Princeton University - Bric A Brac Yearbook (Princeton, NJ)

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D cpt. of Astronomy THE Ascronomy Department, iinc nt the smallest in the University, is still the proud possessor ot some of its most valuable equip- ment. The 23 inch telescope lens, ranking still as one of the largest American instruments, is the same one that brought the stars to astrono- mers in the old Halsted Observatory, located where Jolinc now stands. Using this lens, Princeton ' s renowned Astronomy Department has collected valuable data on star brightness and sun spectra. The undergraduate majors in Astronomy, few though they be, have also done valuable work, especially in dex ' cloping formulae regard- ing the beha ' ior ol the sun-spots. Recognising a layman ' s interest in Astronomy, the depart- ment twice a year throws its doors open to any- RusscU Stcw.irt one wanting to see the principle stars with the excellent facilities ot the Observatory. Departmental Faculty T lcmhcrs Henry Norris Russell, Ph.D., D.Sc, Chairman, Di- rector of Observatory, Charles A. Young Professor of Astronomy on the Class of i8gy Foundation; New- ton Lacy Pierce, Ph.D., Instructor; John Quincy Stew- art, Ph.D., Associate Professor; Rupert Wildt, Dr. Phil., I{escarch Associate. Dcpt. of Biology WITH the appointment of Doctor John Mclean to the faculty of the College of New Jersey m 1795 it was announced that he would give lectures in Comparative Anatomy, hi 1797, instruction in Natural History was offered to students as a branch of Natural Philosophy, and in 1S05 the Trustees of the College approved the purchase of a Natural History Collection, said to be the first ever acquired by an American college. With progress through the years modern biology differs from early work in natural his- tory as much as modern Princeton differs from its eighteenth century progenitor. Work in the biological sciences now includes the vast fields of morphology, physiology, bio-chemistry, genetics and e ' olution. Research and teaching in these fields, carried on with ever increasing vigor during the passage of years, has resulted in the development of a Department of Biology at Princeton which is generally regarded as one of the outstanding of its kind in this country. In regard to undergraduate instruction, the primary aim of the Department is to present a course ot study v ' hich v ' ill open to the student some of the broader fields ot biology and, if he chooses the Department for Junior and Senior work, to acquaint him with some of the major problems of the science, hi Senior year each student carries on an investigation of a special problem and on the results of this investigation he prepares a thesis. Not infrequently work on the Senior thesis problem is begun during the summer between Junior and Senior years at a marine laboratory, such as that at Woods r Budcr, Chairnum Harvey Swingle ShuU

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Dcpartnient of Art and Archaeology PRINCETON ' S Arc and Archaeology Dc partmcnt tcacures largely in the Univers- ity ' s established policy of encouraging students to take electi ' cs in subjects outside their major fields ot study. Since it includes the section of Architecture and the semi-independent section of Music, as well as its own courses in art, the department attracts students sincerely interested in a cultural backgrounii- Many students who do not come to McCor- mick Hall for their electivcs, come for the facilities of the Marquand and record libraries which are open to all. Particularly noteworthy in the department is the interest of the Music section faculty in undergraduate activities — the Orchestra, Glee Club, Choir, and the Concert Series. Backed by the Princctonian, Professor Welch has this year been attempting to secure adequate facilities for the work of the Music section. Present facilities have been rendered insufficient by the recent tremendous increase in the student popularity of these courses. Departmental Faculty Mtmhers Charles Rufus Moreyt, A.M., L.H.D., Litt.D., Marquand Projcssor oj Art and Archaeology, Chair- man; Mikon Byron Babbitt, A.B., Instructor; Mar- tin Luther Beck, Assistant Projcssor; William Lozier EMcrkin Welch Comstock Smith Morcy, Chairman DcWald Munro Burke, M.F.A., l cscarch Associate; Timothy Cheney, B. A., nstrticfor; Francis Frederic Adams Com- stock, M.F.A., Associate Professor; James Edward Davis, A.B., Assistant Professor; Ernest Theodore DeWald, Ph.D., Professor; Donald Drew Egbert!}!, M.F.A., Assistant Professor; George Wicker Elderkin, Ph.D., Professor; James Bacon Ford, A.M., Instructor; George Floward Forsyth, Jr., M.F.A., Assistant Pro- fessor; Albert Mathias Friend, Jr., A.M., Professor; Edward Barry Greene, A.B., Assistant Projcssor; Henry Anthony Jandl, M.F.A., Instructor; Jean Labatut, L. de I.E., Professor; Shcrley Warner Mor- gan, A.B., B.Arch., Professor; George Rowley, M.F.A. Associate Professor; Roger Huntington Sessions, B.A., Mus.B., Associate Professor; Theodore Leslie Shear, Ph.D., L.H.D., Professor; Earl Baldwin Smith, Ph.D., L.H.D., Howard Crosby Butler Memorial Professor of the History of Architecture; Richard Still- well, M.F.A. , Associate Professor; W. Frederick Stohlman, M.F.A., Associate Professor; Oliver Strunk Litt.D., Assistant Professor; Roy Dickinson Welch, A.B., Mus.M., Professor; Alden MacMaster Wicks, A.B., Instructor. tOn leave, First Term, 1940-1941. {On leave, Seeoni.1 Term, 1940-1941. Dr.iltiiig Room in McCorini k

