Indiana State University - Sycamore Yearbook (Terre Haute, IN)

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8:12an EDWIN MORRIS BRITCE. S. M. Professor of Chemistry. Lebanon High School. DePauw University. Indiana State Normal School, 1897. Indiana. University, A. B., 1899. Chicago University, M. S. Graduate work at Chicago Uni versity. Twenty-eight years1 experi ence in the county schools and high schools of Indiana, as Superintend- ent, and in the State Normal schools of Oregon, North Dakota, and In- diana. Indiana State Normal school since 1905. ROBERT GREENE GILLITM, A. B. Professor of Physics Student Virginia Polytechnic. Indiana University, A. B. Post- graduate work at Indiana. Univer- sity, Harvard University, Chicago University. Thirty-two years' work in the science department of the 1119 diana State Normal School. Memw ber of the Terre Haute Science Club, and the Indiana Academy of Science. Loms JOHN RIaTTGER, PH. D. Professor of Physiology Indiana State 'Normal School, 1886. Johns Hopkins University, A. B., 1888, Graduate student, and laboratory assistant, Johns Hop- kins University, 1888-1889. Indi- ana University, A. M., 1890. Hei- delberg University, 1895. Univer- sity of Berlin 1896. Johns Hopkins University, Ph. D., 1909.

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FREDERICK HENRY WICNG, A. M. Professor of Latin and Dean of Men University of Michigan, Ph. B., 1898. A. M., 1900. Chicago Uni- versity. Experience in the Marine City, Michigan High School, the De- troit School for Boys, and the Lead- ville, Colorado High School; Indi- ana State Normal School since 1903. Eanguage Eppartmmt Latin was taught as early as 1872 in Indiana State Normal. In 1877 Herman B. Boisen was ttInstructor in Languages and Assistant Instructor in Mathematics. Latin was established as a separate department in 1881 with Miss Estella, Norton as teacher. Alpheus MCTaggart succeeded her in 1884. In 1895 Prof. F. M. Stalker was the acting head with Joseph F. Thornton as his assistant. From 1896 until 1905 Latin and German were merged into one department with Dr. J. J. Schilcher as head, and with Miss Eliza- beth Rose t1895-19011, Miss Anne B. Sankey t1897-19011, Miss Jeanette Winbigler 0897- 19001, F. G. Mutterer t1901-19051, and F. H. Weng t1903-19051, as assistant professors. At the time of D1 . Schlickers withdrawal from the school in 1918, Prof. Weng became the head of the department. The department of Romance Languages and Literature was organized in the fall of 1917, When Harry Vincent Wann, formerly instructor in French at the University of Michigan, was elected as head of the department, with Rose Marian Cox as assistant. Prior to this, Miss COX had devoted her attention to German. She recently augmented her preparation by a trip abroad, studying at Paris and Madrid. The popularity of the Language department is shown by the fact that at the beginning of the present school year two hundred students out of the enrollment of six hundred were taking advantage of the splendid course of study offered.

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ULYsslcs ORANGE COX, A. M. Dean of the Faculty, Professor of Zoology, Botany and Agriculture. Farmland, Indiana High School. Indiana State Normal School, 1889. Indiana Univer- sity, A. B., 1900, A. M,, 1902. Field work with the United States Fish Commission, Assistant in the University of Minnesota. also in charge of parties of the Biological Sgirvey. Indiana State Normal School since 1 05. FRED DONAGHY, A. B. Assistant Professor of Botany and Agricul- ture. Indiana State Normal School, 1911. A. B., 1913. Indiana University, A. B., 1914. EX- perience in the Indiana State Normal School, 1912-1913, Kansas State Manual Training Normal, 1915, 1917. Indiana State Normal School since 1919. Bepartmpnt nf $132an The department of Science was organized With the foundation of the school in 1870. Everything from Astronomy t0 Histology was included in original department. Prof. J. T. professor was commonly spoken of as occupying a settee instead of a chair. Scovell was the first professor and he continued in this capacity until 1883, Prof J. T. He was suc- ceeded by Dr. Oliver P. Jenkins, who was called to DePauw University in 1886, and who later went to Leland Stanford UniVersity, as Professor of Physiology. Dr. Barton W. Everman was head of the department until 1891, when he was appointed Chief of the divis- ion of scientific inquiry of the United States Fish Commission in Washington, D. C. In 1888 the department was divided, Dr. Everman retaining the work in Biology and Prof. Robert G. Gillum becoming professor of Physics and Chemistry. In 1900 the department of Biology was again divided. succeeded Dr. Everman in 1891. Dr. Louis Rettger Dr, Rettger retaining the field of Physiology and Prof. Ulysses 0. Cox becoming professor of Botany and Zoology. win M. Bruce as head. In 1912 Chemistry became a separate department with Prof Ed. The location of the 01d department of Science was at the west end of the third floor. Later it was quartered in the basement With equipment which was not of the best. At the present time the Physiology department is located in North Hall while the other branches of the Science department occupy the new Science Building completed in 1918. In the department of Chemistry sixteen courses are maintained, the primary object being to give systematic training in the scientific method of study and to give the student that knowledge of the subject Which Will help subjects. in other lines of science and vocational Six courses are offered in the department of Physics in splendidly equipped labora- tories. Eight courses in Zoology, three of which are devoted to a general study of Geo- logy; five, in Botany; and several in Agriculture are offered. Four courses are offered in the present department of Physiology, which is a direct lineal descendant of the 01d department of Science. Out of the assistant professors and laboratory assistants in this department, twelve have since obtained their doctors degree and are teaching Biology in institutions of higher learning.