Pratt Institute - Prattonia Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

Text from Pages 1 - 104 of the 1953 volume:

By! 14 cn “4 IS = 8 ie Class of 1953 is honored to dedicate this yearbook to Mr. Charles Pratt upon the occasion of his retirement, and we join the rest of the Institute in expressing our appreciation for his many years of leadership. Since Mr. Pratt will accept the position of chairman of the board, our dedication is not in the nature of a re- luctant farewell, but a heartfelt wish for a future as distinguished as the past. H. Russell Beatty, Dean of the School of Engineering James C. Boudreau, Dean of the Art School Wayne Shirley, Dean of the Library School Florence S. Tabor, Dean of the School of Home Economics Robert C. Whitford, Dean of the Division of General Studies John Snyder, Editor in Chief Stan Richards, Art Editor Peter Tasi, Photography Editor Bill Hanley, Business Manager Steve Horn, Asst. Art Editor Norma Gatije, Asst. Literary Editor Ethel Seidner, Asst. Literary Editor Staff Ira Goldblatt Bill Curtis Bob Tucker Vic Schwartz Roy Alexander Barbara Gorski Charles Pollock Elvira Siconolfi M. Wolfe, Faculty Adviser Roger Cook Bob D’Amelio Len Sirowitz Lee Querze As our calendar pulls quietly away from the deadline and everdue homework sinks slowly in the record books, we reluctantly take leave of PRATTONIA and the soporific evenings spent under the dazor. Now our red-rimmed eyes can no longer see through the verdant gardens the exotic brownstones, relics of an ancient civiliza- PRATTONIA tion. And as the natives and their color- ful habits fade in our memories, we shall cherish this souvenir of our visit, this naive record compiled so guilelessly by the care- free children in their idyllic paradise. Jack Bellick Samuel Berman James Byron Delores De Biase Frederick Eichenberger Charles Geilich Kenneth Genest Joseph Gross Barbara Jacques Herbert Jaeger Gloria Kurtz Eric Hanson Joan Lesser Barry Martin Charles Michel Lila Miller Harry Ratner O. Pomeroy Robinson Ronald Romoff Anita Suppo Irma Tubby Marvin Warren Morita Fredericks The Art School Pi alexander Khosrov H. Ajootian, Chairman, Illustration Department Olindo Grossi, Chairman, Architecture Department Alexander J. Kostellow, Chairman, Industrial Design Department William L. Longyear, Chairman, Advertising Design Department Eleanor Pepper, Chairman, Interior Design Department William E. Probert, Chairman, Textile Design Department Vincent A. Roy, Chairman, Art Teacher Education Department Frederick J. Whiteman, Chairman, Foundation Art Department Calvin Albert Janet Armstrong Norman Bate Blanche Berkoff Isabel Bosserman 7 Dy 4 . William Breger James Brooks Victor Canzani é Raniero Corbelletti Saul Edelbaum a Mac Harshberger Prudence Herrick Marion Hertzler Tadao Fuijihira 2s “AE TEES Vy | . William McGuinness George McNeil Emil Lowenstein ay Ro) : Sibyl Moholy-Nagy Rowena Reed Ivan Rigby Charles Robertson aes pores ae | Luigi Contini Roger Crossgrove William Eipel John Griswold Lombard Jones Sidney Katz Daniel Schwartzman Harold Simon Walter Steinhilber Karl Kup Edward Lanning Richard Lindner Charles Mazoujian Stanley Meltzoff James Vandenberg Read Weber Charles Mulholland John Pile Helen Reeves Zareh Sourian Bernard Tomson Ted Weren Eva Zeisel Morris Zeitlin Daniel Chait Harol d Edelman Industrial Design horn richards It is difficult to recall our experiences in the Department without including the philosophy that guided our study there. Certainly few courses carried such a di- versified curriculum or, as the frequent sight of machines being hoisted through the stairwell indicated, was so extensively equipped to teach it. Our purpose was not to become facile designers, but versa- tile men, working directly with the tools, machines and techniques of production; artists whose work is a produ¢t of our way of life. This is a phliosophy of think- ing in many categories which is opposed to channelized thought and the preser- vation of the status quo. The addition of courses from other departments, the cre- ation of the Industrial Design Forum, and the preparation of large-scale displays were manifestations of this aim. An am- bitious concept for our brief period of training, the program was not without its share of confusion and misunder- standing; but we hope that the seeds planted, the interests aroused, will help us become artists with a cultural con- tribution in our portfolios. CERTIFICATE Lawrence Di Rosario Kee b FA f John Dockendorf Robert Doyle John Frering Sigfried Hermann Herbert Jaeger Norbert Kuypers Richard Powell Lawrence Barrett Francis Duval : q George Uniacke Arthur Wagner William Watt, Jr. DEGREE Thomas Baroth Ronald Beckman Thomas Bradley Russell Dunbar Lawrence Feer Delbert Footer John Gaska Pierre Gauvin Richard Isola Boris Klapwald Robert Hicks ait William Macowski Marshall Meye rs Akio Nakata Charles Pohlmann —_ George Robinson Richard Squires f ‘| j Irving Rotter Gordon Severson Cleo Stathes Harold Stern James Valkus Stanley Wilensky Charles Pollock By senior year, advertising students have discovered that advertising is really ro- mantic romantic selling. With this attitude we enter the field carrying Haberule, T square, scratch board, old design prob- lems and “An Introduction to the Ro- mances of Being a Salesman” by W.W.L. Nights spent designing for scholastic ap- proval are