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

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HARRY HAMMOND HESS GEOIOGY To those who are drawn to the outdoor life, the Geology Department offers the opportunity to study nature first- hand .... Besides turning out trained technicians in spe- cialized fields, the department gives courses covering a wide variety of subjects: the evolution of life, period by period, as shown by the fossil recordg the development of man and his ancestors in the ulast ten minutes of evolutiong the study of minerals and the effect of such resources on world affairsg the origin of earthquakesg the chemistry and mechanics of volcanoes. These and other similar problems furnish infinite possibilities for those who enter the Geol- ogy Department .... Mr. H. H. Hess succeeded Mr. A. F. Buddington as departmental chairman in the fall. Mr. Buddington resigned in order to devote all his time to research. Back Row: F. B. VanHouten, J. C. Maxwell, P. M:1cClintork, H. D. Holland, E. Dorf, W. T. Thomg Front Row: A. F. Buddington. E. Sampson, H. H. Hess, B. F. Howell, G. L. Jepsen. 23

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Back Row: L. J. Ross, C. C. Smith, S. P. C. Duvall, Jr., E. D. H. Johnson, A. DowneriThird Row: R M Lud wig, R. H. Green. R. FitzGerald, J. B. Reese, L. R. Thompson, L. B. Holland, B. Ulanov, W. B. Stem W O Rogers III--Second Row: R. P. Blackmur, C. wachs, J. A. Arnold, A. Schwarz- -Front Row: Priding itself on tl1e fact that it has kept Wfmodrow Wilsonis ideal of the small precept, the English Depart- ment staff has been raised to a record high due to increases in student elections .... The department attributes much of its popularity to its three unusual programs of study- English literature and the English language, English liter- ature and its European backgrounds, and English litera- ture a11d American civilization. Under this system a wide latitude of choice is given the student, since several cog- nate courses may be substituted for departmentals .... Among the members of the department outstanding for their literary activity, Donald A. Stauffer, Departmental Chairman, is a literary critic, Willard Thorp, an expert 011 American and late English literature, E. L. Hubler, an authority on Shakespeare, and Albert Elsasser, Direc- tor of Freshmen Studies, an expert on Old English gram- mar and literature. ENG!! H 22 A. Wegelin, A. H. Warren. L. A. Landa, J. S. Finch, R i H ll W. S. Howell, W. Thorp, C. E. Bentley, D. A. Stauffer, R R Ciw ley, M. Kelley, A. Elsasser. DONALD ALFRED STAUFFER

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Back Row: M. duP. Lee, Jr., R. L. Powell, H. A. Meier, R. M. Huber, C. C. Gillispie, J. A. Iseley, J. Blumg Second Row: W. L. Woodfill, R. D. Chullener, C. B. Turner, D. R. Kennedy, E. A. Beller, T. E. Mommsen, E. F. Goldmang Front Row: E. H. Harlrison, R. R. Palmer, D. G. Munro, J. R. Strayer, W. P. Hall, G. A. Craig, W. F. Craven. One of the larger departments of the University, the His- tory Department provides courses for half the student en- rollment .... The department boasts such me11 as W. P. Hall, author of many books, Departmental Chairman J. R. Strayer, an authority on medieval history, E. H. Harbison, an expert on Renaissance history, and G. A. Craig, a spe- cialist in diplomatic history .... Wesley Frank Craven has been named Edwards Professor of American History, and as a specialist in colonial history, joins these distin- guished ranks .... The members of the department are preparing a Marine Corps :History of Amphibious Opera- tions which will be published soon a11d will be the first detailed history of amphibious operations ever compiled. HISTORY Qfmalcl 2 Wledam '09 Judge Medina made two speaking appearances at Prince- ton during the year, first giving a talk to the Graduate Council in the fall on Wfhe Princeton Class as a Study in Democracy, then making the principal address at the Se- nior Banquet in the winter.