Pratt Institute - Prattonia Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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e The students’ money. ¢ How our coffee also cleans floors and removes those ‘“‘dirty rings?’ e The way Mike strips to the waist and dis- plays old war wounds. e The Hall Street Flea Markets. e Students who tolerate our ‘‘fresh daily soup” even when they know it’s just out of a can. What We Love About Pratt | Mike’s Coffee Shop e The Escher-like quality of Pratt’s architecture. e Putting itching powder on the toilet seat, and the day Jerry Pratt came in to use it. e Answering students in Greek, and laughing when they don’t understand. e Sitting down after a hard day to a meal at the Pratt Coffee Shop.

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(Continued from page 4.) to list the accomplishments of the esteem- ed faculty. Most conduct only a handful of courses each week, and few walk into class with any formal teaching degree. They contribute fresh opinions and direc- tion, shared from experience as working professionals. Scathing critiques are common, student work is regularly torn from the wall, thrown across rooms, and in one extreme case, was even set on fire in disgust. Of course, tyrannical instructors are demanding in the students’ best inter- ests. Future clients will be even more unforgiving. Pratt Institute graduates have helped shape America, making unique contri- butions to our society. Charles Lind- bergh might have splashed to his death if not for his faith in Donald A. Hall (Mechanical Engineering, 1919) and his designs for the Spirit of St. Louis. We learned the art of public humiliation through the candid camera of Allen Funt (Industrial Design, 1935), and even Robert Redford did a brief stint on cam- pus (Fine Arts, 1958) before moving on to larger concerns. Old man Pratt said it best, “‘There is no inherent reason why man should con- sider his daily labor as disagreeable and burdensome. The right view is one which makes work a delight, a source of real satisfaction, and even pleasure’’ The next time you pass a construction site, appreciate a sculpture, or pick up a magazine, know that along the lines of its creation, a Pratt grad was probably some- how involved. It is the world’s largest design fraternity, one that forsaked tradi- tional university serenity for the rigors of Brooklyn. A brotherhood with one com- mon, unforgettable experience—their days spent ON THIS CAMPUS. O We knew Barbara Carr when... ..-when she was a drug-crazed Bohemian during the 1960's Hippie movement. A fixture of the Greenwich Village subculture, Barbara Carr was a pioneer in the abuse of amphetamines. She won fame on the lecture circuit extolling the virtues of “Life at Twice its Normal Speed’ Today, Barbara zips around Higgins Hall as Visiting Professor of Architecture. Pratt’s administration admires a fast talker, and Barbara Carr is just their speed. Pratt Institute LOOK HOW FAR YOU CAN GO AT PRATT 200 Willoughby Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11205

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