University of Southern California - El Rodeo Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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Highly rated in comparison with sinnilar schools throughout the country, the S.C. School of Journalism offers opportunities for the student to learn newspaper work in theory and from actual experience. Still actively engaged in outside journal- ism is Professor Roy L. French, director of the School of Journalism. He is co- publisher and owner of two independent papers. Recently Mr. French was an Ober- lander Trust Fellow for a study of news- papers in Germany. Said by her colleagues to be the most important member of the staff is Mrs. Denny, assistant to Mr. French. She has keptTheta Sigma Phi, honorary journalism soc ' sety, alive in Southern California during the past few years, and does much to keep the school going. Foremost radio commentator of the Pacific Coast on world affairs is Professor Polyzoides. He also has a weekly column in one of the large papers and is managing editor of the World Affairs Interpreter magazine. At S.C. he conducts classes in international and world affairs and news. Dr. Benson is one of the most brilliant scholars in the University and obtained his Ph.D. this year at S.C. His thesis on Mark Twain will be one of the few ever published for popular use. He is also the author of several journalism texts now in use at S.C. Lecturer in advertising, publicity, and trade journalism is Mr. Goodnow, field representative for the school. He is a for- mer magazine editor and has had much practical experience. Roy L. French, Director; Marc N. Goodnow, Field Representative; Adamantios Th. Polyzoides, Lecturer; Ivan Benson, Associate Professor. X « ) 19

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« } Known to the outside world for their outstanding achievements in their chosen fields, the men who guide the School of Philosophy are equally well known to the undergraduate world by their characters and influence on the life of the institution. Dr. Ralph T. Flewelling, Dean of the School of Philosophy, receives recognition from his students through his unusual abil- ity to make his subject interesting. His gift as a powerful speaker has been demon- strated by the amazing success of his Tues- day lectures. Those who know Dr. hierbert Searles best say that his greatest interest is his work. The many students he has helped will testify to his kindliness in aiding them in the subject to which he has contributed so much. Always a disturber of academic and other serenities is Dr. Edwin D. Starbuck ' s self-description. Outstanding work in the field of character education and. other fields of philosophy has been his achieve- ment. Not only one of the mainstays of the School of Philosophy but one of the most active men in University affairs Is Dr. Wil- bur Long, chairman of this year ' s student welfare committee. Tricky examinations and a great enthu- siasm for S.C. characterize Dr. Paul He lsel, whose earnestness and sincerity are well known. America interests and yet puzzles Dr. Heinrich Gomperz, visiting professor from the University of Vienna, who is hailed as one of the world ' s leading author- ities on early Greek philosophy. Dr. Ralph T. Flewelling, Director; Dr. Heinrich Gomperz, Greek Philosophy; Dr. Wilbur Long, Philosophy; Dr. Edwin D. Sfarbuck, Character Research. ' 18

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« ) X The School of Music with its wide range of courses offers exceptional opportuni- ties for study in all forms of nnusic under some of the most distinguished and tal- ented musicians of the entire southland. Dean Max van Lewen Swarthout, pro- fessor of piano, in addition to directing the affairs of the school has conducted a series of radio addresses and public lectures to further spread the fame of the School of Music. Professor Pauline Alderman has recently inaugurated a weekly Listening Hour for the entire undergraduate body, at which time symphonies, operas, and other classi- cal works are reproduced in Bovard audi- torium. She is also the composer of a comic opera which will soon have its initial performance. As head of the Music Education and Theory department. Miss Julia Howell has been instrumental in effecting a closer re- lationship between the University and the Los Angeles public schools in a widespread program of music education for the pres- ent generation. William C. Hartshorn, a recent grad- uate of the School of Music and member of the faculty represents another tie be- tween the school and the public in his present capacity as assistant to the head of the city school music department. Horatio Cogswell, professor of singing, has been a member of the staff for more ' than a quarter-century during which period he has developed many outstanding vocal- ists who have graduated to the concert and operatic stage. Max van Lewen Swarthout, Director; Horatio Cogswell, Singing; P. C. Conn, Director Musical Organizations; Archibald Sessions, Organ. 1 20