Rhode Island School of Design - Portfolio Yearbook (Providence, RI)

Text from Pages 1 - 120 of the 1950 volume:

6 4 a 24 ‘ty ‘ 4 e : a ’ al 4 =: ry t ; ye . - AAG en a ON eae ry oa ewe te baa a wae ay. i ‘i tye ae Crewman Mi Wu AVS SEE MAX W. SULLIVAN, President 18 77 . . . With modest accommodations but an abundance of sound purpose, the Rhode Island School of Design was founded. Hand in hand with the culture and civilization of a growing country the school advanced educationally and socially. Expanding in area as well, it now occupies lower College Hill, from College to Waterman Streets. 1950... As further evidence of progress and high standards, Rhode Island School of Design has entered into the select group of accredited colleges of the nation. —_—— — a y | La () is dedicated to the elements of learning, the spark of creation... and the product of their integration. _ = = =sS | ( = DEG POWERS Advertising FRED THRANE Art Editor BEVERLIE BENSON Senior Personals CALVIN NICKERSON Editor-in-chief NANCY DALE Copy Editor FRED WEISSBACH Art Editor NORA WATERMAN Senior Portraits RICHARD GALATI Photography Editor INTRODUCTION THE DIVISIONS oy THE SCHOOL THE CLASS OF 1950 CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES FEATURES. Dedication Yearbook Staff Prolog Freshman Foundation Fine Arts Painting Illustration Sculpture Ceramics Mechanical Design Teacher Education Planning Interior Design Architecture Landscape Architecture Product Development Industrial Design Advertising Design Fashion Hlustration Textiles and Clothing Textile Design Chemistry and Color Textile Manufacturing Clothing and Fashion Academics Library Museum Administration Senior Portraits Class Officers Student Council Take a Break Athletic Association Ski Club Dramatic Club Glee Club Le Bal Masque Dormitories As You Were Acknowledgements Advertising ... it represents you not.as a singular person, but as a colleetivé individual. Within these pages you will find a record of your activities, abilities, and achievements. There is no implication here that you are the solution to the world’s mighty problems, but there is an attempt to present, in a personal way, the complete picture of the training and conditioning of your hand, mind, and senses. Like your individual portfolio, it indicates the direction of your thought and action... the direction of effort by one who has received good specialized train ing and is confident of his ability to adjust to the post graduate course which the professional world now presents. SAMUEL F. HERSHEY Chairman FRESHMAN FOUNDATION Creators of paper form, designers of space as a foundation to greater realizations. Freshman Foundation is the rough sketch stage off your training as a designer. You stddenly find yourself plunged into new surroundings, among new™friendss and in a completely new field™ of, activity. The work seems be- yond your grasp at first . . . fold paper to support a man’s weight? . . . create a design that looks like nothing yet looks good? . . . project the intersection of a cube with a cone in three coordi- nates? This isn’t exactly what you ex- pected. Your pride in‘solving one prob- lem is eclipsed by the appearance of another equally impossible _ riddle. You’re mystified, confused, and some- times it even seems silly. Slowly the weeks pass, your new vocabulary grows, and after a year of paper, plaster, and paint, you’re surprised to find that you have developed’ an insatiablé-fasei- nation for it_all. The theory and application of three dimensions . . . into design on paper. nsptiration, Design with the intricacies of Mother Nature as i Kd ie : ofs SEs nt ij oF D a6 Sek — of i} EE gem Ess ie 6 £.2 OQ JOHN R. FRAZIER Chairman FINE ARTS Wou never realized the complexities in- volved in simply putting paint on canvas. It all seems so easy . . . so uninvolved. After encountering so many difficulties from day to day you realize what a thor- | ough knowledge the masters had of .the art of painting, and the responsibilities that rest on your shoulders as a vocational descendant of these great men. You're constantly working for the goal which is to hear those words for a job well done, “That’s a handsome piece of paint”. Creators of expression wath individual concepts in their minds and at the end of their brushes. Cntiei ASSIGNMENT Webster says, “To provide with pictures or designs for elucidation or adornment”. To so do, you move from idea to deadline, from visu- alization to revisualization . .. to thumbnails and more thumbnails. When is a sketch a sketch? Corrections .. . tissue overlays . . . did you powder your acetate? One eighth for bleed .. . is it provocative, and does it tell a story? Will it reproduce? Does it decorate the page? Ore OL. OL's c+ ELVETY week a deadline, every illus- tration a collection of de- cisions to iron out with di- rectional guidance. Thank you Mr. Webster, thank you Mr. Stein. - Wa ce Individual expression in form, action and proportion by these three-dimensional draughtsmen. WA Y ou lean over the balcony taking a bird’s eye view of your latest masterpiece. After dabbing a little more clay here and there, you round the contours into a smooth, pleasing profile and compare the sketch with the model. A few more refinements: measure and pat the clay down, model it with your finger tips, and beam with pride as the form takes shape. You stand back in bright self- confidence while Mr. Raemisch comments on your work. An hour later you begin again, “and this time it will be a good one!” Designed for beauty, sight or touch... masterpieces in clay. 4 inne A busy beehive of people spinning clay on a wheel... You’ve watched them through the windows many times as you climbed College Hill. All man- ner of shapes and sizes appear in the work which is displayed on the window sills and shelves. The craftsman with his clay- covered hands seems far re- moved from these colorful ob- jects which you see. Now you are on the inside looking out; white with plaster dust, grimy with clay, but exuberantly —a potter. RUDOLPH E. GRIFFIN Chairman ( MECHANICAL DESIGN Infinite knowledge of the limitations and capacities of man-made power ...a foresight to better design. | ' l aa AOD), ee ss mamas aS Ena, are pees Bess eee Seis ras | ee eee | = = aes] Bs) —— fetes | eae EL — Bes ee eae Fie. A ESS IES _——__—] = = . : Perhaps you are the pondering machine designer studying the fun- damentals and applications of indus- trial technology. Now in your thesis, you must create the machine to sup- plant all machines. Primed by the results of your research, with brain storm and flying T-square you con- ceive the orthographic designs which represent your master machine. You have