Virginia Military Institute - Bomb Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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Snilril: l,irulcii;nil Culenrl l.uiiis H. 1 Iiin.ll.y, ( ' ,.l..,„.| KoIktI I . ( ' ;im.ll, Mnjor ,l,,l,ii II. Hcvvcs, Jr. Stamlltii): Dr. Williaui M. Iliiitmi, Mr. Charles G. Arnukl, Dr. Bn.nili.l,! 1„ Ki.lley. Miijor O.seur W. (iiiptoii, who i.s n inciiihcr of the , V |«. faeiilly (if v Biology Department, i.s [n-cseiitly on leave B for hi.s thirtl year of graduate study al the rnixcrsity of North Carolina. ; X. J. BiiEsc ' iiEN ' I ' Ik- ,S,.r,,lld Clil.ss I tales of Nassau

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Colonel Carroll Head, Department of Biology Adjacent to Science Hall, which houses the Biology Department, is the Archeological Museum. It has a Marshall Collection of 50,000 pieces and the Mayor Holstein Collection of 1,000 pieces from Pennsylvania. V. M. I. has the distinction of being the only state institu- tion that has an Indian museum. In addition, the Department of Biologj- maintains one of the four State Herbaria, which at present houses some 1,300 species filed on over 9,000 sheets. These plants are collected, ideiilitled, and mounted in triplicate by the cadets. One recent improvement in the Department, since the advent of General Shell, is that the number of new microscopes has doubletl. DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY THE Biology Department, which oflFers the Bachelor of Arts degree, prepares students for many different ])ro- fessions such as medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, hospital administration, physical therapy, x-ray technology, and law. Over one half of the students who major in biology at V. M. I. continue their studies in graduate school, with the majority of these going to medical school. While at V. M. I., the cadet is thoroughly grounded in the fundamentals of the biological sciences, and also receives valuable training in the related areas of mathe- matics, chemistry, and physics. Even though the sciences are stressed, adecjuate emphasis is placed on the liberal arts courses so that the student is provided with a broad cultural background which will enable him to take his place in the world with greater assurance. IIistor ' , economics, foreign language, literature, and psychology are among the subjects prescribed. Doc Carroll is shown abov his Second Classmen. revealing the secrets of the Biology world to

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Colonel German- Head, Department of Chcmistrij The Department sponsors a student affiliate chapter of the American Chemical Society which meets throughout the school year. The programs consist of lectures and demonstrations by speakers from industry and from other schools. Students are aflfordetl thorough training in the funda- mentals of chemistry and in the requisite mathematics and physics. Sufficient work in the humanities is com- bined with correlated slud - in science to give the student a balanced ediicalional experience. : L. L. Jackson DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY THE chemistry curriculum is designed to i)re])arc cadets for positions in industry or for gratluate study. Upon graduation, about 20 7 of the graduates continue their study of chemistry, while 80% take positions in industry. Although chemistrj ' is the primary considera- tion, extensive work is done in mathematics, physics, and social studies to obtain a balanced course of study. The Department of Chemistry has kej)! pace with its growing needs by enlarging its facilities. A large lecture room was added in June 1959, complete with equipment for demonstrations and lectures. A course in Instrumental Analysis was first offered in January 1961 as an adilition to the present chemistry courses. Fii l Cli,»MiK.|i Uilliaui,..,,, ( ' ,,|„-l;u,.l. Siuli-r, an.l M.H,n„in.,-. xvoiil, seem to be reatly dif giny into tlieir worlc, if we didn ' t linow tliat tlu picture was posed.