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

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Frank A. Clement We meet our Gen. Ed. teachers in many different rooms of the many different buildings in which they discuss many types of ideas and problems. In the psychology case discussion we see ourselves and know why we kick the flivver when it fails to bow to our commands. Wc learn that all of life is adjustment. Gur philosophy wrestles with problems of the high or the low, right or wrong, and who-says-so or give-me-three- reasons-why. “Mr, Chairman, ladies and gentlemen,” the effective speaker starts, as he sorts out his vowels and consonants, his p’s and q’s before his audience of fellow-speakers. English communication is always interaction between two or more people; but how cloudy can a crystal-clear thought get? In economics we see supply and demand (You’ve got it; I wrant it.) ruling the flow of materials. Each day the current events class follows the changing fortunes of floods. Senators, investigations, Generals, and battles. Whom do wc appreciate in art and music? Braque or Breughel? Schoenberg or Schubert? Roualt or Rembrandt? Gershwin or Gregorian Chant? Outside our classrooms we meet informally with our Gen. Ed. teachers and may have interesting discussions about American literature and other subjects. This versatile department helps us to form our own opinions and to respect those of others. Mary Ann Marshall William Casement Murray Cayley Warren Davis Ear! Fuller Ralph Gray Donald Jardine Twenty-eight

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GENERAL EDUCATION

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Instructors conference Management lecture English orientation Discussion in Human Relations You meet them everywhere. You will find them in all departments and even on the wrestling mat, or out on the tennis courts among rackets and balls- You can see them in fraternity and dub meetings, activities, and dances. They are a very close-knit group, broadminded, and eager for new ideas and courses. They have originated from many vocations and industries, this faculty without their own students. You can see these teachers passing from the Bevier Building to the Clark Build- ing, and back to their Eastman headquarters before they go up the hill to the School for American Craftsmen. Harold Kentner Marie Kinne ir Robert Koch A t the start of this year you could see them tugging and panting over their office furniture. They ini- tiated a new department head, a secretary, and a group of English teachers. Down the street or hallway, they go walking three or four abreast to line up on stools and discuss the newest books. At weekly faculty meetings on Friday noons, they mix succotash and psychology, or applesauce and ideas. The unacademic Gen. Ed. approach has some of its prob- lems ironed out and is spruced up with filmstrip and tape- recording patches- The tug and pull of discussion methods are formulated and practiced here. Robert Pease Thomas 0‘Bricn Vernon Titus Twenty-nine