Calendar
~eg!striltiQn. Entrance 1!~x:amhlati-ons.
lUfltructio;O hegins E!.a:Uon DAY
Thanks~i"ing R'ecess begins TH.A(ilKSGlv'ING R1£CE,S.<;
lnslrllction rCh1.ul1ed Holiday Reee-5S hegins
HUI-IDA¥ i{v;cESS.
IllstttlctiQt) H!1'iumed Semester J!~xalllinati()ns bi'gill
Examinations end, ,Semester euds
M,m~YI$AR RECESS
Iustnlct\oll begins Wtt,hlngtoo'l$ 8(rtMay Spring Reeess hej!lm!
Sl'IU~(} RJU;Bt)S Ir)slrl)rlion resumed /\lemorial Day l?xaminatiolls be-gin J:>xamlnatlOt)S erJ(t
D<"grees con/erred at. Uniw;rsity Commencement SUMMER VACATHm
FIRST SKMESTER, Regil>tratiOn, Eutra!lce 1:~xaruinations
lUMP1CtiOtt begins t;Jc:;;.t1I)U fillY
Th-anks~ivitJg Rute&> begills TK.\.Fl{SGlV!NG- Rt:r:v.ss tl),StruCHOll H'$umed H9liday Recess begins
HOLWAY RttC£ss
11lslrucd,Qn te>.'Urncd Semester Examill;'):~iong begIn Examlna.tlons cltd, Seme;;ter ends
MtD-V..,AR'){EO:SS Insi1uclio,fi hegins
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Tuesday Sept, 20
Wedilesqay morning Sept. ;.ll
Tuellday Nov. 8
Wednesdayevenlllg Noy. 23
Monday m()rJli~
\Vedn!!sdayevening
1:905 Wednesday m('rfting Jan. 4
~r()lld<ty Ja!l, :<lJ Frid<ty ~vening J1:IU, 27
Mond;l.Y !)lorning Wednllsday
T hur'Sday e· .. enint;:
Tuesday momillg Tuel>day Mouday Friuay Thursday
1905")1;)')0
Jan. :,+0
P~b, 2:.1 Mar. 30
April n May ;}o June 1:l
June 16
Jillie :a:l
'Tuliooay Sept.. 19 Wo;dne-"daymornlllg SCP':.20
TUQsday Noy. 7
Wednesdayev!!ulng Nov, ~9
Monday morning' pee. 4 WedDesdayevening Dec-.:.(Io
'<Pi Wednesday morning J,~n. ;:r
}{onda.y JUI], 22
}'riday evening Jdn. ::.6
},fouday morning
Faculty
CHARLES F. BINNS, M. S., Director, Pl.'OLeSSor of Ceramic Technology.
ALPHEUS 13. M.S.,
Professor of Mathematics alld Graphics~
CLAUDIG L LEWIS, B. S"
Pl'O[OSSor of Natural Science.
OTHO P. ]~AIRli'UGl.lD, B. A"
ProfessOl' of English.
EDWARD S, BABCOCK, Nt. S.,
Professor of Ohemistry and Physics.
ADELAIDE M. BLANCHARD,
Instructor in AI'Ii.
PAUL E. rrl'l'SWORTH, Ph. B.,
Instructor in Modern Languages.
LIN1'ON B. ORANDALL, D. S"
ALIJI~N
vV.
COHWIN,Assistants in Industrial Mechanics.
A. L. Wln~[1PORD,
J anltor and :.Machinist.
New York State School of Clay- Work- ing and Ceramics
In the field of applied science and commerci'll engineer- ing the subject of Ulay·Working is l:eco\lling daily more important. To the architect, and bullder clay offm:s the most satisfactory fire-proof muterial. to thc housewife pottery is inclispensable I1nd to tho artist cl"y and clay- wares a:ITord at once a facHe means of exp1'0ssion and a.
promiue'(lt ien"tufu of hom!:) decoration.
The problems which confront tho day-workol' are uniquo. He must learn to win his material economically from tho oorth, to shapo his ware.s with duo rogl1rd to hoth utility und art, to gbze or oUml'wise finish thorn in a s'ltisfactory manner and to bum 1;ho whoh, successfolly upon a largo scale. His celuClltioll must therefore be com- prehensive and complete. He must, ill " word, be t\
specialist and to this end the New York State Sehoal was eshtblishotL
Ohaptol' 383, Laws of Now York Stato, 1900, providml for tho constl'uction atHi maintenanco of the selwol and ill ordm' to securo the necessary -racDitios for eollu,teru-t bmllches qf study Alfred University was cbosen as the, locution,
'For this work the UllivGl'sity offors great adb vantages. I...abora1.,orios of chemistry and ph,Ysicst ,
librari()s, xnuseums. of geology and natural bistory~ work- shops fot' manu,,] tl'llining and all the departments {)f liberal cultul'fl aro available! so that tho many ttnd varied reqniremlmts of f1 libcro.l educaj,ioll "1'0 fully met.
