Old Dominion University - Troubador Yearbook (Norfolk, VA)

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With a B.S. and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering acquired at V.P.I. in 1931 and 1932. Edward Lee White was placed in charge of Engineering. With the aid of Mrs. Margie Cossee, his secretary, Mr. White would clear off the printed requests and details — later to find new ones piled up again. Mr. White would admit, his advocation was taking caro of my engineering students. You who were in his applied engineering or applied math classes wore grateful for the knowledge, as well as tho patience, possessed by Mr. White. Edward Twymand Hodges arrived at the Division at tho ond of 1946 on tho crest of a naval career. Between tho time he was commissioned in 1932 as a graduate of tho United States Coast Guard Academy and ten years later retired from Lieutenancy in that branch of the service, Mr. Hodges obtained both his B.A. and M.A. at the Univorsity of North Carolina. He instructed applied mathematics at the Westinghouso Technical Trado School in Pittsburgh, and acted as an instructor with tho U. S. Army in Le Bourgot, France, for tho Corps Area-Tank Contra. The second of the trio, James Hatton Wahab. received his B.S. at the Williamsburg College via the Norfolk Division. Aftor achieving added training at the Electronics Training Center at Harvard and M.I.T., he returned in 1940 to teach. Robert Minor Dashiell arrived here, a graduate of V.M.I., with post graduate iraining achieved at tho Univorsity of Pittsburgh. Ho instructed applied mathematics at the Westinghouse Technical Trade School in Pittsburgh, and acted as an instructor with the U. S. Army In Lo Bourget, France, for the Corps Aroa-Tank Centre immediately before assuming his position at the Division. Helping you put the forces of oloctricity into play or demonstrating some of the magnificonces of the split atom, James G. Hol-landsworth was at the Division as assistant-professor of Physics. Mr. Hollandsworth joined tho faculty staff in tho Fall term of 1946, accompanying a score or more of instructors from variod institutions of instruction or diverse fiolds of occupation. Mr. Hollands-worth attended Berea Collogo in Kentucky, and later received his M.A. at the George Poabody College for Toachers. The threo years before he camo here were spont in tho U. S. Army. At school, he was occupied chiefly in tho physics lab, oithor in study, experiment, or instruction. At home, he spent his time with his wifo and young son.

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 1 ( Dr. James Donald Watson arrived at the Division in 1944. loarnod to an extraordinary degree in his field. Economics. In 1947 Dr. Watson v as head of the Economics Department. Twonty-cne years bofore. he graduated from Reed College, and continued over a poriod of years at University of Michigan, tho American Collego of Life Underwriters, and finally Northwestern University. The degrees ho amassed include B.A., M.B.A., C.L.U., and Ph.D. Other colleges at which Dr. Watson held positions woro the University of Notre Dame. Bendix Aviation Corporation. Kalamazoo Collogo. and the Univorsity of Michigan. Finally, he came to instruct at tho Division. Dr. Watson, however, will be remembered by a largor proportion of society than just his pupils. As author of Business Mathematics. published in 1937 by tho Ronald Press Co.. Dr. Watson's name will bo associated with valuable mon throughout tho country. Owen Frank Balding achieved a B.Ed. at tho Illinois State Normal Univorsity. For tho next five years he taught in Community High School. Bluo Island, Illinois. Finally leaving his home state and teaching economics at S.H.E., ho was transferred here to help with an expandod departmont. The third membor of the Economics Departmont was Vance E. Grover. Mr. Grover won his B.S. in Business at lho College of William and Mary. While thore he also becamo a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Bofore he arrived at the Division, he was an activo Certified Public Accountant in Virginia. Mr. Grovor camo in 1946 also. A married man, he has two children, Edwin and Rosa Warrington. You. however, will romombor Mr. Grovor for undertaking to instruct a difficult course, and doing it well. Miss E. B. Jones received hor A.B. Degree aftor studying at Dickinson College in Carlislo. Pennsylvania. Lator, she earned a B.S. in Retailing at the Richmond Professional Institute. You in her classes were activo, trying to match her energy. Meanwhilo, you learned the ways and wiles of soiling and buying, via Miss Jonos who was on hand with the tips. In her off momonts, tho instructor liked to indulge in a gamo of bridge. If. however, she couldn't find the partners for this pastime, sho found recreation in reading light books — the silly kind. Besides hor work at school, one may see her busily gadding down town in connection with tho Rotaii Merchants Association oi our town. B 1

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C. S. Sherwood, hoad of tho Department of Chomistry. returned to the Division this'year after completing duty in the armed forces. Ho had como horo before tho war with a B.S. in chemistry. Swamped by testubes, Bunsen burners, and odious odors, you saw hours of lab pass more easily with Mr. Shorwood's aid. His loc-tures were orderly and informative. And he gave you homework that really mado you grind, but. by the coming of Spring, he had made your brain muscles flex. Miss Jane Atkinson, member of the Chomistry Department staff, came to the Division from tho mother college with a B.S. in chemistry. It was her first year of teaching; however, she had behind her experience as an analytical chemist with a local chomical company. Percy H. Hill, after serving on an escort carrier in tho Pacific during the war, camo to the Division in September to teach Engineering. His drawing classos received much useful counselling from him. If you were among thoso students who took engineering drawing. you will remember Charles Thayer. While helping you with problems to be plotted out on your drawing plates, Mr. Thayer often poured over his own grand-scale projections of a mechanical problem — the numbering of rows in the stadium, drafting of a map of tho campus, or blueprint of plans for a yacht. The third momber of tho engineering triumvirate was instructor William M. Beck, who divided his time between lecturing in Math and in engineering. In addition to his teaching dutios. Mr. Beck was interested in athletics, farming, and photography. Aftor receiving his B.S. from V.P.I. and attending various naval schools, Mr. Beck Joined tho faculty in September. 1946. Jack Shipp, shown in a characteristically congenial mood, usually lodged himself outside of lecture hours in the Chemistry office in tho Scionce Building. Students could find him there for consultation. Studonts know him to bo a good lecturer, and appreciated his explanations of involved principles and theories. Mr. Shipp saw sorvico with tho Armed Forcos during tho war, and returned in September. 1945. to join the staff of the Chemistry Department. In March of 1947. the chemistry instructor was presented with an heir to the Shipp title.