty gal in sight. What sort of device is this? Why, it’s the Major’s pride and joy, the ME class of 1950. They’re a smooth running outfit. For fuel, they use whiskey; they can make both boilers and boilermakers. Watching these boys on a dance floor at the Greaseball reminds one of an eighty some odd cylinder engine, hitting on all cylinders. The vibrational noise is pro- vided by the Steve Geralds orchestra, the out- fit which has played at so many of the Pratt dances in the past four years. Reasonable engineering assumptions, use of tight, renewable bushings and the concept of “entapy” contributed to the successful com- pletion of our machine. Of course, there were quirks. Parts were sometimes difficult to fit into place. There was bickering as to the practicality of the theory, and hardships in- curred on the test run to New England. Some of the parts may look worn, but the machine is actually brand new. The test run to New England—ah, now, there was a trip. The boys walked their feet off all day and drank Hartford and Bridge- port dry all night. They got a little off course when they crashed a wedding party at the Hotel Bond, but no feelings were hurt. Now that they’re coming off the production line, everyone eagerly awaits their next move. “Shall it be the Moon, Jeeves, or do you think our rocket will reach Mars?” ae | anig Thomas Affatigato Philip Aiello Angelo Alessandria Frank Beatch Raymond Bergman Carlisle Burns i� £ . ba a ee TE 4 x ‘ - f eRERS ay q al ei Co! it | aq. ie } a ra Met yy @ Joseph Calderone Albert Carini Ramon Casaprima Eugene Cattabiani Vito Comizio Leonard Cowen Edwin Derenthal Howard Derow William Drewes Roy Dreyer AN Robert Everhart John Evers Frank Gaarde Herbert Garne, Andrew Gelderman’ Rheinhard Gliebe y sRAS Anthony Gogliucci Gerald Gottlieb Thomas Guendel Emanuel Helfand — P 5 ‘ F: oe +4 q c : | . fi [ 4 ay Frank Kuhn Tomio Kurosawa Albert Lavagnino Carl Leth Harry Linnemeyer Donald McCann John Meyer John Morabito Robert Mott Louis Musacchio Francis Nekola Edward Ramik James Reidy John Reilly Irwin Rosman William Hoffinger John Husmann Robert Hussa Walter Johnson John Koehler Thomas Kristensen aor? - Ay aS TA James Lombardo Rudolph Lorenz James Lunny John Makinson Robert Marcy Walter Martin Theodore Pianko Warren Pinckney Louis Pino Frank Porsche Stanley Press Edmond Quaglio Otto Roster Jack Rozett Irwin Samuels Warren Schaefer Allen Schindler Morton Schleifer Warren Schmidt Harold Schumacher Alfred Solter John Soltes Abraham Stein Robert Stokes Dmitri Strakhov Richard Swarts Thomas Taglarine Michael Tamas Frank Terranova Rebert Tillis John Torkelsen Theodore Urban Werner Vellrath John Walters BAM 4 Sidney Weinberger Daniel Weinstein Richard Yellin Peter Yiotis Maurice Zinker Recip FISH and 1 Ib. pam Ye Ib. § half- Yo cup ch small 2 cups dice a —_—— 1 cup water , Little 2 cups milk place 1V2 teaspoons salt tea- Few grains of pepper 1e OF 1 tablespoon chopped P A s Cook fish under pressure move. Fry out salt pork an in drippings: Add potatoes 4 Cover and cook under preg Reduce pressure with, coo and cook under pressur Reduce pressure once sonings and parsley Q Serve in cooker. Ser Toast, patty § Cook lobster acct steamed lobster. Pic claws. Melt butter 0 double boiler; add lob! Fo with ered over low heat for § Anes sonings and sherry: Beat add milk and blend thor¢ add the mixture to the k ring. Cook until thicken¢ stantly. Serve immediately patty shells or toast cups: 5 low heat for eae 2 8 Re ee RE F cleaning ‘oker sliced 1 garlic clove id salt, sugar, s been blended De Home Economic Faculty First row: Miss McCarthy, Mrs. Schusky, Dean Tabor, Misses Long, Entrup, Hanks. Second row: Misses Leaver, Harman, Spidell, Horn, Mrs. Husby, Miss White. Third row: Misses Langlois, Butler, Borgia, Howse, Weiss, Custer. Fourth row: Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Schim- mel, Misses Sydney-Smith, Zick, Mrs. Grae- ber, Misses Halderman, Coney. Costume Design A hush falls over the Lounge. A rustle of taffeta is the only sound heard over the heavy breathing of Tanning students as one of our “fashion plates” sweeps in, making a grand entrance. The room takes on the air of a leading couturier. All eyes turn as the Pratt mannikin settles easily into an Eames chair. Her high-styled design mingles easily with engineering calculations and presently, the din of the Lounge resumes. “Tsn’t that Mary Lynch, our button and belt girl, over by the juke-box?” “Yes, and look at the dress Marie Garlitz is wearing. That’s Marie talking to the crowd of Art and Tanning students.” “Say, we'd hetter get back to class or we'll never get that dress finished.” Along the halls of the Costume Design department, a hum of excitement prevails as preparation is made for the annual fashion show. - Cries of, “Your muslin is cranky, girls!” and the grain, the grain of your ma- terial!” can be heard above the din of sewing machines. Occasionally, some time is taken from the class routine for a visit with Mrs. Murphy at the Brooklyn Museum Costume Institute. This change of scene is welcomed by the group. “Didn’t Jackie Droesch make a dress of Harry Schneider woolen last term?” To add to the excitement