Pratt Institute - Prattonia Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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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!