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AMERICA'S  FIRST 
NON-SECTARIAN  UNI- 
VERSITY  UNDER 
JEWISH    AUSPICES 


"QUOTA    FREE" 


NEWS  as  OUT 

randeiC 

UNIVERSITY** 


SUPPORTED     BY 

THE 

ALBERT    EINSTEIN  | 

FOUNDATION, 

INC. 

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AVE. 

NEW   YORK    16, 

N.   Y. 

MUrray  Hill  3-7714 

VOLUMEI,  No.  1 


MARCH,  1947 


NEW    ENGLAND    TO    LAUNCH    BRANDEIS    U. 
WITH   ALBERT    EINSTEIN    BIRTHDAY    DINNER 

All-Out  Support  For  Nations 
First  Jewish  School  Shown  In 
Response  To  Somerset  Meeting 


HONORED  AT  BOSTON  DINNER 


NOT  TOO  LATE  TO  MAKE  RESERVATIONS 
Reservations  for  the  Albert  Einstein  Dinner  for 
Brandeis  University  may  still  be  made  by  tele- 
phone. If  you  have  not  already  reserved  your  seat 
at  the  dinner  by  mail,  be  sure  to  call  LAFayette 
6940  to  do  so.  This  is  New  England's  opportunity 
to  welcome  Brandeis  University  and  to  give  Pro- 
fessor Albert  Einstein  an  overwhelming  vote  of 
confidence.  Let  us  all  be  on  hand.  Remember  the 
time,  date  and  place:  6:00  P.M.;  Thursday,  March 
20th;  Hotel  Somerset. 


SUSAN   BRANDEIS,   EINSTEIN.  ALPERT,   LAZRUS. 
GROSSMAN,  RABBI  WEINBERG,  RABB  TO  SPEAK 

More  than  five  hundred  Jewish  leaders,  representing  all 
sections  of  New  England,  will  gather  on  Thursday,  March  20, 
at  the  Hotel  Somerset  in  Boston  to  launch  the  nation's  cam- 
paign for  Brandeis  University. 

This  was  announced  by  George  Alpert,  President  of  the 
University's  Board  of  Trustees,  who  indicated  also  that  the 

response  to  invitations  for 
this  dinner-meeting  has 
been  "overwhelming." 

He  declared  that  the 
original  estimate  of  five 
hundred  people  expected 
to  participate  may  have 
to  be  revised  considerably 
upward.  "The  Hotel 
Somerset  would  have  to 
have  the  seating  capacity 
of  the  Boston  Garden," 
he  said,  "if  we  were  to 
accommodate  the  great 
number  who  have  shown 
enthusiasm  for  our  proj- 
ect." Mr.  Alpert  also 
urged  those  members  of 
the  Jewish  community 
who  have  not  yet  returned 
their  reservation  requests 
to  do  so  at  once  in  order 


MAX  R.  GROSSMAN 


to  assure  .seatmg. 
Among  the  speakers  will  be  Susan  Brandeis  Gilbert,  noted 
New  York  lawyer  and  daughter  of  the  late  Supreme  Court 
Justice,  after  whom  the  University  has  been  named :  Nonnan 
S.  Rabb,  vice-president  of  the  Stop  and  Shop  Supermarkets, 
Inc.;  Professor  Max  R.  Grossman,  director  of  Boston  Univer- 
sity's School  of  Journalism;  Rabbi  Dudley  Weinberg:  S.  Ralph 
Lazrus,  President  of  The  Albert  Einstein  Foundation,  Inc.; 
and  Mr.  Alpert.  Professor  Einstein  is  also  expected  to  speak. 

(Continued  on  bock  page) 


Brandeis    University 


HATS  OFF  TO  NEW  ENGLAND 


An  Editarial 

Last  Friday,  March  14,  marked  the  sixty- 
eighth  birthday  of  the  eminent  scientist,  Dr. 
Albert  Einstein.  It  is  significant  that  the  Jewish 
community  of  New  England  has  decided  to  honor 
Dr.  Einstein  on  this  occasion  by  conducting  a 
dinner-meeting  on  behalf  of  a  project  close  to  his 
heart,  Brandeis  University. 

The  white-haired  physicist,  whose  name  is 
familiar  to  every  American,  every  Jew,  and  in- 
deed most  citizens  of  the  world,  has  contributed 
immeasurably  to  the  progress  of  civilization.  His 
immortality  is  assured.  It  is  characteristic,  how- 
ever, that  the  great  never  seek  retirement.  Thus, 
Dr.  Einstein's  researches  in  atomic  energy  con- 
tinue unabated.  Thus,  also,  he  finds  the  time  and 
a  sufficient  amount  of  his  personal  energy  to  give 
Brandeis  University  the  start  in  life  it  eminently 
deserves. 

Significant  also  is  the  fact  that  New  England 
has  taken  the  lead  in  the  great  effort  to  establish 
our  nation's  first  secular  university  under  Jewish 
auspices.  Since  the  Bay  State  was  known  as  the 
Colony  of  Massachusetts  Bay,  educational  and 
cultural  pursuit  has  been  a  weighty  factor  in  its 
progress.  That  entire  general  area  is  known 
throughout  the  world  as  the  "cultural  cradle  of 
America."  A  Boston  newspaper  said:  "We  are 
honored  that  The  Albert  Einstein  Foundation, 
Inc.,  has  selected  Waltham,  Massachusetts,  as  the 
site  for  Brandeis  University.  And,  rightfully,  we 
will  pay  tribute  to  Dr.  Einstein  on  March  20th 
by  welcoming  and  heartily  endorsing  this,  his 
latest  —  and  we  believe  greatest  —  contribution 
to  humanity." 


FIRST  GROUND  BROKEN 


BREAKING  GROUND  for  new  buildings  at  the  100-acre  Wal- 
tham campus  of  Brandeis  University  is  this  big  power  shovel. 
The  charming  young  lady  being  assisted  into  the  operator's 
compartment  is  18-year-old  Alice  Brandeis  Gilbert,  only  grand- 
daughter of  the  man  for  whom  the  institution  has  been  named — 
the  late  United  States  Supreme  Court  Justice  Louis  Dembitz 
Brandeis.  Assisting  the  Radcliffe  sophomore  is  George  Alpert, 
prominent  Boston  lawyer  and  president  of  the  Board  of  Trustees 
of  Brandeis  U.  This  dramatic  photograph  was  taken  during  a 
recent  press  tour  of  the  hillside  campus.  Since  then,  concrete 
foundations  have  been  poured,  and  construction  work  has  nearly 
been  completed  on  two  buildings  donated  by  the  government. 


NAMES  NEW  ENGLAND  ASSOCIASi 

Maurice  J.  Bernstein,  chairman  of  the  New  England  Asi  iai: 
the  names  of  the  Jewish  leaders  of  Massachusetts  and  i  df, 
The  listing  below  excludes  the  Operating  Committee,  whose  eitt 


Jack  Ansin 
Ralph  F.  Bass 
S.  J.  Beckwith 
Walter  H.  Bieringer 
Morris  Borkum 
Morris  Braff 
Dr.  Altxandcr  Brin 
Dr.  Joseph  G.  Biin 
Jacob  Buxbaum 
Edward  L.  Chester 
Harry  Cline 
Edward  Cohen 


Edward  E.  Cohen 
Henry  G.  Cohen 
John  E.  Daniels 
Morris  Gordon 
Mark  .\.  Edison 
Sol  Fechtor 
Samuel  W.  Fleishcr 
Simon  Friedman 
Robert  Friedman 
Joseph  N.  Gibbs 
John  Garfield 
.\lbert  H.  Ginsburg 


Myer  Ginsburg 
A.  Murray  Ginzberg 
Hyman  Gondelman 
Robert  Goldstein 
Harnett  D.  Gordon 
Ellis  Gordon 
William  Gordon 
Peter  Groper 
Max  Hoffman 
Kivic  Kaplan 
Charles  Kemler 
Hans  J.  Kroto 


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FAR  FLUNG  FAME 

The  fame  of  Brandeis  University  has  spread  literally 
all  over  the  world.  The  Registrar's  office  at  Waltham  re- 
ports it  has  been  "inundated"  by  applications  from  pros- 
pective students  and  by  letters  of  inquiry  from  points  as 
far  distant  as  Japan,  the  Belgian  Congo,  Palestine,  Hawaii, 
Latin  American  and  Canada. 

The  Japanese  queries  came  from  American  GI's  in 
the  U.  S.  Army  occupation  forces;  that  from  the  Congo, 
in  Equatorial  Africa,  was  from  the  son  of  a  Russian 
now  residing  there. 

Many  come  from  veterans  of  World  War  II,  among 
them  men  already  holding  degrees  from  leading  colleges, 
including  Harvard. 


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neighboring  States  who  comprise  his  committee, 
mbers  are  named  elsewhere  in  this  issue. 


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Sidney  R.  Rabb 
Joseph  Rabinovitz 
Edward  Rose 
Arthur  Rosen 
Louis  Rosen 
Isidore  Rosenberg 
Jack  Sandler 
Samuel  Sandler 
Myer  Saxe 
Samuel  D.  Saxe 
Morton  Selig 
Jack  Shain 


Alexander  Shapiro 
Frank  Shapiro 
A.  M.  Slater 
Louis  P.  Smith 
S.  Robert  Stone 
Irving  Usen 
Albert  H.  Wechsler 
Joseph  Weinstein 
Max  E.  Wind 
Rudolph  H.  Wyner 
Henry  Yozell 
Abraham  Zimhle 


Picturesque  Campus  Awaits 

Official  College  Opening 

The  100  acres  comprising  the  Brandeis  University  campus  in 
Waltham  was,  prior  to  1928,  the  estate  of  one  Dr.  Baker.  It  contained 
then  only  residences  and  some  farm  buildings.  The  site,  which  over- 
looks the  winding  Charles  River,  also  is  near  the  Fitchburg  division 
of  the  Boston  &  Maine  railroad,  and  is  not  far  from  the  railroad's 
Roberts  station.  Its  altitude,  together  with  the  famous  "castle,"  makes 
it  one  of  the  landmarks  for  the  countryside,  being  visible  for  miles. 

When  it  was  taken  over  by  Middlesex  University  —  the  formal, 
official  switch  to  the  present  name  of  Brandeis  is  expected  momen- 
tarily —  work  was  begun  immediately  on  the  Norman-Gothic  type 
of  structure  known  popularly  as  the  "castle."  Its  massive,  two-foot 
thick    walls   were    made    of    native    fieldstone,    taken    from    the    rocky 

glacial  outcroppings  so  familiar  in 

New  England. 

The  "castle,"  which  really  is 
a  sort  of  quadrangle  containing 
nine  buildings,  has  several  large, 
airy  classrooms  and  laboratories 
with  excellent  acoustic  qualities. 
Work  progressed  on  the  "castle" 
through  the  depression  years  of 
the  'thirties.  Ten  years  were  re- 
quired to  complete  it,  and  the  cost, 
for  that  and  other  smaller  build- 
ings, was  over  one  million  dollars. 

Oldest  building  on  the  Brandeis 
campus  is  the  library,  converted 
during  the  war  from  a  building 
on  the  original  Dr.  Baker  estate. 
It  has  a  splendid  although  small 
library  on  medicine,  veterinary 
medicine  and  the  general  arts. 


In  1940  the  2/'.:-story  veterinary 
medicine  building,  with  adjoining 
facilities,  was  built.  This  was  fol- 
lowed in  1941  by  the  Small  .\nimal 
Hospital. 

Vo  be  seen  on  the  campus  now 
is  a  cluster  of  trailers.  These  house 
World  War  11  veterans,  students 
■  ager  for  an  education,  making 
their  homes  there  with  their  wives 
and  children.  One  ambitious  vet 
ingeniously  converted  a  former 
Boston  El  bus  into  living  facilities. 

Brandeis  University  is  considered 
fortunate  to  have  acquired  the  pic- 
turesque buildings  and  grounds 
comprising  the  campus.  The  esti- 
mated valuation  of  the  property 
at  current  market  is  set  at  between 
two  and  three  million  dollars.  It 
is  also  regarded  as  fortunate  that 
the  campus  is  within  twelve  miles 
of  Boston,  one  of  the  nation's  large 
cosmopolitan  centers,  and  affords 
access  to  the  libraries  and  other 
facilities  of  a  number  of  leading 
educational    institutions. 


'  A  WAITING  FOR  TENANT 
might  be  the  eye-catching 
slogan  on  this  attractive  brick 
dwelling  on  the  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity campus.  It  may  be 
used  as  living  quarters,  fac- 
ulty club,  or  serve  some  other 
useful  purpose.  The  spacious, 
fireproof  residence  is  situated 
on  the  south  side  of  the 
Waltham  campus,  near  the 
library.  In  all,  some  twelve 
buildings  have  been  acquired 
from  the  former  Middlesex 
University.  The  majority  are 
in  Norman-gothic  architec- 
ture. It  is  not  anticipated, 
however,  that  the  new  struc- 
tures   will    follow    that    style. 


DINNER 

(Continued  from  page  one] 

Members  of  the  Operating  Commit- 
tee of  the  New  England  Associates  of 
Brandeis  University,  sponsors  of  the 
dinner,  include  besides  Mr.  Alpert: 
Maurice  J.  Bernstein,  chairman,  and 
James  J.  Axelrod,  Robert  P.  Cable, 
Joseph  Ford,  Joseph  Foster,  Meyer 
JafTe,  Joseph  M.  Lindsey,  Moses  Lubets, 
Pinchos  Medwed,  Norman  S.  Rabb, 
Sidney  H.  Rabinowitz,  Mendell  Selig, 
Abraham  Shapiro,  Morris  Shapiro, 
Max  Slater,  Dewey  Stone,  Hon.  Harry 
K.  Stone  and  Louis  Zimble. 

BRANDEIS  HAD  CONSUMING 
INTEREST  IN  EDUCATION 

The  late  United  States  Supreme 
Court  Justice,  after  whom  America's 
first  secular  university  under  Jewish 
auspices  has  been  named,  had  an  avid 
and  consuming  interest  in  this  nation's 
education.  His  great  deeds  on  behalf  of 
Harvard's  School  of  Law  and  the  Uni- 
versity of  Louisville,  Kentucky,  attest 
that  fact. 

His  immortal  words 
spoken  many  years  ago 
with  reference  to  the 
university  of  his  native 
State,  are  considered 
by  the  Directors  of  The 
Albert  Einstein  Foun- 
dation, Inc.,  particu- 
larly applicable  to  the 
institution  being  estab- 
lished at  Waltham.  He 
declared  at  that  time: 

"There  is  a  large 
field  for  the  efforts  of 
those  outside  the  Uni- 
versity whose  capacity, 
experience  and  posi- 
tion give  them  a  wider 
view  and  bolder  vision ; 
whose  position  enables 
them  to  secure  for  the 
University's  projects, 
the  approval  and  sup- 
port of  the  community, 
and  whose  means  en- 
able them  to  render 
financial  aid.  From 
them  may  come  also 
the  encouragement 
without  which  few  per- 
severe in  the  most 
painstaking  labors." 


REVEALS  PLANS  FOR  N.  Y.  C. 
DINNER   TO   AID    BRANDEIS 

Affair  To  Be  Fashioned  After  Thursday 
Boston  Event;  Nathan  To  Speak 

S.  Ralph  Lazrus,  president  of  The  Albert  Einstein  Foundation,  Inc.,  and  one  of 
the  speakers  at  the  forthcoming  Albert  Einstein  Birthday  Dinner  in  Boston,  has 
announced  that  New  York  City  plans  a  similar  meeting  on  behalf  of  Brandeis 
University  late  this  spring.  The  date  has  tentatively  been  set  as  June  10th,  with  the 
Waldorf-Astoria  Hotel  selected  as  the  place. 

According  to  Mr. 
Lazrus,  the  Jewish 
leaders  of  New  York 
are  observing  with 
great  interest  the 
progress  which  is 
being  made  in  New 
England,  in  antici- 
pation of  fashioning 
their  meeting  after 
the  one  being  held 
at  the  Somerset  next 
Thursday. 

Scheduled     to 
speak    at   the   June 
dinner  is  Dr.   Otto 
Nathan,  noted  edu- 
cator and  Professor 
of      Economics      at 
New  York   Univer- 
sity    and     Howard 
University.     Dr. 
Nathan,  a  member 
of    the     Board     of 
Directors  of  The  Albert  Einstein  Foun- 
dation,  Inc.,   is  a  close  friend  of  the 
eminent  scientist  after  whom  the  Foun- 
dation has  been  named.  He  also  serves 
on  the  Educational  Advisory  Commit- 
tee, whose  job  it  is  to  decide  the  poli- 
cies, program  and  curricula  of  the  new 
university,  as  well  as  to  select  the  presi- 
dent and  to  propose  the  faculty. 

Hershfield  Toastmaster 

Mr.  Lazrus  also  stated  that  Harry 
Hershfield,  noted  cartoonist,  public 
speaker,  and  star  of  the  radio  show, 
"Can  You  Top  This,"  will  act  as  toast- 
master. 

SHAPIRO  SETS  PACE 

Abraham  Shapiro,  well  known  Boston 
shoe  and  rubber  manufacturer,  has  set 
the  pace  for  that  city's  contributors  to 
Brandeis  University  by  donating  to  this 
institution  the  sum  of  $50,000.  Mr. 
Shapiro,  a  philanthropist  and  commu- 
nal leader  of  long  standing,  is  an  avid 
worker  in  the  interests  of  Waltham's 
new  educational  institution.  He  is  a 
sponsor  of  The  Albert  Einstein  Founda- 
tion, Inc.,  and  a  charter  member  of  the 
New  England  Associates  of  Brandeis 
University. 


S.  KALl'H  LAZRUS 


DR.  OTTO  NATHAN 


"THE  TOWER" 


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AMERICAS      FIRST      NON-SECTARIAN      UNIVERSITY       UNDER       JEWISH       AUSPICES 


VOLUME  I,  No.  2 


APRIL,   1947 


NEW  YORKERS  PLAN  BRANDEIS  CAMPAIGN 

June  5th  Dinner  At 
Waldorf-Astoria  Set 


Einstein  Foundation  Board  Members  attend  New  York  planning  lunciieon  at  the  Hotel 
Pierre,  (left  to  right)  Julius  Silver,  treasurer,  Milton  J.  Bluestein  and  Dr.  Otto  Nathan. 

I\ew   England   Gives   $1,000,000; 
600  Attend  Somerset  Dinner 


The  world's  favorite  topic  of  conver- 
sation may  be  strictly  a  matter  of  specu- 
lation, hut  there's  no  question  about 
the  number  one  item  of  discussion  in 
New  England.  It's  Brandeis  University, 
way  up  front. 

In  a  series  of  events  on  behalf  of  the 
new  educational  institution,  climaxed 
by  the  recent  dinner  at  the  Hotel  Som- 
erset, New  England  Jewry  evidenced  its 
understanding  of  the  need  and  its  en- 
thusiasm by  donating  and  ]jledging 
$1,000,000.' 


The  Albert  Einstein  Birthday  Dinner 
for  Brandeis  University,  chief  among 
the  functions  in  New  England,  saw  the 
ballroom  of  the  Somerset  at  over- 
flowing. Six  hundred  Jewish  leaders 
jammed  the  meeting  and  made  known 
their  pledges  of  support.  Among  those 
who  spoke  were  Susan  Brandeis,  daugh- 
ter of  the  late  U.  S.  Supreme  Court 
Justice,  whose  name  the  University 
bears:  George  Alpert.  Boston  attorney 
and  |:)rcsident  of  The  Albert  Einstein 
Foundation:  Max  R.  Grossman,  direc- 
[Continued  on  back  page] 


NEW    YORK     ASSOCIATES 
TO    CONDUCT    CAMPAIGN 

Fifty  New  York  City  leaders  of  Jewish 
and  philanthropic  affairs  met  Tuesday. 
.\pril  22,  at  12:30  P.M.,  at  the  Hotel 
Pierre,  to  begin  this  city's  campaign  for 
Brandeis  University.  Conducted  by  The 
.A.lbert  Einstein  Foundation,  sponsoring 
bod\  of  America's  first  non-sectarian 
university  under  Jewish  auspices,  the 
meeting  outlined  a  course  of  action  for 
the  local  campaign,  to  culminate  with 
a  dinner  at  the  AValdorf-Astoria  Hotel, 
June  5th. 

Among  the  speaki-rs  were:  Susan  Brandeis 
Gilbert,  daughter  of  the  late  United  States 
Supreme  Court  Justice  after  whom  the  uni- 
versity was  named :  S.  Ralph  Lazrus,  presi- 
dent of  The  .Mbert  Einstein  Foundation; 
George  .Mpert,  president  of  the  university's 
Board  of  Trustees;  and  Dr.  Otto  Nathan, 
Professor  of  Economics  at  .\'ew  York  Uni- 
versity. Dr.  Nathan,  representing  Professor 
Einstein  on  the  Foundation's  Board  of  Direc- 
tors, described  the  scientist's  great  interest 
in  the  project  and  explained  that  commit- 
ments at  Princeton  made  it  impossible  for 
the  physicist  to  attend. 

One  of  the  meeting's  highlights  was  the 
formation  of  the  .New  York  .Associates  of 
Brandeis  University.  This  group  will  func- 
tion as  the  representatives  of  New  York 
City's  Jewry  in  planning  the  programs  and 
policies  for  the  new  educational   institution. 

Mr.  .Alpert  reported  on  the  reception 
given  to  Brandeis  University  by  New  Eng- 
land's Jewish  leaders  at  a  recent  meeting  in 
Boston.  (See  Column  1,  Page  I.)  In  de- 
scribing the  institution's  aims,  Mr.  .Mpert 
declared:  "We  Jews  want  a  place  in  the 
family  of  .Ameiiran  universities.  Just  as 
Columbia  was  founded  by  Episcopalians, 
Harvard  by  Congregationalists,  Haverford 
by  Quakers,  Notre  Dame  by  Catholics  — 
why  not  Brandeis  by  the  Jews.  With  our  own 
university,  our  sons  and  daughters  will  be 
able  to  enter  with  dignity  and  equality  the 
univrrsity  of  their  choice,  whether  it  be 
Brandeis  or  an\'  other." 

{Continued  on  boclc  page) 


Einstein  Explains  Need  For 


, 


THE  BOSTON  HERALD  SAYS  .  .  . 

The  following  editorial  is  reprinted  from  one  of 
New  England's  leading  newspapers,  published  on  the 
occasion  of  Albert  Einstein's  sixty-eighth  birthday,  March 
14,  1947. 

Albert  Einstein  is  68  years  old  today.  And 
next  week,  on  Thursday,  the  New  England  Asso- 
ciates of  Brandeis  University  will  honor  him  at  a 
dinner  in  Boston.  This,  the  first  Jewish-sponsored, 
secular  university  to  be  established  in  America, 
will  be  situated  at  nearby  Waltham.  In  addition 
to  being  the  leading  sponsor  of  the  university  idea. 
Dr.  Einstein  is  heading  the  Brandeis  University 
Educational  Advisory  Committee,  which  will  decide 
upon  the  curricula,  faculty,  and  other  critical  ele- 
ments of  this  institution  of  higher  learning. 

Although  Dr.  Einstein  is  brought  closer  to 
Bostonians  by  his  association  with  the  university 
project  at  Waltham,  his  is  a  brain  so  great,  a  per- 
sonality and  background  so  unusual,  that  he  defies 
the  comprehension  of  ordinary  mortals.  Few  can 
ever  get  near  him  in  the  sense  of  real  understand- 
ing. Even  his  friend  and  associate,  Phillip  Frank, 
whose  new  biography  comes  nearest  to  explaining 
the  man  ("Einstein,  His  Life  and  Times,"  Knopf), 
shows  evidences  at  several  points  of  having  been 
confused  himself  over  certain  aspects  of  the  physi- 
cist's life  and  thinking.  For  Einstein,  master  of 
the  unknown,  is  rather  unknowable  himself. 

But  if  his  contributions  to  science  are  on  such 
a  high  plane  as  to  make  him  inaccessible  to  the  av- 
erage citizen,  everyone  of  us,  especially  those  who 
at  one  time  or  another  were  inclined  to  think  of  the 
"Einstein  Theory"  as  just  a  useless  exercise  in 
mathematics,  should  say  thanks  for  a  letter  he 
wrote  to  the  late  President  Roosevelt  on  Aug.  2, 
1939,  telling  him  about  a  new  kind  of  bomb  which, 
if  exploded  in  a  port,  "might  very  well  destroy 
the  whole  port,  together  with  the  surrounding 
territory."  Not  only  had  Dr.  Einstein's  "theoriz- 
ing" played  a  basic  part  in  the  thinking  which  led 
to  the  development  of  atomic  energy,  but  he  is  the 
man  we  have  to  thank  for  alerting  our  own  gov- 
ernment to  its  danger.  Out  of  his  warning  came 
the  Manhattan  Project  and  a  quicker  end  to  the 
Pacific  war  than  anyone  dreamed  possible. 

So  Boston  can  well  salute  a  great  man  and 
wish  well  to  Brandeis  University  which  the  scien- 
tist calls  with  true  affection,  "my  darling  baby." 


PICTORIAL:   A  UNIVERSITY 


THE  NAME  IS  .VIADE  OFFICIAL  as  Mass.  Governor  Robert  F. 


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Bradford  hands  Susan  Brandeis  certificate  for  Brandeis  University,      t  al 


EINSTEIN  .MEETS  with  New  England  Brandeis  leaders.  Left  t( 
George  Alpert,  Professor  Einstein,  S.  Ralph  Lazrus,  Norman  S.  R 
James  J.  Axelrod,  Barnett  D.  Gordon,  Robert  P.  Cable,  Yoland  1) 


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ewish-Sponsored  University 

FORMATION  SCIENTIST   ADVOCATES   "SELF   HELP"    FOR   MINORITIES 

Following  are  excerpts  from  a  speech  delivered  via  transcription  by  Albert 
Einstein  at  tlie  meeting  of  the  Ne:v  England  Associates  of  Brandeis  University, 
Hotel  Somerset,  Boston. 


IS  DEMBITZ  BRANDEIS  from  a  Ha- 
sh portrait  of  the  late  Justice  by  Comins. 


!  i^ht  (front  row):  Abraham  Shapiro, 
U;  (back  row):  Sidney  H.  Rabinowitz, 
)  kson  and  Irving   Usen. 


"Though  devoted  to  high  ideals  for 
mankind  as  a  whole,  we  [Jews]  must 
spend  much  of  our  efforts  in  the  de- 
fense of  our  own  endangered  group,  if 
we  do  not  want  to  perish  by  the  time 
the  ideals  of  mankind  are  accomplished. 
In  this  connection  we  should  keep  in 
mind  one  fact:  The  majority  is  less  dis- 
turbed by  antiquated  prejudices  than 
the  minority  which  is  suffering  more 
from  them. 

"That  is  why  the  great  ideals  for  man- 
kind take  root  more  easily  in  a  minority  — 


FALL    RIVER  -  NEW    BEDFORD 
GROUP    PLANS    B.U.    DINNER 

Formation  of  The  Fall  River  -  New 
Hcdford  Associates  of  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity is  announced  by  Meyer  Jafl'e  of 
Fall  River,  chairman,  and  Fisher 
Abramson  of  New  Bedford,  co-chair- 
man. 

An  Operating  Committee  of  the  local 
regional  associates,  which  met  several 
days   ago   at   the   home   of   Mr.   JafTe, 


MEYER  JAFFE 

formulated  plans  for  a  dinner  to  be  held 
at  the  Hotel  Mellen,  Fall  River,  the 
evening  of  Thursday,  May  22.  Among 
the  speakers,  it  was  disclosed,  will  be 
George  Alpert. 

Besides  Mr.  Jaffe  and  Mr.  .\bramson,  mem- 
bers of  the  Operating  tlommittee  attending 
the  organizational  meeting  included:  Myer 
N.  Sobiloff,  Sydney  S.  Feinberg,  Joseph  A. 
Oohen,  Benjamin  Twersky,  Benjamin  Green, 
Harry  Gottlieb,  Henry  Mason,  Rabbi  Samuel 
Ruderman,  and  William  List,  all  of  Fall 
River;  and  Dr.  Hanunon  L.  Wollison  of 
X<w  Bedford. 

.Also  on  the  Operating  Committee,  but 
unable  to  attend  the  recent  meeting,  are 
Edward  .\daskin  and   David   I.   Schneierson. 


at  least  superficially.  This  often  causes  the 
individual  to  forget  or  even  passionately  to 
deny  that  he  belongs  to  a  minority  group  and 
to  attach  himself  to  the  majority  which, 
however,  does  not  appreciate  his  attitude 
and  rejects  it.  He  consequently  finds  himself 
in  a  state  of  internal  insecurity  and  loneli- 
ness, which  is  caused  by  his  own  conduct 
and  not,  as  he  assumes,  by  the  mistakes  of 
the  group  from  which  he  tries  to  separate 
himself.  Thus  a  situation  develops  which  we 
usually  call  the  inferiority  complex  of  mi- 
norities —  a  situation  that  seriously  en- 
dangers the  dignity  and  self-respect  of  the 
individual. 

Soul  Searching  Needed 

"If  you  look  around  you,  you  will  find 
many  victims  of  our  internal  peril.  Do  you 
remember  the  distinguished  Jewish  scientist 
who  was  awarded  the  Nobel-prize  and  who 
was  resentful  because  his  name  was  listed 
among  the  Jewish  Nobel-prize  winners? 
Those  among  us  who,  because  of  the  success 
of  their  work  come  into  closer  contact  with 
the  majority,  are  in  particularly  great  dan- 
ger. For  our  group  as  a  whole  this  tendency 
means  a  serious  impoverishment.  I  do  not 
intend  to  voice  any  accusations,  but  I  do 
want  to  suggest  that  genuine  soul-searching 
is  greatly  needed. 

"From  this  internal  peril  there  is,  in  my 
opinion,  only  one  escape.  To  hold  fast  to  the 
ideals  for  mankind  and,  at  the  same  time, 
to  cooperate  in  the  defense  of  our  endan- 
gered group  to  the  best  of  our  ability.  Let 
us  consider  the  university  project  from  this 
point  of  view. 

From  Practical  Point  of  View 

"It  is  one  of  the  most  important  concerns 
of  our  group  that  our  youth  be  offered  an 
intellectual  education  of  the  very  highest 
standard.  This  is  necessary  in  order  to  raise 
our  intellectual  level  to  the  best  of  our 
ability,  but  it  is  also  necessary  from  a  prac- 
tical point  of  view.  As  a  result  of  the  pressure 
which  our  group  is  subjected  to  and  which 
restricts  our  occupational  opportunities,  we 
have  been  concentrating  to  a  large  degree 
on  intellectual  professions  towards  which  we 
lean  anyhow  because  of  our  traditions.  This 
is  why  a  relatively  large  number  of  our 
young  people  tries  to  be  admitted  to  univer- 
sities. Consequently,  these  institutions  which 
are  all  in  the  hands  of  the  majority,  adopt 
a  defensive  attitude  —  known,  though  not 
officially  admitted,  as  the  quota  system.  This 
is  not  meant  to  be  a  criticism  but  merely  an 
honest  description  of  a  situation  and  of  its 
origin.  gg,f    jjgjp 

"Effective  remedy  can  be  secured  only 
through  self  help.  We  must  attempt  to  cre- 
ate opportunities  for  higher  intellectual  edu- 
cation, at  least  for  a  part  of  our  young 
people.  In  this  way  the  number  of  youngsters 
seeking  admission  to  e.xisting  universities  will 
decline,  which  will  iniprove  our  moral  situa- 
tion there;  at  the  same  time  we  shall  make 
a  contribution  to  the  institutions  of  higher 
learning  of  this  country  which  indirectly  will 
benefit  the  whole  community.  This  will  be 
particularly  true  if  we  succeed  in  the  im- 
provement of  educational  methods  and  ad- 
ministrative organization  —  problems  which 
are  being  studied  seriously  all  over  the 
countrv." 


Brandeis  Has  Alumnus 


HIGHLIGHT  OF  BOSTON  DINNER  w 
Abraham  Shapiro,  Hub  philanthropist,  as  " 
of  Brandeis  University.  Pictured  with  him 
left;  and  S.  Ralph  Lazrus,  right. 

NEW  ENGLAND 

(Continued  from   page  one) 

tor  of  Boston  University  School  ol 
Journalism ;  Rabbi  Dudley  Weinberg  of 
Temple  Ohabei  Shalom:  Norman  S. 
Rabb,  well-known  Boston  business  man : 
and  Edward  Nathanson,  Boston  attor- 
ney. Professor  Einstein  addressed  the 
meeting  by  transcription.  A  resume  of 
his  remarks  is  contained  on  Page  3. 

As  New  England's  Jewish  leaders 
announced  their  gifts,  Mr.  Alpert  de- 
clared: "Our  purpose  in  establishing 
Brandeis  University  is  not  as  an  answer 
to  academic  anti-Semitism.  I  prefer  to 
look  upon  this  project  as  an  affirmative 
expression  by  the  Jews  of  America  of 
their  contribution  to  American  culture. 
Too  frequently  it  is  said  that  Jews  do 
not  financially  support  the  institutions 
which  they  attend  as  students.  I  believe 
this  criticism  is  thoroughly  unfair  and 
unfounded." 

Endowments 

On  March  28th,  Henry  Penn,  dis- 
tinguished citizen  of  Boston,  was  hon- 
ored by  Tcm]}le  Ohabi  Shalom,  by  the 
establishment  of  a  fund  in  his  name  for 
Brandeis  University.  This  fund  will  be 
applied  toward  endowing  the  new  in- 
stitution, and  was  presented  on  the  oc- 
casion of  the  prominent  Bostonian's 
seventieth  birthday.  In  accepting  this 
gift,  Mr.  Penn,  because  of  his  enthu- 
siasm for  the  ideal  of  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity, broke  a  lifelong  rule  of  never 
accepting  gifts  of  any  kind. 

At  a  family  gathering  honoring  the 
eightieth  birthday  of  Mrs.  Max  Axelrod, 
Boston's  "grand  old  lady"  was  respon- 
sible for  a  $5,000  donation  made  by  her 


as  the  naming  of 
Honorary  Alumnus" 
are:   George   Alpert, 


EINSTEIN    SETS    FORTH    POLICIES 

hi  the  folloiving  paragraph,  excerpted  from  his 
Boston  speech,  Alarch  20th,  Albert  Einstein  deseribcd 
the  university's  aims: 

"We  have  named  the  projected  institution 
'Brandeis-University'  and  have  thus  stated  our 
firm  intention  that  it  shall  be  a  genuinely  liberal 
institution.  Everybody  who  has  previously  ac- 
quired adequate  education  and  has  the  necessary 
mental  equipment  shall  be  admitted  as  a  student. 
To  strive  for  knowledge  and  truth  shall  be  the 
only  guiding  principle  of  teaching.  The  faculty 
shall  decide  on  basic  educational  issues  in  collabo- 
ration with  academic  advisers:  the  individual 
member  of  the  faculty,  however,  shall  be  given 
complete  freedom  in  his  teaching  and  research. 
The  faculty  shall  make  nominations  for  new  ap- 
pointments which  will  be  subject  to  the  approval 
by  the  Board  of  Trustees.  The  Board  shall  be 
responsible  for  the  business  management  of  the 
institution.  The  Board  will  be  composed  of  respon- 
sible Jewish  men  and  women,  a  guarantee  that 
the  principles  upon  which  the  foundation  of  the 
university  is  based  will  be  maintained  and  per- 
petuated in  years  to  come." 


son,  James  J.  Axelrod.  in  her  name. 
This  brought  to  a  total  of  $25,000  the 
amount  pledged  by  Mr.  Axelrod  to  the 
new  university. 

Scholarships 

Also  from  the  Hub  city,  word  is  re- 
ceived of  a  $5,000  scholarship  endow- 
ment for  first-year  women  students  at 
Brandeis  University.  This  was  estab- 
lished by  the  Women's  Scholarship 
.Association  on  the  occasion  of  their 
fortieth  anniversary  luncheon.  A  check 
in  payment  was  presented  on  A]jril  1 7th 
to  Miss  Alice  Brandeis  Gilbert,  eight- 
een-year-old Radcliffe  sophomore  and 
granddaughter  of  the  late  Justice 
Brandeis. 

The  New  Century  Club  of  the  same 
city  has  appointed  a  Scholarship  Com- 
mittee under  its  president.  Colonel 
Bernard  L.  Gorfinkle,  to  establish  a 
scholarship  for  the  Waltham  institu- 
tion. 

Contributions  Announced 

Among  the  donors  of  contributions, 
already  announced,  of  $5,000  and  up  to 
the  million  dollar  total,  in  New  England 
are:  Abraham  Shapiro.  $50,000;  Meyer 
Jafife,  $30,000;  James  J.  Axelrod.  Mau- 
rice J.  Bernstein.  Joseph  Ford,  Joseph 
Foster,  Yoland  D.  Markson,  Alexander 
Shapiro,  Morris  Shapiro,  Hon.  Harry 
K.  and  Dewey  Stone.  $25,000  each; 
Samuel  D.  and  Meyer  Saxe,  $20,000; 
Barnett  D.  Gordon  and  an  anonymous 
contributor,  $15,000  each;  Morris  Bor- 
kum,  Robert  P.  Cable,  Hyman  Gondel- 
man,  Sidney  H.  Rabinowitz.  Jack  and 
Samuel  Sandler,  Irving  Usen,  Max  E. 
Wind,  Abraham  and  Louis  Zimble. 
$10,000  each;  Henry  G.  Cohen  and 
brother,      $7,500;       Max      Shoolman, 


$6,000 ;  George  Alpert,  Jack  and  Meyer 
.\nsin.  Max  Chernis.  Herman  B.  and 
Jack  Cohen,  I.  Ginsberg  Family,  Robert 
Goldstein,  Peter  Groper,  Simon  J. 
Helman,  Eli  Jacobson,  Charles  Kemler, 
the  Levin  Family  (Mrs.  Colman  Levin) , 
Joseph  M.  Linscy,  E.  M.  Loew,  Moses 
Lubets,  Fred  Monosson,  Louis  H. 
Salvage,  Schwartz  Family  (Irving 
Schwartz).  Morton  Selig,  Joseph  Wein- 
stein,  $5,000,  each. 


NEW  YORK 

(Continued   from   page  one) 

Mrs.  Gilbert  welcomed  those  present  and 
asserted  that  her  late  father  would  have  been 
wholly  in  accord  with  the  objectives  of  the 
university  which  bears  his  name.  .\  member 
of  the  New  York  State  Board  of  Regents 
for  many  years,  Mrs.  Gilbert  added  that  she, 
personally,  is  "giving  her  wholehearted  en- 
dorsement and  unqualified  support  to  the 
undertaking." 

Dr.  Nathan  described  the  basis  upon 
which  the  university  will  be  opened  as  one 
which  will  reflect  "the  true  spirit  of  de- 
mocracy. '  He  said  that  a  group  of  leading 
educators  is  currently  engaged  in  the  work 
of  formulating  the  constitution  for  the  school, 
and  added  that  the  president  will  soon  be 
selected.  He  stated:  "Brandeis  University 
will  be  neither  a  mass  education  factory, 
nor  a  ghettoized  school.  It  will  be  open  to 
all  on  the  sole  basis  of  mental  equipment, 
regardless  of  sex,  color,  creed,  national  ori- 
gin or  political  opinion.  It  will  typify  a 
generally  democratic  and  generally  civilized 
community  in  its  search  for  truth  and  abiding 
faith  in  equality." 

Mr.  Lazrus  said  that  the  climax  of  this 
city's  campaign  would  occur  with  the  June 
5th  dinner  at  the  Waldorf-.^storia.  He  said 
he  was  certain  "that  New  York  City  would 
bear  its  full  responsibility  in  meeting  the 
national  goal  of  $15,000,000  for  the  estab- 
lishment of  .America's  first  non-sectarian, 
Jewish-sponsored  university." 


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Supported  by 

THE  BRANDEIS 

FOUNDATION,    INC. 

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New   York    16 


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AMERICAS      FIRST      NON-SECTARIAN      UNIVERSITY      UNDER      JEWISH      AUSPICES 


VOLUME  II,  No.  1 


JULY,  1947 


GROSSMAN   DISCUSSES    ACADEMIC  ASPECTS 

Dorms  And  Library 
To    Be    Built    First 

by   MAX   K.  GROSSMAN,  Provost 

The  task  ahead  is  exciting  and  fas- 
cinating. Brandcis  University  will  open 
in  the  fall  of  1948  with  a  freshman  class 
comprising  many  of  the  top  graduates 
of  the  nation's  secondary  schools. 

We  shall  assemble  at  Waltham  a  dis- 
tinguished faculty,  made  up  largely  of 
young  men  and  women  of  great  expe- 
rience, of  abounding  love  for  learning, 
of  enduring  and  endearing  interest  in 
young  people. 

Our  faculty  will  comprise  persons 
who,  within  a  few  years,  will  be  the 
leaders  in  their  specialities.  Our  great- 
est interest,  after  checking  on  academic 

About  Our  Provost 

You  will  be  seeing'  and  hearing  a 
good  deal  of  Professor  Max  R. 
Grossman,  our  newly  appointed 
Provost.  Turn  to  the  back  page  and 
meet  him.  ^ 

background,  will  be  to  assemble  a  group 
of  people  who  are  pre-eminent  teachers. 

Before  the  college  of  arts  and  sciences 
opens  as  the  first  undergraduate  unit  of 
Brandeis  University,  we  shall  have  a 
Faculty  Institute  on  the  campus.  There, 
for  approximately  one  month,  the  fac- 
ulty will  meet  daily  to  get  acquainted 
with  each  other;  to  outline  academic 
procedures;  to  prepare  for  the  adven- 
ture that  lies  ahead. 

The  facilities  at  Waltham  today  are 
such  that  with  minor  alterations,  we 
could  hold  classes  even  now.  Our  cam- 
pus is  magnificent  and  the  nine  build- 
ings which  stand  there  are  impressive 
and  enchanting.  During  the  coming 
year,  we  shall  erect  dormitories  for  300 
students.  Also,  we  shall  build  a  beautiful 
library  and  will  assemble  nearly  2.")0.000 
volumes  to  constitute  a  preliminary  col- 
lection. The  library  building  will,  ac- 
cording to  plans,  contain  faculty  offices. 

(Continued   on   bock   page) 


BRANDEIS  PORTRAIT  TO  HANG  AT  UNIVERSITY  —  S.  J.  Woolf  (left),  tamed 
portrait  artist  and  New  York  Times  Magazine  writer,  poses  with  Susan  Brandeis  and 
George  Alpert  in  front  of  his  painting  of  the  late  Justice.  The  likeness,  executed  many 
years  ago,  has  been  shipped  from  New  York  to  the  Boston  office  of  Mr.  Alpert,  where 
it    -.vill   hang    •.^r.ti!    a    patron    purchases    it    for    the    Brande"?    University    Bo?.rd    Room. 


Brandeis  Briefs 


U  On  June  23  the  leaders  of  Salem,  Mass.  gathered  in  the  home  of  Moses  Lubets, 
chairman  of  the  Salem  Associates  of  Brandeis  University,  to  hear  Professor  Max  R. 
Grossman,  newly  appointed  provost  of  the  University,  outline  the  academic  plans  for 
Brandeis.  We  were  all  enthused  by  the  tremendous  reception  accorded  Professor 
Grossman  and  by  the  express  determination  of  the  Salem  leaders  to  run  an  outstand- 
ing campaign  for  the  University.  Mr.  Lubets  said  that  he  hoped  Salem's  campaign 
would  set  the  pace  for  the  entire  North  Shore. 

j[  The  New  Bedford  Associates  of  Bran- 
deis University,  under  the  able  chair- 
manship of  Fisher  Abramson.  held  a 
fund-raising  dinner  for  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity on  June  25  at  the  New  Bedford 
Hotel.  Speakers  included  George  Alpert 
of  Boston,  President  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  Professor  Max  R.  Grossman, 
and  Mrs.  Susan  Brandeis  Gilbert.  Initial 


(Continued   on   bacic   page] 


Resignations  Help  Brandeis 

Bill    Cunningham,    ace    newspaper- 
man, brings  the  "Einstein  incident" 
into    focus    in    his    famous    Boston 
Herald    column,    reprinted    in    the 
center  fold  of  this  paper.  His  con- 
clusion:    "Brandeis     University     is 
served    by    the    inconse- 
squabble."    Cunningham's 
is    typical    of    the    entire 


actually 
quential 
reaction 
nation's  press. 


k.\ 


'Einstein  Incident' 
Brought  Into  Focus 

Brandeis  Univ.  Actually  Served 
By  Inconsequential  Squabble 

By  BILL  CUNNINGHAM 

It  was  recently  announced,  although  not  by  the  eminent 
gentleman  himself,  that  Prof.  Albert  Einstein  had  with- 
drawn his  sponsorship  from  an  educational  project,  local 
of  location  but  national  of  dream,  as  yet  unbegun  and. yet, 
well  on  its  way  and  which  will  bear  the  name  of  Brandeis 
University.  George  Aipert,  a  Boston  attorney  and  presi- 
dent of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  then  announced  that  neither 
he  nor  the  Board  had  heard  from  Dr,  Einstein,  but  that  the 
trouble  of  record  had  been  with  a  Prof.  Otto  Nathan,  an 
Economics  professpr  of  N.Y.U.,  and  ^  Mr.  S.  Ralph  Lazarus, 
la  New  York  business  man,  and  that  it  was  over  their  pro- 
posal to  establish  Prof.  Harold  Laski,  the  British  left  wing 
Laborite  and  controversial  critic  of  American  capitalism,  as 
president  of  the  proposed  institution  of  learning. 

Behind  these  two  statements  is  an  interesting  story  not 
generally  known  of  the  effort  to  found,  in  a  plant  alreadv 
waiting  in  nearby  Waltham,  the  6rst  great  Jewish-sponsored 
university  the  world  has  ever  known.  The  Einstein  contro- 
versy, if  it  is  such,  is  of  minor  consequence  in  the  major 
conception.  Whatever  else  it  is  or  isn't,  the  reader  can  decide 
for  himself  when  he  finishes  this  article. 

The  complete  story  is  bigger  than  Einstein  or  any  of  hi.s 
friends,  and  that's  remembering  that  the  celebrated  mathe- 
matician has  yet  to  say  whether  his  friends  had  the  right  to 
«pcak  for  him.  Whether  they  did  or  they  didn't,  when  they 
gave  the  trustees  the  choice  between  Laski  and  somebody  who 
believes' steadfastly  in  the  ideals  of  American  democracy  they 
did  the  project  an  immeasurable  service. 

If  when  that  institution  is  born  it  needs  a  classic  inscrip- 
tion to  be  carved  over  the  door  of  its  administration  building 
or  preserved  for  posterity  on  a  plaque  or  its  seal,  I  humbly  sug- 
gest the  words  of  Aipert,  the  president  of  jits  first  Board  of 
Trustees,  when  he  said  to  the  aforementioned  Messrs.  Lazarus 
and  Nathan  and  in  the  presence  of  Prof.  Einstein; 

"Gentlemen,  I  can  compromise  with  you  upon  any  subject 
but  one.  That  one  is  Americanism.  So  far  as  I  am  concerned, 
there  can  not  be  now,  nor  can  there  ever  be,  the  slightest  com- 
promise concerning  that." 

But  to  get  to  the  story.  For  at  least  50  years  there  has 
been  much  serious  discussion  concerning  the  founding  of  'a 
great  Jewish-sponsored  university.  This  would  not  be  a  Jew- 
ish university  as  such  but  a  Jewish  contribution  to  general 
education.  It  would  be  open  to  students  of  all  faiths.  Its  pres- 
ident and  faculty  might  or  might  not  be  Jewish.  First  of  all 
they'd  he  scholars  and  teachers.  The  faculty,  the  curriculum 
would  be  non-secretarian. 

Notable  Contributions  Jby  Other  Faiths 

In  the  end  the  school  would  probably  be  as  Jewish  as  Har- 
vard is  Congregational,  Princeton  Presbyterian,  Columbia  Epis- 
Qopal,  and  so  on.  In  all  the  world  there  has  never  been  a  Jew- 
ish sponsored  university  except  recently  in  Palestine.  Every 
other  faith  has  made  its  notable  contributions.  There  are 
countless  institutions  that  were  founded  by  the  Protestant  de- 
nominations. In  this  country  alone  more  than  200  have  been 
bounded  by  Catholics.  There  are  even  50  Negro  colleges  and 
universities. 


BOSTOJN 


In  the  various  arguments  concerning  "the  quota  system" 
and  other  subjects  involving  the  Jewish  student  and  college  ed- 
ucation the  charge  has  often  been  made  when  the  chips  were 
down,  the  coats  off  and  the  talk  plain  that  the  Jewish  contribu- 
tion to  higher  education,  materially,  has  not  been  sufficient  to 
merit  more  consideration — that  they  have  taken,  but  have  not 
given.  And  many  of  their  leaders  have  agreed  that  there  was 
some  justice  in  the  charge.  Hence  the  talk  for  a  great  institu- 
tion some  day. 

One  of  the  men  most  seriously  interested  in  such  a  project 
for  a  great  many  years  is  Dr.  Israel  Goldstein  of  New  York. 

Dr.  Goldstein  is  the  brilliant  Rabbi  of  Congregation  B'nai 
Jeshurum,  with  his  temple  on  88th  Street.  He  is  currently  like- 
wise head  of  the  United  Palestine  Appeal  and  that  belongs  in  the 
story  because  that's  where  and  how  he  met  Aipert. 

This  great  university  had  long  been  Dr.  Goldstein's  dream, 
but  never  until  Aipert  came  within  his  ken  did  he  .see  the  man 
he  thougnt  he  needed  to  make  it  a  reality.  George  Aipert  is  a 
local  attorney  of  middle  years.  He  is  genial,  fun-loving,  success- 
ful. He  was  never  particularly  identified  with  philanthropy  nor 
fund  raising  before  the  war.  In  fact  he  was  something  of  a  work- 
ing play-boy. 

With  the  war,  however,  and  the  plight  of  the  Jews  in  Europe, 
all  that  changed.  Because  he  had  the  time,  the  means,  a  pleasing 
presence  and  an  oratorical  gift  comparable  in  measure  at  least 
to  that  of  his  idol, -Daniel  Webster,  he  was  oersuaded  to  take  the 
platform  telling  the  story  of  the  Jew  in  Europe  to  Jewish  audi- 
ences here  in  America.  Many  people  have  said  they  never  heard 
a  speaker  so  moving.  I  heard  the  man  speak  in  Los  Angeles  two 
years  ago  and  I  can  second  the  motion. 

There  are  differences  of  opinion  amongst  those  of  Jewish 
faith  as  to  the  policies  and  procedures  of  these  campaigns  and 
there  are  those  who  seem  to  find  it  hard  to  regard  Aipert  as  other 
than  a  recent  recruit  with  an  extended  novitiate  of  some  sort  still 
ahead  of  him,  None  tries  to  deny,  however,  that  he  has  been 
one  of  the  most  dynamic  and  successful  fund  raisers  any  cause 
ever  had.  This  work  threw  him  into  association  with  Dr.  Gold- 
stein, and  when  the  eminent  clergymaan  came  to  know  him  he 
decided  that  with  Aipert  at  last  he  was  prepared  to  proceed  with 
his  dream. 

Aipert  was  by  no  means  the  most  prominent  man  in  the  pic- 
ture. There  were  others,  such  as  the  justice  of  the  New  York 
Supreme  Court,  Samuel  Null,  Julius  Silver,  vice-president  of  the 
Polaroid  Corporation,  Abraham  F.  Wechsier,  a  prominent  New 
York  merchant  and  a  long  list  of  others.  Aipert  with  his  fund 
raising  experience  and  organizational  know-how  simply  fitted  in. 
It  was  no  easy  time  to  launch  such  a  venture. 
There  are  but  five  million  Jews  in  the  United  States  and 
they  were  already  being  ^ked  to  contribute  $300,000,000—170 
million  for  relief  work  overseas  and  130  million  to  philanthropic 
needs  in  this  country.  It  was  estimated  that  ah  endowment  of 
$15,000,000would  be  necessary  for  the  university. 

Million  Dollars  Already  Contributed 

A  foundation  for  the  purpose  of  raising  funs  was  however 
organized  and  at  a  first  meeting  held  here  in  Boston  some  three 
months  ago  51  men  contributed  $550,000.  Since  then  several 
New  England  communities.  Fall  River,  New  Bedford,  et  cetera, 
have  contributed  another  $500,000.  The  still  to  be  born  institu- 
tion now  has  more  than  a  million  dollars  in  cash  and  pledi^es. 

It  received  too  a  tremendous  break  in  the  matter  of  a 
plant.  In  Waltham  on  a  truly  beautiful  campus  of  100  acres 
is  practically  a  complete  university  ready  for  occupancy,  ft 
has  been  known  as  Middlesex  University  and  its'  story  up  to 
here  has  been  tragic.  It's  too  long  a  tale  to  tell  in  this  space, 
but  the  really  impressive  place  was  the  life  time  dream  of  a 
Dr.  John  Hall  Smith  who  built  it  with  more  than  a  million 
dollars  of  his  own  funds.  As  a  medical  school  he  could  never 


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get  it  accredited  and  lie  di^d  at  tiie.end  of  a  long  fight  leaving 
it  as  a  very  white  elephant  upon  the  hands  of  trustees. 

These  gladly  have  now  turned  it  over  to  the  trustees  of 
the  Brandeis  University  project,  the  sole  stipulation  bein^  that 
a  non-sectarian  institution  of  the  first  rank  be  created  on  the 
property.  That  assiirance  has  been  solemnly  given. 

And  .so  the  carnpaign  continues.  Response  from  all  over 
the  nation  is  beginning  to  roll  in.  The  enthusiasm  is  high  and 
ration  wide.  No  actual  drive  has  been  conducted  on  a  national 
basis.  It's  assumed  that  one  will  be,  but  'it  just  so  could  work 
out  that  none  will  be  necessary. 

It  was  in  connection  with  the  fund  raising  that  Prof. 
Einstein  was  approached.  There  were  and  are  a  great  many 
sponsors  and  endorsers  of  the  general  idea. 

The  list  of  names  Is  impressive  and  national.  Just  a  verv  few 
are  such  distinguished  clergymen  as  Archbishop  Gushing,  the 
late  Dr.  J.  Hugh  O'Donnell,  presi'dent  of  Notre  Dame  University; 
Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam  of  the  Methodist  Church;  Rabbi 
Stephen  S.  Wi£e  and  others;  such  educators  as  President  Kari 
T.  Compton  of  M.  I.  T.,  President  Daniel  Marsh  of  B.  U..  President 
Franklin  p.  Snyder  of  Northwestern  University,  President  von 
Kleinschmidt  of  the  University  of  Southern  California,  Dr.  Ray 
Lyman  Wilbur,  chancellor,  Stanford  University:  President  Alex- 
andre G.  Ruthven  of  the  University  of  Michigan  and  so  on;  such 
prominent  senators  and  congressmen  as  Ball,  Bloom,  Kilgore, 
McMahon,  Thomas,  Wagner,  Cellar,  Voorhis,  Douglas,  Salton- 
stall  and  so  through  a  long  list,  including  authors,  civic  leaders 
and  titans  of  industry.  Prof.  Einstein  not  only  enthusiastically 
authorized  the  use  of  his  name,  but  authorized  its  use  at  th'e  head 
of  a  fund  raising  foundation  to  be  known  as  the  Albert  Einstein 
Foundation.  He  issued  many  enthusiastic  statements  praising  the 
new  university  and  referred  to  it  as  "my  darling  baby." 

Einstein  Too  Busy  to  Give  Time 

The  professor,  however,  is  pushing  70,  and  he's  not  much 
of  a  man  for  practical  matters.  He  participated  in  a  few  meet- 
ings and  managed  to  take  a  dislike  to  Dr.  Goldstein  who  wa.s 
president  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  and  likewise  head  of  the 
newly  former  Einstein  Foundation.  Rather  than  cause  any  con- 
troversy. Dr.  Goldstein  resigned  from  both  positions  and  Ein- 
stein officially  stayed  on. 

He  said,  however,  that  he  was  too  busy  to  give  the  project 
much  of  his  personal  time  and  designated  a  friend,  Prof.  Otto 
Nathan,  Assistant  Professor  of  Economics  at  New  York  Univer- 
sity, to  be  his  contact  man  and  personal  representative.  Alpert 
succeeded  Dr.  Goldstein  as  president  of  the  Board  of  University 
Trustees,  and  Ralph  Lazarus,  a  friend  of  Nathan's  and  execu- 
tive of  a  famous  watch  company  in  New  York  succeeded  him 
as  head  of  the  Einstein  Foundation 

Meanwhile  plans  for  getting  the  university  organized  on 
the  academic  side  were  made  and  voted  official    Part  of  these 

=  f  f.*^^""""  ""i"^  '''^"  ^  y^^""  ^-°'  ^^"^'1  for  "le  forniation  of 
an  academic  advisory  board,  composed  of  competent  educators 
•both  Jewish  and  non-Jewish.  Prof.  Nathan  was  to  select  this 
committee  and  the  committee  was  then  to  recommend  to  the 
Board  of  Trustees  some  nominations  for  president,  an  academic 
policy  suggestions  concerning  a  faculty,  a  curriculum  and  so  on 
n  c  i^'^I^  ^P'  ^^'^'"^  *^^"  ''h's  committeei  Would  be  ready  and 
Prof.  Nathan  kept  asking  the  trustees  to  be  patient,  saying  that 
he  must  have  men  of  high  calibre  and  implying  that  he  was 
pondering  his  selections  very  carefully.  In  the  meanwhile  all 
other  things  were  moving  rapidly  and  well. 
A,  "^wo  "lonths  ago,  the  Messrs.  Lazarus  and  Nathan  Informed 
Alpert  that  there  would  be  no  Educational  Advisory  Committee 
and  suggested  that  instead  the  Board  of  Trustees  designate  Prof 
Einstein  to  select  a  president.  Alpert  said  this  was  contrary  to 
the  original  understanding  and  likewise  contrary  to  all  estab- 
hshed_academic  procedure.    He  wasn't  in  faVor  of  it    he  said 


he  didn't  like  it,  didn't  think  he  could  agree  to  it,  and  still  in 
the  interests  of  harmony  he  was  willing  ro  hear  the  proposal 
through.  He  asked  them  if  they,  Nathan  and  Lazarus,  had  any 
nomination,  personally,  for  the  presidency. 

"Nathan  and  I  think  Harold  Laski  of  London,  would  be  an 
ideal  choice,"  said  Mr.  Lazarus.  They  invited  Alpert  to  Princeton' 
to  talk  it  over  with  Prof.  Einstein.  Thais  where  Alpert  made 
his  .Speech  about  compromising  on  anything  except  Americanism. 
He  said  he  felt  the  head  of  the  school  should  be  an  American, 
and  not  only  Yhat,  but  one  whose  Americanism  and  complete 
loyalty  to  the  American  interpretation  of  democracy  was  un- 
swerving and  unchallengeable. 

He  was  willing  to  grant,  he  said,  that  Prof.  Laski  was  a 
brilliant  nT,an,  that  he  might  even  be  a  great  educator,  but  he 
was  at  least  an  international  socialist  of  record,  he  had  just 
sued  and  lost  a  suit  for  libel  against  a  British  newspaper  that' 
had  called  him  a  communist,  and  in  any  event,  he  was  contro- 
versial in  his  political  views  and  a  constant  critic  of  American 
•ideals. 

Alpert  said  that  if  they  refused  to  abide  by  the  Board's  pro- 
cedures he  would  have  to  resign.  Then  his  made  his  comment 
about  compromising  with  Americanism. 

Nathan  and  Lazarus  was  adamant.  Einstein  didn't  say  much 
one  way  or  the  other.  He  did  say  that  Laski  was  a  very  brilliant 
man,  but  he  didn't  seem  to  have  any  interest  in  the  other  angles 
and  took  no  position.  There  are  those  who  say  that  the  great 
scientist  doesn't  bother  much  ^ith  mundane  matters. 

Lazarus  Statement  Came  as  Surprise  \ 

The  impasse  went  to  a  vote  of  the  board  and  the  board 
sustained  Alpert.  Lazarus  and  Nathan  thereupon  resigned,  but 
they  said  they  resigned  with  good  will  and  that  they  would  issue 
no  statements  that  would  jeopardize  the  project. 

The  subsequent  Lazarus  statement  therefore  came  as  a  sur- 
prise, and  while  it  may  npt  have  intended  to  hurt  the  project, 
it  quoted  Einstein  as  withdrawing  his  sponsorship  and  the  use' 
of  his  name  because  Alpert  and  the  board  were  trying  "to  break 
down  the  educational  standards  of  the  university." 

That's  silly  on  the  face  of  it  because  the  university  has  no 
standards  of  any  sort  as  yet.  As  yet,  it  doesn't  exist.  All  the 
board  did  was  to  refuse  to  change  its  program  of  procedure  to 
permit  Einstein  to  select  a  president,  presumably  the  crimson 
tinted  Dr.  Laski  if  he  accepted  the  suggestion  .of  his  friends. 

The  peculiar  part  of  it  is  that  Einstein  himself  hasn't  said 
anything  one  way  or  the  other,  and  all  efforts  to  reach  him  by 
the  board  and  the  press  have  been  unavailing.  So  far  as  any 
word  from  him  goes,  he's  still  a  sponsor  and  a  backer. 

This  probably  comes  under  the  head  of  the  type  of  organ-  ' 
izational  trouble  that  no  great  project  can  hope  to  avoid,  but  it's  I 
interesting  in  view  of  the  far  bigger  story  it  throws  into  focus. 

The  plans  for  the  great  university  go  on  without  a  halt. 
The  loss  of  the  Einstein  namt,  if  indeed  it  is  lost,  hasn't  cost 
the  fund  campaign  a  dollar.  It  controlled  nothing  and  can  take 
nothing  away.  The  name  will  simply  be  changed  to  the  Brandeis 
Foundation,  and  that  may  have  even  more  general  appeal. 

There  will  be  an  Educational  Advisory  Committee,  fn  fact, ' 
it's  being  formed  now  by  Prof.  Max  Grossman,  until  three  weeks 
ago  a  popular  member  of  the  faculty  of  Boston  University, 
and  now  the  new  Provost  of  Brandeis  University.  A  president 
will  be  selected.  He  will  then  help  select  his  faculty.  Policies, 
a  curriculum  and  all  the  rest  will  be  decided  upon,  and  the 
first  academic  year  will  begin  in  the  autumn  of  1948. 

You  may  be  sitting  close  to  the  birth  of  one  of  the  future's 
great  educational  institutions.  It  already  had  a  cause  to  serve, 
a  faith  to  glorify,  but  if  it  needed  an  issue  to  establish  its 
character,  the  "Einstein  incident"  could  scarcely  have  served 
it  more  notably. 


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Academic  Aspects 

(ConHnued  from  page  one) 

When  this  work  is  completed  Brandeis 
University  will  begin  its  educational 
career  with  faculty,  students  and  facili- 
ties which  will  make  this  institution  — 
from  the  time  the  very  first  lecture  is 
given  —  one  of  the  finest  in  the  country. 

We  have  passed  the  formative  stages 
of  our  history.  We  are  now  in  the  plan- 
ning phase.  Within  a  few  months,  we 
shall  be  ready  for  operative  procedures. 
Then,  in  a  little  more  than  a  year  from 
now,  we  shall  begin  with  a  freshman 
class  of  an  under-graduate  college  which 
will  bring  distinction  to  the  sponsors, 
founders  and  associates  of  Brandeis 
University.  We  shall  open  a  university 
which  will  be  a  source  of  joy  and  in- 
spiration to  all  of  the  Jews  of  America 
—  a  college  which  will  be  non-sectarian 
and  which  will  be  open  to  all.  on  the 
basis  of  scholastic  achievement  and  ap- 
titude, without  regard  to  sex,  color  or 
religion. 

The  entire  nation  will  rejoice  in  the 
establishment  of  Brandeis  University.. 

ABOUT  OUR  PROVOST 

A  resident  of  Brookline,  Mass.,  Prof. 
Grossman,  43  years  old,  holds  three 
degrees  from  Boston  University  and  has 
taken  graduate  studies  at  Harvard.  Ap- 
pointed to  the  Boston  University  faculty 
as  teaching  fellow  in  1928  and  advanced 
through  various  academic  ranks,  he  was 
made  full  Professor  in  1938  at  age  of 
34  and  a  year  later  named  head  of  the 
Department  of  Journalism. 


PROF.  MAX  R.  GROSSMAN 

In  1945,  he  was  National  President 
of  the  American  Association  of  Schools 
and  Department  of  Journalism,  and 
during  1942  to  '44,  national  President 
of  Kappa  Tau  Alpha,  the  Journalism 
Scholarship  Fraternity.  (These  two  posts 
represent  the  highest  academic  honors 
obtainable  in  the  field  of  education  for 
journalism.) 

A  newspaperman  during  his  entire 
professional  life,  for  many  years  a  fea- 
ture writer  on  the  staff  of  the  Boston 


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RE.VDY  FOR  OCCUPANCY  —  This  is  one  t.I  lour  circular  classrooms  at  the  castle 
unit  of  Brandeis  University,  awaiting  the  first  Freshman  Class  in  September,  1948. 
Seating  capacity  is  110.  Unique  vaulted  ceiling  makes  chamber  acousticly  perfect.  Large 
windows  provide  light  and  a  fine  view  of  the  Charles  River. 

Brandeis  Briefs  .  .  . 

(Continued  fronn  page  one) 


gifts  received  at  the  meeting  totalled 
upwards  of  $30,000.  The  chairman  in- 
creased his  own  previously  announced 
gift  by  $1,000  as  a  mark  of  confidence 
in  the  future  of  Brandeis  University. 

Sunday  Post  and  a  contributor  to  other 
Boston  and  New  York  newspapers  and 
magazines,  he  served  also  during  1936 
to  '38  as  a  radio  news  commentator. 

During  the  war  he  was  a  member  of 
the  Writers  Division  of  the  Office  of 
War  Information.  Overseas,  in  1945,  he 
became  dean  of  the  School  of  Jour- 
nalism at  the  U.  S.  Army  University, 
Biarritz,  France.  In  addition  to  his 
teaching  duties,  he  served  as  managing 
editor  of  the  Army  daily  newspaper 
published  there.  In  April  1946  he  be- 
came roving  correspondent  for  "Stars 
and  Stripes,"  famed  Army  newspaper, 
covering  Big  Four  meetings  in  Berlin, 
the  Nuremberg  trials  and  the  Paris  peace 
conference. 

He  returned  to  the  States  in  Septem- 
ber 1946  and  to  duties  at  Boston  Uni- 
versity. He  is  a  member  of  the  National 
Press  Club,  Massachusetts  Press  Asso- 
ciation, New  Century  Club.  His  schol- 
arship fraternities:  Beta  Gamma  Sigma, 
and  Kappa  Tau  Alpha.  Social  fraterni- 
ties: Phi  Alpha  and  Kappa  Omega 
Sigma.  He  was  also  founder  of  the 
New  England  Interscholastic  Press 
Association. 


\  As  this  paper  goes  to  press,  Mr.  Saul 
Seder,  prominent  Worcester  attorney, 
and  outstanding  communal  leader,  has 
called  a  meeting  of  prominent  Jewish 
residents  of  his  community  to  discuss 
ways  and  means  of  best  enlisting  that 
city's  support.  It  is  expected  that  the 
meeting  will  lay  the  groundwork  for 
the  formation  of  the  Worcester  Asso- 
ciates of  Brandeis  University. 

K  At  a  meeting  recently  held  at  the 
Hotel  Edison  in  Lynn  the  Trustees  nf 
Temple  Beth-El  voted  to  establish  a 
fellowship  at  Brandeis  University  in 
honor  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  A.  S.  Burg. 
Mr.  Burg,  after  16  years'  service  as 
President  of  Beth-El,  recently  retired. 
His  successor,  Leon  Shamroth,  presided. 


The  Brandeis  Foundation 

The  Board  of  Directors  of  The 
Albert  Einstein  Foundation,  Inc. 
wishes  to  announce  that  this  or- 
ganization will  henceforth  be  known 
as  The  Brandeis  Foundation,  Inc. 
The  function  of  the  Foundation  will 
continue  to  be  for  the  support  of 
Brandeis  University,  America's  first 
secular  institution  for  higher  learn- 
ina;  under  Jewish  sponsorship.  The 
address  also  remains  unchanged: 
245  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  16, 
New    York;    MUrray    Hill    3-7714. 


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VOL.   1  NO.   1 


TO  THE  FRIENDS  OF  BRAN  DEIS 


JANUARY,  1949 


TO  THE  FRIENDS 

OF  BRANDEIS 

Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar 

rHE  dream  is  a  reality,  the  hope  an 
accomplishment.  Brandeis  University, 
the  nation's  first  Jewish-sponsored,  non- 
sectarian  University  is  now  an  educational 

tlLlUCN  ClllCui.. 

Brandeis  joined  the  illustrious  ranks  of 
the  nation's  colleges  and  universities 
amid  traditional  pomp  and  ceremony. 
Presidents  and  delegates  of  210  American 
and  foreign  educational  centers  personally 
extended  official  welcome  at  the  impressive 
Inaugural  Ceremonies.  Lay  persons  all 
over  the  country  warmly  received  the  new 
University. 

The  beautiful  100-acre  campus  is  now 
alive  with  the  manifold  activities  of  eager 
youth.  Classrooms  buzz  with  the  excite- 
ment of  students  as  they  delve  into  pre- 
viously unexplored  paths  of  knowledge 
under  the  guidance  of  the  outstanding 
scholars  who  form  the  faculty.  The  neat 
rows  of  books  in  the  library  have  begun 
to  assume  their  rightful  much-read,  much- 
used  air.  Each  of  the  colorfully  furnished 
dormitory  rooms  reflects  the  distinctive 
personalities  of  its  inhabitants.  Extracur- 
ricular activities  are  flourishing;  a  student 
newspaper,  literary  magazine  will  be  pub- 
lished shortly,  a  glee  club  is  well  over 
the  organizational  hump,  and  student 
government  is  in  the  last  stages  of  plan- 
ning. Truly,  Brandeis  University  is  a 
"going  concern". 

This  heartening  beginning  has  been 
both  a  proud  and  humbling  experience.  It 
would  be  only  natural  if  the  men  who 
strove  to  make  Brandeis  University  a 
reality  now  sat  back  complacently  to  view 
the  fruition  of  their  hard-won  dream. 
Instead  of  that  almost  inevitable  psycho- 
logical slackening  of  effort  and  interest, 
two  inspiring  events  have  occurred.  Meyer 
Jaffe,  long  devoted  to  the  Brandeis  cause, 
has  established  a  5250,000  Library  Fund; 
The  New  England  Associates  of  Brandeis 
have  launched  a  General  Funds  campaign 
for  51,600,000. 

Such  gratifying  events  symbolize  an 
awareness  on  the  part  of  those  men  who 
are  responsible  for  the  birth  of  Brandeis 
University  that  their  work  is  not  yet  done. 

Future  generations  of  Brandeis  students 
must  find  the  same  intellectual  and  spir- 
(Conl'nitit'il  on  jhige  .5  culiiinii  2) 


MEYER  JAFFE  ESTABLISHES 

$250,000  LIBRARY  FUND 


$1,600,000  Campaign 
Launched  for  Brandeis 


Shapiro 


The  New  Eng- 
-*-  land  Associates 
of  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity have  launched  a 
drive  for  51,600,000 
it  was  announced  re- 
cently by  Morris  S. 
Shapiro,  Chairman 
of  the  Board  of  Trus- 
tees of  the  Brandeis 
the  fund-raising  arm  of 


Foundation,  Inc., 
the  University. 

The  funds  collected  during  this  first 
organized  drive  will  be  devoted  to  the 
General  Funds  of  the  University. 

Following  close  on  the  heels  of  the 
announcement  of  the  campaign  was  the 
formation  of  the  Organization  Committee 
under  the  leadership  of  Milton  Kahn. 
Members  of  the  Committee  are:  Walter 
Bieringer,  Benjamin  Ulin,  Sidney  H. 
Rabinowitz,  and  George  Constantine.  This 
committee  assumed  the  responsibility  for 
the  organization  of  campaign  teams  by 
industries  and  recruitment  of  team  leader- 
ship. To  date  campaign  teams  representing 
some  20  industries  and  professions  have 
been  formed.  'While  Boston  has  become 
campaign  headquarters  because  of  its  prox- 
imity to  the  campus,  fund-raising  activitie.s 
are  well  underway  in  Worcester,  Leomin- 
ster, Lowell,  Fall  River,  New  Bedford, 
Providence,  R.  I.,  and  Manchester,  New 
Hampshire. 

In  discussing  the  campaign  Mr.  Shapiro 
stated,  "There  is  every  indication  that  the 
campaign  will  be  an  unqualified  success. 
Gifts  already  received  and  other  contribu- 
tions shortly  to  be  announced,  give  every 
indication  that  the  wide  degree  of  support 
will  enable  us  to  reach  our  goal  within  a 
short  period  of  time." 

(C'liiliniud  on  p.igc  .3  column  1 ) 


MEYER  JAFFE  and  a  group  of  Mr. 
Jafife's  friends  have  established  a  fund 
in  the  amount  of  $250,000  to  be  named 
the  William  Walter  Jaffe  Memorial  Library 
Building  Fund  and  to  be  used  for  the 
erection  of  a  library  building. 

The  Library,  first  unit  in  the  newly 
formulated  architectural  master  plan  de- 
signed for  the  expansion  of  the  nation's 
first  Jewish-sponsored,  non-sectarian  Uni- 
versity, is  to  be  named  in  memory  of  Mr. 
Jaffe's  son,  a  veteran  of  World  War  II 
who  achieved  a  distinguished  war  record. 


Meyer  jajje  presenting  check  for  $2i0,000 
to  George  Alperl.  Pres,  of  the  Board  of  Trustees 

It  is  appropriate  that  the  memory  of  this 
young  man  be  perpetuated  by  a  contri- 
bution which  will  nurture  future  genera- 
tions of  youth. 

It  is  also  most  appropriate  that  Brandeis 
University  should  receive  its  most  sizable 
gift  to  date  from  Mr.  Jaffe.  For  he,  as 
much  as  any  single  man,  has  given  of  his 
tireless  energy  and  rich  talents  to  the 
creation  of  Brandeis.  As  well  as  serving 
on  the  Board  of  Trustees,  and  the  Brandeis 
Foundation,  Inc.,  he  was  Chairman  of  the 
Building  Committee  and  personally  super- 
vised the  remodelling  and  construction 
necessary  to  ready  the  beautifully  100  acre 
campus  for  this  fall's  "Pilot"  class. 


"LOOK"  LOOKS  AT  BRANDEIS! 

Appearing  in  the  current  issue  of  Look  Magazine  is  a  six-page  article  en- 
titled "Brandeis  Uni\ersity  is  Born".  Complete  with  magnificent  pictures  of  the 
campus,  students,  and  faculty,  the  story  of  the  first  Jewish-sponsored,  non-sec- 
tarian University  is  brought  once  again  to  the  attention  of  the  nation.  Run  — 
do  not  walk  —  to  your  nearest  magazine  stand ! 


Nationwide  Expansion 

of  Women's  Committee 

Well  Underway 

THE  same  exciting  pace  which  The 
Women's  Committee  of  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity estabhshed  in  their  early  organ- 
izational stages  continues  without  a  pause. 

Highlights  of  the  past  month's  activity 
were  the  presentation  of  Si 0,000  to  the 
University  Library  by  the  Women's  Com- 
mittee and  the  establishment  of  enthu- 
siastic units  in  New  Bedford,  Mass.,  and 
Providence,  R.  I.  Mrs.  Harry  L.  Michaels, 
Temporary  Chairman,  also  reports  organ- 
izational activity  under  way  in  Los  Angeles, 
Calif.,  St.  Louis,  Mc,  and  New  York  City. 

A  recent  membership  meeting  held  on 
December  15  brought  together  the  chair- 
men and  the  most  active  members  from 
each  of  the  organized  communities  for  an 
overall  picture  of  the  progress  of  the 
Committee. 

Mrs.  Max  Katz,  Chairman  of  Member- 
ship, pointed  out  that  at  the  last  large 
meeting  which  was  held  late  last  summer, 
membership  in  the  Committee  totalled  in 
excess  of  1000.  Reports  from  the  Decem- 
ber 15  meeting  indicate  a  present  member- 
ship of  more  than  double  that  figure. 


DO  NOT  MISS 

THE  WOMEN'S  COMMITTEE 

JANUARY  27TH  MEETING 

Hotel  Somerset  —  2:30  P.M. 

GUEST  SPEAKER 

DR.  LUDWIG  LEWISOHN 

Professor  of  Comparative  Literature 


The  Providence,  R.  I.,  community  was 
organized  under  the  leadership  of  Mrs. 
Bertram  Bernhardt,  Mrs.  Saul  Feinberg, 
Mrs.  Louis  I.  Kramer  and  Mrs.  Benjamin 
Rossman.  The  meeting  in  this  community 
testified  to  the  real  interest  of  the  group 
according  to  Mrs.  Harry  Michaels  and 
Mrs.  Irving  Abrams,  who  told  the  story 
of  the  Committee  to  the  Providence 
women.  Mrs.  Morris  Pritsker  represented 
Pawtucket. 

Mrs.  Harry  Zeitz  of  New  Bedford  called 
the  initial  meeting  of  her  community 
December  2.  Mrs.  Carl  Spector,  Vice 
President,  reported  that  New  Bedford 
would  become  a  stronghold  for  the  activ- 
ities of  the  Women's  Committee. 

Among  those  representing  their  com- 
munities at  the  December  1 5  membership 
meeting  were  Mrs.  Charles  M.  Stearns, 
Mrs.  Abraham  Zimble  and  Mrs.  Louis 
Zimble  of  Chelsea;  Mrs.  Samuel  Dubitsky, 
Mrs.  Barton  Goldberg,  and  Mrs.  Edwin 
Jaffe  of  Tall  River;  Mrs.  Samuel  Alofson, 
Newport;  Mrs.  Morris  Winer,  Sharon; 
and    Mrs.    Joseph    Goldberg,    Fall    River. 

The  first  specific  task  of  the  Women's 
Committee  is  the  creation  of  a  librar)'  for 
the  University.  Members  will  participate 
in  developing  the  Adult  Education  Pro- 
gram and  will  engage  in  many  other 
projects  vital  to  the  development  of 
Brandeis. 


WHAT  STUDENTS  LEARN  AT  BRANDEIS 

A  Discussion  of  the  Curriculum  Content  and  Educational  Organization 


Among  the  recent  distinguished  visitors  to  the 
Br.mdeis  campus  Uds  Mrs.  Lererett  SjltonslaH, 
u-ije  of  the  United  Stones  Senator.  Entertaining 
her  were  Susan  Brandeis,  a  former  classmate, 
wives  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  and  the  officers 
of  the  Women's  Committee.  Above  are  Mrs. 
Saltonstall,  Susan  Brandeis,  and  Mrs.  George 
Alpert. 


PLANS    LAUNCHED    FOR 

INITIAL  PROGRAM  OF 

ADULT  EDUCATION 

Tj'  ULFILLING  its  pledge  to  assume  an 
-L  active  role  in  the  intellectual  and  spir- 
itual life  of  the  community,  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity is  laying  the  foundation  for  a  pro- 
gram of  Adult  Education.  It  is  hoped 
that  the  initial  lectures  will  be  scheduled 
for  early  spring. 

A  provisional  Committee  is  functioning 
under  the  leadership  of  Dr.  Milton  Hindus, 
Assistant  Professor  of  English,  who  was 
formerly  associated  with  the  University 
of  Chicago  and  The  New  School  of  Social 
Research.  Other  members  of  this  Com- 
mittee include  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar,  Presi- 
dent, Dr.  Ludwig  Lewisohn,  Professor  of 
Comparative  Literature  and  well-known 
author  and  critic.  Dr.  Shlomo  Marenof, 
Lecturer  in  Near  Eastern  Languages  and 
Civilizations,  and  Clarence  Q.  Berger, 
Director  of  Public  Relations. 

The  program  will  be  directed  toward 
those  men  and  women  in  the  community 
who  desire  knowledge  as  an  end  in  itself. 
The  lectures  will  be  on  a  high  intellectual 
level  and  personal  contact  between 
the  audience  and  lecturer  will  be  assured 
by  limiting  the  number  attending  each 
course  and  encouraging  informal  gather- 
ings both  before  and  after  the  lecture. 

The  first  draft  on  a  list  of  lectures  to 
be  included  in  the  program  has  been  sub- 
mitted and,  according  to  the  committee, 
will  be  announced  shortly.  It  was  revealed, 
however,  that  Dr.  Sachar,  Dr.  Lewisohn 
and  Dr.  Hindus  will  each  give  a  series  of 
lectures  in  their  respective  fields.  It  is 
expected  that  visiting  lecturers  will  be  in- 
vited to  participate  in  the  program. 


'T'  HE  excitement  of  the  events  attendant 
-*-  upon  the  opening  of  Brandeis  —  the 
impressive  Inaugural  Festivities,  the  com- 
pletion of  the  present  campus,  the  arrival 
of  the  "Pilot"  freshman  class  —  have 
somewhat  overshadowed  many  important 
aspects  of  the  new  University. 

Among  the  more  important  questions 
still  not  completely  answered  are  those 
pertaining  to  the  educational  pattern.  What 
role  does  Brandeis  hope  to  assume  within 
the  field  of  higher  education .-'  Is  its  cur- 
riculum organized  along  traditional  paths 
or  does  its  newness  make  it  sympathetic  to 
experimentation?  In  essence,  what  is  the 
content  and  organization  of  the  curriculum 
oflfered  to  Brandeis  students.' 

Fundamentally,  the  educational  pattern 
of  Brandeis  will  adhere  closely  to  that  of 
the  small,  high-calibre  liberal  arts  college. 

Brandeis,  however,  has  eliminated  the 
traditional  concentration  within  depart- 
ments and  divisions  and  has  established 
four  Schools:  The  School  of  General 
Studies,  the  School  of  Social  Sciences,  the 
School  of  Humanities  and  the  School  of 
Science.  The  administration  hopes  to  add 
a  School  of  Music  and  Fine  Arts  to  round 
out  the  curriculum. 

The  107  "Pilot"  freshmen  are  enrolled 
in  the  School  of  General  Studies,  which 
offers  introductory  and  survey  courses. 
Students  then  will  concentrate  in  one  of 
the  upper  Schools,  each  of  which  will  offer 
diversified  programs  of  studies. 

A  keynote  of  this  program  will  be  to 
place  the  functions  of  guidance  and 
counselling  in  the  hands  of  those  in  con- 
tact with  the  student  rather  than  in  the 
files  of  an  impersonal,  central  office. 

Another  important  contribution  of  this 
type  of  organization  to  the  intellectual 
development  of  the  student  is  the  broader 
scope  of  study  which  it  encourages.  Rather 
than  concentrate  within  the  narrow  con- 
fines of  a  single  department,  the  student  is 
exposed  to  that  entire  field  of  knowledge. 

Presently,  the  Brandeis  curriculum  offers 
16  courses  to  the  freshman  class.  Each 
student  is  required  to  take  five  courses 
including  Humanities,  Western  Civiliza- 
tion, Mathematics,  one  language  and  a 
choice  of  either  philosophy  or  chemistry. 


PRESENT  TO  BOSS  MEANS 

GIFT  FOR  BRANDEIS 

As  their  holiday  gift  to  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Joseph  Ford,  the  members  of  the  Ford 
Manufacturing  Co.  have  made  a  gift  of 
S2,500  to  Brandeis.  In  making  the  gift  in 
behalf  of  Ford,  a  member  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  and  tiie  Foundation,  employees 
stated,  "No  other  gift  could  be  more  ap- 
propriate than  a  contribution  to  Brandeis, 
in  the  creation  of  which  Clara  and  Joseph 
Ford  have  played  .such  a  vital  role.  "  The 
gift  will  be  used  for  equipping  Brandeis' 
Speech  Laboratory. 


BRANDEIS  CAMPUS 

DRAWS    SIGHTSEERS 

A  constant  stream  of  sightseers  anxious 
to  inspect  the  modern  educational  plant  of 
Brandeis  keeps  the  student  guides  busy  each 
week-end.  Following  the  estimated  throng 
of  10,000  who  viewed  the  grounds  on 
Open  House  Day,  visitors  from  Louisiana 
and  Illinois,  California  and  Canada  have 
arrived  daily  to  see  for  themselves  the  na- 
tion's first  Jewish-sponsored  non-sectarian 
institution  of  higher  learning.  Organiza- 
tions which  have  conducted  formal  visits 
to  the  campus  include  the  Union  of  Ameri- 
can Hebrew  Congregations,  Jewish  War 
Veterans,  Waltham  Kiwanis,  Jewish  Com- 
munity Council  of  Boston,  Rabbinical  As- 
sociation of  Greater  Boston,  Council  of 
Jewish  Women  and  the  Waltham  Rotary. 


$1,600,000  Campaign 

(CoiiliiiKcd  ]r<iiu  pJgt:  1) 

He  also  pointed  out  that  "Each  of  the 
men  who  has  volunteered  to  serve  has  con- 
suming business  and  professional  obliga- 
tions. Their  willingness  to  act  in  such  an 
important  and  demanding  capacity  reflects 
the  enthusiasm  and  pride  of  the  commu- 
nity in  Brandeis  University." 

Members  of  the  New  England  Asso- 
ciates include:  Edward  Adaskin,  Solomon 
Agoos,  Herbert  Alpert,  Jack  Ansin,  Sam 
Baer,  Irwin  Benjamin,  A.  Berkowitz,  Mor- 
ris Borkum,  Robert  P.  Cable,  Frank  Casty, 
Max  Chernis,  Abner  Cohan,  Henry  O. 
Cohen,  Hyman  M.  Cohen,  Harry  S.  Dane, 
Grover  B.  Daniels,  Harry  Falkson,  Saul 
Fechtor,  Max  Feldberg,  Morris  Feldberg, 
Phillip  Feldman,  Joseph  Feldman,  Murray 
W.  Finard,  Benjamin  Ford,  Joseph  Foster, 
Jerome  Franck,  Irving  Frank,  Herman 
Geist,  Joseph  Gibbs,  Herman  Gilman, 
Alfred  H.  Ginsburg,  Joseph  S.  Ginsburg, 
Hyman  S.  Glass,  Louis  I.  Glen,  Joseph 
Goldberg,  Louis  R.  Golden,  Louis  Gold- 
man, Edward  Goldstein,  Hyman  Gondel- 
man,  Morris  Goodman,  Barnett  D.  Gordon, 
Col.  B.  L.  Gorfinkle,  Jacob  Hiatt,  Max 
Hoffman,  Eli  Jacobson,  Kivie  Kaplan, 
Simon  Kaplan,  S.  H.  Knopf,  Leon  J. 
Kowal,  Peter  M.  Leavitt,  Edward  Levine, 
Harry  Levine,  Louis  Levine,  Stanley  Levine, 
I.  Roy  Levy,  Joseph  M.  Linsey,  Harry 
Marks,  Robert  Markson,  Y.  D.  Markson, 
Charles  Millender,  Louis  Millender,  Fred 
Monosson,  Edward  A.  Nathanson,  A.  S. 
Persky,  Harry  Quint,  Samuel  Rapaporte,  Jr. 
Dr.  Max  Ritvo,  Robert  M.  Robbins,  Charles 
Rome,  Hon.  Da\id  A.  Rose,  Arthur  Rosen, 
Dr.  S.  H.  Rubin,  Louis  H.  Salvage,  Irving 
Schwartz,  Joseph  Schwartz,  Nathan 
Schwartz,  Samuel  Seder,  Arthur  Shactman, 
Abraham  Shapiro,  Alexander  Shapiro, 
Louis  P.  Smith,  Hervey  Solar,  Carl  Spec- 
tor,  Dewey  D.  Stone,  Norman  B.  Tobias, 
Joseph  Talamo,  Monroe  D.  Trichter,  Irv- 
ing Usen,  Sheppard  Werner,  Wilfred  B. 
Werner,  Leonard  Windhcim,  Abraham 
Zimble,  Louis  Zimble. 


WOMEN'S  WEAR  GROUPS 
MAKE  PACE-SETTING  GIFT 

As  a  result  of  the  first  meeting  of  the 
Women's  Wear  Committee,  the  $1,600,000 
campaign  was  $100,000  closer  to  com- 
pletion. 

More  than  130  prominent  figures  in  the 
women's  clothing  industry  were  present  at 
the  recent  meeting  held  on  the  Univer- 
sity's campus.  Before  tackling  campaign 
plans  these  men  set  the  pace  with  contri- 
butions totaling  $100,000. 

Co-chairmen  of  the  Committee  include 
George  Constantine,  Joseph  Ford,  Jerome 
Frank,  Herman  Gilman  and  Arthur  Rosen. 


BRANDEIS  FOUNDERS  WORK  WITH  SAME 
ZEAL  FOR  DEVELOPMENT  OF  UNIVERSITY 

THE  MEN  who  translated  the  ideal 
of  a  Jewish  sponsored  nonsectarian 
university  into  the  reality  that  is  now 
Brandeis  act  in  the  realization  that  their 
work  has  just  begun.  For  as  members  of 
the  University's  Board  of  Trustees  and 
the  Brandeis  Foundation,  Inc.,  theirs  is  the 
responsibility  of  guiding  and  nurturing 
the  University  to  maturity  as  a  small,  high 
quality   institution  of  higher  education. 

High  on  the  list  of  vital  projects  is  the 
$1,600,000  drive.  In  this  campaign  as  well 
as  in  all  important  University  matters  the 
founders  of  Brandeis  play  an  active  and 
constructive  role. 

Morris  Shapiro,  as  chairman  of  the 
Brandeis  Foundation,  the  fund-raising 
arm  of  the  University,  is  a  key  man  in 
the  informal  but  effective  campaign  or- 
ganization. Mr.  Shapiro  is  also  a  leading 
figure  in  the  Men's  Wear  Committee. 

No  less  active  in  the  campaign  is 
George  Alpert,  President  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees.  He  is  always  on  call  for  the 
many  necessary  conferences  and  has  brought 
the  story  of  Brandeis  to  countless  groups 
in  the  community.  He  is  also  busy  with 
the  formation  of  a  Lawyer's  Committee. 

Each  of  the  Board  members  has  assumed 
the  leadership  for  the  campaign  teams 
in  their  industries;  James  Axelrod,  Tex- 
tiles; Joseph  F.  Ford,  Women's  Wear; 
Norman  Rabb,  Provisions;  and  Abraham 
Shapiro,  Shoe  and  Leather. 

Setting  the  pace  for  the  entire  campaign 
was  Meyer  Jaffe's  contribution,  the  largest 
single  gift  which  the  University  has  re- 
ceived to  date. 

With  the  men  whose  vision,  devotion 
and  perseverance  made  Brandeis  possible 
still  active  in  its  development,  Brandeis 
University  is  assured  of  a  proud  place  in 
the  academic  world. 


PRESIDENTS  LETTER 

(Continued  jrom  page  1) 

itual  atmosphere,  the  same  educational 
advantages,  and  the  same  opportunity  for 
personal  expression  as  is  now  in  force 
on  the  Brandeis  campus. 

To  assure  that  this  same  high  calibre 
of  education  be  perpetuated  at  Brandeis, 
substantial  financial  reserve  is  essential. 
That  this  support  is  forthcoming  there  is 
no  doubt.  The  unqualified  enthusiam  and 
pride  of  the  Jewish  community  in  the 
University  they  have  created,  the  many 
gifts  which  Brandeis  has  received,  and 
the  readiness  of  already  overworked  men 
to  assume  the  additional  burdens  of  a 
$1,600,000  campaign  testify  to  Brandeis' 
future  security. 

To  each  of  you  who  has  given  so 
generously  of  your  time,  efforts,  and  funds 
let  me  reaffirm  the  pledge  that  the 
Brandeis  Administration  will  constantly 
strive  toward  the  realization  of  the  Uni- 
versity's great  promise  for  the  future. 


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—  agree  co-eds  Natalie  Litiich  (left)  and 
Lora  Levy,  as  they  see  how  their  fellow 
freshmen  measure  up  for  the  newly  arm  ed 
shipment  of  sweaters  hearing  the  blue  and 
white  shield  of  the  Uniiersity. 


"The  Reward  of  Study  is  L'nderslanding" , 
and  Brandeis  University  consciously  strifes 
far  that  atmosphere  conducive  to  study. 
Here  in  the  pleasant,  well-lighted  Library, 
students  spend  a  great  proportion  of  their 
out-oj-class-hours. 


THE    QUEEN    AND    HER    LADIES    — 

At  the  first  annual  Snow  Ball  dance,  tin 
Board  of  Trustees  selected  a  Queen  and 
her  ladies-in-u-aiting.  Crowning  the  Queen 
Anette  Hard,  is  Eleanor  Moran.  To  tht 
left  is  "Penny"  Peirez.  to  the  right 
Carol  Rodovsky. 


The  production  of  this  bull<;tin  was  made  possible  through  the  cooperation  of  the  following  Boston  concerns: 
Wright  Engraving  Company,  General  Composition  Company,  Pearl  Bindery,  and  Daniels  Printing  Company. 


BRANDEIS  BULLETIN 


BROOKLYN  PHILANTHROPIST 
CREATES  CHAIR  IN  HEBREW 


Michael  Tuch 


A  more  intensive  concentration  in  the 
field  of  Hebrew  civilization  has  been  made 
possible  by  the  establishment  at  Brandeis 
of  the  Michael  Tuch 
Chair  in  Hebrew 
Literature  and  Eth- 
ics. The  Tuch  Chair 
brings  to  four  the 
number  of  endow- 
ments for  special 
fields  of  study. 

Mr.  Tuch,  who 
has  been  a  resident 
of  Brooklyn  for  many  years,  retired  from 
business  activity  in  1929  to  devote  his 
time  principally  to  philanthropic  enter- 
prises. A  visit  in  1931  to  Palestine,  where 
he  felt  the  impact  of  Hebrew  as  a  living 
tongue,  convinced  him  of  the  importance 
of  preserving  the  basic  values  of  Hebrew 
literature. 

Commenting  on  his  bequest  to  the  Uni- 
versity, Mr.  Tuch  declared:  "I  am  grati- 
fied that  Brandeis  University,  though  com- 
pletely nonsectarian  in  its  admissions 
policy,  in  its  choice  of  faculty,  and  in 
its  curriculum,  recognizes  the  significant 
position  which  Hebrew  culture  holds  in 
Western  civilization.  I  am  glad  to  play  a 
part  in  the  strengthening  of  this  vital 
cultural  area  by  establishing  a  chair  which 
I  hope  will  always  be  linked  with  the 
highest  in  scholarship,  research  and  teach- 
ing." 

Other  Chairs  established  at  the  Uni- 
versity recently  are  the  Rita  H.  Aronstam 
Chair  in  Organic  Chemistry,  provided  by 
the  Rita  H.  Aronstam  Charitable  and 
Educational  Foundation  of  Atlanta,  of 
which  Louis  Aronstam  is  Chairman;  and 
the  Sayde  Genis  Chair  in  Biology. 


POPULAR  NOVELIST  TOURS 
FOR  WOMEN'S  COMMITTEE 

Bringing  the 
story  of  Brandeis 
University,  its 
founding  and  its 
future,  to  National 
Women's  Commit- 
tee Chapters  across 
the  nation,  Thomas 
Savage,  author  and  Tho,>u>~I^. 
mstructor  in  the 
Humanities  at  Brandeis,  has  established 
a  highly  effective  liaison  between  the 
University  and  one  of  its  most  potent 
auxiliary   groups. 

The  author  of  "The  Pass"  and  "Lona 
Hanson",  Mr.  Savage  has  covered  a  total 
of  7,000  miles,  speaking  to  Women's 
Committee  chapters  in  Buffalo,  Canton, 
Atlanta,  Savannah,  and  New  Haven.  His 
engagements  in  these  cities  and  his  stimu- 
lating word-picture  of  the  University  ful- 
fill the  purpose  of  bringing  the  concrete 
reality  of  Brandeis  to  women  who  have 
never  visited  the  campus. 


WHITNEY  FOUNDATION 
VOTES  RESEARCH  FUND 

Grant  to  Further  New 

Methods  in  Social  Sciences 

In  order  to  encourage  pioneering  effort 
in  the  area  of  a  progressive  curriculum, 
the  William  C.  "Whitney  Foundation  of 
New  York  City  has  voted  a  grant  to  the 
University  to  be  used  in  developing  new 
teaching  methods   in   the  social  sciences. 

While  current  trends  emphasize  pro- 
fessional specialization,  Brandeis  plans  to 
encourage  its  students  to  build  skills  and 
talents  upon  the  broad  base  of  the  liberal 
arts  and  sciences.  This  educational  policy, 
Brandeis  curriculum  authorities  point  out, 
is  designed  to  equip  students  to  cope  with 
the  complex  social  structure  of  contem- 
porary civilization. 

Directors  of  the  Whitney  Foundation, 
established  in  1936  by  Dorothy  Whitney 
Elmherst,  are  Michael  W.  Straight,  Presi- 
dent; Milton  C.  Rose,  "Vice  President; 
Thomas  J,  Regan,  Treasurer;  Harriet  K. 
Everson,  Assistant  Corresponding  Secre- 
tary; Max  Lerner;  and  Beatrice  Dolivet. 
The  Foundation  is  devoted  to  social  and 
economic  planning,  to  the  furtherance  of 
the  arts,  and  to  work  in  the  labor  edu- 
cation field. 


University    Publication 

Bulletin  and  Quarterly  Will 

Increasing  requests  from  friends,  donors 
and  members  of  the  several  foster 
"alumni  "  groups  of  the  University  have 
made  clear  the  necessity  of  issuing  periodic 
reports  upon  the  gratifying  development 
of  Brandeis.  The  Brandeis  Bulletin  will 
be  a  regular  monthly  publication  which 
will  report  the  many  on-campus  and  off- 


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Keep  Brandeis  Family  Informed 

campus  activities  which  contribute  to  the 
growth  of  Brandeis. 

The  Brandeis  Quarterly,  a  magazine 
devoted  primarily  to  the  academic  fea- 
tures of  the  University,  will  appear  every 
three  months,  starting  with  the  issue  of 
October  15,  19^0.  The  Brandeis  Bulletin 
will  be  published  on  the  fifteenth  of  each 
of  the  eight  months  in  which  The 
Brandeis    Quarterly   is   not    issued. 

In  this  manner,  the  rapidly  growing 
list  ot  friends  thiougiioui  the  nation  who 
are  part  of  the  pioneering  Brandeis  family 
will  be  kept  informed  about  each  major 
step  in  what  will  assuredly  be  an  historic 
undertaking. 


DISCUSSING  PLANS  FOR  THE  MALDEN  BRANCH  of  the  Branden  Assocnites  are  Ezra 
Green,  prominent  textile  maiiufiicturer,  tfho  is  Chairman,  and  George  Alpert.  President  of  the 
Brandeii  Board  of  Trustees,  who  addressed  the  initial  Maiden  meeting.  Serving  with  Mr.  Green  in 
organizing  the  Maiden  group  are  Eli  Hurvilt,  Benjamin  Ruderman,  Sidney  Ereedman,  and  Dr. 
Aia\  O.  Berman. 


MAYPER  MEMORIAL  AWARD 

A  student  award  for  the  promotion 
of  inter-racial  amity  has  been  estab- 
lished at  Brandeis  by  Joseph  Mayper 
and  his  family,  of  New  \'ork,  in 
memory  of  his  son  who  died  in 
World  War  II.  The  Award,  known 
as  the  "Bruce  R.  Mayper  Memorial 
Award",  was  presented  for  the  first 
time  to  Lois  Spiro,  President  of  the 
Newman  Club  at  Brandeis,  class  of 
1953.  at  the  Second  Annual  Convoca- 
tion in  Mav. 


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ESTABLISH  BRANDEIS 
ATHLETIC  ASSOCIATION 

Following  close  upon  the  publication  of 
Brandeis'  freshman  football  schedule  for 
the  fall  of  lO'SO  is  the  announcement  by 
George  Alpert,  Pres- 
ident of  the  Univer- 
sity's Board  of  Trus- 
tees, that  Joseph  Lin- 
sey,  nationally  prom- 
inent beverage  mer- 
chant and  sports  fig- 
ure, will  serve  as 
chairman  of  the 
Athletic  Association. 
As  Benny  Friedman,  Director  of  Ath- 
letics at  the  University,  issued  succeeding 
releases  indicating  that  Brandeis  would 
meet  Harvard,  Boston  College,  Dartmouth, 
West  Point,  University  of  New  Hampshire 
and  similar  institutions  in  football,  basket- 
ball or  baseball  during  the  coming  academ- 
ic season,  many  friends  of  the  University 
asked  to  be  permitted  to  participate  in 
strengthening  the  athletic  program.  The 
most  frequently  heard  remark  was,  "I  want 
to  be  certain  of  seats  on  the  50-yard-line." 
Underlying  the  jocularity  was  a  sincere 
desire  to  aid  the  University  in  establish- 
ing its  colors  in  the  American  athletic 
scene. 

Mr.  Linsey  will  shortly  announce  the 
composition  of  the  temporary  organizing 
committee.  An  old  and  devoted  friend  of 
Brandeis  University,  Mr.  Linsey  has  been 
prominent  in  the  United  Jewish  Appeal 
as  well  as  in  Catholic  and  Protestant  civic 
enterprises  in  his  native  Boston.  Mr.  Lin- 
sey takes  pride  in  the  composition  of  the 
first  Brandeis  team,  a  fine  cross-section  of 
American  life  with  the  young  athletes 
drawn  from  every  race  and  creed  and  color. 


Shapiro   Memorial   Committee,  Family  Contribute 
Funds  for  Construction    of  Brandeis  Sports  Plant 


THE  ABRAHAM  SHAPIRO  ATHLETIC  BUILDING,  designed  by  Saarinen,  Saarinen  & 
Associates.  University  architects,  will  be  the  central  unit  of  the  University's  projected  athletic  plant. 
Construction  will  be  started  shortly  on  the  main  building  {above  center).  Other  units  shmvn  above 
include:    (left)   the  proposed  swimming  pool   building;  and    (right)    the   proposed  small  gymnasium 

"be  the   newly-acquired  Memphis   Tract   of  21   acres 


unit.   Site   of  the  Shapiro   Athletic  Building   will 
overloolsing  the  Charles  River. 


A  lasting  monument  to  the  memory  of 
the  late  Abraham  Shapiro,  eminent  Boston 
philanthropist  and  member  of  the  pioneer- 
ing Board  of  Trustees  of  Brandeis,  is  to 
be  created  through  the  erection  of  the 
Abraham  Shapiro  Athletic  Building  on 
the  University  campus.  In  linking  his 
name  with  the  recently-initiated  Brandeis 
athletic  program,  the  intense  interest  of 
"Abe"  Shapiro  in  the  future  of  athletics 
at  Brandeis  will  be  appropriately  com- 
memorated. 


MARCUS   AFIELD  UNDER  CONSTRUCTION 


The  newly  launched  sports  program  at 
Brandeis  takes  a  major  stride  forward 
with  the  announcement  of  the  construction 
of  the  Abraham  Marcus  Athletic  Field, 
named  for  the  late  Baltimore  merchant. 
A  practice  football  field,  a  track,  a  base- 
ball diamond,  and  a  women's  playing 
held  and  bleachers,  will  be  readied  for 
use  in  1950-51  when  Brandeis  launches 
its   intercollegiate   athletic   schedule. 

The  gift  underwriting  the  Athletic 
Field  was  presented  by  the  widow  of  the 
late  Mr.  Marcus  together  with  their  chil- 
dren, nephews  and  nieces  to  honor  the 
memory  of  Mr.  Marcus  who  died  early 
this  year.  Mr.  Marcus,  a  beloved  citizen 
of  Baltimore,  was  president  of  the  Louis 
Marcus  Corporation.  Because  of  his  whole- 
hearted interest  in  athletics  and  sports, 
his     family     has     chosen     to    perpetuate 


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his  name  by  linking 
it  with  Brandeis  in 
the  creation  of  the 
Athletic  Field. 
Ground  for  the 
Field  was  broken  by 
Joseph  Linsey, Chair- 
man of  the  Brandeis 
Athletic  Association, 
in  a  ceremony  held 
Annual    Convocation 


Second 
Exercises  in  May. 

Members  of  the  Marcus  family  who 
made  the  Field  possible  include  Mrs. 
Marcus;  her  two  children,  Louis  Marcus 
and  Mrs.  Lloyd  Gerber;  and  Mr.  Marcus' 
sisters  and  brothers:  Mrs.  Louis  Naviasky, 
Mrs.  Gabriel  Click,  Mrs.  Archie  T.  'Wolf- 
sheimer;  Richard  S.  Marcus,  and  Harry 
Bernstein. 


Funds  for  the  construction  of  the 
Athletic  Building  are  being  made  avail- 
able to  Brandeis  by  the  Abraham  Shapiro 
Memorial  Committee  and  by  Mrs.  Shapiro 
together  with  members  of  the  Shapiro 
family,  including  his  sons,  Jacob,  Sidney, 
George,  and  Robert;  four  daughters,  Mrs. 
Alice  Dorn,  Mrs.  Dorothy  Kassel,  Mrs. 
Jeannette  Rosenberg  and  Mrs.  Evelyn 
Andorsky;  and  a  sister,  Mrs.  Anna 
Solomon.  The  building  will  serve  as  a 
tribute  to  one  who  played  a  major  role 
in  creating  the  University  and  charting 
its  course  in  the  formative  years. 

Chairman  of  the  Memorial  Com- 
mittee, organized  after  Mr.  Shapiro's 
death  early  in  1949,  is  A.  'W.  Berkowitz. 
Honorary  Chairmen  of  the  Committee 
are  Hon.  Maurice  J.  Tobin,  United  States 
Secretary  of  Labor,  and  Hon.  Paul  A. 
Dever,  Governor  of  the  Commonwealth 
of  Massachusetts.  Contributions  to  date 
have  been  received  from  more  than  20 
states  extending  west  to  California  and 
south  to  Alabama. 

The  Abraham  Shapiro  Athletic  Building 
will  house,  when  completed,  three  basket- 
ball and  two  squash  courts,  a  remedial 
exercise  room,  a  wrestling  room,  and 
steam,  locker  and  shower  rooms.  The  Ath- 
letic Building  will  be  of  primary  im- 
portance not  only  in  developing  the 
University's  physical  education  program, 
but  it  will  contribute  to  the  diversifica- 
tion of  Brandeis  activities. 


BRANDEIS  BULLETIN 


FRIENDS  OF  MUSIC 

TO  TENDER  RECEPTION 

FOR  PROFESSOR  FINE 

The  newly-elected  officers  of  The  Friends 
of  the  School  of  Music  are  utilizing  the 
hot  summer  months  for  the  initiation  of 
their  plans  for  the  academic  season 
ly^O-Jl. 

The  Executive  Board  will  tender  a  re- 
ception   to    Irving    Fine,    newly-appointed 
Composer   in    Residence   and   Lecturer   in 
Music,     during    the 
latter    part    of    Au- 
gust. Dr.  Fine,  who 
comes    to    Brandeis 
from  a   post   at  the 
Harvard    School    of 
Music    and    who    is 
the    recent   recipient 
of     a     Guggenheim 
Iri'hig  Fine  Fellowship,  will  join 

with  Dr.  Erwin  Bodky,  Assistant  Professor 
of  Music,  in  serving  as  Consultants  to 
The  Friends  of  The  School  of  Music. 

Adolph  Ullman,  founder  and  Chairman 
of  The  Friends,  also  reports  that  the 
Elizabeth  Sprague  Coolidge  Foundation  has 
agreed  to  underwrite  a  series  of  chamber 
music  concerts  at  the  University  during 
the  coming  season.  Plans  are  now  being 
formulated  for  the  program  itself. 

Officers  of  The  Friends  of  The  School 
of  Music  for  the  coming  year  are  as  fol- 
lows: Adolph  Ullman,  Chairman;  Samuel 
Slosberg,  First  Vice  Chairman;  Mrs.  Paul 
T.  Smith  and  Emmanuel  Josephs,  Vice 
Chairmen;  Albert  Wechsler,  Treasurer; 
Mrs.  Frank  S.  Metcalf,  Recording  Secre- 
tary; Mrs.  Bernard  H.  Robinson,  Corre- 
sponding Secretary;  Mrs.  Mandell  Green, 
Financial  Secretary. 

Other  members  of  the  Executive  Board 
are:  Mrs.  Erwin  Bodky,  Lester  Dana,  Mrs. 
Jacob  J.  Kaplan,  Joseph  Milhender,  Max 
Mydans,  Dr.  Bernard  H.  Robinson,  Mrs. 
Samuel  Slosberg,  Albert  Ullman,  Mark 
Werman  and  Mrs.  Charles  F.  Whiting. 


ISRAEL  ROGOSIN   CONTRIBUTES 
SECOND 

$270,000    For    Brandeis 


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To  demonstrate 
his  confidence  in  the 
future  of  Brandeis, 
Israel  Rogosin, 
prominent  industrial- 
ist and  philanthro- 
pist in  New  York 
City,  has  presented 
a  second  gift  of 
$100,000  to  the  '"•"'  R"R'"'» 
University.  Mr.  Rogosin  made  his  original 
contribution   several  years  ago. 

The  largest  gift  reported  as  a  result  of 
a  series  of  events  held  in  the  interest  of 
Brandeis  this  spring  in  New  York,  the 
benefaction  was  freed  from  any  restriction. 
Mr.  Rogosin  stipulated  that  it  be  used  for 
the  general  purposes  of  the  University.  A 
total  of  $270,000  in  gifts  was  received 
at  the  meeting  sponsored  by  Mr.  Rogosin. 

Mr.  Rogosin,  who  is  prominent  in  the 


GIFT  OF  $100,000 

Raised  at  N.Y.  Meetings 

rayon  and  textile  industries,  is  a  member 
of  the  Brandeis  University  Board  of 
Trustees,  and  has  long  been  a  leading  na- 
tional figure  in  the  activities  of  the  Ameri- 
can Red  Cross,  the  United  Jewish  Appeal 
and  other  charitable  causes.  He  is  Presi- 
dent of  the  Beaunit  Mills,  Inc.,  the  Ameri- 
can Bemberg  Corporation  and  the  North 
American  Rayon  Corporation. 

A  second  New  York  meeting  was  held 
in  the  early  summer  under  the  chairman- 
ship of  Dr.  Isador  Lubin,  a  member  of 
the  Brandeis  Board  of  Trustees  and  United 
States  Representative  on  the  UN  Com- 
mittee on  Labor  and  Employment.  Promi- 
nent New  York  personalities  cooperating 
in  arranging  Brandeis  meetings  include 
Joseph  Mailman,  of  Personna  Blades;  Max 
Doft,  of  the  Princeton  Knitting  Mills; 
Lester  Martin,  of  the  Consolidated  Tex- 
tiles; and  Jack  Poses,  of  D'Orsay  Perfumes. 


BRANDEIS  ASSOCIATES  OF  BOSTON 
PLAN  ACTIVITIES  FOR  SUMMER  MONTHS 


Although  community  activities  usually 
taper  off  with  the  approach  of  summer, 
neither  hot  weather  nor  vacation  plans 
have  cut  deeply  into  the  enthusiasm  of  the 
Membership  Committee  of  the  Greater 
Boston  Chapter  of  the  Brandeis  University 
Associates.  With  a  quota  of  one  thousand 
members,  the  Committee  is  determined  to 
achieve  this  goal  by  the  fall. 

On  June  28,  thirty-four  Committee 
members  convened  with  their  chairman. 
Harold  Sherman  Goldberg,  at  the  Parker 


ON  A  RECENT  IISIT  TO  THE  CAMPUS  Bcdiimore  jiid  Washington.  D.C..  women  discussed 
the  University's  plans  for  the  School  of  Music  with  Dr.  Erwin  Bodky,  Assistant  Professor  of  Music. 
Left  to  right  are  Mrs.  Edward  Cafritz  and  Mrs.  Jack  Btau.  President  and  Corresponding  Secretary, 
respectively,  of  the   Washington  Chapter;  Dr.  Bodky;  and   Mrs.   Joseph   Sherbow,   of  Baltimore. 


House  to  plan  the 
summer  activities. 
The  meeting  was  off 
to  a  good  start  when 
a  flood  of  new  mem- 
berships was  an- 
nounced. Addresses 
were  delivered  by 
Hyman  Cohen,  Pres- 
ident of  the  Chapter  Harold  S.  Goldberg 
and  Milton  Kahn,  Chairman  of  the  Board 
of  Directors.  George  Alpert,  President  of 
the  University's  Board  of  Trustees,  gave 
a  resume  of  Associates  activities  in  other 
communities,  and  paid  special  attention  to 
the  importance  of  the  newly  organized 
New  York  City  Chapter. 

Members  of  the  Boston  Chapter  served 
as  Marshal's  Aides  during  the  Second 
Annual  Convocation  on  May  27,  when 
7,000  people  gathered  on  the  Brandeis 
campus  to  hear  Mrs.  Eleanor  Roosevelt. 
Marshal  of  the  Aides  was  Harold  Sherman 
Goldberg.  Assisting  Marshals  were  Sidney 
L.  Kaye,  Lawrence  Laskey,  Herbert  J. 
Chernis,  and  Bertram  Tackeff. 

The  Chapter  held  its  First  Annual 
Luncheon  Meeting  during  the  Convocation 
weekend  on  the  Brandeis  campus,  and  was 
addressed  by  W.  Chesley  'Worthington, 
Alumni  Secretary  of  Brown  University  and 
President  of  the  American  Alumni  Coun- 
cil, who  spoke  on  the  "Role  of  Alumm 
in  Modern  Education." 


BRANDEIS  BULLETIN 


FIRST  FORMAL  PHOTOGRAPH  OF  BRANDEIS  BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES 


At  the  meetinj;  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  held  during  the  Second  Annual  Convocation  Exercises,  the  members  posed  for  their  first  formal 
portrait.  Reading  from  left  to  right  they  are:  (Settled)  Meyer  Jaffe;  Morris  S.  Shapiro;  Mrs.  Eleanor  Roosevelt;  George  Alpert,  President  of  the 
Board;  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar,  President  of  the  University;  Joseph  F.  Ford;  Israel  Rogosin.  (Standing)  David  K.  Niles;  Norman  S.  Rabb;  Jacob 
Shapiro;  Dudley  F.  Kimball;  James  J.  Axelrod  and  Dr.  Isador  Lubin.  Two  Board  members  were  unable  to  attend  this  meeting,  Judge  Joseph  M. 
Proskauer  and  Dr.  Paul  Klapper. 


STONEHILL  BEQUEST 

TO  EXPAND  RESEARCH 

The  two-fold  objective  of  research  and 
instruction  will  be  fulfilled  at  Brandeis 
University  through  the  four  Sara  N. 
Stonehill  Memorial  Teaching  Fellowships 
of  $2500  each,  endowed  through  the  es- 
tate of  the  late  Mrs.  Sara  N.  Stonehill  of 
Chicago. 

The  fellowships  have  been  established 
in  the  fields  of  chemistry,  biology,  physics 
and  psychology.  They  will  be  awarded  to 
promising  young  graduate  students  who 
have  proven  themselves  outstanding  in 
tiieir  chosen  fields. 

Recipients  of  the  four  fellowships,  who 
will  be  selected  on  the  basis  of  national 
competition,  will  be  given  the  opportunity 
to  teach  at  Brandeis  in  the  fields  desig- 
nated and  simultaneously  to  continue  with 
their  graduate  studies  in  the  Boston  area. 

In  a  letter  to  the  executives  of  the 
Stonehill  estate,  Robert  I.  Livingston  and 
Walter  E.  Heller  of  Chicago,  Dr.  Sachar 
declared,  "This  superb  benefaction  makes 
possible  the  completion  of  the  graduate 
education  of  gifted  young  people  in  scien- 
tific fields  and,  at  the  same  time,  is  of 
help  to  a  young  University  because  it 
makes  available  very  competent  teaching 
skills.  1  know  of  no  more  creative  way  by 
which  the  memory  of  Mrs.  Stonehill  could 
be  honored  than  by  blessing  the  lives  of 
young  people  of  promise." 


RABINOWITZ    FAMILY    ENDOWS 
ANNUAL  TUITION  SCHOLARSHIP 


Lollie  and  ]vseph  Rabiiiuuiu 

Among  the  recently  established  scholar- 
ship funds  at  Brandeis  which  will  offer  the 
opportunities  of  higher  education  to  youths 
who  are  gifted  but  financially  straitened 
is  the  Joseph  and  Lottie  Rabinowitz 
Scholarship  Fund.  The  endowment  was 
presented  to  the  University  on  the  occasion 
of  the  Golden  Wedding  Anniversary  of 
Joseph  and  Lottie  RabinowitE  of  Boston 
by  their  four  children. 

The  Fund  is  endowed  by  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Sidney  Rabb,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Norman  S. 
Rabb,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Irving  W.  Rabb,  all 
of  Boston,  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sidney  Sol- 
omon of  New  York.  Mr.  Rabinowitz,  who 
is  President  of  Stop  and  Shop  Super- 
markets, has  long  been  prominent  in 
community  affairs. 

The  Scholarship  Fund,  which  currently 
is  endowed  to  provide  for  full  tuition  an- 
nually for  a  boy  and  a  girl,  may  be  in- 
creased in  the  future  to  provide  additional 
scholarships. 


COMMONS  ROOM 

COMMEMORATES 

IRVING  USEN  GIFT 


The  Commons  Room  of  the  Castle,  the 
largest  and  most  luxurious  of  the  Univer- 
sity lounges,  will  bear  the  name  of  Irving 
and  Edyth  Usen  as  a  tribute  to  the  sus- 
tained devotion  of  this  prominent  Boston 
family  to  the  purpose  of  Brandeis.  A  re- 
cent gift  of  $25,000  is  in  addition  to 
previous  Usen  donations  which  were  made 
in  the  earlier  years  of  the  University. 

In  accepting  the  gift  on  behalf  of  the 
University,  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar  stated: 
"We  are  proud  to  assign  a  name  so  hon- 
ored and  so  esteemed  in  our  community 
for  the  Commons  Room  which  is  contin- 
ually u.sed  by  students,  faculty  and  visitors. 
The  name  and  the  purpose  of  the  room 
belong  together,  and  I  am  vcr)'  happy  that 
we  may  count  you  very  integrally  in  our 
Brandeis  family." 

Mr.  Usen,  President  of  the  Irving  Usen 
Trawling  Co.,  is  active  in  community  and 
philanthropic  affairs.  He  is  former  Treas- 
urer and  Chairman  of  the  Combined 
Jewish  Appeal  of  Greater  Boston. 


BRANDEIS  BULLETIN 


MEMPHIS  FUNDS  PROVIDE 

27-ACRE  TRACT  FOR  CAMPUS 


^_^^_______  In      Memphis, 

^^HB^^I     Tenn.,   where  Bran- 
'^  ^^^  jgjs  boasts  a  larger 

(I  I         "alumni"    than    any 

•  "^t  IP  other  college,  prom- 
inent community 
leaders  are  in  the 
forefront  in  sup- 
porting efforts  to 
Abe  D.  Waldauer       build  the  University. 

Under  the  chairmanship  of  Abe  D. 
Waldauer,  one  of  Memphis'  leading  citi- 
zens, the  group  attracted  enough  support 
to  ensure  funds  for  the  purchase  of  a  27- 
acre  tract  of  land  adjoining  the  present 
Waltham,  Mass.,  campus  to  be  known  as 
the  Memphis  Tract  and  to  be  utilized 
for  the  development  of  the  University's 
athletic  facilities.  This  ground  is  now 
being  cleared  for  the  Abraham  Marcus 
Athletic  Field  and  will  also  be  the  site  of 
the  Abraham  Shapiro  Athletic  Building. 

The  additional  acreage  will  extend  the 
campus  close  to  the  banks  of  the  historic 
Charles  River,  where  the  University  will 
take  its  place  with  the  other  institutions 
of  higher  learning  that  overlook  the 
Charles,  including  Harvard,  Massachusetts 
Institute  of  Technology  and  'Wellesley. 

The  men  who  cooperated  with  Mr. 
Waldauer  in  making  this  achievement  pos- 
sible include  John  Adler,  Leo  Bearman, 
Philip  Belz,  'William  Epstein,  'William 
Garber,  Jack  Goldsmith,  Charles  Good- 
man, Benjamin  Goodman,  Myron  Garber, 
Louis  Kotler,  William  Lowenberg,  Dr. 
Louis  Levy,  Sam  Plough,  Philip  Perel, 
Aaron  R.  Scharff,  and  Abe  Wursburg. 
Nathan  Shainberg  is  Secretary,  and  M.  A. 
Lightman,  Jr.,  Herbert  Kahn  and  Julian 
Allenberg  form  the  Attendance  Committee. 

Further  evidence  of  Memphis  zeal  and 


COLUMBUS  WOMEN 

INCREASE  ACTIVITY 

Columbus,  O.,  reports  an  active 
Women's  Committee  Chapter  under 
the  direction  of  its  able  President, 
Mrs.  Alfred  Kobacker.  Only  a  few 
months  old  at  this  date,  they  have 
already  listed  a  large  membership 
with  a  substantial  proportion  of  Life 
Members. 

Other  Columbus  officers  are  Mrs. 
Samuel  Melton  and  Mrs.  Morris 
Resler,  Vice  Presidents;  Mrs.  David 
Rosenfeld,  Secretary;  Mrs.  Harry  Getz, 
Treasurer;  and  Mrs.  Theodore  Schlon- 
sky.   Membership   Chairman. 


generosity  toward  Brandeis  are  the  grants 
from  the  Kahn  Trust,  established  by  the 
will  of  Jacob  M.  Meyer,  honoring  the 
memory  of  Henry  M.  and  Lena  Meyer 
Kahn,  which  have  been  used  to  supple- 
ment salaries  of  faculty  members,  thereby 
aiding  in  maintaining  the  high  standards 
of  the  University.  A  loan  fund  and  a 
scholarship  fund  for  needy  students  have 
also  come  from  the  Kahn  Trust.  Addi- 
tional Memphis  activity  resulted  in  the 
establishment  of  the  Sam  Abraham  Mem- 
orial Scholarship  Fund  at  Brandeis,  hon- 
oring the  memory  of  Sam  Abraham,  a  dis- 
tinguished Memphis  communal  leader.  It 
will  provide  scholarships  at  Brandeis  for 
deserving  students. 

The  Memphis  Chapter  of  the  Brandeis 
Associates  recently  held  its  first  member- 
ship dinner  meeting  in  the  Forrest  Room 
of  the  Gayoso  Hotel  and  was  addressed  by 
George  Alpert,  President  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  and  Benny  Friedman,  Director 
of  Athletics  at  Brandeis.  Jack  Lieberman, 
Executive  Director  of  the  Memphis  Jew- 
ish Welfare  Fund,  supervised  the  arrange- 
ments for  the  Brandeis  Associates  dinner. 


NOTES  ON 

n^he  Women's  Cojm7iiUee 

The  Detroit  Chapter  has  launched  its 
formal  organization  under  the  leadership 
of  Mrs.  Oscar  Zemon,  President  Pro-Tem. 
Its  47  sister  chapters  throughout  the  na- 
tion welcome  the  newest  member  chapter. 

Other   temporary   Detroit   officers   are   Mrs. 
Leonard    Kasle,    First   Vice   President;   Mrs. 
Philip    Marcuse,    Secretary;    Mrs.    Norman 
Levey,    Treasurer;    Mrs.     Lawrence    Segar, 
Corresponding      Secretary;      Mrs.      Harvey 
Rattner,    Financial    Secretary;    and   Mrs.    E. 
Bryce    Alpern,    Publicity. 
The   Brandeis  story  was   interpreted  to 
the  recently- formed  Cleveland  Chapter  by 
Mrs.    Alvin    Mellman,    Temporary   Chair- 
man,  who  visited  the  campus   last   month 
to  acquaint  herself  fully  with  the  work  of 
the  University. 

Hartford  continues  to  pace  the  Women's 
Committee  in  terms  of  enthusiasm  and  ac- 
tivity with  Mrs.  Edwin  Lavitt  as  President. 
Llnder  the  leadership  of  Mrs.  John  Sudar- 
sky.  Honorary  President,  the  chapter  was 
established  as  one  of  the  leading  groups 
in    the    community. 

Hartford  officers  include  Mrs.  Harry 
Bishop,  Treasurer;  Mrs.  Richard  Harris, 
Financial  Secretary;  and  Mrs.  Joseph  Su- 
darsky,  Recording  Secretary. 

The  Brandeis  story  went  west  to  Phoenix, 
where  Mrs.  Arnold  H.  Abelson  presides. 
Officers  of  the  Phoenix  Chapter  assisting 
Mrs.  Abelson  are  Mrs.  Samuel  Langerman, 
Vice  President;  Mrs.  Meyer  Spitalny,  Treas- 
urer; Mrs.  A.  D.  Spector,  Publicity  Chair- 
man; and  Mrs.  Maurice  Chesler,  Member- 
ship Chairman. 

On  the  west  coast  San  Francisco  wom- 
en, under  the  leadership  of  Mrs.  Melvin 
Swigg,  President,  are  formulating  plans 
for  a  membership  campaign  to  increase 
the  ranks  of  their  chapter,  one  of  the 
youngest  in  the  Women's  Committee. 

Other  San  Francisco  officers  include  Mrs. 
Mel  Schwartzbaum,  Vice  President;  Mrs. 
Alvin  I.  Fine,  Recording  Secretary;  Mrs. 
Percy  Barker,  Corresponding  Secretary;  and 
Mrs.   Ovid  Ross,  Treasurer. 


ST.  LOUIS  WOMEN  attending  the  recent  Convocation  Confer- 
ence of  the  National  Wotnen's  Committee  meet  ivith  Susan  Bran- 
deis, Honorary  President.  Left  to  right  are  Mrs.  Morris  Horwitz, 
Miss  Brandeis,  Mrs.  Morris  M.  Sachar  and  Mrs.  Samuel  E.  Fleisch- 
mann.  Under  the  leadership  of  Mrs.  Sachar  more  than  900  mem- 
bers were  enrolled  at  the  Chapter's  first  formal  meeting. 


GEORGIA  AND  TEXAS  WOMEN'S  COMMITTEE  delegates 
to  the  Convocation  Conference  met  Prof.  Max  Lerner  on  the  cam- 
pus. Left  to  right,  are  Mrs.  Sidney  0.  fan/is,  President.  Atlanta:  Mrs. 
Louis  Rudofsky,  Savannah;  Prof.  Lerner;  Mrs.  Samuel  Alterman, 
and  Mrs.  Eli  Goldstein,  President,  San  Antonio,  Texas.  Chapters 
in  these  states  are  engaging  in  extraordinary  membership  activity. 


BRANDEIS  BULLETIN 


THREE  LIBRARY 

MEMORIALS  CREATED 

Three  new  librar}'  collections  have  been 
established  in  the  Brandeis  Library  in  the 
form  of  memorials  during  the  past  months. 

The  Morris  and  Vera  Hillqiiit  Collec- 
tion, an  extensive  library  of  books  and 
pamphlets  dealing  with  the  origins  of 
American  socialism  and  labor  organization, 
was  presented  by  Miss  Nina  E.  Hillquit 
of  New  York  in  memory  of  her  parents. 
The  late  Morris  Hillquit  was  an  authority 
on  the  American  labor  movement  and 
wrote  many  texts  on  the  subject. 

The  Jacob  White  Book  Fund  has  been 
established  through  a  bequest  of  the  late 
Lynn,  Mass.,  philanthropist  and  hotel 
owner.  While  many  contributions  have 
been  made  to  the  Library  for  the  purchase 
of  texts  in  specific  fields,  this  is  one  of 
the  first  bequests,  unrestricted  in  its  use, 
designed  to  fill  the  University  needs  on  a 
broader  level. 

Mrs.  Freda  Manishen  of  Manchester, 
N.H.,  has  established  the  James  Manishen 
Collection  to  memorialize  her  late  hus- 
band who  was  for  many  years  active  in 
civic  and  communal  endeavors. 


WOMEN'S  COMMITTEE  DELEGATES 
ATTEND  SECOND  ANNUAL  CONVOCATION 


KEY  BRANDEIS  WOMEN  are  picl/ired  dining  the  Second  Aiintial  Convocal'ion 
Exercises  ti'hich  also  concluded  the  annual  women's  Conference.  Left  to  right  are  Mrs. 
Harry  L.  Michaels,  President  of  the  National  Women's  Committee  of  Brandeis  University 
and  its  Founder;  Mrs.  Eleanor  Roosevelt,  Board  Member  of  the  University;  and  Mrs. 
Max  Slater  who  served  as  Chairman  of  the  W^omen's  Committee  Conference. 


CHICAGO  W^OMEN'S  MEMBERSHIP 

DRIVE  N EARING  1500  ENROLLEES 


A  series  of  membership  teas  has  resulted 
in  a  membership  figure  of  almost  1,500 
for  the  Chicago  Women's  Committee 
Chapter.  Chicago  has  already  accounted 
for  more  than  $10,000  in  funds  trans- 
ferred to  the  University  for  support  of  the 
Library  and  for  the  underwriting  of  four 
chairs   in   the  Humanities. 

Particular  success  has  been  realized  in 
promoting  the  Books  for  Brandeis  pro- 
gram in  Chicago,  whereby  members  me- 
morialize individuals  or  celebrate  special 
occasions  by  direct  contributions  to  the 
Library.  Such  gifts  receive  permanent  rec- 


ognition through  special  bookplates  which 
go   into   the   volumes   that   are   purchased. 

Chicago  officers,  responsible  for  the 
rapid  growth  of  their  organization  are 
the  following  Mesdames:  Maurice  Mandel, 
President;  Philip  Sachs  and  Arnold  Ep- 
stein, Vice  Presidents;  Benjamin  Sherman, 
Treasurer;  A.  Morris  Krensky,  Assistant 
Treasurer;  Jacob  Braude,  Corresponding 
Secretary;  Kate  Sherman,  Recording  Sec- 
retary; Melvin  Afremow,  Financial  Sec- 
retary; and  Milton  H.  Callner,  Book  Fund 
Chairman. 


GREATER  BOS- 
TON'S   CHAPTER 

of  the  National 
Women's  Commit- 
tee sounds  the  key- 
note for  its  sister 
chapters  with  a 
total  membership 
of  3600  including 
"i  50  Life  Members. 
Mrs.  bring  Abrams, 
president  of  the 
Chapter,  chats  with 
lienny  Friedman, 
Brandeis  Director 
uf  Athletics,  -who 
was  the  guest 
spealser  at  the 
Chapter's  annual 
meeting  recently. 


PROVIDENCE  CLAIMS 

MEMBERSHIP  LAURELS 

Women  of  the  Providence  Women's 
Committee  Chapter  claim  that  their 
group  in  the  Capital  of  the  nation's 
smallest  state  has  the  largest  pro- 
portionate membership  of  any  com- 
munity in  the  country.  Their  most 
recent  membership  figures  listed  595 
Annual  Members  and  14  Life  Members. 
Leadership  in  Providence  has  been 
provided  by  Mrs.  Louis  Kramer,  Presi- 
dent; Mrs.  Saul  Feinberg,  Vice  Presi- 
dent: Mrs.  Archie  Fain,  Secretary;  Mrs. 
Siedert  Goldowsky,  Financial  Secre- 
tary; and  Mrs.  Max  Greenbaum, 
Treasurer. 


NEW  HAVEN  LEADS 

IN  NUTMEG  STATE 

Connecticut  State's  leading  Women's 
Committee  Chapter  is  New  Haven,  report- 
ing over  500  members  and  placing  itself 
in  the  New  England  membership  enroll- 
ment vanguard.  New  Haven  activities, 
under  the  direction  of  Mrs.  Arthur  You- 
man.  President,  are  expanding  to  include 
the  neighboring  communities  of  Ansonia, 
Derby,  Seymour  and  Milford. 

Chapter  officers  who  direct  New  Haven 
activity  are,  in  addition  to  Mrs.  Youman, 
Mrs.  Abraham  Weissman,  Treasurer,  and 
Mrs.  Waldo  Eisner,  Book  Fund  Chairman. 


8 


BRANDEIS  BULLETIN 


PROSKAUER,  ROSENMAN,  LEVY, 
LEHMAN,  HEAD  N.  Y.  ASSOCIATES 


LAUNCHING  THE  NEW  YORK  CITY  ASSOCIATES  .11  thtir  ckirler  memhenhip  met/zi/x 
at  the  Hotel  Commodore  in  June  were,  left  to  right.  Norman  S.  Goetz.  toastmasler:  Dr.  Abram  L. 
Sachar:  Mrs.  Adele  RosenwaU  Levy:  and  Dr.  Isador  Lubin.  Chairman  of  the  Dinner  Committee. 


Culminating  a  month  of  activities  on 
behalf  of  Brandeis,  more  than  400  charter 
members  of  the  New  York  City  Chapter 
of  the  Brandeis  Associates  gathered  early 
in  June  at  the  Hotel  Commodore  for  their 
initial  meeting  under  the  chairmanship  of 
Dr.  Isador  Lubin,  consultant  to  the  State 
Department  and  a  member  of  the  Univer- 
sity Board  of  Trustees. 

Maurice  J.  Tobin,  United  States  Secre- 
tary of  Labor  and  George  Alpert,  Presi- 
dent of  the  Brandeis  Board,  addressed  the 
group,  and  Norman  S.  Goetz,  Past  Presi- 
dent of  the  Federation  of  Jewish  Philan- 
thropies of  New  York  City  and  a  Trustee 
of  the  State  University  of  New  York, 
served  as  toastmaster.  Other  addresses  were 
delivered  by  Dr.  Max  Lerner,  Professor  of 
American  Civilization  at  Brandeis,  and  by 
Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar,  President  of  the 
University.  A  student  panel  representing 
the  varied  activities  of  the  University  was 
a  highlight  of  the  evening's  program. 

Among  the  eminent  New  Yorkers  serv- 
ing as  Honorary  Chairmen  of  the  commit- 
tee organizing  the  new  chapter  are  Judge 
Samuel  L  Rosenman,  advisor  to  Presidents 
Roosevelt  and  Truman;  Judge  Joseph  M. 
Proskauer,  member  of  the  Brandeis  Board 
of  Trustees  and  Honorary  National  Pres- 
ident of  the  American  Jewish  Committee; 
Senator  Herbert  H.  Lehman,  former  Gov- 
ernor of  New  York;  and  Mrs.  Adele 
Rosenwald  Levy. 

Honorary  Vice  Chairmen  of  the  organ- 
izing group  included:  Louis  Broido,  ex- 
ecutive of  Gimbel  Brothers;  Max  Doft, 
of  the  Princeton  Knitting  Mills;  Irving 
M.  Engel,  attorney;  Abraham  Feinberg,  of 
Jac  Feinberg  Hosiery  Mills,  Inc.;  Andrew 
Goodman,  of  Bergdorf-Goodman;  Col. 
Harry  D.  Henshel,  executive  of  the  Bulova 
Watch    Company;    Benjamin    Hutner,    of 


BREITMAN  FAMILY  GIVES 
PHYSICS  LABORATORY 

Research  in  the  sciences  at  Brandeis 
University  advances  another  step  with  the 
announcement  of  the  construction  of  the 
Breitman  Family  Physics  Laboratory.  The 
Laboratory  will  be  housed  in  the  Science 
Hall  Annex,   now  under  construction. 

To  be  built  with  completely  modern 
physics  equipment,  the  Laboratory  repre- 
sents the  gift  of  the  family  of  Samuel 
Breitman  including  his  brothers,  Abraham 
and  David;  his  wife  Fannie  Breitman;  and 
his  children,  Leonard  Breitman,  Mrs.  Phil- 
ip Neiman  and  Mrs.  Carl  Ginsburg.  Mr. 
Breitman  is  a  prominent  shoe  manufac- 
turer  and   philanthropist   of   Lynn,   Mass. 

Blueprints  for  the  Science  Hall  Annex 
include,  along  with  the  Breitman  Family 
Physics  Laboratory,  an  atomic  physics  lab- 
oratory, a  physics  demonstration  room,  a 
biology  laboratory,  four  classrooms,  a  pho- 
tographic darkroom,  and  faculty  offices. 

A  formal  dedication  ceremony  in  the  fall 
will  mark  the  opening  of  the  Breitman 
Family  Physics  Laboratory  for  use  in  the 
Brandeis  science  program. 


Consolidated  Retail  Stores,  Inc.;  Andre 
Meyers,  of  Lazare  Freres,  Bankers;  Max 
Ogust,  Director  of  the  Free  Sons  of  Israel; 
Joseph  Pulvermacher,  of  the  Sterling  Na- 
tional Bank;  James  N.  Rosenberg,  attorney; 
Hon.  Benjamin  Shalleck,  Judge;  Hon. 
Meier  Steinbrink,  Judge  in  the  New  York 
State  Supreme  Court;  Walter  W.  Weis- 
mann,  executive  of  the  Aetna  Industrial 
Corporation;  and  Harry  Zeitz,  executive 
of  Martin's  Department  Store  in  Brooklyn. 


RESEARCH     FUND     CREATED 

Max   Feinberg   Heads   Donor   List 

An  Anniversary  Research  Fund,  provid- 
ing the  means  through  which  contributors 
may  find  an  outlet  for  donations  to  com- 
memorate personal  or  family  anniversaries, 
has  been  established  and  approved  by  the 
Brandeis  Board  of  Trustees. 

The  first  contribution  to  the  newly  cre- 
ated Fund,  which  will  underwrite  teaching 
fellowships  in  the  field  of  science,  has 
been  made  in  honor  of  the  birthday  of 
Max  Feinberg,  of  West  Newton,  Mass. 
Donors  to  the  Fund  will  be  honored  an- 
nually on  the  birthday  anniversary  of  Jus- 
tice Louis  Dembitz  Brandeis  in  special  ex- 
ercises to  be  held  by  the  University. 

Mr.  Feinberg,  whose  name  will  head 
the  list  of  the  Anniversary  Research  Fund 
volume,  is  a  member  of  the  Brandeis 
University  Associates  and  previously  con- 
tributed $5,000  to  Brandeis. 


Statistically  Speaking  .  .  . 

The  story  of  a  great  university  can  never 
be  told  in  terms  of  statistics;  it  must  be 
a  record  of  quality  and  integrity  .... 
Reports  compiled  at  the  close  of  the  aca- 
demic year  1949-50,  however,  do  reveal 
an  array  of  significant  facts  ....  The 
membership  of  the  National  Women's 
Committee  increased  by  300"^'^  over  that 
for  the  preceding  year  ....  The  number 
of  communities  organizing  local  chapters 
of  the  Women's  Committees  increased  by 
400^ r  ....  To  date,  individuals  residing 
in  more  than  200  communities  throughout 
the  nation  have  made  gifts  to  the  Univer- 
sity ....  ranging  from  Presque  Isle, 
Maine,  to  Spokane,  Washington  and  from 
Oshkosh,  'Wisconsin,  to  Lepanto,  P.I.  (a 
sub-province  of  Mountain  Province  of  the 
Philippine  Islands)  .  .  .  Twice  as  many 
communities  were  recorded  this  year  as 
compared  with  last  year  ....  The  num- 
ber of  courses  offered  by  the  University 
in  ■49-'50  was  42  —  in  '5u-'51  it  will  be 
196  ....  More  than  65%  of  the  Univer- 
sity's gifts  last  year  came  from  outside  of 
New  England  —  more  than  80'^ r  from 
outside  Boston  ....  George  Alpert,  Pres- 
ident of  the  University's  Board  of  Trus- 
tees, travelled  over  40,000  miles  last  year 
in  the  interests  of  Brandeis  ....  The 
Louisville,  Kentucky,  Women's  Committee 
Chapter  lists  a  Roman  Catholic  priest  as 
a  Life  Member  ....  The  University  will 
double  its  dormitory  capacity  this  summer 
with  the  construction  of  the  Ridgewood 
Apartments  ....  Next  year's  student 
body  will  represent  28  states  and  six  for- 
eign nations  ....  In  the  past  year  the 
unique  story  of  Brandeis  University  was 
featured  in  TIME  Magazine,  NEWS- 
WEEK Magazine,  QUICK  Magazine  and 
several  Anglo-Jewish  publications  .... 
The  nation  is  watching  the  growth  of  "the 
University  with  a  mission." 


Presswork,  Courtesy  of  Daniels  Printing  Co.,  Boston 


FFICIAL  PUBLICATIDIV  DF  BHAMDEIS  UNIVERSITY 


FRESHMAN  FOOTBALL  SCHEDULE 

September   30  Maine   Mariiime  Academy 


October    6 

Boston    College 

October     1 4 

Harvard    University 

October    21 

Brewsicr    Academy 

October  28 

Spr 

ingfield  College  J.  V. 

November   4 

Open 

November    10 

Boston  University 

BRANDEIS  BULLETIN 


BRANDEIS  FRESHMAN  FOOTBALL  TEAM  DEBUT 
LAUNCHES    INTERCOLLEGIATE    COMPETITION 

Coach  Benny  Friedman  Trains  Athletes  For  Grid  Games  With  Seven  Colleges 

Brandeis  kicks  off  in  the  intercollegiate 
athletic  scene  on  September  30,  when  the 
Brandeis  freshman  eleven  tangles  with  the 
Maine  Maritime  Academy  football  team. 
The  grid  game  signals  the  initiation  of  an 
impressive  sports  schedule  which  also  in- 
cludes basketball,  baseball  and  soccer. 

Underwriting  the  newly-launched  ath- 
letic program  is  the  Brandeis  Athletic 
Association  under  the  chairmanship  of 
Joseph  Linsey,  prominent  Boston  beverage 
manufacturer  and  sports  enthusiast.  The 
youngest  of  the  University's  auxiliary  or- 
ganizations, the  Athletic  Association  is  at- 
tracting support  from  individuals  and 
groups  throughout  the  nation. 

Athletic  Director  Benny  Friedman  and 
Line  Coach  George  Keneally,  who  have 
been  working  out  with  the  Brandeis  ath- 
letes indicate  that  the  team  will  be  in  top 
physical  condition  by  the  time  they  meet 
their  iirst  grid  opponent  on  September  30 
in  Castine,  Maine.  Members  of  the  team, 
Mr.  Friedman  pointed  out,  have  acquitted 
themselves  admirably  in  secondary  school 
in  both  athletic  and  academic  activities. 

The  completion  of  the  Abraham  Marcus 
Atheletic  Field  and  the  Abraham  Shapiro 
Athletic  Center  will  enable  the  Brandeis 
teams  to  meet  their  opponents  on  the 
Waltham  campus.  Pending  completion  of 
the  athletic  plant,  all  games  for  the  1950- 
^  1  season  will  be  played  away. 


I'ISITING  the  cjm- 
pus.  Judge  Joseph  M. 
Proskj»er.  left,  mem- 
ber of  the  Board  of 
Trustees.  chats  with 
Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar, 
Brandeis  President,  cen- 
ter, and  George  Alpert. 
President  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees.  In  the 
background  are  the 
battlements  of  The 
Castle,  major  building 
and  landmark  of  the 
University. 


MORRIS  SHAPIRO  APPOINTED  CHAIRMAN 
OF  BOARD  SCHOLARSHIPS  COMMITTEE 


The  appointment 
of  Morris  S.  Shapiro, 
member  of  the 
Brandeis  Board  of 
Trustees  and  promi- 
nent Boston  manu- 
facturer, as  Chair- 
man of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Scholar- 
ships and  Aid  of  the  ^'"■'''  ^''"P'"' 
Board,  has  been  announced  by  George 
Alpert,  President  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 
In  his  capacity  as  chairman,  Mr.  Shapiro 
will  work  with  members  of  his  committee 
in  formulating  policy  regarding  the  re- 
ceipt of  scholarship  funds  by  the  University. 

Upon  assuming  the  chairmanship,  Mr. 
Shapiro  disclosed  that  more  than  150 
scholarships  and  other  forms  of  financial 
aid  have  been  awarded  for  the  academic 
year  1950-51,  67  of  them  to  freshmen. 
Last  year,  Mr.  Shapiro  further  revealed, 
85  scholarships  were  awarded  to  25  per- 
cent of  the  student  body,  totalling  $36,135. 

In  the  coming  year  at  least  one-third  of 
the  student  body  will  receive  scholarships 
or  other  forms  of  financial  aid  totalling 
more  than  $65,000,  of  which  $26,000  will 
go  to  members  of  the  incoming  class.  Of 
the  upper-class  students  who  will  receive 
aid,  Mr.  Shapiro's  report  continued,  50 
percent  of  the  juniors  and  40  percent  of 
the  sophomores  are  on  the  Dean's  List. 
Financial  aid  to  students  includes  scholar- 
ships, bursaries,  grants-in-aid,  loans  and 
employment. 

Mr.  Shapiro,  a  resident  of  Boston  for 
more  than  forty  years,  heads  the  Trimount 
Clothing  Company.  He  has  held  offices  in 
the  Associated  Jewish  Philanthropies  and 
the  Combined  Jewish  Appeal. 


ISRAELI  YOUTH  AWARDED 
SCHWARTZ    FELLOWSHIP 

The  first  student  exchange  between 
Brandeis  University  and  Israel  will  be  re- 
alized this  year  with  the  award  of  the 
Ida  Hillson  Schwartz  Exchange  Fellowship 
to  16-year-old  Eliyahu  Ahilea  of  Jeru- 
salem. The  young  Israeli  student  was 
directed  to  Brandeis  by  Leonard  Bernstein, 
who  recently  visited  in  Israel  on  a  con- 
ducting tour.  Mr. 
Bernstein  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Univer- 
sity's Educational 
Policies  Committee 
for  Music. 

The  Schwartz  Fel- 
lowship,   established 
■    '-  -^     last    year    by     Elias 

L,., :.,•./  Bunsiein  EJ^ard  Schwartz  of 
Somerville,  Mass.,  with  his  four  children 
in  honor  of  his  late  wife,  provides  for  a 
gifted  Israeli  student  to  spend  a  year  at 
Brandeis,  or  for  a  Brandeis  student  to 
study  in  Israel. 

A  talented  conductor  in  his  own  right, 
Eliyahu  Ahilea  has  twice  conducted  the 
Orchestra  of  the  Israel  Broadcasting  Serv- 
ice, both  on  the  air  and  publicly.  He  is 
the  winner  of  the  only  scholarship  awarded 
by  the  Israeli  government  to  student  music 
conductors. 

The  awarding  of  the  Schwartz  Fellow- 
ship fulfills  the  hopes  expressed  by  Israeli 
Ambassador  Eliahu  Elath  that  Brandeis 
University  might  serve  as  "a  source  for 
close  cooperation  and  better  understanding 
between  the  United  States  and  the  people 
of  Israel." 


MICHAEL    TUCH    DIES    AT    74 

Educational  Benefactor  Mourned 

The  founder  of 
the  Michael  Tuch 
Chair  in  Hebrew 
Literature  and  Eth- 
ics at  Brandeis  died 
September  2  at  his 
home  in  Brooklyn, 
N.Y.,  after  a  long 
'l'"ess.  Michael  Tuch 

As  early  as  1917 
Mr.  Tuch  became  well  known  as  an 
eminent  benefactor  of  educational  and 
philanthropic  institutions.  He  established 
the  Michael  Tuch  Foundation  which  an- 
nually makes  contributions  to  a  substantial 
number  of  charitable  and  educational 
institutions. 

The  Michael  Tuch  chair  at  Brandeis 
permits  the  University  to  strengthen  the 
area  of  Hebrew  concentration  established 
at  the  University's  inception  in  1948.  This 
will  serve  as  a  lasting  memorial  to  the  late 
philanthropist's  lifetime  of  community 
service.  He  is  survived  by  his  widow,  Mrs. 
Tessie  Tuch,  and  two  sisters. 


NEW  SERIES,  VOL.  I,  NO.  I 


SEPTEMBER,  1950 


Official  publication  of  Brandeis  Lhiiventty  puhliihed  IH  times  during  the  year  (once  in  the  months  of  September.  November  and  February:  tu-ice  in  the  months  of  October. 
December.  January,  .March.  April  and  July:  three  times  in  the  month  of  May)  at  Brandeis  Unnersily.  41)  South  Street.  Waltham  S4.  Mass.  Application  for  entry  as  second 
Class  matter  at  Boston.  Aiass.,  is  pending. 


BRANDEIS  BULLETIN 


NOTES  ON 
c/ne   Vi/onien  s   Coitiiuitfee 


Eighty  new  Life  Members  have  been 
added  to  the  rolls  of  the  Greater  Boston 
Chapter,  following  a  highly  successful 
Life  Membership  Luncheon  last  month. 
The  Luncheon  was  held  at  Tower  Hill 
Farm  in  Plymouth,  Mass.,  the  summer 
estate  of  Mrs.  Jack  London,  Boston's 
Chairman  of  Life  Membership.  Mrs. 
William  Talcoff  and  Mrs.  David  Karp, 
Vice  Presidents  in  charge  of  the  Lunch- 
eon, and  Mrs.  Edward  Canter,  Trans- 
portation Chairman,  recommend  this 
type  of  function  for  increasing  member- 
ship. Mrs.  Irving  Abrams  heads  the 
Greater  Boston  Chapter  which  now 
boasts  516  Life  Members  and  a  total 
membership  of  close  to  4,000. 


Manchester,  N.H.,  women  hold  their 
annual  membership  meeting  on  October 
10  and  will  be  addressed  by  Mrs.  Max 
Katz,  National  Membership  Chairman  and 
Board  Member.  The  chapter,  which  cele- 
brates Its  first  anniversary  this  month,  is 
headed  by  Mrs.  Leonard  V.  Finder. 

On  September  19th,  leading  women  in 
the  Philadelphia  community  gathered  for 
an  organizational  meeting  to  lay  the 
ground-work  for  the  formation  of  a 
Women's  Committee  chapter  in  that  city. 
George  Alpert,  President  of  the  Llni- 
versity's  Board  of  Trustees,  will  bring 
the   story   of   Brandeis   to   the  group. 

Two  of  the  youngest  chapters  will  be 
holding  their  first  membership  meetings 
next  month  and  will  be  addressed  by 
Dr.  Sachar.  The  Detroit  Chapter,  headed 
by  Mrs.  Oscar  Zemon,  President  Pro-Tem, 
meets  on  October  16  at  Temple  Beth-El, 
and  the  Cincinnati  women,  whose  presi- 
dent is  Mrs.  Philip  Meyers,  will  meet 
on  the  30th. 

Upstate  New  York  boasts  two  recently- 
formed  chapters,  one  in  Schenectady  with 
Mrs.  Wiliia.-r.  Golub,  President,  and  the 
other  in  Syracuse  where  Mrs.  Joseph 
Kallet  presides. 

Manhattan,  Brooklyn  and  Bronx  Chap- 
ters will  meet  jointly  on  October  17  at 
the  Concourse  Plaza  Hotel.  Presidents  of 
these  chapters  are  Mrs.  S.  S.  Allen,  Man- 
hattan; Mrs.  S.  Charles  Gardner,  Brooklyn; 
and  Mrs.  Samuel  Gattegno,  Bronx. 

Way  down  south  in  New  Orleans  the 
League  of  Jewish  Women  is  sponsoring 
a  meeting  of  community  leaders  to  or- 
ganize a  chapter  in  the  delta  city.  Dr. 
Sachar  will  review  the  University's  past 
two  years  and  outline  its  future  at  the 
October   1 1   gathering. 

The  Lynn,  Mass.,  Chapter  is  mobilizing 
for  a  fall  membership  campaign  and  will 
sponsor  a  series  of  special  functions  for 
both  Annual  and  Life  Members,  and  for 
prospective  members.  Mrs.  Ellis  Michel- 
son  is  President  of  the  chapter. 


ADELE  ROSENWALD  LEVY  NAMED 

TO  BRANDEIS  BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES 


Mrs.  Adele  Ro- 
senwald  Levy  of 
New  York,  daughter 
of  the  late  Julius 
Rosenwald,  has  been 
elected  to  the  Bran- 
deis Board  of  Trus- 
tees, George  Alpert, 
President  of  the 
Board,    has    an- 


Mrs.   Levy 


nounced.  She  joins  Mrs.  Eleanor  Roosevelt 
as  the  only  women  serving  on  the  Board. 

Mrs.  Levy  was  the  first  Chairman  of 
the  National  Women's  Division  of  the 
United  Jewish  Appeal,  organized  in  1946, 
and  served  in  that  capacity  for  two  years. 
She  has  served  for  many  years  on  the 
Board  of  Directors  of  the  Greater  New 
York  United  Jewish  Appeal.  Her  active 
concern  with  refugees  and  displaced  per- 
sons prompted  her  to  accept  the  Vice 
Chairmanship  of  the  Citizens  Committee 
on  Displaced  Persons. 

A  prominent  sponsor  of  civic,  cultural 
and  educational  projects,  Mrs.  Levy  is 
noted   for  her  work  in  the  field  of  child 


care.  She  is  President  of  the  Citizens 
Committee  on  Children  of  New  York  City 
and  was  designated  by  President  Truman 
to  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  Mid- 
Century  White  House  Conference  on 
Children  and  Youth,  to  be  held  in 
December. 

The  wife  of  the  eminent  child  psychi- 
atrist Dr.  David  M.  Levy,  Mrs.  Levy  is 
the  mother  of  two  sons.  She  is  Chairman 
of  the  Child  Care  Committee  of  the  Com- 
munity Service  Society  and  serves  as  a 
member  of  the  Boards  of  the  Play  Schools 
Association,  Youth  House,  the  New  York 
City  Youth  Board,  the  Good  Neighbor 
Federation  and  the  Lavanburg  Foundation. 

Among  the  cultural  and  civic  organiza- 
tions with  which  she  is  affiliated  are  the 
Museum  of  Modern  Art,  of  which  she  is 
a  member  of  the  Board  of  Directors;  and 
the  Civic  Legislative  League  of  New  York 
State,  where  she  serves  on  the  Executive 
Committee.  She  is  also  a  member  of  the 
Mayors  Advisory  Committee  on  Business 
Administration  of  the  New  York  City 
Department  of  Welfare. 


BLUMBERG   MATHEMATICS    COLLECTION 
ACQUIRED     BY     BRANDEIS    LIBRARY 


KEY    FIGURES    at    last    month's    meeting    of 

North  Shore,  Mass.,  community  leaders  are, 
Louis  Salvage,  left,  and  Harry  Remis  who 
chaired  the  meeting.  Close  to  100  men  who 
attended  -will  he  the  charter  members  of  the 
newly-launched  North  Shore  Associates  Chapter 
under  the  chairmanship  of  Mr.  Remis.  The 
communities  represented  are  Beverly,  Lynn, 
i\i.irhlehead.  Peabody.  Salem  and  Saugui. 


The  15  00- volume  mathematics  collection 
of  the  late  Professor  Harry  Blumberg  of 
Ohio  State  University,  who  ranked  as  one 
of  the  foremost  mathematicians  in  the 
country  until  his  death  this  year,  has  been 
recently  acquired  by  the  Brandeis  Library. 

The  gift  of  this  extensive  collection  of 
texts  and  significant  publications  in  the 
theory  and  development  of  mathematical 
science  to  Brandeis  was  arranged  by  Mrs. 
Alfred  Kobacker,  President  of  the  Colum- 
bus Chapter  of  the  National  Women's 
Committee,  an  associate  for  many  years  of 
the  Blumberg  family,  and  by  Professor 
A.  M.  Schultz,  of  the  Ohio  State  Univer- 
sity Romance  Languages  Department. 

Professor  Blumberg  was  connected  with 
Ohio  State  University  for  25  years  and 
organized  its  graduate  school  in  mathemat- 
ics. The  only  American  to  receive  a  Doc- 
tor of  Philosophy  degree  ciitn  laiide  from 
Gottingen  University  in  Germany,  he  was 
a  frequent  contributor  of  important  articles 
to  outstanding  mathematics  journals. 

The  Columbus  Chapter  of  the  Women's 
Committee,  one  of  the  youngest  chapters 
in  the  country,  has  already  made  remark- 
able progress  under  the  leadership  of  Mrs. 
Kobacker  both  in  recruiting  members  and 
in  contributing  toward  fulfilling  the  goals 
of  the  Women's  Committee. 


\ 


BRANDEIS  BULLETIN 


i 


KAHN  NAMED  NATIONAL  CHAIRMAN 
OF  BRANDEIS  UNIVERSITY  ASSOCIATES 


RISING  FAST,  enrollment  in  the  Canton. 
O..  Chapter  was  accelerated  by  an  intensive 
membership  campaign  and  now  numbers  188 
including  W  Life  Members.  Mrs.  Paul  Heller. 
right,  IS  President  and  Mrs.  Norton  Levin,  left, 
is  Book  Fund  Chairman. 


The  appointment 
of  Milton  Kahn,  na- 
tionally recognized 
leader  in  communal 
and  philanthropic  ac- 
tivities, as  National 
Chairman  of  the 
Brandeis  University 
Associates    has    been  Milton  a  < 

announced    by    George    Alpert,    President 
of  the  Brandeis  Board  of  Trustees. 

Mr.  Kahn's  appointment  highlights  the 
growth  of  the  Associates,  whose  rapid  ex- 
pansion since  their  launching  last  Decem- 
ber now  warrants  national  leadership  for 
the  organization.  Mr.  Kahn  has  ser\'ed 
until  now  as  Chairman  of  the  Board  of 
Directors  of  the  Greater  Boston  Chapter. 


FIRST  PHILADELPHIA  BRANDEIS  MEETING 
GEARED  FOR  KEYSTONE  STATE  SUPPORT 


FRANK  WEIL,  NOTED  LAWYER, 

DONATES  FIRST  EDITIONS 

A  collection  of  first  editions  of  the 
works  of  John  Galsworthy  and  Lafcadio 
Hearn,  many  of  them  autographed  by 
the  authors  and  richly  bound,  has  been 
donated  to  the  Brandeis  Library  by 
Frank  L.  Weil,  proininent  New  York 
lawyer. 

Mr.  Weil  is  co-founder  and  director 
of  the  United  Service  Organizations 
and  President  of  the  National  Jewish 
Welfare  Board  since  1940.  He  is  Chair- 
man of  the  President's  Committee  on 
Religion  and  Moral  Welfare  in  the 
Armed  Forces. 


More  than  200  Philadelphia  community 
leaders  will  gather  for  their  first  meeting 
in  the  interests  of  Brandeis  University  on 
September  27  at  the  Warwick  Hotel.  The 
group  will  serve  as  the  core  of  support  in 
Philadelphia  and  will  spark  activities  in 
other  sectors  of  the  state. 

Speakers  at  the  meeting,  who  will  bring 
the  Brandeis  story  to  Philadelphia,  include 
Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar,  Brandeis  President; 
Benny  Friedman.  Athletic  Director;  and 
Maurice  J.  Tobin.  United  States  Secretary 
of  Labor.  They  will  summarize  the  first 
two  years  of  the  Universit)'s  activities  and 
outline  its  future  plans. 


Among  the  major  offices  which  the 
noted  Boston  manufacturer  has  held  are  - 
National  Secretary  of  the  Council  of  Jew- 
ish Federations  and  Welfare  Funds;  Na- 
tional Chairman  for  three  years  of  the 
United  Jewish  Appeal  Interim  and  Reso- 
lutions Committees;  and  Vice  Chairman 
for  the  past  15  years  of  the  Greater  Bos- 
ton Community  Fund. 

Long  identified  with  educational  and 
charitable  activities,  Mr.  Kahn  is  past 
President  of  the  Associated  Jewish  Philan- 
thropies of  Boston  and  a  member  of  for- 
mer Governor  Saltonstall's  Massachusetts 
War  Emergency  Board.  He  is  a  trustee 
and  member  of  the  Executive  Committee 
of  the  Combined  Jewish  Appeal  of 
Greater  Boston:  a  trustee  and  member  of 
the  Executive  Committee  of  the  Beth 
Israel  Hospital;  a  trustee  of  the  Children's 
Hospital;  and  a  member  of  the  Executive 
Committee  of  the  Jewish  Community 
Health  Survey,  all  in  Boston. 

DR.  KOUSSEVITZKY  GUIDES 

SCHOOL  OF  MUSIC  PLANS 

Adolph  Ullman,  Chairman  of  the 
Friends  of  the  School  of  Music,  and 
Brandeis  University  officials  met  with  Dr. 
Serge  Koussevitzky  last  month  at  Tangle- 
wood  in  Lenox.  Mass.,  to  formulate  plans 
for  the  Brandeis  School  of  Music.  Mr. 
Ullman  was  accompanied  by  Dr.  Abram 
L.  Sachar,  Brandeis  President,  Dr.  Erwin 
Bodky,  Associate  Professor  of  Music,  and 
Irs'ing  Fine.  Lecturer  in  Music  and  Com- 
poser in  Residence.  Dr.  Koussevitzky  is 
the  University's  Consultant  in  Music. 


SAARINEN  MASTER  PLAN  UNDER  CONSTRUCTION 


RIDGEWOOD  APARTMENTS  GO  UP  on  the  campus  to 
provide  additional  residences  for  doubled  enfoUment .  Shown  above 
is  a  portion  of  one  of  the  five  new  dormitory  units  which  will  he 
readied  to  house  150  students  this  fall.  These  are  the  first  buildings 
to  be  erected  as  part  of  the  50-building,  $22,000,000  master  plan 
designed  by  Saarinen,  Saarinen  and  Associates. 


WORK  PROCEEDS  RAPIDjLY  on  the  construction  of  Science 
Hall  Annex,  to  contain  the  Breitman  Family  Physics  Laboratory, 
an  atomic  physics  laboratory,  a  physics  demonstration  room,  a 
physics  laboratory,  a  biology  laboratory,  four  classrooms,  a  photo- 
graphic darkroom,  and  faculty  offices.  240  freshmen  will  share  these 
facilities  iiith  the  215  upperclassmen. 


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FFICIAL  PUBLICATION  OF  BRANDEIS  UNIVERSITY 


a 


dedication 


Only  those  who  go  through  the  aggravation  of  pioneering   know  the 
tensions  under  which  it  is  necessary  to  function.  The  endless  problems 

of   fund-raising,   the   planning   of  facilities   within   the   rigid   framework 
of  a  time-schedule,  the   pressures  from  people  to  promote  ideas  and 
schemes  and  techniques,  these  and  a  thousand   other  problems,   large 

and    small,    complicate   the    pleasant   routine   of   building    a    university. 
But  the  compensations  so  far  outbalance  the   headaches  that  no  one 
who    is    privileged    to    be    in    the    pioneering    group    really    complains. 

Every  day  there  are   new  results,  creative,  affirmative,  to  add  to  the 

growing    permanent  assets.   Buildings,   facilities,   the   expanding   curric- 
ulum,  a   student  body  with   a   keen   sense  of  destiny,   a   faculty  which 
relates  itself  to  the  whole  school  rather  than  to  the  courses  personally 

taught,  a  constituency  of  devoted  friends  and  well-wishers  —  all  pressed 

on   by  the  thrill   of  initiating,   setting   standards,   creating   precedents. 
The   Brandeis   "Review"  is  in  the  category  of  "firsts"  that  add  to  the 
gratification  of  pioneering.   It  begins  modestly;  it  Is  a   long  way  from 

the  superb  publications  that  are  the  glory  of  well-established  colleges. 
But  there  are  years  in  which  to  grow  —  and  if  such  growth  depends 

on    devotion,    resourcefulness   and    high   hopes,   the   first   staff,    putting 

together  the  first  galleys  for  the  first  issues,  has  the  necessary  quality. 


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Vol.   I.  No.  3       Oct.  29.   1950 

Official  Publication  of 
Brandeis  University  published 
18  times  during  the  year 
(once  In  the  months  of 
September,  November,  and 
February;  twice  in  the  months 
of  October,  December,  Jan- 
uary, March,  April  and  July; 
three  times  in  the  month  of 
May)  at  Brandeis  University, 
415  South  Street,  Waltham 
54,  Mass.  Entered  as  second 
class  matter  at  the  Post 
Office   at   Boston,    Mass. 


Cover  design  by  Donis 
Asnin;  campus  photographs 
by  Ralph  Norman. 


tents 


courage  ...  in  the  shadow  of  war 2 


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e  Class  o 


f  '54  enters 4 


the  teams  of  destiny 6 

the  university  library 7 

a  plan  for  tomorrow  .  .  .  today 8 

fostering  the  brandeis  ideal 14 


the  new  faculty  at  brandeis  in  1950 16 


idult  education 18 


the  writing  faculty 19 

brandeis  plays  host 19 


music  .  .  .  scored  for  brandeis . 


.20 


National  President  of  Tine  Women's 
since  its  organization  two  years  ago. 
she  has  successfully  guided  the 
University's  auxiliary  support.  In 
Michaels,  the  mother  of  two  sons. 
Committee     appears     on     page      14. 


Edith     G.     Michaels     has     served     as 

Committee  of  Brandeis  University 
An  able  and  active  administrator, 
growth  of  this  vital  branch  of  the 
private  life  she  is  Mrs.  tfarry  L. 
Her  article  on  the  National  Women's 

|;i  Adolph  Ullman,  Chairman  of  the  Friends  of  the  School  of  Music,  is 
a  leading  figure  in  business  and  industrial  circles  in  New  England. 
An  avid  devotee  of  music  for  many  years,  Mr.  Ullman  was  the  leading 
,-^  spirit  in  organizing  the  Friends  of  the  School  of  Music  and  has  actively 
^L  participated  in  the  planning  and  organizing  preliminary  to  the  estab- 
^^1  lishment  of  Brandeis  University's  School  of  Music  which  he  writes  about 
on  page  20.  Milton  Kahn,  National  Chairman  of  the  Brandeis  University 
Associates,  is  nationally  known  for  his  philanthropic  activities  which  have 
embraced  such  organizations  as  the  Council  of  Jewish  Federations  and 
Welfare  Funds,  Joint  Distribution  Committee,  United  Service  for  New 
Americans,  and  the  Associated  Jewish  Philanthropies  of  Boston,  of  which 
he  is   Past  President.   He  reviews  the  activities  of  the  Associates  on  page   IS. 


A  member  of  the 
Brandeis  University 
Board  of  Trustees, 
Mrs.  Roosevelt  spoke 
before  more  than 
6,000  people  who  as- 
sembled on  the  cam- 
pus for  the  Second 
Annual  Convocation 
Exercises.  (Above) 
Prior  to  the  Convo- 
cation Exercises,  Mrs. 
Roosevelt  was  greet- 
ed by  officers  of 
the  Brandeis  United 
Nations  Collegiate 
Council  (right),  un- 
der whose  auspices 
she  addressed  the 
student  body. 


courage 


It  is  indeed  a  sign  of  faith  that  so  many  people 
have  gathered  here  to  celebrate  and  show  their  inter- 
est in  a  university  that  is  scarcely  two  years  old.  Those 
who  come  here  to  study  have  a  very  great  gift, 
because  they  come  to  a  University  that  is  founded 
on  the  principles  of  democracy.  They  come  without 
being  asked  questions  which,  I  regret  to  say,  are 
asked  of  many  students  in  many  universities.  And, 
because  so  many  people  throughout  this  nation  are 
showing  their  interest  in  this  University,  those  of  us 
who  feel  that  one  of  the  most  important  things  in 
the  world  today  is  to  show  our  belief  in  democracy 
are  greatly  heartened.  What  happens  in  this  country 
today  affects,  I  think,  the  great  struggle  that  goes 
on  between  the  idea  of  totalitarianism  and  the  idea 
of  democracy. 

I  was  Introduced  to  you  as  one  of  your  delegates 
to  the  General  Assembly  of  the  United  Nations,  and 
I  want  to  talk  to  you  about  the  responsibility  of  your 
delegates  to  the  United  Nations  and  your  responsi- 
bility, whether  you  are  students  or  whether  you  are 
citizens  who  have  passed  the  years  of  being  enrolled 
in  a  university.  We  are  all  students  in  the  world  today, 
no  matter  what  our  age. 

This  is  a  changing  world  and  we  who  live  in  It  have 
an  obligation  to  be  ever  ready  to  learn,  to  be  ready 
at  all  times  to  look  at  new  problems  and  to  try  to 
find  solutions  to  those  problems.  I  heard  my  husband 
say  once,  when  somebody  asked  him  if  he  knew  the 
answer  to  a  problem,  that  he  didn't  have  the  faintest 
idea  what  the  answer  was.  But  he  had  complete  faith 
that  somewhere  there  was  a  mind  that  could  find 
the  answers  and  eventually  they  would  be  found.  That 
is  the  kind  of  faith  we  must  have. 

You  young  people  are  going  to  live  In  a  troubled 
world.  You  are  going  to  live  in  a  world  which  will  be 
In  the  shadow  of  war,  perhaps  for  a  long  time.  I 
don't  think  it  is  enough  to  have  military  strength  and 
economic  strength.  To  win  the  struggle  we  must  also 
have  the  spiritual  and  moral  strength  that  is  built 
through  educational  institutions  such  as  this,  through 
courage,  through  real  crusading  belief  in  ideals.  We 
can  have  that  kind  of  strength  in  the  United  States, 
but  we  have  not  laid  quite  enough  stress  on  that  side 
of  the  picture.  That  is  what  I  would  like  to  emphasize, 
particularly  to  the  young  people  who  are  going  to 
bear  the  brunt  of  the  struggle  which  will  go  on  in 
the  world  for  the  next  few  years. 

People  come  to  me  sometimes  and  say,  "Well,  what's 


in  the  shadow  of  war 


Editor's  Note:  Mrs.  Eleanor  Roosevelt  delivered  the  address  reprinted  on  these  pages  at  the  Second 
Annual  Convocation  of  Brandeis  University  in  May,  1950.  Her  words  assumed  ainnost  prophetic  significance 
when,  less  than  a  month  later,  the  Korean  conflict  erupted.  Even  though  a  military  victory  is  now  assured 
to  the  United  Nations  forces,  the  tensions  and  anxieties  underlying  the  cold  war  have  been  heightened. 
We  believe  Mrs.  Roosevelt's  message  has  even  greater  validity  today  than  when  she  spoke  on  the  Brandeis 
campus  five  months  ago. 


the  use  of  trying  to  do  certain  things?  We  may  be 
destroyed  at  any  time."  Yes,  it's  true,  we  may  be. 
But  if  we  don't  try  to  do  the  things  that  we  believe 
in,  we  won't  be  able  to  face  ourselves  if  war  comes 
because  we  will  know  that  we  did  not  give  the  very 
best  we  had  to  the  struggle. 

I  am  not  going  to  say  that  I  think  the  struggle  is 
not  a  difficult  one,  but  I  am  going  to  say  that  I 
think  we  can  win.  I  think  this  great  country  of  ours 
can  use  its  strength  of  every  kind  in  finding  solutions 
for  keeping  peace  in  the  world.  There  are  new  ap- 
proaches to  the  problems  before  us  and  I  am  sure 
there  are  minds  somewhere  in  the  world  that  can  help 
us  find  them.  Not  tomorrow,  perhaps,  because  the 
growth  of  understanding  is  slow  and  the  search  for 
these  solutions  will  try  men's  souls.  It  will  show  how 
much  fortitude  we  have  to  have  to  live  in  uncertainty. 

Someone  came  to  me  the  other  day  and  said,  "From 
our  point  of  view,"  —  it  was  not  a  citizen  of  the 
United  States  —  you  in  the  United  States  are  trying 
to  tell  us  what  our  democracy  shall  be.  In  a  way  you 
are  doing  what  the  communists  are  doing.  You  are 
practically  saying  to  us,  'Our  democracy  and  eco- 
nomic system  must  be  accepted  by  anyone  in  the 
world  who  we  consider  a  democratic  nation.'  "  We 
must  live  our  democracy  and  in  every  way  must  live 
up  to  the  th'ngs  that  we  believe  in.  We  have  a  right 
to  fight  for  the  economic  system  that  we  believe  in, 
but  we  must  not  confuse  our  basic  beliefs  in  democracy 
with  differing  but  equally  valid  democratic  beliefs  in 
other  countries  in  the  world. 

Democracy,  after  all,  means  to  us  freedom  of  speech, 
freedom  of  religion,  freedom  of  association,  the  right 
to  be  ourselves,  the  right  to  stand  up  as  individual 
human  beings  and  be  treated  with  the  dignity  to 
which  every  human  being  inherently  is  entitled.  If  we 
say  to  the  rest  of  the  world,  "These  are  the  things 
that  we  want  the  world  to  have,  "  I  think  that  we  will 
have  a  very  wide  acceptance  of  our  beliefs.  The  world 
is  hungry  for  freedom  because  one  of  the  things  that 
is     destroyed      by     totalitarian     states     is     democratic 


principles.  I  have  heard  more  often  than  I  can  tell 
you  the  accusation  that  in  a  communist  country 
all  human  beings  are  equal  and  are  considered  equal 
but  that  in  our  country  this  is  not  the  case,  hlow- 
ever,  equality  is  only  a  promise  in  the  communist 
countries.  Our  country  is  open  to  public  inspection 
and  everybody  knows  what  happens  here.  Whatever 
we  do  that  is  good  can  be  known  throughout  the 
world.  Wherever  we  fail  it  will  be  known  equally 
throughout  the  world. 

I  have  had  to  listen  many  times  to  attacks  on  the 
United  States  because  of  failures  in  our  democracy. 
I  have  never  tried  to  say  that  there  were  not  failures. 
I  think  one  of  the  things  we  should  be  grateful  for  Is 
that  because  we  have  been  attacked  we  have  had  to 
examine  our  failures.  When  you  are  under  attack  you 
cannot  grow  complacent.  You  are  constantly  reminded 
that  there  are  many  things  in  your  own  area  of  the 
world  that  can  bear  improvement.  I  hope  that  one  of 
the  functions  of  the  student  body  of  this  University 
will  be  to  see  to  it  that  in  every  community  in  which 
they  find  themselves  they  become  the  center  of  im- 
provement, of  better  democracy,  of  real  living,  of  the 
things  we  so  often  have  given  lip  service  to  but  failed 
to  live  up  to  when  the  challenge  was  before  us. 

We  older  people  have  seen  war.  We  know  that  no 
one  wins  wars.  We  know  what  sorrow  and  what  tragedy 
and  what  possible  setback  for  the  whole  of  civilization 
another  war  would  mean.  We  know  that  this  struggle 
is  worth  everything  we  have  to  win.  We  know  it 
depends  very  largely  on  what  we  in  the  United  States 
do  and  for  that  reason  I  hope  this  country  is  going 
to  have  ''he  vision  to  find  new  ways  to  meet  the  prob- 
lems of  the  world,  the  faith  to  try  new  things,  the 
courage  to  live  in  uncertainty.  I  hope  we  are  going 
to  grow  in  intellectual  achievement,  and  I  hope  that 
Brandeis  University  Is  going  to  be  one  of  the  institu- 
tions In  this  nation  that  will  make  a  great  contribution 
through  Its  students  and  through  Its  supporters,  not 
just  to  the  salvation  of  the  United  States  of  America, 
but  to  the  salvation  of  the  peoples  of  the  world. 


the 


Eager  and  curious,  ihe  Brandeis 
Class  of  '54,  the  third  freshman 
group  to  enter,  arrives  on  the 
campus  240  strong,  representing  25 
states,  Israel  and  the  Netherlands 
(top)  .  .  .  and  initiate  Freshman 
Orientation  Week  with  the  Wel- 
coming Dinner  and  the  Reception  by 
President  Sachar  (center,  left)  .  .  . 
Thomas  Savage  of  the  Humanities  fa- 
culty offers  suggestions  on  courses 
to  Glenda  Graham  and  Joyce 
Lorber,  both  of  Miami,  Fla.,  at  the 
Faculty  Reception  where  students 
and  professors  had  the  opportunity 
to  gauge  each  other  for  the  first 
time  (center,  right)  .  .  .  Entering 
students  acquaint  themselves  with 
beauty  spots  in  the  neighborhood 
of  the  campus  (bottom).  Left  to 
right  are  Eliyahu  Ahilea  of  Israel; 
Carol  Schnali.  New  Rochelle,  N.Y.; 
K^arilyn  Baker,  Atlantic  City,  N.J.; 
Edward  Borofsky,  Concord,  N.H.; 
Joan  Sherif,  New  Haven,  Conn.;  and 
Don   Feigenbaum,  New   Britain,  Conn. 


On  the  opposite  page,  (top)  Evelyn 
Rosenkrantz,  Pottsville,  Pa.,  tests 
the  Frigate  Constitution's  bell  dur- 
ing a  tour  of  Boston's  rich  array  of 
historic  and  cultural  points  of  in- 
terest, as  Robert  Samuels  of  Hous- 
ton, Texas,  Terry  Beck,  South  Or- 
ange, N.J.  and  Gerald  Goldstein, 
Woodstock,  Vt.,  stand  by  .  .  .  Pretty 
Maureen  Kerrigan  of  Fall  River, 
Mass.,  receives  registration  instruc- 
tions (center)  from  Dr.  Edith  Mot- 
tow  as  other  entering  freshmen 
await  their  turn  .  .  .  Then  the  blow 
falls,  and  a  three  day  ordeal  of 
preliminary  screening  examinations 
divulges  the  shocking  fact  that  teas 
and  receptions  and  outings  ore  only 
incidental  to  a  college  education, 
(bottom) 


class   of   '54 


( 


enters 


freshman  data 


The  240  members  of  the  freshman 
class  hail  from  25  states  and  two 
foreign  nations,  many  of  them  the 
first  students  in  their  areas  to 
attend  Brandeis.  Included  in  the 
newly-enrolled  class  is  the  first  Ida 
Hillson  Schwartz  Exchange  Fellow- 
ship recipient  from  Israel  and  a 
student  from  the  Netherlands. 


Their  records  reveal  that  50  mem- 
bers of  the  incoming  docs  were 
members  of  secondary  school  honor 
societies  and  73  —  or  almost  one- 
third  of  the  entering  class  —  were 
the  recipients  of  scholastic  awards 
for  outstanding  achievements  in 
language,  literature,  the  sciences 
or   the    arts. 


Brandeis  will  hove  107  high  school 
athletes,  most  of  them  winners  of 
tetters  and  awards,  24  of  them 
former  sports  team  captains.  Among 
the  freshmen  athletes  are  a  number 
of  sports-minded  women  students 
who  will  carry  the  Brandeis  blue 
and  white  into  the  traditional  com- 
petitive areas. 


Several  of  the  40  musically  pro- 
ficient members  of  the  Class  of  '54 
were  leaders  of  chamber  music 
ensembles,  and  all  40  were  members 
of  orchestras,  bonds  and  choruses 
while  they  were  in  high  school. 
Many  received  awards  from  the 
music  training  schools  which  they 
attended. 


Among  the  freshmen  exhibiting  lit- 
erary talents  are  37  former  editors 
and  52  former  staff  members  of 
high  school  organs.  They  will  aug- 
ment the  reporting  and  monoging 
staffs  of  the  Brandeis  student  pub- 
lications. The  Justice  and  The  Turret. 


More  then  50  percent  of  the  class, 
or  124,  were  officers  of  prep  school 
clubs  and  societies  and  47  were 
high  school  class  presidents  or  of- 
ficers. 


the  teams  of  destiny 


Quarterback  Fran  Cowgill, 
star  back  on  the  Brandeis 
freshman  squad  before  being 
lost  for  the  season  as  the 
result  of  a  second-game  in- 
jury against  the  Boston  Col- 
lege freshmen,  uses  a 
straight  arm  very  effective- 
ly to  ward  off  a  Maine  Mar- 
itime Academy  tackier  dur- 
ing the  37-7  opening  victory 
at  Castine,   Me.    (above) 


In  the  starting  lineup  for  the 
Harvard  gome  were  Bob 
Ryan,  right  end;  Mort  Gold- 
fader,  right  tackle:  Ed  Man- 
aaniello,  right  guard;  Roland 
Trudeau,  center;  Ray  Gil- 
bert, left  guard;  Bob  Pierce, 
left  tackle;  and  Bob  Griffin, 
left  end;  backfield:  Dick 
Jones,  right  halfback;  Bill 
Cunningham,  quarterback; 
Sid  Goldfader,  fullback;  and 
Dick  Collins,  left  halfback, 
(right,   top) 


Fullback  Sid  Goldfader, 
whose  tank-like  sprints  in- 
side and  outside  the  Har- 
vard yearling  line  played  a 
major  role  in  the  vital  ifresh- 
man  victory  over  Harvard 
'54  on  Soldiers  Field,  pre- 
pares to  bang  out  another 
first  down  on  his  own  45- 
yard  line  despite  the  wall  of 
Crimson  defenders.  Goldfad- 
er scored  one  T.D.,  set  up 
two  others  in  the  smashing 
21-13  upset  over  Harvard, 
(bottom,  right) 


The  Initiation  of  the  Brandeis  athletic  program  pre- 
sents a  challenge  which  the  University  expects  to  meet 
on  a  level  of  achievement  commensurate  with  Its  high 
academic  aims.  The  recognition  of  the  athletic  poten- 
tial of  Brandeis  by  such  schools  as  Dartmouth,  hiarvard, 
Boston  College,  Boston  University,  West  Point,  MIT, 
and  others  echoes  the  accord  already  granted  tha 
University  in  academic  endeavors. 

With  the  intercollegiate  freshman  sports  already 
successfully  launched,  Brandeis  Athletic  Director  Benny 
Friedman  Is  scheduling  varsity  competition  for  next 
year.  The  opening  varsity  football  game  will  take  place 
in  1951  on  the  Waltham  campus  against  the  University 
of  New  Hampshire.  These  first  Brandeis  teams  have 
been  termed  "teams  of  destiny"  for  they  will  Inaugurate 
a  sports  tradition  which  will  shape  the  future  of  Brandeis 
athletic  prowess. 


the  university  library 


In   the   land   of   the   giant   steps 


Three  thousand  to  forty  thousand  is  quite  a  jump  in 
anything,  almost  any  place.  On  the  Brandels  campus, 
however,  it  means  a  successful  project  in  books  —  books 
gathered  from  all  over  the  world  at  a  rate  that  would 
border  on  the  unbelievable  if  the  tireless  efforts  of 
the  University's  National  Women's  Committee  were 
not  so  well  known. 

Here  in  the.  land  of  the  giant  steps,  the  Library  set 
out  with  a  3,000-volume  library  to  serve  as  the  intel- 
lectual heart  of  the  campus.  Now,  at  the  outset  of  the 
University's  third  academic  year,  the  number  of  vol- 
umes has  increased  more  than  twelve-fold;  and  among 
these  are  several  excellent  acquisitions,  the  lifetime  col- 
lections of  many  eminent  scholars.  In  research  value 
and  prestige,  the  new  collections  spell  an  impressive 
beginning  for  the  Library  of  Brandeis  University  in  the 
academic  world. 

Of  particular  value  to  the  University  is  the  4,000- 
volume  library  of  the  late  George  A.  Barton,  prominent 
author  and  professor  of  Semitic  languages  at  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania.  The  collection  of  volumes 
and  papers  on  Near  Eastern  archaeology  and  the  his- 
tory of  religion  is  considered  the  most  complete  of 
Its  kind  in  the  United  States. 

Added  to  this  is  the  complete  library  of  the  late 
Dr.  Leon  Slonlmsky,  well  known  Hebrew  scholar  and 
educator,  which  forms  the  core  of  a  fine  collection  of 
Hebraica.  Among  the  3,000  volumes  are  the  rare  Pales- 
tinian Talmud  and  books  and  journals  of  Jewish  phil- 
osophy and  poetry.  Of  extreme  value  are  the  volumes 
and  journals  from  the  extensive  library  of  Dr.  Augusta 
Bronner  and  Dr.  William  Healy,  international  authorities 
on  child  psychology  and  juvenile  delinquency.  Another 
collection  Is  that  of  the  late  Will  Cuppy,  author  and 
New  York  Herald  Tribune  critic,  whose  books  ranged 
from    the    natural    sciences   to   general    history   and    art. 

The  Library  is  fortunate,  too,  in  receiving  various 
funds  which  open  new  avenues  for  expansion.  One  of 
such  gifts  has  been  the  Lena  Seltlen  Memorial  Collec- 
tion In  Art,  made  possible  through  the  late  Miss  Self- 
len's  family  who  made  the  balance  of  her  estate  avail- 
able to  the  University  for  the  establishment  of  the 
first  group  of  books  on  art  in  the  Brandels  Library.  The 
gift  from  Dr.  Charles  Kremer  of  music  books  and  or- 
chestral and  choral  scores  is  another  excellent  acquisi- 
tion. Books  have  also  come  from  the  publishers  Bennelt 
Cerf  and  Alfred  Knopf. 

Measured  In  any  terms,  the  progress  of  the  Univer- 
sity Library  continues  in  giant  steps,  but  at  Brandeis 
great  strides  are  the  accepted,  not  the  exception. 


The  Brandeis  University 
Library  is  housed  in  an 
ivy-covered  stone  build- 
ing to  which  a  stacic- 
wing  with  c  40,000-vol- 
ume  capacity  and  worlc- 
room  space  was  an- 
nexed last  year.  The 
main  building  is  fur- 
nished with  a  reading 
end  catalogue  room. 


When  a  new  acquisition 
arrives  on  the  campus, 
student  assistants  carry 
piles  of  books  into  the 
library.  After  the  books 
are  inventoried  and 
processed,  they  are 
placed  on  the  shelves 
for  student  and  faculty 
study  and  research.  Stu- 
dent assistants  worked 
in  the  Library  during 
the  summer,  helping  to 
ready  the  shelves  and 
catalogue  for  use  dur- 
ing  the   academic    year. 


In  the  workroom,  Mr. 
William  Leobowitz,  Bran- 
deis Librarian  (right), 
superintends  the  proc- 
essing and  cataloguing 
of  n e w  I  y -  a c q u i r e d 
books.  The  Librarian 
ond  his  assistant,  Louis 
Schreiber,  (left)  also 
prepare  buying  lists  of 
books  and  periodicals 
essential  to  the  broad- 
ened curriculum  and  re- 
search  needs. 


a  plan  for  tomorrow  — 


Two  sketches  o< 
Saarinen  Master  Plan 
buildings  of  the  fu- 
ture Brandeis  Uni- 
versity campus  are 
reproduced  below. 
From  top  to  bottom, 
The  first  shows  the 
interior  of  the  Li- 
brary; next,  the  stage 
of  the  theater  which 
will  be  a  part  of 
the  projected  Crea- 
tive Arts   Center. 


by  Dr.  David  S.  Berkowitz, 

Director  of  University  Planning 


The  appearance  last  winter  of  a 
handsome  brochure,  "A  Foundation 
For  Learning  —  Planning  the  Campus 
of  Brandeis  University,"  simultane- 
ously marked  both  an  ending  and  a 
beginning.  The  ending  represented 
the  culmination  of  plans  and  idea 
conceived  in  the  early  history  of  thf 
University;  and  the  beginning  signalized  our  hopes  for 
the  University's  future  as  embodied  in  Its  physical  fabric. 

From  the  moment  of  the  University's  inception,  the 
Trustees  have  necessarily  been  involved  in  considering 
the  future  growth  of  our  educational  enterprise.  All 
concerned  were  well  aware  of  the  significant  difference 
between  activating  and  developing  a  university.  It  was 
apparent  that  for  the  immediate  future  Brandeis  would 
be  more  a  university  in  the  process  of  "becoming" 
than  in  "being."  This  distinction  became  a  vital  one 
for  our  Trustees  because  it  threw  great  emphasis  on  the 
relationship   between   planning   and  growth. 

In  order,  therefore,  to  develop  a  physical  structure 
for  the  University  consonant  with  its  academic  ideals, 
the  firm  of  Saarinen,  Saarinen  and  Associates  was 
commissioned  to  design  the  master  plan  that  at  once 
embodies  and  enhances  those  ideals.  When  the  de- 
velopment of  the  campus  is  completed  in  ten  years 
the  University  will  have  50  new  buildings  with  an 
estimated  total  valuation  of  $22,000,000.  The  future 
campus  will  encompass  facilities  for  the  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity Faculty  of  Arts  and  Sciences  and  for  the 
University's  projected  professional  and  graduate  schools. 

Behind  the  exciting  artistry  of  the  plans  presented 
by  Saarinen,  Saarinen  and  Associates  were  months  of 
Intense  activity  by  University  officials  and  the  Board 
of  Trustees.  The  fundamental  decisions  to  be  made 
hinged  on  such  basic  Issues  as  the  educational  phlloso- 


today 


"My  associates  and  I  have  discovered  that 
miracles  are  performed  by  people.  In  a  true 
sense  we  have  become  a  community  enter- 
prise —  the  more  collaborators,  the  greater 
the  likelihood  of  success.  The  accomplish- 
ments speak  for  themselves.  We  recognize 
we  must  continue  our  ambitious  building 
program  if  we  are  to  realize  our  cherished 
conception  of  a  solid  foundation  for  learning 
at  Brondeis."  Meyer  Jaffe,  Member  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees  and  Chairman  of  the 
Building   Committee. 


"The  design  of  a  group  of  buildings  of  the 
right  character  to  answer  the  particular 
problem  of  Brondeis  University  is  one  of 
the  most  interesting  challenges  an  architect 
can  have.  If  a  hundred  years  from  now  the 
buildings  at  Brondeis  University  ore  serving 
their  purpose  well,  if  they  are  recognized 
as  true  expressions  of  their  day  and  of  the 
heritage  of  Jewish  culture  .  .  .  then  we,  gs 
architects,  will  have  done  a  good  job."  Eero 
Saarinen,  Saorinen,  Saarinen  and  Associates. 


phy  of  Brandeis  University,  the  organizational  structure 
and  the  administration  of  the  curriculum  in  both  the 
undergraduate  and  graduate  levels,  and  the  size  and 
composition  of  the   University  at  its  maximum  growth. 

The  first  phase  of  the  master  plan  study  had  barely 
been  completed  when  it  became  necessary  to  solve 
the  foreseeable  demand  for  additional  facilities.  The 
rapid  growth  of  the  University  in  its  second  year  of 
operation  and  the  expansion  contemplated  for  the  third 
year  brought  into  clear  focus  the  need  for  dormitories, 
classrooms  and  a  host  of  specialized  facilities,  such  as 
additional  laboratory  space. 

The  dormitory  problem  was  studied  first  and  in 
November,  1949,  the  Board  of  Trustees  authorized  its 
Building  Committee,  composed  of  Meyer  Jaffe,  Chair- 
man, and  Messrs.  George  Alpert  and  Jacob  Shapiro, 
to  provide  five  new  dormitories  to  house  160  students. 
Construction  of  the  residence  cluster  was  begun  shortly 
after  the  Board's  authorization  and  readied  for  use 
with  the  opening  of  the  University's  third  academic 
year  this  fall.  Only  a  few  finishing  touches  are  needed 
to  complete  these  modern  and  practical  residence 
halls,  which  provide  Brandeis  students  with  attractive 
quarters  for  living,  for  study,  and  for  social  develop- 
ment. 

While  paper  was  thus  translated  into  brick  and 
buildings  sprang  up  from  the  drafting  board,  studies 
continued  on  the  second  phase  of  the  master  planning 
report.  By  the  early  summer  of  1950  the  Saarinen  firm 
had  completed  preliminary  design  studies  for  the  loca- 
tion of  the  Marcus  Playing  Field  and  for  the  proposed 
Abraham  Shapiro  Athletic  Center.  Tractors  and  huge 
bulldozers  have  been  transforming  the  27-acre  Memphis 
Tract  acquired  recently  into  the  athletic  grounds  which 
will   next  year  be  the  scene  of  the   University's  varsity 


sports  contests,  launched  this  year  on  the  intercollegiate 
freshman  level.  Upon  the  completion  of  the  Marcus 
Playing  Field,  construction  will  begin  on  the  Shapiro 
Athletic  Center  which  will  serve  as  the  core  of  the 
Brandeis  athletic  program.  Architects'  drawings  pro- 
vide three  basketball  courts  with  a  seating  capacity  of 
3,000,  squash  courts,  and  gymnastic  facilities  to  include 
locker  and  shower  rooms,  wrestling  and  steam  rooms, 
and  offices  for  the  athletic  staff.  The  plans  also  call 
for  the  eventual  construction  of  two  connecting  build- 
ings which  will  contain  a  swimming  pool  and  a  small 
gymnasium  for  women  students. 

As  the  Memphis  Tract  is  being  reclaimed  for  athletic 
facilities  the  Science  hiall  Annex  Is  nearing  completion. 
Among  the  additional  facilities  which  the  Annex  pro- 
vides are  the  Breitman  Family  Physics  Laboratory,  an 
atomic  physics  laboratory,  a  physics  demonstration 
room,  a  biology  laboratory,  classrooms,  a  photographic 
darkroom  and  faculty  offices. 

The  emergence  from  the  blueprint  stage  of  the 
Creative  Arts  Center  is  to  be  the  next  building  project 
on  the  campus.  In  order  to  provide  for  greater  integra- 
tion and  exchange  of  experience  among  the  arts,  the 
Music,  Drama,  Art  and  Speech  programs  will  be 
housed  in  one  structure,  linking  the  classrooms,  studios 
and  theatre  to  the  auditorium.  This  physical  design 
symbolizes  the  aesthetic  unity  of  all  the  arts. 

Thus  in  the  third  year  of  its  history,  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity has  established  the  dimensions  for  guiding  its 
growth  on  the  foundations  which  had  been  so  firmly  laid 
during  the  half-way  turning  point  of  the  Twentieth 
Century.  The  academic  and  physical  fabric  which  is 
being  built  on  these  foundations  will  attest  to  the 
soundness  of  the  Brandeis  educational  ideals  in  the 
coming  decades. 


10 


the 

future 

campus 


The  design  for  the  expansion  of  Brandeis 
University,  prepared  by  the  international- 
ly prominent  architectural  firm  of 
Saarinen,  Saarinen  and  Associates,  pro- 
vides facilities  for  both  undergraduate 
and  graduate  study.  The  proposed  50 
buildings  of  the  College  of  Arts  and 
Science  and  the  School  of  Advanced 
Studies  include  the  Library,  the  Creative 
Arts  Center,  Brandeis  Union  and  Chapel, 
Science  Building  and  residence  hails.  On 
the  followfing  page  is  the  architect's 
sketch  identifying  the  major  buildings  of 
the  future  campus. 


II 


the 

residence 

halls 


The  attractive  and 
functional  residence 
halls,  begun  immedi- 
ately after  the  an- 
nouncement of  the  Saa- 
rinen  master  plan, 
were  completed  last 
month  for  the  opening 
of  the  University's 
third  academic  year. 
Comprising  five  mod- 
ern units,  The  Ridge- 
wood  Apartments  are 
designed  to  provide 
proper  conditions  for 
living,  for  study,  and 
for  social  development. 
These  living  quarters, 
of  which  a  portion  of 
the  facade  is  here 
shown,  further  pro- 
vide an  adequate  set- 
ting for  the  funda- 
mentally important 
educational  aims  of 
attaining  individual 
resourcefulness  and 
social    maturity. 


key  to 

future  campus 

pictured  on 

preceding 

page 


MEKS    RESIDENCES 
DININC;   HAIL 
RESIDENCE    HALL 
RESIDENCE   HALL 
RESIDENCE    HAll 


FINE    ARTS 

THEATRE 

DRAMA 

AUDITORIUM 

EXHIBITION    HAll 

MUSK 

SPEECH 


AMPHIIHEATliE 
EXISTING   CLASSKOOM   (UllDING 


WOMEN  S    RESIDENCES 
RESIDENCE   HUl 
DININC   HAll 
RESIDENCE   HAll 
RESIDENCE   HALL 


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the 


creative  arts  center 


The  special  facilities  required  for  fhe  instruction  of  Music,  Art, 
Drama  and  Speech  will  be  housed  in  ths  Creative  Arts  Center,  thereby 
preserving  a  physical  unity  which  symbolizes  Ihe  aesthetic  impact  of 
all  the  arts.  In  order  to  provide  for  greater  integration  and  exchange 
of  experience  among  the  arts,  the  classrooms,  studios  and  theater  are 
linked  to  the  auditorium  in  a  modern  and  functional  design.  The  Crea- 
tive Arts  Center  will  be  the  focal  point  for  endeavors  in  every  area 
of  artistic  expression.  Concerts,  exhibits  and  theatrical  productions, 
the  end  products  of  these  endeavors,  will  attest  to  the  superior  training 
and  facilities  which  will  become  identified  with  the  Brandeis  University 
Creative  Arts  Center. 


13 


fostering  the   brandeis 


by  Edith  G.  Michaels 


Shortly  before  Brandeis  University  formally  opened 
Its  doors,  women  everywhere  were  evincing  such  a  deep 
interest  in  the  concept  and  ideals  of  the  University  and 
expressing  so  great  a  desire  to  participate  in  its  de- 
velopment that  upon  the  request  of  George  Alpert, 
President  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  I  undertook  the 
formation  of  the  Women's  Committee. 

Enthusiasm  for  the  new  University  was  spreading 
throughout  the  country  when  over  fifty  Greater  Boston 
women  met  to  formulate  policies  for  the  proposed 
Committee.  The  women  present  pledged  their  support 
in  helping  to  form  an  organization,  on  a  membership 
basis  only,  to  serve  the  best  interests  of  Brandeis. 

As  Its  first  specific  task,  the  Women's  Committee 
assumed  the  responsibility  of  creating  and  fostering  the 
Brandeis  Library,  determined  that  it  should  meet  all 
the  highest  standards  of  university  libraries  throughout 
the  country.  It  was  essential  that  at  the  beginning  of  the 
first  academic  year  the  library  shelves  be  filled  with 
the  volumes  needed  by  the  students  to  further  their 
education.  Before  the  members  of  the  first  class  ar- 
rived, the  Brandeis  Library  was  well  equipped  to  meet 
their  needs,  for  the  Women's  Committee  had  already 
given  $10,000  to  the  University. 

By  now  the   number  of  books  in  the   Library  has  in- 


creased from  3,000  to  more  than  40,000.  Commensurate 
with  the  growth  of  the  Library  was  the  Committee's 
membership  which  now  totals  over  16,000,  including 
1200   Life  members,   with  49  chapters  in  22  states. 

In  Its  two  years  of  operation,  the  National  Women's 
Committee  has  made  available  to  the  University  a 
total  of  $177,000  comprised  solely  of  membership  fees, 
both  the  five-dollar  annual  memberships  and  the 
hundred-dollar  Life  memberships.  In  addition  to  sup- 
porting the  University  Library,  the  Committee  has  now 
established  Four  Chairs  in  the  hlumanlties.  This  addi- 
tional task  was  undertaken  with  pride,  for  the  Com- 
mittee members  thus  became  even  more  active  partici- 
pants in  the  growth  of  the  University. 

The  National  Women's  Committee  has  received  an 
extraordinary  response  from  women  in  every  station 
and  walk  of  life,  eager  to  devote  their  efforts  towards 
maintaining  the  high  Brandeis  standard.  With  the  con- 
tinued support  and  encouragement  from  women 
throughout  the  nation  during  these  pioneering  days, 
and  with  the  promise  of  cooperation  from  more  and 
more  communities  eager  to  be  of  service,  Brandeis  is 
assured  that  the  National  Women's  Committee  will 
become  one  of  the  most  effective  and  successful  phases 
in  the  development  of  the  University. 


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ideal 


In  1948  when  Brandels  University  opened  its  doors 
with  a  freshman  class  of  107  students,  the  American 
Jewish  community  was  justified  in  taking  pride  In  the 
event.  The  dream  that  had  been  nurtured  for  80  years 
in  the  hearts  of  all  forward-thinking  Jews  the  country 
over  had  become  a  reality. 

The  uniqueness  of  this,  the  first  and  only  Jewish- 
sponsored,  non-sectarian  university  in  the  Western 
Hemisphere,  was  underscored  by  the  fact  that,  unlike 
other  universities,  Brandels  could  boast  no  graduates, 
could  not  proudly  claim  some  prominent  member  of  the 
community  as  an  alumnus,  nor  seek  the  counsel  ana 
support  of  a  devoted  alumni  body  —  for  not  a  single 
student  will   receive  a   Brandels  degree  until    1952. 

But  with  the  traditional  ingenuity  that  has  typified 
Jewish  idealism  for  centuries,  the  plan  of  the  Brandels 
Associates  was  proposed.  The  Associates  are  men  from 
every  walk  of  life,  unselfishly  devoted  to  disseminating 
the  aims  and  prestige  of  their  adopted  university  in 
every  way  possible.  They  have  combined  their  mutual, 
eager  attachment  to  the  Brandels  ideal  with  the  rich, 
varied  experiences  of  their  business  and  social  back- 
grounds, not  merely  putting  themselves  at  the  disposal 
of  the  University  but  actively  applying  their  energies 
to  its  cause.  They  see  the  establishment  of  the  Uni- 
versity as  one  further  step 

by      the      Jewish      people 
toward     assuming     greater 

roles    in    the    expansion    of 

American  education. 

The  crusading  spirit  that 

has    characterized    the 

Brandels  Associates  has  in 

many    cases    taken     prece- 
dence   over    their    private 

affairs  as  they  bend  every 

effort  toward  raising  funds 

to    make    the    school    even 

greater   than    the   founders 

visualized.  With   an   annual 

membership    fee    of    $100, 

the  alumni   have  organized 

some  thirty  chapters  active 

in  key  cities  throughout  the 

country. 

The     response     of     the 

alumni     thus    far    to    their 

adopted   Alma   Mater  Is  a 

positive  indication  of  their 

wholehearted      acceptance 

of    the     University    as    the 

symbol  of  the  Jewish  ideal 

in  education. 


by 
Milton  Kahn 


coast  to  coast 

Albany 

Atlanta 

Baltimore 

Boston 

Canton 

Chicago 

Cincinnati 

Cleveland 

Columbus 

Detroit 

El  Paso 

Fail  River 

Hartford 

Lawrence 

Los  Angeles 

Louisville 

Lowell 

Manchester 

Memphis 

New  York 

Peoria 

Philadelphia 

Phoenix 

Pittsburgh 

Providence 

St.  Louis 

San  Antonio 

San  Francisco 

Savannah 

Syracuse 

Toledo 

Trenton 

Washington,  D.C. 

Wilmington 

Worcester 


"This  is  where  our  new 
dormitories  ore."  Presi- 
dent Sochar  indicates  the 
site  of  the  newly-construct- 
ed residence  halls  on  the 
Saarinen  Master  Plan  map 
to  Milton  Kahn,  National 
Chairman  of  the  Brandeis 
University  Associates  (cen- 
ter) ond  George  Alpert. 
President  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees    (right). 


15 


Dr.  Bernard  Mishkin  joins 

the   social   science  faculty  as 

Lecturer  in  Anthropology. 

A  Guggenheim  Fellow  and 

former  consultant  to 

UNESCO.  Dr.  Mishkin  is 

the  author  of  several  studies 

in  anthropology.  He  is  a 

graduate  of  Columbia 

University  from  which  he 

received   his  doctorate  and 

has  done  field  work  in  New 

Guinea,   Peru  and   Mexico. 

Carl    J.    Sindermann    is    the 

recently-appointed    Stonehill 

Teaching   Fellow  in   Biology. 

He  is  a  former  teaching 

fellow  at  Harvard   University 

and  last  year  was 

Parasitologist  in  the 

Biological   Survey  of  the 

Massachusetts   Department 

of  Conservation.  The  young 

biologist  was  the  winner  in 

1949  of  a  scholarship  for 

study  at  the   Marine 

Biological   Laboratory  In 

Woods   Hole,   Massachusetts. 

Instruction    In   Government 

will   be  supplemented  this 

year  with  the  addition  of 

Richard  G.  Axt  as  a 

Teaching   Fellow.   Mr.  Axt 

comes  to  Brandeis  from  a 

post  as  Research  Associate 

with  the  Commission  on 

Financing    Higher    Education. 

He  received  his  Bachelor 

of  Arts  degree,  magna  cum 

laude,   in   political   science 

from  Harvard  and  was 

awarded  the   Faculty 

Scholarship  at  the  Harvard 

University  Graduate  School 

where   he   majored   in   Public 

Administration. 

In  the  broadened   program 
on   Near  Eastern  Civiliza- 
tion  Mrs.  Yemema   Seligson 
is  a  recent  addition  to  the 
faculty  as  a  Teaching   Fellow 
in  Hebrew.  Mrs.  Seligson 
brings  to  Brandeis  a  wide 
range  of  experience  In 
Hebrew  and   history  which 
she  has  taught  for  more 
than   15  years.  She  holds  a 
Master  of  Arts  degree  from 
New  York  University,  and  a 
Bachelor  of  Science  degree 
from  the  Columbia   Univer- 
sity Teachers  College. 


Dr.   Albert  Guerard 
Professor    of    Com* 
parative   Literature 


#  Dr.  Svend  Laursen 

Associate  Professor 
of  Economics 


Dr.   Robert  A. 
Thornton 
Lecturer  in   Physics 


the  new  faculty 


literature    •   physics   •   music   •   chemistry 


The  academic  year  1950-51  brings  to  Brandeis  a 
distinguished  roster  of  newly-appointed  educators  who, 
together  with  the  other  eminent  members  of  the 
faculty,  will  identify  their  creative  and  teaching  talents 
with  the  University's  educational  ideals.  The  new  faculty 
members  who  assume  their  teaching  posts  this  year  will 
enable  the  University  to  maintain  the  student-faculty 
ratio  of  nine  to  one. 

The  study  of  Comparative  Literature  will  be  extended 
with  the  addition  of  Dr.  Albert  Guerard,  the  interna- 
tionally noted  author,  educator  and  critic.  Dr.  Guerard 
has  long  been  regarded  as  a  leading  authority  on  the 
background  of  French  thought,  and  has  also  received 
wide  recognition  for  his  studies  of  the  literary  history 
of  civilization.  The  author  of  some  twenty-four  works 
and  Professor  of  General  Literature  at  Stanford  Uni- 
versity for  twenty-one  years.  Dr.  Guerard  brings  a  rich 
background  of  cultural  and  educational  experience  to 
Brandeis. 

Associate  Professor  Saul  G.  Cohen  is  the  first  incum- 
bent of  the  Rita  hi.  Aronstam  Chair  in  Chemistry  at 
Brandeis.  A  summa  cum  laude  graduate  of  hiarvard 
University,  Dr.  Cohen  is  the  recipient  of  the  National 
Research  Fellowship  in  Chemistry  from  the  National 
Research  Council,  and  has  served  on  the  faculties  of 
Harvard  and  the  University  of  California.  In  1941,  Dr. 
Cohen  served  as  Research  Associate  on  the  National 
Defense  Research  Committee,  hlis  research  articles 
have  appeared  in  numerous  scientific  publications. 

In  the  field  of  economics,  the  University  has  a  valu- 
able addition  in  Associate  Professor  Svend  Laursen  who 
formerly  held  a  post  at  Williams  College.  Dr.  Laursen 
has  conducted  research  on  international  economics  with 
the  Institute  of  Economics  and  History  in  Copenhagen, 
and  during  World  War  II  served  with  the  O.S.S.  and 
the  Department  of  State  as  a  Senior  Economist  and 
Economics  Attache.  He  is  a  graduate  of  the  University 
of  Copenhagen,  attended  the  London  School  of  Eco- 
nomics,  and   holds  his  doctorate  from    Harvard. 

Dr.  Robert  A.  Thornton,  Lecturer  in  Physics,  will 
help  meet  the  growing  need  for  educational  techniques 
in  the  physical  sciences.  A  former  Associate  Professor 
of  Physical  Sciences  at  the  University  of  Chicago,  the 
noted    physicist   last  summer   participated   in    President 


16 


at  brandeis  in  1950 


languages  •  economics  •  history  ■  sociology 


Conant's  Seminar  on  Teaching  Science  at  Harvard 
University,  and  has  been  invited  by  the  American 
Academy  of  Arts  and  Sciences  to  serve  as  a  collabora- 
tor in  the  preparation  of  a  bibliography  of  general 
education.  He  is  former  Professor  of  Physics  and  Direc- 
tor of  General  Education  at  the  Engineering  School  of 
the  University  of  Puerto  Rico,  and  was  Professor  and 
Chairman  of  the  Department  of  Physics  at  Talladega 
College  in  Alabama  for  fifteen  years. 

With  the  addition  to  the  faculty  of  Irving  Fine,  the 
noted  young  composer,  conductor,  and  pianist,  as 
Lecturer  in  Music  and  Composer  in  Residence,  the  de- 
velopment of  the  music  faculty  takes  another  major 
stride  forward.  He  comes  to  Brandeis  from  an  Assistant 
Professorship  at  Harvard  University.  Since  1946,  Mr. 
Fine  has  been  a  faculty  member  of  the  Berkshire  Music 
Center  at  Tanglewood,  Massachusetts,  which  is  directed 
by  Dr.  Serge  Koussevitzky.  (Dr.  Koussevitzky  is  the 
University's  Consultant  in  Music.) 

For  the  past  year,  the  young  composer  has  been  in 
Paris  surveying  contemporary  trends  in  French  music 
on  a  Fulbright  Research  Fellowship  and  has  also  re- 
ceived a  Guggenheim  Fellowship  for  further  study.  This 
spring  he  was  elected  Composer-Member  of  the  League 
of  Composers. 

Marie  Syrkin,  author,  lecturer,  and  educator,  joins 
the  Brandeis  faculty  as  Lecturer  in  Humanities.  As 
associate  editor  of  Jewish  Frontier  and  the  author  of 
"Your  School,  Your  Children,"  Miss  Syrkin  incorporated 
much  of  the  first-hand  material  she  gathered  on  her 
many  visits  to  Palestine,  the  DP  camps,  and  Israel  in 
her  book  "Blessed  Is  the  Match."  She  also  contributed 
the  chapter  on  the  "Cultural  Scene:  Literary  Expression" 
in  the  "American  Jew." 

The  Chief  Editor  of  Schocken  Books  and  former  Pro- 
fessor of  History  at  the  Yeshiva  University,  Nahum 
Glatzer  this  year  assumes  his  post  as  Visiting  Lecturer 
in  Jewish  History.  Dr.  Glatzer,  who  is  a  member  of  the 
American  Academy  of  Jewish  Research  and  the  Amer- 
ican Jewish  Historical  Society,  has  conducted  research 
at  the  British  Museum  on  Rome  and  Israel,  and  is  the 
author  of  numerous  books  and  articles  on  Jewish  history. 
He  is  the  former  Registrar  of  the  Teachers  Institute  of 
the  Hebrew  Theological  College. 


Marie  Syrkin  < 
Lecturer  in 
Humanities 


Dr.  Saul  Cohen  9 
Associate   Professor 
of  Chemistry 


Irving   Fine  • 
Lecturer   in   Music 
and   Composer 
in  Residence 


A   newly-appointed   member 
of  the  Romance  Languages 
faculty,    Mrs.    Susan    Sharkey 
Is  Instructor  In  Spanish  and 
formerly  taught  at  Brown 
University.  She  Is  a 
graduate  of  the  New  Jersey 
College  for  Women,  Rutgers 
University,   and   received 
her  Master's  degree  from 
the  University  of  Havana. 
She  was  the  recipient  of 
the  New  Jersey  State 
Federation  of  Women's 
Clubs  grant  for  the  Univer- 
sity of  Havana  and  was 
awarded  the   Institute  of 
International   Education 
Scholarship  for   Havana 
Summer  Session  in   1945. 

Prospective  authors  in  the 
Brandeis  student  body  will 
be  guided  In  their  creative 
efforts  by  John  B.  Wight, 
Instructor  In   English 
Composition   and  former 
member  of  the  editorial 
board  of  the  Harvard 
Educational   Review.  The 
author  of  "U.S.  History  In 
Basic   English"    (English 
Language   Research,    1948) 
Mr.  Wight  is  a  graduate  of 
Harvard   and   has   his   Master 
of  Education  degree  from 
the   Harvard   Graduate 
School  of  Education. 

Dr.  Beatrice  BIyth  Whiting, 
Instructor  in  Social  Psy- 
chology,  has   done   research 
with  John  Dollard  at  Yale 
University  on  the  psychology 
of  women.  She  holds  her 
doctorate   in   anthropology 
from  Yale  and  her  Bachelor's 
degree  from   Bryn   Mawr 
College. 

Robert  L.  Edwards,  author 
of  several   zoological   studies 
and   former  Teaching   Fellow 
in  biology  at  Harvard,  joins 
the  science  faculty  as  an 
Instructor  in  Zoology.  He  is 
a  member  of  such  learned 
societies  as  the  American 
Society  of  Mammalogists, 
the    Cambridge    Entomologi- 
cal Society  and  Sigma  XI. 
Mr.  Edwards  Is  a  graduate 
of  Colgate   University  and 
has  his  Master's  degree  from 
the   Harvard   Graduate 
School  of  Arts  and  Sciences. 


adult 


The  Institute  of  Adult 
Education,  currently  in 
its  fourth  term,  features 
as  lecturers  such  es- 
teemed authorities  as 
Thornton  Wilder  (top, 
left),  who  speaks  on 
the  Playwright  in  the 
American  Theater  in  the 
course  on  the  "Survey 
of  the  American  Thea- 
ter"; Aaron  Copland 
(top,  right)  who  shares 
the  platform  with  Irv- 
ing Fine  in  "The  Anat- 
omy of  Twentieth  Cen- 
tury Music"  course;  Dr. 
Gregory  Zilboorg,  (bot- 
tom, left)  devoting  six 
lectures  to  "Psychoan- 
alysis— Ito  Growth  aid 
Expansion";  and  Max 
Lerner  (bottom,  right), 
whose  course  is  called 
"Modern  Idea  Systems.' 


education 


"Each  week,  people  had  been  coming  from  hlarvard 
and  Wellesley,  from  Boston  and  ofher  nearby  towns, 
to  attend  Brandeis'  Institute  of  Adult  Education.  For 
so  new  a  university,  ambitious  little  Brandeis  was 
attracting  more  than  its  share  of  attention."  So  Time 
Magazine  (November  28,  1949)  summed  up  the  im- 
pact on  the  community  of  the  nation's  youngest  uni- 
versity and  the  auxiliary  Institute  of  Adult  Education. 

Since  Time's  visit  to  the  campus  a  year  ago,  the  Institute  has  con- 
tinued to  maintain  the  high  standards  established  at  its  inception  in 
the  spring  of  1949  when  it  was  designed  as  a  medium  for  bringing 
authoritative  and  expert  discussion  of  contemporary  social  and  intel- 
lectual problems  to  the  community.  The  Institute  met  with  such  enthu- 
siastic response  that  it  simultaneously  filled  and 
created  the  demand  for  more  adult  education  on  a 
high  level. 

The  serious  level  of  the  Institute  is  indicated  by  the 
courses  offered  and  the  faculty  assembled.  Last  fall '^ 
five-course  curriculum  embraced  poetry,  the  cinema, 
the  theater,  American  foreign  policy,  and  Jewish 
literature.  Lecturers  were  chosen  from  among  the 
foremost  in  their  respective  fields,  and  included  such  poets  as  E.  E. 
Cummings,  Archibald  MacLeish,  W.  hH.  Auden,  Karl  Shapiro;  theater 
personalities  like  Marc  Connelly,  Jo  Mielziner,  Arthur  Miller,  Kermit 
Bloomgarden,  Margaret  Webster,  Louis  Kronenberger;  and  other  noted 
authorities  in  their  fields  such  as  Maurice  Samuels,  noted  exponent 
of  Jewish  values,  and  Ludwig  Lewlsohn. 

Last    spring's     program    featured    courses    In    con- 
^■^M^  temporary  music,   modern  literature,  and  problems  of 

^^H  American     civilization.     Some     of    the     acknowledged 

^^^Pr__-pf^  authorities  in  their  respective  fields  included  Aaron 
^Bl,^  _ ',  Copland,  Roy  tHarris,  Lukas  Foss,  William  Schuman, 
^B  ^^'^^H  '^°''C  Blltzsteln,  James  T.  Farrell,  Dylan  Thomas,  Oscar 
^^     ^ni^l    Williams,  and  Max  Lerner. 

This  fall  marks  the  Institute's  fourth  term  comprised 
of  seven  courses.  One  of  the  featured  lecture  series  is  a  survey  on  the 
American  theater  with  Harold  Clurman,  the  noted  director,  and 
Thornton  Wilder,  world-famous  playwright,  heading  the  list  of  partici- 
pants. Max  Lerner  is  conducting  a  course  dealing  with  "Modern  Idea 
Systems  ",  and  Dr.  Gregory  Zilboorg,  the  eminent  psychoanalyst.  Is 
presenting  a  course  on  'Psychoanalysis:  Its  Growth  and  Expansion." 
The  young  composer-conductor  Irving  Fine,  together 
with  Aaron  Copland,  will  analyze  Twentieth  Century 
music;  and  three  courses  will  be  offered  by  members 
of  the  faculty  on  poetry,  the  State  of  Israel,  and  on 
hiassidlsm. 

The    Adult    Education    program,    in    broadening    its 
curriculum  and  increasing  its  subscriptions,  has  already 
enhanced  the  Intellectual  life  of  the  community.  Now 
firmly    established    as   an    Important   phase   of  cultural   activities   in   the 
area,  the  Institute  looks  forward  to  the  continuance  of  its  contribution 
in  fulfilling  the  intellectual  demands  of  an  adult  population. 


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the  writing  faculty 


Ludwig  Lewisohn 

completed  his  third  book  on  the  Brandeis  campus.  "The 
American  Jew,  Character  and  Destiny"  to  be  published 
by  Farrar,  Strauss  on  November  2,  will  be  featured  by 
the  Jewish  Book  Council  in  connection  with  Jewish 
Book  month  which  opens  November  3.  Last  spring  Dr. 
Lewisohn  published  "The  Magic  Word,  Studies  in  the 
Nature  of  Poetry",  consisting  of  three  extensive  essays 
on  hlomer,  Shakespeare  and  Goethe. 


Frank  Manuel 

has  contributed  a  volume  to  the  Cornell  University 
Press  Series  on  the  "Development  of  Western  Civiliza- 
tion, Narrative  Essays  on  the  hHistory  of  Our  Tradition 
from  the  Greek  City-States  to  the  Present."  Dr. 
Manuel's  volume,  dealing  with  the  Eighteenth  Century, 
is  entitled  "The  Age  of  Reason",  and  will  be  forth- 
coming in  three  months.  Dr.  Manuel  is  Associate  Pro- 
fessor of  Modern  hHistory. 


Milton  Hindus 

is  the  author  of  "The  Crippled  Giant",  published  by 
Boarshead  Books.  The  book  is  the  journal  which  the 
author  kept  of  his  visit  to  Louis-Ferdinand  Celine, 
French  novelist  in  Denmark  who  had  written  tracts 
prior  to  and  early  in  the  war,  and  who  had  been  accused 
by  the  Resistance  Movement  of  collaborating  with  the 
Nazis.  Mr.  Hindus  is  Assistant  Professor  of  hlumanitles. 


Shlomo   Marenof 

presents  in  biographical  form  sketches  of  outstanding 
Jewish  personalities  in  the  awakening  of  Jewish  life 
during  the  Nineteenth  and  Twentieth  Centuries  in  his 
book  "A  People  and  Its  Leaders."  The  book  is  written 
in  Hebrew  and  is  being  published  by  the  Hebrew  Pub- 
lishing Company  of  New  York.  Dr.  Marenof,  who  is 
Assistant  Professor  of  Hebrew  and  Near  Eastern  Civili- 
zation, is  planning  a  second  volume. 

Claude  Vigee 

was  praised  by  the  1949  Nobel  Prize  winner  Andre 
Gide  for  his  volume  of  poems  "La  Lutte  Avec  L'Ange" 
(The  Battle  With  the  Angel),  published  by  Libraire  Les 
Lettres,  Paris.  Gide  termed  the  verse  as  "ranking 
among  the  best  I  have  read  in  a  long  time."  Dr.  Vigee 
is  Assistant  Professor  of  Romance  Languages  and 
Literature.  In  December  his  translation  of  60  of  Rilke's 
poems  will  be  published  in  connection  with  the  75th 
anniversary  of  Rilke's  birth. 


brandeis    plays    host 

On  October  28  the  Annual 
Fall  Conference  of  the  New 
England  Section  of  the  Col- 
lege English  Association  will 
assemble  on  the  campus.  Dr. 
Osborne  Earle,  Brandeis  As- 
sociate Professor  of  English, 
and  Chairman  of  the  Program 
Committee,  has  announced 
that  Thornton  Wilder,  Bernard 
DeVoto,  and  the  Rev.  Carol 
Bernhardt,  S.J.,  of  Weston 
College  and  Boston  Col- 
lege Graduate  School,  will  be 
among  the  principal  partici- 
pants. 

In  commemoration  of  the 
three  hundredth  anniversary 
of  the  death  of  Rene  Des- 
cartes the  University  is  spon- 
soring an  institute  during  the 
first  two  days  of  November 
at  which  Professor  Alexandre 
Koyre  of  the  Ecole  des  Hautes 
Etudes,  Sorbonne,  Paris,  will 
be  the  guest  of  honor  and 
featured  lecturer.  A  sympo- 
sium, presented  on  the  first 
day  of  the  commemorative 
program,  will  include  Profes- 
sors I.  Bernard  Cohen  and 
Philippe  Le  Corbeiller  of  Har- 
vard University,  and  Professor 
Albert  Guerard  of  Brandeis. 
The  program  was  arranged  by 
Dr.  Aron  Gurwitsch.  Assistant 
Professor  of  Mathematics  at 
Brandeis,  who  will  chair  the 
event. 

President  Gregg  M.  Sinclair 
of  the  University  of  Hawaii 
will  visit  the  campus  in  the 
course  of  his  annual  trip  to 
the  United  States  Mainland. 
Another  University  President 
from  abroad  who  was  a  recent 
guest  is  Dr.  J.  Max  Bond  of 
the  College  of  Liberia,  Mon- 
rovia, who  conferred  with  Dr. 
Sachar  on  Brandeis  educa- 
tional   policies. 


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music  . . . 

scored  for  brandeis 


by  Adolph  Ullman 

The  Friends  of  the  School  of  Music  is  one  of  fhe 
newest  of  Brandeis  University's  auxiliary  groupings  and, 
understandably,  its  most  ambitious.  There  is  no  alterna- 
tive, however,  if  the  School  of  Music  Is  to  emerge  in 
a  form  befitting  the  lofty  ideals  motivating  the  Uni- 
versity. As  Dr.  Serge  Koussevitzky  said  in  a  recent 
planning  conference,  "Brandeis  must  create  the  very 
finest  of  musical  education,  else  it  is  better  that  we  do 
not  start." 

The  Friends  have  a  four-fold  program  of  action:  the 
establishment  of  an  auxiliary  University  organization  of 
music  lovers  to  further  the  knowledge  and  enjoyment  of 
the  art;  the  support  of  a  faculty  in  Music  in  the  under- 
graduate curriculum;  the  development  of  musical 
activities  on  the  campus;  and  cooperation  with  the 
Institute  of  Adult  Education  in  offering  music  courses 
to  enrich  the  enjoyment  of  lay  persons. 

The  inspiring  leadership  of  Dr.  Koussevitzky  as  Con- 
sultant for  The  School  of  Music  and  the  cooperation  of 
Leonard  Bernstein,  Professor  Alfred  Einstein  and  Aaron 
Copland  as  members  of  the  University's  Advisory  Com- 
mittee on  Educational  Policies  in  Music  indicate  the 
goals  which  are  being  set.  hlaving  completed  our 
first  year  with  a  large  and  active  membership  in  Boston, 
we  are  now  preparing  to  create  units  in  other  com- 
munities. 

Dr.  Erwin  Bodky,  the  pioneer  faculty  member  in 
Music,  has  this  year  been  joined  by  Irving  Fine,  brilliant 


young  composer  and  music  educator.  Last  year's  cata- 
logue listed  one  full  course  in  Music;  the  1950-51 
catalogue  offers  three  full  courses  and  three  half-courses. 
This  carefully  planned  program  of  expansion  will  be 
continued  in  the  next  few  years. 

Last  year  the  Friends  presented  three  concerts  for 
the  campus  student  family,  and  plans  this  year  call 
for  semi-monthly  concerts  In  Nathan  Seifer  Hall.  The 
ambitiously  planned  and  brilliantly  executed  Bach 
Festival,  commemorating  the  200th  anniversary  of  the 
death  of  the  master,  presented  last  year  by  mem- 
bers of  the  Boston  Symphony  Orchestra  under  the 
direction  of  Dr.  Bodky,  received  widespread  acclaim 
from  both  audience  and  critics. 

In  cooperation  with  the  Institute  of  Adult  Education, 
The  Friends  offered  a  survey  course  last  spring  in  con- 
temporary music  in  which  Roy  hHarris,  William  Schuman, 
Rene  Leibowitz,  Aaron  Copland,  Lukas  Foss  and  Marc 
Biitzsteln  lectured,  under  the  chairmanship  of  Dr. 
Bodky.  This  fall  the  cooperative  arrangement  continues 
with  a  course  in  "The  Anatomy  of  Twentieth  Century 
Music"  offered  jointly  by  Professor  Fine  and  Aaron 
Copland. 

The  Friends  of  The  School  of  Music  view  these  activi- 
ties as  a  prelude  to  the  establishment  at  Brandeis  of  a 
significant  repository  of  musical  knowledge,  a  dwelling 
place  for  creative  musicians,  a  fertile  training  ground 
for  students  and  a  center  for  the  dispersal  of  musical 
enjoyment  throughout  the  nation. 


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Doniels   Printing  Company,   Boston 


a  message  from 
george  alpert, 

president  of  the  board  of  trustees 

On  behalf  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Brandels  University  I  am  delighted  to 
welcome  the  appearance  of  this  first  issue  of  the  Brandeis  Review. 

Since  its  birth  a  few  years  ago,  our  University  has  celebrated  many  "firsts". 
To  begin  with,  Brandeis  is  the  first  representative  of  the  Jewish  community  in 
America's  family  of  nonsectarian  universities  founded  by  denominational  zeal. 
Once  the  idea  of  a  group  contribution  by  American  Jewry  to  nonsectarian  higher 
education  in  this  country  was  given  tangible  form  through  the  acquisition  of  the 
beautiful  Brandeis  campus,  the  Founders  were  faced  with  the  task  of  selecting 
the  University's  first  President.  Then  came  the  appointment  of  the  first  Professor, 
the  admission  of  the  first  Students,  the  formation  of  the  first  Freshman  Olass. 

Now  the  Brandeis  family  enters  its  third  academic  year.  We  are  still  elated  at  the 
remarkable  achievements  of  the  past,  but  it  is  the  present  and  future  of  this  still 
fledgling  institution  which  command  our  energies  and  challenge  our  initiative. 
There  is  much  in  the  way  of  tradition  yet  to  be  established;  we  can  anticipate 
the  celebration  of  many,  many  more  premieres. 

I  am  confident  that  the  pages  of  future  issues  of  the  Brandeis  Review  will  continue 
to  attest  the  determined  effort  asserted  by  Founders,  Trustees,  Faculty  and  friends 
of  Brandeis  to  assure  that  at  each  new  stage  of  its  career  the  University  will 
maintain  that  high  standard  of  quality  which  is  its  hallmark. 


Brandeis 
University 


President  of  the  University 
DR.  ABRAM  L.  SACHAR 

Honorary  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Fellows 
HON.  HERBERT  H.  LEHMAN 

Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Fellows 
FRANK  L.  WEIL 


The  Board  of  Trustees 

GEORGE  ALPERT,  President 
JAMES  J.  AXELROD 
JOSEPH  F.  FORD 
MEYER  JAFFE 
DUDLEY  F.  KIMBALL 
PAUL  KLAPPER 
ADELE  ROSENWALD  LEVY 
ISADOR  LUBIN 
DAVID  K.  MILES 
JOSEPH  M.  PROSKAUER 
NORMAN  S.  RABB 
ISRAEL  ROGOSIN 
ELEANOR  ROOSEVELT 
JACOB  SHAPIRO 
MORRIS  SHAPIRO 


President  of  the  National  Women's  Committee 
EDITH  G.  MICHAELS 

National  Chairman  of  the  Brandeis  Associates 
MILTON  KAHN 

Chairman  of  the  Friends  of  The  School  of  Music 
ADOLPH  ULLMAN 

Chairman  of  the  Brandeis  University  Athletic  Association 
JOSEPH  LINSEY 


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JUSTICE  LOUIS  DEMBITZ  BRANDEIS^ 
November  13,   1856  —  October  5,  1941 


FFTriAI.  PUBLICATIDN  DF  BHAOEIS  UNIVEHSITY, 


NEWS  ISSUE 


SENATOR  LEHMAN  AND  FRANK  WEIL  HEAD 

UNIVERSITY'S  NEW  BOARD  OF  FELLOWS 


1000  BOSTON  ASSOCIATES  HEAR 

LERNER  AT  SECOND  ANNUAL  DINNER 


PICTURED  Jl  head  uble  ivilh  guesi 
speaker  Max  Leriier.  right,  is  Jacob 
Shapiro,  member  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  Building  Committee  and  a 
leading  proponent  of  the  Univers- 
ity's athletic  development.  One  of 
20  Associates  groups  throughout  the 
nation,  the  Greater  Boston  Chapter 
numbers  1.000  members. 


Before  the  more  than  1,000  persons  who 
attended  the  Second  Annual  Membership 
Dinner  of  the  Greater  Boston  Brandeis 
Associates  Chapter,  Dr.  Max  Lerner,  Bran- 
deis Professor  of  American  Civilization, 
delivered  the  featured  address  of  the  eve- 
ning on  "The  Dimensions  of  a  Liberal 
Education."  The  meeting  was  held  in  the 
Main  Ballroom  of  the  Statler  Hotel  on 
December  5. 

The  theme  for  the  dinner  meeting  was 
a  review  and  interpretation  of  the  achieve- 
ments and  future  plans  of  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity in  terms  of  modern  trends  in  edu- 
cational philosophy.  Sharing  the  speaker's 
platform  with  Dr.  Lerner  were  Milton 
Kahn,  National  Chairman  of  the  Brandeis 
University  Associates;  President  Sachar; 
and  President  of  the  Board  George  Alpert. 
Presiding  over  the  meeting  was  Harold 
Sherman  Goldberg,  Chairman  of  the  Din- 
ner Committee. 

Working  with  a  committee  of  128  com- 
munity leaders,  Mr.  Goldberg  arranged  a 
musical  program  presented  by  Zvi  Zeitlen, 
Israeli  concert  artist;  Erwin  Bodky,  Bran- 
deis Assistant  Professor  of  Music;  and 
Irving  Fine,  Composer  in  Residence. 

The  Chapter's  officers  include  President 
Hyman  Cohen,  Vice  Presidents  Goldberg, 
Sidney  Kaye,  George  Shapiro,  and  Benja- 
min Ulin,  Secretary  Harold  Widett  and 
Treasurer  Max  Chernis. 


Cover:   Bu.st  by  Eleanor  Piatt  In  the  Museum 
of  Fine  Arts,  Boston. 


SYDEMAN  FUNDS  UNDERWRITE 
NEW  SCIENCE  HALL  ANNEX 

The  executors  of  the  estate  of  the  late 
William  H.  Sydeman,  Dr.  Solomon  Rubin 
of  Boston  and  Arnold  Lichtig,  New  York 
attorney,  have  directed  $46,800  to  the 
University  to  underwrite  the  construction 
of  the  Science  Hall  Annex,  now  nearing 
completion.  The  two-story  structure  which 
adjoins  Science  Hall  will  be  named  for 
the  New  York  merchant  and  philanthropist 
who  died  June  9,   1948  at  the  age  of  61. 

Dr.  Rubin,  who  is  the  late  Mr.  Syde- 
man's  brother-in-law,  was  one  of  the  first 
members  of  the  Brandeis  University  Asso- 
ciates and  was  instrumental  in  directing 
the  major  portion  of  the  charitable  funds 
from  the  estate  to  Brandeis.  He  is  Assist- 
ant Professor  of  Pediatrics  at  Tufts  Medi- 
cal School  and  one  of  the  Supervising 
School  Physicians  for  the  Boston  Public 
Schools.  His  co-executor,  Mr.  Lichtig,  was 
Mr.   Sydeman's  attorney. 

Sydeman  Hall  will  house  classrooms, 
reading  rooms,  and  faculty  offices  in  addi- 
tion to  the  Breitman  Family  Physics  Lab- 
oratory, the  Falk  Nuclear  Physics  Labora- 
tory and  other  scientific   facilities. 

Mr.  Sydeman,  who  was  a  graduate  of 
the  Harvard  Class  of  1907,  left  his  native 
Boston  in  1918  and  went  to  New  York 
where  he  founded  a  successful  chain  store 
business.  That  he  gave  generously  of  his 
time  and  money  to  worthy  causes  is  at- 
tested in  his  will. 


The  appointment 
of  Hon.  Herbert 
Lehman,  United 
States  Senator  from 
New  York,  as  Hon- 
orary Chairman,  and 
of  prominent  New 
York  attorney  Frank 

L.     Weil     as     Chair-  Senator  Lehman 

man  of  the  newly-formed  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity Board  of  Fellows  has  been  an- 
nounced by  George  Alpert. 

The  Board  of  Fellows  at  Brandeis  will 
act  as  an  advisory  group  to  the  Board  of 
Trustees  and  base  its  activity  on  a  continu- 
ing evaluation  of  all  phases  of  the  Uni- 
versity's operation. 

Mr.  Lehman,  who  was  three  times  Gov- 
ernor and  twice  named  Senator  by  the 
New  York  electorate,  is  Honorary  Per- 
manent Chairman  and  former  Director 
General  of  U.N.R.R.A.,  and  Vice  Chair- 
man of  the  American  Jewish  Committee. 
He  is  also  Vice  Pres- 
ident of  the  Wel- 
fare Council  of 
Greater  New  York 
and  a  Trustee  of  the 
Institute  for  Ad- 
vanced Study  and  of 
the  National  Con- 
ference of  Christians 
and  Jews. 

Mr.  Weil  served  as  a  member  of  the 
United  States  National  Commission  to 
UNESCO  and  is  Chairman  of  the  Presi- 
dent's Committee  on  Religious  and  Moral 
Welfare  in  the  Armed  Forces.  He  is  Co- 
founder  and  Director  of  the  United  Serv- 
ice Organizations  and  former  President  of 
the  National  Jewish  Welfare  Board.  He 
is  Chairman  of  the  National  Executive 
Committee  of  the  National  Social  Wel- 
fare Assembly  and  Vice  Chairman  of  the 
Board  of  Governors  of  Hebrew  Union 
College.  He  was  awarded  the  Medal  for 
Merit  by  President  Truman  in  1946. 


Frank 


BRANDEIS    IN    "PEOPLE    TODAY" 

People  Today,  the  new  pocket  news 
magazine  put  out  by  the  publishers  of 
Neusweeik  devoted  two  pafi^s  to  Bran- 
deis football  and  Director  of  Athletics 
Benny  Friedman  recently. 

The  story  praised  Benny  for  the  suc- 
cess of  his  athletic  program  and  praised 
the  spirit  of  the  Brandeis  Freshman 
Football  Team  in  its  successful  first 
season. 

Sample:  "Twelve  months  ago  Bran- 
deis didn't  have  a  bowl  to  sing  in  or 
a  school  song.  Of  the  2  SO  freshmen 
students  (40  percent  women)  he  didn't 
expect  more  than  30  players  on  the 
first   practice  call;   50  turned  up." 


VOL.  I,  NO.  5 


DECEMBER  20,   1950 


Official  Publication  of  Brandeis  University  published  /?  times  during  the  year  (once  in  the  months  of  September,  October.  Sovember. 

/March,  June,  July  and  August;   twice  in  the  months   of  December,  February,  and  May)   at  Brandeis   University,  41  y   South  Street, 

Wallham  54,  Mass.  Entered  as  second  class  mailer  at  the  Post  Office  at  Boston.  Mass. 


NEWS  ISSVE 


Lena  Seillen 
has    been    offered 


LENA  SEITLEN  MEMORIAL 
ESTABLISHED  IN  LIBRARY 

A  fund  to  provide  for  the  Lena  Seitlen 
Memorial  Collection  as  the  first  group  of 
hooks  on  art  in  the  Brandeis  Library  has 
luL-n  established  by  the  family  of  the  late 
Miss  Seitlen  who  turned  over  the  balance 
oi  her  estate  for  that  purpose  to  the  Uni- 
versity. 

Accepting  the 
fund  in  behalf  of 
Brandeis,  President 
Sachar  declared  in 
a  letter  to  Mrs.  Leon 
S.  Medalia  of  Bos- 
ton, sister  of  the 
late  Miss  Seitlen: 
"I  am  privileged  to 
accept  this  gift  which 
for  the  establishment 
of  the  Lena  Seitlen  Memorial  Collection, 
which  will  be  placed  in  a  special  section 
of  our  Librar)'.  I  need  not  add  what  a 
joy  it  is  to  have  this  area  of  the  Library 
ot  Brandeis  inaugurated  in  such  a  creative 
way,  and  I  feel  sure  that  the  establishment 
of  this  collection  will  serve  as  a  lasting 
creative  memorial  to  your  dear  sister." 

Miss  Seitlen  taught  for  30  years  in  the 
Boston  schools  and  held  her  last  teaching 
post  at  the  Solomon  Lewenberg  School 
before  her  death  in  19-48.  She  was  gradu- 
ated from  Salem  Normal  School  and  also 
studied  at  Harvard,  Columbia  and  Cornell 
and  taught  in  the  Religious  School  at 
Temple  Israel  under  the  late  Rabbi  Levi. 
As  an  amateur  artist  of  note,  Miss 
Seitlen  exhibited  her  work  at  Jordan 
Marsh's  in  1939  and  1940  and  at  the 
Independent  Artists'  Show  at  Paine's  for 
two  successive  years,  19-17  and  1948.  In 
addition  to  her  teaching  and  artistic  activi- 
ties. Miss  Seitlen  together  with  two  other 
teachers  founded  Camp  Greggmere  for 
girls,  which  continued  successfully  for 
nearly  two  decades. 

In  tribute  to  Miss  Seitlen,  Frank  J. 
Herlihy,  Principal  and  Mary  A.  Brennan, 
Vice  Principal  ot  the  Solomon  Lewenberg 
School  have  written:  "Thirty  years  of  un- 
selfish devotion  to  the  interests  of  hundreds 
of  energetic  young  Americans  might  be 
sufficient  to  sap  the  strength  and  quench 
the  enthusiasm  and  idealism  of  the  aver- 
age soul.  But  .  .  .  neither  time  nor  famil- 
iarity dimmed  her  idealism  and  enthusiasm 
for  her  profession  .  .  .  Her  sympathy  and 
love  for  her  fellow  man  were  not  subjects 
which  she  taught,  but  qualities  that  per- 
meated every  word  and  action,  and  which 
her  pupils  caught'  from  her  example. 
Therefore,  we  do  not  grieve  that  her  in- 
fluence for  good  has  been  lost.  Rather,  we 
are  pleased  by  the  realization  that  she  has 
earned  a  kind  of  immortality,  for  the 
hundreds  of  students  whom  she  inspired 
in  turn  pass  on  this  inspiration  to  others, 
projecting  her  influence  far  into  the  fu- 
ture .  .  ." 


TWIN  MEETINGS  COMMEMORATE 

JUSTICE  LOUIS  D.  BRANDEIS 

Scores  of  friends  of  the  University 
gathered  at  meetings  in  New  York  and 
Philadelphia  on  November  13  to  com- 
memorate the  94th  aniversary  of  the  birth 
of  Louis  D.  Brandeis,  the  late  Justice  of 
the  Supreme  Court  whose  name  the  Uni- 
versity bears. 

Former  United  States  Assistant  Attorney 
General  Thurman  Arnold  was  the  princi- 
pal speaker  before  more  than  700  who  met 
m  the  Plaza  Hotel  in  New  York.  Mr. 
Arnold  hailed  the  late  Justice  as  one  of  the 
most  significant  social  and  educational 
thinkers  of  our  time  and  termed  the  philos- 
ophy of  Louis  Brandeis  still  vital  in  these 
days. 

A  host  of  University  officials  attended 
the  commemorative  meeting  which  was 
jointly  sponsored  by  the  New  York  Chap- 
ters of  the  Brandeis  Associates  and  the 
Greater  New  York  Chapters  of  the  Nation- 
al Women's  Committee.  Judge  Joseph  M. 
Proskauer,  Honorary  President  of  the  Am- 
erican Jewish  Committee  and  a  Trustee 
of  the  University  served  as  Chairman  for 
the  meeting.  Among  those  present  was 
James  M.  Landis,  former  Dean  of  the 
Harvard  Law  School,  who  began  his  legal 
career  as  a  law  clerk  to  Justice  Brandeis. 

"Brandeis  University  —  The  Great 
Trust"  was  the  theme  of  addresses  made 
by  Dr.  Sachar  who  spoke  on  "The  Steward- 
s!iip"  ;  Board  President  George  Alpert  who 
discussed  "The  "Vision";  Milton  Kahn, 
National  President  of  the  Brandeis  Asso- 
ciates who  talked  on  "The  Responsibility"; 
Mrs.  Harry  L.  Michaels,  National  Presi- 
dent of  the  Women's  Committee,  who 
spoke  on  "The  Challenge";  and  Miss 
Ruth  Abrams,  an  undergraduate,  who  ad- 
dressed  the  group  on   "The  Future." 


CHARTER  PRESENTATION  to  the  Phila- 
delphia Chapter  of  the  National  W'umeii'i 
Committee  took  place  at  the  November  13 
luncheon  which  was  co-sponsored  by  the 
Brandeis  Lawyers  Society  oj  Philadelphia.  Judge 
l(/itph  Sloane.  President  of  the  Society,  chaired 
the  meeting.  Above,  left,  Mrs.  Harry  L.  Alichaels. 
National  President  of  the  Women's  Committee 
presents  the  charter  to  Mrs.  Max  L.  Margolis. 
President  pro  tern  of  the  newly-formed  Women's 
Committee   Chapter. 


DR.  WAKSMAN  HONORED 

Rhode  Island  State  College  in  King- 
ston, R.  I.,  has  conferred  an  honorary 
Doctor  of  Science  degree  on  Dr.  Sel- 
man  A.  Waksman,  discoverer  of  strep- 
tomycin, and  Consultant  to  the  School 
of  Science  at  Brandeis. 

Dr.  Waksman,  who  is  the  director  of 
the  Institute  of  Microbiology  at  Rut- 
gers University,  was  cited  as  the  "fore- 
most authority  on  the  microbiology  of 
the  soil.  "  Dr.  Waksman  visits  Brandeis 
on  December  23  to  confer  on  Brandeis 
University's  senior  year  curricular  de- 
velopments in  science. 


THRFF  LEGAL 
LIGHTS      met     on 

November  13  in 
New  York  at  the 
meeting  commemo- 
rating the  94th  an- 
niversary of  the 
birthday  of  justice 
Louis  Dembitz 
Brandeis.  Left  to 
right  are  George 
Alpert,  President  of 
the  Brandeis  Board 
of  Trustees,  Thur- 
man Arnold,  form- 
er United  Stales 
Assistant  Attorney 
General,  who  wai 
principal  speaker, 
and  Judge  Joseph 
M.  Proskauer,  Uni- 
versity Trustee  and 
Chairman  of  the 
meeting. 


NEWS  ISSUE 


MIAMI  LEADERS  PLEDGE  SUPPORT 

AT  FIRST  BRANDEIS  MEETING 

Gifts  totalling  more  than  $50,000  were 
contributed  in  a  stirring  show  of  support 
for  Brandeis  at  a  dinner  meeting  held  on 
November  8  at  the  Delano  Hotel  under 
the  co-chairmanship  of  Miami  Mayor 
Harold  Turk,  Carl  Weinkle  and  Samuel 
N.  Friedland.  President  Sachar  was  guest 
of  honor  and  main  speaker  at  the  event 
which  was  attended  by  more  than  200 
members  of  the  Greater  Miami  Committee 
for   Brandeis   University. 

Among  the  prominent  Miamians  who 
served  on  the  dinner  committee  were 
Leonard  L.  Abess,  Jack  Ablin,  Sidney  D. 
Ansin,  Sam  Blank,  Shepard  Broad,  Jack 
Dubinsky,  Abraham  Goodman,  Dr.  Mor- 
ris Goodman,  Louis  Heiman,  Ben  Kane, 
J.  Gerald  Lewis,  Marcie  Liberman,  Joseph 
M.  Lipton,  Max  Orovitz,  Sam  A.  Rivkind, 
Sam  Prosterman,  Leo  Robinson,  Daniel  B. 
Ruskin,  Monte  Selig,  Jacob  Sher,  Harry 
Simonhoiif,  William  D.  Singer,  Harry  Sir- 
kin,  and  Mitchell  Wolfson. 

Miami  activity  on  behalf  of  Brandeis 
was  heightened  two  days  later  by  the  or- 
ganizational meeting  of  the  Miami  Wom- 
en's Committee  Chapter  of  which  Mrs. 
Harold  Turk  is  temporary  chairman. 


PRINCIPAL  PERSONALITIES  who  tu<,k  p.trt 
in  the  Mnimi  dinner  Me,  left  tu  right,  (seated) 
President  Abram  L.  Siichjr  and  Carl  Weinkle 
and  (standing)  Mayor  Harold  Turk  of  Miami 
Beach  and  Samuel  N.  Friedland.  Messrs.  Fried- 
land  and  Weinkle  and  Mayor  Turk,  co-chair- 
men of  the  Greater  Miami  sponsoring  commit- 
tee, are  prominent  in  Jeirish  and  general  com- 
munity  activities  in   South  Florida. 


NUCLEAR    PHYSICS  LAB  ESTABLISHED 
BY  FITCHBURG  INDUSTRIALIST 


Morris  Falk 


Responding  to  the 
current  need  for 
basic  training  in  at- 
omic energy  and  re- 
search, Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Morris  Falk  of 
Fitchburg,  Mass., 
have  contributed 
$15,000  to  Brandeis 


for  the  establishment  of  the  Morris  Falk 
Nuclear  Physics  Laboratory.  The  newly- 
endowed  laboratory  is  being  built  in  Syde- 
man  Hall. 

Mr.  Falk,  who  is  the  owner  of  the  In- 
dependent Lock  Company,  is  a  noted  in- 
dustrialist and  philanthrojsist.  He  has  for 
many  years  been  strongly  interested  in  the 
development  of  scientific  research  and  in 
furthering  the  education  of  young  men 
in  science  and  engineering.  Several  years 
ago  he  established  a  sizeable  scholarship 
to  be  awarded  annually  to  an  outstanding 
student  of  the  Fitchburg  High  School. 
His  contribution  to  Brandeis  is  another 
extension  of  his  interest  in  scientific  study 
and  research. 

The  Falk  Nuclear  Physics  Laboratory  at 
Brandeis  will  be  equipped  with  the  most 
up-to-date  facilities  for  study  in  this  area 
of  science,  and  will  form  an  integral  part 
of  the  broadened  science  curriculum. 


LENDING  A  HAND  on  the  Abraham 
Marcus  Athletic  Field  conslruction  are 
Joseph  Linsey  (left)  Chairman  of  the 
Brandeis  Athletic  Association  and  Harold 
Sherman  Goldberg,  Membership  Chair- 
man of  the  Greater  Boston  Associates 
Chapter.  The  field  will  be  readied  for 
next  year's  sports  program. 


UNIVERSITY  MOURNS 

WILLIAM  LEIBOWITZ 

On  Thursday,  Oc- 
tober 19  William 
Leibowitz,  Brandeis 
University's  first  lib- 
rarian died  of  a 
heart  ailment  in 
Waltham  Hospital 
at  the  age  of  47. 
Well  known  to  the 

Brandeis  family  and  recognized  as  a  lead- 
ing library  administrator,  his  loss  was 
keenly  felt  on  the  campus. 

The  University  suspended  classes  in  his 
memory  and  services  were  held  in  Nathan 
Seifer  Hall  where  President  Sachar  de- 
livered the  eulogy  and  Rabbi  Irving  Man- 
dell  of  Temple  Shalom,  Newton,  officiated. 

Mr.  Leibowitz  was  a  native  of  New 
York  City.  He  came  to  Brandeis  in  1948 
when  the  University  first  began  to  func- 
tion and  immediately  set  about  laying  the 
plans  for  the  future  growth  of  the  Bran- 
deis Library.  His  understanding  of  admini- 
strative problems  allowed  him  to  work  ef- 
fectively with  the  National  Women's  Com- 
mittee for  the  expansion  of  the  library 
which  contained  2,000  volumes  two  years 
ago  and  which  contains  more  than  40,000 
volumes  today. 

Officials  paid  tribute  to  Mr.  Leibow- 
itz in  these  words;  "William  Leibowitz 
brought  to  his  tasks  not  only  the  skills  of 
a  fine  librarian,  but  the  zeal  of  a  pioneer. 
Always  conscious  that  he  was  laying  the 
foundations  for  a  great  Library  his  under- 
standing elicited  from  him  a  devotion 
which  made  him  one  of  the  most  valued  ' 
members  of  the  University's  stafi^.  He  will 
be  sorely  missed." 

Mr.  Leibowitz  is  survived  by  his  widow, 
the  former  Belle  Levin  of  Barberton, 
Ohio,  and  a  three-year-old  daughter,  Carol 
Ann.  Burial  was  in  New  York. 

MANCHESTER  ASSOCIATES 

HEADED  BY  SILVER 

Manchester,  N.H., 
leaders  gathered  for 
their  first  meeting 
on  behalf  of  Bran- 
deis on  November 
20  at  the  home  of 
Morris  Silver,  spon- 
sor of  the  meeting 
and,  upon  hearing 
the  address  of  George  Alpert,  President 
of  the  Board  of  Trustes,  formed  a  Bran- 
deis University  Associates  Chapter. 

Mr.  Silver,  who  chaired  the  meeting, 
became  chairman  of  the  new  Associates 
Chapter.  Samuel  Green  and  Samuel  Ca- 
mann  are  Secretary  and  Treasurer  respec- 
tively. Long  identified  with  many  com- 
munity interests,  Mr.  Silver  is  President 
of  Silver  Brothers  Company,  New  Hamp- 
shire's largest  food  distributors,  and  of 
Cott  Beverages. 


Morris   Silver 


NEWS  ISSUE 


NOTES   ON 

cJne    vl/onien's   (committee 


On  November  3  a  group  of  38  leading 
women  of  Greater  Miami  gathered  to 
consider  the  formation  of  a  Chapter  — 
one  week  later  200  women  met  at  the 
Delano  Hotel  where  Dr.  Sachar  ad- 
dressed the  meeting  and  announced 
their  temporary  officers.  Thirty  of  those 
present  became  Charter  Life  Members 
and  the  rest  of  the  group  enrolled  as 
Annual  members.  Greater  Miami  offi- 
cers pro  tem  include  Mrs.  Harold  Turk, 
Chairman;  Mrs.  Aaron  Farr,  Co-chair- 
man; Mrs.  Louis  Heiman,  Secretary; 
and  Mrs.  Louis  Sherman  and  Mrs.  Ben 
Zion  Ginzberg,  Co-treasurers. 


HENRY  FEIL  LEAGUE  CONTRIBUTION 

SUPPORTS  UNIVERSITY  INFIRMARY 


In  Brockton,  Mass.,  a  new  chapter  is  be- 
ing organized  with  what  is  reported  as 
"fantastic  success."  Brockton  women  held 
a  preliminary  tea  on  November  29  when 
their  membership  enrollment  up  to  that 
date  was  announced  as  130  Annual  and 
10  Life  members.  Mrs.  Kenneth  Dorn, 
President  of  the  recently-formed  chapter, 
is  the  daughter  of  the  late  Abraham 
Shapiro,  one  of  the  original  members  of 
the  Brandeis  Board  of  Trustees. 

Detroit  women  held  a  membership  drive 
luncheon  on  October  16  when  55  new  mem- 
bers enrolled.  The  Chapter's  scroll  was 
presented  to  Mrs.  Harry  L.  Michaels,  Na- 
tional President  and  guest  speaker  before 
the  250  women  attending.  By  December  31, 
Detroit  Chapter  President  Mrs.  Oscar 
Zemon  has  announced,  the  group  hopes  to 
have  600  charter  members  —  the  Chapter 
now  numbers   517. 

Officers  have  been  announced  for  the 
newly-formed  Philadelphia  Chapter  which 
held  its  organizational  meeting  on  Septem- 
ber 19  and  was  addressed  by  George  Al- 
pert,  President  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 
Mrs.  Max  L.  Margolis  is  President;  Mrs. 
Benjamin  Wasserbly,  Vice  President;  Mrs. 
Jack  M.  Korn,  Secretary;  Mrs.  Norman 
S.  Gorson,  Treasurer;  and  Mrs.  Sidney 
C.  Orlofsky,  Publicity.  Their  second  meet- 
ing was  held  on  December  6. 

Indianapolis  officers  pro  tem  are  Mrs. 
Jack  A.  Goodman,  Chairman;  Mrs.  Alex- 
ander S.  Wolf,  Co-chairman;  Mrs.  Leonard 
A.  Solomon,  Secretary;  and  Mrs.  Bess 
Dobrowitz,  Treasurer.  The  addition  of  this 
new  chapter  brings  the  total  number  of 
Women's  Committee  Chapters   to   54. 

The  200  Lynn,  Mass.,  Life  members 
heard  faculty  member  Dr.  Robert  A. 
Thornton,  Brandeis  Lecturer  in  Physics, 
speak  on  the  "Teaching  of  the  Physical 
Sciences"  at  a  tea  on  November  14.  The 
meeting  was  one  of  a  series  in  the  Chap- 
ter's fall  membership  campaign.  President 
of  the  Chapter  is  Mrs.  Ellis  Michelson. 

Atlanta  Charter  Life  Members  sponsored 
a  meeting  on  November  7  at  which  Presi- 
dent Sachar  addressed  the  group.  Mrs. 
Sidney  Q.  Janus  is  President  of  the  southern 
chapter  which  was  one  of  the  first  to  form. 
The  Atlanta  Charter  Life  membership  has 
increased  from   28  to   more   than   70. 


AT  DEDICATION  of 
the  Uiiivenity  Health 
Office,  underwritten  by 
the  Henry  Fell  Philan- 
thropic League  are,  left 
to  right,  Mrs.  Harry 
Feil,  mother  of  2nd  Lt. 
Feil  in  ivhoie  memory 
the  League  was  estab- 
lished, and  Mrs.  Sol 
Grossman,  of  New  York 
City,  President  of  the 
League. 


PIANO    RECITAL    OPENS 
N£IF    CONCERT   SERIES 

The  first  of  a  series  of  six  concerts  to 
be  presented  this  season  by  the  Friends  of 
the  School  of  Music  took  place  on  Decem- 
ber 3  with  a  piano  recital  by  pianist 
Herman  Godess  in  Nathan  Seifer  Hall. 

Mr.  Godess  presented  selections  by 
Schumann,  Prokofieff,  Brahms,  Scriabin, 
and  Chopin.  Mr.  Godess'  Brandeis  recital 
was  one  of  the  first  landmarks  in  his 
American  career. 

Other  programs  planned  by  the  Friends 
of  the  School  of  Music  for  the  coming 
season  include  a  song  recital  by  soprano 
Norma  Farber;  Music  for  two  pianos  by 
Irving  Fine  and  Erwin  Bodky;  Irving  Fine's 
sonatas  for  violin  and  piano  performed 
by  Zvi  Zeitlen  and  Irving  Fine;  a  song 
recital  by  Paul  Matthen,  bass-baritone; 
and  a  trio  concert  by  Alfred  Krips,  violin; 
Samuel    Mayes,   cello;   and  Erwin   Bodky, 


The  University's  new  health  office,  fully 
equipped  and  modern  in  every  way  has 
been  underwritten  with  a  gift  of  $5000 
by  the  Henry  Feil  Philanthropic  League 
of  New  York  in  memory  of  2nd  Lt.  Henry 
Feil  who  was  killed  in  action  August  25, 
1944  with  the  American  infantry  in 
France.  Mrs.  Sol  Grossman,  President  of 
the  League,  was  instrumental  in  directing 
the  gift  to  the  University  where  her 
daughter  Leila,  Class  of  '53,  is  enrolled. 

Lt.  Feil,  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harry 
Feil  of  New  York,  was  25  years  old  when 
he  died.  He  was  a  graduate  of  New  York 
University  with  the  class  of  1940  and 
played  varsity  football  for  N.Y.U.  from 
1937  to  1939.  The  Henry  Feil  League 
was  formed  in  May,  1948,  by  13  women 
who  have  perpetuated  Lt.  Feil's  name  in 
deeds  of  assistance  for  the  Jewish  people. 


piano.  The  dates  of  these  concerts  are  to 
be   announced. 


BOOKS  FOR  BRAN- 
DEIS from  French 
teacher  Elizabeth  M. 
Craighead,  recently  re- 
tired from  the  Wor- 
cester, Mass.,  School 
System,  were  donated 
through  the  W^orcester 
Chapter  of  the  Wom- 
en's Committee.  Miss 
Craighead,  (left)  pre- 
sents two  of  her  collec- 
tion of  rare  technical 
French  Books  to  Mrs. 
Harry  Ports  s,  (right) 
Chairman  of  the  Book 
Fund  Committee  as 
Worcester  Chapter 
President  Mrs.  Joseph 
Goldberg  looks  on. 
The  Worcester  Chapter 
held  their  latest  meet- 
ing on  November  9. 


NEWS  ISSUE 


BRANDEIS    BOWS    TO    FORT    DEVENS 
IN   FIRST   FRESHMAN   BASKETBALL  GAME 


SPEEDY  BRANDEIS  FORWARD  Duk  Jones 
'54,  Scranloii,  Pa.,  goes  up  in  the  air  to  sink 
a  basket  and  put  his  team  in  the  leaJ.  Jones, 
who  played  right  halfback  in  the  University's 
freshman  football  squad,  changed  into  basket- 
ball togs  the  day  after  the  last  grid  game. 

The  Brandeis  University  freshman 
basketball  team  lost  its  first  game  of  the 
season  to  the  highly-touted  Fort  Devens 
squad,  70-59,  on  December  2.  The  Bran- 
deis team  battled  its  way  down  the  stretch 
but  lost  the  game  in  the  last  few  minutes 
of  play. 

It  was  a  moral  victory  for  the  Brandeis 
hoopsters  who  were  playing  the  first 
basketball  game  in  the  University's  history 
against  a  strong  Fort  Devens  team  com- 
prised of  men  who  had  played  varsity  and 
professional  basketball. 

A  cheering  section  of  Brandeis  students 
made  the  trip  to  Fort  Devens  in  Ayer, 
Mass.,  to  support  their  team  which  con- 
tinually swapped  leads  with  the  Army 
men  throughout  the  game  and  finally 
yielded   to   the  superior  opponent. 


CRIMSON  REVIEWS  BRANDEIS 

The  Harvard  Crimson,  Harvard  Uni- 
versity's undergraduate  daily,  sent  a 
battery  of  journalists  to  the  campus 
last  month  for  a  story  on  Brandeis. 

The  resulting  full  page  spread  in  the 
Crimson  depicted  Brandeis  to  Harvard 
men  in  terms  that  could  make  Harvard 
men  very  happy  indeed. 

Sample:  "Often  in  the  past,  the  Uni- 
versity has  helped  a  new  college  .  .  . 
get  its  start.  It  did  so  for  the  first 
time  in  1701  in  New  Haven  and  the 
result  was  Yale.  It  did  so  two  years 
ago  in  Waltham  and  the  result  was 
Brandeis  .   .  ." 


FRESHiVIAN  BASKETBALL 
SCHEDULE 

December   2    Fort   Devens 

December   9    St.    Anselms 

December    12    Boston    College 

December   15  City  College  of  N.^'. 

December   16  Hofstra 

December   20   Syracuse  University 

January  6,   '51   West  Point 

January  10  Fort  Devens 

January    13   Harvard 

February    8 Univ.   of   Massachusetts 

February    10   Springfield  College 

February    17    Bates 

February  21    Boston  University 

February  24  M.I.T. 

March   3  Dartmouth 

To    be   annorniced   -  -.  .Holy   Cross 


PAUL  KLAPPER  HONORED 
BY  UNIV.  OF  CHICAGO 

An  award  for 
teaching  excellence, 
the  first  of  its  kind, 
has  been  given  Dr. 
Paul  Klapper,  Bran- 
deis Trustee  and 
President  Emeritus 
of  Queens  College, 
by  the  University  of 
Chicago. 

Dr.  Klapper  has  been  named  to  the 
William  Rainey  Harper  professorship  for 
his  study  of  University  of  Chicago  under- 
graduate teaching  methods  and  his  direc- 
tion of  a  movie  based  on  the  subject. 

The  newly  established  professorship, 
named  for  Chicago's  first  president,  is 
given  persons  "who  have  achieved  dis- 
tinction in  teaching  and  in  reflection  upon 
the  problems  of  undergraduate  education." 


Paul  Klapper 


W'ERMAN  SUCCEEDS  ULLMAN 

AS  FRIENDS  OF  MUSIC  HEAD 


Mark  Werman, 
noted  insurance 
man,  has  been  el- 
ected to  succeed 
Adolph  Ullman  as 
Chairman  of  The 
Friends  of  The 
School  of  Music,  it 
was  announced  by 
President  Sachar.  Mr. 
Honorary  Chairman. 

Mr.  Werman  was 
University  and  the 
servatory    of    Music. 


Mark    Werman 

Ullman  will  serve  as 

educated  at  Harvard 
New    England    Con- 
He    has    long    been 


associated  with  musical  activities  and  is 
a  member  of  The  Friends  of  the  Boston 
Symphony  Orchestra. 

Mr.  Ullman,  prominent  Boston  busi- 
nessman, founded  the  Friends  of  The 
School  of  Music  and  served  as  Chairman 
since  the  group's  inception  more  than  a 
year  ago.  He  has  been  active  in  music 
circles  in  Greater  Boston  for  many  years. 

The  Friends  of  the  School  of  Music  is 
an  organization  of  music  lovers  who  work 
with  Brandeis  University  officials  for  the 
establishment  at  Brandeis  of  a  School  of 
Music  and  who  have  sponsored  numerous 
musical  events  at  the  University. 


PRESENTATION  OF  TROPHIES  for  the  best  hackfield  and  line  performances  of  the 
season  highlighted  the  close  of  the  19^0  football  program.  Coach  Benny  Friedman,  left, 
made  the  presentations  at  the  first  athletic  banquet  to  Ed  Manganiello  '34  for  his  superb 
line  play  and  to  quarterback  Dick  Cunningham  '54  for  his  outstanding  job  in  the  hackfield. 
ffneph  Linsey,  right.  Chairman  of  the  Brandeis  Athletic  Association,  was  featured  speaker. 


NEWS  ISSUE 


:HICAG0    WOMEN'S    GROUPS 
ZONTRIBUTE    TO    LIBRARY 

Two  Chicago  women's  organizations 
lave  provided  funds  for  the  expansion  of 
he  University  Library.  Members  of  the 
Vlusarts  Club,  a  group  of  women  devoted 
o  furthering  the  arts,  have  made  available 
t  gift  to  form  the  basis  of  a  Drama  Library 
it  Brandeis.  The  Musarts  Club  will  supplc- 
nent  this  initial  gift  with  additional  con- 
ributions  to  the  Drama  Library  which 
he  group  has  created.  Mrs.  Louis  M. 
Jrown  is  Philanthropic  Chairman  of  the 
)rgani2ation. 

The  Greater  Chicago  Alurnnae  Chapter 
)f  Alpha  Epsilon  Phi,  National  Collegiate 
Jorority  has  adopted  for  its  project  aid 
:or  the  growth  of  the  psychology  library 
It  Brandeis.  The  project  is  under  the 
eadership  of  Mrs.  Maurice  Mandel, 
Zhairm.an  of  the  Chicago  Chapter  of  the 
SJational  Women's  Committee. 

SAUL  FECHTOR  CREATES 
NEW  SCHOLARSHIP 

Saul  Fechtor,  prominent  community 
eader  and  President  of  the  Kingston 
Clothing  Company  of  Boston,  has  created 
[he  Saul  and  Sarah  Fechtor  Scholarship 
Fund  at  Brandeis,  it  has  been  announced 
5y  Morris  Shapiro,  member  of  the  Bran- 
deis Board  of  Trustees  and  Chairman  of 
:he  Board  Scholarship  Committee. 

At  a  recent  testimonial  dinner  honoring 
lis  50th  birthday,  Mr.  Fechtor  was  pre- 
sented with  a  check  in  recognition  of  his 
Dutstanding  communal  activities.  A  mem- 
ber of  the  Brandeis  University  Associates 
md  a  firm  supporter  of  education,  Mr. 
Fechtor  increased  the  amount  of  the  check 
ind  turned  it  over  to  Brandeis. 

Mr.  Fechtor  attended  both  Northeastern 
ind  Boston  Universities  but  because  of 
financial  circumstances  was  unable  to  pur- 
sue his  studies  to  graduation.  Aware  of 
the  financial  obstacles  to  a  college  educa- 
tion, he  has  created  the  Fechtor  Scholar- 
ship  Fund    to   aid   deserving  students. 

Long  active  in  the  Greater  Boston  com- 
munity, Mr.  Fechtor  is  a  Trustee  of  the 
Combined  Jewish  Appeal,  the  Associated 
Jewish  Philanthropies  and  the  Beth  Israel 
Hospital. 


$163,000  PLEDGED  TO  UNIVERSITY 

AT  FIRST  CHICAGO  BRANDEIS  MEETING 


NEW  ASSOCIATES  CHAPTER 
FORMED  BY  CLEVELAND  MEN 

Cleveland  community  leaders  assembled 
on  November  21  to  launch  the  Cleveland 
Chapter  of  the  Brandeis  University  Asso- 
ciates at  a  dinner  meeting  held  at  the  Oak- 
wood  Club.  The  Cleveland  Chapter  joins 
with  its  brother  groups  across  the  country 
who  support  the  University  as  "foster" 
alumni. 

Highlighting  the  dinner  meeting  were 
addresses  by  President  Sachar  and  Benny 
Friedman,  Athletic  Director.  Coach  Fried- 
man this  fall  fielded  a  freshman  football 
squad  which  scored  four  victories  and 
suffered  two  defeats  in  the  University's 
first  intercollegiate  competition. 

Co-chairmen  of  the  meeting  were  Al- 
fred A.  Benesch,  Eugene  Freedheim,  Max 
Freedman,  Eugene  H.  Goodman,  Samuel 
Horwitz,  Nathan  Loeser,  A.  M.  Luntz 
and  Leonard  Ratner.  They  were  assisted 
by  more  than  60  men  who  served  on  the 
committee. 


BRIDGEPORT  MEN  HOLD 

BRANDEIS  MEETING 

One  hundred  leading  citizens  of  Bridge- 
port, Conn.,  were  guests  of  Philip  Carlson 
at  the  first  dinner  meeting  held  in  that 
community  on  behalf  of  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity on  November  21.  Board  President 
George  Alpert,  guest  speaker  at  the  meet- 
ing, told  the  group  that  "although  indivi- 
dual Jews  have  made  generous  gifts  to 
existing  centers  of  learning,  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity is  the  first  non-sectarian  university 
which  is  the  corporate  responsibility  of  the 
Jewish  community.  " 

Assisting  Mr.  Carlson  on  the  meeting 
committee  were  Dr.  Max  Alpert,  Walter 
Breslav,  William  Carlson,  Sam  Engelman, 
Sam  Friedman,  Harry  A.  Goldstein,  Robert 
Hirsch,  Jacob  Kunin,  Sam  Kunin,  Law- 
rence Lesser,  Robert  Lesser,  Harry  Leven- 
thal,  Sigmund  Miller,  Gustave  Rosen, 
Philip  Sagarin,  Isaac  E.  Schine,  Nathan 
H.  Schine  and  Joseph  Spector. 


In  an  impressive  show  of  support  for 
Brandeis,  200  key  Chicago  community 
leaders  pledged  $163,000  at  a  dmner 
meeting,  the  first  to  be  held  in  the  inter- 
ests of  the  University  in  the  Windy  City. 
President  Sachar  was  the  featured  speaker 
at  the  gathering  at  which  Philip  Klutznick 
presided.  The  meeting  took  place  on  De- 
cember 6  at  the  Palmer  House. 

Co-chairmen  of  the  Committee  were 
Samuel  W.  Banovitz,  Henry  Crown,  John 
J.  Mack  and  Morton  Weinress.  Associate 
chairmen  were  Abel  Berland,  Harry 
Joseph,  Joseph  Schatz  and  Saul  Weinress. 

Serving  on  the  Committee  were  Alfred 
Benesch,  Milton  Callner,  Marvin  H.  Cole- 
man, Lester  Crown,  Nathan  Cummings, 
Julius  Kelly  Don,  Edwin  W.  Eisendrath, 
Benjamin  Fohrman,  William  J.  Friedman, 
Gerald  Gidwitz,  James  H.  Goodwin,  Har- 
old Green,  Jules  Green,  Michael  Hammer, 
Mrs.  Walter  Heller,  Walter  Heller,  Luis 
Kutner,  Philip  Klutznick,  Mrs.  Harold 
Lachman,  Joseph  Makler,  Mrs.  Maurice 
Mandel,  Max  W.  Petaque,  Sidney  R. 
Robinson,  Orville  Rosen,  Arthur  Rubloff, 
Sanford  Ruttenberg,  Edgar  Schoen,  Nath- 
an Schwartz,  Saul  S.  Sherman,  Alfred  W. 
Stern,  Mrs.  Morton  Weinress  and  Max  E. 
Weinstock. 


GREATER  BOSTON  WOMEN  he.ird  ■uuliy 
member  Mjne  Syrk/ii  (lejl)  speuk  uii  Your 
School.  Your  Children"  at  a  Noiemher  14 
meeting  ivhich  sparked  the  Chapter' i  member- 
ship drive.  Mrs.  Irving  Abrams  (right)  is  Presi- 
dent of  the  Chapter  which  culminated  its 
campaign  with  more  that  20  teas  throughout 
the    city    oil    December    14. 


ORDER  ENGAGEMENT  CALENDAR 
FROM  BRANDEIS  CAMPUS  STORE 

The  1951  Brandeis  Engagement  Calen- 
dar illustrated  with  53  full-page  photo- 
graphs picturing  student,  faculty  and  cam- 
3US  has  just  been  published  and  is  avail- 
ible  at  $1.00  per  copy  upon  request  to 
:he  Brandeis  Campus  Store. 

The  Brandeis  Calendar,  which  is  the 
first  to  be  published  in  the  University's 
history,  contains  56  pages  plus  a  photo 
illustrated  cover  and  is  bound  with  a  dur- 
able plastic  spiral.  The  adjacent  coupon  is 
for  your  convenience. 


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Lere  in  photographs  is  a  record  of  the  week  of  October 
30,  a  pictorial  agenda  illustrating  the  variety  of  events 
sponsored  by  and  for  the  University  and  typical  of  virtually 
any  week  in  the  University's  calendar  of  activities. 

Brandeis  people  were  in  all  parts  of  the  country  during 
that  week  —  President  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  George 
Alpert  was  in  California  making  new  friends  for  Brandeis. 
Inspired  by  his  recount  of  the  University's  history  and 
plans,  Los  Angeles  leaders  contributed  $50,000  for  the  sup- 
port of  Brandeis. 

Later  in  the  week  Dr.  Sachar  was  greeted  in  Ohio  and  then 
in  Florida.  Director  of  Athletics  Benny  Friedman  and  faculty 
member  Marie  Syrkin  spoke  in  Chicago  and  Instructor 
Thomas  Savage  addressed  a  group  in  Hartford. 

On  the  campus  the  student  body  was  preparing  for  its 
final  football  game  with  Boston  University,  The  New  Eng- 
land College  English  Association  held  its  annual  confer- 
ence with  Thornton  Wilder,  Bernard  De  Voto  and  Crane 
Brinton  on  hand,  and  the  University's  philosophy  depart- 
ment sponsored  a  two-day  commemoration  of  the  300th 
anniversary  of  the  death  of  Rene  Descartes. 

That  was  Brandeis  during  the  week  of  October  30  —  it 
could  have  been  any  week. 


AT  THE  NEW  ENGLAND  COLLEGE  ENGLISH  ASSOCIATION  Conference 
were,  left  to  right,  (seated)  President  Sachar;  Dr.  Rosemary  Park, 
President,  Connecticut  College  for  Women;  Dr.  Morse  Allen,  of 
Trinity  College,  President  of  the  Association;  (standing)  Bernord  De 
Voto,  Editor  of  "The  Easy  Chair",  Harper's  Magazine;  Dr.  Osborne 
Earle,  Assistant  Professor  of  English  at  Brandeis  and  Chairman  of 
the  Conference  Program  Committee;  and  Crane  Brinton,  Professor 
of  History,   Harvard  University. 


SADIE  HAWKINS  DAY  DANCE  v/as  held  by  stu- 
dents in  the  Usen  Commons  Room  following  the 
final  football  game  of  the  season  with  Boston 
University.  Students  dressed  "Dogpatch"  style, 
awarded  prizes  for  the  best  costumes,  sang  hill- 
billy   songs. 


"^^C^^^Jfi^, 


FFICIAL  PUBLICATION 

OF  BRANDEIS  UNIVERSITY 


contents 


Brandels  —  19'  0 I 


In  retrospecf 2 


Brandeis  and  the  military  crisis 4 


pioneer  publications 6 


cross-country  tour 7 


our  acquisitions  in  art 8 


the  athletic  association 10 


Vol.  I,  No.  6     Feb.  25,    1951 

Official  Publication  of  Bran- 
deis University  published  13 
times  during  year  (once  in 
the  months  of  September, 
October,  November,  March, 
June,  July  and  August; 
twice  in  the  months  of  De- 
cember, February,  and  May) 
at  Brandeis  University,  415 
South  Street,  Waltham  54, 
Mass.  Entered  as  second 
class  matter  at  the  Post 
Office  in  Boston,  Mass. 


Ino    Curelop,    Editor 


Art  work  and  cover  design 
by  Donis  Asnin;  campus 
photographs  by  Ralph  Nor- 
man. 


teaching  the  sciences 


II 


the  dinnensions  of  a  liberal  education 12 


the  story  of  castle  B-503 14 


scholarships 16 


Brand 


eisiana 


17 


On    the    cover:   S+udenfs   gather   around    Ludwig    Lewisohn,    Professor   of   Comparative 
Literature,  for  an  infornnal  discussion  before  the  fire  in  the  Connmons  Room  of  Smith  Hall. 


Brandeis-  1950 


The  University's  major  1950 
announcement  was  the 
adoption  of  the  $22,000,- 
000,  10-year  Saarinen  Mas- 
ter Plan  (top).  Another 
significant  event  was  the 
dedication  of  Nathan  Sei- 
fer  Hall.  One  of  the  sym- 
bolic sculptured  plaques 
especially  designed  for  the 
Hall  is  reproduced  in  the 
circle.  (Below,  right)  In 
the  newly-dedicated  Usen 
Commons  Room  students 
entertain  each  other.  The 
plaque  in  the  background 
commemorates  the  Usen 
benefaction.  Brandeis  stu- 
dent spirit  reached  a  peak 
with  "Boost  Brandeis 
Week"    (bottom,   left). 


■fe^ 

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in  retrospect... 


.  .  .  1950  was  a  year  crowded  with  growth  and  innovation  in  every  phase  of  the 
University's  development.  In  long-range  terms  the  most  Important  project  yet 
launched  at  Brandels  —  the  10-year  Saarinen  Master  Plan  —  was  announced 
officially  early  in  the  year,  and  construction  of  several  buildings  envisioned  In 
the  plan  was  begun  soon  afterward  ....  October  saw  the  completion  of  the 
Ridgewood  Quadrangle,  now  in  use  as  men's  dormitories,  and  Sydeman  Hail, 
housing  supplementary  science  laboratories  and  classrooms  ....  Meanwhile, 
on  the  27-acre  Memphis  Tract  construction  was  proceeding  on  the  Abraham 
Marcus  Athletic  Field  ....  Judge  Joseph  M.  Proskauer  and  Mrs.  Adele  Rosen- 
wald  Levy  were  named  Trustees  and  Senator  hHerbert  hH.  Lehman  and  Mr.  Frank 
L.  Well  were  chosen  hHonorary  Chairman  and  Chairman,  respectively,  of  the 
Board  of  Fellows.  Milton  Kahn  was  appointed  National  Chairman  of  the  Bran- 
dels  Associates  ....  Seventeen  new  faculty  members,  Including  Dr.  Albert 
Guerard,  Dr.  Robert  A.  Thornton,  Miss  Marie  Syrkin,  Dr.  Svend  Laursen,  Mr. 
Irving  Fine  and  Dr.  Saul  Cohen,  augmented  the  Brandels  teaching  staff  ....  In 
September,  240  incoming  freshmen  brought  the  student  body  to  470  .... 
Among  them  were  the  members  of  Coach  Benny  Friedman's  first  Brandels  foot- 
ball sguad  which  launched  Intercollegiate  athletic  competition  on  the  freshman 
level  for  the  University  ....  the  frosh  "Judges"  won  wide  acclaim  by  winning 
four  out  of  six  encounters,  including  a  choice  triumph  over  hlarvard  ....  Also  in 
action  were  freshman  soccer  and  basketball  teams  ....  The  University  con- 
tributed to  the  cultural  life  of  the  Greater  Boston  area  with  its  Adult  Education 
programs  and  with  a  commemoration  of  the  death  of  Rene  Descartes,  a  music 
festival  honoring  Albert  Schweitzer,  and  a  Bach  Festival  ....  Brandels  was  host 
to  the  Fall  Conference  of  the  New  England  College  English  Association  and  in 
May  celebrated  its  Second  Annual  Convocation,  highlighted  by  the  address 
of  Mrs.  Eleanor  Roosevelt  ....  Extraordinary  growth  in  membership  and 
scope  of  activities  were  noted  by  the  Brandels  Associates,  the  National  Wom- 
en's Committee,  and  the  Friends  of  the  School  of  Music  ....  The  development 
of  these  Brandels  "foster  alumni"  groups  paralleled  the  advances  made  within 
the  University  Itself  ....  Many  gifts  received  during  the  year  accounted  for 
other  developments  ....  The  Usen  Commons  Room,  Breltman  Physics  Labo- 
ratory, Falk  Nuclear  Physics  Laboratory,  Richard  Cohn  Chemistry  Laboratory, 
Fell  hJealth  Office,  Shapiro  Athletic  Center,  and  Sydeman  hiall  all  were  the 
result  of  benefactions  received  in  1950  ....  The  Tuch  Chair  In  hiebrew  Litera- 
ture and  Ethics,  the  Aronstam  Chair  In  Chemistry,  ihe  four  Stonehill  Teaching 
Fellowships,  the  William  C.  Whitney  Foundation  Grant  were  also  added,  and 
22  scholarship  funds  Including  16  which  provide  for  a  total  of  21  full  tuition 
scholarships  were  established  during  the  year  ....  The  largest  single  contribu- 
tion was  received  from  Israel  Rogosin  who  provided  his  second  $100,000  gift 
....  The  University  Library  was  the  recipient  of  many  outstanding  gifts  in- 
cluding the  Blumberg  Mathematics  Collection,  the  Cuppy,  Hill- 
quit  and  Manishen  libraries,  the  Weil  first  editions  and  the 
Jacob  White  Fund.  The  gratifying  development  within  every 
sphere  of  endeavor  in    1950  augurs  well  for  the  coming  years. 


J^%tiM    .^*S*-       1 


(Top  to  bottom)  More  than 
6,000  people  convened  on  the 
campus  in  May  to  participate 
in  the  University's  Second 
Annual  Convocation  and  hear 
featured  speaker  Eleanor 
Roosevelt.  The  Ground-break- 
ing Ceremony  for  the  Abra- 
ham Marcus  Playing  Field 
took  place  with  Board  Presi- 
dent George  Alpert  and  Trus- 
tees Morris  S.  Shapiro,  Jacob 
Shapiro,  Dudley  Kimball  and 
Coach  Benny  Friedman  look- 
ing on  as  Joseph  Linsey,  Ath- 
letic Association  Chairman, 
officiated.  In  the  fall,  con- 
struction of  Sydeman  Hall, 
underwritten  by  funds  from 
the  estate  of  the  late  William 
Sydeman,  was  completed.  The 
University  launched  its  inter- 
collegiate athletic  program 
with  Coach  Friedman's  fresh- 
man football  squad.  By  Octo- 
ber, construction  was  also 
completed  on  the  Saarinen- 
designed  Ridgewood  Apart- 
ments serving  as  men's  dormi- 
tories and  comprising  the 
Ridgewood   Quadrangle. 


In  a  specially-called 
student  convocation 
Dr.  Sochar  candidly 
discussed  the  possi- 
ble repercussions  on 
campus  of  the  na- 
tional state  of  emer- 
gency, and  exhorted 
students  to  continue 
planning   careers. 


Brandeis  and  the 


President   Sachar 


The  international  crisis  has  produced  a 
state  of  emergency  within  the  nation  which 
has  already  had  its  impact  upon  every  phase 
of  our  society.  It  is  inevitable  that  each  of 
us  should  attempt  to  assay  the  probable  im- 
pact upon  the  institutions  and  activities  in 
which  we  are  integrally  involved. 

Of  course  there  are  defeatists  who  feel 
that  there  is  little  point  in  making  such  ap- 
praisals, hiaving  swooned  into  despair,  they 
conclude  that  nothing  matters  now.  Such 
Cassandras  are  the  weak  links  in  our  democra- 
tic society,  dangerous  to  themselves  and  a  menace  to  the  survival  of  a 
free  world.  Our  enemies  want  nothing  better  than  to  sap  our  confidence  in 
the  validity  of  our  democratic  heritage  and  in  our  capacity  to  face  the 
challenges  of  today  and  tomorrow.  It  is  our  obligation  to  prepare  for  all 
the  exceptional  demands  of  a  period  of  emergency  re-armament.  But  it 
is  also  our  obligation  to  prepare  for  the  long-term  affirmative  needs  of 
normal  democratic  living.  It  Is  in  this  framework  that  I  wish  to  consider 
the  questions  most  frequently  posed  by  our  friends.  I  shall  try  to  deal 
with  them  frankly  and  realistically. 

Can  Brandeis  survive  during  a  war  period? 

Brandeis  is  in  a  far  better  position  to  face  a  critical  period  than  the 
majority  of  American  colleges  and  universities.  Our  disadvantages  during 
normal  times  become  elements  of  strength  during  a  crisis.  The  school  Is 
new  and  extremely  flexible.  It  Is  possible  to  adjust  curriculum,  faculty, 
physical  facilities  and  plans  with  a  minimum  of  dislocation.  In  truth,  be- 
cause Brandeis  is  In-being,  or  better  still.  In  process-of-becoming,  it  can 
react  with  boldness  and  imagination. 

How  will  the  draft  affect  enrollment  at  Brandeis? 

The  major  consequences  of  the  draft  will  be  experienced  by  all-male 
colleges  and  by  the  large-size  universities.  Small,  co-educational  Institu- 
tions such  as  Brandeis  will  not  be  jeopardized.  Depending  upon  the  nature 
of  the  final  draft  law  enacted  by  Congress,  it  is  probable  that  the 
Brandeis  student  body  will  shift  in  its  proportions  and  register  many  more 
women  than  men,  during  the  transition  to  a  war  basis.  Applications  for 
the  coming  academic  year  have  run  far  ahead  of  the  numbers  of  previous 
years.  It  can  therefore  be  said,  with  a  high  degree  of  certainty,  that 
Brandeis  enrollment  in  the  foreseeable  future  will  continue  to  expand  at 
its  normal  pace. 
Will  Brandeis  facilities  and  personnel  be  utilized  in  the  preparedness  effort? 

If  they  can  be  of  use  to  the  nation,  they  will  be  made  available.  At 
present,   no  branch  of  the  armed  services  has  announced  any  program 


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military  crisis 


by  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar 


comparable  to  the  A.S.T.P.  of  World  War  II. 
If  emergency  programs  similar  to  those 
devised  for  college  campuses  in  World  War  II 
are  launched  again,  Brandeis  will  offer  its  full 
cooperation  and  participation. 

Is  the  curriculum  to  be  altered? 

There  is  no  plan  at  the  present  writing  for 
any  major  revisions  in  the  Brandeis  curriculum. 
It  was  devised  to  prepare  young  men  and 
women  for  full-orbed,  constructive  lives.  There 
is  even  greater  need  today  to  make  sure  of 
a  continuous  pool  of  mature  and  well-trained 
leaders.  It  is  quite  logical,  however,  to  expect 
that  a  prolonged  state  of  emergency  will  in- 
fluence the  interests  of  students  and  con- 
sequently require  shifts  in  emphasis  from  one 
field  to  another,  for  example,  from  the  fine 
arts  and  humanities  to  the  sciences  and  the 
social  sciences. 

Does  the  University  contemplate 
an  accelerated  program? 

This  question  can  be  answered  only  after  an 
examination  of  the  full  effects  of  projected 
draft  legislation.  The  experience  of  the  major 
colleges  and  universities  demonstrated  that 
there  was  very  little  integrity  in  the  acceler- 
ated programs  of  World  War  II.  There  was  too 
much  strain  and  pressure,  too  little  permanent 
impact.  hHowever,  if  circumstances  compel 
some  form  of  acceleration,  Brandeis  will  follow 
the  practice  of  similar  institutions  even  though 
It  will  do  so  reluctantly. 

Will  the   Brandeis  program  of  physical 
expansion  continue? 

It  will  follow  the  time-table  of  the  Master 
Plan  until  such  time  as  national  needs  compel 
curtailment.  During  the  calendar  year  1950, 
the  University  completed  the  construction  of 
six  new  buildings  and  has  begun  the  develop- 
ment of  the  Abraham  Marcus  Athletic  Field. 


The  buildings  included  Sydeman  \-\a\\,  a  class- 
room building  for  the  sciences,  and  the  five 
Saarlnen-deslgned  dormitories  comprising  the 
Ridgewood  Quadrangle.  At  a  recent  meeting 
of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  it  was  unanimously 
voted  to  adopt  the  report  of  Meyer  Jaffe, 
speaking  for  the  Building  Committee,  which 
called  for  a  capital  expansion  expenditure  of 
nearly  one  million  dollars  during  the  first  six 
months  of  1951.  Architects'  plans  are  now  be- 
ing rushed  for  a  new  grouping  of  dormitories, 
a  Social  Union  building,  an  additional  class- 
room building,  and  the  Abraham  Shapiro  Ath- 
letic Center.  Such  action  not  only  assures  the 
strengthening  of  the  physical  facilities  of  the 
University,  but  represents  an  act  of  faith,  a  re- 
affirmation of  the  determination  of  the  Trus- 
tees to  treat  obstacles  as  a  springboard  of 
achievement. 

One  other  thought  may  be  added,  not  to 
answer  any  specific  question  but  rather  to 
point  up  the  climate  in  which  all  questions  are 
considered  at  the  University. 

Because  of  Russian  aggression,  it  has  be- 
come essential  to  prepare  for  possibilities  of 
danger  that  stagger  the  imagination.  It  is 
equally  essential  to  live  for  the  fulfillment  of 
every  creative  hope.  There  is  an  obligation  to 
marshal  our  national  resources,  to  apply  our 
manpower  and  our  productive  capacity  so  that 
our  strength  will  deter  our  enemies,  or,  failing 
this,  will  be  adequate  to  meet  any  assault. 

But  when  the  sacrifices  have  been  made,  it 
is  the  obligation  of  every  element  In  society 
to  live  as  normally  as  possible  within  the  frame- 
work of  assigned  responsibilities.  Students 
must  go  on  with  their  regular  studies.  They 
must  do  each  day's  job  as  best  they  can.  Their 
finest  contribution  for  ultimate  usefulness  is  to 
avoid  paralysis  of  will  because  of  the  present 
anxiety.  Both  as  a  long-term  philosophy  of 
life  and  as  a  strategy  for  the  imme- 
diate crisis,  it  Is  best  to  prepare  for 
the  worst,  but  to  live  for  the  best. 


The  Justice  staff  at  work: 
Ruth  Abrams,  New 
Rochelle,  Ruth  Cohen, 
Brooklyn,  N.Y.,  Burton 
Berinsky,  Dorchester 
Mass.,  Carl  Werner 
Brookllne,  Mass.,  and  Da 
vid  Van  Praagh,  Gaffney 
S.C.  Below,  the  Year 
book's  Editor-in-Chief 
Jason  Aronson,  Revere 
Mass.,  and  an  illustration 
from  the  Turret. 


pioneer  publications 


One  of  the  most  significant  phases  of  Brandeis  undergraduate  activity  has 
been  the  creation  and  development  of  three  publications,  separately  main- 
tained by  staffs  comprised  of  members  of  all  three  classes  and  unified  in  their 
adherence  to  the  best  standards  of  creative  writing,  reporting  and  reviewing. 
The  bi-weekly  newspaper,  The  Justice,  was  the  students'  first  publishing 
venture.  Begun  as  a  monthly  news  organ  by  a  handful  of  freshmen  in  1948, 
The  justice  has  kept  pace  with  the  expansion  of  the  University.  The  present 
staff  of  30  puts  out  the  four-page  tabloid-size  paper  under  the  Co-Editorship 
of  David  Van  Praagh,  Gaffney,  S.  C,  and  Carl  Werner,  Brookline,  Mass. 

The  literary  periodical,  the  Turret,  is  also  in  its 
third  year  of  publication.  The  staff,  headed  by 
Lora  S.  Levy,  Boston,  Mass.,  selects,  edits  and 
processes  the  short  stories,  poems  and  articles 
which  comprise  the  contents  of  each  issue. 
Thomas  Savage,  author  and  instructor  in  English, 
is  faculty  advisor  to  the  Turret. 

The  prospective  senior  class  is  eagerly  antic- 
ipating the  completion  of  its  most  ambitious 
publishing  enterprise  which  will  be  a  review  of 
the  Brandeis  "pilot"  class  and  the  University's 
first  four  years.  Jason  Aronson,  Revere,  Mass., 
is  Editor  of  the  Yearbook  which  will  make  its  ini- 
tial appearance  in  1952  when  the  University's 
first  Commencement  Exercises  take  place.  It  Is 
the  goal  of  the  staff  to  make  the  Yearbook 
worthy  of  being  called  "another  Brandeis  first" 
and  to  establish  precedent  for  succeeding  classes. 


cross-country  ,  tour 


by  George  Alpert 

President  of  the  Board  of  Trustees 


Eighteen  months  ago  when  we  first  undertook 
to  tell  the  story  of  Brandels  University  to  groups 
in  distant  parts  of  the  country,  my  feelings  were 
much  like  those  harbored,  I  imagine,  by  the  an- 
cient explorers  as  they  set  out  on  their  voyages 
across  the  uncharted  seas.  What  would  be  the 
difficulties  encountered?  What  opportunities 
presented?  And  what,  finally,  would  be  the 
fruits  of  such  arduous  efforts? 

Prior  to  that  time  the  endeavor  to  secure 
support  for  the  University  had  been  fairly 
closely  confined  to  New  England  where,  by  their 
relative  proximity  to  the  campus,  people  had 
become  familiar  with  the  concept  underlying 
the  development  of  Brandeis  and  with  the 
record  it  was  achieving.  On  the  other  hand, 
people  in  sections  of  the  country  more  remote 
from  the  University  knew  little  about  its  ac- 
complishments and  purposes. 

Accordingly,  itineraries  were  planned  for 
trips  from  "the  rockbound  coast  of  Maine  to 
the  sunny  shores  of  California"  —  trips  which 
were  to  bring  the  exciting  story  of  Brandeis  into 
many  of  the  great  communities  in  this  land.  The 
list  of  cities  compiled  for  my  excursions  read 
like  a  railroad  schedule  covering  Albany,  Louis- 
ville, Cincinnati,  Toledo,  Kansas  City,  Chicago, 
Detroit,  St.  Louis,  Baltimore,  Washington,  D.  C., 
Atlanta,  Memphis,  Los  Angeles,  San  Francisco 
and  compass  points  between. 

I  found  the  Jewish  people  in  all  these  cities 
to  be  generous,  interested,  and  warmly  respon- 
sive to  the  story  of  this  pioneering  contribution 
by  American  Jewry  to  higher  education  in  our 
country.  I  found  them  anxious  about  the  success 
of  the   undertaking   but  certain   beyond  doubt 
of  its  inestimable  value  and  proud  be- 
yond measure  of  what  the  University 
has  already  accomplished.  And  I  found 
them  ready  and  willing  to  demonstrate 
iheir   faith    in    the    ideals    and   values 
upon   which    Brandeis    University   was 
founded. 

I    had    entertained    many    a    doubt 
concerning  the  ability  of  these  com- 


munities, already 
burdened  by  the 
demands  of  other 
worthy  appeals 
for  support,  to 
give  sufficiently 
of  their  effort 
and  resources  In 
order  that  the  University  might  receive  the  wide 
and  solid  support  so  urgently  needed. 

But  my  doubts  and  trepidations  were  rapidly 
dispelled.  I  found,  to  the  great  gratification  of 
everyone  connected  with  the  founding  of  Bran- 
deis, that  American  Jewry  can  be  counted  on 
to  display  unbounded  generosity  and  devotion 
to  a  cause  which  Is  close  to  their  hearts.  In  all  my 
travels  I  never  once  heard  a  voice  raised  in 
reluctance  to  undertake  this  extra  burden. 
Never  did  I  have  to  "sell"  Brandeis  to  evoke 
interest.  All  I  had  to  do  was  to  lay  the  problem 
squarely  in  front  of  them  without  dross  or  gloss 
—  the  will  to  help  was  already  there. 

In  the  course  of  my  travels  there  occurred 
many  outstanding  and  gratifying  manifestations 
of  friendship  for  Brandeis.  I  wish  that  space  per- 
mitted my  mention  of  every  heartwarming  ex- 
perience and  all  the  equally  stirring  demonstra- 
tions of  enthusiasm  for  Brandeis  which  I  met 
during  my  peregrinations  on  behalf  of  the 
University. 

But  perhaps  the  most  heartening  experience 
of  all  has  been  the  unanimous  loyalty  of  the  men 
and  women  who  have  formed  and  joined  chap- 
ters of  the  Brandeis  Associates  and  of  the 
National  Women's  Committee  of  Brandeis 
throughout  the  country. 

I  shall  consider  my  mission  accom- 
plished If  for  every  mile  I  traveled 
during  the  past  year  and  a  half  the 
University  can  secure  a  member  of 
the  Associates  and  a  member  of  the 
Women's  Committee.  If  that  objec- 
tive can  be  attained  —  and  I  have 
every  confidence  that  It  can  —  my 
odyssey    will    have    been    well    made. 


our    acquisitions 


by  Marvin  Small 


I.  Rice  Pereira  is  a  native  of  Boston 
now  working  in  England.  Her  paintings 
hang     in     Annerica's     leading     museunns. 


Philip  Evergood  paints  sharply 
satiric  representations.  Here  "The 
Senators"  is  reproduced. 


Tolstoy  has  said  that  "art  is  a  human 
activity  having  for  its  purpose  the  transnnis- 
sion  to  others  of  the  highest  and  best  feel- 
ings to  which  nnen  have  risen."  The  art 
of  any  era  has  always  been  a  key  synnbol 
of  the  cultural  climate  of  the  society  which 
produced  the  artist  and  of  the  intellectual 
and  emotional  levels  of  that  society. 

In  undertaking  the  collection  of  paintings 
and  other  objects  of  art,  the  University  is 
building  a  reservoir  of  contemporary  crea- 
tive endeavor.  This  collection  will  not  only 
represent  the  currents  of  thought  and  ex- 
pression which  characterize  twentieth  cen- 
tury civilization,  but  will  also  embody  the 
personality  and  sensitivity  of  some  of  the 
foremost  artists  of  the  day. 

Cognizant  of  the  significance  of  art,  the 
Brandeis  Art  Collection  Committee  has 
gathered  a  nucleus  to  serve  both  as  a  source 
of  study  and  inspiration  to  undergraduates 
and  as  a  contribution  to  the  cultural  life  of 
the  community. 

