Wednesday, March 23, 1977
University Daily Kansan
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Retiring jewelry prof made KU department a gem
By JULIE ROBINSON
Staff Reporter
When Carlyle Smith, professor of jewelry and silversmithing, came to the University of Kansas 30 years ago, he set up a jewelry business. He saw how it grew; it grew into one of the ten in the nation.
Smith, who is retiring this year, said recently, "My leaving isn't important. Too many faculty members forget they're here for just one reason—the students."
Smith was taught in Providence, R.I., when Marjorie Whitney, then chairman of the design department, asked him to come to KU to set up the first jewelry and silveramputing department at a state college. He later worked for Deane Malott and Donald Swearborn, dean of the School of Fine Arts, Smith decided to come.
SMITH FIRST offered one beginning jewelry class on the third floor of Strong Hall. The class was popular, and soon he was teaching only jewelry classes.
After four years, in 1951, the department ran out of space. It moved into Bailey Hall when the chemistry department moved into the then-new Malott Hall.
The department continued to grow and after eight years it was forced to move into the mechanical engineering labs and to hire another full-time faculty member.
Now the department, housed in the west end of Broadcasting Hall, has 3,000 feet of space, the largest area for a jewelry store. The department also has three full-time faculty members.
SMITH SAID these faculty members
recommend other methods used in
sales in different countries.
"So jewelry majors get three different approaches to their problems," he said.
approaches to their problems; he said. Smith said the KU approach was to teach jewelry and silversmithing as a profession, not as a craft.
"Our approach has made this department to be considered the plum," he said.
"She was the first woman Tiffany's hired to work on the bench." Smith said.
Smith said he thought that was the problem with many departments. The University stresses "training the whole person," Smith said, but in jewelry and other technical fields it is best to train students for a profession.
Staff photo by MARIANNE MAURIN
ONE STUDENT wanted to work at Tiffany's in New York. At first she got only a job in sales, but when they saw examples of her skills, they promoted to a designer and sample makeups.
Another graduate is now president of the Society of American Goldsmiths and is considered one of the most outstanding young jewelry professors, he said.
Smith said his department's success was reflected in the success of many of its efforts.
"A Beloit boy" is now head of the design department at Drake University and a "Lawrence boy" is president of the Green Jewelry Company in Kansas City, Kan., one
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Besides teaching for the past 30 years, smith has done commission work and has organized many of his own events.
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He designed the Chancellor's collar and the University mace, both used during commencement and other formal proceedings; the medallion recently presented to Sequira Costa, Cordelia Brown Murphy professor of music; and many crucifixes and chalices in area churches.
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He also designed and built a three-story bronze sculpture for the Supreme Court.
Smith plans to live in Albuquerque after
retirement and hopes to go to Ireland to study ancient Irish silver pieces. He has been invited to establish jewelry and silvermasonry in Irish cottage industries.
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