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Ca Alogue 1950-1951 Bulletin of the California Institute of Technology Volume 59 Number 4 CA ALOGUE 1950-1951 BULLETIN OF THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY VOLUME 59 NUMBER 4 The California Institute of Technology Bulletin is published quarterly Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Pasadena, California, under the Act of August 24, 1912 CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY A College, Graduate School, and Institute of Research in Science Engineering, and the Humanities CATALOGUE 1 950 . 195 1 PUBLISHED BY THE INSTITUTE, OCTOBER, 1950 PASADENA, CALIFORNIA CONTENTS PART ONE. GENERAL INFORMATION. PAGE Academic Calendar 11 Board .of Trustees ........................................... 15 Trustee Committees. 16 Administrative Officers of the Institute . .. 17 Faculty Officers and Committees, 1950-51 ....................... 18 Staff of Instruction and Research-Summary . 20 Staff of Instruction and Research ................... 35 Fellows, Scholars, and Assistants .............................. 65 California Institute Associates .... 76 .Historical Sketch . 80 Educational Policies ......................................... 82 Buildings and Facilities ...................................... 84 Study and Research at the California Institute 1. The Sciences .......................................... 87 Astronomy and Astrophysics ............................. 87 Biological Sciences ..................................... 88 Chemistry and Chemical Engineering . .. 89 Geological Sciences . .. 91 Mathematics ........................................... 92 Physics ........ , ....... '" ...... '" ............... " .. 93 2. Engineering ........................................... 95 Aeronautics ........................................... 96 Civil Engineering ...................................... 98 Electrical Engineering .................................. 99 Hydrodynamics ........................................ 102 Mechanical Engineering .... .. 100 3. The Humanities ........................................ 103 Industrial Relations Section ............................. 104 Student Life .... .. 105 5 6 PART Two. DETAILED INFORMATION FOR PRESENT AND PROSPECTIVE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS PAGE Requirements for Admission to Undergraduate Standing III Admission to the Freshman Class ..................... , ...... III Admission to Upper Classes by Transfer . .115 Registration Regulations ..................................... 118 Scholastic Grading and Requirements ............ '. .. .. 119 Student Health and Physical E;ducation ..... : ... , . .. .. .. ... 124 Expenses ........................ " .. " . ... 126 Industrial Relations Section ................. '. .. .. 129 Scholarships, Student Aid, and Prizes .,"........................ 131 Information and Regulations for the Guidance of Graduate Students.. 136 General Regulations .................................. : 1 • •• 136 Regulations Concerning Work for the Degree of Master of Science .. 138 Regulations Concerning Work for the Engineer's Degree ........ ,. 140 Regulations Concerning Work for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy ................ .. .. 141 Opportunities for Graduate and Scientific Work at the Institute. .. 153 Graduate Fellowships, Scholarships,' and Assistantships. .. .. 153 Post-Doctoral Fellowships .......................... ::.,.... 156 Institute Guests .............. : ...... : ................. :... 157 PART THREE. COURSE SCHEDULES AND SUBJECTS OF INSTRUCTION Schedules of the Undergraduate Courses ........................ 161 Schedules of Fifth- and Sixth-year Courses .. , ................... 177 Subjects of Instruction ..................... ; ..... }.; .'. .. 187 PART FOUR. DEGREES, HONORS, AND AWARDS, 1949-50 Degrees Conferred June 10, 1950 .............................. 259 Honor Standing' . .. 267 Awards ............. '" ....... , .......... " ................ 267 GENERAL INDEX •.•.•..•••••••...•..•.....,............ • . • . •• 268 THE CAMPUS OF THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE The following two pages present It schematic view of the campus of the California Institute. The campus is in a residential section of Pasadena, about a mile from the central business district. The area bounded by East California Street, South Hill Avenue, San Pasqual Street, and South Wilson Avenue is the central campus of about thirty acres, the first twenty-two acres of which were acquired in 1907, three years before the Institute moved from downtown Pasadena to its present location. In this area have been constructed, since 1909, nearly all of the principal facilities of the Institute--.:..laboratories, lecture and class rooms, offices, undergraduate residence halls, and a club for faculty, graduate students, and the staffs of the Mount Wilson Observatory and the H~ntington Library. Tournament Park, the area lying south of East California Street, was orig­ inally the property of the City of Pasadena. In