Though  to  date  the  collection  is  predomi- 
nantly drawn  from  the  works  of  contem- 
porary artists,  It  Is  hoped  that  a  balance 
between  the  modern  and  the  classic,  the 
advance  guard  and  the  traditional,  will  de- 
velop so  that  students  of  art  and  art  lovers 
may   become   familiar  with   representations 


Milton  Avery  paints  softly  and  simply, 
often  with  a  deep  undercurrent  of 
ennotion. 


in  art 


The  paintings  repro- 
duced liere  are  rep- 
resentative of  the 
woric  of  our  fore- 
most artists  and  sev- 
eral of  them  are  on 
view  in  the  Usen 
Commons  Room. 
Marvin  Small,  New 
York,  is  Chairman  of 
the  Brandeis  Art 
Collection  Committee. 


from  every  major  period  and  phase 
of  the  visual  arts.  The  Collection 
•will  figure  strongly  in  the  curriculum 
of  the  Creative  Arts  Center  for 
those  students  who  are  preparing 
for  a  career  In  the  arts. 

The    University's   Art  Collection 
now  numbers  close  to  three  hundred 
paintings  and  sculptures.  It  includes 
the  paintings  reproduced  on  these 
pages   and   others    by   such    noted 
artists     as     George     Grosz,     Martin     Friedman, 
Tchackbasov,   and   Gwathmey.  They   have   been 
donated    by   the   artists,    by   prominent  art   col- 
lectors,   or   acquired   through    funds   specifically 
designated  for  the  enlargement  of  the  Collection. 
Two  such  gifts  have  been  the  Louis  Schapiro  Mod- 
ern Art  Collection  and  the  Lena   Seitlen   Fund. 

In  enhancing  the  walls  of  present  and  future 
buildings,  the  paintings  will  serve  as  adornment 
and  will  also  fulfill  the  more  far-reaching  purpose 
of  furthering  the  knowledge  and  appreciation  of 
art,  for  by  their  presence  at  the  University  they 
will  stimulate  pleasure  in  sensitively  created 
works  of  art.  The  Art  Collection  Committee 
anticipates  the  time  when  the  University  will  have 
established  Its  reputation  as  a  repository  of  some 
of  the  highest  artistic  achievements  of  man  and 
as  a  medium  for  the  extension  of  that  achieve- 
ment to  the  community  and  to  the  nation. 


Noted  art  collector  and  publisher 
Harry  N.  Abrams  donated  this 
painting   by  Ferdinand   Leger. 


A  landscape  by  Stuart  Davis,  who  Is 
recognized  as  one  of  the  nation's  most 
distinguished  artists. 


the 

athletic  association 


by  Joseph  Linsey,  Chairman 


The  past  few  months  have  seen  the  initiation  of  another  Brandels  "team  of 
destiny",  for  in  basketball,  too,  we  have  entered  the  field  of  Intercollegiate 
competition.  On  the  basketball  court,  as  on  the  football  field,  we  are  meeting 
the  challenge  of  our  hloly  Cross,  Dartmouth,  West  Point,  and  hiarvard  oppo- 
nents. In  the  typically  American  tradition  of  fair  team  play  and  healthy  com- 
petition, athletic  activities  at  the  University  are  off  to  a  good  start. 

This  fine  beginning  has  been  given  impetus  by  the  united  action  and  co- 
operation of  a  group  of  men  who,  with  foresight  and  spirit,  have  dedicated 
themselves  to  promoting  the  Brandels  ideals  on  the  athletic  field.  Working  in 
conjunction  with  Benny  Friedman,  our  able  Director  of  University  Athletics,  this 
nucleus  of  men  forms  the  basis  of  the  Brandels  University  Athletic  Association. 

Within  a  short  time  we  shall  break  ground  for  the  Abraham  Shapiro  Ath- 
etic  Center  which  will  accommodate  the  athletic  activities  of  our  student  popu- 
ation,  and  we  look  forward  to  the  dedication  of  the  Abraham  Marcus  Playing 
Field  this  spring.  This  winter  we  are  extending  our  activities  io  New  York,  where 
we  expect  to  unfold  the  Brandels  story  to  new  friends  of  the  University.  The 
enthusiasm  and  vigor  of  our  group  is  sure  to  spread  across  the  count'-y,  for  we 
have  the  utmost  confidence  in  our  objective. 

It  is  the  fervent  desire  of  all  of  us  connected 
with  the  organization  to  provide  the  opportunity 
for  the  complete  development  of  the  Individual 
student,  not  only  on  the  Intellectual,  cultural 
and  social  levels,  but  on  the  physical  as  well. 
Soundness  of  mind  and  body — achieved  only 
through  a  well-rounded  educational  program — 
are  the  true  characteristics  of  responsible,  ma- 
ture citizens,  able  and  willing  to  assume  their 
duties  In  a  democratic  world. 


Brandels  vs.   Harvard 


Brandeis  vs.  West   Point 


10 


teaching   the   sciences 


by  Dr.  Robert  A.  Thornton 


Dr.  Thornton,  Lecturer  in 
Physics  at  Brandeis,  and 
former  Professor  of  Physi- 
cal Sciences  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  Chicago,  has  suc- 
cessfully combined  a  career 
in  the  field  of  physics  with 
a  study  of  the  techniques 
of  teaching  the  sciences. 


The  physical  science  component  of  the  gen- 
eral education  curriculum  at  Brandeis  is  being 
designed  to  accomplish  two  aims,  namely,  to 
provide  a  basic  understanding  of  physical  sci- 
ence in  terms  of  its  own  activities,  and  to  show 
its  relations  to  other  intellectual  disciplines. 

The  kinds  of  problems  the  physical  scientist 
investigates,  how  he  formulates  them,  and  the 
methods  and  devices  he  uses  to  solve  them  form 
the  core  of  the  course.  Emphasis  is  placed  on 
the  means  of  acquiring  facts  and  the  reasoning 
processes  used  in  interpreting  them.  Our  pri- 
mary concern  is  with  these  processes,  which  con- 
tain the  conceptual  and  logical  schemes  of 
science,  rather  than  with  the  memorization  of 
an  accepted  body  of  information.  The  subject 
matter  of  physical  science  must,  however,  be 
mastered  at  some  depth. 

Here  the  idea  of  teaching  physical  science  as 
a  neat  package  of  information  breaks  down  be- 
cause any  discussion  of  the  elements  of  scientific 
thinking  and  conceptualizing  overflow  into  other 
areas  of  knowledge.  For  example,  a  discussion 
of  the  "operational  definition",  so  much  in 
vogue  today  in  science,  has  little  meaning  unless 
the  "process  of  definition".  Including  by  con- 
trast other  types  of  definitions.  Is  discussed. 
Again,  the  special  uses  of  "explanation"  in  the 
physical  sciences  should  be  accompanied  by  a 
more  general  discussion  of  the  process  of  ex- 
planation Itself.  Such  Intellectual  excursions 
break  down  the  false  conceptual  barriers  sep- 
arating the  various  fields  of  learning.  This  Is  the 
humanistic   approach   to   science  and,   as  such, 


helps  the  student  Incorporate  his  sci- 
ence education  Into  his  total,  inte- 
grated personality. 

The  construction  of  this  human- 
istic science  course  compels  us  to 
consider  the  aims  and  purposes  of  a 
general  education  and  the  basis  of 
selecting  the  material  for  the 
courses.  The  subject  matter  should 
be  selected  in  order,  first,  to  initiate 
the  student  into  the  overlapping 
mental  disciplines  of  formal  thinking, 
empirical  inquiry,  controlled  hypoth- 
esis, and  appreciation.  In  both  the 
actual  teaching  situation  and  the  life  of  the 
student  these  four  disciplines  occur  simulta- 
neously and  connectedly  in  various  degrees.  Since 
many  different  arrangements  of  subject  matter 
are  possible  in  terms  of  these  disciplines,  it  is 
necessary  to  keep  In  mind  a  second  principle 
of  selection,  that  of  choosing  material  to  give 
the  student  perspective  in  his  own  strategic  de- 
cisions; to  provide  insight  Into  current  problems 
of  social  policy;  to  feel,  through  a  ^  personal 
Interpretation,  the  importance  of  man's  literary 
and  artistic  contributions;  and  to  promote  in- 
telligent living  in  the  sort  of  universe  which 
science  is  continually  revealing  to  us  and  in- 
creasingly enabling  us  to  adapt  and  control. 

In  giving  a  flexible  content  to  general  educa- 
tion, these  two  principles  of  selection  provide 
for  the  achievement  of  certain  meaningful  and 
defensible  objectives,  for  example,  the  con- 
ception which  the  sciences  give  of  the  physical 
world  today,  the  nature  and  functioning  of  living 
organisms,  and  the  psychological  processes  that 
determine  the  behavior  of  men. 

This  approach  helps  the  student  realize  that 
theoretical  knowledge  is 
not  opposed  to  applied 
knowledge,  that  his  sci- 
ence education  Is  one  of 
inter  -  relationships,  that 
abstract  thinking  does  not 
exclude  concrete  thinking, 
and  that  these  activities 
cooperate  in  all  mature 
persons  and  societies. 


n 


the     dimensions   of   a 


In  December  of  last 
year  Max  Lerner, 
Brandeis  Professor  of 
American  Civilization 
and  Institutions,  de- 
livered the  feature 
address  at  the  Sec- 
ond Annual  Dinner 
of  the  Greater  Bos- 
ton Brandeis  Associ- 
ates to  the  1100  peo- 
ple who  assembled 
to  participate.  Mr. 
Lerner  prepared  this 
condensation  of  his 
address  exclusively 
for  the  Review. 


by  Dr.  Max  Lerner 


We  who  are  trying  our  best  to  carry  on  the  process 
of  education  are  aware  that  we  are  doing  so  on  the 
edge  of  an  abyss.  It  is  extremely  difficult  to  be 
teaching  young  men  and  women  at  this  time  because, 
as  we  teach,  we  perceive  the  truth  of  H.  G.  Wells' 
remark  that  civilization  is  a  race  between  education 
and  catastrophe. 

Nevertheless,  at  Brandeis  we  have  a  sense  of  ex- 
citement in  being  able  to  build  from  the  bottom  up. 
Anatole  France  once  said  that  a  child  born  Into  any 
society  is  born  with  a  beard.  Often  that  is  the  case 
in  a  university  that  has  been  made  and  finished  for 
hundreds  of  years,  but  here  we  can  shape  things 
creatively  according  to  our  best  thinking. 

Brandeis  University  has  divided  itself  Into  three  schools:  the  School  of  Sci- 
ence, the  School  of  Humanities  and  the  School  of  Social  Sciences,  each  of 
them  corresponding  to  a  portion  of  the  effort  that  the  world,  and  our  country 
especially,  has  to  make.  It  is  the  world  of  science  that  must  give  us  the 
weapons  with  which  to  defend  ourselves  in  the  event  of  war.  It  is  the  world 
of  the  humanistic  tradition  for  which  we  shall  be  fighting  if  we  have  to.  It  is 
the  world  of  society,  Including  our  own  civilization  and  those  of  our  potential 
allies  and  opponents,  which  we  have  to  understand  in  all  its  intricacies. 

The  sciences  that  we  are  cultivating  must  be  used  not  to  destroy,  but  to 
build  and  to  enlarge  the  dimensions  and  graciousness  of  life.  The  society  that 
we  are  studying  must  eventually  become  a  world  society,  in  which  men  re- 
discover that  they  are  not  enemies,  that  they  can  live  together  even  while 
they  differ.  The  humanistic  tradition  is  something  we  must  always  renew 
and  enrich.  It  must  always  be  transcended  by  fresher  appreciations  of  what 
men  have  wrought  and  thought  and  done,  and  by  new  creativeness.  The 
responsibility  of  a  university  is  to  continue  nurturing  the  competition  of  ideas, 
to  keep  open  the  channels  of  communication  among  scientists  on  every  side 
of  every  boundary  line,  and  among  social  thinkers  in  every  civilization. 

Deeply  implicit  in  the  whole  of  American  history  have  been  certain  life 
purposes,  namely,  freedom  and  equality  and  a  career  open  to  the  talent  and 
the  dignity  of  the  person.  We  intend  to  link  the  design  of  our  university  with 
those  basic  life  purposes.  But  a  number  of  accretions  have  overlaid  them  and 
have  become,  in  a  way,  so  important  that  they  have  almost  displaced  those 
life  purposes.  hHow  shall  I  enumerate  them:  acquisitiveness,  prestige,  the 
concern  not  about  what  you  are  but  of  what  others  think  of  you,  the  worship 
of  surface  values,  the  cult  of  what  William  James  once  called  in  a  rough  Amer- 
ican phrase  "the  bitch  goddess.  Success."  It  is  not  the  function  of  a  university 
to  minister  to  those  purposes. 

Part  of  the  difficulty  with  our  society  is  that  we  have  developed  so  magni- 
ficently our  splendid,  gleaming  weapons  of  destruction  without  developing  the 
knowledge  of  what  we  want  to  live  by.  R.  H.  Tawney,  an  Englishman,  once 
wrote  a  book  called  "The  Sickness  of  an  Acquisitive  Society."  It  has  been 
suggested  that  Tawney's  phrase  might  also  be  reversed  to  denote  the  acquisi- 
tiveness of  a  sick  society,  that  people  think  In  terms  of  power  lust  because  of 


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liberal   education 


a  deep  sickness  in  world  society  as  a  whole 
today.  As  we  lay  out  the  design  for  a  univer- 
sity, it  is  necessary  for  us  to  reaffirm  the  vitality 
of  those  goals  in  life  which  are  beyond  the  heap- 
ing up  of  material  things,  to  reassert  that  there 
is  something  to  be  done  to  heal  this  sick  spirit, 
and  to  fill  the  vacuum  of  emotional  emptiness. 

We  at  Brandels  have  activated  our  idea  of  a 
university  with  the  heavy  consciousness  of  the 
extent  to  which  the  basic  business  of  democracy 
in  America  is  still  unfinished.  Too  many  times 
the  universities  of  America  have  asked  the 
wrong  questions  of  the  young  people,  but  we 
are  trying  to  ask  the  right  questions — "Who  are 
you?  What  kind  of  person  are  you?  What  are 
you  dreaming  of?  What  is  in  your  heart  and 
what  skills  do  you  have?  What  skills  can  you 
develop?  What  passion  is  there  in  you  for 
learning,  what  passion  of  heart  and  mind?  Do 
you  want  to  dedicate  yourself  to  this?" 

Teaching  students  democracy  means  practic- 
ing democracy  on  the  campus,  in  the  student 
body,  in  the  faculty.  In  that  way  we  can  have 
some  Influence,  not  only  on  our  own  campus  but 
in  the  rest  of  the  country,  as  a  focal  center  for 
the  democratic  idea  In  practice. 

In  a  university  such  as  Brandels  which  Is 
oriented  toward  the  students,  the  course  of 
study  ought  to  be  directed  toward  understand- 
ing the  human  being  as  a  growing  organism,  and 


the  phases  of  that  growth  from  its  inception  up 
to  manhood  and  womanhood.  We  must  try  to 
understand  what  goes  on  in  the  minds  of  college 
students,  not  only  In  their  studies,  but  also  their 
daydreams,  the  deep  frustrations,  the  sense  of 
ambition,  that  wonderful  Idealism  which  can  be 
so  deeply-rooted  In  young  people,  their  tough- 
mlndedness  and  their  sense  of  heroism  when 
confronted  with  something  difficult  to  achieve. 

What  we  need  In  the  world  today  more  than 
anything  else  Is  the  education  of  the  heart.  We 
must  understand  that  the  education  of  the  ra- 
tional and  the  logical  Is  only  one  phase  of  edu- 
cating the  whole  student.  The  understanding 
of  the  non-rational  and  the  irrational  Is  also  es- 
sential. And  it  Is  to  that  concept  of  education 
that  Brandels  dedicates  Itself. 

Brandels  University  Is  perhaps  the  only  really 
strong  and  spontaneous  Idea  that  has  emerged 
out  of  our  Jewish  community  of  America  since 
the  heroism  of  the  soldiers  and  settlers  of  Israel. 
It  has  captured  the  Imagination  and  the  hearts 
of  many  people.  It  Is  an  Idea  which  needs  only 
to  be  grasped  in  Its  full  Implications  In  order  for 
us  to  see  how  deeply  it  reaches  to  the  crisis 
of  our  time  and  the  paths  towards  the  solution 
of  that  crisis. 

Someone  has  said  that  nothing  In  the  world 
compares  with  the  power  of  an  Idea  whose  hour 
has  struck.  All  of  us  are  enlisted  in  the  collabora- 
tion on  an  Idea  whose  hour  has  struck. 


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the 


B-503  is  an  Impersona 
number.  It  designates  one  of 
the  many  dormitory  rooms  in 
the  Castle  where  the  majority  of  the 
women  students  live,  and  which  has  become 
the  landmark  of  the  University.  But  It  is  unique 
because,  paradoxically  enough,  it  typifies 
through  its  three  occupants,  the  Brandeis  pat- 
tern of  successful  communal  living.  This  facet 
of  college  life,  the  mutually  rewarding  experi- 
ences drawn  from  diversified  regions,  nation- 
alities, backgrounds  and  interests,  is  rarely 
brought  so  sharply  into  focus  as  it  is  in 
Castle  B-503. 

Tamar  Soloff,  '52,  Theresa  Danley  (Terrey 
to  her  classmates)  and  Lois  Spiro,  both  '53,  are 
the  three  girls  who  share  the  room  on  the  fifth 
floor  in  one  of  the  towers  of  the  Castle.  Within 
the  suspended  ceiling  and  stucco  walls,  which 
still  recall  the  room's  conversion  from  a  medi- 
cal laboratory,  are  enclosed  the  beds,  the 
dressers,  desks  and  metal  wardrobes  of  the 
three  students. 

In  this  setting  has  evolved  one  of  the  campus' 
most  marked  instances  of  harmonious  living. 
Lois  and  Terrey,  who  roomed  together  last 
year,  and  Tamar,  who  is  a  transfer  student, 
tacitly  demonstrate  that  they  have  learned  to 
accept  the  responsibilities  and  duties  of  com- 
munity life,  and  to  contribute  towards  the  wel- 
fare and  happiness  of  the  group.  They  have  In 
fact  learned  to  live  together  and  like  It. 

Tamar  had  her  first  two  years  of  college 
education  at  the  University  of  Maryland.  hHer 
home  is  In  Baltimore  where  her  father,  a  Rabbi, 
is  Director  of  the  Reform  Jewish  Educational 
Board.  Tamar  has  lived  In  many  cities  because 
her  father's  occupation  has  taken  the  Soloffs 
throughout  the  country.  An  English  major  hop- 


story 


1^ 

Hflgjl^^^^^  Ing  to  find  a  career  in  wrlt- 

V  ^^^El^^  '"^9'    Tamar   was   attracted   to 

I  ^P^^  Brandeis  because  of  Its  small  size 
and  the  opportunities  of  Its  ideal  faculty- 
student  relationship. 

Terrey  Is  a  sociable,  lively  sophomore.  She 
Is  a  Negro,  daughter  of  a  government  official 
In  the  Labor  Department  and  hails  from  Wash- 
ington, D.C.  In  Woodstock,  Vt.,  where  she 
attended  a  private  school,  she  first  became  in- 
terested In  Brandeis.  With  an  excellent  record 
behind  her,  she  was  readily  admitted  to  the 
University,  where  she  has  still  to  decide  on 
her  major  field  of  concentration. 

Lois  Is  the  first  recipient  of  the  Mayper 
Award  at  Brandeis  for  her  outstanding  contri- 
bution in  promoting  inter-faith  understanding 
and  Is  the  active  and  energetic  president  of  the 
Newman  Club,  an  inter-campus  organization  of 
Catholic  students.  Lois  attended  high  school 
In  Falmouth,  Mass.,  where  she  was  awarded  a 
scholarship  for  her  achievements.  At  Brandeis 
she  Is  earnestly  at  work  on  her  time-consuming 
major,  biology,  spending  most  of  her  afternoons 
In  lab  sessions,  hier  fifteen-hour-a-week  job  in 
the  Registrar's  office  will  supplement  her  schol- 
arship In  seeing  her  through  college. 

These  diverse  strands  of  backgrounds  have 
been  woven  Into  a  fabric  of  accord  in  Room 
B-503.  hiere  in  typical  college  fashion  the  girls 
find  sympathetic  ears  awaiting  their  problems, 
however  simple  or  complicated  they  may  be. 
Like  a  closely-knit  family  group,  their  unity  Is 
strengthened  by  sharing  both  their  pleasures 
and  complaints,  gripes  and  good  times,  and 
their  differing  viewpoints  on  the  deeper  ques- 
tions of  truth  and  life. 

In  B-503  Lois,  Terrey  and  Tamar  often  discuss 
religion.    Each    has    found    that    she    has    come 


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of  castle   B-503 


by  Ina  Curelop 


Theresa    Danley, 


to  know  more  about  her  own  religion  through  con- 
tact with  the  others,  and  the  experience  has  been 
a  rich  and  broadening  one  for  all  of  thenn. 

Lois,  for  instance,  has  been  asked  questions  that 
have  been  difficult  to  answer  because  her  religion 
has  always  been  a  sanction  which  never  needed 
explaining  to  others.  Before  coming  to  Brandels 
she  had  never  associated  with  Jewish  people,  and 
only  a  little  with  Protestants.  She  was  afraid 
to  enroll  in  the  University  but  her  parents  con- 
vinced her  that  a  good,  small  school  would  suit 
her.  During  her  first  few  months  at  Brandeis  she 
was  extremely  self-conscious,  but  soon  found  that 

religious  beliefs,  as  Intensely  meaningful  as  they  are  to  the  individual,  need 
not  be  the  only  frame  of  reference  In  forming  the  solid  foundation  for 
lasting  friendships. 

Tamar,  who  was  anxious  to  test  her  Ideas  of  liberality  and  Inter-racial  un- 
derstanding, transferred  from  the  University  of  Maryland  and  found,  through 
Brandels  campus  life,  that  she  can  live  with  others  of  varying  backgrounds 
and  respect  their  ideas.  A  highly  adaptable  girl,  she  easily  integrated  into 
Brandels  life.  She  Is  an  honor  student  and  an  active  member  of  the  hiebrew, 
hflllel,  Outing  and  Drama  Clubs. 

Terrey  had  always  been  the  only  Negro  in  the  schools  which  she  attended. 
Before  coming  to  Brandels  she  had  never  had  the  opportunity  to  learn  about 
Jews  as  a  group,  but  because  she  is  so  interested  In  people  as  individuals,  she 
has  learned  much,  and  has  had  little  difficulty  in 
getting  along.  This  year  she  was  elected  one  of 
two  representatives  on  the  Castle  hHouse  Council. 

Though  the  three  sleep,  study  and  relax  In  the 
same  room,  each  finds  no  conflict  in  her  personal 
program  with  that  of  the  other  two.  With  such 
varied  courses  of  study,  moreover,  it  is  not  un- 
usual to  drop  in  on  an  evening  and  find  one  girl 
sleeping,  a  second  typing,  and  the  third  at  work 
on  her  laundry.  Their  amiably  planned  schedule 
allows  for  adequate  privacy  for  each  individual  in 
an  atmosphere  of  conviviality.  A  little  considera- 
tion goes  a  long  way,  they  all  assert,  in  maintain- 
ing accord  and  understanding. 

Tamar  Soloff,   '52 


Lois  Spiro,   '53 


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Morris    S.    Sh 


scholarships 


by  C.  Ruggles  Smith 

Director  of  Adm'iss'ioni 


Brandels  University's  quo+a-free  admissions  policy  is 
dedicated  to  the  eradication  of  the  economic  discrimina- 
tion which  so  often  bars  worthy  young  men  and  women  from 
the  opportunities  of  higher  education.  In  a  recent  report  submit- 
ted to  his  fellow-members  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  Morris  S.  Shapiro,  Chair- 
man of  the  Board's  Committee  on  Scholarships  and  Aid,  announced  that 
Brandeis  this  year  has  awarded  more  than  150  scholarships  or  other  forms  of 
financial  aid.  Sixty-seven  members  of  the  third  freshman  class  are  recipients  of 
these  scholarships  for  the  current  academic  year  and  at  least  half  of  the  sopho- 
mores and  juniors  receiving  financial  aid  are  on  the  Dean's  List. 

At  present  close  to  one-third  of  the  total  student  body  is  receiving  scholar- 
ship, loan  or  student  employment  assistance.  Older  and  more  liberally  endowed 
universities  such  as  Wellesley  and  Harvard  maintain  35%  and  42%,  respec- 
tively, of  their  student  bodies  on  scholarship  or  other  forms  of  financial 
assistance.  The  Brandeis  student  aid  program  approximates  those  of  longer- 
established  colleges,  though,  unlike  other  Institutions,  the  Brandeis  scholarship 
needs  continue  to  increase  in  proportion  to  the  expansion  of  the  student  body. 

The  150  scholarship  funds  have  come  from  Individuals  and  groups  through- 
out the  country,  for  example,  the  Justice  Cardozo  Scholarship  Fund  for  a 
gifted  student  from  New  York  City;  the  B.  M.  Goldberger  Scholarship  for  a 
student  from  hHollywood,  Fla.;  and  the  Sam  Abraham  Memorial  Scholarship  for 
a  Memphis  student.  Other  funds  benefit  students  of  a  particular  category:  the 
Sidney  hHIIIman  Scholarship  for  those  "interested  in  world  peace,  Improved  race 
relations  and  a  strengthened  labor  movement";  the  Gottfried  and  Doris  Bern- 
stein Scholarship  for  a  blind  student;  the  Elson  Alumnae  Club  Scholarship  for  a 
musically  talented  student.  The  largest  single  fund  is  the  Joseph  and  Lottie 
Rabinovltz  Scholarship  Endowment  Fund  established  in  1949  to  provide  two 
full  tuition  scholarships  yearly. 

The  advent  of  each  new  class  has  multiplied  the 
cost  of  financial  aid  until  it  has  now  reached  a  total 
of  over  $90,000  for  an  enrollment  of  470.  Whether 
the  Committee  on  Admissions  will  be  able  to  con- 
tinue to  disregard  the  economic  status  of  appli- 
cants, looking  only  to  the  merit  of  the  individual,  is 
now  wholly  dependent  on  the  receipt  by  the  Uni- 
versity of  substantial  additional  funds  for  scholar- 
ships. The  generosity  of  benefactors  is  enabling 
many  qualified  students  to  receive  the  education 
that  one  day  will  be  repaid  by  service  to  the  com- 
munity and   nation.  To  sustain  its  idealistic  admis-  ^^^^^^^^^^     

slons   policy,   Brandeis  must  rely  on  the  charitable  JH^^I^^^^L^C. 

selflessness  of  donors  throughout  the  nation.  c.  Ruggles  Smith 


16 


Brandeisiana 


The  Friends  of  the  School  of  Music  is  sponsoring  a  series 
of  six  concerts  on  +he  cannpus.  Irving  Fine  and  Erwin  Bodky 
of  the  Brandeis  Music  Faculty  will  perform  in  three  of  the 
concerts  and  guest  artists  are  Zvi  Zeitlen,  Israeli  violinist, 
Paul  Matthen,  bass-baritone,  Alfred  Krips,  violin  and 

Samuel  Mayes,  cello.  Recitals  by  Herman  Godess,  pianist, 
and  Norma  Farber,  soprano,  have  already  taken  place. 


Justice  Felix  Frankfurter  delivered  the  first  Annual  Louis 

Dembitz  Brandeis  Lecture  on  February  14  at  the  University  on 

"How  the  Supreme  Court  decides  cases:  disclosure  of  the  familiar". 


Among  the  prominent  personalities  who  have  visited  the  Brandeis 

campus  recently  were  Mrs.  Pierre  Monteux,  wife  of  the  eminent 

conductor  of  the  San  Francisco  Symphony  Orchestra. 


Meyer  Jaffe,  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  Building  Committee, 

announces  that  two  women's  dormitories  and  a  student  center 

building  will  go  under  construction  In  the  spring  and 

will  be  readied  for  the  1951-52  academic  year.  This 

next  phase  of  the  building  program  Is  estimated  to  cost  $800,000. 


Marie  Syrkin  and   Merrill  Peterson,  of  the  Brandeis  faculty, 
were  guests  of  radio  station  WCRB  in  Waltham  in  a  round-table 

broadcast  concerning  the  current  Korean  situation.  Faculty  members 
from  M.I.T.  and  Boston  University  also  participated. 


A  35mm.  film  strip  on  Brandeis,  comprised  of  65  photos  depicting 

all  phases  of  the  University,  has  been  prepared  under  the 

auspices  of  the  National  Women's  Committee  and  is  available 

to  groups  who  wish  to  show  it.  The  film  is 

accompanied  by  a  recorded  commentary. 


Jan  Peerce,  famed  operatic  tenor,  whose  home  is  In  New  Rochelle, 
New  York,  has  become  a  member  of  the  New  York 
Chapter  of  the  Brandeis  University  Associates. 

Through  the  facilities  of  the  American  Broadcasting  Company, 

Brandeis  students  competed  in  an  international  quiz  contest 
with  students  from  Bangor  University  in  Wales,  England, 
via  short  wave,  on  February  26. 


intirg  Co.,  Boston 


Brandeis 
University 


President  of  the  University 
DR.  ABRAM  L  SACHAR 

Honorary  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Fellows 
HON.  HERBERT  H.  LEHMAN 

Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Fellows 
FRANK  L  WEIL 


The  Board  of  Trustees 

GEORGE  ALPERT,  President 
JAMES  J.  AXELROD 
JOSEPH  F.  FORD 
MEYER  JAFFE 
DUDLEY  F.  KIMBALL 
PAUL  KLAPPER 
ADELE  ROSENWALD  LEVY 
ISADORE  LUBIN 
DAVID  K.  NILES 
JOSEPH  M.  PROSKAUER 
NORMAN  S.  RABB 
ISRAEL  ROGOSIN 
ELEANOR  ROOSEVELT 
JACOB  SHAPIRO 
MORRIS  S.  SHAPIRO 


President  of  the  National  Women's  Committee 
EDITH  G.  MICHAELS 

National  Chairman  of  the  Brandeis  Associates 

MILTON  KAHN  I 

Chairman  of  the  Friends  of  The  School  of  Music 
ADOLPH  ULLMAN 

Chairman  of  the  Brandeis  University  Athletic  Association 
JOSEPH  LINSEY 


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As  George  Alpert,  President 
of  the  Brandeis  Board  of 
Trustees,  looks  on,  Massachu- 
setts Governor  Paul  A.  Dever 
signs  the  Brandeis  Charter 
Amendment  Bill  broadening 
the  University's  degree-grant- 
ing powers  and  removing 
restrictions  on  holding  assets. 
(Story,  page  2) 


2 


NEWS  ISSUE 


BRANDEIS  RECEIVES  AUTHORITY  TO  CONFER 

GRADUATE  AND  PROFESSIONAL  DEGREES 


BOSTON  ASSOCIATES 

NUMBER  MORE  THAN   1000 

The  1000th  iiit-iiibi-r  of  the  Boston 
Chapter  is  l^ou  Periiii,  building  ron- 
Iractor  and  owner  of  the  Boston 
Braves,  who  «as  made  an  honorary 
member  in  recognition  of  his  out- 
standing efforts  on  behalf  of  Brandeis. 
Mr.  Perini  is  President  of  B.  Perini  & 
Sons,  Inc.,  General  Contractors. 
Enrollment  in  the  Greater  Boston 
Chapter  of  the  Brandeis  llniversity 
Associates  has  exceeded  1000  fulfill- 
ing  the    Chapter's    membership    goal. 


Charter  Amendment  Lifts  Restriction  on  Assets 


The  right  to  confer  both  graduate  and 
undergraduate  degrees  was  granted  to 
Brandeis  University  last  month  by  the 
Massachusetts  State  Legislature  when 
Paul  A.  Dever,  Governor  of  the  Conunon- 
wealth.  affixed  his  signature  to  a  bill 
amending  the  Ihiiversity  Charter. 

Before  Gov.  Dever  signed  the  hill. 
Brandeis  was  able  to  grant  only  the 
degrees  of  bachelor  of  arts,  bachelor  of 
science,  and  medical  and  dental  degrees. 


LOU/5  EMERMAN  HALL  UNDERWRITTEN  BY 
LATE  CHICAGO  INDUSTRIALISTS  FAMILY 


Louis  Emerman  Htitl, 
one  of  the  men's  resi- 
lience halls  iihich  form 
ihe  Soar  in  en-designed 
Hidgewnod  Quadrangle, 
is  named  in  honor  of  the 
late  Louis  Emerman  oj 
(Jiicago,  u'hose  family 
provided  the  funds  for 
its   construction. 


POLIVNICK   WILL   ENDOWS 
SCHOLARSHIP   TRUST   FUND 

The  estate  of  the  late  Morris  Polivnick, 
in  accordance  with  the  terms  of  his  will, 
has  set  aside  $10,000  for  the  establish- 
ment of  a  scholarship  trust  fund  at  Bran- 
deis, it  was  announced  by  Morris  S. 
Shapiro,  Chairman  of  the  Board  Commit- 
tee on  Scholarships  and  Aid.  Morris 
Polivnick,  Brooklyn  builder  and  real 
estate  man.  died  last  year. 

Mr.  Polivnick  was  a  veteran  of  World 
War  II  and  well  known  as  a  philanthro- 
pist among  educational  institutions  and 
Jewish  charitable  groups  in  this  country 
and  in  Israel,  where  he  visited  in  1949. 
He  had  developed  through  his  travels  an 
intimate  knowledge  of  this  country, 
Europe  and  Israel. 

Mr.  Polivnick  died  on  May  31  of  last 
year  leaving  his  widow  and  two  young 
daughters.  His  father,  two  brothers  and 
a  sister  also  survive  him. 


The  family  of  Louis  Emerman,  late 
Chicago  businessman.  has  donated 
$50,000  to  underwrite  one  of  the  recently 
completed  residences  in  Ridgewood  Quad- 
rangle. To  be  named  Louis  Emerman 
Hall,  the  dormitory  is  among  the  first  of 
the  I'niversity's  Master  Plan  buildings, 
designed  by  Saarinen,  Saarinen  and  Asso- 
ciates, to  be  erected. 

Mr.  Emerman  served  in  the  LI.  S.  Army 
during  World  War  1  and  during  the 
second  World  War  he  produced  Oerlikon 
gun  mounts  for  the  Army.  He  devoted 
much  of  his  time  and  efforts  to  helping 
young  business  firms  become  established. 
He  was  founder  of  the  Emerman  Machin- 
ery Corporation  of  Chicago  and  at  the 
time  of  his  death  was  Chairman  of  the 
Boards  of  the  Unit  Crane  and  Shovel 
Company  and  of  the  Davis  and  Thompson 
Company  of  Milwaukee. 

Funds  for  the  construction  of  Louis 
Emerman  Hall  were  the  gift  of  Mrs.  L.  E. 
Emerman ;  the  Emermans"  daughters  Mrs. 
Perry  Cohen  and  Mrs.  Saul  S.  Sherman; 
and  the  Emerman  family. 


The  Charter  amendment  empowering 
Brandeis  to  confer  all  further  degrees  con- 
sistent with  the  educational  purposes  of 
the  University  was  hailed  by  George 
Alpert.  President  of  the  Board,  as  "a 
great   step   forward    for   the    LIniversitv. 

Another  limitation  removed  by  the 
amendment  was  the  $5,000,000  ceiling  on 
assets  which  Brandeis  is  authorized  to 
hold.  With  the  lifting  of  the  restriction, 
Brandeis  is  enabled  to  accept  large  gifts 
for  expanding  the  University's  educa- 
tional resources. 

In  connection  with  the  expanded  degree- 
granting  powers,  the  development  of 
graduate  and  professional  schools  at 
Brandeis  will  be  explored  by  a  committee 
appointed  by  the  Board.  L'niversit) 
officials  indicated  that  Brandeis  is  con- 
sidering launching  a  graduate  School  of 
Arts  and  Sciences  in  '52-'53  leading  to 
the  master  of  arts  and  doctor  of  philos- 
ophy degrees.  Brandeis  will  graduate  its 
first  class  in  1952. 

Other  educational  areas  on  the  gradu- 
ate level  which  the  Board  is  expected  to 
analyze  are  education,  law,  business  and 
public  adininistration,  social  work,  and 
the  creative  arts. 

The  action  by  the  State  Legislature  and 
Gov.  Dever  came  as  a  climax  to  the  Uni- 
versity's first  three  years.  Other  notable 
developments  have  been  the  growth  of 
the  campus  from  100  to  160  acres,  the 
expansion  from  8  to  14  major  buildings, 
and  the  increase  of  the  faculty  and 
student  bodies. 


/VEB    ORLEANS  SUPPORT  ADDED 
TO  VIMVERSITY  AFFILIATES 

The  National  Women's  Committee  and 
the  Brandeis  Associates  gained  more 
affiliates  recently  when  new  chapters  were 
formed  in  New  Orleans.  La.  Meetings  in 
the  Delta  City  were  the  culmination  of 
organizational  activity  which  took  place 
over  a  period  of  several  months. 

Elected  to  head  the  New  Orleans  men's 
group  was  Harry  J.  Blumenthal.  Other 
members  include  Dr.  Samuel  Carlin, 
Moise  Dennery,  Frank  Friedler,  Shepard 
Latter,  Leo  Mervis,  Harold  S.  Mayer, 
Harry  Nowalsky  and  Simon  K.  Marx. 

Mrs.  Leo  Mervis  was  elected  President 
of  the  New  Orleans  Chapter  of  the  Wo- 
men's Committee.  Assisting  her  will  be 
Mrs.  Sidney  Rudman,  Secretary;  Mrs. 
Leon  Rittenberg,  Treasurer;  and  Mrs. 
Paul  Getzoff,  Membership  Chairman. 


I 


VOL.  I.  NO. 


APRIL.  1951 


Official  Publication  of  Brandeis  University  published  12  times  a  year  (published  twice  in  June  and  December,  not  published  in  January  and 
March)  at  Brandeis  University,  415  South  Street,  Waltham  54,  Mass.    Entered  as  second  class  matter  at  the  Post  Office  at  Boston,  Mass. 


NEWS  ISSUE 


HIE  U  EARISG  OF  THE  GKEE.\—Muur,'e,i 
ikiTrigan,  '54,  pins  a  shtimrocf,-  on  Richard 
k'.ollins.  '54.  at  the  St.  Patrick's  Day  Dance  on 
iMarcli  17.  The  .Mewman  Club,  a  student  organi- 
iziition  of  Catholic  stuilenis,  sponsored  the  dance 
\nliich    was    open    to    all   students. 


HUB   PHILATELIST  GIVES 
HISTORICAL  COLLECTION 

The  initial  portion  of  the  extensive  and 
valued  stamp  collection  of  Joseph  B. 
Abrams.  prominent  Boston  attorney  and 
well-known  conmiunitv  leader,  has  been 
turned  over  to  Brandeis  Universitv. 

Comprising  nearly  30  complete  albums, 
the  collection  contains  several  Civil  War 
items,  one  of  which  is  valued  at  SK'OO. 
Mr.  Abrams.  in  presenting  this  portion  of 
his  collection,  explained  that  he  considers 
the  gift  of  his  philatelic  material  the  most 
valuable  contribution  which  he  could 
make   to    Brandeis. 

During  the  next  five  \ears,  Mr.  Abrams 
intends  to  turn  over  to  the  University  his 
entire  collection,  valued  at  an  estimated 
.fl5.U(J0.  To  be  used  for  display  and  re- 
search purposes,  the  collection  may  later 
be  sold  by  the  Universitv  and  converted 
into  the  Joseph  B.  Abrams  and  Anna  T. 
Abrams  Scholarship  Fund. 

A  stamp  collector  for  more  than  20 
years.  Mr.  Abrams  numbers  some  100 
albums  in  his  extensive  collection. 
Largely  devoted  to  Americana,  and  espe- 
cialK  the  Civil  War  period,  the  collection 
will  prove  valuable  as  source  material 
for   students   of   the   period. 


STUDENTS  ORGANIZE 

PROTESTANT  CLUB 

Th«'  ISraiifleis  I'niversitv  Student 
Christiun  A-isoriation  has  taken  it^i 
place  on  campus  alongside  the  llillel 
and  Newman  Olubs,  organized  for 
Jewish  and  Catholic  students,  re- 
spectively. Officers  of  the  newly- 
formed  Protestant  group  are  Jean 
Mecham,  Keene,  N.  H.,  President; 
Richard  Smith,  Wellesley,  Mass., 
Vice  President;  Cora  Grouse,  Dix- 
field.  Me.,  Secretary ;  and  Esther 
l.arkin,   Chatham,  Mass..  Treasurer. 


BEVERAGE  INDUSTRY  LEADERS  PLEDGE 
TRADE  ASSOCIATES  CHAPTER  SUPPORT 


Three  hundred  of  the  country's  top 
leaders  in  the  beverage  industry  met  at 
the  Hotel  Pierre  on  Januarv  16  and  voted 
unanimousl)  to  establish  a  permanent 
chapter  of  the  Brandeis  Lniversity  Asso- 
ciates. The  group  contributed  S7o.000  in 
Associates  memberships  and  special  gifts. 
and  pledged  the  enrollment  of  at  least 
1,000  new  members  through  the  industry 
before  the  end  of  the  year.  Joshua  H. 
Gollin  of  Schenley's  made  a  stirring 
appeal  which  resulted  in  the  pledge. 

One  of  the  highlights  of  the  affair,  the 
first  major  event  conducted  by  a  trade 
division  in  New  York  City,  was  the 
announcement  of  a  special  meeting  on 
April  17  of  leaders  in  the  industrv  to 
create  a  scholarship  in  memory  of  the  late 
Major  Jack  Kriendler.  IISMC.  co-founder 
of  the  famed  "Club  21."  Proposal  for  the 
memorial  scholarship  fund  was  made  by 
Major  Kriendler  s  former  business  asso- 
ciate. Charles  "Jerry"  Berns.  and  Major 
Pete  Barron.  USMC.  All  were  members 
of  the  same  high  school  fraternity. 

Another  high  point  of  the  meeting  was 
the  presentation  of  a  .S1200  check  by 
Julius  Schepps.  Dallas.  Tex..  President  of 
National  Wholesalers,  for  the  enrollment 
in  the  Associates  of  12  members  of  his 
family  including  grandchildren  and  great- 
grandchildren. 

Featured  speakers  at  the  unprecedented 
meeting  were  George  Alpert.  President  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees,  and  President 
Abrani  L.  Sachar.  Other  speakers  were 
Joseph  M.  Linsey,  Chairman  of  the 
Brandeis  Athletic  Association:  Benny 
Friedman,  Director  of  Athletics;  and 
Morris  S.  Shapiro,  Chairman  of  the 
Boards  Committee  on  .Scholarships  and 
Aid.  Tubie  Resnik.  executive  vice  presi- 
dent of  Calvert's,  presided. 

The  committee  in  charge  of  the  meet- 
ing unanimously  elected  Harold  L. 
"Sonny"  Renfield  of  the  Renfield  Import- 
ers, Ltd.,  as  the  permanent  chairman  of 


the  Brandeis  Universit)  Associates  for 
the  beverage  industry.  In  his  acceptance 
address  Mr.  Renfield  paid  tribute  to  the 
leadership  of  Mr.  Linsey  and  emphasized 
that  the  entire  beverage  industry  will 
support  the  University  in  all  its  endeavors 
and  especially  in  the  Associates  program. 
The  affair  was  under  the  co-chairman- 
ship of  Morris  C.  Alprin,  Counsel  of  the 
Greater  New  York  Wholesale  Liquor 
Association;  Charles  A.  Berns  of  21 
Brands;  Victor  A.  Fischel  of  Seagram's: 
John  L.  Leban,  Schenley's;  Jerome  W. 
Picker,  From  &  Sichel;  Sonny  Renfield: 
Tubie  Resnik;  and  Hiram  Srenco  of 
Erin  Wine  and  Liquor  Shop. 


ISEW'   YORK   PHILANTHROPIST 
GIVES  ANTHROPOLOGY  CHAIR 

The  endowment 
of  the  Samuel  Ru- 
bin Chair  in  An- 
thropology, named 
for  the  donor,  Sam- 
uel Rubin  of  New 
York  City,  has  been 
aiuiounced  b)  Presi- 
dent Abram  L. 
Sachar.  The  crea- 
tion of  the  Rubin  Chair,  the  fifth  to  lie 
established  at  the  Lhiiversity.  enables 
Brandeis  to  expand  its  curriculum  on  a 
permanent  basis  in  the  social  studies. 

Mr.  Rubin  is  the  President  of  Faberge. 
the  New  \  ork  perfume  firm,  and  is  a 
widely  known  philanthropist.  He  is  one 
of  the  original  founders  of  the  New  York 
University  Bellevue  Medical  Center, 
served  as  cosmetic  industrx  chairman  of 
the  March  of  Dimes  (.am|)ai'zn  for  several 
vears.  and  has  held  a  similar  post  for  the 
Federation  of  Jewish  Philanthropies 
Appeal.  He  has  provided  ijenerous  sup- 
port for  Sydenhani  Hospital,  and  for  the 
Institute  for  Research  in  Psychotherapy. 


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.AT  THE  FIRST  As^.MJAL  DINNER  of  the  Neiv  York  Men's  Apparel  and  Allied  Trades  on  helndi 
of  the  Linicersily.  200  men  were  present.  Left  to  right  are  Ralph  M.  Shall.  Chairman  of  the  Murcli  /i 
affair;  Ma.x  Lerner.  I'nijessor  of  American  (Virilization,  gues!  speaker;  Isidore  S.  hnmcrnuiii. 
Brandeis   Lniversity  Chairman  for  retailers:   and   If.  I'.   Cuhen.   Hnindeis    tdrisiir  for  nuniiiituinrers. 


NEWS  ISSUE 


2ND  SEMESTER  CURRICULUM  EXPANDED 
WITH  DRAMA,  RUSSIAN,  GERMAN  COURSES 


Three  new  nieiii- 
iiers  have  joined  the 
Brandeis  University 
faculty  for  the  sec- 
ond semester  of 
19 10-51. 
^^fc__y  '-'^^     Strasberg. 

Hj^J  ^H^^  ""^  ^^  Broadway's 
^Km  ^^HW^        leading  stage  direc- 

Lce    .Snasberg  ^^^^^      ^^^      ^^^^ 

named  Visiting  Lecturer  in  Theatre  Arts. 
Mr.  Strasberg  is  offering  a  course  this 
spring  in  "Introduction  to  Theatre  Tech- 
nique." Two  courses  in  Drama  are 
currently  being  offered  at  the  Universit> 
and  a  field  of  concentration  in  the  theatre 
for  next  year  is  planned. 

A  co-founder  of  the  Group  Theatre,  Mr. 
Strasberg  has  staged  such  productions  as 
"Men  in  White".  "All  the  Living". 
"R.L.R.".  "The  Big  Knife",  and  the  recent 
Broadway  success  "Countr)  Girl.  Known 
for  his  brilliant  innovations  of  stage  tech- 
nique, he  is  the  editor  of  the  qiiarterh. 
Film,  and  a  contrib- 
utor to  theatrical 
publications.  Last 
fall  he  was  a  guest 
lecturer  in  the  "Sur- 
vey of  the  American 
Theatre"  Course  of- 
fered by  the  Univer- 
sity's Institute  of 
Adult    Education. 

The  University's  first  course  in  Russian 
is  being  conducted  by  John  Codman 
Fiske.  The  concentrated  course  offers 
Brandeis  students  intensive  instruction  in 
the  Russian  language.  Mr.  Fiske  is  a 
graduate  of  Harvard  University,  where  he 
earned  his  A.B..  and  Colundsia  I  niversity. 
where  he  received  his  Masters  degree. 

Mr.  Fiske  has  held  a  fellowship  at  the 
Russian  Research  Center  at  Harvard  since 
194o  and  is  currently  doing  research  there 
on  Soviet  Criticism.  He  is  also  a  member 
of  the  Visiting  Conmiittee  on  Modern 
Languages  and  Literature  at  Coe  College 
in  Cedar  Rapids.  Iowa,  where  he  was  an 
instructor  in   the  French.   Spanish.   Latin 


John  C.  FisKe 


and  Russian  lan- 
guage from  1941  to 
1943. 

Harry  Zohn  also 
joins  the  faculty  to 
teach  German  lan- 
guage and  liter- 
ature. He  is  co- 
editor  of  the  recent- 
ly   published    "Wie 

sie  es  Sehen  "  and  is  currenth  translating 
some  of  the  works  of  Stefan  Zweig. 
Continuing  his  teaching  of  advanced  Ger- 
man at  Harvard,  he  devotes  himself  to 
a  more  enlightened  understanding  of 
German  literature  and  culture. 


MORTOIS    WEINRESS   LEADS 
CHICAGO  ASSOCIATES 

The  rapid  rise  of 
Brandeis  L  niversity 
to  its  present  status 
is  due  in  no  small 
measure  to  the  dili- 
gent and  unceasing 
efforts  of  its  devoted 
friends  in  every  com- 
munity throughout 
the  country.  Typical 
of  these  loyal  pioneers  is  Morton  Wein- 
ress.  spearhead  of  the  Chicago  Chapter  of 
the  Brandeis  Associates. 

A  busv  executive  and  mendier  of  the 
Stock  Exchange.  Mr.  Weinress  has  been 
identified  with  many  Jewish  and  com- 
unal  activities  for  over  a  quarter  of  a 
century.  In  19.50  he  served  as  an  overall 
Associated  Chairman  in  charge  of  Invest- 
ment and  Securities  Division.  Finance 
Division  and  Banks  Division  of  the 
Combined  Jewish  Appeal. 

The  ke\  organizer  and  presiding  officer 
of  the  recent  Chicago  meeting  at  which 
200  communit\  leaders  assembled  and 
pledged  $163.600,  Mr.  Weinress  is  now 
devoting  his  efforts  toward  putting  the 
Chicago  Chapter  on  a  firm  and  ])ermanent 
footing. 


Mnrh'ii   It  cinres.s 


THE  EHRLICH  FAM- 
ILY of  Springfield, Moss., 
has  established  two  sec- 
tions in  the  Brandeis 
Library  to  pay  tribute  to 
jriends.  Left  to  right  are 
Arthur  J.  Ehrlich,  his 
lather.  Judge  Harry  Ehr- 
lich. and  his  uncle. 
Robert  Ehrlich. 


NOTES  ON  THE  * 

National  Women's  Committee 

A  permanent  constitution  was  adopted  by 
the  Baltimore  Chapter  at  its  first  annual 
meeting  held  in  January  at  the  Phoenix 
Club.  Dr.  Ludwig  Lewisohn  was  the 
guest  speaker.  Officers  elected  include  | 
Mrs.  I.  E.  Rosenbloom.  President:  Mrs. 
1.  B.  Terrell.  Vice  President:  Mrs.  Paul 
Cordish.  Recording  .Secretary:  Mrs. 
Fabian  H.  Kolker.  Corresponding  Sec- 
retary: Mrs.  Abraham  Mahr.  and  Mrs. 
Kennard  Yaffe.  Financial  Secretaries:  and 
Mrs.  Michael  Offit.  Treasurer. 

At  its  charter  inenibership  meeting  in 
December,  the  Queens,  N.  Y.,  Chapter 
enrolled  100  new  members.  Officers 
Pro  Tem  of  the  newl.v-organized  Chap- 
ter are  Mrs.  Irving  Kahn,  Chairman; 
Mrs.  Ted  Ricken,  Co-Chairnian ;  Mrs. 
IVathan  Seltzer,  Treasurer;  Mrs.  Wil- 
liam Adelman,  Secretary;  Mrs.  Her- 
bert Wartel,  Secretary;  Mrs.  Seymour 
Karger,  Publicity;  and  Mrs.  Leo  Brown, 
Program   Chairman. 

Brandeis  Director  of  Student  Personnel 
Clharles  Duhig  was  guest  speaker  at  the 
inendjership  tea  in  .January  of  the  New 
Bedford.  Mass..  Chapter.  The  enrollment 
of  50  new  members  was  announced.  Re- 
cently elected  officers  are  Mrs.  Harry 
Zeitz.  President;  Mrs.  Joseph  Jaslow, 
Vice  President  and  Membership  Chair- 
man; Mrs.  Leon  Cooperstein,  Vice  Chair- 
man; Mrs.  Jacob  Genesky.  Secretarv;  and 
Mrs.  Harry  Silverman.  Treasurer. 

Among  new  chapters  to  join  the 
National  Women's  Committee  are  the 
following:  Larchmont,  N.  Y.,  Mrs.  Ray- 
mond W.  Ehrenberg,  Chairman  Pro 
Tem ;  Essex  County,  N.  J.,  Mrs.  Louis 
E.  Frankel  and  Mrs.  Joachim  Prinz, 
Chairmen  Pro  Tem;  New  London, 
Conn.,  Mrs.  Isser  Gruskin,  President 
Pro  Tem;  Lexington,  Ky.,  Mrs.  Milton 
Baer,  Chairman  Pro  Tem;  and  Haver- 
hill, Mass.,  Mrs.  Abraham  Margolis 
Chairman  Pro  Tem. 


Board  President  George  Alpert  discussed 
the  latest  developments  of  the  LIniversity 
at  a  meeting  of  Canton.  O..  women  on 
P'ebruar)  12.  Canton  Chapter  Head  Mrs. 
Paul  Heller  presided  at  the  luncheon. 
Mrs.  Ernest  H.  Cohen  was  chairman  of 
the  meeting. 

The  Worcester,  Mass.,  Chapter's  mem- 
bership campaign,  under  the  chairman- 
ship of  Mrs.  Edward  Budnilz,  Mrs. 
David  Gorman,  and  Mrs.  David  L. 
Michelson  was  highlighted  by  a  local 
radio  interview  with  Mrs.  Joseph  Gold- 
berg, President.  The  December  cam- 
paign added  over  100  new  members  to 
the   Chapter. 

Among  Chapters  which  were  organized 
less  than  a  year  ago  and  which  have  been 
increasing  their  membership  figures  rap- 
idly is  Detroit,  which  now  has  nearly 
1,000  members.  President  of  the  Detroit 
Chapter  is  Mrs.  Oscar  Zemon. 


NEWS  ISSUE 


sCHWEITZERS  UNDERWRITE 
TEACHING   FELLOWSHIP 


YEAR-OLD  CINCINNATI  WOMEN'S  CHAPTER 
DOUBLES  MEMBERSHIP,  GIVES  $10,000 


Kurt  mill  Hoitnit.te  SchiiritziT 

A  teaching  fellowship  in  American 
Civilization  has  been  underwritten  by 
Kurt  and  Hortense  Schweitzer  of  Okla- 
loma  City,  Okla..  it  has  been  announced 
3y  President  Abrani  L.  Sachar. 

Mr.  Schweitzer  is  Vice  President  and 
General  Manager  of  the  Folding  Carrier 
Corporation  in  Oklahoma  City.  He  came 
o  this  country  in  1926  to  establish  a 
permanent  home  and  launch  a  business 
areer.  He  is  active  in  the  fields  of  in- 
vestment, realty  and  oil  production.  Mrs. 
Schweitzer,  the  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Leon  Kahn.  is  Vice  President  of  the  Sis- 
terhood of  Temple  B'Nai  Israel  in  Okla- 
homa City. 

The    Schweitzer    Fellowship    is    one    of 

number  of  grants  which  have  been 
established  to  enable  gifted  graduate  stu- 
dents to  continue  their  specialized  studies 
and  at  the  same  time  provide  capable 
instructors   in  the  undergraduate  school. 


CiyCIVNATI    IfO\IE\ 

iirtive  in  the  affairs  of 
the  one-year-old  Chapter 
are.  left  to  right.  Mrs. 
George  W.  Rosenthal . 
Mrs.  Dana  N.  Cohen, 
and  Mrs.  Philip  Meyers, 
Founder  and  President 
of  the  Chapter. 


CITY  OF  BOSTON   HONORS 
WOMEN'S   BOARD  MEMBER 

Miss  Fanny  Golclslrin,  West  End 
Branch  Librarian  of  the  Boston  Pul>- 
lic  Library  and  a  member  of  the 
National  Board  of  the  Women's 
Committee,  was  recently  awarded  a 
citation  by  the  City  of  Boston  for 
her  ''outstanding  contributions  to 
the  public  service."  Singled  out  as 
"the  Library  lady  of  the  year,"  Miss 
Goldstein  was  one  of  six  municipal 
employees  to  receive  public  tribute 
for  her  work  and  interest  in  better- 
ing the  social  and  civic  welfare  of 
the  citv. 


ANNUAL  ST.  LOUIS  MEETING  REPORTS 

WOMEN  NEARING  1000  ENROLLMENT 


Contributions  to  the  I'uiversity  total- 
ling almost  $10,000  and  a  doubled  mem- 
bership have  been  announced  bv  the  Cin- 
cinnati Chapter  of  the  Women's  Commit- 
tee which  now  tmmbers  635  Annual  and 
74  Life  members. 

The  stimulus  to  the  young  chapter's 
growth  was  given  by  President  Abram  L. 
Sachar  when  he  addressed  a  membership 
drive  luncheon  in  Cincinnati  last  fall.  On 
January  26.  Mrs.  Harry  L.  Michaels,  Na- 
tional President  of  the  Women's  Commit- 
tee, was  guest  speaker  at  a  Life  Member- 
ship luncheon. 

Officers  of  the  Chapter  are  Mrs.  Philip 
Meyers.  President;  Mrs.  Edward  Kuhn. 
Vice  President:  Mrs.  Howard  UUman. 
Treasurer:  Mrs.  Sol  Luckman  and  Mrs. 
Ben  Bernstein.  Secretaries:  Mrs.  Robert 
Goldman.  Membership  Chairman:  Mrs. 
J.  J.  Smith.  Jr..  Publicity:  and  Mrs. 
Edward  Kuhn,  Book  Fund. 


An  impressive  record  of  membership 
figures  has  been  reached  by  the  St.  Louis 
Chapter  of  the  National  Women's  Com- 
mittee which  has  enrolled  96.5  members, 
including  65  Life  Members.  Announce- 
ment of  the  membership  figures  was  made 
at  the  Second  Annual  Meeting  of  the 
group  by  Mrs.  Morris  M.  Sachar.  St. 
Louis  Chapter  President. 

Further  announcements  disclosed  that 
more  than  $11,000  had  been  transmitted 
to  the  National  organization  for  the 
University.  Of  this  amount  $10,000  was 
comprised  of  dues  and  the  remainder  of 
Book  Fund  contributions.  Guest  speaker 
at  the  annual  affair  was  President  Abram 
L.  Sachar. 

St.  Louis  Chapter  officers  elected  at  the 
meeting  include  the  following:  Mrs. 
Morris  M.  Sachar,  President :  Mrs.  Sam 
("ohen,  Mrs.  Samuel  F'leischman.  and  Mrs. 
Max  C.  Jackman.  Vice  Presidents:  Mrs. 
Maurice  Schweitzer.  Financial  Secretary; 
Mrs.  Joseph  Oxenhandler,  Recording  Sec- 
retary: Mrs.  Sidney  Strauss.  Correspond- 
ing Secretary;  Mrs.  Oscar  Brand.  Treas- 
urer: Mrs.  Harry  E.  Lieberman.  Book 
Fund  Chairman:  Mrs.  Alviii  Barnett. 
Hospitality  Chairman. 


I'RE.^IOEM  OF  THF:  BO  I  HI)  George  Alpert,  second  jrom  right,  visited  the  If  est  Caa.st  luslaiuiuh 
and  was  honored  at  a  San  Francisco  luncheon  on  March  9  sponsored  hy  Benjamin  H.  Suig,  left. 
If  ith  Mr.  Sicig  and  Mr.  Ilpcrl  are  Miss  Lnlie  Goldstein  oj  .San  Francisco  nho  recently  endowed  the 
Alexander  Goldstein  Teaching  Felhmship  in  the  Social  Sciences  at  the  (  niversity  in  honor  oj  her 
late  hrother.  anil    lilolph  I  llman.  liuslon.  Chairman  oi  the  Creative  Arts  Center  Committee. 


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JAMES  HENRY  YALEM  COMMEMORATED  BY 
ESTABLISHMENT  OF  ECONOMICS  CHAIR 


James 


\ersitv 
Mr.' 


The  James  Heii- 
r\  Yalem  Chair  in 
Economics  has  been 
established  at  Bran- 
d  e  i  s  through  the 
beneficence  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Charles 
Yalem  of  Clayton. 
Mo.,  who  presented 
a  gift  to  the  Uni- 
memory  of  their  late  son. 
Yalem  is  President  of  the  Aetna 
Finance  Company,  a  member  of  the 
Board  and  Director  of  the  Jewish  Federa- 
tion of  St.  Louis,  the  Shaare  Emeth  Con- 
gregation, and  of  the  Children's  Research 
Foundation.  Mrs.  Yalem.  niece  of  the 
Detroit  philanthropist  and  civic  leader 
David  Brown,  is  also  active  in  local 
philanthropic  and  cultural  endeavors. 

James  Henry  Yalem.  for  whom  the 
new  Economics  Chair  is  named,  was  a 
graduate  of  Culver  Military  Academy  and 
enlisted  in  the  Air  Force  in  1943.  He 
lost  his  life  during  a  training  program  in 
1944  at  the  age  of  20.  He  is  survived  by 
his  parents,  his  brother.  Richard  Lewis, 
and  his  sister.  Carolyn  Jane  Kutten. 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  Yalem 


BRANDEIS  GAINS  SUPPORT 
AT  CHATTANOOGA  MEETING 

In  its  first  campaign  to  enlist  support 
for  Brandeis.  the  Chattanooga.  Tenn., 
community  sponsored  a  dinner  recently 
at  which  Trustees  President  George  Al- 
pert  was  the  featured  speaker.  Presiding 
at  the  meeting  were  Harr\  Miller  and 
Manuel  Russ.  co-chairmen  of  the  Chatta- 
nooga Chapter  of  the  Brandeis  Associates. 

Mr.  Miller  has  recently  re-entered  the 
business  world  after  12  years  of  retire- 
ment in  which  he  devoted  himself  to 
community  service  exclusively.  Mr.  Russ. 
a  prominent  businessman,  is  also  highly 
esteemed  among  Chattanoogans  for  his 
long  record  of  public-spirited  service. 


HAROLD  COHN  GIVES  PAINTING 
Harold  Cohn,  Detroit  artist,  has  given 
one  of  his  paintings,  "Wind  and 
Sand",  to  the  L'niversitv.  The  winner 
of  six  prizes  at  the  Detroit  Institute 
of  Art,  Mr.  Cohn  is  represented  in 
the  Boston  Museum  of  Fine  Arts, 
the  Detroit  Museum,  and  private 
collections  in  Detroit. 


COPLAND    AND    EINSTEIN    JOIN 
MUSIC    ADVISORY    COMMITTEE 

Composer  Aaron  Copland  and  musi- 
cologist Alfred  Einstein  have  accepted  ap- 
pointments to  the  Educational  Policies 
Advisory  Committee  on  Music,  President 
Abram  L.  Sachar  has  announced.  Mr. 
Copland,  well  known  for  his  concert, 
film  and  ballet  theatre  scores,  was  a  guest 
lecturer  at  the  Institute  of  Adult  Educa- 
tion last  fall.  He  is  Director  of  the  Kous- 
sevitzk\  Music  Foundation,  the  Edward 
MacDowell  Association,  and  a  member  of 
the  League  of  Composers.  Last  month  he 
was  appointed  to  the  Charles  Elliot  Norton 
Chair  in  Poetry  at  Harvard. 

Dr.  Einstein,  music  historian,  author 
and  critic,  has  been  on  the  Smith  College 
nmsic  faculty  since  1931.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber ol  the  American  Musicological  SocietN 
and  of  the  Music  Library  Association. 

Mr.  Copland  and  Dr.  Einstein  join 
Leonard  Bernstein  on  the  committee  which 
is  headed  by  Dr.  Serge  Koussevitzky.  Con- 
ductor Emeritus  of  the  Boston  Symphony 
Orchestra  and  Director  of  the  Berkshire 
Music  Festival. 


ROSE  SCHLOW  AWARD  CRE.^TED 
^lllld^  pro\iding  for  the  ereali«»ii 
of  the  Rose  Schlow  Annual  Av»ard 
have  been  donated  by  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Charles  Schlow  of  Stale  College,  Pa., 
and  Mrs.  A.  Leopold  of  Philadelphia. 
The  award  is  in  memory  of  the  late 
Mrs.  Rose  Schlow,  mother  of  Mr. 
.Schlow  and  Mrs.  Leopold. 

To  be  preseiil4'fl  at  the  Annual 
Convocation  Exercises  in  June,  the 
awaril  will  be  gi\eii  to  a  student  out- 
standing for  his  good  citizenship  and 
contributions  to  the  welfare  of  the 
student  body.  A  faculty  committee 
will  be  designated  to  screen  the 
award   candidates. 


GUEST  SPEAKER  at  the  Queens,  N.  Y ., 
Women's  Committee  Chapter  meeting  was  Dr. 
Luduig  Lewisohn,  Professor  of  Comparative 
Literature.  He  is  shown  with  Mrs.  Irring  Kahn, 
President  of  the  Chapter. 


ATLANTA    SOMEN'S   MEETING 
FEATURES    ANNUAL    ELECTIONS 

(Capitalizing  on  the  prominence  and 
athletic  prowess  of  their  guest,  Head 
Coach  Benny  Friedman,  the  active  and 
growing  Atlanta  Chapter  of  the  Women's 
Conmiittee  last  month  received  consider- 
able attention  in  the  community  with 
their  annual  meeting  on  January  29. 

Close  to  200  women  attended  the  des- 
sert tea  meeting,  and  a  number  of  Atlanta 
high  school  athletes  were  also  on  hand 
to  hear  Coach  Friedman  talk  about  the 
Brandeis  sports  program.  Decorations 
which  were  arranged  by  Mrs.  David  L. 
Slann.  Board  Member,  featured  miniature 
footballs  and  goal  posts  on  all  tables. 

Highlighting  the  meeting  was  the  re- 
election of  Mrs.  Sidney  Q.  Janus  as  Presi- 
dent. Vice  Presidents  in  charge  of  mem- 
bership Mrs.  Harold  Marcus  and  Mrs. 
Louis  Smith  ex])ressed  the  hope  that  total 
chapter  membership  would  increase  to 
1.000.  Mrs.  Joseph  Pintchuk.  Treasurer, 
reported  that  the  Chapter  s  contribution  to 
the  National  organization  had  reached 
almost  .SIO.OOO. 


COLUMBUS,  O..  El\- 
ROLLME.\T  in  the  local 
If'  omen  's  Committee 
Chapter  has  soared  to 
5.iiS  members,  including 
h3  Life  Members,  it  was 
announced  at  the  Char- 
ter Membership  Meeting 
on  January  26.  Left  to 
right  are  the  Chapter's 
officers:  (front)  Mrs. 
Theodore  Schlonsky  . 
Membership;  Mrs.  II- 
jred  Kobacker.  Presidrnl 
and  .'\ational  Boa  id 
Member;  (rear)  Mrs. 
Harry  Kollus  and  Mrs. 
Louis  .Mark,  Board  .Mem- 
bers; and  Mrs.  Herbert 
Fenburr.  I  ice  Chnirmirn 
of  the  Book  Fund. 


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PITTSBURGH  LEADERS 

SUPPORT  BRANDEIS 

More  than  150  community  leaders  of 
Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  gathered  at  the  Schenley 
Hotel  recently  at  an  Associates  dinner 
and  heard  the  Brandeis  concept  outlined 
and  interpreted.  Pittsburgh  Committee 
Chairman  Leonard  Krieger  who  presided 
at  the  meeting  announced  that  $34,000 
was  pledged,  bringing  the  community's 
total  pledges  to  Brandeis  close  to  $70,000. 

Among  the  speakers  at  the  meeting  was 
Dr.  Solomon  Freehof  who  has  donated  a 
library  of  Judaica  and  philosophy  to  the 
Brandeis  Library.  The  collection  con- 
tains many  volumes  now  out  of  print  and 
others  printed  in  Europe.  Dr.  Freehof 
is  Rabbi  at  Rodef  Shalom  Temple. 


FIRST  BRANDEIS  POPS  NIGHT  SET  FOR 
JUNE  23  IN  BOSTON  SYMPHONY  HALL 


I' ORMV LATINO 
FLANS  for  Bran- 
deis University  Fops 
Night  are,  left  to 
right,  Sidney  L. 
K  are.  Program 
Committee  Chair- 
man of  the  Greater 
Boston  Chapter  of 
the  Brandeis  Asso- 
ciates ;  Hyman  Co- 
hen. Chapter  Presi- 
dent; Mark  If^er- 
man.  Chairman  of 
the  Frientls  of  the 
School  of  Music: 
and  H.  Leon  Shar- 
mat.  mem  her  of  the 
Steering  Committee 
of  the  Boston  Asso- 
ciates. 


BRANDEIS    ONE    OE    EIGHT    UNIVERSITIES 
TO  RECEIVE  HAY  DEN  FOUNDATION  GRANTS 


The  establishment  by  the  Charles  Hay- 
den  Foundation  of  ten  scholarship  grants 


ALPHA   EPSILON   PHI  AIDS 

STUDENT  COUNSELLING 

Proceeds  of  the  Annual  liall  of 
the  New  York  Graduate  Association 
of  Alpha  Epsilon  Phi  Sorority  were 
presented  to  Brandeis  University  to 
be  used  for  its  Student  Counselling 
Service. 

Officers  of  the  Alpha  Epsilon  F'hi 
New  York  Graduate  Association  are 
Mrs.  Olga  Goodman,  Chairman  of 
the  Dance;  Mrs.  Joseph  Sheldon, 
Project  Chairman ;  and  Mrs.  Vera 
Sundelsoii  and  Mrs.  Sid  Cantor, 
Dance   Committee. 


to  aid  deserving  male  students  has  been 
announced  by  President  Abram  L.  Sachar. 

J.  Willard  Hayden.  President  of  the 
Foundation,  stated  in  a  letter  to  President 
Sachar  that  the  Foundation  will  make  the 
scholarship  grants  available  to  Brandeis 
for  the  coming  academic  vear.  Brandeis 
will  join  the  eight  educational  institutions 
now  receiving  Hayden  Foundation  grants 
including  New  York  Universitv.  Colum- 
bia, Fordham,  Stevens,  Boston  I  niversity, 
Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology, 
and  Northeastern. 

Created  in  1937  by  Charles  Hayden. 
the  Foundation  assists  young  men 
through  financial  grants.  It  also  has 
offered  scholarship  aid  through  a  limited 
number  of  educational  institutions. 


STUDENTS  MEET  DIFLUMAT  James  G.  McDonald,  first  United  Stales  Ambassador  to  Israel,  ivho 
recently  resigned  from  his  post.  Shown  with  him  during  his  recent  visit  to  the  campus  are  Vera 
Rabinek,  '54,  Baltimore,  Md.,  ivhose  parents  are  nou  in  Israel:  anil  \adar  Safran.  '.5t.  one  of  the 
(^nii'ersity's  two  Israeli  students. 


The  Greater  Boston  Chapter  of  the 
Brandeis  Lfniversity  Associates  in  con- 
junction with  the  Friends  of  the  School 
of  Music  will  sponsor  the  first  Brandeis 
University  Pops  Night  on  June  23.  Hyman 
Cohen.  President  of  the  Chapter,  has  an- 
nounced. Adolph  Lillman.  one  of  Bran- 
deis' leading  benefactors  and  Chairman 
of  the  (ireative  Arts  Center  Committee. 
was  named  honorary  chairman  for  the 
musical  event  to  be  held  in  Boston's 
Symphony  Hall. 

The  decision  to  sponsor  the  affair  was 
unanimously  endorsed  at  a  meeting  of  the 
program  committee  for  the  Boston  Chap- 
ter of  the  Associates  with  representatives 
of  the  Friends  of  the  School  of  Music. 
Co-chairmen  of  the  Pops  Night  Commit- 
tee are  Mark  Werman,  Chairman  of  the 
Friends  of  the  School  of  Music  and  H. 
Leon  Sharmat.  a  mendaer  of  the  Steering 
Committee  of  the  Boston  Associates. 

The  Greater  Boston  Associates  Chapter 
will  also  sponsor  a  football  smoker  on 
September  2.5  prior  to  the  clash  with  the 
University  of  New  Hampshire.  Brandeis" 
first  varsity  game. 

GLADYS  K.  STER1\  ISAMED 
ASSOCIATES    DIRECTOR 

Gladys  K.  Stern 
has  been  appointed 
Director  of  the 
Brandeis  University 
Associates,  it  has 
been  an n o u n c e d . 
Mrs.  Stern  joined 
the  Brandeis  staff 
last  year  as  a  Field 
Representative  of 
the  Office  of  Development  and  Resources. 

In  her  new  post  Mrs.  Stern  will  service 
the  activities  of  the  various  Brandeis 
llniversity  Associates  chapters  throughout 
the  nation.  Milton  Kahn,  Boston  philan- 
thropist and  businessman,  is  National 
Chairman  of  the  Associates. 


Mrs.  Stern 


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DETROIT  PHILANTHROPIST  UNDERWRITES 
RICHARD  COHN  CHEMISTRY  LABORATORY 


SRA.\DEIS  DIRECTOR  OF  I'iBLlC  AF- 
FAIRS Emanuel  Gilbert,  lejt.  confers  iiith 
Norman  Rabb,  Secretary  of  the  Brandeis  Board 
ol  Trustees  and  Chairman  oj  the  Board  Pub- 
licity Committee.  Mr.  Gilbert  succeeds  Clar- 
ence Q.  Berger  icho  was  recently  appointed 
Executive   Assistant   to   President    Sachar. 


HASKELL  EPSTEIIS  HONORED 
BY  MEMORIAL  SCHOLARSHIP 

The  establishment  of  the  Haskell 
Epstein  Memorial  Scholarship,  to  be 
awarded  annually  to  a  graduate  of  the 
Newburgh  Free  Academy,  N.  Y.,  has 
been  announced  by  Morris  S.  Shapiro, 
Chairman  of  the  Board  Committee  on 
Scholarships  and  Aid. 

An  active  civic  leader  until  his  death 
in  1930.  Mr.  Epstein  was  the  owner  of  the 
Newburgh  Up-To-Date  Company.  Mr. 
Epstein  is  survived  by  his  widow  Mrs. 
Pearl  Epstein,  and  two  children.  Mrs. 
Norman  S.  Rabb  of  Boston  and  Mrs. 
Philip  Zimet  of  New  York  City.  His  son- 
in-law,  Mr.  Rabb,  is  Secretary  of  the 
Brandeis  Board  of  Trustees. 

The  Scholarship  was  awarded  for  the 
current  year  to  Sheldon  Shatz.  son  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Louis  Shatz  of  Newburgh. 


Through  the  generosit)  of  the  Richard 
S.  Cohn  Foundation  of  Michigan,  an 
additional  laboratory  has  been  added  in 
the  William  H.  Sydeman  Building. 

To  be  designated  as  the  Richard  Cohn 
Chemistry  Laboratory  in  honor  of  the 
retired  Detroit  philanthropist,  the  new- 
unit  will  contain  equipment  for  organic 
and  physical  chemistry.  Modern  facilities 
will  be  provided  for  undergraduate  in- 
struction in  organic  chemistry  and  for 
advanced  work  in  the  chemical  sciences. 

Long  active  in  philanthropic  and  civic 
affairs.  Mr.  Cohn  served  as  President  of 
the  Telephone  Directory  Advertising 
Company  of  Michigan,  until  his  retire- 
ment. He  was  one  of  the  organizers  ol 
the  Rotary  Club  and  a  charter  member  of 
the  Adcraft  Club  of  Detroit. 

The  gift  was  directed  to  Brandeis  by 
Nate  S.  Shapero.  President  of  the  Cun- 
ningham Drug  Stores.  Inc..  of  Detroit,  one 
of  the  Trustees  of  the  Cohn  Foundation. 


GEORGE  LEWIS  LEADS 
PORTLAND   ASSOCIATES 

In  Portland,  Me., 
George  I.  Lewis 
accepted  leadership 
of  the  local  Associ- 
ates program  at  a 
meeting  of  more 
than  40  prominent 
people  in  his  home. 
Active  in  the  plans 
for  the  meeting  were  Sidney  Wernick. 
President  of  the  Portland  Federation: 
Israel  Bernstein,  and  Harold  Nelson, 
widely  known  in  Portland  communal 
affairs.  Milton  Kahn.  National  Chairman 
of  the  Associates,  and  Clarence  Q.  Berger. 
Executive  Assistant  to  President  Sachar. 
were  guest  speakers. 


IN  LOS  ANGELES  last  month  Brandeis  Board  President  George  Alpert  met  with  three  outstdiidmii 
couples  who  have  established  .scholarship  funds  at  Brandeis.  Left  to  right  are  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Morris 
Press  (Morris  and  Mary  Press  Scholarship)  ;  Jay  Kasler;  Mr.  Alpert;  Mrs.  Kasler  (Jay  and  Marie 
Kasler  Foundation  Scholarship) :  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph  D.  Shane  (John  and  Joan  Shane  Trust  Fund 
Scholarship). 


ATLANTA  COUPLE 

CREATES  SCHOLARSHIP 


RECIPIENT  OF  THE  BEN  CAVALIER 
SCHOLARSHIP,  George  Nemetz.  ',54,  Clifjside 
Park.  N.  J.,  gets  a  word  oj  advice  from  Coach 
Benny  Friedman  during  spring  football  training. 
Nemetz  starred  in  both  the  freshman  football 
and  basketball  intercollegiate  programs. 


A  recent  addition  to  the  University  "s 
scholarship  funds  is  the  Ben  Cavalier 
Scholarship  Fund  established  by  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Sidney  Cavalier  of  Atlanta,  Ga.,  in 
the  name  of  their  5-year-old  son  Benjamin 
who    is    a    victim    of    infantile    paralysis. 

In  presenting  the  fund  to  the  Llniver- 
sity  Mr.  Cavalier  wrote:  "I  desire  that 
my  pledge  be  set  up  ...  to  assist  other 
boys  who  are  able  to  do  the  things  which 
[my  son]  cannot.  The  onlv  stipulation 
is  that  the  recipient  of  each  annual  award 
be  a  bov  of  any  faith,  who  meets  a  proper 
standard  of  scholarship,  athletic  ability, 
and  character.  The  Hebrew  translation 
of  the  name  Benjamin  is  'son  of  my  right 
arm."  We  hope  that  Brandeis  will  be  a 
strong  right  arm  for  all  who  need  it.  " 

This  year's  recipient  of  the  scholarship 
is  George  M.  Nemetz.  "54.  of  Cliffside 
Park.  N.  J. 


SPRING  DANCE  CLIMAXES 
YOUNG  LEAGUE  ACTIVITY 

The  Young  League  for  Brandeis  Lhii- 
versity,  a  year-old  organization  comprised 
of  young  executives  and  professionals  in 
New  York  City,  will  hold  its  first  major 
event  of  the  year  on  behalf  of  the  Uni- 
versity on  May  19  in  the  form  of  a  Spring 
Dance  at  the  Ryewood  Country  Club  in 
Westchester. 

The  Young  Leagues  objective  is  the 
purchase  of  scientific  equipment  for  the 
University.  The  group  was  formally 
organized  when  two  of  its  founding  mem- 
bers. Carl  Rice  and  Bernard  Grossman 
of  New  York,  heard  President  Abram  L. 
Sachar  and  Board  President  George 
Alpert  introduce  the  "Brandeis  Story." 

Young  League  officers  are  Carl  Rice, 
President:  Bernard  Grossman.  Vice  Pres- 
ident; Arnold  Gotthilf,  Treasurer:  and 
Terrey  Harwood,  Recording  Secretary. 

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FFICIAL  PUBLICATION 

OF  BRANDEIS  UNIVERSITY 


contents 


looking  ahead 


Brandeis  adds  to  Its  academic  staff 2 


buildings  going  up 4 


the  varsity  line-up 


a  visit  from  Israel 6 


meet  the  freshmen 7 


the  third  annual  convocation  ceremonies 


on  the  distaff  side 8 


convocation  highlights 10 


Vol.  II,  No.  2  Sept.  15,  1951 

Official  Publication  of  Bran- 
deis University  published  10 
times  during  the  year  (twice 
in  September  and  June; 
once  in  October,  December, 
January,  March,  April  and 
July)  at  Brandeis  University, 
415  South  Street,  Waltham 
54,  Mass.  Entered  as  second 
class  matter  at  the  Post 
Office   in    Boston,    Mass. 


the  republic  of  learning 12 


we  hereby  dedicate 14 


men   at   work 


16 


Ina  Curelop,  Edi/or 


Art  work  and  cover  design: 
Donis  Asnin 

Campus  photographs: 
Ralph   Norman 


campus  concerts        17 


student  life 18 


Guggenheim   recipients 20 


On   the  cover:  Arriving  freshmen  catch  their  first  glimpse  of  the  University's  famous  Castle. 


looking  ahead 


Week-long  ceremonies  and  festivities  attending  the  Third  Annual  Convoca- 
tion Exercises  on  the  Brandeis  campus  in  mid-June  signalized  not  only  the  close 
of  the  academic  year  but  also  anticipated  the  opening  of  ihe  University's 
fourth  year  of  functioning,  the  year  which  spans  its  growth  from  a  hopeful 
blueprint  to  a  thriving  center  of  learning. 

With  the  admission  of  its  fourth  freshman  class,  the  Class  of  '55,  Brandeis 
for  the  first  time  begins  the  academic  year  with  a  complete  undergraduate 
enrollment.  The  250  freshmen  who  comprise  the  youngest  class  and  transfer 
students  bring  the  student  body  total  to  nearly  700.  To  maintain  its  generous 
financial  aid  program  for  students,  the  University  this  year  has  awarded 
scholarships,  grants-in-aid  and  loans  to  more  than  one-third  of  them. 

More  than  25  faculty  members,  including  noted  authorities  and  scholars  In 
many  fields,  have  been  added  to  preserve  the  established  low  ratio  of  ten 
students  to  one  instructor.  The  curriculum,  too,  has  been  augmented  In  every 
area  with  33  new  courses  and  at  least  ten  of  these  will  be  taught  by  faculty 
members  occupying  the  teaching  chairs  provided  by  benefactors. 

In  addition  to  these  academic  developments  the  University  launches  its 
fourth  year  with  several  new  physical  facilities  Including  two  women's  dormi- 
tories, an  athletic  training  area  and  a  playing  field  on  which  the  games  of  the 
University's  first  varsity  sports  season  are  being  held  this  fall.  Directors  of  the 
sports  program  look  forward  to  the  completion  of  the  Abraham  Shapiro 
Athletic  Center  for  which   ground  was  broken  during  Convocation  week. 

Those  friends  and  supporters  of  the  University  who  have  made  these  great 
strides  possible  will  share  a  sense  of  deep  gratification  with  University  officials 
next  June  when  the  first  Brandeis  degrees  are  conferred  at  the  First 
Commencement   Exercises. 


Leonard  Bernitein 
Professor  of  Music 
and  Director  of  the 
School  of  the  Creative  Arts 


Henry  Steel*  Commoger 
Visiting   Professor  of 
American  Civilization 


Rudolph  Kayser 
Assistant  Professor 
of  Philosophy 


Brandeis  adds  to 


The  faculty  appointments  for  the  academic  year  1951-52 
conform  to  the  high  standards  established  in  the  past  three 
years.  The  young  composer-conductor  Leonard  Bernstein 
joins  the  Brandeis  faculty  as  Professor  of  Music  and  Director 
of  the  School  of  the  Creative  Arts.  Since  his  conducting 
debut  In  1943,  the  young  protege  of  the  late  Dr.  Serge 
Koussevitzky  has  been  one  of  the  leading  figures  in  contem- 
porary American  music.  Mr.  Bernstein,  who  has  conducted 
the  New  York  Philharmonic  Symphony  Orchestra  and  the 
New  York  City  Symphony  Orchestra,  has  also  conducted  at 
Tanglewood,  in  Israel  and  in  most  of  the  major  cities  of  the 
United  States.  He  has  scored  successes  with  his  symphonies 
jereiuicih  and  The  Age  of  Anxiety  and  his  ballets  Fmicy  Free  and 
On  The  Town.  hHe  offers  the  experience  and  vision  necessary 
to  the  creation  of  a  strong  curriculum  in  the  arts. 

Henry  Steele  Commager,  for  many  years  known  as  the 
"distinguished  Columbia  University  historian,"  is  Visiting 
Professor  of  American  Civilization.  He  is  co-author  of 
The  Growth  of  the  Ainericdn  Republic  with  Samuel  Eliot 
Morison,  and  author  of  The  American  Mind  and  the  monu- 
mental work  DoaiDients  of  American  History.  Though  he  has 
a  lengthy  roster  of  books  and  articles  to  his  credit.  Professor 
Commager  says,  "I  am  not  primarily  a  writer,  but  a  teacher. 
That  is  what  I  like  best  and  it's  what  I  do  best." 

Louis  Kronenberger,  a  participant  in  the  1949  Institute  of 
Adult  Education  is  Visiting  Lecturer  In  the  Drama.  The 
esteemed  Tin/e  critic  and  associate  editor  Is  a  member  of 
the  Authors  League  of  America  and  drama  critic  of  Toivn 
and  Country.  Editor  of  several  anthologies  including  An 
Anthology  of  Light  Verse,  he  is  also  represented  in  numer- 
ous collections. 

The  composer  Harold  Shapero  has  been  appointed  as 
Lecturer  in  Music.  A  graduate  of  Harvard  University,  he  was 
the  recipient  of  several  awards,  among  them  two  Guggen- 
heim fellowships  and  a  Fulbrlght  grant  for  study  In  Rome. 
His  Symphony  for  Classical  Orchestra  was  commissioned  by  the 
Koussevitzky  Foundation.  The  first  faculty  member  In  the 
Fine  Arts,  Mitchell  Siporin,  brings  to  the  post  of  Artist  in 
Residence  his  valuable  talents  and  creative  activities.  Win- 
ner of  two  Guggenheim  and  Prix  de  Rome  fellowships,  his 
paintings  are  in  major  museums  throughout  the  United  States. 

The  eminent  Judaica  authority  Simon  Rawldowicz  has  been 
named  Professor  of  Hebrew  Literature  and  Jewish  Philoso- 
phy. Dr.  Rawldowicz  is  the  author  of  more  than  35  volumes 
dealing  with  phases  of  Jewish  history  and  contemporary 
Jewish  problems.  Formerly  Chairman  of  the  Hebrew  Depart- 
ment at  the  University  of  Leeds,  England,  he  is  Internationally 


its  academic  staff 


recognized  as  one  of  the  outstanding  figures  in  his  field. 
Wolf  Leslau  joins  Professor  Rawidowicz,  Nahunn  Glatzer  and 
Shiomo  Marenof  in  a  strong  assembly  of  authorities  on  the 
Near  East.  A  specialist  in  Coptic,  Arabic,  Syrian  and  other 
related  languages  and  cultures.  Dr.  Leslau  is  Visiting  Asso- 
ciate Professor  of  Near  Eastern  Languages. 

Brandeis  Ihis  year  also  welcomes  Irving  Fineman,  author 
and  literary  critic,  who  will  be  recalled  for  his  works  This 
Pine  Young  A\a>i.  The  Fig-Tree  Madnniia,  Hear  Ye  Sons  and 
Doctor  Addains.  A  graduate  of  M.I.T.,  he  comes  to  the 
Brandeis  faculty  from  Bennington  College.  Rudolph  Kayser, 
philosopher  and  historian,  Joins  the  University  after  serving 
on  the  faculties  of  the  Sorbonne,  New  School  of  Social 
Research  and  blunter  College.  He  has  authored  works  on 
Spinoza,  Kant  and  Jehuda  hialevi  and  for  more  than  ten  years 
was  editor-in-chief  of  Die  Nei/e  Riindschdii  in  Berlin. 

The  School  cT  Science  expands  with  the  addition  of  Sidney 
Golden,  Assistant  Professor  of  Chemistry,  who  formerly 
held  a  post  at  the  Polytechnic  Institute  of  Brooklyn.  In  1946 
Dr.  Golden  was  made  a  National  Research  Council  Predoc- 
toral  Fellow  in  Chemistry  and  received  the  Presidential  Cer- 
tificate of  Merit  in  1948.  Oscar  Goldman  joins  the  facultv  as 
Assistant  Professor  of  Mathematics  after  serving  on  the  fac- 
ulty of  hiarvard  University.  A  frequent  contributor  to  mathe- 
matics journals  both  here  and  abroad,  his  extensive  work  on 
the  Riemann-Roch  theorem  on  algebraic  surfaces  was  recently 
accepted  for  publication.  Albert  Kelner,  a  former  Special 
Research  Fellow  of  the  National  Cancer  Institute  at  hHarvard, 
comes  to  Brandeis  as  Assistant  Professor  of  Biology. 
Dr.  Kelner  was  graduated  from  the  University  of  Pennsylvania 
where  he  conducted  research  at  the  Medical  School. 

With  the  appointment  of  Abraham  Maslow  as  Associate 
Professor  of  Psychology,  Brandeis  adds  one  of  the  nation's 
leading  clinical  psychologists  to  the  School  of  Social  Sciences. 
Dr.  Maslow,  formerly  on  the  faculty  of  Brooklyn  College, 
Is  co-author  of  Principles  of  Abnomud  Psychology  with  Bela 
Mittlemann  and  author  of  over  50  articles,  many  of  which 
have  been  translated  into  foreign  languages.  James  Klee 
comes  to  Brandeis  as  Lecturer  in  Psychology  from  the  Univer- 
sity of  Nebraska.  During  the  last  seven  years  he  has  combined 
teaching  with  conducting  research.  Dr.  Klee  is  the  author 
of  Problems  of  Selective  Behavior  and  Is  a  regular  contributor 
to  psychology  Journals.  Lewis  A.  Coser  joins  the  University 
as  Lecturer  In  the  Social  Sciences.  Formerly  on  the  faculty 
of  Columbia  University,  his  extensive  writings  cover  the 
fields   of   international   politics,   sociology  and   literature. 


Simon   Rawidowici 

Professor  of  Hebrew 

Literature  and 

Jewish   Philosophy 


Irving   Fineman 

Lecturer   in 

Literature 


Mitchell   Siporin 

Artist  in 

Residence 


buildings  going  up 


One  of  the  University's  most  pressing  problems,  intensive  growth,  is  being 
solved  by  the  steady  progress  on  the  physical  expansion  program  adopted  in 
the  spring  of  1950.  In  the  year  and  a  half  since  the  inception  of  construction, 
the  University  has  announced  the  completion  of  Ridgewood  Quadrangle,  a 
five-unit  men's  residence,  William  H.  Sydeman  hiall,  a  classroom  building,  and 
the  Abraham  Marcus  Playing  Field.  Coinciding  with  the  opening  of  the  fourth 
academic  year,  the  first  two  of  five  structures  to  form  another  quadrangle 
similar  to  Ridgewood  are  being  readied  on  the  site  of  the  huge  excavations 
which  were  the  only  evidences  of  building  activity  when  students  and  faculty 
left  the  campus  for  the  summer  recess. 

These  first  buildings  of  the  projected  quadrangle,  temporarily  to  be  named 
hHamilton,  the  street  on  which  it  faces,  are  modern  women's  dormitories  now 
undergoing  finishing  touches.  Residents  fortunate  enough  to  be  housed  there 
will  find  its  facilities  more  than  adequate.  Each  of  the  buildings  contains  a 
step-down  lounge,  proctor's  suite,  kitchenette,  recreation  room  and  music 
room.  The  basements  of  the  three-story  dormitories  provide  wardrobe  storage 
and  trunk  rooms  for  the  144  women  who  will  occupy  the  66  double  and  12 
single  rooms.  The  architect's  sketch  of  the  Quadrangle  is  reproduced  below. 

As  work  on  the  dormitories  goes  into  the  final  stages  the  foundation  for  a 
two-story  student  facilities  building  is  being  laid.  The  entire  lower  floor  will 
be  a  modern  dining  hall,  while  on  the  floor  above  student  organizations  will 
find  ample  elbow-room  for  conducting  their  business  and  social  affairs.  Con- 
struction of  this  third  phase  of  hiamilton  Quadrangle  will  begin  as  soon  as  work 
is  completed  on  the  dormitories  which  have  priority  over  any  other  building. 
The  finished  quadrangle,  to  be  comprised  of  these  buildings  and  three  more 
still  in  the  blueprint  stage,  will  enclose  a  fresh-water  pond  encircled  by  a 
broad  walk.  Symbolizing  the  rapid  growth  of  the  University,  these  latest 
developments  are  the  tangible  results  of  the  vision  and  foresight  of  the 
Brandeis  founders. 


Mrs.  Abraham  Marcus, 
Baltimore,  at  plaque 
honoring  her  late  hus- 
band (top).  Breaking 
ground  for  Abraham 
Shapiro  Athletic  Cen- 
ter (below)  are  Mau- 
rice J.  Tobin,  Secretary 
of  Labor  and  Honorary 
Chairman  of  Shapiro 
Committee; 
Berkowitz, 
and  Jacob 
University 


Memorial 
Abe  W. 
Chairman 
Shapiro, 
Trustee. 


the    varsity    line-up 


There's  an  optimistic  atmosphere  on  the 
campus  as  the  time  draws  near  for  the  Univer- 
sity's debut  in  varsity  athletic  competition.  The 
Judges  will  set  forth  on  the  afternoon  of  Sep- 
tember 29  at  the  Brandeis  stadium  against  the 
best  in  small  college  football  —  the  University 
of  New  hiampshire  Wildcats. 

Benny  Friedman,  an  Ail-American  if  there 
ever  was  one,  is  the  guiding  spirit,  hie  has  sur- 
rounded himself  with  a  young  and  capable  staff 
of  assistants  who  are  molding  a  speedy  aggre- 
gation that  has  five  home  games  and  three 
tilts   on   the   road. 

After  the  New  hiampshire  opener  the 
Judges  play  American  International,  hlofstra, 
Bradley,  Wayne,  Champlain,  Rider  and 
Arnold.  It's  an  ambitious  schedule  but  one 
which  Sid  Goldfader,  one  of  the  best  backs  in 
New  England,  and  his  cohorts  can  handle  com- 
petently. Freshmen  will  be  available  for  varsity 
competition  under  the  N.C.A.A.  ruling  to  sup- 
ply the  reserve  strength  needed  in  today's 
platoon-system  football. 

Basketball  comes  on  the  scene  later  with  a 
strong  20-game  slate  Including  all  the  local 
powerhouses  as  well  as  several  eastern  and 
midwest  quintets.  Coach  Harry  Stein  has  high 
hopes  of  continuing  on  the  win  side  where  the 
Judges  finished  up  last  season.  In  the  spring, 
baseball  will  also  have  a  full  slate  under  the 
supervision  of  Walt  Mahoney. 

But  for  now,  strengthen  your  vocal  cords  and 
get  ready  to  root  the  Judges  home  to  victory 
against  New   Hampshire's   potent  gridmen. 


David  Ben-Gurion,  Is- 
raeli Prime  Minister 
(seated,  riglit)  witli 
Dr.  Sachar  and  Trustees 
(standing,  left  to  right) 
Jacob  Shapiro,  Dudley 
Kimball,  Meyer  Jaffe, 
Joseph  F.  Ford,  Board 
Chairman  George 
Alpert  and  Morris 
S.  Shapiro. 


a  visit  from  Israel 


"We  are  a  small  people  and  we  will  always 
remain  so.  Economically  and  militarily  we  will 
never  compare,  nor  have  the  ambition  to  com- 
pare, with  the  great  and  mighty  on  the  earth. 
.  .  .  Our  ambition  is  to  be  second  to  none  in 
the  way  of  humanity,  in  the  way  of  culture,  in 
the  way  of  science,  in  the  way  of  art.  .  .  ." 

In  a  voice  tense  with  emotion,  the  Prime 
Minister  of  the  State  of  Israel,  David  Ben- 
Gurion,  spoke  these  words  in  an  eventful  mes- 
sage delivered  at  a  student  convocation  one 
month  previous  to  the  Third  Annual  Convoca- 
tion. Nearly  3,000  students  from  New  England 
colleges  journeyed  to  the  campus  to  hear  the 
white-haired   "father  of  Israeli   independence." 

When  the  Prime  Minister  appeared  on  the 
platform  in  the  van  of  a  full-dress  academic 
procession,  he  drew  a  standing  ovation  from 
the  crowd  which  had  been  gathering  in  the 
Library  Triangle  for  two  hours  before  his 
arrival.  Addressing  his  youthful  listeners  as  "my 
fellow  students,"  the  Prime  Minister  described 


the  task  of  the  Jewish  people  in  Israel  as  a 
"Maase  B'reshit"  —  a  work  of  creation.  The 
establishment  of  Israel,  he  said,  proves  again 
"the  supremacy  of  the  spirit  of  man  over  sheer 
physical  forces.  ...  It  was  that  belief  In  the 
spiritual  superiority  of  man  which  made  our 
people  the  eternal  people." 

His  voice  carrying  to  the  farthest  corners  of 
the  grassy  Triangle,  the  Israeli  Chief  of  State 
told  the  gathering  that  the  immediate  task  fac- 
ing Israel  is  the  rebuilding  of  the  ancient  home- 
land and  the  rescue  of  "our  oppressed  broth- 
ers" in  other  lands.  But  the  ultimate  test  of  the 
new  nation,  he  declared,  will  be  "the  test  of 
the  spirit.  .  .  .  We  came  back  not  merely  to 
have  our  own  government,  our  own  economy, 
our  own  army,  our  own  independence.  We 
came  back  with  a  great  human  purpose.  We 
believe  that  we  can  show  the  world  how  people 
can  live  without  competition,  without  hatred  in 
a  land  where  the  ruling  principle  is  brotherhood 
and  cooperation." 


meet  the  freshmen 


by  C.  Ruggles  Smith 

Director  of  Admissions 


Once  again  the  fall  campus  is 
alive  with  returning  students  as 
the  fourth  freshman  class  at  Bran- 
deis  joins  in  the  excitement  of 
registration  and  programming. 
But  the  active  discussions  of  col- 
lege curricula  are  mixed  with 
talk  of  graduate  schools  and 
permanent  Jobs,  for  this  year 
Brandeis  University  will  graduate 
its  first  senior  class. 

Like  their  predecessors,  the 
250  members  of  the  Class  of  '55 
bring  to  Brandeis  a  mosaic  of 
cultures  not  only  of  this  country 

but  of  many  others.  More  than  two-thirds  of  the  class  come  from  areas 
outside  of  Massachusetts.  They  hail  from  15  states  and  seven  foreign 
nations,  Including  England,  Canada,  Egypt  and  France.  A  freshman  from 
the  Netherlands  West  Indies  reports  that  Brandeis  is  well  known  In  his  city 
of  Curacao.  All  totalled,  the  700  undergraduates  at  Brandeis  this  year 
are  drawn  from  30  states  and  eleven  countries. 

To  some  of  these  freshmen  the  question  of  their  future  careers  is  a 
hazy  one,  still  to  be  determined;  others  have  had  valuable  experience  in 
their  chosen  fields.  From  New  York  comes  a  budding  scientist  with  several 
summers'  study  In  cancer  research  behind  her  at  the  Jackson  Memorial 
Laboratory;  a  former  communications  chief  In  the  United  States  Air  Force 
and  executive  in  an  advertising  agency  from  hHaverhill,  Mass.;  from  Lon- 
don, England,  a  former  fighter  in  the  hiaganah,  worker  in  DP  camps  and 
co-founder  of  a  collective  settlement  in  Israel. 

WHh  the  Inception  of  each  new  class,  Brandeis'  association  with  other 
colleges  and  universities  grows  steadily  stronger.  This  year  30  transfer 
students  were  enrolled  with  advanced  standing.  The  University  now  has 
representatives  from  such  colleges  as  hiarvard.  Bates,  University  of  Chi- 
cago and  hiebrew  University  in  Jerusalem.  From  Boston  University  comes  a 
Japanese  girl,  formerly  an  Interpreter  with  the  United  States  Army  of 
Occupation  during  World  War  II,  and  from  Hiram  College,  Ohio,  a  stu- 
dent from  the  South  African  Negro  Republic  of  Liberia,  who  has  been  a 
secretary  to  the  Liberian  delegation  in  the  UN. 

As  Brandeis  enters  its  fourth  year,  the  students'  role  in  maintaining  Its 
high  reputation  grows  in  importance.  To  those  not  associated  with  the 
University  the  proof  of  the  pudding  will  be  in  the  eating,  and  Brandeis' 
name  will  be  measured  only  by  Its  graduates.  Brandeis  welcomes  the  mem- 
bers of  the  Class  of  '55  as  its  future  representatives  with  faith  and  assur- 
ance in  their  success. 


( 


on  the 


On  a  recent  occasion  President  Sachar 
was  asked  by  an  admiring  colleague  how  his 
fledgling  university  could  have  achieved  the 
physical  development  and  academic  stature 
it  has  with  no  endowments,  no  alumni,  and 
only  a  three-year-old  undergraduate  program. 
"That's  easy,"  Dr.  Sachar  replied,  "Cherchez 
la  jeinme."  But  continuing  less  facetiously  he 
described  the  role  of  the  National  Women's 
Committee  as  one  of  the  most  dynamic  forces 
In  the  advancement  of  the  University. 

Demonstrating  how  effective  a  group  it 
Is,  the  Women's  Committee  sent  close  to  200 
delegates  from  44  of  the  71  chapters  to  the 
Brandeis  campus  for  a  five-day  conclave  to 
evaluate  the  past  year's  achievements  and  to 
step  up  the  program  for  the  coming  year.  It 
was  the  third  time  the  women  had  met  for 
their  Annual  Conference,  the  first  time  that 
they  gathered  on  the  Brandeis  campus. 


Delegates  to  the  Third  Annual  Conference  of  the  National 
Wonnen's  Committee  held  their  sessions  on  the  shaded 
lawns    of   the    Smith    Hall    Quadrangle.   Above,    the    women 


hold  a  buffet  lunch  and  below,  delegates  give  their 
attention  to  the  speaker  in  &n  afternoon  discussion  meeting. 
The   ivied   turrets  of  the  Castle  are   in  the   background. 


distaff  side 


Mrs.   Irving   Abrams 
National  President 


The  tone  of  the  Conference  was  set  at  the 
opening  banquet  on  the  night  of  the  Third 
Annual  Convocation  with  an  address  by  Mrs. 
Vera  Micheles  Dean,  distinguished  authority 
on  international  affairs  and  Research  Director 
of  the  Foreign  Policy  Association. 

To  maintain  the  same  level  of  cogent 
analysis,  faculty  members  Irving  Fine,  Robert 
Thornton,  Ludwig  Lewisohn  and  Max  Lerner 
discussed  "Education  for  Youth  in  the  World 
Today."  Distilling  their  views  on  the  arts,  the 
sciences,  the  humanities  and  the  social 
sciences  for  capsule  presentation,  the  four 
concurred  on  one  basic  point:  that  every 
phase  of  enlightenment  and  culture  should  be 
exposed  to  the  student  during  his  educative 
process  to  foster  his  development  as  a  whole 
Individual.  hHow  deeply  the  faculty's  teaching 
formula  penetrates  was  substantiated  later  in 
talks  by  students  who  transmitted  a  sense  of 


purpose  and  a  mature  grasp  of  problems,  ab- 
stract or  concrete. 

Through  the  entire  Conference  coursed  a 
powerful  undercurrent  of  responsibility,  pride 
and  rededication.  It  surged  to  the  surface 
when  Mrs.  hHarry  L.  Michaels,  founder  and 
three-time  president,  was  paid  tribute  on  her 
retirement  with  a  specially  inscribed  plaque 
and  unanimous  election  to  the  hlonorary  Vice 
Presidency.  It  expressed  itself  in  the  presenta- 
tion to  Dr.  Sachar  of  chapter  gifts  totalling 
$172,000,  equivalent  to  the  normal  income 
of  a  $4,000,000  endowment;  or,  again.  In  the 
installation   of  the   newly  elected   officers. 

Declared  the  current  presidential  incum- 
bent, Mrs.  Irving  Abrams  of  Boston,  "With 
Brandels  the  dramatic  success  it  is,  it's  small 
wonder  that  the  Women's  Committee  con- 
tinues to  capture  the  hearts  and  Imaginations 
of  thousands  of  women." 


President  Sachar  and  Professor  Lerner  enioy  the  solicitude  of 
Conference  Chairnnan  Mrs.  Joseph  Schneider  of  Boston  be- 
fore  the    dinner   meeting    featuring    a    faculty   symposium. 


Mrs.  Irving  Abrams,  National  President,  Susan  Brandeis,  Honor- 
ary President,  and  Mrs.  Harry  L.  Michaels,  retiring  President, 
blow  out  the  candles  on  birthday  cake. 


convocation  highlights 


Marching  up  to  the  platform 
(above)  in  the  academic  pro- 
cession Is  Dr.  Robert  Moynard 
Hutchlns,  left,  Associate  Direc- 
tor of  the  Ford  Foundation, 
former  President  and  Chancel- 
lor of  the  University  of  Chi- 
cago, and  featured  speaker  at 
the  Convocation  Exercises.  He 
Is  accompanied  by  Dr.  John  J. 
Desmond,  Jr.,  Commissioner  of 
Education  of  the  Common- 
wealth of  Massachusetts.  Three 
officials  get  together  (left)  for 
an  informal  chat  just  before 
the  academic  procession.  Left  to 
right  are  Board  Chairman 
George  Alpert,  Dr.  Hutchins  & 
President  Abram  L.  Sachar. 


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student  Marshals  Paul  Leven- 
son  '52,  Marblehead,  Mass., 
President  of  the  Student 
Union  and  Gustav  Ranis  '52, 
Bethel,  Conn.,  lead  the  stu- 
dent procession  (right).  Mak- 
ing his  address  (below)  is  Dr. 
Hutchins.  The  Exercises  were 
delayed  at  the  outset  when 
the  audience  of  more  than 
4,000  took  cover  from  a  sud- 
den downpour;  many  found 
shelter  on  the  platform.  Eight 
prizes  for  scholarship  and  good 
citizenship  were  presented  by 
Dr.  Max  Lerner  (bottom). 
Chairman  of  the  Faculty  Com- 
mittee on  Student  Awards. 
Receiving  his  prize  is  Abraham 
Heller  "53.  Claremont,  N.H. 


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the  republic 


Condensed      from      the      address      given      at      the 
Third  Annual  Convocation  Exercises,  June  17,  1951 


We  know  that  we  are  closer  to  war  now  than  we  have  been  In  the  last  five 
years  and  that,  If  the  war  connes,  It  will  be  the  worst  the  world  has  ever  seen. 
It  will  be  the  first  within  the  memory  of  living  men  in  which  the  cities  and  homes 
of  America  will  be  destroyed.  Even  now,  unless  some  change  occurs  In  the 
policy  of  this  country  or  In  the  International  situation,  we  know  that  some  of 
you  will  sooner  or  later  be  called  to  the  colors  and  sent  overseas  to  remote 
parts  of  the  earth  to  face  danger  and  death. 

If  the  object  of  education  Is  to  prepare  you  for  a  better  job,  then  there  Is 
Ittle  It  can  do  for  you  when  the  only  vocation  that  you  are  certain  to  follow 
Is  soldiering.  If  the  object  of  education  Is  to  give  you  a  leg  up  the  social  lad- 
der, then  it  should  be  abandoned  when  society  Is  In  disintegration.  If  the 
object  of  education  Is  to  adjust  you  to  your  environment,  then  It  seems  a 
footless  enterprise  when  nobody  knows  what  your  environment  will  be.  Educa- 
tion is  a  process  by  which  men  are  made  better.  The  most  truly  human  being 
Is  the  man  who  has  most  fully  developed  his  moral,  Intellectual,  and  spiritual 
powers.  The  object  of  education  Is  to  develop  his  Intellectual  powers.  This  is 
accomplished  by  persistent  Inquiry  Into  the  reason  for  things. 

hience  we  see  why  higher  education  Is  likely  to  be  unpopular  with  the  domi- 
nant elements  in  society.  They  would  be  perfectly  willing  to  support  an  edu- 
cational program  designed  to  fit  the  young  Into  society  with  a  minimum  of 
discomfort,  to  have  the  university  perform  the  same  functions  as  the  nursery 
school.  Persistent  inquiry  Into  the  reason  for  things  Is  likely  to  be  disquieting. 
Independent  thought  is  almost  by  definition  disturbing.  Large  and  Influential 
groups  In  America  have  therefore  always  sought  to  limit  the  Independence 
of  the  university's  thought  and  the  scope  of  Its  Inquiry.  Sometimes  these 
groups  have  operated  In  the  name  of  religion;  but  more  often  they  have  car- 
ried on  their  subversive  activities,  as  they  are  doing  now,  In  the  name  of 
patriotism.  A  society  that  limits  independent  thought  and  free  Inquiry  must 
die.  And  the  rulers  of  the  Soviet  Union  will  yet  learn  this  to  their  cost. 

When  we  see  that  the  principal  cultural  manifestation  of  our  epoch  Is  the 
comic  book,  when  we  listen  to  the  radio,  look  at  television,  and  read  the  news- 
papers, we  wonder  whether  universal  education  has  been  the  great  boon  to  clv- 


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of  learning 

by  Dr.  Robert  Maynard  Hutchins 


ilization  that  its  sponsors  have  always  claimed 
that  it  would  be.  It  is  impossible  to  believe  that 
an  education  limited  to  childhood  and  youth, 
even  if  everybody  has  it,  is  adequate  for  any 
democratic  society.  The  reason  is  that  the 
knowledge  that  the  citizens  of  such  a  society 
need  most  cannot  be  fully  grasped  in  child- 
hood and  youth.  They  may,  indeed  they  must, 
be  introduced  to  these  branches  of  knowledge; 
but  they  cannot  comprehend  them. 

There  is  one  great  educational  generalization 
that  I  am  prepared  to  assert  without  qualifica- 
tion and  that  is  that  one  cannot  understand 
action  without  acting;  one  cannot  learn  to  do 
anything  without  doing  it;  and  that  since  some 
subjects,  and  they  are  some  of  the  most  im- 
portant, require  experience  for  their  compre- 
hension, they  cannot  be  comprehended  by  the 
inexperienced.  Among  such  subjects  I  Include 
history,  ethics,  economics,  politics  and  litera- 
ture. These  subjects  must  be  studied  in  youth; 
but  to  study  them  in  youth  and  never  study 
them  again  is  a  fatal  error,  one  of  which  we  in 
America  have  always  been  guilty  and  for  which 
we  are  paying  the  penalty  now  in  the  adoles- 
cence of  our  political  reactions. 

Montesquieu  said  that  whereas  the  principle 
of  a  monarchy  was  honor,  and  the  principle  of 
a  tyranny  was  fear,  the  principle  of  a  republic 
was  education.  The  goal  toward  v/hlch  we 
started  with  the  Athenians  twenty-five  centu- 
ries  ago   is   an    unlimited    republic   of   learning 


and  a  world-wide  political  republic  mutually 
supporting  each  other.  In  the  political  republic 
of  today  we  must  see  to  it  that  young  people 
go  to  school  and  college,  not  to  get  an  educa- 
tion once  and  for  all,  but  to  begin  that  which 
as  citizens  of  the  political  republic  and  the 
republic  of  learning  they  should  pursue  as  long 
as  they  live. 

Specialism,  vocationalism,  and  the  elective 
system  have  broken  up  the  community  once 
formed  by  the  common  schools.  This  is  why 
the  great  triumphs  of  science  and  technology 
have  been  accompanied  by  a  loss  of  under- 
standing. We  have  discovered  that  it  is  pos- 
sible to  know  more  and  more  and  understand 
less  and  less.  And  so  —  and  this  Is  a  most  sen- 
sational paradox  —  the  fulfillment  of  ambitions 
that  have  animated  man  since  the  dawn  of  his- 
tory ends  In  the  trivialization  of  his  life. 

We  must  admit  that  If  the  American  people 
had  achieved  the  emotional  and  intellectual 
maturity  that  they  yet  show  no  signs  of  reach- 
ing, Soviet  Russia  would  still  be  a  problem.  But 
we  must  admit,  too,  that  America,  with  great 
emotional  and  Intellectual  Immaturity  and 
tremendous  power,  is  also  a  danger  to  the 
peace  of  the  world.  Emotional  and  intellectual 
maturity  Is  precisely  what  Socrates  sought  to 
produce,  hie  lived  too  late  to  succeed  in  his 
own  time  and  country.  May  heaven  avert  the 
omen  and  make  the  republic  of  learning  suc- 
cessful in  ours. 


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we  hereby 


An  air  of  profound  devotion  characterized 
the  simple  cerennony  which  took  place  on  the 
Brandeis  cannpus  on  June  15.  To  the  casual 
observer  the  affair  might  have  been  one  of 
many  which  occur  in  the  day-to-day  routine 
of  the  academic  year,  yet  those  families  and 
friends  of  the  Brandeis  benefactors  who 
gathered  for  the  specially  called  Dedication 
Day  Exercises  were  deeply  aware  of  the 
momentous  precedent  they  were  setting. 

During  the  Convocation  week  the  Univer- 
sity had  set  aside  one  day  to  dedicate  the 
new  facilities  named  for  those  whose  indivi- 
dual affirmations  of  the  Brandeis  ideals  are 
creating  a  new  force  in  higher  education. 
The  people  whose  names  these  facilities  bear 
came  from  all  parts  of  the  country,  but  all 
shared  a  common  vision.  For  them  the  logical 
activation  of  that  vision  has  been  the  provi- 
sion at  Brandeis  for  dormitories,  recreation 
and  teaching  facilities  and  laboratories. 

The  family  of  the  late  Louis  Emerman  of 
Chicago  journeyed  to  the  campus  to  see 
Emerman  Hall,  one  of  the  units  of  the  Rldge- 
wood  Quadrangle  dormitories;  the  family  and 
friends  of  the  late  William  H.  Sydeman, 
prominent  New  York  merchant,  came  to  see 
Sydeman  hHall,  which  houses  classrooms, 
faculty  offices  and  laboratories;  Bostonlans 
Edyth  and  Irving  Usen  admired  the  Com- 
mons Room  which  bears  their  name;  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Charles  Fruchtman,  noted  Toledo 
philanthropists,  and  members  of  their  family 
visited  Fruchtman  hiall,  a  double  unit  of  the 
RIdgewood  dormitories;  and  the  family  of  the 


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dedicate 


Cutting  the  ribbon  on  the  main  entrance  of 
Charles  Fruchtman  Hall,  a  double  unit  of  the 
RIdgewood  Quadrangle  men's  residences,  are 
(below)  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  Fruchtman  of 
Toledo,  Oliio,  who  visited  the  campus  for 
Dedication  Day  Exercises.  Also  present  at 
the  ceremonies  were  members  of  the  Syde- 
man  family  (left)  for  dedication  of  William 
H.  Sydeman  Hall,  a  classroom  building.  Left 
to  right  are  Dr.  Solomon  Rubin,  Alfred  P. 
Grossman,  Mrs.  Grossman,  and  Mrs.  Daniel 
Harris. 


late  Abraham  Shapiro,  eminent  Bostonlan 
and  one  of  the  original  members  of  the 
Brandeis  Board  of  Trustees,  was  on  hand 
for  the  ground-breaking  of  the  Abraham 
Shapiro  Athletic  Center. 

Though  time  limited  the  Dedication  Exer- 
cises, benefactors  and  their  families  were  con- 
scious of  the  heartfelt  gratitude  expressed 
by  University  officials  and  students  and 
in  the  eloquent  tribute  from  guest  speaker 
Maurice  J.  Tobin,  United  States  Secretary  of 
Labor.  In  these  few  words  lay  their  thanks  for 
the  rapid  development  of  the  University, 
forged  with  the  faith,  energy  and  resources 
of  supporters  who  have  made  Brandeis  a 
strong  pillar  in  American  higher  education. 

As  future  Dedication  Day  Exercises  follow, 
the  present  buildings  will  be  succeeded  by 
yearly  additions  to  the  University  that  will 
stand  as  perpetual  memorials  to  benefactors 
whose  names  will  be  echoed  and  re-echoed 
by   generations  of   Brandeis  students. 


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men  at  work 


Re-elected  National  Chair- 
man of  the  Brondeis  Uni- 
versity Associates  was 
Milton  Kohn  of  Boston 
(below).  Getting  together 
for  an  informal  chat  at  the 
Associates  Assembly  are 
Herman  Mintz,  Chairman  of 
the  Assembly;  Joseph  Lin- 
sey,  Chairman  of  the  Bron- 
deis University  Athletic 
Association;  and  Harold 
Sherman  Goldberg,  Chair- 
man of  the  Board,  Greater 
Boston  Associates  Chapter. 


"In  order  to  have  a  true  national  organization  we  must  stimulate  all 
our  Associates  in  every  city  of  the  country  to  feel  the  spirit  that  those 
near  Boston  do,"  said  hlerman  Mintz  of  Boston,  acting  Chairman  of  the 
First  National  Assembly  of  the  Brandeis  University  Associates.  These 
words  were  the  core  of  the  conclusions  that  came  out  of  the  meeting  on 
campus  on  June  16. 

Until  the  Assembly  the  emphasis  of  the  Associates  had  been  mainly  on 
enlarging  the  numbers  of  the  energetic  and  determined  group  on  a  nation- 
wide scale.  The  keen  discussions  of  the  delegates  who  journeyed  from 
Toledo,  Ohio,  Miami  Beach,  Florida  and  Roanoke,  Virginia,  focused  atten- 
tion on  the  importance  of  a  more  detailed  hierarchy  of  officers  through- 
out the  country.  By  next  June,  the  Associates  will  have  extensive  develop- 
ments in  their  organization  to  report  to  the  Second  National  Assembly. 

The  Associates  has  undertaken  the  salient  job  of  an  intensive  member- 
ship campaign.  Its  numbers,  delegates  noted,  have  swelled  from  1,000  to 
3,000;  its  support  has  grown  from  a  handful  of  chapters  entered  in  the 
New  England  area  to  more  than  30  units  in  states  across  the  nation.  From 
this  significant  Assembly  came  the  decision  to  embark  on  a  program  for 
the  enrollment  of  7,500  members  by  Commencement  next  June.  This 
figure,  almost  double  the  present  membership,  will  enable  the  Associates 
to  help  bridge  the  gap  between  the  University's  income  and  expenditures, 
a  traditional  function  of  university  alumni  organizations. 

Under  the  vigorous  national  leadership  of  Milton  Kahn,  re-elected  to 
]he  Chairmanship  at  the  Assembly,  Brandeis  University  Associates  are 
making  magnificent  contributions  as  loyal  "foster  alumni."  They  can  look 
forward  to  a  secure  future  with  confidence,  for  they  have  laid  a  firm 
foundation  upon  which  to  pyramid  their  prospective  activities. 


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campus  concerts 


Last  year  the  Friends  of  the  School  of  Music 
launched  its  first  major  series  of  on-campus 
concerts.  The  series  marked  the  culmination 
of  untiring  efforts  to  bring  outstanding,  rarely- 
performed  music  to  the  campus.  More  signifi- 
cantly, it  heralded  the  establishment  of  a  vital 
music  center  at  the  University. 

An  enthusiastic  audience  thronged  Nathan 
Seifer  hiall  at  the  first  concert  in  November  to 
hear  hierman  Godess  (below)  In  his  Boston 
debut,  and  again  in  January  gave  a  warm  wel- 
come to  Norma  Farber,  premier  prix  winner  in 
singing,  in  her  gifted  recital  of  Goethe  lieder. 

Students  had  the  opportunity  to  hear  an 
outstanding  member  of  the  faculty  in  a  pro- 
fessional concert  role  at  the  following  concert 
when  Irving  Fine  and  Zvi  Zeitlen,  Israeli  violin- 
ist, performed  selections  by  Mozart,  Stravin- 
sky, Ben  Zion  Orgad  and  Fine. 

The  last  two  events  were  a  trio  concert  with 
Professor  Erwin   Bodky  and   Boston  Symphony 
Orchestra    members    Samuel    Mayes    and    Al- 
fred Krips,  and  the  performance  of  Schubert's 
Bectutiful  Maid  of  the   Mill  by   bass   bari- 
tone Paul  Matthen.  The  series  has  set  a 
high  standard  for  prospective  events 
when   Brandels  will   be  a   center  of 
great  musical  activity. 


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student 


students  form  a  grand  march 
after  crowning  Evelyn 
Rosenkrantz  '54,  Pottsville, 
Pa.,  Queen  of  the  Spring 
Formal,  one  of  the  many 
successful  events  of  last 
season  (circle).  Vistas  of 
former  centuries  appeared 
on  campus  at  the  Beaux 
Arts  Ball.  Winners  and  run- 
ners-up  (below)  in  Gay 
Nineties  costumes  and  Ro- 
man togas  pose  happily  for 
contemporary  cameraman. 
(Opposite  page,  center) 
Elizabeth  Ward  '53,  Fall 
River,  and  Robert  Griffin 
'54,  Roxbury,  Mass.,  carry 
their  trays  at  the  Student 
Union  Charity  Banquet  cli- 
maxing a  week  of  student 
fund-raising  activities.  Mem- 
bers of  the  Drama  Society 
(top)  in  a  tense  moment  from 
Aristophanes'  comedy  Lysis- 
trata,  major  presentation  of 
the  year.  (Bottom)  Judith 
Butman  '54,  New  York,  reads 
the  future  for  Laurie  Braver- 
man  '53,  Chelsea,  Mass.,  at 
the  County  Fair. 


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Guggenheim  recipients 


Claude  Andre  Vigee  received  consider- 
able recognition  both  In  this  country  and 
In  France  for  his  first  collection  of  poems,  La 
Lutte  avec  I'Ange.  published  last  year  In 
Paris.  He  Is  Assistant  Professor  of  Romance 
Languages  and  Literature,  the  same  post 
he  held  at  Ohio  State  University  where  he 
received  his  graduate  degrees,  hie  has  also 
studied  at  the  Universities  of  Caen,  Stras- 
bourg and  Toulouse.  While  he  is  in  Europe 
on  leave  of  absence  he  is  preparing  a  criti- 
cal study  and  translation  of  Ralner  Maria 
Rilke's  posthumous  poetry. 

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Irving  GIfford  Fine  (left)  was  awarded  a 
Guggenheim  fellowship  In  1951  upon  his 
return  from  Paris  where  he  made  an  exten- 
sive study  of  contemporary  trends  in  French 
music.  hHe  Is  Lecturer  in  Music  and  Com- 
poser In  Residence,  and  former  Assistant 
Professor  in  Music  at  Harvard.  He  has  just 
completed  his  fifth  year  as  a  faculty  mem- 
ber of  the  Berkshire  Music  Center  at  Tangle- 
wood.  Last  May  he  was  elected  to  the 
League  of  Composers.  During  his  leave  of 
absence,  which  begins  in  1952,  he  will 
devote  himself  to  musical  composition. 


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Brandeisiana 


Reports  from  Brandeis  students  show  that  the  major  portion  of  them,  lilte 
most   college    students,    spent   their   time   this   summer   working    as   waitresses, 
counselors,    office   workers    and    farm    hands   to   earn    money   for   this   year's   tuition 
and  expenses.  Some,   however,   were  fortunate  enough  to  jump  the  line  of  usual  summer 
opportunities  open  to  undergraduates. 


Two  talented  music  students  at  Brandeis  were  at  the  Tanglewood  Summer  School 
of   Music   under  the   direction   of  Charles   Miinch,   distinguished   conductor   of  the 
Boston  Symphony  Orchestra.  Ray  Gilbert  '54  was  in  the  Choral  Department,  and  Eliyahu 
Ahilea  '54  studied  conducting. 


Pursuing  their  interest  in  the  theater  were  three  members  of  the  Class  of 

'52:  Eleanor  Barron  did  summer  stock  with  the  Group  20  Players  in  Unionville, 

Conn.;  Barbara  Swett  was  enrolled  in  a  seminar  with  the  Summer  Acting  Company 

at   Tufts   College    Arena    Theater;    Audrey    Seder   studied    the    dance    at   Jacob's    Pillow 

in  Lenox,   Mass. 


David  Van  Praagh  '52  gained  fresh  journalistic  experience  for  his  position  as  editor  of 

the  student  newspaper  The  Justice  as  reporter  and  editorial  writer  for  the  Shelby  (N.C.) 

Daily  Star  during  the  summer. 


Three  seniors  were  working  in  mental  institutions  and  found  that  they  gained 
insight   into   normal   social   behavior  from   their  experiences.   Diana    Laskin   was 
employed   at  the   Peoria   State   Hospital,    III.;  Joan   Garfein   worked   at  the   Franklin 
Roosevelt  Hospital,   N.Y.;  and   Inge  Fleishmann  was  with  the  Connecticut  State  Hospital. 


Miriam  Smith  '52  was  enrolled  at  the  Encampment  for  Citizenship  at  Riverdale, 
N.Y.     She  states  that  "the  camp  is  based  on  the  same  ideals  as  Brandeis;  it  is  an 
experiment    in    democratic    living    bringing    together    many    races    and    religious    groups 
in  seminars,  workshops  and  recreation." 


Many   Brandeis  students  continued  their  studies  during  the  summer  months  at 
other  universities,  among  them  Harvard,  University  of  Wisconsin,  U.C.L.A.,  Columbia, 
Syracuse  and  the  School  of  Ceramics  at  Alfred  University.  Evelyn  Singer  '52  attended  the 
Sorbonne  in  Paris,  France. 


Several   undergraduates  caught   a    bird's  eye   view  of  countries  outside  the   United 
States.  Among  those  who  toured  Europe  were  Richard  Hirshberg  '53,  Sylvia  Neiman  '52, 
Shayna  Patkin  '52  and  Dan  Lourie  '54. 


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Brandeis 
University 


President  of  the  University 
DR.  ABRAM  L  SACHAR 

Honorary  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Fellows 
HON.  HERBERT  H.  LEHMAN 

Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Fellows 
FRANK  L  WEIL 


The  Board  of  Trustees 

GEORGE  ALPERT,  Chairman 
JAMES  J.  AXELROD 
JOSEPH  F.  FORD 
MEYER  JAFFE 
DUDLEY  F.  KIMBALL 
PAUL  KLAPPER 
ADELE  ROSENWALD  LEVY 
ISADOR  LUBIN 
DAVID  K.  NILES 
JOSEPH  M.  PROSKAUER 
NORMAN  S.  RABB 
ISRAEL  ROGOSIN 
ELEANOR  ROOSEVELT 
JACOB  SHAPIRO 
MORRIS  S.  SHAPIRO 


President  of  the  National  Women's  Committee 
MRS.  IRVING  ABRAMS 

National  Chairman  of  the  Brandeis  Associates 
MILTON  KAHN 

Chairman  of  the  Friends  of  The  School  of  Music 
MARK  WERMAN 

Chairman  of  the  Brandeis  University  Athletic  Associatioi 
JOSEPH  LINSEY 


Chairman  of  the  Creative  Arts  Center  Committee 
ADOLPH  ULLMAN 


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"HOW  IS  FALA?"  Mrs.  Eleanor 
Roosevelt  exchanges  greetings  with 
Brandeis  student  Bernice  Miller 
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Morris  S.  Shapiro  and  Mrs.  Adele 
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ULLMAN   AND    ABRAMS   ELECTED 

TO   UNIVERSITY  BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES 

Adolph  Ullman  and  Mrs.  Irving  Abranis 
have  been  elected  to  the  Brandeis  University 
Board  of  Trustees. 

Chairman  of  the  Creative  Arts  Center  Com- 
mittee of  the  University,  Mr.  Ulhnan  was  the 
first  president  and  one  of  the  founders  of  the 
jf  ^^^^B  Friends  of  the  School  of  Music  of  Brandeis 
University.  A  Harvard  Associate  and  former 
Adolph  llllman  ^^^^^^^  University  faculty  member,  Mr.  Ullman 
is  President  of  the  Northeastern  Distributors  and  has  been  named  to  the  National  Pro- 
duction Authority's  Wholesale  Industry  Advisory  Committee  for  Radio.  Television  and 
Household  Appliances.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Boston  Chamber  of  Commerce,  the 
American  Academy  of  Political  Sciences,  and  is  an  executive  board  member  of  the 
American  Jewish  Committee. 

Mrs.  Irving  Abrams.  who  was  elected  National  President  of  the  Brandeis  Women's 
Committee  last  June,  is  one  of  the  pioneer  members  of  the  Brandeis  Women's  Committee 
movement.  Even  before  the  University  opened  its  doors  in  1948,  Mrs.  Abrams  was 
active  in  its  behalf.  As  a  member  of  the  Women's  Scholarship  Association  of  Boston, 
she  was  responsible  for  the  creation  of  the  University's  first  scholarship  endowment  fund. 
While  serving  as  President  of  the  Greater  Boston  Women's  Committee,  Mrs.  Abrams 
also  served  as  National  Vice  President  and  organized  chapters  throughout  New  England 
and  as  far  south  as  Washington,  D.  C.  As  National  President,  she  has  traveled  through- 
out the  nation  organizing  chapters  and  speaking  on  behalf  of  the  University.  In  joining 
Eleanor  Roosevelt  and  Adele  Rosenwald  Levy  on  the  Board,  Mrs.  Abrams  becomes  the 
third  woman  Trustee  in  the  University's  history. 

With  the  appointment  of  Mr.  Ullman  and  Mrs.  Abrams,  the  nmnbcr  of  Brandeis 
Trustees  has  been  increased  to  seventeen. 

BRANDEIS    LAUNCHES    EDUCATIONAL    INNOVATION 


Brandeis  University  this  semester  offers 
an  innovation  in  curricular  development 
with  a  new  course.  General  Education 
F,  which  will  be  required  of  all  senior 
students.  Designed  to  serve  as  the  cap- 
stone course  for  undergraduates,  it  will 
seek  to  aid  students  in  analyzing  the 
basic  questions  underlying  their  choice 
of  values  in  a  real  world. 

President  Abram  L.  Sachar  and  Pro- 


fessor Max  Lerner  will  coordinate  the 
course  which  will  bring  to  the  campus  as 
visiting  lecturers  eight  men  and  women 
whose  lives  embody  a  fusion  of  a  working 
philosophy  with  an  effective  and  produc- 
tive life.  During  their  residence  on  cam- 
pus, the  speakers  will  also  meet  with  stu- 
dents frequently  in  informal  question 
seminar  sessions  to  outline  and  submit  to 
scrutinv   their  own   philosophies. 


MORRIS  S.  SHAPIRO,  Chairman  oj 
the  Trustee  Committee  on  Scholarship, 
confirms  scholarship  aivards  to  happy 
freshmen  Regina  Doshay  oj  Mt.  Vernon, 
V.  }'.,  and  Bob  Brown,  of  Falmouth, 
Mass.  The  recipients  are  among  the 
265  students  who  are  on  scholarships  or 
other  financial  aid,  comprising  40%  of 
the  student  body.  Assistance  is  ren- 
dered to  needy  students  in  the  form  of 
scholarships,  student  employment,  bur- 
sary aid,  grants-in-aid  and  loans. 


MANCHESTER  ASSOCIATES 

ENROLL  LIFE  MEMBERS 

The  first  three  Life  Members  in  New 
England  of  the  Brandeis  Associates  were 
recently  enrolled  at  a  joint  meeting  of  the 
Associates  Chapter  and  Women's  Com- 
mittee of  Manchester.  N.  H. 

Morris  Silver,  Henry  Silver  and  Samuel 
G.  Camann,  well  known  community 
leaders,  signed  a  life  membership  pledge 
to  their  Associates  chapter.  Morris  Silver, 
Chairman  of  the  Manchester  Chapter,  has 
the  distinction  of  being  the  second  Life 
Member  to  be  enrolled  in  the  nation  and 
the  first  in  the  New  England  area. 

This  successful  dinner  meeting  was 
attended  by  more  than  L50  community 
leaders.  Co-chairmen  of  the  affair  were 
Mrs.  Leonard  V.  Finder,  President  of  the 
Manchester  Women's  Committee  and 
Leonard  V.  Finder. 


MARYLAND   WOMEN   PRESENT 

NOVEL  MEMBERSHIP  DRIVE  i 

An  all-out  Brandeis  Day  proclaimed  in 
Baltimore.  Md..  by  a  well  organized 
Women's  Committee  group  inspired  a 
grand  coup  of  membership  enrollment. 
A  total  of  315  new  friends  and  ten  life 
memberships  were  enrolled  in  one  day 
of  intensive  campaigning. 

While  28  hostesses  were  serving  tea  in 
15  homes,  a  flying  squad  of  30  speakers 
addressed  their  assigned  meetings.  All 
speakers  were  carefully  briefed  and 
coached  by  Mrs.  I.  B.  Terrell,  who  organ- 
ized a  Speaker's  Institute.  Fifteen 
speakers  described  the  Women's  Commit- 
tee work,  and  the  other  15  discussed  the 
history  of  Brandeis. 

The  effect  of  this  well-organized  speak- 
ers' program  together  with  the  informal 
hospitality  provided  by  home  meetings 
rewarded  the  chapter  with  excellent  mem- 
bership enrollment.  Mrs.  Joseph  Sher- 
bow.  Chairman  of  this  successful  cam- 
paign and  her  cooperative  committee  set 
a   fine  example   of  community   planning. 


VOL.  II 


JANUARY,   1952 


NO.  3 


Official  Publication  of  Brandeis  University 
published  10  times  a  year  (once  in  January 
and  May:  twice  in  March.  June,  September 
and  October)  at  Brandeis  University,  415  South 
Street,  Wallham  54,  Mass.  Entered  as  second 
class  matter  at  the  Post  Office  in  Boston,  Mass. 

The  Board  of  Trustees:  George  Alpert,  Chair- 
man; Joseph  F.  Ford.  Treasurer;  Norman  S. 
Rabb,  Secretary:  Hannah  Abrams,  James  J. 
Axelrod,  Meyer  Jaffe,  Dudley  F.  Kimball, 
Paul  Klapper.  Adele  Rosenwald  Levy,  Isador 
Lubin,  David  K.  Niles,  Joseph  M.  Proskauer, 
Israel  Rogosin,  Eleanor  Roosevelt,  Jacob 
Shapiro,  Morris  S.  Shapiro  and  Adolph  Ullman. 

President  of  the  University:  Dr.  A.  L.  Sachar. 

Honorary  Chairman  of  the  Fellows  of  the 
University,  Hon.  Herbert  H.  Lehman;  Chairman 
of  the  Fellows  of  the  University,  Frank  L.  Weil. 

Editor:  Sue  Singer;  .4sst.  Ed:  Lorraine  Berner 


NEWS    ISSUE 


JUSTICE    DOUGLAS    ASKS    EXTEISSION  OF    LIBERTIES; 
FREEDOM      OF      THOUGHT      AND      SPEECH 
INDISPENSABLE  TO  SPREAD  OF  SOCIAL  TRUTH 

William  0.  Douglas.  Associate  Justice  of  the  United  States  Supreme  Court,  called 
for  a  rebirth  of  American  spiritual  strength  which  "stems  from  our  civil  liberties,"  as 
he  delivered  a  stirring  address  to  over  1,000  students,  teachers  and  friends  of  the 
University  gathered  to  hear  the  Second  Annual  Louis  Dembitz  Brandeis  Memorial 
Lecture  at  Brandeis  Liniversity. 


LEGAL  ML\DS  FUCL:^  U.\  UHAADEIS  .  .  . 
Talking  over  the  successful  meeting  of  New 
5  orii  City's  prominent  attorneys  and  account- 
ants. Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Fellotvs  of 
Brandeis  University,  Frank  L.  Weil  (right) 
corners  guest  speaker,  George  Alpert  (center)  as 
Joseph  Eisner,  Chairman  of  the  Accountant 
Committee  waits  his  turn  for  first  hand  informa- 
tion of  University  projects. 


NEW  BIOLOGY  TEACHING 
FELLOWSHIP  ANNOUNCED 

The  Harry  and  Robert  Kangesser 
Teaching  Fellowship  has  been  established 
at  Brandeis.  Named  for  its  donors,  prom- 
inent real  estate  men  affiliated  with  the 
H.  A.  Kangesser  Co.  of  Cleveland,  Ohio, 
the  fellowship  is  designed  to  enable  a 
gifted  young  man  or  woman  to  pursue 
graduate  studies  while  instructing  Bran- 
deis classes  on  a  part-time  basis. 

Mrs.  Nancy  Millburn.  Radcliffe  gradu- 
ate cum  laude.  and  Tufts  I  niversity.  M.A.. 
assumes  the  Kangesser  Teaching  Fellow- 
ship in  Biology  for  the  1951-1952  year. 


BOOK  FUND  ALBUM   INTRODUCED 
BY  BOSTON  WOMEN'S  COMMITTEE 

A  handsome  Brandeis  Book  Fund 
Album  is  now  available  to  all  friends  of 
the  University  who  wish  to  purchase  a 
minimum  of  three  books  for  the  Library. 

This  Album  offer  was  inaugurated  to 
stimulate  donorship  to  the  Liniversity 
book  fund.  Books  may  be  purchased  to 
honor  or  memorialize  a  friend  or  an 
occasion.  The  book  then  bears  a  book- 
plate inscribed  with  the  name  of  the 
recipient,  who  receives  a  copy  of  the 
bookplate.  When  three  bookplates  are 
sent  to  one  recipient  from  one  or  more 
sources,  an  album  will  be  forwarded  to 
her  as  her  personal   record. 

Initial  subscription  to  the  Album  which 
includes   three   bookplates   is   $15.00. 

Women  of  the  Greater  Boston  Chapter 
are  responsible  for  the  innovation  of  this 
Album  presentation.  Mrs.  Irving  Gardner 
of  Belmont,  Mass.,  is  General  Chairman. 


Extolling  the  man  for  whom  Brandeis 
University  was  named,  the  Justice  de- 
clared, "He  knew  the  democratic  way  of 
life  is  not  an  inheritance  but  an  achieve- 
ment of  every  oncoming  generation.  His 
views,  expressed  largely  in  judicial  de- 
cisions revealed  his  belief  that  the  final 
end  of  government  was  'to  make  men 
free  to  develop  their  faculties"  and  the 
greatest  menace  to  freedom  was  an  inert 
people." 

The  speaker  declared  that  this  attitude 
was  a  fighting  faith  in  the  democratic 
way  of  life,  because  it  rejected  standard- 
ized thought  and  orthodoxy:  and  encour- 
aged constant  search  for  truth  at  the 
periphery  of  knowledge. 

"If  we  are  true  to  our  traditions,  if  we 
are  tolerant  of  a  whole  market  place  of 
ideas,  we  will  always  be  strong,"  the 
Justice  asserted.  "Our  weakness  grows 
when  we  become  intolerant  of  opposing 
ideas,  depart  from  our  standards  of  civil 
liberties,  and  borrow  the  policeman's 
philosophy  from  the  enemy   we  detest." 


Claiming  that  "our  greatest  strength, 
our  enduring  power  is  not  in  guns,  but  in 
ideas."  Justice  Douglas  said  that  "the 
critical  danger  is  that  we  will  so  limit  or 
narrow  the  range  of  permissible  discus- 
sion and  permissible  thought  that  we  will 
become  victims  of  the  orthodox  school." 

Declaring  that  youth  has  played  a  very 
important  role  in  our  national  affairs 
similar  to  the  opposition  party  in  a  par- 
liamentary system.  Justice  Douglas  com- 
mented that  a  great  change  has  taken 
place.  "Youth  is  still  rebellious;  but  it 
is  largely  holding  its  tongue.  Repression 
of  ideas  has  taken  the  place  of  debate. 
Youth,  the  mainstay  in  the  early  days  of 
the  revolt  against  orthodoxy,  is  largely 
immobilized." 

The  Justice  concluded  his  address  by 
stating  that  the  universities  are  an  appro- 
priate area  to  start  a  revitalization  of 
ideas  in  America.  "When  freedom  of 
expression  is  supreme,  a  nation  will  keep 
its  balance  and  stability." 


HONORABLE  WILLIAM  0.  DOUGLAS,  Associate  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  oj  The  United 
States,  drives  home  a  point  to  inquiring  students  (left  to  right)  Agnes  Cooper,  Monrovia,  Liberia; 
Sanjord  Lakoff.  Bayonne.  A.  J..  Managing  Editor  of  "The  Ju.-^lice";  Gustav  Ranis.  Bethel,  Conn., 
President  of  the  Senior  CVn.s.s;  Joan  Hamerman,  New  York  City.  Co-chairman  of  Students  for 
Democratic  Action;  and  Paul  Levenson,  Marhlehead.  Mass.,  President  of  the  Student  I  nion,  preceding 
the  Annual  Louis  Dembitz   Brandeis  Memorial   Lecture. 


4 


NEWS    ISSUE 


BRANDEIS  UNIVERSITY  GAINS  THREE  NEW  CHAIRS 

To  Supporf  Instruction  in  the  Social  Sciences  and  Mathentatics 


The  Mack  Kahn 
Chair  in  History, 
named  for  the  New 
York  City  commu- 
nity leader  has  been 
established  in  the 
University's  School 
of  Social  Science. 

Known  for  his 
leadership  in  varied  philanthropic  efforts. 
Mr.  Kahn  is  President  of  Artistic  Founda- 
tions, Inc.,  Flexees,  Inc.  and  Kenmark 
Textiles,  Inc.  One  of  the  original 
founders  of  the  Bellevue  Medical  Center. 
Mr.  Kahn  is  an  energetic  supporter  of 
the  United  Jewish  Appeal  and  the 
National  Conference  of  Christians  and 
Jews.  He  is  actively  associated  with  the 
Red  Cross,  Princeton  University  and 
Smith  College.  Dr.  Frank  E.  Manuel  will 
occupy  the  Kahn  Chair. 


The  Alfred  Hart  Chair  has  been  estab- 
lished on  an  annual  grant  by  Mr.  Alfred 
Hart  of  Los  Angeles,  the  second  Cali- 
fornian  to   set   up   a  University  Chair. 

Mr.   Hart,   widely  known  for  his  civic 
and  philanthropic  activities,   is   President 
of   the   Alfred    Hart 
Distilleries. 

The  School  of  So- 
cial Science  offers 
fields  of  concentra- 
tion in  American 
and  European  Civi- 
lization, Economics. 
Political  Science, 
Social  Relations  and 
Psychology. 

Dr.  David  S.  Berkowitz,  Professor  of 
History  and  Political  Science,  will  occupy 
the  newly  established  Alfred  Hart  Chair 
in  the  Social  Sciences. 


A/lrfJ  Han 


A  major  step  in  the  expansion  of  the 
teaching  curriculum  in  the  field  of  mathe- 
matics at  the  University  has  been  taken  by 
the  Benjamin  S. 
Katz  Family  Foun- 
dation  which 
recently  endowed 
the  Ben  Katz  Chair. 

Assistant  Profes- 
sor Oscar  Goldman 
has  been  appointed 
to  the  Katz  Chair, 
which   makes   the  Ben.  Katz 

eighth  chair  created  for  Brandeis. 

Mr.  Katz,  President  of  the  Gruen  Watch 
Co.  of  Cincinnati,  is  an  advisory  board 
member  of  the  Cincinnati  Fifth  Third 
Union  Trust  Co.,  and  is  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Governors  for  the  Hebrew  Col- 
lege of  Cincinnati.  He  is  affiliated  with 
many  leading  Jewish  Philanthropies. 


JUSTICE  BRANDEIS'  BIRTHDAY  CELEBRATED 


WARSHAW  GRANT  ACCELERATES i 
FUTURE  RESEARCH   PROJECTS > 

The  establishment  of  the  Abraham  War- 
shaw  Research  Foundation  will  enable 
the  University  to  further  important  scien- 
tific investigation. 

The  Foundation  was  initiated  by  a 
grant  from  Abraham  Warshaw.  president 
of  the  Warshaw  Manufacturing  Co., 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

in  addition  to  his  benefaction,  Mr. 
Warshaw  has  also  been  active  as  "ambas- 
sador." Since  his  attention  was  directed 
to  Brandeis  by  Meyer  Jaffe.  Chairman  of 
the  Building  Committee.  Mr.  Warshaw  has 
made  many  new  friends  for  the  University. 


AS  NEW  YORK  INDUSTRY  LEADERS  paid  tribute  to  Justi.r  ll,„n,/r,.  ,„  ,, 
man    Hon.    Joseph    M.    Proskauer,    Trustee,    (left)    and    Co-chairman    fl  .    U' 
Calvert's  Distillers,  Inc.,  discussed  program  notes  with  Susan  Brandeis. 


iiiiirial  dinner.  Chair- 
Wachtel,   President   of 


Over  265  outstanding  industrial  and 
community  leaders  attended  a  dinner  con- 
vened to  honor  the  birthday  of  Louis  D. 
Brandeis  at  the  Hotel  Roosevelt,  Novem- 
ber 15,  sponsored  by  the  Friends  of 
Brandeis  in  the  Greater  New  York  Area. 

Chaired  by  Judge  Joseph  M.  Proskauer, 
University  Trustee,  and  W.  W.  Wachtel, 
President  of  Calvert  Distillers,  the  dinner 
resulted  in  direct  contributions  totaling 
over  $63,000. 

The  meeting  was  addressed  by  the  Co- 
chairmen,  by  President  Abram  L.  Sachar, 
and  by  George  Alpert,  Chairman  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees. 

One  of  the  highlights  of  the  affair  was 
the   announcement  of  two   special  gifts. 


The  Young  League  for  Brandeis  made 
known  the  establishment  by  William  and 
Nathan  S.  Sachs  of  the  Israel  Sachs  Teach- 
ing Fellowship  in  Social  Relations,  repre- 
senting a  gift  of  325,000.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Morris  Schwartz  of  New  York  also  an- 
nounced the  creation  of  a  scholarship 
endowment  in  memory  of  their  son, 
Abbey  Surrey  Schwartz. 

Among  those  who  sponsored  the  dinner 
were  Col.  Bernard  S.  Barron,  Milton  J. 
Bluestein,  Abraham  Feinberg,  Tubie  Res- 
nik,  Samuel  S.  Schneierson,  Col.  Harry  D. 
Henshel,  Edward  F.  Kook.  Harold  L. 
Renfield,  Samuel  Rubin,  Teviah  Sachs, 
Abraham   Warshaw   and  Larry  Gluckin. 


RESEARCH  FOLND.ATION  .4T  BRANDEIS 
CRE.ITED  as  .Ibraham  If'arshaiv  (left)  of 
New  York,  presents  check  for  the  formation  of 
the  Warshaw  Research  Foundation  at  Brandeis 
University,  to  Trustee  Meyer  Jaffe  (right)  of 
Fall  River,  Mass. 


NEWS    ISSUE 


IRS.  ROOSEVELT  REPORTS      BOSTON    ASSOCIATES    FETE     SENIORS 

ON  AN  OLD  FRIEND 


For  Fala,  long  retired  from  White 
House  politics,  life  has  taken  on  a  slower 
)ace.  The  once  shining  frisky  pet  of 
'resident  Roosevelt  who  endeared  him- 
lelf  to  the  public,  is  really  getting  on. 
''ala  is  13. 
A  concerned   Brandeis  student  rushed 

cross  campus  to   reach  Mrs.   Roosevelt 

,s  she  was  leaving  a  Trustee  meeting  at 
;he  University  recently  .  .  .  just  to  ask 

bout  him. 

The  mention  of  Fala  brought  a  tender 
smile  from  Mrs.  Roosevelt.    Fala  is  well; 

Id  and  grey,  yes.  but  still  a  very  fine  dog. 
He  snores  quite  loudly,  his  mistress  con- 
fided; but  no  one  seems  to  mind. 


lALUMNI  JOIN   FORCES 

IN  ST.  LOUIS  MEETING 

Over  400  members  of  the  St.  Louis 
Chapter  of  the  National  Women's  Com- 
mittee and  the  newly  initiated  Brandeis 
Associates  Chapter  indicated  their  strong 
support  to  Brandeis  University  at  their 
first  joint  dinner  meeting  held  at  the 
Shaare  Emeth  Temple. 

Melvin  Feist,  Chairman  of  the  success- 
ful event,  presented  a  stimulating  pro- 
gram for  the  evening,  with  the  introduc- 
tion of  guest  speakers,  Mrs.  Irving 
Abrams,  National  President  of  Women's 
Committees,  and  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar. 

Mrs.  Maurice  Schweitzer  was  installed 
as  the  new  President  of  the  Women's 
Chapter,  succeeding  Mrs.  Morris  M. 
Sachar. 

Irving  Billiard,  an  editor  of  the  St. 
Louis  Post  Dispatch,  presented  a  book 
containing  published  evaluations  of  Jus- 
tice Brandeis'  contributions  to  American 
life.  Mr.  Dilliard  declared  that  the  life  of 
Justice  Brandeis  was  an  example  of  the 
fallacy  of  bigotry,  and  contrasted  the 
furor  which  greeted  Brandeis'  appoint- 
ment to  the  Supreme  Court  with  the  uni- 
versal tributes  paid  to  him  on  his  death. 


CELEBRATING  FOUR  YEARS  AT 
BRANDEIS  .  .  .  Senior  President  Gus- 
tav  Ranis  blous  out  candles  of  the  cake 
presented  to  the  senior  class,  honored 
guests  of  the  Greater  Boston  Associates 
Chapter  Dinner.  IT' ell-wishers  pictured 
left  to  right  are,  Harold  S.  Goldberg, 
Chairman  of  the  Dinner,  George  Alpert, 
Trustee  Chairman,  Hyman  Cohen,  Presi- 
dent and  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar. 


The  most  successful  Associates  Dinner 
ever  staged  was  tendered  by  the  Greater 
Boston  Associates,  as  more  than  1200 
invited  members  and  guests  of  the  Uni- 
versity were  in  attendance  to  honor  the 
100  senior  students  of  the  first  graduating 
class  and  the  pioneer  faculty  members 
of  the  University. 

President  Hyman  Cohen  of  the  Boston 
Associates  presented  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar 
with  pledges  representing  1500  members. 

Dr.  Selman  Waksman,  responsible  for 
the  discovery  of  streptomycin   and  neo- 


FIRST  ASSOCIATES   LIFE   MEMBER 

To  Willy  Nord- 
wind,  Chicago  com- 
munity leader  and 
manufacturer,  goes 
the  honor  of  becom- 
ing the  first  Life 
Member  of  Brandeis 
Associates. 

A    charter    mem- 
ber  of   the   Associ- 
ates.  Mr.   Nordwind   is  President  of  the 
Athletic  Shoe  Company  of  Chicago,  111. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  University  Club 
of  Boston,  Counselor  of  Vocational  Guid- 
ance at  Northwestern  University,  and 
Director  of  United  Service  for  New 
Americans,  Inc. 

Mr.  Nordwind"s  other  communal  afiili- 
ations  include  the  Directorship  of  Temple 
Beth  El  in  Lynn,  Mass. 


If  illy  Nordwind 


GREENSBORO,    N.    C ictire 

women's  chapter  takes  time  out — to  read 
about  Brandeis.  Guest  speaker,  Mrs. 
Sidney  Q.  Janus,  National  Vice  Presi- 
dent and  President  of  Atlanta  Chapter 
(3rd  from  left)  recently  addressed  or- 
ganization meeting.  From  left  to  right 
are  Co-chairmen  Mrs.  Marie  Fried- 
laender  and  Mrs.  A.  F.  Klein;  Mrs. 
Harry    Jacobs    and    Mrs.    Sam    Prago. 


mycin,  was  honored  with  a  citation  as  the 
first  Fellow  of  Brandeis  University.  This 
presentation  was  made  by  George  Alpert, 
Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

Chairman  Harold  S.  Goldberg  lauded 
the  efforts  of  Sidney  L.  Kaye,  Vice  Presi- 
dent, and  members  of  the  Board  of  Direc- 
tors of  the  Greater  Boston  Chapter  H. 
Leon  Sharmat  and  Lawrence  Laskey,  who 
contributed  to  the  success  of  the  dinner. 

George  Alpert,  Dr.  Sehnan  Waksman, 
Gustav  Ranis  and  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar 
addressed  the  assemblage. 


MILWAUKEE  ASSOCIATES  MEET 

The  Brynwood  Country  Club  was  the 
scene  of  a  well-attended  dinner  meeting, 
sponsored  by  the  Milwaukee  Chapter  of 
Associates  and  friends  of  the  University. 

Seven  Life  Members  were  enrolled  at 
the  dinner  which  was  chaired  by  Judd 
Post.  Speakers  were  George  Alpert,  Chair- 
man of  the  Board  of  Trustees  and  Coach 
Benny  Friedman. 


LIBRARY  FACILITIES  AUGMENTED 

A  rare  grouping  of  books  comprising 
over  300  volumes  of  Judaica,  European 
and  English  literature  has  been  donated  to 
the  University  library  shelves.  The  group- 
ing includes  the  Alexander  S.  Wolf  col- 
lection and  the  Benjamin  L.  Gordon 
books. 

Named  for  the  late  Dr.  A.  S.  Wolf  of 
St.  Louis,  the  handsome  volumes  of  the 
Wolf  Collection  were  donated  by  his 
sister.  Mrs.  Sarah  Wolf  Goodman;  and 
son  Daniel  Wolf,  both  of  Indianapolis. 
In  addition  to  the  Wolf  Collection.  Mrs. 
Goodman,  widow  of  Jack  Goodman,  a 
well-remembered  community  leader,  has 
donated  the  Jack  Goodman  Library  col- 
lection to  the  University. 

The  Gordon  collection  has  been  desig- 
nated to  the  University  by  Dr.  Benjamin 
L.  Gordon  of  Ventnor,  New  Jersey.  In- 
cluded in  the  collection  are  volumes 
authored  by  Dr.  Gordon. 


NEWS     ISSUE 


CHICAGO  .  .  .  There's  quite  a  stir  in  Chicago  press  circles,  with  the  release  of  a 
newspaper  publication  created  by  the  National  Womens  Committee  of  the  Greater 
Chicago  Chapter.  Pin-pointing  all  eyes  on  Brandeis,  this  news  vehicle  is  edited  by 
Co-chairmen  Mrs.  Melvin  L.  Afremow  and  Mrs.  Howard  Adler  .  .  LOS  ANGELES 
.  .  .  Women^s  Cotntnittee  meeting  draws  a  fine  attendance  to  welcome  and 
install  newly  elected  officers:  President,  Mrs.  Samuel  Moss,  Vice  President, 
Mrs.  George  B.  Taussig,  Corr.  Secretary,  Mrs.  Kate  Cranon,  Rec.  Secretary, 
Mrs.  Benjamin  Kapp  aiul  Treasurer,  Mrs.  Sol  Halperin  .  .  SPRIISGFIELD, 
ILL.  .  .  .  Chairing  a  successful  dinner  meeting,  Mr.  Benjamin  Victor  and  his 
Springfield  Associates  were  host  to  an  enthusiastic  group  of  men  and  women 
gathered  to  hear  more  about  Brandeis.  Representing  Decatur,  Illinois  Associates 
at  the  joint  affair  were  Chairmen  Emanuel  Rosenberg  and  Irving  Appelbaum.  Four 
tuition  scholarships  ivere  pledged  by  Benjamin  Victor,  Jacob  and  William  Gingold  and 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Morton  A.  Barker.  Guest  speaker  was  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar.  Co-chair- 
men of  the  meeting  included  Morton  A.  Barker,  Mrs.  M.  J.  Kellner  and  Harry  Stern 
SAN  ANTONIO,  TEX.  .  .  .  From  the  newly-organized  Women's  Committee,  Mrs 
Eli  Goldstein  offered  a  helping  hand  in  guiding  the  creation  of  an  Associates  Chapter 
William  Sinkin  was  elected  to  serve  as  Chairman  .  .  HAVERHILL,  MASS.  .  . 
Chaired  by  Earl  Ashworth,  a  new  Associates  group  gathered  for  their  first  annual 
meeting  to  hear  an  address  by  Dr.  Merrill  D.  Peterson.  Instructor  in  American 
Civilization  at  Brandeis  University.  Dr.  Peterson  discussed  the  University's  educa- 
tional aims  and  development  .  .  BUFFALO,  N.  Y.  .  .  .  The  tremendous  response 
of  communal  leaders  to  the  creation  of  an  Associates  chapter  was  indicated 
by  the  strength  of  enrollment  at  a  recent  luncheon  meeting.  Michael  H. 
Cohn  became  the  first  life  member  of  Buffalo.  Prominent  citizens  have 
joined  Edward  H.  Kavinoky,  Chairman,  in  building  the  interest  of  this  new 
and  ambitious  chapter.  Isadore  A.  Moss  is  General  Chairman  .  .  WEST- 
PORT,  CONN,  .  .  .  The  Birchwood  Country  Club  was  the  scene  of  a  well-attended 
Associates  meeting  which  resulted  in  increased  activity  plans  ahead  for  the  Westport 
chapter.  The  meeting  was  chaired  by  Gustave  Rosen  and  Philip  Carlson,  Co-chairmen. 
TUCSON,  ARIZONA  .  .  .  Western  friends  may  well  point  with  pride  to  the  strong 
nucleus  of  leadership  evident  in  their  newly  organized  chapter  of  Associates.  The 
initial  meeting  was  arranged  by  Stanley  A.  Katcher.  Ralph  Brandes  was  elected 
chairman  of  the  evening.  Mrs.  Hyman  Copins  is  credited  with  giving  new  impetus 
to  the  reorganization  of  the  Associates  group  .  .  SAN  DIEGO,  CALIF.  .  .  .  Another 
Associates  Chapter  identifies  with  Brandeis  University,  with  Morris  Kraus'  vigorous 
support  stimulating  jar-reaching  representation  in  San  Diego.  Dr.  Abraham  Nasatir 
chaired  the  first  successjul  meeting  .  .  INDIANAPOLIS,  IND.  .  .  .  Over  70  members 
recently  enrolled  at  an  Associates  meeting  bringing  closer  the  pledged  membership 
goal  of  100  new  friends  of  the  University,  by  the  end  of  the  year.  Well  known 
community  leader  L.  L.  Goodman  was  chairman  of  the  dinner  meeting.  Leonard 
Solomon  was  elected  to  the  presidency. 


Brandeis'  first  "Year  Book."  produced 
by  the  class  of  '52,  is  now  being 
readied  for  publication.  This  historic 
volume,  offering  a  composite  pictorial 
review  of  the  first  four  years  at  Bran- 
deis. will  be  published  in  a  limited 
edition.  Yearbooks  are  $8.00  per  copy 
and  are  available  to  foster  alumni. 
They  may  be  secured  by  mailing  re- 
quests and  checks  payable  to  the 
Brandeis  University  Yearbook  Asso- 
ciation, Waltham  54,  Mass. 


WOMEN'S  PRESIDENT  COMPLETES 
MID-WEST  TOUR  OF  CHAPTERS 

of 


INDUSTRIALIST     INITIATES     FUND 

Approximately  $150,000  has  been  set 
aside  by  Sol  H.  Friedman  of  Cleveland, 
to  provide  college  educations  for  the 
children   of   his   salaried   employees. 

Mr.  Friedman,  president  of  the  Solar 
Steel  Corporation  announced  that  scholar- 
ships have  been  set  up  at  Harvard.  Michi- 
gan and  Brandeis  University. 

Benefits  will  be  extended  to  children 
of  125  employees.  Ninety  per  cent  of  the 
college  bill,  including  living  expenses, 
will  be  paid  by  the  business  concern. 


National    President 
Committee.     Mrs.     Irvmg 


the  Women's 
g  Abrams  has 
recently  returned  from  an  extensive  tour 
of  the  far-flung  chapters  of  Women's  Com- 
mittees in  the  mid-west. 

This  ambitious  circuit  led  Mrs.  Abrams 
to  Peoria.  Illinois,  where  she  met  with 
the  Executive  Board  of  the  Women's 
Chapter.  In  Des  Moines,  Iowa  and  Kan- 
sas City,  Missouri  she  organized  two  new 
chapters  to  join  the  mid- west  representa- 
tion of  friends  of  the  University. 

The  eleven-day  tour  was  terminated 
with  a  successful  dinner  meeting  in  St. 
Louis,  where  Mrs.  Abrams  joined  Dr. 
Abram  L.  Sachar  as  guest  speaker. 


BASKETBALL  EXPERTS   PREDICT 
BRIGHT  FUTURE  FOR  JUDGES 

Coach  Harry  Stein's  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity basketball  team  has  been  pointed 
out  by  New  England  hoop  experts  as  a 
future  team  of  distinction.  The  Judges 
started  out  on  a  rugged  22  game  schedule 
of  their  first  varsity  season  by  losing  four 
out  of  their  first  seven  games.  Strangely 
enough,  the  experts  are  still  predicting 
great  things  for  Brandeis,  but  it's  going 
to   take   time. 

Brandeis  started  off  by  losing  a  three 
point  thriller  to  Dartmouth;  lost  to  Provi- 
dence and  Boston  LIniversity  by  five 
points  each;  defeated  Gorham  Teachers 
and  Bates  handily;  were  beaten  in  the 
final  seconds  by  Norwich,  then  topped 
powerful  St.  Michaels  by  five. 

At  this  writing,  the  Judges  are  10  points 
away  from  an  undefeated  season — an  en- 
couraging record  in  view  of  the  fine 
calibre  of  opposition. 


NEW  DIRECTOR  JOINS  STAFF 

Saul    Elgart    has 

been    named    to    a 

newly-created      post 

as  Director  of  Field 

Operations.      This 

appointment      was 

made    known    by 

George     Alpert. 

Chairman     of     the 

Board  of  Trustees. 

Mr.  Elgart  will  integrate  the  field  opera- 
tions of  the  University's  development  pro- 
gram, whose  expansion  continues  at  an 
ever-growing  pace. 

For  the  past  four  years,  Mr.  Elgart 
served  as  National  Campaign  Director  of 
the  combined  campaign  for  the  Union  of 
American  Hebrew  Congregation,  Hebrew 
Union  College  and  the  Jewish  Institute 
of  Religion.  Prior  to  that,  he  had  acted 
as  Senior  Overseas  Field  Representative 
for  the  American  Jewish  Joint  Distribu- 
tion Committee. 


.Saul  Elgart 


NEWS     1  S  S  V  E 


COTTRELL  GRANT  GIVEN 

TO  BRANDEIS  UNIVERSITY 

A  Frederick  Gardner  Cottrell  grant  for 
the  support  of  scientific  research  has  been 
made  to  the  University  by  the  Board  of 
Directors  of  Research  Corporation  of  New 
York  City.  The  research  program  will  be 
directed  by  Dr.  Saul  G.  Cohen.  Chairman 
of  the  School  of  Science. 

The  Research  Corporation  is  a  non- 
profit organization  founded  by  the  late  j 
Frederick  Gardner  Cottrell.  Recently,  it 
launched  a  special  program  of  research 
funds  intended  for  the  support  of  the 
researches  of  young  men  in  smaller  edu- 
cational institutians. 


CHARLES  RIVER  AWAITS 

JUDGES'  FIRST  VARSITY  CREW 

The  Brandeis  University  campus  now 
extends  to  the  banks  of  the  Charles  River, 
which  also  flows  past  Harvard,  M.I.T., 
and  Boston  University.  The  purchase  of 
seven  acres  of  land  along  the  Charles 
now  makes  possible  the  development  of 
aquatic    sports    at    Brandeis    University. 

The  acquisition  of  this  land  from 
private  sources  gi\es  the  campus  an  ex- 
tension of  21  acres  to  Sandy  Cove.  Now 
Brandeis  has  complete  freedom  of  the 
Charles  for  several  miles,  and  awaits  the 
time  when  a  Brandeis  crew  will  race 
against  its  up-the-river  neighbors. 


EXECUTIVE  WOMEN 
EXCHANGE  VIEWS  IN 
BOSTON  .  .  .  (left  to 
right)  National  Vice-Presi- 
dents, Mrs.  Nehemiali  H. 
Whitman,  Boston,  and  Mrs. 
Sidney  Q.  Janus,  Atlanta- 
Boston  Field  Secretary,  Mrs. 
Louise  Rudolfsky;  National 
President,  .Mrs.  Irving 
.Ibrams;  Hon.  .National 
Vice-President,  Mrs.  Harry 
L.  Michaels;  National  \  ice- 
Presidents,  Mrs.  Milton  Call- 
ner,  Chicago,  Mrs.  Phillip 
Meyers,  Cincinnati.  Mrs. 
Ma.x  Slater,  Boston,  &  Mrs. 
Louis  I.  Kramer.  Providence. 


FOSTER   ALUMNI    VISIT   CAMPUS; 

BECOME   FRESHMEN   FOR   A   DAY 


.4be  IValdauer  and  Blanche  Kaplan 


Ask  any  Brandeis  frosh  if  he  remem- 
bers that  first  day  on  campus  and  the 
answer  will  evoke  a  stream  of  jumbled 
but  happy  memories.  Pose  vour  querv 
to  two  foster  alumni.  Mrs.  Blanche  Kap- 
lan of  Chicago.  111.,  and  Abe  Waldauer  of 
Memphis.  Tenn. — "Freshmen"  for  a  day 
— and  you"ll  get  an  ecstatic  story  that  is 
being  happily  retold  again  and  again. 

For  Mrs.  Kaplan,  the  charm  of  Bran- 
deis University  unfolded  for  the  first 
time.  She  joined  the  chattering,  excited 
freshmen  along  the  campus  paths,  passed 
the    Wishing    Well    of    drowned    pennies 


(testimonials  to  passing  grades)  and  on 
to  the  gracious  halls  of  the  Castle.  Like 
any  other  student.  Mrs.  Kaplan  paid  rapt 
attention  to  Doctors  Thornton.  Gossner, 
Lewisohn  and  other  faculty  members. 
Later,  a  hurried  search  ensued  for  fellow 
Chicagoans. 

The  immediate  interests  of  Mr.  Wal- 
dauer led  him  directly  to  the  football 
field — and  with  good  reason.  For  "Fresh- 
man" Waldauer  this  was  a  homecoming. 
Only  two  years  ago.  he  had  seen  construc- 
tion signs  announcing  the  forthcoming 
project  of  the  Memphis  Tract.  Now  a 
football  soared  over  a  completed  stadium 
seating  10.000.  Heading  hack  toward 
campus,  he  noted  with  "Memphian"  pride 
the  miracle  of  progress  in  buildings  and 
cleared  areas.  Much  later,  there  was  time 
to  enjoy  a  spirit  of  camaraderie  with  his 
roommates  assigned  to  sleeping  quarters 
in  the  Castle. 

Both  "Freshmen"  were  heartily  in 
accord  that  there  is  a  real  sense  of  be- 
longing and  a  genuine  delight  in  being 
a  Brandeis  student. 


DETROIT  ASSOCIATES, 
WOMEN'S  COMMITTEE, 
INTENSIFY  ACTIVITIES 


PLANS  FOR  PROMOTING  BRANDEIS  are 
arranged  as  jellow  Detruiiers  presiding  nt  an 
eventful  luncheon  meeting  confer  tvith  Presi- 
dent Abram  L.  Sachar.  Pictured  left  to  right 
are  Nate  S.  Shapero,  General  Chairman  and 
Leonard  Sitnons,  Co-chairman. 


An  unprecedented  turn-out  of  member- 
ship in  the  Detroit  Associates  Chapter 
declared  their  enthusiastic  support  for 
Brandeis  University  with  the  announce- 
ment of  .SIOO.OOO  in  grants  pledged  to 
University  projects. 

The  ambitious  leadership  of  General 
Chairman  Nate  S.  Shapero  and  Co-chair- 
men Sidney  J.  Allen,  Leonard  Simons, 
and  Robert  J.  Newman  provided  a  color- 
ful dinner  meeting,  feting  the  Brandeis 
football  team  just  arrived  for  a  gridiron 
contest  with  Wayne  University.  Dr. 
Abram  L.  Sachar  was  the  guest  speaker. 

For  the  first  time,  the  Detroit  Women's 
Committee's  persuasive  talents  were  ex- 
ercised at  the  Associates  dimier.  Acting 
as  hostesses,  one  connnittee  woman  was 
assigned  to  each  Associates'  table.  In  this 
effective  manner,  the  women  were  most 
influential  in  encouraging  personal  schol- 
arship pledges,  and  thus  stimulating  con- 
tributions. Mrs.  Oscar  Zemon,  President, 
and  Program  Chairman  Mrs.  Lena  Brisk- 
man   deserve   credit    for   this   innovation. 

The  Associates  are  dedicated  to  obtain 
400  new  friends  for  the  University  and 
plan  to  raise  a  minimum  of  .1250.000. 

A  scholarship  was  established  by  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Lewis  Daniels,  in  memory  of 
their  father.  Aaron.  Another  scholarship 
was  given  bv  Mr.  George  E.  Goldberg. 
A  loan  fund  was  created  by  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Samuel  Caplan  and  a  teaching  fellowship 
was  given  bv  Nathan  and  John  Lurie. 


CALENDARS  PUBLISHED 
Attractively  bound  Brandeis  Engage- 
ment Calendars  for  1952,  complete  vrHh 
illustrated  photos  o(  students,  faculty 
and  campus  are  now  available  at  the 
Campus  Book  Store  at  $1.00  per  copy. 
This  annual  publication  may  be  ob- 
tained by  mail.  Please  make  checks 
payable   to   Brandeis   University. 


Daniels  Printing  Co..  Boston 


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NEWS     ISSUE 


HALPERIN    FAMILY   UNDERWRITES 

CHEMISTRY  LABORATORY 

This  semester,  the  Abraham  Halperin 
Laboratory  joined  the  impressive  list  of 
endowed  facilities  and  further  augmented 
scientific  research  at  Brandeis. 

Named  for  the  late  Abraham  Halperin, 
the  Laboratory  was  created  by  his  mother, 
Mrs.  Esther  Halperin,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.; 
his  sister,  Mrs.  Nettie  H.  Melker;  and 
two  brothers,  Meyer  Halperin  of  Brook- 
lyn, and  Samuel  J.  Halperin  of  Miami 
Beach,  Florida.  The  late  Mr.  Halperin,  a 
well-known  philanthropist,  was  owner  of 
the  Traymore  Hotel  in  Miami  Beach. 


BRANDEIS   DAY   PROCLAIMED 

BY   MAYOR   KENNELLY    OF   CHICAGO 


The  95th  Anniversary  of  the  birth  of 
the  late  Justice  Louis  Dembitz  Brandeis 
was  honored  by  the  city  of  Chicago  with 
the  proclamation  of  Brandeis  Day  by 
Mayor  Martin  H.  Kennelly. 

Declaring  that  Justice  Brandeis  was  of 
immeasurable  service  to  his  country  and 
that  a  great  University  today  most 
fittingly  perpetuates  his  name,  Mayor 
Kennelly  pronounced  that  members  of 
the  community  of  Chicago  will  continue 
to  give  their  fullest  support  to  Brandeis 


INDUSTRY  SALUTES  BRANDEIS  .  .  .  Playing  cm  active  role  in  jidtUling  their  pledges  to 
recruit  1,000  Associates,  the  Beverage  Industry  Committee  of  Neiv  York  City  continues  to  promote 
good  will  through  their  newly  inspired  luncheon  club  meetings.  At  Club  "21"  are  (left  to  right) 
William  Modes,  Harold  L.  Renfield,  of  Renfield  Importers,  Brandeis  Prof.  .Max  Lerner,  John  L.  Leban, 
President  of  Schenley  Distillers,  Inc.,  Composer  Richard  Rodgers  and  Charles  A.  Berns. 


BRANDEIS    UNIVERSITY 

^^^  WALTHAM    54.    MASS. 

The  Brandeis  University  Serv- 
ice Bureau  is  now  in  the 
process  of  checking  all  name 
plates  for  duplicates.  The  Uni- 
versity would  appreciate  it  if 
you  would  notify  the  Service 
Bureau  at  Waltham,  Mass.,  if 
you  have  received  duplicates 
of  University  literature  or 
have   changed  your  address. 


University  so  that,  "'the  youth  of  America 
may  follow  paths  of  idealism  for  which 
the  late  Justice  Brandeis  was  known." 

Coinciding  with  the  meeting  date  of 
the  Chicago  Associates,  Brandeis  Day  in 
Chicago  was  feted  on  November  13.  At 
the  Stevens  Hotel  in  Chicago,  a  brilliant 
dinner  meeting  sponsored  by  more  than 
75  community  leaders  of  the  Chicago 
Associates  attracted  an  overwhelming 
attendance  of  friends  of  the  University. 

George  Alpert,  Chairman  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  and  Professor  Alpheus 
Thomas  Mason,  the  nation's  foremost 
auihority  on  the  life  of  Louis  Dembitz 
Brandeis  were  the  guest  speakers,  with 
Morton  Weinress  presiding  as  toastmaster 
of  the  occasion. 

Milton  Callner,  John  Mack  and  Gerald 
Gidwitz  were  Co-chairmen  of  the  success- 
ful dedication  dinner  which  stimulated 
gifts  to  the  University  totaling  the  sum 
of  .$100,000. 

A  generous  fund  was  designated  for  a 
music  room  in  the  new  women's  dormi- 
tory by  J.  J.  Shelley  of  the  Shelley-Levin- 
son  Foundation.  David  K.  Olin  assigned 
funds  for  the  realization  of  a  machine  shop 
at  the  University,  in  memory  of  Louis  B. 
Olin.  Other  gifts  were  directed  toward 
the  purchase  of  scientific  equipment  and 
designated  to  supplement  scholarship 
grants.  Unrestricted  capital  gifts  were 
also  given  to  University  building  projects. 

The  prolific  response  to  Life  Member- 
ship and  the  enrollment  of  more  than  100 
new  members  to  the  Chicago  Chapter  of 
Brandeis  Associates  indicated  the  pro- 
ductive support  of  fellow  Chicagoans  who 
paid  tribute  not  only  to  Justice  Brandeis' 
Anniversary,  but  extended  their  sustained 
interest  to  Brandeis  University. 


Section  34.66  P.  L.  and 

U.  S.  POSTAGE! 

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now  in  construction  on  the  Brandeis  University  campus. 

(story,  pac;e  3) 


NEWS    t  S  S  V  E 


OUTSTANDING  COMMUNITY  LEADERS  APPOINTS 
AS  FIRST  FELLOWS  OF  BRANDEIS    UNIVERSITY 


Forty-one  men 
and  women,  distin- 
guished in  the  arts 
and  sciences  and 
prominent  in  busi- 
ness and  profession- 
al liie,  have  been 
selected  from  com- 
munities through- 
out the  nation  as 
the  first  Fellows  of 
Rrandeis  Universilv. 
the    appointments    was 


Herht'rt  Lclinuiu 

Ainiouncement    of 
made    bv    George 


Alpert.  chairman  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

First  to  be  appointed  a  Fellow  was  Dr. 
.'^elman  Waksman.  distinguished  micro- 
biologist responsible  for  the  discovery  of 
streptomycin.  Dr.  Waksman  who  serves 
as  consultant  in  science  to  the  University 
was  named  a  Fellow  last  December.  The 
other  Fellows  were  named  this  week. 

Senator  Herbert  H.  Lehman  of  New 
York  serves  as  honorary  chairman  of 
the  Fellows.  Chairman  is  Frank  L.  Weil, 
also  of  New  York. 


Representing  20  cities  in  17  states  and 
the  District  of  Columbia,  the  Fellows  of 
Brandeis  include  three  women:  Miss 
Susan  Brandeis  of  New  York  City,  daugh- 
ter of  the  late  Supreme  Court  Justice  for 
whom  the  University  is  named:  Miss  Lutie 
D.  Goldstein  of  San  Francisco:  and  Mrs. 
Max  Richter.  New  York  City. 

Also  appointed  to  the  roster  of  Fellows 
were  Edward  Adaskin.  Fall  River.  Mass. 
(posthumous):  Sid- 
ney J.  Allen.  De- 
troit: Samuel  E. 
Aronowitz,  Albany: 
Louis  Aronstam. 
Atlanta:  Milton 
Callner,  Chicago: 
Colonel  Henrv 
Crown,  Chicago: 
Mose  M.  Feld. 
Houston:  Dr.  Jo- 
seph Frehling.  Louisville.  Ky.:  Charles 
Fruchtman,  Toledo:  Frank  Garson,  At- 
lanta: E.  I.  Goldstein.  St.  Louis;  Herman 
Handmacher.    Louisville. 

Benjamin    Katz.    Cincinnati:    Cecil    D. 


Frank  IT  eil 


Kauffmann,  Washington.  D.  C;  Leonard 

Krieger,    Pittsburgh;    Morton    May,    St. 

Louis:       Philip       Meyers,       Cincinnati; 

Benjamin     Ouris- 

man.  Bethesda.  Md.: 

Philip      Pearlman. 

Baltimore;    Jack    I. 

Poses,     New     York 

City;    Jacob    Potof- 

sky,  New  York  City; 

Samuel     Rapaporte. 

Providence. 

Harold  L.  Ren- 
field.  New  York 
City:  Dr.  Julius  Rogoff.  Rowayton,  Conn.;j 
Samuel  Rubin.  New  York  City:  John  D.- 
Schapiro.  Baltimore;  Nathan  Shapero.  De- 
troit: Sam  S.  Schneierson.  New  York  City; 
Charles  Segal.  Larchmont.  N.  Y.:  Judge 
Joseph  Sherbow,  Baltimore:  Leonard 
Simons.  Detroit;  Alvin  Sopkin.  Provi- 
dence: Dr.  Selman  Waksman.  New  Bruns- 
wick. N.  J.:  Abe  D.  Waldauer,  Memphis; 
Joseph  Weingarten.  Houston;  Morton 
Weinress.  Chicago;  Herman  Wiener, 
Toledo:   Charles  H.  Yalem,  Clayton,  Mo. 


Selman  Waksman   ] 


STERIS  LmCOLlSlAf^A 

AUGMEJ\TS  LIBRARY 

Another  major  step  in  the  rapid  growth 
of  the  L^niversitv  Librarv  has  been  taken 
through  the  generosity  of  Alfred  Whital 
Stern,  prominent  Chicago  community 
leader.  Mr.  Stern  has  contributed  200 
volumes  on  Aliraham  Lincoln  to  the 
Librarv. 

Mr.  Stern,  a  well-known  authoritv  on 
Lincoln,  gave  to  the  Librar\  of  Congress 
the  finest  collection  of  Lincolniana  in  the 
countrv.  His  gift  to  the  Lhiiversitv  is  of 
particular  value  to  students  and  facultv 
of  the  School  of  Social  Science  who  are 
using  the  Stern  Collection  of  Lincolniana 
in  their  study  of  the  Civil  War. 


INDUSTRY    LEADERS   STAGE   CAP   AND   GOWN   DANCl 


Leaders  of  the  Cosmetic  and  Drug  In- 
dustry— the  first  industry  in  New  York  to 
organize  for  the  support  of  Brandeis — 
once  again  are  demonstrating  their  active 
interest  in  the  LIniversity.  Sparked  by 
Co-chairmen  Samuel  Rubin  of  Faberge 
and  Jack  I.  Poses  of  DOrsav  Sales  Com- 
pany, the  frienrls  of  Brandeis  in  the  Cos- 
metic and  Drug  Inrlustry  held  a  fruitful 
meeting  to  plan  a  dinner-dance  in  honor 
of  the  first  Brandeis  Commencement. 

Out  of  this  meeting  came  the  plans  for 
a  major  fund-raising  event  which  resulted 
in  a  gala  social  affair.  In  honor  of  the  first 
Brandeis  Commencement  this  June,  the 
Cosmetic  and  Drug  Industry  members 
held  a  Cap  and  Gown  Dinner-Dance. 

Among  the  early  sponsors  of  the  dance 
were  Isadore  Alter.  A'Cadia  Powder  Puff 


Co.:  Lewis  Bernstein.  Coty,  Inc.  (attor- 
ney) ;  Leo  Bertisch.  Llnited  Cigar  Whelan, 
Co.;  Herbert  Brandt.  Bloomingdales;  Mil- 
ton Cohen,  Henry  B.  Cohen  Drug  Co.; 
Irving  Feldman.  Zelart  Drug  Co.,  Inc.; 
Louis  1.  Furlager,  Furlager  Mfg.  Co.; 
Meyer  Katz.  Gimbels:  Louis  E.  Kalty, 
Progressive  Drug  Co. 

Also  Oscar  Kolin,  Helena  Rubenstein, 
Inc.:  Howard  Mack,  Mack  Drug  Co.; 
Joseph  L.  Mailman.  Pal  Blade  Co.;  Hugo 
Mock,  Mock  &  Blum  (attorney):  Rich- 
ard Salomon,  Charles  of  the  Ritz;  Benson 
Storfer,  Rudolph  Storfer  and  Herbert  i 
Storfer,  Parfums  Corday.  Inc.;  Stanley 
Swabach,  Abraham  &  Straus. 


VOL.  II 


APRIL,  1952 


NO.  4 


MASSACHUSETTS  GOl 
ERNOR  PAUL  A.DEVER 

joins  the  Brandeis  Asso- 
ciates as  the  1200th  mem- 
ber of  the  Greater  Bo:,ton 
Chapter.  Pictured  receii- 
iii;^  his  check  at  the  State 
House  in  Boston  are  (left 
to  right)  Harold  Sherman 
Goldberg,  membership 
chairman  of  the  Greater 
Boston  Associates ;  and 
Hymati    Cohen,    president. 


Official  Publication  of  Brandeis  University  pub- 
lished 8  times  a  year   (twice  in  September  and: 
June,  once  in  January,  April.  July,  August)    at' 
Brandeis  University,  41.5  .South  Street.  Waltham 
.54,  Mass.   Entered  as  second  class  matter  at  the 
Post  Office  in  Boston,  Mass. 

The  Board  of  Trustees:  George  Alpert.  chairman; 
Joseph  F.  Ford,  treasurer;  Norman  S.  Rabb.  sec- 
retary; Hannjh  Abrams.  James  J.  Axelrod.  Meyer 
Jaffe,    Dudley    F.    Kimball.    Paul    Klapper    (de-- 
ceased  ) ,   Adele   Rosenwald   Levy,   Isador   Lubin, . 
David    K.    Niles.   Joseph    M.    Proskauer.    Israeli 
Rogosin.  Eleanor  Roosevelt,  Jacob  Shapiro,  Mor- 
ris S.  Shapiro  and  Adolph  Ullman. 

President  of  the  I'niversity:  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar. 

Honorary  Chairman  of  the  Fellows  of  the  Uni-  ■ 
versity.  Hon.  Herbert  H.  Lehman;   Chairman  of 
the   Fellows   of  the    University,   Frank    L.    \\eil. 

.■\ssoc.   Editors:    Lorraine   Berner.  Jean    Hur\ins 


NEWS     I  S  S  V  E 


Paul  Klapper 
1885—1952 


DR.  PAUL  KLAPPER 

The  Boaril  of 
Trustees  and  the 
President  express 
their  profound 
sorrow  at  the 
death  of  Dr.  Paul 
Klapper  of  New 
York,  a  member 
of  the  Brandeis 
University  Board  of  Trustees. 

On  receiving  word  of  the  passing 
of  Dr.  Klapper,  George  Alpert, 
chairman  of  the  Board  stated: 

"I  was  deeply  grieved  to  learn  of 
the  untimely  death  of  Dr.  Paul  Klap- 
per, who  has  served  with  us  so  vigor- 
ously as  a  member  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  Brandeis  University. 
Dr.  Klapper's  early  vision  and  un- 
flagging enthusiasm  were  in  no 
small  measure  responsible  for  the 
founding  of  this  institution  nearly 
four  years  ago.  Brandeis  University 
and  its  Board  of  Trustees  will  sorely 
miss  the  firm  leadership  and  in- 
spired guidance  which  Dr.  Paul 
Klapper  brought  to  us  in  his  role  as 
one  of  the  founding  Trustees." 

One  of  the  most  valiant  and  able 
proponents  of  higher  education  in 
this  country.  Dr.  Klapper  was 
elected  first  president  of  Queens  Col- 
lege in  New  York  and  served  on  the 
Board  of  Trustees  of  New  York 
State  University. 

Dr.  Klapper  graduated  from  the 
City  College  of  the  City  of  New  York 
and  served  there  as  Professor  of 
Education,  later  as  Dean  of  the 
School  of  Education.  In  1949-50  he 
was  a  visiting  professor  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Chicago. 


UNIVERSITY     BUILDS     AMPHITHEATRE 
FOR      CREATIVE      ARTS      ACTIVITIES 


PROVIDENCE  WOMEN  MEET; 
INSTALL  NEW  PRESIDENT 

Providence.  R.  I.  women  gathered  at 
;he  Sheraton-Biltmore  Hotel  for  their  an- 
nual meeting  and  installation  of  officers 
to  hear  Dr.  Max  Lerner,  professor  of 
American  civilization  and  institutions,  dis- 
cuss "'Design  for  Education". 

A  reception  for  Dr.  Lerner  and  a  coffee 
hour  preceded  the  program,  during  which 
Mrs.  Louis  I.  Kramer,  president  of  the 
chapter  since  its  founding  three  years  ago, 
gave  the  animal  report. 

More  than  2.50  members  witnessed  the 
installation  of  Mrs.  Arthur  J.  Levy  as 
president  and  Mrs.  Kramer  as  honorary 
presitlent.  Other  officers  elected  were  vice 
presidents  Mrs.  Irving  J.  Fain  and  Mrs. 
Seebert  J.  Goldowsky;  Mrs.  Max  Green- 
baum,  treasurer;  Mrs.  Archie  Fain,  re- 
cording secretary:  Mrs.  Abraham  Adler. 
corresponding  secretary;  and  Mrs.  Judah 
Senienoff,  financial  secretary. 


Editorial  Reprinted  from 

^f)c  Pogton  Bail?  miotic 


For  the  Humanities 

There  is  something  appealing  in  the 
news  that  Brandeis  University  is  building 
an  amphitheatre  for  musical,  dramatic  and 
other  cultural  activities.  Americans  have 
become  so  accustomed  to  think  of  colleges 
in  terms  of  their  stadiums  and  bowls  that 
this  enterprise  seems  attractively  out  of 
the  ordinary. 

The  structure  will  be  the  first  unit  in  a 
Creative  Arts  Center  at  the  university. 
It  will  bear  the  name  of  Adolph  Ullman, 
a  Boston  businessman  friend  of  the  univer- 
sity, who  has  underwritten  the  cost.  The 
amphitheatre  will  be  ready  for  a  Festival 
of  Creative  Arts  in  June. 

All  these  facts  make  it  clear  that  Bran- 
deis is  doing  something  very  useful.  In 
a  period  when  all  the  public  pressures  urge 
educational  institutions  to  act  otherwise, 
the  university  is  making  a  strong  effort 
to  emphasize  the  humanities,  the  liberal 
studies. 

It  is  not  only  establishing  a  position  for 
itself.  It  is  providing  an  example  which 
will  have  its  effect  on  other  American 
Universities. 


BOSTOfS  MEMBERSHIP 
REACHES  HIGH  MARK 

Terminating  an  intensive  eight-week 
membership  drive,  the  Greater  Boston 
Chapter  of  the  Women's  Committee  held 
its  annual  meeting  at  the  Hotel  Somerset 
under  the  chairmanship  of  Mrs.  Herman 
A.  Mintz,  president.  A  large  enrollment 
of  new  members  swelled  their  numbers  to 
5,000. 

Highlighting  the  meeting  was  a  panel 
discussion  entitled  "Education  for  To- 
morrow" which  presented  four  members 
of  the  Brandeis  faculty  to  the  enthusiastic 
crowd  of  over  500  women.  The  partici- 
pants were  professors  of  physics,  music, 
psychology  and  English. 


ACTII  E  DENVER  LEAD- 
ERS take  time  out  after 
II  successful  meeting  at 
the  Brown  Palace  Hotel 
to  read  about  Brandeis 
with  Trustee  Chairman 
George  Alpert.  Left  to 
right  are  Emmelt  Heitler; 
Mr.  Alpert;  David  S. 
Touff,  chairman  of  the 
Denver  .4.ssociates ;  and 
Judge  Charles  Rosenbauni. 
.4s  a  result  of  the  meeting 
everyone  present  joined 
the  ranks  of  the  Brandeis 
Associates. 


The  Adolph  Ullman  Amphitheatre  now 
being  constructed  at  Brandeis  will  be  com- 
pleted in  time  for  the  Festival  of  the 
Creative  Arts  to  be  held  at  Brandeis  this 
June,  the  University  has  announced. 

The  Amphitheatre,  which  will  contain 
full  facilities  for  spring  and  summer  musi- 
cal, theatrical  and  other  cultural  activities, 
is  the  first  unit  to  be  built  in  the  projected 
Creative  Arts  Centre  of  the  University. 

Cost  of  the  Amphitheatre's  construction 
has  been  underwritten  by  Adolph  Ullman, 
a  member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  who 
serves  as  chairman  of  the  Creative  Arts 
Centre  Committee  and  as  honorary  chair- 
man of  The  Friends  of  The  School  of 
Music.  Mr.  Ullman  is  president  of  North- 
eastern Distributors  in  Boston. 

Designed  by  the  architectural  firm  of 
Harrison  and  Abramovitz  of  New  York, 
who  collaborated  in  the  planning  of  the 
United  Nations  Secretariat  Building,  the 
Amphitheatre  will  feature  a  62-foot  stage, 
which  with  sliding  doors  can  be  closed  to 
40  feet.  There  will  be  an  orchestra  pit 
capable  of  seating  40  musicians. 

The  lower  level  of  the  Amphitheatre 
makes  provisions  for  several  large  class- 
rooms, in  addition  to  toilet  and  shower 
rooms,  dressing  rooms,  and  storage  and 
utility  rooms.  Seating  facilities  will  be 
available  in  this  first  year  for  2000.  with 
the  potential  for  future  expansion. 

The  structure  will  be  complete  with 
theatrical  lighting  equipment,  scenery 
backdrops,  and  stage  curtains.  To  be 
constructed  of  wood  and  concrete,  it  will 
occupy  three  acres  of  land  on  a  natural 
slope  facing  the  grape  arbor  on  the  Uni- 
versity's 181-acre  campus. 

"The  new  Amphitheatre,"  President 
Sachar  declared,  "is  a  tribute  to  the  vision 
of  Mr.  Ulhiian  who  has,  from  the  begin- 
ning of  the  University's  life,  been  con- 
cerned about  the  creative  arts  program." 


NEWS     ISSUE 


COLUMBUS,  OHIO  .  .  National  President  Mrs.  Irving  Abrams  installed  the 
newly-elected  officers  of  the  Womens  Committee  chapter  at  an  eventful  membership 
luncheon  attended  by  350  women.  Chapter  President  Mrs.  Alfred  J.  Kobacker 
presided  ....  JACKSONVILLE,  FLA.  .  .  Always  on  the  alert  for  promoting 
Brandeis,  the  enterprising  JTonieji's  Committee  chapter  under  the  chair- 
manship of  Mrs.  Benjamin  Stein  arranged  a  television  program  for  Clarence 
Q.  Berger,  executive  assistant  to  the  president,  on  the  afternoon  of  their 
annual  membership  meeting  ....  LAS  VEGAS,  NEVADA  .  .  The  ever-expand- 
ing frontier  of  friendship  for  Brandeis  has  been  pushed  forward  by  a  new  Associates 
committee,  organized  by  Jacob  Kozloff.  A  luncheon  meeting,  sponsored  by  Mr. 
KozlofI,  was  addressed  by  Trustee  Chairman  George  Alpert  who  brought  the  Bran- 
deis story  to  the  Nevada  group  ....  DETROIT  .  .  Three  Brandeis  stinlerits  home  on 
vacation  presented  a  panel  on  "The  Sludenl's  Eye-l  ietv  of  Brandeis"  to  the  W  omen's 
Committee  chapter.     Mrs.  Oscar  Zemon  and  Mrs.  Leonard  Kasle  were  co-chairmen. 

WALTHAM  .  .  Brandeis  University  played  host  to  Dr.  Curt  Wormann,  director  of 
the  Jewish  National  and  University  Librarv  of  Jerusalem,  who  was  observing  the 
library  facilities  and  methods,  in  conjunction  with  a  general  tour  of  American 
libraries  ....  DORCHESTER,  MASS.  .  .  Over  70  new  members  enrolled  at  the 
district  meeting  chaired  by  Mrs.  Edward  L.  Belkin.  Emanuel  M.  Gilbert,  Director  oj 
Public  Affairs,  was  guest  speaker  ....  WASHINGTON,  D.  C.  .  .  Unanimous 
approval  for  the  revised  by-laws  of  the  Womens  Connnittee  chapter  was  gained  at 
a  meeting  chaired  by  Mrs.  Philip  Rosenfeld.  president  of  the  group.  George  Alpert 
was  guest  speaker  ....  TOLEDO,  OHIO  .  .  To  organize  an  Associates  chapter, 
prominent  community  leaders  held  a  cocktail  party  at  the  Commodore 
Perry  Hotel,  chaired  hy  Herman  Weiner,  and  co-chaired  hy  Jerry  Baron, 
Leonard  Fruchtman  and  Abe  J.  Levine. 

PHILADELPHIA  .  .  This  city  was  a  recent  stop  on  the  busy  itinerary  of  Professor 
Ludwig  Lewisohn  in  his  extensive  travels  for  the  Women  s  Committee.  He  addressed 
a  dessert  luncheon  meeting  chaired  by  Mrs.  Sidney  Krasnoff  at  the  Sylvania  Hotel 
....  CHICAGO  .  .  The  Chicago  Chapter  oj  the  Brandeis  Associates  has  scheduled 
its  second  annual  dinner  jor  April  at  the  Standard  Club.  Herbert  Nickelson  heads 
the  chapter  ....  ATLANTA,  GEORGIA  .  .  Resuhs  of  the  annual  meeting  chaired  bv 
President  Mrs.  Harold  Marcus  showed  a  new  enrollment  of  62  annual  and  16  life 
members  ....  MANCHESTER,  N.  H.  .  .  The  Currier  Gallery  of  Art  was  the 
scene  of  the  annual  spring  meeting  of  the  Women's  Committee  chapter  chaired  by 
Mrs.  Fred  Bernhard.  Many  members  from  other  New  Hampshire  cities  joined  the 
group  to  hear  guest  speaker  Professor  Thomas  Savage,  who  returned  by  popular 
demand  after  last  year's  address. 

NEW  YORK  CITY  .  .  Interest  in  Brandeis  has  been  heightened  throughout 
the  year  by  a  monthly  luncheon  club  for  Neiv  York  friends  of  Braiuleis 
in  the  liquor,  ivines  and  spirits  industry.  Under  the  chairmanship  of 
Harold  L.  Renfield  of  Renfield  Importers,  Ltd.,  and  Co-chairmen  Charles 
A.  Berns  of  21  Brands  and  Joshua.  A.  Gollin  of  Schenley's,  the  luncheons 
have  played  host  to  many  outstanding  speakers  ....  CANTON,  OHIO  .  .  At 
a  recent  luncheon  meeting  the  Brandeis  Womens  Committee  chapter  played  hostess 
to  all  the  Jewish  women's  groups  in  that  city  at  which  Mrs.  Paul  Heller,  chapter 
president,  presided  ....  NEW  YORK  .  .  Women's  Committee  chapters  are 
joining  the  journalism  circuit  in  Queens  and  Manhattan  with  their  individual 
chapter  publications. 

INDIANAPOLIS  .  .  Climaxing  a  successful  membership  drive,  during  which  40 
annual  and  4  life  members  were  enrolled,  the  Women's  Committee  chapter  held  their 
annual  meeting  at  the  home  of  retiring  President  Mrs.  Jack  A.  Goodman  with 
Clarence  Q.  Berger  as  guest  speaker.  Mrs.  Charles  Efroymson  was  installed  as 
president  ....  BROOKLYN  .  ,  Women's  Committee  members  assembled  at 
the  East  Midivood  Jetvish  Center  recently  to  hear  Dr.  Robert  Thornton  of 
the  Brandeis  faculty  and  Miss  Susan  Brandeis,  honorary  president  of  the 
Women's  Committee,  speak  on  behalf  of  the  University.  An  appeal  for 
membership  was  made  by  Judge  Ruth  Wurters.  Mrs.  S.  Charles  Gardner 
is  president  of  the  chapter. 


ST.  LOUIS  FAMILY  SUPPORTS 
SCIENCE  RESEARCH  WITH  LAB 

The  Frank  Mack  Research  Laboratorj 
has  been  established  at  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity in  honor  of  Frank  Mack,  late  St. 
Louis  philanthropist,  by  his  widow  and 
children  Sol  Mack,  David  Mack,  and  Dr. 
and  Mrs.  Norman  Hankin. 

One  of  the  science  research  laboratories 
at  the  University,  the  new  facility  named 
for  the  late  St.  Louis  community  leader 
will  be  used  for  experimental  investiga- 
tions by  advanced  students  and  members 
of  the  faculty.  It  is  located  in  Sydeman 
Hall,  new  classroom  building. 

Included  among  the  modern  scientific 
equipment  to  be  contained  in  the  Frank 
Mack  Laboratory  are  a  fume  hood,  vacu- 
um distillation  equipment,  catalytic  hy- 
drogenation  apparatus,  and  standard 
taper  class  apparatus  for  synthetic  work 
in  organic  chemistry. 


CHICAGO  WOMEN  MEET  BRANDEIS  PRO- 
FESSOR .  .  .  Talking  it  over  with  Professor 
Ludwig  Lewisohn  after  an  open  meeting  of  the 
Chicago  Womens  Committee  Chapter  are  Mrs.  ■ 
Isaac  Wagner,  chapter  vice  president,  and  Mrs. 
Maurice  Mandel,  president  (right).  Nearly  500 
women  gathered  at  Chicago's  Congress  Hotel  fori 
the  meeting.  More  than  2600  women  are  mem- 
bers of  the  Chicago  Women's  Committee  Chapter. 

NEW  BEDFORD  WOMEN  CLIMAX 
ACTIVE  DRIVE  FOR  BRANDEIS 

Featuring  a  pep-tea  for  prospective 
members  in  their  busy  two-week  period 
of  activities  to  augment  support  for  Bran- 
deis, the  New  Bedford  Chapter  of  the 
Women's  Committee  climaxed  their  mem- 
bership drive  with  a  tea  at  the  Jewish 
Community  Center. 

Over  125  women  attended  the  meeting 
addressed  by  Dr.  Robert  Thornton,  as- 
sociate professor  of  physics.  Twenty-eight 
annual  and  three  life  members  were  added 
to  the  roster  that  afternoon. 

Elected  to  head  the  chapter  for  the 
coming  year  was  Mrs.  Harry  Zeitz  who 
presided  at  the  meeting.  Other  officers 
elected  were  Mmes.  Joseph  Jaslow  and  Leon 
I.  Silverstein,  first  and  second  vice  presi- 
dents who  also  served  as  co-chairmen  of  the 
tea;  Mrs.  Joseph  Epstein,  recording  secre- 
tary; Mrs.  Max  Copeland,  financial  sec- 
retary;  and  Mrs.  Louis  Narva,  treasurer. 


NEWS     ISSUE 


BRANDEIS  SENIORS  WIN  ACCEPTANCE 
TO  NATION'S  LEADING  GRAB  SCHOOLS 


From  top  colleges  and  universities 
throughout  the  United  States,  acceptances 
to  graduate  and  professional  schools  are 
being  received  daily  by  the  members  of 
:he  first  graduating  class  of  Brandeis. 

Following  the  approval  of  Brandeis  by 
;he  Executive  Committee  of  the  American 
A.ssociation  of  Law  Schools,  six  major  law 
schools  have  admitted  Brandeis  students. 
With  several  universities  yet  to  be  heard 
"rem.  the  following  law  schools  have  ac- 
epted  Brandeis  applicants:  the  University 
if  Pennsylvania,  Harvard,  Columbia, 
]ornell.  Syracuse,  and  Boston  University. 

So  far  eleven  students  have  been  ad- 
nitted  to  medical  and  dental  schools.  The 
medical  schools  of  Tufts  College  and  Bos- 
;on  University,  and  the  dental  schools  of 
Tufts,  Columbia,  and  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania  have  sent  acceptances.  One 
student  successfully  applied  to  Columbia 
University's  School  of  Optometry;  an- 
ither  will  continue  her  studies  next  year 
it  the  Simmons  College  School  of  Medical 
(ocial  Work. 


iALTIMORE  LEADERS  COMMENCE 
LOCAL  DRIVE  FOR   BRANDEIS 

Spearheading  a 
drive  to  enroll  225 
men  for  their  fos- 
ter alumni  group, 
more  than  125 
Brandeis  Associ- 
ates met  at  the 
Woodholme  Coun- 
try Club  in  Pikes- 
ville,  Maryland, 
for  the  first  annual  dinner  of  the  Balti- 
more group.  Chairmen  of  the  meeting 
were  Richard  Marcus  and  Irving  Smith. 

President  Abram  L.  Sachar  addressed 
the  Baltimore  men  at  the  meeting  which 
apened  the  campaign  for  Brandeis. 


STATE  SENATOR  INSTALLS 

NEW  QUEENS  OFFICERS 

Celebrating  its  first  birthday,  the  fast- 
growing  Queens  Chapter  of  the  Brandeis 
Women's  Committee  invited  State  Senator 
Seymour  Halpern  to  preside  over  the  in- 
stallation of  officers  at  its  meeting  at  the 
Fresh  Meadows  Inn  in  Flushing. 

George  Alpert,  Trustee  chairman,  re- 
ported on  the  progress  of  the  University. 

Re-elected  president  was  Mrs.  Irving 
Kahn;  elected  with  her  were  Mrs.  Richard 
G.  Haller,  Mrs.  Seymour  Karger.  Mrs. 
Ben  S.  Marcus.  Mrs.  Herbert  Wartel.  vice 
presidents;  Mrs.  Nathan  Seltzer,  treas- 
urer; Mrs.  Bernard  Glass,  financial  secre- 
tary; Mrs.  Irving  Smith,  corresponding 
secretary;  and  Mrs.  Allan  Brosman.  re- 
cording secretary. 


rving  Smith 


The  Business  Schools  of  Harvard.  Co- 
lumbia, Cornell,  and  the  University  of 
New  Hampshire  have  replied  affirmatively 
to  a  number  of  Brandeis  seniors. 

While  many  graduate  schools  of  arts 
and  sciences  have  not  yet  replied.  Prince- 
ton has  accepted  a  Brandeis  student  for 
graduate  work  in  political  science:  Bryn 
Mawr  has  offered  an  $800  fellowship  in 
philosophy  to  an  applicant  from  Brandeis. 
One  senior  has  received  from  both  Yale 
and  the  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Tech- 
nology fellowships  carrying  a  stipend  of 
$1000  plus  tuition  expenses,  for  the  study 
of  economics.  The  Woodrow  Wilson 
School  of  Princeton  University  also  has 
accepted  a  Brandeis  applicant,  with  a 
$1600  fellowship. 

A  fellowship  covering  tuition  and  carry- 
ing a  stipend  of  $1000  has  been  offered  by 
Wayne  University  in  Detroit  to  a  student 
to  continue  work  in  chemistry.  New  York 
University  has  accepted  a  Brandeis  senior 
for  advanced  study  in  biochemistry. 

These  acceptances  of  the  first  graduates 
of  Brandeis  University  by  graduate 
schools  of  leading  educational  institutions 
of  the  nation  testify  cogently  to  the  fact 
that  four-year-old  Brandeis  University  has 
won  acceptance  into  the  family  of  Amer- 
ican colleges  and  universities. 


TWO  STUDENTS  HONORED 
FOR  PSYCHOLOGY  PAPER 

Two  Brandeis  seniors  have  dis- 
covered something  new  in  the  field  of 
psychology.  According  to  Dr.  lames 
B.  Klee.  Brandeis  lecturer  in  psychol- 
ogy, Leonard  Weiner  and  Herbert 
Gross,  both  of  Boston,  have  developed 
a  new  orientation  to  the  role  of  ego  in 
problem  solving.  Psychologists,  say 
the  students,  have  neglected  to  ac- 
count for  "involvement-of-the-ego"  in 
problem  solving. 

As  a  result  of  their  productive  re- 
search, the  Brandeis  students  were 
selected  by  the  Eastern  Colleges  Sci- 
ence Conference  to  read  a  paper  on 
their  study.  The  joint  paper  was  titled 
"A  New  Approach  to  Ego  Involvement 
in  Problem  Solving". 


INDUSTRY  LEADERS 

SCORE  BIG  SUCCESS 

IN  BRANDEIS  DANCE 


Tubie  Resnik;  co-chairman  of  the  1952  Liquor, 
Wines,  and  Spirits  Industry  Dinner-Dance  held 
for  Brandeis  in  New  York,  addresses  the  audi- 
ence of  over  1000  men  and  women  who  attended 
the  affair.  At  right  is  Co-chairman  Harold  L. 
Renfield.  Max  Lerner,  Brandeis  professor  of 
American  civilization  and  institutions,  is  seated 
at  left. 


A  formal  dinner-dance,  sponsored  by 
friends  of  Brandeis  in  the  Liquor,  Wines 
and  Spirits  Industry,  drew  more  than  a 
thousand  men  and  women  to  the  Grand 
Ballroom  of  New  York's  Waldorf  Astoria 
for  a  gala  affair  which  raised  over  $85,000 
for  the  University. 

Co-chairmen  of  the  dinner-dance  were 
W.  W.  Wachtel  and  Tubie  Resnik  of 
Calvert's;  Harold  L.  Renfield  of  Renfield 
Importers.  Ltd.;  Victor  A.  Fischel  and 
Harold  S.  Lee  of  Seagram's;  John  L. 
Liban  and  David  Bunim  of  Schenley's; 
Charles  A.  Berns  of  21  Brands;  Morris  C. 
Alprin,  counsel  for  the  Greater  New  York 
Wholesale  Liquor  Association:  and  Je- 
rome W.  Picker.  Fronnn  &  Sichel,  who 
also  served  as  treasurer  of  the  committee. 

Chairman  of  arrangements  for  the  sec- 
ond year  was  Tubie  Resnik.  with  William 
Hodes  of  Schenley's  in  charge  of  co- 
ordination and  program. 


LEONARD  BERNSTEIN,  MAX  LERNER  TO  LECTURE 
IN  SPRING   ADULT  EDUCATION  SERIES   AT  BRANDEIS 


Leonard  Bernstein,  professor  of  music 
and  director  of  the  School  of  Creative 
Arts  at  Brandeis.  and  Max  Lerner.  profes- 
sor of  American  civilization,  will  be  the 
featured  participants  in  the  spring  session 
of  the  Institute  of  Adult  Education.  These 
courses  are  open  to  the  public. 

Professor  Bernstein  will  offer  a  series 
of  lectures  entitled  "Music  and  People" 
which  will  encompass  fo'ir  aspects  of  mu- 
sic: "The  Language  of  Music".  "You.  the 


Public".  "The  Interpretive  Mind".  "The 
Creative  Mind".  His  course  will  meet  on 
Tuesday  evenings.  May  6  to  May  27. 

"America  in  a  World  Framework"  will 
be  the  topic  of  Dr.  Lerner's  course.  In  it 
he  will  explore  the  nature  of  the  American 
civilization  and  the  direction  of  American 
policy  within  the  framework  of  forces  and 
idea  systems  in  the  modern  world.  Dr. 
Lerner's  course  will  meet  on  Wednesday 
evenings.  May  14  to  June  4. 


NEWS     ISSUE 


1 

1 


COMMENCEMENT  EXERCISES  TO  BE  HELD  JUNE  16 
WITH    FOSTER    ALUMNI    MEETINGS    FOLLOWING 


Completing  its  first  four-year  under- 
graduate cycle.  Brandeis  I  niversitv  will 
hold  its  historv-niaking  initial  Commence- 
ment Exercises  Monday.  June  16.  1952. 
These  Exercises  will  mark  the  coming  of 
age  of  the  nations  first  Jewish-founded 
nonsectarian  university.    With  the  grant- 

FAMED  EDUCATOR  TO  BE 
COMMENCEMENT  SPEAKER 

Dr.  Frank  Aydelotte.  elder  statesman  of 
the  pioneers  of  modern  American  edu- 
cation and  one  of  the  foremost  educators 
in  the  United  States  today,  will  deliver 
the  principal  address  at  the  first  Com- 
mencement Exercises  of  Brandeis. 

Formerly  a  professor  of  English  at  the 
University  of  Indiana  and  M.  I.  T..  the 
noted  educator  was  president  of  Swarth- 
more  College  for  nineteen  years.  He 
became  the  first  director  of  Princeton 
University's  Institute  of  Advance  Study 
in  1939.  During  World  War  II,  he  was 
chairman  of  the  committee  on  scientific 
personnel  for  the  governments  Office  of 
Scientific  Research  and  Development. 

Dr.  Aydelotte  is  the  autht)r  and  editor 
of  more  than  a  dozen  books  and  has 
contributed  numerous  articles  on  English 
literature,  education  and  public  affairs 
to  leading  periodicals. 


ing  of  degrees  to  102  seniors.  Brandeis 
will  take  its  place  in  the  ranks  of  the 
nation's  centers  of  higher  learning. 

The  University  will  hold  its  first  Bac- 
calaureate Exercises  in  Nathan  Seifer 
Hall.  Saturday.  June  14. 

The  first  senior  class  will  march  down 
the  stately  walks  of  the  Library  Triangle 
June  16.  to  receive  the  degree  of  Bachelor 
of  Arts.  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Trus- 
tees George  Alpert.  and  President  Abram 
L.  Sachar  will  present  the  diplomas.  Pro- 
fessor Max  Lerner.  representing  the  Fac- 
ulty Committee  on  Awards,  will  present 
awards  to  outstanding  students. 

Marshal  of  the  Aides  for  Commence- 
ment week  will  be  Harold  Sherman  Gold- 
berg. Osborne  Earle.  associate  professor  of 
English,  as  Marshal  for  the  University, 
will  lead  the  faculty  procession  in  the 
Commencement  Exercises.  At  the  head  of 
the  student  procession  will  be  Gustav 
Ranis,  president  of  the  senior  class,  who 
will  be  Marshal  of  the  students. 

Foster   .4Iuiiini   Plans 

The  Conmienceinent  Exercises  will  be 
preceded  on  campus  by  a  four-da\  Festi- 
val of  the  Creative  Arts,  and  will  be  fol- 
lowed by  meetings  of  the  L  niversitys 
foster  alumni.  It  is  expected  that  every 
State  in  the  I  nion  will  be  represented. 


Commenvetnpttt  Week  Calendar 

Thursday,  June  12,  1952 

Openinc  Svmposm  m  of  thf.  Fkstival  of  Thk  Creativk  Arts:   Adolph  I  llman 
Amphitheatrf. 

Friday.  June  13,  1952 
Festival  Art  Showing:  Nathan  Seifer  Hall 
Festival  Jazz  Symposium:  Adolph  Ullman  Amphitheatre 
Senior  Prosi:  Pinebrook  Cointry  Clib 

Saturday,  June  14,  1952 
Baccalalibe.ate  Exercises;  Nathax  Seifer  Hall 
Festival  Poetry  Readixcs;  Adolph  Ullman  Amphitheatre 
Festival  Theatre  Evening:  Adolph  Ullman  Amphitheatre 

Sunday,  |une  15.  1952 
Festival  Film  Symposrm:  Nathan  Seifer  Hall 
Festival  Concert;  Adolph  Ullman  Amphitheatre 
Senior  Class  Banquet 

Closing  Symposium  of  the  Festival  of  the  Creative  Arts:   Adolph  Ullman 
Amphitheatre 

Monday,  June  16,  1952 
Annual  Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees;  President's  Office 
Commencement  Exercises:  Library  Triangle 
First  Annual  Meeting.  Brandeis  Alumni  Association 
Pre-Convention  Meeting.  National  Women's  Committee  Executive  Board 
Joint  Banquet  of  the  National  Women's    Committee   Conference   and   the 
Second  Annual  Assembly  of  the  Brandeis  Associates:  Library  Triangle 

Tuesday,  June  17,  1952 

Business  Sessions,  National  Women's  Committee  Conference;   on  Campus 
Business  Sessions  of  the  Second  Annual  Assembly  of  the  Brandeis  Asso- 
ciates; on  Campus 

Wednesday.  |une  18,  1952 
All  Day         Business  Sessions.  National  Wcimin's  Committee  Conference:   on   Campus 


8:30 

P.M. 

11:00 

A.M. 

3:00 

P.M. 

8:30 

P.M. 

11:00 

A.M 

3:00 

P.M 

8:30 

P.M. 

1:00 

P.M. 

3:00 

P.M. 

6:00 

P.M. 

8:30 

P.M. 

9:00 

A.M 

11:00 

A.M 

3:00 

P.M. 

3:00  P.M 

6:00 

P.M. 

All  Day 

All 

Day 

Mrs.  Carl  Spector 


The  Fourth  An- 
nual Conference  of 
the  National  Wo- 
men's Committee 
will  be  convened  on 
June  16.  immedi- 
ately following  the 
Commencement  Ex- 
ercises. With  Mrs. 
Carl  Spector  serving 
as  chairman,  the  conference  will  consist 
of  a  national  board  meeting,  a  banquet 
for  the  delegates,  and  two  days  of  inten- 
sive business  meetings.  The  delegates  will 
be  addressed  hv  members  of  the  I'niver- 
sity  administration  and  will  participate  in 
classes  conducted  by  faculty  members.  A 
"back-to-college"  evening  on  June  17  will 
feature  classes  in  literature  and  languages, 
semetics  and  science,  social  sciences  and 
psychology. 

The  Brandeis  Associates  will  hold  their 
Second  National  Assembly  on  campus 
under  the  general 
chairmanship  of 
Milton  Kahn.  na- 
tional chairman. 
Delegates  to  the  as- 
sembly will  attend 
a  joint  banquet  with 
inenibers  of  the  Na- 
tional Wo  m  en's 
Committee.  Mrs. 
Irving  Abrams.  national  president  of  the 
Women's  Committee,  and  Mr.  Kahn  will 
address  the  assembled  foster  alumni.  Liai- 
son chairman  for  the  Associates  will  be 
Sidney  Kaye.  a  member  of  the  Greater 
Boston  Associates  Chapter  which  will  act 
as  host  chapter. 

Trustees,   Fellows   Meet 

The  entire  Board  of  Trustees  will  also 
assemble  on  campus  for  the  Commence- 
ment program.  In  addition  to  its  partici- 
pation in  the  Commencement  Exercises, 
the  Board  will  hold  its  annual  Business  • 
Meeting  on  June  16. 

The  newly-appointed  Fellows  of  the 
LTniversitv  will  meet  for  the  first  time 
during  Commencement  week  at  the  home 
of  President  Abram  L.  Sachar.  The  first 
Conference  of  the  Fellows  w  ill  be  a  dinner 
meeting  on  Sunday.  June  lr>. 


Milton  Kahn 


A  section  of  seats  will  be  reserved  at 
Commencement  Exercises  for  members 
of  the  National  Women's  Committee, 
the  Brandeis  Associates,  the  Brandeis 
Athletic  Association,  and  the  Friends 
of  The  School  of  Music.  Requests  for 
tickets  should  be  addressed  to  the 
Committee  on  Commencement,  Bran- 
deis University.  Members  are  urged 
to  send  for  their  tickets  as  soon  as 
possible. 


NEWS     ISSUE 


FESTIVAL  TO  HERALD  FIRST  COMMENCEMENT 


CONTEMPORARY   ARTS   LEADERS   TO    PARTICIPATE 


Mtiic  Blitzstein 


Two  world  premieres  will  highlight  the  first  Festival  of  the  Crea- 
tive Arts  June  12  to  15  in  the  new  Adolph  Ullman  Amphitheatre, 
llnder  the  direction  of  conductor-composer  Leonard  Bernstein,  the 
Festival  will  present  an  integrated  and  sustained  inquiry  into  the 
present  state  of  all  the  creative  arts:  music,  drama,  dance,  poetry 
and  art.  ''Trouble  in  Tahiti''.  Leonard  Bernstein's  new  opera,  and 
Marc  Blitzstein's  adaptation  of  Kurt  Weill's  "Threepenny  Opera"  will 
be  premiered.  Featured  at  the  Festival  will  be  an  exhibit  of  the 
University's  art  treasures  and  members  of  the  Boston  Symphony 
Orchestra  at  idl  musical  performances. 


Thursday,  June  12.  1952 

SYMPOSIUM   ON   CREATIVE  ARTS 
TO  OPEN  THE  FIRST  EVENING 

James  Johnson  Sweeney,  noted  art 
;ritic,  and  Professor  Ludwig  Lewisohn 
vill  be  among  the  leading  figures  in  the 
lontemporarv  arts  who  will  set  the  stage 
'or  a  gala  Festival.  They  will  open  with 
I  symposium  on  "An  Inquiry  into  the 
'resent  State  of  the  Creative  Arts"  mod- 
srated  by  Leonard  Bernstein.  They  will 
;lose  the  Festival  on  Sunday  evening 
vith  a  filial  symposium  to  crystallize  their 
conclusions. 


BERNSTEIN'S  OPERA  TO  HAVE 
WORLD   PREMIERE  AT   FESTIVAL 

"Trouble  in  Tahiti".  Leonard  Bern- 
itein's  new  opera,  written  especially  for 
he  occasion,  will  have  its  world  premiere 
ollow  ing  the  panel  discussion.  Conducted 
y  Mr.  Bernstein,  featured  soloists  will  be 
ell  Tansenian  and  David  Atkinson. 


Friday.  June  13,   1952 

I^XOTIC  ART  FILMS  TO  BE  SHOWN 

A  unique  group  of  art  films  from  many 
nations  will  signal  the  second  morning  of 
he  Festival.  Discussions  will  be  led  by 
Brandeis'  artist,  Mitchell  Siporin. 


/■///•;  DOMJR  AM)  THE  IJIKK<.T()K  .  .  . 
Iiliil/ili  idlman,  prominent  Bostonian.  examines 
I'liirprints  of  the  Adolph  Ullman  Amphitheatre 
iiilh   Leanard  Bernstein. 


Friday.    |unc    13.    1952 

JAZZ  SESSION  TO  BE  FEATURED 

The  historical  side  of  jazz  and  be-bop 
and  their  impact  u])on  our  society  will  be 
presented  at  the  afternoon  jazz  sympo- 
sium, moderated  bv  Leonard  Bernstein. 

Participants  will  include  John  Mehegan 
of  the  Juilliard  School  of  Music.  George 
Simons  and  Barry  Ulanov  of  Metronome, 
Leonard  Feather  of  Downbeat,  disc  jock- 
ey, Nat  Hentoff,  George  Wein  of  "Story- 
ville,"  Boston's  jazz  center,  and  Lenny 
Tristano.  top  modern  jazz  group  leader. 


FESTIVAL  TICKETS  ON  SALE 

Subscriptions  are  now  being  accepted 
for  the  Festival  of  the  Creative  Arts. 
The  series  price  of  $12.00  for  the  gen- 
eral reserved  and  $18.00  for  the  spon- 
sors' reserved  sections  entitles  one  to 
admission  to  all  Festival  events. 
Checks  should  be  made  payable  to 
Brandeis  University  and  mailed  to  the 
Festival  of  the  Creative  Arts  Commit- 
tee. Seats  will  be  allocated  in  order 
of  applications  received. 


Karl  Shapiro 


Saturday,  June  14,   1952 

NOTED  POETS  TO  GIVE  READINGS 

Three  of  America's 
influential  poets  will 
be  present  in  the  aft- 
ernoon to  offer  poetry 
readings  and  interpre- 
tations of  their  work. 
A  brilliant  poet 
who  achieved  recog- 
nition during  the  war, 
Karl  Shapiro  first 
gained  fame  with  his  jioems  written  under 
combat  in  New  Guinea. 

Peter  Viereck,  one  of  the  nations  force- 
ful poets,  is  by  profession  an  historian. 
His  first  book  of  poems  won  the  Pulitzer 
Prize  in  1949:  his  zest,  wit  and  gift  for 
lyricism  have  received  wide  acclaim. 

William  Carlos 
Williams,  a  practis- 
i  n  g  physician,  has 
I)  e  e  n  a  celebrated 
poet  for  a  generation. 
Despite  his  busy  pro- 
fessional life,  he  has 
found  time  to  pro- 
duce poetry  widely 
acclaimed. 


O 

>--^^;-^^' 


Saturday,    June    14,    1952 
THEATRE  NIGHT  TO   BE  AN 
INTEGRATION  OF  ALL  ARTS 


Arthur  Fiedler  and  Merre  Cunningham 


.  <:.  II  illiiims 


Drawing  upon  all  of  its  varied  compo- 
nents. Theatre  Night  will  present  a  rich 
and  colorful  integration  of  drama,  dance, 
music  and  decor. 

The  beautiful  choral  ballet,  "Les  Noces" 
by  Stravinsky,  rarely  performed  in  the 
United  States,  will  be  staged.  Arthur 
Fiedler,  founder  and  leader  of  the  Boston 
"Pops"  Orchestra,  will  prepare  the  Arthur 
Fiedler  Chorus  for  the  musical  back- 
ground. Choreography  will  be  executed 
by  faculty  member  Merce  Cunningham, 
former  soloist  with  Martha  Graham,  who 
will  dance  the  lead  in  the  ballet. 

iMusique  Concrete,  a  concatenation  of 
music  and  sound  by  Pierre  Schaeffer. 
leading  exponent  of  this  experimental  ap- 
proach to  music,  will  be  presented  with 
a  modern  dance  interpretation  by  Mr. 
Cunningham. 

The  world  premiere  of  Marc  Blitzstein's 
adaptation  of  Kurt  Weill's  "Threepenny 
Opera"  will  be  presented  on  Theatre  Night 
with  Mr.  Blitzstein  as  narrator.  Distin- 
guished as  both  a  composer  and  play- 
wright. Mr.  Blitzstein  will  direct  the  Opera 
for  the  Festival.  Lotte  Lenya,  formerly 
married  to  the  late  Kurt  Weill,  will  sing 
one  of  the  leading  roles. 

Sunday,  June  15.  1952 

CONCERT   TO    HONOR   THE   LATE 
DR.  SERGE  KOUSSEVITSKY 

A  program  of  contemporar\  concert 
music  with  members  of  the  Boston  Sym- 
phony Orchestra  conducted  by  Leonard 
Bernstein  is  scheduled  for  the  afternoon 
as  a  tribute  to  honor  the  late  Serge  Kous- 
sevitsky,  who  served  as  consultant  in 
music  to  Brandeis. 

I'ealured  selections  on  the  program 
will  include  F5enjamin  Britten's  "Serenade 
jor  Tenor  and  Horn"  with  David  Lloyd  as 
tenor  soloist.  Aaron  Copland's  "Concerto 
for  Clarinet"  with  David  Oppenheim  as 
soloist,  and  Irving  Fine's  "Nolturno  for 
Strinns  and  Harp",  written  in  memory  of 
Dr.  Koussevilskv. 


8 


NEWS     ISSUE 


SCIENCE  HALL  TO  BE  NAMED  IN  HONOR 
OF  CLARA  AND  JOSEPH  FORD  OF  BOSTON 


Joseph  I' 


The  main  class- 
room building  on  the 
Brandeis  campus  will 
shortly  be  named  the 
Clara  and  Joseph 
Ford  Science  Hall  as 
a  tribute  to  the  es- 
teemed Boston  couple. 
Friends  of  the  Fords 
contributed  the  funds 
last  year  in  honor  of  Joseph  Ford's  six- 
tieth birthday. 

Mr.  Ford  is  president  and  treasurer  of 
the  Ford  Manufacturing.  Inc.  A  member 
of  the  corporation  of  Northeastern  Uni- 


CINCINNATI    WOMEN'S    CHAPTER 
HOLDS  LIFE  MEMBERSHIP  TEA 

Evidence  of  a  strong  bulwark  in  life 
memberships  in  the  Brandeis  Women's 
Committee  was  demonstrated  recently  at  a 
life  membership  tea  of  80  women  at  the 
home  of  Mrs.  Joseph  Hoodin.  in  Cincin- 
nati. Clarence  Q.  Berger,  executive  as- 
sistant to  the  president,  was  quest  speaker. 

Chapter  Chairman  Mrs.  Philip  Meyer, 
national  vice  president  of  the  Brandeis 
foster  alumni  group,  reports  that  of  700 
members  in  the  Cincinnati  Chapter.  104 
are  life  members. 

Committee  members  responsible  for  the 
fast-growing  numbers  of  life  members 
are  Chairmen  Mrs.  David  Joseph,  Sr.,  Mrs. 
Bess  Moskowitz,  Mrs.  Sidney  Meyers,  Mrs. 
Hoodin,  Mrs.  Alfred  Friedlander,  Sr.,  and 
Mrs.  Sidney  Weil. 

FRIENDS  OF  MUSIC 

HEAR  GOLDOVSKY 

OPERA  COMPANY 

.SOO  new  members  swelled  the  ranks  of 
the  Friends  of  the  School  of  Music  as  a 
result  of  a  highly  successful  meeting  for 
Brandeis  at  Boston's  Hotel  Somerset. 

Boris  Goldovsky  and  members  of  the 
New  England  Opera  Company  performed 
for  the  assembly:  speakers  included 
Adolph  Ullman.  honorary  chairman  of  The 
Friends  of  The  School  of  Music,  and  Mark 
Werman.  the  organization's  chairman. 

Mrs.  Paul  T.  Smith  chaired  the  meeting 
at  the  Somerset,  with  Mrs.  Ruth  Wein 
as  co-chairman.  Assisting  in  the  planning 
and  conducting  of  the  meeting  were  Mrs. 
Mandel  Green,  treasurer,  and  Mrs.  Ber- 
nard Robinson  who  chaired  the  organiza- 
tional meeting. 

Next  on  the  agenda  of  the  Friends  is 
a  gala  reception  for  composer-conductor 
Leonard  Bernstein. 


versity.  he  is  a  trustee  of  Boston's  Beth 
Israel  Hospital,  a  member  of  the  Board  of 
Managers  of  the  Boston  Dispensary,  and  a 
trustee  of  the  Boston  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce. 

The  Science  Hall,  scene  of  classes, 
laboratories,  lectures  and  meetings  from 
early  morning  until  Adult  Education  lec- 
tures end  at  night,  will  be  the  second 
facility  which  bears  the  name  of  the  treas- 
urer of  the  Brandeis  Board  of  Trustees 
and  his  wife.  A  previous  benefaction 
from  Mr.  Ford  made  possible  the  Clara 
and  Joseph  Ford  Speech  Laboratory,  for 
speech  instruction. 

Serving  on  the  Sponsoring  Committee 
of  last  year's  birthday  dinner  which  raised 
the  Ford  Fund  were  Edward  A.  Nathan- 
son,  chairman:  Morris  S.  Shapiro,  chair- 
men of  the  Dinner  Committee  and  mem- 
ber of  the  Brandeis  Board  of  Trustees, 
Frank  Casty.  Hyman  S.  Glass.  Arthur 
Shactman.  David  I.  Rosenberg,  and 
Edward  Marcus. 


BRINDIS    TEACHING    FELLOWSHIP 
IN  MUSIC  CREATED  AT  BRANDEIS 

The  Joseph  Brindis  Teaching  Fellow- 
ship in  Music,  named  for  the  late  com- 
munity leader  of  Milwaukee  and  Tucson. 
Ariz.,  has  been  established  at  Brandeis. 
The  Fellowship  was  created  by  a  group  of 
friends  in  Tucson. 

Mr.  Brindis.  who  headed  the  Marilyn 
Shoe  Company  of  Milwaukee,  is  survived 
by  his  wife  and  son  and  daughter-in-law. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gene  Brindis.  all  of  Milwau- 
kee. For  ten  years  Mr.  Brindis  was  head 
of  the  Milwaukee  Orphan  Home.  His 
interest  in  music  led  his  friends  to  estab- 
lish a  memorial  to  him  in  the  form  of  a 
teaching  fellowship  in  music. 


MIAMI  WOMEN  SCORE  DOUBLE  HIT 
AT  MEETING  WITH  "KING  AND  I" 

The  Greater  Miami  Women's  Commit- 
tee scored  a  double  hit  at  their  annual 
meeting  with  a  special  performance  of 
Rodgers  and  Hammerstein's  "The  King 
and  F"  and  a  dessert  luncheon  at  fashion- 
able Ciros  Restaurant. 

Mrs.  Harold  Turk,  chapter  president 
and  chairman  of  the  meeting,  served  as 
narrator.  Mrs.  1.  Leo  Fishbein.  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Miami  Women's  Committee 
Chapter,  was  pianist  of  the  production, 
along  with  professional  performers. 

Over  42.5  women  were  assembled  as 
guest  speaker  Clarence  Q.  Berger,  execu- 
tive assistant  to  the  president  at  Brandeis, 
installed  a  new  slate  of  officers. 


BOSTON  ASSOCIATES  ADD 
25  NEW    LIFE  MEMBERS 

The  nation-wide  drive  to  enroll  charter 
Life  Members  of  Brandeis  foster  alumni 
gained  impetus  as  25  Greater  Boston  com- 
munity leaders  and  their  wives  added 
their  names  to  the  growing  list. 

New  charter  Life  Members  of  the  Bran- 
deis Associates  are  James  J.  Axelrod.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Jack  Berman.  Matthew  Berman. 
Samuel  Bornstein,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank 
Casty.  Max  Chernis,  Hyman  Cohen, 
Reuben  Gryzmish.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Morey 
Hirsch.  Milton  Kahn.  Kivie  Kaplan. 
Abraham  L.  Kaye.  Sidney  Kaye.  George 
Kopelman.  Joseph  M.  Linsey.  Bernard 
Marglin.  Dr.  Max  Ritvo.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Maurice  H.  Saval.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Meyer 
Saxe.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Nathan  Schwartz, 
Morris  S.  Shapiro.  Albert  H.  Slater,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Herman  Vershbow.  Albert  H. 
Wechsler.  and  Robert  R.  Yusen. 

Lauding  the  enthusiastic  response  of 
the  Boston  Associates.  Morris  S.  Shapiro, 
chairman  of  the  evening,  declared  that 
"the  eagerness  with  which  men  here  are 
enrolling  augurs  well  for  the  University 
across  the  nation." 


iVEir  BRVNSWICK  WOMEIS 

PLAN  COVJSTY  CAMPAIGN 

New  Brunswick.  N.  J.,  women  are  now 
authorized  to  organize  on  a  county-wide 
level,  it  was  disclosed  recently  by  Mrs. 
Irving  Sosin.  chairman  of  the  New  Bruns- 
wick chapter,  shortly  after  an  annual 
membership  tea. 

Fifty  new  members  enrolled  as  a  result 
of  the  meeting  at  which  Emanuel  M.  Gil- 
bert, director  of  public  affairs  spoke. 

Officers  protem  with  Mrs.  Sosin  are  Co- 
cliairman  Mrs.  Arnold  Rosenthal;  Record- 
ing secretary  Mrs.  Samuel  Fuller;  Mrs. 
Harry  Kroll,  treasurer;  and  Mmes.  Mor- 
ton S.  Brody  and  Herman  Hoffman,  mem- 
bership chairmen. 


II 


LOOKING  O]  KR  THE  FIRST  CONGRES- 
SIONAL RECORD  oj  the  complete  file  recently 
acquired  by  the  Iniversity  through  a  special 
subvention  from  the  National  Women's  Commit- 
tee, are  Dr.  Max  Lerner  and  Dr.  Merrill  Peter- 
son. This  stenographic  record  reveals  debates  of 
vital  issues  in  both  Houses  of  Congress  from 
1789  through  1951. 


NEWS     ISSUE 


MEW  DORMITORY  OPENS; 
SIXTH  TO  BE  BUILT 


I  II F.  PLAN  .  .  .  Trustee  Meyer  Jaffe  (right)  and 
h.  David  Berkowitz,  Director  of  University 
"liinriing,  view  the  construction  work  of  the  first 
lonnitory  of  Hamilton  Quadrangle  as  it  ivas 
'iring  built  last  fall. 


'///•;  KE  ILITV  .  .  .  Gullantly  assisting  the  lady 
o  move  into  the  completed  dormitory  is  Gene 
xinzi.  "5.5.  Murjorie  Forteous,  '54,  was  one  of 
'  I'l  women  students  who  recently  took  up  resi- 
lience in  the  yet  unnamed  building. 

I  Students,  professors,  and  office  workers 
)ecanie  truck  drivers,  porters,  and  "side- 
valk  superintendents"  as  Brandeis  took  a 
lay  off  from  the  academic  routine  to  settle 
new  dormitory.  Heavy  convoys  of  bi- 
sycles,  cars,  wagons,  and  trucks  crowded 
he  campus  all  day,  while  inside  an  ultra- 
nodern  building — the  yet  unnamed  dor- 
nitory  which  is  the  first  section  of  Hamil- 
on  Quadrangle  to  be  completed  — 
iveryone  pitched  in  to  move  women  stu- 
ients  and  their  baggage  into  their  new 
JoUege  home. 

Due  to  critical  shortages  of  material, 
Brandeis  was  unable  to  provide  perma- 
lent  living  quarters  for  all  its  students 
ntil  the  construction  of  the  new  $.500,000 
Yemen's  dormitory  this  year.  Compris- 
ng  two  wings,  the  building  contains  three 
loors  and  a  basement.  In  the  basement 
ire  a  large  recreation  room,  a  music  room, 
ind  a  fully-equipped  laundry. 


BENEFACTION  FROM  SCHWARTZ  FAMILY 
FACILITATES  DORMITORY  EXPANSION 


One  of  the  twelve  dormitories  at  Bran- 
deis shortly  will  be  named  in  honor  of 
Nathan  and  Ida  A.  Schwartz  of  Boston. 

The  building  to  be  named  for  the  prom- 
inent philanthropist  and  his  wife  is  a 
beautiful  landmark  on  the  181-acre  Bran- 
deis campus.  An  impressive  stone  struc- 
ture, the  dormitory  houses  men  students 
and  a  faculty  resident.  On  the  first  floor 
is  a  comfortably  appointed  lounge  fur- 
nished in  modern  decor,  which  overlooks 
the  University  tennis  courts  and  a  sloping 
wooded  area  of  the  campus. 

Nathan  Schwartz  long  has  been  a  leader 
in  communal  and  philanthropic  affairs  of 
Greater  Boston.  A  trustee  of  the  Com- 
bined Jewish  Appeal  and  several  agencies 
affiliated  with  the 
Associated  Jewish 
Philanthropies  of 
Boston,  Mr. 
Schwartz  is  presi- 
dent of  Allied  Con- 
tainer Corporation. 
1  n  addition  t  o 
providing    the    Uni-  \„//,„„  >,l,wartz 

versity     with     the 

Nathan  and  Ida  A.  Schwartz  Hall,  the  well- 
known  Boston  couple  long  have  been 
active  friends  of  the  University.  Mrs. 
Schwartz  is  a  life  member  of  the  National 
Women's  Connnittee.    Mr.  Schwartz  is  an 


CAMPUS  SCENES   FEATURED 

Brandeis  is  being  featured  with  other 
leading  Nev/  England  colleges  on  the 
menus  of  the  New  York  Central  Rail- 
road. Bills  of  fare  in  dining  cars 
along  the  Boston  and  Albany  route 
display  three  distinctive  pictures  of  the 
Waltham  Campus,  one  of  which  is  an 
original  etching  of  the  Castle  designed 
by  the  distinguished  artist  Vernon 
Howe  Bailey. 


Associates  life  member.  Recently  he  em- 
barked upon  a  one-man  campaign  to  en- 
roll fellow  life  members  for  Brandeis  in 
Miami,  and  scored  noteworthy  success. 

With  the  expansion  of  dormitory  facili- 
ties by  the  Nathan  and  Ida  A.  Schwartz 
Hall,  the  total  of  Brandeis  University  stu- 
dents living  on  campus  has  risen  to  92%. 
Women  live  in  Smith  Hall,  the  Castle,  and 
the  new  dormitory  which  is  the  first  unit 
of  Hamilton  Quadrangle.  Men  live  in 
Schwartz  Hall.  Ridgewood  Cottages,  and 
tlie  five  modern  units  of  Ridgewood  Quad- 
rangle. 

In  order  that  the  high  percentage  of 
students  living  on  campus  may  be  con- 
tinued, the  University  is  planning  to  in- 
crease its  dormitory  facilities  to  house  a 
future  increase  in  student  enrollment. 


OHIO    WOMEN   HEED    CALL; 
ENROLLMENT  OVER  1,000 

Supporters  of  the  Cleveland  Chapter  of 
the  Brandeis  Women's  Committee  gave  a 
resounding  reply  to  the  call  for  new  mem- 
bers to  help  build  the  University,  at  the 
first  annual  luncheon  meeting  of  the  Cleve- 
land group.  The  chapter  reported  that 
its  recent  drive  brought  membership  to 
more  than  1.000.  Miss  Marie  Syrkin, 
lecturer  in  humanities  at  Brandeis.  de- 
livered the  featured  address. 

The  three  women  who  led  the  chapter 
in  securing  new  enrollment.  Mrs.  Robert 
Kohn,  Mrs.  Samuel  Laderman  and  Mrs. 
Sanford  Schwartz,  received  prizes  for 
their  diligent  efforts. 

The  adoption  of  the  b\-la\vs  at  the 
meeting  signalled  the  official  constitution 
of  the  Cleveland  Chapter. 

Mrs.  Alvin  Spiegel,  vice  president,  pre- 
sided at  the  meeting.  A  crew  of  door  host- 
esses cooperated  on  arrangements  to 
make  the  luncheon  meeting  an  outstand- 
ing success. 


ALBl\t  ME.\  GET  INTO  THE 
SWING  .  .  .  Community  leaders  in  the 
Empire  State  Capitol  city  formed  a 
Ihandeis  Associates  Chapter  at  a  dinner 
for  Ihandeis  in  Albany's  De  Witt  Clinton 
Hotel,  enrolling  .55  Associates  in  their 
first  membership  list.  Pictured  at  the 
Albany  affair  are  left  to  right,  seated: 
Richard  Levi,  Slate  Supreme  Court 
Justice  I  sudor  e  Bookstein;  standing: 
Samuel  E.  Arononitz.  chairman  of  ihe 
Albany  Commillec.  and  Milton  Kahn, 
iiiilioniil  chnirniun  of  the  Associates. 


10 


NEWS     ISSUE 


NATIONWIDE  BACKING  AUGMENTS  SCHOLARSHIPS\ 


National  support  for  scholarship  assistance  at  Brandeis  University  is  building  in  momentum  with 
the  recently  created  scholarships  for  students.  Donors  from  all  over  the  United  States  are  rendering 
assistance  to  deserving  students.  "The  munificence  of  our  benefactors  is  heart-warming,"  declared 
Morris  S.  Shapiro,  chairman  of  the  Trustee  Scholarship  Committee,  "but  these  contributions  are 
only  a  beginning  in  filling  the  tremendous  gap  of  the  University's  needs  to  render  assistance  to 
talented  worthy  students."     The  following  scholarships  have  been  established  recently: 


Morris  S.  Shapiro 


GLASS  FAAIILY  scholarship  endowment  fund 
by  Mssrs.  and  Mines.  Hyman  S.  and  Fred  M. 
Glass  of  Newton,  Mass.; 

HAROLD  CHARLES  ROLFE  memorial  schol- 
arship granted  by  Mrs.  R.  A.  Selig-Schleuter  of 
Oak  Ridge,  Tenn.,  in  memory  of  her  nephew; 

MOUNT  SCOPUS— GEORGE  K.  GORDON 
memorial  scholarship  endowment  fund  created 
by  the  Mount  Scopus  Lodge,  A.  F.  and  A.  M., 
of  Maiden,  Mass.  in  memory  of  Dr.  George  K. 
Gordon,  eighth  master; 

ABNER  SURREY  SCHWARTZ  scholarship  en- 
dowment  fund  established  by  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Morris  Schwartz  of  New  York  City  as  a  memorial 
to  their  son; 

IDA  ARONOVITZ  scholarship  established  by 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Benjamin  Swig  of  San  Francisco, 
in  honor  of  the  80th  birthday  of  Mrs.  Ida  Aron- 
ovitz; 

B.4LDAC  HILLS  scholarship  fund  established 
by  the  Baldac  Hills  Scholarship  Committee  for 
Brandeis  University  in  Pittsburgh,  to  provide 
annual  scholarships  for  studenrs  from  the  Tri 
State  area; 

CHARLES  DALEBROOK  memorial  scholarship 
established  in  memory  of  an  outstanding  com- 
munity leader  by  the  Franklin  D.  Roosevelt 
Lodge  and  Women's  Chapter  of  B'nai  BVith  to 
be  given  annuallv  to  a  student  from  the  Forest 
Hills  High  School  of  Forest  Hills,  N.  Y.; 

AARON  DANIELS  memorial  scholarship  estab- 
lished by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lewis  B.  Daniels  of 
Detroit,  in  memory  of  Aaron  Daniels: 

ROLAND  L.  DeHAAN  scholarship  in  the  field 
of  .•\merican  civilization,  established  in  memory 
of  Roland  L.  DeHaan  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Siul 
Greenspan  of  Manchester,  N.  H.; 

J-^.MES  DOLINSKY'  memorial  scholarship  es- 
tablished by  the  Mayflower  Village  of  Cleveland, 
in  memory   of  James   Dolinsky; 

I.  IRVING  FIELD  memorial  scholarship  estab- 
lished in  memory  of  I.  Irving  Field  by  his 
daughters,  Mrs.  Robert  Wolfson  of  St.  Louis, 
and  Mrs.  Leonard  Strauss  of  Kansas  City; 

FRIENDS  OF  BRANDEIS  UNIVERSITY  in 
New  Brunswick  scholarship  established  by  the 
University's  friends  in  New  Brunswick,  N.  J.; 


GEORGE  E.  GOLDBERG  scholarship  estab- 
lished by  Mr.  George  E.  Goldberg  of  Detroit; 

BENJA.Ml.N  HARRIS  scholarship  given  by  .Mr. 
Benjamin  Harris  of  Chicago; 

ARTHUR  J.  ISRAEL  memorial  scholarships 
given  by  Mrs.  Arthur  J.  Israel  of  Los  .\ngeles  in 
memory  of  her  husband; 

SAM  JACOBS  scholarship  established  by  Mr. 
Sam  Jacobs  of  Long  Island  City,  N.  Y'. ; 

H.  H.  AND  GERTRUDE  KLEIN  foundation 
scholarship  created  by  the  H.  H.  and  Gertrude 
Klein  Foundation  of  New  York: 

NOR.M.VN  LEVTNE  memorial  scholarship  given 
by  the  Haym  Solomon  Chapter  \Z\  #255  of 
Bnai  Brith,  Dorchester,  Mass..  in  memory  of 
Norman  Levine; 

CHARLES    LEVY    AND    JULIAN    ARESTY 

scholarship  established  by  Messrs.  Charles  Levy 
and  Julian  J.  .\resty  of  Trenton,  N.  J.; 

DARWIN  LUNTS  memorial  scholarship  estab- 
lished as  a  memorial  to  Darwin  Lunts  by  Mr. 
Bailey  T.  Ozer  of  Shaker  Heights,  Ohio; 

ANTONIO  MAGLIOCCO  scholarship  created  by 
Mr.  .\ntonio  Magliocco  of  Brooklyn; 

.\BE  MARK  scholarship  created  by  Mr.  -\be 
Mark  of  Van  Nuys,  Calif.; 

CHARLOTTE  MARKOFF  scholarship  contrib- 
uted bv  Mrs.  Charlotte  Markoff  of  New  Rochelle, 

N.  Y.; 

MANUEL  AND  JENNIE  MEYERHOFF  AND 
RUTH  STRICKER  memorial  scholarship  estab- 
lished by  Mr.  Irving  B.  Meyerhoff  of  Chicago  as 
a  memorial  to  his  parents  and  sister; 

.MR.  AND  MRS.  DAVID  PHILLIPS  scholarship 
established  by  .Mr.  and  Mrs.  David  Phillips  of 
.Miami  Beach; 

RAY.MOND  E.  REITMAN  scholarship  estab- 
lished by  Mr.  Raymond  E.  Reitman  of  Newark, 
to  be  awarded  to  a  senior  majoring  in  political 
science ; 

CARL  ROSEN  scholarship  created  by  Mr.  Carl 
Rosen  of  Boston,  Mass.; 

ROTTER  SPEAR  COMPANY  scholarship  estab- 
lished by  this  company  of  Cleveland; 


.MORRIS  AND  EMMA  SCHAVER  scholarship 
contributed  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  .Morris  Schaver  o( 
Detroit  for  an  Israeli  student  to  study  at  Bran- 
deis or  a  Brandeis  student  to  go  to  Israel; 

SEYMOUR  B.  SCHNECK  scholarship  estab- 
lished by  Post  No.  500  of  the  Jewish  War 
Veterans  of  the  United  States,  New  York  City; 

SCHWEITZER  scholarship  established  by  Mr. 
Louis  Schweitzer  ol  New  York  City  to  aid  a 
student  majoring  in  chemistry; 

M.\CK  SEPLER  scholarship  contributed  by  Mr. 
.Mack  Sepler  of  New  York; 

MR.  AND  MRS.  JACOB  SHER  scholarship  con- 
tributed by  -Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jacob  Sher  of  Miami 
Beach ; 

SAR.\  .SILVERM.AN  memorial  scholarship  con- 
tributed by  -Mr.  Jerome  L.  Silverman  of  Newark, 
in  memory  of  his  mother; 

SOLAR  STEEL  CORPORATION  charitable  and 
educational  foundation  scholarship  established 
by  Solar  Steel  Corp.  of  Cleveland,  for  students 
primarily  of  that  area; 

DAVID  AND  LOUIS  SPATZ  scholarship  estab- 
lished by  Mssrs.  David  and  Louis  Spatz  of 
Chicago; 

TOUCHDOWN  CLUB  of  Arlington  scholarship 
to  be  awarded  to  a  student  from  .\rlington, 
Mass. ; 

DR.  AND  .MRS.  JOSEPH  M.  WEIDBERG  schol- 
arship established  by  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph  M. 
Weidberg  of  .Miami  Beach; 

FRED.V  \^  FINER  memorial  scholarship  estab- 
lished by  her  friends  in  Los  Angeles  on  the 
second  anniversary  of  her  death; 

NED  WEISBERG  scholarship  contributed  by 
.Ned  Weisberg  of  Newark,  to  be  awarded  to  a 
a  senior  majoring  in  political  science; 

RICHARD  WELLING     memorial     scholarship 

established  by    the    National    Self    Government 

Committee  of  New  York  in  memory  of  its 
founder; 

A.  J.  WILNER  scholarship  contributed  by  Mr. 
.\.  J.  Wilner  of  Newark; 

CALMAN  J.  ZAMOISKI  scholarship  established 
by  Mr.  Caiman  J.  Zamoiski  of  Baltimore. 


BRIDGEPORT   WOMEN  MEET 

Over  170  women  of  Bridgeport  staged 
one  of  the  most  productive  organizational 
meetings  in  Connecticut  Women's  Com- 
mittee history  recently  at  the  home  of  Mrs. 
Phillip  Friend:  31  annual  and  4  life 
members  were  enrolled. 

Chairman  Mrs.  Leonard  Friend  intro- 
duced guest  speaker  Emanuel  M.  Gilbert, 
director  of  public  affairs. 

Success  of  the  buffet  luncheon  was  due 
to  the  splendid  cooperation  of  hostesses 
Mmes.  Maurice  I.  Bakunin.  Leon  Rosen- 
baum,  David  Gold,  Sterling  M.  Berman. 
James  Breiner,  Harvey  Bresler,  Walter 
Breslav  and  Arnold  Tower. 


CHICAGO  ME.\  ORGANIZE 
.  .  .  Leading  Chicago  men, 
prominent  in  the  Liquor,  Wine 
and  Spirits  Industry,  are  now 
forming  a  committee  to  spon- 
sor an  Associates  dinner. 
Seated  (lejt  to  right)  are  Al 
Singer  of  Calvert  Distributors 
Corporation  and  Jacob  Sabitt 
of  Sclienley  Distributors,  Inc.; 
standing.  Samuel  L.  Golan  oj 
Golan  and  Golan.  Brandeis 
.Athletic  Director  Benny  Fried- 
man, and  David  Singer  o) 
Renfield  Importers. 


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SYRACUSE  WOMEN  STAGE 
COLORFUL  INSTALLATION 

Over  100  women  were  on  hand  at  the 
installation  of  Mrs.  Simon  R.  Cohen  as 
iresident  of  the  Syracuse  Chapter  of  the 
Srandeis  Women's  Committee  at  a  meet- 
ing in  the  Carriage  House  of  the  Corin- 
Ihian  Club.  Elected  to  serve  with  Mrs. 
"nhen  were  Mrs.  Benjamin  Sagenkahn. 
xpcutive  vice  president:  Mrs.  George 
nildstein.  vice  president  in  charge  of 
inigramming;  and  Mrs.  Ira  Silverstein, 
ire  president  in  charge  of  membership. 

The  officers  were  installed  in  a  colorful 
'premony  featuring  corsages  of  different 
liiwors  for  each  officer,  with  a  poem  de- 
rriliing  the  flowers. 

(^uest  speaker  was  University  Director 
if  Public  Affairs  Emanuel  M.  Gilbert  who 
poke     on     "Youth     on     the     Brandeis 

ainpus". 

Mso  elected  by  the  women  were  Mrs. 
V^her  Markson,  corresponding  secretary: 
lis.  Phillip  Menter.  recording  secretary: 
Irs.  Donald  Herr.  treasurer:  Mrs.  Irving 
'iilien.  financial  secretary:  Mrs.  Phillip 
lillsberg.  assistant  financial  secretary: 
[md  Mrs.  Maurice  Shapess.  auditor. 


EXERCISES   MARK   DEDICATION   OE   NEW 
MARK  A.  AND  IDA  EDISON  LABORATORY 


Dedication  exercises  of  the  Mark  A. 
and  Ida  Edison  Biological  Laboratory 
were  marked  by  a  large  attendance  of 
friends   of  the    University    who    recently 

SPRINGFIELD    LEADERS 

INAUGURATE    BRANDEIS 

ASSOCIATES    CHAPTER 

Prominent  citizens  and  leaders  of 
Springfield,  Mass..  have  indicated  their 
support  to  the  nationwide  allegiance  to 
Brandeis  University,  with  the  recent 
organization  of  their  new  Associates 
Chapter  of  60  members. 

Chaired  by  A.  Leo  Cohen  of  the  Cen- 
tury Holding  Co.,  vice  chairmen  included 
Sanmel  P.  Black,  Max  Katz,  Louis  Laven 
and  Jack  Popkin.  National  Chairman 
Milton  Kahn  was  present  at  this  inaugural 
meeting. 

Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar  addressed  the 
new  group  and  welcomed  the  Springfielrl 
Associates  chapter.  Mr.  Kahn  also  ad- 
dressed the  meeting  which  was  held  at 
Springfield's   Highland   Hotel. 


gathered  to  witness  the  ceremonies  which 
opened  the  newly  endowed  laboratory. 

Named  for  the  late  shoe  industry  leader 
and  his  wife  of  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  the  Edison 
Biological  Laboratory  will  contain  com- 
plete modern  facilities  for  advanced  bi- 
ology study  and  for  faculty  and  student 
research. 

The  newly-dedicated  Laboratory  is  lo- 
cated in  Sydeman  Hall,  which  houses  all 
of  the  University's  scientific  research 
facilities. 

The  Laboratory  is  the  benefaction  of 
Mark  Edison  of  Nevrton,  Mass.,  cousin 
of  the  late  St.  Louis  philanthropist;  Sam- 
uel Breitman  of  Chelsea:  John  H.  Gold- 
berg of  Brookline.  George  E.  Shapiro. 
Louis  Shapiro.  Arthur  Shapiro  and  Saul 
Shapiro  of  Lewiston  and  Auburn,  Me. 

"I  have  every  hope  that  Brandeis 
LIniversity,  through  the  fine  facilities  of 
the  Mark  A.  and  Ida  Edison  Laboratory, 
will  make  some  contribution,  however 
small,  to  the  progress  of  civilization,"  Dr. 
Saul  Cohen,  chairman  of  the  University 
School  of  Science,  stated  in  his  address 
to  the  group. 


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JACK  M.  KAPLAIS  CHAIR  IN  LITERATURE  ESTABLISHED 


Jack  M.  Kaplan 
A    benefaction 


The  Jack  M.  Kap- 
lan Chair  in  Com- 
parative Literature 
has  been  established 
at  Brandeis  Univer- 
s  i  t  y  .  the  twelfth 
chair  endowed  a  t 
Brandeis  in  a  period 
of    less    than     four 


years, 
of   the    J. 


M.    Kaplan 


Fund,  the  Chair  will  subsidize  a  full  pro- 


fessorship and  a  teaching  assistant  or  re- 
search materials  each   year. 

Officers  of  the  J.  M.  Kaplan  Fund  are 
Jack  M.  Kaplan,  president  of  the  Welch 
Grape  Juice  Company,  for  whom  the  chair 
is  named:  Maurice  Levin  of  the  same 
firm:  and  Henry  Kaplan  of  Welch's  Wine 
and  Quality  Importers,  Inc.  The  three 
brothers  reside  in  New  York. 

Dr.  Ludwig  Lewisohn,  professor  of 
comparative  literature,  will  occupv  the 
Kaplan  Chair. 


LOOKING    01 ER    FUTURE 

PLANS  for  the  University  at  the 
first  annual  dinner  of  the  Phila- 
delphia Associates  are  (left  to 
right)  Raymond  Rosen,  i^ice  chair- 
man; guest  speaker  Dr.  Alpheus  T. 
Mason,  Princeton  University  pro- 
fessor of  jurisprudence;  Hon. 
Joseph  Sloane.  chairman  of  the 
meeting;  and  Frederick  R.  Mann, 
executive  committee  member.  Be- 
fore the  meeting  had  ended,  250 
memhers  had  enrolled.  .Samuel 
Daroff  served  as  honorary  chair- 
man; Milton  Kahn,  national  chair- 
man of  the  Brandeis  Associates 
addressed  the  group.  Other  chapter 
officers  include  Manuel  .Sidkoff, 
chairman;  Leonard  E.  Liss.  sec- 
retary; and  Gideon  A.  Frankill. 
treasurer. 


SIPORIN  AND  BECKER 

EARN  CRITICAL  ACCLAIM 

Two  Brandeis  faculty  members,  Mitchelli 
Siporin.  artist-in-residence.  and  Stephen 
Becker,  teaching  fellow  in  history,  in  their 
recent  contributions  to  art  and  literature, 
have  enhanced  the  reputation  of  the  LIni- 
versity  as  a  center  of  creative  activity. 

Mr.  Siporin's  first  Boston  exhibition 
received  wide  acclaim  from  art  critics  and 
others  who  saw  the  34  painting  collection 
at  the  Boris  Mirsky  Gallery.  "The  Sipor- 
in paintings."  stated  the  Christian  Science 
Monitor,  "maintain  a  link  with  mankind 
.  .  .  they  take  shape  as  tableaux  evocatively 
revealed  in  soft  shadow  or  veiled  light." 
Mr.  Siporin.  whose  ])aintings  are  repre- 
sented in  16  museums  throughout  the 
Cduntry.  is  the  recipient  of  numerous 
awards  in  art. 

Mr.  Becker  is  author  of  "Season  of  the 
Stranger",  "Harper  Find  Novel"  for  I9.5L 
This  work  won  him  acclaim  from  the 
Saturday  Rcvieiv  of  Literature  as  one  of 
the  eight  "fiction  finds"  of  the  year  in  a 
listing  which  includes  James  Jones,  Wil- 
liam Styron  and  J.  D.  Salinger.  Mr. 
Becker  wrote  his  first  novel  after  two 
years  in  China  where  he  taught  at  the 
Tsun  Hun  L'niversity  in  Peking. 


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BRANDEIS  UNIVERSITY 

WALTHAM   54,   MASS. 


Entered  as  Second  Closs  Matter  at 
the    Post    Office  at   Boston,    Moss. 


COMMENCEMENT 

FESTIVAL  OF  THE 
CREATIVE  ARTS 

WOMEN'S   COMMITTEE 
CONFERENCE 

ASSOCIATES   ASSEMBLY 


Plan    on    being   present 
at  these  historic  events. 

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Gustav Ranis (Ze/f) as  the 
first  senior  class  presi- 
dent and  Paul  Levenson 
(right)  first  president  of 
the  Student  Union  lead 
the  procession  at  the  first 
historic  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity Commencement. 


I 


NEW  YORK  POST,  TUESDAY,  JUNE   17,   1952 


Goodbye  to  ^  Class 

by  Max  Lerner 


I  said  goodbye  yesterday  to  a  class  of  a  hundred  students 
at  Brandeis  University  with  whom  I  have  worked  for  the  past 
three  years.  This  is  the  week  when  Commencement  oratory 
breaks  out  hke  a  rash  across  the  face  of  American  higher  edu- 
cation. But  when  a  college  is  still  young,  and  when  it  is 
founded  on  the  idea  that  a  compromise  with  racism  in  selecting 
either  students  or  faculty  is  a  pact  with  the  Devil,  and  when 
the  edge  of  excitement  in  building  everything  fresh  has  not 
begun  to  wear  off,  the  Commencement  can  be  a  moving  thing. 


said  he  and  his  fellows  didn't  expect  much  of  life,  that  they 
had  no  illusions  any  of  them  would  set  the  world  on  fire,  that 
it  was  a  pretty  bleak  world  anyway.  It  was  the  Generation 
Without  Illusions  talking. 

You  couldn't  deny  its  truth,  and  it  must  have  echoed  what 
most  of  the  students  felt — or  thought  they  felt.  It  left  us 
with  a  feeling  of  being  cornered  in  a  narrow  corridor,  with  the 
exits  blocked. 


The  sun  had  been  shining  for  a  week,  during  which  we  held 
a  magical  festival  of  operettas  and  dance  and  poetry,  Stra- 
vinsky and  be-bop,  under  Leonard  Bernstein's  direction  in  the 
new  amphitheatre.  The  sun  was  shining  when  we  assembled 
for  the  awarding  of  the  scrolls  of  parchment.  As  I  looked  at 
the  parents,  and  saw  how  each  father  and  mother  pretended 
to  be  looking  everywhere  but  actually  had  eyes  for  only  one 
person  in  the  whole  crowd,  I  skipped  a  beat  somewhere. 

Every  week  as  a  flying  professor  I  take  a  plane  to  Boston, 
in  about  the  time  it  would  take  me  to  get  by  subway  to  the 
middle  reaches  of  Brooklyn,  and  after  a  two-day  stretch  on 
the  campus  at  Waltham  I  fly  back.  But  in  a  small  college 
you  get  to  know  your  students.  And  alas,  they  get  to  know 
you,  with  the  fierce  thoroughness  with  which  a  zoologist  knows 
the  bug  he  has  been  observing  through  the  microscope. 


After  they  have  had  a  professor  around  a  while,  the  students 
come  to  accept  him  as  they  do  leaky  plumbing. 

And  the  teachers  get  a  sneaking  fondness  for  their  students 
too.  You  watch  them  come  in  with  freshman  eagerness,  and 
you  agonize  through  all  their  phases — rebellious,  sophisticated, 
esthetic,  religious,  cynical,  defeatist,  and  all-knowing.  You 
watch  them  go  from  phase  to  phase  in  dizzying  succession, 
like  a  car  you  are  supposed  to  be  steering,  but  that  gets  out 
of  hand  and  careens  down  the  road  steering  you.  And  you 
end  by  hating  to  say  Goodbye. 


The  speech  of  the  class  president  was  a  good  one,  but  it 
was   (I  suppose)   keyed  to  the  prevailing  student  mood.     He 


Then  Eleanor  Roosevelt  rose  to  talk  to  the  graduating 
class.  She  spoke  of  how  the  university  was  founded  much  as 
the  whole  country  had  been  settled.  "One  of  the  things  that 
made  this  country  great,"  she  said,  "was  that  we  were  ready 
to  adventure,  to  try  new  things  of  the  mind  and  the  spirit  .  .  . 
You  came  into  a  world  that  is  not  an  easy  world  to  live  in. 
You  will  find  many  things  that  are  not  what  you  hoped  they 
would  be." 

"It  does  no  good,"  she  went  on,  "to  try  to  place  the  blame, 
or  to  feel  badly  about  this — unless  you  are  determined  that 
you  are  yourselves  going  to  do  better  than  what  has  been 
done  before.  You  say  you  will  not  set  the  world  on  fire. 
Perhaps  not.  But  how  does  any  one  of  you  know  that  it  may 
not  be  exactly  he  who  does  set  at  least  your  corner  of  the 
world  on  fire?  For  nobody  knows  who  it  may  turn  out  to  be 
who  effects  the  change  that  counts." 

"Have  the  courage  to  be  free,"  she  ended.  "Believe  me,  it 
takes  courage.  It  is  often  easier  to  accept  the  offer  of  seciu-ity 
than  to  adventure  .  .  .  People  who  achieve  things  are  rarely 
the  secure.     Adventure  is  always  more  interesting." 


This  was  a  conversation  between  the  generations.  Curiously, 
it  was  the  older  one  that  was  pleading  for  courage,  and  scorning 
security.  I  think  what  has  happened  to  the  college  students 
of  today  is  that  they  have  seen  so  many  dreams  collapsing 
and  so  many  wounds  inflicted  on  the  sensitive,  that  they  have 
drawn  a  protective  sheath  around  themselves. 

Who  can  blame  them  for  a  kind  of  animal  wisdom  that 
this  shows?  But  they  will  learn  in  time  that  while  people  who 
try  to  light  fires  often  get  burned,  they  also  with  their  blaze 
dispel  some  of  the  darkness. 


VOL.   II 


AUGUST,   1952 


NO.   5 


Offlcial  Pul)Ii('atii)n  of  Brandeis  I'liiver.'^ity  piiblishetl  1 1  timi'.s  a  .voar  (twice 
in  ()clol>er  and  once  in  .lanuary.  Marcli.  .^pril.  May.  .lunf,  .July.  August. 
Si'iitcnilHT  and  DrcfnilHir)  at  Brandeis  l^niversity,  41.5  South  Street. 
Waltliani  M,  Mass.  Entered  as  second  rlass  matter  at  the  Post  Offlee  in 
Boston.  Mass. 

Tlu*  Board  of  Trustees:  Cieorj^i'  Alpert.  (7?«/rHi«n.*  .Joseph  F.  Ford,  trrasurcr; 
Norman  S    Kalib.  scrrcinrti;  Mrs.  Irvinu  .Mirams.  .lames  . I.  .A.xelrod,  Meyer 


.laffe.   Dudley   Kimball,  .Adele  Rosenwald  Levy.   Isador  Lubin,   David   K. 

Niles.   .Joseph    M.    ProskauiT.    Israel    Rot-'osin.    Elt^anor   Roosevelt.   .Jacob 

Shapiro.  Morris  S.  Shapiro  atui  .Adolph  rllman. 

President  of  Uic  l'ni\  iTsit>  :    Dr.  .■\l)rani  L.  .Saehar. 

Honorary   (^liairman  of  llie   Fellows  of  I  lie   rili\'ersitj .    Hon.    HerlK^rt   H. 

Lehman:  Cltairman  of  the  F('ll(nvs  of  t  lie  I'niver.sity,  Frank  L.  Weil. 

Etiilnr:  V-av\  V.  SchiK^k. 


More  than  20,000  visitors 

from  all  parts  of  the  nation  flocked  to  witness 
the  historic  first  Commencement  Week  at 
Brandeis  University.  The  five-day 
program  included  the  conferring  of 
the  University's  first  Academic 
degrees  to  the  101  members  of 
the  first  graduating  class,  the  dedica- 
tion of  17  additional  facilities  and  the 
four-day  Festival  of  the  Creative  Arts. 
At   the   conclusion   of  the   five-day 
exercises  and  festival  the  constituent 
groups  of  Brandeis  University  held 
two-day  business  and  planning 
meetings  on  the  campus. 


ENROLLEE  FOR  1970.  Little  Barrie  takes 
it  seriously  when  she  is  presented  in  minia- 
ture cap  and  gown  to  Mrs.  Eleanor  Roosevelt, 
left,  by  her  mother,  Mrs.  Carol  Yoblin. 
Barrie  has  her  mind  on  the  1970  Brandeis  reg- 
istration list. 


THE  BRANDEI.S  BOARD 
OF  TRUSTEE.S.  .Shown 
[left  to  rijiht  standing)  are 
Dudley  F.  Kimball,  David  K. 
Niles,  James  J.  Axelrod, 
Morris  Shapiro,  Meyer  Jaffe, 
Adolph  Ullman  and  Jacob 
Shapiro.  -Seated  are  lleft  to 
risht)  Mrs.  Irving  Abrams, 
Joseph  F.  Ford,  Dr.  Abram 
L.  Sachar,  Brandeis  presi- 
dent, Mrs.  Eleanor  Roose- 
velt, George  Alpert,  chair- 
man, Norman  ,S.  Rabb  and 
Mrs.  Adele  R.  Levy. 


THE  FKLLOWS  OF  BRANDEIS  UNIVKRSITY.  Gathered  for  their  first  hi.storic  meeting  on  the  campus, 
are  {left  to  riuht.  stainJinUi  E.  I.  Goldstein.  SI.  Louis;  Leonard  Simons,  Detroit;  Charles  H.  Yalem,  St. 
Louis;  Samuel  Rapaporle,  Providence;  Louis  Aronslam,  Atlanta;  Herman  Handmacher,  Louisville;  Dr.  Julius 
Rogoff,  Connecticut;  Harold  Turk.  Miami  Beach.  Sealed,  Hon.  Joseph  Sherbow,  Baltimore;  Dr.  Joseph 
Frehling,  Louisville;  (leorge  Alpert,  president.  Board  of  Trustees;  Frank  L.  Weil,  chairman.  Board  ofKelloHs: 
Dr.  A.  L.  Sachar,  president,  Brandeis  University;  Miss  Lulie  1).  (Mildslein.  California;   Herman  Weiner.  Ohio. 


Historic  March. 


Members  of  the  Brandeis  Board  of  Trustees  and  Commencement  officials 
march  to  the  University's  first  Commencement  exercises.  They  are 
{left  to  fight]  Mrs.  Irving  Abrams,  Jacob  Shapiro,  Dudley  F.  Kimball, 
Meyer  Jaffe,  Joseph  F.  Ford,  Norman  S.  Rabb,  Mrs.  Eleanor  Roosevelt, 
George  Alpert,  C.  Ruggles  Smith,  Dean  of  Admissions  and  Registrar,  and 
Osborne  Earlc,  Marshal  of  the  University. 


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GOVERNOR'S  PRAISE.  Paul  A. 
Devcr,  Massachusetts  Governor, 
greets  the  first  Brandeis  graduating 
class  with  high  praise  for  the  Class 
and   University's  accomplishments. 


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FIRST  At  ADEMIC  DEGREE  PRESENTATION.  Mrs.  Phylis 
Levins  Acker  is  given  degree  with  Distinction  in  Drama  and  a 
handshake  by  Trustee  Chairman  George  Alpert  as  Dr.  Abram 
L.  Sachar,  president  of  the  University,  looks  on.  Mrs.  Acker 
was  the  University's  first  graduate. 


CONGRATULATIONS.  Dr.^l 
L.  Sachar  congratulates  Gl 
Ranis,  graduating  class  presi 
after  the  student  received  th<l 
Summa  Cum  Laude  honors  il 
University's  first  senior  class  I 


INFORMAL  (HAT.  Mrs.  Eleanor 
Roosevelt,  former  first  lady  and 
Brandeis  Board  of  Trustees  member, 
talks  music  with  Composer-Conductor 
Leonard  Bernstein  on  (he  grassy  Uni- 
versity   campus    between    ceremonies. 


ATTENDANCE  WAS  HIGH. 
Shown  above  are  some  of  the  more 
than  8,000  friends  of  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity who  attended  the  historic 
conferring  of  the  first  academic 
degrees  to  the  101  graduates. 


CONSECRATED  AT  CEREMONIES.  The  site  of  the  Mendel  and  Leah  Berlin  Memorial 
Chapel  was  consecrated  in  impressive  ceremonies  the  day  before  Commencement.  The 
architect's  drawing  below  shows  a  suggested  chapel  concept  as  it  will  be  incorporated  as 
part  of  the  University's  181-acre  campus.  The  chapel  is  to  be  erected  as  a  tribute  to  the 
late  parents  of  Dr.  David  Berlin,  prominent  Boston  surgeon;  Mendel  Berlin,  a  distinguished 
Hebrew  scholar;  and  Mrs.  Leah  Berlin,  a  beloved  mother  in  Israel.  Expected  to  be  com- 
pleted next  year,  the  chapel  was  designed  by  the  architectural  firm  of  Harrison  and  .\bramo- 
vitz,  New  York,  collaborators  in  the  planning  of  the  UN  Secretariat  Building  in  Manhattan. 


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II  the  expansion  of  Brandeis  University  was  given 
Liring  Commencement  Week  when  17  additional 
iciUties  were  dedicated.     The  faciUties  included 
le  Joseph  and  Rebecca  Aronson  Library  Room,  the 
erwick  Art  Collection,  the  Jonas  and  Bessie  Bronstein 
lemorial  Lounge,  the  Matilda  and  Frank  Casty  Science 
aboratory,  the  Abraham  Helperin  Memorial  Physical 
hemistry  Laboratory,  the  Samuel  and  Yeva  Proster- 
lan  Lounge,  the  Frank  Mack  Research  Laboratory, 
'he  Heller  Biological  Laboratory,  the  Shelly- 
;evinson  Music  Room,  and  the  George  Simonoff 
nfirmary  Room.     Also  dedicated  were  the  Clara 
nd  Joseph  F.  Ford  Hall,  the  Nathan  and  Ida 
chwartz  Hall  and  classrooms  honoring  Frieda  and 
leo  Feinberg,  Oscar  Grosberg,  Nathan  and  Ella 
larris,  Harry  B.  Smith  and  Celia  Alch  Smith.  Earlier 
1  the  month  the  beautiful  Adolph  UUman  Amphi- 
heatre  was  appropriately  dedicated  in  special  exercises. 


DEDICATION,  {left)  Present  at  the  dedication  of  the  facility  which  bears  their 
name  were  Clara  and  Joseph  F.  Ford  during  Commencement  Week  at  the  main 
entrance  to  Ford  Hall.  At  the  right  are  Ida  and  Nathan  Schwartz  for  whom  the 
men's  dormitory,  in  front  of  which  they  stand,  was  named  during  impressive  cere- 
monies when  17  additional  Brandeis  University  facilities  were  dedicated. 


FORD  HALL.  One  of  the  largest  facilities  dedicated 
at  Brandeis  I'nivcrsily  during  Commencement  week 
ceremonies  was  the  Clara  and  Joseph  F.  Fcrd  Hall,  at 
left.    The  majority  of  Brandeis  classes  are  held  here. 


SCHWARTZ  HALL.  Oiu'  of  the  most  imposing  facili- 
ties dedicated  during  the  historic  Brandeis  (  omnu-nce- 
ment  Week  is  the  Nathan  and  Ida  Schwartz  Hall,  iihoie. 
The  building  provide.s  dormitory  housing  for  men  sludcnls. 


OPERA,  (lefd  Marc  Blitzstoin  \standins.)  watches  a  rehearsal  of  the  first  concert 
performance  of  Threepenny  Opera.  He  is  assisted  by  i  foreg,round)  Alan  Sterman, 
Class  of '52;  Tharon  Musser,  technical  director.  DONOR,  (right)  Adolph  Ullman 
(seated)  chats  with  Jacob  Gilbert,  son-in-law  to  the  late  Justice  Louis  Dembitz 
Brandeis  between  scenes.  Mrs.  Ullman,  wife  of  the  donor  of  the  Amphitheatre,  is 
seated  at  the  right. 


The  First  Annual  Festival 

OF  THE  Creative  Arts  at  Brandeis  University 
featured  the  premieres  of  three  striking  and  original 
musical  works  which  received  nation-wide  at- 
tention. Wrote  one  outstanding  critic:  "Not  in 
our  time  in  this  part  of  the  country  has  there  been 
any  such  comprehensive  and  knowing  attempt  to 
appraise  and  stimulate  the  arts  of  America."  More 
than  3,100  spectators  jammed  the  only  just-finished 
Adolph  Ullman  Amphitheatre  to  see  and  hear  the 
world  premiere  of  Leonard  Bernstein's  opera  Trouble 
in  Tahiti;  Marc  Blitzstein's  new  English  adaption 
of  Kurt  Weill's  Threepenny  Opera;  a  new  produc- 
tion  of  Les  Noces.  There  was  an  outstanding  per- 
formance of  Pierre  Schaeffer's  Symphonie  Pout 
Un  Homme  Seul,  poetry,  every  type  of  American 
jazz,  art  fihns  and  discussions  during  the  festival 


I.ITTl.E  0PF:RA.  Nell  Tanuiman  is  shown  above 
in  a  scene  from  "Trouble  in  Tahiti",  a  little  opera  in 
seven  scenes  which  won  wide  national  attention. 


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LES  NOCES.  Lovely  costumes  and  graceful  ballet  blended 
with  fine  vocal  work  in  (ho  firsl  local  choreographed  per- 
formance of  Igor  Stravinsky's  choral  ballet,    "Les  Noces". 


rWEEN-SESSIONS  CHAT.  Relaxing  on  campus  from  the  Commencement  Week 
ies  are  (left  to  risht)  Mrs.  Irving  Abrams,  president  of  the  National  Women's  Com- 
tee  of  Brandeis  University;  Mrs.  Eleanor  Roosevelt,  trustee;  and  Mrs.  Carl  Spector, 
eral  chairman  of  the  National  Women's  Committee  for  Brandeis  Conference. 


Banquets  and  Plans 

As  the  last  of  the  black-gowned  first  Brandeis 
alumni  left  the  campus  after  four  days  of 
festivities,  the  University's  constituent 
groups  swung  into  action.     Planning 
sessions,  luncheon  meetings,  panel 
discussions  and  banquets  were  the  order  of 
the  day.     The  campus  saw  meetings  of  the 
National  Women's  Committee,  holding 
their  Fourth  Annual  Conference;  the 
Brandeis  Associates  meeting  for  the  Second 
National  Assembly;  the  Fellows  of  the 
University,  holding  their  first  formal 
gathering;  and  the  Friends  of  the  School 
of  Creative  Arts,  in  session  shortly  after 
changing  their  organization's  name  from 
the  Friends  of  the  School  of  Music. 


NATIONAL  PRESIDENT.  Mrs.  Irving  Abrams,  at  the 
microphone,  gives  her  annual  report  to  the  Women's  Com- 
mittee at  the  Fourth  Annual  Conference  Dinner. 


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LIFE  MEMBERS  ENTERTAINED.  University  President  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar  [above  left)  entertains  officers  at  the  Life  Membership 
Luncheon.  Shown  (left  to  rinht)  are  Mrs.  Edward  Rose,  national  life  membership  chairman:  Mrs.  Max  Katz,  life  member  chairman 
for  the  Greater  Boston  Chapter;  Mrs.  Jack  London,  past  Greater  Boston  life  member  chairman;  Mrs.  Herman  A.  Mintz,  president  of 
the  Greater  Boston  Chapter;  Dr.  Sachar;  Mrs.  Harry  A.  Michaels,  past  national  president  of  the  National  Women's  Commillee;  and 
Mrs.  Abram  L.  Sachar,  wife  of  the  University's  president.  FUTURE  PLANS.  Plans  in  the  making  were  discussed  on  campus  by 
foster  alumni  officials  (Pictured  above,  righti.  Shuvtn  (left  to  risht)  are  Mark  Werman,  past  president  of  the  Friends  of  (he  .School 
of  Creative  Arts;  Adolph  Ullman,  honorary  chairman  of  the  Creative  Arts  Committee;  Mrs.  Irving  Abrams,  president  of  the  National 
Women's  Committee;  Milton  Kahn,  president  of  the  Brandeis  Associates;  Frank  L.  Weil,  chairman  of  the  Fellows  of  the  University. 


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Southern  Chapters 

Picture  at  left  shows  Brandeis 
President  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar 
and  Professor  Max  Lerner  talk- 
ing to  (left  to  riiht)  Mrs.  Eli 
Goldstein  and  Mrs.  William 
Sinkin  of  the  San  .4ntonio, 
Texas,  chapter.  Shown  in  picture 
at  the  right  are  Heft  to  rig,ht) 
Mrs.  Joseph  Pintchuck,  Mrs. 
Sidney  Janus  and  Mrs.  Harold 
Marcus  of  the  Atlanta,  Ga., 
chapter,  with  Clarence  Q.  Berger. 
executive  assistant  to  Dr.  Sachar. 


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Introduced  i/f/fi  at  the  Fourth  National  (  onference  Dinner  by  Mrs.  Carl 
Spector,  National  Women's  Committee  general  chairman  istandins  at 
risht}.  Mrs.  Harry  Zeitz.  left  at  the  microphone,  prepares  to  formally  present 
the  special  book  collection  to  the  Iniversily.  iRisht)  Crowds  gather  under 
large  awning  at  the  Fourth  National  (onference  lunch. 


>FFICIAL  PUBLICATION  OF 
BRANDEIS  UNIVERSITY 


News-Review  Issue 


Contents 


Our     Campus 


Research    at    Braudeis * 


Keonomies   Without   Mvstery 


The    >ear    Kasteru    I'ulse 


Another     SeaKon 


>ews  of  the  I'uivcrsity 


UrandeiNiana 


iuNide      back     cover 


ON  THE  COVER:  The  ,pin,  «/  ,md, 
and  relaxation  found  in  the  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity Library  is  captured  by  the  camera' 
man  who  shows  Gladys  Zeller,  Ctaaa  of  '55, 
silhouetted  agaimt  the  sunshine.  Miss  Zelter 
is   a  resident  of   Lawrence^   Mass. 


In  this  I 

ssue  , 

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In  this  Official  ¥ 

ublication 

of 

Branc 

eis  Univer- 

sitv  the  features 

of  the  former 

News 

and  Review 

Issues  have  been 

combined 

utider  a 

new  policy 

to  make  a  more 

readable  account  of 

all  the  ac- 

tivities    of    the 

L'niversity 

at 

d    its 

constituent 

organizations. 

VOL.    II    NO.    7  OCTOBER.    1952 

Official  PublicatioD  of  Brandeis  Univereily  published  11  limes  a  year  (twice  iu 
October  and  once  in  January,  March,  April,  May,  June.  July.  August.  September 
and  December)  at  Brandeis  University.  415  South  Street,  Walthani  51,  Mass.  Entered 
us    second    class    matter   at    the    Post   Office   in    Boston,    Mass.    Editor:    Carl   C.   Schuck. 


OUR   CAMPUS 


There  is  no  season  when  the  scenic,  hilly  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity campus  is  not  beautiful.  Perhaps  one  of  the  most 
beautiful  seasons,  however,  is  Fall  when  the  students  find 
the  sunshine  mellows  the  tang  in  the  air,  adds  to  the 
pleasure  of  living  and,  with  its  patterns  of  shadows  and 
light  on  spacious  lawns  and  multi-colored  trees,  makes  a 
perfect  setting  for  the  University's  buildings  whether  their 
design    be    modern    or   of    medieval    periods. 


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J.  HE  TRADITIONAL  CLASSROOM  ROLE  of  a  teaching  center  has  al- 
ways been  the  primary  concern  of  the  faculty  at  Brandeis  University, 
Today,  however,  a  different  approach  to  this  phase  of  education  is  re- 
ceiving great  impetus  on  the  Brandeis  campus — the  problem  of  pure 
research. 

These  twin  approaches,  classroom  teaching  and  laboratory  research, 
are  creating  a  reputation  of  high  calibre  for  the  University. 

Typical  of  the  research  carried  on  here  is  the  work  of  Dr.  Albert' 
Kelner,  assistant  professor  of  biology  and  a  nationally  known  research 
biologist.  In  his  ct)mpact  laboratory  in  Ford  Hall,  Dr.  Kelner  is  con- 
ducting his  experiments  under  a  three-year  research  grant  awarded 
recently  by  the  National  Cancer  Institute  of  the  National  Institutes  ol 
Health.  U.  S.   Public  Health  Service. 

In  1949  Dr.  Kelner  discovered  that  certain  wave  lengths  of  visiMi 
light  such  as  is  found  in  ordinary  daylight  provides  a  partial  antiddlr 
to  ultra-violet  ray  death  in  the  case,  at  least,  of  cells  such  as  bacteria, 
molds  and  yeasts.  Others  have  subsequently  confirmed  this  findiiii.' 
for  protozoa  and  the  sperm  and  eggs  of  the  sea  urchin. 

Of  vital  importance  is  the  fact  that  this  phenomenon  of  photoreactiva- 
tion  may  hold  true  for  cells  of  the  human  body.  Dr.  Kelner,  findint; 
that  recovery  of  cells  given  the  visible  light  treatment  after  usually 
fatal  doses  of  ultraviolet  rays  was  so  complete,  believes  this  is  the  stu(l\ 
of  "the  key  factor  in  the  mechanism  causing  death  by  ultraviolet  radi- 
ation, the  invisible  light." 

Visible  light  not  only  prevents  death  of  the  cell  exposed  to  the  ultra- 
violet light,  the  experiments  showed,  but  probably  reduces  the  numliei 
of  mutations;  that  is,  the  permanent  changes  in  heredity,  which  art 
also  caused  by  the  shorter  ultraviolet  wave  lengths  below  2900  Angstrotti> 
(an  Angstrom  being  equal  to  one  one-hundred  millionth  of  a  centi- 
meter) . 

This  preventing  of  the  death  of  cells,  and  cells  are  the  basic  units  "I 
all  life,  didn't  just  happen.  It  was  no  accident  but  rather  the  fruit  <ii 
many  hours  of  experimentations. 

Dr.  Kelner  decided  to  do  the  experiment  when  he  noticed  that  his 


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results,  on  a  related  problem,  were  not  consistent.     Some  variable  had 
entered  the  picture  which  he  seemed  unable  to  control. 

As  a  scientist  he  set  out  systematically  to  find  this  variable.  He  ex- 
amined first  the  strains  of  the  organism  and  the  previous  history  of  the 
strains.  Then  he  turned  to  the  temperature  controls  in  the  laboratory, 
the  conditions  that  affect  germination  of  spores  and  finally  the  light 
factors. 

The  ability  of  light  to  reverse  very  diverse  ultraviolet  effects  followed. 
But  the  work  is  not  ended  by  any  means.     Dr.  Kelner  says  that  the 
task  of  determining  more  about  photoreactivation  has  only  just  begun. 
What  it  has  and  can  do  for  science  is  this: 

It  has  stimulated  research  in  this  field  and  it  is  adding  to  the  funda- 
mental knowledge  of  the  living  cell. 

There  are  several  good  reasons  why  this  research  niav  furnish  some 
contribution  toward  the  discovery  of  the  cause  and  cure  of  cancer. 

This  research  deals  with  basic  problems  in  the  growth  and  heredity  of 
cells.  It  is  the  solution  to  that  problem — the  achievement  of  a  more 
complete  understanding  of  the  growth  and  heredity  of  cells — which  will 
probably  eventuallv  solve  the  cancer  problem.  This  because  the  cancer 
ceils  differ  from  ordinary  cells  in  having  an  abnormal  growth  rate  and 
probably  a  changed  heredity. 

It  is  possible  that  visible  light  may  not  only  prevent  the  killing  of 
cells  bv  ultraviolet  light  but  may  also  reverse  the  cancer-inducing 
effect  of  shortwave  ultraviolet  radiation.  The  answer  to  that,  of  course, 
must  come  from  future  research. 

It  must  be  emphasized  that  this  pure  research,  even  if  highly  success- 
ful, cannot  be  expected  to  result  in  the  cure  of  cancer.  All  it  can  do  is 
furnish  fundamental  knowledge  which,  if  taken  together  with  the  re- 
sults of  the  work  of  many  other  scientists  all  over  the  world,  may 
advance  our  knowledge  of  the  living  cell  to  such  a  degree  that  a  cure 
of  cancer  can  be  found. 

Actually  the  experiments  being  carried  out  by  Dr.  Kelner.  who  has 
been  assisted  by  Max  Perlitsh.  Brandeis  Class  of  '52,  is  not  with  cancer 
itself  but  rather  with  pure,  fundamental  research  out  of  which  may 
come  another  answer  to  the  long  list  of  questions  about  that  terrible 
killer  —  cancer. 

Thus  Brandeis  University,  through  this  work  and  research  in  other 
fields,  keeps  pace  with  the  quest  for  knowledge  for  the  benefit  of 
mankind. 


Dr.  Albert  Kelner  is  shown  conducting  one  of  his  ex- 
periments in  photoreactivation  in  his  loborotory  in  Ford 
Hall.  He  is  conducting  his  research  under  a  three  year 
grant  by  the  National  Cancer  Institute. 


Mox  Perlitsh,  Brandeis  Closs  of  '52,  keeps  tabs  on  one 
of  the  many  phases  of  the  reseorch  work  dealing  with 
the  life  and  death  of  living  cells  being  conducted  by 
Dr.  Albert  Kelner.  Perlitsh  has  been  on  ossistanl  lo 
the   Biologist   in   his   recent  research  work. 


»  »  »  Economics 


J.  HERE  IS  LITTLE  MYSTERY  about  the  economic  situation  in  the  United 
States  today  and  the  outlook  for  the  next  12  months  is  good  with  the 
economic  activity  strong  because  of  the  high  rate  of  federal  spending,  accord- 
ing to  Dr.  Svend  Laursen.  chairman  of  the  School  of  Social  Science  and 
professor  of  economics  at  Brandeis  University. 

In  an  interview  on  the  Brandeis  campus  he  forecast  a  strong  global  economic 
leadership  for  the  U.  S.  and  continued  prosperity  at  home  shaded  slightly 
by  a  creeping  rise  in  living  and  production  costs. 

Hi?  forecast  is  backed  up  by  a  strong  setting  in  the  field  of  economics. 
He  is  a  consultant  for  the  U.N.  International  Monetary  Fund  in  Washington, 
D.  C,  and  was  a  senior  economist  and  economic  attache  at  the  Office  of 
Strategic  Services  and  the  Department  of  State.  He  has  published  several 
articles  in  scholarly  journals  in  both  Denmark  and  the  United  States. 

Dr.  Laursen  earned  his  Candidatus  Politicus  degree  in  economics  and 
statistics  at  the  University  of  Copenhagen  and  did  graduate  work  at  the 
London  School  of  Economics.  He  was  a  Rockefeller  fellow  at  Harvard 
University  where  he  earned  his  Ph.D.  before  becoming  an  instructor  at 
that  university  and  Williams  College 


The  young,  six-foot-plus  pipe-smoking  professor  believes  in  'at  least  i 
12-month  period  of  continued  prosperity  for  the  U.  S.  and  claims  there  is 
no  reason  for  a  confused  picture  of  our  economy.  I  j^^r 

"I  feel  confident  that  the  next  12  months  will  show  the  present  prosperity 
era  continuing  but  with  a  general  upward  price  trend  of  between  three  and 

"I  feel  that  this  picture  oi  increased  prices  will  hinge  on  three  important 
I  factors — federal  spending  for  military  purposes  here  and  abroad,  wage 
•     'iicreases  and  the  decontrol  of  price  and  credit  restrictions." 

If.  Laursen  said  that  on  purely  economic  grounds  the  heavy  spending  of 

e  United  States  here  and  abroad  is  not  weakening  the  LI.  S.  dollar  globally. 

He  believes  that  with  increased  national  income,  the  tax  rate  (which  he  does 

not  see  lowered)  and  the  rise  in  productivity  the  U.  S.  will  retain  its  present 

leadership  in  world  economics. 

"This  gradual  rise  in  prices  is  not  a  runaway  inflation.  It  is  a  controlled 
inflation.  I  think  that  the  decontrol  setup  on  price  curbs  now  is  much  less 
efficient  and  has  a  definite  bearing  on  this  creeping  inflation,"  he  said. 

"Actually  there  is  little  mystery  in  the  economic  picture.     Although  the 


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dollar  today  is  worth  less,  the  average  man  has  more  of  them.  Taxes  are 
higher  and  production  and  living  costs  are  up  but  wages  are  also  up.  One 
pretty  much  offsets  the  other.  j  I 

"No,  there  is  little  mystery  about  it.  We  are  playing  the  same  game  but 
today  the  chips  are  of  a  different  value — but  we  have  the  chips,"  he  said. 

The  economist,  who  is  almost  a  movie  version  of  what  a  good  looking  young 
professor  dressed  in  good  tweeds  should  be,  is  vitally  interested  in  the  inter- 
national economic  situation  and  the  part  the  United  States  and  the  Inter- 
national Monetary  Fund  is  playing  in  unraveling  the  red  tape  which  now 
hamstrings  world  trade; 


obiective 


He  explained  that  the  major  objective  of  the  International  Monetary  Fund 
is  to  remove  restrictions  and  controls  on  trade  and  monetary  exchange. 

I  "My  work  during  the  past  three  years  with  the  Fund  has  dealt  with  par- 
iicular  problems  of  the  international  economic  situation.  I  make  evalua- 
tions and  general  analysis  of  those  situations  in  specific  countries  and  make 
recommendations  for  action.  This,  of  course,  means  making  a  general 
study  of  a  nation's  economy  in  relation  to  controls  and  restrictions  that 
should  be  eased  or  erased." 

He  pointed  out  that  often  a  nation,  because  of  restrictions,  is  forced  to 
buy  products  from  nations  with  "soft"  currency — that  is,  currency  which 
fluctuates  readily  in  value.  This  in  spite  of  the  fact  that  he  would  rather 
buy  less  expensive  products  from  a  nation  with  "hard"  currency — that  is, 
currency  backed  by  a  strong  economy,  such  as  the  U.  S.  dollar. 

Just  now,  through  the  International  Monetary  Fund,  the  United  States  is 
trying  hard  to  remove  just  this  type  of  discrimination  against  the  dollar, 
Laursen  said. 

What  the  removal  of  restrictions  and  the  restoration  of  currency  con- 
vertibility in  the  world  means  to  the  average  American  citizeii  is  this: 

With  the  currency  and  the  trade  barriers  down,  world  trade  would  step  up. 
Many  world  markets,  now  closed  to  the  U.  S.  businessman  because  of  the 
discrimination  against  the  dollar,  would  be  opened  up.  The  opening  up  of 
these  new  markets  would  mean  a  greater  productivity  in  the  U.  S.  which  in 
turn  would  mean  more  jobs  and  more  pay  for  the  U.  S.  wage  earner. 

"The  elimination  of  these  restrictions  and  controls  would  be  one  way, 
really,  of  restoring  free  trade  and  consequently  it  would  result  in  greater 
efficiency  in  world  buying  and  selling,"  the  economist  said. 


bv  Dn.  SVEND  LAITRSEX 


The  outlook  is  good 


»      »      » 


ARABIAN     PENINSULA 


EGYPT 


^^J-i^i. 


The  Near   Easterr 


X  HE  Near  East  is  like  a  time  bomb  which  might  at  any  moment  be- 
come the  fuse  for  World  War  111.  Aggravating  the  grave  situation  is  the 
fact  that  the  Near  Eastern  countries  are  in  a  state  of  social  revolution.  A 
revolution  which  cannot  but  have  important  and  jarring  results  throughout 
the  world. 

At  this  crucial  time  in  the  history  of  the  Near  East,  the  Association  of 
Research  Libraries  has  approved  for  Brandeis  University  the  responsibility 
for  acquiring  the  important  and  scholarly  contemporary  publications  from 
that  area  under  the  Farmington  Plan. 

The  Farmington  Plan  is  an  experiment  in  cooperative  importation  of  global 
research  materials,  sponsored  by  the  Association  of  Research  Libraries.  The 
A.R.L.  is  an  informal  group  which  coordinates  the  efforts  of  various  university, 
college  and  public  libraries  throughout  the  U.  S.  in  the  collection  of  bibli- 
ographical  information   from   nations  throughout  the  world. 

Through  this  cooperative  movement  a  vast  store  of  global  information  is 
available  to  researchers  in  the  L'.S.  which  otherwise  might  not  be  possible 
for  libraries,  working  on  their  own,  to  accumulate.  Each  librar>  belonging  to 
the  plan  is  responsible  for  the  collection  of  information  and  the  Association 
sees  that  duplication  is  kept  to  a  minimum. 

As  an  example:  Harvard  University  is  responsible  for  all  materials  on  fine 
arts,  all  of  law  and  international  law.  New  York  University  has  accepted 
responsibility  for  labor,  commerce  and  industry  materials  on  a  global  basis. 
Princeton  University  has  Greece  and  Rome  classical  antiquity.  Duke  Uni- 
versity has  South  American  history. 

Yale  is  responsible  for  Far  Eastern  materials,  the  University  of  Southern 
California,  movies,  Dartmouth,  the  Arctic,  and  Columbia  University,  Russian 
and  American  history.  Filling  in  the  gaps  as  well  as  maintaining  lists  of  all 
library  holdings  in  all  areas  is  the  Library  of  Congress. 

Brandeis  University,  following  its  pioneering 
spirit,  will  open  up  this  great  new  field  for  American 
researchers-the  Near  East.  The  following  Near 
Eastern  countries  are  included   in  the  ])lan: 

1  —  Arabian  Peninsula. 

2  —  Egypt. 

3  —  Hashiniite  Jordan. 

4  —  Iraq. 

5  —  Israel. 
\                                        6  —  Lebanon. 

7  —  Syria. 


The  author,  Louis  Schrelber,  checks  over  some  of 
the  Near  Eastern  literature  already  in  the  Brandeis 
University  Library  as  he  readies  the  facih'ty  for 
the  advent  of  the  University's  participation  in  the 
Farmington  Plan. 


i  ASHIMITE      JORDAN 


IRAQ 


ISRAEL 


LfiBANOi 


SYRIA 


ulse 


«  «  « 


by  LOUIS  SCHREIBER,  Aaaiatant  Librarian  (in  charge) 


Here  is  a  unique  contribution  to  American  scholarship 
ind  research  which  can  be  made  by  Brandeis  University, 
father  than  run  competition  with  larger,  older,  more 
leavily  endowed  universities.  Brandeis  is  taking  on 
something  entirely  new  and  it  can,  through  this  plan, 
Jo  something  worthwhile  for  scholarship. 

This  is  the  first  time  that  an  assignment  has  been  made 
to  one  library  for  all  subjects  in  a  regional  bloc  of 
countries.  Under  the  plan  Brandeis  University  will 
collect  and  make  available  to  scholars  throughout  the 
country  as  many  new  publications  of  this  highly  critical 
area  as  it  can  locate. 

Special  emphasis  will  be  placed  on  theses,  public  docu- 
ments and  scholarly  periodicals  at  the  beginning  of  the 
collection — set  for  January  1,  1953.  Interested  scholars 
and  researchers  throughout  the  nation,  seeking  definite 
materials,  can  communicate  with  Brandeis  University 
Library  or  consult  the  Union  Catalogue  of  the  Library 
of  Congress  to  determine  whether  the  LIniversity  has  the 
item  they  seek.  The  Brandeis  collection  will  be  available 
to  the  scholarly  world  either  through  inter-library  loan, 
microfilm  or  photostat. 

This  new  departure  from  previous  Farmington  Plan 
participation  by  other  Universities  comes  at  a  time  when 
the  Association  of  Research  Libraries  looks  back  on  the 
date,  January  1,  1948,  when  a  grant  from  the  Carnegie 
Corporation  of  New  York  enabled  it  to  put  the  plan  into 
effect  for  France,  Sweden  and  Switzerland — the  "pilot" 
nations  in  the  plan.  It  also  comes  at  a  time  when  the 
A.R.L.  is  able  to  see  ahead  to  1953  when  most  of  the 
world  will  be  covered. 

With  the  covering  of  the  world  by  the  plan,  the  division 
by  subject  seems  to  be  breaking  down  and  there  is  a 
feeling  that  a  division  by  countries  or  even  areas  might 
be  more  suitable  to  the  new  trends  in  research. 

Actually  Brandeis  University  is  initiating  the  trial  of 
division  by  area.  To  a  certain  extent  the  languages  in- 
volved forced  the  issue,  but  the  University's  willingness 
to  undertake  the  entire   Near   Eastern  group  as  a  unit 


greatly  simplified  the  problem  involved  for  the  Associa- 
tion and  for  Near  Eastern  scholars. 

It  should  be  pointed  out  that  there  is  no  law  preventing 
other  institutions  from  duplicating  the  material  Brandeis 
will  collect.  However,  the  crux  of  the  Farmington  Plan 
is  the  elimination  of  unnecessary  duplication  and  it  is 
very  unlikely  that  any  other  institution  of  higher  learning 
will  make  an  effort  to  acquire  materials  from  this  bloc 
of  countries. 

