Princeton University - Bric A Brac Yearbook (Princeton, NJ)

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A native of Vienna, DR. OSKAR MORGENS'I'ERN has a distinguished record 015 service to the public in this country and abroad. The economic turmoil in Ccnttnl Europe after XVorld XVar I first attracted him to the study of economics. For several years he has directed :1 research team of economists and mathematicians at Princeton which is studying the dcfmite application of highly theoretical economics to the basic problems of the American economy. Much of the group's work is concerned with mathe muticul techniques of analysis for economic time series. While teaching and conducting research for more than thirty-years, he has written numerous important volumes and many articles in scientiiic journals. The Theory of Games and Economic Behavior, of which he was the co-uuthor, fm'mulizes and relates games of strategy to social and economic behavior. Among his varied interests is :1 special preference for French post-impressionism as exemplified by the works of Paul Cezanne. An authority in the Held of labor economics, DR. RICHARD ALLEN LESTER fIrst became interested in economics while studying under Irving Fisher at Yale. After graduating from Yale and later obtaining a Ph.D. from Princeton, Professor Lester spent sevc 111 years teaching at various universities before returning to Princeton in 1945 as an Associate Professor. Since then, Professor Lester has continued to expand his activity in labor economics by serving on several government boards, writing college text- books, and acting as an arbiter in wage disputes. He has recently written :1 book entitled The Economics of Unemployment Com- pensation which treats many policy questions of compensation. A member of the President's committee on the airline controversy and chairman of the New Jersey State Employment Security Council, Professor Lester is also an active Democrat on both the local and national levels. i -, n i m u XVILLIAM EBENSTEIN, Professor of Politics, is an authority in comparative government and modern political theory. A mem- ber of the Princeton faculty since 19-16, Professor Ebenstein is a practical political scientist who seeks to strengthen the teaching of political science by making fuller use of the other social sciences and general philosophy. Described by Princeton under- graduates as a ustudent's professor, he stresses in his course. uDemocrucy and Totalitarianism, the necessity for political wisdom and insight in handling current problems. A prolific writer, Professor Ebenstein is author of many standard college textbooks including Today's Isms and Modern Political Thought. The majority of the American population and Professor LESTER V. CHANDLER share :1 common interestemoncy. The combination of the scholarly manner of a professor and the practical approach of a banker with wide experience in the Federal Reserve System greatly enriches his popular upperclass economics course, uMoney and Banking. Often sought by government agencies and congressional subcommittees as an economic :uivisor, he is in India this year teaching at the University of Bombay. A proliiic writer, Professor Chandler has recently finished his latest book, Benjamin Strong, Central Banker, :1 biography of the renowned head of the Bank of the United States.

