California Institute of Technology Cal Tech - Big T Yearbook (Pasadena, CA)

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DEPARTMENTS DR. HARRY BATEMAN The Department of Mathematics The Institute is now prepared to offer to competent students advanced study and research in pure mathematics. Owing to the exceptional status of the Institute in theoretical and mathe- matical physics, it is expected that students specializing in mathematics will desire to de- vote some of their attention to the modern ap- plications of mathematics, even when their first interest is in pure mathematics, in order that they may acquire a well-rounded view of the entire field. On the other hand, specialists in theoretical physics find much that is useful for their work in the advanced courses in mathe- matics. It is one of the aims of the Mathemat- ics department of the Institute to provide defi- nitely for such a liaison between pure and ap- plied mathematics by the additions of instruc- tors whose training and interests have been in both fields. An effort is made to guide the research stu- dents in the direction of their own interests and abilities. As enrollment at the Institute is lim- ited, it is possible for the staff to take an in- dividual interest in the research students. l Sixteen 'f0wff.f,'.-f.,,,., . , ,f.:' f ' ' ' - , '- .,.. . , 4 ,,,,-M,-,, .. .,,,. .f Q ma- ., 1, .W 1 f , fff,-,.,,. . M, ,ffft , , g -' ,,- .5 f-r ,-, f f- nf fx f X 12 -1 7 I dy X' , ff . ...., , , 1, f W ff. f 57 .wfw 'fwxffm-, f,., ff ,V ,v .-46,4f- ,ff 'xv ,,ff,,- V ww- f . ,- 7CyZ7',,! ef My we-W ffm, f- ,JW gf 4 'gf'g',,ggf.:- Ijyg-55459, ggfyj A

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,. ,,,.,,, ,ff-1. .1 ' ' ,Z ,fy,,,.-q.- . ' ' 'imfw ,zyfyyyffyfgf D E P A R T M E N T s X 'f- ' 'Zn V f 1 .rdf f f , ff ' ' ., '- ru DR. ARTHUR A. NOYES The Department of Chemistry Much of the renown that has come to Tech may be attributed to the Division of Chem- istry and Chemical Engineering. This division ranks second only to the Physics Division in size of personnel and importance of research projects carried on. The head of the division, Dr. Arthur A. Noyes, is one of the outstanding chemists of the country, and is a recognized authority on the subject' of qualitative analysis, particularly of the rare elements. Many special research problems are being investigated by members of the graduate divi- sion. The courses of the graduate seminars are directed by graduate students, professors, or outside authorities on the subject under discus- sion. Many of the industrial problems of in- dividual chemical at the lnstitute by industries are being solved graduate students. The supervision of the research Work of graduate students is distributed among the whole staff of the Division of Chemistry. Each staff member takes charge of only three to five students who desire to work in his special field, so that each student receives a large amount of attention. --ffm -.fl I ,Z .. ,L 75:4 1 Q Fifteen

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f f f 332375231 X ,gf Qflijlliifffiff - me-'Z ' 19' ff D E P A R T M E N T s ' , 1 Q ingtw X ,aw PQ, V V, if.,,y5.' aa: , PROFESSOR C. K. JUDY The Department of Humanities The Institute is known for its work in the Humanities, as well as for its work in the sciences. Because of its close relationship to the Huntington Library, many eminent men doing work at the Library are secured to give courses at Tech. From the Library, this year, Dr. Max Farrand, Dr. Coclfre Davies, and Dr. Avery O. Craven are giving courses in history. In the field of literature, Dr. Louis B. Wright, of the University of North Carolina, and Dr. Hardin Craig, of Stanford, have given instruction. Two of the most important events of the year were the series of lectures given by Dr. Charles A. Beard and Dr. Jacob Gould Schurman. These two series were given during the second term under the auspices of the division. Dr. Beard, well known historian, gave ten lectures on uliepresentative Government During a Tech- nological Agef, Dr. Schurman, formerly Pres- ident of Cornell, Minister to China and Am- 'bassador to Germany, gave lectures on various important topics in International Relations. X w 27412 f 1' ,500 ' , f n I ig ' '. 2 ii '- fp V, 4: K . e..7ZV.Q,g ' y,wg43+f:,a .,,v,,V W, , wg, Seventeen