JUNE 1940 CHURCH OF ST. PETER CLAVER A rea li sti c a nd imaginative a pproach to the problem of the co ntemporary church .

SCHOOLS A selection of outstanding recent work by type: Nursery School , Kindergarten , Elementary and H ig h Schools . . . Class r oo m s, Gym nasia , and A uditoria .

FINLAND A portfolio of Finnish architecture, with ' an introduction by Alvar Aalto.

PRODUCTS & PRACTICE Plas tics in Building: Decorative Laminates Bonded Plywood ... Molded Product,s and Cast, Sheets, Rods, and Tubes.

HOUSES

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More ca~e histories in the small house series. lnterior. exterior photographs floor plans criticai com me n t ••• cost data ••• construction outl i ne s.

THE ARCHITECT'S WORLD Bruce Barton •.. Robert F . Wagner, Jr . ... Lewis Mumford ..• Edwin Bateman Morris.

THE DIARY Rari'dom news, -ac hievements, personalities.

BUILDING MONEY Loan security analysis-wha t FHA' s near-science of mortgage risk rating has done to and for the nation 's builders, borrowers and lenders . . . In Columbus a realtor-builder sells four-family houses complete with tenants .•. The " likes" of 300 women dictate the design of California's most significa nt house . . A material dealer's promotional program pulls, sells Hart. ford' s architects . as well as lumber ... Rising rents and mortgage volume pictured against dropping costs and foreclosure rate-22 trends in building statistics.

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INDUSTRIAL ART 9 The Metropolitan Museum opens its 15th exhibition of American design.

BOOKS 22 The New Architecture ... Builders of the Capitol ... Old Vermont Houses ... Building and remodeling in the country .

LETTERS 42

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VOLUME 72-NUM&ER SI X

The advertising pages of THE ARCHITECTURAL FORUM have become the recognized market piace for architects and ali others engaged in building. Each month these pages o:ffer the most complete guide to materials, equipment an d services to be found in any magazine. A house o f : any other building could be built completely of products advertised in THE FORUM. While it is not possible fora magazine to certify building products, it is possible to open its pages only to those manufacturers whose reputation merits confidence. This THE FORUM does.

A Ibere ne Stone Corporation of Virginia .•• , , , • • • • • • . . . 38 Aluminum Company of America ......•••.••••••••. 32, 33 American Brass Company, The ......•••••••• , •••••.. 100 American Lumber & Treating Co.. . . . . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • . 53 American Rolling Mill Company, The ••••••••••••••... 83 American Telephone & Telegraph Co •..••••• , • , • • • • • . . 13 Angier Corporation ...............•• , , • , , , •• , , • • • • 94 Armstrong Cork Company ... ., . . . . . . . . • . • • • • • • • • • • . . . 52 Auer Register Company, The: .•••••.•••• ,,, ••• , ••••. 102

Barber Asphalt Corporati.on. . . . . . . . . . • • • • • • • • • • • . . . 86 Barrett Company, The ............••..••.•••••••... 71 Bethlehem Steel Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • • • • . • • • • . . 77 Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Co., lnc •.....•..••••••....... 105 Borg-Warner Corporation . .... .. .......••••••••.... 39

(lngersoll Steel & Disc Division) Brasco Manufacturing Company .... ·. . • • • • • • • • . . . . . . . 59 Briggs Manufacturing Co.. . . . . . . . • • • . • • • • • • . . . . . . . . 79 Bruce Co., E. L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • . • • . . • • . . . . . . . . 94 Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co., The. . • • • • • • • • • • . . . . . . 96 Burnham Boiler Corporation ........••••••••••••••.. 106

Cabot, Samuel, lnc ...................•••.••...• .- . . 58 Carey, Philip Company, The . ... .. ............•.•.•.. 27 Carnegie-IIli.nois Steel Corporation. . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • . . . 26

(United States Steel Corporation Subsidiary) Case & Son, W. A. Manufacturing Co .................. 100 Casement Hardware Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Celotex Corporation, The ..........••••.••..•... Cover II Certain-Teed Products, lnc ..........••.............. 35 Chase Brass & Copper Company ..•••.•••......... . 36, 37 Chesapeake & Ohio Lines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Congoleum-Nairn, lnc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 16 Consolidated Expanded Metal Companies, The. . . . . . . . . . 64 Crane Co •............. . ...... . ....•.•..•••••..... 107 Curtis Companies .......... ·. . . . . . • . . . . . . . • • • • . . • . 30

Davi.dson Enamel Products, lnc •..•••.....•••••.•.•.. 104 Detroit Steel Products Co. . . . . . . . . . . • . . . • • • • • • • . . . . . 40 Donley Bros. Co .............. . ....•..•...•.••..... 104 Douglas Fir Plywood Association . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 20

Eagle-Picher Lead Company, The ..••••••••••••••••.. 57 Elkay Manufacturing Co •.. . .....••••••• , , • • • • • • • • • . 92

