Eastern Michigan University - Aurora Yearbook (Ypsilanti, MI)

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In a world at war the importance of mathe- matics is becoming greater and greater. Dr. Lindquist heads the Mathematics Department, whose major task, though it seems this year to have been instructing the A.S.T.P., is still ably preparing mathematics teachers for the schools, as well as preparing men for other professions in which a knowledge of math is essential. For these, courses in higher algebra, calculus, and trigonometry are offered, and for commercial and business students there are also classes in investment mathematics and in- surance. The staff of the Geography Department, under the direction of Dr. James H. Glasgow, has found itself one of the essentials in both edu- cational and social phases of campus life dur- ing the past year. Between classes as well as during them they have offered aid to be- wildered feminine students who have frantic- ally tried to place their over-seas boy-friends. Aside from this, and of wider importance, is the keen interpretation of the news of the pre ' sent war world that a study of geography brings. Miss Sill has contributed a column, Review of World News , to the issues of the college paper, and Dr. Hoy has given informal lectures on his experiences in the government service in South America to enrich the general knowledge. II V la thernci tic A Erikson, Schneckenburger, Lindquist. Glasgow, Hoy, Sill. Kjeoaraphu 17

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The department of Physics and Astronomy, under the direction of Dr. Harry L. Smith, has met the stress of wartime with admirable calm- ness and capability. In addition to the usual civilian classes this department, like others on campus, has taken on the greatly added re- sponsibilities of training the men in t he Army Specialized Training Program. The natural laws of the physical world, such as electricity, the mechanics of solids, astronomy, and the me- chanics of heat and sound, are studied. Time is spent in both learning the theories of such subjects and testing their validity in the lab- oratory. Physical science, being as highly necessary as it is today, is finding an aura of new im- portance surrounding its work. Its training will insure good post-war instruction as well as immediate usage in theaters of war. In a world of modern war-fare, such as our fighting men are meeting today, it is obvious that chemistry in all its phases is highly im- portant. Constant new discoveries, and the consequent need for trained and skilled workers are reasons enough why the field is yearly attracting more and more students. Dr. Perry S. Brundage, head of our Chemistry Department which is situated in the Science Building, and his staff ha ve been meeting to the highest possible degree of efficiency the demands war-time has been making upon his department. The future world as well as the present world profit from their teachings. a entiAtn ¥ Sellers Brundage Conn Cnpps PL Kruwell Smith Elliott Slick Wygant ' 51C5 16

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rromc C- conomicS Underbrink, Kelly, Bauch. Seeing that every student in its department knows what she should about the finer points of cooking and sewing, as well as other phases of practical homemaking, is the duty of the Home Economics Department, under the direction of Miss Estelle Bauch. The courses offered provide instruction in meal planning and cooking, food buying and preparation, care, selection, and making of clothing. All home economics majors must spend one semester in the Home Economics Practice House, and there, before being sent out to practice what they learn, get ample opportunity to try homemaking in all its aspects. The practice house is under the direction of Miss Eula Underbrink. The Industrial Arts Department, under the supervision of Professor George A. Willoughby, is located in the basements of the Administra- tion Building and Welch Hall. Offering courses that appeal equally to men and women, the department offers instruction in such forms as practical electricity, mechanical drawing, household mechanics, metal work, and skilled handwork. Future teachers in these fields realize the need of the schools for their type of work. Exhibits, which appear at unscheduled inter- vals, show the amazing capabilities of students trained in these fields, and also instill in the student an urge for originality and perfection. Jsndustricil Arrtd Gildenstein, Hatton, Willoughby, Chamberlain, Morrison, Lappinen. 18