Old Dominion University - Troubador Yearbook (Norfolk, VA)

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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.

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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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A distinguished biologist and teacher. Dr. Robert N. LeFevre joined the Science Department at the Division in 1946. Heading the Biology Dopartmont. Dr. LeFevre conducted lab and locturo procoduro all through the past year and taught sovoral classes of his own. Dr. LeFevre was invited to the Division on the basis of his past training and long experience. He eagerly put these qualities to use for your benefit. After classes, he remained long hours at school to prepare lab experiments and demonstrations for the overcrowded sections. To you he was both congonial and accommodating. The pensive eyes behind his thin glassos and tho solemn smile on his lips wore two of tho things which encouraged you to do your best work in his class. Ono of tho sovoral ncwcomors to tho Scionce Dopartmont this year was Biology instructor Jethro Manly. A graduate of William and Mary, Williamsburg, he received his B.S. in 1937 and entered into a career of biological study and research in different areas of the state. Mr. Manly instructed lecture classes and labs this year, unveiling the mysteries of underground stems and diatoms. With overflowing labs running as late as 5:30 in the afternoons Mr. Manly hovered over microscopes cheering you on with your wierd dissections. Those of you who spent tho fivo-hour-weok Biology course in Miss Mildred Griffith's class learned the strange wonders of everything from amoebae to dogfish. She eagerly coaxed you when you wavered over stabbing a frog or slitting an earthworm. Miss Griffith was one of the Department's mainstays during tho year of Hygiene and Bacteriology students. Miss Nancy Fisher arrived at tho Division all energy and drive, having graduated from tho Mothor College in 1945. Through the Fall she poundod tho hockey and archery routines with hor girls or ran the softball diamond. With tho advent of Wintor sho drillod you with basketball, badminton and swimming in warmor quarters. Spring found her tripping tho cement tennis courts. Between bells you noticed the team members sprawling comfortably in her office. Beneath the dangling arms, legs and heads were ruffled slip-covers that Miss Fisher had made to decorate her room. In her painted chair before a desk strewn with sports equipment you reached Miss Fisher, checking hastily over grades and attendance. It was all in a day's work! Furthermore ... for rocroation Miss Fishor engaged in . . . throe guossos . . . ! Sports.