California Institute of Technology Cal Tech - Big T Yearbook (Pasadena, CA)

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ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS PHILIP S. FOGG, Registrar . . . just got this job . . . an econof mist of note . . . breathes and talks of economics . . . has little faith in New Deal . . . always wears a dark suit . . . and a straight face . . . has a somewhat nasal tone in his voice . . . plays with key on his watch chain . . . has made registration a good deal shorter . . . is pointing toward decreasing line at business office . . . if he does, student body will look to him as second Allah . . . teaches Accounting . . . has degrees from Stanford and Harvard . . . former Fleming associate . . . never gets excited . . . has a hard time deciding what to do about cuts . . . personally admits he doesn't care . . . But Fm registrar he tells himself . . . so what? . . . does nothing about cuts . . . shhhhh! EDWARD C. BARRETT, Comptroller . . . the business man of and for the Institute . . . and always busy . . . has a wide range of interests . . . sympathetic toward the student body . . . and responsible for the granting of financial aid to students . . . ref sponsible for Tech's weathering the depression . . . because he knows his stocks and bonds . . . and chooses efhcient assistants for the Business Oiiice . . . and keeps up to date on every phase of the school's administration . . . works hard, long hours . . . and is really devoted to the prestige and growth of Caltech. FREDERIC W. HINRICHS, IR., Dean of Uppefrclassmen . . . a West Point man . . . and everybody knows it . . . barks when you knock on his door . . . Come in! . . . most fellows are scared even before they know . . . are almost shaking after they hear that command . . . a hard man to really know . . . teaches applied mech . . . can talk on everything under the sun . . . well read . . . requires a lot of coaxing before he really talks . . . When Bryan was running for president! and then he's off . . . a great man, and sympathetic . . . once you get to know him! JOHN R. MACARTHUR, Dean of Freshmen . . . the Hrst man the Frosh really know at Tech . . . a sharp clap and a highish voice and the Frosh history lecture is under way . . . section leaders are his idea, and ideal . . . wails when anybody's absent . . . also teaches German . . . and French . . . is respected and loved by everybody . . . for his simple ways . . . for his underf standing manner . . . for his polished mind . . . for his amazing memory . . . knows everybody from time they step into school until years after they graduate . . . first names as well as last . . . and everybody in school is glad they know him . . . and what's more, they all do! 15'

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EXECUTIVE COUNCIL BOARD OF TRUSTEES ROBERT ANDREWS MILLIKAN Chairman of 'The Executive Council All the internal administrative and educaf tional policies of the Institute are in the hands of the Executive Council, whose members rep' resent the Trustees and faculty. In addition to Dr. Millikan, the members of the Council are Messrs. Allan C. Balch, George E. Hale, Thomas H. Morgan, Harvey S. Mudd, William B. Munro, Arthur A. Noyes, and Henry M. Robinson. Mr. E. C. Barrett serves as secref tary. The Board of Trustees is more concerned with the external relations of the Institute, and especially with its business affairs. Several mem' bers of the Board have served for long periods, and have been, through their ideas and efforts, responsible in a large measure for the evolution and growth of the Institute into its present status. Without administrative duties, but organ' ized in recognition of a common philanthropic interest in Tech, the California Institute Assof ciates number two hundred prominent residents of Southern California. Mr. James R. Page is their president. 14 A. C. Balch H, W. Wadsworth A. H. Fleming President Pres. Emeritus L. D. Ricketts J. S. Cravens J. R. Page M. Farrand J. H. Poole H. Chandler H. M. Robinson H. I. Bauer W. C. McDuHie B. R. Meyer W. I.. Honnold H. W. O'Melveny TRUSTEES Nor PICTURED G. E. Hale ' H. S. Mudd G. E. Farrand

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PHYSICS To provide adequate instruction in the very important sciences of physics and mathe' matics the faculties of these departments numf ber among their members some of the most cap' able and illustrious men on the campus. I-lead' ing the division is Dr. Millikan, one of the two Nobel Prize Winners on the campus, Whose ref cent work in cosmic ray phenomena has attractf ed vvorldfvvide attention. During the past year he has been assisted by Dr. Victor Neher in map' ping the vvorldfdistribution of cosmic ray intenf sities at seaflevel, and by Dr. Carl Anderson, who has conducted an investigation of the altif tude effect on bursts of the rays atop Pikes Peak. The remaining members of the department have not been idle. In addition to their teaching labors, they have been occupied with original research. Professor I. S. Bowen and Dr. Wil' liam V. Houston have continued their respecf tive works on nebular spectra and the fine strucf ture of hydrogen spectra. The latter has also contributed a theoretical paper on nuclear strucf ture. Dr. Smythe and his associates, have been occupied with research on the subject of isotopes. Drs. Potapenko, Goetz and Du Mond have respectively studied ultrafshort waves, met' als at low temperatures, and the Compton Eff fect. MATHEMATICS Pizornssoas KRigl11:j Morgan Ward, Luther E. Wear, Harry C. Van Buskirk, Harry Bateman, Eric T. Bell. KAbovej Dr. Goetz with hydrogen liquefaction equipment. MATHEMATICS Teaching calculus to freshmen and sophof rnores is only a part of the work of the mathef matics department, Whose members pursue ad' vanced research in various phases of the field, applied as well as theoretical. Higher math is now finding application in physical, electrical, and aerodynamic problems. PHYSICS Pxorassoas lRea1'J Jesse W. M. DuMond, H. Victor Neher, Alexander Goetz, William R. Smythe, Ira S. Bowen, Gennady VV. Potapenkog IF1'cmtj Paul S. Epstein, Samuel J. Barnett, Charles C. Lauritsen, Robert A. Millikan, William V. Houston, Earnest C. Watson. 16