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

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Relaxation for each in his own way . . . renews outside interests — panacea for all problems. The element . . . that draws forth the teacher’s guiding knowledge — a student's handiwork. Supple fingers . . . control the paths of many threads, their destinies foretold in a bright curtain.

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Fundamental harmonies . . . put across by an artist in his own right, to an artist soon-to-be. Deeply immersed . . . mentally and physically, in creation. Steps ... in wood, from raw lumber to comforting couch.

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Concern . . . for Ihe goals, for the future attempts and successes. There is no actual separation of upper and lower classes. The newer student works with and learns from the advanced craftsman, while both are under the active guidance of their instructor, who shapes and molds the students as they shape and mold the objects of their handiwork. The present day appeal of the mass-produced article is not one of quantity alone. This craftsman-designer is striving for higher quality of design in industry ... in utilizing the values of the craftsman in the work of the machine. Nonetheless, he is also aiming his work at satisfac- tion of individual tastes his efforts culminate in sensitive new worlds of harmonizing surroundings. Photographed, by Joe Clay Page Eighteen