Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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l1i C. F. HARDING Professor Charles F. Harding is head of the School of Electrical Engineering at Purdue. Before coming to Purdue he held positions with the General Electric Company, the Southbridge lnterurban Railway Corporation of Boston, and the Stone Webster Engineer- ing Corporation. He was also a member of the faculty at Cornell University. From Wor- cester Polytechnic lnstitute at Worcester, his Alma Mater, he received his professional de- gree in electrical engineering in l9lO, and an honorary degree of Doctor of Engineering. The electrical division of the Engineering Experiment Station at Purdue has been con- ducting industrial co-operative research in the television field, the protection of extra- high voltage distributor systems, and the weather proofing of wire under Professor Harding's supervision. MARY L. MATTHEWS Because of her experience and success in the field of home economics, Miss Mary L. Matthews was appointed dean of the home economics department when it became a separate school in 1926. Dean Matthews has done much to promote home economics in Indiana. She has written several books, two of which are being used as high school text books. At present she is completing a new book, CLOTHING FOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS. Under her leadership the school of home economics has grown to its present place of importance. It now boasts an enrollment of more than 450 girls who will be fitted to take positions as clothing specialists, nutrition specialists, dietitians, research experts, ex- tension workers, and homernakers. Page twenty-six

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3- G. A. YOUNG People who visited the Travel and Trans- port Building at the Century of Progress Ex- position last summer no doubt noticed the Purdue University booth. This exhibit, which included results of experiments in railroad, automotive, and aeronautical engineering, was the direct result of the efforts of Prof. G. A. Young and his staff. UG. A. has been the head of the Mechan- ical Engineering School for more than twenty years. He came to Purdue from the South Da- kota State College, Where he had taught for a number of years. He is a recognized author- ity on transportation problems. Professor Young received his B.S. degree from the South Dakota State College, his B.S. M.E. degree from Purdue, and his M.M.E. de- gree from Harvard University. He is a mem- ber of Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, and numerous other engineering societies. W. K. HATT A period of innovation has characterized Dr. W. K. Hatt's supervision of the School of Civil Engineering. Since coming here he has enlarged the hydraulic laboratory and has established the testing laboratory. He has carried out extensive investigations on con- crete structures and has designed several buildings on the campus. He has established the surveying camp and the road school and has also made possible the senior optional courses. Under Dr. Hatt, the Civil Engineering School at Purdue has grown to be the largest of its kind in this country. Dr. Hatt has not only distinguished himself through his Work at the University, but he has been of great service to the national, state, and city governments. . ...' . .i....,,,g,.5g...if'tZ1 i i i. . -. ' if' 3- vifjgff' ' Page twenty fwe

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H. E. ENDERS Dr. Enders, dean of the School oi Science at Purdue University, is recognized as a na- tional authority on educational biology. He is active in the Indiana Academy of Science and is its representative in the American As- sociation tor the Advancement of Science. He spent several summers teaching at Iohns Hopkins University and at the Indiana University Biological Station at Winona Lake, Indiana. Photography has become one of his main hobbies, and he has taken many mo- tion pictures ot biological importance. As a result of Dr. Enders' extensive travel in Central and South America, where he studied parasitology, the University ot Penn- sylvania invited him to accompany its expe- dition to South America this summer. Staff duties at Purdue, however, make it impossi- ble for him to accompany this expedition. C. B. IOBDAN Each student entering the new pharmacy building pays tribute to the initiative of Dr. C. B. Iordan, dean of the Purdue School of Pharmacy. He has been responsible for the construction of the new pharmacy building, which contains a model drug dispensary, a valuable library, and completely equipped experimental and research departments. Un- der his splendid supervision the present school has become one ot the foremost ot its kind, Dean Iordan began his work at Purdue in 1910. Previous to this he received his degrees of Master of Science, Bachelor ot Science in Pharmacy, and Pharmaceutical Chemist from the University oi Michigan. He also received degrees from Ypsilanti State Normal College and Harvard University. Page twenty seven