University of Massachusetts Amherst - Index Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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ALEXANDER ANDERSON MACKIMMIE.M.A. Professor of History, Head of the Department and Head of the Division of Liberal Arts Born 1878. B.A. Princeton University, 1906. M.A. Columbia University, 1914. Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi. Accepted to Faculty, 1908. MINER JOHN MARKUSON, B.S. Assistant Professor of Engineering Born 1896. B.S. University of Minnesota, 1923. Massachusetts State Association of Architects; Western Massachusetts Architectural Society; Lions International. Accepted to Faculty 1925. Avocations: Practise of Architecture, Woodworking. GEORGE ANDREWS MARSTON, M.S. Assistant Professor of Engineering Born 1908. B.S. Worcester Polytechnical Institute, 1930. M.S. University of Iowa, 1933. C.E. Worces- ter Polytechnical Institute, 1940. Sigma Xi; Lamb- da Chi Alpha; American Society of Civil Engineers; American Geophysical Union; Society for Promo- tion of Engineering Education. Accepted to Faculty 1933. Avocations: Tennis, Hydrological Research. JOHN EARL WILLARD McCONNELL, M.S. Research Assistant of Horticultural Manufactures Born 1915. B.S. Queen ' s University, 1941. M.S. Massachusetts State College, 1942. Sigma Xi. Ac- cepted to Faculty 1942. M. JEAN McNAMARA, B.A. Instructor of English Born 1920. B.A. Massachusetts State College, 1942. Accepted to Faculty 1942. OREANA A. MERRIAM, M.S. Assistant Professor of Home Economics B.S. University of Vermont. M.S. Massachusetts State College. Sigma Xi. Accepted to Faculty 1941. WALTER McKINLEY MILLER, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Mathematics Born 1896. Ph.B. Lafayette College, 1918. M.A. Pennsylvania State College, 1923. Ph.D. University of Illinois, 1927. Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Sigma Xi; American Association of L niversity Pro- fessors; Mathematics Association of America. Ac- cepted to Faculty 1935. Avocations: Travel, Philat- ely, Book Collecting, Chess, Clock Repairing. FRANK MARTIN MOHLER, LL.D. Assistant Professor of History Born 1880. B.A. Washburn College, 1904. LL.D. Washburn College, 1933. Rhodes Scholar from Kansas to Oxford University, 1905-08. Phi Delta Theta. Accepted to Faculty 1942. Avocations: Far East, Chinese Language. FRANK COCHRAN MOORE, B.A. Professor of Mathematics and Head of the Department Born 1879. B.A. Dartmouth College, 1902. Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Chi Phi; Mathematical Association of America; American Association for Advancement of Science; New England Mathe- matics Association. Accepted to Faculty 1918. WILLIAM HENRY MOSS, B.S. Instructor of English Born 1911. B.S. Massachusetts State College, 1937. Phi Kappa Phi; Adelphia. Accepted to Faculty 1942. Avocations: Tennis, Gardening. CLAUDE CASSELL NEET, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Born 1905. B.A. University of California, 1930. M.A. Clark University, 1932. Ph.D. Clark Univer- sity, 1935. American Psychological Association; Eastern Psychological Association; American Asso- ciation of University Professors. Accepted to Fac- ulty 1935. Avocations: Reading, Music. JOHN BAXTER NEWLON Instructor of Engineering Born 1884. Accepted to Faculty 1919. Avocation: Hand Wrought Iron. WILLIAM GREGORY O ' DONNELL. Ph.D. Instructor of English Born 1916. B.S. Massachusetts State College, 1938. M.A. Yale Graduate School, 1940. Ph.D. Yale Graduate School, 1942. Phi Kappa Phi; Modern Language Association. Accepted to Faculty 1942. A. VINCENT OSMUN, M.S. Professor of Botany and Head of the Department Born 1880. B.Agr. Connecticut State College, 1900; B.S. Massachusetts State College, 1903. M.S. Mass- achusetts State College, 1905. Phi Kappa Phi; Sig- ma Xi; A.A.A.S.; Life Member American Phyto- pathological Society; American Fern Society, New England Botany Club; Q.T.V. Accepted to Faculty 1905. RANSOM CLAYTON PACKARD, M.S. Assistant Professor of Bacteriology Born 1886. B.S. A. University of Toronto. M.S. Massachusetts State College, 1933. Accepted to Faculty 1927. Avocation: Gardening. RAYMOND THURSTON PARKHURST, Ph.D. Professor of Poidtry Husbandry and Head of the Department Born 1898. B.S. Massachusetts State College, 1919. M.S. University of Idaho, 1925. Ph.D. University of Edinburgh, 1932. Sigma Xi; Phi Kappa Phi; Kappa Sigma; American Poultry Science Associa- tion. Accepted to Faculty 1938. Avocations: Bridge, Tennis, Badminton, Boy Scout Work. [23:

