Montana State University Bozeman - Montanan Yearbook (Bozeman, MT)

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A. M. Johnson M. R. Good E. W. Schilling Dr. A. , as t e alphabet Johnson, is the head of the Department of Engineering Physics K . .nown to the students for the pictures which he draws on the board while lecturing, he has a fine sense of humor and is Very well liked by all who know him. D1'. Johnson, during this last year, was responsible for rescuing a sample of radium from the Helena city dump. The Department of Industrial Engineering is headed by Professor Good who is also the assistant personnel officer in Engineering. Professor Good is noted for his friendliness and his personal contacts with the students. In a student vote during the last year he was selected as one of the five members of the faculty most cooperative with the student body. He organized the Industrial Engineering Department at Bion- tana State College and has done much in developing it to its present state of efficiency. Dr. E. W. Schilling, a newcomer to the campus, heads the Electrical Engineering Department. Mr. Schilling is a graduate of the Universit f 111' J. IVI. Johnson commonly known h ' y 0 mois and has had a wide background in the electrical field. In a short time he acquainted himself with the many minute details of his position on the faculty. He has shown an unmistakable sense of humor and has already become interested in student problems One of the most interesting faculty research problems is the one being conducted by E. R. Dye of the Civil Engineering Department. For the last two years Mr. Dye has been working on insulating materials for buildings to determine the structural insulation that will give the most insulating value for th e least cost of construction. As a result of his experiments Mr. Dye has dis- covered that some ordinary materials are as good i ' l ' ' ' ' nsu ators as more expensive materials on the market. In lVIontana, dry coarse sawdust has approxi- mately the same value as other granular insu- lating materials. In other it is usually impossible to u parts of the country se sawdust because of the termites in the wood. Mr. Dye also discov- ered th ' at newspapers bound together in '1 l . oose manner are very efficient for heat insulation. Twenty-three E. R. Dye

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SEVEN BRANEHES UE ENGINEERING UEEEREIJ The Division of Engineering, under the able guidance of Dean Willia1n M. Cob- leigh, offers training programs in seven branches of engineering, namely: Architec- tural, Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Industrial, Mechanical, and Engineering Physics. Dean Cobleigh was Cobleigh came to Montana in 189-I as an instructor in Physics Department and was the Engineering Division in capacity as dean he directs service for this division. He During the past year Dean State College the Chemical made dean of 1929. ln his the personnel is also a pro- fessor of Chemical Engineering and director of the Engineering Experiment Station. honored by an invitation to membership in the Newcomb Society for the study of the history of engineering and technology. This is an English society with a branch in America and membership is secured by in- vitation only. Professor Conkling has displayed co- operative interest in the progress of Civil Engineering in the state as well as the col- lege. This Cornell University graduate has done an outstanding job of building uplthe Dean Willialn NI' Coblelgh Department of Civil Engineering. Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dr. Eric Therkelsen received his Masterls Degree from lyiontana State College in 1922 and his D'octor's Degree from the University of Berlin. Since his arrival at M. S. C. he has worked constantly to maintain and improve the aims and standards of this department. Professor Plew is in charge of the Department of Architectural Engineering and also serves in the Capacity of Supervising Architect for the entire campus. A graduate of engineering, Mr. Plew later received his degree in architecture from the University of Illinois. Qiigfffif L. D. Conkling Eric Therkelsen VV. R. Plew I Twenty-two

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. n Gladys B Den Dr. Jessie Richardson, working under the super- vision of the Experiment Station, has completed many interesting research problems. During this last year she assisted in completing a part of the Regional Project concerning the Vita- min C metabolism of college students. This project included the states of lVIontana, Oregon, Utah and VVashington and freshmen girls were used in the experiment. Vitamin C is important in repairing broken tissue and is used up particularly under abnormal condi- tions. Therefore it is essential that the college girl should have an adequate supply of this vitamin which is found chiefly in citrous fruits, tomatoes and cabbage. Dr. Richardson is assisted by Mrs. Helen lklay- field, who does a great many experiments with the rats in the animal laboratory in Herrick Hall. To those students who are not acquainted with this building the animal room in the basement is one of unique interest, - - - ask the dietetics students if you're not convinced. 1 n g zxlwlea DIVISIUN ATTRACTS MAJURITY UF GIRLS Dean Gladys Branegan, who this year returned after a year's trip around the globe, heads the Division of Household and Industrial Arts. Under her direction is found the majority of girls enrolled in the college. The Home Economics Department, which she supervises, combines the skills of weaving and sewing with those of menu planning and how to cook for five or fifty. After a dose of chemistry, physics, Zoology, sewing, art and house planning, graduates of this curriculum take their place in the world as teachers, dietitians, dress design- ers and interior decorators. One of the most interesting places con- nected with this department is the Home lVIanagement House where each senior girl spends six weeks and puts into practice the knowledge she has gained in her three years previous. A baby is temporarily adopted each year and the girls have the experience of managing a home and taking care of the baby. wk X Dr. Jessie Richardson Twenty four