Oculus New York Chapter the American Institute of Architects

OCULUS NEW YORK CHAPTER THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS

RECORD VOTE ELECTS NEW NOMINATING COMMITTEE

New York Chapter members, in a record-breaking vote turnout, elec ted a new five-member Nominating Committee whose task it will be to recommend a slate of candidates for election to the Executive Com mittee as well as the other elective Chapter posts. Elected to serve on the new N om inating Committee were : former Chapter Secretary C. Gates Beck with; George D. Brown Jr., Vice Chairman of the Housing Fees and Contracts Committee; Elisabeth Coit, F AJA and Secretary of the Left to right: Mrs. Astor, Mrs. Johnson, NYCHA Chairman Reid, Simon Breines and Brunner Scholarship Committee; Paul Friedberg. Edgar Tafel, Chairman of the Aesthetics Committee and recently CARVER HOUSES PLAZA: AWARDS AND ACCOLADE appointed as the Chapter's rep In mid-February, Lady Bird John and Breines and of landscape wiz sen ta ti ve to the Fine Arts son, in the company of not more ard M. Paul Friedberg received the Federation ; and former Chapter than a dozen people and all but City Club 1965 Award of Merit in President Frederick J . Woodbridge. unnoticed by the public, visited the Landscape Architecture and Urban Commenting on the large vote Carver Houses amphitheater and Design. return, Chapter Secretary Elliot plaza. A month later, on March 15, With funds provided by the Willensky gratefully acknowledged the design of architects Pomerance CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 the part played by the 451 Chapter members who returned their ballots in making this Nominating Com WAGNER'S PLANS FOR LOWER MANHATTAN PRAISED mittee election the most successful The New York Chapter applauded Wilson said: "You will recall that one in the Chapter's history. "The Mayor Robert F. Wagner for au the New York Chapter favors the number of ballots returned was al thorizing the "vital planning study" Lower Manhattan Crosstown Ex most twice the number usually of lower Manhattan and at the pressway, although our support for received. Regrettably two envelopes same time urged him to broaden its this vehicul•ar facility was made containing ballots were unsigned so scope. very strongly conditional on the that only 449 votes were tabulated," implementation by the city of over he said. Chapter President Wilson, said all area planning studies." He addej that the organization was "impres that the Mayor's study takes a Secretary Willensky also stated sed and encouraged" by the Mayor's that the large turnout of votes pro large step towards fulfilling one of announcement of a formal planning the Chapter's conditions. vided the newly elected members study for the area south of Canal with a clear mandate that they are Street. He expressed disappoint "We .urge you to amend and reflecting the views of a larger ment, however, that it "seems to broaden the directive for this vital proportion of Chapter members take no cognizance whatsoever planning study,'' the letter said, "to than previous Nominating Com of the Lower Manhattan Express include in its analysis not only the mittees. "As a result, their task is way." effects of the Expressway on lower that much more ·significant,'' Mr. Manhattan but the actual area it Willensky added. In a letter to the Mayor, Mr. will cover." 2 OCULUS FREDERICK G. FROST, JR. NAMED NEW CHPC HEAD VOL. 37 - Number 6 Frederick G. Frost, Jr., F.A.I.A. AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS EXHIBITION PLANNED ON NEW YORK CHAPTER head of the architectural firm bear LANDMARK PRESERVATION MARGOT A. HENKEL, Executive Secretory ing his name and a member of the 115 East 40th Street New York Chapter A.I.A., has been New York, N. Y. 10016 elected president of the Citizens' MUrroy Hill 9-7969 Housing and Planning Council. PROJECTS WANTED WILLIAM D. WILSON ...... •.....••....•..... President Richard Ravitch, HRH Construc DAVID F. M. TODD ...... Vice President tion Corporation, was named vice ELLIOT WILLENSKY ...... Secretory The New York Chapter of the president; Richard J. Scheuer of H. DICKSON McKENNA ...... Treasurer American Institute of Architects the real estate firm of City & Sub BOARD OF EDITORS and The Municipal Art Society urban Homes, Inc., treasurer; and Charles E. Thomsen, Chairman & Editor are pl1anning a joint exhibit to William F. Blitzer, vice president of Neil Berzok Sheldon Licht promote Landmarks Preserva John M. Dixon Alexander Sanko Lightolier, Inc., secretary. Georges M. Knafo Carlos R. Sanz tion. It is hoped that dramatic New members of the Board of illustration of new uses for EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Directors of the CHPC include also threatened landmark buildings Jo E. Carroll Solomon Sheer Estelle Dodge Edgar Tafel architect Philip C. J ohnson, and may serve to alert the public and James Felt, former chairman of the owners of these structures that City Planning Commission; Mrs. they could have a useful economic STEPHEN FRANCIS VOORHEES Joseph S. Clark, Jr., Deputy Direc life as well as adding interest 1878-1965 tor Neal J. Handy iand H. K. and variety to our urban envi The . Executive Committee of the Negbar. ronment. In addition to showing New York Chapter,. AIA records proposed new uses for landmark with lasting affection, the passing buildings, it would be desirable of STEPHEN FRANCIS VOOR to demonstrate how valuable old HEES, Fellow of the American In buildings have been reclaimed in stitute of Architects, and President the past. Members who have pro of the Chapter, 1930-1932, and jects which they wish to exhibit recipient of the Chapter's Medal should contact Mrs. Louis Vac of Honor in 1944. zek, Executive Secretary, The Architect and men with a genius Municipal Art Society of New for winning the devotion and co York, (MU 9-2152). Information operation of his fellow men, he on the size and character of pre gave of himself unstintingly and sentation panels will be forward furnished an example of an archi ed to those who wish to exhibit. tect's capacity for leadership and service to his community. The exhibit will be given max As one of the founders of the imum exposure. We hope to use New York Building Congress, and shop windows volunteered by as its first President, he won the cooperating department stores respect of the entire Building In along Fifth Avenue. A publica dustry of his city. He enhanced the tion on the exhibit is being con respect in which the Building In sidered and there is a possibility dustry ·and his own profession were that the American Federation of held throughOut the nation by his Mr. Frost has long worked in Art may circulate the exhibit. outstanding services as a national the large-scale housing field and leader. has headed a number of community, We hope you will be able to help The lives of those he leaves be professional and public service or in this important contribution hind him have been enriched by ganizations. toward Landmark Preservation. his trust and his love for his fell ow Mr. Frost is the representative men. of the Paris-based Union Inter Co-Chairmen of the Exhibit The Executive Committee of the nationale des Architectes to the Committee: New York Chapter, AIA directs United Nations and a member of that a copy of this resolution shall the Standing Committee on Inter BERNARD J. ALBIN be sent to his family and to his national Relations of the A.I.A. Municipal Art Society partners, and that it shall be printed in the OCULUS. Among current commissions, Mr. MARTIN H. COHEN WILLIAM D. WILSON Frost's firm is writing the archi N. Y. Chapter Historic President tectural chapters of the new build Building Committee ELLIOT WILLENSKY ing code for the City, an $800,000 Secretary project under the direction of Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. 3