but one question . . . will it really work? ALBERT E. SIMONSON Acting Chairman ' and Educational Consultant TEACHER EDUCATION MASHAPAUG POND AREA Five years—the design of a playground, the potter’s wheel, the psychology of education, the teaching practice —all have been included in your preparation. Filled with ideas and ideals you pause to plan what you will say the first time you look into the shining faces appraising “the new teacher”. In your own way, you bec mien an architect, not of massive structures of wood and stohe but of minds. Perhaps as a result of your planning and example} these ot minds will develop a greater understanding and aye tation of design and living. J. CAROL FULKERSON Chairman PLANNING You approach Interior Design with enthusiasm tinged with curi- osity, thinking of interiors in terms of chintz and Louis Quinze, only to find yourself in an incredi- bly short time spreading the doc- trine of contemporary design. Later you practice what’s being preached to you, buy yourself a Hardoy chair if you’re financially solvent, “bor- row a little rhododendron, and paint your room Purist white. In the final lap you continue working night and day on wall-sized per- spectives, suddenly realizing that impatience has been replaced by the glow of being part of the Lichtblau legend. 22 W ou are the architects, sometimes called the happy spacemakers. When you aren’t creating, youre wishing for 26-hour days, 8-day weeks, and adjustable due dates. You can design anything from a chair to a hotel with built-in skyscraper office and garage in six weeks, more or less, depending upon how impossible the problem is. But you aren’t just free creators. There is a maze of math courses, good for occasional nightmares but oh so handy to make a structure stand after it is designed. You see, Architecture is that non-existent profession, a practical fine art. Designers of our environment, our buildings and our cities, Designers in four dimensions. You are an architect, engineer, surveyor, gardener, expert on insects and diseases, psycholo- gist and artist. You make inter- esting marks on vellum, create a model in cardboard, imagine how that group will look in ten years, and hope that the hus- band of your client likes the same color roses as his wife, who insists on a bush “like that one Grandmother had in Balti- more.” You spend your after- noons walking in the country, visiting small homes and estates, having tea with rose experts, and come home with armloads of chrysanthemums . .. and you call this work? PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT OR. i} aS Products stylers for the greatest efficiency in form and function. Your life as an aspiring Industrial Designer is a process of constant inquiry: field trips to manufacturing plants, interviews with store clerks regarding the merits of products on the market, exchanging with each other your own plaster models of products to get reaction to their “feel”, ad infinitum. Then you rush to your board to turn out a rendering the night before it is due, only to discover that this phase of the problem keeps you occupied until the wee hours. Even on a weekend, you find this awareness remains with you, and you keep your nose in the air for new ideas. You also find yourself using your mind, hands and senses to criti- cally appraise, in off moments, all manner of objects within range. In short, you eat and sleep industrial design. 26 Good advertising must attract attention, convey a thought quickly and clearly, and leave an impression which stimulates action . . . it sounds so simple and logical in Ad Theory class. All you have to do is to determine who buys it and why .. . what’s the appeal, medium, size and layout. To complicate matters further there are considerations of production processes, type specifications, space and color limitations. But most important of all is the time element . . . the best ad in the business is no good too late. Wheth- er it’s an ad or a booklet, a label or a package the rules still hold. Somewhere in that mound of tracing paper you have the answer. After gaining inspiration from Eric, Degas, or Boutet de Monvel, you hasten to your drawing board to capture their spirit in one of your renderings, which, at the moment, might be anything from an evening gown to a pair of ski pants. Each drawing demands special research in order to gain just the right relative touch for the background. It may be the Library, the Museum, Vogue, or the New York Times, but each in its own way, aids you in changing india ink and illus- tration board into a drawing filled with all the subtleties and glamour of modern fashions. TEXTILES | and _ CLOTHING You, as a Textile Designer, live, work, eat, and sleep in the subterranean recesses of the Textile building. It is here that so many “peepers” develop eye strain creating the colorful fabrics which finally brighten the display racks, The realization of this ultimate objective is based upon creative imagination plus a working knowledge of the principles of cloth con- struction, weaving, Jacquard, and silk screen. In totum, you learn to design the fab- rics whose functions are an integral part of modern living. 30 Among intricate arrange- ments of glassware and lab equipment, you conduct experiments in organic, inorganic, physical, and other aspects of dyeing yarns and fabrics. This constant experimenting is the means through which you acquire a _ thorough understanding of the fun- damentals of chemical technology. For only in this manner will you be prepared for the role which the textile chemist plays in setting the pace of the industry. Bunning motors, whirling fans, yarn whispering through thread guides, the crisp crack of the shuttle: these produce the industrial hum which becomes a part of your inspira- tion. You work with the latest and most modern pilot blend- ing plant and warp preparation machinery to be found anywhere. Between the competent teaching staff and this array of expensive modern machinery, you are given a sound foundation upon which to build your career in the ever increasing competition of the textile industry. 