Johns Hopkins University - Hullabaloo Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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FOUR YEARS OF WAR CV HEN war came to our country, the Hopkins eagerly responded to its challenge. The faculty, the student body, and the administrative staff all united to answer the clarion call to battle with a magnificent display of courage, fortitude, and indomitable spirit. In the first HULLABALOO in four years, it is fitting that we pause to reflect upon the accomplishments of our Alma Mater and her sons during the war; and well might we be proud of her. For in war, as in peace, the Hopkins has been a foremost contributor to the welfare of our country. The University's first citizen and leader, Dr. Bowman, established the example for Hopkins' Not only by his active participation in wararelated endeavors did he lead us, but by his keen undera standing of the problems growing out of the participation in World War 11 activities. war he assisted us in planning for the hopeful years ahead. During the war years, Dr. Bowman served in Washington as a member of the Policy Committee of the Department of State and as the chairman of the Territorial Committee of the State Department. In 1944 he served as a mema ber of the American delegation to the Dum- barton Oaks Conference. Dr. Bowmaifs experience as special adviser to the late President Wilson at the Paris Peace Conference after World War I amply fitted him for a similar position in World War II. History alone will record his importance to the country in the capacity of special adviser to the Secretary of State at the United Nations conference held in San Francisco in 1946. Occupied as he was by these timeeconsuming tasks of national and inter; national importance, Dr. Bowman nevertheless continued to provide the creative impetus and the guiding hand for the progressive develop, ment of the University. The faculty quickly followed the example of 21 the President and. gave unstintingly of their time and energies. Every department contributed in some way to the war effort. The war activities of the nation claimed a number of the faculty for both the armed forces and for administrative work in civilian capacities. It is diHicult to express the value of their total contributions in concrete terms, but their worth can not be oveiu estimated. In 1941 at the request of the Government, the University released Mr. Owen Lattimore, Director of the Walter Hines Page School of International Relations. Mr. Lattimore had been invited by the Chinese Government to serve as political adviser to Generalissimo ChiangvKai; Shek. In this capacity Mr. Lattimore not only materially contributed to the strengthening of the bonds of friendship between our two nations but also resumed his work here at the University with greatly enhanced experience. Dr. Bullock, Dr. Reynolds, and Mr. Carlson, all of the Department of Political Economy, were granted leaves of absence in 1942 to serve with the Office of Price Administration. Professor Weyforth of the same department served as a member of the War Labor Board and was ap; pointed to an executive position with the Marya land OFFICE of the War Manpower Commission. Throughout most of 1944, Professor Evans, in addition to his regular duties, served as director of the Army's Foreign Language and Area Trainv ing program at Hopkins. Mr. Killingsworth contributed his time and energies to the War Labor Board by serving as chairman and as a public member on numerous War Labor Board panels for dispute cases. During most of the war, Dr. Key of the Political Science Department was on leave of absence and served with the Bureau of the Budget in Washington. Dr. Moos served for a time as an