gone, unfortunately; our critics are now to be found across the counters of the 5 and 10. We must inform the public of its merchandise needs. We must recom- mend that every good American family install a newer, greater, longer lasting, faster gimmick in its exclusive, sensation- al, everlasting service apartment. We must design camouflaging for purchase, glam- ourize the housewife’s A P bargain with exclusive, distinctive wrapping paper. Romantic salesmen, we must prod the American buyer to choose from the count- less mass-produced gadgets, the gadget of his choice. A spate of appliances in every home, a sensationally new advertis- ing campaign for every appliance—that is our goal. Advertising Design CERTIFICATE David Anthony Edith Bandler Doris Blafield | Randolph Bramwell Carol Byers Alicia Drozd Miriam Emoft Barbara Gorski Margaret Hoegl Steve Horn Barbara Kaehler Anna Malamas Alfred Montner J Elissa Querze Joan Roberts Raymond Robertson Stan Richards Natalie Auslander Robert D’Amelio Raymond Napier Elvira Siconolfi Leonard Sirowitz John Snyder Gene Soja Richard Stahl Patricia Stevens y e Weitlauf Brees Joseph Torres Helen Theodore Amber Carmine Ballarino Jean Barnum Robert Hill Jacqueline Jarvis Kenneth Kirsten Frederick Klein Ruth Kressel ie Leonard Leone Joan Lesser Charles Mader Eugene Massimo Eugene Russel, Jr. Frank Camardella Krine Laffler Walter Ronayne Arthur Stevens Alan Van Bergen Melvin Solomon Myron Weisberg ia) oo) Lee) ea ea ig if] ¥ j a} és : Vr Tol Ta F | nT | l « Illustration “You've got the kick of a mule in both hands, but when are you going to draw, Puppies.” “You have to feel the form, be- cause it’s a matter of planes in space, Puppies.” “Please draw.” “What're you trying to do with that pencil and a few square inches of newsprint pad? Draw, man, create.” “When you're all dressed up, where’s your soul?” Accumulate piles of paper and chalk and paint. “Watch the model.” “That’s good, that’s good. It’s crazy, but it’s good!” “Feel it, kids, feel it.” “When are you going to forget your tricks? Draw, man, see it.” “You can’t match the colors up there. Do you know what you’re trying to do? Do you know where you're going?” Yes, I know, and I know I should keep drawing until I’m the draftsman I want to be. I want to keep on painting until I’m the painter I know I can be, until I am an Illustrator. CERTIFICATE Anthony Darrigo Joseph Escourido Mary Farabaugh Thomas Fawell ; all : Lorna Levy David Lewis 49 ¥ Arnold Schwartz Mildred Stuart Lawrence Cabaniss Kermit Lamb Armand Weisman Norman Wood DEGREE Anne Dragner Herbert Fassler Joseph Ferrara Esther Finestone Marilyn Jesmain Clifford Joseph John McMahon Bernard Springsteel a Kenneth Powell | Walter Schnyder Leslie Shurgin Edward Cartier James Joanou Judith Draper David Lyons Barbara Gould Barry Martin W. Marvin Warren When a building is ready for a face lifting, we, the interior architects, have been taught to get right to the heart of the matter. Our credo is—down with curli- cues, down with everything but the four walls and then on with the Eames chairs. Miniature plans help us to get a picture of the overall effect, and tounderstand how Gulliver must have felt. To find out what should go in these sketches, we borrow instruction from the whole Art School. But only in Interior Design can you find such a collection of magicians, prize-win- ning Charleston addicts, female members of male quartets and individuals with such a passion for gathering over coffee in the Lounge. K-66. D eSit Hilo. In many respects our schooling has been a three year tour of the country. We thought Newark was a fair sized jaunt until they shipped us to Cleveland. And when not enroute to more knowledge we got along pretty well right here at Pratt, whether at a politically toned Halloween party or a pre-Christmas splurge in the photo lab. The most familiar setting, though: alone, late at night, under the beam of a dazor, dreaming of psychologic- ally lighted rooms and a better Murphy bed—when we should have been in one. CERTIFICATE ‘Si Audrey Baughan Jo Anne Crawford Elizabeth Loeliger Joan Mills C. Wendel Younge Ronald Romoff Elaine Schwartz DEGREE | ; Janice Baumann Malcolm Davis Matilde De Caydero | Arnold Friedmann Henry Kurz Carroll Mason Marvin Nedrow Bruce Newman Herbert Reid John Pierce Joan Wolk James Rondeau Welter Schwettmann Paul Zirm Pere om wREE nee uae i a ete a A aw | Orta y CPUeh oe 6 UNS e Textile Design siconolfi Prehistoric man, with a conscious need for an accent to his outfit, rubbed a bloodied hand over a piece of fur and cre- ated the first textile design. The Egyp- tians, influenced by nature, concentrated on the lotus, and it’s been flowers ever since. Armed with seed catalogues for inspiration and tooth brushes for tech- nique, we have learned to design every- thing that can be tied, dyed or sold by the yard. Spurred on by these exotic materials and stimulated by the examples seen on field trips, we ventured into high style designing, only to be recalled to cre- ate gift wrappings that would sell. (Red and green Santas, diaper pattern, did it.) There was another outside influence, though. Through our department on the second floor passed the greatest volume of inter-school traffic, as our door is let- tered: “NOT A PASSAGEWAY” and invites entrance. (Industrial Designers were denied visas.) But from all the con- fusion, the silk