NYU Washington Square College - Album Yearbook (New York, NY)

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EIERICZ ERNST NHNNA KI. FALK F,-XY li-XRNVNI I wfrssm of Pl'E'I1!'lI IIl.5'l'VIlf'fUI' in History fi.Y.S'fSfI1lIf Ihrafessrn' of lllailizfnzrllirs .-XIB.. Arhenee Royal Delnelguque, 19o6: AAI.. B.S.. New York lf11iversil1'. 19263 AAI.. New SLB., Iowa Stale College, 19093 AAI., Cornell YN1sco11s111. 1911 York l'11iversily, 19273 Ph.D., New York Uni- 19153 Ph.D., Cornell, 1929 versity. 1933 ANTON FRIEDRICH CIEDRIC GALE DAVID CANS .lssoriatff l'rofessor of Econonzics, I,fl'f'l'f0l' of slssisfnnt in English III.Sf7'IlffOT in Matlzrfzrmtics the Iliwisiml of Unijird Sturlirs A.B., New York University, 193113 AAT., New BS., New York Uiiiversity, 19283 ,-LB.. Beloil College, 1917 York University, 1931 AAI.. Har1'1ml, 19311 NIOND L. GARMAN ROBERT GAUNT ROBERT J. GESSNER Vnslrurtor in Chenzislry Assistant Professor of Biology Iizstrurlor in English Franklin and Marshall, 19293 XLS.. New .-LB., Tulsa, 19292 AAI., Princeton, 19303 Ph.D., A.B., Michigan, 19293 AAI., Columbia, 1930 York University, 19313 Ph.D., New York Uni- Princeton, 1932 rersily, 1932

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The Social Sciences Conhdent assertions leading to clear con- clusions are probably not to be expected from social scientists living in the confused environ- ment of today. Individualistic democracy in America, social democracy in France, fascism in Italy, fascism in Germany, and socialism in Russia each have their own economics, psy- chology, and political science. There is little of the pre-war scholars easy confidence that they were, at least, heading in the right direc- tion. Accordingly it is not surprising that the past year has produced no startling revela- tions, no brilliant guesses, and no monumental literature. There is an old platitude, familiar to all students, that each generation must rewrite the history of the past. But we of this genera- tion are in no such easy position as that. XVC are impelled to write three or four different histories of the past, and make as many differ- ent guesses about the future. Each volume, whether of psychology, sociology, government or history is at once suspected of embracing one of the divergent viewpoints, and read principally by those of similar persuasion. The most disruptive ellects of this rise of doctrinaire philosophies are to be seen in Germany. So great has been the exodus of social scientists under the Hitler regime, and so circumscribed the thinking of those who remained, that the Fatherland has lost all claim to the priority it so long enjoyed. ln Russia the ellects have been mixed, but on the whole represent a decided gain for science. llvhile some types of research, and some con- clusions have been discouraged 'or forbidden, the increase in the amount of money and en- 20 ergy devoted to the social sciences exceed those of any other country in the world. Of all the social sciences, psychology is perhaps the least affected by differences in philosophical approach, but on the other hand it is in many ways dealing with the most difficult subject matter. The past year has witnessed a continuation of the application of laboratory technique, and quantitative measurement, but no conclusions have been reached that importantly alter existing theory. Economics, on the other hand is probably, along with history, most dependent upon phil- osophical premises. lVhat weird and wonder- ful theories of Hnance will be necessary to ra- tionalize the Nazi internal credit structure! Sociology has taken an important formal step forward in its battle for equal recognition with the older social sciences through the es- tablishment of an official Amcrinnz Sorirnlogic- nl Iicrficzu. At the same time, this is another proof of the growing lack of homogeneity of opinion that I have been harping on, for this new publication will parallel the existing ffNlI'l'I'I'IllI jourzml of Sociology published at Chicago University. The separate identity of the anthropolo- gists for better the Anthropologistj at lV.S.C. is symbolic of the increasing activity in this basically all-important science. No new theo- retical conclusions have been reached this last year, but several discoveries such as the rem- nants of the very old Folsom culture in Ne- braska and Colorado, and a more complete tracing of Paleo- and Neo-lithic man offer new material for study. The death of l'rofessor

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Ro1s1:RT cH.xx1111aRs H01.L1s R, 11001111 R1cgH,xRn c1oLiRAN'1' lff'sz'z1rclz PIi!Ifl'.8'.8'!Il' of Biology Inxtrurtor in Al!lf,1l'I7IIl1il'S Professor of Mathematics, Chairman of dfpaf A.B,, Robert, Cmistantinople, IQOO1 AAI., A.B., Middlehllry, 19202 AAI., Nliddlebilry. men! Queens, Cflllfliill, 19025 Ph.D., Munich, 1908. 1922 Ph.D,, Cfllllllgffll- 'QW EDXYARD T. KIROXYDER, JR. CLARENCE C. DIT'1'Ml:iR NIILURICD DAVIS DOYLI-L qlssisfarzt IVISITIIFIUI' in El'0IlUIIlfl'.Y Prgjggggr gf Sggiglggyy Chairman of dppaytmgng .1.v.xisl1n1t in English A.B., Piltslmingli, 19155 AAI., New York Ph.B., Hamline, 19101 A.M., NVisc011si11, 19183 AB., Simmons, 19225 A,M., Colorado, 1 Uiiiversity, 193.1 Ph.D., xViSCOIlSill, 192.1 HOWARD H. DIINBAR CHARLES A.DWY1iR XVII.LI,'XNI F. EHRET Inslructor in lfnglish .-lssislrlrzt Prnfrfssm' of Speeflz ,f.X.SiSfIlIIf Professor of Clwnzistry AAI., Amherst, 19255 AAI., Columbia, 1926 All., St. P6lCl'vS, 1918g A.M., New York Ulli- Scxll., C.C.N.Y., 19233 A.M., C.C.N.Y., 19: versity, 1926 l'h.D., Columbia, 1927