and interest of classes this year, a new phase of design was introduced. With the able backing of the New York Guild of Better Shoemakers, shoe design became an important addition to the curiculum. The field trips to the Palter de Lise and I. Miller factories were highlights of the year’s work, Once we got the “feel of the material” and realized the possibilities of shoe designing, it was not difficult to settle down to the tasks of construction, basting, draping, pinning and pattern-making. Thus, we are ready to go forth into the Kingdom where, this year, King Fath reigns. Who knows, perhaps next year it will be King Shur! Helen Batchelder Rose Berkowitz Marion Bertoletti Beatrice Bineares Neta Bishop Irene Bodo Mary Bowers Josephine Burrello Marilyn Callejo Patricia Carl Dorothy Caruso Helen Cason Pauline Chun Jean Ciccone Judith Cole Muriel Convers ) Ne ow | Mi Olive Deany Diana Deghetto Jeanne Dixon Jacqueline Droesch Anita Fedyn Anna Ferrari roma Eunice Fessenden Carol Fischofer June Frey Antoinette Froio Cleo Galmon Anne Jellish Janis Kenline Majorie King lise Kuhnle Joan Laframboise Elizabeth Lantzas Adele Lowenstein Mary Lynch Margaret McCants Marilyn McClain , t; As Carmen Gonzalez Ina Goodman Norma Guinchi Sarah Ware Frances Hoover Sally Irwin Marie Lanza Mildred Lewis Eleanor Lijoi Catherine McDew Rita Mangano Barbara Moore Cynthia Nyer Lolita Ojea Rita Papadem Isabelle Payne Elizabeth Potvin Mildred Richards Caryl Rogers LaVerne Salley Arlene Sapeta Bernice Sedrich Tomiko Shimabukuro Louis Shur Ella Simkin — a Irvin Specter Frank Spinella Angelina Strimboules Gladys Walsh Evelyn Wanalowitz Mary Williams Dorothy Rosenfield Harold Seaman Gloria Sewald Arpena Shahinian Doris Shelfo Clara Sutton Carolyn Talbot Claire Tanajes Jane Thompson Angela Viola Marion Prowler Food Management William Ramirez Mary Reid Life cannot go on without food. We need not only a certain quantity, but a variety of attractive and nutritious foods to keep our bodies and minds functioning efficiently. Our nutrition and food preparation courses taught us this. Physiology, bacteriology and chem- istry taught us the effect of food in our bodies and in our environment. Then we learned to handle large quantities of food at one time as is done in restaurants or. institutions. Of course, the economics and accounting made us realize the need of keeping our costs down without sacrificing quality. The business Eng- lish course taught us to express ourselves simply and effectively. On the list of “we'll never forget” are those marvelous field trips to foreign restaur- ants in New York where the atmosphere and perfectly seasoned exotic dishes enthralled us; and the day when all of us had that feel- ing of disappointment as the fudge on the marble slabs fell apart; and the work we did during the eight week period in the cafeteria; and that time, after the extensive training we received and talked about, our friends saw us selling milk; and the various teas and luncheons where we put theory into practice; and all the fun we had working toward the common goal that bound us together. All this adds up to the firm background we received these past two years for our fu- ture positions as supervisors of school lunch- rooms, public cafeterias and restaurants and food service departments in institutions. Gus Rongos Herbert Steffens Ann Aslanian Joyce Steinmetz Louise Bresnick Doris Giolito Shirley Ketcham Antoinette Venuto ‘’ , Jean Buchheimer George Golfos Marilyn Marcus Alvin Washington aad Dominic Carchidi Margaret Holmes Elizabeth Mitchell Nancy Zohman Stanley Cohn George Howard Arline Mock and Ernest Wingate Rita Abramson Diana Martell Mildred Paulus Sister Bernard Marie Henry Nichols Rose Palmieri Home Economics Home means a great many things. It means a warm, jovial, congenial relationship among the family members. It means a fine looking, well cared for house and furnishings with lamps, draperies and bedspreads made by the lady of the house. It means good, wholesome food, well-cooked and attractively served. It means a well-dressed, fashion-wise group of people. It means parties and teas with fancy hors d’oevres and pretty cakes. It means fine books on the shelves about history, art, physiology, literature and soci- ology. It means a group that is active in the life of the community. Our class knows that a woman with a Home Economics background can make this home. Although m aking a home is our eventual aim, careers in clothing design, retailing, foods, dietetics and general home economics may come first. The Class of ’50, the class of the bewil- dered Freshmen, frustrated Sophs, “hard- working” Juniors, and Seniors with “senior slump” will remember the exciting designs created by Marcy, June, Joyce, Carol and Gil, after they had consulted the vice-presidents of A S, Caryl and Lorraine; the teas and luncheons planned by Evelyn, Edith Laken, Sylvia and Little Joe with Lois Meyer and Lois Quinn seeing that the kitchen staff worked in harmony; the decorations by Heloise and Pat; the French poems of Marie assisted by Dot Behn; the cheers of Lydia that boosted our spirit at games; the frantic look on Elsie’s face as she raced to