NYU Washington Square College - Album Yearbook (New York, NY)

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PROFESSOR RAY F. HARKTEY PROFESSOR ALEXANDER BALTZL1 PROFESSOR JOTHAM JOHNSON . ffvmg ' 1 f f fz ' 'hm . ,f 42 Mifk Ram Q-V . I GUVERNMENT DEPARTMENT Professor Ray Harvey, Chairman of the Government Department, in- troduced an internship program whereby the five or six top government majors are assigned to government agencies to work throughout the year. The purpose of this program is to familiarize students with first-hand knowledge of the workings of government machinery. In addition, Professor Harvey and the department published Government in American Society. HISTORY DEPARTMENT AS leader of a group of active educators, Chairman Alexander Baltzly of the History Department reported the development of numerous projects by his colleagues. A History of the Renaissance and Italian History Since the Renaissance, by Professors Ferguson and Salomone respectively, will be finished soon. Professor Hulme's biography of Sir John Eliot and Professor Irwinis book on Daniel Tompkins are already completed. CLASSICS DEPARTMENT In addition to stressing Latin and Greek per se, members of the Classics Department help students to apply this knowledge to various other fields such as art, archaeology, and the study of the English language. Professor Jotham Johnson, Chairman of the department, is the editor of two archae- ological journals and had the honor of being appointed Norton Lecturer at the Archaeological Institute of America this year. 25

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PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT Aiming to acquaint students with the theories of great 'thinkers of the past and to help them reason for themselves, the Philosophy Department, under the chairmanship of the well-known Professor Sidney Hook, Offered a varied selection of courses ranging from existentialism to the philosophy of music. This year, Professor Hook edited and published a symposium entitled John Dewey: Philosopher of Science and F reedom. SOCIOLOGY DEPARTMENT Representing the Sociology Department of WSC at the New York State conferences of social work and preprofessional social work education, was Chairman Lucy J. Chamberlain, eminent in both fields. Paris, France was the scene of the International Penal and Penitential conference, and the Hague housed the International Congress of Criminologists. Professor Tappan, WSC,s crime authority, was present at the meetings. ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT Under the supervision of Professor Willard E. Atkins, 'the Economics Department offered a wide range of undergraduate courses. Students showed special interest in a new course dealing with the economies Of the United States and Russia. This year, Professor David Colin published The Law of Unemployment Insurance in Nero York. Other members of 'lhe de- partment wrote a new textbook 'to be used for the elementary economics course. 35555253263 A38 QFFFEE HB3 f f MJ X4 'f :,.: Y f W' X ,. ,. E..,,eifye:::.,s.:: as ,Y ,, V Mus? K .bags 4 .4 mmm mam mx mm L 5 xwmfwwl A 24 PROFESSOR SIDNEY HOOK PROFESSOR LUCY CHAMBERLAIN PROFESSOR WILLARD E. ATKINS

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ENGLISH DEPARTMENT With the appointment of Mr. Irwin Shaw as Writer-in-Residelice, the year 1950-51 witnessed an important innovation in the English Depart- ment. The curriculum was enriched by period courses in American litera- ture and by a course in James and Eliot. Books by members of the depart- ment include an edition of Leaves of Grass by Chairman Oscar Cargill and Backgrounds of Shakespeare? Plays by Professor Holzknecht. SPEECH DEPARTMENT In January 1951, the Speech Department, under the chairmanship of Professor Arleigh B. Williamson, had the honor of sponsoring the first National Inter-Collegiate Conference on Social Leadership at WSC. Stu- dents of speech had the advantage of studying under instructors with varied theatrical experience. The department presented two theatre-in-the- round productions under the directorship of Professor Hampton. MUSIC DEPARTMENT Besides his departmental commitments, Chairman Philip James acted during the year as Treasurer of the National Institute of Arts and Letters and as President of the Society of Publications of American Music. Among musical performances were the WSC Chorus and Orchestra recital, con- ducted by Dr. Frederic Kurzweil at Town I-Iall in December, and the student creative concert, at which original compositions were presented. 26 PROFESSOR Oscfm CAIIGILL PROFESSOR ARL1-:IGI-I B. NVILLIAM ON Pnorsssou PHILIP JAMES