Lehigh University - Epitome Yearbook (Bethlehem, PA)

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rope which lias gone through two editions and is an authority in the field of medieval his- tory. They say he reads Latin just for fun. He and Dean Curtis are the only surviving coll. agues of Baldy Stuart ' s department. In the department of mathematics Professors Tomlinson Fort and Joseph Benson Rey- nolds are best known off the campus. Dr. Fort has served as president of the American Mathematical Society, has written numerous technical papers on mathematics, and is author of Infinite Theories ' and A Vacation in Africa. Before coming to Lehigh he had served as head of the department of mathematics at the University of Alabama and at Hunter col- lege. His colleague Professor Reynolds is an expert in theoretical mechanics. He was gradu- ated B. A. from Lehigh in 1907 and has been on the faculty ever since. Dr. Reynolds is author of hooks on analytic mechanics, elementary mechanics, analytic geometry and the elements of calculus. Two of Lehigh ' s philosophers are Who ' s Who-ers. They are Claude Gillette Beards- lee and Percy Hughes. Professor Hughes has been omnivorous in his interests. Since coming to Lehigh in 1907 he has taught courses in psychology, education, and philosophy and served as director of extension work for a period of years. He founded the Blake society and has taken an active part in the promotion of cultural activities on the campus. He is author of The Concept Action in History and in Natural Science and of an Introduction to Psychol- ogy. Professor Beardslee, head of the department of moral and religious philosophy, has been a Congregational Minister, a superintendent of employment, and was a private and an officer in artillery hi the World War. He is also chaplain of the university. All students come in contact with him either through the chapel exercises or the courses in ethics. He is Secre- tary of the Lehigh Union and has been a leader in student affairs. Professor Charles Shattuck Fox, head of Romance Languages, retired on November 9, 1936. He had served Lehigh since 1905 and had taught not only the courses in modern lan- guages but also, for a time, courses in german and in economic geography. Other members of the faculty who will be remembered by undergraduates are Mr. Tremhley and his snakes; Professor Harold Prescott Thomas, bead of the department of Edu- cation, director of the summer session, and adviser to the Bethlehem School Board; Profes- sor Fdgar Riley in direct charge of freshman cnglisb: Professor Dale Gramley, teacher of jour- nalism and mentor of the Brown and White; Professor Howland, teacher of freehand drawing, architecture, and art: Professor Fretz. Is that all right, Professor hitcomb who spouts physi- ography to Business Administration students, Horace Wright, Professor of latin and leader in the Areheological society, and Dr. Shelds, leader of the Lehigh Band and professor of ap- preciation of music. 24

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Departments of Mai he- matics and Astronomy Raynor; Cutler; Lehmer Cairns; VanArnam; Sinail; Latshaw; Shook Reynold-; Ogburn; Tort; Lamson; Beale Departments . °f Philosophy Education Fine Arts Music History and Religion S. J. Thomas; Beardslee; Becker; Harmon; Trembley; Lafferty Howland; Gipson; Hughes; H. 1 ' . Thomas; Ford Department of Military Science and Tactics Major Gerber; Sergeant O ' Brien; Sergeant Duby; Captain Tow; Sergeant Gasda Major Collins: Major Greene: Major Barndollar 23

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College of Business coadministration