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

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ociol studies Included in the Division of Social Studies are the Depart- ments of Anthropology, Economics, Education, Geography, History, International Relations, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, and Sociology. The Division functions under a committee and decides the proper curric- ulum for the various departments. This is one of the divi- sions of the College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences. The pres- ent chairman of the Division is Daniel Sommer Robinson, Director of the School of Philosophy. Dr. Robinson, who obtained his degrees at Yale and Harvard, was head of the Department of Philosophy at Indiana University for 10 years. The jovial professor was a member of the Indiana State Board of Education before coming to SC in 1946, where he immediately became the Director of the School of Philosophy. Dr. Robinson, who has served in the Navy in both World Wars, was appointed Chairman of the Division in 1948. One of the prominent members of the Division ' s faculty is Adamantios Polyzoides, lecturer in International Relations, History, Journalism, and Religion. Dr. Polyzoides, who has combined teaching with newspaper writing, was educated in Greece and Constantinople. Besides his duties at SC, he writes a daily column for a local newspaper and is a news analyst on TV. D. S. Robinson Director Graduate conferences are an integral part of the program. Adamantios Polyzoides 23

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Grad students at their research. hysical sciences and mathematics The Division of Physical Sciences includes the De- partments of Astronomy, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, and Physics. It is the duty of the Chairman of this Division to aid the Dean of LAS in coordinating the activities of these related depart- ments within the college. Milton C. Kloetzel, Professor of Chemistry, has been the Chairman of the Division since 1950. Dr. Kloetzel, who received his Ph.D. at the University of Michigan, joined the SC staff in July, 1945. His present duties at SC include graduate and under- graduate teaching in organic chemistry and research in the same field. Dr. Kloetzel has been the author or co-author of 23 publications in the field of or- ganic chemistry. Besides tending his three sons, the chemist ' s hobbies include working with recordings and high fidelity audio equipment. Dr. Thomas Clements, Professor of Geology, came to SC in 1929 as an instructor in Geology. He was Chairman of the Division from 1940 to 1942. His main research work deals with marine geology and sedimentation. The balance room. Thomas Clements Geology 22

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Waldo A. Kirkpatrick Dean Arthur B. Gallion rchitecture Scenes from the exhibit on contemporary architecture spon- sored by the School of Architecture.