Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Technique Yearbook (Cambridge, MA)

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Dr. SainucI ( ' . I ' rcscntt is well (|U;iliiic(l ;is tlic director ot tlic I)c|);ir(m( ' nt of |{i()l(ij;y .iml I ' lililic Health. A ora.luate of tlie Institute (Cla.ss of 1S))4). Dr. Prescott sliidicd later at Berlin and ( ()])enhafien. Ketuniinii to join the faculty of the Institute, he tauj;ht the first American course in Hiolojiy. Dr. Prescott ' s contributions to the lidil of industrial hioloiry have lieen chiefly in the lield of f()o l teehnolot;. . includiu ' i)rol)lenis of eannin ' , re- frigeration, dehydration, and other means of jireser- vation. iranslations In Dr. I ' reseott of Etfront ' s En- zymes and the Application and Bio-Chemical Catalysis have done much to make available to Samiki, ( ate Pkescutt American workers the European developments in this field. He is also the joint author of Elements of Water Bacteriology and Science and Experi- ment in the Canning Intlustry. He is a con- tributor to the American Cyclopedia t)f Agri- culture and to technical journals on bacteriology, food technology, and industrial biology. Dr. Pre.seott is a Fellow of the American Asso- ciation for the Advancement of Science. ]Ie is a member of the American Chemical Society, the American Society of Naturalists, the Society of Chemical Industry, and the . merican Pviblic Health Association. He is a member and past jiresi- dcnt of the Society of . merican Bacteriologists and the ' rechnology .Vlumni As.socialion. Harry Manley Goodwin Dr. Harry M. (ioodwin, Dean of the (Iraduate School and professor of Physics and Electrochem- istry a t the Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology, has been actively associated with the grt)wth of the Institute for about fifty years. His teaching career at the Institute began in lS}) ' -2, when he was made instructor in physics and granted leave of absence to continue his studies abroad. At the University of Leipzig he studied under Wilhelm Ostwald in physical chemistry, (lustav A ' iedemann in ])hysics, and Carl Xeunumn in mathematics, and was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in 18!). ' {. Returning to the Institute. Dr. Cioodwin was placed in charge of laboratory instruction in gen- eral physics, whereupon he inaugurated lecture and laboratory courses in chemical i)hysics and electrochemistry. Realizing the opportunities in- herent in this field of applied science, he organized in 1 !)()!) a new (le])artment and a four-year coiuvse leading to professional work in electrochemistry. As chairman of the Committee on (iraduale Courses and Scholarshi|)s at the Institute for many years. Dr. (ioodwin had general supervision of graduate work previous to his a])])ointment as Dean of (u-aduate Students in l!) ' -2(). With the administrative re-organization of rechnology in l!);5 ' -2, when for the first time the (iraduate School received ex])licit recognition. Dean (ioodwin was ap])ointed Dean of the (ira iuate School and was made a member of the new .Vdministrative Council. ■29

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r Edward Layhurn Moreland Professor Edward I . lori ' liiiid. Dean of Engin- eering of the Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology and internationally known electrical en- gineer, was head of the Institute ' s De])artnient of Electrical Engineering from 1!):?.) to 1!), ' 5S, when he was appointed to his present achninistrative posi- tion. Dean Moreland received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Johns Hopkins University in 190.5, and came directly to Technology for his advanced studies, receiving the degree of Master of Science in 1SK)S. F])on his graduation, he entered the Boston engineering firm of D. ( ' . and William B. Jackson, which in 1919 became the firm of Jackson and loreland. During the World War, Mr. Moreland served as captain and later as major of engineers in the American Expeditionary Forces. After the armis- tic-e, he was appointed technical executive of the War Damage Board. As a fellow of the American Institute of Electri- cal Engineers, Mr. Moreland has .served on many of its committees. He is also active in the American Standards Association, representing the American Institute of Electrical Engineers on the Standards Council, the Sectional Committee on Standardiza- tion of Mercury Arc Rectifiers, of which he is chairman, and the American Advisory Connnittee to the Internationa! Electrotechnical Commission on Electric ' I ' raction K(|uipinent. Walter R. MacCornack, noted architect and authority on housing, became Dean of the School of ArchiteetiH ' e of the lassachusetts Institute of Technology in 19159, njjon the retiri ' ment of Dean William Emerson, who had held the ])osition for ••2() years. I ' artictdarly notetl for his design of school and college buildings, Dean MacCornack made an im- ])ortant contribution as a member of the Board of Kducation of Cleveland, Ohio, for which he helped direct its $4.(),()00,000 school building pro- gram, completed in 19 ' 2o. Another important pro- ject for which he was architect was the Souther School Building and Industrial College Program of the Jidius Rosenwald F md. Walter Roy NlAt ' CoHNACK Early in his career. Dean MacCornack was asso- ciated with the late Guy Lowell in the develop- ment of plans for the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Later he was engaged by the Worcester Museum of Arts for preparation of a program and preliminary plans for the nniseum building. After 19;}0 he devoted himself princii)ally to housing; an ex- ample of his work in this branch of architecture is Cleveland Homes, Inc., a public works slum clear- ance program. In 19;? 2 he was a member of the Committee on Large Scale Housing of I ' resident Hoover ' s Conference in Home Building and Home Ownership. Dean MacCornack has iieen a lecturer on archi- tectiu-e at various universities. ■•28

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Harold Edward Lobdell Dean of Sfucloifs When an undergradnate is faced with some per- plexing problem concerning his curricula, finances or any one of a hundred other personal tr()ul)les, he can always turn to Dean Lobdell. Dean of Stu- Delbert Leon Kiiind Bursar dents, for advice and ])ractical assistance. There are times, however, when a visit to the Dean ' s office is all but a pleasant i)rosi)ect. esi ccially when one ' s grades have not met Institute stan(hu ' ds. But advisory and disciplinary duties constitute only a part of the Deans province. lie serves as (hairnutn of both the I ndergraduatc Scholarshi]) ( ' ommittee and the Loan Board and as such con- (hicts investigations into the individual cases of ai)])licants for financial assistance. He is also charged with the responsibility of supervising the Admissions Office and the Registrar ' s Office as well as his own. The folks at home probably are better acfjuaint- RoHEHT Granville Caldwell Dcdii of Iliimauiiics ed with Mr. Hhind, l?ursar, than with any of the other administration officers. The Bursar is in reality the Institute cashier. Altliough matters of financial ])( licy come untler the juris liction of the Treasurer, the actual collection and disl)ursement of funds is handled through Mr. Rhind ' s office. The department of the Superintendent of Build- ings and Power and the janitorial service are also the Bursar ' s charges. There is always the problem of arranging under- graduate curriculum schedules so that every course can have its rightfid share of students time while at the same time no man need be faced with the i)er])lexing problem of attending two or more classes all sciieduled for the same hour. It is Air. ;{()