Wesleyan University - Olla Podrida Yearbook (Middletown, CT)

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VICTOR BUTTERFIELD LEROY IIUWLAND Chairman of Counsellors 0 Alexander Thompson is one Of the busiest fac- ulty members on campus this year. With ttVici, Butterfield assuming the Presidency, the need fur am Assnriutv-lhwl has taken lh'fthompson into a new oHice. 14 Acting PrQSident 0 Since he came here in 1935, Victor Butterfield has risen rapidly to his position of Acting President. Formerly most of his duties were connected with stu- dents, but now they range from the slightest administrative details to out- side appearances with the added prolr lems horn of the war. Dean 0 For many years the high seer of excuses, Dean Howland is one of the Universityas' staunchest admin- istrators. Graduating from Wesleyan himself as :1 Phi Beta Kappa, the Dean has assumed many added responsibili- ties brought on hy the war. ALEXANDER THOMPSON

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TH E FACU LTY, at becomes the guiding light to the men in an institution when a critical period strikes. The Administrators must see to it that the proper work is done, and that the university weathers the storm. Many of the Professors are called 011 to do war work for the government. In all respects we were most fortunate to have a Vigorous administration, and an easily adapted faculty. 0 u R P R EXY, on leave of absence, follows the tradition of former Wesleyan Presidents, by devoting his services to his country in its time of need. Dr. McConaughy this past year was active head of the United China Relief, procuring aid for our allies in the war against Japan. The McConaughfs took up residence in New York City, and several times during the year Dr. McConaughy visited the campus to speak. President McConaughy

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SELECTIVE SERVICE . Among the faculty members doing war work is Dr. G. Albert Hill, head of the Chemistry Department. He is making a two-fold contribu- tion to the war effort. The iirst, is his work in connection with Selective Ser- vice. He was previously handling not only draft problems, but also matters concerning all the reserve corps. Now his work is confined to the draft only. The second, about which little can he said, is the direc- tion of chemical research for the government. IN PHYSICS . Professor WalterG. Cady has been able to help the United States out in both of her two latest wars. Last time he was a member of the committee evolv- ing devices for submarine detection. Now he is working again in his special field, secretly developing methods of testing the quartz crystal so widely used in radiOeimpor- tant work, indeed, considering the enormous present mili- tary and naval use of radio. IN PSYCHOLOGY . Dr. George Richarf-l Wendt, head of the Psychology Department, has three ii;- gers in the war effort. He is a member of the Executive Subcommittee of the National Research Council Committee on Selection and Training of Aircraft Pilots. He is also a member of the Subcommittee on Motion Sickness of the National Re- search Council Committee, and is director of a series of experimental projects on motion sickness. 15