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lecturer organize it and give it form, and in this sense it becomes a work of artfi Like the works of art that he discusses and analyzes, his lectures pulsate with life and embody all forms of encounter with the envoronment. A German expressionist building confronts inan with the horrors and distortions of uDr. Caligarils Cabinetf' a Corbusier villa becomes a ship afloat in the destructive sea of nature. Architecture is not merely what man has built, but an expression of his emotions: MLe Corbusier exposes you up in space. It is as if you are in a ship. lt's as if he were saying, 'You canit merge with nature., You are a man. You want things that nature does not want. You would like to live forever, and nature will kill youf, To experience such a lecture is to become suddenly, ting- lingly alive with penetrating truth. Professor Scullyis activities extend far beyond the classroom. His primary concern is the destruction of cities that has resulted from employing already-dis- credited urban renewal principles. Returning from cere- monies dedicating the Post Office, a New Haven land- mark, he was confident that the building could be saved: K'The Cossacks have been dragged to the ground. Theyill never get that building down! ' That Vincent Scully is seldom in his office portends hope for a reevaluation. Articulate and forceful, he is the gadfly who eventually may cause contemporary planners to see their mistakes. If not, there is still hope in the next generation, for those who have studied with him have discovered the grandeur that man and his architecture may achieve. August 17, 1924-April 18, 1967 MM

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A fanciful Klee poster and a tinv scrap ol' paper lmoldlv signed SCULLY distinguish the entrance to the office of Yales most outspoken art historian. There are no hours posted, for he is seldom in his office, lectures and seminars at the University. puhlie speaking en- gagements, and research for hooks and articles leave him little time to sit hehind a desk. Usually, he is in thc slide room, preparing another lecture. VINCENT SCULLY, Colonel John 'l'rumlmull ilmfilssoi- of Art Ilistory, was horn in New Haven and attended New Haven high school, which was destroyed to make Way for Morse and Stiles colleges. Hesitantlv he admits he preferred the high school. Alter receiving his B.A. from Yale in 1940, he served in the Marine Corps, and returned to complete his Ph. D. in 1949. A lfulhriglit iellowship to Italy in 1952 modeled his artistic sensi- bility, as subsequent conflicts with architects and gov- ermnent ollicials strengthened his mettle. HA lecture can he grand for imparting knowledge. lt is not spontaneous or informal. lt demands that the ., W 'ff ff 'v f i ff' ' M 'W 5 we if , iw , sm, W ' -L-Jw ,nv f :H I 4 4 ' f M2 'M Wf 'fm f'1fN w'9fs'LgQE..Uf f ,':,,2llfv, V. ' - . - ' ., I -- ' - , ' . , ,L g X ' ' 'v fl ' , ferr, -1 i av' ' , r sf K' ' .M A ' -' ,, MH-vf - f f ,l.iz'A7QE.':f4WW .6-!!l5E,Ei:55leff: , Mwww, f I f fel' . 5

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In Erich Segalis F ellowis Suite in Ezra Stiles College, an A.A.U. award is attached to the bottom of a Broadway showbill, and facing the showbill is an honors certificate from Harvard. These are the tangible testaments to the success of this versatile Assistant Professor of Classics. The New York Times, reviewing the iilm To Be a Manf stated that the 29-year old Segal is clearly a great teacher, regardless of agef' He often stays up the whole night preparing his lectures, to deliver them with a characteristic dynamism. Outside the classroom, professor Segal was once chosen to represent the United States as a runner in the Olympics. An untimely illness, however, forced him to withdraw to the more sedentary world of the theatre, the University, and the Boston Marathon. Too much in love with the world of scholarshipv to devote himself fully to the theatre, Mr. Segal continues with both. His play The Braggart Soldier, based on a Plautus comedy, still holds the house record in Westport, and he is now busy on the lyrics and script for a musical. From the theatre in Westport to the rural South during the Depression may seem a long way, But it was in photographing the latter that WALKER EVANS, Professor of Graphic Design, first made his reputation. Collaborating with james Agee in the publication of Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, he captured the condition . . .