The  Librarian  of  Congress,  Luther  Evans,  has  reported 
that  the  Library  of  Congress  is  acquiring  as  much  Near 
Eastern  material  as  it  can — primarily  for  the  needs  of 
the  Departments  of  State  and  Defense,  not  for  the  aca- 
demic world.  Brandeis  University  intends  to  work 
closely  with  the  Library  of  Congress  on  this  program  so 
that  between  the  two  institutions  there  can  be  effected  a 
maximum  of  coverage. 

The  entire  idea  of  the  Farmington  Plan  is  to  add  to 
the  literary  resources  of  the  nation  as  a  whole  without 
cutting  into  the  effectiveness  of  any  one  library.  Under 
the  plan  a  university  may  spend  funds  it  has  available 
for  the  purchase  of  books  that  are  not  already  in  any 
American  library.  This  not  only  avoids  duplicating 
books  held  in  participating  libraries  but  gives  small 
universities  such  as  Brandeis  a  chance  to  make  a  real 
contribution  to  the  overall  stock  of  books  in  the  nation. 


I 


Students  work  hard  to  moke  room  for  on  influx  of  Near 
Eastern  literature  whicli  will  make  Brandeis  University  the  hub 
for  scholars  and  researchers  interested  in  that  troubled  area. 


Another  Season  ««« 


As  Brandeis  University  opens  its  fifth  academic 
year,  students  find  work,  good  fellowsliip  and  social 
activities  mixed  into  a  well  balanced  blend.  Here 
you  see  them  unposed  looking  over  schedules  in 
their  dormitory,  sotlsfying  yoong  appetites  in  the 
Dining  Holl,  attending  lectures  at  Ford  Hall  and  re 
laxing    together    in    the    Usen    Commons    Lounge. 


8 


ZIBK1.E    LAUDS    DR.    KELIVER 

Dr.  Albert  Kelner,  assistant  professor  of 
biology  at  Brondeis  University,  was  one  of 
two  speakers  at  the  first  meeting  of  the  newly- 
formed  Radiation  Research  Society. 

Raymond  E.  Zirkle,  president  of  the  new 
society  and  on  the  staff  of  the  University  of 
Chicago's  Institute  of  Radiobiology  and  Bio- 
physics, reported  that  Dr.  Kelner  "contributed 
substantially  to  getting  the  society  started." 

The  society,  at  last  report,  has  a  member- 
ship approaching  300  with  applications  still 
coming  in  at  a  surprisingly  high  rate. 


SEVEIVTEEX    EDUCATORS    ADDED    BY    BRAIVDEIS; 
1952-53  IJXIVERSITY  FACULTY  XOW  XUMBEBS  88 


Seventeen  new  educators  have  been  added 
to  the  faculty  at  Brandeis  University  for  the 
11952-53  term  bringing  the  total  to  86. 

They  are: 

Dr.  Eugenia  Hanfmann,  former  research 
Lisiociate  in  the  Laboratory  of  Social  Rela- 
tions at  Harvard  University,  who  will  serve 
j~  director  of  the  Brandeis  Psychological 
(Clinic  and  associate  professor  of  psychology. 
Dr.  Hanfmann  is  the  author  of  27  books  and 
articles,  is  a  former  faculty  member  at  Mt. 
Holyoke  College  and  recently  has  been  prac- 
tising psychotherapy  with  children  at  the 
Judge  Baker  Guidance  Center. 

Dr.  Herbert  Goldstein,  formerly  affiliated 
with  the  Jefferson  Physical  Laboratory  at 
Harvard  University,  has  joined  the  faculty 
here  as  visiting  associate  professor  of  physics. 
He  received  his  degrees  at  Massachusetts 
Institute  of  Technology,  Columbia  University 
and  the  College  of  the  City  of  New  York. 

Dr.  David  Falkoff.  formerly  with  the  Lin- 
coln Laboratory  at  M.I.T..  is  a  visiting  assist- 
ant professor  of  physics.  Formerly  a  visiting 
staff  member  with  the  Brookliaven  National 
Laboratory,  Dr.  Falkoff  is  the  author  of  sev- 
eral technical  articles. 

Also  included  in  the  faculty  additions,  as 
instructors,  are: 

Mrs.  Rose  Bogrow,  physics;  James  Cole, 
philosophy ;  Dr.  Marie  Boas,  history ;  Dr. 
Ricardo  Morant,  psychology;  Dr.  Henry  Pop- 
kin,  English;  Philip  Rieff,  social  relations; 
Dr.  Bernard   Rosenberg,  social  relations. 

Dr.  Leo  Bronstein  has  been  named  lecturer 
I  in  fine  arts  and  Near  Eastern  civilization  and 
I  the  following  have  received  appointments  as 

teaching  fellows : 

I      Mrs.  Judith  Rlausner,  dance;    Philip   Fin- 
I  kelpearl,       humanities;       John       Kingsbury, 

biology;   Sara   Locke,  music;   Clorinda  Sara- 

gosa,   physical   education;    Howard    Stidham, 

chemistry. 

In  selecting  the  seventeen  new  educators, 
the  University  has  kept  pace  with  the  growth 
of  Brandeis.  The  additions  to  the  faculty 
will  assure  the  desired  ratio  between  the  num- 
ber of  students  and  the  size  of  the  faculty, 
which  will,  in  turn,  assure  the  continuance 
of  the  present  close  relationship  between  the 
student  and  his  educator. 


K'OODRlFt  HALL  .  .  .  The  Administration  Building,  formerly  University  Hall,  has  been  renamed 
the  Louis  S.  and  Millie  Woodruff  Hall  honoring  parents  of  a  University  benefactor.  Shown  at  right, 
in  front  of  the  building  that  bears  his  parents'  name,  is  Mr.  Harold  Woodruff.  With  him  are  (I  to  rl 
fellow  Toledo  residents.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Martin   tf  iener  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Herman  Wiener. 

Administration  Building 
Renamed  for  Woodruffs 

One  of  the  charming  and  familiar  campus 
landmarks,  the  Administration  Building, 
formerly  University  Hall,  has  been  renamed 
the  Louis  S.  and  Millie  Woodruff  Hall 
honoring   a    University    benefactor's    parents. 

Woodruff  Hall,  a  rambling  two-story  white 
building  which  commands  a  wide  view  of 
the  Brandeis  campus  from  its  position  on  a 
tree-dotted  hill,  houses  the  office  of  the 
president  and  other  administrative  units. 

Harold  Woodruff,  a  Toledo.  Ohio,  indus- 
trialist and  community  leader,  is  active  in 
the  Toledo  Chamber  of  Commerce  and  is 
executive  commissioner  of  Region  4,  Boy 
Scouts  of  America.  He  is  a  Shriner  and  a 
member  of  the  .Scottish  Rites  Masons,  the 
Elks  and  the  Toledo  Masonic  Lodge.  He  is 
president  of  Kasle  Iron  and  Metals.  Inc..  ol 
Toledo. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harold  Woodruff  live  at 
2714  Barrington  Road,  Toledo.  He  was 
graduated    from    Ohio    State    University. 


(iENERAL   FIJXU    AtUEU 
BY  PEORiA.  MLL..  DO\OH 

A  $25,000  gift  for  the  general  fund  of 
Brandeis  University  has  been  made  by  Sam- 
uel Rothberg,  prominent  Peoria,  HI.,  Jewish 
community  leader. 

Personally  active  in  pliilanthropic  work,  in- 
cluding his  own  Redhill  Charities,  Inc.,  Mr. 
Rothberg  made  the  grant  with  the  only  pro- 
vision being  that  it  be  used  for  any  worth- 
while purpose. 

Mr.  Rothberg  is  president  of  the  Peoria 
Jewish  Community  and  a  member  of  the 
United  Jewish  .Appeal  Campaign  Committee 
and  the  Board  of  Whiteman  Institute. 

He  was,  for  three  years,  national  chairman 
for  initial  gifts  for  the  United  Jewish  Ap- 
peal and  is  national  chairman  for  special 
sales  of   Israel   Bonds. 

He  holds  degrees  in  bacteriology  and  bio- 
chemistry which  he  received  from  the  Phila- 
delphia College  of  Pharmacy  and  Science. 


FOUR    ADVAIVCED    TO    RANK    OF    PROFESSOR    AS 
FNIVERSITY    PROMOTES    12    FACULTY    MEMRERS 


Svend  Lautsert 
Economist 


Academic  promotions  have  been  announced 
for  12  members  of  the  facuhy  at  Brandeis 
University. 

Promoted  to  the 
ranlv  of  professor  are 
Svend  Laursen,  econ- 
omist and  chairman  of 
the  Brandeis  School 
of  Social  Science:  Jo- 
seph Cheskis.  chair- 
man of  the  Brandeis 
School  of  Humanities, 
and  now  professor  of 
romance  languages 
and  literature;  chemist  Saul  G.  Cohen, 
chairman  of  the  School  of  Science;  Frank 
Manuel,    now    professor   of    modern    history. 

Given  associate  professorships  were  Claude 
Vigee,  romance  languages  and  literature; 
Irving  Fine,  former  composer  in  residence 
and  now  chairman, 
Creative  Arts  School. 
New  assistant  profes- 
sors are  Marie  Syrkin, 
humanities;  Merrill 
Peterson,  American 
civilization;  Mitchell 
.Siporin,  arts;  James 
Klee,  psychology; 
Robert  Alan  Manners, 
anthropology. 

Elliott     Silverstein. 
former   teaching    fellow    in    the   drama,   was 


Joseph    Chc'ski\ 


promoted   to    instructor   in   the    theatre   arts. 

Professor  Laursen  has  conducted  research 
on  international  economics  at  the  Institute  of 
Economics  and  History  in  Copenhagen.  Dur- 
ing World  War  II  he 
served   with   the  OS.*^ 
and   the    U.   S.   State 
Department  as  senior 
economist     and     eco- 
nomic attache. 

Professor  Joseph 
Cheskis  is  the  author 
of  a  Spanish  textbook 
and  numerous  books 
and  articles  in  vari- 
ous languages. 

Dr.  Saul  G.  Cohen, 
to  scientific   publications,  has  served  on   the 
faculties    of    Harvard 
and  the  University  of 
California, 

Professor  Frank 
Manuel  has  contrib- 
uted a  volume  to 
the  Cornell  University 
Press  Series  on  the 
development  of  West- 
ern civilization,  writ- 
ten numerous  publi- 
cations for  historical 
journals  and  recently  had  published  "'Ihe 
Age  of  Reason,"  a  volume  dealing  with  the 
18th  Century. 


5.//'/  G.   Cohen 
Chemiit 

a   regular  contributor 


Ftiink   Manuel 
History 


PSYCHOLOGICAL  CLINIC  IS  EXPAIVDED 


The  first  step  in  expanding  the  facilities 
of  the  Psychological  Clinic  at  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity has  been  taken  with  the  appointment 
III   Dr.  Eugenia  Hanfmann  as  director. 

Founded  approximately  one  year  ago,  the 
clinic  is  open  to  all  students  for  counseling 
and  has  been  widely  used  in  the  past.  The 
clinic,  located  in  Waltham  Hall,  has  as  its 
function  the  aid  of  students  who  have  emo- 
tional difficulties.  The  clinic's  staff,  which 
includes  in  addition  to  Dr.  Hanfmann,  Miss 
Isadora  Berman  and  Dr.  Abraham  H.  Mas- 
low,  of  the  faculty,  as  consultant,  covers  the 
field  of  psychological  testing  and  counseling 
lor  the  benefit  of  the  students. 

The  testing  program  at  the  University  in- 
cludes a  group  examination  of  the  entire 
freshman  class.  The  results  of  this  group 
test  are  filed  for  possible  future  use  as  back- 
ground material  in  the  event  a  student  should 
seek  aid. 

The  manner  in  which  the  Psychological 
Clinic  at  Brandeis  is  operated  is  not  a  routine 
feature  of  all  universities  but  it  is  included 
in  the  programs  of  the  more  progressive  ones. 

Except  for  the  freshman  group  tests, 
nothing  about  the  clinic  is  mandatory.  It 
can   be   suggested   that   a   student   go   to   the 


clinic  for  aid  but  there  can  be  no  disciplinary 
"stick"  held  over  the  student's  head.  All 
information  given  at  the  clinic  is  held  in  the 
strictest  confidence  and  is  available  to  no  one 
but   the  clinic's  staff. 


COACH    STEIN    SEES    GOOD 
BASKETBALL    SEASON 
AHEAD    FOB    UNIVERSITY 

With  a  successful  football  season  tucked 
under  their  belts,  Brandeis  University  sports 
fans  are  looking  toward  a  good  basketball 
year. 

Coach  Harry  Stein  called  his  first  cage 
practice  session  November  1  in  preparation 
for  the  season's  first  cage  contest  December  6 
with  Gorham  Teachers  of  Maine.  The  game 
will  be  held  at  the  Waltham  High  School. 
All  games  will  be  played  in  the  Waltham 
facility  pending  the  completion  of  the  .\bra- 
ham  Shapiro  Athletic  Center. 

The  new  athletic  facility,  named  as  a 
memorial  to  the  late  Abraham  Shapiro,  of 
Boston,  a  founding  trustee,  is  expected  to  be 
ready  for  use  before  the  end  of  the  basket- 
ball season. 


LEGAL  ENTANGLEMENT 
ENDS  IN  SUBSTANTIAL 
GRANT  FOR  BRANDEIS 

An  involved,  drawn-out  legal  dispute  and 
the  thoughtfulness  of  a  Newton,  Mass.,  busi- 
nessman has  resulted  in  a  very  substantial 
grant  in  money  being  made  to  Brandeis 
University. 

The  man  is  Edward  Rose,  owner  of  the 
Rose-Derry  Company,  manufacturers  of  in 
fants'  furniture  padding  and  Rose-Derry  mat- 
tresses with  plants  in  Newton,  Mass.,  Chicago, 
111.,  and  Los  Angeles,  Calif. 

For  several  years  Mr.  Rose  and  his  firm 
were  involved  in  a  pending  legal  action  over 
a  patent  dispute  with  a  Chicago  group.  All 
parties  were  spending  large  sums  of  money 
for  attorney's  fees. 

Then  Mr.  Rose  got  an  idea.  He  proposed 
to  the  Chicago  group  that  rather  than  have 
both  parties  continue  paying  legal  fees,  the> 
should  divide  the  money  in  dispute  and  each 
faction  shoidd  designate  the  thousands  in- 
volved to  a  worthy  cause  of  their  choice. 

The  proposal  was  first  made  in  a  letter. 
The  Chicago  faction  showed  interest  in  the 
plan.  Then  Mr.  Rose  made  a  personal  trip  ici 
the  Midwest  city  and  the  plan  won  final 
approval.  He  had  shown  the  Chicago  busi 
nessmen  that  by  giving  the  disputed  mone\ 
to  institutions  they  would  actually  be  saving 
money.  This  saving  would  be  due  not  only 
to  the  slopping  of  the  legal  fees  being  paid 
out  but  also  because  of  the  exemptions  in 
taxes  allowed  by  the  government  on  grants 
made  to  such  institutions  as  Brandeis. 

Mr.  Rose  earmarked  his  portion  of  the 
money  to  Brandeis.  The  Chicago  group  des- 
ignated  theirs  to  a  hospital   in   Connecticut. 

After  thinking  over  his  unique  idea,  Mr 
Rose  went  even  further.  A  strong  believer 
in  the  aims  and  ideals  of  Brandeis  Universil\ . 
he  more  than  doubled  the  amount  involvuil 
in  the  legal  dispute  when  he  made  his  gener- 
ous grant. 

5  Xew  Field  Men  Added  To 
Brandeis   Resources   Staff 

Saul  Elgart,  director  of  the  Office  of  Uni 
versity  Resources,  announces  five  new  field 
men   have  been  added  to  his  staff. 

The  new  field  staff  members  are  Joseph  F. 
Kauffman,  Martin  D.  Gold.  Seymour  Kleid. 
Harold  L.  Greenspun  and  Robert  W.  Mock. 


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Irealer  Boston  Women's 
Chapter  Climax  Drive 

Climaxing  its  annual  membership  drive. 
the  Greater  Boston  Chapter  of  the  National 
Women's  Committee  for  Brandeis  University, 
|,vill  hold  a  Fall  general  meeting  at  the  Som- 
erset Hotel  in  Boston  on  December  4. 

At  the  meeting  Dr.  Max  Lerner.  professor 
U{  American  civilization  and  institutions  at 
Brandeis.  will  be  the  guest  speaker.  There 
will  be  a  coffee  session  and  reception  for 
new  members  when  the  chapter  meets. 

Mrs.  Herman  A.  Mintz,  president  of  the 
Greater  Boston  Chapter  which  now  numbers 
more  than  5,000  members,  will  preside. 

The  Greater  Boston  Chapter  ranks  high 
in  the  National  Women's  Committee  which  is 
the  only  women's  organization  in  the  United 
States  dedicated  to  the  support  of  every  phase 
of  a  university  library. 

The  chapter  was  recently  praised  by  Mrs. 
Edward  Rose,  national  Life  Membership 
chairman  of  the  National  Women's  Com- 
mittee, for  outstanding  work  done  in  promot- 
ing the  Life  Membership  growth  for  the 
University. 


DORM  XAMED  FOR  PHILANTHROPISTS 


DANCIGER  HALL  .  .  .  Beuutijul  Ridgewood  Triangle  is  a  perfect  setting  for  Danciger  Hall, 
jnen's  dormitory  named  in  honor  of  the  Danciger  family  of  Fort  IT  orth,  Texas,  and  Tucson, 
Arizona.  The  dormitory  was  made  possible  by  a  combined  gift  of  $75,500  from  the  IJiincigers. 


Successful  General  Education  S  Course  at 
Brandeis  University  Now  Full  Term  Required 
Subject;  White,  Knopf  and  Kinsey  Featured 


General  Education  S,  required  for  seniors 
and  tried  experimentally  during  part  of  the 
last  semester  of  the  1951-52  term,  has  proved 
so  successful  that  it  has  been  introduced  as 
a  full  term  required  course  during  the  1952- 
53  semesters  at  Brandeis  University. 

The  announcement  was  made  by  Dr.  Abram 
L.  Sachar,  president  of  the  University,  who 
said:  "The  hope  for  the  course  is  to  overcome 
the  fragmentation  so  characteristic  of  higher 
American  education,  in  which  students  ac- 
quire smatterings  of  many  subjects. 

"This  course  is  designated  to  integrate  the 
arts,  sciences  and  professions  by  studying  the 
living,  working  philosophies  of  some  of  the 
most  distinguished  personalities  on  the 
.\nierican  scene  " 

General  Education  S  brings  leading  figures 
in  government,  industry,  education  and  other 
fields  to  the  Brandeis  campus  for  extended 
periods.  These  outstanding  personalities  are 
chosen  as  men  and  women  who  combine  in 
their  lives  a  working  philosophy  with  an  ef- 
fective  and   productive   career. 

During  their  period  of  residence  on  campus, 
these  outstanding  men  and  women  will  live 
and  work  with  the  students  to  gain  a  close 
insight  into  their  problems  and  to  help  round 
out  for  them  a  sound  philosophy  of  living. 

A  partial  list  of  guest  lecturers  in  General 
Education  S  for  this  term  includes: 

Walter  F.  White,  executive  secretary  of  the 
National  Association  for  the  Advancement  of 
Colored  People.  White,  a  novelist  and  biog- 
rapher, has  held  several  high  government 
advisory  posts  at  state  and  federal  levels  and 


has  had  appointments  as  a  consultant  to  the 
U.  N.  for  the  United  States. 

Alfred  A.  Knopf,  founder  and  president  of 
the  famed  New  York  publishing  firm  bearing 
his  name. 

.\rchibald  MacLeish,  poet,  author,  assistant 
secretary  of  state  (1944-45)  and  holder  ol 
other  high  governmental  posts  for  the  U.  S. 
and   U.   N. 

Dr.  Mordecai  M.  Kaplan,  distinguished 
educator,  philosopher  and  authoritative  writer 
on  Judaism. 

Dr.  Miriam  van  Waters,  leader  in  social 
work  and  noted  authority  on  juvenile  delin- 
quency and  penology. 

Dr.  Alfred  C.  Kinsey,  zoologist  and  author 
of  the  famed  "Kinsey  Report."  He  has  been 
in  charge  of  the  study  on  human  sex  be- 
havior supported  jointly  by  the  University  of 
Indiana,  Rockefeller  Foundation  and  the 
National  Research  Council  since  1938. 

Guest  lecturers  participating  in  the  course 
during  the  1951-52  academic  year  were: 

Leonard  Bernstein,  composer  and  con- 
ductor. 

Will    Herberg,   writer. 

Sidney  Hook,  professor  of  philosophy.  New 
York  University. 

Margaret  Mead,  associate  curator  ethnol- 
ogy, American  Museum  of  Natural  History, 
New  York. 

.Alexander   Meiklejulin,   educator. 

Lewis  Mumford,  philosopher  and  author. 

Leo  Szilard,  professor.  Institute  of  Radiol- 
ogy and  Biophysics,  University  of  Chicago. 


Ilaiieiger  Family  In 
$75,300  Brandeis  Uitt 

A  gift  of  $75,500  has  come  to  Brandeis 
University  through  the  generosity  of  Dan 
Danciger,  his  brother  Abe,  his  nephew, 
David  K.  Danciger,  all  of  Fort  Worth,  Texas, 
and  his  sister.  Miss  Sadie  Danciger,  of 
Tucson,  .\rizona. 

These  grants,  directed  to  the  University 
through  George  Alpert,  chairman  of  the 
Brandeis  Board  of  Trustees,  make  possible 
Danciger  Hall,  men's  dormitory  in  Ridgewood 
Quadrangle. 

The  Dancigers  were  reared  in  New  Mexico. 
Their  father  died  when  the  children  were 
very  young  and  Rabbi  Isaac  M.  Wise  of 
Cincinnati,  Ohio,  who  founded  the  Hebrew 
Union  College  became  their  guardian. 
Dan  Danciger  attended  the  seminary  lor 
three  years. 

The  Danciger  family  is  well  known  in 
Texas  and  Arizona  in  business  and  philan- 
thropic circles.  .\mong  their  outstanding 
philanthropies  are  the  very  substantial  sums 
given  away  annually  lo  taithful  employees. 


WOLF  LESLAU  TEAf  IIK.S   4atAD!« 

Two  Harvard  University  graduate  students 
are  taking  a  course  in  Ethiopic  under  Wolf 
Leslau,  associate  professor  of  Near  Eastern 
languages  at   Brandeis  University. 

According  to  the  announcement,  the  two 
graduate  students  wiU  study  at  Brandeis 
under  Mr.  Leslau  by  special  arrangement. 

Ethiopic  is  the  ancient  Semetic  language 
introduced  into  Abyssinia  and  developed 
there  by  invaders  from  Southern  Arabia.  It 
survives  as  the  liturgical  language  of  the 
Christian  Church  of  .\byssinia. 


11 


IJXIVERSITY  MARKS  PASSING  OF  DAVID  K.  JMLES 


Abraham    Mandel 


3  IVew  York  Men  Give 
Grant  To  Establish 
Sydenian  Laboratory 

The  William  H.  Sydeman  Laboratory  has 
been  established  at  Brandeis  University  by 
James  G.  Faherty,  New  York  City,  Joseph 
J.  Wood,  Brooklyn. 
N.  Y.,  and  Abraham 
Mandel,  Merrick,  N. 
Y.,  in  memory  of  W. 
H.  Sydeman  who  was 
their  business  asso- 
ciate. 

Dr.  Solomon  Rubin 
of  Boston,  a  long  time 
Joseph  I.  Wood  inenA  of  the   Univer- 

sity, served  as  the  representative  of  Brandeis 
for  completing  the  arrangement  for  the  gift. 
The  laboratory  facilities  are  located  with- 
in Sydeman  Hall,  which  was  also  dedicated 
to  the  memory  of 
William  H.  Sydeman. 
The  facility  is  the 
largest  laboratory  in 
the   new   addition. 

The  three  men,  act- 
ing as  individuals, 
established  the  labo- 
ratory to  honor  their 
long  and  warm  rela- 
tionship with  their  former  associate  who  was 
co-founder  of  Sumner  Stores  Corporation, 
New  York  City,  a  large  chain  concern. 

Due  to  the  close  relationship  with  Mr. 
Sydeman  at  the  time  he  founded  the  firm 
with  his  brother,  Joseph,  the  three  men  suc- 
ceeded to  the  ownership  of  the  business  at 
Mr.  Sydeman's  death. 


Frank   Mack   Research 
Laboratory    Designated 

The  Frank  Mack  Research  Laboratory  has 
been  established  at  Brandeis  University  in 
honor  of  Frank  Mack,  late  St.  Louis,  Mo., 
philanthropist. 

Establishment  was  made  by  the  benefaction 
of  his  widow  and  children,  Mrs.  Alvin  Vittert, 
Sol  Mack,  David  Mack  and  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
Norman  Hankin. 

Located  in  Sydeman  Hall,  the  facility  will 
be  used  for  experimental  investigations  by 
advanced  students  and  members  of  the 
faculty. 

As  classroom  teaching  and  laboratory  re- 
search at  Brandeis  continues  to  forge  a  repu- 
tation of  high  calibre  for  the  University,  the 
importance  of  such  facilities  as  the  Frank 
Mack  Research  laboratory  is  confirmed. 
Students,  faculty  and  the  people  of  the  world 
all  ultimately  benefit  by  the  knowledge  gained 
by  the  results  of  the  experiments  conducted 
at  the  University. 


With  the  death  of  David  K.  Niles  in 
September,  the  United  States  lost  a  bril- 
liant public  servant  and  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity lost  one  of  its  indispensable  architects. 

Said  President  Harry  S.  Truman  when 
he  learned  of  Mr.  Niles"  death: 

"T  have  lost  a  close  friend  and  a  trusted 
associate  .  .  .  His  passion  for  anonymity 
was  matched  only  by  his  sense  of  public 
responsibility  .  .  .  The  underprivileged 
people  of  the  world  have  lost  a  great  and 
steadfast  friend." 

The  trustees  at  Brandeis  issued  this 
statement  when  the  news  of  Mr.  Niles' 
death   was   received : 

"We  have  all  been  orphaned  by  the  pass- 
ing of  this  good  man  whose  life  has 
blessed  so  many  areas.  David  Niles  was 
a  brilliant  and  resourceful  public  servant. 
He  influenced  a  whole  generation  of  young 
people,  and  these  proteges  have  gone  on 
to  distinguished  careers  for  the  benefit  of 
their  country.  He  developed  the  Ford 
Hall  Forum  into  a  model  of  adult  educa- 
tion. His  great  contribution  to  the  estab- 
lishment of  the  State  of  Israel  was  ac- 
knowledged with  gratitude  by  President 
Weitzman. 

"David  Niles  was  one  of  the  indispen- 
sable architects  in  the  creation  and  the 
building  of  Brandeis  University.  Yet 
through  these  manifold  services  his  bril- 
liance was  clothed  in  modesty  and  self 
effacement,  and  his  extraordinary  re- 
sourcefulness walked  hand  in  hand  with 
selflessness.  .\ny  grief  that  we  may  feel 
at  his  passing  is  mellowed  by  gratitude 
for  having  shared  some  of  his  richly  filled 
years." 

Mr.  Niles  was  a  former  administrative 
assistant  to  President  Truman  and  to 
President  Franklin  D.  Roosevelt.  He  was 
considered  to  have  been  one  of  the  most 
influential  men  in  the  New  Deal  .Adminis- 
trations of  F.D.R.  He  served  President 
Truman  until  May  21,  1951. 

After  his  resignation  as  a  presidential 
aide,  he  was  a  member  of  the  Brandeis 
University  Board  of  Trustees  and  was 
active  in  behalf  of  the  Franklin  D. 
Roosevelt  Memorial  Foundation  and  the 
Ford  Hall  Forum  in  Boston. 

At  Brandeis  University  Mr.  Niles  was 
chairman  of  the  Public  Relations  Com- 
mittee and  a  member  of  the  Executive  and 
Education  Committees. 


Brandeis  Alumni  .Association 

The  Brandeis  Foster  Alumni,  which  took 
the  place  of  graduates  by  taking  an  active 
part  in  aiding  the  growth  of  the  University 
has  now  been  joined  by  the  Brandeis  Alumni 
Association,  composed  only  of  the  Class  of 
'52.  Miss  Natalie  Litvich,  Revere,  Mass.,  is 
the  first  president  of  the  Alumni  Association. 


Brandeis  Associates 
Of  Greater  Boston 
Set  For  Annual  Fete 

The  Greater  Boston  Chapter  of  the  Brandeis 
University  Associates  will  hold  their  Fourth 
Annual  Membership  Dinner  Sunday  evening. 
December  7,  in  the  Grand  Ballroom  of  the  Ho 
tel  Statler.  The  dinner  will  feature  an  addres.- 
by  Edward  Weeks,  editor  of  Atlantic  Monthly, 
it  was  announced  by  Hyman  Cohen,  president. 

Harold  Sherman  Goldberg  will  again  serve 
as  chairman  of  the  Annual  Dinner  Committee. 
Chairman  Goldberg  announces  that  more  than 
100  community  leaders  of  Boston  have  already 
accepted  appointment  to  the  Dinner  Commit- 
tee, thus  assuring  an  overflow  assemblage 
again.  The  Boston  Chapter,  the  pioneer  and 
largest  Brandeis  University  .-Associates  group, 
hopes  to  top  last  year's  record  membership 
figure. 

Harold  L.  Renfield 
Honors  Anna  Relnfeld 
With  Brandeis  Grant 

One  of  the  latest  additions  to  Sydemai; 
Hall,  made  possible  by  a  large  grant  froii 
Harold  L.  Renfield,  New  York  City,  has  beer 
designated  the  Reinfeld  Science  Annex  ii 
memory  of  Mr.  Renfield's  mother-in-law 
.Anna   Reinfeld. 

The  annex  adds  a 
third  floor  to  Sydeman 
Hall.  It  will  house 
instructional  labora- 
tories for  organic  and 
physical  chemistry, 
distillation  and  util- 
ity rooms,  faculty  of- 
fice laboratories,  a 
classroom  and  re- 
search area,  and  an  equipment  dispensing 
room. 

Mr.  Renfield,  one  of  the  leading  figures  o 
the  nations  alcoholic  beverage  industry,  is  a: 
well   known  for  his  charitable  efforts. 

He  is  president  of  Renfield  Importers,  Ltd! 
of  New  York,  distributors  of  leading  imported 
and  domestic  wines  and  liquors  in  the  United 
States.  He  is  also  vice  president  and  directoij 
of  Joseph  H.  Reinfeld,  Inc.,  of  Newark,  N.  J..; 
and  is  vice  president  and  director  of  th( 
Mutual  Realty  Corp.,  Newark. 

In  addition  to  his  activities  in  behalf  ol 
Brandeis  University  (he  organized  the  Bran 
dels  Luncheon  Club  of  New  York,  and  is 
co-chairman  of  the  Alcoholic  Beverage  In] 
dustry  Committee  for  Brandeis  in  New  York) 
he  has  been  active  within  the  industry  in' 
numerous  charity  drives.  He  headed  the  In- 
dustry Committee  which  raised  funds  for  the 
Federation  of  Jewish  Philanthropies,  Boy 
Scouts  of  America  and  has  participated  in 
Cancer  and  Heart  Fund  drives. 


RenfuU 


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%ew  Chair  Established   at  Brandeis;  Will   Stimulate 
Instruction  and  Research  in  Ciroup  Conflict  Problems 


SCR.4NTON,  PENN.4.  .  .  On  September  10  the  Srranton  Chapter  held  its  first  meeting  since 
its  organization  in  April  1952.  The  meeting  was  held  al  the  Excelsior  Social  Club  in  Waverly, 
Penna..  and  Elliott  Silverstein  was  guest  speaker.  Officers  pro  tem  are  as  follows:  Mrs. 
Harold  Dorfman,  president;  Mrs.  M.  J.  Waldman,  treasurer;  Mrs.  Henry  Schnier,  appointed 
chairman  of  membership  and  Mrs.  G.  W.  Spencer  was  named  chairman  of  publicity.  National 
Women's  Committee  President  Mrs.  Irving  Abrams  sent  a  telegram  welcoming  .Scranton  to 
the  Brandeis  family  ....  NEW  LOI\DO!\,  CONN.  .  .  Mrs.  Isser  Gruskin  presided 
when  the  Mew  London  Chapter  of  the  Women's  Committee  played  hostess  to  Mr. 
Elliott  Sili^erstein  August  19  at  their  meeting  at  the  Grisicold  Hotel.  Mr.  Silverstein, 
who  directed  the  tvorld  premier  of  Leonard  Bernstein^s  opera,  "Trouble  in  Tahiti," 
at  the  Adolph  Vllman  Amphitheatre  at  Brandeis  University  last  June,  gave  a  report 
to  the  chapter  on  the  First  Commencement  and  the  Festival  of  the  Creative  Arts 
where  Bernstein's  opera  won  national  acclaim  ....  ISATIOISAL  OFFICE  .  .  The 
National  Office  has  just  completed  lours  for  several  faculty  members  at  the  University.  Pro- 
fessor Thomas  Savage,  assistant  professor  of  English,  is  scheduled  to  appear  before  the 
following  chapters  during  the  latter  part  of  October:  Chicago,  HI.,  Cincinnati  and  Canton, 
Ohio,  and  Kansas  City,  Missouri. 

CLARENCE  Q.  BERGER,  executive  secretary  to  the  president  of  Brandeis  and 
lecturer  in  the  social  sciences,  has  been  assigned  to  speak  in  San  Francisco,  Oakland  and 
Los  Angeles.  Calif.,  and  Phoenix  and  Tucson,  Arizona,  in  mid-November.  There  is  a 
possibility  that  San  Fernando  and  San  Diego.  Calif.,  will  be  included  in  this  trip  .... 
MISS  MARIE  SYRKIN.  assistant  professor  in  hiimaniiies.  plans  to  visit  the  Washington.  D.  €.. 
Chapter:  Greensboro-High  Point  Chapter:  Norfolk.  Virginia,  Chapter:  and  Middlesex  County, 
N.  J.,  Chapter  from  November  5  through  November  10  ...  .  ISational  President  Mrs. 
Irving  Abrams  is  planning  a  trip  to  Cleveland,  Ohio;  Des  Moines,  Iowa:  and  Denver, 
Colorado,  during  the  middle  of  November.  She  hopes  to  organize  new  chapters  in  Omaha, 
Nebraska,  and  Salt  Lake  City,  while  on  this  tour  ....  Other  November  trips  include 
one  by  Dr.  Robert  Thornton,  associate  professor  of  physics  at  Brandeis,  which  in- 
cludes stops  at  Schenectady,  Albany,  Syracuse  and  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  and  one  by  Elliott 
H.  Silverstein,  Brandeis  instructor  in  the  theatre  arts,  which  will  carry  him  to  Knox- 
ville  and  Memphis,  Tennessee,  New  Orleans,  Louisiana,  and  San  Antonio,  Texas. 

NEW  HAVEN,  CONN.  .  .  It  was  estimated  that  about  200  women  were  present  August  13 
when  Mrs.  Emanuel  Gratenstein  entertained  at  a  garden  party  al  which  Mr.  Emanuel 
Gilbert,  Brandeis  director  of  the  Office  of  Public  .ifjairs,  was  guest  speaker.  Prior  to  the 
party  the  Executive  Board  of  the  If'omen's  Committee  Chapter  gave  a  luncheon  honoring 
'  Mr.  Gilbert  at  the  If  oodbridge  Country  Club  at  which  Mrs.  Jerome  Gratenstein  presided. 
Approximately  85  new  Annual  Members  and  seven  new  Life  Members  were  enrolled. 


CLASS  OF  19S2  HAS  ELECTION 

The  first  graduating  class  of  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity has  elected  two  members-at-large  to 
serve  on  the  Executive  Committee  and  five 
members  to  the  Nominating   Committee. 


ALVMXl    XEWS    CHAIRBtAX 

Helene  Dembitzer.  who  is  attending  the 
Columbia  University  School  of  Library  Serv- 
ice, has  been  appointed  chairman  of  the 
Publications  Committee,  Class  of  "52. 


Gryzmish  Establishes 
Human  Relations  Chair 
To  Honor  70th  Birthday 

The  Mortimer  Gryzmish  Chair  in  Human 
Relations  has  been  established  at  Brandeis 
University  by  Mr.  Gryzmish,  prominent  Bos- 
ton businessman,  and 
his  wife,  the  former 
Florence  Lehman  of 
Pittsburgh,    Penna. 

The  purpose  of  the 
chair  is  to  stimulate 
objective  research  and 
instruction  in  the 
problems  of  group 
conflict.  Dr.  C.  Wright 
Mills,  visiting  profes-  Mortimer  Gryzmi,h 

sor  of  sociology,  will   occupy  the  chair. 

The  establishment  of  the  new  chair  is  to 
mark  the  November  celebration  of  Mr.  Gryz- 
mish's  70th  birthday  and  his  53rd  year  in 
the  cigar  business.  He  is  president  of  Alles 
and  Fisher,  manufacturers  of  J. A.  cigars  in 
Boston. 

Mr.  Gryzmish  is  an  honorary  life  trustee 
of  the  Beth  Israel  Hospital  and  an  honorary 
life  trustee  of  the  Associated  Jewish  Philan- 
thropies. 

Mrs.  Gryzmish  is  a  Life  Member  of  the 
Greater  Boston  Chapter,  National  Women's 
Committee  for  Brandeis  University  and  was 
recently  elected  to  the  National  Board  of  the 
National  Women's  Committee. 


Bernstein^s  Opera  To 
Get  National  Viewing 
Over   X.B.C.    TV    Hookup 

Leonard  Bernstein's  opera.  Trouble  in 
Tahiti,  composed  for  the  First  Annual  Fes- 
tival of  the  Creative  Arts  at  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity, will  be  presented  over  an  N.B.C. 
coast-to-coast  television  hookup  in  November. 

The  opera,  whose 
world  premiere  at  the 
Festival  in  ,Iunc 
thrilled  thousands  and 
received  wide  national 
acclaim,  has  been 
termed  "a  remarkable 
blend  of  popular  mu- 
sic and  more  tradi- 
tional form"  by  the  Leonard  bernslew 
critics. 

Mr.  Bernstein,  who  conducted  his  opera  at 
the  Festival,  will  also  conduct  his  television 
version  on  the  National  Broadcasting  Com- 
pany's Television  Opera  Theatre  Sunday,  No- 
vember 16,  starting  at  3  p.m. 

Because  the  program  is  an  hour  long  and 
Trouble  in  Tahiti  runs  only  40  minutes  as 
revised  for  TV,  the  liour  will  be  filled  with  a 
Bernstein  ballet  which  is  to  be  selected. 

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LIFE  MEMBERSHIP  GROWTH  REPORTED  RY  MRS.  ROSe|( 


Women's  Committee 
Moves  to  Strengthen 
Chapter  Relations 

Closer  relationship  between  the  local  chap- 
ters and  the  national  organization  highlighted 
a  recent  meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee 
of  the  National  Women's  Committee  for 
Brandeis  University. 

Attending  the  sessions,  which  were  held  at 
llie  Hotel  .Somerset,  Boston,  were  Mrs.  Max 
Slater,  Chestnut  Hill,  Mass.;  Mrs.  Milton 
Callner,  Chicago,  111.;  Mrs.  Louis  I.  Kramer, 
Providence,  R.  I.;  Mrs.  Philip  Meyers.  Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio:  Mrs.  Philip  Segal,  Newton, 
Mass.;  and  Mrs.  .Joseph  Sherbow,  Baltimore, 
Md. — all  national  vice  presidents. 

The  committee  meeting  opened  September 
22.  In  the  evening  following  the  meeting 
and  on  the  next  day,  the  vice  presidents 
discussed  plans  for  the  ensuing  year  with 
Mrs.  Harry  L.  Michaels,  national  chairman 
of  organization,  and  Mrs.  Irving  .-Vbrams, 
national  president. 

Mrs.  Michaels,  who  presided  at  the  even- 
ing session,  included  as  items  on  her  agenda 
the  servicing  of  chapters  already  established, 
the  organization  of  new  chapters  and  the 
reactivation  of  chapters  which  have  been 
established  but  are  now  inactive. 

Out  of  the  sessions  came  a  plan  set  up  in 
order  to  maintain  a  closer  relationship  be- 
tween the  local  chapters  and  the  national 
organization.  The  plan  calls  for  the  vice 
presidents,  in  advisopi'  capacity,  to  visit  with 
chapter  boards.  The  assignments  have  been 
made  on  the  basis  of  proximity. 

The  assignments: 

Mrs.  Callner  will  visit  chapters  in  Phoenix 
and  Tucson,  .\rizona:  Los  .\ngeles  and  San 
Francisco,  Calif.:  Peoria  and  Springfield.  111.; 
Indianapolis,  Ind.;  Detroit,  Mich.:  Kansas 
and  St.  Louis.  Mo.;  and  Milwaukee,  Wis. 
.She  will  organize  new  chapters  in  Long 
Beach,  San  Diego  and  San  Fernando  Valley, 
Calif.;  Evansville  and  South  Bend,  Ind.;  and 
Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul,  Minn. 

Mrs.  Meyers  will  act  as  advisor  to  chapters 
in  Louisville,  Ky. ;  New  Orleans,  La.;  Canton, 
Columbus  and  Toledo,  Ohio;  and  Memphis. 
Tenn.  She  will  organize  new  chapters  in 
Dayton.  Ohio,  and  Portland,   Oregon. 

Mrs.  .Sherbow  will  supervise  chapters  in 
Greensboro-High  Point,  N.  C;  Knoxville. 
Tenn.;  Washington,  D.  C. ;  Bergen,  Essex. 
Middlesex  and  Morris  Counties,  N.  ,1.;  and 
Norfolk,  Va. 

Mrs.  Kramer  will  visit  chapters  at  Bridge- 
port, Hartford,  New  Haven  and  New  London, 
Conn.;  Auburn-Lewiston,  Maine;  Fall  River. 
New  Bedford  and  Taunton,  Mass.;  Yonkers 
and  Westchester  County,  N.  Y. ;  and  New- 
port, R.  I. 

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Mrs.  Edward  Rose 


Mrs.  David  Levy  Founds 
Brandeis  Rosenwald  Fund 

The  establishment  of  the  Julius  Rosenwald 
Fund   at    Brandeis   University   in   memory   of 
the   noted   philanthropist   has   become   a   fact 
through      an       initial 
grant     made     by     his 
daughter,  Mrs.   David 
.M.  Levy  of  New  York. 

As  established,  the  ^^H3^  ^ 
principal  of  the  Fund 
is  to  be  used  up  as 
required,  following 
the  pattern  of  philan- 
thropy established  by  ^,^  ^_^,,,^  ^,  ^^,,j, 
the  late  Julius  Rosen- 
wald, who  opposed   perpetual   funds. 

Mrs.  Levy  is  a  member  of  the  Brandeis 
Board  of  Trustees  and  has  long  been  active 
in  civic  and  philanthropic  movements.  She 
is  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Women's  Divi- 
sion of  the  United  Jewish  Appeal  and  has 
been  active  with  the  United  Services  for 
New  Americans  and  the  Joint  Distribution 
Committee. 

She  was  named  by  President  Truman  in 
1950  to  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  Mid- 
Century  White  House  Conference  on  Children 
and   Youth. 


Mrs.  Michaels  will  pay  a  service  visit  to 
chapters  in  Worcester,  Mass.;  Bronx,  Brook- 
lyn. Manhattan,  Nassau  County  and  Queens. 

During  Mrs.  Abrams"  Southern  tour  she 
will  visit  with  chapter  boards  in  Jacksonville, 
Fla. ;  Atlanta  and  Savannah,  Ga.;  and  Phila- 
delphia, Pa. 

The  national  board  members  in  Greater 
Boston  will  service  chapters  in  Brockton, 
Fitchburg,  Haverhill,  Lawrence,  Lowell, 
Lynn,  Salem  and  Springfield,  Mass. 


Filled  with  a  deep  sense  of  responsibility 
and  dedicated  to  the  aims  and  ideals  of  the 
LIniversity,  the  Life  Membership  group  of 
the  National  Women's  Committee  for  Bran- 
deis University  announces  a  strong,  continued 
growth  in  a  report  by  Mrs.  Edward  Rose, 
National    Life  Membership  Chairman. 

"The  growth  of  Life  Membership  in  the 
Brandeis  Women's  Committee  is  more  than 
gratifying,"  said  Mrs.  Rose. 

"In  December  of  1949  the  first  Life  Mem- 
bership count  taken  was  553  of  which  382 
were  from  Boston.  In  March  1950  we  had 
831  life  members  and  of  these  435  were  from 
Boston. 

"Just  one  year  later,  in  March  1951,  our 
Life  Membership  count  was  up  to  1,758  and 
by  March  19.52  the  count  reached  2,972.  At 
the  1952  Conference  our  Life  Membership 
had  climbed  to  3,306  and  as  of  September  22 
our  count  was  3,436,"  Mrs.  Rose  said. 

Mrs.  Rose  was  high  in  her  praise  of  the 
chapters  throughout  the  country. 

"Chapters  all  over  the  nation,  attracted 
to  the  University's  spirit  of  purpose  and  its 
promise  of  outstanding  creative  contribution 
to  the  country,  are  doing  fine  work,"  Mrs. 
Rose  said. 

"In  September,  the  Springfield,  Mass., 
Chapter  had  a  Life  Member  function  and 
63  new  Life  Members  were  enrolled.  Mont- 
gomery, Alabama,  which  Wcis  organized  only 
last  June  boasts  63  Annual  Members  and 
eight   Life   Members. 

"Other  chapters  are  doing  outstanding 
pieces  of  work  in  Life  Membership.  Some 
of  them  are  San  Antonio,  Texas;  Worcester, 
Mass.;  .Atlanta,  Ga.;  Haverhill,  Mass.;  Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio;  Boston;  Manchester,  N.  H.; 
and  Tucson,  Arizona." 

The  National  Women's  Committee  has  been 
called  by  Dr.  .\bram  L.  Sachar,  president  of 
Brandeis,  one  of  the  most  dynamic  forces  in 
the  advancement  of  the  University. 

Commenting  on  the  Women's  Committee 
recently.  Mrs.  Irving  .Abrams  of  Boston, 
national   president,  said: 

"With  Brandeis  the  dramatic  success  it  is, 
it's  small  wonder  that  the  Women's  Com- 
mittee continues  to  capture  the  hearts  and 
imaginations  of  thousands  of  women." 

In  making  her  resume  of  the  growth  of 
Life  Membership  in  the  Brandeis  Women's 
Committee,  Mrs.  Rose  lauded  the  work  done 
by  the  National  Women's  Committee,  which 
is  the  only  women's  organization  in  the  coun- 
try dedicated  to  the  support  of  every  phase 
of  a  university  library.  Said  Mrs.  Rose: 

"The  Women's  Committee  is  solely  a 
membership  organization,  does  no  fund  rais- 
ing and  obtains  funds  only  through  $100  Life 
Memberships   and   $5   Annual   Memberships. 

"It  is  a  real  tribute  to  the  energy  and  re- 
sourcefulness of  the  women  that  the  Brandeis 
Library,  only  1000  books  when  the  I'niver- 
sity  opened,  today  has  received  more  than 
70.000  volumes  as  a  result   of  their  efforts." 


DOI^ORS  AID  §;CHOLARSHIP,  FELLOWS^HIP  FINDS 

I  he  evergrowing  national  support  for  scholarship  assistance  and  Teaching  Fellowships  at  Brandeis 
I  niversity  is  reflected  by  the  following  list  of  benefactions  as  announced  by  Morris  S.  Shapiro,  chair- 
man of  the  Trustees"  Scholarship  Committee,  at  the  beginning  of  the  current  academic  term.  Of 
\ital  importance  to  the  Ihiiversity  are  the  Teaching  Fellowships  which  bolster  instruction  and  at  the 
>aine  time  enable  promising  graduate  students  to  gain  valuable  teaching  experience  while  continuing 
their  studies.  Of  equal  importance  to  those  seeking  an  education  are  the  scholarships  at  Brandeis  made 
piissible  by  generous  benefactors. 


Morn 


Shapiro 


Fellowships 

SAMUEL  S.  CARL  Teaching  Fellowship  es- 
tablished by  Mr.  Samuel  S.  Carl  of  Niagara 
Falls,  N.  Y.,  in  memory  of  Mr.  Max  Carl. 

MAX  FACTOR  Memorial  Teaching  Fellow- 
ship in  Chemistry  established  by  the  Max 
Factor   Memorial   Fund  of   Hollywood,  Calif. 

ANNA  C.  GREENSTONE  Memorial  Fellow- 
ship established  by  her  children.  Mr.  Charles 
R.  Greenstone,  San  Francisco,  Calif.,  Mr. 
Stanford  M.  Green,  Cleveland,  Ohio,  and  Mrs. 
Simon  Rubin,  New  Bedford,  Mass. 

NATHAN  AND  JOHN  LURIE  Teaching  Fel- 
lowship established  by  Messrs.  Nathan  and 
John  Lurie,  Detroit,  Mich. 

BEN  OURISMAN  Teaching  Fellowship  es- 
tablished as  a  three-year  fellowship  by  Mr. 
Ben    Ourisman,   Washington,   D.   C. 

JULIUS  ROSENWALD  Teaching  Fellow- 
ships, k  series  of  teaching  fellowships  in 
memory  of  the  distinguished  philanthropist, 
Julius  Rosenwald,  established  by  his  daugh- 
ter, Mrs.  Adele  Rosenwald  Levy,  to  subsidize 
the  development  and  teaching  of  gifted  grad- 
uate students. 

ISRAEL  SACHS  Teaching  Fellowship  in 
Social  Relations  established  by  his  wife  and 
children  in  his  memory. 

SAMIIEL  AND  RAE  SALNY  Fellowship  in 
Social  Relations  established  by  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Samuel  M.  Salny,  Boston.  Mass.,  as  a  five-year 
teaching  fellowship. 

MONA  BRONFMAN  SHECKMAN  Memo- 
rial Teaching  Fellowship.  X  grant  from  the 
Mona  Bronfman  Sheckman  Memorial  Foun- 
dation of  New  York  City  to  support  a  gradu- 
ate teaching  fellowship. 

BENJAMIN  YEAGER  Teaching  Fellowship 
established  by  Mr.  Benjamin  Yeager,  Sul- 
livan County.  N.  Y. 

Sioholarship    EndownionI    Funds 

FLORENCE  M.  AGOOS  Scholarship  En- 
dowment Fund  established  by  Mr.  Solomon 
.\goos,  Boston,  Mass.,  in  memory  of  his  wife. 

MORRIS  AND  BESSIE  BRAFF  Scholarship 
Endowment  Fund  established  by  Mr.  Morris 
Braff,  Boston,  Mass. 

RUHAMMAH  FEINGOLD  GATES  Memo- 
rial Scholarship  Endowment  Fund  estab- 
lished by  Mrs.  Esther  J.  Edinburg,  Worcester, 
Mass.,  in  memory  of  her  sister. 

SARA  AND  ROSA  F.  LEON  Scholarship 
Endowment  Fund  established  under  the  terms 
of  the  will  of  Miss  Rosa  F.  Leon,  New  Mil- 
ford,  Conn.,  to  be  used  for  scholarships  for 
needy   students   of   high   scholastic   standing. 


SOLOMON  AND  ANNIE  H.  NISSON  Schol- 
arship Endowment  Fund  established  by  Mrs. 
Samuel  Cikins,  Newton  Highlands,  Mass., 
Mrs.  Seebert  J.  Goldowsky,  Providence,  R.  I., 
and  Mr.  Irving  L.  Nisson,  Watertown,  Mass., 
in  memory  of  their  parents. 

DAVID  SAXE  Scholarship  Endowment  Fund 
established  by  the  family  of  David  Saxe  of 
Boston,  Mass.  The  income  from  this  fund 
is  to  be  used  for  scholarship  purposes. 

BENJAMIN  SCHARPS  AND  DAVID 
■SCHARPS  Fund  established  by  the  estates 
of  the  late  Benjamin  Scharps  and  the  late 
David  Scharps,  New  York  City,  as  a  per- 
petual endowment. 

JEROME  SCHARY  Scholarship  Endowment 
Fund  set  up  by  Mrs.  Byrde  Schary  in  mem- 
ory of  her  son  who  gave  his  life  for  his  coun- 
try in  World  War  II. 

SUISMAN  FOUNDATION  Scholarship  En- 
dowment Fund  established  by  Mr.  Edward 
A.  Suisman,   Hartford,  Conn. 

Scholarship    Funds 

.\DELPHI  Scholarship  given  by  Adelphi 
Lodge,  .X.F.&.'V.M.,  Roxbury,  Mass.,  as  a 
five-year  partial   scholarship. 

IDA  ARONOVITZ  Scholarship  established  as 
a  tuition  scholarship  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ben- 
jamin Swig,  San  Francisco,  Calif.,  in  honor 
of  the  80th  birthday  of  Mrs.  Ida  Aronovitz. 

IDA  ARONOVITZ  Scholarship  established 
as  a  partial  tuition  grant  by  her  children, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Melvin  Swig,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Richard  Swig  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  Din- 
ner, San  Francisco,  Calif. 

IDA  ARONOVITZ  Scholarship  established 
as  a  tuition  scholarship  by  the  children  and 
grandchildren  in  Boston  and  New  York  of 
Mrs.  Ida  .\ronovilz  in  honor  of  her  80th 
birthday. 

FANNIE  BLOOM  Memorial  Scholarship  es- 
tablished as  a  five-year  full  tuition  scholarship 
by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harry  Gottlieb  of  Fall  River. 
Mass. 

CARL  BLUMENTHAL  Scholarship  given 
by  family  and  friends  in  Roselle  and  Linden, 
N.  J.,  as  a  full  tuition  scholarship  for  a  needy 
student  whose  special  interest  is  Jewish  his- 
tory  and   philosophy. 

BOSTON  AID  TO  THE  BLIND  Scholarship 
established  by  Boston  Aid  to  the  Blind,  Inc., 
Boston,  Mass. 

BR.\DLEY  Lamp  Scholarship  established  by 
the  Bradley  Manufacturing  Co.,  Chicago,  111.. 
as  a   full   tuition  scholarship. 


BENJAMIN  N.  CARDOZO  Scholarship 
established  by  the  Benjamin  N.  Cardozo 
Lodge  No.  1874  of  B'nai  B'rith.  New  York 
City. 

MRS.  HARRY  COHEN  Scholarship  estab- 
lished as  a  full  tuition  scholarship  by  Mrs. 
Harry  Cohen,  Swampscott,  Mass. 

PAULINE  COSLOV  Memorial  Scholarship 
established  as  a  four-year  full  tuition  scholar- 
ship by  the  children  of  Pauline  Coslov,  Glass- 
port,  Penna. 

HARRY  L.  DRUCKER  Scholarship  estab- 
lished as  a  four-year  scholarship  by  Mr. 
Harry  L.  Drucker,  Boston,  Mass. 

JACOB  AND  PAULINE  EDER  Memorial 
Scholarship  established  as  a  tuition  scholar- 
ship for  a  needy  student  who  is  deserving 
because  of  good  citizenship  by  Arthur  and 
Sidney  Eder,  New  Haven,  Conn.,  in  memory 
of  their  parents. 

RICHARD  FROST  Scholarship  established 
as  a  four-year  scholarship  by  Mr.  Charles 
Frost,  New  York  City,  in  honor  of  his  son. 

HARRY  AND  ESTHER  GERBER  Scholar- 
ship given  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harry  Gerber 
of  Boston,  Mass.,  as  a  partial  tuition 
scholarship. 

MINNIE  GOLDMAN  \ND  ISADORE  H. 
KAPLAN  Memorial  Scholarship  established 
in  memory  of  her  mother  and  husband  by 
Mrs.  Blanche  Kaplan,  Chicago,  111. 

JACK  A.  GOODMAN  Memorial  Scholar- 
ship established  as  a  tuition  scholarship  by 
Mrs.  Sarah  Wolf  Goodman.  Indianapolis. 
Ind.,  in  memory  of  her  husband. 

DAVID  S.  GREEN  Scholarship  given  by 
Mr.  Benjamin  Green,  Fall  River,  Mass.,  as  a 
ten-year  full  tuition  scholarship. 

JACOB  GROMAN  Scholarship  established 
by  Mr.  Jacob  Groman,  Winthrop,  Mass. 

SAUL  GROSSMAN  Memorial  Scholarship 
given  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Irving  Fain,  Provi- 
dence, R.  1.,  as  a  full  tuition  scholarship  in 
memory  of  Mr.  Saul  Grossman. 

MORRIS  JOSEPH  Memorial  Scholarship  es- 
tablished by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Leon  S.  Joseph. 
Pittsburgh,  Penna.,  as  a  full  tuition  scholar- 
ship in  memory  of  his  father. 

MIKE  KATZ  Memorial  Scholarship  estab- 
lished as  a  partial  tuition  scholarship  by 
Ruppert's  Brewery,  New  York,  in  memory 
of  the  father  of  Mr.  Herman  A.  Katz,  vice 
president   of  the  company. 

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LOUIS  I.  KEVITT  Memorial  Scholarship  es- 
tablished by  Mrs.  Ida  S.  Kevitt,  Van  Nuys, 
Calif.,   in  memory  of  her  husband. 

FRED  S.  KOGOD  Scholarship  established  as 
a  full  tuition  scholarship  by  Mr.  Fred  S. 
Kogod.  Washington,  D.  C. 

lACOB  LARUS  Memorial  Scholarships. 
Two  scholarships  established  by  the  estate 
of  the  late  Jacob  Larus,  New  York  City. 

CARRIE  S.  LEOPOLD  Memorial  Scholar- 
ship given  by  Mr.  Howard  F.  Leopold,  Chi- 
cago, III.,  as  a  full  tuition  scholarship  in 
memory  of  his  mother. 

CHARLES  AND  CHANAH  MARKOFF  Me- 
morial Scholarship  established  by  Mrs.  Char- 
lotte Markoff,  N.  Y..  as  a  partial  tuition 
scholarship. 

FANNIE  PEARLMAN  Memorial  Scholarship 
established  by  Mr.  Raymond  Pearlman.  Pitts- 
burgh, Penna.,  as  a  two-year  full  tuition 
scholarship  in  memory  of  his  mother. 

PHI  SIGMA  DELTA  NATIONAL  FRA- 
TERNITY Scholarship  established  by  the 
Student  Scholarship  Fund  of  the  Phi  Sigma 
Delta  Fraternity  in  Chicago  as  a  tuition 
scholarship. 

PEARL  POPLACK  Memorial  Scholarship 
established  by  Dr.  S.  L.  Poplack.  Taunton, 
Mass.,  as  a  full  tuition  scholarship  in  niemoiy 
of  his  mother. 

CHARLES  ROSENTHAL  Scholarship  estab- 
lished by  his  children  in  honor  of  his  7.Sth 
birthday  as  a  four-year  partial  tuition  scholar- 
ship. 

lULIUS  A.  RUDOLPH  Memorial  Scholar- 
ship established  as  a  full  tuition  scholarship 
by  his  sons,  Sidney  and  Leonard  Rudolph. 
Pittsburgh,  Penna. 


MR.  AND  MRS.  HARRY  SAMORS  Scholar- 
ship contributed  as  a  full  tuition  scholarship 
by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Nathan  Samors,  Providence, 
R.  I.,  in  honor  of  the  50th  wedding  anniver- 
sary of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harry  Samors. 
SEYMOUR  B.  SCHNECK  Scholarship  estab- 
lished as  a  tuition  scholarship  by  Post 
No.  500  of  the  Jewish  War  Veterans  of  the 
United  States,  New  York  City. 
SCRAP  AGE  Scholarship  established  by  the 
Scrap  Age  Press  through  Mr.  M.  D.  Ober- 
man,  Springfield,  III.,  as  a  partial  tuition 
scholarship. 

MR.  AND  MRS.  MORTON  SMITH  S  holar- 
ship  established  as  a  full  tuition  scholarship 
by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  .Morton  Smith,  Providence, 
Rhode   Island. 

H.\YM  SOLOMON  CHAPTER  No.  152, 
B'NAI  B'RITH,  of  Roxbury,  Mass.,  scholar- 
ship established  by  this  Women's  Chapter  of 
B'nai  B'rith  as  a  tuition  scholarship. 
SOUTH  CAROLINA  ASSOCIATION  OF 
B'NAI  B'RITH  Scholarship  established  as  a 
tuition  scholarship  by  the  South  Carolina 
Association  of  B'nai  B'rith  Lodges  for  a 
student  from  the  state  of  South  Carolina,  re- 
gardless of  creed  or  origin. 
MELVIN  A.  VINER  Scholarship  established 
as  a  full  tuition  scholarship  by  Mr.  Melvin 
\.  Viner,  Washington,  D.  C. 
MRS.  GOLDIE  WALD  Memorial  Scholar- 
ship established  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Archie 
Fain.  Providence,  R.  I.,  as  a  full  tuition 
scholarship  in  memory  of  Mrs.  Goldie  Wald. 
HERBERT  WINTER  Scholarship  established 
as  a  four-year  full  tuition  scholarship  by 
Mr.  Herbert  Winter,  New  York  City. 
MATTHEW  S.  ZISKEND  A.Z.A.,  No.  1.58. 
Lowell,  Mass..  established  as  a  partial  schol- 
arship by  .'V.Z..^.  Chapter  No.  1.58,  Lowell. 
Mass.,  preference  to  be  given  to  a  student 
from  Lowell  High  School. 


Daniel  Weisberg  Heads 
Creative  Arts'  Friends 

Daniel   Weisberg.   prominent   Greater    Bos- 
ton   community    leader,     has     been     elected 
chairman    of   the    Friends   of    the    .School    nf 
Creative  Arts  at  Bran- 
deis  University. 

Mr.  Weisberg  is  a 
member  of  the  Board 
of  Directors  of  the 
Jewish  Vocational 
Service  and  director 
of  the  Business  Men's 
Council,    Combined 

Jewish  Appeal  and  a  d^„„,  ^,;,j„^ 

trustee    and    member 

of   the   Board   of   Investment   of   Grove   Hall 
Savings  Bank. 

A  professor  at  Boston  L'niversity's  Collear 
of  Business  .Administration,  Mr.  Weisberg  i- 
the  author  of  several  articles  appearing  in 
national   publications. 

The  Friends  of  the  School  of  Creative  ArK 
was,  until  recently,  the  Friends  of  the  Schonl 
of  Music.  Adolph  Ullman  is  the  honorary 
chairman  of  the  Friends. 

tlosepb  B.  Abrams  Establishes 
Large  Pbilatelir  rollortion 

The  Joseph  B.  Abrams  Philatelic  Collec- 
tion  has   been  established   at  Brandeis. 

The  collection,  a  gift  from  Mr.  Abrams, 
prominent  Boston  attorney  and  philatelist, 
is  comprised  of  several  hundred  albums  and 
many  individual  varieties  in  frames. 

World  wide  in  scope,  the  .'\brams  Collec- 
tion is  especially  strong  in  United  States 
stamps  and  covers.  It  includes  many  Civil 
War  patriotics,  Spanish  .American  and  World 
War  II  covers.  It  also  includes  a  world 
wide  collection  of  air  mails  and  a  large  col- 
lection  of   British  colonies. 

.As  soon  as  possible,  the  .Abrams  Collection 
will  be  displayed  in  the  University  Library 
on  the  Brandeis  Campus. 


BUILDING  PROGRAM  IS  REACTIVATED 


The  physical  growth  of  Brandeis  University 
is  continuing  on  schedule  according  to  an 
announcement  made  by  Meyer  Jaffe,  chair- 
man of  the  Board  of  Trustees'  Building  Com- 
mittee. 

Mr.  Jaffee  said  in  a  report  on  work  being 
done  on  campus: 

"The  reactivation  of  the  building  program 
at  Brandeis  assures  the  continued  growth  of 
the  facilities  at  the  University. 

"Construction  of  the  Reinfeld  Science  An- 
nex has  been  underway  and  is  expected  to  be 
ready  for  occupancy  by  the  end  of  this  month. 

"Work  on  the  Abraham  Shapiro  .Athletic 
Center  is  again  in  full  swing  and  completion 
is  set  for  next  spring. 

"The  major  road-building  program  which 
includes  the  resurfacing  of  some  roads  and 
the  complete  surfacing  of  others  is  now  near- 
ing  completion. 

"As    plans    stand    now    the    new    Student 


Union  Center  will  be  ready  for  use  in  Septem- 
ber 19.53." 

Reinfeld  Science  -Annex,  which  adds  a  third 
floor  to  Sydeman  Hall,  will  house  instruc- 
tional laboratories  for  organic  and  physical 
chemistry,  distillation  and  utility  rooms, 
faculty  office  laboratories,  a  classroom  and 
research  area,  and  an  equipment  dispensing 
area. 

The  new  facilities  are  made  possible  by 
Harold  L.  Renfield,  New  York  City,  in  mem- 
ory of  his  mother-in-law,  .Anna  Reinfeld. 
The  Shapiro  Athletic  Center,  a  new  physical 
education  facility,  is  to  be  a  memorial  to  the 
late  Abraham  Shapiro  of  Boston,  a  founding 
trustee  of  the  University. 

It  will  house  classrooms  and  offices  for  the 
faculty  and  physical  education  staff,  dressing 
rooms  and  team  rooms.  The  main  gymnasium 
floor  contains  ample  facilities  for  basketball. 
volleyball  and  other  indoor  sports. 


GOING  UP!  .  .  .  Brick  and  mortar  go  sky- 
ward as  workmen  rush  construction  on  Rein- 
feld Science  Annex  which  adds  third  floor  to 
Sydeman  Hall. 


16 


Brandeisiana 


Al  Sterman,  Barry  Newman,  Bob  Robinson,  Stewart  Wolpert,  Lenny  Van  Gaasbeek 
and  Sumner  Sheff,  all  of  the  Brandeis  Class  of  '52,  have  been  touched  on  the  shoulder 
by  Uncle  Sam  for  duty  with  the  Armed  Forces.  Sterman  is  in  the  infantry.  Van 
Gaasbeek  in  the  Marines  and  ShefF  is  a  chaplain's  assistant  at  Fort  Devens,  Mass. 
Robinson,  Newman  and  Wolpert  are  standing  by  for  assignments  to  branches  of 
the  Army. 

Bernard  Saklad  is  the  first  Brandeis  University  alumnus  to  run  for  a  political  office. 
Although  he  was  defeated  recently  as  a  candidaie  for  state  representaJive  in  the  Dor- 
chester, Mass.,  Ward  14,  ballot,  Bernie  is  reported  to  hove  mcde  a  good  showing 
for  his  initial  race. 

Gus  Ranis,  only  Brandeis  Summa  Cum  Laude  graduate,  recently  accepted  an  invitation 
from  Mrs.  Eleanor  Roosevelt,  Brandeis  trustee,  to  spend  a  weekend  in  Hyde  Park. 
Ranis  is  at  the  Yale  University  School  of  International  Economics  under  an  Over- 
brook  Fellowship. 

Joan  Rourke,  of  the  Class  of  '52,  is  now  Mrs.  Richard  Gamble  and  is  living  in  Alaska. 
In  that  Far  North  territory,  Joan  is  kept  busy  teaching  Eskimo  children  in  the  elemen- 
tary school  grades. 

Leonard  W.  Levy,  instructor  in  American  civilization  and  institutions  at  Brandeis,  was 
a  guest  of  the  1952  Jersey  Roundtable  sponsored  by  the  Standard  Oil  Company  of 
New  Jersey.  The  Roundtable  has  as  its  purpose  Ihe  advancement  of  the  common 
interests  of  industry,  education  and  the  public. 

Jay  Aronson  is  at  Michigan  State  College  with  a  research  appointment  in  poli.ical 
science.  Lawrence  Geller  is  at  Wayne  University,  Michigan,  studying  chemistry  under 
an  American  Heart  Association  Research  appointment.  Lora  Levy  is  at  the  University 
of  Arizona  with  a  teaching  fellowship  in  English.  All  are  of  the  Class  of  '52. 

June  Goldman  of  the  Class  of  '52  has  been  named  general  chairman  of  the  Member- 
ship Committee  of  the  Greater  Lynn  Chapter  of  the  University's  National  Women's 
Committee.  She  is  the  former  June  Saftel  who  was  married  before  graduation. 

Ann  Addis,  now  Mrs.  Larry  Nigrosh,  is  working  with  Sears  Roebuck  and  Company. 
Larry  is  selling  for  the  Paris  Paper  Box  Company.  Anita  Hershman  is  a  teacher  of 
Hebrew  in  Boston  and  Ruth  Stoller  is  a  lab  technician  at  Bellevue  Hospilal  in  New 
York.  Merrill  Zundell  is  a  newspaper  reporter  in  Springfield,  Mass.  All  are  Bran- 
deis graduates. 


THE  BOAItD  OF  THUSTEES 

George  Alpert,  Chairman 
Joseph  F.  Ford,  Treasurer 
Norman  S.  Rabb,  Secretary 
Mrs.  Irving  Abrams 
James  J.  Axelrod 
Meyer  Jaffe 
Dudley  Kimball 
Paul  Ki.apper* 
Adele    Hosenwald    Levy 
isador  lubin 
David  K.  Niles'* 
Joseph  M.  Proskauer 
Israel  Rogosin 
Eleanor  Roosevelt 
Jacob  Shapiro 
Morris  S.  Shapiro 
Adolph  Ullman 
*  deceased 


President  of  the  University 
Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar 

Honorary  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Fellows 
Hon.  Herbert  H.  Lehman 

Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Fellows 
Frank  L.  Weil 

President  of  the  National  Women's  Committee 
Mrs.  Irving  Abrams 

National  Chairman  of  the  Brandeis  Associates 
Milton  Kahn 

Chairman  of  the  Brandeis  Athletic  Association 
Joseph  Linsey 

Chairman  of  the  Friends 

of  the  School  of  Creative  Arts 

Daniel  Weisberg 


FFICIAL  PUBLICATION  OF 
BRANDEIS  UNIVERSITY 


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News-Review  Issue 


Contents 


H*aiecoining 


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Graduate   School 


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This  Is  The  Vniversity 


The  American  Twenties 


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StuJents  at  Brandeis  aie  registered  from  Europe,  Asia,  the  Middle 
East,  Africa,  the  West  Indies,  South  America,  Mexico,  Canada 
and  the  U.  S.  Despite  the  many  different  lives  they  lead  in  their 
homelands,  all  have  found  a  common  interest  iji  education.  I?epre- 
sentative  of  the  cosmopolitan  student  hody  at  the  L'niversily  are 
-Miss  Saga  \'uori.  Class  of  '55.  from  Hyrynsalnii.  Finland,  shown 
walking  across  a  portion  of  the  snow-blanketed  campus  with 
Donald  Stapleton,  Class  of  '54.  from   New  ^  ork  City. 


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VOL.  II.    NO.  q  MARCH.    1953 

OITirial  Piihlicaliori  of  Brandeis  Unjvcrsitv  published  10  tiini's  a  year  (twice 
in  Oclohcr  and  March  and  once  in  April,  May.  June.  July.  August  and  Septem- 
her)  at  Brandeis  Lnivergiiy,  415  South  Sireel.  U  allham  54,  Mass.  Entered 
as  second  class  mailer  at  ihe  Post  Office  in  Boston.  Mass.  Editor:  Cari  C.  SchucL. 


Homecoming  Day 

Class  of  '52 


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Homecoming  celebrations  at  most  U.S.  universities  are  routine, 
annual  affairs.  The  Homecoming  celebration  shown  on  this  page 
was  unique  in  that,  for  the  first  time,  it  brought  back  to  the 
campus  from  graduate  schools  and  from  the  business  world  the 
only  graduates  of  Brandeis  University  —  its  Class  of  '52. 

Shown  at  left  (top  to  bottom),  Mrs.  Phylis  Levins  Acker,  who  last 
June  received  the  first  Brandeis  diploma;  students  starting  from 
the  campus  for  a  downtown  Waltham  parade;  Paul  Levenson, 
first  of  the  alumni  to  become  also  a  member  of  the  "foster 
alumni"  by  taking  out  a  life  membership  in  the  Brandeis  Asso- 
ciates; students  placing  "The  Judge"  on  a  trailer  for  the  Home- 
coming parade. 

At  the  right,  above,  Homecoming  Queen  Judith  White,  Class  of 
'56,  being  crowned  at  ceremonies  by  Waltham  Mayor  Henry 
Turner. 


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JOPY  EDITORS  ON  NEWSPAPER  DESKS  throughout  the  nation  treated  it  as  just  an- 
other story.  They  took  the  press  association  dispatch,  wrote  the  headline,  and  an-  ,1 
nounced    to    the    country    at    large    that    Brandeis    University    was    opening    its    first 
graduate  school. 

But  the  reaction  to  this  story's  appearance  was  more  than  they  could  have  fore- 
told. Two  days  after  the  announcement,  letters  of  application  began  pouring  into 
\^  oodruff  Hall  from  students  who  sought  the  opportunity  to  do  graduate  work  at 
Brandeis.  Telegrams  and  telephone  calls,  and  personal  visits  to  the  campus  as  well, 
brought  evidence  that  this  graduate  school  development  at  Brandeis  would  be  well 
received.  And  within  ten  days,  letters  of  application  had  arrived  from  as  far  away 
as  Finland,  France  and  South  America.  Another  gratifying  development  was  the 
number  of  guarded  inquiries  members  of  the  faculty  began  receiving  from  colleagues 
at  other  universities  concerning  possible  openings  on  the  Brandeis  graduate  staff. 

The  true  significance  of  this  recognition  is  apparent  when  one  considers  the 
timing  of  the  step.  What  might  have  taken  decades  elsewhere  was  done  in  less  than 
five  years  at  Brandeis,  and  accomplished  while  the  University  was  forging  a  reputa- 
tion of  the  highest  academic  calibre.  The  fraternity  of  American  colleges  and  univer- 
sities had  accepted  the  validity  of  the  Brandeis  teaching  product.  Brandeis  was  now 
a  factor  to  be  reckoned  with  in  the  academic  firmament. 

Another  milepost  on  the  road  to  the  fulfillment  of  the  promise  of  Brandeis 
University  will  be  passed  when  the  first  graduate  scholars  arrive  on  campus  at  the 
beginning  of  the  1953-54  academic  year.  Beginning  with  the  opening  of  school, 
courses  leading  to  advanced  degrees  will  be  offered  in  the  fields  of  chemistry  (Master 
of  Arts),  music  composition  (Master  of  Fine  Arts),  Near  Eastern  and  Judaic  studies 
(Master  of  Arts  and  Doctor  of  Philosophy)  and  psychology  (Doctor  of  Philosophy). 
Holding  to  its  concept  of  quality  rather  than  quantity,  the  University  is  moving  slowly 
in  developing  the  graduate  school.  It  has  chosen  to  open  the  four  fields  in  which  the  ' 
faculty  is  already  of  unusual  strength. 

Dipping  into  its  outstanding  undergraduate  teaching  staff,  which  had  been 
developed  through  the  years  mindful  of  the  needs  of  a  future  graduate  faculty 
body,  the  University  has  listed  some  of  the  outstanding  educators  and  researchers  in 
the  United  States.  As  the  dreams  and  plans  of  the  graduate  school  reach  a  climax, 
new  necessary  facilities  are  being  readied  and  applications  from  students  all  over  the 
nation  are  being  screened. 

The  University,  pledged  to  keep  a  fine  ratio  between  the  number  of  students 
and  the  number  of  educators,  has  amiounced  enrollment  in  the  graduate  school  will 
be  limited  thus  assuring  students  of  the  close,  personal  guidance  and  supervision 
necessary  in  joint  scholarship. 


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Chairman  of  the  new  Brandeis  University  Graduate  School 
f  Arts  and  Sciences  is  Dr.  Max  Lerner,  i)rofessor  of  American 
ivilization  and  institutions. 

Formerly  on  the  facuUies  of  Harvard,  \^'ellesley  Summer 
nstitute,  Sarah  Lawrence  School  and  Williams  College,  Dr.  Lerner 
tudied  at  Yale  University.  Washington  University  and  the  Robert 
Jrookings  Graduate  School  of  Economics  and  Government. 

Senior  members  of  the  graduate  school  at  Brandeis  will  be  Dr. 

7>aul  G.  Cohen,  chemistry;  Prof.  Irving  G.  Fine,  music;  Dr.  Simon 

Bawidovvicz,  Near  Eastern  and  Judaic  studies:  and  Dr.  Ai)raham 

II.    Maslow.   psychology.   Each   will    head   the   field   in   which   he 

■  |ierializes. 

'  Dr.  Cohen,  chairman  of  the  undergraduate  School  of  Science 
s  a  prominent  investigator  in  the  fields  of  theoretical  and  synthetic 
;)rganic  chemistry.  He  was  an  instructor  in  chemistry  at  Harvard, 
eclurer  in  chemistry  at  the  University  of  California  at  Los  Angeles 
jnd  at  Northeastern  University.  He  has  contributed  research  articles 
to  American  scientific  journals,  is  a  member  of  Sigma  Xi,  Phi  Beta 
Kappa  and  many  scientific  societies. 

Irving  Fine  is  chairman  of  the  undergraduate  School  of  the 
Creative  Arts  and  associate  professor  of  music.  He  was  a  Guggen- 
heim and  a  Fulbright  Research  Fellow.  After  receiving  his  B.A. 
and  M.A.  degrees  from  Harvard  University,  he  studied  in  Europe 
before  joining  the  music  faculty  at  Harvard.  A  former  student  of 
Koussevitsky,  he  has  taught  at  Tanglewood.  He  has  appeared  as  a 
pianist  and  conductor  with  the  Boston  Symphony  Orchestra. 

Dr.  Rawidowicz.  Michael  Tuch  professor  of  Hebrew  literature 
and  Jewish  philosophy,  is  a  graduate  of  Berlin  LIniversity  and  a 
former  lecturer  at  the  University  of  London.  The  distinguished 
authority  in  the  field  of  Judaica  is  the  author  of  many  volumes 
dealing  with  Jewish  history  and  ])hiloso|>hv  and  contemporary 
Jewish  problems. 

A  widely  recognized  authority  in  his  field.  Dr.  Maslow,  asso- 
ciate professor  of  psychology  on  the  Philip  Meyers  Foundation, 
received  his  B.A.,  M.A.  and  Ph.D.  from  the  University  of 
Wisconsin,  where  he  later  taught  before  accejiting  a  Carnegie 
Fellowshi]}  at  Columbia  University.  He  has  had  published  over  40 
articles  in  jjsychology  journals  and  is  co-author  of  a  standard  text. 

With  Mr.  Fine  in  the  Music  Area,  will  be  composer-conductor 
Leonard  Bernstein;  composer  Harold  Shapero.  and  musicologist 
Erwin  Bodky.  In  the  Psychology  Area  with  Dr.  Maslow  will  be 
Drs.  James  B.  Klee,  Eugenia  Hanfmann.  director  of  the  Brandeis 
Psychological  Clinic,  and  others. 

On  the  faculty  of  the  Near  Eastern  and  Judaic  Studies  Area 
with  Dr.  Rawidowicz  will  be  Dr.  Nahum  N.  Glatzer,  Dr.  Wolf 
Leslau  and  Dr.  Leo  Bronstein.  With  Dr.  Cohen  in  the  Chemistry 
Area  will  be  Dr.  Sidney  Golden,  Dr.  Stuart  A.  Maypcr  and  Dr. 
Orrie  M.  Friedman. 

The  development  of  its  first  graduate  school  is  anolher  pulse- 
quickening  symbol  of  the  University's  basic  vitality.  Its  presence 
on  campus  adds  lustre  to  the  academic  honors  Brandeis  already 
carries.  It  is,  in  effect,  a  pledge  fulfilled  and  a  challenge  to  be  met. 


I>r.  ABRAHA 

Ptychology 


Dr.  SIMON  RAWIDOWICZ 
Near  Eastern  and 
Judaic  Studies 


This  is  the  University 

♦ .  .  A  month  in  the  Life  of  Brandeis 

J_JXCITING,  ALIVE,  VITALLY  IMPORTANT  to  the  American  scene  and  seething  with 
intellectual  and  cultural  activity  —  this  is  Brandeis  University,  a  new  experiment  in 
higher  education  which  has  caught  the  imagination  of  all  who  have  come  in  contact 
with  its  story. 

Significant  activities  that  make  up  the  lifeline  of  the  Universitv  are  not  confined 
to  the  campus  but  reach  out  across  the  entire  nation. 

\^'hat  happened  on  campus,  in  New  York,  San  Francisco,  Boston,  Texas,  Florida 
and  other  areas  during  a  30-day  period  at  the  turn  of  the  year  is  recorded  to  show, 
through  the  medium  of  montage,  the  spirit,  adventure  and  growth  of  Brandeis  as  it  is. 

This,  then,  is  one  typical  month  in  the  life  of  the  University: 

Newsrooms  in  San  Francisco,  Denver.  Chicago.  Miami  and  New  York  .  .  . 
chattering  teletype  machines  .  .  .  dateline  Brandeis  University  .  .  .  editors  head  up  the 
results  of  an  on  campus  interview  with  Dr.  Alfred  Kinsey,  author  of  the  famed  Kinsey 
Report,  who  is  at  the  University  as  speaker  in  the  General  Education  S  course  .  .  . 
other  speakers  —  Dr.  Mordecai  M.  Ka])lan.  one  of  the  nation's  leading  authorities  on 
Judaism,  and  Miriam  van  \^  aters.  expert  on  juvenile  delinquency  jiroblenis. 

The  Hotel  Plaza  in  New  York  City  ...  a  former  first  lady,  international  figiiri; 
and  delegate  of  the  United  States  Mission  to  the  United  \ations.  Mrs.  O^noi 
Roosevelt,  speaks  as  a  University  trustee  at  the  annual  dinner-dance  of  the^^^ds  ol 
Brandeis  University  in  the  Liquors,  Wines  and  S])irits  Industry  .  .  .  "I  think  really 
it  is  the  spirit  that  you  feel  within  Brandeis  that  kindles  your  inb^esl  and  makes  you 
feel  that  here  people  are  getting  something  —  something  thMgJ^i  the  faculty,  through 
the  President  and  through  the  peo|)le  who  are  interested  in~niandeis  which  |)erhaps  rm 
other  university  in  this  country  actually  gives  i^jindergraduales  .  .  .  These  yourrj 
people  are  close  enough  to  those  who  work  g^^rcach  so  that  I  think  there  is  a  spii  ii 
of  real  fellowship  amono;  them."  ^s^^ 

eniic  Recognition  .  .  .  another  step  forward 
r  members  of  the  Class  of  '53  .  .  .  Abraham  Hellti. 
aremont,  N.  H.,  gets  word  he  has  been  accepted  by  the 
Boston  University  Medical  School  .  .  .  William  Wiener. 
Dorchester.  Mass.,  accepted  at  New  York  University  Bel- 
levue  Medical  School  .  .  .  Elliott  Morrison,  Brooklyn. 
N.  Y.,  accepted  by  the  Albany  Medical  School  and  Milton 
Nichaman.  Everett,  Mass.,  wins  approval  from  Tufts 
Medical  School. 

West  Point  .  .  .  sna])py  gray-uniformed  cadets 
march  and  play  basketball  .  .  the  Brandeis  Judges,  after 
defeating  M.I.T.  and  Bates,  face  the  Army  at  the  Hudson 
River  rendezvous  and  stop  the  future  officers  86  to  78. 

Deep  Snow  Covers  the  Campus  .  .  .  plows  clank 
into  action  .  .  .  students  break  out  skis  .  .  .  Leonard 
Bernstein,  nationally-known  composer  and  conductor 
and  Brandeis  professor  of  music,  sits  with  Irving  Fine. 
chairman  of  the  School  of  the  Creative  Arts,  and  mem- 


bers  of  the  faculty  and  thinks  of  June  and  makes  ])lans 
for  the  Second  Annual  Festival  of  the  Creative  Arts. 

A  Famous  Calypso  Singer  from  the  Island  of 
Trinidad  tells  his  stories  in  song  .  .  .  Latin  Anirric 
music  and  American  jazz  .  .  .  drama,  hypnotism,  s]Mjii> 
and  modern  dance  ...  it  is  \^  inter  \^  eekeud  al  ihe  Uni- 
versity climaxed  by  the  Annual  Snoj^a!)  al  the  Hotel 
Kenmore  in  Boston.  -^"^ 

A  Four-Year  Drean^^^mes  true  with  the  all- 
'  important  announct-ment  that  the  Brandeis  University 
[Graduate  School  of  Arts  and  Sciences  will  open  in  four 
I  fields  —  chetnistry,  music  composition,  Near  Eastern 
i  and  Judaic  studies  and  psychology  —  at  the  start  of  the 
1953-51  academic  year  .  .  .  the  faculty  busy  processing 
applications  coming  in  from  many  parts  of  the  nation. 

Huge  Blue  Windows  swing  into  place  .  .  .  scaffold- 
ing .  .  .  busy  workmen  .  .  .  the  Sha|)iro  Athletic  Center 
is  nearing  completion. 

An  Airliner  Streaks  South  and  West  .  .  .  George 
Al])ert.  chairman  of  the  University's  Board  of  Trustees, 
heads  for  Houston,  Dallas.  San  Antonio.  Galveston  and 
Fort  Worth  in  Texas  and  Tucson.  Arizona  .  .  .  exciting 
meeting  of  Brandeis  Associates  .  .  .  benefactions  to 
the  L  niversity. 

Academic  Meeting  in  New  York  .  .  .  the  History 
of  Science  Society  meets  and  elects  Dr.  Marie  Boas, 
Brandeis  instructor  in  history,  secretary. 

Outside  Interest  in  the  University  is  on  the  up- 
swing .  .  .  chapters  of  the  Brandeis  University  Asso- 
ciates busy  meeting  in  Tulsa,  Chicago,  St.  Louis,  Buffalo, 
Cleveland,  Philadelphia,  Cincinnati  and  Boston. 

Brandeis  Students  are  rated  far  above  the  na- 
tional average  in  scholastic  aptitude  by  the  American 
Council  on  Education  as  the  psychological  examination 
results  are  announced. 

New  Chapters  of  the  National  \^  omen's  Com- 
mittee for  Brandeis  are  organized  by  Mrs.  Irving 
Abrams,  national  jjresident  ...  in  Birmingham.  Ala- 
bama, and  Little  Rock,  Arkansas  .  .  .  speakers  from 
the  University  at  chapter  meetings  in  Georgia,  Tennessee 
and  Indiana. 

Retrenchment  Problems  .  .  .  some  U.  S.  colleges 
and  universities  showing  a  dip  in  enrollments  and  appli- 
cations .  .  .  Brandeis  Director  of  Admissions  C.  Ruggles 


.Smitli  reports  a  100  per  cent  increase  in  applications  over 
the  previous  year. 

Two  Books  Are  Published  and  two  more  are 
accepted  .  .  .  off  the  press  .  .  .  "Franz  Kosenzweig:  His 
Life  and  Thought  ".  written  by  Dr.  Nahum  N.  Glatzer, 
associate  professor  of  Jewish  history  at  Brandeis  and 
published  by  Farrar  Straus  and  Young,  Inc.  .  .  .  "Frag- 
ments of  Life,  Metaphysics  and  Art",  written  by  Dr. 
Leo  Bronstein,  lecturer  in  the  fine  arts  and  Near  Eastern 
civilization,  and  published  by  Bond  Wheelwright  Co. 
.  .  .  accepted  by  Columbia  University  .  .  .  "The  Ideas  of 
Marcel  Proust",  written  by  Milton  Hindus,  assistant 
professor  of  English  .  .  .  Simon  &  Schuster  will  publish 
in  September  ''A  Bargain  \^  ith  God",  written  by  Thomas 
L.  Savage,  assistant  professor  of  English. 

The  Board  of  Trustees  awards  the  contract  for 
the  new  Student  Union  Building  .  .  .  work  begins  in 
Hamilton  Quadrangle. 

The  Jacob  White  Memorial  Collection  of  Music 
arrives  at  the  University  Library  ...  an  extensive  portion 
of  the  classical  field  is  covered. 

The  Friends  of  the  School  of  the  Creative  Arts 

step  u|)  their  activities  .  .  .  under  their  sponsorship  the 
internationally-known  Juilliard  String  Quartet  opens  the 
Friends'  on-campus  Arts  Series. 

New  York  Businessman,  A.  Levitt,  makes  the 
first  benefaction  toward  the  building  of  an  extensive 
micro-card  system  at  the  Library. 

Address  at  Cleveland,  Ohio  .  .  .  Dr.  Abram  L. 
Sachar,  president  of  the  L'niversity.  flies  to  Cleveland 
where  he  addresses  the  National  Education  Association 
on  contemporary  educational  ])roblems. 

Focal  Point  for  Near  Eastern  literature  .  .  .  first 
shipments  of  material  from  Egypt.  Lebanon  and  Israel 
mark  the  formal  entrance  of  Brandeis  into  the  Farming- 
ton  Plan  .  .  .  the  University  is  responsible  for  collecting 
all  contem])orary  publications,  under  the  ])lan.  from 
that  area. 

Dateline:  Everywhere  .  .  .  from  coast  to  coast, 
on  campus  and  off.  people  lake  action,  events  occur. 
Academicians  and  foster  alumni,  students  and  trustees, 
people  of  vision,  people  of  faith  .  .  .  their  combined 
efforts  mesh,  and  their  labors  are  forging  the  destiny  of 
Brandeis  University. 


The  American 


J-  he  descriptions  of  college  courses,  as  seen  in  catalogs  from  coast  to  coast, 
seem  couched  in  a  pattern  of  similarity.  If  vou  skim  through  college  and  university 
catalogs,  you  get  the  feeling  that  the  courses  are  all  so  similar,  regardless  of  where 
they  are  offered.  Gertrude  Stein  might  have  said.  "A  course  is  a  course  is  a  course", 
and  many  would  have  been  forced  to  agree. 

There's  only  one  thing  wrong  with  this  line  of  reasoning.  It  simply  isnt  true. 

Pick  up  the  latest  Brandeis  catalog  and  scan  its  listing  of  courses,  for  example, 
and  let  your  eye  travel  to  an  inconspicuous  listing  under  the  social  sciences.  It  says 
simply  "197B-The  American  Twenties.  Instructor.  Dr.  Merrill  D.  Peterson"'.  A  closer 
examination  reveals  that  this  is  a  course  that  is  excitingly  different  and  which,  in  effect, 
details  the  educational  |)hiIosophy  of  Brandeis  University. 

The  new  course,  which  was  devised  by  Professor  Peterson,  is  unique  in  thai  it 
represents  an  integrated  approach  to  the  culture  of  a  period.  It  isn't  simply  history, 
or  literature,  or  civilization.  It  is,  instead,  an  effort  at  understanding  a  crucial  period 
in  American  life  by  a  study  of  all  the  elements  which  made  the  period  what  it  was. 

"I  developed  the  course  for  several  reasons,"  tall,  boyish-looking  Dr.  Peterson 
declares.  "First,  because  I  am  interested  in  the  problems  of  method  involved  in 
any  integrated  approach  to  culture.  My  basic  assumption  is,  of  course,  that  a 
historical  period  may  best  be  understood  as  a  total  pattern,  with  its  literature, 
sociology,  politics  all  related.  1  ha\e  always  felt  that  It  would  be  interesting  to  take 
a  single  decade  and  study  it  in  this  way. 

"Until  I  began  working  up  this  course  I  was  under  the  illusion  that  one  could 
really  exhaust  a  decade  in  a  single  term.  Now  I  know  better;  I  have  had  to  be  very 
selective,  concentrating  on  what  seem  to  be  the  most  significant  expressions  of  the 
culture  in  the  Twenties.  But  why  the  Twenties'?  Partly  because  it  has  a  kind  of 
classic  unity  (but  so  do  the  Thirties,  perhaps  the  Nineties,  etc.)  but  more  because 
of  the  recent  revival  of  interest  in  the  decade.  I  don't  know  how  to  explain  it  — 
because  we  are  acquiring  historical  perspective  on  the  decade,  perhaps  nostalgia, 
perhaps  because  we  see  certain  parallels  with  our  own  time. 


I  w  e  n  t  i  e  s  «  « 


« 


"Also,  I  seriously  believe  it  was  a  decade  of  crucial  change,  and  surely  it  is 
richer  in  literary  expression  than  almost  any  previous  period.  Thus,  it  merits 
close  study  on  its  own  terms.  My  desire  is  simply  to  locate  the  ethos  of  the  decade 
and  to  determine  what  difference  it  made  in  American  life.  I  hope  to  have  the 
answer  before  I  am  through  with  the  course  —  now  I  am  not  at  all  sure. 

"1919  and  1929  are  the  two  poles.  \^  e  begin  with  the  quality  of  hope,  of 
anticipation,  before  the  disillusionment  set  in;  just  as,  at  the  other  end.  we 
deal  with  the  impact  of  the  Great  Depression  into  the  Thirties.  In  between,  we 
study  four  major  patterns:  The  Revolt  from  the  Village  (Mencken-Lewis- 
Anderson,  Greenwich  Village-Millay-etc,  Paris-Cowley)  ;  Civilization  in  the 
L'nited  States  (Jazz  Age  morals,  play-pleasure-entertainment,  business  and 
boom,  the  politics  of  Normalcy,  etc.);  \^  riters  in  the  Republic  (focus  on 
Fitzgerald,  Hemingwav.  Eliot.  Crane;  also  criticism:  Mumford,  Irving  Babbitt. 
Edmund  \^  ilson.  etc.)  ;  Case  of  Social  Conscience  (Sacco-Vanzetti,  Dos  Passos, 
The  Big  Money).  As  you  see.  the  focus  is  on  the  experience  of  the  intellectuals 
of  the  generation  born  in  the  Nineties.  Nearly  all  the  materials  of  the  course 
are  primary,  i.e.  contemporary  writing,  not  histories." 

Dr.  Peterson,  whose  book  "The  Jefferson  Image"'  soon  will  be  published, 
is  assistant  professor  of  American  civilization  at  Brandeis  University.  He  came 
to  Brandeis  from  Harvard  L'niversitv  in  1949.  where  he  taught  both  American 
literature  and  American  institutions. 

"No  one  can  say  just  exactly  what  will  emerge  from  a  new  course  of  this 
type.  In  developing  it,  I  have  found  both  excitement  and  intellectual  stimula- 
tion. The  students  will  find  these  qualities  and  more;  they'll  acquire  a  sense  of 
perspective  about  an  era  whose  activities  so  profoundly  affected  the  conduct 
of  our  national  life.  They'll  work  hard,  and  I  think  they'll  learn  much.  And 
also,  "  he  declared  with  a  smile,  "I  think  thev  II  like  it.' 


PIONEER  ...  Dr.  Merrill  D.  F\.;>.i,c;,, 
approaches  the  Twenties  from  a 
viewpoint  which  seeks  to  integrate 
alt  elements  of  that  crucial  decade. 


\ 


LACONIC  .  .  .  Shown,  right,  astride 
his  favorite  mount,  "Mistletoe",  then 
President  Calvin  Coolidge,  Repub- 
lican from  Vermont,  was  a  symbol 
of  the  conservative  government  In 
Washington. 


CRASH  .  .  .  Picture  at  the  left  shows 
Wall  Street  scene  during  the  finan- 
cial crisis  of  1929  which  was  a  fore- 
runner of  the  Great  Depression. 


IVAMED    AJ^SOriATE    EDITOII 

Dr.  David  L.  FalkofT,  assistant  professor  of 
physics  at  Brandeis  University,  has  been 
named  associate  editor  of  the  American  Jour- 
nal of  Physics. 

The  Journal,  on  whose  staff  Dr.  Falkoff  will 
serve  for  three  years,  is  published  by  the 
American  Association  of   Physics  Teachers. 


MRS.    ROOSEVELT,    GEORGE    ALPERT    ADDRESS 
SIJCCESSFIJL    DUMBER    OF    REVERAGES    GROUP 


Benefactions  to  the  University  totaling 
$150,000  were  announced  at  the  January 
meeting  of  the  Friends  of  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity in  the  Liquors.  Wines  and  Spirits 
Industry.  The  dinner-dance,  held  in  New 
York's  Hotel  Plaza,  was  addressed  by  Mrs. 
Eleanor  Roosevelt  and  Trustee  Chairman 
George  Alpert. 

An  unlocked  for.  dramatic  highlight  of 
the  meeting  came  when  Frank  H.  Reitman. 
of  Newark.  N.  J.,  rose  to  speak  after  giving 
325,000  to  the  University.  Said  Mr.  Reitman: 

"I  am  nearing  three  score  and  ten  years 
and  I  do  not  know  how  many  years  longer 
I  will  be  able  to  .serve  Brandeis  University."" 


turned    to 
audience 


his 
md 


With  great  solemnity  he 
two  sons  who  sat  in  the 
continued: 

■"Now  I  call  upon  you,  my  sons,  to  carry 
out  my  work  in  helping  to  assure  in  the 
years  ahead  the  continuance  of  the  fine 
work  that  is  being  done  at  Brandeis 
University." 

Mrs.  Eleanor  Roosevelt  called  aiding  the 
development  of  Brandeis  a  privilege. 

■"Brandeis  University  represents  a  chal- 
lenge to  others  to  follow  our  leadership," 
she  said.  "'The  development  of  the  Univer- 
sity is  our  democratic  privilege  and  re- 
sponsibility.'" 

Said  George  Alpert  in  his  address:  ""The 
traditional  concept  of  haste  makes  waste 
has  been  upset  in  the  building  of  Brandeis. 

'"We've  had  to  hurry  but  our  race  against 
lime  has  resulted  in  a  splendid  addition 
to  the  roster  of  denominationally  sponsored 
universities." 

Walter  F.  Terry,  chairman  of  the  meeting, 
depicted  Brandeis  as  ""a  lesson  in  democracy." 

"As  a  non-Jew,"  he  said,  "T  sincerely 
believe  that  the  aiding  and  building  of  this 
university  is  an  honor  and  a  privilege." 

Also  addressing  the  meeting  were  co- 
chairmen  of  the  meeting,  Charles  A.  Berns, 
Harold  L.  Renfield.  Joshua  Gollin  and  Tubie 
Resnick.  Other  co-chairmen  were  Morris  0. 
Alprin,  Norman  Feldman,  Victor  A.  Fischel, 
Herman  A.  Katz,  John  L.  Leban,  Harold  S. 
Lee  and  Jerome  W.  Picker. 

In  charge  of  coordination  and  the  program 
was  William  Hodes. 


FRIE\DS  OF  BRA^iDEIS  .  .  .  Mrs.  Eleanor  Rooseielt.  University  trustee  anil  Iwnur  guest  ul 
the  January  meeting  of  the  Friends  of  Brandeis  Lniversity  in  the  Liquor.  W  ines  and  Spirits 
Industry  stops  to  chat  at  the  Hotel  Plaza  in  i\ew  York  City  with  (I.  to  r.)  co-chairmen  of  the  din- 
ner. Charles  A.  Berns.  Harold  L.  Renfield  and  Tubie  Resnick;  George  Alpert.  chairman  of  the 
University's  Board   of  Trustees:  and   If  alter  F.   Terry,  chairman  of  the  dinner-dance  meeting. 


FORMER    TA«'KLE    DEKKRT.S 
GRIDIROX    FUR    MI'!>>1<°: 
<>»i:^^C!.S    OP£R.4Tir    LEADK 

Ramon  Gilbert,  Brandeis  University  junior 
who  once  thrilled  football  fans  with  his 
play  at  tackle,  is  now  tackling  music. 

As  a  promising  member  of  the  University's 
eleven,  Gilbert,  who  stands  one  inch  over 
six  feet  tall,  was  doing  well  under  Coach 
Benny  Friedman.  Midway  in  his  sophomore 
year,  the  tackle  sang  for  Brandeis  Music 
Professor  Erwin  Bodky.  The  educator  saw 
a  real  future  for  Ramons  baritone  voice 
and  now  the  youth  is  devoting  all  of  his 
energies  to  practicing  the  scales  instead  of 
blocking  and  tackling. 

Since  forsaking  the  gridiron  for  music. 
Gilbert  has  sung  leads  in  Gian  Carlo- 
Menottis  operas.  ""The  Telephone"'  and 
"Amahl  and  the  Night  Visitors." 


CLASS    FACILITY    IS 
NAMED    CHEItXIS    HALL 

Some  people  would  feel  that  making  it 
possible  for  Brandeis  University's  first  sum- 
ma  cum  laude  graduate  to  obtain  his 
education  constituted  a  sufficient  contribu- 
tion to  the  institution. 

But  Max  and  Harriet  Chernis,  of  Newton, 
Mass.,  were  just  beginning.  On  the  heels 
of  the  establishment  of  the  Ma.\  Chernis 
Scholarship,  awarded  last  year  to  Gustav 
Ranis,  top  student  in  the  first  graduating 
class,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Chernis  have  now  made 
a  gift  of  S25,000  to  the  University. 

In  their  honor,  Brandeis  officials  recently 
designated  Chernis  Hall,  Sydeman  Hall 
facility  used  for  lecture  classes  and  as  a 
film  projection  room.  Chernis  Hall  is  part  of 
one  of  the  largest  classroom  facilities  on  the 
University  campus. 

Mr.  Chernis  is  the  owner  of  the  Boston 
Sausage  and  Provision  Company. 


ABRAHAM  SHAPIRO  ATHLETMC  CENTER 
DEDICATMOJV  SLATED  FOR  APRIE  12 


Mfmoiializiiif;  an  industrial  leader  whose 
aiiie  is  in^livisibi>'  assoeialed  with  humani- 
iriaii  and  philanthropic  qualities,  the  Abra- 

ini  Shapiro  Athletic  Center  will  be  dedicated 
ii  Sunday.  April  12. 

Brunch  at  11  a.m.  will  precede  the  impres- 
\\e  dedication  exercises  which  are  slated  to 
tart  at  12  oclock,  noon. 

Presiding  will  be  Abe  W.  Berkowitz,  chair- 
lan  of  the  Abraham  Shapiro  Memorial 
Committee. 

Speakers  will  include  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar, 
J'niversity  president:  George  Alpert,  chair- 
nan  of  the  board  of  trustees,  and  Maurice  J. 
"obin.   honorary   chairman   of   the   Abraham 

iapiro  Memorial  Committee. 

Others  participating  in  the  ceremonies  will 
Include  Joseph  M.  Linsey,  chairman  of  the 
i^randeis  University  Athletic  Association: 
?enny  Friedman,  director  of  athletics,  and 
Mdney  Goldfader,  Class  of  '54. 

Planned  as  a  '"living  memorial  to  the  great 
nan  whose  name  it  bears,""  the  Abraham 
^liapiro  Athletic  Center  will  house  three  prac- 
irc  basketball  courts  with  an  ultimate  seat- 
nii  capacity  of  3,000  available  for  public 
nntcsts. 

The  main  t;yninasiuin.  measuring  16.000 
pquare  feet,  is  one  of  the  most  modern  in 
llhe  East. 


Gymnastic  facilities  and  equipment,  locker 
and  shower  rooms,  massage  and  physiotherapy 
facilities,  exercise  and  drill  rooms,  as  well 
as  offices  for  the  athletic  staff  are  located  in 
the  Center. 

In  addition,  it  houses  two  double  class- 
rooms and  two  single  classrooms,  all  air- 
conditioned. 

A  handsome  structure  of  modern  architec- 
ture, the  Abraham  Shapiro  Athletic  Center 
is  approached  through  a  semi-circular  portico 
which  ultimately  will  be  enclosed  with  glass. 

The  dedication  event,  April  12,  will  climax 
the  program  of  the  Abraham  Shapiro  Memo- 
rial Committee,  organized  in  1949  to  honor 
the  memory  of  the  late  Boslonian  who  left 
behind  a  legion  of  friends  mindful  of  his 
"lifetime  of  service."" 

It  has  been  pointed  out  that  creation  of 
the  Center  at  Brandeis  University,  in  whose 
early  history  Abraham  Sha|>iro  played  a 
major  role,  will  memorialize  him  in  a  man- 
ner consistent  with  his  interests  and  appro- 
priate to  his  outlook  on  life. 

In  the  early  planning  stages  of  the  Univer- 
sity and  in  the  pioneer  months  of  its  estab- 
lishment. Abraham  -Shapiro  frequently 
expressed  the  desire  to  see  Brandeis  join 
with  other  American  institutions  of  higher 
learning  in  an  active  sports  program. 


NEW  SCHOLARSHIP  .  .  .  Bishop  Bernard 
J.  Shell,  director-jounder  of  the  Catholic 
Youth  Organization,  shakes  hands  with  Dr. 
.4hrant  L.  Sarhar.  president  of  the  University, 
after  estahlishing  a  juU  tuition  scholarship  in 
the  name  of  the  C.)  .0.  The  benefaction  was 
made  at  a  meeting  of  the  Chicago  Chapter. 
Bratideis  University  .Associates. 


^usic,  Drama,  Art  Exhibit  and  Lecture  Series 
Will  be  Featured  on  Campus  Arts  Programs 


A  variety  of  talent  has  been  gathered  by 
the  Friends  ol  the  School  of  the  Creative 
Arts  at  Brandeis  University  for  a  series  of 
campus  arts  programs  for  members,  students 
and  faculty. 

The  programs  are  part  of  the  expansion 
of  the  organization,  established  in  1949, 
which  is  <ledicated  to  the  development  and 
su|)port   of   the   arts   at   the   University. 

On  December  10,  the  Friends  sponsored 
a  concert  by  the  internationally-known 
.luilliard  Quartet  in  the  Nathan  Seifer 
Auditorium  on  campus. 

Marc  Blitzstein,  composer  and  playwright, 
gave  a  program  of  his  works  at  the  Hotel 
Somerset  in  Boston  on  December  14  honor- 
ing new  members  of  the  Friends.  He  was 
assisted  by  Lotte  Lenya  who  played  the 
role  of  Xantippe  in  the  Broadway  produc- 
tion of  Maxwell  Andersons  "Barefoot  in 
Athens." 

At  the  affair  in  Boston  there  was  an  ex- 
hibition of  paintings  and  sculpture  by  con- 
temporary artists  from  the  Mirski  Gallery. 
Shown  were  the  works  of  Carl  Zerbe, 
Brandeis  Professor  Mitchell  Siporin,  David 
Aronson,  Bernard  Chaet,  Barbara  Swan, 
Esther  Geller  and  George  Aarons. 

Miss  Vivienne  Bennett,  talented  British 
comedienne  and  a  member  of  the  Old  Vic 
Company   of   London,   presented   an   evening 


I'l.  \\\l\(,  .-IKTS  PR0GR.4MS  .  .  .  Shown 
left  to  right.  Daniel  W  eisberg.  chairman  of 
the  Friends  of  the  School  of  the  Creative 
Arts,  and  Irving  Fine,  chairman  of  the 
.'school  of  the  Creative  Arts  at  the  Univer- 
sity, discuss  plans  for  the  series  of  arts 
programs  for  members  of  the  Friends  and 
students  and  faculty  at  Brandeis. 


of  ""Comedy  Through  the  Ages,"  January  14, 
in  Nathan  Seifer  Hall  under  the  sponsor- 
ship of  the  Friends. 

The     195.3     calendar     announced     by     the 


Friends  also  includes  these  on-campus 
programs:  A  recital  by  Phyllis  Curtin, 
soprano:  an  illustrated  talk  by  Prof.  Meyer 
Shapiro  on  the  relationship  of  art  and 
science:  a  faculty  concert:  program  of  early 
music  for  voice  and  in.struments:  art  film 
showings  discussed  by  Mr.  Ziporin:  an  il- 
lustrated lecture:  two  drama  programs  and 
a  recital   by  the  University  Dance   Group. 

Chairman  of  the  Friends  of  the  School 
of  the  Creative  Arts  is  Daniel  Weisberg, 
prominent  Greater  Boston  community  leader 
and  a  professor  at  Boston  University"s 
College  of  Business  Administration. 

Adolph  Ullnian,  for  whom  the  amphi- 
theatre at  the  University  is  named,  is 
honorary  chairman  of  the  Friends  and 
Mrs.   Paul  T.   Smith   is  vice  chairman. 

Others  who  have  been  instrumental  in 
the  development  of  this  program  are  Mrs. 
Mandel  Green,  Mrs.  Dok  Isenberg,  Mrs. 
Bernard  H.  Robinson  and  Mrs.  Joseph 
Milhender. 

Since  the  organization  was  formed  under 
the  sponsorship  of  a  group  of  Greater 
Boston  music  lovers,  the  Friends  have  grown 
today  to  number  nearly  1,000. 

During  their  three-year  existence  they 
have  awarded  scholarships  to  talented  and 
needy  students,  purchased  the  entire  works 
and  recordings  of  Bach,  Beethoven,  Brahms 
and  Mozart  for  the  University,  contributed 
to  the  construction  of  lecture  rooms  below 
the  Adolph  Ullman  Amphitheatre  and  pur- 
chased  instruments   for  Brandeis. 


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4 


NEW    PROGRAM    SPARKS    WOMEI\'S    ACTIVITIES 


Chapter  Visitii*  Made 
By  National  llead.s 
Lend  Added  Impetus 

The  newly  installed  program  of  the 
National  Women's  Committee  of  Brandeis 
University  calling  for  national  officers  and 
board  members  to  meet  with  the  various 
chapters  throughout  the  country  has  proved 
highly  successful,  according  to  a  report  by 
Mrs.  Harry  L.  Michaels,  national  chairman 
of   the   Executive   Committee. 

The  following  is  a  list,  by  states,  of 
some  of  the  reports  of  activities  of  the 
National  Women's   Committee: 

Alabama 

BIRMINGHAM  — Mrs.  George  G.  Berk 
was  named  president  of  a  new  chapter 
organized  by  Mrs.  Hannah  W.  Abranis. 
national  president,  with  the  assistance  of 
Mrs.  Lester  Samelson.  Other  officers:  Mrs. 
Marvin  Engel,  Mrs.  Ira  Bayer  and  Mrs. 
Mark  Levine,  vice  presidents;  Mrs.  Eugene 
Zeldman,  recording  secretary;  Mrs.  Carl 
Hess,  corresponding  secretary;  Mrs.  A.  C. 
Harris,  treasurer. 

MONTGOMERY  — This  new  chapter  re- 
ports a  membership  of  75  annual  and  eight 
life  members.  Mrs.  Harry  .Stern,  a  member 
of  the  Atlanta.  Ga.,  Chapter,  brought  the 
.story  of  Brandeis  to  a  recent  meeting 
attended  by  a  group  of  women  comprised 
of  all  the  Jewish  women's  organizations  in 
Montgomery. 

Arizona 

TUCSON  —  Mrs.  Hyman  Copins,  presi- 
dent, announced  25  new  members  were 
installed    following    a    talk    by    Mr.    Berger. 

Arkansas 

LITTLE  ROCK  —  Mrs.  Abranis  organized 
a  new  chapter  aided  by  Mrs.  Samelson  which 
elected  the  following  officers:  Mrs.  Joe 
Tenenbaum.  president;  Mrs.  Lee  Kretchmar 
and  Mrs.  Harry  Lasker,  vice  presidents; 
Mrs.  Henry  Feingold,  treasurer;  Mrs.  John 
Samuel,  secretary. 

California 

SAN  FRANCISCO  —  Mrs.  Marshall  Kuhn 
reported  the  chapter  of  which  she  is 
treasurer  gained  39  new  members,  two 
fully  paid  life  and  one  partially  paid  life 
members,  as  the  result  of  a  memliership  tea 
presided  over  by  Mrs.  Richard  Dinner, 
president.  Speakers  at  the  tea  were  Clarence 
Q.  Berger,  executive  assistant  to  the  president 
of  Brandeis.  and  Dr.  Alexander  Meikeljohn. 

LOS  ANGELES  —  Following  a  meeting 
at  which  Mr.  Berger  was  guest  speaker, 
Mrs.  Samuel  Moss,  chapter  president  and 
national  board  member,  announced  61  new 
annual  members  and  nine  life  members  had 
been  secured.  Mrs.  Moss  is  helping  the 
National  Women's  Committee  with  the  or- 
ganization   of    communities    in    Cialifornia. 

OAKLAND  — EAST  BAY  — The  new 
president  of  the  chapter  here,  Mrs.  Harry 
H.    Poise,    announced    five    annual    mend)er- 


REPORTS  85  NEW  LIFE  MEMBERS  .  .  . 
Mrs.  Irving  Kane,  ahove.  the  first  life  nieni- 
hership  rhairmun  i)j  the  Cleveland.  Ohio. 
Chapter.  National  lf'(inien\s  Committee,  has 
reported  85  new  life  members  enrolled 
from  the  time  she  took  office  in  December 
until  February  1.  She  U'as  assisted  by  Mrs. 
.4lvin  Mellman.  chapter  president  and  in 
charge  of  the  Cleveland  section.  Mrs. 
Burnett  Bricker.  Mrs.  .ilfred  Benesch.  Mrs. 
Max  Ratner.  Mrs.  Ezra  Shapiro  and  Mrs. 
Nathan  Gordon. 


ships  and  four  life  memberships  had  ciiKjIlcd 
following  a  talk  by  Mr.  Berger. 

('  o  n  n  e  I*  t  i  o  u  t 

STAMFORD — -The  following  officers  were 
elected  to  lead  this  new  chapter  organized 
by  Mrs.  Michaels:  Mrs.  Alan  V.  Tishman, 
president;  Mrs.  Joseph  Ackernian,  vice 
president :  Mrs.  Edward  H.  Beneson,  treas- 
urer;   Mrs.    Robert    .Salomon,    secretary. 

Florida 

MIAMI  —  Mrs.  Ben  Zion  Ginsburg.  newly 
elected  president,  was  installed  and  pre- 
sided over  her  hrst  meeting.  Mrs.  Abranis 
was  honor  guest. 

JACKSONVILLE  — On  her  tour  through 
the  South  and  Southwest,  Mrs.  Abrams  was 
guest  speaker  at  a  board  and  general  meet- 
ing here.  Mrs.  Ben  Stein,  president,  presided. 

Georgia 

ATLANTA  —  Five  new  life  members  and 
several  annual  members  were  added  to  the 
roster  here.  One  hundred  and  seventy  women 
gave    Mrs.    Abrams    a    tremendous    ovation. 

SAVANNAH  — A  new  slate  of  officers 
was  named  here  following  a  board  meeting 
with  Mrs.  Abranis.  They  are:  Mrs.  Hyman 
Levy,  president:  .Mrs.  Harry  Zarem.  vice 
president;  Mrs.  Sam  Rosen,  secretary;  Mrs. 
David  Robinson,  treasurer. 

Illinois 

SPRINGFIELD  —  Mrs.  Morris  Mandell 
and  Mrs.  Milton  Callner,  national  vice 
presidents,  met  with  the  chapter  board  and 
the  following  new  officers  were  elected: 
Mrs.  M.  J.  Kellner,  president;  Mrs.  Clyde 
A.  Meiers,  Mrs.  Morris  D.  Oberman,  Mrs. 
Roberts,  Mrs.  Michael  Eckstein,  vice  presi- 
dents;   Mrs.    Irwin    Fischer,    recording    sec- 


Substaiitial  C«ain»«  in 
MeniberKliipReported 
By  Numerous  Croups 


retary;    Mrs.    William    Fritchman,   secretary 

Indiana 

INDIANAPOLIS  —  Eight  life  members 
and  many  new  annual  members  were  re- 
corded at  a  meeting  where  Lewis  Coser. 
lecturer  in  the  .social  sciences  at  the  Univer- 
sity, addressed  225  women. 

loiva 

SIOUX  CITY  — Mrs.  Maurice  Mandell 
national  board  member  from  Chicago,  pre- 
sented this  new  chapter,  organized  by  Mrs. 
Abranis,  with  their  charter,  February  18. 
The  following  officers  were  elected:  Mrs. 
A.  H.  Baron,  president;  Mrs.  Wallace 
Rosenthal,  vice  president;  Mrs.  L.  J, 
Kutcher,  treasurer;  Mrs.  Edwin  .Sherman, 
secretary. 

Massafhusetls 

SPRINGFIELD  — Results  of  a  concen 
Irated  membership  drive  showed  134  new 
members  enrolled.  The  report  was  given  at 
a  meeting  at  which  Dr.  Lewis  Coser  was 
honor  guest. 

FITCHBURG  — Dr.  Leonard  Levy  ad- 
dressed the  Fitchburg-Leominster  chapter 
at  a  meeting  presided  over  by  Mrs.  Robert 
H.  Wexler. 

TAUNTON  —  Dr.  Levy  was  well  received 
at  an  afternoon  meeting  over  which  Mrs. 
Harold  Lazarus  presided. 

Missouri 

ST.  LOUIS  — •  A  recent  growth  report  of 
the  Chapter  here  showed  45  annual  and  17 
life  members  added  to  the  roster.  A  new 
slate  of  officers  was  elected.  They  are:  Mrs. 
N.  M.  Sachar,  honorary  president;  Mrs. 
Harry  Liebernian,  president ;  Mrs. 
Fleischman,  Mrs.  Charles  Yalem, 
Joseph  Weiner,  vice  presidents;  Mrs 
nard  B.  Gross,  corresponding  secretary: 
Morris  Horwitz,  recording  secretary; 
Zola  Carp,  treasurer. 

Nebraska 

OMAHA  —  Dr.  Leonard  Levy,  instructor 
in  American  civilization  and  institutions  at 
Brandeis,  presented  this  new  chapter,  or- 
ganized by  Mrs.  Abrams,  with  their  charter 
on  February  19.  Newly-elected  officers  are: 
Mrs.  David  Bialac,  president;  Mrs.  Joe 
Sweiback,  Mrs.  Hyman  Ferer,  Mrs.  Hubert 
Monsky,  vice  presidents;  Mrs.  Ernest  A. 
Nogg,  treasurer. 

New    Y'ork 

BROOKLYN  —  Mrs.  David  Farber  was 
installed  as  president  of  this  chapter  at  a 
meeting  at  which  Elliott  Silverstein  was 
guest  speaker. 

SCHENECTADY  —  Mrs.  Frederick  S.  de 
Beer,  vice  chairman  in  charge  of  organiza- 
tion, met  with  Schenectady  women  to  aid 
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10 


BOSTOIV    ASSOCIATES'    DINGER    DRAWS   OVERFLOW   CROWD 


One  thousand  rommunity  leaders,  gathered 
for  the  Fourth  Annual  Membership  Dinner 
of  the  Greater  Boston  Chapter,  Brandeis 
University  Associates,  were  toM  that  al- 
though the  University's  continuance  is  as- 
sured  their   support   is  still   greatly   needed. 

The  dinner  was  held  in  the  main  ball- 
room of  the  Hotel  Statler  in  December. 
Harold    Sherman    Goldberg    presided. 

Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar,  president  of  the 
University.  George  Alpert,  chairman  of  the 
Brandeis  Board  of  Trustees,  Milton  Kahn, 
national  chairman  of  the  Associates.  Natalie 
Litvich,  first  president  of  the  Brandeis 
Alumni  Association,  and  Edward  Weeks, 
editor  of  Atlantic  Monthly,  addressed  the 
members  and  guests  who  overflowed  the 
huge  ballroom. 

Hailing  the  magnificent  contribution  to 
the  growth  of  Brandeis  made  by  Associates 
throughout   the   nation,   Dr.   Sachar  said: 

"Brandeis  University  no  longer  stands  on 
a  trembling  foundation  —  its  continuance 
as  an  educational  institution  has  now  been 
assured.  There  was  a  time  in  the  Univer- 
sity's short  history  when  we  stood  daily  on 
the  brink  of  disaster.  We  knew  that  if  sup- 
port had  not  continued  to  come  in  from 
our  friends  across  the  country  our  existence 
was  imperiled.  The  University  is  now 
confident  of  the  continued  support  of  its 
friends. " 

Said  Trustee  Chairman  Alpert: 

"Although  the  University's  continuance 
is  assured,  its  financial  foundation  is  not 
yet  firm.  It  has  been  claimed  that  a  Univer- 
sity's greatness  can  be  measured  by  the 
size  of  its  deficit.  If  that  is  so.  then  we  may 
proudly  number  Brandeis  among  the  great- 
est institutions  in  this  land.  Support  is 
still  very  much  needed." 

NAMES  NEW  CAMPUS  FACILITY 


GREATER  BOSTOX  CHAPTER  DIWER  .  .  .  Among  the  une  thousand  persons  attending 
the  Fourth  Annual  Membership  Dinner  of  the  Greater  Boston  Chapter.  Brandeis  L'niversity 
Associates,  were,  left  to  right,  standing.  Dudley  Kimball.  University  trustee;  Harold  Sherman 
Goldberg,  dinner  chairman;  Hyman  Cohen,  chapter  president;  Milton  Kahn.  national  chairman 
of  the  Associates;  and  Meyer  Jaffe.  University  trustee.  Seated,  left  to  right.  George  .41  perl, 
chairman.  University  Board  of  Trustees;  Edward  Weeks,  editor  of  .Atlantic  Monthly  and 
guest  speaker;  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar,  president  of  the  University. 


National  Women's  Conunitlee  Report  Shows 
New   Program   Intensifies    Chapter    Effort 


SUPER  SODA  .  .  .  One  of  the  most  popular 
places  on  campus  is  the  B-Hive.  new 
snack  bar  in  The  Castle.  Here  Frances 
Shapiro.  Class  of  '53.  is  shown  sipping  an 
outsize  soda  —  a  token  of  the  prize  given 
her  for  naming  the  new  facility  in  a  contest 
held  for  students. 


(continued  from  page  10) 
them  in  reorganizing  the  chapter  ajid  in 
the  selection  of  a  new  slate  of  officers.  The 
new  officers:  Mrs.  Jacob  Breslaw,  president; 
Mrs.  George  Marcus,  Mrs.  Walter  Cross, 
vice  presidents;  Mrs.  Albert  Freedman,  re- 
cording secretary;  Mrs.  Louis  Cohen,  corre- 
sponding secretary;  Mrs.  Hyman  Sacharoff. 
treasurer. 

YONKERS  — Mrs.  Harry  Michaels,  na- 
tional organization  chairman  from  Boston. 
Mrs.  Lois  Kramer,  national  vice  president 
from  Providence,  R.  I.,  Mrs.  Daniel  Linden- 
baum,  national  board  member  from  New 
York  (!ity.  Mrs.  Isa  Gruskin,  national  board 
member  from  New  London,  Conn.,  and  Dr. 
Miriam  Freund,  national  board  member 
from  New  York  City,  attended  a  series  of 
membership   teas   held   in   Y'onkers. 

Ohio 

DAYTON — -The  new  chapter  here,  or- 
ganized by  Lucille  Meyers  of  Cincinnati, 
has  named  the  following  officers:  Mrs.  Max- 
well F.  Ettlinger,  president;  Mrs.  Maurice 
Linden  Mrs.  William  Levin,  vice  presidents; 
Mrs.  Herman  Russ,  treasurer.  Following  a 
visit  by  Mr.  Berger  this  chapter  reported 
a  membership  of  80  with  a  goal  of  300  set. 

CINCINNATI  —  Fourteen  new  life  mem- 
bers were  secured  at  a  life  membership 
meeting  held  at  the  home  of  Mrs.  Edward 
Kuhn.  Eighty  women  were  present  to  hear 
George  Alpert,  chairman  of  the  University's 
Board    of    Trustees,    speak    February    5. 


COLUMBUS  — Mrs.  William  Wasser- 
slrom,  president,  reported  57  new  annual 
members  and  14  new  life  members  were 
registered  following  a  talk  by  Mr.  Berger. 
The  chapter  reports  a  total  membership  of 
more  than  600  of  which  more  than  100  are 
life  members. 

Rhodf'    iNlaiid 

NEWPORT  — Mrs.  Samuel  Alofsin  pre- 
sided over  a  recent  meeting  which  featured 
a  spirited  question  period  which  followed 
a  talk  by  E.  M.  Gilbert,  director  of  the 
University's  Office  of  Public  Affairs, 

PROVIDENCE  — Three  new  life  mend)ers 
and  24  annual  members  were  added  to  the 
roster  here  after  a  talk  by  Dr.  Coser  before 
200  women. 

Texas 

D.ALL.AS  —  This  new  chapter,  organized 
by  Mrs.  Eli  Goldstein,  national  board  mem- 
ber of  San  .Antonio,  named  the  following 
officers:  Mrs.  Helman  Rosenthal  and  Mr.s. 
Jacob  Feldman.  chairmen  pro  teni. 

Tennessee 

MEMPHIS  —  Six  new  life  members  were 
recorded  at  a  life  membership  tea  given 
at  the  home  of  Mrs.  M.  H.  Grenauer.  Mrs. 
.\brams  addressed  the  group  which  num- 
bered about  3.S. 

NASHVILLE  — ■  The  Community  Council 
has  granted  permission  for  the  organization 
of  a  chapter  here. 


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GROUP    MEETINGS    ACRO§§    COUNTRY    ASSIST 
RRAXDEIS    TO    CONTINUE    DYIVAMIC    GROWTH 


Thirteen  groups  active  in  behalf  of  Bran- 
ileis  University  held  meetings  in  nine  states 
recently  to  assist  in  the  dynamic  growth 
of  the  University. 

Buffalo.    .\'.V. 

On  December  28,  a  dinner  meeting  honor- 
ing Dr.  Ahram  L.  Sachar.  president  of  the 
University,  was  given  by  the  Buffalo  Chapter 
of   the   Brandeis  University  Associates. 

At  the  meeting.  Chairman  Edward 
Kavinoky  announced  that  eight  new  life 
memberships  in  the  Associates  were  vol- 
unteered. Life  memberships  are  $2,000 
each.  Over  74  associate  memberships  at 
$100  per  year  and  four  full  tuition  scholar- 
ships at  .f600  a  year  each,  were  also 
announced. 

Irving  Levick,  chapter  vice  president  was 
assistant  chairman  of  the  dinner  meeting 
and  Hyman  Lefcowitz  and  Mrs.  Michael 
Cohen   were   co-chairmen    of   arrangements. 

St.    Louis,    Mo. 

The  St.  Louis  Chapter  of  the  Associates 
held  a  meeting  which  resulted  in  $18,400 
being  reported  in  new  memberships  and 
renewal  of  old  memberships. 

The  report  showed  46  new  annual  mem- 
bers taken  in  and  138  renewals.  The  chapter 
held  a  committee  lunch  for  the  raising  of 
capital  gift  fund  monies  under  the  chair- 
manship of  I.  E.  Goldstein.  Dr.  Sachar  was 
guest  speaker. 

Houston,    Texas 

The  Houston  Chapter  of  the  Associates 
came  into  being  at  a  meeting  at  the  West- 
wood  Country  Club.  George  Alpert,  chair- 
man of  the  Brandeis  University  Board  of 
Trustees,  was  the  speaker.  Irvin  Shlenker 
was  chairman  of  the  organization  dinner. 

Philadolpbia.   Penna. 

The  Philadelphia  Chapter  of  the  Brandeis 
University  Associates  held  a  music  festival 
and  dinner  in  the  Bellevue-Stratford  Hotel 
honoring  Frederic  R.  Mann,  commissioner 
of  the  Philadelphia  Department  of  Rec- 
reation and  president  of  the  Robin  Hood 
Dell  which  he  founded. 

Mr.  Mann  was  presented  with  a  certificate 
as  newly  elected  Fellow  of  the  University 
for  his  contributions  to  the  cultural  and 
musical  life  of  the  community.  The  pre- 
sentation  was  made   by   President  Sachar. 

At  the  festival  the  Robin  Hood  Dell 
orchestra  was  conducted  by  Leonard  Bern- 
stein, director  of  the  University's  Festival 
of  the  Creative  Arts  and  professor  of  music 
at  Brandeis. 

Eight  hundred  persons  prominent  in  civic, 
educational  and  political  affairs  attending 
the  festival-dinner  heard  three  of  Mr. 
Mann's  proteges  —  Elaine  Malbin,  soprano; 
Jerry  Lowenthal,  pianist;  and  Hyman  Bress, 
violinist. 

Bernard  G.  Segal,  chancellor  of  the 
Philadelphia  Bar  Association,  was  chairman. 
Mayor  Joseph  S.  Clark,  Jr.,  was  a  guest. 


San    Antonio,    Texas 

The  "foster  alumni"  in  San  Antonio  held 
an  organization-dinner  meeting  at  Northview 
Country  Club  in  mid-January.  Mr.  Alpert 
was  guest  speaker. 

Members  of  the  dinner  committee  were 
P'rank  Falkstein,  Jake  Karotkin,  Bill  Atler. 
Herman  Brenner,  Dan  Oppenheimer,  Lou 
Scharlack,  Israel  Silber,  Eph  Charnisky, 
Frank  Lichstenstein.  Adolph  Vogel,  Danny 
Dreeben.  Robert  S.  Kaufman,  Henry  Cohen 
and  Eli  Goldstein. 

f'hieago.    III. 

Two  hundred  and  twenty-tive  "foster 
alumni"  heard  the  Most  Rev.  Bernard  J. 
.Shell,  senior  auxiliary  bishop  of  the  (!atholic 
archdiocese  of  Chicago,  welcome  Brandeis 
University  into  the  family  of  American 
universities  as  the  first  institution  of  its 
kind  founded  by  the  Jewish  people,  at  a 
meeting  of  the  Chicago  Chapter  of  the 
Associates. 

Sharing  speaking  honors  with  Bishop 
Shell  were  Dr.  Saohar  and  Athletic  Director 
Benny  Friedman. 

Co-chairmen  of  the  dinner  were  George 
Gaber,     Oscar    Getz    and     Maurice     Rieger. 

C  i  n  e  i  n  n  a  t  i .    4>  ii  i  o 

Mr.  Alpert  addressed  the  Cincinnati 
Chapter  at  the  Losantiville  Country  Club, 
January  29.  General  chairman  of  the  meet- 
ing was  Nathan  Solinger.  Benjamin  S.  Katz 
and   Philip  Meyers  were  assistant  chairmen. 

Neiv   York,   A'.Y. 

Herman  A.  Katz,  vice  president  of  the 
Jacob  Ruppert  Brewery,  served  as  host  at 
a  luncheon  to  the  Brandeis  University 
Beverage  Committee  at  the  brewery.  Many 
outstanding  leaders  in  the  beverage  industry 
attended  the  event. 

Guest  speakers  lauded  Mr.  Katz's  activities 
in  behalf  of  Brandeis  and  hailed  him  as  a 
leader    in    humanitarian    movements. 

Speakers  included  Harold  L.  Renfield, 
William  Hodes,  Rabbi  Simon  Langer,  Fred 
Linder,  president  of  Rupperts,  and  Rabbi 
Joel  S.  Geffen,  director  of  the  Department 
of  Field  Activities  and  Community  Services 
of   the   Jewish   Theological   .Seminary. 

Tulsa,    Oklahoma 

As.sociates  of  the  Tulsa  Chapter  held  a 
fund-raising  dinner  at  the  Mayo  Hotel  and 
heard  Dr.  Sachar  report  on  recent  progress 
of  the  University.  L.  P.  Meyers  was  chair- 
man of  the  affair.  Tulsa  has  the  honor  of 
being  the  community  where  the  Associates 
program   was  launched. 

Albany,    N.¥. 

Dr.  Sachar  was  principal  speaker  at  a 
meeting  sponsored  by  the  Albany  Chapter 
of  the  Associates.  The  meeting  was  held  at 
the   DeWitt    Clinton    Hotel    in    January. 

.Samuel  E.  Aronwitz,  Albany  attorney, 
was  chairman  for  the  meeting.  Committee 
members  included  Richard  Levi,  Sidney  R. 


Xew  Student  ITiiiou 
Building  IJnder%%'ay: 
Slated  for  Fall  Vise 

Work  has  begun  on  the  beautiful  Student 
Union  Building  at  Brandeis  University,  ac- 
cording to  an  announcement  made  by  Meyer 
Jaffe,  chairman  of  the  Board  of  Trustees' 
Building   Committee. 

The  new  building, 
located  in  Hamilton 
Quadrangle,  will  coji-      ^^««  ^ 

form  in  design  to  the      ^|^^  ^^'    '^ 
modern      architecture      ^^^4     jt— 
of    other     facilities 
there. 

Scheduled    for    use 

next    September,    the  ,,  ,    „ 

c.    J      .     TT    •  Merer  Jiifje 

new     Student     Union  " 

Building  will  be  a  two-story  edifice.  Present 
plans  call  for  the  ground  floor  to  house 
the  main  dining  room,  refrigeration  areas, 
a  large  bakery,  several  kitchens,  food  stor- 
age  compartments   and   the   stewards   office. 

Recreation,  dining  and  office  facilities  are 
scheduled  to  take  up  the  second  floor.  Out- 
standing feature  of  the  building  will  be 
the  second-floor  lounge  with  a  fireplace  and 
a  large  Hoor-to-ceiling  glass  wall  which  will 
overlook  a   front   patio   and   a  circular   imul. 

On  the  second  floor,  the  new  building  uill 
include  a  private  dining  room,  large  recrr.i 
tion  room  which  may  be  divided  into  offices 
for  student  organizations,  a  music  room,  and 
a  faculty  dining  room. 


Nathan,  Joseph  Wander,  Dr.  Morris  Alpert, 
Dr.  Nathan  Fradkin  and   Myron  .S.  Strasser. 

Nen-    London,    Conn. 

The  New  London  Chapter  of  the  National 
Women's  Committee  for  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity gave  a  membership  tea.  Mrs.  Harry  L. 
Michaels,  honorary  vice  president  of  the 
national  group,  was  guest  speaker. 

Clevelanfl.    Ohio 

The  Cleveland  Chapter  cf  the  Associates 
held  a  fund-raising  dinner  at  the  Oakwood 
Country  Club  with  Benny  Friedman  and 
Dr.  Sachar  as  guest  speakers.  Chairman 
Ben  D.  Zevin,  President  of  the  World  Book 
Corporation,  called  a  luncheon  for  top 
community  leaders  before  the  dinner. 

Chieago.    III. 

The  Friends  of  Brandeis  University  in 
the  Liquor  Industry  of  Chicago  held  an  As- 
sociates membership  dinner  for  150  persons. 

Memphis,    Tenn. 

Emanuel  Gilbert,  director  of  the  Univer- 
sity's Office  of  Public  Affairs,  was  guest 
speaker  at  the  Third  Annual  Meeting  of  the 
Memphis  Chapter  of  the  Associates  late  in 
January.   Abe  Waldauer  was  chairman. 


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BALTIMORE,  Ml).  .  .  The  Baltimore  Chapter  of  the  National  Women's  Committee  of  Brandeis 
University  recently  sponsored  a  lecture  series  at  the  Phoenix  Club.  Planning  the  lecture  series 
were  Mrs.  Elsie  F.  Herman,  chairman,  and  Mesdames  I.  B.  Terrell.  I.  E.  Rosenhloom.  Henry 
Rogers.  Iriing  Grant,  .ihraham  ^hau\  Israel  Goldman.  Leon  Ginsherg.  Henry  Oppenheinier. 
Harry  Coplan  and  .'■Samuel  R.  Pines.  The  opening  lecture.  ".Ambassadors  of  Culture."  was  given 
by  Dr.  Malcolm  Moos,  adviser  to  the  Fulbright  Scholarship  students  at  Johns  Hopkins  University. 
Other  participants  were  Dr.  G.  Wilson  Shaffer,  dean  of  faculty.  Johns  Hopkins  University :  Dr. 
Jacob  E.  Finesinger.  professor  of  psychiatry.  University  of  Maryland  Medical  School:  and  Rahhi 
Theodore  Gordon,  head  of  Hillel  Foundation.  Univer.nty  of  Pennsylvania. 

BOSTON,  MASS.  .  .  Leonard  Bernstein,  director  of  Brandeis  University's  Festival  of 
the  Creative  Arts  and  professor  of  nmsie,  recently  received  a  silver  bowl  for  cultural 
achievement  before  500  persons  attending  a  dinner  at  Temple  Israel  Meeting  House. 
The  bowl  was  presented  to  the  composer-conductor  by  the  Brotherhood  of  Temple 
Israel. 

DURHAM,  N.  H.  .  .  Dr.  David  L.  Falkdff.  visiting  assistant  professor  of  physics  at  Brandeis 
University  and  assoriated  with  the  Lincoln  Laboratory.  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology, 
gave  one  of  four  ten-minute  papers  recently  at  the  American  Physical  Society's  meeting  for 
New  England  at  the  University  of  New  Hampshire.  Dr.  FalkotTs  paper  dealt  with  "Onantum 
Mechanical  Methods  in  Classical  Physics." 

CLEVELAND.  OHIO  .  .  The  Jeirish  Communitr  Centers  of  Cleveland  and  the  Cleve- 
land (Chapter  «/  the  IS'atiiinal  II  Dnien's  (Committee  of  Brandeis  University  met  in  joint 
session  to  honor  Mitchell  .Siporin.  assistant  professor  of  fine  arts  and  artist-in-resi- 
dence  at  Brandeis.  Preceding  the  meeting,  Mr.  Siporin  held  a  one-man  e.xhihition  of 
some  of  his  paintings.  The  shotting  itas  one  of  a  series  of  exhibitions  in  several  parts 
of  the  United  Slates  ....  ALB.4I\Y ,  I\.  Y,  .  .  Dr.  Robert  A.  Thornton,  associate  professor 
of  physics  at  the  University,  was  honored  at  a  luncheon  given  by  the  Albany  Chapter  of  the 
National  Women  s  Committee  recently.  Mrs.  Murray  Dorkin,  president  of  the  chapter,  presided. 

CAMBRIDGE,  MASS.  .  .  Dr.  Albert  Kelner,  assistant  professor  of  biolog)-  at  the  University, 
recently  gave  a  talk  on  his  research  before  the  Northeast  Branch  of  the  Society  of  American 
Bacteriologists  meeting  at  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology.  Dr.  Kelner,  nationally  known 
research  biologist  now  conducting  experiments  in  photoreactivation  under  a  three-year  research 
grant  awarded  by  the  National  Cancer  Institute  of  the  National  Institutes  of  Health,  U.S.  Public 
Health  Service,  spoke  on  "The  Effect  of  Ultraviolet  and  Photoreactivating  Light  on  .Nucleic 
Acid  Synthesis  in  Escherichia  Coli."  ....  BUFF.4LO,  IS.  Y.  .  .  .4l  a  recent  meeting  of  the 
Buffalo  Chapter  of  the  National  If  omen's  Committee  of  Brandeis  University.  Dr. 
Robert  Thornton  iias  guest  speaker.  Prior  to  the  meeting  Mrs.  Harold  Ehrlich,  then 
president,  arranged  for  Dr.  Thornton  to  lunch  with  the  guidance  counsellors  from 
all  the  High  Schools  in  Buffalo, 

PHIL.4DELPHI.4,  P.4.  .  .  When  the  Botany  Department  of  the  University  of  Pennsyhania 
held  a  botany  seminar  program  recently,  it  invited  Dr.  .Albert  Kelner  of  the  University  to  give 
a  lecture  on  the  "Studies  on  Photoreactivation."  ....  WALTHAM,  MASS.  .  .  Plans  have 
been  announced  at  the  University  to  carry,  for  the  tirst  time,  the  story  of  Brandeis  to  Canada. 
According  to  the  announcement,  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar,  president  of  the  University,  will  go  to 
Montreal  in  niid-.\pril  where  he  will  speak  before  a  group  of  Canadians  interested  in  the 
growth  of  Brandeis.  Co-chairmen  of  the  meeting  are  Philip  F.  Vineberg.  Horace  R.  Cohen  and 
Samuel  Moskovitch.  This  extension  of  the  story  of  Brandeis  into  Canada  is  in  keeping  with  the 
tradition  of  the  University's  dynamic  growth.  At  present  there  are  several  students  registered 
at  the  University  from  Canada. 


Greater  Boston  Women's 
Chapter  Highlights  Tea 
With  Talk  by  Lemer 


WOMEXS  COMMITTEE  TEA  .  .  .  Shown 
itith  Dr.  Max  Lerner.  chairman  of  the 
Brandeis  University  Graduate  School  of 
Arts  and  Sciences,  at  the  Fourth  .Annual 
Membership  Tea  of  the  Greater  Boston 
Chapter.  Sational  Women's  Committee  of 
the  University,  are.  left  to  right.  .Mrs.  Her- 
man Mintz.  chapter  president,  and  Mrs. 
Aaron  Thurman.  program  chairman. 


Pride  of  achievement  and  the  need  to 
continue  its  outstanding  work  in  behalf 
of  Brandeis  University  keynoted  a  talk 
made  by  Mrs.  Herman  Mintz,  president  of 
the  Greater  Boston  Chapter.  National 
Women's  Committee  of  Brandeis  University, 
at  that  organization's  Fourth  .\nnual  Mem- 
bership Tea  held  in  December. 

Guest  speaker  at  the  tea,  held  in  the  Louis 
XIV  Ballroom  of  the  Hotel  Somerset  in 
Boston,  was  Dr.  .Max  Lerner,  chairman  of 
the  Brandeis  University  Graduate  School  of 
Arts  and  Sciences  and  professor  of  American 
civilization  and  institutions.  He  spoke  on 
the  present  cold  war  and  saw  it  lasting  for 
another  generation. 

Mrs.  Aaron  Thurman,  program  chairman 
of  the  tea.  also  spoke  at  the  meeting. 

In  her  address,  Mrs.  Mintz  told  the 
capacity  crowd,  which  numbered  approxi- 
mately 900,  that  the  work  of  the  organiza- 
tion now  has  shown  visual  results  in  the 
graduation  of  the  tirst  class  from  the  Uni- 
versity. She  spoke  of  the  pride  the  Greater 
Boston  Chapter  holds  that  the  University 
library,  sponsored  by  the  National  Women's 
Conunittee,    has    done    its   work    well. 

"We  can  now  look  at  the  library  itself  and 
view  it  with  pride.  I  am  sure  you  will  be 
proud  and  spiritually  moved  for  having 
shared  in  the  miracle  of  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity and  its  library.  We  share  in  this  pride 
together." 


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Sixty  of  the  101  men  and  women  who 
received  the  first  degrees  ever  conferred 
by  Brandeis  University  returned  to  the 
campus,  November  1,  to  celebrate  their  first 
Homecoming. 

The  celebration  (see  page  1)  was  marked 
with  a  bonfire  rally,  naming  a  Homecoming 
Queen,  Judith  White,  Class  of  '56,  and 
a  downtown  Waltham  parade. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

Diana  Laskin,  Class  of  '52,  who  !s 
doing  graduate  work  in  psychology  at 
llie  University  of  Kansas,  has  received 
an  appointment  as  research  assistant 
at  the  Menninger  Clinic  in  Topeka, 
Kansas. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

The  Rustcrajt  Publishing  Company  of 
Boston,  Mass.,  has  published  a  poem  by 
Mrs.  Phyi.is  Acker,  Class  »/  '52.  The 
publishing  of  the  poem  marks  the  first 
venture  into  print  by  Mrs.  Acker.  .She  is  the 
former  Phylis  Levens. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

More  reports  on  Brandeis-men-in-service 
have  come  to  the  University.  Larry  Nicrosh, 
"52,  has  reported  to  the  Officers  Candidate 
School  at  Newport,  Rhode  Island.  Burton 
Berinsky,  '52,  reported  to  the  Army  at 
Fort  Devens,  Mass.,  January  16.  Barry  New- 
man, '52,  has  been  accepted  by  the  Army 
band  at  Fort  Jackson,  S.C.  Bob  Robinson, 
.52,  is  in  ordnance  training  at  the  Aber 
deen  Proving  Grounds  in  Maryland. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

Joan  Biller,  Class  of  '53,  has  an- 
nounced her  engagement  to  Paul  Lev- 
enson,  alumnus  and  life  member  of 
llie  Brandeis  University  Associates.  Mr. 
Levenson  is  now  attending  the  Yale 
Law  School. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

Also  engaged  are  Ruth  Shiller,  "53.  to 
Alex  Banks,  '52  and  now  a  graduate  stu 
dent  at  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technolo 
gy;  Audrey  Wine,  '52,  to  Carl  Werner,  '52 
and  now  at  Boston  University  Medical 
School:  Diane  Raphael,  "5.3  to  Paul  Gold- 
stein, '52  and  now  at  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania  Dental   School. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

Marriage  announcements  included  Carol 
Schwartz,  Class  of  '53  to  Pete  Kessner, 
Class  of  '52,  and  Chris  Larsen,  former 
Brandeis  student,  to  Lenny  Van  Gaasbeek, 
an  alumnus.  Mr.  Kessner  is  now  at  the 
Harvard  Graduate  School  of  Business  .idmin- 
istration.  Lt.  Van  Gaasbeek,  in  the  Marine 
Corps,    is    stationed    at    Quantico,    Virginia. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

The  former  Audrey  Fink,  once  a 
Brandeis  student,  who  married  Arthur 
Sawyer,  Class  of  '52,  announced  the 
birth  of  a  daughter. 


XEW  FUND  CREATED  AT  BRANDEIS 
TO  MEMORIALIZE  DAVID  K.  NILES 


In  order  that  the  great  number  of  friends 
of  the  late  David  K.  Niles  throughout  the 
nation  may  be  given  an  opportunity  to 
honor  his  memory,  a  memorial  fund  bearing 
his  name  has  been 
created  at  Brandeis 
University. 

Announcement  of 
the  David  K.  Niles 
Memorial  Fund  was 
made  by  Louis  P. 
Smith,  retired  Boston 
businessman  and  life- 
long friend  of  the 
late  advisor  to 
presidents. 

Mr.  Niles,  former  administrative  assistant 
to  President  Truman  and  to  President 
Franklin  D.  Roosevelt  and  a  trustee  at 
Brandeis,  died  last  September. 

Mrs.  Eleanor  Roosevelt,  a  University 
trustee  and  an  international  figure,  is  hon- 
orary chairman  of  the  fund.  Mr.  Smith  is 
the  active  chairman.  In  announcing  the 
fund  Mr.  Smith  said: 

"A  few  of  us,  after  considerable  deliber- 
ation and  after  consultation  with  his  family, 
have    suggested    the    creation    of    a    David 


Mrs.   Eletmor   Rui>st>vell 
Honorary   Chairman 


K.  Niles  Memorial  Fund  at  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity. This  is  to  provide  assistance  to 
young  people  for  the  development  of  their 
creative  talents  and  to  strengthen  their 
devotion  to  the  cause  of  minority  problems. 
"We  all  feel  keenly  the  untimely  pass- 
ing of  David  Niles.  All  his  modesty  and 
selfles-sness  could  not  hide  the  remarkable 
impact  which  he  had  upon  American  life 
through  the  causes  which  he  served  in  an 
extraordinary  career." 

The  fund  will  be  used  to  subsidize  schol- 
arships,   fellowships,    loans,   lectureships,   re- 
search   in    civil    liberties    and    in    minority 
rights    and    such    re- 
lated  academic   proj-       »-  -  —     > 
ects   which   would 
open     the     doors     of 
opportunity      to      the 
college    generation. 
This    form    of   memo- 
rial    was    chosen     as 
most     appropriate    in 
the   light   of  the   life- 
long   interest    of    Mr. 
Niles    in    young    peo- 
ple and  of  his  wish  to  deepen  their  under- 
standing of  the  tasks  of  good  citizenship. 


Louii  P.  Smith 
Chairman 


Dr.  Waksman,  Nobel  Prize  Winner,  Travels  to 
Sweden  for  Presentation  by  King  Gustaf  VI 


Dr.  Selman  A.  Waksman,  chairman  of  the 
Microbiology  Department  at  Rutgers  Uni- 
versity and  consultant  on  science  at  Brandeis 
University,  was  awarded  the  1952  Nobel 
prize  in  medicine  for  his  worK  in  the  dis- 
covery of  streptomycin. 

He  traveled  to  Europe  to  accept  his 
award  and,  arriving  in  December  at  Stock- 
holm, Sweden,  he  opened  there  the  first 
streptomycin-producing  plant  on  the  con- 
tinent. Prince  Bertil  of  Sweden  and  leading 
government  representatives  attended  the 
opening  of  the  plant. 

Later  in  the  month,  the  brilliant  scientist 
was  given  a  check,  a  golden  plaque  and  an 
illuminated  scroll  recording  the  achieve- 
ment for  which  he  won  the  prize.  The 
presentations  were  made  at  the  Stockholm 
Concert  Hall  by  King  Gustaf  VI. 

Responding  enthusiastically  to  congratu- 
lations extended  by  Brandeis,  Dr.  Waksman 
added  that  he  would  "carry  .  .  .  the  spirit 
of  Brandeis  University  around  the  world." 
He  and  Mrs.  Waksman  proceeded  to  Tokyo 
where  the  Nobel  prize-winner  delivered 
several  addresses  at  Keio  University  and 
at  the  Kitasato  Institute  for  Infectious  Dis- 


OPENS  PL.4.\T...Dr.  Sdman  .4.  i(  uksmun. 
who  was  awarded  the  1952  Nobel  prize  in 
medicine,  opened  the  first  streptomycin-pro- 
ducing plant  in  Europe,  at  Stoikliidni, 
Sweden,  in  December. 


eases  in  connection  with  the  centennial  of 
the  birth  of  the  great  Japanese  bacteriolo- 
gist, Kitasato. 


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LIFE   MEMBERSHIP   ROSTER   PLAYS  VITAL  ROLE 


i  The  growth  of  the  Life  Membership  move- 
jnent  in  the  Brandeis  University  Associates 
Ihas  been  "one  of  the  most  inspirational 
ifevelopments  in  the  University's  history." 
iccording  to  Morris  S.  Shapiro,  national 
life  membership  chairman. 

More  than  184  men  and  women  from  21 
i^tates  covering  all  sections  of  the  nation 
have  contributed  S2.000  each  for  life  mem- 
jbership  in  the  organization  which  acts  as 
|the  "foster  alumni"  to  one  of  the  newest 
iuniversities  on  the  .American  scene.  The 
amount  raised,  just  over  S368.000,  is  paid 
into  the  general  fund  of  the  University. 

The  money  raised  by  life  membership  dues 
in  the  Association  is  one  of  the  vital  links 
in  the  span  that  bridges  the  gap  between 
University  income  and  expenditures. 

The  life  membership  movement  was  first 
suggested  by  Willy  Nordwind  of  Chicago 
who  subsequently  became  the  first  life 
member  of  the  Brandeis  Association. 

Commenting  on  the  importance  of  life 
imemberships  to  the  University  at  this  time. 
I  Mr.  Shapiro  said: 

I     "It    would    be   nearly    impossible    to    over- 
I  emphasize   the    importance   of   life    member- 
Iship  dues  to  the   growth  of  Brandeis  today. 
I  Life  memberships  are  needed  now. 
j      "One  life  membership  today  is  worth  ten 

such  memberships  given  at  some  future  date 

when   the    University   has   had   the   years   to 
!  become  more  firmly  entrenched." 

The  complete  list  of  life  members  of  the 

Brandeis  University  Associates  as  this  issue 

goes  to  press  follows: 

California 

Beverly  Hills  -  I.  C.  Gordean. 
Los   Angeles  -   Leo   Hartfield,  David   Tan- 
nenbaum,  Justin  G.  Turner,  Maurice  Turner. 
San  Diego  -  Morrie  S.  Kraus. 

Connectieut 

Hartford    -    Isadore    E.    Bassevitch,    Louis 

Morganstern,    Barney    Rapaport.    Samuel    A. 

Shulansky,    Julius    B.    Schatz    and     Arthur 

Weinstein. 

East  Hartford  -  Abraham  L  Savin. 

Florida 

Miami  Beach  -  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fred  Binder, 
Morris  Fruman,  David  Provus. 

Illinois 

Chicago  -  Maxwell  Abbell,  Milton  Henry 
Callner,  David  Druckerman,  Max  Gerber. 
Marshall  Goldberg,  Harry  L  Hoffman. 
Arthur  Lanski,  Henry  Lava,  Willy  Nord- 
wind, Phil  Sang.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph  M. 
Schatz.  J.  J.  Shelley,  Lee  Shelley,  Saul 
Stuart  Sherman,  Edwin  Silverman,  Louis 
Spatz,  Isaac  Wagner,  Joseph  T.  Weiss,  Harry 
L.  Beck,  George  Bernstein,  Seymour  Bern- 
stein, Milton  M.  Friedman.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Albert  A.  Horwitch.  Morris  Rosenthal,  Harry 
Salk,  Morton  Weinress,  Howard  Wolfson. 
Highland  Park  -  Perry  Cohen. 

Indiana 
East  Chicago  -  Max  E.  Podell. 


Kentacky 

Louisville  -  Leo  Weinberger. 

Maryland 

Baltimore  -  Sol  Schwaber. 

Bethesda  -  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harry  Brodie. 

Massaehusett!! 

Allston  -  Robert  M.  Lehner,  Oscar  Sterman. 
Beverly  -  Nathan  Cohen. 
Boston  -  Richard  Adelman,  James  J.  .^xel- 
rod,  Philip  H.  Bernstein,  Samuel  Bornstein, 
Max  Feldberg,  Morris  Feldberg,  Archie 
Kaplan,  .\braham  I.  Kaye,  Sidney  L.  Kaye, 
George  Kopelman,  Joseph  M.  Linsey,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Maurice  H.  Saval,  J.  W.  Shoul. 
A.  M.  Sonnabend.  Robert  R.  Yusen,  Jacob 
A.  Slosberg. 

Brighton  -  Paul  T.  Smith. 
Brockton  -  Max  Wind. 
Brookline  -  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jack  G.  Herman, 
Edward  E.  Cohen,  Edward  Goldstein,  Joseph 
J.     Gottlieb,     Reuben     B.     Gryzmish,     Louis 
Isenberg,      Milton      Kahn,      Miah      Marcus, 
Richard    Marcus,     Mr.     and     Mrs.     Herman 
Vershbow,  Albert  H.  Wechsler. 
Cambridge  -  Mr.   and   Mrs.   Morey   Hirsch, 
Albert  M.  Slater. 
Chestnut  Hill  -  Dr.  Max  Ritvo. 
Clinton  -  Bernard  Marglin. 
Hyde  Park  -  Matthew  Berman. 
Lynn   -   Samuel    Breitnian,    Robert    Lunder. 
Morris  Simons. 

Marblehead     -     Theodore     Poland,     John 
Rimer. 

Mattapan  -  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank  Casty. 
New  Bedford  -  Abram  J.  Freedman. 
Newton    -    Theodore    Berenson,    David    W. 
Bernstein,   Eliot   Bernstein,  Maurice  J.  Bern- 
stein, Hyman  M.   Cohen,  Kivie  Kaplan,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Meyer  Saxe,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Nathan 
Schwartz,  Morris  S.  Shapiro. 
Peabody    -    William    L.   Abramowitz,    Max 
Kirstein,  Max  Korn. 

Salem  -  Max  H.  Baker,  Paul  Levenson. 
Saugus  -  Henry  T.  Gibbs. 
Swampscott  -  Abraham  S.  Burg,  Harold  I. 
Cohen,     Harry     Cohen,     Charles     Labovitz. 
Abram  N.  Lisson,  Nathan  R.  Melen,  Harry 
Remis,  Louis  Zaiger. 

Missouri 

St.    Louis    -    Harry    Edison,    David    Wohl. 
Kansas  City  -  Milton  W.  Feld. 

Nevada 

Las  Vegas  -  Jacob  Kozloff. 

New  Jersey 

Secaucus  -  Fred  Rothschild. 
Trenton  -  Robert  Marcus. 

Xew   Hampshire 

Manchester  -  Samuel   G.   Camann,   Henry 
R.   Silver,   Morris   Silver,   Louis   H.   Salvage. 

(continued  on  page  16) 


Benny  Friedman  Cited 
For  Football  "Firsts" 
In  Collier's  Article 

The  man  who  molded  the  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity football  squad  into  one  of  the  strong- 
est small  college  teams  in  New  England 
in  two  short  years.  Coach  Benny  Friedman, 
has  been  dubbed  one  of  the  six  men  re- 
sponsible for  major  developments  in  modern 
football  by  Red  Grange,  the  "Gallopin" 
Ghost"   of  Illinois  in  the  Roaring  Twenties. 

Wrote  Grange  in  a  Colliers  Magazine 
article: 

"In  my  opinion,  the  major  developments 
in  the  evolution  of  modern  football  can  be 
traced  to  the  influence  of  six  men:  Presi- 
dent Theodore  Roosevelt,  Walter  Camp, 
Glenn  S.  Warner,  Knute  Rockne,  Benny 
Friedman  and  George  Halas. 

"The  man  who  first  jolted  the  defense 
out  of  the  stereotyped,  unimaginative  sev- 
en-man line  —  and  thus  injected  thinking 
into  defensive  strategy  —  was  Benny 
Friedman. 

"Friedman  was  the  first  quarterback  to 
recognize  the  potentialities  of  the  pass  as  a 
touchdown  weapon  on  a  par  with  the  run- 
ning  play." 

In  his  article.  Grange  went  on  to  describe 
how  Friedman's  passing  strategy  opened  up 
an   entire   new   field   of   "thinking"    football. 

"It  was  Friedman's  imaginative  passing 
strategy  that  unlocked  the  coaches"  thinking. 

"Naturally  enough,  this  revolution  in  de- 
fensive thinking  forced  the  offensive  strat- 
egists to  more  imaginative  maneuvers. 
Finally,  George  Halas'  Chicago  Bears  per- 
fected the  trademark  of  modern  offen.sive 
football  —  the   man-in-motion   T-formation." 


HOLD  IT  LIKE  THIS  .  .  .  Brandeis  Coach 
Benny  Friedman,  left,  shows  his  star  passer. 
Jim  Stehlin.  Class  of  '55,  some  of  the  fine 
points  of  ball  handling.  Coach  Friedman 
was  rated  one  of  the  six  men  responsible 
for  major  developments  in  modern  football 
by  the  famed  Red  Grange  of  the  University 
of    Illinois. 


IS 


BROWN  GIFT  MAKES   POSSIBLE 
COiVSTRIJCTIOX   OF   TERRARIFM 


Construction  of  a  terrarium  by  Brandeis 
University  has  been  made  possible  by  means 
of  a  generous  gift  in  memory  of  the  late 
Samuel  J.  Brown  of  Baltimore,  it  was 
announced  by  Dr. 
Abram  L.  Sachar, 
University  president. 

Two  separate  green-       ^HrlW  >^^  "^^ 
house  sections  will  be       ^H   ^ 
housed  in  this  impor-       ^^ 
tant    addition    to    the 
imposing  list   of  new 
buildings     rising     on 
the    University's 
campus. 

One  of  the  greenhouse  sections  will  be 
operated  under  temperate  growing  condi- 
tions: the  other  will  simulate  tropical  clima- 
tic conditions.  Both  will  be  used  in 
conjunction  with  the  study  of  plant 
physiology. 

The  terrarium,  in  addition,  will  contain  a 
fully-equipped  laboratory  which  will  be  used 
for  study  and  research  in  genetics  and 
bacteriology. 

Because  of  the  climatic  conditions  which 
mu.st  be  maintained,  the  terrarium  will  con- 
tain a  boiler  room  and  other  work  rooms. 

The  late  Mr.  Brown,  whose  memory  will 
be  honored  by  the  new  editice,  served  as 
president  of  the  David  Brown  Shoe  Company 


from  19.39  until  his  death  in  1947. 

The  gift  to  Brandeis  was  received  from  his 
widow.  Mrs.  Samuel  J.  Brown  of  Baltimore. 

Mr.  Brown  was  a  member  of  the  Board 
of  the  Hebrew  Free  Loan  Association,  and 
the  Woodholm  Country  Club. 

In  discussing  plans  for  the  proposed  ter- 
rarium. Dr.  Sachar  pointed  out  that  the 
project  would  greatly  stimulate  the  students' 
interest  in  botany: 

"It  will  permit  them  to  witness  the  year- 
'round  growing  and  llowering  of  plants,"  he 
declared,  "rather  than  relegating  them  to 
the  studying  of  dried-up  herbarium  specimens. 

"In  the  study  of  plant  physiology,  students 
will  be  enabled  to  perform  experiments  on 
growing  plants  and  thereby  to  study  the  ef- 
fects of  vitamins,  minerals  and  hormones 
on  plants." 

Situated  in  a  gentle  valley  near  the  foot 
of  the  University  campu.s,  the  Brown  Ter- 
rarium will  be  conveniently  adjacent  to  Ford 
and  Sydeman  Halls  and  thus  to  the  extensive 
Brandeis  science  facilities.  Beyond  the  curve 
of  the  winding  road  which  will  pass  the 
Terrarium's  door  are  units  of  Ridgewood 
Quadrangle,  men's  dormitory. 

For  the  faculty,  the  terrarium  will  provide 
an  opportunity  to  study  morphogenesis  in 
plants  and  to  conduct  other  related  research 
projects  in  growth  and  differentiation. 


PUBLIC-SPIRITED  CITIZEIXIS  FROM  ALL 
iSECTIONS  SERVE  AS  LIFE  MEMBERS 


(continued  from  page  15) 

New  York 

Albany  -  Samuel  E.  Aronowitz. 

Buffalo  -  Michael  M.  Cohn,  Irving  Levick, 
D.  Sloan  Hurwitz,  Arnold  Jacobowitz,  Edward 
H.  Kavinoky,  Hyman  Lefcowitz,  Mrs.  Belle 
W.  Victor,  David  A.  Teichman. 

Grossincer  -  Jennie  Grossinger. 

New  York  City  -  Jay  Culhane,  Samuel 
Feldman,  Master  Paul  D.  Greenfield,  Wil- 
liam Heller,  Joseph  Henschel,  Charles 
Komar,  Otto  E.  Kraus,  Hyman  J.  Ross, 
Barney  Rubin. 

Niagara  Falls  -  Samuel  S.  Carl. 

Ohio 

Bono  -  Mrs.  Herman  Wiener. 

Cleveland   -   Williard   P.   Livingston,   Wil- 
liam Lipman, 
Columbus  -  Jack  Segal  Resler. 

Toledo  -  Jerry  I.  Baron,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Abraham  Eiser,  Martin  Wiener. 

Oklahoma 

Tulsa  -  Raymond  F.  Kravis,  Julius  Living- 
ston, Alex  Singer,  Dr.  Irving  Webber. 


Pennsylvania 

Duquesne  -  Harry  and  Joseph  Softer. 

Pittsburgh  -  Samuel  M.  Goldberg,  Nathan- 
iel P.  Kann,  A.  Lichtenstul,  Maurice  Mar- 
cus, Joseph  A.  Shenkan,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Mendell  E.  Solomon,  Sam  Beckerman. 

Rhode  Island 

Providence  -  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Benjamin  R. 
Albert,  Henry  Hassenfeld,  Alfred  Spear. 

Texas 

Dallas  -  Al  Meyers,  I.  Zesmer. 
Houston  -  Mose  M.  Feld. 
San  Antonio  -  Jake  and  Joe  Karotkin. 
Vermont 

Rutland  -  William  I.  Ginsburg. 

Distriet  of  4'olumbia 

Washington  -  M.  ('..  Handleman.  Garfield 
I.  Kass. 

Wisronsin 

Milwaukee  -  Max  Karger,  Ben  E.  Nickoll, 
S.  H.  Pokrass,  Judd  Post,  Benjamin  F. 
Salzstein,  Harry  L.  Epstein,  Abner  E.  Kops, 
Charles  Lubotsky,  Ben  Marcus,  John  Ruppa. 


C.  Allen  Harlan 


Detroit  Contractor's 
Scholarship  Gift  is 
Brotherhood  Symbol 

A  $5000  scholarship  fund  symbolizing 
Brotherhood  Week  was  established  thi> 
month  at  Brandeis  University  in  Walthani. 
Mass.,  by  a  Protestant  Detroit  businessman 
who  came  to  learn  —  the  hard  way  —  the 
value  of  a  college  education. 

C.  Allen  Harlan,  prominent  Detroit  elec- 
trical contractor,  has  never  forgotten  thi- 
difficulties  he  encountered  as  a  pennile.^~ 
young  student,  struggling  to  complete  his 
education. 

Now  that  his  financial  worries  are  over. 
Mr.  Harlan  is  easing  the  way  for  hundreds 
of  impoverished  young  people  through  schol- 
arship funds  established  at  half-a-dozen 
colleges  and  universities.  To  date  he  has 
given  away  several  hundred  scholarships. 

One  of  life's  greatest  pleasures  for  him 
now,  he  claims,  is  reading  the  glowing  let- 
ters which  come  to  him  from  the  many  stu- 
dents he's  enabling  to  get  a  college  degree. 

His  latest  goodwill  gesture  is  the  $5000i 
gift  to  Brandeis  University  —  opened  in 
1948  as  the  nation's  first  nonsectarian  uni- 
versity to  be  established  by  the  American 
Jewish  community. 

"I  established  a  scholarship  fund  at  Bran- 
deis University  on  behalf  of  Brotherhood 
Week,"  Mr.  Harlan  declared,  "and  I'm 
putting  no  restrictions  on  this  gift.  I  want 
the  scholarships  to  go  to  boys  and  girls  who. 
need  the  aid." 


COMING  EVENTS 


Commencement 

June  14 

Festival  of  the  Creative  Arts 

June  16-21 


16 


Brandeisiana 


The  play  —  "The  Scapegoat"  —  written  by  John  F.  Matthews,  visiting  lecturer  in 
theatre  arts  at  Brandeis  University,  was  given  February  19  through  February  21  by 
the  University  Dramatic  Group  at  George  Washington  University  in  Washington,  D.C. 
The  play,  which  won  the  Arts  of  the  Theatre  Foundation  Award  in  1949,  is  derived 
from  "The  Trial"  by  Franz  Kafka. 

It  happened  on  the  Marcus  Playing  Field  during  the  football  season  when  the 
Brandeis  University  Judges  were  playing  the  Wayne  University  eleven  from  Detroit, 
Mich.  It  was  an  important  game.  Tension  was  high.  L.  B.  Richman,  a  fast  Wayne  back, 
broke  loose  for  a  long  run  and  just  as  it  looked  as  though  he  were  free,  Dick  Grant, 
Brandeis  freshman,  brought  him  down.  A  student  announcer  on  the  public  address 
system  with  a  keen  sense  of  historical  perspective  announced  it  as  "Grant  takes 
Richman!" 

Erwin  Bodky,  assistant  professor  and  research  associate  in  music  at  the  University, 
was  recently  appointed  music  director  of  the  newly  formed  Cambridge,  Mass.,  Society 
for  Early  Music.  Professor  Bodky  is  a  noted  harpsichordist. 

Louis  Kronenberger,  visiting  lecturer  in  the  dramatic  arts  at  Brandeis,  has  been 
appointed  editor-in-chief  of  Dodd,  Mead's  Best  Play  series  as  the  first  step  in  a 
complete  reorganization  of  the  famous  series  which  covers  the  American  theatre, 
season  by  season.  Mr.  Kronenberger,  well  known  as  an  anthologist,  author  and 
drama  critic,  has  been  drama  editor  of  Time  for  15  years  and  served  the  newspaper 
PM  for  eight  years.  His  most  recent  book  is  "The  Thread  of  Laughter",  a  book  on 
comedy. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Savage,  wife  of  Thomas  L.  Savage  who  is  a  successful  novelist  and 
assistant  professor  of  English  at  the  University,  has  had  her  first  submitted  story 
published  in  the  Saturday  Evening  Post.  The  mother  of  three  small  children  does 
her  writing  very  early  in  the  morning  when  the  house  is  quiet.  Her  story:  "Bitter 
Christmas".  Mrs.  Savage  admits  she  benefited  during  the  writing  from  her  husband's 
experience  but  that  he  was  as  severe  in  his  criticism  of  her  as  he  was  of  his  students 
in  freshman  composition  and  advanced  creative  writing. 

Dr.  Robert  Alan  Manners,  assistant  professor  of  anthropology  on  the  Samuel  Rubin 
Foundation,    has   been   elected   a    Fellow   of  the   American   Anthropology  Association. 

Donald  Simmons,  18-year-old  Brandeis  freshman,  spoke  for  the  promotion  of  political 
ethics  when  he  appeared  on  the  student  panel  at  the  weekly  New  York  Times  Youth 
Forum  recently  in  New  York  City.  Guest  of  the  panel  was  former  Governor  Ellis  G. 
Arnall  of  Georgia. 


THK    nOAKD    OF    TRLSTKES 

George  Alpert,  Chairman 
Joseph  F.  Fokd.  Treasurer 
Norman  S.  Rabb,  Secretary 
Hannah  ^  .  Abrams 
James  J.  Axelrod 
Meyer  Jaffe 
Dudley  Kimball 
Adele  Rosenwalp  Levy 
isador  lubln 
Joseph  M.  Proskaler 
Israel  Rocosln 
Lleanor  Roosevelt 
Jacob  Shapiro 
Morris  S.  Shapiro 
Auoi.ph  Ullman 


President  of  the  L  niversitv 
Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar 

Honorary  Chairman,  Fellous  oj  the  I'nii  ersity 
Hon.  Herbert  H.  Lehman 

Chairman,  Fellous  of  the  Uniiersitr 
Frank  L.  Weil 

I'resideut.  National  U omen  s  Commitee 
Mrs.  Irving  Abrams 

National  Chairman.  Brandeis  Associates 
Milton  Kahn 

Chairman,  Brandeis  Athletic  Association 
Joseph  Ltn'sey 

Chairman,  Friends  of  the  School  of  Creatiie  Arts 
Daniel  Weisberg 


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FFICIAL  PUBLICATION  OF 
BRANDEIS  UNIVERSITY 


The  Board  of  Trastees 

George  Alpert,  Chairman 
Joseph  F.  Ford,  Treasurer 
Norman  S.  Rabb,  Secretary 
Hannah  W.  Abrams 
James  J.  Axelrod 
Meyer  Jaffe 
Dudley  Kimball 
Adele  Rosenwald  Levy 
Isador  Lubin 
Joseph  M.  Proskauer 
Israel  Rocosin 
Eleanor  Roosevelt 
Jacob  Shapiro 
Morris  S.  Shapiro 
Adolph  Ullman 


Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar 
President  of  the  University 

Hon.  Herbert  H.  Lehman 
Honorary  Chairman, 
Fellows  of  the  University 

Frank  L.  Weil 

Chairman, 

Fellows  of  the  University 

Mrs.  Irving  Abrams 

President, 

National  Women's  Committee 

Milton  Kahn 
National  Chairman, 
Brandeis  Associates 

Joseph  Linsey 

Chairman, 

Brandeis  Athletic  Association 

Daniel  Weisberc 

Chairman, 

Friends  of  the  School  of  Creative  Arts 


Contents 


Bluoprints  with  \%'ings 


Commeneement  ...  and  a  Fe!«tival 


4 


Students  from  Afar     ... 


Bfews  of  the  Univer.sitv 


Brandoisiana 


iimide  bach  cover 


on  the  COVER:  Symbolizing  ihe  exlennive 
coiislruclion  program  on  campus  is  the  huge 
crane  towering  above  men  al  work  on  ihe 
new  Student  Union  Building.  Another  unit  of 
Hamilton  Quadrangle.  Ihe  building  is  slated 
for  use  next   September. 


Commencement,  1953 


Much  of  the  excitement  attendant  upon  last  year's  Commencement 
Week  and  its  accompanying  Festival  of  Creative  Arts  was  due  to 
the  fait  that  they  were  heing  held  for  the  first  time.  Thi<  year, 
however,  the  interest  which  ahounds  is  the  tribute  paid  to  a  young 
veteran  in  the  educational  field  —  a  University  which,  though  new, 
has  a  background  of  tradition  and  whose  promise  for  the  future 
remains  as  great. 


vol..  II.  no.  6  may,    1953 

Official  Publication  of  Brandeis  University,  published  10  times  a  vear  (twice  in  October  and 
Marrli  and  once  in  April.  May,  June.  July,  August  and  Septentber)  at  Brandeis  University,  415 
Soulli   Street,   Wallbam   51,   Mass.   Entered  as  second  class  matter  at  the   Post  Ortice  in   Boston,   Mass. 

Plblisiied  by  Office  of  Public  Affairs 
Editor:    Nanette   H.    Bernstein  Photographs   by    Ralph   Norman 


MEYER   JAFFE,   Chairman 
Trustees'    Building   Committee 


Blueprints 
with  Wings 


Xhe  gentleman  from  Dallas  was  astounded. 

"I  can't  believe  it."  he  said.  "I  see  it.  I  know  it"s  true.  But 
I  can"t  believe  it."' 

The  incredulous  gentleman  had  reference  to  the  physical 
appearance  of  the  rolling  Brandeis  University  campus. 

"It's  only  three  years,"  he  kept  repeating.  ''Just  three  short 
years  since  last  I  was  here.  Imagine!" 

Three  years?  Make  it  one.  A  few  months.  Overnight. 

It's  like  an  overnight  transformation  .  .  .  this  architectural 
expansion  of  Brandeis. 

Fn  E  YEARS  ago,  there  were  100  acres  —  rolling  and  wooded 
—  eight  buildings  —  constricted  and  outmoded. 

Flash  along  with  the  builders:  September.  1948  .  .  .  and  re- 
construction of  the  Castle,  ^^'oodrulT  Hall,  Smith  Hall  and  Ford 
Hall  ...  all  are  completed. 

The  imposing,  buttressed  Castle  had  previously  served  as  a  - 
classroom  building.  But  for  Brandeis  purposes,  it  was  necessary  to 
revamj)    completely    its    interior,    that    it    might   house   sleeping 
rooms,    student    dining    room,    health   office    and    Usen    Commons 
Room. 

Smith  Hall,  an  attractive,  gabled  dormitory  for  \\omen,  was 
ingeniously  contrived  by  joining  two  surplus  army  buildings. 

Ford  Hall  originally  had  been  a  classroom  building.  And, 
after  extensive  alteration  and  modernization,  it  was  revitalized 
into  the  new  university's  largest  classroom  facility. 

From  a  private  home  located  on  the  campus,  the  contractors 
evolved  the  handsome,  white  brick  administration  building.  And, 
last  June,  this  was  given  the  name  of  Woodruff  Hall. 

[Continued  on  next  page} 


Unit  of  R'°y 


■/»•::-"" 


Scene 


SYDEMAN    HALL 

C/ossrooms  and   Laboratories 


CHEf^      Reinfeld  Anne- 


Jjv  1949.  bulldozers  and  steanishovels  had  become  a  jiernia- 
neiit  part  of  the  campus  scene. 

Construction  was  proceeding  so  rapidly,  mortar  and  steel 
began  to  look  like  something  one  could  whip  into  a  building 
with  the  left  hand  .  .  . 

Not  at  all  I 

The  planning  and  urging,  the  familiar  sweat  and  tears  which 
nurture  all  great  dreams,  went  into  these,  too. 

Brandeis  blueprints  had  wings  largely  because  a  small  group 
was  putting  its  heart  and  soul  into  making  them  th . 

For.  the  transformation  which  transfixes  all  returning  visitors 
—  whether  from  Dallas  or  nearby  Boston  —  is  due  to  the  zealous 
efforts  of  Meyer  Jaffe.  Chairman  of  the  Building  Committee  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees,  and  the  memiiers  of  his  Committee. 

They  took  upon  themselves  a  great  responsibility.  And  the 
great  credit,  too.  which  has  since  accrued,  should  be  theirs. 

The  University's  astounding  rate  of  physical  development 
stands  as  a  tribute  to  Jaffe"s  oft-repeated  conviction  .  .  .  every 
contribution  earmarked  for  building  purposes  must  yield  the 
greatest  ])0ssible  return  in  building  achievement. 

Long  range  jdanning  has  been  res|)oiisible  for  the  implemen- 
tation of  a  building  schedule  rarely  witnessed  in  the  annals  of 
American  higher  education  .  .  . 

OEPTEMBER.  1949.  and  an  adroit  utilization  of  a  courtyard  in 
Ford  Hall  transformed  it  into  Seifer  Hall,  impressive  auditorium 
seating  500. 

Located  behind  the  Castle,  and  constructed  along  the  same 
Gothic  lines,  was  another  building  slated  for  extensive  renovation 
and  conversion.  This.  too.  was  completed  by  September.  1949. 
and  the  dormitory  facilities  provided  were  named  Schwartz  Hall. 

All  five  units  of  Ridgewood  Quadrangle  were  finished  in  the 
fall  of  1950.  These  were  the  first  buildings  to  be  completed  as 
envisioned  by  the  famous  Finnish  architect.  Eero  Saarinen. 

The  Ridgewood  Quadrangle  buildings,  providing  dormitory 
facilities  for  161  male  students,  are  known  as  Rosen  Hall.  Ridge- 
wood B.  Fruchtman  Hall.  Danciger  Hall  and  Emerman  Hall. 

In  SEPTEMBER.  195L  the  Varsity  Field,  seating  10.000.  was 
completed  and  marked  the  scene  of  Brandeis  University's  first 
venture  into  collegiate  sports. 

Sydeman  Hall,  finished  the  same  month,  provided  a  two- 
story  wing  adjoining  Ford  Hall  and  housing  the  greater  part  of 
the  physical  science  classroom  facilities. 

Regarded  as  one  of  the  most  modern  college  dormitory 
buildings  in  the  country,  the  first  iniit  of  Hamilton  Quadrangle 
was  completed  in  January.  1952. 

And  the  first  unit  in  the  School  of  Creative  Arts,  the  I'llman 


Ne» 


Amphitheatre  was  dedicated  last  June,  an  honor  to  the  cultural 
vision  of  a  Boston  industrialist. 

Occupying  three  acres  of  laud,  this  outdoor  theatre  is 
formed  from  a  natural  bowl  that  cuts  into  a  gentle  hill  facing  the 
campus  grape  arbor.  Since  it  was  erected,  it  has  been  the  scene 
for  many  events  of  artistic  significance. 

In  December  of  1952,  by  means  of  a  two-story  wing,  Wood- 
ruff Hall  was  expanded  to  provide  sorely-needed  administrative 
space.  The  new  wing  was  named  for  Tamra  Lou  Woodruff. 

At  this  time,  too,  Reinfeld  Hall  was  completed,  adding  science 
classrooms  and  laboratory  facilities. 

LjAST  APRIL  saw  completion  of  the  Abraham  Shapiro  Athletic 
Center,  a  magnificent  memorial  to  the  humanitarian  whose  name 
it  bears.  Its  many  unique  features  make  it  one  of  the  most  modern 
buildings  of  its  kind  in  the  East. 

Back  in  1948,  the  contractors  tackled  a  picturesque  barn 
fashioned  of  native  rock  and  fieldstone. 

Wisely,  they  refrained  from  marring  its  gabled,  red-shingled 
roof  or  its  ivy-covered  walls.  But,  by  September  of  that  year,  a 
capacious  wing  had  been  added  to  provide  the  necessary  stack 
space  to  accommodate  the  tremendous  growth  of  the  heart  of  the 
University  —  its  Library. 

Continuing  their  support  of  the  Library,  the  National  Wom- 
en's Committee  will  provide  by  next  September,  a  three-story 
addition. 

Slated  for  use  next  September,  also,  is  the  new  Student  LInion 
Building  in  the  Hamilton  Quadrangle,  to  be  followed  in  two 
months  by  a  women's  dormitory  with  36  rooms  accommodating 
72  students. 

It  has  been  a  two-fold  building  program  that  Meyer  Jaffe 
and  his  Building  Committee,  comprising  George  Alpert  and  Jack 
Sha])iro,  have  supervised: 

On  the  one  hand,  the  renovating  and  reconstructing  of  exist- 
ing facilities  in  order  that  they  might  be  salvaged  for  Brandeis 
use. 

And,  at  the  same  time,  the  erecting  of  completely  new  Iniild- 
ings  planned  for  the  campus  as  it  ultimately  would  be  .  .  .  system- 
atic, functional  and  attuned  to  dynamic  living. 

Altogether  —  reading  down  the  left-hand  side  of  the  ledger 
—  a  total  of  more  than  three  million  dollars  has  thus  far  been 
spent  on  the  Brandeis  building  program  since  the  steam  shovel 
first  broke  ground  back  in  1918. 

And  —  reading  down  the  right-hand  side  of  the  ledger  — 
are  the  buildings  ^nd  facilities,  themselves  .  .  .  handsome,  ultra- 
modern, built  to  service  one  of  the  newest  and  most  progressive 
universities  in  the  land. 


L:!/-^^A.y 


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B/jf  B^^  tjiu^' 


SHAPIRO  ATHLETIC  CENTER 
Just   Dedicated 


Commencement 


Sen.  Paul  H.  Douglas 


A^ 


.''THING  OF  BEAlTv"'  in  any  season,  ihc  Brancleis  University  campus  is  displaying 
its  loveliest  mantle  for  the  croxsiiing  of  tiic  school  year:  (lommencement. 

The  sweeping  acreage  is  covered  uith  fresh  green.  And  flowers  make  Matisse-like 
splashes  of  color,  marking  the  mood  for  the  second  annual  Festival  of  Creative  Arts  which 
u  ill  lie  held  in  conjunction  with  the  Commencement  exercises. 

A  full  week's  festivities  has  been  planned,  opening  June  10.  The  events  are  individually 
exciting  and,  taken  together,  offer  a  rare  excursion  into  the  world  of  the  arts. 

This  year,  voung  Brandeis  University  will  graduate  its  second  class  and  the  109  students 
\wll  receive  their  coveted  sheepskins  on  June  1  1.  U.S.  Senator  Paul  H.  Douglas  will  deliver 
the  Conmiencement  address. 

The  Festival,  again  under  the  direction  of  Leonard  Bernstein,  noted  conductor-composer 
and  Brandeis  faculty  member,  will  devote  itself  to  "The  Comic  Spirit,""  exploring  its  joyous 
theme  in  all  forms  of  art. 

Cultural  events,  crowding  five  days  and  nights,  will  display  every  facet  of  art's  capacity 
.  .  .  o])era.  dance,  theatre,  symposiums,  painting,  poetry,  the  cinema. 

Adding  still  further  to  the  gala  proceedings  of  Commencement  \^  eek  will  be  meetings, 
workshops,  banquets,  held  on  campus  by  the  National  \^'omen's  Committee,  Brandeis  Associ- 
ates, Friends  of  the  School  of  Creative  Arts.  Brandeis  Honor  Society,  Trustees,  Fellows, 
Alumni,  and  scores  of  others  organized  in  the  interests  of  the  University. 

The  campus  is  a  microcosm  where  anyone  is  likely  to  find  anyone:  Famous  actors  .  .  . 
University  trustees  .  .  .  opera  stars  .  .  .  distinguished  critics  .  .  .  '"foster  alumni""  .  .  .  applicants 
for  admission  to  the  Class  of  '57  .  .  .  lovers  of  fine  arts  .  .  .  parents  from  far-flung  cities  .  .  . 

A  NOTABLE  EVENT  to  be  featured  in  this  year"s  Creative  Arts  Festival  will  he  the 
American  premiere  of  a  celebrated  comic  opera  which  created  a  furor  at  its  opening  in  Paris 
.  .  .  "Les  Mamelles  de  Tiresias."'  by  Francis  Poulenc. 

It  will  be  produced  by  the  Lemonade  0\icra  Company  of  New  York,  conducted  by  Mr. 
Bernstein  and  directed  by  Max  Leavitt.  Phyllis  Curtin.  Boston  soprano  and  Brandeis  instructor, 
will  sing  the  lead. 

Morton  Gould's  exciting  new  "Concerto  for  Taji  Dancer  and  Orchestra""  will  be  pre- 
sented with  Dannv  Daniels  featured. 


and  a  Festival 


Leonard  Bernstein 

Raoul  Pene  duBois  of  "Wonderful  Town"  fame  has  designed  the  sets  and  costumes  for 
liolh  opera  and  dance. 

Another  Festival  highlight  will  lie  the  world  premiere  of  '"The  Inlernalional  Set." 
sparkling  new  comedy  by  Louis  Kronenberger,  drama  critic  for  Time  magazine  and  a  member 
of  the  Brandeis  faculty. 

Eric  Bentlev.  New  Republic  critic  and  direclnr  of  last  season's  ''Right  You  Are"  for 
Theatre  Guild,  is  directing  the  Festival  play.  Fdna  Best  will  assume  the  leading  role. 

The  cast  will  include  Felicia  Montealegre.  who  scored  a  success  in  the  (Jity  Cenler 
production  of  "Merchant  of  Venice,"  and  Mildred  Dunnock,  one  of  the  leads  in  "Death 
of  a  Salesman." 

With  "The  Comic  Spirit"  as  motif,  a  series  of  four  major  art  exhibitions  has  been 
arranged  by  Mitchell  Siporin,  Brandeis  artist  in  residence. 

Louis  Untermeyer,  renowned  poet-anthologist,  will  act  as  moderator  for  a  gathering 
including  David  McCord  of  the  New  Yorker,  Ludwig  Lewisohn,  and  others  who  will  read 
selections  and  discuss  the  importance  of  light  verse  in  contemjiorary  literature. 

An  evening  devoted  to  "The  Comic  Performer"  will  feature  Fred  Allen,  Irwin  Corey, 
George  Jessel,  Arthur  Kober,  Alice  Pearce.  Jack  Pearl,  S.  J.  Perelman.  Jimmy  Savo  and  others. 

Selected  by  vote  of  movie  critics  throughout  the  nation,  the  10  best  comic  sequences  in 
motion  picture  history  will  be  presented  and  discussed  by  Richard  Griffiths  of  the  New  \ork 
Museum  of  Modern  Art. 

Al  Capp.  creator  of  "Li'l  Abner,"  and  Milton  (^aniff.  originator  of  "Terry  and  the 
Pirates,"  will  discuss  the  development  of  the  comic  strip  as  an  art  form  and  as  a  medium  of 
social  comment. 

Infinite  variety,  urbane  wit  and  solid  craftsmanshi])  —  all  within  an  academic 
framework.  These  are  the  principal  factors  of  the  Commencement  and  Festival  program. 

It  should  prove  a  richly  rewarding  experience  for  the  thousands  who  soon  will  throng 
the  Brandeis  campus. 

(A  full  listing  of  Commencement  and  Festival  eienls  appears  nn  lite  hack  carer.) 


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HAT  THE  PEOPLE  ABROAD  think  of  US,  how  they  compare  the  United  States 
with  their  homeland,  is  of  utmost  importance  to  America,  today. 

Brandeis  University,  closing  the  second  half  of  its  fifth  academic  year,  has  20 
students  registered  from  a  dozen  foreign  countries. 

What  have  they  found  in  our  democracy  and  at  Brandeis?  What  do  they  like 
about  the  United  States  as  compared  with  their  own  countries?  What  do  they  intend 
to  do  upon  graduating  from  Brandeis? 

It  is  noteworthy  that  most  of  the  students  from  afar  who  were  interviewed  on 
campus  have  definite  plans  for  returning  to  their  own  countries  after  completing  their 
education  and  for  using  their  knowledge  for  the  benefit  of  their  homeland. 

Set  down  amidst  a  foreign  (to  them)  country,  their  reactions  to  the  many  new 
customs  have  been  mixed  .  .  .  often  bewilderment,  but  quite  as  often,  delight. 

America's  high  standard  of  living  evoked  the  greatest  praise.  Her  ingenuity  and 
■'know-how"  found  favor  with  those  interested  in  technical  fields. 

As  students,  the  European  visitors  were  impressed  by  the  healthful  program  of 
study,  sports  and  social  life  which  they  found  in  this  country. 

"I  think  it  has  a  great  bearing  on  the  American's  way  of  life  and  thinking,"  one 
commented  thoughtfully. 

A  lass  from  Mexico  was  surprised  to  find  students  here  not  nearly  so  politically 
minded  as  those  back  home. 

The  American  "success  credo"  found  approval  .  .  .  and  disapproval. 

On  the  whole,  disagreements  with  the  American  way  of  life  were  minor  and 
surprisingly  sparse. 

All  had  found  much  which  impressed  them  greatly.  And  all  were  of  one  accord 
in  their  glowing  description  of  the  friendliness  and  welcome  extended  to  them  by  the 
people  in  the  United  States  and  by  Brandeis  University. 


Born  in  Cairo,  Egypt,  Nadav  Safran,  Class  of  '54,  came  to  Brandeis  from  Israel 
after  spending  five  years  in  the  Underground  and  two  years  in  the  Army. 

"I  am  much  impressed  with  the  standard  of  living  in  America,"  he  said.  "As  for 
education  —  it  is  wonderful  to  see  the  number  of  opportunities  for  learning  which  exist 
even  for  people  without  means." 

Nadav  is  majoring  in  international  politics  and  would  like  to  go  on  to  a  graduate 
school  of  law  and  diplomacy  after  graduating  from  Brandeis,  in  preparation  for  a 
diplomatic  career  with  the  State  of  Israel  either  in  Western  Europe  or  America. 


In  love  with  Mexico,  but  interested  in  the  United  States,  Anna  Balicka,  Class  of 
'56,  doesn't  like  TV,  chewing  gum  or  chlorophyll,  but  is  impressed  with  the  American 
way  of  life. 

"I  like  music  and  dancing  and  I  love  Mexico,"  she  explained.  "But  I  am  greatly 
impressed  by  the  drive  for  success  and  the  terrific  competitive  spirit  in  the  life  of 
Americans  which  you  do  not  find  in  Mexico." 

Miss  Balicka  makes  her  residence  in  Mexico  City  which,  to  her,  is  comparable  to  no 
other  city  in  the  world.  The  vivacious,  young  student  from  south  of  the  border  intends  to 
return  to  Mexico  when  she  graduates  from  Brandeis.  * 


Marc  Wiesenfeld,  Class  of  '55,  came  to  Brandeis  University  from  Paris,  France,  with 
a  lot  of  unanswered  questions  and  the  Voice  of  America  still  ringing  in  his  ears. 

"One  thing  my  friends  and  I  wanted  to  know  was,  did  everyone  over  here  have  a 
refrigerator,  a  telephone,  and  all  those  luxuries?"  he  smiled. 

"The  thing  here  in  America,"  the  student  said,  "is  the  standard  love  for  the  country 
as  a  whole  and  the  united  way  of  thinking.  I  am  most  impressed,"  he  added,  "by  the 
manner  in  which  sports,  social  life  and  study  are  combined  in  school  life  in  the  United 
States.  Abroad,  it  is  all  study." 

Marc  intends  to  enter  law  school  after  graduating  from  Brandeis.  His  hobby  is  drama 
in  all  its  phases.  ^ 


Joyce  Louter,  Class  of  '53,  is  a  native  of  Montreal,  Canada.  Queried  about 
special  interests,  she  exclaimed:  "At  this  point,  I'm  interested  in  everything!" 

A  frequent  visitor  to  the  United  States  long  before  entering  Brandeis,  she  required 
no  adjusting  to  the  customs  here.  "Canada  and  the  United  States  are  so  similar,"  she 
shrugged,  "to  me,  they  seem  exactly  alike." 

Majoring  in  social  relations,  the  pretty  brunette  plans  to  take  her  master's  degree 
in  social  work.  Then  she  hopes  to  deal  with  some  phase  of  the  juvenile  delinquency 
problem  in  Canada. 

Of  her  days  at  Brandeis,  she  remarked  particularly  the  absence  of  "exclusive 
groups  and  cliques."  Praising  the  spirit  of  good  fellowship  and  friendliness,  "It's  been 
grand!"  she  beamed.  ^ 


A  charming  blonde  from  Finland  who  loves  music  and  modern  dancing.  Sago  Mirjam 
Vuori,  Class  of  '55,  finds  schools  very  different  in  the  United  States: 

"In  Finland,  you  go  to  high  school  —  or  what  they  call  high  school  here  —  for  eight 
years.  And  that  is  equivalent  to  the  junior  year  in  college  here,"  she  explained.  "You  are 
merely  a  pupil  until  you  graduate  from  a  university  and  then  you  become  a  student.  You 
get  a  degree  from  high  school  and  that  is  a  little  more  Ihan  the  high  school  graduate's 
certificate  in  the  United  States,"  she  pointed  out. 

Miss  Vuori  was  educated  in  Finland  until  she  was  16,  when  she  came  to  America, 
entered  Tufts  College,  and  then  transferred  to  Brandeis  University. 


RESEARCHERS    STUDY    VOTER    j| 

What  determines  a  voter's  vote? 

In  an  efFort  to  determine  why  voters  cast 
their  ballots  as  they  do,  a  group  of  political 
science  students  has  been  working  with 
Laurence  Fuchs,  Brandeis  instructor  in  political 
science,  conducting  an  intensive,  Boston-wide, 
door-to-door  survey. 

The  researchers  plan  to  continue  throughout 
the  summer  and  will  eventually  publish  their 
findings  in  public  opinion  journals. 


METROPOLITAIV  LEADERS  GATHER  TO  ORGAIVIZE 
I^EW  YORK  COUi^tTL  FOR  BRAI^DEIS  UI\IVERSITY 


Metropolitan  community  leaders  marked  an 
organizational  milestone  with  the  formation, 
last  March,  of  a  New  York  City  Council  for 
Brandeis  University. 

Frank     L.    Weil,    chairman,     Fellows     of 
Brandeis  University,  presided  over  the  gather- 
ing which  was  held  in 
the    Harnionie    Club, 
New  York  City. 

Trustee  Chairman 
George  Alpert,  prin- 
cipal speaker  for  the 
occasion,  recounted 
the  University's  ac- 
complishments, to- 
gether with  details  of 
some  of  its  plans  for- 
activities    and    achieve- 


Frank  L.  Weil 


mulated    for    future 
ments. 

Announcement  by  Mr.  Weil  that  Isador 
Lubin,  former  U.  S.  Commissioner  of  Labor 
Statistics  and  a  Brandeis  University  trustee, 
had  agreed  to  serve  as  acting  chairman  of 
the  newly-formed  Council  was  enthusiastically 
received  by  the  gathering  of  prominent  civic 
leaders. 

In  explaining  the  purposes  of  the  Council, 
Dr.  Lubin  declared 
that  one  of  its  aims 
would  be  to  develop 
additional  leadership 
for  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity in  New  York  City. 

Plans  were  set  in 
motion  to  obtain  prop- 
er trade  leadership 
and  it  was  proposed 
that    co-chairmen    be 

named  who  will  be  responsible  for  particular 

trades. 

Others  present  at  the  New  York  organiza- 
tional meeting  were  William  Alpert,  E.  B. 
Berlinrut,  Joseph  Eisner,  Joseph  Getz,  Jack 
Gilbert,  Miss  Susan  Brandeis,  Meyer  Hal- 
perin,  Robert  J.  Marcy,  Jack  Poses,  Harold 
L.  Renfield,  Adolph  Rozenoer,  Morris  Shapiro, 
Alfred  Shapiro,  Louis  SimonofI,  Eugene  Tuck, 
Paul  H.  Sampliner,  Harry  B.  Denner,  Her- 
man A.  Katz,  Herbert  M.  Gortinkle  and  Joseph 
L.  Mailman. 


hador  Lubin 


PLAQUE  UNVEILED  .  .  .  Slmiying  the  bronze  plaque  unveiled  at  the  Abraham  Shapiro  Aihleiii 
Center  dedication  are  (lejt  to  right)  Jacob  Shapiro,  son  of  the  late  humanitarian  for  whom  the 
Center  is  named:  George  Alpert.  chairman.  University  board  of  trustees:  Maurice  J.  Tubin.  jornier , 
Secretary  of  Labor,  and  Dr.  .4bram  L.  Sachar.  University  president. 


SHAPIRO    ATHLETIC    CENTER    OPEB^ED 


More  than  500  friends  of  the  late  Abraham 
Shapiro,  attending  exercises  which  dedicated 
the  Abraham  Shapiro  Athletic  Center,  heard 
the  late  dean  of  the  shoe  and  leather  industry 
eulogized  by  Former  Secretary  of  Lcbor 
Maurice  J.  Tobin.  Brandeis  Trustees  Chair- 
ma.i  George  Alpert.  and  Dr.  Abram  L.  .Sachar. 
Universi.y  president. 

Three  generations  of  the  family  of  the  late 
founding  trustee  were  among  those  present  at 
the  impressive  ceremonies.  They  included 
-Mrs.  Shapiro:  sons,  Jacob,  George,  Sidney 
and  Robert;  four  daughters,  Mrs.  Alice  Dorn, 
Mrs.  Dorothy  Kassel,  Mrs.  Jeannette  Rosen- 
berg  and   Mrs.   Evelyn   Amdorsky;    a   sister. 


Mrs.  Anna  Solomon,  and  some  of  their  chil- 
dren and  other  members  of  the  family. 

Planned  as  a  "living  memorial  to  the  great 
man    whose    name    it    bears,"    the    Abraham  i 
Shapiro   Athletic  Center  is  one  of  the  most  | 
modern  buildings  of  its  kind  in  the  East. 

"Every  time  a  healthy  youngster  develops 
his  physical  prowess  in  this  gymnasium,  it 
will  be  a  prayer  for  Abe  Shapiro."  declared 
Dr.  Sachar  in  a  moving  moment  during  the 
dedication. 

Presiding  over  the  exercises  was  Abe  W. 
Berkowitz,  chairman  of  the  Abraham  Shapiro 
Memorial  Committee. 


9iSTIIV(ilIISHED    ST.    LOUIS    EDITOR 
fiiVES  AlVNUAL  MEMORIAE  LECTURE 


Pprlaring  that  "the  name  of  Brandeis  is 
iif  nf  niir  truly  great  names,"  Ir^•ine  Dilliard, 
i-linpuishpri  journalist  who  delivered  the 
third  annual  Louis 
Dembitz  Brandeis 
Memorial  Lecture, 
added: 

"1  am  glad  to  he 
here  to  see  with  my 
own  eyes  what  I  have 
heard  so  much  about." 

More  than  5  00 
turned  out  for  the  lec- 
11.  held  recently  in  the  Abraham  Shapiro 
.tlilptic  Center,  first  public-  event  to  take 
I  II  I    there  since  its  dedication. 

When  I  began  to  write  editorials  tweuty- 
II' '  years  ago,"  the  speaker  continued,  "I 
"ik  as  my  guiding  principle  a  thought  from 
i^ine  Brandeis  which  is  good  for  everyone 
II   indispensable  for  the  editor. 

It  is  expressed  in  only  eight  words:  'Your 
[iinion  is  no  better  than  your  information.'" 


Ill  Dig  Dilliiird 


Mr.  Dilliard,  who  is  editorial  page  editor 
of  the  St.  Louis  Post-Dispatch,  is  author  of 
a  book  based  on  the  life  of  the  late  Justice 
Brandeis.  titled,  "Mr.  Justice  Brandeis,  Great 
American." 

In  addition,  he  is  author  of  "The  Develop- 
ment of  a  Free  Press  in  Germany."  He  is  a 
lontributor  to  the  (Christian  Science  .Monitor 
and  the  Nation  and  formerly  was  [lolitical 
correspondent  for  the  New  Republic. 

Discussing  "The  .\mprican  Press  Today," 
the  widely-known  journalist  noted  some  "dis- 
graceful lapses"  but  hailed  also  its  "glorious 
achievements." 

"Whatever  its  failings,"  he  stressed,  "the 
American  Press  is  the  best  in  the  world." 

The  Brandeis  Memorial  Lectures,  which 
were  established  in  1951,  commemorate  the 
birthday  of  Louis  Dembitz  Brandeis  for  whom 
the  University  was  named. 

The  first  Memorial  Lecture  was  given  by 
Justice  Felix  Frankfurter.  Justice  William 
0.  Dougas  delivered  the  talk  last  year. 


AH  The  World's  A  Stage'  -  As  Spring  Brings 
Fo  Fore  Student  Dramatic  Productions 


I'liur  major  dramatic  productions  ha\e  been 
nt-cnted  by  Brandeis  L'niversity  students 
111-  -pring,  running  the  gamut  from  Greek 
rai^edy  to  musical  extravaganza. 

\nnually,  the  student  body  of  725  young 
11 II  and  women  devotes  its  spring  attention 
"  llif  world  of  the  theatre  and  the  entire  cam- 

II-  bristles  with  a  back-stage  air. 

Niip    of   the   most    ambitious   undertakings 

III-  -PESon  was  the  Drama  Group's  perform- 
iH  I    of  the  Euripides  tragedy,    'The  Trojan 

.\  iiiiipn." 

Hi,  Charlie,"  annual  student  production 
iiiliated  four  years  ago  as  an  all-male  variety 
linu.  revealed  it.self  this  year  as  a  full-scale 
iii-iral  with  a  co-ed  cast. 

More  formalized  nuisic  and  comedy  ap- 
leared  with  the  presentation  of  "The  Pirates 
f  Penzance."  favorite  Gilbert  and  Sullivan 
peretta. 

Two  performances  were  given  of  the  opera, 
La  Serva  Padrona,"  performed  under  the 
uspices  of  the  School  of  Creative  .Arts. 

This  year,  as  last  year,  the  student  actors 
ind  stage  manager-s  worked  alongside  Broad- 
vay  professionals  engaged  in  jireparation  of 
he  Festivals  June  events. 


DIM  .\0.  .3  spot:  .  .  .  Perched  backstage. 
Marie  Gnntean.  '.5.5.  oj  Beverly  Hills.  Calif.. 
assistant  lighting  manager,  stuilies  her  cue 
sheet  for  spotlight  directions  at  "Hi.  Charlie." 
co-ed  musical  extravaganza.  Majoring  in 
theatre  arts.  Marie  has  her  sights  set  on  be- 
coming a  motion  picture  director-producer. 
Recently  she  directed  a  Brandeis  production 
oj  Molicrc's  "The  Forced  Marriage." 


Mri.  Abraham  Baker 
Installed 


NEW  OFFICERS'  SLATE 
INSTALLED  BY  WOMEN 
OF  GREATER  BOSTON 

Pledging  diligent  efforts  toward  continuing 
the  outstanding  record  achieved  by  Greater 
Boston  Chapter.  National  Women's  Committee 
of  Brandeis  University,  the  newly-elected 
president,  Mrs.  Abraham  Baker  of  Quincy, 
was  installed  at  the 
annual  spring  meet- 
ing, held  in  April  on 
campus. 

.\  dramatic  moment 
in    the     afternoon's 
varied  program  came 
when  the  board   look 
the   occasion    to    pre- 
sent to  Mrs.   Herman 
A.    Mintz,    retiring 
president,    a    gift     in    appreciation    of    her 
noteworthy    service    during    her    two    years' 
presidency. 

The  gift  took  the  form  of  a  special  collec- 
tion of  books  to  be  established  in  the  Brandeis 
University  Library  and  to  be  known  as  the 
"Herman  and  Esther  Mintz  .'special 
Collection." 

Mrs.  Aaron  Thurman  was  program  chair- 
man. Miss  .Arnona  .Marenof,  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity faculty  member,  presented  a  group  of 
Brandeis  students  in  colorful  Israeli  dances 
which  she  had  choreographed.  In  addition, 
two  dance  numbers 
were  presented  by 
Mrs.  Judith  Klausner. 
also  of  the  faculty. 

Other  officers  in- 
stalled are: 

Mmes.  Maxwell 
Cohen,  Milton  Her- 
man, A,  Herbert 
Kahalas,      Harold 

Linsky,  Leon  Margolis  and  David  B.  Stearns, 
vice-presidents;  Mrs.  Milton  Levy,  recording 
secretary;  Mrs.  Joseph  M.  Miller,  correspond- 
ing secretary;  Mrs.  Harry  H.  Harpel,  treas- 
urer; Mrs,  Herbert  Goldberger,  a.ssistant 
treasurer;  Mrs.  William  Glaser,  financial 
secretary;  Mrs.  Milton  Linden,  associate 
financial  secretary;  Mrs.  Irving  .\brams,  Mrs. 
Harry  L.  Michaels  and  Mrs.  Herman  A. 
Mintz,  honorary  directors. 

The  slate  was  presented  by  Mrs.  David  B. 
Stearns,  nominating  chairman. 

A  tour  of  the  University  grounds  and  build- 
ings, followed  by  a  luncheonette,  was  another 
highlight  of  the  annual  meeting's  program. 


Mrs.  Herman  A.  Mintz 
Honored 


Excitement  crescendos  as  time  nears  for 
Alumni  Reunion,  to  be  staged  on  campus 
from  June  12  to  14. 

New  officers,  recently  elected,  will  he  an- 
nounred  and  many  events  have  been  planned 
In  highlight  this  first  June  reunion  of  the 
first  class  graduated  hy  Brandeis  University 
.  .  .  Class  of  •52. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

From  New  York  comes  word  that  Joan 
Saklad,  '52,  has  received  a  $300  award 
from  llie  Columbia  School  of  Library 
Science.  Helene  Dembitzcr,  '52,  atlend- 
ing  ihc  same  school,  has  accepted  a  posi- 
tion as  children's  librarian  with  the  New 
York  public  library  system  after  grad- 
uation. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

PvT.  Stewart  U.  Woi.pert.  '52.  soon  will 
he  rating  salutes.  He's  heen  selected  to  attend 
officer  candidate  school  at  Fort  Benning.  Ga.. 
and  will  emerge  with  a  commission  as  second 
lieutenant  in  the  Medical  Service  Corps. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

Burton  Berinsky,  '52,  thought  he'd  had 
his  fill  of  printers  ink  while  he  served  as 
associate  editor  of  the  Justice,  Brandeis  stu- 
dent publication. 

But  who  gets  his  fill  of  printer's  ink?  Don- 
ning uniform.  Burt  reported  to  the  .irmy  at 
Camp  Polk.  La.  .  .  .  where  they  appointed 
him  co-editor  of  a  newspaper  puhtished  on 
post. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

Dr.  Abraham  H.  Maslow,  associate  pro- 
fessor of  psychology,  has  received  a 
report  from  Kansas  Stale  University  in- 
dicating that  Diane  Laskin  and  Leonard 
Weiner,  both  Brandeis  '52,  are  regarded 
as  among  the  outstanding  first-year  grad- 
uate students  in  psychology. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

A  recent  Brandeis  visitor  was  George 
Peters,  back  from  15  months  in  Korea  where 
he  was  a  member  of  a  Military  Advisory 
Group  teaching  battle  procedure  to  South 
Korean  Army  members. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

Marvin  March,  '52.  now  attending  Yale 
University  School  of  Drama,  is  returning  to 
the  Brandeis  campus  this  June  in  a  profes- 
sional capacity.  He  is  a  production  assistant 
for  the  Festival. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

A  bit  of  a  fanfare  should  herald  this 
announcement:  It's  the  betrothal  of  the 
Alumni  Association  president,  IVatalie 
Litvich,  '52,  to  Elliot  Saltznian,  a  New 
Yorker  now  with  the  Navy  stationed  at 
Philadelphia. 


SPRIXG  SPOTLIGHTS  ELECTIONS  AND 
MEMBERSHIP  AFFAIRS  AT  BRAIVDEIS 
WOMEN'S  MEETINGS  ACROSS  COUNTRY 


Teas,  luncheons  and  other  affairs  directed 
towards  drawing  new  members  into  the  ever- 
expanding  roster  of  the  National  Women's 
Committee  have  shared  the  spring  spotlight 
with  the  annual  elections. 

A  highly  gratifying  report  from  Mrs.  Harry 
I,.  Michaels,  national  chairman  of  organiza- 
tion, declares: 

"We  have,  at  the  time  of  this  report,  7fi 
chapters  on  our  roster,  embracing  35,239  an- 
nual members  and  4,311  life  members,  making 
a  grand  total  of  39,550." 

Referring  to  the  program,  newly-instituted 
last  fall,  which  called  for  national  officers  and 
board  members  to  meet  with  the  various  chap- 
ters, Mrs.  Michaels  said: 

"We  are  all  convinced  that  personal  contact 
between  the  national  officers  and  board  mem- 
bers and  the  chapters  is  very  valuable.  When 
the  chapters  are  told  what  is  being  done  in 
other  cities,  their  interest  increases  and  they 
are  ready  to  intensify  their  efforts  in  behalf 
of  their  own  chapters." 

The  following  is  a  list,  by  states,  of  some 
of  the  reports  of  activities  of  the  National 
Women's  Committee: 

California 

SAN  FRANCISCO  —  Mrs.  Edgar  Goldstine 
has  been  elected  president  with  Mrs.  Harold 
Kaufman,  vice-president;  Mrs.  Marshall 
Kuhn,  treasurer.  A  series  of  dessert  luncheons 
was  sponsored  recently,  invitations  being  sent 
to  prospective  members  and  friends. 

t'onneetiout 

HARTFORD  —  Mrs.  Franklin  D.  Roose- 
velt, former  delegate  of  the  United  States 
Mission  to  the  United  Nations  and  a  Brandeis 
University  trustee,  was  speaker  for  a  regional 
meeting  which  was  attended  by  a  record  num- 
ber eager  to   honor  the  distinguished  guest. 

Florida 

MIAMI  —  A  series  of  successful  member- 
ship teas  was  sponsored  recently,  with  invita- 
tions sent  to  prospective  members.  Mrs.  Ben 
Zion  Ginsburg  is  president,  and  Mrs.  Alex- 
ander Robbins,  overall  membership  chairman. 


Massachusetts 

LAWRENCE  — Mrs.  .Samuel  Resnik  was 
elected  president,  with  Mrs.  Louis  Bermaii 
and  Mrs.  Carl  Vineglass,  vice-presidents;  Mrs 
Herbert  Alfond,  treasurer.  Installing  office) 
was  Mrs.  Joseph  Goldberg  of  Worcester,  an 
officer  of  the  national  board.  Elliot  Silver- 
stein,  Brandeis  instructor  in  theatre  arts,  was 
guest  speaker. 

NEW  BEDFORD  — Mrs.  Joseph  Jaslo' 
heads  the  new  slate,  with  Mrs.  Joseph  Epstein 
and  Mrs.  Abraham  Portnoy,  vice-presidents; 
Mrs.  Louis  Narva,  treasurer.  Mrs.  Harry  Zeitz, 
first  president,  has  been  named  honorary 
presidejit. 


^'ew   Jersey 

NEWARK  —  Dr.  Miriam  Freund.  national 
board  member,  addressed  a  recent  member- 
ship tea  sponsored  by  Essex  County  Chapter. 
Hostess  was  Mrs.  Alfred  Manilet.  Mrs.  Philip 
Levy,  chapter  president,  spoke  at  a  similar 
affair  held  with  Mrs.  Martin  Mack,  hostess, 
and  Mrs.  Samuel  Welsch,  co-hostess. 

TEANECK  —  A  highlight  of  the  season 
was  the  $100  Life  Membership  Luncheon 
sponsored  by  Bergen  County  Chapter,  o£ 
which  Mrs.  Sidney  B.  I^iben  is  president. 

>ew    Vorii 

BUFFALO  —  Newly-elected  president  is 
Mrs.  Michael  M.  Cohn,  with  Mrs.  Heffren  J. 
Cohen  and  Mrs.  Edward  Seeberg.  vice-pres- 
idents; Mrs.  Philip  Wels,  treasurer.  A  lunch- 
eon in  Mrs.  Cohn's  home  honored  the  retiring 
president,  Mrs.  Harold  B.  Ehrlirh. 

BROOKLYN  — Miss  Susan  Brandeis,  na- 
liimal  honorary  president,  addressed  a  mem- 
bership tea  of  this  group  which  is  headed  by 
Mrs.  David  Farber,  president.  A  program  of 
piano  music  was  presented  by  Jo  Kane. 

WESTCHESTER  —  Brandeis  history  and 
background  were  summarized  by  Mrs. 
Emanuel  Gantz  and  Mrs.  Chester  Ross  of 
Harrison  at  a  dessert  tea.  Mrs.  Richard  Flesch 
of  Scarsdale,  president,  greeted  the  guests. 


I 


HILADELPHIA.  PA.  .  .  Temple  Kenesetli  Israel  contiiljuted  1500  carefully  selected  volumes 
wn  its  library  to  the  Brandeis  University  Library.  Arrangements  were  completed  through  Edward 

ater,  well  known   Philadelphia  attorney A  six-session  "Jewish  Book  Forum"  sponsored 

the  Philadelphia  YMHA  featured  at  its  opening  session,  Marie  Syrkin,  Brandeis  University 

jsistant   professor  in  humanities,  discussing  ""The  Jew  in  Modern  American  Literature."  .... 

lORTSMOVTH,  I\.  H.  .  .  Dr.  Eugenia  Hanfnumn.  director  of  the  Brandeis  Pxycftological  Clinic 
III  associate  professor  of  psychology,  was  guest  speaker  for  a  meeting  sponsored  by  Portsmouth 
■riion.  National  Council  of  Jewish  If  omen. 

\LiVI  BE.ACH,  FL.\.  .  .  .\  dinner-niectins  called  in  the  interests  of  Brandeis  University, 
ul  attended  by  leading  professional  and  industrial  men,  was  addressed  by  Dr.  .Abrani 
.Saeliar,  LUii^ersity  president.  (^o-ebairn»en  for  the  affair,  whieli  was  held  at  the 
bitehall  Hotel,  were  .\be  .Sbiflnian  of  Detroit,  Mich.,  Reuben  B.  Gryzniish  and 
.  .S.  Burg,  both  of  Boston,  all  of  whom  served  as  hosts. 

KOOKLII\E,  M.4SS.  .  .  The  opera,  the  suite,  the  sonata  and  the  concerto  grosso  were  subjects 
r  a  series  of  illustrated  lectures  presented  under  the  sponsorship  of  the  Brookline  Library  Music 
<~"i  iation  by  Dr.  Erwin  Bodky,  assistant  Brandeis  professor  and  research  associate  in  music. 

I.EVELAISD,  OHIO  .  .  The  ISatimial  ('oiiiicil  of  Jewish  Women,  at  its  annual  cttnven- 
\on.  announced  that  Sanford  Lakoff  <>/  liayonne.  I\.  J.,  a  Brandeis  University  senior, 
lad  won  third  prize  of  S500  for  his  entry  in  the  (.ouncil's  nation-wide  easay  contest  on 

The  Meaning  of  .Academic  FreedomS''  Students  from  200  colleges  submitted  essays 

.  .  .  LOUISVILLE.  KY'.  .  .  .Members  of  the  Louisville  Chapter  of  Brandeis  University 
^^iiciates.  at  a  meeting  open  also  to  their  wives,  heard  Benny  Friedman.  University  director  of 

'hiclii-s.  outline  future  Brandeis  activities,  both  s<holastic  and  athletic.  Chairman  for  the  meeting 

u^  Ih.  Joseph  M.  Frehling, 

AMUASTER,  P.4.  .  .  A  recent  issue  of  Science,  publication  of  the  American  Association  for  the 
■  Kancement  of  Science,  included  a  paper  on  "Average  Temperatures  As  Affected  by  the  Moon," 
1  Dr.  Robert  L.  Edwards,  Brandeis  University  biology  instructor.  Newsweek  found  the  article 
'\\ ^worthy,  commenting  on  it  in  a  subsequent  issue. 

HH^AGO,  ILL.  .  .  Theodore  R.  MeKeldin,  Governor  of  Maryland,  shared  the  speakers' 
bilCorm  with  Dr.  Saeliar  at  a  dinner  sponsored  by  the  Chieago  Chapter,  Brandeis 
ni\ersity  .\ssoeiates.  Chairman   for   the  event,  which  drew  a  large  attendance  to  the 

oiirad  Hilton  Hotel,  was  Howard  E.  Wolf  son BOSTON,  M.4SS,  .  ,  A  String  Quartet 

1  Richard  If  ernick,  '55.  was  performed  at  a  concert  in  Jordan  Hall  preceding  a  Seic  Engand 
'lli.idlege  Conference  on  creative  arts. 

rf.'O'  YORK,  iV.  Y.  .  .  (Hub  21  was  the  scene  for  Mu  Sigma  Fraternity's  annual  Brandeis  Memo- 
lal  Building  Dinner,  with  Dr.  Sachar  and  Benny  Friedman  as  guests  of  honor.  Heading  the 
iiiiiiiiittee  in  charge  of  the  event  was  Col.  Bernard  Barron,  assisted  by  Ralph  Cbijieroi,  Ralph  D. 
iilc,  William  Dasheff,  Irving  Eisenberg,  Harry  N,  Fain,  Ben  B.  Fink,  William  Heckler,  Nat  Kaplan, 
cii.iiie  Lip|ie,  Bernard  Neibart,  Sydney  Rothenberg,  David  H.  Stemer  and  Maurice  Tiplilz  .... 
,t  lown  Hall,  a  feature  of  a  concert  celebrating  the  10th  anniversary  of  the  Koussevitzky  Music 
iiuiidation.  Inc.,  was  performance  of  ""Symphony  for  Classical  Orchestra,"  composed  by  Harold 
'lia|icro,  Brandeis  University  lecturer.  Present  for  the  concert,  Mr.  Shapero  also  witnessed  the 
taking  of  a  record  of  his  symphony  for  Columbia  Records  by  Leonard  Bernstein  and  the  orchestra. 


AGOOS  WILL  LEAVES 
$25,000  BEQUESTS  TO 
BRANDEIS,  HARVARD 

Brandeis  University  and  Harvard  Univer- 
sity were  named  as  beneficiaries  in  the  will 
of  the  late  Solomon  Agoos  of  Brookline. 
Mass,,  each  receiving  the  sum  of    $25,000. 

Founder  and  ibairman  of  the  board  of  the 
Allied  Ki<l  Company,  Mr.  Agoos  rewarded 
1500  employes  by  enabling  them  to  share  in 
the  business  through  bequests  which  included 
cash  and  stock  in  the  company. 

Mr.  Agoos  left  an  estate  of  approximately 
$1,000,000,  most  of  it  to  be  disbursed  to 
philanthropic  causes.  In  addition  to  bequests 
to  universities,  hospitals  and  other  civic 
causes,  he  bequeathed  many  gifts  to  Boston 
institutions. 

The  gift  bequeathed  to  Brandeis  University, 
undesignated  for  a  specific  purpose,  will  go 
into  the  University's  general  operational 
fund. 


Reader's  Digest  Buys 
Rights  To  Mew  Novel 
By  Prof.  T.L.  Savage 

With  a  popular  success  assured  in  advatice. 
Prof.  Thomas  L.  Savage's  third  novel  will  be 
published  June  19  by  Simon  &  Schuster. 

Condensation  rights  to  the  book,  titled  ""A 
Bargain  With  God,"  have  just  been  purchased 
by  the  Reader's  Digest  Book  Club  which  will 
publish  it  in  July. 

""Lona  Hanson,"  last  novel  written  by  the 
Brandeis  University 
assistant  professor  of 
English,  was  pur- 
chased  by  Columbia 
Pictures  as  a  starring 
vehicle  for  Rita  Hay- 
worth. 

Originally   p  u  b  - 
lished    by    Simon    & 
Schuster,  "Lona  Hanson"   later  appeared  in 
a  pocket-size  edition. 

Professor  .Savage's  first  novel,  "'riie  Pass," 
was  published  by  Diiulileday,  Doran  in  1444. 
His  first  published  work,  "The  Bronc-.Slom- 
per,"  appeared  in  Coronet. 

Professor  Savage  has  spoken  before  meet- 
ings of  the  National  Women's  Committee  of 
the  University  throughout  the  <ountry. 


Prof.  T.  L.  Savage 


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SrCCESSFUI.  EVEIVT  TO  AID  BRANDEIS 
HEED  BY  GREATER  MIA3II  GROUP 


A  large  number  of  public-spirited  men  and 
women,  gathered  recently  in  the  Delano  Hotel 
at  Miami  Beach.  Fla.,  heard  announcement  of 
benefactions  to  Brandeis  University  totaling 
$105,000. 

The  occasion  was  a  dinner-meeting  spon- 
sored by  the  Greater  Miami  Committee  in 
Behalf  of  Brandeis  University. 

David  Phillips  was  chairman  for  the  event 
which  was  addressed  by  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar, 
president  of   the  University. 

Among  the  benefactions  announced  was  a 
gift  of  $10,000  annually  from  Ben  Novack  of 


New  Officers  Elected 
By  Boston  Associates 
At  Annual  Meeting 

Elections  featured  the  annual  spring  break- 
fast-meeting of  Greater  Boston  Chapter, 
Brandeis  University  Associates,  held  recently 
on  campus. 

Elevated  to  the 
presidency  was 
Harold  Sherman 
Goldberg  who  served 
as  chairman  of  the 
chapter's  board  of 
directors. 

Harold  S.  Goldberg 
Hyman  Cohen,  one 

of  the  founders  of  the  organization   and   its 

president  for  the  past  four  years,  was  named 

honorary    president    in    recognition    of    his 

■"pioneering  efforts  in  behalf  of  the  chapter." 

Other  officers  elected  include  Sidney  L. 
Kaye,  Edward  Goldstein,  Leon  Kowal  and  H. 
Leon  Sharmat,  vice  presidents;  Arnold  Cutler, 
secretary,  and   Dr.  Max  Ritvo,  treasurer. 

Members  of  the  Brandeis  University  basket- 
ball team,  together  with  their  coach,  Harry 
Stein,  were  honored. 

A  gift  was  presented  to  Mr.  Stein  in  appre- 
ciation for  the  excellent  record  established  by 
the  team  during  the  past  season  when  it  won 
13  games  in   a   schedule  of  20. 

The  presentation  was  made  in  behalf  of  the 
chapter  by  Mr.  Kaye  who  was  appointed 
chairman  of  the  fifth  annual  dinner  of  the 
Associates,  to  be  held  in  Decemlier. 

The  new  slate  was  presented  by  Edward 
Goldstein,  nominating  chairman. 


St.  Louis  and  Miami  Beach. 

A  gift  of  810,000  from  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Leon 
Jacobs  of  Miami  Beach  will  be  used  for  a 
lecture  hall  in  memory  of  the  late  Jack  .\blin 
of  the  same  city. 

Two  scholarship  endowment  funds  were 
announced,  one  having  been  created  by  Dr. 
and  Mrs.  Joseph  Weidberg  of  Miami  Beach. 
Dr.  Weidberg,  a  noted  educator,  founded  the 
Oxford  Academy,  Pleasantville,  N.  J. 

The  second  scholarship  fund  was  estab- 
lished by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  .Samuel  Frommer  of 
Miami. 

Mr.  Frommer  also  took  the  occasion  to 
present  his  wife  with  a  membership  in  the 
Associates,  smiling  as  he  explained  that  it  was 
"instead  of  the  orchids"  he  customarily  sent 
her  on  her  birthday,  occurring  at  that  time. 

Among  annual  scholarship  gifts  announced 
was  one  from  B.  F.  Danbaum  of  Miami  Beach. 

An  additional  gift  of  $2,000  was  received 
from  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Samuel  Friedland  of 
Philadelphia  and  Miami  Beach,  who  had 
completed  payment  on  a  large  gift  originally 
made  by  Mr.  Friedland  at  the  time  of  the 
first  meeting  in  Miami,  three  years  ago. 

Announcement  was  made,  also,  of  the 
names  of  numerous  new  Associates  who  joined 
at  this  time  the  University's  "foster  alumni." 

Co-chairmen  for  the  affair  were  Col.  Jacob 
Arvey,  Mrs.  Jack  .Ablin,  Dr.  Joseph  Weidberg, 
Jacob  Sher  and  Harold  Turk. 


HL'MAIV    RELATIONS    STL'DIED 
AT    INTERFAITH    INSTITUTE 

One  hundred  fifty  representatives  of  the 
three  major  faiths  attended  an  all-day  Insti- 
tute on  Human  Relations  sponsored  by  the 
League  of  Catholic  Women,  the  United 
Church  Women  of  Massachusetts  and  the 
B'nai  B'rith  Women  of  Massachusetts,  this 
spring  at  Brandeis  University. 

Clarence  Q.  Berger,  executive  assistant  to 
the  president  of  Brandeis  University,  ad- 
dressed a  luncheon  which  highlighted  the 
event. 

Workshop  sessions  dealt  with  family  rela- 
tions, education,  employment  relations  and 
community  relations.  The  plenary  session  fea- 
tured panel  presentation  of  the  discussions 
and  group  reports. 

Participants  were  from  more  than  20  com- 
munities in  Massachusetts. 


Brookline  Man  and  Son 
Create  Service  Fund 
To  Assist  Students 

Enabling  worthy  students  to  obtain  financial 
assistance  through  employment  on  campus 
the  Edith  M.  Check  Service  Fund  recentl; 
was  established  at   Brandeis  University. 

Max  M.  Check  and  son.  Isaac  Dean  Check 
both   of   Brookline,   created   the   Fund   as 
memorial   to  their  wife  and  mother. 

Mr.  Max  M.  Check  heads  Edett's,  Inc 
fashionable  Brookline  women's  store.  He  i 
active  in  many  charitable  and  fraternal  or 
ganizations. 

.\mong  these  are  the  Hebrew  Home  foi 
Aged,  which  he  serves  as  a  director;  Temph 
Ohabei  Shalom  and  the  Temple  Brotherhood 
Zionist  Organization  of  America,  and  thf 
.American  Jewish  Committee. 

His  son  attends  Browne  and  Nichols  ir 
Cambridge,  where  he  is  a  freshman. 


Saturday  R(>view  Names 
Three  Brandeis  Men 

Three  composers  who  are  members  of  thi 
Brandeis  University  faculty  received  recog- 
nition in  a  recent  issue  of  the  Saturday 
Review  featuring  a  survey  of  creative  achieve' 
ments  of  America's  post-war  generation. 

Selected  as  among  "the  outstanding  new 
talents  that  have  appeared  since  the  war," 
they  are  Harold  Shapero.  lecturer  in  music; 
Irving  Fine,  associate  professor  of  music,  and 
chairman,  School  of  Creative  Arts;  and 
Leonard  Bernstein,  professor  of  music,  and 
director.  Festival  of  Creative  Arts. 


II 


Brandeisiana 


A  $2400  Houghton  Mifflin  Literary  Fellowship  Award  was  won  by  Harold 
Livingston,  Brandeis  student  on  leave  until  September.  Livingston  won  the  award  after 
submitting  to  the  publishers  a  portion  of  his  second  novel,  now  in  progress.  His  debut 
into  the  publishers'  world  was  in  Paris,  1952,  when  "Pilotes  Sans  Visa"  was  issued, 
based  on  his  experiences  as  a  member  of  the  Israeli  Air  Force   .... 

An  article  by  Dr.  Leonard  W.  Levy,  instructor  in  American  civilization  and 
institutions,  was  featured  in  a  recent  issue  of  the  New  Leader.  It  dealt  wi:h  the 
"Separate  but  Equal"  doctrine  as  applied  in  the  Clarendon  Case   .... 

Seldom  has  the  flint-hearted  fraternity  of  the  first  nights  responded  as  enthu- 
siastically as  it  did  to  the  musical  score  composed  for  "Wonderful  Town"  by 
Leonard  Bernstein,  Brandeis  University  professor  of  music  and  director  of  the  Festival 
of  Creative  Arts.  Beaming  with  superlatives,  the  critics  called  Bernstein's  music  for  the 
Broadway  show,  "gay,"  "witty,"  "unhackneyed,"  "melodic  and  modern,"  "fluent," 
"gleaming"  and  "a  major  delight"    .... 

That  special  brand  of  courage  labeled  "sportsmanship"  was  saluted  when 
the  annual  Morris  Sepinuck  Sportsmanship  Award  was  presented  to  Eddie  Mangan- 
iello,  '54,  re-elected  captain  of  Brandeis  University's  football  team  for  next  fall.  Man- 
ganiello  was  chosen  for  the  award  by  the  Sgt.  Milton  L.  Zelmyer  Post  No.  627,  Jewish 
War  Veterans,  because  of  "his  display  of  self-sacrifice"  which  led  the  Judges  to  an 
upset  victory  over  Wayne  University  last  fall   .... 

One  of  the  mysteries  of  centuries  —  the  death  march  of  the  lemmings  — 
will  be  studied  this  summer  by  two  Brandeis  University  biologists.  Dr.  Robert  L. 
Edwards  and  J.  Lockwood  Chamberlin.  Why  the  lemmings,  tiny  mouse-like  Arctic 
creatures,  die  by  the  million  at  the  end  of  four-year  cycles  is  Ihe  question  the  scientists 
will  seek  to  unravel  from  a  22-foot  boat  exploring  Richmond  Gulf,  an  eastern 
extension  of  Canada's  vast  Hudson  Bay.  The  expedition  will  be  sponsored  by  the 
Massachusetts  Zoological  Society. 


Entered  as  Second  Class  Matter  at 
the  Po^-t   Office  at  Boston,  Mass. 


Commencement  Week  Festivities 


Wednesday,  June  10 

4:30  p.m.  Opening  of  Art  Exhiliits  and  Reception  Sponsored 
by  Friends  of  Creative  Arts  -  Abraham  Shapiro 
Athletic  Center. 

6:45  p.m.  Friends  of  Creative  Arts,  Annual  Dinner  - 
Abraham  Shapiro  Athletic  Center. 

9:00  p.m.  Festival  Presentation:  "The  Comic  Performer" 
with  Fred  Allen,  George  Jessel,  Arthur  Kober, 
Alice  Pearee,  S.  J.  Perelman  and  Others. 

Thursday,  June  1 1 

9:00  p.m.  Festival  World  Premiere  Performance:  "The  Inter- 
national Set"  by  Louis  Kronenberger  -  Adolph 
Ullman  Amphitheatre. 

Friday,  June  12 

11:00  a.m.   Festival  Discussion:  "The  Comic  Strip"  by  Al  Capp 

-  Abraham    Shapiro    Athletic    Center. 

12:30   p.m.   National    Associates    Assembly,    Luncheon-Meeting 

-  Usen  Commons  Room. 

2:30  p.m.  Festival  Presentation:  "Classic  Comic  Film  Se- 
quences" -  Abraham  Shapiro  Athletic  Center. 


6:00  p.m.   Brandeis   Honor   Society,    Annua!    Dinner 
Commons  Room. 


Usen 


Saturday,  June  13 

1 1 :00  a.m.  Baccalaureate  Exercises  -  Nathan  Seifer  Hall. 

12:30  p.m.   Baccalaureate   Luncheon   for   Graduates   and    their 
Guests  -  Smith  Quadrangle. 

1 :00  p.m.   National    Women's    Committee,    Registration     for 
Conference  -  Hamilton  A. 


1 :30  p.m.  Alumni   Association,   Business   Meeting 
Seifer  Hall. 


Nathan 


2:30  p.m.  Festival  Session  on  Poetry:  Louis  Untermeyer, 
David  McCord,  Ludwig  Lewisohn,  and  Others  - 
Abraham  Shapiro  Athletic  Center. 

5:00  p.m.  National  Women's  Committee,  Pre-Conference 
Board  Meeting  and  Dinner  -  Usen  Commons  Room. 

6:00  p.m.  Class  of  '52,  Dinner  -  Main  Dining  Room. 

Fellows  of  University,  Annual  Meeting  -  Abraham 
Shapiro  Athletic  Center. 

9:00  p.m.  Festival  Opera  and  Dance:  "Les  Mamelles  de 
Tiresias"  and  "Concerto  for  Tap  Dancer  and 
Orchestra"  -  Adolph  Ullman  Amphitheatre. 


.Sunday,  June  14 

9:00  a.m.  Board  of  Trustees,  Annual  Meeting  -  Woodruff 
Hall. 

1 1 :00  a.m.     Commencement   Exercises  -  Adolph  Ullman   Am- 
phitheatre. 

1 :30  p.m.  University  Luncheon  for  Guests  -  Abraham 
Shapiro  Athletic  Center. 

3:00  p.m.  National  Women's  Committee,  Opening  Session  of 
Conference  -  Nathan  Seifer  Hall. 

5:30  p.m.  National  Women's  Committee.  Opening  Banquet 
of  Conference  -  Abraham  Shapiro  Athletic  Center. 

9:00  p.m.  Festival  Opera  and  Dance:  "Les  Mamelles  de 
Tiresias"  and  "Concerto  for  Tap  Dancer  and 
Orchestra"  -  Adolph  Ullman  Amphitheatre. 

1 1 :00   p.m.   National    Women's    Committee,    Birthday    Party   - 
Usen  Commons  Room. 

Monday.  June  15 

9:30  a.m.  National  Women's  Committee,  Workshop  -  Ford 
Hall. 

12:15   p.m.   National   Women's  Committee,  Luncheon  -  Smith 
Quadrangle. 

1 :45  p.m.  National  Women's  Committee,  Workshop  -  Ford 
Hall. 

6:30  p.m.  National  Women's  Committee,  Banquet  -  Abraham 
.Shapiro  Athletic  Center. 

8:30  p.m.  National  Women's  Committee,  Workshop  - 
Aliraham  Shapiro  Athletic  Center. 

Tuesday,  June  16 

9:30  a.m.  National  Women's  Committee,  Workshop  - 
Nathan  .Seifer  Hall. 

12:00   noon   National  Women's  Committee,  Luncheon  -  Presi- 
dent's House. 

2:30  p.m.  National  Women's  Committee,  Tour  of  Library 
and  Campus. 

5:30  p.m.  National  Women's  Committee,  Reception  - 
Abraham  Shapiro  Athletic  Center. 

7:00  p.m.  National  Women's  Committee,  Dinner  -  Abraham 
Shapiro  Athletic  Center. 

Wednesday,  June  17 

9:30  a.m.  National  Women's  Committee,  Panel  Discussion  - 
Nathan  Seifer  Hall. 

12:30   p.m.   National  Women's  Committee,   Luncheon   -  Smith 
Quadrangle. 

1 :30  p.m.  National  Women's  Committee,  Post-Conference 
Board  Meeting  -  Hamilton  B. 


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October  1953 


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The  Board  of  Trustees 

George  Alpert,  Chairman 

Joseph  F.  Ford,  Treasurer 

Norman  S.  Rabb,  Secretary 

James  J.  Axelrod 

Meyer  Jaffe 

Dudley  Kimball 

Jessie  Kramer 

Adele  Rosenwald  Levy 

ISADOR  Ll'bin 

Joseph  M.  Proskauer 

Israel  Rocosin 

Eleanor  Roosevelt 

Jacob  Shapiro 

Morris  S.  Shapiro 


Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar 
President  of  the  University 


Contents 


Fall   and   the  New   Graduate   School 


The  Quest  for  Knowledge 


Hon.  Herbert  H.  Lehman 
Honorary  Chairman, 
Fellows  of  the  University 

Frank  L.  Weil 

Chairman, 

Fellows  of  the  University 


General    Education    S 


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Mrs.  Louis  L  Kramer 

President, 

National  Women's  Committee 

Milton  Kahn 
National  Chairman, 
BrOndeis  Associates 

Joseph  Linsey 

Chairman, 

Brandeis  Athletic  Association 

Daniel  Weisberc 

Chairman. 

Friends  of  the  School  of  Creative  Arts 

GusTAv  Ranis,  '52 

President, 

Alumni  Association 


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Editor:   Nanette  H.  Bernstein 

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VOL.    III.    No.    2  OCTOBER.    1953 

Brandeis    University    Bulletin,    published    six    times    a    year    (once    in    August ;    twice    in 

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Graduate  School 


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A.  OLIAGE  on  the  Brandeis  University  campus  has  assumed 
its  annual  fall  grandeur. 

This  is  the  season  which  poets  regard  with  nostalgic  eye 
and  reflective  mood,  marking  it  for  a  tempering  of  pace  .  .  . 
a  time  to  retreat. 

The  University  interpretation,  however,  is  somewhat  at 
variance.  Let  poets  dream  .  .  .  educators  are  caught  up  in  a 
vortex  of  action  as  fall  opens  the  new  academic  year. 

Time  to  retreat?  Rather,  time  for  another  step  forward  as 
five-year-old  Brandeis  University  opens  this  fall  its  first  grad- 
uate school  and  welcomes  its  first  group  of  graduate  scholars  .  .  . 

Who  are  they  —  this  elect  group  selected  after  the 
screening  of  hundreds  of  applications  submitted  from  all  parts 
of  the  United  States  and  abroad? 

What  are  they  like  —  the  members  of  this  avant-garde 
which  will  help  to  make  Brandeis  history? 

They  number  forty-two,  maintaining  the  Brandeis  tradition 
of  small  classes  and  close  supervision.  They  speak  with  Western 
twangs,  Southern  drawls  and  broad  Eastern  "as,"  but  all  have 
this  in  common: 

They  are  whipped  with  excitement  at  the  prospect  of  being 
a  part  of  Brandeis  University's  newest  educational  venture,  its 
first  offerings  in  graduate  studies. 

Ihe  first  students  of  the  new-born  Graduate  School  of 
Arts  and  Sciences,  headed  by  Dr.  Max  Lerner,  chairman,  have 
come  from  twenty-three  communities  in  seven  slates:  California, 


Florida,    Illinois,    Massachusetts,    New    York.    Ohio    and    Rhode 
Island.  In  addition,  four  have  come  from  countries  abroad. 

In  the  aggregate,  they  have  attended  thirty  schools  of  higher 
learning:  University  of  California  at  Los  Angeles.  Massachusetts 
Institute  of  Technology,  University  of  Illinois.  Columbia  Uni- 
versity, Hunter  College,  New  School  for  Social  Research,  Harvard 
University.  Juilliard  School  of  Music  ...  to  offer  a  brief 
sampling. 

The  schools  range  from  coast  to  coast,  but  the  students' 
undergraduate  records  are  similarly  distinguished  by  outstand- 
ing achievements:  Phi  Beta  Kappa  keys,  medals  and  awards, 
cum  laude  designations  .  .  .  these  are  the  rule  rather  than  the 
exception. 

A.  RANDOM  GLIMPSE  at  a  segment  of  the  musical  composi- 
tion area,  headed  by  Prof.  Irving  G.  Fine,  will  serve  to  indicate 
the  calibre  of  the  students  as  a  whole: 

Boston  Pops  soloist,  winner  of  Chadwick  Medal  from  New 
England  Conservatory  of  Music,  graduated  with  highest  honors 
.  .  .  Antioch  Phi  Beta  Kappa,  representative  on  1952-53  sympo- 
sium of  International  Federation  of  Music  Students  .  .  .  Winner 
of  excellence  medal  for  "Highest  Scholastic  Standing"  .  .  . 
Radcliffe  graduate  awarded  Women's  College  Conference  Group 
Prize  for  original  composition  .  .  .  Hunter  College  graduate 
awarded  class  prize  for  proficiency  in  music  .  .  . 

A  native  of  Egypt  is  among  the  students  of  musical  com- 
position. A  graduate  of  Cairo  University.  Halim  El-Dabh  later 
studied  at  the  University  of  Mexico  and,  last  June,  the  New 
England  Conservatory  of  Music  awarded  him  a  master's  degree 
coupled  with  predictions  for  a  "remarkable  future  as  a  com- 
poser." He  performed  one  of  his  piano  compositions  at  last 
summer's  Boston  Art  Festival. 

Oten  OLOF  ENVIK  of  Lund,  Sweden,  is  another  of  the 
graduate  scholars  who  have  come  from  abroad.  A  graduate  of 
the  University  of  Lund,  he  is  working  for  his  doctorate  in  the 
field  of  psychology,  headed  by  Dr.  Abraham  H.  Maslow.  At 
Lund,  he  had  done  noteworthy  work  as  a  research  assistant. 

The  graduate  roster  numbers  five  World  War  II  veterans 
and  one  Korean  veteran  who  applied  for  admission  from  that 
battlefront  last  May,  in  anticipation  of  an  early  discharge.  The 
Brandeis  letter  of  acceptance  was  happily  intercepted  at  the 
San  Francisco  FPO  as  he  traveled,  en  route  home. 

In  the  field  of  Near  Eastern,  and  Judaic  studies,  headed  by 
Dr.  Simon  Rawidowicz,  two  Massachusetts  rabbis  are  studying 
for  doctoral  degrees.  Another  student  in  this  area  was  graduated 
cum  laude  from  both  Harvard  University  and  Hebrew  Teachers 
College  the  same  year. 

A  native  of  Czecho-Slovakia,  Adam   Frostig,   is  among  the 


Ph.D.  candidates.  He  studied  at  the  University  in  Briinn  until 
the  advent  of  the  Nazis,  continuing  after  the  war  at  the  State 
University  of  Munich  and  at  Goteberg  University,  Copenhagen. 
In  the  latter  city,  he  has  occupied  the  post  of  assistant  to  the 
chief  of  the  Royal  Biblioteque  (Library.) 

1  HiRTEEN  WOMEN  —  three  of  them,  married  —  have  been 
chosen  for  inclusion  in  the  graduate  school's  "pilot  group." 

One.  a  candidate  for  a  master's  degree  in  chemistry  (the 
area  headed  by  Dr.  Saul  G.  Cohen)  obtained  her  B.S.  from  City 
College  of  New  York  where  she  won  numerous  honors  including 
a  medal  awarded  by  the  American  Institute  of  Chemistry. 

Another,  graduated  from  the  University  of  California,  was 
selected  as  one  of  twelve  students  to  visit  Pakistan,  India  and 
Ceylon  last  summer  to  "help  promote  better  understanding." 

A  housewife  has  returned  to  school  to  work  for  her  master's 
degree  in  psychology  after  a  lapse  of  thirteen  years  since  grad- 
uating from  Radcliffe,  where  she  made  an  excellent  record. 

Also  in  the  psychology  area  is  a  male  honors  student 
from  the  University  of  Illinois  whose  study  on  a  case  history 
will  appear  in  a  forthcoming  text  on  child  psychology. 

A  Rollins  graduate,  ranked  among  the  top  five  of  his  class, 
was  in  charge  of  a  freshman  testing  program  while  at  college 
and  developed  a  color  association  test  on  which  he  is  continuing 
research. 

An  M.A.  candidate  in  chemistry  won  the  Alexander  Hamil- 
ton Post  Award  for  "most  outstanding  sophomore  at  College  of 
the  City  of  New  York." 

Another  CCNY  graduate  in  the  chemistry  area  has  worked 
on  a  part  of  the  cancer  research  program  at  Beth  Israel  Hospital 
in  Boston. 

Numerous  honorary  societies  in  addition  to  Phi  Beta  Kappa 
are  represented  among  the  graduate  group,  including  Psi  Chi 
(psychology);  Kappa  Mu  Epsilon  (music);  Pi  Gamma  Mu 
(social  science)  ;   Alpha  Psi  Omega   (drama),  etc. 

The  students  are  a  linguistic  group,  many  of  them  having 
a  command  of  four  or  five  languages  in  addition  to  English. 
The  list  includes  French,  German.  Aramaic.  Latin,  Russian, 
Danish,  Arabic,  Czecho-Slovak  and  Japanese. 

1  HESE.  THEN.  ARE  THE  FIRST  STUDENTS  of  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity's first  graduate  school  —  a  heterogeneous  group,  present- 
ing virtually  a  cross-section  of  the  nation's  institutions  of  higher 
learning.  In  calibre  of  achievement  and  promise,  however,  they 
are  as  one. 

Brandeis  University  takes  pride  in  welcoming  them  to  its 
first  graduate  school  .  .  .  and  believes  that  they  will  take  pride 
in  sharing  the  marking  of  this  milestone. 


The  Quest 
for  Knowledge 


Senator  Lehman 


U.  S.  Senator  Herbert  H.  Lehman  recently  made  a 
speech  in  behalf  of  Brandels  University  which  was  printed 
in  its  entirety  in  the  Congressional  Record.  The  University 
is  honored  to  reprint  these  remarks  by  the  distinguished 
humanitarian  and  statesman. 


I 


H.WE  ALWAYS  BEEN  PROUD  of  my  affiliation  with 
Brandeis.  The  honor  accorded  me  as  honorary  chairman 
of  the  Fellows  of  the  University  I  have  received  and  borne 
with  humility  .  .  . 

I  observed  with  considerable  pride  when  the  university 
.  .  .  conferred  its  first  academic  degrees  on  the  young  men 
and  women  of  its  first  senior  class.  That  was  a  thrilling 
moment,  a  moment  of  triumph  and  a  symbol  of  true  con- 
tribution to  the  cultural  and  educational  resources  of  our 
country. 

I  have  heard  with  pride  and  mounting  interest  that  the 
first  Brandeis  alumni  compiled  an  enviable  record  of  admis- 
sion to  graduate  and  professional  schools.  Now.  I  under- 
stand, we  have  further  reason  for  pride  in  the  fact  that 
these  first  Brandeis  alumni  have  truly  distinguished  them- 
selves at  the  graduate  and  professional  schools  of  their 
choice. 

I  take  interest,  too,  in  the  development  of  the  Brandeis 
faculty,  the  emergence  of  a  Brandeis  teaching  philosophy 
rooted  in  a  firm  belief  in  the  necessity  of  individual  growth 
by  individual  students.  The  Brandeis  campus  has  grown 
physically  as  well  as  educationally:  the  190-acre  campus 
now  contains  22  major  buildings  ... 

Many  reports  have  come  to  me.  particularly  through 
my  friends  in  the  academic  world,  of  the  stirring  excite- 
ment of  the  quest  for  knowledge  and  the  genuine  intellectual 
vitality   of   life   at   Brandeis.   There   at   Brandeis   is   finely 


enshrined  that  pursuit  of  truth  which  Justice  Brandeis  saw 
as  the  core  of  a  solid  university. 

At  Brandeis.  I  am  told,  faculty  members  regard  each 
student  not  as  a  name  on  a  roll,  but  as  an  individual,  with 
abilities  and  insights  and  problems  of  his  own.  This  has 
resulted  in  a  fine  faculty-student  relationship  which  has 
immeasurably  enriched  the  entire  campus  life  ... 

As  Brandeis  adds  another  year  to  its  history,  I  see 
developing  an  institution  fashioned  in  the  mold  of  the 
great  man  for  whom  it  was  named,  Louis  Dembitz  Brandeis. 

Declining  to  succumb  to  the  forces  of  reaction  which,, 
have  unfortunately  influenced  some  other  institutions  of 
higher  education.  Brandeis  University  has  taken  a  stand  in 
the  finest  liberal  tradition.  For  the  past  two  years,  men 
chosen  to  deliver  its  annual  Louis  Dembitz  Brandeis 
memorial  lecture  have  been  symbols  of  active,  clear-sighted 
liberalism  in  America:  Justice  William  O.  Douglas  of  the 
Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States;  and  Mr.  Irving 
Dilliard,  editorial  page  editor  of  the  St.  Louis  Dispatch, 
a  brilliant,  courageous,  and  forceful  spokesman  for  free- 
dom in  America. 

In  his  writings  Justice  Brandeis  said  to  us  that  a  uni- 
versity must  "always  be  rich  in  goals  and  ideals,  seemingly  I 
attainable  but  beyond  immediate  reach;  it  must  become 
truly  a  seat  of  learning  where  research  is  pursued,  books 
written,  and  the  creative  instinct  is  aroused,  encouraged, 
and  developed  in  its  faculty  and  students;  it  must  ever  be 
mindful  that  education  is  a  precious  treasure  transmitted 
—  a  sacred  trust  to  be  held,  used,  and  enjoyed,  and  if  pos- 
sible strengthened,  then  passed  on  to  others  upon  the 
same  trust." 

Today  it  is  of  special  and  of  transcendental  importance 
that    Brandeis    University    continue    to    reflect    these    high 


and  noble  standards  so  fittingly  described  by  the  great 
jurist,  himself.  It  is  well  that  Brandeis  University,  its 
la(  uity  and  student  body,  keep  firmly  in  mind  these  magni- 
luent  precepts. 

For  this  is  a  time  of  trouble,  a  time  of  deep  confusion. 
an  era  of  fear  —  dark,  unreasoning,  frightening  fear.  Thus 
lliere  stands  upon  our  statute  books  today  an  immigration 
la\s.  enacted  in  1952.  which  breathes  fear  and  suspicion 
Irom  every  section  and  paragraph  —  fear  of  the  stranger. 
fear  of  the  alien,  fear  of  the  naturalized  citizen,  fear  of 
nmselves.  There  is  imbedded  in  that  law  —  the  McCarra. 
Walter  .Act  —  a  deep-laid  suspicion  of  intellectualef  o^ 
lliinkers.  of  men  with  ideas,  men  who  have  adventured  iXy 
llii"  free  realm  of  the  sijirit. 


Thus,   for   instance,   professor^^^e-.  reitio^ed    from 
aicgory    of   nonquota    immigrants,    a   category    they  .1 
n((  u]5ied  ever  since  we  had  an  immigration  jaw   upo 
-lalule  books.  And  there  are  many,  many  other  provisions 
if  similar  spirit  and  tem|)er.  But  this  is  not  the  occasioh->. 
for  a  detailed  discussion  of  that  iniquitous  law.  I  mention 
it.    in   passing,   as  a   reflection   of  the  spirit  of  fear,  anti- 
Inlidlectualism    and    antiforeignism   which    has    burst   over_ 
iiur  land.  -, 

It  is  good  to  recall,  at  such  a  time,  the  enlighteneci 
-pi  I  it  of  Justice  Brandeis,  who  str'ftngly  felt  that  the  gates 
III  America  should  be  left  fully  ajar  for  tliose  who  flee 
fnini  persecution,  for  those  who  seek  freedom,  for  those 
wlici  can  bring  to  our  shores  the  rich  contribution  of  ne\/ 
iilias  and  new  energy.  "^        ^L, 

Progress,  said  Brandeis,  comes  with  "diversity  not 
uniformity"  .  .  . 

The  establishment  of  Brandeis  University  would  have 
lie(  n  impossible  without  the  cultural  and  educational  talents 
ol  many  men  who  came  here  from  many  lands  to  comprise 
a  faculty  rich  far  beyond  its  numbers  in  scholarly  attain- 
in(  nts,  and  characterized,  above  all,  by  a  fervent  attachment 
In  ihe  ideals  of  academic  freedom. 

One  of  the  reasons  for  the  strength  of  the  Brandeis 
I  II  ulty  is  its  interweaving  of  diverse  strands  of  thought 
and  culture  from  many  parts  of  the  world,  comprising  a 
lahric  of  full  texture  and  variety. 

This  is  the  pattern  which,  over  a  space  of  three  cen- 
luries,  made  America  into  the  great  country  that  it  is  .  .  . 

Let  us  recall  the  further  words  of  Justice  Brandeis: 
"  Ihose  who  won  our  independence  believed  that  the  final 
end    of   the   state   was   to   make   men   free   to   develop   their 


faculties,  and  that  in  its  government  the  deliberative  forces 
should  prevail  over  the  arbitrary.  They  believed  liberty  to 
be  the  secret  of  happiness,  and  courage  to  be  the  secret 
of  liberty. 

"They  believed  that  freedom  to  think  as  you  will  and 
to  speak  as  you  think  are  means  indispensable  to  the  dis- 
covery and  spread  of  political  truth:  that  without  free 
speech  and  assembly,  discussion  would  be  futile;  that  with 
them,  discussion  affords  ordinarily  adequate  protection 
against  the  dissemination  of  noxious  doctrine;  that  the 
reatest  menace  to  freedom  is  an  inert  people  —  that  fear 
breeds   repression;   that   repression   breeds  hate;   that   hate 

)—^Aivsnaces  stable  government  —  and  that  the  fitting  remedy 

*  *  W,or  e\  il  counsels  is  good  ones." 

Justipe''^andeis.  And  his  words  are  as  wise 
today  as  thev  were  when  he  spoke  them  a 
generation  ago.  No,  they  are  more  pertinent  and  more 
pressing.  For  today  the  dangers  to  freedom  of  thought  and 
\of  speech  have  multiplied,  and  the  protections  which  guard 
these  freedoms  are  being  broken  down.  Influences  of  grow- 
ing power  attack  all  who  defend  freedom.  He  who  speaks 
up  in  defense  of  liberty  may  be  immediately  charged  with 


-defending  subversion. 


But  freedom  caiuiot  be  defended  halfway.  It  cannot 
be  defended  by  halfhearted  men.  It  must  be  defended  boldly 
and  aggressively.  '"Courage,"  said  Justice  Brandeis,  "is  the 
secret  of  liberty.'" 

And  so  my  friends,  and  the  friends  of  Brandeis  Uni- 
sity,  letSft'S  not  flag  in  our  support  of  this  particular 
bastion  of  freedom.  \^  e  are  encouraged  by  the  fact  that  it 
is  one  of  many.  The  plant  of  liberty  is  too  deeply  rooted 
in  the  soil  of  America  to  be  torn  out  even  by  the  present 
violence. 

Though  we  have  suffered  setbacks,  I  am  confident  that 
xve  will  surely  prevail.  Of  course,  we  can  be  overwhelmed. 
if  we  do  not  fight  with  all  our  strength.  But  let  me  give  this 
word  of  comfort.  In  this  struggle  we  are  far  from  alone. 
Not  only  do  we  have  a  considerable  host  of  present  faith- 
ful, but  we  also  have  those  glorious  legions  of  the  past — 
the  heroes  of  freedom  from  every  land  who  stand  in  solid 
ranks  with  us  in  this  fight. 

From  the  strains  and  tensions  of  the  present  struggle, 
liberty  in  America  will  emerge,  I  know,  reborn — stronger, 
fresher,  more  mature  by  virtue  of  the  struggle,  and  our 
country  will  continue  to  give  leadership  to  the  forces  ot 
free  mankind  throughout  the  earth  in  the  battle  against 
the  forces  of  tyranny  and  darkness. 


General   Education  S 


Anthropologist 
Margaret   Mead 


Biologist 

Alfred    C.    Kinsey 


Poet 

Archibald   MacLeish 


Mc 


Choreographer 
Agnes    DeMille 


LoDERN    EDUCATORS   are   generally   agreed   on   Pestalozzi's   definition    of   the 
objectives  of  education:  '"Full  and  harmonious  development  of  all  the  powers  .  .  ." 

One  of  the  shortcomings  of  traditional  schooling,  however,  is  found  in  the 
endeavor — or  lack  of  endeavor — to  meet  this  responsibility  for  educating  "the 
whole  student." 

Major  efforts  are  directed  towards  the  imparting  of  knowledge  .  .  .  the  accumu- 
lation of  facts,  data,  statistics  .  .  .  while  the  student's  fundamental  need  for  help  in 
clarifying  human  values  is  too  often  neglected. 

A  unique  attempt  to  meet  this  need  is  the  distinguishing  feature  of  a  Brandeis- 
designed  course  on  productive  living,  called  General  Education  S. 

Other  college  courses  are  concerned  with  administering  properly  organized  in- 
formation. General  Education  S  seeks  to  give  value  judgment  .  .  .  "clean  windows 
through  which  to  look  upon  the  world." 

It  is  a  world  in  transition,  demanding  new  and  intensive  social  adjustments. 
Revolutionary  changes  in  every  field  call  for  a  redefining  of  moral  values  ...  a 
resolving  of  principles  in  conflict. 

General  Education  S  endeavors  to  help  the  student  to  formulate  his  own  philos- 
ophy by  giving  him  an  understanding  of  the  struggles,  aspirations  and  influences 
which  have  produced  significant  leaders. 

Great  spirits  who  have  found  in  life  the  most  fruitful  sources  of  satisfaction 
and  who  have  fashioned  from  them  the  most  vital  elements  of  personality  —  these 
are  the  men  and  women  whom  Brandeis  University  seeks  out  to  share  their  inner 
convictions  with  the  students  in  General  Education  S. 

The  distinguished  visitors  usually  spend  several  days  on  campus.  They  not  onh 
lecture,  but  meet  informally  with  the  students  at  breakfast  or  lunch  or  in  individual 
gatherings.  They  bring  no  platitudes,  but  incisive  ethical  and  moral  judgment  as 
they  tell  of  the  great  challenges  they  have  faced  and  the  moral  choices  which  have 
been  part  of  their  experience. 

1  HE  SCIENCE  COURSES  give  Students  a  conception  of  the  difficulties  encountered 
in  solving  the  secrets  of  the  atom.  Dr.  Leo  Szilard  of  the  L  niversity  of  Chicago,  who 
with  his  colleagues  perfected  the  atomic  bomb,  went  far  beyond  the  science  courses 
when  he  came  to  Brandeis  for  General  Education  S. 

He  clarified  the  moral  judgment  involved  and  the  moral  implications  for  all 
mankind.  The  bombing  of  Hiroshima  which  killed  150,000  people,  he  pointed  out, 


Humanist 
Lewis  Mumford 


Philosopher 
Sidney    Hook 


tory  of  a    Brandeis    Experiment 


killed  not  more  than  the  saturation  homhings  of  Rotterdam.  But  .  .  .  the  Hiroshima 
bombing   represented  man's  first  step  into  a  conce])t  of  total  destruction. 

Szilard's  deliberations  were  not  those  of  a  scientist  working  on  a  military 
weapon  but  of  a  great  thinker  concerned  with  what  man  is  doing  to  mankind. 

Some  of  the  most  moving  hours  experienced  by  the  students  in  their  entire 
academic  career  came  as  they  listened  to  Szilard  tell  of  the  conflicts  which  stirred 
him  when  he  realized  the  destructive  use  to  which  the  bomb  was  to  be  put. 

/\n  awareness  of  the  changing  mores  of  contemporary  life  was  brought  to 
the  students  by  Anthropologist  Margaret  Mead  whose  philosophical  approach  has 
now  been  given  statistical  validity  by  Dr.  Alfred  C.  Kinsey. 

Walter  White  did  not  discuss  the  privations  of  minority  group  members  but, 
instead,  posed  the  question.  \^  hat  does  the  majority  group  do  to  itself  by  permitting 
the  minority  groups  to  suffer  injustices? 

Lewis  Mumford,  noted  as  a  city  planner  —  a  technical  term  —  spoke  from  his 
deep  concern  as  a  humanist,  \^'hat  is  the  mechanization  of  civilization  doing  to  the 
human  soul?  Is  man  building  machines  for  living  or  instrumentalities  for  the  stifling 
of  all  creative  impulses? 

Norbert  Wiener,  Alexander  Meiklejohn,  Sidney  Hook,  Archibald  MdcLeish, 
Alfred  A.  Knopf,  Dr.  Mordecai  M.  Kaplan,  Dr.  Miriam  Van  Waters,  Irwin  Edman, 
Dr.  Erich  Lindemann  and  many  others  are  among  the  leaders  from  all  walks  who 
have  come  to  Brandeis  to  tell  the  students  of  their  soul-searching  periods  .  .  .  how 
they  grew,  not  as  celebrities,  but  as  humans  ...  of  their  moral  and  ethical  gropings 
.  .  .  and  the  ultimate  answers. 

1  HE  STUDENTS  ASK  QUESTIONS  freely,  almost  embarrassingly.  Some  of  the 
participants  have  conceded  that  they  found  themselves  thoroughly  exhausted  and 
freely  perspiring  before  the  intellectual  onslaught  .  .  .  but  then  came  the  compensat- 
ing outburst  of  appreciative  applause. 

Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar,  University  president,  and  Prof.  Max  Lerner  have  been 
in  direct  supervision  of  General  Education  S  since  its  incej)tion.  This  year.  Prof. 
Milton  Hindus  together  with  Dr.  Sachar  will  be  in  charge. 

Originally  an  experiment,  the  course  is  now  an  integral  part  of  the  University 
catalogue.  Required  for  all  seniors,  it  introduces  seminal  thinkers  in  the  final  year 
of  the  college  career,  adding  significance  and  validity  to  all  else  that  the  seniors 
have  acquired. 

General  Education  S  is  no  longer  an  experiment.  It  is  an  approved  technique 
for  offering  intellectual  insight  into  different  levels  of  human  expression  and  into 
the  basic  question  .  .  .  Where  are  we  going? 


Physicist 
Leo  Szilard 


Group    Leader 
Walter  White 


Cybernetician 
Norbert   Wiener 


Penologist 

Miriam    Van    Waters 


Publisher 
Alfred    A.   Knopf 


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CLASS    GIFTS    PRESEIVTED 

The  ottractive  Music  Room  in  the  new 
Student  Union  Building  is  the  gift  of  the 
Class  of  '52,  Brandeis  University's  first  grad- 
uates  and   first   alumni. 

Gift  of  the  Class  of  '53  is  a  Vocarium 
Phonograph,  complete  with  headsets,  which 
has  made  a  welcome  addition  to  the  equip- 
ment   in    the    University    Library, 


TWENTY-ONE  EDUCATORS  ADDED  BY  BRANDEIS;| 
1953-54    IJIVIVERSITY    FACULTY    NUMBERS    117 

Appointments  announced  by  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar,  president  of  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity, reveal  that  21  new  educators  have  been  added  to  the  faculty  for  the 
1953-54  term,  bringing  the  total  to  117. 


Dr.  KuTt  Goldsle 


Heading  the  list  is  Dr.  Kurt  Goldstein,  visit- 
ing professor  of  psychology,  who  is  author 
of  "The  Organism,"  considered  one  of  the 
great  classics  in  the 
field.  Formerly  clini- 
cal professor  of  neu- 
rology at  Columbia, 
he  was  William  James 
Lecturer   at   Harvard. 

He  also  taught  at 
College  of  the  City 
of  New  York  and  was 
clinical  professor  of 
neurology  at  Tufts 
Medical  School.  Dr.  Abraham  H.  Maslow, 
head  of  the  Brandeis  Graduate  Committee 
in  Psychology,  ranks  Dr.  Goldstein > as  'one 
of  the  greatest  living  psychologists." 

Dr.  Hans  Heinrich  Gerth  has  been  named 
visiting  professor  in  social  relations,  occupy- 
ing the  Mortimer  Gryzmish  Chair  in  Human 
Relations.  He  studied  under  Karl  Mannheim 
and  Paul  Tillich  and  formerly  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  faculties  of  Harvard  and  the 
Universities  of  Illinois  and  Wisconsin. 

Arthur  V.  Berger,  composer,  music  critic 
for  the  New  York  Herald-Tribune  and  Satur- 
day Review  of  Literature,  has  been  named 
associate  professor  of 
music.  He  studied  at 
New  York  University, 
Harvard,  and  in  Par- 
is, and  has  taught  at 
Mills  College,  Brook- 
lyn College  and  Juil- 
liard  School  of  Music. 


Dr.  Hans  H.  Gerth 


Named  associate 
professor  of  English 
is  Dr.  James  V.  Cun- 
ningham who  has  published  widely  and  is 
noted  for  his  volumes  of  poetry.  He  took  his 
doctorate  at  Stanford  and  taught  at  that 
college    before    going   on    to    the    University 


of  Hawaii  and  subsequently  to  the  University 
of  Chicago. 

Also  named  an  associate  professor  of  Eng- 
lish is  Irving  Howe,  former  member  of  the 
faculties  of  the  Universities  of  Vermont  and 
Washington,  and  of  Princeton.  Author  of 
several  books,  he  has  been  editorial  writer 
for  Schocken  Books  and  book  reviewer  for 
Time   magazine. 

Dr.  Herman  T.  Epstein,  assistant  professor 
of  physics,  received  his  Ph.D.  from  the 
University  of  Michigan.  He  has  taught  at 
that  university  and  at  Duke  and  the  Uni- 
versity of  Pittsburgh. 

Named  assistant  professor  of  social  rela- 
tions is  Dr.  Jerome  Himelhoch,  editor  of 
Social  Problems.  Several  of  his  papers  have 
been  widely  reprinted  in  texts.  He  attended 
Harvard,  was  a  Rhodes  Scholar,  and  received 
his  Ph.D.  at  Columbia. 

Dr.  Earl  A.  Wilson, 
Jr.,  assistant  professor 
of  chemistry,  who  re- 
ceived a  post-doctoral 
fellowship  at  the  In- 
stitute for  Nuclear 
Studies,  University  of 
Chicago,  has  taught 
at  Harvard,  Brown, 
and  the  University 
of  Chicago.  He  has  been  research  associate 
at  the  Institute  of  Radiobiology  and  Bio- 
physics, working  with  Dr.  Leo  Szilard. 

New  lecturers  include  Dr.  George  Fischer, 
history;  Marc  Fried,  psychology;  Peter 
Grippe,  fine  arts:  Gordon  K.  Lewis,  politi- 
cal science;   Dr.  Nicholas  Polunin,  biology. 

Newly  named  to  the  facult}'  as  instructors 
are  Mme.  Denise  A.  Alexandre,  Spanish: 
Ariel  Ballif,  theatre  arts;  Dr.  Jean-Pierre 
Barricelli,  romance  languages:  Dr.  Deno  J. 
Geanakoplos,  history;  Dr.  Richard  M.  Held. 
psychology;  Moses  Rischin,  American  civili- 
zation: Dr.  Caldwell  Titcomb.  music:  Mrs. 
Ruth  L.  Wheeler,  dance. 


Arthur  V.  Berger 


The  Late 

David  K.  Niles 


David  K.  Xiles  Chair 
To  Memorialize  Late 
Presidential  Advisor 

A   fitting  memorial  to  a  man  whose  name 
stands  as  "a  symbol  of  service  to  mankind," 
the  David  K.  Niles  Chair  in  Social  Relations 
has    been    established 
at    Brandeis    Univer- 
sity, according  to  an- 
nouncement    by     Dr. 
Abram      L.      Sachar, 
University     president. 

This  is  the  first  al- 
location from  the 
David  K.  Niles  Fund, 
established  last  Jan- 
uary at  Brandeis 
LIniversity. 

The  memorial  fund  which  has  been  built 
from  the  contributions  of  friends  and  ad- 
mirers of  the  late  David  K.  Niles  was 
planned  to  develop  the  creative  talents  of 
young  men  and  women,  and  to  strengthen  | 
the  civil  liberties  of  all  groups.  t 

Mrs.  Eleanor  Roosevelt  is  honorary  chair-  I 
man    of    the    Fund.    Chairman    is    Louis    P.f 
Smith,     Boston     businessman     and     life-long 
friend  of  the  late  presidential  advisor.  ; 

Niles,    former    administrative    assistant    to  i 
President    Harry    S.    Truman    and    the    late 
President    Franklin    D.    Roosevelt,    died    in 
September,   1952. 

He  was  credited  with  having  developed  li 
the  famous  Ford  Hall  Forum  of  Boston  into  |j 
a   "model   of  adult  education."  I 

At  Brandeis  University,  in  addition  lo 
being  an  active  trustee,  he  held  the  post  of 
chairman  of  the  public  relations  committtt 
and  was  a  member  of  the  executive  and 
education   committees. 


r 


SCHOLARSHIP  PROGRAM  EXTENDS  AID 
TO    ONE-THIRD    BRANDEIS    STUDENTS 


More  than  one-third  of  Brandeis  Univer- 
ity's  students  last  year  received  financial 
->i-tance  totaling  $183,177.44,  under  the 
rlinlarship  program,  one  of  the  most  im- 
lorlant  and  significant  aspects  of  University 
ife. 

'ailing  attention  to  rising  costs  in  educa- 
inii,  which  underscore  the  significance  of 
ill  to  promising  students,  Morris  S. 
'hapiro.  chairman  of  the  board  of  trustees' 
rlinlarship   committee,   declared: 

"It  is  inherent  in  the  philosophy  of 
irandeis  University  that  there  be  no  bar- 
lers  discriminating  against  students  for 
ea^ons  of  race,  religion,  geographic  loca- 
iiin  or  ethnic  group.  It  is  a  logical  exten- 
iim    of    this    concept    to    prevent    economic 


Shapiro 


tXOTHER  SCHOLARSHIP  RECIPIE.\T 
.  .  Charles  Greenbaum.  'S6,  of  Maiden. 
Uass.,  receives  the  Harold  W  arshaw  Memo- 
niJ  Scholarship  from  Sgt.  Milton  Louis 
'rhiiver  Post  (JWV)  officials  Stanley  Brown 
I'll)   and   W  illiam   Carmen. 


barriers    as    well    from    denying    gifted    stu- 
dents a  college  education." 

The  290  students  who  received  assistance 
during  the  past  academic  year  were  granted 
it  in  the  form  of 
scholarships,  student 
employment,  bursary 
aid,  grants-in-aid  and 
loans. 

Mr.  Shapiro  report- 
ed that  the  1953-54 
edition  of  the  Uni- 
versity Catalogue 
lists  284  scholarships, 
a  36  percent  increase 
over  last  year,  and  the  list  is  constantly 
increasing. 

Financial  aid  is  awarded  to  students  on 
the    basis    of   need    and    academic   standing. 

Scholarship  benefactors  represent  78  com- 
munities in  29  states,  plus  the  Dominion  of 
Canada  —  public-spirited  individuals  and 
groups  who  "recognize  the  value  of  prepar- 
ing young  men  and  women  for  a  complex 
world,  to  the  betterment  of  which  they  may 
one   day  contribute." 

One  of  the  students  whose  education  was 
made  possible  by  financial  aid  recently  was 
adjudged  winner  of  a  major  musical  com- 
position contest  and  performed  as  soloist 
with  the  Detroit  Symphony  Orchestra. 

"The  financial  assistance  program  now  in 
effect  at  the  university  is  the  most  sub- 
stantial ever  offered,"  Mr.  Shapiro  noted. 
"During  the  five  years  since  the  university's 
inception,  its  scholarship  program  has 
steadily   widened   in   scope." 


Recently  Announced  Academic  Promotions 
Disclose  Seven  Faculty  Members  Advanced 


\rademic    promotions    have    been    an- 
ifiiinced  for  seven  members  of  the  Brandeis 
ni\prsity   faculty. 

I'mmoted  to  the  rank  of  professor  is 
r\'\n^  G.  Fine,  composer-conductor,  chair- 
1  111  of  the  School  of  Creative  Arts  and  of 
III-  Graduate  Committee  in  Musical 
oiiiposition. 

-\  graduate  of  Harvard  University,  where 
le  received  B.A.  and  M.A.  degrees.  Pro- 
I'— or  Fine  has  been  the  recipient  of  Gug- 
fiiheim  and  Fulbright  Fellowships.  Since 
94h,  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  faculty 
f  the  Berkshire  .Music  Center  at 
aiiplewood. 

Named     associate      professors     were     Dr. 


Milton  Hindus.  English,  and  Dr.  Sidney 
Golden,    chemistry. 

.Author  of  "The  Crippled  Giant,"  Dr. 
Hindus  was  translator  of  Sholem  .Asch's 
"One  Destiny"  and  contributed  the  intro- 
duction to  "Death  on  the  Installment  Plan," 
by  L.  F.  Celine. 

k  former  National  Research  Fellow  at 
Harvard  University,  Dr.  Golden  has  worked 
in  the  fields  of  theoretical  chemical  kinetics 
and   microwave  spectroscopy. 

Designated  assistant  professors  are  Dr. 
Orrie  Friedman,  chemistry;  Dr.  Albert 
Olsen.  biology,  and  Harold  Shapiro,  music. 
Sidney  Rosen  has  been  promoted  to  instruc- 
tor  in   physics. 


ENDOWMENT  FUND  FOR 
SCHOLARSHIPS    WILL 
HONOR    N.  Y.    COUPLE 

Traditions  of  charity  inculcated  in  their 
children  by  a  New  York  couple,  who  re- 
cently celebrated  their  Golden  Wedding 
Anniversary,  are  being  perpetuated  in  their 
honor  by  the  children  who  have  established 
a  Sol  and  Susanne  Mutterperl  Scholarship 
Endowment    Fund    at    Brandeis    University. 

Honoring  the  50th  wedding  anniversary 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sol  Mutterperl.  the  endow- 
ment fund  has  been  established  by  means 
of  a  substantial  initial  grant  which  will  be 
augmented   from   time  to   time. 

The  initial  grant  was  made  by  the  chil- 
dren through  the  Mutterperl  Foundation, 
Inc.,  which  was  organized  in  December, 
1951,  by  Raphael  Mutterperl:  his  brother, 
Martin  Mutterperl,  and  their  sister's  hus- 
band, Ludwig  S.  Buckhardt.  for  the  purpose 
of  fostering  the  philanthropic  ideals  of  their 
parents. 

President  of  the  Foundation  is  Raphael 
.Mutterperl,  prominent  New  Bedford  (Mass.) 
manufacturer. 


.4  QUEEN  IS  CROTSED  .  .  .  Leslie 
Caron.  Hollywood  star,  visited  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity and  crowned  pretty  Gail  Leonard, 
'56.  of  Allentown,  Pa.,  "Prom  Queen."  The 
Queens  Court  of  Honor  included  (left  to 
right)  Judith  Faske,  '56,  New  York  City, 
Charlotte  Langone,  '55,  Neuiton,  Mass., 
Natalie  Diamond,  '56,  Free  port,  N.  Y.,  (Miss 
Caron  and  Miss  Leonard),  Myra  Shapiro, 
'55.  Teaneck,  N.  J.,  Sandra  Bargad,  '55. 
Brookline,  Mass.,  and  Marsha  Levy,  '55, 
Miljord,  Mass. 


BUSY  SEASOX  AHEAD  FOR  WOMEN'S  COMMITTEll 


Representing  40,000  members  in  79  chap- 
ters throughout  the  United  States,  delegates 
to  the  fifth  annual  conference  of  the  National 
WomenV  Committee  of  Brandeis  University, 
held  on  campus,  elected  Mrs.  Louis  I.  Kramer 
of  Providence.  R.  I.,  national  president. 

Others  on  the  1953-54  slate  include:  Miss 
Susan  Brandeis.  New  York  City,  honorary 
president:  Mrs.  Harry  L.  Michaels,  Brook- 
line,  Mass.,  honorary  vice-president;  Mrs. 
Irving  Abrams.  New  ton.  Mass.,  (retiring 
president  I   honorary  director. 

Also,  Mmes.  Milton  Callner.  Chicago,  111., 
Joseph  Goldberg,  Hudson,  Mass..  Philip 
Meyers,  Wyoming,  0..  Lester  Samelson, 
Memphis,  Tenn.,  Philip  Segal.  Newton. 
Mass.,  and  Max  Slater,  Chestnut  Hill,  Mass.. 
vice-presidents. 

Also,  Mrs.  I.  A.  Finkelstein,  Brookline, 
treasurer;  Mrs.  H.  Leon  Sharmat,  Brookline, 
assistant  treasurer;  Mrs.  Oscar  M.  Zemon, 
Detroit,  Mich.,  recording  secretary;  Mrs. 
Maxwell  A.  Cohen,  Newton,  corresponding 
secretary,  and  Mrs.  Ellis  Michelson,  Lynn, 
Mass.,  financial  secretary. 

A  quarter-million  dollars  was  given  to  the 
University  the  past  year  by  this  organization 
which,  in  its  five  years'  existence,  has  con- 
tributed  three-quarters  of  a   million   dollars. 

Highlighting  the  conference  was  a  ground- 
breaking ceremony  for  the  new  Library- 
Wing,  funds  for  which  are  being  provided 
by  the  Women's  Committee. 

A  plaque  to  be  placed  in  the  new  Library 
Wing  was  presented  to  Mrs.  Abrams  in  be- 
half of  the  Women's  Committee  in  tribute 
to  her  leadership  while  occupying  the  post 
of   president. 

The  following  is  a  list,  by  states,  of  some 
of  the  reports  of  activities  of  the  National 
Women's  Committee: 

California 

LONG  BEACH  —  A  new  chapter  was  or- 
ganized here,  assisted  in  its  formation  by 
Mrs.  Milton  H.  Callner,  national  vice-pres- 
ident, who  installed  the  following  officers; 
Mrs.  Irving  Schneider,  president;  Mrs.  Hans 
Kahn.  vice-president:  Mrs.  Joshua  Marcus, 
recording  secretary,  and  Mrs.  Robert  Harris, 
financial  secretary.  Mrs.  Schneider  repre- 
sented the  new  chapter  at  the  fifth  annual 
conference. 

SAN  FERNANDO  VALLEY  —  This  re- 
cently organized  chapter  held  a  charter-sign- 
ing tea  in  the  home  of  the  president,  Mrs. 
Joseph  D.  Walters.  Guests  of  honor  were  Mrs. 
Samuel  Moss  and  Mrs.  Earl  Neuberg,  na- 
tional board  members. 


lO 


IT  SEEMS  JUST  YESTERDAY  thai  ground  uas  broken  for  the  new  Library  If  ing  uith  im 
pressive  ceremonies  attended  by  (lejt  In  right)  Dr.  Abrani  L.  Sacluir.  University  president:  .Ur- 
Philip  Segal,  chairman  of  Sational  W  omen's  Committee  Fifth  .innual  Conference:  Mrs.  Loui 
I.  Kramer,  neuh'-elecled  president  of  National  W  omen's  Committee:  Mrs.  Irving  Abrams,  retirim 
president  end  lumuniry  director,  and  Mrs.  --idele  Rosenwald  Levy.  University  trustee. 

AND  NOW  THE  NEK  If  ING  stands  completed,  a  handsome  tribute  to  the  efforts  of  the  Nationa 
If  omen's  Committee  which  undertook  complete  responsibility  for  building  costs  and  equipment 
in  addition  to  maintaining  the  entire  Library  and  staff  the  year  'round. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  —  First  national  offi- 
cer to  visit  the  West  Coast  was  Mrs.  Callner 
who  addressed  a  membership  tea  of  this  chap- 
ter attended  by  more  than  300.  Presiding  at 
the  tea  table  were  Mrs.  Edgar  Goldstine, 
president,  and  Mrs.  Harold  J.  Kaufman, 
membership  chairman. 

Colorado 

DENVER  —  Mrs.  Sidney  .Milstein  re- 
ported on  the  fifth  annual  conference  held  at 
Brandeis  at  a  tea  in  the  home  of  Mrs.  Myron 
Neusteter. 

Connecticut 

STAMFORD  —  Clarence  Q.  Berger,  ex- 
ecutive  assistant  to  the  University  president, 
addressed  the  Stamford  Chapter  at  an  event 
held  at  the  Rockrimmon  Country  Club.  More 
than  150  attended. 

District    of   Colambia 

WASHINGTON  —  Installed  as  president 
of  the  District  Chapter  was  Mrs.  Paul  Rich- 
man.  Others  seated  include  Mrs.  Edward 
Cafritz.  honorary  president:  Mrs.  Irving  E. 
Cantor,  executive  vice-president;  .Mmes.  Leo 
Solet,  Joseph  Dessoff,  Albert  Roth,  vice-pres- 


idents;  .Mrs.   Bernard  Rosenberg,  treasurer 
Mrs.  Nathan  Siegel,  financial  secretary;  Mrs 
Gabriel  Tauber,  assistant  financial  secretary;] 
.Mrs.   Benjamin  E.  Golden,  recording  secre- 
tary; Mrs.  Carl  Silverman,  assistant  record-l* 
ing  secretary.  Ik 

Florida 

JACKSONVILLE  —  A  gala  garden  party, 
held  on  the  riverfront  grounds  of  the  home' 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lonnie  Wurn,  honored  paid 
up  members  of  this  Chapter.  President  is 
Mrs.  Emanuel  M.  Rosenberg. 


Georgia 

ATLANTA  —  "This  Is  Your  Brandeis,' 
a  novel  kaleidoscopic  program,  featured  a 
luncheon-meeting  at  which  elections  were 
held.  Mrs.  Sidney  Q.  Janus  was  named  hon- 
orary president;  Mrs.  Harry  Stern,  president; 
Mmes.  Bernard  Howard,  E.  Van  Vliet.  Al- 
fred Weinstein,  vice-presidents;  Mrs.  Meyer 
Rosenstein,  treasurer:  Mrs.  Hai-vey  Jacob- 
son,  recording  secretary:  .Mrs.  Sylvan 
Makover,  corresponding  secretary;  Mrs. 
Philip  Krugman.  financial  secretary:  Mmes. 
Sol  Blumenthal  and  Joseph  Zaglin,  assistant] 
financial   secretaries. 

(Continued  on  page  II) 


V 


.  S.  Potofsky 
Honored  at 
restimonial 

The  Waldorf  Astoria  in  New  York  City 
I  as  the  scene  of  a  gala  testimonial  dinner 
riidered  to  Jacob  S.  Polofsky  by  the  Men's 
Nothing     Industry    in    behalf    of    Brandeis 

iii\ersity. 

The    occasion    marked    presentation    of    a 
ertif icate   to  Mr. 
'otofsky       signifying 
ii-  appointment  as  a 
•■I'llow    of    the    Uni-      ^^h      ,,^,^ 

rsity.   He  holds  the 

ist  of  president  of 
111'  Amalgamated 
I  Inthing  Workers  of 
\mprica. 

Sharing     the        ■'"^^  •^■-  P'^'ofsky 
[M-akers"     platform 

MIC  George  Alpert.  chairman  of  the  Bran- 
Iris  University  board  of  trustees,  and  Dr. 
\liram  L.  Sachar,  University  president.  Mor- 
ion Baum  of  Rochester,  N.  Y.  was 
iKistmaster. 

Vpproximately  400  industry  leaders  at- 
fiided  the  testimonial   dinner.  They  repre- 

-fiited  both  management  and  labor, 
Inquently  attesting  to  the  esteem  in  which 

tlu-  entire  industry  holds  Mr.  Potofsky. 

Principal  figure  in  planning  the  event,  and 
i:i  obtaining  the  cooperation  of  industrial 
attains  in  the  men's  clothing  world,  was 
Morris  S.  Shapiro,  chairman  of  the  trus- 
ii.s'  committee  on  university  development 
ind    resources. 

.Samuel  Kappel  was  chairman.  Honorary 
'  liairman  of  arrangements  was  Morton 
Uaiim,  chairman  of  the  National  Clothing 
Manufacturers"   Association. 

lop  leaders  in  the  industry  served  as 
■  n  .  hairmen  for  the  notable  gathering  and 
inrluded  Louis  Bachmann,  Jr.,  Albert  Baxt, 
\iiRust  Bellanca,  Sidney  Benjamin,  Hyman 
Hliunberg,  Richard  Brazier,  Abraham  Chat- 
mail,  Harry  A.  Cobrin,  I.  M.  Cohen,  Jack 
iCohen,  Julius  G.  Cohen,  W.  P.  Cohen, 
TTisse  De  Dominicis.  Gladys  Dickason,  Dav- 
id Drechsler,  Julius  Frankel,  Sander  Genis, 
Jack  Goldfarb,  Ben  Goldman,  William  P. 
Goldman,  Isidor  Grossman,  Mrs.  Sidney 
llillman,  Louis  Hollander,  Paul  Kaminsky, 
lark  Kroll,  Julius  H.  Levy,  S.  L.  Loeb. 
iJavid  J.  Monas,  Hyman  Nemser,  Frank 
Kdsenbluni,  Joseph  Salerno.  Frank  Seiden- 
wiirm,  Ralph  Schneider,  Alfred  Shapiro, 
Morris  S.  Shapiro,  Charles  H.  Silver,  Louis 
Simon,  Mark  Trivison,  Jerome  Udell,  Mur- 
ray Weinstein,  and  Fred  Witty. 


BRANDEIS    RECEIVES    $50,000    GIFT 
FROM    BOSTON    COMMUNAL    LEADER 


A  850,000  benefaction  has  been  made  to 
Brandeis  University  by  a  nationally  known 
business  and  communal  leader,  Joseph  M. 
Linsey  of  Boston,  Mass. 

The  gift,  undesignated  for  a  specific  pur- 
pose, may  be  used  by  the  University  for 
either  capital  or  operating  expenses. 

Long  at  the  forefront  of  community  affairs, 
Mr.  Linsey  is  chairman  of  the  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity Athletic  Association;  a  trustee  of  Beth 
Israel  Hospital,  and  active  in  the  United 
Community  Services  and  the  American  Red 
Cross. 

A  trustee  of  the  Associated  Jewish  Phil- 
anthropies of  Boston  and  the  Combined 
Jewish  Appeal,  Mr.  Linsey  was  first  chair- 
man of  the  Combined  Appeal  Beverage  Divi- 
sion and  serves  as  its  honorary  chairman 
today. 


Cited  in  1948  by  the  Combined  Appeal 
beverage  leaders.  Mr.  Linsey  has  served  as 
head  of  the  Business  Men's  Council,  a  group 
of  Greater  Boston  business  and  professional 
men. 

Shortly  after  the  establishment  of  the  State 
of  Israel,  the  well  known  Boston  philanthro- 
pist flew  to  Jerusalem  to  confer  with  leaders 
of  the  new  state  regarding  its  relief  needs. 

Recently,  he  traveled  to  West  Berlin  to 
survey  the  relief  and  rehabilitation  activities 
of  the  Joint  Distribution  Committee. 

A  sports  enthusiast,  he  was  appointed  last 
April  to  serve  as  Greater  Boston  chairman 
of  the  Jewish  Olympics  this  fall. 

Mr.  Linsey  is  also  a  leader  in  B'nai  B'rith 
and  is  a  generous  supporter  of  numerous 
institutions  serving  the  American  community 
without  regard  to  race,  creed  or  color. 


National  Women's  Comnaittee  Chapters  Now 
Number  79  In  Cities  Throughout  Country 


(Continued  from  page  10) 

Indiana 

INDIANAPOLIS  —  Chapter  members 
gathered  in  the  home  of  Mrs.  David  Lurvey 
for  a  dessert  luncheon  with  Mrs.  Philip 
Meyers  of  Cincinnati,  national  vice-pres- 
ident, as  principal  speaker.  She  was  pre- 
sented by  Mrs.  Charles  F.  Efroymson,  Chap- 
ter president.  The  luncheon  was  arranged  by 
Mrs.  Philip  Adler,  Jr.,  life  membership  chair- 
man; Mrs.  Myron  Feiberg  and  Mrs.  Lurvey, 
vice-chairmen. 

Massachusetts 

HAVERHILL  —  This  chapter  will  be 
hostess  for  a  Merrimack  Valley  regional 
meeting  early  next  month.  Speaker  will  be 
novelist  Thomas  L.  Savage,  Brandeis  Eng- 
lish   professor. 

Michigan 

DETROIT  —  This  chapter  celebrated  its 
third  anniversary  at  a  garden  luncheon  at 
the  home  of  Mrs.  Edwin  Rosenthal,  Jr. 
Newly-installed  officers  are  Mrs.  Samuel  S. 
Aaron,  president ;  Mrs.  Leo  Mellen,  first  vice- 
president  ;  Mrs.  George  Golanty,  second  vice- 
president;  Mrs.  Leon  Wayburn,  treasurer; 
Mrs.  Lawrence  Segar,  assistant  treasurer; 
Mrs.  Harvey  Gass,  recording  secretary;  Mrs. 
James  H.  Wineman,  corresponding  secretary; 
Mrs.  Norman   Levey,  financial  secretary. 

Missouri 

KANSAS  CITY  —  At  the  annual  election 


meeting,  Mrs.  Clarence  Kivett  was  named 
president;  Mrs.  Harold  Mindlin,  first  vice- 
president;  Mrs.  Donald  Galamba,  second 
vice-president;  Mrs.  Herman  Hershman,  re- 
cording secretary;  Mrs.  David  Dann,  cor- 
responding secretary;  Mrs.  Chester  Litman, 
financial  secretary,  and  Mrs.  Arthur  Clasen, 
treasurer.  Mrs.  Barnett  C.  Helzberg,  past 
president,  was  elected  an  honorary  member 
of  the  board. 

New    Yorii 

BUFFALO  —  Mrs.  Michael  M.  Cohn, 
Chapter  president,  welcomed  members  and 
their  guests  at  a  festive  affair  in  the  West- 
wood  Country  Club.  Mr.  Berger  was  guest 
speaker.  Program  chairman  was  Mrs.  Irving 
Levick. 

Ohio 

CLEVELAND  —  Inspired  by  the  Creative 
Arts  Festival,  the  Cleveland  Chapter  pre- 
sented its  capsule  version  in  the  gardens  of 
Mrs.  A.  D.  Pelunis.  Mrs.  Alvin  F.  Mellman, 
Chapter  president,  presided  and  presented  a 
report  on  the  conference.  Mrs.  Harry  J. 
Dworkin  is  Chapter  program  chairman. 

COLUMBUS  —  Annual  summer  meeting 
of  this  chapter  was  held  in  the  garden  of 
Mrs.  Aaron  Zacks.  Mrs.  Sam  Wassernian 
headed  the  hostesses  who  included  Mmes. 
Armand  Abel,  Robert  Aronson,  Sidney  Berg. 
Harry  Kollus,  David  Levison,  Franz  We.st- 
rich.  Program  chairman  was  Mrs.  E.  J. 
Gordon. 


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BRAIVDEIS    riVIVERSITY    HOIVORS     THREE    WITH! 
FIRST    HONORARY    DEGREES    IN    ITS    HISTORYI 


SE:\AT0R  WILEY  TO  SPEAK 
AT  BOSTOX  ASSOCIATES- 
ANNITAL  DINNER,  DEC.  6 

One  of  the  biggest  events  on  the 
Boston  social  calendar  this  year  will 
be  the  fifth  annual  membership  din- 
ner of  Greater  Boston  Chapter, 
Brandeis   Associates. 

The  affair  will  be  held  December 
6  in  the  main  ballroom  of  the  Hotel 
Statler  with  U.S.  Senator  Alexander 
Wiley  of  Wisconsin  as  guest  speaker. 

A  member  of  the  Senate  Foreign 
Relations  Committee  and  past  chair- 
man of  the  Judiciary  Committee, 
Senator  Wiley  is  scheduled  to  make 
a  major  policy  address. 


Chicagoan  Creates 
Teaching  Fellowship 

A  David  Borowitz  Teaching  Fellowship, 
named  for  the  owner  of  the  Bradley  Manu- 
facturing Company  of  Chicago,  III.,  has  been 
established  at   Brandeis  University. 

Mr.  Borowitz  has  also  endowed  the  Boro 
witz  Scholarship  Fund  at  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity. 


Sorority   Renews    Gift, 
Tiiird    Straiglit   Year 

The  oldest  and  largest  Jewish  collegiate 
sorority  in  the  country  has  just  renewed  its 
gift  to  Brandeis  University  for  the  third 
straight   year. 

The  Greater  Chicago  Alumnae  Associa- 
tion of  Alpha  Epsilon  Phi  Sorority  has  given 
a  sum  of  money  to  be  used  for  the  benefit 
of  the  Psychology  Library  of  the  Graduate 
School   of   Brandeis   University. 

Mrs.  Philip  Aries  is  president  of  the  Asso- 
ciation. Mrs.  Maurice  Mandel  was  chairman 
of  the  committee  which  raised  the  funds. 
Others  participating  on  the  committee  in- 
cluded Mrs.  Edward  Fuld,  Mrs.  Elmer 
Friedman   and  Mrs.   Charles   Stein. 


The  first  honorary  degrees  in  Brandeis  history  were  presented  last  June,  at  the 
L  niversity  s  second  commencement  exercises.  The  three  recipients  were  George 
Alpert,  chairman  of  the.  Brandeis  board  of  trustees.  Senator  Paul  H.  Douglas 
of  Illinois,  and  Dr.  Louis  Ginzberg,  scholar  and  teacher. 


The  citations  follow: 

-GEORGE  ALPERT,  brilliant  and  re- 
sourceful lawyer  whose  talents  have  been 
generously  and  unstintingly  applied  to 
communal  service;  a 
leader  in  the  great 
humanitarian  relief 
campaigns  of  the 
past  two  decades 
which  have  been 
launched  to  succor 
the  unfortunate  and 
disinherited;  identi- 
fied from  the  outset 
with  the  founding 
and  the  building  of  Brandeis  University; 
president  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the 
University  antedating  its  creation,  whose 
tenacity  and  courage  have  seen  the  Univer- 
sity through  its  darkest  pioneering  days  and 
have,  in  essence,  given  him  the  role  of 
the  Father  of  the  University,  and  entitle 
him  to  its  first  honorary  degree.  The  Hon- 
orary Degree  of  Doctor  of  Laws." 


George  Alpert 


DOUGLAS,    United 
Illinois,    whose    aca- 


Sen.  Paul  Douglas 


"PAUL  HOWARD 
States  Senator  from 
demic  career  as  an 
inspiring  teacher  of 
economics  has  been 
a  springboard  for 
endless  services  as 
a  statesman :  w  ho 
strengthened  the 
democratic  faith  of 
his  people  by  resign- 
ing high  office  to  en- 
list   as    a    private    in 

the    Marine    Corps,    serving    gallantly,    and 
rising   by   demonstrated   merit   and   courage 


MORE    TH.4.X    I.OOO    SEEK    TO 
ENTER    FRESII3IAN    CLASS; 
TOTAL    REGISTR.ATION,    865 

Selected  after  screening  more  than  a  thou- 
sand applications  for  admission,  Brandeis 
University's  freshman  class  this  fall  num- 
bers the  largest  in  its  history. 

Total  registration  as  the  new  academic 
year  opens  is  865,  with  552  students  living 
in    the    dormitories   on   campus. 


is  Grnzhrrs 


in  combat,  to  high  military  rank;  whose 
conscientious  and  objective  studies  of  un- 
employment, wages,  housing,  social  securi- 
ty, and  many  other  knotty  national  eco- 
nomic problems  have  made  him  an  inval- 
uable public  servant ;  w  hose  vision  has 
never  been  cribbed  or  cabined  and  confined 
by  narrow  political  partisanship.  The  Hon- 
orary Degree  of  Doctor  of  Laws." 

•LOUIS   GINZBERG,   beloved   scholar   who 
combines    the    mellow    wisdom    of    Jewish 
tradition    with    a    mastery    of   the    painfully 
amassed    learning    of 
the    contemporary 
western    world ;    gift- 
ed author  of  seminal 
volumes    which    have 
brought  new   insights 
to  whole  eras  of  the 
past;   frequently  hon- 
ored by  the  most  dis- 
tinguished  centers  of 
learning    in    the    old 

and  the  new  world;  canying  these  honoi- 
with  the  grace  and  the  modesty  of  the  truly 
spiritually  great.  The  Honorary  Degree  of 
Doctor  of  Humane  Letters." 

Vocariiun   Plionograpli 
Given   By   Association 

The  alumnae  of  the  first  public  grammar 
school  for  girls  in  the  United  States,  the  Han- 
cock School  Association,  has  presented  a 
Vocarium  Phonograph  to  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity for  use  in  its  Library. 

The  gift  was  made  in  memory  of  Margaret 
Nichols  Childs,  late  president  of  the  Han- 
cock School  Alumnae.  Mrs.  A.  L.  (Gertrude 
C.  Mann)   Laskey  is  present  head. 

Appointed  Assistant  Director 

Recently  appointed  assistant  director  of 
admissions  at  Brandeis  University  is  Philin 
J.  Driscoll  of  Waltham,  Mass. 

Mr.  Driscoll,  who  was  graduated  from 
Amherst  College  and  Harvard  University, 
has  served  as  a  member  of  the  faculties  of 
the  University  of  Notre  Dame  and  Boston 
University,  at  which  latter  institution  he  was 
assistant   professor  of   English. 


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Washington,  D.  C. 

Benefactions  approximating  $26,000  were 
mnounced  at  a  meeting  of  the  Washington 
Chapter  of  the  Associates,  at  which  time 
ilso,  50  new  annual  members  were  enrolled 
ind  62  renewed. 

Sen.  Herbert  H.  Lehman  shared  speaking 
iniicirs  with  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar,  University 
iiisident. 

Among  the  gifts  presented  was  a  year's 
rhdlarship  from  Joseph  Ottenstein.  Garfield 
Ka^s  and  Alex  Forman  each  gave  four-year 
bchularships. 

Associate  life  memliers  enrolled  at  this 
iieeting  included  Senator  Lehman,  Paul 
jHimmelfarb  and  Cecil  Kaufmann. 

Mr.  Kaufmann  and  Ben  Ourisman  were  co- 
liairmen,    assisted    by    Charles    Kaplan    and 
Mr.  Himnielfarb. 

'  Sparking  the  organizational  committee  was 
\lr^.  S.  Norman  Diamond  who  headed  a 
ttuinen's  telephone  squad  which  worked  un- 
tiringly to  spur  attendance. 

Dptroit.  MU'h. 

Klaboratc  plans  are  underway  for  a  brunch- 
meeting  to  be  sponsored  by  the  Detroit  Chap- 
ter of  the  Associates,  in  November. 

The  committee  in  charge  comprises  the 
Chapter  officers,  Herbert  Blumberg,  presi- 
dent :  George  C.  Golanty,  Oscar  C.  Zemon. 
Frank  J.  Winton  and  Herbert  A.  Aronsson, 
working  with  Leonard  N.  Simons  and  Abe 
Shiffman. 

New  Orleans.  La. 

\i'w  Orleans  community  leaders  launched 
I  '  liapter  of  the  Brandeis  Associates  at  a 
Jinncr-nieeting  which  drew  a  large  and  en- 
lliu-iaslir  gathering  to  the  Petroleum  Club 
in  that  city. 

Guest  of  honor  and  principal  speaker  was 
Dr.  Sachar.  Heading  the  sponsoring  commit- 
tee was  Frank  Friedler.  assisted  by  a  large 
committee  of  civic-minded  workers. 