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JOSEPH REESE STRAYER, DaytoneStockton Piofessor of History and Chairman of the Department 1941-1961, is one of this countrys most distinguished historians. In recognition of his ability as :1 lecturer, Professor Struyer was chosen fall term Witherspoon Lecturer for 1961. He gives courses in twelfth and thirteenth century European hitsory and in British constitutional history on the undergraduate and graduate levels. Professor Strayer is the author of numerous publications including The Interpretation of History and Western Europe in the Middle Ages and has contributed numerous articles to such publications as the American Historical Review, Speculum, and The Virginia Quarterly Review. At various times he has been a member of the Committees on Admissions, the Graduate School, and the Graduate Program of the Woodrow Wilson School. DR. ROBERT ROSWELL PALMER, Dodge Professor of History, is an authority on modern European history. His Age of the Democratic Revolution, a comparative constitutional history of Western Civilization at the time of the French and American Revolutions, recently won the Bancroft Prize and an award from the American Council of Learned Societies. His major work, 11 900epage History 0f the Modern World, is widely used as a college textbook throughout the country. Professor Palmer has also edited The Atlas of World History published by Rand McNally and Co. He teaches the popular undergraduate course, Revolutionary lira . Perhaps the best description of Dr. Palmer was given by the Council of Learned Societies, liProfessor Palmer will occupy an important place in the historiography of revolutions. ERIC F. GOLDMAN, Professor of History, joined the Princeton faculty in 1942 after receiving his MA. and Ph.D. degrees at johns Hopkins University. Conducting the largest and one of the most popular tlppci'clztss courses at Princeton, iiModern America , he keeps his serious, scholarly look while constantly sending the class into an uproar. In addition to teaching, he moderates the television show, iiOPCIl Mind , and writes frequent book reviews for the New York Times. A skilled author himself, Professor Goldman won Columbia Universityis Bancroft Prize for History in 1953 with his book Rendezvous with Destiny. He is presently engaged in writing a book reinterpreting the history of America since the 189015. DR. CHARLES C. GILLISPJl-i, Professor of the History of Science at Princeton University, is a teucher-scholar whose primary field is the history of scientific thought. This interest stems from his own personal experience with the interdependence of the humanities and the sciences in liberal education. Professor Gillispie has earned degrees in both science and the liberal arts: AB. in chemistry and mathematics, MA. in history and :1 P11.D. in English history. At Princeton, Dr. Gillispie has been responsible for the introduction of two courses, one of which he lectures. It is entitled, HThe History and Inlluence 013 Scientific Thought, but is better known as uHumanities 3811. This course is an intertlepztrtinental offer- ing of the Special Program in the Humanities and was planned primarily for students in the sciences and engineering. In conjunction with this course Professor Gillispie has written a book, The Edge of Objectivily, An Essay in the History of Scientihc Ideas.

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Professor ANSIM' J. CoALt-z tag is one of the most promising young professors in the Soeiztl sciences at Princeton. In a relatively short period of time he has contributed immensely to the field of population research. In 1951- he disclosed :1 flaw in the 1950 Census which had led to :1 312 percent undercotmt 0f the population of the United States. An even more startling discovery was 1111 undet'count of 13 percent for the nonwhite population. In 1955 he began research to determine the effects of expanding population on the economic growth rates of underdeveloped countries. This study led to the publication of :1 classic work in the economics of underdevelopment, Population Growth and Economic Growth in Low Income Countries. As Director of the office of Population Research in the XVoodrow Wilson School, he is currently working on tech- niques of demographic analysis as a means of supplementing 0r correcting inadequate data on population. Professor MARVER H. BICRNS'I'EIN of the Politics Department is an expert in the field of public administration. He is perhaps best known for being the eo-ztuthor 0f Anwricmz Democracy in Timmy and Practice, the leading college text on American Government. In 1960 he was appointed to the committee which was set up to organize plans for :1 permanent Presidents Conference on Administrative Procedure. The Conference will, hopefully, recommend steps for the improvement of operations in the ztdjut'licatory agencies of the federal government. Dr. Bernstein has also worked for the Israeli Government, giving advice on government administration to the Israeli Office of State Comptroller, One of several Yale alumni 0n the Princeton faculty, Professor of Politics EDGAR S. FURNIss, JR. is zt specialist in French foreign policy. His recently published work, France: Troubled AlIyeDc Gaullcis Heritage and P'rOstecls, written after many years of research, brought him wide critical acclaim. Since joining the Princeton faculty, he has taught in every course offered by his department in international affairs, including The Great Powers , :1 course he introduced. His dry humor and constant effort to keep his courses up to the minute make his two current courses among the most popular Politics offerings. Dr. Furniss was among the first eight young teacher-scholnrs appointed in 1950 to Princeton Bicentennial Pteceptorships and was promoted to full professor in 1960. The study of manpower and education in relation to economic growth in various countries of Asia, Africa, and South America occupies much of the time of DR. FREDERICK H. HARRISON, Professor of Economics. In addition to this work, he makes several trips each year to foreign countries. He is currently serving as It trustee for the American University in Cairo. Head of the Industrial Relations Section of the University, Professor Harhison also serves :15 consultant to the Secretary of Labor, teaches at the Foreign Service Institute of the State Depart- ment, and acts as Chairman of the New Jersey State Mediation Board.