……………..During my second year at Parsons the students worked with designers on what was called “Critic Problems”, or something like that. It’s been 53 years! One of my critics was Betsy Daniels, a well know children’s designer. We had to do lots of Croqui sketches [quick sketches of ideas], which Mrs Kaegy, the head of the design department went through. She would mark the sketches she wanted us to do in finished painted drawings to present to the designer. Then a meeting of the 2nd year student body was called with the designer and each student working with the designer would present their sketches. The designer would choose one for you to make. As it turned out Mrs Kaegy had her young daughter model, Wendy, and chose my design for her to wear. It was a grey flannel coat dress with a double breasted front. The front panel went to the hem of the dress and the rest of the skirt was pleated. It had silver buttons and a grey flannel belt with a silver plaque buckle. I remember Mrs Kagey’s daughter was at the age where she was starting to develop, and Mrs. Kaegy bound her!!!!Her daughter was so embarrassed……Since my design won the Betsy Daniel’s Award, Parson’s kept my finished sketch. There were many more sketches, about 20 in all, but I could only find the ones above. We would have fittings with the designer on the model with the 2nd years students in attendance, and when it was all completed a final meeting was held where Mrs Kaegy would hold up the final sketch of the winner. “Betsy Daniel Award” was printed across my sketch in big red letters. It was a banner year for me because not only did I win the Betsy Daniel’s Award, but I received the Normal Norell Scholarship!