the Lost and Found with Mary and Wanda following close behind; the eternal knitting of Netty and Grace; the marriages of Rita, Flo, Laura, Anita, Edith Shapiro, Margaret Hansen, Marge and Joan Bartels. Yes, the Class of ’50 will remember all the laughs and joys and strong friendships with which we were en- riched during the four years of preparation for the responsibilities that lie ahead. Evelyn Anderson Joan Bartels Beatrice Bauma nn Patricia Bechtold Dorothy Behn Margaret Boakes Caryl Cole Sylvia Doskatz Joyce Dotts Gilda Ferraro Jean Fowler Marcelyn Fritts Joan Frumkin lydia Giordano Carol Hannah Margaret Hansen Anita Karp June King Lorraine Kluczek Edith Laken Heloise Laurencelle Grace McCall Norma McCord Elsie Manning % Et Marie Markaty Lois Meyer Phyllis Molt Mary Mooney Wanda Piecewicz Florence Posner Lois Quinn Barbara Roake Netty Sander Irma Saven Edith Shapiro Margaret Sherman Rita Tanski Ann Thomas Laura Urgo iS and Arline Harris Jane DeFelice Rose Mary Wagner ed FR eS ee f [SAAS ROR AAR TR IRE a NA EN A ee a TRIAS oe x o } FETE OR LR EONS A TIS ID LE PK he TE IE IE COTE RIT a a em vet A I I EN EL TS A AS E A St em ROASTS PL ARETE IRC RS: A AMINA iy AE SIESDC IED By Bako Db I Mo ES, RCE” PES Fe TERE SG OER OP WORST RH r WS: SEPT Ee PO 4 3 “ae = - a RR ET ck PLE DLE FF Se ARATE OME Tale TTD FL I te SS TTR Tle CTY a SE i) é aq ‘ ; b ‘ ’ i 4 t } = § 4 4 4 BERT aa ee ERIE : ney eM FDS ZOE SATE LEE DE TN, LOE ET OI TEI! LE | EBAY BA GEESE AOE EES CAEN TET EOE OED LO LDC ME SE EI: «EE OEE ES Library Books! Books! Books! Tumbling all around. And emerging from their midst is the Library Class of 1950. Our march of events, involving many dis- tinguished personalities, will long be remem- bered at Pratt Institute. The year was filled with many joyous parties and_ receptions. With the Anne Carroll Moore Room as the setting, many pleasant gatherings and inter- esting lectures took place. Alice Mathewson, senior married member of the class, guided the reception for Elinor Sinnette, the first bride of our class. Professor Edwin Knowles recited his original poem—A reply to a “Let- ter in Three Fits”—leaning heavily on Long- fellow, Shakespeare, and Ogden Nash. A regular guy with an irregular meter. Gertrude Jasper, who taught Romance Languages at Hunter College, was elected President of our class and her verve, wit and personality will long be remembered. Like proud ducklings on parade, the Class of 1950 caroled the Alumni at the “ultra” reception in the Caroline Ladd Pratt House the night of December 9th. Amidst the deluge of homework and _ studies, we found time for a cup of mid-afternoon coffee and the rememberance of individual birth- days. The roof-garden offered a pleasant es- cape between classes and over a congenial cigarette, assignments and schedules became pleasantly less burdensome. At Pratt it has been Ave Atque Vale, but, unfortunately, the farewell has come too quickly. Elizabeth Sulley Walter Truesdell Margaret van Bronkhorst Beverly Victorson 7 [ bur 4 x Vd Eugene Bockman Ralph Burnley Patricia Champney Adele Farella Robert Fidoten Marshall Fisher z Laura Frazier Frida Graver Barbara Greener Nadine Hoak James Hodges Gertrude Jasper Eleanor McKay Alice Mathewson Anna Murphy Clarice Reynolds Geneva Robinson Johanna Spiess Helen Ward Helen Wilkinson Paul Winckler May Wong and George Harrell SCHOOL OFRUZ Lg AND TANNING TECHNOLOGY Tanning The members of the 1950 class of the School of Leather and Tanning Technology come from eight widely scattered states of our country and from our neighbors to the North and South. In age, we range from the teens to the thirties, some of us having come to Pratt with college degrees and others di- rectly from high school. During our two year course, we have found time to step out of the tanning vats to display our abilities in other fields. In intramural football, the tanning team has displayed the only T-formation run in the league. Still other members of our class distinguished themselves in basketball, baseball and Stu- dent Government activities. Prescott Down- er, the rangy, amiable class president, Richard Ruffe, our class treasurer, David Schaff, rep- resentative to the Student Government Asso- ciation, our Ontario-bred secretary, Lorne Rayfield, and Jacque Daoust, the social chair- man, did a remarkable job in organizing this department. Scholastically, the two men who distinguished themselves were Lee Marrs and “G. Arthur” Labovitz, both from New Eng- land. They were awarded the Rohm and Haas Scholarships this year. As a result of the able guidance of Mr. Arthur Goetz, the Director of the School of Leather and Tanning Technology, with the assistance of Mr. G. Arthur Brown, the Class of 1950 now aims to carry the knowledge of the chemistry of leather into industry and to improve, in quality and quantity, the pro- duction of leather goods and materials. Edward Rayfield Ricardo Ruffo fe © f Ne een 9 { 4 eS if ve MBNA |; Ik Sanford Arenberg William Avery Theodore Baltas Erwin Berman Everett Cole Jacques Daoust «A: Richard Dougherty Prescott Downer Robert Empting Manvel Guerreiro Russell Hockridge Donald Jacobson | Jack Labovitz George Lincoln Leo