ABSTRACT
After discharge from the Navy in 1946, and then again from the reserves in 1952, I applied to the University of Rochester. During my interview, the admissions officer looked at my high school record and bluntly told me that I was not college material. Disappointed and discouraged but not defeated, I decided to try the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). I had the good fortune of meeting with the Director of the Photography Department, a warm and benevolent man who was willing to accept me on probation.
