Eastern Michigan University - Aurora Yearbook (Ypsilanti, MI)

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CHEMISTRY Brundage, Sellers. PHYSICS Elliot, Smith. Everyday ne A and important problems orise in the Field of chemistry. Perhaps this depart- ment is most prone to realize the new develop- ments because of progress of chemical v arfore. In the peace to come there will be more out- standing and far-reaching advances in chem- istry. Trained and specialized chemists ore in great demand today. Dr. hlorry S. Brundage, head of the department and Dr. Sellers inculcate in their students the need for accurate and detailed observations in their laboratory experi- ments. Chemistry labs are filled with Bunson burners, test tubes, and the odors of chemical reaction. The physics department, headed by Dr. Horry Smith, teaches courses in the mechanics of heat, light, and sound,- flight astronomy; and laws explaining the phenomenon of the physical world. Students spend half their time learning the theories and the application of them. The remainder of the time is spent in the laboratory applying these principles and observing the results. Aware of the stress put on physics in modern warfare now, the faculty of this department impresses upon the students the even greater part that physics will play in the post-war era. 12

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SOCIAL SCIENCE Second Row: Engelsman, Alden, Waugh, Blacker- burg. First Row: Warren, Eric- son, Thomson, Fager- strom, Devol, Hubbell, Field. The Global war In which ' e ore engaged places a new stress on a knowledge of geog- raphy. Names of far av ay, apparently in- significant places loom into importance in head- lines. The staff of the geography department headed by Dr. James Glasgow is alert to all geographic changes affecting the environment and life of peoples of the land. The geography department instructs its students in v hy, where, and how people live. Of no small importance is the help it gives to students in interpreting the world news. Liberal education is based on an understand- ing of modern institutions and the forces v hich make up society. This knowledge cannot be built up unless we know how our institutions were evolved. This is the important work done by Dr. Simon E. Fagerstrom, head of the hHistory Department and his colleagues. Courses are taught covering the many phases of American History, Europe and the Far East, Economics and Sociology. Recently introduced were many courses in Sociology enabling students to obtain a Socio- logy major on a pre-professionol course. Glasgow, Hoy, Sill GEOGRAPHY 11

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Mathematics are on integral part of our everyday life in addition to being indispensible to studies in physics and chemistry. Opportun- ities in our industrial development depend upon mathematics. More and more students realize the value of higher mathematics in an education. Courses in Analytical Geometry, Integral Calculus, and Trigonometry ore taught by Dr. Theodore Lindquist, head of the Mathematics Department, and his helpers. Business and insurance mathematics are taught for commercial majors to acquaint them with some of the brain tvA isters that confront the commercial world. hHardly a day goes by that every student doesn ' t feel the need for a greater knowledge of nature. The Natural Science department has well equipped laboratories to enable students to observe many phases of natural life. Stu- dents spend many hours, collecting, drawing, mounting specimens and observing under the microscope. Students taking courses in An- atomy, Zoology, Botany, Geology, and many other courses are taught the importance of natural science in our daily lives, by observing accurately natural life. Dr. Loesell heads this group of scientists. MATH Erickson,Schneclcenburger, Lindquist. NATURAL SCIENCE Best, Curtis, Loesell, Hick- man, Sturgeon. 13