Marrs Walter Moser Gerald Phinney Robert Pierce Stanley Scesney David Schaft John Shepard Howard Siegman Frank Sweeney Jaime Trevino + , eneral Studies Faculty First row: Messrs. Spiegel, Partridge, Noble, Dean Whitford. Second row: Messrs. Schil- ler, Sweet, Mrs. Betsky, Messrs. Astor, Nash. Third row: Mr. Finch, Miss Pritchard, Mr. Knowles, Miss Hoffman. Seated: Messrs. Millard, Hostetter, Lake. Standing: Messrs. Gorham, A jootian. Athletic Committee Seated: Misses Doryk, Silleck, Davidson. Standing: Messrs. Hostetter, Davis (De- partment Head). Missing: Mr. Fino , The Faculty Athletic Committee has been appointed “to plan an inter-collegiate athletic program consistent with the educational policies of the Institute.” In the past year all established activities and some new ones have become more popular, and an increase in student interest was observed. The Committee and the re-established Student Athletic Council have been heartened by this response, and it is generally hoped that the trend continues in this positive direction. For many years now, basketball and baseball have been recognized as varsity sports. Recent innovations, insofar as sport activities are con- cerned, include the establishment of soccer and tennis on a varsity level, and the beginning of fencing, track, and golf on an informal basis. The latter have advanced to the stage of off-the- record matches with other colleges and may soon warrant varsity recognition. If student partici- pation and practice facilities improve, we may once again see the Pratt teams rise to their rightful places among the top competitors. Harry C. Hostetter, Chairman Faculty Athletic Committee Director of Athletics Athletic Faculty Baseball The resounding crack of bats and the thumping of baseballs could be heard plainly throughout the Pratt athletic field. The Great White Father of Pratt ball- players, Coach George W. Davis, was seen roaming from one group to another, giving an encouraging word here, a gentle joshing there. Sporting his familiar Pratt base- ball cap and jacket, Mr. Davis was once again directing activities in preparation for the rugged twelve game schedule. Included on the agenda were such formidable metropolitan foes as Fordham, Manhattan, St. Francis, and Brooklyn College. Starting his fifth season as the Cannoneers’ baseball coach, Mr. Davis was heartened by the return to uni- form of twelve 1949 varsity lettermen. The promising flock of new recruits, many of whom cavorted commend- ably in fall practice sessions, looked good. In view of this, Coach Dayis was optimistic about the coming season. However, there still remained the problem of filling the positions vacated by last year’s graduates. The mold- ing of a good defensive infield combine was number one on the “fix-it” parade. With the first’ base slot the only one filled by a returning veteran, many new faces were sure to be seen prancing around the infield. The gen- eral consensus of opinion was that if this problem could be solved successfully, happy diamond days were ahead. However, injuries, sore arms, studies, etc. remained the imponderables which could influence the final outcome. With the traditional ery, “Play Ball!” on April 1, the team embarked on what it hoped would be its most | successful season. | | Kneeling, left to right: Hugh Dibble, Jamie Trevino, Haig Goshgarian, Norm Bechtold, George Post. Standing: Joe Allgaier, Mgr., Ed Ramik, Ed Fahan., Tom Guendel, Phil Aiello, Sandy Aranoff, Coach G. W. Davis. Missing: Rudy Trevison, Lefty Meyer, Sal Giglio, Hank Quell, Al St. Dennis. 6 Kile m PRCT SES Rai reer ein Faced with a rugged, record-breaking twenty-five game schedule, the Pratt basketball team realized from the very outset that they were in for tough sled- ding. Never before in Pratt basketball history had such an ambitious schedule been assembled. In addition to the teams in the newly organized Greater New York Basketball Conference, the roster included such nationally recognized quintets as St. Johns and Columbia. With the majority of last season’s regulars graduated, Coach Art Musicant had but a small nucleus of returning veterans around which to build his squad. The conspicuous lack of the necessary height led to the concentration on speed. Even then, this asset was hampered by injuries, which continued to plague the Cannoneers throughout the season. The debut of Musicant’s Midgets came with the invasion of the Pratt gym by an anxious sky-scraping alumni quintet. Undaunted by the height of their opponents, the spunky Pratt basketeers came from behind to eke out a 70-68 triumph in the late minutes of play. The next five contests proved to be touch-and-go affairs. The Lilliputian Cannoneers won two of these five and then sank into the depths of disaster. After a televised tilt with Columbia, which they lost 81-22, the pattern of events remained unchanged for the next seven games. Right about this time the coach began wearing a path to the corner drug store in pursuit of aspirins. Then came the one bright spot which overshadowed all previous contests. In a spirit of retaliation, the underdog Cannoneers. reassembled and routed a proud Brooklyn Poly quintet, 