Outstanding  service  was  contributed  by 
Mrs.  Leo  Mervis,  president  of  the  local  chap- 
ter of  the  National  Women's  Committee  of 
Brandeis. 

Announcement  was  made  of  the  presenta- 
tion of  scholarships  by  B.  M.  Manheim  and 
children,  and  by  Mrs.  J.  Rittenberg.  A  partial 
scholarship  was  given  by  Seymour  K.  Weiss. 

Boston,  Mass. 

First  all-day  outing  of  the  Greater  Boston 
(Chapter  of  Associates  was  held  at  the  Pine- 
brook  Country  Club  and  its  success  has 
established  it  as  an  annual  social  function. 

Dr.  Sachar  and  Benny  Friedman,  the  Uni- 
versity's athletics  director,  addressed  the 
gathering.  Irving  Schwartz,  chairman,  was 
assisted  by  Hyman  Cohen,  Arnold  Cutler, 
Harold  Sherman  Goldberg,  Edward  Gold- 
stein, Lt.  Col.  B.  L.  Gorfinkle,  Sidney  L. 
Kaye,  Leon  Kowal,  Dr.  Max  Ritvo  and  H. 
Leon  .Sharmat. 

Toledo,  Ohio 

A  large  turn-out  which  gathered  for  a 
dinner-meeting  of  the  "foster  alumni"  in 
Toledo,  Ohio,  heard  Dr.  Max  Lerner  discuss 
the  University's  achievements  and  future 
plans.  The  speaker  heads  the  Graduate  School 
of  Arts  and  Sciences. 

Chairman  was  Abe  J.  Levine,  with  Martin 
,1.  Wiener,  co-chairman.  Committee  members 
included  Jerry  L  Baron,  Alfred  H.  Billstein. 
Henry  Bloch,  Irwin  Fruchtman,  Isadore 
Frumkin,  Marvin  Kobacker,  Arthur  Pass,  Irv 
Pollock,  Max  Romanoff,  Ben  Rubin,  Mil- 
ton Starsky,  Herman  Wiener,  and  Harold 
Woodruff. 

Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Associates  of  Brandeis  University  in  Pitts- 
burgh, Pa.,  held  a  dinner-meeting  in  the 
Webster  Hall  Hotel,  addressed  by  Dr.  Max 
Lerner  and  Benny  Friedman. 

General  chairman  for  the  successful  event 
was  Max  Rogal,  whose  co-chairmen  were  Cy 


ASSOCIATES  FROM  COAST  TO    COAST  PLAY 
ViTAL  ROLE  IN  GROUVTH  OF  UNIVERSITY 

Representing  a  membership  of  6,000  with  chapters  active  in  41  states,  District 
l)f  Cohimbia  and  Canada,  the  Brandeis  University  Associates  held  its  third  annual 
National  Assembly  on  campus. 

Milton  Kahn  of  Boston,  national  chairman,  revealed  in  his  annual  report  that  a 
1^5  percent  increase  in  iiiembership  had  been  achieved  since  last  year  and  that  life 
:nenibership  had  doubled.  Contributions  for  life  memberships  are  $2,000  each, 

A  complete  revision  in  the  operation  of  individual  chapters  was  outlined  and 
ivill  be  put  into  effect  during  the  ensuing  year.  Each  chapter  will  function  as  a 
leparate  entity,  planning  report  meetings  on  the  progress  of  the  University  as  well 
IS  conducting  membership  work. 

Elected  to  the  office  of  national  secretary  was  Howard  E.  Wolfson  of  Chicago,  111. 

A  luncheon-meeting  in  the  attractive  Usen  Commons  Room,  addressed  by  Dr. 
\brain  L,  Sachar,  University  president,  highlighted  the  Assembly. 

Meetings  of  Associates  in  cities  throughout  the  country  have  spurred  activities 
II  liehalf  of  Brandeis  University  in  recent  months.  With  the  fall,  a  new  record  in 
misy  seasons  is  anticipated. 


Alfred  Shapiro 


Annual  Luncheon  of 
Men's  Apparel  Group 
Draivs  Record  Oowd 

One  hundred  forty  public-spirited  citizens 

prominent  in  the  Men's  Apparel  Industry 
gathered  recently  for  luncheon  at  the  Hotel 
Commodore.  New  York,  in  the  interests  of 
Brandeis  University. 

The  number  dou- 
bled last  year's  figure, 
a  tribute  to  the  ac- 
tivity and  organiza- 
tional talent  of  the 
r  hairman,  Alfred 
Shapiro,  as  well  as 
his  committee. 

A  Fellows'  certifi- 
cate was  presented  to 
Mr.  Shapiro  by  Dr. 
Ludwig  Lewisohn,  Brandeis  professor  of 
comparative  literature,  who  shared  the 
speakers'  platform  with  Benny  Friedman, 
director  of  athletics. 

Scholarship  gifts  were  announced  from 
Jack  Goldfarb  and  Harry  Denner.  Twenty- 
three  new  "foster  alumni"  were  enrolled. 

Announcement  was  made  also  of  Mr. 
Shapiro's  enrollment  as  a  life  member. 

Among  those  assisting  him  on  the  luncheon 
committee  were  Irving  Shampain,  Leonard 
Resnick,  Mr.  Denner,  Bert  Bacharach,  Victor 
Leon,  Bill  Berman  and  Sidney  Benjamin. 

Mr.  Shampain  performed  "yeoman's  serv- 
ice" in  helping  to  enlarge  attendance.  Others 
who  rendered  outstanding  service  included 
Harry  Reimer,  Ted  Kruger  and  Shepard 
Saltzman. 

Alpern,  Herman  Fineberg,  Samuel  Goldberg, 
N.  P.  Kann,  Stanley  Kann,  Leonard  Krieger. 
Harry  Soffer  and  Hon.  Samuel  A.  Weiss. 

North  Shore,  Mass. 

The  University's  president  was  also  honored 
at  the  third  annual  dinner-meeting  of  the 
North  Shore  Associates  at  the  Kernwood 
Country  Club,  Salem,  Mass.  Harry  Rerais, 
chairman  of  the  Chapter,  was  in  general 
charge  of  arrangements. 

Sullivan    Connt>',    Bf.    Y. 

The  Concord  Hotel  at  Kiamesha  Lake,  New 
York,  was  the  scene  of  a  dinner-meeting  of 
the  Sullivan  County  Associates,  with  .Arthur 
Winarick,  president  of  the  resort,  as  host. 

Speaker  for  the  occasion  was  Di-.  Max 
Lerner. 

Among  those  who  assisted  Mr.  Winarick. 
chairman  for  this  outstanding  event,  were 
Raymond  Parker  and  Bernard  Wiess,  co- 
chairmen. 


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AIJGME]\T  DISTIIVGIJISHED   ROSTER   OF  FELLOW!^ 

Augmenting  a  distinguished  roster  of  men  and  women  eminent  in  the  arts  and 
prominent  in  business  and  professional  life.  16  additional  Fellows  of  Brandeis 
University  were  appointed  during  the  past  academic  year.  Announcement  of  the 
appointments  was  made  by  George  Alpert.  chairman  of  the  board  of  trustees. 


Knitwear,  Sportswear 
Industry  Adds  54 
To  'Foster  Alumni' 

Fifty-four  new  members  were  added  to 
Brandeis  University's  "foster  alumni"  in  the 
Knitwear  and  Sportswear  Industry  at  a  din- 
ner sponsored  recently  in  the  Waldorf 
Astoria,  New  York  City. 

Guest  speaker  for  the  occasion  was  George 
Alpert,  chairman  of  the  Brandeis  board  of 
trustees,  who  stressed  the  University's  con- 
tributions to  the  field  of  higher  education. 

Special  gifts  were  announced  from  David 
and  Julius  Israel.  Michael  and  Anna 
Lazarus,  Dorothy  Korby  and  Aaron  Skop. 

Co-chairmen  for  the  event  were  Julius 
Israel.  Miss  Francine  Kaufman.  Bill  Reid. 
.\nna  Rosenstock  Lazarus.  William  Thomas 
and   Mrs.   ."Mbertine   White. 

Outstanding  work  in  behalf  of  the  meet- 
ing was  done  by  Mrs.  White  and  Miss  Kauf- 
man whose  efforts  contributed  significantly 
to  its  success. 

Committee  members  included  Bill 
Thomas,  Arnold  Saltzman,  Elliot  Turgen, 
Betty  Vitale,  Marion  Murray.  Helen  Cahn, 
Robert  Newman  and  Paul  Sneider. 


Gov.  McKeldin 


Senator  Herbert  H.   Lehman  of  New  York 
serves  as  honorary  chairman  of  the  Fellows. 
Chairman  is  Frank  L. 
Weil,  well  known   at- 
torney,   also   of   New 
York. 

Fellows  of  Brandeis 
University  now  repre- 
sent 34  cities  in  20 
states  and  Canada. 
First  to  be  appointed 
a  Fellow  was  Dr.  Sel- 
man  Waksman,  noted 
microbiologist  responsible  for  the  discovery 
of  streptomycin. 

Among  the  newly-appointed  Fellows  is  the 
Hon,  Theodore  R.  McKeldin.  Governor  of 
Maryland.  Others  honored  with  appointments 
as  Fellows  during  the  past  academic  year 
include  the  following: 

Abraham  Feinberg,  president  of  Hamil- 
ton Hosiery  Mills,  Inc..  New  York  City, 
and  a  national  chairman  of  the  Weizmann 
Instrtute;  Jacob  A.  Goldfarb,  president  of 
Union  Underwear  Co.,  Inc..  New  York  City, 
"Fruit  of  the  Loom,"  and  a  leader  of  the 
intergroup  movement  in  the  United  States. 

J.    M.    Kaplan,    president    of    the    Welch 


ACCELERATED  BUILDING  PROGRAM 
CONTINUES    TO    TRANSFORM   CAMPUS 


Physical  transformation  of  the  Brandeis 
campus,  completed  and  in  progress,  greeted 
returning  students  and  testified  to  unrelent- 
ing construction  work  throughout  the  summer. 

Completed  is  the  new  $75,000  three-story 
wing  to  the  Library,  the  cost  of  which  has 
been  assumed  by  the  National  Women's  Com- 
mittee which  is  also  providing  equipment. 

The  second  floor  of  the  new  wing  plus 
the  old  floor  stacks  now  comprise  reading 
area,  enlarging  seating  capacity  to  more 
than  300. 

All  the  remaining  area  has  been  devoted 
to  stack  space  with  the  exception  of  the 
lower  floor  which  houses  library  administra- 
tive offices.  Stack  space  has  been  increased  to 
110,000  volumes. 

-Meyer  Jaffe,  chairman  of  the  trustees' 
building  committee,  has  announced  that  the 
new  Student  Union  Building  will  be  com- 
pleted this  month. 

An  ultra-modem  brick  and  glass  structure, 


the  new  student  center  will  house  a  large 
dining  room,  spacious  student  lounge,  and  a 
recreation  room  which  may  be  divided  into 
offices  for  student  organizations.  The  lounge 
will  overlook  a  patio  and  circular  pool  in 
the  Hamilton  Quadrangle. 

Mr.  Jaffe  reports  that  the  new  $200,000 
women's  dormitory,  rising  in  Hamilton  Quad- 
rangle, will  be  completed  by  mid-December. 

The  new  building,  which  will  follow  the 
modern  functional  lines  of  the  other  units 
in  Hamilton  Quadrangle,  will  house  36  rooms 
accommodating  81  women. 

Plans  have  been  announced  for  the  David 
Stoneman  Infirmary  which  will  be  built 
through  the  generosity  of  Mrs.  David  Stone- 
man  and  children  of  Boston.  It  will  contain 
14  beds,  a  doctors"  suite  and  nurses"  quarters. 

Other  plans  include  construction  of  a  ter- 
rarium  by  means  of  a  gift  in  memory  of 
the  late  Samuel  J.  Brown  of  Baltimore,  given 
by  his  widow,  Mrs.  Samuel  J.  Brown. 


Grape  Juice  Co..  New  \  ork  City,  and  mem-] 
her  of  board  of  trustees.  New  School  fori 
Social  Research :  Edward  H.  Kavinoky,  out- 
standing attorney  and  communal  leader  of 
Buffalo,  N.  Y.:  Philip  M.  Klutznick.  of  Park! 
Forest,  III.,  former  Housing  Commissioner 
under  President  Truman  and  newly-elerted 
president   of  B"nai   B"rith. 

Fredric  R.  Mann,  founder  of  Robin  Hood 
Dell  in  Philadephia,  Pa.,  and  president  of 
the  Seaboard  Container  Corp..  that  city: 
William  Mazer  of  Hudson  Pulp  &  Paper 
Corp..  New  York  City,  and  national  chair 
man    of   Muscular   Dystrophy   .Association. 

-Also,  the  following  communal  leaders: 
Harry  L.  Epstein  of  the  Metropolitan  Liq- 
uor Co.,  Milwaukee,  Wise.;  Frank  H.  Reit- 
man  of  Galsworthy  Inc.,  Newark.  N.  J.: 
Jack  Segall  Resler,  president  of  Hercules 
Trouser  Co..  Columbus,  0.:  .Alfred  Shapiro 
of  -Alfred  of  New  York,  New  York  City: 
David  Tannenbaum,  prominent  attorney 
and  Mayor  of  Beverly  Hills;  Philip  F. 
Vineberg  of  Montreal.  Canada,  distinguished 
attorney  and  faculty  member  of  McGill  Uni- 
versity; Abraham  Warshaw,  president  of 
-Atlantic  Gummed  Paper  Corp.,  Brooklyn, 
N.  Y.,  and  Ben  D.  Zevin,  president  of  The 
World  Publishing  Co.,  Cleveland,  0.,  and 
one  of  the  leading  figures  in  the  American 
publishing  industry. 

The  Fellows,  all  of  whom  have  manifested 
an  active  interest  in  the  development  of  the 
University,  have  served  as  ambassadors  of 
good  will  for  the  University  in  their  indi- 
vidual spheres  of  influence. 


LIFE  MEMBERSHIP  ROLL 
OF  WOMEN'S  COMMITTEE 
IS  RAPIDLY  EXP.INDING 

Rapidly  expanding  is  the  life  member- 
ship roll  of  the  National  Women's  Commit- 
tee of  Brandeis  University,  under  the 
direction  of  Mrs.  Edward  Rose  of  Boston, 
Mass..    national    life    membership    chairman. 

Newest  project  has  been  the  publication 
of  a  handsome  life  membership  folder  pre- 
senting succinctly  the  aims  of  the  Women's 
Committee  and  with  a  cover  highlighted  by 
campus  scenes. 

Life  membership  is  $100  and  at  the  pres- 
ent time  there  are  4,676  life  members. 


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iYRACVSE,  IS.  Y.  .  .  First  installment  of  an  article  in  two  parts  titled  "The  Farewell 
n  Medieval  F'rench  Poetry,"  by  Dr.  Jay  W.  Gossner,  Brandeis  instructor  in  romance  and 
■lassical  languages,  was  published  in  a  recent  issue  of  Symposium,  journal  devoted  to 
nodern  foreign  languages  and  literatures.  The  second  installment  will  appear  in  the 
November  issue  ....  WILMl!\GT01S,  DEL.  .  .  The  tale  Milton  Kutz.  retired  DuPonl 
Company  executive,  who  provided  in  his  will  for  charitable  bequests  totaling  almost  $200,000 
ind  jor  the  establishment  of  an  educational  foundation  to  be  administered  on  an  inter- 
lenominational  basis,  made  a  specific  bequest  to  Brandeis  Univer.'^ity.  together  with  other 
nstitutions. 

OKLAHOMA  CITY,  OKLA.  .  .  Many  new  members  joined  Brandeis  University's 
i'foster  alnmni"'  al  a  cocktail  party  sponsored  in  the  interests  of  the  University  by 
Pi  Tau  Pi  Fraternity  with  Kurt  Schweitzer  as  chairman,  a.ssisted  by  Charles 
Flexner  and  Ed  Hoffman.  Norman  Hirschfield,  loastmaster.  introduced  Dr.  .Abram 
L.  Sachar,  University  president,  who  addressed  the  group.  Enrolled  as  a  life  mem- 
ber was  S.  N.  Goldman.  Outstanding  services  in  assisting  the  committee  were 
aerformed  by  Mrs.  I.  J.  Lappin. 

rAlSGLEfT  OOD,  M.4SS.  .  .  "Notturno,"  composed  by  Brandeis  Professor  Irving  G.  Fine 
va.';  conducted  by  him  at  a  concert  in  the  famed  Music  Shed.  Mr.  Fine  was  a  member  of 
he  Berkshire  Music  Center  faculty.  Elliot  Silverstein,  Brandeis  instructor  in  the  theatre 
irts,  did  a  dramatic  narration  with  orchestra  of  a  chapter  from  "Moby  Dick."  He  also  was 
tage  director  for  the  Wellesley  Theatre-on-the-Green. 

iPRINGFIELD,  MASS.  .  .  A  Royal  Haggadah  teas  given  to  the  University  Library 
"ty  Mrs.  Edward  Schaffer  of  this  city,  past  president  of  the  Springfield  Chapter 
>/  the  ISational  Women^s  Committee.  The  first  of  this  edition  illustrated  by  Szyk, 
yf  tvhich  only  125  were  printed  in  1939,  was  presented  to  King  George  VI.  Most 
valuable  volume  in  the  Brandeis  Library,  the  Royal  Haggadah  is  the  first  item 
n  an  anticipated  collection  of  rare  and  precious  Hebraica  ....  BLOOMIISGTOIS, 
'1\D.  .  .  Brandeis  Professor  Wolf  Leslau  was  a  member  of  the  summer  session  faculty  of 
he  Linguistic  Institute  sponsored  by  the  Linguistic  Society  of  America  and  Indiana 
'nirersity. 

{CHICAGO,  ILL.  .  .  Dr.  Henry  Popkin,  Brandeis  instructor  in  English,  has  been  invited 
o   read   a   paper   on   contemporary   verse   drama   at   the   convention   of   the    Modern    Language 


\~-iKiation  to  be  Iiehj 


ne 


re  in  December. 


iCAMBRIDGE,  MASS.  .  .  Brandeis  President  Abram  L.  Sachar  was  a  keynote 
jipeaker  at  Harvard  Summer  School's  annual  Conference  on  Educational  .Admin- 
stration  held  in  cooperation  with  the  American  Council  on  Education.  Other 
speakers  included  .Arthur  S.  Adams,  president  of  the  American  Council  on  Educa- 
ion  and  former  president  of  the  University  of  New  Hampshire;  Dr.  Herold  C. 
Sunt,  general  superintendent  of  schools  in  Chicago  who  recently  was  appointed 
"harles  William  Eliot  Professor  of  Education  at  Harvard,  and  Palmer  Hoyt, 
;ditor  of  the  Denver  Post. 

STAMFORD,  COISIS.  .  .  "Goethe  and  World  Literature:  The  German  Tradition"  was  the 
'ubject  of  a  talk  by  Dr.  Harry  Zohn  of  Brandeis'  German  department  at  the  first  annual 
Friendship  Week  sponsored  by  the  American-European  Friendship  Association  at  the 
■toosevelt   School.   M.   Henri   Bonnet,  Ambassador  of  France,  was  an  honorary  chairman. 


Perfume,  Cosmetic  and 
Drug  Leaders  Gather  in 
Behalf  of  Brandeis 

Leading  figures  in  the  Perfume,  Cosmetic 
and  Drug  Industry  gathered  for  a  festive 
dinner-dance  at  the  Waldorf  Astoria,  New 
York  City,  in  behalf  of  Brandeis  University. 

Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar,  University  pres- 
ident, addressed  the  meeting  which  was 
highlighted  by  presentation  of  Fellows'  cer- 
tificates to  Samuel  Rubin  and  Jack  I.  Poses. 

Among  those  who  assisted  Messrs.  Rubin 
and  Poses,  co-chairmen  for  the  meeting, 
were  Lewis  G.  Bernstein,  Oscar  Kolin. 
Joseph  L.  Mailman,  Richard  Salomon, 
Herbert   F.   Storfer   and   Herbert   Brandt. 

Handsome  invitations,  programs  and  favors 
for  the  affair  were  designed  by  Amelia 
Bassin   and  Ira   Schwartz. 

Livingston  Fellowship 
To  Further  Research 
Established  by  ADL 

A  Sigmund  Livingston  Fellowship,  which 
will  further  a  research  project  already  in 
progress  at  Brandeis  University,  has  been 
established  by  the  Anti-Defamation  League 
of   B'nai    B'rith. 

The  project,  under  the  supervision  of 
Laurence  Fuchs,  political  science  instructor, 
is  an  attempt  to  determine  why  voters  cast 
their   ballots   as   they   do. 

More  than  300  interviews  have  already 
been  obtained,  with  Brandeis  undergrad- 
uates serving  as  interviewers. 

Sigmund  Livingston,  late  philanthropist  of 
Bloomington,  111.,  founded  the  Anti-Defama- 
tion  League   of   B'nai   B'rith   40  years   ago. 

New  Teaching  Fellowship 
Named  for  Aaron  Settle 

Enabling  talented  graduate  students  to 
complete  their  higher  education  and,  at  the 
same  time,  strengthening  the  faculty  of  the 
School  of  Creative  Arts,  a  new  Brandeis 
University  fellowship  has  been  established 
in  the  field  of  music. 

Known  as  the  Aaron  Settle  Teaching 
Fellowship,  it  honors  Mr.  Settle  of  Smith 
and  Settle,  Chicago  food  brokers.  It  was 
established  by  Milton  and  Charles  Horwitz 
of  Silver  Skillet  Foods  of  Chicago,  111.,  and 
Harry  Pearlman  of  the  National  Paper  Cor- 
poration of  Pennsylvania,  manufacturers  of 
Swanee  Paper  Products. 


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Gus  Ranis,  '52.  newly-elected  president  of 
the  Alumni  Association  of  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity, traveled  to  Washington,  D.  C,  recently 
to  attend  the  American  Alumni  Council  Con- 
vention. 

Other  officers  on  the  new  Brandeis  Alumni 
Association  state  are  ■'\be  Heller,  '53.  vice- 
president:  Theresa  Danley,  '53,  secretary, 
and  Jack  Barber,  '52.  treasurer. 


Happily  settled  at  Vassar  College, 
which  awarded  her  its  Helen  Gates 
Putnam  Fellowship,  is  Adele  Segal,  '53, 
who  is  leaching  and  doing  research  in 
psychology. 


A  three-man  committee  has  been  formed 
to  act  as  liaison  between  the  Alumni  Associa- 
tion and  the  University  president.  It  com- 
prises Marshall  Sterman,  '53,  Abe  Heller, 
'53,  and  Paul  Levenson,  '52.  who  will  meet 
with  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar  during  the  school 
year  to  discuss   Alumni  policy. 


Deluged  with  applications  for  admission. 
Registrar  C.  Ruggles  Smith  was  nonetheless 
startled  when  he  received  recently  an  ap- 
plication for  the  freshman  class  of  Septem- 
ber. 1969! 

/(  was  submitted  in  the  name  of  Toni  A. 
Robblee,  daughter  of  the  William  W.  Rob- 
blees.  Toni  was  born  last  May  28  just  before 
her  mother  (nee  Lois  Spiro)  was  graduated 
with  the  Class  of  '53. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

Claire  Tickner,  '52,  is  doing  tubercu- 
losis research  as  a  laboratory  assistant 
in  experimental  pathology  at  the  Phipps 
Institute  of   the   University   of   Pennsyl- 


Continuing  his  biochemistry  studies  at 
New  York  University's  Bellevue  Medical 
Center  is  Eugene  L.  Saklad.  '52.  who  dur- 
ing the  summer  was  associated  with  the 
Surgical  Research  Department  of  New  York 
Hospital. 


Brandeis  globe-trotters  who  toured  Europe 
during  the  summer  include  Robert  Shapiro. 
'52  .  .  .   Barbara   Levine.  '53. 


Alice  Kraus,  '53,  who  has  entered  Yale 
School  of  Drama,  was  stage  manager 
and  production  assistant  at  Wellesley 
Theatre-on-lhe-Green,  the  past  summer. 


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EMIXENT    SCIENTIST    ESTABLISHES 
FUND  FOR  TEACHING  AXD  RESEARCH 


A  teaching-research  fund  with  particular 
emphasis  on  physiological  studies  has  been 
established  at  Brandeis  University  by  Dr. 
Julius  M.  Rogoff  of  Rowayton.  Conn. 

Professor  emeritus  of  endocrinology  at  the 

Scholarship  Fund  Is 
Created  In  Memory 
Oi  Bertha  Blotner 

A  $15,000  gift  to  establish  a  Brandeis 
University  scholarship  fund  dedicated  to  the 
memory  of  Bertha  Blotner  of  Asbury  Park, 
N.  J.,  has  been  presented  by  her  family. 

Plans  are  to  augment  the  fund  from  time 
to  time  and.  ultimately,  it  will  be  used  to 
erect  a  memorial  building  which  will  help 
serve  the  needs  of  the  University  while  per- 
Iietuating  the  name  of  Bertha  Blotner. 

In  awarding  scholarships  from  the  fund 
initial  preference  will  be  given  to  gifted 
or  needy  students  who  have  graduated  from 
Asbnry  Park  High  School. 

The  Blotner  family  is  well  known  in  ."Vsbury 
Park  where  Joseph  Blotner  has  resided  and 
gained  prominence  as  a  merchant  for  35 
years.  Daughters  are  Mrs.  H.  J.  Silver  of 
Dallas,  Texas,  and  Mrs.  M.  J.  Baumwell  of 
Jamaica,  N.  Y. 

Community  leaders  of  Asbury  Park  and 
friends  of  the  late  Mrs.  Blotner  gathered 
for  a  memorial  luncheon  in  that  city,  at 
which  time  announcement  of  the  scholarship 
fund  was  made.  Emanuel  M.  Gilbert,  Bran- 
deis director  of  public  affairs,  conveyed  the 
University's  greetings. 

Max  Adier  Scholarship 
To  Aid  Music  Students 

A  long-standing  interest  in  and  apprecia- 
tion for  music,  which  was  an  integral  part  of 
the  life  of  Max  Adler,  has  been  fittingly 
memorialized  by  establishment  of  an  annual 
scholarship  favoring  talented  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity students  who  major  in  music. 

The  annual  Max  Adler  Memorial  Scholar- 
ship has  been  established  by  the  Max  and 
Sophie  R.  Adler  Fund  in  memory  of  Mr. 
Adler  by  his  wife.  Mrs.  Max  Adler  of  Bev- 
erly  Hills,  Calif.,  and   their  children. 

The  latter  include  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Leonard 
M.  Sperry  of  Los  Angeles,  Calif.;  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Bernard  L.  Mayers  of  Beverly  Hills: 
Cyrus  M.  Adler,  also  of  Beverly  Hills,  and 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  S.  Adler  of  Highland 
Park.  111. 


University  of  Pittsburgh  and  director  Ml 
the  Medical  Research  Laboratory  of  tbel 
G.  N.  Stewart  Memorial  Fund,  Dr.  RogoffI 
discovered  the  life-sustaining  hormone  of! 
the  adrenal  gland 
(cortex),  "interrena- 
lin."  and  evolved  the 
most  successful  treat- 
ment for  Addison's 
disease  by  adminis- 
tration of  interrena- 
lin. 

The  Rogoff  Foun- 
dation grants.  be- 
ginning with  $50,000, 

announced  Brandeis  President  Abram  L. 
Sachar,  will  be  utilized  to  strengthen  biol- 
ogy offerings  at  the  University,  with  special 
reference  to  physiology.  They  will  be  used 
for  both  teaching  and  research  and  also 
for   laboratory   development. 


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Brandeisiana 


Enrolled  at  the  Sibelius  Academy  in  Helsinki,  Finland,  where  he  is  furthering 
his  music  studies,  is  Malcolm  A.  Sibulkin,  '53,  who  was  awarded  a  Fulbright  scholar- 
ship for  a  year's  study  in  Europe  .... 

"La  Corne  du  Grand  Pardon"  (The  Horn  of  the  Great  Atonement)  is  the  title 
of  the  latest  book  by  Dr.  Claude  A.  S.  Vigee,  Brandeis  associate  professor  of  romance 
languages  and  literature.  Dr.  Vigee  has  been  named  to  review  new  French  books  for 
Renascence,  scholarly  American  Catholic  magazine  .... 

Brandeis  University  was  on  exhibit  in  photographs  at  the  Berlin  Trade  Fair  in 
Germany,  last  month,  when  American  ways  of  life  were  demonstrated  to  give  Berliners 
"an  object  lesson  in  democracy."  The  United  States  exhibit  was  sponsored  by  the 
State  Department  .... 

Simultaneous  election  to  the  boards  of  three  psychological  societies  was  the 
honor  recently  accorded  Prof.  A.  H.  Maslow,  chairman  of  the  Brandeis  Graduate 
Committee  in  Psychology  and  now  a  director  of  the  Massachusetts  Psychological 
Association,  Society  for  the  Psychological  Study  of  Social  Issues,  and  the  American 
Psychological  Association.  "Love  in  Healthy  People"  is  the  title  of  a  section  by  Dr. 
Maslow  contained  in  a  new  book  edited  by  Ashley  Montagu  on  "The  Meaning  of 
Love"  .... 


Max  Perlitsh,  '52,  and  Dr.  Albert  Kelner  of  the  Brandeis  biology  department, 
are  co-authors  of  an  article  featured  in  a  recent  issue  of  Science  magazine.  Its  subject: 
"Reduction  by  Reactivating  Light  of  the  Frequency  of  Phenocopies  Induced  by  Ultra- 
violet Light  in  Drosophila  melanogaster"  .... 

A  stirring  climax  to  the  Koussevitzky  memorial  concert  which  was  a  part  of  the 
Boston  Symphony  Orchestra's  Berkshire  Festival  was  presentation  of  the  Medal  of  the 
Bruckner  Society  of  America  to  Conductor  Leonard  Bernstein,  Brandeis  professor  of 
music.  The  Society  is  dedicated  to  the  propagation  of  music  by  Anton  Bruckner  and 
Gustav  Mahler. 


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Entered  as  Second  Clats  Matter  ot 
the   Post   Office  at   Boston,  Mass. 


Brandeis  National  Organization  Heads 
Pledge   Continued    Loyalty  And   Effort 

With  the  opening  of  Brandeis  University's  sixth  academic  year,  its  four  national  associations 
face  a  year  which  promises  to  be  one  of  the  busiest,  most  event-filled  in  Brandeis  annals. 
Enthusiastically  facing  this  prospect,  the  association  heads  have  pledged  continued 
loyalty    and    redoubled    efforts    by    their    organizations    in    behalf    of    the    University. 


MRS.  LOUIS  I.  KRAMER. 

National  President. 

The  National  Women's  Committee 


"Our  efforts  will  be  dedicated  to  meeting  suc- 
cessfully our  increased  financial  commilnients; 
to  sustaining  the  interest  and  enthusiasm  of  our 
40.000  niciiihers;  to  maintaining  the  high  stand- 
ards of  organizational  techniques  and  educa- 
tional activities  of  our  79  chapters  through  the 
newly-created  Chapter  Service  Committee:  and  to 
bringing  the  story  of  Brandeis  and  the  im- 
portant role  of  the  Women's  Committee  to  new 
communities,  with  the  ultimate  establishment  of 
many  new  Women's  Committee  chapters." 


MILTON  KAHN. 

National  Chairman. 

Brandeis  University  Associates 


"The  Associates  have  grown  from  a  handful  to 
more  than  6,000  in  the  past  five  years  ...  a 
growth  paralleling  the  amazing  development  of 
the  University.  We  look  forward  to  a  continued 
expansion  of  the  Associates  movement  so  that 
we  may  continue  to  assist  Brandeis  to  attain  its 
position  of  deserved  pre-eminence  in  the  world 
of  higher  education.  As  the  University's  'foster 
alumni,'  we  are  dedicated  to  helping  our  Uni- 
versity progress  by  providing  a  major  portion  of 
its  current  operating  needs." 


JOSEPH  M.  LINSEY. 

Chairman, 
Brandeis   University 
Athletic  Association 


"As  we  look  back  to  our  humble  beginnings  only 
a  few  short  years  ago,  we  in  the  Athletic  Associa- 
tion feel  a  tremendous  pride  at  what  Brandeis 
University  has  accomplished  athletically.  Bran- 
deis learns  now  compete  on  equal  footing  with 
those  of  other  fine  colleges  and  universities. 
Brandeis  athletic  facilities  are  on  a  par  with  tin- 
finest.  The  Athletic  Association  will  intensify  its 
efforts  to  assist  both  the  athletics  program  and 
the  University's  total  program  to  continue  its 
development." 


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DANIEL  WEISBERG. 

Chairman, 

Friends  o(  the 

School  of  the  Creative  Arts 


"The  creative  arts  program  at  the  University  is 
one  which  has  brought  to  Brandeis  a  measure  of 
national  recognition  which  is  a  source  of  pride 
in  academic  circles.  We  of  the  Friends  of  the 
Creative  Arts  are  proud  of  our  role  in  helping 
to  make  this  possible  and  we  look  forward  to 
even  greater  achievements.  Our  efforts  will  be 
heightened  so  that  we  may  grow,  continually 
adding  our  strength  and  support  to  the  program 
of  the  Scliool  of  the  Creative  Arts  of  Brandeis 
University." 


BRANDEIS 
UNIVERSITY 
BULLETIN 


News%Revie 

February  195 


! 


The  Board  of  Trustees 


George  Alpert,  Chairman 
Joseph  F.  Ford,  Treasurer 
Norman  S.  Rabb,  Secretary 
James  J.  Axei.rod 
Abraham   Feinberc 
Meyer  Jaffe 
Jack  M.  Kaplan 
Dudley  Kimball 
Jessie  Kramer 
Adele  Rosenwald  Levy 

ISADOR    Ll'BIN 

William  Mazer 
Joseph  M.  Proskauer 
Israel  Rogosin 
Eleanor  Roosevelt 
Jacob  Shapiro 
Morris  S.  Shapiro 


President  of  the  University 
Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar 


Fellows  of  the  University 

Hon.  Herbert  H.  Lehman, 
Honorary  Chairman 

Frank  L.  Weil, 
Chairman 


Mrs.  Louis  L  Kramer 

President, 

National  IT  omen's  Committee 

Milton  Kahn 
National  Chairman, 
Brandeis  Associates 

Joseph  Linsey 

Chairman, 

Brandeis  Athletic  Association 

Daniel  Weisberc 

Chairman, 

Friends  of  the  School  of  Creative 

Gustav  Ranis,  '52 

President, 

Alumni  Association 


Arts 


Contents 


Graduate  Srhool Inauguration 


A    Seal    of    Uistini'tion 


Itrnndeisi   Portraits 


IVews  of   the   I'niversltv 


ItmndeiNiana 


The  Lighter  Side 


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iimide  back  cover 


outHidc  back  cover 


On  The  Cover   .   .   . 

Runner-up  in  the  nationwide  contest  for  American  Campus  Queen 
was  Barbara  Miller,  '57,  of  Newark,  N.  J.,  whom  our  camera  has 
caught  at  the  entrance  of  the  new  Student  Center.  The  contest  was 
held  in  New  York  City  where  the  Brandeis  coed  competed  against 
girls  from  colleges  and  universities  throughout  the  country. 
Rating  was  on  the  basis  of  beauty,  intelligence  and  poise. 


PUBLISHED  BY  BRANDEIS  UNIVERSITY 
office  of  public  AFFAIRS 
Emanuel  M.  Gilbert,  Director 

Editor:  Nanette  II.  Bernstein 

Campus   photos   by    Ralph   Nornian 

VOL.  ill.  No.  3  FEBRUARY,  1954 

Brandeis  University  Bulletin,  published  five  times  a  year  (once  in  August, 
October.  February,  March  and  May)  at  Brandeis  University,  ^  althani  54, 
Mass.    Entered    as    second    class    matter    at    the    Post    Office    at    Boston,    Mass. 


rocessional  figures  included  (I.  to  r.)  Brandeis  Trustees  Abraham  Feinberg, 
Villiam  Mazer,  Mrs.  Jessie  Kramer,  James  Axelrod,  Norman  Rabb,  Joseph 
'ord  and  Morris   S.  Shapiro,   and   Brandeis  Registrar  C.   Ruggles  Smith. 


^^^^ 


INAUGURATION 


'     registration    desk    is    Dr.    A.    Chester    Hanford, 
vd    professor   of    government   and    former   dean 

y  yard    College. 


T. 


HE  COLORFUL  TAPESTRY  of  academic  procession  inherited 
from  medieval  custom  was  once  again  unfolded  —  and  in  a 
setting  as  modern  as  tomorrow  —  when  Brandeis  University 
formally  inaugurated  its  Graduate  School  of  Arts  and  Sciences. 

Dignified  and  impressive  was  the  ])arade  of  capped-and- 
gowned  delegates  from  17H  colleges,  universities,  and  learned 
societies,  marching  into  the  Shapiro  Athletic  Center,  down  the 
aisle  between  the  spectators,  and  onto  the  ])latforni  where  seats 
of  honor  waited. 

Contrasting  with  the  delegates"  measured  tread  and  solemn 
mien  were  the  gay  colors  boldly  stroked  against  their  sombre 
black  gowns.  Purple,  scarlet  and  other  brilliant  hues  flashed 
from  hoods,  stoles  and  sleeves  to  denote  institutions  re])resented 
and  academic  degrees  attained. 

They  marched  according  to  tradition,  in  the  order  of  the 
founding  dates  of  their  institutions.  Headitig  the  procession  was 
Dean  Francis  M.  Rogers  of  Harvard  (founded  in  1636)  and  last 
was  St.  Claire  Drake.  Esq..  of  Chicago's  Roosevelt  College  (1945). 

rljMLXENT  SCIENTISTS  in  the  procession  included  Dr.  Kirtley 
F.  Mather,  rejiresenting  the  American  Association  for  the  Ad- 
vancement of  Science,  and  Dr.  Harlow  Shapley,  delegate  of  both 
the  American  Academy  of  Arts  and  Sciences  and  the  American 
Philosophical  Society. 

The  widely-esteemed  Right  Reverend  Monsignor  John  L 
McNultv    was    the    delegate    of    Selon    Hall    University.    Dr.    J. 


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Fellows  of  Brandeis  University  porfici* 
poting  in  the  exercises  included  (I.  to  r.) 
Philip  M.  Meyers,  Cincinnati,  Ohio; 
Herman  Wiener,  Toledo,  Ohio,  and 
Edward    Kavinoky,    Buffalo,    N.    Y. 


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Women's  Commillee  officers  (I.  to  r.) 
Mrs.  Irving  Abroms,  notional  honorary 
director;  Mrs.  Harry  L.  Michaels,  national 
honorary  vice-president;  Mrs.  Abraham 
Baker,  Boston  Chapter  president;  ond 
Mrs.  Louis  I.  Kramer,  notional  president. 


Wendell    Yeo.   vice-president   of   Boston   University,   represented 
both  that  University  and  the  Association  of  Urban  Universities. 

Walter  H.  Bieringer,  prominent  Boston  civic  leader  and  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Howard  University,  repre- 
sented that  famed  Negro  institution.  Dr.  Harry  A.  Wolfson. 
well-known  Harvard  professor,  was  delegate  of  the  Medieval 
Academy  of  America.  Dr.  A.  Chester  Hanford.  Harvard  professor 
of  government  and  former  dean  of  Harvard  College,  represented 
the  American  Political  Science  Association. 

Massachusetts  Commissioner  of  Education  John  J.  Desmond, 
Jr.,  who  participated  in  the  ceremonies  officiallv  opening  Brandeis 
University  in  1948,  was  also  a  member  of  this  procession. 

The  University  of  the  State  of  New  York,  one  of  the  earliest 
official  accrediting  agents  to  unconditionally  recognize  Brandeis 
University,  was  represented  by  Miss  Margaret  Kelly. 

X  RINCIPAL  SPEAKER  for  this  historic  event,  celebrating 
six-year-old  Brandeis  University's  first  graduate  school,  was  the 
president  of  a  distinguished  neighboring  university  —  Dr.  James 
R.  Killian.  Jr.,  of  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology. 

He  stressed  the  role  played  by  scholars  and  universities  in 
the  struggle  against  communism  and  declared  the  "impact  of  the 
cold  war  has  made  it  necessary  to  mobilize  our  scholarly  re- 
sources." University  research  centers,  he  disclosed,  have  been 
"called  upon  by  the  nation  to  help  and  have  been  making  sig- 
nificant contributions." 

Greetings  of  the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts  were 
brought  by  Governor  (Christian  A.  Herter,  who  declared: 

■"Although  Massachusetts  is  the  birthplace  of  many  of  the 
oldest  and  finest  educational  institutions  in  the  United  States,  it 
has  quickly  welcomed  a  twentieth  century  infant,  the  newly- 
founded,  outstanding  Brandeis  University,  into  its  midst  as  a 
mature  and  significant  center  of  higher  learning.  The  growth 
and  achievements  of  Brandeis  University  in  such  a  short  time 
have  been  astounding,  and  the  inauguration  of  a  graduate  school 
of  arts  and  sciences  indicates  that  the  pace  is  accelerating. 

"Justice  Louis  D.  Brandeis  left  many  footprints  on  time's 
sands  but  none  more  suitable  and  constructive  than  the  institu- 
tion at  \\  altham.  Brandeis'  sense  of  justice,  duty,  and  compelling 
high  accomplishment  continues  to  breathe  here,"  the  Governor 
concluded. 


l^OLORFULLY  GOWNED  in  black  with  scarlet,  President  Sachar 
revealed  to  the  audience  of  1500  that  the  present  four  areas  of 
llie  Graduate  School  will  next  year  be  supplemented  with  two 
more  areas,  in  the  fields  of  American  and  English  Literature  and 
ill  the  History  of  Ideas.  Chairmen  will  be  Dr.  James  V.  Cunning- 
ham and  Dr.  Frank  E.  Manuel,  respectively. 

"It  is  not  the  plan  of  Brandeis  University  to  branch  out  into 
exery  area  in  graduate  studies,"  Dr.  Sachar  explained.  "The  plan 
i^  to  select  a  limited  number,  perhaps  10  or  12,  upon  which  there 
\ull  be  concentration. 

"No  school  can  be  unique  in  everything  that  it  attempts," 
he  continued.  "It  must  be  competent  and  thorough.  But  there 
I  must  be  a  choice  of  areas  where  special  talents  may  create  un- 
' usual  op|)ortunities  for  service  and  this  will  be  the  guiding 
|irinciple  at  the  University  in  the  graduate  schools  that  are 
j  established." 

Disclosing  that  "the  whole  program  of  professional  schools 
is  now  under  study,"  Dr.  Sachar  told  the  audience: 

"Ultimately,  the  University  will  launch  professional  schools 

in   the  areas  which  are  to  be  expected  of  a  quality  university. 

\ii  order  of  ]iriority  has  yet  been  set.  It  is  certain,  however,  that 

whatever  is  launched  will  come  about  only  if  there  is  the  firmest 

assurance  of  stability  and  quality." 

VJthkk  i'\kticipants  in  the  inaugural  exercises  included 
(leorge  Alperl,  chairman  of  the  Brandeis  University  Board  of 
Trustees;  Dr.  Max  Lerner,  chairman  of  the  Graduate  School; 
Kabbi  Roland  B.  Gittelsohn  of  Temple  Israel,  who  gave  the 
inxocation;  Dr.  Herbert  Gezork.  president  of  Andover-Newton 
Theological  Seminary,  who  pronounced  the  benediction,  and  the 
liiandeis  University-Waltham  Community  Chorus  under  the  di- 
Kction  of  Alfred  Nash  Patterson. 

The   newly-completed    Student   Center   —   where    but   a   few 
i  hours    before,    workmen    had    been    busily    putting   the    finishing 
liiuches  —  was  the  scene  for  a  rece|)tion  and  dinner  to  welcome 
I  lie  honored  guests. 

Chairmen  of  Brandeis  I  niversity's  present  graduate  areas 
are  Dr.  Saul  Cohen,  chemistry;  Prof.  Irving  Eine,  musical  com- 
[losition;  Dr.  Simon  Rawidowicz,  Near  Eastern  and  Judaic 
>luflies,  and  Dr.  Abraham  Maslow,  psychology. 


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Symposium  speakers  were  (I.  to  r.) 
Prof.  Roger  H.  Sessions,  Princeton;  Dr. 
Wolfgang  Kohler,  Swarthmore;  Dr.  Max 
Lerner,  moderator;  Dr.  Samuel  A.  Goud- 
smit,  Brookhaven  National  Laboratory, 
and    Prof.   Harry   T.   Levin,   Harvard. 


Snow  heaped  against  ttie  glass  wall 
of  the  new  Student  Center  added  to 
coziness   of   dinner   served   inside. 


imunity  leaders  who  served 
Marshal's  Aides  (I.  to  r., 
row)  Leo  Wossermon,  Her- 
'  Lee,  Max  Chernis,  Herman 
shbow,  Sidney  L.  Koye,  Har- 

S.  Goldberg,  George 
piro,  Charles  Lobowitz,  Sam 
tman,  Jacob  Shoul,  and 
ver  B.  Daniels;  (middle  row) 
ben  Gryzmish,  Dr.  Harold 
!ohen,  Mark   Linenthal,   Dr. 

Ritvo,  Nathan  Brezner, 
ey  Hirsh,  Harry  Remis,  and 
ly  Nordwind;  {back  row) 
price    Sovol,    Abrom    Salter, 

Robert  Talcov,  Albert 
chsler,  Matthew  Brown,  and 
ben  Epstein. 


A  Seal  of 
Distinction 


Dr.  Nils  Y.  Wessell,  eighth  president  of  Tufts  College, 
recently  was  principal  speaker  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the 
Boston  Chapter  of  Brandeis  University  Associates.  First 
public  announcement  of  the  fact  that  Brandeis  had  been 
accredited  by  the  New  England  Association  of  Colleges  and 
Secondary  Schools  was  made  by  Dr.  Wessell  at  this  time, 
electrifying  the  audience  of  more  than  1,000  who  had 
gathered  for  the  meeting.  Following  are  excerpts  from 
Dr.  Wessell's  remarks. 


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REALIZE  that  1  am  here  primarily  as  a  symbol 
of  the  New  England  Association  of  Colleges  and  Secondary 
Schools.  In  that  role  permit  me  to  say  that  the  membership 
in  the  New  England  Association  conferred  ...  on  Brandeis 
Liniversity  is  an  acknowledgment  of  the  tremendous  strides 
the  University  has  made  to  this  day  as  well  as  an  expression 
of  confidence  in  the  future  which  lies  ahead  of  it. 

Membership  in  the  New  England  Association  is  not 
lightly  bestowed.  Standards  of  admission  are  high  and  coyer 
every  area  of  an  institution's  operations.  Over  the  years 
many  more  institutions  have  been  denied  membership  than 
have  been  awarded  membership.  Membership  is  a  seal  of 
distinction  earned  only  through  conscientious  effort  and 
high  ideals  .  .  . 

As  president  of  Tufts  College  I  come  from  an  institution 
which  has  watched  with  interest  and  pride  the  growth  of 
Brandeis  University.  I  find  great  personal  pleasure  in  the 
historical  accident  which  permits  a  member  of  the  adminis- 
tration of  Tufts  College  to  be  the  herald  of  good  tidings  to 
Brandeis  University. 


DR.    NILS    Y.   WESSELL 

Reasons  even  more  personal  for  my  pleasure  in  bein; 
with  you  tonight  stem  from  the  high  regard  I  have   for  & 
many  of  the  men  whose  responsibility  is  the  administratioi 
and  the  growth  of  Brandeis.    The  development  of  the  insti' 
tution    in    the    few     short    years    since    its    establishment    i. 
remarkable.    But  even  more  impressive  to  me  is  the  moral 
of  all  those  connected  with  the  university  and  1  include  thil 
Brandeis    University    Associates    as    well    as    the    students: 
faculty,    trustees,    and    alumni.     These    statements    are    no 
intended  to  be  casual  and  trite,  nor  said  because  they  an 
what  I  am  expected  to  say.    They  are  made  with  the  deepes 
sincerit\   I  ha\e  at  my  command. 

The  achievements  made  at  Brandeis  University  in  its 
short  history  represent  a  phenomenon  deserving  of  a  special 
chapter  in  the  history  of  mid-twentieth  century  American 
higher  education.  The  support  which  this  institution  has' 
been  given  and  is  being  given  suggests  that  you  who  are 
present  tonight  do  have  a  full  appreciation  of  the  mirarje? 
that  have  been  accomplished   .   .   . 

I  hope  .  .  .  that  Brandeis  University  will  continue  tu 
be  a  prophet  with  honor  in  its  own  community.  I  know  of 
no  instance  in  American  higher  education  in  which  an  educa- 
tional  need  was  so  clearly  recognized  and  so  effectively 
answered.  Brandeis  University  is  fully  deserving  of  the 
crucial  support  it  has  received.  The  growth  and  development 
of  Brandeis  L  niversity  in  the  future  will  in  no  wise  be 
unrelated  to  the  extent  to  which  you  who  are  in  this  audience 
identify  yourselves  with  the  university. 

.  .  .  The  granting  of  membership  to  Brandeis  1_  niversity 
in  the  New  England  Association  of  Colleges  and  Secondary 
Schools,  the  highest  recognition  wliich  can  be  conferred  by 


3tei'  educatiunal  institutions  in  this  area,  is  not  soinethinj; 

tended  to  dim  \our  ambition  or  to  decrease  the  challenge. 

you  accept  it  as  such.  \vu  will  nio\e  backward  by  virtue  of 
ving  to  stand  still  ...  1  know  of  no  institution  of  higher 
lucation  in  New  England  whose  future  strength  depends 
ore  on  the  support  of  the  general  communitv  in  which  it 
ids  itself  than  is  the  case  with  the  University  we  are  honor- 
g  tonight   .   .   . 

Higher  education,  particularh  private  higher  education, 
free  enterprise  in  its  purest  form.    The  strength  of  contem- 
rarv  higher  education  is  the  direct  product  of  an  apprecia- 
on  of  this   fact   bv   previous 


.  .  .  This  is  a  time  and  an  age  when  men's  ideals  and 
simple  qualities  of  character  will  do  more  to  weigh  the  bal- 
ance of  our  future  than  will  the  test  tube.  .  .  .  Our  side  must 
still  have  the  better  bomb  and  the  more  nianeuverable  plane. 
1  am  simply  .  .  .  reminding  you  that  there  are  other  things 
of  equal  and  of  greater  importance  than  research  and  service. 
The  symbol  of  these  greater  things  is  the  university  and 
within  the  university  they  find  clearest  expression  in  what 
we  call  the  humanities. 

And  the  humanities  are  not  simply  the  departments  we 
ordinarily   list    under   this   heading:    Greek.    Latin,    history. 

literature,     and     foreign    lan- 


nerations.  But  Brandeis,  by 
irtue   of   its    youth    possesses 

)  such  previous  generations, 
■et  toda\'  support  for  all  insti- 
itions    of    higher    education. 

ung  or  old.  must  come  from 

ever  broadening  segment  of 
le  community.    Such  support 

not  simply  a  social  obliga- 

11.   It  is  not  simply  altruism. 

is  much  more  than  either  of 
lese.  It  is  enlightened  self- 
iterest  .  .  . 


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It  would  be  difficult  to 
nd  in  America  or  in  an\ 
ountry  in  the  world  any  other 
rea  of  human  endeavor  which 
enerates  so  much  income  in 
^ilt.  which  assists  so  many  in 
nproving  their  own  economic 

elfare,  and  in  which  the  officials  and  staff  retain  so  little 
ar  themselves. 

Further  evidence  of  the  intimate  relation  between  the 
miversity  and  coniniunity  is  found  in  the  research  activities 
f  institutions  of  higher  education.  These  activities  speak 
or  themselves  .  .  . 

Other  types  of  activities,  apart  from  scientific  research, 
ilso  bespeak  the  close  alliance  between  colleges  and  univer- 
lities  on  the  one  hand  and  tiie  broad  c(imiiuinit\  on  the  other 
land.  These  acti\ities  can  perhaps  best  be  described  as 
omniunity  services  and  are  represented  b\  fields  such  as 
ociologv  and  education   .   .   . 


"Accredited;  Officially  vouched  for  or  guaranteed  as  con- 
forming   to   a    prescribed   or  desirable    standard."   —   Webster. 

Accreditation  by  the  New  England  Association  of  Colleges 
and  Secondary  Schools  is  granted  in  the  form  of  election  to 
membership  in  this  body  which  has  regional  counterparts  in 
other  sections  of  the  country. 

Membership  signifies  compliance  with  all  requirements  as  set 
forth  by  the  Association  in  order  to  uphold  superior  standards 
which  are  recognized  throughout  the  nation. 

An  initial  requirement  —  before  consideration  con  be  ac- 
corded all  other  requirements  —~  is  that  the  college  must  have 
graduated  two  classes.  Accreditation  of  Brandeis  University, 
coming  as  it  does  after  six  years,  signifies  that  within  the 
shortest  possible  time  this  University  has  been  granted  full 
recognition  and  acceptance  into  the  "fraternity  of  higher 
education." 


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guages.  The  humanities  repre- 
sent a  way  of  life  and  in  this 
age  of  decision  the  fortress  we 
are  preparing  to  defend.  But 
the  defense  must  be  more  than 
planes  and  radar  and  destruc- 
tive bombs.  It  must  be  in  the 
realm  of  the  spirit  .  .  . 

Through  the  university 
which  concerns  itself  with  all 
these  things,  with  the  expan- 
sion of  man's  scientific  hori- 
zons, with  services  to  the  com- 
munity, and  with  spiritual  and 
moral  values,  will  come  a 
steady  stream  of  men  and 
women  who  will  become  in- 
evitably the  future  leaders.  .  .  . 
This  is  a  university's  most 
important  function,  its  chief 
purpose,  and  its  greatest  pride. 

These  are  the  things  that  Brandeis  University  has  done 
and  can  do.  Its  responsibilities  and  opportunities  will  increase 
geometrically  with  the  passing  years.  I  charge  those  of  you 
responsible  for  its  future  to  ponder  daily  the  obligation  that  is 
yours.  Richly  though  you  deserve  full  support  on  the  basis  of 
your  achievements  to  date,  that  support  is  not  something  that 
can  be  stored  away.  It  must  be  earned  anew  in  each  academic 
generation,  in  full  faith  that  the  leaders  of  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity possess  this  vision  of  greatness  and  opportunit).  1  wel- 
come them  into  membership  in  the  New  England  Association 
of  Colleges  and  Secondary  Schools.  It  is  in  the  realm  of  vision 
and  in  things  of  the  spirit  that  greatness  conies. 


RRANDEIS 


T  THE  FOREFRONT  of  nuclear  physics  pioneers  responsible  for  the 
development  of  the  atomic  bomb  is  Dr.  Leo  Szilard,  visiting  professor  at 
Brandeis,  who  is  distiiifiiiished  also  for  his  efforts  to  guide  the  world  to  a  new 
type  of  international  thinking  in  the  Atomic  Age. 

"oOME  RECENT  WORK  by  E.  Fermi  and  L.  Szilard.  which  has  been  com- 
jnunicated  to  me  in  manuscript,"  wrote  Albert  Einstein  to  President  Roosevelt, 
in  1939.  "leads  me  to  expect  that  the  element  uranium  may  be  turned  into  a 
new  and  important  source  of  energy  in  the  immediate  future. 

"Certain  aspects  of  the  situation  which  have  arisen."  the  letter  continued, 
"seeni  to  call  for  watchfulness  and.  if  necessary,  quick  action  on  the  part  of 
the  Administration.  I  believe  therefore  that  it  is  my  duty  to  bring  to  your 
attention  the  following  facts  and  recommendation. 

"In  the  course  of  the  last  four  months  it  has  been  made  probable  through 
the  work  of  Joliot  in  France  as  well  as  Fermi  and  Szilard  in  America  that  it 
may  become  possible  to  set  up  a  nuclear  chain  reaction  in  a  large  mass  of 
uranium  by  which  .  .  ." 


\     J.  HIS  WAS  THE  LETTER  which  set  into  motion    events  culminating  six  • 
years  later  in  the  detonation  of  the  first  atom  bomb  over  Hiroshima. 

The  Szilard  memoranda  were  used  as  the  basis  of  discussion  when  the 
Advisory  Committee  on  Uranium,  appointed  by  Roosevelt,  met  for  the  first 
time,  on  October  21,  1939.  In  direct  charge  of  the  first  contract,  which  was 
let  to  Columbia  University,  were  Fermi  and  Szilard. 


Later,  the  group  transferred  to  the  University  of  Chicago.  It  was  here, 
.)ri  December  2,  1942,  that  the  first  chain  reaction  was  obtained  from  the  first 
■'|ilutonium  pile." 

Actually,  atomic  energy  was  given  birth  in  1939,  in  a  single  experi- 
ment: 

■"Everything  was  ready,"  recounted  Dr.  Szilard.  "All  we  had  to  do  was  to 
lean  back,  turn  a  switch,  and  watch  the  screen  of  a  television  tube.  If  flashes 
I  if  light  appeared  on  the  screen,  it  would  mean  that  neutrons  were  emitted  in 
I  lie  fission  of  uranium,  and  that  in  turn  would  mean  that  the  liberation  of 
atomic  energy  was  possible  in  our  lifetime. 

'"We  turned  the  switch,  we  saw  the  flashes,  we  watched  them  for  about 
It'll  minutes  —  and  then  we  switched  everything  off  and  went  home.  That 
night  I  knew  that  the  world  was  headed  for  sorrow." 

A  NATIVE  of  Budapest,  Hungary,  Szilard  attended  the  Budapest  Institute 
(if  Technologv  and  the  Technische  Hochschule  at  Berlin-Charlottenburg.  Sub- 
sequently, he  transferred  to  the  University  of  Berlin  where  he  received  his 
.loctoratein  1922. 

He  did  not  begin  his  work  in  nuclear  physics  until  1934  when,  as  a 
refugee  from  Germany,  Dr.  Szilard  worked  as  a  guest  at  the  Medical  College 
of  St.  Bartholomew  s  Hospital  in  London.  There,  he  and  a  colleague  dis- 
( civered  a  new  principle  of  isotopic  separation  of  artificial  radioactive  elements. 

From  London  he  moved  to  the  Clarendon  Laboratory  of  Oxford  Univer- 
sity. While  there,  he  frequently  visited  the  United  States  and,  after  Munich, 
decided  to  remain  here  permanently. 

"1  FIRST  ARRIVED  in  New  York  on  December  30,  1931,"  relates  Dr. 
Szilard.  "As  the  boat  approached  the  harbor,  I  stood  on  deck  watching  the 
skyline  of  New  York.  It  seemed  unreal  and  I  asked  myself,  'Is  this  here  to 
stay?   Is  it  likely  that  it  will  still  be  here  a  hundred  years  from  now?' 

"Somehow,  I  had  a  strong  conviction  that  it  wouldn't  be  there.  'What 
could  possibly  make  it  disappear?'  I  asked  myself  .  .  .  and  found  no  answer. 
And  yet,  the  feeling  persisted  that  it  was  not  here  to  stay. 

"Today,  of  course."  says  Szilard.  '"it  is  not  too  difficult  to  think  of  things 
lliat  will  make  it  disappear  .   .   ." 

Early  a  leader  and  vigorous  spokesman  for  the  necessity  to  eliminate 
atomic  bombs  from  national  armaments,  Szilard  together  with  Einstein  and 
eight  other  atomic  scientists,  in  1946,  formed  the  Emergency  Committee  of 
Atomic  Scientists  to  help  arouse  the  world  to  the  fact  that  the  unleashed  power 
of  the  atom  threatens  unparalleled  catastrophe  unless  mankind  solves  the 
problem  posed  by  the  atomic  bomb. 

vJn  leave  from  the  Institute  of  Radiobiology  and  Biophysics  at  the 
University  of  Chicago.  Dr.  Szilard  joined  the  Brandeis  faculty  last  fall  to  assist 
in  developing  the  expanding  science  program  on  both  the  graduate  and  under- 
graduate levels. 

He  is  conducting  a  seminar  course  in  the  "Frontiers  of  Science"  for 
advanced  students  in  Brandeis  University's  newly-opened  Graduate  School  of 
Arts  and  Sciences. 


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Dll.   liEKTU   JOI>S   FACULTY 

The  arrival  of  Dr.  Hans  H.  Ger+h,  visiting 
professor  occupying  the  Mortimer  and  Florence 
Sryzmish  Chair  of  Human  Relations,  gives 
Brandeis  students  the  opportunity  to  study 
under  another  eminent  scholar. 

One  of  the  great  authorities  in  sociology, 
Dr.  Gerth  has  been  a  member  of  the  faculties 
of  Harvard  and  the  Universities  of  Illinois  and 
Wisconsin.  His  many  works  include  "Character 
and   Social   Structure"   published   last  year. 


BRAXDEIS    RECEIVES    HALF-MILLIOI\    DOLLARS 
A§    GIFT   FROM   CHARLES    HAYDEX    FOIJIVDATIOX 

Brandeis  University  has  been  signally  honored  by  presentation  of  a  gift  of 
one-half  million  dollars  by  the  Charles  Hayden  Foundation  —  the  largest  single  gift 
in  the  history  of  American  Jewish  philanthropy  from  a  non-Jewish  source. 


./.  iUUur.l  Ilin.Irn 


The  contribution,  according  to  J.  \Villanl 
Hayden  of  Lexington,  Mass.,  president  of  tlie 
Hayden  Foniulation.  is  to  be  matched  by  an 
amount  raised  from 
iitlier  sources  to  cover 
tlie  cost  of  a  new 
science  building  and 
■"ec|uipment  to  assist 
you  in  carrying  out 
tlie  wonderful  work 
that  you  are  doing." 

The  gift  is  in  keep- 
ing with  the  pattern 
of  i)hiIanthropy  set  up 
by  the  Hayden  Foundation,  in  which  one-half 
the  total  is  provided  by  the  Foundation,  with 
the  provision  that  the  recipient  furnish  the 
remainder. 

The  new  science  building  will  embody  the 
latest  concepts,  giving  the  I  niversity  physical 
facilities  to  match  its  outstanding  faculty  in 
chemistry,  physics,  biology  and  other  sciences. 

Announced  at  Dinner 

The  gift  was  announced  by  President 
Sachar,  at  the  fifth  annual  dinner  of  the 
Boston  Chapter  of  Brandeis  Associates,  read- 
ing from  a  letter  written  by  J.  Willard 
Hayden,  which  said  in  part : 

".  .  .  as  we  watch  developments  in  other 
parts  of  the  world,  it  is  brought  home  to  us 
more  clearly  how  fortunate  we  are  to  live  in 
a  land  where  brotherhood  is  not  a  lip-serving 
phrase,  where  the  great  faiths  can  live  side 
by  side  in  peace,  where  the  gifts  of  one  group 
may  strengthen  the  opportunities  for  others, 
where  education  is  not  mere  propaganda  but 
an  instrument  for  freedom  and  creative  living. 

"My  trustees  and  I  feel  that  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity,   as    a     great     nonsectarian,    Jewish- 


sponsored  schuul.  hIII  use  our  gill  in  this 
spirit,  to  enrich  the  positive  values  of  the 
faiths  and  races  which  make  up  the  American 
heritage." 

The  Foundation  was  incorporated  in  1937. 
shortly  after  the  death  of  Charles  Hayden. 
the  noted  founder  of  the  Boston  and  New 
York  investment  banking  firm.  Hayden. 
Stone  and  Co. 

Inspirational   Gilt 

In  his  many  charitable  bequests  during  his 
lifetime,  Mr.  Hayden  had  stressed  the  prin- 
ciple of  helping  those  who  had  demonstrated 
a  willingness  and 
ability  to  help  them- 
selves. Rather  than 
provide  the  total  sum 
needed  for  a  particu- 
lar project  or  drive. 
he  liked  his  gift  to  be 
not  only  a  substantial 
contribution  but  also 
to  furnish  inspiration 
and  encouragement  to  carry  the  endeavor  to 
success. 

In  administering  the  Foundation,  the 
trustees,  J.  Willard  Hayden.  Edgar  \. 
Doubleday.  and  Earle  V.  Daveler,  have  been 
guided  by  this  principle. 

Paying  tribute  to  the  role  played  by  .Sidney 
L.  Kaye  of  Brookline,  Mass..  in  bringing  the 
Hayden  Foundation  gift  to  its  "magnificent 
fruition."  President  Sachar  stated: 

"At  the  outset  Brandeis  University  was  just 
another  struggling  institution  underwritten 
by  a  strange  people  with  strange  and  mis- 
understood customs.  .  . 

"It  was  because  J.  ^Villard  Hayden  kne^v 
Sidney  L.  Kaye  and  grew  to  respect  him  so 


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Stihify  L.  kaye 


Life  Memberships  to 
Help  Meet  Challenge 
iH   Harden   Gift 


To  meet  the  Lniversitys  responsibility  in 
matching  the  Hayden  Foundation  gift,  all 
new  Associates  life  memberships,  at  $2,000 
payable  over  a  two-year  period,  will  be  ear- 
marked for  this  fund. 

Announcement  was  made  by  Morris  S. 
Shapiro,  chairman  of  the  trustees"  committee 
on  L  niversity  resources  and  chairman  of  life 
membership  for  the  .Associates. 

"We  are  confident."  declared  Mr.  Shapiro,i 
"that  sufficient  life  memberships  will  be' 
ciijitlled  to  meet  this  challenge 


completely  that  he  projected  the  symbol  .Mi. 
K-aye  represented  and  applied  it  to  all  of  n» 
liiandeis  is  fortunate  in  having  had  ,iii 
ambassador  to  serve  us  so  brilliantly." 

Prior  to  the  Hayden  Foundation  gift,  iln 
largest  single  benefactor  of  Brandeis  Uniicr- 
sity  had  been  Israel  Rogosin.  New  yml 
industrialist  and  philanthropist,  who  cm 
tributed  .$22.5.000. 

Hayden  Philanthropies 

Other  philanthropies  of  the  Hayden  Fmiii 
dation  have  included  major  gifts  to  .Ma^-.i- 
chusetts  Institute  of  Technology,  .New  ^dik 
University.  Boston  L  niversity,  Columbia  I  Di- 
versity and  Northeastern  L  niversity. 

"Tills  linking  of  one  of  the  proudest  nani<'? 
in  .\merican  philanthropy  with  thai  nl 
Brandeis  University  represents  a  very  gratilx- 
ing  note  of  confidence  in  the  security  and  ihr 
integrity  of  the  University,"  asserted  Pnsi 
dent  Sachar. 


8 


HREii  i.\DlISTRMAL  LEADERS  NAMED  RRAIVDEIS  TRUSTEES 


Three  leaders  of  industry  who  are  widely 
lowii  also  for  leadership  in  philanthropic 
il  I'limmunal  causes 
\r  been  appointed 
i-iirs  of  Brandeis 
MiM-rsity,  it  was  an- 
Miiifed  by  George 
|iirt.  chairman  ol 
le  Hoard  of  Trustees. 

rriie  new  trustees 
(•  \hraham  Fein- 
ii;.  vice-president  of 
.iiiiillon  Hosiery 
ilU.  Inc.;  Jack  M.  Kaplan,  president  of  the 
.  Irh  Grape  Juice  Company,  and  William 
.i/rr.  executive  vice-president  of  the  Hud- 
II  I'ulp  and  Paper  Corporation. 


Abraham  Feinbe 


Mr.  Feinberg,  who  was  graduated  from 
Fordham  University  Law  School  and  New 
York  University,  is 
also  president  of 
Hamilton  Textile 
Mills.  Inc..  and  chair- 
man of  the  board  ot  B  ^  • 
Moss  Stores,  Inc.  He  H  ,  y\  , 
holds  the  post  of  ^*  - 
president  of  the 
American  Committee 
for  the  Weizmann  In- 
stitute of  Science. 

Mr.  Kaplan,  who  heads  the  Welch  Grape 
Juice  Company,  is  an  officer  of  the  J.  M. 
Kaplan    Fund    which   endowed    the   Jack   M. 


Kaplan  Chair  in  Comparative  Literature  at 
Brandeis  University  in  1952. 

Mr.  Mazer,  who 
joined  the  Hudson 
Pulp  and  Paper  Cor- 
poration after  com- 
pleting studies  at 
New  York  University 
and  Columbia  Univer- 
sity, has  been  vice 
president  of  the  Cor- 
poration since  1947. 
He  is  president  of  the 

Muscular  Dystrophy  Association  of  America 
and  active  in  the  Federation  of  Jewish 
Pliilanlhropies. 


U  illinm  Mazer 


lenefactions  Totaling  More  Than  $100,000 
Lnnounced  at  Los  Angeles  Dinner-Meeting 


liiTiefactions  to  Brandeis  University  total- 
ti   more  than   $100,000  were  announced   at 

memorable  dinner  sponsored  by  "foster 
iiiiini"  in  Los  Angeles,  Calif. 

The  Beverly  Hills  Hotel  was  the  scene  for 
r  alfair  which  was  tendered  by  the  Brandeis 
>Miciates  and  the  National  Women's  Com- 
illce  of  Los  Angeles  to  honor  Dr.  Robert 
jlaynard  Hutchins,  associate  director  of  the 
[ord  Foundation,  and  President  Sachar. 

Ill  addressing  the  assemblage  of  500,  the 
listinguished  Dr.  Hutchins,  who  formerly 
as  president  of  the  University  of  Chicago, 
WTared  that  Brandeis  University  is  one  of 
If  most  potent  factors  in  the  advancement 
1  the  true  ideals  of  education  in  this  country 
ad  that  with  proper  widespread  support,  il 
ill  become  one  of  the  great  banner-bearers 
I  education. 

Tlu'  banquet  hall  was  crowded  to  capacity 


';rese\tatio\  of  a  certificate  to 

I'le  Hon.  David  Taniienbaurn,  former  Mayor 
I  Beverly  Hills,  indicating  his  appointment 
s  a  Fellow  oj  lirandeis  iJ niversity,  teas  made 
t  a  dinner  in  Los  Angeles.  Left  to  right.  Dr. 
oiiis  If".  Einzig.  co-chairman  oj  the  event, 
ml  Mr.  Tannenbaum. 


with  prominent  business  and  professional 
leaders  of  Southern  California  and  with 
famed  actors  and  actresses,  producers,  direc- 
tors and  writers  of  Hollywood's  motion  pic- 
ture industry. 

Co-Chairmen   for   Event 

Co-chairmen  for  the  event  were  the  Hon. 
David  Tannenbaum,  former  Mayor  of  Beverly 
Hills  and  a  Fellow  of  Brandeis.  and  Dr.  Louis 
W.  Einzig,  .Associates'  life  member  and  a 
pioneer  friend  of  Brandeis. 

The  assisting  committee  included  Mrs. 
Samuel  H.  Berch,  Mrs.  .\rmand  Deutsch. 
Samuel  Genis,  Isadore  C.  Gordean.  Felix 
Juda,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Yoland  D.  Markson. 
Maurice  Turner.  Oscar  Pattiz,  Joseph  D. 
Shane  and  a  large  group  of  other  workers. 

Mrs.  Samuel  Moss,  popular  president  of  tlie 
local  chapter  of  the  National  Women's  Com- 
mittee, headed  a  cooperating  committee  of 
that  group. 

An  eloquent  appeal  was  made  by  Mr. 
Pattiz.  a  life  member  of  the  Associates  and 
at  the  forefront  of  activities  in  behalf  of 
Brandeis. 

Two  $5,000  gilts  were  announced,  one  from 
Albert  Levinson  of  Los  Angeles  for  the 
William  Kaplan  Memorial  Scholarship  Trust, 
and  the  other,  an  undesignated  gift  from 
Louis  H.  Boyar,  also  of  Los  Angeles. 

Subsidies  Extended 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Samuel  Genis  of  Los  Angeles 
extended  indefinitely  the  subsidy  for  the 
Sadye  Genis  Chair  in  Biology  which  they 
established;  and  .Alfred  Hart  of  Bel  Air. 
Calif.,  did  the  .same  for  the  Alfred  Hart 
Chair  in  Social  Sciences  established  by  him. 

Among  the  other  benefactions  announced 
was  extension  of  the  Jay  and  Marie  Kasler 
P'oundalion  Schiilarship  by  Jacob  M.  .Stuchcn 
of  North  Hollvwood.  ('alif.:   exlcnsidii  ol   ihi' 


Ki»Kl4»n'.*«  Top  Leaders 
Augniont  Hayden  <«ift 

At  a  meeting  marked  by  spontaneous  and 
fervent  response  on  the  part  of  60  of  Boston's 
top  leadership  gathered  in  the  President's 
home,  approximately  $104,000  was  given  to 
the  University. 

.\  gift  of  $10,000  was  presented  by  Barnett 
D.  Gordon  for  work  in  the  field  of  biophysics 
and  chemistry.  Other  gifts  included  $5,000 
from  Edward  Goldstein. 

Forty-three  of  those  present  became  life 
members  following  a  discussion  of  the  chal- 
lenge of  the  Hayden   Foundation  gift. 


Arthur  J.  Israel  Memorial  Scholarship  by 
Mrs.  .Arthur  J.  Israel  of  Los  Angeles;  a  five- 
year  annual  scholarship  in  honor  of  Ida  Roth- 
berg,  established  by  G.  Harry  Rothberg  of 
Beverly  Hills. 

Scholarship   Gifts 

■■Mso.  extension  of  the  Joan  and  John  -Shane 
Trust  Scholarship  by  Joseph  D.  Shane  of 
Beverly  Hills;  scholarship  gift  in  honor  of 
("arl  Laemelle  from  Mr.  and  Mrs.  .Stanley 
Bergerman  of  Beverly  Hills;  scholarship  gifts 
from  H.  A.  Goldman  of  Beverly  Hills,  and 
many  others. 

Of  special  interest  was  a  gift  from  diet 
Huntley,  the  widely  known  Hollywood  radio 
commentator,  who  attended  as  a  guest  of  the 
sponsors  but  was  so  impressed  by  the  story 
of  Brandeis  that  he,  too,  presented  a  generous 
benefaction. 

\  large  number  enrolled  as  life  mendjers 
and  annual  members. 

Preceding  the  Beverly  Hills  Hotel  event. 
a  dinner-gathering  to  formulate  plans  for  the 
larger  affair  was  hosted  by  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Yoland  D.  Markson.  formerly  active  in  the 
communal  affairs  of  Boston  before  moving  to 
Los  .\ngeles  where  they  have  assumed  a 
similar  role  as  devotees  to  worthwhile  causes. 


» 


BRANDEIS     RECEIVES     $50,000     GIFT 
TO    HELP    MATCH    HAYDEN    GRANT 


A  $50,000  benefaction  from  Jack  Goldfarb 
of  New  York  City,  president  of  the  Union 
Underwear  Company,  Inc.,  was  prompted  by 
a     spirit     of     thanks- 
giving coupled  with  a 
civic-minded  desire  to 
assist    Brandeis    Uni- 
versity   to    meet    the 
challenge  of  the  Hay- 
den  Foundation's  con- 
ditional grant. 

The  gift  followed  a 
dinner  -  gathering 
hosted     by     Mr.    and 
Mrs.  Goldfarb  and  with 
guest  of  honor. 

In  presenting  his  generous  benefaction, 
Mr.  Goldfarb  stated  that  he  was  "profoundly 
impressed"  by  President  Sachars  "important 
message  concerning  aspirations  for  the  per- 
petuation   of   a    program    which    will    place 


Jack  Goldfarb 
President  Sachar  as 


Brandeis  University  at  the  forefront  of  insti- 
tutions of  education  and  research." 

The  career  of  Jack  Goldfarb  follows  the 
pattern  of  "Horatio  Alger"  success  stories 
which  highlight  the  growth  of  American 
industry. 

Through  perseverance  and  diligence,  he 
surmounted  many  obstacles  in  his  rise  from 
obscurity  to  head  of  the  world's  largest  con- 
cern in  its  field. 

Founded  in  1926,  Union  Underwear  Com- 
pany manufactures  Fruit  of  the  Loom  men's 
and  boys'  underwear.  The  firm  enjoys  har- 
monious relationships  with  some  3,000  em- 
ployees in  its  Kentucky  and  Pennsylvania 
mills. 

Despite  a  rigorous  business  schedule,  Mr. 
Goldfarb  finds  time  to  take  an  active  interest 
in  Brandeis  University,  of  which  he  is  a 
Fellow,  and  is  concerned  with  many  philan- 
thropies. 


Handsome   $500,000    Student    Center   and 
$200,000    Dormitory    Erected    on    Campus 


Two  new  modern  structures  are  now  being 
completed  on  Brandeis  University's  sweeping 
192-acre  campus. 

This  brings  to  24  the  number  of  major 
Brandeis  buildings,  according  to  announce- 
ment by  Meyer  Jaffe,  chairman  of  the 
trustees'  building  committee. 

Just    completed     is 
a  handsome  two-story 
$.SOO,000  Student  Cen- 
^^^       ter.     The    other    new 
4a^  n^l       structure,    to    be    fin- 
ished  this   spring,   is 
a     $200,000    women's 
dormitory  to  help  ac- 
commodate   Brandeis' 
Meyer  Jaffe  increased    enrollment. 

The  eagerly-awaited 
Student  Center  houses  on  its  first  floor  a 
main  dining  room,  seating  234;  refrigeration 
areas;  a  large  bakery;  kitchens;  food  storage 
compartments  and  the  steward's  office. 

Recreation  and  dining  facilities  take  up  the 
second  floor.  An  outstanding  feature  of  the 
lounge  is  a  floor-to-ceiling  glass  wall  over- 
looking the  front  patio  and  pool. 

The  second  floor  includes  large  and  small 
recreation  rooms,  faculty  dining  room,  and  a 
music  room. 

Following  the  modern  functional  lines  of 
the  other  units  in  Hamilton  Quadrangle,  the 
new  dormitory  is  an  impressive  brick  edifice 


utilizing  sparkling  glass  expanses. 

Its  36  rooms  will  afford  accommodations 
for  81  women  students  and  the  ultra-modern 
decor  is  in  line  with  the  most  up-to-date 
dormitory  appointments  in  the  country. 

Boston  Sports  Lodge  of 
B'^nai  B'rith  Creates 
I¥ew  Scholarship  Award 

Scholastic  and  atMetic  ability  will  be  the 
basis  for  awarding  a  newly-established 
scholarship  to  a  boy  from  Greater  Boston 
(Mass.  I  area,  it  was  announced  by  Morris  .S. 
Shapiro,  chairman  of  the  trustees'  committee 
on  scholarship  and  aid. 

The  scholarship  has  been  made  available 
by  B'nai  B'rith  Sports  Lodge.  No.  1934,  of 
Boston,  which  has  for  its  purpose,  the 
"strengthening  of  inter-group  understanding 
through  sports." 

Organized  about  18  months  ago  under  the 
leadership  of  Sam  Cohen,  president,  the  lodge 
has  been  eminently  successful.  Mr.  Cohen  is 
sports  editor  of  the  Boston  Record  and 
Sunday  Advertiser. 

Joseph  M.  Linsey,  chairman  of  the  Brandeis 
University  Athletic  Association,  and  Benny 
Friedman,  Brandeis  director  of  athletics, 
were  also  among  the  founders  of  the  lodge 
and  have  been  actively  identified  with  its 
leadership. 


FAMILY  AND   FRIENDS  I  ( 
NAME  FUND  TO  HONOE 
GOLDEN  ANNIVERSARY 

Paying  tribute  to  the  philanthropic  ideal 
of  a  prominent  Marblehead  (Mass.)  couplf 
the  family  and  friends  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Isaal 
Kaplan  recently  honored  them  on  thei' 
Golden  Wedding  Anniversary  by  establishiarti. 
the  Isaac  and  Esther  Kaplan  Research  FuniB. 
at  Brandeis  University.  I 

The  Fund,  which  will  be  administered  b 
the    University    faculty    research    committee 
will  be  used  to  award  grants  to  faculty  aniilai 
research  students,  particularly  in  the  area  ojb 
science. 

Mr.  Kaplan  came  to  the  United  States  afte 
serving  as  an  apprentice  furniture  craftsman 
in  Europe  for  five  years. 

He  sought  to  practice  his  skill  in  a  land  o 
freedom,  and  settled  in  Cambridge  when 
he  set  up  a  small  workshop  to  make  fim 
furniture. 

Today,  he  is  president  of  the  widely  knowi 
Kaplan  Furniture  Company  of  Cambridge. 

Captivated  by  the  romance  of  the  earl) 
history  of  the  United  States,  Mr.  Kaplar 
struck  upon  the  idea  of  retaining  the  gracious 
spirit  of  this  period  by  re-creating  some  of  the 
famous  antique  pieces  of  furniture  to  be 
found  in  museums  and  colonial  homes  oi 
Boston  and  other  parts  of  New  England. 

He  succeeded  admirably  and  marketed  his 
re-creations  under  the  name,  "The  Beacon 
Hill  Collection,"  now  famous  in  fine  furniture 
circles. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kaplan  and  their  sonsj 
Simon  and  Leon,  are  well  known  for  their 
charitable  and  organizational  work  in  Greater  i 
Boston.  Mr.  Kaplan  is  a  director  in  Temple 
Mishkan  Tefila  and  the  Cambridgeport  Sav- 
ings Bank.  He  is  a  member  of  Everett  C,l 
Benton  Lodge,  A.F.  &  A.M.;  King  Solomon 
Lodge,  I.O.O.F.;  Cambridge  Rotary  Club, 
and  many  other  similar  groups. 

Mrs.  Kaplan  is  a  life  member  of  the  Home 
for  the  Aged,  Mizrachi,  Beth  Israel  Women's 
Auxiliary  and  numerous  other  organizations. 


H 


.ItlDGES    FLVING    HIGH 

Sports  fans  were  pleasantly  surprised  to 
note  the  recognition  coming  to  Coach  Harry 
Stein's   Brandeis  basketball  squad. 

The  team  is  now  rated  third  in  New 
England,  following  Holy  Cross  and  Connec- 
ticut and  ahead  of  such  traditional  New 
England  hoop  powers  as  Boston  (College, 
Dartmouth  and  Yale. 


§TIRRIXG  CEREMOIVIES  MARK  DEDICATION   DAY 


Traveling  by  car,  train  and  chartered  plane 
rom  far-flung  parts  of  the  country,  400 
loiiors    and    friends    gathered    at    Brandeis 

niversity  for  the  stirring  ceremonies  of 
)tilication  Day. 

\alued  at  more  than  $250,000,  eight  major 
aoilities  were  dedicated  and  named  for  the 
;eiierous  benefactors  whose  affirmation  of 
Jrandeis  ideals  has  taken  this  logical  and 
uiirrete  form. 

\s  future  Dedication  Days  follow,  it  was 
minted  out,  the  names  of  these  facilities  will 
riiiain  as  perpetual  memorials  to  those  who 
-liired  a  common  vision  of  creating  a  new 
nn  i>  in  higher  education.'" 

In  addressing  the  assembly,  Meyer  Jaffe. 
h.iirman  of  the  trustees"  building  committee, 
lirlared  that  Brandeis  University  will  be 
Imtver  free  because  it  is  beholden  to  no  one. 
in.  .■  it  is  beholden  to  so  many. 

\merican  liberal  arts  colleges,"  he  pre- 
Inifd,  "will  remain  the  citadel  of  ideas  and 
viii  withstand  the  pressures  for  conformity 
•iiri>-ntly  being  executed  against  them.'" 

Ihp  facilities  dedicated  are  as  follows: 

Max  and  Harriet  Chernis  Lecture  Hall 
n  Sydeman  Hall,  named  for  these  New- 
nn   (Mass.)  donors; 

Hyman  and  Frances  Cohen  Faculty 
Lounge  in  Sydeman  Hall,  named  for 
hi'<e  Newton  donors; 

Morris  and  Bessie  Falk  Atomic  Struc- 
ture Laboratory,  given  in  honor  of  his 
parents  by  George  Falk  of  Fitchburg: 

liiehard  Cohn  Science  Stock  Rooms 
in  Ford  Hall,  named  for  Mr.  Cohn  of 
Dttroit,  .Mich.; 

Vnna  Reinfeld  Hall,  given  in  memory 
of  Mrs.  Reinfeld  by  the  Anna  Reinfeld 
Charitable  Trust  of  New  York  City; 

William     H.     Sydeman     Laboratories, 

Soionoo  Rosoarch  Grant 
Endowed  By  Ohio  Woman 

>rience  research  at  Brandeis  University 
will  be  fostered  by  the  establishment  of  the 
I    I"*pph  Unger  Grant. 

I.ndowed  by  Mrs.  Ida  K.  Unger,  widow  of 
the  late  Shaker  Heights  (Ohio)  community 
leader,  the  grant  will  aid  research  of  Dr. 
."Mbert  Kelner  of  Brandeis'  biology  area. 

A  nationally-known  research  biologist.  Dr. 
Kelrter  is  working  with  the  growth  and 
heredity  of  cells,  a  problem  intimately  related 
to  the  search  for  a  cure  for  cancer.  Me  has 
been  the  recipient  of  a  grant  of  the  National 
Cancer  Institute  of  the  United  States  Public 
Health  Service. 


DEDICATION  DAY  VISITORS  inspecting  one  of  the  laboratories  located  in  Anna  Rem) eld  Hall 
included  (left  to  right):  Jack  Birnbaum  of  Harrison,  /V.  Y.;  Mrs.  Sadie  Birnbaum  oj  Bridgeport, 
Conn.;  Harold  L.  Renfield  of  New  York  City;  Mrs.  Joseph  H.  Reinfeld,  also  of  New  York  City; 
President  Sachar ;  Mrs.  Harold  L.  Renfield  of  New  York  City;  Mrs.  Jack  Birnbaum  of  Harrison, 
N.  Y.,  and  Dr.  Saul  G.  Cohen,  chairman  of  the  School  of  Science. 


established  in  honor  of  the  late  Boston 
philanthropist  by  his  associates,  Abra- 
ham Mandel,  Joseph  J.  Wood  and  James 
G.  Faherty  of  New  York ; 

Louis  S.  and  Millie  Woodruff  Hall, 
the  Administration  Building,  given  by 
Harold  Woodruff  of  Toledo.  Ohio,  in 
memory  of  his  parents; 

Tamra      Lou  Woodruff      Annex      to 

Woodruff    Hall,  given    by    her    parents, 

>Ir.  and  Mrs.  Harold  Woodruff  of 
Toledo,  Ohio. 

Other  speakers  at  the  exercises  included 
President  Sachar,  Prof.  Max  Lerner.  chair- 
man of  the  Graduate  School,  and  William 
Marsh.  '.54,  president.  Brandeis  Student 
Union. 

Also  present  were  Brandeis  Trustees  James 
J.  Axelrod,  Norman  Rabb.  Morris  S.  Shapiro, 
and  Dudley  Kimball. 

■"Perhaps  at  other  older  and  larger  institu- 
tions they  take  the  acquisition  of  new  facili- 
ties more  for  granted,"  declared  Trustees" 
Building  Chairman  Jaffe,  "but  for  us  at 
Brandeis  it  is  always  thrilling  to  have  this 
testimony  of  the  faith  and  confidence  placed 
in  us  by  friends  across  the  country. 

"We  are  still  young  and  humble."'  he  con- 
tinued, "and  we  take  nothing  for  granted. 
Every  advance  is  achieved  with  effort  and 
noted  with  gratitude." 

Donors  and  friends  were  conducted  on  a 
tour  of  the  facilities  and  attended  a  luncheon 
in  the  I  sen  Commons  Room  following  the 
Dedication  Day  ceremonies. 


BRANDOS  ASSOCIATES 
ORGANIZE  NEW  GROUP 
IN   TORONTO,   CANADA 

.■\  chapter  of  Brandeis  Associates  was 
organized  in  Toronto,  Canada,  at  an  enthu- 
siastic meeting  of  civic  leaders  who  gathered 
for  dinner  in  the  Hotel  Royal  York. 

Chairman  of  the  meeting  was  Ben  Sadow- 
ski,  well-known  industrialist,  community 
leader,  and  president  of  the  New  Mt.  Sinai 
Hospital  in  Toronto. 

Following  an  address  by  President  Sachar, 
all  present  enrolled  as  annual  members  of  the 
Associates  and  the  chairman  became  a  life 
member. 

.\  formal  group  was  formed  to  carry  on 
year-round  activities.  Elected  treasurer  was 
J.  Irving  Oelbaum,  a  past  president  of  District 
No.  1,  B'nai  Brith,  and  president  of  Central 
Region,  Canadian  Jewish  Congress. 

Outstanding  cooperation  in  arranging  the 
event  was  given  by  the  Toronto  Jewish  Fed- 
eration under  the  executive  directorship  of 
Miss  Florence  Hutner. 

This  is  the  second  chapter  of  the  .Associates 
to  be  organized  in  Canada,  a  group  having 
been  formed  in  Montreal  last  year. 

Starting  with  a  handful  of  members  five 
years  ago,  the  Associates  movement  has 
grown  to  more  than  6,000  members  and  they 
are  to  be  found  in  355  communities  in  this 
country.  Canada,  and  Cuba. 


II 


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l^MmdUm 


Representing  Brandeis  at  the  annual  Dis- 
trict I  Conference  of  the  American  Alumni 
Council,  held  at  Smith  College  in  Northamp- 
ton. Mass..  was  EleAiNOr  Moran,  "52,  execu- 
tive secretary  of  the  Brandeis  University 
Alumni  Association. 


Add  Brandeis  globe-trotters:  .\rnold 
Sable,  '52,  currently  studying  in  France  .  .  . 
Joan  Hamerman,  '53,  back  from  a  trip  to 
Europe  with  the  American  Friends  Com- 
mittee. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

Sanford  LakofT,  ^53,  now  doing  grad- 
uate work  at  Harvard  University  under  a 
Harvard  Foundation  Fellowship  for  Ad- 
vanced Study  in  Political  Science,  has 
been  named  editor  of  the  Brandeis 
Ahinini  News  Letter. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

David  Va.\  Praach,  '53,  has  joined  the 
reportorial  staff  of  the  Trenton  Times,  a  I\eu 
Jersey  daily. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

Brandeis  Barristers  (future  tense  I  :  Allan 
Appelstei.n,  "53,  at  Harvard  Law  School  .  .  . 
Bernard  Cooper,  "53,  at  the  .American  lini- 
versity  Law  School  in  Washington,  D.  C.  .  .  . 
Leo.nard  Kai'Nfkh,  Herbert  Slater  and 
Juliax  Soshmck,  all  '53.  and  all  at  Boston 
LIniversity  School  of  Law. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

Barbara  (Morse)  Ingber,  '53,  is  now 
a  staff  research  assistant  in  electron 
microscopy  at  Massachusetts  Institute  of 
Technology. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

New  teachers:  Elea.nor  Shapiro,  '52,  in 
the  public  schools  of  Nashua,  N.  //.... 
Pearl  (Pinstein)  Firestone,  '52,  in  Hicks- 
ville,  N,  Y.  .  .  .  Marilyn  (Greenspoon) 
Levenson,  '52,  at  the  Bancroft  School  in 
W  ashington,  D.  C. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

Members  of  the  Class  of  '53  who  are  now 
studying  at  Tufts  College  include  Norman 
Diamond,  in  the  School  of  Dentistry,  and 
Milton  Nichaman,  in  Medical  School. 

At  Boston  University's  School  of  Medicine 
are  Abe  Heller  and  William  Weiner,  ".53. 


On  the  Distaff  Side  of  '53:  Harriet 
Becker,  enrolled  in  the  Radcliffe  Man- 
agement Training  Program;  Joanne 
Finkelor,  attending  the  Graduate  School 
of  Education  at  Harvard ;  Barbara 
Levine,  at  Vassar  Graduate  School  of 
Psychology. 

12 


GREATER  BOSTON  CHAPTER  DINNER  .  .  .  Among  those  participating  in  the  fifth  annual 
membership  dinner  of  the  Greater  Boston  Chapter,  Brandeis  University  Associates,  were  (seated, 
left  to  right)  George  Alpert,  chairman  of  the  University  Board  of  Trustees;  Dr.  Nils  Y.  Wessell. 
president  of  Tufts  College;  President  Sachar;  (standing)  Milton  Kahn,  national  chairman  of 
the  Associates;  Harold  Sherman  Goldberg,  president  of  the  Greater  Boston  Chapter;  Sidney  L. 
Kaye,  chairman  of  the  dinner;  Joseph  F.  Ford,  Dudley  Kimball  and  Morris  S.  Shapiro, 
University  trustees. 


ACCREDMTATMON     ANNOUNCED     AT 
DINNER     OF    BOSTON    ASSOCMATES 


Brandeis  history  was  made  at  the  fifth 
annual  membership  dinner  of  the  Greater 
Boston  Chapter,  Brandeis  University  Asso- 
ciates, when  two  dramatic  announcements 
stirred  the  more  than  one  thousand  commu- 
nity leaders  who  had  gathered  in  the  Hotel 
Statler  ballroom. 

First  of  the  announcements,  telling  of  the 
accreditation  of  Brandeis  University,  was 
made  by  Dr.  Nils  Y.  Wessell,  Tufts  College 
president,  whose  remarks  are  printed  on 
pages  4  and  5  of  this  issue. 

The  second  announcement,  by  President 
Sachar,  informed  the  audience  of  the  princely 
Hayden  Foundation  gift  of  one-half  million 
dollars. 

George  Alpert,  chairman  of  the  Brandeis 
Board  of  Trustees,  was  one  of  the  principal 
speakers. 

Sidney  L.  Kaye,  chairman  of  the  dinner, 
presided  over  the  notable  event  and  intro- 
duced the  head  table  guests. 

These  included  Milton  Kahn,  national 
chairman  of  the  Brandeis  Associates,  who 
addressed  the  gathering;  Hyman  Cohen, 
honorary  president  of  the  Greater  Boston 
Chapter;  Harold  Sherman  Goldberg,  chapter 
president,  and  others  prominently  identified 
with  the  organization. 

Chairmen  of  the  various  schools  and  heads 


of  study  areas  also  were  among  the  honored 
guests. 

Rabbi  Maurice  M.  Zigmond,  Harvard  Uni- 
versity Hillel  director,  gave  the  invocation. 
The  benediction  was  by  Rabbi  Zev  K.  Nelson 
of  Temple  Emeth,  Brookline,  Mass. 

Distinctive  decorations  for  the  affair  in- 
cluded mural-type  pictures  of  activities  at 
Brandeis  University  which  lined  the  walls  of 
the  ballroom. 


Beverage  Group  Holds 
Third  Annual  Event 

The  Ruppert  Hospitality  Room  in  Ni  " 
York  City  was  the  setting  for  the  third  annu.il 
luncheon  sponsored  by  the  Liquor,  Wine  an  I 
Spirits  Industry  committee  in  behalf  "I 
Brandeis  University. 

Chairman  for  the  luncheon  was  Herman  \. 
Katz,  vice-president  and  director  of  sales  nl 
the  Jacob  Ruppert  Brewery. 

Among  the  guests  were  Joseph  Linsey, 
chairman  of  the  Brandeis  University  Athletic 
Association;  Dr.  Ludwig  Lewisohn,  Brandei- 
professor  of  comparative  literature,  and  Sicm- 
Allen,  popular  television  star. 


I  A   Q    A 


ITHLETIC   AREA   DESIGNATED   GORDOIV   FIELD 


Sports  pages  across  the  nation  will  next  season  be  carrying  a  new  athletic  date- 
iie.  It  will  read:  "Gordon  Field.  Mass.  —  Brandeis  University's  high  scoring 
iiilges  today  .  .  .'" 

Prominenth  displaced  at  the  varsil)  athletic  field,  scene  of  all  home  football 
ames.  will  be  a  plaque  bearing  the  legend  of  Gordon  Field  for  all  generations 
i  I  nine. 


li,  naming  of  the  field  l)y  the  Brandeis  llni- 
i-ii\   trustees  is  in  tril)ute  to  Mr.  and  Mrs. 

jiank    B.  Gurdcin.  ami    Lmiis  (ididiin.   all   of 

ini.kline,  Mass..  gen- 

.Hi~    benefactors    of 

e     University     who 

i\r  chosen  this  way 

,1  memorializing  their 

nihcr,      Celia,      and 

.liming  their  father, 

iiiiiic!  Gord))n. 

Idinial     dedication 

Gordon   Field   will 

iLr     place     on     the 

r;i-iiin  of  llie  opening  liume  football  game 
■M   iall. 

This  provides  the  liniversity  with  t\vo  fine 
ihli'lic  playing  fields.   The  oilier  is  Abraham 


Franl,  11.  Gnnliin 


Marcus  Field,  for  baseball,  practice  football, 
hockey,  soccer  and  other  sports. 

Gordon  Field  has  a  sealing  capacity  of 
10.000  and  its  modern  ap|iointments  include 
a  handsome  press  box.  It  is  considered  one 
of  the  finest  playing  fields  in  the  East. 

.\ctively  identified  with  civic  and  fraternal 
circles,  Frank  B.  Gordon  is  president  of  the 
Harcon  Corporation  of  Boston,  iron  and  steel 
scrap  brokers. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Order. 
A.F.  &  A.M.,  Boston  Rotary  Club,  Liniversity 
(ilub.  Elks,  Institute  of  Scrap  Iron  and  Steel, 
and  numerous  other  civic,  industrial,  and 
social  organizations. 

Both  he  and  Mrs.  Gordon  have  long  been 
associated  with  philanthropic  endeavors  and 
Mrs.  Gordon  is  an  ardent  worker  in  behalf  of 
the  fronds  for  Israel  organization. 


Sixteen  Scholarships  Established 
ttr  TV  Motion  Pictures  Executive 


>i\leen  full  maintenance  scholarships  have 
I'll  established  at  Brandeis  University  by 
"-I  |ih  Harris,  prominent  New  Yorker  and 
i.-idenl  of  Motion  Pictures  for  TV.  Inc. 

\iiiiouncemenl  was  made  by  .Morris  S. 
luipiro,  chairman  of  the  trustees"  committee 
[I  ^rliolaiship  and  aid. 

riic  recipients  of  the  scholarships  will  be 
iriiled  upon  by  the  Brandeis  faculty  com- 
liliii".  with  preference  given  to  students  in 
iii-ic  and  the  theatre  arts. 

I  Htir  scholarships  will  fie  awarded  lor  each 
iiiiir  years.    They  are  subject  to  renewal  if 
Ih'  calibre  of  the  stmlenl  and  his  jiiodiiclive 
Hull-  warrant  it. 

\ii.  Harris  has  indicated  that  this  grant  of 
--.  mo  is  in  the  nature  of  an  experiment  and 
mII  lie  amplified  if  he  considers  its  results 
iiiiilul.  The  donor  is  particularly  interested 
II  ilic  L  niversity"s  Crealive  Arts  Festival  and 
-  'specially  desirous  of  encouraging  students 
ill  the  area  of  arts  and  iiiusic. 


I.\STR(  CTOK'S  APPRAISAL  .  .  .  \lii,l„'ll 
Siporin  (lejt).  Branilfis  nrti.st-in-resideiice. 
studies  a  composition  in  nil  In  his  talented 
young  painting  student.  Sidney  J.  Huruitz. 
'.56,  uj  If  urcesler.  Muss.,  iiiwse  etching. 
"Kajka's  \4nierika',"  has  been  purchased  by 
the  Museum  oj  Modern  .Art.  .Vfif  I'orA"  C'//.v, 
jor  its  penuuncnt  print  collection. 


UNIVERSITY  FACULTY 
ADDS  DISTINGUISHED 
ENDOCRINOLOGIST 

Dr.  Julius  M.  Rogoft.  professor  emeritus  at 
the  I  niversity  of  Pittsburgh  and  director  of 
the  Medical  Research  Laboratory  of  the 
G.  N.  Stewart  Memorial  Fund,  recently  was 
named  Brandeis  visiting  professor  of  phys- 
iology. 

A  distinguished  endocrinologist  birmerly 
associated  with  the  faculties  of  the  University 
of  Chicago,  University  of  Pittsburgh,  and 
Western  Reserve  University,  Dr.  Rogoff  has 
made  important  contributions  to  the  treat- 
ment of  Addison's  disease  by  the  administra- 
ticHi  of  interrenalin.  a  drug  for  which  he  is 
responsible. 

Dr.  Rogoff  is  presenting  a  series  of  monlhly 
lectures  on  endocrinology  for  science  students 
at  Brandeis. 

A  graduate  of  Ohio  Nnrthern  University, 
he  received  his  M.D.  at  Western  Reserve 
University.  He  is  a  Fellow  of  the  American 
.\ssociation  for  ihc  Advancement  of  Science 
and  of  the  New    ^  mk  Academy  of  .Sciences. 

Three  Faeiilly  ]>foinliors' 
Works  «n  Xcw  ll<M*«»r<lK 
in  '4'liaiiibi'r  iSeries^ 

Three  records  released  this  month  by 
Columbia  Records  in  its  "".American  tTiamber 
Series"  are  of  works  by  [brandeis  1  niversity 
faculty  members. 

String  C'uartel.  by  Irving  G.  Fine,  is  per- 
lormed  b\   the  Jiiilliard  Quartet. 

Harold  Shapero's  Symphony  for  Classical 
Orchestra  is  conducted  by  Leonard  Bernstein 
and  his  Sonata  for  Piano  Four  Hands  features 
his  own  and  Leo  .Sniit's  playing. 

Both  Fine's  Siring  Onarlcl  ami  Shapero's 
Symphony  for  (Classical  Orchestra  were  com- 
missioned li\  the  Koiissevit/k\  .Music  Foun- 
dation of  New  ^  ork. 

The  third  record  is  Arthur  V.  Berger's 
Ouarlcl  for  Woodwinds  in  C  Major,  played 
by  the  Fairfield  \\  iiid  Ensemble,  and  his  Duo 
for  Cello  and  I'iaiio.  willi  licrnaid  Green- 
house. cclli^l.  ,ui(l  Anthoii)  Makas  at  llie 
piano. 


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CHICAGO,  ILL.  .  .  An  article  on  "The  Cnllural  Study  of  Contemporary  Societies:  Puerto 
Rico,"  co-authored   by   Robert   A.   Manners,   Brandeis   assistant   professor   of  anthropology,   was 

featured  in  a  recent  issue  of  the  American  Journal  of  Sociology 4NISAPOLIS.  MD.  .  . 

The  "Gestalt  Theory"  was  the  subject  of  a  lecture  given  last  month  ul  St.  John's  College  by 
Dr.  Aron  Giiruitsch.  Brandeis  associate  professor  of  philosophy. 

SWARTHMORE.  PA.  .  .  Fredrie  Mann  of  F'hiladelphia,  a  Fellow  of  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity, was  Brandeis'  delegate  at  the  inauguration  of  Courtney  Craig  Smith  as  president 
of  Swarlhmore  College  ....  CLEVELAIM),  OHIO.  .  .  Dr.  Herman  T.  Epstein,  Bran- 
deis assistant  professor  of  /ihysics,  is  an  editor  of  W  ebster's  ^'elc  If  iirld  Dictionary,  published 
recently  by  ff'orld  Publishing  Company. 

ISEW  YORK,  I\.  Y.  .  .  Reprint  rights  to  "The  Pass,"  Brandeis  Professor  Thomas  L.  Savage's 
first  novel,  originally  published  in  1944  by  Doubleday  &  Co.,  have  been  purchased  by  Bantam 
Books  ....  John  F.  Matthews,  Brandeis  lecturer,  wrote  the  text  for  the  new  Pocket  Library  of 
Great  Art  edition  on  EI  Greco  ....  Brandeis  Instructor  Moses  Rischin  is  author  of  an  article, 
"Abraham  Cahan  and  the  New  York  Commercial  .\dvertiser:  A  Study  in  Acculturation,"  which 
appeared  in  a  recent  issue  of  the  Publications  of  the  American  Jewish  Historical  Society  .... 
A  paper  by  Dr.  Sidney  Golden  of  the  Brandeis  chemistry  area,  titled  "Note  on  the  Quantum 
Mechanical  Calculation  of  Reaction  Rates,"  was  published  in  the  Journal  of  Chemical  Physics. 

CHAPEL  HILL,  IS.  C.  .  .  Brandeis  Music  Professor  Erwin  Bodky  was  invited  to  par- 
ticipate in  a  "Symposium  on  Baroque  Music"  at  the  annual  convention  here  of  the 
American  Musicological  Society.  He  spoke  on  problems  of  the  "Improvisation  of  the 
Thorough-Bass,"  which  also  is  the  subject  of  a  course  given  by  Professor  Bodky  to  a 
class  of  Brandeis  graduate  students.  The  course  is  the  only  one  of  its  kind  thus  far 
given  at  any  American  university. 

CAMBRIDGE,  MASS.  .  .  Sidney  Rosen,  Brandeis  physical  science  instructor,  was  an  editor  of 
'"Critical  Years  Ahead  in  Science  Teaching,"  a  report  of  the  Conference  on  Nation-Wide  Problems 
of  Science  Teaching  in  the  Secondary  Schools,  held  at  Harvard  University  under  the  auspices  of 
Dr.  J.  B.  Conant  and  the  Carnegie  Foundation  ....  BOSTOIS,  MASS.  .  .  Representing 
Brandeis  University  at  the  120th  annual  meeting  of  the  American  .4ssociution  for  the  Advance- 
ment of  Science,  which  convened  here  in  December,  were  Dr.  Albert  Kelner  and  Dr.  Albert  G. 
Olsen,  assistant  professors  of  biology;  Lois  Spiro  Robblee,  '53;  Dr.  Bernard  Rosenberg,  social 
relations  instructor,  and  Mr.  Rosen. 

GAMBIER,  OHIO.  .  .  Three  Brandeis  University  faculty  members  have  contributed 
to  the  winter  issue  of  the  scholarly  quarterly.  The  Kenyon  Review.  Irving  Howe,  asso- 
ciate professor  of  English,  has  continued  in  a  literary  essay  his  study  of  Conrad's 
political  novels;  Philip  Rieif,  social  relations  instructor,  writes  about  "Orwell  and  the 
Post-Liberal  Imagination,"  and  Dr.  Henry  Popkin,  English  instructor,  reviews  the  post- 
humous publication  of  papers  by  George  Orwell. 

SEWAISEE,  TENIS.  .  .  Dr.  Popkin  of  the  Brandeis  English  study  area  also  was  author  of  an 
article,  "Three  European  Playwrights,"  published  in  the  Sewanee  Review.  The  trio  discussed  by 
the  Brandeis  instructor  comprised  Molnar,  Gitle,  ami  Wedekind. 


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BUFFALO   ASSOCIATES   |  ^| 
ENROLL  NEW  MEMBERS 


AT  SPIRITED  MEETING  j 

Two  hundred  men  and  women  gatherei 
recently  in  the  Hotel  Statler,  Buffalo,  N.  Y 
for  a  spirited  dinner-meeting  called  in  behal 
of  Brandeis  by  the  "foster  alumni"  iti  tha 
city. 


W 


II 


Irving  Levick  and  D.  Sloan  Hurwitz  wei' 
co-chairmen  for  the  successful  event  whicl 
honored  President  Sachar,  principal  speafea   t. 
for  the  occasion.    Edward   H.  Kavinoky  pie 
sided  over  the  meeting. 


\  feature  of  the  evening's  program  wa 
announcement  of  the  enrollment  of  eight  nev 
life  members,  in  addition  to  30  new  anniiai 
members  and  more  than  40  renewals.  A  num 
ber  of  scholarship  contributions  also  wen 
announced  at  this  time. 


(SI 


Members  of  the  sponsoring  committee  in 
eluded    Samuel    Carl,    Harold    B.    Ehrlichim 
Isadore  Moss,  Moe  Ein,  Michael  M.  Cohnf 
.\rnold    Jacobowitz,    Hymen    Lefcowitz    antl 
Arthur  Victor,  Jr. 

Members  of  the  local  chapter  of  the  Na- 
tional Women's  Committee  also  assisted  ir 
arrangements  for  the  meeting  under  the 
direction  of  Mrs.  Michael  M.  Cohn,  president 
of  the  liuffalo  chapter. 


N.  E.  TEACHERS  GROUPS  MEET  AT 
BRANDEIS  .  .  Among  ISO  delegates  attend- 
ing sessions  on  the  Brandeis  campus  were' 
(front  roiv)  Miss  Dorothy  If'.  Gifford,  presi- 
dent, !\'eiv  England  .Association  of  Chemistry 
Teachers;  Father  Joseph  Martus  of  Holy 
Cross:  (rear  row,  left  to  right)  Robert  Card, 
president.  Eastern  .Association  of  Physics 
Teachers;  Malcolm  Campbell,  president.  New  \ 
England  .Association  of  Biology  Teachers,  and  i 
Prof.  Saul  G.  Cohen,  chairman.  Brandeis 
University  School  of  Science. 


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^EW  YORKER  PRESEI\TS  $100,000  REIVEFACTIOI^ 


A  prominent  philanthropist  and  communal  leader,  Harry  Pearhnan  of  New  York 
Cit),  has  presented  a  gift  of  $100,000  to  Brandeis  University.  Mr.  Pearlman  is 
president  of  the  National  Paper  Company  of  Pennsylvania,  manufacturers  of  Swanee 
Paper  Products. 

The  gift  was  presented  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pearlman  for  themselves  and  their  sons. 
iMlriiond  and  Arthur,  following  a  recent  visit  to  the  Brandeis  University  campus. 


"  The  University  is  especially  grateful  for 
hi-  expression  of  confidence,"  declared  Nor- 
luiii  S.  Rabb,  Univer- 
-ii\  trustee  and  friend 
il  \Ii\  Pearlman,  who 
i\j-  instrumental  in 
iiuuiging  for  the  gift. 

riie  Pearlmans, 
«  ho  spent  two  days  on 
raiiipus,  were  "over- 
uhflmed"  by  what 
ihi-y  had  seen.  Harry  Pearhnan 

They  left  to  return 
iM  I  heir  home  in  New  York  City  on  a  Satur- 
ila\   and,  on  Monday  morning,  Mr.  Pearlman 
lel-phoned   to   announce   his  generous   bene- 
lac  linn. 

"I I    is   only   a    beginning    gift,"   he    stated. 


"and  we  hope  to  do  much  more  for  the  Uni- 
versity as  time  goes  on." 

Enthusiastically,  Mr.  Pearlman  indicated 
that  he  intends  to  bend  his  efforts  towards 
organizing  the  paper  products  industries  in 
behalf  of  Brandeis  and  will  make  available 
his  penthouse  in  New  York  City  for  meetings 
in  the  interests  of  the  University. 

Mr.  Pearlman  also  is  founder  and  member 
of  the  Lion  Paper  Sales  Co.,  New  York  City; 
founder  and  trustee  of  the  Pearlman  Family 
Foundation,  and  secretary  and  director  of 
Beth-El  Hospital,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Born  in  New  York  City,  he  began  his 
career  in  1917.  In  addition  to  engaging  in  his 
own  paper  enterprise  since  1927,  he  also  was 
retained  as  an  efficiency  expert  for  the  Hearst 
Enterprises  from  1929  to  1938,  creating  an 
Export  Department  for  Hearst  newspapers. 


Creative  Arts  Ball  to  Be  Sponsored  by 
Friends  of  School,  April  27,  in  Boston 


"Fabulous"  is  the  word  for  plans  afoot  for 
a  Creative  Arts  Ball  to  be  staged  on  the  night 
of  April  27,  in  the  Louis  XlVth  Ballroom  of 
the  .Somerset  Hotel,  Boston,  by  the  Friends 
of  the  School  of  Creative  Arts  at  Brandeis 
University. 

Theme  for  this  exciting  costume  affair  is 
"Masque  of  Spring"  and  the  committee  is 
headed  by  -Mrs.  Paul  T.  Smith  of  Brighton. 
Mass.,  and  Jerome  L.  Rappaport  of  Boston, 
general  co-chairmen. 

A  dramatic  transformation  of  the  Somerset 
Ballroom  into  an  "extravaganza  of  spring" 
will  be  effected  with  the  assistance  of  Alfred 
Duca.  well-known  Boston  artist  and  director 
of  the  ball. 

An  art  book,  copies  of  which  are  to  be  dis- 
tributed at  the  hall,  is  being  published  espe- 
cially for  the  occasion  and  may  well  become 
a  collector's  item. 

It  will  contain  original  and  unusual  draw- 
ings contributed  by  Boston  artists  for  this 
souvenir  volume  alone. 

Sumner  Gerstein  and  Mark  Weinian,  both 


of  Brookline,  Mass.,  are  chairman  and  co- 
chairman,  respectively,  of  the  art  book 
committee. 

Climaxing  the  ball's  festivities  will  be  a 
grand  march  and  the  awarding  of  prizes  for 
costumes  in  various  classifications.  A  mid- 
night supper  will  follow. 

M  Capp,  nationally-famed  cartoonist,  has 
agreed  to  head  the  costume  judges  who  will 
include  other  celebrities. 

To  assist  guests  in  planning  costumes,  a 
"Costume  Service  Center"  is  being  set  up 
where  designs,  suggestions  and  aid  in  creating 
costumes  may  be  obtained  if  desired. 

Unique  tickets  have  already  set  the  keynote 
for  an  affair  well  off  the  beaten  track.  Chair- 
men of  tickets  are  Mrs.  Morton  Godine  and 
Mrs.  Bernard  Singer,  both  of  Newton,  Mass.. 
and  Mrs.  Hirsh  Swig  of  Chestnut  Hill,  Mass. 

Since  capacity  is  limited  to  300  couples, 
those  who  plan  to  attend  are  advised  to  make 
immediate  reservations  by  addressing  re(|uests 
to:  Creative  Arts  Ball  Committee,  Brandeis 
University,  Waltham  54,  Mass. 


Detroit  Associates  Hear 
Atomic  Physicist  at 
Major  Dinner  Event 


A  major  event  was  the  dinner-meeting 
sponsored  recently  by  the  Detroit  .Associates 
of  Brandeis  University  which  drew  approxi- 
mately 200  communal  leaders  to  the  Sheraton- 
Cadillac  Hotel. 

Principal  speakers  for  the  occasion  were 
President  Sachar  and  Brandeis  Visiting  Pro- 
fessor Leo  Szilard,  pioneer  atomic  physicist, 

Herbert  G.  Blumberg,  chairman  of  the  out- 
standing event,  announced  the  enrollment  at 
this  time  of  four  life  members. 

Other  highlights  of  the  evening  were  an- 
nouncements of  a  gift  of  11,000  annually 
from  Col.  David  Saffir  for  the  remainder  of 
his  life;  a  gift  from  Jason  Honigman  and 
Ben  Silverstein;  a  full  tuition  scholarship 
established  by  Albert  Newman  in  memory  of 
Martin  Ross,  and  a  substantial  gift  to  the 
general  fund  of  the  I'niversity  from  .Abraham 
Shiffman. 

In  addition  to  approximately  60  renewals 
of  annual  membership  reported.  43  new  mem- 
bers were  enrolled  at  the  meeting. 

Committee  members  assisting  Mr.  Blum- 
berg included  Paul  Broder,  George  C. 
Golanty,  Harold  Morrison,  Herbert  .Aronsson, 
Frank  J.  Winton,  .Morton  Scholnick  and 
Myron  Unger. 

Outstanding  service  in  connection  with  the 
meeting  was  rendered  also  by  Sidney  Allen, 
Nate  Shapero  and  Leonard  Simons,  all  Fel- 
lows of  Brandeis  University. 


l'lil.\CIPALS  AT  DETROIT  MEETING 
oj  Brandeis  University  Associates  included 
(left  to  right)  Herbert  Blumberg.  president 
oj  Detroit  Chapter,  and  Leonard  .V.  Simons, 
Fellow  oj  Brandeis  Ihiiversity  and  nniiomd 
oice-rhairman  oj   -Issociates. 


15 


COXFEREXCE    HIGHLIGHTS   WOMEN'S   ACTIVITIES  l^fi 


iilfi 


"What's  Right  With  The  \»,orlil!"  was  the 
title  of  a  sparkling  panel  which  drew  re- 
sounding plaudits  at  the  First  Area  Confer- 
ence of  the  National  Women's  Committee  of 
Brandeis  I  niversity.  held  in  December. 

Attended  by  an  overflow  crowd  which 
gathered  in  the  Hotel  Pierre.  New  ^ork  City, 
the  Conference  serviced  14  chapters  which 
encompass  approximately  8.000  members. 

These  chapters  include  Manhattan.  Brook- 
lyn, Queens  County,  'Westchester.  New  Haven, 
Hartford,  Essex  County,  Bergen  County, 
Vonkers,  Middlesex  County.  Morris  County, 
ISridgeport.  Bronx  and  Stamford. 

The  morning  session,  presided  over  by  .Mrs. 
Joseph  Schneider  of  Boston,  Mass.,  national 
service  chairman,  was  devoted  to  leadership 
training.  Participating  were  Clarence  Q. 
Berger,  executive  assistant  to  President 
Sachar:  Mrs.  Harry  L.  Michaels  of  Boston. 
Mass..  founder  of  the  Women's  Committee: 
Mrs.  Louis  I.  Kramer  of  Providence.  R.  I., 
national  president:  and  Mrs.  Irving  .^brams 
of  Boston,  national  honorary  director. 

The  invocation  at  luncheon,  served  at  noon, 
was  given  by  Dr.  Louis  I.  Newman  of  Con- 
gregation Rodeph  Sholom  of  Manhattan. 

Members  of  the  afternoon's  panel  were 
Mrs.  Franklin  D.  Roosevelt,  Brandeis  L  niver- 
sity trustee;  President  Sachar:  and  Dr.  Max 
Lerner.  head  of  the  new  Graduate  School  of 
Arts  and  Sciences. 

The  Conference  committee  included  Mrs. 
Roosevelt,  honorary  chairman:  Miss  Susan 
Brandeis  of  New  York  City,  honorary  presi- 
dent; Mrs.  Kramer  and  Mrs.  Sclineider. 

Planning   committee    chairmen    were    Mrs. 


I  .XIVEKSITY  31.\ltKS  WITH 
SOItltOW  PASSI>Ci  OF  TWO 
WO.>lE>'*S    BOARD    ME.MUEItS 

The  University  records  with  sorrow  the 
death  of  two  national  board  members  of 
the  National  Women's  Committee,  Mrs. 
Daniel  Lindenbaum  and  Mrs.  Jacob  E. 
NickoU. 

Mrs.  Lindenbaum  was  a  life  member 
of  Westchester  (N.  Y.)  Chapter.  Mrs. 
Nickoll  was  president  of  the  Milwaukee 
(Wise.)  Chapter  and  also  a  life  member. 
Both  attended  the  1953  National  Con- 
ference as  delegates  of  their  respective 
chapters. 


LL  .\CHEU.\  HEAD  T AISLE  Ul  EiT.i  at  the  Sutiond  Somen's  Committee  First  Area  Conjer-  '^ 
ence,  held  in  December  at  the  Hotel  Pierre,  New  York  City,  included  (seated,  left  to  right) 
Mrs.  Robert  F.  K  agner,  Jr.,  icije  oj  the  Mayor  of  Neiv  York  City;  President  Sachar;  Mrs.  Eleanur 
Rooseielt,  a  trustee  oj  the  University;  .Miss  Susan  Brandeis,  national  honorary  president  oj  the 
National  if  omens  Committee;  (.standing)  Mrs.  Irving  Abrams,  national  honorary  director;  Mrs. 
Hurry  L.  Michaels,  national  honorary  vice-president;  .Mrs.  Joseph  Schneider,  national  seni(f 
chairman;  .Mrs.  Louis  I.  Kramer,  national  president  and  a  L  niversity  trustee;  Dr.  Louis  I.  .\(»- 
man,  ivho  gave  the  invocation,  and  Clarence  Q.  Berger,  executive  assistant  to  President  Sarluir. 


Harry  J.  Carlin.  Manhattan;  Mrs.  David 
Farber,  Brooklyn,  and  Mrs.  .\\\\n  I.  Perl- 
mutter,  Queens  County,  assisted  by  the  presi- 
dents and  national  board  members  of  the  14 
participating  chapters. 

Activities  among  the  Women's  Committee  s 
82  chapters  wliich  extend  from  coast  to  coast 
have  been  largely  centered  around  affairs  to 
further  expand  membership.  Following  are 
reports,  by  states,  of  some  of  the  chapters: 

Arizona 

PHOENIX  — Mrs.  Harry  Cooper,  vice- 
president  of  Los  Angeles  Chapter,  was  prin- 
cipal speaker  at  the  annual  tea  in  the  home 
of  the  chapter  president,  Mrs.  Charles 
Korrick.  Other  chapter  officers  include  Mrs. 
Albert  B.  Spector  and  Mrs.  .Arnold  .\belson. 
vice-presidents:  Mrs.  Lee  Ehrlich,  recording 
secretary.  Mrs.  Ben  Goldstein,  corresponding 
secretary,  and  Mrs.  Edgar  Korrick.  treasurer. 

TUCSON  —  Mrs.  Kramer  was  honored 
guest  at  Tucson  Chapter's  annual  tea  in  the 
El  Presidio  Hotel.  Chairman  was  Mrs.  Sam 
Rich,  with  Mrs.  Charles  Gordon,  co-chair- 
man:    Mrs.     Sam     Deutsch,     in     cliarge     of 


hostesses;    Mrs.    Louis    Silverman,    co-chair- 
m.an;  Mrs.  Myer  .\gron.  guest  book  chairman. 

Connefticut 

BRIDGEPORT  — Mrs.  Martin  Aronson 
opened  her  home  for  a  successful  membership 
tea  with  Mrs.  Allan  Kaufman  as  speaker. 
Tea  chairman  was  Mrs.  Sidney  Burstein. 

Florida 

MIAMI  BEACH  —  Scenes  from  hit  plays, 
presented  by  the  Casablanca  Players,  fea- 
tured a  dessert-luncheon  which  honored  life 
members  of  the  Greater  Miami  Chapter. 
Hostess  was  Mrs.  Charles  Fruchtman,  life 
membership  chairman.  Chapter  president  is 
Mrs.  Ben  Zion  Ginshurg.  Mr.s.  Harold  Turk 
is  program  chairman.  ■ 

Illinois 

CHICAGO  —  Guest  of  honor  and  principal 
speaker  at  a  luncheon  in  the  Crystal  Ballroom 
of  the  Blackstone  Hotel  was  Dr.  Leonard  , 
Levy,  Brandeis  instructor  in  American  civili- 
zation. Mrs.  Isaac  W  agner.  chapter  president, 
presided  at  the  luncheon.  Mrs.  Lawrence  C. 
(Continued  on  page  IT) 


16 


I 

^Foster  AlamnF 
piold  Dinner  in 
l§!an  Francisco 


\pproximately  $30,000  in  benefactions  In 
III'  liniversity  was  subscribed  by  an  entbii- 
iasiic  audience  of  more  than  ISO  who  beard 
Ir,  Robert  M.  Hutchins,  associate  director 
il  llie  Ford  Founda- 
I'iii.  and  President 
^arliar,  at  a  dinner- 
inerling  sponsored  by 
In-  San  Francisco 
V-'-iiciates. 


I  "-chairmen  for  the 

li  liner   were    Mi 
l.uiie  D.  Goldstein,  a 
Fillnw  of  the  Univer- 

ii\ .  and  Benjamin  H. 

■^^viii.    former    Bostonian    wlm    now    b'ves    in 
■^an   Francisco. 

\  welbknown  philanthropist.  Mr.  Swig  has 
11  listed  members  of  his  entire  family  as 
rirnds  of  Brandeis  and  together  they  support 
1  -rlndarship  in  honor  of  his  mother-in-law. 
\Ii-.  Ida  Aronovitz.  The  group  includes  Mr, 
iiid  Mrs.  Richard  Swig,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  .Melvin 
~>\\ii;.  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  Dinner. 

latest  gilt  of  the  group,  as  a  result  of  the 
>.in  Francisco  meeting,  was  $10,000  and,  in 
I'Mliion.  Mr.  Swig  presented  gifts  towards 
the  Joseph  and  Clara 
Ford  Scholarship 
Fund  and  the  Cast\ 
LaboratoiA   Fund. 

Announcement  was 
made  of  a  $.5,000  gift 
from  Joseph  B.  Arno- 
vitz;  gifts  from  Mrs. 
E.  S.  Heller  and  Miss 
Lutie  D.  Goldstein, 
all  of  San  Francisco, 
addition  to  new  life 
inc'inbers  as  well  as  annual  members  enrolled. 

I  hr  coiiiinittee  of  sponsors  included  New- 
ilcin  Bissinger,  Philip  S,  Ehrlich,  Marcus 
Id  L>er.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Heim  Goldman,  Richard 
N.  tioldman,  Mrs.  Edgar  N.  Goldstine,  Judge 
l.'iiiis  E.  Goodman,  Mrs.  E.  S.  Heller,  Louis 
Ih'iiig,  Dr.  Bernard  Kaufman,  Jr.,  Mrs. 
llainid  J.  Kaufman.  Daniel  E.  Koshhmd. 

\Uo,  Sidney  Leibes,  Mr.  and  -Mrs.  .M.  .M. 
lj-.-rr,  I).  P.  Lilienthal,  Cyril  Magnin,  Mr. 
an.!  Mrs.  Morris  Malnick,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
l^.nige  M.  Peizer.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harry  Poise, 
lb  nry  Robinson.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Herbert  Rose, 
Siihiey  Rudy,  .Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harry  J.  Sapper. 
b'^sr  H.  Steinhart  and  John  Sleinhart. 


Miss  Lutie  D. 
Goliistein 

I    many   others. 


National  Women's  Committee  Now  Numbers 
82  Chapters  In  Its  Strong,  Vital  Chain 


(Continued  jrum  page  16) 

Friedlander  is  program  chairman:  .Mrs.  Nate 

H.  Sherman,  social  chairman. 

Iowa 

SIOL  X  CITY  —  A  festive  lea  sponsored  by 
this  chapter  honored  the  national  president, 
-Mrs.  Kramer,  who  also  met  at  luncheon  with 
the  board.  President  of  this  chapter  is  Mrs. 
A.  H.  Baron. 

LoiiLi^iaiia 

NEW  ORLEANS  -Heralded  as  a  skit  in 
3-D  —  "Dream,  Drama  and  Destiny  of  Bran- 
deis University"  highlighted  a  workshop  for 
new  board  members.  The  novel  event  was 
staged  in  the  home  of  Mrs.  Mayer  Godchaux. 
Commentator  was  Mrs.  Alexander  Gottsegen, 
vice-president  of  the  chapter.  Local  president 
is  Mrs.  Leo  Mervis. 

!tlassa<*hiisetts 

SALEM  —  Mrs.  -Abrams,  national  honorary 
director,  was  speaker  for  the  annual  tea  of 
Greater  Salem  Chapter,  which  includes 
Beverly,  Danvers,  Ipswich,  Peabody  and 
Salem.  Mrs.  .\lexander  Strauss  of  Peabody, 
president  of  the  chapter,  conducted  the 
meeting. 

WORCESTER  — Brandeis  Graduate 
School  Chairman  -Max  Lerner  addressed  a 
record  meeting  of  this  chapter,  whose  presi- 
dent is  Mrs.  Hyman  Heller.  Mrs.  David  L. 
Michelson  introduced  Professor  Lerner.  Mrs. 
Mendall  Benjamin  and  Mrs.  Samuel  Seder 
were  in  charge  of  hospitality.  Mrs.  Israel  M. 
Ulian  and  Mrs.  Edward  Budnitz  poured. 

>laryiaiiil 

B-\LTLMORE  —  For  the  purpose  of  ac- 
ipiainting  prospective  members  with  "The 
Story  of  Brandeis,"  a  series  of  teas  was  spon- 
sored simultaneously  on  a  single  day  through- 
out the  city.  Speakers  included  Mmes.  Lloyd 
Gerber,  Joseph  Mehlman,  Henry  Rogers  and 
I.  I.  Rosenbloom.  Mrs.  Irving  Blaustein  and 
Mrs.  Robert  .MeyerhofI  are  membership  co- 
chairmen. 

^Ii«'hi|£an 

DETROIT  —  President  .Sachar  was  guest 
of  honor  at  a  gala  life  membership  lea  in  the 
home  of  Mrs.  Irving  Goldberg.  Life  mendier- 
ship  chairmen  are  Mrs.  Benjamin  Jones  and 
Mrs.  Sidney  Solomon  who  also  were  in  charge 
of  a  brunch  at  the  Great  Lakes  Cbd)  at  which 
Brandeis     Professor    James    Klee    spoke    on 


"New  Horizons  in  Psychology. "    Local  presi- 
dent is  Mrs.  Samuel  .\aron. 

ISew  York 

BUFF.\LO  —  "Creative  Arts  —  A  Brandeis 
Challenge"  was  the  subject  of  Elliot  .Silver- 
stein,  Brandeis  theatre  arts  instructor,  who 
addressed  a  luncheon-meeting  of  this  cliapter 
which  is  headed  by  Mrs.  Michael  M.  Cohn, 
president.  Program  chairman  is  Mrs.  Irving 
Levick. 

Ohio 

CINCINNATI  —  .Approximately  $2.S.000 
has  been  contributed  by  this  chapter  since 
19.S0  according  to  a  report  made  at  the  biurth 
annual  luncheon  held  at  the  Netherland 
PlazLi  with  Mrs.  James  S.  Auer,  general 
chairman.  Speaker  for  the  event  was  George 
.\lpert,  chairman  of  the  Brandeis  Board  of 
Trustees.  Mrs.  Philip  M.  Meyers,  honorary 
president  and  national  vice-president,  was 
co-chairman.  Mrs.  Herbert  Kupiiin  was 
honorary  chairman. 

Ilhudp  iNlaiKl 

PROVIDENCE  — This  chapter  sponsored 
a  successful  membership  drive  with  Mrs. 
Bertram  L.  Bernhardt,  general  chairman,  and 
-Mmes.  Jack  Westerman,  Newton  Frank, 
Charles  H.  Miller  and  Abraham  Oster,  co- 
chairmen,  assisted  by  a  large  committee. 

Texas 

D.XLLAS — Brjndeis  Trustees  (diairman 
George  .Alpert  addressed  a  tea  attended  by 
300  and  marking  the  firsi  annual  meeting  of 
this  chapter.  The  affair  drew  the  largest 
attendance  of  any  women's  organizational 
group  in  Dallas  history.  Mrs.  .Sidney  Lee,  a 
national  director,  was  elected  president  of 
this  chapter. 


Library  I*r«'!«<'iil«><l  <«ifl 
By  Nt'w  Orlt'aiiK  lliintir 

t^imprisiug  a|iiirn\imalei\  ."iOO  \ohiuics  ol 
eighteenth  and  nhieteenth  century  German 
literature,  the  -Archibald  Marx  Literature 
Collection  has  been  added  to  the  Brandeis 
Lniversity  Library. 

The  volumes,  all  of  which  were  printed  in 
Germany,  are  the  gift  of  \rcliibald  Marx  of 
New  Orleans. 

The  ac'(|ui-ilioM  lias  substantially  strength- 
ened the  l.ibrars's  holdings  in  comparative 
literature. 


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Greater  Boston  Women 
Hold  Annual  Meeting 
Attended  by  1,000 

The  annual  meeting  of  Greater  Boston 
Chapter  of  the  National  Women's  Committee 
of  Brandeis  University  was  held  recently  in 
the  Hotel  Somerset. 

More  than  1.000  members  attended  the 
event  which  was  presided  over  by  Mrs.  Abra- 
ham Baker,  chapter  president,  who  introduced 
Dr.  Sachar. 

A  highlight  of  the  program  was  an  original 
prose  narrative,  "In  the  Beginning,"  written 
and  presented  by  Miss  Gertrude  Carnovsky, 
Brandeis  faculty  administrative  assistant. 
Background  music  for  the  reading  which 
traced  the  history  of  the  National  Women's 
Committee  was  provided  by  Mrs.  Israel 
Friedlander. 

A  focal  point  of  interest  during  the  coffee 
hour  which  preceded  the  meeting  was  a  hand- 
some mural  picture  nf  the  I'niversily  Library. 
The  picture  offered  a  close-up  view  of  the 
new  three-story  wing  recently  added  through 
the  combined  efforts  of  Women's  Committee 
members  throughout  the  country. 


FREDRIC  R.  3iANN  ENDOWS  CHAIR  TO 
31E3iORiALIZE  NOTED  YOUNG  PiANIST 


Memorializing  a  distinguished  young  pianist 
whose    untimely    death    shocked    the    music 
world,  the  Fredric  R.  Mann  Chair  in  Memory 
of  William  Kapell  has 
been     established     at 
Brandeis  University. 

A  well-known  Phila- 
delphia patron  of  the 
arts  and  a  Fellow  of 
Brandeis  University, 
Mr.  Mann  has  desig- 
nated the  Chair  in 
perpetuity  in  memory 
of  the  American  vir- 
tuoso killed  in  a  plane  accident,  October  29, 
1953,  while  en  route  home  following  an  inter- 
national concert  tour. 

Founder  of  the  famous  Robin  Hood  Dell 
concerts  in  Philadelphia,  Mr.  Mann  was 
Kapell's  patron  and  had  financed  the  brilliant 
voung  pianist's  entire  musical  education. 

.\  graduate  of  Yale  llniversity  and  the 
Wharton  School  of  Finance  of  the  University 


Fredric  R.  Mann 


of  Pennsylvania,  Mr.  Mann  is  prumineni ; 
in  business,  cultural  and  philanthropic 
endeavors. 

He  is  president  of  the  Seaboard  Container 
Corporation:  Recreation  Commissioner  of  the 
City  of  Philadelphia;  member,  board  of 
directors,  Philadelphia  Orchestra  Associa- 
tion; member,  Philadelphia  Committee,  Met- 
ropolitan Opera  Association;  member,  board 
of  Manufacturers  Trust  Company,  New  York, 
and  holds  numerous  other  posts  of  respon- 
sibility in  scores  of  business,  civic,  music  and 
communal  organizations. 

Some  of  these  include  the  Factors  Corpo- 
ration of  America,  Bankers  Bond  &  Mortgage 
Guaranty  Corporation,  Loft  Candy  Corpora- 
tion, New  Y'ork;  Free  Library  of  Philadel- 
phia, Pennsylvania  Academy  of  Fine  Arts, 
.\cademy  of  Natural  Sciences  of  Philadel- 
phia, Philadelphia  Psychiatric  Hospital, 
Commissioner  of  Fairmounl  Park.  Philadel- 
phia, vice-president  of  American  Committee 
Weizmann  Institute  of  Science. 


B 

is 

i 

s 


Business  Associates  Honor  Tubie  Resnick 
By  Establisiiing  Scholarship  Foundation 


Tubie  Resnik 


Tribute  to  the  outstanding  charitable  en- 
deavors of  Tubie  Resnik,  executive  vice- 
president  of  Calvert  Distillers  Corp.,  New 
York  City,  recently  was  paid  by  his  associates 
who  established  a  per- 
petual foundation  in 
the  interests  of  Bran 
dels  Llniversity. 

Announcement 
came  from  officers  of 
the  Tubie  Resnik 
Foundation  for  Bran- 
deis University  which 
was  organized  with 
funds   contributed  by 

his  business  associates  on  the  occasion  of  Mr. 
Resnik's  50th  birthday. 

An  interesting  story  lies  behind  the  project: 
As  is  usual  in  preparations  for  a  birthday 
party,  a  fund  was  collected  to  present  a  gift 
to  Mr.  Resnik.  When  he  learned  of  it,  how- 
ever, he  asked  that  the  money  be  used  instead 
for  Brandeis  University. 

"I've  always  had  a  keen  interest  in  Brandeis 
University,"  said  Mr.  Resnik,  "and  if  this 
money  is  set  aside  for  scholarships  and  for 
Brandeis,  I  will  get  pleasure  from  knowing 
that  young  people  will  receive  the  advantage 


of  a  college  education  which  1  uniortunately 
was  unable  to  obtain." 

Officers  of  the  Foundation  plan  to  expand 
the  fund  to  include  not  only  scholarships  but 
other  activities  in  the  interests  of  Brandeis 
and  to  "promote  better  citizenship  and 
democracy." 

Mr.  Resnik,  who  spent  his  boyhood  in  St. 
Joseph,  Mo.,  moved  to  Los  Angeles.  Calif.,  in 
his  twenties,  and  there  was  sales  manager  and 
later  vice-president  for  a  prominent  wholesale 
drug  house.  He  moved  to  New  York  14  years 
ago  when  he  joined  the  Calvert  concern. 

He  has  long  been  active  in  fund-raising  for 
Brandeis  and  is  a  co-chairman  of  the  Friends 
of  Brandeis  L'niversity  in  the  Liquors,  Wines 
and  Spirits  Industry. 

His  charitable  endeavors  include  United 
Jewish  Appeal,  Federation  of  Jewish  Chari- 
ties, United  Negro  College  Fund,  N,\ACP, 
and  many  others. 

Elected  officers  of  the  Foundation  are:  Mr. 
Resnik,  president :  Gertrude  Resnik.  W.  W . 
Wachtel,  Walter  F.  Terry,  Myron  Froelich. 
and  Sidney  J.  Rosen,  vice  presidents;  Charles 
J.  Reilly,  secretary-treasurer,  and  Frederick 
J.  Lind,  attorney. 


4'hoinistr.y  Scliolarxhip  to 
Honor  Double  oliiliilpv 

Marking  a  "Diamond  Birthday"  and  a 
"Golden  Business  Anniversary,"  the  Meno 
Lissauer  Scholarship  was  recently  created. 

It  will  be  awarded  annually  to  an  outstand- 
ing student  in  the  field  of  chemistry  and  will 
honor  the  75th  birthday  and  30th  year  in 
industry  of  Dr.  Meno  Lissauer,  chairman  of 
the  board  of  Associated  Metals  &  Minerals 
Corp.,  New  York  City. 

Born  in  Lubeck.  Germany,  Meno  Lissauer 
established  himself  in  business  in  Cologne, 
Germany,  in  1903,  and  four  years  later, 
founded  the  firm  of  M.  Lissauer  &  Co.  This 
organization  became  one  of  the  outstanding 
metal  and  ore  firms  abroad,  with  branches, 
and  agencies  in  all  major  capitals  of  Europ^ 
Later,  it  spread  to  other  continents. 

In    1922,   the   Institute   of  Technology 
Aachen,   Germany,   bestowed   upon   Mr.   Lis- 
sauer   the    honorary    degree    of    Doctor    of' 
Engineering. 

Forced  out  of  Germany  in  1937.  and.  in 
1940,  compelled  to  flee  from  Holland,  he 
emigrated  to  the  L'nited  States  in  1941.  In 
1947,  he  became  an  American  citizen. 

The  scholarship  was  created  in  his  honor  m 
connection  with  a  testimonial  dinner  recently 
tendered  Dr.  Lissauer  by  the  Associated 
Metals  &  Minerals  Corp.,  of  which  Walter  M. 
Rothschild  is  president. 


18 


ANNOUNCE  131  ADDITIONAL  LIFE  MEMBERS 


Brandeis  University  is  pleased  to  announce  the  addition  of  131  names  to  the 
tal  life  membership  roster  of  the  University  Associates,  as  reported  on  January  22 
Y  Morris  S.  Shapiro,  national  life  membership  chairman. 

The  pioneer  group  of  life  members,  mentioned  in  previous  issues  of  the  Brandeis 
ulletin.  numbered  188.  As  this  goes  to  press,  a  total  of  319  men  and  women  from 
2  states  covering  all  sections  of  the  nation  have  contributed  S2,000  each  for  life 
embership  in  the  organization  which  acts  as  "foster  alumni"  to  one  of  America's 
iwest  universities. 

Brandeis  University  is  proud  to  welcome  the  following  additional  life  members: 


California 

iVERLV  Hills  -  Charles  Brown.  Dr.  Louis  W. 
nzig,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Morris  Press,  Mr.  and 
rs.  Isadore  Rosenus,  G.  Harry  Rothberg. 

OLLVWOOD  -  Joseph  S.  Best,  Charles  Krown, 
r,  and  Mrs.  Senial  Ostrow. 

}S  .Angeles  -  Sol  Andrews,  Michael  C.  Birn- 

ant,   William   Goetz,   Mr.    and    Mrs.    E.   J. 

ordean,  E.  Phillip  Lyon,  Edward  Mitchell. 

scar   Pattiz.   Dr.   George   Piness,   Justin   G. 

urner. 

AKL.4ND  -  Harry  Poise. 

IN  Francisco  -  Max  Sobel. 

Fioriiia 

[lAMi  Bi;ach  -  .\lhert  Pick. 
Illinois 

HICAGO- Jacob  \1.  Alexander.  Emanuel  B. 
etzoff,  George  Goldstein,  Lew  M.  Goodman, 
lien  Grawoig  Family  Foundation.  Meyer 
atz,  Howard  F,  Leopold  Family  Foundation, 
aurice  Nierenberg,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph  M. 
chatz,  J.  J.  Shelley,  Isaac  Wagner. 

Massachusetts 

OSTON  -  Leo  Allen.  George  Alpert.  Richard 
Berenson,  Henry  C.  Berlin.  Herman  B. 
ohen.  Jack  Cohen,  Abram  B.  Fox,  Harold  L 
arman.  Judge  Jacob  J.  Kaplan,  Herbert  C. 
ee,  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Samuel  \.  Levine,  Mark 
inenthal,  .\bram  Salter,  Frank  S.  Shapiro, 
■eorge  Shapiro,  James  Shapiro,  Abraham  E. 
hiager,  Benjamin  Ulin,  Leo  Wasserman, 
lurray  White. 

IROOKLINE  -  Nathan  Brezner.  Matthew 
irown,  Grover  B.  and  Maurice  .\.  Daniels. 
.Ibert  Feldman,  Joseph  F.  Ford.  Mrs.  Joseph 
'.  Ford.  Bennett  M.  Groisser.  Edward  A.  and 
lose  E.  Levin,  Herman  A.  Mintz,  William  J. 
lishel,  Jacob  Reed. 

Cambridge  -  Edward  Cohen. 

Iaverhill  -  Earl  Asbworth. 

.YNN  -  Dr.  Harold  I.  Cohen.  Hyman  A. 
'olshuk. 

^ATTApan  -  Mrs.  Frank  Casty. 

'(ewton  -  Irving  .\brams.  Alvin  Allen.  Elliot 


Benjamin.  Morris  Borkim,  Herbert  J.  Chernis, 
Max  Chernis,  Abner  Cohan.  Rubin  Epstein, 
Frank  G.  Feldman.  Joseph  Feldman,  Philip 
Feldman,  Herman  Gilman,  Oscar  H.  Horovitz. 
Joseph  Kaplan.  Abraham  I.  Kaye.  D.  Allen 
Lenk.  Barnett  Miller.  Mrs.  Abram  L.  .Sachar. 
Teviah  Sachs,  .\rthur  .Shaclman.  Dr.  Robert 
Talkov. 

RoxBiRY  -  Joseph  G.  Riesman. 
Saucus  -  Paul  Gibbs. 
Springfield  -  Max  Katz. 
SwAMPSCOTT  -  Morris  Gass. 

>li<-lii;ian 

Detroit  -  Sidney  J.  .Allen.  Murray  .Mtnian, 
C  -Allen  Harlan,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  xMyron  Stein- 
berg, Paul  Zuckerman. 

Missouri 

St.  Lolis -  L  M.  Kay. 

IVew  Jersey 

Elizabeth  -  Bertram  .S.  Reitman. 

Jersey  City -Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jacob  M.  Eng- 
lander. 

Xew   Vork 

.\lbany  -  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  Buchinan. 
Jack  Goodman,  Sidney  M.  Rosenstock. 

Buffalo  -  .Albert  Branse,  Ben  L.  Kublick, 
Joseph  Markel,  Max  Rosenberg,  Edward 
Schwartz,  Isador  Setel,  Maurice  S.  Tabor. 

New  York  -  Harry  Ball.  Samuel  Feldman, 
Edward  Gottesman,  Benjamin  Shapiro,  Mrs. 
Robert  I.  Wishnick. 

Rye -Jack  Garner. 

Schenectady  -  Ben  and  \\  illiam  Golub. 

Troy -Harold  and  Julius  Gnodniaii. 

Ohio 

Cleveland  -  R.  B.  Beckler.  S.  N.  Goldman. 
Samuel  Horwitz,  Albert  A.  Levin,  Ben  D. 
Zevin. 

Oklahoma 

Tl  LSA  -  Dr.  Irving  \^  ebber. 


IMPRESSIVE  CEREMONIES  featured  the 
presentation  of  a  Brandeis  Vniversity  Fellow's 
Certificate  to  Frank  H.  Reitman  at  a  dinner 
tendered  recently  in  Neicark,  N.  J.  Left  to 
right  are  Raymond  E.  Reitman.  Frank  H. 
Reitman  and  Sidney  E.  Harris. 

Honor  Appointment  oi 
Newark  Civic  Leader 
As  Brandeis  Fellow 

A  gala  dinner  marking  the  appointment  of 
Frank  H.  Reitman  of  East  Orange.  N.  J.,  a 
Fellow  of  Brandeis  I'niversity  and  honoring 
both  Mr.  Reitman  and  President  Sachar,  was 
held  in  the  Essex  House,  Newark,  N.  J. 

Communal  leaders  from  throughout  Essex 
County  gathered  for  the  dinner  which  was 
addressed  by  Dr.  Sachar  who  reviewed  the 
University's  growth  and  achievements. 

Mr.  Reilman.  who  is  president  of  Gals- 
worthy. Inc.,  Newark  wholesale  liquor  firm, 
is  actively  identified  with  numerous  civic  and 
charitable  organizations. 

Fellows  of  Brandeis  University  are  selected 
from  among  men  and  women  distinguished  in 
the  arts  and  sciences  and  prominent  in  the 
business  and  professional  life  of  communities 
throughout  the  nation  who  have  manifested 
an  active  interest  in  the  development  of  the 
University. 

Sidney  E.  Harris  and  Raymond  E.  Reitman 
were  co-chairmen  of  the  executive  committee 
for  the  dinner. 

Pennsylvania 

Philadelphia- Nathan  B.  Moldawer.  Harry 
.A.  Robinson. 

Texas 

Hot  .ston  -  Louis  Kaplan.  .Simon  Sakowitz, 
I.  Weiner.  Joe  ^'i  eingarten. 

Wisconsin 

MiLWAi  KEE  -  Benjamin  Adelman. 


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ASSOCIATES    GROUPS   ACROSS    COUNTRY   ARE 
ROLSTERING    IJXIVERSITY'S    RAPID    GROWTH 


From  coast  to  coast,  the  Brandeis  Liniveisity  Associates  movement  continues 
to  expand  and  to  assure  the  financial  underpinning  of  the  L'niversity's  operating 
costs.  Following  are  reports  of  meetings  held  recently  by  groups  in  diversified 
sections  of  the  nation  to  spur  interest  in  the  aims  and  accomplishments  of  Brandeis. 


Birmingham.  .\la. 

Birmingham's  first  meetini;  in  helialf  of 
Brandeis  L  niversity  was  held  at  the  Fair- 
mount  Country  Club,  with  Leon  Aland  as 
chairman  for  the  dinner-gathering. 

Speaker  for  the  occasion  was  Benny  Fried- 
man, University  athletics  director,  who 
recounted  the  history  of  Brandeis.  its  aims 
and  accomplishments. 

Committee  members  assisting  Mr.  Aland 
were  Marvin  Engel.  E.  M.  Friend,  .loseph 
Goldstein.  Herman  Goldstein,  Bernie  Feld. 
.Ir.,  Dr.  Irving  Z.  Harris,  Emil  C.  Hess.  Max 
Hurvich.  Max  L.  Kimerling,  Benjamin 
Leader,  Leroy  Monsky,  Mayer  U.  Newfield. 
Fred  W.  Nichols.  James  L.  Permutt.  Alex 
Rittenbaum,  Ben  S.  Weil  and  Dr.  Milton  Fies. 

.A  dinner  to  be  sponsored  in  behalf  of 
Brandeis  Ij niversity  by  Louis  Pizits  and  .Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Joseph  Smolian  in  their  home  is 
being  j>lannrd  btr  the  spring. 

Ilavorliill.  ^laNs. 

Keen  interest  »as  stirred  at  a  meeting  of 
Haverhill  community  leaders  in  behalf  of 
Brandeis  Iniversity,  held  at  the  Temple 
Emanuel  Community  Center. 

Sharing  the  speakers"  platform  were  Judge 
David  A.  Rose  of  Newton.  .Mass..  and  Benny 
Friedman. 

Max  D.  Klayman  was  chairman  of  the 
meeting.  His  committee  included  Earl  .-Vsh- 
worth,  Louis  Kaplan  of  .\mesbury,  Mass.. 
Aleck  H.  Stein  and  Harry  S.  Wise.  .Assist- 
ance was  rendered  also  by  Joseph  Moseson. 
executive  director  of  the  Community  Center. 

Serving  as  hostesses  were  Mrs.  Max  D. 
Klayman,  Mrs.  Irving  Lambert  and  Mrs. 
Abraham  Margolis  of  the  Haverhill  Chapter 
of  the  National  Women's  Committee  of 
Brandeis. 

Outstanding  post-meeting  work  was  done 
by  Mr.  Klayman  who  enrolled  a  large  number 
of  new  members  from  the  Haverhill  area. 

Albany.  !V.  Y. 

-Associates  of  the  Albany  Chapter  held  a 
dinner  at  the  De^itt  Clinton  Hotel,  honoring 
Dr.  Max  Lerner,  chairman  of  the  Brandeis 
University  Graduate  School  of  .Arts  and 
Sciences,  and  Milton  Kabn.  National  chair- 
man of  the  .Associates, 

Serving  as  chairman  of  the  dinner  com- 
mittee was  Samuel  E.  .Aronowitz,  a  Fellow  of 
Brandeis  University. 

Committee  members  included  Dr.  Morris 
20 


.Alpert.  Dr.  Philiji  L.  Forster.  Julius  J.  Good- 
man. Richard  Levi.  .Myron  S.  Strasser,  Joseph 
Wander. 

.Also  assisting  in  all  arrangements  were 
officers  of  the  local  chapter  of  the  National 
\A'omen's  Committee  of  Brandeis,  including 
Mines.  Frederick  S.  deBeer,  William  .A.  Fien- 
berg,  Edgar  E.  Fischer,  N.  Bernard  Silbert 
and  David  \A  anger. 

S«'henoi'tady,  N.  V. 

A  Schenectady  Chapter  of  "foster  alumni" 
was  organized  recently  at  a  meeting  of  com- 
munal leaders  in  that  area,  held  in  the  home 
of  Dr.  Walter  S.  Gross. 

Speaker  lor  the  occasion  was  Dr.  Ludwig 
Lewisohn.  noted  author  and  Brandeis  pro- 
fessor of  comparative  literature. 

All  present  at  the  gathering  enrolled  as 
members  of  the  Brandeis  Associates  and  two 
life  members  were  announced. 

Directly  attributable  to  the  dynamic  efforts 
of  the  chairman.  Dr.  Gross,  were  the  gratify- 
ing results  of  the  meeting. 

.At  the  suggestion  of  S.  Robert  Silverman. 
Schenectady  attorney,  an  executive  committee 
was  formed  to  institute  a  year-'round  mem- 
bership campaign  in  behalf  of  the  .Associates. 

The  conunittee.  headed  by  Dr.  Gross,  com- 
prises Charles  Bufl,  Mayer  L.  Cramer,  Ber- 
nard and  William  Golub.  Paul  Dworsky, 
Maurice  B.  Graubart,  Samuel  Graubart. 
Joseph  E.  Grosberg,  Harold  M.  Lubel,  Leon 
Novack,  Harry  Ruvin,  Samuel  M.  Scheinzeit. 
.Mr.  Silverman.  Henry  Weiss  and  Morton 
A  ulman. 

Vtica,  X.  V. 

Brandeis  Professor  Ludwig  Lewisohn  also 
addressed  a  meeting  of  L'tica  leaders  who 
gathered  at  the  home  of  .Arthur  Alarkson 
recently  in  behalf  of  the  University. 

Air.  Markson  was  chairman  of  the  meeting 
at  which  plans  were  discussed  for  the  estab- 
lishing of  scholarships. 

1'oungstown.  Oliiw 

An  enthusiastic  gathering  of  A  iiungslown 
Associates  was  addressed  by  Brandeis  Trus- 
tees Chairman  George  .Alpert  and  Athletics 
Director  Benny  Friedman. 

The  large  meeting,  open  to  the  public  and 
held    in    the    Temple,    was    preceded    by    a 


Ben  D.  Zt'vin 


Maryland  Governor 
Among  Speakers  at 
Cleveland  Dinner 

.A  record  crowd  attended  a  dinner-meeting 
of  the  Cleveland  Associates  of  Brandeis  IJni- 
versity  held  at  the  Beechmont  Country  Club 
in  that  city. 

Sharing   the   speat 
crs'     platform     were 
Governor  Theodore  R. 
McKeldin     of     Mary- 
land,    a     Fellow     of 
Brandeis:      Presidents 
.Sachar.     and     Benny 
Friedman,    llniversity j) 
athletics  director. 
General     chairman  | 
for  the  successful  event  was  Ben  D.  Zevin,  I 
also  a  Fellow  of  the  University.  I 

Co-chairmen  were  Louis  E.  Emsheimer, 
Stanley  Friedman.  Louis  G.  Herman,  Willard 
P.  Livingston.  Bernard  E.  Rand,  Alfred  I. 
Soltz  and  William  J.  Wilkoff. 

The  committee  included  Sanford  Arsham. 
Dr.  J.  M.  Bell.  Maurice  Bernstein.  Howard  1. 
Bloomfield.  Samuel  Deutsch.  Emil  AI.  Elder. 
Jared  Faulb.  Clarence  Fishel,  Martin  Fried- 
man, Eugene  H.  Goodman,  Philmore  J. 
Haber,  Joseph  Hartzmark,  Irving  Kane, 
Milton  C.  Kane,  Isadore  Kastin. 

.Also.  Maurice  J.  Lazar,  Jack  Alandel,  Alex 
Miller,  James  H.  Aliller,  David  Aloritz,  D.ivid 
N.  Myers.  Lloyd  S.  Schwenger,  Ezra  7 
Shapiro,  Howard  M.  Silver,  Joseph  Spivark, 
.Samuel  J.  Weiner.  Lester  Wien  and  Jiiil;;i' 
Albert  A.  \^oldman. 

dinner-gathering  in  the  home  of  Herbert 
Osgood  who  served  as  co-chairman  with 
Milton  Klivans. 

Ciiattauooga,   Tenn. 

The  Edgewood  Country  Club  in  (!hatta- 
nooga  was  the  scene  of  a  dinner-meeting  of 
Brandeis  Lniversity  "foster  alumni." 

Brandeis  Athletics  Director  Benny  Fried- 
man, guest  of  honor,  was  principal  speaker. 

Several  new  .Associates  were  enrolled  at  the 
event,  in  addition  to  renewals  by  annual 
members. 

Harry  Miller  and  Manuel  Russ,  co-chair- 
men, were  assisted  by  the  following  com- 
mittee members: 

-\be  J.  .Alper,  George  Berke,  Ben  Block, 
Herman  Brener,  Felix  Diamond,  Sam  P. 
Diamond.  .Al)e  EfTron,  M.  B.  Finkelstein, 
A.  J.  Kobleniz,  Murray  Lebovitz,  Harry 
Levin,  J.  L.  Levine,  Dr.  Harold  Schwartz. 
.Abe  Solomon.  Jay  Solomon.  Louis  W  iner.  and 
Harry  \^  ise,  Jr. 


Brandeisiana 


Brandeis  Theatre  Arts  Professor  Louis  Kronenberger  —  drama  critic,  editor 
and  essayist  of  note  —  continues  his  well-known  prolific  pace.  This  season,  he  has 
published  a  book,  "George  Bernard  Shaw:  A  Critical  Survey,"  followed  by  his  first 
Best  Plays  annual,  covering  the  Broadway  season  of  1952-53,  and  the  Broadway 
play,  "Mademoiselle  Colombe,"  adapted  from  the  French  of  Jean  Anouilh  .... 


At  a  meeting  of  the  New  England  College  English  Association  held  at  Wellesley 
College  recently,  Milton  Hindus,  Brandeis  English  professor,  participated  in  a  panel 
discussion  of  "The  Poetry  of  Whitman,"  together  with  Clark  Griffith  of  Harvard 
University  and  Norman  Holmes  Pearson  of  Yale  University  .... 

Five  years  ago,  Dr.  John  Burt  Wight,  Brandeis  instructor  in  English  compo- 
sition, wrote  "An  Outline  History  of  the  United  States"  in  Basic  English  for  use  in 
Americanization  classes  and  by  students  with  reading  difficulties.  Later,  the  State 
Department  purchased  copies  of  the  booklet  for  its  overseas  Information  Centers. 
Latest  development  is  its  translation  into  Turkish  (last  year)  and  Burmese  (this  year)  for 
the  benefit  of  those  who  cannot  read  even  Basic  English  .... 

"The  Critic  as  Crusader"  was  the  subject  for  a  symposium  in  New  York  City 
with  Virgil  Thomson,  Herald  Tribune  music  critic,  as  moderator.  Arthur  V.  Berger, 
Brandeis  music  professor,  was  a  panel  member  together  with  Olin  Downes,  Times  critic; 
Arthur  Judson,  New  York  Philharmonic  manager,  and  Lincoln  Kirstein,  art  critic. 
Professor  Berger,  formerly  music  critic  with  the  Herald  Tribune,  is  author  of  a  new 
book,  "Aaron  Copland,"  a  biography  of  the  noted  composer  .... 


"Character  and  Social  Structure,"  a  book  by  Dr.  Hans  H.  Gerth,  Mortimer 
Gryzmish  Visiting  Professor  of  Human  Relations,  has  just  been  published  by  Harcourt, 
Brace  and  Company.  Professor  Gerth  is  also  co-editing,  together  with  Philip  Rieff, 
Brandeis  instructor,  and  James  L.  Adams  of  the  University  of  Chicago,  a  reader  on 
"Sociology  of  Religion"  which  the  Beacon  Hill  Press  will  publish  .... 


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The  Lighter  Side... 


College  life,  of  course,  is  not  all  notes  and  texts. 

At  Brandeis  University,  the  winter  fun  calendar  runs 
the  gamut  from  dances  —  resplendently  formal  —  to 
the  strictly  informal  rush  for  skates  when  ice  shimmers 
on  the  pond  in  Hamilton  Quadrangle. 

At  left  (top  to  bottom): 

Winter  Week-End  Sno-Ball,  traditional  formal  held  in 
the  ballroom  of  the  Sheraton-Plaza,  metropolitan 
Boston  hotel. 

Cantemos  —  which  is  Spanish  for  "songfest"  — 
which  is  a  good  old  American  college  custom.  Infor- 
mality is  the  keynote  as  students  crowd  cushions 
strewn  around  the  young  guitarists. 


Winter  brings  out  the  chivalry  in 
Brandeis  men  ...  in  direct  ratio 
to  the  helplessness  of  coeds  who 
can't  manage  the  laces  on  their 
shoeskates. 

Truly  a  "winter  wonderland," 
the  Brandeis  University  campus 
invites  not  only  skating  and  ski 
practice  on  its  snow-crowned 
acreage  .  .  .  but  time  out, 
too,  to  build  an  old-fashioned 
snowman  in  ultra-modern  Ridge- 
wood  Quadrangle. 


N    E    W    S    -    R    E    V    I    E 


The  Board  of  Trustees 

George  Alpert,  Chairman 
Joseph  F.  Ford,  Treasurer 
Norman  S.  Rabb,  Secretary 
James  J.  Axelrod 
Abraham  Feinberc 
Meyer  Jaffe 
Jack  M.  Kaplan 
EhjDLEY  Kimball 
Jessie  Kramer 
Adele  Rosenwald  Levy 
Isadob  Lubin 
William  Mazib 
Joseph  M.  Proskauer 
Israel  Rogosin 
Eleanor  Roosevelt 
Jacob  Shapiro 
Morris  S.  Shapiro 


Contents 


Three   Chapels 


Commeneemeiit    1954 


Commenceinent     Highlights 


President  of  the  University 
Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar 


Fellows  of  the  University 

Hon.  Herbert  H.  Lehman, 
Honorary  Chairman 

Frank  L.  Weil, 
Chairman 


News  of  the  University 


Brandeisiana 


outside  bach  cover 


Mrs.  Louis  L  Kramer 

President, 

National  Women's  Committee 

Milton  Kahn 
National  Chairman, 
Brandeis  Associates 

Joseph  Linsey 

Chairman, 

Brandeis  Athletic  Association 

Daniel  Weisberg 

Chairman, 

Friends  of  the  School  of  Creative  Arts 

Gustav  Ranis,  '52 
President, 
Alumni  Association 


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I       I  NIQUE   AMONG    AMERICAN    UNIVERSITIES    is    the    plan    adopted    by 
'  '     Brandeis    University    to    provide    for    the    spiritual    needs    of    its 
students  of  the  three  major  faiths. 

Three  individual  chapel  buildings  —  dramatically  beautiful  in  their 
clean  modern  lines  —  will  be  erected  on  campus  to  serve  Catholic,  Protes- 
tant, and  Jewish  students. 

It  was  clear  from  the  very  beginning  of  the  University's  life  that 
provision  must  be  made  for  a  chapel  development. 

The  University  has  no  doctrinal  slant  and  there  is  no  official  chaplain 
nor  any  compulsory  services.  Denominational  factors  do  not  influence 
the  development  of  the  curriculum  nor  the  choice  of  student  body  and 
faculty  .  .  . 

Yet,  adherence  to  this  principle  does  not  imply  that  the  University  is 
indifferent  to  the  religious  life  of  the  students,  nor  that  it  minimizes  the 
significance  of  the  religious  experience. 

"Fact  and  data,"  President  Sachar  has  emphasized,  "must  be  integrated 
with  value  and  purpose,  else  the  student  is  left  without  spiritual  anchorage." 

1^1  EARLY  THREE  YEARS  AGO,  resources  became  available  for  the  building 
of  a  modest  Jewish  chapel.  This  came  about  through  the  grateful  patients 
and  the  friends  of  a  beloved  Boston  surgeon.  Dr.  David  D.  Berlin,  who 
contributed  to  a  fund  to  establish  the  Mendel  and  Leah  Berlin  Chapel  in 
memory  of  Dr.  Berlin's  parents. 


J  LINE  BRINGS  the  loveliest  season  of  the  year  to  the 
Brandeis  University  campus  as  a  fitting  backdrop  to  the 
academic  finale:   Commencement. 

The  majestic  sweep  of  tree-dotted  green  soon  will  be 
thronged  with  thousands  of  visitors  gathered  for  a  week 
of  excitement  and  significance  to  the  University  and  its 
friends. 

Climaxing  the  program  will  be  the  Commencement 
Exercises  to  be  held  on  Sunday  morning,  June  13,  in  the 
outdoor  charm  of  the  Ullman  Amphitheatre  facing  the 
campus  grape  arbor. 

Here,  Brandeis  University's  third  class  will  be  gradu- 
ated as  150  capped-and-gowned  students  march  —  sol- 
emnly and  jubilantly  —  to  receive  their  well-earned 
sheepskins.  And  the  University  will  present  its  first 
advanced  degrees  to  candidates  from  its  Graduate  School 
of  Arts  and  Sciences  which  opened  last  fall. 

Principal  Commencement  speaker  will  be  a  distin- 
guished educator  and  liberal  leader.  Dr.  Buell  Gordon 
Gallagher,  president  of  the  City  College  of  New  York. 


r  OR  THE  SECOND  TIME  in  its  history,  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity will  award  honorary  degrees  at  its  Commencement 
Exercises  and  five  outstanding  figures,  including  Dr. 
Gallagher,  have  been  chosen  as  recipients: 

Dr.  Alvin  Johnson,  president  emeritus  of  the  New 
School  for  Social  Research,  noted  economist  and  founder 
of  the  School's  University  in  Exile. 

Herbert  H.  Lehman.  New  York  Senator,  former 
Governor,  long-time  champion  of  humanitarian  causes, 
and  honorary  chairman  of  the  Fellows  of  Brandeis 
University. 

Mrs.  Eleanor  Roosevelt,  known  for  many  civic  activ- 
ities and  most  lately  for  her  work  as  a  member  of  the 
United  States  delegation  to  the  United  Nations  and  as 
chairman  of  the  UN  Commission  on  Human  Rights.  She 
is  a  trustee  of  Brandeis  University. 

Dr.   Selman   A.   Waksman.   chairman   of  the   Micro- 


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biology  Department  at  Rutgers  University  and  consultant 
on  science  for  Brandeis  University,  who  was  awarded  the 
1952  Nobel  Prize  in  medicine  for  his  work  in  the  discovery 
of  streptomycin. 

JliVERY  STATE  in  the  Union  is  expected  to  be  repre- 
sented by  Brandeis  alumni  —  the  returning  alumni  of  two 
classes  and  the  "foster  alumni"  arriving  for  the  fourth 
annual  National  Assembly  of  Brandeis  University  Asso- 
ciates and  the  sixth  annual  Conference  of  the  National 
Women's  Committee. 

A  Fellows  Dinner,  presided  over  by  Frank  L.  Weil 
of  New  York  Citv.  chairman,  and  addressed  by  Senator 
Herbert  H.  Lehman,  will  be  held  the  night  before  Com- 
mencement in  the  handsome  new  Student  Center  and  will 
be  attended  also  by  the  Brandeis  Associates. 

Associates'  workshop  sessions  are  scheduled  for  Sun- 
day afternoon.  June  13,  when  representatives  of  the  more 
than  6.000  members  in  this  country,  Canada,  and  Cuba, 
will  be  welcomed  by  National  Chairman  Milton  Kahn  of 
Boston,  and  Harold  Sherman  Goldberg,  president  of  the 
Greater  Boston  Chapter, 

Mrs,  David  Rose  of  Newton  Centre,  Mass,,  is  Con- 
ference chairman  for  a  three-day  galaxy  of  meetings, 
workshops,  and  social  events  which  will  open  for  the 
National  Women's  Committee  following  the  Commence- 
ment Exercises.  This  organization,  headed  by  Mrs.  Louis 
L  Kramer  of  Providence,  R.  L,  national  president,  num- 
bers 84  chapters  encompassing  close  to  44,000  members. 

A  major  occasion  will  be  the  dedication  on  Monday 
afternoon,  June  14,  of  the  new  three-story  Library  Wing 
built  and  equipped  with  funds  provided  by  the  National 
Women's  Committee. 

IVIany  OTHER  MEMORABLE  EVENTS  will  fill  the  Com- 
mencement Week  program  and  highlights  are  chronicled 
in  the  calendar  facing  this  page.  Sharing  the  spotlight  as 
always  will  be  the  campus  itself  .  .  .  Spring-crowned  and 
burgeoning  ,  .  .  Brandeis  at  its  beautiful  best. 


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Dr.  Buell  G.  Gallagher 


u.. 

Dr.  Alvin  Johnson 


Mrs,  Eleanor  Roosevelt  Sen.  Herbert  H.  Lehman  Dr.  Selman  A.  Waksman 


HIGHLIGHTS        OF        THE        WEEK 


Friday,  Jane  1 1 

6:00  p.m.    Honors  Society,  Annual  Dinner  -  Lisen  Commons  Room. 

8.30  p.m.    Alumni  Association,  Reunion  -  Club  Lounge  and  Fac- 
ulty Dining  Room. 

Saturday,  June  12 

10:00  a.m.    Alumni  Association,  Meeting  -  Usen  Commons  Room. 

1 1 :00  a.m.    Baccalaureate    Exercises    -    Seifer    Auditorium,    Ford 
Hall. 
Address  by  President  Sachar 

12:30  p.m.    Baccalaureate  Luncheon  -  Student  Center  Dining  Hall 
and  Lawn. 

6:30  p.m.    Fellows.    Annual    Dinner    and    Reception    -    Student 
Center  Lounges. 

Frank  L.  Weil,  Chairman,  presiding 
Trustees  Chairman  George  Alpert,  Greetings 
Senator  Herbert  H.  Lehman 
Dr.  Max  Lerner 
President  Sachar 

6:30  p.m.    Alumni  Association,  Annual  Dinner  -  Student  Center 
Dining  Hall. 

8:30  p.m.    Alumni  Association,  Open  House  -  Smith  Lounge. 

Sunday,  June   13 

9:00  a.m.    Faculty  Breakfast  for  Honored  Guests  -  Student  Center 
Dining  Hall. 

9:00  a.m.    Board  of  Trustees,  Annual  Meeting  -  Faculty  Dining 
Room. 

1 1 :00  a.m.    Commencement  Exercises  -  UUman  Amphitheatre. 
Senior  Address,  Robert  Samuels 
Address,  Dr.  Buell  Gordon  Gallagher 
Report,  President  Sachar 

Presentation  of   Baccalaureate   Degrees,   Graduate   De- 
grees, and  Honorary  Degrees 

1 :30  p.m.    Commencement     Luncheon    for    all    Guests    -    Apple 
Orchard. 

2:45  p.m.    National  Women's  Committee,  Opening  Session  of  Con- 
ference -  Seifer  Hall. 

Mrs.  David  A.  Rose,  Conference  Chairman,  presiding 

Reports:   Mrs.  I.  A.  Finkelstein.  Mrs.  Arthur  Levy,  Mrs. 
Henry  J.  Zyfers 

3:00  p.m.    Brandeis  University  Associates,   National  Assembly  - 
Usen  Commons  Room. 
Milton  Kahn,  National  Chairman,  presiding 

7:00  p.m.    National    Women's    Committee,    Opening    Banquet    - 
Student  Center. 

President's  Report  by  Mrs.  Louis  I.  Kramer 

Acceptance   of   Chapter   Gifts    by   Trustees    Chairman 
George  Alpert 

Welcoming  Address,  President  Sachar 


John  Moriarty,  Graduate  Student,  Pianist 
Ramon  Gilbert,  '54,  Vocalist 

Monday,  June  14 

9:15  a.m.    National  Women's  Committee,  Round  Tables. 

12:30  p.m.    National    Women's    Committee,    Luncheon    -    Library 
Lawn. 

1 :30  p.m.    Library  Wing  Dedication. 

Speakers:  Mrs.  Louis  1.  Kramer,  Meyer  Jaffe,  Chair- 
man of  Building  Committee  of  Board  of  Trustees, 
President  Sachar,  and  Dr.  Simon  Rawidowicz,  Faculty 
Chairman  of  Library  Committee 

2:00  p.m.  National  Women's  Committee,  Book  Fund  and  Special 
Book  Collection  Session;  Louis  Schreiber,  Librarian  - 
Library. 

4:00  p.m.    National  Women's  Committee,  Business  Session. 

4:45  p.m.    Tour  of  the  Library. 

7:00  p.m.  National  Women's  Committee,  Dinner  -  Student  Center. 
"A  Student  Comes  to  Brandeis" 

,  Narrator:    Clarence  Q.  Berger,  Executive  Assistant  to 

the  President 

William  Marsh,  Jr.,  Jean  Mecham,  Nadav  Safran, 
Miriam  Feingold,  all  Class  of  '54 

Prof.  Marie  Syrkin,  Chairman,  Faculty  Committee  on 
Admissions  and  Scholarships 

C.  Ruggles  Smith,  Director  of  Admissions  and  Regis- 
trar 
Charles  W.  Duhig,  Director  of  Student  Personnel 

10:00  p.m.  Informal  Party  of  National  Women's  Committee  - 
Dormitory. 

Tuesday,  June   15 

9:30  a.m.    Business  Session  of  National  Women's  Committee. 

12:30  p.m.  National  Women's  Committee,  Luncheon  and  Reports  - 
Student  Center. 

1 :30  p.m.  National  Women's  Committee,  Public  Relations  Work- 
shop Session;  Emanuel  M.  GUbert,  Director  of  Public 
Affairs. 

4:00  p.m.    Tour  of  the  Campus. 

7:00  p.m.  National  Women's  Committee,  Banquet  and  Installation 
-  Student  Center. 

Symposium:   "Education  in  a  Free  Society" 
President  Sachar,  Moderator 
Dr.  Max  Lerner 
Dr.  Louis  Kronenberger 
Dr.  Leo  Szilard 
Dr.  James  V.  Cunningham 

Wednesday,  June   16 

9:30  a.m.  National  Women's  Committee,  Leadership  Training 
Institute,  Mrs.  David  M.  Small  -  Student  Center. 

I  1 :00  a.m.  National  Women's  Committee,  Post-Conference  Board 
Meeting  -  Hamilton  B. 


Wi:¥S    FlILBRIGllT    AWARD 

Word  recently  was  received  of  the  award  of 
a  Fulbright  scholarship  to  RIma  Drell,  '54,  of 
the  Bronx,  N.  Y.,  for  one  year's  study  in  French 
literature  at  the  University  of  Caen  In  France. 

This  coveted  award  was  established  by  Act 
of  Congress  to  increase  mutual  understanding 
between  the  United  States  and  other  countries, 
and  is  regarded  as  an  outstanding  academic 
honor. 


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THREE    PROMIIVEIVT   FIGURES    APPOINTED   T!^,, 
FELLOWS   ROSTER   OF   BRAXDEIS   IJXIVERSITYi^ 


Three  new  appointments  have  been  added  to  the  distinguished  roster  of  Fellows 
of  Brandeis  University.  The  new  Fellows  are  Simon  E.  SobelofI,  Solicitor  General 
of  the  United  States;  Abe  Stark,  President  of  the  New  York  City  Council,  and  Tubie 
Resnik,  prominent  New  York  industrialist. 


Simon  E.  Sobeloff 


Fellows  of  Brandeis  University  are  selected 
from  men  and  women  prominent  in  civic, 
business  and  professional  life  of  communities 
throughout  the  nation, 
who  have  manifested 
an  active  interest  in 
the  development  of 
the  University. 

Senator  Herbert  H. 
Lehman  of  New  York 
serves  as  honorary 
chairman  of  the  Fel- 
lows. Chairman  is 
Frank  L.  Weil,  well- 
known  attorney,  also  of  New  York.  Fellows 
of  Brandeis  University  now  represent  35  cities 
in  21  states  and  Canada. 

Occupied  Public  Posts 

A  native  Baltimorean,  Solicitor  General 
SobelofI  has  practised  law  for  37  years.  From 
time  to  time,  he  has  occupied  public  posts  but 
always  in  the  line  of  his  profession.  Chief 
among  these  have  been  his  services  as  United 
States  .\ttorney  for  the  District  of  Maryland, 
and  later  as  City  Solicitor  of  Baltimore. 

He  has  long  been  interested  in  social  legis- 
lation and,  before  enactment  of  the  Federal 
Social  Security  Law,  drafted  and  sponsored 
Unemployment  Insurance  for  Maryland. 

At  the  forefront  of  civic  affairs,  he  has 
served  several  terms  as  vice-president  of  the 
Prisoners"  .\id  Association  and  is  a  member 
of  its  board  of  directors.  He  is  also  a  member 
of  the  executive  board  of  the  Baltimore  Urban 
League. 

He  was  Chief  Judge  of  the  Court  of  Ap- 
peals of  Maryland  from   1952  to  1954.    Last 


February,  he  became  Solicitor  General  of  the 
United  States. 

.\ctive  in  numerous  fraternal  and  charitable 
organizations,  he  holds  many  offices  both 
locally  and  nationally. 

Surmounted  Obstacles 

New  York  City"s  Council  President,  .\be 
Stark,  was  the  son  of  poor  immigrant  parents 
and  began  his  working  life  at  the  age  of  seven, 
selling  newspapers.  At  12,  his  adult  life 
began  in  earnest  and  he  quit  school  to  take  a 
job  in  a  clothing  store. 

In  1915.  he  opened 
his  own  retail  cloth- 
ing store  which  has 
grown  into  a  large  and 
prosperous  business. 

Dozens  of  organiza- 
tions, charities  and 
civic  endeavors  have 
actively  enlisted  his 
work  and  direction  for 
many  years.  Perhaps 
the  most  famous  is  the  Brownsville  Boys 
Club.  He  is  the  president  of  this  outstanding 
public  service  organization,  largest  and  finest 
boys'  club  in  the  world. 

Raised  in  Missouri 

Mr.  Resnik,  who  is  executive  vice-president 
of  Calvert  Distillers  Corporation,  spent  his 
boyhood  in  St.  Joseph,  Mo. 

In  his  twenties,  he  moved  to  Los  Angeles, 
Calif.,  and  there  was  sales  manager  and  later 
vice-president  for  a  prominent  wholesale  drug 
house. 

Fourteen  years  ago,  he  moved  to  New  York 


Abe  Slark 


where    he    joined    the    Calvert    concern    am 

where    his   associates    recently    honored   hin 

on  the  occasion  of  hii 

50th    birthday   by  es 

tablishing    the    Tubii 

liesnik  Foundation fo 

Urandeis  University. 

For  many  years  h( 

has  been  actively  iden: 

tided  with  furtherini 

civic    and    philan 

Tuhie  Resnik  thropic    causes.     Hi 

charitable     endeavor 

include  the  United  Jewish  Appeal,  Federatior 

of   Jewish    Charities,    United    Negro    Collegi 

Fund,  NAACP,  and  many  others. 


CELEBRATED  POET  Ruben  Frust,  General 
Education  S  lecturer,  addresses  an  injormai 
group  oj  students  gathered  in  one  of  the 
lounges  of  the  new  Student  Center. 


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NATIONAL  INSTITUTE  TO  FURTHER 
CANCER  RESEARC II  AT  UNIVERSITY 


A  $28,500  grant  has  been  awarded  by  the 
\aiiiinal  Institute  of  Health  to  Dr.  Orrie 
"lieilman  of  the  Brandeis  University  chem- 
-irv  faculty,  to  support  three  years  of 
esearch  on  the  development  of  chemical 
gents  for  use  in  the  treatment  of  cancer. 

[)r.  ."Mberl  Kelner,  another  Brandeis  Uni- 
ersity    professor,    is    engaged    in    microbio- 


brmer  Congresswoman 
fiddresses  Meeting  of 
Atlanta  Associates 

Approximately  $50,000  in  benefactions  to 
he  University  was  subscribed  at  an  enthusi- 
isiic  dinner-meeting  sponsored  by  the  Atlanta 
Gi'urgia)  Associates  in  the  Standard  Town 
ind  Country  Club. 

A  gathering  of  more 
Rormer  Congresswom- 
an Helen  Gahagan 
Douglas  and  Presi- 
^enl  Sachar  address 
[hf  event  which  was 
liiuiillghted  by  an- 
nouncement of  eight 
inew   life   members. 


than     200    heard 


Louis  Aronslam 


Ud-chairnien  were 
Liiuis  .^ronstain  and 
Frank  Carson,  both 
Fclliius  of  Brandeis  University. 

The  committee  included  A.  R.  Abrams, 
Mt\er  Balser,  William  Breman,  Saul  Blumen- 
;hal,  Sidney  Cavalier,  Henry  Chanin,  Herbert 
Cohen,  I.  T.  Cohen,  Alex  Dittler,  Sam  Eplan, 
Gerald  Ghertner,  Sol  Golden,  Abe  Goldstein, 
Dr.  Irving  Goldstein, 
Dr.  Irving  Greenberg, 
Harry  Harrison,  Hy- 
Tiiaii  S.  .lacobs.  Dr. 
Siiliicy  Q.  .lanus.  ^^B<^  ^Sk 

\lso,  Donald  Kauf- 
man, Max  London, 
Thomas  Makover, 
Harold  Marcus,  Ben 
Massell,  Armand  May,  Frank  Garson 

Sam    Miller,    Barney 

Medintz,  Albert  E.  Mayer,  Herbert  Ringel, 
Charles  Rinzler,  Max  Rittenbaum,  Sam  Roth- 
berg,  David  L.  Slann,  Harry  Stern,  A.  J. 
Weinberg,  Dr.  James  Weinberg,  Morton  L. 
Weiss. 

Mrs.  Sidney  Q.  Janus,  Mrs.  Harold  Marcus 
and  Mrs.  Harry  Stern  also  served  on  the 
committee  for  the  successful  affair. 


logical  researches  that  are  also  related  to  the 
problem  of  cancer. 

Dr.  Friedman's  project  will  be  concerned 
with  the  synthesis  of  highly  toxic  substances 
which,  with  chemical  modification,  could  be 
developed  into  drugs  for  the  possible  treat- 
ment of  cancer. 

The  research  is  an  extension  and  develop- 
ment of  work  done  by  Dr.  Friedman  while  a 
member  of  the  faculty  of  Harvard  Medical 
School,  work  which  was  concerned  with  the 
utilization  of  certain  cell  enzymes  in  tumors 
as  a  means  of  inhibiting  tumor  growth. 

Dr.  Friedman,  a  graduate  of  McGill  Uni- 
versity, formerly  was  assistant  professor  of 
chemistry  at  the  Harvard  Medical  School. 

He  will  be  assisted  in  this  project  at  Bran- 
deis by  Dr.  Eliyahu  Boger,  chief  chemist  of  a 
division  of  the  Israeli  Ministry  of  Agriculture 
and  formerly  with  the  Hebrew  University. 


Vaeatiitner    in    Florida 
Is    Host    for   Drandeis 

Wintering  at  the  Sea  Isle  Hotel  in  Miami 
Beach,  Fla.,  Nathan  Schwartz,  president  of 
the  Allied  Corporation  of  Boston,  together 
with  his  wife  and  with  the  assistance  of  their 
son.  Joseph,  recently  tendered  a  luncheon  in 
behalf  of  Brandeis  for  non-residents. 

Twelve  life  members  of  the  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity Associates  were  enrolled  at  the 
luncheon.  Mr.  Schwartz,  who  is  himself  a 
life  member,  has  long  been  a  generous  bene- 
factor of  Brandeis  and  is  the  founder  of 
Schwartz  Hall,  one  of  the  women's  dormi- 
tories. He  and  his  family  reside  in  Newton, 
Mass. 


Varsity  Football  Schedule 

Bill  McKenna,  '55,  of  Salem,  Mass.,  who 
was  selected  for  a  coveted  place  on  the 
United  Press  All  -  New  England  Football 
Team,  will  lead  the  Brandeis  eleven  as  cap- 
tain next  year.   The  schedule  follows: 

Sept.  25  Boston  University  [Night]  Away 

Oct.      2  Springfield  College  Home 

Oct.     9  Bates  College  Home 

Oct.  23  U.  of  N.  H.  [Homecoming]  Home 

Oct.   30  University  of  Bridgeport  Home 

Nov.     6  Temple  University  Away 

Nov.   13  University  of  Buffalo  Away 

Nov.  20  New  Haven  St.  Teachers  Coll.  Away 


YOUNCEST  LIFE  MEMBERS 
OF    WOMEN'S    COMMITTEE 

Enrolled  with  a  group  of  53  life  members 
of  the  Springfield  Chapter  of  the  National 
Women's  Committee  are  three  who  are  the 
youngest  in  the  organizations  history. 

They  are  (left  to  right)  Louise  Schaffer, 
age  13,  of  Longmeadow,  Mass.;  Myra 
Swirsky,  2%,  also  of  Longmeadow,  and  Har- 
riet Levine,  12,  of  Springfield,  pictured  with 
Mrs.  Abraham  Katz  who  opened  her  Long- 
meadow home  for  the  life  membership 
luncheon. 

Airs.  A.  Leo  Cohen  is  president  of  the 
Springfield  Chapter  ivhich  has  a  total  of  187 
life  members.  Mrs.  Edward  Schaffer  is  chap- 
ter chairman  of  life  membership. 


Brandeis  Student  Is 
Signally  Honored 

First  teen-ager  to  receive  a  national  broth- 
erhood award  from  the  National  Conference 
of      Christians      and 
Jews    is    a    Brandeis 
University  co-ed. 

She  is  Hoosier-born 
Diane  Pollack  who 
was  graduated  from 
James  W  h  i  t  c  o  m  b 
Riley  High  School  in 
South  Bend,  Ind.,  and 
is  now  completing  her 
freshman  year  at 
Brandeis. 

Diane  was  nominated  for  the  award  by  the 
South  Bend  Mishawaka  Round  Table  of  the 
National  Conference  for  her  "outstanding 
record  of  youth  leadership  for  brotherhood  in 
the  schools,  the  synagogue,  and  the  commu- 
nity." 

Formal  presentation  of  the  award  was  made 
on  the  opening  day  of  Brotherhood  Week,  on 
Paul  Wliiteman's  Teen  Club  television  net- 
work program. 


Diane  I'ollack 


BRAXDEIi§;    ASSOCIATES    CONTINUE    VITAL    ROLE! 


Meetings  of  Brandeis  University  Associates  in  cities  throughout  the  country 
continue  to  spur  activities  in  behalf  of  the  University's  dynamic  growth.  Following 
is  a  cross-section  of  reports  of  activities  from  groups  in  various  sections : 


Omaha,    Nebr. 

Omaha's  first  meeting  in  behalf  of  Brandeis 
University  took  the  form  of  a  dinner  in  the 
Blackstone  Hotel  Ballroom. 

The  history  of  Brandeis,  together  with  its 
aims  and  achievements,  was  recounted  by 
President  Sachar  and  enthusiastically  re- 
ceived by  more  than  100  present  for  the 
occasion. 

Four  life  members  were  enrolled  at  this 
meeting  which  had  as  its  chairman.  Dr.  Abe 
Greenberg,  and  co-chairman,  David  Blacker. 

Vice-chairmen  were  Hyman  Ferer,  Morris 
E.  Jacobs,  Harry  Kulakofsky,  Milton  Living- 
ston, .\lfred  Mayer,  Nathan  Nogg,  Morion 
Richards,  Harry  Sidman,  Louis  Somberg  and 
Joseph  Zweiback,  assisted  by  a  large  dinner 
committee. 

Nashua,   N.  H. 

A  Nashua  Chapter  of  "foster  alumni"  was 
organized  recently  at  a  meeting  of  communal 
leaders  in  that  area  held  in  the  home  of  Max 
Silber,  widely-known  industrialist. 

Speakers  for  the  occasion  were  Sidney  L. 
Kaye  of  Chestnut  Hill,  Mass.,  actively  iden- 
tified with  the  Associates  movement  of 
Greater  Boston,  and  Brandeis  Athletics 
Director  Benny  Friedman. 

Max  Silber,  chairman  of  the  meeting,  was 
assisted  by  Philip  Porter,  well-known  mer- 
chant and  civic  leader. 

Cleveland,    Ohio 

Election  of  officers  featured  an  organiza- 
tion  meeting  of  the  Cleveland  Chapter  of 
Brandeis  University  Associates,  held  in  the 
Oakwood  Country  Club,  that  city. 

Chairman  of  the  meeting  was  Ben  D.  Zevin. 
president  of  the  World  Publishing  Company, 
who  was  assisted  by  Alfred  I.  Soltz. 

Principal  speaker  was  novelist  Thomas  L. 
Savage,  Brandeis  assistant  professor  of 
English. 

Elected  to  the  board  of  trustees  of  the  local 
chapter  were  the  following: 

(Three  years),  Louis  E.  Emsheimer. 
Stanley  L  Friedman,  Louis  G.  Herman, 
Harold  H.  Kahn,  Willard  P.  Livingston, 
William  J.  Wilkoff,  Ben  D.  Zevin;  (two 
years),  Maurice  Bernstein,  Lawrence  A. 
Beyer,  Albert  A.  Levin,  Bernard  E.  Rand, 
Alfred    L    Soltz,    Samuel    J.    Weiner,    Henry 


Greenberg;  (one  year),  Howard  L  Bloom- 
field,  Jared  Faulb,  Clarence  Fishel,  Maurice 
J.  Lazar,  David  A.  Moritz,  Les  Wien,  Mannie 
J.  Dolin. 

Memphis,    Tenn. 

.\  dinner  followed  by  an  open  meeting  in 
behalf  of  Brandeis  I'niversity  drew  a  large 
gathering  of  Memphis  community  leaders  to 
the  Jewish  Community  Center  in  that  city. 

Attorney  \he  D.  Waldauer  served  as  chair- 
man, assisted  by  a  large  committee. 

Speakers  for  the  occasion,  at  which  was 
completed  commitment  for  the  purchase  of 
the  Memphis  Tract  at  Brandeis,  were  Bran- 
deis Trustees"  Chairman  George  Alpert  and 
Athletics  Director  Benny  Friedman. 

On  the  Memphis  Tract  is  located  the 
University's  entire  athletic  plant,  including 
the  .Abraham  Shapiro  .\thletic  Center,  the 
.\braham  Marcus  Playing  Field  and  the 
recently  designated  Gordon  Field  for  varsity 
athletics. 

Syracuse,   N.  Y. 

Many  new  Associates  and  three  new  life 
members  were  enrolled  at  a  buffet  supper 
attended  by  Syracuse  (N.  Y.)  community 
leaders  in  the  home  of  Tracy  H.  Ferguson, 
prominent  attorney. 

Mr.  Ferguson,  chairman  for  the  occasion, 
introduced  President  Sachar  who  addressed 
the  group  which  included  Hiram  Weisberg. 
Morris  Berenstein,  Harry  Marley,  .\le.\  Hoi- 
stein  and  many  other  figures  eminent  in 
communal  and  philanthropic  affairs. 

Sioux    City,    Iowa 

A  Sioux  City  chapter  of  "foster  alumni" 
was  organized  recently  at  a  meeting  of  com- 
munal leaders  held  in  the  Martin  Hotel,  that 
city. 

Chairman  for  the  spirited  gathering,  which 
was  addressed  by  President  Sachar,  was 
E.  N.  ("Zeke")  Grueskin,  whose  committee 
included  the  following: 

Dave  Albert,  A.  H,  Baron,  Dr.  Sidney 
Bergen,  Sam  Bernstein,  A.  M.  Davis,  Philip 
Eirinberg,  William  Goodsite,  Harold  Grues- 
kin, Dr.  William  Krigsten,  L.  J.  Kutcher, 
Harold  Lewis,  Morey  Lipschutz,  Bernard 
Marks,  Saul  Melcher,  and  Sam  Pickus. 


Sixteen  Life  Members 
Enrolled  at  Special 
St.  Louis  Meeting 

Opening  their  handsome  home  for  a  special 
life  membership  function,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Charles  H.  Yalem  of 
St.  Louis,  Mo.,  were 
hosts  for  a  meeting 
whicli  enrolled  16  new 
life  members  for 
Brandeis  University. 

Co-chairmen  were 
Mr.  Yalem  and  L  E. 
Goldstein,  both  Fel- 
lows of  Brandeis. 

The  meeting  was 
called  under  the  sponsorship  of  Mr.  Yalem, 
Oscar  Brand,  Eli  Goldstein,  Harry  Edison, 
M.  M.  Sachar  and  I.  M.  Kay. 


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Charles  H.  Yalen 


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Full  Mombership  in 
XCAA  Accorded  to 
Brandeis  University 


Brandeis  University  has  been  elected  to 
full  membership  in  the  National  Collegiate 
-\thletic    Association,    it    was   announced    by  i 

Joseph  M.  Linsey, 
^■^i  ".iSVSFI^^I  chairman  of  the  Bran- 
■^^'^(■B^^W  dels  University  Ath- 
W    ^Kk  1      ^      letic  Association. 

I  *  •        ^  This    signifies    that 

the  University  has  sat- 
isfied the  Association's 
academic     require-' 

f  H      ments,    including    ac- 

Joseph  M.  Linsey  creditation,  as  well  as 
its  athletic  standards. 

The  purpose  of  the  Association  is  "the 
study  of  all  phases  of  competitive  athletics 
and  establishment  of  standards  to  the  end 
that  colleges  and  universities  in  the  United 
States  may  maintain  their  athletic  activities 
on  a  high  plane." 

Members  of  the  Association  agree  to  ad- 
minister their  athletic  programs  in  accord 
with  the  Association,  to  schedule  intercol- 
legiate contests  only  with  institutions  which 
conduct  their  athletic  programs  in  conformity 
with  such  principles,  and  "to  establish  and 
maintain  high  standards  of  personal  honor, 
eligibility  and  fair  play." 


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MALL  LE03UNSTER  (MASS.)  COMMUNITY 
HIVES  SOLID  SUPPORT  TO  BRANDEIS 


One  of  the  nation's  tiny  Jewish  commu- 
lities  recently  accomplished  a  newsworthy 
eat. 

In  Leominster,  Mass.,  whose  small  commu- 
lity  was  one  of  the  earliest  friends  of  Bran- 
leis  University,  a  brunch  meeting  was  held 
n  behalf  of  the  University  .  .  . 

Seated  around  the  breakfast  table,  this 
landful  of  people  raised  $34,500  in  gifts  to 
he  University  and  accepted  a  community 
iiuota  of  $50,000. 

The  meeting  was  held  in  the  home  of  Mr. 
Hid  Mrs.  Louis  Levine  and  was  initiated  and 
[Hinsored  by  Felix  Rosenbaum. 

Sparking  the  session  were  two  new  gifts  in 


addition  to  what  had  already  been  given, 
gifts  of  $10,000  each  from  Louis  Levine  and 
Felix  Rosenbaum. 

An  additional  gift  for  the  Mendell  Selig 
and  Samuel  H.  Wexler  Fund  of  Leominster 
was  given  by  Mendell  Selig. 

Chairman  of  the  meeting  was  Milton  W. 
Bernstein  with  Jerome  Asher,  co-chairman. 
The  committee  included  Milton  Frankel, 
Philip  Horwitch,  Jack  Berger,  Paul  Beren- 
berg,  Boris  I^evine,  Jack  Block  and  Felix 
Rosenbaum.  Outstanding  work  in  connection 
with  the  meeting  was  done  also  by  Mendell 
Selig. 


'Coasts    of    the    Earth,' 
Former  Student's  Book, 
Praised  by  Critics 

Accorded  excellent  reviews  is  "The  Coasts 
of  the  Earth,"  a  book  by  former  Brandeis 
student  Harold  Livingston,  recently  published 
by  the  Houghton  Mifflin  Company  in  a  regular 
hard-cover  edition  and  simultaneously  by 
Ballantine  Books,  Inc.,  in  a  paper-bound 
Dolphin  Edition. 

"The  Coasts  of  the  Earth"  won  a  Houghton 
Mifflin  Literary  Fellowship  Award  of  $2400 
and  tells  the  story  of  American  volunteers 
who  flew  with  the  Israeli  air  transport  com- 
mand. Livingston,  who  flew  with  the  U.  S. 
Air  Force  in  the  "big  war  "  in  Europe,  was 
one  of  those  volunteers. 


r.lfOBS    rOLLECTIO.^    OF 
U.VLSWOItTHV    WORKIS    IS 
PRESE^^TED    TO    LIBRARY 

\  olumes  which  ultimately  will  be  displayed 
,11  the  projected  Treasure  Room  of  the  Bran- 
deis Library  make  up  the  Joseph  M.  Jacobs 
Collection  recently  established  through  the 
generosity  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph  M.  Jacobs 
bf  Chicago. 

Comprising  first  editions  of  John  Gals- 
worthy's works,  the  collection  includes  every- 
fhing  written  by  the  late  author  and 
encompasses  a  period  of  40  years. 

The  Jacobs  benefaction  will  strengthen  the 
Brandeis  Library  in  the  humanities  and  will 
be  of  value  for  teaching,  research  and  enjoy- 
ment. 


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"I    realize    that    you    want    to    keep    your    gift 

to    the     university     anonymous,     Mr.    Clayton. 

.   .   ,    But   we    prefer   a    signed    check    just   the 

same!" 

^IJniv.  of  CaXifornia  Monthly 


Fourth  Annual  Dinner-Dance  Sponsored  by 
Beverages  Industry  Draws  Record  Crowd 


Helen  Gahagan 
Douglas 


Benefactions  to   Brandeis   University  total- 
ing approximately  $70,000  were  announced  at 
the  fourth  annual  dinner-dance  sponsored  by 
the  Liquor,  Wines  and 
Spirits     Industry     at 
the    Waldorf    Astoria 
Hotel    in    New    York 
City. 

Presiding  over  the 
successful  afl[air  was 
John  J.  Finneran,  vice- 
president  in  charge  of 
sales  for  Rheingold 
beer. 

The  speakers'  platform  was  shared  by  Mrs. 
Helen  Gahagan  Douglas,  former  Congress- 
woman;  President  Sachar,  and  Tubie  Resnik, 
executive  vice-president  of  Calvert's  Dis- 
tillers, who  acted  as  chairman  of  arrange- 
ments. 

ThriOed  by  announcement  of  the  Hayden 
Foundation's  gift  of  one-half  million  dollars, 
the  assembly  responded  with  alacrity  and 
most  of  the  larger  gifts  announced  were  in 
the  form  of  Associates'  life  memberships  to 
help  match  the  Hayden  grant. 

Co-chairmen  for  the  dinner  were  Charles  A. 


ELECTED    nOOP    CAPTAIN 

Elected  captain  of  the  Brandeis  University 
basketball  team  for  the  19.54-55  season  is 
Jules  ("Babe")  Yoselevitz,  23-year-old 
junior  from  Philadelphia. 

The  Judges  recently  concluded  a  successful 
season  with  14  consecutive  wins  and  an  over- 
all 20-4  record. 


Berns,  Norman  Feldman,  Victor  Field,  Victor 
A.  Fischel,  Joshua  A.  GoUin,  Ralph  T. 
Heymsfeld,  William  Hodes,  Herman  A.  Katz, 
Harold  S.  Lee,  Joseph  Linsey,  Alvord  N. 
Luria,  B.  C.  Ohlandt,  Jerome  W.  Picker, 
Frank  H.  Reitman,  Harold  L.  Renfield,  Tubie 
Resnik  and  John  S.  Schulte. 

In  charge  of  coordination  and  program  was 
William  Hodes,  and  treasurer  was  Jerome  W. 
Picker.  A  large  committee  assisted  in  making 
the  event  a  memorable  one. 


Xew   Haven   Holds    Gala 
Event   at   Country    Club 

"Foster  alumni"  in  New  Haven,  Conn., 
gathered  at  the  Woodbridge  Country  Club 
for  a  gala  dinner-meeting  recently  in  behalf 
of  Brandeis. 

Benefactions  to  the  University  were  an- 
nounced and  a  large  number  of  new  asso- 
ciates were  enrolled  in  addition  to  three  life 
members. 

The  sponsoring  committee  included  Samuel 
Gingold,  chairman;  Bernhart  Hoffman,  Dr. 
Jacob  Fishman,  Jerome  Gratenstein,  Harry 
Barnett,  Maurice  E.  Proctor,  Dr.  Ma.\well 
Lear,  J.  J.  Cooley,  ."Arthur  Eder. 

Also  Louis  Botwinik,  Meyer  Bailey,  .Albert 
Cott,  Samuel  Freedman,  Isidore  Epstein, 
Israel  J.  Hoffman,  Joseph  Keller,  Louis 
Lehman,  David  H.  Levine,  Edward  I.  Levine 
and  James  M.  Rosen. 


Exciting  plans  are  afoot  for  the  week-end 
of  June  11-13  which  has  been  red-ringed  for 
Alumni  Reunion. 

Harriet  Becker,  '53,  is  in  charge  of  events 
which  will  highlight  this  return  to  campus  of 
Brandeis  University's  first  two  classes  .  .  . 
'52  and  '53. 


News  from  New  Haven:  Gus  Ranis, 
'52,  president  of  the  Brandeis  University 
Aluftini  Association,  has  been  named  a 
Sterling  Fellow  at  Yale  Graduate  School 
of  Economics  for  1954-55.  This  is  the 
highest  honor  the  Graduate  School 
bestows. 


Brandeis  globe-trotters  include  Stanley  D. 
Rosenblatt.  '53,  currently  in  Germany  where 
he  is  attending  the  University  oj  Freiberg, 
School  of  Medicine. 


Add  to  the  list  of  Now-at-Harvard  Stu- 
dents: Harry  Miller,  "53,  School  of  Design; 
Jack  Barber,  '52,  Marshall  Sternian,  '53,  and 
Peter  Kessner,  '52,  School  of  Business  Ad- 
ministration. 

David  Kaufman,  '53,  is  at  Columbia's 
School  of  Business  Administration. 


A  little  travel  is  a  dangerous  thing;  it 
whets  the  appetite.  Natalie  Harris,  '53, 
who  returned  from  three  months  of 
Europe  to  study  philosophy  at  Johns 
Hopkins  under  a  Fellowship  writes: 
".  .  .  every  time  I  see  a  travel  poster  .  .  . 
I  feel  an  irresistible  tugging  .  .  ." 


JFhere  They  Are:  Rozelin  Berger,  '53,  is 
studying  at  Columbia  University  School  of 
Library  Service  under  a  Fellowship. 


Natalie  Litvich  Saltzman,  "52.  former  and 
first  Brandeis  Alumni  Association  president, 
has  moved  to  Puerto  Rico  where  her  husband 
is  now  stationed  with  the  Navy. 


Members  of  the  Class  of  '53  in  Bran- 
deis University's  new  Graduate  School 
include  Harold  Gelstein  and  Felix 
Shapiro,  music;  Rhoda  Lemelman  Fac- 
tor and  Adaire  Schwartz.  Near  Eastern 
and  Judaic  studies;  Edna-Ann  Katz, 
psychology. 

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SUBSTANTIAL  GAINS  IN  MEMBERSHII 
REPORTED  AS  SUCCESSFUL  AFFAIRS 
ARE  LAUNCHED   BY  WOMEN'S   GROUPS 

From  coast  to  coast,  the  far-flung  network  of  chapters  that  make  up  the  strong 
National  Women's  Committee  of  Brandeis  University  continues  to  expand.  The 
following  is  a  list,  by  states,  of  some  of  the  reports  of  chapter  activities: 


California 

LOS  ANGELES  —  March  was  designated 
as  Brandeis  University  Month  by  this  area's 
chapter  whose  president  is  Mrs.  Samuel  Moss. 
Speakers  were  sent  to  dozens  of  teas  and 
luncheons  in  all  sections  of  the  city  to  tell 
the  "Brandeis  Story."  Chairman  of  the  suc- 
cessful project  was  Mrs.  Earl  Neuberg,  with 
Mrs.  Albert  Melinkoff  and  Mrs.  Harry 
Cooper,  membership  chairmen.  In  charge  of 
the  speakers  bureau  was  Mrs.  George  Taussig. 

Connei-tirut 

NEW  LONDON  — A  series  of  teas  in 
honor  of  new  members  was  held  under  the 
general  chairmanship  of  Mrs.  Leo  Weinberg, 
in  charge  of  membership.  Clarence  Q.  Berger, 
executive  assistant  to  President  Sachar, 
attended  this  chapter's  annual  meeting  and 
addressed  an  enthusiastic  group.  Mrs.  Louis 
Rubin  was  installed  as  president. 

Florida 

HOLLYWOOD  —  In  March,  a  new  chapter 
was  organized  here  by  President  Sachar  and 
Mrs.  Bernard  Milloff  assumed  leadership. 
The  first  general  meeting  was  addressed  by 
Joseph  Kauffman,  administrative  assistant  to 
President  Sachar. 

MIAMI  —  Two  large  membership  teas 
were  held  here  on  one  day  and  100  new  mem- 
bers were  obtained.  Mrs.  Ben  Zion  Ginsburg 
is  chapter  president.  The  teas  were  held  in 
the  homes  of  Mrs.  Jack  S.  Mintzer  and  Mrs. 
Harold  Thurman.  Book  reviews  were  given  by 
Mrs.  Joseph  Narot  and  Mrs.  Max  Shapiro. 

Louisiana 

NEW  ORLEANS  — Entertainment  at  a 
membership  luncheon  sponsored  by  this 
chapter  featured  Tony  Bevinetto,  dance 
instructor  and  television  choreographer,  who 
depicted  in  dance  the  birth  and  colorful  his- 
tory of  Brandeis. 

Massachusetts 

LYNN  —  .\  charming  "petite  luncheon'' 
and  musicale,  honoring  life  members  and 
their  sponsors,  was  staged  by  the  Greater 
Lynn  Chapter.  Mrs.  Willy  Nordwind,  general 
chairman,  was  assisted  by   Mrs.  Charles  V. 


Labovitz,  co-chairman;  Mrs.  Donald  Roos- 
president,  and  a  large  group  of  workers 
Guest  speaker  was  Mrs.  Irving  Abrams,  pasi 
president  of  the  National  Women's  Com> 
mittee. 

New   Jersey 


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MIDDLESEX  COUNTY  — Two  hundred 
members  gathered  in  the  Highland  Park 
Temple  to  welcome  Joseph  Kauffman,  admin- 
istrative assistant  to  President  Sachar  and 
principal  speaker  at  the  annual  spring  meet- 
ing. Reports  on  a  successful  membership  iS 
drive  were  submitted.  Named  delegates  to  m 
the  June  conference  were  Mrs.  .Arnold  Rosen-  j| 
thai  and  Mrs.  Alexander  Feller. 

Ill 
Wow    York 

GREAT  NECK,  L.  I.  —  A  new  chapter  was 
organized  at  a  meeting  addressed  by  Mrs. 
Louis  I.  Kramer  of  Providence,  R.  I.,  national, 
president,  in  the  home  of  Mrs.  Manuel  Weis- 
buck.  Named  pro-tem  chairmen  were  Mrs. 
Weisbuck  and  Mrs.  Alex  Vogel. 


Ohio 


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YOUNGSTOWN  —  President  of  this  newly- 
organized  chapter  is  Mrs.  Joseph  Felsenthal, 
with  Mrs.  George  Fried,  Mrs.  Milton  Klivansi 
and  Mrs.  Saul  Tamarskin,  first,  second  and 
third  vice-presidents,  respectively;  Mrs.  Mar- 
vin Itts,  treasurer;  Mrs.  Ralph  Waldhorn, 
secretary. 


Pennsylvania 

PHILADELPHIA  —  Mrs.  Irving  Abrams 
of  Boston,  honorary  director  of  the  National 
Women's  Committee,  addressed  a  meeting  in 
the  home  of  Mrs.  Harry  .\.  Takiff.  Presiding 
were  Mrs.  Max  Margolis  and  Mrs.  Robert 
Kahn,  former  chapter  presidents.  Mrs.  Takiff 
assumed  leadership  of  the  chapter. 

Texas 


HOUSTON  — A  Houston  chapter  was 
formed  by  Mrs.  Lester  Samelson  of  Memphis,! 
a  national  vice-president.  Named  officers,! 
pro  tem,  were  Mrs.  David  D.  Rosenthal,  presi- 
dent, and  Mrs.  L.  L.  Sline,  treasurer.  The 
meeting  was  held  at  the  home  of  Mrs.  Frank 
Fried. 


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deis   U.S.A. 


^ASHIISGTOIS,  D.  C.  .  .  "Electron  Spin  Resonance  in  Metals"  was  the  title  of  a  paper 
resented  recently  before  the  American  Physical  Society  by  Dr.  David  FalkoflF,  Brandeis  assistant 
rofessor  of  physics.  An  editor  of  the  American  Journal  of  Physics.  Dr.  Falkoff  has  lectured 
efore  nuclear  seminars  at  Harvard  and  M.  I.  T, 

EXIISGTON,  KY.  .  .  Twelve  outstanding  scholars  are  authors  of  "Charles  A.  Beard: 
,n  Appraisal,"  published  this  spring  by  the  University  of  Kentucky  Press.  Among  the 
othors  is  Dr.  Max  Lerner,  chairman  of  the  Brandeis  University  Graduate  School  of 
rts  and  Sciences.  Foreword  to  the  book  was  written  by  Justice  Hugo  L.  Black  of  the 
f.  S.  Supreme  Court.  .  .  .  BOSTOiS,  MASS.  .  .  "Ideas  of  Order"  by  Arthur  Berger,  Brandeis 
usic  professor,  which  was  introduced  by  the  ^ew  York  Philharmonic  last  season,  had  its  first 
erformance  here  recently  under  Charles  Munch,  Boston  Symphony  conductor. 

'EW  YORK,  IS.  Y.  .  .  Appointed  a  member  of  the  jury  on  painting  for  the  award  of  prize 
iUowships  by  the  American  Academy  in  Rome  was  Mitchell  Siporin,  Brandeis  artist-in-residence 
Brandeis  Theatre  Arts  Professor  Louis  Kronenberger  is  author  of  another  book,  "Company 
[anners:  A  Cultural  Inquiry  Into  American  Life,"  published  by  the  Bobbs-Merrill  Company.  .  .  . 
paper  titled  "A  History  of  the  Physics  Laboratory  in  the  -\merican  Public  High  School  (to 
)10),"  by  Sidney  Rosen,  Brandeis  physical  science  instructor,  was  published  in  a  recent  issue  of 
le  American  Journal  of  Physics.  .  .  .  Peter  Grippe,  Brandeis  instructor  of  sculpture  and  graphic 
rts,  conducts  Atelier  17,  New  York  Citys  famous  graphic  arts  workshop  established  by 
tanley  Hayter. 

EW  HAVEM,  COISM.  .  .  Lecturing  at  Yale  University  recently.  Dr.  Svend  Laursen, 
Irandeis  professor  of  economics  chose  as  his  subject,  "Productivity  Differentials, 
loney  Wages  and  the  Balance  of  Payments."  Dr.  Laursen  is  a  consultant  to  the  Inter- 
ational  Monetary  Fund  in  Washington.  .  .  .  CHARLOTTESl'ILLE,  VA.  .  .  An  article  on 
Parrington  and  American  Liberalism,"  by  Dr.  Merrill  D.  Peterson,  Brandeis  assistant  professor 
f  American  civilization,  was  featured  in  the  Virginia  Quarterly  Review. 

VGUSTA,  ME.  .  .  Dr.  Carl  J.  Sindermann  of  the  Brandeis  biology  area,  recipient  of  a  $7000 
ppropriation  from  the  Maine  Sardine  Industry  to  conduct  research  on  the  biology  of  the  sea 
erring,  is  co-author  of  several  bulletins  on  diseases  of  fishes  and  a  dermatitis-producing 
;histasome  which  causes  "clam-diggers  itch."  .  .  .  GAMBIER,  OHIO  .  .  .A  review  by  Dr.  Henry 
'opkin,  Brandeis  English  instructor,  of  Saul  Bellow's  ''The  Adventures  of  Augie  March"  appears 
I  the  Kenyon  Review  for  Spring. 

^HIL.4DELPHIA,  PA.  .  .  Eunice  Alberts,  Brandeis  singing  instructor  who  appeared 
ast  season  as  soloist  with  the  Philadelphia  Orchestra,  has  been  re-engaged  for  Mahler's 
Das  Liede  von  der  Erde"  to  be  presented  next  season.  She  has  also  sung  with  the 
>ach  Festival  in  Bethlehem,  Pa.,  and  has  been  engaged  to  teach  and  sing  at  the  Aspen 
Colorado)  Festival  this  summer. 

iALTIMORE,  MD.  .  .  John  M.  Kingsbury,  Brandeis  laboratory  instructor  in  biology,  is 
o  author  of  an  article  on  "Silica  Gel  as  a  Microbiological  Medium:  Its  Potentialities  and  a  New 
lethod  of  Preparation"  which  was  published  recently  in  Applied  Microbiology. 


Oregon  Senator  Shares 
Speakers'  Platform  at 
Baltimore  Gathering 

Two  hundred  sixty-two  men  and  women 
gathered  recently  in  the  Woodholme  Country 
Club  for  the  third  annual  dinner  of  Brandeis 
Associates  of  Baltimore,  Md. 

Irving  A.  Smith  with  Dr.  Irving  B.  Golboro 
were  co-chairmen  of  this  outstanding  affair 
which  featured  on  its  speaking  program, 
Senator  Wayne  Morse  of  Oregon  and  Presi- 
dent Sachar. 

Approximately  $25,000  in  gifts  to  the 
University  were  announced  and  40  new 
annual  Associates  were  enrolled.  Total  mem- 
bership now  approximates  200.  In  additian, 
two  life  members  were  announced. 

The  dinner  committee  included  Maurice  N. 
Annenberg,  Maxwell  A.  Behrend,  Harry  A. 
Bernstein,  Die  I.  Catzen,  Emanuel  A.  Deitz, 
Marcy  M.  Ehudin,  Harold  M.  Fish,  Jerome 
Goldfein,  Harry  B.  Gorfine,  Milton  Halle, 
Emanuel  Hettlemen,  Nathan  S.  Jacobson, 
Isador  Kaufman. 

Also,  Jerome  L.  Klaff,  Arthur  Kramer, 
Samuel  Lipman,  Richard  Marcus,  Theodore 
Marks,  Robert  E.  Meyerhoff,  Joseph  H.  Rash, 
Milton  Roseman,  Murray  J.  Rymland,  Harvey 
Steinbach. 

Among  those  on  the  hostess  committee  were 
Mmes.  Jerome  D.  Grant,  .Albert  B.  Huss,  I.  E. 
Rosenbloom  and  Isador  B.  Terrell. 

Cincinnati    Cliapter   of 
'Foster    Alumni'    Holds 
Third    Annual    Dinner 

\  large  sum  in  benefactions  for  Brandeis 
University  and  six  new  life  members  were 
announced  at  the  third  annual  dinner  of  the 
Cincinnati  Chapter  of  .Associates  held  at  the 
Losantiville  Country  Club. 

Preceding  the  dinner,  a  reception  was 
tendered  for  Dr.  Max  Lerner,  chairman  of 
the  new  Graduate  School  of  Arts  and  Sciences 
and  principal  speaker  for  the  dinner. 

.Approximately  150  .Associates  are  now 
enrolled  in  the  Cincinnati  Chapter  which  is 
headed  by  Nathan  Solinger,  president. 

Chairman  for  the  event  was  George  W. 
Rosenthal,  whose  dinner  committee  included 
I.  A.  Berman,  Norbert  Covy,  Joseph  Dave, 
J.  I.  Fleischer,  Dr.  L.  C.  Goldberg,  Henry 
Harris,  Warren  Heldman,  Emil  Hirschfield, 
Joseph  H.  Hoodin. 

Also,  Joseph  Lichter,  Harry  Liebschutz. 
Sol  Luckman,  Emanuel  S.  Marks,  Hyman 
Moskowitz,  James  Salinger,  Isidor  Schifrin, 
Harry  Weisbaum  and  Irvin  Westheimer. 

Others  who  did  outstanding  work  included 
Philip  M.  Meyers  and  Ben  Katz,  both  of 
whom  are  Fellows  of  Brandeis  University. 


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ASSOCIATES  LIFE  MEMBERS  NOW  TOTAL  390 


As  this  issue  of  the  Brandeis  University  Bulletin  goes  to  press,  the  University 
welcomes  71  additional  names  on  the  Life  Membership  Roster  of  the  Brandeis 
Associates,  as  reported  on  March  23  by  Morris  S.  Shapiro,  national  life  membership 
chairman. 

A  total  of  390  men  and  women  in  24  states  representing  all  sections  of  the 
country  have  each  contributed  $2,000  for  life  membership  in  the  organization  which 
acts  as  "foster  alumni"  to  one  of  the  newest  universities  on  the  American  scene. 

Since  announcement  of  the  Hayden  Foundation  gift  of  one-half  million  dollars, 
the  money  raised  by  life  membership  dues  in  the  Associates  has  been  earmarked  to 
meet  the  University's  responsibility  in  matching  that  grant. 

The  University  is  pleased  to  announce  the  following  life  members  in  addition 
to  those  mentioned  in  previous  issues  of  the  Bulletin : 


California 

Oakland  -  Lionel  Wachs. 

Connecticut 

New  Haven  -  Dr.  Max  L.  Berlowe,  Samuel 
Gingold. 

North  Haven  -  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Herman  A. 
Bruson. 

Georgia 

Atlanta  -  Joseph  Freedman,  Arthur  Garson, 
Dan  Garson,  Frank  Garson,  Bernard  Howard, 
Ben  Massell,  David  L.  Slann. 

Maryland 

Baltimore  -  Nathan  S.  Jacobson,  Dr.  Joseph 
Kemler. 

Massachusetts 

Boston  -  Irving  Schwartz,  Joseph  Schwartz. 

Brookline  -  David  Yaffee. 

Chestnut  Hill  -  Dr.  S.  Charles  Kasdon, 
Bertram  R.  Paley. 


INVESTIGATION  BEVEALS 
YOUNGEST  LIFE  MEMBER 
ON    ASSOCIATES*    LIST 

The  name  of  Miss  Marion  Mindy 
Resnik  was  accorded  some  checking 
before  it  was  posted  on  the  list  which 
appears  on  this  page. 

Investigation  revealed  that  Miss  Resnik 
is  the  youngest  life  member  of  the  Bran- 
deis University  Associates. 

She  is  the  four-year-old  daughter  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Tubie  Resnik  of  New  York 
City,  long-time  friends  and  benefactors  of 
the  University. 


Dorchester  -  Bernard  Shivek. 

FiTCHBURC  -  Felix  Rosenbaum,  Jack  Spound. 

Leominister  -  Benjamin  Asher  and  Sons, 
Louis  Levine,  Robert  and  David  Lubin. 
Mendell  Selig,  Samuel  H.  Wexler. 

Marblehead  -  Robert  Lappin. 

Newton  -  Bernard  S.  Shapiro. 

Peabody  -  Harvey  Kirstein. 

Shirley  -  Louis  Pearlstein. 

Missouri 

Clayton  -  Bram  J.  Lewin. 

Ladue  -  Melvin  Glick. 

St.  Louis -David  Baron,  The  Samuel  and 
Sarah  Brand  Foundation,  Saul  Brodsky,  I.  E. 
Goldstein,  Roswell  Messing,  Jr.,  Byron  D. 
Sachar,  M.  M.  Sachar,  Shampaine  Founda- 
tion, Charles  Yalem,  Richard  L.  Yalem. 


Nebraska 

Omaha  -  Herman    Cohen,    John    A. 
Hyman  Ferer,  Milton  S.  Livingston. 


Farber 


New   Jersey 

Newark  -  Saul  Reinfeld,  Frank  Reitman. 
South  Orange  -  Norman  Feldman. 

New   Yorii 

Buffalo  -  Mrs.  Marion  C.  Branse. 

New  York  City  -  Charles  A.  Berns,  Louis 
Daitch,  Archie  Joslin,  Nathaniel  Kaplan,  The 
Katchkas,  Herman  Katz,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harold 
Lee,  John  Polachek,  Harold  L.  Renfield,  Mrs. 
Harold  L.  Renfield,  Miss  Marion  Mindy 
Resnik,  Mrs.  Tubie  Resnik. 

Syracuse  -  Morris  Berenstein,  Harry  Marley, 
Hiram  Weisberg. 

Ohio 

Cincinnati  -  Norbert  J.  Covy,  Sol  Einstein, 
Melville  Meyers,  George  W.  Rosenthal,  Louis 
J.  Simon,  Edward  J.  Weisbaum. 


Students'*    Porformanees 
Highlight    Program   at 
Philadelphia    Event 

A  major  event  was  the  second  annual  music 
festival  and  dinner  held  under  the  aegis  of 
the  Brandeis  University  Associates  of  Phila- 
delphia, in  the  Bellevue  Stratford  Hotel,  that 
city. 

Harry  A.  Robinson,  president  of  the  Home 
for  the  Jewish  Aged  and  prominent  com- 
munity leader,  served  as  chairman  of  the 
sponsoring  committee. 

Honorary  vice-chairmen  were  Recreation 
Commissioner  Fredric  R.  Mann,  a  Fellow  of 
the  University,  and  Bernard  G.  Segal,  well- 
known  attorney.  A  large  committee  assisted 
in  arrangements  for  the  affair. 

Featured  speaker  was  Dr.  Max  Lerner, 
chairman  of  the  University's  Graduate  School 
of  Arts  and  Sciences,  who  stressed  the  con- 
cepts of  Brandeis  and  reported  on  accom- 
plishments to  date. 

The  music  festival  was  under  the  direction 
of  Irving  G.  Fine,  Fredric  R.  Mann  Professor 
of  Music  and  chairman  of  the  School  of 
Creative  Arts. 

Highlighting  the  program  were  perform- 
ances by  two  Brandeis  students,  Ramon 
Gilbert,  '54,  of  Detroit,  Mich.,  promising 
young  vocalist,  and  John  Moriarty  of  Fall 
River,  Mass.,  Brandeis  graduate  student,  who 
recently  made  his  debut  as  a  concert  pianist  . 
in  Boston's  Jordan  Hall. 


SHO'  IS  FUN  (GULP!)  .  .  .  Li'l  AbnerS 
famous  cartoonist,  Al  Capp,  awarded  prizes 
at  the  Brandeis  students'  annual  Sadie 
Hawkins  Dance.  Above,  right,  he  sketches 
for  the  crowd  .  .  .  with  the  help  of  an  arm 
lent  by  William  If'.  D.  Marsh,  '54,  of  East 
Orange,  N.  J. 


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Bring  Brandeis  into  pur  home 

with  gifts  and   novelties  from  the   Campus  Store  .  .  . 


Ceramic  Skillet 
Ashtray 


In  the  form  of  a  miniature 
skillet,  this  charming  ceramic 
ashtray  is  glazed  in  pale  blue 
and  bears  the  Brandels  Uni- 
versity seal  done  in  delicate 
gold  tracery.  10"  in  diameter. 
A  conversation  piece 
(and 
too) 
table 


onversation    piece    ^^^^p 
i     mighty     useful,   JHl  ^J 
on  card  or  coffee        I 


Mug 


A  handsome  decorative 
note  for  rumpus  room  or 
what- have  -  you?  Durably 
fashioned  of  extra  heavy 
pottery  finished  in  smart 
black  glaie  set  off  ^.p.^ 
by  the  gold  Bran-  \1  ^Q 
deis  University  I 
seal.    Height  5". 


Youngster's  Sweatshirt 

Exact  replica  of  a  grov<n-up  athlete's  sv^eat- 
shirt.  Fleece-lined  cotton  with  knit  neckband, 
waist,  and  cuffs.  Junior  will  love  the  ^  .-.— 
Brandeis  insignia  done  in  navy  and  ^  I  f  ,J 
the  legend:  "Brandeis  19??"  Juve- 
nile sizes  4-6-8. 

Youngster's  Jersey 


'1' 


Another    "natural"    for    the     lollypop    set    who 
wear  size  2,  4,  6  or  8.    Interwoven  blue    jtj  .r>r 
and     white     cotton     iersey     with     navy    \|  ^y 
trim    and    letters    boldly    proclaiming: 
"Brandeis." 


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little  Hcrbie 


A  cuddly  stuffed  toy  to  hug  or  to  stand  in 
knowing      manner.       Sturdily     fashioned      of 
felt    in    Brandeis    colors,    blue    and 
white.      Measi 
ning    head 


ndels    colors,    blue    and     giAC\i- 
lasures    7I/2"    from    cun-    \1 53 
to    dainty    front    paws.         I 


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Accepted  by  the  graduate  and  professional  schools  of  foremost  colleges  and 
universities  throughout  the  country,  Brandeis  University  students  have  further  demon- 
strated their  ability  to  meet  the  keen  competition  for  graduate  school  f^llov/ships  and 
scholarships. 

The  University  is  proud  of  its  groduates'  record  of  achievement,  remarkable  in 
on  institution  so  young,  endorsing,  as  it  does,  the  academic  standards  of  the  Uni- 
versity. 


A  partial  list  of  av/ards — many  of  them,  multiple 
Class  of  1954  includes  the  following: 


-received  by  members  of  the 


Judith  Gamoran,  $800  fellowship  from  Harvard  University  (chemistry)  .  .  .  Elaine 
Heymon,  $1200  fellowship  from  Brown  University  (mathematics)  .  .  .  Harvey  Fields, 
$2100  grant  from  Rensselaer  Polytechnical   Institute  (physics)  .  .  . 

Nadav  Safran,  awarded  $1700  by  Princeton  University,  $1300  by  Yale  Uni- 
versity, and  $1400  by  Harvard  University  .  .  .  Edith  Kelman,  $1020  from  the  University 
of  Chicago  and  $800  from  Johns  Hopkins  University  .  .  .  Hannah  Friedman,  $800 
scholarship  from  Johns  Hopkins  (history)  .  .  . 

Fuibright  winner  Rimo  Drell  (see  story  on  page  six  of  this  issue)  received  also 
a  $1400  fellowship  from  Yale  (French  literature)  and  an  $800  grant  from  Johns  Hop- 
kins  .   .   . 

Rhoda  Kotzin,  awarded  a  full  tuition  scholarship  from  the  University  of  Chicago 
.  .  .  Mitchell  Harwitz,  $2100  fellowship  at  MIT,  $1900  scholarship  at  Yale,  and  $1 100 
at  Harvard  .  .  .  Judy  Bleich  and  Dona  Seeman  each  received  a  $500  Florence  Allen 
Scholarship   (given  to  women  only)  at  New  York  University  Law  School  .  .  . 

Maureen  Kerrigan,  $1000  fellowship  at  the  University  of  Massachusetts  (biology) 
.  .  .  Jean  Mecham,  awarded  a  grant  from  Boston  University  .  .  .  Brandeis  University 
Graduate  School  of  Arts  and  Sciences  has  given  a  $1400  fellowship  (English  litera- 
ture) to  Barbara  Herrnstein  and  a   $700  fellowship  (music)  to  Ora  Gorovitz. 


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BRANDEIS 
UNIVERSITY 
BULLETIN 


NEWS 


REVIEW        ISSUE 


The  Board  of  Trustees 

Abraham  Feinberc,  Chairman 

Joseph  F.  Ford,  Treasurer 

NoBMAN  S.  Rabb,  Secretary 

George  Alpert 

James  J.  Axelrod 

Meyer  Jaffe 

Jack  M.  Kaplan 

DuDLF.Y  Kimball 

Jessie  Kramer 

Adele  Rosekwald  Levy 

Isador  LUBIN 

William  Mazer 

Joseph  M.  Proskauer 

Israel  Rogosin 

Eleanor  Roosevelt 

Jacob  Shapiro 

Morris  S.  Shapiro 


President  of  the  University 
Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar 


Fellous  oj  the  I'nii'ersity 
Hon.  Herbert  H.  Lehman, 
Honorary  Chairman 

Frank  L.  Weil, 
Chairman 


As  this  issue  is  being  printed,  we  learn  with  profound 
sorrow  of  the  death  of  Morris  S.  Shapiro,  one  of  the 
founding  Trustees  of  Brandeis  University.  An  account 
of  Mr.  Shapiro's  efforts  and  achievements  will  appear  in 
the  next  issue  of  this  publication. 


Contents 


The  Freshman  Class 


The  Fear  of  Poetry 


Her  Home  Is  Korea 


Xews  of  the  I'niversitv 


Brandeisiana 


The  3  Chapels  .Slory 


in»ide  baeh  cover 


outside  back  eorer 


Mrs.  Louis  L  Kramer 

President, 

National  Women's  Committee 

Milton  Kahn 
National  Chairman, 
Brandeis  Associates 

Joseph  Linsey 

Chairman, 

Brandeis  Athletic  Association 

Mrs.  Paul  T.  Smith 

Samuel  L.  Slosberc 

Co-Chairmen, 

Friends  oj  the  School  oj  Creative  Arts 

Paul  Levenson,  '52 

President, 

Alumni  Association 


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The   camera   has   caught   a   significant 

moment 

in   the 

history  of 

Brandeis  I'niversity  as  George 

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f  Boston 

(left). 

first  chair- 

man  of 

he  I  niversity's  Board  c 

f  Trustees, 

congratulates 

his  succes- 

sor,  Abraham  Feinberg  of  New 

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ity. 

(See 

story  on  page  8.) 

PUBLISHED  BY   BRANDEIS  UNIVERSITY 

OFFICE   OF    PUBLIC    AFFAIRS 

Emanuel    M.    Gilbert.    Director 

Editor:  N.^NETTE  H.  Bernstein 

Campus  photos  by  Ralph  Norman 

VOL.    IV.    No.    2  OCTOBER,    1954 

Brandeis  L'niversity  Bulletin,  published  four  limes  a  year  (once  in 
September,  Oclober,  February  and  May)  at  Brandeis  University.  U'altham  54, 
Mass.    Entered    as    second    class    matter    at    the    Post    Office    at    Boston.    Mass. 


THE 
FRESHMAN 

CLASS 


R 

■  fc  ■  ACK  IN  1948  —  when  Brandeis  University  opened  its  doors 
to  some  100  students  —  many  onlookers  must  have  wondered  just 
what  impelled  those  first  freshmen  to  cast  their  lot  with  a  new 
untried  academic  venture. 

In  six  short  years,  the  University's  achievements  have  built  a 
reputation  that  has  completely  reversed  the  situation.  Today, 
speculation  about  a  newly-accepted  freshman  is  likely  to  be  summed 
up  in  the  succinct  vernacular:   "What  has  he  got?" 

Yes,  what  have  they  .  .  .  these  eager  young  people  who  con- 
stitute Brandeis  University's  seventh  freshman  class?  What  is 
their  record?  Why  were  they  chosen  to  survive  a  screening  of 
applications  that  poured  in  from  states  ranging  clear  across  the 
country  and  from  14  foreign  lands? 

They  haven't  geography  in  common,  representing  as  they 
do  126  communities,  20  states,  and  seven  foreign  countries  -  Iran, 
China,  Japan,  Israel,  Canada,  Bermuda  and  the  British  West  Indies. 
They  were  graduated  from  a  dozen  private  schools  and  scores  of 
public  schools  ...  but  practically  all  are  honor  students  and  in  the 
upper  fifth  of  their  class. 

More  than  a  third  were  national  honor  society  members  and 
abnost  the  same  number  were  recipients  of  awards  for  outstanding 
achievements  in  language,  literature,  the  sciences  or  the  arts.  Many 


have  received  multiple  offers  of  scholarships  .  .  .  which  they  turned 
down  in  favor  of  Brandeis. 

The  musically  proficient  include  65  who  while  in  high  school 
were  leaders  of  chamber  music  ensembles,  members  of  orchestras, 
bands  and  choruses.  Many  received  awards  from  music  training 
schools  which  they  attended. 

Literary  talent  is  exhibited  by  at  least  a  third  of  the  class  who 
served  on  their  high  school  organs,  —  half  that  number  as  editors. 

Leadership  qualities  can  be  checkmarked  for  106  former  class 
officers  and  student  government  representatives,  22  of  whom  were 
senior  class  presidents. 

The  battle  of  the  sexes  should  be  fairly  even:  There  are  160 
girls  and  140  boys. 

OO  MUCH  FOR  STATISTICS.  Individually,  the  incoming  fresh- 
men are  even  more  interesting : 

There  is,  for  instance,  a  Westinghouse  Talent  Search  winner 
who  relaxes  by  doing  research  in  the  theory  of  numbers.  Consid- 
ered a  mathematical  genius  by  his  high  school  instructors,  he  won 
not  only  four  awards  for  highest  marks  in  mathematics,  but 
achieved  such  high  grades  in  other  subjects  that  he  was  given  a 
special  "Scholastic  Hall  of  Fame"  award. 

Many  gifted  pupils  in  our  School  of  Creative  Arts  have  come 
from  New  fork's  celebrated  School  of  Performing  Arts,  as  has  a 
freshman  this  year  whose  talents  as  choreographer,  dancer  and 
actor  are  among  the  most  original  and  creative  encountered  to 
date.  Recognition  of  his  exceptional  ability  has  included  scholar- 
ships awarded  by  the  School  of  American  Ballet,  Deerwood- 
Adirondack  Music  Center,  and  Jacobs  Pillow  Summer  University 
of  the  Dance. 

The  class  includes  a  Connecticut  girl  who  in  her  sophomore 
year  at  high  school  completed  the  Ford  Scholarship  examination 
with  such  distinction  that  a  major  university  informed  her  she 
could  enter  without  the  necessity  for  completing  her  last  two  years 
of  high  school.   She  chose  to  complete  them  and  to  enter  Brandeis. 

Acceptances  from  five  leading  colleges  in  the  East  were 
received  by  the  valedictorian  of  a  New  York  high  school  class 
numbering  304.  His  record  is  even  more  impressive  when  coupled 
with  the  fact  that  he  came  to  this  country  but  two  years  ago.  A 
brilliant  pianist,  his  leanings  however  are  towards  the  sciences  and 
he  plans  to  take  pre-medical  courses  at  Brandeis. 

Another  valedictorian  —  this  time,  a  girl  —  was  the  recipient 
of  virtuallv  everv  medal  and  award  bestowed  by  her  school.  Her 
lowest  mark  in  her  four  years  at  high  school  was  90,  and  this  she 


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considered  a  deplorable  drop  from  the  98,  99  or  100  she  con- 
sistently received  in  all  subjects. 

Among  the  students  who  add  international  flavor  to  the  fresh- 
man class  is  one  who  has  lived  in  Europe,  Africa  and  Asia.  She  is 
the  daughter  of  the  Joint  Distribution  Committee  director  in  Iran, 
who  formerly  was  director  in  Italy,  and  before  that,  in  Tripoli, 
Libya.  Consequently,  she  attended  school  in  all  three  countries, 
graduating  this  year  from  the  Community  School  of  Teheran,  first 
in  her  class  and  awarded  highest  honors. 

(^OLLEGE  TESTS  in  Braille  were  taken  by  the  University's 
second  blind  student  (the  first  was  graduated  two  years  ago), 
valedictorian  of  his  class  at  the  famed  Perkins  Institute.  A  certified 
Ediphonist  and  typist,  he  plays  piano  and  saxophone,  bowls  and 
bicycles  (on  a  tandem  bicycle)  and  was  a  member  of  his  school 
chess  team. 

Athletic  prowess  and  intellect  are  well  combined  in  a  former 
student  of  Blessed  Sacrament  High  School,  New  Rochelle,  N.  Y., 
and  graduate  of  Eastern  Military  Academy,  L.  I.,  N.  Y.,  who  not 
only  was  crew  captain,  football  co-captain,  and  basketball  manager, 
but  also  an  honor  roll  student  graduated  as  valedictorian  of  his 
class. 

Similarly,  a  boy  from  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  who  was  city  high 
school  tennis  champion,  ranked  fourth  in  statewide  mathematics 
contests,  wrote  articles  for  the  Indianapolis  Times,  and  was  third 
in  his  class  of  440. 

Named  "brightest  girl  of  senior  class."'  a  talented  pianist  who 
was  third  on  the  honor  roll  at  Juilliard  School  of  Music,  won 
medals  for  French,  English  and  chemistry. 

And  so  many  others  .  .  . 

The  girl  who  is  a  former  "Quiz  Kid"'  and  now  seeks  a  law 
career  .  .  .  the  Navy  veteran  who  introduced  a  new  method  for 
testing  granular  soils,  now  utilized  by  the  Massachusetts  Depart- 
ment of  Public  Works  .  .  .  the  "Miss  Charm"  contest  winner  who 
also  topped  her  class  scholastically  .  .  .  the  girl  who  is  a  direct 
descendant  of  William  Tecumseh  Sherman,  famous  Civil  War 
general  .  .  .  the  Ohio  girl,  winner  of  many  awards  for  both  writing 
and  art,  who  this  year  undertook  as  a  hobby  a  study  of  the  works 
and  philosophy  of  Thomas  Hardy  .  .  .  the  South  Carolina  student 
who  won  a  statewide  Latin  Short  Story  Contest.  .  .  . 

And  the  list  could  go  on  and  on,  compounding  honors,  awards 
and  citations,  for  this  is  a  mere  sampling  chosen  at  random.  It 
will  serve,  however,  to  demonstrate  the  calibre  of  the  students  who 
comprise  the  freshman  class  as  the  University  embarks  upon  its 
seventh  year.  It  is  a  freshman  class  we  are  proud  to  introduce 
to  you. 


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Dr.  Cunningham  has  published  widely 
and  his  volumes  of  poetry  include 
"The  Helmsman,"  "The  Judge  Is  Fury" 
and  "Doctor  Drink."  He  has  contrib- 
uted to  "Poetry,"  "Modern  Philology," 
"Virginia  Quarterly  Review"  and 
numerous  other   periodicals. 


'd  like  to  say  a  few  things  about  poetry  that  a 
not  ordinarily  said  because  it  means  a  good  deal  to  me  a: 
I  think  it  could  mean  a  good  deal  more  than  it  does 
many  other  people. 

The  first  thing  to  say  about  poetry  is  that  most  peoji 
are  afraid  of  it,  educated  people.    To  them  it  is  just  11 
mathematics.    They  say  of  algebra,  "Oh,  I  never  con 
make  head  or  tail  of  that,"  and  of  poetry,  "I  guess  I  j 
don't  understand  it." 

But  if  they  don't  think  of  it  as  poetry  they  have  f 
difficulty  at  all.  They  read  Burma  Shave  ads,  and  son! 
times  try  to  read  them  backwards  on  the  other  side  of  ti 
road,  like  them  or  not,  remember  them  or  not,  repeat  the 
or  not,  with  no  trouble  of  the  spirit  because  the  thin 
have  no  pretensions  to  culture.  So  also  with  the  popul 
song;  with  those  long  political  poems  that  used  to,  asp 
cially  in  the  days  of  F.D.R.,  circulate  on  flimsies  fro 
brokerage  to  business  office;  with  the  interminable  vers 
that  someone  always  remembers  after  the  third  beer.  Ai 
I  know  a  man  who  can  recite  a  thousand  limericks. 

These  are  all  poetry,  and  sometimes  not  bad  poeti 
but  they  have  a  feature  that  reassures  the  audience.  Thi 
usually  have  some  technical  flaws,  often  put  in  quite  delij 
erately:  the  rhymes  are  off  a  little,  or  even  outrageou 
the  meter  limps  or  bumps;  and  the  cliches  stick  out.   Ai 


EAU  OIF 


UNN    INGHAM       Chairman,  Graduate   Area   of    English   and   American   Literature 


is  feature  tells  us  this  is  not  really  art,  it  doesn't  pretend 
l>e  poetry,  so  we  can  respond  quite  naturally,  liking  or 
sliking  as  our  taste  and  the  occasion  suggest. 

It  would  be  better  if  we  could  read  all  poetry,  when- 
ei  we  do  read  poetry,  in  this  way,  with  no  compulsion 
appreciate.  Our  experiences  then  would  at  least  be  our 
VII.  though  our  opinions  might  not  please  the  professor 
111  the  critic.  And  in  time  we  would  find  that  our 
)inions  change. 

For  poetry  is  just  language,  but  language  arranged 
.  meter  and  rhyme  so  as  to  be  more  memorable.  And, 
iring  for  language,  we  will  no  longer  tolerate  the  tech- 
cal  flaw,  whether  deliberate  or  not.  Furthermore,  what 
more  memorable  should  be  worth  remembering.  And 
we  will  lay  something  of  a  burden  on  the  poet.  What 
!  says  should  be  distinguished  and  yet  common,  personal 
id  yet  general.  It  should  be  worth  remembering,  and  yet 
ir  memories  are  overfull  as  it  is,  cluttered  with  telephone 
imbers,  advertising  slogans,  and  fond  scenes  from  our 
isspent  youth.  He  will  have  to  fight  for  our  memory. 
nd  this  he  does  by  so  shaping  the  poem  that  if  it  takes 
)u  it  takes  you,  and  if  not,  not. 

Obviously  a  little  Shakespeare  at  this  point  would 
inch  things,  for  a  quotation  from  Shakespeare  will  prove 
lything.  But  it  would  be  fairer,  and  more  of  a  risk,  to 
ie  something  of  one's  own,  to  put  the  case  in  terms  that 


niav  easily  be  disputed.  And  the  thing  is  short.  At  least, 
whether  you  like  it  or  not,  whether  you  remember  or 
forget  it.  there  is  nothing  to  be  afraid  of.  It  is  just  a  man 
talking,  willing  to  be  overheard,  and  trying  to  put  together 
his  and  human  experience,  with  memories  of  coming  half- 
awake  in  the  night  on  Balboa  beach,  sometime  during  the 
last  war,  and  hearing  half-aware  the  long  swell  of  the 
Pacific. 


Who  knows  his  will? 
Who  knows  what  mood 
His  hours  fulfil? 
His  griefs  conclude? 

Surf  of  illusion 
Spins  from  the  deep, 
And  skilled  delusion 
Sustains  his  sleep. 

When  silence  hears 
In  its  delight 
The  tide  of  tears 
In  the  salt  night, 

And  stirs,  and  tenses, 
Who  knows  what  themes, 
What  lunar  senses 
Compel  his  dreams? 


HER<>H   O    Me«»    15 


'A 


kSSbER  name  is  sook  kyung  lee  but  her  Brandeis  University  classmates  have  a  nickname  for  her. 
■I  '  11  They  fondly  call  her  "Cinderella."  No  fairy  godmother  waved  a  magic  wand  over  this 
tULjM  diminutive  slant-eyed  lass  .  .  .  but  a  flock  of  real,  live  "godfathers"  did! 

And  the  arm  of  coincidence  reached  back  twenty-seven  years  —  then,  half-way  around  the  world  — 
to  plant  this  twenty-two-year-old  Korean  honor  student  on  the  Brandeis  campus. 

It  began  in  1926. 

That  was  the  year  Robert  D.  Durst  (West  Point  graduate)  and  C.  Ruggles  Smith,  classmates  at 
Harvard  Law  School,  were  graduated  and  that  summer  they  traveled  Europe  together.  Over  the  years, 
the  warm  friendship  was  maintained. 

June  1953  .  .  .  and  seated  at  his  desk  some  8.000  miles  away,  Colonel  Durst,  now  head  of  the 
Eighth  Army  Headquarters  Board  of  Inquiry  in  Seoul,  idly  leafed  through  a  copy  of  "Stars  and  Stripes," 
Army  newspaper. 

Suddenly,  he  exclaimed  with  pleasure:   "Look  at  this!" 

It  was  an  article  about  Brandeis  University,  in  Waltham.  Massachusetts.  He  turned  with  delight 
to  show  it  to  a  young  Korean  girl  whose  superior  intelligence  and  knowledge  of  English  had  merited  a 
position  as  Army  interpreter  and  typist. 

Eagerly  she  read  the  newspaper  story  and.  when  she  had  finished,  pleaded:    "Tell  me  more." 

This  was  a  subject  on  which  the  Colonel  was  indeed  well-briefed  ...  by  none  other  than  his  old 
friend,  C.  Ruggles  Smith,  now  director  of  admissions  at  Brandeis  University.  (Just  two  years  before. 
Registrar  Smith  had  primed  Colonel  Durst  with  details  when  the  two  had  met  at  the  25th  reunion  of 
their  Harvard  Law  class.) 

The  Korean  girl  listened  raptly  as  the  Colonel  told  of  Brandeis  University's  ideals  and  aims  .  .  .  and, 
as  she  listened,  she  dared  to  dream  a  dream.  .  .  . 

1  ODAY,  standing  starry-eyed  on  the  Brandeis  campus,  Sook  Kyung  Lee  says  softly:  "It  is  all  my 
dreams  come  true!" 

Brandeis  University  had  a  major  share  in  waving  the  magic  wand  by  granting  a  scholarship  and 
student  award  for  full  maintenance  and  tuition. 

Besides  Colonel  Durst,  two  other  Eighth  Army  colonels  (Leroy  C.  Wilson  and  Clayton  Fowler) 
helped  to  sponsor  the  Korean  girl,  as  did  other  Army  friends  who  had  come  to  admire  her  "gentle 
disposition"  and  "unusual  brilliance."' 

To  Colonel  Durst,  however,  rightly  belongs  the  title  of  "chief  godfather."  He  was  the  prime  mover 
of  mountains  of  impedimenta  wrapped  'round  with  red  tape  before  the  Korean  girl  could  finally  embark. 
He  contributed  $800  for  traveling  expenses  and,  wise  "godfather"  that  he  is,  each  month  provides  a 
small  amount  of  spending  money  for  the  incidentals  which  loom  large  for  any  girl  on  any  campus. 


jliLDEST  OF  FIVE  BROTHERS  AND  A  SISTER,  Sook  Kvung 

was  graduated  from  Ewha  High  School  where  she  was 
advanced  a  year  because  of  high  scholastic  standing  and 
ability  to  carry  extra  subjects. 

She  has  always  been  an  honor  student:  wrote  essays 
and  poems  for  her  school  newspaper,  and  has  won  several 
athletic  prizes. 

For  two  years,  she  continued  her  studies  at  the 
\^  omen's  Medical  College  in  Seoul  and  sang  in  the  College 
Choral  Group.  In  1950,  the  Communist  invasion  halted 
her  education. 

It  also  destroyed  the  studio  of  her  father  who  was  a 
inntion  picture  producer.  Today,  reports  Sook  Kyung, 
I  here  is  no  production  of  motion  pictures  in  Korea  except 
ilcicumentary  films  by  the  U.  S.  State  Department. 


July  15,  1953  — the  day  on  which  Sook  Kyung 
received  Brandeis  University's  letter  of  acceptance  —  is 
rlassed  by  her  together  with  the  date  the  United  Nations 
forces  recaptured  Seoul: 

"The  two  greatest  days  in  my  life!"  she  exults.  "I 
felt  like  hugging  and  kissing  every  United  Nations  soldier 
1  saw.  but  of  course  I  couldn't  do  that.  You  can"t  imagine 
how  happy  I  was!" 

The  envy  of  her  Korean  friends,  Sook  Kyung's  good 
fortune  won  warm  approval:  "You  deserve  good  luck," 
they  nodded  vigorously.  "You  studied  hard  and  now  you 
are  rewarded.  Please  come  back,"  they  added  wistfully, 
"and  help  Koreans." 


American  magazines  which  she  had  read  in  Korea 
lielped  to  prepare  Sook  Kyung  for  America  .  .  .  but  not 
entirely. 

"So  many  thousands  of  automobiles!"'  she  sighs. 
Television  of  course  was  a  fantastic  experience,  but  then, 
s(i  was  Sook  Kyung's  first  orange.  Korea  has  none,  nor 
liananas  ...  "I  ate  seven  in  one  dav!"  she  confessed 
-hamefacedlv. 

Perhaps  the  major  surprise  awaiting  Sook  Kyung  in 
American  life  was  woman's  role.  "In  Korea,"  she  pointed 
nut.  "women  are  restricted  and  are  not  in  every  field  as 
tliey  are  here." 

She  plans  to  major  in  fine  arts,  hoping  ultimately  to 
liecome  an  architect  or  interior  decorator  so  that  she  can 
return  to  Korea  and  redesisn  the  homes. 


"Everj-thing  is  so   inconvenient,' 
deprecating  little  shake  of  her  head. 


she 


dth 


OOOK  KYUNG  smoothed  her  Western-style  pleated 
skirt  topped  by  a  becoming  yellow  sweater.  "I  think  I'm 
the  luckiest  girl  in  the  world,"  she  commented  thought- 
fully. 

"Everybody  is  so  kind!  And  Brandeis,  to  me,  is  the 
sjTnbol  of  the  twentieth  century.  But  its  beauty,"  she 
glowed,  "embraces  all  ages.  The  Castle  is  old-time  beauty, 
the  grounds  are  natural  beauty,  and  then  there  is  the 
modern  beauty  —  the  new  buildings." 

The  dormitory  where  she  now  makes  her  home  is 
among  the  new  buildings  in  Hamilton  Quadrangle,  repre- 
senting the  most  modern  in  campus  structures.  Her  room- 
mates have  played  an  eager  and  important  role  in  helping 
her  adjust  to  American  customs. 

She  is  greatly  impressed  by  Americans:  "They  are 
such  responsible  people.  If  they  say  they  will  do  some- 
thing, they  do  it.  And  they  are  so  curious  and  interested 
in  everything.  I  think  that  is  what  makes  them  grow, 
mentally  and  physically.  I  think  I  have  found  out  why 
America  is  such  a  great  country,"  she  confided  earnestly. 

£  ROM  JAPAN,  Colonel  Durst  wrote  to  Brandeis  Reg- 
istrar Smith : 

"Miss  Lee's  enthusiasm  is  so  contagious  that  I  some- 
times think  I  am  getting  almost  as  big  a  kick  out  of  this 
as  she  is!  The  opportunity  you  have  extended  to  her  is 
one  of  the  most  wonderful  things  in  the  world.  All  of  her 
friends  here  will  forever  be  grateful  to  Brandeis.  .  .  ." 


Brandeii  Registrar  C.  RuggUs 
Smith  points  out  Brandeis  campus 
landmarks   for   Sook    Kyung    Lee 


IVEW    GRADUATE    AREAS 

Two   new   areas   of   study   have   been   added 
by    the    Brandeis    University    Graduate    School   j 
of  Arts  and  Sciences.  | 

They  are  English  and  American  literature,  I 
under  the  chairmanship  of  Dr.  James  V.  ^ 
Cunningham,  and  history  of  Ideas,  with  Dr.  I 
Frank  E.  Manuel,  chairman.  j 

This  makes  six  graduate  areas  at  present,  the 
other  four  being  psychology,  Near  Eastern  and 
Judaic  studies,  music,  and  chemistry. 


TRUSTEE  CHAIRMANSHIP  CHANGES  FOR  FIRST 
TIME  IN  RRANDEIS   UNIVERSITY  HISTORY 

An  occurrence  of  great  sentimental  and  historic  significance  in  the  annals  of 
Brandeis  University  was  recorded  last  month.  The  Board  of  Trustees  reluctantly 
accepted  the  resignation  of  George  Alpert.  prominent  Boston  attorney  who  had 
served  as  Chairman  of  the  Board  since  the  University's  inception.  Elected  as  the 
new  Trustees'  Chairman  was  Abraham  Feinberg.  outstanding  New  York  industrialist. 


Abraham  Feinberg 


FEINBERG    ACTIVE    LE.4DER 

Election  of  Mr.  Feinberg  to  the  key  post 
was  unanimous  on  the  part  of  the  Trustees 
who  had  convened  on  the  Brandeis  campus 
for  their  annual  meeting. 

Mr.  Feinberg  is  chairman  of  the  board  of 
Julius  Kayser  &  Co.; 
president  of  the  Ham- 
ilton Textile  Mills, 
Inc.,  and  vice-presi 
dent  of  Hamilton 
Hosiery  Mills,  Inc. 

A  graduate  of  Ford- 
ham  University  Law 
School,  he  received 
the  degree  of  master 
of  laws  from  New 
York     University. 

Notably  identified  with  many  civic  and  phil- 
anthropic causes,  he  joined  the  Brandeis 
Board  of  Trustees  in  1953. 

He  has  been  actively  concerned  with  the 
development  of  Israel  and  among  the  move- 
ments he  has  served  are  the  Israel  Bond 
Drive,  Weizmann  Institute  of  Science,  and 
Americans  for  Hagannah,  of  which  he  was 
president  and  founder. 

In  addition,  he  has  been  prominently  iden- 
tified with  general  communal  affairs  in  the 
field  of  public  life.  He  is  chairman  of  the 
New  York  City  area  of  the  Harry  S.  Truman 
Library. 

Mr.  Feinberg  was  national  chairman  for 
Trade  and  Industry  of  the  United  Jewish 
Appeal  in  1950  and  for  many  years  has  been 
at  the  forefront  of  numerous  other  communal 
and  charitable  groups. 

A  native  of  New  York  City,  he  is  married 
to  the  former  Lillian  Farber  and  the  couple 
have  two  children,  E.  Richard,  a  student  at 
Tufts   College  Medical   School,  and  Judith. 


ALPERT    PILOTED    BO.\RD 

Mr.  Alpert  as  Chairman  of  the  Board  since 
the  beginnings  of  Brandeis  piloted  it  through 
its  earliest  trials.  As  one  of  the  Boston  news- 
papers described  him; 

".  .  .  He  is.  in  effect,  the  living  embodiment 
of  that  small  group 
of  determined  Bos- 
lonians  whose  courage 
and  vision  made  pos- 
sible the  development 
of  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity as  a  symbol  of 
American  Jewry's 
contribution  to  higher 
education    in    this 

'^0""">'  •  •  •  George  Alpert 

"Even  before  the 
University  officially  opened  its  doors  in  1948 
...  it  had  an  eloquent  champion  in  its  first 
Board  Chairman.  He  traveled  the  length  and 
breadth  of  the  land,  interpreting  the  ideas  of 
this  university-to-be,  and  enlisting  support  in 
its  behalf. 

"Through  the  trials  of  the  years  that  fol- 
lowed, his  services  to  Brandeis  University 
have  been  marked  with  great  courage,  per- 
sonal sacrifices,  and  an  inspiring  sense  of 
devotion  to  an  ideal  .  .  ." 

In  submitting  his  resignation,  Mr.  Alpert 
noted  the  rapid  strides  that  Brandeis  has 
made  and  declared  that  "in  the  light  of  the 
confidence  I  now  hold  in  the  University's 
future,  I  feel  that  the  time  has  finally  arrived 
when  I  can  justifiably  relinquish  the  burdens 
of  the  office." 

Mr.  Alpert,  who  is  holder  of  an  honorary 
doctor  of  laws  degree  conferred  by  Brandeis 
in  1953,  will  continue  to  serve  on  the  Board. 


Scholarship  Fund  Is 
Created  By  Miami 
Community  Leader 

The   Joseph   M.   and   Evelyn   R.   WeidbergI 
Scholarship    Fund    has    been    established    at 
Brandeis  University  by  the  well  known  Miami  i 
Beach  community  leader. 

Announcement  was  made  recently  by 
Morris  S.  Shapiro,  chairman  of  the  scholar- 
ship committee  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

Dr.  Joseph  M.  Weidberg,  who  now  resides 
in  Miami  Beach,  established  The  Oxford 
Academy  in  Pleasantville,  N.  J. 

The  Weidberg  Scholarship  will  be  awarded 
as  a  full  tuition  scholarship  or  will  be  divided 
among  two  or  three  students  as  work 
scholarships. 

Scholarships  are  given  to  more  than  one- 
third  of  the  Brandeis  student  body. 


AT  TANGLEWOOD—Noted  composer  Aaron 
Copland  (left),  who  ivill  lecture  at  BrandeU 
University  this  year,  confers  with  Arthur 
Berger,  critic,  author,  and  Brandeis  music 
professor.  Professor  Berger  recently  was 
named  chairman  of  the  University's  Graduate 
Committee  in  Music. 


BIGHTEEX  EDUCATORS  ADDED  FOR 
¥EW  TERM;  FACUETY  NIJMRERS  120 


Dr.  Alfred  Kroeber 


Dr.  Alfred   L.   Kroeber,   noted  anthropolo- 

Ut,  heads  a  list  of  18  educators  added  to  the 

Irandeis  University  faculty  for  tlie  1954-55 

jrm,  it  was  announced  by  President  Sachar. 

This  brings  the  total 

faculty  number  to  128. 

Formerly  a  member 
of  the  faculties  of  the 
University  of  Califor- 
nia at  Berkeley;  Har- 
vard, and  Columbia, 
Dr.  Kroeber  has  been 
awarded  honorary  de- 
grees by  all  three  in- 
stitutions plus  Yale, 
le  has  been  named  visiting  professor  of  an- 
hropology  on  the  Samuel  Rubin  Foundation. 

The  distinguished  historian.  Dr.  Henry 
teele  Commager  of  Columbia  University. 
;ill  return  to  Brandeis  as  Jacob  Ziskind 
'isiting  Professor  of  American  Civilization 
nd  Institutions.  He  will  continue  to  teach  at 
'olumbia  as  he  did  when  he  held  a  similar 
isiting  professorsliip  at  Brandeis  in  1951. 

Named  professor  of  politics  is  Dr.  Herbert 
larcuse  of  the  Russian  Research  Center  at 


{tore  Book  Collection 
Presented  to  Library 

.\  diversified  scholar's  library  of  more  than 
.III  10  volumes — including  over  a  thousand 
"lli'ctor's  items — is  the  Betty  Fischoff  Memo- 
ial  Collection  established  at  the  University 
.ilirary  by  Dr.  Ephraim  Fischoff  of  Berkeley, 
:alif. 

1  he  collection  is  especially  rich  in  the 
iihls  of  religion,  comparative  literature, 
nlrllectual  history  and  social  theory. 

\  irtually  all  major  categories  of  book  col- 
iTiing  are  represented — old  and  rare  books, 
i>recious  bindings,  black  letter  books,  asso- 
fialiun  and  presentation  copies,  limited  edi- 
i'ill^,  press  books,  illustrated  and  extra- 
llii^trated  books. 

Assembled  by  Dr.  Fischoff  from  all  corners 
jf  the  globe  over  a  quarter-century's  time, 
he  collection  forms  the  nucleus  of  the  Bran- 
li'is  Library's  rare  book  collection  and  is 
istablished  in  memory  of  the  donor's  mother. 

Dr.  Fischoff,  formerly  professor  and  chair- 
nan  of  the  Department  of  Sociology  at 
\merican  International  College,  Springfield, 
9  now  director  of  the  Hillel  Foundation  at 
he  University  of  California  at  Berkeley. 


Harvard  University  who  has  been  teaching  at 
both  Columbia  University  and  Harvard. 
He  is  the  author  of  three  books  and  numer- 
ous articles  dealing  largely  with  political 
philosophy. 

Dr.  Paul  J.  Alexander,  formerly  of  Harvard 
and  Hobart  and  William  Smith  Colleges,  has 
been  named  associate  professor  of  history  on 
the  Kaufmann  Foundation.  An  authority  on 
Byzantine  history,  Dt.  Alexander  recently 
was  awarded  a  Guggenheim  Fellowship  and 
has  published  numerous  articles  in  profes- 
sional journals. 

Two  Massachusetts 
Institute  of  Tech- 
nology professors.  Dr. 
Robert  Lyle  Bishop 
and  Dr.  John  Royston 
Coleman,  have  joined 
tlie  Brandeis  faculty 
on  a  visiting  basis. 

Dr.  Bishop  will  oc- 
cupy  the   Harry   and 
Mae  Edison  Chair  as 
visiting  professor  of  economics.     Dr.  Coleman 
is  visiting  assistant  professor  of  economics  on 
the  Jacob  S.  Potofsky  Foundation. 

Kenneth  J.  Levy,  a  Fulbright  fellowship 
recipient  and  former  member  of  the  Prince- 
ton  University   faculty,   has   been   appointed 

assistant   professor  of 

music. 

Dr.  Robert  Otto 
Preyer,  a  former 
member  of  the  Smith 
College  faculty,  has 
l)een  added  as  assist- 

I  .J        I  ^^  ant  professor  of  Eng- 

lish literature.  He  has 
taught  also  at  Am- 
herst College  and  was 

assistant  editor  of  United  Nations  World. 


Dr.  H.  S.  Commager 


is 

Dr.  I'uul  .ile.xunder 


Named  assistant  professor  of  psychology  is 
Dr.  Walter  Toman,  formerly  on  the  Harvard 
faculty.  Prior  to  that  he  taught  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Vienna  where  he  had  received  his 
doctorate  in  psychology,  summa   cum  laude. 

Others  added  to  the  Brandeis  faculty 
include  Dr.  Richard  Edwards,  lecturer  in  fine 
arts;  instructors  Dr.  Arno  Cronheim,  mathe- 
matics; Jonas  Greenfield,  Semitics;  Dr. 
Irving  Massey,  comparative  literature;  Dr. 
-^rno  J.  Mayer,  politics:  Flemming  E.  Nyrop, 
theatre  arts;  Robert  E.  Ruigh,  history;  Eh-. 
Roy  Weinslein.  physics,  and  Harry  Woolf, 
history. 


^X 


INSPECTING  SITE  of  the  million  dollar 
Harden  Science  Building  soon  to  he  built  on 
the  Brandeis  University  campus  are  (left  to 
right)  Brother  Bonaventure  Thomas,  F.S.C., 
La  Salle  College,  Philadelphia,  Pa.;  J.  Wil- 
lard  Hayden  of  Lexington,  Mass.,  president 
of  the  Hayden  Foundation  which  has  con- 
tributed a  half-million  dollars  towards  the 
cost  of  the  netv  building;  President  Sachar, 
and  Sidney  L.  Kaye  of  Brookline,  Mass., 
president,  Boston  Chapter  of  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity Associates. 


Reeord  Turnout  at 
Wilmington  Dinner 

A  record  turnout  of  "foster  aUimni"  in  the 
Wilmington  (Del.)  area  was  present  for  a 
dinner-meeting  sponsored  at  the  Brandywine 
Country  Club  by  the  Brandeis  Associates  of 
Wilmington,  Chester  and  West  Chester. 

Responsible  for  the  gratifying  response 
were  John  Kane,  chairman:  \\illiun  Fein- 
berg,  dinner  chairman,  and  Saul  L.  Cohen, 
Sidney  Kauffman,  1.  B.  Finkelstein,  Sidney 
Laub  and  Morris  Swimmer,  co-chairmen. 

The  evening's  program  featured  an  address 
by  President  Sachar.  Approximately  $20,000 
1  in  benefactions  for  the  University  were 
announced  and  seven  life  members  were 
enrolled  in  addition  to  many  new  annual 
members. 


NEW  YOKK  F«»T]VD.*TIOX 
ADDS  TWO  Sf'IIOLAKSIIIf.S 
FOn    BnANDEIS    STLDEXTS 

The  Sagan  Foundation,  established  by 
George  Sagan  of  New  York  City,  has  added 
two  Brandeis  scholarships  to  its  list  of 
scholarships  and  philanlhropies. 

The  Foundation  is  primarily  devilled  lo 
scholarships  hut  also  contributes  Inward 
hospitals  and  olher  philanlliropies.  Since  it 
was  established  in  1943,  it  has  aided  more 
than  300  studenls. 


RETURNIIVG  STUDENTS   FIND  MANY  TRANSFOR3iATIONS 


Students  returning  to  the  University 
campus  following  summer  vacation  have 
grown  accustomed  to  finding  startling 
transformations  .  .  .  and  this  fall  has  been 
no  exception. 

Waiting  and  completely  appointed  to 
accommodate  81  students  was  the  new 
quarter-million-dollar  women's  dormitory, 
bringing  the  total  number  of  major  buildings 
to  25,  according  to  a  report  by  Meyer  Jafle, 
chairman  of  the  Trustees'  building  committee. 

An  impressive  modern  brick  edifice 
utilizing  sparkling  glass  expanses,  the  new 
dormitory  strikes  a  last-minute  note  in  decor. 

Bedroom  color  schemes  softly  combine 
coral  and  gray  or  nile  and  deeper  green; 
furnishings  include  Hollywood-type  beds, 
combination  desk-dressers  with  "king  size" 
medicine  cabinets,  built-in  book-cases  with 
adjustable  shelves,  and  many  other  attrac- 
tive features. 

The  spacious  lounge  is  done  in  the  modern 
manner,  with  turquoise  accenting  rust  and 
brown.  There  is  also  a  full-size  kitchen  for 
preparing  snacks;  staU  showers,  and  many 
other  comforts. 

Brown  Terrarium  Completed 

Newly-completed  also  is  the  Brown  Ter- 
rarium, conveniently  adjacent  to  Ford  and 
Sydeman  Halls  and  thus  to  the  extensive 
science  facilities. 

Named  for  the  late  Samuel  J.  Brown  of 
Baltimore,  Md.,  the  terrarium  is  constructed 


THE  STONEMAN  INFIRMARY  .  .  .  ArtistS 
to  Brandeis  I  niversity's  major  jacililies.    Cons 

witli  eight-inch  concrete  walls  and  with  a 
special  aluminum  and  glass  superstructure 
imported  from  Britain. 

Its  four  sections  accommodate  tropical 
plants,  temperate  climate  plants,  workroom, 
and  a  fully-equipped  laboratory  for  classes 
in  botanical  sciences. 

Soon  to  be  finished  are  the  Three  Chapels, 
rising   beside  a   lovely   pool   in   another   part 


sketch  of  the  modern  structure  soon  to  be  added  . 
traction  began  last  month. 


of  the  campus.    By  the  first  of  the  year,  these 
beautiful   structures   will   be   ready   to   serve  i 
the  spiritual   needs  of  students  of  the  three 
major  faiths,  thus  introducing  a  new  chapter 
in  interfaith  amity. 

Start  Stonenian  Infirniary 


Co-Ghainnen  Named  to  Head  New  Slate  of 
Friends  of  the  School  of  Creative  Arts 


Mrs.  Paul  T.  Smith  of  Brighton,  Mass., 
and  Samuel  L.  Slosberg  of  Brookline,  Mass., 
were  elected  co-chairmen  of  the  Friends  of 
the  School  of  Creative 
Arts  at  the  last  busi- 
ness meeting  of  this 
organization  dedicated 
to  the  development 
and  support  of  the 
arts  at   Brandeis. 

Others  named  were 
Adolph  UUman  of 
Chestnut  Hill,  Mass., 
Mrs.  Paul  T.  Smith  honorary  chairman ; 
Mrs.  M  a  n  d  e  1  M. 
Green  of  Belmont,  Mass.,  Mrs.  Dok  Isenberg 
of  West  Medford,  Mass.,  Sumner  Gerstein  of 
Chestnut  Hill,  and  Gerald  Berlin  of  Cam- 
bridge, Mass.,  vice-chairmen. 

Also,  Mrs.  Joseph  Milhender  of  Newton 
Highlands,  Mass.,  treasurer;  Mrs.  Bernard 
Singer  of  Newton,  Mass.,  recording  secretary; 


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Mrs.  H.  Bernard  Fisher  of  Jamaica  Plain, 
Mass.,  corresponding  secretary;  Mrs.  Arthur 
Vershbow  of  Newton,  financial  secretary,  and 
.Mrs.  William  M.  Gins- 
burg  of  Newton  Cen- 
tre, Mass.,  assistant 
financial  secretary. 

Organized  in  1949 
under  the  sponsorship 
of  a  group  of  Greater 
Boston  music-lovers, 
the  Friends  have  de- 
voted themselves  to 
an  active  program 
strengthening  the 
School  of  Creative  Arts  at  the  University. 

Today,  they  number  nearly  1,000  and  their 
programming  has  expanded  to  include  offer- 
ings in  the  major  arts  as  well  as  continuance 
of  their  basic  contribution  to  the  development 
of  the  School. 


Samuel  L.  Slosberg 


.\mong  construction  projects  in  progress 
is  the  David  Stoneman  Infirmary,  named  for 
the  late  Newton  (Mass.)  attorney  and 
business  leader.  It  has  been  underwritten  b; 
Mrs.  David  Stoneman  and  family. 

The  building  will  include  a  lounge,  out- 
patient clinic,  three  consulting  suites,  first 
aid  and  treatment  room,  emergency  ambu- 
lance entrance,  and  facilities  for  20  bed 
patients. 

The  names  of  her  sons,  the  late  Harold 
and  George  Stoneman,  will  be  perpetuated 
by  Mrs.  Stoneman,  as  well  as  the  names  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  Morris  Fleisher  by  their 
children,  in  the  Fleisher  Wing. 

The  Snider  Lounge  has  been  underwritten 
by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Abraham  Snider  of  Boston 
in  memory  of  their  son,  Melvin. 

The  ambulance  court  and  first  aid  area 
has  been  underwritten  by  the  Shmikler 
family  of  Champaign,  111.,  in  memory  of  Sam 
and  Norman  Shmikler.  A  treatment  room 
will  be  named  in  honor  of  a  gift  from  the 
Feil  Philanthropic  League.  An  additional 
room  will  bear  the  name  of  George  Simonoff, 
in  whose  memory  a  benefaction  was  given 
by  the  Simonoff  family  of  New  York  City. 

The  Infirmary  will  be  constructed  in  the 
functional  contemporary  design  which  char- 
acterizes all  new  structures  on  the  Brandeis 
University  campus. 


lO 


lALF-MILLIOIV-DOLLAR   GRAXT  FROM  ESTATE 
IF  JACOR  ZISKIXD   EI^DOWS   PROFESSORSHIPS 


A  $500,000  endowment  fund  to  underwrite  professorships  which  will  further 
iiich  Brandeis  University's  intellectual  life  has  been  established  through  a  grant 
ailc  under  the  will  of  Jacob  Ziskind,  late  Fall  River  (Mass.)  industrialist  and 
iilanthropist. 

The  half-million-dollar  grant  provides  for  the  establishment  and  support  in 
M  petuity  of  two  Jacob  Ziskind  Professorships. 


In  order  that  the  University  may  profit 
■ni  the  continuous  stimulation  of  fresh  ideas 
ui  \iewpoints,  each  year  invitations  will  be 
li  iiiled  to  distinguished  scholars  to  join 
r  liberal  arts  and  sciences  faculty  for  a 
!ii;li'  academic  year. 

Textile  Industry  Leader 

Ml.  Ziskind,  who  died  in  Boston,  October 
;,   l')50,  was  one  of  the  leading  buyers  and 

lie  IS  of  textile  mills  and  machinery  in  the 
iiiciii.  His  estate  consisted  primarily  of 
iU^  and  allied  properties. 

Born  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  he  was  graduated 
om  Lowell  High  School  at  the  age  of  LS. 
efiire    enrolling    at    Boston    University,    he 


tOSTOlM   ASSOCIATES 
LECT   NEW   OFFiCERS 

siilney  L.  Kaye  of  Brookline,  Mass.,  was 
friid  president  of  Boston  Chapter  of  the 
rariileis   University   Associates,  largest   unit 

llir  movement  which  numbers  members  in 
'.'i  communities  throughout  this  country, 
Canada   and    Cuba. 


S^j 


Sidney  L.  Kaye 


Honorary  p  r  e  s  i  • 
dents  of  the  Chapter 
are  Hyman  Cohen  and 
Harold  Sherman 
Goldberg,  both  of 
Newton,  Mass. 

Vice-presidents  are 
Edward  Goldstein  of 
Brookline,  also  ap- 
pointed membership 
chairman;  Kivie  Kap- 
in  and  Leon  Kowal,  both  of  Newton;  Joseph 
linsey,  George  Shapiro  and  H.  Leon  Sharmat, 
11  of  Brookline. 

Secretary  is  Arnold  Cuder  of  Newton,  and 
:easurer.   Dr.   Max  Ritvo  of   Chestnut    Hill, 

lass. 

Mr.  Goldstein,  membership  chairman,  will 
e  assisted  by  Henry  August  of  Brookline, 
farry  Finn  of  Newton,  and  Emanuel  H. 
ulkis  of  Brookline,  co-chairman. 


worked  in  his  fathers  Lowell  office  for  two 
years. 

Great  Benefactor 

Besides  becoming  one  of  the  leading  figures 
in  the  textile  machinery  industry  as  well  as 
the  textile  manufacturing  field,  he  was 
regarded  as  one  of  the  great  benefactors  of 
New  England  medical  and  educational 
institutions. 

The  Ziskind  Research  Building  was  one  of 
his  first  large  contributions  to  the  famous 
New  England  Medical  Center  in  Boston  for 
the  advancement  of  medical  service  in  that 
area. 

Supported  Several  Colleges 

He  gave  liberally  to  countless  causes  and 
generously  supported  several  New  England 
colleges. 

Trustees  of  his  estate,  half  of  which  was 
willed  to  charitable  and  educational  causes, 
were  Mrs.  Sol  Weltman  of  Springfield,  Mass., 
a  sister,  and  Abram  Berkowitz,  of  Newton, 
Mass.,  friend  and  attorney. 


Chieagoans  Establish 
Teaching  Fellowship 
In  •ludaic  Studies 

The  Maxwell  and  Fanny  Abbell  Teaching 
Fellowship  in  Judaic  Studies  was  established 
recently  at  Brandeis  University  by  the 
prominent  Chicago  couple. 

Mr.  .^bbell,  well  known  attorney  and  hotel 
owner,  was  last  year  awarded  an  honorar>' 
degree  of  doctor  of  laws  by  the  Jewish 
Theological  Seminary,  New  York  City. 

He  was  graduated  from  Harvard  Univer- 
sity, magna  cum  laude;  received  his  master's 
degree  from  Northwestern  University,  and 
doctor  of  jurisprudence  degree,  cum  laude, 
from  Loyola  University. 

The  couple  have  five  children,  including  a 
daughter,  Ruth,  who  was  graduated  from 
Brandeis  University  last  June. 

The  Fellowship  will  enable  a  graduate 
student  at  Brandeis  University  to  continue 
his  studies  while  gaining  experience  in  a 
modest  teaching  assignment  in  the  field  of 
Judaic  studies. 


Memorial  Lciboralory 
Will  Be  Named  for 
Late  Bertha  Blotner 

A  perpetual  memorial  to  a  lifetime  of 
charitable  and  civic  endeavor  will  be  the 
Bertha  Blotner  Memorial  Laboratory 
presented  to  Brandeis  University  in  tribute 
to  the  late  Asbury  Park  (N.  J.)  com- 
munity leader. 

The  gift  in  the  amount  of  $25,000  is 
from  the  late  Mrs.  Blotner's  daughter  and 
son-in-law,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harold  J.  Silver 
of  Dallas,  Texas. 

The  Blotner  Memorial  Laboratory  wUl 
be  housed  in  the  new  million  dollar 
Science  Building  which  is  to  be  built  on 
campus  in  the  near  future. 


MEN'S   ATPAMtEE   GROUP 
ROLDS   MAJOR   EVENT 

The  keen  interest  of  the  Mens  Apparel 
Industry  Group  of  New  York  City  in  Brandeis 
University  was  again  demonstrated  at  a 
luncheon  in  the  Waldorf-Astoria  Hotel,  under 
the  chairmanship  of  Alfred  Shapiro,  a  Fellow 
of  the  University. 

Mr.  Shapiro,  who  has  spearheaded  the 
movement  among  the  University's  friends  in 
this  field,  has  been  lauded  repeatedly  for  the 
interest  he  has  aroused.  .\nd  once  again,  the 
gathering  was  the  largest  the  group  has  held 
to  date. 

Also  responsible  for  the  successful  event 
were  co-chairmen  Herbert  Maddock  and 
Irving  Shampain;  and  associate  chairmen 
E.  Dyer  Culbertson,  Irving  Goldwasser,  Wally 
Horn,  Kate  Kronfeld.  Theodore  Lazar, 
Charles  Rich,  Joseph  S.  Rosenthal.  Sidney 
Rosenzweig,  Shepard  Salzman,  Maxwell 
Schneider,  and  Herbert  Swain,  assisted  by  a 
committee  which  read  like  a  "Who's  Who" 
in  the  industry. 

A  highlight  of  the  occasion  was  presenta- 
tion of  a  $2500  gift  for  the  University's 
general  fund  by  Jacob  S.  Potofsky  of  the 
Amalgamated  Clothing  Workers  of  America. 
Mr.  Potofsky  is  also  a  Fellow  of  the  Univer- 
sity. 

Dr.  Max  Lerner,  chairman  of  the  I'niver- 
sitys  Graduate  School  of  Arts  and  Sciences, 
addressed  the  meeting. 


II 


STAMFORD,  COISIS.  .  .  "The  Cosmopolitan  Spirit:  Herder  Goethe,  Romanticism"  was  the 
subject  of  a  talk  by  Dr.  Harry  Zohn,  Brandeis  German  instructor,  at  the  second  annual  Friend- 
ship Week  sponsored  by  the  American-European  Friendship  Association  at  the  Roosevelt 
School.  M.  Henri  Bonnet,  Ambassador  of  France,  was  an  honorary  chairman  .... 
SKOWHEGAN,  MAINE.  .  .  Sidney  J.  Hurwitz,  '56,  oj  Worcester,  Mass.,  spent  the  past 
summer  studying  here  under  a  scholarship  awarded  by  the  Skowhegan  School  oj  Painting  and 
Sculpture. 

CLEVELAND,  OHIO.  .  .  Verdi's  "Traviata"  was  performed  last  month  by  the 
Cafarelli  Opera  Company  of  Cleveland  and  conducted  by  Dr.  Jean-Pierre  Barricelli, 
who  is  a  professional  conductor  besides  being  a  Brandeis  instructor  in  romance 
languages.  Lead  roles  were  sung  by  IVew  York  artists  and  the  orchestra  was  composed 
of  members  of  the  Cleveland  Symphony.  Dr.  Barricelli  accepted  the  post  of  perma- 
nent conductor  with  the  proviso  that  performances  do  not  interfere  with  his  University 
commitments. 

PHILADELPHL4,  PA.  .  .  The  newly  published  book  by  Bernard  Postal  and  Lionel  Koppman. 
'"A  Jewish  Tourist's  Guide  to  the  U.  S., "  calls  attention  to  Brandeis  University.  The  book  has  a 
foreword  by  Dr.  Jacob  R.  Marcus  and  has  been  published  by  the  Jewish  Publication  Society  of 
America  ....  LOUISVILLE,  KY.  .  .  Brandeis  graduate  student  David  M.  Epstein  was  one 
of  six  student  composers  selected  by  a  jury  oj  distinguished  composers  to  receive  awards  oj  $500 
each  and  have  their  works  perjormed  by  the  Louisville  Orchestra.  The  compositions  tvere 
commissioned  under  a  grant  jrom  the  Rockejeller  Foundation. 

WATERVILLE,  MAINE.  .  .  A  member  of  Colby  College's  Class  of  '40  returned  there 
last  June  to  receive  an  honorary  degree  awarded  at  the  college's  133rd  Commencement 
exercises.  The  honorary  degree  was  conferred  by  Colby's  President  J.  Seelye  Bixler 
upon  Thomas  L.  Savage,  Brandeis  assistant  professor  of  Englbh  and  author  of  several 
novels,  including  the  Reader's  Digest  Book  Club  choice,  ''A  Bargain  With  God." 

NEW  YORK,  N,  Y.  .  .  "Literature  and  Life,"  an  article  by  Milton  Hindus,  Brandeis  associate 
professor  of  English,  was  featured  in  a  recent  issue  of  the  New  Leader.  Among  those  participat- 
ing in  a  New  Leader  symposium  series,  titled  "Alternatives  to  the  H-Bomb,"  are  Dr.  Lewis  A. 
Coser,  Brandeis  assistant  professor  of  sociology,  and  Philip  Rieff,  social  relations  instructor, 
along  with  educator  and  humanist  Lewis  Mumford,  Mutual  Security  Administrator  W.  Averell 
Hairiman,  Senator  John  F.  Kennedy  of  Massachusetts,  and  former  Ambassador  to  India  Chester 
Bowles. 

MATVNVCK,  R.  I.  .  .  A  new  play,  "Michael  and  Lavinia,"  by  John  F.  Matthews. 
Brandeis  lecturer  in  theater  arts,  was  presented  at  Matunuck's  Theater-by-the-Sea  and 
received  critics'  plaudits. 

SOMERSET,  MASS.  .  .  "The  13  Qocks,"  James  Thurber's  story  which  he  and  Leonard 
Bernstein,  Brandeis  professor  of  music,  put  into  dramatic  form  originally  for  television,  was 
given  at  the  Somerset  Playhouse.  On  the  same  program  was  Bernstein's  operetta,  "Trouble  in 
Tahiti,"  which  was  given  its  premiere  at  the  first  Brandeis  Festival  of  the  Creative  Arts  in  1952. 


Create  Scholarship  to 
Share  Happiness  of 
Wedding  Anniversary 

Tuition  for  the  next  decade  has  bee 
provided  for  needy  and  gifted  students  t 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edward  Schaffer  of  LoD] 
meadow,  Mass.,  who  have  established  i 
Brandeis  University  (he  Schafler  Charitabl 
Foundation  Scholarship. 

The  couple  recently  celebrated  the: 
fifteenth  wedding  anniversary  and  hav 
chosen  this  creative  way  of  "translating  int 
service  for  others  their  thanksgiving  fo 
happy  years." 

Announcement  of  the  10-year  full  tuitio 
scholarship  was  made  by  Morris  S.  Shapin 
Trustees'  scholarship  chairman,  who  stresse 
the  importance  of  such  benefactions  in  pn 
viding  often  crucial  financial  assistance  t 
superior  students. 

Recognizing  also  the  need  for  funds  whic 
may  be  earmarked  for  exigencies  as  the 
arise,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Schalfer  have  in  additio, 
presented  a  substantial  gift  to  Brandeis'  gen 
eral  fund. 

The  Schaffers  are  long-time  friends  of  th 
University.  He  is  actively  identified  with  th 
Springfield  Chapter  of  the  Associates.  Mr; 
Schaffer  is  a  member  of  the  national  boan 
of  directors  of  the  National  Women's  Com 
mittee  and  national  book  fund  chairman,  ii 
addition  to  serving  as  life  membership  chair 
man  for  the  Springfield  Chapter. 


National  Director  of 
Resources  Appointed 

The  appointment  of  Philip  Silverman  as 
national  director  of  University  Resources  ha« 
been  announced  by  Morris  S.  Shapiro,  chair 
man  of  the  committee  on  University  Re 
sources  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

Mr.  Silverman 
comes  to  his  Brandeis 
post  from  the  Phila- 
delphia Allied  Jewish 
Appeal  where  he  was 
executive  secretary  of 
the  Campaign  Coun- 
cil. He  will  direct  the 
operations  of  the  Uni- 
versity's maintenance 
funds  and  capital  gifts  programs. 

A    graduate    of    Temple    University,    Mr. 
Silverman    served    with    the    Department    of 
Public  Assistance  in  Pennsylvania  until  1942,  ji 
when    he    became    a    USO    director    for    the:]] 
National  Jewish  Welfare  Board. 

In  1945,  he  became  director  of  communit] 
services  with  the  Philadelphia  Jewish  Com! 
munity    Relations    Council,    after    which    ha 
served  as  director  of  Trade  Council   for  th^ 
Philadelphia    .Allied   Jewish   Appeal. 


Philip  Silverman 


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HIVE  APPOINTED  FELLOWS  OF  riVIVERSITY 


Irving  Kane 


Irving  Levick 


Julius  C.  Livingston 


Elmer  L.  Moyer 


Ben  Sadowski 


A.  Shiffman 


Nine  men  who  are  outstanding  figures  in  civic  and  communal  affairs  as  well  as 
business  and  professional  life  have  been  honored  in  recent  months  with  appoint- 
ient  as  Fellows  of  Brandeis  University. 

Selected  from  among  leaders  in  many  fields,  all  of  whom  have  manifested  an 
live  interest  in  the  development  of  Brandeis.  the  University's  roster  of  Fellows 
presents  21  states  and  Canada. 


Honorary     chairman     of     the     Fellows     is 
nator   Herbert   H.   Lehman  of  New  York. 
liairman     is    Frank     L.    Weil,    well-known 
■  orney.  also  of  New  York. 

Those     whose     names    have    been     added 

leiitly  to  the  distinguished  roster  of  Fellows 

Brandeis  University  include  the  following: 

.luseph  Cherner,  prominent  business  leader 
W  ashington.  D.  C,  and  Miami  Beach,  Fla.; 
former  national  campaign  chairman  for  the 
nited  Jewish  Appeal;  treasurer  of  the 
piprican  Financial  &  Development  Corpora- 
m  fur  Israel  and  leader  of  numerous  other 


Irving  Kane,  head  of  a  prominent  Cleveland 
phio)  surgical  supply  concern;  former 
liairman  of  the  National  Community  Rela- 
pns  Advisory  Council  and  holder  of  many 
■spriiisible  communal  posts. 

Irving  Levick,  head  of  one  of  Buffalo's 
iding  department  stores,  a  member  of  the 
iiard  of  directors  of  the  Buffalo  Chamber  of 
ommerce,  and  at  the  forefront  of  com- 
lunity  affairs  in  that  city. 

Julius  C.  Livingston  of  Tulsa,  Okla.,  oil 
roducer  and  civic  leader;  director  of  the 
lational  Conference  of  Christians  and  Jews, 
nil  at  the  helm  of  many  humanitarian 
I'ni-nients. 

i  Ehuer  L.  Moyer,  noted  builder  and  realtor, 
'idely  esteemed  in  Dayton,  Ohio;  past  presi- 
ent  of  Temple  Israel;  a  past  president  of 
inai  B"rith  [Muncie,  Ind.],  and  associated 
dth  numerous  other  community  organiza- 
lons. 

Gustave     J.     Rosen,     eminent     Bridgeport 


(Conn.)    and   New   York   attorney   who   has 
taken  a  leading  role  in  many  civic  enterprises. 

Felix  Rosenbaum,  outstanding  manufac- 
turer and  lithographer;  head  of  the 
Leominster  (Mass.)  Jewish  Philanthropies 
and  many  other  projects  in  his  community. 

Ben  Sadowski  of  Toronto,  Canada;  past 
president  of  the  .Automobile  Dealers  Associa- 
tion of  Canada;  first  president  of  the  LInited 
Jewish  Welfare  Fund  of  Toronto;  head  of 
the  New  Mount  Sinai  Hospital  of  Toronto, 
and  long  a  leader  in  charitable  endeavors. 

A.  Shiffman  of  Detroit,  Mich.;  widely 
known  realtor  and  public-spirited  philan- 
thropist concerned  with  numerous  communal 
activities;  member  of  board  of  trustees  of 
Sinai  Hospital  and  of  the  North  End  Clinic. 


ENDOWMENT  FUND  IN 
MEMORY  OF  OHIO  MAN 
WILL  AID   STUDENTS 

Philanthropic  ideals  of  a  late  Bellaire 
(Ohio)  community  leader  are  being  per- 
petuated by  his  children  who  have  established 
the  Ben  Franklin  Memorial  Scholarship 
Endowment   Fund  at   Brandeis   University. 

The  Fund,  which  will  assist  gifted  but 
needy  students  to  surmount  economic  hurdles 
in  their  endeavors  to  obtain  a  college  educa- 
tion, has  been  created  by  Dr.  Myer  Franklin 
of  Bellaire,  Mrs.  Maurice  Rudin  of  Pitts- 
burgh, and  Dr.  Abby  Franklin  of  Cleveland 
and  Seattle. 

The  lale  Ben  Franklin,  who  was  prominent 
in  charitable  causes  throughout  his  life,  was 
actively  identified  with  the  Zionist  Organiza- 
tion. United  Jewish  Appeal,  and  B'nai  BVith. 


Many  Scholarship  Gifts  Marie  Fourth  Annual 
Membership  Dinner  of  Chicago  Associates 


.'\  major  event  was  the  fourth  annual 
membership  dinner  of  the  Greater  Chicago 
Associates  which  drew  a  brilliant  assemblage 
of  community  leaders  to  the  Standard  Club 
of  Chicago. 

David  Borowitz,  Chapter  president,  was 
chairman  for  the  meeting  which  featured  as 
guest  speaker.  Dr.  Isador  Lubin,  famed 
economist  and  member  of  the  Brandeis  Board 
of  Trustees. 

Gifts  to  the  University  totaling  $41,000 
were  announced  and  four  life  members  were 
enrolled    during    this   enthusiastic    session. 

Among  the  new  scholarships  established 
are  the  Ben  W.  Schenker  Memorial  Scholar- 
ship,   established    by    Chester    Schultz    and 


Charles  Desser;  and  the  Irving  Shaw 
Memorial  Scholarship,  established  by  Milton 
.Mtheimer. 

Other  scholarship  gifts  came  from  Lee  J. 
Furth,  for  the  Jules  E.  and  Etta  M.  Furth 
Scholarship;  Bradley  Manufacturing  Co.,  for 
Bradley  Lamp  Scholarship;  Phil  Sang,  for 
Etta  and  Jacob  Sang  Scholarship;  Isaac 
Wagner,  for  Birdie  Wagner  Scholarship; 
Howard  E.  Wolfson,  for  Simon  and  Dora 
Wolfson  Scholarship;  Lawrence  Cohen  and 
Harry  and  .Arthur  Edelstein,  for  Samuel 
Cohen  and  Joseph  Edelstein  Scholarship;  and 
from  Herbert  J.  Nickelson. 

Mr.  Borowitz  was  assisted  in  planning  the 
successful  affair  by  a  large  committee  of 
active  workers. 


13 


Alvm/HiN 


m 


Paul  Levenson,  "52,  recently  installed 
president  of  the  Alumni  Association  of 
Brandeis  University,  heads  the  1954-55 
officers. 

The  ensuing  rear's  slate  includes  Elliot 
Morrison,  '53,  vice-president;  Deborah 
Herman,  '54,  secretary,  and  Max  Perlitsh, 
'52,  treasurer. 


A  second  Fulbright  scholarship  for 
another  year's  sluHy  abroad  has  been 
awarded  to  Malcolm  A.  Sibulkin,  '53. 
He  spent  the  past  year  in  Finland  under 
a  similar  scholarship  furthering  his 
music  studies  at  Sibelius  Academy  in 
Helsinki. 


Add  Alumni  Abroad:  Marilyn  Green- 
spoon  Levenson,  '52,  residing  in  Brussels, 
Belgium,  where  her  husband  is  Budget  and 
Fiscal  Officer  with  the  U.  S.  Department  oj 
State. 


Happily  tackling  the  metropolitan  subways 
is  Miriam  Feingold,  "54,  assistant  to  the 
publicity  director  of  Radio  Station  WMGM, 
New  York  City. 


Additional  names  on  the  list  of  '54 
graduates  who  received  teaching  assist- 
antships  are  Elliot  Aronson,  psychology, 
at  Wesleyan  University,  and  Rosamund 
Brown,  biology,  at  Brown  University. 


Julian  Soshnick,  "53,  has  been  named  to 
the  Boston  University  Law  Review. 


Marvin  Lander,  '54,  won  plaudits  in  the 
role  oj  Charlie  in  a  summer  slock  production 
of  "Death  of  a  Salesman"  at  the  Sharon 
(Conn.)   Playhouse. 


Evelyn  Singer,  '52,  is  in  charge  of  a 
special  French  conversation  course  in- 
augurated this  fall  at  the  Lesley-Ellis 
Sehool  of  Lesley  College.  She  studied 
at  the  Sorbonne  under  a  French  Govern- 
ment Fellowship  and  received  her 
master's   degree   from   Radcliffe. 


ANTHROPOLOGY   OFFERINGS   TO   rM 
STRENGTHENED  RY  NEW  RURMN  FUNm 


Supplementing  a  previous  endowment  of 
the  Samuel  Rubin  Chair  in  Anthropology,  a 
fund  has  been  newly 
created  by  the  Samuel 
Rubin  Foundation  for 
the  purpose  of  further 
developing  the  Uni- 
versity"s  area  of  an- 
thropology. 

Named  for  the  ben- 
efactor,  Samuel 
Rubin  of  New  York 
City,  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity"s  chair  in  an- 
thropology was  set  up  three  years  ago. 

Establishment  of  the  Samuel  Rubin  Foun- 


Samucl  Rubin 


dation  Fund,  with  an  initial  allocation  o:| 
$50,000,  will  afford  the  means  by  whicl 
Brandeis  can  strengthen  and  enhance  it;' 
anthropology  offerings,  bringing  to  its  lecturi! 
halls  foremost  authorities  such  as  Dr.  Alfred 
L.  Kroeber,  who  will  give  special  courses  henj 
this  semester. 

\  widely  known  philanthropist,  Mr.  Rubii 
is  president  of  Faberge,  New  York  perfumi 
firm,  and  is  a  Fellow  of  Brandeis  University 

He  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  New 
York  University-Bellevue  Medical  Center  anc 
has  provided  generous  support  for  Sydenhan 
Hospital,  the  Institute  for  Research  ii 
Psychotherapy,  and  numerous  other  cause; 
in  behalf  of  public  welfare. 


Dean  Berger 


Dean  Brooks 


FIRST    DEAXS    fiY    BilANDEiS    HiSTORY    NAMED 
TO    HEAD    ADMl\lSTRATtON   AND    DEVEiMPMENT 


.\ppointmcnt  of  two  Deans — the  first  such 
appointments  in  Brandeis  University's  history 
— was  announced  recently  by  President 
Sachar. 

Clarence  Q.  Berger  was  named  Dean  of 
.\dministration,  and  Shepherd  Brooks,  Dean 
of  University  Development. 

Both  appointments  were  necessitated  by  the 
broadening  of  the  base  of  the  University's 
curriculum  and  activities. 

Coordinating    Function 

As  Brandeis  Universitys  first  Dean  of 
,\dministration,  Mr.  Berger  will  work  with 
the  President's  Office  in  coordinating  the 
University's  areas  of  non-academic  adminis- 
tration. 

Included  in  these  areas  are  the  University's 
business  operations,  offices  of  resources, 
public  affairs,  building  and  grounds,  athletic 
activities,   and   alumni   affairs. 

Coming  to  Brandeis  University  in  1948  as 
director  of  public  affairs,  Mr.  Berger  was 
named  in  1951  executive  assistant  to  the 
University  President.  In  that  capacity,  he 
assumed  many  of  the  administrative  respon- 
sibilities of  the   Presidents  Office. 

He  received  his  B.A.  and  MA.  from 
Harvard  University  where  he  formerly  was 
a  member  of  the  sociology  faculty. 

Serves  As  Liaison 

.■\s  Dean  of  University  Development.  Mr. 
Brooks  will  work  with  the  President's  Office 


in  the  areas  of  academic  administration.  He 
will  serve  as  liaison  for  the  offices  of  the 
registrar,  student  affairs,  health  office, 
psychological  counseling  center,  and  library. 
and  administrative  problems  of  the  curric- 
ulum. 

From  1950-53,  Mr.  Brooks  was  director  of 
the  Salzburg  Seminar  in  American  Studies 
at  Salzburg,  Austria.  This  seminar  is  a 
unique  educational  venture  in  which  dis- 
tinguished .\merican  professors  in  the  social 
sciences  join  the  Salzburg  faculty  for  six- 
week  periods. 

Students  at  the  seminar  sessions  are 
European  scholars  living  on  the  democratic 
side  of  the  Iron  Curtain.  At  the  seminar, 
they  are  provided  with  basic  orientation  in 
Western  thought. 

Mr.  Brooks  was  educated  at  Groton  and 
Harvard,  from  which  latter  institution  he 
received  .\.B.,  LL.B.  and  .\.M.  degrees. 
From  1952-53,  he  was  a  member  of  the  United 
States  Educational  Commission  in  Austria. 


14 


§)ixt^-One  Top  Leaders  Representing  All  Sections  Are 
Elected  to  Associates  National  Board  of  Directors 


A  national  board  of  directors  comprising  61  top  leaders  throughout  this 
nintry  and  Canada  was  elected  at  the  fourth  annual  National  Assembly  of  the 
aandeis  University  Associates,  held  on  campus. 


■elected  national  chairman  of  the 
liates  was  Milton  Kahn  of  Boston,  Mass., 
Reuben  B.  Gryzmish  of  Boston  was  re- 
elected national  vice- 
chairman.  Harold 
Sherman  Goldberg  of 
Boston  was  named 
national  vice-chair- 
man of  programming; 
and  Morris  S.  Shapiro 
of  Boston,  national 
vice-chairman  of  life 
memberships. 

Regional  vice  chair- 
men are  Milton  H. 
allner*,  Chicago,  111.;  Irving  Kahn,  New 
I'lk  City;  Herbert  J.  Nickelson,  Chicago, 
I  ill-West  Region:  Morris  Silver.  Manchester, 
.11.:  Leonard  N.  Simons*,  Detroit,  Mich.; 
nijamin  H.  Swig,  San  Francisco,  Calif.; 
ai.ild  Turk*.  Miami  Beach,  Fla.,  and  Joseph 

W'eingarten*, 
"ii-ion,  Texas. 

Jn^pph  F.  Ford  of 
ii-hin  was  elected 
aii'inal  secretary  of 
1'     \ssociates. 


\liltvn  Kahn 


I  Ih 


Reuben  B.  Gryzmish 


following  were 
In  led  members  of 
If  national  board  of 
iieiiors  to  map  and 
ii'c  t  the  program  of 

I'-  \ssociates  from  a  nation-wide  point  of 
II  \\  and  to  help  integrate  local  chapter 
laiining: 

National  Directors 

Karl  .\shworth,  Lowell,  Mass.;   Charles  A. 
li'in*.  New  York  City;    Leo   Bertisch,  New 
ink   City:    Herbert   G.   Blumberg,   Detroit; 
li.   Morris  Cafritz.  Washington,  D.  C;   Abe 
Leo     Cohen,     Spring- 
field,   Mass. ;    Hyman 
y  ^k  M.    Cohen,    Chestnut 

'•*   ^  KSH       Cohen,      Wilmington, 
Del.;     Ben    F.     Dan- 
baum,    Miami,    Fla.; 
^  ""^tp^^^^H       Dr.  Louis  W.  Einzig, 
^MA  ^^^I       Beverly  Hills,  Calif. 

Also,  Oscar  Faer- 
nian,  Montreal,  Can.; 
William  Fein  berg, 
Gaines,  Miami  Beach ; 
New  Haven,  Conn. ; 
Detroit;  Judge  Joseph 
joldberg.  Worcester,  Mass.;  Julius  Goodman, 
Troy,    N.    V.;    Walter    Gross,    Schenectady, 


Harold  S.  Goldberg 

Silmington;    Ben   B. 