screen and the purple slime, the devil-may-care originiality, there has materialized our contribution to the world of design—the never-wilting bouquet. CERTIFICATE Robert Brandner Don Elmer Norma Gatje Joan Gillen Bernice Horner ef Kathryn Mahe Ann Petix 2 aie Marcia Svirsky Roberta Tepper 2 Dorothy Walden Theo Gouras Joan Holland David Krieger Beatrice Schlachter Marion Girardi Joan Pasco DEGREE Vivian Natowitz 2 et be F Barbara Lewis Robert Stock Robert Tosa Art @@ ‘leacher Education We have been initiated into the mysteries of Art Education, although it seemed that we had so much to learn and to do that a twenty four hour day couldn’t quite take care of our needs. (All right, class, be sure to have your sixteen sketches and four models in by next week.) There were those Friday nights when any sane person was out carousing with the troops, and we struggled furiously with lesson plans. And then those children . . . God, those children . . . with their bright, chal- lenging faces, and so early in the morning, too. “Motivate me, teach! I’m eager to learn.” We have grown aware that our students are not simply small adults, but people, worthy of respect and sincerity of purpose. (“Deliver the goods or get lost” is a prime educational principle.) Some- how, in spite of units, charts, jewelry, crafts, painting and the vagaries of “Navajo” Withopf, we learned something after all. ; aut Alice Abrams Joan Bisser Betty Blomgren Joyce Brody ¥ iy Judith Levine Marguerite Montalbano Eileen Higgins ba, ¥ N : , | Wt § ‘ ea iS oe Kt Ee ba : Doris Rogers Helenanne Sachs Richard Schlemmer Gloria Solomon $ Manville Wakefield Francis Withkopf Architecture It may be that we’d never get a job in Bill Breger’s office, or even that the juries were correct in awarding us those ridicu- lously low marks, but we take comfort in Sid Katz’ reminder that “God must have loved the common people—He made so many of them.” And scholastically we have made our mark. We have disproved sundry physical laws as taught by the Engineering Department, tempted the so- cial studies courses to compose new texts on group behavior, and convinced the Art School that Gropius was there first. We will remember Bill McGuinness and his ability to handle so many jobs at once, and Mrs. Kay, whose most fre- quent question was, “Would you watch the office for five minutes?” It was easier for us to be creative then, as it is easier to be critical now. Architecture, in theory, is a combination of esthetic art and prac- tical engineering. Now we will see how well we have learned this lesson and to what uses we will put it. siconolfi Jesse Berkman Edward Crain ee | of Alan Greenber Karl Greenfield ie bee foe Lois Greulich Richard Jessup Ernest Keller Emery Malasits James Parkes Ronald Sattleberg KS tt Dorothy McKenna F a | Howard Pasternack Howard Seltzer Edgar Stephens Walter Dabrolet Donald Donaudy Gilbert Murphy Saul Rosenblum Ronald Turner Conrad Wroblewski Ralph Meyer y Harry Twitchell y i Stanley Wolf The Home Economics School FR BRA — ART Rat cen: d’amelio Alexander Bodea Warren Brandt FACULTY Elizabeth Bacheller Lauretta Halderman Marion Lillard Lois Long Helen Mann Cecilia McCarthy Charlotte Weiss Stella Williams Georgia Oldham Geraldine Sydney-Smith Louise Brennan Bernadine Custer Hazel Frost Doris Peterson Neva Radell Armand Treglia d’amelio LE rarer As varied as the program it offers are the definitions suggested by the initials of our course in Home Economics. H. E. means Harrowing Experiences, such as: commuting in rush hour with art pad, L square and 50 pounds of equipment; string in the Canadian bacon; hot dye on the hands in bact. lab. H. E. means Hours Expended: tracing furniture, establishing grain lines, fraternizing with engineers in the Lounge. H. E. included Happenings Extra-curricular, such as: politics, PRATTLER, Playshop, clubs, commit- tees, class council. H. E. also stands for Husbands Expected . and construc- tively sought . . . as evidenced by wedding rings, engagement announcements, trous- seau collections, and more than academic interest in courses in the Family and the Child. And finally, H. E. stands for the Hope Eternal that all this was not in vain, that the Hectic Events of these last few years will contribute in the end to Hap- piness Everlasting. Jack Bellick Ann Benedict Charlotte Bliss Jeanne Cardinale il Gloria Kurtz Ethel Seidner pat) F ‘4 i aoe} : Sara Long Margo Ster Clara Sutton Anne Lanahan Annabelle Levine Gloria Yarmuck Jean Szynkiewicz Florita Welling Carol Zide wey Costume Design Ly d’amelio RES Retailing Alice Alexanian Mildred Berry Barbara Blaauboer Lorraine Blunt Wh ati Nilsa Burgos Alda Carofiglio Sallie Caughman Colomba Conenna Sue Lemberg Cleo Taylor Laura Tosato Irma Tubby Margaret Wilson Costume Design Logically enough, students from CD who designed and fashioned clothes, were among the best dressed women in school. These outfits were, often as not, on view at the Brooklyn and Metropolitan Mu- seums, since we spent almost as much time there as we did at school. To us, Pratt meant everyone using the same sewing machine at once, keeping away from windows while changing for fashion shows without a dressing room or being sent home for wearing slacks. There were months spent preparing for a fashion show, and plenty of midnight oil burned for an all-too-brief appearance. There has been much we will