DEPARTMENT REPORTS. 107 



KEPOKT OF THE DEPAKTMEXT OF PHYSICS. 



President F. S. Kedzie, College. 



Dear Sir: The following is a brief report of the Department of Physics 

 for the school year ending June 30, 1920. 



Since the work of both summer terms was very heavy, Mr. P. G. An- 

 dres, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, was loaned to this 

 department by the Department of Electrical Engineering, to assist us 

 in teaching Engineering Physics. Prof. Andres also assisted us part 

 time during the preceding term due to the resignation of Mr. E. A. Arm- 

 strong, Assistant Professor of Physics, who left the College March 30, 

 1919. 



Mr. Edwin Morrison who had been Head of the Physics department at 

 Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana, for thirteen years, was appointed 

 Assistant Professor of Ph3'sics, Sept. 1, 1919, to succeed Assistant Pro- 

 fessor Armstrong, resigned. Miss S. Elizabeth Morrison, a graduate of 

 Earlham College, was hired, Jan. 1, 1920, as Laboratory Assistant and 

 Clerk. 



On account of the increase in attendance during the past year, our 

 three laboratories in the basement of the forestry building have not af- 

 forded sufficient sj)ace for the proper handling of our laboratory classes 

 during the day, and we have found it necessary to hold classes nearly 

 every night of the week in two of these laboratories. Next year, how- 

 ever, a more serious problem along this line will confront us. An in- 

 crease in enrollment means a larger number of laboratoiy sections; hence 

 adequate facilities must be provided for them, and it will be only a mat- 

 ter of a short time before the department must seek larger quarters. 



At the beginning of the spring term just ended, about thirty students 

 applied for Physics 4c wliich is scheduled to be given during the spring 

 term. On account of insufficient room this course was not given this 

 year. 



The personnel of the department consisted of the following: 

 Charles W. Chapman, Professor of Phj^sics. 

 William E. Laycock, Associate Professor of Physics. 

 Edwin Morrison, Assistant Professor of Physics. 

 S. Elizabeth Morrison, Laboratory Assistant and Clerk. 

 Ralph M. Harford, College photographer. 



The tabulation below shows the courses given each term tliroughout 

 the year, and the number of students enrolled. 



Respectfully submitted, 



CHAS. W. CHAPMAN, 



Professor of Physics. 

 East Lansing, Midi., June 30, 1920. 



