Bucknell University - L Agenda Yearbook (Lewisburg, PA)

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BIOLOGY The study of biology provides the opportunity for slu- dents to examine organisms and their relationships to other Organisms and their environment. In the newly equipped and modernized laboratories students are able to study and expCl'llTlCIlt on many organisms ol which there are both live and P.l'Cse1'ved specimens. ln addition to individual experi- mentation and research, students are able to participate in field wo1'k in most of the biology, Zoology, and botany courses. Bueknell's Biology Department also provides lab- Oratoiries for indoor field work. In the greenhouse students 5i'j'11,lfilJSfii've over lfl-00 dillerent kinds of plants. In the hmnxzi.Jepalrtineiit one can study the pedigreed .colonies of uw I, -,i .mr the new laboratorynlor housing bn'ds,.oiiers I 1 .PI-loltunity to study the physiology and behavorial ae- llV1lles of birds in relation to their migration. Alter four YUHPS of intensive study in biology, the student has a thor- Htlflgli and extensive knowledge of the various organisms in IS field of study. In- addition to supplying the student with opportunity for ifljiggigiiblllkllzqlt and a thorough 'background in biology, about -'Ht-51 epartment also provides lecturers who speak , I ' Plilses ol biology as well as career opportunities in biology, ,. I ,Q ' I. . g Ilia! s all light, little fellow, you've done a good Job. X

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PHYSICAL SCIENCES lVtA'l'I'IEMA'l'ICS AND AS'l'lIONOlVlY FAtIUL'I'Yff --SEAT!-ID: lVIr. J. Cold, Ml'. W. Smith, Mr. W. Miller, Mr. W. Jcnnrxr, Mr. C. Wllkyzll. S'rANlnNo: Mr. li. Polak, Mr. .l. Webster. lVlr. D. Ohl, Mr. P. Souders, Mr. B. Freed, Mr. W. Mondenlnlll, Mr. I'. Benson, Mr. S. Dice. Well, now, according to the 'laws of mathcmn MATHEMATICS AND ASTRONOMY lVIany gray hairs are grown in the rooms of the Olin Science Building, where ardent mathematics students un- dergo the frustrations of solving a complex calculus or alge- bra problem, or deriving a dillicult statistical formula. ',l'hose students who are the most successful may become eligible for membership in the mathematics honorary, Pi lVln Epsilon. The president of this selective group this year is Charlotte 'De Shields. The Bucknell lVlathematics and Astronomy Department, headed by Dr. W. I. Miller, provides courses in many math- ematical. fields leading to careers in teaching, graduate rc- search, applied mathematics, and statistics. This year, for the first time, the Department ollers a BS. as well as an AB. degree in mathematics. Wllri knows but that one of our country's :future astron- auts may arise from Bucknell7s night and day astronomy courses? That odd-shaped building called the Bucknell Ob- servatory houses apparatus that enables students to view Saturn's strange rings or the moon's mysterious Hfaccf, Back this year in his regular teaching post is Bncknell's astronomer, Dr. lf.. J. Polak. Now this is a . . . well, no . . . ill:-B a . . . well, anyway . . . . ,V I. . I l . ,,, Its cerhnnly nilmusling.

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CHEMISTRY Olin Science Building is the center ol interest for all dedicated chemistry students. For in that building, through lectures, illustrative demonstrations, and laboratory experi- ments, these students strive to understand the complexity of the universe and its changes by means of the science which deals with the composition of substances. Courses are ol- lcrcd for those who desire an understanding ol' chemistry as part of a liberal education, as well as for those who plan t.o make it their career. Cl'lElVllS'l'ltY .l AClll,'l'Y---Sl-:A'1'r:tJ: Mr. .l. Hummer, Mr. I.. Kicft, Mr. M. Winstcad. STANDING: Mr. B. Willt-lord, Mr. H. Vccning, Mr. M. Smith. AMERICAN CIIEMICAI. S0lIlE'l'Y l ms'l' Row: I.'. l-Iorinc, R. Fruit, M. Congcr, C, Van Dine, A. Schwartz. SICCONID Row: I.. Switkcs, A. liocinn, l.. licnlicld, lf. lVlcl,cistcr, S. lla-l.ottg.Z, lil. Fred- erick, W. linnrich. 'Vinum Row: IJ. Zomulia, li. Wcbb, 'l'. Iiaucr, li. Glucknlan. 24 Prominent speakers from both the academic and indus- trial fields ol' chemistry are brought to the Olin Science Au- ditorium by the Nlerck Chemical Company and the Chem- istry llepartment for the benefit of interested students. ln addition to the Merck Lecture Series, the American Chem- ical Society ollers opportunities lor students to gain valu- able knowledge and experience. 'l'he exceptional chemistry students are members ol Alpha Chi Sigma, the professional chemistry fraternity. F' Well, if il. docsn't. work this linic, l'ni going to miss supper. A'l,I'HA CHI SIGMA-St-:A't'I-:nz D. I-till, li. Rasachcr, R. Crockett, A. Holmstrom. STANDINIL: D. 'l'ilcy, C. Campbell, I . Wood, ,l. ,l'lu- nncz. l'. Chabot, ll. Kulnncr, N. Rosenberg, C. Noble,