Westminster College - Argo Yearbook (New Wilmington, PA)

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CA8lfIfLi:5 by Thermodynamics, a course studying the mechanical action or relations of heat, and qualitative organic analysis, the systematic iden- tification of organic compounds, have been added to the Chemistry cur- riculum this year. Spurred on by thoughts of commercial and professional chemistry, seniors seriously analyzed the calemetric determination of a ton of coal Qhow much heat a ton of coal would produce as figured out on the metric scalel from specimens collected for study from coal viens within a 50 mile radius of New XVilmington. Many graduates of the chemistry department enter medical school from XVCStIHl!lSt61'. Others go to hospital and research laboratories to become specialized teclmicians. YVhile chemistry majors labored With hydrogen and carbon com- pounds, Professor Gangloff Worked With new diagnostic instruments in the field of thyroid diseases in connection with Ohio State university. Mr, Zimmerman explains the use of chemical apparatus to a senior lab.

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A .X Mrs. Frey answers questions of students in an advanced biology lab. For elementary students and non-majors as well as its own stu- dents, the department showed moving pictures covering the fields of health and hygiene. In cooperation with Beta Beta Beta, the biological museum was renovated and anqidentification of the trees on campus was posted. A project of the advanced hotany class was raising flowers and plants in the Science hall. The hotany students experimented with hor- mones, adding them to the plants and checking the reactions of these hormones upon the growth of the plants. Orchids and other plants equally as difficult to cultivate were grown in the experiments. Non-majors taking biology made collections of insects, leaves and spring Howers which were collected from the surrounding country or on organized field trips. A tropical fiish club for both majors and non-majors was organized during the second semester. William Gilkey served as president with lVilliam Dye as SPCl'6t2tI'y-tl'6'2lSlll't'1'.

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I. Oliver Collins A, B., Muskingumg M, S., Western Rcserveg Ph.D., Ibid. Professor of Chemistry and Chairman of the Department. Edwin C. Cangloff A. B., Ohio Stateg M, Sc., Ihid Assistant Professor of Chemistry John G. Zimmerman B. S, in Ed., Pcnnsylvrmiag M. S. in Ed., Ihid Assistant Professor of Chemistry