University of Chicago - Cap and Gown Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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lj D THE SOCIAL SCIENCES . . SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION . . . SOCIOLOGY . . CHARLES H. Juno P1'0ff'.f.rof, Dfarz, and Head, School of Education Greatest material addition to the pro- gress of the division during the year was the construction of the new Graduate Education building Csee page 325 . There, members of the Department of Educa- tion, under Dean Charles Judd, found space to expand their effort to place con- temporary educational methods on a firm, scientific basis. To this end, Floyd Reeves conducted a survey of colleges and universities, Karl Holzinger was engaged in an analysis of the statistical presentation of information, and Henry C. lllorrison investigated relative values of various teaching techniques. The trend toward the scientific study of edu- cation was perhaps best exemplified by Guy Buswellls photographic study of the eye movements of pupils. By recording the movements involved in various men- tal processes, Dr. Buswell was able to predict the mental habits of the pupil while thinking. Professor Ellsworth Faris and his as- sociates, had a very diversified research program both at home and abroad. Pro- fessor Faris made a study of punishment under a grant from the Local Commun- ity Research Fund. Professor Ogburn was engaged in directing research for the Presidentls Research Committee on Social Trends. Professor E. H. Suth- erland made a study With Professor C. E. Gehlke, of Western Reserve Univer- sity, of social trends in crimes and pun- ishment. Professor W. E. Burgess, di- rector of the Behavior Research Fund, was active in the Work of the Institute for Juvenile Research, and was engaged with Mr. Cottrell in an attempt to pre- dict success or failure in marriage on the basis of the factors present at the time of marriage. Professor Herbert Blumer was in France making a study of the history of fashion in France as an index to the changes in social customs. ELLSVVORTII FAIQIS Pruffuor and Chalrmzuz, Dejzarlrnent of SUHOIIIVI' Page 26

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U n THE SOCIAL SCIENCES ...LAFAYETTE...LANGUAGE...MAYAS... Members of the Department of His- tory, still not quite certain Whether they Were in the Social Sciences or the Hu- manities, contributed several outstanding pieces of investigation. William E. Dodd, best known as an authority on the South, Worked on his three volume history of the Qld South, while Ferdi- nand Schevill published his Ifistory of the Rennaissance in Italy. Louis Gott- schalk, having collected some five thou- sand La Fayette letters, prepared to pub- lished the first volume of them in an ef- fort to give a correct picture of the Frenchman's position in United States history. Publishers planned to take 10 to l5 years to publish as many volumes of the letters. The study of the racial characteris- tics of the human organism was the ma- jor research objective of University An- thropologists. Dr. Robert Redfield in studying the cultural contacts of Yuca- tan, observed groups that have not as yet been touched, by civilization as con- trasted to those which are in contact with it, thus determining how civilization af- fects these peoples. Dr. George Herzog made a study of the ethnology and lan- guage of the Djabo tribe of Eastern Li- WILLIAM E. Dopn Profz's50r and Clzairnzan, Department of History ROBERT REDFIELD Axsuciate Profcxmr of Antlzrojwlogy beria. Dr. Nlanuel Andrade Was doing linguistic Work among the Mayas of Yucatan and Guatamala. He expected to learn the origin of the various dia- lects which will be of value in establish- ing the exact origin of the Maya people. Dr. Fay-Cooper Cole and other mem- bers of the department continued their Work on excavations in central Illinois. An lndian Culture of probably 2000 to 4000 years old was uncovered along with many other illumniating finds. Page 25

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D I! THE SOCIAL SCIENCES ..SOCIAL SCIENTISTS . . .TAXES . . . CIVIC AFFAIRS.. Activities of members of the depart- ments of Economics and Political Science were mainly centered in their own back yard, the metropolitan area of Chica- go. ln a year when the schools faced closure, when the. Tax system seemed entirely out of adjustment with land values, and when the local governmental agencies were helpless to correct these disorders, let alone enforce the law, citi- zens found some satisfaction in the knowledge that University men were conducting a scientific analysis of the problem with the view of making prac- tical recommendations for reconstruc- tion. Such an analysis was represented by Chester W1'ight's study of Chicago land values, Simeon Leland's survey of the taxation problem, and the regional government study directed by Charles E. Merriam. Professor lVIerriam, for long a prominent figure in civic affairs, saw the solution for the seemingly hope- CHARLES E. Msmrmm Profuiwr and Qliz111'1narzl, Dz'fJarlmc'nZ of Polzlzcal Srzcntr , HARRY GIDEONSE iflrsaczate Professor of Economzrr f less tangle in the substitution of a re- gional government in place of the 1,700 independent and conflicting ones in the area. Through Steadman's work on the Public Health Qrganizations, Le- pawsICy's work on the Courts, and Par- rott's work on the School Units, the factual material relating to the prob- lem was laid out in part for the first time. With the analysis to be complet- ed in the near future, prospects for im- provement were far from dim. Two other social scientists, Paul Douglas and Harry Gideonse, stood out over and above their work as research men as teachers of great popularity and strong leaders in the political movements of the day. Dr. Gideonse, who was en- gaged in a study of international gold movements, also found time to promote the third party at the University. Dr. Douglas, whose trend of real wages studies were outstanding, lent his help to the Socialist cause on campus. Page 27