Pomona College - Metate Yearbook (Claremont, CA)

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Mqro B, Jones Iames W. Crowell Carl Baumann Professor of French Literature and Instructor in Italian is Maro B. lones, longest in the college Language Department. Head of the Romance Languages is lames' W. Crowell, professor of French. Musical and linguistic, he teaches French and advanced Spanish courses, plays the guitar. Also in the Romance Language Department is Rosa Bissiri, As- sistant Professor of French, director of the annual French play, this year Signor Braccolif' Assistant professor of Spanish is Margaret Husson, cheerful and pene- trating instructor of Spanish conversa- tion and composition. On leave second t semester, she toured Latin America, t visited most of the southern nations. Graduate assistant in Spanish is Hilda Wilson. Senior Spanish honors student is Marion Chasey Iunior Spanish honors students are Shirley Sellon, Helen Stull. t Carl Baumann, associate professor of German, and pertinent thinker, is Ger- man Department head. Versatile and t energetic is Emilie Wagner, assistant professor of German, who instructs both German and French in the student- crowded language department. Left to Tiflhf, Mme. Rosa Bissiri, Margaret lrlusson, and Emilie Wagner. SEPTEM 121939 25

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A Z Z2 ADMINISTRATION fl Friendly, competent Peg Maple is Alumni Secretary, was this year given even more responsibility than before. Under her direction, an alumni tea for students and mothers, various other alumni functions were carried out suc- cessfully. Next year she will take over Recorder's office. Recorder is Constance Wood, familiar figure behind the desk in Sumner's grade, exam and program recording office. Allen Hawley, Paul McKenzie Miss Peg Maple Miss Constance Wood As grade-dispenser and programvchecker Miss Wood's duties are exacting, often involve difficulties which she has solved capably, ex pertly in her last year in this capacity. Director of Public Relations for Pomona College is Allen Hawley, whose services to the college are many, important, keep him as busy as anyone on the hardworking administrations force, For public relations are of extreme importance to a small liberal arts college which must depend on private endowments and popularity for its best functioning. Also an aid along this line is Paul McKenzie, hardworking Editor of the News Service. From his office are released all of the publicity, pictures and news items which reach hometown newspapers. Of infinite worth to the glee club trips are his publicity releases to con cert cities, his posters and pictures. Releases to big-time newspapers are usually along the picture-with-a-story line, make women's sports and popularity contests a heyday for Paul.

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42. 1 A ' f C I E N C fx Professor of botany, Philip Munz, back from a year's research work. Professor of zoology, William A. l-lilton, heads the Biology Department. The science buildings at Pomona are large, Well-equipped, yearly turn out keenly trained students. With their well-staffed departments, they stand as an important link in the chain of a liberal arts college. Head of the Biology de- partment is William A. Hilton, who teaches biology and Zoology courses in Crookshanlc Hall. Aided by Mr. Munz and graduate assist- ant Bobert Hoard, Mr. Hilton each year teaches a general Biology course which is the largest laboratory class at Pomona, carries on many an advanced course as well. During the summer, Professor Hilton, who specializes in marine Zoology, conducts courses at Pomona's famed Laguna Beach Summer School. Profes- sor of botany, Philip Munz teaches biology and botany, is an important research man. Iunior honors student in botany is Margaret Ensign, Associate professor of astronomy, and director of Brackett Observatory is Walter D. Whitney, who this year headed the Griffith-Braclcett expe- dition. This was a ten day, 2200 mile journey aboard the destroyer Eliott, to the gulf of Cali- fornia, where pictures of the April seventh eclipse of the sun were talcen. Further research in a year extraordinary for astronomical phe- nomena was carried on in star positions, sunspots.