5rmuel     F.    Gingold 

eorge    C.    Golanty, 


N.  Y. ;    E.  N.  Grueskin,  Sioux  City,  Iowa; 
Merrill  L.  Hassenfeld,  Central  Falls.  R.  I. 

Also,  Barnett  C.  Helzberg,  Kansas  City, 
Mo.;  Bernhart  E.  Hoffman,  New  Haven; 
Garfield  I.  Kass,  Washington,  D.  C. ;  Stanley 
.\.  Katcher,  Tucson.  Ariz.;  Earl  S.  Katz, 
Kansas  City;  Sidney  L.  Kaye.  Boston;  Leon 
J.  Kowal.  Boston;  Morris  S.  Kraus.  Pacific 
Beach,  Calif.;  Elias  G.  Krupp.  El  Paso, 
Texas;  Hymen  Lefkowitz,  Buffalo,  N.  Y'. 

.\lso,  George  I.  Lewis,  Portland.  Me.; 
\^'illard  P.  Livingston,  Shaker  Heights,  Ohio; 
Philip  W.  Lown,  Au- 
burn, Me.;  Joseph  L. 
Mailman,  New  Y'ork 
City;  Samuel  H. 
Maslon,  Minneapolis, 
Minn.;  Ben  Massell, 
Atlanta,  Ga.;  Harold 
Morrison,  Detroit; 
Willy  Nordwind, 
Lynn,  Mass.;  J.  Irving 
Oelbaum,  Toronto, 
Can.;  Oscar  S.  Pattiz, 
Los  Angeles,  Calif. 

Also,  Jerome  W.  Picker,  New  York  City; 
Harry  Remis,  Peabody,  Mass.;  Max  Rogal, 
Pittsburgh.  Pa.;  Judge  Charles  Rosenbaum. 
Denver.  Col.;  G.  Harry  Rothberg,  Jr..  Beverly 
Hills;  Ben  Sadowski*,  Toronto;  Shepard 
Saltzman,  New  York  City;  Abraham  O. 
Samuels,  Bridgeport.  Conn.;  Maurice  Sandi- 
ten.  Tulsa,  Okla.;  Julius  B.  Schatz.  Hartford; 
Ezra  Z.  Shapiro.  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Also,  Harold  J.  Silver,  Dallas  County, 
Texas;  David  L.  Slann,  Atlanta,  Ga.;  Myron 
S.  Strasser.  .Albany,  N.  Y.;  Arthur  Victor,  Jr., 
Buffalo:  Benjamin  B.  Victor,  Springfield,  HI.; 
Judge  Samuel  A.  Weiss,  Pittsburgh,  Pa.;  Sol 
W.  Weltman.  Springfield,  Mass.;  Harold 
Woodruff,  Toledo,  Ohio:  Harry  D.  Zabarsky, 
St.  Johnsbury,  Vt..  and  Kurt  H.  Schweitzer, 
Oklahoma  City,  Okla. 
*Fellows  of  Brandeis  University 


Morris  S.  Shapiro 


Varsity  Football  Schedule 

Sept.    25 

Boston   University 

Away 

Oct.       2 

Springfield  College 

Home 

Oct.       9 

Botes   College 

Home 

Oct.     16 

Open 

Oct.     23 

Univ.  of  New  Hampshire 

fHomecomingJ      | 

Oct.     30 

University   of    Bridgeport 

Home 

Nov.      6 

Temple    University 

Away 

Nov.     1 3 

University  of  Buffolo 

Away 

Nov.    20 

New    Haven    St.    Tchrs. 

Away 

Outstanding  Meeting  in 
Miami  Draws  Large  and 
Enthusiastic  Audience 

Benefactions  to  the  University  totaling 
$84,000  were  announced  at  a  dinner-meeting 
sponsored  by  the  Greater  Miami  Committee 
for  Brandeis  University,  at  the  Delano  Hotel 
in  Miami  Beach,  Fla. 

Co-chairmen  for  the  outstanding  event 
addressed  by  President  Sachar  were  Ben 
Danbaum  and  Ben  G.  Gaines.  Assisting 
was  a  large  committee  of  men  and  women 
prominently  identified  with  communal  affairs. 

Among  the  gifts  to  Brandeis  University 
was  $5,000  from  the  Morris  Falk  Foundation 
to  establish  a  Morris  and  Bessie  Falk  Loan 
Fund. 

Another  $5,000  gift  was  presented  by  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Morris  I.  Minov  of  Chicago,  111.,  to 
endow  a  classroom. 

Scholarship  gifts  were  received  from  Ben 
Danbaum  and  from  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ben  G. 
Gaines. 

Other  primary  benefactions  were  from  Dr. 
Theodore  M.  Berman,  Mrs.  Arthur  J.  Warner, 
New  York  City:  Sam  Rost,  Samuel  Frommer, 
Hiram  Srenco,  New  Y'ork  City,  and  Louis 
Cohen. 


ABTNOUNCE   APPOINTMENTS   TO 
BRANDEIS    RESOURCES    STAFF 

Staff  appointments  in  the  Office  of  Univer- 
sity Resources  have  been  announced  recently 
by  Morris  S.  Shapiro,  Trustees'  chairman  of 
University  resources. 

Sidney  Berzoff,  who  has  spent  many  years 
in  campaign  work  in  Long  Island  and  New 
York,  has  assumed  directorship  of  the  New 
York  office. 

Promoted  to  the  post  of  national  program 
chairman  of  the  Brandeis  University  Asso- 
ciates is  Hyam  I.  Korin,  who  will  continue 
also  as  New  England  representative  of  the 
Office  of  University  Resources. 

Field  representative  appointments  include 
Manuel  Manisoff,  Southeast  area,  S.  Thomas 
Friedman,  Southwest  area,  and  .-Vsher  Jacobs, 
Ohio  and  Michigan. 

Continuing  in  their  posts  are  Robert  E. 
Herzog,  Midwest;  James  Wienner,  Detroit; 
Lee  Spero,  Cleveland;  Sally  Barron,  South- 
east; Mrs.  Samuel  Moss,  West  Coast,  and 
Harry  E.  Brager,  Middle  .\llantic  Slates. 


15 


WOMEN'S    COMMITTEE    PLAXS    FOR    BUSY    YEAR 


A  busy  event-studded  year  is  in  store  for  the  National  Women's  Committee  of 
Brandeis  University  under  the  presidency  of  Mrs.  Louis  I.  Kramer  of  Providence, 
R.  I.,  re-elected  national  head  at  the  sixth  annual  conference  held  on  campus. 


National  honorary  officers  are  Miss  Susan 
Brandeis,  New  York  City,  honorary  presi- 
dent; Mrs.  Harry  L. 
Michaels,  Brookline, 
Mass.,  honorary  vice- 
president,  and  Mrs. 
Irving  Abrams,  New- 
ton, Mass.,  honorary 
director. 

Elected  national 
vice-presidents  are 
Mmes.  Joseph  Gold- 
Mrs.  Louis /.  AVamer  tierg,  Hudson,  Mass., 
Maurice  M  a  n  d  e  1 , 
Chicago,  m.,  Earl  Neuberg,  Los  Angeles, 
Calif.,  David  A.  Rose,  Newton  Centre,  Mass., 
Lester  Samelson,  Memphis,  Tenn.,  and  Philip 
Segal,  Newton,  Mass. 

Other  officers  include  Mrs.  L  A.  Finkel- 
stein,  Brookline,  treasurer;  Mrs.  H.  Leon 
Sharmat,  Brookline,  assistant  treasurer;  Mrs. 
Oscar  M.  Zemon,  Detroit,  Mich.,  recording 
secretary;  Mrs.  Max- 
well A.  Cohen,  New- 
t  o  n,  corresponding 
secretary ;  and  Mrs. 
Herman  A.  Mintz, 
Boston,  Mass.,  finan- 
cial secretary. 

In  addition,  79 
members  from  51 
communities  were 
elected  to  the  national  Mrs.  Edw.  Rose 

board  of  directors. 

Among  the  national  chairmen  are  Mrs.  Max 
Ritvo,  Chestnut  Hill,  Mass.,  annual  member 
ship;  Mrs.  Edward  Schaffer,  Longmeadow 
Mass.,  book  fund;  Mrs.  Edward  Rose,  Boston 
special  book  collection;  Mrs.  Harold  S.  Gold 
berg,  Newton  Centre,  retention ;  Mrs, 
Neheniiah  H.  Whitman,  Brookline,  extension 
and  Mrs.  Joseph  Schneider,  Brookline 
service. 

Highlight  of  the 
conference,  which 
drew  more  than  300 
delegates,  was  formal 
dedication  of  the  new 
library  wing.  Build- 
ing costs  and  equip- 
ment for  this  hand- 
some three-story, 
glass-walled  structure 
were  completely 
National  Women's  Com- 


Mrs.  Edw.  Schaffer 

underwritten  by  the 
mittee. 


The  organization,  which  in  its  short  history 
has  given  more  than  $1,000,000  to  the 
University,  now  numbers  84  chapters  embrac- 
ing approximately  44,000  members. 


Following  are  reports,  by  states,  of  some 
chapters'  activities: 

Illinois 

CHICAGO  —  A  gala  affair  was  the  second 
annual  Brandeis  Tea  for  students  of  the 
University  in  the  Greater  Chicago  area, 
sponsored  by  this  chapter  shortly  before 
classes  resumed.  In  charge  were  Mrs.  Emile 
Levy,  Mrs.  Maurice  Mandel  and  Mrs.  Isaac 
Wagner,  chapter  president.  The  first  such 
affair  held  last  year  proved  so  successful  it 
was  made  an  annual  event. 

Massaciinsetts 

LAWRENCE  — "In  The  Beginning,"  a 
narration  describing  the  growth  of  the 
University  Library  highlighted  a  meeting  of 
this  chapter.  Its  author  is  Miss  Gertrude 
Carnovsky,  Brandeis  faculty  administrative 
assistant,  and  it  was  presented  by  Jean 
Kochman  and  Miss  Mildred  Moore,  pianist. 
Mrs.  Samuel  Resnik.  president,  heads  the 
new  slate  installed  by  Mrs.  Harry  L. 
Michaels,  national  honorary  vice-president. 

NEW  BEDFORD  —  Members  presented  an 
impressive  cantata,  "A  Candle  Is  Lit,"  written 
by  Mrs.  Jacob  Genensky  and  relating  the 
history  of  Brandeis.  Chapter  president  is 
Mrs.  Joseph  Jaslow;  program  chairman,  Mrs. 
Harry  Zeitz.  Performers  included  Mmes. 
Robert  Goldstein,  Nathaniel  Guy,  Bette  U. 
V'eit,  Mark  Rosenthal  and  Milton  Shapiro. 

Miciiigaii 

DETROIT  —  This  chapter  has  developed 
a  "reminding  service"  under  the  direction  of 
Mrs.  Leo  Mellens  book  fund  committee. 
Persons  who  wish  to  make  contributions 
honoring  birthdays,  anniversaries,  and  similar 
occasions  can  now  give  the  committee  a  list 
of  names  and  dates,  and  the  honorees  will 
automatically  be  notified  that  such  a  contribu- 
tion has  been  made.  Mrs.  Samuel  Aaron  was 
re-elected  chapter  president. 

New    Vork 

FULTON  COUNTY  —  A  new  chapter  was 
organized  at  a  meeting  held  in  the  home  of 
Mrs.  J.  Meyer  Schine.  Speakers  were  Miss 
Susan  Brandeis.  national  honorary  president; 
Mrs.  Fred  DeBeer  of  .-\lbany,  national  board 
member,  and  Mrs.  Murray  Dorkin,  honorary 
president  of  Albany  Chapter.  Named  tem- 
porary officers  were  Mrs.  Schine,  honorary 
president;  Mrs.  H.  Andrew  Schlusberg,  presi- 


FOUR    GENKRATIONS     OF 
RESLERS    LIFE    MEMBERS 

Four  generations  of  the  well-known  Resler 
jamily  in  Columbus,  Ohio,  are  life  members 
of  the  National  Women's  Committee. 

Latest  to  be  installed  as  life  members  oj 
the  Columbus  Chapter  are  Christine  Beth  and 
Jane  Ellen  Aronson,  aged  3  and  2,  respec- 
tively. 

Pictured  are  Mrs.  Jack  Resler,  maternal 
grandmother  of  the  children  and  nice- 
president  of  the  Columbus  Chapter,  shown 
holding  granddaughter  Jane  Ellen  in  her  lap; 
Mrs.  Robert  Aronson  and  her  other  daughter, 
Christine  Beth;  and  standing  behind  them, 
Mrs.  Morris  Resler,  maternal  great-grand- 
mother oj  the  new  life  members. 

Mr.  Jack  Resler,  grandfather  of  the 
children,  is  a  Fellow  of  Brandeis  University. 


dent;  Mrs.  Irving  Rockovitz,  treasurer;  Mrs. 
Sidney  D.  Cohen,  financial  secretary,  and 
Mrs.  Charles  Horwitz,  publicity  director. 

MANHATTAN,  WESTCHESTER  and 
QUEENS  —  Mayors  of  all  communities  in 
these  areas  issued  proclamations  in  connec- 
tion with  "Brandeis  Day."  Miss  Susan 
Brandeis  was  interviewed  on  WLIB.  An 
exhibit  of  books  written  by  Brandeis  pro- 
fessors and  President  Sachar  was  featured  at 
Bloomingdale  Branch  Library.  Mrs.  Nathan 
Levitt  opened  her  home  for  a  celebration  by 
Queens  Chapter,  whose  head  is  Mrs.  Alvin  I. 
Perlmutter.  Westchester  Chapter  celebrated 
at  the  home  of  Mrs.  Gerson  Reichman.  with 
Mrs.  Richard  C.  Flesch,  president,  presiding. 

SCHENECTADY  — The  story  of  Brandeis 

was  told  over  Station  WGY  in  an  interview 

(Continued  on  page  17) 


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GALA  DINNER  HONORS 
WASHINGTON  LEADER 
JAPPOINTED   FELLOW 

A  memorable  event  was  the  dinner 
'tendered  by  Friends  of  Brandeis  University 
ill  the  Jewelry  Industry  honoring  Cecil  D. 
Kaufmann  on  the  occasion  of  his  appointment 
as  a  Fellow  of  the  University. 

The  industry-wide  tribute  to  Mr.  Kauf- 
mann, who  makes  his  home  in  Washington, 
was  held  at  the  Plaza  Hotel,  New  York  City. 
Attending  was  an  overflow  crowd  gathered 
from  far-flung  cities  and  resembling  an 
"honor  roll"  of  the  industry. 

Principal  speakers  were  the  economist.  Dr. 
Beardsley  Ruml,  and  President  Sachar. 
Presiding  over  the  program  was  Colonel 
Harry  D.  Henshel,  a  co-chairman. 

Other  co-chairmen  were  Oscar  M.  Lazrus, 
Craig  D.  Munson,  Gustav  H.  Niemeyer  and 
\\ .  Waters  Schwab.  Sponsors  included  a 
large  group  of  leaders  in  the  industry. 

Marking  the  occasion  were  benefactions 
for  Brandeis  University  totaling  $35,000, 
headed  by  two  gifts  of  $10,000  each  from  the 
Kay  Associates  Foundation  and  from  the 
Bulova  Foundation.  Both  of  these  gifts  are 
unrestricted  and  intended  for  the  University's 
general  fund. 

Other  gifts  included  a  teaching  fellowship 
established  by  Eugene  R.  Kulka. 


Women's  Committee 
Chapter  Reports 

(Continued  from  page  16) 
with  Mrs.   Irving  Friedman,  publicity  chair- 
man and  board  member  of  this  chapter. 

Ohio 

AKRON  —  A  membership  tea  ofiBciaUy 
launching  this  chapter  was  held  in  the  home 
of  Mrs.  Joseph  Bear,  president  pro  tem. 
Speaker  was  Mrs.  Edgar  Goldstein  of  San 
Francisco,  national  board  member. 

CINCINNATI  — "Inside  Brandeis,  U.S.A." 
was  the  title  of  a  successful  program 
presented  by  this  chapter  at  Camp  Livingston, 
Remington,  Ohio. 

Wisconsin 

MILWAUKEE  — A  $1,100  fund  for  a 
special  book  collection  at  Brandeis  University 
in  honor  of  the  late  Mrs.  Sara  Nickoll,  first 
president  of  Milwaukee  Chapter,  was  pre- 
sented by  the  chapter  to  Mrs.  Oscar  M. 
Zemon,  national  recording  secretary.  Present 
chapter  head  is  Mrs.  M.  J.  Levin. 


SAMUEL    BERCH    CHAIR    ESTABLISHED 
TO  HONOR  MEMORY  OF  CALIFORNIA^ 


Establishment  of  the  Samuel  Berch  Chair 
in  Chemistry,  memorializing  the  name  of  the 
late  California  philantliropist,  was  recently 
announced. 

Established  by  Mrs.  Samuel  Berch  of 
Beverly  Hills,  the  Berch  Chair  will  enable 
Brandeis  University  to  strengthen  its  teaching 
in  chemistry,  both  in  its  graduate  and  under- 
graduate schools. 

A  founder  of  the  B'nai  B'rith  Hillel  Foun- 
dation of  the  University  of  California  at  Los 
.\ngeles,  Mrs.  Berch  has  long  been  an  active 
supporter  of   numerous   interfaith   programs. 


Her  late  husband,  Samuel  Berch,  was  widely 
esteemed  as  an  outstanding  civic  leader. 

Mrs.  Berch  also  has  worked  with  the 
University  Religious  Conference  at  UCLA, 
and  is  active  with  the  National  Jewish 
Welfare  Board. 

The  Berch  Chair  is  the  third  to  be 
established  at  Brandeis  by  a  Californian. 
Others  are  the  Sadye  Genis  Chair  in  Biology, 
established  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Samuel  Genis  of 
Los  Angeles,  and  the  Alfred  Hart  Chair  in 
the  Sciences,  established  by  Alfred  Hart  of 
Bel  Air. 


IDEALS    OF    LATE    WILLIA^l    H.    KAPLAN 
PERPETUATED  IN  SCHOLARSHIP  FUND 


An  abiding  interest  in  and  eagerness  to 
assist  young  people,  which  was  an  integral 
part  of  the  life  of  William  H.  Kaplan,  has 
been  fittingly  memorialized  in  perpetuity  by 
establishment  of  the  William  H.  Kaplan 
Scholarship  Trust  Fund. 

Announcement  was  made  by  Morris  S. 
Shapiro,  Trustees"  scholarship  committee 
chairman,  who  emphasized  that  creation  of 
such  funds  enables  the  University  to  admit 
gifted  but  needy  young  people  who  otherwise 
would   be  denied  this  opportunity. 

The  William  H.  Kaplan  Scholarship  Trust 
Fund  has  been  established  by  Mr.  Kaplan's 
former  business  associate  and  friend,  Albert 
Levinson  of  Compton,  Calif.,  together  with  a 
group  of  other  friends. 

Mr.  Kaplan,  for  many  years  a  prominent 
Detroit  attorney  and  civic  leader,  attended 
Syracuse  University  and  the  University  of 
Michigan,  and  received  his  law  degree  from 


Orders  are  now  being 

taken  for  the 

1954-55 

UNIVERSITY  PICTORIAL  CALENDAR 
$1   a  copy 

Address   Orders   To: 
CAMPUS   BOOK   STORE 
BRANDEIS    UNIVERSITY 
WALTHAM    54,    MASS. 


the  University  of  Chicago  Law  School.     He 
moved  to  Los  Angeles  in  1945. 

At  all  times  concerned  with  minority  group 
rights,  he  was  greatly  impressed  by  Brandeis 
University's  non-discriminatory  policy  and 
had  planned  to  devote  his  energies  to  further- 
ing the  University's  growth  on  tlie  West 
coast. 


Novel  'Cap-and-Gown' 
Affair  Sponsored  by 
Cosmetic,  Drug  Group 

Cleverly  designed  invitations  in  Brandeis 
blue  and  white  were  issued  for  a  novel  "Cap- 
and-Gown  Dinner-Dance  "  sponsored  in  honor 
of  the  University's  third  Commencement  by 
its  Friends  in  the  Cosmetic  and  Drug 
Industry  in  New  York. 

Co-chairmen  for  the  event,  staged  in  the 
Sert  Room  of  the  Waldorf-.^storia  Hotel, 
were  Jack  I.  Poses  and  Samuel  Rubin,  both 
Fellows  of  Brandeis  University.  Speaker 
was  President  Sachar. 

Herbert  Storfer  was  program  chairman  and 
sponsors  comprised  a  large  group  of  in- 
dividuals prominent  in   the  industry. 

Highlighting  the  program  was  announce- 
ment of  a  $5,000  gift  for  the  University's 
general  fund  from  Melvin  A.  Block.  Other 
major  gifts  for  the  general  fund  were 
presented  by  Oscar  Kolin,  Herbert  Langner 
and  Richard  Salomon. 


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HONORARY  DEGREE  RECIPIENTS  are  congratulated  by  Brandeis  Trustees'  Chairman  George 
Alpert  (second  jrom  lejlj  and  President  Sachar  (jourth  jrorn  left).  They  are  (left  to  right) 
Dr.  Buell  Gordon  Gallagher,  president.  City  College  of  New  York;  (Mr.  Alpert);  Mrs.  Eleanor 
Roosevelt;  (President  Sachar);  Senator  Herbert  H.  Lehman  of  New  York;  Morris  S.  Shapiro, 
Brandeis  Trustee;  Dr.  Alvin  Johnson,  president  emeritus.  New  School  of  Social  Research,  and 
Dr.  Selman  A.  Waksman,  Nobel  Prize  winner. 


IIOIVORARY    DEGREES    AWARDED    TO    SIX    AT 
ri^IVERSITY'S    COMMENCEMENT    EXERCISES 

For  the  second  time  in  its  six-year 
history  Brandeis  University  awarded 
honorary  degrees,  last  June  at  the  third 
Commencement  Exercises.  Recipients 
were  outstanding  figures  in  the  fields  of 
education,  science  and  human  relations. 

The  citations  follow: 

^•BUELL     GORDON     GALLAGHER. 

educator,  author,  minister,  apostle  of  inter- 
racial understanding;  former  Assistant 
Commissioner  for  Higher  Education  in  the 
United  States  Office  of  Education,  president 
of  City  College  of  New  York,  chairman  of 
the  World  University  Service;  enriching  his 
incumbency  as  president  of  a  Southern  Negro 
college  by  faitliful  adherence  to  the  lesson 
that  dignity  and  self-respect  must  never  yield 
to  the  demeaning  hypocrisy  of  tolerance;  at 
the  heart  of  the  youth  movements  in  this 
country  and  abroad,  offering  wise  counsel  to 
a  bewildered  and  defeatist  generation,  the 
Honorary  Degree  of  Doctor  of  Laws." 

"ALVIN  SAUNDERS  JOHNSON,  editor, 
educator,  economist,  founder  of  the  New 
School  for  Social  Research  and  of  the 
University  in  Exile;  author  of  many  lucid 
volumes  interpreting  economic  trends;  tire- 
less in  rehabilitating  hundreds  of  distin- 
guished European  scholars,  victims  of  the 
totalitarian  holocaust,  opening  new  oppor- 
tunities for  them  in  a  climate  of  freedom; 
pioneer  in  adult  education  guarding  the 
program  from  dilettantism  by  wise  choice  of 
faculty  and  austere  standards  in  curriculum; 
transmitting  his  serene  and  courageous  out- 
look to  generations  of  faculty  colleagues  and 
students,  anchoring  their  often  wavering 
democratic  resolves,  the  Honorary  Degree  of 
Doctor  of  Humane  Letters." 

"HERBERT  H.  LEHMAN,  statesman, 
humanitarian,  champion  of  the  under- 
privileged; far-visioned  Governor  of  New 
York,  distinguished  United  States  Senator, 
treating  political  activity  not  as  a  bargaining 
counter  nor  as  an  opportunity  for  personal 
advancement  but  as  an  arsenal  for  the 
strengthening  of  the  democratic  heritage; 
Director  of  the  United  Nations  Relief  and 
Rehabilitation  Administration  in  the  bitter 
days  of  reconstruction,  bringing  hope  to  the 
displaced  and  the  bereaved  encysted  in 
concentration  camps;  in  the  forefront  of  the 
battle  against  sham  and  intolerance  and 
demagoguery,  the  Honorary  Degree  of 
Doctor  of  Laws." 

"ANNA  ELEANOR  ROOSEVELT, 
beloved  symbol  of  the  completely  emanci- 
pated twentieth  century  spirit;  her  concern 
for  the  dignity  of  human  beings  never 
cribbed,  cabined,  or  confined  by  considera- 

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tions  of  race  or  creed  or  color;  as  wife  of  the 
President  of  the  United  States,  using  her  high 
position  not  merely  as  a  social  hostess  but  as 
a  valued  observer  and  interpreter;  respected 
leader  in  the  efforts  of  the  United  Nations  to 
strengthen  human  rights  and  to  ameliorate 
the  economic  and  social  blight  of  depressed 
areas;  the  modern  fulfillment  of  the  Biblical 
ideal  of  the  woman  of  valor  whose  price  is 
above  rubies,  upon  whose  tongue  is  the  law 
of  kindness,  and  whose  children  rise  up  to 
call  her  blessed,  the  Honorary  Degree  of 
Doctor  of  Humane  Letters." 

■MORRIS  S.  SHAPIRO,  merchant,  philan- 
thropist, civic  leader,  rising  from  humblest 
beginnings  to  commercial  primacy  and  then 
harnessing  success  to  community  needs; 
devoted  worker  in  the  upbuilding  of  Israel, 
treating  every  task  as  a  blessed  privilege  and 
every  ordeal  as  a  providential  challenge; 
identified  in  the  echelons  of  leadership  with 
a  multitude  of  charitable  and  educational 
causes;  one  of  the  pioneering  spirits  of 
Brandeis  University,  chairman  of  its  develop- 
ment program,  spearhead  of  its  scholarship 
responsibilities,  moving  with  patience  and 
courage  through  its  beginning  years  of  flint 
and  thistle,  impelled  always  by  pride  in  his 
people  and  a  passion  for  education,  the 
Honorary  Degree  of  Doctor  of  Humane 
Letters." 

"SELMAN  ABRAHAM  W  A  K  S  M  A  N  . 
microbiologist,  academician.  Nobel  Prize 
winner;  trail  blazer  in  the  field  of  antibiotics, 
responsible  for  the  discovery  of  streptomycin 


and  neomycin,  valued  assets  in  the  ageless 
struggle  against  disease  and  death;  making 
each  new  advance  an  opportunity  for  further 
service;  undeterred  by  the  fatigues  of  travel 
or  the  exhaustions  of  sustained  research; 
honored  by  countless  universities  and  learned 
societies  and  by  the  governments  of  grateful 
nations;  bearing  the  testimonials  of  esteem 
with  the  dignity  and  humility  of  the  true 
scientist,  the  Honorary  Degree  of  Doctor  of 
Science." 


Appointed  X.  Y.  Director  of 
University  Relations 

Mrs.  Milton  Steinberg  of  New  York  City 
has  been  appointed  director  of  University 
relations  for  the 
Metropolitan  area,  it 
was  announced  by 
President  Sachar. 

Mrs.  Steinberg, 
who  was  educated  at 
Hunter  College, 
Butler  University,  and 
Columbia  Lniversity, 
will  assist  in  inter- 
preting the  L'niversity 
to  prospective  stu- 
dents, and  to  interested  families  and  Founda- 
tions. She  is  the  widow  of  the  late  Rabbi 
Milton  Steinberg  of  the  Park  Avenue 
Synagogue. 


.1/rs.  ,1/.  Steinberg 


ASSOCIATES  LIFE  MEMBERS  INCREASE  TO  467 


Seventy-seven  additional  names  on  the  vital  Life  Membership  Roster  of  the 
Brandeis  University  Associates,  as  reported  September  1  by  Morris  S.  Shapiro, 
Inational  life  membership  chairman,  are  welcomed  as  this  issue  goes  to  press. 

The  importance  of  the  life  membership  movement  to  the  growth  of  the  Uni- 
versity cannot  be  over-emphasized,  as  has  been  recognized  by  a  total  of  467  men 
and  women  in  25  states  covering  all  sections  of  the  nation,  plus  the  District  of 
Columbia  and  Canada.  Each  has  contributed  $2,000  for  life  membership  in  this 
organization  which  acts  as  '"foster  alumni"  to  one  of  America's  youngest  and  most 
|)r(igressive  universities. 

Brandeis  University  is  pleased  to  announce  the  following  life  members  in 
addition  to  those  mentioned  in  previous  issues  of  the  Brandeis  University  Bulletin: 


Canada 

I  iiKdN'TO  -  Ben   Sadowski. 

Delaware 

Wilmington  -  Saul  L.  Cohen,  Aaron  Finger, 
John  W.  Kane,  Mrs.  Milton  Kutz,  Sidney 
Laub,  Morris  Leibowitz,  Albert  H.  Young. 

District   of   Columbia 

Vi'A>HiNCTON  -  Louis  Burman,  Meyer  Revitz, 
1.  IJ.  Shapiro,  Maurice  C.  Shapiro,  Justin  R. 
Wolf. 


YOUNGEST  LIFE  MEAIBER 
PAIJl.  DANNY  GREENFELD 
JOINED   AT    14   MONTHS 

Apologies  to  Paul  Danny  Greenfeld, 
whose  "Youngest  Life  Member"  crown 
was  inadvertently  awarded  to  another  in 
the  May  issue  of  the  Brandeis  Bulletin. 

He  is  the  son  of  Mrs.  Herman  Green- 
f'-ld  of  New  York  City  and  was  made  a 
life  member  of  the  Brandeis  University 
Associates  at  the  age  of  14  months,  two 
and  one-half  years  ago. 

The  occasion  was  a  dinner  honoring 
President  Sachar  and  held  in  the  Delano 
Hotel  at  Miami  Beach,  Fla. 

While  chatting  of  the  Associates' 
"Younger  Set,"  we'd  like  to  call  attention 
to  a  14-year-old  life  member  of  the 
I  hicago  Chapter  announced  on  this  page. 
He  is  John  David  W.  Lanski,  son  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Arthur  Lanski  of  that  city,  and 
his  father  also  is  a  life  member. 


Florida 

Miami  Beach  -  Samuel  Blank  and  Family 
Foundation,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jacob  Sher,  Julian 
Weinkle. 

Illinois 

Chicago  -  Col.  Henry  Crown,  Edwun  E. 
Eisendrath,  Henry  N.  Hart,  Philip  Honvich, 
Louis  Kollisch,  Arthur  Lanski,  John  David 
W.  Lanski,  Herbert  J.  Leib.  John  J.  Mack, 
-Abert  Schloss,  Raymond  Sher,  Nate  H. 
Sherman,  William  Sokolec. 

Park  Forest- Philip  Klutznick. 

Maryland 

Baltimore  -  William  Adelson,  Louis  G. 
Marcus. 

Massachusetts 

Allston  -  Samuel  Aaron. 

Boston  -  E.  Richard  Apt,  A.  Murray  Ginz- 
berg,  Harold  Sherman  Goldberg,  Joseph 
Kosow,  Ira  L.  Nelson,  Sidney  H.  Rabinowitz, 
Milton  Wayner,  Ben  White,  Harold  Widett, 
Jack  Shain. 

Brookline  -  Isadore  Stein,  Emanuel  H. 
Sulkis. 

Cambridge  -  Herbert  Savrann. 

Cohasset  -  Michael  Redstone. 

LoNCMEADOW  -  Abe  Leo  Cohen,  Harry  Hol- 
stein,  Melvin  Holstein,  Sol  W.  Weltman. 

Lynnfield  -  Fritz  Grunebaum. 

Malden  -  Manuel  Black. 

RoxBURV  -  George  A.  Gordon. 

Somerville  -  Joseph  Ginsburg,  Samuel  L. 
Ginsburg. 

Springfield -Judge      Harry      M.      Ehrlich, 


Chicago  Group  of  43 
Life  Members  Gather 
For  Dinner-Meeting 

Some  of  the  University's  most  ardent 
friends  gathered  in  the  Blackstone  Hotel 
recently  for  a  Life  Members  Dinner  spon- 
sored by  Chicago's  Chapter  of  Life  Members. 

With  seven  new  life  members  enrolled  at 
the  meeting,  this  Chicago  group  now  numbers 
43  life  members. 

Morton  Weinress,  a  Fellow  of  the  Univer- 
sity, chaired  the  meeting  which  was  addressed 
by  President  Sachar.  Announcement  was 
made  of  $31,000  in  benefactions  for  the 
University. 

Among  these  was  a  $4,000  gift  from  Saul  S. 
Sherman  and  the  Emerman  Machinery 
Corporation  to  help  meet  the  challenge  of 
the  Hayden  Foundation  gift. 

Mr.  Weinress  is  life  membership  committee 
chairman,  and  Saul  Stewart  Sherman,  vice- 
chairman. 


Barnett  Frank,  Abraham  M.  Katz,  Simon  J. 
Katz,  M.  G.  Kinsler  Co.,  Louis  Laven,  Jacob 
Popkin. 

Neiv  York 

New  York  -  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Moses  Ginsberg, 
Mrs.  Norbert  Heinsheimer,  Native  Founda- 
tion, Inc.,  Shepard  Saltzman. 

Schenectady  -  Philip  Gold. 

Ohio 

Davton  -  Abe  and  Sara  Sehear  Foundation, 
Max  Isaacson. 

Oklahoma 

Tllsa- Louis  P.  Myers,  Julius  Sandileii, 
Maurice  Sanditen,  Milton  I.  Taubnian. 

Pcnnsyl%-ania 

Chester  -  Herman  Gold. 
Philadelphia  -  Sol  Weinberg. 


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VITAL    ROLE    IN    BRAIVDEIS    GROWTH    PLAYED 
BY    ASSOCIATES    GROUPS    ACROSS    COriVTRY 

Brandeis  University  Associates  everywhere  continue  to  respond  with  heightened 
activities  in  behalf  of  the  University  and  an  enthusiasm  which  is  manifested  in 
the  following  reports,  representative  of  those  being  received  from  all  parts  of  the 
country: 


Hartford,   Conn. 

Associates  of  the  Hartford  Chapter  held 
a  dinner  in  the  Tumblebrook  Country  Club 
attended  by  a  large  number  of  the  com- 
munity's  foremost  citizens. 

Julius  B.  Schatz,  well-known  attorney, 
served  as  chairman  for  the  affair  which  was 
sparked  by  announcement  of  a  $1500  gift 
from  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edward  A.  Suisraan  and 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Samuel  C.  Suisman  for  the 
Edward  A.  Suisman  Faculty  Loan  Fund. 

Assisting  the  chairman  were  Hon.  Abraham 
S.  Bordon,  Mrs.  Harry  S.  Blumenthal,  George 
F.  Gershel,  Mrs.  Samuel  Kaplan,  Barney 
Rapaport,  Louis  K.  Roth,  A.  L  Sayin,  Mrs. 
William  Savitt,  John  Sudarsky,  Samuel 
Suisman  and  Melvin  W.  Title. 

LonisvUIe,  Ky. 

One  hundred  fifty  civic-minded  citizens  of 
Louisville,  Ky.,  gathered  for  the  annual 
dinner  of  that  city's  chapter  of  Associates, 
held  recently  in  the  Standard  Country  Qub. 

Co-chairmen  for  the  event  were  Dr.  Joseph 
M.  Frehling  and  Herman  G.  Handmaker, 
both  of  whom  are  Fellows  of  the  University. 
They   were   assisted   by   a   large   committee. 

Adding  sparkle  to  the  occasion  was  the 
presence  of  members  of  the  Louisville 
Women's  Committee  Chapter  who  attended  at 
the  invitation  of  the  men. 

Mrs.  Max  Bornstein,  Women's  Chapter 
president,  headed  a  special  committee  which 
helped  to  build  attendance. 

A  featured  announcement  told  of  a  $2,000 
benefaction  for  the  University's  general  fund 
from  the  estate  of  Annie  Tuvil  Switow. 

Baltimore,  Md. 

Gov.  Theodore  McKeldin,  a  Fellow  of 
Brandeis  University,  recently  played  host  to 
a  small  group  of  personal  friends  in  the 
interests  of  the  University. 

Life  membership  enrollment  was  the  key- 
note of  discussion  at  the  gathering  held  in 
the  form  of  a  breakfast  at  the  Lord 
Baltimore  Hotel. 

Springfield,   Mass. 

Guests  of  A.  Leo  Cohen,  Springfield  civic 
leader,  gathered  in  his  Longmeadow  home  in 


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behalf  of  Brandeis  and  presented  gifts  to  the 
University  totaling  $31,000. 

Twelve  life  members  were  enrolled  and 
other  benefactions  included  scholarships 
established  by  Edward  Kuzon  and  by  Gilbert 
Cohen. 

Dayton,    Oliio 

Forty-two  new  "foster  alumni"  and  one 
life  member  were  enrolled  at  a  festive 
luncheon  of  Dayton  Associates,  held  in  the 
Van  Cleve  Hotel. 

Elmer  L.  Moyer,  a  Fellow  of  Brandeis 
University,  was  chairman  of  the  committee 
which  included  Lester  Emoff.  Louis  Froelich, 
Dr.  Irving  Helfert,  Ralph  Kopelove,  Sidney 
Kusworra,  Harry  Lawner,  Edwin  K.  Levi, 
WiUiam  Leviton,  Arthur  Margolis,  Hank 
Nides,  Rabbi  Selwyn  D.  Ruslander,  A.  B. 
Sacks,  Ben  R.  Shaman,  J.  Edward  Wasser- 
man,   Harry  Winer  and   Leo  Youngheart. 

Oiiialionia    City,   Okia. 

Pi  Tau  Pi  Fraternity  in  this  city  recently 
sponsored  a  luncheon-meeting  in  behalf  of 
Brandeis   University,  at  the  Oklahoma  Qub. 

Chairman  for  the  occasion  was  Raymond 
Friedlander.  Invitations  were  extended  to 
members  of  the  Oklahoma  City  community. 

Tnlsa,    Okla. 

Tulsa  '"foster  alumni"  and  their  wives 
gathered  at  the  Meadowbrook  Country  Qub 
for  the  annual  dinner-meeting  of  this  active 
group. 

Four  life  members  were  enrolled  during 
the  evening's  proceedings  and  benefactions 
announced  included  a  scholarship  gift  from 
Dr.  Arnold  Ungerman.  in  memory  of  his 
father,  William  Ungerman;  a  partial  scholar- 
ship from  M.  E.  Gimp,  and  a  sum  for  student 
loan  given  by  Jack  Satin. 

The  dinner  committee  included  Dr.  I.  A. 
Anson,  Alfred  Aaronson,  Samuel  A.  Boorstin, 
Elliot  Davis,  Herbert  Gussman,  Sam  Kantor. 
Julius  Livingston,  Benedict  I.  LubeU.  Morris 
Mizel,  Louis  "Pug''  Myers,  I.  Nadel.  Julius 
Sanditen.  Maurice  Sanditen,  Jack  Satin,  Oren 
Smulian,  Dr.  .Arnold  Ungerman  and  Irving 
Weber. 


Washington  Associates 
Gather  for  Festive 
Dinner  and  Smoker 

Keen  interest  was  stirred  at  a  meeting  ofj 
the  Brandeis  University  Associates  of  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  which  took  the  form  of  a  stagi 
dinner  and  smoker  held  at  the  Woodmonti 
Country  Qub  with  President  Sachar,  speaker. 

Co-chairmen  of  the  Washington  group  are 
Cecil  D.  Kaufmann  and  Col.  Benjamin  Ouris- 
man,  both  Fellows  of  the  University. 

They  were  assisted  by  Alfred  Bennett,  Ned 
Bord,  Rabbi  Isadore  Breslau,  Samuel 
Bressler,  Dr.  Edward  Cafritz,  Wallace  Cohen, 
Leopold  Freudberg,  Joel  Kaufmann,  Milton 
King,  Harry  Lourie,  Sidney  Lust,  Richard 
Lyon,  Philip  Rosenfeld,  Louis  Spiegler, 
Morton  Steinberg  and  Justin  R.  Wolf. 

A  higlilight  of  the  meeting  was  the  naming 
of  Morton  Wilner  as  chairman  of  the  newly 
constituted  Brandeis  Qub  of  Washington. 

Twenty-five  thousand  dollars  in  benefac- 
tions to  the  University  were  announced,! 
including  enrollment  of  six  life  members,  and 
scholarship  gifts  from  Fred  S.  Kogod,  Harry: 
L.   Lourie  and  Joseph   Ottenstein. 

Among  the  major  gifts  for  the  University's 
general  fund  were  those  from  the  Cohen- 
Lehrman  Foundation  and  from  Aaron  Gold-i 


Prized  Ruskin  Edition 
Presented  to  Brandeis 

Brandeis  University  has  acquired  a  39- 
volume  library  edition  set  of  "The  Works 
of  John  Ruskin."  The  set  is  the  gift  of 
Dr.  and  Mrs.  William  S.  Knickerbocker  of 
Newton  Centre,  Mass. 

Edited  by  E.  T.  Book  and  Alexander 
Wederbum,  this  valuable  set  was  printed  in 
limited  edition  at  the  BaUantyne  Press  of 
Edinburg.  Hand-set  type  was  used  on  hand- 
made paper  and  it  is  considered  an  exquisite 
specimen  of  fine  printing. 

Dr.  Knickerbocker,  who  is  professor  of 
English  at  Emerson  College  in  Boston, | 
formerly  taught  at  Dartmouth,  Syracuse,  and 
Columbia.  For  14  years,  he  was  editor  of 
the  Sewanee  Review  and  is  a  contributing 
editor  of  the  Dictionary  of  World  Literature. 


I 


Brandeisiana 


Brandeis  graduate  student  Frank  Moriarfy  has  been  granted  a  Frank  Huntington 
Beebe  award  and  has  left  for  Naples,  Italy,  to  further  his  music  studies  with  Denza, 
a  student  of  Ferruccio  Busoni.  The  award  covers  approximately  two  years'  European 
study,  following  which,  the  23-year-old  concert  pianist  will  return  to  the  University 
to  complete  work  for  his  master's  degree  in  fine  arts. 

Harper  &  Brothers  has  just  published  Dr.  Abraham  H.  Maslow's  latest  book, 
"Motivation  and  Personality,"  presenting  a  general  theory  of  human  motivation 
based  upon  a  synthesis  primarily  of  holistic  and  dynamic  principles.  The  Philip  Meyers 
Professor  of  Psychology  also  has  been  elected  president  of  the  Division  of  Personality 
and  Social  Psychology  of  the  American  Psychological  Association. 

Recent  research  grants  to  Brandeis  University  faculty  members  include  two 
received  by  Dr.  Saul  G.  Cohen  who  occupies  the  Rita  H.  Aronstam  Chair  in  Chemistry. 
One  of  these  grants,  awarded  by  the  National  Science  Foundation,  is  for  research 
in  chemistry  of  free  radicals;  the  other,  received  from  the  American  Academy  of  Arts 
and  Sciences,  is  for  research  in  asymmetric  reactions  of  non-asymmetric  compounds. 

Dr.  Samuel  J.  Golub,  assistant  professor  of  biology  on  the  Sayde  Genis 
Foundation,  was  chairman  of  the  section  on  terminology  at  the  Eighth  International 
Botanical  Congress  held  last  summer  in  Paris,  France.  He  was  named  secretary 
of  a  committee  in  charge  of  plans  for  a  plant  sciences  dictionary  to  be  produced 
under  the  sponsorship  of  the  Congress. 


Brandeis  University  has  granted  a  year's  leave  of  absence  to  Richard  S.  Eckaus, 
assistant  professor  of  economics,  who  has  been  appointed  a  research  associate  at 
the  Center  for  International  Studies,  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology.  Professor 
Eckaus  left  last  month  as  a  member  of  a  three-man  group  which  will  study  economic 
developments  in  Italy. 


THE 

CHAPELS 
STORY 


The  nation's  press  fronr)  coast 
to  coast  has  been  stirred  to 
acclainn  by  the  historic  Three 
Chapels  plan  inaugurated  at 
Brandeis  University.  In  city 
after  city,  newspapers  have 
devoted  their  editorial  columns 
to  laudatory  connnnent  on  the 
Brandeis  innovation  which  pro- 
vides three  beautiful  chapel 
buildings  to  serve  the  spiritual 
needs  of  students  of  the  three 
major  faiths. 

Clippings  containing  edit- 
orial accolade  continue  to  pour 
daily  into  the  University's 
offices.  Perhaps  the  most  rep- 
resentative is  an  editorial 
which  appeared  in  the  Boston 
Herald  and  which  is  reprinted 
here  in  its  entirety. 


Reprinte,  Ironr        THE     BOSTON     HERALD 


THURSDAY,  MAY  13,  1954 


PAGE  TWENTY 


4 


Faith  in  Diversity 


We  shall  go,  you  in  your  ivay  and 
I  in  mine.  But  I  shall  love  you  and 
your  way  and  you  will  love  me  and 
mine,  so  that  in  all  our  separate 
ways  we  shall  be  together.  And  nf» 
shall  be  strong  that  way,  for  no 
enemy  seeing  oar  separateness  will 
ever  break  our  togetherness. 

Tliat  is  an  attempt  to  describe 
the  genius  of  American  democracy. 
The  magnificent  thing  we  seem  to 
have  partly  achieved  iiere  is  a  com- 
fortable coexistence  of  diverse  faiths, 
cultures  and  individualities.  There 
have  been  a  lot  of  failures  and 
there  will  be  more.  But  the  ideal  we 
mostly  practice,  the  ideal  that  is 
embodietl  in  the  protections  of  the 
Constitution,  is  the  ideal  of  a  com- 
nnmion  of  diversities,  of  a  "together- 
ness of  separateness." 

A  striking  .symbolism  of  that  ideal 
is  going  to  go  up  in  brick  on  the 
campus  of  Brandeis  University  in 
the  form  of  tliree  separate  chapels, 
Catholic,  Protestant  and  .Jewish. 
Brandeis,  a  nonsectarian  university 
founded  by  .Jews,  thus  breaks  a  long 
tradition  of  the  single  university 
chajiel.  in  which  other  faiths  must 
accept  the  hospitality  of  the  founding 
faith  of  the  institution. 


Back  of  that  tradition  is  a  long 
cherished  belief  in  the  existence  of 
a  single  underlying  force  among  the 
different  faiths,  a  kind  of  common 
denominator,  out  of  wliicli  a  single 
unified  faith  can  be  fashioned.  Bran- 
deis is  renouncing  this  and  instead 
is  frankly  accepting  the  principle  of 
diversity.  As  its  president  says,  it 
is  recognizing  that  "worship  is  very 
much  a  matter  of  mood  and  sjiiritual 
climate,  and  is  not  limited  to  the 
wortls  that  are  s])oken  or  the  cere- 
monies performed." 

Un  the  campus  of  Brandeis  the 
three  major  faitlis  will  go  their  sep- 
arate ways,  but  they  will  go  together. 

It  is  Ijetter  so.  ]\Iany  of  us  have 
sighed  and  wished  that  all  men  might 
see  things  alike,  both  religious  and 
secular.  But  we  know,  too,  (and  we 
know  now  with  particular  certainty) 
the  dangers  of  enforced  conformity. 

\\'e  have  not  the  strength  of  con- 
formity on  which  the  totalitarian 
nations  rely.  We  ought  not  to  put 
our  trust  in  any  attempt  to  match 
it.  Our  strength  is  the  far  greater 
strength  of  accepted  diversity. 

Our  ]3urpose  should  ever  be  to  make 
our  very  separateness  a  togetherness. 


"SEPARATELY  TOGETHER"— Three  Chapels  will  be  erected  on 
the  campus  of  Brandeis  University  to  provide  for  the  spiritual  needs 
of  the  university's  Catholic,  Jewish  and  Protestant  students. 


BRANDEIS 
UNIVERSITY 
BULLETIN 


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The   Board    of   Trustees 


Abraham  Feinberc,  Chairman 

Joseph  F.  Ford,  Treasurer 

Norman  S.  Rabb,  Secretary 

George  Alpert 

James  J.  Axelrod 

Meyer  Jaffe 

Jack  M.  Kaplan 

Dudley  Kimball 

Jessie  Kramer 

Adele  Rosenwalii  Li:vv 

isador  lubin 

William  Mazer 

Joseph  M.  Proskaukr 

Israel  Rocosin 

Eleanor  Roosevelt 

Jacob  Shapiro 


Contents 


Campus   Ciose-ups 


Institute    for    Iteseari-h 


llrandeis    Portraits 


•I 


President  of  the  University 
Dr.  Abbam  L.  Sachar 


Xews    of    (ho    I'niversity 


Fellows  of  the  University 

Hon.  Herbert  H.  Lehman, 
Honorary  Chairman 

Frank  L.  Weil, 
Chairman 


■Irandeisiana 


outside    bade    cover 


Mrs.  Louis  I.  Kramer 

President, 

National  Women's  Committee 

Milton  Kahn 
National  Chairman, 
Brandeis  Associates 

Joseph  Linsey 

Chairman, 

Brandeis  Athletic  Association 

Mrs.  Paul  T.  Smith 

Samuel  L.  Slosberc 

Co-Chairmen, 

Friends  of  the  School  of  Creative  Arts 

Paul  Levenson,  '52 
President, 
Alumni  Association 


On    The   Cover   .   .   . 

Light  and  the  shadow  cast  by  a  high  vacuum  manifold  form  an 
interesting  pattern  as  Kutli  Riclimond,  '57,  makes  adjustments  in 
preparation  for  study  of  reactions  in  liquid  ammonia. 


PUBLISHED  BY  BRANDEIS  UNIVERSITY 
OFFICE  OF  PUBIJC  AFFAIRS 
Emam'el    M.    Gilbert,    Director 

Editor:  Nanftte  H.  Bernstein 

Caniptis  photon  by  Ralph  Norman 

VOL.  IV.   No.  3  February,  1955 

Brandeis  Universitv  BuIIeliii,  published  four  limes  a  year  (once  in 
September,  October,  February  and  M-ay)  al  Brandeis  University,  Waltbam  54, 
Ma£G.    Entered    as    second    class    matter    al    the    Post    Office    at    Boston,    Mass. 


oting  en  Hamilton  Quadrangle   Pond 


WlP^® 


"1^3 


Students  and  faculty 
compete  ogainst  the 
U.S.   Ctiess   Ctiampion 


University    life    —   like  ^ 

a   well-balanced   diet   —   is 
varied  .  .  .  Many  events  occur 
outside    the    classroom    and    with 
no  reference  to  a  textbook  .  .  .  impor- 
tant events  .   .  .  because  they  are  vivid 
and  happy  ...  In  later  years,  they  form 
the  basis  for  much  of  the  bitter-sweet  nostalgia 


that  tinges  alumni  reunions   .   .   . 


Gordon   Field 
is  dedicated  .  .  . 


N 


Dr.  Saul  G.  Cohen,  chairman 
of  the  School  of  Science, 
has  received  several  research 
grants,  including  a  Frederick 
Gardner  Cottrell  Grant  from 
Research  Corporation,  and 
av/ards  from  the  American 
Academy  of  Arts  and 
Sciences,  and  the  National 
Science   Foundation. 


Dr.  Selman  A.  Waksman, 
consultant  on  science,  was 
awarded  the  Nobel  Prize  in 
medicine  for  his  work  in  the 
discovery  of  streptomycin 
and  has  been  the  recipient 
of  numerous  other  awards 
and  honors.  He  is  director 
of  the  Rutgers  Institute  of 
Microbiology. 


Dr.  Albert  Kelner,  associate 
professor  of  biology  on  the 
Julius  M.  Rogoff  Foundation, 
has  received  National  Cancer 
Institute  Grants  awarded  by 
the  U.  S.  Public  Health  Serv- 
ice to  assist  him  in  his  re- 
search on  the  role  of  the 
nucleus  in  the  cell. 


Dr.  Orrie  Friedman  of  the 
chemistry  faculty  is  conduct- 
ing research  at  Brandeis  on 
the  development  of  chemica 
agents  for  use  in  the  treat- 
ment of  cancer,  under  a 
$28,500  National  Cancer  In- 
stitute Grant  awarded  by 
the  Public  Health  Service. 
Federal   Security   Agency. 


J.  HE  ESTABLISHMENT  of  an  Institute  for 
Research  in  the  Sciences,  dealing  with  all 
of  the  natural  sciences  and  placing  great 
emphasis  upon  the  life  sciences,  represents 
the  most  important  development  in  the 
science  program  of  the  University. 

It  was  preceded  by  the  most  patient  kind 
of  preparation  so  that  this  newest  objective 
could  be  approached  with  the  integrity 
which  has  marked  every  other  academic 
step. 

Adequate  facilities  were  a  "must."  The 
generous  gift  of  the  Charles  Hayden  Foun- 
dation was  the  answer  to  this  need. 
Ground  was  broken  last  month  for  the  erec- 
tion of  a  million-dollar  science  research 
building  after  more  than  a  year  of  planning 
by  the  architects. 

The  faculty  has  been  steadily  strength- 
ened for  science  research  as  well  as  for 
teaching,  and  the  Trustees  have  authorized 
a  new  graduate  area  in  the  field  of  micro- 


Dr.  Herman  T.  Epstein  with  I 
volt  X-ray  therapy  unit  used 
search  on  physico-chemical  fai 
virus  radiosensitivity  which  he 
ducting  under  a  Public  Health 
Grant  from  National  Institu 
Health. 


jbiology.  The  top  men  in  the  field  have 
jalready  been  pursuing  their  research  pro- 
grams, aided  not  only  by  University  sub- 
ventions, but  by  grants  from  the  American 
Cancer  Society  and  the  Public  Health 
Service. 

Research  in  University  laboratories  has 
been  responsible  for  some  of  the  most  spec- 
tacular progress  in  the  medical  sciences. 
Selman  Waksman  pioneered  his  work  in 
streptomycin  and  neomycin  in  the  labora- 
tories of  Rutgers  where  he  now  heads  the 
new  microbiology  research  center.  Julius 
Salk  did  his  basic  work  in  combatting  polio 
in  the  laboratories  of  the  University  of 
Pittsburgh.  The  anti-malarial  drugs;  mira- 
I  li'  drugs  such  as  cortisone:  and  DDT  which 
ihas  elevated  health  standards  globally  were 
products  of  research  in  college  and 
university  laboratories. 

In  the  perspective  of  the  long  established 
university  tradition  of  research  the  plans  of 


Brandeis  must  be  modest  indeed.  The  Uni- 
versity is  young,  its  strength  is  only  now 
gathering,  its  facilities  are  only  now  coming 
to  fruition.  Yet  the  enthusiasm  of  sup- 
porters in  every  part  of  the  country,  supple- 
menting the  magnificent  Hayden  gift,  is 
ample  assurance  that  this  young  institution 
will  also  have  a  contribution  to  make. 

One  cannot  help  speculating  on  the 
"might-have-been"  if  Brandeis  had  been 
founded  35  years  ago  and  had  then  moved 
forward  in  the  field  of  research  in  the  life 
sciences.  Notable  humanitarian  contribu- 
tions might  already  have  been  made 
through  Brandeis.  with  effects  in  the  Ameri- 
can scene  that  would  have  been  incalculable. 

There  are  other  gifted  research  minds 
available  now  and  they  will  be  given  fullest 
opportunity  for  the  fulfillment  of  their  rare 
talents  in  the  free  atmosphere  of  Brandeis. 
The  hopes  for  the  future  are  bounded  only 
by  the  limits  of  imagination. 


A    N    D    E    i    S 


PORTRAITS 


Dr.  Jean-Pierre  Barricelli 
eff)  with  Richard  Strauss 
on  the  occasion  of  the  81st 
birthday  of  the  late  world- 
renowned  composer  cele- 
brated   in    Strauss'    villa    in 


il  Renaissance  Man 

in  the 
Twentieth  Centnry 


Xl-N    INSTRUCTOR   OF   ROMANCE    LANGUAGES    who    in 

summer  exchanges  his  classroom  for  the  podium  of  pro- 
fessional conductor  —  highly  successful  in  both  settings 
—  would  be  considered  noteworthy  on  any  campus. 

When  to  this  coupling  of  talents  is  added  a  score 
more  of  the  variegated  accomplishments  of  this  young 
Brandeis  faculty  member,  then  twentieth  century  validity 
is  given  to  a  Renaissance  ideal. 

JblE  IS  DR.   JEAN-PIERRE  BARRICELLI,   piano  virtUOSO 

and  composer,  whose  "Scherzo  for  Small  Orchestra" 
recently  was  recorded  by  Radio  Munich  in  Germany  with 
famed  Joseph  Strobl  conducting  the  Munich  Philhar- 
monic .  .  . 

whose  new  volume  of  poetry,  "Dodecahedron,"  will 
be  published  this  spring  .  .  . 

whose  biography  and  critical  evaluation,  "Ernest 
Chausson,"  is  on  a  publication  list  for  summer  .  .  . 

whose  works  in  progress  include  a  two-volume 
anthology  of  Italian  literature  and  another  book,  "Balzac 
and  Music"  .  .  . 

who  is  master  of  eight  languages  and  five  musical 
instruments  .  .  . 

whose  canvasses  in  oil  have  been  selected  for  ex- 
hibiting .  .  . 

and  who  —  among  a  great  many  other  things  —  is  a 
fencing  champion,  expert  horseman,  and  former  member 
of  the  varsity  baseball  team  at  Harvard,  from  which  insti- 
tution he  was  graduated,  magna  cum  laude.  Phi  Beta 
Kappa,  and  recipient  of  the  Harvard  Humanities  Award. 

1  ENNIS,    GOLF    AND    MOUNTAIN    CLIMBING   have    had 

their  share  in   balancing  the  cerebral   activities  of  this 


multi-faceted  doctor  of  philosophy  who  is  six-feet-three, 
and  with  weight  to  match.  His  soft-spoken  manner  ema- 
nates from  the  athletic  facade  as  an  agreeable  surprise. 

He  was  born  30  years  ago,  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  where 
his  mother  (who  also  has  her  doctorate)  still  teaches  lan- 
guages and  literature  at  Western  Reserve  University.  His 
late  father  was  a  prominent  physician  and  surgeon. 

Bi-lingual  (English  and  Italian)  from  infancy,  by  the 
age  of  seven  he  knew  French  and  Latin,  largely  through 
the  teachings  of  his  mother  and,  later,  a  tutor.  In  Glen- 
ville  High  School,  he  added  German  and  Spanish,  which 
he  continued  at  Harvard  while  annexing  Greek  and 
Russian. 

Piano  lessons,  begun  when  he  was  five,  evoked  a 
normal  reaction:  Distaste  for  practicing.  Gradually, 
however,  this  gave  over  to  an  absorbing  interest  in  music 
and  he  made  his  debut  as  a  concert  pianist  when  he  was 
but  15  years  old. 

He  was  13  when  he  composed  Opus  I,  "Nocturne  in 
E-Flat  Minor"  (since  followed  by  some  35  compositions 
for  orchestra,  voice  and  solo  instruments,  including  a 
piano  concerto  performed  by  the  Bavarian  State  Opera 
Orchestra).  By  the  time  Barricelli  was  18,  he  had  won 
city-wide  attention  both  as  musician  and  composer. 

Upon  graduating  from  high  school,  he  was  offered  a 
scholarship  to  the  Eastman  School  of  Music  but  his  fond- 
ness for  literature  prevailed  and  he  accepted  instead  a 
scholarship  to  Harvard. 

There,  he  majored  in  romance  languages  and  litera- 
ture; acted  in  and  directed  plays  in  French,  Spanish, 
Italian,  and  English;  played  timpani  in  the  orchestra  and 
first  base  on  the  baseball  team;  fenced  all  three  weapons, 
foil,  epee,  and  saber;  composed  "Russian  Fantasie  for 
Piano  in  Six  Movements,"  and,  in  his  senior  year  (1943), 
was  whisked  into  the  Army. 

When  hitler  slanuned  his  fist  on  a  table  and 
'   shouted,  "Find  that  radio  station!"  (or  the  equivalent  in 

German),  as  was  reliably  reported  by  the  Office  of  Stra- 
,  tegic   Services,   he   was   referring   to   the   Trojan    Horse 

Broadcasts  or  "Operation  Annie,"  which  Barricelli  helped 

to  organize  and  stage  successfully. 

This  weapon,  devised  under  the  aegis  of  the  Psycho- 
logical Warfare  Division  of  SHAEF,  was  a  radio  station 
actually  located  at  Luxembourg  but  which  pretended  to  be 
conducted  by  anti-Nazi  Germans  operating  inside  Ger- 
many. Simulating  the  type  of  program  that  Germans 
themselves  would  have  broadcast,  it  effectively  dissemi- 
nated anti-Nazi  propaganda. 

Music  director  and  feature  writer  for  Radio  Luxem- 
bourg. Barricelli  became  music  director  of  Radio  Munich 


after  V-E  Day  and  was  one  of  three  Music  De-Nazification 
Officers  of  Bavaria  whose  difficult  job  it  was  to  restore 
cuhural  life  under  conditions  of  freedom  as  had  once 
prevailed. 

Ordered  to  organize  symphony  orchestras  within  a 
month,  it  was  no  trouble  at  all  to  find  over  a  hundred 
excellent  musicians  in  Munich.  The  trouble  was  that  their 
political  background  was  such  that  it  was  impossible  to 
use  them. 

Barricelli  succeeded,  however,  in  re-organizing  three 
symphony  orchestras:  The  Munich  Philharmonic  Or- 
chestra, the  Bavarian  State  Opera  Orchestra,  and  the 
Munich  Radio  Orchestra,  which  last  he  conducted 
temporarily. 

It  was  during  this  period  that  he  came  to  know  the 
late  Richard  Strauss,  whose  81st  birthday  he  helped  to 
celebrate  in  the  renowned  composer's  villa  at  the  foot  of 
the  Bavarian  Alps. 

Strauss  encouraged  the  young  American  composer, 
praising  his  music  as  "ingenious."  An  autographed  score 
of  "Der  Rosenkavalier,"  presented  by  the  world-famous 
composer,  is  one  of  Barricelli's  prized  possessions. 

J.  N  1946  —  with  decorations  conferred  by  both  the 
United  States  and  Great  Britain  —  Barricelli  returned  to 
the  United  States  and  to  Harvard. 

He  received  his  B.A.  in  1947,  and  his  master's  degree 
in  1948.  From  1948-53,  he  was  a  teaching  fellow  at 
Harvard,  except  for  one  year  ( 1950-51 )  when,  awarded  a 
Fulbright  scholarship,  he  pursued  research  in  Balzac  and 
Chausson  at  the  Sorbonne  in  Paris.  Harvard  awarded  him 
his  Ph.D.  in  1953. 

Simultaneously  offered  posts  at  Brandeis  and  Prince- 
ton, he  chose  Brandeis,  where  he  instructs  French,  Italian 
and  Spanish.  He  holds  also  the  position  of  conductor  of 
the  Cafarelli  Opera  Company  of  Cleveland,  with  the 
proviso  that  performances  do  not  interfere  with  his 
Brandeis  commitments. 

His  "Suite  for  Violin  and  Piano"  (Opus  19)  will  be 
performed  on  April  11  in  Cleveland,  with  Dr.  Jerome 
Gross,  violinist,  and  the  composer  at  the  piano. 

In  addition  to  his  duties  as  instructor,  he  is  conductor 
of  the  Brandeis  University  Orchestra,  instituted  the 
French  Caroling  Group,  has  translated  and  directed  Italian 
and  French  plays,  and  is  advisor  to  the  Chess  Club. 

Besides  the  literary  volumes  which  he  is  preparing 
for  publication,  he  is  working  on  a  violin  sonata  based  on 
three  pastels  by  the  artist,  Leroy  Flint. 

Dr.  Barricelli's  only  regret,  a  somewhat  mild  one,  is 
that  not  much  time  seems  left  for  his  hobby:  Photography. 


UKA^DKI^^    COMPOSERS 

An  entire  program  of  music  compositions 
written  by  students  of  the  School  of  Music  at 
Brandeis  University  was  broadcast  recently  by 
Radio  Station  WNYC  of  New  York. 

The  program,  part  of  the  radio  station's 
annual  American  Music  Festival  featuring 
works  by  American  composers,  was  Introduced 
by  Arthur  Berger,  chairman  of  the  University's 
Graduate  Committee  in  Music  and  a  well- 
known  composer. 


PROTESTANT   AND     CATHOLIC    SUPPORl 
SPEEDS    CHAPEL    CONSTRUCTION  PROGRAM 


The  Protestant  Chajsel  on  the  Brandeis  campus  will  be  named  in  memory  of  a 
distinguished  liberal  jurist,  John  Marshall  Harlan,  who  served  on  the  Supreme  Court 
bench  some  years  before  Justice  Louis  D.  Brandeis  and  who  was  the  sole  dissenter 
in  the  Plessy  decision  which  set  up  separate  but  equal  facilities  for  Negro  and  white 
schools. 


C.  Allen  Harlan 


Leading  the  eftoit  to  raise  funds  for  the 
Protestant  Chapel  is  one  of  his  descendants, 
C.  Allen  Harlan  who 
is  also  a  kinsman  of 
Judge  John  Marshall 
Harlan,  recently 
named  to  the  Supreme 
Court  by  President 
Eisenhower. 

A  prominent  Detroit 
electrical  contractor, 
C.  Allen  Harlan  is 
known  across  the 
country  for  his  efforts 
in  behalf  of  brotherhood  and  for  his  assist- 
ance to  hundreds  of  needy  students.  To  date, 
he  has  granted  several  hundred  scholarships 
through  funds  he  has  established  at  half-a- 
dozen  colleges  and  universities,  including 
Brandeis  University. 

Mr.  Harlan  received  warm  congratulations 
from  the  newly  named  Justice  for  undertak- 
ing the  national  effort.  Judge  Harlan  indi- 
cated that  the  compliment  to  his  illustrious 
grandfather  on  a  campus  named  for  a  great 
liberal  like  Louis  D.  Brandeis,  is  a  cherished 
honor. 

Gifts  for  Catholic  Chapel 

Leading  off  the  gifts  to  underwrite  con- 
struction of  the  Catholic  Chapel  is  a  brilliant 
group  of  a  dozen  leading  Massachusetts 
citizens  who  honor  the  memory  of  Senator 
David  Walsh. 

Senator  Walsh,  who  served  Massachusetts 


for  many  years,  was  in  the  forefront  of  the 
successful  fight  to  bring  about  the  confirma- 
tion of  Louis  D.  Brandeis  after  his  nomination 
by  President  Wilson  to  the  Supreme  Court. 

Sparking  the  national  campaign  for  the 
Catholic  Chapel  was  a  $10,000  grant  from 
Louis  Perini,  popular  president  of  the  Mil- 
waukee Braves,  and  his  family.  This  is 
another  manifestation  of  Mr.  Perini"s  interest 
in  the  University  and  supplements  his  cus- 
tomary annual  gifts.  Earlier  he  contributed 
the  services  of  the  construction  firm  which 
he  heads  to  the  development  of  the  I  niver- 
sity  s  athletic  facilities. 


Mrs.  Eleanor  Roosevelt 
Conducts  Seminar  for 
Brandeis  Students  I 

Mrs.  Eleanor  Roosevelt  turned  "professor 
for  the  first  time  in  her  distinguished  an 
varied  career  when  she  conducted  a  specie 
seminar  this  year  on  the  Brandeis  campus. 

Her  lectures,  dealing  with  the  Unite- 
Nations  Organization,  were  open  to  the  entirl 
student  body.  They  marked  the  first  tim 
that  Mrs.  Roosevelt  had  assumed  a  regular! 
scheduled  teaching  assignment  at  any  coUeg; 
or  university. 

She  has  graciously  agreed  to  return  in  thi 
new  semester  for  another  special  series,  thil 
time  on  Israel  and  the  Near  East.  She  is  !• 
tour  the  Near  East  and  her  lectures  will  b- 
her  considered  evaluation. 


PROGRESS  REPORT  OX  THREE  CHAPELS 


Construction  work  is  progressing  rapidly  on  the  Three  Chapels  uhich  are  being  erected  on  thi 
Brandeis  University  campus  to  serve  the  spiritual  needs  of  students  oj  the  three  major  faiths'. 
It  is  expected  that  by  late  Spring  this  beautiful  and  unique  grouping  will  have  been  completed 
Plans  are  being  formulated  for  impressive  dedication  ceremonies. 


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rO    IVAME    IIVTERFAITH    AREA    FOR   Mil    $I«MA 


The  interfaith  area  encompassing  the  Three  Chapels  —  where  the  three  faiths 
vill  worship  as  one  —  will  be  named  in  honor  of  Mu  Sigma  Fraternity. 

The  Mu  Sigma  area  will  include  also  the  lovely  pond  and  the  series  of  walks 
imounding  it  and  leading  to  the  outdoor  meeting  area. 


\  priimise  lias  bet'ii  made  by  Mu  Sigma 
lalernity,  nationally  recognized  fraternal 
r^;anization  embracing  44  chapters,  that  its 
ie\t  few  years"  affairs  would  be  devoted  to 
he  Three  Chapels  so  that  this  aesthetic 
11(1  meaningful  concept  may  be  properly 
il'^idized. 

It  is  fitting  indeed,"'  declared  President 
hachar  in  announcing  the  designation,  "that 
Ihc  central  area  of  the  Three  Chapels  setting 
liniild  be  named  in  recognition  of  the  Mu 
litiiiia  Fraternity.   Since  its  organization,  Mu 


Memorial    Fund    Will 
Poster  Researeli   in 
•ieientific   Fields 


Established  in  memory  of  a  devoted  friend 
if  the  University,  the  Jack  G.  Berman  Science 
Research  Fund  is 
enabling  gifted  scien- 
tists at  Brandeis  to 
continue  valuable  re- 
search work. 

This  creative  me- 
morial fittingly  pays 
tribute  both  to  Mr. 
Bermans  lifetime 
philanthropic   ideals 

111    111   his    deep    interest    in    Brandeis    Uni- 

iT-ily. 

riu'  Fund  was  established  by  his  family, 
I'  lids,  and  former  business  associates  at 
II  \.  &  P.  Corrugated  Box  Corporation, 
ihmII,  Mass. 

A  life  member  of  the  Brandeis  University 
Associates,  Mr.  Berman  closely  identified 
limself  with  the  University's  development  and 
vas  a  long-time  benefactor  of  its  purposes. 


MEMORI.^L    SCnOLAnSHIP 

The  Abraham  P.  Kaufman  Memorial  Schol- 
irship  recently  was  established  at  Brandeis 
University  by  means  of  a  grant  from  Mrs. 
"laire  F.  Kagno  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

The  scholarship  established  by  Mrs.  Kagno 
n  memory  of  her  father,  will  provide  tuition 
issistance  to  a  worthy  boy  or  girl  majoring 
in  Hebrew  and  allied  subjects. 


Sigma  has  been  dedicated  to  the  brotherhood 
of  man  inspired  by  the  Fatherhood  of  God. 

■'This  concept  of  positive  action  as  mirrored 
by  the  activities  of  this  distinguished  fraternal 
organization  finds  a  fitting  counterpart  in 
the  symbolism  of  this  interfaith  grouping. 
Brandeis  is  proud  to  link  the  name  of  Mu 
.Sigma  with  the  University  and  with  this 
chapel  concept."' 

Founded  at  Erasmus  Hall  High  School, 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  in  1906,  Mu  Sigma  Frater- 
nity has  expanded  until  today  its  active 
membership  and  alumni  approximate  9,500. 

The  fraternity's  standards  are  based  on 
character  and  intelligence.  A  large  propor- 
tion of  its  membership  has  reached  promi- 
nence in  fields  of  commercial  and  professional 
enterprise.  Leadership  in  the  Mu  Sigma 
project  has  been  provided,  year  after  year, 
by  Col.  Bernard  S.  Barron,  distinguished 
New  York  attorney. 

IVEW  AUT  RENT.VL  PROGRAM 
INTRODUCED  AT  RRAIVDEIS 
STIRS    STMDENT    IIVTEREST 

Brandeis  students  know  a  bargain  when 
they  see  one! 

.\mple  evidence  is  their  eagerness  to  take 
advantage  of  the  new  Student  Art  Rental 
Program  whereby  they  can  decorate  their 
rooms  with  original  works  of  art  at  50  cents 
In  $1  per  semester. 

Not  only  does  the  new  program  afford 
superior  decoration  but,  infinitely  more 
important,  it  provides  a  stimulus  to  interest 
in  good  art. 

The  paintings  were  purchased  for  the 
Brandeis  University  .\rt  Collection  by  a  com- 
mittee comprising  Mrs.  Charna  S.  Cowan, 
curator  of  the  Rental  Program  and  formerly 
associated  with  the  Boris  Mirski  Gallery; 
Mitchell  Siporin.  Brandeis  artist-in-residence 
and  curator  of  the  Collection,  and  Barllett 
Hayes,  Jr.,  of  tiie  Addison  Gallery  al  Phillips 
.•Vcademy  in  Andover,  Mass. 

Among  the  newly-acquired  paintings  are 
works  by  Hans  Hofman,  Karl  Zerbe,  Hyman 
Bloom,  .\lfred  Ducas,  Conger  Metcalf,  Ber- 
nard Chaet,  Ruth  Cobb,  and  Arthur  Polonsky, 
first  prize-winner  in  last  summer's  Boston 
Art  Festival. 


OUTSTANDING  MEETING 
HELD  IN  LOS  ANGELES 
DRAWS  RECORD  CROWD 

Crowded  to  capacity  by  an  enthusiastic 
throng  numbering  well  over  500,  the  Embassy 
Room  of  the  .Ambassador  Hotel  made  a 
colorful  setting  for  a  dinner  sponsored  in 
Los  .Angeles. 

Chairman   for   the   meeting,  largest   in   the 

Ciiapter's  annals,  was  the  Hon.  David  Tannen- 

Ijauni.   former   Mayor 

of  Beverly  Hills  and 

a   Fellow  of  the  Uni- 


jS^ 


David  Tanneiibauni 


A        ^  versify. 

m\  Co-chairman    was 

^■\  Mrs.    Samuel    Berch, 

J  assisted  by  Mrs.  Harry 

^^^^  ^^^        Cooper,  I>r.  Louis  W. 

Einzig,  Myron  Froe- 
lich,  Samuel  Genis, 
Harry  K.  Goldman.  Isadore  C.  Gordean, 
Alfred  Hart,  xMrs.  Arthur  J.  Israel.  Felix 
Juda,  Y'oland  D.  Markson,  Edward  Meltzer, 
Oscar  Pattiz,  G.  Harry  Rotbberg  and  Maurice 
Turner. 

The  assemblage  was  addressed  by  President 
Sachar  and  by  Dr.  Leo  Szilard,  the  noted 
atomic  scientist. 

Nine  life  members  were  enrolled  and  many 
grants  to  the  University  were  announced 
totaling  $60,000. 

Heading  these  was  a  SIO.OOO  grant  from 
Mrs.  Louis  L  Kevitt  to  establish  the  Louis 
Israel  Kevitt  Memo- 
rial Scholarship  En- 
d  1 1  w m  e  n  t  Fund  in 
memory  of  her  hus- 
band. The  income 
from  this  Fund  will 
be  used  for  a  perpet- 
ual scholarship  award 
to  help  a  worthy 
student. 

Other  scholarship  gifts  included  a  schol- 
arship fund  established  by  Mrs.  Yoland 
Markson  to  assist  students  who  otherwise 
wiuild  be  unable  to  continue  their  education. 

Among  grants  made  to  the  University's 
general  fund  for  use  without  restriction  were 
S5,000  from  Mrs.  Arthur  J.  Israel,  and  $2,500 
from  Oscar  Pattiz. 

Preceding  the  .Ambassador  Hotel  event, 
-Mr.  and  Mrs.  Y'oland  D.  Markson  were  hosts 
for  a  gathering  in  their  home,  which  included 
many  leaders  in  the  motion  picture  world. 


Mrs.  Samuel  Berch 


Add  to  the  long  list  of  award  winners, 
Jerald  Bobrow,  "53,  who  received  a  scholar- 
ship to  Columbia  University  Teachers 
College. 


Harriet  Becker,  "53,  has  joined  the  staff 
of  Brandeis  University's  Office  of  Public 
Affairs. 


Hail  and  salud  to  Brandeis  University's 
first  alumni  club,  just  formed.  It's  the 
Brandeis  Alumni  Club  of  New  York, 
forerunner  of  the  groups  that  ultimately 
will  link  Brandeis  with  alumni  in  cities 
throughout  the  nation. 


Alice  Kraus,  "53,  is  now  stage  managing 
for  the  Provincetown  Players  in  New  York 
City. 


More  Brandeis-bred  teachers:  Marjorie 
PoRTEOUS,  "54,  South  Easton  School  .  .  . 
Sylvia  Weinstein,  '53,  Franklin  School, 
West  Newton  .  .  .  Judith  Burstein,  '54, 
Claflin  School,  Newton  .  .  .  Joan  Greene,  '54, 
North  Brookfield. 


Evelyn  Singer,  '52,  who  received  her 
master's  degree  in  French  literature 
from  Harvard  University,  is  now  a  teach- 
ing fellow  there. 


Chatting  of  the  Class  of  '52  .  .  .  Jack 
Barber  and  Peter  Kessner  received  their 
M.B.A.'s  from  Harvard  Business  School  .  .  . 
LoRA  S.  Levy  received  her  M.A.  in  English 
and  American  literature  from  the  University 
of  Arizona  .  .  .  The  Sorbonne  awarded 
Arnold  Sable  his  Certificat  D'Etudes 
Francais. 


The  first  ttiins  born  to  an  alumna  are  Gail 
and  Sara  Ingber  whose  mother  is  the  former 
Barbara  Morse,  '53. 


Frances  Wolfif,  '53,  received  a  New 
York  State  Internship  in  clinical  psy- 
chology. 


BOSTOBT  COMMVIVAL  LEADER  CREATES 
FUND   FOR   TEACHIXG   FELLOIVSHIP 


Augmenting  his  many  past  grants  to  the 
Lniversity,  Edward  Goldstein  of  Boston, 
Mass.,  has  established  a  new  teaching  fellow- 
ship at  Brandeis. 

The  Edward  Goldstein  Teaching  Fellow- 
ship will  enable  the  University  to  add  to  its 
faculty  gifted  young  teachers  who  will 
instruct  on  the  undergraduate  level  while 
studying  for  graduate  degrees. 

Mr.  Goldstein,  who  is  associated  with 
Jewel-Smiths,  Inc.,  of  Boston,  is  a  life  member 
of  the  Brandeis   University  Associates.    His 


past  grants  have  been  designated  for  scholar- 
ship funds  and  for  the  chapel  fund. 

A  trustee  of  Hebrew  Teachers  College  in 
Boston,  Mr.  Goldstein  has  been  associated 
with  a  number  of  communal  activities  includ' 
ing  the  National  Council  of  Christians  and 
Jews,  and  the  American  Jewish  Congress. 

He  is  first  vice-president  and  membership 
chairman  of  the  Boston  Chapter  of  the  Bran^ 
deis  University  Associates  and  past  president 
of  Temple  Ohabei  Shalom  Brotherhood 


Five  Honored  for  Their  Outstanding  Work  as 
Pioneers  of  University's  Efforts  in  Chicago 


Five  Chicago  community  leaders  identified 
with  Brandeis  University  in  outstanding  roles 
as  pioneers  of  its  efforts  in  that  city  were 
honored  at  a  dinner  tendered  in  the  Standard 
Qub. 

The  testimonial  paid  tribute  to  Abel  E. 
Berland,  secretary  of  the  Chicago  Chapter  of 
.Associates  since  its  inception  and  to  be 
installed  this  month  as  president;  Herbert  J. 
Nickelson,  organizer  and  first  president  of 
the  Chicago  Chapter,  and  three  Fellows  of 
the  University:  Milton  H.  Callner,  Philip  M. 
Klutznick  and  Morton  Weinress. 

All  are  activelv  identified  with  civic  and 


philanthropic  endeavors  in  addition  to  theii 
notable  efforts  in  behalf  of  Brandeis. 

President  Sachar  was  speaker  for  the  ooca 
sion,  highlighted  by  grants  to  the  Universit> 
totaling  $127,000. 

Chairman  for  the  successful  event  wa; 
Maxwell  Abbell,  well-known  attorney  anc 
hotel-owner,  whose  daughter,  Ruth,  was  grad 
uated  from  Brandeis  University  last  June 

David  Borowitz,  president  of  the  Chicago 
Chapter  during  the  past  year,  was  associatf 
chairman,  assisted  by  a  large  committee  ol 
loyal  supporters  of  the  University. 


PIONEER  LEADERS  of  Brandeis  efforts  in  Chicago  honored  at  testimonial  were  (left  to  right) 
Philip  M.  Klutznick,  Milton  H.  Callner,  Abel  E.  Berland,  Morton  Weinress,  President  Sachar. 
speaker  for  the  occasion,  and  Herbert  J.  Nickelson,  with  Maxwell  Abbell,  chairman  of  the  event 


ARME    CROn^N  RESEARCH   JVING   DESIGNATED 

The  Arie  Crown  Research  Wing  of  Chemistry  has  been  designated  in  memory 
of  the  father  of  Col.  Henry  Crown,  prominent  Chicago  industrialist  and  realtor  who 
is  a  Fellow  of  the  University. 

It  will  be  located  in  the  new  million-dollar  science  building  now  under  construc- 
tion on  the  Brandeis  campus. 


Not  only  will  the  Arie  Crown  Research 
Wing  of  Chemistry  contain  facilities  for  ad- 
vanced research,  but  it  will  serve  as  a  center 
for  the  University's  undergraduate  chemistry 
area  and  for  graduate  instruction  leading  to 
master's  and  doctoral  degrees. 

Colonel  Crown,  who  recently  acquired  sole 
ownership  of  the  Empire  State  Building,  is 
also  associated  with  the  Hilton  Hotels  Corpo- 
ration as  vice-president  and  director;  the 
Chicago,  Rock  Island  and  Pacific  Railroad 
Company,  and  the  Hihon  International  Cor- 
poration. 

His  many  communal  and  philanthropic 
aflSliations  inckide  posts  as  director  of  the 
Illinois  Institute  of  Technology;  trustee, 
De  Paul  University  and  the  University  of 
Chicago  Research  Foundation;  director, 
Evanston  Hospital  Association  and  the  Jewish 
Welfare  Fund;  member,  Citizens  Committees 
of  the  University  of  Dlinois  and  Loyola  Uni- 
versity, and  National  Council  Member-at- 
Large,  Boy  Scouts  of  America. 


PLAN  RESEARCH  JF 1 N G  —  President 
Sachar  (lejt)  and  Col.  Henry  Crown  study 
blueprints  of  the  newly-designated  Arie 
Crown  Research  Wing  of  Chemistry. 


Brandeis  Football  Win 
Adds  to  Gaiety  of 
Dinner  in  Buffalo 

Brandeis  University's  52-20  football  win 
over  the  University  of  Buffalo  provided  the 
occasion  for  gay  celebration  at  a  dinner 
sponsored  that  evening  by  the  Buffalo  Chap- 
ter of  Associates,  in  the  Hotel  Statler,  that 
city. 

Speakers  were  President  Sachar  and  Benny 
Friedman,  Brandeis  athletics  director.  Chair- 
man of  the  dinner  was  Paul  P.  Cohen,  assisted 
by  a  hirge  committee.  A  total  of  $12,000  in 
grants  to  the  University  was  raised. 

A  feature  of  the  affair  was  election  of  new 
officers  headed  by  Maurice  Tabor,  president, 
with  Hyman  Lefcowitz  and  Sam  Carl,  vice- 
presidents;  D.  Sloan  Hurwitz,  treasurer,  and 
Arnold  Jacobwitz,  secretary. 

Among  the  benefactions  to  the  University 
was  a  $2,000  grant  for  the  Irving  Levick 
Fund  established  by  Mr.  Levick,  a  Fellow  of 
Brandeis. 


Xew  Ulinnesota  Group 
Formod  With  Help  of 
Tliroo   Foriiior  ('o-Eds 

Three  former  co-eds,  together  with  their 
husbands,  invited  their  friends  in  Minneap- 
olis to  a  reception  at  the  Oak  Ridge  Country 
Club  to  meet  their  former  teacher. 

Mrs.  Bernard  Baskin,  Mrs.  Arnold  Fein- 
berg  and  Mrs.  Sam  Maslon  are  the  former 
students.  The  teacher?  President  Sachar  .  .  . 
who  taught  all  three  at  the  University  of 
IlHnois  when  lie  was  a  member  of  that  faculty. 

Marked  enthusiasm  greeted  the  recounting 
of  the  "Story  of  Brandeis"  and  a  Minnesota 
Chapter  of  Associates  was  organized. 

Mattliew  J.  Levitt  was  elected  Chapter 
president;  Judge  Irving  R.  Brand,  vice- 
president;  Pascha  Goldberg,  treasurer;  Earl 
Abrams,  assistant  treasurer,  and  David  "Bud" 
Johnson,  secretary. 


SCHOLARSHIP  FUNDS  AT  NEW  HIGH  AS 
GROWTH  AND  RISING  COSTS  SET  PACE 

A  considerable  proportion  of  Brandeis  University  students  in  this  current 
academic  year  have  received  financial  assistance  under  the  scholarship  program, 
one  of  the  most  important  and  significant  aspects  of  the  University. 


Inherent  in  the  philosophy  of  Brandeis 
University  is  its  protest  against  barriers  that 
discriminate  against  students  for  reasons  of 
race,  religion,  geographic  location  or  ethnic 
group. 

It  is  considered  but  a  logical  extension  of 
this  concept  to  prevent  economic  barriers  as 
well  from  denying  gifted  students  a  college 
education. 

In  1948.  when  the  scholarship  program  was 
first  implemented,  the  University  recorded  12 
scholarships  and  two  scholarship  endowment 
funds.  Its  student  body  was  likewise  small, 
and  applicants  for  assistance,  relatively  few. 

By  1951,  the  number  of  scholarships  had 
swelled  to  52,  plus  10  scholarship  endowment 


funds,  and  during  that  year,  259  promising 
students  were  given  financial  assistance. 

Today,  the  program  has  expanded  until  it 
is  at  an  aU-time  high.  During  the  current 
academic  year,  Brandeis  was  enabled  to 
assist  381  students  by  means  of  244  scholar- 
ships and  38  scholarship  endowment  funds. 

The  phenomenal  growth  of  the  University, 
together  with  the  rising  costs  of  education, 
underscores  the  need  for  keeping  pace  with 
increasing  scholarship  needs. 

Scholarship  grants  come  from  public- 
spirited  individuals  and  groups  throughout 
this  country  and  Canada,  who,  it  is  pointed 
out,  recognize  the  value  of  preparing  young 
men  and  women  for  a  complex  world,  to  the 
betterment  of  which  they  may  one  day 
contribute. 


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PROVIDENCE,  R.I.  .  .  "Politics  and  Literature"  was  the  subject  of  a  talk  by  Dr.  Robert  Otto 
Preyer,  Brandeis  assistant  professor  of  English  literature,  who  was  guest  speaker  for  the  mid- 
winter meeting  of  the  Rhode  Island  State  Federation  of  Women's  Clubs,  held  here. 

CHICAGO,  ILL.  .  .  "The  Sociology  of  Social  Conflict."  a  new  book  by  Dr.  Lewis  A. 
Coser,  Brandeis  faculty  member,  has  been  accepted  for  publication  next  fall  by  the 
Free  Press,  one  of  the  country's  leading  sociological  publishers  ....  The  American 
Political  Science  Association,  convening  here,  heard  a  paper  on  "American  Jews  and 
the  Presidential  Vote,"  delivered  by  Brandeis  political  science  instructor  Lawrence  H. 
Fuchs.  The  paper  stirred  considerable  interest  and  will  be  published  in  June  in  the 
American  Political  Science  Review. 

NEW  YORK,  N.  Y.  .  .  An  analysis  of  the  first  movement  of  Beethoven's  Fifth  Symphony  by 
Brandeis  music  professor  Leonard  Bernstein  on  television's  "Omnibus"  drew  superlatives  from 
the  nation's  critics  ....  The  Alan  Gallery  was  the  scene  of  a  highly  successful  one-man  show 
of  paintings  and  drawings  by  Mitchell  Siporin,  Brandeis  artist-in-residence  ....  Published  by 
the  Viking  Press,  "A  Treasury  of  Yiddish  Stories,"  edited  by  Irving  Howe,  Brandeis  associate 
professor  of  English,  and  Eliezer  Greenberg,  poet,  is  the  first  book  of  its  kind  to  be  published  in 
this  country  ....  A  paper  on  "The  Metamorphosis  of  Poetry,"  a  comparative  study  of  poetry's 
evolution  since  the  symbolist  era,  was  presented  by  Dr.  Claude  A.  S.  Vigee  of  the  Brandeis 
faculty  before  the  Comparative  Literature  Section  of  the  annual  convention  of  the  Modern 
Language  Association  of  America  ....  The  convention,  attended  by  several  thousand  educators, 
also  heard  a  paper  dealing  with  the  problem  of  "Historism  in  German  Literature  at  the  Beginning 
of  the  19th  Century."  by  another  Brandeis  faculty  member.  Dr.  Rudolf  Kayser. 

STANFORD,  CALIF.  .  .  Milton  Hindus,  Brandeis  associate  professor  of  English,  is 
editor  of  a  new  volume,  "Leaves  of  Grass  One  Hundred  Years  After,"  published  by  the 
Stanford  University  Press  in  celebration  of  the  centenary  of  Walt  Whitman's  famous 
work.  Mr.  Hindus  recently  appeared  on  the  nation-wide  radio  program,  "Invitation  to 
Learning,"  together  with  Prof.  Justin  O'Brien  of  Columbia  University  and  Lyman 
Bryson,  moderator. 

MILWAUKEE,  WISC.  .  .  "The  Future  of  the  Soviet  System"  was  the  subject  of  a  talk  by 
Dr.  George  Fischer,  Brandeis  lecturer  in  history,  at  a  Conference  on  World  Affairs  sponsored  by 
the  University  of  Wisconsin  Extension  Division's  School  for  Workers  in  cooperation  with  the 
Milwaukee  Federated  Trades  Council.  In  addition  to  members  of  the  University  of  Wisconsin 
faculty,  other  speakers  included  Prof.  Frederick  Schuman  of  Williams  College  and  Prof.  Val 
Lorwin  of  the  University  of  Chicago  ....  WASHINGTON,  D.  C.  .  .  Dr.  Ludwig  Lewisohn, 
J.  M.  Kaplan  Professor  of  Comparative  Literature,  lectured  at  the  Library  of  Congress  in 
celebration  of  the  American  Jewish  Tercentenary. 

CAMBRIDGE,  MASS.  .  .  Dr.  Svend  Laursen,  chairman  of  Brandeis  University's  School 
of  Social  Science  and  James  Henry  Yalem  Professor  of  Economics,  is  a  visiting  pro- 
fessor this  semester  at  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology  ....  A  new  book  by 
Dr.  James  Duflfy,  Brandeis  instructor  in  Spanish,  is  just  off  the  Harvard  University 
Press.  Titled  "Shipwreck  &  Empire,"  it  is  "an  account  of  Portuguese  maritime 
disasters  in  a  century  of  decline." 


Milwaukee  Sets  Record 
For  Interest  and  Zeal 

A  dinner-meeting  which  set  new  records 
for  interest  and  zeal  among  Milwaukee's 
"foster  alumni"  was  sponsored  by  that  city's 
Associates  Chapter,  at  the  Brynwood  Country 
Qub. 

The  affair  honored  President  Sachar,  prin- 
cipal speaker.  Seven  new  life  members  were 
announced  in  addition  to  72  annual  member- 
ships recorded. 

Chairman  was  Harry  Bloch,  Jr.,  young 
leader  widely  known  for  work  with  organiza- 
tional projects  throughout  the  city. 

Outstanding  service  was  rendered  also  bj 
Harry  L.  Epstein,  a  Fellow  of  the  University, 
and  by  committee  members  who  worked 
devotedly  in  the  interests  of  the  University. 

Grants  to  the  I'niversity  totaled  $3.5,000. 
They  were  started  by  a  $.5,000  gift  from 
J.  E.  Nickoll,  in  memory  of  his  wife,  Sara, 
who  was  president  of  the  Milwaukee  Chapter 
of  the  National  Women's  Committee. 

The  Clara  Nickoll  Memorial  Scholarship 
was  established  at  the  meeting  by  Ben  E. 
Nickoll,  in  memory  of  his  wife. 


IVew    York    Publishers 
Of    roinio    Books    Add 
Support    to    Brandois 

A  new  group  added  its  support  to  Brandeis 
University  when  the  Comic  Book  Publishers 
of  New  York  City  gathered  recently  in  the 
Waldorf  Astoria  for  a  luncheon  in  behalf  of 
the  University. 

Paul  Sampliner  and  John  Goldwater, 
leaders  in  the  field,  were  co-chairmen  for  the 
affair  at  which  many  life  members  and  Asso- 
ciates were  enrolled. 


UNIVERSITY    nONORED    AT 

AJC   MEETI.XG    IN    ROSTON 

Brandeis  University  was  honored  with  pres- 
entation of  a  full  set  of  American  Jewish 
Committee  publications  at  a  meeting  of  that 
organization's  Boston  Chapter  in  the  Hotel 
Somerset. 

The  presentation  was  made  by  Norman  S 
Rabb.  a  member  of  the  .American  Jewisl: 
Committees  national  executive  comniittef 
and  vice-chairman  of  the  Boston  Chapter,  ai 
well  as  a  Trustee  of  Brandeis  University. 

The  books  were  accepted  in  behalf  o) 
Brandeis  by  Clarence  Q.  Berger,  Dean  ol 
Administration. 


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MORRiS     S.    SMtAPiRO     MEMORIAE.    FUND    ESTARLISHED 
IN    TRIRUTE    TO    MEMORY    OF    A    FOUNDING    TRUSTEE 


In  tribute  to  the  memory  of  one  of 
;s  founding  spirits  who  was  a  member 
f  the  Board  of  Trustees  since  incep- 
on,  Brandeis  University  has  estab- 
shed  a  Morris  S.  Shapiro  Memorial 
und. 

Four  life-long  friends  of  Morris  Shapiro 
ead  the  committee:  James  J.  Axelrod,  mem- 
er  of  the  University's  Board  of  Trustees; 
eorse  Constantine,  Saul  Fechtor  and  Joseph 
ibbs. 

Committee  members  include  Morton  Baum, 
Ibert  Baxt,  Joseph  Burack,  Robert  Cable, 
oseph  Cheskis,  Hyman  Cohen,  I.  M.  Cohen, 
lichael  Daroff,  Max  Feldberg,  Morris  Feld- 
erg,  Philip  Feldman,  Jesse  Hurwitz,  Samuel 
^appel,  Jacob  Potofsky,  Sidney  Rabb,  Morris 
.  Sachs,  Nathan  Schwartz,  Abraham  Shapiro, 
lexander  Shapiro,  Alfred  Shapiro,  Oscar 
terman,  Monroe  Trichter,  Jerome  Udell, 
lurray  White. 

Honorary  Members 

Honorary  members  of  the  committee  are 
randeis  Trustees,  Abraham  Feinberg,  Joseph 
'.  Ford,  Norman  S.  Rabb,  George  Alpert, 
leyer  Jaffe,  Jack  M.  Kaplan,  Dudley  Kim- 
all,  Mrs.  Jessie  Kramer,  Mrs.  Adele  Rosen- 
aid  Levy,  Dr.  Isador  Lubin,  William  Mazer, 
oseph  M.  Proskauer,  Israel  Rogosin,  Mrs. 
lleanor  Roosevelt  and  Jacob  Shapiro. 

Nucleus  of  the  Fund  is  a  substantial  be- 
uest  from  the  late  Boston  community  leader, 
'lans  are  underway  for  a  permanent  memo- 
ial  to  be  located  on  campus. 

Although  the  form  it  will  take  has  not  yet 
een   decided,   both   the   University   and   the 

und  committee  feel  that  the  memorial 
hould  reflect  one  of  the  major  interests  of 
bis  founding  father. 

Especially  Fitting 

"It  is  especially  fitting  that  this  memorial 
le  located  on  the  Brandeis  University 
ampus,"  Mr.  Axelrod  declared.  "Morris 
ihapiro  was  chairman  of  the  University's 
levelopment  program.  He  nurtured  the  proj- 
ct  from  its  harried  days  to  its  present  place 
f  national  dignity. 

"His  interests  were  as  broad  as  his  vision 
nd  he  matched  devotion  with  generosity, 
put    Brandeis,    perhaps    because    it    was    the 


youngest  child  of  American  Jewish  philan- 
thropy, evoked  his  basic  loyalty. 

"It  will  be  an  honor  to  the  University  to 
have  one  of  its  major  facilities  named  to 
memorialize  this  generous  and  gifted  spirit." 

Mr.  Shapiro  passed  away  last  October. 
Long  a  leader  in  the  men's  clothing  field,  he 
was  at  the  helm  of  many  philanthropic  and 
civic  endeavors. 

One  of  Original  Group 

He  was  one  of  the  original  group  of  Bos- 
tonians  who  laid  the  groundwork  for  the 
establishment  of  Brandeis  University. 

Elected  to  the  Board  of  Trustees  in  1948, 
he  was  appointed  chairman  of  the  Trustees' 


Committee  on  Student  Aid  Funds  in  1950. 
In  this  capacity,  he  worked  to  establish  a 
nation-wide  program  to  stimulate  the  interest 
of  prospective  benefactors  in  the  University's 
plans  for  student  aid. 

The  degree  of  Doctor  of  Humane  Letters 
was  conferred  upon  him  at  the  University's 
Commencement  exercises  last  June. 

"Brandeis  University  has  suffered  an  irre- 
placeable loss  in  the  death  of  Morris  S. 
Shapiro,"  declared  Abraham  Feinberg,  chair- 
man of  the  Brandeis  Board  of  Trustees,  add- 
ing, ".  .  .  he  helped  to  bring  to  fruition  the 
quality  and  stature  which  the  University  now 
holds." 


Men's  Clothing  Industry  Leaders  of  New  York 
Pledge  Support  for  Shapiro  Memorial  Fund 

Marking  the  esteem  and  affection  held  for  the  late  Morris  S.  Shapiro,  former 
president  of  Trimount  Clothing  Company  and  a  founding  Trustee  of  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity, support  for  the  Morris  S.  Shapiro  Memorial  Fund  was  pledged  at  a  meeting 
of  New  York  Friends  of  the  University  in  the  Men's  Clothing  Industry. 


More  than  $35,000  towards  the  Fund  was 
announced  at  the  dinner-meeting  held  in  the 
Waldorf-Astoria  and  attended  by  a  capacity 
crowd  who  heard  moving  tributes  to  the  late 
Mr.  Shapiro. 

Honorary  chairmen  were  Jacob  S.  Potofsky, 
president  of  the  Amalgamated  Clothing 
Workers  and  a  Fellow  of  Brandeis,  and 
Alexander  Shapiro,  a  brother  of  the  late 
Morris  S.  Shapiro. 

Chairman  was  Samuel  Kappel  who  lauded 
the  work  of  his  associate  chairman.  Albert 
Baxt,  and  Carl  Rossow  in  helping  to  arrange 
the  outstanding  event. 

Stressing  that  this  was  only  a  beginning  in 
the  Memorial  Fund  support,  Murray  Wein- 
stein,  vice-president  of  the  Amalgamated 
Clothing  Workers  of  America,  spoke  in  behalf 
of  Mr.  Potofsky  whom  illness  prevented  from 
being  present. 

One  of  the  highlights  of  the  evening  was 
the  presentation  to  Mr.  Kappel  of  a  certificate 
indicating  his  appointment  as  a  Fellow  of 
Brandeis  University.  Abraham  Feinberg, 
chairman  of  the  Brandeis  Board  of  Trustees, 
made  the  presentation. 

Assisting  on  the  committee  for  the  dinner 
was  a  long  list  of  leaders  in  the  men's  cloth- 
ing industry  in  New  York, 


'STORY    OF    BRANDEIS*  TOL» 
IIV    COLOR    ON    FILM    I\'OW 
AVAILABLE    FOR    SHOWING 

"The  Story  of  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity," a  two-reel  sound  and  color  film, 
has  just  been  completed  and  is  avail- 
able for  showing  to  groups  affiliated 
with  the  University. 

Narrated  by  Ben  Grauer,  the  film 
attempts  to  give  a  "slice  of  life  on 
campus,"  showing  all  aspects  of  the 
University  while  telling  the  story  of 
its  growth  and  development.  It  was 
produced  by  Dekko  Films,  Inc., 
Boston,  Mass. 

All  inquiries  concerning  avail- 
ability of  the  film  should  be  ad- 
dressed to  the  Office  of  Public  Affairs, 
Brandeis  University,  Waltham  54, 
Mass.,  except  inipiiries  from  chapters 
of  the  National  Women's  Committee 
of  Brandeis  University.  Their  in- 
quiries should  be  directed  to  the 
national  office,  83  Newbury  Street, 
Boston  16,  Mass. 


II 


BRANDEIS    IN 

THE    NATIONAL  MAGAZINES 


ATLANTIC  MONTHLY:  A  recent  cover  pic- 
ture of  Leonard  Bernstein  called  attention  to 
the  lead  article,  "Symphony  or  Musical 
Comedy?"  by  the  famed  composer  and  Bran- 
deis  faculty  member. 

In  the  same  issue  was  featured  an  article 
on  Edward  Gibbon  by  Louis  Kronenberger, 
noted  Time  magazine  drama  critic  and 
Brandeis  professor  of  theater  arts. 

CORONET:  Benny  Friedman,  Brandeis  ath- 
letic director,  was  the  subject  of  a  two-page 
profile  in  the  December  issue.  It  led  off  an 
over-all  feature  on  all-time  "All  American" 
football  heroes. 

SEVENTEEN:  A  Brandeis  senior,  Gloria 
Goldreich  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  was  a  prize- 
winner in  this  magazine's  annual  short-story 
contest.  Her  story,  chosen  from  among  hun- 
dreds, appeared  in  the  January  issue  and 
brought  Gloria  a  $100  award. 

COMPACT:  Johnny  Desmond,  popular  sing- 
ing star,  writing  in  the  February  issue  of 
this  teen-agers'  magazine,  chose  Barbara 
Miller  of  Newark,  N.  J.,  a  Brandeis  sopho- 
more, as  one  of  "the  12  prettiest  coeds  in 
America." 


FAMOUS  COMPOSERS  Marc  BlUzstein 
(left)  and  Leonard  Bernstein  discuss  interpre- 
tation of  a  score  with  Brandeis  graduate  stu- 
dent Susana  Naidich,  a  native  of  Argentina. 
Blitzstein  visited  the  University  to  lecture  on 
his  opera,  "Regina,"  before  members  oj 
Professor  Bernstein's  class  in  music. 


NE1¥   CHAIR   MEMORIALIZES   IDEALS 
OF  ATLANTA   RUSINESS   COELEAGlJll 


Two  Atlanta  (Ga.)  business  leaders  have 
fittingly  memorialized  their  late  colleague's 
lifetime  interest  in  human  relations  by  estab- 
lishing in  his  memory  the  I.  M.  Weinstein 
Chair  in  Philosophy  and  Ethics. 

The  grant  was  made  by  A.  J.  Weinberg  and 
Joe  Jacobs  of  the  National  Linen  Service 
Corporation  of  Atlanta.  Both  have  been 
identified  with  the  University  as  members  of 
the  Atlanta   Associates   and   by  past   grants 


designated   to   be  used  at  the  discretion  t| 
the  University. 

It  is  the  second  Chair  to  be  established  i 
its  field  at  Brandeis  University.  The  first,  tli 
Mortimer  Gryzmish  Chair  in  Human  Relii 
tions,  was  established  in  1952. 

Establishment  of  the  I.  M.  Weinstein  Cha; 
will  enable  Brandeis  to  bring  additional  ou 
standing  faculty  members  in  the  human  reli 
tions  field  to  the  University  and  to  strengthe 
its  offerings  and  research  in  this  area. 


Baltimore  Enrolls  41  Life  Members  in  Memor 
Of  Founder  of  University  Club  in  That  City 


One  of  the  most  sparkling  events  of  the 
Baltimore  social  season  was  the  fourth  annual 
dinner  of  Brandeis  University  "foster  alumni" 
in  that  city,  with  Mrs.  Eleanor  Roosevelt, 
Brandeis  Trustee,  as  guest  of  honor.  Seventy- 
seven  thousand  dollars  was  subscribed,  mainly 
in  life  memberships. 

More  than  450  Associates,  their  wives,  and 
guests  taxed  the  capacity  of  the  Woodholme 
Country  Club  Ballroom  to  do  honor  to  the 
"First  Lady  of  the  World." 

Clarence  Q.  Berger,  Brandeis  Dean  of 
Administration,  was  guest  speaker,  reporting 
on  latest  achievements  of  the  University. 

Gov.  Theodore  R.  McKelden  of  Maryland, 
a  Fellow  of  Brandeis  University,  served  as 
honorary  chairman. 

Chairman  for  this  major  event  was  Nathan 
S.  Jacobson,  under  whose  leadership  a  special 
project  was  conducted  culminating  in  the 
enrollment   of  41   life   members  as  a   tribute 


to  the  late  Richard   Marcus,  founder  of  th 
Brandeis  LIniversity  Club  in  Baltimore. 

A  long-time  benefactor  of  the  Universit) 
Mr.  Marcus  was  a  member  of  the  famil 
that  underwrote  for  Brandeis  the  Abrahai 
Marcus  Playing  Field  for  baseball,  practic 
football,  hockey,  soccer  and  other  sports. 

At  the  close  of  the  evening,  a  testimonia 
scroll  was  presented  to  Mrs.  Richard  Marcu 
by  all  who  had  enrolled  as  life  members  ii 
memory  of  her  late  husband. 

Assisting  the  chairman  were  M.  Williar 
Adelson,  Emanuel  A.  Deitz,  Dr.  Irvin  I 
Golboro,  LeRoy  Hoffberger,  Isador  Kaufmai 
Jerome  L.  Klaff,  Arthur  Kramer,  Loui 
Marcus,  Theodore  Marks,  Robert  E.  Meyei 
hoff,  Joseph  H.  Bash,  Irving  A.  Smith  ani 
Harvey  Steinbach. 

The  hostess  committee  included  Mmes 
Jerome  D.  Grant,  Albert  B.  Huss,  Richar( 
Marcus,  I.  E.  Rosenbloom  and  Isador  B 
Terrell. 


THREE    3§EMBERS    OF    MVSiC    FACULTY    AWARDED 
SiMlJLTAJVEOUS    COMPOSITiON    COMMiSSiONS 


An  unusual  honor  was  accorded  Brandeis 
llniversity's  School  of  Creative  Arts  recently 
when  three  members  of  its  music  faculty 
simultaneously  were  awarded  commissions 
for  orchestra  compositions  by  the  Louisville 
Symphony  Orchestra. 

The  recipients,  Arthur  Berger,  chairman 
of  the  Graduate  Committee  in  Music;  Irving 
Fine,  who  occupies  the  Fredric  R.  Mann 
Chair  in  Music,  and  Harold  Shapero,  will 
complete  their  compositions  during  195.>56 
under  a  grant  established  by  the  Rockefeller 
Foundation. 

New   piano   compositions   by    Berger   have 


been  performed  this  season  at  Town  Hall  an( 
his  "Three  Pieces  for  Strings"  recentl] 
received  its  first  Boston  performance  a 
Jordan  Hall. 

An  award  from  the  Society  for  Publicatioi 
of  American  Music  was  given  Fine  for  hi 
"String  Quartet"  commissioned  by  th( 
Koussevitzky  Foundation. 

Shapero  is  completing  a  cantata  commis 
sioned  in  honor  of  the  American  Jewish 
Tercentenary  and  titled  "Until  Day  and  Nighl 
Shall  Cease."  It  is  based  on  a  text  by  Jehuda 
Halevi  and  will  be  ready  for  performance 
next  year. 


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OUR    APPOINTED    FELLOWS    OF    IIXIVERSITY 


Augmenting  the  outstanding  roster  of  Fellows  of  Brandeis  University  are  four 
idely-esteemed  leaders  in  their  respective  fields  recently  named  for  this  honor,  it 
as  announced  by  Frank  L.  Weil,  prominent  New  York  attorney,  chairman  of  the 
allows. 


Frank  L.  Weil 
Chair  tnan 


The  new  Fellows  include  a  well-known  New 
Ilk  industrialist,  Samuel  Kappel,  chair- 
man of  the  hoard  of 
Howard  Clothes;  an 
eminent  jurist  and 
champion  of  civic 
causes,  Judge  Simon 
H.  Rifkind  of  New 
York;  the  famed 
vice-president  of  pro- 
duction  at  Metro- 
Goldwyn-Mayer  stu- 
dios, Dore  Schary  of 
Hollywood,  Calif., 
and  a  leading  depart- 
ipnt  store  executive,  Harry  Zeitz  of  Martin's 
Ippartment  Store.  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Fellows  are  selected  from  among  men  and 
"iiifn,  distinguished  in  the  arts  and  sciences 
ind  in  the  husiness  and  professional  life  of 
jommunities  throughout  the  nation,  who 
';ivp  manifested  an  active  interest  in  the 
iitlopment  of  Brandeis  University.  Senator 
li'iliert  H.  Lehman  of  New  York  is  honorary 
liairman. 

New  Fellows 

Mr.  Kappel,  long  identified  with  philan- 
liropic  movements,  has  been  an  eloquent 
nterpreter  of  the  ideals  of  Brandeis  Uni- 
ersity  to  members  of  the  men's  clothing 
ndustry.  He  is  a  zealous  worker  in  behalf 
f  many  worthy  causes. 

k  distinguished  attorney.  Judge  Rifkind  is 
partner  in  the  law  firm  of  Paul,  Weiss, 
iifkind,  Wharton  &  Garrison  of  New  York. 
V  recipient  of  the  Medal  of  Freedom  awarded 
n  1945,  Judge  Rifkind  was  appointed  first 
dviser  to  General  Eisenhower  on  Jewish 
natters  in  the  American  occupation  zone. 

Academy  award  winner  Dore  Schary  visited 
lie  Brandeis  campus  recently  and  spoke 
lefore  the  senior  class  at  a  meeting  of  Gen- 
ral  Education  S.  A  native  of  Newark,  N.  J., 
e  has  been  associated  for  many  years  with 
lollywood's  major  film  studios  as  writer, 
lirector  and  producer. 

Despite   midtiple   responsibilities   as   vice- 


president  of  Martin's  Department  Store,  Mr. 
Zeitz  has  been  for  many  years  the  head  of 
the  Brooklyn  Jewish  Community  Council,  a 
leader  in  the  Federation  of  Jewish  Philan- 
thropies, and  has  headed  numerous  other 
civic  and  public-spirited  endeavors. 


Xamed  to  Industrial  Post 
By  Xew  York  Governor 


Dr.  Isador  Lubin, 
Trustee,  was  named 
State  Industrial  Com- 
missioner by  Gover- 
nor Averell  Harriman 
of  New  York.  Dr. 
Lubin  is  a  former 
economic  adviser  to 
Presidents  Roosevelt 
and  Truman. 


Brandeis     University 


Dr.  Isador  Lubin 


Capacity  Crowd  Gathers 
For  Dinner  Sponsored 
By  Fairfield  County 

An  enthusiastic,  record-breaking  crowd 
approximating  400  turned  out  for  a  dinner- 
meeting  of  Fairfield  County  (Connecticut) 
Associates  held  at  the  Longshore  Country 
Club  in  Westport,  Conn.  Approximately 
$43,000  was  subscribed  at  the  meeting. 

Full  credit  for  organizing  this  outstanding 
event  is  due  its  chairman,  A.  0.  Samuels, 
Bridgeport  community  leader. 

Sharing  the  speakers'  platform  were  Presi- 
dent Sachar  and  Dr.  Max  Lemer,  Graduate 
School  chairman. 

Setting  the  pace  for  the  meeting  were  two 
very  generous  grants: 

Lawrence  A.  Wien,  prominent  attorney, 
made  a  $10,000  grant  for  scholarships  to  be 
established  without  restrictions. 

A  $10,000  grant  in  memory  of  David  K. 
Niles,  former  Brandeis  trustee,  was  made  by 
Jack  I.  Poses,  a  Fellow  of  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity and  head  of  a  well-known  perfume 
concern.  This  was  in  addition  to  a  recent 
$50,000  grant  from  Mr.  Poses. 

Otlier  gifts  to  the  University  included  a 
five-year  scholarship  grant  received  from 
Arthur  A.  Lunin  in  memory  of  his  father-in- 
law,  Frank  Jacobi. 

Five  new  life  members  were  enrolled  as 
well  as  a  large  number  of  annual  members. 

\  large  group  assisted  the  chairman  in 
making  this  a  notable  meeting. 


Intensive  Membership  Drive  Increases  Roster 
Of  Greater  Boston's  'Foster  Alumni'  to  1102 


Climaxing  an  intensive  membership  drive 
led  by  Edward  Goldstein,  the  sixth  annual 
dinner  of  the  Greater  Boston  Associates  spot- 
lighted announcement  of  125  new  members 
and  12  additional  life  members,  bringing  the 
Chapter  membership  to  a  new  high  of  1102. 

Far  exceeding  the  goal  set  for  the  dinner, 
the  list  of  new  members  was  announced 
before  a  crowd  of  approximately  1000,  gath- 
ered in  the  Hotel  Statler  ballroom. 

In  addition  to  Mr.  Goldstein,  those  cited 
for  outstanding  efforts  on  the  drive  included 
Henry  August  and  Emanuel  Sulkis.  Others 
responsible  for  the  all-time  high  were  Harry 
Finn,  Frank  Popper,  Sidney  L.  Kaye,  Edward 


Goldstein,  Frank  B.  Gordon,  Morey  Ilirsch, 
Arnold  Cutler,  Hyman  Glass,  and  Frank 
Feldman. 

Sharing  the  speakers'  platform  witli  Presi- 
dent Sachar  were  Abraham  Feinberg,  Chair- 
man of  the  University's  Board  of  Trustees; 
George  Alpert,  first  Board  Chairman,  and 
Milton  Kahn,  national  chairman  of  the  Bran- 
deis Associates. 

Chairman  of  the  meeting  and  master  of 
ceremonies  was  Sidney  L.  Kaye,  president  of 
the  Greater  Boston  Chapter. 

Honored  guests  included  Hyman  Cohen 
and  Harold  Sherman  Goldberg,  honorary- 
presidents  of  the  Chapter. 

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MANY  EVEI^TS  HIGHLIGHT  WOMEN'S  ACTIVITIEll 


"Education  for  Creative  Living"  was  the 
subject  of  an  absorbing  panel  discussion 
featuring  the  Second  Area  Conference  of  the 
National  Women's  Committee  of  Brandeis 
University  which  drew  more  than  1,000  to  the 
Waldorf  Astoria  Hotel  in  New  York  City. 

Nineteen  chapters  were  serviced  by  the 
Conference:  Albany,  Bergen  County.  Bridge- 
port, Bronx,  Brooklyn,  Essex  County.  Great 
Neck,  Hartford,  Manhattan,  Middlesex 
County,  New  Haven,  New  London,  Philadel- 
phia, Queens  County,  Schenectady,  Scranton, 
Stamford,  Westchester  and  Yonkers. 

Share  Speakers'  Platform 

The  morning  session,  presided  over  by 
Mrs.  Joseph  Goldberg  of  Worcester,  Mass., 
national  vice-president,  was  addressed  by 
Dean  Clarence  Q.  Berger  whose  subject  was 
"What's  New  at  Brandeis?"  and  Mrs.  Louis 
I.  Kramer  of  Providence,  R.  L,  national 
president,  speaking  on  "Looking  Ahead." 

Mrs.  Harry  L.  Michaels  of  Brookline,  Mass., 
national  honorary  vice-president,  gave  the 
invocation  at  luncheon. 

Members  of  the  afternoon's  panel  were 
President  Sachar;  Dr.  Max  Lerner,  Graduate 
School  chairman,  and  Leonard  Bernstein  of 
the  music  faculty. 

Conference  Committee 

The  Conference  committee  included  Miss 
Susan  Brandeis  of  New  York  City,  national 
honorary  president;  Mrs.  Kramer,  and  Mrs. 
Joseph  Schneider  of  Boston,  Mass.,  national 
service  chairman. 

Planning  committee  chairmen  were  Mrs. 
Samuel  S.  Allan,  Manhattan;  Mrs.  Abraham 
,\ppel.  Queens  County;  Mrs.  David  Farber, 
Brooklyn;  Mrs.  H.  Frederick  Fenlon,  West- 
chester; with  Mrs.  Philip  Levy  of  South 
Orange,  N.  J.,  general  reservations  chairman, 
assisted  by  officials  of  the  participating 
chapters. 

Activities  among  the  Women's  Committee's 
chapters  —  now  numbering  88  and  embracing 
approximately  45,000  members  —  have  spot- 
lighted expanding  membership. 

Following  are  reports,  by  states,  of  some 
of  the  chapters: 

Louisiana 

NEW  ORLEANS  — More  than  500  mem- 
bers received  blue  felt  bookmarks  through 
the  mails  to  commemorate  National  Book 
Week  and  the  anniversary  of  the  late  Justice 
Louis  D.  Brandeis.  Book  fund  co-chairmen 
are  Mrs.  Irving  Redler  and  Mrs.  Moss 
Sherman. 

Maryland 

BALTIMORE  —  A  special  two-day  pro- 
gram aimed  at  expanding  local  membership 
featured  a  creative  arts  festival,  with  demon- 
strations by  prominent  artists.  The  chapter 
also    sponsored    a    performance    of    Leonard 


NATIONAL  VICE-PRESIDENTS  oj  the  National  Women  s  Commillee  attendins  annual  meetin, 
in  Boston,  Mass.,  are  (lejt  to  right):  Mrs.  Harry  L.  Michaels,  Brookline,  Mass.,  national  honorar 
vice-president;  Mrs.  Philip  Segal,  Newton,  Mass.:  Mrs.  David  A.  Rose,  Newton;  Mrs.  Ear 
Neuberg,  Los  Angeles,  CaliJ.;  Mrs.  Louis  I.  Kramer,  Providence,  R.  I.,  national  president;  Mn 
Joseph  Goldberg,  Worcester,  Mass.;  Mrs.  Maurice  Mandel,  Chicago,  III.,  and  Mrs.  Irving  Abrams 
Xenton.  past  natiomd  president.    (Unable  to  attend  was  Mrs.  Lester  Samelson,  Memphis,  Tenn. 

The  group  conferred  with  Clarence  Q.  Berger,  University  Dean  oj  Administration.  Discussio) 
centered  around  extension  and  service  programs  and  present  for  the  sessions  were  Mrs.  JosepI 
Schneider  and  Mrs.  Nehemiah  H.  Whitman,  both  of  Brookline,  national  service  chairman  am 
chairman  of  extension,  respectively. 


Bernstein's  one-act  opera,  "Trouble  in  Tahiti," 
which  had  its  premiere  at  the  University's 
Creative  .Arts  Festival.  In  charge  were  Mmes. 
Harry  Bernstein,  Israel  Myers  and  Milton 
Markowitz.  Chapter  president  is  Mrs.  Albert 
B.  Huss. 

Minnesota 

MINNEAPOLIS  — A  new  chapter  was 
formed  here  through  the  efforts  of  Mrs. 
Maurice  Mandel  of  Chicago,  national  vice- 
president,  and  Mrs.  Irving  Brand  who  was 
elected  president  but  relinquished  the  office 
because  of  illness  to  the  vice-president,  Mrs. 
Donald  Shanedling.  Other  officers  include 
Mrs.  Morris  G.  Levy,  Jr.,  recording  secretary; 
Mrs.  Burt  Cohen,  corresponding  secretary; 
Mrs.  Richard  Siegel,  financial  secretary,  and 
Mrs.  Frederick  Epstein,  treasurer. 

Missouri 

KANS.\S  CITY  —  A  successful  member- 
ship campaign  was  conducted  under  the 
chairmanship  of  .Mrs.  Ben  .Sosland.  with  Mrs. 
Louis  Blond,  co-chairman.  Chapter  president 
is  Mrs.  Clarence  Kivett. 

Nebraska 

OMAH.\  —  Novelist  and  Brandeis  English 

professor   Thomas    L.    Savage,    whose    latest 

best-seller   is   "A    Bargain    With    God,"   was 

(Continued  on  page  15) 


I'OI  It     «K.XKK.\T10.\.S     IK 
FA.MII.Y     lAVV.     MKMUKRS 


Brockton  (Mass.)  Chapter  recently  an 
nounced  that  four  generations  in  the  family  o. 
Mrs.  Harry  K.  Stone  of  that  city  are  life  mem 
hers  oj  the  National  If  omen's  Committee. 

Pictured  (left  to  right)  are  Mrs.  Stone'! 
daughter,  Mrs.  Spencer  Coivan  of  Cambridge 
Mass.;  Mrs.  Harry  K.  Stone,  shown  holdint 
granddaughter  Linda  Susan  Stone,  aged  threi 
months:  Mrs.  Stone's  mother.  .Mrs.  Samuei 
Grossman  of  Brockton,  and  daughter-in-law, 
Mrs.  Hugh  David  Stone  of  Newton,  Mass. 


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Two  FELLOWS  HOSTS 
AT  AFFAIR  ATTENDED 
BY  HOUSTON  LEADERS 

Two   Fellows  of  Brandeis   University  were 
MI-IS    recently   for   a   stirring   luncheon    ten- 
Iricil    in    honor    of    President    Sachar    and 
iihiuled   by   business 
mil  professional  lead- 
i~  nf  Houston,  Texas. 

I  Mose  M.  Feld  and 
[loseph  Weingarten 
wire  hosts  for  the 
ilTair.  held  in  the 
lli'iislon  Club.  Both 
111'  at  the  forefront 
liil  civic  and  com- 
munal affairs. 


Theodore  Berenson 


Fifty-five     gathered 
for   the   luncheon   and    marked   the   occasion 
«iili   grants   to   Brandeis    I  niversity   totaling 

544.000. 

The  gathering  was  sparked  by  the  presence 
111  "lie  of  the  University's  longtime  Boston 
Iriinds.    Theodore    ^.    Berenson.    prominent 

realtor. 

In  Houston  to  develop  a  multi-million- 
liollar  shopping  center,  Mr.  Berenson  felt 
lliat  he  wanted  to  make  a  grant  at  this  time 
in  lionor  of  that  city.  Accordingly,  he  pre- 
sented a  new  $5,000  gift  in  addition  to  the 
iiuiny  benefactions  given  by  him  in  his 
ill  line  town. 

I  his  set  off  a  "chain  reaction"  and  a  flock 
"I  lienefactions  followed,  including  many  life 
nuMiiberships. 


Albany  Dinner  Program 
Highlighted  by  Grant 
For  Seienee  Research 

"Foster  alumni"  in  Albany,  N.  Y.,  honored 
President  Sachar  at  a  dinner  recently  in  the 
De  Witt  Clinton  Hotel. 

Benefactions  to  the  University  were  headed 
by  a  $5,000  grant  from  Sidney  Rosenstock 
for  science  research.  A  total  of  $10,000  was 
subscribed  to  forward  the  University  program. 

Many  new  members  were  enrolled  at  the 
dinner  which  was  chaired  by  Samuel  E. 
Aronowitz,  a  Fellow  of  Brandeis. 

The  committee  included  Simon  Backer, 
Charles  Bucbman,  Mrs.  Frederick  S.  deBeer, 
Mrs.  Edgar  Fischer,  Dr.  Philip  L.  Forster, 
Mrs.  Harold  Gabrilove,  Julius  Goodman, 
Edmund  A.  Koblenz,  Richard  Levi,  Mrs. 
Sidney  M.  Rosenstock,  Edward  Rothbard, 
Myron  S.  Strasser  and  Joseph  Wander. 


FRiENDS  OF  CREATiVE  ARTS  PEA]% 
SECOND  ANNUAL  BEAUX  ARTS  BALL 


Elaborate  plans  are  being  formulated  for 
the  second  annual  Beaux  Arts  Ball  to  be 
sponsored  .\pril  18  in  the  Louis  XlVth  Ball- 
room of  the  Somerset  Hotel,  Boston,  by  the 
Friends  of  the  School  of  Creative  Arts  at 
Brandeis  University. 

A  dramatic  transformation  of  the  ballroom 
will  again  be  effected  for  this  "Masque  of 
Spring"  which  this  year  will  have  for  its 
theme,  "A  Renaissance  Fantasy." 

Mrs.  Lewis  Lappin  of  Newton,  Mass.,  and 
.Sumner  Gerstein  of  Chestnut  Hill,  Mass.,  are 
the  ball  co-chairmen.  Art  book  co-chairmen 
are  Leonard  Starr  of  Newton,  and  Felix 
Rosenbaum  of  Leominster,  Mass. 

Mrs.  Paul  T.  Smith  and  Samuel  L.  Slos- 
berg,  both  of  Brookline,  Mass.,  are  co-chair- 
men of  the  Friends  of  the  School  of  Creative 
Arts. 

Three     Brandeis     faculty     members     have 


important  roles  in  planning  for  the  ball: 

Mitchell  Siporin,  artist-in-residence,  is 
editor  of  the  art  book;  Gregory  J.  Mac- 
Dougall,  instructor  in  dance,  is  program 
director,  and  Ariel  Ballif,  instructor  in 
theatre  arts,  is  in  charge  of  decor. 

The  art  book,  copies  of  which  are  distrib- 
uted at  the  ball,  is  considered  a  collectors 
item  and  this  year  will  include  not  only  out- 
standing New  England  artists  but  well-known 
New  York  artists,  also. 

Climaxing  the  baU"s  festivities  will  be  a 
grand  march  and  the  awarding  of  prizes  for 
costumes  in  various  classifications.  A  mid- 
night supper  will  follow. 

To  assist  guests  in  planning  costumes,  a 
"Costume  Service  Center"  is  being  set  up 
where  designs,  suggestions  and  aid  in  creating 
costumes  may  be  obtained  if  desired.  .*\  cos- 
tume fashion  show  also  will  be  held. 


National  Women's  Committee  Chapters  Now 
Number  88  In  Cities  Throughout  Country 


(Continued  jrom  page  14) 
guest  speaker  for  a  luncheon-meeting.    Chap- 
ter president  is  Mrs.  Hyman  Ferer. 

New  York 

BUFFALO  — Mrs.  Michael  M.  Cohn  was 
re-elected  president.  The  slate  includes 
Mmes.  Arthur  I.  Goldberg  and  Walter  W. 
Cohn,  vice-presidents;  Mrs.  Arthur  J.  Block, 
recording  secretary;  Mrs.  George  E.  Blun, 
corresponding  secretary;  Mrs.  Philip  B.  Wels, 
treasurer,  and  Mrs.  Max  Liebeskind,  assist- 
ant. Mrs.  Louis  I.  Kramer,  national  presi- 
dent, addressed  the  meeting. 

Ohio 

CLEVELAND  —  A  sparkling  musilogue, 
"Brandeis  and  Broadway,"  written  and 
directed  by  Mrs.  Harold  Klein,  was  a  high- 
light of  the  fourth  annual  luncheon  which 
had  as  featured  speaker.  President  Sachar. 
Membership  drive  results  were  presented  by 
Mrs.  .i^lvin  Mellman.  Mrs.  Irving  A.  Kane 
presided  during  the  business  session. 

Pennsylvania 

PITTSBURGH  —  A  new  chapter  has  been 
organized  in  this  city  through  the  efforts  of 
Mrs.  Maurice  Mandel  of  Chicago,  national 
vice-president.  Officers  pro  tem  are  Mrs. 
.Sidney  Munter,  president;  Mrs.  E.  Louis 
Feldman,    secretary;     Mrs.    Richard    Simon, 


financial   secretary,   and    Mrs.   Ralph   Silver- 
man, treasurer. 

Tennessee 

CHATTANOOGA  — Another  new  chapter 
got  underway  at  an  organization  meeting 
here.  Elected  officers  pro  tem  were  Mrs.  Dan 
Perlberg,  chairman,  and  Mrs.  Ted   Robbins, 

treasurer. 

Texas 

D.\LLAS  —  Newly  elected  to  head  this 
active  chapter  is  Mrs.  Sidney  Lee,  president, 
with  Mmes.  Nolan  Glazer,  Howard  Meyer, 
Harold  Silver  and  Julius  Wolfarm,  vice- 
presidents;  Mrs.  J.  Feldman  and  Mrs.  H. 
Rosenthal,  permanent  honorary  co-chairmen; 
Mrs.  Sidney  Pines,  treasurer,  and  Mrs.  H.  Lee 
Pierce,  secretary.  Dr.  Leonard  Levy,  Bran- 
deis faculty  member,  addressed  the  meeting. 

Vermont 

BURLINGTON  — A  Greater  \  crmont 
Chapter  recently  was  formed  with  Mrs. 
Samuel  W.  Fishman.  president;  Mmes. 
Nathaniel  Gladstone,  \^'i]liam  Ginsburg  and 
Harry  Lipman,  vice-presidents;  Mrs.  Julius 
B.  Thomas,  corresponding  secretary;  Mrs. 
Louis  Lisman,  recording  secretary;  Mrs. 
Morris  Shapiro,  treasurer,  and  Mrs.  Frank 
Goldstein,  publicity  director.  Guest  speaker 
and  installing  officer  was  Emanuel  M.  Gilbert, 
University  director  of  public  affairs. 


15 


DINNER-MEETING  IN 
DETROIT  DRAWS  550 
TO  MEMORABLE  EVENT 

A  tribute  both  to  Brandeis  University  and 
to  the  young,  vigorous  leadership  which  has 
come  to  the  fore  in  Detroit  was  a  spirited 
meeting  held  recently  in  the  Sheraton 
CadiUac  Hotel.  Nearly  $60,000  was  sub- 
scribed at  the  dinner. 

Five  hundred  fifty  —  twice  the  number 
attending  any  previous  affair  —  turned  out 
for  this  memorable  dinner-event.  And  prin- 
cipally responsible  for  its  success  were  mem- 
bers of  the  young,  newly-married,  jusl-out-of- 
college  set. 

Principal  speaker  for  this  third  annual 
dinner  was  President  Sachar.  Presiding  was 
Herbert  Blumberg,  Chapter  president. 

Highlighting  the  evening  was  a  $5,000 
grant  from  Samuel  Burtraan  to  establish  the 
Samuel  and  MoUie  Burtman  Scholarship 
Endowment  Fund. 

Sixty-five  new  Associates  were  enrolled  in 
addition  to  16  life  members. 

Serving  with  Mr.  Blumberg  as  committee 
chairmen  were  Herbert  A.  Aronsson,  George 
Golanty,  Harold  Morrison,  Leonard  N. 
Simons,  a  Fellow  of  the  University,  and 
Frank  J.  Winton,  who  in  turn  were  assisted 
by  a  committee  of  active  workers. 


Library  Preseoted 
Special  Collection 

Microprints  of  5000  plays  and  nearly  400 
books  comprise  the  Arthur  J.  Israel  CoOection 
presented  to  the  Brandeis  University  Library 
by  Mrs.  Arthur  J.  Israel  of  Los  Angeles, 
Calif.,  in  memory  of  her  late  husband. 

The  plays  are  representative  of  the  English 
vdrama  from  1500  to  1800  and  are  not 
-available  in  their  original  book  form.  The 
collection  contains  also  the  Chaucer  Society 
Publications,  made  up  of  99  volumes;  the 
Shakespeare  Society  Publications,  comprising 
approximately  25  volumes;  the  Early  English 
Text  Society  Publications,  containing  227 
volumes,  and  in  regular  book  form,  the  23 
volumes  of  Defoe's  Review. 

Mrs.  Israel  has  been  a  life  member  of  the 
Los  Angeles  Chapter  of  the  National  Women's 
Committee  since  1952.  In  1953,  she  estab- 
lished a  Special  Book  Collection  devoted  to 
a  microcard  collection  in  chemistry,  "Annalen 
Der  Chemie,"  also  in  memory  of  her  husband. 


RECEPTIOIV  TEIVDERED  IX  HOXOR  OF|| 
IVEW  BRANDEIS  TRUSTEES'  CHAIRMAN i|, 

Leaders  pre-eminent  in  many  fields  attended  a  dinner-reception  tendered  by 
Fellows  of  Brandeis  University  at  the  Hotel  Pierre,  New  York  City,  in  honor  of  the 
election  of  Abraham  Feinberg  as  chairman  of  the  University's  Board  of  Trustees. 


Mr.  Feinberg,  who  was  appointed  a  member 
of  the  Brandeis  Board  in  1953,  was  elevated 
to  the  position  of  chairman  last  September. 

Studied  Law 

Bom  in  New  York  City,  he  earned  his  pre- 
law credits  at  City  College  and  a  law  degree 
at  Fordham  University.  In  1936,  he  received 
a  master  of  laws  degree  from  New  York 
University. 

Mr.  Feinberg  was  associated  with  his  father 
in  the  manufacture  of  ladiee'  hosiery,  and 
after  his  father's  demise  in  1943,  he  actively 


Greater  Boston  Women 
Honor  Mrs.  Roosevelt 
On  ^Membership  Day' 

The  first  honorary  life  membership  in  the 
National  Women's  Committee  of  Brandeis 
University  was  presented  to  Mrs.  Eleanor 
Roosevelt  before  an  overflow  crowd  of  1200 
who  thronged  John  Hancock  HaD  for  Greater 
Boston  Chapter's  '"Membership  Day. " 

Mrs.  Abraham  Baker  of  Quincy,  Mass.. 
Chapter  president,  made  the  presentation  to 
the  former  "First  Lady''  who  is  a  member  of 
the  Brandeis  Board  of  Trustees. 

Earlier,  Mrs.  Roosevelt  was  guest  of  honor 
at  a  luncheon  given  by  the  executive  board. 
At  that  time,  Mrs.  Herman  A.  Mintz  of 
Boston,  a  past  president,  announced  estab- 
lishment at  the  Brandeis  Library  of  the 
Eleanor  Roosevelt  Book  Collection  in  inter- 
national relations. 

"Membership  Day'  highlighted  a  success- 
ful six-weeks'  membership  drive  under  the 
chairmanship  of  Mrs.  Israel  Kravet. 

Program  chairman  was  Mrs.  Leon  Mar 
golis;  luncheon  chairman,  Mrs.  Robert  Wise, 
and  a  large  committee  assisted. 

Participating  in  the  program  were  three 
Brandeis  students:  Susana  Naidich,  graduate 
student,  vocalist;  Lucille  Pachter,  '55,  pianist, 
and  Henry  Grossman,  '58,  reader. 


continued  to  conduct  the  various  enterprises 
of  Jac.  Feinberg  &  Son,  Inc. 

Subsequently,  he  became  associated  with 
Hamilton  Hosiery  Mills,  Inc.,  as  vice- 
president,  and  also  as 
president  of  Hamilton 
Textile  Mills,  Inc.  In 
June,  1954,  Mr.  Fein- 
berg was  elected  chair- 
man of  the  board  of 
Julius  Kayser  &  Co. 
which  has  recently 
acquired  Diamond 
Hosiery  Corporation 
and  Catalina,  Inc. 


Abraham  Feinberg 


Actively  Concerned 

Mr.  Feinberg  has  been  actively  concerned 
with  the  development  of  the  State  of  Israel. 
He  was  the  founder  and  president  of  Ameri- 
cans for  Haganah  and  is  publisher  of  the 
newspaper,  Israel  Speaks. 

His  numerous  philanthropic  aGBliations 
include  national  chairmanship  for  Trades  & 
Industry  of  the  United  Jewish  Appeal  in 
1950,  president  of  the  American  Committee 
for  the  Weizmann  Institute  of  Science,  and 
chairman  of  the  New  York  City  area  for  the 
Harry  S.  Truman  Library  Conmiittee.  Mr. 
Feinberg  is  also  on  the  board  of  governors  of 
the  Israel  Bond  Drive. 

Frank  Weil,  well-known  New  York  attorney 
and  chairman  of  the  Fellows  of  Brandeis 
University,  was  chairman  of  the  dinner. 

Greetings  Extended 

Greeting  Mr.  Feinberg  were  George  Alpert, 
former  Trustees'  chairman,  in  behalf  of  the 
Trustees;  President  Sachar,  in  behalf  of  the 
University;  Dr.  Max  Lerner,  chairman  of  the 
Graduate  School,  in  behalf  of  the  faculty; 
Paul  Levenson,  president  of  the  Brandeis 
Alumni  .Association,  in  behalf  of  that  associa- 
tion, and  Mr.  Weil,  in  behalf  of  the  Fellows. 

Among  the  many  distinguished  guests  who 
gathered  to  honor  Mr.  Feinberg  were  Gov. 
Averell  Harriman  of  New  York,  Mayor  Robert 
Wagner  of  New  York  City,  Gen.  Walter 
Bedell  Smith,  Brandeis  Trustees,  Fellows  of 
Brandeis,  and  representatives  of  the  faculty, 
Associates  and  National  Women's  Committee. 


16 


I 

Board    of   Trustees   Committee    Structure   Reorganized 


Reorganization  of  the  committee 
structure  within  the  University's  Board 
if  Trustees  has  resulted  in  an  intensifi- 
ation  of  Trustee  responsibilities  and 

luties. 

The  Board  of  Trustees  meets  as  a  body 
ince  monthly,  with  various  sub-committee 
iieetings  held  as  often  as  deemed  necessary 
ly  the  chairman. 

Abraham  Feinberg,  chairman  of  the  Board 
if  Trustees,  is  ex-olficio  on  all  committees. 
The  new  committee  responsibilities  follow: 

Budget  and  finance:  James  J.  Axeliod. 
hairman;  George  Alpert,  Joseph  F.  Ford. 
larol)  Kaplan,  Mrs.  Jessie  Kramer,  Norman 
■^.  Fvabb. 

Building:  Meyer  Jaffe,  chairman;  Joseph 
•".  ford,  William  Mazer,  Jacob  Shapiro. 

Education:  Dr.  Isador  Lubin,  chairman; 
George  Alpert,  Dudley  Kimball,  Mrs.  Jessie 
i<ramer,  Norman  S.  Rabb,  Mrs.  Eleanor 
Roosevelt. 

Fund  raising:  Jacob  Kaplan,  chairman; 
lames  J.  Axelrod,  William  Mazer,  Jacob 
Shapiro. 

Honorary  degrees:    William  Mazer,  chair- 


DISCUSSING  BRANDEIS  FILM  at  a  meeting  of  the  Public  Relations  committee  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  are  (left  to  right):  Emanuel  M.  Gilbert,  University  director  of  public  affairs; 
President  Sachar;  Committee  Chairman  Norman  S.  Rabb  and  Trustees  Eleanor  Roosevelt  and 
Dudley  Kimball. 


man;    Meyer   Jaffe,   Mrs.   Adele   Rosenwald 
Levy. 

Investment:      George     Alpert,    chairman; 
Meyer  Jaffe,  Jacob  Kaplan,  Dr.  Isador  Lubin. 

Nominating:    Joseph  F.   Ford,  chairman; 


James   J.    Axelrod,    Mrs.    Adele    Rosenwald 
Levy,  Dr.  Isador  Lubin,  Jacob  Shapiro. 

Public  relations:  Norman  S.  Rabb,  chair- 
man; Dudley  Kimball,  Mrs.  Jessie  Kramer, 
Mrs.  Eleanor  Roosevelt. 


P 


usi  of  Justice  Brandeis  Presented  to 
University  by  New  York  Philanthropist 


A  bust  of  the  late  Justice  Louis  D.  Bran- 
jdeis,  commissioned  by  William  Rosenwald, 
New  York  industrialist  and  philanthropist, 
'in  memory  of  his  father,  financier  Julius 
Rosenwald,  has  been  presented  to  Brandeis 
I  niversity. 

Sculptured  in  Carrara,  Italy,  of  the  famed 
marble  Michelangelo  used,  the  bust  is  the 
work  of  the  noted  American  sculptress, 
Bashka  Paeff. 

Over  Life  Size 

A  little  over  life  size  and  depicting  the 
Justice  from  the  waist  up,  the  portrait  in 
marble  weighs  almost  1,000  pounds.  It  will 
rest  on  a  three-foot  pedestal  to  be  placed  in 
the  lobby  of  the  projected  Hayden  Science 
Building  at  the  center  of  the  campus. 

Mr.  Rosenwald,  who  is  chairman  of  the 
board  of  directors  of  the  American  Securities 


Corporation,  for  many  years  has  been  iden- 
tified with  philanthropic  associations.  His 
sister,  Mrs.  Adele  Rosenwald  Levy,  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Brandeis  Board  of  Trustees. 

He  is  director  of  the  executive  committee 
of  the  Philharmonic-Symphony  Society  of 
New  York;  honorary  president.  United  Serv- 
ice for  New  Americans,  Inc.;  chairman. 
National  United  Jewish  Appeal;  trustee-at- 
large.  Federation  of  Jewish  Philanthropies  of 
New  York,  and  holds  many  other  posts. 

Famous  Sculptress 

A  graduate  of  the  Boston  Museum  of  Fine 
Arts  School,  Miss  Paeff  has  executed  many 
busts  and  bas  relief  portraits  of  famous 
Americans;  medals,  and  memorials  including 
the  "Minute  Men"  bronze  relief  wliich  faces 
the  green  in  Lexington,  Mass. 


SIGNIFICANT  BRANDEIS  DATES 


The  attention  of  friends  of 
Brandeis  University  is  called  to 
the  following  significant  dates 
on  the  University  calendar 
which  they  may  vt^ish  to  mark 
on  their  own  calendars: 

June  7-  JJ 
THIRD  FESTIVAL  OF 
THE  CREATIVE  ARTS 

June  J  J 
BACCALAUREATE   EXERCISES 

June  12 

FOURTH 

COMMENCEMENT  EXERCISES 


17 


NATIOIM-n^IDE    GROUPS   AID   RAPID    GROWTm 


Diligent  and  unceasing  efforts  on  the  part  of  devoted  friends  in  communities 
throughout  the  country  are  responsible  in  no  small  measure  for  the  rapid  rise  of 
Brandeis  University.  Following  is  a  cross-section  of  reports  of  activities  in  many 
far-flung  sections: 


San  Franciseo,  Calif. 

A  brilliant  event  on  San  Francisco's  social 
calendar  was  a  dinner  sponsored  recently  by 
that  city's  chapter  of  Associates,  in  the  St. 
Francis  Hotel. 

Close  to  150  gathered  in  the  Colonial  Ball- 
room to  hear  the  guest  speakers.  President 
Sachar  and  Dr.  Max  Lerner,  Graduate  School 
chairman. 

Presiding  as  chairman  of  the  evening  was 
Judge  Louis  E.  Goodman.  Co-chairmen  with 
Judge  Goodman  were  Miss  Lutie  D.  Gold- 
stein, a  Fellow  of  the  I'niversity.  and  Ben- 
jamin H.  Swig. 

Sponsors  for  the  dinner  included  commu- 
nity leaders  of  San  Francisco,  East  Bay,  and 
San  Jose. 

SpringfiHd.  III. 

Many  new  "foster  alumni"  were  enrolled 
at  a  cocktail  party  and  dinner  staged  in 
the  Leland  Hotel  Flamingo  Room  by  the 
Springfield   (til.)  Associates. 

Benny  Friedman,  Brandeis  University  atli- 
letics  director,  addressed  the  gathering. 

Chairman  was  Benjamin  Victor,  assisted 
by  Abe  Roberts,  Jean  Tick,  William  Sherman, 
Louis  Schwartz,  Harry  Stern,  Stanley  Myers, 
William  Gingold,  M.  D.  Oberman  and  Irvin 
Potish. 

Dcs  Moines,  Iowa 

Des  Moines  community  leaders  launched  a 
chapter  of  the  Brandeis  University  Associates 
at  a  dinner-meeting  which  drew  a  large  and 
enthusiastic  crowd  to  the  Standard  Club. 

Sam  Abramson,  prominent  attorney,  headed 
the  committee  which  comprised  Alfred 
Boldes,  Julian  Brody,  Morris  Markman, 
Louis  Nussbaum  and  Dr.  Sidney  L.  Sands. 

Mrs.  Morris  Markman,  president  of  the 
local  chapter  of  the  National  Women's  Com- 
mittee, and  Mrs.  Sidney  Sands,  vice-president, 
headed  a  group  from  that  organization  who 
did  "yeoman"  service  in  helping  to  arrange 
for  the  afffiir. 
/' 
Akron  and  Canton,  Ohio 

Tlie'^  story  of  Brandeis  University  was 
brrfught  to  -Akron  and  Canton,  Ohio,  by  Presi- 
dent Sachar  who  addressed  meetings  in  both 
cities,  outlining  the  University's  history  and 
objectives. 

Joseph  Bear  was  chairman  for  the  Akron 
me/eting.  Myron  L.  Chase  headed  the  Canton 
cohimittee. 

At  Ijoth  meetings  sufficient  enthusiasm  was 


engendered   to   give  large   hopes   for   future 
activities  in  these  communities. 

Cleveland,  Ohio 

Brandeis  University  was  introduced  to  two 
new  groups  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  at  recent 
"parlor  meetings." 

Sol  H.  Friedman  was  host  for  one  of  the 
gatherings,  at  which  two  life  members  were 
enrolled. 

Hosts  for  the  other  meeting  were  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Irving  Kane.  He  is  a  Fellow  of  the  Uni 
versity  and  Mrs.  Kane  has  long  been  promi- 
nent in  the  National  Women's  Committee. 

President  Sachar  addressed  both  groups, 
recounting  accomplishments  and  aims  of  the 
University. 

At  the  meeting,  the  annual  gift  of  the 
Beaumont  Foundation  in  the  amount  of 
$.S,000  was  announced. 

51anehesler,  N.  H. 

.\  meeting  of  the  Manchester  Associates 
took  the  form  of  a  buffet  supper  in  the  home 
of  Morris  Silver,  business  leader,  who  served 
as  chairman. 

The  group  was  addressed  by  Shepherd 
Brooks,  Dean  of  University  Development,  and 
Harold  Sherman  Goldberg,  a  national  vice- 
president  of  the  Brandeis  Associates. 

Several  grants  were  made  to  the  Univer- 
sity. Committee  members  included  Dr.  John 
Deitch,  Samuel  Camann  and  Louis  Goldstein. 

Haverhill,  Mass. 

Nine  life  members  were  enrolled  at  a  recep- 
tion and  dinner  sponsored  by  the  Haverhill 
Chapter  of  Associates  and  attended  by  more 
than  300. 

Guest  of  honor  and  principal  speaker  was 
President  Sachar.  Max  D.  Klayman  was 
chairman  for  the  affair,  assisted  by  a  large 
committee. 

Most  active  in  promoting  the  event  were 
Earl  Ashworth,  Mrs.  Irving  Lampert  and  Mrs. 
Abraham  Margolis. 

North  Shore,  Mass. 

Two  eminent  members  of  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity's faculty  were  guests  of  honor  at  a 
dinner  tendered  by  Associates  from  the  North 
Shore  who  gathered  in  Lynn,  Mass. 

More  than  100  attended  the  event  honoring 
Dr.  Max  Lerner,  chairman  of  the  Graduate 
School,  and  Prof.  Erwin  Bodky.  chairman  of 
the  School  of  Creative  Arts. 

During  the  program,  several  gifts  to  the 
University  were  announced  by  Willy  Nord- 
wind.  chairman,  who  was  assisted  by  Charles 


Bruce  E.  Tabashnik 


YOITIVGEST   .ASSOCIATE   IN   V.  S 
IS    ENROLLED    AT    DETROIT         I 

The  country's  youngest  member  of  th«| 
Brandeis  llniversity  Associates  is  Bruce 
E.  Tabashnik,  sor 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs 
David  Tabashnik  ot 
Detroit,  Mich. 

Born  on  Octobei 
31,  1954,  Bruof 
lost  little  time  ir 
becoming  an  Asso 
ciate.  His  god 
father,  Ruthvei; 
Simons  of  Royal 
Oak,  Mich.,  en- 
rolled him  at  a 
meeting  of  the  De- 
troit Chapter  on  November  30,  1954. 
when  Bruce  was  exactly  one  month  old. 

Anyone     younger     anywhere?       Let' 
hear. 


Labowitz  and  Harry  Remis,  co-chairmen.    A 
large  group  of  sponsors  cooperated. 

Kianiesha  Lake,  N.  Y. 

The  Concord  Hotel  at  Kiamesha  Lake, 
N.  Y.,  was  the  scene  of  a  festive  dinner- 
meeting  of  "foster  alumni"  from  that  region. 

Speaker  was  Dr.  Max  Lerner,  Graduate 
School  chairman. 

Arthur  Winerick  and  Raymond  Parker.l 
owners  of  the  Concord,  were  co-chairmen  for 
the  affair  and  presented  their  annual  gift  to 
the  University  at  this  time.  Several  other 
grants  were  announced  and  new  Associatesi 
enrolled. 

Schenectady,  N.  \. 

Two  life  members  and  15  new  annual  mem-i 
hers  were  enrolled  at  a  dinner-meeting  of 
Schenectady  Associates  in  the  home  of 
William  Golub.  Speaker  was  Benny  Fried- 
man, Brandeis  athletics  director. 

Dr.  William  Gross  was  chairman,  with  Mr. 
Golub,  co-chairman,  assisted  by  Saul  Fisher, 
Paul  Dworsky,  Samuel  Scheinzeit,  S.  Robert 
Silverman  and  Harry  Ruvin. 

Nashville,  Tenn. 

A  group  of  Nashville's  community-minded 
leaders  gathered  recently  for  a  dinner  in  be- 
half of  Brandeis  University,  held  at  the  Wood- 
mont  Country  Club. 

Herbert  Eskind,  actively  identified  with 
numerous  communal  causes,  was  chairman  for 
the  event  which  stirred  marked  interest  in  the 
University. 


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ROV^DBREAKING  CEREMONIES  for  the  million  dollar  Charles  Hayden  Science  Building 

tok  place  before  a  gathering  of  University  officials,  members  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  and 
iculty  members.  Among  those  participating  (above,  left  to  right)  were  Dr.  Saul  G.  Cohen, 
hairman  of  the  School  of  Science  and  Rita  H.  Aronstam  Professor  of  Chemistry;  President 
achar;  J.  If  illard  Hayden,  president  of  the  Hayden  Foundation,  who  turned  the  first  spade  of 
nth.  and  Abraham  Feinberg,  chairman  of  the  Brandeis  Board  of  Trustees. 

"FELLOWSHIP  ENDOWMENT  FUND  MS 
HEATED    BY    NEW    YORK    PHYSiCIAN 

Announcement  was  made  recently  of  the  establishment  at  Brandeis  University 
f  the  Bertha  C.  Reiss  Memorial  Fellowship  Endowment  Fund  by  Dr.  Henry  Reiss  of 
.ew  York  City,  in  memory  of  his  wife. 

A  $45,000  grant  has  been  presented  to  the 
niversity  by  Dr.  Reiss  to  create  the  Fund, 
iconie  from  which  will  be  used  primarily  for 
■llowships,  and  in  special  circumstances  for 
i,ms  to  worthy  students  to  enable  them  to 
inniiunt  financial  hurdles. 


Research  Philanthropy 

I)i.  Reiss,  retired  physician,  is  well-known 
1  luiifessional  circles  and  for  his  philan- 
iiii|iic  contributions  to  further  scientific 
'sf.mh  in  the  field  of  medicine. 

Ill'  was  graduated  from  the  College  of 
'li\-irians  and  Surgeons  of  Columbia  I_ni- 
fi>iiy    and    interned    at    Lebanon    Hospital 

liiif  he  also  served  for  some  years  as  an 
--i-iant  attending  in  surgery. 

The  Bertha  C.  Reiss  Memorial  Fellowships 
ill  permit  Brandeis  University  to  enable 
raduate  students  demonstrating  brilliant 
"liiilial  to  prepare  themselves  for  teaching 
r  research  careers.  By  bringing  these 
aleritfd  scholars  to  the  campus,  the  Univer- 
it\  also  will  thus  e.xpand  its  researcli  and 
tudv  programs. 


.%AROIV    COPL.\IVD    LECTURES 

FOR    GENER.4L    EDUCATION    S 

Aaron  Copland,  noted  American  composer, 
recently  visited  the  Brandeis  University 
campus  to  participate  in  a  concert  of  his 
works  and  to  lecture  for  General  Education  S. 

The  concert,  sponsored  by  Friends  of  the 
School  of  Creative  .^rts,  was  held  in  Nathan 
Seifer  Hall  and  featured  Copland's  "Old 
American  Songs  (Second  Series)." 

.\rtists  participating  in  the  program  with 
Mr.  Copland  included  Susana  Naidich, 
mezzo  soprano,  Brandeis  graduate  student  in 
music;  George  Zazofsky,  violinist,  member  of 
the  Boston  Symphony  Orchestra;  Karl  Kohn, 
pianist,  and  Ramon  Gilbert,  baritone.  Class 
of  "54. 

In  his  lecture  for  General  Education  S,  a 
seminar  course  for  seniors,  Mr.  Copland  dis- 
cussed development  of  his  career. 

This  is  the  third  year  in  which  General 
Education  S,  a  Brandeis-designed  course  in 
productive  living,  has  been  included  in  the 
University's  curriculum.  Others  who  will 
lecture  this  semester  include  Senator  Richard 
A.  Neuberger;  Harold  Taylor,  president, 
Sarah  Lawrence  College;  Thurman  .\rnold, 
lawyer,  and  Alexander  Meiklejohn,  educator. 


Brandeis  University 
Joins  Outstanding 
Broadcasting   Cilroup 

The  esteem  which  Brandeis  University  has 
won  in  the  academic  world  was  attested  to 
recently  when  Brandeis  was  invited  to  become 
a  member  of  the  Lowell  Institute  Cooperative 
Broadcasting  Council. 

In  assuming  this  new  phase  of  educational 
activity,  six-year-old  Brandeis  took  its  place 
beside  educational  and  cultural  institutions 
which  for  decades  have  served  as  sources  of 
■■Vmerican  cultural  activity. 

Membership  in  the  Council,  sponsor  of 
the  national  award-winning  educational  radio 
station  WGBH-F,M  and  the  new  television 
affiliate  WGBH-TV,  includes  Boston  College, 
Boston  University,  Harvard  I'niversity, 
Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology, 
Northeastern  University.  Tufts  College,  the 
Boston  Symphony  Orchestra,  New  England 
Conservatory  of  Music,  and  Boston  Museum 
of  Fine  Arts. 

By  making  available  its  faculty  and  extra- 
curricular resources  for  the  programming 
purposes  of  WGBH-FM  and  WGBH-TV, 
Brandeis  will  be  enabled  to  expand  its  leach- 
ing concepts  beyond  the  confines  of  the 
campus  into  the  realm  of  public  service. 


Walt    Whitman    Aiitliority 
Presents    Coiiiplete  Set 
Of    'The    Conservator" 

A  complete  set  of  Horace  Traubel's  period- 
ical, The  Conservator,  one  of  the  six  known 
complete  sets  in  existence,  recently  was  pre- 
sented to  the  Brandeis  University  Library  by 
Charles  E.  Feinberg  of  Detroit,  one  of  the 
world's  foremost  collectors  of  papers  and 
manuscripts  by  or  about  Walt  Whitman. 

Horace  Trauble  was  biographer  and  closest 
collaborator  of  Whitman  in  his  later  years 
and  the  gift  is  considered  a  valuable  addition 
to  research  facilities  of  the  Brandeis  Library 
in  the  field  of  American  studies. 

Published  from  1890-1919,  The  Conservator 
contains  a  variety  of  editorial  content  includ- 
ing literature,  essays  and  commentary  on 
issues  of  the  day.  It  published  much  of 
Whitman's  work  for  the  first  time  and  cham- 
]>ioned  the  poet's  ideas. 

.\Ir.  Feinberg,  who  is  identified  with  the 
Argo  Oil  Corporation  of  Detroit,  has  ex- 
hibited his  Whitman  collection,  valued  at 
upwards  of  $200,000,  in  American  libraries 
in  London  and  Tokyo  under  the  sponsorship 
of  the  U.  S.  Information  Service.  His  collec- 
tion was  shown  at  the  Library  of  Congress  in 
conjunction  with  the  Whitman  Centennial. 


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NEW  FELLOWSHIP  IS 
AMONG  GRANTS  AT 
ATLANTA     MEETING 

"Foster  alumni"  in  Atlanta,  Ga.,  demon- 
strated their  keen  interest  in  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity at  a  festive  dinner-meeting  held 
recently  in  the  Standard  Town  and  Country 
Club. 

Two  Fellows  of  the  University,  Louis 
Aronstam  and  Frank  Garson.  were  co-chair- 
men for  the  affair.  The  assisting  committee 
represented  a  long  list  of  leading  figures  in 
.Atlanta  community  life. 

Developments  at  Brandeis  were  described 
in  addresses  by  President  Sachar  and  the 
Graduate  School  head.  Dr.  Max  Lerner. 

New  life  members  were  enrolled  and  grants 
to  the  University  totaling  close  to  $30,000 
were  announced  during  the  evening. 

Among  these  was  a  Blanche  Aronstam 
Teaching  Fellowship  in  Music,  established  by 
Louis  Aronstam  in  memory  of  his  wife. 

Mr.  Aronstam  made  a  grant  to  the  Univer- 
sity in  1950  to  establish  a  Chair  in  Chemistry, 
one  of  the  first  such  benefactions  to  be 
received  by  the  University. 


Dr.  Max  Lerner,  Hillman  Lecturer,   Gives 
Series  of  Talics  Based  on  Asiatic  Tour 

Brandeis  University  is  participating  with  nine  other  colleges  and  universities 
throughout  the  country  in  a  notable  series  of  lectures,  by  outstanding  authorities  ir 
their  field,  made  possible  through  grants  from  the  Sidney  Hillman  Foundation. 


The  first  two  in  a  series  of  four  Hillman 
lectures  on  "The  Age  of  Conformity"  were 
delivered  this  month 
on  the  Brandeis  cam- 
pus by  Prof.  Max 
Lerner,  chairman  of 
the  Graduate  School 
of  Arts  and  Sciences. 


Dr.   Lerner  has  re- 
cently returned  from 
a    seven    weeks'   tour 
of    Asiatic     countries 
Dr.  Max  Lerner  and   the   base   of   his 

addresses  is  his  re- 
actions to  his  experiences.  He  will  continue 
the  series  on  March  16.  giving  the  concluding 
talk  on  March  30. 

Other  institutions  participating  in  the  Hill- 
man series  are  New  School  for  Social  Re- 
search, Roosevelt  University,  Howard  Uni- 
versity, Fisk  University,  Goddard  College. 
New  York  State  School  of  Industrial  and 
Labor  Relations,  College  of  the  City  of  New 
York,  University  of  Wisconsin,  and  George 
Washington  University. 


VISITING  STUDENTS  FROM  LEADING  COLLEGES  throughout  New  England  got  acquainted 
with  Brandeis  University's  beautiful  wooded  campus  when  it  was  chosen  as  the  setting  for  a 
three-day  regional  conference  of  the  Student  Christian  Movement. 

The  group  above  includes  (left  to  right):  Anna  Porter  and  Frances  Ludwig,  Salem  Teachers 
College;  Joyce  Hartshorn,  University  of  New  Hampshire;  Ann  Clarke,  Framingham  State 
Teachers  College;  Carolyn  Wainwright,  Worcester  Stnte  Teachers  College;  Ted  Reed,  North- 
eastern University;  Audrey  Bliss,  Framingham  Teachers  College;  Dick  Dodds,  Harvard;  Sean 
McGoivn,  MIT;  Fran  Morse,  Radcliffe;  John  Lindenlaub,  MIT;  Joan  White,  Wellesley  College; 
Bill  Romer,  Brown  University;  Norma  Bassett,  head  of  the  Student  Christian  Association  at 
Brandeis;  Charles  Duhig,  conference  advisor  and  Brandeis  director  of  student  personnel;  Robert 
Perkins,  Brandeis;  Dr.  Charles  V.  Perrill  of  the  Methodist  Mission  in  Bareilly,  India. 


SUCCESSFUL  ANNUAL 
LUNCHEON-MEETING 
HELD  IN  NEn^  YORK 


A  highly  successful  annual  luncheon- 
meeting  of  the  foundation  garment  industrj- 
of  New  York  City  was  held  recently  in  the 
Vanderbilt  Hotel  under  the  chairmanship  oU 
Arthur  Garson.  Sixteen  thousand  dollars  was 
pledged  for  the  program  of  the  (Jniversity. 

Mr.  Garson  has  for  several  years  spear- 
headed Brandeis  activities  in  this  industry, 
joining  with  his  father,  Frank  Garson,  a 
Fellow  of  the  University  and  a  leader  of  the 
Brandeis  Club  of  Atlanta,  Ga. 

Serving  with  Arthur  Garson  were  Lawrence 
Gluckin,  Louis  Horowitz,  William  Rosenthal 
and  Joseph  Schlussel. 


Xew    Project    of    Book         % 
Collections   Institnted 
By  Women's  Committee 

A  new  project  of  Book  Collections  for  the 
Brandeis  University  Library  has  been  insti- 
tuted by  the  National  Women's  Committee  of 
the  University. 

Mrs.  Edward  Rose  of  Boston  is  national 
chairman  of  the  project  which  allows  for  the 
establishing  of  Special  Book  Collections  by 
contributors  of  $100  and  Major  Book  Collec- 
tions by  contributors  of  $.500  or  more. 

The  names  of  those  in  whose  honor  or 
memory  Major  Book  Collections  are  estab- 
lished will  be  engraved  on  a  permanent 
bronze  panel  to  be  placed  in  the  new  wing  of 
the  Library. 

The  Major  Book  Collections  project  is  an 
outgrowth  of  the  Special  Book  Collections 
which  for  several  years  have  provided  valu- 
able research  material  for  the  University 
Library. 

Mrs.  Rose  pointed  out  that  donors  to  or 
recipients  of  Special  Book  Collections  may 
convert  to  Major  Book  Collections  within  a 
period  of  five  years.  Three  panels,  each 
inscribed  with  300  names  of  those  associated 
with  Major  Collections,  will  be  placed  in  the 
Library. 


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ASSOCIATES  LIFE  MEMBERS  INCREASE  TO  605 


One  of  the  most  important  roles  in  helping  Brandeis  University  to  further  its  aims  and  purposes 
is  played  by  those  who  affirm  their  belief  in  these  goals  by  enrolling  as  life  members  in  the  Associates. 
Life  membership  dues  —  $2,000,  payable  over  an  extended  period  —  have  been  a  vital  link  in  the 
span  bridging  the  gap  between  University  income  and  expenditures. 

As  this  issue  of  the  Bulletin  goes  to  press,  Brandeis  University  is  pleased  to  welcome  137  new 
life  members  in  addition  to  those  mentioned  in  previous  issues.  This  makes  a  total,  as  reported  early 
this  year,  of  605  life  members  in  states  covering  all  sections  of  the  nation. 

The  new  life  members  include: 


Arkansas 

JONESBORO- Samuel  Hummelstein. 
California 

BEVERLY  HILLS -Ben  B.  Breslow, 
Maurice  Breslow,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John 
Factor,  Harry  H.  and  Hilda  Goldman 
Foundation,  Marie  Gordean,  Bernard 
Harris,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Leonard  Mathes, 
Charles  Weiner. 

LOS  ANGELES-M.  A.  Halprin, 
William  Perlmutter,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Elias 
Sternglanz. 

Connecticut 

BRIDGEPORT  -  Leo  Federman,  Robert 
Hirsch,  A.  O.  Samuels. 

WESTPORT- Samuel  J.  Cohen. 

Georgia 
ATLANTA -M.  O.  Birk,  Alex  Dittler. 

niinois 

CHICAGO -Sam  Beber,  S.  H.  Harris, 
Jr.,  Harvey  Kaplan,  Leopold  Kling, 
Jerome  Kritchevsky,  Henry  A.  Markus, 
Henry  Morgen,  Charles  Reskin,  Joel 
Rosenthal. 

Iowa 

DES  MOINES -Harold  A.  Goodman. 

Maryland 

BALTIMORE-Harry  Bernstein, 
Emanuel  A.  Deitz,  Sidney  Epstein, 
Ernest  H.  Fox,  Victor  Frenkil,  H. 
Gabriel  Glick,  William  Goodman, 
Bertram  I.  Gordon,  Philip  Hurwitz, 
Jerome  L.  Klaff,  Milton  Klein,  Arthur 
L.  Kramer,  Meyer  Lebow,  Harry  S. 
Legum,  Morton  M.  Macht,  Philip  R. 
Macht,  Theodore  Marks,  Governor 
Theodore  R.  McKeldin,  Harry  C. 
Meyerhoff,  Jack  Meyerhoff,  Joseph 
Meyerhoff,  Robert  E.  Meyerhoff,  Louis 


Naviasky,  Joseph  C.  Paul,  Solomon 
Rogers,  Leonard  Rosen,  Harry  S. 
Rosenbaum,  I.  E.  Rosenbloom,  Murray 
J.  Rymland,  David  Schv/ab,  Joseph 
Shapiro,  Shuger  Foundation,  Inc., 
Sam  L.  Silber,  Irving  Smith,  Louis 
Franklin  Smith,  Harvey  Steinbach, 
Robert  Stofberg,  Samuel  Stofberg, 
Abraham  Watner,  Samuel  Wasser- 
man,  Archie  Wolfsheimer. 

Massachusetts 

BOSTON -Alvin  Allen,  Bernard  L. 
Landers,  Julius  Poverman. 

CHESTNUT   HILL -Arnold    Shapiro. 

HAVERHILL -Harry  Brown,  Arthur  C. 
Engel,  Robert  H.  Goldbaum,  Louis 
Hartman,  Max  D.  Klayman,  Isadore 
Wise. 

NEWBURYPORT- Benjamin  Feigen- 
baum. 

SOMERVILLE-Sidney  Goldstein, 
Harry  Marks. 

WINTHROP- Jacob  Groman. 
.Michigan 

DETROIT -Sol  R.  Colton,  Max  M. 
Fisher,  Morse  Goldman,  Louis  Ham- 
burger, Samuel  Hamburger,  Jason  L. 
Honogman,  Isaac  A.  Liebson, 
Lawrence  Michelson,  Abraham  B. 
Miller,  Nate  S.  Shapero,  Abraham 
Shiftman,  Ben  Silberstein,  Leon  Win- 
kelman. 

ROYAL  OAK -Dr.  Norman  N.  Stein- 
berg. 

Missouri 

ST.  LOUIS -Maurice  B.  Lasky. 

IVew    Ilamp.shire 

DERRY-Klevens  Brothers. 

IVew   Yorit 

ALBANY -Edward  Rothbard. 


BUFFALO -Dave  Abrams,  Samuel  B. 
Dorlich,  Aaron  Rabow. 

NEW  YORK  CITY -Seymour  R.  Askin, 
Martin  Goodman,  William  Musken, 
Edward  Rubel,  Paul  H.  Sampliner. 

NIAGARA  FALLS  -  Morley  Joseph  Carl. 

PEEKSKILL-MaxFeldman. 

Ohio 

AKRON-Albert  Boxbaum,  Julius 
Darsky,  Saul  E.  Kupperman. 

DAYTON  -  Elmer  L.  Moyer. 

SHAKER  HEIGHTS  -  Irving  Kane. 

Te.vas 

HOUSTON -Irving  Alexander,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Reuben  W.  Askanase,  I.  S. 
Brockstein,  I.  S.  Deutser,  Harold  M. 
Falik,  Hyman  Finger,  Thomas  Flax- 
man,  Gen.  Maurice  Hirsh,  Samuel 
Kaplan,  Dwight  Loeb,  Louis  Pulaski, 
Rauch  Family,  Philip  and  Hershel 
Rich,  Tobias  Sakowitz,  Bernard  Wein- 
garten. 

West   Virginia 

NITRO- Bernard  H.  Jocobson. 

Wisconsin 

MILWAUKEE -Jacob  H.  Berke,  Dr. 
Carl  O.  Diamond,  Hixon's  Inc., 
Alfred  M.  Hurwitz,  Max  Kohl,  Samuel 
Perry  London,  Bernard  and  Samuel 
Sampson. 


'YOUIVG  SET'  LIFE  MEMBER 

From  Baltimore,  Md.,  comes 
word  of  another  member  of  the 
"Very  Young  Set"  of  life  members. 

He  is  six-year-old  Louis  Franklin 
Smith,  whose  father,  Irving  Smith, 
also  is  welcomed  on  this  page. 


Entered  as  Second  CIqk  Matter  m 
the    Post    Office   at  Boston.   Moii; 


Brandeisiana 


The  Three  Chapels  concept  inaugurated  by  Brandeis  University  was  on  exhibit 
in  Paris,  recently,  at  the  Salon  d'ort  Sacre  in  the  Musee  de  I'art  Moderne.  The 
exhibit,  in  American  Religious  Architecture,  contained  examples  by  photographic 
enlargement  of  selected  American  religious  buildings.  It  continued  in  Paris  for  several 
weeks  and  then  toured  major  French  cities. 

A  new  volume  of  essays  and  letters  edited  by  Dr.  Simon  Rawidowicz,  chairman 
of  the  Brandeis  Graduate  Committee  in  Near  Eastern  and  Judaic  Studies  and  Michael 
Tuch  Professor  of  Hebrew  Literature  and  Jewish  Philosophy,  has  been  published  by 
the  Ararat  Publishing  Company  of  London.  Titled  "Simon  Dubnov,  In  Memoriom,"  the 
460-page  volume  in  Hebrew  honors  the  late  great  historian.  Among  the  letters  it  con- 
tains are  approximately  100  addressed  by  Dubnov  to  Dr.  Rawidowicz. 

The  Beacon  Press  has  announced  that  Dr.  Philip  RiefF,  Brandeis  instructor  in 
sociology,  has  joined  its  staff  as  advisory  editor  in  the  sociol  sciences  and  literary 
criticism.  "The  Mind  of  Freud,"  a  new  book  by  Dr.  Rieff,  is  on  the  spring  list  of  the 
Oxford  University  Press. 

Prof.  Erwin  Bodky,  chairman  of  Brandeis'  School  of  Creotive  Arts,  is  a  visiting 
lecturer  this  term  at  Wellesley  College  where  he  is  giving  an  advanced  course  in 
Bach.  Last  summer.  Professor  Bodky  gave  a  master  course  on  early  music  at  Berlin's 
State  Academy  of  Music,  lectured  at  Vienna's  State  Academy,  and  gave  the  opening 
concert  in  restored  Festival  Hall  of  the  Albertina  Museum  in  Vienna. 


Manfred  Wolf,  '55,  of  Curacao,  Dutch  West  Indies,  is  writing  a  series  of  articles 
on  "Student  Life  in  North  America"  for  the  Beurs-en-Nieuwsberichten,  Curacao's 
largest  daily  newspaper. 


BRANDEIS 
UNIVERSITY 
BULLETIN 


News 


Thousands   Expected   to 
Throng   Campus  for  1955 
Commencement  Festivities 


Governor  Herter 


i  HE  1955  Commencement  festivities  -  nine  days 
(if  academic  activities,  creative  arts  programming,  and 
meetings  and  work  sessions  of  the  University's  auxiliary 
groups  -  promise  to  bring  to  the  University's  campus  the 
greatest  assemblage  in  its  seven-year  history. 

This  year's  Commencement,  the  University's  fourth, 
marks  the  conclusion  of  the  University's  first  undergradu- 
ate cycle.  With  the  graduation  of  the  class  of  '55,  Brandeis 
experiences  a  sentimental  growing  pain.  Hereafter,  its 
undergraduate  roster  can  boast  of  no  more  "pioneers." 
students  who  were  enrolled  even  before  the  University  had 
awarded  its  first  degree. 

This  year  again  the  Adolph  Ullman  Amphitheatre 
will  be  the  scene  of  Commencement  exercises.  More  than 
6.000  are  expected  to  fill  the  tree-ringed  area  to  hear  Paul 
('7.  Hoffman,  Board  Chairman  of  Studebaker-Packard  and 
former  director  of  the  Economic  Co-operation  Administra- 
tion, deliver  the  Commencement  address. 

Commencement  exercises  will  be  held  this  year  on 
Sunday,  June  12.  To  avoid  the  intensity  of  the  noonday 
sun.  the  exercises  will  commence  at  3  P.M. 

Honorary  degrees  will  this  year  be  conferred  upon 
seven  distinguished  personages:  Joseph  F.  Ford,  Boston 
communal  leader  and  a  founding  Trustee  of  Brandeis 
University;  Governor  W.  Averell  Harriman  of  New  York: 
Governor  Christian  A.  Herter  of  Massachusetts;  Paul  G. 
Hoffman,  statesman   and  industrialist;    Darius  Milhaud, 


one  of  the  world's  great  composers;  Judge  Joseph  M. 
Proskauer,  distinguished  jurist;  and  Edward  M.  M. 
Warburg,  outstanding  communal  leader. 

Baccalaureate  exercises,  by  Brandeis  tradition  held 
the  day  preceding  Commencement,  will  as  always,  be 
limited  to  members  of  the  graduating  class,  their  families, 
and  the  faculty.  Eleanor  Roosevelt  will  deliver  the 
Baccalaureate  address. 

Preceding  the  Commencement  will  be  the  Festival  of 
the  Creative  Arts,  third  in  a  series  of  annual  events  which 
have  excited  the  world  of  the  creative  and  performing 
arts.  And  following  Commencement,  the  auxiliary  groups 
of  the  University-National  Women's  Committee,  Brandeis 
Associates,  Fellows  of  the  University.  Alumni  Associ- 
ation -  assemble  for  intensive  workshop  sessions  and 
meetings  designed  to  strengthen  the  operation  of  each 
organization. 

As  this  issue  of  the  News  Review  is  being  made 
ready  for  publication,  intensive  preparations  are  being 

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issued,  rehearsals  are  beginning,  details  of  meetings  and 
ceremonies  are  being  planned.  And  standing  serenely 
beautiful,  as  though  detached  from  it  all  is  the  Brandeis 
campus,  its  trees  and  its  gardens  beginning  to  burst  into 
bloom.  Mother  Nature,  by  cloaking  the  campus  in  its 
most  beautiful  raiment,  provides  the  background  for 
the  climax  of  the  academic  year. 


Paul  G.  Hoffman 


Darius  Milhaud 


Judge  Joseph  M.  Proskauer  Edward  M.  M.  Warburg 


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Marfyn  ( 
The  Thracia 


FESTIVAL 


An  admixture  of  entertainment  and  cultural  con- 
tent, combining  theatre,  ballet,  concert,  opera,  fine  art  and 
chamber  music,  and  drawing  upon  some  of  the  nation's 
leading  talents  -  that's  the  Brandeis  1955  Festival  of  the 
Creative  Arts,  presented  jointly  by  the  University  and  its 
Friends  of  the  School  of  Creative  Arts. 

Devised  by  a  faculty  committee  headed  by  Professor 
Irving  G.  Fine,  this  year's  festival  follows  no  set  theme,  as 
it  had  in  previous  years.  Instead,  its  focus  is  upon  the 
presentation  of  those  works  which  are  different  and 
unusual,  yet  significant  and  lasting. 

Among  this  year's  Festival  highlights: 

Theatre  -  "The  Thracian  Horses"  by  Maurice  Val- 
ency, featuring  the  world's  foremost  Gilbert  &  Sullivan 
star,  Martyn  Green;  Broadway  stars  Neva  Patterson  and 
Darren  McGavin,  Clarence  Derwent  and  others. 


Opera  -  First  American  performance  of  an  opera  in 
three  tableaux,  Darius  Milhaud's  "Medea"  starring  Eunice 
Alberts.  Phyllis  Curlin,  Donald  Gramm,  Laurel  Hurley, 
and  John  McCollum. 

Ballet  Chante  -  "Salade,"  a  ballet  by  Milhaud  in- 
volving singing  as  well  as  dancing,  featuring  Leon 
Danielian  of  the  Ballet  Russe  de  Monte  Carlo. 

The  Festival  Musical  Director,  Izler  Solomon,  will 
conduct  the  Brandeis  Festival  Orchestra,  relinquishing  the 
baton  for  two  works  to  the  composer,  Milhaud. 

Add  to  these,  an  exhibition  of  paintings,  photographs 
and  sculpture  arranged  by  Mitchell  Siporin;  a  concert  of 
works  by  Brandeis  faculty  and  students  performed  by  the 
Festival  Orchestra;  and  a  wealth  of  glitter  and  ex- 
citement and  you  have  the  '55  Festival  of  the  Creative  Arts. 


yN omen's    Committee 


Mrs.  Louis  I.  Kramer 

Conference  Chairman 

1 1  eft] 

Mrs.  Edith  Michaels 
National  President 


X  RESIDING  OVER  THE  SEVENTH  ANNUAL  CONFERENCE 

of  the  National  Women's  Committee  is  Mrs.  Harry  L. 
Michaels,  its  first  President.  From  the  first  meeting  of  the 
National  Board  on  Friday,  June  10,  which  precedes  the 
conference  through  the  workshop  sessions,  business  meet- 
ings and  social  activities  which  fill  virtually  every  waking 
hour  of  the  five  eventful  days,  the  two  hundred  fifty  dele- 
gates are  expected  to  gain  insight  into  the  life  of  the 
University  and  the  functionings  of  the  National  Women's 
Committee. 

The  conference  will  enable  the  leadership  of  the 
National  Women's  Committee  to  meet  the  newly-appointed 
Librarian  of  the  University,  Dr.  Ludwig  Lewisohn.  The 
distinguished  novelist  and  educator  will  speak  at  the  cere- 
mony dedicating  the  new  Major  Book  Collection  panel, 
which  will  be  unveiled  in  the  Library. 


An  interesting  feature  of  the  conference  will  be  a 
series  of  classes  conducted  in  their  fields  of  specialization 
by  members  of  the  Brandeis  faculty.  Among  those  teach- 
ing at  these  sessions  will  be:  Dr.  Simon  Rawidowicz, 
Chairman  of  the  Graduate  Committee  in  Near  Eastern  and 
Judaic  Studies  and  Philip  W.  Lown  Professor  in  Hebrew 
Literature  and  Jewish  Philosophy;  Milton  Hindus,  Associ- 
ate Professor  of  English;  Dr.  Paul  J.  Alexander,  Associate 
Professor  of  History;  Dr.  Leonard  W.  Levy,  Assistant 
Professor  of  American  Civilization  and  Institutions;  Dr. 
Orrie  Friedman,  Assistant  Professor  of  Chemistry;  Dr. 
Abraham  H.  Maslow,  Chairman  of  the  Graduate  Commit- 
tee in  Psychology  and  Philip  Meyers  Professor  of  Psychol- 
ogy; John  F.  Matthews.  Lecturer  in  Theatre  Arts;  Dr. 
Jean-Pierre  Barricelli.  Instructor  in  Romance  Languages; 
Dr.  Herman  T.  Epstein,  Assistant  Professor  of  Physics; 
and  Irving  Howe,  Associate  Professor  of  English. 

Delegates  from  Portland,  Maine,  New  York  City, 
Miami,  New  Orleans,  Los  Angeles,  Chicago  -  and  inter- 
mediary points  -  will  be  among  those  participating  in  this 
conference.  According  to  National  Women's  Committee 
President  Mrs.  Louis  I.  Kramer,  they  will  return  to  their 
home  communities  "a  little  exhausted,  a  lot  exhilarated, 
and    perfect    ambassadors    of    good    will    for    Brandeis." 


Dedication    Day 

Eight  University  facilities  will  be  dedicated  on  Com- 
mencement Day,  with  formal  ceremonies  at  noon  in  Seifer 
Hall  preceded  by  an  informal  open  house  at  each  facility. 

Among  the  facilities  to  be  dedicated  is  the  David 
Stoneman  Infirmary,  which  will  provide  space  for  twenty 
bed  patients,  as  well  as  first  aid  rooms  and  consulting 
rooms.  Samuel  and  Norman  Shmikler  Hall,  an  ambulance 
court,  the  first  aid  area,  and  the  Fleischer  Wing  are  major 
areas  of  the  infirmary. 

Another  facility  to  be  dedicated  will  be  the  Feldberg 
Lounge,  occupying  the  greater  portion  of  the  upper  floor 
(if  the  half-million  dollar  Saarinen-designed  Student  Cen- 
ter, hub  of  undergraduate  social  life. 

Also  to  be  dedicated  are:  the  Brown  Terrarium:  the 
Olin  Machine  Shop  in  Science  Hall;  and  the  Golden  and 
Silvan  faculty  research  laboratories,  which  will  provide 
office  and  private  research  space  for  two  faculty  members. 

Formal  acceptance  of  these  facilities  will  be  made  at 
the  dedication  ceremonies  by  President  Abram  L.  Sachar, 
Abraham  Feinberg,  Chairman,  Board  of  Trustees,  and 
Meyer  Jaffe,  Chairman,  Trustees'  Building  Committee. 


Associates 


Milton  Kahn 
Chairman 


The  Fifth  Annual  Associates  Assembly  is  expected  to 
attract  delegates  from  at  least  22  states.  This  year's 
Assembly  is  the  most  significant  in  the  history  of  the 
University  inasmuch  as  the  proposal  to  establish  Brandeis 
Clubs  in  every  major  community  in  the  country  will  have 
its  first  airing.  This  new  plan  is  modeled  after  the  pattern 
of  university  alumni  clubs  and  will  enable  Brandeis  con- 
tributors, no  matter  what  the  level  of  their  gift,  to  play  a 
role  in  formulating  policy  designed  to  bolster  the  Uni- 
versity's program  of  increasing  its  resources.  In  addition, 
if  adopted,  it  will  provide  new  and  wider  gift  opportunity 
ranges.  Milton  Kahn,  National  Chairman  of  the  Brandeis 
University  Associates,  will  preside  at  the  group's  breakfast 
which  is  to  be  held  on  Commencement  Day.  There  will 
also  be  a  panel  discussing  the  various  aspects  of  the 
Brandeis  Clubs  which  will  include  Sidney  Kaye,  President 
of  the  Boston  Chapter;  Herbert  Blumberg,  President  of 
the  Detroit  Chapter  and  Ben  D.  Zevin,  President  of  the 
Cleveland  Chapter. 


Art    Exhibition 

Brandeis  University's  fourth  annual  art  exhibition, 
held  in  conjunction  with  the  Festival  of  the  Creative  Arts, 
will  this  year  feature  three  principal  collections.  They  will 
be  shown  from  June  1  through  June  17  in  the  Abraham 
Shapiro  Athletic  Center. 

Arranged  by  Mitchell  Siporin,  artist-in-residence,  the 
exhibition  will  include  Twentieth  Century  Painting  and 
Sculpture  from  the  collection  of  Joseph  H.  Hirshhorn; 
primitive  art  from  the  collection  of  Eliot  Elisofon  of  Life 
Magazine:  and  drawings,  paintings,  and  prints  from  the 
Brandeis  University  Art  Collection. 

This  two  and  one-half  week  art  exhibition,  the  longest 
event  of  the  1955  Festival,  is  expected  to  be  viewed  by 
many  thousands,  including  some  of  the  country's  leading 
art  critics. 


Alumni    Reunion 

The  classes  of  '52,  '53,  and  '54  will  return  almost  full 
strength  to  the  campus  for  their  third  June  reunion. 

Highlight  of  the  reunion,  which  will  consist  of  parties, 
business  meetings,  luncheons  and  a  showing  of  the  newly- 
completed  film  on  Brandeis  University,  will  be  the  welcom- 
ing of  the  class  of  '55  into  the  ranks  of  the  Alumni 
Association. 

On  the  agenda  at  the  business  sessions  of  the  Alumni 
Association  will  be  discussion  of  the  development  of 
Brandeis  Alumni  Clubs  in  various  cities  and  methods  of 
intensifying  alumni  participation  in  University  develop- 
ments. Alumni  president  Paul  Levenson  '52,  will  be 
chairman  of  the  reunion  activities. 


Fellows 


Frank  L.  Weil 
Chairman 


The  Saturday  evening  prior  to  Commencement  will 
witness  the  fourth  annual  meeting  and  dinner  of  the 
Fellows  of  the  University.  This  will  be  the  most  important 
of  the  annual  conferences  of  the  Fellows.  The  major  item 
on  the  agenda  of  the  Fellows'  meeting  is  the  re-evaluation 
of  the  basic  structure  and  function  of  this  group  with  the 
aim  of  developing  greater  identification  and  participation 
in  LIniversity  affairs  by  Fellows.  Among  the  series  of 
considerations  to  be  debated  by  the  Fellows  is  the  proposal 
to  establish  a  series  of  Visiting  Committees. 

At  the  Annual  Reception  and  Dinner,  Frank  L.  Weil, 
newly  elected  member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  and  Chair- 
man of  the  Fellows  since  its  inception,  will  preside  as 
Toastmaster.  The  Honorable  Joseph  M.  Proskauer  will 
deliver  the  principal  address. 


HIGHLIGHTS     OF     THE     WEEK 


V%'p<lni'stla>',  June    1 

5:30  p.m.    Opening  of  Festival  Art  Exhibition  -  Shapiro  Athletic 

Center  (thru  June  15). 
7:00  p.m.    Friends  of  the  School  of  Creative  Arts.  Annual  Dinner  - 

Shapiro  Athletic  Center. 

Professor  Maurice  Valency,  Columbia  University 

President  Abram  L.  Sachar 

Tuesday,  June   7 

8:45  p.m.    "The   Thracian   Horses,''   play   by   Maurice   Valency   - 
UUman  Amphitheatre. 

Thomas  Barbour       Martyn  Green         Darren  McGavin 
Thayer  David  Jerome  Kilty  Neva  Patterson 

Clarence  Derwent     Mort  Marshall        Wood  Romoff 

Wetlnesday,  June  It 

8:45  p.m.    Repeat  perjormance,  "The  Tliracian  Horses." 

Thursday,  June   O 

I  1 :00  a.m.     Festival  Art  Films  "The  Artist  at  Work"  -  Seifer  Hall. 
Commentary,   Bartlett   H.   Hayes,  Jr.,   Director   of   the 
-•\ddison  Gallery,  Phillips  Academy,  Andover 
Festival   Symposium:    "The   Modern   Novel:   Tradition 
and  Experiment"  -  Seifer  Hall. 
Participants:   Ralph  Ellison,  Ludwig  Lewisohn, 

Katherine  Anne  Porter,  Delmore  Schwartz 
Moderator:      Irving  Howe 

Senior  Class  Banquet  -  Dining  Hall,  Student  Center. 
Festival  Concert  Evening  -  Ullman  .\mphitheatre. 
Darius  Milhaud,  Izler  Solomon  conducting  the  Brandeis 
Festival  Orchestra  -  Soloist,  .Adele  Addison 


2.30  p.m. 


6:00  p.m. 
8:45  p.m. 


Friday-,  June   lO 


National   Women's    Committee,    Board    Meeting   - 
Recreation   Room,  Student   Center. 
Festival   Symposium:    "The   Meaning  of  the  Classical 
Tradition  to  the  Modern  Poet"  -  Seifer  Hall. 
Participants:  William   Alfred,   Wallace   Fowlie, 

Robert  Lowell 
Moderator:      James  Cunningham 

Festival   Concert,   Brandeis   Student   Compositions  - 
Seifer  Hall. 

Honors  Society  Dinner  -  Dining  Hall,  Student  Center. 
National  Women's  Committee.  National  Board  Dinner  - 
Club  Lounge,  Student  Center. 
8:30  p.m.    Alumni  .\ssociation.  Reunion  -  Usen  Commons. 


day 


l:30p.r 


3:30  p.m. 

6:00  p.m. 
6:30  p.m. 


Satiirdav,  June    II 

I  1 :00  a.m.     Baccalaureate  Exercises  -  Lllman  Amphitheatre. 

Baccalaureate  Address,  Eleanor  Roosevelt 
12:30  p.m.    Baccalaureate  Luncheon  -  Hamilton  Quadrangle. 
2:00  p.m.    Alumni  Association,  Business  Meeting  -  Seifer  Hall. 
2:30  p.m.    National   Women's  Committee,   Board  Meeting  - 

Hamilton  C  Lounge. 
3:00  p.m.    Kcception.  Fellows  of  the  University  -  Faculty  Dining 

Room.  Student  Center. 
5:30  p.m.    .\nnual  Fellows  Dinner  -  Dining  Hall,  Student  Center. 

Presiding,  Frank  L.  Weil,  Chairman  of  Fellov\'S 

Greetings,  Abraham  Feinberg,  Chairman,  Board  of 

Trustees;  President  Abram  L.  Sachar 

Address,  Judge  Joseph  Proskauer 
6:00  p.m.    Alumni  ,'\ssociation.  Dinner  -  Usen  Commons. 
8:45  p.m.    Festival    Performance:     all    Milhaud    Evening,    Opera 

"Medea"  (first  U.  S.  performance)  and  Ballet  "Salade  " 

featuring  Leon  Danielian  -  Ullman  Amphitheatre. 

Izler  Solomon  conducting  the  Festival  Orchestra 

Eunice  Alberts,  Phyllis  Curtin,  Donald  Gramm, 

Laurel  Hurley,  John  McCollum 

SuuUav,   June    12 

8:30  a.m.    National    Associates    Assembly.    Breakfast    Meeting    - 
Usen  Commons,  the  Castle. 
Presiding,  Milton  Kahn,  Chairman 
9:30  a.m.     National    Women's   Committee,    Business   Meeting   - 

Seifer  Hall. 
I  1 :00  a.m.    Dedication  of  University  Facilities,  open  house. 
12:00  m.        Dedication   Ceremony   -   Seifer   Hall. 
President  Abram  L.  Sachar 

Abraham  Feinberg,  Chairman,  Board  of  Trustees 
Meyer  Jaffe,  Chairman,  Trustees'  Bldg.  Committee 
12:30  p.m.    Commencement  Luncheons  -  Smith  Courtyard,  Hamil- 
ton Quadrangle,  Library  Area,  Faculty  Dining  Room. 
(by  invitation  only) 
1 :30  p.m.     Board   of   Trustees,   Annual   Meeting   -   Club   Lounge, 

Student  Center. 
3:00  p.m.    Commencement  Exercises  -  Ullman  .\mphitheatre. 
Senior  Address,  Thomas  Egan,  '55 
Commencement  Address,  Paul  G.  Hoflfman 
Annual  Report,  President  Abram  L.  Sachar 
Presentation   of   Baccalaureate   Degrees,   Graduate 
Degrees,  and  Honorary   Degrees 
6:00  p.m.    National    Women's   Committee,   Opening   Banquet   - 
Dining  Hall,  Student  Center.     Address.  Abraham 
Feinberg,  Chairman,  Board  of  Trustees 

June  12  Ihrougli  June  15 

National  Women's  Committee.  7th  Annual  Conference. 


IRANDEIS      UNIVERSITY 

Waltham  54,  Massachusetts 


Entered  as  Second  Class  Mai  ( 
the    Post   Office   at   Boston, 


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BRANDEIS 
UNIVERSITY 
BULLETIN 


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Fall  1955 


The  Board  of  Trustees 


Abraham  Feinberg,  Chairman 

Joseph  F.  Ford,  Treasurer 

Norman  S.  Rabb,  Secretary 

George  Alpert 

James  J.  Axelrod 

Meyer  Jaffe 

Milton  Kahn 

Jack  M.  Kaplan 

Dudley  Kimball 

Adele  Rosenwald  Levy 

Joseph  Linsey 

Isador  Lubin 

William  Mazer 

Joseph  M.  Proskauer 

Israel  Rocosin 

Eleanor  Roosevelt 

Esther  Schneider 

Jacob  Shapiro 

Isaiah  Leo  Sharfman 

Simon  E.  Sobeloff 

Frank  L.  Weil 


Contents 


Arhievement   Bulletin 


Brandeis    vs.    Time 


Leaves  of  Grass  . 


Festival   and   Commencement 


President  oj  the  University 
Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar 


Xems  of  tlie  Vniversity  . 


» 


Fellows  oj  the  University 

Hon.  Herbert  H.  Lehman 
Honorary  Chairman 

Frank  L.  Weil 
Chairman 

Philip  M.  Meyers 
Secretary 


Brandeisiana       •  •  • 


outside  baeh  cover 


Mrs.  Joseph  Schneider 

President, 

National  If  omen's  Committee 

Milton  Kahn 
National  Chairman, 
Brandeis  Clubs 

Joseph  Linsey 

Chairman, 

Brandeis  Athletic  Association 

Mrs.  Paul  T.  Smith 

Samuel  L.  Slosberc 

Co-Chairmen, 

Friends  of  the  School  of  Creative  Arts 

Peter  A.  Kessner,  '52 

President, 

Alumni  Association 


On   The   Cover  . 

The   entraiue   to   the    Library 

is    the   back-to-school   scene    of    tlie    actual 

hooks  and  recordings  Brandeis 

freshmen  will  use  during  their  first  year  at 

the   University.    Surveying   the 

job  ahead   is   freshman   Constance   .Neville. 

PUBLISHED  BY   BRANDEIS  tMVERSITY 
OFFICE  OF  PUBLIC  AFFAIRS 

Emanuel  M.  Gilbert,  Director 

Editor:    BtTTE    R.    Kline 

Canipii?   phrilos   bv    Ralph    Norman 
VoL   V.   No.  2  Fall.  1955 

Brandeis  Universily  Bulletin,  piibli-^hcd  lour  time?  a  year  (once  in 
September.  October,  February  and  May*  at  Brandeis  Univer'^ily.  \S'aIlham  54. 
Mass.    Entered    as    second    class    matter    at    the    Post    Office    at    Boston,    Mass. 


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BEGINNINGS  in  academic,  scientific  and  artistic  trails  of  progress  have 
been  cut  by  the  University  in  seven  years  of  work.   Recognition  of  these 
beginnings  has  come  quickly  .  .  .  and  with  it  the  responsibility  of 
expectation  for  the  school,  its  students,  its  faculty  .  .  .  and  the  future 
contributions  they  will  make. 


THREE  YEARS  of  experimental  study 
of  skin  disease  will  be  carried  on 
by  Dr.  Carl  J.  Sinderman,  assistant 
professor  of  biology,  under  a 
120,000  grant  awarded  by  the 
National  Microbiological  Institute 
of  the  United  States  Public  Health 
Service. 

AN  AWARD  of  |5,885  for  research  in 
theoretical  chemistry  has  been 
designated  by  the  United  States 
Office  of  Naval  Research  to  Dr. 
Sidney  Golden,  associate  professor 
of  chemistry,  and  Chairman  of  the 
Graduate  Committee  in  Chemistry. 

THE  ELECTION  of  Dr.  Abraham  Maslow, 
Philip  Meyers  Professor  of 
Psychology,  as  president  of  the 
Division  of  Personality  and  Social 
Psychology,  has  been  announced  by 
the  American  Psychological 
Association. 

AFTER  NATIONAL  COMPETITION,  Peter 
Grippe,  lecturer  in  Fine  Arts,  and 
winner  of  the  First  Prize  for 
Sculpture  in  the  1955  Boston  Arts 
Festival,  has  been  asked  to  submit 
a  model  for  the  United  Nations 
General  Assembly  Building  in 
New  York. 

EACH  OF  THE  LAST  THREE  graduating 
classes  included  students  who  this 
year  have  received  Fulbright  Awards 
.  .  .  Malcolm  Sibulkin  '53,  has 
received  a  renewal  of  his  Fulbright 
Scholarship  for  study  of  music 
composition  in  Helsinki  .  .  . 
Rima  Drell  '54,  will  do  postgrad- 
uate work  at  the  University  of 
Caen,  under  a  Fulbright  Award  .  .  . 
Josiah  Braun  '55,  will  study  under 
the  same  auspices  at  the  University 
of  Lyons. 


RESEARCH  in  Seventeenth  Century 
Chemistry  will  be  carried  on  by 
Dr.  Marie  Boas,  assistant  professor 
of  history,  under  a  recently 
awarded  Guggenheim  Fellowship. 

A  DOUBLE  STIPEND  for  academic 
achievement  has  been  awarded 
Sanford  Lakoff  '55,  recipient  of 
the  Bowdoin  Award  at  Harvard 
University. 

THE  SELECTED  GROUP  of  liberal  arts 
colleges  invited  to  join  Carnegie 
Institute  of  Technology  in  a 
cooperative  five-year  educational 
program  will  this  year  include 
Brandeis  University.   Under  the  new 
plan,  after  three  years  of  study 
at  Brandeis  University,  and  two 
years  of  study  at  Carnegie  Tech, 
a  student  will  be  awarded  both  a 
liberal  arts  degree  and  a  science 
or  engineering  degree  from  both 
institutions. 

JOINING  Princeton,  Dartmouth, 
Columbia  and  Yale,  Brandeis  will 
this  year  participate  with  Sweet 
Briar  College  in  their  "Junior  Year 
in  France"  program,  and  will  en- 
courage and  aid  third-year  students 
who  qualify  for  and  desire  this 
foreign  study. 

"SNEAKING  UP  ON  CANCER",  an  article 
in  the  October  issue  of  "Chemical 
and  Engineering  News"  credited  the 
work  of  Dr.  Eliahu  Boger,  research 
associate  in  Chemistry  at  Brandeis. 
The  article,  published  by  the 
American  Chemical  Society  told  of 
"antitumor  mustard,  a  new  secondary 
amine  mustard  which  has  been 
synthesized  for  possible  use 
against  tumors  in  which  the  enzyme 
phosphamidase  may  be  found." 


On  June  12.  the  1954-55  academic  year  was  officially  closed  by  Commencement 
Day. 

On  September  26,  the  1955-56  academic  year  was  officially  opened  by  Registration 
Day. 

Summer — which  separates  these  dates — is  usually  thought  of  as  a  quiet,  unhurried, 
relaxed  period  on  a  college  campus. 

To  Brandeis  it  meant  a  13-week  race  between  the  University  staff  and  time.  It  was 
a  contest  with  a  valuable  prize — the  education,  housing,  health  and  general  welfare  of 
more  than  1100  students. 

A  college  preparing  for  the  year's  first  semester  is  expected  to  busy  itself  with  the 
scheduling  of  courses,  instructors,  and  classrooms  ...  it  is  expected  to  fill  the  summer 
months  with  the  problems  of  dormitory  assignments.  However,  anticipating  the 
needs  and  desires  of  more  than  a  thousand  young  people  necessitates  some  unusual 
preparations. 

A  stranger  glancing  at  a  stack  of  the  university's  purchase  orders  during  the 
summer's  "getting  ready"  weeks,  would  be  puzzled  as  to  the  kind  of  corporation 
needing  so  many  unrelated  items: 

for  school  band 

for  health  examinations  required  of  all 
freshmen 

for  new  boundaries  of  basketball  court 
ivhich  must  be  changed  to  comply  with 
new  NCAA  regulations 

for  science  requirements 

The  Campus  Store,  mecca  of  on-campus  shopping  for  students,  orders  enough 
individual  bottles  of  ink  to  fill  a  barrel  and  spiral  notebooks  which  form  a  250  foot  pile. 


1  Glockenspiel 

3  Reflex  Hammers 

2  Gallons  Special  Black  Paint 


4  Dozen  Rabbits 


Ordering,  receiving  and  preparing  athletic 
equipment  takes  place  during  the  summer 
months.  Dozens  of  basketballs  await  the 
arrival  of  the  Brandeis  Varsity  team. 


The  University  has  hundreds  of  healthy 
tites  to  satisfy  daily,  and  here  the  Sh 
checks  one  of  the  first  shipments  o 
13,000  dozen  eggs  students  will  eat  this 


Students  purchased  more  than  10,000  greeting  cards  last  year,  and  long  before  their 
September  arrival  this  year,  samples,  selections  and  orders  had  been  processed  for  the 
expected  February  boom  on  Valentines.  Many  of  the  44,408  bottles  of  Coke  consumed 
last  year  came  from  the  Campus  Store's  dispenser,  and  the  first  supply  for  the  current 
year  was  among  summer  orders. 

Running  a  university  is  big  business,  as  seen  in  the  requisitions  for  more  than 
five-and-one-half  tons  of  paper.  These  1,160,000  sheets  are  utilized  in  one  academic 
year  by  administration  and  staff  only  .  .  .  the  supply  used  by  students  and  faculty  adds 
additional  tonnage. 

Early  in  September,  delivery  trucks  drive  up  to  various  buildings  on  campus, 
filling  the  August-ordered  shipments: 

.  .  .  300  goldfish  are  re-located  in  the  Three  Chapels'  pool,  not  for  decorative  pur- 
poses alone,  but  to  consume  any  growing  vegetation. 

...  84  mop  handles,  78  brooms,  and  156  dustmops  are  delivered  to  the  Maintenance 
Building  to  supplement  the  cleaning  equipment  on  hand. 

.  .  .  100  pounds  of  grass  seed  are  signed  for  by  the  Grounds  Crew. 

.  .  .  the  Science  Stockroom  is  animated  by  the  arrival  of  live  cockroaches,  chickens, 
mice  and  frogs.  It  is  here  that  sensitive  Oscilloscopes,  Tachistoscope  and  Radio  Isotopes 
find  their  destination  .  .  .  along  with  Geiger  Counters,  lead  bricks  and  gallons  of  heavy 
water. 


Students  are  now  attending  classes  .  .  .  building  solid  foundations  of  friendship 
with  classmates  and  instructors  .  .  .  have  a  well  equipped  infirmary  should  they  need  it 
.  .  .  are  settled  in  their  dorms,  and  are  feeling  quite  comfortably  "at  home." 

This  is  the  prize  time  has  lost  in  the  summer-long  race.  But  she  is  not  a  discour- 
aged loser,  and  can  be  counted  on  to  compete  again,  the  day  after  Commencement,  1956. 


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Personnel    tries    to    solve    any    "off 
Iroblems  .  .  .  before  they  arise.    Help- 
idi  find  the  spot  to  hang  their  long 
dresses  is  one  of  them. 


Upon  the  delivery  of  a  much-desired  Tachis- 
toscope, a  member  of  the  Psychology 
Department  checks  its  workability,  before  it 
is  employed  in  actual  tests. 


by     MILTON     HINDUS 


Associate  Professor  of  English,  Bran- 
deis  University;  editor  of  "Leaves  of 
Grass:  One  Hundred  Years  After"; 
author  of  "The  Proustian  Vision";  con- 
tributor to  "The  New  York  Times 
Book  Review,"  "The  New  York  Herald- 
Tribune  Books,"  "Poetry"  (Chicago), 
"Commentary,"  and  many  other  peri- 
odicals here  and  abroad. 


NE  HUNDRED  YEARS  AGO,  in   1855,  a  vil 

tually  unknown  writer  gathered  together  a  thi: 
sheaf  of  twelve  experimental  poems.  He  could  ge 
no  commercial  publisher  to  risk  the  investment 
so  he  Bet  up  the  type  for  the  book  with  his  owi 
hands  at  the  printing  establishment  of  Andrevl 
and  James  Rome  in  Brooklyn.  Such  were  thi 
inauspicious,  depressing  circumstances  whicl 
preceded  the  appearance  of  one  of  the  mos 
remarkable  books  of  the  nineteenth  century— 
Leaves  of  Grass  by  Wah  Whitman. 

It  would  be  pleasant  to  record  that  the  poa 
was  immediately  recognized  by  the  world,  but  th( 
sober  fact  is  that,  with  few  exceptions,  reviewer: 
either  abused  his  work  or  (what  is  worse) 
ignored  it.  The  most  important  exception  was 
Ralph  Waldo  Emerson,  who  wrote  a  letter  of  con' 
gratulations  to  the  author,  which  served  him  ai 
the  basis  of  his  literary  self-confidence  durini 
many  years  of  neglect. 

In  summing  up  the  history  of  Whitman'; 
work  during  the  hundred  years  since  1855.  the 
contemporary  poet  William  Carlos  Williams,  him- 
self a  remote  descendant  in  the  poetic  succession 
of  Whitman,  has  said  that  "Leaves  of  Grass  has 
been  practically  continuously  under  fire  but  never 
defeated."  In  the  estimation  of  Williams  himself, 
his  great  predecessor  had  produced  "a  book  as 
important  as  we  are  likely  to  see  in  the  next 
thousand  years." 

Many  different  people  have  found  dif- 
ferent messages  in  Whitman — which  is  only  nat- 
ural considering  both  their  own  predilections  and 
the  fact  that  he  is  a  many-sided  writer.  At  the 
present  juncture  of  history,  it  seems  to  me  that 
two  aspects  ought  to  be  emphasized  most.  The 
first  is  his  heartening  faith  ( a  quality  which  he 
once  described  as  "the  antiseptic  of  the  soul") 
in  himself  and  in  his  country.  The  United  States, 
as    his    prophetic    vision    encompassed    it,    was 


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essentially  the  greatest  poem."  It  was  "liberty's 
ation"  and  its  destiny  would  be  to  confront  an 
nruly  world  .   .   .   "completely  arm'd  and  vic- 

tprious  .  .  .  with  Law  on  one  side  and  Peace  on 
le   other"    (words    which    to    my    ear    have    a 

r  trangely  contemporary  sound).  The  second 
spect  which  is  so  important  to  us  today  is  his 
onception  of  America  as  "not  merely  a  nation 
ut  a  teeming  nation  of  nations."  The  last  phrase 
lay  be  taken  to  refer  to  America's  greatness 
lone,  but  it  may  also  indicate  an  ideal  toleration 
f  cultural  diversity  among  our  population, 
hich  is  largely  absent  from  the  more  superficial 
ascription  of  America  as  a  "melting-pot." 

Whitman  is  first  of  all  the  patriot  poet, 
nd  though  this  theme  is  orchestrated  in  his  later 
I'ork  until  it  is  somewhat  difficult  to  distinguish 
rem  a  variety  of  other  themes  with  which  it  is 
ombined,  it  remains  as  the  basic  theme,  under- 
ling all  others.  It  is  important  to  stress  his  rela- 
loii  to  America,  because  attempts  have  been 
lade  in  recent  times  to  abduct  the  prestige  of 
Vhitman  s  name  in  order  to  make  it  serve  ends 
liniical  to  the  truly  democratic  ones  which  he 
iniself  proposed. 

Recently,  for  example,  news  has  reached  us 
jiat  the  Chinese  Communists,  for  some  obscure 
easons  of  their  own.  were  observing  the  cen- 
"narx  of  the  publication  of  Leaves  of  Grass. 
iiiiu  the  point  of  view  of  good  friexids  of  Whit- 
lan's  reputation,  this  "celebration"  is  somewhat 
inliarrassing.  But  it  is  of  a  piece  with  Commu- 
ist  attempts  in  the  past  to  capture  and  use  for 
urposes  of  their  own  the  moral  authority  of  the 
.lebrew  Prophets,  the  names  of  the  founding 
lathers  of  the  American  Republic,  and  the  repu- 
ilions  of  literary  men  like  Victor  Hugo. 

This  particular  slander  (there  have  been 
ihcTs  as  Weill  upon  Whitman  was  started  by  the 
Iu~>ian  Bolsheviks,  who  soon  after  their  seizure 


of  power  in  1917  "adopted"  Whitman  as  their 
own.  Concerning  this,  the  American  poet  Amy 
Lowell  acidly  remarked:  "The  last  ignominy  to 
him  would  be  the  usage  of  his  words  to  tear  down 
the  governmental  structure  that  he  loved."  Her 
analysis  finds  unexpected  support  in  the  words  of 
a  sober-minded  Russian  critic,  D.  Mirsky,  who 
writes:  "One  can  no  more  shut  his  eyes  to  the 
anti-revolutionary  character  of  Whitman's  ideol- 
ogy than  one  can  to  his  mysticism.  His  position 
in  American  democracy  was  not  on  the  extreme 
Left  .  .  .  Whitman's  democracy,  organically  and 
in  deepest  essence,  was  nationalistic.  Democracy 
for  him  was  something  specifically  American.  He 
accepted  it  as  something  already  existent  in  the 
nature  of  the  American  people  and  needing  only 
to  be  brought  to  light."  It  was  not  long  after 
these  words  were  written  that  Mirsky  was  sent  to 
a  correction  camp  in  Siberia  where,  according  to 
Edmund  Wilson,  he  perished  a  few  years  later. 

The  London  Times  Literary  Supplement  in 
a  recent  review  remarked  that  Whitman  repre- 
sented two  ideas  which  are  indissolubly  linked 
together  in  his  mind — human  brotherhood  and 
America.  He  is  great,  the  Times  went  on  to  say, 
because  to  these  two  powerful  ideas  he  brought 
the  embodiment  of  "a  vivid,  concrete,  and  indi- 
vidual vision." 

This  is  well  said,  I  think,  and  accurately 
describes  the  Whitman  whose  Leaves  of  Grass 
first  came  to  light  just  one  hundred  years  ago. 
This  is  the  Wliitman  who  had  so  rock-like  a 
reassurance  of  his  own  permanent  value  that  he 
could  write  the  following  lines  in  Song  of  Myselj 
without  a  hint  of  vanity  or  egotism — lines  of 
which  the  measured  syllables  have,  at  least  to  my 
ear,  such  a  majestic  tread: 

"My  foothold  is  tenon  d  and  mortis' d  in  granite; 
I  laugh  at  what  you  call  dissolution. 
And  I  know  the  amplitude  of  time." 


Conducting  his  own  worVs,  "Percussion  Con- 
certo" and  "Canfate  Nupltale,"  Darius  Milhaud 
leads  the  Festival  Orchestra. 


Consullanf-composer-conductor  conference  in- 
eluded  Arthur  Berger,  Chairman  of  the  Graduate 
Committee  in  Music,  (left)  Darius  Mllhaud, 
whose  opera  and  ballet  were  Festival  highlights, 
and  Izler  Solomon,  Festival  Music  Director, 


A  few  of  the  thousands  of  spectators  who  flocked 
to  the  Festival  Art  Exhibition,  which  included 
works  from  the  Brandeis  Art  Collection,  Primitive 
Art  from  the  collection  of  Elliot  Elisofon,  and  a 
group  of  20th   Century   Painting   and   Sculpture. 


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X  HE  ACADEMIC  TIDE  has  brought  the  vital  flow  of  new  ideas,  new 
people,  and  new  goals  to  the  university. 

But  this  is  only  half  of  a  school's  purpose  ...  to  be  completely 
fulfilled  the  flow  must  be  returned. 

This  outward  flow  .  .  .  the  ebbtide  of  Brandeis  ...  is  most  intense 
and  most  obvious  in  June,  when  Commencement  and  the  Festival  of 
Creative  Arts,  simultaneously,  but  individually,  make  contributions. 

A  UNIVERSITY  IS  PICTURED  as  an  institution  to  be  tapped  for  knowl- 
edge by  young  minds  seeking  education  ...  as  a  vault  of  storage  for 
things  past  ...  as  an  interpreter  of  what  has  gone  before. 

On  the  surface,  this  is  true. 

However,  if  a  university  is  to  grow,  it  must  learn  as  well  as  teach. 

In  most  fields  the  learning  is  achieved  through  research  ...  in  the 
area  of  the  Arts,  research  manifests  itself  in  performance. 

The  establishment  of  an  Annual  Festival  of  Creative  Arts  at 
Brandeis  University  is  based  on  such  thinking.  The  University's  ideal  in 
founding  a  regular  art  festival  was  expressed  by  Leonard  Bernstein, 
director  of  the  first  festival: 

".  .  .  through  performance  we  can  provoke  thought  and  free  dis- 
cussion: through  discussing  we  can  learn;  and  through  learning  we  can 
rediscover  our  culture  and  ourselves." 

With  two  successful  Festivals  to  its  credit,  Brandeis  added  excite- 
ment to  the  pre-Commencement  days  by  ambitious  and  original  pro- 
gramming for  its  Third  Annual  Festival  of  Creative  Arts. 

The  interest,  stress  and  energy  that  is  being  attended  the  Arts  today 
has  resulted  in  both  the  encouragement  of  creative  ability  among  con- 
temporaries, and  the  renewed  interest  and  appreciation  of  past  literature, 
music,  drama  and  art. 

At  the  core  of  this  current  "renaissance  of  art"  are  the  nation's 
universities  and  colleges  .  .  .  and  standing  tall  in  their  midst  is  Brandeis. 


Victims  of  the  gods  are  the  characters  in  "The  Thracian  Horses,"  the  modern 
comedy  based  upon  a  Greek  theme,  by  Maurice  Valency.  Performing  are 
(I.  to  r.)  Thomas  Barbour,  Neva  Patterson,  Darren  McGavin  and  Martyn  Green. 


Sardinian  folk  mu  <  i  -.  ell  as  the  dancing  of  the 
ballet  "Salade"  delighted  the  audience  attend- 
ing the  performance  which  closed  Festival  Week. 


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A  GROUP  OF  FRESH  YOUNG  GRADUATES  transfer  the  site  of  their 
learning  and  probing  from  the  campus  to  the  world-at-large. 

They  carry  with  them  not  only  the  facts  and  figures  of  book  knowl- 
edge, but  attitudes  toward  living  which  they  worked  to  develop  .  .  .  and 
more  important  ...  to  understand. 

Thomas  Egan,  president  of  the  Class  of  '55,  personified  the  voices 
of  167  classmates  in  his  Commencement  Address: 

"Our  nation  as  a  whole  has  progressively  cherished  tolerance,  under- 
standing, and  the  acceptance  of  minorities,  both  religious  and  racial. 
All  of  this  has  been  possible  only  because  the  hearts  of  men  have  been 
warmed,  as  their  minds  have  been  enlightened. 

"Throughout  much  of  the  world  today  the  United  Nations  worked 
toward  international  brotherhood  .  .  .  These  dynamic  experiments  in 
brotherhood  have  come  to  nearly  complete  fruition  here  at  Brandeis 
University.    Here,  brotherhood  has  become  a  working  philosophy. 

"It  has  often  been  said  that  Brandeis  is  a  Utopia  and  that  we  are 
sheltered  here  from  the  outside  world.  In  these  protected  Surroundings 
we  have  realized  the  goal  toward  which  so  much  of  the  larger  world  is 
striving.  Therefore,  Brandeis  can  be  termed  a  Utopia.  But  is  not  the 
world  for  which  mankind  is  striving  a  Utopia? 

"Yes,  my  classmates,  we  have  lived  for  four  years  the  principles 
upon  which  the  hope  for  the  future  lies.  As  we  go  out  into  the  world  of 
reality  we  must  not  let  ourselves  forget  what  we  have  learned  here  at 
Brandeis.  Our  task  is  to  remain  vigilant  in  the  articulation  of  the  prin- 
ciples upon  which  this  university  stands. 

"We  must  reassure  our  liberty  .  .  .  our  individuality  .  .  .  our  right 
to  make  our  own  choices,  firm  in  the  belief  that  total  or  meaningless 
conformity  means  death  to  the  spirit. 


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Guests  at  Commencement  Included  [above  I  to  r) 
Edward  M.  M.  Warburg,  Paul  G.  Hoffman,  and 
Joseph  F.  Ford,  honorary  degree  recipients; 
Abraham  Feinberg,  chairman  of  the  Board;  Gov. 
Christian  A.  Herter  and  Judge  Joseph  M. 
Proskauer,  also  honorary  degree  recipients. 


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A^IVi  AL   BOSTON  DlX^eit 

On  Sunday  evening,  December  4,  the  largest 
gathering  of  Brandeis  "foster  alumni"  to 
assemble  annually  will  fill  the  Main  Ballroom 
of  the  Statler  Hotel  In  Boston,  for  the  7th 
Annual  Dinner-Meeting  of  the  Brandeis  Club 
of  Greater  Boston.  More  than  1000  members 
and  their  wives  will  attend  the  event,  which 
the  Greater  Boston  community  has  established  j 
as  the  annual  highlight  of  the  winter  calendar.     Is 


UNIVERSITY  FRIENDS  ACROSS   COUNTRY 
MERGE    INTO   NATIONAL   RRANDEIS    CLURS 


Tradition  was  born  on  September  1,  when  friends  of  the  University  in  major  cities  throughout  the  nation  united  to  creatt 
a  much  needed  formal  national  organization  ...  to  be  known  as  the  Brandeis  Club. 

The  rapid  mushrooming  of  Brandeis-interested-groups  in  more  than  300  communities  throughout  the  United  States,  Cub; 
and  Canada,  indicated  the  necessity  for  national  coordination,  which  would  insure  and  encourage  the  efforts  of  the  ever  multiply 
ing  number  of  "foster  alumni." 


Coast-to-Coast 

Joining  the  company  of  the  century-old 
Harvard  Club  of  Boston  .  .  .  the  Dartmouth 
Club  of  Philadelphia  .  .  .  and  other  univer- 
sity-dedicated groups  surrounded  by  tradi- 
tion, the  September-chartered  Brandeis  Club 
of  New  York,  and  the  soon-to-be-established 
Brandeis  Club  of  Los  Angeles,  will  be  coast- 
line pillars  for  a  string  of  fellow-clubs  across 
the  nation,  all  pledged  to  serving  their 
adopted  Alma  Mater. 

Membership  in  the  Brandeis  Clubs  will  be 
open  lo  all  donors  to  the  University.  This 
will  include  contributors  of  general  gifts. 
capital  gifts,  scholarships,  and  other  bene- 
factions. 

Five  Membership  Categories 

Supplementing  the  thousands  of  Associate 
memberships,  friends  of  the  University  will 
be  eligible  for  annual  membership  on  the 
levels  of  Sponsor,  Patron,  Benefactor  and 
Life  Memberships. 

These  men,  pooling  leadership  ability  from 
all  sections  of  the  country,  will  work  with 
their  fellow-members  in  aiding  their  adopted 
Alma  Mater  realize  its  full  potential  growth. 

Structure  of  the  Brandeis  Clubs  will  be 
built  around  a  basic  national  format,  but  will 
allow  for  "'custom  made"  variations,  keyed  to 
the  necessity  of  each  local  community. 


Milton  Kahn 


National  Officers 

Coast-to-coast  coordination  will  be  achieved 
through  a  national  body,  with  its  own  na- 
tional officers,  representing  the  vast  geo- 
graphic range  of  the  Clubs. 

National  chairman  for  this  inaugural  year 
of  the  Brandeis  Club  is  Milton  Kahn  of 
Boston,  Mass.  Nation- 
al vice-chairmen  are: 
Reuben  B.  Gryzmish 
and  Julius  Schepps. 
Regional  vice-chair- 
men are  Milton  H. 
Callner,  Chicago,  III.; 
Irving  Kahn,  New 
York;  Morris  Silver, 
Manchester,  N.  H.; 
Leonard  N.  Simons,  Detroit,  Mich.;  Ben- 
jamin H.  Swig,  San  Francisco,  Calif.; 
Harold  Turk,  Miami  Beach,  Fla.,  and  Joseph 
J.  Weingarten,  Houston,  Texas. 

Treasurer  is  Joseph  F.  Ford,  Boston,  Mass., 
and  secretary  Howard  E.  Wolfson,  Chicago, 
Dl. 

The  merger  of  thousands  of  friends  of  the 
University  into  a  national  organization  will 
not  only  stimulate  a  flow  of  information 
among  local  Brandeis  Clubs,  but  will  facili- 
tate contact  between  the  individual  Clubs 
and  the  University  itself.  It  will  also  enable 
the  LIniversity  to  provide  unique  educational 
programs  for  its  local  Clubs,  through  its 
faculty  and  personnel  afiBliations. 


Abrainovitz  I¥ained 
As  Architectural 
Counsel  to  School 

The  appointment  of  Max  Abramovitz  ol 
New  York,  as  Architectural  Consultant  to  thf 
University,  has  been  announced  by  Abraharr 
Feinberg,  chairman  of  the  Board  of  Trustees 

Partner  in  the  firm  of  Harrison  and  Abrara 
ovitz.  Architects,  of  New  York  City,  Mr 
Abramovitz  is  responsible  for  the  physical 
interpretation  of  the  University's  Thret' 
Chapels. 

Another  tribute  to  Mr.  Abramovitz'  abilit); 
is  the  new  David  Stoneman  Infirmary. 

The  Slosberg  Music  and  Art  Center  build 
ing  is  now  being  designed  by  the  architect 
of  international  reputation,  and  plans  for  thf 
recently  announced  Rabb  Graduate  Cental 
are  the  latest  University  projects  to  reach  hit 
drawing  board. 

A  former  associate  professor  at  Yale  Uni- 
versity's School  of  Fine  Arts,  Mr.  Abramovili 
was  deputy  director  of  the  United  Nations 
Headquarters  Planning  Office. 

Among  the  buildings  credited  to  his 
are  the  United  States  Embassy  buildings 
Rio  de  Janeiro  and  Havana ;  the  Corning 
Glass  Center  in  New  York;  the  Alcoa  Office 
Building  in  Pittsburgh,  and  the  U.  S.  Rubbei^! 
Building,  Rockefeller  Center,  New  York 


jjrHOlJSAIVDS    SEE    THREE    CHAPELS    DEDICATED; 
HOIVORARY    DEGREES    COIVFERRED    CPOIV    FOCR 


At  a  filled-to-capacity  formal  academic  con- 

iiation,  which  attracted  the  attention  of  na- 

unal  magazines,  coast-to-coast  telecasts,  and 
ress  coverage  by  the  major  wire  services,  on 
ictober  30,  the  Three  Chapels  at  Brandeis 
University  were  officially  dedicated. 
'  The  greetings  of  the  University  were  ex- 

■nded  to  thousands  of  members  of  the 
latholic,    Protestant    and    Jewish    faiths    by 

braham  Feinberg,  chairman  of  the  Board 
f  Trustees. 

Tlie  assembly  then  heard  Supreme  Court 
ustice  John  Marshall  Harlan  deliver  the 
edicatory  address,  which  was  the  ceremonial 
itablishment  of  the  only  religious  grouping 
f    its    kind    on    a    college    campus    in    the 

niied  States. 

,  Justice  Harlan  is  the  grandson  of  the  for- 
(ler  U.  S.  Supreme  Court  Justice  of  the  same 
anie,  for  whom  the  Protestant  Chapel  has 
een  named. 

Highlight  of  the  afternoon  was  the  presen- 
ition  of  Honorary  Degrees  to  distinguished 
ipresentatives  of  the  Catholic,  Protestant 
id  Jewish  faiths. 

Preceding  the  presentation  of  the  four 
egrees.  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar  described  the 
jcipients  as  men  "whose  explorations  in  the 
;rvice  of  truth  have  helped  illumine  the 
aths  of  their  fellow  men." 

In  addition  to  Justice  Harlan,  honorary 
egrees  were  conferred  upon: 
I  Dr.  Jacques  Maritain,  Professor  Emeritus 
f  Princeton  University,  a  specialist  in  the 
■holastic  system  of  St.  Thomas  .Aquinas.  Dr. 
laritain,  the  former  French  Ambassador  to 
le  Holy  See,  has  lectured  on  Thomist  phi- 
isophy  at  the  Universities  of  I^ouvian. 
eneva,  Fribourg,  Milan,  Bonn,  Oxford,  and 
le  Angelicum  in  Rome. 

Dr.  Paul  Johannes  Tillich.  University  Pro- 
:ssur  at  Harvard  University,  and  Professor 
f  philosophical  theology  at  the  Union  Theo- 
igical  Seminary  of  New  York  City.  Author 
f  a  number  of  books  on  the  philosophy  of 
pligion.    Dr.    Tillicli    has    served    with    the 


Justice  John  M.  Harlan  Dr.  Leo  Baeck 

faculties  of  the  University  of  Marburg,  Uni- 
versity of  Dresden,  University  of  Leipzig, 
University  of  Frankfurt-am-Main,  and  the 
University  of  Berlin. 

Dr.  Leo  Baeck,  formerly  chief  Rabbi  of 
Germany,  and  Professor  at  the  Hebrew  Union 
College,  Jewish  Institute  of  Religion  in  Cin- 
cinnati. He  is  president  of  the  World  Union 
for  Progressive  Judaism,  and  has  written 
numerable  books  on  Judaism.  Accepting  the 
degree  for  Dr.  Baeck,  who  was  unable  to 
attend  because  of  sudden  illness,  was  his 
granddaughter,  Mrs.  Stanley  S.  Dreyfus  of 
Terre  Haute,  Ind. 

The  Catholic  Chapel  has  been  named  the 
Bethlehem  Chapel  by  Archbishop  Richard  J. 
Cushing  of  Boston,  who  celebrated  the  first 
Mass  at  dedication  ceremonies  on  Septem- 
ber 9. 

The  Protestant  Chapel,  which  was  reli- 
giously dedicated  on  the  morning  of  Octo- 
ber 30,  has  been  named  in  honor  of  Supreme 
Court  Justice  John  Marshall  Harlan,  whose 
famous  dissent  against  the  Supreme  Court 
decision  to  set  up  separate  facilities  for 
colored  and  white  in  the  country's  elementary 
schools  has  this  year  been  vindicated  by  a 
Supreme  Court  ruling. 

The  Jewish  Chapel  has  been  named  in 
memory  of  Mendel  and  Leah  Berlin,  parents 
of  Dr.  David  D.  Berlin,  Boston  surgeon. 
Religious  ceremonies  for  the  dedication  were 
conducted  by  Rabbi  Judah  Nadich  of  Con- 
gregation Kehillath  Israel  of  Brookline, 
Mass.,  on  September  11. 


Dr.  Jacques  Maritain 


Dr.  Paul  Tillich 


he  Berlin,   Harlan   and   Bethlehem  Chapels    (left  to  right)    are  a   background   for   Br.mdeis  students 
s  they  cut  across  the  tri-faith  area  on  their  way  to  classes. 


Three  Chaplains 
Conducting  Services 
On  Brandeis  Campus 

Although  the  combined  dedication  of  the 
Bethlehem,  Berlin,  and  Harlan  Chapels  was 
held  on  October  30,  the  Three  Chapels  have 
been  open  to  students,  and  have  offered  regu- 
lar services  and  masses  since  the  inception  of 
the  academic  year. 

Through  a  subvention  from  the  Massachu- 
setts Committee  of  Catholics,  Protestants  and 
Jews,  Chaplains  have  been  appointed  to  the 
Hillel  Foundation,  Newman  Club,  and  Stu- 
dents" Christian  Association,  the  student 
organizations  who  have  undertaken  the 
responsibility  for  religious  services  in  the 
Chapels. 

The  Rev.  Basil  W.  Kenney,  C.S.P.,  of  St. 
Ann's  Parish  in  Boston's  Back  Bay  has  been 
appointed  Catholic  Chaplain  of  the  Newman 
Club  at  Brandeis. 

A  native  of  Toronto,  Canada,  Fr.  Kenney 
was  an  Infantry  Chaplain  with  the  Canadian 
.Army  in  Europe  during  World  War  II,  and 
has  also  served  as  Newman  Chaplain  at  Tufts 
L'niversity. 

Fr.  Kenney  will  maintain  a  Brandeis  office 
in  the  new  Bethlehem  Chapel  and  will  con- 
tinue his  other  duties  at  the  in-town  Boston 
headquarters  of  the  Newman  Clubs. 

Heading  the  Brandeis  Chapter  of  the  HiUel 
Foundation  is  Rabbi  Judah  Stampfer,  who 
was  formerly  Hillel  advisor  at  the  University 
of  Manitoba  in  Canada.  Rabbi  Stampfer  is 
currently  a  Ph.D.  candidate  at  Harvard 
I'niversity. 

Joining  the  Catholic  and  Jewish  Chaplains 
in  conducting  services  for  students  of  the 
three  major  faiths  at  Brandeis,  is  Rev.  Donald 
Kocher,  ordained  Presbyterian  minister.  A 
graduate  of  Princeton  I'niversity  Seminary, 
the  Protestant  Cliaplain  is  also  a  Ph.D.  can- 
didate at  Harvard  University's  Divinity 
School,  and  is  a  former  faculty  member  of 
Lafayette  College. 


♦ 


UNIVERSITY  GRADUATE  CENTER  TO  RE  RUIETf 
AS  GIFT  OF  PROMINENT  ROSTON  COUPud^ 


Linking  the  family  name  of  Rabb  with 
another  example  of  the  philanthropy  and 
vision  of  one  of  Boston's  leading  families,  the 
University  has  announced  plans  to  erect  the 
Rabb  Graduate  Center  on  campus. 

Made  possible  by  the  generosity  of  Joseph 
and  Lottie  Rabinovitz,  the  sorely  required 
Center  will  answer  the  need  of  Brandeis 
graduate  students,  who  are  now  working  for 
advanced  degrees  in  seven  areas  of  studv. 


Joseph  Rabinovlti  Lottie  Rabinovlti 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rabinovitz  are  the  parents  of 
Norman  Rabb,  a  trustee  of  the  University; 
Sidney  Rabb  and  Irving  Rabb,  all  of  Boston, 
and  Mrs.  Sidney  Solomon  of  New  York. 

The  architectural  firm  of  Harrison  and 
Abramovitz  of  New  York,  has  been  com- 
missioned to  design  the  Center,  central  fea- 
ture of  which  will  be  a  large  circular  lounge. 

Complementing  the  other  buildings  on 
campus,  the  exterior  of  the  Rabb  Graduate 
Center  wiU  be  of  glass  and  brick  and  will 
include  seminar  rooms,  large  enough  for  class 
use;  faculty  offices  and  rooms,  which  will  be 
suitable  for  small  groups,  and  private  instruc- 
tion; and  administrative  offices  for  the  Grad- 
uate School. 

Known  as  the  "elder  statesman  of  his  com- 
munity" Mr.  Rabinovitz's  announcement  of 
his  decision  to  establish  a  Graduate  Center  at 
the  University,  follows  the  long  pattern  of  his 
positive  philanthropic  activities. 

The  respected  businessman  and  community 
leader  is  a  trustee  of  the  Associated  Jewish 
Philanthropies  of  Boston;  honorary  life  trus- 
tee of  Congregation  Kehillath  Israel,  Brook- 
line:  and  honorary  life  director  of  the  Beth 
Israel  Hospital. 

His  wife,  Lottie,  is  no  less  active  in  com- 
munal affairs,  and  her  roster  or  organization 
affiliations  is  hardly  tapped  by  mention  of 
her  activity  with  the  Brandeis  University, 
Women's  Committee,  Hadassah,  Cerebral 
Palsy  Council  of  Boston,  and  the  Boston 
Association  for  Retarded  Children. 

During  the  University's  third  year,  the  em- 
ployees of  Stop  &  Shop,  Inc.,  of  which  Mr. 
Rabinovitz  is  president,  paid  tribute  to  the 
couple  by  establishing  the  Joseph  and  Lottie 
Rabinovitz  Student  Loan  Fund  at  Brandeis, 
in  honor  of  their  50th  wedding  anniversary. 


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RABB  GRADUATE  CENTER -The  artist's  sketch  of  the  proposed  new  Graduate  Center  to  be  buill 
on  campus  through  the  generosity  of  Joseph  and  Lottie  Rabinovitz.  The  modern  glass  and  brick 
building  will  be  the  center  of  activity  for  more  than  100  graduate  students  now  enrolled  at  the 
University.  The  circular  glass-walled  commons  room  will  be  the  meeting  site  for  graduate  students, 
and   interfaculty  colloquies. 


MAILMAN   BROTHERS 
GIFT   ANNOUNCED   AT 
MIAMI   BEACH,  FLA. 

University  friends  from  the  environs  of  the 
Greater  Miami  area  formed  a  capacity  crowd 
at  a  dinner-meeting  at  the  Delano  Hotel  on 
Miami  Beach,  and  heard  a  current  report  of 
the  University  by  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar,  guest 
speaker. 

Highlight  of  the  evening  was  the  announce- 
ment of  a  $100,000  capital  gift  to  the  Uni- 
versity by  Joseph  Mailman  of  New  York,  and 
A.  L.  Mailman  of  Miami. 

Under  the  co-chairmanship  of  Dr.  Stanley 
Frehling,  and  Jack  Leonard,  the  event  at- 
tracted 350  people,  and  brought  dozens  of 
new  Associates  and  Life  Members,  in  addi- 
tion to  scholarships  and  general  gifts. 

Sponsors  included  Carl  Weinkle,  Dr.  Joseph 
Weidberg,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harold  Turk,  Jacob 
Sher,  Mayor  Harold  Shapiro,  Sam  Proster- 
man,  Mrs.  Albert  Pick,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  David 
Phillips,  Dr.  Kurt  Peiser,  Rabbi  Irving  Lehr- 
man.  Rabbi  Leon  Krenish,  Abe  Kurman,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Leon  B.  Jacobs,  Mrs.  Ben  Zion 
Ginsburg,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  Fruchtman, 
Samuel  Friedland,  B.  F.  Danbaum.  Joseph 
Cherner,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Leo  Chaikin,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Samuel  Blank  and  Mrs.  Jack  Ablin. 


Alumni  Welcomed  at 
Homecoming  Weekend 

Representatives  from  all  classes  of  the 
Brandeis  University  Alumni  Association, 
which  now  has  a  membership  of  588,  werej 
present  on  campus  recently  for  the  19S5 
Homecoming  Weekend. 


Welcomed  by  students,  who  spent  wedj 
decorating  dorms,  building  paper  machef 
statues,  and  planning  events  of  hospitality 
for  their  predecessors  at  the  University,  the 
Alumni,  in  many  cases  accompanied  by  their 
husbands,  wives,  and  children,  enjoyed  their 
ihree-day  visit  back  at  school.  Chairman 
for  Homecoming  Weekend  was  Lois  Lyons 
Lindauer,  '53. 

The  weekend  began  with  a  Faculty  Party 
on  Friday  evening,  followed  by  a  late  Buffet 
Supper  planned  by  the  Student  Council  to 
welcome  the  Alumni.  Saturday's  schedule  for 
Alumni  included  judging  of  the  sculpture 
exhibition,  and  the  afternoon  football  game 
with  the  University  of  Massachusetts. 

Highlight  of  the  weekend  was  the  Barbe-i 
cue  Dinner,  cooked  over  the  fireplace  of  thei 
Usen  Commons  in  the  Castle  on  Saturday^  | 
evening. 

On  Sunday  morning,  Alumni  were  the! 
guests  of  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Sachar  at  a  brimch' 
in  the  Usen  Commons. 


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'hree  Chapels 
^ra^i"  National 
,  ;^ews  Coverage 


The  attention  of  the  nation  and  the  world 
IS  drawn  to  Brandeis  University  recently, 
rough  news  coverage  of  the  dedication  of 
e  Three  Chapels. 

Soon  after  the  formal  dedicatory  cere- 
jnies.  Life  magazine  devoted  four  pages  of 
eir  publication,  whose  circulation  nears  six 
illion  copies  weekly  .  .  .  The  pictorial  fea- 
re  and  accompanying  description  was  pre- 
ded  by  weeks  of  on-campus  assignments  for 
/('  newsmen  and  cameramen  ...  On  a 
iimber  of  clear  sunshiny  days,  the  buzz  of 
h's  airplane  could  be  heard  in  classrooms 
it  circled  the  campus  for  aerial  photos. 

Additional  millions  were  offered  a  picto- 
il  impression  of  the  Three  Chapels  through 
full-page  feature  in  the  Sunday  Magazine 
I  the  New  York  Times. 

I  Capturing  the  interest  of  millions  of  tele- 
jsion  viewers,  the  story  of  the  Three  Chapels 
as  seen  and  heard  from  coast-to-coast  via 
itional  TV  programming  .  .  .  NBC's  John 
ameron  Swayze  devoted  a  portion  of  his 
lews  Caravan  to  the  unique  religious 
rouping  .  .  .  Early-day  TV  viewers  saw  the 
hree  Chapels  story  on  the  CBS  Morning 
how  as  described  by  Walter  Cronkite  .  .  . 
ate  evening  television  fans  heard  Steve 
lien  discuss  the  Brandeis  Chapels  on 
Tonight"  ...  In  a  televised  show  from  the 
athedral  of  St.  John  the  Divine,  Dean  Pike 
lade  a  lengthy  commentary  on  the  project. 

'  An  estimated  60,000,000  movie-goers 
iroughout  the  country  are  now  familiar  with 
le  Three  Chapels,  after  viewing  the  on-lhe- 
pot  films  of  the  buildings  and  the  dedication 
eremonies,  taken  by  News-of-the-Day  and 
'aramount  cameramen. 
Radio  listeners  around  the  world  were 
rought  highlights  of  the  ceremonies  through 
le  facilities  of  The  Voice  of  America,  whose 
,roadcasters  and  technicians  taped  the  after- 
oon"s  proceedings,  for  re-broadcast  in  for- 
ign  lands  ...  In  this  country,  Peter  Lind 
layes  discussed  the  Chapels  while  substi- 
uting  for  Arthur  Godfrey  on  his  national 
jiorning  radio  program  .  .  .  "Welcome  Trav- 
jlers"  originating  from  Chicago  was  another 
lir-altraction  offering  national  coverage. 

\ii  editorial  in  the  New  York  Times  was 
line  of  scores  which  appeared  in  the  nation's 
bress  during  the  days  preceding  the  dedi- 
pation  .  .  .  And  through  the  wire  services  of 
he  Associated  Press,  United  Press,  and  the 
"lational  News  Service,  virtually  every  news- 
paper in  the  nation  carried  news  stories 
md  photographs  of  the  University's  Three 
-hapels. 


BOARD   OF   TRUSTEES   AIJGMEXTED 
WITH  THREE  ADDITIONAL  MEMBERS 

With  the  appointments  of  Joseph  M.  Linsey  of  Boston,  Isaiah  L.  Sharfman  of 
Ann  Arbor,  Michigan,  and  Mrs.  Joseph  Schneider  of  Brookline,  as  trustees  of  the 
University,  the  Board  will  function  this  year  with  its  full  legal  complement  of 
21  members. 

This  "coming  of  age"  of  the  University's  body  of  trustees  has  been  a  gradual, 
steady  process  of  maturing  since  1948,  when  the  founding  trustees  numbered  eight. 


The  three  new  trustees,  who  individually 
have  earned  reputations  of  leadership  in  com- 
munal and  philanthropic  circles,  join  the 
board  well-versed  in  the  work,  history,  and 
ideals  which  are  Brandeis. 

Mr.  Linsey  joins  the 
board  as  National 
Chairman  of  the  Bran- 
deis Athletic  Associ- 
ation. He  was  found- 
er of  the  group  in 
1950.  He  is  a  Charter 
Member  and  Life 
Member  of  the  Bran- 
deis University  Asso- 
ciates, and  since  the 
school's  early  years, 
has  worked  energetically  to  enlist  the  interest 
and  cooperation  of  University  friends. 

Mrs.  Joseph  Schneider,  who  received  both 
her  LL.B.  and  LL.M.  from  Portia  Law  School 


BRAIVDEIS  SUPPORTERS 
IIV  BERGEX  COUIVTY,  N.  J. 
MULTIPLY   IX   XUMRER 

Sixty  new  associates  and  17  life  member- 
ships were  announced  at  the  Inaugural  Din- 
ner of  the  Bergen  County  Committee,  held 
recently  at  the  Aldecress  Country  Club  in 
Damarest,  New  Jersey. 

The  dinner  was  under  the  chairmanship  of 
David  Rukin,  and  co-chairmen  Howard  Mack 
and  David  Goldman,  and  Charles  A.  Binger. 
.Among  the  scholarships  announced  at  the 
dinner  were:  the  David  and  Annie  Kahn 
Endowment  Scholarship,  by  Harry  Yager  of 
Englewood,  N.  J.;  and  the  full  four-year 
scholarship  in  memory  of  Diane  Rukin, 
offered  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  David  Rukin. 

Life  members  enrolling  during  the  evening 
were:  Charles  A.  Binger,  Norman  Birnbaum, 
Raymond  Bohr,  Benjamin  Casser,  Rose  Cas- 
ser,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jules  Casser,  Isadore  B. 
Gelber,  Israel  Shapiro,  Sidney  Goldberg, 
David  Goldman,  Jack  K.  Lazar,  Fred 
Thomases,  Howard  Mack,  Leonard  Marcus, 
David  Rukin  and  Arthur  Wofsy. 


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in  Boston,  joins  the  University's  trustees  as 
National  Chairman  of  the  Women's  Com- 
mittee. 

She  is  a  member  of  the  National  Board  of 
Hadassah  and  the  Youth  Aliyah  Committee, 
as  well  as  the  Advisory  Board  of  the  United 
Jewish  Appeal. 

A  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Bar  Asso- 
ciation, who  practiced  in  Boston  from  1935-40, 
Mrs.  Schneider  is  a  member  of  both  the 
Massachusetts  and  National  Women  Lawyers 
Associations. 

Mrs.  Schneider  has  been  a  National  Board 
Member  of  the  Brandeis  Women's  Committee 
since  1949,  and  was 
chairman  of  the  First 
National  Conference 
to  be  held  on  campus       8-   IV  •tJl 

in  1951. 

Isaiah  Sharfman,  a 
resident  of  Ann 
Arbor,  has  gained 
world-fame  as  a  top 
ranking  economist. 
The  area  immediately 
surrounding  the  Bran- 
deis campus  is  familiar  to  Mr.  Sharfman,  who 
spent  his  boyhood  years,  as  well  as  his  college 
years  at  Harvard,  in  the  Greater  Boston  area. 
He  is  equally  familiar  with  the  academic 
climate  of  today,  having  been  a  faculty  mem- 
ber of  Harvard  and  Stanford  Universities. 
He  is  currently  head  of  the  Department  of 
Economics  at  the  University  of  Michigan, 
a  post  which  he  assumed  in  1927.  In  1947, 
Mr.  Sharfman  was  appointed  Henry  Carter 
Adams  University  Professor  of  Economics. 

Mr.  Sharfman  is  a  former  president  of  the 
Industrial  Relations  Research  Association  of 
the  National  Academy  of  Arbitrators,  and  has 
written  numerous  volumes  dealing  with  rail- 
way problems  and  the  Interstate  Commerce 
Commission. 

Earlier  trustee  appointments  announced  by 
.A-braham  Feinberg,  chairman  of  the  board, 
included  Frank  Weil,  New  York  attorney,  as 
chairman  of  Fellows  of  the  University;  Simon 
E.  Sobeloff  of  Washington,  D.  C,  Solicitor 
General  of  the  United  States,  and  a  Univer- 
sity Fellow;  and  Milton  Kahn,  Boston  in- 
dustrialist and  philanthropist,  as  national 
chairman  of  the  Brandeis  Clubs. 


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New  officers  of  the  Brandeis  University 
Alumni  Association  for  1955-56  are 
Peter  A.  Kessner,  '52,  president;  Allen 
Duffy,  '55,  vice-president;  Jean  Me- 
cham,  '54,  secretary  and  John  Crowley, 
'54,  treasurer. 


Judith  Bleich,  '54,  has  been  elected  to  the 
Yale  Law  Journal  .  .  .  Richard  Gibbs,  '53, 
received  his  M.A.  in  Zoology  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  Massachusetts  in  June  .  .  .  Ronald 
Shor,  '53,  received  his  M.A.  in  Psychology 
from  Kansas  University  in  June. 


Announcement  of  candidates  who 
passed  the  Massachusetts  Bar  Examina- 
tion included  two  members  of  the  class 
of  '52  .  .  .  barrister  Paul  Levenson  at- 
tended Yale  Law  School  while  classmate 
Alan  Greenwald  pursued  his  legal 
studies  at  Harvard  Law  School. 


Two  former  four-year  residents  of  Wallham 
can  now  add  the  U.  S.  Army  as  well  as  Bran- 
deis to  their  list  of  Alumni  associations  .  .  . 
Irwin  Rosenbloom,  '52,  has  been  discharged 
.  .  .  and  Burton  Berinsky,  '52,  is  now  out  of 
uniform  working  for  ILGWV  in  Long  Branch, 
New  Jersey. 


Serving  with  the  Army  in  Germany  are 
Edward  Borofsky,  '54,  and  David  Harvey, 
'53,  who's  been  stationed  in  Europe  since  the 
first  of  the  year  with  the  Second  Annored 
Division  .  .  .  David  Swankin,  '54,  is  attached 
to  an  Armed  Forces  group  in  Austria  .  .  . 
Brandeis  representative  in  the  Canal  Zone  is 
Don  Stapleton,  '54,  who  is  at  Fort  Knobbe. 


The  desk  of  "Editorial  Assistant"  on 
Research  and  Engineering  is  now  being 
filled  by  Deborah  Bernian,  '54  .  .  . 
Audrey  Rensin,  '53,  has  been  graduated 
from  Boston  School  of  Occupational 
Therapy,  and  has  joined  the  staff  of 
Kessler  Institute  of  Rehabilitation  in 
West  Orange,  New  Jersey. 


Wiiile  Jean  Mecham,  '54,  is  teaching  Eng- 
lish and  Social  Studies  at  Natick  Junior  High 
School  this  year,  she  is  working  toward  her 
Master's  Degree  in  Education  at  Boston  Uni- 
versity, and  is  resident  counsellor  in  Hamil- 
ton A  .  .  .  Tufts  University  has  awarded 
Sylvia  Weinstein,  '53,  her  M.Ed. 


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NEW    YORK    INDUSTRIAL    LEADER${| 
ESTARLISH    DEVELOPMENT    COIJNCI] 


Co-chairmen  of  the  New  York  Development  Council  meet  with  University  President.  Dlscussini 
plans  to  benefit  Brandeis  (left  to  right)  are  co-chairmen:  Sol  W.  Cantor,  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachai 
Frank   L.  Weil,   and   Abraham    Feinberg.     Co-chairman   Jacob   M.   Kaplan   Is   not  shown    In    picture 


The  establishment  of  the  New  York  Devel- 
opment Council,  which  will  serve  in  an  advi- 
sory capacity  to  the  University  in  furthering 
the  developmental  program  of  Brandeis  in  the 
metropolitan  New  York  area,  has  been  an- 
nounced by  Abraham  Feinberg,  chairman  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees. 

Council  members  will  help  interpret  the 
University's  activities  and  plans  to  the  New 
York  community.  Their  monthly  meetings 
will  feature  speakers  from  the  University  who 
will  discuss  with  the  Council  the  most  recent 
developments  at  Brandeis. 

Speaker  at  a  recent  organizational  dinner- 
meeting  at  the  Hotel  Plaza,  was  Dr.  Max 
Lemer,  Chairman  of  the  Graduate  School  of 
.A.rts  and  Sciences. 

Co-chairmen  of  the  Development  Council 
are  Sol  W.  Cantor,  president  of  Interstate 
Department  Stores;  Abraham  Feinberg, 
chairman  of  the  board  of  Julius  Kayser  and 
Company;  and  Jacob  M.  Kaplan,  president 
and  director  of  the  Welch  Grape  Juice  Com- 
pany. 

Frank  L.  Weil  of  Weil,  Gotslial  and 
Manges,  and  Chairman  of  University  Fellows, 
is  chairman  ex-officio  of  the  Cabinet. 

Trade  Chairmen  for  the  Development  Cab- 
inet are:  E.  R.  Faltz,  Advertising;  Seymour 
Askin,  Chain  Stores;  Theodore  Shapiro, 
Chemicals  and  Paints;  Marvin  Rosenberg, 
Curtains  and  Draperies;  James  Meade,  Dia- 
monds; Oscar  Lazarus,  Jewelry;  Eugene 
Roth,  Lawyers. 

Members  of  the  Development  Cabinet  are: 
Albert  Baxt,  John  Colby,  Jack  Dorfman,  Nor- 
man Feldman,  Charles  Leibowitz,  Alvord  N. 


Luria,  William  Mazer,  Morris  Pessin,  Harr 
Rich,  Harry  Rothman,  Josselyn  Shore,  am 
Jack  Goldfarb. 

Harry  B.  Denner,  Israel  A.  Diamond,  Harrj; 
Dvortzoff,  Hon.  David  N.  Edelstein,  Samue. 
Gottlieb,  Ray  Josephs,  S.  A.  Lopin,  Benjamii 
C.  Kaster,  Miss  Ethel  Kriloff,  Norman  Mack 
Abraham  Mandel,  James  Meade,  Philif 
Meyers,  and  Jerome  Minskoff. 

Jack  I.  Poses,  Harold  L.  Renfield,  Eugene 
Roth,  A.  W.  Scheffres,  Joseph  Schlussel,  Dr.' 
Daniel  Schneider,  Charles  Segal,  Alfred 
Shapiro,  Theodore  Shapiro,  Harvey  M.  Spearj 
Benjamin  Streifler,  and  Harry  Zeitz. 


IVORTU  TAROMIVA  SPONSORS 
FIRST    STATEWIDE    DINNER 

A  pace-setting  event  for  North  Carolina 
was  the  first  statewide  dinner  of  Brandeis 
University  Associates,  held  recently  under  die 
chairmanship  of  I.  D.  Blumenthal,  and  Mosei 
Richter,  co-chairman,  at  the  Amity  Country; 
Club.  m 

More  than  two  dozen  sponsors,  represent^ 
ing  all  sections  of  the  state,  united  efforts 
for  the  dinner,  at  which  10  new  life  members 
enrolled. 

Nearly  200  people  heard  Dr.  Abram  LI 
Sachar,  guest  speaker  at  the  first  state  event 
of  its  kind,  and  initial  plans  were  formulatedj 
for  the  founding  of  new  Brandeis  Clubs 
throughout  the  state  as  well  as  in  neighboring 
South  Carolina. 


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EVEN    LEADERS    ]\AMED    EI^IVERSITY    FELLOWS 


The  impressive  group  of  leaders  in  the  business  and  professional  fields,  and 
he  worlds  of  arts  and  science,  which  comprises  the  Fellows  of  Brandeis  University, 
las  been  amplified  by  the  recent  appointments  of  seven  nationally  known  figures. 

In  welcoming  Joseph  Maikiian,  Sol  W.  Cantor,  Samuel  A.  Lopin  and  Hal  Davis, 
II  of  New  York  City,  Fisher  Abramson  of  New  Bedford,  Mass.,  Irving  Salomon  of 
Cscondido,  Calif.,  and  David  Borowitz  of  Chicago,  111.,  Chairman  Frank  L.  Weil 
Innounced  that  the  number  of  fellows  now  totals  75. 


Joseph  L.  Mailman,  familiar  in  business 
ircles  as  a  partner  of  the  industrial  banking 
rm  of  Mailman  Brothers,  has  a  history  of 
Iniversity  interest  that  precedes  his  election 
5  a  Fellow.  An  active  member  of  the  Bran- 
eis  Associates,  Mr.  Mailman  was  instru- 
lental  in  stimulating  Brandeis-interest  within 
'ew  York's  Drug  and  Cosmetic  Industry, 
he  New  York  industrialist  is  also  a  director 
f  the  Mercantile  National  Bank  of  Miami 
leach,    Florida,    and    the    American    Safety 

azor  Corporation  of  New  York. 

Sol  W.  Cantor,  a  graduate  of  New  York 
Iniversity  and  St.  John's  Law  School,  is 
resident  and  director  of  Interstate  Depart- 
nent  Stores,  Inc. 

Co-chairman  of  the  newly-formed  New 
[ork  City  Development  Council  for  Brandeis 
University,  he  has  expended  much  effort  and 
jnergy  in  organizing  trade  groups  in  the 
[iterest  of  the  University. 

In  addition  to  his  "Brandeis  activity "  Mr. 
Cantor  holds  key  posts  in  the  Cerebral  Palsy 
Campaign,  the  Lila  Motley  Cancer  League, 
nd  is  chairman  of  the  Great  Neck  United 
ewish  Appeal  Campaign. 

Samuel  A.  Lopin  of  New  York,  newly  ap- 
pointed FeUow,  is  secretary  and  director  of 
be  Hudson  Pulp  and  Paper  Corp.  of  New 
'ork  City,  has  long  been  active  in  University 
ndeavors,  and  is  a  member  of  the  N.  Y. 
)evelopment  Cabinet. 

He  is  one  of  the  people  responsible  for  the 
)roposed  new  Lopin  Wing  of  Pliysics  in  the 
lew  Hayden  Science  Building  at  Brandeis. 
The  New  York  City  Federation  and  United 
fewish  Appeal  are  two  areas  of  his  philan- 
Ihropic  work. 

Vs  founder  and  chairman  of  the  Public  Re- 
lations Advisory  Council  of  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity, Hal  Davis  of  New  York,  another  recently 
ippointed  Fellow,  has  been  active  in  Lniver- 
iity  efforts  since  1948. 

Formerly  with  tlie  Columbia  Broadcasting 
system,  Mr.  Davis  is  vice-president  and  pro- 
notion  director  of  Kenyon  and  Eckhardt 
Advertising  Agency  in  New  York  City,  and  is 
9  member  of  its  Board  of  Directors. 

Author  and  producer  of  many  children's 
record  albums,  having  also  published  innu- 
merable magazine  articles,  Mr.  Davis  is  a 
board  member  of  the  New  York  Boy  Scouts 


Public  Relations  Committee  and  the  Veterans 
Hospital  Guild. 

A  respected  figure  in  education  circles  for 
many  years,  David  Borowitz  of  Chicago  was 
born  in  Louisville,  Kentucky,  and  is  a  grad- 
uate of  both  the  University  of  Louisville,  and 
its  Law  School. 

His  name  is  recognized  as  president  of  the 
Chicago  Chapter  of  Technion,  as  a  member  of 
the  Board  of  Governors  of  the  Chicago  Medi- 
cal School,  and  as  director  of  the  Chicago 
Chapter  of  American  Friends  of  the  Hebrew 
University,  and  the  Chicago  Board  of  Jewish 
Education. 

Mr.  Borowitz'  interests  are  not  limited  to 
educational  institutes  alone.  He  is  currently 
general  chairman  of  the  Combined  Jewish 
Appeal  of  Chicago,  and  a  Director  of  the 
Chicago  Welfare  Board. 

Serving  his  third  term  as  chairman  of  the 
Brandeis  Club  of  Chicago,  Mr.  Borowitz  is 
the  donor  of  the  Borowitz  Collection  of  First 
Editions  in  American  and  English  Literature 
that  is  now  a  part  of  the  University's  Library, 
and  in  1953,  established  a  Teaching  Fellow- 
ship at  the  University. 

Fisher  Abramson,  senior  member  of  the  law 
firm  of  Abramson,  Titus  and  Levenson,  was 
chairman  of  Friends  of  Brandeis  University 
in  New  Bedford  during  the  organizational 
stages  of  the  University.  The  ex-City  Solicitor 
of  New  Bedford  is  Executive  Vice  President 
and  Treasurer  of  Wamsutta  MUls.  Long 
active  in  civic  and  communal  affairs,  Mr. 
Abramson  was  the  first  president  of  the 
Jewish  Community  Center,  a  chairman  of  the 
United  Jewish  Appeal,  and  among  his  many 
current  responsibilities,  are  trusteeships  of 
St.  Luke's  Hospital,  and  the  Sassaquin  Tuber- 
culosis Hospital,  both  of  New  Bedford. 

The  national  and  international  reputation 
of  Irving  Salomon  of  Escondido,  Calif.,  has 
grown  from  his  participation  with  the  Na- 
tional Citizens  Committee  on  Educational 
Television,  from  his  post  as  representative  of 
the  Ford  Foundation  at  the  UNESCO  Confer- 
ence in  Paris  in  1951,  and  chairman  of  the 
U.  S.  Delegation  to  the  UNESCO  Paris 
Conference  of  1953,  and  delegate  position  at 
the  Geneva  Conference  of  1953. 

Contributor  of  many  magazine  articles,  and 
author  of  "Retire  and  Be  Happy,"  published 
in  1951,  Mr.  Salomon  is  chairman  of  the 
board  of  the  Royal  Metal  Manufacturing  Co. 


Helen  L.  DeRoy  Is 
Benefactress  Of 
Women's  Residence 

A  major  grant  to  Brandeis  University,  the 
gift  of  Mrs.  Helen  L.  DeRoy  of  Detroit,  has 
been  announced  by  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar  and 
Attorney  A.  M.  Rodecker,  president  of  the 
Helen  L.  DeRoy  Foundation. 

OBBcials  at  the  University  have  stated  that 
the  quarter-million-dollar  women's  residence 
that  has  been  identified  as  Hamilton  "C"  will 
now  be  known  as  "Helen  L.  DeRoy  Hall"  in 
honor  of  Mrs.  DeRoy,  a  leading  personality 
in  Greater  Detroit's  civic  and  philanthropic 
endeavors. 

Mrs.  DeRoy,  who  has  been  a  resident  of 
Detroit  for  35  years,  has  earned  an  enviable 
reputation  in  those  years  for  her  encourage- 
ment and  leadership  in  community  and  edu 
cational  progress. 

Mrs.  DeRoy  provided  funds  for  the  Jewish 
Community  Center's  buDding  in  Detroit,  and 
has  very  recently  established  funds  for  a 
Medical  Library  at  Wayne  University  in  that 
city. 

Her  philanthropy  has  not  been  limited  to 
local  efforts  alone,  for  in  addition  to  her 
recent  grant  to  Brandeis  University,  she  has, 
since  her  visit  to  Israel  a  few  years  ago, 
offered  positive  support  on  behalf  of  its 
efforts. 

Designed  to  accommodate  nearly  100 
women  students  at  Brandeis  University,  Helen 
L.  DeRoy  Hall,  a  four-story  ultramodern 
building,  is  fully  equipped  with  all  necessary 
facilities,  including  a  recreation  room,  study 
rooms,  laundry,  and  is  adjoined  by  a  parking 


Exterior  view  of  Helen  L.  DeRoy  Hall,  one  of 
the  five  women's  dormitories  in  fhe  Hamilton 
Quadrangle.  The  quarter-million  dollar  build- 
ing is  the  benefaction  of  Mrs.  DeRoy,  promi- 
nent Detroit  civic  leader. 


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UNIVERSITY  WELCOMES  2i  NEW  FACULTY  3IEMBER^l 

Appoiiilinents  of  21  new  members  to  the  1955-56  faculty  have  been  announcw 
by  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar,  president,  bringing  the  Brandeis  University  teachinj 
staff  to  a  total  of  140,  the  largest  in  the  school's  eight-year  history. 

erland  composers,   Dr.  Smijers  completed 
catalogue  which   included   more  than   10,00 
titles.    He  joins  the   Brandeis  faculty  as  th' 
Jacob    Ziskind    Visiting    Professor    of    Mus 
cology. 

Aaron  Frankel,  .Assistant  Professor  c 
Theatre  Arts  has  joined  the  Scliool  of  Cn 
ative  .'Vrts. 


Christian  Chapels 
Receive  Support  of 
Business  Leaders 

While  the  completed  Three  Chapels  at 
Brandeis  now  stand  with  a  "belonged-forever" 
look,  in  harmony  with  each  other  and  with 
the  campus  as  a  whole,  this  maiden  concept 
for  religious  worship  at  a  college  continues 
to  attract  national  attention  and  support. 

Detr«it 

The  business  and  civic  leaders  of  Detroit 
joined  similarly  interested  groups  across  the 
nation  in  their  support  of  the  Protestant 
Chapel,  and  met  for  luncheon  at  the  Sheraton 
Cadillac  Hotel  recently. 

Prominent  Detroit  industrialist  C.  Allen 
Harlan,  descendant  of  the  late  Supreme  Court 
Justice  John  Marshall  Harlan,  for  whom  the 
Chapel  will  be  named,  was  chairman  of  the 
luncheon,  adding  to  his  responsibilities  as 
national  chairman  for  the  Protestant  Chapel. 

Boston 

The  Catholic  Chapel  and  the  architectural 
simplicity  of  the  entire  Three  Chapels  area 
were  admired  recently  by  city,  state  and  reli- 
gious leaders  in  Massachusetts,  following  a 
luncheon  on  campus,  and  an  afternoon  tour 
of  the  religious  trilogy. 

As  the  official  representative  of  Archbishop 
Cushing,  Msgr.  James  T.  Cotter  delivered  the 
luncheon  invocation.  Former  Governor  Paul 
A.  Dever,  chairman,  was  introduced  by 
Joseph  Linsey,  Trustee  of  the  University. 

Cleveland 

A  solid  base  of  support  for  the  Protestant 
and  Catholic  Chapels,  and  the  continued  pro- 
gramming of  both,  has  grown  in  the  Cleve- 
land area  under  the  dynamic  leadership  of 
Louis  B.  Seltzer,  editor-in-chief  of  the  Cleve- 
land Press. 

Joined  by  the  National  Chairman  for  the 
Protestant  Chapel,  C.  Allen  Harlan  of  De- 
troit, at  a  luncheon  meeting  in  the  Empire 
Room  of  the  Hotel  Cleveland,  Mr.  Seltzer 
rallied  the  enthusiasm  of  local  civic  and 
industrial  leaders  in  assisting  the  Christian 
Chapels. 


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School  of  Humanities 

Heading  the  roster  of  the  seven  new  ap- 
pointments to  the  School  of  Humanities  is 
Lewis  Mumford,  Jacob  Ziskind  Visiting  Pro- 
fessor in  Humanities.  Author  and  educator, 
Lewis  Mumford  has  held  faculty  posts  at 
Harvard,  Dartmouth  and  Stanford  Lniversi- 
ties,  and  at  the  University  of  North  Carolina. 
He  has  been  a  member  of  the  Board  of 
Higher  Education  for  the  City  of  New  York, 
and  the  American  Council  on  Education. 
Among  his  many  books  are  Conduct  of  Life, 
Men  Must  Act,  and  Values  for  Survival.  Mr. 
Mumford  is  a  fellow  of  the  American  Acad- 
emy of  Arts  and  Science. 

Dr.  A.  H.  Sackton  joins  the  School  of 
Humanities  as  Visiting  Associate  Professor 
of  English.  While  at  the  University  of  Texas, 
where  he  held  a  similar  post.  Dr.  Sackton 
wrote  Tivo  Poems  on  If'ar:  A  Critical  Exer- 
cise, and  The  Use  of  Rhyme  in  Ben  Jonson's 
Plays. 

Other  new  personalities  at  the  School  of 
Humanities  are:  Dr.  Jacob  Landau,  Visiting 
Lecturer  in  Near  Eastern  Studies;  Dr.  Leon 
J.  Goldstein,  philosophy;  Robert  Evans,  Eng- 
lish; Denah  Levy  and  Maria  E.  Z.  deCohen, 
Spanish. 

School  of  Science 

Five  new  teaching  posts  have  been  filled 
at  the  School  of  Science. 

Silvan  S.  Schweber,  B.A.,  M.S.,  Ph.D., 
joins  the  faculty  as  .Associate  Professor  of 
Physics.  Dr.  Schweber,  who  has  taught  at  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania,  Carnegie  Insti- 
tute of  Technology,  and  at  Princeton  and 
Cornell  Universities,  will  have  a  book  on 
Field  Theory  published  in  the  spring. 

Four  new  Assistant  Professorships  at  the 
School  of  Science  are  being  filled  by  Felix 
Browder,  A.B.,  M.A.,  Ph.D.,  mathematics; 
Harold  Conroy,  Ph.D.  chemistry;  Margaret 
Lieb,  Ph.D.,  biology,  and  Harold  Klein,  Ph.D., 
biology. 

School  of  Creative  Arts 

Dr.  Albert  .\.  Smijers,  noted  European 
music  authority,  has  joined  the  faculty  of 
the  School  of  Creative  .\rts.  He  has  held 
Professorships  at  the  Amsterdam  Conserva- 
tory and  Utrecht  University,  and  in  1952  was 
elected  president  of  the  International  Societ\ 
for  .Musicology.  Dr.  Smijers,  who  received 
his  Ph.D.  from  the  Akademie  fur  Musik  in 
Vienna,  is  also  president  of  the  Inter- 
national Society  for  Catholic  Church  Music, 
and  a  member  of  the  Royal  Dutch  Academy 
for  Science.  Commissioned  by  the  Dutch 
Government  and  Utrecht  University  to  con- 
duct    research     in     Italy     regarding     Neth- 


School  of  Social  Science 

Associate  Professor  of  .American  Civilizs' 
tion  and  Institutions,  Donald  N.  Bigelow,  i 
among  the  seven  new  faculty  members  at  th 
School  of  Social  Science.  He  has  taught 
.•\mherst  College  and  Columbia  University 
where  he  received  his  Ph.D.  In  addition  t, 
numerous  articles  and  reviews,  he  has  writte 
William  Conant  Church  and  the  Army  am 
Navy  Journal. 

Other  additions  to  the  Social  Science  fac 
ulty  include:  Dr.  Austin  Berkeley,  Visitinj 
Lecturer  in  Psychology;  Dr.  Daniel  J.  Levin 
son.  Visiting  Lecturer  in  Psychology;  StarJet 
Diamond,  Assistant  Professor  of  Anthroi 
pology;  Maurice  Stein,  Assistant  Professo: 
of  Sociology;  Abraham  Seigel,  economics 
and  Milton  I.  Sacks,  politics. 


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Record  Total  Indicated 
For  Scholarship  Funds 


The  establishment  of  26  scholarships  ant 
seven  endowment  scholarships  during  the 
existing  months  of  1955,  indicates  that  the 
amount  of  scholarship  funds  available  for  th( 
current  academic  year  will  climb  to  an  un  | 
precedented  total. 

At  the  close  of  the  1954-55  academic  year 
scholarship  or  bursary  aid  had  been  grantee 
to  350  students  out  of  a  total  enrollment  o1 
892,  indicating  that  grants  had  been  receivec 
by  nearly  40%  of  the  student  body.  1 

Sixty-two  members  of  last  year's  gradu 
ating  class  were  among  the  scholarship  recip 
ients,  and  41%  of  the  present  Senior  Clas; 
were  extended  aid. 

The  gain  of  $10,000  of  available  scholar 
ship  funds  over  the  previous  year  was  uti  i 
lized  by  the  Faculty  Committee  in  grant;' 
which  included  117  members  of  last  yearsl 
freshman  class. 

About  one-third  of  the  members  of  this 
year's  freshman  class  will  pursue  their  educa-' 
tional  goals  aided  by  the  University's  scholar- 
ship funds. 


14 


■THREE    RECEIVTLY    ESTABLISHED    CHAIRS    TO 
^ID     UNIVERSITY'S     ACADEMIC     PROGRESS 


Establishment  of  three  new  Chairs  by  personalities  of  national  reputation  will  help  accelerate  this  year's  growth  of  the 
niversity  in  three  separate  academic  areas.  Announcements  of  recently  established  Chairs  in  Theatre  Arts,  Judaic  Studies, 
iid  Microbiology,  will  enable  advancement  in  Brandeis'  School  of  Creative  Arts,  School  of  Humanities,  and  School  of  Science. 


Sophie  Tucker  Chair 

riie  Sophie  Tucker  Chair  in  Theatre  Arts 
IS  lieen  established  at  the  University  by  the 
"fid  loved  and  lauded  entertainer. 

Daring  a  visit  to  campus  at  the  outset  of 
lie  academic  year,  Miss  Tucker  revealed  her 
lenefaction  to  the  School  of  Creative  Arts, 
nd  viewed  the  Ullman  Amphitheatre,  which 
s  presently  the  focus  of  all  theatre  activity. 

First  Chair  in  Theatre  Arts 

The  Sophie  Tucker  Chair,  the  first  to  be 
stablished  in  the  University's  Theatre  Arts 
irograra,  will  be  occupied  by  a  member  of 
he  faculty  who  will  be  selected  to  head 
irandeis'  Theatre  Workshop. 

The  Workshop  combines  the  academic,  his- 
oric,  and  production  phases  of  theatre,  and 
n  addition  to  performance  opportunities 
hroughout  the  year,  offers  students  the  expe- 
ience  of  working  with  professionals  during 
he  University's  annual  Festival  of  Creative 
Irts. 

Tours  Campus 

Following  a  luncheon  on  campus.  Miss 
Pucker,  who  last  year  celebrated  her  50th 
■ear  in  show  business,  toured  the  site  of  the 
[uarter-million  dollar  Slosberg  Music  and 
\rt  Center,  which  will  combine  with  the 
Jllman  Amphitheatre  in  providing  superior 
acilities  for  the  School  of  Creative  Arts. 


iTalcing  a  few  minutes  off  from  her  recent  tour 
[of  the  Brandeis  campus,  Miss  Tucker  is  sur- 
Irounded  by  students  in  the  Feldberg  Lounge 
|of  the  Student  Center.  She  is  shown  here  with 
jsome  of  the  students  who  will  study  with 
the  faculty  member  appointed  to  the  new 
Sophie  Tucker  Chair  in  Theatre  Arts. 


Bernard  Aronson  Chair 

The  University  has  announced  that  indus- 
trialist Bernard  Aronson  of  New  York  City, 
and  Union,  New  Jersey,  has  established  a 
Chair  in  Microbiology,  which  will  be  occu- 
pied by  leading  authorities  in  the  field,  who 
will  be  appointed  to  the  faculty  annually. 

Identified  officially  as  the  Bernard  Aronson 
Chair  in  Microbiol- 
ogy, this  recent  bene- 
faction will  take  its 
place  as  seventh  Chair 
to  be  established  in 
the  School  of  Science. 

Establishment  of  the 
Chair  is  timely,  since 
this  year  the  Univer- 
sity has  introduced 
graduate  instruction 
in  Microbiology. 

Mr.  Aronson,  a  graduate  of  Cornell  Uni- 
versity, is  active  in  multiple  philanthropic 
endeavors,  and  is  president  of  the  Spencer 
Wire  Corporation  of  Union,  New  Jersey. 

As  an  active  figure  in  the  investment  bank- 
ing business,  he  has  for  many  years  been  a 
member  of  the  New  York  Stock  Exchange. 

Chairman  of  the  Graduate  Committee  in 
Microbiology  is  Dr.  Albert  Kelner.  Dr.  Kel- 
ner.  Associate  Professor  of  Biology  on  the 
Bernard  Aronson  Foundation,  is  presently 
doing  research  on  cell  growths  under  grants 
from  the  National  Cancer  Institute,  the 
Rogoff  Foundation  and  the  Smart  Research 
Fund. 

Dr.  Saul  G.  Cohen,  Rita  H.  Aronstam  Pro- 
fessor of  Chemistry,  is  Chairman  of  the 
School  of  Science. 


SHAKESPEAREAIW    PAINTINGS 
EXHIBITED    AT    UNIVERSITY 

A  two-week  exhibition  of  Paintings  from 
Shakespeare  by  Miriam  Svet  was  viewed  by 
hundreds  of  visitors  as  well  as  Boston  Art 
critics  recently,  while  on  display  in  the 
Gallery  of  the  Students'  Center,  on  campus. 

Shown  in  the  grouping  of  Miss  Svet's  work 
were  interpretations  of  the  Bard's  Caesar, 
Romeo  and  Juliet,  Othello,  Portia,  Ophelia, 
Lady  Macbeth,  Cleopatra  and  Hamlet. 


Philip  Lown  Chair 

Philip  Lown  of  Newton,  Massachusetts,  and 
Auburn,  Maine,  long  identified  as  a  close 
friend  of  the  University,  has  established  the 
Philip  Lown  Chair  in  Hebrew  Literature  and 
Jewish  Philosophy. 

Mr.  Lown,  a  leader  in  communal  affairs, 
has  devoted  a  large  part  of  his  life's  efforts 
to  the  advancement  of  Jewish  education,  and 
is  president  of  the  American  Association  for 
Jewish  Education.  He  is  a  graduate  of  the 
University  of  Maine,  and  last  year  was  con- 
ferred an  Honorary  Degree  from  his  Alma 
Mater,  as  an  outstanding  citizen  of  the  state. 

Rawidowicz  Occupies  Chair 

Incumbent  of  the  Lown  Chair  is  Dr.  Simon 
Rawidowicz,  Hebraic  scholar  and  author  of 
more  than  two  dozen  volumes  dealing  with 
Jewish  philosophy,  history  and  contemporary 
problems.  He  is  chairman  of  the  graduate 
committee  in  Near  Eastern  and  Judaic 
Studies  at  Brandeis,  which  offers  study  lead- 
ing to  a  degree  as  Doctor  of  Philosophy. 

Supplementing  studies  in  Arabic,  Aramaic, 
Hebrew  and  Ugaritics,  the  School  of  Human- 
ities offers  undergraduate  as  well  as  graduate 
students  courses  in  Near  Eastern  History  and 
Literature,  Arabic  and  Jewish  Histories,  Phi- 
losophy and  Ethics,  as  part  of  the  program  in 
the  Department  of  Near  Eastern  and  Judaic 
Studies. 

Second  Recent  Benefaction 

In  addition  to  the  newly  established  Chair, 
Mr.  Lown  and  his  wife  recently  set  up  the 
Sally  and  Philip  Lown  Loan  Fund  at  Bran- 
deis, for  use  by  members  of  the  student, 
faculty  and  administrative  bodies. 


Benefactor  and  incumbent  of  the  new  Philip 
Lown  Chair  in  Judaic  Studies  meet  on  campus. 
Dr.  Simon  Rawidowicz  (right)  renowned 
Hebraic  and  Judaic  scholar  occupies  the  Chair 
endowed  by  philanthropic  leader  Philip  Lown 
of  Newton,  Mass.,  and  Auburn,  Maine. 


15 


EJ¥rAJVSIOJV  OF  BRAJVnEIS  CLUBS  REPORTEm 


The  establishment  of  new  local  clubs,  plus  reports  of  annual  meetings  and 
dinners,  confirms  the  sharp  rise  of  membership  in  the  Brandeis  Club.  Gaining 
momentum  as  the  University  begins  its  eighth  academic  year.  Mihon  Kahn,  national 
president,  reports  that  additional  announcements  of  new  membership  and  life 
membership  continue  to  arrive  from  all  sections  of  the  nation. 


Cleveland,  Ohio 

The  Brandeis  Qub  of  Cleveland  opened  ihe 
season  with  a  dinner-meeting  which  resulted 
in  39  new  members,  16  new  life  members  and 
a  number  of  scholarship  gifts. 

Heading  the  successful  event  which  was 
held  at  the  Oakwood  Club,  were  co-chairmen 
Elmer  I.  Paull  and  Attorney  Sheldon  B. 
Guren. 

Sharing  the  speaker's  platform  with  Dr. 
.\bram  L.  Sachar  were  C.  Allan  Harlan  of 
Detroit,  and  Louis  B.  Seltzer  of  Cleveland, 
both  of  whom  have  played  an  important  part 
in  the  growth  of  the  University's  Three 
Chapels. 

Mr.  Harlan  is  chairman  of  the  national 
committee  which  undertook  the  responsibility 
to  raise  funds  for  the  Protestant  Chapel.  Mr. 
Seltzer,  editor-in-chief  of  the  Cleveland  Press, 
is  chairman  of  the  local  effort  to  support  the 
construction  and  continued  programming  of 
both  the  Catholic  and  Protestant  Chapels. 

Committee  workers  for  the  dinner  included 
officers  of  the  Cleveland  Club:  Ben  D.  Zevin. 
chairman,  and  Fellow  of  the  University,  who 
served  as  toastmaster  of  the  evening;  William 
J.  WilkofF,  vice-chairman;  Samuel  J.  Weiner. 
secretary;  and  Willard  P.  Livingston,  treas- 
urer. Serving  with  them  was  Samuel  Hor. 
witz,  one  of  the  University's  first  supporters 
in  Cleveland. 

.Also  serving  on  the  committee  with  Leon, 
ard    Ratner,    advance    gifts    chairman,    and 


Taking  a  few  minutes  away  from  their  duties 
as  CO. chairmen  of  the  recent  dinner  of  the 
Brandeis  Club  of  Cleveland,  are  Sheldon 
Guren   (left)  and  Elmer  Paull. 

1« 


Irving  Kane,  a  Fellow  of  the  University,  were: 
Maurice  Bernstein,  Lawrence  A.  Beyer,  How- 
ard L  Bloomfield,  Mannie  J.  Dolin,  Louis  E. 
Emsheimer,  fared  Faulb,  Clarence  Fishel, 
Stanley  I.  Friedman,  Henry  Greenberg  and 
Louis  Herman. 

Also  Sanford  Arsham,  Harold  H.  Kahn, 
Eugene  A.  Kane,  Maurice  J.  Lazar,  David 
\.  Moritz,   Ezra   Shapiro   and   Lester  Wien. 

New  York  City 

Hundreds  of  members  of  the  Men's  Ap- 
parel industry  in  New  York,  who  share  an 
interest  in  the  University,  gathered  at  a  Tes- 
timonial Dinner  at  the  Waldorf  Astoria  re- 
cently to  honor  Thomas  J.  Carrol,  Eugene 
Charmoy  and  Jack  .\.  Goldfarb. 

Chairman  of  the  dinner  committee,  Alfred 
Shapiro,  introduced  guest  of  the  evening, 
Abraham  Feinberg,  chairman  of  the  Llniver- 
sity's  Board  of  Trustees. 

Members  of  the  Dinner  Committee  in- 
cluded: 

William  Berman,  H.  C.  Van  Brederode, 
James  k.  Burns,  Sandy  Burns,  L.  L.  Chock, 
Donald  Cooper,  E.  Dyer  Culbertson,  Harry 
Denner,  Lee  Elmore,  Bernard  Epstein, 
Thomas  Flavell,  Bernard  Frank,  Howard 
Frazer,  Charles  J.  Barrahan,  Israel  Giten- 
stein,  Edward  Goldfein,  A.  G.  Goldner, 
.\rnold  Goldner,  Stuart  H.  Green,  Lou  Har- 
mel,  Michael  Hersh,  Richard  Hoffman,  Stan- 
dish  Holmes,  Isidore  Immerman,  Jack  Jack- 
son, Bert  Joseph,  Jack  Kerns,  Samuel  Klaus 
and  Theodore  Kruger. 

David  Kurtz,  Theodore  Lazar,  Max  Levine, 
Ma.\  J.  Lovell,  Rubin  Markowitz,  Seymour  J. 
Phillips,  Leon  Pines,  Murray  Rabbino, 
Robert  E.  Rabin,  Bernard  Raider,  Barney 
Rappaport,  Harry  Reimer,  Leonard  Resnick, 
Harry  Rich,  Joseph  S.  Rosenthal,  Robert 
Ross,  Ma.\well  N.  Schneider,  William  Segal, 
Arthur  Shapiro.  Robert  Singer,  Morton  Stark, 
Philip  Steinman,  Michael  Sunberg,  Herbert 
W.  Swain,  Al  Weinberg,  Warren  Weiss,  Fred 
Wilkinson,  Stanley  Wittelshoefer  and  David 
Verzoni. 

St.  Louis,  Mo. 

The  University's  "foster  alumni"  in  St. 
Louis,  Missouri,  held  the  Inaugural  Meeting 


of  the  Brandeis  Club  at  St.  Louis  recently,  iil 
the  Tiara  Room  of  the  Park  Plaza  Hotel.       I 

Co-chairmen  of  the  event,  which  welcomecU 
Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar's  visit  to  his  native  cit]l 
were  I.  E.  Goldstein.  M.  M.  Sachar  anjplk 
Robert  L.  Wolfson. 

Sponsors  of  the  St.  Louis  group,  who  ar( 
forming  a  Club  in  the  interest  of  the  Uni 
versity  are:  F.  Bert  Baer,  Paul  Berwald 
Martin  Brand,  Oscar  Brand,  Sam  Bronstein 
Nathan  H.  Burgheim,  Julius  Cohen,  H.  A 
Collinger,  Harry  Edison,  Melvin  Feist. 
Charles  Fendell,  Leonard  Finder,  Milton 
Fischmann,  Alfred  Fleishman,  Sam  E.  Fleish 
man,  .'Vdolph  Frank,  and  Melvin  Glick. 

Also  Bernard  Gross,  I.  M.  Kay,  H; 
Lieberman,  Roswell  Messing,  Jr.,  I.  E.  Mifl- 
stone,  Victor  Packman,  M.  Gilly  Riefer,  Sam 
Rosenberg,  Frank  Scallet,  Robert  Shampaine, 
Harry  Soffer,  Harold  Sparks,  Louis  Spitzer, 
Albert  Stix,  Louis  Tiger,  Charles  Weiss, 
David  P.  WoW,  and  Charies  H.  Yalem. 


Kansas  City,  l>lo. 

Friends  of  the  University  in  Kansas  City,. 
Kansas,  and  Kansas  City,  Missouri,  gathered 
for  dinner  in  the  interest  of  the  University, 
recently,  at  the  Oakwood  Country  Club  in 
Dodson,  Missouri. 

Dinner  chairman  for  the  event  which  hon. 
ored  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar,  was  George  S. 
Lewis.  The  committee  on  arrangements  was 
under  the  co-chairmanship  of  Milton  Feld 
and  Earl  J.  Tranin. 

Committee  members  included :  Barnie 
.\llis,  E.  Bertram  Berkowitz,  Louis  Blond, 
Hyman  Brand,  Hy  Davidson,  Harry  Feingold, 
L.  G.  Galamba,  Sam  K.  Gorman,  Arthur 
Guettel,  Barnett  C.  Helzberg,  Harry  L.  ^ 
Jacobs,  Basil  Kaufmann,  M.  H.  Katz,  Clar- 
ence Kivett,  and  Leslie  Lyons. 

Also  Arthur  Mag,  Abe  Margolin,  Henry 
Newman,  James  Potlitzer,  Dr.  Jack  Printz, 
Ira  Rosenblum.  Harry  Rubin,  Herman  S. 
Shapiro,  Lester  Siegel,  Milton  Silverman,  Ben 
Sosland,  Raymond  Starr,  Harry  B.  Strauss, 
and  Herbert  M.  Woolf. 

Essex  County,  N.J. 

Enthusiasm  for  the  University  showed  itself 
in  the  record  attendance  at  a  luncheon  meet- 
ing recently  at  the  Essex  House  Hotel  in 
Newark,  New  Jersey. 

Lender  the  chairmanship  of  Charles  R. 
Davis,  Norman  Feldman,  and  Frank  Reitman, 
friends  of  the  LIniversity  in  the  Essex  County 
area  at  the  organizational  meeting,  heard  a 
current  report  of  Brandeis  from  Athletic 
Director  Benny  Friedman. 


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7NMVERSITY  FUiElVDS  CONTINUE  TO  GROW 


IVew  Bedford,  Mass. 

Life  membership  pledges,  general  gifts  and 

!W  Associates  were  announced  at  a  recent 

nner  meeting  held  by  New  Bedford  friends 

the  University,  at  the  Hotel  New  Bedford. 

Chairman  of  the  event  was  Fisher  Abram- 
m,  who  in  addition  to  being  inducted  as  a 
bUow  of  the  University  during  the  evening, 
tablished  the  Evelyn  Abramson  Scholar- 
lip,  in  honor  of  his  wife.  The  new  four-year 
iholarship  will  provide  full  tuition  and 
aintenance. 

Sponsors  of  the  evening  included  Artluii 
ishins,  vice-chairman;  Max  Margolis.  treas 
er,  and  Saul  Richman,  secretary. 

Wilmington,  Delaware 


Progress  reports  of  the  University  were 
jard  by  a  group  of  friends  at  a  luncheon 
eeting  at  the  Brandywine  Country  Club, 
ider  the  chairmanship  of  Saul  Cohen. 

Indianapolis.  Ind. 

More  than  150  friends  of  Brandeis  crowded 
le  Marble  Ballroom  of  the  Marott  Hotel  in 
dianapolis,  to  hear  the  latest  reports  of  the 
niversity's  progress.  The  meeting  was  under 
e  chairmanship  of  Charles  B.  Feibleman. 

Omaha,  Neb. 

Ephraim   L.  Marks  was  chairman  of  the 

:cond  Annual  Dinner,  which  filled  the  Ball- 

Ttom   of   the   Blackstone   Hotel,   and   where 

ine   new   associate    memberships   were   an- 

ijiinced. 

Highlights  of  the  evening  were  the  an- 
inincements    of    the    establishment    of    the 

enry  Monsky  Memorial  Scholarship  by  Mr. 
nd  Mrs.  Hubert  W.  Monsky,  and  the  life 
lembership  affiliation  of  Morris  E.  Jacobs. 

<  iimmittee  in  charge  of  arrangements  in- 
uded:  Dave  Blacker,  Dr.  Abe  Greenberg, 
(Iward  Rosen,  Sol  Yaffe,  Jack  Schrager  and 
dward  I.  Schimniel. 

Cincinnati.  Ohio 

Membership  in  tlie  Cincinnati  Club  swelled 
1  almost  double  its  size  at  the  annual  dinner 
?cently,  at  which  Warren  J.  Heldman,  chair- 
lan,  announced  new  life  members,  Joe  Dave, 
!arl  Henry  and  Joseph  S.  Stern. 

Dinner  committee  workers  included  George 
iosenthal,  Nathan  Solinger,  Sidney  G.  Rose, 


Randolph   Trager,   James    Salinger,    Marvin 
Warner  and  Sol  Einstein. 

Officers  of  the  Cincinnati  Club  are:  Ben- 
jamin S.  Katz,  Philip  M.  Meyers,  honorary 
chairmen;  Nathan  Solinger,  president;  Rob- 
ert P.  Goldman,  Sidney  G.  Rose,  George  W. 
Rosenthal,  vice-presidents;  Howard  Ullman, 
treasurer,  and  Randolph  Trager,  secretary. 

Board  members  are:  Max  Bernstein,  Nor- 
bert  Covy,  Joseph  Dave,  Sol  Epstein,  J.  I. 
Fleisher,  Dr.  Lawrence  C.  Goldberg,  Henry 
Harris,  Warren  Heldman,  and  George  Jacobs. 
Also  James  Levy,  Melville  Meyers,  H.  Her- 
bert Oettinger,  James  Salinger,  Leonard 
Shore,  Louis  Simon,  and  Marvin  Warner. 

Dayton,  Ohio 

Dr.  Max  Lerner,  chairman  of  the  Grad- 
uate School  of  Arts  and  Sciences,  addressed 
the  dinner  given  by  friends  of  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity in  Dayton  recently,  at  the  Van  Cleve 
Hotel. 

Serving  with  Elmer  L.  Moyer,  chairman, 
were:  Mrs.  M.  Ettlinger,  A.  S.  Daneman,  Dr. 
Irving  Helfert,  Louis  Froelich,  Sidney  G. 
Kusworm,  Max  Isaacson,  Ralph  Kopelove, 
Harry  Lawner,  E.  K.  Kevi,  William  Leviton, 
Arthur  Margolis,  H.  R.  Nides,  A.  B.  Sacks. 
Ralph  Schear,  B.  R.  Shaman,  Harry  Winer 
and  Leo  Youngheart. 

SloDX  city,  Iowa 

Keeping  abreast  with  the  current  growth 
and   development    of   the   University,   friends 


in   Sioux   City    gathered   for   dinner   at   the 
Martin  Hotel  recently. 

Assisting  E.  N.  Grueskin,  chairman,  who 
announced  his  life  membership  at  the  din- 
ner-meeting, were  Milton  Bolstein,  Lynn 
Arkin,  Harold  Goldstein,  Harold  Grueskin, 
Sidney  Kalin,  William  Kutcher  and  Sam  G. 
Pickus. 

Toledo,  Ohio 

Guests  at  the  annual  dinner  held  recently 
at  the  Commodore  Perry  Hotel,  were  among 
the  first  to  view  the  newly  produced  color 
film  "The  Story  of  Brandeis  University." 

Martin  Wiener,  chairman  of  the  Toledo 
chapter,  introduced  guest  speaker  Benny 
Friedman,  the  University's  Athletic  Director. 

Los  Angeles,  Calif. 

Dore  Schary,  fellow  of  the  University,  was 
host  to  a  group  of  friends  at  an  informal 
luncheon  recently,  at  Metro-Goldwyn  Studios, 
in  honor  of  the  visit  of  Dr.  Max  Lemer, 
chairman  of  the  Graduate  School  of  Arts  and 
Sciences. 

Harrisbnrg,  Pa. 

A  Brandeis  Club  of  Harrisburg  has  been 
welcomed  to  the  scene  following  a  recent 
meeting  at  the  Penn  Harris  Hotel. 

Credit  for  the  inaugural  meeting  of  the  new 
Club  goes  to  Harold  P.  Newhouse,  chairman, 
and  Edward  Schleisher,  Herman  Latt  and 
Stanley    Miller,   co-chairmen. 


The  first  group  of  father  and  four  sons  simultaneously  to  become  Life  Members  of  the  Brandeis 
Clubs  Is  George  Lewis  and  sons  of  Portland,  Maine.  Left  to  right  are  Lawrence,  Paul,  Mr.  Lewis, 
David  and  Bernard,  who  joined  the  growing  body  of  Life  Members  at  a  recent  meeting  in  Portland. 
Communal  leaders  of  the  area  becoming  Life  Members  at  the  same  time  were:  Joseph  Cohen, 
Benjamin  Goldberg,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  Goodman,  Abraham  Leibowiti,  M.  B.  Kane  and 
Jacob  Potter. 


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WOMEN'S    COMMITTEE    BEGINS    EIGHTH   YEAR 
WITH    MEMBERSHIP    ENROLLMENT    OF    50,0001 


Taking  its  cue  from  "Blueprint  for  Tomorrow,"  theme  of  the  Annual  Conference 
held  on  campus  in  June,  the  National  Women's  Committee  enthusiastically  undertook 
its  eighth  year  of  "goal  setting"  with  a  peak  membership  of  more  than  50,000. 


These  annual  and  life  members,  affiliated 
with  91  chapters  throughout  the  nation,  will 
be  led  by  Mrs.  Joseph  Schneider  of  Brook- 
line.  Mass.,  who  was  installed  as  National 
President. 

Taking  the  reins  from  Mrs.  Louis  I. 
Kramer,  retiring  president,  Mrs.  Schneider 
will  work  with  the  following  officers:  hon- 
orary president,  Miss  Susan  Brandeis,  New 
York  City;  honorary  vice-president,  Mrs. 
Harry  L.  Michaels,  Brookline,  Mass.;  hon- 
orary directors,  Mrs.  Irving  Abrams,  Newton, 
Mass.,  and  Mrs.  Louis  L  Kramer,  Providence. 

Serving  as  national  vice-presidents  are: 
Mrs.  Joseph  Goldberg,  Hudson,  Mass.;  Mrs. 
Maurice  Mandel,  Chicago,  111.;  Mrs.  Herman 
A.  Mintz,  Boston,  Mass.;  Mrs.  Earl  Neuberg, 
Los  Angeles,  Calif.;  Mrs.  David  A.  Rose. 
Newton  Centre,  Mass.;  and  Mrs.  Lester 
Samelson,  Memphis,  Tenn. 

National  treasurer  is  Mrs.  Louis  Schaffer, 
Chestnut  Hill,  Mass.;  assistant  treasurer. 
Mrs.  H.  Leon  Sharmat,  Brookline,  Mass.; 
recording  secretary,  Mrs.  William  Wasser- 
strom,  Columbus,  Ohio;  corresponding  secre- 
tary, Mrs.  Abraham  Baker,  Wollaston.  Mass., 
and  financial  secretary,  Mrs.  Joseph  Beal. 
Brookline,  Mass. 

The  National  Board  of  the  Women's  Com- 
mittee will  sit  this  year  with  sixty-six  direc- 
tors, who  represent  three  dozen  different 
communities  across  the  country. 


President's  Award 

One  of  the  highlights  of  the  Seventh 
Annual  Conference  of  the  National 
Women's  Committee,  was  the  establish- 
ment of  a  new  scholarship,  to  be  known  as 
the  President's  Award,  In  honor  of  the 
retiring  president.  Mrs.  Louis  I.  Kramer  of 
Providence,   R.  I. 

"In  tribute  to  the  remarkable  accomplish- 
ments of  Jesse  Kramer  during  her  two-year 
term  of  office,"  announced  Dr.  Abram  L. 
Sachar,  "the  National  Women's  Committee 
of  Brandeis  University  has  established  this 
scholarship,  which  will  be  awarded  each 
year  at  Commencement  time  to  the  Univer- 
sity's outstanding   undergraduate   student." 

The  President's  Award,  in  the  amount 
of  $500.  will  be  given  annually  to  a  sopho- 
more or  junior  student  "who  best  symbol- 
izes the  Brandeis  spirit  and  tradition  of  fine 
scholarship,  intellectual  maturity,  whole- 
some citiienshlp  and  effective  leadership." 


Aetivity  Flourishes 
In  Chapters  From 
Coast  -  to  -  Coast 

New  officers,  new  members,  and  new  rec- 
ords to  set  is  the  theme  of  things  in  the  91 
chapters  of  the  Women's  Committee. 

News  of  meeting  activities  is  being  received 
from  women's  groups  in  all  sections  of  the 
nation. 

New  Jersey 

The  Middlesex  County  Chapter  opened  the 
season  with  325  members  following  a  recent 
membership  tea,  and  has  elected  Mrs.  Alex- 
ander Feller  to  serve  as  president. 
Ohio 

A  recent  report  from  Mrs.  Sanford  Arsham, 
president  of  the  Cleveland  Chapter,  brings 
news  of  additional  1,S0  new  members  as  the 
result  of  a  Membership  Tea. 

This  brings  the  Chapter's  total  membership 
to  1,932,  of  whom  273  are  life  members. 

Connecticut 

The  New  Haven  Chapter  sponsored  a  gala 
luncheon-meeting  and  fashion  show  to  en- 
courage the  growth  of  membership,  at  Tom's 
Villa  Rosa,  in  Woodmont,  Conn. 

Mrs.  Herman  Kline,  president,  announced 
that  the  function  resulted  in   the  enrollment 


Baltimore  Chapter  of  Women's  Committee 
planned  a  series  of  lectures  on  "What's  Right 
with  the  World."  Planners  and  co-ordinators 
of  the  series  which  presented  experts  In  the 
fields  of  Science,  Cultural  Relations,  Politics 
and  Literature,  were,  (left  to  right)  Mrs. 
Albert  Huss,  president,  Mrs.  Lloyd  M.  Gerber, 
and  Mrs.  Lloyd  Watner. 


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Women's  Committee 
Elects  New  President 

Newly-elected     president     Mrs.     Joseph 
Schneider  has  served   as   a   member  of  the 
National   Board   of   the   Women's   Committee 
since   1949.    A   grad- 
uate   of    Portia    Law 
School    and    member 
of   the   Massachusetts 
Bar,    Mrs.    Schneider 
served    as    the    chair- 
man of  the  First  Na- 
tional   Conference    of 
the  Women's  Com- 
mittee to  be  held   on 
campus  in  1951. 

In  accepting  the  na-  ,, 

tional  post,   Mrs.  Schneider  asked  membetsAi 
for  "cooperation  and  understanding."  I 

She  went  on  to  say  that,  "all  of  us  workingi  T 
in  harmony  and  unison,  ever  mindful  of  the  ||| 
traditions   of   yesterday,    and    accepting   the 
challenge  of  today,  want  to  go  forward  to- 
gether to  further  the  growth  and  progress  ol 
our  beloved  University."  || 


Schneider 


of  125  new  members  and  four  additional  life 
members. 

Minnesota 

The  membership  total  of  more  than  200. 
reported  by  the  Minneapolis  Chapter  at 
the  Women's  Committee  Conference  in  June,i 
has  now  been  increased,  according  to  an: 
announcement  by  Mrs.  Donald  Shanedling,( 
president. 

She  also  reports  that  at  the  Life  Member- 
ship Tea,  at  which  Mrs.  Hyman  Ferer  was 
guest  speaker,  many  additional  Life  Membersr 
were  enrolled. 

California 

News  of  a  unique  membership-attracting: 
event  comes  from  the  San  Fernando  Chapter,: 
of  which  Mrs.  Joseph  Walters  is  president. 

Their  successful  affair  was  a  Patio  Dessert,: 
highlight  of  which  was  an  Art  Exhibition 
supplemented  by  color  slides. 

New    Vorii 

More  than  1000  women,  representing  nine 
local  chapters,  gathered  recently  in  the  Hotel 
Plaza,  for  the  Third  Annual  New  York  Area 
Conference.  Chairman  of  the  successful  event 
was  Mrs.  Samuel  Allen,  of  New  York. 

Pennsylvania 

Five  Pennsylvania  Chapters  of  the  Women's 
Committee  will  gather  in  the  Bellevue-Strat- 
ford  Hotel,  in  December,  for  the  First  Phila- 
delphia Area  Conference.  Planning  the  event 
is  Mrs.  Harry  Takiff,  chairman. 


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!wo  State  Governors 
iddress  University 
Sroups  in  New  York 

Two   separate   Brandeis  groups   were   hon- 
ed on  the  same  day  recently  by  the  presence 
two  governors  from  opposite  ends  of  the 
ition. 

An  afternoon  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
ruftees  at  the  Waldorf-Astoria  Hotel  in  New 
ork.  was  honored  by  a  visit  from  Governor 
oodwin  Knight  of  California. 
Governor  Knight,  in  New  York  for  some 
eaking  engagements,  reviewed  various  edu- 
tional  problems  emerging  in  California, 
ith  the  Brandeis  Board  of  Trustees. 
On  the  evening  of  the  same  day,  Governor 
leiill  Harriman  of  New  York  attended  a 
eeting  of  the  Food  Industry',  which  honored 
cub  M.  Kaplan,  member  of  the  Board  of 
ustees. 