'!'he S(<tte of New York cont(l.in8 vastdeposiCs of clays
!tnd shales at pres~nt lying dormant, it also cont!Lius large
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numbers of young men and women who are seeking profit- able emp1oyment. 'rho, work
or
the scboo1 is to. bring these together. Neither the science nor the art is )1eglect~ed. Attention is given to the improvements of metho.ds
Df mtmufacture 3ind tho reduction Df cost so. that the 1'0"
SDurces o.f the state ma.y be fully developed and that ,vith~
in its borders ma,y be lllanuft~ctured the cla,y-wt):ros, both·
coarse and fine! necessary fD): its own consnmption.
Building and Equipment
The building of the Ne\v York State SchDol Df Clay- WOl'lting and CeraInics has been especially designed and is IDcated on land purclmsed for the PUl'pose and deed~d
to the people of the State ()f New York, It is built of red bdclr and terra·cQtta with grny trimmings a.nd 1'o.o.fed with brown tile: It has R< fioQr space of abDut thirteen thoQ.~
sand square feet. and a frontage of seventy-five feet.
In the lower story al'e located the heavy lnacbinei·y tor the manuf~tcture of brick. tile, "hollow blocks and roof- ing tile, the slip-making plant, (~y1indel's for glaze prepar- ation} and ~ wDrlrshop fitted with modern ::tppli~nce$ for' pottery and porcelain manufacture. There are also rooms fot' mold making and dryhlg. and a, damp cella!>/ /
'1"11(3 motive power is supplied by a 30 h:'p. Otto ga.$
engine. and a 2 h. p. Rumsey gas engine; natural gas be~
ing available,
Ou the pdncipal floor are located, th~ execntive offices, rooms fDr the Director, laboratories, and a class rooin, Here the experimental work is dDne.
'rho Technical laboratDries are pl'ovided with'sman blungers and mills fD:r working clay samplos, small gas furnaces for fritting ~tnd fusing, and apparatus for the testing of clay.
rrhe art department of the school is placed on the-
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The potter's \Vhee1
second floor. Studios are arranged, provided with the facilities necessary fol" the practice of mechanical draw- ing, fl,~ee~hand drawing and applied ,design. Adjoining these is the modeling room where, in addition to orna·
mental work in clay, the production of pure form is studied. Space is -provided for a ceramic museum in which eX~1rop]es of clay wol'lr qf every type may be found.
Adjacept to the m~in building is the Kiln House, with~
in which are two kilns; one for firing common wares at a low temperatufOt the other fOl," fidng fine wares Utt a high temperature,
In addition to tbis oquipment it is worthy of note that within a short distance of the school the:t,'e are two plants in whiQh are manufactured b)'iclts by both the wet an4 dry processes, several styles of roofing tHe, and quarries tor floors and roofs. Here may be seen the act- ual working of m~nufacturil1g plants, and the use of at least th)'ee Idnds of kilns) including a continuolls kUn.
Tuition
Students who are residents of New York State are exempt fI'om payment of tuition by the provision$ of the act establishing the school.
To studentsfrotn other states, an annual tuition fee of $.50 will be charged.
Small -incidental fees to covel"' cost of materials and breakage are req uireq.
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Courses Offered
The courses of stu(ly which lead to the degree of B, S. extend over a period of foul' yeaTS and embrace, to- gether wit.h the science, technology and urt spedal to obI.\"
working, snch subjects as arc the equivalont of the usual conego COUl'SQ, Cert"in subjects are l'cquirml, but tho technical work is elect.ive as to the ImrMeular branch of ceramics to be J'ollowed.
rrhe eoursc in ccra-miu art is intended to fit tho student for tIm designing ami producing of artistic pottery.
'rhe course covers a wide field of art and letters in the belief that a successful artist must possess a liberal education.
For the accommodation of those desiring 1.0 qualify as teachers it is permitted to elect Psychology, History of Education and Pedagogy in place of: othol' college subjects~
An opportunity for practice teachiug is afforded in tho pu bIle schools of AUt'cd,
Studonts having It pl'actiml1 knowledge of clay,work·
ing will be rooeived fol' short terms, and oortiticatos will be given according to the work dOllO.
