School of Natural Sciences
An experimental grouping of disciplines like geology, paleogeology, paleontology, astronomy, ethnography, oceanography, and meteorology. Some, such as Geology, are full-fledged disciplines; others, like oceanography, are the merest shadows of what they will become. The head of the school is Dr. William Dyer, a geology specialist and also the leader of the upcoming Antarctic expedition along with Dr. William Moore (Prof of Geology but specializing in paleontology). Prof. Dyer will later lead the university expedition to western Australia.
Dr. Morris Billings, 28, is the University’s token astronomer, teaching two observational and two theoretical astronomical courses each semester, and helping out the Physical Sciences people with a course in ballistics. The department owns a well-mounted eight-inch reflector that is kept in the athletic field house, and Billings is keen to get a five-inch refractor for planetary and lunar observation. He founded and leads the Arkham Astronomical Society, featuring field trips as nature allows and occasional lectures.
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