Missouri University of Science and Technology - Rollamo Yearbook (Rolla, MO)

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LEON STACY GRISWOLD, A, B. Assistant Professor of Geology and Mineralogy A. B., Harvard University, 1389- Surrounded by a thick coating of Boston ice, he appears ordinarily to be either bored or “sore.” When the ice melts he is a “good fellow, a keen story teller, and a thoroughly agreeable companion. In addition to his attainments as a geologist he is a good camp cook, a teamster, a first-class “single- jack miner, and a pedestrian without an equal. He would like to find out who took Vol. 36. Gives a reading course. VICTOR HUGO GOTTSCHALK, M. S Professor of Chemistry, B. S. 1898, M. S. 1900, School of Mines. The terror of the Lab-fakirs. A kind of Sherlock Holmes In detecting the graphitic structure of Freshman Lab. Experiments. Vies with Prof. Copeland for the honor of being the fastest talker in the School. DURWARD COPELAND, S. B. Professor in Metallurgy, S. B + Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1903. The man who gives us reasons. Lightning blast furnace artist, though he can ' t read his own writing on the blackboard (nor can anyone else}. If you can’t get your work under Prof. Copeland, you’d better quit; there’s no hope for you. Chief occupation absconding with books from the Library and then referring students to the same. 1 1

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faculty DR. AUSTIN LEE McRAE, Sc. D, Professor of Physics, B, S. University of Georgia, 1881. S. D. Harvard University, 1886, “Doc is noted for his big beaming blue eyes and his pleasant smile. Has unlimited patience. Gladly answers all our questions, both simple and difficult, and never shows that he is weary. Dr. McRae is a student’s friend both in adversity and success. ELMO GOLIGHTLY HARRIS, C. E. Professor of Civil Engineering, C. E. University of Virginia, 1882, A civil man as well as an Engineer. Stands for all the good which his true Southern breeding implies. Gifted musically rturkey calls and once mistook the squawks of an itinerant Professor for that of a turkey Otherwise he is a mighty Nimrod. Has invented a new card game in Hydraulics, but he always holds the ace of trumps. GEORGE REGINALD DEAN, C. E. Professor of Mathematics C. E. 1890, B. S 1691, School of Mines. He’s all right as long as you don’t put the second differential equal to ero. If you do that, you d better watch out. Fond of animals, Freshmen excepted. Chief aversion, feeding Mathematics with a spoon. Mainstay of the Rollamo Joke Department, Tells fish stories.

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PAUL JULIUS WILKINS, B S. Instructor in Modern Languages B. S Michigan A. M. College, 1869. His retentive memory extends further back than that of the “oldest inhabitant ” Relentlessly he instils “Padre nuestro” and “Dos muchachos” into the wooden -headed Sophomores, year after year. Uses the “anecdote method” of teaching. A hale, clear minded “youngster” of sixty odd years, who is a better man in an athletic way than most of his pupils Spends his spare time bowling and smoking ' h wo fas . 1 A uth or ity on brea d m a k ing , barnacl es a nd balloons. Surnamed “Peter Jimmie.” JOHN BENNETT SCOTT, B S. Instructor in English. B. S. in General Science, School of Mines, 1907. Discoverer of “Unity, Coherence and Emphasis,” of which Freshmen know nothing. Knows how to use a turkey-call to advantage, and once succeeded in badly fooling Prof. Harris and a certain Senior with this instrument, much to their disgust. Can even make a literary production out of the minutes of the Faculty meetings, to which all listen with awe and wonder A man whose heart is in the right place LEON ELLIS GARRETT, B, S. Assistant Professor in Mathematics B S. School of Mines, 1901, A man who is always ready to give you a helping hand, and to whom many students in this School owe a debt that they can never repay. Will always cheerfully give his time to help those that are sticking in the mud. A thorough, and conscientious teacher, and an able one at that. 15