Benefits Qf the School
Tho demand fol' tl'ained cln.y·workers has grt)wn to considcmlble propodioliS (luring the last few y~al';~, Cup·
ital is becoming more "ud 1Il00:O interested iJythe (lavolop·
menl, of clay lands and shale baul,s; n01' is there any like- lihood tlULt this interest, will decrease,
On tho other hand the llumbol' of lUel) who have studied in tllo school~ Is yery small compared with the~
openings to be filled. Hitherto, no st.udent who has pass·
od through the school successfully has remained un·
employed, and the Dh'ectOl' is continually in receipt of applications for persons qualified to Jill responsible positions, ]j]very effort is [Dllde by tho faculty to place tho
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l~llY student nnt. l'egisterirl'l' Oft tll' (I' , .. t h - '11 h). 'h • ., ' b , I ' " dl,.})oj be t- el'efoy
WI c (, a1t.{,ed it, 1Hf:~ D[ two (loll"tT" " ., for' 1"1 . '!J:P ref,rlS 'l'atlCm. .'. t .. '
students in communication with manufacturers desiring to offer them employment.
The student successfully pursumg the technim,]
course will be able. presuming that hiA personal capacity be good, to take up the pmcLical work of manufacturing clay wlIres. He will havo had experience with every description of clay. aud with the miner,tls and oxides used in preparing bodies and glazes. He will h(tve acquin,d a know lodge of machinery and kilns which he will find of the greatest value. In sho,·t. he will be a trained man as regards the p"oblems of clay·working.
Students' who conscientiou,sIy pursuo tho course in cemmic art will be able to design o,nd make artistic pottery, preparing their own clays alld conrpounding tlwir own gla7'()s, if necesslOry. 'l'l1ose WllO el8ch the normal
COUI'se will be thoroughly equipped to teach not ollly clay- working, but drawing and do sign in schools.
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Entrance Requirements
[Shotter Courses}
Candidates for admission to a. short course must be at least sixteen years of age and must present certificates of good moral chltracter. 'fhey must possess the ability to read and write good English and be proficient in arith- metic. Some knowledge of algebra, plane geometry and elementary physics. is desirable.
Cu.ndidates for special C01l.rses may be admitted at the dJscl'etion of the Faculty upon. giving evidence of earnest, purpose and of ability to n.ssimih1te. the instruction.
[Four Years' C~ramic A.rt Course]
For entrance to the course in ceramic art and norlmtl study. a four years' academic diplotrHt is reqnired. rrh(~
Rubjects talron may cover the usual academic r~tl1ge but sho1l1d inclU(le Plane Geometry. English Composition.
Hhetoric and English Reading.
[Four Vears' T«:h1lic:al Course]
Candidates for admission to the four yeal's' technical
COlH'se must be ::~t le~18t fifteen years of age and mnst present certificates of gOOd moral chal.'ac,tol'. ~,/ .. ,
The New York State Regents' Academio,-'Diploma. is adopted as a general basis for estimatillg (1 preparatory course. It is assumed to embrace a tl-'aining equivalent to a four years' course in tho average Preparatot'Y or High School.
The unit of measure adopted in preparatory work is the Regents' "count;" twelve of these repfesent a yettl,"S
study in three subjects, a.nd forty-eight ar~ required for the Academic Diplorna. One subject pursued [1, yCQ;l' is equivalent to four counts. The required counts are as follows!
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Itl1g1islt (not including Advanced Englh;lt)
~tfl.th('matlcs , . _ -
Foreign Language",;
Sdem;c -
DruwIng Hfr:ctivc
8 cuunts 12 "
12 H
:-; if
2 6 "
?l'iltal 48
Admission is gainad either on cortifie-fl,te or 011 exam- ination, as follows:
Admission on Certificate
RE(lEN'I'S' OREDENTIALS. Tbe credentials of the University of the StiLte of New York are accepted illsteatl of an examination in the subjects required for admission, so far as they coyer these l·oquirements. [For subjects see A.drn-i8sion on Examin('('Uan.
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PUINCIPAL'S C~JUTlIPTCATE. Oertificates are also reo oeived from Prine!p",)s of Preparatory ()l' High Schools, outside of Now York St",te, provided such schools are known to the Fa{)ulty for thoroughness of instruction.
