Colorado College - Nugget Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO)

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Department of Chemistry During this scholastic year the Chemistry Depart- ment has probably installed more new pieces of laboratory equipment than any other science department. Out- standing among these are: a hydrogen-sulphide generating apparatus, a reflectoscope, two new pyrometers, and electrical apparatus for the Physical Chemistry laboratory, besides equipment for use in the general laboratory. Several research problems are occupying the atten- tion of majors and instructors in this field, notably those concerning reduction of ores by means of platinum, low tem- perature carbonization of coal gas from fuel in this region, and the manufacture of gas. The latter experiment is being carried on in conjunction with the City Gas Department. Prof. Douglas Department of Physics The Physics Department, under the supervision of Professor Boucher is entirely in keeping with the forward looking policies of the College. During the last ten years, thirty-five or forty students have graduated with a major in the Department of Physics and Electrical Engineering. Of this number, twenty-six have done at least one year ' s graduate work in physics, and there are at the present time fourteen men and women pursuing graduate courses in seven of the larger universities. The prospects are favorable that all those who graduate this June will be placed either in teaching fellowships or in industrial positions. P rof. Boucher Rebekah M. Hartness A. M., Columbia French and German Catherine Hood M., Colorado College Mathematics Charlie B. Hershey Ed. D., Harvard Education I. Allen Kette A. M., Missouri Geology Charles T. Latimer A. M., Chicago Romance Languages 26

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CJV Ike PIKEX PEAK NUGGET rsj i m e: rsi HUNDRED T M I (=5 T V U Department of Classical Languages Headed by Dr. Herbert Mierow, the M. C. Gile Memorial professor, the Department of Classical Languages occupies a pre-eminent position, for it was the ancient Greeks and Romans who laid the foundations of our modern culture. President C. C. Mierow maintains an active interest in this, his field. Each year at Commencement the members of the department ' s two social organizations, Eta Sigma Phi and the Classical Club, offer a Greek play in English, one of the most beautiful of Colorado College traditions. In addition to the purely translational courses, courses are offered in Roman private life, ancient history, and Greek drama in English. Prof. Mierow A Department of Business Another highly successful year for the Judson M. Bemis Department of Business Administration and Bank- ing draws to a close. Professor A. P. R. Drucker, who was away on leave of absence last year, again heads this department. R. P. Swan, who has entered the industrial field, has been replaced the second semester by W. F. Earle. Following its custom of presenting industry in action to the students by visits to industrial plants, several interesting trips were arranged this year. The courses in economics and sociology have like- wise been well received by many students who realize the advantages of a practical business education. Dean Drucker Robert S. Ellis Ph. D., Clark Psychology Aubrey W. Goodenough Ph. D., Iowa English Florence M. Harmon M. A., Columbia French and German Ralph J. Gilmore Ph. D., Cornell Biology Dorothy M. Graves A. B., Colorado College Romance Languages 25

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Crv 9Xe PIKEX PEAR NUGGE n i n e. r e: e n U N DRE D I 1=3 T Department of Geology The Geology Department of Colorado College has successfully continued in its great strides of improvement. The department, headed by Professor I. A. Keyte, has outdone all its previous records for rapid growth and expansion. Geology has long had wide practical application, but it is particularly since the advent of the combustion engine and the resultant development of the petroleum industry that it has sprung into major prominence. Not to be surpassed, and ever on the outlook for innovations, Prof. Kbyte the Colorado College Department of Geology has kept up to the minute, with the result that it today offers as fine a course in this field as any college in the country. Department of Biology Ranking as one of the finest in its line the Depart- ment of Biology of Colorado College offers excellent courses for pre-medical training and biological work of all kinds. The department is well equipped with appar- atus and offers many courses dealing with plant and animal life, from General Biology to Research Problems in Biology. Biology, aside from the training along its own line, is excellent for developing sound thinking, training the powers of observation, and imparting knowledge of the fundamentals of right living. More and more possibilities are unfolding for workers in this line, and the openings for the trained biologist are becoming innumerable. Prof. Gilmore B William V. Lovitt Ph. D., Chicago Mathematics James G. McMurtry Ph. D.. Wabash Biblical Literature Henry E. Mathias A. M., Missouri Geology Herbert E. Mierow Ph. D., Princeton Classics Frank M. Okey B. C. E., Iowa State Civil Engineering 27