March, 1947, the citizens of the city voted to authorize the sale of Tournament Park to the Institute, and the formalities involved in the transfer of title were completed early in 1949. Tournament Park adds about twenty acres to the campus. Besides supplying much-needed parking space for students and staff, Tour­ nament Park has the following facilities for athletics and recreation: tennis and badminton courts; three outdoor basketball and three ~olleyball courts; a football practice field; a quarter-mile track with a 220-yard straightaway; two baseball diamonds, one with a grandstand seating 5000; and training quarters with locker and shower rooms. Plans for the future development of Tournament Park call for the construc­ tion of a student union building and a gymnasium and swimming pool." 7 CAMPUS MAP • CALIFORNIA 1. Mudd Laboratory (Geological Sciences j 2. Culbertson Hall (Auditorium; Industrial Relations) 3. Robinson Laboratory (Astrophysics) 4. Arms Laboratory (Geological Sciences) 5. Bridge Laboratory (Physics) 6. High Potential Research Laboratory 7. Kellogg Laboratory (Electrical Engineering; Physics) 8. Buildings and Grounds Office; Receiving Room 9. Fluid Mechanics Laboratory 10. Guggenheim Laboratory (Aeronautics) 11. Central Machine Shop 12. Optical Shop (Astrophysics) 13. Student Houses 14. Athenaeum 15. T 4 (Health Center) 16. T 1 (Physical Education Office; Sanitary Engineering and Soil Mechanics Laboratories; Earthquake Research) INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY / 17. T 2 (Offices and Graduate Students' Studies) 18. T 3 (Chemical Engineering Shop) 19. Campus Maintenance Facilities 20. Throop Club 21. Lunch Room and Dormitory 22. Soil Conservation Laboratory 23. Mechanical Engineering Laboratory 24. Mechanical Engineering Laboratory and Shop 25. Hydraulic Structures Laboratory 26. Research Laboratory (Chemical Engineering) 27. Heating Plant 28. Throop Hall (Administration; Civil Engineering) 29. Dabney Hall (Humanities) 30. Gates and Crellin Laboratories (Chemistry) 31. Kerckhoff Laboratories (Biological Sciences) 32. Dolk, Clark, and Earhart Laboratories (Plant Research) 33. Tournament Park (Physical Education Facilities) CALENDAR 1950 SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS 1 2 1234567 1 234 1 2 3 4 5 6 789 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3456789 10 11 12 13 14t[5J16 15 16 ]7 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 ]7 18 -ro-rTI2 13 14 15-16 ]7 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 'IrIs-f920-2r222i- 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 29 30 31 2627282930 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1951 JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS 1 2 3 456 123 123 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4 5 6 7 8 910 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 151617'18192021 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 1819202T2'f2.f'24 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 28 29 30 31 2526272'8" ," 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 1 2 345 6 7 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 345 678 9 8 910 111213,]4 567891011 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1011 1213"1415-16-- 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 ]7 18 ~ ..... -~ .....~ .. "'~ 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 29 30 31 ,24"25' 2627282930 293031 26 27 28 29 30 31 SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS 1 1 2 345 6 123 1 2345678 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2345678 9 10 ]1 12 13 14 15 . 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 10 Jl 12 13 14 15 ,6 17 18 19 20 21 22 2f22'232425~26 27 18 19 20 2] 22 23 24 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 :3 24 25 26 27 28 29 -1!Ij" 29303]---" ,..- 25 26 27 28 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 .0 3031 CALENDAR 1950·51 FIRST TERM 1950 September 21 Registration of entering fresbmen-9 :00 A_M_ to 3 :30 P_M. September 21 Registration of students transferriI':lg from other colleges-8 :30. A.M. September 25 General registration-8:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. September 26 Beginning of instruction-8 :00 A.M. October 14 Last day for adding courses. October 14 ;Examinations for the removal of conditions and incompletes. October 30- Mid-term week. November 4 November 4 MID-TERM. November 6 Mid-term deficiency notices due--9:00 A.M. November 10 Last day for dropping courses. November 17 French and 'German examinations for admission 'to candidacy for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. November 20-24 Pre-registration for 2nd term 1950-5L November 23-26 Thanksgiving recess. December 11-16 Final examinations-Ist term 1950-5J. December 16 Last day for filing application for carididacy for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in June 1951. December 16 End of 1st term 1950-51, 12M. December 17- Christmas vacation. January 2 December 27 Meeting
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