Speaking  extemporaneously.  Governor  Har- 
iian  lauded  Mr.  Kaplan  and  the  contribu- 
'ii>  that  he  has  made  to  the  economy  of 
estern  New  York,  and  spoke  with  praise  of 
e  objectives  of  Brandeis  University. 

naugural  Dinner 
n  Nation's  Capital 
lonors  Three  Leaders 

The  nation's  capital  was  the  scene  of  a 
iccessful  Inaugural  Meeting  of  the  Brandeis 
niversity  Club  of  Washington,  and  honored 
>seph  Chemer,  Cecil  D.  Kaufman,  and  Ben- 
jmin  Ourisman,  all  honorary  chairmen. 

Chairman  of  the  dinner,  which  attracted 
10  people  to  the  Continental  Room  of  the 
leraton  Park  Hotel,  was  Club  President 
ictor  Ottenstein. 

Working  with  him  were:  Garfield  Kass, 
ife   Membership    Chairman;    Alvin   Miller, 

cretary;   Mandell  Ourisman  and  Justin  R. 

olf,  vice  presidents. 

Members  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  now  in 
,rmation,  include: 

I  Norman  Bernstein,  Charles  Bresler,  Rabbi 
ladore  Breslau,  Rabbi  Balfour  Brickner,  Dr. 
bmuel  BogdonofT,  S.  Robert  Cohen,  Dr. 
dward  Cafritz,  Marshall  Coyne,  Charles  B. 

ulcan,  J.  L.  Fradkin,  Leopold  V.  Freudberg, 
lerald  Freedman,  Aaron  Goldman,  Harold 
|reenberg,  Harry  Himelfarb  and  Paul  Him- 

elfarb. 

Also  Sidney  Hechinger,  Lewis  Jacobs,  Dr. 

nrton  Kaufmann,  Norman  Karaerow,  Fred 

Kogod,  Jack  Kay.  A.  E.  Lichtman.  Harrv' 

Lourie,    Richard    K.     Lyon,    Dr.    Julius 

eviaser  and  Joseph  Ottenstein. 

1  And    Burton    Ostrow,    Robert    Philipson, 

ruce     Philipson,     Henry     Rainer,     Joseph 

osen,  Eddie  Rosenblum,  Morris  Rodman, 
fdney  Sachs,  Lewis  Saltz,  Thomas  Saltz. 
I  B.  Shapiro,  Maurice  Stearman.  Arthur  J. 
undlun,  L  S.  Turover,  Morton  Wilner  and 
pseph  Zamoiski. 


Two  Separate  GiHs  Will  Provide 
Wiogs  of  HaTden  Science  Building 

The  million-dollar  Hayden  Science  Building,  which  will  be  the  nucleus  of  the 
University's  growing  School  of  Science,  will  be  equipped  with  a  research  wing  in 
physics  and  a  microbiology  section,  as  the  result  of  two  separate  gifts  announced 
recently  by  University  officials. 


Sam  and  Anna  Lopin  Wing 

The  Abraham  Mazer  FamOy  Fund  of  New 
York  City  has  disclosed  their  plans  to  estab- 
lish a  research  wing  in  physics  with  a  grant 
of  $100,000. 

The  children  of  the  late  industrialist 
Abraham  Mazer  of  New  York  City  will  make 
possible  the  facilities  for  instruction  in 
physics  for  graduate  students  as  well  as  un- 
dergraduates. The  Wing  will  contain  the 
necessarv'  equipment  and  laboratories  for  in- 
tensification of  the  University's  research  pro- 
gram in  physics,  now  being  conducted  by  the 
faculty  of  the  School  of  Science. 

.i^ccording  to  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar,  the 
new  wing  will  be  designated  the  Sam  and 
Anna  Lopin  Wing  in  honor  of  the  daughter 
and  son-in-law  of  the  late  Mr.  Mazer. 

Officers  of  the  Abraham  Mazer  Family 
Fund  include  William  Mazer,  a  member  of 
the  Brandeis  Board  of  Trustees,  Joseph 
Mazer  and  Samuel  L.  Lopin.  Associated  with 
the  Hudson  Pulp  and  Paper  Company  of 
New  York,  all  three  have  been  actively  identi- 
fied with  a  number  of  educational,  civic  and 
philanthropic  causes. 

THREE  IJIVIVERSITY  FELLOWS 
CHAIR  DII¥!VER  MEETIIV^G  FOR 
DRUG   AND   C  OSMETIC   TRADE 

More  than  100  leaders  of  New  York's  Drug 
and  Cosmetic  industries  escorted  their  wives 
to  a  dinner  dance  held  recently  on  behalf  of 
the  University,  at  the  Waldorf  Astoria. 

The  successful  evening  was  spearheaded  by 
Samuel  Rubin,  chairman,  and  Jack  I.  Poses 
and  Joseph  L.  Mailman,  all  Fellows  of  tlie 
I  niversity. 

The  program  and  invitation  committee  was 
headed  by  Herbert  F.  Storfer,  and  the  recep- 
tion committee  included:  Amelia  Bassin, 
Lewis  Bernstein.  Leo  S.  Bertisch.  Marian 
Bialac.  Leonard  Block,  Madeleine  Chalette. 
Helen  Doerfler,  Morton  Edell.  Irving  Feld- 
man,  G.  Gaynor.  and  Florence  Jurow.  Also 
Oscar  Kolin.  Jean  Laurent.  Howard  Mack. 
M.  Meisler,  Charles  Menton.  Lillian  Murken. 
.i^dolph  Pearlmutter,  R.  C.  Ratner,  Richard 
Salomon,  Mary  Shields,  Frazer  Sinclair,  A. 
L.  Van  Ameringen,  Norma  Vercesi,  Marie 
Weston,  Florence  Zupa,  and  Ellene  Zurich. 


Richard  Marcus  Memorial 

Innumerable  friends  of  the  late  Richard 
Marcus  of  Baltimore,  who  wish  to  perpetuate 
his  name  at  the  University  to  which  he  dedi- 
cated his  efforts,  will  establish  a  microbiology 
section  in  the  Hayden  Science  Building. 

The  desire  of  Mr.  Marcus'  many  friends 
throughout  the  Baltimore  community  to  pay 
tribute  to  the  memor>-  of  the  communal  and 
industrial  leader,  have  been  combined  into 
the  establishment  of  a  Richard  Marcus  Me- 
morial Fund,  which  is  under  the  chairman- 
ship of  Nathan  S.  Jacobson. 

The  fund  will  also  implement  the  opening 
of  graduate  study  in  microbiology,  which 
will  be  the  seventh  area  of  advanced  study 
for  which  the  University  offers  a  Master's 
degree. 

The  fund  has  been  steadily  growing 
through  grants  and  Associate  life  member- 
ships, under  the  impetus  of  members  of  the 
Baltimore  Chapter  of  Associates.  Mr.  Marcus, 
who  played  a  major  role  in  the  establishment 
of  the  .Abraham  Marcus  Playing  Field  in 
memory  of  his  brother,  was  one  of  the 
founders  of  the  Baltimore  Chapter. 

Officers  are  Nathan  Jacobson,  president; 
Arthur  Kramer,  vice-president;  Robert  Mey- 
erhoff,  treasurer,  and  Irving  Smith,  secretary. 


TWENTY  LIFE  MEMBERS 
JOIX  IX  PHILADELPHIA 

Plans  for  the  winter  season  were  set  by 
friends  of  the  Univershy  in  Philadelphia 
recently  at  a  series  of  meetings  at  the  War- 
wick Hotel. 

Under  the  chairmanship  of  Louis  Stein,  all 
the  committee  members  became  life  members. 

New  life  members  in  Philadelphia  are; 

Maurice  Rosen,  Louis  Stein,  Samuel  E. 
Mandell,  Harry  Buten,  Nathaniel  Cooper, 
George  Friedland,  Mrs.  George  Friedland. 
Samuel  H.  Daroff.  Morris  Newmark,  Joseph 
Karr  and  Samuel  Genel. 

.\lso  Frank  N.  Cooper,  Harry  Sylk,  Louis 
Silverstein,  Myer  ^Marcus,  Carl  Ockman, 
Ralph  Bodek,  Leonard  Tose,  Louis  Earle 
Lasch  and  Mayer  I.  Blum. 


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SEVEJV    COUNTRIES    REPRESENTED 
IN  325  MEMRER  FRESHMAN  CLASS 


Freshmen  get  acquainted  with  each  other  and  upper  classnnen  during  Orientation  Week,  their  firit 
on  the  Brandeis  campus.  All  activities  for  the  freshmen's  initial  week  at  school  are  planned  by  the 
Special  Services  Committee,  whose  members  represent  the  Sophomore,  Junior  and  Senior  Classes. 
This  year  Orientation  Week  events  included  a  Sunday  afternoon  Open  House  and  Jam  Session  in 
Smith  Hall,  followed  by  a  country  Square  Dance  in  the  gymnasium  of  the  Abraham  Shapiro  Athletic 
Center. 


No  longer  referred  to  as  the  "incoming 
class"  but  rather  as  members  of  the  Class  of 
'59,  325  new  freshmen  have  had  a  month  of 
acquainting  themselves  with  and  adjusting  to 
campus-life,  and  are  now  solidly  settled  at 
Brandeis. 

Chosen  from  thousands  of  applications, 
the  University's  newest  students  represent  31 
states,  Germany,  France,  Norway,  Puerto 
Rico  and  Turkey. 

Total  Enrollment  1,105 

The  fledgling  class,  half  of  whom  were 
valedictorians  and  Honor  Society  members  in 
their  high  schools,  brings  the  undergraduate 
enrollment  to  999.    Graduate  students  work- 


ing   in   seven   areas   of   advanced   study    this 
year  total  106. 

With  the  addition  of  seventeen  new  faculty 
members,  increasing  the  teaching  staff  to  140, 
the  university's  "'small  school"  intimacy  is 
maintained  by  an  average  ratio  of  eight 
students  per  faculty  member. 

Newcomers  to  the  laboratories  of  Ford 
Hall  and  the  classrooms  of  the  Ullman 
Amphitheatre  this  term  also  include  25 
transfer  students,  who  will  continue  at  Bran- 
deis their  college  careers  launched  at  Bryn 
Mawr,  Vassar,  Mt.  Holyoke,  Harvard,  Uni- 
versity of  Michigan,  Cornell,  Barnard  and 
Middlebury  College. 


PORTRAIT   OF   MRS.   RRANDEIS 
PRESEIVTED   TO   lTl>flVERSITV 

A  portrait  of  Alice  Goldmark  Brandeis. 
wife  of  the  late  Justice,  was  presented  to  the 
University  recently,  as  a  gift  from  the  estates 
of  Benjamin  Scharps  and  David  Scharps  of 
New  York  City. 

Painted  by  noted  American  artist  Joseph 
Margulies  in  the  Spring  from  a  group  of 
photographs  and  masks  of  the  late  Mrs.  Bran- 
deis, the  portrait  now  hangs  in  the  Univer- 
sity's Usen  Commons  Room,  alongside  a 
painting  of  the  Justice. 


Boston  Club  Has  First  of 
Annual  Social  IVpckpnds 

More  than  100  members  of  the  Greater 
Boston  Associates  and  their  wives  gathered  at 
the  Mt.  Washington  Hotel,  Bretton  Woods. 
N.  H.  recently,  for  their  first  Annual  Social 
Weekend. 

Henry  August,  vice-president  of  the  Boston 
Chapter  was  weekend  chairman,  and  the  en- 
tire program  was  coordinated  by  President 
Sidney  L.  Kaye.  Program  co-chairmen  were 
Herbert  Savrann  and  Alfred  Sharenow.  Com- 
mittee  members  included  Arnold  Cutler,  Leon 
H.  Sharmat  and  Dr.  Max  Ritvo. 


Chicago  Club  Hears 
Board  Chairman  at 
5th  Annual  Dinner 

Highlight  of  the  5th  annual  membership 
dinner  of  the  Brandeis  Club  of  Chicago  was 
an  address  by  Abraham  Feinberg,  chairman 
of  the   Board  of  Trustees  of  the   University 

Film  Premiere 

Abel  Berland,  president  of  the  Club,  was 
chairman  of  the  event,  and  dinner  guest: 
witnessed  the  Midwest  premiere  of  the  new 
sound  and  color  film,  "The  Story  of  Brandeis 
University." 

Committee 

Members  of  the  dinner  committee  were; 
Arthur  Lansky,  Maurice  Rieger,  Lee  J.  Furth. 
Alfred  W.  Stern,  Roy  Schoenbrod,  Maurice 
Bick,  Donald  Roth,  R.  E.  Herzog,  Allen 
Grawoig.  Harry  L.  Madorin,  David  Copeland, 
Judge  Jacob  M.  Braude,  Henry  Bloomfield. 
and  Perry  Cohen,  Abert  Schloss  and  Marvin 
Welfeld,  all  vice-presidents. 

FOSTER  ALUMNI  WILL 
CHEER  VARSITY  TEAM 
AT  "AWAY"  GAMES 

Joining  Brandeis  University  Alumni,  in 
their  loyalty  to  the  school,  "foster  alumni" 
all  over  the  country  are  expected  to  be  on 
hand  to  cheer  the  varsity  basketball  team  at 
their  out-of-town  games. 

Basketball  Coach  Harry  Stein  has  an- 
nounced the  following  schedule  for  the  cur- 
rent season: 


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Dec. 
Dec. 
Dec. 

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Jan. 
Jan. 
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3  Sat.  Suffolk  University 
5  Mon.  at   Bates  College 

8  Thurs.  at  Northeastern 
16  Fri.  Bowdoin  College 
21  Wed.  Brooklyn  College 

7  Sat.  Am.  International 

9  Mon.  at  Tufts  University  8 
I  I  Wed.  Clark  University  8 

14  Sat.  at  Duquesne   Univ 
16  Mon.  at  Villanova   Univ. 
18  Wed.  Tufts  University 
21  Sat.  at  Worcester 

Polytechnic  Inst. 

4  Sat.  at  DePaul  Univ. 

8  Wed.  Boston  College 
I  I  Sat.  at  Univ.  of  Mass. 
13  Mon.  *St.  Michael's  Coll 

15  Wed.  Springfield  College  8 
21  Tues.  Boston  University  8 
25  Sat.  at  Colby  College  8 
27  Mon.  fBoston  College  8 


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tyOOLA.  AFRICA.  .  .  The  first  phase  of 
iM  year's  im-tlie-spot  study  of  Portuguese 
\trica,  by  Dr.  James  E.  DufTy,  Assistant  Pro- 
"fsscir  of  Spanisli  at  Brandeis  University,  got 
hndervvay  here  this  month.  After  leaving 
kngola.  Dr.  Duffy,  who  is  conducting  his 
research  under  a  Fellowship  Award  by  the 
JFord  Foundation,  will  cross  the  continent  to 
\In/amhic|ue,  Portuguese  East  Africa,  and 
lifii  continue  on  to  Portugal. 

TEL  AVIV,  ISRAEL.  .  .  Research  in  archae- 
•]i<-j.y.  bible  and  language  was  conducted 
luring  the  summer  by  a  group  of  American 
iintessors  under  the  direction  of  Dr.  Shlomo 
\larenof,  assistant  professor  of  Hebrew  lan- 
guage and  literature  at  Brandeis.  Dr.  Mar- 
f^nrtf  was  appointed  Director  of  the  Profes- 
-Miial  Workshop  in  Bibleland  by  New  York 
I  ni\ersity. 

fOyOOiS.  E!\GLA^D.  .  .  The  Ararat  Pub- 
i-liing  Company  here  has  recently  published 
.1  ni'w  volume  of  the  Hebrew  Miscellany 
Mfdtsudah."  edited  by  Dr.  Simon  Rawido- 
^^i^z,  Philip  W.  Lown  Professor  of  Hebrew 
I  iirrature  and  Jewish  Philosophy.  The  700 
|iage  work  is  concerned  with  medieval  and 
modern  Jewish  philosophy  and  Hebrew  liter- 
ature. 

LiyCOLlS,  MASS.  .  .  An  exhibition  of  oils. 
^laches  and  pen  and  ink  drawings  by 
Mitchell  .Siporin,  assistant  professor  of  Fine 
\il~.  and  artist-in-residence  at  Brandeis,  was 
-hnwn  at  the  deCordova  Museum. 

PARIS.  FRAISCE.  .  .  Joyce  Ann  Kalina 
iT.  has  enrolled  at  the  University  of  Paris. 
Along  with  students  from  other  universities 
throughout  the  country,  the  Brandeis  co-ed, 
a  French  Literature  major,  is  finishing  an 
intensive  six-week  language  study  program 
in  the  provincial  capital  of  Tours,  and  will 
begin  classes  late  in  October. 


ROME,  ITALY.  .  .  The  Vatican  Library 
here  has  become  the  research  headquarters 
for  Kenneth  J.  Levy,  .\ssistant  Professor  of 
Music  at  Brandeis,  for  his  work  on  a  book  on 
16th  Century  Music.  Mr.  Levy,  who  is  now 
on  a  years  leave  from  the  L'niversity,  was 
recently  named  a  Fellow  by  the  John  Simon 
Guggenheim  Memorial  Foundation. 

TOKYO,  JAPAN.  .  .  A  Japanese  edition  of 
"Soviet  Opposition  to  Stalin,"  written  by  Dr. 
George  Fischer,  Brandeis  Lecturer  in  History, 
has  been  published  by  Kokusai  Bunka  Kyokai 
(International  Culture  Association).  Dr. 
Fischer's  work,  a  case  study  in  World  \^ar 
II,  was  originally  published  by  the  Harvard 
University  Press  in  1953. 

GLEISCOE,  ILLIISOIS.  .  .  Appearing  on  the 
publication  list  of  the  Free  Press  for  May 
1956,  is  "The  Political  Behavior  of  .-Vmer- 
ican  Jews."  a  new  book  by  Lawrence  H. 
Fuchs,  instructor  of  Political  Science. 

CLEVELAND,  OHIO.  .  .  The  World  Pub- 
lishing Company  has  issued  a  new  book  by 
Ludwig  Lewisohn,  J.  M.  Kaplan  Professor  of 
Comparative  Literature,  titled  "Theodor 
Herzl — A  Portrait  for  This  Age."  His  novel. 
"In  a  Summer  Season "  was  published  at 
about  the  same  time  by  Farrar  Strauss  and 
Younger,  Inc. 

NEW    YORK,  NEW  YORK.  .  .  The  dra 

malic  film,  ".V  Clerical  Error"  made  in 
Boston  from  a  story  by  Pulitzer  Prize-winning 
novelist  James  Gould  Cnzzens.  opened  re- 
cently at  the  Paris  Theatre  in  New  York. 
Dr.  Cladwell  Titcomb,  instructor  in  music, 
prepared  and  conducted  the  musical  score, 
which  was  played  by  members  of  the  Boston 
Symphony  Orchestra. 


VIENNA,  AUSTRIA.  .  .  At  the  invitation  of 
the  "Forschungs  Institut  Fiir  Europaisclie 
Gegenwartskunde "  (Research  Institute  for 
Contemporary  European  Knowledge)  .Associ- 
ate Professor  Milton  Hindus  will  contribute 
articles  on  Marcel  Proust  and  Louis  Ferdi- 
nand Celine,  to  their  new  Encyclopedia  of 
.Modern  Literature,  scheduled  for  publication 
in  1956. 

HOUSTON,  TEXAS.  .  .  Brandeis  lecturer 
at  the  University  of  Houston  recently  was  Dr. 
.\ron  Gurwitsch,  associate  professor  of  phi- 
losophy, who  spoke  on  "Foundation  Prob- 
lems of  .Modern  Psychology." 

HELSINKI,  FINLAND.  .  .  Malcolm  Sibul- 
kin,  cum  laude  graduate  of  Brandeis'  second 
graduating  class  in  1953,  will  continue  his 
study  of  music  composition  in  Scandinavia, 
under  the  renewal  of  his  Fulbright  Scholar- 
ship. 

SACRAMENTO  PEAK,  NEW  MEXICO. 

.  .  The  .\stronomy  Department  of  Harvard 
University  is  progressing  in  their  Meteor  Re- 
search Program  here  .  .  .  Working  with  the 
group  as  an  assistant  is  Reid  Watson,  member 
of  Brandeis  University's  graduating  class  of 
1954. 

MUNICH,  GERMANY.  .  .  Following  his  re- 
cent visit  here,  Harry  Zohn,  ED.M,  Ph.D., 
.\ssistant  Professor  of  German  at  Brandeis, 
lectured  in  New  York  for  the  American- 
European  Friendship  Association,  Inc.,  on 
"Theatre  Revitalized  in  European  Cities.'' 

NEW  YORK,  NEW  YORK.  .  .  Magazine 
and  book  publishers  here  have  had  a  steady 
stream  of  "by-lines"  recently,  representing 
Brandeis-associated  individuals  .  .  .  W.  W. 
Norton  and  Company,  Inc.,  have  recently 
issued  a  new  book  edited  by  Jerome  Himel- 
hoch,  M  .\.,  Ph.D..  .\ssistant  Professor  of 
Sociology  (on  the  Mortimer  Gryzmish  Foun- 
dation for  Human  Relations).  Along  with 
colleague  Sylvia  Fleis  Fava  of  Brooklyn 
College,  Dr.  Himelhoch  edited  "Sexual  Be- 
havior in  .American  Society,  \n  .Appraisal  of 
the  First  Two  Kinsey  Reports."  for  the 
Society  for  the  Study  of  Social  Problems  .  .  . 
""Festivals  are  Fun, "  an  article  appearing  in 
the  recent  issue  of  Music  Clubs  Magazines 
was  written  by  Izler  Solomon,  Musical  Direc- 
tor of  Brandeis  University's  Third  Festival 
of  Creative  .Arts,  and  is  a  first-hand  report  of 
the  late-Spring  event. 

CHICAGO.  ILLINOIS.  .  .  "College  and 
Research  Libraries."  published  here  quarterly 
by  the  .American  Library  .Association,  fea- 
tured an  extensive  article  by  Louis  Schreiber, 
Director  of  .Administrative  Services,  Brandeis 
University  Library,  in  their  October  magazine. 


Brandeisiana 


Another  black  ink  entry  appears  on  the  credit  side  of  Dr.  John-Pierre  Barricelii's 
"literary  ledger"  with  the  recent  printing  of  his  book,  "Ernest  Chausson."  Dr. 
Barricelli,  Instructor  in  Romance  Languages,  combined  a  biography  and  critical 
evaluation  for  the  work  which  was  published  by  the  University  of  Oklahoma  Press. 

Theatre-goers  in  New  York  are  preparing  to  welcome  this  season's  opening  of 
"Heavenly  Twins,"  which  Dr.  Louis  Kronenberger,  Professor  of  Theatre  Arts  at 
Brandeis,    has   adapted   from  Albert  Husson's   comedy   "Les   Paves  du  Ciel." 

Representing  Brandeis  at  the  American  Arts  Festival  on  the  non-literary  arts,  held 
at  Barnard  College,  was  Sidney  Hurwitz,  '56,  who  with  delegates  from  thirty- 
three  other  colleges  and  universities,  participated  in  the  conference  theme,  "The 
Search    for   New   Standards   in   America." 

Dr.  Herman  Epstein,  associate  professor  of  physics,  delivered  a  report  of  his 
research  on  "Reproductive  Sites  in  Virus-Infected  Cells,"  at  the  Sixth  Annual 
Bacterial    Virus   Conference   at  Cold   Spring   Harbor,   New  York. 

"The  Development  of  Science  Laboratories  in  Schools"  was  discussed  by  Sidney 
Rosen,  instructor  in  physical  science,  at  the  recent  Invited  Conference  of 
Secondary  School  Science  Laboratory  Work,  held  at  Massachusetts  Institute  of 
Technology. 

It  will  never  happen  to  you,  but  lack  of  knowledge  about  Brandeis  University  has 
proved  to  be  very  expensive  ...  It  cost  a  young  couple  a  prize  of  $3400.00 
when  they  failed  to  know  the  answer  to  TV's  Break  the  Bank  query  asking  them 
to  "Identify  the  new  university  established  in  V^^altham,  Massachusetts,  in  memory 
of  a   late   Supreme  Court  Justice?" 


The  American  Association  of  Teachers  of  French  has  announced  that  Dr.  Harriman 
Jones,  Brandeis  Instructor  in  French,  has  been  elected  a  director  of  the  Boston 
Chapter. 


The  Board  of  Trustees 


Abraham  Fkinbkhc,  Chuinnun 

Joseph  F.  Ford,  Treasurer 

Norman  S.  Rabb,  Secretary 

George  Alpert 

James  J.  Axelrod 

Meyer  Jaffe 

Milton  Kahn 

Jack  M.  Kaplan 

Dudley  Kimball 

Adele  Rosenwalu  Levy 

Joseph  Linsey 

IsADOR  LuBIN 

William  Mazer 
Joseph  M.  Phoskauer 
Israel  Rocosin 
Eleanor  Roosevelt 
Esther  Schneider 
Jacob  Shapiro 
Isaiah  Leo  Sharfman 
Simon  E.  Sobeloff 
Frank  L.  Weil 


Contents 


The   People's   Attorney 


Urandeis   4'eiitennial    t'oniiiiiNNioii 


llraiiileis  t'enleiininl   Fund 


lOO.OUOIh    Volume 


Fat'ultv   Forum  . 


Xens  of  llie   I'niversitv  . 


President  uj  the  I  iiiiersity 
Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar 


■trandeiMiana 


.  htifli  fover 


Felhius  oj  the  Iniiersity 

Hon.  Herbert  H.  Lehman 
Honorary  Chairman 

Frank  L.  Weil 

Chairman. 

Philip  M.  Meyers 
Secretary 


Mrs.  Joseph  Schneiiifji 
President, 

National  Women's  Committee 

Milton  Kahn 
yational  Chairman, 
Brandeis  Clubs 

Joseph  Linsey 

Chairman, 

Brandeis  Athletic  Association 

Peter  A.  Kessner,  '52 

President, 

Alumni  Association 


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PIBI.ISHED   BY   BRANDEIS   LMVERSITY 
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Emamel   M.    Gilbert,   Director 

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Canipiis   pliotos   by    Ralph    Norman 
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Bran (Ii- is  L'ni\  crsitv  Bulletin,  published  four  Iinirs  a  war  (onre  in 
Seplnnber,  Oclober.  March  and  May)  al  Brandiis  Lniirrsil*.  \^iillh;ini  51. 
Mass.    EnUT»(l    as    second    class    nialtcr    ai    the    Post    Office     at    Boston,     Mass. 


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LOUIS     DEMBITZ     Ultx%NDEIS: 


The  Peoples 
Attoriey 


By    FRANK     L.    WEIl 

Choirmon,    Brondeis  Centennial  Commission 


Jew  men  in  the  last  fifty  years  have  exercised 
greater  influence  on  our  modern  American 
thought  than  Justice  Louis  Dembitz  Brandeis. 
He  had  a  keen  and  searching  mind,  a  high  re- 
gard for  the  rights  of  the  individual,  and  a 
distrust  of  concentrated  power  not  balanced  by 
responsibility.  He  was  known  as  the  "people's 
attorney,"  working  without  fee  whenever  he 
felt  that  the  public  interest  and  welfare  was 
threatened. 

At  the  turn  of  the  century,  lawyers  were, 
oftener  than  not.  the  representatives  of  cor- 
porate wealth,  dedicated  to  maintaining  the 
status  quo.  Brandeis  held  the  view  that  the 
law  was  man's  servant,  not  his  master — a 
living  organism  into  which  lively  minds  should 
infuse  fresh  vitality.  Early  in  his  legal  career, 
although  representing  many  great  corporate 
interests,  he  set  himself  solidly  against  mo- 
nopoly and  bigness,  notably  in  the  cases  of  the 
Boston  Traction  Conveyances  and  the  New 
Haven  Railroad.  He  frequently  stated,  "Vested 
rights  can  far  loo  easily  lead  to  vested 
wrongs.'' 

In  the  field  of  labor  alone.  Justice  Brandeis. 
as  early  as  1902,  was  expressing  views  which 
seemed  to  be  revolutionary,  but  which  later 
became  part  of  our  social  and  |jolitical  struc- 
ture. Trade  unionism,  collective  bargaining, 
responsible  union  leadership,  the  right  to 
strike,  scientific  business  management,  regu- 
lated working  hours,  guaranteed  employment, 
he  minimum  wage  and  employee  benefits 
were  some  of  the  elements  which  he  envisioned 
as  essential  to  the  establishment  of  industrial 
democracy.     Brandeis'    masterful    ability    to 


study  and  remember  masses  of  detail  made 
him  an  authority  in  the  field  of  business  man- 
agement. He  was  always  an  absolute  master 
of  the  facts.  In  later  years.  Justice  Holmes 
frequently  stated  that  he  and  the  other  Justices 
of  the  Supreme  Court  depended  heavily  on 
Brandeis  to  study  and  report  detailed  informa- 
tion on  cases  which  came  before  them. 

Brandeis  never  felt  that  consistency  was  a 
proof  of  intelligence.  As  a  young  man.  he 
absorbed  Emerson's  words,  "Speak  what  you 
think  now  in  hard  words,  and  tomorrow  speak 
what  vou  think  tomorrow  in  hard  words  again, 
though  it  contradict  everything  you  said  to- 
day." 

Brandeis  was  a  striking  man.  He  was  tall 
and  spare  yet  rugged.  Perhaps  his  outstanding 
feature  was  his  eyes,  which  could  glow  with 
warmth  or  burn  with  indignation.  One  of  the 
few  non-legal  projects  in  which  he  played  an 
active  and  leading  part  was  the  concept  of  an 
independent  Palestine  as  a  Jewish  homeland. 
He  worked  tirelessly  for  Zionism  until  he  felt 
that  his  new  responsibilities  as  a  Supreme 
Court  Justice  should  be  his  only  interest. 

One  of  the  Justice's  most  frequently  quoted 
observations  was,  "Our  great  beneficent  ex- 
periment in  democracy  will  fail  unless  the 
people,  our  rulers,  are  developed  in  character 
and  intelligence." 

It  is  a  fitting  memorial  to  this  great  Amer- 
ican that  Brandeis  University,  named  in  his 
honor,  carries  on  his  concept  of  a  vital,  real- 
istic and  progressive  training  for  enlightened 
citizenship. 


The  Commission ...  To  Celebrate  the  Anniversary 


Frank  L.  Well 
Chairman 


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A.  YEAR-LONG  CELEBRATION,  marking 
the  100th  year  of  the  birth  of  Louis 
Dembitz  Brandeis.  is  being  planned 
by  a  Centennial  Commission,  com- 
posed of  more  than  fifty  nationally- 
noted  figures  who  were  closel)  asso- 
ciated with  the  late  Justice  or  with 
causes   with   which   he   is   identified. 

Under  the  chairmanship  of  Frank 
L.  Weil,  the  Commission  has  planned 
nationwide  series  of  celebrations,  highlight  of  which 
II  be  Commencement  on  June  10.  when  exercises  and 
activities  will  be  linked  with  the  people  and  causes  close 
to  the  Justice. 

Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar  has  announced  that  the  Com- 
mencement Address  will  be  delivered  by  Dean  Acheson, 
a  former  secretary  to  the  late  Justice  Brandeis.  and  hon- 
orary degree  recipients  will  represent  epics  in  the  brilliant 
career  and  life  of  Justice  Brandeis. 

Honorary  degrees  will  be  awarded:  Justice  Calvert 
Magruder  of  the  United  States  Court  of  Appeals,  former 
secretary  to  the  Justice:  Robert  Szold.  who  worked  closely 
with  Brandeis  in  his  Israeli  interests;  Judge  Charles 
Wyzanski.  Chairman  of  the  Harvard  Board  of  Overseers; 
Dean  Erwin  Griswold  of  the  Harvard  Law  School,  where 
Brandeis  studied:  Irving  Dilliard.  Editor  of  the  editorial 
page  of  the  St.  Louis  Post-Dispatch,  who  has  been  a  life- 
long student  of  the  Brandeis  philosophy  of  the  law.  and 
whose  newspaper  has  alwavs  functioned  squarely  in  the 
Brandeis  tradition:  and  to  Justice  Felix  Frankfurter  of 
the  Supreme  Court  who  was  one  of  the  closest  collabo- 
rators of  the  Justice. 

On  the  actual  anniversary  day  of  the  Justice's  birth, 
November  LS.  ceremonies  will  accompany  the  unveiling 
of  a  nine-foot  bronze  statue  of  the  Justice,  commissioned 
for  the  occasion. 

\i\  addition  to  the  ceremonies  on  the  campus  of 
Brandeis  University,  the  man  for  whom  the  University  has 
been  named  will  be  honored  on  the  anniversary  of  his 
birth  by  religious  and  civic  groups,  friends  of  the  Univer- 
sity, Brandeis  Clubs,  and  chapters  of  the  Women's  Com- 
mittee, across  the  nation. 

During  the  Centennial  year.  Brandeis  University  will 
hold  a  series  of  symposia  covering  the  areas  of  law,  socio- 
economic thought,  education,  and  the  emergence  of  the 


state  of  Israel.  The  series,  to  be  published  in  the  Justice's 
memory,  will  include  the  contributions  of  dignitaries 
drawn  from  the  political,  economic,  legal  and  academic 
world. 

A  series  of  publication  projects  are  being  discussed 
for  the  Centennial  Year,  among  which  is  the  launching  of 
the  publication  of  the  Brandeis  papers,  and  a  memorial 
volume  which  would  contain  essays  in  tribute  to  the  late 
Justice. 

Commission  members,  who  in  addition  to  planning 
the  national  celebrations,  are  serving  as  a  central  body 
providing  materials  to  other  groups  wishing  to  celebrate 
the  anniversary  of  the  Justices  birth,  include  17  of  the  19 
former  secretaries  of  Justice  Brandeis. 

They  are:  Attorney  H.  Thomas  Austern,  Overseer, 
Harvard  Law  Review:  Attorney  W.  Graham  Claytor,  Jr.; 
Attorney  Warren  S.  Ege:  Attorney  Adrian  S.  Fisher,  vice- 
president  and  counsel  of  the  Washington  Post  Co.;  Paul 
A.  Freund.  Professor  of  Law  at  Har\  ard  L  niversitv  Law 
School:  Attorney  Henry  J.  Friendly,  vice-president  and 
counsel  of  Pan  American  World  Airways  System;  Henry 
M.  Hart.  Jr..  Professor  of  Law  at  Harvard  Law  School: 
Willard  Hurst.  Professor  of  Law  at  the  University  of 
Wisconsin:  Louis  L.  Jaffe.  Professor  of  I^aw  at  Harvard 
Law  School:  Attorney  James  M.  Landis.  former  Dean  of 
Harvard    Law    School:    Judge    Calvert    Magruder.    who 

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Members  of  the  Louis  Dembitz  Brondeis  Centenniol  Commission,  meeting  in  Ne* 
moke  plons  for  the  year-long  celebration  of  the  100th  anniversory  of  the  birth  0 
Supreme  Court  Justice  included  lieh  to  right}.  Jack  Gilbert,  Susan  Brandeis, 
A.  Wien,  Williom  G.  Rice,  Jr.,  Dr.  Leonard  Levy,  Marie  Syrkin,  Clyde  Casody, 
Mom  Solont.  Judge  Simon   Sobeloff  and  Nathaniel  L.  Nothonson, 


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The  meeting  wos  olso  ottended  by  Commission" 
f/eff  to  right).  Judge  Colvert  Magruder,  Walton  ^ 
Dr.  Philip  RIefF,  Thurman  Arnold,  Albert  Lief,  1 
Austern,  Mrs.  Elizobeth  Brondeis  Roushenbush, 
Freund,  Alice  Brandeis  Gilbert,  Judge  Charles  Wyzot 
Steele   Commoger,    and  Judge  Joseph  M.    Proskouer. 


At  left  -  Centennial  observotions  were  also  plonneJj 
mission  members  (left  to  right):  Dr.  Frank  Monuel-T 
Lerner,  Alpheus  T.  Mason,  Dr.  Abrom  L.  Sachar,  Cl 
Chairman  Frank  L.  Weil,  Dean  Clarence  O.  BeJ 
Milton   Steinberg,  Hal  Davis,  and  Atty.  W.  Graham  (il 


The  Fund ...  To  Secure  the  Ideals 


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Lawrence  A.  WIen 
Chairman 


-UuRINC    THE     100th     ANNIVERSARY 

Year  of  the  birth  of  Justice  Louis 
Demhitz  Braiuleis,  a  Centennial  Fund 
has  been  inaugurated  to  insure  the 
growth  of  the  University,  and  honor 
the  memory  of  the  man  whose  high 
ideals   Brandeis   University   mirrors. 

Lawrence  A.  Wien,  senior  mem- 
ber of  the  law  firm  of  Wien,  Lane, 
Klein  and  Purcell  of  New  York  City 
and  prominent  realtor,  has  been  named  to  serve  as 
National  Chairman  of  the  Centennial  Fund.  He  revealed 
that  more  than  $2,000,000  in  gifts  have  already  been 
secured.  A  National  Committee  will  be  announced  shortly 
to  provide  the  leadership  for  campaigns  which  will  involve 
more  than  20.000  Brandeis  ITniversity  sujjporters  in  100 
communities  throughout  the  nation. 

Mr.  Wien  stated  that  a  unique  aspect  of  the  Centen- 
nial Fund  will  be  the  application  of  large  business  syndi- 
cation techniques.  He  said  that  friends  of  the  University 
would  be  invited  to  participate  in  the  national  Syndica- 
tion Plan  to  underwrite  the  needs  of  the  University  by 
subscribing  to  units  of  S5.000  payable  over  a  period  of 
five  years.  The  national  goal  is  subscription  of  o.OOO  units. 

'This  is  the  first  instance,  I  believe,"  said  Mr.  Wien, 
"wherein  businessmen  have  applied  proven  financing 
techniques  to  the  responsibility  of  providing  an  educa- 


tional institution  with  necessary  financial  anchorage.  We 
hope,  through  this  plan,  to  enable  Brandeis  University  to 
attain  the  finest  educational  standards  on  the  American 
academic  scene." 

President  Abram  L.  Sachar  of  Brandeis  University 
indicated  that  the  funds  would  be  used  for  the  develop- 
ment of  faculty,  research  programs,  scholarship  and  fel- 
lowship funds  and  enrichment  of  curriculum.  In  addition, 
it  is  hoped  to  underwrite  pressing  facility  needs  of  the 
University  including  a  500.000  volume  library,  a  com- 
bined auditorium  and  theatre,  an  administration  building, 
a  faculty  center,  museum  and  fine  arts  building  and 
numerous  residence  halls. 

A  special  Committee  of  members  of  the  Brandeis 
University  Board  of  Trustees  will  cooperate  with  Mr. 
Wien's  Centennial  Fund  Committee  and  includes  Abra- 
ham Feinberg.  Chairman  of  the  University's  Trustees, 
New  York  City;  Jack  M.  Kaplan,  New  York  City;  Joseph 
Linsey,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  William  Mazer,  New  York 
City. 

Mr.  Wien  was  an  officer  of  the  City  Fusion  Party  and 
presently  serves  as  a  member  of  the  Bar  Association  of  the 
City  of  New  York,  and  the  Campaign  Cabinet  of  the 
Federation  of  Jewish  Philanthropies  of  New  York.  He  is 
a  trustee  of  the  Norwalk  Hospital  in  Norwalk,  Coim.  and 
was  the  founding  President  of  the  Birchwood  Country 
Club  in  Westport,  Conn. 


Map  of 

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■     Under 

Construction 

■    To  Be 

Built 

1    Creative  Arts 
1    Center 

II     Rabb  Graduote 
II    Center 

n    Ridgewood 
^    Dormitories 

12    Science   Building 

an    Graduate 
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Slosberg 

3   Music  and  Art 
Building 

a  m    Graduate 
14   School 

m    Information 
4   Center 

15   Ca^'le 

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3    Amphitheotre 

|/    Stoneman 

10    Infirmary 

■    Administration 
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lY    Shapiro 

1/    Athletic  Center 

^    Foid-Sydeman 
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IQ    Mointenonce 
10   Buildings 

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Q    Dormitories   & 
Student  Center 

•  M   Mens    Residence 
It   Halls 

9   Three  Chapels 

Socio!  Science 

]Q    Library 

20  °"^  Humanities 
Enclave 

Dr.  Abraham  H.  Maslow  (right),  Philip  Meyers  Professor 
of  Psychology,  submits  an  order  for  a  copy  of  "Eros  In 
Civllliatlcn"  by  Dr.  Herbert  Marcuse,  Professor  of  Politics 
at  Brandels,  to  Louis  Schrelber  (left),  Director  of 
Administrative  Services  a\  the  Brandels  University  Library. 


Volume  Is  delivered  to  Ac- 
cession Department,  v/here 
library  employee  Avis 
Lampert,  Brandels  graduate 
with  the  Class  of  '55,  and 
Harry  N.  Tarlin,  Acquisi- 
tions Librarian,  assign  the 
book  to  a  Special  Boole  Col- 
lection Fund  of  the  National 
Women's  Committee. 


Library  of  Congress  listing 
is  checked  by  Wynne 
Wolkenberg,  Class  of  '57, 
while  Bennington  College 
sophomore,  Eleanor  Rooks 
(seated)  checks  records  as 
part  of  her  work  in  the 
Bennington  10-week  employ- 
ment program,  which  she 
chose  to  fulfill   at  Brandels. 


After  being  catalogued  and 
recorded,  the  100,000th 
volume  Is  placed  In  the 
stacks,  and  is  officially 
ready  for  circulation.  First 
student  to  borrow  "Eros 
in  Civilization"  Is  Alan 
Engborg,  Class  of  '58,  who 
has  book  checked  out  by 
Renate  Schonberg,  Brandels 
freshman. 


100,000th 

VOLUME 


This  month  as  a  matter  of  routine,  the  Brandeis 
University  Library  processed  "Eros  in  Civilization" 
tlirough  its  Accessions  Department  on  to  the  open 
circulation  shelf.  Some  special  pride  was  taken  be- 
cause the  304-page  volume,  a  refutation  of  Freud's 
theory  of  society,  was  written  by  Brandeis  faculty 
member,  Dr.  Herbert  Marcuse,  Professor  of  Politics. 

The  processing  of  a  volume  written  by  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Brandeis  University  faculty  however,  is 
neither  unprecedented  nor  unusual.  The  unique 
quality  of  the  volume  was  disclosed  when  the  book 
was  numbered  .  .  .  100,000. 

This  singular  achievement  was  reached  through 
the  efforts  of  more  than  .50,000  members  of  the 
National  Women's  Committee,  who  for  eight  years 
have  poured  their  devotion  into  the  tasks  of  equip- 
ping, staffing,  and  maintaining  tile  University's 
I^ibrarv. 


The  opportunity  to  discuss  "Eros  in  Civilization",  with 
the  author  is  taken  by  Alberta  Gotthardt.  Class  of  '56,  as 
she    sits   with    Dr.    Herbert    Marcuse,    Professor   of    Politics. 


uI'y  members  pofticlpatlng  in  a  panel  discussing  "Inter- 
iling    Poetry"    included    (seated,    left    to    right):    Dr.    Walter 

on,   psychologist;    Dr.    Hermon   T.   Epstein,  biophysicist;   Dr. 

es  V.  Cunningham,  writer,  and  Dr.  Margcrrel  Lieb,  biol- 
ist.  Introducing  panelists  is  Or.  Simon  Rawidowicz  ( stand - 
0,    founding    choirman  of  the  Foculty  Forum. 


FACULTY 


FORU 


"All  faculty  members  are  officially  in- 
\  ited  to  attend  the  first  meeting  of  the  Brandeis 
Faculty  Forum  .  .  ." 

With  this  simple  invitation,  another  planned 
activity  designed  to  further  raise  the  level  of 
the  University's  research,  teaching  and  education- 
as-a-whole,  has  been  established  at  Brandeis. 

"A  faculty  which  does  not  communicate, 
cannot  form  an  intellectual  community,"  offered 
Ur.  Simon  Rawidowicz,  founding  chairman  of  the 
Forum,  which  gives  opportunity  to  biologist  and 
economist  to  discuss  art  .  .  .  political  scientist 
and  psvchologist  to  develop  ideas  of  contempo- 
rary literature,  .  .  .  and  musician  and  historian 
to  comjjare  theories  of  physics. 

Filling  a  multi-purpose  role  within  the 
I  niversity.  the  Forum  meets  monthly  to  devote 
an  informal  evening  of  faculty  thought  and 
discussion  to  a  topic  of  general  interest. 

The  Forum  in  this  way  helps  to  intercept  any 
danger  of  "isolation  of  areas",  which  is  a  threat 
to  a  young  university  whose  fields  of  study  and 
faculty  are  rapidly  being  enlarged. 

Presentations  and  discussions  of  "Causuality 
in  Modern  Physics  and  Causuality  in  History," 
and  "Problems  of  Mass  Culture."  are  examples 
iif  Faculty  Forum  programs. 

A  particularly  interesting  Forum  evening  had 
as  its  topic  "Interpreting  Poetry,"  and  panelists 
included  a  psychologist,  physicist,  writer,  and 
biologist,  who  presented  their  views  before  a 
iicneral  discussion  by  their  colleagues. 

Regular  Forum  gatherings  such  as  these 
serve  to  encourage  the  development  of  a  solid 
inter-relationship  among  faculty  members  who 
might  otherwise  be  separated  by  their  different 
fields  of  study. 


Above  left  -  "Causuality  in  Modern  Physics"  is  the  topic  of  conversation  by  (left  to  right) 
Dr.  Erwin  Bodky,  Associate  Professor  of  Music;  Dr.  Silvon  Schweber,  Associate  Professor  of 
Pfiysics,  who  presented  the  topic  to  the  Forum;  Dr.  Rudolph  Kayser,  Assistant  Professor  of 
German  Language  and  Literature,  and  Dr.  Claude  A.  S.  Vigee,  Associate  Professor  of  Romonce 
Languages  and  Literoture.  Above  right  -  Aspects  of  the  "The  Methods  of  Social  Sciences", 
one  of  the  most  recent  topics  of  the  faculty  discussion  evening,  ore  weighed  by  fleff  to  right). 
Dr.   Chi-Huo  Wang,  Asst.  Professor  of  Chemistry,  and  Dr.  Horry  Zohn,  Asst.    Professor  of  German. 


Acknowledging  that  a  man  works  intensely  in  one  field, 
however  strives  for  intellectual  growth  in  many,  the  Forum 
recognizes  that  a  scientist  interested  only  in  science  ...  an 
artist  with  knowledge  of  art  alone  ...  or  a  psychologist 
familiar  with  only  the  teachings  of  Freud  and  Jung  et  al  .  .  . 
do  not  make  the  best  teachers.  As  they  stimulate  their  own 
intellectuality  ...  so  their  values  as  educators  increase. 

No  teaching  standard  .  .  .  no  matter  how  high  .  .  .  can 
be  secured  without  continuous  intellectual  growth  and 
stimulation  within  the  teaching  body. 

The  Brandeis  Faculty  Forum  is  another  story  of  the 
University's  attempt  to  establish  and  encourage  the  proper 
climate  for  the  constant  growth  which  will  assure  the  school's 
high  teaching  standard. 


Above  left  -  Dr.  Robert  Preyer,  Assistont  Professor  of  English  Literature  f/eftt  ond  Dr.  Lewis 
Coser,  Assistant  Professor  of  Sociology,  discuss  the  possibilities  which  could  be  presented  by 
faculty  members  on  the  poetry  panel.  Above  right  —  Following  the  Forum  progrom,  a  number 
of  informal  groups  con  be  found  discussing  the  topic  of  the  evening.  Here,  thoughts  on 
"Causuality  in  History"  ore  exchanged  by  fleff  to  right)  Dr.  Jomes  B.  Klee.  Assistont  Professor 
of  Psychology;  Dr.  A.  H.  Sockton,  Visiting  Associote  Professor  of  English  and  Dr.  Osborne 
Earle,   Professor  of  English. 


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NEWS  OF  THE 
IJNIVEUSITY 


SVXDirATIOX    PI.AX 

The  Syndication  Plan,  established  during  the 
Brandeis  Centennial  Year,  has  mads  available 
8000  units,  each  unit  representing  $5000  payable 
at  the  rate  of  $1000  per  year  for  five  years. 

For  detailed  information  regarding  participa- 
tion   in    the    Brandeis    Syndication    Plan,    contact 

Brandeis   Centennial    Fund    Headquarters 
Brandeis  University 
Waltham  54,  Mass. 


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FORD    FOUXDATIOX     GRAXTS    IIMVERSIT^ 

$662,200    TO    II^CREASE    FACULTY    SALARIE^ 

Board  of  Trustees  Announces  Major  Benefits 
Will  be  to  Instructors  and  Assistant  Professors 


Brandeis  University  has  announced  that  its  entire  sliare  of  the  recently  desig- 
nated F<ird  Fonndation  grant  will  he  utilized  to  increase  the  salaries  of  its  junior 
faculty  mendjers.  The  senior  faculty  members  will  be  given  normal  increments  out 
of  the  general  operating  funds  of  the  L  niversitv.  The  new  salar\  scale  makes 
possible  increases  up  to  259'  in  the  salaries  of  instructors  and  assistant  professors. 

Through  the  biggest  single  gift  in  the  history  of  American  |)hilanthropy, 
the  University  was  named  recipient  of  $662,200.00  of  the  half-billion  dollars 
recently  granted  to  colleges,  hospitals  and  medical  schools  by  the  Ford  Foundation. 


Amiing  tlie  institutions  iruhuicd  in  the  dis- 
tribution of  tlie  Ford  Foundation  funds, 
which  were  designated  to  supplement  faculty 
salaries,  were  640  privately  maintained 
accredited  colleges. 

Each  University  was  assigned  the  equiv- 
alent of  its  total  faculty  budget  for  the 
previous  school  year.  Under  this  allocation. 
Brandeis  University  received  approximately 
$450,000. 

Established  as  10  Year  Endowment 

In  interpreting  the  terms  of  the  Ford 
Foundation  grant,  Dr.  Sachar  observed  that 
the  basic  gift  is  to  be  set  up  as  a  ten  year 
endowment.  During  these  years  only  the 
income  may  be  used,  and  this  income  is  desig- 
nated for  augmentation  of  faculty  salaries. 

At  Brandeis,  the  Board  of  Trustees  has 
announced  that  these  funds  would  be  used 
to  elevate  the  minimum  salary  standard. 
particularly  on  the  levels  of  instructors  and 
assistant  professors.  Faculty  members  hold- 
ing these  ranks  will  be  the  beneficiaries  of 
the  salary  raise  made  possible  by  the  Ford 
Foundation  grant.  The  salary  scale  for  Asso- 
ciate Professors  and  Professors  has  been 
increased  from  general  funds. 

Brandeis  Included  in  Bonus  Grant 

About  twenty  per  cent  of  the  Universities 
benefiting  from  the  Ford  grant  were  singled 


out  tor  a  special  aciiie\ement  bonus  if  iheir 
records,  in  relation  to  faculty  salaries,  had 
been  noteworthy,  and  if  it  had  set  exemplar)' 
standards  in  their  treatment  of  their  faculty 
members.  Brandeis  University  also  (|ualified 
in  this  group. 

The  bonus,  which  was  an  additional  .50%. 
was  then  added  to  the  l)asic  gift,  and  to 
Brandeis  this  totalled  another  $210,000. 

The  bonus  grant  of  $210,000,  however,  is 
completely  undesignated,  and  according  to 
the  Ford  Foundation  principal,  as  well  as 
income,  may  be  used  for  any  "pressing 
academic  needs." 


New  Faculty  S 

ula 

ry  Scale 

$4,200- 

.    5,000- 

6,500- 

.    8,500- 

ary  Sea 

$3,600- 
.    4,500- 
.    6,000- 
.    8,000- 

$5,300 
6,800 
9,000 

le 

$4,500 
6,500 
8,000 

Associdfe    Professors    .  . 

Previous  Faculty 

Sa 

Assistant  Professors 

Associate   Professors    .  . 

Brandeis  Debate  Team 
Gains  National  Status 

Achieving  national  stature  in  a  comparii 
tively  short  time,  the  Brandeis  Universii 
Debate  Team  placed  second  in  the  Bn>toi 
L  niversitv  10th  National  Invitational  Tourna 
ment  Debate  held  recently. 

Competing  with  the  Massachusetts  Insti 
tute  of  Technology,  Notre  Dame,  Rutger 
University,  the  University  of  Pittsburgh  am 
other  universities  representing  all  sections  o 
the  nation,  the  victory  for  the  Brandeis  teal 
held  added  significance  because  their  invil 
tion  to  participate  as  a  substitute  team 
extended  only  one  week  before  the  tourna 
ment. 

I  nder  the  skilled  coaching  of  Herzl  ,S 
a  former  national  debating  champion.  iIk 
winning  contestants  for  Brandeis  were  .Alber. 
Zabin,  class  of  ".59,  and  David  Ball,  class  o. 
'58,  who  had  only  one  week  to  prepare  foi' 
the  national  competition. 

The  national  topic  for  the  competition 
which  dates  back  to  1896,  was: 

"Resolved:  That  the  non-agricultural  in 
dustries  of  the  United  States  sliall  giiarantet 
their  workers  an  annual  wage." 

Notre  Dame  defeated  Brandeis  in  the  finals 
of  the  debate.  Earlier  Notre  Dame  elini' 
inated  the  University  of  Maine,  and  Brandeis 
ousted  Boston  University  in  the  semi-final 

Faculty  advisor  for  the  Brandeis  Debatf 
Team,  a  relatively  new  activity  at  the  Uni- 
versity, is  I.  Milton  Sacks,  Instructor  in 
Politics. 

The  Brandeis  team  also  placed  second  in 
competition  with  50  other  colleges  and  uni- 
versities, in  the  recent  New^  York  I'niversity 
■"Hall  of  Fame""  Tournament.  Brandeis  stu- 
dents, who  were  surpassed  only  by  members 
of  the  Fordham  L'niversity  Debate  Team, 
compiled  a  record  of  7  wins  and  1  loss. 


^ 


^e^v  York  Food 
■idustr^  Honors 
lack  M.  Kaplan 

\[nii'   than   200   friends   of   the   University 

\ew  fork's  Foot!  Industry  gathered  at  the 

laldorf-Astoria    Hotel    recently   for   a   testi- 

Htiiil   (liiiiier  in  honor  of  Jack  M.  Kaplan, 

ii>[ri-  ol   the  University. 

Ill  addition  to  gen- 
al  henefactifins.  fel- 
w>hip  and  scliolar- 
iiip  f;ifts.  Dinner 
iKiiiinan.  Hon.  Les- 
r  i.."  Wolff,  an- 
MiiHcd  nitire  than  40 
"w  associate  nieni- 
h"^lii|)s  in  the  Bran- 
•i-   I  niversitv   Club. 


Jack  M.  Kaplan 


Hiiiiorary  cliairnien  of  the  dinner  were: 
inaham  Krasne,  William  Mazer,  Harry 
■  iilnian.  Norman  S.  Rabb,  Benjamin  M. 
c(\ts.    J.    Stanley    Seeman,    and    Max    M. 

iiiinu'rman. 

Kxccutive  Chairman  was  Louis  H.  Taxin. 
ice  (Ihairmen  were  Alexander  Bernstein, 
"I  Chalek.  David  Fischler.  Louis  Levine, 
■idnre  Pols  and  Harold  Tarr. 


Divis 


Ch 


airmen 


I  ni\ision  Chairmen  were:  Harry  Brisman, 
akc  is;  Louis  Bernstein,  Beverages;  Bernard 
j.csslcr.  Candy:  Charles  Bond.  Coffee  and 
fea:  Abraham  Dilbert,  Dairy  and  Irving 
rLliiian.  Drugs. 

^ulney  Schwartz,  Frozen  Foods;  Milton 
li  II.  1.  Fruit  and  Produce;  Aaron  Korenvaes, 
llousewares;  Max  Block,  Meat;  Irving  Wish, 
hilk:  Al  Chalek,  Non-Foods  Division;  Sol 
.ai/.  Retail  Foods  Division-City;  William 
liLli-liraiul.  Retail  .Stores  Division-State. 

Arrangement  Conimltlee 

I  "ininiltee  on  Arrangements,  under  tlie 
inlriship     of     Max     Meltowoy     included: 

liailes  Ackerman,  Dave  Adlman,  Sam 
liiiiiiberg.  .lolin  Colby,  Bernard  Dilbert, 
Ble|ilien    Ganlner.     Herbert     Kffron.    Murray 

ill-lone,  Joseph  Geller,  Harry  Heiligman. 

\l-o  Irving  Herz,  Miles  Heitzberg,  Maurice 
Kaplan,  Martin  Killeen,  Maurice  Levin, 
\ailian  Lurie,  Morris  Messing.  Morris 
'i'--in,  Harry  Robinson,  David  W.  .Sclienk- 
1  111.  Irving  .Schugam,  Fred  Sleiii  and  \lira- 
lain    Thompson. 


IVEW    SCIENCE    WING    TO    BE    BUILT 
AS  MEMOniAE  TO  SAM  GRUNDFEST 

Friends  and  family  of  the  late  Sam  Grundfest  of  Little  Rock,  Arkansas,  and 
Hollywood,  Florida,  will  pay  tribute  to  the  memory  of  the  late  communal  leader 
who  passed  away  in  November,  with  the  establishment  of  the  Sam  Grundfest 
Memorial  Fund. 


The  Memorial  will  lake  the  form  of  a 
$100,000  Sam  Grundfest  Memorial  Wing  in 
the  new  Science  Building  now  under  con- 
struction on  the  Brandeis  Campus. 

Plans  Launched  at  Dinner 

Plans  for  the  Grundfest  iNIemorial  were 
launched  at  a  dinner  at  the  home  of  A.  L. 
Mailman  in  Hollywood,  Florida. 

Attending  the  dinner  were  friends  and 
communal  leaders  as  well  as  Dave,  Ike  and 
Jack  Grundfest,  brothers  of  the  late  philan- 
ihropist,  and  his  sons-in-law  Ted  Birnkrant 
and  A.  L.  Mayersohn. 

Friends  as  well  as  family  attending  the 
dinner  responded  heartily  to  the  establish- 
ment of  the  Grundfest  Memorial  by  making 
initial  subscriptions  of  more  than  .50%  of 
the  $100,000  goal. 

A  winter  resident  of  Hollywood  for  approx- 
imately 10  years,  the  late  Mr.  Grundfest's 
home  was  in  Little  Rock,  Arkansas,  where 
with  his  brother  Dave,  he  founded  the 
Sterling  Stores,  a  chain  of  60  variety  and 
department  stores  in  Arkansas,  Missouri. 
Tennessee  and  Mississippi.  At  the  time  of 
his  death  Mr.  Grundfest  was  Chairman  of 
the  Board  of  Sterling  Stores. 

Trustees  Named 

Trustees  for  the  Sam  Grundfest  Memorial 
Fund  are  A.  L.  Mailman.  E.  M.  Rosenthal, 
and  A.  J.  Dimond,  all  of  Hollywood,  Florida, 
where  the  Mailman  residence  has  been 
designated  Fund  Headquarters. 

Participants 

Trustees  have  announced  the  following 
participants  in  the  Grundfest  Memorial  Fund, 
to  date:  the  Grundfest  family,  Ben  Tobin, 
Harry  Stadler,  E.  M.  Rosenthal,  A.  J. 
Dimond,  A.  E.  Einstein,  A.  L.  Mailman, 
David  Crystal,  .Martin  C.  Friedman,  Gene 
Kruger,  Max  Levinson,  Robert  Levison, 
Sydney  Levison,  .Samuel  W.  Meisel,  Louis 
Robinson  and  Jacob  Shapiro. 

Also,  Harry  Tarshis,  A.  W.  Waxenberg, 
H.  G.  Schlafer,  Jerome  Herbert,  Louis  Zinn. 
Lester  K.  AUman,  Stanley  W.  Beckerman, 
Ben  Biegelsen,  A.  H.  Gould.  Charles  Green- 
man,  Edward  M.  Gross,  William  D.  Horvilz. 
Morris  Madfis,  Jesse  J.  Martin,  Maurice 
Paley,  Julius  Ritter.  Jack  Rosen,  .Mberl 
Silverstein,  Martin  Wold,  Frank  Yaguda,  and 
Harold  Weissman. 


Men's  Residence  Hall 
Xamed  for  S.  J.  Allen. 
Detroit  Industrialist 

The  designation  of  a  men's  residence  hall 
on  the  Brandeis  University  campus  as  the 
Sidney  J.  Allen  Hall,  in  honor  of  Detroit 
industrialist  and  philanthropist  Sidney  J. 
Allen,  has  been  announced  by  Abraham 
Feinberg,  chairman  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

Designed  by  Eero  .Saarinen,  Allen  Hall  is 
one  of  a  group  of  modern  buildings  which 
fonn  the  Ridgewood  Quadrangle,  major  resi- 
dence area  for  men  students  and  center  for 
study  and  recreation. 

A  Fellow  of  Brandeis  University,  Mr.  Allen 
is  also  a  life  meml)er  of  the  Brandeis 
LIniversity  Clubs. 

Chairman  of  the  Board  of  .-VUen  Industries, 
Inc.,  Mr.  Allen  is  a  trustee  of  the  Allen 
Industries  Foundation,  the  Richard  Cohn 
Foundation  and  the  Shiffitian  Foundation,  all 
of  Detroit. 

The  Detroit  |ihilanthropist  is  also  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Jewish 
Welfare  Federation  of  Detroit,  and  Chairman 
of  the  Executive  Committee  and  Director  of 
the  Jewish  Home  for  the  -\ged  of  Detroit. 

A  member  of  the  Michigan  Racing  Associ- 
ation, Mr.  Allen  has  also  served  as  Vice- 
President  and  Director  of  Temple  Betli  El, 
Detroit. 


Allen  Hall,  one  of  the  men's  residence  halls 
located  in  the  Hamilton  Quadrangle  on  the 
Brandeis  campus.  Named  in  honor  of  Detroit 
industrialist  Sidney  J.  Allen,  the  newly- 
designated  Allen  Hall  is  one  of  the  dormitory 
groupings  which  houses   168  male  students. 


PHILADELPHIA  GROUPS 
PLEDGE  TO  ESTABLISH 
GOLDSMITH  MEMORIAL 

The  establishment  of  a  memorial  at  Bran- 
dels  University  to  the  late  Louis  Goldsmith, 
who  was  president  of  Louis  Goldsmith's,  Inc. 
of  Philadelphia,  has  been  announced  by 
Joseph  Seitchik,  president  of  Seitchik  and 
Sons  and  president  of  the  Philadelphia 
Clothing  Manufacturer's  Association. 

Labor  and  Management  to  Sponsor 

To  be  sponsored  jointly  by  the  Philadel- 
phia Clothing  Manufacturers  Association  and 
the  Philadelphia  Joint  Council  of  the  Amal- 
gamated Clothing  Workers  of  America, 
AFL-CIO,  the  memorial  will  take  the  form 
of  the  Louis  Goldsmith  Wing  of  the  two 
million  dollar  Hayden  Science  Building 
now  under  construction  on  the  University's 
pampus. 

The  late  Mr.  Goldsmith,  a  pioneer  in  lal)or- 
management  relations  in  the  Men's  Clothing 
field  was  a  "distinguished  proponent  of 
industrial  cooperation,"  Mr.  Seitchik  de- 
clared. "He  was  a  Trustee  of  the  Insurance 
Fund  of  the  Amalgamated  Clothing  Workers 
of  America,  and  a  Director  of  the  Clothing 
Manufacturers  Association  of  America.  \et 
despite  the  pressures  of  these  offices,  and  the 
running  of  his  own  business,  he  was  a  leader 
in  every  worthy  communal  effort. 

Philadelphia  Committee 

The  Philadelphia  Committee  of  the  Louis 
Goldsmith  Memorial  are:  Joseph  B.  Seitchik, 
president  of  the  Philadelphia  Clothing  Manu- 
facturers Association;  1.  M.  Cohen,  Execu- 
tive Vice-President  of  Joseph  H.  Cohen 
&  Sons;  Samuel  DarofI  of  H.  Daroflf  &  Sons; 
Joel  Steinberg  of  Louis  Goldsmith,  Inc; 
Charles  Weinstein,  Manager  of  the  Phila- 
delphia Joint  Board  .\malgamated  Clothing 
Workers  of  America,  and  Leo  Lllman, 
Vice-President  of  Joseph  H.  Cohen  &  Sons. 

New  York  Committee 

Chairman  of  the  New  York  Committee  is 
William  Mendelson,  Vice-President  in  charge 
of  Merchandising  of  Joseph  H.  Cohen  &  Sons. 
Also  serving  on  this  committee  are:  Mort 
Bauman  of  Esquire  Apparel  Arts;  Fred 
Bissenger,  Amalgamated  Textiles,  Ltd.; 
Harry  Cobrin,  Nat  Ensler,  Fairfax,  Inc.; 
Richard  Frank,  Louis  Goldsmith,  Inc.;  Harry 
Friedes,  W.  J.  Dickey  &  Sons;  Joseph 
Golden,  Burlington  Mills;  Joseph  Graham, 
Rogers-Peet;  Theodore  Kahn,  Boys  Out- 
fitter; Lester  Menscher,  Saks  Fifth  Avenue; 
Louis  Scalise,  Wall  Street  Clothes;  Meyer 
Siegel,  Louis  Goldsmith,  Inc.;  and  Hugh 
Barr,  J.  P.  Stevens  &  Co. 


Brandeis  Xanies  ^"^e^i  FaciiItT  Deans 


And  a  Chairman  of  Sehttol  of  §{cienc 


« 


The  appointments  ol  Dr.  Saul  G.  Cohen  as 
Dean  of  Faculty,  and  Dr.  Sidney  Golden,  as 
Chairman  of  the  School  of  Science,  have  been 
announced  by  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar,  Univer- 
sity president. 

In  his  new  post.  Dr. 
(^ohen  is  responsible 
(or  the  development 
of  the  curriculum  and 
the  growth  of  the  fac- 
ulty, as  well  as  mat- 
ters of  academic  ad- 
ministration in  the 
College  and  in  the 
lA  ^^^^H  Graduate  School  of 
Dr.  Saul  G.  Cohen         -^^rts   and   Sciences. 

The  new  Dean  of 
Faculty  joined  the  faculty  of  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity in  19.50,  and  in  1952  was  appointed 
Rita  H.  Aronstam  Professor  of  Chemistry, 
a  position  which  he  continues  to  hold. 

Dr.  Cohen  received  his  .\.B.,  summa  cum 
laude,  M..\.  and  Ph.D.  degrees  from  Harvard 
L  niversity  and  was  an  Instructor,  Research 
Fellow  and  National  Defense  Research  Com- 
mittee Fellow  there.  He  is  a  member  of  Phi 
Beta  Kappa  and  Sigma  Xi. 

Dr.  Cohen  does  research  in  organic  chem- 
istry with  his  major  interest  in  mechanisms 
of  reactions,  stereochemistry,  free  radicals 
and  high  polymers.  He  is  the  author  of  about 
twenty-five  publications  on  these  subjects. 

He  serves  as  Chemical  Consultant  to  sev- 
eral companies.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
.\merican  Chemical  Society,  American  Asso- 
ciation for  the  .\dvancement  of  Science,  The 
Chemical  Society,  and  the  American  Associ- 
ation of  University  Professors. 

In  becoming   Dean  of  Faculty,  Dr.  Cohen 
resigns   from   the   positions   of   Chairman   of 
the  Schools  of  Science,  and  Chairman  of  the 
Graduate     Committee 
in  Chemistry. 

President  Sachar 
has  also  announced 
the  appointment  of 
Dr.  Sidney  Golden  to 
fill  the  position  of 
Chairman  of  the 
School  of  Science. 

The  new  chairman 
of  the  School  of 
.Science  joined  the  Brandeis  University 
faculty  in  19.51,  and  in  1953  was  appointed  to 
his  current  post  as  Associate  Professor  of 
Chemistry  on  the  Samuel  Berch  Foundation. 
He  will  also  serve  as  Chairman  of  the  Grad- 
uate Committee  in  Chemistry. 

Dr.  Golden  received  his  Bachelor's  degree 
from  the  College  of  the  City  of  New  York. 
He  conducted  graduate  work  at  Purdue 
Ilniversity  and  as  a  National  Research 
Council  Predoctoral  Fellow  at  Harvard  Uni- 
versity.    He    received    his    Doctorate    from 


Dr.  Sidney  Golden 


ft 
\ 


Harvard  in  1948  and  has  served  on  the  fac 
oily  of  Polytechnic  Institute  of  Brooklyi 
and  with  the  research  staff  of  the  Massachu 
sells  Institute  of  Technology. 

Author  of  about  twenty  published  article 
on  microwave  spectroscopy,  theoretical  chem 
ical  kinetics  and  quantum  mechanics,  he  i 
holder  of  a  number  of  patents  on  rockp 
designs  and  instrumentation. 

Dr.  Golden  is  currently  engaged  in  re 
search  at  Brandeis  University  on  severa 
topics  in  theoretical  chemistry  dealing  will 
atomic  and  molecular  structure,  chemica 
kinetics  and  molecular  scattering. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  American  Associ 
atiim  for  the  Advancement  of  Science,  thi 
.\merican  Chemical  Society  and  the  Ameri^ 
can  Physical  Society. 


Frioiid»«  of  Creative 
Arts  Established  as 
Nationwide   Group 

L  niversity  officials  have  announced  thi 
formation  of  a  national  organization  to  bel 
known  as  the  Friends  of  Creative  Arts  at 
Brandeis  University. 

Spencer  Cowan  of  Cambridge,  Mass.,  has 
been  appointed  secretary  of  the  new  national 
group  which  will  be  comprised  of  key  com- 
mittees in  various  cities  across  the  nation, 
who  will  aid  in  the  development  of  the  Cre-' 
ative  Arts  curriculum  and  offerings  at  the 
L  niversity. 

The  newly-formed  national  group  will  also 
sponsor  special  lecture  programs,  art  series, 
and  musical  events  which  will  take  place  oni 
campus  throughout  the  year. 

-Mr.  Cowan,  a  director  of  the  Boris  Mirskil 
Art  Gallery  of  Boston,  is  president  of  the 
University  Press  of  Cambridge,  Inc.,  and  of. 
the  Granite  State  Rubber  Co.  in  Berlin,  N.  H. 

W  ith  the  establishment  of  the  national 
organization,  it  was  announced  that  the  local 
Boston  group.  Friends  of  the  School  of 
Creative  Arts,  would  merge  with  the  new 
group,  and  that  its  Board  of  Directors  would 
become  the  governing  board  of  the  Boston 
Chapter,  Friends  of  Creative  Arts. 

The  decision  to  reorganize  the  group  was^ 
reached    because    of   the   indication    that   a 
national  group  could  best  carry  the  respon- 
sibilities   covering    the    development    of    the 
rapidly  expanding  School  of  Creative  Arts. 


8 


N1>ICATI0^'  PLA^' 


l>KO(illi;SS    111^  POUT 


Setting  the  pace  in  the  Centennial  Fund  campaign  to  secure  the  devehjpment 
1  ihe  University,  the  Syndication  Plan  is  spreading  rapidly  throughout  the  nation. 
[ .  .  At  press  time,  subscriptions  for  the  Syndication  Plan  had  been  received  from 
j>Jeu  York,  Atlanta,  Pittsburgh,  Palm  Beach,  Cincinnati,  Boston,  Miami,  Bridgeport 
Ind  Chattanooga. 


\  leplit-u  ul  ihe  liead  of  the  Brandeis  Cen- 
■niikil  statue  (reproduced  on  the  cover  oj 
hi-,  issue  oj  the  Bulletin)  will  be  presented 
'  laoh  subscriber  to  the  Brandeis  Syn- 
M  iiicin  Plan  .  .  .  designed  to  serve  as  an 
rknciwledgment  by  the  University  of  the 
'  iMKisity  of  the  donor  and  a  reminder  of  the 
IimIs  of  Justice  Brandeis,  each  replica  will 
any  a  personalized  inscription  from  the 
ni\ersity.  The  nine-foot  bronze  statue  is 
iriiii;  executed  by  sculptor  Robert  Berks  of 
^;«   York. 

-f  -f  -f 

The  story  of  the  Ceiitoiiiiial  Fuiitl  and 
he  Synclioatioii  Plan  will  be  brought  to 
rieiuls  of  the  I'liiversity  in  all  sections 
)f  the  nation  by  University  President 
^brani  L.  Sat-har  and  National  Chairman 
)f  the  Fund,  Lawrence  A.  Wien.  .  .  . 
ii'^ional  conferences  are  being  planned 
II  Boston,  New  York,  Chicago,  Los 
\ngcles,  Detroit,  Dallas,  and  Washing- 
oii  .  .  .  the  Washington  Regional  Con- 
iTcnce  has  been  set  for  May  6. 

-f  -f  -f 

\iiiong  the  nation-wide  activity  set  in 
imliun  by  the  Brandeis  Syndication  Plan,  is 
li.:l  of  family  participation  .  .  .  first  family 
iiiiiip  to  enroll  includes  Herman  Fiedelbaum. 
mhI  Bertram,  Irwin  and  Leo  A.  Fields,  all  of 
\'  \v  York,  a  father  and  three  sons  who  each 
(iLinhased  units  early  in  the  Centennial  Year. 

+  4  + 

III  acldiliiin  to  new  friends  of  the  Llni- 
yersity  enrolling  in  the  Syndication  Plan, 
a  iiuinber  of  previous  donors  are  making 
new  funds  available  through  their  Syn- 
iliialion  participation  .  .  .  among  these 
arc  Jack  Poses  of  New  York,  who  re- 
iiiiily  purchased  ten  units  .  .  .  and  Meyer 
llalperin,  also  of  New  York,  another 
friend  of  the  University  since  earlier 
years. 

■f  4  -f 

(^intinuing  in  the  role  of  pace-setter  in 
ihf  Syndication  Plan  is  Lawrence  A.  Wien, 
national  chairman  i)f  the  Centennial  Fund  .  .  . 
Iii-  subscription  of  .S.S  units  represents  a  gift 
In  ihe  University  in  tlie  amount  of  S175,000. 

♦  ♦  -f 

Syndication  safaris  to  the  campus, 
inaugurated     <liiriiig     the     early     spring 


months,  are  meeting  with  continued  suc- 
cess. .  .  .  The  weekend  campus  visits  by 
"foster  alumni"  from  all  sections  of  the 
nation  are  facilitated  by  individually 
arranged  flights  to  Boston's  nearby 
Logan  Airport.  .  .  .  To  many  it  is  the 
first  opportunity  to  see  the  200-acre 
campus,  while  to  others  who  visited  the 
campus  during  its  early  years,  it  is  an 
eye-witness  progress  report  of  eight 
years  of  development.  .  .  .  Mr.  Wien,  who 
has  accompanied  many  of  the  week-end 
visitors  from  New  York  stated,  "It  is  an 
exhilarating  experience  to  see  the  varied 
reactions  to  what  has  been  done  at  the 
llniversily,  and  the  enthusiastic  response 
to  what  will  be  accomplished  in  the  near 
future." 

4  >  > 

.\mong  participants  in  the  Brandeis  Syn- 
dication Plan  are:  Milton  P.  Kroll,  Wash- 
ington. D.  C. ;  Karl  Zuckerman.  Longmeadow, 
Mass.;  Robert  Kopple.  New  York;  Max  M. 
Matson,  Cleveland,  Ohio;  Zoltan  Burger, 
Bridgeport,  Conn.;  Herman  Fineberg,  Pitts- 
burgh, Pa.;  Cecil  Rudin.  Pittsburgh,  Pa.; 
Levinson  Foundation,  Pittsburgh,  Pa.;  Stan- 
ley J.  Kann,  McKeesport,  Pa.;  Ben  Paul 
Brasley.  Pittsburgh,  Pa.;  A.  0.  Samuels, 
Bridgeport,  Conn.;  Louis  J.  Newman.  New- 
York;  Edward  Weiss,  Chestnut  Hill,  Mass.; 
Henrietta  and  Frank  Weil  Foundation,  New 
York;  and  Leon  R.  Spear,  New  York. 

Also,  the  Val  Corporation  of  America, 
Bridgeport,  Conn.;  Sol  Einstein,  Cincinnati, 
Ohio;  Artists  Foundation,  Inc.,  New  Y'ork; 
Arnold  Garay  Foundation,  New  York;  and 
Jesse  Malvin,  Woodmere,  N.  Y. 

Also,  Herman  Levy,  New  Y'ork;  Aaron 
Jarvis  Foundation,  New  York;  Leonard  A. 
Wein  Charity  Foundation,  Miami  Beach, 
Fla.;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fred  Linden,  New  York; 
.^Ivin  S.  Lane,  Valley  Stream,  N.  Y'.;  .\lvin 
Silverman,  New  York;  Henry  W.  Klein, 
Flushing,  N.  Y.;  William  F.  Purcell,  New 
Yink;  and  Irving  Schneider,  New  York. 

Also,  Frank  N.  Robinson,  So.  Norwalk, 
Conn.;  Louis  L.  Smith.  New  York;  Bernard 
Hein,  Englewood,  N.  J.;  Morris  Jofte,  New 
York;  Seymour  A.  Smith,  Hackensack,  N.  J.; 
Lester  S.  Morse,  Boston,  Mass.;  Miss  Lee 
Heller,  Bronx.  N.  Y.;  and  Susan  Brandeis 
Gilbert,  New  York. 


BRANDEIS  FUNCTIONS 
SPONSORED  BY  THREE 
SOUTHERN  CITIES 

Highlighting  the  winter  events  held  across 
the  nation  on  behalf  of  the  University,  were 
a  series  of  three  outstanding  functions 
sponsored  by  communities  of  the  South. 

Norfolk-Portsmouth,  Virginia 

Life  members,  new  associate  members,  and 
a  number  of  general  benefactions  resulted 
from  a  cocktail  party  and  dinner  held  by 
the  Norfolk-Portsmouth,  Virginia  communi- 
ties. 

Under  the  chairmanship  of  Sol  Fass  of 
Portsmouth,  Virginia,  the  gala  affair  was  held 
at  the  Suburban  Country  Club,  and  drew 
communal  leaders  from  both  Southern  com- 
munities. 

The  Committee  of  Dinner  Sponsors  in- 
cluded: Lemuel  Altshul,  Sylvan  Altshul, 
Herbert  Bangel,  Dr.  J.  Jac  Bangel.  Julian 
Blachman,  Dr.  Herbert  Bonnie,  Louis  Bren- 
ner, Leon  Cardon,  Irvin  H.  Cohen.  Dudley 
Cooper,  Sylvester  Crockin,  Robert  M. 
Epstein,  Sidney  J.  Gates,  Herbert  Gerst,  Jake 
Goodman,  Archie  Harris,  Charles  D.  Kanter. 
Leonard  Karp,  Joseph  Klein,  Dr.  Alfred 
Kruger,  Joseph  Lipman  and  Harry  Mansbach. 

Also,  Bertram  S.  Nusbaum,  Julius  S.  Peck, 
Sidney  Pilzer,  Nat  Polls.  Julian  Rashkind, 
Bernard  Rivin,  Robert  M.  Rosenfeld,  Dr. 
.\rthur  Siegel,  Arthur  Siegel,  Sidney  Siegel, 
Ben  Paul  Snyder  and  Maxwell  Zedd. 

Charleston,  South  Carolina 

Leaders  of  the  Charleston,  South  Carolina 
community  received  a  first-hand  report  of 
Brandeis  University,  through  a  report  given 
by  University  President,  Dr.  Abram  L. 
Sachar. 

President  Sachar  was  guest  of  honor  at  a 
breakfast  meeting  under  the  chairmanship  of 
J.  L.  Pressman,  at  the  Francis  Marion  Hotel. 

Richmond,  Virginia 

In  Richmond,  Virginia,  the  Inaugural 
Dinner  of  the  Brandeis  University  Club  was 
held  recently  at  the  Lakeside  Country  Club. 

Dinner  chairman  Morton  Wallerstein 
announced  Life  Memberships,  Associate 
.Memberships  and  a  number  of  general  bene- 
factions to  the  University. 

The  Dinner  Committee  included:  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  David  ,4renstein,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  H.  J. 
Berstein,  Miss  Sadie  Engelberg,  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
.Ariel  L.  Goldburg,  Nathan  Heller,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Philip  Klaus,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sydney 
Lewis,  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Harry  Lyons,  Mr.  and 
.Mrs.  Lewis  Markel,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Keeve 
Marks,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jerome  Meyer,  Rabbi 
and  Mrs.  Jacob  Milgrom,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Israel  November,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  H. 
Schwarzschild,  Jr.,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Henry  F. 
Stern,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Morton  G.  Thalhimer, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sam  Troy,  Jacob  M.  Viener, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Saul  Viener,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Hank  Wolfe  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sam  Wortzel. 


RoiVNV  FiSHBiiiN.  Class  of  '54,  has  spent 
the  past  year  working  with  Dr.  Donald  B. 
Johnstone  of  the  I'niversity  of  Vermont. 
Department  of  Agricultural  Biochemistry,  in 
a  study  of  microhial  protein. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

The  first  marriage  of  an  aluiiiiius  to 
be  solemnized  in  the  Mendel  and  Leah 
Berlin  Chapel  was  on  Christmas  Day, 
when  Marshall  Slerman,  Class  of  '53, 
now  an  Ensign  in  the  I'.  S.  Naval  Re- 
serve, was  iiniled  with  Dorothy  Myerson 
of  Brookline.  Massaehusetts.  The  pair 
is  now  living  in  Athens,  Georgia,  where 
Ensign  Sternian  is  stationed. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

The  second  semester  of  the  current  aca- 
demic year  finds  Judith  Gamor.^n,  Class  of 
'54,  teaching  Cliemistry  at  Wlieaton  College 
in  Norton,  Massachusetts. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

Sid  Goldfadkr,  '54,  and  Ru(;kr  Morc^n, 
'55,  both  members  of  the  Judges  Baseball 
Team  during  their  years  at  Brandeis.  have 
been  signed  by  the  Milwaukee  Brares  farm 
team  in  Atlanta,  Georgia. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

Lenny  Winograd.  "54,  Don  Stapleton. 
'54,  and  Don  Meiiehel,  '54  who  were 
members  of  Brandeis  L'niversity's  pio- 
neer basketball  team  a  few  years  ago 
have  managed  to  keep  in  close  touch 
with  each  other  from  distant  points  while 
serving  in  the  Army  since  their  gradua- 
tion. Recently  they  wangled  simulta- 
neous furloughs,  spent  several  days  to- 
gether on  rampus,  and  scrimmaged 
agaiiLst  the  current  varsity.  Winograd 
came  from  Colorado,  Stapleton  from 
Panama  and  Menchel  from  Iceland. 


EvtLVN  SiNCKR,  '52,  has  been  appointed  to 
establish  a  Foreign  Language  Department  at 
Lesley  College  in  Cambridge,  Mass.  In  addi- 
tion to  teaching  intermediate  and  advanced 
French,  she  is  conducting  a  course  in  the 
teaching  of  French  for  instructors. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

The  Brandeis  faculty  this  year  include 


the 

names  of  four  Brandeis  Alumni,  who  all  hold 
the  rank  of  Teaching  Fellow.  They  include 
Max  Pkrlitsh,  '52;  Nadav  .Sakka.n,  ".54; 
Ronald  .Shur,  '5X  and  Li;iinakd  \^'i;i.m;r,  "52. 


lO 


LVDWIG    LEWl^^OHN    MEMORIALIZED! 
AT   MEETING    ON    BRANDEIS   CAMPUS 


A  tribute  was  held  on  campus  this  winter, 
memorializing  the  late  novelist,  critic  and 
educator,   Ludwig  Lewisohn. 

One  of  the  l.i  original  faculty  members  at 
Brandeis,  Dr.  Lewisohn  had  been  serving  as 
Librarian  and  as  J.  M.  Kaplan  Professor  of 
Comparative  Literature  at  the  time  of  his 
death  on  December  31,  1955. 

Participating  in  the  ceremonies  were  two 
close  friends  of  Dr.  Lewisohn.  Rabbi  Arthur 
Lelyveld  and  author  Maurice  Samuel.  Repre- 
senting Dr.  Lewisohn's  colleagues  on  campus 
was  Dr.   Mibon    Hindus. 

Introduced  by  Dr.  Abraiu  L.  .Sachar,  .Mr. 
Samuel  discussed  "Ludwig  Lewisohn,  the 
Man  and  his  Works."  and  Rabbi  Lelyveld 
spoke  on  Dr.  Lewisohns  role  in  Jewish 
affairs  and  his  impact  on  .\merican-Jewish 
thinking. 


The  la+e  Dr.  Ludwig  Lewisohn's  favorite  photo- 
graph of  himself,  taken  In  his  library  with 
"Cupcake"  his  personal  pel,  and  a  fannlllar 
personality  on  the   Brandeis  campus. 


WO.ME.X'.S    «'0.>l.>IITTKK 
nth    lVATIO>AL    CO.XFKKK.X  !•: 

Announcement  has  been  made  that  the 
Eighth  Annual  Conference  of  the  National 
Women's  Committee  of  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity will  be  held  on  campus,  June  10 
through    I  3. 

General  Chairman  for  the  Conference  Is 
Mrs.  Nohemiah  H.  Whitman.  Conference 
vice-chairmen  are  ts/lrs.  Harold  Linsky,  Mrs. 
Joseph   Goldberg   and   Mrs.   Herman   Mlntz. 

Members  of  the  Advisory  Committee 
Include:  Mrs.  Irving  Abrams.  Mrs.  Louis  I. 
Kramer,  Mrs.  David  A.  Rose,  Mrs.  Joseph 
Schneider,  Mrs.  Philip  Segal,  Mrs.  Max 
Slater,  Mrs.  Carl  Spector,  Mrs.  Nehemlah 
H.    Whitman    and    Mrs.    Harry    Michaels. 

A  pre-Conference  National  Board  Meet- 
ing will  be  held  on  June  8,  and  on  June 
13  there  will  be  a  post-Conference  meet- 
ing of  the  National  Board  of  the  Women's 
Committee. 


Book  i'oll«'(*tion  llonor»« 
Memory  of  W.  M.  Cahill 

The  establishment  of  the  William  M. 
Cahill  Book  Collection  in  Economies  and 
Related  Subjects  in  the  University  Library, 
in  memory  of  the  late  president  of  the 
Newton-Waltham  Bank  and  Trust  Company, 
has  been  announced  by  the  University. 

Establishment  of  the  special  book  collec- 
tion was  made  known  recently  by  President 
.\bram  L.  Sachar  who  paiil  tribute  to  the 
late  Mr.  Cahill  at  a  luncheon  held  on  campus. 


David  Wahl  Appointed 
University  Consultant 

Brandeis  University  has  announced  the 
appointment  of  David  R.  Wahl  of  Cleveland, 
Ohio,  to  serve  as  Consultant  on  University 
Development. 

Mr.  Wahl  will  represent  the  University  in 
interpreting  its  needs  to  industry  in  keeping 
with  the  expanding  interest  on  the  part  of 
industry  to  the  continuing  needs  of  the 
nation's  liberal  arts  colleges. 

Formerly  on  the  Board  of  Economic  War- 
fare during  World  War  IL  Mr.  Wahl  also 
served  during  that  period  as  E.xecutive  Officer 
of  the  Liberated  Areas  Division  and  as 
organizer  of  the  intelligence  section  for  the 
Reoccupation  Division. 

After  the  war,  he  served  as  Washington 
Director  of  the  American  Jewish  Conference 
involving  liaison  work  with  various  govern- 
mental agencies  and  foreign  embassies  lead- 
ing to  the  rescue  of  European  Jewry.  Since 
19.52  he  has  been  associated  with  S.  Wahl 
Plumbing  and  Heating  Compan>. 

A  native  of  Cleveland,  Mr.  Wahl  received 
his  B.-\.  degree  from  Oberlin  College  in  1931. 
his  B.S.  degree  in  Library  .Science  from 
Western  Reserve  University  in  1932,  and 
conducted  graduate  work  at  Columbia  I  Di- 
versity and  Ohio  State  University. 

As  a  linguist  and  librarian  he  worked  with 
the  Library  of  Congress  from  1937-1942  as 
assistant  in  Cooperative  Cataloging  and  Clas- 
sification Service,  and  as  special  assistant  for 
the  reorganization  of  the  technical  jirocesses 
of  the  Librarv  of  (^ingress. 


I 


f 


JNIVERSITY  FRIENDS 
In  CALIFORNIA  HOLD 
rniRD  ANNUAL  DINNER 

\clilressing  a  capacity  group  of  Southern 
alilornia  educators  and  business  leaders, 
\h  i  filled  the  Grand  Ballroom  of  the  Beverly 
lihnn  Hotel  recently.  L  niversity  president 
•  r  \liram  L.  Sachar.  and  distinguished  edii- 
ii  I  Dr.  Rohert  M.  Hutchins.  president  of 
In  Fund  for  the  Republic,  shared  speaking 
iiiriors  at  the  Third  Annual  Dinner  held  by 
riends  of  the  University  in  the  Greater 
.lis  Angeles  area. 

(jliairnian  of  the  .58-nian  committee  respon- 
■  ihle  for  planning  the  gala  evening  was  G. 
larry  Rothberg.  Los  Angeles  builder. 

Among  Los  Angeles  civic  leaders  whose 
iciiefactions  to  the  University  were  an- 
)ciunced  at  the  dinner  were:  Louis  H.  Boyar. 
Philip  Lyon.  ^  olande  D.  Markson.  Oscar 
I'altiz.  Eduard  Mitchell,  G.  Harry  Rothberg. 
I'lcii  Weingart.  Mark  Boyar,  .\lex  Deutsch. 
I.i-icr  Deutsch.  Harry  Jaffe  and  Harry  Karl, 
llie  Dinner  (Jonnnittee  members  included: 
In-.ph  Benaron.  Stanley  Bergerman,  George 
IJiiider,  .lules  Bisno,  Rohert  Brillian,  .lack 
Broder,  Louis  H.  Boyar,  Mark  Boyar, 
Bernard  Ceazan.  Sherill  C.  Corwin.  Lester 
Deutsch,  Richard  Diller,  Dr.  Louis  W.  Einzig, 
Seymour  Fabrick,  Louis  Factor,  Sidney 
Factor,  George  Familian,  Max  Firenstein,  Dr. 
Louis   Freiburn. 

Also  included  were:  Myron  Froelich, 
Harry  Gittelson.  Harry  Goldman.  Isadore 
Gordean,  Alfred  Hart.  Leo  Hartfield,  Joe 
Herman.  Jr.,  Harry  JafTe,  Peter  Kahn,  Jr., 
Harry  Karl.  Jacob  Karp,  Jack  Kessler, 
Robert  Kramer,  Jack  Lazarus,  Philip  Lyon, 
Ben  Maltz.  and  Yoland  D.  Markson. 

Also,  Leonard  Mathes,  Edward  Meltzer, 
Edward  D.  Mitchell.  Also:  Harvey  Morse, 
Judge  Stanley  Mosk,  Seniel  Ostrow,  Seymour 
Owens,  Oscar  Pattiz,  Sam  Pensick,  Mortimer 
Perlstein,  Jack  Ross,  N.  Joseph  Ross.  Oscar 
Salenger,  Dole  Schary,  Taft  Schreiber,  San- 
ford  B.  Schulhofer,  Joseph  D.  Shane,  Milton 
Sperling,  David  Tannenljaum,  Maurice 
Turner,  Philip  \^  ain,  and  Max  Zimmer. 


BKANDlillS 

AllOIJIVl)  THE 

W  0  R  L 1) 


Southern  California  communal  leaders  met 
recently  for  the  Third  Annual  Brandels  Dinner, 
where  guest  speaker  was  Dr.  Robert  M. 
Hutchins  (left)  shown  with  chairman  C.  Harry 
Rothberg  and   Myron   Froelich. 


KARACHI.  PAKISTAIS  ...  Dr.  Svend 
Laursen,  Chairman  of  the  School  of  So- 
cial Science,  and  the  James  Henry  Yalem 
Professor  of  Economies  has  arrived  here 
lo  fill  a  post  as  economic  advisor  lo  the 
(»overnnienl  of  Pakistan.  Dr.  Laursen 
has  been  granted  an  eighteen-month 
leave  of  absence  from  the  L'niversitv. 


ATLANTA,  GEORGIA  ...  In  a  fiiuling 
described  to  the  American  Association  For 
the  Advancement  of  Science,  meeting  here, 
Donald  Giddon,  Brandeis  University  graduate 
student,  reported  that  saliva  tests  may  show 
degrees  of  emotional  stress  or  tension. 
Giddon  and  Dr.  Vincent  F.  Lisanli  of  Tufts 
University  Dental  School  found  that  the  com- 
position of  human  salivary  secretions  changes 
under  psychological  stress. 


FAIRBAISKS.  ALASKA  .  .  .  The  Univer- 
sity's first  student  from  this  territory 
enrolled  as  a  transfer  student  with  the 
Brandeis  Class  of  "57.  Flying  down  from 
Fairbanks,  where  her  father  was  former 
mayor,  as  well  as  Alaskan  Attorney- 
General.  Joyce  Rivers  arrived  in  time  to 
attend  the  opening  classes  of  the  second 
semester. 


I\EW  rORK,  i\.  1".  .  .  .  The  \antage 
Press.  Inc.  has  published  a  new  volume  of 
the  collected  poems  of  Dr.  Jean-Pierre 
Barricelli,  Assistant  Professor  of  Romance 
Languages.  The  new  70-page-volume  is  titled 
"Dodecahedron."  Dr.  Barricelli  also  has  two 
new  books  in  progress.  "Balzac  and  Music," 
and   "An    \nlliology  of  Italian   Literature." 


GLENCOE.  ILLIM)IS  .  .  .  The  Free  Press 
here  has  recently  published  "The  Sociology 
of  Social  Conflict."  a  new  book  by  Dr.  Lewis 
A.  Coser,  Assistant  Professcn-  of  .Sociology  on 
the  I.  M.  Weinstein  Foundation. 


ROME.  ITALY  ...The  Orienio  Moderno, 
leading  oriental  monthly  published  here 
recently  issued  a  paper  written  in  Ital- 
ian by  Dr.  Jacob  M.  Landau.  Visiting 
Lecturer  in  Near  Eastern  Studies  at 
Brandeis.  titled  "Aziz  Domet.  An  Arab 
Poet,  Writer  and  I'laywriler  in  <;erman." 
.  .  .  Another  Italian  publication.  La 
Rassfgiia  Mensile  tli  Israel,  recently  car- 
ried Dr.  Landau's  study  of  "Two  Projects 
for  the  Colonization  of  the  Sudan  at  the 
Beginning    of    the    Twentieth    Centurv." 


AMHERST,  MASS.  .  .  Dr.  Donald  N.  Bige- 
low.  Associate  Professor  of  American  Civili- 
zation and  Institutions,  was  among  guest 
speakers  participating  in  the  panel  "Teaching 
and  Education,"  at  the  Amherst  College 
Career  Conference. 


OXFORD.  EiSGLAND  ...  I.  Milton 
Sacks.  Brandeis  Instructor  in  Polities, 
was  invited  to  participate  in  the  March 
Conference  on  Indo-China,  held  at  St. 
Antony's  College,  Oxford  University.  .  .  . 
.4fler  leaving  England,  Mr.  Sacks 
continued  on  to  Paris,  France,  where  he 
conferred  with  government  officials  and 
educators  on  the  same  subject. 


CHICAGO,  ILLINOIS  .  .  .  Milton  Hindus, 
.Associate  Professor  of  English,  delivered  a 
paper  before  the  Annual  Meeting  of  the 
Modern  Language  .Vssociation,  held  recently 
at  the  Palmer  House.  Mr.  Hindus"  paper  was 
entitled  "Notes  Toward  the  Definition  of 
\\  hitman's  Typical  Poetic  Line." 


BOSTON.  MASS.  .  .  .  "Nations  in  the 
Future:  Organization  lor  Survival"  was  the 
title  of  an  address  delivered  recently  by  Dr. 
Lawrence  11.  Fui  hs.  \ssistant  Pri>fessor  of 
Political  .'^cien^  ■•.  to  llie  Conference  of  the 
Liberal  Citizens  of  .Massachusetts. 


II 


BRATVDEIS    CEIVTEIVXIAL    YEAR    SPARKED    BYl 
COIVTIXEED     GROWTH     OF    ^FOSTER     ALEMXI '^^" 

Milton  Kahn.  National  Chairman  of  the  Brandeis  University  Clubs  has  reported  a  sharp  rise  in  the  continualh  growing 
body  of  Brandeis  I  niversit)  "s  "foster  alumni.""  Along  with  the  announcements  of  the  expanding  membership  of  the  Clubs,  are 
notices  of  the  establishment  of  a  number  of  new  groups  of  Brandeis  supporters. 


^'ew  Haven.  <'onn<>«-tic*ut 

Following  a  luncheon  meeting  of  the  New 
Haven  friends  of  the  University,  nearly  two 
dozen  Associate  Members  were  added  to  the 
Brandeis  Club. 

The  recent  meeting,  held  at  the  Taft  Hotel, 
was  under  the  chairmanship  of  Samuel 
Gingold,  with  Bernhart  Hoffman  serving  as 
co-chairman. 

A  new  4-year-scholarship,  in  memory  of  his 
son  Peter,  was  announced  by  Samuel  Hersh- 
man.  along  with  the  Life  Membership  affilia- 
tion of  Emanuel  Gratenstein. 

Sponsors  of  the  successful  meeting  in- 
cluded: Robert  ,\delman,  Meyer  Bailey, 
Harry  Barnett,  Dr.  Max  L.  Berlowe,  Louis 
Botwink,  J.  J.  Cooley,  Albert  Cott,  Arthur 
Eder,  Isadore  Epstein,  Louis  Feinmark, 
Harold  Feldman,  Dr.  Jacob  B.  Fleischer, 
John  J.  Fox,  and  Samuel  Freedman. 

Also  Emanuel  Gratenstein.  Charles  Green- 
blatl,  Martin  Greenblatt,  Samuel  1.  Hersh- 
man.  L  J.  Hoffman,  William  Horowitz.  James 
KauflFman,  Joseph  Keller.  Mrs.  Herman 
ICline,  Moses  Koizim,  David  Landow,  Abra- 
ham Lapides,  Dr.  Maxwell  Lear,  Louis 
Lehman,  David  Ijevine,  Edward  Levine, 
Robert  LeVine,  Max  Livingston,  Herman  T. 
Perry,  Earl  Podell,  Jacob  Podoloff,  Maurice 
E.  Proctor,  Miss  Ruth  Quint,  Dr.  B.  A. 
Rogowski.  Arthur  M.  Ross.  Jr.  and  Samuel 
Shainberg. 

Louixvillp.  Kontuckv 

The  Standard  Club  of  Louisville  was  the 
site  of  the  Fourth  .\nnual  Membership 
Dinner  recently,  when  nearly  100  friends 
gathered  to  benefit  the  University. 

Under  the  chairmanship  of  two  Fellows  of 
the  University,  Dr.  Joseph  M.  Frehling  and 
Herman  G.  Handmaker,  the  sponsors  com- 
mittee of  the  dinner  included  Maurice  Ades, 
Bernard  Berman,  Robert  Berman,  Jack 
Bernstein,  Lewis  D.  Cole,  Frank  Fonaroff, 
Dr.  .Max  L.  Garon,  Norbert  Friedman,  Dr. 
Harry  Goldberg,  Bernard  S.  Goldstein. 
Sidney  Grossman,  C.  Saul  Hertzman,  Julius 
Jacobson,  Julius  Joseph,  Joseph  J.  Kaplan, 
David  W.  Karp,  Harry  J.  Klein,  Stuart  Levy, 
Stuart  Levy.  Jr.,  S.  Harry  Linker,  Max  Lipski, 
Zeldon  Lipski,  David  Erie  Maloney,  Charles 
W.  Morris,  Dr.  Joseph  Ranch,  Dr.  L  S. 
Rosenbaum,  Bernard  Rosenblum,  Herman 
Rosenblum.  Sidney  Rosenblum.  Samuel 
Rosenstein.  Robert  L.  Schuss,  Jack  H. 
Schwartz,  Leon  Weinberger,  Dorian  Wein- 
stien,  Stanley  Yarmuth  and  Abe  Yoffe. 


Minneapolis,  3linneso(a 

Speaking  on  "America  and  the  World 
Scene."  Dr.  .Max  Lerner  was  guest  at  a  dinner 
held  in  his  honor  recently,  by  the  Minnesota 
Chapter  of  the  Brandeis  Club,  at  the  Nicollet 
in  Minneapolis. 

The  meeting,  which  was  under  llie  chair- 
manship of  Samuel  Bloom,  brought  forth  a 
number  of  new  membership  affiliations,  as 
well  as  capital  gifts  and  general  benefactions. 

.Albany,  3few  York 

P'riends  of  the  I  niversity  in  Albany,  New 
^  ork  gathered  recently  for  a  dinner  under  the 
chairmanship  of  Samuel  E.  .\ronowitz. 

Mr.  Aronowitz  announced  the  Life  Mem- 
bership of  Milton  W.  Alexander,  general 
benefactions,  and  the  enrollment  of  22  new 
associate  members. 

Committee  members  working  with  the 
Chairman  included:  Jack  Goodman,  Mrs. 
Harold  Gabrilove.  Mrs.  Murray  Dorkin,  Mrs. 
Frederick  .S.  deBeer  Sr.,  Milton  W.  Alex- 
ander. Harold  Goodman,  Edmund  A.  Koblenz, 
Reuben  Kohn,  Mrs.  B.  Robert  Tarsey  and 
.Mrs.  Victor  Wirth. 

Dallas,  Texas 

Dallas    friends    of    Brandeis    honored    Dr. 


I 
Abram  L.  Sachar  at  a  dinner  recenlh   at  the 
Columbian  Cluli. 

Highlight  of  the  evening  was  the  an- 
nouncement of  new  life  members:  Irwin  B. 
Beren,  Max  Glazer,  Molan  Glazer,  Morris  l.j 
Jaffe,  Raymond  D.  Nasher,  Julian  Schepps. 
and  the  general  benefaction  of  Jay  S. 
Fichtner. 

Trenton.  Xew  Jersey 

Dozens  ol  new  friends  of  the  I  niversily  in 
Trenton,  New  Jersey,  gathered  recently  al 
the  home  of  Robert  G.  Marcus.  ' 

Relating  the  story  of  Brandeis  was  Benny" 
Friedman,  Director  of  .Athletics  for  the  Uni-jj 
versity.  The  growth  of  the  school  was  shown! 
through  the  sound-color  film,  "The  Story  of' 
Brandeis  University." 

I 
San  .\ntonio.  Texas  , 

The  growth  and  development  of  Brandeis 
I  niversity  was  related  to  the  civic  leaders  ol 
San  Antonio  recently  at  a  luncheon  at  tliej, 
Plaza  Hotel. 

Under  the  leadership   of   Daniel   Dreebon, 
Bernard    Karotkin    and    Jake    Karotkin,    the 
meeting  benefited   Brandeis  with  scholarship  \] 
funds.    Life    Members    and    new    Associate 
.Members  in  the  Brandeis  Club. 


FRME\DS  OF  inSIVERSITY  FOR3tED 
IN  PACIFIC  NORTtnVESTERN  AREA 


I 


Reaching  across  the  nation  to  the  states  most  widely  separated  by  mileage  from  ■ 
the  University,  interest  in  the  development  of  Brandeis  has  brought  a  new  group  of 
friends  into  the  national  "foster  alumni"  body.  j 

Following  inaugural  meetings  in  the  states  of  Washington  and  Oregon,  addi- ; 
tional  interest  and  support  has  been  assured  from  communities  in  the  Pacific  j 
Northwest. 


Portland,  Oregon 

In  Portland,  Oregon,  a  number  of  friends 
of  the  University  gathered  for  dinner  in  the 
Crystal  Ballroom  of  the  Hotel  Benson. 

Planned  by  co-chairmen  the  Honorable 
Gus  J.  Solomon  and  Samuel  B.  Weinstein, 
the  dinner  was  attended  by  more  than  200 
people,  who  heard  guest-of-the-evening  Dr. 
Max  Lerner. 

Co-chairmen  of  the  event  announced  a 
scholarship  fund  set  up  by  Albert  Forman, 
in    addition    to    general    contributions    and 


many    new    Associate    Memberships    in     ihe 
Brandeis  Clubs. 

Seattle,  Washin;;ton 

The  history  and   highlights  of  the  gniuili 
of  the   University   were   related   to   an   intti-  i 
ested  group  of  Seattle  communal  leaders  at  • 
a  recent  dinner  given  in  behalf  of  the   Ini-  ; 
versity  at  the  Hotel  Olympic. 

Chairman  of  the  dinner  Charles  D.  Alha-  I 
deff  introduced  Dr.  Max  Lerner,  chairman  of  j 
the  Graduate  School  of  .\rts  and  Sciences,  | 
guest  speaker. 


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Reinfeld  Hall 
\iiiioiiiiced  At 
SeT¥  York  Event 

A  Brandeis  Centennial  Funil  Dinner  Dance, 

lonoiing   Harold   L.   Renfield.   Fellow  of  the 

niversity,    for    services    on    behalf    of    the 

iiiversity,  was  held  recently  by  members  of 

III    Wine  and  Spirits  Industry  of  New  York, 

t  ilie  Starlight  Roof  of  the  Waldorf-Astoria. 

hinner  chairman  Tubie  Resnik.  Fellow  of 
1m    I  niversity.  announced  more  than  $1.50.000 

II  benefactions    to    further    encourage    the 
lr\rlnpment  of  the  University. 

Reinfeld  Hall  Announced 

Hiiihlight  of  the  evening's  announcements 
\a-  made  by  guest-of -honor  Harold  L.  Ren- 
irlil.  who  made  known  the  establishment  of 
\ir    \nna  Reinfeld  Hall,  a  women's  residence 

III  lilt'  Brandeis  campus. 

Benefaction  of  Family 

The  benefaction  was  made  by  the  Anna 
u'infeld  Charitable  Trust,  a  fund  set  up  by 
n-i  |)h  H.  Reinfeld  and  family  in  order  to 
ii.ikf  philanthropic  bequests. 

\iina  Reinfeld  Hall,  which  will  honor  the 
iMiiiury  of  Harold  Renfield's  mother-in-law, 
-  iiiH-  of  the  three-story  women's  dormitories, 
\liirli  houses  100  students  in  the  Hamilton 
Jiiadiangle. 

(jp-chairmen     of     the     Centennial     Dinner 
Dance    were    Charles    A.    Berns,    Joshua    A. 
Ilin,  and  Joseph  M.  Linsey. 

Executive  Committee 

Ihe  executive  committee  included  William 
\lii\imson,  E.  B.  Berlinrut,  Daniel  Marc 
I"  Tiiheim.  Howard  S.  Bernon,  Leonard  Birn- 
liauin.  Col.  George  W.  Blakeley.  Jerome  J. 
Blumberg,  John  Brady,  Gerald  F.  Dunne, 
Sidney  Eder,  .\lfred  Eisen,  Jack  L.  Fein, 
Norman  Feldman,  and  Victor  Field. 

\lso  Harry  Fox,  Sidney  Frank,  Edward  E. 
.Frcilag,  Ed  Gibbs,  Jack  Glasser,  Harry  Jay 
Greenwald,  Edgar  E.  Guttenberg,  Thomas  S. 
IHarrington,  Jack  Hart,  Gus  Held,  Harry  P. 
IHerrfeldt.  Vincent  Hertz,  and  Charles 
Hir>cher. 

And  Jack  Hornsby,  Jules  Howard,  Harold 
Jacobi.  Frank  Kane,  Nathaniel  Kaplan,  Irwin 
Keller.  Alvord  N.  Lurie,  Joseph  .Matzner, 
Albie  .\Ieltz.  F'hilip  Meyers,  John  O'Grady, 
Saul  Reinfeld.  Frank  H.  Reitnian.  and  Harold 
Richel. 

Also  John  W.  Roach.  Meyer  H.  Robinson. 
Sol  Ro'^enblum.  \^  illiam  A.  Roth.  Lester 
Schreiber.  \^  illiam  Sederbaum.  Walter  Seid, 
Norman  R.  Silverman,  Max  J.  Sloane,  Walter 
F.  Terry,  Byron  Tosi,  Arthur  N.  Wiener, 
Jack  Wishney,  .Sumner  Wyman,  Leo  Zorn, 
and  Jerome  Picker. 


SCHEFFRES   FACULTY   DICING   HALL 
ANXOIJIVCED  AT  DINXER  FOR  CAXTOR 

Hundreds  of  friends  of  the  University  in  the  Curtain  and  Drapery  Industry  in 
New  York  City  gathered  recently  for  dinner  at  the  Hotel  Plaza  to  honor  Sol  W. 
Cantor  upon  his  appointment  as  a  Fellow  of  the  University. 


Atlanta,  Georgia 
Site  of  Successful 
Brandeis  Dinner 

Friends  of  Brandeis  University  filled  the 
Standard  Town  and  Country  Club  recently 
for  a  dinner  to  benefit  the  University. 

In  addition  to  announcing  the  establish- 
ment of  new  fellowships  and  scholarships  by 
members  of  the  Atlanta  community,  dinner 
chairman  Louis  Aronstam,  Fellow  of  the 
University,  announced  general  benefactions 
as  well  as  new  Life  and  Associate  mem- 
berships. 

New  Life  members  include  Max  Baer, 
Harold  Marcus  and  Morton  Weiss,  all  of 
Atlanta. 

Committee  members  planning  the  success- 
ful event  were:  Louis  Aronstam,  Chairman; 
Meyer  Balser,  M.  O.  Birk,  William  Breman, 
Sidney  Cavalier,  Henry  Chanin,  Herbert 
Cohen,  Max  Cuba.  Marcus  Danneman,  Alex 
Dittler  and  Harry   Elson. 

Also  Dan  Garson,  Abe  Goldstein,  Irving 
Goldstein,  Irving  Greenherg,  Harry  Harrison, 
Bernard  Howard.  Hyman  Jacobs,  Joseph 
Jacobs   and   Sidney   Janus. 

Donald  Kaufman.  Stanford  Makover,  Syl- 
van Makover,  Thomas  Makover,  Harold 
Marcus,  Ben  Massell,  Albert  .Mayer.  Barney 
Medintz,  Sam  Miller  and   Louis  Regenstein. 

Herbert  Ringel,  Max  Rittenhaum.  Sam 
Rothberg.  Maurice  Seltzer,  David  Slann, 
Henry  .Sopkin,  Harry  Stern,  A.  J.  Weinberg, 
Milton   Weinstein   and   Morton   L.   Weiss. 


One-.Vet  0|t<>ra  Wri((<»ii  by 

llrandeis  Toa«-hin;i  F«-llow 

Broadcast  Stpreophonically 

For  the  f  rst  time  in  the  history  of  Amer- 
ican broadcasting,  a  complete  opera  has 
been    broadcast   stereophonically. 

Through  the  facilities  of  WCRB  and 
WCRB-FM,  Boston's  fine  music  station,  the 
opera  "Man  In  the  Man-Made  Moon" 
by  Brandeis  Teaching  Fellow  Joel  Mandel- 
baum  was  simultaneously  broadcast  over 
AM    and    FM    bands. 

The  sound  tape  of  the  one-act  opera  was 
recorded  by  WCRB  technicians  at  the 
spring  performance  of  the  production,  by 
students  of  the  School  of  Creative  Arts,  In 
the  Shell  of  Ullman  Amphitheatre. 


Mr.   Cantor,   who   has   devoted   much   time 

and  energy  in  work  to  aid  the  development 

of    the    University,    is    co-chairman    of    the 

recently-formed  New  York  City  Development 

Council  for  Brandeis 

I  niversity. 

Co-chairmen  of  the 
successful  evening 
which  honored  Mr. 
(Cantor  were  Mildred 
Rosen.  Marvin  Rosen- 
berg and  Abraham  W. 
Scheffres. 

Sol  W.  Cantor  --,  ^      i        i  •   i 

One  01  the  high- 
lights of  the  dinner 
was  the  announcement  of  a  benefaction  of 
$25,000  from  Mr.  and  Mrs.  A.  W.  Scheffres 
of  New  York  City.  The  Scheffres'  gift  has 
been  designated  for  the  new  Faculty  Dining 
Hall  in  the  .Student  Center  Building.  Mr. 
Scheffres  is  president  of  the  textile  conver- 
sion firm,  -\.  W.  Scheffres  Corp.  He  is  a 
trustee  of  Bronx  Hospital,  and  a  director  of 
the   Merchants   Bank. 


In  addition  to  gen- 
eral benefactions  to- 
talling close  to  .$30,- 
000,  announcements 
were  made  at  the  din- 
ner of  new  Life  and 
.\  s  s  0  c  i  a  t  e  member- 
ships in  the  Brandeis 
University  Club. 


A.  W.  Scheffres 


Working    with    the 
three   co-chairmen,    for   the   success    of    the 
event  were  vice-chairmen   George   Burrison, 
Fred  Katzner,   Leonard   Levy,  Samuel  Luka- 
shok,  Henry  Rose.  Charles  Straus. 

Executive  committee  members  included: 
Jerome  Applebome,  Albert  L.  Berk,  Shirley 
Brodvin,  Bernard  Dowerman,  Albert  Drosin, 
Leonard  Hoffman,  Maurice  Holt,  Morton 
Hornick,  Jack  Hyman.  Hyman  Kauff,  Charles 
Leibenhaut,  Sam  Lichtenberg,  Milton  Luka- 
shok. 

.\lso:  David  Novick,  .\lbert  Orenstein, 
.\braham  Raine,  William  Reardon,  Haydon 
Richards,  Nathan  Riemer,  Lionel  Robbins, 
Jules  Siegel,  Howard  Stein,  .Mien  War- 
sliauer,  Joseph  Winston,  Michael  Zuckerman. 


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4 


Manr  Scholarships,  Eodo^^ment  Fuods  aod  Teaching! ^^ 
Fello¥¥ships  Announced  br  UniversitT  in  Recent  Months 

Climbing  to  an  unprecedented  total,  the  University's  scholarship   aid  program  is  lieing  assured  of  continued  support  and 
growth  with  a  immber  of  new  benefactions  for  scholarships,  endowment  funds,  student  loan  funds  and  teaching  fellowships.         I 

Heading  the  roster  of  nearly   a  hundred  new  scholarship   gifts  announced  b\    University  officials,   are  two  new  teachingl 
fellowships  established  recently  by  friends  of  the  University.  MtM 


They  are  tlie  Ben  Tobin  Tkachikc  Fkl- 
LOWSHli'  set  up  by  Ben  Tobin  of  Hollywood. 
Florida,  and  the  Jane  and  Mokton  Wein- 
RESS  Teaching  Fellowship  in  Economics  liy 
Henry  Hart  of  Chicago.  Illinois. 

.4mong  the  recent  .Scholarship  Endowment 
Funds  established  at  Brandeis  University  is 
the  Israel  Friedlander  .Scholarship 
Endowment  Fi  nd.  established  by  friends 
through  Louis  R.  Golden  of  Boston. 

Scholarship  funds  have  been  made  avail- 
able for  Brandeis  students  through  gifts  of 
communal  leaders  from  all  sections  of  the 
nation. 

Included  are  the  James  Axeluod  Scholar- 
ship by  James  ."^xelrod  of  Boston,  Mass.; 
the  Food  Fair  Founiiation  Scholarshii" 
through  Louis  Stein  of  Philadelphia,  Penna.. 
the  Frank  and  Glssie  Carson  Foi  ndation 
Scholarship  l)y  Dan  Carson  and  Berinrd 
Howard,  both  of  Atlanta,  Georgia,  and  the 
Reuben  A.  and  Lizzie  Grossman  Service 
Scholarship  by  employees  of  Grossman's, 
Inc.,  Quincy,  Mass. 

The  following  scholarship  benefactions 
have  been  announced  from  all  sections  of  the 
nation : 

lllinoi.ii 

CHICAGO -Mai  RICE  J.  Feldman  Loan 
Fund,  Maurice  J.  Feldman;  Abel  Berland 
Scholarship,  Louis  Oppenheimer;  Henry 
Bloomfield  Scholarship,  Mrs.  Beatrice 
Bloomfield;  Ji  nior  Year  in  Israel  Scholar- 
ship, Maxwell  .\bbell;  Richard  Marcus 
Memorial  Scholarship,  .\lbert  Schloss; 
MocEN  David  Wine  Scholarship,  Mogen 
David  Wine  Charitable  Foundation;  Dr. 
David  Monash  .Service  Scholarship,  Mrs. 
David  Monash:  Cen-Mort  Bobbins  .Schol- 
arship. Gen-Mort  Bobbins  Foundation; 
Charles  Ross  .Scholarship,  Charles  Ross; 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Roy  M.  Schoenbrod  Creative 
Arts  Scholarship,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Roy  M. 
Schoenbrod;  Essie  W.  and  .\rthiir  Cohen 
Loan  Fund,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Shapiro. 

Texa.s 

DALL.\S-Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bernard  L. 
Gold  Scholarship,  Bernard  L.  Gold. 

SAN  ANTONIO -Dr.  D.wid  A.  Block 
Memorial  Scholarship.  Edward  Block. 

Florida 

MIAMI  BEACH  -  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Herbert 
R.  Linick  Scholarship,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Herbert  R.  Linick. 

MaSNachu.<«><l.<« 

BOSTON  -  Joseph  and  Pearl  Llnchitz 
Scholarship  Tru.st  Fund,  Joseph  Lincliitz; 
Abraham  and  Dora  Sandler  Scholarship 
Endowment  Fund,  Philip,  Samuel,  Jack  and 


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Max  Sandler;  Philip  and  Bernice  Coleman 
Scholarship  Endowment  Fund,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Philip  Coleman;  Colonel  Bernard  L. 
Gorfinkle  Graduate  Stident  Loan  Fund, 
Colonel  Bernard  L.  Gorfinkle;  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Paul  Lerman  Student  Loan  Fund,  George 
Lerman;  Sandra  Constantine  Scholar- 
ship, Lawrence  Constantine;  Foundation 
FOR  Research  in  Interpersonal  Relations 
.Scholarship.  Max  R.  Kargman;  Dr.  Louis 
Kramer  .Scholarship,  Dr.  Lonis  Kramer; 
I'mted  Charitable  Foundation  Scholar- 
ship, Lnited  Lodge  A.F.  and  .^.M.:  Herman 
P.  Koppelmann  .Scholarship  Endowment 
Fund,  Leo  Wasserman;  Jewish  Vocational 
Aid  Society  Scholarship  Endowment  Fiind, 
Jewish  \ocational  .\id  Society. 

WORCE.STER  -  Alexander  Budnitz 
Teachinc  Fellowship  in  Hebraic  Studies, 
Dr.  Edward  Budnitz;  Bennett  A.  Pemstein 
.Student  Loan  Fund,  Pemstein  Family. 

BROCKTON  -  Abraham  Horowitz  Schol- 
arship, Abraham  Horowitz;  Charna  Cowan 
Memorial  Service  Fi  mi.  Pilgrim  Founda- 
tion. 

S.\LEM- Harry  and  Celia  Meyers 
Scholarship  Endowment  Fund,  Mrs.  Celia 
Meyers. 

LAWRENCE -Samuel  and  Bessie  Alpers 
.Scholarship,  Moses  .\lpers. 

NEW  BEDFORD- Hyman  Krivoff 
Scholarship,  Hyman  Krivoff. 

MATTAPAN- Frank  Casty  Scholar- 
ship, Frank  Casty. 

>lain«' 

AUBURN -Ida  and  Mark  A.  Edison 
Teaching  Fellowship,  Shapiro  Brothers. 

Xpw  York 

NEW  YORK  CITY -Louis  II.  Harris 
Teaching  Fellowship,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Max  S. 
Hillson;  Moses  Parshelsky  Teaching  Fel- 
lowship, Moses  Parshelsky;  Helen  Sachs 
Straus  Scholarship  Endowment  Fund,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Nathan  Straus;  Dan  R.  Bittan 
Scholarship.  D.  R.  Bittan;  Francis  N.  Ehren- 
BERG  Scholarship.  Francis  N.  Ehrenberg; 
MoLLiE  AND  Victor  Fischel  Scholarship, 
\  ictor  Fischel;  Gusried  V.  Freund  Memo- 
rial Scholarship  Fund,  Frankfort  Distillers 
Company:  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harold  S.  Lee 
Scholarship,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harold  S.  Lee; 
Loyal  League  Philanthropies  Scholar- 
ship; Mary  Mann  Scholarship  Fund, 
Mary  Mann  Philanthropic  League.  Inc.; 
National  .Association  of  Manufacturers 
Scholarship,  National  .Association  of  Manu- 
facturers; TuBiE  Resnik  Scholarship, 
I.ennen     and     Newell.     Inc.,     Nathan     and 


ZippORAH  Warshaw  Scholarship,  Mr. 
Mrs.  Nathan  Warshaw-. 

I'onnsylvania 

P  H  1  L  A  D  E  L  PH I A  ^  S  A  M  u  EL  N  et  zky 
Scholarship  Fund,  family  and  friends; 
.Anna  Friedlander  .Scholarship  Fund,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Samuel  Waldman;  Fredric  R. 
Mann  .Scholarship  Fund,  Fredric  R.  Mann;^ 
Harry  A.  Robinson  Scholarship.  Harry  A. 
Uoltinson. 

McKEESPOKT  -Rob  e  r  t  and  Lillian 
Amper  Scholarship,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert 
.Amper. 

Xew  Jer.soy 

SOUTH  ORANGE -Alta  Cohen  Schol- 
arship, .Alta  Cohen;  Gouled  Foundation 
Scholarship,  Gouled  Foundation,  Inc.;  .Ada 

\ND     Gu.STAVE     KlINKENSTEIN      SCHOLARSHIP, 

Dr.  Gustave  Klinkenstein;  George  and 
Maurice  Levin  .Scholarship,  George  and 
Maurice  Levin. 

NORTH  BERGEN -David  and  Annie 
Kahn  Foundation  Scholarship  Endow- 
ment Fund,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harry  Yager,  Mr, 
and  Mrs.  Julius  Kahn.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  .Samuel 
Kahn. 

IRMNGTON- Allan  Levin  Memorial 
Scholarship.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Maurice  Levin. 

EAST  ORANGE -Anna  Gertrude  Man- 
sHEL  Scholarship,  Charles  Manshel. 

TEANECK- Diane  L.  Rukin  Memorial 
Scholarship  Endowment  Fund,  Mr.  and 
VIrs.  David  Rukin. 

tpoorgia 

.ATLANTA  -  Brian    Aronstam    ScnoLAR-flVI 
ship,  Louis  Aronstam. 

Michigan 

DETROIT- Saul  Sloan  Memorial 
Scholarship,  Estate  of  Saul  .Sloan. 

HUNTINGTON  WOODS-  Louis  A.  Sheb- 
WIN  Memorial  Scholarship.  Derek  G.  Cap- 
lane. 

Xpw  llamp.shiro 

CONCORD -HvMAN  Treisman  Schola*! 
SHIP  Trust  Fund.  Estate  ol  Hyman  Treisman. 

Ohio 

DAYTON -Dr.  Irving  Helfert  Scholar- 
ship, Dr.  Irving  Helfert. 

Ithode  ■.•ilaiifl 

PROMDENCE -.Marion  and  Henrv 
Hassenfeld  .Scholarship  Endowment  Fund, 
Henry  Hassenfeld:  Muer  TenenbauM 
Scholarship.  Meyer  Tenenbaum. 

Vir;<inia 

RICHMOND -Sam  \  er  \>.er  Memorial 
Scholarship,  Sam  E.  and  Virginia  V. 
Binswanger. 


lUCCESSFUI.    AXNUAl.    IIINNKR    HELD 
lY    BALTIMORE    BRAXDEIS    CLUB 


Nathan  Jacobson 


:OM.MI'>'ITY    OVKH.SrHM'KIIIKS 

MARCUS   MKMOIIIAI.    Wl.'V'li 

An  adtlitional  $126.00(1  in  gifts  were  an- 
ounced  al  the  Annual  Dinner  of  the  Bran- 
eis  University  Club  of  Baltimore  recently. 
BCuring  the  establishment  of  the  Richard 
larcus  Memorial  Wing  in  Microbiology  in 
le  new  Science  Building. 
Totaled  with  previous  announcements  for 
16  construction  of  the  Marcus  Wing,  the 
laltiinore  community  has  subscribed  more 
lan  .1210.000.  and  the  Brandeis  Club  there 
as  announced  that  they  will  continue  their 
fforts  so  that  the  Wing  may  also  be  e<|uipped 
y  the  Baltimore  Comniunily. 

.Spearheading       the 

efforts   to   establish   a 

fitting     memorial     to 

the      late      Baltimore 

communal  leader  and 

/_j-i^       philanthropist   are 

If'  "^mW        Nathan      .jacobson. 

l^gi^H        president        of        the 

mKJ^M       Club;    Robert   Meyer- 

"^^^^       lioff.     treasurer,     and 

Arthur    Kramer,    vice 

president, 

I  lading  the  Life  Membership  Drive,  which 

las   resulted  in  a  good  portion  of  the  funds. 

■■   (iabriel    Click,   brother-in-law    of   the   late 

iii  liard  Marcus. 

Honored  guests  at  the  successful  dinner. 
\l\n\\  was  held  at  the  Woodholme  Country 
Miib.  were  Leonard  Bernstein.  Professor  of 
\liisic.  and   Dr.  Abram   L.  Sachar. 


IritrSTEE    .1.    SHAPIKO 
NAMED    rONSlTLTAXT 

\braham  Feinberg.  Chairman  of  the  Board 
'1  Ti'ustees  has  ainiounced  the  appointment 
>l  Jacob  Shapiro  as  consultant  on  university 
li\rli)pment   for   Brandeis   University. 

In  this  capacity  Mr.  Shapiro,  a  member  of 
ihr  Hoard  of  Trustees,  will  serve  as  a  volun- 
:ct  1  ( Dunselor  on  all  matters  of  non-academic 
-tibninistration. 

riic  youngest  member  of  the  Brandeis 
llnird  of  Trustees,  Mr.  Shapiro  was  ap- 
l'"Miled  a  trustee  in  1949  and  has  been  active 
ni  llie  Trustees'  Building  (ionnnittee.  He  is 
ilic  son  of  the  late  Abraham  .Shapiro,  one  of 
ihc  founding  trustees  of  the  I  niversity. 

j  President  and  Treasurer  of  the  Gold  Seal 
'Rubber  Company  of  Boston,  he  serves  on  the 
liii.ird  of  Directors  of  the  Cannon  Shoe  Com- 
pan\  of  Baltimore,  the  Wilson  Footwear 
I  "iiipany,  the  York  Realty  Company,  the 
\.  Shapiro  Company  of  Boston,  and  the  Good- 
MMi  Rubber  Company.  He  is  also  a  former 
Iru.-lee  of   the   Mass.   Memorial    Hospital. 


.MOItlll.S  S('II.\PIRO  and  F.X.MII.V 
KKT.\ilM<<ll    M'IKX'K    4  ll.tllt 

The  l!niversity"s  academic  advancement 
has  been  further  assured  by  a  new  Chair  in 
.Science  recently  established  by  a  Baltimore 
communal  and  civic  leader,  and  his  family. 

The  announcement  that  the  Morris  .Schapiro 
and  Family  Foundation  Chair  in  .Science  at 
Brandeis  University  had  been  established 
was  made  to  hundreds  of  friends  of  the  Uni- 
v.'rsity  attending  the  recent  Annual  Dinner  of 
the  Brandeis  University  Club  of  Baltimore. 

The  new  .Schapiro  Chair,  which  will  allow 
for  additional  development  in  the  University's 
.School  of  .Science,  is  the  benefaction  of 
Baltimore  business  leader,   Morris  Schapiro. 

Mr.  Schapiro  is  founder  and  developer  of 
the  Boston  Metals  Company,  and  is  Chairman 
of  the  Board. 

He  is  the  father  of  John  D.  Schapiro, 
Fellow  of  the  University,  and  now  president 
of  the  Boston  Metals  Company;  Joseph 
.Schapiro.  president  of  the  National  Metals  Co. 
of  Los  .iKngeles;  Mrs.  Joseph  T.  Cascarella. 
and  Mrs.  Adolph  E.  Gilman  of  Baltimore. 

The  Schapiro  Chair  will  encourage  furtiier 
research  in  the  field  of  science,  which  will 
be  carried  on  in  the  new  laboratories  and 
classrooms  of  the   Hayden  .Science   Building. 


'$100,000'  Cliili  Foiindod 
During  Onlonniai  V<>ar 

The  establishment  of  a  $100,000  Club, 
comprised  of  individual  friends  of  the  Uni- 
versity from  all  sections  of  the  country,  who 
make  a  $100,000  gift  available  for  the 
development  of  the  I  niversity,  has  been 
announced. 

The  new  $100,000  Club,  which  has  been 
established  during  the  Brandeis  Centennial 
Year  as  another  special  phase  of  the  Brandeis 
CenleiHiial  Fund,  has  set  a  goal  for  a  total 
of  100  members. 

Benefactions  from  members  of  the  $100,000 
C!lub,  along  with  investments  made  in  the 
Brandeis  Syndication  Plan  and  other  gifts 
for  the  insured  growth  of  the  University,  will 
be  totaled  into  the  intensified  five-year  Cen- 
tennial Fund  campaign,  which  has  set  as  its 
final  goal,  endowment  independence  for  the 
University. 

To  date,  membership  in  the  $100,000  (.:lub 
is  held  by: 

Jacob  M.  Kaplan,  New  York  industrialist, 
president  of  the  Welch  Grape  Juice  Com- 
pany, and  trustee  of  the  University. 

Joseph  M.  Linsey,  Boston  philanthropist 
and  trustee  of  the  University. 

Lawrence  .\.  Wien,  senior  member  of  the 
law  firm  Wien,  Lane.  Klein  and  Purcell,  New 
York,  and  chairman  of  the  Brandeis  Centen- 
nial Fund. 


NEW    SCIENCE   LIBRARY 
IS    BENEFACTION    OF 
SAMUEL   BORNSTEIN 

A  benefaction  of  $40,000  to  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Samuel  Bornstein 
of   Brookline,  Mass.,  has  been  announced. 

The  Bornstein  gift  has  been  designated  for 
the  .Science  Library  of  the  Charles  Hayden 
Science  Building,  now  under  construction  on 
campus  ami  scheduled  for  comijletioii  b\  the 
opening  ol  the  iy.S6-.'57  academic  year. 

The  library  of  the  new"  science  research 
center,  to  be  known  as  the  Samuel  Bornstein 
Science  Library,  will  have  a  central  reading 
and  reference  room.  These  areas  will  be 
connected  to  stacks  of  additional  science  and 
research  literature  by  a  stairway  leading  to 
supplementary  rooms  directly  below. 

Mr.  Bornstein,  prominent  in  Greater  Boston 
philanthropic  and  communal  circles,  is  owner 
of  the  Three   Chefs,  Inc.   Boston.  Mass. 


D.  Boroivitz   Feted 
On  Appointment  as 
University  Fellow 

Filling  tlie  Mayfair  Room  of  the  Black- 
stone  Hotel,  friends  of  Brandeis  University 
in  Chicago  gathered  for  a  testimonial  dinner 
in  honor  of  David  Borowitz.  upon  his  appoint- 
ment as  a  Fellow  of  the  University. 

Highlight  of  the  dinner  was  an  address  by 
Robert  Sargent  Shrivers.  president  of  the 
Chicago  Board  of  Education,  who  shared  the 
speaker's  platform  with  Dr.  .\bram  L.  .Sachar. 

Chairman  of  the  Dinner  Committee  was 
Morton  Weinress,  Fellow  of  the  University, 
and  Honorary  Chairmen  were  Colonel  Henry 
Crown,  Philip  Klutznick,  and  Milton  H. 
Callner.  all  Fellows  of  the  University. 

Associate  Chairman  of  the  dinner  was 
Albert  Scbloss.  and  president  of  the  Chicago 
Chapter  of  the  Brandeis  University  Club  is 
Abel  Borland,  who  was  presented  a  citation 
at  the  dinner  in  behalf  of  his  efforts  for  the 
University.  Herbert  J.  Nickelson  is  Past 
President  of  the  Chicago  Brandeis  Club  and 
Regional  Nice  President  of  the  National 
Brandeis  Chd>s. 

In  addition  to  12  Life  Memberships 
announced  during  the  evening,  the  establish- 
ment of  the  Peter  and  Elizabeth  Wolkenstein 
Chair  in  Humanities  was  announced  by 
David  Borowitz  in  memory  of  Ann  Horowitz's 
parents. 

The  successful  affair  was  also  sparked  by 
the  announcement  of  a  $10,000  general  bene- 
faction by  Nathan  .Manilow,  and  a  $.S000 
general  benefaction  bv  the  Heller  Foundation. 


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Nation^de  Celebration  Planned  hj 
Brandeis  Centennial  Coniniisision 


(Continued  from  page  2)  served  as  Chief 
Counsel  to  tlie  National  Labor  Relations 
Board;  Attorney  Samuel  H.  Maslon;  William 
E.  McCurdy,  Professor  of  Law  at  Harvard 
University;  Nathaniel  L.  Nathanson,  Pro- 
fessor of  Law  at  Northwestern  University; 
Attorney  Robert  G.  Page,  president  and 
director  of  Phelps-Dodge  Company;  William 
G.  Rice,  Professor  of  Law  at  the  L'niversity 
of  Wisconsin,  and  Attorney  William  A. 
Sutherland,  who  served  as  general  solicitor 
for  the  Tennessee  Valley  Authority. 

The  Centennial  Commission  also  includes: 
Thurman  Arnold,  attorney,  former  dean  of 
the  College  of  Law,  University  of  West  Vir- 
ginia, and  former  assistant  attorney  of  the 
United  States;  Miss  Susan  Brandeis,  attor- 
ney, and  daughter  of  the  late  Justice  Bran- 
deis; Clyde  S.  Casady,  executive  vice- 
president  of  the  Savings  Bank  Life  Insurance 
Council  which  was  conceived  and  established 
by  the  late  Justice  Brandeis;  Benjamin  V. 
Cohen,  attorney,  former  U.  S.  representative 
on  the  U.  N.  Disarmament  Commission  and 
former  senior  advisor  to  the  American  Dele- 
gation to  the  United  Nations;  Henry  Steele 
Commager,  author  and  historian,  professor  of 
history  at  Columbia  University;  Dr.  Philip 
Grant  Davidson,  historian  and  president  of 
the  University  of  Louisville;  William  O. 
Douglas,  Associate  Justice  of  the  L'nited 
States  Supreme  Court;  Herbert  B.  Ehrmann, 
attorney  and  arbitrator  of  the  American 
Arbitration  Association;  Judge  Jerome  N. 
Frank,  judge  of  the  U.  .S.  Court  of  Appeals 
for  the  .Second  Circuit  and  visiting  lecturer 
in  law  at  Yale  University;  Erwin  N.  Gris- 
wold.  Dean  and  professor  of  law  at  the 
Harvard  University  Law  .School;  Walton 
Hamilton,  attorney,  and  former  professor  of 
economics  at  Amherst  College;  Judge  Jacob 
J.  Kaplan,  attorney  and  director  of  William 
Filene's  Sons  Co.  and  the  National  Shawmut 
Bank;  Alfred  Lief,  publisher  and  biographer 
of  Justice  Brandeis;  Alpheus  T.  Mason,  pro- 
fessor of  jurisprudence  at  Princeton  Univer- 
sity and  biographer  of  Justice  Brandeis; 
Roscoe  Pound,  former  dean  of  the  Harvard 
University  Law  School;  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Brandeis  Raushenbush,  daughter  of  the  late 
Justice  Brandeis;  Judge  Samuel  I.  Rosen- 
man,  attorney  and  formerly  special  counsel  to 
Presidents  Roosevelt  and  Truman ;  Eugene  V. 
Rostow,  dean  of  the  Yale  University  Law 
School;  Horace  Kallen,  research  professor  of 
social  philosophy  at  the  New  School  for 
Social  Research;  Abraham  Tulin,  attorney 
and  Zionist  leader;  Walter  R.  Amesbury, 
Deputy  Commissioner  of  Savings  Bank  Life 
Insurance  for  Commonwealth  of  Massachu- 
setts; Robert  Szold,  attorney,  chairman  of 
board  of  Palestine  Economic  Corporation  and 
past  President  of  the  Zionist  Organization  of 
America;  Lawrence  A.  Wien,  attorney,  chair- 
man of  Brandeis  Centennial  Fund;  Judge 
Charles  E.  Wyzanski,  Jr.,  Overseer  of  Harvard 


University  and  LI.  S.  District  Judge  for  the 
District  of  Massachusetts;  and  Nathan  Straus, 
New  York  housing  authority. 

Commission  members  associated  with  the 
L  niversity  are:  Eleanor  Roosevelt,  member 
of  the  Board  of  Trustees;  George  Alpert, 
attorney  and  a  Trustee  of  the  University;  Hal 
Davis,  vice-president  of  Kenyon  and  Eckhardt, 
advertising  agency,  and  a  Fellow  of  the  Uni- 
versity; Abraham  Feinberg,  chairman  of  the 
Brandeis  University  Board  of  Trustees  and 
Board  Chairman  of  Julius  Kayser  &  Com- 
pany; Dr.  Isador  Lubin,  New  York  State 
Industrial  Commissioner  and  a  Trustee  of  the 
University;  Judge  Joseph  M.  Proskauer, 
attorney,  former  justice  New  Y'ork  State 
Supreme  Court,  and  a  Trustee  of  the  Llniver- 
sity;  Judge  Simon  E.  Sobeloff,  Solicitor 
General  of  the  LInited  States  and  a  Trustee  of 
the  University;  and  Mrs.  Milton  Steinberg, 
director  of  llniversity  Relations  for  Greater 
New  York. 

Members  of  the  Brandeis  University  faculty 
who  are  serving  as  a  faculty  committee  on  the 
Louis  D.  Brandeis  Centennial  Commission 
are  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar,  president  of  Bran- 
deis University;  Dean  Clarence  Q.  Berger, 
Professor  Max  Lerner.  Dr.  Leonard  W.  Levy, 
Professor  Frank  E.  Manuel,  Dr.  Philip  Rieff, 
Dr.  William  Salant,  and  Prof.  Marie  Syrkin. 


fifty  new  members 
a:¥i\oui\ced  foixowiivg 
diivxer  iiv  detroit 

Fifty  new  associate  members  were  ai^ 
nounced  following  the  recent  Fourth  Annudtl 
Dinner  Dance  of  the  Detroit  Chapter  of  thw 
Brandeis  University  Club,  in  the  Grand  Ball 
room  of  the  Hotel  Sheraton-Cadillac. 


At  the  dinner,  which  was  attended  by  morei 
than  4.50  people.  General  Chairman  Georgei 
C.  Golanty  announced  benefactions  to  tto 
University's  Scholarship  Funds  and  general! 
gifts  fund. 

Ticket  committee  for  the  dinner-dance  in- 
cluded; Marvin  G.  Alexander,  Frank  Birn- 
baum,  Co-Chairmen ;  Herbert  G.  Blumherg, 
Morton  E.  Harris,  Harold  Morrison,  Harold 
G.  Schreiber,  Alex  J.  Etkin  and  William 
Borin. 

Committee  members  included:  Program, 
Morton  E.  Harris  and  Irving  Goldberg; 
Publicity  Committee,  Herbert  A.  Aronson 
and  Ruthven  Simons;  Arrangements  Com- 
mittee, Morton  Scholnick  and  Abe  Shiffman. 

Membership  Committee  included:  Harold 
Morrison,  Frank  Winton,  Co-Chairnien; 
Sidney  Solomon,  Allan  Schwartz.  Special 
Gifts  Committee  included:  Leonard  Simons, 
\he  Shiffman.  Sidney  J.  Allen.  Nate  S. 
Shapero. 


As  the  second  semester  gets  underway,  students  inspect  sonne  new  original  works  of  art  available 
to  them  under  the  Student  Art  Loan  Program.  Original  art  works,  purchased  for  the  Brandeis 
University  Art  Collection  by  a  special  committee,  are  made  available  for  rental  by  students  at  the 
rate  of  fifty  cents  to  one  dollar.  Shown  with  students  Is  Spencer  Cowan  (seated),  curator  of  the 
Student  Art  Loan  Program,  who  along  with  MItchel  SIporin,  artlst-ln-resldence  at  Brandeis,  and 
Nathaniel  Saltonstall  of  the  Wellfleet  Gallery,  comprise  the  Acquisitions  Committee.  The  collection 
for  the  rental  program,  now  beginning  Its  second  year,  includes  works  of  sculpture,  water  colors, 
oils  and  graphics.  Recently  acquired  paintings  include  works  by  George  L,  K.  Morris,  Saul 
Steinberg,  Edward  Mlllman  and  David  Aronson. 


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B  y     W  E  U  tii  WOOD 


During  tlie  Louis  D.  Brandeis  Centennial  Year.  Rrandeis  University 
is  pleased  to  present  the  first  edition  of  beautiful  Wedgwood  China 
Dinner  Plates,  decorated  with  four  indi\  idual  scenes  of  the  campus. 

Etched  in  soft  sepia  Itlack,  the  ofT-wiiite.  10-inch  plates,  made  in 
Staffordshire,  England,  have  scenes  of  the  Castle.  Student  Ceirter, 
Oilman  Amphitheatre  and  Tliree  Chapels.  Descriptive  te.xts  of  the 
scenes  appear  on  the  reverse  side  of  each  plate. 

Alumni  and  Friends  of  the  University!  Start  your  collection  of 
Brandeis  (.ommemorati\e  Dinner  Plates  now.  The  inaugural  price, 
during  the  Brandeis  Centennial  \  ear  oidv.  is  $12.00  per  set  of  four 
(plus  $1.00  for  postage.  I  The  regular  |)rice  of  $15.00  per  set  of  four 
will  be  effective  as  of  Jaimary  1,  1957. 

The  Brandeis  Universit\  Commemorative  Dinner  Plates  sets  are 
available  for  inspection  in  the  Campus  Bookstore  at  the  I'niversity, 
and  in  the  National  Headquarters  of  the  Brandeis  Centennial  Fund, 
270  Park  Avenue.  New  \  ork.  New  York. 


Brandeis  University 
Waltham  54,  Massachusetts 
Attention:    Book  Store 

Attached   is  a   check    (money  order)    in   the   amount   of  $ ^or  sets 

of    Brandeis    University    Commemorative     Dinner    Plates.      (Please    add     $1.00    for 
postage.) 

Mail  Plates  to . 


Brandeisiana 


irough  on  invitation  extended  by  Harvard  University,  Dr.  Claude  A.  S.  Vigee, 
Associate  Professor  of  Romance  Languages  and  Literature,  recently  delivered  the 
Annual  Morris  Gray  Memorial  Lecture.  Dr.  Vigee,  v/hose  predecessors  in  delivering 
the  annual  lecture  included  Dylan  Thomas,  Robert  Lov/ell,  T.  S.  Elliot,  E.  E.  Cum- 
mings  and  Robert  Frost,  read  his  ov^n  poetry  in  French,  and  commented  in  English. 

A  new  book  by  Marie  Syrkin,  Assistant  Professor  of  Humanities,  "Way  of  Valor," 
a  biography  of  Golda  Myerson,  has  been  published  by  Sharon  Books.  At  a  special 
presentation  ceremony,  held  recently  at  the  Nev/  School  of  Social  Research,  New 
York,  Miss  Syrkin  received  the  Hayim  Greenberg  Literary  Award  for  her  newest 
work,  from  the  Pioneer  Women. 

Between  the  winter  terms,  Aaron  Frankel,  Assistant  Professor  of  Theatre  Arts, 
directed  the  professional  company  of  the  new  Coconut  Grove  Playhouse  in  Miami, 
Florida,  in  a  production  of  "King  of  Hearts." 

Scheduled  for  summer  publication  by  the  Harvard  University  Press  is  "The  Justice 
of  the  Commonwealth,"  a  new  book  by  Dr.  Leonard  Levy,  Assistant  Professor  in 
American  Civilization  and  Institutions,  in  the  School  of  Social  Science. 

"Fluctuations  and  Irreversible  Processes,"  a  paper  which  reported  on  his  research 
work  at  Brandeis  University,  was  entered  at  the  American  Physical  Society  Meeting 
in  New  York  by  Dr.  David  Falkoff,  Associate  Professor  of  Physics.  Dr.  Falkoff  has 
recently  been  elected  to  another  three-year  term  as  Associate  Editor  of  the  American 
Journal  of  Physics. 


Along  with  dance,  theatre  and  music  groups  from  seven  eastern  colleges,  the 
Brandeis  University  Theatre  Group  participated  in  a  Performing  Arts  Workshop 
at  Sarah  Lawrence  College  recently.  Major  emphasis  was  placed  on  original 
compositions  of  the  performing  groups  who  represented  Bennington,  Yale,  Queens, 
Columbia,  Juilliard,  Sarah  Lawrence,  and  Brandeis. 


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Th<«  Board  of  Tru.stet-s 


Abraham  Fi;iNBKiit,  (Jiuinnan 

Joseph  F.  Fumi.  Treasurer 

NoRMA>  S.  Kabb,  Secretary 

Gkokgk  Alpkkt 

James  J.  AxhXKOu 

Meyer  Jaffe 

MlLTO^  Kahn 

Jack  M.  Kaplan 

Dudley  Kimball 

Adele  RosENWALi)  Levy 

Joseph  I.insey 

ISAOOlt  LliBIN 

William  Mazer 
Joseph  M.  Pboskauer 
Israel  Kocosin 
Eleanor  Koosevelt 
Esther  Schneider 
Jacob  Shapdio 
Isaiah  Leo  Sharfman 
Simon  E.  Sobeloff 
Frank  L.  Weil 


Contents 


CoiuuifUfi'iuful     IfLIU 


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The  Librarv  and   (he  I'uiversUv 


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Xews  of   th«»   I'uiversitv 


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l*rt'-iiilent  of  the  I  rtirersUy 
Dr.  Abram  I..  Sachar 


BrandeiNiana 


hark   cover 


Fetloits  oj  tile  I ' niversity 

Hon.  Hiiuii  kt  11.  Lehman 
tlormrur)   (Jiairnian 

Frank  L.  Weil 
Chairman 

Philip  M.  Meyers 
Secretary 


Mrs.  Joseph  Schneider 

FresiJent, 

IS'ationat  if  umeii^  Committee 

Milton  Kahn 

National  Chairman, 
Brand eis  Clubs 

Joseph  Lin^ey 

Chairman, 

Brandeis  Athletic    I ssuciution 

Peter  A.  Kessner,  '52 

President, 

Alumni  Association 


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n   The 

Cover   .   .   . 

The  Lllman   .\Dipliitlieatrc  will  once  again 

be  till 

ed  by   thousands 

who    will 

attend     Brandeis     University's 

Fifth 

Commencement 

Exercises 

on  Sunday,  June  Tenth.    Degrees   will 

be  presented   to 

nearly    200    members    of    the    graduating 

class, 

and     Honorary 

Degrees  will  be  conferred  upon  seven  distinguished  public  figures. 

PIBI.ISHKU   BY   BRANDEIS   LMVERSITY 
OFFICE  OF   PLBLIC  AFFAIRS 

Emamel   M.   Cu-Bert,  Director 

Editor:    Bette    RlbiM 

Cuinpus   phulos   by    Ralplt   Norman 


Brandeis  ljiii%  f  rsily  But  I  el  in.  published  four  linu-s  a  >far  I  nnre  in 
SeplenibtT,  October,  March  and  Ma>  )  at  Brand.-is  Uni\crsi|>.  1^  all  ham  51. 
Mass.     Entered    as    second    class    tnattcr    at    the    Post    Office     at    Bosinn,     Mu^s. 


COMMENCEMENT     1956     .     .     . 

As  EIGHT-YEAR-OLD  Brandeis  UNIVERSITY  approaches  Commencement  time, 
an  entirely  new  atmosphere  envelops  the  campus. 

Whereas  in  past  years  the  coming  of  Commencement  was  always  accompanied 
by  unprecedented  excitement,  this  year  the  historically-impressive  occasion  is 
partnered  with  tradition. 

With  the  slow  waning  of  Brandeis  "firsts"  -  the  first  graduating  class,  the  first 
presentation  of  graduate  degrees,  and  last  year's  commencement  farewells  to  the 
final  of  the  school's  "pioneer"  classes  -  the  University  this  year  is  surrounded  by 
an  aura  of  the  tradition  shared  by  her  sister  schools  of  seniority. 

Commencement  is  now  assuming  its  proper  role  at  Brandeis  .  .  .  not  an  occasion 
of  unprecedented  excitement,  but  one  of  anticipated  and  deserved  dignity,  pride 
and  achievement. 

Undergraduates  on  campus  are  now  used  to  seeing  their  senior  classmates  don 
the  traditional  graduate  garb  and  gather  near  the  library  for  their  last  formal 
assemblv  as  a  class  .  .  .  The  route  across  the  green-shrubbed  campus  to  the  Ullman 
Amphitheatre  is  now  well-travelled  .  .  .  The  standing  ovation  as  the  graduates  enter 
the  ainphitheatre  is  no  less  thrilling  because  of  its  familiarity  .  .  . 

The  Brandeis  tradition  of  honored  Commencement  speakers  will  be  perpetuated 
this  year  by  the  presence  of  Dean  Acheson.  (continued) 


THE  TRUSTEES  OF 

BRANDEIS   UNIVERSITY 

UPON  THE  RECOMMENDATION  OF  THE  FACULTY 
HAVE  CONFERRED  ON 

THE  DECREE  OF 

B^cbelor  of  j\rL<» 

.\ND  ALL  THE  RIGHTS  AND  PRIVILECES  THEREUNTO  APPERT.A.ININC 
IN  WITNESS  THEREOF.  THEY  HAVE  ISSUED  THIS  DIPLOMA  DULY 

SIGNED  AND  HAV^  AFFIXED  THE  SEAL  OF  THE  UNIVERSITY'. 

ISSUED  AT  BRANDEIS  UNIVERSITY.  WALTHAM.  ^L\SSACHU SETTS.  ON 

THE 


PRESIDENT.  BOARD  OP  TRUSTEES 
SECRETARY.  BOARD  OP  TRUSTEES 


PRESIDENT  OP  THE  UNIVERSITl' 


COMMENCEMENT     1956     .     .     . 

Nearly  two  hundred  seniors  will  receive  their  degrees,  and  the  University  will 
confer  honorary  degrees  upon  the  following  seven  distinguished  public  figures  who 
had  been  associated  with  the  late  Justice  Brandeis,  or  are  now  active  in  the  furtherance 
of  his  ideals: 

Dean  Acheso^J,  Former  Secretary  of  State 

Mr.  Acheson.  now  associated  with  the  law  firm  of  Covington  and  Burling.  Washington, 
D.  C,  served  as  private  secretary  to  Louis  D.  Brandeis  from  1919  through  1921.  Mr. 
Acheson.  who  received  his  A.B.  from  Yale  University  and  his  LL.B.  from  Harvard 
University,  holds  Honorary  Degrees  from  Yale.  Harvard.  Weslevan  and  Oxford 
Universities. 

Irving  Dilliard.  Editor  of  the  Editorial  Page  of  the  St.  Louis  Post-Dispatch 

Author  of  a  number  of  volumes,  Mr.  Dilliard  edited  "Mr.  Justice  Brandeis.  Great 
American"  in  1941.  After  receiving  his  A.B.  from  the  University  of  Illinois.  Mr. 
Dilliard  was  a  graduate  student  at  Harvard  University.  He  was  named  a  Nieman 
Fellow  in  1939.  and  in  1951  received  a  Litt.D.  from  MacMurray  College. 

Felix  Frankfurter,  Associate  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States 

Justice  Frankfurter  holds  degrees  from  the  College  of  the  City  of  New  York.  Harvard 
University,  where  from  1914-1939  he  was  a  professor  at  Harvard  Law  School: 
University  of  Oxford,  where  he  held  the  George  Eastman  Visiting  Professorship,  and 
Amherst  College. 

Erwin  Griswold.  Dean  of  Harvard  University  Law  School 

Holding  degrees  from  Oberlin  College.  Harvard  University  Law  School.  Tufts  College, 
Case  Institute  of  Technology,  University  of  British  Columbia,  Brown  University, 
University  of  Sidney,  L^niversity  of  Melbourne  and  Dalhousie  University.  Dean 
Griswold  is  also  Langdell  professor  of  Law  at  Harvard,  and  general  editor  of  the 
Prentice-Hall  Law  School  Series. 

Calvert  Magruder.  Chief  Judge,  United  States  Court  of  Appeals 

Judge  Magruder  was  secretary  to  Louis  Dembitz  Brandeis  after  receiving  his  LL.B., 
cum  laude  from  Harvard  in  1916.  He  received  his  A.B.  and  A.M.  from  St.  John's 
College.  A  former  counsel  to  the  National  Labor  Relations  Board,  as  well  as  to  the 
L'.  S.  Department  of  Labor.  Judge  Magruder  was  Chairman  of  the  LI.  S.  Labor  Mission 
to  Bolivia  in  1943.    He  has  been  a  lecturer  on  law  at  Harvard  LIniversity  since  1947. 

Robert  Szold,  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  the  Palestine  Economic  Corporation 

A  former  Assistant  Attorney  General  of  Puerto  Rico,  and  assistant  to  the  Solicitor 
General  of  the  L^nited  States.  Mr.  Szold  is  a  former  chairman  of  the  Zionist  Organiza- 
tion of  America.  Mr.  Szold  received  his  B.S.,  M.S.  degrees  and  A.M.  summa  cum 
laude  from  Knox  College,  and  his  LL.B.  from  Harvard.  He  is  a  member  of  the  law 
firm  Szold  and  Brandwen,  New  York. 

Charles  E.  Wyzanski,  Jr.,  United  States  District  Judge  for  Massachusetts 

A  graduate  of  Phillips  Exeter  Academy,  Judge  Wyzanski  received  his  LL.B.  magna 
cum  laude  from  Harvard  in  1930.  He  is  an  Overseer  of  Harvard  College,  a  former 
visiting  professor  at  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology,  and  is  a  member  of  the 
International  Administrative  Tribunal  and  the  Lhiited  States  Commission  of  UNESCO. 


Irving  I 


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Felix  Fraii 


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Charles  E.  Wys 


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OF  THE  AVEEK 


All  Kxliibitiun  ol  Student  Paintings     Student  Center. 


WedneHday,  June  B     JB^^ 

6:00  p.m.     Senior  Banquet  -  Student  Center. 


Naliuna)  Women's  Committee  Board  arrives  on  campus. 
8:00  p.m.    Senior  Faculty  Reception    Feldberg  and  Club  Lounges. 

Fridav,  June  8 

10:00a.m.     Women's   Committee   National    Board    Meeting   -   Usen 
Commons. 

5:30  p.m.     Women's    Committee    National    Board    Dinner   -    Club 

Lounge. 

6:00  p.m.     Honors  Society   Dinner  and   Presentation  of  Academic 
Awards. 

8:30  p.m.     Reception    to   Women's    Committee    National    Board    - 
President's  House. 

9:00  p.m.     W  alpurgesnacht  Dance      Feldberg  Lounge. 

I  1 :00  p.m.     Senior  Weenie  Roast. 

Saturdav.  June  9 

I  1 :00  a.m.     Baccalaureate  Service  Three  Chapels  Area. 
Program: 

Invocation  Rev.  Basil  W.  Kenney,  C.S.P. 

Address  Rabbi  Solomon  Freehof 

Valedictory  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar 

Benediction  Rkv.   Do.nald  Kochek 

12:30  p.m.     Baccalaureate   Luncheon    -    Hamilton   (Quadrangle   and 
Student  Center. 

12:30p.m.     Women's   ('onimillee    Buffet    Lumlieon        Hamilton    C 
lounge. 

2:00  p.m.     Women's  C^ommittee  Sessions  -  Dormitorv  Lounges. 

2:30  p.m.     Fellows    Conference    -    Scheflres    Dining    Hall.   Student 
( 'enter. 

6:15  p.m.     Fellows  Cocktail  Party  and  Annual   Dinner       Feldberg 
Lounge,  Student  Center. 
I'rugram : 

Frank  L.  W  eil,  Presiding 

Dti.  Abram  L.  Sachar,  Greetings 

Abraham  Feinberc,  Remarks 

Judge  Charles  E.  Wyzanski,  Address 


6:30  p.m.     Women's  Committee  Dinner  -  Castle  Dining  Hall. 

6:30  p.m.     .•Mumni  Dinner  -  Usen  Commons. 

7:00  p.m.     .Senior   Prom   Dinner   Dance  -    Hotel   Continental, 
Cambridge. 

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8:00  a.m.     Women's  Committee  Breakfast  -  Student  Center  Dining 
Hall. 

9:30  a.m.     W  omen's  Committee  Opening  Session  -  Seifer  Hall. 

10:00  a.m.     .National  Assembly  Brandeis  University  Clubs  -  Usen 
Commons. 

I  1 :30  a.m.     Brunch  for  Brandeis  Club  Delegates  -  Usen  Commons. 

12:00  m.        Luncheon   for   Honorary   Degree   Recipients.   Trustees, 
Fellows  and  Participants  -  President's  House. 

12:30  p.m.     Women's  Committee  Luncheon      Hamilton  Quadrangle 
and  Student  Center. 

2:00  p.m.     Commencement    Meeting    Board    of    Trustees    -    Club 
Lounge. 

2:30  p.m.     Robing  for  Commencement  ~  Library. 

3:00  p.m.     (Commencement  E,\ercises  -  Ullman  .Amphitheatre. 
Frugram : 

University  Marshal  Dr.  Osborne  Earle 

Invocation  Rev.  Laman  H.  Bruner 

Senior  Address  Morton  Ginsberg 

Report  of  the  President  Dh.  .Abram  L.  Sachar 

Commencement  Address  Dean  Acheson 

Conferring  of  Degrees 

Conferring  of  Honorary  Degrees  Dean  -Acheson 

Irving  Dilliard 

Felix  Frankfurter 

Erwin  N.  Griswold 

Calvert  Macruder 

Robert  Szolc 

Charles  E.  Wyzanski,  Jr. 

Benediction  Rabbi   Judah   Stampfer 

7:00  p.m.     Women's  Committee  Opening  Baiu|iiei        .Shapiro 
.Athletic  Center. 
Program : 

Greetings  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar 
Presentation  of  Chapter  Gifts  to  Abraham  Feinberc 

Guest  of  Honor  Jack  Goldfarb 

Main  Address  Irving   Dilliard 

June  lO  through  June   i:i    "^^t^^ 

National    Women's  Committee.  8th    Annual   (Conference 


The  Meaning  of  A 


by    DR.    MAX    LERNER 

Chairman.  Graduate  School  of  Arts  and  Sciences 

and  Max  Richter  Professor  of  Annerican  Civilization  and  Institutions 


The  core  fact  ok  a  university  is  a  cluster  of 
teachers  carrying  on  a  continuing  dialogue  from  year 
to  year  with  a  cluster  of  students.  But  this  dialogue  is 
best  carried  on  when  there  is  a  common  body  of  intel- 
lectual tradition  and  exploration  to  which  both  the 
teacher  and  the  student  can  refer,  and  much  of  which 
is  deposited  in  books.  Thus  the  university  library,  as 
the  collection  of  these  books,  serves  as  an  essential  link 
between  teacher  and  student,  making  possible  the  Great 
Dialogue. 

Anyone  who  has  seen  a  boy  lost  in  some  book  he  is 
reading  has  caught  a  glimpse  of  the  adventure  of  learn- 
ing and  thinking.  Anyone  who  has  watched  a  boy 
lingering  over  some  second-hand  bookstalls,  or  clutch- 
ng  lovingly  in  his  arms  a  bundle  of  books  he  is  bringing 
home  from  a  library,  has  the  secret  of  the  transmission 
of  the  human  heritage  from  generation  to  generation. 


A  university  student  is  that  same  boy.  grown  a  bit 
older,  given  an  opportunity  now  to  work  seriously  and 
systematically  with  books  and  with  the  ideas  they 
embody.  He  may  be  an  undergraduate  who.  for  a  space 
of  four  years,  gets  a  chance  to  explore  the  range  of 
literature  and  learning  in  a  variety  of  fields,  dipping 
now  into  this  and  now  into  that,  tasting  the  heady 
richness  of  the  fare. 

Perhaps  some  day.  in  the  midst  of  his  business  or 
his  professional  work,  (or,  if  the  student  is  a  girl,  in 
the  midst  of  bringing  up  a  family)  he  will  recall  some 
of  the  landscape  he  glimpsed,  and  revisit  it  in  retrospect. 
He  may  even  wonder  why  he  was  a  bit  reluctant  about 
it  in  his  undergraduate  days,  and  he  may  then  move 
ahead  to  explore  further  some  particular  part  of  the 
landscape. 

H  he  is  a  graduate  student,  the  library  will  be  an 
indispensable  part  of  the  craft  he  is  learning  in  pre- 
paring himself  for  the  work  of  teacher,  researcher,  and 
thinker.  We  at  Brandeis  will  now  be  able  to  meet  fully 
the  needs  of  an  expanding  Graduate  School  program, 
and  at  the  same  time  round  out  our  response  to  under- 
graduate needs  as  well. 

But  it  would  be  a  mistake  to  think  of  a  university 
librarv  as  simply  a  service  center  for  undergraduate 
courses  or  graduate  research.  The  point  about  the 
Great  Dialogue  which  takes  place  in  a  university  is  that 
it  is  a  double  instrument,  making  possible  the  trans- 
mission of  the   intellectual  heritage,    liut   also   making 


possible  the  breaking  of  new  intellectual  ground.  Henri 
Bergson  has  written  of  the  "double  source  of  morality 
and  religion"  in  similar  terms  of  tradition  and  innova- 
tion. The  educational  process  is  deeply  conservative  in 
the  sense  that  it  transmits  the  heritage.  It  is  also  deeply 
pathbreaking,  in  the  sense  that  the  student  learns  to 
sift  the  heritage  through  his  own  mind  and  to  take 
responsibility  for  his  own  formulations  in  his  own 
conscience.  Thus  a  university  library  is  a  place  to 
which  neither  the  traditionalists  nor  the  innovators 
can  make  an  exclusive  claim.  It  has  a  musty  smell 
about  it  from  the  dust  that  has  gathered  on  books  and 
ideas  over  the  centuries,  but  there  is  also  in  the  air  a 
slight  smell  of  dynamite. 

1  once  wrote  a  book  with  the  title  Ideas  Are 
Weapons,  and  there  were  some  who  chided  me  for  the 
too-military  figure  of  speech.  Yet  I  still  adhere  to  it, 
more  particularly  now  when  the  human  personality  is 
itself  threatened  by  the  pressure  toward  conformity 
and  by  the  enemies  of  learning  and  the  intellect. 

A  universitv  is  more  than  a  place  where  boys  and 
girls  learn  to  equip  themselves  for  making  a  living  or 
a  career.  It  is  a  place  where  they  learn  to  become 
persons  in  their  own  right.  They  cannot  learn  this 
except  by  measuring  their  mind  and  personalitv  against 
a  whole  succession  of  other  people  who  once  lived  and 
learned  and  wrote  and  struggled.  A  library  is  thus  more 
than  a  repository  of  learning  or  an  arsenal  for  innova- 
tion.   It  is  the  matrix  of  personality.    ■ 


XEWS  OF  THE 
UNIVERSITY 


NATIONAL    ASSEMBLY 

OF     IIRAXDEIS     (LIBS 

Delegates    from    all    sections    of    the    nai 

ion 

will   attend    the   National   Assembly  of  Branc 

eis 

Clubs    to    be    held    on    campus   the    morning 

of 

Commencement   Day. 

Milton     Kahn,     National     Chairman     of 

the 

Brandeis   Clubs,   will    preside   at   the   Assem 

biy 

Brunch,  which  will  be  held  at   10  a.m.,  June 

10, 

in  the  Usen   Commons. 

UIMVERSITY  I]\i\UC;URATES  TWO  IVEW  PROJECTS 
AS   CEXTEIVI\IAL  YEAR  ORSERVAIVCES   MULTIPLY 


Research  with  Harvard 

Harvard  Law  School  and  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity have  announced  that  they  are  joining 
in  the  sponsorship  of  a  program  of  compar- 
ative research  relating  to  the  legal  system  of 
Israel. 

To  indicate  the  future  joint  sponsorship, 
the  program  will  be  known  as  Harvard-Bran- 
deis  Cooperative  Research  on  Israel's  Legal 
Development. 

Brandeis  University  has  joined  in  the  legal 
study  program  as  one  of  the  projects  it  is 
inaugurating  during  the  Brandeis  Centennial 
Year. 

The  project  was  launched  in  1952  at 
the  Harvard  Law  School.  According  to  a 
joint  statement  by  Dean  Erwin  N.  Griswold 
of  Harvard  Law  School  and  Dr.  ,\bram  L. 
Sachar,  President  of  Brandeis  University, 
the  broadening  of  sponsorship  will  insure  the 
program's  continuation  and  financial  stability 
for  at  least  three  years.  The  establishment 
of  a  nation-wide  legal  advisory  committee, 
is  contemplated. 

Representing  Brandeis  University  in  the 
cooperative  legal  program  will  be  Frank  L. 
Weil,  prominent  New  York  attorney  and 
chairman    of    University    Fellows. 

The  work  is  being  carried  on  at  Harvard 
Law  School  under  Joseph  Laufer,  director 
of  the  program  and  a  former  U.  S.  Depart- 
ment of  Justice  attorney. 

The  program  has  many  positive  aspects. 
It  affords  an  opportunity  to  observe  the 
interaction  of  different  legal  systems  in  an 
intensely  practical  context,  and  thus  to  throw 
light  on  the   nature  of  legal   institutions. 

It  aids  the  young  state  of  Israel  to  estab- 
lish an  integrated  legal  system  of  its  own, 
modern  and  yet  representing  a  synthesis  of 
the  best  legal  thought  drawn  from  modern 
legislative  experience  and  the  unbroken  tra- 
dition of  Jewish  law. 


It  may  serve  as  a  model  for  similar  pro- 
grams dealing  with  the  laws  of  other  nations, 
particularly  those  which  have  recently  gained 
their  own  legal  systems  to  reflect  both  their 
past   traditions  and   their  future   aspirations. 

It  is  a  joint  effort  of  the  universities  spon- 
soring this  program  to  contribute  to  the 
advancement  of  learning  and  to  foster  closer 
intellectual   cooperation   among   the   nations. 

Creative  .Arts  .Awards 

The  establishment  of  the  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity Creative  ."^rts  Awards  is  being  inaugu- 
rated in  conjunction  with  the  celebration  of 
the  Louis  Dembitz  Brandeis  Centennial  Year. 

To  be  presented  annually  on  November  1,3. 
anniversary  of  the  birth  of  the  late  Justice, 
awards  will  be  made  in  the  areas  of  Theatre 
."^rts.  Music,  Painting,  Poetry  and  Sculpture. 

In  each  of  these  five  fields  of  the  .'\rts, 
two  types  of  awards  will  be  bestowed. 

Achievement  medals  will  be  conferred  upon 
successful  artists  for  outstanding  accomplish- 
ment during  the  year. 

Grants-in-aid  will  be  awarded  to  young 
talented  persons,  in  recognition  of  their 
creative  ability  and  encouragement  for  future 
study  and  training. 

A  Creative  .\rts  .\wards  .\dvisory  Com- 
mission has  been  established  to  determine  the 
conditions  of  the  awards,  and  to  appoint 
qualified  juries  in  each  field  who  will  select 
award  recipients  in  all  categories. 

Chairman  of  the  newly-formed  Creative 
Arts  Awards  Advisory  Commission  is  David 
Wodlinger  of  New  York,  Director  of  the 
United  Stales  Student  Department,  Institute 
of  International   Education,  Inc. 

Members   of   the   Commission   include: 

Louis    Kronenberger,    New    York    drama 

critic,  and  Brandeis  faculty  member;  Herman 

More  of  the   Whitney   Museum,   New  York; 

Leonard  Bernstein,  composer-conductor,  New- 


York;  ,\dele  Rosenwald  Levy,  trustee  of  llie 
University;  Anita  Warburg,  patron-of-the- 
arts,  New  York;  Earl  Morse,  officer  of  the 
Donut  Corporation  of  .Xmerica,  New  York; 
Marjorie  Falk,  New  York,  patron-of-the-arts; 
Nathan  Spingold,  vice-president  Columbia 
Pictures;  Samuel  Slosberg,  Boston,  national 
chairman  of  Friends  of  Creative  .\rts,  Bran- 
deis University:  Harry  Abrams,  New  York, 
publisher  of  Fine  Arts  books:  and  Irving 
Fine,  John  Matthews  and  Mitchell  Siporin, 
all  members  of  the  faculty  of  the  Brandeis 
School  of  Creative  Arts. 

.Also,  Edwin  Eisendrath  of  Chicago,  and 
Edgar  Kaufmann.  Jr..  Enrico  Donati.  Mrs. 
Milton  Weill,  Carlton  Sprauge  Smith.  ,ind 
Henry  Allen  Moe,  all  of  New  York. 

In  a  simultaneous  announcement  the  I  ni- 
versity  has  made  known  that  funds  for  the 
Creative  Arts  Awards  have  thus  far  been 
made  available  through  Harry  .Abrams.  .New 
York,  publisher  of  Fine  .Arts  books:  Mrs. 
Helen  Morganthau  Fox,  Mt.  Kisco.  New- 
York,  patron-of-the-arts;  Mrs.  Eleanor 
Roosevelt,  Trustee  of  the  University:  Norbert 
Shimmel  of  the  New  Hermes  Engraving  Co.. 
New  York;  and  David   Laines,  New  York. 

Centennial   Edition 

As  one  of  the  observances  in  celel.>ratinn  of 
the  Brandeis  Centennial  Year.  Viking  Press 
has  announced  the  printing  ol  a  deluxe 
Centennial  Edition  of  Professor  Alpheus  T. 
Mason's  book,  "Brandeis  -  A  Free  Man's 
Life." 

The  original  edition  of  Professor  Masmi  s 
book,  which  was  published  by  Viking  Pie.ss 
in  1946,  has  been  hailed  as  a  scholarly  nnd 
singularly  definitive  biography  of  the  l.i'e 
Justice. 

It  is  planned  that  the  finely-bound  On- 
tennial  Edition  will  have  a  jacket  carrying 
a  photograph  of  the  Brandeis  statue  which 
is  to  be  unveiled  on  campus  on  November  13. 


rWO     SEPARATE     MILLIOIV     DOLLAR     GIFTS 
IVILL     ACCELERATE     UNIVERSITY     GROWTH 

RoKensitiel  Renefiaction  f or        Goldfarb  Gift  will  Insure 
Science  Research  Project         Ruilding  of  IVew  Library 


A  one-million-dollar  grant  from  the  Dorothy  H.  and 
ewis  S.  Rosenstiel  Foundation  has  recently  been  announced 
py  Lewis  S.  Rosenstiel,  chairman  of  the  board  of  Schenley 
ndustries,  Inc.,  and  will  be  used  for  a  new  science  research 
iroject  at  Brandeis  University. 


The  University's  newest  research  programs 
nil  he  housed  in  the  Hayden  Science  Build- 
'ng.    which    is   now    under   construction,   and 

I  ill    be  completed  for  the  coming   semester. 

This  grant  from  the  Rosenstiel  Founda- 
lon  is  particularly  gratifying  at  this  time  in 
hat  it  will  enable  the  University  to  intensify 
Is  program  of  basic  scientific  research.  In 
iddition  to  the  faculty  members  now  engaged 

II  research  programs,  additional  faculty  and 
•■-•■arch  associates  can  now  be  brought  to 
ampus  for  specific  research  assignments." 
)r.  Abram  L.  Sachar,  President  of  Brandeis 

niversity,  said, 

Mr.     Rosenstiel     said     the     new     research 

ogram  would  emphasize  basic  work  in 
)iochemistry  with  specific  reference  to 
dandular  disorders. 

The  announcement  listed  four  '"basic 
ireas"  that  "have  emerged  as  possibilities  for 
esearch   in   biochemistry  and  biophysics"; 

Factors  affecting  growth  and  size  of  in- 
dividual cells,  cell  multiplication  and  the 
;hemistry     of     development     of     embryonic 

issues;  control  mechanisms  in  intermediary 
uelaholism;   chemistry  of  proteins,  serology, 

nd   immunological   and   allergenic  reaction; 

hemistry  of  nucleic  acid  -  a  field  of  great 
merest   in  cancer  study. 

The  Dorothy  H.  and  Lewis  S.  Rosenstiel 
Foundation  was  established  in  1944  by  the 
Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Schenley  Indus- 
tries, Inc.,  Lewis  S.  Rosenstiel  and  his  late 
wife,  Dorothy  Heller  Rosenstiel.  The  Foun- 
dation was  incorporated  "to  perform,  encour- 
age, and  provide  for  charitable,  religious, 
scientific,  literary  and  educational  acts  and 
works." 

Lewis  S.  Rosenstiel,  the  Foundations  pres- 
ident was  born  in  Cincinnati  and  now  main- 
lain~  residences  in  New  York  City  and 
Miami  Beach.  He  was  the  founder  and 
served  as  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Schenley 
Distillers  Corporation.  In  1933,  he  founded 
Schenley  Industries,  Inc.  and  is  now  its 
Chairman  of  the  Board.  Recipient  of  the 
George  Washington  Carver  Award  in  1950, 
he  is  active  in  the  work  of  the  Federation 
of  Jewish  Philanthropies,  and  of  the  Mount 
Sinai  Hospital,  in  New  York,  where  he  serves 
as  a  Trustee. 


Lewis  J.  Rosenstiel 


Jack  A.  Goldfarb 


MARVIN    LOWENTHAL 
TO    HEAD    LIBRARY 
SPECIAL    SERVICES 

Marvin  Lowenthal.  historian,  essayist,  and 
critic,  has  been  appointed  Director  of  Special 
Services  at  Brandeis  University  Library,  it 
was  announced  this  week  by  Dr.  Abram  L. 
Sachar,  president   of   the   University. 

Mr.  Lowenthal  will 
also  conduct  a  course 
in  the  School  of  Hu- 
manities on  "The  Age 
iif   Montaigne." 

A  distinguished  ed- 
itor and  author,  his 
latest  work,  ""The 
Diaries  of  Theodor 
Herzl,"  is  being  pub- 
I  i  s  h  e  d  this  month 
(May)    by  Dial  Press. 

Mr.  Lowenthal's  "Autobiography  of  Michel 
de  Montaigne,"  composed  and  translated 
from  the  writings  and  family  documents  of 
the  16th  century  French  essayist,  is  being 
reissued  this  fall   by  Vintage  Press. 

Mr.  Lowenthal  was  born  in  Bradford, 
Penna.,  and  is  a  graduate  of  the  University 
of  Wisconsin.  He  received  a  Master  of  Arts 
degree  in  1916  from  Harvard  University  and, 
upon  the  persuasion  of  Justice  Louis  D. 
Brandeis,  he  went  to  San  Francisco  to  help 
further  the  Zionist  movement  until   1919. 

From  1920  to  1922,  Mr.  Lowenthal  was  an 
editor  of  the  Menorah  Journal  in  New  York. 
He  was  an  official  observer  at  the  League  of 
Nations  in  behalf  of  Jewish  minority  rights, 
and  also  secretary  of  the  World  Conference 
for  International  Peace  Through  Religion. 


Marvin  Lowenthal 


A  gift  of  one  million  dollars  from  New  York  industrial- 
ist Jack  A.  Goldfarb.  to  be  used  towards  the  construction  of 
a  7.50.000-volume  library,  was  recently  announced  by  Bran- 
deis University  officials. 

The  million-dollar  benefaction  makes  it 
possible  for  the  University  to  plan  the  new 
Library,  which  will  embody  the  latest  prin- 
ciples in  library  construction.  The  new 
structure  will  be  designed  by  Harrison  and 
.-Vbramovitz,  New  York  architects. 

The  three-story  brick  and  glass  wall  struc- 
ture is  conceived  to  embody  an  informal, 
relaxed  atmosphere.  There  will  be  a  thorough 
integration  of  open  stacks  and  reading  areas. 
Interspersed  through  the  stacks  will  be  car- 
rells  to  ensure  privacy  for  researchers. 
Private  studies  will  be  provided  for  faculty 
members  in  the  Schools  of  Science,  Social 
Science,  Humanities,  and  Creative  Arts, 
each  study  adjacent  to  the  Library  resources 
pertaining  to  that  field.  Similarly,  seminar 
rooms  will  be  provided  alongside  specific 
research  and  reference  areas.  The  Library 
also  will  contain  centralized  audio-visual 
facilities,  and  works  of  art  from  the  Univer- 
sity's collection. 

"The  princely  benefaction  by  Mr.  Goldfarb 
which  makes  possible  a  superb  university 
library  is  a  prime  example  of  outstanding 
social  vision.  It  is  in  the  pattern  of  the 
Widener  Library  at  Harvard,  the  Harkness 
Library  at  Yale,  and  the  Firestone  Library  at 
Princeton,  which  permanently  honor  families 
which  have  the  understanding  to  identify 
their  philanthropy  with  the  heart  of  a  uni- 
versity," Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar  declared. 

President  and  chairman  of  the  board  of 
Union  Underwear  Company,  Inc.,  now  one 
of  the  world's  largest  concerns  of  its  kind, 
Mr.  Goldfarb,  a  Fellow  of  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity, has  been  a  trustee-at-large  of  the  Feder- 
ation of  Jewish  Charities,  a  director  of  the 
American  Fair  Trade  Council,  and  an  execu- 
tive committee  member  of  the  Underwear 
Institute.  He  is  a  member  of  the  board  of 
the  Jewish  Hospital  in  Louisville  and  has 
worked  actively  for  the  Boy  Scouts  of  Amer- 
ica, the  American  Heart  Association,  the 
American  Cancer  Society,  the  National  Con- 
ference of  Christians  and  Jews,  and  the 
New  York  University-Bellevue  Medical 
Center.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Grand  Street 
Boys'  Club,  B'nai  B'rith,  Masons,  Harmonic, 
Metropolis  Country  Club  and  the  Columbia 
Club  of  Indianapolis. 

Mr.  Goldfarb  is  married  to  the  former 
Bertha  Leventhal,  and  they  have  two  sons 
and  three  daughters. 


I 


mmiHi 


Adrieiiiie  Rappaport  Cottschalk,  Class 
of  ''55,  is  currently  an  advanced  student 
at  the  Art  Academy  of  Cincinnati.  She 
recently  had  a  three-week  showing  of 
paintings  in  gouache  at  the  Cincinnati 
Women's  Exchange.  Her  designs  were 
based  on  Persian  stylings  for  Biblical 
and  poetical  themes. 


Revehenu  Al  Zadic,  Class  of  '53,  has  been 
appointed  to  the  jaculty  of  Cheshire  Academy 
in  Cheshire,  Connecticut.  He  holds  the  posi- 
tion  of  resident  chaplain. 


Miriam  Miller,  Class  of  '55,  is  studying 
at  the  Hayim  Greenberg  Teachers'  Institute 
in  Jerusalem  under  the  auspices  of  an  ex- 
change fellowship  from  Brandeis  and  a 
scholarship  from  the  Jewish  Agency  for 
Palestine. 


Ray  Gilbert,  Class  t>f  '54,  was  recently 
featured  in  the  American  premiere  of  a 
set  of  Roumanian  songs  on  a  program 
presented  at  the  main  branch  of  the 
New  York  Public  Library.  The  Brandeis 
alumnus  is  now  studying  at  the  Juilliard 
School  of  Music, 


Published  in  a  recent  issue  oj  the  Boston 
University  Law  Review  was  a  paper  on 
motion  picture  censorship,  written  by  Julie 
SosHNiCK.  Class  of  '53. 


Joanna  Baker,  Class  of  "53,  has  been  ap- 
pointed a  library-reading  instructor  by  the 
Pelham.  New  York  school  system. 


MiN  FreediMan  Piha,  Class  of  '54,  is  cur- 
rently employed  at  the  Dead  Sea  Works, 
Ltd..  in  Jerusalem. 


James  Eisen,  Class  of  '53,  will  com- 
plete a  15-monlh  tour  of  duty  as  a  Pre- 
ventative Medicine  inspector  with  the 
Army  in  Germany,  this  August.  Follow- 
ing his  discharge,  he  plans  to  enter  the 
University  of  Illinois  to  begin  work  on 
hi*>  doctorate  in  virology. 


Universit^^   Friends   Across   IVation 
Celebrate  i^ith  Ceotennial  Dinners!'' 

Supplementing  the  academic   and  civic  observances  of  the   100th   ,'\nniversary  of  the  birtjiJ 
of    Louis    Dembitz    Brandeis,   "foster   alumni"   and    friends    of    Brandeis    University    have    bee 
celebrating   the   occasion    with   a   series   of   Centennial    Fund    Dinners   and    Meetings   held  i^ 
communities  from  coast-to-cbast.  I 


In  Miami  Beach,  Abraham  Feinberg, 
Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  was  guest 
speaker  at  a  dinner  at  the  Hotel  Seville. 

Working  with  Chairman  Dr.  Stanley 
Frehling,  for  the  success  of  the  affair  were: 
Jack  Leonard,  Lew  E.  Braverman,  Leo 
Chaikin,  Morris  Minov,  Sam  Blank.  Charles 
Goldberg  and  Harold  Turk. 

A  Centennial  Fund  Dinner  in  New  York 
recently  honored  Col.  Arthur  Levitt,  t^mip- 
troller  of  the  State  of  New  York,  and  a 
former  president  of  the  Board  of  Education. 

Dinner  chairman  for  the  event,  which  was 
held  at  the  Harmonie  Club,  was  Edward 
Elman.  Co-chairmen  were:  Hon.  A.  David 
Benjamin,  Samuel  Lemberg,  Dr.  II.  Robert 
Litchfield  and  Harry  Zeitz. 

The  Ready-to- Wear  Industry  recently 
honored  Max  and  Morris  Feldberg,  prom- 
inent Newton,  Massachusetts  industrial  and 
philanthropic  leaders,  at  a  Centennial  I^und 
Dinner  at  the  Waldorf-Astoria  in  New  York. 

Principal  speaker  at  the  dinner  was 
.Abraham  Feinberg,  Chairman  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  who  lauded  the  pioneer  service 
of  the  Feldbergs,  who  were  among  the  earli- 
est leaders  of  Brandeis  University.  The  main 
student  lounge  al  the  University  is  named 
the  Feldberg  Lounge  in  honor  of  a  major 
benefaction  by  the  family.  Co-chairmen  at 
the  dinner  were  Anna  Goldstein  and  George 
Paulson. 

In  Houston,  Texas,  highlights  of  the  Cen- 
tennial year  for  friends  of  the  University  was 
an  affair  at  which  Dr.  .•\brani  L.  Sachar  was 
guest-of-honor.  Co-chairmen  were  Bernard 
Weingarten  and  Tobias  Sakowitz. 

In  Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania,  a  number 
of  Syndication   Plan   units  of  the  Centennial 


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Fund  were  subscribed  to  at  a  cocktail  part 
held  by  the  Brandeis  University  Club  o 
Pittsburgh  at  the  home  of  Mr.  Herma 
Fineberg.  National  Centennial  Fund  Chail 
man  Lawrence  A.  Wien  was  guest  speaker  t 
the  event  which  was  chaired  by  Stanley  Kani 

Friends  of  the  I'niversity  in  Omaha 
Nebraska,  heard  Rabbi  Arthur  Lelyveld  a 
principal  speaker  at  a  Centennial  Fund  Dili 
ner  at  the  Blackstone  Hotel.  Morris  I 
Jacobs  and  Epbraim  L.  Marks  were  C( 
chairmen. 

A  committee  of  Chattanooga,  Tennesse* 
leaders  worked  with  Co-chairmen  Han 
Miller  and  Manuel  Ross,  for  the  successfi 
dinner  at  the  Read  House  Ball  Room,  whic 
featured  Howard  M.  Sachar  as  guest  speake 

The  Brandeis  University  Club  of  Denvei 
Colorado,  featured  University  Athletic  D 
rector  Benny  Friedman  as  guest  speaker 
their  Centennial  Dinner.  Co-chairmen  of  tb 
dinner,  which  was  held  at  the  Century  Root 
uf  the  Cosmopolitan  Hotel,  were  Emmet  } 
Heitler  and  Charles  Rosenbaum. 

In  Tulsa,  Oklahoma,  friends  of  the  Un 
versity  gathered  at  a  Centennial  Fund  Dinne 
in  the  Hotel  Mayo.  University  Fellow  Julit 
Livingston  was  chairman  of  the  dinner  whic 
honored  Athletic  Director  Benny  Friedmai 

The  spring  of  the  Centennial  Year  i 
Boston  has  been  sparked  by  a  series  ( 
Parlor  Meetings  in  the  homes  of  membei 
of  the  Brandeis  University  Club.  A  numbi 
of  Life  Members  were  added  following  mee 
ings  in  the  Brookline  homes  of  Harry  Mark 
and  Edward  Goldstein.  In  Brocktor 
Massachusetts,  Life  Membership  afGlialior 
swelled  following  a  meeting  at  the  home  ( 
Judge   Harry  Stone. 


TWO    ADDITIONAL    GRADUATE    STVDl 
ARKAS    WILL    OPEN    IVEXT    SEMESTER 


I 


Two  new  programs  of  study  in  Physics  and 
in  Mathematics,  at  the  Graduate  School  of 
-\rts  and  Sciences  at  Brandeis  University, 
are  being  offered  for  the  year  1956-1957  lead- 
ing to  the  degrees  of  Master  of  Arts  and 
Doctor  ol  Philosophy.  The  programs  are  the 
eighth  and  ninth  in  the  Graduate  School. 

Enrollment  is  limited  to  provide  students 
with  close  personal  guidance  and  supervision. 

In  the  physics  program,  research  upon 
which  theses  will  be  based,  may  be  carried 
out  in  the  following  areas  of  theoretical 
physics:  meson  theory,  quantum  electro- 
dynamics, elementary  particle  physics,  nu- 
clear physics.  (|uanliMn  statistical   iiieclianics. 


thermodynamics  of  irreversible  processe 
physics  of  the  solid  slate,  and  many  particl 
problems.  Research  in  CNperimental  physic 
is  restricted  at  present  to  low  energy  atomi 
and  nuclear  phenomena. 

Research  programs  for  advanced  student 
in  mathematics  may  be  carried  on  in  th 
fields  of  algebra,  analysis,  mathematici 
logic,  and  topology. 

Graduate  fellowships  and  teaching  assisi 
antships  carrying  stipends  up  to  $1,400  pli 
remission  of  tuition  and  other  fees  are  aval 
able  for  the  year  1956-57  to  qualified  sti 
dents.  Graduate  fellows  are  permitted  t 
devote  themselves  entirely  to  course  wor 
and  research. 


dedication  Da^ 
On  Campus  is 
iala  Occasion 

I  no  of  the  highlights  of  each  academic 
\ir  IS  the  dedication  of  the  new  facilities 
.  .ampus  which  have  been  completed  dur- 
1  I  he  preceding  twelve  months. 
D.-dication  Day  this  year  was  on  Sunday, 
'i\  20,  when  benefactors,  their  friends  and 
fir  families,  gathered  to  formally  dedicate 
!•  facilities  which  they  have  established  at 
1  ■  I  niversity. 

--I  irting  with  brunch  in  the  Student  Center, 

Miration    Day    was    also    the    occasion    of 

:  iiiiid-breaking    ceremonies    for    the    Rabb 

( :iiluale  Center. 

I  lif    Rabb    Graduate    Center,    which    will 

■  \i'   graduate   students   who   this   year   will 

I  iriion  in  nine  areas  of  study,  is  the  gift  of 

aTid   Mrs.  Joseph   Rabinovitz  of   Boston, 

I    iheir    children:     Mr.    and    Mrs.    Irving 

111.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Norman  Rabb,  Mr.  and 

I-    Sidney   Rabb,   all   of   Boston,   and   Mr. 

:il   Mrs.  Sidney  Solomon  of  New  York. 

Dr.   Abram   L.  Sachar  presided  at   dedica- 
1  n  ceremonies  for: 

Mil  Sigma  Court  in  the  Three  Chapels 
■  a.  The  gift  of  the  Mu  Sigma  Fraternity 
\i\v  York  City  as  a  memorial  to  its  de- 
iit(l  members.  The  benefaction  was  an- 
nnced,  in  behalf  of  the  fraternity  by  Col. 
Tiiard  S.  Barron. 

Mien  Hall,  men's  dormitory  in  the  Ridge- 

1. 1.1  (Quadrangle.  The  gift  of  the  .\llen  In- 
i-iiies  of  Detroit,  through  Sidney  J.  .Allen, 
I  rllnw  of  the  University. 

S<  heffres    Dining    Hall    in    the    Student 

iiUT.     Tlie    benefaction    of    Mr.    and    Mrs. 
\\  .  Scheflfres  of  New  York  City. 
Anne   J.    Kane   Reflecting   Pool    in    ihe 

ni.r  of  the  Hamilton  Quadrangle.    A   gift 
iiiimory  of  Anne  J.  Kane  by  Abraham  J. 
iiir  of  Cleveland  and  family. 


H>.>IE.>-S    COMMITTEE    N.4MES 
•  IIIECTOn    OF    DEVELOPMENT 

flip  appointment  of  Grace  Bernstein  as 
ii'ilor  of  Development  of  the  National 
"iiicn's     Committee 

lirandeis  L  niversity 
1-  lipen  announced. 

In  her  work  with 
H-  National  Women's 
"  mm  it  tee.  Miss 
irn-tein  will  aid  in 
IP  formation  of  new 
li  ipters,  and  help  on 
IP  Committee's  pub- 
I  alions. 

Miss  Bernstein  received  her  B.A.  degree 
roni  Wellesley  College  where  she  was  a 
Vellesley  College  Scholar. 


ABOUND  THE 

W  0  tt  I » 


Grace  Bernstein 


BARBADOS,  BRITISH  WEST  INDIES  ...  Dr.  Robert  A.  Manners,  Assistant  Professor 
of  Anthropology  on  the  Samuel  Rubin  Foundation  at  Brandeis,  is  expected  here  in 
June,  to  conduct  the  field  work  of  a  course  in  research  training  methods  in  Anthro- 
pology. Dr.  Manners,  who  will  be  here  during  June,  July  and  August,  will  be  conduct- 
ing the  course  as  a  Visiting  Assistant  Professor  of  Anthropology  at  Columbia. 


BOULDER,  COLORADO  ...  At  the  Annual  Capital  Conference  on  World  Affairs  held  recently 
at  the  University  of  Colorado,  Dr.  George  Fischer,  Assistant  Professor  of  History  at  Brandeis, 
delivered  a  lecture  on  "The  Twentieth  Congress  of  the  Soviet  Communist  Party — the  End  of 
Stalinism?" 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

WASHINGTON,  D.C.  .  .  .  The  American  Institute  of  Architects  has  announced  that  the 
Three  Chapels  at  Brandeis  University  have  been  awarded  the  Institute''s  1956  Award  of 
Merit.  The  Chapels,  designed  by  the  architectural  firm  of  Harrison  and  Abramowitz, 
New  York,  are  among  the  19  buildings  and  homes  selected  for  national  honors  in  the 
8th  Annual  Competition  for  Outstanding  Architecture.  The  winning  designs  were 
exhibited  this  month  in  Los  Angeles,  at  the  Institute's  Annual  Convention. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

HOUSTON,  TEXAS  ...  At  the  Annual  Meeting  of  American  Bacteriologists  held  recently. 
Dr.  Harold  P.  Klein,  .\ssistant  Professor  of  Biology,  spoke  at  the  symposium  on  "The  Relation  of 
Cellular  Structure  to  Function."  ....  BALTIMORE,  MARYLAND  .  .  .  Jonas  Greenfield, 
Instructor  in  Semetics,  and  Dr.  Jacob  Landau,  Visiting  Lecturer  in  Near  Eastern  Studies, 
accepted  invitations  to  make  presentations  at  the  meeting  of  the  American  Oriental  Society,  held 
here  recently. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

HYDERABAD.  INDIA  .  .  .  Dr.  Donald  N.  Bigolow,  Associate  Professor  of  American 
Civilization  and  Institutions,  will  be  host  to  a  group  of  eight  Indian  educators,  who 
are  participating  in  a  two-month  tour  of  the  United  States.  The  group  includes 
Dr.  S.  Bhagavantam,  vice-chancellor  of  Osmania  University  in  Hyderabad.  Dr.  Bigelow, 
a  former  Fulbright  professor  in  India,  has  arranged  the  program  for  the  Indian 
professors,  who  are  touring  major  United  States  universities  to  observe  methods  for 
the  development  of  general  education  courses  in  Indian  universities. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

IOWA  CITY,  IOWA  ...  Dr.  Arno  J.  Mayer,  Instructor  in  Politics,  has  been  invited  to 
participate  in  the  Faculty  Seminar  on  the  Teaching  of  International  Politics,  to  be  held  this 
summer  at  Iowa  State  University  under  a  grant  from  the  Ford  Foundation. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

RIVERSIDE.  CALIFORNIA  ...  A  colored  replica  of  the  Brandeis  University  seal  will 
be  included  in  a  set  of  stained  glass  windows  at  the  University  of  California.  The 
windows,  which  will  be  composed  of  seals  of  the  nation's  honored  universities,  will  be 
in  the  library. 


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WOMEN'S  COMMITTEE  ANNOUNCES  CONFERENCE  PROGRAM^ 


Dedication  of 
Library  Site 
Set  for  June  11 

Another  milestone  in  the  history  of  Bran- 
deis  University  will  be  reached  on  Monday 
afternoon,  June  11,  when  the  site  of  the 
University's  new  library  building  will  be 
dedicated. 

Participating  in  the  historic  ceremony  will 
be  Mr.  Jack  Goldfarb,  whose  $1,000,000 
benefaction  has  made  the  building  of  the 
new  structure  possible;  Dr.  Abram  L. 
Sachar,  University  president;  Mr.  .\braham 
Feinberg,  chairman  of  the  University's  Board 
of  Trustees,  and  Mrs.  Joseph  Schneider,  Na- 
tional President  of  the  Women's  Committee. 

Mrs.  Schneider  has  issued  the  following 
message   in   regard   to  the  new  library : 

"The  magnificent  gift  of  $1,000,000  from 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jack  Goldfarb  to  be  used 
toward  the  building  of  a  new  library  will 
enable  us  to  realize  our  aspirations  for  a 
library  consistent  with  the  miraculous 
growth  of  Brandeis  University.  'Our  Blue- 
print of  Tomorrow'  is  the  reality  of  today! 

"The  library  will  cost  more  than  two 
million  dollars  to  build.  During  the  past 
eight  years,  the  Women's  Committee  has 
given  to  the  University  all  its  surplus  funds, 
totalling  one-half  million  dollars.  This  sum. 
credited  to  the  Women's  Committee,  is  to  be 
used  toward  the  new  library  building.  The 
women's  responsibility  toward  this  venture 
is  one  million  dollars!  We  now  have  the 
obligation  to  raise  another  half  million 
dollars. 

"From  our  inception  we  always  said  that 
we  were  not  a  fund-raising  organization.  We 
must  keep  faith  with  our  membership. 
Therefore,  our  slogan  will  be  '5.000  New 
Life  Members'  for  the  Library  Building 
Fund.  We  must  concentrate  all  our  efTort* 
in  this  direction!  Each  one  must  feel  the 
responsibility  of  becoming  a  Life  Member 
or  getting  a  new  Life  Member. 

"One  of  the  most  exciting  events  al  our 
.\nnual  Conference  in  June  will  be  the  actual 
dedication  of  ground  for  the  library.  What 
a  thrilling  moment  that  will  be! 

"Let  us  rise  to  this  occasion.  This  is  a 
challenge!  Let  us  be  equal  to  it!  If  we  will 
it,  it  can  be  done!  Let  this  be  a  testimony 
of  our  continued  interest  and  devotion  to 
Brandeis  University. 

"The  hour  is  here  .  .  .  a  neu  library  in 
the  centennial  year!" 

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Representatives  from  all  sections  of  the  nation  will   gather  on   campus  June   10-13   for  the! 
Eighth  Annual  Conference  of  the  National  Women's  Committee  of  Brandeis  University.  ' 

Mrs.  Nehemiah  H.  Whitman  is  General   Chairman  of  the  three-day  conference,  whose  proLw 
grams  of  workshops,  seminars,  luncheons  and  social  events,  will  officially  get  underway  following] 
Commencement  exercises. 


The  conference  schedule  includes: 

June  8th,  Friday  -  Pre-Conferenee  Events 

10:00  A.M.      National    Board   Meeting 
June  9th,  Saturday 

9:00  A.M.      Breakfast 
10:00  A.M.     Registration 
2:00  P.M.     National  Board  Assembly 
6:00   P.M.      Dinner    for    National    Board    and 

Delegates 
8:00   P.M.     "Get  Acquainted"  Party 

June  10th,  Sunday 

8:00-9:00  A.M.      Breakfast 
8:00-9:15  A.M.      Registration 
9:30  A.M.      Opening    Session    of    Eighth    An- 
nual Conference 
12:30   P.M.     Commencement  Luncheon 
3:00  P.M.     Commencement 

4:30-6:00   P.M.     Conferences    with     National 

President  and   Executive  Director 
7:00   P.M.     Opening  Dinner 

Speaker:    Irving  Dilliard 

Presentation  of  Chapter  Gifts  to  Mr. 
Abraham  Feinberg,  Chairman  Board  of 
Trustees 

Peter  Kessner,  President  of  Alumni  Asso- 
ciation 

Report  of  Mrs.  Joseph  Schneider,  National 
President 

June  1 1th,  Monday 

8:00  A.M.      Breakfast 
9:15  A.M.      Business  Session 
10:15-12:30   P.M.     Concurrent  Workshops - 
Integration  and  Retention 
Life  and  Annual  Membership 
Program,  Public  Relations  and  Bulletin 
Book   Fund,    Major   and    Special    Book 
Collections 
12:45   P.M.      Luncheon 

Speaker:   Max  Abramowitz 


Afternoon  Session 

2:15   P.M.      Dedication      of      Site      for      Ne» 
Library  Building 
Program  Participants-Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar 
Mr.     Jack     Goldfarb,     Mrs.     Joseph 
Schneider,    Mr.    Abraham    Feinberg 
3:30   P.M.      National     Chairmen's     Receptior 
to   their   counterparts 
Meeting     of    Chapter     Presidents    with 
National  President 
4:30   P.M.      Polls  Open 

Conferences    by    Appointment    with    Presi 
dent  and  Executive  Director 

7:00   P.M.      Dinner 

Speakers:   Marvin  Lowenthal 

Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar 
Recipient  of  President's  Scholarship  Award 
Presentation  of  Awards  and  Citations 


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June  12th,  Tuesday 

8:00-9:00  A.M.      Breakfast 

Polls  Open 
9:30  A.M.      Business  Session 
10:15  A.M.      "Our   Newest   Project  -  Study         ~ 

Groups" 
12:30   P.M.      Luncheon 

Speaker:   Dr.  Lawrence   Fuchs 
2:00   P.M.      Back  to  School  Sessions 
Classes  2:00-3:00  P.M. 

3:00   P.M.      Panel    Discussion    "Brandeis    Edi 

cation  Plan" 
4:30   P.M.      Business  Session 
6:00   P.M.     Cocktail  Party  and   Reception 

7:00   P.M.     Closing   Banquet 
Speakers:   Louis  Mumford 
Dr.  Max  Lerner 

I  1:00   P.M.      Dorm  Party 

June  13th.  Wednesday 

8:00   A.M.      Breakfast 
10:00  A.M.      National  Board  Meeting 


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Members  of  the  Brandeis  University  Theatre  Workshop  offer  a  repeat  performance  of  the  musica 
adaptation  of  James  Thurber's  "Fables  For  Our  Times,"  at  the  Spring  Meeting  of  the  Greater 
Boston  Chapter,  which  was  held  on  campus  late  in  April.  Program  chairman  for  the  meeting,  which 
was  attended  by  750  members,  was  Mrs.  Victor  Schlesslnger,  who  was  assisted  by  Mrs.  Leon  Kowal,i 
Program  Vice-Chairman.    Presiding   at  the  meeting  was  Mrs.   Maxwell  A.  Cohen. 


MBASSADOR    ELATH 
ELIVERS    HILLMAN 


ICCTURES   ON  CAMPUS 

Brandeis  University  was  host  late  in  the 
iring  to  His  Excellency  Eliahu  Elath.  Am- 
issador  to  the  Court  of  St,  James  in 
nsland,  who  was  on  campus  as  the  Sidney 
ilhiian  Lecturer. 

\nibassador  Elath,  who  was  accompanied 
Mrs.  Elath,  resided  in  a  Castle  apartment 
I    campus,    and    delivered    three    Hillman 
'itures.     The    Ambassador's    topics,    which 
fre    heard    by    hundreds    in    the    Greater 
Boston     area,     were 
"Demographic     Prob- 
lems   in    Israel."    "Is- 
rael  and    the    Middle 
East."  and  "The  Bed- 
uoin  and  Their  Prob- 
lems." 

Ambassador  Elath 
also  attended  classes 
in  history,  politics, 
and  Middle  Eastern 
affairs.  A  former 
major  political  figure, 
iiiljassador  Elath  was  a  resource  man  on 
!'■  campus  for  information  and  discussion 
I   I  he  Middle  Eastern  area. 

\Ir.  Elath  was  the  first  Ambassador  of 
■  I  ael  to  the  United  States  following  the 
tVic  ial  recognition  of  the  State  of  Israel  in 
'ifH.  He  served  as  ambassador  here  and  as 
member  of  the  Israeli  delegation  to  the 
\  until  1950  when  he  became  Ambassador 
1  Israel  to  the  Court  of  St.  James. 

Fhe  Sidney  Hillman  Lectures  are  made 
n^sible  by  a  grant  from  the  Sidney  Hillman 
"imdation  of  New  York,  established  to 
ripetuate  the  ideals  of  the  late  labor  leader. 
hi'  presentation  of  today "s  crucial  issues  by 
M'ling  authorities  is  being  sponsored  by  the 
lilhuan  Foundation  at  nine  other  colleges 
111  universities  throughout  the  country. 


Ambassador  Elath 


and     a 


A  bright  Spring  day  brought  Metropolitan 
Opera  singer  Roberta  Peters  to  Waltham  for 
a  campus  visit.  After  an  extensive  tour  of 
the  University.  Miss  Peters  stopped  to  chat 
with   students  on   the  steps   of  Woodruff   Hall. 


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Centennial  Fund  activity  has  been 
thriving  during  the  Spring  months  in 
Fairfield   County,  Connecticut. 

The  anticipated  goal  of  300  units 
from  this  New  England  area,  many  of 
which  have  already  been  subscribed,  is 
resulting  from  a  series  of  parlor  meet- 
ings which  are  expected  to  continue 
throughout  the  Summer  months. 

Taking  leadership  responsibilities  for 
organizing  Syndication  Plan  participa- 
tion in  their  own  communities  are: 
Henry  Sopkin,  Westport;  Frank  Robin- 
son, Norwalk;  Francis  S.  Levien,  Stam- 
ford and   A.  O.   Samuels,   Bridgeport. 


Among  recent  subscribers  to  the  Syndica- 
tion Plan  is  Mrs.  Eleanor  Roosevelt,  trustee 
of  the  Lniversity. 


Plans  to  implement  the  Centennial  Fund 
program  in  local  communities  were  set  at  the 
Eastern  Regional  Centennial  Fund  Confer- 
ence, held  on  campus  in  May, 

Milton  Kahn  was  Regional  Chairman  and 
Co-Chairman  was  Harry  Marks.  Guest 
speaker  along  with  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar  was 
National   Chairman   Lawrence  A.   Wien. 


Highlight  of  the  Centennial  Fund 
Committee  of  the  Middle  Atlantic  Re- 
gional Planning  Conference  held  in 
Washington,  D.  C,  early  in  May,  was  an 
address  by  Senator  John  F,  Kennedy  of 
Massachusetts,  who  along  with  Lawrence 
A.  Wien,  National  Fund  Chairman,  was 
guest  speaker. 

The  Conference,  which  was  held  at 
the  Hotel  Statler,  was  attended  by  com- 
munal leaders  and  Brandeis  enthusiasts 
from  all  the  mid-Atlantic  states,  and  was 
chaired  by  Garfield  Kass  of  Washington, 
D.  C. 

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Through  a  series  of  dinner  parties,  cock- 
tail parties  and  organizational  meetings, 
being  held  throughout  the  nation,  friends  of 
the  University  are  being  given  the  oppor- 
tunity  to  learn  of  the  Syndication  Plan  and 


Centennial     Fund     progress     from     National 
Chairman  Lawrence  \.  Wien. 

On  the  West  Coast  recently,  three  Fellows 
of  the  University  honored  Chairman  Wien  at 
a  cocktail  party  at  the  Hillcrest  Country 
Club.  Hosts  to  communal  and  industrial 
leaders  in  the  Greater  Los  Angeles  area  were 
Dore  Schary,  David  Tannenbaum  and  Y.  D. 
Markson. 

In  Atlanta,  Georgia,  Louis  Aronstam  was 
host  at  a  dinner  party  for  100  friends  of  the 
L'niversity,  in  honor  of  Mr.  Wien  who  in- 
augurated Centennial  Fund  activity  in  the 
southern  community. 

Louisiana  "foster  Alumni"  and  friends  re- 
cently met  the  National  Chairman  and  set 
their  Centennial  Fund  plans  in  action  at  a 
meeting  chaired  by  Louis  Leeder  of  New 
Orleans. 

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Maxwell  Rabb,  Secretary  to  the  Cabi- 
net, was  guest  speaker  at  the  Chicago 
Centennial  Fund  Regional  Conference 
on  May  27,  at  the  Conrad  Hilton  Hotel. 

David  Horowitz,  Fellow  of  the  Univer- 
sity, was  Regional  Chairman,  aided  by 
University  Fellows  in  the  Midwestern 
states,  who  acted  as  conference  co- 
chairmen. 

Conference  attendees  also  heard  Dr. 
Abram  L.  Sachar,  president  of  the  Llni- 
versity,  and  Lawrence  A.  Wien,  Centen- 
nial Fund  National  Chairman. 


Francis  S.  Levien,  senior  partner  in  the 
New  York  law  firm  of  Levien  and  Singer,  has 
undertaken  the  job  of  telling  the  Centennial 
Fund  story  to  residents  of  the  Stamford, 
Greenwich  and  surrounding  Connecticut 
communities.  Mr.  Levien  recently  demon- 
strated his  own  enthusiasm  by  taking  a  ten- 
unit  ($,S0,000)  participation  in  the  Brandeis 
Syndication  Plan.  Mr.  Levien  is  a  director 
or  officer  of  many  industrial  organizations 
including  the  New  York,  New  Haven  and 
Hartford  Railroad,  Brentano,  Inc.,  Universal- 
American  Corporation,  Kings  County  Corpo- 
ration   and    Norma-Hoffmann    Bearings    Co. 


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NEWMAN    CLUB    AND    HILLEL    FOUNDATION 
BOTH   HOLD   CONFERENCES    ON    CAMPUS 


Catholic  students  at  Brandeis  University 
were  hosts  recently  to  a  convention  on 
campus  which  brought  together  Newman 
Clubs  organized  among  Catholic  students  at 
40  Greater  Boston  colleges  and  universities. 

Miss  Claudette  Charbonneau  of  New  Bed- 
ford, a  Brandeis  junior,  was  convention 
chairman.  Lawrence  J.  Kane  of  Waltham. 
a  Brandeis  junior,  was  one  of  the  Convention 
vice-chairmen. 

The  event  was  the  first  on-campus  conven- 
tion for  the  three-year-old  Boston  Province 
of  Newman  Clubs. 

The  three  day  convention  opened  with 
Benediction  in  the  Bethlehem  Chapel,  and 
included  a  symposium,  worships,  tours,  and 
recreational   programs. 

Hillel  Foundation 

Tlie  annual  Intercollegiate  Weekend  of  the 
Hillel  Foundation  of  Brandeis  University  was 
held  recently  on  campus  with  the  theme, 
"Jewish  Creativity."  The  weekend's  discus- 
sion revolved  around  Jewish  contributions 
to  man"s  cultural  heritage  and  the  relation- 
ship of  the  creative  Jew  to  liis  society,  with 
special  emphasis  on  contemporary  Jewish 
personalities  in  the  arts. 

Features  of  the  weekend  included  a  con- 
cert of  Jewish  music,  a  performance  by  an 
Israeli  dance  team,  and  a  social  gathering 
on  Saturday  evening. 

Arrangements  for  the  weekend  including 
housing  and  reservations  for  kosher  meals 
were  under  the  direction  of  the  members  of 
the   Brandeis   Hillel  Foundation. 


Joseph  Kauffman  Named 
As  Director  of  Brandeis 
Student  Administration 

The  appointment  of  Joseph  F.  Kauffman 
as  Director  of  Student  Administration,  effec- 
tive July  1,  has  been  announced  by  Dr. 
Abram   L.   Sachar.   Iniversity   president. 

Mr.  Kauffman  has  been  serving  in  the  post 
of  administrative  assistant  to  the  president 
since  19.53. 

In  his  new  post  Mr.  Kauffman  will  be  re- 
sponsible to  the  president's  office  in  the  ad- 
ministration of  student  personnel,  and  will 
coordinate  the  activities  of  the  offices  of 
admission  and  scholarships,  the  office  of  the 
registrar,  the  Iniversity  health  service,  the 
psychological  counseling  center,  and  student 
extra-curricular  activities. 

A  native  of  Provi- 
■|MMIB||HflH|  dence.  R.  I.,  he  a 
^^H^^^P^P^^  graduate  of  Norwood, 
^^^F       ^  Mass.,     High     School 

^H   jm^  iflfi.  fl  and  of  the  University 

^K  '  of    Denver    where    he 

^^^   ^  y  was    elected     to    Phi 

^^^■^1^^^  ^^k^  Beta  Kappa.  He  holds 
m^^^^^m       a   master's   degree 

Joseph  Kauffman  from    Northwestern 

University. 

.•\s  director  of  student  administration  at 
Brandeis  he  will  replace  Dean  Shepherd 
Brooks  who  is  leaving  the  University  at  the 
end  of  the  semester  to  devote  himself  to 
business  interests. 


It  was  a  Saturday  afternoon,  with  no  classes  scheduled  when  Brandeis  students  filled  the  Feldberg 
Lounge  of  the  Student  Center  to  welcome  and  applaud  campus  visitor  Eddie  Cantor.  The  famed 
comedian  toured  the  campus,  mingled  informally  with  students,  and  at  their  requests  highlighted 
his  visit  with  some  Cantor-identified  tunes. 


Harry  B.  Helmsley 


Gaest  -  o€  -  Honor 
At  May  Dinner 

A  benefaction  of  $7.5.000  to  Brandeis  Uni 
versity  has  been  made  by  Harry  B.  Helmsley, 
noted  New  York  City  real  estate  executive 

The  gift  will  be  used  to  help  break  downj 
barriers  which  often  separate  religious, 
ethnic  and  social  groups. 

It  is  expected  that  renowned  personalities 
who  have  devoted  their  lives  to  interfaith 
and  inter-racial  amity  will  be  brought  to  the 
Brandeis  campus  through  this  generous  gift 

On    May    22.     Mr.  I 

Helmsley,  long  active 
in  the  Society  of 
Friends,  was  guest- 
of-honor  at  a  dinner 
sponsored  by  the 
Brandeis  Centennial 
Fund  Committee  at 
the  Waldorf-Astoria. 

Toastmaster  at  the 
dinner,  which  fea- 
tured Dr.  .\bram  L.  Sachar,  and  Centennia 
Fund  Chairman  Lawrence  A.  Wien  as  guesi 
speakers,  was  William  Zeckendorf.  presi 
dent  of  Webb  and  Knapp.  Inc.,  and  promi 
nent  figure  in  real  estate  circles. 

Mr.  Helmsley,  a  native  New  Yorker,  is  ari 
active  member  of  the  Quaker  Society,  anc 
is  a  "friend"  as  well  as  trustee  of  the 
Twentieth  Street  Meeting  in  Manhattan. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Directors 
of  the  National  Council  to  Combat  Blindness. 
Inc.,  treasurer  of  the  New  York  Coloredl 
Mission,  founded  by  Quakers  in  1866,  and  isj 
also  treasurer  of  the  Murray  Fund,  a  chari-i 
table  foundation  of  the  Religious  Society  of 
Friends. 

He  is  president  of  Helmsley-Spear,  Inc..[ 
New  York  real  estate  firm,  and  is  a  membei' 
of  the  Real  Estate  Board  of  New  York,  the 
American  Institute  of  Real  Estate  Appraisers.! 
the  Institute  of  Real  Estate  Management 
and  the  New  York  Board  of  Trade, 

Mr.  Helmsley's  interest  in  Brandeis  Uni 
versity  was  first  attracted  by  the  imaginatioi 
and  vision  which  manifested  themselves  it 
the  establishment  of  the  Three  Chapels. 


CHICAGO  LEADER  ESTABLISHE! 

NEW  TEACHIIV'G  FELLOWSHIP 

Announcement  of  a  new  Teaching  Fellow 
ship  in  Economics  was  made  recently  follow 
ing  a  dinner  of  the  Chicago  Brandeis  Club. 

Henry  N.  Hart,  Chicago  communal  leadei 
and  long-time  supporter  of  the  Universitj 
announced  that  his  benefaction  was  in  honoi 
of  Morton  and  Jane  Weinress  of  Chicago,  an( 
would  be  known  as  the  Morton  and  Jan( 
Weinress  Teaching  Fellowship  in  Economics 


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Ooi^gressionsLl 
IFtesoluLtioii. 


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B^^randcis  University  takes  pride  in  announcing  that  the 
United  States  Senate  and  the  House  of  Representatives 
have  passed  a  joint  resolution  authorizing  the  United  States 
M.int  to  strike  a  Special  A\edallion  for  the  Brandeis 
Centennial  Commission  of  Brandeis  University  commemo- 
rating  the  One  Hundredth  Anniversary  of  the  birth  of 
the  late   Supreme    Court   justice   Louis    Dembitz    Brandeis. 


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The  Brandeis  Medallion,  which  will  be  two  inches  in  diameter,  will  be  struck  in  bronze. 
The  obverse  side  will  carry  a  likeness  of  the  late  Justice  and  the  reverse  side  will  be 
inscribed  with  an  appropriate  memorial  legend. 

A  limited  quantity  will  be  struck  by  the  United  States  Mint,  and  Brandeis  Medallions 
will  be  available  through  the  Brandeis  University   Book  Store  at   five  dollars  each. 


Brandeisiana 


"New  World  of  Henry  St.  Simon"  written  by  Dr.  Frank  E.  Manuel  of  the  Brandeis 
faculty  was  published  in  April  by  the  Harvard  University  Press.  Dr.  Manuel  is 
Chairman  of  the  Graduate  Committee  in  History  of  Ideas,  and  the  Mack  Kchn 
Professor  of  History. 

Dr.  Saul  G.  Cohen,  Dean  of  Faculty  and  the  Rita  H.  Aronstam  Professor  of  Chem- 
istry, wos  recently  elected  o  Fellow  of  the  American  Academy  of  Arts  and  Sciences. 


"The  Mind  of  Freud,"  a  new  book  by  Dr.  Philip  RiefP,  Assistant  Professor  of  Sociol- 
ogy, has  been  scheduled  for  publication  in  the  fall  by  the  Oxford  University  Press. 
In  March,  the  Beacon  Press  published  a  volume  containing  selected  essays  of 
Sigmund  Freud,  with  an  introduction  by  Dr.  RiefF,  who  also  edited  the  book. 

Two  works  by  Peter  Grippe,  Lecturer  in  the  Fine  Arts,  have  been  selected  for 
current  showings.  "The  Sacrifice  of  Iphigenia"  is  being  shown  of  the  Tenth 
National  Print  Annual  at  the  Brooklyn  Museum,  through  July  1,  while  a  bronze 
sculpture,  "The  City  of  Sacrifice,"  will  be  on  display  through  June  10,  at  the  Annual 
Exhibition  of  Contemporary  American  Sculpture  at  the  Whitney  Museum  of 
American  Art. 


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Announcement  has  been  made  by  the  Fulbright  Foundation  of  a  Scholarship  Award 
in  History  to  Michael  Waller,  Class  of  '56.  The  Brandeis  student,  whose  home  is 
in  Johnstown,  Penn.,  will  spend  next  year  at  Trinity  College,  Cambridge,  England. 


Harold  Shapero,  Assistant  Professor  of  Music,  and  Leonard  Bernstein,  Professor  of 
Music  at  Brandeis  University's  School  of  Creative  Arts,  were  two  of  the  nine  out- 
standing American  composers  included  in  LIFE  magazine's  recent  pictorial  feature 
"U.  S.  Composers  in  a  Bright  Era." 


BRANDEIS 

UNIVERSITY 

BULLETIN 


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The  Board  of  Trustees 

Abraham  Feinberc,  ll.b.,  ll.m.. 
Chairman 

Joseph  F.  Ford,  l.h.d.. 
Treasurer 

Norman  S.  Rabb,  a.b.. 
Secretary 

Geobce  Alpert,  ll.b.,  ll.d. 

James  J.  Axelrod 

Jack  A.  Goldfarb 

Reuben  Gryz.mish,  b.a..  ll.b. 

Meyer  Jaffe 

Milton  Kahn,  b.s. 

Dudley  Kimball,  m.b.a. 

Herbert  H.  Lehman,  ll.d.,  l.i- 

Adele  Rosenwald  Levy 

Joseph  M.  Linsey 

ISADOR  LuBIN,  PH.D.,  LL.D. 

William  Mazer,  b.s. 

Joseph  M.  Proskauer,  ll.b.,  ll.d. 

Israel  Rogosin 

Eleanor  Roosevelt,  ll.d..  l.h.d. 

Irving  Salomon 

Esther  Schneider,  ll.b..  ll.m. 

Jacob  Shapiro,  b.s. 

Isaiah  Leo  Shabfman,  ll.b. 

Samuel  L.  Slosberc,  a.b. 

Simon  E.  Sobeloff,  ll.b. 

Adolph  Ullman 

Frank  L.  Weil,  ll.b.,  l.h.d. 


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Contents 


The  Braiidt'iN  >la!«ter  Plan 


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Fellows  of  the  University 

Herbert  H.  Lehman,  ll.d..  l.h.d. 
Honorary  Chairman 

Frank  L.  Weil,  ll.b.,  l.h.d. 
Chairman 

Philip  M.  Meyers 
Secretary 


Mrs.  Joseph  Schneider 

President, 

National  Women's  Committee 

Reuben  Gryzmish 
National  Chairman, 
Brandeis  Clubs 

Joseph  Linsey 

Chairman, 

Brandeis  Athletic  Association 

Burton  Berinskv,  '52 

President, 

Alumni  Association 


On   The   Cover   .   .   . 

Obverse  and  reverse  of  the  Brandeis  Centennial  Medallion  authorized 
by  a  special  act  of  Congress  and  struck  by  the  United  States  Mint 
to  commemorate  the  100th  anniversary  of  the  birth  of  Louis  Dembitz 
Brandeis,  late  associate  justice  of  the  U.  S.  Supreme  Court. 
They    are    available    at    ?.5    through    the    Lniversitys    campus    store. 


published  by  brandeis  university 
office  of  public  affairs 

Emam;el  M.  Gilbert,  Director 

Editor:   Lawrence  J.  Kane 

Campus    pliolos   by    Ralpli    Noriniln 
Vul.  VI,  No.  I  November,  1056 

Brandeis  University  Blllli'lin,  piiblislit-d  four  tinifS  a  vear  (once  in 
SfplPinbrr,  NoveiulitT,  Marrli  and  Mav)  at  Brandeis  Lnivcrsilv,  Uallbani  54, 
Mass,    Entered    as    second    class    matter    at    the    Post    OfRcc    at    Boston,    Mass. 


architectural  character  consistent  with 
the  University's  educational  approach 


Take  an  idea  and  give  it 
spirit.  Take  an  outcropping  of 
New  England  landscape  and 
give  it  purpose.  Take  the  idea, 
the  spirit,  the  land,  and  the  pur- 
pose and  dedicate  them  to  the 
principles  of  the  idealist.  Give 
these  to  an  artist  and  let  him  work  in  brick  and 
steel  to  design  a  new  university  by  blending  all  the 
facets  to  a  harmonizing  whole  and  you  have  the 
challenge,  the  opportunity,  yes,  even  the  dream  of 
the  Brandeis  University  architects. 


Max  Abramoviti 


Max  Abramovitz,  architectural  consultant  to  Bran- 
deis, explains  it  this  way.  "The  University's  new 
master  plan,"  designed  by  Harrison  and  Abramovitz, 
"employs  the  rolling  land,  rock  outcroppings,  numer- 
ous trees,  and  elevation  over  surrounding  areas  in 
order  to  preserve  these  qualities  while  avoiding  the 
atmosphere  of  rigid  monumental  groups  of  large 
buildings  at  Brandeis  University. 

"Our  master  plan  develops  into  a  series  of  intri- 
cate groupings  of  buildings  in  a  setting  of  comple- 
mentary trees  and  rolling  landscape  linked  by  a 
looping  road  pattern  following  the  natural  terrain. 


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"Walking,  turning,  or  driving  through  the  campus  the 
visitor  sees  rural  New  England  landscape  with  buildings 
suited  to  the  surrounding  trees  and  low  stone  rubble 
retaining  walls. 

"A  red  and  light  grey  quality  consistent  wilh  New 
England  will  be  maintained  throughout  the  campus  by 
use  of  red  brick  with  accents  of  stone  in  the  construction. 
This  presents  a  pleasing  color  contrast  with  the  dull  colors 
of  winter  as  well  as  the  gay  colors  of  a  bright  New  England 
autumn  and  the  greens  of  spring  and  summer. 

"One  of  the  natural  features  of  the  Brandeis  site  is  the 
large  central  area  hollowed  by  nature  into  a  huge  bowl. 
Of  this  Mr.  Abramovitz  says,  'We  intend  to  develop  this 
as  a  central  area  of  the  campus  around  which  important 
buildings  like  the  Goldfarb  Library  Building,  the  Hamilton 
Quadrangle  residence  halls,  the  Three  Chapels,  and  the 
science  and  humanities  groups  will  rise.  They  all  will 
be  accessible  from  the  main  road  loop  around  this  land- 
scaped bowl.    Other  interesting  groupings  can  be  made 


later  as  secondary  loops  from  this  main  road  stem.' 

"As  the  campus  and  University  continue  to  grow,  new 
vistas  can  be  developed  for  this  free  pattern.  With  detailed 
study  of  landscape  design,  the  basic  pattern  of  the  turning 
vistas  in  relation  to  the  natural  characteristics  of  the  ter- 
rain can  be  continued. 

"Along  with  the  expansion  of  facilities  will  come 
planned  development  of  parking  areas.  These  special  areas 
will  be  screened  from  general  view  by  landscaped  walls 
to  minimize  the  visual  impact  of  dreary  automobile  park- 
ing areas. 

"At  Harrison  and  Abramovitz  we  feel  that  this  philos- 
ophy will  give  Brandeis  University  a  unique  and  natural- 
istic campus  pattern  intended  to  preserve  the  beauty  of  the 
site  while  creating  an  atmosphere  conducive  to  the  personal 
ideals  of  teaching  the  University  stands  for.  This  archi- 
tectural character  is  felt  to  be  consistent  with  the  intimate, 
humane,  and  personal  educational  approach  that  Brandeis 
has  been  developing." 


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The  Three  Chapels 
Proposed  Study  Room 
Proposed  Library  Stack  Area 


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Among  the  proposed  buildings  for 
the  Brandeis  campus  are  (I.  to  r.): 

Goldfarb  Library  Building 
Classroom  Buildings 
ShifFman  Humanities  Center 
An  Administration  Center 
Mailman  Student  Center 


A    NATION    SALUTES 


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Orandeis  University,  ever  mindful  that  its  most 
cherished  possession  is  the  name  it  bears,  has  sought 
this  year  to  sponsor  activities  appropriate  to  the  cele- 
bration (if  the  centennial  of  the  birth  of  Louis  Dembitz 
Brandeis. 

To  launch  the  Centennial,  the  University  invited  a 
group  of  distinguished  Americans  to  serve  on  the  Louis 
Dembitz  Brandeis  Centennial  Commission.  Consisting 
of  former  law  secretaries  to  Justice  Brandeis  and  of 
others  who  have  been  active  in  the  furtherance  of  his 
ideals,  the  Commission  originated  and  coordinated  a 
series  of  activities  designed  to  honor  the  Justice  and  to 
serve  as  a  reminder  to  the  nation  of  his  contributions 
to  the  realization  of  the  American  ideal. 

Under  the  sponsorship  of  the  Commission,  many  of 
these  projects  have  already  been  completed.  Last  June 
Brandeis  L'niversity  dedicated  its  Commencement  Exer- 
cises to  the  Centennial  theme,  and  honorary  degrees 
were  presented  to  seven  public  figures  whose  contribu- 
tions to  contemporary  thought  were  in  the  tradition  of 
Justice  Brandeis.  During  the  year  Brandeis  University 
joined  with  the  Harvard  Law  School  to  offer  assistance 
in  the  historic  task  of  bringing  a  modern  legal  code  to 
the  State  of  Israel.  It  also  inaugurated  a  series  of 
annual  awards  in  creative  arts,  to  be  known  as  the 
Brandeis  Awards. 

The  LTnited  States  Treasury,  by  act  of  Congress,  has 
struck  a  Brandeis  Commemorative  Medallion;  volumes 
on  Brandeis  are  being  published;  and  legal,  educa- 
tional, and  civic  groups  are  sponsoring  Centennial 
celebrations  throughout  the  nation.  Later  this  year  the 
University  will  hold  a  series  of  symposia  which  will 
deal  with  the  areas  of  interest  of  Justice  Brandeis. 

President  Dwight  D.  Eisenhower  saluted  the  Bran- 
deis Centennial  in  a  letter  recalling  the  life  and  work 
of  Justice  Brandeis: 


"Louis  Dembitz  Brandeis,"  he  wrote,  "demonstrated 
his  respect  for  judicial  tradition  throughout  his  twenty- 
three  years  as  a  member  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the 
LInited  States,  yet  he  did  not  fail  to  recognize  the  role 
of  law  as  an  instrument  of  social  advancement.  Regard 
for  human  dignity  was  reflected  in  all  his  decisions. 
He  had  a  keen  and  searching  mind,  a  high  regard  for 
the  individual  citizen,  and  a  distrust  of  concentrated 
power  not  balanced  by  commensurate  responsibility. 
An  advisor  to  statesmen,  he  initiated  many  changes  in 
socio-legal  thinking  which  are  accepted  today  as  a 
matter  of  course.  His  career  provides  a  splendid 
example  to  young  people  of  this  country  who  have 
matured  since  his  death  a  scant  fifteen  years  ago. 

"It  is  fitting  that  the  observance  of  this  Centennial 
Year  of  the  birth  of  Justice  Brandeis  should  originate 
with  the  University  founded  in  his  name  as  a  memorial 
to  his  ideals.  Brandeis  LIniversity  and  the  Louis 
Dembitz  Brandeis  Centennial  Commission  are  to  be 
congratulated  for  reminding  us  of  the  debt  we  owe  to 
the  industry  and  wisdom  of  this  great  American  jurist 
and  humanitarian." 

A  host  of  American  institutions  owe  a  great  debt  to 
Justice  Brandeis  for  his  impact  on  our  legal  and  socio- 
economic development.  None,  however,  is  more  be- 
holden to  Justice  Brandeis  than  Brandeis  University, 
to  whom  he  gave  his  name  and  his  credo  of  what  a 
great  university  should  be: 

"It  must  always  be  rich  in  goals  and  ideals,  seem- 
ingly attainable  but  beyond  immediate  reach  .  .  ." 
"It  must  become  truly  a  seat  of  learning  where 
research  is  pursued,  books  written,  and  the  creative 
instinct  is  aroused,  encouraged,  and  developed  in  its 
faculty  and  students." 

"It  must  ever  be  mindful  that  education  is  a  precious 
treasure  transmitted — a  sacred  trust  to  be  held,  used, 
and  enjoyed,  and  if  possible  strengthened,  then 
passed  on  to  others  upon  the  same  trust."  \ 


BRANDEIS    THE    MAN 

BRANDEIS    THE    UNIVERSITY 


EARL  WARREN 
Chief  Justice  of  the  United  States 


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1  HE  ATTENTION  OF  A  NATION  focused  on  the  Bran- 
deis  University  campus  November  11  as  the  Chief 
Justice  of  the  United  States  Supreme  Court  and  other 
leading  academic  and  legal  figures  came  to  evaluate 
the  impact  of  Louis  Dembitz  Brandeis  on  American 
life.  Radio,  television,  and  newspaper  representatives 
captured  the  ceremonies  in  sound,  fihn,  and  print, 
broadcasting  to  a  troubled  world  the  refreshing  story 
of  a  man  who  worked  throughout  his  life  for  greater 
justice,  lasting  peace,  and  freedom  of  the  individual. 

A  weekend  of  ceremonies  filled  the  campus  with 
distinguished  guests,  relatives  of  the  late  Justice,  and 
visitors.  This  exciting  spectacle  opened  Saturday  eve- 
ning as  more  than  1000  filled  the  specially  decorated 
Shapiro  Athletic  Center  for  a  Centennial  Dinner  spon- 
sored by  the  Brandeis  Club  of  Greater  Boston  and  the 
Brandeis  Centennial  Commission.  Among  those  who 
distinguished  the  speaker's  rostrum  were  Circuit  Judge 
Simon  E.  Sobeloff  of  the  U.  S.  Court  of  Appeals  for 
the  Fourth  Circuit,  a  trustee  of  the  University;  Dr. 
Philip  G.  Davidson,  Jr.,  president  of  the  University  of 
Louisville;  Chief  Judge  Calvert  Magruder  of  the  U.  S. 
Court  of  Appeals  for  the  First  Circuit;  Roscoe  Pound, 
former  Dean  of  the  Harvard  Law  School;  Frank  L. 
Weil,  Esquire,  Chairman  of  the  Brandeis  Centennial 
Commission,  and  Edward  Goldstein,  President  of  the 
Brandeis  Club  of  Greater  Boston. 

Sunday,  visitors  again  filled  the  campus.  Network 
television  cameras  were  installed.  An  academic  pro- 
cession initiated  ceremonies  to  climax  the  Centennial 


year.  Dr.  Sachar  surprised  the  guests  by  announcing 
the  creation  of  a  new  chair  in  Constitutional  Studies  at 
Brandeis  University  to  be  named  in  honor  of  Earl 
Warren,  Chief  Justice  of  the  United  States,  and  sub- 
scribed by  friends  of  the  Chief  Justice  from  his  native 
state  of  California  under  the  leadership  of  Mr.  Ben- 
jamin Swig  of  San  Francisco. 

Surveying  the  troubled  world,  recalling  the  life  of 
Brandeis,  and  looking  over  the  University  created  to 
perpetuate  the  ideals  of  Brandeis,  Justice  Warren 
summed  up  the  lessons  of  the  past  and  prospects  for 
the  future  in  a  single  thought. 

If  he  were  alive  today,  the  Chief  Justice  said,  "Bran- 
deis would  believe  and  act  according  to  the  belief  that 
over  the  long  haul,  universities  such  as  this  will  have 
more  power  than  the  H-bomb  and  that  disciplined 
minds  will  eventually  have  more  penetrating  an  effect 
than  guided  missiles." 

The  3000  guests  applauded  as  Mr.  Abraham  Fein- 
berg,  president  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  presented  the 
Chief  Justice  to  Dr.  Sachar  for  the  presentation  of  an 
honorary  degree  of  doctor  of  laws.    His  citation  read: 

"Earl  Warren,  statesman  and  jurist,  bringing  the 
discipline  of  the  law  to  his  political  life.  Thrice  elected 
governor  of  California  with  overwhelming  popular 
endorsement,  transcending  partisan  identifications.  In 
the  fiercely  competitive  world  of  political  activities, 
an  exemplar  of  integrity  and  fairness,  eschewing  the 
techniques    of    the    opportunists    and    the    political 

(Cont.  on  page  17) 


Roscoe  Pound 


Calvert  Magruder 


Simon  E.  Sobeloff 


Philip  G.  Davidson,  Jr. 


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r  RESSURE    FROM    THE    LARGE    NUMBER    OF 

applicants  for  positions  in  the  new  Brandeis 
University  freshman  class  has  forced  entrance 
requirements  to  an  all-time  high. 

Brandeis  University  opened  its  ninth 
academic  year  this  fall  when  140  faculty  mem- 
bers welcomed  the  1200  graduate  and  under- 
graduate students  to  the  Waltham  campus.  Of 
these  330  were  incoming  freshmen  and  trans- 
fer students. 

Each  year  since  the  University  admitted  its 
first  class  in  1948,  competition  for  seats  in 
the  freshman  class  has  become  keener  and 
keener.  This  year  once  again  shows  a  definite 
rise  in  the  average  scores  on  College  Board 
examinations  of  students  entering. 

A  picture  of  the  competition  for  admission 
is  evident  from  an  analysis  of  the  almost  2000 
students  who  inquired  about  entry  into  the 
class  or  actually  filed  application.  A  cross- 
section  of  the  successful  applicants  reads  like 
a  Who's  Who  of  American  high  school  gradu- 
ates. Winners  of  Westinghouse,  General 
Electric,  or  National  Merit  Scholarships  are 
among  them.  These  scholarships  are  granted 
to  a  handful  of  the  outstanding  students  of 
the  nation  in  science  or  general  education 
fields. 

With  scholarship  winners  and  high  school 
honor  graduates  setting  the  pace,  students 
from  25  states  and  Washington,  D.  C,  as  well 
as  six  foreign  countries,  matched  their  stand- 
ards to  enter  with  the  class  of  1960. 

Despite  the  pressure  from  the  large  number 


of  applicants,  the  University  did  not  raise  the 
number  of  openings  in  the  freshman  class 
because  of  the  intent  of  the  Board  of  Trustees 
to  keep  Brandeis  as  a  small  University  and  a 
University  of  "quality." 

With  the  incoming  students  are  people  from 
the  Netherlands.  Antilles.  Iran.  Canada.  Co- 
lombia, and  Israel. 

Accommodations  ha\e  been  made  to  house 
776  students  in  tiie  ultra-modern  Hamilton 
and  Ridgewood  Quadrangles  on  campus  as 
well  as  Smith  Hall  and  the  famous  Castle 
also  used  as  dorms.  The  first  week  was  a 
whirlwind  of  Orientation  Week  events  with 
the  upperclassmen  playing  host  to  the  new- 
comers. The  freshmen  faced  a  battery  of 
examinations   during    the   Orientation    Week. 

Like  every  class  that  has  entered  before 
them,  the  class  of  1960  found  new  facilities 
for  their  use  that  were  not  completed  when 
the  school  year  ended  last  June.  The  Science 
Research  Center  opened  in  October.  In  the 
same  month  the  Slosberg  Music  and  Art 
Center,  especially  designed  for  music  instruc- 
tion and  recitals  and  art  instruction  and 
exhibits,  opened  on  the  south  end  of  the 
campus. 

Before  these  students  graduate  in  1960  they 
will  have  seen  the  completion  of  several  mil- 
lion dollars  in  new  buildings  including:  the 
Rabb  Graduate  Center  and  the  Goldfarb 
Library  Building,  for  which  ground  has  been 
broken;  and  several  other  facilities  on  the 
drawing  boards  including  an  administration 
center  and  graduate  school  buildings. 


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NEWS  OF  THE 
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4'aplur<>  ('aiiipiiK  Seonos 

Four  bedufiful  campus  scenes,  captured 
in  full  color  at  the  height  ot  the  summer 
campus  foliage,  have  been  reproduced  as 
post  cards  for  distribution  through  the 
campus  store.  These  cards  include  scenes 
of  the  Castle,  the  Student  Center,  Hamil- 
ton Quadrangle,  and  the  Three  Chapel 
Interfaith  Area.  Mail  inquiries  concerning 
these  cards  may  be  addressed  to  the  Uni- 
versity's campus  store. 


GRYZMISH  AND   IRVII^G  GIFTS  TO   PROVIDl 
MODER]\   RRAIVDEIS   ADMIIVISTRATIVE   CEI^TEI 


To  Break  Ground  iSoon 
For  Glass  and  Brick 
Administrative   Units 

Two  recent  gifts  to  Brandeis  University 
have  paved  the  way  for  a  modern  adminis- 
trative center  on  the  Waltham,  Massachu- 
setts, campus. 

Reuhen  Gryzmish,  new  national  cliairman 
of  the  Brandeis  Clubs,  designated  his 
$250,000  gift  to  the  University  for  use  in 
constructing  this  administration  center,  and 
Mrs.  Julius  Irving  of  Providence,  Rhode 
Island,  wife  of  the  late  Dr.  Julius  Irving, 
designated  $100,000  for  the  Julius  and 
Matilda  Irving  Executive  Center. 

This  center  will  retain  a  separate  archi- 
tectural individuality  from  the  entire  Admin- 
istrative Center  while  at  the  same  time  it 
will  be  related  to  the  complete  structure. 

The  Administrative  Center  will  include  the 
office  of  the  president,  a  conference  area  for 
the  Board  of  Trustees,  and  the  otBces  of  the 
Dean  of  University  Administration,  Dean  of 
Faculty,  Comptroller,  Bursar,  Public  Affairs, 
Building  Services,  and  University  Resources. 

Matches  Campus  Scheme 

The  design  of  the  building  will  be  in  the 
glass  and  brick  style  now  prominent  on  the 
campus  and  consistent  with  the  overall 
master  plan.  It  is  tentatively  scheduled  for 
a  location  near  the  main  entrance  to  the 
campus  near  the  UUman  Amphitheatre. 

One  of  the  major  recommendations  of  the 
Ford  Foundation  management  study  of  the 
University  mentioned  the  need  for  such  a 
central  administrative  plant. 

The  family  of  Mrs.  Irving  has  been  inter- 
ested in  Brandeis  since  its  early  years  as 
demonstrated  by  the  membership  of  three 
generations  of  her  family  in  the  Brandeis 
Clubs  at  Schenectady,  New  York.  Samuel, 
Maurice     B.,     and     Walter     Graubart,     her 


Student  Center  Construction  Regius 
Near  Ridgei¥ood  Menu's  Housing  Area 


THIS  STUDENT  CENTER,  now  under  construc- 
tion at  Brandeis  University,  will  be  opened  for 
the  fall  term  in  1957.  Abraham  and  Joseph 
Mailman  of  New  York,  Montreal,  and  Holly- 
wood, Fla.,  have  contributed  $150,000  toward 
its  construction  in  the   Ridgewood  area. 

brother,  nephew,  and  grand  nephew,  repre- 
sent three  generations  of  the  family  in  llie 
Brandeis  Clubs. 

Sparked  Gifts 

Mr.  Gryzmish's  contribution  sparked  gifts 
of  more  than  $345,000  at  two  recent  Greater 
Boston  meetings.  Milton  Kahn,  retiring  na- 
tional chairman,  worked  with  Mr.  Gryzmish 
to  make  a  success  of  the  meeting  at  Boston  s 
Hotel  Somerset  where  gifts  of  $170,000  were 
announced  in  a  single  evening.  Three  weeks 
later  Mr.  Gryzmish  increased  his  personal 
gift  to  a  total  of  $250,000  pacing  the  Dedica- 
tion Day  meeting  on  campus  where  contri- 
butions totalling  $175,000  were  announced  at 
the  meeting  of  the  Eastern  Regional  Confer- 
ence of  the  Brandeis  Clubs. 

Col.  Louis  T.  Rosenfield  subscribed  five 
units  at  this  meeting  and  Philip  Smith  sub- 


A  gift  of  $150,000  from  Abraham  ar 
Joseph  Mailman,  industrial  bankers  of  Nc 
York,  Montreal,  and  Hollywood,  Fla.,  will  1 
applied  toward  the  construction  of  a  stude: 
center  in  the  Ridgewood  area  of  the  Brande 
campus  to  be  opened  next  fall. 

Construction  has  begun  on  the  glass,  brie 
and  pink  granite  facility  providing  a  louni 
convenient  to  the  students  housed  in  tl 
Ridgewood  Quadrangle,  a  recreation  root 
and  commuter  students'  lockers.  Its  ma 
entrance  will  face  across  a  landscaped  par 
ing  area  to  the  main  entrance  of  the  ni 
Slosberg  Music  and  Art  Center. 

Use  Natural  Stone 

Pink    granite,    the    natural    stone    of 
campus,  will  be  used  in  some  wall  areas  ] 
the  new  Madman  Student  Center. 

The  Ridgewood  Quadrangle  end  of  tl 
new  building  will  have  a  balcony  terrar 
overlooking  the  Ridgewood  and  wooded  an 
of  the  south  campus.  The  north  end  of  t) 
buUding  will  lead  to  a  flagstone  terrai 
appropriately  landscaped  to  match  the  pii 
ent  campus  architectural  and  landscapil 
scheme. 

scribed  three.  Mrs.  Mortimer  C.  Gryzmir 
and  David  Knopping  each  purchased  a  un 
The  purchase  of  two  units  by  Otto  Bresl 
and  a  second  unit  by  Matthew  Berman  at  t! 
Hotel  Somerset  meeting  contributed  to  tl 
outstanding  success  of  that  evening.  Mon 
Borkum,  Sidney  Goldstein,  Dr.  Samuel 
Levine,  Mark  Linenthal,  and  Sidney  H.  H 
binowitz  each   purchased  a  syndication  un 


8 


IXXOIJNCE    SEVEI\    DISTINGUISHED   LEADERS 
^AMED    TO    BRANDEIS    BOARD    OF    TRUSTEES 


1.  Herbert  H.  Lehman  of  New  York  and 

[lier  distinguished   communal  and   phil- 

i.pic   leaders   have   been   named   to   the 

Ifis  University  Board  of  Trustees. 

r.iham    Feinberg,    board    chairman,    an- 

•  il  the  election  of  the  communal,  edu- 

lal,  and  philanthropic  activities  leaders. 

are  the  first  to  be  named  to  the  board 

the  Massachusetts  Legislature  voted  to 

an  increase  from  21  to  29  members.    In 

the  founding  trustees  numbered  eight. 


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Sen.   Lehman 


Jack  A.  Coldfarb,  donor  of  the  $1,000,000 
oldfarb  Library  Building  soon  to  be  con- 
ructed  at  Brandeis,  is  a  well-known  textile 
idustry  executive. 

Reuben  Gryzniish,  industrialist,  national 
otel  chain  executive,  and  philanthropist,  is 
atinnal  chairman  of  the  Brandeis  University 

:hili-. 

Milton  Kahn,  Boston  industrialist  and 
hilanthropist,  served  as  national  chairman 
f  tlip  Brandeis  University  Clubs  from  1950 
1  l'*ri6  in  which  capacity  he  served  also  as  a 
ruslee.  He  is  now  elected  to  the  board  for 
I  five-year  term. 

Col.  Irving  Salomon,  consultant  for  the 
Dnl  Foundation  and  president  of  the  Royal 
liiil  Manufacturing  Company  of  Chicago, 
a^  -crved  as  Ford  Foundation  representative 
'  ^iveral  UNESCO  conferences.    He  played 

Irading  role  in  the  university  management 
iin'v  program  of  the  Foundation  for  the 
^U  incement  of  Education. 

Samuel  L.  Slosberg,  president  of  the 
.ii>n  Shoe  Manufacturing  Company,  is  a 
lirri  tor  of  the  New  England  Shoe  and 
„eather  Association  and  is  president  of  the 
National  Shoe  Manufacturers  Association, 
rhrough  the  generosity  of  the  Slosberg  Fam- 
Iv  Foundation,  the  Slosberg  Music  and  Art 
penter  has  recently  opened  on  the  Brandeis 
pampus. 

\dolph  Ullnian,  president  of  Northeast- 
III  Distributors,  is  recognized  as  an  authority 
n  I  he  fields  of  retailing  and  salesmanship. 
\ii  aiiive  participant  in  the  establishment  of 
the  Brandeis  University  School  of  Creative 
Krts,  he  contributed  the  Adolpli  Ullman 
Xinphilheatre  now  on  the   Brandeis  campus. 


BRANDEIS   FACULTY    ME3iBERS   RETURN 
ON   COMPLETION   OF  RESEARCH  WORK 


IVew  York  Gifts 
Sparked  Recent 
Helmsley  Dinoer 

During  a  recent  New  York  dinner  to  honor 
Harry  B.  Helmsley,  a  New  York  real  estate 
executive,  many  benefactions  were  made  to 
Brandeis  University  under  the  syndication 
program  and  general  gifts. 

A  $75,000  gift  from  Mr.  Helmsley  has  en- 
dowed the  Harry  B.  Helmsley  Fund  to  bring 
to  the  campus  noteworthy  personalities  from 
every  faith  and  creed,  whose  message  may 
help  to  promote  interfaith  amity  and  to  break 
down  the  barriers  that  separate  races,  creeds, 
and  colors. 

Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar  and  Centennial  Fund 
Chairman  Lawrence  A.  Wien  were  the  fea- 
tured speakers.  William  A.  Zeckendorf, 
president  of  Webb  and  Knapp,  Inc.,  was 
toastmaster. 

Mr.  Wien  was  the  meeting  pace-setter  with 
a  further  purchase  of  ten  units  totalling 
$50,000.  Charles  I.  Rieur  purchased  four 
while  Louis  J.  Glickman,  Charles  F.  Noyes, 
and  Frank  M.  Smith  purchased  two  each. 

Those  enrolled  in  the  syndication  program 
with  units  included:  Daniel  Auslander,  Bar- 
ton's Candy  Foundation,  Jacob  Bluestein, 
Hyman  B.  Cantor,  Sigmund  Dornbusch, 
Irving  Gelfman,  Joseph  Gelfman,  Louis  W. 
Goodkind,  Isador  Hammer,  Stanley  J.  and 
Alvin  S.  Harte,  Carl  R.  Hellman. 

Also  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Archie  O.  Joslin,  Kauf- 
man Management  Company,  Bernard  H.  and 
Herbert  J.  Kayden,  Dr.  Charles  A.  Kirsch- 
baum.  Max  Radus,  Alvin  Schwartz,  Jacob 
Slavitt,  and  William  Zeckendorf. 

Other  donors  of  general  gifts  were:  Samuel 
Bluth,  Harry  Cohen.  Max  Cohen,  Grand  Gift 
Shop,  Inc.,  Nador  F.  Gross,  Edward  H.  and 
Edna  J.  Hirst  Fund,  Inc.,  Morris  Morgen- 
stern  and  Son,  Lester  S.  Morris,  Jr.,  Irving 
Pepper,  Abraham  M.  Raboy,  Sydney  W. 
Roos,  Samuel  H.  Schwartz,  Benjamin  W. 
Solomon,  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Milton  B.  Waldman, 
Wechsler  and  Schimenti,  and  Max  W.  Weiss. 


Four  members  of  the  Brandeis  University 
faculty  return  to  the  Waltham  campus  this 
fall  after  leaves  of  absence  to  London,  Rome, 
Portugal,  North  Africa,  and  Princeton's  Insti- 
tute for  Advanced  Study. 

Dr.  James  E.  Duffy,  assistant  professor  in 
.Spanish,  has  completed  a  year's  study  of 
Portuguese  Africa  on  a  Ford  Foundation  Fel- 
lowship Grant.  Dr.  Duffy  completed  under- 
graduate work  at  the  University  of  North 
Carolina,  earned  his  A.M.  at  Universidad  de 
San  Carlos  de  Guatemala,  and  was  awarded 
liis  Ph.D.  by  Harvard  University.  Prior  to 
joining  the  Brandeis  faculty  he  was  a  teach- 
ing fellow  at  Harvard;  director,  U.  S.  State 
Department  Cultural  Center  in  Guatemala, 
and  an  instructor  at  the  University  of  North 
Carolina. 

Dr.  Richard  Held,  assistant  professor  of 
psychology,  has  pursued  his  investigation  of 
problems  in  spatial  orientation  and  sensory 
motor  coordination  at  Princeton  in  associa- 
tion with  his  former  teacher,  Gestalt  psychol- 
ogist Wolfgang  Koehler. 

Dr.  Held  holds  a  B.A.  degree  in  Natural 
Sciences  from  Columbia  University;  a  B.S. 
degree  in  Civil  Engineering  from  Columbia 
University;  an  M.A.  degree  in  Psychology 
from  Swarthmore  College,  and  a  Ph.D.  in 
Experimental  Psychology  from  Harvard. 

Returning  from  London  is  Dr.  Marie  Boas, 
assistant  professor  of  history,  who  has  com- 
pleted a  year's  work  on  Guggenheim  Fellow- 
ship research  in  the  History  of  the  17th  Cen- 
tury Chemistry  centered  on  the  work  of 
Robert  Boyle.  She  attended  Radcliffe  Col- 
lege, receiving  her  A.B.,  cum  laude,  and  an 
M.A.  in  1942.  Dr.  Boas  earned  her  Ph.D.  at 
Cornell  University.  Prior  to  joining  the 
Brandeis  faculty  she  was  an  instructor  and 
assistant  professor  of  history  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  Massachusetts  and  an  instructor  at 
the  Cornell  University  Summer  School. 

Back  from  Rome  is  Kenneth  J.  Levy, 
Assistant  Professor  of  Music,  who  has  been 
working  on  music  history  under  a  Guggen- 
heim Fellowship.  He  received  his  A.B.  from 
Queens  College  and  his  M.A.  from  Princeton. 
In  1950  and  1951  he  attended  the  University 
of  Paris  on  a  Fulbright  Fellowship. 

Dr.  Kathleen  B.  Whitehead  is  returning  to 
the  University  as  an  instructor  in  mathe- 
matics after  spending  the  year  in  England. 
She  received  her  Ph.D.  from  the  University 
of  Michigan  in  1946,  her  M.A.  from  Smith 
College,  Northampton,  Mass.,  in  1943,  and 
her  B.A.  from  Queen's  University  in  Ontario. 


9 


$2,250,000     SCIENCE     RESExlRClI     BriLDI>G|» 
OPEIXS     TO     RECEIVE     RETERI¥I]\G     STlIDEXTs!^ 


Modern    Laboratories 
To    Enhanee    Keseareh 
And    Expand    Programs 

Opening  its  $2,250,000  Science  Research 
Center  this  fall,  Brandeis  University  takes 
its  place  among  the  nation's  great  colleges 
and  universities  participating  in  the  advance 
of  the  fields  of  chemical,  physical  and  hio- 
logical  science  research. 

Since  opening  in  1948  Brandeis  has  been 
limited  in  its  research  by  the  lack  of  an 
adequate  science  research  physical  plant. 

Overlooks  Entire  Campus 

This  new  building  affords  a  commanding 
view  of  the  entire  University  and  surrounding 
communities  from  its  glass  and  aluminum 
east  and  west  walls.  Five  stories  high  includ- 
ing a  penthouse,  the  building  is  about  257 
feet  long  and  has  a  basement  which  houses  a 
laboratory  for  radio-active  material. 

Landscaping  with  shrubbery  and  apple 
trees  will  complete  the  overall  appearance  of 
the  University's  largest  building. 

Tailored  for  its  special  role  as  a  science 
center,  many  of  its  rooms  have  been  skillfully 
adapted  to  research  needs.  In  the  sub-base- 
ment, for  example,  heavy  concrete  walls  and 
a  moveable  lead  barrier  wall  surround  a  tiny 
alcove  in  a  secluded  room  designed  to  hold 
radioactive  materials.  The  materials  can  be 
placed  in  such  a  position  as  to  be  watched 
through  heavy,  leaded  glass  from  an  outside 
room. 

Explosion-Proof  Room 

Directly  above  this  room  is  an  explosion- 
proof  room.  Extra  thick  walls,  steel  sheeting, 
and  a  '"crash  door"  make  this  room  safe  for 
experimentation  with  materials  susceptible 
to  explosion  or  for  experiments  made  under 
extreme  pressure. 

Dangerous  fumes  from  the  many  labora- 
tories and  staff  and  graduate  student  re- 
search rooms  will  be  culled  off  by  a  venti- 
lating system.  The  exhausted  air  will  be 
replaced  by  electronically  cleaned  fresh  air 
fed  to  the  rooms  by  a  duct  system.  This  air 
will  be  purified  by  modern  electronics  to 
reduce  dust  and  other  contaminating  parti- 
cles circulating  in  rooms  where  experiments 
have  to  be  performed  under  sterile  conditions. 

Laboratory  animals  are  the  only  occupants 
of  the  building  who  will  benefit  from  an  air 
conditioning  system.  This  is  a  consideration 
to  animals  that  survive  best  at  certain  opti- 
mum   temperatures.     Research    animals    will 


$250,000  Rubin  Anthropology  Giant  j| 
To  Expand  Research  and  Instruction 

A  program  at  Brandeis  University  which  will  enable  it  to  devote  major  attention 
to  anthropological  instruction  and  tt>  research  dealing  with  early  man  has  been  made* 
possible  by  a  .$2.50.000  grant  from  the  Samuel  Rubin  Fouiulatioii  of  New  York  City,   I 
Dr.  Sachar  has  announced. 

As  part  of  a  five-year  plan  to  strengthen  Brandeis'  aiithro|)ology  program,  the 
gift  will  enable  the  University  to  begin  a  planned  program  of  archaeological 
research  to  seek  out  some  of  the  answers  concerning  the  transition  of  earlv  man 
from  the  paleolithic  to  the  neolithic  culture. 


The  gift  was  given  to  the  University  as 
part  of  a  SnS.OOO  grant  from  the  Rubin 
Foundation,  with  the  other  $75,000  coming 
from  the  Research  Institute  for  the  Study  of 
Man,  New  York  City,  a  fund  established  by 
the  Rubin  Foundation. 

The  gift  will  make  possible  a  five-year 
program    in    which    major   attention    will    be 

devoted  to  expanding 

^^^^^HH^^^I       the  an- 

^^g^^  ^^^1  Included  in  the  pro- 
^|k^  '^ST^'V^I  gram  will  be:  .\ddi- 
^^^^^  S^H       lional  scholarships  to 

^^K  >^  ^^H  anthropology  stu- 
I^^L  ^^T^B       dents:     a     research 

HH^^^^g^r  ^^1  training  program  for 
student  anthropologi- 
cal and  archaeological 
field  trips;  an  anthropology  museum  labora- 
tory on  campus;  and  audio-visual  training 
aids  for  instruction  in  anthropology.  An  an- 
nual visiting  professorship  which  will  bring 
to  Brandeis  University  a  distinguished  an- 
thropologist for  a  one  year  leaching  or 
research  assignment  is  also  included  in  the 
program. 

The  implemented  anthropology  program,  it 


Samuel  Rubin 


is  hoped,  may  pave  the  way  for  launching  a 
graduate  program  in  the  field  within   five  to 
six  years.    The  grant  from  the  Samuel  Rubin  ; 
Foundation  is  not  the  first  to  be  offered  by  , 
Mr.   Rubin.    His  annual  grants   are   received 
by  the  University's  Board  of  Trustees  for  ihe 
Samuel  Rubin  Chair  in  Anthropology  created  |l 
in  1951. 

A  fellow  of  the  University,  Mr.  Rubin,  ,, 
president  of  Faberge  Inc.,  a  New  York  per-  i 
fume  firm,  also  has  an  extensive  anthropo-  ' 
logical  collection  in  the  Brandeis  Librar)'. 

Aided  Fordham  Hospital 

Mr.  Rubin  has  given  substantial  support  to 
the  Fordham  Hospital  for  which  he  has 
served  as  chairman  of  the  Lay  Board  for 
three  consecutive  years.  He  is  one  of  the 
early  founders  of  the  N.  Y.  U.  Bellevue 
Medical  Center,  and  in  1954  turned  over  a 
sizeable  grant  to  that  institution  for  the 
purpose  of  a  medical  scholarship  fund. 

His  other  contributions  in  ibis  field  include 
the  medical  library  at  Fordham  Hospital,  a 
five-story  building  housing  the  Institute  for 
Psychotherapy,  and  an  emergency  gift  which 
kept  the  Sydenham  Hospital,  New  York,  from 
closing  its  doors  in  1948. 


be   treated   to   strict   temperature   control   of 
their  artificial  habitat. 

"Utility  Banks" 

The  laboratory  experimenter  will  find 
everything  he  needs  at  his  fingertips.  A 
"utility  bank"  is  installed  in  each  lab  includ- 
ing outlets  for  gas,  compressed  air,  vacuum, 
AC  and  DC  current,  hot  and  cold  water,  and 
steam.  A  separate  facility  will  be  available 
for  distilled  water.  The  building  also  has 
equipment  to  distil!  the  water  needed  in  its 
laboratories. 

To  protect  the  heavy  investment  in  time 
and  money  going  into  many  experiments,  an 
emergency  generator  is  set  up  to  take  over 
the  instant  that  commercial  power  fails.  The 
University  was  blacked-out  twice  last  year 
from    luirricane    winds    and    rain.     With    the 


emergency  power  standing-by  there  is  no  fear 
of  loss  of  experiments  under  refrigeration  or 
any  other  condition  requiring  constant  elec- 
trical power.  The  generator  is  set  to  run  on 
natural  gas.  That  failing,  it  can  be  instantly 
converted  to  run  on  automobile  gasoline. 

Bornstein  Library 

To  facilitate  work  requiring  library  re- 
search, the  graduate  section  of  the  science 
library  has  been  moved  into  tlie  Bornslein 
Family  Service  Library  of  the  new  building. 
The  stacks  of  the  library  will  occupy  one 
floor  while  the  reading  room  and  research 
areas  will  be  located  on  a  floor  directly  ab"^e. 
The  reading  room  has  a  central  position  in 
the  building  not  too  far  from  any  ol  the 
wings  or  laboratories. 


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W.OSBERG  3tUSIC  AND  ART  CENTER  NEARING  COMPLETION 
O   PROVIDE   FACILITIES    FOR   CREATIVE    ARTS    STUDENTS 


Bcludes  Ar<   (•allcrios 
nd   Music    ItiM-ilal    Hall 

le  Music  ami  Fine  Arts  students  and 
culty  of  Brandeis  University  moved  into 
building  designed  specifically  for  their  own 
e  this  fall  as  the  Slosberg  Music  and  Arts 
inter  opened  its  doors,  galleries,  and  recital 
,11. 

Made  possil)le  through  a  benefaction  of 
e  J.  A.  and  Bessie  Slosberg  Charitable 
)undation  of  Brooldine,  Massachusetts,  this 
nter  is  designed  to  meet  the  needs  of  the 
iidents  and  faculty  of  music  and  fine  arts, 
muel  L  Slosberg,  president,  M.  M.  Landay, 
ce-president,  and  Charles  Slosberg,  treas- 
er,  all  of  Brookline,  Mass.,  represented  the 
undalion. 

The  central  recital  hall,  capacity  250,  is 
signed  specifically  for  music  recitals.  It 
IS  provisions  for  the  projection  of  slides 
id  movie  film. 

Natural  light  flows  through  plastic  sky- 
imes  in  the  art  galleries  illuminating  the 
irmanent  display  of  the  University  art  and 
ulpture  collection.  These  galleries  are  so 
isitioned  as  to  accommodate  overflow  crowds 
'lorn  the  recital  hall  in  their  garden-like 
[tting. 

Surrounding  this  courtyard  of  galleries  is 
luii-level  art  and  sculpture  gallery  which 
ill  he  the  scene  of  annual  art  exhibits  spon- 
in-il  by  the  University, 
(riass-walled  wings  on  the  building  will 
1.  lose  the  faculty  offices,  classrooms,  office 
iidicis,  practice  rooms,  recording  and  tran- 
ripliiin  alcoves  and  the  library. 


trandeis  Receives  Gifts 
from  Two  Corporations 

I'lundeis  I  niversity  has  been  selected  to 
I  ri\e  grants  from  the  Equitable  Life  Assur- 
iin-  Society  of  the  United  States  and  the 
>sci  Kducation  Foundation. 
Ill  announcing  the  $2,000  Esso  gift, 
ii;riie  Holnian.  chairman  of  the  Foundation, 
iiil  lliat  the  Standard  Oil  Company  (New 
n-i  \  I  and  several  of  its  affiliates  recently 
iiinid  the  Foundation  to  give  financial  aid 
■  I  he  nation's  privately  supported  colleges 
ml  universities  so  that  they  may  continue  to 
III!  the  ever  higher  intellectual  standards 
I  iiicidern  society. 

I  Ray  D.  Murphy,  chairman  of  the  board  of 
I-iliiitable  Life,  announced  his  firm's  gift  say- 
H'.;:  "The  pre.-servation  of  our  national  her- 
Liy.r  depends  on  the  education  of  qualified 
eaders.  That  task  is  on  the  shoulders  of  our 
ollege  faculties.  The  Equitable  has  a  heavy 
take  in  the  future,  and  acting  for  its  policy- 
lolders.  a  responsibility  to  aid  in  supporting 
ligher  education."" 


Research  Wing  and  Lab<»i*atoi*T  Gifts 
Provide  Modern  Research  Facilities 

A  researcli  wing  in  Physiology  being  establisiied  in  the  new  Brandeis  University 
Science  Research  Center  through  an  additional  gift  of  .SG.i.OOO  from  Dr.  Julius  M. 
RogofI  of  Rowayton.  Connecticut,  is  the  latest  in  a  series  of  recent  gifts  to  give  the 
University  up-to-date  research  facilities. 

The  RogotI  Wing  will  include  facilities  for  instruction  in  Physiology  on  both 
graduate  and  undergraduate  levels. 


Dr.  Rogoff,  a  Fellow  of  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity, is  Professor  Emeritus  of  Endocrinology 
at  the  I'niversity  of  Pittsburgh,  director  of 
the  Medical  Research  Laboratory  of  the  G.  N. 
Stewart  Memorial  Fund,  and  founder  and 
president  of  the  Rogoff  Foundation  for  the 
promotion  and  support  of  medical  research 
and  education.  He  is  credited  with  the  dis- 
covery of  inlerrenalin,  the  life-sustaining 
hormone  of  the  adrenal  gland,  and  he  evolved 
liie    most    modern    treatments    for   Addison's 


The  Slosberg  Center 


A  Science  Laboratory 


The  Science  Center 


disease  by  the  administration  of  inlerrenalin. 

The  Julius  M.  Rogoff  Chair  in  Physiology 
to  maintain  instructors,  research,  and  labora- 
tory development  in  the  field  of  physiology 
at  Brandeis  University  was  established  by  Dr. 
Rogoff  in  19.S3. 

Licluded  in  the  previous  grants  for  wings 
and  laboratories  is  the  portion  of  the  $1,000,- 
000  grant  from  the  Dorothy  H.  and  Lewis 
S.  Rosensteil  Foundation  of  New  York  used 
to  complete  a  wing  of  the  building  while  the 
overall  grant  will  intensify  basic  work  in 
Biochemistry  with  specific  reference  to  gland- 
ular disorders. 

A  memorial  to  the  late  Sam  Grundfest  of 
Litile  Rock,  Arkansas,  and  Hollywood, 
Florida,  established  the  Sam  Grundfest 
Memorial  Wing  of  the  new  science  building. 

A  wing  for  Physics  research  has  been  com- 
pleted under  terms  of  a  grant  from  the 
Abraham  Mazer  Family  Fund  of  New  York 
City.  The  new  wing  has  been  designated  the 
Sam  and  .\nna  Lopin  Wing  in  honor  of  the 
daughter  and  son-in-law  of  the  late  Mr. 
Mazer. 

The  Aria  Crown  Research  Wing  of  Chem- 
istry has  been  designated  in  memory  of 
the  father  of  Col.  Henry  Crown,  prominent 
Chicago  industrialist  and  realtor  who  is  a 
Fellow  of  the  University. 

A  memorial  to  the  late  Richard  Marcus  of 
Baltimore  has  been  established  as  a  micro- 
biology wing  through  life  memberships  of 
his  friends  in  the  Brandeis  Clubs. 

The  Philadel|)liia  Clothing  Manufacturers 
Association  and  the  Philadelphia  .loint  Coun- 
cil of  the  Amalgamated  Clothing  Workers  of 
America  .\FL-CIO  have  sponsored  a  Louis 
Goldsmith  Wing  in  Chemistry. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Samuel  Bornstein  of  Brook- 
line,  Massachusetts,  have  designated  a 
benefaction  for  a  science  library  in  the  new 
building.  The  family  of  John  Druker  of 
Brookline,  Massachusetts,  has  established  the 
John  Druker  Endowment  Fund  for  this 
library,  in  honor  of  his  70th  birthday. 

Henry  Gibbs  of  Swampscott,  Massachu- 
setts, and  Paul  Gibbs  of  Maiden,  Massachu- 
setts, have  established  the  Gibbs  Memorial 
Laboraliiry   in  memory  of  their  father, 

II 


OUTSTANDIXG  LEADERS  NAMED  AS  UNIVERSITY  FELEOWS ! 


The  following  fifteen  distinguished  leaders  from  Massachusetts  to  California 
have  been  named  as  Brandeis  University  fellows.  They  are  the  most  recent  addi- 
tions to  the  list  of  fellows  including  men  and  women,  distinguished  in  the  arts 
and  sciences  and  in  business  and  professional  life,  who  have  manifested  an  active 
interest  in  the  development  of  Brandeis. 


Dr.  David  Berlin,  clinical  professor  of 
surgery  at  Tufts  University  School  of  Medi- 
cine, is  consultant  in  surgery  at  Boston  City 
Hospital  and  visiting  surgeon  at  Beth  Israel 
Hospital,  Boston.  A  former  instructor  in  sur- 
gery at  Harvard  Medical  School  and  assistant 
professor  of  Anatomy  at  Tufts,  Dr.  Berlin  is 
the  recipient  of  an  honorary  award  from  the 
American  Medical  Association  for  work  on 
the  surgical  treatment  of  heart  disease. 

Morris  Brown,  a  plastics  industrialist,  is 
president  of  Temple  Israel  in  New  Rochelle, 
New  York,  and  a  community  leader  in  Palm 
Beach,  Florida.  He  has  headed  the  Commu- 
nity Fund  Drive,  the  Red  Cross  Drive,  and  is 
chairman  of  the  fund  drive  for  the  community 
hospital.  Mr.  Brown  is  also  president  of  the 
Palm  Beach  Country  Club. 

Max  Chernis,  president  and  principal 
owner  of  Boston  Sausage  and  Provision  Com- 
pany, is  a  resident  of  Newton,  Mass.  He  was 
one  of  the  first  Greater  Boston  men  to  help 
in  the  founding  and  early  development  of  the 
University.  He  has  been  active  in  the  Com- 
bined Jewish  .Appeal,  and  served  in  the  fund 
raising  and  as  a  member  of  the  board  for  the 
Hebrew  Home  for  the  Aged. 

Mortimer  C.  Gryzniish  is  retired  presi- 
dent of  .\lles  and  Fisher  Company,  Boston, 
and  a  trustee  of  Beth  Israel  Hospital.  He  has 
established  the  Mortimer  Gryzmish  Chair  in 
Human  Relations  at  Brandeis  and  a  patho- 
logical laboratory  at  Beth  Israel  Hospital.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  board  of  the  Cigar  Manu- 
facturers' Association  and  was  instrumental 
in  starting  their  tobacco  research. 

Mrs.  Florence  Heller,  a  Chicago  com- 
munal leader,  is  a  recipient  of  the  Frank  L. 
Weil  award,  Jewish  Welfare  Board,  and  is  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  Sinai  Con- 
gregation, Chicago.  She  has  served  in  leader- 
ship roles  for:  Women's  Auxiliary,  Jewish 
People's  Institute;  Jewish  Welfare  Board; 
National  Women's  Board  of  the  United  Jewish 
Appeal;  USO;  Jewish  Welfare  Fund,  and 
Jewish  Community  Centers. 

Jacob  Hiatt,  Worcester  manufacturer  and 
author,  served  as  assistant  district  attorney 
of  the  Court  of  Lithuania  before  coming  to 
the  United  States  in  1936.  President  and 
director  of  the  Wachusetts  Corrugated  Cor- 
poration of  Worcester,  he  is  also  president, 
treasurer,  and  director  of  Whitney  and  Com- 
pany, Inc.,  and  of  E.  F.  Dodge  Paper  Box 
Corporation,  both  of  Leominster,  Mass. 

Samuel  Lemberg,  president  of  Midwood 
Trading  Co.,  is  trustee  at  large  of  the  Federa- 
ls 


lion  of  Jewish  Philanthropies  of  New  York. 
He  is  also  a  trustee  of  Park  .Avenue  Syna- 
gogue and  holds  leadership  posts  in  several 
community  and  philanthropic  organizations. 

Yoland  D.  Markson  attended  Massachu- 
setts Institute  of  Technology  and  was  grad- 
uated from  Harvard  University.  A  founder  of 
the  Zionist  Office  of  Boston,  he  also  was  a 
diligent  worker  and  supporter  of  Beth  Israel 
Hospital,  Boston.  He  has  led  the  "big  gifts" 
campaign  for  the  United  Jewish  Appeal.  As 
Brandeis  was  founded,  he  dedicated  his 
efforts  to  the  development  of  the  University. 
He  now  resides  in  Beverly  Hills,  Calif. 

Thomas  A.  Pappas,  Boston  food  importer 
and  wholesaler,  has  been  an  active  leader  in 
Greek-American  affairs.  He  is  president  of 
C.  Pappas  Company,  Inc.,  and  a  director  of 
Hathaway  Bakeries  and  the  Warren  Savings 
Bank  of  Boston. 

Louis  R.  Perini,  president  of  the  Mil- 
waukee Braves  and  B.  Perini  and  Sons  of 
Framingham,  Mass.,  has  contributed  major 
help  in  construction  and  land  grading  at  the 
University  and  is  the  donor  of  the  Sacristy 
of  the  Bethlehem  Chapel  on  campus.  He  is  a 
founder  and  co-chairman  of  the  Jimmie  Fund. 

Edward    Rose,    president    of    Rose-Derry 

Company,  Newton.  Mass.,  has  been  identified 
for  years  with  philanthropic  activities  in 
Greater  Boston.  He  is  a  trustee  of  Beth  Israel 
Hospital  and  serves  on  the  board's  executive 
committee.  Mr.  Rose  is  also  an  art  collector 
of  note  and  is  the  possessor  of  a  fine  collec- 
tion of  contemporary  art. 

James   IV.   Rosenberg,   A.B.   and   LL.B. 

Columbia,  was  awarded  a  D.  Honoris  Causa 
by  the  University  of  Santo  Domingo,  and  an 
honorary  D.H.L.  degree  from  Hebrew  Union 
College.  He  served  as  special  assistant  to  the 
U.  S.  Attorney  General  and  counsel  to  the 
U.  S.  Fuel  .Administration  during  World  War 
One.  A  founder  of  the  Palestine  Economic  Cor- 
poration, he  has  been  a  director  since  1927. 

Nathan  Schwartz,  president  of  the  Allied 
Container  Corporation,  Boston,  is  a  trustee 
of  Beth  Israel  Hospital;  Combined  Jewish 
Appeal:  Zionist  House  and  Hillel  House. 
Schwartz  Hall  at  Brandeis  University  and  the 
Schwartz  Blood  Bank  at  Beth  Israel  Hospital 
were  given  in  honor  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Nathan 
Schwartz  by  their  children. 

Nathan  Straus,  Princeton  graduate,  re- 
porter, editor,  and  member  of  the  New  York 
Senate,  directed  a  $800,000,000  U.  S.  Public 


SCHOLARSHIPS    GIVEN 
TO    HOIVOK    BIRTHDAYS 

Many  families  have  made  birthday  andii 
anniversary  observances  occasions  on  which 
to  make  gifts  honoring  relatives  which  will 
also  benefit  Brandeis  University  students. 

The  Esther  and  Harry  Brown  Scholarship 
Fund,  established  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harry 
Brown  of  Haverhill,  Mass.,  on  Mr.  Brown's 
70th  birthday  will  aid  a  worthy  student  of 
outstanding  ability. 

Mrs.  John  Druker  of  Boston  and  her 
children  established  the  John  Druker  Endow- 
ment Fund  in  honor  of  Mr.  Druker's  70th 
birthday  to  be  used  for  books  and  periodicals 
in  the  Science  Library. 

The  Max  Lazare  Scholarship  was  estab- 
lished on  Mr.  Lazare's  birthday  by  Mrs.  Max 
Lazare  of  New  York  City  to  be  awarded  to 
a  gifted  and  worthy  student  concentrating  in 
the  area  of  economics.  j 

The  70th  birthday  of  Mr.  Michael  Rudnick 
of  Brookline,  Mass.,  was  observed  with  the 
establishment  of  the  Rose  and  Michael 
Rudnick  .Scholarship  by  his  children.  | 

Friends  of  Robert  Goldstein  of  Boston 
established  a  scholarship  in  honor  of  his 
60th  birthday. 

The  50th  wedding  anniversary  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Edward  Levine  of  Newton,  Mass.,  saw 
the  creation  of  a  loan  fund  in  their  honor  by 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Saul  Fechtor  of  Brookline, 
Mass.  This  has  been  further  augmented  by 
contributions  from  friends  and  relatives. 

A  scholarship  endowment  fund  was  created 
by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Max  Chernis  of  Newton, 
Mass.,  on  their  47th  wedding  anniversary. 

A  special  student  aid  endowment  fund  was 
established  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Louis  M.  Gordon 
of  Boston,  Mass.,  on  their  25th  wedding  anni- 
versary, to  assist  visually  handicapped  stu- 
dents. It  has  been  further  augmented  by 
contributions  from  friends  and  relatives. 


Housing  program,  1937  to  1942,  and  served  as 
chairman.  Mayor's  Advisory  Council.    He  is 
president  of  Station  WMCA  and   author  on  I 
housing  topics.  I 

Lawrence  A.  Wien,  senior  member  of  the 
law  firm  of  Wien,  Klein  and  Purcell  of  New 
York  City  and  prominent  realtor,  is  presenth  | 
National  Chairman  of  the  Brandeis  Centen- 1 
nial  Fund.  A  member  of  the  Bar  Association 
of  the  City  of  New  York  and  the  Campaign 
Cabinet  of  the  Federation  of  Jewish  Philan- 
thropies of  New  Y'ork,  he  is  also  a  trustee  of 
the  Norwalk  Hospital,  Norwalk,  Connecticut 


I 


\OTED    INDUSTRIALIST    AND    HOTEL    EXECUTIVE 
\EW  NATIONAL  CHAIRMAN  OF  RRANDEIS  CLURS 


■£> 


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Reuben  B.  Sryimlsh 


Reuben  B.  Gryzmish  of  Brookline,  Massa- 
■liiisetts,  industrialist,  national  hotel  chain 
•\r(utive,  and  philanthropist,  has  been 
■111  ted  national  chairman  of  the  Brandeis 
.  Diversity  Clubs. 

Air.   Gryzmish,   formerly   vice-chairman    of 

he  recently-formed  Brandeis  Clubs,  succeeds 

Milton   Kahn,   noted 

ill- Ion     industrialist 

mil  philanthropist,  in 

eailing    the    nation- 

\iilf   organization. 

\Ir.  Kahn  directed  the 

Srandeis  Associates 

uiii  later  the  Bran- 
deis Clubs  from  1950 
to  1956. 

He  is  chairman  of 
fhe    board    of    AUes    and    Fisher,    Inc.,    the 
largest  manufacturers  of  cigars  in  New  Eng- 
laijii.   and   is  vice   president,   treasurer,   and 

luim  owner  with  A.  M.  Sonnabend  of  the 
Sniiiiabend-operated  hotel  system  which  in- 
cludes the  Somerset  Hotel  in  Boston,  the 
Plaza  in  New  York,  the  Edgewater  Beach 
Hotel  in  Chicago,  tlie  Whitehall  in  Palm 
Beach,  Florida,  and  several  others. 

Noted  Philanthropist 

One  of  the  founders  of  the  Associated 
Jewish  Philanthropies  of  Greater  Boston,  Mr. 
Gryzmish  is  also  a  founder  and  past  cam- 
paign chairman  of  the  Combined  Jewish 
.\ppeal  of  Greater  Boston.  He  has  been  a 
chairman  of  the  Massachusetts  Infantile 
Paralysis  Foundation  and  of  the  Boston  Com- 
mittee for  Retarded  Children  and  has  been  a 
diligent  campaigner  in  the  annual  Red 
Feather  Community  Fund  drive. 

Hospital  Trustee 

A  trustee  of  the  Beth  Israel  Hospital  of 
Boston,  he  is  also  a  member  of  the  national 
United  Jewish  Appeal  Board  of  Governors 
and  a  director  of  its  international  Joint 
Distribution  Committee. 

During  World  War  II,  he  acted  as  asso- 
ciate administrator  for  the  United  States 
Treasury  war  bond  organization  in  Massachu- 
setts and  served  as  chairman  of  the  Boston 
area.  Mr.  Gryzmish  is  a  member  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of   Northeastern   University. 

Born  in  Boston  in  1885,  Mr.  Gryzmish  was 
educated  in  Boston  schools  and  graduated 
from  Harvard  University.  He  later  attended 
Northeastern  University  Law  School  and  was 
admhted  to  the  Massachusetts  Bar  in  1913. 


Brandeis  University  Creative  Arts  Awards 
To  be  Presented   to   Outstanding   Artists 


The  liberal  arts  role  of  Brandeis  University 
on  its  own  campus  and  in  the  world  of  drama, 
literature,  music,  and  art  took  on  added 
breadth  this  year  with  the  creation  and  first 
presentation  of  the  Brandeis  University  Crea- 
tive Arts  Awards. 

These  Creative  Arts  Awards  are  to  be  made 
annually  in  the  fields  of  music,  painting  and 
sculpture,  poetry,  and  theatre.    Two  presen- 


$130,000  Pledged 
For  Scholarships 

Eight  new  Brandeis  University  scholarship 
endowment  funds  ranging  from  five  to  fifty 
thousand  dollars  were  among  the  pace-setting 
gifts  to  the  University  in  recent  months. 
These  eight  gifts  pledge  $130,000  to  Univer- 
sity scholarship  funds  available  to  outstand- 
ing and  deserving  students.  Over  40  per  cent 
of  the  students  are  receiving  some  financial 
assistance  this  year. 

The  Joseph  H.  Shaw  Endowment  Fund, 
pledging  $50,000  through  the  estate  of  Joseph 
H.  Shaw  of  Dallas,  Texas,  will  provide 
scholarship  assistance  to  gifted  and  needy 
students. 

The  family  and  friends  of  Ben  B.  Jacob 
of  Detroit,  Michigan,  established  the  Ben  B. 
and  Nettie  Jacob  Scholarship  Endowment 
Fund  in  his  honor.  In  Middletown,  Con- 
necticut, the  families  of  Ernest  I.  Schwarz 
and  Joseph  W.  Gilfi.x  have  established  the 
G  and  S  Foundation  Scholarship  Endowment 
Fund. 

Harry  B.  Denner  of  New  York  City  estab- 
lished the  Mary  Denner  Scholarship  Endow- 
ment Fund  in  honor  of  his  wife.  The  James 
D.  and  Marion  Kauffman  Scholarship  En- 
dowment Fund  has  been  established  by  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  James  D.  Kauffman  of  New  Haven, 
Connecticut,  to  aid  a  worthy  student  from 
the  New  Haven  area. 

A  fund  established  by  J.  Benn  Keizer  and 
Alfred  H.  Keizer  of  Boston,  Massachusetts, 
will  also  be  used  for  scholarship  purposes. 
A  fund  in  memory  of  Eva  A.  Lenson  of 
Boston,  Massachusetts,  has  been  established 
by  Norman,  Sidney,  Carl,  and  Nathaniel 
Lenson  of  Boston  to  aid  deserving  students. 

Abram  J.  Berkwitz,  Brookline,  Mass.,  di- 
rected that  the  income  from  a  fund  he  estab- 
lished would  provide  scholarship  assistance 
to  needy  and  deserving  students  of  all  faiths. 


tations  will  be  made  in  each  category.  One  is 
to  be  a  medal  for  outstanding  artistic  achieve- 
ment and  the  other  is  to  be  a  cash  award  of 
$1500  to  assist  promising  young  artists. 

William  Schuman,  head  of  the  Juilliard 
School  of  Music,  New  York,  has  won  the 
music  medal  for  outstanding  contribution  to 
the  growth  and  development  of  native  .Ameri- 
can music.  The  cash  award  will  go  to  Robert 
Kurka,  a  composer  of  great  promise. 

Stuart  Davis,  whose  high  quality  of  work 
through  the  past  40  years  reflects  the  indi- 
viduality of  his  vision  as  an  American  artist 
and  the  persistent  youthfulness  of  his  work, 
has  been  nominated  for  the  art  medal.  The 
cash  award  nomination  has  gone  to  James 
Ernst  who  is  a  remarkably  individual  young 
artist  who  is  able  to  convey  in  his  work  an 
effect  of  condensation  of  experience.  The 
awards  for  sciJpture  will  be  made  next  year 
as  the  awards  in  the  category  of  art  and 
sculpture  wiU  alternate  from  year  to  year. 

Hallie  Flanagan  Davis,  professor  of  Drama 
at  Smith  College,  is  the  theatre  medallist. 
She  was  nominated  for  her  notable  contribu- 
tion during  the  period  of  the  WPA  Theatre 
and  for  her  brave  defense  of  the  concept  of 
the  theatre  as  part  of  civilized  life.  The 
Shakespearewrights,  a  group  of  young  players 
who  have  distinguished  themselves  with  their 
performance  of  Shakespeare,  were  nominated 
for  the  cash  award  in  theatre. 

William  Carlos  Williams,  author  and  phy- 
sician, has  been  named  for  the  poetry  medal. 
Katherine  Hoskins,  whose  "Villa  Narcisse" 
has  recently  been  published  by  Noonday 
Press,  has  earned  the  cash  award  for  poetry. 

David  Wodlinger,  director  of  the  U.  S. 
Student  Department  of  the  Institute  of  Inter- 
national Education,  is  chairman  of  the  Crea- 
tive Awards  Advisory  Commission. 

Four  Juries 

The  awards  juries  were  under  the  chair- 
manship of:  Arthur  Berger,  music;  Louis 
Kronenberger,  theatre;  James  Cunningham, 
poetry;  and  Mitchell  Siporin,  painting  and 
sculpture. 

The  juries  include:  Milton  Babbit,  Nor- 
man dello  Joie,  Otto  Luening,  Willingford 
Riegger,  music;  Frances  Ferguson,  Lillian 
Hellman,  William  Inge,  Robert  Whitehead, 
Marc  Connelly,  theatre;  John  Brinnin.  Louise 
Bogan,  Robert  Lowell,  Marianne  Moore, 
poetry;  and  John  Bauer,  Isabel  Bishop, 
Meyer  Schapiro.  James  Johnson  Sweeney, 
Edgar  Kaufman,  painting  and  sculpture. 


I  a 


SIXTEEIV    ]\EW    FACULTY    MEMBER^;    APPOIXTE] 
FOR    FALL    ATVD    SPRING    TERMS    AT    BRAIXDEI! 


Dr.  Edward  H.  Carr 


Sixteen  new  names  have  been  added  to  the 
growing  list  of  Brandeis  facuhy  members  as 
the  University  enters  its  ninth  academic 
year  with  151  men  and  women  on  the  teach- 
ing staff. 

Three  distinguished  academicians  will  fill 
teaching  posts  under  the  Jacob  Ziskind  Visit- 
ing Professorships.  Thirteen  others  join  the 
staff  as  visiting  professors  or  permanent 
members  of  the  faculty  in  the  School  of 
Humanities,  School  of  Social  Science,  School 
of  Science,  and  School  of  Creative  Arts. 

Dr.  Edward  H. 
Carr,  Jacob  Ziskind 
Professor  of  History. 
is  Professor  of  Inter- 
national Politics  at 
Oxford  and  one  of  the 
world's  leading  ex- 
perts on  Soviet 
Russia.  A  former 
editor  of  the  Times  of 
London,  he  has  also 
written  several  volumes  on  Russia  and  the 
effect  of  the  revolution. 

Dr.  Pierre  Emanuel,  French  poet,  govern- 
ment official,  and  former  resistance  fighter, 
will  hold  a  Ziskind  Visiting  Professorship 
during  the  spring  term.  He  holds  degrees  of 
Licencie  es  Lettres  and  Licencie  es  Science. 
He  served  as  a  professor  for  six  years  at 
Lyons,  Cherbourg,  Ponpoise,  and  Dieu  le  Fit. 
Since  1945  he  has  served  successively  as:  a 
member  of  the  departmental  committee  of 
liberation  in  Valence,  head  of  a  newspaper 
in  Paris,  head  of  the  British  Service  Radio- 
diffusion,  France,  and  head  of  the  North 
.American  Service  Radiodiffusion,  France.  In 
1948  he  lectured  at  Columbia  Lniversity. 
Brooklyn  College.  Wellesley,  Mt.  Holyoke  and 
Vassar.  Three  years  ago  he  taught  at  the 
Harvard  summer  school. 

Dr.  Cyrus  H.  Gordon,  Jacob  Ziskind  Pro- 
fessor of  Near  Eastern  Studies,  and  Dr. 
Moshe  Zeltzer,  Visiting  Lecturer  in  Near 
Eastern  and  Judaic 
Studies,  are  now 
members  of  the  staff 
in  the  School  of  Hu- 
manities. Dr.  Gordon, 
a  native  of  Phila- 
delphia, holds  B.A.. 
M.A..  and  Ph.D. 
degrees  from  the  Uni- 
versity of  Pennsyl-  Dr.  Cyrus  H.  Gordon 
vania.     For   the   past 

ten  years  he  has  been  a  Professor  of  Assyriol- 
ogy  and  Egyptology  at  Dropsie  College  for 
Hebrew  and  Cognate  Learning  in  Phila- 
delphia. -Author,  lecturer,  and  veteran  of 
the  .fVrmy  and  Mt  Force,  Dr.  Gordon  holds 
membership  in  the  American  Oriental  Society 
and  the  Society  of  Biblical  Literature. 

Dr.  Zeltzer  was  awarded  his  Ph.D.  by  the 


University  of  Vienna  in  1933.  Over  the  past 
four  years  he  has  been  engaged  in  research 
in  Paris  and  London  leading  to  completion 
of  a  book  on  cultural  and  social  aspects  of 
Middle  Eastern  life  in  the  last  30  years.  He 
is  also  preparing  the  North  African  section 
of  a  historical  lexicon  of  Jewish  communities 
to  be  published  by  Yivo  of  New  York. 

Social  Science 

Also  joining  the  staff  of  the  School  of 
Social  Science  is  Dr.  Romney  Robinson, 
.\ssociate  Professor  of  Economics.  He  holds 
a  B.A.  degree  from  McMaster  L'niversity, 
Hamilton,  Ontario;  M.A.  from  the  University 
of  Toronto,  and  Ph.D.  from  Massachusetts 
Institute  of  Technology.  He  is  also  serving  as 
a  regional  economist  for  the  Federal  Reserve 
Bank  of  Boston. 

Dr.  John  P.  Roche,  .*\ssociale  Professor  at 
Haverford  College,  is  now  Associate  Professor 
of  Politics  at  Brandeis  and  chairman  of  the 
Politics  Department.  His  degrees  include: 
.\.B.  Hofstra  College;  .^.M.  Cornell  Univer- 
sity, and  Ph.D.  Cornell  University.  He  has 
been  a  Visiting  Professor  of  Political  Science 
at  Cornell  and  a  lecturer  at  the  Salzburg 
Seminar  in  American  .Studies  during  1954. 
Presently  he  is  directing  a  Fund  for  the 
Republic  study  of  Communist  infiltration  of 
opinion  forming  groups. 

Dr.  John  Van  Doren  is  an  instructor  in 
American  Civilization.  He  holds  a  B.A. 
degree  from  St.  John's  College,  Annapolis, 
Maryland,  and  his  M.A.  and  Ph.D.  from 
Columbia  University  Graduate  School. 

School  of  Science 

Six  of  the  new  faculty  members  have 
joined  the  staff  of  the  School  of  Science.  Dr. 
Eugene  P.  Gross,  a  graduate  of  Princeton 
who  has  served  on  the  faculty  at  Syracuse, 
Harvard  and  Massachusetts  Institute  of 
Technology,  is  an  Associate  Professor  of 
Physics  at  Brandeis. 

Dr.  Max  Chretien,  Instructor  of  Physics 
at  Columbia  L'niversity,  is  now  on  the  Bran- 
deis Science  staff  as  an  Assistant  Professor 
of  Physics.  He  earned  his  Ph.D.  at  the 
University  of  Basel,  Switzerland.  With 
teaching  experience  both  at  Basel  and 
Columbia,  he  has  also  done  research  work  at 
Birmingham,  England,  and  at  Sanford  Uni- 
versity. 

Dr.  Oscar  W.  Greenberg.  B.S.,  Rutgers, 
M.A.  and  Ph.D.,  Princeton,  serves  as  an 
Instructor  in  Physics.  He  has  done  research 
work  for  Princeton  and  the  U.  S.  Bureau  of 
Standards.  Dr.  Greenberg  was  a  member  of 
the  technical  staff  of  the  Bell  Telephone 
Laboratories  and  a  junior  project  engineer 
for  Bendix  Aviation  Corporation. 

Dr.  Lionel  Jaffe,  who  has  been  conducting 
researcli    in    marine    biology    at    the    Scrijips 


Institution  of  Oceanography,  University  of 
California,  serves  as  Assistant  Professor  ojj 
Biology  at  Brandeis.  He  holds  an  S.ffi 
degree,  magna  cum  laude,  from  Harvard  anff 
a  Ph.D.  from  California  Institute  of  Tech- 
nology. 

Dr.  Henry  Linschitz,  new  Associate  PrO' 
fessor  of  Chemistry  at  Brandeis,  has  research 
and  instructing  experience  at:  Explosives 
Research  Laboratory,  U.  S.  Bureau  of  Mines; 
Los  Alamos  Laboratory;  Institute  for  Nuclear 
Studies,  University  of  Chicago;  Syracuse. 
University,  and  the  Brookliaven  National' 
Laboratory.  He  holds  a  B.S.,  College  of 
City  of  New  York,  an  M.A.  and  Ph.D.,  Di 
l'niversity. 

Dr.  Jack  S.  Goldstein,  Visiting  Assistant 
Professor  of  Physics,  is  associated  with  Baird 
.\ssociates  Inc.,  of  Cambridge,  Massachusetts, 
as  a  physicist.  Dr.  Goldstein  completed  his 
undergraduate  work  at  the  College  of  the  City 
of  New  York  and  was  awarded  his  M.S.  at 
the  University  of  Oklahoma.  In  1953  he  was 
awarded  his  Ph.D.  at  Cornell.  Prior  to  join 
ing  the  Brandeis  faculty  he  had  done  re- 
search work  at:  University  of  Oklahoma; 
Cornell  Aeronautical  Laboratory,  Cornell 
University;  Institute  for  Advanced  Study, 
Princeton;  Brookhaven  National  Laboratory; 
and   Massachusetts   Institute   of   Technology. 


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Fine  Arts 

Walter  Spink,  Instructor  in  Fine  Arts, 


summa  cum  laude  Amherst,  earned  his  M.A. 
and  Ph.D.  at  the  Department  of  Fine  Arts,' 
Harvard  University  Graduate  School.  Inj 
1952  and  1953  he  was  associated  with  the 
Indian  Museum,  Calcutta,  India,  on  a  Ful-; 
bright  Travel  Grant. 

Mr.  Paul  Bertelsen,  Instructor  of  Theatre 
.'\rts,  attended  the  Dramatic  Workshop  of- 
the  New  School,  N.Y.C.,  and  undertook 
graduate  work  at  Columbia  University.  Mrs. 
Judith  Goldsmith  Zimmon,  Instructor  in 
Dance,  holds  a  B.A.,  Brooklyn  College,  and 
M.A.,  from  Sarah  Lawrence. 

Mrs.  Eileen  Driscoll,  Instructor  in  Fina 
Arts,  was  graduated,  summa  cum  laude,  from 
Smith  College.  She  completed  her  j  union 
year  at  the  Sorbonne  and  Ecole  du  Louvre  in 
France.  In  the  summer  of  1949  she  studied 
Italian  Renaissance  Art  in  Florence,  Italy! 
She  has  filled  various  research  assignments! 
and  served  as  an  Instructor  at  the  Welleslej^ 
College  Department  of  Art  and  as  a  reade 
in  the  Wellesley  College  Department  of  Art  " 

Seven  part-time  instructors  have  bi 
added  to  the  faculty  including:  Dr.  Alicdi 
Howard.  Biology;  Dr.  Harry  C.  Gatos,  Chemil 
istry;  Mrs.  Hildreth  Kritzer,  English;  Philii:| 
J.  Driscoll.  English  Composition;  Dr.  .\lfreo 
Schaden.  Psychology;  Dr.  Philip  St.  John| 
Biology;  and  Dr.  Normand  R.  C.  Cartieri 
Visiting  Lecturer  in  European  languages. 


14 


J./-'V— ,^ 


jVElV  SCIENCE  RESEARCH  EENMIS  AJVU  GRANTS 
VILE  SPONSOR  PROGRAMS  EN  MANY   EMEEDS 


rwinty    new    research    funds    and    grants 
IrJ  111  thirteen  others  already  in  effect  will 

■  11     research    at    Brandeis    llniversity    this 
I    »hen  the  laboratories  of  the  $2,250,000 

-iiMi-  Research  Center  open. 

(liny  of  the  nation's  best  known  research 

III-    are    represented    among    the   sponsors 

JIM- 1 1  as  many  of  the  families  recognized  for 

I  ir  support  of   Brandeis  University. 

fhr    Dorothy    H.    and    Lewis    Rosenstiel 

iiiilation  of  New  York  has  established  an 

1 1 1. HI  10  research  fund  to  be  used  for  basic 

.  iiih   in  biochemistry  and  a   gift  for  the 

ill. 000    Rosenstiel    Wing    of    the    Science 

-I. mil   Center.    The  combined   gifts   of  a 

1  i-    and    a    fund    for    the    University    were 

1  lulled   in  a  million  dollar  gift  announced 

I  in  this  year  by  Mr.  Rosenstiel,  chairman 
ilii-  board  of  Schenley  Industries,  Inc. 

I I  Saul  G.  Cohen,  Dean  of  Faculty  and 
I  iiiir  Chairman  of  the  School  of  Science, 
Ih  received  a  grant  from  the  U.  S.  Public 
llalth  Service  for  the  study  of  asymmetric 
1  clions  of  non-asymmetric  molecules;  this 
li  been  supplemented  by  a  grant  from  the 
ijierican  Academy  of  Arts  and  Sciences  and 
s'"rederick  Gardner  Cottrell  grant  from  Re- 
E  rch  Corporation,  New  York.    His  work  in 

■  he  ( .hemistry  of  Free  Radicals'"  continues, 
ipiiited    by    a    grant    from    the    National 

■iciue  Foundation. 

Cancer  Research 

Dr.   .\lbert   Kelner,   associate   professor   of 

l)logy,   already   on   cancer   research    under 

pvious  grants,  received  1956  awards  includ- 

one   from  the  American   Cancer  Society 

1  research  in  microbial  genetics  and  another 

im  the  National  Cancer  Institute. 

Dr.  Orrie  M.  Friedman,  associate  professor 

Chemistry    at    Brandeis,    is    the   recipient 

a  grant   from  the  Massachusetts   Division 

i|the  American  Cancer  Society  for  research 

the  development  of  anti-cancer  agents.    Dr. 

iedman    also    received    a    National    Public 

pith   Service  Grant   for  research   in   "The 

nthesis  of  Cytotoxic  .\gents." 

Dr.  Herman  T.  Epstein,  associate  professor 

Biophysics,  already  at  work  on  a  National 

iblic  Health  Service  Grant  for  research  on 

'hysico-chemical    Factors    in    Virus    Radio- 

iisitivily,"  has   received   a   new   grant   from 

e   Public    Health    Service    for    research    in 

ieproductive  Sites  in  Phage-infected  Cells."" 

