Williams College - Gulielmensian Yearbook (Williamstown, MA)

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' 1 M. W. Avlcizv D. H. x'VAl.l.ACIi r I l r 1 SWEEZY S. L. ITAISON H. D SMIIII MAURICE WESTCOTT AVERY, Pll.I9., A.r,mc1'r1le Prrjmror rgf Lalin fmrl Ur1'flc -- In 1919 received his B.A. from Bow- doin. Was Principal ol' Rockport High School in Maine 1920-1921. After two years study there he received his M.A. from Harvard in 1922. Came to Williams as an Instructor in 1923 and became Assistant Professor in 1936. Received his Ph.D. in 1928. He is the author of Lalin Prose ljlemlure. I-Ie is a member of the American Association of University Professors. the American Philological Association, and the 'IPB K Society. DONALD HOLMES WALLACE, P1i.D., Axsosialc Przjmror Qf IEFIIIIIIIIIIIZX1' -- Graduated from I'Iarvard with the class of 1924. After teaching at the University of Vermont 1925-1926, he served as an Instructor, Tutor, Assistant Professor, and Ex- aminer, 1926-1939 at Harvard. Received his A.M. from Harvard in 1928 and his Ph.D. three years later. In 1931-1932, he was a Traveling Fellow ofthe Social Science Research Council. Published Mrzrlccl Crmlrol in lim Alumimmz Imlmlrv in 1937, and contributed an article, Industrial Markets and Public Policyn to Public Poliqr in 1940. Aeted as consulting economist for the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 1939, and came to Williams the following year. Obtained a leave of absence, 1941-1942, to serve on the staff of the National Defense Board. SAMSON LANE FAISON, JR., lN4.F.A., Amrocizzlc l'rrgf1'sJor Qf Finn Arty - Graduated from Williams in 1929 with a B.A. degree and after graduate studies at both Princeton and Harvard he received his M.A. from Harvard in 1930 and his M.F.A. at Princeton in 1932. From 1932-1936, he was an Instructor and Assistant Professor of Art at Yale. Although he came to Williams in the fall of 1936, he remained a visiting lecturer at Yale. He has contributed articles to the The Art lfzlllflin and Rzfvue 1l'Arrl1cologz'e fl 1l'Hz'rloz're dz' VAN and is a member of Saint Anthony Hall. HALLETT D. SMITH, PlI.l.9., A,v.wcz'ale Prrjarsor of l9I7gli.1'll ' Received the degree of B.A. from the University of Colorado in 1928 and that of Ph.D. from Yale in 1934. Was Instructor in English Literature at the University of Colorado, summer 1933. Served as Instructor in English at Williams 1931-1936, becoming Assistant Professor in 1937 and Associate Pro- lessor in 1940. He is a member of the EX Society. On leave of absence, second semester, 1941-1942. Page 30