Formica lnsulation Company, The •••••• , ••• , , • • • • • • • 5

Generai Electric Company ........••••••••••.••• 78, 103 Gibson & Kirk Co., The .........•.•••••••.•••...... 104 Great Lakes Steel Corporation. • . . • • • • . . • • • • • • • • • • • . . 17

(Stran-Steel Division)

Haskeli.te Manufacturing Corporation ..••. ·• • • • • • . • • . . 63 Hendrick Manufacturing Co •..............•••••.•... 106 Homasote Company ..... .. . -. . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Huntington Laboratories, lnc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Hygrade Sylvania Corporation. . • • . . • • • • • • • • • • . . • • . . . 61

llg Electric Ventilating Co.. . . . . . . • • • • • • • • • • • • . . • . • . . 84 lnl)ersoll Steel & Disc Division ....••.. , • , • . . . . . . . . . . 39

(Borg-Warner Corporation) Insolite Company, The ..............•• , ••.•....•••• 69 lnternati.onal Studio Art Corporation .••••• , , . • • • • • . . • . 80

J ohns-Manville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Johnson Service Company ........••••••............ 50

Kawneer Company, The ...........•............... 48 Kewanee Boiler Corporation. . . . . . • • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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Kimberly-Clark Corporation •••••••• , • , •• , •• , , • • • . . . 19 Koppers Company •.......••••••• , ••••••• , • • • • • • • . 41

Lead lndustries Association ....••••••••••• , • . • • • • • . . 51 Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Co ...•••.••••••••..••••.... 101 Lone Star Cement Corporation ••..••.••••••••••.•.... 81 Louisville Cement Co .......•••• , , • , •••.• , • • • . • . . . . . 24

Marsh W ali Products, lnc ............. , •.•• , • • . . . . . . 7 Masonite Corporation ..... . • •.••..••••••••• , • . . . . . . 3 Medusa Portland Cement Co ............ , • • • • • . • . . . . . 21 Mi.ami Cabinet Division .... , . ....••••••••.••.. Cover III

(The Philip Carey Company) Milcor Steel Company ........ ... ..•••••• , , • • • • • • . . . 85 Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Co ••• , • • • • • • • • • • • . . . 46 Muralo Company, lnc., The ..•...• ,., •• ,, •• ,,, •••... 102

N ational Coal Association ..•. , ••••••••• , , •• , , • • . . . . 28 National Lead Company. . . . . • • . • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • . . . . 18 Nelson, Herman, Corporation ••••••• ; ••••• , • • • • . . . . . 6 Norton Lasier Company . ...••••••• , • , •. , ••• , ••••... 104

Overhead Door Corporation. . . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • . . . . ·95 Owens-IIIinois Glass Co1npany ••••••••••••••••• , • . . . . 93

P arker Rust-Proof Company. . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • . . . . 62 Parsons Co., The. . . . . . . . . . . • . . • • • • . • • • . • • • • • . . • . . . 56 Pecora Paint Company, lnc .. ; ......•...•••••••...... 68 Penberthy lnjector Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Pi.ttsburgh Pia te Glass Company ..............••.. 45, 109 Pittsburgh Pia te Glass Company, Paint Division. . . . . . . . . 67 Portland Cement Association. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Procter & Gamble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . . . 54

Red Cedar Shingle Bureau ..............••• , • • . . . . . 44 Republic Steel Corporation. . . . . . . . . . . . • • • • • • • • • • . . . 75 Revere Copper and Brass, lncorporated. . . • • • . • . . . . . . . 8 Ric-Wil Co., The .....................••••••....... 106 Rowe Manufacturing Co .................... , • . . • . . . 15 Ruberoid Co., The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • • • • • • . . • . . . 25

S anymetal Products Co., lnc., The . . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • . . . 29 Servel, lnc. . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . . . . . . . . • • • • • • • • • . . . . 74 Sisalkraft Company, The ...•.......•...••••••••••••• 56 Spencer Heaters . . . . . • . . • • . . . . . . . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • . . . 76 Square D· Company ................• , •• , • , •• , • . . . . 34 Stran-Steel Divi.sion ................•••• , , , , • , • • • . • . 17

(Great Lakes Steel Corporation) Surface Combustion Company ......•••••• , • , , •• , • • • . 96

Tile Manufacturers Association ........•• , , , • • . • • . . . 89 Truscon Steel Company ......•...•• , •••••••••. Cover III

Union Metal Manufacturing Co., The ....••........... 31 United States Gypsum Company. . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . 97 United States Plywood Corporation ......•. 65, 87, Cover IV United States Rubber Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 United States Steel Corporation . ................... 26, 49 Universal Atlas Cement Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

(Uni.ted States Steel Corporation Subsidiary) Uvalde Rock Asphalt Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • • • • . . . 72

V an Range, John, Co., The ......•••••••••••••••••.. 58

W alrus Manufacturing Company . . .••••••••••••..... 106 Wheeling Corrugating Company ....•.••.•••••....... 47 Wood for Venetians AssociatiOJl ......•••••.•......... 102

Z urn, J, A. Mfg. Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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