Such certificu.to must specify, ill connection with Hach subjeot, tho ext(mt to Which it has been pursued, by giving tbe text· book used, tho method of ins traction, tl18 amount of time given to it. the date of the finlll examination, the degree of the applioant's proficiency, ltnd must clEmrly show that the student h11s met the roquircmonts in every detail. Tho 8lllte School furnishes blank forms for such ce]'tineates upon application of Principals of approved schools.
Principals of PrepartttorY Schools who desire to have thoir students admitted on certificate are invito,} to om',
respond witll tho Diroctol'.
Admission on Examination
Candidates who fan to prosent satisfactory cOl'tinoatos mnst pass It written examiuation in the required snbjects.
Examinations in all subjects required tor admission are held at Alfro(i at tilebegillning oI "ach year. Candidates
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must report at the Director's office and obtain permits for examination, The results of the examination may be -obtained from the Director.
rrhe subjects are as follows:
ENGLISH COMPOSlr.rrQN AND RnJI:'l'OnIO. 4 counts, rrhe candidate must be familiar with Elementary Hhetoric!
both as a science apd as ~m art. 'rhe study C~1n he best pursuQd in connection with the study of LitOl'ature, frOln which may be obtained [pateriu.1for analysis and subjects
fOl' essaya.
At the examination tbe candidate will be expected to correct and rewl'ite specimellS of bad Enghsh. and to write an original essay of two l:mudred and fifty or three hun- dred words, on ono of several subjects announced at the time of the examination. The sllbjectsfor 1904-05 win be taken frOlU th.Q following booksi Hawthol:ne's 'J'wice Told Tales; Addison.'s SirR.oger de Coverley Papers.
ENGLISH HEADING. 4 Gounts.
1. The ca,ndidu,te will be required to write ~ 1)a1'a- graph or two au each of several topics chosen by him from a considerable number set on the extl,lllinatiou paper.
The topics. will be drawn from the following works:
1905! Addison's The de Coverly Papers; Ca.rlyle's Essay on Burns; Coh;,ridge's The Ancient Marinel';Eliot's
Sj]~~a Marner; Goldsmith's r:Phe Vicar of 1Valtefi.eld;
Lowelrs The Vision of $ir Launfal; Scott's lya,nhoe;
Shakespeat'e's rrhe Merchrtnt of Venice; Shal{~speare's .Julius Cresar; T<mnyson's rl'ho Princess.
The candida,te is expected to read intelligently all the books proscribed. He should read them as he I'cads other
books~ He is not expected to know them minutely. but to have fl;esbly in mind their most importal1.t part~. In every case the exarnine17 will regard knpwledge of the book as less important than ability to write English"
II~ A cextain number of books lS proscribed for careful study. This part of the examination wilt be upon
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Senior Thesis
There is required of each candidate for 81 degree a thesis, for which credit is given, two bours in the first semester and three in the second semester of the Senior yea.r. 'rhe title of the thesis must be chosen in the field of Ce;r:amics rlOt later thfln November L ~1nd must be ap- pl'oveq by the Directol'. The thesis shall em body the re~
sults of 1tctual independent reseal'ch~ and must be sub~
mitted for approval not later th~tn June 1. A type-written QOPY must be deposited with the Director.
Degrees
BACHELOR!S DEGI~E]!]. AUred University will confel:' upon students who satisfactorily complete a full course the degree of Bachelor of Science.
Courses of Study
F OUi' Yeats'
T
echnkal Course:Arabic numera.l!, indicato tlll~ number of exercises per week, Roman numerals
tndic~te the seme5t~r in which tile. cours~s will be given. All courses extend through the year ex.cept where markt!d I or II.
FI~F",,~HMAN YEAR,
English 3
German 3
Chemistry 3
A1gebra 2
La.boratory 2
Workshop 2
15 JUNIOR YEAR lkOnOlllic. Gcology 2 MillerRtogy 2
Drafting 2
Clay Analysis 2 Lahoratory 4.
Elective 3
15
IZ
SOPHOMORE YEAR Hnglish
German Chemistry Physics ,-- Ceramic 'l"hcory
Laboratory Worl.:shop
2' Z 2 3 2 2 2 15 SENIOR YHAR Adyanced Anafysis 2
Drafting 2
L~l:.boratory 6.
Thesis 3
Elective 2
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Fire-proof and refractory ware. Hard and Soft Porcelain, Electdcal insulu.ting Ware. Senior year, two hours.
5. A course of laboratory demonstration and practice.
Methods of manufacture. Elementary kiln work. Sopho~
more year, two hours.
