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Show JOHN G. LIND Our Viking, Dr. Lind, faces a great sea of adolescence that floods through the portals of Weber; and with a patience born of an understanding heart, and a wisdom born of an intensively trained mind, stands invincible guardian to Weber standards of scholarship. PAUSING before the college on the threshold of a new school year, one looks with admiration upon the institution, his daytime home for future months. From a shady nook in Lester Park, the quiet dignity of his Alma Mater is intensified by the slender white columns reflecting the eastern sun, and the three arched doorways enveloped in deep shadows. Geology and Chemistry HAMMERS ringing against hard mineral dikes announce the presence of earnest workers prying into the mystery of rock formations; of intent minds puzzling out difficult earth-lore presented in the classroom and laboratory of Dr. Lind. Under his administration geology loses the aspect of book lore to become real nature lore. But not more so than chemistry. Chemistry, the science of chemical change, with its fascinating story of the atom and its relation to countless miracles wrought by nature, is studied intensively in the laboratory. Amid bottles of acids and minerals, and surrounded by a mixture of gases, the amateur chemists discover through the maze, a myriad of truths that explain and clarify mysteries of matter, that gain practical value as applied to industry and the home. Home Economics HE work of this department centers around the subjects, hygiene home nursing, and cooking. Hygiene is taught with the aim of instilling into students an intimate knowledge of bodily functions and of teaching the methods of maintaining bodily vigor. The course in home nursing, complementing hygiene, details the preventative and curative methods of retaining physical efficiency. It is in the culinary art that this department has made its most practical demonstration. While learning the secrets in the preparation of attractive meals, the students, directed by Mrs. Tanner, operate a cafteria which is patronized widely. IKE a temple of Venus, the gymnasium stands a symbol to ideals of health and beauty. The Olympian figures high above the tall broad windows personify that aim and inspire the desire to attain equal beauty and symmetry of form. Set between four columns, pillars of strength, the figures are expressions of the ideal. |