ART FOR ARCHITECTURE Edited by JOHN M. DIXON and ESTELLE DODGE

ART WORK SUBMISSION FOR N.Y.C. SCHOOLS by ARTHUR G. PALETTA Director of Architecture, N.Y.C. Board of Education

The New York City Board of Edu school name, area background, and ART COMMI SSION SUBMISSION cation is one of the rare city agen other factors that may be utilized In the submission of material to cies with a definite policy on art as suitable subjects for works of the Art Commisssion, it should be art. In general, the type of art or presented with such clarity that the work included in its building pro sculpture work should be simple laymen of the committee can read grarn. This policy is described in and contemporary in feeling to ily obtain an idea as to location of the latest directive issued by the accord with the architectural char the art work with relation to its Board's Office of School Buildings acter of the building. Distorted surroundings. In the submission a and its Bureau of Design. OCULUS human figures or so-called "pro small scale model is advisable, which will initiate next rnonth a debate on gressive art work and sculpture" shows the art work with rel·ation are not desired and will not be to the setting. The Art Commission this policy. accepted. Before any art work Applications (in triplicate) should sketches are finalized, they must be be submitted to this office two (2) approved by the architect and his weeks before the Art Commission office. meeting. (Meetings are held every second Monday of each month.) ARTIST'S SELECTION MATERIAL AND LOCATION The sketches and models, when It has been the practice of this Due consideration should be ready for the Art Commission, are office to request the architects given to the materials used for the to be submitted one week before whose school projects have art art work. Hard materials such as the meeting, to this office. work, to submit the name of the metals, marble, venetian mosaic, SELECTED ARTIST AND SCULPTOR artist or sculptor for approval by stone, tiles or terra cotta are the It should be understood that a the Office of School Buildings be materials desired for all art work. commission for art work to ac fore preliminary art sketches are Also the location should be seri ceptable artists or sculptors is de started. The reason for this request ously considered and indicated on pendent on the approval of the is that a vari1ation of art work by the contract drawings for General respective art work submitted. It different artists is desirable. Construction, as well as in the spe is advisable to select an artist or cifications. In schools where sculp sculptor, residing within the Metro SUBJECT MATTER ture is desired, it should be located politan Area, for convenient in After the artist or sculptor has out of the reach of pupils. The spection of art work by the Art been approved the subject matter murals, if located at a low elevation, Commission Members and this should be given due consideration. should be of an indestructible office, particularly for the stage The artist will be informed of the material. payments.

