Pomona College - Metate Yearbook (Claremont, CA)

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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.

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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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Walter Whiteny Head of the Physics department is Pro- fessor of Physics Roland Tileston, this year on leave for the first semester. Also in Physics are Assistant Professor Curtis l-laupt, graduate Assistant lack Merritt. The general survey course in Physics, non-tech- nical, non-laboratory, omitted this year be- cause of Mr. Tileston's absence first semes- ter, is an outstanding feature of an ace physics department, one of the few such courses given throughout the country. Honors students in Physics are Seniors Iohn Butler, Ioseph Crutcher, Iackson Morris, Fred Setmears, Rodney Smith. Research Work in the properties of high energy ions was carried on this year. ROlGTlf-fl TilGSlOU Norman Elliott t