Washington State University - Chinook Yearbook (Pullman, WA)

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Dean E. C. Johnson . . . College of Agriculture . . . Heads Agricul- tural staff in research and post war planning Through experimental stations . . . Enjoys golf and fishing as diversions. E. V. Ellington . . . Vice Dean of the College of Agriculture and head of the Department of Dairy Husbandry . . . ls Vice Director of the experiment station . . . Collects miniature cows for a hobby. Leslie J. Smith . . . Head of the Department of Agricultural Engi- neering . . . Secretary and part-time investigator for the State Com- mittee on Relationship of Electricity to Agriculture . . . Now interested in research on the possible uses of the army ieep after the war. AGRICULTURE E. G. Schafer . . . Head of the Department of Agronomy . . . Chairman of the division of agronomy of the Experi- ment Station . . . His main obiective in addition to his work with students is to plan and execute research valuable to the farmers. M. E. Ensminger . . . Head of the Department of Animal Husbandry . . . Does experimental work for animals to increase the amount of Vitamin B1 in pork . . . Writing a book on the Live Stock Situation in Europe. M. T. Buchanan . . . Head of the Department and Divi- sion of Farm Management and Agricultural Economics . . . Became interested in Agriculture while attending the Uni- versity of Missouri, and entered Cornell University to fur- ther his study. E. L. Overholser . . . Head of the Horticulture Depart- ment . . . Working with the cultural handling of growing the principal tree fruits of Washington . . . Enioys fishing immensely. E. J. Anderson . . . A native of Washington, he attended W.S.C. in i932 and '34 . . . His work here at the present time is the study of diseases in peas . . . He is responsible for direction of work done in plant diseases in the exten- sion service. J. S. Carver . . . Head of the Department of Poultry Hus- bandry . . . Interested in teaching and doing research work in nutrition, egg quality, turkey production, investigating in problems in these fields brought on by the war. E. H. Steffin . . . Head of the Department of Forestry and Range Management . . . He is a graduate of iowa State College . . . He instructs the work of raising 100,000 trees in the W.S.C. tree nursery for distribution to farmers. FIRST ROW: Ellington, Smith, Schafer, Ensminger, Buchanan. SECOND ROW: Overholser, Anderson, Carver, Steffin.

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PROGRAM John F. Ramsey . . . Assistant Army Coordinator . . . He handles the entertainment, teaching, and testing of the campus Air Corps personnel . . . a graduate of the University of California . . . Was granted leave by the University of Ala- bama in i942 to head the department of Maps and Charts at Santa Ana Air Base . , , Has been onthe campus since August l943. When a squadron first arrives on the campus, a classification process takes place, whereby each class is divided into eight sections, according to the men's ability and background. A schedule is formed and instructors are chosen for each section. The coordi- nators manage the army schedule in coniunction with the civilian and flying schedules, and make arrange- ments for concert artists, speakers, dance bands and 'other entertainments to be brought to the campus. SUPERV FIRST ROW: Lemons, AAF and ASTP Geography. Nalder, Supervised ASTP Medical ll intl, , ,i-,lflllll i gilt-'QQ Dean McCreery and John Ramsey are the only civilians working with the army officials, and they must find solutions to the many problems and com- plaints that are brought before them every month. They deserve much commendation for a difficult iob well done. ISORS as 5 suns 54 J Study. Northquist, Civil Air Regulation. Pierson, AAF and Aid. SECOND ROW: Rounds, Academic Records. Sloan, Engineerind. Wegner, Veterinary Medicinef Weller, ASTP Engineering. 23

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C..C. Todd . . . Dean of Art and Sciences . . . Graduate chemistry major from W.S.C. in 1906 . . . Received doctor's degree from U. of Chicago in 1914 . . . Enjoys hunting and fishing in spare time . . . in academic work he stresses first, last, and always-accuracy. H. J. Aiken . . . Acting Dean of the College of Business Administra- tion and Economics . . . Head of the Placement Bureau . . . Received his degree at the State College of Washington . . . Was principal of Olympia High School for several years. Dr. Murray W. Bundy . . . Head of the Department of English . . . He is a graduate of Cornell University . . . ls now completing his thir- teenth year in teaching . . . He is not only a teacher, but an ardent sportsman and lover of good music. ARTS AND SCIENCES Victor Burke . . . Head of the Department of Bacteriology - . . Has been in Pullman twenty-two years . . . He is a graduate of Stanford . . . Did scientific work in Japan and the Bering Sea . . . His hobby is hunting and a grizzly bear head in his office testifies to his skill. Carl E. Dent . . . Department of Sociology . . . Obtained his Masters at the University of Kansas and did graduate work work been Dr ment kins . 1'100l'1 at the University of Chicago . . . He did specialized at the University of Southern California, and has at W.S.C. for 15 years. Winslow R. Hatch . . . Head of the Botany Depart- . . . Studied at Dartmouth, Harvard, and Johns Hop- . . He is interested in mycology and prefers his after- laboratory classes to morning lectures. C. D. Jacobs . . . Head of the General Department . . . came to W.S.C. in 1927 . . . Interested in collecting old school books and in history, geography, and English text books of a century ago . . . Was captain in World War I. Claudius O. Johnson . . . Head of the Department of History and Political Science . . . Has taught at the Uni- versity of North Dakota and the University of Chatanooga . . . Classifies himself as a teacher and professional writer on government and political parties . J. H. Nunemaker . . . Head of the Foreign Language Department . . . Before the war he spent several summers directing European tours . . . He has written several Spanish books. R. L. Webster . , . Head of the Department of Zoology . . . Received his doctor's degree at Cornell University . . . Has been a member of the W.S.C. faculty for eighteen years . . . Now doing research work in the field of Ento- mology. FIRST ROW: Aiken, Bundy, Burke, Dent, Hatch. SECOND ROW: Jacobs, Johnson, Nunemaker, Webster.