Virginia Military Institute - Bomb Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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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.

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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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Seated: Captain Frank B. Walter, Colonel Herbert E. Ritchey, Colonel Leslie German, Colonel dene Wise, Colonel (leorge M. Pi ki:il. Standing: Second Lieutenant Albert ll. Za.v, Lieutenant Robert W. Jenkins, Jr., Lieutenant Edwanl (J. Tiilley, Mr. LeKoy Pike, Second Lieutenant George P. Col)b. Not in Picture: Colonel Charles W. Sn.ait, Mr. Philip T. Miller. Third Classmen don ' t spend all their time making life miserable for the Rats, because many of tlieui find tliat it takes a great deal of time in the laboratories of !Maury-Brooke Hall to keep their privileges.