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

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In the l1dlllilliStl'3ti0ll of the Institute there are vitally concerned, besides Executive Council Chairman Dr. Millikan, the following men: The President of the Board of Trustees of the Insti- tute is Mr. Allan C. Balch, who, with Mrs. Balch, gave the Athenaeum to the Institute and has otherwise shown his interest and willingness to serve. Dr. Richard Chace Tolman is the Dean of the gradu- ate school and plays an important part in the work on the campus. I-Ie is also a member of the Executive Council and an outstanding man in the field of Physical Chemistry and Mathematical Physics. Col. Frederic W. Hinrichs, Jr., is Dean of Upper Classmen and Professor of Mechanics. He is a graduate of West Point and known for his stern military ways. Though greeted by a loud f'Come inln the student who calls on him at his office knows that he will receive a generous amount of help and sympathetic advice. The Freshman's friend is Dr. John R. Macarthur, the Dean of Freshmen and Professor of Languages. He knows the name of every Freshman at the end of the first two weeks of school. In giving the Freshmen history lectures, he keeps tired students awake by calling out their names frequently. The finances of the Institute are managed by Mr. Ed- ward C. Barrett, Comptroller. Due to his wise manage- ment and decisions, the Institute has managed to stay out of the red during the last few trying years. He has been here since 1911. The difficult task of managing the Registrar's office belongs to Mr. Philip S. Fogg, Registrar and Assistant Professor of Economics. Mr. Fogg, graduate of the Harvard Business School, in the last two years has greatly increased the efficiency of the Registraris office. Richard C. Tolman Allan C. Balch John R. Macarthur Frederic W. Hinrichs, Jr Philip S. Fogg Edward C. Barrett 15

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Robert Andrew Millikan Chairman of the Executive Council Members : Allan C. Balch Harvey S. Mudd George E. Hale William B. Munro Max Mason Henry M. Robinson Thomas H. Morgan Richard C. Tolman Edward C. Barrett, Secretary In the Executive Council 1-est the administrative policies of the Institute as related to internal alfairs, such as the determination of educational policies. The Council is composed partly of members of the faculty, and partly of members of the Board of Trustees. In the Board of Trustees rests the manage- ment of the lnstitute's external affairs, particularly in the matter of finances. The Board is matte up of promi- nent business men of Southern Calif ornia. Both grottps operating very effectively combine to form a manage- ment working toward the continued progress of the Institute. The Board of Trustees deserves a great deal of credit for the growth of the Institute over the last twenty-live years. Its members have, for the most part, been on the Board a number of years and have all devoted their services to building up the Institute. The Institute as it stands today is the result of their fine work. Their poli- cies in raising money for the purposes of expansion have been very successful, and the funds have been well utilized. Through the guidance of the Executive Council the California Institute of Technology has been made a first-rank science and engineering school. Its educational policies are second to none and have brought Caltech much of its fame. This is particularly true of their wise provision in requiring study in the humanities of all students. Dr. Millikan as its Chairntan is the head of the Institute. Another group that deserves our mention and thanks is the California Institute Associates, 'aa group of public- spirited citizens interested in the advancement of learn- ing . . . an organization for the purpose of promoting the interests of the California Institute of Technology. They have earned our sincere thanks.

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Physics Professors-back row: Keutner, Goetz, Nelier, C. Ander- son Slllylllt Lauritsen, Bowen, Houstong front row: Watson, Epstein Tolman. Both the Ph y S i 0 S department and the Institute have been greatly honored by the presentation of the Nobel Prize to Dr. Carl Anderson this year. Winning the award for his discovery of the positron, Dr. Anderson duly confirms his position in the ranks of the famous men composing the personnel of the Physics department. This group, headed by Dr. Millikan, in- cludes such men as Drs. Tolman, Epstein, Goetz and Zwicky, as well as many promi- nent young scientists and visiting profes- sors. By their fine work, these men have assisted greatly in focussing the eyes of the scientific world upon Caltech. Dr. Millikan, Dr. Pickering, Dr. Neher and many others here have devoted much time to research on cosmic rays, which are interesting scientists the world over. The Mathem atics faculty carries on numerous works besides the providing of adequate instruction in cal- culus and analytical geometry to Freshmen and Sophomores. Dr. E. T. Bell has just added to his long list of books published The Hamlmaizlen of the Sciences, a book which has aroused great public interest in modern higher mathematics. Working hand in hand with other departments, numerous applications of mathematics in physical, electrical and aerodynamic problems have been made, often greatly facilitating the technical research work. Kellogg Il3llli3lIi0ll Laboratory has been the scene of much important nuclear research leading to advanced re- finement in the comprehension of atomic problems. Also, the million-volt X-ray tube has been used continually to investigate the therapeutic values ol' X-rays. The co-opera- tion of local hospitals has made possible this latter work, which is under the direc- tion of Drs. Mudd, Emery, Stewart-Harri- son and Levi. Mathematics Profcssors-Michal, Van Buskirk, li, Bell, Birchby, Bateman.