32 Creators of beauty in apparel .. . from everyday wear to Milady’s personal taste. Asa designer of clothing and fashion it often seems as though you're living in a world apart, on your own plateau atop the Auditorium building. Surrounded by sewing machines and dressmaker’s dummies, you spent your time trying to predict prevailing fashion winds six months from now and then set about to design a garment which will be in style then. Just as the muslin of your new and original design starts to take shape, you pick up the latest Vogue and discover that Charles James did the same thing two weeks ago. So... at noon (?) you whisk down to the Bluebird to drown your sorrows in black coffee, but before the first cup is gone you’re thinking. “Pll change the sleeve, add a collar and still have an original finished before the show.” JOHN ALFORD Art History DONALD W. HURD Mathematics and Physics EDWIN B. LAMONT English Fire, an element; this, a flat world ... You smile, and the words hydro- gen sulfide, neutron, ellipse and hyperbole roll off your tongue . . . Some- how there is added value when you discover Mr. Benson’s four causes in a volume of Aristotle. You wonder how G.B.S. can compare himself with Shakespeare . . . A Neanderthal buffalo appeals to your kinaesthetic sense as much as does the Picasso Guernica (so you are told) ... Leonardo, Chippendale, Wren, Braque, Eames, Gropius. Laboriously you write, “History and culture march hand in hand.” Man, the instru- ment of God; man, the individual. Maybe the Greeks did have something ... Anyhow, earrings are still purely aesthetic. On the shelves and in the stacks ... more knowledge than we can ever devour. Lounging in a comfortable leather chair, you leaf through foreign art magazines that you never knew existed, and wonder, “Why haven’t I come here before?” After laying aside the classroom research, you make friends with today’s philosophers like Saul Steinberg and Abner Dean. You explore the reproductions and, if there is a nice one, hang it in your room until the Library sends a card saying that it is overdue. The two glass-topped tables come in handy for drafting boards and the reading nook makes a fine conference room. Whether to read, relax, or study, you find quiet enjoyment here. _ i _ i . fi if You come for a modern exhibition, but get involved in Egyptian figures and the romance of a civilization far away and long ago. The figures dance before you, and you follow them from case to case. Now the faces change; you are in Greece, then Rome, and under an archway you step into Medieval France. You stop before Rembrandt and Degas and wander casually into the present. In some way you are a part of this pattern which you see. It is your world pictured in that jumble of planes and solids. It is the reflection of your person- ality, this orchestration of line and color. It is part of your history, this Museum, a showplace of antiquities and modernities. William E. Balch Acting Dean Gordon C. Allen Director of Student Activities George L. Bradley Registrar E. Dean Farnsworth Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds Frederick C. Ferry Arthur J. Frey Director of Comptroller Admissions William N. Gorrie Jeanne MacCready Store Manager Librarian hn Roberta M. Alford Grace A. Vinall Acting Director Director of Residence of the Museum = SENIOR PORTRAITS THE CLASS OF 1950 President DECLAN POWERS... EUGEN E STEVENS ... Vice President ELNORA WATERMAN . . Secretary ROBERT JAHN . . .... Treasurer FIRST ... ina word that expresses your record. The first big influx of veterans formed the nucleus of the class and since 1946 things have been happening on College Hill. As a result of your effort the clubs and activities section of this PORTFOLIO contains the Bal Masque, the Athletic Association and the Ski Club; and many fledgling organizations have become major activities. Things haven’t progressed to the avalanche stage yet, but through you the extra-curricular ball has started rolling. To the casual observer the only distinguishing feature which you have is that your baggy sweaters and dungarees are a year older than the others. When the paint is scraped off and the once-a- week clothes are put on, a real transformation takes place. You may not recognize yourself but for the next few pages here you are... ROBERT JAMES ABER Matamoras, Pennsylvania B.F.A. ILLUSTRATION May I help you, ma’am ?”’ ALBERT A. AMBROSE Waterbury, Connecticut B.F.A. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN Westinghouse Competition 3, 4 “Well, I will say this much for it.” JOHN F. AMBROSE West Orange, New Jersey B.F.A. INTERIOR DESIGN “But at Pratt we never worked evenings.” WALLACE HENRY APPEL, Jr. West Warwick, Rhode Island B.F.A. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN Westinghouse Competition 3 Wanna see my operation ?” 39 40 CARLOS WILLIAM ARELLANO Managua, Nicaragua B.S. TEXTILE ENGINEERING ‘““Beel, has he come in yet?” ALBERT E. AUDETTE Pawtucket, Rhode Island B.S. MECHANICAL DESIGN Never has to be wound up. NORMAN BAER Providence, Rhode Island B.F.A. ILLUSTRATION Life is one big hilation. LOUISE LOCKE BAKER Hartford, Connecticut B.F.A. ADVERTISING DESIGN Benefit Dormitory Secretary 2 Let’s go to Paris.” BARBARA ANNE BATEMAN Bridgeport, Connecticut B.F.A. PAINTING “Let’s leave Rembrandt out of this.”’ BEVERLIE EVANS BENSON Melrose, Massachusetts B.F.A. ADVERTISING DESIGN Ski Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Secretary 2, 3 Dramatic Club 1, 4 Student Council 3, 4 Secretary 4 Fashion Show 2, 3, 4 Portfolio 1950 Fifth Duchess of Devonshire EDWARD REINERT BENTSEN Apponaug, Rhode Island B.S. TEXTILE ENGINEERING T°’m he.”’ PAUL E. BENTSEN Apponaug, Rhode Island B.S. TEXTILE ENGINEERING “ He’s me.”’ 41 42 MORTIMER H. BERNSTEIN Bridgeport, Connecticut B.S. TEXTILE CHEMISTRY AND COLORING “Oh, to be in Bridgeport now that spring is here.” NANCY ABBOTT BERRESFORD Durham Center, Connecticut B.F.A. ILLUSTRATION “But Beebee, I’m hungry.” GAIL EILEEN BILGER Meriden, Connecticut B.F.A. FASHION ILLUSTRATION Fashion Show 2, 3 Who says gentlemen prefer blondes? ARTHUR GEORGE BOURBEAU Holyoke, Massachusetts B.F.A. PAINTING Dramatic Club 1 N’oubliez pas la nature.” ELIZABETH BOYD Manville, Rhode Island B.F.A. FASHION ILLUSTRATION It’s brev in Belle Sharmer. MYRON BOYKO Blackstone, Massachusetts B.S. TEXTILE ENGINEERING Glee Club 4 Basketball 1, 2 Softball 1, 2, 3, 4 Bless him for his brother’s exams. MARY ELLEN BOYS Wellington, Kansas B.S. TEXTILE CHEMISTRY AND COLORING Ski Club 3, 4 Student Council 3 Portfolio 1950 “T need a book on ‘How to Start sn de) Worrying’. DONALD A. BRAIS Pawtucket, Rhode Island B.S. MECHANICAL DESIGN “Is the ball in the rough again ?”’ ROLAND R. BRASSARD Pawtucket, Rhode Island B.S. TEXTILE CHEMISTRY AND COLORING “‘What a horrible way to dye!” CAROL BRYDON Essex Falls, New Jersey B.F.A. PAINTING Glee Club 1, 2 Dramatic Club 3, 4 beyond violins and “adequate red wine” — HENRY BUCK Ashford, Connecticut B.F.A. INTERIOR DESIGN Student Council 3, 4 “Yes sir, yes sir, I’m just oing to the library.” going A GREGORIO ALFRED CALARA Fall River, Massachusetts B.S. MECHANICAL DESIGN __and then there were ones who got away.” WALTER C. CARMICHAEL Saugus, Massachusetts B.F.A. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN Dramatic Club 1, 2 Westinghouse Competition 2, 3, 4 Portfolio 1950 “When you get to be my age—”’ KATHLEEN MARY CASEY Newport, Rhode Island B.F.A. PAINTING Modern medieval with a concrete halo. JOSEPH F. CAVANAUGH Providence, Rhode Island B.F.A. ADVERTISING DESIGN “When the model stops posing, draw the wall.” JEAN BUNKER CHALMERS Urbana, Illinois B.F.A. PAINTING Dramatic Club 2, 3 Student Council 3, 4 Film Society Chairman 4 She has an angle on everything, even grapes. 45 46 MARGARET A. CHEEVER East Greenwich, Rhode Island B.F.A. PAINTING Glee Club I Girl’s Athletics 2, 3 She shall make merry wherever she goes. JOHN COBB Riverside, Rhode Island B.S. ART EDUCATION Kiddie cars and Charcoal gray JACQUELINE COTE Providence, Rhode Island B.F.A. TEXTILE DESIGN Ski Club 1, 27324 Dramatic Club 1 Swimming 2, 3, 4 Pablum, pottery, christies and choo-choos NANCY HAMILTON DALE Melrose, Massachusetts B.F.A. ADVERTISING DESIGN Glee Club 1, 2 Dramatic Club 1 Class Treasurer 1 Athletic Assoc. Treas. 1, 2; Sec. 3, 4 Student Council 2, 3, 4 Ski Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Prospect Dormitory Treasurer 4 Portfolio 1950 Barefoot girl with squeak THOMAS WILLIAM DAME Providence, Rhode Island B.S. TEXTILE ENGINEERING “Why shu—ah” BARBARA ELAINE DAVIS Edgewood, Rhode Island B.S. ART EDUCATION Glee Club 1, 2 Dramatic Club 3, 4, 5 Organdy and Ruffles ARTHUR E. DEBR ITO New Bedford, Massachusetts B.S. ART EDUCATION Basketball 1, 2 Rock-candy citizen ROBERT HANEY DELLETT Chevy Chase, Maryland B.F.A. ILLUSTRATION “but, I like to read.” 47 48 CAROL M. DENNINGER Danbury, Connecticut B.F.A. CLOTHING AND FASHION Dramatic Club 1, 2, 4 Student Council 3, 4 Fashion Show 3 Portfolio 1950 «|... but to thine own self be true” ROBERT LOUIS DENNINGHAM Johnston, Rhode Island B.F.A. PAINTING ___but you distort the facts.”’ JEROME ROBERT DERWALLIS Portsmouth, Rhode Island B.F.A. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN Glee Club 3 Briar, bar-bells and Beethoven EVERETT HENRY DEXTER North Scituate, Massachusetts B.S. MECHANICAL DESIGN Ski Club 3, 4 Hockey 3, 4 “Do you have the time?” FREDERICK J. DIXON Milford, Connecticut B.F.A. ADVERTISING DESIGN Basketball 1, 2 Hockey 3, 4 Perhaps the tortoise shell weaves a spell. RAYMOND L. DROUIN Woonsocket, Rhode Island B.F.A. INTERIOR DESIGN Student Lounge Committee Chairman 4 Glee Club 4 °Ave a go, duck, it don’t make no difference.” HIRAM BRADSHAW ELDON Fall River, Massachusetts B.S. MECHANICAL DESIGN Here, try my wife’s cake.” MANUEL FARIA New Bedford, Massachusetts B.S. MECHANICAL DESIGN “Two batteries, a moon and you—”’ 49 20 WILLIAM R. FAULKNER Cranston, Rhode Island B.S. MECHANICAL DESIGN Hockey 3,4 Language with a flourish EMIL FERENCIK Endicott, New York B.F.A. INTERIOR DESIGN “T am not Brother Ambrose’s keeper.” THOMAS R. FIELD Hartford City, Indiana B.F.A. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN Westinghouse Competition 3, 4 That is correct, but—” ALFRED R. GAGNON Fall River, Massachusetts B.S. MECHANICAL DESIGN “Speak to me in Algebra—” RICHARD GALATI Flushing, New York B.F.A. ILLUSTRATION Portfolio 1950 Photography editor Spaghetti, caviar and the “Big Apple” DOLORES MARIE GAUCHER Riverside, Rhode Island B.S. ART EDUCATION Pink frosting NORMAND GENDRON Fall River, Massachusetts B.F.A. ADVERTISING DESIGN Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4 Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4 “Pll play golf when I’m old.” RUSSELL CLARK GERMOND, Jr. New Britain, Connecticut B.F.A. PAINTING “ Most people are imbeciles, some are idiots and a few are morons.”’ 52 THOMAS JOSEPH GILMORE New York City, New York B.F.A. TEXTILE DESIGN Student Council 3 Portfolio 1950 Cardboard bass with beer on Fridays BARBARA ADELLE GREENE Providence, Rhode Island B.F.A. TEXTILE DESIGN Glee Club 1, 2, 3 Ski Club 1, 3, 4 Girl’s Athletics 1, 2, 3, 4 Swimming 1, 2, 3, 4 Explosive energy going places on a tricycle OLIVER WATSON GREENE III Cranston, Rhode Island B.F.A. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN “In potter’s field where ash trays grow” ROBERT A. GREENWOOD Pawtucket, Rhode Island B.F.A. ADVERTISING DESIGN Always a comedian, never a bridesmaid” JOT a ALFRED EMIL HAMMER II Pine Orchard, Connecticut B.F.A. PAINTING od ky d rather get a fly drunk than kill it.” ANNELIES RUTH HANLEIN Schenectady, New York B.F.A. CERAMICS Dramatic Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Ski Club 2, 3, 4 Student Council 3, 4 Swimming 2, 3, 4 Portfolio 1950 “The rest of my life making mudpies” ELIZABETH IRENE HAYDEN Hoxie, Rhode Island B.F.A. TEXTILE DESIGN Girl’s Athletics 2 Swimming 3, 4 Porrifera primary, patient and petite — HOMER G. HENLEY Shrewsbury, Massachusetts B.S. MECHANICAL DESIGN Everyone looks up to “Slim”. 33 24. ROBERT GOW HENNEBERGER Baltimore, Maryland B.F.A. ILLUSTRATION Class President 1 Rooster and little red hen JEAN PHILLIPS HENRY Foster Center, Rhode Island B.S. ART EDUCATION Portfolio 1949 Planned industry THOMAS LOUIS HICKEY Fall River, Massachusetts B.S. MECHANICAL DESIGN Softball 2 Let’s have a Stanley brush party!” y P ROBERT S. HOLLISTER Sioux Falls, South Dakota B.F.A. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN Westinghouse Competition 3, 4 “I’m going west, but fast.” FRANK M. HUFF Woodstown, New Jersey B.F.A. ADVERTISING DESIGN Silence pays. ROBERT HARVEY HAROLD HUGMAN, Jr. San Antonio, Texas B.F.A. ADVERTISING DESIGN Point to point perfection EDWIN R. HYJEK Rockville, Connecticut B.F.A. ADVERTISING DESIGN “First, I must appraise the situation.” DENNIS IZZI Providence, R. I. B.S. ART EDUCATION You’ve had a busy day.”’ 35 36 MAURICE JACQUES Woonsocket, Rhode Island B.S. MECHANICAL DESIGN ‘‘And there we were, up to our knees in water”— ROBERT EDWARD JAHN Pascoag, Rhode Island B.S. MECHANICAL DESIGN Ski Club 3, 4 Hockey 3, 4 Class Treasurer 4 “Anything for a laugh” PAUL W. JOHNSON Somerville, Massachusetts B.F.A. ILLUSTRATION That’s really fine composition.” MARY FRANCES COLE JONES Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin B.F.A. FASHION ILLUSTRATION Portfolio 1950 “I’m off to the big city.” BYRON SHAW JOYCE Providence, Rhode Island B.S. MECHANICAL DESIGN Student Council 1, 2, 3 How can you bid four without the jack?” ELAINE AMBLER KAISER Niagara Falls, New York B.F.A. INTERIOR DESIGN Dramatic Club 1 “Let George do it.” CHARLES L. KEATING, Jr. Newton Center, Massachusetts B.S. TEXTILE ENGINEERING Ski Club 1, 2, 3,4 President 2, 3, 4 Student Council 2, 3, 4 Softball 1, 2, 3 Stylized on skiis HARRIET JOYCE KEY Providence, Rhode Island B.F.A. ILLUSTRATION All this and Pembroke too a7 38 GEORGE KIERS Lincoln, Rhode Island