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Hole, Massachusetts, and is then continued at Princeton throughout Senior year. As a result of the operation ot this upperclass plan of studv the mterest of students in scholarly work has been greatly increased. A considerable number of Senior theses have been published in whole or in part in biological journals. Moreover, graduates of the Department, most of whom later enter upon the study ot medicine, continue in many instances to maintain an active interest in biological research, particularly in the field represented by their Senior thesis. Departmental Faculty Members Elmer Grimshaw Butler, Ph.D., Chairman, Class oj i8y Professor of Zoology; Lewis Robinson Gary, Ph.D., Assistant Professor; Aurin Moody Chase, Jr., Ph.D., R cscarch Associate; Kennech Willard Goopcr, Ph.D., Instructor; Gerhard Fankhauser, Ph D., 4sso- ciatc Professor; George Argale Harrcp. M.D,, Lec- turer; Edmund Newton Harvey, Ph.D., Henry Fair- field Osborn Professor of Biology; Frank Harris John- son, Ph.D., Instructor; Charles Leo Macy, Assistant; Wilham Milton Parkins, Ph D., liesearcli Associate; Arthur Kembic Parparc, Ph D., William Olin Puckctc, Ph.D., John Wood Remington, Ph.D., Charles Henry Rogers, Litt.B , Curator of .Museum; George Harrison Shull, Ph D., D.Sc, LL.D., Pro- fessor; Lionel Valdemar Silvester, A.B , Curator of the Biological Laboratories; Wilbur Willis Swingle, Ph.D., Edivin Qrant Conklin Professor of Biology. Assistant Professor; Assistant Projessor; Research Associate; Department of Chemistry MEMBERS of the Chemistry staff seek to duplicate for the student the experience ot scientific research: curiosity, the acquisition of knowledge, critical judgment, and, finally, the reward of disco ' ery. This attitude has attracted students whose scholastic record is not equalled by any other department of the University. Thirty-one Sen- iors this year are doing experimental theses, hi this spirit, the informal weekly discussions ot the Junior Colloquium, now in its fifth year, supplement course material and integrate the chemistry jig-saw puzzle. Moreo ' er, during the past decade the department has consistenth ' articulated the college program with the prepar- atory school training, so as to release the Senior for scholarly diversification or specialization. The laboratory courses ofter what no other university training can : the coordination ot the hand, the eye, and the head. They teach the student to do, to see, and to think simultane- Chcmiscry L.i Observing Biological Specimens in Guyoc Biology Lab ously. On the other hand Housemaids ' Chemistry, without laboratory, reveals those shibboleths of science which are becoming in- creasingly indispensable to future diplomats and economic royalists. Chemical club activities, to which all under- graduates are in ' ited, include trips to industrial plants, visiting lecturers, and, last year, a guided inspection of the scientific exhibits at the World ' s Fair. Faculty, graduate students, and undergradu- ates collaborate in synthesizing sex hormones, proteins, and other large molecules; in calcu- lating the forces between atoms, with the aid of quantum mechanics abetted by four adding machines; in restoring ancient coins and dating them by chemical analysis; and in producing 20