48-45, in the sixty-fifth contest of a traditional series. This fine performance was followed by their only conference win, a 53-41 decision over Kings Point. Moving into the final portion of the schedule, the Cannoneers fared no better, winning only against Hunter College in the next nine contests. The loss to Poly in the wind-up game put the final record at 6 wins, 19 losses. The conference record_of_one victory, six defeats, paralleled these results and dead-locked Pratt and Cooper Union for seventh place. MORAL: It’s easy to win gracefully. First row, left to right: Sid Weinberger, George Baka, Bill Ramirez, Howie Sleight, Cliff Dodd, Jack Trout. Second row: Dick Korchien, Gerhard Schneider, Tom Hynd, Dave Johnson, Don Donoudy, Walt Cohen. Third row: Coach Thomas Ruzicka, Dick Flack, Remo Lavagnino, Jaime Trevino, Orrey Rosen, Asst. Mer.; Joe Petrino, Manager. Missing: Mac Greenidge, Magnus Unflat, Hank Treitel, Tom Artinane, Hugh Dibble, Dick Gassler, Bernie Griwatz, Ken Hagen. Pratt Opponent SCOREBOARD ] Queens College 2 3 Ft. Schuyler 0 0 Brooklyn College 6 1 L. I. Aggies 0 3 Columbia 2 2 CCNY 4 2 Kings Point 3 1 Queens College 2 i Stevens Tech. 5 — —_— 14 Totals 24 Soccer Despite the unshakable sophomore year jinx, and the loss of many experienced veterans from the 1948 squad, the high-spirited Pratt soccer team began the 1949 season with a very optimistic outlook. Chief Optimist and Head Coach Thomas Ruzicka was beginning his first year at the helm of the Cannoneers, determined to make soccer a bright star in the galaxy of Pratt sports. His enthusiasm for the job was exceeded only by that of the comparatively “oreen” recruits who turned out for the team. Conditioning began early in the fall term, starting at an unceasing, back-breaking pace, and never letting up, even in the harshest of weather. With a heart-breaking, but not will-breaking 2-1 loss to Queens College, the season was under way. This one point margin proved indicative of the future trend in more ways than one. The black and gold clad Prattmen lost two other contests by a one point margin, but with a “turnabout-is-fair-play” attitude they also won two victories over late season opponents by the same score. Undaunted by a 6-0 loss in a second fray against a well-balanced Brooklyn College eleven, the Ruzicka charges displayed their first winning form in trimming the Columbia University Soccer Club, 3-2. But in the next two contests, against Kings Point and Stevens Tech, they went down to defeat, 3-2 and 5-1, respectively. Then the underdog Cannoneers knuckled down, and with cleats flying and a “never-say-die” spirit they met their next challenge. They bowled over Ft. Schuyler 3-0, and then went on to edge a fine Long Island Aggies aggregation 1-0. Then catastrophe! With the ball game practically wrapped up in a neat black and gold ribboned package, the Cannon- eers eased up in the later minutes of play and went down to defeat in a bitterly fought duel with CCNY. In the wind-up contest with Queens College, the Prattmen dittoed their early season appearance and lost once more, 2-1. The highlight of the season occured when a tenacious squad humbled a proud Ft. Schuyler eleven in their first shutout victory, 3-0. Pratt outfought, outclassed, and mud- dled the middies completely, never easing up in their drive to prove their supremacy. Kneeling, left to right: Harry Twitchell, Dave Schaff, Captain; Dick Jessup. Standing, left to right: Bob Zinter, Prof. H. Hostetter, Langdon Morris, Walt Furlani. Tennis Missing: John Saltes. When varsity tennis was discontinued some two decades ago, few Prattmen expected a revival until new facilities were added. It took just about this length of time to build enough enthusiasm in the student body to get a few individuals to extend themselves and play on courts some distance from the In- stitute proper. The return of seven 1949 lettermen bol- stered spirits all along the tennis line. Fall practice sessions, which consisted of intra- squad tourneys and informal inter-collegiate matches, gave a good prevue of 1950 pros- pects. With the coming of spring, training was begun with an air of excitement and expectancy. Sparked by stiff competition in the way of new recruits, old-timers fought tooth-and-nail to maintain their positions. When the opening match with Adelphi rolled around on April 8, Coach Hostetter had what he claimed were “the best Pratt racket-teers in a long time.” 1949 Intramural Football champs | art ed. First row: Cal Chapman, Bob Berger, Ted Martland, Bert Freed, Joe McDowell. Second row: Herb Fassler, Mike Miake, Bill Prentice. Intramural and General Sports First row: Hugh McDonald, Howard Buschmann, Sid Weinberger. Second row: Ann Kenny, Gil Murphy, Bob Jones. a. aw s irls Sports High on the list of traits which Pratt girls possess is athletic prowess. In times past, this characteristic has seemed dormdnt, but dur- ing the past year a decided change has taken place One of the reasons for this change in the athletic outlook has been the arrival of Miss Selina Silleck as head of the departmnet of physical education for women. With the able assistance of the Misses Eleanor Doryk and Maureen