Colorado College - Nugget Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO)

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THE PIKE ' S PEAK NUGGET 2) Jfacultu WILLIAM FREDERICK SLOCUM, D. D.. IX. D. (Amherst). President. FLORIAN CAJORI, Ph.D. (Tulane). Dean and Head Professor of Mathematics. GUY HARRY ALBRIGHT, A. B. (Harvard). Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy. JOHN HUNTON ARBUCKLE. Instructor in the Mechanical Laboratories. GEORGE IRVING FINLAY, Ph.D. (Columbia). Head Professor of Geology, Mineralogy, and Paleontology. CLYDE TYLER GRISWOLD, E. M. (Columbia). Professor of Mining and Metallurgy. ELIJAH CLARENCE HILLS, Ph.D., Litt. D. (Colorado). Head Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures. GEORGE MAXWELL HOWE, Ph.D. (Cornell). Professor of the German Language and Literature. JOHN MILLS, A.M., S. B. (Mass. Inst. Tech.). Professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering. WILLIAM STRIEBY, A.M., E. M. (Columbia). Head Professor of Chemistry and Metallurgy. HOMER EDWARDS WOODBRIDGE, A.M. (Harvard). Professor of English. HOWARD MOORE, C. E. (Princeton). Assistant Professor of Graphics. GEORGE EARL MARTIN, B. S. (Purdue). Instructor in Civil Engineering. GEORGE BRINTON THOMAS, M. E. in E. E. (Ohio State University). Instructor in Electrical Engineering. YNA REINHARDT, A. M. (Colorado College). Instructor in French, German, and Spanish. ORRIE WOOD STEWART, A. B. (Colorado College). Instructor in Chemistry.

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20 THE PIKE ' S PEAK NUGGET ®l|c Scljool of rtgteermg DEAN CAJORI The past year has been one of remark- able growth of enthusiasm in Colorado College. This growth has been notice- able everywhere, but perhaps in no de- partment has it been so strongly evidenced as in the School of Engineering. The old Chemistry Club has become the En- gineers ' Club, a literary society, whose special aim is to encourage original think- ing along the lines of Civil and Electrical Engineering. Its members, drawn from engineers of the three upper classes and the faculty of the Engineering School meet on the evening of St. Patrick ' s Day at a stag banquet which is purely a social affair, and regular meetings are held once a week to conduct programs and listen to practical talks by men who have be- come foremost in the field of engineering. These lectures have become a feature of the Engineering School — the club and the College have united to secure the the best speakers possible, and the result has been the placing before the students of a vast amount of practical information and suggestions which could never be acquired in the ordinary class room routine. The Summer School of Surveying, held in Manitou Park has contributed in a great measure to the growth and success of this department, giving as it does practical field work to test the knowledge gained in classes. Manitou Park is an ideal field for such a school, presenting an opportunity for every kind of work which the engineer will be called upon to perform in his profession. The Pro- fessor of Civil Engineering has charge of the work, and with his corps of assist- ants is able to give individual attention to each student. Students provide their own board and bedding, and pay a ten-dollar fee for instruction. Several important changes have been made in the faculty of the Engineer- ing School. Professor Moody has succeeded Professor Mills as Professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering, Professor Martin has taken Professor Lyon ' s place as Professor of Civil Engineering, Mr. Thomas that of Mr. Green as ' In- structor of Civil Engineering and Mr. J. H. Arbuckle has become Superintendent of Mechanical Laboratories to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. Chas. G. Collais. All of these men have had practical experience in heir fields of work, and are keeping the school up to its high standard of efficiency.

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11 THE PIKE ' S PEAK NUGGET OJoloraoo School of forestry DEAN STURGIS The School of Forestry was established in Colorado College in 1905, when Gen- eral Palmer and Dr. Bell presented the institution with Manitou Park, a beauti- ful tract of ten thousand acres of heavily timbered mountainous country, located within a few hours ' journey of the Col- lege, well equipped with summer houses and in every way ideal for a field labor- atory. The unusual natural advantages thus secured immediately brought the school to the front and obtained for it universal recognition ; its graduates are men of recognized ability, occupying lucrative positions, and the increasing importance of the school may be shown by the fact that of the number of students at present enrolled, two-thirds are fresh- men and nearly all are from the East, having chosen this College in preference to others of recognized merit and far longer standing. Dean Sturgis and Professor Coolidge, of the faculty, are graduates of the oldest Forestry School in the East and have held responsible positions in the Government Forestry Service. The courses are planned to include both theory and practice — side by side with class room work goes the practical field work of observation and experimentation in Manitou Park and in several of the adjacent Forest Reserves which are thrown open to the students through the courtesy of the Forestry Service. The Foresters in college have formed a club which meets fortnightly to dis- cuss matters of practical interest and to hear special addresses by lumbermen, engineers and government forestry officers. Experiments along lines of interest are being carried on in Manitou Park in cooperation with the Forestry Service, and the attitude taken by the government is indicated by the establishment last year of a few weeks ' course for the Forest Rangers whose attendance was in every way encouraged by the Service. The School of Forestry is in its infancy, yet it has already come to be one of the most important departments of the College. With its remarkable advan- tages of location, and its able faculty, its rank among the foremost Schools of Forestry is well assured.