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

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JOSEPH RICHARD ROGERS, JR. Instructor of Physical Education Born 1906. Accepted to Faculty 1931. CHARLES J. ROHR, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Political Economy Born 1905. Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University, 1931. Kappa Alpha; Civil Service Assembly of the U.S. and Canada; National Municipal League; Society for Public Administration. Accepted to Faculty 1937. DONALD E. ROSS, B.S. Greenhouse Foreman and Instructor of FloricnUure Born 1896. B.S. Massachusetts State College, 1925. Alpha Gamma Rho. Accepted to Faculty 1928. Avocations: Indian Lore, Stamps. WILLIAM HAROLD ROSS, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Physics Born 1909. B.. . Amherst College, 1929. M.A. Amherst College, 1930. Ph.D. Yale LTniversity, 1934. American Physical Society; American Associ- ation for the Advancement of Science; Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Xi; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Theta. Accepted to Faculty 1933. LIEUTENANT WINSLOW EDWIN RYAN, B.S. Assistant Professor of Military Science and Tactics Born 1918. B.S. Massachusetts State College, 1940. Cavalry School Ft. Riley, Kansas, 1940. . ccepted to Faculty 1942. Avocations: Riding, Softball, Danc- ing, Baseball, Reading. WILLIAM CROCKER SANCTUARY, M.S. Professor of Poultry Husbandry Born 1888. B.S. Massachusetts State College, 1912. M.S. Massachusetts State College, 1932. Theta Chi; Phi Delta Kappa. Accepted to Faculty 1922. Avocations: Golfing, Bowling, Photography. NORMAN JAMES SCHOONMAKER, B.S. Instructor of Mathematics Born 1918. B.S. Massachusetts State College, 1940. Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Kappa Sigma. Accepted to Faculty 1941. Avocations: Sports, Bridge. PAUL SEREX, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Chemistry Born 1880. B.S. Massachusetts State College, 1913. M.S. Massachusetts State College, 1916. Ph.D. Massachusetts State College, 1923. Phi Kappa Phi; Sigma Xi. Accepted to Faculty 1913. Avocation: Philately. FRANK ROBERT SHAW, Ph.D. Instructor of Entomology Born 1908. B.S. Massachusetts State College, ' 1931. Ph.D. Cornell University, 1936. Sigma Xi; Phi Kappa Phi; Entomological Society of America; American Association of Economic Entomologists. Accepted to Faculty 1935. f ys cs nrojs lea Oottip ajf t h ieo marH came oj ifi uifsa .wioc r. BERNICE SHOUL, B.A. Instructor of Economics Born 1920. B.A. Radcliffe College, 1941. Accepted to Faculty 1942. EDNA L. SKINNER, M.A. Head of Division of Home Economics M.Ed. Honorary, Michigan State Normal College, 1922. B.S. Teachers College, Columbia University, 1908. M.A. Teachers College, Columbia University, 1928. Phi Kappa Phi. Accepted to Faculty 1919. Avocations: Gardening and Birds. HAROLD WILLIAM SMART, B.A. Assistant Professor of Economics Born 1895. LL.B. Boston University, 1918. B.A. Amherst College, 1924. Phi Delta Phi; Delta Sigma Rho; Adelphia. Accepted to Faculty 1921. SAMUEL P. SNOW, B.L.A. Instructor of Horticulture Born 1912. B.S. Massachusetts State College, 1935. B.L.A. Massachusetts State College, 1936. Accepted to Faculty 1942. GRANT BINGEMAN SNYDER, M.S. Professor of Olericulture and Head of the Department Born 1899. B.S. A. Ontario Agricultural College, 1922. M.S. Michigan State College, 1928. American Society for Horticultural Science; American Vege- table Growers Association. Accepted to Faculty 1922. Avocation: Photography. THOMAS SPROSTON, JR., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Botany Born 1909. B.S. Syracuse University, 1933. Ph.D. Cornell LTniversity, 1941. Sigma Xi; Phi Kappa Phi: Sigma Chi. Accepted to Faculty 1942. Avoca- tion: Photography. RUTH STEVENSON, M.S. Director of Physical Education for Women B.A. Wellesley College 1934. M.S. Wellesley Col- lege, 1936. Accepted to Faculty 1940. 25

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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 '