Davidson, Miss Silleck has in- stituted many innovations. Included in the new program are field hockey, basketball, modern dance, riding and body mechanics, to name a few. On the hockey field, clattering sticks and glistening brows gave ample evidence that Pratt girls are adept in the art of give and take. Indoor tennis, badminton, ping pong, and volley ball served well for those who wanted something less rigorous. Future channel swimmers who wished to be “in the swim” realized their desires in the Pratt swimming “hole.” Basketball reached the peak of poularity when an informal match with Hofstra College was arranged. Modern dance drew a large number of would-be Martha Grahams who found that sore muscles were well worth the rhythmic dance patterns created. The horseback riding programs provided an added attraction and softball enthusiasts slugged their way into Pratt’s Hall of Fame thus completing the program. Starting at base of P and working up and around: Lydia Gierdane, Capt.; Betty Tuehals, Marcia Siegler, Mary Brophy, Marie Calise} G, Cornett, Jane Issacson, Rita Cincotti, Amy Sehmand, Joyce Gildersleeve, Florenee Nazimo- witz. oN IN Thtite = 4 — a my — — a -—— ns — —S— ——— —— his or All Events ACTIVITIES People Really Active Tackling Tasks The Student Government Association is honoring on these four pages the Seniors who, in the thoughtful opinion of the Student-Faculty Awards Commit- tee, have shown outstanding leadership or given unusual service. These students made contributions to the welfare of the student body and to the Institute as a whole, and only their major activities can be included in the lists below. Caryl Cole Walter Dierickx Sherwin Feingold Freshman Class Council 46 Student Executive Board 746, °48, ’49 Secretary, Sophomore Class 47 Winter Festival °47 April Showers, °47, °48 Secretary, Student Government Association 48 SGA Constitution Revision Committee 48 Senior Class Council 749 Staff, Prattonia °50 Organized First April Showers 47 Bridge Club °47 Finance Committee “47, Chairman 748 April Showers °48 Student Executive Board °48 Prattler Staff ’46, 48; Co-Editor °47 Radio Club 746, ’47, 48 House Plan °46 American Institute of Electrical Engineers °46, °47, ’48, ’49 Institute of Radio Engineers °47, Treasurer °48, Vice Chairman °49 April Showers 47 Club Fair °47 Student Handbook Staff 48 Co-Editor, Prattonia °50 Frederic Hasert Paul Napoli Edward Petucka Robert Phelan Playshop °47, Vice President 48, President ’49 Recreational Facilities Committee ’47, 48, Chairman 49 Winter Festival ’47, 48 April Showers 47, 748 Freshman Mixer °48 Secretary-Treasurer, Junior Class °48 Student Executive Board ’49 Club Fair 49 Staff, Prattonia °50 American Institute of Chemical Engineers °46, ’47, 48, °49 Vice President, Sophomore Class °47 House Plan ’47, Chairman °48, 749 Chemistry Club ’47 SGA Organizations Committee 48 Chairman, April Showers °49 Chairman, Senior Prom 50 Chemistry Club ’47, Vice President ’48 Prattler Staff ’48, Business Manager ’49 Institute of Radio Engineers ’49 American Institute of Electrical Engineers ’49 Winter Festival 48 April Showers 748 SGA Finance Committee ’49 SGA Student Union Committee 49 Delegate to Student Union Conference At Cornell University ’49 Bridge Club 48 President, Chemistry Club 46 American Institute of Chemical Engineers ’46, 47, ’48, °49 April Showers °47 Vice President, Junior Class °48 SGA Constitution Revision Committee 48 Vice President, Student Government Association °49 Anthony Rendino Joseph Ryan Frank Santasier Daniel Weinstein April Showers 747, °48, ’49 House Plan Committee 47 Winter Festival °47, °48, °49 Chairman, Junior Prom °48 Junior Class Council °48 American Institute of Electrical Engineers 48, °49 President Senior Class °49 Chairman, Jamboree °49 Freshman Class Council °46 President, Junior Class °48 N.S.A. Delegate, University of Illinois 49 American Institute of Electrical Engineers 47, °48, 49 Newman Club 748, °49 SGA Constitution Revision Committee 48 President, Student Government Association ’49 American Institute of Electrical Engineers 47, ’48, 49 Newman Club 748, °49 Editor, Student Handbook °49 Business Manager, Prattonia ’50 Senior Class Council 49 _ Prattler, Business Manager °47, Associate Editor ’48, Editor-in-Chief ’49 Winter Festival ’47 American Society of Mechanical Engineers ’48, °49 Assistant Manager, Varsity Soccer Team °48 _ New Jersey Club ’46, ’48, Vice President ’47 American Institute of Electrical Engineers ’47 Bridge Club °48 Honorable ention 3rown April Showers 47, °48, °49 Winter Festival °48 astern Arts Association 46, °47, ’48, °49 Butler Student Executive Board °47 resident, Caroline Ladd Pratt House 47 Advertising Designers Council, Treasurer °48, Secretary °49 lee Club °49 Art Editor, Student Handbook °49 Gulotta rattler Staff °47 eterans Residence Club 47 unior Class Council 48 Fencing Club 48 Senior Class Council 49 Student Executive Board °49 lee Club °49 hairman, Senior Class Publicity Committee 49 ggstrom President, Veterans Residence Club ’47 Chairman, SGA Organizations Committee 48, ’49 Student Executive Board °48, ’49 Shapiro Handler lee Club °46, 47, Vice President °48, ’49 SGA Publications Committee 46 -rattler Staff °46 SGA Organizations Committee °47, Chairman °48 Home Economics Club °46, ’47, 48, 49 lub Fair 48 Jaschob Freshman Class Council 46 Student Executive Board °46, ’47 ?