Indiana University - Arbutus Yearbook (Bloomington, IN)

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An afternoon in the Biology Lab SCIENCE He isn ' t wearing brown gloves; he ' s a chem- istry major, explains the better informed gen- tleman to his companion, remarking on the in- fallible identification of those who purstie that course. He is taking a well-rounded study of the fundamentals of chemistry and related subjects. When his four-year course is completed, he will possess an A.B. degree, as well as extensive abil- ity in chemistry. There are five basic courses offered — organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, physical chemis- try, biological chemistry, and analytic chemistry. The student in Arts-Science devotes less than half his time to chemistry. The remainder of his program is composed of courses which give a more balanced, well-rounded education, provid- ing a cultural as well as a professional back- ground. Several courses in this curriculum fulfill the requirements necessary for recommen- dations for assistantships and scholarships in graduate work. The student who desires a fuller knowledge of chemistry will take graduate work, carry out a research problein and write a thesis con- cerning his problem. He receives a Doctor of I ' hilosophy degree in Chemistry, when his work is completed. Chemistry students spend many hours working with their glass tubes and Bunsen burners

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Master ol all he surveys Jiisl a little bit more! PHYSICAL EDUCATION Amid sounds of grunts and groans the hoys of I.U. go through their Physical Education exercises, of push- ups, developmental exercise, and wrestling. Among the less strenuous activities, they may participate in such games as speedball, touch football, and volleyball. In early fall or late spring, one may see a group running cross country or going o ' er that tricky obstacle course some ingenious person created. As for the feminine side of the Physical Education department, they too go in for the rough and ready type of exercise such as hockey, speedball, and pushups. Swimming, golf, tennis, and archery are the less vigorous sports. Since a semester ' s work in an indi idual sport, group sport, rhythm section and swimming is required of each girl before graduation, she has a aried program while in school. In the rhythm section we find folk danc- ing, tap dancing, and modern dancing. The modern dance workshoj) group presents a show each year. For three years I.U. has had this emphasized physical education program recpiiring all students who are phys- ically fit to participate. This program was brought into effect at the beginning of the war and will no doidit continue following the war. Five more minutes and it will be time for a coke

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Dr. Muntz demonstrates sternal pinicture techniqne Autoclave experts convene while Goel)el loses a liand MEDICINE Three hundred and thirteen students, 300 nurses, 14 laboratory technicians, 21 dietitians — a total of 648 stu- dents—are now being instructed on a full-time schedule at the Medical Center. The alumni of the Medical School now occupy positions of prominence at the Mayo Clinic, at Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Rockefeller Institute, University of Michigan, and at many other medical centers. Hundreds of them are giving good accounts of themselves with our soldiers and sailors in all parts of the world. The Medical Center has survived calamity after calamity since Pearl Harbor. It has lost 75 members of its faculty to the anned forces. The School for Nurses has lost half of its full-time graduate nurses. The dieti- tians have been forced to do extraordinarily heavy work themselves because of lack of help. The Center has been compelled to take on much ad- ditional work; it has been obliged to furnish help to tlie Red Cross, to the City Hospital, the State Board of Health, and to the Student Health Department at Bloom- ington. It is still a going concern despite these handi- caps. It seems to have thrived on adversity. Credit for its preservation and progress should be given to the Medical School faculty which, in this time of trial has upheld the best traditions of the medical profession; also, to the faculties of the schools for Nurses, Dietitians, and Medical Technologists. The students in the arious schools of the Center de- serve praise for their splendid bcha ior under the strains and worries of a full-time war schedule of work. The morale of the Center has never been higher. Trouble has drawn all its people closer together. 55 Relaxation . . . The roll ' s all taken