BRI SPRING CONFERENCES WOMEN'S ARCHITECTURAL AUXILIARY The Building Research Institute will hold its 1965 Spring Confer ences at the Mayflower Hotel, Volunteers Needed Washington, D. C., from April 27- Lincoln Center Tour: April 29 29, :mther than April 20-22 as A Volunteer Service Bureau is being That is the day the W.A.A. will previously announced. Six separate formed by Virgina Sherer (Mrs. hold its unprecedented, never to be programs, have been scheduled, Richard) and Marion Turkel (Mrs. repeated visit to Lincoln Center. covering: Structure in Architec Norbert). So report any and/or Nothing of this scope has been at ture, Industrial Construction, speci1al skills to them plus a willing tempted before. Beginning at 11 Movement in the Roofing System, ness to help the Auxiliary. We do A.M., tickets with luncheon will be Fire Retardant Coatings and their need working members as well as $15.00, without luncheon $12.00. Characteristics, Interior Wall and those who do nary a lick but lend Since the tickets will be extremely Ceiling Surfaces, and the Effect of us the luster of their names and limited in number, 1apply to the Buildings on Human Behavior. their financial support. Regular and W.A.A. office in writing as soon as Patron members often change from you receive your detailed notice Information about registration one category to another as personal which follows this announcement. and further details about the Con considerations dictate. So, no ex The money is to be set aside for £e rences may be obtained from cuses now; just join in time for the scholarships, but we promise you Milton C. Coon, Jr., Executive Vice annual scholarship awards dinner also a stimulating and very exciting President, Building Research Insti in May and our famous "This 'n' day. tute, 1725 De Sales Street, N.W., That Husbands" Art Show that HILDEGARDE SLEEPER Washington, D. C. 20036. evening. Public Relations Chairman CARVER HOUSES PLAZA: AWARDS AND ACCOLADE STEWARDSON FELLOWSHIP CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 . TO WILLIAM J. BLACK Vincent Astor Foundation, the Carver Amphitheater was completed last summer as ·an experiment in the N.Y.C. Housing Authority efforts to The James Stewardson Fellowship, revitalize the empty and inert spaces of formal lawns and shrubbery, a $2,000 grant presented annually standard non-features of its many low-rent projects. At the Carver by the New York Chapter, was ·awarded this year to William J. Houses in East Harlem, these grass-filled courtyards had become 1a source of friction. Children and teenagers of this congested neighborhood needed Black, a staff member of the firm more active play space while the recreational needs of adult residents of Carson, Lundin and Shaw. were inadequately served. As winner of the Stewardson In the new design for the Carver grant, Mr. Black plans to travel to Spain, Portugal and the Middle Houses public space, both needs 1are fulfilled in an imaginative sequence East to study Islamic architecture of levels, spaces and materials, the and its influences. The selection of merits of which are summarized in Mr. Black as the Chapter's fifth the Bard A ward received from the Stewardson Fellow was recom City Club last month. The ingredi mended by the Stewardson Fel ents, according to the jury were: lowship Committee consisting of "intelligent understanding in zon Chairman Giorgio Cavaglieri and ing areas for children and adults,. members Walter Mc Quade, Walth er separating active pleasure from Prokosch, Liadislav Rado, Esmond passive; realistic ruggedness in fin Shaw, Richard Snow and John ish, but the inclusion of natural Waterbury. growing things. Here, a genuine en The Fellowship was made pos vironment replaces a tired gesture. sible through a bequest to the Accolade Chapter by James Stewardson, an The makers of the "genuine en architect and citizen of England vironment" received a different who spent most of his professional and unexpected accolade when, on life in New York. February 15, Lady Bird Johnson made an impromptu visit to see N. Y. ARCHITECTURAL LEAGUE whether the design might have GOLD MEDAL COMPETITION some relevance to the slum redevel opment plans for Washington - The Architectural League of New Photographs of the project bor York has announced the 1965 pro rowed from Mrs. Astor by Mr. gram for its 63rd national Gold David Rockefeller had been lent to Medal Competition and Exhibition Sec. Udall who in turn had shown of works completed between Jan them to Mrs. Johnson. uary 1, 1961 and December 31, 1964. The League is currently ac BARD AWARD WINNERS cepting submission of those entries The third annual Bard Awards for Friedberg, Landscape Architect; in the allied arts which include Excellence in Civic Architecture Citation for Landmarks Preserva architecture, interior design, engi and Urban Design were presented tion to the Marquesa de Cuevas for neering, mural-painting, sculpture, Monday, March 15 at a City Club the preservation of 680 and 684 landscape architecture, craftsman luncheon at the Americana. Park Avenue, two buildings in the ship and industrial design. Entries Recipients of the Bard Awards Georgian Revival, Pyne-Davison must show a relationship to archi were as follows: First Honor block front. tecture and include at least three A wards for Excellence in Civic Judges for the 1965 Bard Awards of the six building ·arts. The com Architecture and Urban Design to were Marcel Breuer F AJA ; Dean petition is open to any practitioner Warren Weaver Hall, Courant In Olindo Grossi F AJA; William J. who is a citizen of the U.S .. or stitute of Mathematical Sciences Conklin AJA; Walter McQuade its territories. Membership in the of New York University, Warner AJA, •architectural and design League is not required. Burns Toan Lunde, Architects; editor of Fortune magazine, and Deadline for the preliminary and to Kips Bay Plaza, I. M. Pei Sidney W. Dean Jr.,. member of submission of entries is May 10. & Associates, Architects and Plan the Board of Trustees of The City Entries will be judged from May ners and S. J. Kessler & Sons, Asso Club of New York. 10 to May 28, and those selected ciates; A ward for Merit in Civic This year the Bard A wards Pro will be eligible to enter the final Architecture and Urban Design gram was open to architectural competition slated for September to the Terminal Building at La projects designed by registered 13. Gold and Silver Medals, Honor Guardia Airport, Harrison & architects practicing professionally able Mentions and a Collaborative Abramovitz, Architects; Award for in New York, and for projects in Medal of Honor will be awarded at Merit in Landscape Architecture all architectural classifications ex the Jury's discretion. Selected and Urban Design to Pomerance ecuted in any of the five boroughs entries will be exhibited from Octo & Breines, Architects and M. Paul of the City. ber 18 through November 5. 5

