United States Coast Guard Academy - Tide Rips Yearbook (New London, CT)

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.;Vi ' -«»»»!« 35¥ » i SwADs cntcrint; tlie first semester of their aca- demic struggles are wont to look upon the course in chemistry as their initiation to the elite of the scientific world. It is their first real clash with any technical subject. But rather than com- ing out of the course full fledged scientists, they are humbled to tlie realization of what they have yet to learn. Chemistry acquaints us with the building blocks of matter. We start with a very vague con- ception of the elusive atoms and molecules. But the instructor ' s long wooden pointer sweeping endlessly over the face of the periodic table of elements, gradually sketches some order into its crazy hieroglyphics. Skeleton models of molecu- lar structures impress a weird but useful interpre- tation of chemical substance m our minds. With that knowledge we can almost readily picture the hidden processes behind the quite obvious chemi- cal combinations and reactions. We have reached the practical stage. Lectures on corrosion, battery reactions, and boiler feed testing give us an idea of what we can do with a comand of the formulae and equations that be- devil our examination hours. Gone are the dreams of spectacular achievements with test tube and flame. But the nightmares remain — boiler feed water gone wrong and not an equation in sight. PROF. J. B. HOAG Head of Science Department 26