Georgia Institute of Technology - Blueprint Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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HEADS CDF DEPARTMENTS GILBERT HILLI-IOUSE BOGGS, B.Sc., Ph.D. Director of ffm Dl'IMl'fIIll'l1f of Cfacnzislry and Cbvruical Elzginceriflg The Department of Chemistry was established in 1901, and at that time a course in Engineering Chemistry was offered. Later, in 1906, a four-year course in Chemistry was installed for those wishing to study Chemistry as a pure science. In 1931, departmental expansion made possible the offering of the degree of Bachelor of Science of Chemical Engineering, which hitherto had been impossible because of a lack of equipment. During the past year the department was sub- divided into the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Chemical En- gineering with Professor J. L. Daniel and Dr. H. A. Bunger as respective heads and Dr. Boggs as director. FRANKLIN C. SNOW, C.E., SC.D. Heaa' of the Dvjzarffmwf of Civil Engincfcrifzg The Department of Civil Engineering was established in 1896, the second oldest course at Tech. The curriculum leads to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. It is so designed as to fit the student for any of the branches of civil engineering which might become his specialty. Thus it is that the cur- riculum is composed largely of purely fundamental subjects rather than more highly specialized ones. JAMES ERSKINE MCDANIEL, A.B., M.A., LL.B. Head of fbc' C0-opvralitfe DL'PdffllIFlIt Since 1912 the Georgia School of Technology has offered a Hve-year co-operative course for those students who wish to combine practical experience with technical theory. Mechanical, Civil, Textile, Electrical, and Chemical courses are open to students in this department. Under the co--operative system the students are divided into two sections. While one is on college work for twelve weeks, the other is at work for the same length of time in various shops and industries in the southeast. At the end of the twelve-week period the two sections alternate. HUBERT E. DENNISON, B.A. :fActing Heaa' of the Department of Economics and Social Science This department does not offer any degree, but performs much as the departments of English and Mathematics in that nearly all students take courses in it. Courses taught include: Economics, Business Law, Accounting, Statistical Methods, Gov- ernment, Insurance, Finance, Marketing, History, and associated subjects. :iPrior to appointment of Dr. A. M. XViemcr effective January 1, 1936. BOGGS SNOW MCDANIEL DENNISON

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KNIGHT BUSII-BROW N WYi.Olili I IENRY HEADS OE DEPARTMENTS MONTGOMERY KNIGHT, B.S. Direefor, Daniel GIl'Q,Q!'l1l7FiIIl Selmol of Al'V'!l1IdIlfl!'S In March, 1930, the Guggenheim Fund for the promotion of Aeronautics awarded Georgia Tech the sum of 5300,000 for the establishment of an aeronautical center of learning and research in the South. Housed in one of the newest buildings on the campus, equipped, in addition to classrooms and oflices, with two wind tunnels, a model shop, a large drafting room, a branch library, and a 300-horsepower auto- giro for flight testing, this department has made perhaps more rapid strides since its birth than any other at Tech, and is today one of the recognized leading schools of its kind in America. HAROLD BUSH-BROWN, A.B., M.Arch. Head of flre Dejrarlmenf of Areliifeefiire The Department of Architecture was established in 1908 as one of the full pro- fessional courses in the Georgia School of Technology. In 1934 a new five-year curriculum in Architecture was installed which leads to the degree of Bachelor of Architecture. For those who may not wish to become practising architects, but who may wish to enter into the building industry, a four-year course leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering is available. HUGH ALLEN WYCOFF, B.S., M.S. Heail of flu' Dejmarfmenl of Biology In the Department of Biology courses are offered in conjunction with the curricula of other departments but no degree is given by it alone. Subjects taught are Bacteriology, Zoology, and Physiology. ARTHUR VAN HENRY, Cer.E., M.Sc., Ph.D. H eau' of flue De parfiizenf of Ceramiz' Eiigineeriug The Department of Ceramic Engineering was installed in 1924 and leads to the Bachelor of Science in Ceramic Engineering degree. In addition to training stu- dents this department concerns itself with direct service to the ceramic industries, and is using its facilities to encourage logical industrial development of these in the South. WILLIAM GILMER PERRY, A.M., Litt.D. Hean' of flu' Dejlarfmeiif of English This department is very important in that every student is required to take two years of Rhetoric and Literature. In addition, advanced courses in Literature, Public Speaking, Poetry, Drama, the Novel, and Technical English are offered to upperclassmen.

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IEITZGERAUI JOHNS Gussox DUNKIN HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS THOMAS WITT FITZGERALD, BS., M.S., E.E. Head of the Dejzartment of Eleefrieal Engineering The Department of Electrical Engineering was established in 1896 which makes it, together with the Civil Engineering Department, the second oldest course at Tech. Today it is recognized as one of the leading schools of its kind in America and is one of the largest departments at Tech. Courses leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering are offered. WILLIAM BEN JOHNS, JR., B.S. Acting Head of fbe Dejzartmelzf of Engineering Drawing and Meebalzies The Department of Engineering Drawing and Mechanics, while in itself offering no degree, is a very important one at Tech in that all engineering students must take these subjects. COUNT DILLON GIBSON, Ph.B., M.S. in C.E., C.E. Heaa' of the Deparlnzelif of Geology The work of the department of Geology is designed to give the student a thorough training in the basic principles of Geology and Mineralogy and their application to the particular field of engineering the student is preparing to enter. WILLIAM VAN DUNKIN, B.S. in M.E., M.E. Director of the Industrial Management Course This course is designed to provide adequate training for those who intend to do executive work in industry. The f1rst two years are devoted to a liberal educa- tion wich basic physical sciences, while the latter two are composed of necessary courses in business and economics. The degree of Bachelor of Science is offered. DAVID M. SMITH, Ph.D. Head of the Deparfment of Matloematies At a technical school mathematics is probably the basic subject. It is the founda- tion that all engineering is built upon. So it is that every engineering student is required to take at least two years of mathematics, consisting of Trigonometry, Analytical Geometry, and the Calculus. Advance courses are offered in many specialized forms of the subject.