Harvard University - Red Book Yearbook (Cambridge, MA)

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ANTHROPOLOGY Anthropology is the study of man, and at Harvard this study is subdivided into Archaeology — the remains of man. Ethnology — the culture of man, Ethnography — the distribution of man, and Physical Anthropology — the biology of man. Thus Anthropology, hybrid that it is, falls in part into the Natural Sciences, part in the Social Sciences, while it has been combined with Biology, Sociology, and the Classics to make combination fields. The concentrators in Anthropology at Harvard, most of whom are in Social Anthropology, study savages, measure Indians, dig for Aztec relics, ponder over old bones, and learn the actions and inter- actions of societies under four noted professors; Professor Hooton in Physical-Anthropology, Professor Tozzer in Archaeology and Social Anthropology; and Associate Professors Carlton Coon, and Clyde Kluckhohn in Ethnology and Social Anthropology, respectively. Headquarters of the department is Peabody Museum, which has one of the country ' s best collections and the best library of an- thropological literature. ECONOMICS Economics concentrators say that the Economics Department is running the finances of the country. That is quite near the truth, for most of the faculty are either in Washington or make frequent trips there. Several professors are lost for the duration, and others will soon leave. At the present time most of the courses deal with theory, but war pressure is changing this academic picture. Con- centrators, many of whom go on to the Business School or the Law School, can choose from a long list of courses on general, American, European and International Economics, or go into the principles underlying banking, finance, accounting, or public utilities. Even such unusual fields as the Economics of Socialism, and a course on Karl Marx show the alertness of the department to modern affairs. Even before the war began, the department experimented with the economy of defense and war, and now gives a regular course in that subject. c. s. COON Assoc. Prof, of Anthropology E. A. HOOTON Professor of Anthropology A. M. TOZZER J. D. BLACK ProfcaMr of Anthropology Lee Professor of Economies H. H. BURBANK E. H. CHAMBERLIN Wells Professor of Pol. Kconomy I ' rofrssor of Economic! W. L. CRUM Ptovmmi f Ki ' nitoNiie GOTTFRIED HABERLER ProfHeof of BoononlM Museum Director PleasanK sets up a new exhibit A. H. HANSEN I iti 1. 1. 1 Prof of Pol. K. my S. E. HARRIS »o. , rntfi— lit of Economic 03 W. W. 1.EONTIEF KM, I ' r ' -f- r ' ' ' lit. n.p K. S. MASON I i.l l. .ilH.IIlKil

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SOCIAL SCIENCES Instruction in the social sciences is given chiefly in specific disciplines — history, government, economics, so- ciology — organized as departments. Though the under- graduate often concentrates excessively in one of these disciplines, and though his teachers, as specialists, are often distrustful of other specialists, the interdependence of the social studies is a fact that is steadily forcing itself on the recognition of all. At Harvard there are two ways in which the undergraduate may break down the limitations of excessive specialization. Within the regular departmental concentrations he may with tutorial guidance work out a well-rounded group of courses; and, if he is an honors student he may, beginning with the class of 1944, concentrate in the new area of the social studies, covering a far wider range than has hitherto been possible. CRANE BRINTON Associate Professor of History v Ei a n h U K Tozzer, famed anthropologist a, id authority on Mayan Culture

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A. E. MONROE Lecturer on Economics J. A. SCHUMPETER Baker Professor of Economies S. H. SLICHTER Lamont University Professor P. M. SWEEZY Faculty Instructor in Economies O, H. TAYLOR A. P. USHER Lecturer on Economics Professor of Economics Lot If Much attention is given to labot problems, as they loom large in the national picture. Concentrators gain a basic knowledge in History and Government to complete their training in Economics, while cooperation with the Graduate School of Public Administration and the Business School allows undergraduates to use their facilities. Frequently Ec men go on to these schools and are able to complete much of the first year ' s training during their undergraduate career. The number of courses are still a mystery, as faculty men have to relinquish teaching for war-time work. Probable consolidation and reduction in the number of courses, and increased practicality of those that remain will be marked in this department, where the promptness of the lecturers at class depends on the plane from Washington. GOVERNMENT The Government Department has grown rapidly since its founding in 1911. Then it had three professors and three assistants; now it boasts eight professors, four associate professors and a large staff of instructors, who teach 23 half courses, and five full courses, covering every phase of the field, both theory and practice. Such courses as Principles of Politics, Party Government, Modern Im- perialism, and Government Regulation of Industry have proved very popular because of world conditions. Nineteen hundred and forty-two is very Government minded; 14 per cent are in this field, the largest percentage of any class to date. This year it is the largest field, with nearly an even hundred concen- trators, half of whom are candidates for honors. The faculty is outstanding, for Professors Yeomans, Hol- combe, and Mcllwain are well-liked veterans in the department. Professor Holcombe, chairman of the department for 19 years, relin- quished the post to Associate Professor B. F. Wright in February. Professors Elliott, Friedrich, Lambie, Bruening and Hanford are as well known in the national scene as they are in the scholastic. The war emergency is causing a slight reduction in the number of courses, for five instructors are already contributing their experience and knowledge to the nation ' s war effort. They are Professor Elliott, HEINRICH BRUENING Littauer Professor of Government W. Y. ELLIOTT Professor of Government C. J. FRIEDRICH Professor of Government E. P. HERRING Lecturer on Government Historian hanger, another migrant to Washington {24} A. N. HOLCOMBE Professor of Govern ment B. C. HOPPER Associate Professor of Government