NEEDED: SUMMER JOBS At about this time each year, " architectural students begin to formulate vague plans for the ap EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AWARDS: A REPORT proaching summer. Certain lucky by BONNELL IRVINE, Education Scholarship Committee ones may be selected to participate in a formal training program de Since its formation a little over a year ago, the Equal Opportunities Com veloped by a few architectural mittee has awarded fi ve grants under its special assistance program to firms. For others, it will be an Negro architectural students. The development of this program to date uneasy search for ·a precarious is briefly noted in the report w hich fallow s. We feel this is a gratifying berth. For most the summer is a result and hope the Chapter will. baffling period fraught with de~il However we have much m ore to do. In this year's fund raising effort, lusionment. The formal educat10n we are increasing the portion that go es to our new Endowment Fund, of the student, of the future archi and to other important contributions, such as work with high school stu tect r emains more often than not dents, on w hich we will later report more fully. But, we need to increase confined to the eight or nine months the number of contributors, and the amount of the contributions. Please of his school's academic year while give us your help while your mind is on the subject. his summer months become a hit or ALBERT MAYER miss affair. Ther e is no grand pl·an to solve this ever-recurring dilemma. Nor This will r eview the processin-gof the- Equal Op-porfonities . aw ards of is it possible for many firms to un $800.00 provided in April 1964 and $3000.00 provided in September 1964. der take special summer training Of this $3000.00, $2500.00 has been awarded to five Negro architectural programs. students. The problem, nevertheless, may At this time, our records show 14 students in attendance as regular be rendered less acute and a most daytime degree candidates and two as evening certificate students. The important :first step taken if a spe distribution is City 5, Columbia 2, Cooper 2 (evening) and Pratt 7. Total cial effort is made by individual attendance of degree students in New York City is now about 950. firms to ·admit as many students as possible into the inner sanctum of We list below brief notes regarding the five students and their awards. the professional wor ld. Most ur 1. Mr. Harold I. Francis, 2nd year, Pratt lnstitute.-Awarcled $800.00 gently needed : a summer's par tici on May 27, 1964. pation in the fascinating world of Harold Francis has only the help of his mother who has a modest architecture, its intr icacies, its income from her job with the New York City Department of Housing. maddening dullness, its exhilara He works summers for the Department also but yearns for a summer tion. job in an architect's office. J OHN ARMS To quote from Dean Grossi's letter of recommendation, "Mr. Francis Co-Chairman, is a serious young student ... He has already demonstmted ability to Student Chapter Comm. succeed. A great obstacle in his career is his financial status." NEW EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES 2. Mr. Albert C. Morgan, 2nd year, Pratt lnstitute.-Awarded $650.00 GOAL: SUMMER TRAINING on September 23, 1964. In a new endeavor consistent with Mr. Morgan lives with his retired mother and father. The family and . c.ornplem~IJ.:ti.PK . :LtF' _ J!K~~_e_n_t income is limited to Social Security and a Veteran's Disability Pension. scb.olarship program, the Equal Op Albert did surveying work this past summer. - - · ·· portunities Sub-Committee on Edu 3. Mr. Clarence Pete, Jr., 4th year, The City College.-Awarded $450.00 cation under Chairman Simon on January 11, 1965. Bre,ines will seek to provide practi When Mr. Pete was asked why he had not returned the Financial cal summer training experience to Statement part of his application, he wrote, " ... (the form) does not architectural students w ho are apply in my case, because I have no father, nor mother, nor legal Negro, Puerto Rican, or of the guardian to sign it. I have been providing for myself for all the years minority groups. that I have been out of the armed forces. Please send me further Architect ural firms with oppor instructions." tunities for summer employment of these students are requested to 4. Mr. Eglon E. Simons, 2nd year, The City College.-Awarded $300.00 address their inquiries to the Equal on January 11, 1965. Opportunities Committee in care of Captain of the CCNY freshman fencing team, averaging B in his the Chapter office. studies, Eglon Simons wrote in his application essay on why he chose Mr. Breines, in initiating this architecture, " ... The satisfaction received by knowing that you have program puts it this way: "If we done your part to add to the community and its comfort." are going to encourage these young people to study architecture, we 5. Mr. David Danois, 2nd year, Pratt Institute.-Awarded $300.00 on should try to get them employment J.anuary 11, 1965. both for educational and economic Mr. Danois is an excellent student who stands in the upper 8 o/o of his reasons." CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 6