-rattler Staff °46 Sophomore Class Council ’47 Student-Faculty Studies Board 47 ditor, Student Handbook °47 pril Showers °47 Staff, Prattonia °48 layshop °49 Louise Love Keystone Club, President 47, ’48, 49 Glee Club °47, 48, 49 Playshop °48, ’49 Winter Festival 47, 48, °49 April Showers °47, 48 James Lunny American Society of of Mechanical Engineers °46, 47, 48, 49 April Showers 48, ’49 Bridge Club 48 Newman Club 48, ’49 Chairman, SGA Finance Committee °49 Student Executive Board ’49 Lois Meyer Playshop °46, °47, Secretary ’48, ’49 Keystone Club °47, 48 Lutheran Students League °48, ’49 SGA Social Committee 48, °49 April Showers 748 Senior Class Council 49 Michael Smollin April Showers °47 Advertising Designers Council °48, President °49 Club Fair 48, 49 Werner Vellrath Organizer and Manager PI Dance Band ’47, ’48, ’49 American Society of Mechanical Engineers 46, °47, 48, President °49 Bridge Club 47 Sophomore Class Council 47 House Plan °48 Co-Organizer, Civic Rally 49 Harold Wiberg Sophomore Class Council ’47 Student Executive Board 47 Junior Class Council ’48 Se nior Class Council ’49 Secretary-Treasurer, American Institute of Electrical Engineers 49 Co-Organizer, Civic Rally 49 Chairman, Senior Day Committee 49 Institute of Radio Engineers 49 Winter Festival Amidst a setting of the Boss Tweed era and winter in Central Park, the Winter Festival of 1949 was acclaimed by all who attended as the most spectacular ever presented. Ably supervised by the Industrial Design department, the scheduled events for the evening included two basketball games, a one act play, door prizes, a variety show, a beer party, and two dances. The highlight of the night’s fes- tivities was the traditional coronation of the Sno-Queen. Irene Bodo, a sophomore in Costume Design, was selected from among five contestants to reign as this year’s queen. “Her Majesty” was crowned by Mr. Alexander Kostellow of the Industrial Design department. Later on, the Sno- Queen drew the lucky numbers for the Admiral Television set and the Emerson Portable radio. The Pratt Playshop’s contribution to the evening of merry-making was the hilarious one-act play, “Sunday Costs Five Pesos” which introduced the long to be remem- bered comic Mexican lover, Fidel. Against a sparkling background of park benches, moonlight and snow laden trees, the musical variety show rounded out an evening of exceptional entertainment. A sailor’s quartet, a baton-twirling policeman, a street-clean- ing magician, and a pair of vocalizing park lovers were among the acts that blended their talents in the fast-mov- ing revue. A word of appreciation and thanks is due the com- mittee members who made this year’s Festival so outstand- ing in the history of Pratt Institute’s social life. inte ee ae) Pate bed. lay Shop The lights were lowered. The curtain slowly parted and the Playshop pro- duction of Joseph Kesselring’s riotous comedy, “Arsenic and Old Lace” unfolded before a capacity audience. With the spirited cavortings of the two elderly spinsters, Abby and Martha, the play enjoyed a highly successful and entertain- ing comeback. In addition to this major production, the season opened with a group of one act plays by Saroyan, St. Vincent Millay and Coward which gave the audience drama, allegory and satire in one evening. This year, an attempt was made to integrate the reading in sophomore Eng- lish literature with a visual production of excerpts from plays by Shakespeare and George Bernard Shaw. Staged at the request of the English department, “Othello,” “Romeo and Juliet,” and “Major Barbara” were presented in exper- imental fashion with “Romeo and Juliet” and “Major Barbara” presented in modern dress and “Othello” in period costume. Playshop was well represented in two all-Institute affairs, Winter Festival and April Showers, with specially prepared productions. Special thanks go to the small, select group of unsung heroes who toted scenery, pulled the curtain, controlled the lighting and did numerous odd jobs which assured the success of Playshop’s productions—the backstage crew. The Playshop members remain the wonder of the Institute, the chief ques- tion being, “How did they find the time?” Well, they did, and the results were well worth the effort, both for the actors and the audience. Amidst this atmosphere of diverse activity, artists, engineers and home econ- omists exchange ideas on any subject from alactagas to zorrinos. If verbalizing is not your chef d’ourve, you might prefer a quick rubber of bridge, a snack in the PI Shop or a few minutes in an Eames chair to watch the passing parade. There are times, however, when this atmosphere of informality becomes more organized. About once a month, the SGA Social Committee sponsors a tea dance, free to all students. With torrid tempos provided by Steve Gerald’s Orchestra, these afternoon affairs are eagerly anticipated by the student body. Hardly a weekend goes by without a special dance or party in the