Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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Turning to the School ol l'lome Economics ol today we find that all el'lorts and courses are being directed toward relieving the stress of war-time burdens and toward speeding and aiding our country to victory. New emphasis is being placed on the importance ol load conservation, the Fundamentals ol war-time coolfery, and the instruc- tion in malring clothes under the present limitations and restrictions. Many graduates are chemists in war plants, some are dietetians in the Army and the other branches, others are nursery school teachers and institution managers. Clare Ruth Darby has received her Bachelor ol Science, Master ol Science, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Purclue's l-lome Economics School. Alter teaching in the United States lor many years, Miss Darby went to the Philippines to worlt on the nutritive value ol the diet given to prisoners ol the new Belibid Prison. Today she is interned by the japanese in the Philippines. Left: The student is calculating the protein value in the loocl product Lower: This picture shows one at the many clothing labs in the school. A W x x, 1 'G' ff! 4' N' x, te 1 w -X gli ' lil ar'- 4 N 1

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55, Maintains research in wide number of fields Besides its regular educational program, the worl4 ol the Science School program includes main- tenance ot research in a wide number at lines lor the government and lor various industrial com- panies. Work in the chemistry and physics labs reveal amazing discoveries for war and post-war needs. ln bacteriology research includes worlc on pathological bacteria, cell lermentation, animal plant physiology. lnteresting findings have been noted in the study ol animal respiration and the effect ol lowered oxygen content. One problem at current importance is the processing ot dried eggs lor army and navy use. Grover F. Powers, graduate ol Purdue, has an outstanding list oi achievements to his credit. He is a pediatrician at the Yale Uni- versity School ot Medicine. Mr. Powers is a member ol the Ameri- can Association forthe Advance- ment ot Science, the Society lor Experimental Biology and Med- icine, Sigma Xi, and Alpha Omega Alpha. He received an honorary Master ol Arts degree from Yale and an honorary Doctor of Science from Purdue. Also he is Chairman ot the Pediatric Ad- visory Committee,ConnecticutWar Council. Lett: The New Haven Hospital is af- filiated with Yale University, Lower Lett: This is the Student Recrea- tion Room of the Sterling Hall of Music. Lower Right: Grover Power, Purdue graduate, is a pediatrician at Yale University. wge. V , s. , ' A Yi t 4 , 4, ' . r 1: ' 1 A