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A signment of Oour ea to Senior Statf As 1gnm.ent of ste££ to Undergraduate Oour e

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Assig nt oC Statt to Undergradu te Oourses and Sections II Semester 1947-48

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P1rst Semester Registration in the Physics .epa:r 1938 39 to 1947-48 Inclusive

ent

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· e ter Registr t1ons :tn the Pcys1oa D pf.U'tment 193 39 to 1947-48 Inclu 1ve lO

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Distribution o£ Registrations in Physics Oours s by Coll es I e te 1947 4

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Distribution of Regi~tr tions in Physics Courses b Colleges II se ester 1947•48

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Distribution or Registr.a t1ona in Phy ic Colleg s Summer S mester l94V

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of R .g1strat1ons in Physics During

ses ions 1937·1947

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Analy is of Registrations in PhYsics Courses l92o-21 to 1947•38 Inclu 1v ,· Summary o£ the Number o£ stud nt ,, ajori g in

193 •39 to 1947-48 Inclu ive (EXclusiv ssions

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Phys:tc.s Colloquium, Journal Club and Somine.rs Pb: sics Colloquium.

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Journal Club

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Th oretical Seminar

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~-university Semin~

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PHYSICS DEPART

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·1947-1948

1

Emeritus

c• • Knipp, Ph.D , Professor of

erimental El ctr1eity .R. at on, Ph.D., Prof sor ot Expertm ntal Physic .F. Schulz, Ph.D., A soei t Profe sor E.H. 1111 , Ph.D., A ocl t Prot or F•• Loom! , h.D., Prof ssor nd He d of th Dep rtm nt P.G. Kruger, Ph.D., Professor G. •

lmy, Ph

D.,

Profe sor

Goldhab r, Ph.D., Pro£ o A.T. ord i ek, h.D., Prof sor J.H. rtlett, Ph.D., Prof s or s. D coff, Ph.D., sooi te Profe sor E. • Lyman, Ph.D., As oci te Prof ssor • Long ere, Ph.D., ssociate Prof asor~~ R.F. P ton, Ph.D., A oci te Prof sor H non, Ph.D., A si tant Profe o~ c•• Sherwin, Ph.D., Ass1 tant Professor G.F T p , Ph.D., s1 t nt Prof ssor B oker, Ph.D., As istant Prore sor Raweliffe, Ph.D.,Asei tant Prof ssor Dtiffiel , Ph.D., A 1 tant Professo~ in Phy 1c Bill, Ph.D., Assist nt Profe sor ye~hof, Ph.D., As 1 t nt Prote so~ or!t~

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s81stant

Atkin , B.S., Part tim siat nt• ean, B A., Part-tim As istant ndel, B.S , Pa~t-ttme A s!st nt Bow r, •• , Par time istant owlden, .s., Part-tfme ssist nt * uck, s., rt-time Assist nt Burke, .s., Part-t1me As ist nt .A. Butler, .s., Part-tfm A sistant Mrs Dorothy illiama Carter, B A., Part-time R.E. Cart r, ., P rt•tim A siatant J • • c ugh y, B.s., Part-time s 1 t t LoU! Chandl r. B.s., Part-time A sist t B.H. Coburn, .s., Part-time Assist nt ariu Cohn, .s., Part time Ass! tant R.L. Conklin, B.s.~ P rt-tfme A sistant c.n. ~tis, .s , Part•time ssi t nt s.P D vi , B.A., art-tim A sistant J. • Dewdney, B.S , P rt t~ s 1 tant S.D. Drell, •• , Part-tim Assistant* Barbar Dwight, •• , P rt-time as! tant D.B. Dutton, B.s., Part•t e s 1st nt u.R. bry, B.s., Part-ttme As !stant

J.o.

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kman,

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!rat Seme t r S cond Semester

nd Chemistry

Ass1 tant

ssiatant**

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R J EV 7 1 F-.A.

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Research start .D. • Kerst. _Ph.D. Profe sor - G.D. Ad ~ Pp.D., .Researeh Assistant ~of ssor KoQh, Ph.D., R s reh Assistant Prof ssor Ropinson. Ph.D., Research Assistant Prote sor ~ .E l.fey rhor. Ph.D., R e rch Assistant Profe~sora~J.S. Laughlin, Ph.D.~ S~cial Re e rch Assistant PrO~essor Mrs. Gertr de s. Go1dhab r, Ph.D., .2/'5 time b _ginning 4•l•lt-8 --J"ohn !eElhinney, •• , .,.pe~ial es reh ssoc1 t ~~ .w. Smith, .s., p eial es re , A .ooiate Lowry, .s., Sp cial R search A ociat D.E. i sen, Assistant ' Peter Axel, M.S., Part-tim Research A istant · r~ l-':.iA..:. Bes , .s., P rt-time R se rch ssistant** J.S. lair, B.S.,Part-ttme R ar h As 1stant J.c. owe, M.s., Part-tfme R arch Ass1 tant H.J o lden,- .s., Part-time R se rch ssistant-HG.R. Br1gg , B.A., Part-time R s arch ssistant R.E. Cart r, .s., Part-ttme Rese rch ssistant• G.J. Chaf rl , • •• Part-ti e Research Assist nt B.c. Diven, B.A •• Part time Rese rch A aistant* S.D. Dr-11, • • , Part-timeR sarch Assistant Ralph Dr s el, B.S., Part-tim Research ssistant c.Ft. igh, B.s., P rt-t!me R e rch A 1stant K.R. F rguson; B•• , Part-tim Re arch Assistant R.S. Foote, B.S. Part-time R s ch As 1st nt** Sherman Frankel, .s.,Part-tim R search ssistant Norman Gold tein, .s., rt-time esearch ssi tant G.L. Griffith. B.S., P rt•time rch asists.nt E.L. Ha , ~s., Part-time Re e ch ssistant Rob rt atz, .A., P rt·t~e Res a~eh ss1st nt E.D. Kle , .A •• Part-tim R se rch s:tst nt .H. L nzl, .s., Part-t e ese reh sistant S.P. tloy , .s., ~ rt-time Research Aaai tant** L.G. ann, .s., P rt-t e R eareh A 1st nt R.E. eagber, .s., P rt-time esearc A iat nt H~rry P l v ley', .s;, Part-t1m R earch As~:t tant J.A. Phillips~· .s-. , ~ar.t-time Resettreh As istant G.A. P ic , B.s.';.- Part-time Re earch ttsistant Ir Pullman, B.s •• Part-~ime R s arch sslstant G•• Rodeback, .s., Part-time Research A sist nt F.A. o gera, B.s., Part-time Research Assistant** •• Sunyar, M.S., Part-time Re eareh ss1 tant E.J. Zimmerman, .s., P rt-t1me Res rch Assistant