B.F.A. ILLUSTRATION Shades of the “Left bank”’ GRANT RAYMOND KILPATRICK Lakeville, Connecticut B.F.A. ADVERTISING DESIGN Dramatic Club 1, 2, 3, 4 ‘ That’s grease paint, dahling.” ALFRED EDMUND KOSOWSKI Saylesville, Rhode Island B.S. TEXTILE ENGINEERING ‘You aren’t mad are you?” LOUIS KOTELES Detroit, Michigan B.F.A. ILLUSTRATION 'This means nothing to me.” BARBARA KROSNER Bayswater, New York B.F.A. CLOTHING AND FASHION Fashion Show 3 ‘ The early bird gets the worm.” DONALD HORTON LACY Hamden, Connecticut B.F.A. ILLUSTRATION ‘Shall I go to school or commit suicide ?” JOSEPH ARTHUR LADEBAUCHE Slatersville, Rhode Island B.S. TEXTILE ENGINEERING Basketball 1, 2 Softball 1, 2, 3 What do the freshmen look like?” JULIE MACAULEY Grosse Pointe, Michigan B.F.A. ILLUSTRATION “The thing is, can I keep up my interest that long?” 29 60 GORDON F. MacKENZIE So. Hadley Falls, Massachusetts B.S. TEXTILE ENGINEERING Southern New England Textile Club Scholarship 2, 3, 4 Elder statesman DORIS JEAN MAGEE East Cleveland, Ohio B.F.A. TEXTILE DESIGN Glee Club 1, 2, 3,4 President 4 Girl’s Athletics 2 New England Textile Foundation Scholarship 1, 2, 3, 4 Wit and wisdom, quick and subtle VICTOR JOHN MAGIERA West Warwick, Rhode Island B.S. TEXTILE CHEMISTRY AND COLORING Handbooks by the hundred MITCHELL A. MALACHOWSKI Providence, Rhode Island B.S. TEXTILE ENGINEERING Infallible Mal’”’ MARLENE YVETTE MANES Providence, Rhode Island B.F.A. TEXTILE DESIGN Glee Club 2, 3 Portfolio 1950 Maracas hanging from a Ghinko tree FERDINAND FRANCIS MARCEY Westerly, Rhode Island B.S. TEXTILE ENGINEERING Softball 1, 2, 3, 4 Basketball 1 “TI heard a joke—” MAUREEN MASON Needham, Massachusetts B.F.A. ILLUSTRATION Ski Club 3 Waterman Dormitory President 4 “Blithe Spirit” NICHOLAS MATOOK Pawtucket, Rhode Island B.S. MECHANICAL DESIGN “ Who wants to know about B-29’s?” 61 62 SHIRLEY EILEEN MAYES Kennerdell, Pennsylvania B.F.A. FASHION ILLUSTRATION Ski Club 2 ‘Don’t rush me, please.” ANTONIO LOUIS MEONI Pawtucket, Rhode Island B.S. TEXTILE ENGINEERING Softball 1, 2, 3, 4 With finger to forehead ALBEN J. MILWID Bayonne, New Jersey B.F.A. TEXTILE DESIGN Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4 Swimming I, 2, 3, 4 Ski Club 1 ‘Patience and pass the cue stick.” RICHARD LOVEREN MONTGOMERY Cranston, Rhode Island B.F.A. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN Student Council 3 “So often I could have applied my quantum theory.” DALTON S. MOORE So. Charleston, West Virginia B.F.A. ADVERTISING DESIGN Class Treasurer 2 Portfolio 1950 “West, by Gawd, Virginia” LEON PAUL MORDAS Pawtucket, Rhode Island B.S. TEXTILE ENGINEERING Basketball 1, 2, 3 Softball 1, 2, 3 “Well, how about that ?”’ CHARLES DONALD MORSE Washington, Connecticut B.S. ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN “Pm going home—to work.” ROBERT CLAYTON MORSE, Jr. Springfield, Massachusetts B.F.A. ILLUSTRATION “Let’s drink today for tomorrow we may be with yesterday’s 7,000 years.” 64 N. BALA KRISHNAN NAYAR Travancore, South India B.S. TEXTILE ENGINEERING Cotton and Calcutta JOHN S. NEWBERRY, Jr. Sarasota, Florida B.F.A. PAINTING “That’s not blood, that’s Alizarin crimson.” CALVIN S. NICKERSON Athol, Massachusetts B.F.A. ADVERTISING DESIGN Glee Club 1, 2, 3 Class President 3 Student Council 3, 4 Editor-in-chief Portfolio 1950 Whence cometh my help? EMILY NYGARD NICKERSON Branford, Connecticut B.F.A. CLOTHING AND FASHION Glee Club 2, 3 Secretary 3 Dramatic Club 1, 2 Fashion Show 3 Portfolio 1950 Cal, tied with a pink ribbon. DAVID A. NILES Montpelier, Vermont B.F.A. ILLUSTRATION “Cuess I won’t wait for the break.” WILLIAM A. OKERBLOM Edgewood, Rhode Island B.F.A. ILLUSTRATION “T don’t understand.” EARL ALLEN PACKARD Needham, Massachusetts B.F.A. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN Dramatic Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Student Council 4 “Will you guys pipe down!” GEORGE NICHOLAS PAPPAS Pawtucket, Rhode Island B.F.A. ADVERTISING DESIGN Portfolio 1950 Cultural type stuff 65 EDWARD D. PARRILLO Providence, Rhode Island B.F.A. ADVERTISING DESIGN “Perhaps seclusion is my solution.” ELIZABETH ANN PATTERSON Spring Lake, New Jersey B.F.A. TEXTILE DESIGN Glee Club 1, 2, 3,4 Treasurer 4 Student Council 4 Dormitory Council Secretary 4 New England Textile Foundation Scholarship 1, 2, 3, 4 Champagne from a ginger ale bottle LAWRENCE CARLETON PEABODY Haverhill, Massachusetts B.F.A. INTERIOR DESIGN Dramatic Club 2 Ski Club 1 Student Council 2 Bal Masque Chairman 2 Oh Texture boy, God’s gift to the farmer LIONEL PLOUFFE Woonsocket, Rhode Island B.S. MECHANICAL DESIGN “Something new for a change, daddy?” MARC R. POIRIER New Bedford, Massachusetts B.F.A. ADVERTISING DESIGN 66 r 7 Have you seen the pictures of my kids?” DECLAN J. POWERS, Jr. Hartford, Connecticut B.F.A. ADVERTISING DESIGN Class President 4 Student Council 4 Ski Club 4 Portfolio 1950 Advertising Manager Town and Country LOUIS J. PROVOST Providence, Rhode Island B.S. TEXTILE ENGINEERING Softball 1, 2, 3 That grin! ROBERT S. QUANDT Kensington, Connecticut B.F.A. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN Westinghouse Competition 3, 4 He drives in splendor. 67 638 ROBERT J. RENAUD Pittsfield, Massachusetts B.F.A. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN Westinghouse Competition 3, 4 “Let’s play a game.” WILLIAM F. REPAK, Jr. Edgewood, Rhode Island B.F.A. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN Westinghouse Competition 3, 4 “Give me more air.”’ RUTH M. REYNOLDS Lexington, Massachusetts B.F.A. INTERIOR DESIGN Dramatic Club 1 Benefit Dormitory President 3 Dormitory Council President 4 Gwendolyn Fairchild SUZANNE RICE Weston, Massachusetts B.F.A. ADVERTISING DESIGN Portfolio 1950 Penn. in emerald green ink CONRAD RICHARD Fairhaven, Massachusetts B.S. MECHANICAL DESIGN “Pheu, I thought it was a rabbit.” GILBERT J. ROBINSON Cataumet, Massachusetts B.S. TEXTILE ENGINEERING Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4 Student Council 3, 4 Softball 1, 2, 3, 4 Portfolio 1950 The Hood’s boy WARREN HARDING SCADRON Providence, Rhode Island B.F.A. PAINTING In a world of Scadronism THOMAS SGOUROS Cambridge, Massachusetts B.F.A. ILLUSTRATION Who’s this guy Fawcett? 69 70 JOHN CHARLES SHALVOY Bridgeport, Connecticut B.F.A. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN Ski Club 2 Student Council 3, 4 Softball 2, 3, 4 Basketball 1, 2, 3 Glee Club 2, 3, 4 Class Vice-President 3 “Hold that Tiger” GLADYS ELINOR SHARKEY Lakewood, Rhode Island B.S. TEXTILE CHEMISTRY AND COLORING “If I don’t pass organic, I'll get married.” ALFRED W. SHORE Middleboro, Massachusetts B.S. MECHANICAL DESIGN Hockey 3, 4 “Some cad put glue in my saddle.” GILBERT SIEGEL Providence, Rhode Island B.S. MECHANICAL DESIGN Ingenious mechanisms HERMAN MAX SIEGEL Washington, D. C. B.F.A. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN Dramatic Club 2 Westinghouse Competition 3 Qu’est ce que c’est, qu’est ce que ¢a? CHARLOTTE KEMBLE SIMONDS Boston, Massachusetts B.F.A. PAINTING Ski Club 2 Gentle genius DONNA KATHERINE SLOCUM New Milford, Connecticut B.F.A. TEXTILE DESIGN Girl's Athletics 3, 4 Swimming 4 Portfolio 1950 Fabulous funnies over black coffee H. LANE SMITH Johnstown, New York B.F.A. PAINTING “It’s quite a racket.” 71 LEROY ROSCOE SMITH Schenectady, New York B.F.A. PAINTING Student Council 4 “Twit ”erpated Frazier convert with an ace up his sleeve— MARY V. SNEDEKER Jenkintown, Pennsylvania B.F.A. ILLUSTRATION “Now you know!” SAMUEL FREEMAN SPEERS Providence, Rhode Island B.F.A. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN Basketball 1 Westinghouse Competition 3, 4 First prize Providence Journal zoo design contest Indeed ’tis true, only he designed the zoo. CHARLES DIXON SPIVEY Rusk, Texas B.S. TEXTILE ENGINEERING 199 “Oh, bean soup! HARRY P. SPOONER Providence, Rhode Island B.S. MECHANICAL DESIGN The bass are running, so ‘long.” ANN ALLEN STARBUCK Philadelphia, Pennsylvania B.F.A. TEXTILE DESIGN Class Secretary 1, 2, 3 Athletic Association Treasurer 2, 3 Student Council 1, 2, 3, 4 Ski Club 2 Swimming 2, 3, 4 Fashion Show 2, 3 Portfolio 1950 Supercharged alternating current EUGENE CHARLES STEVENS Warren, Ohio B.F.A. ADVERTISING DESIGN Student Council 2, 3, 4 V. Pres. 4 Class Vice-President 4 Portfolio 1950 His piano bench is becoming over- grown with Moss. MARION LOUISE STICKNEY Newport, Rhode Island B.S. ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Portfolio 1950 “I’ve got it in my notes some- where.” 73 74 RALPH GUILFORD STRAIGHT Oak Lawn, Rhode Island B.F.A. PAINTING “Well, really.” ERNEST SWEET Fall River, Massachusetts B.S. MECHANICAL DESIGN “Let me ask a question.” BERTRAND H. SURPRENANT Fall River, Massachusetts B.F.A. CLOTHING AND FASHION Dramatic Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Bal Masque Chairman 4 Fashion Show 2, 3, 4 The Student Prince RUDOLF B. SWOL Williamansett, Massachusetts B.F.A. ILLUSTRATION He'll scale the ladder on a toy balloon. WILLIAM JOSEPH THOMPSON Barrington, Rhode Island B.F.A. SCULPTURE He carves a fine piece of wit. FREDERICK E. THRANE Pittsfield, Massachusetts B.F.A. ILLUSTRATION Ski Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Pres. 1 V. Pres. 4 Class President 2 Student Council 1, 2, 3, 4 President 3 Swimming 1, 2, 3, 4 Portfolio 1950 Art Editor All-American St. Bernard ANN CHARITY TILTON Flora Dale, Pennsylvania B.F.A. TEXTILE DESIGN Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Ski Club 2, 3 Waterman Dormitory Secretary 2, 3 Dormitory Council Secretary 3 Just John and jacquard PETER EDWARD USTAS Central Falls, Rhode Island B.S. ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN Glee Club President 2, 3, 4 Student Council 2, 3, 4, 5 Film Society Music Chairman 4, 5 “Welcome to Happy Valley” 75 76 JAMES R. VANDERVELD Providence, Rhode Island B.S. MECHANICAL DESIGN Relax, Curley — ARTHUR ERNEST VOGT Newport, Rhode Island B.S. MECHANICAL DESIGN Softball 2 “‘What a beautiful day for golf!” KENNETH A. WAGNER Berlin, New Hampshire B.F.A. ILLUSTRATION Will physical culture replace Prokofieff? EDGAR A. WALZ Il Riverside, Connecticut B.F.A. INTERIOR DESIGN ‘But, dammit, sir-” GILBERT W. WARREN Seattle, Washington B.F.A. CERAMICS Entrepreneur of great proportions HAROLD ELWOOD WASHBURN Attleboro, Massachusetts B.S. ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN Mies Van der Shmoe ELNORA VERA WATERMAN Warwick, Rhode Island B.F.A. FASHION ILLUSTRATION Dramatic Club 1 Student Council 3, 4 Class Secretary 4 Fashion Show 2, 3, 4 Portfolio 1950 Sugar ’n spice BENJAMIN WEISS Providence, Rhode Island B.F.A. ILLUSTRATION ““Won’t you come outdoors — and paint?” 77 78 FREDERICK ARTHUR WEISSBACH Holyoke, Massachusetts B.F.A. ADVERTISING DESIGN Basketball 1, 2, 4 Student Council 4 Portfolio 1950 Art editor “‘T’ll do it sometime.” MARY ELLEN WELBURN West Hartford, Connecticut B.F.A. ADVERTISING DESIGN There are smiles and there are Mew’s smiles. LLOYD IRVING WILCOX Providence, Rhode Island B.S. ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN Glee Club 3 “Yeah, but lookit!”’ ARTHUR MARSHALL WILLIAMS Bristol, Rhode Island B.S. TEXTILE CHEMISTRY AND COLORING Athletic Association President 1, 2, 4 Student Council 1, 2, 4 Class Vice-President 2 Basketball 1, 2, 4 Softball 1, 2, 3 “Wait till you make quiniline, Chick.”’ NO PHOTOGRAPHS JAMES M. WRIGHT, Jr. North Scituate, Rhode Island B.S. MECHANICAL DESIGN Softball 2 Right or wrong, it’s Wright. PETER QUAY YANG Causeway Bay, Hongkong B.F.A. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN Westinghouse Competition 3, 4 A good man nowadays — that’s hard to find. EDWARD FRANCIS ZEZULEWICZ Providence, Rhode Island B.S. ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN “Call me Smith for short.”’ EDWARD H. ENGMAN Arlington, Massachusetts B.F.A. ILLUSTRATION Golf 1, 2, 3, 4 “T really turned over a new leaf this year. Can I help it if this side’s the same?” PATRICIA ANN LEABER Manila, Philippine Islands B.F.A. PAINTING Even the “Blue Goose” drinks Sherry; 79 80 Bu you don’t work all the time... when you finally get caught up to a week ago last Friday, there are hours with absolutely nothing to do. These all too few hours must be increasing in number, or perhaps at least the concrete walls of your departmental existence are becoming less formidable. At any rate, the gang that once had about as much spirit as a wet firecracker has suddenly become club happy. You’ve joined the Glee Club, Ski Club, The Theater, and sent the Film Society membership to a new high. In addition, two new clubs, the Textile Club and the Society of Mechanical Design, received Student Council recogni- tion this year. There are indications that another year may very well bring into reality a Camera Club and a college humor magazine ... Your interest and participation have set the rusty wheels in motion. CLUBS and ACTIVITIES Pres: VY. Pres: Sec: Treas: RAY WHEELER EUGENE STEVENS BEVERLIE BENSON JOHN BUDD § pirit is the spark plug of a school .. . to create and sus- tain this spark is an important task of the Student Coun- cil. But that’s only the beginning. Each year you start the ball rolling by presenting club night} amd Over tea cups introduce the Freshmen to the faculty. Through the Gen- eral Activities Committee, consideration is given to suggestion box requests that range from)a mew Student Association Building to relish in