National    Public     Health    Service    Grants 

ve  been  made  to  two  other  Brandeis  faculty 

;mbers.    Dr.  Harold  Conroy,  assistant  pro- 

5Sor    of    Chemistry,    will    do    research    in 

structure    and    Theoretical     Biogenesis    of 

ime   Dihydroindole  .Alkaloids."'    Dr.  Harold 

Klein,  associate  professor  of  Biology,  will 

irk    on    a    project    entitled    '"Synthesis    of 

pids  in  Saccharomyces  Cerevisiae." 

Dr.   Richard    Held,    assistant    professor   of 


Psychology,  returning  to  Brandeis  after  a 
year  of  work  at  Princeton"s  Institute  for  Ad- 
vanced Studies,  will  work  on  a  National 
Science  Foundation  project  "The  Role  of 
Reafference  in  Spatial  Coordination." 

Dr.  Sidney  Golden,  associate  professor  of 
Chemistry  at  Brandeis,  has  received  a  Fred- 
erick Gardner  Cottrell  Grant  from  the  Re- 
search Corporation  of  New  York  City  for  his 
projects  in  "Physical-Chemical  Aspects  of 
Alkali  Metal-Pyridine  Reactions.""  He  is  con- 
tinuing his  research  in  the  application  of 
quantum  mechanics  to  problems  of  molecular 
structure  and  chemical  kinetics  under  a  grant 
from  the  Office  of  Naval  Research. 

Life    Sciences 

Seven  new  grants  will  support  research  in 
the  life  sciences.  Donors  of  these  new  grants 
include:  the  Agoos  Family  Charity  Fund  of 
Boston;  the  Grosberg  Family  Charity  Fund, 
Inc.,  of  Boston;  the  Mary  Mann  Philanthropic 
League,  Inc.,  of  New  York  City;  Samuel 
Weinress,  .Saul  Weinress,  and  Wallace  Wein- 
ress,  all  of  Chicago;  and  Max  Isaacson  of 
Dayton,  Ohio. 

Friends  of  Mrs.  Jane  Lieberman  of  Hunt- 
ington Woods,  Michigan,  have  established  a 
fund  in  her  name  to  subsidize  research  at  the 
University.  The  Smith,  Rline.  and  French 
Foundation  of  Philadelphia  has  established  a 
fund  to  support  biology  research. 

.\  group  of  other  funds  and  grants  have 
been  the  mainstay  of  Brandeis  University 
research  over  the  years.  Some  of  the  ones 
now  in  effect  include:  a  science  research  fund 
established  in  memory  of  Jack  G.  Berman  of 
Brookline,  Massachusetts,  by  his  wife;  the 
Isaac  and  Esther  Kaplan  Research  Fund 
established  by  a  friend  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Kaplan  of  Boston  on  their  .50th  Wedding 
anniversary;  the  Simon  G.  Laties  Research 
Fund,  established  by  Simon  G.  Laties  of 
Peabody,  Massachusetts;  the  Hal  A.  Miller 
Research  Fund,  an  annual  contribution  from 
Mrs.  Menasha  E.  Katz  of  Baltimore,  Mary- 
land: the  Samuel  Rubin  Foundation  Fund 
established  by  the  New  York  Foundation 
with  an  initial  allocation  of  $75,000  for 
.Anthropology   research. 

Also  the  Smart  Research  Fund,  established 
by  the  Smart  Family  Foundation  of  Chicago 
to  finance  the  cancer  research  of  Dr.  Albert 
Kelner;  the  .\braham  and  Rebecca  Snider 
Science  Fund,  established  by  Melvin  Snider 
in  honor  of  the  50th  wedding  anniversary  of 
his  parents  of  Brookline,  Massachusetts;  the 
I.  Joseph  I  nger  Memorial  Science  Grant, 
created  by  Mrs.  Ida  K.  Unger  of  Cleveland, 
Ohio,  in  memory  of  her  husband;  and  the 
Abraham  Warsbaw  Research  Fund,  estab- 
lished by  the  late  .\braham  Warshaw  of  New 
York  City  through  the  .\braham  and  Mae 
Warshaw  Foundation,   Inc. 


Three  Executives 
Named  to  Fill 
Brandeis  Posts 

Three  appointments  to  administrative  posts 
at  Brandeis  University  have  been  announced; 

Max  M.  Kleinbaum,  former  national  di- 
rector of  the  League  for  Emotionally  Dis- 
turbed Children,  Inc.,  New  York  City,  will 
serve  as  administrative  assistant  to  the 
University"s  president.  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar; 
Harold  Weisberg.  former  director  of  Adult 
Education,  B"nai  B"rith,  has  been  named  the 
director  of  the  Office  of  Student  Personnel; 
and  Charles  Balkin,  former  business  manager 
of  Queens  College,  New  York  City,  will  serve 
as  the  director  of  University  Building 
Operations. 

Mr.  Kleinbaum  is  a  graduate  of  Cornell 
University  and  received  his  Master  of  Arts 
degree  in  1937  from  Columbia  I'niversity 
Graduate  School  of  Sociology  and  Political 
Science. 

Mr.  Weisberg  also  served  as  executive 
director  of  Reconstructionist  Foundation 
from  1952  to  19.53  and  was  the  associate 
editor  for  "Reconstructionist""  in  1952.  The 
editor  of  two  textbooks  on  religion,  he  has 
published  articles  and  book  reviews  in 
"Reconstructionist,"'  "New  Republic,""  and 
■"Jewish  Social  Studies." 

Mr.  Balkin,  prior  to  his  position  at  Queens 
College  in  1954,  was  assistant  treasurer  of 
the  University  of  Buffalo  from  1951  to  19,54. 
He  previously  had  been  employed  by  the 
Board  of  Higher  Education  for  the  City  of 
New  York  and  also  was  a  certified  public 
accountant  with  the  office  of  the  Comptroller 
for  New  York  City. 

Bonjaiiiiii  Fino  Addresses 
Brandeis  Atlanta  Frienils 

Benjamin  Fine,  education  editor  of  the 
iVew  York  Times,  recently  told  a  meeting  of 
.\tlanta,  Georgia,  Friends  of  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity that  the  nation  is  in  the  midst  of  a 
growing  educational  pinch  because  its  edu- 
cational facilities  are  growing  at  a  slower 
rate  than  its  school  population. 

He  spoke  to  the  Atlanta  friends  during  a 
Centennial  dinner  held  at  the  Standard  Town 
and  Country  Club. 

Lawrence  A.  Wien.  chairnum  ol  the  Cen- 
tennial Fund,  spoke  on  the  progress  of  the 
I'niversity.  Members  of  the  Atlanta  Centen- 
nial Committee  included  Louis  Aronstam, 
chairman.  Alex  Diltler,  .Abe  Goldstein,  Harold 
Marcus,  .'\.  j.  \\  cinberg  and  Sidney  A.  Wien. 

15 


WOMEX   RE-ELECT   MRS.   SCHNEIDER    PRESIDED 
OPEX  IVATIOi^WIDE  LIEE  MEMRERSHIP  PROGRAAf 


5000  Life  I^lemliers  Goal 
To  Raise  Library  Funds 

Mrs.  Joseph  L.  Schneider  of  Brookline. 
Mass.,  has  been  re-elected  president  of 
92-chapter  National  Women's  Committee  of 
Brandeis  University  and  has  launched  a  life 
memhership  campaign  in  32  states  to  raise 
funds  for  the  Goldfarb  Library  Building  to 
be  constructed  at  Brandeis. 

The  membership  program,  under  the  chair- 
manship of  Mrs.  Edward  Schaffer,  is  de- 
signed to  raise  one-half  of  the  $1,000,000 
pledged  to  the  Library  Building  Fund  by  the 
Women's  Committee  at  library  groundbreak- 
ing exercises  last  June.  The  campaign  to 
enroll  5000  new  life  members  is  underway. 

A  Massachusetts  attorney,  Mrs.  Schneider 

has    served    as    a    member    of    the    National 

Board  of  the  Women's 

^^^^^^  Committee  since  1949. 

^^^H|^^  Prior    to    her   elec- 

^^■^^^^B  tion     in     1955,     she 

^^F^    ,      ^-M  served  as  chairman  of 

■H    "^      '^y  the     Second     Annual 

\J        ~^  Conference  of  the  Na- 

\    V_^/  tional   Women's  Com- 

^^^^^^  mittee  held  on  campus 

.,       ^  ,      .  ,  in  1951  and  as  Chair- 

Mrs,  bchneider  ,      . 

man    of     the    service 

committee  and  of  area  conferences  in  1954. 
In  giving  her  first  report  as  President  of 
the  58,000  member  Women's  Committee  and 
looking  forward  to  her  second  year  of  leader- 
ship, Mrs.  Schneider  told  the  delegates 
assembled:  "Under  the  inspired  leadership 
of  my  predecessors,  we  have  given  the  Uni- 
versity one-half  million  dollars  in  surplus 
funds,  credited  to  the  National  Women's 
Committee  for  the  Library  Building  Fund. 
We  need  but  raise  another  half-million  dol- 
lars. We  are  not  a  fund-raising  organization. 
We  must  keep  faith  with  our  membership. 
Our  objective  this  year,  'The  Year  We  Build,' 
is  5,000  new  Life  Members.  When  we  say 
'The  Year  We  Build,'  we  not  only  mean  the 
building  of  the  new  library,  but  the  building 
of  annual  membership,  of  book  fund  contri- 
butions and  of  special  and  major  book 
collections." 

Cites  Goldfarb  Gift 

Citing  the  Goldfarb  gift  made  to  the  Uni- 
versity earlier  this  year,  Mrs.  Schneider 
said:  "Among  our  honored  guests  this  eve- 
ning are  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jack  Goldfarb,  whose 
magnificent  gift  of  one  million  dollars  toward 
the  construction  of  a  two-million  dollar 
library,  brings  to  fruition,  at  a  much  earlier 
date,  our  dream  for  a  library  consistent  with 
the  growth  and  ideals  of  Brandeis  University. 
We  look  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Goldfarb  not  only 
as  our  benefactors,  but  as  our  partners  in 
this  enterprise." 


Harry   A.   Morrison,   of   Brooklyn,   N.  Y.,    Presi 
j„.x  ^t  xL»  a.^^Jr,:,  iir,;wArc:xw  C^../.lan^  1  ■»;,.,» 


Marry  A.  Morrison,  ot  brooklyn,  IN.  T.,  rre 
dent  of  the  Brandeis  University  Student  Union, 
earned  the  1956  Jessie  S.  Kramer  Award  of  the 
National  Women's  Committee,  presented  by 
Dr.  Claude  A.  S.  Vigee,  during  the  annual 
awards  dinner  of  the  Brandeis  Honor  Society. 
The  award  is  made  annually  to  a  student  who 
has  demonstrated  leadership  in  campus  activi- 
ties and  who,  through  academic  achievement, 
exemplifies  the  well-rounded  student. 


In  relating  tlie  role  of  the  National  Presi- 
dent she  said:  "We  are  grateful  to  the  Uni- 
versity for  honoring  the  Women's  Committee 
by  inviting  its  National  President  to  sit  on 
the  Board  of  Trustees.  To  participate  in  the 
various  discussions  and  deliberations  of  plans 
for  the  development  of  Brandeis  University, 
sends  your  president  home  from  Board  meet- 
ings exhilarated  and  humbly  grateful  for 
tliis  experience. " 

Membership  Program 

"It  is  an  exciting  responsibility  that  we 
women  have  assumed, "  said  Mrs.  Schaffer. 
"Since  we  are  not  a  fund-raising  group,  we 
have  only  one  way  to  reach  our  goal,  and 
that  is  through  increased  Life  Membership. 
This  is  a  project  that  is  not  just  for  our 
lifetime,  it  is  one  that  will  reach  beyond  the 
span  of  our  own  lives  and  stretch  into  a 
brilliant  future,  a  project  which  will  give 
meaning  to  our  lives  long  after  we  ourselves 
are  no  more. " 

The  membership  in  the  United  States  has 
been  augmented  by  members  in  Puerto  Rico 
and  Thailand.  Mrs.  Nathan  Shapiro,  a  new 
member  from  Puerto  Rico,  has  a  daughter, 
Barbara,  in  the  Sophomore  Class  at  Brandeis. 
Mrs.  W.  M.  Gilmartin  of  Bangkok,  Thailand, 
has  been  enrolled  as  a  Life  Member  by  her 
father  Isaiah  L.  Sharfman  of  the  Brandeis 
Board  of  Trustees. 

During  the  summer  months  Mrs.  Schneider 
toured  west  coast  cities  visiting  chapters  in 
Oakland,  San  Francisco  and  Los  Angeles. 
Her  fall  schedule  includes  visits  to  chapters 
in  Cleveland,  Cincinnati  and  Dayton,  Ohio. 
Chicago,  Philadelphia,  and  Washington,  D.  C. 


WC  Discussion  Groups 
Conduct  Fall  Program 
Directed  by  Faculty 

The  National  Women's  Committee  ( 
Brandeis  University  has  opened  a  discussio 
group  program  this  fall  using  material  pri 
pared  by  the  Brandeis  faculty  to  aid  educ,  i 
tional  programs  in  chapters  from  Maine  ;, 
California. 

Dr.  Lawrence  H.  Fuchs,  well-known  le 
turer,  author,  radio  and  '{it  commentate ' 
and  assistant  professor  of  Politics  at  Bra  ' 
deis,  has  outlined  the  program  and  readif' 
it  for  use  by  any  chapter  with  access  to  8 
up-to-date  library. 

1  he    discussion    group    program    is    bui  |q 
around    three   course    titles    selected    on  tl 
basis  of  a  questionnaire  sent  to  the  chaptei   jj 
"Current    Educational    Problems    in    tl 
United    States,"    "The    Great    Novel,"   ar 
"The  United  States  in  World  Affairs,"  w: 
be  discussed  by  Study  Groups  meeting  info 
mally  for  about  10  to  15  weeks.    A  manu 
for  the  required  reading  has  been  prepart 
so  that  members  can  participate  in  the  di 
cussions.    The  leader   for    the   Study   Grot 
will  be  selected  by  the  chapter  and  will  a  _ 
as  moderator. 

J.11 


Ihi 


Twenty-One   Ciiapters 
Win  Menibersliip  Awards  i 

Twenty-one     chapters     across     the     natit  «" 
have  received  National  Women's  Committi' 
awards  for  outstanding  achievement  in  mei 
bership. 

Chapters   named   for   outstanding   achieni 
ment   in  membership   were:     Boston,  MassIP 
chusetts;  Broward  County,  Florida;  BurlinP 
ton,   Vermont;    Canton,   Ohio;    Clevelan 
Ohio;  Columbus,  Ohio;  Great  Neck,  Ne 
York;    Haverhill,   Massachusetts;    Lawrem 
Massachusetts;    Little    Rock,    Arkansa 
Lowell,  Massachusetts;   Manchester,  Nfj 
Hampshire;  Nashville,  Tennessee;  New  Loi 
don,   Connecticut;    Newport,   Rhode   Isla& 
Philadelphia,     Pennsylvania;     Pittsburg 
Pennsylvania;    Salem,  Massachusetts;    Sch 
nectady.  New  York;  Springfield,  Illinois;  a 
Springfield,  Massachusetts. 

These  cliapters  are  the  pace-setters  duri: 
the  present  campaign  for  new  members  un 
the  motto  "This  is  the  Year  We  Build 


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lL-tech  joixs  braxdeis  university 
five-year  cooperative  program 


second   great   technical   institution   has 

me  linked  with  Brandeis  University  to 
ind   tlie    combined    programs    offered    by 

under   a  cooperative   program. 
alifornia     Institute    of    Technology    and 
ndeis  University  now  jointly  offer  a  five- 
■  program  in  which  a  student   may  earn 
a  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree  and  a  Bach- 

of  Science  degree.  A  similar  program  is 
in  operation  between  Brandeis  and 
negie  Institute  of  Technology. 
his  program  gives  the  student  an  oppor- 
ty  to  earn  a  degree  based  solidly  on  the 
ral  arts  with  a  major  in  science  and  a 
nd  degree  with  greater  specialization  in 
nee  or  engineering. 

nder  the  program,  known  as  the  3-2  plan, 
lents  will  take  three  years  of  liberal  arts 
lies  with  a  major  in  science  at  Brandeis 
versity  and  later  transfer  to  California 
itute  of  Technology  or  Carnegie  Institute 
'echnology  for  two  years  of  engineering  or 
nee.   Cal-Tech  is  at  Pasadena,  California, 

Carnegie  is  at  Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania. 
fter  their  liberal  arts  and  science  training 

randeis,  transfer  students  may  study  in 
nee  and  engineering  courses  in  a  number 
ivisions  at  the  technical  institutes  includ- 
biology,  chemistry,  chemical  engineer- 
geographical  sciences,  electrical  engi- 
ring,  physics,  civil  engineering,  math- 
tics,  astronomy,  mechanical  engineering. 

aeronautics. 


;W    OFFICERS    REPRESEIVT 

ATES  ACROSS  THE  NATION 

lembers  of  the  National  Women's  Com- 
ee  from  Maine  to  California  were  elected 
lational  offices  during  the  eighth  annual 
ference  of  the  committee. 
liss  Susan  Brandeis,  of  New  York  City, 
ghter  of  the  late  Justice  Brandeis,  is 
lorary  president.  Mrs.  Harry  L.  Michaels 
Brookline,  Massachusetts,  is  honorary 
i-president.  Mrs.  Irving  Abrams  of  New- 
Massachusetts,  and  Mrs.  Louis  I. 
mer.  Providence,  Rhode  Island,  are  hon- 
ry  directors. 

hose  named  as  vice-presidents  include: 
s.  Maurice  Mandel,  Chicago;  Mrs.  Leo 
rvis.  New  Orleans;  Mrs.  Herman  A. 
ntz,  Boston;  Mrs.  Samuel  A.  Moss,  Los 
geles;  Mrs.  David  A.  Rose.  Newton, 
ssachusetts;  and  Mrs.  Philip  Rosenfeld  of 
shington,  D.  C. 

)ther  officers  are:    Mrs.  Louis  Schaffer  of 

mkline,  Mass.,  treasurer,  and  Mrs.  Philip 

:al  of  Newton,  Mass.,  assistant  treasurer. 

s.    William    Wasserstrom     of     Columbus, 

io,  recording  secretary,  and  Mrs.  Abraham 

Tiker  of  Quincy,  Mass.,  corresponding  secre- 

ly.    Mrs.  Joseph  Real  of  Brookline,  Mass., 

lancial  secretary. 


Hungarian  Refugees 
Are  Beneficiaries 
Of  Scholarship  Aid 

A  fuU  tuition  scholarship  awaits  the  first 
Hungarian  refugee  student  to  be  accepted  for 
studies  at  Brandeis  University  through  funds 
provided  by  a  scholarship  endowment  gift 
of  Mrs.  Cora  Block  of  Chicago. 

Mrs.  Block,  widow  of  L.  E.  Block,  former 
president  of  Inland  Steel  Company,  has  made 
a  scholarship  endowment  of  $20,000  which 
will  insure  in  perpetuity  a  full  tuition 
scholarship  each  year  for  gifted  and  needy 
students. 

Dr.  Sachar  announced  that:  "Inasmuch 
as  the  Hungarian  crisis  has  touched  the 
hearts  of  the  entire  world,  Mrs.  Block  would 
like  the  first  year  of  the  scholarship  assigned 
to  a  student  coming  from  Hungary  in  the 
group  specially  approved  by  an  act  of  Presi- 
dent Eisenhower." 

Students  on  the  Brandeis  campus  extended 
aid  to  their  fellow  Hungarian  students  with 
a  fund-raising  rally  and  a  letter-writing  cam 
paign  to  seek  help  for  the  fighters  for  free 
dom. 

Lawrence  D.  Saidenljerg,  a  graduate  o: 
Brandeis  last  June,  is  a  grandson  of  Mrs, 
Block.  It  was  recently  announced  that  Mr. 
Saidenberg  is  engaged  to  Miss  Lynn  Regan, 
a  Rrandeis  sophomore. 


Hiatt  Gift  Highlights 
^'orccsfor  Club  Dinnor 
Hold  During  ^oveiiiiier 

A  recent  meeting  of  the  Friends  of  Rran- 
deis was  held  at  the  Mount  Pleasant  Country 
Club,  Roylslon,  Mass.,  under  the  sponsorship 
of  ihe  Brandeis  Club  of  Worcester. 

Jacob  Hialt,  a  fellow  of  the  University  and 
co-chairman  of  the  meeting,  set  the  meeting 
pace  with  a  personal  gift  of  $25,000  as  an 
initial  pledge  toward  an  ultimate  capital 
gift   whose  nature   will   be   later   designated. 

The  gift  served  as  a  bellwether  for  all  of 
the  others  present.  The  community  is  now 
within  hailing  distance  of  its  goal  of  $100,000 
for  Brandeis. 

Mr.  Hiatt,  who  has  also  made  other  gener- 
ous gifts  to  Rrandeis  University,  is  on  the 
Roard  of  Trustees  of  Clark  University, 
Worcester,  and  is  one  of  the  Worcester 
Jewish  community's  top  leaders. 

Joseph  R.  Cohan  was  general  chairman, 
with  Mr.  Hiatt,  Abraham  S.  Persky,  Judge 
Joseph  Goldl)erg,  Samuel  Seder,  and  Leon 
Newton  as  co-chairmen.  Dr.  Sachar  ad- 
dressed  the   dinner  meeting. 


Earl  Warren  Address 
Climaxes  Centennial 

(Cont.  from  page  5) 

weather  vanes.  Elevated  to  the  Supreme 
Court  as  the  Chief  Justice  of  the  LInited 
States,  interpreting  liis  role  as  conciliator,  in 
a  court  comprised  of  men  of  the  most  varied 
orientation  and  conviction.  The  fulfillment 
of  Jeremiah's  prayer  for  moral  leadership 
which  combines  justice  with  righteousness, 
man's  most  cherished  blessing,  for,  having 
this,  'They  shall  fear  no  more,  nor  be  dis- 
mayed." 

As  television  cameras  swung  from  the 
rostrum  to  a  nearby  hillside  a  group  of  con- 
vocation participants  including  Dr.  Sachar. 
Miss  Susan  Rrandeis,  Mr.  Feinberg,  Mr. 
Weil,  Mr.  Lawrence  A.  Wien,  Chairman  of 
the  Rrandeis  Centennial  Fund,  and  the  Chief 
Justice  assembled  at  the  base  of  a  huge 
shrouded  object  high  above  the  heads  of  the 
convocation  guests.  Stepping  forward  to  take 
the  release  ropes  on  the  shroud,  pausing  for 
a  few  seconds  at  a  microphone,  the  Chief 
Justice  looked  back  over  the  student  body 
and  seniors  in  caps  and  gowns.  As  another 
moment  of  silence  passed  he  looked  from  his 
vantage  point  to  the  far  reaches  of  the  cam- 
pus. Then  he  solemnly  pronounced  the  words 
which  mirrored  his  feelings  as  he  climaxed 
the  entire  centennial  year  observance. 

"As  I  stand  here,"  he  began,  "about  to 
exercise  the  privilege  of  unveiling  the  statue 
of  Justice  Brandeis,  I  am  aware  of  more  than 
the  present  distinguished  audience.  I  see 
before  me  the  generations  of  young  men  and 
women  who,  as  the  years  unfold,  will  pass 
this  way.  Each  of  them  will  catch  innumer- 
able glimpses — and  some  of  them  will  retain 
an  abiding  image  of  the  large  bronze  figure. 

"It  is  our  confident  hope,  yours  and  mine, 
that  the  spirit  and  ideals  of  the  man — his 
dauntless  courage,  creative  thinking,  and  un- 
selfish labors — as  expressed  by  the  sculptor, 
and  honored  by  the  university  bearing  his 
name — will  find  even  more  perfect  and  last- 
ing expression  in  the  lives  of  those  future 
young  Americans. 

"Not  a  statue,  not  a  magnificent  university 
alone,  but  the  transmission  of  a  living  inspira- 
tion, from  one  body  of  youth  to  another,  to 
become  truer  men  and  finer  citizens,  will  be- 
stow on  Louis  Dembitz  Brandeis  the  immor- 
tality his  character  and  achievements  have 
earned. 

"Beyond  a  noble  work  of  art  or  a  grateful 
tribute,  we  are  dedicating  here  a  great  and 
firm  resolve." 

With  this  dedication  he  unveiled  the  mag- 
nificent bronze  statue  of  Justice  Brandeis  now 
overlooking  the  Waltham  campus.  Lawrence 
A.  Wien.  chairman  of  the  Brandeis  Centen- 
nial Fund,  and  sculptor  Robert  Rerks,  com- 
missioned by  Mr.  Wien  to  execute  the  statue, 
watched  these  ceremonies  sharing  with  the 
3000  guests  the  thrill  of  seeing  a  visible  link 
between  Rrandeis  the  Man  and  Brandeis  the 
University  established  for  future  generations. 


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Four  $25,000  Centennial  Year  Benefactions  Will  Support 
Brandeis  Chairs  in  Economics,  Humanities,  and  Science 


Four  Centennial  Year  gifts  totallin" 
$100,000  have  created  new  chairs  at  Brandeis 
University  to  support  distinguished  faculty 
in  the  areas  of  labor  economics,  humanities 
and  science. 

Max  Atran  of  the  Alran  Foundation  of 
New  York  City  has  announced  tlie  new  Atran 
Chair  in  Labor  Economics  to  support  instruc- 
tion in  the  field  of  labor  economics. 

Ben  Novak  of  Miami  Beach.  Florida,  and 
St.  Louis.  Missouri,  has  established  the  Ben 
Novak  Chair  in  Science  to  support  instruc- 
tion in  science. 

Earlier  this  year  announcements  were  made 
of  the  Morris  Schapiro  and  Family  Chair  in 
Science  and  the  Peter  and  Elizabeth  Wolken- 
stein  Chair  in  the  Humanities.  Morris 
Schapiro,  of  Baltimore,  chairman  of  the  board 
of  the  Boston  Metals  Company  is  the  father 
of  John  D.  Schapiro,  a  fellow  of  the  Uni- 
versity. David  D.  Borowitz,  of  Chicago,  also 
a  fellow  of  the  University,  created  the 
Wolkenstein  Chair  in  memory  of  his  wife's 
parents. 

David  D.  Borowitz.  of  Chicago,  also  a 
fellow  of  the  I'niversity.  is  founder  and 
president  of  the  Bradley  Manufacturing 
Company,  sponsor  of  a  scholarship.  He  has 
also  established  the  David  Borowitz  Teaching 
Fellowship  at  the  University,  and  is  donor  to 
the  Brandeis  Library  of  the  Borowitz  Collec- 
tion of  First  Editions  in  American  and  Eng- 
lish Literature. 

The  Atran  Foundation  was  incorporated  in 
New  York  in  194,';  with  the  late  Frank  Z. 
.\tran  as  the  donor.  Mr.  Novack,  president 
of  the  Western  Trucking  Company  of  St. 
Louis,  has  previously  sponsored  the  Harry 
Novack  Scholarship  Service  Fund  in  memory 
of  his  father.  This  was  used  for  scholarship 
and  student  employment  purposes  or  teaching 
fellow  assistance. 


Greater  Boston  Club  Holds 
Xew  Hampshire  l%^eekend 

The  Greater  Boston  Brandeis  Club  second 
annual  outing  drew  150  members  to  a  week- 
end at  Wentworth  Hall,  Jackson,  New  Hamp- 
shire, recently.  Herbert  Savrann  of  Caiu- 
bridge  and  Henry  .\ugust  of  Brookline  served 
as  co-chairmen  of  the  outing.  Leon  Kowal 
of  Newton,  vice-president  of  the  club,  was 
program  chairman. 

The  first  award  of  the  President's  Trophy 
for  golf  was  made  to  .'Vlfred  Sharenow  of 
Newton.  Edward  Goldstein,  incoming  presi- 
dent, made  the  first  presentation  of  the  cup. 

Mr.  Goldstein,  Sidney  Kaye,  Mr.  .August. 
and  Mr.  Savrann  served  on  the  Program 
Committee  with  .Mr.  Kowal.  Others  on  the 
planning  committees  were:  Arnold  Cutler. 
Frank  B.  Gordon,  Kivie  Kaplan,  Dr.  Max 
Ritvo,  George  Shapiro,  and  Harold  Wald. 

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EIGHT  FACULTY  MEMBERS  ADVAXCEI| 
IN  RECENT  ACADEMIC  PROMOTION) 


Jack  A.  Goldfarb 


Two  Brandeis  Clubs  Honor 
Trustee  Jack  A.  Goldfarb 

Jack  A.  Goldfarb.  a  trustee  of  Brandeis 
University  and  donor  of  the  University's  pro- 
posed $1,000,000  Goldfarb  Library  Building, 
was  honored  by  Brandeis  Clubs  in  Indianap- 
olis and  Louisville  during  recent  months. 

Gov.  A.  B.  Chandler  of  Kentucky  was  fea- 
tured speaker  at  the  Centennial  dinner  at 
Louisville's  Standard  Country  Club.  Herman 
A.  Handmaker  and  Dr.  Joseph  M.  Frehling. 
both  fellows  of  the  University,  were  co- 
chairmen  of  the  dinner  meeting. 

Marven  Laskey  and 
Irwin  Katz  were  co- 
chairmen  of  the  In- 
dianapolis Centennial 
dinner  committee. 
Benny  Friedman, 
Brandeis  .\thletic  Di- 
rector, addressed  the 
dinner  audience  of 
more  than  100  In- 
dianapolis friends  of 
the  University  in  the  Marble  Ballroom  of  the 
Marott  Hotel. 

Six  Life  Memberships  were  announced 
from  the  Indianapolis  area  including:  Louis 
Barnett,  .\.  L.  Borinstein,  Wilfred  Borinstein, 
V.  M.  Goldberg,  ,4be  and  Lee  Kroot  Foun- 
dation, and  Lou  Leventhal. 

President  and  chairman  of  the  board  of 
Union  Underwear  Company,  Inc.,  now  one 
of  the  world's  largest  concerns  of  its  kind, 
Mr.  Goldfarb,  a  Fellow  of  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity, has  been  a  trustee-at-large  of  the  Feder- 
ation of  Jewish  Charities,  a  director  of  the 
.\merican  Fair  Trade  Council,  and  an  execu- 
tive committee  member  of  the  L'nderwear 
Institute. 

PHIL.\DELPHI.%  TLrB  REPORTS 
»tEVK.>'    .XEW    MFE    ME.MBERS 

Seven  new  life  members  of  the  Brandeis 
Clubs  were  announced  at  a  recent  meeting  in 
Philadelphia's  Hotel  Warwick. 

Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar  addressed  this  meet- 
ing organized  under  the  chairmanship  of 
Morris  A.  Kravitz.  Among  the  new  life 
members  were:  Samuel  A.  Genel,  Kevy  K. 
Kaiserman,  Samuel  Krakovitz.  William  Levin- 
son,  .August  Lincoln,  Sen.  Israel  Stiefel,  and 
Nathan  Weisfeld. 


Eight  Brandeis  University  faculty  membe 
were  elevated  in  I'niversity  rank  prior  to  tl 
opening  of  the  fall  semester.  I 

Dr.    Eugenia    Hanfmann,    director    of   tl 
Brandeis    Psychological    Counselling    Centt 
was    named    professor    of    psychology.     E 1 
Nahum  N.  Glatzer  was  elevated  from  assoij 
ate  to  professor  of  Jewish  histor>'.  h 

Composer    Harold    Shapero,   assistant  piT 
fessor  of  music,  and   Dr.  Harold   P.  Klei 
assistant  professor  of  biology,  are  now  asj 
ciate  professors. 

Instructors  Dr.  Sidney  Rosen,  physicr 
science;  Dr.  Irving  Massey,  comparatiij' 
literature,  and  Dr.  Caldwell  Titcomb,  mus 
have  been  named  assistant  professo 
Madame  Denise  A.  Alexandre  has  be 
promoted  from  instructor  of  romance  la 
guages  to  lecturer. 


45  Life  Members  Inductee 
As  Greater  Boston  (Inb 


Meets  on  Brandeis  Campus 


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Life  memberships  totalling  $90,000  we 
represented  by  the  4.S  men  inducted  into  t 
Brandeis  Clubs  at  a  breakfast  meeting 
campus  earlier  this  year.  Dr.  Abram 
Sachar  addressed  the  meeting  in  the  Stude 
Center  and  presented  plaques  to  the  hono! 
life  members. 

Sidney  L.  Kaye,  retiring  president  o 
Greater  Boston  Brandeis  Club,  was  chairm 
of  the  breakfast  meeting.  .4mong  those 
ducted  in  special  ceremonies  were:  David 
Bond,  Isidore  Bromfield,  Matthew  Brovi 
Moses  G.  Brudno.  William  S.  Burg,  Rob 
P.  Cable,  William  Canto,  A.  Paul  Coh 
Louis  Covitz,  George  K.  Feinberg,  Willii 
Feinberg,  Murray  W.  Finard.  Joseph  Formi 
Louis  Fox.  John   Garfield. 

Also  Morris  Glassman,  Henry  Goldbe 
Samuel  Goldstein,  Oscar  Horovitz,  Benjan 
T.  Kaplan,  Samuel  Ketover,  David  Knoppi: 
Arthur  Lang,  E.  M.  Loew,  Sidney  Mar. 
Wesley  L.  Marks,  Robert  T.  Markson, 
Leon  S.  Medalia,  Joseph  L.  Milhent} 
Herman  Nick,  Abraham  Noble,  Samuel 
Poorvu,  Frank  Popper,  Herman  Rifh 
Louis  Rosen,  Simon  H.  Rosenberg,  Mo) 
Rostau,  Isidore  Sherman,  George  Sibley,  . 
Slotnick,  PhUip  Smith,  Irving  Wool,  Natl 
Wyner,  and  George  Yaffe. 


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^.:VGINEERINa  STUDENTS  BESMGNATED 
LV   PROViSiONS    OF   FISCHBACMt   FUND 


A  143,000  scholarship  endowment  fund  has 
sen  established  at  Brandeis  University  by 
le  family  of  Henry  F.  Fisrhharh  of  New 
ork  City. 

The  income  from  the  fund,  to  l)e  named 
le  Fischbach  Scholarship  and  Endowment 
und,  will  provide  maintenance  and  tuition 
isistance  for  gifted  and  deserving  students, 
ith  preference  given  to  those  who  plan  for 

career  in  engineering. 

Mr.  Fischbach  is  a  member  of  Fischbach 
nd  Moore,  a  New  York  City  electrical  con- 
acting  firm. 

Other  members  of  the  Fischbach  family 
articipating  in  this  grant  are:  Frank  Neu- 
irth  of  New  York  City;  Jerome  Fischbach 
f  Scarsdale,  N.Y.;  Allen  D.  Fischbach  of 
OS  Angeles,  Calif.;  and  Herbert  Fischbach 
f  New  York  City. 

Brandeis  University  is  participating  in  a 
-operative  program  with  Carnegie  Institute 
f  Technology  and  California  Institute  of 
echnology  enabling  students  to  receive  both 
achelor  of  Arts  degrees  and  Bachelor  of 
cience  degrees  after  three  years  at  Brandeis 
nd  two  years  at  either  of  the  two  other 
ichnical  institutions. 


Peaching  Fellowships 
ncreased  This  Year 
^Viih   Five  New  Gitis 

five  new  teaching  fellowships  recently 
jieated  at  Brandeis  University  bring  the 
ilal  number  of  fellowships  now  available  to 
Ml  iv-three. 

I  he  Alexander  Budnitz  Teaching  Fellow- 
liii'.  created  through  a  bequest  from  the 
^lale  of  Alexander  Budnitz  of  Worcester, 
I.I— -achusetts,  will  support  a  teaching  fel- 
iiv-liip  in  the  field  of  Hebraic  studies.  The 
ila  and  Mark  A.  Edison  Teaching  Fellowship 
as  been  established  as  a  memorial  by  the 
'hapiro  Brothers  of  Auburn,  Maine,  to  sup- 
mi  a  teaching  fellowship  in  a  field  to  be 
I  -iunated  by  the  University. 

Mr.  Sidney  Blauner  of  New  York  City  has 
sl  ililished  a  teaching  fellowship  in  honor  of 
uiliur  Levitt  in  a  field  to  be  designated  l)y 
III-  University.  A  Charles  Merinoff  Fellow- 
liip  has  been  established  by  Mr.  Herman 
■liiinofi  of  New  York  City  also  in  a  field  In 
"•  designated  by  tlie  University. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harry  Stadler  of  Hollywood, 
Imida,  have  created  a  fellowship  in  honor 
I  iheir  motliers.  Sarah  Stadler  and  Etla 
li-r^er.  This  grant  will  be  used  to  support  a 
rarhing   fellowship  in  the  field  ol  music. 


Friendw  Honor 
§»p;^ros  Sk€»iiras 
In  Los  Angeles 

Spyros  Skouras,  president  of  20lh  Century 
Fox  Films,  was  cited  for  his  work  in  the  field 
of  inter-group  relations  at  a  Centennial  Y'ear 
dinner  last  month  sponsored  by  the  Friends 
of  Brandeis  University  of  Greater  Los 
,\ngeles. 

David  Tannenbaum.  mayor  of  Los  .Angeles, 
served  as  co-chairman  ot  a  committee  of 
more  than  60  members  who  planned  the 
dinner  for  .SOO  at  the  Grand  Ballroom  of  the 
Beverly  Hilton  Hotel. 

President  Sacbar  and  Lawrence  A.  Wien, 
chairman  of  the  Centennial  Fund,  were  guest 
speakers  at  the  Los  Angeles  dinner. 

Albert  H.  Allen,  Y.  D.  Markson,  Leonard 
Mathes,  G.  Harry  Rothberg,  Dore  Schary, 
and  Edward  Zuckerman  were  co-chairmen 
with  Mayor  Tannenbaum. 

Skouras,  who  immigrated  to  America  from 
bis  native  Greece  in  bis  boyhood  and  rose  to 
prominence  in  the  motion  picture  industry 
has  been  active  in  civic  and  charitable  work 
for  years.  He  has  been  chairman  of  the 
extension  committee  of  the  World  Brother- 
hood Movement,  chairman  of  the  motion- 
picture  industry  division  of  the  United 
Jewish  Appeal,  vice-chairman  of  the  Ameri- 
can Museum  of  Immigration  and  chairman 
of  the  New  York  Medical  College. 

Oustav  Rani^i  '32 
First  Brandeis  Grad 
To  be  Awarded  Ph.D. 

Brandeis  University  has  reached  one  of  the 
most  important  firsts  in  its  nine  years  of 
pioneering  in  American  higher  education. 
This  year  the  first  alumni  received  M.D., 
D.D.S.,  and  Ph.D.  degrees  on  completion  of 
graduate  studies. 

Gustav  Ranis  ".52,  studying  the  economics 
of  Japan  in  that  country,  has  received  his 
Ph.D.  in  absentia  from  Yale  University.  Dr. 
Ranis,  the  first  Brandeis  graduate  to  earn 
his  Ph.D..  has  been  a|ipointed  to  the  Yale 
faculty. 

Aaron  Burkin  ".52,  and  Carl  Werner  '52, 
are  M.D.'s  with  degrees  from  Boston  Univer- 
sity Medical  .School  and  Harvey  Liberman 
"52  is  an  M.D.  with  a  degree  from  Tufis 
University. 

Those  who  have  earned  degrees  in  dentistry 
are:  Eli  Factor  '.53  and  Max  Perlitsh  '52. 
Tufts;  Paul  Goldstein  "52  and  Emmanuel 
Tseklenis  "52,  Univ.  of  Pennsylvania. 


Itiii'toii  Birinsky,  Class  of  1952.  has 
been  cliTtod  to  succeed  Peter  A.  Kess- 
iier,  of  the  same  class,  as  president  of 
the  Brandeis  University  Alumni  Associa- 
tion. Mr.  Berinsky  is  an  organizer  for 
the  International  Ladies  Garment 
Workers  Union  at  Longbraneh,  N.  J. 

Max  Perlitsh  '52  has  been  elected 
vice-president  and  Joan  Rubinstein  '54 
is  secretary.  Larry  Shotz  '52  has  been 
named  treasurer. 


Hklion  Goodman  Budd  ',56  and  Jean 
Mecham  '.54  were  elected  to  two-year  terms 
on  the  Executive  Committee.  Already  serving 
two-year  terms  are  Jack  Barber  '52  and 
Abraham  Heller  '.53. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

Andre  Bolaffi,  '53;  Dorothy  Danzig  '.54; 
MiTCHEL  Harwitz,  '.54;  Edna  Anne  Katz 
'.53,  anil  Frances  Shapiro  Nadashkevich  '53 
hiivi'  been  named  to  the  1957  nomiiiatinn 
eaniinitlee. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

Marvin  J.  Lander  '54,  husband  of 
Miriam  (Feingold)  Lander  '54,  was  re- 
cently discharged  from  the  Army  at 
Fort  \^e.  Virginia,  following  a  tour  of 
duty  for  which  he  earned  Army  com- 
mendation. He  wrote,  produced,  and 
directed  a  monthly  Army  show  for  a 
Petersburg  television  station  and  also 
handled  all  writing  and  production  for 
a  one-hour  Armed  Forces  Day  TV  show 
last  May.  The  Landers  will  reside  in 
New  York. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

Jerome  A.  Segal  '53,  of  Haverhill,  Massa- 
chusetts, is  now  a  member  of  a  Boston  law 
firm  following  graduation  from  Boston  Uni- 
versity Law  School  and  passing  the  Massa- 
chusetts  Bar. 

Robert  E.  Dinsmore  '55  teas  a  candidate 
for  the  post  of  Massachusetts  Secretary  of 
State  in  the  recent  elections.  He  polled  a 
sizeable  Democratic  primary  vote  against  the 
incumbent  secretary  of  state. 


Cecile  Sara  Bahn  '55,  Brookline,  Massa- 
chusetts, and  Norma  Lenore  Lefcowitz  ',5.5, 
Buffalo,  New  York,  have  earned  M.A.'s  in 
Teaching  from  RadcliflFe. 


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A    Year's    Study    In    Israel    Is    Offered 
Under    Provisions    of    Niles    Scliolarship 


A  scholarship  trust  fund  in  memory  of  the 
late  David  K.  Niles  has  been  established  at 
Brandeis  University  making  it  possible  for 
gifted  students  to  study  in  Israel  during  their 
junior  academic  year. 

Mr.  Niles,  former  administrative  assistant 
to  Presidents  Roosevelt  and  Truman,  was  a 
member  of  the  Brandeis  University  Board  of 
Trustees  until  his  death  in  1952.  He  played 
major  roles  in  shaping  Boston's  Ford  Hall 
Forum  into  a  model  of  adult  education,  and 
in  the  evolution  and  implementation  of  the 
nation's  political  philosophy  during  the  1929- 
1952  era;  in  the  establishment  of  the  Presi- 
dent's Committee  on  Civil  Rights;  in  the 
emergence  of  the  State  of  Israel,  and  in  the 
establishment  of  Brandeis  University. 

Not  only  Brandeis  students,  but  students 
from  cooperating  colleges  and  universities 
throughout  the  nation  will  he  able  to  partici- 
pate. Brandeis  University  will  administer  the 
fund  with  Louis  P.  .Smith  of  Boston  as 
chairman  of  the  trust  fund  sponsoring  com- 
mittee and  Mrs.  Eleanor  Roosevelt  as  honor- 
ary cliairman.  A  representative  of  the  pro- 
gram, resident  in  Israel,  will  serve  as 
counselor  on  academic  problems  and  advisor 
in  living  arrangements. 

The  income  and  principal  of  this  trust 
fund  will  subsidize  gifted  students  in  the 
program  over  a  ten-year  period.  They  will 
be  expected  to  furnish  their  own  transporta- 
tion to  and  from  Israel. 


Cleveland  Club  Honors 
Judge  Joseph  Proskauer 

Judge  Joseph  M.  Proskauer.  of  the  Bran- 
deis University  Board  of  Trustees,  and 
Clarence  Q.  Berger,  Dean  of  University 
Administration,  were  guest  speakers  as  the 
Cleveland  Brandeis  Club  held  a  recent  Cen- 
tennial Year  dinner  at  the  Beechmont  Coun- 
try Club,  Cleveland. 

More  than  $25,000  in  benefactions  to  the 
University  were  announced  at  the  dinner 
including  Syndication  Units  subscribed  by 
Sol  H.  Friedman  of  the  Glengary  Solar  Steel 
Corporation  Charitable  and  Educational 
Foundation  and  Ben  D.  Zevin.  Lake  Shore 
World  Publishing  Company. 

Elmer  J.  Babin  of  Van  Aken,  Babin  and 
Fink;  .\lex  Miller,  of  the  Columbia  Iron 
and  Metal  Company;  and  Joseph  Schwartz- 
man  of  Lomond  Guardian  Steel  were  enrolled 
as  life  members. 

Harold  H.  Kahn  and  A.  J.  Kane  served  as 
chairmen  of  this  dinner  attended  by  110 
Cleveland  friends  of  Brandeis  University. 
Alfred  A.  Benesch  and  I.  F.  Freiberger  are 
honorary  presidents  of  the  Cleveland  Club. 
Elmer  J.  Babin  is  president. 


Former  Johns  Hopkins 
Xewman  Club  Chaplain 
Joins   Brandeis   Staff 

Rev.  Walter  T.  Gouch,  C.S.P.,  a  native  of 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  and  former  Catholic  chap- 
lain and  faculty  member  at  Johns  Hopkins 
University,  has  been  named  Catholic  chap- 
lain at  Brandeis  University. 

Father  Gouch  will  serve  as  spiritual  direc- 
tor of  the  Brandeis  Newman  Club.  Rabbi 
Judah  Stampfer,  formerly  Hillel  advisor 
at  the  L^niversity  of  Manitoba,  Canada,  and 
presently  a  Ph.D.  candidate  at  Harvard  Uni- 
versity, is  advisor  to  the  Brandeis  Chapter  of 
Hillel.  Rev.  Donald  Kocher,  a  graduate  of 
Princeton  L'niversity  Seminary,  also  a  Ph.D. 
candidate  at  Harvard,  will  serve  as  advisor  to 
the  Student  Christian  Association.  Both 
Rabbi  Stampfer  and  Rev.  Kocher  are  begin- 
ning their  second  year  at  Brandeis. 

He  earned  his  M.A.  degree  in  Philosophy 
from  Catholic  University  of  .America  and  his 
Ph.D.  in  Political  Science  from  Johns  Hop- 
kins University. 

At  Johns  Hopkins  he  conducted  a  course 
with  a  minister  and  a  rabbi  on  Contemporary 
American  Religion  and  instructed  in  Political 
Science. 

A  member  of  Phi  Beta  Kappa  and  Omicron 
Delta  Kappa,  Father  Gouch  served  on  the 
Adult  Education  Committee  for  Baltimore, 
the  Executive  Board  of  the  National  Confer- 
ence of  Christians  and  Jews,  and  the  Council 
of  Social  Agencies  for  the  City  of  Baltimore. 


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A  small  fown  library  In  Marshfield  Hills, 
Massachusetts,  has  modernized  cataloguing 
systems  and  a  new  book  procurement  pro- 
gram for  school-age  readers  this  fall  thanks 
fo  a  helping  hand  from  the  rapidly  expand- 
ing Brandeis  University  Library. 

In  Its  ninth  year  the  100,000  volume 
Brandeis  Library  came  of  age  to  offer  tech- 
nical assistance  to  the  78-year-old  Clift 
Rodgers  Library  of  Marshfield  Hills.  This 
summer  Mrs.  Robert  W.  Russell,  Brandeis 
cataloguer,  volunteered  to  teach  cata- 
loguing processes  to  library  workers  at 
Marshfield  Hills. 

Louis  Schrelber,  Director  of  Library  Serv- 
ices at  Brandeis,  directed  the  library's 
volunteer  staff  toward  a  better  book  pro- 
curement program. 


lodustry  Honors 
Miss  Evelyo  Shea 
At  N.Y.  Dinner 

Miss  Evelyn  Shea,  merchandise  manager 
of  Lerner  Shops,  was  guest  of  honor  at  a 
Brandeis  Centennial  Dinner  held  recently  by 
the  Infants'  and  Children's  Wear  Industry 
at  the  Waldorf-.\storia,  New  York,  which 
brought  more  than  $160,000  in  benefactions 
to  the  University. 

Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar  outlined  plans  for 
the  Evelyn  Shea  Book  Collection  in  human 
relations  to  be  established  in  her  honor  at 
the   University   library. 

George  Sagan  of  the  New  York  Coat  Com- 
pany announced  a  $25,000  benefaction  for  an 
endowment  scholarship.  Jack  L.  Honig  also 
announced  a  benefaction  of  $10,000  for  an 
endowment  scholarship  and  Benjamin  Lord 
of  Lortogs  established  a  $7,,500  teaching 
fellowship. 

In  acknowledging  the  collection.  Miss  Shea 
spoke  of  her  own  deep  personal  interest  in 
the  L'niversity  which,  she  said,  "strives  to 
cut  across  all  social  and  economic  differences, 
regardless  of  race  or  religion." 

Sol  Cantor,  president  of  Interstate  Depart- 
ment Stores,  explained  the  University's  need 
for  funds  to  support  the  scholarship  and  de- 
velopment program  of  the  L'niversity. 

Seven  other  scholarships  representing  gifts 
of  more  than  $5000  each  were  announced  by: 
Morris  Gastwirth;  William  H.  Katz;  David 
Aronow;  Max  Gerson;  Sam  Landorf;  David 
Lefkowitz;  Bernard  Striar  and  Stanley 
Konigeberg  of  Tiny  Town  Togs. 

The  chairman  of  the  dinner  was  William  i 
Katz  of  Landsman  and  Katz.  Miss  Rose  ; 
Finkel  of  Gimbel  Bros.,  and  Miss  Frances  ! 
.Simmons   of    Alexander's    were   co-chairmen. 

Many   of  the    180   individual   benefactions  i 
announced  were  made  in  honor  of  Miss  Shea. 
More  than  500  persons  attended  the  dinner. 

National  JWV  Auxiliary 
Establishes  Scholarship 

Tlie  National  Ladies'  Auxiliary  Jewish  War  i 
Veterans  of  the  L'nited  States  has  established 
a    $15,000    scholarship    endowment    fund    at 
Brandeis.  first  announced  during  their  recent 
national  convention  in  Milwaukee. 

This  endowment  scholarship  fund  resulted 
largely  from  the  continuing  efforts  of  Mrs. 
Jennie  Silverman,  former  National  Treasurer 
of  the  National  Women's  Committee  of 
Brandeis  L'niversity  and  former  National 
President  of  the  Ladies'  Auxiliary  JWV, 
working  in  co-operation  with  the  national 
leadership  of  tlie  Auxiliary. 

Mrs.  Fannie  E.  Bramnick,  National  Presi- 
dent, and  Mrs.  Jessie  C.  Gneshin.  Executive  | 
Director    of     the    Auxiliary,     endorsed     the 
scholarship  project. 


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.ONDON.  EISGLAISD.  .  .  "The  Duchess 
nd  tlie  Don",  a  comic  treatment  of  politics 
nd  romance  in  Renaissance  Italy,  by  John 
latthews,  assistant  professor  of  theatre  arts, 
ill  open  in  either  London  or  New  York  this 
eason.  He  has  also  been  working  on  the 
cript  of  "Jane  Eyre"  from  the  novel  by 
iharlotte  Bronte  with  Huntington  Hartford, 
le  also  helped  in  preparation  of  the  script 
f  "Anastasia",  which  had  a  successful 
Iroadway  run. 

JO.STO/V.  MASS.  .  .  Dr.  Eugenia  Haiif- 
lann,  director  of  the  Brandeis  Psychological 
Counselling  Center,  has  recently  completed 
'    study    with    Dr.    Helen    Beier    of    Boston 

iinersity,  comparing  the  mental  values  and 
Ititudes  of  48  Russian  refugees  to  those  of 
imericans  of  the  same  age  with  similar 
ccupations      and      educational      attainment. 

heir  report  has  been  made  to  the  American 
'sychological  Association. 

VALTHAM,  MASS.  .  .  Brandeis  University 
tudents  conducted  a  recent  fund  raising 
ally  on  campus  to  aid  Hungarian  refugee 
tudents  through  the  International  Student 
)rganization  of  the  World  University  Service. 

30STO!\.  MASS.  .  .  Associate  Professor 
klilton  Hindus  presented  a  lecture  series 
"Anthology:  From  Shakespeare  to  Auden" 
■arried  by  WGBH-TV,  Boston,  this  fall. 

This  same  station  carried  a  TV  news  series 
)y  Assistant  Professor  Lawrence  Fuchs, 
■egular  news  commentator  for  Waltham's 
station  WCRB,  and  author  cd'  the  much 
liscussed  "The  Political  Behavior  of  Amer- 
can  Jews."' 


WALTHAM.  MASS.  .  .  Dr.  A.  H.  Maslow, 
Philip  Meyers  Professor  of  Psychology,  is 
chairman  of  a  Freud  Centenary  Symposium 
to  be  sponsored  by  the  University  in  Decem- 
ber. Participating  in  the  program  on  "The 
Impact  of  Freud  on  Psychology"  will  be: 
Dr.  Ernest  B.  Schachtel,  of  New  York  City; 
Dr.  George  Klein,  of  New  York  tlniversity: 
Dr.  Sybille  Escalona,  Y'eshiva  University,  and 
Dr.  Walter  Toman,  of  the  Department  of 
Psychology,  Brandeis.  Dr.  Maslows  most 
recent  book  is  "Motivation  and  Personality" 
by  the   University  of  Nebraska  Press. 

KARACHI,  PAKISTAIS.  .  .  Svend  Laursen, 
James  Henry  Yalem  Professor  of  Economics, 
is  on  a  leave  of  absence  to  Karachi,  Pakistan, 
where  he  is  working  as  an  economic  advisor 
to   the   Pakistan   Governiuent. 

BERLIIS,  GERMANY.  .  .  Albert  Schardl, 
of  New  York,  a  graduate  student  in  music, 
is  studying  under  a  fellowship  of  the  Federal 
Republic  of  Germany  for  study  and  research 
in  that  country  for  the  academic  year  1956-57. 

1\EW  YORK  CITY.  .  .  Peter  Grippe, 
lecturer  in  the  fine  arts,  has  recently  ex- 
hibited his  work  in  the  Virginia  Museum  of 
Fine  Arts,  Richmond;  the  Martha  Jackson 
Gallery,  New  York,  and  the  Stable  Gallery 
of  New  York.  His  ""Sacrifice  of  Iphigenia"  is 
an  etching  selected  for  a  travelling  show  by 
the  Federation  of  Arts  from  the  Brooklyn 
Mu.senm  Annual  Print  Show.  His  "City  of 
Sacrifice",  a  bronze  sculpture,  was  shown  and 
also  reproduced  in  the  catalog  of  the  Whitney 
Museum   Sculpture   Annual. 


VIEIS1\'A,  AUSTRIA.  .  .  Sidney  J.  Hurwitz. 
".56,  of  Worcester,  Massachusetts,  is  studying 
in  Vienna  under  a  fine  arts  grant  from  the 
Austrian  government. 

WALTHAM,  MASS.  .  .  A  recent  issue  of 
'"Midstream"  contained  articles  by  three  mem- 
bers of  the  Brandeis  faculty.  Henry  Popkin. 
Assistant  Professor  of  English,  Irving  Howe, 
Assistant  Professor  of  English,  and  Philip 
Rieff,  Assistant  Professor  of  Sociology,  were 
the  contributors. 

STORRS,  CONN.  .  .  James  V.  Cunningham. 
.Associate  Professor  of  English,  spoke  on 
"Lyric  Style  in  the  Age  of  Donne"'  at  the 
College  English  Association  meeting  recently 
held   at   the  University  of   Connecticut. 

NEW  BEDFORD,  MASS.  .  .  Mrs.  Molly 
Genensky,  a  well  known  cultural  and  civic 
leader  of  this  community,  and  author  of  "A 
Candle  Is  Lit,"  a  tribute  to  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity, presented  locally  by  the  New  Bedford 
Chapter  of  the  Womens  Committee  of  Bran- 
deis University  in  June  1954  recently  passed 
away. 

NEW  YORK  CITY.  .  .  Joseph  Scbildkraut. 
star  of  the  Broadway  production  of  "The 
Diary  of  Anne  Frank,"  received  a  citation  for 
his  contribution  to  the  world  of  dramatic  arts 
recently  from  the  Women "s  Committee  of 
Brandeis  University  during  a  luncheon  at  the 
Sheraton-Astor  Hotel  after  a  thousand  com- 
mittee members  from  New  York,  New  Jersey, 
and  Connecticut  held  their  fourth  annual 
regional  conference. 

BERLIN.  GERMANY.  .  .  Miss  Elaine 
RadofT.  Bronx,  N.  Y.,  a  former  music  student, 
who  earned  her  Master  in  Fine  Arts  Degree 
at  Brandeis  last  year,  has  been  awarded  a 
Fulbright  Scholarship  to  the  Music  Academy. 
Berlin,  Germany,  where  she  will  study 
musical  composition. 

BVRLINGTON,  VT.  .  .  Mitchell  Siporin. 
associate  professor  of  fine  arts  and  artist-in- 
residence,  at  Brandeis  University,  spoke  re- 
cently on  modern  American  art  in  the  Gporge 
Bishop  Lane  Artists  Series  at  the  University 
of  Vermont. 

WALTHAM,  MASS.  .  .  "The  New  World 
of  Henri  Saint-Simon""  by  Professor  Frank 
Manuel,  "The  Functions  of  Social  Conflict" 
by  Assistant  Professor  Lewis  Coser,  and  the 
editing  of  Freud's  "Delusion  and  Dream  and 
other  Essays"  by  Dr.  Philip  Rieff  are  in- 
cluded among  recent   faculty  publications. 


Brandeisiana 


Erwin  Bodky,  Associate  Professor  of  Music,  awaiting  publication  of  his  recently  completed 
book  on  Bach,  recently  presented  two  lecture-recitals  over  WGBH-TV  Boston,  entitled  "Roads 
to  Bach"  and  "Roads  to  Mozart." 

Dr.  Caldwell  Titcomb,  Assistant  Professor  of  Music,  was  commissioned  this  summer  by  the 
Cambridge  Drama  Festival,  Cambridge,  Massachusetts,  to  compose  musical  scores  for  their 
productions  of  Shakespeare's  Henry  V  and  Shaw's  Saint  Joan.  The  latter  moved  to  Philodel- 
phia  and  then  to  New  York  City.  He  also  composed  the  extensive  musical  score  for  Harvard's 
spring  production  of  Miller's  "Death  of  a  Salesman"  presented  in  the  Sanders  Theatre. 

Aaron  Frankel  of  the  Theatre  Arts  Faculty  was  resident  director  of  the  Oakdale  Musical 
Theatre  in  Wallingford,  Connecticut,  and  the  Warwick  Musical  Theatre  in  Warwick,  Rhode 
Island,  during  the  summer.  For  the  third  successive  year  he  did  the  opening  show  at  the  Bucks 
County  Playhouse,  New  Hope,  Pennsylvonia.  This  year's  production  was  "The  Solid  Gold 
Cadillac"  with  Billie  Burke. 


The  1956  Yearbook  of  the  American  People's  Encyclopedia  contains  a  photo  of  the  Brandeis 
Three  Chapels  in  its  Religious  Arts  section  citing  outstanding  American  contributions  in  1955. 

Edward  Snyder,  a  junior  from  Monson,  Mossachusetts,  toured  the  United  States  and  Mexico 
this  summer  although  he  is  totally  blind.  He  was  accompanied  by  four  other  students  including 
one  from  France  and  one  from  Norway  studying  here  on  Fulbright  Scholarships. 

Irving  Fine,  Professor  of  Music,  and  Arthur  Berger,  Associate  Professor  of  Music,  both  were 
invited  by  the  League  of  Composers  ISCM,  under  a  grant  from  the  Rockefeller  Foundation, 
to  participate  in  a  joint  session  with  the  American  Symphony  Orchestra  League  in  Providence, 
Rhode  Island,  this  summer.  They  were  also  individually  invited  by  the  Louisville  Commission 
to  compose  orchestral  works.  "Serious  Song  —  Lament  for  String  Orchestra"  by  Irving  Fine 
has  already  been  performed  and  recorded  for  Columbia.  "Polyphony"  by  Arthur  Berger 
will  be  done  in  Louisville,  Kentucky,  this  season.  During  the  summer  Professor  Fine  was  on 
the  composition  faculty  at  Tanglewood. 

Arthur  Polonsky,  Instructor  in  Fine  Arts,  has  two  group  exhibits  organized  and  distributed  by 
the  American  Federation  of  Arts  to  be  shown  in  museums  and  galleries  across  the  country. 
The  first,  called  "Painter's  Panorama  II,"  includes  Polonsky's  painting  "The  Riders,"  a 
Purchase  Award  winner  of  the  Tupperwore  Art  Fund  in  1955.  The  second  exhibition,  "Fore- 
cast 1956,"  opened  at  the  John  Heller  Gallery,  New  York.  Polonsky  was  one  of  two  painters 
chosen  to  represent  New  England. 


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The  Board  of  Trustees 

Abraham  Feinbei;g,  ll.b.,  ll.m.. 
Chairman 

Joseph  F.  Ford,  l.h.d., 
Treasurer 

Norman  S.  Rabb.  a.b.. 
Secretary 

George  Alpert,  ll.b..  ll.d. 

James  J.  Axelrod 

Jacob  A.  Goldfarb 

Reitben  B.  Gryzmish,  b.a.,  ll.b. 

Meyer  Jaffe 

Milton  Kahn,  b.s. 

Dudley  F.  Kimball,  m.b.a. 

Herbert  H.  Lehman,  ll.d.,  l.h.d. 

Adele  Rosenwald  Levy 

Joseph  M.  Linsey 

isador  lubin,  ph.d.,  ll.d. 

William  Mazer,  b.s. 

Joseph  M.  Pboskauer,  ll.b.,  ll.d. 

Israel  Rogosin 

Eleanor  Roosevelt,  ll.d..  l.h.d. 

Irving  Salomon 

Esther  Schneider,  ll.b.,  ll.m. 

Jacob  Shapiro,  b.s. 

Isaiah  Leo  Sharfman,  ll.b. 

Samuel  L.  Slosberg,  a.b. 

Simon  E.  Sobeloff,  ll.b. 

WiLLARD  L.  Thorp,  ph.d. 

Frank  L.  Weil,  ll.b.,  l.h.d. 


President  of  the  University 
Abram  L.  Sachar,  PH.D.,  litt.d. 


Contents 


Symbol  of  Pre-oniiiienco 


Bvo  Rve  lllat-kbonril 


Students,  .Slutlies  and  Standing  Itooni  Only 


Moderu  Equipment  in  >lodern  Faeilities 


News  of  the  Vuiversitv 


Alumni  Notes 


Urandeis  Around  the  World 


Itrandeisiana 


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Feltoius  of  the  University 


Herbert  H.  Lehman,  ll.d.,  l.h.d. 
Honorary  Chairman 

Frank  L.  Weil,  ll.b.,  l.h.d. 
Chairman 

Philip  M.  Meyers 
Secretary 


Mrs.  Joseph  Schneider 

President, 

National  If' omen's  Committee 

Reuben  B.  Gryzmish 
National  Chairman, 
Brandeis  Clubs 

Joseph  Linsey 

Chairman, 

Brandeis  Athletic  Association 

Burton  Berinsky,  '52 

President, 

Alumni  Association 


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OFFICE  OF  PUBLIC  AFFAIRS 

Emanuel  M.  Gilbert.  Director 

Editor:    L\whence   J.   K^ne 

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A  BRILLIANT  GATHERING  of  outstanding  artistic, 
musical,  theatrical,  and  literary  leaders  met  earlier 
this  month  in  New  York's  Ambassador  Hotel  to 
witness  the  presentation  of  the  first  Creative  Arts 
Awards  of  the  Brandeis  University  Creative  Arts 
Commission.  Nelson  Rockefeller,  chairman  of  the 
board  of  New  York's  Museum  of  Modern  Art.  made 
the  presentations  in  the  name  of  the  Commission. 

The  above  medallion,  created  in  the  studios  of 
Peter  Grippe,  sculptor  and  lecturer  in  fine  arts  at 
the  University,  will  be  presented  annually  to  four 
outstanding  artists  in  the  fields  of  drama,  literature, 
music,  and  art  in  recognition  of  the  pre-eminence 
of  their  work. 

A  ll.iOO  grant  will  also  he  awarded  each  year  in 
the  same  categories  to  artists  showing  tiefinite  prom- 
ise. This  award  is  intended  to  stimulate  young 
artists  and  assist  in  furthering  the  development  of 
their  expression  through  art. 


Achievement  Medals 

WILLIAM  SCHUMAN.  president  of  the  Juilliard 
School  of  Music,  New  York,  was  presented  one 
of  the  first  four  medallions  for  his  outstanding  con- 
tribution to  the  growth  and  development  of  native 
American  music. 

STUART  DAVIS,  a  New  York  City  contemporary 
artist,  was  selected  for  the  art  medal  by  a  jury 
reporting  that  the  high  quality  of  work  he  has  done 
over  the  past  40  years  reflects  the  individuality  of 
his  vision  as  an  American  artist  as  well  as  the 
persistent  youthfulness  of  his  work. 

HALLIE  FLANAGAN  DAVIS,  professor- 
emeritus  of  Theatre  Arts  at  Smith  College,  is  the 
theatre  medalist.  She  was  nominated  for  her 
notable  contribution  during  the  period  of  the  WPA 
theatre  and  for  her  brave  defense  of  the  concept  of 
the  theatre  as  a  part  of  civilized  life. 

WILLIAM  CARLOS  WILLIAMS,  a  physician 
who  has  found  expression  in  the  world  of  poetry, 
was  selected  for  outstanding  distinction  by  the  jury 
on  poetry. 


Symbol  of 
Pre-eminence 


Cash  Grants 

ROBERT  KURKA.  of  Columbia  University, 
winner  of  the  cash  award  for  music,  was  cited  by 
the  music  jury  as  "a  composer  on  the  threshold  of 
a  career  of  real  distinction." 

JAMES  ERNST,  a  remarkably  individual  young 
artist,  was  cited  for  the  cash  award  for  art  because 
of  his  "ability  to  convey  in  his  work  an  effect  of 
condensation  of  experience." 

THE  SHAKESPEAREWRIGHTS  of  New  York 
City,  the  only  group  to  receive  an  award,  were 
nominated  for  the  cash  award  for  the  theatre  on  a 
basis  of  their  performance  of  Shakespeare. 

KATHERINE  HOSKINS,  whose  "Villa  Narcisse" 
has  recently  been  published  by  Noonday  Press,  has 
earned  the  $1500  award  for  poetry. 

No  award  for  sculpture  will  be  made  in  1957. 
The  awards  for  painting  and  sculpture  will  alternate 
from  year  to  year. 

David  Wodlinger,  director  of  the  U.  S.  .Student 
Department  of  the  Institute  of  International  Educa- 
tion, is  chairman  of  the  Creative  Arts  Awards 
Advisory  Commission. 


PETER  GRIPPE,  creator  of  the  new  Brandeis  Creative  Arts  Medal, 
is  a  recognized  art  competition  winner.  He  Is  recipient  of  the 
Purchase  Prize  of  the  Brooklyn  Museum;  the  $500  prize  of  the 
Metropolitan  Museum  of  Art;  the  Charles  M.  Lee  Award  of  th» 
Print  Club  of  Philadelphia;  First  Prize  for  Sculpture  of  the  Boston 
Arts  Festival,  and  the  $1,000  prize  of  the  National  Council  for  U.  S. 
Art  for   United    Nations  Sculpture   Competition. 


A    UNIVERSITY    WHICH    PRIDES    ITSELF    upon    the  close 

relationship  between  its  faculty  and  students  finds  diffi- 
culty in  accepting  traditional  classroom  architecture. 
Rigid  walls  and  unrelenting  rows  of  chairs  bespeak  for- 
mality. The  problem  posed  is  one  of  creating  a  series 
of  classroom  buildings  which  would  blend  the  informality 
of  a  teaching  philosophy  with  the  functionalism  of  modern 
architecture. 

This  was  the  frame  of  reference  in  which  Brandeis 
University  officials  conferred  with  the  families  who  were 
to  make  the  dream  of  such  a  classroom  come  true.  Abe 
Shiifman.  Detroit  realtor,  and  the  Olin  and  Sang  families 
associated  with  Goldenrod  Ice  Cream  Companies  and 
Humistan-Keeling  &  Company,  Wholesale  Druggists. 

The  idea  began  to  take  shape  in  the  form  of  two  build- 
ings, one  would  be  the  Shiffman  Humanities  Center  and 
the  other  the  Olin-Sang  American  Civilization  C.piilpr. 
From  the  drawing  boards  of  Architects  Harrison  &  Abra- 
movitz  of  New  York,  who  were  called  upon  to  design  the 
buildings,  came  sketches  of  classrooms  which  would  make 
it  possible  for  a  student  to  become  saturated  in  the  en- 
vironment associated  with  the  subject  he  is  studying. 


The  student  taking  philosophy,  for  example,  would 
meet  in  the  Spinoza  room,  one  of  the  rooms  planned  for 
the  Shiffman  Humanities  Center.  He  will  be  seated  at  a 
central  table  along  with  12  to  16  other  students  and  the 
instructor.  Around  him  would  be  original  manuscripts, 
paintings  and  historical  objects  of  the  time  of  Spinoza. 
This  idea  is  to  be  carried  out  in  both  centers  which  will 
have  a  series  of  spacious  lounges  and  halls  with  a  central 
table. 

A  student  will  have  access  to  some  of  the  original 
material  of  famous  historical  men  such  as  Lincoln.  Wash- 
ington, and  writers  such  as  Shakespeare  and  Whitman. 

"Brandeis  University  already  has  acquired  many  price- 
less first  editions,  original  manuscripts,  portraits,  and 
other  source  material,  and  it  is  expected  that  these  col- 
lections will  be  augmented  to  complete  the  equipment  of 
the  center,"  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar.  University  president, 
said. 

Lounges  already  planned  for  the  Shiffman  Humanities  J 
Center  will   be  given  names  such  as  the  Walt  Whitniar 
Room,   the  Shakespeare  Room   and  the  Spinoza   Room. 
Some  of  the  lounges  will  be  devoted  to  the  classics  oflj 
literature   and   philosophy.     Among   the   halls   tentatively 


the  Lincoln  and  the  Washington,  while  the  others  will  be 
devoted  to  other  persons,  periods,  and  developments  of 
American  civilization. 

Although  many  of  the  classrooms  will  be  given  per- 
manent names,  it  will  still  be  possible  to  use  them  for 
classes  on  subjects  related  to  these  great  figures,  as  well 
as  for  classes  dealing  with  the  men  themselves.  For  in- 
stance, in  the  Spinoza  Room,  many  other  leading  philoso- 
phers of  the  past  and  present  will  be  studied. 

"Brandeis  is  willing  and  even  eager  to  pioneer  in  this 
field."  Dr.  Sachar  said,  "because  the  concept  of  a  study 
lounge  in  place  of  the  conventional  classroom  fits  in  so 
well  with  our  own  feeling  that  there  should  be  every  effort 
made  to  preserve  a  close,  intimate  relationship  between 
the  student  in  college  and  his  professors." 

Construction  on  both  centers  will  be  started  almost 
iinmediatelv.  The  new  centers  will  be  located  in  the 
proposed  ([uadrangle  northeast  of  the  three-chapel  inter- 
faith  area. 

This  unusual  approach  to  classroom  design  is  just  on 
the  threshold  of  realization.  Beyond  these  original  de- 
signs lies  the  eventual  development  of  an  entire  section 
of  the  University  built  around  the  American  Civilization 
Center  and  the  Humanities  Center  including  a  proposed 
Social  Science  building  and  units  for  other  related  fields 
all  in  tlie  same  revolutionary  design.     ■ 


Studezits,   Studies    aind    Sta.x: 


January  11  was  a  date  night  at  Brandeis.  No  classes 
were  scheduled  for  the  next  day  and  exams  were  still  far 
enough  in  the  distance  to  be  beyond  the  pale  of  worry. 
Books  were  closed  and  the  library  nearly  empty.  Student 
lounges  were  silent  and  darkened  dorms  indicated  vacant 
rooms.  Everything  except  the  brightly  lighted  Student 
Center  indicated  that  Brandeis  students  were  relaxing 
after  a  week  of  steady  study. 

But  instead  of  relaxing,  dating,  or  dancing,  the  Brandeis 
community  was  crowded  into  the  Student  Center  to  hear 
a  lecture.  An  overflow  crowd  from  the  main  floor  sat  near 
amplifiers  in  the  dining  hall  listening  to  a  speaker  they 
could  not  see.  Nearly  500  of  the  University's  students, 
faculty,  and  administrators  were  participating  in  one  of 
the  50  extracurricular  activities  occurring  that  week  at 
Brandeis. 

This  night.  Hugh  Gaitskell,  leader  of  the  British  Labor 
Party,  spoke  to  the  General  Education  S  group  at  Bran- 
deis. He  talked  of  the  decisions  in  life  leading  to  his  role 
in  socialism.  He  recounted  experiences  of  meetings  with 
heads  of  governments  and  leaders  of  strikes.  He  talked  of 
his  role  in  denouncing  Britain's  invasion  of  Egypt  and 
called  for  a  strong  policy  against  Nassar.  He  came  to 
Brandeis  on  a  night  when  it  would  be  expected  that  stu- 
dents were  finished  with  books  for  a  few  hours  and  weary 
of  lectures  for  the  weekend.  Yet  one-half  of  the  Brandeis 
community  was  there  to  hear  him  speak. 

Strange  as  it  may  seem,  this  is  a  common  occurrence  at 
Brandeis.  The  average  student  spends  12  to  17  hours  a 
week  in  actual  classroom  sessions  plus  another  20  to  25 
hours  in  library  and  dormitory  study.  But,  not  satisfied 
with  books  alone,  the  .student  community  comes  up  with 
some  50  to  70  extra  activities  a  week  to  really  round  out 
the  schedule  of  even  the  most  retiring  students. 

From  fencing  to  Freud,  modern  art  to  theology,  basket- 
ball to  Brownian  Movement,  you  can  ))ick  a  subject  or  an 
avocation  and  find  some  activity  connected  with  it  occur- 


ring during  a  week  at  Brandeis.  Most  of  the  extracurricu- 
lar activities  occur  at  night  with  the  exception  of  teas 
staged  by  the  Science  Department  in  connection  with  their 
lectures  on  "Hyperfine  Structure  Anomalies  and  Con- 
figuration Interactions  in  Odd  A  Nuclei,"  or  "'Brueckner 
Many-Body  Approach  and  Hartree-Fock  Method." 

Religious  services  are  often  scheduled  for  morning 
hours  in  the  Three  Brandeis  Chapels.  There  is  the  Hillel 
Service  and  Kiddush  in  Berlin  Chapel  and  the  Hillel  Study 
group  Saturday  afternoons.  Newman  Club  students  attend 
Mass  on  weekday  mornings  in  Bethlehem  Chapel  and 
discuss  philosophy.  Christian  culture  and  history,  and 
Christian  writers  during  their  weekly  meetings.  Protestant 
students  attend  morning  and  Sunday  services  in  the 
Harlan  Chapel. 

The  basketball  players,  carrying  the  same  study  sched- 
ule as  all  students,  set  the  campus  afire  with  their  ten  game 
win  streak  including  that  victory  over  New  York  Univer- 
sity in  Madison  Square  Garden.  Fencing,  swimming, 
track,  football,  wrestling,  and  women's  athletics  are  in- 
cluded in  the  extracurricular  sports  program. 

In  a  single  night  a  concert  pianist  and  violinist  were 
presenting  a  program  in  Slosberg  Recital  Hall,  a  biology 
colloquium  was  scheduled  for  the  Student  Center  game 
room.  F'rench  students  were  dining  and  chatting  in  their 
adopted  language  in  the  cafeteria,  an  art  group  and  a 
modern  dance  club  were  in  session  on  separate  floors  of 
the  Shapiro  Athletic  Center  while  the  Army  reserve  unit 
met  in  another  room  of  the  center.  The  building  was 
available  because  the  Basketball  team  was  playing  at 
Manchester,  N.  H.  This  day's  calendar  listed  a  Catholic 
Mass  at  8  A.M..  a  Protestant  Service  at  8:45  A.M.  and 
ended  its  listing  of  14  separate  events  with  a  Student 
Center  meeting  for  a  Hillel  lecture. 

Dr.  William  C.  Spencer,  coordinator.  Integrated  Gradu- 
ate Teacher  Program.  School  of  Education,  New  York 
University  spoke  to  prospective  teachers  during  this  week 


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as  Harold  Clurman.  one  of  the  nation's  most  distinguished 
directors  whose  "Waltz  of  the  Toreadors"  was  then  play- 
ing in  Boston,  chatted  with  theatre  arts  enthusiasts.  Those 
still  looking  for  something  to  do  had  a  fairly  good  choice 
with  choir  practice  in  Berlin  Chapel,  cheerleader  sessions 
in  the  gym.  and  a  movie  in  Seifer  Hall.  The  Spanish 
Table.  German  Table,  and  Hebrew  Table  also  gave  their 
participants  a  meal  in  a  foreign  language  in  the  various 
dining  halls. 

Seniors  were  under  a  bit  of  a  strain  finding  time  to  get 
their  yearbook  pictures  taken  and  final  articles  for  the 
yearbook  written.  Others  were  finishing  material  for  the 
Justice,  the  student  newspaper,  and  still  more  were  at 
work  on  the  literary  magazine  and  the  science  magazine. 

The  Latin  American  Dance  Club  competed  with  the 
Israeli  Folk  Dancing  on  the  same  night  that  the  Debating 
Society  was  meeting  in  Sydeman  Hall  and  the  Men's 
Fencing  Club  and  Women's  Fencing  Club  were  training 
in  Shapiro  Athletic  Center.  This  same  day  included  a 
practice  session  for  the  Glee  Club  and  the  Chorus  as  well 
as  the  Hebrew  Circle  and  Zionist  Recorder  Group.  Mem- 
bers of  the  Waltham-Brandeis  Symphony  Orchestra  were 
in  rehearsal. 

Hamilton  E  women's  residence  hall  held  a  faculty  re- 
ception and  tea  on  Thursday  and  the  Student  Political 
Education  and  Action  Committee  sponsored  a  lecture 
that  night.  The  week  rounded  out  with  the  lecture  men- 
tioned above  preceded  by  several  dinners,  meetings  for 
campus  groups,  and  a  chess  match. 

This  schedule  sounds  as  demanding  as  the  classroom 
work  of  the  students.  In  many  ways  it  is.  It  certainly  is 
an  appropriate  complement  to  their  academic  work  try- 
ing their  administrative,  social,  intellectual,  physical, 
and  artistic  abilities  in  a  steady  round  of  interesting  ac- 
tivities offering  some  attraction  to  every  student. 


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at  Brandeis  University  utilizes  specialized  equip- 
ment to  demonstrate  classroom  material  and  open 
avenues  to  individual  research  projects. 


Harry  Morrison  identifies  compounds  through  the  use  of  infra- 
red light  In  the  Recording  Infra-Red  Spectrophotometer. 


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LO.SBERG    DEDIiATIOX    PKOfjiRAM 
(  HhlDULED    TO    BE    HELII    APRIL    7 


Braiuleis  I  niveisity  will  dedicate  its  re- 
itly  completed  Slosberg  Music  and  Art 
nter  during  campus  ceremonies  April  7. 
e  afternoon  and  evening  program  will 
lude  two  concerts  and  a  dinner  in  honor 
the  Slosberg  family,  donors  of  the  facility. 
Dverlooking  the  main  entrance  to  the 
pus,  the  two-level  glass  and  red  brick 
ilding  is  designed  to  match  the  color  and 
ign  of  the  central  campus  architecture, 
e  cover  photo  of  the  building  on  this  issue 
iws  the  glass-walled  classrooms  and  offices 
the  main  floor.  Directly  below  are  rooms 
md  conditioned  for  instrumental  rehearsals 
i  vocal  renditions. 

In  the  heart  of  the  building  is  a  2.50  seat 
■ital  hall.  The  main  lobby  of  the  recital 
II  forms  an  art  gallery  bathed  in  natural 
ht  from  plastic  ceiling  domes. 

1~    Slosberg    Charitable    Foundation 
riiis     entire     Outer     «as     made     possible 
ough  a  benefacticm  of  the  .1.  A.  and  Bessie 
iiberg  Charitable  Foundation  of  Brookline. 


Muss.  Samuel  L.  Slosberg,  president  of  the 
foundation,  is  a  trustee  of  Brandeis  I  niver 
sity.  M.  M.  Landay  is  vice-president  and 
Charles  Slosberg  is  treasurer.  They  are  all 
residents  of  Brookline,  Mass. 

Irving  Fine,  Brandeis  I'niversitys  Fredic 
R.  .Mann  Professor  of  Music,  will  be  chair- 
man of  the  dedication  program.  Samuel  L. 
Slosberg,  Abraham  Feinberg,  chairman. 
Board  of  Trustees,  and  Dr.  Abram  Sachar 
will  join  with  the  members  of  ihe  family  for 
the  dedicatioTi  ceremonies  at  2  P.  M. 

The  afternoon  pio;.-ram  will  include  a 
musicale  by  members  of  the  Boston  Sym- 
phony Orchestra.  Richard  Burgin  will  con- 
duct members  of  the  Boston  Symphony 
Orchestra  in  a  special  evening  concert. 


AN-PIERRE  BARRICELLI.  assistant  professor 
romance  languages,  conducts  the  Wal+hann- 
andels  Symphony  Orchestra  In  rehearsal  on 
age  of  the  Slosberg   Recital  Hall. 


Poll  and  Ink  llra\viii^»i 
Of  Oanle's  "inforno" 
Presented  to  Rrandeis 

A  series  of  40  pen  and  ink  drawings  by 
George  Grosz  illustrating  Dante's  "Inferno" 
has  been  presented  to  Brandeis  University 
by  Harry  Abrams,  New  York  art  book 
iniblisher. 

A  native  of  Germany,  artist  Grosz  gained 
fame  as  a  political  satirist  before  coming  to 
America  about  I.t  years  ago.  He  is  one  of 
the  world's  greatest  living  draftsmen.  This 
series  of  pen  and  ink  drawings  was  done  to 
illuslrale  an  edition  of  the  pre-Renaissance 
poeni. 

Mr.  Abrams,  long  identified  with  Brandeis 
I  niversity  and  the  creative  arts  i)rograni. 
previously  made  a  presentation  of  jiainlings 
111  the  university  in  19.S2. 

\liirr  recently  he  has  underwritten  a  poi - 
lion  of  llie  Brandeis  University  Creative  Arts 
Vwards  progr.iin  «illi  a  gifl  of  ST.'iOO. 


Oiil$$tandin)$  Faculty 
Selected  for  First 
Suinnier  Institutes 

The  first  summer  school  at  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity will  open  June  24  with  a  series  of  in- 
stitutes offering  6-week  courses.  It  will  bring 
to  the  Brandeis  campus  some  of  the  nation's 
leading  figures  in  the  fields  of  literature,  arts. 
Near  Eastern  archaeology,  American  civiliza- 
tion, theoretical  physics,  and  psychology. 

Dr.  Lawrence  H.  Fuchs,  assistant  professor 
of  political  science  at  the  University,  has 
been  appointed  director. 

The  institutes  will  provide  an  opportunity 
to  examine  a  common  theme  and  for  stu- 
dents in  different  courses  to  meet  together 
in  collo(|uia  and  conferences  while  working 
toward  graduate  and  undergraduate  degrees. 
Non-credit  applicants  will  also  be  accepted. 

In  addition  to  regular  Brandeis  faculty 
members,  participants  will  be  drawn  from 
specialized  fields  throughout  the  country. 
The  credit  and  non-credit  courses  will  be 
open  to  200  qualified  upperclassmen,  grad- 
uate students,  and   non-credit   students. 

Classes  will  be  held  in  the  new,  air- 
conditioned  Rabb  Graduate  Center  located 
on  the  central  campus. 

Outstanding  Faculty 

Associate  Professor  J.  \.  Cunningham. 
chairman  of  the  Department  of  English  and 
American  Literature  at  Brandeis,  will  be  a 
member  of  the  institute  faculty  on  American 
Literature.  Herbert  Gold  of  Iowa  State  Uni- 
versity and  Allen  Tate,  University  of  Min- 
nesota, will  also  be  included  in  this  institute. 

The  American  South  will  be  the  subject 
of  an  institute  whose  faculty  will  include: 
Donald  S.  Strong,  University  of  Alabama; 
.\llen  Tate,  University  of  Minnesota;  and 
C.  Vann  Woodward,  Johns  Hopkins  Univer- 
sity. 

Cyrus  H.  Gordon,  Jacob  Ziskind  Professor 
of  Near  Eastern  Studies  at  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity, will  join  Immanuel  Ben-Dor  of  Harvard 
University  and  Samuel  Yeivin,  Director,  De- 
partment of  Antiquities,  State  of  Israel,  in 
ihe  institute  on  Near  Eastern  Archaeology. 

\braliam  H.  Maslow,  chairman.  Depart- 
ment of  Psychology,  Brandeis.  will  partici- 
pate in  the  institute  on  Psychological 
Theorv.  lie  will  be  joined  by  .\ndras 
Ang>al,  aiul  Kurt  Goldstein,  two  practicing 
psychiatrists. 

Five  physicists  will  join  the  faculty  on 
Theoretical  Physics.  They  are:  Peter  Berg- 
mann,  Syracuse  University;  J.  M.  Jauch. 
Iowa  State  University:  Robert  Karplus.  Uni- 
versity of  California;  Silvan  S.  .Schweber. 
Brandeis  University;  and  Victor  F.  Weiss- 
kopi.  M.I.T. 


A 


RABB   I;Rx\DIIATE   CEXTER   ]\EARS   COMPLETION; 
TO    BE    REAOY    FOR    ISE    BY    SUMMER    SC  BOOL 


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The  Rabb  Graduate  Center  at  Brandeis 
University  will  be  opened  this  spring  in  time 
to  receive  the  first  session  of  the  University's 
new  summer  school. 

Designed  for  instruction  on  the  graduate 
school  level,  the  center  has  been  made  pos- 
sible by  a  lienefaction  to  Brandeis  by  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  .Joseph  Rabinovitz  of  Brookline. 
Mass..  and  their  family:  Norman  S.  Rabb,  a 
member  of  the  Brandeis  Board  of  Trustees; 
Sidney  R.  Rabb,  Irving  W.  Rabb,  and  Mrs. 
Sidney  Solomon  of  New  York.  Mr.  Rabino 
vitz  is  president  of  Stop  and  Shop.  Inc. 

This  center  will  bring  all  the  administra- 
tive and  seminar  work  of  the  Graduate 
School  of  Arts  and  Sciences  under  a  single 
roof.  Inaugurated  in  1954.  the  Graduate 
School  offers  advanced  courses  to  the  mas- 
ter's degree  or  doctorate  in  nine  areas  of 
study:  chemistry.  English  and  American 
literature,  history  of  ideas,  microbiology, 
music.  Near  Eastern  and  Judaic  studies,  psy- 
chology, mathematics,  and  physics. 

This  is  another  Brandeis  building  from  the 
drawing  boards  of  Harrison  and  Abramovitz. 
designers  of  the  University's  master  plan.  Its 
main  unit  is  a  two-story,  natural  stone,  brick, 
and  glass  building  containing  offices  and 
seminar  rooms. 

Circular  Coiiinions   Room 

A  circular  commons  room  is  projected 
from  the  main  part  of  the  building.  This 
circular  lounge,  with  its  fireplace,  coffee- 
kitchen,  and  comfortable  furnishings  will  be 
a  convenient  meeting  place  for  students  from 
the  various  areas  of  graduate  studies  where 
they  can  freely  discuss  mutually  interesting 
ideas  and  problems.  Out  of  the  main  stream 
of  the  seminar  and  conference  areas  of  the 
building,  the  commons  room  also  will  give 
students  an  opportunity  to  relax  from  their 
work. 

The  ground  floor  of  the  Rabb  Graduate 
Center  will  house  faculty  offices  large  enough 
to  be  used  for  conferences  with  several  stu- 
dents at  a  time.  Six  seminar  rooms  have 
been  located  on  the  floor  above.  Two  of  the 
rooms  are  separated  by  a  folding  partition 
which  opens  to  make  the  two  seminar  rooms 
into  a  large  classroom. 

The  furniture  of  these  seminar  rooms  will 
include  two  tables  that  can  be  used  singly 
for  seminars  with  five  or  six  students  or  used 
together  to  form  a  conference  talile  for  u]) 
to  fifteen. 

As  the  campus  architects  have  continually 
attempted  to  weave  the  natural  beauty  of 
the  landscape  into  the  architecture,  an  exte- 
rior  wall    of   natural   stone   blends    into    the 


Increasing   University   Operating   Costs 
Force  $200  Increase  in  Annual  Tuition 


THE   RABB  GRADUATE  CENTER  at  Brandeis 

University,  pictured  here  in  a  view  of  its 
circular  commons  room  and  glass-faced  main 
wing,  overloolctng  the  central  campus. 


building  to  form  pari  of  one  of  the  corridor 
walls.  Natural  campus  stone  is  also  used  in 
the  commons  room  fireplace.  The  building 
is  completely  air-conditioned,  making  it  suit- 
able for  the  summer  school  sessions.  "Solex" 
glass,  used  on  about  7.5  per  cent  of  the 
building's  wall  area,  will  admit  natural  light 
while  screening  out   much  of  the  sun's  heat. 

An  honorary  life  director  of  Beth  Israel 
Hospital.  Mr.  Rabinovitz  is  a  trustee  of  the 
,\ssociated  Jewish  Philanthropies  of  Boston 
and  honorary  life  trustee  of  Congregation 
Kehillath  Israel. 

Mrs.  Rabinovitz  has  been  identified  willi 
many  communal  activities  including  affilia- 
tions with  the  Boston  .-Vssocialion  for  Re- 
tarded Children,  the  Brandeis  University 
Women's  Committee,  Hadassah,  and  llie 
Cerebral  Palsy  Council  of  Boston. 

SWIG    S<'HOL.\K.*»HIP    ll».\'OII.S 
.SA.X    FK.t.X'I.SI  4»    ltK.>'l-:F.\rTOR 

Joseph  F.  Ford,  a  lounding  trustee  of 
Brandeis  University  and  donor  of  the  Uni- 
versity's main  classroom  building,  Clara  and 
Joseph  F.  Ford  Hall,  has  created  a  new 
scholarship  at  the  university  in  honor  of  a 
San  Francisco  benefactor. 

Mr.  Ford  has  announced  that  the  Ben 
Swig  Scholarship  is  in  honor  of  the  40th 
wedding  anniversary  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ben- 
jamin H.  Swig  of  .San  Francisco.  Mr.  Swig, 
philanthropic  leader  and  real  estate  execu- 
tive, recently  spearheaded  a  California  group 
underwriting  the  Earl  Warren  Chair  of  Con- 
stitutional History  and  Law  al  Brandeis. 


(Confronted  with  steadily  increasing  oper- 
ating costs,  the  Brandeis  University  Board  of 
Trustees  has  announced  "with  reluctance" 
that  it  is  necessary  to  increase  tuition  from 
$800  to  $1,000  commencing  with  the  1957-58 
academic  year.  The  nation's  colleges  and 
universities  have  been  faced  with  a  trend 
upward  in  operating  expenses  ranging  from 
10  to  15  per  cent  according  to  recent 
nationwide  studies. 

Scholarship  aid  will  be  extended  to  needy 
students  whose  academic  records  and  abilit} 
warrant  direct  scholarship  aid.  Realizin» 
that  some  students  would  need  additional  aid 
lo  meet  the  increased  costs  of  iheir  educa- 
tion, the  University  has  also  liberalized  its 
sludcnl  loan  program.  Individual  problems 
not  met  with  these  considerations  will  be 
handled  directly  by  the  Director  of  Student 
Administration. 

Uiiiversilv   E.xplaiiied 

\  University  statement  explained:  "This 
action,  taken  with  reluctance,  is  necessary  in 
view  of  increasing  costs,  such  as  faculty 
salaries,  scholarship  awards,  and  operating 
expenses.  The  vast  majority  of  private 
colleges  and  universities  have  been  forced, 
in  recent  months,  to  take  similar  action.  A 
recent  survey  of  35  institutions  undertaken 
by  the  .Veic  York  Times  revealed  that  29 
of  the  35  institutions  had  been  forced  to 
increase  tuilion  charge^  within  the  last  18 
months. 

"This  natiimwide  trend  reflects  both  the 
rising  costs  in  universities'  operating  budgets 
(as  distinguished  from  capital  budgets,  i.e. — 
new  building  construction  I  and  also  thj 
existent  pattern  wherein  tuition  paymenfe' 
cover  only  approximately  50%  of  the  cost  of: 
educating  a  student  for  an  academic  year. 
Thus,  if  a  student  pays  a  $1,000  tuition  feBj 
there  is  inevitably  a  "hidden  scholarship'  of" 
almost  the  same  amount  which  the  universityl 
underwrites. 

"Under  these  circumstances.  Brandeis 
University,  in  company  with  most  institutions; 
of  higher  education  struggling  with  a  con- 
sistently mounting  operating  budget.  ha& 
deemed  it  only  fair  to  ask  those  families  whol 
are  in  a  financial  position  to  do  so.  lo  assumei 
the  same  proportion  of  the  cost  as  they  have 
in  the  past." 


national   Woiiieo's    C  oiiiinitteo    Life    Membership    Program 
iiderwrites    Fund    for    Completion    of     Proposed    Library 


riie  National  Women's  Committee  of 
aruleis  University  is  three-quarters  of  the 
n  In  its  goal  of  a  million  dollar  gift  for 
r  proposed  Braiuleis  I'niversity  Library. 
riu-  main  impetus  of  the  program  has 
iiir  from  the  Life  Memhership  project  of 
r  Women's  Committee  through  which 
T'lJIOO  has  heen  added  to  previous  funds  of 
,11(1.000  for  the  Lil)rary.  This  million  dollar 
riliiv  will  match  a  similar  gift  for  the 
iiaiv  building  made  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jack 
,  Coldfarb  of  New  York. 
Tlie  Life  Membership  program  has  gained 
rh  momentum  that  some  chapters  have 
r,  illi'd  more  than 
I  iiiw  life  members. 
I '  iaj  bookplates  in- 
•  ili.'d  with  the  life 
■nilier's  name  will 
iiiKinenlly  record 
■  iiirollment  in  ref- 
.  me  books  of  the 
.indeis  Library. 
Tliis  new  library. 
Li lined  to  be  one  of 
r  nation's  most 
iiliiii,  will  have  in- 

iniul  lounges  for  reading  rooms  instead  of 
ivcre,  large  reading  rooms  of  the  old  type 
iraries.  These  reading  lounges  will  be 
r.iifd  along  the  library's  glass  walls  to 
ili/.e  the  natural  light,  while  the  book  stack 
c  liun  will  be  locate<l  in  the  center  of  the 
lilding. 

Two  Features 

Tho  important  features  of  the  new  library 
ill  protect  priceless  first  editions  and  manu- 
ripts  used  for  research  in  eras  of  the  past. 
ir  main  storage  of  these  keys  to  yesteryear 
ill  he  in  a  vault  with  a  sensitive  humidity- 
inperature  control.  Automatic  fire  extin- 
M-hers  in  the  vault  will  contain  gas  instead 
»ater  or  foam  to  protect  the  books  instead 
damaging  them  if  a  fire  started  in  the 
jiuh. 

The  second  feature  will  be  a  Treasure 
nniii  where  rare  documents  and  books  will 
•  kept  on  display.  Special  fire  and  protec- 
w  devices  will  make  this  room  a  safe  place 
ii   irreplaceable  research  materials. 

Music  scholars  will  find  a  listening  room 
here  they  can  don  a  pair  of  headphones  and 
>ten  to  records  without  disturbing  neighbor- 
ly students.  Several  students  may  join 
liiiiul  a  record  player  to  hear  music  or  a 
ill  reciting  his  own  works.  Movies,  and 
.'■n  television,  may  be  employed  as  educa- 
junal  techni(|ue  in  this  building.  Music 
Indents  will  also  find  a  convenient  piano  to 
lay  manuscripts  they  take  from  the  files. 
Thousands  of  slide  pictures  for  the  art 
iidcnts  will  be  kept  in  special  storage. 
niinges  will  be  equipped  for  their  viewing. 
in  area  will  be  used  to  eNbibil  certain  wcnks 


ELErTRON     MICROSCOPE     TO     AID 
SCIEIVCE    RESEARCH     AT     DRAIXDEIS 


Henry  Nelson  Hart, 
Chicago  Industrialist, 
Creates  Physics  Chair 

Henry  Nelson  Hart,  Chicago  industrialist 
and  founder  of  the  Brandeis  Club  of  Chi- 
cago, has  created  a  chair  in  physics  at 
Brandeis  University. 

Mr.  Hart,  son  of  Herbert  L.  and  Cora 
Block  Hart,  is  a  former  chief  material  in- 
spector of  the  Inland  Steel  Corporation.  He 
received  hi.-i  B.S.  degree  from  Yale  Imiversity 
and  was  graduated  from  Northwestern  Mili- 
tary Academy. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  hoard  of  directors 
of  the  Jewish  Community  Centers  of  Chi- 
cago, and  also  has  been  its  secretary  and 
vice-president.  His  other  affiliations  include 
the  National  Executive  Committee  of  the 
Jewish  Welfare  Board;  board  of  governors. 
Council  of  Jewish  Federations  and  Welfare 
Funds;  and  board  of  managers  of  the  Stand- 
ard Club.  Mr.  Hart  is  a  member  of  the  Yale 
Club  of  Illinois  and  vice-president  of  the 
University  Club  of  Chicago. 


of  art  for  students  to  discuss  and  observe  in 
connection   with  their  class  work. 

.Study  Areas 

Students  conducting  research  work  require 
semi-private  study  areas  to  pursue  their 
project  out  of  the  main  stream  of  library 
cclivities.  Special  carrels  have  been  planned 
for  the  undergraduate  students  with  eye  level 
walls  on  three  sides  and  the  fourth  side 
opening  onto  the  building's  glass  walls. 
Graduate  students  and  faculty  members  on 
advanced  research  will  have  office-like  study 
areas  with  a  maximum  of  privacy  for  their 
materials. 

The  liniversity.  in  recognition  of  the  efforts 
of  the  Women's  Committee,  has  designated  a 
special  room  in  the  library — one  which  will 
provide  a  comfortable,  attractive  meeting 
place  on  campus,  thus  forging  a  closer  link 
between  the  University  and  the  Women's 
Committee. 

The  Life  Membership  program  will  play  a 
key  role  in  the  completion  of  this  library  now 
still  in  the  planning  stage.  To  insure  the 
success  of  the  project  the  Women's  Com- 
mittee will  continue  the  campaign  across  the 
nation  for  new  life  mendiers.  Right  now  the 
Committee  has  10,408  life  members  in  01 
chapters  in  ^6  states. 


Brandeis  Liniversity  scientists  are  anxiously 
awaiting  an  electron  microscope  soon  to  be 
delivered  to  the  Science  Research  Center 
following  a  gift  of  $25,000  for  the  microscope 
by  Barnett  V).  Gordon  of  Chestnut  Hill,  Mass. 

This  new  instrument  will  make  the  micro- 
scopic world  a  hundred  times  larger  for  the 
Brandeis  scientists.  At  the  present  time  their 
optical  microscopes  are  effective  only  for 
magnification  up  to  2000  times.  The  electron 
microscope  will  push  aside  the  visual  covers 
of  this  world  magnifying  objects  from 
200,000  to  ,'500,000  times. 

The  electron  microscope,  working  with 
tiny  electron  waves,  gives  a  visual  rendition 
of  objects  smaller  than  a  visible  light  wave. 
A  visible  light  wave  would  be  too  big  to  be 
of  any  value  in  seeing  these  tiny  objects. 
Some  are  only  20  atoms  thick. 

Research  now  underway  at  the  center  is 
often  involved  with  microscopic  materials 
invisible  to  the  scientist.  The  new  micro- 
scope will  make  this  work  visible  to  many  of 
the  experimenters  for  the  first  time. 


A  HUMAN  HAIR  would  appear  as  large  as 
the  Lincoln  Tunnel  viewed  through  this  electron 
microscope  soon  to  be  installed  in  the  Bran- 
deis research  laboratories  as  a  gift  of  Mr. 
Barnett   D.  Gordon   of  Chestnut   Hill,   Mass. 


9 


Braiideis     Library     !!!>peeial     and    ]>lajor     Book    Colleetionsld 


Enriched   by    Programs 


National 


in     Lotus    ScHKUIBKli 

Director  oj  Administrative  Services 
Brarideis  University  Library 

In  tlie  Annual  Ueporl  at  llie  First  Confer- 
ence of  the  National  Women's  ('ommittee, 
the  first  President,  Mrs.  Harry  Michaels, 
stated:  "It  was  unthinkable  that  a  I  niver- 
sily  could  flourish  without  the  resources  of 
a  rich  library.  We  wanted  the  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity Lil)rary  to  be  ade(|uate  and  well- 
equipped  so  that  it  would,  one  day,  take  its 
place  ainonp;  the  fine  university  and  college 
libraries  throughout  the  country."  This  was 
said  on  June  17.  1949. 

Three  years  later,  it  was  quite  clear  that 
the  thousands  of  women  who  had  joined  with 
the  pioneering  group  were  not  content  with 
the  goal  of  an  "adeciuate  and  well-equipped" 
library.  Their  creative  vision  demanded 
something  better  than  mere  adequacy.  .Simul- 
taneously, members  of  the  Women's  Com- 
mittee with  specific  interests  would  ask  it 
they  could  do  something  about  the  inade- 
quacies of  our  collections  in  the  fields  they 
knew.  Very  frankly,  it  became  rather  em- 
barrassing to  be  told  by  a  visitor  from  Cihi- 
cago  that  our  drama  collection  was  insignifi- 
cant; or  one  from  Boston,  that  she  was 
surprised  at  our  lack  of  contemporary 
American  poetry ;  or,  what  was  even  worse. 
10  have  a  delegate  from  one  of  our  Southern 
chapters  inform  us  that  she  couldn't  report 
back  to  her  Chapter  the  fact  that  we  had 
only  a  handful  of  books  on  the  history  of 
the  South. 

It  didn't  seem  to  help  matters  at  all  to 
reply  that  our  curriculum  didn't  demand  any 
more  material  at  the  time.  The  women  were 
insistent  that  they  had  the  right  to  give  us 
funds  over  and  above  their  regular  contribu- 
tion to  the  Book  Fund,  to  augment  the  col- 
lections in  the  Library.  Their  conception  of 
"adequacy"  was  very  obviously  broader  than 
ours. 

Whereupon,  Mrs.  Irving  Abrams  devised 
the  category  of  "Special  Collections, '  enab- 
ling people  to  provide 
funds  to  establish 
Collections  in  sub- 
jects of  their  own 
choice.  The  minimum 
sum  was  set  at  one 
hundred  dollars,  and 
the  only  other  restric- 
tion was  that  the  sub-  ""' 

ject    matter    of    each 

.Special   Collection   be  ' 

within  the  scope  of 
our  curriculum  or  re- 
search  projects.    The 

response   from    women   all   over   the   country 
was  prompt  and  astonishing. 

.'\s  one  member  of  the  Women's  Committee 
very  cogently  expressed  herself,  "We  may 
not  have  the  money  to  endow  a  cliair  in  the 

10 


BRANDEIS  UNIVERSITY  made  another  significant  contribution  to  the  world  of  creative  arts  thi 
month  with  the  first  presentation  of  the  Brandeis  University  Creative  Arts  Awards  during  cere 
monies  at  the  Hotel  Ambassador,  New  York.  More  than  200  leading  figures  of  the  artistic  worli 
saw  Nelson  A.  Rockefeller,  chairman  of  the  board  of  New  York's  Museum  of  Modern  Art,  maki 
this  first  presentation  for  the  University's  Creative  Arts  Commission  headed  by  David  E.  Wodlinger 
Among  those  honored  were:  (left  to  right)  Eric  Bently,  receiving  the  award  for  his  mother-in-law 
Mrs.  Hallle  Flanagan  Davis;  Dr.  William  Schuman,  Dr.  William  Carlos  Williams,  Stuart  Davis.  Mr, 
Rockefeller,  Mr.  Wodlinger,  and  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar,  president  of  the  University.  These  medal 
were  presented  to  artists  of  recognized  pre-eminence  and  cash  grants  of  $1,500  each  were  madi 
to  artists  in  the  same  fields  to   encourage   them   in   their  careers. 


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subject  that  interests  us.  but  we  can  provide 
the  imporlanl  books  and  periodicals  in  that 
field-  over  and  above  the  bare  necessities  of 
student  assignments."  And  the  statement  is 
very  apt.  If  the  Book  Fund  provides  the 
basic  assigned  materials  for  our  courses,  as 
it  does — then  Special  Collections  enables  the 
more  deeply  interested  student  lo  do  work 
in   materials  beyond   the  "merely   adequate." 

Many  people  have  become  so  deeply  inter- 
ested in  the  Special  Collections  which  carry 
their  names  that  they  have  added  year  after 
year  to  their  original  gift,  necessitating  a 
further  category  called  "Major  Book  Collec- 
tions,"  which  requires  sums  of  five  hundred 
dollars,  or  more.  The  names  of  these  con- 
tributors appear  on  a  bronze  panel  in  the 
Library  Wing. 

In  the  few  years  since  the  start  of  this 
phase  of  the  Women's  Committee  activities, 
our  respect  for  the  diversity  of  interests  of 
the  membership  has  become  overwhelming. 
We  have  been  asked  to  ac(|uire  collections 
in  music,  drama,  poetry,  and  literature, 
which  astonishes  no  one,  but  also  in  the 
fields  of  mathematics,  biophysics,  medieval 
history  and  Greek  philosophy.  One  donor 
provided  the  funds  for  a  complete  Collection 
of  the  Congressional  Records  from  the  First 
Congress  to  the  current  one.  Another  pro- 
vided the  nucleus  of  our  chemistry  research 
materials,  a   third  for  an   outstanding  music       i 


collection.  The  availability  of  a  substantia 
Major  Book  Collection  Fund  enaljled  us  t( 
purchase  the  entire  library  of  a  retired  pro 
fessor  of  English  literature,  over  1,200  vol 
umes,  increasing  our  holdings  in  this  are; 
significantly. 

The  practice  of  many  donors  of  leaving  tin 
choice  of  fields  to  the  University  is  of  Ire 
mendous  value  to  the  Library.  These 
designated  Funds  are  used  to  keep  I  hi 
Collection  as  a  whole  in  balance,  or  as 
mobile  reserve  for  unanticipated  develop^ 
ments.  For  example,  the  Ziskind  Visitini 
Professors  not  infre(iuently  lecture  on  subi 
jects  not  well  represented  in  the  library  be 
cause  these  subjects  are  not  part  of  out 
regular  curriculum.  This  is  one  of  the  pri 
mary  reasons  for  bringing  these  professors  • 
to  the  campus.  The  interests  they  stinuilatt 
are  important  to  the  development  of 
students,  and  it  behooves  the  Library  li 
support  the  instruction  and  lo  satisfy  llit 
awakened  curiosity.  The  undesignated  Spc 
cial  and  Major  Book  Collections  enable  the] 
Library  to  do  this  with  the  minimum  red 
tape  and  delay. 

In  the  few  years  since  the  inception  ol  thi: 
program,  it  has  developed  into  the  prinunv 
tool  to  convert  an  adequate  Library  intu  : 
rich  Library.  It  will  be  many  years  bcli'n 
the  goal  is  sighted,  much  less  reached,  hui 
the  means  of  reaching  it  are  availahli' 
thanks  to  these  book  collections. 


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OTED    ECONOMIST    NAMED    BRANDEiS    TRUSTEE 


Dr.  Willard  L.  Thorp 


V  noted  American  economist,  author,  and 
lisoT  to  the  United  States  government  has 
in  elected  to  membership  on  the  Brandeis 
iversity  Board  of 
jstees. 

Dr.  Willard  L. 
orp,  acting  presi- 
it  of  Amherst  Col- 
e.  received  the 
iiination  at  a  re- 
it  meeting  accord- 
;  to  board  president 
raham  Feinberg. 
)r.  Thorp  was   the 

ite  Department's  leading  economist  from 
to  1953  when  he  was  named  director  of 
!  world  renowned  Merrill  Center  for  Eco- 
nics  at  Southampton,  L.  1. 
He  has  appeared  before  the  Joint  Con- 
issional  Committee  on  the  Economic  Re- 
t  and  the  Senate  Committee  on  Foreign 
lations.  His  governmental  duties  have 
taken  him  to  the  United  Nations  and  to 
eral  international  meetings  of  foreign 
nisters  and  economic  planners. 
A  former   director   of   economic   research 

Dun  and  Bradstreet,  Inc.,  he  has  served 
an   editor   of   "Dun's    Review"   and    as   a 

itee  in  the  reorganization  of  the  Asso- 
,ted  Gas  and  Electric  Corporation. 

e  received  his  doctorate  from   Columbia 

iversity  and  has  received  three  honorary 
'ards  of  the  Degree  Doctor  of  Laws.  Dr. 
lorp  is  a  governor  of  the  American  Na- 
nal  Red  Cross,  a  director  of  the  Institute 

Inter-American  Affairs,  and  an  alumni 
istee  of  Amherst  College. 


lis  bust  of  Louis  Dembltr  Brandeis,  executed 
N  sculptress  Bashlta  Paeff  was  unveiled  at 
'andeis  University  recently.  It  will  be  on 
isplay  permanently  in  the  main  lobby  of  the 
cience  Research  Center.  The  work  was  com- 
missioned by  the  William  Rosenwald  Family 
und,  Inc.,  as  a  tribute  to  the  late  Julius  and 
.ugusta  Rosenwald  from  their  son,  William, 
f  New  York  City. 


Adull   Education   Program   Includes 
Noted  Lecturers  in  Four  Subject  Areas 


—  In  Memoriam  — 

The  Board  of  Trustees,  president, 
and  faculty  of  Brandeis  University 
have  experienced  a  great  personal 
loss  in  the  recent  passing  of  Adolph 
UUman,  patron  of  the  arts,  business 
and  communal  leader,  and  trustee  of 
the  University. 

In  a  communication  to  the  family 
of  Mr.  UUman  the  trustees  said; 
"Adolph  UUman  belonged  to  the 
pioneering  architects  of  the  Univer- 
sity. He  was  responsible  for  the 
establishment  of  the  School  of  Music, 
both  through  his  insistence  that  a 
quality  school  could  not  wait  for  this 
area  to  be  included,  and  through  his 
generosity  in  helping  to  support  the 
program.  A  year  later  he  added  one 
of  the  largest  contributions  in  the 
early  history  of  the  University,  to 
construct  the  beautiful  Amphitheatre 
which  bears  his  name.  The  Creative 
Arts  Festivals  and  good  portions  of 
the  theatre  and  music  programs  have 
found  a  dignified  and  aesthetic  home 
in  these  faciUties. 

"It  is  a  pity  that  we  lose  him  so 
soon  after  his  re-election  when  we 
could  have  benefited  from  counsel 
whose  wisdom  has  been  so  magnifi- 
cently vindicated.  But  his  family  and 
friends  can  take  comfort  in  knowing 
that  his  name  and  influence  will  be 
enduring  in  the  Ufe  of  the  University 
which  was  so  close  to  his  heart." 


Tcaohinjs'  Follows^hip 
E»«labliNli«'il  li>  H<>n«>r 
Isaiah  Leo  Sliarfiiian 

.\  former  student  of  Isaiah  Leo  .Sharfman. 
noted  educator  and  professor  emeritus  of 
economics  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  has 
established  an  endowment  fund  of  $75,000 
in  his  honor  to  establish  an  annual  leaching 
fellowship  at  Brandeis  University. 

The  fund  was  granted  by  one  of  Professor 
.Sharfman's  students  of  40  years  ago,  Samuel 
R.  Rosenthal,  and  Mrs.  Rosenthal,  of  Chi- 
cago, 111.,  formerly  of  Worcester,  Mass. 

Professor  Sharfman,  a  trustee  of  Brandeis 
University,  joined  the  University  of  Michigan 
faculty   in   1947  as  a   professor  of  pcnnomics. 


Lectures  in  four  separate  areas,  delivered 
by  10  American  authorities  in  these  fields, 
will  be  included  in  the  Adult  Education 
Program  on  the  Brandeis  University  campus 
this  spring. 

The  Ludwig  Lewisohn  Memorial  Lectures, 
sponsored  by  the  students  of  the  University 
in  tribute  to  their  late  teacher,  wiU  bring 
Stanley  Edgar  Hyman,  Randall  JarreU, 
Alfred  Kazin,  Malcolm  Cowley,  MaxweU 
Geismar,  and  Cleanth  Brooks  to  the  campus 
to  discuss  "Literary  Expressions  in  America." 

Robert  Maynard  Hutchins,  president  of 
the  Fund  for  the  Republic,  will  continue  the 
tradition  of  distinguished  and  well-informed 
lecturers  to  deliver  the  annual  Sidney  HUI- 
man  Lecture  series.  Addressing  himself  to 
"The  New  Society"  he  wiU  be  speaking 
under  the  provisions  of  a  grant  made  to  the 
University  in  1954  by  the  Sidney  HiUman 
Foundation  of  New  York  to  perpetuate  the 
ideals  of  the  late  labor  leader.  Previous 
HiUman  lecturers  have  been:  Max  Lerner, 
Mrs.  Eleanor  Roosevelt,  and  Eliahu  Elath. 

Six  outstanding  sociologists  and  religious 
leaders  will  lecture  on  "Breaking  the  Bar- 
riers" of  prejudice  in  the  Harry  B.  Helmsley 
Lecture  series.  The  fund  created  by  Mr. 
Helmsley  brings  to  the  campus  noteworthy 
personalities  from  every  faith  and  creed 
whose  message  may  promote  interfaith  amity 
and  break  the  barriers  that  separate  races, 
creeds  and  colors.  Otto  Klineberg,  Rev.  Dr 
-Martin  Luther  King,  Jr.,  Oliver  C.  Cox,  Ira 
De  A.  Reid,  Bruno  Bettelheim,  and  [■.. 
Franklin  Frazier.  will  speak  during  the 
series. 

Pierre  Emmanuel,  Jacob  Ziskind  Professor 
of  Humanities,  Brandeis  University,  will 
deliver  a  series  of  lectures  on  "The  Conflict 
of  Creative  Man  and  Society."  This  program, 
under  the  Jacob  Ziskind  Lecture  Fund,  will 
bring  this  noted  French  author,  leiliirer, 
educator,  and  government  official  In  the 
Brandeis  podium  for  three  lectures.  He  is 
a  visiting  professor  at  the  llniversity  for  the 
spring  term  under  the  same  fund. 


He   was  visiting   professor  at   .Stanford    Uni- 
versity in  the  summer  of  19.S9. 

He  has  been  a  member  and  chairman  of 
various  emergency  and  arbitration  boards 
under  the  Railway  Labor  Act  since  19.36.  He 
has  been  a  president  of  the  .American  Eco 
nomics  .Association.  Dr.  Sharfman  was 
awarded  the  Ames  prize  for  legal  writing  in 
1939,  and  also  has  served  as  a  member  of 
many  investigating  boards  including  chief 
investigator  of  the  Commission  for  the  Regu- 
lation of  Public  Utilities,  National  Civic 
Federation. 


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Scholarship  Gifts 
Totaling  $95,000 
Recently  Announced 

More  than  $9S.000  in  new  scluilarship 
funds  have  been  made  available  to  Brandeis 
University  students  through  recent  t;ifts. 

Charles  and  Edward  Katz  of  Los  Angeles 
have  created  the  Earned  and  Molly  Katz 
Scholarship  in  memory  of  their  parents.  The 
Reba  and  Meyer  B.  Greenberg  Scholarship, 
established  by  Meyer  B.  Greenberg  of  New 
York  City,  will  provide  scholarship  assist- 
ance for  gifted  and  needy  students  to  fulfill 
their  educational  goals. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Adolph  Fine  of  Minneapolis, 
Minnesota,  have  established  the  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Adolph  Fine  Scholarship  Fund.  Max 
Gerson,  of  Ger.son  and  Gerson,  N.  Y.  City, 
has  created  the  Max  Gerson  Scholarship. 

Mr.  William  H.  Katz  of  Landsman  and 
Katz,  New  York  City,  has  created  the  Wil- 
liam ¥l.  Katz  Scholarships  in  honor  of  Miss 
Evelyn  Shea,  prominent  in  the  New  '^'ork 
clothing  industry. 

Mr.  Morris  Gastwirth  of  Gastwirth  Broth- 
ers, New  York  City,  has  established  tlie 
Morris  Gastwirth  Scholarship. 

Playwrights  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Albert  Hackelt, 
winners  of  the  Pulitzer  Prize  for  their  play 
"The  Diary  of  Anne  Frank."  have  irealed  a 
scholarship  for  students  majoring  in  the  field 
of  writing  at  Brandeis  University. 

The  famous  playwrights  have  designated 
the  benefaction  as  the  Anne  Frank  Scholar- 
ship in  memory  of  the  girl  who  wrote  the 
original  diary. 

Mrs.  Viola  G.  Addison,  of  New  "^nik  City. 
an  active  member  in  the  Brandeis  Viomen's 
Committee,  has  established  the  Michael 
Addison  Scholarship  Trust  Fund  in  memory 
of  her  husband. 

Two  associates  of  the  New  England  Pro- 
vision Company.  Boston,  have  established 
endowment  scholarship  funds.  Mr.  Max 
Berger  and  Mr.  Michael  Tackeff  of  that  firm 
have  both  established  scholarship  funds. 

The  Frieda  and  Benjamin  Bittan  Scholar- 
ship Endowment  Fund,  established  by  D.  R. 
Bittan  of  Lawrence,  Long  Island,  N.  Y..  is 
in  memory  of  his  parents. 

Another  fund  established  as  a  permanent 
fund  to  earn  interest  for  tuition  use  is  the 
Francis  M.  Ehrenberg  Scholarship  Endow- 
ment Fund.  Created  by  Mr.  Francis  Ehren- 
berg of  Blanchard   Press,  New  York  City. 

Drs.  Camille  and  Henry  Dreyfus,  pioneers 
in  the  experimentation  and  manufacture  of 
cellulose  acetate,  have  been  memorialized  in 
a  scholarship  endowment  fund  to  aid  stu- 
dents excelling  in  the  fields  of  chemistry, 
chemical  engineering,  and  related  sciences. 
The  Camille  and  Henry  Dreyfus  Foundation. 
Inc.,  Scholarship  Endowment  was  established 
by  Mrs.  Camille  Dreyfus  of  New  York  City. 

Abram  J.  Berkwitz  of  Brookline,  Mass., 
has  endowed  the  .Abram  J.  Berkwitz  Scholar- 
ship Endowment  Fund  tor  scholarship  assist- 
ance to  students  of  all  faiths. 


NEW    YORK    AND   CHICAGO    LAWYERS 
UNDERWRITE  ISRAELI    LAW   STLDy! 


New  York  and  Chicago  lawyers  have 
underwritten  more  than  half  the  cost  of  the 
L'niversity's  participation  in  the  Harvard- 
Brandeis-lsrael  Law  (Modification  Project 
following  meetings  in  the  two  cities. 

The  project  originated  in  1952  when  the 
young  state  of  Israel  appealed  to  the  famed 
center  of  American  law  studies  to  codify  its 
laws,  which  were  a  tangle  of  Talmudic, 
Turkish,   .Arabic,  and   British   legal   ideas. 

Harvard  undertook  the  project  for  three 
years  inviting  Brandeis  to  join  in  partnership 
to  underwrite  the  project  for  three  more 
years  at  a  cost  of  $100,000.  Dean  Griswold 
of  Harvard  wrote  to  President  Sachar: 

"There  are  many  reasons  why  this  work 
could  well  be  conducted  by  the  Harvard  Law 
School  in  association  with  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity, particularly  in  the  Centennial  Year  of 
Justice  Brandeis"  birth.  The  Justice  was  a 
distinguished  graduate  of  this  school.  He 
has  been  honored  by  having  your  own  uni- 
versity dedicated  to  the  memory  of  his  good 
works.  He  was  a  great  lawyer  and  interested 
in  scientific  work  in  law  as  an  instrument 
for  human  development.  He  had  a  great 
interest  in  the  work  which  led  to  the  estab- 
lishment of  the  modern  state  of  Israel.  Thus, 
it  is  most  appropriate  that  his  project  now 
be  carried  on  under  the  joint  sponsorship  ol 
Brandeis  University  and  the  Harvard  I.au 
Seho,>I." 

Dean  David  F.  Cavers,  Associate  Dean  of 
the  Harvard  Law  School,  reported  on  the 
progress  of  the  project  to  a  recent  meeting 
in  New  York  held  under  the  chairmanship 
of   Judge    Joseph    M,    Proskauer,    James    N. 

Dr.  Benjamin  Fine 
Recently  Appointed 
University  Fellow 


Prize-winning 
York    Times. 


Benjamin  Fine,  Pulitzer 
education  editor  of  the  Nei 
has  been  named  a 
fellow  of  Brandeis 
llniversity  according 
to  Frank  L.  Weil, 
chairman  of  the  Fel- 
lows. 

Dr.  Fine  has  been 
with  the  New  York 
Times  for  20  years. 
He  became  education 
editor  in  1941  after 
having  been  an  education  reporter. 

His  series  of  articles  in  1944  on  the  teach- 
ing of  American  history  in  the  schools  and 
colleges  of  the  United  States,  won  for  the 
New  York  Times  the  Pulitzer  Prize  "for  the 
most  disinterested  and  meritorious  public 
service  rendered  by  any  American  newspaiier 
during  that  year." 


Dr.  Fine 


Rosenberg,  and  Frank  L.  Weil.  In  Chicago 
the  dean  addressed  a  meeting  sponsored  by 
Charles  Aarons  of  Aaron,  Aaron,  Schiniberg 
&  Hess.  Joseph  l.aufer  of  Harvard  is  director 
of  the  Harvard-Brandeis  Cooperative  Re- 
search for  Israels  Legal  Development. 

The  codification  project  goes  forward  as  a 
joint  venture  for  the  oldest  and  youngest 
American  universities,  united  by  a  common 
interest  in  Israel  and  a  common  esteem  for 
Justice  Brandeis. 


Brandeiiii  ^  aiiie>« 
Dr.  Paul  Radiii 
Visitiiis^  Prof. 

Dr.     Paul     Radin,     noted     anthropologist, 
author     and     authority     on     the     American!  | 
Indian,  has  been  named  Samuel  Rubin  Visit- j  \ 
ing   Professor  in   An- 
thropology    at     Bran- 
deis University. 

Retiuning  from  re- 
search in  Switzerland 
Mk  1^,  B^^fl  '*''  "  Bollingen  Foun- 
^^^    _  H^H  Fellow,    Di. 

^Blfe    <K^^I        Brandeis     facult>     in 
n     D     1-  February.   Heleclurcsi 

^'-  '*^°'"  ..XI        mil       f 

on        Ihe     World    ol 

Primitive    Man"   and    "Philosophical    Specu- 
lations Among  Primitive  People." 

The  Samuel  Rubin  Chair  in  Antlnd|Mili.gv, ' 
to  which  Dr.  Radin  has  been  named.  u:i^ 
established  at  the  University  in  19.S1  l)\  llii- 
president  of  Faberge  Inc.,  New  York  Cily. 
Mr.  Rubin,  a  fellow  of  the  University,  also 
is  head  of  the  .Samuel  Rubin  Foundatinii  in 
New  York  City,  which  recently  made  ^i 
$2.50,000  grant  to  the  University  for  llit- 
strengthening  of  its  anthropological  instiiu- 
tion  and  development  of  research  dealing 
with  early  man  and  the  origins  of  civilization. 

Prof.  Radin  has  served  on  the  anthropology 
faculty  at  Kenyon  College  in  Gambier.  Ohio, 
and  Fisk  Llniversity  in  Nashville,  Tenn..  as 
a  professor;  the  University  of  Chicago,  as  a 
visiting  professor;  the  llniversity  of  Cali- 
fornia, as  an  assistant  professor;  and  Cam- 
bridge University,  as  a  lecturer.  He  also  was 
an  .Arthur  Davis  Memorial  Lecturer  for 
the  Jewish  Historical  Society  in  London. 
England. 

While  teaching  at  Kenyon  College,  Dr. 
Radin  was  elected  to  Phi  Beta  Kappa.  He 
has  been  a  fellow  of  Columbia,  Harvard,  anil 
Yale  Universities.  He  received  his  .A.B.  from 
City  College  of  New  York,  studied  i" 
Munich,  Berlin,  Cambridge,  England,  ami 
received  his  Ph.D.  from  Columbia, 


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Preliminary  Approval 
aveii  for  $2,616,000 
jov't  Building  Loan 

The  Brandeis  University  Imilding  pioi;ram 
cently  received  a  vote  of  approval  from  the 
ederal  Government  as  the  Housing  and 
[ome  Finance  Agency  gave  preliminary 
pproval  to  a  loan  of  $2,616,000  to  Brandeis 
ir  the  construction  of  four  new  men's  dormi- 
)ries  and  a  combination  student  center  and 
ining  hall. 

Before  the  actual  loan  is  made,  the 
.H.F.A.  must  approve  plans  for  the  develop- 
lent  and  the  University's  board  of  trustees 
iu~t  approve  the  terms  of  the  loan. 

"Great   Significance" 

"The  action  of  the  Housing  and  Home 
iiiance  Agency  in  reserving  funds  which 
ould    permit    Brandeis    L  niversity    to    con- 

ruct  a  new  dormitory  quadrangle  and  stu- 
ent  center  has  great  significance  for  our 
iture,"  Dr.  Sachar  said. 

"While  we  are  aware  that  this  is  only  a 
reliminary  reservation  of  funds  pending 
nal  approval  of  detailed  plans,  it  is  our 
ope  that  complete  clearance  be  forthcoming. 

"Brandeis  University,  in  cooperation  with 
s  sister  institutions,  is  desirous  of  providing 
ducalional  opportunities  to  additional  stu- 
ents,  always  consistent  with  its  role  as  a 
nail  liberal  arts  institution  with  high  aca- 
emic  standards. 

"This  action  by  the  Housing  and  Home 
inance  Agency  is  heartening  in  that  it  will 
ermit  the  University  to  have  virtually  all 
f  its  student  body  resident  on  campus, 
nabling  the  University  best  to  achieve  its 
ducationa!  objectives." 

A  loan  of  this  type  would  be  granted  for 
irty  years  at  low  interest  rates,  with  the 
rst  installment  given  by  the  H.H.F..V.  after 
ompletion  and  approval  of  final  plans. 


lADIO-ACTIVE  MATERIAL  IN  HEART  RE- 
SEARCH. Dr.  Harold  P.  Klein,  Associate  pro- 
[essor  of  biology  at  Brandeis.  uses  this  sensitive 
i|elger  counter  to  trace  radio-active  substances 
ised  in  his  research  for  the  National  Heart 
Institute  and  the  National  Public  Health 
^ervice.  This  method  of  research  on  heart 
iisease  has  been  made  possible  through  the 
JiTt  of  this  geiger  counter  by  The  Squibb 
nstitute  for  Medical  Research,  745  Fifth 
Wenue,  New  York. 


BRAN  1)1^  IS 

AKOIJIVD    THE    WOULD 


PARIS,  FR.4ISCE  .  .  ''Observations  of  the  Akkadian  Tablets  from  Ugarit"  by  Cyrus  H. 
Gordon,  professor  of  Near  Eastern  Studies  at  Brandeis,  was  the  title  of  an  article,  recently 
published  in  the  Revue  d'Assyriologie,  Paris.  Ugarit,  located  on  the  north  coast  of  Syria  about 
the  14th  century  B.C.,  is  the  source  of  these  texts  now  revolutionizing  the  study  of  the  earliest 
Hebrew  and  Greek  literatures. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

BURLIi\GT01\,  VT.  .  .  The  Three  Chapel  concept  of  Brandeis  University  was  recently 
included  in  an  exhibition  of  prize-winning  architectural  concepts  shown  at  Fleming 
Museum,  Burlington,  Vermont.  .  .  .  VIEISISA,  AUSTRIA  .  .  A  recent  issue  of  Das  Judische 
Echo,  Vienna,  contains  a  story  on  the  members  of  the  Brandeis  faculty  with  German  back- 
grounds or  educations  written  by  Dr.  Harry  Zohn,  assistant  professor  of  German  at  Brandeis. 
Dr.  Zohn  was  recently  named  president  of  the  Boston  Chapter  of  the  American  Association  of 
Teachers  of  German. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

BOSTOIS,  MASS.  ,  .  Dr.  Sidney  Rosen,  instructor  in  physical  science  in  the  Brandeis 
University  School  of  Science,  discussed  "Claude  Bernard — the  Father  of  Modern 
Physiology"  before  a  recent  meeting  of  the  Massachusetts  Chapter  of  the  National 
Cvstic  Fibrosis  Research  Foundation  at  the  Parker  House. 


CLEVELAND,  OHIO  .  .  '"Israel  and  Her  Arab  Neighbors,"  published  by  World  Publishing 
Company,  contains  three  lectures  delivered  by  Eliahu  Elath,  Israel's  first  ambassador  to  the 
United  States,  while  lecturing  at  Brandeis  University  last  year. 


Abraliaiii  Lonkowsky 
Honored  at  Meeting 
Held  in  Jersey  City 

Two  gifts  for  Brandeis  University  totaling 
$50,000  were  announced  at  a  recent  Jersey 
City,  N.  J.,  dinner  sponsored  by  the  Hudson 
County  Friends  of  Brandeis  University  honor- 
ing Abraham  Lenkowsky.  Mr.  Lenkowsky 
was  cited  for  his  work  in  the  field  of  human 
relations. 

Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar  addressed  the  din- 
ner's 400  guests  in  the  Jersey  City  Jewish 
Community  Center  and  told  them  that  a 
book  collection  in  Judaic  studies  had  been 
established  at  Brandeis  in  Mr.  Lenkowsky's 
honor. 

It  was  announced  that  Mr.  Lenkowsky  and 
Louis  Ross  both  of  Jersey  City,  had  each 
made  gifts  of  $2,5.000  to  Brandeis.  The 
designation  of  the  gifts  is  pending. 

Louis  Struhl  was  program  chairman. 
Joseph  S.  Lenkowsky,  Ben  Levy  and  .\ce 
Weinstein  served  as  co-chairmen.  Mrs.  Ben 
Levy  was  chairman  of  Women's  Committee 
arrangements  for  the  dinner.  Mrs.  Louis 
Struhl  and  Mrs.  Louis  P.  Brenner  served  as 
coordinators  for  the  Women's  Committee  on 
arrangements.  Mrs.  Ellis  Taube,  president 
of  the  Jewish  Community  Center,  aided  the 
Jersey  City  dinner  program. 

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GusTAV  Ranis  '52,  an  instructor  in  Eco- 
nomics at  Yale,  has  recently  authored  an 
article  for  the  Harvard  University  Journal 
of  Entreprennial  History. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

Plans  are  underway  for  the  Univer- 
sity's first  five-year  reunion  June  8  and 
9  for  members  of  the  Class  of  '52. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

Bert  Shaffer  '52  and  his  wife  Inki,  both 
navy  ensigns,  have  been  on  submarine  duty 
with  the  U.  S.  Navy  at  New  London,  par- 
ticipating in  a  dozen  dives  to  do  research  on 
problems  of  vision,  hearing,  and  respiration 
in  submarines. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

A  volume  of  "Fuurlci-n  I'oenis  of  Catherine 
Ccirpenler."  designed,  hand  set  and  printed 
hy  Arn'olo  Sable  '52.  has  been  presented  to 
the  Brandeis  I'nirersity  Library. 


JuoiTii  Bleich  '54  is  the  author  of  an 
article  pulilished  in  the  December  issue  of 
the  Yale  Law  Journal. 


Brandeisiana 


An  extract  from  "Soviet  Opposition  to  Stalin"  by  George  Fischer,  assistant  professor 
of  History  at  Brandeis  University,  has  appeared  in  a  new  anthology  "Soviet  Russia 
Today — Patterns  and  Prospects,"  edited  by  John  L.  Stipp,  Harper  1956.  Dr.  Fischer's 
book  has  been  selected  by  the  National  Book  Foundation  for  free  distribution  to  over 
a  thousand  American  college  and  school  libraries. 

Erwin  Bodky,  chairman  of  the  Department  of  Music  at  Brandeis  University,  astounded 
WGBH-TV  listeners  recently  as  he  demonstrated  various  types  of  piano  touch  and 
finger  technique  including  Ravel's  "Etude  for  the  Left  Hand"  while  eating  cheese 
and  crackers  and  sipping  milk  with  his  right  hand. 

Dr.  Aron  Gurwitsch,  Ph.D.,  associate  professor  of  philosophy  at  Brandeis,  recently 
lectured  on  "The  Conception  of  the  Mind  in  Kant  ond  Husserl,"  before  the  Philosophy 
Graduate  Club,  Yale  University. 

Big  money  quiz  programs  are  getting  to  be  a  family  afFair  at  Brandeis.  Dr.  John 
Van  Doren,  instructor  in  American  Civilization,  watched  his  brother  Charles  rise  to 
national  fame  as  a  contestant  on  "21"  where  more  than  $100,000  rode  on  the 
Columbia  faculty  member's  general  knowledge.  Dr.  Irving  Howe,  associate  professor 
of  English,  played  a  supporting  role  while  his  wife  increased  her  winnings  on 
•■$64,000   Challenge." 

John  F.  Kennedy,  chairman  of  a  Senate  Committee  seeking  to  nominate  the  five 
greatest  United  States  Senators  of  all  time,  has  appointed  Lawrence  H.  Fuchs,  assistant 
professor  of  political  science  at  Brandeis,  and  director  of  the  University's  Summer 
School,  to  the  nominating  committee.  Memorials  to  the  five  greatest  senators  will  be 
erected  in  Washington. 

Politics  and  law  are  the  subject  matter  for  two  of  the  most  recent  publications  by 
Brandeis  faculty.  Dr.  Leonard  W.  Levy,  assistant  professor  of  history,  has  published 
The  Law  of  the  Commonweaith  ond  Chief  Justice  Shaw  (Harvard  University  Press)  and 
Dr.  Irving  Howe,  associate  professor  of  English,  has  published  Politics  and  the  Novel 
(Horizon  Press,  N.  Y.).  Dr.  Levy's  book  probes  the  traditions  of  Massachusetts  law  and 
the  influence  on  it  and  national  legal  practice  by  Chief  Justice  Shaw.  Dr.  Howe's 
work  traces  political  influences  in  novels. 

Dr.  Albert  Gjerding  Olsen,  biology  professor  at  Brandeis  University,  has  been  named 
New  England  regional  consultant  on  science  and  mathematics  for  the  Science  Teaching 
Improvement  Program.  The  program,  designed  to  increase  the  number  of  well-qualified 
science  and  mathematics  teachers  at  the  secondary-school  level,  is  sponsored  by  the 
American  Association  for  the  Advancement  of  Science.  It  was  made  possible  by  a 
grant  to  the  AAAS  from  the  General  Electric  Education  and  Charitable  Fund. 


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Vol.  VI,  No.  4  Plblisiibd  by  BRANDEIS  UNIVERSITY  -  Office  of  Public  Affairs  May,   19S7 

E.M.VNUEL  M.  GiLBEKT,   Director  Lawrence  J.   Kane.  Editor 

Brandcis  University  BuUeun,  published  four  times  a  year   (once  in  September    November,  March  and  May) 
at  Brandeis  University.  Waltham  54,  Mass.    Entered  as  second  class  matter  at  the  Post  Office  at  Boston,  Mass. 


a  former  president,  distinguislied 
educators,  civic  leaders,  224  seniors, 
candidates  for  degrees 


^^^i^fcuMENCEMENT  Day  1957  wiU  hold  more 
^^^than  its  usual  share  of  nostalgia  for  many  of 
the  principals  receiving  honorary  degrees  when 
Brandeis  University  graduates  its  sixth  class  June  9. 

Former  president  Harry  S.  Truman,  Arthur 
Compton,  Albert  Guerard,  Aaron  Copland,  Detlev 
W.  Bronk,  Meyer  Jaffe.  James  J.  Axelrod,  and  Max 
Weber  will  receive  honorary  degrees.  The  Class  of 
'57  includes  224  degree  candidates. 

Mr.  Truman,  who  is  to  deliver  the  major  address 
before  what  is  expected  to  be  the  largest  commence- 
ment audience  in  the  University's  history,  was  chief 
executive  when  Brandeis  accepted  its  first  students 
in  1948.  The  former  president  is  no  stranger  to 
Brandeis.  A  congratulatory  message  from  him  was 
read  at  the  ceremonies  inaugurating  the  University. 

Arthur  Compton,  president  of  Washington  Uni- 
versity, installed  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar  as  president 
of  Brandeis  in  the  same  year.  He  is  a  leading 
physicist  who  has  been  active  in  the  development  of 
science  education  and  national  defense. 

Aaron  Copland  is  a  veteran  of  the  General  Edu- 
cation S  program  at  Brandeis  and  has  presented  his 
works   in  previous  Creative   Arts   Festivals   at  the 


University.  He  will  direct  a  concert  of  his  works 
performed  by  the  Festival  Orchestra  in  memory  of 
Adolph  UUman  during  this  year's  Creative  Art's 
Festival. 

Another  General  Education  S  veteran,  Max 
Weber,  "dean  of  American  art,"  will  have  an  exhibit 
of  his  work  shown  during  the  festival.  A  leading 
modern  artist,  he  has  been  an  outstanding  figure  in 
American  art  during  the  last  half  century. 

Meyer  Jaffe,  industrialist  and  philanthropist,  is  a 
Fall  River,  Mass.,  civic  leader.  He  has  been  asso- 
ciated with  Brandeis  since  its  earliest  days  and  was 
one  of  the  founding  trustees. 

James  J.  Axelrod,  another  founding  trustee,  is  a 
noted  Boston  industriahst  and  philanthropist.  He  is 
an  official  of  several  textile  firms  and  active  in  many 
Greater  Boston  charitable  organizations. 

Detlev  W.  Bronk,  executive  head  of  the  Rockefeller 
Institute  for  Medical  Research  and  president  of  the 
National  Academy  of  Science,  is  a  former  president 
of  Johns  Hopkins  University. 

Albert  Guerard,  noted  author  and  French  literary 
critic,  was  a  member  of  the  Brandeis  faculty  as  a 
visiting  professor  of  comparative  literature. 


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A  HE  Brandeis  University  Festival  of  the  Creative  Arts  for  1957  is  dedicated  to  tiie  stimulation  and 
appraisal  of  six  art  forms:  chamber  music,  dance,  jazz,  poetry,  orchestral  and  operatic  music  and  the  fine 
arts.  It  is  in  keeping  with  the  University's  philosophy  that  a  modern  educational  institution  should 
assume  the  role  of  a  patron  of  the  arts  and  seek  to  stimulate  the  expression  of  art  forms  beyond  the 
confines  of  its  campus. 


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QUARTET 


The  first  East  coast  performance  of  Irving  Fine's  "Fontosy  for 
String  Trio,"  and  the  premiere  of  Arthur  Berger's  "Duo  for 
Clarinet  and  Piano,"  will  be  performed  at  Brandeis  University 
by  the  famed  Juilliard  String  Quartet  in  the  opening  program 
of  the  University's  Fourth  Festival  of  the  Creative  Arts. 


DA-NCE 


JAZZ 


ART 


POETR'V 


Pearl  Lang  and  her  14-member  dance  company  will  interpret  two 
new  works  through  the  medium  of  modern  dance  on  the  open-air 
stage  of  the  Adolph  Ullman  Amphitheatre.    Bela  Bartok's  "Rites," 
commissioned  by  the  National  Council  of  Churches,  and 
"Falls  the  Shadow  Between,"  based  on  the  Persephone  myth, 
have  been  selected  for  Miss  Lang's  first  Brandeis  appearance. 
Daniel  Saidenberg  will  conduct  the  special  orchestra. 


For  the  first  time  a  University  has  commissioned  composers  to 
write  original  jazz  music  for  presentation  at  a  University  program. 
Jimmy  Giuffre,  Charles  Mingus  and  George  Russell  from  the  world 
of  jazz  and  Harold  Shapero,  Milton  Babbitt  and  Gunther  Schuller 
from  the  world  of  "longhair"  music  will  have  their  jazz  works  in 
premiere  performances  during  the  festival. 


One  of  the  largest  art  exhibits  ever  mounted  on  an  American 
college  or  university  campus — more  than  200  works — will  be 
displayed  at  Brandeis  throughout  the  Festival  and  for  a  week 
thereafter.    Seven  exhibitions  by  leading  artists  will  include  one- 
man  shows  by  Stuart  Davis  and  Jimmy  Ernst,  Brandeis  University 
Creative  Arts  Awards  winners  for  painting,  and  Max  Weber,  who 
will  receive  an  honorary  degree  from  Brandeis  this  June. 


Two  Pulitzer  Prize  winners,  Richard  Wilbur  and  Robert  Lowell, 
are  among  the  New  England  poets  who  will  participate  in  the 
poetry  symposium  and  readings  of  the  Fourth  Festival. 
William  Carlos  Williams,  first  winner  of  the  Brandeis  University 
Creative  Arts  Awards  Medal  for  poetry,  will  be  honored  by  a 
panel  including  Elizabeth  Bishop,  John  Holmes,  W.  S.  Merwin, 
John  Malcolm  Brinnin,  Katherine  Hoskins  and  Philip  Booth. 


Aaron  Copland  will  conduct  the  Brandeis  Festival  Orchestra 
in  the  concluding  concert  of  the  Fourth  Festival  as  a  musical  tribute 
to  the  late  Adolph  Ullman.  The  entire  program  will  be  comprised  of 
compositions  by  the  conductor,  including  a  concert  version  of  his 
only  opera,  "The  Tender  Land,"  with  soloists  Marguerite  Willauer, 
Eunice  Alberts,  Robert  Patterson,  Richard  Gilloy  and  Robert  Gay. 


Commencement   "Week    Calendar 


Saturday',   June    1    to    Sunday,   June   10 

Festival  Art  Exhibit  -  major  campus 
buildings. 

Saturday,  June    I 

8:45  p.m.    The   Juilliard    String   Quartet- 

Slosberg  Music  Center. 

Sunday,  June  2 

3:00p.m.    The   Juilliard    String   Quartel- 

Slosberg  Music  Center. 
8:45  p.m.    The    Juilliard    String    Quartet - 

Slosberg  Music  Center. 

Monday,  June  3 

8:45  p.m.  Pearl  Lang  Dance  -  Llllman  Amphi- 
theatre (if  rain.  Athletic  Center). 

Thursday,  June  6 

6:00  p.m.  Women's  Committee  Nominating  Com- 
mittee Dinner  -  President's  Dining 
Room. 

8:45  p.m.  Jazz  Premiere -UUman  Amphitheatre 
(if  rain,  Athletic  Center). 

Friday,  June  T 

8-9  a.m.      Women's  Committee  Breakfast - 
Student  Center. 

Women's    Committee    National    Board 
Pre-Conference   Assembly  -  Rabb 
Center,  Double  Seminar  Room. 
Jazz  Synjposium  -  Ullman  Amphi- 
theatre  (if  rain,  Athletic  Center). 
Women's   Committee   Lunch  -  Student 
Center. 

Homage  to  William  Carlos  Wil- 
liams, Reception  and  Lunch  -  Usen 
Commons. 

Poetry  Symposium  -  UUman  Amphi- 
theatre (if  rain,  Athletic  Center). 
Women's    Committee,    Cocktail    Party 
and  Dinner  —  Game  Room  and  Club 
Lounge. 

Alumni,    Registration    and    Social  - 
Smith  Lounge 

Senior  Social,  Seniors,  Parents  and 
Guests  -  Student  Center,  Feldberg 
Lounge. 

Saturday,  June  8 

8-9  a.m.      Women's  Committee  Breakfast - 

Student  Center  Dining  Room. 
10:00  a.m.    Women's    Committee    National    Board 
Assembly  -  Slosberg  Recital  Hall. 


1 1 :00  a.m. 


12:30  p.m. 


10-4  p.m. 


11:00  a.m. 


12:00  I 


12:30  p.m. 


3:00  p.m. 

6-7  p.m. 

7:30  p.m. 

9:00  p.m. 

2-5  p.m. 

2:30  p.m 

4:00  p.m 

5-6  p.m. 

5:30  p.m 

6:00  p.m 

6:30  p.m 

7:00  p.m 

8:00  p.m 

8:45  p.m 

Midnight 

Baccalaureate  Service  -  Three   Chapel 

Area   (if  rain,  Athletic  Center). 

Alumni    Brunch    and    Meeting -Usen 

Commons. 

Baccalaureate  Luncheon -Tent. 

Women's   Committee   Lunch  -  Student 

Center. 

Women's  Committee  Assembly  - 

Slosberg  Recital  Hall 

Fellows'   Conference  -  Rabb   Graduate 

Center. 

President's  Reception  for  "52"  Alumni 

and    "Original"   Faculty  -  Smith   Hall 

Lounge. 

Seniors    and     Guests  -  Castle    Dining 

Room. 

Reception  for  Fellows  -  Feldberg 

Lounge. 

Reception  for  General  Alumni  - 
Slosberg  Music  Center,  Room  212. 

Fellows'  Banquet  -  Student  Center. 
"52"  Alumni  -  Rabb  Seminar  Rooms. 
Women's   Committee   Dinner -Tent. 
Senior  Prom  -  Sherry  Biltmore  HoteL 
Alumni  Banquet,  Smorgasbord -Tennis 
Court    (Usen,   if   rain). 

Ullman  Memorial  Concert    (Aaron 
Copland)  -Ullman  Amphitheatre. 

"52  Alumni   Midnight  Supper  -  Smith 
Lounge. 


Sunday,  June  9 

8-9  a.m.      Women's 


Committee,    Continental 
Breakfast  -  Hamilton  Lounges. 

Women's  Committee,  Opening  Session- 
Slosberg  Music  Center. 

Dedication  Brunch  -  Tent. 

Brunch   for  Marshal  Aides  -  Usen 

Commons. 

Alumni  Brunch  -  Club  Lounge. 

President's  Brunch  for  honorary  degree 
recipients  -  Student    Center    Dining 
Room. 

Women's  Committee  Lunch  -  Tent. 
Commencement  -  Ullman 
Amphitheatre. 
4:30-6  p.m.  Women's  Committee  Conferences. 
7:00  p.m.  Women's  Committee  Opening  Dinner - 
Student  Center  Dining  Hall  and  Feld- 
berg Lounge. 


9:30  a.m. 


1 1 :00  a.m. 


1 1:30  a.m. 


1 :00  p.m. 
3:00  p.m. 


(Festival  events  listed  in  bold  face) 


virs.  Jos.  Schneider 
President 


Mrs.  D.  M.  Small 
Conf.  Chairman 


women's  committee 

Eleanor  Roosevelt,  a  trustee  of  the  University,  will  address  400  delegates  represent- 
ing 60,000  members  of  the  Brandeis  University  Women's  Committee,  in  the  opening 
session  of  the  Committee's  Ninth  Annual  Conclave  Sunday,  June  9.  For  three  days, 
the  delegates  will  live  at  the  Hamilton  Quadrangle  dorms  in  their  annual  return  to 
collegiate  life.  Meetings,  workshops,  installation  of  new  officers,  addresses  by  Dr. 
Sachar  and  the  faculty  will  keep  the  group  in  a  beehive  of  activity  as  they  outline  the 
Women's  Committee  role  in  the  continuing  development  of  the  University  library. 


Frank  L.  Weil 
Chairman 


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teuben  B.  Gryimlsh 
Naflonal  Chairman 


university  fello'ws 

A  business  meeting,  reception  and  dinner,  concert  of  the  Creative  Arts  Festival  and 
Commencement  will  be  crowded  into  24  hours  of  campus  life  by  the  University's  84 
Fellows  during  the  weekend  of  June  8  and  9.  Frank  L.  Weil,  chairman  of  the 
Fellows  and  a  University  trustee,  will  preside  at  the  conference  session  and  a  panel 
symposium  at  the  annual  banquet  will  be  moderated  by  Dr.  Sachar  with  Brandeis 
professors  as  discussants. 


brandeis  clubs 

Members  of  the  Brandeis  Clubs,  travelling  from  the  major  communities  throughout 
the  nation  where  organizations  of  the  Brandeis  Foster  Alumni  have  been  established, 
will  be  among  the  nearly  50,000  visitors  expected  on  campus  for  the  Fourth  Festival 
of  the  Creative  Arts  and  Sixth  Commencement.  Plans  are  underway  for  a  Fall  Con- 
ference of  the  Clubs  on  campus  under  the  direction  of  Reuben  B.  Gryzmish,  national 
chairman.  Patterned  after  university  alumni  organizations,  these  clubs  enable 
Brandeis  contributors,  regardless  of  the  extent  of  their  gifts,  to  play  a  role  in  formu- 
lating the  policy  designed  to  bolster  the  University's  program  to  increase  its 
resources. 


Milton  Kahn 
Hon.  Chairman 


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Gustav  Ranis 
'52  President 


1st  five-year  reunion 

Members  of  the  Brandeis  University  pioneer  class,  those  who  have  seen  the  develop- 
ment of  the  nation's  youngest  University  from  the  inside,  will  return  to  the  campus 
June  7  for  a  three-day  reunion.  Dr.  Sachar  and  members  of  the  original  faculty 
will  meet  with  the  alumni  during  a  round  of  brunches,  meetings,  receptions,  and  a 
midnight  supper  before  Commencement. 


Festival  Reservation  Blank 

For  Festival  tickets,  please  fill  in  the  blank  below  and  mail  with  your  check,  payable  to  BRANDEIS  UNIVERSITY,  to 
the  Festival  Ticket  Office,  Brandeis  University,  Waltham  54,  Mass. 


The  Juillidrd  String  Quartet 

Saturday,  June  1,  8:45  p.m.  (sold  out) 
Sunday,  June  2,  3:00  p.m.  (sold  out) 
Sunday,  June  2,  8:45  p.m. 

$  2.00 

No.  tickets 
desired 

Pearl  Lang  Dance  Group 

Monday,  June  3,  8:45  p.m. 

3.00 -Lower   Amphitheatre 
2.00 -Upper  Amphitheatre 

Jazz  Premieres 

Thursday,  June  6,  8:45  p.m. 

2.50 -Lower   Amphitheatre 
1.25 -Upper  Amphitheatre 

Jazz  Symposium  and  repeat  performance 

Friday,  June  7,  1 1 :00  a.m. 

1.25 

Combination  Jazz  Premiere  and  Symposium 

3.00 -Lower   Amphitheatre 
2.00- Upper  Amphitheatre 

Poetry  Symposium 

Friday,  June  7,  3:00  p.m. 

1.00 

Ullman  Memorial  Concert 

Saturday,  June  8,  8:45  p.m. 

3.50 -Lower   Amphitheatre 
2.50 -Upper  Amphitheatre 

SUBSCRIPTION  TICKETS 

For  all  performances  excluding  String  Quartet 

$10.00 -Lower    Amphitheatre 
7.00 -Upper  Amphitheatre 

(All  seats  in  upper  amphitheatre  are  unreserved.) 


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the  Commencement  Committee,  Brandeis  University,  Waltham  54,  Mass. 


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Contents 


Messages  From  the  Past 


Exploring'   Medieal    Fr«iiitiers 


Braiidfis  Enters  Its  lOtli  Year 


The    Future    Campus 


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Brandels  Around  the   \ti>rld 


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Honorary  tliairniaii 

Samuel  Klimn 
Chairnutfi 

Irving  Kane,  b.a..  1.1. .ie 
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Philip  -M.  Mi  m  i:> 
Secretary 

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President, 

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lli.i  ul.n    U.   Gin/MIMl 
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.Joseph  Linsey 

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llrandeis  Athletic  Association 

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President, 

Alumni  Assoi  ialiim 


On    The   Cover   .   .   . 

Dr.  Cyrus  Gordon,  Associate  Dean  of  Faculty  aiul  Professor  of 
Near  Eastern  Studies,  recently  made  the  first  decipherments  of  the 
3400  year  old  Cretan  Linear  A  inscriptions.  The  cover  illustration 
shows  Dr.  Gordon's  reproduction  of  "the  earliest  date,  approx- 
imately 1500  B.C.,  in  any  European   inscription  that   has  heen  read." 


PUBLISHED  BY   BR.'.NDEIS  UNIVERSITY 
OFFICE  OF  PUBLIC  AFFAIRS 

Emanuel   M.  GiLBtRT.   Director 

Editor:   Lawrence  J.   Kane 

Campus    pliolos    by    Ralph    Norman 


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Vol.  VII.  No.  2 

Brandeis  University  Bulletin,  published  four  limes  a  year  (once  in 
September,  November,  March  and  May)  at  Brandeis  University,  Wallham  54, 
Mass.    Entered    as    second    class    matter    at    the    Post    Office    at    Boston,    Mass. 


Messages 
from  the 
Past 


^  major  part  of  the  business  of  science  is  to  ponder  the  messages  which 
the  past  has  laid  doM-n  for  us.  The  light  that  left  a  star  a  billion  years  ago 
can  be  analyzed,  for  instance;  patterns  of  pollen-fall  preserve^l  as  they 
dropped  into  the  primordial  ooze  a  few  tens  of  thousands  of  years  ago  can 
be  observed  by  microscope. 

Just  as  significant,  and  in  a  way  more  frustrating,  is  the  work  of  scholars 
who  hold  in  their  hands  cryptic  messages  written  by  man  himself  a  few 
thousand  years  ago.  Recently  in  Waltham,  Mass.,  Prof.  Cyrus  H.  Gordon 
of  Brandeis  University  reported  an  answer — to  a  puzzle  that  has  resisted 
solution  for  half  a  century. 

With  this  editorial  last  month,  the  New  York  Times,  dean  of  American  news- 
papers, doffed  its  discriminating  hat  to  a  Brandeis  University  professor  who  electri- 
fied the  world  of  archaeological  and  linguistic  studies  with  the  announcement  that 
he  had  solved  the  riddle  of  the  ancient  tablets  found  on  the  island  of  Crete.  Dr. 
Gordon's  discovery  was  more  than  the  ability  to  read  a  handful  of  "grocery  bills." 
(Many  of  the  tablets  he  has  deciphered  are  rcft-iiil^  fur  food  and  grain  and  military 


The  Sfone  ri600  B.C.; 


The  Script  on  the  Sfone 


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TRANSLATION 


'Paid  out,   Issued"    (preceding 
the     numeral     referring     to 
items  issued) 

•Withheld'    ( 
numeral     ref 
not  issued ) 

preceding   the 
erring     to     items 

stores  issued  at  the  ancient  palaces  of 
Crete  3400  years  ago.)  "The  grocery  bills." 
as  he  jokingly  calls  them,  represent  a  dis- 
covery which  would  excite  the  fancy  of  any 
scholar  used  to  the  routine,  almost  mathe- 
matical deductions  used  in  the  unearthing 
and  deciphering  of  ancient  writings. 

This  native  of  Philadelphia,  who  has 
devoted  his  lifetime  to  the  study  of  Semitic 
languages  and  the  peoples  of  the  Eastern 
Mediterranean,  has  proven  that  Crete's 
business  records  were  kept  in  Akkadian,  a 
Babylonian  or  Semitic  language,  long 
before  the  Greeks  invaded  the  island  and 
made  their  own  language  the  tongue  of  the 
islanders.  Now  that  the  answer  is  known, 
as  in  all  puzzles,  it  seems  simple.  Yet  the 
problem  had  many  ramifications. 

Spinning  the  clock  back  34  centuries  the 
theoretician  visualizes  a  Greek  army  in\  ad- 
ing  Crete  and  burning  the  palace  of  King 
Minos  at  Knossos.  Pillow-shaped  clay 
tablets  in  the  palace  record  room  were 
baked  as  if  in  a  kiln  by  the  heat  of  the 
flames  and  buried  in  the  ashes  for  nearly 
3400  years.  Expeditions  to  Crete  after  the 
turn  of  this  century  unearthed  these 
hardened  tablets — less  than  200  in  all — 
and   found  that  they   appeared   to   be    in- 


scribed with  a  script  similar  to  that  written 
on  tablets  found  in  other  areas  of  Crete. 
There  was  a  difference  between  the  tablets 
evident  to  the  scholars  even  though  they 
could  not  be  read.  The  older  tablets  were 
called  "Linear  A"  and  the  more  recent 
were  coded  "Linear  B." 

These  Cretean  tablets  then  stumped  the 
"experts"  until  1952  when  Michael  Ventris. 
a  European,  found  the  key  to  Linear  B  in 
ancient  Greek.  Through  this  he  found  out 
exactly  what  sound  was  represented  by 
each  symbol.  Attempts  to  make  sense  of 
the  older  tablets  through  Greek  proved 
fruitless.  Everyone  could  tell  they  were 
business  records  from  their  form  but  no 
one  could  decipher  their  actual  message. 

Last  December,  Dr.  Gordon,  reviewing 
the  work  on  these  tablets,  tried  operating 
on  the  thesis  that  ancient  Phoenician  sailors 
may  have  planted  this  language  on  Crete. 
Ventris  had  given  him  the  sound  of  the 
symbols,  but  the  Phoenician  language  did 
not  fit  into  the  right  places  in  this  ancient 
crossword  puzzle.  His  first  real  insight 
came  when  he  ran  down  one  of  the  columns 
of  figures  and  read  out  loud  the  word 
"ga-ba"  which  is  also  Akkadian  or  Baby- 
lonian  for  "all."    This,   coupled   with  his 


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discovery  of  a  tablet  which  pictured  five  varieties 
of  pots  and  listed  their  names  underneath,  fused 
Dr.  Gordon's  theories  that  the  language  might  be 
Semitic.  "It  couldn't  have  been  just  chance,"  the 
doctor  said,  "that  the  names  of  three  of  the  five  pots 
were  Semitic." 

Sounding  the  symbols  as  he  studied  the  tablets, 
Dr.  Gordon  discovered  that  it  was  Akkadian  which 
was  used  by  the  Cretean  Minoan  businessman  of 
3400  years  ago.  This  familiarity  with  the  ancient 
language  is  not  surprising  to  those  who  know  Dr. 
Gordon  and  his  work.  He  has  a  vocabulary  of 
Semitic  languages  which  dips  so  far  back  into  the 
centuries  of  the  past  that  he  was  able  to  compile 
the  world's  first  dictionary  of  Ugaritic,  another 
Semitic  language  out  of  the  past. 

Behind  the  scenes  there  is  an  even  more  startling 
story  about  this  Brandeis  scholar  and  his  study  of 
the  ancient  East  Mediterranean.  Dr.  Gordon  has 
long  felt  that  ancient  Greek  and  Hebrew  civiliza- 
tions shared  common  roots.  One  of  his  earlier 
publications  shows  160  parallels  between  Hebrew 
and  Greek  legends  proving  a  common  cultural  link 
somewhere  in  the  pre-historical  eras  of  these  civili- 
zations. Long  before  deciphering  Linear  A  he  felt 
the  key  between  the  two  was  the  island  of  Crete. 


His  latest  discovery  makes  his  earlier  speculation 
look  like  mighty  learned  guesswork. 

There  has  been  much  scurrying  around  in  the 
world  of  archaeology  and  linguistics  since  the 
announcement  in  the  British  Journal  Antiquity 
which  broke  the  Gordon  discovery  to  the  world. 
But  more  is  yet  to  come,  especially  in  historical 
circles.  His  find  now  places  Semitic  leaders  in  the 
business  community  of  Crete  and  upsets  the  migra- 
tion and  trading  patterns  formerly  envisioned  in  this 
area  of  the  world  during  the  second  millenium  B.C. 
It  gives  an  exciting  hint  that  perhaps,  somewhere 
on  the  island  of  Crete,  or  in  Greece  or  areas  of 
Europe,  there  is  a  wealth  of  written  literature  from 
this  age  which  will  roll  back  the  pages  of  history 
and  throw  new  light  on  life  in  the  East  Mediter- 
ranean before  the  rise  of  the  Greek  armies. 

The  Providence,  Rhode  Island  Bulletin  also 
commenting  editorially  on  the  discovery,  summed 
it  up  saying:  "The  imagination  leaps  at  the  crack- 
ing of  the  code  by  Professor  Gordon,  and  there 
enters  into  it  the  wistful  envy  of  a  scholar  who,  in 
a  world  beset  by  the  same  power  problems  which 
disturbed  the  old  Mediterranean  civilizations,  could 
become  absorbed  in  his  own  specialized  problem 
dating  back  to  1.500  B.C.,  and  solve  it,  adding  to 
the  world's  knowledge  and  his  own  satisfaction," 


NOAN  WORD 


TRANSLITERATION 


AKKADIAN 
PRONUNCIATION 


TRANSLATION 


CONTEXT 


^ 


T3  + 

lti-t(o)-mu-r/lu 

kitmuru 

"accumulation, 
cumuIaHve  total" 

precedes  grand-total 

^  + 

mu-r/lu 

mutlu 

"paid  out,  issued" 

precedes     the     numeral     referring     to 
items  issued 

/ 

y+ 

ku-r/lu 

kullu 

"withheld" 

precedes     the     numeral     referring     to 
items  not  issued 

=■  = 

Tl    (Sumerogram) 

ilqi 

"he  has  received" 

follows  the   recipient's   name   and   pre- 
cedes the  items   issued  to  him 

i/ 

u 

u 

"and" 

joins  parallel  elements 

Ez  5 

u-mu 

umu 

"day" 

occurs    where     the     date    formula     is 
expected 

e  t 

ga-ba 

gabba 

"all" 

occurs  in   formula   corresponding   to   a 
Mycenaean    Greek   formula    with    "all" 

^©N 

a-ga-nu 

a (g) qanu 

"bowl- 

first   word    of   an    inscription    painted 
on  a   bowl 

EXPLORING 
1^  E  D  I  C  i\.  L 
FRONTIERS 


xT-LONGSIDE  THE  FRONTIERS  of  nuclear  energy  and  space  travel  is 
the  relatively  unconquered  world  of  medicine  and  life  processes  in  the 
laboratory  of  the  biochemist.  Biochemistry  is  a  new  field  and  even 
newer  to  Brandeis  University  which  created  its  graduate  department  of 
Biochemistry  only  a  few  months  ago.  The  subject  is  complex  and 
elusive,  combining  the  fields  of  the  chemist  and  the  ])iologist  into  a 
third  important  discipline.  Two  sciences  are  linked  for  a  joint  onslaught 
on  fundamental  questions  about  life  itself  which  ha\'e  been  hidden  from 
man's  view  since  the  dawn  of  time. 

The  outside  world  knows  little  of  the  biochemist.  His  experiment 
isn't  as  noisy  as  a  Nevada  desert  blast,  as  romantic  as  launching  a  space 
rocket,  or  even  as  familiar  as  electric  eye  tuning  of  a  living  room 
television.  Yet  the  world  awaits  his  answer  to  the  riddle  of  cancer.  It 
cannot  peer  through  his  electron  microscope  and  watch  his  progress 
as  the  world  watched  the  Russian  satellite  flash  through  the  twilight  sky. 
The  layman's  vocabulary  would  fail  him  in  attempts  to  discuss  the  illness 
of  invisible  one-cell  animals  the  biochemist  is  exhaustively  studying. 

While  the  academic  community  at  Brandeis  University  is  excited 
about  its  new  biochemistry  department,  it  is  at  a  loss  for  words  to 
explain  the  full  import  of  its  work  and  the  overwhelming  competence 
of  its  internationally  known  faculty. 

The  federal  government  and  health  agencies  most  completely 
informed  on  the  progress  of  American  research  have  endorsed  the  new 
Brandeis  department  with  grants  totalling  more  than  one  and  a  quarter 
million  dollars  for  building  construction  and  basic  research  programs. 
Dr.  Nathan  0.  Kaplan,  chairman  of  the  graduate  department  of  bio- 
chemistry, has  been  named  in  recent  months  to  receive:  an  appointment 
as  a  member  of  the  Advisory  Panel  for  Metabolic  Biology  of  the 
National  Science  Foundation;  an  invitation  to  present  a  special  paper 
in  the  field  of  biochemistry  before  a  panel  of  international  specialists 
at  Tokyo,  and  more  than  a  quarter  million  dollars  in  research  grants 
from  the  American  Cancer  Society,  National  Cancer  Institute,  American 
Heart  Association,  and  the  National  Science  Foundation.  Dr.  Kaplan 
headed  the  McCollum  Pratt  Institute  at  Johns  Hopkins  University  prior 
to  the  creation  of  the  Brandeis  department. 


While  encouraging  support  has  come  from 
these  agencies,  the  Biochemistry  Department  at 
Brandeis  University  would  not  have  been  possible 
without  the  early  vision  of  two  friends  of  the 
University  who  have  underwritten  the  program 
with  $1,500,000  in  grants.  A  million  dollar  gift 
made  last  year  by  the  Dorothy  H.  and  Lewis 
Rosenstiel  Foundation  of  New  York  City  set  the 
groundwork  for  the  department.  Mr.  Rosenstiel 
is  chairman  of  the  board  of  Schenley  Industries, 
Inc.   He  resides  in  New  York  City  and  Miami. 

This  year  Samuel  Friedland  of  Miami,  founder 
of  Food  Fair  Stores,  announced  a  $500,000 
grant  that  set  wheels  in  motion  for  the  construc- 
tion of  a  Friedland  Research  Center  to  house  this 
biochemistry  research  and  its  related  operations. 
The  federal  government  followed  up  Mr.  Fried- 
land's  generous  gift  with  a  grant  of  $363,375  to 
expand  the  facilities  of  the  Friedland  Research 
Center. 

Serving  on  the  new  faculty  with  Dr.  Kaplan 
are  Dr.  Martin  D.  Kamen,  formerly  of  the 
Department  of  Radiobiology  at  the  Washington 
University  Medical  School,  and  Dr.  William 
Loomis  of  Loomis  Laboratories,  Greenwich. 
Conn.  Both  have  been  appointed  Professors  of 
Biochemistry.  Dr.  Kamen  returned  this  month 
from  a  trip  to  Australia  and  Japan  where  he 
presented  material  for  study  by  international 
research  teams  and  medical  scholars.  Dr.  Law- 
rence Levine,  formerly  of  the  New  York  State 
Department  Laboratories,  recently  returned  from 


participation  in  the  European  Congress  of  Hemo- 
tology  at  Copenhagen,  Denmark. 

Dr.  Mary  Ellen  Jones  of  the  Biochemical 
Research  Laboratories  of  Massachusetts  General 
Hospital;  Dr.  Lawrence  Grossman  of  the  National 
Institutes  of  Health:  Dr.  William  P.  Jencks  of 
the  Department  of  Chemistry  at  Harvard  Uni- 
versity and  Dr.  Stanley  E.  Mills,  of  the  Depart- 
ment of  Microbiology,  Yale  University,  have 
been  appointed  Assistant  Professors. 

The  $1,700,000  in  grants  and  gifts  already 
made  to  the  University  will  be  further  augmented 
by  more  than  $500,000  in  individual  grants  made 
by  various  agencies  to  the  above  faculty  mem- 
bers. The  Public  Health  Service  and  National 
Cancer  Institute  have  earmarked  $236,059  for 
Brandeis  research.  Another  $89,000  has  been 
awarded  by  the  American  Cancer  Society  through 
its  Massachusetts  offices.  The  National  Science 
Foundation  directed  $64,000  to  Brandeis  re- 
searchers and  another  $21,890  has  come  from 
the  American  Heart  Association.  Dr.  Bernard  T. 
Kaufman,  a  Research  Associate  working  with 
Dr.  Kaplan,  has  also  received  grants  from  the 
Cancer  Society. 

Experts  in  the  field  agree  that  in  one  bold 
stroke  Brandeis  University  has  succeeded  in 
assembling  one  of  the  finest  biochemistry  depart- 
ments in  the  nation.  This  puts  the  University 
unreservedly  into  the  area  of  medical  research 
as  well  as  several  other  fields  associated  with  the 
basic  investigations  of  the  biochemists. 


DR.  NATHAN  O.  KAPLAN,  Chairman  of  the 
Graduate  Department  of  Biochemistry,  checks  the 
progress  of  a  research  project  with  Margaret 
Ciotti.  a  Senior   Research   Assistant. 


The  University  opened  without  much  fanfare  this 
fall  as  the  tenth  freshman  class  went  through  the  now 
well-established  routines  of  orientation  week,  faculty 
interviews,  tea  at  the  President's  home,  and  a  round  of 
get-acquainted  socials.  In  fact,  despite  its  youth  in 
comparison  to  America's  centuries-old  institutions  of 
higher  education,  the  Brandeis  campus  was  almost 
typical  during  the  first  few  days  of  school.  There  was 
little  to  indicate  that  only  a  decade  ago  this  university 
was  hardly  more  than  a  bold  venture  into  American 
higher  education. 

Today  Brandeis  University  is  known  around  the 
world.  A  Paris  magazine  is  carrying  photos  of  the 
University's  Three  Chapels.  The  U.  S.  Information 
Agency  in  Germany  has  pictures  of  the  Three  Chapels 
in  their  window  display.  A  Korean  family  is  corre- 
sponding across  12,000  miles  with  their  son  at 
Brandeis.  Roberto  Rosenberg  is  a  freshman  from 
Venezuela,  South  America.  Poland,  China,  Norway, 
Hungary,  Great  Britain  and  Colombia  are  also  repre- 
sented on  the  student  rosters. 

A  Brandeis  economist  has  just  returned  to  the  facuhy 
after  a  year  as  an  advisor  to  the  Pakistani  Government. 
A  Brandeis  biochemist  is  en  route  home  after  delivering 
technical  papers  to  conferences  in  Japan  and  Australia. 
Aneurin  Bevan  of  England's  Labor  Party;  Lester 
Pearson,  winner  of  the  1957  Nobel  Peace  Prize;  and 
Sen.  Richard  Neuberger  of  Oregon,  are  among  the 
campus  speakers  scheduled  for  this  year.  Archaeologi- 
cal publications  on  several  continents  are  connnenting 
on  the  linguistic  discovery  of  Cyrus  Gordon.  Brandeis' 
Associate    Dean    of    Faculty    and    Chairman    of    the 


Graduate  School,  and  academicians  are  awaiting  Max 
Lerner's  new  book  on  American  civilization  as  the 
most  up-to-date  and  observant  commentary  on  the 
American  scene  for  many  years. 

President  Sachar  has  called  the  phenomenal  develop- 
ment of  Brandeis  University  a  telescoping  of  a  half- 
century  of  growth  into  ten  years.  In  reality  it  is  far 
more  than  just  a  matter  of  growth.  The  LIniversity  had 
to  plunge  into  midstream  alongside  the  nation's  long 
established  institutions.  From  the  very  first  day  it 
opened  it  had  to  begin  giving  an  education  comparable 
to  that  received  in  colleges  and  universities  with  more 
than  a  hundred  years  of  development.  Its  problem  was 
further  complicated  by  the  location  of  Brandeis  in  the 
heart  of  Bostons  educational  community  where  three 
dozen  accredited  colleges  and  universities  are  located 
in  a  15  mile  half-circle  around  Boston  and  Cambridge 
and  can  see  into  each  other's  academic  back  yards. 

Physically  the  growth  is  easy  to  see  and  demonstrate. 
The  figures  and  buildings  stand  for  themselves.  A 
student  body  of  107  in  1948  has  been  expanded  to 
12.30  in  1957-58.  The  nine  original  buildings  and  their 
muddy  connecting  pathways  have  been  supplanted  and 
increased  to  a  total  of  35  major  facilities  and  more 
than  a  mile  of  roadways.  Once  contained  within  90 
acres,  the  university  now  stretches  from  the  Charles 
River  to  Boston's  circumferential  highway.  Route  128, 
on  256  acres  of  woodland  and  hillside. 

Academically  the  university  has  gained  a  prestige 
that  ranks  it  among  the  top  group  of  the  nation. 
Brandeis  graduates  have  been  accepted  by  the  most 
discriminating  graduate  schools  of  the  country.    Bran- 


deis  students  and  professors  have  won  a  lion's  share  of 
the  annual  Fulbright.  Guggenheim,  and  other  important 
study  and  research  grants  amounting  to  many  thou- 
sands of  dollars.  It  is  an  oft  repeated  story,  but  even 
more  valid  today  than  a  year  ago.  how  competition  for 
the  340  openings  in  the  freshman  class  each  year  has 
forced  the  admission  standards  to  another  all-time  high. 
Once  more  the  Admissions  Committee  had  the  difficult 
task  of  selecting  its  340  freshmen  from  more  than 
1700  applicants. 

Its  program  of  extracurricular  activities  has  devel- 
oped to  fill  the  non-school  hours  of  the  Brandeis 
student  population.  Although  the  schools  top  athletic 
laurels  for  this  year  go  to  Fellow  Lou  Perini,  a  major 
donor  to  the  Catholic  Chapel  at  Brandeis  and  owner 
of  the  World  Champion  Milwaukee  Braves,  an  ambi- 
tious sports  schedule  has  developed  outstanding  pro- 
grams in  football,  basketball,  baseball,  soccer,  fencing, 
and  track.  Clubs  on  the  campus  fill  the  specific  in- 
terests of  the  student  body  ranging  from  religious 
clubs  for  the  Catholic,  Protestant,  and  Jewish  students 
to  a  Pre-Law  Club,  Chemistry  Club.  Debate  Club, 
Spanish  Club,  and  even  a  Mountain  Climbing  Club. 

Early  in  its  development  Brandeis  University  en- 
riched the  Greater  Boston  community  with  its  Creative 
Arts  Festivals  and  most  recently  made  its  contribution 
to  the  American  Arts  with  the  first  of  its  ammal 
Creative  Arts  Awards.  Young,  but  associated  with 
many  of  the  nation's  greatest  art  authorities,  Brandeis 
has  become  a  spotlight  which  will  reward  outstanding 
contributors  and  encourage  promising  young  artists 
in  the  generations  to  come. 

While  imaginative  policies  have  attracted  an  out- 
standing faculty  to  Brandeis  University,  the  American 
Jewish  community  has  been  quick  to  note  the  worth  of 
their  own  contribution  to  the  nation's  higher  education 
and  redoubled  their  efforts  in  its  behalf.  Only  a  few 
months  ago  Dr.  Sachar  reported  to  the  commencement 
audience  that  So.026.000  had  been  subscribed  to 
Brandeis  during  the  closing  fiscal  year. 

Yes,  the  past  ten  years  have  been  busy.  The  Three 
Chapels  rose  out  of  an  old  meadow.  A  field  full  of  tree 
stumps  discarded  after  the  1938  hurricane  has  been 
leveled  for  the  Shapiro  Athletic  Center,  Gordon  and 
Marcus  Fields.    Rabb  Graduate  Center  covers  the  site 


of  a  crumbling  cellar  of  a  building  too  old  for  anyone 
to  remember.  Kalman  Science  Center  sprouted  up  out 
of  the  apple  orchard  and  a  neighboring  hillside  formed 
a  natural  bowl  for  L  llman  Amphitheatre.  A  stubble- 
encrusted  hill  was  cleared  for  Slosberg  Music  Center 
and  Mailman  Hall  now  faces  it  from  another  hillock. 
A  brook  was  dammed  to  form  the  Kane  Reflecting 
Pool  in  Hamilton  Quadrangle  and  the  heart-shaped 
pool  between  the  Three  Chapels  in  the  Interfaith  Area. 
Ridgewood  Quadrangle  was  designed  to  blend  into  its 
woodland  site  while  natural  stone  of  the  campus  was 
employed  in  the  construction  of  walls,  buildings,  and 
the  Stoneman  Infirmary.  An  old  stable  was  converted 
for  the  library  and  then  a  wing  was  added  under 
the  auspices  of  the  National  Women's  Committee. 
Ford  Hall  was  expanded  with  the  addition  of  Sydeman 
Hall  and  a  score  of  acres  has  been  set  aside  for 
new  construction. 

Alongside  this  physical  growth  has  been  the  corre- 
sponding growth  of  the  student  body,  faculty,  and 
lieart-warming  growth  of  the  foster  alumni  from  Maine 
to  California  who  have  made  all  this  possible.  There 
have  been  the  big  gifts — the  million  dollar  grants  from 
the  late  Julius  Kalman.  Jack  A.  Goldfarb,  the  Rosen- 
stiels,  and  other  princely  benefactions — but  the  main- 
stays of  the  university  have  been  the  more  than  80,000 
people  who  form  the  foster  alumni  in  the  Brandeis 
Clubs,  Women's  Committee,  and  various  trade  and 
commerce  committees. 

To  some,  the  romance  of  creating  a  new  university 
may  seem  to  be  gone.  Like  the  youth  suddenly  recog- 
nized as  a  man,  the  University's  history  seems  all  too 
short  for  all  that  has  been  accomplished.  In  many 
areas  Brandeis  is  matching  and  exceeding  the  strides 
in  research,  education,  and  the  arts  taken  by  colleges 
and  universities  ten  to  twenty  times  older.  Brandeis 
had  no  chance  to  develop  slowly.  Demands  of  Ameri- 
can higher  education  called  lor  immediate  realization 
of  critical  standards  and  almost  overnight  attainment 
of  academic  recognition.  These  have  come  at  a  time 
when  the  need  for  exceptional  liberal  arts  colleges  and 
universities  is  at  the  world's  most  critical  point.  Youth 
and  gro\vth  must  now  give  way  to  maturity,  stability, 
and  the  responsibility  to  contribute  to  the  wisdom  and 
knowledge  of  succeeding  generations. 


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BRANDEIS     UNIVERSITY     MASTER     PL 


1. 

Allen  Hall 

13. 

Brown  Terrarium 

2. 

Rosen  Hall 

14. 

Faculty  Center* 

3. 

Emerman  Hall 

15. 

Hamilton  Parking 

4. 

Danciger  Hall 

16. 

Hamilton  A  and  B 

5. 

Fruchtman  Hall 

17. 

DeRoy  Hall 

6. 

Mailman  Hall 

18. 

Renfield  Hall 

7. 

South  Parking 

19. 

Usen  Hall 

8. 

Slosberg  Music  Ce 

nter 

20. 

Student  Union  Building 

9. 

Administrative  Center' 

21. 

Woodruff  Hall 

10. 

Student  Personnel 

Center* 

22. 

Berlin  Chapel 

11. 

Ford  Hall 

23. 

Harlan  Chapel 

12, 

Sydeman  Hall 

24. 

Bethlehem  Chapel 

25.  University  Library 

26.  Goldfarb  Library  Buildini 

27.  Rabb  Graduate  Center 

28.  Ullman  Amphitheatre 

29.  Kalman  Science  Center 

30.  Friedland  Research  Cenfi 

31.  Social  Science  Center* 

32.  Olin-Sang  American 
Civilization  Center* 

33.  Shiftman  Humanities  Cer 

34.  Men's  Residence  Quadrt 


tudent  Commons  and 

ining  Room' 

chwartz  Hall 

astle 

uildings  and  Grounds  Center 

toneman  Infirmary 

hapiro  Athletic  Center 

Memphis  Parking 

\arcus  Playing  Field 

jordon  Field 

oberts  Cottage 

idgewood  20 

•Conslrucled  by  1959 


1  HIS  ILLUSTRATION  represents  a 
Brandeis  University  progress  report. 
For  the  first  lime  the  256  acre  campus 
has  been  reproduced  including  not  only 
those  buildings  that  have  been  com- 
pleted, but  also  those  for  which  funds 
have  been  made  available.  In  a  single 
glance  you  can  see  the  campus  today 
and  the  campus  as  it  will  appear  from 
the  air  two  years  from  now.  Proposed 
buildings  pictured  here  are  no  longer 
mere  speculation  but  only  a  step  from 
materialization  in  brick  and  steel. 

While  this  illustration  includes  several 
buildings  that  are  still  on  the  drawing 
boards,  final  details  of  the  Facuhy 
Center,  Administration  Centers.  Social 
Science  Building,  Goldfarb  Library 
Building.  Men's  Residence  Halls,  Shiff- 
man  Humanities  Center,  and  the  Olin- 
Sang  American  Civilization  Center  have 
already  been  crystallized  by  the  archi- 
tects. The  complex  problems  in  design 
needed  to  meet  the  specific  requirements 
of  activities  within  the  buildings,  match- 
ing the  buildings  to  fit  their  prescribed 
role  in  the  ecology  of  the  entire  campus, 
and  blending  them  into  the  architectural 
concept  of  the  entire  university  coininu- 
nity,  places  exacting  demands  on  the 
architects.  The  evolution  of  this  master  • 
plan  has  been  further  compounded  by 
the  very  fluidity  of  the  growing  campus 
whose  spirit  they  are  trying  to  capture 
in  concrete,  steel,  pink  granite  from  the 
New  England  hillside  on  which  Brandeis 
is  located,  and  the  natural  beauty  (jf  its 
wooded  site. 


NEWS  OF  THE 
IJNIVEUSITY 


Fellows  and  Women's  Committee  Leaders 
Among  Recently  Elected  Brandeis  Trustees 


Sol  W.  Cantor 


Recently  elected  to  the  Brandeis  University 
Board  of  Trustees  were  Sol  W.  Cantor,  Great 
Neck,  N.  Y.,  Lawrence  A.  Wien,  New  York 
and  Westport,  Conn.,  Ruth  G.  Rose,  Newton, 
Mass.,  and  Samuel  Rubin,  of  New  York. 

Mr.  Cantor,  President  of  Interstate  Depart- 
ment Stores,  is  a  former  Fellow  of  the 
University,  and  was 
recently  appointed 
National  Chairman  of 
the  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity Trades  and  In- 
dustry Council.  For 
the  past  several  years 
he  has  been  Chair- 
man of  the  New  York 
City  Development 
Council,  which  was 
created  to  strengthen  the  foster  alumni 
program  of  the  University. 

Mr.  Cantor  is  a  graduate  of  the  New  York 
University  School  of  Retailing,  and  attended 
St.  John's  Law  School  and  Columbia  Uni- 
versity, where  he  did  graduate  work  in  bank- 
ing. During  World  War  II  he  served  as 
Consultant  in  Retailing  to  the  Oflnce  of  Price 
Administration.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
American  Arbitration  Association,  the  Na- 
tional Retail  Dry  Goods  Association,  and 
Glen  Oaks  Country  Club,  Great  Neck,  N.  Y. 

Lawrence  A.  Wien 

Mr.  Wien,  senior  member  of  the  law  firm 
of  Wien,  Lane,  Klein,  and  Purcell  of  New 
York,  is  National 
Chairman  of  the  De- 
velopment Council  of 
Brandeis.  He  is 
creator  of  the  Bran- 
deis University  Syn- 
dication Plan,  and 
donor  of  the  planned 
Faculty  Center  and 
Club,  as  well  as 
sponsor  of  the  statue 
of  Louis  Dembitz  Brandeis.  commissioned 
during  the  Centennial  Year. 

Recently  appointed  Association  Chairman 
of  the  Restoration  Committee  for  the  Touro 
Synagogue  in  Newport,  R.  L,  Mr.  Wien  has 
also    served    on    New    York    and    Westport, 


Lawrence  A.  Wien 


Conn.,  civic  and  philanthropic  committees. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  New  York  City  Bar 
Association  and  the  Campaign  Cabinet  of  the 
Federation  of  Jewish  Philanthropies  of  New 
York,  as  well  as  Trustee  of  the  Norwalk 
Hospital,  Norwalk,  Conn.,  and  the  founding 
president  of  the  Birchwood  Country  Club, 
Westport. 

Mrs.  David  A.  Rose 

Mrs.  David  A.  Rose,  new  President  of  the 
National  Women's  Committee  of  Brandeis 
University,  was  graduated  with  honors  from 
Wellesley  CoUege  where  she  was  a  Durant 
Scholar  and  elected  to  Phi  Beta  Kappa.  She 
earned  her  master's  degree  from  Columbia 
University.  Active  in  Women's  Committee 
affairs  since  the  organization  was  founded, 
Mrs.  Rose  has  served  as  National  Correspond- 
ing Secretary,  National  Vice  President  from 
1954  to  her  election  to  the  presidency. 

Samuel  Rubin,  president  of  Faberge  Per- 
fumes, N.  Y..  and  creator  of  the  Samuel 
Rubin  Foundation,  has  been  elected  chair- 
man of  the  Brandeis  University  Fellows. 
Elected  a  Fellow  in  1951,  Mr.  Rubin  has 
been  a  leader  in  the  development  of  Brandeis 
and  in  particular  its  program  in  anthropology. 

Established  Chair 

He  created  a  chair  in  anthropology  at  the 
University  and  buttressed  this  gift  in  1956 
with  a  $250,000  grant  to  expand  research 
and  instruction  in  anthropology  and  to 
launch  the  University's  first  field  study  in 
this  area. 

Deeply  interested  in  medical  and  psychiat- 
ric research,  Mr.  Rubin  has  given  substantial 
support  to  the  Fordham  Hospital  for  which 
he  has  served  as  Chairman  of  the  Lay  Board 
for  three  consecutive  years.  He  is  one  of  the 
early  founders  of  the  N.  Y.  U.  Bellevue 
Medical  Center,  and  in  1954  turned  over  a 
sizable  grant  to  that  institution  for  the 
purpose  of  a   medical  scholarship   fund. 

His  other  contributions  in  this  field  in- 
clude the  Medical  Library  at  Fordham 
Hospital,  the  five-story  building  housing  the 
Institute  for  Psychotherapy,  and  an  emer- 
gency gift  which  kept  the  Sydenham  Hospital 
from   closing   its   doors   in    1948. 


Mailman  Hall  Opened; 
]\ew  Student  Center 

Completion  of  Mailman  Hall  on  the  south 
side  of  the  250  acre  Brandeis  University 
campus  this  fall  put  the  finishing  touches 
to  another  unit  of  the  University  Master 
Plan.  The  two-story  center  is  located  across 
a  landscaped  parking  area  from  the  recently 
completed  Slosberg  Music  Center  and  adja- 
cent to  the  men's  residence  halls  of  Ridge- 
wood  Quadrangle.  Seven  buildings,  a  net- 
work of  walks  and  roadways,  gardens,  a 
brook  and  natural  stone  bridge,  all  are  woven 
into  the  architecture  and  landscaping  of  this 
area  of  the  campus  incomplete  untU  the 
finishing  of  the  Mailman  building. 

Two  Large  Halls 

Designed  by  Harrison  and  Abramovitz  ol 
New  York,  creators  of  the  campus  master 
plan.  Mailman  Hall  has  two  large  halls  on 
its  ground  floor  tailored  to  relaxation  and 
recreation.  One  of  the  rooms  has  two  walls 
of  glass  overlooking  the  campus  and  a  third 
wall  nearly  devoured  by  the  open  mouth  of 
a  wide  stone  fireplace.  A  basement  room 
houses  a  battery  of  vending  machines  and 
locker  facilities.  One  end  of  the  building 
opens  onto  a  balcony,  while  the  north  end  | 
of  the  structure  opens  to  a  walk  leading  to . 
the  main  campus. 

This  building  has  been  made  possible 
through  a  gift  from  Abraham  and  Joseph 
Mailman,  industrial  bankers  of  New  York, 
Montreal,  and  Hollywood,  Fla. 


MAILMAN  HALL  was  dedicated  in  ceremonies 
held  on  campus  November  10. 


1\AMEU    DEAIM 

Joseph     F.     Kauffman,     former    Administra- 
tive   Assistant    to    the    President    of    Brandeis 


University,    has    been 


Joseph  F.  Kauffman 


appointed  Dean  of 
Students.  A  native  of 
Providence,  R.  I.,  and 
graduate  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Denver. 
Dean  Kauffman  holds 
a  master's  degree! 
from  NorthwesternI 
University.  He  ha^ 
been  on  the  Brandeis 
staff   since    1952. 


10 


Pacultj^,  Stud^,  Research    Centers   to  be  Constructed 
To  Satisfy  Demands  of  Growing  Campus  Community 


]Vew  Halls  Proposed 

Hyman  Krivoli.  a  New  Bcdlord,  Mass., 
isiness  and  cuinmunal  leader,  has  made 
jssible  the  construction  of  a  Four  Freedoms 
all  in  the  proposed  American  Civilization 
enter  at  Brandeis  liniversity  through  a 
cent  gift  of  $75,000.  A  Judicial  Room  in 
le  Center,  to  portray  the  history  and  devel- 
jment  of  judiciary  courts,  has  been  under- 
ritten  by  a  $,50,000  gift  from  a  Brookline, 
ass.,  couple,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ben  Elfman. 
One  of  several  rooms  in  the  proposed 
enter  which  will  portray  various  aspects  of 
merican  life,  the  Judicial  Room  will  house 
lerature  and  papers  of  the  Supreme  Court, 
icluding  papers  of  the  late  associate  justice, 
ouis  Dembitz  Brandeis. 
Mr.  Elfman  is  owner  of  Ben  Elfman  &  Son, 
ic,  a  New  England  floor  covering  concern, 
r.  and  Mrs.  Elfman  are  members  of  numer- 
is  philanthropic  and  charitable  organiza- 
ons. 
The  Four  Freedoms  Hall  will  be  designed 

capture  the  spirit  of  the  men  in  American 
istory  who  have  given  expression  to  the 
ition's  cherished  four  freedoms:  speech, 
ligion,  press,  and  assembly.  Original  manu- 
ripls,  portraits,  and  source  material  from 
le  files  of  historical  figures  will  be  included 

Four  Freedoms   Hall. 

Mr.  Krivolf  is  president  and  treasurer  of 
le  Dartmouth  Finishing  Corporation  and  its 
filiate,  Dartmouth  Textile  Corporation  of 
ew  Bedford.   He  is  also  owner  and  treasurer 

the  Realty  Corporation  and  treasurer  of 
le  New  Bedford  Reconstruction  Corporation. 


|ABB  GRADUATE  CENTER  at  Brandeis  Uni- 
lersity  provides  modern  seminar  rooms  for  the 
jTiall.  informal  classes  of  the  Graduate  School. 
f  was  a  gift  of  Joseph  and  Lottie  Rablnoviti 
jf  Boston  and  their  children,  Sidney,  Norman, 
]nd  Irving  Rabb  of  Boston,  and  Mrs.  Sydney 
blomon  of  New  YorV.  A  circular  lounge  in 
he  left  foreground  provides  a  meeting  place 
pr  students  of  the  10  areas  of  graduate 
tudies  in  which  they  are  able  to  discuss  ques- 
ons  common  to  all  fields. 


Faculty    Center 

Lawrence  A.  Wien  of  New  York  City  and 
Westport,  Conn.,  creator  of  the  Brandeis 
University  Syndication  Plan,  Chairman  of 
the  Centennial  Fund,  and  Chairman  of  the 
National  Development  Council  of  Brandeis 
University,  has  made  a  $425,000  gift  to 
Brandeis  for  the  immediate  construction  of 
a  facidty  center. 

At  present  the  University  lias  no  facilities 
specifically  designed  to  fill  the  needs  of  its 
faculty  witli  the  exception  of  the  Scheffres 
Dining  Hall  of  the  Student  Center.  The  new 
building  will  contain  club  facilities,  faculty 
lounges,  a  faculty  dining  room,  private 
dining  rooms  for  student-faculty  meetings, 
and  six  apartments  for  visiting  faculty  and 
lecturers. 

Master  Plan  Architects 

The  firm  of  Harrison  and  Abramovitz  of 
New  York,  designers  of  the  University's 
master  plan,  are  architects  for  the  faculty 
center.  Conforming  to  the  prevailing  archi- 
tectural pattern  of  the  developing  campus,  it 
will  be  of  native  pink  granite  and  red  brick 
construction  with  wide  expanses  of  glass 
window  walls. 


THE  FACULTY  CENTER,  now  being  designed 
by  Harrison  and  Abramovitz,  will  include  club 
facilities,  faculty  lounges,  a  faculty  dining 
room,  private  dining  rooms,  and  six  apart- 
ments for  visiting  professors  and  lecturers. 
Lawrence  A.  Wien  of  New  York  City,  former 
chairman  of  the  Brandeis  Centennial  Fund 
has   made   the    new  facility   possible. 

-Mr.  Wien  last  year  commissioned  sculptor 
Robert  Berks  of  New  Y'ork  to  execute  the 
Louis  Dembitz  Brandeis  statue  dedicated  on 
the  central  campus  during  Centennial  Year 
ceremonies  by  Earl  Warren,  Chief  Justice 
of  the  United   States. 

An  active  speaker  and  interpreter  of  the 
University  to  audiences  across  the  nation, 
Mr.  Wien  is  the  senior  member  of  the  New 
York  law  firm  of  Wien,  Lane,  Klein,  and 
Piircell.  He  received  his  B.A.  from  Columbia 
and   I.L.B.  from   (Columbia   I-^nv  School. 


Frieilland  Research  Center 

Samuel  Friedland  of  Miami,  founder  of 
Food  Fair  Stores,  Inc.,  has  contributed  a 
half-million  dollars  to  Brandeis  University  to 
launch  construction  of  a  new  science  research 
center  in  the  Charles  and  J.  Willard  Hayden 
Science  Quadrangle.  The  Federal  Govern- 
ment has  endorsed  the  project  through  the 
granting  of  $363,373  in  U.  S.  Public  Health 
Service  Funds  for  the  completion  of  the 
new  building. 

Plans  for  the  Friedland  Research  Cente: 
are  already  on  the  drawing  boards  and  prep- 
arations for  its  construction  are  underway. 
This  four-story  building  to  be  erected  adja- 
cent to  the  Julius  Kalman  Science  Center 
will  have  a  completely  glass-enclosed  roof. 
Its  construction  will  blend  with  the  glass- 
walled  Kalman  Center  and  will  be  in 
harmony   with   the   campus   master  plan. 

Recently  Appointed 

Mr.  Friedland  has  figured  prominently  as 
a  contributor  to  numerous  national  and 
Florida  institutions.  His  corporation  this 
year  will  grant  more  than  300  scholarships 
to  young  men  in  the  nation's  leading  uni- 
versities. Among  them  are  Harvard,  Yale, 
Columbia,  Johns  Hopkins,  University  of 
Pennsylvania,  Brandeis,  Temple,  St.  Johns, 
and  the  Universities  of  Miami  and  Florida. 

Mr.  Friedland  was  recently  appointed  by 
Gov.  Leroy  Collins  to  the  governor's  com- 
mittee for  Florida  of  the  Internationa]  Rescue 
Committee. 

Earlier  this  year,  Mr.  Friedland  received 
the  annual  award  of  the  Florida  region  of 
the  National  Conference  of  Christians  and 
Jews  for  "'Distinguished  service  in  the  cause 
of  brotherhood."  He  is  at  present  serving 
as  trustee  and  vice-president  of  Mt.  Sinai 
Hospital,  chairman  of  the  hoard  of  trustees 
of  the  Greater  Miami  Federation,  member  of 
the  board  of  directors  of  the  Jewish  Home 
for  the  Aged,  Dade  County  Community  Chest, 
and  Miami  Beach  Taxpayers  Assn.  He  is  also 
chairman  of  the  board  of  the  Dania  Bank. 


FRIEDLAND  RESEARCH  CENTER  to  be 
constructed  at  Brandeis  will  rise  adjacent  to 
the  Kalman  Science  Center  in  the  Charles  and 
J.  Willard   Hayden   Science   Quadrangle. 


11 


FELLOWS    ELECT    SAMUEL    Rl/BfiV; 

iVAiWE    SEVENTEEN  NEW    MEMBERS 


amuel  Rubin 


Samuel  Ruhiii,  president  of  Falierge  Per- 
fumes, Inc.,  New  York,  and  creator  of  the 
Samuel  Rubin  Foundation  for  philanthropic 
endeavors,  has  Iteen  elected  to  succeed  Frank 
L.  Weil  as  chairman  of  the  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity Fellows.  Irving  Kane,  president  of 
the  Hospital  Specialty  Company,  Cleveland, 
was  elected  to  tlie  recently  created  post  of 
vice-chairman. 

Mr.  Rubin,  who  was  elected  a  Fellow  in 
1951,  has  been  a  leader  in  the  development 
of  Brandeis  and  in  particular  its  program  of 
anthropology,  creating 
a  chair  in  anthro- 
pology at  the  univer- 
sity and  donating  a 
$250,000  grant  to  ex- 
pand research  and 
instruction  in  anthro- 
pology and  to  launch 
the  university's  first 
field  study  in  this 
area.  Recently  Mr. 
Rubin  established  two  scholarships  for 
Israeli  students  to  study   at   Brandeis. 

Mr.  Rubin's  many  philanthropic  activities 
include:  chairman  of  the  lay  board  of  the 
Fordham  Hospital,  New  York;  founder  of 
the  New  York  University  Bellevue  Hospital 
Center;  donor  of  the  building  for  the  Post- 
graduate Center  for  Psychotherapy  in  New 
York;  president  of  the  American-Israel 
Cultural  Foundation;  national  chairman  of 
the  United  Jewish  Appeal  Emergency  Rescue 
Fund;  and  Periume  Industry  Chairman  of 
the  National  Foundation  for  Infantile 
Paralysis.  He  is  active  in  the  American- 
Israel  Cultural  Foundation,  which  supports 
51  cultural  and  welfare  organizations  in 
Israel. 

Meyers  Re-elected 

Mr.  Kane  has  been  a  Brandeis  Fellow 
since  19.54.  Renamed  to  his  post  as  secretary 
of  the  Fellows  is  Philip  M.  Meyers  of  Cin- 
cinnati. Mr.  Meyers 
is  president  of  Fash- 
ion Frocks,  Inc.,  of 
Cincinnati. 

Seventeen  newly 
elected  Fellows  were 
welcomed  into  mem- 
bership at  the  June 
meeting.    Elected  dur- 

lrv;„^  !<•;.„„  i"g   tlie   1956-1957 

Irving  i\ane  ^ 

academic  year  were 
the  following:  Dr.  David  D.  Berlin  of  Boston, 
clinical  professor  of  surgery  at  Tufts  Uni- 
versity and  visiting  surgeon  at  Boston  City 
Hospital  and  Beth  Israel  Hospital;  Max 
Chernis  of  Newton,  Mass.,  president  of  the 
Boston  Sausage  and  Provision  Company,  and 
one  of  the  earliest  friends  of  Brandeis; 
David  Dubinsky  of  New  York  City,  president 
of  the  International  Ladies  Garment  Workers 
Union;    Benjamin  Fine  of  New  York   City, 


Pulitzer  Prize-winning  education  editor  of 
the  New  York  Times;  Harry  F.  Fischbach  of 
New  York  City,  head  of  the  electrical  con- 
tracting  firm   of  Fischbach  and   Moore,   Inc. 

Also  Appoinlerl 

Also,  Mortimer  C.  Gryzmish  of  Bruokline, 
Mass.,  retired  president  of  Alles  and  Fisher 
Company,  Boston,  and  donor  of  the  Mortimer 
C.  Gryzmish  Chair  in  Human  Relations  at 
Brandeis;  Campbell  ."Mien  Harlan  of  Detroit, 
president  of  the  Harlan  Electric  Company 
and  the  Murraywood  Corporation,  and  grand- 
son of  the  late  Supreme  Court  Justice  John 
Marshall  Harlan,  for  whom  the  Protestant 
chapel  at  Brandeis  is  named ;  Florence  G. 
Heller.  Chicago  communal  leader,  and  recipi- 
ent   of   the   Frank    L.   Weil   award   from   the 


As  the  Kiillrliii  goes  to  press,  word 
has  been  received  of  the  death  of 
Trustee  Frank  L.  W  eil,  of  New  York 
City,  former  Chairman  of  the  Bran- 
deis Fellows.  Appropriate  tribute  to 
this  outstanding  leader  in  the  devel- 
opment of  the  University  will  appear 
in  the  next  issue. 


Jewisli  Wellare  Board;  Samuel  Leniberg  of 
New  York  City,  president  of  Midwood  Trad- 
ing Company,  and  trustee-at-large  of  the 
Federation  of  Jewish  Philanthropies  of  New 
York;  Louis  Perini  of  Ashland,  Mass.,  presi- 
dent of  the  world  champion  Milwaukee 
Braves  and  of  B.  Perini  and  Sons,  Framing- 
ham.  Mass..  and  donor  of  the  Sacristy  of  the 
Bethlehem  Chapel  on  campus. 

Other  new  Fellows  are:  Abraham  A. 
Ribicoff  of  Hartford,  Governor  of  the  State 
of  Connecticut;  Edward  Rose  of  Boston, 
president  of  the  Rose-Derry  Company. 
Newton,  Mass.,  and  trustee  of  Beth  Israel 
Hospital;  Louis  K.  Roth  of  Hartford,  presi- 
dent of  Radio  and  Appliance  Distributors, 
Inc. ;  Nathan  Schwartz  of  Boston,  president 
of  Allied  Container  Corp.,  and  donalor  of 
Schwartz  Hall  at  Brandeis;  Nathan  B.  Spin- 
gold  of  Palm  Beach,  Florida,  a  vice-president 
of  Columbia  Pictures  Corp.;  Harry  Starr  of 
New  Y'ork  City,  president  and  treasurer  of 
the  Lucius  N.  Littauer  Foundation,  an  organ- 
ization to  enlarge  the  realms  of  human 
knowledge  and  promote  the  general,  mental, 
moral  and  physical  improvement  of  society; 
and  Nathan  Straus  of  New  York  City, 
reporter,  editor,  and  member  of  the  New 
Y'ork  Senate,  and  president  of  Station 
WMCA  in  New  York. 


Irving  Usen 


New  Residence  Hall 
Itfamed  to  Honor  Donors 
Edyth  and  Irving  Usen 


Brandeis  L'niversity  has  named  its  mos 
modern  dormitory  facility,  Hamilton  E,  thi 
Edyth  and  Irving  Usen  Women's  Resideqg 
Hall  in  honor  of  a 
.$110,000  benefaction 
to  the  I  niversity  from 
Mr.  Usen,  president 
ofO'Donnell-Usen 
Fisheries  Corp.,  Bos- 
ton, and  past  presi- 
dent of  the  National 
Fisheries  Institute. 

Mr.  Usen,  one  of 
the  pioneer  benefac- 
tors of  the  University,  has  been  closely  iden 
tified  with  Brandeis  University's  developmen 
since  it  was  founded  in  1948. 

Containing  residence  facilities  for  9l 
undergraduate  women  students,  the  dormi 
tory  is  located  in  Hamilton  Quadrangle,  thi 
main  women's  housing  and  recreational  are: 
on  the  University  campus.  It  overlooks  tin 
University's  famed  Three  Chapels  for  stu 
dents  of  Catholic,  Protestant  and  Jewisl 
faiths. 

Contemporary  Style 

The  architecture  of  the  dormitory  is  ii 
contemporary  style  with  corresponding  inte 
rior  decor.  It  has  a  frontage  which  consist 
largely  of  brick  and  glass.  A  large  loungi 
for  recreational  purposes  is  located  in  thi 
center  of  the  dormitory.  The  student  room: 
are  equipped  in  a  modern  functional  nianne 
to  afford  maximum  closet  and  working  space 
and  include  specially  designed  combinatioi 
bureau-desk -and-bookcase   pieces. 

Mr.  Usen  heads  the  O'Donnell-Usei 
Fisheries  Corporation,  packers  of  "Tasti| 
O'Sea"'  frozen  food;  Usen  Canning  Company, 
packers  of  '"Tabby  Cat  Food,''  and  the  Irvinu 
Usen  Trawling  Company.  He  is  a  trustee  o  j 
Beth  Israel  Hospital,  Boston,  Newton 
Wellesley  Hospital,  and  serves  as  chairmai 
of  the  finance  committee  of  National  Fisl| 
Week.  He  is  also  a  past  president  of  thi 
National  Fisheries  Institute. 

A  pioneer  in  development  of  Brandeii 
University,  Mr.  Usen  earlier  providec 
Brandeis  with  a  student  lounge  in  the  Castlel 
one  of   the  university's  original  buildings, 


Equitable    Lifi^    Grant 

Roeoivofl    Third    Time 

For  the  third  consecutive  year,  Brandeii 
University  has  received  a  $1,000  grant  froir 
the  Equitable  Life  Assurance  Society  of  tlu 
L'nited  States.  The  gift,  aimed  at  improving-! 
faculty  salaries  in  liberal  arts  colleges  and 
universities,  is  made  under  Equitable's  "Plar^ 
for  the  Support  of  Higher  Education,' 
initialed  in  1955.  i 


13 


F€»rtT-two  Educators  Named  to  Brandeis  Faculty  Posts 
[ncluding   Four   Proniiuent    Jacob    Ziskind    Professors 


Kurt  Goldstein 


Fiirly-two  educators,  including  four  Jacob 
islsiiid  Visiting  Professors,  have  joined  the 
:iaiideis  facuUy.  The  Ziskind  Professors 
n  Itr.  Kurt  Goldstein.  Dr.  Israel  I.  Efros, 
ii      \rnold  Hauser,  and  Dr.  Erich  Heller. 

Ml.  Goldstein,  world  famous  psychiatrist 
ihI  author  of  The  Organism,  one  of  the  great 
lassies  in  the  field 
f  psychology,  will 
nlil  a  Ziskind  Pro- 
■ssnrship  in  Psy- 
inlngy.  A  native  of 
ermany,  Dr.  Gold- 
ein  has  served  as 
irr.ior     of     various 

logical  and  psy- 

iiiliic    divisions    of 

iiiopean       hospitals, 

lul  was  on  the  staff  of  CoUunbia  University, 

ufts  Medical   Scliool,  City   College  of  New 

'Ilk.     and     the     New     School     of     Social 

r~iarch.  New  York  City. 

Dr.  Israel  I,  Efros,  Jacob  Ziskind 
rofossor  of  Hebrew  Literature  and 
ewish   Philosophy,  is  one   of  America's 

ading  Hebrew  poets,  and  the  author  of 

number  of  studie.s  on  Jewish  philoso- 
hy.  Dr.  Efros  is  presently  rector  of  the 
lebrew  University,  Tel,  A>'iv,  and  was 
ormerly  Professor  of  Hebrew  Literature 
nd  Jewish  Philosophy,  Dropsie  College, 
lid  Professor  of  Hebrew  Literature, 
I II liter  College. 

Arnold    Haiiser 

I  ,la<iili  Ziskind  Professor  of  Fine  Arts  is 
I  \rnold  Hauser,  Lecturer  in  the  History 
I  \rt.  University  of  Leeds.  A  native  of 
iiniiary.  Dr.  Hauser  has  lectured  at 
..isliington  University.  St.  Louis;  Metro- 
^ililan  Museum  of  Art;  New  York  Univer- 
Iv:  and  the  School  of  the  Museum  of  Fine 
IN  in  Boston.  He  is  the  author  of  numerous 
|i"iks  and  articles,  including  The  Social 
'isliiry  oj  Art. 

Dr.  Erich  Heller,  Jacob  Ziskind  Visiting 
rofessor  of  German  Literature,  was  head  of 
the  department  of 
German,  University 
College,  University  of 
Wales,  Swansea,  Eng- 
land. The  author  of 
The  Disinherited 
Mind  and  many  other 
publications,  he  has 
been   on    the    staff   of 

r  •  1    i_i  II  numerous    Cambridge 

bnch  Heller  ,.    ,  .  ,, 

University  colleges, 

Inil     was     Visiting     Lecturer     in     German, 

Invaril    I  niversih, 

.Si'lKMtl    of   HiiiiiiinitioK 

I  Oilier  new  members  of  the  School  of 
liimanities  staff  are:  Dr.  Philip  Rahv, 
i^iling  Professor  of  Comparative  Literature, 
ml   lornierlv  edilor  of  tlie  Partisan  Review; 


Dr.  Julien  S.  Doubrovsky,  Assistant  Pro- 
fessor of  Romance  Languages,  formerly 
Instructor  at  Harvard;  Dr.  Albert  Anatole 
Bernian.  Instructor  in  English  and  Hu- 
manities; formerly  Teaching  Fellow.  Harvard. 
Also,  Marie-Antoinette  Untereiner,  Visit- 
ing Lecturer  in  European  Languages  and 
formerly  Head  of  French  House  and  In- 
structor in  French  and  German,  Hood 
College,  Maryland;  Dr.  Thalia  Phillips  Howe, 
Lecturer  in  Humanities  and  Classics,  recent 
recipient  of  the  American  .Association  of 
University  Women  award  for  research  in 
Greece;  Dr.  William  W.  Holdbeini,  Instructor 
in  European  Languages  and  Literature,  and 
formerly  Instructor  at  Ohio  State  University; 
Joan  de  Alonso,  Visiting  Instructor  in 
Spanish,  formerly  Lecturer  in  Spanish, 
Boston  University;  and  Ronald  Sukenik. 
Instructor  in  English,  a  former  Brandeis 
graduate   student. 

Soho<»l   of   Science 

In  the  School  of  Science,  Rosenstiel 
Professor  of  Biochemistry  is  Dr.  Nathan 
Oram  Kaplan,  Professor  of  Biology, 
MeCollum-Prall  Institute,  Johns  Hop- 
kins llniversily.  Dr.  Kaplan  is  author 
of  over  50  articles  on  biochemistry  and 
the  recipient  of  a  number  of  awards  in 
his  field.  Other  recently  appointed  staff 
members  are:  Dr.  Martin  D.  Kamen, 
Professor  of  Biochemistry  and  formerly 
with  Washington  University;  Dr.  Wil- 
liam Farnsworth  Looniis,  Professor  of 
Biochemistry,  formerly  Director  of  the 
Looniis  Laboratory;  Dr.  Abraham 
Goldin,  Visiting  Professor  of  Biochem- 
istry, formerly  Research  Assistant, 
McCollum-Pratt  Institute,  Johns 
Hopkins  I'niversity. 

Tliree  Assistant  Professors  of  Mathematics 
have  been  named.  They  are:  Dr.  Leon 
Ehrenpreis.  former  Researcher,  Institute  for 
Advanced  Study,  Princeton;  Dr.  Arnold  S. 
Shapiro,  former  Assistant  Professor,  Cornell 
University;  and  Dr.  Maurice  Auslander, 
recently  with  the  Institute  for  Advanced 
Study,   Princeton. 

Named  Assistant  Professors  of  Biochemis- 
try are:  Dr.  William  Jencks,  formerly  Post- 
doctoral Fellow,  United  States  Public  Health 
Service,  Harvard;  Dr.  Mary  Ellen  Jones. 
Associate  Biochemist,  Massachusetts  Gen- 
eral Hospital;  Dr.  Lawrence  Levine.  Research 
Scientist,  New  York  State  Department  of 
Health;  Dr.  Lawrence  Grossman,  Research 
Biochemist,  National  Institute  of  Dental 
Research;  and  Dr.  Stanley  Mills,  Department 
of  Microbiology,  Yale  University. 

Dr.  W.  D.  .Stahlman  of  Massachusetts 
Institute  of  Technology  has  been  named 
\  isiting  Assistant  Professor  of  the  History 
of  Science.  Instructor  and  Research  Asso- 
ciate in  Biology  is  Dr.  Jerome  Schiff. 
formerly  a  researcher  at  Brandeis.   Dr.  George 


Pratt,  formerly  Lecturer  at  the  Massachusetts 
Institute  of  Technology's  Lincoln  Laboratory, 
has  been  named  Visiting  Assistant  Professor 
of  Pliysics.  Dr.  Morris  Soodak.  Assistant 
Biochemist.  Lovett  Memorial  Laboratories, 
Massachusetts  General  Hospital,  has  been 
named  Visiting  Assistant  Professor  of  Biology 
and  Biochemistry.  Named  Instructor  in 
Physics  is  Edwin  Jackson,  researcher  at 
Syracuse  University  and  formerly  Research 
Associate,  Department  of  Medicine,  Harvard 
Medical    School. 

School   of   Social   Science 

In  the  School  of  Social  Science,  Dr.  Harry 
Rand  has  been  named  Clinical  Professor  of 
Psychiatry.  Dr.  Rand  was  formerly  Chief, 
V.-\.  Mental  Hygiene  Clinic,  Providence, 
Rhode  Island,  and  is  a  graduate  of  the 
Boston  Psychoanalytic  Institute.  Named 
Assistant  Professor  of  .Xntbropology  is  Dr. 
Robert  Leath  Stigler.  Jr.,  former  Instructor 
at   Columbia   University. 

Visiting  Professor  of  Anthropology  is 
Dr.  Alexander  Lesser,  formerly  Executive 
Director,  Association  on  American  Indian 
Affairs.  Dr.  Victor  Ehrenberg,  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  London,  has  been  named  Visiting 
Professor  of  History;  and  Dr.  Hans  Meyer- 
hoff  of  the  University  of  California,  Los 
Angeles,  has  been  named  Visiting  Professor 
of  Philosophy. 

Other  new  appointments  are:  Dr.  Richard 
M.  Jones.  Assistant  Professor  of  Psychology, 
formerly  Instructor,  Smith  College;  Dr.  Ulric 
Neisser,  Assistant  Professor  of  Psychology, 
former  Lecturer  at  Harvard;  Dr.  Suzanne 
Keller,  Visiting  Instructor  in  Sociology, 
formerly  Research  Associate,  Center  for 
International  .Studies,  Massachusetts  Institute 
of  Technology. 

Also,  Dr.  Raymond  Grew.  Instructor  in 
History,  formerly  Teaching  Assistant,  Har- 
vard; Hubert  Lederer  Dreyfus,  Instructor 
in  Philosophy,  recently  a  Fulbright  Fellow, 
University  of  Louvain,  Belgium;  Samuel 
Shapiro,  Instructor  in  American  History  and 
Civilization,  former  Researcher,  Columbia 
University:  and  Robert  Feldmesser,  Instruc- 
tor in  Sociology,  former  Instructor  in 
Sociology  at  Harvard. 

School   of   Creative   Arts 

Appointed  Associate  Professor  of 
Theatre  Arts  is  Dr.  Edwin  Burr  Petlel. 
formerly  Associate  Professor  of  Drama 
and  Director  of  the  Kirby  Memorial 
Theatre.  Amherst  College.  Dr.  Pettet 
was  founder  and  director  of  the  .Amer- 
ican Society  for  Theatre  Research,  the 
Provineetown  Players,  and  the  New  Eng- 
land Repertory  Theatre,  Boston.  A  for- 
mer assisting  east  director  of  the  Thea- 
tre <;uild  in  New  York,  Dr.  Pettet  is 
presently  the  executive  secretary  of  the 
North  (leiilral  Theatre  Association. 


13 


I 


GUGGENHEIM  FELLOWSHiPS  TO  MANUEL  AND  LEVYf 


Leonard  W.  Levy 


Two  Brandeis  faculty  members  are  among 
the  scholars  and  artists  sharing  in  the 
Guggenheim  Foundation  Fellowships  Pro- 
gram. 

Dr.  Leonard  W.  Levy,  Assistant  Professor 
of  History  and  American  Civilization,  has 
been  commissioned  to  make  a  study  of  pro- 
visions against  compulsory  self-incrimination 
in  Anglo-American  law. 

Prof.  Frank  E.  Manuel,  Professor  of 
Modern  History,  will  conduct  a  study  of 
mythology  and  primitive  religion  in  18th 
Century   thought. 

Leonard  W.  Levy 

Dr.  Lev7  received  his  B.S..  M.A.,  and 
Ph.D.  degrees  from  Columbia  University 
where  he  was  a  re- 
search assistant  and 
university  fellow 
before  joining  the 
Brandeis  faculty  in 
19.S1.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  American  His- 
torical Association. 
Kappa  Delta  Pi,  and 
the  American  Acad- 
emy of  Political  and 
Social  Science.  Earlier  this  year  his  book. 
The  Law  of  the  Commoniccallh  and  Chief 
Justice  Shaiv,  was  published  by  Harvard 
University  Press. 

Frank  E.  Manuel 
Dr.  Manuel,  Mack  Kahn  Professor  of 
Modern  History,  did  his  undergraduate  work 
in  history  and  litera- 
ture at  Harvard  Uni- 
versitv  and  received 
his  M.A.  and  Ph.D. 
degrees  there  in  his- 
tory. He  also  attended 
the  Ecole  des  Hautes 
Etudes  Politiques  et 
Sociales,  Paris,  in 
1932  and  193.3.  Among 
his  publications  are 
four  books:  The  Politics  of  Modern  Spain, 
The  Realities  of  American-Palestine  Rela- 
tions, The  Age  of  Reason,  and  The  Netv 
World  of  Henry  Saint-Simon. 

Faculty  on  Leave 

Other  faculty  members  on  leave  include 
Dr.  Robert  Manners,  Associate  Professor  of 
Anthropology,  who  is  conducting  an  investi- 
gation of  several  agrarian  communities  in 
East  Africa  under  auspices  of  the  Ford 
Foundation,  through  Columbia  University: 
and  Miss  Marie  Syrkin,  .Assistant  Professor 
of  Humanities,  who  has  been  invited  to 
attend  a  conference  in  Jersualem  on  current 
questions  of  ideology  in  Judaism  and 
Zionism,  and  will  remain  in  Israel  following 
the  conference  for  research   on   a  book. 

Dr.  Robert  Preyer.  Assistant  Professor  of 
English  Literature,  has  been  named  as  a 
Fulbright  Fellow  for  study  in  Europe.  Visit- 
ing Associate  Professor  at  the  University  of 
California    is     Dr.    Lewis    Coser,    Associate 


Frank  E.  Manuel 


Women's  Committee  Progress  Report! 
Highlights  AehieTement  in  all  Areasi 


The  National  Women's  Committee  oj  Bran- 
deis Vniversity  had  grown  to  61,000  members 
in  98  chapters  as  Mrs.  David  A.  Rose  oj 
Newton,  Mass.,  took  over  the  presidency 
this  year.  The  follouing  is  her  report  to  the 
entire  Brandeis  family  on  the  progress  of 
the  Jf'omen's  Committee. 

With  the  proliferation  of  chapters  in  every 
part  of  the  country,  our  expanding  member- 
ship continues  in  its 
important  function  of 
interpreting  the  Uni- 
versity to  more  and 
more  communities. 
The  enthusiastic 
devotion     which     has 

come  from  a  sense  of       ^^^^  ^j^ 

personal  identification  ^^^.  ~-^CaH 
with  Brandeis  Univer-  Mrs.  David  A.  Rose 
sity  has  unquestion- 
ably helped  to  solidify  the  ever  broadening 
core  of  understanding  and  friendship  from 
which  the  University  draws  strength. 

Renewed  impetus  for  our  various  projects 
resulted  from  the  exhilarating  experiences 
shared  by  delegates  to  the  Ninth  Annual 
National  Conference  held  on  the  campus  last 
June.  Regional  conferences  being  conducted 
now,  at  which  representatives  from  chapters 
in  contiguous  areas  assemble  to  "'talk  Bran- 
deis," are  underscoring  the  need  for  an 
increase  in  annual  membership  and  for  the 
amplification  of  our  Book  Fund  program. 
.•\ttention  is  being  called  to  the  enrichment 
of  the  University  library  by  gifts  of  Special 
and  Major  Book  Collections. 

Study  Groups  Grow 

It  is  gratifying  to  note,  too,  the  steady 
growth  in  our  comparatively  recent  project 
of  Study  Groups.  Preliminary  planning  for  a 
fourth  topic  of  study  will  lead  before  long 
to  a  syllabus  on  the  History  of  Drama  and 
the  Theatre.  This,  added  to  the  present 
courses  dealing  with  "Current  Educational 
Problems  in  the  United  States",  "The  Great 


Professor  of  Sociology.  Dr.  Philip  RiefF, 
Assistant  Professor  of  Sociology,  is  doing 
research  in  California  under  a  Ford  Founda- 
tion Grant.  Also  on  leave  are  Dr.  Max 
Lerner.  Max  Richter  Professor  of  .American 
Civilization  and  Institutions,  and  Dr.  Philip 
Finkelpearl,  Assistant  Professor  of  English. 
Returning  to  Brandeis  after  a  year's  leave 
is  Dr.  Svend  Laursen.  James  Henry  Yalem 
Professor  of  Economics,  who  was  in  Pakistan 
serving  as  advisor  on  economic  affairs  lo 
the   Pakistan  government. 


Novel"  and  "The  United  States  in  Work 
.\ffairs"  should  bring  even  more  member' 
into   Brandeis   study    groups. 

.\t  the  time  of  this  writing,  a  highljl 
successful  Area  Conference  has  been  held  in 
.Albany,  to  which  came  delegates  not  onl\ 
from  the  Upper  New  York  State  chapter- 
but  from  those  in  the  New  York  City  environ; 
as  well.  A  Workshop  for  Board  Members  ol 
the  New  England  chapters,  conducted  at  tlu 
University,  attracted  a  sizable  attendance 
Chapters  within  a  large  radius  of  New  York 
will  assemble  in  November  for  a  working 
session,  while  our  southern  chapters  antici- 
pate a  stimulating  two-day  conference  in 
New  Orleans  in  December.  Participation  in 
these  Area  Conferences  and  Workshops  re- 
assures us  that  there  is  in  no  way  any 
slackening  of  interest,  but  rather  an  intensifi- 
cation of  activity  with  an  even  greater  dcjilli 
of   motivation. 

Half-way  Mark 

Finally,  it  pleases  me  to  report  that  the  J 
drive  for  .S,000  new  Life  Members  is  well  over] 
the  half-way  mark.  The  spontaneous  and! 
enthusiastic  response  to  the  challenge  of  aj 
new  library  building  propels  chapter  leaderl 
ship  to  a  redoubling  of  effort.  Eagerly  awail-l 
ing  the  announcement  that  construction  o{\ 
the  Goldfarb  Library  Building  has  beguii 
the  National  Women's  Committee  taka^ 
special  pride  in  the  realization  that  nevea 
before  have  a  group  of  women  taken  it  uporf 
themselves  to  help  build  a  University  libraryJ 

The  annual  contribution  made  by  tha 
Women's  Committee  to  the  University  covera 
the  sums  needed  for  complete  maintenanca 
and  support  of  the  Library,  freeing  thg 
L^niversity  from  concern  about  this  item  iti» 
its  budget  and  releasing  general  funds  for 
use  in  other  important  areas  of  operation,  i 
The  true  dedication  of  our  membership 
insures  continuance  of  this  unqualified 
support. 

Trust   Fund   Created 

Th"  Joseph  and  Pearl  Linohitz  Schol- 
arship Trust  Fund  has  been  established 
at  Brandeis  by  Joseph  Linohitz,  presi- 
dent of  the  Essex  Food  Shops.  Boston. 
Mr.  Linohitz,  a  member  of  B'nai  BVith, 
Temple  Emeth,  Knights  of  Pythias,  and 
active  in  the  Combined  Jewish  Appeal 
of  Boston,  announced  the  gift  at  the 
annual  summer  outing  of  the  Greater 
Boston  Brandeis  Club. 


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I 

{Brandeis  University  Club   Meetings  Across  the  IVation 
Keep    Informed    of    Developments    on    the    Campus 


Sostoii  -  The  Biandeis  Clubs"  spotlight 
vstptl  on  its  pioneer  organization  earlier  this 
imnth  as  1000  persons  met  at  the  Tenth  Anni- 
ersary  dinner  at  the  Hotel  Statler,  Boston. 
,jOV.  Abraham  A.  Ribicoff  assessed  the  needs 
lif  our  educational  system  in  a  free  society 
inH  witnessed  the  presentation  to  Dr.  Sachar 
il  ilie  names  of  500  life  members  enrolled 
liver  the  past  ten  years.  New  Fellows  in- 
nucted  were:  Sidney  L.  Kaye,  Edward  Gold- 
trin.  Herman  A.  Mintz,  and  Louis  H.  Salvage. 

Ii'veland  -  The  new  Trades  and  Industries 

ciiincil    of    Brandeis    University,    under    the 

hairmanship  of  Sol  Cantor  of  New  York, 
la^  inaugurated  a  new  pattern  of  University 
ii[)port  in  cooperation  with  nationwide  in- 
liistries.  A  Cleveland  dinner  for  the  Food 
nilustry  in  conjunction  with  the  national 
11'-'  ting  of  the  Supermarket  Institute  opened 
III'  program  earlier  this  year.  Richard  G. 
'amuierman  was  dinner  chairman  working 
iiith  a  committee  including  Trustee  Norman 
{abb  of  Boston,  Samuel  Friedland  of  Miami, 
ind  Joseph  Weingarten  of  Houston. 
Chicago  -  A  Shoe  and  Leather  Industry 
dinner  under  the  chairmanship  of  Louis  A. 
■iaKage  and  Samuel  L.  Slosberg  of  Boston 
!ifl  in  conjunction  with  the  National  Shoe 
I'air.  George  Shapiro  of  the  Gold  Seal  Rub- 
ier Company  and  Samuel  L.  Slosberg  of  the 
irriMi  Shoe  Company  announced  $25,000 
lill'i  to  Brandeis  by  each  of  these  two  firms. 
ilnrc  than  .f2.50,000  in  gifts  were  announced. 
V<»  York  Cily  -  Louis  Glickman  was  guest 

I  liiinor  at  a  dinner  of  the  Real  Estate  and 
Ulicil    Industries    in    New    York    under   the 

hairmanship  of  Erwin  D.  Wolfson  of  Diesel 
lAinstruction  Company.  A  book  collection  in 
iconomics  has  been  established  in  Mr.  Glick- 
hans  name  in  the  University  library.  The 
f)ecennial  Year  Dinner  brought  the  nation's 
Pal  estate  and  construction  leaders  together 

t   the   Waldorf-Astoria. 

s<«  York  City  -  Otto  Barth  of  Earth 
Miirlting  Company,  Newark,  served  as  chair- 
fian  of  a  dinner  in  honor  of  Meno  Lissauer 
if  Associated  Metals  and  Minerals  Corpora- 
iiiii  for  the  Metals  and  Mining  Industry  at 
III     Waldorf-Astoria.    An  initial  gift   by   Mr. 

i--auer  launched  plans  for  the  establishment 


WILLIAM  KATZ  (right),  of  Valley  Stream, 
i.  Y.  and  MARVIN  L.  DILLER.  of  Vv'ood- 
Tere,  N.  Y.,  have  been  named  to  the  Unlver- 
ity  staff.  M,-.  Kdtz  will  serve  as  Director  of  the 
Jational  Development  Council  and  Mr.  Diller 
s    National    Director    of   the    Brandeis    Clubs. 


of  a  Meno  Lissauer  Chair  in  Natural  Science. 
Atlanta  -  Dean  Joseph  Kauflman  addressed 
a  meeting  in  the  home  of  Fellow  Ben  Massell. 
Louis  Aronstam  served  as  chairman. 

Buffalo  -  Abraham  Feinberg,  Chairman  of 
the  Board,  and  Justice  Charles  Desmond 
shared  speaking  honors  at  a  recent  dinner 
in  testimonial  to  Edward  Kavinoky,  a  Fellow 
of  the  University.  Hymen  Lefcowitz  was 
dinner  chairman. 

Albany,  Schenectady,  and  Troy  held  a 
recent  Tri-Cities  dinner  under  the  chairman- 
ship of  Fellow  .Samuel  E.  Aronowitz  at  the 
Colonie  Country  Club. 

Cleveland  -  Irving  Kane  was  inducted  as 
Vice-chairman  of  the  Fellows  as  the  Cleveland 
Club  met  at  the  Oakwood  Country  Club 
under  the  co-chairmanship  of  Elmer  J.  Babin, 
Edward  C.  Bloomberg  and  Moe  Weiner. 

Moline.  East  Moline.  Rock  Island,  and 
Davenport  joined  for  a  Quad-Cities  meeting 
to  hear  Dr.  Max  Lerner  whose  new  book  was 
published  this  month. 

New  Orleans  -  Sen.  Albert  Gore  and  Benny 
Friedman,  Director  of  Athletics,  shared 
speaking  honors  at  a  meeting  under  the 
chairmanship  of  Jules  Paglin. 

Jackson,  N.  H.  -  The  largest  annual  outing 
of  any  Brandeis  Club  was  held  at  Wentworth 
Hall  when  members  of  the  Greater  Boston 
Brandeis  Club  got  together  for  a  three-day 
weekend  this  summer.  Herbert  Savrann  and 
Henry  August  served  as  co-chairmen  of  the 
weekend  at  which  200  persons  participated. 
This  was  the  third  annual  summer  weekend 
fun  session  for  the  club. 

Flint,  Mich.  -  Dr.  Saul  Gorne,  Dr.  H.  M. 
Golden,  Louis  Kasle,  and  Ellis  Warren  were 
co-chairmen  of  a  dinner  when  former  Michi- 
gan Ail-American  Benny  Friedman  returned 
as  a  guest  speaker. 

Muskegon,  Mich.  -  Leo  Rosen  served  as 
chairman  of  a  dinner  addressed  by  Benny 
Friedman. 

Omaha  -  Edward  Schimmel  was  chairman 
of  a  dinner  meeting  addressed  by  Marvin 
Lowenthal,   Director  of   Library  Services. 

Bergen  County,  N.  J.  -  David  Rukin  was 
guest  of  honor  at  a  meeting  under  the  chair- 
manship of  Charles  A.  Binger. 

New  York  City  -  Seymour  Udell  was  chair- 
man of  a  meeting  for  the  Graphic  Arts  and 
Richard  Salomon  directed  one  for  the  Drugs 
and  Cosmetics  Industry. 

Stcubenville,  Ohio  -  Arthur  Kobacker  was 
chairman  of  a  meeting  addressed  by  Benny 
Friedman. 

Kiioxvillc.  Tenn.  -  Philip  Chazen  served  as 
chairman  of  a  meeting  addressed  by  the 
Director  of   Athletics. 

Beverly  Hills  -  The  late  David  Taunen 
baum.    a     Fellow     of     the     University,     was 


memorialized  at  a  meeting  in  the  city  he 
formerly  served  as  mayor.  Samuel  G.  Engel, 
dinner  chairman,  announced  that  plans  were 
underway  for  a  chair  in  legal  and  political 
institutions  in  memory  of  Mr.  Tannenbaum. 
Baltimore  -  Gov.  Theodore  R.  McKeldin 
and  Dr.  Sachar  addressed  the  Baltimore  Club 
at  the  office  of  Jack  Meyerhoff  earlier  this 
fall.  A  chair  in  honor  of  the  governor  is 
being  planned  for  the  political  science  field. 
St.  Louis  -  I.  E.  Goldstein  served  as  chair- 
man of  a  dinner  in  the  Dallas  Room  of  the 
Statler  Hotel  in  October.  Dr.  Sachar  ad- 
dressed this  meeting  and  another  under  the 
chairmanship  of  Louis  Finder. 
San  Antonio  -  Bernard  Karotkin,  with  co- 
chairman  Jake  Karotkin,  and  N.  Danny 
Dreeben,  arranged  the  May  meeting  of  the 
San  Antonio  Friends  of  Brandeis  at  the 
Northview  Country  Club. 
Pittsburgh  -  Dr.  Sachar  addressed  a  meet- 
ing in  Webster  Hall  under  the  chairmanship 
of  Herman  Fineberg.  Dr.  Ma.\  Lerner  was 
principal  speaker  at  another  spring  meeting 
at  the  home  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hari7  Deaktor. 
Houston  -  Joseph  Weingarten  and  Mose 
M.  Feld  were  co-chairmen  of  a  spring  dinner. 
Chicago  -  Albert  Schloss  was  chairman  of 
the  dinner  for  the  Chicago  Life  Members 
addressed  by  Carter  Davidson. 
Grand  Rapids  -  Benny  Friedman  addressed 
a  dinner  at  the  Pantlind  Hotel  under  the 
chairmanship  of  Sam  Kravitz. 
Fort  Wayne  -  Byron  Novitsky  was  chairman 
of  the  October  dinner  addressed  by  Dr. 
Sachar. 

New  Haven  -  Samuel  L.  Calechman  was 
chairman  of  a  meeting  at  the  Woodbridge 
Country  Club. 

Hartford  -  Louis  Roth  was  host  to  a  parlor 
meeting  in  his  home  earlier  this  year.  Gov. 
Ribicoff  was  among  the  guests. 
Detroit  -  C.  Allen  Harlan  was  inducted  as 
a  Fellow  of  the  University  at  a  program  under 
the  chairmanship  of  Frank  Winton.  Sam 
Levinson  and  Dr.  Sachar  were  the  speakers. 


DR.  SELMAN  A.  WAKSMAN  (left),  the 
discoverer  of  Streptomycin,  was  honored  by 
the  University  as  a  wing  of  the  Kalman 
Science  Center  was  named  in  tribute  to  the 
Nobel  Prize  Winner.  Dr.  Sachar  here  shows 
the  dedicatory  tablet  to  Dr.  Walcsman,  the 
University's   first   consultant   in    science. 


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Sanford  A.  LakofT  '53  has  been 
elected  President  of  the  Alumni  Asso- 
ciation. Other  new  officers  include: 
Lynne  Shoolman  Isaacson  '52,  Vice- 
President;  Alberta  Cotthardt  '56.  Secre- 
tary;   Ronald    Rainer   '55,    Treasurer. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

The  Alumni  Association  has  established 
an  annual  scholarship  of  $500  for  academic 
excellence. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

Ramon  Gilbert  '5^  sang  a  leading  role  in 
"The  Tender  Land"  presented  at  Brandeis 
Fourth  Festival  of  the  Creative  Arts. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

Approximately  one-half  of  the  memheis  of 
the  Class  of  '57  are  currently  enrolled  in 
graduate  or  professional  schools.  Two  mem- 
bers of  the  class  were  recipients  of  Nobel 
Foundation  awards  which  carry  renewable 
annual  stipends  of  $2000.  Raymond  C. 
Deveaux  is  studying  labor  relations  at  the 
University  of  California;  David  J.  Guaubard 
is  attending  medical  school   in   Philadelphia. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

Haruiet  Becker  Jedeikin  '53,  former 
Alumni  Secretary,  is  the  new  President  of 
the  New  York  Chapter. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

David  van  Praagh  '52  is  the  author  of  an 
article  on  New  Jersey  Governor  Meyner 
which  was  published  in  The  Nation. 

FACULTY    CH.AIVGES    HVCLUDE 
PROMOTIOIMS,     RETIREHIEIVTS 

Dr.  Rudolf  Kayser,  retiring  after  six  years 
on  the  Brandeis  faculty,  has  been  named 
Associate  Professor  of 
German  Language  and 
Literature  Emeritus. 
An  author  of  many 
books  and  articles  on 
German  philosophers 
and  writers.  Dr.  Kay- 
ser is  the  first  mem- 
ber of  the  Brandeis 
faculty  to  retire. 

Dr.  Cyrus  H.  Gordon,  Chairman  of  the 
Graduate  School,  has  been  named  Associate 
Dean  of  Faculty  and  Dr.  John  P.  Roche, 
Director  of  the  Department  of  Politics  in 
the  School  of  Social  Science,  has  been  pro- 
moted to  Professor  of  Politics. 

Other  faculty  promotions  include:  Dr. 
Philip  J.  Finkelpearl  to  Assistant  Professor 
of  English;  Dr.  Denah  Levy  Lida  to  Assistant 
Professor  of  Spanish;  Dr.  Arno  J.  Mayer  to 
Assistant  Professor  of  Politics;    Dr.  Walter 


Dr.  Rudolf  Kayser 


—  In  Memoriam  — 

Simon  Rawidowicz  was  a  multi- 
dimensional man  in  his  intellectual 
life.  He  had  great  depth  and  this 
meant  much  more  than  erudition  even 
though  he  was  the  author  of  twenty 
volumes  in  philosophy,  history  and 
literature.  His  depth  came  from  his 
thorough  immersion  in  the  periods 
which  he  made  part  of  his  own  ex- 
perience. The  great  personalities  of 
the  past  were  his  contemporaries. 
He  walked  and  talked  with  them  in 
their  own  milieu. 

He  also  had  breadth  and  there  was 
hardly  an  area  of  scholarship  which 
he  had  not  mastered.  If  anyone  can 
be  called  a  Renaissance  Man  because 
of  his  extraordinary  versatility,  this 
distinguished  man  merited  the  title. 
The  University  invited  many  authori- 
ties in  the  Humanities  and  the  Social 
Sciences  and  the  Creative  Arts.  Dr. 
Rawidowicz  could  hold  his  own  with 
any  of  them  and  he  wore  his  scholar- 
ship with  grace  and  dignity  and  mel- 
lowed it  with  a  sharp  and  original  wit. 

He  was  a  man  of  great  independ- 
ence, completely  original,  a  fountain 
rather  than  a  cistern.  He  was  no  one's 
"Yes"  man,  whether  it  was  the  Prime 
Minister  of  Israel  or  the  President  of 
his  University  or  his  colleagues  on 
the  faculty.  He  expressed  himself 
vigorously,  trenchantly,  and  was 
therefore  a  doughty  fighter.  But  it 
was  always  on  the  intellectual  plane 
and  the  personal  level,  and  he  had  a 
genius  for  friendship. 

He  was  a  great  teacher  and  gradu- 
ate students  flocked  to  him  from 
every  part  of  the  country.  He  fulfilled 
the  European  concept  of  a  University 
which  was  located  wherever  the  great 
teacher  was.  Yet,  the  students  did 
not  find  him  easy.  His  standards  were 
austere  and  he  made  every  one  of  his 
students  stretch.  Others  contributed 
to  his  university  in  terms  of  money 
or  physical  facilities.  He  gave  spirit, 
and  kept  all  of  us  to  undeviating 
standards  because  he  had  a  horror  of 
the  shoddy  and  the  second  rate.  He 
was  at  the  threshold  of  his  finest 
service,  just  preparing  for  his  first 
Sabbatical,  restless  because  there 
were  six  or  eight  books  in  him  which 
cried  for  completion.  But  when  a  man 
leaves  so  rich  a  heritage,  grief  turns 
to  gratitude,  revolt  to  resignation,  and 
sorrow  to  serenity. 

-  from  a  Eulogy  by 
Pres.  Abram  L.  Sachar 


Toman  to  Associate  Professor  of  Psychology; 
Dr.  Lewis  A.  Coser  to  Associate  Professor  of 
Sociology;  and  Dr.  Robert  A.  Manners  to 
Associate  Professor  of  Anthropology  on  the 
Samuel    Rul)in    Foundation. 


NEW   YORKERS    CREATE 
THREE  TEACHING  POSTS 

Chairs  in  French  civilization,  philosophy, 
and  Talmudic  and  Judaic  studies  have  been 
created  at  Brandeis  University  by  two  New 
York  realtors  and  the  Charles  of  the  Ritz 
Foundation. 

The  chair  in  French  civilization,  created 
in  memory  of  the  guiding  spirit  of  the 
('harles  of  the  Ritz  cosmetics  firm,  has  been 
named  the  B.  E.  and  Regine  S.  Levy  Chair 
in  French  Civilization.  Dr.  Claude  Andre 
Vigee,  Associate  Professor  of  Romance  Lan- 
guages and  Literature,  has  been  named  to 
the  new  chair. 

Erwin  S.  Wolfson  of  New  York  has  estab- 
lislied  llie  new  chair  in  philosophy  in  honor  of 
a  cousin,  the  distinguished  Harvard   Univer- 
sity    philosopher     Harry    Austryn     Wolfson. 
Dr.    Wolfson,   Nathan    Litlauer   Professor   of  • 
Hebrew   Literature   and   Philosophy   at   Har-  I 
vard.   is   also   honorary    curator   of   Hebraica  ' 
and  Judaica  in  the  Harvard  College  Library. 

The    creator    of    the    Wolfson    chair    is   a 
native    of    Cincinnati.     A    resident    of    New  ; 
^  ork.  he  has  been  identified  with  more  than 
$200,000,000    in    office   building    construction  ' 
over    the    last    twenty    years.     Recently,    the  1 
Real  Estate  Square  Club  named  Mr.  Wolfson  j 
as  the  "Realty  Man  of  the  Year."    He  holds 
a   B.A.  in   pliilosophy  from  the  University  of  ' 
(Cincinnati. 

A  chair  in  Talmudic  and  Judaic  studies 
has  been  established  by  Louis  J.  Glirkman, 
one  of  the  nation's  leading  real  estate  inves- 
tors, in  memory  of  his  father,  Pincus  Glick- 
man.  The  chair  is  being  underwritten  by  an 
initial  gift  from  Mr.  Glickman.  and  is  being 
augmented  bv  his  friends  and  colleagues. 


Rabbi   and  Minister 
Xaniod   a$$  t'haplaius 

New  chaplains  have  been  appointed  to 
Brandeis  I'niversity  as  spiritual  leaders  of 
the  Protestant  and  Jewish  students.  Rabbi 
Irving  Greenberg  and  Reverend  Richard  A. 
Mitchell  have  joined  Rev.  Walter  T.  Gouch, 
CS.P..  Catholic  chaplain,  as  advisors  to  the 
university's  three  religious  clubs. 

Rev.  Mitchell,  a  native  of  Strathmore, 
Calif.,  received  his  B.A.  degree  from  Cali- 
fornia College  of  Arts  and  Crafts,  and  his 
Bachelor  of  Divinity  degree  from  North- 
western Theological  Seminary.  He  is  a  Navy 
veteran,  and  is  now  holding  a  Graduate 
Fellowship  at  Brandeis  while  working  for  his 
Ph.D.  in  Near  Eastern  and  Judaic  Studies. 

Rabbi  Irving  Greenberg  was  born  in 
Brooklyn,  New  York,  and  attended  Brooklyn 
College.  He  held  the  Knopf  Fellowship,  the 
Shackford  Fellowship,  and  the  Theodore  i 
Roosevelt  Fellowship  at  Harvard  University. 
In  1957  he  was  ordained  at  the  Beth  Joseph 
Rabbinical  Seminarv  in  Brooklyn. 


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University  Aniioiinoos 
Reeeut  Appointnicnts 

Drandeis  University's  Direclor  of  Admis- 
iiiiis  has  been  appointed  as  a  Special  Assist- 
lU  to  the  President  and  the  former  Assistant 
lirci-tor  has  been  named  as  tlie  new  Director 
t    Admissions. 

C.  Ruggles  Smith,  a  graduate  of  Harvard 
'oUege,  Columbia  Graduate  School.  Cohim- 
li.i  School  of  Journalism,  and  Harvard  Law 
~,  hi.ol.  was  Registrar  and  Director  of  Ad- 
inissions  prior  to  assuming  his  new  post. 
fMy.  Smith  was  President  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  Middlesex  University,  founded 
bv  his  father,  and  was  instrumental  in  the 
r.msfer  of  the  Middlesex  campus  to 
Srandeis    University. 

New  Director 

Philip  J.  Driscoll,  the  new  Director  of 
Admissions,  has  also  served  as  an  Instructor 
English  at  Brandeis.  Before  coming  to 
ii.indeis.  he  was  Assistant  Professor  of  Eng- 
i>h  at  Boston  University  and  has  lectured 
m  nmtemporary  literature  for  adult  and 
xtension  classes  of  the  Massachusetts 
)epartnient  of  Education.  A  graduate  of 
Vmherst  College  and  recipient  of  an  M.A. 
legree  from  Harvard  University.  Mr.  Driscoll 
i:i<  also  been  on  the  faculty  at  Notre  Dame 

iiiMTsity  and  Harvard's  Bureau  of  Study 
Pounsel. 

Paul  F,  Rosenberg,  a   graduate  of  Boston 

iiivi-rsity  and  the  University  of  Louisville, 
M^  been  named  .\ssistant  Director  of  Ad- 
missions at  Brandeis.  He  was  a  psychologist 
n  the  Counselling  Ser\ice  and  a  personnel 
Mii^iiltant  at  Louisville  prior  to  his  Brandeis 
ippointment. 

David  L.  Rolbein.  a  native  of  Yonkers, 
^'.  Y..  has  been  named  Assistant  to  tlie  Dean 
>f  .Administration.    A  graduate  of  Columbia 

niversity.  where  he  also  did  graduate 
Indies,  Mr.  Rolbein  was  a  consulting 
I  I'linmist  in  New  York  prior  to  his  Brandeis 
i|i|M.intment.  He  has  served  with  the  Inter- 
iiiional  Refugee  Organization  in  Europe, 
In-  United  Nations  Korean  Reconstruction 
Vucnry,  and  as  a   government   economist. 

Purchasing  Agents 

W  iUiam  Dansker,  formerly  Purchasing 
Agent  for  Brandeis  University,  has  been 
pppointed  as  Director  of  Graduate  and 
L'ndergraduate  Placement.  He  served  as 
Puriliasing  Agent  for  four  years.  A  graduate 
jf  Pace  College  and  Washington  Square 
College,  New  York  University.  Mr.  Dansker 
did  graduate  work  in  personnel  and  indus- 
trial relations  at  New  York  L  ni\ersity's 
School    of    Business    .Xdministration. 

.Julius  AL  Chambers,  a  graduate  of  Brown 
University  and  former  student  of  the  Bentley 
School  of  Accounting,  has  been  appointed  as 
Purchasing  Agent.  Prior  to  joining  the 
Brandeis  Staff.  Mr.  Chambers  was  Manager, 
Fleet  Leasing  Division  of  Seymour  Chevrolet 
Sales,  Inc..  Boston.  From  19.J2  to  19.S7.  he 
was  General  Purchasing  Agent  for  U-Dr>vit 
Auto  Rental  Co..  Inc.,  the  Hertz  Corporation. 


BRAXDKIS 

AROUND    THE    WORLD 


NEW  YORK  CITY  .  .  Simon  ami  Schuster  has  announced  i>ul>liralioii  next  month  of 
Max  Leriier's  "America  as  a  Civiiizalion."  The  Library  Journal  has  led  the  list 
of  reviewers  citing  the  new  book  as  a  scholarly  treatment  of  the  American  scene  on 
the  scale  of  the  works  by  Brycc  and   DeTocquoille. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

STAMFORD,  CALIF.  .  .  Dr.  Philip  Rieff,  Assistant  Professor  of  Sociology,  is  one  of  the 
scholars  and  scientists  of  24  different  universities  and  research  institutions  in  America  and 
abroad   who   were   granted   a   one-year   fellowship    to    the    Center    for    .Advanced    Study    in   the 

Behavioral  Sciences^at  Stanford FRANKFORT.  GERMANY  .  .  Dr.  Harr>-  Zohn,  Assistant 

Professor  of  German,  in  Germany  as  director  ol  a  sununer  tour,  has  translated  and  edited  the 
recently  published  "The  World  is  a  Comedy"',  an  anthology  of  works  by  Kurt  Tucholsky. 

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WATERVILLE,  ME.  .  .  Dr.  Sidney  Rosen's  talk  on  "A  Century  of  High  School 
Science"  before  the  New  England  Association  of  Chemistry  Teachers  at  Colby  College, 
will  be  published  in  the  Journal  of  Chemical  Eilucation  in  the  spring  of  1958.  Dr. 
Rosen  is  an  Assistant  Professor  of  Chemistry  at  Brandeis.  .  .  .  BOSTON  .  .  The 
Massachusetts  Commission  on  .Atomic  Energy  announces  that  it  has  granted  $17,800  to  Brandeis 
University  for  physical  research  contracts  with  the  U.  S.  .Atomic  Energy  Commission. 

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CAMBRIDGE,  MASS.  .  .  Al)raham  H.  Maslow,  Philip  Meyers  Professor  of  Psychology,  served 
as  chairman  of  the  fall  conference  of  the  Research  Society  for  Creative  Altruism  at  M.l.T. 

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iVETF'  YORK  CITY  .  .  John  P.  Roche.  Chairman  of  the  Department  of  Politics  and 
Professor  of  Politics,  has  received  a  $5,500  grant  from  the  Rockefeller  Fouiulation 
to   complete  a   study    of   the    changing    nature    of   American   Liberty.    .    .    .    DETROIT, 

MICHIGAN  .  .  Leonard  N.  Simons,  visiting  lecturer  at  the  New  York  I'niversily  School  of 
Business  Administr.ilion  and  a  Brandeis  Fellow,  was  awarded  an  honorary  degree  of  Doctor  of 
Laws  by  Wayne   University  in  June.    He  is  a  partner  in  Simons-Michelson   Company.   Detroit. 

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NEW  YORK  .  .  NBC  unveiled  a  new  quiz  show  this  summer.  "High-Low"  with  Dr.  John 
Van  Dorcn  of  the  Brandeis  faculty  as  a  panelist.  His  brother  Charles  earned  fame  for  his 
TV  quizardry  earlier  tliis  vear. 

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PARIS,  FRANCE  .  .  Dr.  Saul  ('olieii.  Dean  of  the  Brandeis  Faculty,  was  a  member  of 
the  delegati«ni  of  the  Natituial  Academy  of  Sciences.  Natituial  Research  Council,  to  the 
meeting  of  the  International  llnion  of  Pure  and  Applied  Chemistry  at  Paris  this 
summer.  ,  .  .  Jf  ASHINGTON.  D.  C.  .  .  A  review  of  "The  Letters  of  Thomas  Wolfe  "  by 
Milton  Hindus  published  in  the  December  19,56  issue  of  Commentary  has  been  republished  and 
translated  by  the  United  States  Information  Service  for  distribution  in  Europe  and  India. 

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PARIS,  FRANCE  .  .  VArchitpclure  tVAujourd'hui  recently  publi-hed  an  extensive 
illustrated  article  on  the  three  Brandeis  I  niversity  chapels.  .  .  .  BOSTON  .  .  Joseph 
Linsey,  chairman  of  the  .Athletic  Committee  of  the  Brandeis  University  Board  of  Trustees,  has 
been  named  to  direct  the  1958  Combined  Jewish  .Appeal  of  Greater  Boston. 

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QUINCY ,  MASS.  .  .  The  Quincy  Patriot-Ledger  and  other  Boston  newspapers  made  extensive 
reprints  of  a  study  by  Dr.  Romney  Robinson,  .Associate  Professor  of  Economics,  which  demon- 
strated that  Boston  is  still  a  major  U.  S.  port.  Dr.  Robinson  completed  the  study  for  the 
New  England  Governors"  Committee  on  Public  Transportation. 

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LITTLE  AMERICA,  ANTARCTICA  .  .  Dr.  .Max  J.  Porlitsh.  Class  of  .52,  is  the  Naval  Dental 
Officer  in  tlie  wintering-over  parly  aboard  the  I'.S.S.  Glacier  at  Little  .America.  He  is  conduct- 
ing dental  research  and  providing  dental  care  for  men  participating  in  Deep  Freeze  III,  a 
project  of  the  International  Geophysical   A'car. 

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AMHERST.  MASS.  .  .  Brandi'is  L'niversity's  cross-country  team  oi)en<-<l  its  first  season 
under  Coach  .\I  Coulthard  in  a  tri-niecl  against  Coast  Guard  and  .\nihersl  and  later 
competed  at  Worcester  Tech  and  Harvard    Lnivcrsitv. 


Brandeisiana 


George  Fischer,  Assistant  Professor  of  History,  served  as  a  consultant  at  tiie  Tenth  Quaker  Conference 
for  Diplomats  in  Clarens,  Switzerland,  during  August  and  lectured  there  on  "Non-Economic  Aspects 
of  Advanced  Industrialism."  He  has  received  a  faculty  research  appointment  to  Harvard  University 
to  arrange,  catalogue,  and  analyze  the  private  papers  of  Leon  Trotsky  at  Harvard's  Houghton 
Library.    This  summer  he  completed  a  Guide  to  Trotsky  Archive  for  the  years  1917-1929. 

Mitchell  Siporin,  Chairman  of  the  Department  of  Fine  Arts  and  Associate  Professor  of  Fine  Arts  at 
Brandeis,  v^as  featured  at  a  guest  exhibition  in  the  Downtown  Gallery,  New  York  City,  earlier  this 
fall.  Eighteen  of  the  artist's  oils  and  watercolors  were  hung  in  show  entitled  "A  Series  of  Imaginary 
Interviews."    Time  Magazine  and  the  New  York  Times  gave  the  show  laudatory  reviews. 

Young  Buffalo  composer,  James  T.  Anderson,  has  received  an  award  for  an  orchestral  composition 
in  ceremonies  concluding  the  Berkshire  summer  school  in  Tanglewood,  Mass.  He  is  a  Brandeis  graduate 
student.  .  .  .  Donna  Medoff,  a  Junior,  won  the  New  England  District  Auditions  of  the  American 
Federation  of  Music  Clubs  in  a  program  held  at  Providence.  She  took  Massachusetts  honors.  New 
England  honors  and  was  a  national  finalist. 

Peter  Grippe,  creator  of  the  Brandeis  University  Creative  Arts  Awards  medallion  and  Lecturer  in 
Fine  Arts,  exhibited  his  works  in  New  York's  Peridot  Gallery  earlier  this  month.  Mr.  Grippe's  son 
was  oboist  when  the  Provincetown  Art  Association  presented  Arthur  Berger's  "Duo  for  Oboe  and 
Clarinet"   this  summer  at  Provincetown,  Mass.    Arthur  Berger  is  an  Associate  Professor  of  Music. 

David  L.  Falkoff,  Associate  Professor  of  Physics  on  the  Buffalo  Foundation,  has  been  elected  as  a 
Fellow  of  the  American  Physical  Society.  ...  Dr.  Albert  Gjerding  Olsen,  Assistant  Professor  of 
Biology  at  Brandeis,  has  been  elected  a  fellow  of  the  American  Association  for  the  Advancement 
of  Science.  Members  are  eligible  to  nomination  for  fellowship  if  they  have  contributed  to  the 
advancement  of  science  either  by  the  publication  of  original  research  or  in  other  significant  manner. 

Charles  Affron  of  Peekskill,  N.  Y.,  honor  graduate  of  Brandeis  University,  has  been  awarded  a 
Fulbright  Scholarship  for  a  year's  study  at  the  University  of  Caen,  France.  Mayer  Joel  Mandelbaum 
of  New  York  City  was  awarded  a  Fulbright  for  study  at  the  Berlin  Music  Academy.  He  received  his 
master's  degree  in  musical  composition  from  Brandeis  in  June. 

Two  Brandeis  University  students,  Gloria  M.  Feman,  of  Jamaica,  N.  Y.,  and  Ellen  Kruh  of  Maplewood, 
N.  J.,  will  spend  their  junior  year  in  France  under  a  cooperative  program  between  Brandeis  and 
Sweet  Briar  College.  The  students  will  reside  with  French  families  during  their  six  weeks  of  intensive 
language  training  at  Tours  and  while  they  are  enrolled  at  the  various  schools  of  the  university  at  Poris. 

Dr.  Richard  S.  Eckaus,  Assistant  Professor  of  Economics,  has  received  a  research  grant  from  the 
Rockefeller  Foundation  to  conduct  a  study  of  methods  of  economic  development  for  underdeveloped 
areas  of  the  world.  Dr.  Eckaus  will  employ  principles  evolved  from  American  data  to  suggest 
methods  of  the  use  of  technological  advances  in  underdeveloped  areas  which  will  best  meet  the 
needs  of  the  area  and  employ  available  materials  and  the  local  labor  force. 


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april 

1958 


The  Board  of  Trustees 


Abraham  Feinbebg,  ll.b.,  ll.m^ 
Chairman 

Joseph  F.  Ford,  l.h.d. 
Treasurer 

Norman  S.  Rabb,  aj. 
Secretary 

George  Alpert,  ll.b.,  ll.d. 

James  J.  Axelbod,  l.h.d. 

Sol  W.  Cantor,  b.a. 

Jacob  A.  Goldfarb 

Reuben  B.  Gryzmish,  b.a.,  ll.b. 

Meyer  Jaffe,  l.h.d. 

Milton  Kahn,  b.s. 

Dudley  F.  Kimball,  m.b.a. 

Herbert  H.  Lehman,  ll.d.,  l.h.d, 

Adele  Rosenwald  Levy 

Joseph  M.  Linsey 

Isador  Lubin,  PH.D.,  ll.d. 

William  Mazer,  b.s. 

Joseph  M.  Proskauer,  ll.b.,  ll.d. 

Israel  Rocosin 

Eleanor  Roosevelt,  ll.d.,  l.h.d. 

Ruth  G.  Rose,  a.b.,  a.m. 

Samuel  Rubin 

Irving  Salomon 

Jacob  Shapiro,  b.s. 

Isaiah  Leo  Sharfman,  ll.b. 

Samuel  L.  Slosberc,  a.b. 

Simon  E.  Sobeloff,  ll.b. 

WiLLARD  L.  Thorp,  pii.d.,  ll.d. 

Lawrence  A.  Wien,  b.a.,  ll.b. 


President  of  the  University 
Abram  L.  Sachar,  PH.D.,  litt.d. 


Fellows  of  the  University 

Herbert  H.  Lehman,  ll.d.,  l.h.d. 
Honorary  Chairman 

Samuel  Rubin 
Chairman 

Irving  Kane,  b.a.,  ll.b. 
Vice-chairman 

Philip  M.  Meyers 
Secretary 


Mrs.  David  A.  Rose 

President, 

National  Women's  Committee 

Reuben  B.  Gryzmish 
National  Chairman, 
Brandeis  Clubs 

Joseph  M.  Linsey 

Chairman, 

Brandeis  Athletic  Association 

Sanford  a.  Lakoff,  '53 

President, 

Alumni  Association 


Contents 


The    Gulf    Stream 


Spurts   at    Braudei.s    University 


Adniissiuns   Vs.    Applieatiuns 


Brandeis  Helps  Write  a  Best  Seller 


The   Women's   Committee.   An   Exeiting   Decade     ...         8 


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News   of    the    University 


Alumni    IVens 


Brandeis    Around    the    World 


Brandeisiana 


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On   The   Cover   .   .   . 

A  stream  of  new  ideas  Hows  steadily  into  tiie  lirajulci- 
intelleclual  community  emanating  from  the  distinguished 
visitors  who  deliver  its  lectures,  conduct  its  classes  as  visit- 
ing professors,  and  who  meet  with  students  and  faculty  for 
seminar  discussions.  These  are  but  a  few  of  the  people  who 
have   comprised   the   Universitys   intellectual    Gulf   Stream. 


PUBLISHED  BY  BRANDEIS  UNIVERSITY 
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Emanuel  M.  Gilbert.  Director 

Editor:    Lawrence  J.  Kane 

Cinipus  photos  by  Ralptl  Norman 
Vol.  VII,  No.  3  April,  1958 

Brandeis  University  Bulletin,  published  four  times  a  year  (once  in 
September.  November,  April  and  May)  at  Brandeis  University,  Waltham  54. 
Mass.     Entered   as    second   class   matter   at   the   Post  Office   at   Boston.   Mass. 


The   Gulf    Stream 

of   intellectual   activity 


X^  UNIVERSITY  COULD  CONSIST  of  classes  and  laboratories.  But  this 
is  not  enough.  A  ferment  is  needed;  an  infusion  of  intellectual  activity 
in  addition  to  the  required  hours  in  class;  a  linking  process  intended 
to  make  the  entire  educational  experience  more  meaningful. 

Brandeis  University  has  met  this  need  by  directing  a  "Gulf  Stream" 
of  intellectual  and  cultural  activities  into  the  heart  of  the  campus  com- 
munity. It  has  enriched  its  educational  program  beyond  the  usual 
requirements  of  college  work  by  bringing  visiting  professors,  guest 
lecturers,  performing  artists,  and  displays  of  the  creative  arts  to  the 
University.  The  Gulf  Stream  is  separate  from  assigned  classroom 
studies,  yet  influences  every  aspect  of  university  life. 

Perhaps  the  best-known  Gulf  Stream  program  is  the  General  Educa- 
tion S  course  for  seniors.  General  Education  S  is  so  popular  that  Dr. 
Sachar  introduced  one  guest  speaker  by  noting  that  "all  400  of  our  200 
seniors  are  here  tonight."  This  course  helps  a  senior  to  build  on  the 
first  three  years  of  his  University  experience  toward  the  formulation  of 
a  personal  philosophy.  It  brings  him  into  intimate  contact  with  the 
struggles,  aspirations,  and  influences  that  have  shaped  the  lives  of 
significant  contemporary  leaders.  Each  guest  is  requested  to  talk 
introspectively  about  himself  to  give  insights  into  the  decisions  he  has 
been  forced  to  make  while  shaping  his  own  career. 

Many   Speakers   Return 

Poet  Robert  Frost  and  Mrs.  Eleanor  Roosevelt  will  both  be  back  at 
the  University  this  spring  for  return  sessions  with  the  seniors.  The  late 
Alfred  C.  Kinsey  and  the  late  N.A.A.C.P.  leader  Walter  White  shared 
life  experiences  with  Brandeis  students  before  these  men  died.  Physicist 
Leo  Szilard,  mathematician  Norbert  Wiener,  publisher  Alfred  A.  Knopf 
and  poet  Archibald  MacLeish  have  also  faced  the  gruelling  three-hour 
General  Education  S  session. 

In  the  past  few  months  British  Laborite  leader  Aneurin  Bevan.  Mark 
Van  Doren,  streptomycin's  discoverer  Selman  Waksman,  and  Sen. 
Richard  Neuberger  of  Oregon  have  participated.  They  were  preceded 
in  recent  years  by  Maurice  Samuels,  dancer  Martha  Graham,  pacificist 
Clarence  Pickett,  director  Elia  Kazan,  Leonard  Bernstein,  Danny  Kaye, 
Lewis  Mumford,  Gov.  G.  Mennen  Williams,  Thurman  Arnold  and  a 
score  of  other  accomplished  individuals. 


A  more  intensive  intellectual  influence  is  exerted 
by  those  men  who  come  to  the  campus  under  the 
Jacob  Ziskind  Visiting  Professorships.  These  educa- 
tors, invited  from  college  and  university  campuses 
throughout  the  world,  spend  one  or  two  semesters  at 
Brandeis  to  bring  greater  depth  to  the  faculties. 
They  have  come  from  France,  Israel,  England,  the 
Netherlands  and  the  United  States.  Lewis  Muniford, 
Kurt  Goldstein,  Israel  I.  Efros,  Arnold  Hauser,  and 
Erich  Heller  have  been  among  the  Ziskind  visiting 
professors.  Wliile  at  Brandeis,  they  are  not  con- 
cerned simply  with  the  conduct  of  classroom  work. 
They  are  more  exactly  cast  in  the  role  of  an  on- 
campus  consultant  whose  intellectual  inquiry  has 
earned  distinction  in  a  significant  field. 

Although  great  issues  of  the  age  always  receive 
extensive  classroom  scrutiny,  Brandeis  makes  an 
effort  to  spotlight  them  through  special  lecture 
programs.  Visiting  professors  under  the  Ziskind 
program  are  invited  to  deliver  an  annual  series  of 
lectures'  pertinent  to  their  fields.  A  fund  established 
in  memory  of  the  late  Sidney  Hillman  of  New  York 
brings  noted  speakers  to  the  lecture  platform  for  an 
on-campus  discussion  of  timely  subjects.  Dr.  Max 
Lerner  and  Dr.  Robert  Maynard  Hutchins  were 
the  first  participants  in  this  new  program. 
The   Helnisley   Lectures 

Brandeis'  Three  Chapels  demonstrate  the  Univer- 
sity's respect  for  the  variant  points  of  view  on 
religion.  These  views  have  been  explored  in  campus 
lectures  under  the  Harry  B.  Helmsley  Lecture  pro- 
gram. For  the  1958  series  a  Protestant,  Catholic, 
Jew,  Quaker,  and  Buddhist  discussed  "The  Religious 
Experience'  in  separate  talks  during  the  spring 
term.  Some  of  the  foremost  names  in  contemporary 
philosophy  and  theology  have  appeared  under  this 
program  since  its  institution  two  years  ago.  Paul 
Tillich  of  Harvard,  Father  Martin  D'Arcy,  S.J.,  of 
Oxford,  Joseph  Campbell  of  Sarah  Lawrence,  Daisetz 
T.  Suzuki  of  Otani  University,  Will  Herberg  of 
Drew  University,  Henry  J.  Cadbury  of  Harvard  and 
Anton  C.  Pegis  of  Canada's  Pontifical  Institute  of 
Mediaeval  Studies,  have  been  recent  speakers. 

Just  as  the  University's  liberal  arts  concept 
embraces  the  creative  arts  and  humanities,  the  Gulf 
Stream  is  directed  toward  poetry,  music,  literature, 
sculpture,  painting,  dance,  and  the  theatre.  Early 
provision  of  facilities  like  the  Adolph  Ullman 
Amphitheatre  and  the  Slosberg  Music  Center  made 
it  possible  to  present  guest  performances  from  inti- 


mate chamber  music  recitals  of  the  Juilliard  String 
Quartet  to  the  complete  stage  productions  of  Kurt 
Weill's  "Threepenny  Opera"  and  Leonard  Bern- 
stein's "Trouble  in  Tahiti."  A  program  of  readings 
by  contemporary  poets  will  bring  Robert  Graves, 
Robert  Frost,  Archibald  MacLeish,  and  e.  e.  cum- 
mings  to  the  campus  this  spring. 

At  times  it  seems  as  if  the  entile  University  is  a 
huge  art  gallery.  During  the  1957  Festival  of  the 
Creative  Arts,  seven  of  the  nation's  most  distin- 
guished painters  were  featured  in  one-man  shows 
that  brought  to  the  campus  some  of  the  finest 
American  art  of  the  20th  century.  The  University 
itself  maintains  a  permanent  collection  on  exhibit 
in  its  main  buildings.  This  is  enhanced  by  a  con- 
stantly changing  array  of  visiting  exhibits  in  paint- 
ing, mosaics,  prints,  and  sculpture.  In  addition  to 
this,  every  student  has  the  opportunity  to  rent  a 
|iainting  for  a  dormitory  room  at  only  a  dollar  per 
semester  under  the  provisions  of  the  Charna  Cowen 
Art  Rental  Program. 

Special   Areas 

Programs  underway  in  each  school  of  the  Uni- 
versity are  buttressed  by  seminars,  lectures,  and 
discussions  by  guest  lecturers  in  the  major  areas 
of  study.  Speakers  focus  on  work  in  seminars, 
laboratories,  social  research,  or  classrooms.  Lec- 
turers from  Harvard,  M.I.T.,  Yale,  University  of 
Pennsylvania,  the  National  Bureau  of  Standards, 
Ionics.  Inc..  the  Institute  for  Advanced  Study, 
Brookhaven  National  Laboratory,  Boston  College 
Law  School,  Johns  Hopkins  University,  University 
of  Maryland,  Indiana  University,  Technical  Opera- 
tions, Inc..  Columbia  University,  New  York  Uni- 
versity Law  School,  British  Philosophy  and  History 
of  Science  Society,  Bennington  College,  Netherlands 
School  of  Economics,  Princeton  University,  Inter- 
national Business  Machines,  Hebrew  Union  College, 
National  Science  Foundation,  and  scores  of  other 
industrial  and  educational  institutions  have  appeared 
at  Brandeis. 

Groups  with  special  interests  like  the  dozens  of 
student  organizations  invite  their  own  speakers  to 
continue  the  challenging  discourse.  None  of  these 
meetings  were  restricted  to  the  primary  members  of 
these  groups,  and  almost  all  were  attended  by  inter- 
ested visitors. 

The  Gulf  Stream  concept  serves  as  a  ferment  con- 
stantly infusing  new  ideas  and  new  points  of  view. 
It  cuts  across  all  lines  and  no  one  on  campus  escapes 
its  impact.    Significantly,  no  one  wants  to!  ♦ 


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JACOB   S.    POTOFSKY   recounted   his   experiences   during 
a   lifetime   of  outstanding   service  to  the  labor   movement. 


CLARENCE   PICKETT  outlined    his  views  of  world    peace 
through  pacifism  during  a  Gen.  Ed.  S  lecture. 


ATTY.   JOSEPH   WELCH    talked    of   his   life    in   the    legal 
profession  in  a  discussion  with  Brandeis  University  students. 


DAISETZ    SUZUKI     delved     into     the     mystenes     of    Zen 
Buddhism  in  a  Helmsley  Lecture  earlier  this  year. 


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Sports 


-ISrandeis  launched  an  athletic  program  in 
the  University's  early  years  for  the  contribution  it 
could  make  to  the  healthy  educational  experience  of 
its  students.  All  aspects  of  college  athletics,  however, 
are  subordinate  to  the  essential  purposes  for  which  the 
University  exists  and  are  controlled  by  educational 
considerations  as  determined  by  a  Faculty  Committee 
on  Athletics.  Yet.  at  Brandeis.  this  peripheral  program 
has  produced  in  its  tenth  year: 

.  a  basketball  team  recently  voted  the  finest  small 

college  squad  in  the  East  — 
.  a   football    team    defeated    only   once    in    seven 

games  — 
.  a  fencing  team  with  a  5  and    1    record   in  team 

matches  — 
.  a  sv/imming  team  without  a  home  pool  that  has 

beaten  two  collegiate  opponents  — 
.  a  track  team  that  has  placed  in  major  meets  — 
.  a  women's  fencing  team  that   has   placed  third 

in  New  England  amateur  team  competition. 

While  the  accent  is  on  team  play,  several  Brandeis 
standouts  have  earned  personal  recognition  this  year. 
Rudy  Finderson,  who  has  scored  more  than  1,700  points 
for  Brandeis.  was  unanimously  elected  to  the  All  New 
England  basketball  team.  Maury  Stein,  whose  power 
was  a  factor  in  the  football  record,  was  named  to  the 
All  New  England  team  in  that  sport.  Al  Donovan, 
nursing  a  right  wrist  sprained  while  skiing,  switched 
the  foil  to  his  left  hand  and  topped  his  opponent  to 
win  a  collegiate  fencing  match. 

Although  this  record  has  kept  Brandeis  in  the  sports 
headlines  since  September,  it  does  not  tell  the  full  story 


of  athletics  at  the  University.  It  is  merely  a  recounting 
of  the  more  colorful  aspects  of  a  year-round  physical 
education  program  for  all  students. 

Believing  in  the  values  of  athletic  participation  for 
both  conditioning  and  relaxation,  the  University  has 
established  a  required  physical  education  program  for 
its  freshmen  and  maintains  an  intranmral  sports 
program  for  all  classes.  Every  student  must  meet  the 
requirements  of  a  full  year  of  physical  education. 
Here  they  test  personal  aptitudes  and  choose  sports  or 
activities  within  their  natural  range  of  ability  and 
interest.  The  rigors  of  their  new  academic  life  are 
matched  by  a  general  toning  of  their  physical  ability 
during  their  transition  to  college  work. 

While  varsity  sports  bring  competitors  of  advanced 
proficiency  into  contact  with  teams  of  other  colleges 
and  universities,  an  active  program  is  also  conducted 
on  an  intramural  basis  to  present  athletic  opportunities 
within  the  campus  community  for  those  who  prefer 
recreation  to  competition.  Intramural  games  are 
scheduled  in  league  fashion  between  dormitories, 
classes,  and  teams  of  students.  They  include  touch 
football.  Softball,  volleyball,  and  more  recently — coed 
volleyball.  All  of  these  sports  require  constant  action 
by  all  participants  and  allow  avid  play  without  lengthy 
training. 

Brandeis  University  is  primarily  interested  in  varsity 
sports  competition  against  teams  of  comparable  ability 
and  with  colleges  and  universities  interested  in  athletics 
as  a  part  of  their  academic  program.  The  schedules 
developed  for  the  year  ahead  demonstrate  how  success- 
fully this  criterion  is  met.  * 


COACHES  of  Brandeis'  varsity  football,  basketball,  and 
baseball  teams  and  intramural  sports  program  are:  Herb 
Kopf,  Harry  Stein,  Benny  Friedman,  Director  of  Athletics  and 
former    All    American,    Irving    Heller,    and    Emanuel    Flumere. 


Varsity   Scliedules,  1958-1959 


Swimming: 

Jan.      9      Worcester  Polytechnical  Ins+Ifufe 

at  Worcester 

Jan.     I  I       Harvard  University ai  Cambridge 

Feb.      8      Dean  Academy at  FranUin,  Mass. 

Feb.     II       University  of  Massachusetts  at  Amherst 
Feb.    22      Tufts  University at  Medford,  Mass. 

Fencing 

Jan.     17      University  of  Connecticut        .at  Storrs 
Jan.     18      Trinity    College  at    Hartford.    Conn. 

Feb.       I       Bradford  Durfee  Technical  Institute 

at  Fall  River 
Feb.       8       Boston   University 

Feb.    26      Harvard  University  at  Cambridge 

Mar.      I       Nev/  England  Intercollegiate  at  Brandeis 

Baseball 


il     7  Long    Island    University  at   Brooklyn 

il     8  Rider  College  at  Trenton,  N.  J. 

il     9  Georgetown   University 

at  Washington,   D.  C. 

10  Fort  Lee         ,  at   Fort  Lee.  Va. 

I  I  Delaware  State  University 

at  Dover,  Del. 

il   12  Delav/are  University        at  Newark,  N.  J. 

il   15  Lowell  Technical  Institute 

I   16  Harvard  University      .     .    at  Cambridge 

il   18  Boston  University 

I   19  U.  S.  Coast  Guard  Academy 

il  22  Boston  University  ,  at  Boston 

I  24  Bowdoin  College 
il  26  University  of  Vermont 

II  26  Boston   College at  Newton 

1  Tufts  University 

2  Colby  College      ,..    at  Watervllle,  Me. 

3  Bates  College         at  Lewlston,  Me. 

5  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology 

at  Cambridge 

May      7  Boston  College 

May    10  Clark   University at  Worcester 

May    12  Tufts  University    at  Medford 

May    15  Worcester  Polytechnical   Institute 

May     17  Dartmouth  College 

All   games   at  home 


Apr 
Apr 
Apr 

Apri 
Apr 

Apr 

Apr 

Apr 

Apr 

Apr 

Apr 

Ap 

Apr 

Apr 

May 

May 

May 

May 


Track 

April  21      Nichols  Jr.  College af  Newton 

April  26      Norwich  and  Colby    at  Colby 

May      7  Worcester  Polytechnical.    at  Worcester 

May    14      Boston   College    at  Newton 

May    17  Eastern    Intercollegiate    ,.  at   Worcester 

May    24  N.  E.  Intercollegiate      at  Univ.  of  Maine 

Tennis 

April   16      Clark  University 

April   19      Bates  College at  Lewiston,  Me. 

April  26      U.  S.  Coast  Guard  Academy 

at  New  London,  Conn. 
May    17      Tufts  University    at  Medford 

Football 

Sept.  27  Colby  College  at  Waterville,  Me. 

Oct.      4  University  of  Massachusetts 

Oct.    I  I  University  of   Rhode   Island   at  Kingston 

Oct.    18  Springfield  College    at  Springfield 

Oct.    25  University  of  New  Hampshire 

Nov.      I  American  International    ,    at  Springfield 

Nov.      8  University  of  Bridgeport 

Basketball 

Dec.  I  University  of  Bridgeport 

Dec.  6  U.  S.  Coast  Guard  Academy 

at  New  London,  Conn. 

Dec.  10  Tufts  University 

Dec.  13  Bates  College 

Dec.  17  Colby  College 

Jan.  3  Long  Island  University 

Jan.  6  Providence  College  at  Providence,  R.  I. 

Jan.  8  University  of  Massachusetts 

Jan.  13  Clark  University 

Jan.  14  U.  S.  Naval  Academy    .     .    at  Annapolis 

Jan.  15  Villanova    at  Villanova,  Pa. 

Feb.  4  University  of  Rhode   Island   at  Kingston 

Feb.  7  Boston  University 

Feb.  10  Boston   College at   Newton 

Feb.  17  Harvard   University 

Feb.  18  Springfield  College at  Springfield 

Feb.  21  Bowdoin  College 

Feb.  26  Worcester  Polytechnical  Institute 

Feb.  28  American  International        at  Springfield 

unless  otherwise   noted. 


"Look"  Magazine  named 
Brandeis  senior  and  eco- 
nomics major  Rudy  Finder- 
son  of  Cliffside  Park,  N.  J., 
to  its  District  One  All  Star 
Basketball  Team.  Rudy, 
center,  a  National  Honor 
Society  Member  in  high 
school,  is  pictured  receiv- 
ing the  award  from  Leo 
Mahar  of  "Look"  and  Bran- 
deis  coach    Harry   Stein. 


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The  United  States  Department  of  Health, 
Welfare,  and  Education  has  warned  the  nation's 
colleges  and  universities  that  student  applications  will 
engulf  them  by  1965.  For  Brandeis  University  and 
many  of  her  sister  institutions  the  dike  has  already 
broken  and  they  will  find  it  necessary  to  turn  away  five 
or  six  candidates  for  each  student  admitted  in  1958. 

Admissions  officials  at  Brandeis  have  been  faced  with 
this  problem  for  several  years.  In  1957  more  than  1700 
candidates  filed  application  for  the  340  openings  in  the 
freshman  class.  More  than  2000  youngsters  from  all 
over  the  world  are  expected  to  compete  for  those  340 
openings  this  spring.  While  the  greater  number  of  well- 
qualified  applicants  might  seem  to  make  the  admissions 
picture  brighter,  in  effect  it  clouds  it. 

Brandeis  has  had  to  meet  the  difficult  decisions 
involved  in  selecting  a  student  body  from  an  over- 
whehning  number  of  applicants  for  more  than  half  its 
history.  This  helped  evolve  admissions  procedures 
intended  to  give  candidates  opportunities  to  demon- 
strate their  potential  in  a  number  of  ways.  They  have 
not  just  one  or  two,  but  many  facets  of  their  personal 
and  academic  potentialities  under  study  as  a  basis  for 
final  selection.  Yet.  no  artificial  barriers  or  quotas  are 
used  against  them  in  this  process;  students  are  judged 
on  merit  and  potential  alone. 

Judged    on   Many   Points 

This  means  that  successful  applicants  to  Brandeis 
L'niversity  survive  judgment  on  many  points.  Their 
high  school  records  are  submitted  for  study  along  with 
the  scores  of  scholastic  aptitude  and  college  board 
examinations.  \^1iile  high  school  records  indicate  the 
academic  performance  of  the  student  over  a  number 
of  years,  the  college  board  and  scholastic  aptitude 
examinations  are  standard  throughout  the  country  to 
determine  a  level  of  performance  on  which  all  candi- 
dates may  be  compared  shortly  before  entering  college. 
These  are  the  more  or  less  mechanical  aspects  of  the 
process. 

The  University  is  also  keenly  interested  in  its  per- 
sonal contact  with  prospective  students.  Applications 
must  be  accompanied  by  a  letter  from  the  candidates 
expressing  their  reasons  for  wanting  to  attend  Brandeis. 
These  notes  throw  light  on  their  aspirations,  person- 
ality, background,  and  ability.  Recommendations  are 
often  submitted  by  people  who  have  known  the  appli- 
cants and  who  are  willing  to  support  their  candidacy 
with  their  own  reputations.   High  school  principals  are 


asked  to  comment  on  their  observations  of  cai\ 
pre-college  work,  attitudes,  and  personalitv. 

More  directly,  each  candidate  is  invited  to  discuss 
his  record  with  a  representative  of  the  University.  They 
talk  informally  about  things  the  prospective  student 
has  read,  what  he  feels  he  will  find  in  college,  those 
extracurricular  activities  that  ha\e  held  his  interest  in 
high  school,  and  how  he  came  to  select  Brandeis  as  his 
choice  for  a  college.  In  fact,  these  interviews  often 
prove  valuable  in  understanding  the  individual  stu- 
dent's problems  during  the  first  year  of  college. 

Not    Stereotyped 

While  the  Brandeis  student  body  is  many  things,  it 
is  not  stereotyped.  Brandeis  is  not  looking  for  any  one 
type  of  student.  It  is  as  interested  in  the  editor  of  the 
high  school  newspaper  as  the  boy  who  placed  in  a 
national  science  contest.  The  girl  who  found  expression 
through  her  high  school  art  club  is  considered  along 
with  the  valedictorian  of  another  school. 

Once  this  information  has  been  gathered  on  the 
candidates,  it  is  sent  to  the  Faculty  Committee  on 
Admissions.  Men  who  have  studied  applications  year 
after  year,  and  then  watched  the  development  of  the 
successful  candidates  in  their  classrooms,  make  an 
exacting  review  of  each  case  before  final  disposition. 
No  one  item,  one  person,  or  one  incident  would  ever 
be  enough  to  decide  the  case. 

And  yet,  when  the  procedure  is  completed,  some 
three  hundred  youngsters  are  admitted,  and  perhaps 
1700  are  not.  The  heartbreaking  task  is  in  conveying 
to  the  disappointed  majority  the  fact  that  they  were 
not  rejected,  but  rather  that  space  limitations  made 
impossible  their  being  accepted.  ♦ 


L 


PHILIP  DRISCOLL.  Director  of  Admissions,  and  Mrs.  Anastasia 
Su+ermeisfer  of  the  Admissions  Office  review  the  record  of  a 
candidate,   one   of    1,600   interviewed    in   the    past    12    months. 


Max  Lerner's  best  seller 
"America  As  A  Civilization"  is 
of  particular  interest  to  Bran- 
deis  students  and  graduates.  "It 
should  be,"  says  the  author. 
"Without  their  help  it  couldn't 
have  been  written." 
For  several  years  mimeographed  copies  of  its 
chapters  formed  the  core  reading  material  for  the 
Social  Science  II  course,  and  each  meeting  of  the 
class  became  an  intellectual  anvil  forging  the 
author's  premises.  These  students  were  drawn  from 
almost  every  state  in  the  Union,  from  every  ethnic 
and  religious  group,  from  all  bands  of  the  economic 
strata,  and  from  all  types  of  communities.  Many 
of  tj;em  were  from  foreign  countries,  making  a  first 
evaluation  of  their  American  experience.  America 
As  A  Civilizalion  was  literally  written,  challenged, 
and  re-w  ritten  in  this  manner  five  or  six  times  before 
its  publication. 

As.signed   Reading 

Material  from  the  evolving  book  was  assigned 
as  the  reading  before  each  class.  Along  with  this, 
the  students  filled  marathon  reading  assignments 
in  related  topics  by  other  authors.  Five  to  ten 
authors  a  week  were  used  in  the  corollary  reading 
and  one  or  two  guest  faculty  members  were  on  hand 
to  add  their  comments  to  those  of  the  class. 

Outside  the  classroom,  Dr.  Lerner's  drafts  were 

studied  by  colleagues  and  stu- 

Bi  I  ^milll       dents  who  spent  endless  hours 

BmL  ^^    ^^   I       discussing  and  reviewing  the 

WW^-^rJ       material    for    the    1000-page 

^         '  liook.    The  author  cited  faculty 

members  Richard  Axt,  Bernard 
Rosenberg,  Jerome  Himelhoch, 


Urtitidcis  Helps  Write 
a  Best  Seller  .  .  . 


DR.  MAX  LERNER,  author  of  the  best  seller 
"America  As  A  Civilization,"  wlil  soon  begin 
another  world  tour  to  areas  including  Europe, 
the   Middle   East,  Egypt,  and    Russia. 


Arno  J.  Mayer.  John  Van  Doren,  Leonard  Levy,  and 
Lawrence  H.  Fuchs  among  those  who  were  particu- 
larly involved.  Students  Jules  Bernstein,  Class  of  '57 
and  now  a  student  at  LIniversity  of  Chicago  Law 
School,  and  Martin  Peretz,  editor  of  The  Justice, 
the  Brandeis  student  newspaper,  are  given  special 
mention  for  they  "somehow  survived  a  stormy  and 
protracted  siege  during  which  we  prepared  the 
'Notes  for  Further  Reading'  together." 
iV.  V.  Times  Review 
Historian  Henry  Steele  Commager  sunnned  up 
the  response  in  a  laudatory  New  York  Times  Book 
Review.  "It  is  a  tribute  to 
the  author  that  his  book  inevi- 
tably invited  comparison  with 
Tocqueville's  Democracy  in 
America  and  Bryce's  American 
Commonwealth.  Clearly  Amer- 
ica As  A  Civilization  does  not 
supplant  these,  but  supplements  them.  What  we 
have  here  is  the  most  ambitious  and  nearly  success- 
ful effort  to  comprehend  the  whole  of  American 
civilization  that  has  come  from  the  hand  of  any 
scholar  in  our  time." 

Now  in  its  fifth  edition,  it  is  estimated  that 
150,000  copies  will  be  sold  by  the  end  of  the  year. 

The  unique  situation  in  which  a  university  helped 
write  a  significant  scholarly  work  which  became  a 
liesl  seller  is  summed  up  in  the  authors  words:  "I 
cannot  overstate  how  much  1  owe  to  my  colleagues 
and  Ml)  students  in  that  course,  who  put  it  to  the 
lest  of  using  it  as  a  tool  for  understanding  the 
complex  thing  we  call  American  Civilization,  and 
gave  it  their  best  critical  antl  creative  effort."  ♦ 


The  Women's 
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an  excitiBg  decade! 


GROUNDBREAK 
CEREMONIES  for 
Goldfarb  Library  But 
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Mrs.  Joseph  Schnei 
Dr.  Sachar,  Mrs, 
miah  H.  Whitman, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jacol 
Goldfarb. 


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1  EN  YEARS  AGO,  when  Braiideis  University  opened 
its  doors,  its  most  significant  aspect  was  its  promise 
for  the  future.  Now.  as  it  enters  its  decennial  year, 
the  Brandeis  picture  is  one  of  achievement  and 
accomplishment. 

Many  factors  contributed  to  the  realization  of 
this  dream,  but  University  officials  give  full  credit 
for  the  development  of  its  library  to  the  coast-to- 
coast  pattern  of  devotion  woven  by  the  library's 
sponsoring  group,  the  National  Women's  Committee 
of  Brandeis  University. 

Opoiiod    in    1948 

Cold  statistics  reveal  that  when  the  library  first 
opened  in  1948,  its  entire  holdings  were  less  than 
1.000  volumes.  Today  its  stacks  are  burgeoning  with 
135.000  volumes,  and  its  horizons  of  service  to 
students  and  faculty,  both  on  campus  and  off.  have 
been  widened  correspondingly.  For  example,  a 
British  scholar  is  able  to  continue  research  in  his 
own  country  this  month  because  the  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity Library  loaned  a  book  to  him  that  was  not 
available  in  his  home  libraries.  In  Vermont,  another 
student  is  completing  his  work  with  a  book  for- 
warded to  him  through  an  exchange  program  thai 
links  the  University  library  with  school  and  com- 
munity libraries  across  the  country.  On  campus, 
several  hundred  students  a  day  use  the  library. 
More  than  1000  books  a  week  are  withdrawn  from 
the  general  collection  and  another  2.500  volumes 
from  the  reserve  desk  are  used  in  the  reading  room. 

This  growth  of  the  Brandeis  Library  in  its  first 
decade  reveals  the  scope  of  accomplishment  of  its 
patron  group,  the  National  Women's  Committee. 
The  library  has  been  essential  to  the  development 
of  the  University  and  without  the  Women's  Com- 
mittee, the  library  program  would  have  been  limited. 


Significantly,  the  new  library  building  will  be  the 
largest  and  most  modern  structure  on  the  Brandeis 
campus.  Geographically  and  symbolically  it  will  be 
the  physical  and  academic  heart  of  the  campus. 
Began  in  Boston 
With  62.000  members,  the  Women's  Committee 
is  considered  to  be  the  largest  friends-of-a-library 
group  in  the  world.  The  movement  began  in  Boston 
in  June  1948,  a  few  months  before  the  first  classes 
were  to  meet.  Early  leadership  came  from  ex- 
perienced community  leaders  like  Mrs.  Harry  L. 
Michaels,  the  founder  and  first  president,  and  Mrs. 
Irving  Abrams,  who  worked  very  closely  with  Mrs. 
Michaels  and  became  the  second  national  president. 
As  the  organization  expanded,  ten  new  chapters 
were  chartered  in  1949,  and  the  growth  has  con- 
tinued until  there  are  now  101  chapters  in  33  states. 
Able  leaders  in  cities  from  Maine  to  California 
forged  chapters  locally  and  found  national  direction 
under  the  subsequent  presidencies  of  Mrs.  Louis  1. 
Kramer,  Mrs.  Joseph  Schneider,   and  Mrs.   David 

A.  Rose. 

"Books   for   Brandeis" 

At  first  $10,000  was  pledged  to  buy  2000  "Books 

for  Brandeis"  to  triple  the  University   collection. 

These  volumes  were  on  the  shelves  as  the  University 

opened.     Before   the   first   school   year   ended,   the 

Women's  Committee  had  promised  another  $50,000 

to   add    a   stack   wing   with   a   capacity    of  40,000 

volumes  to  the  New  England  stone  stable  which  had 

been  converted  into   a  Library.    Since  then  their 

funds  have  more  than  redoubled  the  library  space 

available.    The  new  wings  house  135,000  volumes 

in    open    stacks,    administrative    offices,    microfilm 

readers,  the  catalog  room,  and  an  additioiial  reading 

room  for  125  students. 


Mrs.  Harry  L.  Michaels 
1948-1951 


Mrs.  Irving  Abrams 
1951-1953 


Mrs.  Louis  I.  Kramer 
1953-1955 


Mrs.  Joseph  Schneider 
1955-1957 


Mrs.  David  A.  Rose 
1957- 


Having  accepted  as  early  as  1949  the  responsi- 
bility for  the  complete  maintenance  and  development 
of  the  University  Library,  the  Women's  Committee 
was  called  upon  in  addition  by  the  University  to 
underwrite  four  Chairs  in  Humanities  in  1950. 
With  the  growth  of  the  University  and  the  increasing 
demands  made  upon  the  Library,  specialized  collec- 
tions were  made  available  by  the  Women's  Com- 
mittee. The  Library  was  taking  care  of  the  every- 
day needs  of  an  undergraduate  student  body;  it  was 
becoming  a  true  university  library  fulfilling  research 
needs.  Rare  collections,  first  editions  and  original 
manuscripts  were  given  to  the  Library  by  individuals 
who  became  interested  in  Brandeis  because  of  the 
enthusiasm  of  members  of  the  Women's  Committee. 
Million   Dollar   Gift 

In  the  spring  of  1956,  a  gift  of  one  million  dollars 
was  presented  to  the  University  by  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Jacob  A.  Goldfarb  of  New  York  toward  the  con- 
struction of  a  new  library  building.  This  gift  was  to 
be  matched  i)y  a  million  dollars  from  the  National 
Women's  Committee.  Half  of  this  amount  had 
already  been  raised  by  the  Women's  Committee.  To 
fulfill  the  balance  of  its  commitment,  the  Women's 
Committee  undertook  to  enroll  life  members.  It  is 
expected  that  this  goal  will  be  reached  when  con- 
struction begins  at  the  time  of  the  Tenth  Annual 
Conference  this  June. 

The  new  library  building  will  solve  existing 
problems  and  enable  the  University  to  expand  its 
facilities  to  meet  future  needs.  Maintaining  and 
developing  this  new  library  will  be  costly.  Antici- 
pating these  future  needs,  the  Women's  Committee 
has  already  announced  the  creation  of  a  Library 
Endowment  Fund  to  provide  a  library  income  in 
perpetuity.    Never  before  in  the  history  of  univer- 


sity libraries  has  such  a  program  of  support  and 
maintenance  been  known.  Interest  in  the  National 
Women's  Committee's  program  has  been  shown  by 
other  universities  in  the  United  States  and  abroad. 

The  Women's  Committee  is  not  a  fund-raising 
organization,  and  yet,  in  this  first  decade,  it  has 
given  to  the  University  a  sum  in  excess  of  two 
million  dollars.  This  has  been  made  largely  possible 
through  membership  dues,  annual  and  life,  and 
through  voluntary  contributions  to  Book  Fund  and 
to  Special  and  Major  Book  Collections. 
Steady   Progross 

The  progress  has  been  steady,  but  a  library 
collection  cannot  be  built  overnight.  As  the  incident 
with  the  British  scholar  demonstrates,  some  books 
are  difficult  to  obtain.  It  takes  a  sustained,  well- 
directed,  library  acquisition  program  over  the  years 
and  even  centuries  to  build  a  collection.  In  the 
meantime,  the  day-to-day  search  for  books,  records, 
microfilm  reproductions,  prints  and  manuscripts 
must  continue  to  match  the  academic  and  research 
growth  of  the  University.  Each  new  course,  each 
new  area  of  graduate  study  and  research,  brings  with 
it  a  demand  for  more  specialized  library  material 
and  service.  Each  graduate  student  is  exploring 
areas  outside  of  the  everyday  reading  and  instruc- 
tional material.  The  creative  efforts  of  faculty 
members  must  be  supported  in  every  area. 

On  the  peak  of  an  exciting  decade  of  progress, 
and  on  the  threshold  of  an  imaginative  building 
program,  the  National  Women's  Committee  of 
Brandeis  University  is  ready  to  expand  its  program 
so  that  the  LIniversity  Library  will  be  equipped  to 
meet  the  academic  refjuirements  of  the  Brandeis 
of  tomorrow.  ^ 


NEWS  or  THE 
UNIVEllSITY 


I         "^ 


BRANDEIS    UNIVERSITY'S    prop.   -_j     L  jWd    Schwarti    Tejchlng    C..nt,r    and    Morris    Brown    Social 
Science  Center   (right)   will  be  constructed  on  adjacent  sites  in  the  heart  of  the   Brandeis  campus. 

NEIV  UBTITS  UNDER  CONSTRUCTION 


More  than  $1,000,000  in  new  construction 
for  science  researcli  facilities  and  faculty 
accommodations  is  now  underway  on  the 
Brandeis  University  campus.  Building  opera- 
tions have  begun  on  the  Faculty  Center  and 
Samuel  Friedland  Research  Center. 

The  Research  Center,  a  gift  of  Samuel 
Friedland  of  Miami,  founder  of  Food  Fair 
Stores,  Inc.,  has  been  partially  underwritten 
by  a  $363,373  grant  from  the  U.  S.  Public 
Health  Service.  The  growth  of  research 
activities  at  Brandeis  has  forced  the  immedi- 
ate construction  of  this  building  to  house 
needed  additional  laboratories  and  to  allevi- 
ate the  burden  on  work  space  now  available. 

Lawrence  A.  Wien  of  New  York,  creator 
of  the  recently  announced  international 
scholarship  program  at  Brandeis,  is  the  donor 
of  the  Faculty  Center.  At  present  the  Uni- 
versity has  no  unit  designed  to  meet  the 
needs  of  its  growing  faculty  except  the 
Scheflres  Dining  Hall  of  the  Student  Center. 
The  new  building  will  contain  club  facilities, 
faculty  lounges,  a  faculty  dining  room,  pri- 
vate dining  rooms  for  student-faculty  meet- 
ings,  and   apartments   for  visiting   faculty. 

Construction    will    be    underway    on    the 


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Goldfarb  Library  Building  and  the  new 
student  dormitories  by  June.  It  is  expected 
that  the  Administration  Center  will  be  under 
construction    by   late   summer. 

PLAN    ATHLETIC    F.\4'ILITIES 
FOR    TEiXIV'IS,    TRACK    TEAAIS 

Four  new  tennis  courts  and  an  outdoor 
board  track  will  be  completed  this  spring  to 
enlarge  facilities  now  available  to  teams  in 
these  varsity  sports. 

Mrs.  Maurice  H.  Rieger  of  Chicago  is 
underwriting  four  all-purpose  tennis  courts 
located  in  the  heart  of  the  university's  ath- 
letic facilities.  They  will  be  named  in 
memory  of  Maurice  H.  Rieger.  late  vice- 
president  of  the  James  B.  Beam  Distilling 
Co.  of  Chicago.  These  courts  will  be  avail- 
able for  intramural   and  recreational  tennis. 

Joseph  Lenkowsky  of  Baldwin  Lumber 
Company,  Jersey  City,  N.  J.,  has  given  8000 
feet  of  Canadian  spruce  lumber  for  the  con- 
struction of  an  11-lap  board  running  track. 
The  donor  is  a  member  of  the  National 
Athletic   Committee  of   Brandeis   University. 


l\ew  Center  Proposed 
For  Social  Sciences 
Under  §850,000  Gift 

Recent  gifts  totalling  more  than  $1,00(1,000 
will  underwrite  the  construction  of  a  social 
science  center  and  a  new  teaching  center  on 
the  Brandeis  University  campus. 

