Wheaton College - Nike Yearbook (Norton, MA)

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Departments of Instruction. . . ART Several years ago in the annals of time, an Egyptian Pharaoh built a monument in the form of a pyramid. A short time after- wards a group of idealists designed a temple on the Acropolis of Athens. Later, when historians said the world was dark, some visionaries fashioned a Gothic cathe- dral out of space and stone and glass. To- day men build a skyscraper eighty stories high from rods of steel. Such is the his- tory of art, and such is the story of man. The Art Department opens a new vista to the student who is seeking a meaning to supplement her first visual or tactile impression of ‘‘history as it was lived”’ and reflected. Under Dr. Seaver, Dr. Neil- son, Dr. Van Ingen, Miss Randall, and Miss Lorentzen, the Department moulds future patrons in the appreciation of past and present art; and stimulates a general art-consciousness by means of its frequent exhibits in the Library Gallery. Like time and hope and history, art is a great transcendentalist and unifier of men. The builders of Radio City are even now trying to solve the problems which beset those who several years ago fash- ioned Amiens. Art is a recurrent string that ties them all together. ESTHER ISABEL SEAVER, Ph.D. Professor of Art MABEL AGNES RICE, Ph.D. Professor of Botany [17] BOTANY As a survey course to start an acquaint- ance between the student and plants, and to give an idea of the different lines of work open in the field of Botany, General Botany, taught by both Dr. Rice, head of the department, and Dr. Faull, draws a great number from each freshman class. Upperclassmen may continue their work in advanced courses. Thus in Plant Physio- logy, for instance, students are doing new and interesting work in inoculating stems with auxin. Plant Technique is notable for its micro- and plant-photography. In Plant-Culture terraria built by the class for six successive years have taken prizes in the Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s annual spring flower show. The Botany department attempts to make the plant world interesting to the college at large. The greenhouse, under the care of Miss Hequembourg, the peren- nial bed near Emerson, and the Arboretum are all valuable adjuncts to the Botany Department. The Arboretum, which con- sists of trails winding through the college woods where many different varieties of plants and trees, carefully labelled, at- tract the wanderer, is one of the pleasantest of Wheaton’s recent developments. MILDRED WILLIAMS EVANS, Ph.D Professor of Chemistry

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The Administrators . . . Joun Epvcar Park, A.B., D.D., LL.D., Prestdent...Mir1am FerRonta Carpenter, A.B., L.AiDs Lite. Dean ee Satah BellesYoung, ABs baheDs Registrar, Secretary of the Faculty... BARBARA ZIEGLER, A.M., Secretary of the Board of Admission. ..EtMA DoroTHy Lirriertetp, A.M., Dean of Freshmen...JosepH Henry Soxrpay, Treasurer... MAp,en ExizasetH DunkKLug, Bursar... The Trustees... J. Evcar Park, A.B., D.D., LL.D., Prestdent of the Board Herpert M. Puimpton, Vice-President . Sytv1A Meapows, A.B., Secretary JosepH H. Souipay, Treasurer Freperick H. Pacr, A.M.,D.Dy . Henry H. Crapo, A.B. Frances Vos— EMERSON Rosert SeNscA Smit, B.D., Ph.D. CHANNING H. Cox, A.B., LL.D. Mary BE Wootiry, AiMs litt. De HD ios Joun KirkLaNnp Crark, A.B., LL.B. Harriet E. Hucuess, A.B. WiLu1aM F. Cuasez, A.B. HeLeEN WikAND Cots, Ph.D. James F. Jackson, A.B., LL.B., Trustee Emeritus [ 16 ] Norton Norwoo d Waban Dedham Waltham New Bedford Boston New Haven, Conn. Boston South Hadley New York City New York City West Newton Winter Park, Fla. Winchester

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CHEMISTRY In the chemistry classes at Wheaton knowledge of both theoretical and practi- cal value is gained. Advanced students realize that there is close correlation in all of the classes. All work knits itself, year by year, into an intricate pattern, complete at the end of a major in chemistry. The courses given senior year obliterate the artificial bound- aries necessarily created by year courses. Enough laboratory work is given so that students learn to work alone, to think for themselves, figuring out their own diffi- culties when a snag is met. On the lighter side of laboratory are the Thursday afternoon chemistry teas. For tired students working in the lab, that afternoon tea is served in beakers and stirred with glass rods. True to their studies, citric acid is used by the girls instead of the usual lemon. Head of the department is Dr. Mildred Evans. Her assistants are Dr. Maud Marsh- all and Dr. Dorothy Thompson. ECONOMICS AND SOCIOLOGY Precision and efficiency are the backbone of economics and sociology. ‘‘Organiza- tion’’ is Dr. Cressey’s byword—it’s a good word, an open sesame to the complex world of community, association, institution. The New York Times is the standby of ‘‘ec’’ students—Wall Street is more than a thor- oughfare to them. The faculty are as diverse in background and interest as Samoa and Middletown. Mrs. Hidy spent her girlhood in South Africa; Miss Nottingham in Yorkshire; Dr. Jennings and Dr. Cressey were brought up in America. Dr. Jennings’ main interest just now is the personal loan department. Dr. Cressey’s field is Race Relations; Miss Nottingham is studying the history of Methodism, and Mrs. Hidy is working on a history of George Peabody, banker. Economics and Sociology cover a hetero- geneous territory! HENRIETTA COOPER JENNINGS, Ph.D. Professor of Economics and Sociolog y ENGLISH A Jekyll-Hyde problem, or at least the problem of a double purpose, confronts the English department: to present a scholarly knowledge of English literature to the students majoring in the field and to im- part a general understanding of the subject to students whose primary interest lies elsewhere. Hence, the survey course in English literature from Beowulf to the present is duplicated in detail for the majors in the Junior and Senior tutorial courses. Perhaps, though, the department is more of a Cerberus than Jekyll-Hyde. Not only literature has its attention, but drama and composition. Through its speech work and courses in technique of the drama and dramatic theory and prac- tice the department has gained a large following. Of great interest are the pro- jects worked out in the latter course, the model sets and theatres and the Little Theatre plays. Freshmen are given an introduction to the writing of English through the ele- mentary composition course, and for those wishing to continue with creative work, advanced composition, journalism, versi- fication and similar courses are offered. In its wide range of work covered, the English department necessarily includes a large staff, both general and specialized. Under the professorship of Mr. Ralph P. [ 18 ]