t@ €afeteria. In plan- ning and supervising all cultural and @xtra-curricular activities you are responsible for the apportioning of the Student Association fee. This year the S. A. ticket helps keep track of theater productions, the affairs of Take a Break Weekend, athletic games, class elections and this copy of Portro.io. Better organization and more active participation are responsible for a big advance in your promotion of bigger and better activities. ‘ The weekend of February 10th, 11th, and 12th must have some importance you figured .. . after seeing posters, hearing committee meet- ings called over the Cafe PA by Mr. Allen, and noticing the sleepy characters who had been rehearsing acts far into the night. All the plan- ning and preparation by the classes for their portion of the weekend finally culminated with a formal dinner and dance at the Ranch House which probably never has been, and never will be, as crowded. You had an unfor- gettable evening chinning with alumni and friends, tablehopping, and being entertained by the “Ranch House Lovelies” and our own bevy of knockouts: Bev Benson, the “Weekend Queen”, and her court. At Sunday’s Revognah session, informality reigned. You danced and drank coffee to be-bop, swing and blues played by a rotating musical aggregation. Gene Stevens surprised himself by very successfully blasting a few notes on a trombone, the first time he had ever played one... you wonder what he can’t do. When Mr. A. shooed the die- hards out, around six, the weekend was offi- cially over... but you insisted on going to 151 Benefit. So glad you finally came to school again... on Wednesday. ee Bi bet you still get a kick remembering Pete Clarke’s rendition of “I Love Life”. That was one act which couldn’t have an encore. And didn’t you agree that Waterman Dorm’s colossal pro- duction of “Rhode Island” — with a tip of the hat to “Oklahoma” — was the most deserving of the trophy, that real jazzy piece of ceramic effort by Ray Boyko. Bill Ellis and George Milliken certainly staged a fine show ... one that won’t be surpassed. anywhere until TAB Weekend next year. Who were those characters on the side when George was reciting his piece about “Albert and the Lion”? What an extravaganza . . . Girls! Girls! Girls! Did you ever see such a collection of really nice legs! Those sweet young things you see around school in Levis are mighty surprising under footlights. Of course, you know that Strat Kostas who danced the Charleston with those six luscious ones was also the clown who greeted you as you came in. Leroy Smith looks out of this world in red snuggies, and you are wrong in saying that Ford was taken apart eutside and re- assembled on stage. It’s too bad that those back- stage weren’t able to see more of the show they worked so hard to produce. There must have been fifty of °em. Then, after a bangup windup by the “Qua rry Heights Quintet”, plus one, the best little professional act this side of Bangkok, you capped off the evening at the informal dance at Rhodes Annex which seemed to be tremendous after Friday night’s handkerchief floor. It was there that Mrs. Vinall’s squealing charges were handed the 1950 Varicose Varieties’ Trophy. 88 W ou — yes, every one of you—is a member of the A. A. You can take advan- tage of all the varied athletic activities. If it’s swimming you love, you can be found splashing around in Hodgman Pool every Wednesday, or jumping into a protective suit of armor for a vigorous game of water polo. If it’s softball or basketball, you’re off to Hope High to win that Intra-Mural Championship. With the “brrring!” of an alarm clock at 5 A. M., you ice lovers hasten to the Auditorium for some fast, shifty ice hockey. And there are always a few Spring Fever boys... you hopefully watch the skies for warm sunshine to announce another successful golf season. Tennis, badminton, modern dance .. . every sport is a Student Association potential. The only prerequisites are in- terest and enthusiasm. With these, the Athletic Association can become the most efficient, active organization in RISD. 8 9 A hearty “Track!”, a cloud of snow, a double somersault . . . skis, poles, arms, legs reassemble — a new, white you emer- ses. You did so want to hear what that instructor was saying about stemming. The chair lift seems like floating; the rope tow -—_well ... Later on, log fires crackle. “Down three” — but you were some help to your bridge partner last fall in planning the Square and Round dance in Memori Hall. The same faces beam around the laden table in Stowe that munched sandwiches around the bonfire, sang as tl hay-wagon jogged along in Bar Tree stumps at Jackson; excellent cor tions in East Corinth. This is a lg Perhaps.there is still time in Nae Engla Association meet, “pe ber. The Club i: So more: ment to loan you, showing nor “ac packed movies, but skis and “Qh give way to horses and cantering befor@) long. eee 92 “WV hoosh!” go the auditorium seats. It’s December. You’ve come to see the RISD Theater’s Berkeley Square, and it’s costing you only a dime. The new Student Association pass makes you the nucleus of a record audience. You discover friends can “really act”; you like the color and charm of period cos- tumes; you admire a set experi- mentally done with professional finesse. Or perhaps you are taking your first curtain call. Morty’s “cut,” “feel,” “remember you're Om he ladies” still ring in your ears. is “Lower fresnels! Where’s that prop? What’s happened to the ham- mer? Who took my needle?” The play is over, but last fall’s re- organization provides frequent meetings where the out-of-work actor may bide his time between [i plays. So it’s—‘“darling, let’s dance; a the speaker was rawther good, and how I howled over Private Lives.” { It’s March. There are more “Whoo- shes!” than ever before. You smile ty� over the success of Noel Coward’s Ghat iy three playets from Tonight at 8:30. Sear no You like being among theater peo- ple. You know now that college theatricals can be good. You realize that the RISD Theater has come a long way in a short time. ful ven geance on the nad tions. Sending on the sane cs = fear - ful ven - geance on the na - tions. Sending on the peo - ples rae Bringing fearful ven - geance on the na - tions. Sending on the peo - ples se — ae r Bringing vengeance on the na tions. Sending on the peo - ples i ae A tri’= bhu2la’— tions tri = bu— Tay =. tions —— ee ee t ‘ And a-bont their no — ee at + TV? O-— - OO | @) — And a-bout theif no - Lyf —9—f Po pemaets one ae © And a_bout And a-bout their no — bles fet-ters winding, All their kings with chainsofi-ron_ bind-ing, fat? _— ee. — pate e tet tee tet FS x Base eee ( | Z PS a