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HARVEY L. SWEETMAN, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Entomology Bom 1896. B.S. Colorado State College, 1923. M.S. Iowa State College, 1923. Ph.D. Massachusetts State College, 1930. American Association for Ad- vancement of Science; American Association Eco- nomical Entomology; . merican Association of University Professors; Royal Entomology Society of London; Limnological Society of America; Sigma Xi; Phi Kappa Phi; Gamma Sigma Delta; Alpha Zeta; Alpha Gamma Rho. Accepted to Faculty 1930. Avocations: Ecology and Nature. JOHN DAVID SWENSON, M.A. Assistant Professor of Engineering Born 1909. B.S. New York University, 1932; M.A. Columbia University, 1936. .Accepted to Faculty 1936. WILLIAM HENRY TAGUE, B.S. Assistant Professor of Agricultural Engineering Born 1892. B.S. Iowa State College, 1924. Accepted to Faculty 1929. Avocation: Collecting Sewing Machines. CHARLES HIRAM THAYER Assistant Professor of Agronomy Born 1884. Accepted to Faculty 1918. Avocations: Hiking and History. CL. RK LEONARD THAYER, B.S. Professor of Floriculture and Head of the Department Born 1890. B.S. Massachusetts State College, 1913. Alpha Gamma Rho; Phi Kappa Phi; Pi Alpha Xi; Adelphia; Society of American Florists. Accepted to Faculty 1919. Avocations: Hiking and Genealogy. RAY ETHAN TORREY, Ph.D. Professor of Botany Born 1887. B.S. Massachusetts State College, 1912. M.A. Harvard University, 1915. Ph.D. Harvard University, 1917. Accepted to Faculty 1919. .JAY R. TRAVER, Ph.D. Instructor of Zoology Born 1894. B.A. Cornell University, 1918. M.A. Cornell University, 1919. Ph.D. Cornell LTniversity, 1931. Sigma Xi; Sigma Delta Epsilon; American Association for Advancement of Science; Ento- mology Society of America; Limnological Society of America. Accepted to Faculty 1938. Avocation: Mayflies. REUBEN EDWIN TRIPPENSEE, Ph.D. Professor of Wildlife Management Born 1894. B.S. Michigan State College, 1920. M.S. University of Michigan, 1933. Ph.D. Univer- sity of Michigan, 1934. Alpha Zeta; Seminar Botan- icus; Phi Kappa Phi; Sigma Xi; Phi Sigma. Accepted to Faculty 1936. Avocations: Fishing and Hunting. ALDEN PARKER TUTTLE Assistant Professor of Vegetable Gardening Born 1906. B.S. Massachusetts State College, 1928. M.S. Pennsylvania State College, 1930. Gamma Sig- ma Delta. Accepted to Faculty 1930. Avocations: Sports and Cooking. RALPH ALBERT VAN METER, M.S. Professor of Pomology, Head of the Department and Head of the Division of Horticulture Born 1893. B.S. Ohio State University, 1917. M.S. Massachusetts State College, 1930. Ph.D. Cornell LTniversity, 1935. Delta Theta .Sigma; Phi Kappa Phi; Sigma Xi. Accepted to Faculty 1917. Avoca- tions: Gardening, Camping and Mountain Climbing. H. LELAND VARLEY, M.A. Instructor of English Born 1910. B.A. Wesleyan University, 1934. M.A. Wesleyan University, 1935. Accepted to Faculty 1938. WILLIAM G. VINAL, Ph.D. Professor of Nature Educatio7i Born 1881. B.S. Harvard, 1906. M.A. Harvard, 1907. Ph.D. Brown, 1924. A.A.A.S.; Sigma Xi; Kappa Delta Phi. Accepted to Faculty 1938. Avo- cations: Camping, Gardening. JOHN HENRY VONDELL Instructor of Poiilln Iliislnindry and Plant Superintendent Born 1898. Poultry Science Association. Accepted to Faculty 1929. Avocations: Mountaineering and Photography. WINTHROP SELDEN WELLES, M.Ed. Professor of Education and Head of the Department Born 1875. B.S. University of Ilhnois, 1901. M.Ed. Harvard University, 1929. Phi Delta Kappa. Ac- cepted to Faculty 1919. Avocations: Reading, House Lot. SHIRLEY WINSBERG, M.S. Instructor of Physical Education for Women, Born 1914. B.S. University of Illinois, 1936. M.S. Wellesley College, 1938. Accepted to Faculty 1942. GILBERT LLEWELLYN W00D3IDE, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Bacteriology Born 1909. B.A. DePauw University 1932. M.A. Harvard, 1933. Ph.D. Harvard, 1936. Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Xi; Phi Kappa Phi; Gamma Alpha; American Society of Zoologists; A.A.A.S. Accepted to Faculty 1936. Avocations: Badminton, Garden- ing and Tennis. 26