University of Washington - Tyee Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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m a I ac ITYBgC jg] cM ' i-dil to Carl F. (Joiilcl. assislaiit protVssor of arclii- tcfturc. will) (IcsifTiu ' d and liad cliartrt ' of all the eoii- stnictioii v()i-k of that elaborate affair. In tiie art dcpiirt iiiciit lioxes wei ' c eovered, friezes painted, i-ai-(ls iiiid posters desi riied and exeeiited for the ha .aar nnder the ilireetion of Helen B. Culver, in- stnietor in desifrn ami Annette Kdens, instruetor in dr;i winfT. Layettes and ciiiidreirs dresses were made hy classis under the direetion of Miss Grace Denny and sent to Fi-anee throufrh the Faculty Wives ' Red Cross Auxiliary. Remarkable results in conservation of clothing were ob- tained throufrh the year by the classes under Mrs. Nannie B. Judy, assistant jirofessor of home economics. Cast-offs and perfectly useless scraps were cleverly turned into good looking, wai ' in apparel. Mrs. Judy lectured on this I)liase of conservation and prepared a clothing budget which was used by the street car arbitration board. A food budget for the same purpose was pre- pared by Miss Margaret Hessler, instructor in honu ' economics. The campus library has rendered every assistance in the gathering of books and magazines for Camp Lewis, and for two months W . E. Henry, librarian, was given leave for detached service in order that he might or- ganize a war library at Camp Fremont. California. Great numbers of pa- triotic addresses have been delivered and a large number of patriotic edi- torials prepared by Edmond S. ileany. professor of history. He is also render- ing valuable service in charge of the plans of the National Board of His- torical Service. Carl E. Magnusson, acting dean of the college of engineering, has been director of the radio board of the campus station. E. O. Eastwood has cou- ilucted a series of courses at the recjuest of the government to fit men for the I ' nited States merchant marine. A high class of technical service has been given by Henry Landes. dean of the college of science, in investigating the war minerals of the state. The problems connected with wood for air- l)lane and ship construction have been tlior- oughl.v studied by B. L. Grondal. assistant pro- fessor in the college of forestry. During the summer Mr. Grondal served as inspector of the construction of logging engines for the British War Office. Special study has been directed toward the preservation of wooden ship hulls and new processes for the kiln drying of air- ])lane propellers. He has also investigated the riving of spruce for airplane manufacturing. B. P. Kirkland, in the same college, has co- operated Avith the fuel administration in a study of wood waste on Puget Sound; From the PVencli department Charles L. llcliiilingc lias been released to devote his en- m m m

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M (Dl iDi 1 iTlO — id! I IH I V I ' ' ' ' ' niilitai ' v Fri-iicli at Camp K H As nicml iTs of tin- AU B Hfcc ' - ilr|i:iiiinriii li;i c liun li ' iird t lii ' insclvt-s witli licaviiT M Sv a ' li ' jic ' liiii; - si ' IiimIiiIcs ill oi ' dci- to accoinraodatc tlic iMiii|iu.-. (Ic ' iiiaiiil tor l- ' i ' i-ncli instruction. In tlif mat lii ' iuat ic-s ili ' |iartiiii-nt . too. Ilic roiiilni ' t in;:- of classes at tin- caiii|i liv part of tlic faculty has neces- sitated additional wiirk for the rest. Heseaieh woik on nitrojrt ' H fixation lias Ijecii conducted by II. K. I ' .enson. ]irofessor of industrial clii ' iiiistry. Professor lienson has lectured on en- ;-ineerinj:- cliemistry e ery •l■ek at (aniji l.i ' wis and has serveil on various war couiniittees, notably as secrt ' tary of the university coniuiitti ' e of the Xa- tioiuil Research Council. A. W. Linton, assistant i)rofessor of pharmacy, has lieeii in charfic of coUectinp: dijiritalis. the valuable heart stimulant, for the State Council of Defense. His work with the {rrowinf!; of medical plants has been resjionsible primarily for the co-operation of the {joveriniient and the sendinc- of a specialist this year to endeavor to find tiiose uicdiciiial jilants which can be grown commercially in this jjart of the state. Tutorial classes for eidisted men at the Soldiers and Sailors ' Club have been conducted by A. F. Carpenter, assistant professor of mathematics. Fred W. Catlett, assistant professor of law. was one of the Four-Minute men who spoke on the Red Cross, Liberty Bonds, food conservation and the thrift (•ainpai n. L M. Skinner has been enthusiastic in the military trainiiifr on the campus, and on the departure of Dean Priest he was given the ilifficult task of acting dean of men. He has conducted successful evening classes for business men in Kuan Hua, the official Chinese language, preparing thena for the expansion of Oriental trade which will come with the end of the war. As dean of women, Ethel Hunley Coldwell has taken a keen interest in J J all of the campaigns waged on the campus, including those for the Frieiid- i ship war finid and the Red Ci ' O.ss. In addition she has been advisor to all the yi war work midertaken by the Women ' s League. She received state-wide rec- ognition when she was appointed a member of the advisory committee to the women ' s department of the State Council of Defense. She was a member of the committee which recommended and organized the University Ambulance Corps, together with classes in nurses ' aid. Chloe S. Clarke of the home economics department has reached housewives ' centers in the Seattle public schools, with enrollment of 1.200 women, through a special class for jiublic school home economics teachers. Men detailed from the naval training sta- tion have been instructed in large (luantit.v cooking in the Commons by Miss Clarke. L;irgely through the counsel of the home economics department, tin- station g;illey became the most et ' licient in the country. Even song has its war uses, and Dean Irving .M. f 4k Gleii of the college of tine arts, and .Mrs. Lida SdiirmiM ' , j (7 instructor in singing, have generously used their time if ' tV -V I t.,i..,,t ;,, ,,- i;..f i,...,..(; , i , ;f.,k .,t (■...... a . ' 9 - ' tab ' iit in war relief benetits and rci ' itals at ( ' amp v V : Iemb ' rs of (he base hospital cori)s. the R. O. iw i ::!5ki m m