Rochester Institute of Technology - Techmila / Ramikin Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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Mr. Calvin C. Thomason, B. A., counselor, attended the Universities of California, Oregon, Wisconsin, and Columbia. At one time he held the position of travel editor for the U. S. Navy, Washington, D. C., and later was connected with the Idaho Technical Institute. Melvin Baumhoffer, M. A., received his degree from the University of Michigan and was connected with the Carborundum Co of Niagara Falls for two years. Warren Davis, Ed. D., studied at the State Normal College, Idaho, Columbia University, University of Rochester, and the University of Buffalo. Hazel Howland, M. A., was granted her degree at the University of Rochester. Margaret Jameson, B. A., graduated from Vassar. Before becoming an instructor here, she was connected with the Chautauqua Summer School faculty. Marie Kinnear graduated from the Boston School of Physical Education. She has been director of girls’ dubs and of health education for crippled chil- dren, and has worked on the Rochester Board of Education as director of their health program, Milton McCullough, M. A., attended Kent State University and Ohio State University. Burton Stratton, B. S., is an alumni of the Institute, and attended Ohio State University, Syracuse University, and the University of Minnesota. He has been associated with the Hudson Power Corporation, the New York Telephone Corporation and Eastman Kodak Company. ip

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SOCIAL SCIENCE Mr. Calvin C Thomason jack of all the trades are we A'studying Social Science, Cause there1 s a certain knowledge gained For work done by appliance. That’s right! No matter what department we belong to, every one of us gets a touch of it—this cultural and libera! background which we al! can use and which is found only in the social science courses. For the most part of each school day we are strictly professional as far as our classes go. but there is always that hour or two dedicated to dealings with other persons in our professions rather than the technicalities of the job itself. It is simply a matter of selling ourselves, and do we know how important that is when we sit shuddering under the critical gaze of an em- ployment director. As Freshmen we take psychology which covers the technique of taking candy from a baby without making him cry; also study tech- niques, whereby studying should become a pleasure; then, too, we take a smattering of English—split infinitives arc reunited. Tackling economics and current events tills up our junior year, and we find ourselves ac- quainted with the various complexities of the goings on in our war-torn world. Finally as seniors we discuss the theories of life and living through the medium of current social problems and philosophy, and learn to appreciate the arts a little more. And so you see this touch —this escape from professionalism—is just the thing we need. 18

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APPLIED ART Mr. Clifford M. Ulp Art for art's sake, Thus, the masters have spoken. Now it's left up to us To feme tradition unbroken. But what a job! Most of us walk in as fresh- men with little or no idea of how to recognize, let alone manipulate, the tools which are to make it possible for us to be creative. Our study begins with all the fundamentals of the pro- fession. One of the characteristic things about us that first year is the sketch books we tote around most of the time. These are chucked full of our personal impressions of the place and the people in it. In our next two years we struggle with the phase of art we have decided to specialize in. During this time comes the first life drawings (this is the day), the first attempts with oils and water colors, and day moldings. We had a taste of clay work in our first year, but our third year taste is the one that counts. From here on in we each work at our par- ticular likes. Illustration, design, and composi- tion are the basic studies for our illustrators; doing the little things that make the big things different and desirable, such as creating unique borders and letters is the aim of the designers; and balancing furnishings and studying archi- tectural composition is the speciality of the in terior decorators. Ours is a profession of self-expression and a favorable one we trust twill be. 20