Ohio Wesleyan University - Le Bijou Yearbook (Delaware, OH)

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y; V IN THE CLASSROOM WITH A CONSTRUCTED DEMONSTRATION COMES FIRST REVELATIONS OF ELEMENTS IN ACTION First phase: Research in the Chemistry Library in Edgar Hall She makes exact measurements of test materials, no margin of error 18

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Care to assure no errors in their weight here . . . Precision Plus Discussing Recorded Results: Hypothesis Proved by Experiment CHEMISTRY When a powerful miniature explosion echoes from the in- nermost regions of your clothes closet, and blasts the peace and quiet of your room, and you discover it is only your test-tube-mad roommate trying to brew a few elements on your sandwich grill, then is the time to have a confer- ence with Professors Manuel or Sinnet. The chemistry bug has bitten. From the minute the would-be Pasteurs of Wesleyan wan- der into their initial laboratory and are greeted by a con- fusing maze of florence flasks, cylinders, crucibles, bun- sen burners, and Professor Manuel, they have the chem fever in their blood. Though outsiders may wrinkle their noses and screw up their faces at the nauseating odors that drift from the doorways of Edgar Hall haunts, to the chemist those penetrating scents are just part of the work they love. They proudly display acid stains on their hands as proof of their genuine participation. Tying their rub- ber aprons around their waists, they handle the HCL with the care of any professional. The advanced guard, after the lab and lectures of the in- troductory course, take up quantitative analysis. Here searchers of the truth, build up and tear down products and test for their purity. A typical problem begins with research work in the chemistry library. Our modern miss chemist proceeds with the experiment, testing, weighing, analyzing, and finally concluding with a con- ference on the results. Wherein the why ' s or why-nots of the success of it are discussed with Professor Sinnet. The next rung of the ladder is organic chemistry where the student is concerned primarily with the study of carbon and its compounds; so that the smudge of dirt on the student ' s nose may not be from the sooty smoke of Delaware, but simply a spot of coal dust, rem- nant of an afternoon in the university laboratory. Enthusiastic experimenters, not content with class work alone, participate in the activities of the chemistry class. ' J EBB PBH M iH WKK r ' F- H tM . ) 0 ■ f I B ' ' ' ■BMH -. a Hr ' n V . :; it tn f k A i0i j k KT m t Kh v ' V a P ' V ft k HBk H y Hr « II HpT ' A j| uX B BJngt M K r k M Wm K k H k. F w ' sHfll I H Bi B| « B! H K ' C9 ' ' K l . L . ■ v fl f- ' f . J ■H Mi jKf m : 1 ■Tr H Hl H i m ' 1 1 H ' L i- M BHk [ Ivk m 9 i . ( if mJ ' -i ' Tf H ifr ilii w- w t m Br Hf ' l B i H y ' Mi 1 plv . ,- H H ' ' Jr l KL j MJ ' W w yl j (lE Jli H mBk Wfl K: H l m ' - B« I H ! H f ggm Hh 1 H J HPi H |k ' , ' i H H B i L m j S l HJ Hil l ■ff ' 2=7 J ■ TT j ' - ] L. K 1 !Sg3| B 9 hp ss i H HK| ' s r |H||1 BPPl 1 ■1 nn K ' A hi P ' . M ii ' . .V ■ ASSEMBLED HERE ARE THIS YEAR ' S CHEMISTRY CLUB ENTHUSIASTS WITH ADVISORS MANUEL AND SINNET. 19