Texas State College for Women - Daedalian Yearbook (Denton, TX)

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Observation and practical experience both in lectures and Professional assistance, as well as laboratory manuals and laboratories, constitutes for the physics students an important chemistry textbooks, enables these students to understand a asset in learning and comprehending. complex experiment. Chemistry and Physics With news of satellites and rockets filling headlines, students of chemistry and physics are finding, through their classwork, an understanding of the everyday advances in space travel and scientific discoveries. 'The chemistry department is accredited by the American Chemical Society. The physics student prepares herself for one of the highest paying and most rewarding fields, with many opportunities for advancement. The students of chemistry and physics will help to I-ill the increasing demand for scientists and teachers. The students study in the three-story science building, which has well-equipped laboratories for work in biology, chemistry, and physics. DR. HAROLD T. BAKER Assistant Professor DR. ROBERT W. HIGGINS Professor and Director l DR. HELEN A. LUDEMAN Associate Professor DR. WILLIAM L. MECAY Assistant Professor wgvs,fff.1'..' mmmgraif.1 as f

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DR. ROBERT FUERST Assistant Professor MISS VIOLA cy HAMILTON Associate Professor FRED W. WESTCOURT Professor DR. DIXIE YOUNG Professor and Director Not pictured is DR. SHANTA V. IYENGAR Instructor Biology Biology majors at Texas Woman's University are preparing to help fill the need for teachers and re- search workers in biology. The fields of medical technology and dentistry are open to biology majors, as well as the positions of technical or research assistants. The biology major can help to fill the need for medical doctors and scientists. Pre-medical and pre-dental students and those who plan to teach biology in secondary schools are given correct training through the department. The biologist's knowledge of the earth and its inhab- itants is of increasing importance in this modern age. The department of biology offers four degrees to its potential biologists-Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts, and Master of Science degrees. ... agkigitf .gg Q ' s t , 1 lil? -A 2 -nn 3 These occupied biology students are studying types of cells and tissues. f' This constitutes only a fraction of the subject matter taught in the biology clepartmeut's inclusive study courses. QM - in

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These English students are enjoying an informal study period in the Sigma Tau Delta Reading Room. Reading comprehension, speed in reading, basic Eng- lish fundamentals, and current English literature are some of the topics they are reviewing. English Magazine editing, publishing, and teaching are but three of the opportunities open to English majors. This department teaches basic skills as well as complex training for the woman interested in gaining a broad cultural foundation. The student in English learns to determine good literature from poor, to express herself in writing, and to speak correctly. The Daedalian Quarterly, a magazine written and compiled by students twice a year, offers English students a chance for publication of their original literature, and gives majors editing experience. Special degree plans for students interested in teaching, writing, foreign service, or business are offered, as well as a plan for the student who wants to earn a Master of Arts degree. DR. CONSTANCE L. BEACH Professor DR. FRANCES DARDEN Assistant Professor DR. ELEANOR JAMES Associate Professor DR. GLADYS MADDOCKS Assistant Professor MRS. EVA HATCH MARK Assistant Professor MISS AGNES TRAMEL Assistant Professor MISS CORNELIA VARNER Assistant Professor MRS. OLIVE WHITTEN Assistant Professor DR. AUTREY NELL WILEY Professor and Director