University of Hawaii Honolulu - Ka Palapala Yearbook (Honolulu, HI)

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1 l.imrc and government. Although a 220 pounder, he never finishes worse than third in the cafeteria line at lunch time. After helping with the reorganization of the nursing service of the Philippine Red Cross in Manila since last September, MISS VIRGINIA JONES, associate professor of public health nursing and chairman of the nursing department returned to the campus the second semester. An artist with a Van Dyke beard is PROFESSOR HUC-MAZELET LUQUIENS, chairman of the department of art. He likes to spend his leisure hours landscape painting and etching. His works have been exhibited all over the world. Chairman of the department of sociology and anthropology, PROFESSOR ANDREW W. LIND, prominent sociologist in the territory, is also director of the University war research laboratory. Dr. Lind ' s transportation problem during the war was neatly solved by his bicycle. Lind

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Brown Hartmann Bilger Hunter Cameron Jones Ellcr Luquiens DR. HUBERT E. BROWN, associate professor and chairman of the health and physical education department, thinks Hawaii offers wonderful recrea- tional opportunities. Before returning to the Uni- versity in September, 1945, he did recreation work for the Federal fjovernment. 1 -f 1 A prominent member on the faculty is DR. LEO- NORA N. BILGER, professor of chemistry and chairman of the department. A few of her positions at present are: president of the American Associa- tion of University Women, Honolulu Branch; vice- president. Women ' s Pan Pacific; and secretary- treasurer of Phi Beta Kappa Association of Hawaii. She is adviser of the Chemistry Club. Ill The females in the economics classes suffered a great loss when DR. MERTON K. CAMERON, chairman of economics and business department took a sabbatical leave second semester. Professor Cameron has been plugging for the weaker sex in his lecture classes for a great many years. Teaching physics for 18 years has made DR. WIL- LARD H. ELLER a veteran in Gartley Hall. Pro- fessor Eller is chairman of the physics department. If he isn ' t teaching physics he indulges in archery or collects stamps. f Tall and distinguished DR. CHRISTOPHER J. HAMRE, chairman of the department of zoology and entomology, has been a friend and guiding inspiration to the pre-medical students for many years. He left in early February to spend several months on the mainland. 1 1 i DR. FLOYD W. HARTMANN, associate pro- fessor and acting chairman of the bacteriology department, is one reason why pre-nursing students enjoy struggling through the course in bacteriology. They think he ' s the best looking man on the c.unpus. ■ r Fulfing on his pipe is a popular habit of DR. CHARLES H. HUNTER, associate professor of history and chairman of the department of history 16

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PROFESSOR CAREY D. MILLER, professor of food and nurrition and head of the home economics department has disclosed many facts about food and their nutritive value and use. She has been with the department for 22 years and is nutritionist at the Hawaii Experiment Station. i i 1 Lone philosophy instructor, DR. CHARLES A. MOORE, finds enjoyment in sports as well as in deep thinking. Associate professor of philosoph) ' and chairman of the department of philosophy. Dr. Moore ' s book, Philosophy — Eiist micJ West, was reviewed in the last January issue of the Book-of- the-Month Cliih News. 1 1 i Although quizzes are unpopular with students, here is a man who is popular for his frequent Survey quizzes. DR. HAROLD S. PALMER, professor of geology heads the geology and geography departments. 111 The former French consul and Spanish vice-consul in Honolulu is also head of the department of European languages on the campus. He is IRVING O. PECKER, professor of romance languages, who was awarded a gold medal certificate last June for completing 25 years of service ith this University. Ill PROFESSOR HAROLD ST. JOHN, chairman of the department of botany, is back on the campus this year after a year ' s exploration into the forests of Colombia, Central America, where he was sent by the Foreign Economic Administration to find cinchona bark which produces quinine. Last Christ- mas, Dr. St. John headed the scientific expedition for preliminary research and investigation of Micronesia. Miller Moore Palmer Pecker St. John Saycrs jC adsworth Uyehara