DePauw University - Mirage Yearbook (Greencastle, IN)

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Department of Chemistry P. S. Baker, A. M., M. D. To those whose olfactory organs are not so abnormally developed that an occa- sional scent of HZS becomes unbearable to them, the department of cliemistry is one of the most inviting in the university. Chemistry in itself is an attractive and interesting subject, on account of its utility and the close relation it bears to every-day li fe. flt is here we get a knowl- edge of the Very food We eat a11d the water j we drink. Though not usually so con- sidered, chemistry is a subject that deals with real life. Our debt to the science of chemistry is no small one. But our interest in the subject here at De Pauw is greatly enhanced by the congeniality with which Doctor Baker presents his work. To be in his classes a yearis to love the subject. Those contemplating a medical course find it greatly to their advantage to have taken this work while in college. While here we have more time in which to do the required. work, and the laboratory equip- ment and other facilities for work being much better than in most medical schools, the results are consequently ,much more satisfactory. In the first year the ground work is laid'and the principles of cllem- istry learned as a basis for future work. The iirst two terms' work con- sists ot general chemistry, a study of the primary elements, their properties and most important compounds. The third termis work is continuous with that of the first and second, and consists principally of qualitative analysis in which the student learns the simple methods of recognizing substances. Throughout this year's work lectures are given three times a week, and laboratory work by students carried on simultaneously. The lecture and laboratory method is continued through the second and third year.

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Department of Mathematics Wilbur V. Brown, Ph. D. The dc-pzwtincnt of l'll2l't'llO11l2l,'UlCS wus orgzuiizcd at the time of the founding o the University. The first president, Bishop Simpson, wus the iii-st head ot' that dcp:u'i'n1ent. Since then nine diH'c1'- ent professors have filled the chair. At present 1'-he emphztsis in the work oi' the dcpnrtnncnt is put upon the applied hrftnches of llllllhllfilllZl1f'l0S-Dlillill0111211102-1 hcing l'0gZl,l'ClGCl not so much :ts :Ln ond in itself, hut l'n1'her :Ls nn, engine of investi- gut'-ion. Mr. Rvichzlrd Biddle left 214000111 he used in the huilding up ol' at liln,'zn'y oi' ixlzltliolnuticznl works. The liln'zu'y consists of two pnirtsg one in Biddle Ilnll of uhout 400 volunu-s, tho other in Mcliiln ClbS0l'V1l.l?0l'-Y of about 300 volumes. Tn 1885, Mr. liohcrt Mcliiin, of Mztdison, Qlfnd., presented to the Uniivorsity, :mt the cost of :Lhout rB11,000,tho completed building and equipment of the Mellini A.Sl7I'0l101T11C2Tl ObscrvzLto1'y. lt is provided with znppzlmtlls, which, though inoderztte in size, is of the best class. The work of the course is outlined, thc first your including plzum und spherical trigonoinctry' :md general astronomyg the second yezL1 s work consists of znlalytic geometry und calculus 3 the third your mechanics and prztcticztl ustronolny. Dr. .Brown gruduzmted ut Stevens Instituto of Technology in 1880. He acted as assistant in Hurvzwd College Observatory from 1880 until 1883. From 1883 until 1885 he taught inzmthemzttics in Indizmnapolis High- Scllool. Dr. Brown became connected with De Pauw University in 1885, and has had charge of the mathematical department since 1895. t.

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Department of lOratory John M. Walker, Ph. B. ' ' The department of oratory in De Pauw University was established by Prof. Joseph Carhart in 1880. The system upon which he founded his work and the methods of instruction which he used have been maintained by his successors. The purpose of the department is not to supplant but to supplement the other departments. lt strives for excellence in l its own lield. Wliile we are justly proud of our record in oratorical and debate contests, yet it is not our ambition simply to turn out winners of contests, but to train men to be effective in public speaking. De .Pauw alumni have won distinction in every field of oratory. Their voices have been heard in legislative halls, and from platform and pulpit. As representa- tives of her numerous sons, we name such men as Sam L. Brengle, Daniel Voorhees, J. E. Mcllonald, J. ll. Wilkerson, XV. H. lVise, and A. J. Bev- eridge. It is noteworthy of remark that no oratorical. honors fell to De Pauw until after the establishment of the department of oratory. Of the twenty- one state contests which have occurred since the establishment of this department, De Pauw has won thirteen. Of all the colleges represented in the ten states which constitute the Interstate Oratorical League, only one, Knox College, Illinois, has won more interstate contests than De Pauw. ' The successors of Prof. Carhart have been Profs. J. H. Wilkerson, A. R. Priest, and John M. VValker, all De Pauw alumni. Each of them has added new luster to the department, and under their direction new honors havecome to De Pauw. Observance of our motto : Have some- thing to say and know how to say it, and of our style : Straightfor- ward, natural delivery,'l has brought us success.