remember for our days in school were hectic at times, but now we look forward to the thrill that can come only from the suc- cess of creations designed for the critical public. Crystal Ford Donna Hedderick Vera Menning Rita Morelli Lorraine Caruso Pauline Nellis Retai ling The Retailing Class is small and inclined to be overlooked in the crowd, but our twelve girls managed to get into a con- siderable number of activities and or- ganizations. And lounge hounds were rare, since all of us worked in department stores as part of our training, an example of profitable education. There were field trips, too, on which we collected some pretty impossible items for Miss Weiss’ merchandising class. Nobody has an ac- curate count of the cafeteria silverware that wound up in our illustrated note- books. A lot of our time went into scale model window displays for Miss Long or theme assi gnments for Mr. Bounds. Psychology was our favorite subject, though. We learned all about our frus- trations and picked up some excellent rationalizations for not doing our home- work. One of our biggest activities was the annual Alumni Day fashion show, which we planned and coordinated with the help of the Home Economics faculty. We have learned a lot, but only time can tell whether we have been training for marriage or a career—or both. Maureen McCurdy je 20) a Barbara Reardon Diane Soracco Food Management The Food Management class might be distinctive for its size alone. Our few members make up the smallest graduat- ing class at the Institute. Certainly we have come to be closer friends than we would have been in a larger and more impersonal group. Zachary Karas was the only man in our section and the best cook. Cindy Morse upheld the cause of the SGA, while Joan Mazzi got our vote for the Snow Queen. Lila Miller, our writer, was a sports columnist, and Bar- bara Walsh was our president and rep- resentative on the class council. Our training has been thorough and di- versified. We saw duty in the PI Shop and prepared most of the meals served in the cafeteria. Skytop was opened while we were at Pratt, and spent a good share of our time there baking bisquits or pre- paring full course meals. We had our share of field trips and educational chores. Now we shall see if knowledge gained so enjoyably can stand the test of public taste. Joan Mazzi Sara Morse Barbara Walsh Shirley Herndon Lila Miller David Weintraub le NO Lh lane FACULTY Clifford C. Carr, Chairman, Electrical Engineering Alexander W. Luce, Chairman, Mechanical Engineering Richard F. Shaffer, Chairman, Chemical Engineering Otis Benedict, Jr. G. Arthur Brown William Cowles George Diamond Arthur Goetz Charles Jones Herman Krinsky W. H. Kapfer James Thompson Robert Lake John McClaron Howard Nechamkin Pag Kenneth Quier James Randolph Charles Toole David Vitrogan The history of this class of Chemical En- gineers is to be found somewhere in the Friday afternoon beer parties down in the chem lab, the moans and groans when marks were posted, the migrations to the Lounge every noon, the overdue lab ex- periments. It was compiled by people like Mike Delloro, who spent 25 hours a week commuting and was still known to be doing the maximum V DP work. Roy Del- Valle was just as eager. Joe Gross, whose concise 50 page reports made him the envy of the class, puts us in mind of Bill Hanley, who was the only guy ever known who would rather do homework than go out with women. The one in the class to whom H. Krinsky ran for answers to the Unit Ops problems was Bill Joseph. Sy Kraut was the quiet one, he never asked questions — until ten minutes of. And Chemical Engineering there was Charles Monroe, the whisperer; Gene Oosterom, the National Guard’s gift to women; and Harry Ratner, who thought Lounge 202 was part of the cur- riculum. Finally we had Frank Tournour, reputed to have written all his lab reports in a foreign language. This then was the Chemical Engineering Class of 1953. Michael Delloro Roy DelValle Joseph Gross - William Hanley, Jr. William Joseph Seymour Kraut Eugene Oosterom Harold Ratner Frank Tournour Mechanical Engineering == ai Here we are, eight survivors of a cam- paign of forty finals. But if it was rough for us, consider the faculty. We were present during the retirement of a num- ber of instructors. Somewhere there must be a cause and effect. We’d prefer to re- member the Men’s Club clambakes, the daily pinochle sessions, the student in- structor sipping tea with the tool crib attendant, and the inevitable “Don’t ask me. It’s in the book.” Well, we’ve completed our marketing reports and senior projects, the design courses are finished and the el is down and will never influence us again with its obsolete structure. We should have learned something from the course, and if we can only decide from all the inter- view offers, we should all go far. Just how far is a question that we dare not speculate upon at the moment. Foster Nostrand Samuel Berman Jerome Nudelman Charles Halpin Kemal Feridun Theodore Shisko Edward Forman gee s ‘s Snow in October, courtesy of Professor Vitrogan, whose interesting equations covered four boards; thirty eight eyes glued on the movements of a pencil poised over The Black Book; “What we don’t cover in class will be on the test, and what’s not on the test we’ll cover next term”; so went our academic existence. While Mr. Carr taught us