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

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The grinding of the two-hundred-inch mirror is under the direction of Dr. ,I oh11 Andersong the erection of the observatory is supervised by Captain Clyde McDowell, U.S.N.g and Byron Hill is the civil engineer in charge of constructionf The Division of lllllllilllitilbs is one of the dis- tinctive features of the California Institute. Realizing the desirability of having greater emphasis placed upon the human- istic side of the curriculum than is common in most technical colleges, the administration has given over an ample portion of the various courses of study to this branch. In addition to their regular teaching duties, the members of the department carried on numerous outside activities. The division sponsored a series of lectures by Gilles Cuilbert of the Salzberg Mozarteum on history and philosophy of music and evolution of technique and form. In addition to this, a weekly series of non-technical lectures entitled HOutlooks in Philos- ophyi' wasidelivered by a group of distinguished professors from local colleges. Such student activities as forensics and dramatics were supervised by members of the department. Humanities Professors-standing: Jones, Uutcreincr, Judy, Lzniugg scaled: llusc, Stanton, Soares, Kurtz, Macarthur, Eaglcson, Foggy Gilbert.

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oxygen plus various hydrocarbons as rocket fuel, Lieutenants Alback and Miller, U.S.N., are using the Galcit power model to test stability and control in powered Hightg and VV. H. Bown is investigating boundary surfaces. The work in meteorology, under Dr. Krick, now includes remarkably accurate nationwide weather forecasting and train- ing of meteorologists for agencies. The radiometeorgraph, developed last year, has been greatly improved and cheapened. Mechanical Engineering professors, besides their usual classroom work, made up several committees investi- gating industrial problems. Professor Clapp heads those studying fatigue failure of drill pipe for the American Petroleum Institute. Dr. Donald S. Clark is investigating the structure of metals and alloys to determine the fundamental nature of the reaction to impact loading. Mechanical Engineering Professors- Clap p , S c c ll l e r, Daugherty, Tyson, Clark. Geology Professors-back row: Stock. Ridgway, Campbell Furlong G. Anderson, Ricllterg front row: Buwalda, Beniofl' Popcnoe Gutenberg, Fraser. Fields for G90l0gy division re- searches are numerous, particularly in the southwestern part of the United States. During the past year, the very oldest rocks in the bottom of the Grand Canyon have occupied Dr. Campbell's attention, while Dr. Buwalda, head of the department, has confined his studies to the local quad- rangle. Crustaceous marine shells from the Sacramento Valley have been the object of Dr. Popenoe's study, and Dr. Fraser has improved microscopic technic. At the Seismological Laboratory, Drs. Gutenberg and Richter have been investi- gating temblors originating five hundred miles below the crust of the earthy and Dr. Benioif has been designing and building more new types of earthquake recording instruments. The Astrophysics depart- ment is particularly busy With preparing the largest telescope and observatory.

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