Virginia Commonwealth University - Cobblestone Wigwam Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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' •••♦.♦ IHHHHHHi ■■ ■KIH HK E. Allan Brown DIRECTOR, SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM, WRITING AND PUBLICATION Assistant Professor of English A.B., M.A., Ph.D., University of North Car Joseph F. Smeall ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH A.B., New York State College for Teacher: M.A., Johns Hopkins University Frank B. Thornburg, Jr. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF JOURNALISM B.S., University of Tennessee; M.A. University of Florida Miles Walker Woods ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH A.B., Vanderbilt University; M.A., Peabody College CONVOCATION Coloring the whole fabric of RPI life, this school and its subdivisions af- fects the college career of every student . . . English classes . . . teaching the practical application of our native tongue . . . instilling us with an ap- preciation of great literature, old and new. Modern languages . . . increasing our knowledge and understanding of other cultures. Journalism . . . bringing journal- istic theory into the realms of reality giving talented students an oppor- tunity to develop their creative ability. SCHOOL WRITING OF JOURNALISM. AND PUBLICATION °2I

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SCHOOL O F APPLIED SCIENCE Medical Laboratory Technique . . . Biological and Chemical Laboratory Technique . . . Physical Therapy . . . Nursing . . . training to serve in special- ized fields for the advancement of science. Mary Eugenia Kapp PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY A.B., University of North Carolina M.A., Duke University Ph.D., University of North Carolina Walter L. Richards, Jr. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY B.S.. Virginia Military Institute M.A., University of Virginia John T. Woodland ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY A.B. and A.M., Boston University M.S. and Ph.D., Harvard University mine ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY Jane B. Gladding INSTRUCTOR IN CHEMISTRY B.A., Smith College; Technic Rockefeller Institute for Med Research (6 years); Candidate M.S., University of Richmond SCHOOL OF APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCE Nadia Danilevsky INSTRUCTOR IN STATISTICS Graduate Moscow University lowship, Graduate School of S Alice Davis PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY A.B.. Radcliffe Col ' ege; M.S. ir Social Work, Richmond Profes ;ional Institute ' Ph.D. Universi.y o North Carolina George T. Kalif PROFESSOR OF SOCIAL WORK B.A.. M.A.. and M.S.W., Tulans Beatrice V. Marion INSTRUCTOR IN MARRIAGE RELATIONS The Department of Applied Sociol- ogy and Social Welfare . . . the social worker, creating comfort in the midst of misery, hope in the midst of suffering and bringing the light of friendship and optimism into the lives of the misfortunate. Department of Recreation and Physical Education . . . helping in- dividuals to find meaningful satis- factions in their leisure time. The Department of Elementary Education . . . preparing students to serve as teachers in elementary schools. Aileen Shane PROFESSOR OF PSYCHIATRIC SOCIAL WORK A.B., Converse College M.S.S., Smith College, School of Social Wc J. Marshall Snelling ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY Lois McGregor Washer ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF RECREATIONAL LEADERSHIP B.S., Carnegie Institute of Technology Social Work, Richmond Professional « 20

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' - ENGINEERING RPI ' s engineering course is offered in cooperation with and under the direction of Virginia Polytechnic Institute. This de- partment offers junior college courses for the purpose of pre- paring students who have completed two years of work in standard courses or three years of work in cooperative pro- grams to graduate at V.P.I, in Blacksburg. Also it prepares students who can a f tend college only one or two years for employment in engineering or drafting on the technicians ' levels. Ralph E. Green ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS B.S., Tri-State College; M.S., Ur versily of Alabama William P. Spence ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS AND DRAFTING B.S. Southeast Missouri State Col- lege; M.Ed.. University of Missouri Charles A. B. Foster ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ENGINEERING B.S.. and M.S.. Virginia Pol NON- DEPARTMENTAL Edward P. Allen ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION B.S. Rhode Island State Co lege; Ed.M.. Boston Universit Howard Hunter Davis PROFESSOR OF GOVERN- MENT AND ECONOMICS A.B. University of Richmond; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University Although not specifically classified, there are certain courses which prove indis- pensable to a student ' s education. Simply termed Non-D epartmental , these classes in physical education, gov- ernment, economics, education and his- tory make up an important part in any college program, and certainly so at R.P.I. Marvin L. Ingram ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS Alger Y. Maynard ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF EDUCATION B. A.. University of Richmond Unive Albert A. Rogers HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY B.A. University of Richmond f Ph.D.. University of Virginia 22