Eastern Michigan University - Aurora Yearbook (Ypsilanti, MI)

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Erikson Schnecken burger Lindquist I MATHEMATICS Today, more than ever before, students are realizing the value of an education in higher mathematics. Classes such as higher algebra, calculus, and trigonometry are being offered for prospective teachers and for the men stu- dents enrolled in the reserve programs. There are also classes in industrial mathematics and insurance to help in the commercial v orld. This year, students hove found an added interest in the classes offered by the geography department, both because of friends in the armed forces located all over the world, and because of newspaper headlines of far-away, little known places. Students and prospective teachers of geography are guided in their studies by Professor James H. Glasgow and his staff. Changes in our world and why people live where they do is all part of the knowledge the students gain. GEOGRAPHY Glasgow Sill Cox

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CHEMISTRY Sellers Kerchevol Conn Brundage Because of its fascinating room for new discoveries and because of the need for trained scientific minds, tfie field of science attracts mere and more students eocfi year. Cfiemistry students spend port of their time in learning theory and the remainder in laboratory work where they surround themselves with Bunsen burners, test tubes, and chemical formulae. Professor Pern Brundage heads this depart- ment. Students in the physics department, headed by Professor hHarn Smith, learn the natural laws of the physical world in such courses as electricity, the mechanics of solids, astronomy, and the mechanics of heat and sound. Time in these courses is spent between learning theories and then testing them in the laboratory. During these war times, such courses have become more important and more popular. Smith Elliot PHYSICS 15

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Sturgeon Curtis Uhvits Loesell Best Harpster Hickman NATURAL SCIENCE Promoting an understanding and appreciation of natural environments is the objective of the natural science department headed by Pro- fessor Clarence M. Loesell. The courses are designed to meet the requirements for a brood cultural education and to give preparation to those who look forward to careers in the Field. Students in the department can be seen during the year planting cardans, collecting insects, or making early morning bird trips. Locke once said, A sound mind in a sound body Is a short but full description of a happy state In this world. A popular and qualified physical education staff, headed by Professor Joseph hi. McCulloch and Miss Ruth L. Boughner are doing their par t in putting into practice his principle. The purpose of courses in Physical Education is to train men and women as directors of physical education in the public schools and OS directors of playgrounds. PHYSICAL EDUCATION Back row: Marsliall Olds Rynearson Sompson Stites McCulloch Front row: Vossler Harris Clark Boughner Fox