Tufts University - Jumbo Yearbook (Medford, MA)

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left to right-. Assoc. Prof. Warner; Mr. Connolly; Assoc. Prof. Maskalenko; Prof. Howell, Chairman; Assoc. Prof. Higginbotham; Prof. Hammond; Mr. Fermental. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION The wing of Cousens Gymnasium closest to the railroad tracks houses the offices and oscilloscopes of the Electrical Engi¬ neering Department. Here are presented the complexities of the motion of the electron. The members of the department are thoroughly familiar with these and are further challenged by the problem of communicating them to a group of students eager to reap the rewards” concurrent with a firm grasp of electrical engi¬ neering principles. Though many students count frustration, fre¬ quent exams, and lack of sleep among these rewards,” their mentors maintain that satisfaction and mental alertness are in¬ evitable and desirable by-products of the study of a subject which outwardly appears cold, complex and ominous. North Hall, the nearly unnoticed building cling¬ ing to the hill, is the center of continual self-intro¬ spection, with stress on self-relationship of experience with theory and a concern for the interest of the child coupled with intense teacher motivation to explore— this is the credo of the prospective educator molded by the entire Education Department in a unity of un¬ selfish interest. Who can forget Professor Marshall’s exuberance over the ladder system of England; Mrs. Wellington’s student-centered” discussion class in counseling and guidance; Mr. Wellington’s guidance in placement and tranquilizing in the face of prospective inter¬ views; Professor King’s vests; and Professor Laskey’s references to his family? The paternalism so indica¬ tive of the entire department will be long remem¬ bered. left to right: Asst. Prof. Ferree; Dean Kelley; Asst. Prof. Strawbridge; Asst. Prof. Laskey; Asst. Prof. Biggy; Prof. Marshall, Chairman; Assoc. Prof. Saul; Asst. Prof. Rudd; Asst. Prof. Wellington.

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CIVIL ENGINEERING When surveying the engineering acres” from the War Memorial Steps, one cannot miss the rustic Civil Engineering building. Here students are pre¬ pared for the general practice of Civil Engineering including structures, transportation, and hydraulics. Words of indeterminate encouragement are doled out by Professor Littleton to the seniors. Mr. Carbone, back from the Army, fires lectures at a machine gun pace. Fundamentals are taught by the elder statesman of the department, Professor Rice. Surveying by Professor Savage covered many tricks of the trade—Richardson House? In the dark cellar you’ll find Professor Dunkerly amongst the con¬ crete and asphalt paraphernalia. Next door, Professor Baldwin floats around in the hydraulics laboratory. The class of ’60 will be long remembered for its en¬ thusiasm toward Civil Engineering and avoidance of the Kursaal. left to right : Prof. Littleton, Chairman; Mr. Mitchell; Asst. Prof. Baldwin; Mr. Carbone; Assoc. Prof. Dunkerley; Asst. Prof. Savage. left to right: Asst. Prof. Wolverton; Dr. Wyatt; Prof. Johnson; Dr. Rethis; Mr. Ryan. CLASSICS The Department of Classics gives the student a picture of the arduous labors which led to produce the things we enjoy and an opportunity to know di¬ rectly the books and personalities that mark the steps of tradition. This is generally taken up in Classics 31 and 32 which are the most popular, since they can be used for a literature requirement. The characteristics of Zeus and Agamemnon, and Plato’s perfect city are not easily forgotten. Other courses delve deeper into ancient culture to clearly define its pervasive relation to our own way of life. ECONOMICS Economics courses are designed to develop an understanding of economic systems and an ability to analyze important economic problems of today and to equip the student with techniques of analysis which will be of value to him in life’s work and enable him to give intelligent consideration to questions of public policy. To attain this we find Professors Gray, Corn¬ wall and Ernst arguing wittily with the music of pure competition playing over the stereo in the back¬ ground. Dr. Manly is attempting to moderate the ex¬ cited debate while Professors Smith and Bridgman smile on the trio benignly. Dr. Gray is defining his terms, Professor Cornwall is phrasing the question for the linear programe and Dr. Ernst has the computing machines clacking away. Final answers are soon ap¬ proximated. pi ' SllS 1 1 [ A- ft a. tfiX Bajk r J left to right: Assoc. Prof. Ernst; Mr. Ounjian; Asst. Prof. Bridgman; Prof. Manly; Asst. Prof. Cornwall; Assoc. Prof. Gray.

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FINE ARTS The Fine Arts Department on campus is composed of Rus¬ sell Smith, head of the department and of the Museum School and Charles Price. Mr. Smith teaches F.A. 3 and 121, while Mr. Price teaches F.A. 1, 2, 110 and 152. No fine arts student will forget Mr. Smith’s casual, offbeat presentation of his material. Similarly who will forget his F.A. 3 course with the exciting Aztec and Mayan art and his two-hour length hour exam. Mr. Price’s presentation, although also casual, has smoother presentation. Few students who have taken a course with him or who have talked to him can miss his dry humor and hopeful out¬ look on modern painting. On the whole the courses have considerable depth and pre¬ sent an excellent picture of the growth of art from the Stone Age to the Twentieth Century. left to right: Asst. Prof. D’Amato; Assoc. Prof. Hill, Chairman; Prof. Leighton; Mr. Rule. ENGINEERING GRAPHICS The department of Engineering Graphics is designed to teach the engineering student an appreciation for geometric shapes, an insight into design, the course of logical thought, and training in the powers of visualization. The courses are applied to almost all engineering courses for graphical solutions and representations. The department is headed by Professor Hill who is stern in his methods, firm in his beliefs yet humorous and understanding out of class. Professor Leighton, who is also known as freshman counselor, addresses the blackboard with many of his witty comments. Professor D ’Amato seems to have a desire to teach psychology and the Navy is continually cutting in on Mr. Rule’s lectures. Here then is the Engineering Graphics Depart¬ ment devoted to the teaching of graphics.” Front roiv, left to right: Assoc. Prof. Kinne; Mr. Phillips; Assoc. Prof. Holmes; Mrs. Mac- Namara; Prof. Blanchard; Prof. Myrick, Chairman; Mrs. Parker; Prof. Birk; Miss Snider; Mr. Coolidge. Back row: Asst. Prof. Barnet; Asst. Prof. Ridlon; Dean Flint; Mr. Nathan. ENGLISH The core of the academic structure of a liberal arts college is its English Department. In Packard Hall we have voyaged through the sea of writings that make up the con¬ tribution of the English language to the world of Western thought. In Freshman English we learned to think. We then scanned surveys of the course of writing through the cen¬ turies, and in later periods we were able to drink deep the Pierian spring as Dr. Myrick introduced us to the geniuses that were Shakespeare and Milton; the soaring verse of the Romantic dreamers was Dr. Blanchard’s first love; Dr. Barnet built the foundation of English Drama and shared with us his friendship with Alexander Pope; with Dr. Kinne we surveyed the literature of our own country; John Holmes, the voice of Tufts, showed us that the onward course of living literature has not ceased and introduced writings from our own time. All these and more have led us to the realm of self-expression by treading through the paths of past self-expression. 27