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

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Registrar P. S. Fogg Comptroller E. C. Barrett Dean Hinrichs Dean Untereiner The military bearing of Dean of Upperclassmen F. W. Hinrichs Ir. may cause the erring student to quake in his boots, but once he has penetrated the outer shell he real- izes that here is a sincere friend. The Dean has proved that there is a warm spot in his heart for the student body ..... Foster mother of the freshmen, Dean Ray Untereiner. is the first person to hear the many troubles of the year- lings. His Wise counsel has been a great aid in helping the bewildered first year man to get his bearings ..... Home office of the dreaded blue slips is that of Registrar Philip S. Fogg. It is his unpleasant duty to inform all be- low average students that the clay of reckoning is not far ahead unless he turns his talents to snaking instead of bulling ..... It is no easy job to keep track of the finances of an institution as large as the California Institute, but Comptroller Edward C. Barrett has proved himself well able to cope With the problem. A large part of the success of the business department is due to his ability and ex- perience ..... As Chairman of the Observatory Council that coordinates all of the work of design and construc- tion of the new two hundred inch telescope, Max Mason, has a difficult task to perform. His duties as a member of the Executive Council of the Institute make him a busy man indeed ..... Dean of the Graduate School. Richard Tolman. advises those students working for higher de-. grees and coordinates the activities of the graduate school With those of the undergraduate departments. As a mem- ber of the Executive Council he plans the policies of the Institute ..... Professor of Mathematics, Eric T. Bell. is famous both for his scientific treatisies and for his popular scientific fiction. His amazing stories combine both fantasy and mathematical reality ..... When the Guggen- heim Laboratory of Aeronautics was erected in 1928, Pro- fessor Theodore von Kai'man came from Germany to di- rect the work here and at the Guggenheim Airship In- stitute at Akron, Ohio. His work in the design of modern airplanes has made him a recognized authority in aeroe nautical circles. 95- 512..., 1 .5 r sits; at Juki . f w 't- 0'

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Robert Daugherty 1 Thomas H. Morgan Linus Pauling Franklin Thomas Royal W. Sorensen Clinton K. Indy The success of the work here at the Institute in the fields of Mechanical and Hydraulic Engineering has largely been due to the organizing ability of Professor Robert Daugherty. The author of a textbook on hydraulics, he has contributed much to the establishment Of that subject to its proper place as a true science. . . . Nobel Laureate, Chairman of the Biology Division, and Member of the Executive Council. Thomas Hunt Morgan is no arm- chair biologist. The examination of millions of Drosophila has provided him With positive proof of his theories of heredity, and has contributed much to the advancement of that field. Not content with this, however, he has conducted research into the field of experi- mental embroyoloqy where again his theories have borne fruit. . . . Complicated apparatus and involved mathematics are the foundations of Professor Linus Pauling's contributions to Chemistry.A1though he is the Director of the Gates and Crellin Laboratories of Chemistry. he still finds time to continue his important researches into crystal structure, the size of mm, and the nature of the chemical bond. Dr. Pauling attributes his rapid rise in the chemical world to his good looks, but those who know say it is due to sheer ability, helped of course by his curly hair .Professor of Civil Engineering, F ranklin Thomas. not only directs the activities of that department, but also acts as the advisory head of the Caltech Musicale These duties, combined With his interest in the local chapter of Tau Beta Pi, make him one