fundamentals and the meaning of terror, Mr. Hashmall guided us through seven courses and in Engineering general acted like the friendly, under- standing prof seen more often in the movies than in real life. We had our beer parties on Friday afternoons and our field trips, including the rugged three day GE inspection trip; the branch meetings and the annual EE dinner. For a back- ground there were the cram sessions, the questions and complaints, and at the end of it the inevitable “it’s obvious”. Last and best was the warm, friendly, fraternal spirit that pervaded the section. Nice guys all, from A. T. Abromaitis through W. P. Zelinski, inclusive. Andre Abromaitis Charles Cannift Robert Catenaro Thomas Fisher Raymond Green James Leonard Roland Lewis Hugh MacDonald William Mallon Charles Michel Dominick Randise Roderick Rezek Natale Scarcella Edward Solomon Stanley Spiegel Robert Wagner Henry Wiezak William Zelinski sirowitz The Library School In September, 1952, thirty-one students entered the Library School. They scur- ried with hopeless expressions through the - corridors, overwhelmed by the program ahead. But by October order had emerged from chaos and a plan of work was achieved. In November the master’s thesis was introduced. Midnight oil burned and the faculty was harassed with queries before the subjects were chosen. Decem- ber came and with it, more thesis. Out- lines slowly and painfully began to shape up out of the confusion. The January exams were almost an interval of relief, but no one could remember all those ref- erence books. Another questionable diver- sion came in February with the chance to pursue individual interests in the mat- ter of electives. But always the thesis re- turned. Long faces were in evidence again in March when the first drafts were due. The final presentation in April was com- plicated by examinations, certifications, and job considerations. Finally in May a class of full-fledged librarians emerged, ready to serve in their chosen profession , thanks to the school and faculty who saw them through their problems to the clear pattern of their future. FACULTY Elizabeth Quier Marion Annoshian Elizabeth Brown Robert Freeman Rudolf Heimanson William Horozan Sidney Kessler August La Rocco June Lewin Hedda Newman Dolores Priest Corinne Rogers Anna Rothe Norma Schorr Edwand Small Ernesto Cuevas Morita-Leah Frederick Sandra Greenberg } Patricia Jacobs i XZ Benjamin Smith Martha Soltow Mirta Volrats % Wy ° 5 richards he Haiti, Mexico, Lebanon, Peru, Columbia, Sweden, Latvia and the Philippines— these are some of the nations represented by the ’53 Tanners. This international participation results from the fact that there is no other similar school in the western hemisphere. To many of us the adjustments to the American way of life was a real problem; to the rest, living in Brooklyn was more of a problem, or per- haps a revelation, than our foreign brothers realized. We remember, warmly, the close friendship of our small, compact group. There were always volunteers whenever social functions were being planned. Nor were helping hands lacking whenever one of us needed assistance with homework or a lab problem. This fraternal spirit also went far to overcome the difficulties caused by the language barrier. Unfortunately, when it became necessary to reorganize the laboratory after many hours of experimentation, the point of minimum outside activity was soon reached. . . . Certain it is that the associations made and the practical ex- perience gathered here will stand us in good stead wherever the future may take us. Leather and ‘Tanning School Raif Aljure Issac Braun James Byron RRA TES do Espana Armando Del Gallego _— Carlos Figari Alberto Hermoso Cornelio Hermoso Richard Payne Stanley Friedland Hisham Pharaon Raymond Truche Miriam Hayden David Spiegel J. Sherwood Weber Hyman Schmierer Israel Sweet iN Jules Wein Doris Hellman GENERAL STUDIES The division of General Studi es was or- ganized in February, 1949, just seven months before most of the class of °52 arrived. Since we have grown up with the department, we do not remember the years before, but the inclusion of these courses in the humanities at Pratt has had some visible effects already. For one thing it is now usual to see students from the several schools taking classes to- gether. Another recent addition in our curriculum is the military portion of the General Studies Department, the ROTC. This course is younger than its parent department, but similarly, its uniforms and drill patterns have become an ac- cepted part of our tradition. An equally important though less obvious contribu- tion of the department has been extra- curricular services of its instructors. Many served as faculty advisers to the various publications, committees and clubs, and this assistance in our political, social and cultural life has helped to make our education more complete. ROTC Lt. Col. Lynn Lee Major Raymond Fisher Capt. Edward Vermes STUDENT LIFE Whatever the need, it was usually pos- sible for the student to receive assistance from some member of the Department of Student Life. Rare indeed was the student who got through his school ca- reer without medication from Nurse Jones and or Nurse Daunt. Those of us who were involved in extra-curricular activities found plenty of occasions to value the aid offered by Miss Stephenson, Miss Townley