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Si p ly an demand I ' iallv npod ka. ARTHUR KENYON HARRISON Professor of Landscape Architecture, Acting Head of the Department Born 1872. New England Botanical Club. Accepted to Faculty 1911. MARSHALL C. HECK, M.S. Assistant Professor of Animal Husbandry Born 1915. B.S. University of Missouri, 1938; M.S. Oklahoma A. and M. College, 1939. Block and Bridle Club; Alpha Gamma Sigma. Accepted to Faculty 1941. Avocations: Tennis, Bowling, Avia- tion. VERNON PARKER HELMING, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of English Born 1904. B.A. Carleton College, 1925. Ph.D. Yale University, 1937. Theta Chi; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; American Association of University Professors; Modern Language Association. Ac- cepted to Faculty 1933. Avocations: Music, Classi- cal Languages and Literature, Tennis. CURRY S. HICKS, M.Ed. Head of Division of Physical Edvcation Born 1885. B.P.Ed. Michigan State Normal Col- lege, 1909. M.Ed. Michigan State Normal College, 1924. Accepted to Faculty 1911. Avocations: Travel and Camping. WALTER HENRICKS HODGE, Ph.D. Instructor of Botany Born 1912. B.A. Clark University, 1934. M.S. Massachusetts State College, 1936. M.A. Harvard University, 1940. Ph.D. Harvard University, 1941. Kappa Phi; Sigma Xi. Accepted to Faculty 1936. Avocation: Photography and Writing. LEONTA G. HORRIGAN, M.A. Instructor of English Born 1914. B.S. Massachusetts State College, 1936. M.A. Smith College, 1942. Phi Kappa Phi. Accepted to Faculty 1936. SAMUEL CHURCH HUBBARD Assistant Professor of Floriculture Born 1890. American Association of Nurserymen; New England Nurserymen ' s Association; American Rose Society; New England Rose Society. Accepted to Faculty 1921. Avocations: Hunting, Fishing, Dogs. ARTHUR NELSON JULIAN, A.B. Professor of German Born 1885. B.A. Northwestern University, 1907. Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Gamma Delta. Accepted to Faculty 1911. Avocations: Gardening, Photography. MARIAN ERNA KUHN, B.S. Laboratory Instructor of Chemistry Born 1920. B.S. Massachusetts State College, 1941. Phi Kappa Phi. Accepted to Faculty 1942. Avoca- tion: Mountain Climbing. WILLIAM HENRY LACHMAN, M.S. Instructor of Olericulture Born 1912. B.S. Pennsylvania State College, 1934; M.S. Pennsylvania State College, 1936. Gamma Sigma Delta; Pi Alpha Xi. Accepted to Faculty 1936. Avocation: Photography. JOHN BECKLEY LENTZ, V.M.D. Professor of Veterinary Science and Head of the Department Born 1887. B.A. Franklin and Marshall College, 1908. V.M.D. University of Pennsylvania, 1914. Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Sigma Kappa. Accepted to Faculty 1916. HARRY G. LINDQUIST, M.S. Assistant Professor of Dairying Born 1895. B.S. Massachusetts State College, 1922. M.S. University of Maryland, 1924. Accepted to Faculty 1927. Avocations: Travel and Gardening. ADRIAN HERVEY LINDSEY, Ph.D. Professor of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management and Head of the Department Born 1897. B.S. University of Illinois, 1922. M.S. Iowa State College, 1923. Ph.D. Iowa State College, 1929. Pi Gamma Mu; Alpha Gamma Rho. Accepted to Faculty 1929. Avocation: Travel. H. KARL LUTGE, M.A. Instructor of Oerman Born in Holland. Ph.D. University of Hurzburg (Germany), 1923. M.S. New York University, 1927. M.A. Columbia University, 1938. Modern Language Association of America. Accepted to Faculty 1942. CLINTON VILES MacCOY, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Zoology Born 1905. B.A. Harvard University, 1928. M.A. Harvard LTniversity, 1929. Ph.D. Harvard Uni- versity, 1934. Kappa Sigma; Gamma Alpha; Sigma Xi. Accepted to Faculty 1939. Avocation: Garden- ing. IAN MORRISON MacIVER Instructor of Drawing Born 1912. Schools of .Architecture and Landscape Architecture at Columbia University. Teachers College at Columbia University. Accepted to Fac- ulty 1942. Avocations: Arts and Sports. [22]