Lounge. Ingenious decoration committees transform the Lounge to any desired setting and atmosphere. An outstanding example of this transformation was the “Bunny Hug” presented by the Advertising designers of 1950 who turned to the Roaring Twenties for inspiration. Complete with the “It” girl and her escort in a Charleston exhibition, the Mack Sennett Boys and Girls Beach Ballet, and the Stutz Bearcat Quartet, the Huckster’s dance made Pratt history. Although more conveniently located for the Engineers, the Men’s Club is a favorite hangout for Pratt students. Here are facilities for bowling, ping-pong, and pool. Special weekend socials were presented during the year under the supervision of various clubs. Located on the top floor, the offices of Prattonia, Prattler and SGA keep up a steady routine of meetings and work during the course of the school year. We cannot fail to mention the constant devotion of our Health Service staff to the students. At times, the waiting line for cots and cold tablets equals any Saturday matinee crowd at the Paramount. Without the attention of Dr. Kieran, Dr. Vaschak, “Jonesie,” and Thelma, many a student could have gotten lost in the backlog of assignments and New York nerves. To the SGA Recreational Facilities Committee, under the capable direction of Fred Hasert, thanks for their efforts in constantly improving the social facilities of the school for all Pratt students. Department of Student Life Left to right: Mrs. Fearon, Misses Reid, Town- ley, Mr. Crenshaw, Dr. Kieran, Miss Stephen- son (Director), Misses Mihalov, Muller, Jones, Gawley. Taking time out from paste-ups and layouts, the Advertis- ing Designers enthusiastically participated in extra-curricular activities during the year. For the Club Fair, they presented a “Carnival Corner”, complete with strong man, wild animals, and Dance of the Seven Veils, which was the highlight of the Fair. In keeping with the policy of the organization, “open house” parties were given in the Advertising Department during the year. The Designers hope that they have been of some as- sistance to the student body by supplying posters and other ad- vertising for school functions. Another departmental club which carries on a yaried pro- gram is EC-HO, the Home Economics Club. This year, they started out with a tea to welcome all new students. In addition, a Christmas party was given for a group of underprivileged children in the neighborhood. The money for this party was earned through a trinket sale to students and faeulty at the school. Other active departmental and professional organizations in the art school include the American Institute of Arehiteets, In- terior Design Club, Industrial Design Forum and Eastern Arts Association. Lectures by people who have been in| the various fields professionally, as well as field trips and conventions, make membership in these organizations worthwhile for every stu- dent at Pratt Institute. The club officers and members sincerely appreciate the co- operation of the Department of Student Life staff, without whose assistance many club programs could not have been successfully carried out. 4 Ah! The versatility of these Pratt students. When not exhibiting their top-notch graphic and technical ability, they manage somehow to find time for a diverse program of extra- curricular activity. The excess energy of one group is devoted to the Pratt Glee Club. Twice a week, they meet to polish up their rubatos and scherzandos, assuring consistently fine perform- ances. One of the outstanding concerts of the year was the pro- gram of “South Pacific” music. Much of the group’s enthusiasm is due to the capable direction of Dr. Lawrence Perry. To him, and to his accompanist, Eloise Robbins, much credit is due. Pratt engineers keep well-informed on professional doings through their membership in the American Institute of Chemi- cal Engineers, American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Amer- ican Society of Mechanical Engineers, or the Institute of Radio Engineers. Through lectures given by professional engineers at the Chapter meetings, Institute conventions, inspection trips, and social activities, the student makes important contacts in his field. aaa a= 22222222 onteak a i : Ly Acknowledgements The Prattonia 50 staff was fortunate in having three en- thusiastic faculty advisors. Prof. George A. Finch of the English Department worked with the editorial staff, Mr. Thomas S. Ruzicka of the Department of Advertising Design helped the art staff and Mr. Holman J. Swinney, Assistant Registrar, acted as advisor to the business staff. We owe them, individually and as a group, our thanks. We also thank Mr. Walter Civardi, head of the Photography Laboratory, who gave a great deal of his own time as well as allowing the use of the facilities of his laboratory. This book was published by the Jay Publishing Company of New York City. We especially appreciate the efforts of Mr. John Jackson of that firm. The portrait photography was done by Delma Studios, also of New York City. Their representative, Mr. George Rubens, gave us a great deal of valuable help. LAN WA Re grerones a5 5,5 QO? ‘ Lavery tas a Le wh