Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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George Harter and Alfred Block take readings on the high Velocity turbine blade tester. The Roar of Enginesilii ffl' in the ME Lab 1 X xx ijt N.. - ' J 1 'N' .--au The earliest MBE on the campus attended classes in the basement of the old power plant, located near where Building No. 2 now stands. From its beginning in 1882 under Dr. F. 111. VV. Goss the school selected outstanding persons to lead and instruct in the field of engineering. Rapid growth under this policy resulted in the HIE school moving to a shed where Coulter now stands, then to Heavilon Hall, and in 1932 to the present DIE Building. Among the outstanding members of the staff were Michael Golden, Professor G. A. Young, head of the school from 1912 to 1941, and Dean A. A. Potter, dean of the engineering schools since 1920. The latter two men broadened the curricula to include study in power plants, in- dustrial heating and Ventilating, air conditioning, and aeronautics, now a separate school. Dean H. I.. Solberg, the l1lE school's present head, and Dean Potter are maintaining an outlook toward the future by co-operating with industry in a great number of phases of research. including the harnessing of atomic energy for power installa- tions. 26 An attempt to eliminate the knock in internal com- bustion engines is one of the outstanding research proj- ects of the school this year. The most promising solu- tions found by Professor H. J. Buttner and W. A. Agnew, researchers on this project, not only eliminate the knock but give the engine added power from low octane gasoline. In the fluid mechanics laboratory, recently moved from Heavilon Hall to the new wing of the 11113 build- ing, research involving air currents flowing around turbine blades at speeds approaching that of sound, is being carried on under the supervision of Professor R. C. Binder. Prof. H. L. Solberg inspects the modern IC engines lab. s-1-..1--waz' f-awww.-V-.1 ...fin--.f,w-.ve.w-..w.,.-.a.g.s.,mnmme..

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Science School Offers Varied Courses To Its Students c One of the most ancient of man's pursuits to better himself and his world has been in the field of science. The ever-changing chemical and phys- ical concepts of the things that surround us offer great challenges to the individual in learning what has been proven. The Purdue School of Science endeavors to prepare its graduates to meet and conquer this challenge of science. A shining ex- ample of learning and searching is seen in Dean YV. L. Ayres, who besides capably managing the affairs of the school, was recognized last year by the editors of '6VVho's lVho in VVho Knows and WVhat for his work on topology, real functions. and ballistics. The School of Science provides both introduc- tory and advanced courses in the various branches of science and liberal arts subjects. In pre- pharmacy, pre-medical, and pre-dental curricula a student receives a firm background for his more advanced study. After an intense four years of study in bacteriology a student is qualified for highly paid, challenging positions in laboratories and research stations. Other students who are interested in the more specialized fields such as chemistry, mathematics, or physics have involved programs which provide a strong understanding of the selected subject of study. All science is not conducted in a laboratoryg the king of all sciences is the science of living For those students inte1'ested in liberal arts, the new liberal science curriculum has been organized. This curriculum is especially designed for students of exceptional ability who desire a broad cultural education with an emphasis upon the contribu- tions of the sciences to the modern world. One of the special features of the course is the stressing of the social implications of developments in the fields of science and the relationship between the natural sciences and other fields of culture. Con- centration in English, history, economics, govern- ment, mathematics, modern languages, education, sociology, psychology, and the natural sciences can be arranged through the directors of the school. After four years of study, a Bachelor of Science degree is awarded to both the students of the laboratory sciences and the liberal-science- arts curriculum. 28 Always time for a horse laugh even in a somber bio lab Hmmm-too many electrons. Doctor R. H. George at work