6. A course of laboratory demonstration ttl1d prac·
tice. Mixing clay bodies and glazos. Chemical and mineral analysis of clays. < Juniol' year, IouI' hours.
7. Laboratory H.nd workshop practice in continuation of course 6. Production of fine and special wares. Kiln construction and pyrometry. Senior year, six hours.
Students in the short course will be admitted to any of the foregoing lectures and laboratory work at the dis_
cretion of the Ii1aculty.
Department of
Clay
TestingProfesl!O( Binns ProfessQr Babcock
The State School of Ceramics is fitted and the ex- perts in charge are qualified for the professional exami- nation and testing of cIa,ys for economic purposes. Such clays may be chtssified ~nder the fol1owhlg heads:
(a) Kaolin, white burning residual clay.
(b) Kaolin, white bllrni(lg, washed fol' mark,ot, used in the manufacture of pottery, porcelain and
paper.
(c) Ball cla.y, whltJC or cream burmng. scdimental'Y clay of high plasticity. used in pottery m~tnufacture.
(d) Stone ware clay, gray or cream burning, more or less sandy in character, used in stoneware manufacture.
(e) Fire clay, buff or white burning, refractory, used for manufacture of 11:ro brick.
(1) Brick clay, including colored clays and shales, used for the manufacture of brick and tile of various qualities and descriptions.
For each of the above classes special tests al'O neces-
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Pottery I)esigits
sary, and the charges made are proportionate to the work required .
.A re.port upnn ellch sample will be furnisbed anel must be understood to rc.fer only to t.he sample submitt,c(i un·
less the experts urH instructed to examine tIle deposit and preparo their own siLlllples-. in which case special chal'ges will be mad(}, r:J-"ibo l'OPOl't incl udes chemical and physit:al tosts. and rationa.l anaJysis where nocessury.
Advice [IS to washing or other lll'eparation of the day is also gIven, togeLher with an opinion as to the industry to w.hich tit., material ma.v be applied.
Charges
Clays and shalt's indigenolls to tho State of New York will be test,ed w.ithout oharge beyond tho acttl"J cast in·
volv.ed in t,he examination. :B1stima.tes can be obhLined upon application.
Iror tests of sam pi"" frOUl oth~r states chargos will he as follows:
For c1a!1scs nl d, ant! c, 1)er sample 1"or c[:;t.'lHCS h, e, and ( per l?arrtple All ehnrgcs are payable in advance
$50 00
$26 00
'Pho sample SUbmitted should not be less than five pounds in woight and must be forwardod express prepaid.
1£ the manipulation of bulk sampJes be do,lre(1 the St"te School is prepared to umlort"lm the experi mental }Jrodnetion of clay W!11'OS at l'eason(l,ble rates.
Department of Mechanical Drawing
Prof~\)t Kenyon M[s& Blanchard
1. A COU1'S0
or
instruction ~n mechanimtl drawing~geqcl'al priuciples, and USI) of instruments.
2. DescdpLive geometry, orthographic projection,
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projection of shadows. linear perspective. intersection and development of geometrical surfaces.
3. MILl' hIll' of plans. f,jovlLtions and details. lettoring.
machino drawing and Lho rna,lring of bluH prints,
Department of Ceramic Art
P/ofessor ~lans
Miss Blanchard
Tho college subjccts in this cOllrse a1'O intended to aITord the student ,\ grasp of the history of tbo w"rld with its progress in culture. With this view a close study of tbo histOl;y of art is Qxpected. Lectures Oil tbe elements of beauty in form and decoration. and on the possibilities and litl)it"tions of clay in Ol'llamenh'l,! work are given at tho samo time as the studio work.
1. A course qf instl*ucLion in freehand drawing from casts. nature. and life. in pencil and ch"r09"1.
2. A course of instruction in composition and design.
The study of h0!111ty ltnd the principles leading to its ex~
pression. The dcsigniog of pottcry.
3. A cours('! of instruetion in cla.y modeling fl"om Q!.4stS, nature and bfo. Mod(~)ing of al'chioocturaI tHrra oott". Building of pottery forms. Casting in plastcll'.
4. A eourse of instruotion in painting in oils and water color. (Course 1 is a prclimin[\l'Y requirement.)
Attention 'will be giv(~n to tho natul'al~"abnity of Gael).
stiudellt and specialization will he encouraged.
Students who havo already t,l;kon a college cour::;c or its equivalent Inltydevoto their eutire time to tho study of coramic art at the dis()retiol1 of t.he faculty.
Class Work in ComposiUon aud 1)esign
