Knox College - Gale Yearbook (Galesburg, IL)

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Poetry readings, musicals, concerts, recitals, and dramatic productions were enjoyed this year by both the college and the town due to the efforts of the art, speech, and music departments. The combined work of these departments led to the successful produc- tion of Otto I-iarbach's The Desert Song. Mr. Harbach, a Knox alumnus, was present for all of the performances. The history of the Knox Theatre was broken when the first matinee was performed. There were many additions to the music department. Miss Lundeen, Miss Prokop, Miss Parson, and Mr. Starkey all joined the department. Mr. Pyke of the art department accepted a position in town after the first quarter and was replaced by Mr. Peterson. Mr. Donnelly became the third member of the speech department. He was instrumental in the organization of a debating team which had a very good record. Mr. Donnelly took the team to the National meet held at the University of Virginia. Above: Miss Fischer and Mr. Pyke in the art depart- mentg Mr. Putnam, Mr. Donnelly, and Mr. Leland of the speech department. Below: Miss Winchester, Mr. Baylor, Miss Parson, Mr. Williams, Miss Prokop, Miss Lundeen, Mr. Weddell, Mr. Biddle, and Mr. Starkey of the music department. SPEECH, ART, MUSIC 13

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Above: Chemistry, Mr. Neifert and Mr. Reed, Mr. Walton, biology, and Mr. Mutch, physics. Below: Mr. Wilde, Miss Bachrach, and Mr. Furrow. Mr. Bumstead and Mr. Bell discuss psychology. Miss Switzer is the school dietician. The large number of students entered in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, and geology has caused an increase to be made in the actual seating capacity of the lecture rooms of the Science building. The science department was one of the few departments that had no changes in the faculty. Dr. Way once again devoted his full time to the physics department. In recent years Dr. Way has served as acting president and as vice-presi- dent of the college. However, he resigned his position so that he could spend all of his time teaching. Home economics was dropped from the college curriculum since its incor- poration was only a wartime measure. Miss Switzer is now chief dietician for both Whit- ing and Seymour halls. Psychology has not been placed in the social or physical sciences. The GALE has placed it on this page due to the picture ar- rangement. Mr. Bell is a new addition to the psychology department. NATURAL SCIENCE

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Above: Mr. Richards and Miss Dana in the former's officeg Mrs. Albright, Miss Smith, and Miss Willey, the assistant librarians. Below: Dr. Headland, Nurse Sproul, and Nurse Von Goertz study Health Center data. The circulation of the library increased this year as the students made greater use of the library. Mr. Richards continued to add books to the eighty-thousand volume collection that is housed in Seymour library. The record collection expanded rapidly and the students became more acquainted with its value. The library was staffed by twenty persons. Fifteen are students who work on an average from eight to ten hours per week as clerks. Dr. Headland, Miss Sproul, and Miss Von Goertz are the staff of the Knox College Health Center. An insrease in the number of treatments this year is due to the encour- aging fact that many of these treatments were precautionary. All freshmen are required to take a medical examination. The athletic teams provided much of the activity at the health center with numerous strains and sprained ankles. LIBRARY, HEALTH SERVICE 14