Long Island University at Brooklyn - Sound Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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THE fantastic array of courses offered in this organ of the University is due to the fact that in reality, it is a combination of what is ordinarily two sepa- rate departments. The union of the History and Government departments, under the chairmanship of Dr. Paul Kosok, has made available a curriculum of courses which range from Contemporary Com- paritive Government to the study of lndian and Pre- Historic cultures. From courses which deal in the relationships of local, state, federal and international governmental categories right down to histories of warfare, politics and even people, goes the all-encompassing depart- ment syllabus. Prof. Kosok has recently opened a course, Pre-Seminar in History, which is now being offered under his own instructorship, which includes an investigation of historical research methods-a necessity for all who intend to teach History. ln the field of government, Mr. Bert McCullough and Mr. Alvin Bahnsen teach classes which study Political Scienceand its evolution through the ages. Messrs. Edwin Hoffman, Fred Abbott and Profs. Horowitz and Perlin round out a department which covers just about everything that has ever happened to mankind. Yes, if the student is interested in know- ing just how this world lives and how it ever got into the awful mess we jocularly know as society, the History and Government department of LIU is the unit to ask. we .Jqonor Sociefg THE History Honor Society was formed when it was found that an organ- ization was needed to further stimulate an interest in History and Govern- ment for those student specializing in these fields of study. The organization affords a further means of scholarly and social association in a congenial atmosphere and closer contact with the faculty. Additional facilities for the development of the pre-professional skills and attitudes relevant to the pursuit of advanced training are made available. The Society is held together solely by a common interest and the voluntary participation of its members, who meet to discuss particular interests held in common. Important speakers are heard and conferences of professional associa- tions prominent in the historical field are held. Symposiums on controversial aspects of historical development offer ideas and information which are of interest to the entire group. The Honor Society proposes to establish liason with organizations of similar format in other colleges and universities, in an effort to promote the transfer of ideas. An attempt is made to encourage mutual participation in functions designed to keep the history student informed of opportunities and developments in his field. The 1951-52 officers were President William A. Almond, Vice-President Ioachim Gange, Secretary Philip Leffel, Treasurer lohn Spanos and Prof. Sydney Horowitz, Faculty Advisor. Thirty-four The Historians TW wats ,nick half! ll Sine! miicrlf mist: cr:-iii arises: crdfsi as 'fi ' l . ...... : llvi-...Q- L..l':.L.j tit: .- - -IJ 1.1 4.53112 1 . 'ti' r,-gf .Q ..,,, ge- -- ... . E-gui... -....4, THQ .,. . Lgzu.. bw- L. 44 -N SL. ' - L: Qt: t 1 -. rl ' -Jifx X 519- Q 0 Rgfzcs 'B-. ., , SME l . GSE: Q of - Demi fmt 13. All Flush ox tw

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the exhibit on French painting which we have worked out in cooperation with the library.' The Iournalism department may say, 'The library has prepared an exhibit of the work of the 1950 Polk award winners. Your comments are invited.' We have made all other departments in the uni- versity helpless without us-so dependent upon our resourcefulness that the faculty and administration call upon us for aid of every conceivable sort. We make signs, posters, draw blueprints, and take photo- graphs of experiments or events. We build plaster or wood models. design awards, work up publicity cam- paigns, display art, merchandise. and sometimes even books! We all but baby-sit for the faculty. Most of the credit is due to the excellent Library faculty, says the Director of Libraries. ln two years Miss Adelheid Baum revitalized the Periodicals Library. Inside of three years Miss Mabel Bartlett geared the Technical Processes depart- ment to unexampled efficiency. Miss Florence Weintraub turned the Circulation department into an efficient conveyor belt with a Home-Sweet-Home atmosphere. Mrs. Sylvia Spaulding, assistant to the director, mesmerizes problems and people, bringing out their best features. Iohn Storck's ver- saltility has toned up all of the Library's departments. Miss Hildegard Dietz as Reference Librarian provided answers to many perplexing problems. Mrs. Ann lohnson and Miss Phyllis Barbato built the Brookville Library from scratch. Prof. Murray should get most of the credit