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

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American Craftsmen

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Lena Karker Laurence Lipsett Nurse Educational Research Howard A. Simmons Leo F, Smith Registrar Dean of Instruction Dr. Victor Murphy Physician Marion Steinmann Librarian James W. Wilson Educational Research Burton E. Stratton A Uttnni A ssocittlion Harry Rider, Jr. Buildings and Grounds William Toporcer Ass't to Registrar is no one here to give him counseling tests and advice. If the student could get along at R.LT. without all of the people mentioned so far, he might have a very inexpensive education, because there would be no one to assess and collect tuition. But, on the other hand, there would be no one to run the Institute’s financial affairs properly and to take care of the endowments that provide much of the student’s expenses, so perhaps his tuition would be twice as high—that is, of course, if there were someone to pay it to. In any event, tuition is disposed of. What is next? What does the student need to carry on his work? There would be no bookstore or purchasing depart- ment to get and distribute his supplies. Well, he can go to the library for his books, and—but there would be no library! That means no reading or writing assign- ments. That won’t make this R.LT. student sick—but it is good that it doesn't make him sick, because there would be no Medical department, no place to get his sick excuses. In short, without these people there would be no R.I.T.. for they are carrying on some of the forgotten, but necessary, functions that make the difference be- tween a smoothly operating educational plant and a heap of nothingness. They are the year-round support of much of the activity that is taken for granted. Each summer they conclude the business of the previous school year and begin work on the next. On Saturdays, when students and most of the rest of the faculty and staff have lied to the restful hills, some of these people stay around to prepare the Institute for another week of Education. Without the everyday, every week, every month and year services of the faculty and staff groups, the Insti- tute would indeed be a phantom ruin, not the bustling, warm, and efficient school that it is. Our two energetic Librarians restock the shelves with new and returned books T welve

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Ernest Brace Lawrence Copeland Harold J, Brennan Geroldikb R. Uscholo For eight solid hours a day, behind the walls of 150 Spring Street, a group known as “craftsmen” produce many fine articles of new and improved designs. There are four departments in S.A.C. The first being the Woodshop where the saws whirl and the lathes turn. This shop contains many different machines val- uable in the woodworking industry from hand to power tools. Many modernistic pieces of furniture come from this shop; articles ranging from chairs, bowrIs, and lamp tables to boxes. Then comes the “Pot Shop” where muddy hands turn out pieces of pottery which are new and elegant in their design. The Weaving Shop follows, where many new? kinds of textiles are created and woven every week, and where the student becomes acquainted with the mate- rials used in rug and carpet making. Next is the Metal Shop where many metals ranging from copper to silver are bent and hammered into new shapes. The first semester of the Metal course is given to making jewelry. The student makes many variations in design by hand. Pins, necklaces, buttons, and bracelets are samples of the pieces made. In the Art Department, wrhich is usually known as the starter or planning room, the student lays down on paper his ideas for new projects. It is in this room that a new design is brought to life, put on paper, and changed several times before this design proceeds to the shop in which it will be made. During the three years that the Crafts School has been at R.I.T., it has participated in two large art Hobart Cowles Tage Frid Fred Meyer Ann Marie John Prip Von Strockensirom FraNS Wildenhain Fourteen