Colorado College - Nugget Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO)

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Wm. PostlEthwaite Courses in the various branches of philosophy are conducted in the Department of Philosophy under the direction of Dr. Wilm. High standards with the idea of creating the technique of dealing with intellectual problems is the aim of the department. In an issue of the Nation, an article, The College and Main Street, written by Dr. Wilm, was published. In the Department of Psychology, a new course, Contemporary Psychology, was offered this year for the first time. Research work on the study of mental growth was made by Miss Angeline Keen, an assistant in the department. Under the direction of Mr. Olson, the electric machines in the laboratory of the Physics Department were redesigned. Research work on the sputting of thin films, the measurement of the field intensity of Broadcasting Station KFUM, and the remodeling of the oscillography is in progress under the direction of Mr. Boucher and Mr. Olson. An article by Mr. Olson, An Observed Periodicity in the Packing Fraction, was published in the Physical Review. Believing that practice should be combined with theory, Dr. Bramhall, of the Department of Political Science, last year became a candidate for mem- bership on the city council and was elected. Students in the department took part in the Model Assembly of the League of Nations conducted by students of foreign affairs in the universities and colleges of Colorado. The Assembly met in Denver in March. Dr. Bramhall is active at the present time in working on the committee which is attempting to secure a revision of the Constitution of Colorado. The Department of Romance Languages offers work in French, in Spanish, and in Italian. In addition to people who take courses in this department to satisfy the minimum language requirements, a number of language major students always are enrolled. The French club will be re-established, next year, after a lapse of some time. Connected with this department are courses in the German language and literature. Child Labor in Agriculture and Farm Life in the Arkansas Valley of Colorado by Bertram H. Mautner and W. Lewis Abbott of the Department of vSociology was among the articles published by Colorado College faculty members during the year. The article was also published by the National Child Labor Committee. Original research work was done in 1929 by Miss Dorothy Rehm, a graduate student in the department. Miss Rehm ' s subject was Changes in the Attitudes of College .Students.

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schools. The Degree with Honors at Colorado Col- lege by Dean C. B. Hershey was published in School and Society. Next year, Dean Hershey will make a study of the public school systems in Germany. Colorado College has one of the best equipped Forestry Schools in the United States. It possesses a 6,200 acre tract of wooded land timbered with a relatively young stand of western yellow pine and Douglass fir. Excellent buildings and other camp facilities are provided so that the tract may be used for a field laboratory and forestry taught in the forest. Dean Lovitt The Fremont Experiment Station and the Monument Nursery, units of the Forest Service, are close at hand and are used by the department. The Geology Department offers a full curriculum in petroleum and struc- tural geology. Work in this department is also taken up extensively by students interested in satisfying the minimum science requirement. For those students who wish to satisfy the social science requirements, and for students who plan to enter law school, the History Department offers a variety of courses. Dr. Hulbert, working under the Stewart Commission, has published articles entitled: The Dead Wood Stage Route, Letters of an Overland Stage Agent in Utah, The Provincial Basis for Patriotism, The First Wagon Train on the Road to Oregon, The Soil Factor in American History, and Frontiers. Dr. Binkley has been continuing his work on the history of Texas. Under the direction of Jack F. Lawson, city editor of the Colorado Springs Gazette, the Department of Journalism offered a general survey course in newspaper work. An advanced course will be offered next year. Mr. Lawson was the author of an article, Pickwick Papers, which appeared in the maga- zine, Motor Travel. The Department of Mathematics was host to the American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Association of America, last summer. Professor Sisam presented a paper entitled Threespread Multiply Generated by Right Line. He also published in the Messenger of Mathematics of London, an article, Ruled Three Dimensional Varieties of Order Five. For women students interested in taking graduate courses in library work, Miss Kampf, librarian, offered a practical elementary course in library science, second semester. The School of Music offers courses in vocal and in instrumental music. Majors in this department receive the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Frequent recitals and the meetings of the musical society, Euterpe, are features of the annual program of the department.

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Under the direction of Arthur G. Sharp, Jr., of the English Department, a number of plays were pre- sented during the year. Programs were also pre- sented by the Department of Dramatics. The Department of English contains the names of two new instructors, Mr. George Ranson and Mr. Arthur vSharp. Professor Jessie Hutsinpillar, who is on leave of absence, is spending the year in Washington, D. C. This year the department has taught its customary list of courses with a few minor changes. Professor Rose has reorganized the course in Mythology, which is now devoted exclusively to the study of Northern Sage and Legend. Mr. vSharp is conducting a new course in Dramatic Technique and Production for those especially interested in the problems of stage management and acting. Professor Goodenough has organized a course in Scientific Exposition, which is designed to meet the needs of science students and others who desire ad- ditional training in English composition. Professor Amanda Ellis published A Celtic Treasure House in Poet Lore. Josephine Morrow Besides its regular courses the Department of Classical Language and Literature introduced a new class, Vergil and his contribution to World Literature, given by the President of the College in special commemoration of the two-thousandth anniversary of the birth of Vergil. Both Dr. C. C. Mierow and Dr. H. E. Mierow have published several articles this year. The Field Secretary of the college, Mr. W. D. Copeland, has been active- ly engaged in the work of carrying on the endowment campaign for two and one-half million dollars which was authorized by the Board of Trustees. In addition, the secretary ' s office is in direct contact with all the high schools of the state supplying them with information concerning the college, and ad- vising students who intend to enter Colorado College. Mrs. Louise W. Fauteaux, Dean of Women, and Dr. William V. Lovitt, Dean of Men, have continued the customary work of their offices in exercising general supervision over undergraduate activities. Dean Fauteaux ' s duties cover a wide range of problems. The Dean of Women has an additional duty this year in serving as ex-officio and advisory member of the legislative board of the Associated Women Students of Colo- rado College. In addition to the usual functions performed by the office of the Dean of Men, analyses of students ' grades have been made at regular intervals under the direction of Dean Lovitt who introduced the system last year.