* First Se

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Second

ster emester

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Graduate Scholar and Fello s er.ri~l lood Scott. Schol P** B.E. Kubitsehek, .s •• Fello c.T. Keni ton, B.S~, Fellow B~n. Uller, .s., Fellow P.B. Smith, B.S.~ elloW*

* First semest ** Second Semester

Died May 29, 1948

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Nonacademic Staff

B.s., Laboratory anager ( om Sept., il) Dell R. eOown, B•• , Secretary s Befls Bandolph, Senior Clerk Stenogapber rs. Roselle L. Goep,fert, Jr • . Clerk Stenographer (Res. June 11, 1948) ·Mrs. Donna om11nson~ Junior Clerk Stenographer ~i ry axwell, Junior Olerk Typ1 t (To Engineerin Oollege 3anuary 31) ~~ Vir nia Vosa, Junior Clerk Typist (From Februar1 l) Mrs. Ruth Sparks, Junior Clerk Typist (Fro June 5, 1947) R.. F.. Flor ,

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Chief Clerk

G orge Gilmor , Junior Account Cl rk (Sept. 15 through

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ccount Cl rk (From arch 16) Lee Whyte, Storeke per (Trans • . to Chendetry August 1) Philip R•. Francis,Junior

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.A. Tho~nhill• Storekeeper (From June 1, 1948) R.D. Ken orthy, Stor keeper Mrs

Jemrl.e Lowry, Stores Clerk Dr ftsman

J.J Cochrane,

. cGhee, Draft man (From October 1) oss, Draftsm n (August 1 through November 29) Klihg,Senior Glassblo er A H. Golbey, Glassblower

n st Englund, Instrum nt · ker Fingel Spong~erg, Instrument aker (Trans. to u. or Ill. at Chicago August 1, 1948) . Be:rbe:rt Lamartine, Instrument ker (From J"anuary 5) o. • i g, .S nior Laboratory eehanic .c. neem, Senior Laboratory echan1c Ch rles VanHolland, Senior Laboratapy eeh nie George Johns·on, Senior Laborat.ory- ech n!c T.E. Wells, Senior Laboratory echanic B.G. ston r, Senior Laboratory echanic • • Carrington, Senior L bor tory Mechanic

E.R. Cordes·, Senior Labora.t or.y !echanic

Franklin Kibl r, ·Senior L bor tqry cbanie Harve B lles, Senior Laboratory chanic D.E. Chamber1in, Seni or Labor tory Mechanic (From M rch 19) Mrs.

a.ry D. Cha:f'aris, Junior Laboratory M ehanic

R. E. territt, Junior Laboratory echanic Vincent Oakes, Junior Labo~ tory Mechanic L.. E. Cole, As istant Laboratory eehanie (From JUly 21) _ D. 0 Torgl r. Junior Laboratory A sis.t ant (Re • F bal948)

Robert DeShazo, Junior Labor tory echanic (From July 1 l 'l-31-Y?) E•• Clark, Senior Laboratory Attendant (From F b. 9) H.T. yning r. JUnior Laboratory Attendant (R tired Aug.;l,l947) o.c. Frankenberge~, Jr. Lab. ttendant (Res. arch 26) R.D etz, .Junior Laboratory Attendant ( o JUly 1)

R • Foot ,Junior Labt>ratory A c. McGu1r , Sr. Laboratory E.~¥

scher, Junior Labor tory

ttendant ( eb. - 6" thl'u April 10) s istant (From Feb. 16)

ttendant (From .rune 16)

Don ld Vermillion, As 1stant L boratory As 1 ta.nt an Driver (From April 12)

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ASSIGNMENT OF COURSES TO SENIOR STAFF

1947-48

I Semester

Staff Member

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G.M. Almy

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Loomis

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146a; 163

A. Nords1eck

62; 146b

50a; 128

J.H. Bartlett

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181a; 186a

S.M. Dane off

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E.M. Lyman

46a; 2b=l Quiz

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Paton

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40a

A.O. Hanson

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G.F. Tape

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R.A. Becker

20b

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R.D. Rawcliffe

17;

R.D. Hill

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w.E.

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