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 class. He worked half of this past summer and then attended the LETTERS Marine Corps Officer Training Program. His application essay in cluded, "My desire is to plan and improve man's physical environment as much as I possibly can." MORE ON THE AILANTHUSf The Scholarship Committee plans a final Equal Opportunities Awards The unmistakable symbology ~d. meeting in the coming weeks. At that time we will distribute the $1300.00 the certain impact of that green remaining. We will again review the applications of five candidates who page in the January OCULUS has 1 have received no grant so far. We will also have five new applications to earned this Editor his second nice consider. letter of the year and a promise for more poems. Most rewarding }, indeed is the story which appealed THE METCALF-McCLOSKY ACT subsequently in the New Y0rk by ROBERT H. JACOBS JR., Hospital and Health Committee Times quoting Miss Elisabeth Coit's subtle thrust as well as Commis- -. . At a packed meeting at the Biltmore Hotel on February 4, more than 100 sioner and Mrs. Ballard's ag,ile members of the Hospital and Health Committee and their guests were riposte. ·· led by Antonio A. Sorieri, First Deputy Commissioner of the State De G.T. partment of Social Welfare, through the intricacies of the new Metcalf McClosky Act regulating the construction of medical facilities in New York State. Mr. Sorieri, who is the administrator of the Act, was assisted To The Authoress: by Dr. John Bourke of the State Department of Health and by Dr. Jack Haldeman of the Hospital Review and Planning Council of Southern Dear Betty: New York. ' Many, many compliments to u The Metcalf-McClosky Act was put into effect on October 1, 1964, with for your delightful little poems· on the laudable intent of .reducing the rising costs of medical care and pro the Ailanthus Tree and for - viding for a better distribution of medical services, by prohibiting the voking Bill and lVIrs. Balla~