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CLARENCE H. PARSONS, M.S. lit Professor of Animal Husbandry and Superintendent of Farm Born 1904. B.S. Massachusetts State College, 1927. M.S. Massachusetts State College, 1933. Adelphia; Q.T.V. Accepted to Faculty 1904. Avocation, Bowling. CHARLES ADAMS PETERS, Ph.D. Professor of Inorganic and Soil Chemistry Born 1875. B.S. Massachusetts State College, 1897. Ph.D. Yale LTniversity, 1901. Phi Kappa Phi; Sigma Xi; American Chemical Society. Accepted to Fac- ulty 1911. Avocations: Gardening, Hiking. JOHN JOSEPH POWERS, B.S. Instructor of Horticultural Manufactures Born 1918. B.S. Massachusetts State College, 1940. Sigma Xi; Institute of Food Technologists; Ameri- can Chemical Society; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Ac- cepted to Faculty 1942. WALLACE FRANK POWERS, Ph.D. Professor of Physics and Head of the Department Born 1889. B.A. Clark University, 1910. M.A. Clark University, 1911. Ph.D. Clark University, 1914. American Physical Society; . merican Asso- ciation of L ' niversity Professors; Phi Kappa Phi; Sigma Xi ; Alpha Sigma Alpha. Accepted to Faculty 1925. Avocations: Photography, Radio. WALTER EVERETT PRINCE, M.A. Professor of English Born 1881. Ph.D. Brown University, 1904. M.A. Brown University, 1905. Sphinx; Phi Kappa Phi; Shakespearean Association of Teachers of Speech. Accepted to Faculty 1912. Avocations: Dramatics, Reading and Chess. ALBERT WILLIAM PURVIS, Ed.M. Assistant Professor of Education Born 1903. B.A. University of New Brunswick, Canada, 1931. Ed.M. Harvard University, 1935. Ed.D. Harvard University, 1937. Accepted to Faculty 1936. Avocations: Hiking, Camping. GEORGE FREDERICK PUSHES Instructor of Agricultural Engineering Born 1887. Accepted to Faculty 1916. Avocation: Scouting. Tfie ucr Jofhugs »i Me I ep ' ' We ' ll GoaranleeyM uer tbs bareJ FRANK PRENTICE RAND, M.A. Head of Department of Languages and Literature Born 1889. B.A. Wilhams College, 1912. M.A. Amherst College, 1915. Phi Sigma Kappa; Delta Sigma Rho; Adelphia; Phi Kappa Phi; Modem Language Association; Shakespearean Association of America; C.E.A.; Who ' s Who in America. Ac- cepted to Faculty 1914. Avocation: Mask-Making. ARNOLD D. RHODES, M.F. Instructor of Forestry Born 1912. B.S. University of New Hampshire, 1935. M.F. Yale School of Forestry, 1937. Society of American Foresters; Botanical Society of America; Ecological Society of America; British Ecological Society; Phi Kappa Phi; Sigma Xi; Alpha Tau Omega; Phi Sigma. Accepted to Faculty 1939. MAJOR ALLEN FOSTER RICE, B.S. Assistant Professor of Military Science and Tactics Born 1904. B.S. Norwich University, 1926. Theta Chi. Accepted to Faculty 1940. VICTOR ARTHUR RICE, M.Agr. Professor of Animal Husbandry, Head of the Depart- ment and Head of the Division of Agriculture Born 1890. B.S. North Carolina State College, 1916. M.Agr. Massachusetts State College, 1923. Kappa . lpha; Alpha Zeta; Phi Kappa Phi; American Gen- etic Association; American Society of Animal Pro- duction. Accepted to Faculty 1916. Avocation: Reading. J. HARRY RICH, M.F. Assistant Professor of Forestry Born 1888. B.S. New York State College of Forestry, 1913. M.F. New York State College of Forestry, 1936. Sigma Xi; Society of American Foresters; Pi Kappa Alpha. Accepted to Faculty 1933. FRANCIS JAMES RIEL, M.S. Coach of Baseball and Instructor of Physical Education Born 1914. B.A. Massachusetts State College, 1939. M.S. Massachusetts State College, 1940. Accepted to Faculty 1940. Avocations: Fishing and Hunting. WALTER STUNTZ RITCHIE, Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry and Head of the Department Born 1892. B.S. Ohio State University, 1916. M.A. University of Missouri, 1918. Ph.D. LTniversity of Missouri, 1922. Sigma Xi; Phi Kappa Phi; Alpha Chi Sigma; Delta Tau Delta. Accepted to Faculty 1934. OLIVER COUSENS ROBERTS, M.S. Assistant Professor of Pomology Born 1895. B.S. Massachusetts State College, 1919. M.S. University of Illinois, 1941. Theta Chi. Ac- cepted to Faculty 1926. Avocations: Gardening, Bee-Keeping. JAMES ROBERTSON, JR., B.Arch. Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture Born 1909. B.Arch. Carnegie Institute of Tech- nology, 1930. Accepted to Faculty 1930. Avocations: Drawing, Painting, Dramatics, Photography, Ex- hibit Work. 24 '