Duke University - Chanticleer Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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trinity college HOWARD A. STROBEL, Ph.D. i nity College L BARNEY L. JONES, Ph.D. Assistant Dean of Trinity College CHARLES B. JOHNSON Ed.D. Assistant Dean of Trinity College will emerge as Duke graduates in June of 1962. To a great extent, the success of that sixty per cent in threading the obstacles of four years of college life rests with the men who will direct their progress — the deans of Trinity College. The record of each at- tests to his varied ability and experience. Alan Manchester, Dean of the College, has held that position for two years. In addition to his administrative duties in this area, he also serves as assistant to the Vice President in the Division of Education and as Profes- sor of History on the University faculty. Robert Cox ' s position as Dean of Men brings him into daily contact with students of both Trinity College and the College of Engineering. From a student point of view, perhaps Dean Cox ' s most important function is that of overseeing the social life of these Colleges. The three assistant deans of Trinity College all combine busy administrative schedules with teaching duties. Charles B. Johnson and Barney Jones, both Duke graduates them- selves, hold positions as Associate Professor of Education and Assistant Professor of Re- ligion respectively. Howard Strobel is an Associate Professor in the Chemistry Depart- ment. EVERETT B WEATHERSPOON, A.B. or of Admissions for Trinity College and the College of Engineering

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trinity college ALAN K. MANCHESTER, Ph.D. Dean of Trinity College (I request) that great care and discrimination be exercised in admitting as students only those whose previous records show a character, determination, and application evincing a wholesome and real ambition for life. Such were the wishes of the University ' s founder. In order that these standards might be met, the administrative machinery of Trinity Col- lege, the heart of the University, was set up. Today those wishes of James B. Duke are still the goals of the men in Allen Building. E. B. Weatherspoon, as Director of Admissions for both Trinity College and the College of Engineering, each year initiates the creation of a new class of undergraduate men possessed of the required qualities of character, determination, and application. This year the Class of 1962, composed of 708 entering freshman men, was one of the largest which Duke University has had since World War II. Evidence of the ability of this group was indicated from Their college board tests and placemen I- tests results and from the fact that they were picked from the largest number of applicants in the history of the University. Geographically, they were a representative class: 52% came from the southeastern states, 30% from the Northeast, 4% from New England, 27% from the Southwest, 2.5% from the Far West, and 1.5% from foreign countries. Translating these statistics into different terms and including the fresh- man women, a survey showed that the Class of 1962 repre- sented 41 states, nine foreign countries, two U. S. territorial possessions (Hawaii and Puerto Rico), and the District of Columbia. Of those 708 freshmen who entered Tri nity College last fall, estimates show that 450, or approximately sixty per cent,

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college of engineering WALTER J. SEELEY, E.E., M.S. Dean of the College of Engineering 1958-1959 was an eventful year for the College of Engineering. Accepting the chal- lenge of modern developments in science and technology, the College contributed to this field of knowledge with research projects of its own. A contract with the Atomic Energy Commission (held jointly with the Physics Department) provided for an advanced study of the conductivity of metals with a minimum loss of electricity at extremely low temperatures, importance of which centers in missile development. Another re- search program was based on a grant of $46,849 awarded by the Army Ordnance Re- search. A pioneering soil study was undertaken, the results of which could affect military operations, agriculture, and civilian transportation. Four years of study in the College leads to a B.S. degree in one of the three areas of engineering offered. The College graduates approximately eighty-five engineers each year. Of that number roughly 40% are mechanical engineers, 25% are civil engineers, and 35% are electrical engineers. The student highlight of the year was the annual Engineer ' s Show. Held on March 20 and 21, the exhibition combined the talents and inventive abilities of engineers from all three departments. ROBERT S. ROWE, M.S., M.E., D.Er Chairman of the Department of Civ Engineering CHARLES R. VAIL, Chairman of the Dep, Engine I.S. in E.E., Ph.D. ment of Electrics JOHN NELSON MACDUFF, M.M.E. Chairman of the Department of Mechanical Engineering