Michigan Technological University - Keweenawan Yearbook (Houghton, MI)

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Dr. Morrill, Head of the Department of Languages, ioined the faculty of the Michigan College of Mining and Technology in October of 1949. After receiving the B. A. and M. A. degrees from Brown University, Dr. Morrill attended Harvard University, where he received the Ph. D. degree in English in 1937. From 1932 to 1938, Dr. Morrill taught at Washington and Jeffer- son in Washington, Pennsylvania. In 1938 he became Head of the Department of English and, in 1941, Dean of Faculty at Geneva College in Beaver Falls. He remained in this capacity until 1949 when i he came to the Michigan College of Mining and Technology. Dr. Morrill holds memberships in Phi Beta Kappa and the American Association of University Professors. U. J. NOBLET, Forestry Professor Wilfred C. Polkinghorne was appointed Head of the ' DR. MORRILI., Languages The Department of Forestry, organized and led by Professor U. J. Noblet, was created in 1936. A graduate of Michigan State Col- lege, Professor Noblet completed post-graduate work at Michigan State and the Universities of Minnesota and Michigan. Formerly, Professor Noblet was in charge of timber mapping and cruising when assigned to the U. S. Engineers at Rock Island, Illinois. Prior to serving as Head of the Department of Athletics when he ioined the Michigan Tech staff in 1929, Professor Noblet instructed mathematics and physical education at high schools in Cadillac and Grand Rapids, Michigan. Professor Noblet is a member of the Society of American Foresters and the American Forestry Association. He is also a member of Kappa Delta Psi Fraternity and is faculty advisor of the Forestry Club. Q Xml Department of Civil Engineering in the fall of 1945. He holds the degrees of B. S. and E. M. from the Michigan College of Mining and Technology and a M. S. degree from Yale University. A member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Professor Polkinghorne served as chairman of the A. S. C. E. Seventh Registration for Engineers, Architects and Mine Surveyors in 1939, and has served as chairman of that board. He also holds membership in structural and engineering organizations and also in the Theta Tau Fraternity, the Yale Club of Michigan and the Masonic Order. Professor Pol- kinghorne's biography appears in Who's Who in America and Who's Who in Engineering . 16 WILFRED C. POLKINGHORNE, Civil Engineering

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LIEUTENANT COLONEL LESLIE C. FENSKE Lieutenant Colonel Fenske, Professor of Air Science and Tactics, graduated from Michigan State College in 1933 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering. Receiving his initial commission in March of 1942, he entered active duty the following month. From 1942 to July, 1950, he served with the Ferrying Command, the Air Transport Command, and the Military Air Transport Service. From 1945 to 1948 he served in the North Atlantic area, receiving a commission in the regular Army as permanent Captain. ln 1948 he was transferred from the Army to the Air Force. being promoted to permanent Maior in July of 1948 and to permanent Lieutenant Colonel in December of 1949. During the two years prior to September of 1950, when he ioined the college staff as Professor of Air Science and Tactics, Colonel Fenske served as Air Inspector for Personnel and Administration at Head- cua ters, Mil tary Air Transport Service at Andrews Air Force in Washington, D. C. Heading the Department of Mathematics of the Michigan College of Mining and Technology. is Professor John M. Harrington. His ap- tI?OLntment in July, 1944 was the result of the retirement of Dr. James is er. Professor Harrington is a graduate of the Michigan College of Mining and Technology and received the B. S. and E.M. degrees I' from this institution. He also holds the Ph.M. degree from the University of Wisconsin. ' His professional organization memberships in mining and en- gineering societies include The American Association for the Advance- ment of Science. He is a member of Tau Beta Pi Association and Theta Tau Frater- nity, and also is a member ofthe Lions Club and the American Legion. Professor Harrington is listed in Who's Who in Engineering. NICHOL tw-M4 AS H. MANDERFIELD, Mineral Dressing JOHN M. HARRINGTON, Mathematics Professor Manderfield was born in Hubbell, Michigan on March 25, 1900. He received a B. S. degree at Michigan College of Mines in 1921 and ci degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the same school in 1925. From 1923-24 he was a research engineer for the Anaconda Copper Company. ln 1925 he became Associate Professor of Metal- lurgy and Ore Dressing, until 1935 when he became the professor and the head of the department. ln 1940 when the new Mineral Dressing department was formed Professor Manderfield was appointed head. The Professor belongs to the Engineering Education, and Mining and Metallurgical Engineering Associations, as well as the Lake States Mining Institution. He has been the author of a number of private consulting reports as well as several made public. Notable of these are Low Grade Ore of Michigan lron District , Native Copper Ore Dressing , and his latest which is co-authored with Messrs. Tolonen and Jasberg, is Concentration Characteristics of the Low Grade Iron Ores of Michigan. 15 0,-,,,,,a.----'

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Professor Riddell is Head of the Department of Mining Engineering. He attended the illinois institute of Technology for six years. The degrees of B. S. and E.M. were procured at the Michigan College of Mining and Technology. While most of Professor Riddell's industrial experience has been confined to the iron ore regions of Lake Superior, he has done work in sixteen states and in Canada and Russia, the latter for two years. He is included in a number of professional organizations, the outstanding membership is in the Saunders Gold Medal Award Com- mittee, as the result of an exceptional accomplishment in mining work. J. MURRAY RIDDELL, Mining Engineering Professor T. C. Sermon, successor to Dr. J. H. Service, heads the Department of Physics. Professor Sermon attended Central Michigan College of Education, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, receiving the A. B. degree from that institution. He acquired his B. S. and M. S. degrees at Michigan Tech. He has carried on extensive research work in the field of geo- physics, and is also the author of numerous articles which have been published in technical iournals. He holds membership in engineering and physics societies and iS a member of Sigma Rho Fraternity. His social memberships include the Masonic Order. T. C. SERMON, Physics THOMAS N. SMITH, Engineering Administration Professor Thomas N. Smith became head of the Department of Engineering Administration in 1951. He received the B. S. degree from Juniata College, and the Master of Education degree from the University of Pittsburgh. Professor Smith has owned and operated retail establishments. His educational experience includes several years of teaching at Michigan Tech before becoming department head, and several years of secondary school instructing. He was a Red Cross regional director in charge of operations in North Italy and Corsica during World War Il, and from 1949 to 1951 was state supervisor of business education for the West Virginia state board of vocational education. 17