Illinois College - Rig Yearbook (Jacksonville, IL)

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-p..,,.i6 Chemistry, 'ligriculture anb 'Physics H,gg,?'g0 Chemistry takes its beginning from the ancient alchemists, who vainly searched for the philosopher's stone and attempted to prepare asolution which -would convert the base metals into gold. These attempts and experiments naturally led to the discovery of many truths on which the science of chemistry was later based. Wlieii the .Renaissance swept over the world, the element of the supernatural, which had hitherto prevailed, was gradually lost and the science began to acquire tl1e real nature by which we know it today. Many men spent their entire lives that they might add one point to its advancement. The field has been so thoroughly explored that today Chemis- try plays a very important part in the commercial world. Every large manu- facturing establishment has its corps of chemists who save much expense and and greatly cheapen the production of the various materials. Thus, since chemistry holds such an important place in the world it is one of tl1e most im- portant sciences in the School of Liberal Arts. The upper floor of Sturtevant is devoted exclusively to chemistry and is well equipped witl1 recitation rooms, laboratories and all necessary apparatus. The work of the first year is designed to give the student a general View of 1norgan1c chemistry, emphasizing the fundamental principles of the science. DR. J. WM' ,,,,A,, Tl1e next phase considered is qualitative analysis in which each student makes . tests for t ie detection and separation of the elements and radicals studied in preceding courses and tl1e advanced work consists of quantitative analysis. . The study of A.gI'1CLlltllI'6, which is included in this department, is a recent addition to our college cur- 1'1Cl1llllI1. .Courses ln animal breedlng, field crop production and grain judging, soils and soil management, stockfeeding,'agricultural entomology and botany are offered. Dr. John William Read. the instructor, has especially equipped l11l'I1S6lf.f0I' the work in this department. I-le has a M. S. degree in Agiculture from the University of Missouri and 1n 1Q08 engyoyed a fellowship in Agronomy. The summers of '07 and '08 were spent as asslstant at the Missouri Agricultural Station in charge of crop breeding. In '09 he wasagraduate student in Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin and during the coming summer months will be a graduate stu- dent and assistant 1n chemistry at the University of Michigan. Dr. Read is also professor of Physics at Illinois.

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yu, va.. Greek anb 'latin 71302215 Vol. l2 What can a sensible being get out of the meaningless characters and 11iero- glyphics that go to make up Greek? A Hunk if he is not careful- What relation could a civilization that existed more than 2000 years ago bear to the present? If you were told that,Greek life as studied in school was as complex and modern as thepresent day life, you no doubt would be surprised. Yet that is tl1e case and more than that: tl1e Hellenic peoples were not chained down by senseless conventicnalities. ' What is it that Americans need most today? Sanity. We are a race of extremists and fanatics. Learn from a study of Greek how to become masters of your emotions and how to obtain a broad view of life. Can the ordinary man distinguish between the real and desirable in life and the artificial and undesirable? Where can he get the best material with which to build his standard? Let him spend three or four years on Greek. The value to be de- rived from an acquaintance with Greek people, however, depends not only up- on what those people produced but also upon the student's ability to get at it. No one would say tl1at a 1na11 could do it by himself but he must necessarily have someone who has devoted much of his life along this one line. Dr- ? , Clarence Gwen Harris is certainly well equipped to furnish the student tl1e necessary aid toward working out what is in the Greek literature. A graduate of Cornell, having spent much time in the East exploring Greece and Asia Minor, he is well qualified to make tl1e course interesting as Well as beneficial. Dr. Harris is also in charge of the Latin department, giving instruction in Cicero, Livy, Hor- ace. Tacitus. Suetonius, Plantus, Pliny and other noted Roman authors. He is a true teacher. He believes it is his lifeworkg that it is his mission to instruct the youth and start him along right lines. To those who have taken l1is courses nothing can be saidg to those who l1ave not: You are missing an important part in the preparation of yourself for a better, broader life.

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fwfr 55101092 rw - An acquaintanceshipwith nature and the wonderful laws and mechanism of nature, whether it be attained through a study of plant or of animal life, is an important adjunct to one's knowledge received from other sources. The Biology department, therefore, is of extreme interest and importance, appeal- B ing perhaps with most force to those students who have in View the medical profession as their life Work. V The Botany courses include a brief study of plant physiology and tl1e relation of plants to their environment, also a morphological study of ferns and flowering plants, of forest trees and their economic uses. 'Phe study in plant ecology and physiology is of great interest, requiring experimentation in greenhouse and in the field. . The Zoology courses offer instruction in invertebrate and vertebrate mor- phology, which is a consideration of the structure, development and relation- ship of types taken from these two classes of animalism. The courses also 1 include :i study of embryology, general physiology, general histology and comparative anatomy. and biological evolution. The course in comparative MISS SMITH ' anatomy is intended to teach tl1e student some of the methods of modern microscopic technique and to give a thorough study of the development and structure of animal tissues. It is especially designed for students preparing for the study of medicine. The work in theseldepartments demands much time and accurate study. The instructor, Miss Isabelle Smith, is a diligent teacher, and expects of her students an equal display of diligence. She is a graduate of Oberlin Uollege. having received the A. BQ degree in 1901, and has an M. S. degree from the 'Unix ersity of Chicago, where she was a graduate student in 1902-'03. She was also a research student at the Marine Bio- logical Station, Woods Hole, Mass., during tl1e summer of 1903. Before coming to Illinois, in a903, Miss Smith was assistant in the High 'School at Fremont, Ohio, and assistant in Botany at Oberlin College. She is now Assistant Professor of .Biology at Illinois. P 6 .