and Mr. Crenshaw, who served as advisers on many committees and helped such organizations over the rough spots. Mrs. Borgeson and Mrs. Menzel did as much secretarial work for the students as they did for the depart- ment although they were as pressed for time as any of us. But the ones who were most familiar to us in our daily lives were Mrs. Edison in the Student Lounge and Mrs. Phillips and Mrs. Sullivan in the Men’s Club. They are all a grand bunch and responsible for many of the happy recollections of student activity at Pratt. SENIOR CLASS COUNCIL Bill Mallon, President Gloria Kurtz, Secretary Barry Martin, Vice. Pres. Charged with the responsibility of guiding and organizing all class activities the Sen- ior Class Council carried on the job be- gun by its three predecessors. The Fresh- man Class Council had a president who was elected as a write-in candidate and ended the year with a successful but finan- cially embarrassing freshman formal. The Sophomore and Junior Class Councils McCurdy = Canniff ; were more fortunate in getting back into Scarcella Benedict the black. The Senior Class Council Taylor Kraut started the year with a full slate: Senior Prom, class rings, boatride, Class Day, graduation, and all the unfinished busi- ness of four years of activity. Following the pattern of elaborate dances established in the freshman year, the Waldorf was chosen as the location of our last class function, the Senior Prom. So the coun- cil’s existence terminated and its members carry with them only memories of the problems of parliamentary procedure and class activity that occupied them so con- sistently. Their accomplishment — four years of service to the Class of ’53. Cook Nyberg Brandner Beet Brown Kuypers Mader Baughan Schwettmann Clark Van Killam Montalbano Nostrand Walsh STUDENT EXECUTIVE BOARD Edward Forman, President Barbara Jacques, Vice. Pres. | Jeannette Sanderson, Secretary Most students have taken part in the Student Government Association in one way or another. At some time they served as representatives to class councils , or as members of the social, finance, recrea- tional facilities, inter-club, publication, or college union, committees. Many worked on the special committees which produced April Showers, Winter Festival, or Talent Night. Others spent hours on less glamor- ous activities rewriting a constitution, ; checking election returns, or making Canniff_ McCurdy Tripp Blanchard fancy sandwiches. With Edward Forman Asaro Nathan. Ulrich as president, Barbara Jacques, vice-presi- dent, and Jeannette Sanderson, secretary, the SGA supported the campaign for a college union and dormitories. It spon- sored blood drives, tea dances, club fairs, square dances and week-end activities. It raised money, encouraged editors, inves- ' tigated lounge housekeeping, recruited artists for poster work and in general kept the home fires burning. In short the SGA affirms its constitution’s purposes: “To promote the welfare of students in general, to furnish a medium of student opinion, and to further student activities.” Untold hours of service from hundreds of students were dedicated to those ends. Crowder Deinzer Mullens Nyberg Fawell Winfield Dabbs_ Falcone Foley Geilich Joseph Bleckner Menegay Onofer Sjogren Tracy PLAYSHOP Like any amateur theatrical group, the PLAYSHOP has had its quota of mis- takes, misfortunes, and misadventures. The river that flooded the stage and an over-ripe trout are typical. Yet the lure of the stage, with its inevitable hours of re- hearsal and attendant preparation is not diminished here, for all our crowded schedules. And the wait for PRATT- LER’S reviews is no less anxious. The shortcomings of our facilities could never dampen our enthusiasm, and they remain as humorous side-lights to enjoyable ex- periences and a productive year. PLAYSHOP produced “Death Takes a Holiday,” “The Male Animal,” and “He Who Gets Hooked,” in addition to contrib- uting to all the other entertainments of- fered by the school. The skits at the Club Fair will always turn up another group willing to brave the makeshift classroom stages and the frantic opening night just for applause (all that any good trouper requires). As members of the Alumni Players, many of us will be back next year for what we hope will be another success- ful season. Theodore Amber, President Lawrence Cabaniss, Vice. Pres. Tagora Dubnik, Secretary Ronna Duke, Treasurer Al Donner ,ICC representative J. Sherwood Weber, Faculty Adviser GLEE CLUB Charles Speidel, President Willard Wood, Vice. Pres. Audrey Baughan, Secretary Taffy Sjogren, Treasurer Dorothy Walden, Librarian Virginia McWilliams, Asst. Libr. Gordon Berger, Director David Lewis, Pianist Barbara Martin Marjorie Clark Anita Suppo Valeria Santacroce Louise Sheppard Glen Dodds Herbert Migdoll Doyle Watt Marvin Warren Maurey Foley Eugene Bence Marcus Santiago Larry Cabaniss Elinor Craig Tagora Dubnik Blanche Piper Jo-Ann Crawford Shari Boruvka Towering far above her neighbors Shop and mart and hall Stands the home of student labors Noblest of them all. It is fitting that this verse of our alma mater appear on the Glee Club page, for it was our privilege to introduce this song to each incoming class. Under the direction of Gordon Berger, who worked for ten years with Fred Waring, the Glee Club has always pro- vided enjoyable diversion for ourselves and