Mills College - Mills Crest Yearbook (Oakland, CA)

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Cha zrmen VERNETTE L. GIBBONS, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., Convenor of the School of Science. At Mills since 1915, she is most in- terested in the application of chemistry to life processes. Named in uaAll1Cl'lCHll Men of Science . Widely traveled- South Africa and the tropics. Favorite quote: MYou didn t study cnou gh . A. PRINGLE JAMESON, B.Sc., D.Sc., Head of the Zoology Department. Formerly a British research worker in India, he is an authority on silkworms and parasites. Has Scotch burr and wears plaifl ties. Likes curry-Indian fashion. Thinks eight o'clock classes a harharous institution. MARY C. BURCH, B.L., M.L., Ph.D., Head of the Psy- chology Department. Author of the Stanford literature comprehension tests, she has written a nDetermination of the genetic psychology content of a course in monograph literatureu. Typical shot: busy worker in the psychological clinic. EARLE G. LINSLEY, B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Head of the Astron I cl Director of the Chabot Observatory. omy Department an I in for uhlic schools, he Interested in educationa astrono y p celebrates his twenty-fifth anniversary at Mills this year Claims he does not sit all night with one eye glued to a tele scope. 25

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tlcuft CARDINAL GOODWIN, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Corwenor of the School of Social Institutions. An authority on the history of the West, he has an outstanding biography on Fremont to his credit. Takes his glasses off and on during class, smokes afterwards. Typical shot: cheery 'cgood morning to every girl on campus. GLENN HOOVER, LLB., B.A., M.A., Head of the Economics Department. President of Phi Beta Kappa 011 campus, he practices sociological theories on the city of Oakland. Likes grey suits and stirring up the Community Forum. Has smoked a corn cob so long that no 0118 doubts its sincerity. FRANCIS H. HERRICK, B.A. Weste1'11 Reserve, B.A. Oxford, M.A., Ph.D., Head of the History Department. A Rhodes scholar, he has Written many articles on social and economic conditions in England. Grades papers nadequaten but his tennis is excellent , Proud parent. Typical shot: father and tiny daughter hurrying to nursery school. GEORGIANA MELWVIN, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Head of the Phi- losophy Department. An inspired lecturer who cultivates germs of brilliance in her students, she is changing from The Abstract Idea in English Em piricism to symbolic logic. Her book-lined living room, a favorite retreat. Likes the theatre-chess. 24

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QWIARGARET C. XVALKER B.A,,M.A. H, tl , , ea ofthe Geography Department. A far traveler, she studies the industries of other countries and their relation to geography. Used to write astronomical columns for papers, now right hand man at Chabot. Typical shot: amateur photographer posing a stray hat. RICHARD DEMPSTER, B.A., MA., Head of the Physics De-I partment. An associate of Sigma Xi, national science fra- ternity, he has finished a treatise on wC.ontinuous ahsorption for sharp and dilfuse s cries of S0dilIlll5,. New this year, he soon discovered his way around the campus. CARRIE CASTLE DOZIER, B.S., B.A., M.A., Ph.D. , Head of the Home Economics Department. An authority on the artistic preparation of food, she has written on Foods and Family Lifv. Takes great interest in the practice house for future liomemakcrs. Friendly person. Likes experi- menting with candy. , Z6