Carleton College - Algol Yearbook (Northfield, MN)

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Services Ralph L. Henry, Editor of College Publications; M. Jane Koelges, Director of the News Bureau; and Warren A. Breckenridge, Director of Alumni Relations. Mrs. Mabel J. Olson, Supervisor of Gridley and Margaret Evans Dining Halls; Clarence R. Skaar, Director of Food Services; and Mrs. Helen Dougherty, Supervisor of the Tec Room. Italian spaghetti, Chinese chop suey, and good American hamburger received the hearty approval of stu- dents, all of whom were majoring in food quantities and re- ceiving A for appetite. Not even Russian salad received a veto as more than 800 hunger pains were satisfied daily with well-planned menus. House mothers found numerous aches and pains ranging from simple to complex cases of schoolitis to deal with in their continuously changing schedules. The students rediscover each year that their house mothers ore more than ample replacements for the understanding parents left at home. RESIDENT HEADS Mrs. Selma N. Kaufmann, Nourse Hall; Mrs. Alice S. Schuike, House Manager of the Men ' s Dormi- tories; Pauline R. Utzinger, Margaret Evans Hall; Mrs. Alvina D. Winkler, Gridley Hall; and Mrs. Louisa G. Branhom, Hill House. 14

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Dove Chomeau expounds to Jon Candy and Herb Binswanger on the inherent value of the moon. Astronomy After a year ' s absence. Astronomy was reborn this year at Carleton. Managing the revitalization process was Dr. Robert T. Mathews. Along with the elementary astron- omy course. Dr. Mathews devoted his time to redesigning the problems offered students and renovating the fine equipment in Goodsell Observatory, most of which had fallen into disuse. If all goes well. Dr. Mathews intends to launch a research program of measuring the separation of double stars, but he feels that the emphasis should be placed on making the Observatory equipment available for the stu- dents rather than on research. In keeping with this goal, part of the program of the Stargazers , a curriculum club of about 15 students with a zealous interest in astron- omy, was a monthly Observatory Open House where the public was invited to hear lectures, view heavenly bodies through the telescope, or attend a show in the Planetarium. At their biweekly sessions, the club does further study in astronomical topics and then observes heavenly bodies through the various instruments. Outside of the academic astronomy work, the college continued the maintenance of a standard clock and a rain gouge that is measured daily. Stardust via telescope . . . Mr. Mathews and Leo Nelson. Parents ' eye view of the heavens.