entertainment for our audiences. While our public recitals were neces- sarily few, the Monday and Thursday rehearsals gave us the pleasure and friend- ship of vocal harmony. The Glee Club has truly been a welcome part of our scholastic experience. SGA AWARDS To recognize service or leadership in ex- tra-curricular activities the Student Gov- ernment Association awards each year certificates of honor. The recipients of these awards, chosen by a student-faculty committee, are selected on the basis of accomplishment and cumulative record of service in these activities. Freshman Orientation Committee ’49 — April Showers ’50, ’51 — S.G.A. Organi- zations Committee, Chairman ’51 — Stu- dent Executive Board ’51 — Vice-Presi- dent, Junior Class 52 — S.G.A. Nomina- tions Committee, Chairman °52 — Tau Beta Pi ’52, Vice-President 53 — Ameri- can Institute of Electrical Engineers ’52 — Engineering School Student Faculty Planning Committee 53 — Student Ad- visory Workshop’’53 — Recipient, Engi- neering Alumni Award °53 Editor, Freshman Handbook ’51 — Win- ter Festival ’51 — Student Executive Board ’52 — Junior Class Council ’52 — ASTERISK ’52 — Recipient, Activities Award °52 — Freshman Week Leader 52 —S.G.A. Recreational Facilities Committee, Secretary 53 — PRAT- TONIA 753 Robert Catenaro Edward Forman Norma Gatje Jack Bellick Home Economics Club ’50, ’51, Treas- urer ’49 — Club Fair ’49, 50, °51, 52 — Winter Festival ’49, ’50, 51, °52 — April Showers °49, ’50, ’51— Playshop °49, 50, Vice-President ’52, President 53 — S.G.A. Social Committee ’50, 51, °52 — National Students Association Represent- ative °51, °52 —PRATTONIA ’49, ’52 —S.G.A. Activities Awards Committee 51, °52 — Recipient Pratt Engineering Alumni Award ’51 — Recipient, Activi- ties Award °50, ’51, ’52—Listed in Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities ’52, °53 Math Club ’50, ’51 — Sophomore Class Council ’51 — American Society of Me- chanical Engineers ’51, 52, ’53 — Presi- dent, Junior Class °52 — Co-Chairman, Blood Drive 52— Tau Beta Pi ’52, Treasurer 53 — Social Club, Vice-Presi- dent °52 — Student Advisory Workshop 53 — President, Student Government Association 53 — Listed in Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities ’53 House Plan ’50 — American Institute of Chemical Engineers ’50, °51, 752, 53 — Tau Beta Pi ’52, President 53 —Winter Festival 51 — April Showers 52 — En- gineering School Student Faculty Plan- ning Committee 53 — Student Advisory Workshop, Vice-Chairman and Treasurer 53 —S.G.A. Inter-Club Council 53 — S.G.A. Finance Committee ’53 — Social Club 53 — ASTERISK ’53 — PRAT- TONIA ’53 Barbara Jacques Winter Festival ’49, °50 — April Showers 51 — PRATTLER ’50, Editor ’51 — Vice-President, Student Government As- sociation ’°52—Chairman, College Union Building Committee 53 — Recip- ient, Activities Award 751, 752 — List in Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities 53 Gloria Kurtz Newman Club ’50, °53 — PRATTLER 49, °50, °52, ’53 — American Institute of Electrical Engineers ’49, °53 — Senior Prom ’53 — Chairman, S.G.A. Elections Committee ’52 — ASTERISK ’53 — S.G.A. Publications Committee 53 — Recipient, Activities Award ’52 Joseph Gross Winter Festival ’49 — April Showers ’50 —Freshman Class Council ’50 — Stu- dent Executive Board ’50 — Vice-Presi- de nt, Student Government Association 53, Secretary-Treasurer °52 —S.G.A. Activities Awards Committee, Chairman 52 — Recipient, Activities Award ’50, 52 — Listed in Who’s Who Among Stu- dents in American Colleges and Univer- sities °53 Clifford Joseph PRATTLER ’50, Secretary ’51, ’52, °53 —S.G.A. Recreational Facilities Com- mittee °50 — April Showers ’50, ’51 — Secretary-Treasurer, Sophomore Class ’51 — Junior Class Council 52 —S.G.A. Nominations Committee °52 —S.G.A. Activities Awards Committee 52 — Sec- retary-Treasurer 53 — Student Advisory Workshop °53 — Co-Chairman, Senior Prom 53 James Leonard April Showers ’50, ’52 —PRATTLER 50, °51, 52, 53, Co-Editor ’53 (Spring Semester) —S.G.A. Publications Com- mittee °52 — American Institute of Elec- trical Engineers 52, °53 — Club Fair ’53 — Senior Prom ’°53 HONORABLE MENTION Ronna Duke Freshman Class Council ’52 — Student Executive Board ’52 —S.G.A. Recrea- tional Facilities Committee °52 — Play- shop 52, Treasurer ’53 — College Union Building Committee ’52, Secretary “53 — S.G.A. Social Committee °52, °53 — April Showers ’52 — Recipient, Activi- ties Award °52 Thomas Fawell Publications Committee 52, Chairman � 53 — Student Executive Board °53 — Illustrator’s Guild ’53 Sarah Long Roderick Rezek Marvin Warren Home Economics Club 751, °52, “53 — Glee Club 51 — PRATTLER 751, ’52, 53, Co-Editor 53 (Spring Semester) — Globe Club ’°53 — Communications Committee ’53 Glee Club ’50, 53, Vice-President ’51, President °52— PRATTLER ’50, ’51, 52, °53, Editor ’53 (Fall Semester) — S.G.A. Inter-Club Council ’51 — Junior Class Council 52 — Illustrator’s Guild SP William Mallon April Showers ’51 — Student Executive Board °51 — Junior Class Council ’51 — American Institute of Electrical Engi- neers °53— Tau Beta Pi ’53 — Presi- dent, Senior Class ’53 — Recipient, Ac- tivities Award °52 Ethel Seigel Seidener PRATTLER ’50, ’51, Editor 52 — April Showers ’50 — Sophomore Class Council ’°51 — Student Executive Board 51 — S.G.A. Activities Awards Committee ’51 — Recipient, Activities Award ’51 Hye prattler is published