Midland University - Warrior Yearbook (Fremont, NE)

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SCIENCE The earth science department began the year as recipient of the Weyland McGee Memorial Collection in June of 1971. The Collection includes about two and a half tons of minerals, rocks and fossils which have been catalogued and incorporated into the teaching collections in the depart- ment. Quiet projectors is one of the extend- ed facilities for the planetarium. These were installed for Dr. Gilbert Lueninghoener's Planavista. Dr. Lueninghoener is producing new pro- grams for the recently introduced Heritage Interterm course. The biology department sponsored a recycling center this year, funded by a Kellogg Environmental Grant, and according to Dr. Donald Becker 12,000 pounds of glass and 4,000 pounds of cans were recycled. Dr. Howard Izawa returning after three years absence from the physics department directed his work toward complementing physics with the electronic computer. Left: Donald Becker, assistant professor of biology, studies the effects of various de- grees of light on a small plant. Below: Ronald Johnson, assistant professor of biology, prepares an experiment under the watchful eyes of his son. Tommy.

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Left: Dr. Eva Fitzwater, assistant professor of English, reviews a reading assignment for her first semester Man and Literature class. Below: Professor of English, Dr. Herman Gimmestad, chats with Nebraska Poet Laureate, Dr. John G. Neihardt, after Neihardt's chapel recitation of selected works. 55

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Left: John Hillerud, assistant professor of Earth science, probes a mammal skull during November's annual Science Day for high school students. Center: Physics instructor, Hans Stroeh, lists hunting as one of his favorite autumn activities. Below: Gerald Harnisch, assistant professor of math and physics, prepares a problem for his Numerical Analysis class.