Northwestern University - Syllabus Yearbook (Evanston, IL)

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of journalistically inclined Tech men have found time enough to publish a semi-tech- nical magazine, the Northwestern Engineer, which has achieved an important position among college publications and has been complimented for its professional appear- ance. VVritten for the layman, the Engineer includes historical articles, a news page, biographies, and, in keeping with under- gfaduate expression, satires and sketches in the lighter vein, in addition to the technical articles written by student and faculty authors. ak COLLEGE OE LIBERAL ARTS CC Liberal education is a broad mys- terious term, usually found cropping up guiltily from the pages of some decaying textbook or from the editorial columns of the Dezibf Northwestern, but never being finally and adequately defined. Liberal Arts, once associated mostly with diehard profs who forced Greek verbs, Latin nouns, and the glories of ancient history on bored students and said it was education, has now taken on an entirely different aspect. People wrote obituaries for that type of education long ago. Today, Liberal Arts colleges are more alive than ever. This new importance is largely the result of readjustments in methods and curricula so that the colleges might better meet the needs of students in a contemporary civilization. In the last analysis, it somehow seems clear that the true purpose of a college training is the development for oneself of a philosophy of life. In short, the end of education is to encourage the student to find himself, his individual capacities, and to discover his own powers and enthusiasms. Thus the formalized, stereotyped pro- gram, which in the past turned out every 22 graduate just like every other graduate, has been forgotten, and in lieu of it, in- dividualized college work has become the dominant development among the forward- looking colleges of America today. The ideas of the foregoing discussion were put forth in a bulletin by Addison Hibbard, dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Northwestern, almost ten years ago. It can be seen now, by looking at the cur- riculum, that Northwestern has kept pace with this development since it began. In 1933, the system introduced into the college met the new conditions of increased enrollment and greater complexity of civilization, which were characteristic of the times. A few of these are included to give greater recognition to the individual capacities and interests of the student, to reduce the number of specifically required courses that the student might have more time to follow fields of learning particularly congenial and valuable to him, and to encourage students with special interests 'MTL' lzilfll 1 :fs lip it Ii - llw ,- lil N 1 ill il fl lf I E l I 5 I l at lla u -si M li A 'nil A M? ,I . , , lllll El gllllplll 4 q WJ ' Ill ll 7 I ,J .,... ' i f-I V. f , - -aa at . M' ,1.., ,f ,grzgff to begin work in these fields in their fresh- man 'yearff Although this curriculum was more liberal than the old one Cshades of Greek and Latin lj, certain broad principles have been retained by requiring him to become familiar with the culture of another civiliza- tion other than his own through foreign

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...X ,.,..,.-..sf- i . 3 l 1 Dr. William Brinker, who developed the chemical engineering curriculum and estab- lished a competent staff. A good-humored scholar he has a reputation for giving hour exams that require no less than a week end. Dr. Brinker can, on occasion, shed a little professional dignity as he did last fall demonstrating a rough and tumble style of football against the seniors on Garrett Field. s Professor V. C. Williams expanded the department to two with his coming and has since made himself known by his varied interests and the many Havored anecdotes he is able to inject in unexpected places during a lecture. Originally suggested as a way of meeting the labor shortage, construction of equip- ment in the unit operation laboratory of the chemical engineering department with stu- dent help has been found to be an excellent way of acquainting students with the fundamentals of the chemical equipment involved in basic processes, as well as a method for keeping the laboratory up to date. Equipped with the facilities for staging the spectacular displays expected by a movie educated public, the Electrical Engineering Department has in its wing a one and a half million volt impulse generator of sufficient current capacity to imitate some of nature's lightning strokes. Under the direction of Professor Richard Jones, many industrial research problems are investigat- ed in the laboratory. On leave from school while engaged in government work at Pearl Harbor, Professor john Calvert, chairman of the Electrical Engineering Department, witnessed the activities of December 7, 1941, and has on his return served as a source of many stories. The electrical machinery lab is equipped with a complete variety of equipment and facilities for power connections and measure- ment. A source of absorbing interest to the electrical engineers, the Electrical Machinery lab is a requirement for all departments and is good naturedly con- sidered a good place to stay away from, inasmuch as the wiring of the machines often involves a complicated maze of spaghetti whose ultimate function is never trusted until a trial Hip of the switch is made. Represented by some of the most spec- tacular testing equipment in the building, the Civil Engineering Department is no less represented by a competent faculty. Chairman of the department, white-haired, distinguished-looking Professor George Maney is a nationally recognized authority on concrete and structures. Author of a , , ,., . vw ,fl ll ' - , X rn, I , !,,V,.,,,T-.-iK Y. ,fl f f b xx 'Lf-:V . - - 1 f in 1:5 . ' i,- .1-f 1 i f ' .-' - ' ,fill Nlfzf ,. ,gy-f'l .ff5t.'ffazf.f-f 'J iw, lg. I 'rv 9 'J' 'I flfnimij'!f fg,1llllllllllll' I -3' V-.i mtg- -KQV .J..,'l I , Lk. f zz, lv 'r I aj M A 1 igffn11l'i, ,523 J l ,Q i Xfl'i ul 'l41i217f!,.i 1 V, f .A - '-QL! -rms ' gg .. . x - . - , --ra -, .- ,,.-wi -. X X xp X' id LJ Jl'giZ,if'ulljllYi,llijjjil kj -3, l 7,1 .0 E.. ff, . ,- X- W. ,... . i -Y.,--..,, L, ,l I. .vw fre-, 1, . fr--1 ,, , . .L-.ii 4- fi X ilu... I, vi --..- i -. ,',,i,,.v,uL -W l lea 1 ill' Ht K f ,els-Elisa ' D' ful? 1 '-all f Q. , plz .- . ai-f--S Elf wif- 'ul -- W -- 1- . H . 1 ' -'.' 27 , fgfjfi, -5j'ff . P Ev' fa 1' ,film J X 'll 72, tv?- -,-ff ' fi f- 1' U' .ian i- rj pw it -3 1 fig. q4,,, ,, , V. X 1 ll 1-A ,,, . fi4'5:72Tf'Vj ' ,pg-,1P,r1f'f -ff' 4 I ' .wff-1-ffl' 54 'efffr' ' -H 'Mm lJH + Y , ' .. ,, I i . 'uigzv gn V,-' i-iii., J Vi . k:'4S'a'TQ dozen scientific papers and a well-known text, a consultant on major construction projects, he was recently connected with the much talked about concrete barges. In its normal function the Olhce of Industrial Relations, headed by Professor George F. Seulberger, arranges for the employment of engineering students in various manufacturing plants and their cooperation with the Institute. These number about 80 and are located through- out the country. Present pressure on engineering schools has necessarily curtailed the effective application of the program and only a small number of students are now employed on the cooperative plan. The long schedules and tough courses allow very little free time for engineering students, but a small competent group 21