F.A.l.A. NOMINATIONS OPEN SUMMER JOB DIRECTORY PLANNED BY OCULUS The Chairman of the N. Y. Chap In cooperation with the Student invited to address all pertinent in ter's Committee on Fellows, Harry Chapter Committee and as a ser formation to Charles E. Thomsen, M. Prince, invites 1all corporate vice to Chapter Members and their Editor, OCULUS, in care of Chap members of the Chapter to present firms, OCULUS will publish in its ter Headquarters. candidates for advancement to the next issues a directory of architec Architectural firms which have a rank of Fellow in the Institute, one tural firms which will have employ student training program are re of the highest honors in the archi ment opportunities for students quested to define their experiences tectural profession. The honor is next summer. Architectural firms with their program for publication bestowed for distinguished perfor wishing to be listed are cordi,ally purposes. mance in architectural design, literature, education, public service . COMING EVENTS . . - or service to the profession. • ' 1 • ~ Nominations should be submitted in writing to the Chairman in care APRIL 6 Hospital & Health Seminar of the Chapter Office. They must be Dining Room, Tuesday, 5 :15 P.M. 1accompanied by information sup porting the nomination as well as APRIL 14 Technical Committee Lecture its category. Deadline for nomin New York City Building Code Revision ations is April 15. Donnell Library Center Auditorium, 20 W. 53rd St., N.Y.C., Tuesday, 5 :30 P.M.

~. : . MEMBERSHIP APRIL 21 Office Practice Committee Open Meeting WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Dining Room, Wednesday, 5 :30 P.M. The• New York Chapter extends its warmest welcome to the following new members: APRIL 29 A.I.A. Pre-Convention Luncheon Dining Room, Thursday, 12 :30 P.M. Corporate John M. Rowlett John Rawlings Robert F. Gutzeit Ann H. Renehan Technical Committee Lecture David W. Beer Eloy Ruiz MAY 18 Marvin A. Flam Gilberto G. Seijo Dining Room, Tuesday, 12 :30 P.M. J acques E. Guiton Edward Wm. Winter Irving H. Kapla n Michael Zimmer Bernard A . Marson Martin W . Berlow Stu art K. Pertz Edward F. Allodi JUNE 1 Hospitals & Health Seminar Baldur Peter Michael H. Irving Dining Room, Tuesday, 5 :15 P.M. Associate Edward K. Carpenter Warren G . Hayes JUNE 2 Annual Luncheon CANDIDATES Dining Room, Wednesday, 12 :30 P.M. Information regarding the qualifica tions of the following candidates for membership will be considered confi JUNE 14-18 A.I.A. Convention dential by the Admissions Committee: Sheridan-Park Hotel, Washington, D. C. Corporate Burton William Berger William Albert Godsall Minor L. Bishop Manuel Canelas Martinez Ramon Carbia, Jr. David Schwerd David Evan Glasser August F. Ventura Professional Associate SAFE Spon sor s: Roger Steven Blaho Lawrence M. Sehres and Emile E. Spira S ponsors: SPACE SAVINO Micha Koeppel John J. Andres a nd Gordon J . Wise Associate SELF Sponsors: Stephen Dean Jakobs Allen Nathanson and Robert A. Djerejian Sponsors: INSTRUCTIVE George Gy. Militzer None Sponsors: Orest Prypkhan Robert L . Corsbie and Theodore Smith-Miller PLAYGROUNDS

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