Yale University - Sheffield Scientific School Yearbook (New Haven, CT)

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ACTIVITIES AND PUBLICATIONS 267 Dwlcl-ir HALL The Yale Christian Association, with its quarters in Dwight Hall, has been the means of much of the religious and social expression of Sheff, as well as Ac, since the Class of 1955 were Freshmen. With teas, a retreat, and upperclass calling, the Class began to see more fully the scope of such work. Discussion groups on Christianity Throughout the World,,' '4The Significance of Iesus, and 4'What Can a Student Believe About Religion? caught several sets of eyes, and still others found in peace, current events, and economic problems their main center of interest. As Sophomores, Wing and Conklin helped to set up a se- ries of groups for the whole Class, when President Angell and Professors Phelps, Ur- ban, and Keller gave their own personal views on religion. Boys' Club work and preaching to the down and out at the Yale Hope Mission at- W tracted a good deal of attention this year, Dwight Chairs! and Hall. Vickrey was elected to the Undergraduate Committee of the Mission. This was the year when disarmament became the rage, and polls and anti-war meet- ings tumbled over each other well along into the next fall. A full program of deputations to towns near-by to conduct church services and young people's activities attracted the most Sheff attention. The annual religious conference at Northfield, after the end of the col- lege year, proved especially significant for Yale through its deep in- spiration to the men there and a definite formulation of Dwight Hall's purpose of existence-to lead men to discover for themselves an adequate philosophy of life and to realize in their lives the ideals of Christ.

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266 CLASS OF NINETEEN THIRTY-FIVE S. AND E. hall, where it has remained to date. Keeping pace with the tremen- dous growth of amateur radio in recent years, the membership of the club has grown until there are now over thirty active members from all classes and departments of the University. E. M. Williams, '36 E., is the president and chief operator, and I. A. Bevan, '36 Ac, is the secretary and treasurer. The primary functions of the Yale Radio Club are to unite all radio-minded students of the University and to provide instruction for the beginners, and equipment and advice for the experimental work for the more advanced. Frequent lectures by eminent authori- ties are sponsored by the club, the best of modern apparatus is made available to the members, and every opportunity is offered for advance in the subject. In the few years of its existence the organization has built up an excellent reputation and has as- sumed a prominent role in amateur radio. R. F. Wilson, '34 E., who was largely responsible for the or- gy ,Pedal P6,,mmi0,,. ganization of the club, kept regular schedules with other amateur sta- tions last year for the purpose of relaying messages. Not only was Wilson a member of the A-1 operating club, but he was also op- erator of the Army control station of the New England division. E. M. Williams and F. M. Dukat, former president of the club, op- erate the club station as section control station of the Navy net. The Yale Radio Club has made contacts with other amateur stations all over the world. Two-way conversations with Australian or New Zealand stations are not infrequent. W. W. Corbet, ,35 E., and Yardley Beers, '34 S., have been interested in this long-distance re- ception. Last fall F. Carter, ,35 S., E. M. Williams, and I. A. Bevan, made a thorough investigation of the possibility and means of controlling the radiation of an antenna system. This research was carried on in conjunction with Mr. I. L. Reinartz of the R.C.A. and was supple- mented by a field trip. The results of this research may promote a revolutionary change in the design of antenna systems. The new system has been installed at the Yale Radio Club and has proved very efficient and successful.

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268 CLASS OF NINETEEN THIRTY-FIVE S. AND E. As Iuniors, we began to feel the burden of responsibility and to do for others what had before been furnished us gratis. Prominent in the yearls activities were Vickrey and Russ, who became vice-presi- dent for Sheff. A growing concern about the intercollegiate aspects of student Christian work led to the emergence in October of Senior year of a movement in New England which brought integrally to- gether all the groups, men or women, college or denominational, working for a religious emphasis among students. More vivid for Yale was the banquet for foreign students, in April, IQ34, with over three hundred American and foreign students from all parts of New Members of Dwiglzl Hall. England and also New York in attendance. Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick in a keynote speech pointed to the hellishness of war and the promise of reconciliation to be found in such an international gathering. This year has found us with much clearer ideas about religious and social beliefs and a conviction of the worth-whileness of reli- gion to students. Taken as one essential phase of man's make-up, along with scientific and historical knowledge and a code of ethics, the spiritual can furnish a balance and driving motive power to his life. The program is emphasizing this personal character of faith, through much man-to-man contact. The influence of Dwight Hall's secretaries has been most constant and powerful in this respect. E. Fay Campbell, '18, the general secretary, who is on a year's leave of absence, is replaced by Donald Stevenson, 725.