by the students of Pratt Institute every two weeks except during examinations and holidays at 215 Ryerson Street, Brooklyn 5, N. Y. Co-Editors-in-Chief: Sari Long, Rod Rezek; News Editor: Al Michel; Business Manager: fim Menegay; Makeup Editor: Charles Halpin; Sports Editor: Jerry Eimbinder; General Schools Editor: Peggy Schneider; Art School Editor: Pom Robinson; En- rs, School Editor: Sy Pollack; Home Economics School Editor: argaret Pletchny; Training Editors: Ethel Seidner, Marvin Warren; Copy Editor: Charles Speidel; Copy Staff: Frances Power, Chet Bliss, Gini McWilliams, Barbara White, Tom Booth, Bill Hall; Staff: Barbara McKeon, Maureen McCurdy, Josette Geffroy, Toni Manuzza, Taffy Sjogren, Elaine Schwartz, Doris’ Rogers, Alfred Stern, Alice Masters, Bill Zelinski, Nat Scarcella, Bob Lewis, Leon Pickus, June Griefer, Barbara Huegler, Harriet Marcus, Rosalyn Bloomfield, Terry Martin, Irene Blanchard, Jean White, Eva Danielides, Diane Bassi, Ed Ashley, Jean Volgenau, Les Fak , Cindy Szekeres, Anne Damhaug, Louise NNester, Marilyn Walsh. Sports Staff: Lila Miller, Sam Fructer, Norm Bleckner, Joe Malecki; Photographers: Charlie Canniff, Vic Schwarz, Allan_Rockitter; Advertising Manager: Mary Trenkle; Secretaries: Eleanor Maresca, Lorraine Wark; Exchange Editor: Lillian Zirt; Circulation Staff: Dick Czina, Bob Goldberg; Office Manager: Helen Onufer; Faculty Advisor: Dean Wayne Shirley. Ae Sari Long Rod Rec Editors. in Chief Marvin Warren Al Michel Charles Halpin The PRATTLER always started on Mon- day with a search for news and wound up shortly as a search for reporters. Duty on the PRATTLER was synonomous with all night sessions in the Men’s Club. With four pages, good breaks and five expert headline writers, the party might break up at 1:00 a.m. More typical was one expert and 3:00 or 4:00 a.m. Friday night deadline was an example. The op- pression would be so thick that you could cut it. The key stories were never on time and the last minute headlines and copy- reading always meant early morning vigils. Make up night would be a repeat performance, with a jigsaw puzzle instead of a crossword puzle. When the paper hit the stands, the countless mistakes that filtered into the job would almost be hid- den by the errors the printer had made. But it must have been fun, for the next Monday we'd all be there, ready and will- ing, to get out another issue. Joseph Gross Kermit Lamb Anthony Menichelli, Managing Editor Jean Volgenau Beginning with the assumption that all the arts are closely related, ASTERISK has tried to expand the creative opportuni- ties of the students at Pratt. In the two short years of its existence, ASTERISK has overcome many of its early problems and has become a publication worthy of the talents of our group. It has helped to stimulate our thinking and increased our intérest in a field that our highly special- ized curriculum must touch on all too briefly. That our purpose has been suc- James Leonard ASTERISK Eric Hanson, Editor in Chief cessful is shown by the extensive contri- butions and acceptance that ASTERISK has received. As a parting thought we offer a quotation from Agroniste, the Greek philosopher: “Young men are wont to compare the stars to gold; see, they say, how it shines, as do not the stars? And truly do they reach for gold as if it were the stars themselves. But pause; spill a drop of ink on a golden piece, and see how it dulls; then try and blot the heavens.” Ted Kliros, Art Editor Dick Eiger Ernest Haim Ken Kerslake Maureen Davidson George Davis Elinor Doryk Harry Hostetter Selina Silleck Physical Education Department Faculty The Athletic Committee, composed of Harry Hostetter, Khosrov Ajootian, Stephen Millard, William Probert, Rich- ard Shaller, Robert Lake and William Goodman, works in conjunction with the Physical Education Department faculty in the difficult task of providing Pratt with a comprehensive athletic program. While their sports program is not extensive, the record of accomplishment and participa- tion is always impressive. It is not pos- sible to have all sports results in time for publication, but special recognition should go to Remo Lavagnino, who brought credit to the school by being selected for the all city and all state soccer 2nd teams, and to Isaac Braun and Roy Johansen, who made the all city soccer 2nd team. Basketball William Bodouva Leon Dunkley Alan Greenberg Orville Harrold George Large John Loeffler Curtis Lowey James Plumeri Jerry Soper Robert Tucker Konrad Von Appen Venty Leib, coach Joseph Bradley, mgr. Pratt— 60 Webb—56 Pratt— 77 Alumni—70 Pratt— 72 Ft. Schuyler—85 Pratt 82 Poly—103 Pratt— 43 Hofstra—8 1 Pratt— 61 Queens—67 Pratt— 73 Brooklyn—103 Pratt— 74 | Newark Rutgers—92 Pratt— 59 Queens—53 Pratt— 76 Pace—84 Pratt— 48 Kings Pt.—66 Pratt— 58 Wagner—82 Pratt— 79 Adelphi—94 Pratt— 82 Stevens—87 Pratt—102 Albany State—91 Pratt —— 62, R.P.L.—89 Pratt— 83 Newark College—90 Pratt— 78 Hunter—71 Pratt— 71 Cooper Union—58 Pratt——Sil Poly—74 Soccer John Brooks John Deans Richard Flack Albert Goldstein Nicholas Martino John Meyer Walter Plotnick Stanley Sludikoff, mgr. Isaac Braun Roy Johansen Remo Lavagnino Dimitry Lugansky, capt. elect Foster Nostrand Eugene Soja Bjarne Netland Soccer Pratt—1 Queens—1 Pratt—0O C.C.N.Y.—2 Pratt—1 Brooklyn—3 Pratt—1 Stevens—5 Pratt—O Ft. 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