Montana State University - Sentinel Yearbook (Missoula, MT)

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MONTANA FACULTY H x NX! il 1, ', N fl i il li 1 1 1 7 ' X l . - . vvlflnld ia .XX x b JOSEPH W. HOWARD - Professor of Chemistry. B. A., Surtleff College, 1912, M. A., University of Illinois, 1913, Ph. D., 1915. Will be found in Science hall mix- ing evil-smelling chemicals which result in evil-smelling gases. This version of Dr. Howard given by the Student Eye might well be one of the old magicians practicing alchemy for no good. We wonder if he could mix some- thing to move the chemistry powder barn into obscurity, W. G. BATEMAN-Professor of Chem- istry. B. A., Stanford University, 1907, M. A., 1909, Ph. D., Yale University, 1916 . . . He of the modernistic house. Has tricky air conditioning plant, the envy of every other Prof on the campus. W. G. is also talented along the music line . . . swings a mean piano. JOHN SUCHY--Associate Professor of Pharmacy. Ph. C., Montana State Uni- versity, 1917, M. S., University of Colo- rado, 1927, Ph. D., 1933. A Montana product. Faculty adviser and charter member of Kappa Psi. E. M. LITTLE-Associate Professor of Physics. B. S., University of Washing- ton, 1918, M. S., 1922, Ph. D., University of Illinois, 1926. Little Doc Little, a student favorite. A. S. MERRILL-Professor of Mathe- matics and Chairman of the Division of Physical Sciences. B. A., Colgate Uni- versity, 1911, M. A., 1914, Ph. D., Uni- versity of Chicago, 1916. Studies stars and passes information on to Physical Science students. Has a dog. Doc Little has a one-lung motorcycle he jaunts around on which caught the Student Eye. ls also an organist of note. ,Tis rumored he writes Physical Science quizzes-office hours crowded. C. F. DEISS-Associate Professor of Geology. B. A., Miami University, 1925, Ph. D., University of Michigan, 1928 . . . Lectures to freshmen who are amazed at his utter lack of concern over hun- dreds and thousands of millions of years, or miles. Loves the rocks and rills of Montana-and all the diggin's. --22

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MCDNTANA FACULTY LUCIA B. MIRRIELEES-Professor of English. B. A., Stanford University, 1909, Ph. D., 1924. Teaches various Lit- erature and English courses to aspiring English majors. Has definite ideas for future English teachers to follow. Rufus A. Coleman as seen through the Student Eye. Bears striking resemblance to Ed Wynn. . . will trek across the border into the wilds of Canada to teach special writing course this summer. EDMUND L. FREEMAN-Professor of English. B. A., Missouri Wesleyan Col- lege, 1915, M. A., Northwestern Uni- versity, 1924. Keeps Sophomores busy writing compositions on everything and nothing. RUFUS A. COLEMAN-Associate Pro- fessor of English. B. A., Whitman Col- lege, 1909, M. A., Columbia University, 1914 . . . Hordes of American writers are studied in his Lit. class . . . bewildering to students. ANDREW COGSWELL - Instructor in Journalism. B. A., Montana State Uni- versity, 1927. Glories in new office in the new building . . . pet pride is pho- tography lab. Annoys sophomores with difficult news assignments. H. W. WHICKER-Instructor in English. B. A., Washington State College . . . Great outdoor man. Spends summers canoeing around Flathead lakes. Ardent collector . . . recently endowed univer- sity with priceless old manuscripts in- cluding original signature of Napoleon . . . His favorite is Thomas Carlyle. Andy caught alert and smiling by the Student Eye. Delights in telling of his experience and relationship with our one and only Wild Billn Kelly. Spent a year in Hawaii as star reporter on the local Honolulu sheet . . . has a brother- also a top-notch reporter. WILLIAM E. MADDOCK--Professor of Education and Director of Public Serv- ice Division. B. L., Earlham College, 1894, B. A., Harvard University, 1904, M. A., Stanford University, 1922. Prin- ciples of education courses give prospec- tive teachers the jitters . . . some future. ' .1-A 1.

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MONTANA FACULTY ERNEST A. ATKINSON-Professor of Psychology. B. A., University of Den- ver, 1920, M. A., Montana State Uni- versity, 1922. f'Ernie', knows his minds. Main activity spring quarter is the smooth-running Commencement affair. Right now has been ganging up on social research students. Doc Merrill under the Student Eye walks down the street with his head in the stars. During the day wondering where they'll be that night . . . at night counting them. His daughter, Janet, at the age of five could find the Polar star. WALTER R. AMES-Professor of Edu- cation and Psychology. Ph. B., Univer- sity of Wisconsin, 1917, Ph. M., 1918, Ph. D., 1926 . . . Quietly goes his way teaching principles of teaching and the psychology of psychology. Has an office lined with weighty books and stacks of magazines-learned. EDWARD E. BENNETT-Associate Pro- fessor of History and Political Science. B. A., University of Kansas, 1916, M. A., University of Wisconsin, 1923, Ph. D., 1925 . . . Big interest is history dates- catches students on them often. COLONEL ELEY P. DENSON-Profes- sor of Military Science and Tactics. Lieu- tenant-Colonel U. S. Army, Graduate U. S. Military Academy, 1909, Infantry School, 1921, School of the Line, 1922, Command and General Staff School, 1923, Army War College, 1927 . . . Nuff said. GEORGE B. NORRIS-Associate Pro- fessor of Military Science and Tactics. Major, U. S. Army, General Staff Corps Eligible List, Infantry School, Battery Officers' Course, 1923, Graduate of Com- mand and General Staff School, 1928. Lt. Colonel Denson, replacing Lt. Col- onel Smith, came to Montana with the distinction of serving on the General Staff and attending nearly every im- portant military school in the country. That towering figure is not the Colonel. RALPH M. CAULKINS-Associate Pro- fessor of Military Science and Tactics. Major, U. S .Army, B. S., North Dakota College of Agricultural and Mechanical Arts, 1915 . . . After ten years' absence returns to find the ROTC,s enlarged ad- vance course faced with question of compulsory military.