DePauw University - Mirage Yearbook (Greencastle, IN)

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Surveys for Perspective Dr. W. W. Carson, head of the History Department. Seated for $sclussion are Dr. W. C. Russell, Dr. C. G. Pierson, and Dr. H. W o tmer. S ince so much of the explanation and understanding of the world's events today is found in the happenings of the post, the history department has much to offer the student who is interested in world aFFoirs. Whether learning how the First cove-dwellefs society developed into our modern one, the historical basis of our own country, or the congenital characteristics of our allies, the history student goinsl through his knowledge of other countries, a broader toleration and understanding. Dr. L. M. Jones, head of the Sociology Department. Dr. W. . Mother utters woeful com- mentuponosociologicolproblemt 27

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Peonies and Principles Dr. E. Ritchie gives an impromptu lecture to Mr. W. Asbell, Mrs. Ethei Morgan,M r. O. P. MGnseH, and Jack Graham, student lab assistant. Dr. 0. H. Smith, head of the Physics Department. Physics principles and their relationships to everyday life form the basis of study in the physics department. In addition, the more technical aspects of the Field, such as electronics, photoelectricity, X-roys, and rcdio-cctivity are introduced to the student, along with practical lab experience. Plants, From the highest and most weII-developed member of the seed group to the most primitive cell are surveyed carefully by those working in the Botany department as they actucmy trace their ovorite peonyk growth in their greenhouse. Dre T. G. Yuncker, head of the Botany Department. Dr. W. H. Welch works with Mr. K. A. Wagner, the newest member of the Botany Department. Q6

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28 ' Dr. H. T Ross and Dr. R. W. Pence, heads of Speech and English Departments respectively Miss TurneH confers with Prof. R. E. Williams over a Script; Miss uMoon Mullins, Mr. F. L. Bergmonn, Miss E. M. Mills, Mr. J. D. Davis, Mrs E. H. Taylor, Mr. J C. Hisxon, Miss A. V. Harlow, and Miss M. L. Fraley gather for a short English discussion. The English department this year has carried on in the face of increased feminine odds of approximately 20 to 'l. However, rhetoric has been blessed with the V5195 manly graces in c: few specialized sections as has the Speech department which boasts 6 Navy en- - rollment of three hundred besides the increased interest of the civilian student body in both technical phases of production and in dramatic interpretation, The Power of Language