Iowa State University - Bomb Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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A veritable globe trotter . . . Guatemala the latest on her itin- erary . . . gathered material on folk costumes and local color . . . has a collection of dolls gathered from many foreign lands . . . enjoys concerts and the theater . . . likes to slip away from her desk for an after- noon of golf ... is enthusiastic about every department of Home Ec. . . her electric blue eyes and red hair characterize her vital personalitv.-D E A N G E N E- VIEVE FISHER. DIVISION OF HOME ECONOMICS The Home Economics Division combines literally Iowa State ' s motto Science with Practice. Well known on the campus for the delightful aromas issuing forth from Hec building, the division provides training in all phases of homemaking, both for those who wish to practice its science in a professional manner and those who wish to practice on a marriage status. Home economics education is one of Hec ' s largest departments. This year has seen the addition of a third student teaching center at Panora. With the two others, one at Sac City and one in the new Ames High, it gives the students a chance to put into practice the knowledge gained in class work. The department has also recently in- augurated a new course in consumer problems for adults. Mrs. Zenobia Ness, originator of the Homemaker Half Hour over WOI, has just co-avuhored the book, Iowa Artists of the First Hundred Years. The tea room, operated by the institution management majors, boasts the best food on the campus and is frequented by faculty and students alike. Mrs. Louise Peet, head of the household equipment department, once more pre- sides over the multitude of shiny electric roasters, stoves and washing machines after a year ' s leave to teach physics in a girls ' school in Turkey. Oiustanding achievement of the year is the placement of every household equipment graduate of last year, three of whom are working in the Home Economics Bureau in Washington. Major activity in the foods department this year was the research on types of con- tainers for preserving fresh vegetables in refrigerators. With this year ' s addition of a fifth home management house to its group, the de- partment may heave a sigh of relief when it remembers that the first house purchased in 1916 was located in downtown Ames. Page 26

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A really accomplished fisher- man . . . plays an excellent game of contract . . . has so much ambition that he makes others tired just watching him work . . . possesses a keen sense of humor . . . favorite reading is fiction— can ' t be kept away from a good murder mystery. . . feels that every engineer should be a versatile sportsman upon graduation ... a noted author- ity on engineering evaluations.— DEAN T. R. AGG. DIVISION OF ENGINEERING Eighteen hundred students — that ' s Engineering leading all divisions in enrollment. Always progressive, Dean T. R. Agg was recipient of the George Barttell award for outstanding contributions to highway progress, and this year gave engineering his fifth edition of Construction of Roads and Pavement. Personnel is on the upswing. Don Stevens ' new interviewing rooms have met greater demands for grads, showing that Iowa State engineers rank ainong the best. WOI can ' t be missed these days with its new 400-foot antenna. There is a $27,000 transmitter and a suspended studio in the new service building. Aviation has swept the campus with the arrival of the C.A.A. pilot training course. Hundreds applied and forty were accepted for Col. Bevan to train, including 35 hours in the air. Beloved by all engineers, Dean Emeritus Anson Marston received honorary mem- bership in the American Society of Civil Engineers. Electrical engineering reached forward to television with the latest equipment for experimental purposes. Head of the department, M. S. Coover, received the John Dun- lap Meinorial Award from the Iowa Engineering Society. New labs in electronics and power transmission, with improved occilograph lab and enlarged facilities for com- inunications, provide the means for greater advancements. Civil engineering established a new course in Soils Engineering. Laboratories of ceramic engineering have been entirely revamped with C. M. Dodds, newly appointed head of the department. Mechanical engineering, largest department on the campus, completed a wind tun- nel in Aeronautics Lab., installed new electric and gas welding equipment and remod- eled the machine shop to add 1 ,500 square feet of floor area. Page 25

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Home from the hunt, Shirley Ambrose holds her pose as the free hand class goes to work on their proportions ... A beginning Foods class tests the results of their day ' s labor. Dishes follow immediately . . . We ' ll build a home in the west ... A house planning class worries about the size of their windows, the amount of closet space, cross ventilation and all those details without which no home is complete . . . Women through the ages. That chic little model on the left is one of the ocean voyage costumes worn by Mrs. Pilgrim on her trip on the Mayflower ... A crafts class builds their mansions more stately. The girls find the carpenter ' s trade more tricky than it appears on the surface . . . There are tunnels in them thar doughnuts. An experi- mental cookery class compares texture, flavor, color and all the things a well dressed doughnut is wearing this season . . . The free hand class again at work. This time they exhibit their technique to the Veishea visitors. Page 27