Stanford University - Quad Yearbook (Palo Alto, CA)

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Karl Spangenberg tells young engineers about positive and negative charges. Hugh Skilling divides his time between lectures and labs in electrical engineering. f Encouraging for young engineers, working under Dean Frederic E. Terman, left, is the fact that an increased demand exists for them in practically all phases of study offered in the School of Engineer- ing. With radio still a rapidly expanding field, work in electrical engineering in ultra-high-fre- quency radio is coming in for greater emphasis hy this year ' s establishment of the Microwave Labo- ratory, in collaboration with the Department of Physics under Professor William W. Hansen ' s di- rection. A staff swelled by professors returning from wartime activities, and a larger enrollment of students, mainly veterans, are taking full ad- vantage of the opportunity offered by the Gage Laboratory. In Army use during the war, this labo- ratory is again functioning on campus to full ca- pacity. SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

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Alfred Grommon ' s back- ground is a perfect blend of English and education. Education ' s future forms the basis for Lawrence Thomas ' thoughtful philosophy. The School of Education, under Acting Dean Lucien B. Kinney, right, in keeping with postwar conversion, has innovated modern educational advancements. One of the most important of these is the introduc- tion of audio-visual aids in education. Throughout the war, both the Army and Navy made great use of films for valuable instruction in warfare. Lieutenant Commander Reginald Bell, recently discharged from the Navy, who was head of the Training Films Unit in the Aviation Training Division, has taken over this work at Stanford with great interest in advancing its use in schools. Among other professors who have joined the staff are Dr. William H. Cowley, who is teaching courses in experimental education, and Dr. Alfred H. Grommon, who is directing the program of teacher education in the field of English. This ex- panded Schoolof Education takes up its task with an eye toward world-wide understanding and co-opera- tion. SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

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oSw SCHOOL OF HEALTH X- The School of Health, under Oswald N. Ander- sen, right, is an indispensable part of Stanford life. While giving degrees in physical education and hy- giene, it trains individuals in personal health educa- tion and student health programs. With the advent of the war, the School of Health relieved the urgent need for Nurses ' Aides by giving the necessary pre- liminary courses in conjunction with the Red Cross. It also relinquished the services of a number of its faculty so that they might temporarily serve the im- mediate needs of the country in the field of medicine. Among this group is Dr. Craig Lee Taylor who has been conducting aeronautical research on the effect of the stratosphere and pressure upon fliers. With a return to peacetime the School of Health has reor- ganized its wartime physical-fitness program. Excel- lent health for Stanford, and for the entire country, is now the primary concern of students and teachers in the School of Health. Dr. George Luckett spent a busy year as Farm health officer. Edith Lindsay divided her time between teaching hygiene and physical education.