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C. GRIMM E. L. Piuuu' W H Roo'r H. Giucol-:Rsim GRIMM CHARLES GRIMM, Pn.D., Docteur de l'Universitc de Paris, Prqfessor' Qf Romanca Laz1g111zgm-- Graduated from the Ecole Superieure cle Commerce ol' La Chaux-de-Fonde, Switzerland in 1912. In 1918 received the degree of B.S. from New York University, the degree of Ph.D. from Yale in 1923, and the degree of the Doctoral from the Sorbonne in 1930. Instructor in Modern Languages at the Brown School, New York City, 1915-1918, Instructor in Romance Languages at Yale 1918-19223 Lecturer in the Summer School ol' New York University, 19185 at Harvard 1920, 1924, 1928, 1935, 1937, 1941, and at Columbia 1929. Called to Williams in 1923, made Associate Professor in 1932. Dr. Grimm is a member ol the Modern Language Asso- ciation of America: the Modern Humanities Research Association, the American Association of Teachers of Italian: the Amer- ican Association of Teachers of French: the American Association of the Teachers of Spanish, the Mediaeval Academy of Americag the Linguistic Society of America, the American Association of University Professors: the Societe de Etude Rabel- aisicnnesg the Societe de Linguistique Romaneg and the Union Intellectuelle Franco-Italienne. He is the author ol' Iflurlc .mr lr Romzm dw l'l!I1IIll'lIEIl, and ol' several scientific articles, and the editor ol' Srila Conn-.v 'l but fWnrlrr11f.f and l.emereier's CVlI'l',1'l0fI,l6' Cnlmnb. ELWYN LIONEL PERRY, Pi1.D., .'l.1'.t'lICl'IIf1' l'rqfw.s'.rm' Qf Urology - Received his l3.S. from Tufts in 1923. Was Assistant in Geology at Princeton 1923-1926, receiving there his Ph.D. in 1927. Instructor in Geology at Princeton, 1926-1928. Came to Williams in 1928. Dr. Perry belongs to the Seismological Society of America, the American Mincralogical Society, the Geophysical Union, the American Museum of Natural History, a Fellow in the A.A.A.S., and a member ol' the fllllli Society. An Assistant in the Vermont Geological Survey, 1925-1926, Assistant Director of the International Summer School of Geology at Princeton 1927-1929, Research Associate on the Bighorn-Beartooth Expeditions, 1930-1931, and Councilor Yellowstone- liighorn Research Association 1937-1938. He has published articles in Sczhirr, 'I 711' .'1lllI'l'lilTlIlI,70lI7'lII1l Q1 nSt'li1'll!71?, and Rnrlxr mul' 1Vlirtrr'r1l.r. WINTHROP I-IEGEMAN ROOT, lJIl.D., .flrrorfnlc l'rzgfz',v.mr Qf Gfl'lIIllIl - After graduating from Amherst College in 1923, he studied at Cambridge University, 1924-1925, 1927-1928. In 1925, received his M.A. and in 1931 his Ph.D. In- structor at Wesleyan University, 1925-1927, at Columbia University, 1927-19285 and following his year at Brown University, he came to Williams in 1930. His published works include G'r'rman CI'l.ll.fi.VlII Qf ,Zola and articles on Naturalism in the Germanic review. He belongs to the Modern Language Association of America, the ATA Fraternity, and the Klfllli Society. HALFDAN GREGERSEN PILTJ., Dean and A.r.rocz'1zl1r lJ7'QfI'.!'.V0f qf Romania La11g11a,qf.r S Graduated from Stanford Uni- versity in 1922 with an A.l5., obtaining his A.M. the following year. Studied in Denmark 1923-1924 as a Fellow ofthe American Scandinavian Foundation, in France and Spain, 1924-1925, and in 1925 at the Harvard Graduate School. Appointed In- structor ol' Spanish in 1926 at Columbia University for three years. Was Instructor in French and Tutor in the Division of Modern Languages at Harvard in 1930, becoming resident Tutor in the John Winthrop House a year later and Senior Tutor in 1932. In 1935, was awarded his Ph.D. by Columbia. Came to Williams in the fall of 1938 as Dean and Associate Professor ol' Romanic Languages. He is the author of Foreign Languages in the United States with Particular Reference to Spanish in Ilixjzania, The Spanish Romances in Tim Crea! Lilmzture QftSlIl10!!.Ndli0Il.Y, Ibsen and Echegarayf' l1z'.rjmnir lirzfiezu, 'LVisiting Italian Interpreters of Ibsen in Barcelona and Madridf' Ifliyldllib' Rzrvicw, and Ibsm and bylain: A Slnzlv in Conzjmralizfe Dranm. He is a member of the fl1l3K Society. Page 29

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C R KELLER A. Swuuzv B. Fox D. L. l1'ARNSWOR'l'Il f -4? KELLER BERTRAND FOX, PILD., Associate Prqfesror qf Economic.: - After graduating from Northwestern University in 1929, he studied at Harvard where he received his M.A. degree in 1933 and his Ph.D. in 1934. He was employed as a statistieian at Harvard Economic Society, 1929-1932. After an instructorship in Economics at Harvard, 1931-1935, he was called to Williams as Assistant Professor of Economics. Dr. Fox is a member of the American Economic Association, and ofthe QB K, EE. and E X Societies. On leave of absence, 1941-1942. DANA L. FARNSWORTH, M.D., A.m'.vlan! Direelor cy' Health - Graduated from West Virginia University in 1927 with the B.S. degree and received his M.D. from the Harvard Medical School in 1933. Taught Physics and Chemistry at the Barrackville High School, 1927-1929. Was Interne in West Medical Service at the Massachusetts General Hospital, 1933. 1935, and Assistant Resident at Boston Sanitarium from February to july, 1935. Late in that year, he was called to Williams. Dr. Farnsworth is a member of the KDBH, flFAY', and A241 Fraternities and is a Lieutenant, Medical Corps, U. S. Naval Reserve. On leave of absence, 1941-1942. CHARLES ROY KELLER, PH.D., Ar.roc1'ale Prrjersor qf Hixlofy - Graduated from Yale in 1922 with a B.A. degree. Became an Instructor in History at the college of Yale-in-China, 1923-1927. Following his studies at the Yale Graduate Sc-hool, 1927-1929, Dr. Keller came to Williams in the fall of 1929. Received his Ph.D. from Yale in 1934. Became Assistant Pro- fessor in 1935 and Associate Professor in 1941. Served as Director ofAdmissions from 1935 to 1938. He served as Acting Dean, February-june, 1935, and as Acting Dean of Students, 1935-1936. Dr. Keller is a member of KIPBK and AEP, the National Debating Society. ALAN SWEEZY, PH.D., Associate Prry'esxar rj Eeonomicr- Graduated from Harvard in 1929, Alagna rum Laude. Did graduate work at Cambridge University, the University of Vienna, and Harvard, receiving his Ph.D. from the latter in 1934. Served as a Tutor and Instructor at Harvard, 1933-1938. Has acted as a specialist on social security and monetary problems for the Treasury in Washington, 1934, and worked in the Research Division of the ,Federal Reserve Board and the Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940. Was on the Advisory Board of the National Defense Commission when he was called to Williams in 1940 as a lecturer in Economics. Page 37 '!. l '