for the excellent Physics Library we now have. A host of others helped, too, Iames Licitra, Miss Helen Zanes, Ebenezer lwuagwu, Louis Margulies, Robert Bomze, Pilar Barreiro, Florence Brown, Florence Bullock, Ioan Ruben- off, Mary Decker, Robert Leonard, Martin Kroll, Robert Feld- man, Anthony Lewis, Walter Bloomfield, Golda Simmons, Louis Miller, Yolanda Giorlando, Iudith Stagnitti, Cyrus Elias, Bruce lager, Fred Binsker, Paul Glaser, Rayfus Williams, Thelma Baer, Samuel Berkowitz, Grace Brodkin and Martin Macaluso. The Library is on its way to becoming a dynamic center of academic activity. The same things done with the help of the History department, Iournalism department, Psychology de- partment and the Art department, may eventually work out with all departments. The Library may help sponsor research projects for faculty and students, help illustrate and document the results and aid in the publication. Eventually, it hopes to have not only a studio in which models of Peruvian pyramids may be constructed but also model theaters and architectural models for city planning. The studio will plan and execute its own exhibitions. Its micro- film studio will make its own microfilm books. A microcard department is already a reality. We see what they mean when they say that the motto of the University Library is not gathering dust - but MO- MENTUMV' Thirty-three

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The I. R. . THE interest in international relations at LIU is not of recent origin. lt dates back as far as l929 when the late Prof. Hugo C. M. Wendel organized the first History group With a total membership of 22. Since that time, the club has survived many World and school crises both under its original name and that of the International Relations Club. Be- cause of its continuous interest in interscholastic activities, the avid interest of its student members and the able guidance of its faculty advisors, both past and present, it has become the club at the University with the Widest and most respected repu- tation. The IRC has consistently been represented at interscholastic gatherings and conferences. Its scope has been much broadened through its association With many national and local organizations of in- ternational character. From its inception the club was affiliated with the Foreign Policy Association, an organization Whose reports provided a valuable basis for discussion. This connection also enabled the club to send delegates to the conferences held at International House to discuss current problems. Two years after the formation of the club, it became affiliated With the League of Nations As- sociation, lnc. Realizing the great opportunity to enhance the reputation of the University in aca- demic circles, Prof. Wendel, with the cooperation of Dean Hardie, extended an invitation to have the April l3, 1932 Model League of Nations Assembly held at LlU. This successful meeting, at which Dean Hardie was the main speaker, was the first in a long line of conferences at which LIU took a leading role. The University can score another first through the Thirty-five agency of the IRC-the participation in the first Model Assembly of the United Nations held at Hamilton College in 1943. This was accomplished, despite several difficulties which arose, through the help of Dean Tristram W. Metcalfe. The History Club Was reorganized as the Inter- national Relations Club in IQ43, at the same time associating itself with the other clubs under the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Sub- sequent to the sudden death of Prof. Wendel in Ianuary l949, Mr. Alvin C. W. Bahnsen became the Faculty Advisor. It is interesting to note that Mr. Bahnsen is the National Faculty Advisor of the ln- ternational Relations Clubs. The later accomplishments of the International Relations Club have been quite as illustrious as those of the early years. Pursuant to the unbroken record of attending all pertinent conferences, the IRC participated in the formation of the Metro- politan Collegiate Council for the United Nations in l949. Since this event, the IRC of LIU has attended all conferences of this organization and contributed a great deal to the success of these model meetings of the United Nations. These meetings enable the student delegates to understand the positions of the various delegations of the United Nations by ob- viating them to study the backgrounds and positions of these countries on the important issues of the day. These model meetings have received acclaim from many important quarters in both government and education for their progress in showing the American college student just how the UN functions. In short, the International Relations Club has done much to bring understanding of international affairs to the student body, and brought much well deserved recognition to the University.