University of Wisconsin Madison - Badger Yearbook (Madison, WI)

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World Politics ; Which We Attempt A Re- view of That Well Ktioivii Course, Political Science 125. TO those seeking to formulate a program for a well-rounded education, a must course that is seldom omitted is Political Science 12 , commonly known as World Politics. Perhaps it is because all is not well with the economic system that the the present day student is be- coming aware that our own country is only a small entity in the aura ot world politics, but at any rate, this is a course which has enioyed a phenomenal in- crease in enrol- ment in the past one, two, or three years. While much can be attributed to Joe College ' s coming ot age, a great deal of the increased participation in this course is undeniably due to the personality of Grayson Kirk, assistant professor ot political science. Visiting 165 Bascom on any Monday or Wednesday atternoon at i :3o, you will see a well-groomed, handsome, and almost youthful appearing man discoursing on contemporary political situations with a certain melli- fluity of voice that seems to retard the per- fectly natural desire on the part of any audience to tall into a slumber tollowing the noon meal. Grayson L. Kirk This is the course which provides an analytical introduction to the foundations of international relations. Here one en- counters such pregnant, and t oday mean- ingful, phrases as nationalism, imperialism, and a few other isms. Sometimes dur- ing the semester you will hear a discussion ot racial, populational, and economic fac- tors on world politics. The subject is sort of game to Prof. Kirk. He never hesitates to make predictions on the outcome ot any contemporary situation and in most cases his prophecies have come astonishingly true. Notwithstanding present develop- ments in the international scene. Prof. Kirk is still a firm believer in the settle- ment of international disputes by methods other than war, and any scheme which smacks of conciliation and cooperation is pretty sure to come in tor a kind word. Prof. Kirk helps to keep the course in- teresting by remaining ever on the alert to recommended new books with modern approaches to world problems, and his intelligent appraisals ot conditions in the constantly-changing world political arena are a stimulating dish to many students whose diets in respect to political matters were previously furnished solely by our tive-cent national weeklies. Even though you may find it necessary to haunt Bascom reading room in order to get all your outside reading done, the lectures do provide you with the basic information with which to intelligently appraise the contemporary international political scene. What else can you ask trom a course. ' ' Political Science 125 Hour Examination 7 December, 1934 Compare the case for econccic nationalism, as presented by Dean Donhan, with the case for the niddle-of-the-road internationalism, as presented by Secretary Wallace, Include a discussion of specific points of national policy. Explain specifically how the post-war burden of public and private indebtedness complicated interriational trading operations. Explain the gold exchange standard and its relation to international trade. Page 19

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A taskmaster for insisting on sincerity m his art students. Wayne L. Claxton has brought to the art department a forward looking progres- siveness which has uncovered unsuspected talent among collegiaries. Although the field of art metal is his special hobby, he believes in allowing his students to work m that medium which most definitely expresses their own personality and spark of genius. Because in tinkering around with a hobby tor twelve years he has discovered that there are no two guns exactly alike, J. Howard Mathews, head of the chemistry department, has won na- tion-wide fame as a pioneer in the study of bal ' listics as a method of scientific crime detection. Tiny scratches on bullets or shells have, under the microscope of Dr. Mathews, spelled freedom or imprisonment for men on trial for murder. Considered one of the best lecturers in the University by the embryo daisy dissectors who frequent his classes in the Biology Building, Pro- fessor George Bryan makes chromosomes and chlorophyll seem like something more than mere abstractions m a text book. Professor Bryan joined the faculty in 1014 and, after taking a leave of absence with the army, came back to receive a professorship in the Botany Depart- ment in 1Q27. Mental ability and 1. Q. ' s, his forte in the field of psychology, do not stop his prowess on the golf links, but when he isn ' t teaching or shooting pars m faculty golf tournaments. Prof. V. A.C. Henmon is busy correlating intelligence tests with high school averages to determ ine the de- gree of college success for an entering freshman class. His success, so far, in predicting the number who will survive the bumps is phenomenal, and used by colleges throughout the country. Page 18

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Music Appreciation Elect It As A Pipe Course, But If You Don ' t Watch Out You ' ll Learn Something. JSIC 65, more familiarly known as Music Apprech, suffers the op- probrium of being known as a notorious pipe course. ' But the strange thing about the course is that it was intended to be a pipe by its founders. The course was introduced in its pres- ent form in 1918 by Dr. C. H. Mills, after a discussion with the late President Van Hise. Though courses in music apprecia- tion had been given before this time, this was the first time that a popularized version had been offered. The two men agreed that in the hurrying days of stu- dent life, crammed to the last minute with required subjects in various literary and professional courses, there should be some cultural course which might be elected for credit by the busiest undergraduate, re- quiring no outside reading or extra work, but which might provide a much needed balance to some of the very one-sided intellectual diets. The course became popular at once . . . especially with athletes and such students as walked in tear of the dread specter eligibjht i . . . and has continued to hold its own with enrolments ot between two and three hundred regularly. The course has changed somewhat since its inception and though students are still not required to do any outside reading, examinations are given at regular periods, which show surprising results. Time and again experience has shown students who openly admitted that they took the course for an easy credit com- pleted the course with quite an astonish- ing knowledge of music as an art. When cases like this are noted. Dr. Mills feels gratified that the mission of the course has been fulfilled. Dr. Mills does for the campus what Walter Damrosch has been doing for an Dr. Mills air-minded public, selecting from his wide knowledge the high spots of every side of music, throwing in an organ recital oc- casionally, and sugaring the doses of his- tory and theory which he feels necessary for their good, to the end that they leave the course well equipped to listen intel- ligently and to enjoy the wealth of music which comes into every home by way of radio in this enlightened age. And speaking of radio, music apprech steps out from the campus into hundreds of homes through the medium of the Uni- versity Station WHA, and if we are to judge by fan mail, it is becoming as popular there as it is on the campus. All of which brings us to the ever per- plexing problem, What does the catcher say when he walks up to the pitcher. ' ' What do the football p ' ayers say in the huddle. ' Who knows but what they might be discussing the fugues they heard a few days before in Music 65- ' Page 20