Washington University Saint Louis - Hatchet Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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Dr. Marion E. Bunch Dr. Lewis E. Hahn Professor Stuart A. Queen Dr Phillip H DeLacy Professor Stuart A. Queen, head of the Sociology and Anthropology Department, also heads the Basic College Program. Although kept busy hy these two robs, he fc-und time last summer to vacation in a small Colorado town. The information collected on this trip is being used by students of his department for their research work. eloarfmenf sjsleacb This is Dr. Bunch's first year as head ci the 'Washington University Department cf Psychology. l-le taught previously at the Uni- versity of Illinois. The degrees which Dr. Bunch has received are a BA. from the Uni- versity of Kentucky, an MA. from Vfashingtori University, and a Ph.D. from the University cf Chicago. Dr. Bunch devotes his spare time to horses, which are his hobby. Much of his time is spent in connection with the many psycho- logical societies to which he belongs. Dr. George E. Mylonas is the chairman ci the Art and Archaeology Department. All his energy and time are spent bringing the ancient civilizations back to life, and with the clearing situation in Greece, he soon hopes to continue his excavations there. Carried away with en- thusiasm, he even instructs his students to dig up their hack yards, auesfing for the missing link. Dr. A. Gwendolyn Drew is the attractive head of the Women's Physical Education Divi- sion. Popular with all her students, this lively lady shows an extreme interest in all the phases of her program and she is seen every- where from the hockey field to the dance floor to the swimming pool. Every chance she has, Miss Drew vacations at her Hamlin Lake sum- mer home near Ludington, Michigan. Who wouldnt with a perfect lake and an all- weather tennis court in his kackyard? Dr. Viktor Hamburger Dr. A. Gwendolyn Drew 'fi V.-g al The laze Dr. Lewis Thomas. he ta of the Geography Department, was a'filiated witl. 'Washington University thirty-one years until his deith, Fetruarj: IE l95U, The students who proclaimed him one ct the iiest pro- iessors cn campus' wilQ long rernemker hxrz. is an outs'-anding rnerrtle: of the Geography C7 !f 1fT!'f'l-Eff. Dr. Viktor Hamburger, head of the Depart- ment of Zaolcgy, has keen teaching at l.'.'asl'.- ington University for fourteen years. l-le is the president cf the Society fcr Growth and De- velopment, which mee's annually for ii symposium. l-lis leisure interests are wiaey divergent - art and Hputterina around the garden. Dr. Lewis E. Hahn, head of the Department cf Philosophy, has made a good name for hirr.- self in the short time he has been at 'Wash- ington. Although he is busy getting familiar- ized with his new position, he has found time for his duties as president of the Missouri State Philosophy Association. This doesnt leave much time for vacations, which ne would like to spend taking long trips and camping out. Dr. Phillip H. DeI.acy. head of the Depart- ment of Classics, has come to Vtlashingtcn University after nine years at the University of Chicago. l-le is a graduate of the University ct 'Washington Seattle, and hopes ta drive out tc his old home there this summer. Dr. Wenzil K. Dolva, chairman of the De- partment of Retailing, came to Vtlasningtctn University in l9-16. after previously teaching in Denver and New York, l-le exhibits great interest in college affairs, and thinks that lN.U. students are doing a good ioh bringing school spirit t: a street far ccllege. Jul? Dr. Wenzil K. Dolva

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,y M- .... ,f lx Professor Werner Hochwald Dr. Frank Lee Wright Dr. Herbert Dieckmann Dr. Guy A. Cardwell -J I 1 bbq Professor Ioseph W. Kennedy Professor Ioseph W. Kennedy, head of the Chemistry Department, is well known for his work as co-discoverer of plutonium. ln 1946 Professor Kennedy came to Washington Uni- versity from Los Alamos, New Mexico, where he was engaged in atomic research. Por re- laxation Professor Kennedy likes to play tennis and is an avid basketball and football fan. Professor Hochwald, acting head of the Economics Department, who has been teach- ing at Washington University since the war. is a most interesting and intriguing person to talk with. Because of the hard press of his work Professor Hochwald finds little time for relaxation and reading books, which is his favorite hobby. Besides attending Washing- ton University Professor 1-lochwald also grad- uated from the University of Berlin and the University of Strausberg. Professor Walter I. Leighton was born in Toledo, Ohio, received his college education at Northwestern and Harvard Universities, and has been head of our Math Department for two years, Before coming to Washington he taught at Harvard, Rice lnstitute, and the University of Rochester. During the war he did research at Columbia and Northwestern. ln his spare time he plays bridges and tries to sneak off for a little fishing. Dr. Carl Tolman, Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and Chairman of the Department of Geology, had been at Wash- ington U. since 1927. A member of Sigma Xi and Tau Beta Pi, he took his undergraduate work at the University of British Columbia and his graduate work at Yale. Dr, Tolman likes both Washington University arid its students very well. Dr. Arthur Hughes, head of the Physics Department, is a man of wide and general interests. In addition to leading his depart- ment, he occupies his time doing research work in nuclear physics, and giving talks on physics and atomic energy. Consequently, he has little time to pursue his hobbies, traveling and photography. Ilfljardingforz niuerfiifg Dr. Rolcmd G. Usher, head of the History Department since 1912, is completing his forty-second and final year with the University, Always modern and changing with the times, he became one of the first local news review- ers on television. ln his forthcoming retirement, Dr. Usher plans to edit some unpublished works of Francis Bacon. Dr. Guy A Cardwell, new head of the English Department and formerly with the University of Maryland, is very enthusiastic about the great amount of school spirit at W.U. 1-le claims that this spirit which holds together both the faculty and student body, is lacking in comparable metropolitan universities. Dr. Herbert Dieckmann, head of the Ro- mance Language Department, has many and varied interests. 1-le claims photography, especially of old and rare literary texts, as his chief hobby, but also expresses a fondness for world travel. As for sports, nothing, says Dr. Dieckmann, can surpass mountain climbing! Dr. Frank Lee Wright. head of the Depart- ment of Education, has been affiliated with Washington University since 1924. l-le is a past president of the Webster Groves Board of Education, is listed in Who's Who ln Amer- ica, and enjoys travelling and cutting sil- houettes. DY- Anhui' H'-191195 Dr. Roland G. Usher Dr. Carl Tolman Professor Walter I. Leighton - r e 1 ' t ,XP ' '9

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A 5300! 0 .x4rcAifecfure Under the direction of loseph D. Murphy, Wash- ington University's School of Architecture offers sound training and preparation for aspiring architects. The prospective architects spend five years of their lives in or around the gray stone building known as Givens Hall, seldom venturing up on the hill, except for an occasional gym class and the perennial classes in surveying. Two or three times a year architects can be seen strung along the length and breadth of Washington's campus, checking and rechecking the measurements and dimensions of the School. But in spite of all their protestations to the con- trary, architectural students do not work all the time. To see the results of their gayer moments, one need only glimpse some hapless freshman student either staggering to class with the burden of a T-square hanging about his neck, or attempting to climb Givens' steps at an upper-class-imposed rate of one step back for every two up. Better yet, the visitor should arrange to be on hand to see the festivities attendant upon St. Fatima's Day. Fatima, patron of all architects, is considered properly feted