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language, and requiring at least one course to be chosen from both the physical and social sciences, as well as physical educa- tion. This constitutes, we believe, a curriculum which is liberal without being radical, which is modern without being modernistic, the dean said. Twenty-two departments are placed under the heading of the Liberal Arts school, including all social and physical sciences, English, classical and romance languages, literature, and correlation. The correlation courses are one of the most recent additions to the college set-up. Believing that, at some time in his college career, the student will want to bring together various attitudes and ideas on the nature of man, the world in which he lives, and the way in which man dealt with his environment in the past, into some conception of his own philosophy of life, classes, correlating the sciences, the arts, and philosophy were added under the chairmanship of the dean. These have proved valuable guides to the student. The department of Naval Science was added within the last three years to the college, and is now under the direction of Captain Andrew D. Denney, former cap- tain of the Mare Island, California, Navy Yard. Captain Denney has the title of professor of naval science and tactics in connection with the Naval R.O.T.C., in addition to commanding the Naval Radio school and the campus V-12 unit. His background includes graduation from the United States Naval Academy in 1908, service in World War I, two assignments aboard the U.S.S. Arizona, which was sunk in the Jap raid on Pearl Harbor, and being awarded various medals for his service. Other department heads of the college include Melville Herskovits, professor of anthropology. In addition to his educa- tion in the United States, he has studied at the University of Portiers in France. Dr. Herskovits' research has led to the publication of various books on the relation of race and culture, negro problems, and folklore. Kenneth W. Colegrove, who heads the department of political science, taught at Mt. Holyoke College and Syracuse Uni- versity before coming to Northwestern. His research in the field of American foreign policy, comparative government, inter- -- - gf fr ,- - I -.'vf -Q41 s ' '7'?i f 5a,x T Q li., yt 1 Q rf ra f 1 U jf ,logic 13-IM -7 1-,-1-1 hx 'tl I iw. I it lk f Y, ,f N, J ' Q ' lplzy - - lk ' VI it .il I Q. ft 4955 XLR fl fl fl 5 l 1 N , hx jf , J f I 5 ' Nm X ,gf 1 1 4 l .lclx Wagg a - X 1 , wx? 1 'Za p - E . 2- ,ff - , i ' xnxai-f N X f H a f!-E' F15-,,,,. X f MT 4 l l an national regulation of aviation, and Japanese government and politics led to the writing of several books on these topics. Professor Colegrove was editor of the European Economic and Political Survey published in Paris 1929-30. Professor Oliver J. Lee, head of the astronomy department, is also director of Dearborn Observatory. He has published some 60 articles and other studies on stellar spectroscopy, astrometry, and solar physics. He was director of the school of navigation for the United States Shipping Board from 1917 to 1919. The present war has introduced many major changes into all fields of education, and the Liberal Arts college is no exception. Along with the traditional garb of corduroy slacks, argyles, and saddle-shoes, uniforms of V-12, Marines, and R.O.'s have taken their places in Northwestern's classrooms. It is generally considered, Dean Hib- bard remarked, that colleges of Liberal Arts are being undermined by Army-Navy programs of the universities. I am not of this opinion. The Liberal Arts system has 23