California Institute of Technology Cal Tech - Big T Yearbook (Pasadena, CA)

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I Outstanding at Caitech is the Humanities department, for Kara this department, in contrast to most other technical schools, has sufficient faculty and student time to produce a well rounded cultural, linguistic and economic education. The Humanities courses offered vary widely. Literature is extensively represented, for English literature as well as novel and short story work is required; and electives vary from Bifjlical to contemporary literature. Supplementary are courses in phil- osophy. Professor Clinton Judy, besides heading the depart- ment, directs the field of literature. History is under the direction of Dr, William B. Munro and has bean built up into a unit stressing world and con- temporary history. Economics has grown in the last decade. Standard courses in elementary economics and business have long been given together with semi-graduate courses in business management. During the past year a new study of Industrial Relations has been established, Dr, John R, Macarthur has for many years directed lan- guage instruction, and, while teaching largely the technical reading of German and French, he occasionally branches into foreign literatures and fieginning Greek, In addition, the Humanities department greatly aids school life by raising the standard of debating and journalism through faculty help, by fostering the building up of the Caltach Musicale, by bringing Dr, Ross ' popular psychology lectures to the Institute, and by its sponsorship of exhibits of general interest. Clinton K. Iiirly 4 William B. Munr. John F . Macartliur 22