1930–31 Volume 55 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

Vol. LV, No. 1THE SCROLLPHI DELTA THETAabove all a genuinely human interest inand willingness to help his friends andassociates, have truly endeared BrotherHinsey—or "Joe," as he is morefamiliarly known—to all who havebeen privileged to come into intimateassociation with him.While a student at Northwestern,Brother Hinsey was a member of thestudent council and a leader in thework of the interfraternity councilon the campus. He was chapter presidentof Illinois Alpha for the twoyears of 1921-23 and, during his administration,there was developed oneof the strongest, if not the strongest,chapters in the long history of IllinoisAlpha. The activities chart, afterwardsadopted by many of our chapters,was started by Illinois Alpha duringhis presidency, as were also thequiz classes for freshmen. Whilepresident of the chapter, he was thedelegate to the General Convention ofthe Fraternity at Kansas City in 1922.Brother Hinsey was initiated into$ B K during his senior year at Northwesternand also into full membershipof 2 S, honorary scientific fraternity.His scholastic achievements gave himadditional prestige and influence withthe faculty in behalf of his chapterwhile he was chapter president andlater in his capacity of chapter adviserduring the period from February,1928, to September, 1929.He received his B.S. degree, withhighest distinction, from NorthwesternUniversity in 1922. The followingyear, he was fellow in zoology and receivedan M.S. degree from the sameinstitution in 1923. He went then toWestern Reserve University in Clevelandwhere he served as instructor ofbiology. In 1924, he went to WashingtonUniversity School of Medicinein St. Louis where he was an assistantin neuroanatomy and histology forthree years. While there, he did graduatework in the basic medical sciences,receiving a Ph.D. from thatinstitution in 1927. He specialized inthe anatomy and physiology of the[47]nervous system under the direction ofProfessor S. W. Ranson. In 1927-28he was assistant professor in neuroanatomyand histology at Washington.The following year, 1928, Dr. Ransonwas called back to NorthwesternUniversity Medical School as directorof the institute of neurology, a researchinstitute devoted to investiga-JOSEPH C. HINSEY, Iowa Wesleyan-Northwestern, '23tions pertaining to the nervous system,the only one of its kind in this country.Dr. Hinsey went with him asassistant professor of neuroanatomy.The next year, 1929, he was advancedto an associate professorship and nowhis Stanford appointment brings hima promotion to a full professorship.He will have charge of the work inanatomical neurology and will continuehis research along lines similarto those he pursued at Northwestern.