ia Sais eeo Se a= oe 94. ® peak a little louder please, ’'m very hard of hearing.” That’s the Glee Club you hear in the Student Lounge every Tuesday afternoon, softly singing one of their favorite songs. You’re all notes in a great chord... from Mr. Grant, the director, and Irving Haynes, the pianist, to the highest soprano, and even that active alumnus who creeps in quite reg- ularly. Dust and dirt fly at those gay music sorting parties. Bach and Beetho- ven find contentment in their new orderly arrangement. Everyone joins in the fun at one of the first fall dances, another Glee Club product. But that’s not the limit of your activities — you sing! Your harmony enhances Club Night; your Christmas carols supple- ment the Yuletide Assembly; your tech- nical accomplishments give you satisfac- tion, others enjoyment. Entering the Big Top you are lost in a maze of colorful unknowns and fantastic sights, credible only at the Bal Masque. Prancing poodles, clowns, a skirted monkey, a monstrous bull, clowns, and a pink elephant with a tail light all join in th@ ¢ifeus frolic. Lions, tigers, elephants and polar bears survey this bedlam of hilarity from their cages on the walls. Round and round you dance a@fiimusic emanates from the earousel in the center of the tent. Sleepers, dowdy dowagers, Lulu and her box of Kleenex, the man without a head remain unknown until the prizes are awarded to the timely “Return of the Pool Equipement”. Then — off with the head gear, masks, and loose ends! Too soon another evening of mystery and fun come to an end. The class of 52, having completed their apprenticeship, prepare to carry on Le Bal Masque tradition. 98 wes wr owe ea again en = —rre seeps SN SRI CATA NeION Walaa ae — 1 — nln 1 Seas 1 hal. ee ne Y, oe += ee, ide SOr iw - a ael QE a. 02: aor, DRTC) RT ¢ 7 ecESENC 3 ox “BR rring!” “Swish!” “Turn off the hot water!” “Buzz!” “How about a game of bridge?” Such a conglom- eration of unrelated sounds tumble down the stairs as you sit peacefully in the living room _ browsing through Life or the New Yorker, or proving to your visitor how deftly you can tickle the piano keys! That’s Saturday night; the time for the dorm girl to rise and shine, put on her Sunday best or her clean dungarees and play Cinderella until the clock strikes one. And then comes Sunday; the madhouse turns into a morgue overnight, and you are amazed at the silence, the lack of people, the echoing sounds in the halls as you pace up and down in an effort to develop some inspiration for work. But the sun wins the | battle, and you hasten, with your sharpened pencil and _ drawing board, to the Red Bridge to join the others. Later at a house meeting you make plans to entertain a Brown fraternity or a group of RISD men. From bridge and fire drills to picnics, hay rides, and for- mal dances, you enjoy work and play asa small part of a large group —-the dorm girls. 99 if INC | Cae . Fe be _ . Se : FOUR YEARS BEFORE THE MAST a ‘ The Chartreuse Years You won't admit it but it is you. ... and some of your FF buddies you probably haven't thought of since then. Remember the day you were seated in WB 201 and told to letter (not print) your name on a card? It was confus- ing and hectic that day ... the long line of strange faces wait- ing for ID photos seemed like nothing at all compared to the assortment of equipment you found in your freshman kit. It seemed like you were always at the tail end of a line; at the store, registration, at the dorm or in the cafeteria, waiting for locker keys or a student union ticket. That was the year you spent in GI fatigues or dungarees face to face with neurotic bunny rab- bits, sea shells, isometric projec- tions and problems both percep- tual and conceptual, aesthetic and biotechnic. Can you ever forget the mental conflict of whether to go to paper class or just throw yourself down the stair-well? But there was also the lighter side .. . duels in plaster class and breaks when you left your project or one of Mac's unlit bonfires and took off for Thomas’ or the Crystal. It was quite a social season too .. . do you remember the picnics at the Farm, the bang- up time you had at the Ski Club Carnival and the first big class project, Le Bal Masque? The whole year seems to have been one gay, confused merry-go- round. And now as you look at the youthful innocence on these Freshman faces you're almost convinced that four years is a long time. Two newcomers to the Student Association came into being just as we went to press. Because of space and time limitation we couldn't give them the equal recognition which they deserve. The Textile Club and the Society of Mechanical Design were formed for the purpose of gaining a well rounded knowledge of their respective industries. In spite of their short history they have a large membership and a progressive program. Hopes are high for these new activities. Best wishes for a successful future. For people who read books from the back, this is the dedication page. Without the interest and assistance of the people listed here, PORTFOLIO 1950 would still be a rough sketch. Special thanks go to Dick Ireland for his excellent school photo and photographic contributions throughout the book, Leroy Smith, our silhouette and rubber cement expert, Emily Nickerson for her many contri- butions as unofficial assistant editor-in-chief, George Pappas for handling the Freshman Feature and Miss Lawrence for making the photo- graphs available. Thanks also to Gene Stevens and Tom Gilmore for help in advertising; to Dave Niles, Norm Gendron, Bob Morse, Sue Rice and Dalton Moore for art work and production assistance; Ed Jarret, Dave Benson and Marion Stickney for their photographic efforts. Donna Slocum, Marlene Manes and Mary Ellen Boys assisted in prepara- tion of the senior personals, and the copy contributors were Louise Baker, Stan Berenberg, Jean Chalmers, Arthur De Brito, Harvey Gochros, Bob Goodwin, Alice Gray, Robert Grimsley, Annelies Hanlein, Franny Jones, Dick Jones, Jim Miller, Ruth Reynolds, Gil Robinson, Gilbert Seigel, Mary Snedeker, Peg Sylvia, Ann Starbuck, Peter Ustas, Barbara Warner and Ray Wheeler. Thanks also to Mr. Alcott, Mr. Chevers, Mr. Stein and Mr. Hershey for their assistance and cooperation. 105 OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER Class of 1950 LORING Studios Fine Portraiture 123 MATHEWSON STREET PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND This GUE, Took Reproduced. by UFFSET PRINTING st LDINGMOSS CO. BLUEPRINTS BLUEERIN SS EVERYTHING for the:— ZAPRINTS e ARTIST e DRAFTSMAN ist edabeeet e ENGINEER e STUDENT 42 FRAN IKLIN STREET. ACT AK 10. 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