Haverford College - Record Yearbook (Haverford, PA)

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CHEMISTRY liussell Williams has the abiiitj- to make people step lively, whether he is dressed in a flashy flannel shirt and cool khakis, calling a square dance, or in a well-ventilated lab apron and bow tie, calling buddinp chemists to task. Since arriving from Notre Dame, the friendly bespectacled chemistry head has made exten- sive changes in the department ' s curriculum — all intended to bring woe to pre-med students. Besides teaching introductory and physical chemistry courses, Williams divides his time between working on an Atomic Energy Com- mission research project and controlling little boys who charge down the halls armed with pop-guns. Three days a week, when the Dean is not in his office putting .some unfortunate .student on cut probation, he picks his way down to the chem building to conduct a class in physical chemistry. A recognized authority in the field of pre-medical education, William Cadbury is also rated high in his organization of course material. Moreover, he excels in his ability to utilize the weightless-frictionless piston for his own devious purposes. Robert Walter is one of the most feared men on campus I His .students are still trying to determine whether organic chemistry is just plain difficult, whether Mr. Walter is unusually exacting, or whether as a loyal Swarthmore alumnus he practices pre- (and po.st-) game activities. He is known for his brave attempts to utilize vacations for skiing trips. However, his addiction to hard work is attested to by his habit of emerging from the building behind the sundial long after the sundial has ceased to function for the day. Colin MacKay, a versatile, well-liked nuclear chemist, has had the distinction of teaching nearly every non-organic cour.se in the depart- ment. Never too busy to offer assistance to a bewildered .student, his friendliness and inter- est are evidenced by the respect his students show him. When asked an interesting off ' -track question during a lecture, Ir. MacKay usually places his chalk-covered hands on his wrinkled Thirsty Messrs. Walter, Cadbuiy, MacKay. and Dun- athan watch Russ Williams brew a cup of tea. Keeping the chem department ' s glassware spotless, John Elliott is vitally needed in the Dining Room. brow and, after due consideration, answers, I don ' t know — a reply typical of the frank- ness of this modest man. As any organic student will testify, the mild manner of Harmon Dunathan conceals an un- canny ability to give rough exams. Some of the senior chem majors have yet to recover fi ' om last year ' s second semester final. Inter- ested in cyclic hydrocarbons, Mr. Dunathan was playing with rings long before hula-hoops came into vogue and is an e.xpert at manipula- tion of toy models of organic compounds. Bor- rowing from the domestic traits of his spouse (one of the most attractive of faculty wives), he is skilled at giving kindly advice to frus- trated cooks in the organic kitchen. Fifteen

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NATURAL SCIENCES ASTRONOMY The long-striding figure pacing the Roberts Hall platform, talking about the International Geophysical Year, and now and then giving his trousers a tug is but one aspect of Louis Green. There is also the well-organized lecturer in beginning astronomy and the scholar who translated Galileo from Latin in front of his History and Philosophy of Science class. There is the mathematician extraordinary who initiated fugitives from Sharpiess into the mys- tic realms of h igher physics. And even the least scientific student will remember Dr. Green ' s explaining why one can see satellites only at sunrise and sunset. Louis Green excitedly reports a sighting of the Rocket Society ' s first manned satellite. BIOLOGY Ariel Loewy is the classic example of the absent-minded professor: devotion to biology overrides all other considerations. Despite this singularity (or perhaps because of it), Mr. Loewy ' s contributions to Haverford are size- able. He dynamically heads the bio department ; he puts content (if not organization) into his lectures; and he conducts research on cell archi- tecture. In his non-academic time he contrib- utes color to the campus scene by spirited races with passing automobiles — on a bicycle ! Melvin Santer. hired as a microbiologist, is actually a biochemist. He is most memorable Thoughtful biologists Finger, Loewy, Santer, Green stir the remains of a senior pre-med. and as a white-coated figure hurrying through Sharpiess from his second floor office to his third floor lab, at the same time explaining to a student some subtlety of the Krebs cycle. In addition to reluctant instruction of pre-meds in biochemistry, Mr. Santer conducts research on his own private strain of Thiobacilli. Irving Finger is well known for the interest he shows in his students, whether senior foot- ball-technicians or freshman zoologists. ( ' At least he shows up at the beginning and end of every lab. ) The Biologist of the Youthful Countenance is always consulted on interpreta- tions of data in order to obtain the most pessi- mistic view. Fleeing the boiling cabbage of his lab, he fills his tiny apartment with the latest stereo and hi-fi. The better half (traditional) of the Green science team is Elizabeth Green. Although di- rect student contact is limited by her non- teaching position, Mrs. Green ' s cj-tology re- search makes her a valuable member of the department. She has the additional distinction of being good company for post-lab tea. This year ' s botany instructor, Maimon Xasatir, journeyed from Penn ' s asphalt jungle to Haverford ' s brown tundra on Mondays and Fridays. A typical lecture began, Today we will cover plant evolution from the algae to the orchid. Fill in the details from your text. A sincere, sophisticated biologist, Mr. Nasatir was handicapped by student apathy and lack of time.

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ENGINEERING At the bottom of Fort Hilles, situated on the south end of campus, we meet the affable and talented Norman Wilson. While keeping the machine shop equipment from decadence and unworthy hands, Norm also maintains a fine sense of humor and well-cared-for Cadillac. His has been a varied life, going from arti.st to radio operator to ■ machinist to teacher, and lately to College photographer. At the top of the medieval staircase, the Fort ' s cold atmosphere is broken by the warm greeting and friendly smile of Theodore Het- zel. Patience and charity characterize the per- sonality of this family man and good Samari- tan. Mr. Hetzel can speak with equal authority MATHEMATICS Cletus Oakley is one of Haverford ' s most colorful faculty members. When not teaching math, he performs in brush-clearing expedi- tions on Campus Day or fondly reminisces about the good ol ' days in Te.xas. Mr. Oakley has also been known to give half a lecture in the last five minutes of class and then leave his stunned students through the East Math Room window. His pet project is po.sting obtuse math problems on the bulletin board (accompanied by promises of huge prizes) to divert diligent students from their regular assignments. Cluttering up bow-tied Cletus Oakley ' s office are Bob Wisner, Dave Harrison, and a tea kettle. Although Robert Wisner ' s freshman classes liave a high mortality rate, upperclassmen seem to build up an amazing immunity to his unique teaching methods: irregular class meetings are a hard and fast rule; ten problems one night and none the next is normal ; and proofs flow from his chalk so easily that the student blinks and exclaims, Why didn ' t I think of that! Chances are that if he did, Wisner would find a mistake in it. Although this big wheel on the Academic Standing Committee deplores bon- fires, pep rallies, and other collegiate foolish- ness, it is rumored that he stole into Philadel- phia one night just to hear Tom Lehrer. David Harrison arrived on campus with his rain-hat full of gamma and lambda functions. Alternately confusing and enlightening his stu- dents, he followed sermons on the necessity for rigor with speeches on the merits of intuition. A.lmost any hour of the day he can be found in his Hilles retreat amid piles of books, prov- ing the nearly unprovable and dreaming up easy tests. Yet Mr. Harrison is quite versa- tile : he can balance an arbitrarily small daugh- ter on one arm and write out an unbounded sequence of proofs with the other. Only one problem remains unsolved : Why is he leaving Haverstraw — the mathematician ' s paradise?