~ 8 THE 8 W' '~ PETIT JEAN ~. ...... 1927 " CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT In the chemist ry department the students come directly in touch with variolls phenomena of r:.aiul'e a nd, incidently . in touch with one phenemenon which is Llirectly cont rary to nature-real work. None of t hose t:ll'e students who are occasionally hea r d to inquire aftcl' easy courses arC ever advieed to take ecience. and yet, all of this work is full of pleasa nt ~llrpl'ises . New and ,·trange things introduce themeeh'es and chall enge the you ng mind to search them out, and here there is no trickery 01' deception; unde r the same conditions nature always behaves in the same way. A profeund awe and reverence 1'01' God is kindled in the heart of the student when he view:.; the wonderful works of the Lord's creative w isdom, € £' - petial ly when he finds evidencEs indicating that each tiny atom of matter, thcugh too pmall to ue ~'een with a microscope, is really a universe within itself, with its variolls parls moving through space in orde rl y cou r ses. In the eq ui pment s hown above, is an oven in which can be in cubated bacteria and other germs. as many as you desi r e. On the s helves arc chemicals fO I' degtroying these in army brigades. There are appliances and chemica ls for purifying \\'ater, bleaching cloth , and preparing morclants and dyeR; also 1'01' making various analyees, whether they be the bulle r fat of milk 01' its n itrogen co ntent, 01' the heat value of a fuel, or the meta l content of an ore. If you enjoy asking qu es tions of nature and "eek ing her answer, then LET'S GO to the science department. : Page forty-five
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