Members  of  the  Palm  Beach  Country  Club 
have  pledged  $8.50,000  for  the  erection  nf  a 
social  science  center  named  for  the  club's 
founder  and  president,  Morris  Brown.  David 
Schwartz,  president  of  Jonathan  Logan.  Inc.. 
of  New  York,  will  underwrite  a  $2.SO.OO0 
Teaching  Center  adjacent  to  the  Brown 
.Social  Science  Center. 

These  are  the  latest  in  a  series  of  gifts 
that  will  give  the  University  modern  centers 
for  studies  in  American  Civilization,  the 
iuimanilies.    and    now    social    science. 

Linked  by  Plaza 

The  two  buildings  will  be  linked  'o  the 
Rabb  Graduate  Center  by  a  common  pliza 
surfaced  in  stone.  They  will  be  located 
between  the  Rabb  Center,  the  Julius  Kalman 
Science  Center,  the  Castle  and  the  Goldfarli 
Library  Building  in  the  heart  of  the  campus. 

David  Schwartz  Hall  will  include  a  demon- 
stration auditorium  and  a  lecture  hall  with 
a  seating  capacity  of  200  to  300.  On  botli 
the  main  floor  and  second  level  will  be 
smaller  lecture  rooms  with  a  seating  capacity 
of  2.5  to  75  each. 

The  Morris  Brown  .Social  Science  Center 
will  house  the  psychology,  sociology,  anthro- 
pology, and  economics  departments.  The 
ground  floor  of  the  Center  will  be  devoted 
to  psychology  laboratories  and  clinics,  and  a 
nursery  school  operated  as  a  clinical  labnra- 
lory.  On  the  main  floor,  psychology  class- 
rooms, seminar  rooms,  and  offices  will  be 
located.  The  second  and  third  levels  will  be 
devoted  to  the  sociology,  anthropology,  am! 
economics  classrooms,  offices  and  laboratories. 

Mr.  Brown,  a  plastics  industrialist,  is  a 
Fellow  of  the  University.  An  outstanding 
community  leader  in  Palm  Beach,  he  has 
seized  as  head  of  the  Community  Fund  Drive, 
the  Red  Cross  Drive,  and  the  fund  drive  for 
the  local  hospital.  In  New  Rochelle,  N.  Y., 
lie  is  president  of  Temple  Israel. 


The  University  track  team  will  compete 
this  year  in  the  indoor  and  outdoor  running 
events  of  the  50  yard  dash,  100  yard  (lash, 
220  yard  dash,  440  yard  run,  600  yard  run, 
880  yard  run,  1000  yard  run.  mile  run,  and; 
two  mile  run.  In  field  competition  theyj 
participate  in  the  hammer  throw,  shot  put,i 
javelin  throw,  and  discus  throw.  The  lenni! 
team   opens  at   Clark   University  April   16. 

Both  of  these  new  units  will  be  construct: 
adjacent   to   the   .Shapiro   Athletic   Center 
the  26-acre  Memphis  Tract  on  the  east  el 
"f  the  campus,   Gordon  Field  for  varsity  foot- 
liall  and  Marcus  Playing  Field  for  the  base- 
bull  team  are  included  in  the  Memphis  TracI 


t 


T=^^ 


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IDMINISTRATIOX    CENTER    PLAINS    COMPLETED 
IFTER    RECEIPT    OF    RERI\STEL\-MARCCS    GIFT 


^E   ADMINISTRATION    CENTER    at    Brandels    University,    as    conceived    by    the    architectural    firm 
■  Hugh  Stubbins,  will  be  located  between  the  Ford-Sydeman   Building  and  Slosberg   Music  Center. 

^iiB'opean  Scholars  Xaiiied  to  Lecture 
it  Second  Session  of  Summer  School 


Filiuators  from  Sweden,  France,  and  The 
•lli'ilands  are  among  the  distinguished 
mriian  and  European  scholars  named  to 
■  I  acuity  of  the  1958  Summer  School  at 
andeis.  Dr.  Lawrence  H.  Fuchs,  Assistant 
"lissor  of  Politics,  will  again  direct  the 
i"cil  in  its  second  session. 

Dr.  Ake  Hullkrantz 
of  Stockholm.  Sweden, 
Dr.  .lean  B.  Duroselle 
of  the  Foundation 
Nationale  des  Sci- 
ences Politiques  in 
Paris,  and  Dr.  Bessel 
Kok  of  the  T.N.O. 
Solar  Research  Proj- 
ect, Laboratory  for 
Plant  Physiologist 
-r.iich  in  Wageningen,  The  Netherlands, 
\c  licen  named  to  three  of  the  six  institutes 
iiilhropology,  archaeology,  biology,  music. 
\i  liHli>gy.  and  French  civilization.  Qualifietl 
i|"  i.lassmen,  graduate  students,  and  non- 
'■'\\i  students  will  participate  in  the  six- 
'  k  course,  to  be  held  in  Rabh  Graduate 
iih  1   starting  June  23. 

Anthropology  Institute 

Dr.  Paul  Radin,  Samuel  Rubin  Professor 
Anthropology  at  Brandeis.  will  head  the 
nthropology  Institute.  Dr.  Hultkrantz  and 
r.  Earl  W.  Count  of  Hamilton  College  in 
ew  York  have  been  named  to  the  anlhro- 
ilogy  faculty. 


Dr.  Carl  Rogers 


Dr.  Cyrus  H.  Gordon,  of  the  Brandeis 
faculty,  who  recently  achieved  international 
prominence  for  his  deciphering  of  ancient 
Cretian  tablets,  will  head  the  Archaeology 
Institute.  Dr.  Shelomo  Morag,  Visiting  Lec- 
turer in  Hebraic  Studies  at  Brandeis,  and 
Dr.  Saul  S.  Weinberg  of  the  University  of 
Missouri   will   participate   in   the   Institute. 

Six  distinguished  academicians  have  been 
named  to  the  faculty  of  the  Biology  Institute, 
headed  by  Dr.  Harold 
P.  Klein,  Associate  Pro- 
fessor of  Biology  at  Bran- 
deis. Named  were  Dr. 
Kok.  Dr.  Max  Delbruck 
of  California  Institute  of 
Technology,  Dr.  Robert 
Livingston  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  Minnesota,  Dr. 
Eugene  Rabinowitch  of 
the  University  ot  Illinois, 
Dr.  Roger  Y.  Stanier  of  the  University  of 
California  in  Berkeley,  and  Dr.  George  Wald 
of  Harvard  I'niversity. 

Music  Institute 

Dr.  Harold  Shapero  of  the  Brandeis  faculty 
is  chairman  of  the  Music  Institute.  Faculty 
members  include  Noel  Lee  of  Paris,  France, 
Paul  Makanowitzky  of  New  York,  and  Dr. 
Caldwell  Tilcomb  of  the    Brandeis  faculty. 

Dr.  Eugenia  Hanfmann.  Professor  of  Psy- 
cliology  at  Brandeis.  heads  the  Psychology 
Institute.   Named  to  the  faculty  are  Dr.  Fritz 


Dr.  Bessel  Kok 


The  latest  in  a  series  of  three  major  gifts 
to  the  University  for  units  of  the  proposed 
Administration  Center  has  been  announced 
on  the  eve  of  ground-breaking  for  the  modern 
office  buildings.  When  completed  next  year, 
the  three-unit  Administration  Center  will 
contain  the  offices  of  the  president  and  deans. 
the  offices  ot  student  administration  and 
university  administratiim. 

The  families  of  Miah  Marcus  and  Maurice 
Bernstein,  executives  of  the  .\merican  Biltrite 
Rubber  Company  and  the  Boston  Woven 
Ho;e  Company,  will  underwrite  the  cost  of 
the  proposed  University  Administration  unit. 
Industrialist  and  national  hotel  chain  execu- 
tive Reuben  B.  Gryzinish.  a  Trustee  of  the 
University  and  national  chairman  of  the 
Brandeis  Clubs,  has  provided  funds  for  tlie 
\cademic  .Administration  Unit.  Mrs.  Julius 
Irving  of  Providence,  R.  I.,  wife  of  the  late 
Dr.  Julius  Irving,  has  made  a  benefaction 
for  the  Presidential  Suite  of  the  Executive 
unit. 

Near  Main  Entrance 

The  Administration  Center  will  rise  near 
the  main  entrance  to  the  Brandeis  campus 
on  a  site  between  the  present  Ford-Sydeman 
Building  and  the  Slosberg  Music  Center.  Its 
three  units  will  be  placed  around  a  stone 
terrace  and  linked  by  covered  corridors. 
Square  columns  and  other  distinctive  archi- 
tectural features  will  give  the  center  its 
individuality  while  the  extensive  use  of  glass 
walls  and  tlie  open  stone  terraces  will  blend 
it  into  the  Master  Plan. 

The  single-story  executive  unit  will  house 
the  president's  office,  the  offices  of  the  deans 
of  administration  and  faculty,  and  will  con- 
tain a  trustee's  meeting  room.  The  Student 
Administration  Center  will  contain  the  offices 
of  the  dean  of  students,  student  personnel, 
registrar,  placement,  and  alumni.  Each  unit 
will  contain  meeting  rooms  and  lounges  in 
addition  to  the  offices.  The  business  offices 
will  include  accounting,  comptroller.  Uni- 
versity resources,  and  Graduate  and  Summer 
.Scliool  personnel.  Public  Affairs  and  the 
Women's  Connnittee  offices  will  be  on  the 
top  level  of  the  building. 

Heider  of  the  University  of  Kansas,  Dr.  Carl 
R.  Rogers  of  the  University  of  Wisconsin, 
and  Dr.  John  M.  Shlien  of  the  Counselling 
Center,   llniversily   of   Chicago. 

Dr.  Claude  A.  S.  Vigee,  Associate  Professor 
of  French  Civilization  at  Brandeis,  is  chair- 
man of  the  French  Civilization  Institute. 
Named  to  the  faculty  were  Dr.  Duroselle  and 
Ur.  Stanley  Hollman  of  Harvard  University. 


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UniversitT  Will  Designate  Student  Residence  Buildings, 
Esther  and  Morris  iShapiro  Halls  in  Xanie  of  Benefactors 


Morris  Shapiro 


Two  student  residence  halls  at  Brandeis 
University  will  be  named  for  a  late  Boston 
clothing  manufacturer  and  his  wife  under 
provisions  of  a  gift 
to  the  University  an- 
nounced last  week. 

The  halls  are  gifts  of 
Mrs.  Esther  Shapiro 
and  her  late  husband 
Morris.  Completed 
early  in  1952,  the 
units  house  150  stu- 
dents in  single  and 
double  rooms. 

The  Esther  and  Morris  Shapiro  Residence 
Halls  were  designed  by  Eero  Saarinen  and 
have  set  the  pattern  for  the  three  other  units 
within  Hamilton  Quadrangle  now  housing  the 
entire  campus  community  of  women  students. 

Each  unit  of  the  Shapiro  Halls  includes  its 
own  student  lounge,  coffee  kitchen,  laundry, 
and  recreation  room.  The  halls  also  include 
music  practice  rooms  and  the  offices  of  the 
student  newspaper.   The  Justice. 

The  late  Mr.  Shapiro,  a  founding  member 
of  the  Brandeis  University  Board  of  Trustees, 
was  president  of  Trimount  Clothing  Co.  in 
Boston.  He  was  formerly  chairman  of  the 
Brandeis  Trustees'  Committee  on  Student 
Aid  Funds,  in  which  capacity  he  helped  to 
establish  a  nation-wide  program  to  stimulate 
the  interest  of  prospective  benefactors  in  the 
llniversity's  plans  for  student  aid. 

A  life  member  of  the  Brandeis  University 
Associates,  Mr.  Shapiro  was  for  many  years 
active  in  the  Associated  Jewish  Philan- 
thropies, Beth  Israel  Hospital,  and  the  Jewish 
Community  Center  in  Brookline.  One  of  the 
first  friends  of  Brandeis  University,  Mr. 
Shapiro  died  in   1954. 

Ben  Massell  Feted 
In  Atlanta  Meeting 

The  editor  of  one  of  the  nations  great 
newspapers,  the  mayor  of  his  city,  and  Dr. 
Sachar  were  in  Atlanta  last  month  to  honor 
Benjamin  J.  Massell  on  his  induction  as  a 
Fellow  of  Brandeis   University. 

Both  Dr.  Sachar.  and  Ralph  McGill,  editor 
of  The  Atlanta  Constitution,  commended  Mr. 
.Massell  during  the  meeting  held  at  the 
Standard  Town  and  Country  Club  under  the 
co-chairmanship  of  Fellow  Louis  Aronstam. 
president  of  Southern  G.  F.  Steel,  and 
Sidney  A.  Wien.  Editorials  in  The  Atlanta 
Constitution  and  the  Southern  Israelite  cited 
Mr.  Masseirs  Horatio  .\lger  rise  since  coming 
to  America  at  the  age  of  2.  He  is  known  as 
"the  creator  of  Atlanta's  skyline."  Mayor 
William  B.  Hartstield  called  the  guest  of 
honor  "Atlanta's  No.  1  citizen." 

Rabbi  Jacob  M.  Rothschild  gave  the  In- 
vocation and  Rabbi  Harry  H.  Epstein  the 
liencdiction.    More  than  350  were  present. 


LIBRARY  ROOMS  FILL  VARILO  ROLES 
IJXDER  PROVISION.S  OF  RECEXT  GIFTS 


New  benefactions  will  provide  varied  facil- 
ities in  the  new  Goldfarb  Library  Building 
at   Brandeis  Lniversity. 

The  entire  wing  housing  the  Judaic  Studies 
area  of  the  Library  Building  will  be  desig- 
nated in  honor  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Alexander 
Shapiro  of  Newton,  Mass.  The  Alexander 
and  Pauline  Shapiro  Judaic  wing  will  contain 
reference  material  and  reading  matter  on 
Hebrew,  Judaic,  and  Near  Eastern  archaeol- 
ogy, civilization,  and  culture,  as  well  as  valu- 
able collections.  Book  st::cks.  seminar  tables 
and  reading  areas  will  be  located  in  this  room. 

A  seminar  reading  room  is  being  under- 
written in  memory  of  the  late  Joseph  Abrams 
of  Newton  Centre,  Mass..  by  his  family.  Mr. 
Abrams,  of  New  England  Stationery  Com- 
pany, was  one  of  the  earliest  friends  of  the 
I  niversity.  Located  adjacent  to  the  Judaic 
Studies  Area,  the  reading  room  will  be  used 
by  faculty  and  advanced  students  for  study, 
research,  and  discussion.  Joining  with  Mrs. 
Rebecca  Abrams  as  sponsors  of  the  room  are 
her  son  Warren  F.  and  daughter  Lenore  R. 
Abrams. 


Two  semin;ir  lounges  to  provide  study, 
research,  and  colloiiuia  space  for  faculty  and 
students  majoring  in  the  field  to  which  the 
lounge  is  devoted,  are  being  underwritten  by 
Mrs.  Harry  M.  Meyers  of  Lawrence.  Mass., 
and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  H.  Morton  Robbins  of 
Chicago.  Mrs.  Meyers,  donor  of  the  Hat^ 
and  Celia  Meyers  Hall,  is  a  life  member  ^ 
the  Lawrence  Chapter  of  the  Natioi 
Women's  Committee.  The  Robbins  lounge 
has  been  established  through  the  Gen-Mort 
Robbins  Foundation.  Mr.  Robbins  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  executive  board  of  the  Brandej 
Club  of  Greater  Chicago. 

Mrs.  Sayde  R.  N.  Lee  of  New  York  City' 
underwriting  a  music  seminar  room  in 
Library  Building.  The  music  room  will  pro- 
vide seminar  and  study  facilities  for  students 
enrolled  in  music  courses,  and  will  be  situ- 
ated in  the  music  area  in  the  Library  Build- 
ing. A  life  member  of  the  Manhattan  chapter 
of  the  Women's  Committee,  Mrs.  Lee  is  vice- 
president  of  her  chapter  and  a  mendier  of 
the   National   Board. 


LINCOLN    AND    PRESIDENTIAL    ROOMS 
FOR  A3IERICAN  CIVILIZATION  CENTER 


Abraham  Lincoln  and  his  fellow  American 
presidents  will  be  immortalized  in  the  pro- 
posed Olin-Sang  American  Civilization  Center 
at  Brandeis  under  the  provisions  of  two 
recent  gifts  to  the  Lniversity. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kivie  Kaplan  of  Chestnut 
Hill.  Mass.,  a  couple  who  have  dedicated 
their  lives  to  the  advancement  of  Negroes  and 
other  minority  groups,  will  underwrite  the 
construction  of  the  Lincoln  Room  in  honor  of 
President  Lincoln.  Personal  articles  and 
reproductions  of  treasures  from  Lincoln's 
life  will  be  displayed  in  this  seminar  class- 
room. Surrounded  by  the  memorabilia  of 
President  Lincoln,  students  of  American 
society  and  history  will  work  in  an  atmos- 
phere conducive  to  creative  scholarship.  The 
Lincoln  Room  will  be  known  as  the  Emily  R. 
and  Kivie  Kaplan  Hall.  Mr.  Kaplan,  Treas- 
urer and  General  Manager  of  Colonial 
Tanning  Company,  Boston,  and  President  and 


General  Manager  of  Hartnett  Tanning  Com- 
pany, Aver-  Mass.,  is  on  the  national  board 
of  the  NAACP. 

All  Presidents 

All  of  the  nation's  presidents  will  be 
memorialized  in  the  proposed  Presidential 
Hall,  a  gift  of  the  Martin  Elliott  Mangel 
Foundation.  The  Presidential  Hall  will  be  a 
seminar  classroom  similar  to  the  Lincoln 
Room  containing  materials  related  to  the  lives 
of  the  nations  presidents.  Mr.  and  .Mrs. 
Emanuel  Mangel  of  .Mangel  Stores  Corp.,  of 
New  York,  established  the  Foundation  in 
memory  of  their  son.  The  Foundation  has 
also  underwritten  a  loan  fund  at  the  I  niver 
sity  to  give  financial  assistance  to  needy 
students. 

The  University  previously  announced  the 
Four  Freedoms  Hall,  a  gift  of  Hyman  Krivoff 
of  New  Bedford.  Mass.,  and  the  Judicial  Hall, 
underwritten  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ben  Elfman  of 
Brookline,  Mass. 


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/iE^  FOREIGl^  STUDEl^T  SCHOLARSHIP   PROGRAM   ODTLINED 


lOSTON  FRIENDS 
ILGDGE  $300,000 
1^   I\EW   FUl^fDS 

friends  of  Brantleis  in  the  Greater  Boston 
11  liave  pledged  nearly  $200,000  in  un- 
f  ill  ted  funds  for  the  University  in  recent 
I -tings. 

I  December  meeting  in  the  Boston  home 
i:  Brandeis  Fellow  Edward  Rose  provided 
I  University  with  more  than  $52,000  in 
ided  general  funds.  Among  the  donors 
landing  the  meeting  were  A.  M.  Sonnabend, 
Bijamin  Swig  of  San  Francisco,  Paul 
6  aye,  Frank  B.  Gordon,  Louis  Faneuil, 
Iman  B.  Cohen,  Brandeis  Fellow  Herman 
iMintz,  and  Alford  P.  Rudnick. 

Jathan  Schwartz,  a  Fellow  of  the  Univer- 
,1 ,  rt-oently  held  a  meeting  in  his  Newton 
me  at  which  more  than  $104,000  in  un- 
n  ri.  ted  funds  were  pledged.  A  $10,000  gift 
us  made  in  commemoration  of  the  25th 
njlding  anniversary  of  the  host's  son  Joseph. 
\'e  memberships  were  announced  at  this 
ii'iiiig  by  Morris  Appel,  George  Constan- 
ti-.  George  Neitlich,  Isadore  Stein,  and 
slrris    Borkum,   for    his   son   David.     Other 

loi-    at    this    meeting    included    Jesse    M. 

.11- .n.  Brandeis  Trustee  James  J.  Axelrod, 

nil -I    Breitman,   Robert    Cable,    Henry   G. 

II  u.  Benjamin  Ginsburg,  David  Knopping, 
I  11-  Lederman,  Michael  Lilly,  Willy  Nord- 

1,1.    Samuel    M.    Pinsly,    Harold    Rudnick, 

iimr  Schein,  Samuel  Skurnik,  Charles 
Viillieimer,   and   Abraham   Yarchin. 

i 

20  Life  Members 

I'weiity  new  life  members  were  enrolled 
.il  $40,000  pledged  for  the  University  in 
liioi  of  the  65th  birthday  of  Paul  Lerman  of 
I  Hikline,  Mass.,  a  member  of  the  Board  of 
1  I M.ston  Brandeis  Club.  New  life  members 
Milton  Berger,  Morris  Blinder,  Lawrence 
~  I  "hen,  Saul  Fish,  Isaac  Fishman,  Ben- 
mi  Gargill,  Samuel  J.  Gorsey,  Louis  Katz, 
Vuriie  Krasner,  Simon  Laties,  Ben  Nigrosh, 
I  is  Snider,  Bertram  C.  Tackeff,  A.  Terban, 
a  I  llvman  Yaffe.  Morris  Blinder  enrolled 
I  SUMS  Edward  and  Robert  as  life  members, 
I'll  Lerman,  his  son  William,  and  George 
liiiian,  his  son  Steven.  An  addition  to  the 
(laid  Sugarman  Scholarship  Memorial  En- 
'iMiient  Fund  was  announced  by  Myer 
"carman.  New  associate  memberships  were 
)  d^ed  by  H.  E.  Bro,  of  Illinois,  Harold 
'  iiur,  Sumner  Gerstein,  Jack  Housman, 
.'iniiel  Kurland,  M.  C.  Lampke,  Joseph  A. 
]  Her,  and  Max  Miller.  John  E.  Daniels 
Hulled  as  associate  members  his  son  Ben 
id   sonin-law   Harold   Silverman. 


Lawrence  A.  Wien 


33  To  Attend  University 
During  Plan's  First  Year 

Brandeis  University  will  soon  begin  an 
extraordinarily  significant  contribution  to 
internal ional  understanding  among  people  of 
the  free  world  with  the  inauguration  of  a  new 
foreign  student  scholarship  program  this  fall. 

Under  provisions  of  a  gift  from  Lawrence 
A.  Wien  of  New  York  and  Westport,  Conn., 
a  Brandeis  Trustee 
and  former  Fellow, 
100  foreign  students 
from  50  different  na- 
tions will  be  selected 
each  year  for  study  at 
Brandeis,  through  co- 
operation with  the  In- 
ternational Student's 
Organization  and  the 
State  Department. 

An  annual  gift  from  Mr.  Wien  of  $300,000 
for  this  program  makes  it  one  of  the  largest 
subsidies  ever  awarded  to  foreign  students 
for  undergraduate  study  by  a  university  of 
this  size. 

From  50  Countries 

Two  students  will  be  selected  from  each 
of  the  50  countries  participating  in  the  pro- 
gram. Grants  of  $3,000  will  be  awarded  to 
each  student,  covering  transportation,  tuition, 
campus  housing,  and  other  costs.  Although 
the  program  is  for  one  year  of  study  at 
Brandeis,  the  participants  will  have  an 
option  to  remain  for  a  second  year. 

University  officials  are  now  working  to 
bring  at  least  35  foreign  students  to  the 
campus  in  time  for  classes  next  September, 
70  the  following  year,  and  100  in  1960.  The 
program  will  be  stabilized  with  100  partici- 
pants from  that  year  on.  There  are  now  44 
foreign  students  at  Brandeis  selected  through 
regular  enrollment   procedures. 

Housed  on  Campus 

The  foreign  students  will  be  housed  on 
campus  and  will  attend  classes  along  with 
members  of  the  regular  student  body.  Special 
seminars  in  American  studies.  United  States 
history,  sociology,  literature  and  politics  will 
be  conducted  by  the  Brandeis  faculty  and 
visiting  lecturers.  In  addition,  tours  to  im- 
portant centers  of  government,  culture  and 
industry  will  be  included  in  the  curriculum. 
Eventually  il  is  planned  llial  ihe  foreign 
students  will  be  housed  in  an  International 
Center  on  campus,  containing  lounges,  apart- 
ments, a   library,  and  study   halls. 

The  Wien  international  scholarship  pro- 
j^ram  will  result  in  a  student  body  composed 
of  8%  of  the  best  students  of  other  nations. 


Mrndti 


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John  Howard  '55,  a  student  at  llie  Institute 
of  African  Studies  at  Northwestern  Univer- 
sity under  Dr.  Melville  Herskovitz  for  the 
past  two  years,  has  just  received  a  $7,350 
grant  from  the  Ford  Foundation  for  an  18 
month  research  project  in  Nigeria.  He  was 
awarded  a  Woodrow  Wilson  Fellowship  on 
graduation   from   Brandeis. 


Rabbi  Stanley  F.  Chyet  '52,  Assistant  to 
llie  Director  of  Archives  at  Hebrew  Union 
(College  in  Cincinnati,  has  been  awarded  the 
first  prize  in  the  14th  annual  Jewish  Book 
Month  contest  sponsored  by  the  New  Haven, 
Conn.,  Jewish  Center.  His  winning  essay  was 
entitled  "Ludwig  Lewisohn.  the  Years  of 
Becoming."  Rabbi  Chyet  is  a  former  student 
of  the  late  Professor  Lewisohn  of  Brandeis. 


Malcolm  Sibulkin  '53,  who  won  a  Ful- 
bright  Grant  to  study  music  at  the  Sibelius 
Academy,  Helsinki,  Finland,  and  had  the 
grant  renewed  for  a  second  year,  has  once 
more  returned  to  that  country  to  continue 
his   music   studies. 


ELECTRICAL   INDUSTRY 
GIFTS   TOTAL   $330,000 

Friends  of  the  University  in  the  Electrical 
Industries  pledged  more  than  $220,000  in 
Decennial  Year  Gifts  during  recent  meetings 
in  New  York  City. 

Harry  L.  Fischbach,  a  Fellow  of  the  Uni- 
versity and  Chairman  of  the  Electrical  Divi- 
sion of  the  Trades  and  Industries  Plans 
Council  of  Brandeis,  was  chairman  of  the 
jirogram.  Dr.  Sachar  outlined  the  develop- 
ment of  the  University  and  its  future  pro- 
grams in  his  talk  at  the  luncheon. 

Syndication  units  of  $5,000  each  were 
pledged  by  over  20  of  the  guests  from  the 
Electrical  Industry  at  one  New  York  meeting. 
.\t  an  earlier  meeting  Mr.  Fischbach  person- 
ally contributed  the  sum  of  $100,000. 


IMowbiirgh,   IV.  Y. 

Twenty  new  members  were  enrolled  in  the 
first  meeting  of  the  new  Newburgh,  N.  Y., 
Brandeis  Club.  Benny  Friedman.  Director  of 
Atliletics  at  Brandeis  University,  addressed 
the  new  club  members  during  tlie  meeting  at 
the  home  of  (^liairman  Moe  Kreisel. 


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Foundations   and    Friends   Provide   Many   Scholarships!' 


Private  foundations  and  friends  of  the 
University  have  created  29  new  scholarships, 
teaching  fellowships,  and  student  loan  funds 
in  recent  months. 

Benjamin  Lerner  Teaching  Fellowship 
in    Near   Eastern    and    Hebraic    Studies. 

A  fund  established  by  Harold  L.  Renfield  of 
New  York  City  to  honor  the  memor>-  of  the 
father  of  Professor  Max  Lerner  of  the 
Brandeis  faculty. 

Bernard  Beeman  Service  Fund.  Estab- 
lished by  United  Hydraulics.  Inc.,  through 
Max  Isaacson  of  Dayton,  Ohio,  in  memory 
of  Bernard  Beeman,  to  provide  service  oppor- 
tunities for  needy  science  students. 

Albert  Kaufman  Scholarship.  Estab- 
lished by  Betty,  Beverly,  Robert,  and  H.  L. 
Kaufman  in  memorial  tribute  to  their  father, 
of  Palm  Beach.  Fla..  as  a  tuition  scholarship 
for  worthy  and  deserving  students. 

Louis  K.  Roth  Scholarship  Endow- 
ment. Established  by  Louis  K.  Roth  of 
West  Hartford,  Conn.,  the  income  from  this 
fund  will  provide  scholarship  assistance  to 
worthy    and   deserving   students. 

Jennie  and  Louis  Bernian  Memorial 
Fund.  Established  under  the  terms  of  the 
will  of  Louis  Barman  of  Lawrence,  Mass., 
the  income  of  which  is  to  be  used  for  the 
purpose  of  purchasing  books  for  the  library. 

Gulf  Coast  Scholarship  from  Friends 
of  Brandeis  in  New  Orleans.  Established 
by  friends  of  the  University  in  New  Orleans, 
Louisiana,  and  nearby  areas  as  a  tuition 
scholarship  for  a  worthy  and  deserving 
student  who  is  a  resident  of  Louisiana, 
Mississippi.  Alabama,  and  Northwest  Florida. 

Muriel  Marcus  Fine  Arts  Scholarship. 

Established  by  Leonard  Marcus  of  West 
Englewood,  New  Jersey,  to  provide  a  tuition 
scholarship  for  a  gifted  and  needy  student 
concentrating  in  the  area  of  fine  arts. 

Feinberg  Foundation  Scholarship.  Es- 
tablished through  George  J.  Feinberg  of 
West  Long  Branch,  New  Jersey,  to  provide  a 
tuition  scholarship  for  gifted  and  needy 
students. 

Institute  of  Scrap  Iron  &  Steel,  Inc., 
Northern  New  England  Chapter  Scholar- 
ship. A  grant  from  the  Northern  New  Eng- 
land Chapter  of  the  Institute  of  Scrap  Iron  & 
Steel,  Inc.,  to  provide  scholarship  assistance 
with  preference  given  to  students  in  this  area, 
who  are  related  in  some  way  to  the  industry. 


H.  B.  Cantor  Foundation  Scholarship. 

Established  by  the  H.  B.  Cantor  Foundation 
of  New  York  City,  through  Hyman  B. 
Cantor,  to  provide  two  annual  tuition  scholar- 
ships for  gifted  and  worthy  students. 

Samuel  J.  Katz  Memorial  Scholarship 
Endowment  Fund.  Established  in  memorial 
tribute  to  Samuel  J.  Katz  by  his  sons.  Burton, 
Irwin,  and  Sol,  of  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  to  pro- 
vide scholarship  assistance  in  perpetuity  to 
worthy  and  deserving  students. 

Louis  H.  Weiner  Family  Scholarship 
Endowment  Fund.  Established  by  Louis 
H.  \^einer  of  Hamden,  Conn.,  the  income 
from  this  fund  will  provide  in  perpetuity, 
scholarship  assistance  to  a  gifted  and  needy 
student. 

Dr.     Stanley     H.     Levy     Scholarship. 

Established  by  Dr.  .Stanley  H.  Levy  of 
Detroit,  Michigan,  for  scholarship  assistance 
to  a  student  majoring  in  pre-medical  studies. 

Hayim  Greenberg  Scholarship.  Estab- 
lished by  the  Pioneer  Women's  organization 
of  New  York  City,  through  its  Hayim  Green- 
berg Educational  Fund,  to  provide  scholar- 
ship assistance  for  women  students,  seniors 
or  graduates,  in  the  fields  of  the  Social 
Sciences,  and  particularly  for  those  who  have 
an  interest  in  Jewish  Community  service  and 
Israel. 

Florence  and  G.  William  Finck  Schol- 
arship Endowment  Fund.  Established  by 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  G.  William  Finck  of  New  York, 
the  income  from  which  will  provide  tuition 
assistance  to  worthy  and  deserving  students. 

Dr.  Samuel  Schwebel  Scholarship  En- 
dowment Fund.  \  fund  set  up  by  Mrs. 
Dora  Schwebel  of  Youngstown,  Ohio,  in 
memory  of  her  distinguished  son.  The  income 
will  provide  in  perpetuity  one-half  tuition, 
one  year  to  an  Israeli  student  studying  at 
Brandeis,  and  in  an  alternate  year  to  a 
student   preferably   from   Youngstown,   Ohio. 

John  Stein  Scholarship  Endowment 
Fund.  Through  a  bequest  from  the  late  John 
Stein,  this  fund  was  established  by  his  sisters, 
the  Misses  Harriet,  Kate  and  Laura  Stein  of 
New  York  City  and  Forth  Worth,  Texas,  the 
income  of  which  will  be  used  for  scholarship 
purposes. 

Universal  Match  Foundation  Fellow- 
ship. A  stipend  to  be  awarded  to  a  graduate 
student,  or  students,  concentrating  in  the 
fields  of  physics,  chemistry,  biochemistry,  or 
microbiology,  set  up  by  the  Universal  Match 
Foundation  of  St.  Louis,  Missouri. 


Abraham  Kane  Memorial  Scholarship  IJ 
Endowment   Fund.    The  income  from  thisjm| 
fund,  established  as  a  memorial  to  AbrahamM 
Kane   of   Cleveland.   Ohio,    by    his    nephews.! ' 
Marvin,  Milton  and  Irving  Kane,  to  be  used 
for  scholarship  assistance  to  worthy  students. 

Dr.    Brian    J.    Giiisburg    Scholarship. 

Established  li\  Dr.  11.  M.  Giusburg  of  Fresno, 
Calif.,  in  honor  of  his  son,  to  be  awarded  to 
a  senior  who  is  majoring  in  pre-medical 
studies. 

Jamaica  Plain  Jewish  Community 
Group  Scholarship.  A  partial  tuition  schol- 
arship contributed  by  this  organization  of 
Jamaica  Plain,  Mass.,  to  assist  a  worthy  and 
deserving   student. 

BVilh  .Abraham  Fraternal  Order  Schol- 
ar»hiu.  Established  bv  the  Charitable  Divi- 
sion  of  this  Order,  Massachusetts  Jurisdiction,! 
for  scholarship  assistance  to  a  needy  and 
deserving    student. 

Saul  Alexander  Foundation  Scholar- 
ship Endowment  Fund.  Established  by 
the  Trustees  of  the  Saul  .\lexander  Founda- 
tion of  Charleston,  South  Carolina,  as  a 
memorial  tribute  to  Saul  Alexander.  The 
income  from  this  fund  will  be  used  for 
scholarship  purposes. 

Erwin  S.  Wolfson  Scholarship.  Estab- 
lished in  honor  of  the  distinguished  phil- 
anthropist by  Colonel  J.  R.  Elyachar  of  New 
York  City,  to  provide  a  full  tuition  scholar- 
ship for  a  worthy  and  deserving  student. 

Nathan  and  Jennie  Rottenberg  Stu- 
dent Loan  Fund.  Established  by  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Abraham  Schultz  of  Chestnut  Hill, 
Mass.,  in  honor  of  the  70th  birthday  of  Mrs. 
Schultz's  father,  to  be  used  for  loans  to 
students. 

Hymen  Lefcowitz  Scholarship.  Estab- 
lished by  Hymen  Lefcowitz  of  Eggertsville, 
New  York,  to  provide  tuition  assistance  for 
a  gifted  and   needy  student. 

107  Club  Scholarship.  Established  by 
the  107  (Jlub  of  New  York  Gty  to  provide 
tuition  assistance  for  a  worthy  and  deserving 
student. 

Morris     Burg     Teaching     Fellowship. 

Established  by  Mrs.  Mildred  H.  Burg  of 
Brookline,  Mass.,  in  memorial  tribute  to  hat, 
husband,  to  support  a  teaching  fellowship  ill' 
the  area  of  Human  Relations. 

Irwin  Ginsberg  Memorial  Scholarship.^ 

Established  by  Benjamin  Ginsberg  of  Chest- j 
nut  Hill,  Mass.,  as  a  memorial  tribute  to  his] 
beloved  son,  to  provide  scholarship  assistance) 
to  gifted  and  needy  students.  [ 


14 


IND     USTABl^lSHOD     FOR     HARRY    i$.    TRUMAN    CHAIR 


amous  Signatures  In  New  Collection 


jA  lolleclion  of  lellers  signed  by   some  of 

l>  most   famous  names  in  history  is  one  of 

■   \:ilnalile   gifts  received   by   the   Brandeis 

lii,n\   in  recent  months.    The  collection,  a 

I  "f  Milton  I.  D.  Einstein  of  New  York, 

Inclis  letters  from  Hans  Christian  Ander- 

I.    (ieorge    Bernard    Shaw,   W.    B.    Yeats, 

H.   Lawrence,  Franz  Lizst,  Bierce,  Corot, 

t  bel.   George   Moore,   Max   Beerbohm,   and 

liny  others.   Mr.  Einstein  has  also  presented 

!■  library  with  a  comjilete  collection  of  18tb 

id    lOlh    century     graphic    arts    books    on 

I'liing.  engraving,  the  history  of  the  graphic 

-.  and  specimens  of  the  best  engravings  of 

r-c  centuries,  many  of  which  are  now  out 

(I  print. 

l\   first   edition    of    McKenney    and    Hall's 

'listory    of    the    Indian    Tribes    of    North 

iierica"  has  been  given  to  the  Library  by 

brry   Richman  of  Chicago.    The  three  vol- 

lies  of  this  work  are  particularly  valuable 

■ause    they    contain    life    portraits    of    the 

at  Indian  chiefs  of  the  late  18th  and  early 

li   centuries,   the  originals   of  which   were 

-li"\ed  in  a  fire. 

Gift  of  Philip  Sang 

Eleven  valuable  books  and  manuscrijils 
ve  been  donated  to  the  Library  by  Philip 
ng  of  Chicago.  In<luded  in  this  collection 
the  original  manuscript  of  Medien"s  Hicru- 
pliirs,    as    well    as    17th    or    IBlh    cciilury 


IjIZE  WINNING  SCULPTRESS  Beverly 
lining  of  Waltham  is  pictured  ai  work  In  the 
landels  University  studio.  Miss  Bryning  won 
lU  prize  In  a  recent  religious  art  contest 
ibnsored  by  the  Student  Christian  Assocla- 
in,  Hillel,  and   Newman  Club. 


Persian  nianuscripts  and  a  copy  ol  the  Koran 
from  the   17lli  or  18th  centui^. 

Joseph  F.  Ford  of  Boston,  treasurer  of  the 
Brandeis  Board  of  Trustees,  has  given  the 
Library  two  rare  books.  The  first  is  a  trans- 
lation of  an  ancient  Latin  History  of  Jewish 
sacrificial  rites  and  ceremonies,  by  William 
Goeree,  an  18th  century  Dutch  theologist. 
This  volume,  illustrated  in  copper  engravings 
and  published  in  Amsterdam  in  1704,  is 
almost  unknown  to  Jewish  historians  and 
bibliographists.  The  second  book,  an  old 
edition  of  "Yoreh  Dean,"'  contains  a  letter 
written  by  an  unknown  German  or  Alsatian 
Jew.  describing  the  downfall  of  Napoleon. 

First  editions  of  23  of  the  works  of  Heine 
have  been  given  to  the  Library  by  Mrs.  Julius 
Kay  of  San  Francisco.  Included  in  this 
collection  is  a  handwritten  letter  by  the 
German  poet.  A  collection  of  books  on  and 
about  English  poet  Thomas  Chatterlon  has 
been  given  by  Mrs.  Norbert  Heinsheimer  of 
New  York. 

New  York  real  estate  executive  Peter  H. 
Brandt  has  donated  several  hundred  volumes 
of  art  books  in  German.  Attorney  and  Mrs. 
Abraham  Feinberg  of  Plymouth,  Mass.,  have 
given  the  Library  a  rare  document  containing 
the  signatures  of  Thomas  Jefferson  and 
James  Madison.  The  document,  a  sailing 
permit,  enabling  ships  to  leave  American 
harbors  without  being  seized  by  the  British, 
was  issued  prior  to  the  War  of  1812. 


Chicago  Area  Pledges 
$120,000  to  Brandeis 

Greater  Chicago  residents  pledged  more 
than  $120,000  to  the  University  at  their 
Decennial  Dinner  recently  in  the  Crystal 
Ballroom  of  the  Blackstone  Hotel.  Oscar 
Getz,  recently  voted  "'Man  of  the  Year"  for 
the  Liquor  Industry  for  1957  by  100  lop 
executives  in  the  field,  served  as  meeting 
chairman. 

The  speaking  program  was  highlighted  by 
appearances  of  Jacob  A.  Goldfarb.  wlio  has 
provided  a  million  dollar  gift  for  the  proposed 
Goldfarb  Library  Building  at  Brandeis:  Dr. 
Isaiah  Leo  Sharfman,  a  Cniversily  trustee 
and  noted  economist,  and  President  Sachar. 

Dinner  Committee 

Serving  on  the  dinner  committee  were: 
retiring  Club  President  Edwin  W.  Eisendrath, 
Morton  Weinress,  Abel  E.  Berland.  Herbert 
J.  Nickelson,  Paul  Moses,  Bernard  G.  Sang, 
and  Gerald  Adelnian. 

The  Brandeis  liniversity  Debating  Team 
and  Edward  G.  Robinson  shared  the  spot- 
light in  Chicago  recently  as  they  participated 


Harry  S.  Tri 


A  distinguished  list  of  the  most  influential 
figures  in  contemporary  American  affairs  will 
head  a  committee  to  underwrite  a  chair  in 
American  Civilization 
at  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity in  honor  of  for- 
mer United  .States 
President  Harry  S. 
Truman. 

Col.  Jacob  M. 
Arvey  heads  the  com- 
mittee making  plans 
for  the  Truman  chair. 
Honorary  chairmen 
include  Averell  W.  Harriman,  Senator  Her- 
bert H.  Lehman,  Sam  Rayburn,  Mrs.  Eleanor 
Roosevelt,  and   .^dlai   Stevenson. 

Recipient  of  an  honorary  degree  from 
Brandeis  last  year.  President  Truman  was 
19.57  Commencement  speaker.  One  of  the 
country's  most  influential  leaders,  Mr.  Tru- 
man was  the  first  bead  of  state  to  recognize 
the  new  State  of  Israel  when  it  was  founded 
in  1948. 

Committee  members  for  the  Truman  Chair 
include  Louis  Berry,  Eddie  Cantor,  Oscar 
Chapman,  Henry  Crown,  Bartley  Cruni, 
Richard  J.  Daley,  Morris  De  Woskin, 
Abraham  Feinberg,  Frank  Frankel,  George 
Friedland,  Samuel  Friedland,  Arthur  Gold- 
berg. Albert  M.  Greenfield.  Ira  Guilden, 
Louis  A.  Johnson,  Lyndon  Johnson,  A.  S. 
Kay.  Joseph  Keenan,  John  F.  Kennedy, 
George  Killion,  Dan  A.  Kimball.  Julius  Klein, 
and   Philip  M.  Klutznick. 

Also,  Milton  Kronheim,  David  Lawrence, 
N.ithan  Lichtblau.  John  W.  McCormack. 
David  McDonahl.  15.  M.  Mallz.  Robert 
Nathan,  Louis  Nizer.  Max  Orovitz.  Frank 
Pace.  Jr.,  Sol  Rosenblatt,  Samuel  Rothberg. 
Louis  Sachar,  Leverett  Saltonstall,  Nathan 
H.  Schwartz,  Jacob  Sher.  Sidney  Salomon,  Jr., 
Benjamin  Sosland,  Dewey  Stone,  Charles 
Swibel.  Stuart  Symington.  Ben  Tobin,  Robert 
■S.  Wagner,  Carl  Weinkle,  Leonard  Wien.  and 
Paul   Ziffren. 


in  a  program  insialling  the  Greater  Chicago 
Brandeis   Club   officers. 

Willaim  Vogel  of  New  York  Ciily  and 
Albert  P.  Zabin  of  Sheffield,  Mass..  repre- 
sented the  University  at  the  National  Inter- 
collegiate Competition  at  Northwestern  Uni- 
versity. They  have  participated  in  regional 
debates  at  Holy  Cross  College,  Worcester, 
Mass.,   and   Xavier   University.   Cincinnati. 

Donald  I.  Roth  was  installed  as  president, 
and  vice-presidential  offices  were  filled  by: 
(ierald  Adelman,  Henry  N.  Hart,  Henry 
M  irk  us,  Paul  M.  Moses,  Lee  L.  Furth,  Abert 
.Schloss.  Samuel  R.  Rosenthal  and  Isaac 
Wagner.  Perry  Cohen  is  secretary,  Henry  H. 
Bloomfield,  treasurer,  and  Bernard  G.  Sang, 
secretary. 

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4 


Brandeis  Scientist  to  Develop  Cancer  Detection  Device 


A  Brandeis  University  professor  is  working 
under  a  grant  from  the  American  Cancer 
Society  to  develop  an  automatic  device  which 
may  indicate  the  pres- 
ence of  cancer  and 
other  diseases  long 
b  e  f  o  r  e  the  usual 
symptoms  appear.  Dr. 
Nathan  Kaplan,  chair- 
man of  the  Biochem- 
istry Department,  is 
developing  an  Auto- 
Dr.  Nathan  Kaplan  matic  Serum  Enzyme 
Analyzer  under  one  of 
seven  grants  totalling  more  than  three  hun- 
dred thousand  dollars  received  by  members 
of  the  Brandeis  faculty  in  recent  months. 
Dr.  Kaplan  has  also  received  two  research 
grants  from  the  Public  Health  Service  and 
one  from  the  National  Science  Foundation. 
Six  other  members  of  the  School  of  Science 
faculty  have  received  grants  from  the  Public 
Health  Service.  Dr.  Saul  G.  Cohen,  Dean  of 
Faculty  and  Rita  H.  Aronstam  Professor  of 
Chemistry;  Dr.  William  P.  Jencks,  Assistant 
Professor  of  Biochemistry  on  the  Rosenstiel 
Foundation;  Dr.  Mary  Ellen  Jones,  Assistant 
Professor  of  Biochemistry;  Dr.  Lawrence 
Grossman,  Assistant  Professor  of  Biochemis- 
ti7  on  the  Rosenstiel  Foundation;  Dr.  Harold 
Conroy,  Assistant  Professor  of  Chemistry; 
and  Dr.  Herman  T.  Epstein,  Associate  Pro- 
fessor of  Biophysics  on  the  Morris  Schapiro 
and  Family  Foundation,  have  received  grants 
totalling  $43,815. 

The  National  Science  Foundation  has 
awarded  grants  totalling  more  than  .$117,000 
to  Dr.  Said  Cohen,  Dr.  Lawrence  Grossman, 
Dr.  Mary  Ellen  Jones,  and  Dr.  Harold  Conroy. 
Dr.  Conroy  has  also  received  the  Frederick 
Gardner  Cottrell  grant  from  the  Research 
Corporation. 

DR.    MAX    LERBTER 
LEITLRES    IX    WEST 

Dr.  Max  Lerner,  Max  Richter  Professor  of 
American  Civilization  at  Brandeis  and  author 
of  the  current  best  seller  "America  as  a 
Civilization",  was  guest  speaker  at  recent 
programs  in  Denver  and  Des  Moines. 

Dr.  Sidney  L.  Sands,  L  D.  Ginsberg,  and 
Fred  Lorber  were  chairmen  of  the  Des  Moines 
meeting  held  in  the  Standard  Club.  The 
luncheon  audience  of  more  than  50  of  the 
community's  leaders  enthusiastically  received 
the  Brandeis  professor  who  will  soon  leave 
for  a  European  tour. 

More  than  100  were  on  hand  for  his 
address  to  the  Brandeis  Club  of  Denver  in 
the  Emerald  Room  of  the  Brown  Palace 
Hotel.    Norman  Davis  was  chairman. 


ART    C01XErTI0:V    GR01%8    STEADILY! 
THKOrOH  MANY    XE^V  BENEFACTIONS 


One  of  the  new  buildings  on  the  Brandeis 
University  campus  will  soon  display  a  large 
oil  mural  by  the  Italian  painter  Malta  which 
was  recently  given  to  the  L'niversity  by 
Brandeis  Trustee  and  Mrs.  William  Mazer 
of  New  York  City.  This  is  one  of  numerous 
additions  to  the  fine  arts  collections  which 
have  been  received  in  recent  months. 

Lawrence  Aldrich  of  New  York  has  given 
to  the  University  an  oil  painting  of  the  artist's 
mother  by  the  noted  French  painter  \  uillard. 
Two  paintings  by  an  early  18th  century 
French  artist,  Le  Moyne,  and  "Dutch  Land- 
scape" by  Jon  Both,  have  been  contributed 
by  George  Goldstein  of  Chicago. 

Milton  I.  D.  Einstein  of  New  York  has 
given  a  collection  of  etchings  and  engravings, 
entitled  "ITth  Century  Portraits,"  including 
in  this  rare  collection  engravings  of  famous 
Italian,  French,  and  Dutch  figures  by  some  of 
the   outstanding   engravers   of   that   period. 

\n  unusual  African  primitive  wood  carving 


of  a  female  figure  has  been  given  to  the 
Llniversity  by  Ben  Heller  of  New  York  City. 
Mrs.  Irving  Squires  of  New  York  City 
donated  "Portrait  of  a  Man  Reading"  by 
Francisco  de  Zurbaran,  well  known  ITtli 
century  French  painter.  An  early  17th  cen- 
tury painting  by  an  unknown  Italian  artist, 
titled  "Saint  in  Ecstasy  with  Crucifix,"  was 
given  by  Mrs.  Arthur  Robson  of  New  Yoik^ 
City. 

.\  number  of  other  paintings  and  art 
objects  have  also  been  given  to  augment  the 
University's  art  collections,  as  well  as  valu- 
able exhibits  loaned.  During  December  and 
January  a  collection  of  unusual  modern 
French  prints  and  drawings  was  loaned  by 
Abraham  Kamberg  of  Springfield.  Mass. 
This  valuable  collection,  which  was  exhibited 
in  the  Student  Center  Galleries,  included  the 
works  of  Picasso,  Matisse.  Schagall,  Vilrillo, 
Modigliani,  and  many  other  leading  con- 
temporary French  artists. 


BRANDEIS     LIBRARY     COLLECTIOISS 
INCLUDE     MANY    RARE     DOCUMENTS 


Research  and  study  in  several  areas  have 
been  strengthened  with  the  addition  of  valu- 
able collections  and  rare  documents  to  the 
Brandeis  University  Library. 

Research  in  the  history  of  science  has  been 
augmented  by  a  collection  of  first  editions 
and  other  valuable  works  of  the  great  names 
in  early  scientific  discoveries.  This  collection, 
the  gift  of  Bern  EHbner,  president  of  Bumdy 
Corp.  of  Norwalk,  Conn.,  includes  first 
editions  of  works  by  Galileo,  Kepler,  and 
Darwin,  as  well  as  rare  volumes  by  Voltaire, 
Einstein,  Bacon,  and  other  pioneering  scien- 
tists and  astronomers.  In  addition,  the  collec- 
tion includes  an  incunabulum,  the  second 
edition  of  the  letters  of  Pliny  the  Younger. 
Of  particular  significance  not  only  in  scien- 
tific history,  but  in  Judaica  as  well,  is  a  rare 
edition  of  the  works  of  an  undiscovered 
Jewish  physicist  and  mathematician,  Rafael 
Mirami.  Although  this  book,  on  the  optical 
properties  of  mirrors,  is  Mirami's  only  known 
book,  he  is  believed  to  have  helped  Pope 
Gregory  regulate  the  Christian  calendar  in 
the  16th  century. 

.Another  collection,  the  papers  of  Eduard 
Lasker,  one  of  the  most  important  figures  of 
the    19th    century    in    Germany,    have    been 


donated  by  the  Lasker  family.  Lasker  was 
leader  of  the  German  Liberal  Party  in  the 
Bismarck  era.  These  papers  are  believed  to  be 
so  important  to  German  historical  research 
that  information  about  them  has  been  re- 
quested by  the  German  archives. 

The  Near  Eastern  and  Judaic  Studin 
Library  has  been  augmented  by  the  purchase 
of  an  unusual  collection  of  reproductions  of 
scholarly  articles  about  Philo  Judaeus,  one  of 
the  only  two  such  collections  in  existence. 
The  collection  was  purchased  from  Erwin  R. 
Goodenough.  Professor  of  the  History  of 
Religion  at  Yale  University,  where  the  second 
collection  is  housed. 


LOUIS   R.   PERIIVI 
SPEAKS    IN    FLORIDA 

Louis  R.  Perini,  a  Fellow  of  the  University 
and  owner  of  the  world  champion  .Milwaukee 
Braves,  shared  the  speaker's  spotlight  with 
Benny  Friedman.  Director  of  .\thletics  at 
Brandeis.  last  month  at  a  dinner  in  Jackson- 
ville,  Fla.  j 

Sam  \^'olfson  and  Robert   11.  Jacobs  were  • 
co-chairmen    of    the    meeting    at    the    Beau  1 
Clerc  Country  Club  attended  by   more  than 
50  Brandeis  Club  members  and  friends. 


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:.ii\*:   BUSINESS   ai^d    puofessioi^al  mei\ 

ILECTED   BRA]\DEIS    UIVIVERSITY   FELLOWS 


\iiic"    dislinsuished    business    and    profes- 
III   men  were  recent^  named   Fellows  of 
1  iiiili-is    University. 

nilucted  at  tlie  decennial  dinner  of  the 
I  ati'r  Boston  Brandeis  Club  were  Sidney 
I   Kaye,   Louis    H.    Salvage,    Edward    Gold- 

III.  and  Herman  Mintz.   Other  new  Fellows 

lav    Phillips   of   Minneapolis,    Harry    B. 

I|husley  of  New  York;  Benjamin  J.  Massell 

il  \llanta,  Ga.,   Ben   Volen  of   Chicago  and 

liii  Beach,  Fla.,  and  A.  O.  Samuels,  of 
1  ilurport.  Conn. 

I  Sitlney  L.  Kaye 

\li.  Kaye.  vice-president  and  assistant 
1  a-iirer  of  the  SufTolk  Grocery  Co.  of 
Utim,  is  a  former  president  of  the  Greater 
Utnii  Brandeis  Club.  He  is  president  of 
lirker  Hill  Medical  Center,  and  a  member  of 
V-  executive  hoard  of  the  New  England 
Molesale  Food  Distributors,  the  Board  of 
(  vf  mors  of  the  American  Technion  Society, 
Business  Men's  Art  Club,  and  of  the 
iikline  Committee  for  Urban  Development. 


Louis  H.  Salvage 

\li.  Salvage,  former  president  of  the  Na- 
liial  Shoe  and  Leather  Association,  recently 
\s   co-chairman   of   the   National   .Shoe   and 
lallier  Committee  dinner  in  behalf  of  Bran- 
s.     He    has   served   as   a    Director   of   the 
tional     Shoe    Manufacturer's     Association 
[1  the  National  Shoe  Institute.   Mr.  Salvage 
i  a    trustee    of    Temple    Israel    in    Boston, 
^"elated  Jewish   Philanthropies,  Combined 
.\i-h  Appeal  of  Boston,  Beth  Israel  Hospi- 
I.  md  Jewish  Community  Council  in  Lynn, 
i>^.,  where  he   makes  his  home.    Mr.   Sal- 
ve is  also  a  director  of  the  Lynn  Hospital 
il  "f  the  210  Associates,  a  charitable  organi- 
.  lull  of  the  shoe  and  leather  industry. 

Edward  Goldstein 

|Now  president  of  the  Boston  Brandeis  Club, 
if.  Goldstein  is  president  and  treasurer  of 
"ilsmiths.  Inc.,  of  Boston.  A  member  of 
■  lioard  of  Trustees  of  Hebrew  Teachers 
'iillese  of  Boston  and  former  Chairman  of 
I-  jewelry  Division  of  the  Combined  Jewish 
i|iral,  he  was  first  co-regional  chairman 
il  co-chairman  of  the  Twentieth  .\nniver- 
i\  Dinner  of  the  National  Conference  of 
ni-lians  and  Jews.  Mr.  Goldstein  is  presi- 
ril  iif  the  Brotherhood  of  Temple  Ohabei 
lalum,  and  a  member  of  the  Lambs  Club, 
iliii  Beach  Country  Club,  and  Belmont 
Minlry  Club,  as  well  as  a  member  of  the 
I-  nic   Order   and    Brotherhood    Lodge. 

Herman  Mintz 

Mr.    Mintz    is    senior    partner   of    the    law 

ni  of  Mintz,   Levin  &  Cohn,  and  president 

the  Wise  Shoe  Stores,  Inc.,  of  New  York 

ity.    He  is  a  director  of  the  Boston  Munici- 

Research  Association,  and  trustee  of  the 


Children's  Cancer  Research  Foundation,  Inc., 
and  the  Belli  Israel  Hospital. 

Jay  Phillips 

Mr.  Pliilli|)s,  president  of  Edward  Phillips 
&  Sons,  is  director  and  vice-president  of  the 
Wine  &  Spirits  Wholesalers  of  America,  Inc. 
He  is  director  of  the  License  Beverage  Indus- 
tries, Inc.,  and  the  National  Association  of 
Beverage  Importers.    President  of  the  Mount 


—  In  Memoriam  — 

The  Board  of  Trustees,  Fellows, 
President,  and  Faculty  of  Brandeis 
University  have  keenly  felt  the  recent 
loss  of  a  distinguished  patron  of  the 
University  and  one  of  its  earliest 
leaders,  Frank  L.  Weil. 

Dr.  Sachar,  in  writing  to  Mrs. 
Weil,  said:  "Your  house  is  so  full  of 
messages  now  which  have  come  from 
every  part  of  the  country  and  many 
parts  of  the  world.  In  the  mood  of 
bereavement,  they  may  seem  to  be 
just  words  and  words  are  terribly 
inadequate  at  such  a  time.  Yet,  they 
do  represent  the  enormous  affection 
and  respect  which  this  fine,  dedicated, 
wholesome  spirit  was  able  to  elicit. 
He  had  a  genius  for  friendship  not 
only  because  he  brought  light  to 
every  discussion  but  because  he 
brought  warmth  to  it  as  well. 

"At  Brandeis,  we  have  lost  one  of  the 
strongest  men  who  were  determined 
to  build  a  great  American  University. 
I  came  to  him  with  increasing  fre- 
quency because  I  knew  how  com- 
pletely I  could  rely  upon  his  judgment 
and  his  extraordinary  capacity  to  de- 
vise a  strategy  for  every  knotty  prob- 
lem. No  one  who  ever  heard  him  at 
our  Fellows'  affairs  will  forget  the 
felicity  with  which  he  represented  the 
University.  Harry  Truman  asked  for 
a  copy  of  Frank's  introduction  of  him 
because  it  was  such  a  model  combina- 
tion of  appreciation  and  dignity. 

"Perhaps  the  last  letter  which  he 
dictated  and  which  he  did  not  even 
get  to  sign  was  his  urgent  appeal  to 
the  Board  of  Trustees  to  carry 
through  a  program  which  would 
mightily  bless  the  survival  values  of 
Jewish  life  in  our  country." 


Sinai  Hospital,  Mr.  Phillips  is  also  a  director 
of  the  Orchestral  Association  of  Minneapolis, 
Boy  Scouts  of  America,  Minnesota  Society 
for  Crippled  Children  &  Adults,  Federation 
for  Jewish  Service,  National  Easter  Seal 
Society,  Oak  Ridge  Country  Club,  and  the 
Upper  Midwest  Foundation  on  Problem 
Drinking. 

Harry  B.  Helnisley 

President  of  Helmsley-Spear,  Inc.,  a  New 
York  City  real  estate  firm,  Mr.  Helmsley  is 


the  underwriter  of  the  Helmsley  Lecture 
Series  at  Brandeis.  .\  resident  of  Scar- 
borough-on-Hudson  in  New  York,  Mr. 
Helmsley  is  a  member  of  the  Real  Estate 
Board  of  New  York,  the  American  Institute  of 
Real  Estate  Appraisers,  the  Institute  of  Real 
Estate  Management,  and  the  New  York 
Board  of  Trade.  His  many  charitable  affilia- 
tions include  membership  on  the  Board  of 
Directors  of  the  National  Council  to  Combat 
Blindness,  Inc.,  and  treasurer  of  the  New 
York  Colored  Mission  and  the  Murray  Fund, 
a  charitable  foundation  of  the  Religious 
Society  of  Friends. 

Benjamin  J.  Massell 

Mr.  Massell  is  president  of  Massell  Com- 
panies, an  Atlanta  building  concern.  A 
member  of  the  Standard  Town  and  Country 
Club,  Mayfair  Club  and  Progressive  Club, 
Mr.  Massell  was  the  19.50  recipient  of  the 
.\tlanta  Real  Estate  Board  Award,  and  in 
that  same  year  received  the  Jewish  War 
Veterans  Certificate  of  Merit.  In  1951  he 
received  the  Society  of  Friends  of  American 
Judaism  Award,  and  in  195.'5,  an  award  from 
the   State  of  Israel   Bonds. 

Ben  Volen 

Mr.  Volen  is  a  former  executive  vice- 
president,  director,  and  member  of  the 
executive  committee  of  the  Interstate  Depart- 
ment Stores.  A  member  of  the  Standard  Club 
of  Chicago,  and  the  Palm  Beach  Country 
Club,  he  is  also  a  former  member  of  the 
University  Club  of  Wisconsin  and  the  Glen 
Oaks  Country  Club  in  Great  Neck,  New 
York.  Mr.  Volen  has  been  active  since  1916 
in  the  Joint  Distribution  Committee  in 
Madison,  Wisconsin,  and  the  General  Madi- 
son  Hospital. 

A.  O.  Samuels 

Industrialist  A.  0.  Samuels  is  president  of 
the  Connecticut  Chemical  Research  Corp., 
Bostwick  Lalioratories,  Inc.,  U.  S.  Packaging 
Corp.,  Maryland  Devices,  Inc.,  and  Vanguard 
Engineering  &  Development  Co.,  Inc.;  and 
serves  as  a  member  of  the  executive  operating 
committee  of  B.  T.  Babbitt,  Inc.  He  is  also 
vice-president  of  B.  T.  Babbitt,  Inc.,  Con- 
necticut Chemicals  (Canada)  Ltd.,  Midlands 
Aerosols  Ltd.,  England,  and  Specialty  Valves 
Ltd.,  England;  and  treasurer  of  the  Cherry 
Bostwick  Corp.  Mr.  Samuels  has  been  active 
in  numerous  Connecticut  philanthropic  and 
civic  organizations,  and  has  been  a  member 
of  the  Brandeis  Associates  since  1955. 

1 1 

I    Editor's   Note:  | 

I         Several    other    outstanding    leaders    were 


elected    Fellows   at  a   meeting   of  the    Uni- 


versity  Trustees   held   iust   as  the   magazine 
'    went  to   press.    They  will   be   announced   in    ' 
I   the  next  issue  of  the  "News   Review."  I 

L: I 


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SIX    APPOII^TED    TO     UNIVERSITY^     FACULT 


nberg 


A  British  historian  is  one  of  the  six  men 
named  to  the  Brandeis  University  faculty 
this  spring. 

In  the  School  of  Social  Science,  Dr.  Victor 
L.  Ehrenberg  of  the  University  of  London 
was  named  Visiting 
Professor  of  History, 
and  Dr.  Leonard 
Krieger  of  Yale  Uni- 
versity, Visiting  Asso- 
ciate Professor  of 
History.  Dr.  Robert 
Leath  Stigler,  Jr.,  has 
joined  the  faculty  as 
Assistant  Professor  of 
Anthropology.  In  the 
School  of  Science  Dr.  Melvin  Mark  was 
named  Visiting  Lecturer  in  Physics;  Dr. 
James  E.  LuValle,  Visiting  Lecturer  in  Chem- 
istry, and  Dr.  Marcel  N.  Wellner,  Lecturer 
in   Physics. 

Dr.  Ehrenberg  is  the  author  of  hooks  in 
both  English  and  German,  including  "Idea 
of  Law  Among  the  Early  Greeks."  "Alexander 
and  Egypt,"  "East  and  West,"  "People  of 
Aristophanes,"  and  ".Sophocles  and  Pericles." 
He  has  served  on  the  faculty  of  the  Univer- 
sities of  Prague  and  Frankfort.  Dr.  Krieger, 
author  of  "German  Idea  of  Freedom,"  was 
formerly  on  the  Northwestern  University 
faculty.  A  former  Columbia  University  fac- 
ulty member.  Dr.  Stigler  has  been  associated 
with  the  University  of  Arizona  Field  School 
in  Archaeology,  Columbia  University  High 
Plains  Expedition,  and  Columbia  University 
South   Peruvian   Research   Project. 

Dr.  Mark  has  been  on  the  faculties  of  llie 
University  of  Minnesota,  Harvard,  M.I.T., 
and  North  Dakota  State  College.  A  former 
Fisk  University  faculty  member.  Dr.  LuValle 
has  done  research  at  U.C.L..\.,  California 
Institute  of  Technology,  and  the  Kodak 
Research  Laboratories:  and  was  project 
director  of  Technical  Operations,  Inc,  Dr. 
Wellner,  a  graduate  of  M.I.T.  and  Princeton, 
was  on  the  Princeton  facultv. 


LITTLE    ROCK    HEARS 
.lACOR    A.    UOLDFARB 

Little  Rock,  Ark.,  friends  of  Brandeis 
University  welcomed  Dr.  Sachar  and  Jacob 
A.  Goldfarh  for  a  meeting  under  the  chair- 
manship of  Max  Moses  earlier  this  year  at 
the   Westridge   Counti7   Club. 

Mr.  Goldfarb,  a  nationally  known  indus- 
trialist, explained  to  the  Little  Rock  audience 
why  he  feels  it  was  a  "bargain"  to  him  to 
pledge  a  million  dollars  for  the  construction 
of  a  new  library  at  Brandeis.  Dr.  Sachar 
brought  the  130  guests  up-to-date  on  the 
llniversity  now  in  its  tenth  year. 

David  Grundfest  served  as  toastmaster  and 
Mrs.  Harry  Lasker  coordinated  activities  by 
the  women  on  the  dinner  committee.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Philip  Back  arranged  news  cover- 
age by  press  and  television. 


Fello¥¥  Xathan   Straus  Establishes 
Stephen  S.  Wise  Memorial  Lectures  ^\\ 


B.  C.  Ohlandt  Feted 
By  Liquor  Iiidu$itry 

Friends  of  the  University  in  the  Wine  and 
Spirits  Industry  pledged  more  than  $84,000  to 
Brandeis  during  a  dinner-dance  in  honor  of 
a  New  York  industry  executive  recently. 
Beverley  C.  Ohlandt,  National  Distillers  and 
Chemical  Corp.,  vice  president,  was  guest  of 
honor  and  Sidney  E.  Frank  of  Schenley  Dis- 
tillers Co.  was  dinner  chairman, 

A  special  book  collection  was  established 
in  the  Brandeis  L'niversity  library  in  honor  of 
Mr.  Ohlandt,  who  is  also  General  Manager  of 
the    National    Distillers    Products    Company. 

The  speakers  included  Dr.  Sachar,  Rev. 
Walter  T.  Gouch,  Newman  Club  Chaplain  at 
Brandeis,  Willy  Ley,  author  and  missiles 
expert,  and  Abraham  Feinberg,  chairman  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  University. 

Co-chairmen  of  the  dinner-dance  were 
Kermit  Axel  of  21  Brands,  Inc.;  Herman  I. 
Merinoff  of  Blue  Crest  Wine  and  Spirits  Co.; 
and    Raymond    Reitman   of   Galsworthy,   Inc. 

Honorary  chairmen  included  Joseph  M. 
Linsey  of  Whitehall  Co..  a  Trustee  of  Bran- 
deis University;  Frank  H.  Reitman  of  Gals- 
worthy, Inc.,  Harold  L.  Renfield  of  Renfield 
Importers,  Ltd.,  and  Tubie  Resnick  of 
Calvert  Distillers  Corp.,  all  Fellows  of  the 
University;  Charles  Herns  of  21  Brands,  Inc. 
and  Joshua  A.  Gollin  of  Schenley  Industries. 


$65,000  in  ]\ew  Gifts 
Reported  in  Cincinnati 

Cincinnati  started  the  New  Year  with  an 
all  out  Brandeis  Day  that  brought  $65,000  in 
new  pledges  for  the  Decennial  Fund. 

The  day  opened  with  a  brunch  at  the 
Cresthill  Country  Club  under  the  chairman- 
ship of  Hyman  Moskowitz,  Joseph  Stern,  Sr., 
and  George  Rosenthal.  Dr.  Sachar  met  with 
40  of  the  community's  leading  citizens. 

Over  350  Brandeis  enthusiasts  from  the 
Cincinnati  area  were  on  hand  for  the  dinner 
meeting  held  at  the  Losanliville  Country 
Club.  Dr.  Sachar  gave  the  principal  address 
and  inducted  Philip  M.  Meyers  who  has  been 
re-elected  as  National  Secretary'  of  the 
Fellows  of  the  L'niversity. 

Among  those  from  the  Cincinnati  Chapter 
of  the  National  Women's  Committee  working 
for  the  success  of  the  dinner  were:  Chapter 
President  Mrs.  Ben  Moskowitz;  Mrs.  James 
A.  Sallinger,  Chairman  of  the  Hostesses; 
Mrs.  Hyman  Moskowitz  and  Mrs.  A.  B. 
Cohen,  Co-chairmen  of  the  Hostesses. 


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An  annual  lecture  in  memory  of  Rabb 
Stephen  S.  Wise  has  been  established  at  thi 
University  by  Nathan  Straus,  president  o 
radio  station  WMCA,  New  York,  and  ; 
Fellow  of  the   University. 

The   Stephen   S.   Wise   Memorial    Lecture 

will    bring   to    Brandeis   each   year   a   distin 

guished   academician   drawn   from   the   areai 

of  liberalism  and  social  justice  which  repre 

sent  the  interests  of  the  late  Rabbi.    Rabb 

Wise  succeeded  Justice  Brandeis  as  chairmai 

of  the   Provisional   Executive   Committee  fo 

General  Zionist  Affairs,  and  later  succeedei 

Mr.    Straus    as    president    of   the    America! 

Jewish    Congress.     A    leading    advocate   o 

liberalism    and    social    justice.    Rabbi    Wisi 

represented    the    American   Jewish    Congres! 

at  the  Paris  Peace  Conference.   He  was  activijlij, 

„.i,   ,v  V" 


affairs    until    his   death  ir 


in    world    Zionist 
1949, 

A  former  newspaperman  and  member  ol 
the  New  York  State  Senate,  Mr.  Straus  hai 
served  in  numerous  civic  capacities,  includ 
ing  chairman  of  the  Mayor's  Advisory  Counci 
of  New  York  City.  A  native  of  New  York, 
he  attended  the  (Collegiate  School, 
Princeton  and  Heidelberg  Universities.  The 
former  editor  and  publisher  of  the  hunioi 
magazine  "Puck,"  Mr.  Straus  was  author  ol 
the  ".Straus  Law''  forbidding  landlords  tu 
discriminate  against  families  with  cliiUlren 
when   leasing  apartments 


YOU]\G  ADULT  GROUP 
FORMED  IIV  ROSTOI\ 

Five  young  executive  and  professional  men 
from  the  Greater  Boston  community  became 
associate  members  of  the  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity Club,  and  one  pledged  a  life  member- 
ship, at  a  unique  meeting  in  the  Brookline 
home  of  Samuel   Bobbins  in  January. 

Seymour  Bernian  of  Newton  became  a  life 
member  of  the  Greater  Boston  Brandeis  Club 
at  the  informal  cocktail  and  dinner  party, 
the  first  of  a  series  of  similar  gatherings  to 
acquaint  young  people  in  the  business  and. 
professional  community  with  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity. 

The  new  associate  members  from  the' 
Greater  Boston  community  who  joined  at  this 
first  meeting  are  Joseph  Beal,  Jr.,  Irving 
Groper,  Edward  Novakoff,  Frederick  Penn,i 
and  James  M.  Bobbins. 

Future  meetings  of  the  young  business  andi 
professional  group  are  planned  at  the  homesi 
of  Mr.  Herman  and  Mr.  Groper.  The  groupi 
will  be  integrated  into  the  Greater  Bostoni 
Brandeis  Club,  taking  part  in  all  program' 
ming  and  activities. 


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aboratory    Benefactions    Eixpand    Research    Facilities 


lARRISOX,    N.    Y.    MEN    UNDERWRITE 
ilJRSIDIES    FOR    FACULTY    SALARIES 


Three  Harrison,  New  York,  men  are  pio- 
cering  in  the  endorsement  of  a  new  program 
'hsidizing  increases  in  faculty  salaries  to 
■1(1  Brandeis  attract  and  retain  outstanding 
ademicians. 

Eh-.  Raymond  Schneider  of  Harrison,  a 
ew  York  City  dentist,  is  underwriting  a 
am  in  chemistry.  Cliester  H.  Roth,  Harri- 
n  hosiery  manufacturing  executive,  lias 
talilished  a  grant  in  the  History  of  Ideas 
uiram,  and  William  Landau,  president  of 
.  N.  Landau  Stores,  Inc.,  has  established 
e  Morris  N.  Landau  Facidty  Supplementary 
rant  in  Near  Eastern  and  Judaic  Studies  in 
emory  of  his  father. 

Under  this  program,  which  was  spear- 
ailed  at  a  meeting  in  Mr.  Roth's  home  in 
■limber,  subsidies  are  made  for  faculty 
embers  in  specific  areas  of  study,  to  make 
ese  positions  more  rewarding  to  recognized 
id  promising  educators.  The  grants,  repre- 
nting  a  $10,000  gift  to  the  University,  help 
increase  a  faculty  member's  salary  to  a 
vel  near  what  it  would  be  if  he  held  a 
niversity  chair  or  professorship. 


ipparel  Industry  Dinner 
lonors  Harry  Dvortzoff 

Fric'uds  of  Brandeis  LIniversity  in  the 
pparel  Industries  recently  honored  a  col- 
ague  and  pledged  more  than  $100,000  in 
ew  benefactions  to  the  University  during  a 
inner  at  New  York's  Hotel  Plaza. 

Mnre  than  400  members  of  the  industry 
ilriided  the  dinner  conducted  under  the 
jhairnianship  of  Charles  C.  Bassine  of 
partans  Manufacturing  Company,  Inc.,  in 
onor  of  Harry  Dvortzoff  of  Interstate  De- 
artment   Stores. 

$50,000  Gift 

Mr.  Bassine  paced  the  benefactions  through 
s,')(l.000  gift  to  Brandeis  announced  at  the 
iiMHT.  Jacob  A.  Goldfarb,  a  Trustee  of  the 
iiiMTsity  and  donor  of  a  million  dollars  for 
lie  Goldfarb  Library  Building,  and  Alfred 
Shapiro,  a  Fellow  of  the  University,  were 
niiniary  chairmen.  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar 
a-   ihe  principal  Speaker. 

In    honor   of   Mr.    Dvortzoff,    a    student    of 

li  liri-w   literature,   a   Harry   Dvortzoff   Book 

Collection     in     Near     Eastern     and     Judaic 

studies  has  been  established  at  the  Brandeis 

niversity   Library. 

Among  the  co-chairmen  were:  Lou  Harmel, 

Leo   Greenberg,    Mary    Lawrence,    Louis    M. 

(Cohen,  Thomas  Estes,  Herbert  Bloom,  Myron 

!.    Ackerman,    Harry    B.    Denner,    Bernard 

.p-li-in,  Milton  Gitenstein,  Seymour  J.  Gru- 

jnet.  Joseph  Knapp.  and  Sol  Goldenlhal. 


Composers'  Manuscripts 
Received   For   Brandeis 

Original  works  by  two  noted  American 
composers  have  been  added  to  the  Bran- 
deis University  library  archives.  K.  B. 
Weissman  of  New  Rochelle,  N.  Y.,  has 
given  the  scores,  music  and  correspon- 
dences of  Reginald  De  Koven,  late  Ameri- 
can composer  and  music  critic.  De  Koven. 
author  of  the  light  opera  Robin  Hood, 
"0  Promise  Me,"  and  "Indian  Love 
Song,"  was  one  of  the  first  American 
operetta  composers  to  achieve  distinction. 

The  music  of  the  late  Victor  Young  has 
been  sent  to  the  University  by  Mrs.  Rita 
Young,  widow  of  the  composer.  Mr. 
'>  oung,  who  died  last  year,  received  an 
Academy  ^Vward  for  his  background  music 
for  "Around  the  World  in  80  Days."  He 
was  the  author  of  numerous  popular 
songs,  including  "My  Foolish  Heart," 
"Street  of  Dreams."  and  "Ebb  Tide." 
Composer  Young  wrote  much  of  the  back- 
i^round  music  for  Paramount  Studio  films. 


TRANSPORTATIOIV    IBfDUSTRY 
WILL    HONOR    HARRV    MARKS 

Top  executives  in  the  American  transpor- 
tation industry  will  honor  Harry  Marks, 
president  of  M  &  M  Transportation  Co., 
Boston,  at  a  dinner  in  New  York  next  month. 
The  dinner,  the  first  annual  meeting  of  the 
National  Transportation  Industry  in  behalf 
of  Brandeis  University,  will  be  held  at  the 
Hotel  Pierre.  Dr.  Sachar  will  be  the  principal 
speaker. 

A  member  of  the  Greater  Boston  Brandeis 
Club,  Mr.  Marks  was  recently  appointed  to 
the  Governor's  Committee  on  Transportation 
of  the  Massachusetts  Department  of  Com- 
merce. He  is  a  past  member  of  the  Gover- 
nor's Highway  Safety  Conference  and  the 
Massachusetts  Civilian  Defense  Committee. 
His  firm  operates  850  motor  vehicles  and  nine 
freight  terminals  throughout  New  England, 
New  York,  New  Jersey  and  Pennsylvania. 

Trustee  and  Director 

Mr.  Marks  is  a  member  of  the  board  of 
directors  of  the  City  Bank  and  Trust  Com- 
pany of  Boston,  Boston's  West  End  House, 
and  the  Hebrew  Home  for  the  Aged.  He  is 
a  trustee  of  Temple  Emanuel,  Newton  and 
Allerton    Hospital. 

General  chairmen  of  the  dinner  are  Robert 


The   underwriting   of   two   laboratories   at 
Brandeis    University    by     a     New     Bedford, 
Mass.,    man    is    one   of    the    recent    gifts    to 
augment  scientific 
equipment   and    facil- 
ities at  the  University. 

Sidney  Frauwirth 
of  New  Bedford  has 
established  a  chroma- 
tography laboratory 
area  in  memory  of 
his  daughter  and  in 
honor     of     his     wife.  Sidney  Frauwirth 

Mr.  Frauwirth,  a  part- 
ner in  the  firm  of  Normandie  Bedspread  Co., 
is  a  member  of  Tifereth  Israel  Synagogue 
and  Ahavath  Achim  Synagogue.  He  is  a 
Mason  and  a  charter  member  of  the  Shriners 
of  Aleppo  Temple.  The  chromatography  area 
will  consist  of  a  large  laboratory  and  a 
smaller  dark-room  for  the  separation  and 
purification   of   biological    compounds. 

A  laboratory  in  the  Louis  Goldsmith  Wing 
of  Kalman  Science  Center  is  being  under- 
written through  the  estate  of  a  Philadelphia 
man.  The  Josephine  and  Harry  L.  Fields 
laboratory  has  been  established  at  the 
University  through  the  estate  of  the  late 
Mr.  Fields. 

A  refrigerated  centrifuge  has  been  given 
to  the  University  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles 
Levy,  Jr.,  of  Chicago,  in  memory  of  Mrs. 
Levy's  mother.  Rose  Doctoroff.  The  centri- 
fuge is  already  in  use  by  graduate  and  under- 
graduate students  in  experiments  and  re- 
search work. 

The  Atomic  Energy  Commission  of  the 
United  States  has  undenvritten  the  establish- 
ment of  a  radioisotope  training  program, 
and  a  recent  grant  for  the  purchase  of 
scientific  equipment  was  received  from  the 
National   Institute  of   Health. 


E.  Cooper,  Jr.,  of  Cooper-Jarett,  Inc.,  Jersey 
City,  N.  J.;  Harris  J.  Klein  of  New  York 
City;  Max  Krinsky  of  Highway  Express  Co., 
New  York  City;  and  Dwight  L.  Sutherland 
of  Middle  Atlantic  Transportation  Co.,  Inc., 
New  Britain,  Conn. 

Serving  as  area  chairmen  are  Ted  Baker  of 
Spector  Freight  System,  Inc..  Chicago:  Meyer 
J.  Butenskv  of  Branch  Motor  Express  Co., 
New  York  City;  Gerald  W.  Eskow  of  Yale 
Transport  Corp.,  New  York  City;  Simon 
Fisher  of  Spector  Freight  System,  Inc., 
Chicago;  David  C.  Gold  of  the  National 
Transportation  Co.,  Bridgeport,  Conn.;  Jack 
L.  Keeshin  of  C.  ,\.  Conklin  Truck  Line,  Inc., 
Chicago;  and  Sidney  H.  Malkin  of  M  &  M 
Transportation  Co.,  Long  Island  City,  N.  Y. 


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BRAIVDEIS  CREATIVE  ARTS  AWARDS  TO  EIGHT 
DIJRIIVG  XEW  YORK  PRESEXTATIOI^  CEREMONIES 


Leading  figures  in  the  art  world,  including 
many  of  the  most  distinguished  representa- 
tives of  poetry,  music,  sculpture,  and  the 
theatre,  were  present  this  month  at  the 
ceremonies  at  the  Hotel  Ambassador  in  New 
York  as  eight  outstanding  American  artists 
received  the  second  annual  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity Creative  Arts  Awards. 

In  his  address  to  the  participants,  Dr. 
Abram  L.  Sachar,  president  of  Brandeis. 
emphasized  the  responsibility  of  a  small 
liberal  arts  college  in  our  society.  He  said, 
'"More  than  ever,  Brandeis  is  dedicated  to 
the  development  of  the  individual.  We  must 
encourage  the  spiritual  aspirations  and 
artistic  creativity  of  each  person  in  a  world 
where  Sputniks  and  Jupiters  threaten  his 
very  identity." 

Four  American  artists  distinguished  in 
music,  sculpture,  poetry,  and  the  theatre 
received  the  Creative  Arts  Awards  Medals  in 
recognition  of  their  outstanding  achievements 
in  their  field.  Grants-in-aid  representing 
$1,500  each  were  awarded  to  four  others  who 
show  great  potential  in  the  arts,  to  encourage 
them  in  their  work. 

Awarded  Medals 

Roger  Sessions  received  the  Music  Medal 
lor  his  intellectual  contributions  to  American 
music  through  his  writings  as  well  as  his 
teaching  and  composing.  Composer  of  the 
opera  "The  Trial  of  the  Lucullus,"  three 
symphonies,  numerous  chamber  works,  songs, 
and  piano  compositions,  Mr.  Sessions  is 
presently  William  Shubael  Conant  Professor 
of  Music  at  Princeton  University. 

Jacques  Lipchitz,  one  of  the  leading  con- 
temporary sculptors  in  America,  has  been 
awarded  the  Sculpture  Medal.  A  dominant 
figure  in  modern  art,  Mr.  Lipchitz  won  a 
gold  medal  at  the  Paris  World's  Fair  for  his 
"Prometheus."  His  works  are  also  in  the 
Ministry  of  Education  and  Health  Building 
in  Rio  de  Janiero  and  in  the  New  York  guest 
house  of  Mrs.  John  D.  Rockefeller  IIL  Mr. 
Lipchitz  is  now  working  on  "The  Virgin  of 
Assy"  for  Fairmount  Park  in  Philadelphia. 

Recipient  of  the  Poetry  Medal  is  John 
Crowe  Ransom,  for  his  contributions  to  the 
poetry  of  America  and  for  his  encouragement 
and  development  of  the  talents  of  many 
younger  poets,  including  two  Pulitzer  Prize 
winners.  Mr.  Ransom,  now  Carnegie  Profes- 
sor of  Poetry  at  Kenyon  College  in  Cambier, 
Ohio,  and  editor  of  the  Kenyon  Review,  has 
received  the  Russell  Loines  Award  in  litera- 
ture from  the  National  Institute  of  Arts  and 


DR.  SACHAR  (left)  congratulates  Roger  Sessions,  noted  composer  and  Conant  Professor  of  Music 
at  Princeton  University  (Music);  Jacques  Lipchitz,  internationally  prominent  sculptor  (Sculpture); 
John  Crowe  Ransom,  editor  of  the  Kenyon  Review  and  Carnegie  Professor  of  Poetry  at  Kenyon 
College  (Poetry),  and  Stark  Young,  author  and  translator  and  former  editor  of  Theatre  Arts 
Monthly  (Theatre),  upon  receiving  medals  for  outstanding  artistic  achievement  at  the  annual 
Brandeis   University  Creative  Arts  Awards   Presentation   Ceremony   held   recently   in    New  York  City. 


Letters,  and  the  Bollingen  Prize  in  Poetry. 

Stark  Young,  recipient  of  the  Theatre 
Medal  for  his  contributions  to  the  American 
theatre  as  a  scholar,  teacher,  author,  drama 
critic,  and  translator,  has  taught  at  the 
Universities  of  Mississippi  and  Texas,  and 
Amherst  College.  He  has  served  as  editor 
and  drama  critic  for  The  New  Republic,  as 
drama  critic  for  The  New  York  Times,  and 
as  an  editor  of  Theatre  Arts  Monthly. 

Graiils-in-Aid 

Andrew  W.  Imbrie,  .Associate  Professor  of 
Music  at  the  University  of  California,  was 
recipient  of  the  Music  Grant.  A  graduate  of 
Princeton  University  and  the  University  of 
California,  Mr.  Imbrie  has  received  the  Prix 
de  Rome,  a  Guggenheim  Fellowship,  and  the 
New  York  Music  Critics  Circle  Award. 

The  Sculpture  Grant  was  awarded  to 
Richard  Lippold,  Assistant  Professor  of  Art 
at  Hunter  College.  A  graduate  of  the  Art 
Institute  of  Chicago,  Mr.  Lippold  has  taught 
at  the  University  of  Michigan. 

The  Poetry  Grant  was  awarded  to  Barbara 
Howes,  author  of  two  volumes  of  poetry.  The 
Undersea  Farmer  and  In  the  Cold  Country. 
In  1949  she  received  the  Hokin  Prize  from 
Poetry. 

Director  and  actor  Paul  Shyre  was  recipient 
of    the    Theatre    Grant.     A    graduate   of   the 


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University  of  Florida  and  the  American 
Academy  of  Dramatic  Art,  he  also  studied 
with  Harold  Clurman.  Mr.  Shyre  was  re- 
sponsible for  a  revival  of  interest  in  the 
works  of  Sean  O'Casey. 

DINl^ERS  IW  SOUTHLAJW9 
HELD  DURII\G  WHITER 

Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar  was  guest  speaker 
at  two  major  dinners  iu  the  southland  in 
recent  months. 

"Hotel  Man  of  the  Year"  Seymour  Weiss 
was  host  to  a  luncheon  in  honor  of  Dr. 
Sachar  for  Friends  of  the  University  in 
Louisiana.  Scores  of  guests  attended  the 
luncheon  at  the  Roosevelt  Hotel  in  New 
Orleans.  Mr.  Weiss,  a  recent  visitor  to  the 
Brandeis  campus,  introduced  the  guest  of 
honor  who  spoke  on  the  development  of  the 
University  in  its  first  decade. 

More  than  170  guests  attended  a  meeting 
in  Louisville  at  the  Standard  Country  Club. 
Herman  G.  Handmaker  was  dinner  chairman 
and  Mrs.  Simon  Goodman,  president  of  the 
Louisville  Chapter  of  the  National  Women's 
Committee,  assisted  in  the  project. 

The  Louisville  meeting  included  a  memo- 
rial tribute  to  the  late  Joseph  M.  Frehling,  a 
Fellow  of  the  University.  Dr.  Sachar.  Charles 
M.  Morris,  and  Rabbi  Herbert  S.  Waller 
joined  in  the  memorial  program. 


20 


ini  A  N 1)  E I  s 

AUOUND 


OSTON.  MASS.  .  .  Robert  F.  Drinan. 
.J.,  Dean  of  the  Boston  College  Law 
chool,  has  announeed  that  his  school 
willing  to  consider  candidates  from 
randeis  l'ni\ersity  for  preference  for 
rlniission  to  law  school  under  one  of 
s  fully-paid  scholarships.  Brandeis 
raduates  have  already  earned  preferred 
atus  at  other  I'ni^ersities  under  similar 
rrangements. 


4MBRIDGE,  MASS.  .  .  The  Brandeis 
niversily  Clinral  Union  of  100  members 
tenlly  performed  the  Mozart  Requiem 
inducted  by  Alfred  Nash  Patterson  in  a 
lecast  over  WGBH-TV. 


'IS  CAMPUS  .  .  Students  of  the  Hillel 
oundation,  Newman  Club,  and  Student 
hristian  Association  have  set   plans  for 

jointly-sponsored  religious  art  contest 
inong  Brandeis  I'liiversity  students, 
nother  committee  from  the  three  clubs 

at  work  on  a  new  publication  under 
le  joint  auspices  of  all  three  groups. 


^ASHIISGTOIS,  D.  C.  .  .  Dr.  Irving  Howe, 
ssociate  Professor  of  English,  has  been 
^pointed  as  a  contributing  editor  to  "New 
epublic." 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

AM  BRIDGE,  MASS.  .  .  Two  Drandeis 
jientists  spoke  at  the  recent  symposium  of 
le  Northeastern  Section  of  the  American 
hemical  Society  at  Massacl\usetts  Institute 
■  Teclinolo^y.  Saul  G.  Cohen.  Dean  of 
acuity  and  Rita  H.  Aronstam  Professor  of 
hemistry  served  as  chairman  of  the  sym- 
'^iiirn  on  "'Natural  Products  and  Natural 
r-ciurces,"  and  Dr.  William  Jencks,  Assist- 
iil  Professor  of  liiocbemistry,  spoke  on 
■'■■ine  Examples  of  the  Transfer  of  Activated 
cyl    Groups." 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

LOOMSBVRG,  PA.  .  .  New  England 
)orts  writers  named  Maurice  B.  Stein,  a 
randeis  senior  from  Bloomsburj;,  to  the  All 
ew  England  football  team  for  the  19.57 
;ason.  \  fullback  on  the  19,S7  team.  Mr. 
tein  is  majoring  in  sociology  and  anlbro- 
Ingy. 


EW  YORK  CITY  .  .  Newspapers  across 
II"  country  carried  a  feature  in  Family 
''/./>'  Magazine  based  on  a  questionnaire  on 
1  us  diseases  compiled  by  Dr.  Margaret  Lieb, 
ssistant   Professor   of   Biology   at   Brandeis. 


THE  WORLD 


y'EW  YORK  CITY  .  .  Progressive  Archi- 
tecture Magazine  has  awarded  a  citation 
to  the  architectural  firm  of  Hugh  Stub- 
bins  of  Cambridge.  Mass.,  for  its  pre- 
liminary design  for  the  new  Administra- 
tion   Center    for    Brandeis    University. 


DETROIT.  MICH.  .  .  Michigan  State 
llniversily  has  electetl  Brandeis  Fellow 
C.  Allen  Harlan  to  its  Board  of  Trustees. 
Mr.  Harlan,  of  Detroit,  spearheaded  the 
program  to  underwrite  construction  of 
the  Harlan  Chapel  for  Protestant  stu- 
dents  at  Brandeis. 


^EW  YORK  CITY  .  .  The  World  Publish- 
ing Company  has  announced  that  it  will 
soon  release  "The  Course  Of  Modern  Jewi.sli 
History"  by  Dr.  Howard  M.  Sachar,  son  of 
President  Sachar. 


NORTHFIELD.  VT.  .  .  Jacob  Shapiro. 
President  of  the  Cold  Seal  Rubber  Company 
and  a  Trustee  of  Brandeis  University,  has 
been  elected  to  the  Board  of  Trustees  of 
Nonvich  University,  Northfield. 


INDIAISAPOLIS.  I!\D.  .  .  Jeremy  D. 
Larner,  a  senior,  has  been  a>»arded  a 
Woodrow  Wilson  Fellowship.  This 
$2000  grant  will  underwrite  portions  of 
his  graduate  study  in  English  literature 
at  the  llniversity  of  California  in 
Berkeley.    He  resides  in  Indianapolis. 


CAMBRIDGE.  MASS.  .  .  Dr.  George 
Fischer,  Assistant  Professor  of  Histon-  at 
Brandeis  and  Research  Fellow  at  Harvard's 
Russian  Research  Center,  is  one  of  the 
scholars  contributing  to  the  recently  pub- 
lished "Russian  Thought  and  Politics"  by 
the  Harvard  University  Press.  His  own  book: 
"Russian  Liberalism:  From  Gentr>'  to  Intelli- 
gentsia" was  also  recently  published  by  the 
Harvard    University    Press. 


BOSTO!\.  MASS.  .  .  Rev.  Richard  A. 
Mitchell,  Protestant  Chaplain  of  the  Student 
Christian  Association  at  Brandeis  University, 
was  guest  speaker  on  Radio  Station  WEEI's 
"Call  to  Church"  program  on  a  recent 
Sunday    niorniug    broadcast. 


JAMAICA,  L.  I.  .  .  A  20-year-old  Brandeis 
University  senior  from  Jamaica  recently 
presented  an  original  dance  recital  written, 
directed,  and  choreographed  by  herself. 
Judy  H.  Chazin  spent  a  semester  in  prepara- 
tion for  the  modern  dance  recital  in  accor,-!- 
ance  with  the  requirements  of  an  honors 
paper  she  must  complete  before  graduation. 
Garcia  Lorca's  tragedy  "Blood  Wedding"  was 
choreographed  by  Miss  Chazin  for  the  prin- 
cipal   work   of   the   evening. 


PARIS.  FRtyCE  .  .  Three  Brandeis 
University  sophomores  have  set  plans  to 
spend  their  Junior  ^  ear  at  the  Sorbonne 
under  a  cooperative  program  between 
Brandeis  I  niversity  and  Sweet  Briar  Col- 
lege. Planning  the  year  of  overseas 
study  are  Harriet  Blum  of  Fort  Worth, 
Texas,  a  National  Merit  Scholarship  win- 
ner; Constance  Nesiiow  of  Seartown, 
N.  Y.,  and  Meryl  Jane  Blau  of  New  York 
City. 

♦  ♦  ♦ 

O/V  CAMPUS  .  .  The  first  concert  of  the  re- 
cently established  Brandeis  University  String 
Quartet,  a  group  of  the  University  Fellowship 
Players,  was  held  last  month  in  Slosherg 
Recital  Hall.  The  Quartet,  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Boston  Symphony  Orchestra  violist 
Eugene  Lehner,  was  heard  in  a  live  stereo- 
phonic broadcast  over  the  facilities  of  Radio 
Station  W'CRB. 


CAMBRIDGE,  MASS.  .  .  George  Zilzer,  of 
the  Brandeis  University  Music  Department, 
recently  presented  a  pianoforte  recital  of 
music  by  Schidiert,  Debussy,  Prokofieff,  and 
Chopin  on  a  'ft  GBH-TV  telecast. 


THE  ISLAiSD  OF  CRETE  .  .  Dr.  Cyrus 
H.  (iordon.  Associate  Dean  of  Faculty 
and  Professor  of  Near  Eastern  Studies, 
has  completed  a  brief  survey  of  excava- 
tion sites  on  Crete  where  tablets  were 
found  earlier  this  century  in  the  ruins 
of  ancient  palaces.  Dr.  Gordon  has 
shown  that  these  tablets  were  written 
in  a  Semitic  language,  Akkadian,  al- 
though the  island's  history  had  previ- 
ously linked  it  mainly  to  Greece.  His 
discovery  indicates  that  ancient  Greek 
and  Semitic  Societies  had  more  common 
roots   than   previously   believed. 


KINGSTO!\,  R.  I.  .  .  Dr.  Harold  P.  Klein, 
.•\ssociate  Professor  of  Biology  on  the  Ben 
Novack  Foundation  and  Chairman  of  the 
(Graduate  Department  of  Biology,  was  one  of 
the  first  men  from  colleges  and  universities 
throughout  the  world  to  spend  a  day  at  the 
University  of  Rhode  Island  under  its  recently 
inaugurated  "Program  of  Visiting  Scholars." 

21 


Brandeisiana 


Dr.  Max  Lerner,  Max  Richter  Professor  of  American  Civilization  and  Institutions,  was  one  of  seven 
outstanding  American  educators  chosen  to  participate  in  the  opening  program  of  the  new  CBS-TV 
series  entitled  "The  Great  Challenge."  The  series,  seven  one-hour  programs  on  Sundays,  February 
through  May,  opened  on  the  theme  "Education  for  What?"  The  participants  discussed  deficiencies 
In  our  educational  system  and  the  tasks  facing  the  nation's  educators.  CBS  news  correspondent 
Howard  K.  Smith  will  serve  as  moderator  for  the  entire  series. 

Brandeis  student  composers  Manuel  Rubin,  Lynn  BorofT,  Lita  Lipschietz,  and  Simon  Sargon  were  among 
those  featured  in  the  first  composers'  concert  sponsored  jointly  by  the  Brandeis  University  Music  Club 
and  the  Harvard  University  Music  Club.  Instrumentalists  from  both  schools  participated  in  the  program 
that  was  presented  first  in  the  Slosberg  Music  Center  at  Brandeis  and  then  at  Harvard.  The  audience 
met  with  the  composers  for  a  discussion  of  their  work  at  a  reception  following  the  concert. 

"One  used  to  go  slumming;  now  one  goes  to  the  theater,"  asserted  Dr.  Edwin  Burr  Pettet,  Associate 
Professor  of  Theater  Arts  and  Director  of  the  Brandeis  University  Theater,  as  he  spoke  recently  at  a 
conference  on  the  creative  arts  held  at  Bradford  Junior  College.  He  said  that  most  American  theater 
today  is  made  up  of  "freak  shows"  and  honest  comedy  and  tragedy  hove  gone  "out  the  window." 
He  argued  that  the  dramatists  today  are  preoccupied  with  the  lower  orders  —  dope  fiends,  sex 
deviates,  "bad  seed  kind  of  girls  and  the  lost  generation,  people  you  rarely  see  off  the  stage." 


Art  critic  Lottie  Lenn  writing  recently  in  Boston's  Catholic  weekly  "The  Pilot"  reported  that  architects 
working  on  the  new  Air  Force  Academy  Chapel  at  Colorado  Springs  have  been  influenced  by  the 
Three  Chapels  at  Brandeis.  Unlike  the  Brandeis  concept,  however,  the  Air  Force  Academy  Chapel 
will  be  housed  in  a  single  building.  The  lower  chapel  will  be  divided  by  a  wall  providing  a  circular- 
shaped  Jewish  Chapel  and  a  rectangular  chapel  for  the  Catholics.  The  upper  floor  provides  a  larger 
chapel  for  the  Protestant  cadets. 


THE   TEiNTH   ANNIVERSARY 
OF   BRANDEIS    UNIVERSITY 


I 


and  the  Campus  of  Tomorrow 


BRANDEIS  UNIVERSITY  BULLETIN 

Vol.  VII.  No.  4  Published  by  BRANDEIS  UNIVERSITY  -  Office  of  Public  Affairs  May,   1958 

Emanuel  M.  Gilbert.  Director  Lawrence  J.  Kane,  Editor 

Campus  photos  by  Ralph  Norman 

Brandeis  University  BuHetin.  published  four  times  a  year    (once  in  September.  November.  April  and  May) 

at  Brandeis  University.  Waltham  54.  Mass.    Entered  as  second  class  matter  at  the  Post  Office  at  Boston.  Mass. 


the   commencement  tradition 


Some  words  of  wisdom 


A  time  to  look  back  .  .  . 
and  a  time  to  look  ahead 

On  June  8,  1958,  Brandeis  seniors  will  receive  their 
diplomas  at  impressive  exercises  in  Uliman  Amphitheatre.  These 
ceremonies  will  be  similar  in  appearance  to  other  commence- 
ments being  held  on  campuses  from  coast  to  coast;  a  line  of 
black-gowned  graduates,  solemnly  advancing  to  receive  recog- 
nition of  the  completion  of  four  years  of  undergraduate  study, 
their  faces  reflecting  the  significance  of  the  moment. 

But  Commencement  '58  at  Brandeis  is  more  than  another 
graduation  exercise.  It  symbolizes  a  milestone,  not  merely  for 
the  graduates,  but  for  the  University  as  well.  It  marks  the 
completion  of  the  first  decade  of  the  University's  history,  and 
the  beginnings  of  an  era  fraught  with  significance  and  burgeoning 
with  opportunities  for  ever  greater  service. 

Ten  short  years!  They  have  been  called  "the  telescoping  of 
a  half  century  of  growth  into  a  brief  moment  of  time."  The 
resultant  university  has  been  called  "a  miracle  in  education." 
It  has  been  praised  and  condemned,  envied  and  misunderstood. 


Commencement  '58  becomes  a  time  to  look  back 
a  time  to  look  ahead. 


and 


It  is  difficult  to  say  when  Brandeis  really  began.  Its  roots 
may  be  traced  back  to  the  rich  traditional  love  of  the  Jewish 
people  for  Torah,  or  to  the  historic  American  pattern  of 
denominational  sponsorship  of  colleges  and  universities.  In 
itself,  the  idea  is  nearly  80  years  old  or  dates  back  nearly  to 
the  time  of  the  birth  of  the  university's  namesake,  the  late 
U.  S.  Associate  Justice  Louis  Dembitz  Brandeis. 

The  desire  of  the  Jewish  community  to  build  a  new  university 
received  its  greatest  impetus  shortly  after  World  War  II.  A 
group  of  New  Yorkers  led  by  Rabbi  Israel  Goldstein  and  Albert 
Einstein  were  engaged  in  an  effort  to  establish  a  university. 
They  heard  of  the  availability  of  a  90-acre  campus  belonging 


diversified 
interests 


Sound  minds 


In  addition  lo  intramural  and  varsity  sports,  student  clubs  on  the  Brandeis 
campus  include:  Art  Club,  Chorus,  Debate  Society,  Drama  Club,  Gilbert 
and  Sullivan  Society,  Glee  Club,  Hi  Charlie  Association,  Music  Club,  Modern 
Dance  Club,  Waltham-Brandeis  Symphony  Orchestra,  Le  Circle  Francais, 
German  Club,  Hebrew  Circle,  Spanish  Club,  the  Justice,  Literary  Society, 
the  Retort,  the  Turret,  the  Yearbook,  Hillel,  Newman  Club,  Student  Christian 
Association,  Biology  Society,  Chemistry  Society,  Mathematics-Physics 
Society,  Anthropology  Club,  History  Club,  Philosophy  Club,  Psychology 
Club,  Pre-Ldw  Society,  Student's  Political  Education  and  Action  Committee, 
Young  Democrats,  Young  Republican  Club,  Cheerleaders,  Outing  Club, 
Chess  Club,  Radio  Club,  Commuter  Assembly,  Studert  Council,  Junior- 
Freshman  Sister  and   Brother   Programs,   and    Brandeis   Honor  Society. 


In  sound  bodies 


to  Middlesex  University  which  was  about  to  close  its  doors.  The 
group  negotiated  successfully  with  the  president  of  Middlesex, 
C.  Ruggles  Smith,  who  now  serves  as  special  assistant  to  the 
president  of  Brandeis,  and  was  able  to  acquire  the  campus  as 
the  site  of  the  nation's  first  Jewish  founded  nonsectarian  uni- 
versity. After  concluding  this  step,  internal  difficulties  arose, 
and  the  New  York  group  withdrew.  Responsibility  then  was 
assumed  by  seven  Bostonians  under  the  imaginative  and  per- 
sistent leadership  of  George  Alpert. 

This  group  included  Alpert,  now  president  of  the  New  Haven 
Railroad;  the  late  Abraham  Shapiro,  the  late  Morris  S.  Shapiro, 
and  industrialists  Joseph  F.  Ford,  James  J.  Axelrod,  Meyer 
Jaffe,  and  Norman  S.  Rabb.  Only  two  had  been  to  college,  and 
four  were  immigrants  who  had  come  to  the  United  States  and 
achieved  great  success.  The  same  doggedness  that  won  them 
stature  in  the  community  and  in  industry  stood  by  them,  as 
friends  said  almost  in  unison  "Yes,  it's  a  good  thing,  but  the 
timing  is  unwise.  There  are  other  things  to  do." 

These  founding  trustees  literally  stood  alone  in  the  years 
immediately  following  World  War  II.  Despite  nearly  eighty 
years  of  talk  about  starting  a  college,  other  obligations  had 
always  received  priority  in  communal  action.  Now,  even  when 
realization  of  the  university  seemed  so  close,  there  was  the  stark 
reality  of  war  in  Israel,  with  the  fate  of  the  new  nation  hanging 
in  the  balance.  The  founders  of  Brandeis,  meeting  constant 
rebuffs  from  the  leaders  of  the  Jewish  community,  clung  to 
every  straw  until  they  survived  the  tide  of  adversity. 

Though  they  worked  practically  single-handedly,  their  efforts 
were  not  in  vain.  The  problems  of  launching  a  new  university 
were  solved,  and  theirs  was  the  satisfaction  of  seeing  the  project 
established  and  recognized.  Brandeis  has  grown  from  109 
students  to  1100  undergraduates  and  150  graduate  students;  a 
90-acre,  9-building  campus  has  been  transformed  into  a  250-acre 
campus  containing  35  academic  structures;  and  the  13  original 
faculty  members  have  been  joined  by  nearly  150  others,  gifted 
scholars,  teachers  and  researchers. 

A  pattern  of  growth  has  been  established.    Growth,  in  size 


and  quality,  in  physical  and  in  intangible  elements,  has  become 
the  hallmark  of  Brandeis  University. 

Chance  dictated  that  a  campus  would  become  available  just 
as  the  founders  were  seeking  a  site  on  which  to  create  a  new 
university.  The  fortuitous  events  that  brought  these  elements 
together  at  the  right  time  and  place  were  joined  by  another 
fortunate  development.  A  distinguished  Jewish  historian,  lec- 
turer, and  administrator  of  college  youth  activities  was  moving 
to  California  for  a  richly  deserved  retirement  in  1947.  Dr. 
Abram  L.  Sachar,  whose  leadership  had  welded  the  national 
organization  of  Hillel  Foundations  on  campuses  from  Maine  to 
California,  accepted  the  challenging  bid  from  the  university 
founders  and  closed  his  new  home  to  take  on  the  most  arduous 
task  of  his  life  -  the  role  of  first  President  of  Brandeis  University. 

The  Pioneer  Students 

Any  description  of  the  people  who  have  written  the  Univer- 
sity's history  must  dwell  upon  the  pioneers  of  the  student  body. 
The  first  class,  the  Class  of  '52,  comprised  107  eager  youngsters, 
students  with  a  sense  of  adventure.  They  came  to  Brandeis 
aware  that  the  value  of  a  Brandeis  diploma  had  not  yet  been 
established.  Theirs  was  the  faith  that  an  investment  of  four 
years  in  a  university  hitherto  without  students,  faculty  or  facilities 
would  be  a  good  investment. 

That  first  class  at  Brandeis  faced  more  obstacles  than  mere 
meagerness  of  facilities.  The  group  that  was  to  become  the 
Class  of  1952  were  not  merely  freshmen  their  first  year;  they 
were  seniors  as  well.  For  four  years  of  their  college  life  they 
were  seniors,  alumni  -  and  founders  of  tradition.  Every  action, 
every  social  event,  and  every  attitude  established  a  precedent 
for  the  classes  that  were  to  follow. 

Because  of  the  burden  of  seniority  forced  upon  them,  the 
pioneering  class  took  their  role  in  the  college  community  seri- 
ously; it  was  their  university,  in  a  much  stronger  sense  than  the 
ordinary  student-university  relationship.  Every  new  building  and 
every  idea  that  arose  was  their  concern.  Student  publications 
appeared  to  express  their  voice,  and  after  a  series  of  mishaps. 


the  voice  emerged  loud  and  forceful  in  The  Justice.  No  issue 
was  beyond  reach  of  the  student  voice.  Its  expression  was 
heeded  in  the  formulation  of  decisions  ranging  from  late  hours 
for  women  students  to  the  creation  of  the  most  publicized 
Brandeis  landmark,  the  Three  Chapels. 

The  first  students  were  not  conformists;  they  couldn't  be. 
If  they  had  been  conformists  theyi  would  have  gone  to  long 
established  universities.  I 

There  were  many  beginnings.  The  night  in  a  dormitory 
room  when  a  group  of  students  listened  to  a  recording  of  "Hi 
Charlie,"  one  jokingly  said  that  was  the  name  of  the  next 
Brandeis  production  -  and  this  year  the  tenth  "Hi  Charlie" 
production  was  staged.  In  the  first  years  there  was  no  stage  for 
the  Hi-Charlies  and  other  plays;  there  were  no  sets,  no  flats - 
not  even  a  microphone.  There  were  merely  improvisations,  but 
these  too  were  the  beginnings  of  tradition. 

.Athletics  were  an  important  part  of  the  beginning.  When 
the  early  supporters  of  Brandeis  heard  about  plans  for  varsity 
athletics,  their  first  question  was:  "When  will  we  play  Notre 
Dame?"  But  first,  before  there  was  even  a  team  to  play  Notre 
Dame  and  Harvard  and  Army  and  Boston  College,  there  were 
only  a  handful  of  youngsters  on  a  field.  They  couldn't  play 
varsity  ball  because  there  were  only  freshmen,  so  they  started 
a  freshman  team.  The  first  game  was  against  Harvard,  but  there 
were  no  uniforms.  The  Brandeis  freshman  team  borrowed  pants 
from  the  Harvard  Athletic  Association  and  repaid  them  by 
defeating  their  freshman  team. 

A  Sign  of  Recognition 

When  the  first  class  graduated,  the  first  milestone  was 
reached  -  but  not  without  some  sighs  of  relief.  One  hundred  and 
two  of  the  original  107  finished  their  fourth  year,  and  half  of  the 
class  applied  for  admission  to  graduate  or  professional  schools. 
This  was  the  first  major  test  of  the  strength  of  the  Brandeis 
education.  And  again  the  faith  was  justified.  Gus  Ranis  received 
his  acceptance  from  Yale  University,  others  followed  in  rapid 
succession,  until  every  applicant  for  admission  to  graduate  or 


research  oriented 


For  Faculty 


Research  at  Brandels  University  is  underwritten  by  some  of  the  nation's 
best  known  foundations,  including:  American  Academy  of  Arts  and 
Sciences,  American  Cancer  Society,  Sidney  Hillman  Foundation  National 
Public  Health  Service,  National  Science  Foundation,  Ford  Foundation, 
Samuel  Rubin  Foundation,  Office  of  Naval  Research,  Rosenstiel  Foundation, 
National  Career  Institute,  Rockefeller  Foundation,  United  States  Air  Force, 
United   States  Atomic   Energy  Commission,   and   others. 


professional  work  was  accepted  by  long-established  and  respected 
universities.  This  was  a  critical  and  encouraging  sign  of  recog- 
nition by  the  academic  world. 

Since  that  first  class  was  admitted  to  Brandeis,  nearly  3,000 
others  have  been  admitted  to  the  university  in  subsequent  classes. 
These  have  been  drawn  from  a  total  application  pool  of  more 
than  25,000  youngsters  from  all  parts  of  the  nation,  most  of 
them  highly  qualified  to  do  first  level  collegiate  work.  What 
determines  who  shall  be  admitted? 

The  ultimate  goal  in  the  selection  of  the  Brandeis  student 
body  is  the  recruitment  of  the  finest  representation  of  the  free 
world  ever  to  be  assembled  on  any  campus.  While  this  is  an 
admittedly  unrealistic  goal,  it  is  the  objective  towards  which  the 
university  is  directed.  Each  year  the  standards  for  admission 
have  become  higher. 

Yet  high  school  marks,  or  entrance  examination  scores  are 
not  the  sole  criteria  for  admission.  Each  student  is  given  the 
opportunity  to  submit  recommendations  from  high  school  prin- 
cipals, teachers,  community  leaders,  or  friends.  The  candidate 
is  given  an  opportunity  to  discuss  his  aspirations  in  a  personal 
interview  with  a  representative  of  the  university.  And  each 
student  actually  puts  on  record  a  short  statement  of  reasons  for 
wanting  to  attend  Brandeis.  AH  of  these,  weighed  against 
similar  knowledge  of  the  other  candidates,  help  determine  the 
admission  or  rejection  of  a  particular  applicant. 

Tradition  Making  Continues 

But  the  tradition  of  making  tradition  did  not  stop  with  the 
graduation  of  the  first  class.  Every  decision  continues  to  estab- 
lish a  precedent;  every  change  in  the  accepted  makes  a  new 
foundation.  The  spirit  of  the  early  pioneers  has  subdued  as  the 
responsibilities  of  seniority  are  handed  on  after  three  years  of 
undergraduate  initiation.  Yet  the  class  which  graduates  in  this, 
the  tenth  year  of  Brandeis,  is  as  much  a  pioneering  group  as 
those  who  came  first.  The  voice  of  the  students  is  as  loud, 
critical  -  and  complimentary  -  as  ever.  The  old  problem  of 
where  to  erect  buildings  so  they  won't  ruin  the  landscape  or 


and  Students 


take  over  a  favorite  apple  orchard  is  still  real,  as  construction 
continues  on  the  campus.  The  student  body  continues  to 
demand  its  right  to  voice  an  opinion  on  every  blueprint  and 
every  administrative  decision. 

A  change,  however,  is  evident  in  the  attitude  of  the  student 
body.  A  faculty  member,  looking  over  the  1958  yearbook, 
remarked  jokingly  that  this  was  the  first  yearbook  which  didn't 
criticize  the  administration!  The  annual  battle  in  a  Student 
Council  meeting  over  whether  to  appropriate  more  money  for 
"rah-rah"  or  intellectual  activities  continues  with  unabated  vigor. 
University  meals  are  still  a  favorite  yearbook  target  ("the  fire 
of  Irving's  culinary  concoctions  will  burn  in  our  hearts  forever") 
but  the  student  body  is  quick  to  defend  the  kitchen  staff. 

The  spirit  of  doing  is  as  much  a  part  of  Brandeis  life  now 
as  it  was  in  the  beginning.  There  are  fewer  clubs  to  organize 
now,  but  many  to  join.  At  one  time  it  was  said  that  there  were 
more  clubs  at  Brandeis  than  students.  The  traditional  student 
productions  have  been  established,  but  there  are  still  sets  to  be 
designed,  costumes  to  be  made,  scripts  to  be  written  -  and  a 
revolving  stage  to  be  developed  in  the  Ullman  Amphitheatre. 

New  traditions  continue  to  arise  as  quickly  as  the  old  are 
accepted.  In  1957,  the  Steward  initiated  the  popular  Inter- 
national Nights,  with  students  and  faculty  joining  together  in 
the  dining  hall  to  enjoy  authentic  foreign  atmospheres.  A  par- 
ticular country  is  featured,  with  a  foreign  chef  supervising  the 
meal  and  the  University  language  club  making  appropriate 
decorations.  This  year  French,  Spanish,  Hebrew,  and  German 
nights  were  held,  and  the  overwhelming  response  indicates  that 
this  too  will  become  an  integral  part  of  the  Brandeis  tradition. 

Academic  Excellence  Throughout 

As  student  traditions  were  emerging,  a  parallel  development 
was  taking  shape  in  the  academic  areas.  Here,  slowly,  a  concept 
of  excellence  was  being  forged,  areas  of  study  were  being  aug- 
mented, and  new  faculty  people  were  being  brought  into  the 
picture.  Each  new  person  selected  brought  with  him  strengths 
needed   by    the    fledgling   university.     Area    by    area,    faculty 


strength  and  distinction  grew.  In  each  of  the  four  schools  - 
Science,  Social  Science,  Humanities,  and  Creative  Arts  -  the 
faculty  became  not  merely  competent,  but  distinguished.  And 
as  one  outstanding  faculty  member  joined  the  staff  at  Brandeis, 
it  made  it  all  the  easier  to  recruit  still  others.  Today  the  faculty 
is  one  of  strength  in  both  graduate  and  undergraduate  schools. 
Characteristically,  one  great  problem  to  which  members  of  the 
faculty  address  themselves  with  vigor  is  the  question  of  how  the 
faculty  can  be  improved  during  the  years  ahead. 

Even  before  the  ten-year  milestone  was  reached  (and  for  a 
university  surrounded  by  universities  which  count  their  mile- 
stones by  centuries,  a  decade  is  almost  indecently  brief)  the 
concept  of  academic  excellence  was  being  recognized  by  out- 
siders with  a  perspective  understandably  more  objective  than 
that  of  the  members  of  the  Brandeis  family. 

The  first  major  test  came  in  the  question  of  university 
accreditation.  Prior  to  1954  Brandeis  University  had  functioned 
without  accreditation.  To  be  accredited,  it  was  required  that  the 
university  graduate  two  classes  before  filing  formal  application. 
Late  in  1954,  the  myriad  forms  which  comprised  the  application 
for  accreditation  had  to  be  completed.  There  were  detailed  vitae 
to  be  prepared  on  every  member  of  the  faculty  and  administra- 
tion; the  curriculum  had  to  be  set  forth;  copies  of  published 
academic  papers,  requirements  for  admission,  and  other  evi- 
dences of  seriousness  of  academic  purpose  had  to  be  prepared 
and  collated.  When  completed,  the  application  filled  a  volume 
three  inches  thick.  It  was,  in  effect,  the  University  submitting 
to  examination  by  a  jury  of  its  peers.  The  application  was  sub- 
mitted, and  then  began  the  period  of  waiting  for  the  evaluation. 

Faith  Is  Vindicated 

The  President  of  Tufts  College,  Dr.  Nils  Y.  Wessel,  was  also 
president  of  the  accrediting  body,  and  he  was  scheduled  to 
deliver  the  main  address  at  the  annual  dinner  of  the  Brandeis 
University  Associates  in  December.  That  night  the  grand  ball- 
room of  the  Hotel  Statler  was  crowded  with  more  than  1,000 
persons.  Before  Dr.  Wessel  launched  into  his  prepared  address 
he  told  the  audience  that  earlier  in  the  day  the  accrediting  agency 


informality  in  teaching 


Near  Eastern  Studies 


In  the  first  two  presentations  of  the  annual  Brandeis  University 
Creative  Arts  Awards,  15  American  artists  and  a  performing  group 
have  been  honored.  The  medal  winners  for  outstanding  achievement 
have  been:  Mrs.  Hallie  Flanagan  Davis  and  Stark  Young,  theatre: 
Dr.  William  Schuman  and  Roger  Sessions,  music;  Dr.  William  Carlos 
Williams  and  John  Crowe  Ransom,  poetry;  Stuart  Davis  and  Jacques 
Lipchiti,  painting  and  sculpture. 


Romance  Languages 


had  met  to  consider  the  Brandeis  application.  A  hush  fell  over 
the  room.  Quietly,  Dr.  Wessel  reported  that  it  was  his  pleasure 
to  tell  this  foster  alumni  group  that  Brandeis  University  was 
fully  accredited  and  was  now  able  to  stand  in  the  company  of 
her  sister  institutions  as  a  fully  accepted  university  in  the  true 
sense  of  the  word.  There  was  a  moment  of  silence  and  then,  as 
a  reporter  recorded  the  incident  in  his  column  the  following 
morning,  there  broke  out  a  tumultuous  wave  of  applause.  The 
1,000  people  in  that  audience,  all  founding  friends  of  the 
university  -  the  initial  Associates  and  Women's  Committee 
members  -  whose  efforts  had  brought  the  university  to  that 
state,  could  not  be  contained.  This  was  vindication  that  their 
faith  in  Brandeis  University  had  been  justified. 

No  sooner  had  the  university  become  accredited  than  it 
demonstrated  the  vitality  that  has  characterized  its  history. 
Shortly  thereafter  it  announced  the  establishment  of  its  Graduate 
School  of  Arts  and  Sciences,  offering  Master's  and  Doctor's 
degrees  in  four  areas.  Before  its  undergraduate  college  had  been 
accredited,  before  its  physical  plant  was  completed  or  its  faculty 
fully  staffed  and  its  student  body  brought  to  the  desired  number, 
the  university  had  been  carefully  selecting  members  of  the 
faculty  who  were  qualified  to  teach  not  only  on  an  undergraduate 
level,  but  on  a  graduate  level  as  well.  It  was  with  this  faculty 
that  the  Graduate  School  could  be  -  and  was  -  established,  and 
today,  just  four  years  later,  the  Graduate  School  of  Arts  and 
Sciences  offers  Master's,  Doctor's,  and  post-doctoral  training  in 
13  areas!  And  academic  development  on  the  highest  plane  con- 
tinues, for  in  the  near  future  Brandeis  will  create  its  first  profes- 
sional school,  the  School  for  Advanced  Studies  in  Social  Welfare. 


The  academic  development  of  the  university,  while  seemingly 
audacious,  is  actually  a  calculated  growth,  based  upon  the  calibre 
of  the  faculty  itself.  Dr.  Sachar  often  relates  of  his  own  pride  in 
what  the  Brandeis  teaching  and  research  staff  has  achieved  in 
so  short  a  period  of  time.  "When  we  first  began  planning  a 
graduate  area  in  biochemistry,  we  began  by  asking  our  science 
faculty  and  our  consultants  in  science  to  draw  up  a  list  of 
persons  who  might  be  invited  to  join  our  staff.    When  all  the 


names  were  checked  and  cross-checked,  we  finally  emerged 
with  a  hsting  of  nine  outstanding  names,  and  I  was  told  that  if 
we  could  get  any  three  or  four  of  this  group  we  would  have  the 
nucleus  of  an  outstanding  biochemistry  faculty.  Well,  we  began 
extending  invitations  .  .  .  and  all  nine  have  joined  our  faculty!" 

Faculty  members  see  a  challenge  in  the  development  of  the 
faculty  body.  In  making  recommendations  for  new  members 
of  his  department,  one  professor  suggested  that  a  prime  requisite 
should  be  that  each  new  member  of  the  department  be  more 
outstanding  than  members  already  in  it! 

Significantly,  the  faculty  views  its  own  accomplishments  in 
terms  of  the  assistance  oflfered  by  others.  Dr.  Max  Lerner's 
monumental  "America  As  A  Civilization"  has  been  termed  a 
classic  by  scholars  and  reviewers.  Professor  Lerner  pays  tribute 
to  the  Brandeis  students  who  used  the  book  material  in  his 
courses,  and  to  his  colleagues  who  offered  criticism  and  sug- 
gestions. "Without  their  help,  the  book  could  not  have  been 
written,"  he  declared  in  his  preface. 

When  Professor  Cyrus  Gordon  deciphered  a  code  found  on 
3,400  year-old  clay  tablets  in  what  has  been  called  the  most 
significant  decipherment  ever  made  by  an  American  scholar,  he 
paid  tribute  to  Brandeis.  "At  no  other  university  would  I  have 
been  given  the  encouragement  that  I  received  here.  I  could 
have  done  this  nowhere  else." 

The  saga  of  academic  excellence  at  Brandeis  continues  to 
unfold.  What  has  happened  receives  great  attention  off  campus; 
at  Brandeis  it  is  taken  as  something  to  be  expected. 

A  Creative  Faculty- 
There  is  an  old  stereotype  about  teachers.  "Those  who 
can't  do,  teach,"  is  how  it  goes,  and  nowhere  is  this  more 
palpably  untrue  than  at  Brandeis.  From  the  very  beginnings, 
the  men  who  taught  at  Brandeis  were  men  who  had  achieved 
distinction  in  their  fields  of  specialization.  The  late  Ludwig 
Lewisohn  characterized  the  quality  of  the  original  faculty;  sub- 
sequent additions  such  as  Max  Lerner  and  Leo  Szillard  repre- 
sented the  spirit  of  the  augmented  teaching  staff.    Whether  the 


appointees  were  men  who  had  already  forged  their  reputations, 
or  younger  academicians  who  were  in  the  beginnings  of  their 
careers,  all  had  in  common  the  creative  spark.  They  were,  in 
the  broadest  sense,  doers  who  could  teach.  And  now  after  a 
decade,  it  is  gratifying  to  note  that  increasing  numbers  of  the 
faculty  take  leaves  of  absence  for  the  purpose  of  accepting 
Guggenheim  and  Fulbright  awards,  or  one  year  assignments  as 
visiting  professors  at  other  universities. 

The  richness  of  the  Brandeis  faculty  comes  through  its  con- 
stant fertilization.  Every  year  outstanding  academicians  from 
all  over  the  world  become  visiting  professors  or  guest  lecturers 
to  add  their  impact  to  that  of  an  already  significant  faculty. 
Some  do  not  even  teach  organized  classes,  but  spend  their  entire 
Brandeis  stay  of  one  or  more  semesters  as  a  leaven  within  the 
faculty,  goading  its  members  to  more  intense  research  or  study 
and  adding  personal  insights  to  the  frequent  student-faculty 
discussions  in  the  classroom,  over  coffee,  or  at  lecture  programs. 

What  kind  of  a  teaching  program  is  carried  on  at  Brandeis? 
The  catalog  describes  the  program  as  the  general  education 
concept,  and  indicates  that  areas  of  specialization  are  possible 
after  the  second  year  of  study.  The  Dean  of  Faculty  sees 
Brandeis  as  a  teaching  center  which  is  basically  research  oriented 
and  motivated  by  the  belief  that  the  best  teacher  is  the  one  who 
is  abreast  of  the  latest  developments  in  his  field,  by  virtue  of 
the  fact  that  he  is  involved  in  original  work  in  that  field.  The 
head  of  the  politics  department  recently  noted  that  Brandeis 
does  not  want  narrow  specialists  as  teachers.  "Every  man  should 
be  able  to  teach  the  basic  courses  ii|  his  field,  and  in  addition 
should  be  able  to  teach  specialized  areas.  But  basically,  he 
must  be  well  grounded  or  he  cannot  reach  undergraduates  and 
stimulate  them  to  their  greatest  possible  performance."  The 
Dean  of  Students  feels  the  college  must  be  -  and  is  -  student 
oriented,  and  attuned  to  their  needs  both  within  and  without 
the  classroom.  In  the  vast  outpouring  of  educational  effort 
there  are  many  concepts  of  the  kind  of  teaching  to  be  carried 
on  at  Brandeis,  and  quite  probably  there  are  differing  viewpoints. 
The  significant  point  to  consider,  however,  is  the  fact  that  what- 
ever is  done  is  done  in  an  effort  to  release  capacity. 


the 

faculty 

illustrates 


Two-piano 
technique  . 


Students  from  Puerto  Rico, 
Alaska  and  many  foreign 
lands  have  enrolled  at  Bran- 
deis.  They  include  Canada, 
Bermuda,  Barbados,  Colom- 
bia, Curacao,  Israel,  Korea, 
Greece,  Poland,  Mexico, 
China,  Venezuela,  British 
West  Indies,  Liberia,  South 
Africa,  France,  Germany, 
Guatemala,  Norway,  England, 
and    Hong    Kong. 


Global  perspective  in  politics 


The  chairman  of  the  Graduate  Department  of  Biology  sees 
the  research  oriented  program  as  a  natural  approach  to  a  maxi- 
mum release  of  this  capacity.  "If  given  the  choice  between  a 
professor  who  can  teach  science  without  taking  an  active  role 
in  research  and  a  professor  who  is  a  lesser  teacher,  but  is  busy 
with  original  research,  I  would  prefer  to  see  the  latter  on  the 
Brandeis  faculty,"  he  asserts.  Through  increased  interest,  the 
researcher  would  force  the  student  to  do  additional  work  and 
thus  learn  more,  while  the  non-research  oriented  teacher  would 
make  a  memory  specialist  out  of  a  student  without  inciting  him 
to  prod  the  frontiers  of  knowledge  in  his  area. 

How  well  this  teaching  concept  is  carried  out  can  best  be 
discerned  by  discussing  student  impressions  of  the  Brandeis 
program.  One  student,  typically  atypical,  was  asked  what  he 
felt  he  had  received  from  his  two  years  at  Brandeis.  Without 
hesitation,  he  replied,  "I  learned  how  to  think."  Another  student, 
a  transfer  from  a  well  regarded  university,  points  out  that  the 
educational  process  at  Brandeis  caused  a  difficult  adjustment  for 
her.  "At  my  other  college,  we  worked  from  texts,  and  outside 
readings  were  incidental.  Here,  outside  readings  are  the  thing, 
and  assigned  texts  are  minimal.  There's  no  comparing  the 
breadth  of  learning  possible  here." 

The  closeness  of  students  to  faculty  is  a  cherished  aspect  of 
learning  at  Brandeis.  The  simple  statement  of  a  1  to  9  faculty- 
student  ratio  does  not  tell  the  story,  however.  "I  came  to 
Brandeis  from  high  school  expecting  my  teachers  to  be  glorified 
nurse-maids,"  one  student  noted.  "It  did  not  work  that  way. 
At  first  I  felt  they  were  disinterested,  until  the  realization  came 
to  me.  They'll  be  close  to  you,  but  you  must  seek  them  out.  If 
you  make  the  effort,  you  find  there  are  open  doors  everywhere." 

And  so  learning  at  Brandeis  is  based  upon  the  fact  that 
while  much  is  dependent  upon  the  quality  of  the  faculty,  a 
greater  degree  of  importance  is  attached  to  the  effort  expended 
by  the  student. 

The  Desire  To  Do 

Change  has  been  a  constant  accompaniment  to  the  unfolding 
of  the  Brandeis  story.    Old  grads  (from  a  year  or  two  back) 


The  art  of  acliny 


return  to  the  campus.  They  find  new  faces,  new  buildings.  But 
while  externals  are  constantly  changing,  the  same  sense  of  rest- 
lessness, of  desire  to  do  things  continues  to  infect  all  connected 
with  the  university. 

When  producer-playwright  Dore  Schary  came  to  campus  to 
deliver  a  lecture,  he  developed  a  mental  image  of  the  university. 
"This  is  a  'nervous'  place,"  he  noted,  in  complimenting  the 
university  on  sustaining  an  air  of  restlessness,  inquiry,  and 
abounding  energy. 

This  'nervousness'  is  reflected  in  area  after  area.  A  founding 
trustee  was  asked  why  Brandeis  keeps  launching  out  into  so 
many  directions. 

He  replied,  "If  Brandeis  is  to  become  great,  it  must  continu- 
ously elevate  its  sights  and  standards.  That's  why  we  are  more 
than  a  teaching  center.  Brandeis  is  a  major  research  center  as 
well,  and  we  must  continue  activities  in  other  areas  of  service 
as  well." 

Both  the  sciences  and  the  social  sciences  at  Brandeis  par- 
ticipate in  this  research  conscious  programming.  To  channel 
the  volume  of  research  work  going  on,  Brandeis  two  years  ago 
established  a  Foundation  for  Advanced  Studies  on  campus,  to 
sponsor  worthy  pure  research  projects  in  a  multiplicity  of  areas, 
ranging  from  cancer  detection,  the  problems  of  space  travel, 
voting  habits  of  religious  groups,  and  the  psychology  of  aesthetics 
to  architecture.  Major  research  agencies  outside  the  university, 
such  as  the  U.  S.  Atomic  Energy  Commission,  U.  S.  Public 
Health  Service,  Samuel  Rubin  Foundation,  American  Cancer 
Society,  and  others  are  underwriting  these  Brandeis  projects. 

New  Areas  of  Service 

Aside  from  research,  Brandeis  has  been  branching  out  into 
other  teaching-related  areas.  It  has  joined  with  the  Harvard 
Law  School  in  a  project  to  codify  the  legal  structure  of  the  State 
of  Israel;  it  participates  in  the  programming  of  the  nation's 
leading  educational  TV  station;  and  its  adult  education  and 
summer  school  programming  have  earned  for  it  a  substantial 
reputation. 


This  restlessness  of  approach  was  summed  up  by  one  dean 
who,  when  queried  about  the  Brandeis  philosophy  of  education, 
said,  "We  have  no  pat  philosophy  of  education,  for  when  a 
philosophy  is  jelled  the  university  will  begin  to  stagnate.  Our 
standards  will  be  high,  and  as  the  needs  of  society  change,  our 
horizons  will  enlarge  to  keep  pace  with  those  needs.  Our  philo- 
sophical approach  is  therefore  one  of  constant  change,  to  keep 
pace  with  the  demands  which  society  places  upon  us." 

Over  the  decade,  Brandeis  has  become  a  place  which  has 
been  willing  to  do  things  differently.  This  willingness  is  reflected 
in  its  architecture,  in  its  development  of  the  now  famed  Three 
Chapels,  in  its  course  content,  and  in  the  gulf  stream  concept 
of  bringing  visiting  lecturers  to  campus  to  open  to  student  minds 
a  constant  exchange  of  differing  viewpoints.  "Brandeis,"  as  one 
senior  put  it,  "is  the  place  where  the  status  definitely  is  not  quo." 

Those  who  can  recall  the  early  days  on  the  university 
campus,  and  visit  it  today,  with  its  air  of  newness  and  comple- 
tion, appreciate  the  existence  of  spirit  of  change  at  Brandeis. 

In  September  of  1948  the  Brandeis  campus  was  made  up  of 
unpaved  roads  and  footpaths,  submerged  in  the  rainy  season 
and  lost  in  snow.  Among  the  few  buildings  were  marshes  and 
rockpiles  and  stumps. 

Problems,  Problems,  Problems 

Housing  facilities  were  a  major  problem  in  those  early  days. 
With  the  building  of  the  new  Ridgewood  Quadrangle  for  men, 
the  problem  was  apparently  solved- until  returning  students 
that  third  year  discovered  that  a  completed  building  on  the 
outside  did  not  mean  everything.  Faced  with  no  doors  on 
rooms,  and  no  lights,  the  hardy  group  became  pioneers  in 
another  sense.  That  winter  the  problem  of  heat  -  which  some- 
how was  lacking  in  some  places,  overabundant  in  others  - 
confronted  the  group.  The  following  year  brought  new  troubles, 
when  the  new  Hamilton  Hall  for  women  students  was  not  ready 
for  occupancy  at  the  beginning  of  the  school  year.  The  problem 
was  temporarily  solved  as  the  women  students  moved  into  the 
men's  dormitories,  the  men  moved  into  the  existing  women's 
dormitories,  and  the  remaining  students  were  housed  in  any 


never-changing  traditions 


Since  opening  In  1948,  Brandeis  Universify 
has  complefecJ  the  following  buildings  and 
special  facilities:  Allen  Hall,  Rosen  Hall. 
Emerman  Hall,  Danciger  Hall,  Fruchtman 
Hall,  Mailman  Hall,  Slosberg  Music  Center, 
Sydeman  Hall,  Ford  Hall,  Brown  Terrarium, 
Shapiro  Hall,  DeRoy  Hall.  Renfield  Hall, 
Usen  Hall,  Student  Union  Building,  Wood- 
ruff Hall,  Berlin  Chapel,  Harlan  Chapel, 
Befhehem  Chapel,  University  Library  wings, 
Rabb  Graduate  Center,  Ullman  Anrtphi- 
Iheafre,  Kalman  Science  Center,  Stoneman 
Infirmary,  Shapiro  Athletic  Center,  Marcus 
Field,   Gordon   Field. 


Work 


Bui  I J  .  .  . 


available  space  -  usually  miles  from  campus.  Within  a  few 
months  the  dormitory  was  completed,  and  with  what  was 
jokingly  referred  to  as  a  maximum  of  confusion,  the  change 
was  made. 

Classroom  space  too  posed  a  problem.  Classes  were  held 
over  coffee  in  the  snack  bar,  on  the  lawns  on  sunny  days,  and 
wherever  there  was  available  space.  A  final  exam  was  held  in 
the  stackroom  of  the  library  in  a  heat  wave  that  registered  102°. 
The  temporary  university  gym  took  on  a  double  role,  as,  follow- 
ing a  class  in  physical  exercises,  mats  were  rolled  up,  chairs 
rushed  in,  and  a  class  in  Natural  Science  convened. 

Mosaic  of  Devotion 

President  Sachar  has  commented  frequently  that  what  has 
held  Brandeis  University  together  in  its  turbulent  formative 
years  has  been  a  "mosaic  of  devotion."  An  apt  coiner  of  phrases, 
no  description  he  ever  uttered  has  been  more  concise. 

Picture  the  financial  problems  of  the  fledgling  university: 
It  came  into  being  at  a  time  in  our  history  when  higher  education 
was  at  its  most  costly  peak.  It  had  neither  endowment  funds  nor 
alumni  body,  the  traditional  sources  of  collegiate  support.  It 
had  great  promise  of  future  development,  and  all  the  promise 
was  hinged  upon  the  premise  of  securing  the  finest  in  faculty, 
facilities  and  students.  Where,  and  how,  would  financial  support 
be  forthcoming? 

Support  came,  primarily  from  the  American  Jewish  commu- 
nity, in  a  manner  unprecedented  in  the  history  of  higher  educa- 
tion. Weaknesses  were  dramatically  converted  into  sources  of 
strength,  and  two  parallel  developments  emerged.  First  came 
the  organization  of  a  foster  alumni  group,  called  the  Brandeis 
Associates.  These  were  men  throughout  the  nation  who  were 
intrigued  by  the  notion  of  what  Brandeis  could  become  if  sup- 
port were  forthcoming.  These  men  began  paying  annual  dues 
of  $100  for  the  privilege  of  becoming  members  of  the  foster 
alumni  "with  all  the  rights  and  privileges  thereunto  appertain- 
ing," and  the  funds  thus  supplied  underwrote  the  annual  oper- 
ating expenses  of  the  university.  A  trickle  of  memberships  was 


and  Plan 


entered,  and  then  the  movement  grew  until  today,  from  these 
memberships  alone,  Brandeis  defrays  nearly  three  quarters  of  a 
million  dollars  of  annual  expenditures! 

Never  Underestimate  The  Distaff 

A  parallel  development  came  with  the  organization  of  the 
Brandeis  University  National  Women's  Committee.  Here  a 
group  of  Boston  women,  eager  to  help  the  new  experiment, 
undertook  to  provide  books  for  its  library.  Under  the  inspired 
leadership  of  Mrs.  Edith  Michaels  and  Mrs.  Irving  Abrams,  this 
movement  grew  into  a  proud  organization,  the  largest  friends- 
of-a-library  movement  in  the  world.  Today  it  numbers  more 
than  65,000  members,  with  chapters  organized  in  101  cities, 
and  it  completely  underwrites  the  operation  of  the  Brandeis 
Library.  This  group  has  sponsored  the  growth  of  a  1,000-volume 
library  into  an  up-to-date  library  of  135,000  volumes,  and  is 
now  providing  a  million  dollar  building  fund  towards  the  con- 
struction of  a  two  million  dollar  library  building. 

There  is  an  epic  quality  to  the  story  of  the  university's 
financial  development.  Large  gifts  and  small  have  made  their 
contribution  to  the  total  university's  underwriting  in  an  unheard 
of  manner.  In  the  formative  years,  some  voiced  doubt  that  a 
university  without  real  financial  underpinning  could  avoid 
bowing  to  financial  pressures.  "Beholden  to  so  many,  we  are 
beholden  to  no  one,"  declared  President  Sachar,  and  events 
proved  him  correct.  A  potential  weakness  again  became  a 
source  of  strength. 

"Old-timers"  in  the  Brandeis  family  recall  many  heart- 
warming incidents.  They  tell,  for  example,  of  the  man  who 
wanted  to  join  the  Women's  Committee.  A  tailor  of  humble 
means,  he  wanted  to  join  the  foster  alumni  and  was  unable  to 
afford  the  $100  dues  of  the  men's  group.  "It  doesn't  matter 
which  one  I  join,"  he  said.  "At  least  I  know  I  can  help."  Over 
coffee  cups  they'll  tell  you  the  story  of  the  fund  raising  meeting 
in  one  of  the  nation's  leading  hotels.  After  the  meeting  one  of 
the  waiters  who  served  at  the  function  said,  "I  never  went  to 
college,"  he  began,  "and  I  would  be  very  proud  to  belong  to 


the  Brandeis  alumni."  With  that  he  handed  over  ten  ten-dollar 
bills  with  one  of  the  membership  applications  which  were  left 
on  the  tables. 

Late  in  1953,  one  benefaction  electrified  the  entire  Brandeis 
family.  This  was  the  gift  to  the  university  of  its  then  largest 
single  benefaction,  a  half-million  dollars  which  came  from  the 
Hayden  Foundation  to  be  used  for  the  development  of  the 
science  facilities.  Not  only  was  the  benefaction  princely,  it  also 
represented  the  largest  gift  from  a  Christian  source  to  a  Jewish 
founded  organization  in  American  philanthropic  history.  The 
letter  to  the  university  from  J.  Willard  Hayden  indicated  that 
the  concepts  of  Brandeis  were  fully  understood.  Mr.  Hayden 
noted:  ".  .  .  how  fortunate  we  are  to  live  in  a  land  where 
brotherhood  is  not  a  lip-serving  phrase,  where  the  great  faiths 
can  live  side  by  side  in  peace,  where  the  gifts  of  one  group  may 
strengthen  the  opportunities  for  others,  where  education  is  not 
mere  propaganda  but  an  instrument  for  freedom  and  creative 
Uving.  My  trustees  and  I  feel  that  Brandeis  University,  as  a 
great  nonsectarian  Jewish-sponsored  school,  will  use  our  gift  in 
this  spirit,  to  enrich  the  positive  values  of  the  faiths  and  the 
creeds  and  the  races  which  make  up  the  American  heritage." 

Three  years  later  another  milestone  was  reached,  when  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Jack  Goldfarb  of  New  York  City  tendered  an  even 
larger  grant  to  Brandeis.  The  day  after  the  traditional  Passover 
Seder,  Mr.  Goldfarb  reached  Dr.  Sachar  by  telephone.  "My  wife 
and  I  were  thinking  last  night  at  the  Seder  service,  of  how 
fortunate  we  have  been  and  how  Providence  has  bestowed  its 
blessings  upon  us.  We  would  like  to  share  our  bounty,  and  if 
you  would  like,  we  will  be  pleased  to  make  a  gift  to  Brandeis  of 
one  million  dollars." 

Incidents  like  this  are  more  than  an  episodic  recounting  of 
the  financial  development  of  a  young  university.  They  are  a 
validation  of  an  observation  made  by  Dr.  Sachar  years  ago,  in 
response  to  the  question  posed  by  another  university  president. 
"How  can  you  sleep  nights  without  an  adequate  endowment?" 
he  was  asked.  "We  do  have  an  endowment,"  he  replied,  "and 
it's  better  than  capital  funds.    Our  endowment  is  people." 


the 

creative   arts" 


^ 


Theatre  A  ris 


Brdndeis  University  Festivals  of  <he 
Creative  Arts  have  presented  pre- 
miere performances  of:  Leonard  Bern- 
stein's "Trouble  in  Tahiti";  Kurt 
Weill's  "Threepenny  Opera":  Darius 
Milhaud's  "Medea"  and  "Salade"; 
Louis  Kronenberger's  "International 
Set";  Maurice  Valency's  "Thracian 
Horses":  Francis  Poulenc's  "Les  Ma- 
melles  De  Tiresias",  and  jan  music  by 
American  composers  commissioned 
for  the    1957  festival. 


Fine  Arts 


Modern  Dance 


Waltham-Brandeis 
Symphony  Orchestra 


Many  adjectives  have  been  used  to  describe  the  university 
and  its  programs.  Perhaps  the  most  frequently  used  is  the  word 
"ambitious."  Certainly  no  incident  describes  the  ambitiousness  - 
and  the  audacity  -  of  Brandeis  than  the  inauguration  of  its  now 
world-famous  Festivals  of  the  Creative  Arts. 

The  First  Brandeis  Festival 

Early  in  1952  it  was  decided  to  present  as  the  Brandeis 
contribution  to  creative  arts  a  festival  which  would  embrace 
opera,  theatre,  dance,  fine  arts,  and  other  art  programming.  The 
Adolph  Uilman  Amphitheatre  was  put  into  construction  to  be 
ready  for  the  presentation  of  the  1952  Festival.  Here  was  a 
race  against  time!  Bulldozers  were  grinding,  and  carpenters, 
stage-hands  and  rehearsing  performers  were  competing  with  one 
another  to  complete  their  area  of  responsibility  for  making  ready 
for  the  Festival.  Conductor-composer  Leonard  Bernstein 
directed  the  Festival  and  oversaw  the  multitude  of  details  neces- 
sary in  the  creation  of  this  first  Brandeis  Festival.  Philosophy 
and  history  majors  helped  build  sets,  faculty  and  staff  contributed 
their  services  in  planning  and  administering  the  program,  and 
everyone  worked  beyond  the  point  of  exhaustion  and  far  beyond 
his  own  capabilities  in  a  tidal  wave  of  creativity.  An  hour  before 
the  curtain  was  to  rise  on  the  world  premiere  performance  of 
Leonard  Bernstein's  opera  "Trouble  in  Tahiti,"  gardeners  were 
still  landscaping  the  huge  bowl  and  inserting  flowering  geraniums 
into  the  hillside.  Thirty  minutes  later  the  audience  began  to 
arrive  and  took  their  seats  in  an  outdoor  theatre  which  looked 
for  all  the  world  as  though  it  had  been  completed  and  standing 
for  many  years.  Minutes  later  the  house  lights  dimmed  and  the 
opening  notes  were  heard.  The  Brandeis  Festival  of  the  Creative 
Arts  had  begun  and  a  new  art  tradition  had  been  created  at 
Brandeis  University. 

The  very  next  day,  on  the  Library  Triangle,  another  first 
was  held  -  the  first  Brandeis  University  Commencement  and  the 
presentation  of  well-earned  degrees  to  102  of  the  original  107 
Brandeis  University  students.  This  was  an  inspiring  sight.  Six 
thousand  persons  overflowed  the  area  in  a  setting  which  was 
perfection  in  itself  -  bright  sunny  skies  dotted  with  fleecy  clouds 


overhead  and  the  hint  of  a  breeze  caused  a  gentle  swaying  of 
the  stately  oaks  surrounding  the  lawn.  The  class  valedictorian 
was  Gus  Ranis.  And  Gus,  mirroring  the  natural  apprehensions 
of  youth  being  graduated  into  an  uncertain  world,  deUvered  a 
valedictory  address  in  which  he  urged  caution  and  conservatism 
upon  his  fellow  graduates. 

Accepting  Challenge  a  Tradition 

The  commencement  speaker  was  Eleanor  Roosevelt.  After 
hearing  the  valedictory  remarks  she  discarded  whatever  prepared 
material  she  may  have  had  for  the  occasion  and  then  with  the 
bold  maturity  of  a  great  and  experienced  woman  she  softly  and 
sincerely  pronounced  an  eloquent  refutation  of  what  the  Brandeis 
class  president  had  declared.  She  spoke,  not  of  conservatism  but 
of  excitement  and  opportunity,  not  of  playing  it  safe  but  of 
accepting  challenge  with  determination.  The  consequences  were 
profound  not  for  that  thrilling  moment  alone  but,  in  a  larger 
sense,  for  the  lasting  spiritual  inspiration  which  became  a  part 
of  the  university  tradition. 

Visually,  today  the  campus  reflects  the  vitality  of  the  univer- 
sity. There  is  an  excitement  which  affects  the  visitor  to  campus, 
and  it  is  traceable  to  the  imaginative  manner  in  which  the 
university's  distinguished  master  planners  have  conceived  of  a 
modem  university  which  bridges  the  gap  from  the  traditional 
disciplines  to  the  concepts  of  the  space  age.  First  under  Eero 
Saarinen  and  now  under  the  aegis  of  Harrison  and  Abramovitz, 
the  campus  has  taken  form  with  the  use  of  native  pink  granite 
and  rust  colored  brick,  liberally  alternated  with  wide  expanses 
of  glass.  There's  little  ivy  discernible,  but  the  emergence  of  a 
tradition  of  inquisitiveness  is  sensed. 

Architect  Max  Abramovitz  sees  the  growing  campus  as 
unique  and  naturalistic,  with  a  character  "consistent  with  the 
intimate,  humane,  and  personal  educational  approach  being 
developed  by  the  university  itself." 

Brandeis  dares  to  be  different.  The  concept  of  the  Three 
Chapels,  separate  houses  of  worship  for  Jewish,  Catholic  and 


Protestant  students  aroused  controversy  when  introduced  for 
the  first  time  on  a  college  campus  at  Brandeis.  Yet  no  grouping 
of  buildings  on  its  campus  has  received  as  much  acclaim  as  the 
Brandeis  Three  Chapels,  which  annually  attract  more  than 
20,000  visitors.  And  probably  nowhere  in  the  nation  is  there 
so  striking  an  architectural  presentation  of  the  concept  of 
brotherhood. 

The  Brandeis  Decennial  is  a  logical  place  to  look  back  and 
to  review  the  record  of  this  infant  among  American  universities. 
But  what  of  the  future?  In  what  directions  will  it  travel?  Where 
will  its  emphasis  be  placed  in  the  years  to  come? 

These  are  valid  questions,  but  the  answers  are  hard  to  come 
by.  Members  of  the  faculty  are  studying  proposals  for  future 
academic  expansion  and  are  wrestling  with  problems  of  changing 
curriculum  concepts.  The  staif  of  the  Dean  of  Students  is 
working  on  the  problems  of  future  enrollments,  and  of  the 
concomitant  questions  of  housing,  and  staff.  Recommendations 
for  future  graduate  and  professional  schools  are  being  studied 
by  committees  of  the  Board  of  Trustees.  In  short,  no  foreseeable 
area  of  future  development  of  Brandeis  University  is  without 
appropriate  probing.  Decisions  cannot  come  lightly,  for  their 
significance  will  be  completely  out  of  proportion  to  the  size  of 
the  university  itself,  even  as  Brandeis  University's  importance 
has  grown  out  of  proportion  to  the  size  and  the  age  of  the 
university. 

Dr.  Sachar  puts  it  this  way: 

"Our  future  is  as  vast  as  the  problems  of  all  of  higher  educa- 
tion itself.  We  will  continue  to  grow,  not  so  much  in  size  as  in 
service.  And  our  standards  will  be  as  high  tomorrow  as  they 
are  today.  This  is  a  pledge  we  make  to  all  those  whose  devotion 
has  brought  the  university  into  existence,  and  whose  interest 
continues  to  sustain  it." 

ft's  a  sweeping  pledge.  However,  in  reviewing  the  record 
of  the  first  ten  years,  there  are  few  who  dare  to  doubt  that  it 
will  be  carried  out! 


Yesterday  .  .  . 


and  TomorroM 


a 

pattern 
of 
growth 


October,  1958 


^^iii 


BRANDEIS  UNIVERSITY  BULLETIN 


^NEWS 
ISSUE 


The  Board  of  Trustees 


Abraham  Feinberc,  ll.b.,  ll.m., 
Chairman 

Joseph  F.  Ford,  l.h.d.. 
Treasurer 

Norman  S.  Rabb,  a.b.,  l.h.d., 
Secretary 

GiiORGE  Alpert,  ll.b.,  ll.d. 

James  J.  Axelrod,  l.h.d. 

Sol  W.  Cantor,  b.a. 

J.acob  a.  Goldfarb 

Reuben  B.  Grvzmish,  b.a.,  ll.b. 

Meyer  Jaffe,  l.h.d. 

Milton  Kahn,  b.s. 

Dudley  F.  Kimball,  m.b.a. 

Herbert  H.  Lehman,  ll.d.,  l.h.d. 

Adele  Rosenwald  Levy 

Joseph  M.  Linsey 

isadok  lubin,  ph.d.,  ll.d. 

William  Mazer,  b.s. 

Jack  L  Poses,  b.s.,  m.b.a. 

Joseph  M.  Proskaueb,  ll.b.,  ll.d. 

Israel  Rocosin 

Eleanor  Roosevelt,  ll.d.,  l.h.d. 

Ruth  G.  Rose,  a.b.,  a.m. 

Samuel  Rubin 

Irving  Salomon 

Jacob  Shapiro,  b.s. 

Isaiah  Leo  Sharfman,  ll.b. 

Samuel  L.  Slosberc,  a.b. 

Simon  E.  Sobeloff,  ll.b. 

Willard  L.  Thorp,  ph.d.,  ll.d. 

Lawrence  A.  Wien,  b.a.,  ll.b. 


I 


President  of  the  University 
Abram  L.  Sachar,  PH.D.,  litt.d. 


Fellows  of  the  University 

Herbert  H.  Lehman,  ll.d.,  l.h.d. 
Honorary  Chairman 

Samuel  Rubin 
Chairman 

Irving  Kane,  b.a.,  ll.b. 
yice-Chairman 

Philip  M.  Meyers 
Secretary 


Mrs.  David  A.  Rose 

President, 

National  Women's  Committee 

Reuben  B.  Gryzmish 
National  Chairman, 
Brandeis  Clubs 

Joseph  M.  Linsey 

Chairman, 

Brandeis  Athletic  Association 

Lawrence  J.  Kane,  '57 

President, 

Alumni  Association 


AN  EDITORIAL  FROM 

college 

AND      UNIVERSITY 

business 

a  g  a  z  i  ne 


A  Maffer  of  Principle 

Higher  EULiCATio.\  needs  funds  desper.\tely  these  days,  so  it  is  news 
when  a  college  or  university  rejects  a  gift  considered  inconsistent  with  the 
objectives  of  the  college. 

In  recent  weeks,  Brandeis  University  turned  down  gifts  totaling 
$225,000  on  the  ground  that  they  would  be  contrary  to  the  institution's 
nonsectarian  policy.  One  rejected  gift  was  a  bet[uest  of  812.5,000  in  the 
will  of  a  Chicago  woman.  It  was  intended  to  provide  an  endowment  income 
of  $5000  to  $6200  annually  for  worthy  students  of  the  Jewish  faith. 

The  other  was  a  proposal  by  a  Roman  Catholic  widow  of  a  Jewish  man 
who  had  made  modest  contributions  to  the  university.  She  had  offered  to 
put  into  her  will  a  legacy  of  $100,000  for  scholarships  for  Catholics  at 
Brandeis.  After  the  offer  was  rejected,  the  woman  agreed  to  change  the 
legacy  to  make  it  available  to  all  who  could  qualify. 

This  consistency  as  a  matter  of  principle  merits  commendation. 
Brandeis  University,  founded  10  years  ago  under  Jewish  sponsorship,  has 
faithfully  held  itself  to  its  nonsectarian  policy.  One  of  its  earliest  groups 
of  buildings  included  three  separate  chapels  for  members  of  the  Hebrew, 
Protestant  and  Roman  Catholic  faiths. 

Most  colleges  have  been  in  operation  for  a  longer  period  of  time  than 
Brandeis.    Few  have  achieved  a  higher  standard  of  ethical  performance. 


On 

The   Cover   .   .   . 

This    artisl's    conception    of    the    nearly    completed    Sanuiel 

Friedland  Research  Center  at  lirandeis  L  nivcrsity  is  rapidly 

taking  shape  in  hrick  and  stone  as  construction  continues 

on    this    vitally     needed    building    for    medical     research. 

PUBLISHED   BY    BRANDEIS   UNIVERSITY 
OFFICE   OF   PUBLIC   AFFAIRS 

Emanuel  M.   Gilbert.  Director 
Editor:    Lawrence  J.  Kane 
Campus  photos  by  Ralph  Norman 
Vol.  VIII,  No.  2  October.  1958 

Brandeis  University  Bulletin,  published  four  times  a  year  (once  in 
September,  October,  April  and  May)  at  Brandeis  University,  Waltham  54, 
Mass.     Entered  as  second   class    matter  at  the   Post   Office  at   Boston.    Mass. 


rj- 

BRAIVDEIS   OPEXS   WIEX    SCHOLAR    PROGRAM 


Fnlbriglit    Grants 
jTako  Grad   Students 
,To  Foreign  Nations 

Four  Biandeis  University  graduate  students 
have  been  awarded  Fulbright  study  grants 
to  continue  their  work  in  Europe  and  the 
Middle  East   this  year. 

David  Lamont  Burrows.  Storrs,  Conn.,  will 
study  musicology  at  the  Luigi  Cheruhini 
Conservatory.  Florence,  Italy.  A  graduate  of 
the  Eastman  School  of  Music,  Mr.  Burrows 
earned  his  master  of  arts  degree  at  Harvard 
University  and  is  working  toward  his  Ph.D. 
in   music    at    Brandeis. 

The  University's  music  librarian.  Don  K. 
Cantor.  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  will  study  at  the 
Music  Academy,  Freiburg,  Germany.  A 
graduate  of  Syracuse  University,  be  earned 
his  master  of  arts  degree  at  Syracuse  and 
master  of  fine  arts  degree  at   Brandeis. 

Ronald  Martin  Sukenick.  Brooklyn,  N.  Y., 
an  instructor  in  English,  will  study  the 
French  Symbolist  Movement  in  literature  at 
the  University  of  Uille  and  the  University  of 
Paris.  A  graduate  of  Cornell  University,  he 
has  been  awarded  his  master  of  arts  degree 
by  Brandeis  and  is  working  toward  his  Ph.D. 
in  English  and  American  literature. 

Jerry  L.  Tobey,  Weymouth,  Mass..  will 
study  history  and  political  theoiy  at  the 
Georg-August  University  in  Goettingen.  Ger- 
many. He  earned  his  bachelor  of  arts  degree 
at  Northeastern  llniversity  and  bis  master 
of  arts  degree  in  history  at  Brandeis. 


Chicago  Meeting 
Builds  Endowment 
For  Truman  Chair 

Chicago's  Standard  Club  was  the  site  of  a 
recent  meeting  under  the  chairmanship  of 
Col.  J.  M.  Arvey  in  behalf  of  the  Harry  S. 
Truman  Chair  in  American  Civilization  at 
Brandeis  I  niversity. 

More  than  $40,000  was  pledged  to  the 
Truman  Chair  fund  during  the  Chicago  meet- 
ing, one  of  several  planned  for  various  parts 
of  the  nation.    Dr.  Sachar  was  the  speaker. 

Col.  Arvey  is  national  chairman  of  the 
Truman  Fund  committee.  Adiai  E.  Steven- 
son, Mrs.  Eleanor  Roosevelt,  Gov.  Averell 
W.  Harrinian  of  New  York.  House  Speaker 
Sam  Rayburn,  and  former  Sen.  Herbert  H. 
Lehman  are  honorary  co-chairmen. 

Harry  S.  Truman  was  president  of  the 
United  States  in  1948  when  Brandeis  opened 
its  doors,  and  last  year  served  as  the  sixth 
Commencement  speaker  at  the  University. 


Special  Addre.^Ki  br  George   Kennan 
Honors  to  Kennedy  and  Saltonstall 


Three  distinguished  Americans  were  named 
to  receive  honorary  degrees  at  a  special 
convocation  at  Brandeis  University  Oct.  12 
inaugurating  the  Wien  International  Scholar- 
ship Program.  U.  S.  Senators  John  F. 
ICennedy  and  Leverett  Saltonstall,  both  of 
Massachusetts,  and  George  F.  Kennan. 
former  U.  S.  Ambassador  to  the  Soviet  Union, 
were  selected  for  honors  by  the  Brandeis 
Trustees  for  their  role  in  international  affairs. 


Lawrence  A.  Wien 


George  F.  Kennan 


The  convdcalioii  spotlight  centered  on  .30 
Wien  Scholars  from  15  nations  officially  wel- 
comed to  the  Brandeis  Community  at  the 
convocation  in  the  Charles  and  .1.  Willard 
Hayden  .Science  Quadrangle  on  the  Univer- 
sity campus. 

The  Wien  International  Scholarship  Pro- 
gram has  been  made  possible  through  a 
lienefaction  from  Brandeis  Trustee  Lawrence 
A.  Wien,  New  York  and  Westport,  Conn.. 
lawyer  and  realtor.  One  of  the  largest 
scholarship  endowment  funds  ever  made 
available  to  American  higher  education,  the 
Wien  program  will  provide  income  of  $300,- 
000  a  year.  Mr.  Wien,  chairman  of  the 
University's  Development  Council,  has  also 
presented  the  L'niversity  with  a  nearly- 
constructed  faculty  club  and  lounge  on  the 
center  of  the  Brandeis  campus.  He  is  the 
creator  of  the  Brandeis  Syndication  Plan  for 
the  building  of  the  University's  permanent 
endowment  fund  and  commissioned  the 
statue  of  Justice  Brandeis  which  was  mi- 
veiled  by  Chief  Justice  Earl  Warren  on  the 
central  part  of  the  campus  during  the 
Brandeis  Centennial  Year. 

The  Hon.  George  F.  Kennan.  former  LL  S. 
Ambassador  to  the  Soviet  Union,  delivered 
the  convocation  address.  An  associate  of  the 
Institute  for  .\dvanced  Studies  at  Princeton. 
N.  J.,  and  author  of  works  on  diplomacy, 
history,  and  international  affairs,  he  has  also 
served  with  V.  S.  Legations  in  Berlin. 
Vienna,  Lisbon  and  Prague.  In  Washington, 
he  served  as  a  member  of  the  Department  of 
Foreign  .Affairs,  National  War  College,  and 
as  department  counselor  and  chief  long-range 
adviser  to  the  Secretary  of  State. 

Sen.  Saltonstall.  three-time  governor  of 
Massachusetts,  has  served  continuously  in 
the  U.  S.  Senate  since  his  election  in   1944. 


The  present  chairman  of  the  Republican 
Conference,  he  is  a  graduate  of  Harvard 
University  and  Harvard  Law  School. 

.Sen.  Kennedy,  now  serving  his  first  term 
as  a  LInited  States  Senator,  is  the  author  of 
the  Pulitzer  Prize  winning  book  "Profiles  in 
Courage."'  A  graduate  of  Harvard  College, 
be  did  graduate  work  at  the  London  School 
of  Economics  and  Stanford  University.  Prior 
to  his  election  to  the  Senate,  be  served  six 
years  as  a  Member  of  the  U.  S.  House  of 
Representatives  from  the  Eleventh  Massa- 
chusetts District. 

Jem-Pierre  Barricelli.  Assistant  Professor 
ot  Romance  Languages  at  Brandeis,  is  advisor 
to  the  Wien  Scholars.  The  University's 
advisory  group  on  the  Wien  pro<rram  in- 
cliules:  Trustees  Mrs.  Eleanor  Roosevelt. 
Adele  Rosenwald  Levy,  Isadore  Lubin,  and 
Lawrence  A.  Wien;  Fellows  Leonard  Bern- 
stein and  Joseph  L.  Johnson  of  the  Carnegie 
Foundation  for  Peace:  Mrs.  Calvert  Ma- 
gruder;  Erwin  D.  Canham  of  the  Christian 
Science  Monitor;  Mrs.  Karl  T.  Compton; 
Peter  L.  Malkin;  Lester  S.  Morse,  Jr.;  and 
Elbridge   Sibley. 

Other  faculty  members  are:  Dr.  Sachar: 
Joseph  F.  Kauffman.  Dean  of  Students; 
Philip  J.  Driscoll,  Director  of  Admissions: 
Arthur  Berger;  Dr.  Harold  P.  Klein;  Dr. 
Svend  Laursen;  and  Dr.  Claude  A.  S.  Vigee. 


Leverett  Saltonsfall 


John  F.  Kennedy 


The  foreign  students,  brought  to  Brandeis 
under  provisions  of  WI.SP.  will  each  receive 
a  1.3000  grant  to  cover  their  year  of  study 
in  the  United  States  and  tours  to  important 
business,  educational,  and  government  cen- 
ters of  the  nation.  This  ,30  is  the  first  con- 
tingent of  a  group  that  will  eventually 
nuiidier  100  each  year,  approximately  10  per 
cent  of  the  undergraduate  student  body. 

Representatives  of  France.  British  West 
Indies.  Israel,  Greece,  Haiti,  Germany,  China, 
Norway.  Switzerland.  Finland.  Turkey.  Japan. 
Denmark.  Italy,  and  Holland  comprise  the 
first  group  of  students.  They  will  have  an 
opportunity  to  renew  their  scholarship  for 
a  second  year  of  study  at  Brandeis  based  on 
their  scholarship   and   study  program. 


Essential   Units   Under   Construction   in   Several   Area.Oi 


The  most  extensive  consecutive  building 
program  in  the  history  of  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity is  now  undenvay  as  eleven  units  under 
construction  rise  to  relieve  the  strain  on 
existing  facilities  in  several  academic  and 
administrative  areas. 

Thousands  of  tons  of  concrete  have  already 
lieen  poured  for  the  foundation  of  the  Gold- 
farb  Library  Building,  soon  to  be  the  largest 
structure  on  campus.  This  modern  library, 
underwritten  by  Bertha  and  Jacob  Goldfarb 
of  New  York,  and  members  of  the  Brandeis 
University  National  Women's  Committee,  is 
situated  between  the  Three  Chapels  and 
Rabb  Graduate  Center.  Planned  for  comple- 
tion during  the  academic  year  1959-60,  the 
library  will  relieve  pressures  for  storage  and 
study  areas  caused  by  the  rapid  growth  of 
the  student  body  and  library  collections  in 
recent  years. 

Residence  Halls 

Just  north  of  the  library  site,  construction 
crews  are  busy  on  the  erection  of  four  dormi- 
tories and  a  dining  hall  planned  to  accom- 
modate 400  men  next  September.  Brandeis, 
as  a  resident  campus,  has  faced  a  growing 
housing  shortage  as  more  and  more  members 
of  the  student  body  choose  to  live  at  the 
University.  Temporarily,  the  local  commu- 
nity has  provided  housing  for  many  students 
who  will  reside  on  campus  next  year.  This 
dormitory  complex,  under  construction  by 
ihe  firm  owned  by  University  Fellow  Louis 
Perini,  is  being  financed  by  a  Federal 
Government  loan. 

Near  the  main  student  center  and  dining 
hall,  the  new  Faculty  Center  is  rapidly  taking 
shape.  This  first  facility  devoted  exclusively 
to  the  needs  of  the  Brandeis  faculty  will  be 
opened  during  the  fall  term.  It  is  a  gift  of 
Trustee  Lawrence  A.  Wien,  creator  of  the 
Wien  International  Scholar  Program  at  Bran- 
deis. A  single  dining  room  for  members  of 
the  faculty  has  been  overtaxed  in  recent 
years  by   the  increasing  size  of  the   faculty. 


LIBRARY  FOUNDATION  WALLS  tower  over 
a  huge  crane  at  work  on  the  Goldfarb  Building, 
soon   fo   be   the   largest   structure    on    campus. 


plFRIEDUNDi. 
I  Sdist!  RtstAKH  tew%  ^r~' 


CANCER  AND  HEART  RESEARCH  labora- 
tories of  the  Friedland  Science  Research 
Center   rise    adjacent   fo   the    Kalman    Center, 


No  modern  apartments  or  lounge  areas  were 
available  to  visiting  and  permanent  members. 
For  months  Brandeis  biochemists  have 
watched  the  rising  steel  and  concrete  struc- 
ture outside  their  laboratory  windows  that 
will  soon  give  them  needed  space  for  new 
and  existing  etiuipment  now  operated  in  cor- 
ridors of  the  Julius  Kalman  Science  Center. 
The  new  center  to  house  heart,  cancer,  and 
radiobiology  research  is  to  be  named  for 
Samuel  Friedland  of  Food  Fair  Stores  whose 
$500,000  gift  made  the  unit  possible.  An- 
other grant  from  the  Federal  Government 
has  been  added  to  the  cost  of  construction 
of  this  vital  addition  to  Brandeis  science 
research  facilities. 

Administration  Units 

At  the  entrance  to  the  Brandeis  campus, 
three  buildings,  linked  into  a  single  Admin- 
istration Center,  have  just  gone  through  their 
concrete  foundation  stage.  This  new  home 
for  the  administrative  offices  of  the  L'niversity 
is  scheduled  for  completion  in  12  months. 
The  Administration  Center  is  being  under- 
written by  gifts  from  the  family  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Miah  Marcus  and  the  family  of  the 
late  Frank  and  Fanny  Bernstein;  Reuben 
Gryzmish,  national  chairman  of  the  Brandeis 
Clubs,  and  Mrs.  Julius  Irving  of  Providence, 
R.  I.,  in  memory  of  her  husband,  the  late 
Dr.  Julius  Irving. 

All  told,  this  program  represents  an  in- 
vestment in  urgently  needed  physical  plant. 
The  present  library,  designed  for  just  over 
100.000  books,  has  been  burgeoning  with 
150,000  volumes  with  more  arriving  daily. 
Administrative  offices  have  been  placed  in 
basement  rooms,  attics,  old  laboratories,  and 


Morris  Shapiro 


Shapiro  Hall  reamed 
In  Memory  of  Trustee 

Two  Brandeis  residence  halls  were  recent! 
named  in  honor  of  a  late  Boston  clothin; 
manufacturer  and  his  widow. 

The  halls  are  gifts  of  Mrs.  Esther  Shapin 
Newton,  Mass.,  and  her  late  husband,  Morris 
a  founding  member  of  the  Brandeis  Univei 
sity  Board  of  Trustees.  He  was  president  n 
TrimounI  Clothing  Company  in  Boston  at  tli 
time  of  his  death  in  1954. 

The  Esther  and  Morris  Shapiro  Residem  - 
Halls  are  located  in  Hamilton  Ouadrans;]' 
near  the  center  of 
the  present  campus. 
Designed  by  Eero 
Saarinen,  they  were 
completed  in  1952 
and  have  set  the  pat- 
tern for  the  recently 
completed  units  of 
the  women's  residence 
quadrangle.  They 
were  formerly  called 
Hamilton  A  and  Hamilton  B. 

Dedication  Ceremonies 

Attending  the  dedication  on  the  Brandei 
campus  were  members  of  the  family  am 
friends  of  Mrs.  Shapiro  and  her  late  hus 
band,  as  well  as  University  officials.  M 
Shapiro's  daughters,  Mrs.  Robert  Talk( 
wife  of  Dr.  Robert  Talkov  of  Newton,  an( 
Mrs.  Doris  Benjamin  of  Pompano  Beach 
Florida,  participated  in  the  ceremonies 
Other  guests  included  the  brothers  of  thi 
late  Mr.  Shapiro  and  their  wives,  Mr.  am 
Mrs.  Alexander  Shapiro  of  Newton,  Mr.  am 
Mrs.  David  Shapiro  of  Brookline,  and  Mr 
and  Mrs.  Abraham  Shapiro  of  Palm  Beach' 
Florida,  and  Maine. 

The  late  Mr.  Shapiro  was  formerly  chair 
man  of  the  Brandeis  Trustees'  Committee  or 
Student  Aid  Funds,  in  which  capacity  hf 
helped  to  establish  a  nation-wide  progran 
to  stimulate  the  interest  of  prospective  bene 
factors  in  the  University's  plans  for  studenl 
aid. 

Mr.  Shapiro  was  a  trustee  of  Beth  Israel 
Hospital,  chairman  of  the  Apparel  Divisior 
of  C3\,  chairman  of  the  Histadrut  Busines- 
Mens  Division,  chairman  of  the  Israel  Bon; 
Committee  of  Boston  and  one  of  the  ni"-i 
ardent  workers  in  the  early  days  of  the 
development  of  Brandeis  University. 

even  the  former  room  for  the  storage  of  small 
animals.  Faculty  functions  have  been  holii 
in  student  facilities  and  the  present  Kalman 
Science  Center  has  had  its  corridors  con- 
verted to  laboratory  annexes.  The  new  din- 
ing hall  will  provide  accommodations  for  the 
residents  of  the  dormitory  quadrangle  in 
which  it  is  being  constructed. 


I 


GRADUATE    PROGRAM    11^    SOCIAL    WELFARE 
TO    RE    IXAUGLRATED    IX    SEPTEMRER    1959 


Labor  Leaders  Back 
Morris  Hillquit  Fund 
To  Create  IVew  Chair 

A  campaign  to  establish  at  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity a  Chair  in  honor  of  the  late  liberal 
labor  attorney  and  union  leader  Morris  Hill- 
quit,  has  been  launched  under  the  sponsor- 
ship of  a  group  of  his  friends,  the  Reunion 
of  Old  Timers. 

Honorary  Chairmen  of  the  campaign  are 
George  Meany,  President  of  the  AFL-CIO; 
Mrs.  Franklin  Delano  Roosevelt;  and  the 
Honorable  Herbert  H.  Lehman.  Other  na- 
tional figures  playing  key  roles  in  the  project 
include  Judge  Jacob  Panken,  National  Chair- 
man of  the  campaign  committee;  Shelley 
.\ppleton.  Treasurer;  Sidney  Q.  Cohen,  Sec- 
retary; and  Charles  Grossman,  President  of 
the  Reunion  of  Old  Timers.  The  campaign 
has  already  exceeded  the  $100,000  mark  in 
the  drive  to  reach  a  goal  of  $2.50,000.  Donors 
include  friends  and  admirers  of  Morris  Hill- 
quit  from  every  section  of  the  nation,  and 
donations  have  ranged  from  dollar  bills  to 
a  $20,000  grant  by  the  William  Green  Memo- 
rial Foundation  of  the  AFL-CIO. 

Prominent  Participants 

Other  prominent  participants  include  Paul 
Hall,  President  of  the  Seafarers  International 
Union,  which  has  contributed  $10,000;  Judge 
Joseph  M.  Proskauer,  Honorary  Chairman  of 
the  Lawyer's  Committee;  Elias  Lieberman. 
Chairman  of  the  Lawyers  Committee;  Joseph 
Tuvim,  Secretary  of  the  Trade  Union  Com- 
mittee; and  A.  Philip  Randolph,  President 
of  the  Brotherhood  of  Sleeping  Car  Porters. 

In  Massachusetts,  the  Workmen's  Circle 
has  opened  a  campaign  for  funds  under  the 
co-chairmanship  of  David  A.  Eisenberg  and 
Louis  Feldman. 


I         THE   ]\EW   LOOK 

The  Brandeis  University  Bulletin  has  put 
on  a  new  face.  Beginning  with  this  issue 
you  will  receive  two  entirely  different  types 
of  publications  under  the  over-all  title 
"Brandeis  University  Bulletin."  This  Issue  Is 
the  "News  Issue."  The  next  publication 
that  you  receive  will  be  entitled  the 
"Feature  Issue"  and  will  contain  articles 
devoted  entirely  to  activities  on  campus. 
Their  appearance  will  alternate  throughout 
the  year  to  bring  up-to-date  Information 
on   the    University   directly  to   yoiir   home. 


The  introduction  of  Brandeis  University's  proposed  Florence  Heller  Graduate 
School  for  Advanced  Studies  in  Social  Welfare  in  1959  will  open  an  entirely  new 
area  at  the  University  and  provide  the  nation  with  a  long-desired  school  for  the 
development  of  social  work  executives. 

Two  pioneering  steps  have  been  planned.  It  will  be  the  first  instance  wherein 
a  school  in  this  field  will  offer  a  curriculum  solely  on  the  Ph.D.  or  Doctor  of 
Social  Work  level,  requiring  all  entering  candidates  to  offer  evidence  of  an  earned 
M.A.  degree  in  the  field.  The  Florence  Heller  School  also  will  be  unique  in  focusing 
its  program  primarily  on  the  fields  of  social  policy  and  cominunity  organization. 


Mrs.  Florence  Heller 
the   Jewish   Welfare 


Mrs.  Florence  Heller  of  Chicago,  a  Fellow 
of  the  University,  has  made  this  new  develop- 
ment possible  through  a  major  grant  to 
initiate  the  program. 
A  prominent  philan- 
thropist and  leader  in 
communal  activities. 
Mrs.  Heller  has 
served  as  National 
Vice-President  of  the 
Jewish  Welfare  Board 
since  1948,  and  has 
held  national  posts 
with  the  U.S.O.,  the 
United  Jewish  Appeal, 
Fund  and  the  women's  auxiliary  of  the 
Jewish    People's    Institute. 

Foremost  Leaders 

A  series  of  institutes  bringing  together  a 
number  of  the  foremost  leaders  in  the  field 
and  designed  to  clarify  curriculum  concepts 
for  the  school  will  be  held  during  this 
academic  year  and  the  school  will  admit  its 
first  class  in  September   1959. 

Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar  announced  that  the 
following  consultants  from  areas  of  social 
work  and  social  welfare  are  assisting  in 
organizing  the  new  school:  Charles  Schott- 
land.  Commissioner  of  Social  Security,  U.  S. 
Department  of  Health,  Education  and  Wel- 
fare, since  1954;  Dr.  Katharine  Kendall, 
.\ssociate  Director,  Council  for  Social  Work 
Education;  Philip  Bernstein,  Executive  Di- 
rector, Council  of  Jewish  Federations  and 
Welfare  Funds;  and  Dr.  Donald  S.  Howard, 
Dean  of  the  University  of  California  School 
of  Social  Welfare.  Several  advisory  councils 
comprising  leading  professional  social 
workers,  social  work  educators,  and  lay 
leaders  are  also  at  work. 

The  curriculum  will  be  developed  to 
utilize  materials  from  the  fields  of  psy- 
chology, sociology,  anthropology,  American 
civilization,  political  science,  economics,  and 
other  fields  as  they  relate  to  social  welfare 
practices. 

Students  will  be  provided  with  broad 
perspectives  designed  to  qualify  them  as 
consultants,  teachers  and  administrators  of 
social  welfare  agencies,  international  agen- 
cies, federal,  state  and  local  governmental 
bodies,   national   planning   and   coordinating 


agencies,  and  industrial  and  labor  groups. 
Subsidies  will  be  available  so  that  students 
may  go  on  with  their  preparation  without 
jeopardy  to  their  family  living  standards. 
Officials  of  the  University  hope  that  the 
school  will  attract  men  and  women  already 
possessing  field  experience  and  persons  who 
have  demonstrated  potential  administrative 
talent. 

Under  Consideration 

Dr.  Sachar  stated:  "Brandeis  University 
has  been  considering  the  establishment  of  a 
Graduate  School  for  Advanced  Studies  in 
Social  Welfare  for  the  past  five  years.  It 
is  appropriate,  as  we  celebrate  our  decennial, 
and  mark  the  stabilizing  of  our  under- 
graduate and  graduate  programs  in  arts  and 
sciences,  that  we  should  now  launch  our  first 
professional  graduate  school.  The  program 
envisaged  for  this  new  school  is  unique.  It 
recognizes  the  need  for  trained  social  policy 
workers  in  the  newer,  emerging  fields  of 
international  social  work,  federal,  state  and 
municipal  government;  labor  and  industry. 
Intergroup  relations,  the  socio-economic 
aspects  of  city  planning,  suburbia,  and  a 
host  of  new  developments  in  our  society 
will  receive  emphasis." 


Max  Lerner  Addresses 
Chicago  Life  Members 

Thirteen  new  life  members  were  welcomed 
at  the  recent  Life  Member  dinner  held  in 
the  Downtown  Club  of  Chicago's  Hotel 
Sherman. 

Dr.  Max  Lerner,  Professor  of  American 
Civilization  and  Institutions,  shared  speaking 
honors  with  recently-appointed  Fellow  Abel 
E.  Borland  and  President  Donald  I.  Roth, 
of  the  Greater  Chicago  Chapter  of  the 
Brandeis  University  Clubs. 

Dinner  arrangements  were  handled  by 
Samuel  R.  Rosenthal,  committee  chairman, 
and  co-chairman  Albert  Schloss. 

The  new  members  were:  Abel  Berland, 
Milton  Cohen,  Morton  Cohen,  Abe  Cooper, 
Sam  Drucker,  Dr.  Morris  Fishbein,  Morris 
Glasser,  Milton  D.  Goldberg,  Jordan  Kaiser, 
David  Saul  Klafter,  Arthur  Pos,  Maurice  B. 
Vick,  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Saul  Weinress. 


FORTY    EDUl  ATOIt§    JOIX    BKAXDEI§   FAi  ULTl 


Many  distinguished  educators  from  Europe  and  the  United  States  joined  the 
Brandeis  University  faculty  this  fall. 

French  newspaper  columnist,  author  and  critic  Alain  Bosquet  has  been  named 
Visiting  Professor  of  French  and  (.(>mparati\e  Literature,  and  poet  Stanley  Kunitz 
of  the  New  School  for  Social  Research.  Visiting  Professor  of  English.  Rahlii 
Alexander  Altmann  of  Manchester.  England,  has  been  named  Jacob  Ziskind  Visiting 
Professor  of  Jewish  Philosophy  and  Hebrew  Literature,  and  Dr.  Arnold  Hauser 
of  the  University  of  Leeds,  who  served  as  Ziskind  Professor  of  Fine  Arts  during 
the  1957-58  academic  year,  has  been  reappointed. 


Dr.  Altmann 


In  the  School  of  Creative  Arts,  Rohert 
Lincohi  Koff  of  the  Juilliard  String  Quartet 
has  been  named  Visiting  Lecturer  and  Direc- 
tor of  Performing  Activities.  Other  new 
members  of  the  fac- 
uhy  in  the  School  of 
Creative  Arts  are 
Alain  De  Leiris, 
Chairman  of  the  De- 
partment of  Fine  Arts 
at  the  University  of 
the  South,  Visiting 
Assistant  Professor  of 
Fine  Arts;  John  .T. 
Sommers.  Lecturer 
and  Director  of  Professional  Theatre  Pro- 
ductions, Visiting  Instructor  in  Fine  Arts: 
and  Martin  Boykan.  a  Brandeis  Teaching 
Fellow  since  1956.  Instructor  in  Music. 

School  of  Humanities 

The  following  appointments  have  been 
made  in  the  School  of  Humanities:  Rene 
Etiemble,  Professor  and  Chairman  of  the 
Dept.  of  Comparative  Literature  at  the  Sor- 
bonne,  Visiting  Professor  of  French  Litera- 
ture and  Civilization:  Dorothy  Van  Ghent  of 
the  University  of  Vermont.  Visiting  Assistant 
Professor  of  English:  Dwigbt  Wayne  Young 
of  Dallas  Theological  Seminary.  Assistant 
Professor  of  Semitic  Languages:  Gerald  G. 
Salinger  of  Harvard,  Assistant  Professor  of 
Islamic  Studies;  Henry  Albert  Fischel, 
Director  of  the  B'nai  B'rith  Hillel  Founda- 
tion at  Carnegie  Institute  of  Technology  and 
the  University  of  Pittsburgh.  Assistant  Pro- 
fessor of  Judaic  .Studies;  and  Donald  John- 
son Green  of  the  University  of  California. 
Assistant  Professor  of  English  and  American 
Literature. 

Harvey  D.  Goldstein  and  Svi  Rin  have 
been  named  Instructors  in  the  School  of 
Humanities.  Dr.  Rin  received  his  Ph.D. 
degree  from  Brandeis  last  spring.  Lecturers 
in  German  are  Mary  W.  Bracket!  and  Mrs. 
Esther  Rawidowicz,  widow  of  the  late  Bran- 
deis professor  Simon  Rawidowicz.  Other 
newly  appointed  lecturers  are.  in  Russian 
and  Humanities,  Irwin  Weil  of  Harvard;  in 
Romance  Languages,  Piero  .Sanavio,  Rocke- 
feller Foundation  Fellow  at  Harvard,  and  in 
European  Languages  and  Literature,  Henri 
Joseph  Marie  Thomas  nf  Tnslitut  Francais  de 
Royaune   University. 

In  the  School  of  Social  Science,  Edgar 
Nathaniel  Johnson,  Political  Advisor  to  the 


Alain  Bosquet 

Charllon    Black    has 


Commanding  General  in  Berlin  following 
World  War  II,  has  been  named  Professor  of 
History,  and  Merrill  D.  Peterson,  a  former 
member  of  the  Brandeis  faculty  and  since 
1955  at  Princeton.  Associate  Professor  of 
American   History. 

Three  Assistant  Professors  have  been 
appointed.  Suzanna  W.  Miles,  veteran  of 
documentary  research  in  Guatemala,  will 
teach  Anthropology. 
Eugene  \  ictor  Walter 
and  Lawrence  Cabot 
Howard  have  been 
appointed  to  the  Poli- 
tics faculty.  Dr.  Wal- 
ter is  a  Rockefeller 
Fellow  in  Legal  and 
Political  Philosophy, 
and  Dr.  Howard  was 
on  the  Hofstra  Col- 
lege faculty.  Eugene 
been  named  Instructor  in  History. 

Visiting  Lecturer  in  Psychology  is  Adrian 
L.  Van  Kaam  of  Duquesne  University.  Harold 
A.  W.  Reiche  is  Lecturer  in  History,  and 
Marcel  K.   Richter,  Lecturer  in   Economics. 

School  of  Science 

Stanley  Deser  of  Harvard  Ihiiversity.  Visit- 
ing Associate  Professor  of  Physics;  Maurice 
Sussman  of  Northwestern  L'niversity,  Asso- 
ciate Professor  of  Biology;  and  Kenneth 
William  Ford  of  Indiana  University,  Associ- 
ate  Professor  of  Physics. 

Assistant  Professors  of  Chemistry  are 
Robert  Stevenson,  who  did  research  at 
Brandeis;  Myron  Rosenblum  of  the  Illinois 
Institute  of  Technology:  and  Paul  Brendel 
Dorain  of  the  Aeronautical  Research  Labora- 
tory in  Dayton,  Ohio. 

Three  new  Assistant  Professors  of  Bio- 
chemistry are  Gordon  Hisashi  Sato  of  the 
LIniversity  of  Colorado  School  of  Medicine; 
Robert  E.  Kane  of  Johns  Hopkins  University: 
and  Helen  Van  Vunakis  of  Albany  Medical 
College,  and  Senior  Research  Scientist,  New- 
York  State  Department  of  Health. 

Edgar  H.  Brown,  Jr.,  of  Brown  University, 
and  Joseph  John  Kohn  of  the  Princeton 
University  Institute  for  Advanced  Studies, 
have  been  named  .*\ssistant  Professors  of 
Mathematics,  and  Kirk  W.  McVoy  of  Brook- 
haven  National  Laboratory,  Assistant  Profes- 
sor of  Physics. 


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Mass.    Scholarships 
To  Seven  at  Brandeis 

Seven  Boston  area  students  will  attend 
Brandeis  University  under  scholarships 
made  available  through  the  recently- 
created  Massachusetts  .Scholarship  Foun- 
dation. They  are  among  205  June  gradu- 
ates who  will  receive  aid  in  grants  of  $200 
to  1800  according  to  an  announcement  by 
retired  Justice  Stanley  E.  Qua  of  Lowell,  , 
former  Chief  Justice  of  the  U.  S.  Supreme 
Judicial  Court,  president  of  the  founda-  ' 
tion,  and  Gov.  Foster  Furcolo,  ioiimlci 
and  trustee  of  the  group. 

Funds  to  underwrite  the  $100,000  pro 
gram  were  subscribed  largely  at  the  foun- 
dation's first  annual  $1000-a-plate  dinner 
held  in  Boston  last  spring. 


William  Gingold   Host 
At  Springfield,  111. 

Many    friends    of    the    University    in    1 
Springfield.    111.,    area    recently    gathered 
the  home  of  William  Gingold  to  review   I 
progress  of  Brandeis  l'niversity  and  see  l 
film  story  of  Brandeis. 

Mr.  Gingold  and  .\lbert  Myers  were  clia 
men    of    the    meeting    for     the    Springti 
Brandeis  Club. 


A.  O.  Samnels  Elected 
Fairfield  Club  Head     |. 

A  new  club  was  inaugurated,  its  officers 
installed,  two  Fellows  of  the  University 
inducted,  and  several  new  gifts  announced' 
at  the  Tenth  Anniversary  meeting  held  im 
Fairfield  County,  Conn. 

A.  O.  .Samuels,  whose  most  recent  gift 
was  announced  at  the  dinner  meeting,  served 
as  vice-chairman  of  the  meeting  committee,* 
was  inducted  as  a  Fellow,  and  was  installed 
as  club  president. 

Gov.  Abraham  Ribicoff  of  Comiecticut  and 
Dr.  Sachar  shared  speaking  honors  at  the 
Longshore  Country  Club  dinner  attended  by 
more  than  200.  The  Governor  was  also 
installed  as  a  Fellow. 

Jack  I.  Poses,  recently  elected  to  member- 
ship on  the  Board  of  Trustees,  was  meeting 
chairman.  Dr.  Julius  Rogoff.  a  Fellow  from 
Fairfield   County,   installed   the  new  Fellows. 

First  officers  of  the  Fairfield  County 
Brandeis  Club  are:  Mr.  Samuels,  president; 
Harry  J.  Carlin.  Frank  N.  Robinson.  Edmund 
Rubel,  vice-presidents;  Robert  Hirsch,  secre- 
tary;  and  Michael  Steinberg,   treasurer. 


laek  I.  Pcises  Laiinelie^  ilnique  Creative  Arts  Program 
InternationallT   Kn<»\vii   Artists   to   Reside   at  Brandeis 


Saul  G.  Cohen 


BRAI\DE1S  FACULTY  II\  MAl^IY  ]\ATIO]\S 
WITH  RESEARCH  AI\D  LECTURE  GRANTS 


Biaiuleis   Liiiiversily   faculty   memljers  will 
e      lecluring      and      fonducting      research 
liroughout  the  world 
his    year,    under 
rants    fidin    leadiuf; 
loundaticins   and   a> 
lisiting  faculty   meni- 
lers     at     major     col- 
eges  and  universities. 
On  sabbatical  leave 
ihis  coming  year.  Dr. 
Saul  G.  Cohen,  Dean 
)f   Faculty   and    Rita 
H.    Aronstam    Professor    of    Chemistry,    has 
ii-ieived      a      Guggenheim      Fellowship     for 
studies   of   the   reactions   of   free   radicals   in 
{solution   at   Kings   College   in    London,   Eng- 
land.    Dr.    Irving    G. 
Fine,    Frederic   R . 
Mann      Professor     of 
Music,  has  also  been 
awarded    a    Guggen- 
heim   Fellowship    for 
musical     composition, 
and     will    study    in 
Italy. 

Dr.  Abraham  H. 
Maslow,  Philip  Mey- 
'1^  Professor  of  Psychology,  is  spending  a 
\fi(r  in  Mexico,  where  he  was  recently  a 
It-.ilured  speaker  at  the  annual  meeting  of 
llu-  International  Society  for  General 
Siniantics.  At  Cologne  University  in  Ger- 
many, Dr.  Aron  Gurwitsch,  Associate  Pro- 
If— or  of  Philosophy,  holds  a  Fulbright  grant. 

Hawaiian  Politics 

In  Hawaii,  Dr.  Lawrence  Fuchs,  Associate 
I'infessor  of  Politics  on  the  Theodore  Roose- 
I'li  McKeldin  Foundation,  is  studying  racial 
I'Hillict  and  acc(jmniodation  in  Hawaiian 
|i"lilics,  under  a  grant  from  the  Social 
^1  iirice  Research  Council.  Dr.  Stanley 
Diamond,  Assistant  Professor  of  Anthro- 
l"iliigy.  is  in  Ghana.  Africa,  under  a  Ford 
Foundation  Grant,  for  a  year's  study  of 
lulniitive   native   tribes. 


Irving   G,  Fine 


Dr.  David  L.  P'alkoft,  Associate  Professor 
of  Physics  on  the  Buffalo  Foundation,  is  one 
of  2.5  American  scientists  awarded  Senior 
Postdoctoral  Fellowships  by  the  National 
Science  Foundation.  Dr.  Falkoff  is  studying 
at  the  California  Institute  of  Technology. 
Dr.  George  Fischer.  Associate  Professor  of 
History,  is  a  F'ellow  of  the  Center  for 
.\dvanced  Study  in  the  Behavioral  Sciences 
in  Palo  Alto.  Calif.  He  has  also  been  named 
Faculty  Research  F'ellow  of  the  Social 
Science   Research   Council. 


Bergen  County  Club 
Honors*  Harry  Yager 

The  Brandeis  (^lub  of  Bergen  County, 
N.  J.,  heralded  Brandeis"  decennial  year  with 
a  dinner  in  honor  of  Harry  ^ager  at  the 
Aldecress  Country  Club.  Demarest.  N.  J. 
Dr.  .Sachar  spoke  at  the  dinner  arranged  by 
a  committee  directed  by  Oscar  Schleiff  and 
co-chairman   Harold   Meltzer. 

Mr.  \  ager  is  president  of  the  Hebrew 
Home  for  Orphans  and  Aged,  president  of 
Temple  Beth-El  in  Woodcliff,  and  is  a  trustee 
of  the  Englewood  Jewish  Community  Center. 
He  has  also  served  as  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Directors  of  Beth  Israel  Hospital, 
N.  Y.,  is  a  past  president  of  the  Stationers 
Club,  and  is  associated  with  David  Kahn, 
Inc.,  world  iamous  fountain  pen  firm. 

Scientific  Equipment 

A  collection  of  scientific  ecjuipment  was 
designated  in  honor  of  Mr.  \ager  for  use  in 
the  science  laboratories  of  the  University. 

More  than  $.56,000  in  benefactions  to 
Brandeis  were  reported  at  the  dinner  meet- 
ing attended  by  210  guests.  A  $10,000 
scholarship  research  fund  in  practical  politics 
on  the  precinct  level  was  underwritten  by 
Walter  H.  Blum  and  William  Thurnauer 
of  Julius  Blum  and  Co..  Inc.  Executive 
Committeeman  Howard  Mack  created  a 
$.5000  scholarship  endowment  fund.  The 
guest  of  honor  and  his  wife  established  the 
David  and  Annie  Kahn  Foundation  Scholar- 
ship Endowment  in  memory  of  David  and 
Annie  Kahn.  A  $4000  gift  from  Archie  A. 
and  Louis  Struhl  will  create  a  full-tuition 
scholarship.  Fourteen  others  were  enrolled 
as  life  members  of  the  Brandeis  Clubs. 

Dr.  Herbert  \.  Baron,  Henry  Cohen,  I.  H. 
Davidson,  Martin  A.  Gettinger,  and  David 
Rukin  served  as  area  chairmen. 


Other  faculty  members  who  have  recently 
received  grants  include  Dr.  James  E.  Duffy, 
Associate  Professor  of  Spanish,  from  the 
-'\nierican  Council  of  Learned  Societies:  and 
Dr.  Herbert  Marruse,  Professor  of  Politics 
and  Philosophy,  who  lectured  at  the  Ecole 
Practique  des  Haules  Etudes  in  Paris. 
France,  under  a   Fulbiighl  grant. 

Irving  Howe.  \ssociate  Professor  of 
English,  will  spenil  the  coming  year  on  the 
faculty  of  \Va>ni-  I  niversity,  while  Mrs. 
Howe,   Leclincr  in   Humanities  and  Classics, 


To  Enhance  Program 
For  Creative  Arts 

Brandeis  L^  niversity  will  soon  embark  upon 
a    new   artist-in-residence   program   that   will 
bring  some  of  the  world's  greatest  artists  to 
the   Brandeis   campus 
^^unj^BBj        for   two   months   to   a 
jW^^^^^M        year  of  resident  work. 
4L  ^^H        ^'"^     program,     made 

M^  "  tI^H  possible  through  a 
A.  J  '^M        $2.50.000    grant    from 

^^  —Up        Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jack  I. 

^^^  ^  '    '  I'oses    of    New    York 

^^^^    ^^^B^j  intended    to 

^^^^    %^^BI        enrich      the     entire 
Jack   I.  Poses  creative  arts  program 

of  the  Lniversity. 
Mr.  Poses,  a  former  Fellow  of  the  Univer- 
sity, was  recently  elected  to  membership  on 
the  Brandeis  University  Board  of  Trustees. 
President  of  D'Orsay  Perfumes,  he  is  also 
director  of  Atlas  Plywood  Company;  director 
and  treasurer  of  Dorchester  Enterprises; 
director  of  the  Zandau  Manufacturing  Com- 
|iany:  and  vice-president  of  the  Toilet  Goods 
Manufacturing  Company. 

A  Fellow  of  Brandeis  University  since  1951, 
Mr.  Poses  received  his  B.A.  and  M.A.  degrees 
from  New  York  University. 

Rhode   Island   Club 
Honors    Rapaporte 

Dr.  Abrani  L.  Sachar  brought  the  story  of 
Brandeis  University  to  members  of  the 
Brandeis  Club  of  Rhode  Island  during  a 
recent  meeting  at  the  Ledgemont  Country 
Club,   Seekonk,   Massachusetts. 

Benjamin  Brier  was  chairman  of  the  pro- 
gram at  which  more  than  $56,000  in  new 
gifts  were  reported.  Fellow  Samuel  S. 
Rapaporte,  Jr.,  announced  a  gift  of  $25,000 
and  the  family  of  Fellow  Henry  Hassenfeld 
announced  a  $10,000  benefaction.  Eight  new 
life   members  were  subscribed. 

Mr.  Rapaporte  received  a  special  citation 
for  his  work  in  behalf  of  the  Ifniversity  and 
his  community.  He  has  made  possible  the 
construction  of  the  Treasure  Room  of  the 
new  Goldfarb  Library  Building  now  being 
built  at  Brandeis. 

.Associate  chairmen  ol  the  dinner  were: 
\Ir.  Rapaporte.  Merrill  L.  Hassenfeld.  .\rthur 
Kaplan,  and   Bertram   L.  Bernhardt. 


will  be  at  Michigan  Slate  University.  Dr. 
Robert  O.  Preyei,  Assistant  Professor  of 
English,  has  been  reappointed  to  the  faculty 
of  Freiburg  University  in  Germany  under  a 
Fulbright   grant. 


EIGHTE£]\  IVEW  FELLOWS  ELECTED  BY  TRUSTEES 


The  following  distinguished  leaders  from 
the  fields  of  education,  business  and  profes- 
sional life  have  been  named  Fellows  of 
Brandeis  University: 

Abel  Berland 

Chicago  lawyer  and  realtor  Abel  Berland 
is  past  president  of  the  Brandeis  University 
Club  of  Chicago  and  one  of  its  founders.  He 
is  executive  vice-president  of  Arthur  Rubloff 
and  Company.  Mr.  Berland,  who  was  selected 
First  Citizen  of  Chicago  in  1934,  is  the 
author  of  Americans  All.     " 

Leonard  Bernstein 

Mr.  Bernstein,  conductor  of  the  New  York 
Philharmonic  Orchestra,  is  a  former  Brandeis 
faculty  member.  The 
composer  of  numerous 
symphonies,  operas, 
and  film  scores,  he 
^  composed    the    scores 

<  '  -»  for  3  musicals:    Won- 

erful  Town,  Candide, 
i'^  Slllf"  and   B^'est  Side  Story. 

Mr.  Bernstein  has  con- 
ducted the  Israel  Phil- 
Leonard  Bernsfein         harmonic  Orchestra. 

Frank  Casly 

Boston  businessman  and  philanthropist 
Frank  Casty  is  president  of  the  Novelty  Bias 
Binding  Company  and  the  Universal  Stay 
Company.  The  Matilda  and  Frank  Casty 
Science  Laboratory'  in  Ford  Hall  was  desig- 
nated in  their  honor  by  the  Casty  family  and 
Massachusetts  friends. 

Hyman  Cohen 

Mr.  Cohen,  Boston  and  Auburn,  Maine, 
shoe  executive,  is  honorary  president  of  the 
Greater  Boston  Brandeis  University  Club 
and  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 
The  first  president  of  the  Greater  Boston 
Club,  he  is  president  of  Clark  Shoe  Co. 

Sidney  Farber 

Founder  and  scientific  director  of  the 
Children's  Cancer  Research  Foundation.  Dr. 
Farber  is  a  member 
of  the  faculty  of  Har- 
vard Medical  School 
and  pathologist-in- 
chief  and  chairman  of 
the  division  of  labora- 
tories and  research  at 
Children's  Medical 
Center  in  Boston.  He 
is  consultant  to  the 
Armed  Forces  Insti- 
tute of  Pathology,  U.  S.  Public  Health 
Service,  and  National  Cancer  Institute. 

Herman  Fineberg 

Mr.  Fineberg  is  president  of  the  Iron  City 
Industrial  Cleaning  Corp.  in  Pittsburgh.  He 
is  national  commissioner  of  B'nai  B'rith 
Hillel  Foundation,  and  has  served  as  presi- 
dent of  the  Jewish  Home  for  Aged  in  Pitts- 


Sidney  Farber 


burgh  since  1950.  He  was  formerly  president 
of  B'nai  B'rith  District  3  and  Pittsburgh 
Lodge. 

Barry  Golden 
Mr.  Golden  is  executive  vice-president, 
general  merchandise  manager,  and  a  member 
of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  Interstate  De- 
partment Stores.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Brandeis  University  National  Industries 
Plans  Council  and  a  member  of  the  Executive 
Planning  Committee  of  the  Larchmont- 
Mamaroneck  Brandeis  University  Club. 

Jennie  Grossinger 

Mrs.  Grossinger,  owner  of  the  famous  New 
York  resort  hotel,  has  received  citations  for 
her  charitable  works  from  the  United  States 
Coast  Guard,  Red  Cross,  March  of  Dimes, 
Boy  Scouts,  Damon  Runyon  Cancer  Fund, 
Fight  for  Sight,  Jewish  War  Veterans,  Jewish 
National  Fund,  and  Hadassah.  In  1955  her 
story  was  presented  on  the  television  pro- 
gram "This  Is  Your  Life." 


William 

Dr.  Haber,  Professor 
University  of  Michigan, 
served  as  advisor  to 
Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar 
and  as  consultant  to 
the  University  on 
academic  matters.  He 
is  chairman  of  the 
National  Hillel  Com- 
mission, president  of 
the  American  Over- 
seas Rehabilitation 
Training  Federation 
and   the   Central   Board 


Haber 

of  Economics  at  the 
has  for  many  years 


William  Haber 
World  ORT  Union. 


Henry  Hassenfeld 

Providence  manufacturer  and  philanthro- 
pist Henry  Hassenfeld  is  owner  of  Hassenfeld 
Brothers,  Inc.,  Pawtucket  pencil  and  toy 
manufacturing  company,  as  well  as  the 
Empire  Pencil  Co.  in  Shelbyville,  Tenn., 
and  the  Jerusalem  Pencil  Co.  in  Israel.  He 
is  one  of  the  founders  of  the  General  Jewish 
Committee  of  Providence,  Inc. 

Joseph  E.  Johnson 

Dr.  Johnson  is  a  trustee  of  the  World 
Peace  Foundation  and  director  of  the 
Council  on  Foreign  Relations.  He  has  repre- 
sented the  United  States  on  committees  on 
the  United  Nations  General  Assembly  and 
at  conferences  of  the  United  Nations.  A 
former  professor  of  history  at  Bowdoin 
College,  he  is  president  and  trustee  of  the 
Carnegie  Endowment  for  International  Peace. 

Oscar  Kolin 

Mr.  Kolin,  executive  vice-president  of 
Helena  Rubinstein,  Inc.,  is  a  director  of  the 
Toilet  Goods  Association,  and  a  former 
president  and  now  a  director  of  the  Fra- 
grance Foundation.  He  has  been  active  in 
the  cosmetics  industry  in  behalf  of  the  Fed- 
eration of  Jtwish  Philanthropies,  and  the 
United  Jewish  Appeal  of  Greater  New  York. 


Daniel  E.  Koshland 

San  Francisco  industrialist  Daniel  Kosh 
land  is  a  member  of  the  industrial  welfart 
commission  and  commissioner  of  the  Stati 
of  California.  He  has  served  as  vice-presiden 
and  treasurer  of  Levi  Strauss  and  Co.,  Sai 
Francisco;  as  an  executive  of  Lazard  Freres 
New  York  City  bankers;  and  as  assistan 
manager  of  the  Foreign  Dept.  of  thf 
Equitable  Trust   Co.  of   New   York. 

Fritz  Lipmann 

Dr.  Lipmann,  winner  of  the  Nobel  Prizt 
for  medicine  and  physiology  in  1953,  is  ; 
research  chemist  at 
Massachusetts  Gen- 
eral Hospital,  and 
Professor  of  Biologi- 
cal Chemistry  at  the 
Harvard  Medical 
School.  He  has 
studied  at  the  Univer- 
sities of  Koenigsberg, 
Munich,  and  Berlin.  Friti  Lipmann 

Herbert  Nickelson 

Mr.  Nickelson,  vice-president  of  the  L.  G 
Stewart  Insurance  Agency,  Inc.  of  Chicago 
was  the  organizer  and  first  president  of  th( 
Brandeis  Associates  in  Chicago.  A  Iif( 
member  of  the  Associates,  he  has  estab 
lished  a  scholarship  at  the  University 
memory  of  liis  mother.  He  is  president  o 
the  Park  Forest,  111.,  Insurance  Agency. 

David  Phillips 

Mr.  Phillips  is  a  native  of  Minneapolis 
where  he  was  a  founder  and  treasurer  o 
the  Jewish  Federation.  Now  living  in  Miam 
Beach,  he  was  a  founder  and  vice-presiden 
of  the  Home  for  the  Aged,  and  a  member  o 
the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Jewish  Federa 
tion.  A  founder  and  trustee  of  the  Dad< 
County  Cancer  Institute,  he  is  also  a  trustee 
of  the  Miami  Beach  Ml.  Sinai  Hospital. 

Louis  L  Rosenfield 

Col.  Rosenfield,  former  president  am 
treasurer  of  the  Lincoln  Oil  Co.  in  Boston 
is  a  World  War  II  veteran  and  recipient  o: 
a  citation  for  the  Army  Commendatioi 
Ribbon.  He  is  trustee  and  president  of  th( 
Patrons  for  Research  and  assistant  treasurer 
Beth  Israel  Hospital;  trustee  of  the  Com 
bined  Jewish  Appeal,  Associated  Jewish  Phil 
anthropies,  and  Jewish  Community  Center. 

Irving  Usen 

Boston  industrialist  Irving  Usen  is  presil 
dent  and  treasurer  of  the  Usen  Trawling^ 
Company  and  the  O'DonneU-Usen  Fisheriesj 
and  president  of  the  Usen  Canning  Company| 
He  is  a  past  president  of  the  Nationa 
Fisheries  Institute  in  Washington  and  formeJ 
chairman  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  th^ 
National  Fisheries  Institute. 


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>lost   Recent   Additi€»ns   to    Graduate    School    Program 


iiiversity    Joins 
looted    Institutions 

i 

I'or   Grad   Program 

Brandeis  University  has  become  the  first 
liege  in  the  country  to  be  added  as  a 
ember  of  the  Twenty-Nine  College  Plan 
!ice  the  group  was  originally  founded  in 
62  in  affiliation  with  the  Graduate  School 

Education  at  Harvard  University. 
Brandeis  will  join  with  twenty-nine  leading 
lieges  and  universities  in  the  country,  in- 
uding  Harvard,  Radcliflfe,  Sarah  Lawrence, 
.I.T..  Amherst,  Wellesley.  and  Williams,  in 
is  program  to  encourage  liberal  arts  college 
aduates  to  enter  teaching  careers. 
The  Ford  Foundation's  Fund  for  the 
ilvancement  of  Education  has  underwritten 
is  program  at  Harvard,  and  provides  schol- 
sliip  assistance. 

Now  30  Participating 

F.arli  participating  college  has  a  faculty 
iiimiiltee  who  recommends  graduates  of 
ii'ir  university  for  admission  to  the  program, 
Mi\i(les  information  to  students,  and  evalu- 
cs  applicants.  Students  recommended  by 
lis  committee  are  given  priority  for  admis- 
on  and  scholarships. 

The  program,  designed  for  liberal  arts 
udents  who  plan  to  go  into  teaching,  leads 
I  a  master  of  arts  degree  in  teaching. 
wo  programs  are  offered  to  candidates, 
illirr  an  internship  program  whereby  a 
inilidate  attends  classes  and  teaches  part 
iiif  for  a  full  year,  or  a  nine  month  program 
illi  less  actual  classroom  teaching. 

llu'  Brandeis  Selection  Committee  con- 
-1-  of  Joseph  F.  Kauffman,  Dean  of  Stu- 
"Til-;  Harold  Weisberg,  Associate  Professor 
I  Philosophy  and  Director  of  the  Summer 
'  ImmiI,  and  John  Burt  Wight,  Assistant 
roli'ssor  of  English. 


iR     ROBERT  MANNERS,   right,   discusses  life 
t    Brandeis   with    incoming   freshmen   this   fall. 


FOR  THE  SECOND  YEAR,  Alfred  Sharenow 
won  the  President's  Cup  of  the  Greater 
Boston  Brandeis  Club  during  the  Summer  Out- 
ing. At  the  presentation  were  (left  to  right): 
Rubin  Epstein,  Dr.  Sachar,  Mr.  Sharenow,  and 
Edward  Goldstein. 

Boston  Club  Outing 
Draws   300   Guests 
To  Mount  Washington 

Nearly  .300  members  of  the  Greater  Boston 
Brandeis  Club  attended  their  fourth  annual 
summer  outing  last  month  at  the  Mount 
Washington  Hotel,  Bretton  Woods,  N.  H. 
President  Edward  Goldstein  named  Rubin 
Epstein,  president  of  the  City  Bank  and 
Trust  Company  of  Boston,  to  serve  as  chair- 
man of  the  three-day  outing. 

Reservations  for  the  weekend  had  been 
exhausted  more  than  a  month  before  guests 
were  scheduled  to  arrive  at  the  hotel.  The 
ladies  participated  in  a  round  of  specially 
scheduled  sports  tournaments  and  activities 
arranged  by  Mrs.  Robert  Wise  of  Brookline. 

Alfred  Sharenow  topped  a  field  of  con- 
testants on  the  golf  course  to  win  the  Edward 
Goldstein  President's  Cup  for  the  second 
time.  Mr.  Sharenow  has  taken  the  trophy 
two  out  of  the  three  years  it  has  been 
awarded  and  will  become  its  permanent 
owner  if  he  can  carry  the  field  once  again. 

Among  the  committee  members  were: 
E^dward  Allen,  Henry  August,  Dr.  Benjamin 
M.  Banks,  Philip  Coleman,  Arnold  R.  Cutler, 
Harry  Finn,  Franklin  Fox,  Dr.  Henry  M. 
Goldman,  Frank  B.  Gordon,  Irving  Groper, 
Hon.  Joseph  B.  Grossman,  Howard  S.  Gutlon, 
Seymour  Hambro,  Morey  Hirsh,  Bert  L. 
Jacobs,  Sidney  L.  Kaye,  Leon  J.  Kowal, 
Elliot  J.  Labourene,  Bernard  L.  Landers, 
George  Lerman,  Milton  Linden,  Harold  M. 
Linsky,  Joseph  L.  Milhender,  Benjamin 
Nigrosh,  Sidney  Rabinowitz,  Dr.  Max  Ritvo, 
Hon.  David  A.  Rose,  Herbert  Savrann, 
William  Scheft,  Irving  Schwartz,  Joseph 
Schwartz,  George  Shapiro,  Emanuel  Sulkis, 
Mortimer  Weiss,  Harold  Widett,.  Robert 
Wise,  David  Yaffe,  and  Robert  Yusen. 


Martin  Kamen 


Dr.  Cyrus  Gordon 


Two  graduate  areas  in  widely  separated 
fields  will  be  introduced  at  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity this  year  bringing  the  total  number  of 
graduate  offerings  to  twelve. 

Dr.  Martin  D. 
Kamen,  formerly  of 
the  Department  of 
Biochemistry,  will 
open  the  new  pro- 
gram in  Biophysics. 
A  pioneer  in  the  link- 
ing of  the  physical 
properties  of  radio- 
isotopes to  medical 
applications  through 
biology.  Dr.  Kamen  will  now  direct  the  Uni- 
versity's efforts  in  the  linking  of  the  fields  of 
biology  and  physics. 

Dr.  Cyrus  Gordon,  just  returned  from  his 
second  trip  to  Crete  this  year,  will  head  the 
new  Department  of   Mediterranean  Studies. 
Former    director    of 
the  Graduate  School, 
Dr.    Gordon    will   de- 
vote his  full  schedule 
to  instruction  and  re- 
search.   In   1957,   Dr. 
Gordon  deciphered  an 
ancient    Semitic    lan- 
guage from  the  Island 
of    Crete    that    had 
baffled  the  experts  for 
a  half  century. 

Graduate  areas  now  include:  Chemistry, 
Music,  Psychology,  History  of  Ideas,  English 
and  American  Literature,  Microbiology,  Near 
Eastern  and  Judaic  Studies,  Physics,  Mathe- 
matics, Biochemistry,  Biophysics,  and  Medi- 
terranean Studies. 


Alumni  Association 
Elects  Walthamite 

Lawrence  J.  Kane  '57  has  been  elected 
president  of  the  Alumni  Association  of 
Brandeis  University.  A  native  of  Wal- 
tham,  Mass.,  and  graduate  of  St.  Mary's 
High  School,  Waltham,  he  is  a  para- 
trooperwar  correspondent  veteran  of  the 
Korean  War. 

Harry  Morrison  '57  of  Brooklyn  was 
named  vice  president,  Judith  PauU  Aron- 
son  '55  of  Brookline,  Mass.,  is  secretary, 
and  H.  Maurice  Goodman  '56,  treasurer. 

Peter  Kessner  '52  of  Roslyn,  N.  Y.,  a 
former  president  of  the  association  and 
Avrom  Zaritsky  '57  of  New  York  City  were 
elected  to  the  executive  committee.  The 
nominating  committee  is:  former  presi- 
dent Sanford  A.  Lakoff  '53,  SomervUle, 
Mass.;  Richard  Baldacci  '56,  Clementon, 
N.  J.;  Michael  Connolly  '57,  Waltham, 
Mass.;  Frank  Sherman  '54,  Brighton, 
Mass.,  and  Stanley  Mazer  '56,  Brooklyn. 


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Economics  Wing  in  Social  Science  Center 
To  Be  Named  lor  New  York  City  Publisher 


Joseph  L.  Morse 
of    the    256    acre 


The  Economics  Wiiifi  of  the  proposed 
Morris  Brown  Social  Science  Center  will  be 
named  in  honor  of  New  York  City  editor 
and  publisher  Joseph   L.  Morse. 

Mr.  Morse,  of  Mamaroneck,  N.  Y.  and 
Palm  Beach.  Florida,  is  nnderwriting  the 
construction  of  the 
Economics  Wing, 
which  will  occupy  the 
entire  penthouse  floor 
of  the  Social  Science 
Center.  Anthropology, 
Sociology,  History  and 
Psychology  areas  will 
also  be  located  in  the 
triple-level  center. 

Placed  in  tlie  heart 
Brandeis  campus  adjacent  to  a  new  center 
for  research  in  the  physical  sciences  and  the 
graduate  school,  the  Social  Science  Center 
will  contain  graduate  and  undergraduate 
classrooms,  faculty  offices,  seminar  rooms, 
reading  rooms,  lounges,  psychology  labora- 
tories, statistical  computing  facilities,  a  nur- 
sery school  clinical  laboratory,  and  the  Uni- 
versity's Psychological  Counselling  Center. 

The  Morse  Economics  Wing  will  include 
faculty  offices,  seminar  rooms,  classrooms, 
and  reading  rooms  for  undergraduate  and 
graduate  students  concentrating  in  this  field. 

Mr.  Morse  has  sei-ved  as  president  of 
linicorn  Books,  Inc.,  and  as  editor-in-chief 
of  the  New  Funk  and  Wagnalls  Encyclopedia, 
the  Universal  Standard  Encyclopedia,  and 
the  Unicorn  Book  of  the  Year.  A  graduate 
of  New  York  University,  he  received  his 
LL.B.  degree  there  in  1923,  and  was  admitted 
to  the  New^  York  Bar  in  1926.  In  1955  he 
received  an  LL.D.  from   Providence  College. 


Hub  Young  Executives 
Meet  With  Dr.  Sachar 

Seymour  Berman  of  Newton,  Mass.,  a  well- 
known  Boston  insurance  executive,  recently 
was  host  to  a  meeting  of  the  recently-formed 
Young  Executive  and  Professional  Croup  of 
the  Greater  Boston  Brandeis  Club.  Dr. 
Sachar  met  with  the  representatives  of  many 
fiehls  in  liie  sessii>n  at  the  home  of  Mr. 
liernian  and  disiusscd  the  University  and 
its  programs. 

Several  of  the  guests  became  life  members 
and  others  pledged  associate  memberships  in 
t!ie  Brandeis  Clubs. 


Three  I\ew  Chaplains 
Assigned  to  Brandeis 

Brandeis  I  niveisity  recently  announced 
the  names  of  three  new  chaplains  who  will 
serve  as  spiritual  advisors  to  the  University's 
Catholic.  Protestant,  and   .lewish  students. 

Rabbi  Manfred  Vogel 

Rabbi  Manfred  Vogel,  a  native  of  Israel 
and  prominent  speaker  before  Long  Island. 
Toronto,  and  Montreal  congregations,  is 
spiritual  advisor  to  the  B'nai  B'rith  Hillel 
Foundation.  Rabbi  Vogel  graduated  from 
London  liniversity  at  the  age  of  16,  and 
studied  at  U.C.L.A.  and  Wayne  University. 
He  received  his  master  of  arts  degree  from 
Columbia  and  is  now  working  on  his  doc- 
torate in  philosophy  there.  He  was  ordained 
to  the  Kabliinale  following  graduation  from 
the  .Jewisli  Theological  .'Seminary  of  \nierica. 
Rev.  John  Cummins 

Rev.  John  Cummins,  minister  of  the  First 
Parish  in  Waltham,  Universalist-Unitarian, 
serves  as  chaplain  to  the  Student  Christian 
Association.  A  native  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
and  former  pastor  of  the  First  Universalist 
Church  of  Brunswick,  Me.,  Rev.  Cummins 
received  his  A.B.  degree  from  Bowdoin  Col- 
lege. In  1950  he  was  awarded  the  S.T.B. 
degree  from  Harvard  University.  He  is  the 
son  of  Dr.  Robert  Cummins,  former  head  of 
the  Universalist  Churches  in  America,  and 
currently  special  consultant  to  the  U.  S. 
Dept.  of  State  in  Washington.  D.  C. 

Rov.  Arthur  F.  LeBlanc 

Rev.  Arthur  F.  LeBlanc,  C.S.P.,  a  native 
of  Swampscott,  Mass.,  and  former  chaplain 
at  N.Y.LI.,  has  been  assigned  by  the  Arch- 
diocese of  Boston  as  chaplain  of  the  Newman 
Club.  Father  LeBlanc,  a  veteran  of  service 
with  the  .Army  Air  Corps  in  World  War  II. 
received  his  bachelor's  degree  in  cheniistiy 
from  Norwich  University,  received  a  fellow- 
ship from  the  University  of  Notre  Dame, 
and  taught  pre-medical  students  at  St. 
Michaels  (College  before  beginning  his 
studies  as  a  Paulist  Father.  He  received  his 
master's  degree  in  philosophy  from  Catholic 
University  of  .'Vmerica,  and  in  guidance  from 
Boston  College,  and  has  worked  for  his  doc- 
toral degree  in  clinical  studies  at  Catholic 
University,  Fordham,  and  N.Y.U.  He  has 
recently  completed  a  series  of  programs  for 
NBC-T\    on   "Tile   Church   and   Psychiatry." 


Brandeis  University's  3-2  Prograiu  fc 
engineering  degree  candidates  has  been  ei 
hanced  by  a  J2.50.000  gift  to  the  Universit 
from  the  estate  of  the  late  Dallas  oil  ma 
and  communal  leader,  Dan  Danciger. 

A  quarter-million  dollar  scholarship  loa 
fund  established  by  trustees  of  the  estati 
Harry  L.  Jacobs  of  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  an 
Jacob  Feldman  and  Fred  Florence  of  Dalla 
will  open  the  engineering  field  to  gifte 
students  whose  personal  financial  resourcf 
are  insufficient  to  meet  the  high  cost  of  a 
engineering  education.  Some  of  the  student 
under  this  program  will  receive  outrigl 
scholarship  grants  and  others  will  receiv 
non-interest,  long-term  loans  to  be  repai 
after  they  enter  professional  life. 

Oil  Firm  President 

Mr.  Danciger  died  in  1955,  at  Fort  Wortl 
Texas.  A  native  of  Nevada,  Missouri,  h 
attended  the  Hebrew  llnion  College  at  Cii 
cinnati  and  the  University  of  Michigan  a 
.\nn  Arbor.  He  was  president  of  Dancige 
Oil  and  Refining  Company  of  Fort  Word 
Texas,  and  Tulsa,  Oklahoma. 

In  the  framework  of  Brandeis'  3-2  I'il 
gram,  engineers  will  be  entering  their  pn 
fessional  life  with  a  broad  education  in  th 
liberal  arts  and  a  competent  training  in  th 
field  of  their  choice.  Candidates  spend  thre 
years  at  Brandeis  and  two  at  either  Massa 
chusetts  Institute  of  Technology,  Californi 
Institute  of  Technology,  or  Carnegie  Institul 
of  Technology,  receiving  bachelor's  degree 
from  both  Brandeis  and  the  engineerin 
institution  on  the  completion  of  their  studies 

The  3-2  Program  was  inaugurated  at  Brar 
deis  to  balance  the  specialized  education  o 
the  engineering  expert  with  a  solid  inculca 
tion  of  human  values  through  a  basic  edu 
cation  in  the  liberal  arts  college. 


Morris  L.  Levinson 
Economies  Collection 
Created  by  Friends 

A  book  collection  in  economics  has  beei 
established  in  the  Brandeis  L  niversit 
Library  in  honor  of  Morris  L.  Levinson 
recent  guest  of  honor  at  a  Brandeis  Decennia 
Year  dinner  for  the  .'^carsdale -White  Plains 
N.  Y.,  community. 

Dr.  Sachar  was  the  principal  speaker 
Richard  G.  Flesch  ami  lb'nr>  Hofheimer.  Jr, 
v\ere  co-chairmen  of  the  event  at  whirl 
several  new  scholarships  were  announce! 
including  some  in  honor  of  Mr.   Levinson. 

Mr.  Levinson  is  a  graduate  of  the  \\  hartor 
School    of    Economics    at    the    Ihiiversity 
Pennsylvania    and    received    his    I.L.I!,    fron 
Yale  Universitv. 


Vallian  Manilc^iv  in  be  H€»n4»red  br  Park  Fcireist  Builders 
jrhroiigh  i'reatif^n  ni  Xeiv  Chair  in  Coniniiiiiitr  Planning 


DN  CAMPUS  for  groundbreaking  ceremonies 
it  the  site  of  the  new  Olin-Sang  American 
i^lvllization  Center,  a  gift  of  two  Chicago 
amilies,  are:  left  to  right,  Dr.  Sachar;  Mr.  and 
vlrs.  Burton  Olin.  Mrs.  Bernard  G.  Sang, 
^r.  and  Mrs.  Donald  Sang,  and  Bernard  G. 
Jang.  The  Ollns  and  Sangs  are  officials  of 
9oldenrod  Ice  Cream  Companies  and 
Humistan-Keeling   &   Co.,   wholesale   druggists. 


Or.  Saohar  Speak$i 
Vt  Florida  Dinner 

llaniUl  Tluiiinan.  president  of  the  Miami 
\aihiiial  Bank  and  the  Bank  of  Miami  Beacli, 
■I  n,i|  as  chairman  of  mure  than  60  friends 
il  liie  Lniversity  who  planned  the  Decennial 
\ear  dinner  for  Miami.  The  program  at 
Miami's  Barcelona  Hotel  was  under  tlie 
sponsorship  of  the  Brandeis  University  Club 
jf  Greater  Miami. 

Nearly  $.30,000  was  pledged  to  the 
Brandeis  Decennial  Fund  including  one  gift 
underwritten  by  singer  Eddie  Fisher  and 
\Ir.  Milton  Blackstone  of  Grossingers. 
Recenlly-elected  Fellow  Jennie  Grossinger 
was  among  the  guests  who  were  brought  up 
to  date  on  the  progress  and  aims  of  the 
University   by    Dr.    Sachar. 


BRANDEIS  GIRLS  admire  a   prom  gown  while 
unpacking  during  Freshman  Orientation  Week. 


Brandeis  Receives 
Lincoln  Biographies 
From    Philip    Sang 

111  his  secipiid  major  gilt  ol  historical 
treasures  this  year,  Philip  Sang  of  Chicago 
has  forwarded  three  manuscript  volumes  on 
Vbraham  Lincoln  and  a  13lh  century  \enum 
Bilile  for  inclusion  in  llie  Brandeis  I  niversity 
colleclion.  The  latest  treasures  from  Mr. 
Sang  include  the  handwritten  manuscript  of 
Arthur  Machen's  "Fleet  Street"  and  three 
autographed  documents  signed  by  Simon 
Bolivar.  The  presentation  also  included 
Charles  Allen  and  Thorndike  Rice's  "The 
Life  of  Lincoln"  118861.  S.  Roger  Gore's 
••Boyhood  of  Lincoln"  (19211.  and  Orton  H. 
(Jarniichaers  '"Lincoln's  Gettysburg  Address" 
(1917). 

Nine  folio  volumes  of  Shakespeare's  works 
with  96  engraved  plates  were  given  to  the 
Libraiy  by  Dr.  Leon  Kolb  of  San  Francisco. 
The  volumes,  edited  by  George  Sleevens. 
were  printed  in  London  in  1802.  Dr.  Kolb 
also  gave  16  graphic  works,  etcliings  and 
engravings  by  well  known  Disraeli  era  artists 
to  the  Brandeis  art  department. 

Two  Music  Collections 

Two  music  collections  were  presented  to 
the  Music  Library.  The  entire  classical 
music  library  of  the  late  Detroit  musician 
Jules  Klein  has  been  given  to  the  Brandeis 
Library  by  his  widow,  Mrs.  Lillian  Klein. 
The  collection  includes  works  on  every  phase 
of  the  small  concert  field,  including  chamber 
music,  small  symplionic  groups,  operas,  and 
solo  material,  by  almost  every  composer  of 
note  in  the  past  fifty  years.  Mrs.  Viola 
Addison,  president  of  the  Manhattan  Chapter 
of  the  Brandeis  Vi  omen's  Committee,  gave 
the  library  an  essential  C(dlection  of  bound 
piano  music  books,  including  works  of 
Beethoven.  Brahms.  Bach.  Schuliert.  Weber. 
Liszt,  and  others. 

Peter  H.  Brandt,  New  York  City  attorney, 
has  given  the  library  750  volumes  of  German 
and  French  classics.  Last  year  Mr.  Brandt 
also  presented  the  library  with  1.100  volumes 
of  German  books  on  art. 

From  Los  Angeles.  Justin  G.  Turner  has 
notified  the  University  that  lie  will  forward 
a  portrait  of  Abraham  Lincoln  by  Carvalho. 
Mr.  Turner,  a  student  of  the  Civil  War 
period  and  life  of  Lincoln,  recently  exhibited 
his  collection  of  historical  documents  and 
newspapers    on    the    Branileis    campus. 

The  (Jarvalho  portrait  depicts  Lincoln  with 
a  background  including  Diogenes  dropping 
bis  lantern  on  finding  an  honest  man. 


A  chair  lor  the  study  of  community  and 
regional  planning  has  been  endowed  at 
Brandeis  University  by  the  founders  of  Park 
Forest.  Illinois,  in  honor  of  their  senior 
associate.  Nathan  Manilow. 

The  Nathan  Manilow  Chair  in  Regional 
Planning  will  enable  the  area  of  sociology 
at  Brandeis  University  to  be  strengthened  so 
that  enlarged  provisions  can  be  made  for  an 
intensive  training  in  community  and  regional 
planning,  a  field  in  which  the  founders  of 
the  chair  have  pioneered. 


THE  FOUNDERS  of  Park  Forest,  III.,  recently 
met  at  Brandeis  to  discuss  the  creation  of  a 
chair  in  community  planning  named  for  their 
colleague,  Nathan  Manilow.  Left  to  right: 
Samuel  Beber,  Nathan  Manilow,  Dr.  Sachar, 
anc!    Philip    M.    Klutinlck,    a    Brandeis    Fellow. 

Brandeis  Fellow  Philip  M.  Klutznick, 
Samuel  Beber,  Jerrold  Loel)l,  and  Mr.  Mani- 
low. executives  of  the  American  Community 
Builders.  Inc..  which  founded  the  Park 
Forest  Community  in  Chicago,  are  endowing 
the  chair  at  the  University.  Mr.  Manilow  is 
a  blunder  and  treasurer  of  the  company. 
A  Model  Cily 

Park  Forest,  a  model  city  28  miles  from 
Clucago,  has  received  international  attention 
since  it  was  founded  in  1946  as  a  proving 
ground  for  a  wide  variety  of  planning 
theories.  In  contrast  to  a  housing  project. 
Park  Forest  contains  homes,  utilities,  schools, 
churches,  and  shopping  centers,  and  has 
established  its  own  governmental  units, 
school  boards,  and  police  and  fire  depart- 
ments. Fslablished  to  prove  that  planning 
is  essential  in  building  a  better  community, 
the  economic,  physical,  si>cial  and  political 
problems  of  architects  and  planners  develop- 
ing a  connnunity  were  first  solved  here. 

A  prominent  Chicago  communal  and 
residential  builder.  Mr.  Manilow  is  a  past 
president  of  the  Chicago  Metropolitan  Home 
Builders  Assn.,  and  has  served  as  treasurer, 
director,  executive  committee  member,  and 
mortgage  finance  c-(immittee  chairman  ii(  the 
National   Assn.  of   Home  Builders. 

Mr.  Manilow  is  president  of  Manilow 
Construction  Co.,  Inc.  in  Chicago;  and 
builder  and  developer  of  Jeffrey  Manor. 
Chicago;  Copeland  Manor,  Liberty  ville; 
Governors  Park,  Homewood;  and  Highland 
Park;  all  of  Illinois. 


SCIE]\€E    RESEARCH    FU]\DS    E]\DORSE    BRAJVDEIS    PROGRA]>IS{ 


Brandeis  Club  of  ]\.  Y. 
Opens  Lecture  Series 

A  New  \  ork  lecture  pregram  on  educa- 
tional topics,  sponsored  by  the  Brandeis 
University  Club  of  New  York,  opened 
October  14  for  a  series  of  programs  continu- 
ing until  March  10,  1959. 

The  symposia  for  alumni,  foster  alumni, 
and  friends  in  the  New  York  area  are  aimed 
toward  the  creation  of  an  enlightened  and 
effective  public  opinion  on  educational  ques- 
tions. They  will  be  held  at  the  Hunter  Play- 
house, 68th  Street  off  Park  Avenue,  at 
8:30  p.m.  on  the  scheduled  dates. 

Lecture  Program 

Oct.  14-TiiK  Cki.sis  in  Hk.hkr  Eoucation. 
George  N.  Shuster.  president.  Hunter  Col- 
lege; William  C.  Fels,  president,  Bennington 
College;  Stringfellow  Barr,  former  president, 
St.  John's  College;  and  Dean  Clarence  Q. 
Berger,    Brandeis    University. 

Nov.  6 -Is  TuERK  A  Beat  Generation? 
Authors  Kingsley  Amis  and  Jack  Kerouac; 
anthropologist  Ashley  F.  Montagu;  James 
Weehsler,  editor.  New  York  Post;  and  Dean 
Joseph  F.  Kauffman,  Brandeis   University. 

Dec.  16 -Impact  of  Science  on  Our  Cul- 
ture. Norman  Cousins,  Editor,  Saturday 
Review;  William  L.  Lawrence,  Science 
Editor,  New  York  Times;  Leonard  K.  Nash, 
Professor,  Harvard  University;  and  Brandeis 
Associate  Professor  Herman  Epstein. 

Jan.  13 -Role  of  the  University  in  the 
Arts.  Composer  Aaron  Copland;  Producer- 
Director  Harold  Clurman;  Sculptor  Jacques 
Lipchitz;  and  Associate  Professor  Edwin 
Burr   Pettet,   Brandeis   University. 

Feb.  18  -  New  Vistas  for  Social  Relations. 
Psychiatrist  Kurt  Goldstein;  Charles  Schott- 
land,  commissioner.  Social  Security  Division, 
U.  S.  Department  of  Health,  Welfare,  and 
Education;  Reuben  Hill,  director,  Minnesota 
Family  Study  Center,  University  of  Minne- 
sota; and  Julia  Henderson,  director,  Bureau 
of  Social  Affairs,  United  Nations. 

Mar.  10  Creative  Arts  Recital.  Brandeis 
University  students  and  faculty.  Robert 
Lincoln  Koff,  Director  of  Performing  Activ- 
ities  in   Music,   Brandeis   University. 

.\dmission  is  $1  and  the  subscription  fee 
for  the  entire  series  has  been  established  at 
$5.  Reservations  are  being  handled  by  the 
New  York  Office,  60  East  42nd  Street. 

Pittsfield,  Mass. 

Pittsfield,  Mass.,  Friends  of  Brandeis 
recently  met  at  the  home  of  Harry  Smith  to 
review  the  development  of  the  University 
and  its  prospects  for  the  future.  Emanuel 
Gilbert,  director  of  public  affairs,  was  prin- 
cipal speaker  for  the  evening  meeting. 

10 


Jacob  Barowsky  Host 
At  Holyoke  Meeting 

Mr.  Jacob  L.  Barowsky,  creator  of  the 
nationally  prominent  product  '"Lestoil," 
recently  served  as  host  for  a  meeting  of 
friends  of  the  University  in  the  Holyoke, 
Mass.,   area. 

The  main  lounge  of  the  Adell  Chemical 
Company,  producers  of  "Lestoil,"  was  the 
site  of  the  meeting  for  men  and  women 
interested  in  Brandeis.  Dr.  Sachar  outlined 
the  progress  in  the  first  ten  years  and  pro- 
jected plans  for  the  future.  More  than 
$15,000  in  gifts  were  pledged  to  Brandeis 
at  the  meeting. 

French  Government 
Makes  Special  Grant 
To   Summer   School 

The  Government  of  France,  through  its 
embassy  in  New  York  City,  made  a  direct 
grant  to  the  Brandeis  University  Summer 
School  this  year  to  "assist  outstanding 
students  in  their  studies  at  your  'Ecole 
d'ete.' " 

The  Summer  School  Institute  in  French 
Civilization  was  under  the  chairmanship 
of  Claude  A.  S.  Vigee,  B.E.  and  Regine  S. 
Levy  Professor  of  French  Civilization  at 
Brandeis.  Jean  B.  Duroselle,  Professor  of 
Political  Science,  Fondation  Nationale  des 
Sciences  Politiques,  France,  and  Stanley 
H.  Hoffman,  Assistant  Professor  of  Gov- 
ernment at  Harvard  University,  also  served 
on  the  institute  faculty. 

The  institute  covered  courses  entitled: 
"France  in  International  Relations,"  "So- 
cial and  Political  History  of  Modern 
France,"  and  "Ideology  and  Feeling  in 
Contemporary  French  Literature." 


Dr.  Sachar  Addresses 
Washington  Meeting 

Friends  of  Brandeis  University  in  the 
nation's  capital  attended  a  meeting  in  the 
home  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ben  E.  Singer  to  hear 
Dr.  Sachar  recount  the  progress  of  the  Uni- 
versity in  its  first  decade. 

Joel  S.  Kaufman  was  chairman  of  the 
meeting  for  more  than  40  guests  who  pledged 
almost  $25,000  lo  Brandeis.  Cecil  and  Joel 
Kaufman  iif  Washington  underwrote  one  of 
the  earliest  chairs  in  the  University  -  The 
Kaufman  Chair  in  Social  Sciences. 


Research  in  the  physical  sciences  ali 
Brandeis  University  has  focused  inter| 
national  attention  on  the  Waltham  campus 
as  increasingly  significant  contributions  are 
being  made  in  numerous  areas  of  research 
Grants  to  faculty  members  and  research 
groups  at  Brandeis  have  come  from  almosi 
every  major  institution  and  foundation  fni 
research,  and  last  year  more  than  $l,000,On( 
was  directed  to  Brandeis  to  support  and 
encourage   scientific   research. 

Within  four  months  this  year  (May- 
August),  $301,898  was  awarded  to  members 
cif  the  various  science  departments  for  im- 
portant research  in  problems  of  cancer, 
heart,  and  other  diseases. 

.4mong  the  organizations  that  have 
recent  months  announced  grants  to  members 
of  the  Brandeis  science  faculty  are  the 
National  Institutes  of  Health,  Air  Force, 
National  Science  Foundation,  Ofiice  of  Naval 
Research.  American  Cancer  Society,  and 
American   Heart  Association. 

Nathan  O.  Kaplan 

One  of  the  largest  grants  in  the  area  for 
the  study  of  cardiovascular  disease  and  ri- 
lated  subjects  was  awarded  by  the  American 
Heart  Association  to  Dr.  Nathan  O.  Kaplan, 
chairman  of  the  Biochemistry  Department. 

Other  significant  grants  have  been  awarded 
fur  research  under  the  following  faculty 
members:  Saul  G.  Cohen,  Dean  of  Faculty 
and  Rita  H.  Aronstam  Professor  of  Chemis- 
try: David  L.  Falkoff,  Associate  Professor 
of  Physics  on  the  Buffalo  Foundation;  Silvan 
S.  Schweber,  Associate  Professor  of  Physics 
(in  the  Henry  Nelson  Hart  Foundation; 
Orrie  M.  Friedman,  Associate  Professor  of 
Biochemistry  on  the  Helena  Rubinstein 
Foundation;  Maurice  Sussman,  Associate 
Professor  of  Biology. 

Also,  Morris  Soodak,  Visiting  Assistant 
Professor  of  Biology  and  Biochemistry; 
Gordon  Hisashi  Sato,  Assistant  Professor  of 
Biochemistry  on  the  Rosenstiel  Foundation; 
Jerome  A.  Schiff,  Assistant  Professor  of 
Biology;  Lawrence  Grossman,  Assistant  Pro- 
fessor of  Biochemistry  on  the  Rosenstiel 
Foundation;  Lawrence  Levine,  Assistant  Pro- 
fessor of  Biochemistry  on  the  Rosenstiel 
Foundation;  Mary  Ellen  Jones,  Assistani 
Professor  of  Biocliemistry;  William  ]'. 
.lencks.  Assistant  Professor  of  Biochemistr> 
on  the  Rosenstiel  Foundation;  and  Myron 
Rosenblum,  Assistant  Professor  of  Chemistry. 

A  recent  grant  has  been  announced  from 
the  National  Science  Foundation  to  four 
members  of  the  Mathematics  Department. 
Associate  Professor  on  the  Benjamin  S.  Kal/ 
P'oundation  Oscar  Goldman;  Associate  Pro- 
fessor Leon  Ehrenpreis;  Associate  Professor 
Arnold  S.  Shapiro;  and  Assistant  Professor 
Maurice  Auslander. 


'llriedland  Research  Center  Laboratories  Underi^ritteii 
Ihrough  Recent  Gift  from  Louis  H.  Salvage  of  Lynn 


DNORARY  DEGREE  RECIPIENTS  and  participants  at  Brandels  University's  seventh  Commence- 
3nt  June  8  included  (left  to  right):  Rev.  Edward  B.  Sunn,  President  of  Georgetovi^n  University; 
orman  S.  Rabb,  a  founding  trustee  of  Brandeis;  J.  R.  Killlan,  Jr..  Special  Assistant  to  the 
esldent  of  the  United  States  for  Science  and  Technology,  and  President  (on  leave)  of 
lassachusetts  Institute  of  Technology;  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar.  President  of  Brandeis;  Abba  Eban, 
Gael's  Ambassador  to  the  United  States  and  commencennent  speaker;  Abraham  Feinberg, 
esldent  of  the  Brandeis  Board  of  Trustees;  and  John  W.  Nason,  former  President  of  Swarthmore 
jollege.  Back  row:  Hollis  F.  Price.  President  of  LeMoyne  College;  Alvln  D.  Chandler.  President 
!  the  College  of  William  and  Mary;  Harvle  Branscomb,  Chancellor  of  Vanderbllt  University; 
irael  Goldstein,  Rabbi  of  Congregation  B'nal  Jeshurun  in  New  York  City;  Harry  A.  Wolfson, 
lathan  LIttauer  Professor  Emeritus  of  Hebrew  Literature  and  Philosophy  at  Harvard  University; 
id   Otto   F.   Kraushaar,   President  of  Goucher  College. 


I^ornian  Feldman  Cited 
it    Liquor    Industry 
[>inner   in   Chicago 

Norman  Feldman,  director  of  the  Wine 
11(1  Spirits  Wholesalers  of  America  and  head 
f  Federal  Wine  and  Liquor  Company  of 
er-ey  City  and  Atlantic  City,  N.J.,  was 
uist  of  honor  at  a  Liquor  Industry  Decen- 
lial  Year  Dinner  in  Chicago. 

Harold  L.  Renfield,  president  of  Renfield 
mpiirters,  Ltd.,  of  N.  Y.,  was  dinner  chair- 
nan  and  B.  C.  Ohlandt,  vice-president  of 
National  Distillers,  was  toastmaster.  More 
liin  400  members  of  the  industry  were 
11  the  dinner  in  Chicago's  Palmer  House. 

Tc.  commemorate  the  event,  a  special 
iluary  to  be  known  as  the  Norman  Feldman 
Hook  Collection  in  English  Literature  has 
111' II  established  within  the  Brandeis  Uni- 
voi>ity  Library. 

\Ir.  Feldman  is  vice-president  of  the 
Hiiilsun  County,  N.  J.,  Heart  Association; 
a  member  of  the  Key  Man  Joint  Defense 
Afipeal;  national  chairman  of  the  Wine  and 
Spirits  Division  of  JDA;  president  of  the 
I'ui^li  Education  Association  of  Essex 
(bounty,  N.  J.;  a  member  of  the  board  of 
National  Association  JEA;  and  a  member  of 
tht-  executive  committee  of  the  Jewish  Com- 
nuiiiity  Council  in  Essex  County. 


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Gustav  Ranis  '52  will  spend  the  next 
two  years  in  Karachi,  Pakistan,  as  an 
economist  for  the  Ford  Foundation.  He 
was  recently  married  to  Ray  Lee  Finkel- 
stein  '56. 

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Herbert  S.  Lewis  '55,  who  is  married  to 
the  former  Marcia  Barbash  '58,  will  be  in 
Ethiopia  for  an  18-nionth  study  under  a 
grant  ($11,000)  from  the  Ford  Foundation. 
He  is  a  candidate  for  the  doctorate  in 
anthropology  at  Columbia  University. 

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Lt.  Sanford  Engelberg  '54  is  stationed 
in  Thule,  Greenland,  with  the  U.  S. 
Air  Force. 

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Pfc.  Richard  Baldacci  '56  received  a 
special  certificate  of  commendation  for  25 
paintings  depicting  scenes  from  the  Old  and 
New  Testaments  in  the  chapel  of  the  738th 
Missile  Battalion  in  New  Jersey.  As  an 
undergraduate,  he  was  cited  as  the  "out- 
standing student  in  the  creative  arts." 


Louis  H.  Salvage 


Louis  H.  Salvage  of  Lynn,  Massachusetts, 
a  Fellow  of  the  University,  has  underwritten 
costs  of  construction 
of  an  entire  floor  of 
the  new  Friedland 
Science  Research 
Center   at    Brandeis. 

The  ground  floor  of 
the  three-story  build- 
ing will  become  the 
Louis  H.  Salvage 
Wing  under  provi- 
sions of  a  gift  to  the 
University  from  the  prominent  shoe  manu- 
facturing executive.  Last  year  Mr.  Salvage 
was  co-chairman  of  the  nationwide  shoe  and 
leather  dinner  in  behalf  of  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity held  in  Chicago  during  the  shoe  show. 

Key  research  facilities  in  the  Salvage  wing 
include  a  fermentation  laboratory,  an  organic 
preparation  laboratory,  a  chromotography 
laboratory,  a  protein  chemistry  laboratory, 
and  a  biochemical  preparation  laboratory. 
Many  of  the  operations  of  these  laboratories 
will  be  essential  to  research  work  in  all  other 
areas  of  the  building.  Much  primary  work 
necessary  before  specific  investigation  begins 
will  be  completed  in  the  Salvage  wing.  Its 
laboratories  will  contribute  to  those  con- 
ducting research  into  cancer,  heart  disease, 
and  radiation  sickness. 

Former  Association  President 

Mr.  Salvage  is  a  former  President  of  the 
New  England  Shoe  and  Leather  Association 
and  is  a  director  of  the  National  Shoe  Manu- 
facturers" -\ssociation  and  the  National  Shoe 
Institute.  During  World  War  II,  he  served 
on  the  War  Production  Board's  Industry- 
Advisory  Committee. 

He  was  general  chairman  of  the  Com- 
liined  Jewish  Appeal  in  1944  and  1945.  He 
now  serves  as  trustee  of  Temple  Israel, 
Boston;  trustee  of  the  Associated  Jewish 
Philanthropies,  and  Combined  Jewish  Appeal 
of  Boston;  trustee  of  Beth  Israel  Hospital; 
and  director  of  the  210  Associates.  He  is 
past  chairman  of  Businessman's  Council, 
.Associated   Jewish   Philanthropies. 

In  Bostons  North  Shore  area  he  is  active 
in  the  Children's  Medical  Center  drive,  a 
member  of  Temple  Emanu'El,  Swampscott, 
a  trustee  of  the  Jewish  Community  Council 
in  Lynn,  and  a  director  of  the  Lynn  Hospital. 


Richard  Wernick  '55  was  the  musical 
director  for  a  13-week  children's  educational 
ballet  program  presented  by  the  Canadian 
Broadcasting  Corporation. 

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Stanley  F.  Chyet  '52  is  the  author  of 
an  article  published  in  a  recent  issue  of 
Anterican  Jetci»h  Archives, 


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Many  New  Scholarships  Announced 
At  Transportation  Industry  Dinner 


LEADERS  OF  THE  NATION'S  TRANSPORTATION  INDUSTRY  pictured  at  the  recent  dinner  In 
behalf  of  Brandels  University  Included:  (sitting  left  to  right)  Benny  Friedman,  director  of 
athletics  at  Brandels:  Jack  L.  Keeshin,  C.  A.  Conklin  Motor  Line,  Chicago;  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar; 
toastmaster  David  C.  Gold.  National  Transpo.-tatlon  Company,  Bridgeport;  and  Samuel  Plnsly. 
Boston.  (Standing)  Harris  J.  Klein,  Interstate  Motor  Carriers,  N.  Y.;  Max  Krlnslty,  Highway 
Express  Company,  N.  Y.  C;  Harry  Marks,  M  &  M  Transportation  Company,  Boston;  Meyer  J. 
Butensky,    Branch    Motor    Express,    N.    Y.    C;    and    Gerald    W.    Eskow,    Yale    Transportation    Corp. 

"  Mure  lliaii  a  dozen   new  siiiulaislii])  funds 

were  announced  at  the  recent  Transpurtalion 
hiiiuslry  dinner  for  Brandels  University, 
liostonian  Harry  Marks  was  guest  of  honor 
as  2.S0  representatives  of  the  industry  from 
all  parts  of  the  nation  joined  in  a  tribute 
to  Mr.  Marks  and  Brandeis. 

Samuel  M.  and  Jesse  Pinsly  of  Boston 
created  a  $25,000  endowment  scholarship, 
and  the  guest  of  honor  announced  a  $1.S.000 
benefaction  during  the  dinner.  Other  schol- 
arships were  created  by:  David  Ginsburg. 
Gindy  Manufacturing  Company.  Downington. 
Penn.;  Meyer  .1.  Butensky,  Branch  Motor 
Express  Co..  New  York  City;  David  B. 
Charnay.  Highway  Trailer  Co.,  New  York 
City  and  Edgarton.  Wise:  Simon  Fisher. 
Spector  Freight  System.  Inc..  Chicago;  Sol 
Katz.  Strick  Trailer.  Philadelphia;  .[ack  L. 
Keeshin.  Keeshin  Transport  System.  Chicago; 
Max  and  Samuel  Krinsky.  Highway  Express 
Company.  New  York  City;  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
.lordan  Lippner.  Feuer  Transportation  Coni- 
|)any.  Yonkers.  N.  Y.;  Zabarsky  Foundation, 
St.  Johnsbury  Trucking  Company.  St.  Johns- 
bury,  Vt.;  and  Harris  J.  Klein,  Interstate 
Motor  Carriers  Agency,  N.  Y.  Many  other 
gifts  were  designated  in  honor  of  Hari-y 
Marks,  and  some  were  applied  to  a  book  col- 
lection established  in  his  name  at  Brandeis. 
General  Chairmen  of  the  dinner  were 
Robert  E.  Cooper.  Jr..  of  Cooper-Jarrett,  Inc.. 
Jersey  City,  N.  J.;  Harris  J.  Klein.  Max 
Krinsky.  and  Uwight  L.  Sutherland  of 
Middle  Atlantic  Transportation  Company, 
liu-..  New  Britain.  Conn.  David  C.  Gold. 
.\alional  Transportation  Company,  Bridge- 
port, Conn.,  was  toastmaster. 


William  P.  Goldiiian 
Honored  in  Nenv  York 
By  Clothing  Industry 

A  dean  of  America's  clothing  industry  was 
honored  by  his  colleagues  during  a  Brandeis 
Iniversity  Decennial  Year  dinner  in  New 
York.  William  P.  Goldman,  head  of  William 
P.  Goldman  &  Bros.,  received  the  accolades 
of  more  than  350  representatives  of  the 
clothing  industry  meeting  at  New  York's 
.Sheraton-East  Hotel. 

Samuel  Eisenberg,  Colin  Hall  Clothes,  Ltd., 
and  Fred  N.  Witty.  Witty  Bros.,  were  dinner 
chairmen.  Dr.  Sachar  tielivered  the  main 
address. 

Dr.  Sachar  also  announced  the  creation  of 
the  William  P.  Goldman  Book  Collection  in 
Judaic  Studies  in  the  Brandeis  University 
Library  in  honor  of  his  "83  years  of  service" 
to  the  community  and  the  University.  Mr. 
Goldman  received  a  citation  recalling  his 
exemplary  integrity  and  llu-  esteem  and 
affection  in  which  he  i>  lii-ld  by  associates, 
i-niployecs.  idinpclilois.  and    labor   leaders. 

Guests  al  llic  dinner  pledgcil  more  than 
$.3.5,000  lo  llie  I  nhcrsity  and  created  eight 
new  scholarships.  \  .?7..)0()  gift  from  the 
Si<lney  llillinaii  Koundalioji.  Amalgamated 
Clothing  Workers  iti  .\nierica.  was  designated 
for  the  continuance  of  the  Sidney  Hillman 
Lecture  Series  ami  the  creation  of  the  Harry 
S.  Truman  Chair  in  .American  Civilization. 

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.Mrs.    Charles    Kevson    of    Kye,    New   Yoij  i    , 
wife  of  the  founder  of  Kevlon  Cosmetics,  h|  ''' 
made  a  $.50,000  benefaction  to  Brandeis  Lj 
versily  for  the  expansion  of  its  undergraduu 
intramural   alblelic  program  for  women.  i 

Benny  Friedman.  Director  of  Athleli 
and  former  Michigan  AU-.America,  In 
developed  an  intramural  program  for  woni. 
in  basketball.  Softball,  volleyball,  tenii 
badminton,  and  archery. 

Brandeis     lias     two     outstanding     woni. 
athletes    on    its   physical    education    faciill 
Miss   Anna   C.   Nichols   not   only   coaches 
the  women's  intramural  sports  program.  lii| 
has  also  coached  the  men's  swimming   le.i 
fipr  the  past  two  seasons.    Mrs.  Lisel  0pp.- 
heim  Judge,  women's  fencing  coach,  is  rait 
as  one  of  the  top  ten  women  fencers  in  tl|| 
world. 

The  overall  Brandeis  physical  educatio 
program  includes  varsity  participation  i 
football,  basketball,  baseball,  track  an 
sviimming. 

Amateur  Level 

In  citing  Mrs.  Revson  for  the  gift.  D 
Abram  L.  Sachar,  President  of  Brandei:  *"' 
said:  "As  a  liberal  arts  institution,  we  shoul 
encourage  and  enhance  all  competitiv 
activity  on  an  amateur  level.  The  develoj 
ment  of  individual  skills,  welded  into  tear 
cooperation,  can  best  be  expressed  in  th 
school    environment." 

The  gift  from  Mrs.  Revson  will  also  b 
used  to  encourage  intercollegiate  athletic 
for  women  in  the  Brandeis  area.  Revsoi 
trophies    will    be   awarded    annually    to    out 


standing  women  athletes  from  Brandeis  ant 


other    nearl 
program. 


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Friends  in  Baltimore 
Elect  John  Meyerhoff 


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Club  elections  and  a  Decennial  Yeai 
dinner  have  kept  the  Brandeis  Club  ol 
Baltimore  busy  in  recent  months.  Joh 
Meyerhoff  was  elected  to  lead  the  Baltimorf 
group  and  Sen.  William  F.  Know  land  ol 
California  was  guest  speaker  at  the  meeting 
at  the  Woodholme  Country  Club.  Pikesville, 
Md.  Herman  Blunienthal  was  dinner  chair- 
man. 

Retiring  president  .Nathan  S.  Jacol).son 
announced  the  new  slate  of  officers  includ- 
ing: Emanuel  \.  Dcitz  and  Morton  M. 
Macht,  vice-presidents,  and  Jose|)b  C.  Grant, 
treasurer.  .Arthur  Kramer.  Robert  Meyer- 
hoff, and  Irving  Smith  are  the  other  retiring 
officers.  Gov.  Theodore  R.  McKeldin  is 
honorary  president. 


I'li^sieal   and   Academic    Meni€»rials 
Have  been  Instituted  l§»Tnib«»lizin^  H 


to   David   K.  Xiles 
is  Aid  in  Brandeis 


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oiiorod  Seiilptors 
eatured   in   Show 
Braiidois  Campus 

Two  winners  of  Biandeis  University  Crea- 
;  Arts  Awards  Commission  recognition 
1958  were  featured  in  a  special  Festival 
Sculpture  on  campus  this  summer. 
acques  Lipchitz.  first  sculptor  to  win  the 
andeis  University  Creative  Arts  Awards 
mmission  medal  for  pre-eminence  in  his 
,  and  Richard  Lippold.  first  sculptor  to 
n  the  commissioirs  $1500  grant-in-aid  for 
louragement  in  his  promising  career,  were 
itured  in  the  show.  Works  from  the  collec- 
n  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bernard  .1.  Reis  of 
!W  York  City  were  shnwii  with  the  con- 
nporary  pieces. 

Sculptor  Lipchitz.  a  native  of  Lithuania, 
idied  art  in  Paris  and  worked  there  until 
orld  War  II.  Since  1941  he  has  occupied 
New  York  studio.  Simultaneously  with  his 
andeis  show.  116  other  pieces  of  his  work 
re  on  a  European  lour  incluiling  the 
ussels  Fair. 

Richard  Lippold.  a  native  nf  Milwaukee, 
ceived  his  hachelor  of  fine  arts  degree  from 
Art  Institute  of  Chicago.  He  began  his 
If-taught  work  in  wire  construction  while 
the  faculty  at  the  Univershy  of  Michigan. 

received  a  commission  from  Walter 
opius  for  '"World  Tree"  for  the  Harvard 
w  School  Center,  and  was  commissioned 
the  Metropolitan  Museuin  of  Art  for 
rk    in    gold    "Variation    Within    a    Sphere 

10:    The  -Sun." 


Irussels  Fair  Trip 
(iveii  Music  Student 

\  lirandeis  Liniversity  music  student  from 
"iikfrs.  N.  Y..  was  selected  as  one  of 
•■  ;:roup  of  young  American  musicians 
im^enting  the  United  States  at  the 
iii--i'ls   World's   Fair   this   summer. 

Slifila  Rolihins,  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
rnianl  Rohliins.  was  chosen  as  a  violinist 
illi  I  he  .luilliard  Orchestra,  which  per- 
'iini-il  at  the  World's  Fair  and  in  other 
urupean    countries,    under   the    sponsorship 

llii"  American  National  Theatre  Associa- 
"II     Miss  Robbins  is  in  the  class  of  1960. 


The  major  art  area  in  the  new  Goldfarli 
Libraiy  Building  will  be  named  in  memory  of 
Wilhelm  Weinberg,  late  Scarsdale,  N.Y.,  art 
collector  and  philanthropist,  and  his  family. 

Under  terms  of  the  benefaction  from  Mr. 
Weinberg's  estate,  yearly  undergraduate  and 
graduate  tuition  scholarships  will  also  be 
awarded  to  students  majoring  in  the  arts  and 
international  relations,  to  students  from 
Israel,  and  to  children  of  Nazi  victims. 

Executors  of  the  estate  are  the  late  Mr. 
Weinberg's  attorney,  Richard  Netter,  of  the 
law  offices  of  Netter  and  Netter  in  New  York, 
his  accountant.  Carl  Weil,  and  his  secretarv. 
Dr.  Sol  L.  Frieder. 

The  Weiidierg  Art  Area,  in  memory  of  Mr. 
Weinberg,  his  wife  Margit,  and  his  children, 
Edgar  George  Paul,  Gabrielle  Louise,  and 
Rudi  Ludwig  Charles,  will  include  a  large 
study  area,  where  art  slides  and  other  visual 
aid  eijuipment  and  reference  material  will  be 
located.  A  museum-type  exhibition  area  will 
have  display  cases  where  the  perinanent  col- 
lections of  the  University  will  be  housed  and 
special  collections  displayed. 

Mr.  Weinberg  was  a  native  of  Germany, 
later  moving  to  Paris  and  The  Netherlands, 
where  he  became  internationally  known  as 
a  banker,  financier,  security  analyst,  and 
arbitrager.  He  became  a  citizen  of  the 
United  States  following  the  death  of  his  wife 
and  three  children  in  Holland  during  the 
.Second  World  War. 

A  great  enthusiast  of  art,  music,  and  litera- 
ture, Mr.  Weinberg's  collection  of  paintings 
and  statuary  received  international  attention 
when,  following  his  death  in  February,  1957, 
they  were  auctioned  in  London. 


THE  RABB  GRADUATE  CENTER  has  been 
featured  on  the  cover  of  the  new  book 
"Higher  Education  in  Transition"  published 
recently  by  Harper  and  Brothers,  New 
York.  A  reproduction  of  Harvard  College 
In  1725  was  used  with  this  photo  to  show 
the  oldest  and  newest  In  American  educa- 
tional  architecture. 


The  late  David  K.  Niles,  an  early  trustee 
of  Brandeis  University  and  administrative 
assistant  to  Presidents  Roosevelt  and  Tru- 
miin,  will  be  memorialized  through  the  dedi- 
cation of  a  room  and  a  fellowship  program 
in  his  name  at  Brandeis. 

The  Brandeis  trustees  have  voted  to  memo- 
rialize their  former  culleague  through  the 
creation  of  a  David  K.  Niles  Room  in  the 
Olin-Sang  American  Civilization  Center. 
This  room,  in  keeping  with  the  lifetime 
efforts  of  Mr.  Niles.  will  be  devoted  to  the 
study  ol  ethnic  minorities  and  their  well 
being. 

The  Djvid  K.  Niles  Fund  of  Bo-Ion.  under 
the  chairmanship  of  Louis  P.  .Smith,  has 
made  a  grant  to  Brandeis  for  the  Niles  Room. 
Mrs.  Eleanor  Roosevelt  is  honorary  chairman 
of  the  Niles  Fund. 

Ill   American   Government 

Abraham  Feinberg,  (!hairman  of  the  Bran- 
deis Trustees,  reports  that  the  board  has  also 
created  the  David  K.  Niles  Teaching  Fellow- 
ship in  American  Government.  This  program 
will  provide  a  fellowship  for  an  outstanding 
graduate  student  working  toward  a  career  in 
American  government  service. 

Mr.  Niles  became  a  Trustee  of  Brandeis 
University  in  1949  and  served  until  his  sud- 
den death  in  1952.  .lust  as  he  was  instru- 
mental in  building  the  Ford  Hall  Forum  to 
one  of  the  nation's  best  known  platforms  of 
free  discussion,  Mr.  Niles  assumed  an  early 
leadership  role  in  the  development  of  Bran- 
deis. He  played  a  major  part  in  the  evolu- 
tion and  implementation  of  the  nation's 
political  philosophy  during  the  1929-1952 
era;  in  the  establishment  ol  the  President's 
Committee  on  Civil  Rights;  and  in  the  emer- 
gence of  the  State  of  Israel. 


Friedman  Addresses 
Three  Texas  Groups 

Friends  of  the  University  in  the  Lone  Star 
State  recently  welcomed  Benny  Friedman, 
Director  of  Athletics,  to  meetings  at  Fort 
Wiirth,   Galveston,  and   San    Antonio,  Texas. 

In  Fort  Worth,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Arthur  Gins- 
berg were  hosts  at  a  reception  in  their  home. 
Sponsors  of  the  meeting  included:  Lou  Bar- 
nett,  Leon  Bracbman,  Ben  Ellman,  Arthur 
Ginsburg,  Henry  Mack  and  Henry  Simon. 

Mr.  Bernard  Karotkin  was  chairman  of  the 
San  .\ntonio  meeting.  The  program  was 
under  the  sponsorship  of  Nathan  Dreeban. 
Irving  Frank,  .lake  Karotkin  and  Jessie 
Oppenheimer. 

Galveston's  Hotel  Jean  LaFille  was  the 
site  of  a  luncheon  for  ( jiach  Friedman.  David 
Nathan  was  chairinan  of  the  special  program. 


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DEVELOPinElMT    COUIWIL    COiVTIiVl/ES    TO    BUiLD    ElVDOWMEl^ 


Mrs.  Ruth  G.  Ro^te  A^ain  Selected 
To    Head    Woioen's    Committee 


Class  of  1958  Elects 
First  Alumni  Officers 

Andrew  B.  Shapiro,  son  of  Brandeis  Fellow 
Alfred  Shapiro,  has  been  elected  by  members 
of  the  Class  of  1958  to  serve  a  two-year 
term  as  president  of  the  Alumni  Class 
Council. 

A  resident  of  Soarsdale,  N.  Y.,  Mr. 
Shapiro  is  a  former  president  of  the  Brandeis 
Varsity  Club,  Student  Council  representative, 
and  chairman  of  Orientation  Week. 

Miss  Judith  Brecher  of  Queens  Village, 
N.  Y.,  has  been  elected  secretary.  A  soci- 
ology and  anthropology  major  at  Brandeis, 
she  was  secretary  of  her  class,  president  of 
her  dormitory,  co-chairman  of  the  Student 
Council  workshops,  and  a  member  of  the 
Vocational  Guidance  Committee. 

Murray  -Azaria,  Woodmere.  N.  Y.,  was 
named  treasurer.  An  economics  major  at 
Brandeis,  he  is  now  attending  Columbia  Law 
School.  On  campus  he  held  membership  in 
Hillel,  the  Pre-Law  Society,  Young  Demo- 
crats, Special  Services  Committee  of  the 
.Student  Council,  and  Interdorm  Council. 

Richard  Kaufman,  Newton  Centre,  Mass., 
was  elected  Alumni  Fund  representative.  A 
former  resident  of  Worcester,  Mr.  Kaufman 
was  president  of  the  Class  of  1958  and 
commencement  valedictorian.  He  has  also 
been  president  of  the  Inter-Class  Officers 
Council,  chairman  of  the  Freshman  Social 
Committee,  and  vice-president  and  executive 
council  member  of  his  dormitory.  He  is 
attending    Boston   University   Law   School. 


Max  Lerner  Addresses 
Friends  in  ]\ew  York 

Sidney  Cannold,  Mamaroneck,  N.  Y., 
paced  the  gifts  announced  at  the  recent 
Larchmont-Mamaroneck  dinner  with  the 
announcement  of  a  $25,000  benefaction  to 
create  a  scholarship  endowment  fund  at 
Brandeis. 

Sidney  Q.  Cohen  and  Barry  Golden,  a 
Fellow  of  the  University,  were  co-chairmen 
of  the  Decennial  Year  dinner  for  1.50  held 
at  the  Westchester  Jewish  Center,  Mamaro- 
neck. Dr.  Max  Lerner,  recently  returned 
from  a  tour  of  the  Middle  East  and  Russia, 
was  the  principal  speaker. 


Mrs.  David  A.  Rose 


Mrs.  Ruth  G.  Rose  of  Newton,  Mass.,  was 
re-elected  president  of  the  66,000  member 
Brandeis  University  National  Women's  Com- 
mittee at  its  lOth  annual  conference  held  on 
campus  last  June. 

Mrs.  Rose,  a  Brandeis  trustee,  was  gradu- 
ated with  honors  from  Wellesley  College 
where  she  was  a 
Durant  Scholar  and 
elected  to  Phi  Beta 
Kappa.  She  earned 
her  master's  degree 
from  Columbia  Uni- 
versity. Active  in 
Women's  Committee 
affairs  since  the  or- 
ganization was  found- 
ed, Mrs.  Rose  has 
served  as  national  corresponding  secretary 
and  national  vice  president  from  1954  to  her 
election  to  the  presidency  in  1957. 

Mrs.  Rose,  the  wife  of  Judge  David  A. 
Rose  of  Dorchester  Municipal  Court,  is  the 
daughter  of  the  late  M.  L.  Goodman,  long- 
time  publisher   of    the   Scranlonian-Tribune. 


University  Officials 
Speak  in  Tennessee 

The  Brandeis  Club  of  Greater  Nashville, 
Tenn.,  met  recently  at  the  Woodmont  Coun- 
try Club  to  hear  Dr.  Sachar's  discussion  of 
the  University's  continuing  need  for  unre- 
stricted funds.  Club  president  Harold  Has- 
senfeld  served  as  chairman  and  was  assisted 
by  Ned  Feldman  and  Herbert  Eskind. 

Two  former  All-America  football  stars 
from  the  University  of  Michigan  were  in  the 
spotlight  at  a  recent  meeting  of  the  Brandeis 
llniversity  Club  of  Chattanooga,  Tenn. 

Benny  Friedman,  Director  of  Athletics, 
and  Mervin  Pregulman,  outlined  the  aims 
and  objectives  of  the  University  during  the 
dinner  program  attended  by  nearly  100 
friends  of  Brandeis.  Col.  Harry  Miller  and 
Manuel  Russ  were  co-chairmen  of  the  pro- 
gram.  A.  J.  Koblentz  is  club  president. 

Gloversville,  N.  Y. 

Friends  of  the  University  in  the  Glovers- 
ville,  N.  Y.,  area  recently  met  with  Hyam  I. 
Korin,  senior  regional  director.  Eastern  area, 
Brandeis  University  Development  Office,  to 
discuss  the  community's  potential  role  in 
the  growth  of  Brandeis.  Donald  Schine 
opened  his  Gloversville  home  for  the  after- 
noon buffet  and  meeting  this  summer. 


I'wo  $80,000  endowment  funds,  commit 
meetings  in  seven  new  cities,  and  a  ste. 
growth  of  the  I  niversity's  permanent  end 
ment  have  highlighted  activities  in  rec, 
months  for  the  National  Development  Co 
cil  of  Brandeis  University. 

An  $80,000  gift  from  Jacob  Berg  of  E| 
hurst,  N.  Y.,  will  provide  a  chair  in  the  nl 
Florence  Heller  Graduate  School  for  i 
vanced  Studies  in  Social  Welfare.  The  Bil 
Chair  will  be  primarily  concerned  with  p 
viding  a  faculty  position  for  a  profes 
working  in  areas  of  Yiddish  and  otl 
minority  cultures. 

Similar  Amount 

A  similar  amount  has  been  pledged 
Marvin  Kratter  of  New  York  City  to  ere: 
the  Louis  and  Ella  Kratter  Scholarship  I 
dowment  Fund.  Details  on  the  Berg  Ch, 
and  Kratter  scholarship  soon  will  be  ; 
nounced. 

Development  Council  committee  meetiii 
have  been  held  recently  in  Chicago,  Detro 
Cleveland,  Atlanta,  Philadelphia,  Westpi 
and  Norwalk,  Conn.,  and  Passaic  Couni 
N.  J.  Other  Council  committees  are  beii 
organized  throughout  the  country  with  tl 
assistance  of  Trustees,  Fellows,  and  othi 
friends  of  the  University.  I 

New  York  Attorney  I 

In  New  York  City,  retired  attorney  Loui 
Pilatsky,  a  member  of  the  Council,  is  servirl 
on  a  volunteer  basis  contacting  lawyers 
the  New  York  area  to  interest  them  in  recon 
mending  the  L'niversity  to  clients  preparin 
their  wills.  He  is  the  former  president  of 
legal  publishing  firm  in  the  city. 

The  Development  Council,  under  the  chai 
manship  of  Trustee  Lawrence  A.  Wien.  hi 
devoted  its  efforts  to  the  creation  of  a  st: 
bilizing  endowment  fund  for  the  Universit' 
.\t  the  end  of  the  University's  fiscal  yeai 
June  1957,  the  Endowment  Fund  wa 
$2,183,735.  On  August  31,  1958,  14  month 
later,  the  fund  stood  at  $2,882,418  in  casl 
and  securities.  On  the  same  date,  the  Endo^^ 
ment  Fund  had  outstanding  pledges  in  tli 
sum  of  $1,671,133.  These  pledges  should  b 
paid  in  approximately  five  years  and  do  no 
earn  income  until  the  funds  are  actuall' 
invested  by  the  University. 

Two  Safaris 

Development  Council  safaris  to  the  Bran 
deis  campus,  under  the  sponsorship  of  Mri 
Wien,  have  won  many  friends  for  the  I  ni 
versity.  A  late  summer  safari  spent  Septem 
ber  13  on  campus  and  a  fall  safari  will  arrivi 
on  October  25.  The  visitors  plan  to  includt 
the  Brandeis  football  game  with  the  Univer 
sity  of  New  Hampshire  in  the  day's  activities. 


14 


ol.  Irving  Salomon 


lol.  Irving  Salomon 
.  Brandeis  Trustee 
[anted  to  U.N.  Post 

Cnl.  living  Saloinim  of  New  York  City  and 
..indido.  Calif.,  a  Brandeis  trustee,  has 
fii  appointed  by  President  Eisenhower  as 
I  .  S.  delegate  to  the  United  Nations. 
(lol.  Salomon  has  served  as  a  consultant 
I  the  Ford  Foundation  and  was  its  repre- 
nlalive  to  the  UNESCO  Conference  in 
Paris  during  1951. 
He  also  was  chairman 
of  the  U.  S.  Delega- 
tion to  the  UNESCO 
Conference  in  Paris 
in  1953  and  U.  S. 
delegate  to  the  U.N. 
Economic  and  Social 
Council  in  Geneva  in 
that  year. 

He  is  a  member  of 
I  ixecutive  board  of  the  Governor's  Ad- 
■CIV  Committee  on  Educational  Television 
(California,  a  member  of  the  National  Citi- 
ns  Committee  on  Educational  Television, 
t\  is  treasurer  of  its  executive  board. 
During  World  War  I,  he  served  with  the 
S.  Marines  and  was  a  lieutenant  colonel 
ih  the  U.  S.  Army  during  World  War  II. 


everal  Corporations 
kdded  to  Growing  List 
if  Industrial  Friends 

St\eral  American  corporations  have  re- 
ntlv  joined  the  growing  list  of  firms  whose 
ants  have  been  instrumental  in  the  develop- 
ent  of  programs  at  Brandeis  University. 
Trustee  Norman  S.  Rabb  has  been  in- 
rumental  in  contacting  many  of  the  firms 
liii  liave  joined  the  Brandeis  family  or  who 
i-  planning  special  projects  not  yet  an- 
lunii-d.  Mr.  .\braham  Shiffman  of  Detroit 
IS  also  been  active  in  this  program. 
Sunshine  Biscuit  Company,  Cities  Service 
il  Company,  and  Pitney-Bowes  Corporation 
i-  among  the  most  recent  benefactors. 
his,-  are  in  addition  to  gifts  already  received 
'■in  r.  S.  Steel,  Standard  Oil  of  New  Jersey, 
•  iiiral  Motors,  National  Biscuit  Company, 
aMJieon  Manufacturing  Company.  E.  R. 
liiilib  &   Sons,  and  many   others. 

Pittsburgh,  Penn. 

Pittsburgh,  Penn.,  subscribed  more  than 
10,000  in  new  benefactions  for  Brandeis 
niversity  during  a  meeting  held  last  month 
:  the  Webster  Hall  Hotel. 
Judge  Samuel  A.  Weiss  was  chairman  of 
le  program  assisted  by  associate  chairmen 
erman  L.  Fineberg  and  Stanley  J.  Kann. 
ir.  Sachar  lauded  Mr.  Fineberg  for  his 
scent  election  as  a  University  Fellow. 


Kettering  and  Littauer  Foundations 
Make  Special  Grants  to  University 


Two  Ohio  Addresses 
By  Richard  Bluestein 

Richard  N.  Bluestein,  Assistant  to  the 
President  of  Brandeis  University,  was  guest 
of  honor  at  recent  dinner  meetings  spon- 
sored  by   friends  of  the   University   in  Ohio. 

Irving  B.  Bennett  of  Barberton  and  Mrs. 
Merryl  .Sicherman  of  Akron  were  chairmen 
of  the  program  at  the  Rosemont  Country 
Club.  More  than  70  guests  joined  in  the 
all-Brandeis  program. 

Canton's  Onesto  Hotel  was  the  site  of  a 
meeting  under  the  chairmanship  of  William 
Kaven  early  in  September.  Mr.  Bluestein 
outlined  the  University's  plans  and  programs 
as  it  enters  its  second  decade. 


VARSITY  SPORTS  SCHEDULE 

FOOTBALL 

Sept. 

27 

at  Colby  College 

Oct. 

4 

University   of   Massachusetts 

Oct. 

II 

at  University  of  Rhode  Island 

Oct. 

18 

at  Springfield   College 

Oct. 

25 

University   of   New    Hampshire 

Nov. 

1 

at  American  Intern'l  College 

Nov. 

8 

University    of   Bridgeport 
(Homecoming) 

CROSS  COUNTRY 

Oct. 

3 

Boston  College 

Oct. 

18 

Coast   Guard    and    Amherst 
(at  Amherst) 

Oct. 

22 

at  Worcester  Tech 

Oct. 

31 

at  Tufts   University 

Nov. 

10 

New    England    Intercollegiates 
SWIMMING 

J«n. 

9 

at  Worcester  Tech 

Jan. 

II 

at   Harvard 

FENCING 

Jan. 

17 

at  University  of  Connecticut 

Jan. 

18 

at  Trinity   College,    Hartford 
BASKETBALL 

Dec. 

1 

University  of  Bridgeport 

Dec. 

6 

at  Coast  Guard  Academy 

Dec. 

10 

Tufts   University 

Dec. 

13 

Bates  College 

Dec. 

17 

Colby  College 

Jan. 

3 

Long   Island   University 

Jan. 

6 

at  Providence  College 

Jan. 

8 

University   of   Massachusetts 

Jan. 

13 

Clark    University 

Jan. 

14 

at  U.  S.  Naval  Academy 

Jan. 

15 

at  Villanova 

Feb. 

4 

at  University  of  Rhode  Island 

Feb. 

7 

Boston  University 

Feb. 

10 

at  Boston  College 

Feb. 

17 

Harvard   University 

Feb. 

18 

at  Springfield  College 

Feb. 

21 

Bowdoin  College 

Feb. 

26 

Worcester    Polytechnical    Inst. 

Feb. 

28 

at  American  International 

Two  of  the  nation's  prominent  foundations 
selected  Brandeis  University  for  grants  in 
recent  months  providing  funds  for  programs 
in  Biochemistry  and  the  Summer  School. 

The  Charles  F.  Kettering  Foundation  of 
Yellow  Springs.  Ohio,  created  a  pre-doctoral 
fellowship  that  has  been  applied  to  the  Bio- 
chemistry Department  to  aid  a  graduate 
student.  Incorporated  in  Ohio  31  years  ago, 
the  Kettering  Foundation  has  made  major 
grants  in  the  fields  of  health  and  medicine, 
higher  education,  medical  education,  medical 
research,  and  the  physical  sciences. 

Mr.  Harry  Starr,  a  Fellow  of  the  University 
and  president  of  the  Lucius  N.  Littauer 
Foundation  of  New  York,  has  reported  that 
the  Littauer  Foundation  provided  fellowships 
for  the  Summer  School.  The  Foundation  was 
created  by  Mr.  Littauer  in  1929  "to  enlarge 
the  realms  of  human  knowledge,  to  promote 
the  general,  mental,  moral,  and  physical 
improvement  of  society,  and  for  charitable, 
humanitarian,  educational,  religious  and 
communal  pursuits." 

Mu  Sigma  Fraternity 
Holds  Decennial  Fete 

General  Bernard  S.  Barron  of  Barron,  Rice 
and  Rockmore,  New  Y'ork  City,  served  as 
chairman  of  a  Decennial  Year  dinner  at  the 
"21''  Club  for  members  of  Mu  Sigma  Frater- 
nity.   Dr.  Sachar  was  the  principal  speaker. 

The  Fraternity  has  established  a  perpetual 
memorial  to  the  late  Jack  Kriendler  within 
the  Three  Chapel  Area  at  Brandeis. 

Creative  Arts  Awards 
Commission  Appoints 
Outstanding  Members 

Nine  distinguished  artists,  critics,  and  col- 
lectors have  been  named  to  membership  on 
the  Brandeis  University  Creative  Arts  Awards 
Commission.  They  join  members  who  se- 
lected winners  of  the  first  two  awards  of  the 
commission,  under  the  chairmanship  of  David 
B.  Wodlinger. 

Among  the  new  members  are:  Max 
Abramovitz,  consulting  architect  to  Brandeis 
University;  dramatic  director  Harold  Clur- 
man;  composer-conductor  Aaron  Copland; 
author-critic  Malcolm  Cowley;  poet-critic 
Lloyd  Frankenberg:  poet  Marianne  Moore: 
Jack  I.  Poses,  a  trustee  of  the  University: 
Mrs.  Bernard  J.  Reis  of  New  York,  whose 
collection  was  featured  in  an  exhibition  on 
campus  earlier  this  year;  and  coUector- 
patron  Richard  Zeisler. 


15 


FLORIDA    LASKEK    TO    BE    MEMORIALIZE 
THROUGH    CIVIL    LIBERTIES    FELLOWSHIP! 


Brandeis  University  will  open  a  unique 
fellow.-liip  program  in  civil  liberties  and 
civil  rights  next  spring  named  for  a  distin- 
guished New  York  champion  of  civil  rights 
and  organizer  of  the  state's  Consumer  League. 

Applications  are  now  being  accepted  for 
Fiorina  Lasker  Fellows  in  Civil  Liberties  and 
Civil  Rijhts  at  the  Lniversity.  The  program 
will  bring  to  Brandeis  leading  figures  actively 
engaged  in  civil  liberties  and  civil  rights  for 
specially  organized  curriculum  of  course 
work,  seminars,  lectures,  and  study.  The 
program  will  be  designed  to  broaden  their 
backgrounds  and  give  them  clearer  insights 
for  more  effective  application  of  their  work. 
Created  by  Trustees 

Mrs.  Samuel  J.  Rosensohn  and  Loula 
Lasker  of  New  York  City,  sisters  of  the  late 
Fiorina  Lasker  and  trustees  of  the  Fiorina 
Lasker  Fund,  have  created  the  new  program 
through  a  grant  to  the   Lniversity. 

At  the  time  of  her  death  in  1949.  Fiorina 
Lasker  was  a  board  member  of  the  American 
Civil  Liberties  Lnion  and  served  for  L5  years 
as  chairman  of  its  New  York  committee.  A 
native  of  Galveston,  she  attended  the  Lniver- 
sity of  Texas  and  the  New  Y'ork  .School  of 
Social  Work.  In  New  Y'ork  City  she  was 
affiliated  with  the  Russell  Sage  Foundation 
and  studied  problems  of  the  Jewish  Idind  in 
New  Y'ork  City  for  the  Bureau  of  Phil- 
anthropic Research. 

Did  Labor  Study 

Durnig  1934  she  served  as  secretary  to  the 
New  Y  ork  Labor  Standards  Committee  of  28 
organizations  concerned  with  the  improve- 
ment of  working  conditions  and  standards. 
She  also  served  with  the  National  Council 
of  Jewish  Women.  In  1943  she  organized  the 
Consumers  League  of  New  York  and  served 
as  president  of  this  organization  until  shortly 
before  her  death.  She  was  also  on  the  board 
of  the  National  Consumers  League  and  di- 
rected League  studies  of  working  and  living 
conditions  of  migrant  workers  in  N.  Y  .  State. 

From  Many  Agencies 

Lasker  Fellows  will  be  drawn  from  com- 
munity relations  councils,  federal,  state  and 
municipal  anti-discrimination  agencies,  and 
inler-group  agencies.  It  is  expected  applica- 
tions will  he  received  from  labor  officials, 
inter-group  workers,  clergy,  educators,  city 
planners  and  managers,  and  journalists. 

Each  Fellow  selected  will  follow  a  program 
of  course  work  for  an  entire  semester  at 
Brandeis  involving  those  phases  of  academic 
work  which  relate  most  pertinently  to  his 
work.  Each  Fellow  will  study  with  a  member 
of  the  Brandeis  faculty  whose  field  of 
specialization  is  related  to  the  major  interest 
of  the  Fellow. 

In  addition  to  the  program  of  course  work, 
special  group  seminars  will  be  held  through- 
out  the  semester,  lectures  and   symposia   in- 

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GROUNDBREAKING  CEREMONIES  were 
held  recently  at  Brandeis  for  the  new  Shlffman 
Humanifles  Center,  a  gift  of  Detroit  realtor 
Abe  Shiffman,  a  Fellow  of  the  University. 
Participating  in  the  ceremonies  for  the  unique 
ciassroom-lounge  Center  are,  1.  fo  r.,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Shiffman;  their  daughter  and  son-in-law, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Kohn;  and  C.  Allen 
Harlan  of  Detroit,  a  Fellow  of  the  University. 

Library  Book  Fund 
Established  by  Will 
Of  Massachusetts  Man 

A  trust  fund  to  purchase  books  for  the 
Brandeis  L'niversity  Library  has  been  estab- 
lished under  terms  of  the  will  of  a  late 
Lawrence.  Mass.,  man. 

The  Jennie  and  Louis  Berman  Memorial 
Fund  was  established  in  memory  of  the  hotel 
executive  and  his  wife,  parents  of  Mrs. 
Calvin  Robinson  of  Lowell,  a  member  of  the 
National  Women's  Committee  of  Brandeis 
1  niversity, 

Mr.  Berman  was  a  member  of  B'nai  B'rith, 
Temple  Emanuel  in  Lawrence,  and  the 
Masons.  President  of  the  Lawrence  chapter 
of  Hadassah  for  four  years,  Mrs.  Berman 
was  also  treasurer  of  the  New  England 
Region  of  Hadassah  and  a  member  of  the 
Sisterhood  of  Temple  Emanuel.  At  Mrs. 
Berman"s  death  in  1949.  a  "garden  of  trees" 
was  planted  in  her  memory  by  the  National 
Hadassah  Organization.  Mr.  Berman  died 
last  year  at  the  age  of  6.5. 

volving  visiting  specialists  drawn  from  other 
faculties  and  organizations  in  the  field  will 
be  arranged,  and  field  visits  will  be  con- 
ducted to  locales  experiencing  significant 
civil  liberties  or  civil  rights  problems. 

At  the  end  of  the  semester,  it  is  felt  that 
each  Fellow  will  return  to  his  work  in  these 
fields  with  a  greater  appreciation  of  the 
problems  of  civil  rights  and  civil  liberties  in 
the  social,  economic,  political,  educational 
and  communal   areas. 


Abram  J,  BerVwitil 


Biochemistry  Labs 
To  Be  in  Honor  of 
Abrani  J.  Berkwitz 


Two  biochemistry  laboratories  in  Brandei 
Lniversitys  nearly-completed  Friedlaud  R(| 
search  Center  will  be  named  for  a  prominer 
retired  Boston  trial 
lawyer,  Abram  J . 
Berkwitz  of  Brook- 
line.  Mr.  Berkwitz. 
a  member  of  the 
Greater  Boston  Bran- 
deis Club,  has  under- 
written the  laborato- 
ries with  a  recent  gift 
to  the  University  and 
had  earlier  created  a 
scholarship    fund    at    Brandeis 

The  laboratories  are  located  on  the  Radia 
tion  Biology  floor  of  the  Research  Centei] 
where  major  research  on  the  control 
radiation  effects  on  living  tissues  is  be: 
conducted.  When  completed  this  year,  th 
Friedland  Research  Center  will  house  th 
research  projects  in  the  major  fields  o 
science  now  being  carried  on  at  Brandeis. 

Devoted  to  Heart  Research 

The  Berkwitz  Laboratories  will  be  devotei 
to  heart  research,  concerned  with  the  mech 
anisms  fundamental  to  such  processes  a 
muscle  contraction,  nutrition,  and  energ; 
transfer  which  affect  the  functioning  of  thi 
heart  and  blood  circulation.  The  laboratorie 
will  be  equipped  with  specialized  eciuipmen 
involved  in  the  intricate  biochemical  analysi 
required  for  such  studies 

A  graduate  of  Pittsfield  Preparatory  am 
High  School.  Mr.  Berkwitz  received  hi 
LL.B.  degree  magna  cum  laude  from  Bostoi 
University  Law  School  in  1908.  Mr.  Berk 
witz  is  president  and  director  of  the  Jewisl 
Memorial  Hospital:  a  member  of  the  Brook 
line  Town  Meeting  and  Boston  Lodge  o 
Elks;  secretary  of  the  Associated  Synagogue: 
of  Boston:  director  of  Kehillath  Israel  Syna 
gogue:  vice  president  and  a  director  of  th 
Crawford  St.  .Synagogue.  He  is  a  member  0 
various  Y  eshivahs  and  hospitals  in  Israel 
and  the  American  Friends  of  Hebrew  Uni 
versitv  in  Israel. 


Kingston,  iVow  York 

Benny  Friedman,  Director  of  .\thletics 
was  guest  of  honor  at  a  meeting  in  the  home 
of  Joseph  E.  Honig.  Kingston.  N.Y'..  recently 
Many  of  the  community's  leaders  subscrihec 
to  life  and  associate  memberships  in  ihf 
Brandeis   University  Clubs. 


A  Long  Look  at  the  Brandcis  Lniversity  Campus 


-     OCTOBER    1958     - 


Areas  Under  Construction: 


1.  Needed  dormitory  space  for  400  men  will  be  provided  by   the  completion  of  four 
residence  halls  and  a  student  center -dining  hall  in  this  area. 

2.  The  Goldfarb  Library  Building,  clearly  seen  as  the  largest  on  the  Brandeis  Campus, 
is  well  underway. 

3.  The  Faculty  Center  will  be  complete  in  December  providing  special  lounge  and  dining 
facilities  for  the  University's  growing  faculty. 

4.  Three   units   of  the   Administration  Center  will  be   complete    in   September   1959   to 
consolidate  the  University's  administrative  offices. 

5.  Cancer  and  heart  research  laboratories  are  under  construction  in  the  Friedland  Research 
Center  scheduled  to  be  complete  next  February. 


Photo:    Courtesy  Lilly  Construction  Co. 


¥  -i 


Measurement   with    complex    mechanical    de- 
vices aids  Brandeis  psychologists  in  research 


Day   and    night,    summer    or   winter,    there    is 
no    time    limit    to    hours    spent    in    research. 


Thousands  of  books  were  moved  into  branch 
libraries  to   be   ready  for  returning   students. 


Tons   of  earth   were   moved   for   construction. 


Precise   adjustments  orient  special  tools. 


Cancer  research  allows  for  no  vacations. 


Summer   School   drew   superior  students. 


The  tempo  of  the  Brandeis  University 
campus  stepped-up  rapidly  in  lune  as 
Summer  School  classes,  a  series  of  aca- 
demic conferences,  and  an  acceleration 
of  the  building  program  brought  thou- 
sands of  new  faces  to  the  University. 
Throughout  the  summer  months,  work 
continued  around  the  clock  on  experi- 
ments in  the  Kalman  Research  Center 
while  members  of  the  psychology  fac- 
ulty pressed  the  exhaustive  tests  essen- 
tial to  their  studies  of  the  human  mind. 
Visitors  to  the  campus  included  aca- 
demicians from  many  colleges  and  uni- 
versities, private  and  parochial  schools 
during  separate  week-long  conferences 
held  for  Boston's  new  educational  tele- 
vision program  in  the  humanities  and 
for  teachers  and  professors  of  mathe- 
matics in  the  eastern  states. 


,,ary,  1959 


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BRANDEIS  UNIVERSITY  BULLETIN 


The  Board  of  Trastees 


Abraham  Feinbekc,  ll.b.,  ll.m^ 
Chairman 

Joseph  F.  Ford,  l.h.d.. 

Treasurer 
Norman  S.  Rabb,  a.b.,  l.h.d.. 

Secretary 

George  Alpert,  ll.b.,  ll.d. 

James  J.  Axelrod,  l.h.d. 

Sol  W.  Cantor,  b.a. 

Jacob  A.  Goldfabb 

Reuben  B.  Gryzmish,  b.a.,  ll.b. 

Meyer  Jaffe,  l.h.d. 

Milton  Kahn,  b.s. 

Dudley  F.  Kimball,  m.b.a. 

Herbert  H.  Lehman,  ll.d.,  l.h.d, 

Adele  Rosenwald  Levy 

Joseph  M.  Linsey 

SIsador  Lubin,  PH.D.,  ll.d. 
William  Mazer,  b.s. 
Jack  L  Poses,  b.s.,  m.b.a. 
Joseph  M.  Proskauer,  ll3.,  llj). 
Israel  Rocosin 
Eleanor  Roosevelt,  ll.d.,  l.h.d. 
Ruth  G.  Rose,  a.b.,  a.m. 
Samuel  Rubin 
Irving  Salomon 
Jacob  Shapiko,  b.s, 
Isaiah  Leo  Sharfman,  ll.b. 
Samuel  L.  Slosberg,  a.b. 
Simon  E.  Sobeloff,  ll.b. 
Willard  L.  Thorp,  ph.d.,  ll.d. 
Lawrence  A.  Wien,  b.a.,  ll.b. 


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President  oj  the  University 
Abram  L.  Sachar,  PH.D.,  LITTJ), 


Fellows  oj  the  University 

Herbert  H.  Lehman,  ll.d.,  l.hj>. 

Honorary  Chairman 

Samuel  Rubin 
Chairman 

Irving  Kane,  b.a.,  ll.b. 
V  ice-Chairman 


m 


Philip  M.  Meyers 
Secretary 


Mrs.  David  A.  Rose 

President, 

National  Women's  Committee 

Reuben  B.  Gryzmish 
National  Chairman, 
Brandeis  Clubs 

Joseph  M.  Linsey 

Chairman, 

Brandeis  Athletic  Association 

Lawrence  J.  Kane,  '57 

President, 

Alumni  Association 


Vol.  VIM,  No.  3  February,  1959 

Brandeis  University  Bulletin,  published  four  times  a  year  (once  in  September, 
October,  February  and  May)  at  Brandeis  University,  Waltham  54,  Mass.  Entered  as 
second  class  matter  at  the  Post  Office  at  Boston,  Mass. 


BRANDEIS 

BUILDS 
ACADEMICALLY 


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Because  it  is  so  readily  seen,  measured,  and  dramatized,  the 
most  spectacular  element  of  ttie  University's  development  has  been  its 
dynamic  building  program.  Yet,  paralleling  this  grov/th  in  physical 
plant,  is  an  even  greater  and  more  significant  advance  toward  the 
development  of  an  ideal  small  university.  The  basis  of  this  program, 
unlike  the  concrete  presence  of  buildings  and  roads,  lies  in  the  less 
tangible  regions  of  academic  planning  and  theory.  In  the  total  per- 
spective, the  intellectual  aspects  of  Brandeis  are  those  with  which  the 
University  is  primarily  concerned.  Buildings  and  a  campus  are  intended 
only  OS  an  aid  to  that  interchange  of  ideas  between  faculty  and  students 
most  accurately  defined  as  the  real  university. 

Primary  responsibility  for  the  development  of  the  Academic  Master 
Plan  rests  with  the  University  faculty.  Brandeis  has  more  than  150 
faculty  members  drawn  from  educational  institutions  throughout  the 
world.  Their  personal  educational  experiences  are  as  varied  as  the 
approaches  to  learning.  Their  concern  with  improving  their  profession 
is  natural.    Their  opportunity  to  do  it  at  Brandeis  is  unique. 

A  planned  development  of  this  Academic  Master  Plan  began  earlier 
this  semester  as  faculty  committees  met  to  explore  the  needs  of  their 
departments  over  the  next  ten  years.  Suggestions  for  ideal  departments 
in  each  field  have  already  been  submitted  to  the  faculty's  own 
Educational  Policies  Committee.  After  refinement  of  the  recommenda- 
tions, in  which  faculty  members  will  review  the  whole  project  in  light 
of  the  development  of  the  entire  university,  the  Master  Plan  will  be 
submitted  to  President  Sachar.  The  President  will  then  forward  proposals 
to  the  Board  of  Trustees. 


The  academic 
master  plan 


The  cornerstone  of  the  new  Academic  Master  Plan  is  to  be  a  model 
of  a  small  university  centered  around  a  student  body  limited  to  approxi- 
mately 1200  undergraduates.  All  additions  to  the  program  in  the  future 
will  be  considered  only  as  they  enhance  the  undergraduate  program 
and  fulfill  the  designed  mission  of  the  ideal  small  university.  Dr.  John  P. 
Roche,  Acting  Dean  of  Faculty,  swept  away  the  cobwebs  of  tradition 
and  current  limitations  with  his  directive  that  "each  department  should 
prepare  its  ideal  in  terms  of  intellectual  imperatives  as  it  sees  them 
rather  than  of  current  educational  practices." 

Every  department,  school,  or  interdepartmental  committee  is  review- 
ing its  present  program,  searching  for  improvements.  The  recommenda- 
tions made  will  serve  as  the  guide  for  future  graduate  departments, 
library  acquisition  programs,  research  laboratories,  creative  arts 
facilities,  and  professional  schools. 

A  university,  deeply  rooted  in  centuries  of  educational  tradition, 
tends  frequently  to  look  back  into  the  past  or  accepted  ways  of  doing 
things  rather  than  into  the  future.  The  very  physical  fabric  of  these 
institutions  channel  their  thinking  into  shapes  conceived  a  decade,  half- 
century,  or  century  ago. 

Brandeis  is  not  so  hobbled.  Here,  a  faculty,  unencumbered  by  the 
traditions  of  the  past,  is  oriented  towards  the  future  in  its  planning  for 
the  ideal  small  university. 

It  is  important  that  this  should  come  while  Brandeis  is  still  growing 
and  still  has  time  to  pattern  itself  on  an  image  projected  by  those  who 
know  Brandeis,  know  their  academic  fields,  and  know  teaching  and 
research  requirements.  At  Brandeis,  the  community  of  learning  is 
building  a  home. 


L^^sign  for  research 


Brandeis  University  will  have  a  new  home  for  a  fundamental 
laboratory  attack  on  many  dreaded  diseases  of  mankind  when  the 
Samuel  Friedland  Life  Science  Center  opens  this  semester.  Here  the 
combined  resources  of  the  latest  discoveries  in  chemistry,  physics,  and 
biology  will  be  applied  on  research  into  the  prevention,  detection, 
and  cure  of  cancer,  heart  disease,  radiation  sickness  and  other  vital 
problems. 

Samuel  Friedland,  founder  of  Food  Fair  Stores,  has  made  the 
Center  possible  through  a  $500,000  gift  which  has  been  matched  by  a 
special  grant  from  the  National  Institutes  of  Health.  Other  generous 
gifts  from  a  group  of  University  friends,  as  well  as  from  public  and 
private  agencies,  have  provided  the  costly  and  essential  laboratories 
and  equipment  that  are  the  heart  of  the  building. 

The  University's  new  Graduate  Department  of  Biochemistry  will  be 
the  principal  occupant  of  the  Friedland  Center.   Just  as  the  department's 


Samuel  Friedland 
Life  Science  Center 


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;U./t?ta. 


name  signifies  a  combination  of  biology  and  chem- 
istry, the  Friedland  Center  is  adjacent  to  the  Kalman 
Science  Research  Center  in  the  Hayden  Science 
Quadrangle  to  keep  all  of  the  University's  research 
in  a  related  atmosphere.  This  will  allow  a  more 
complete  utilization  of  the  combined  knowledge  of 
the  several  faculties.  Scientists  are  well  aware  that 
problems  are  more  often  stretched  across  the  fine 
lines  dividing  physics,  biology  and  chemistry  than 
they  are  categorized  within  one  of  these  spheres. 
This  realization  is  the  prime  mover  behind  the  crea- 
tion of  departments  with  compound  names  such  as 
Biochemistry  and  Biophysics,  now  both  a  part  of  the 
graduate  research  program  at  Brandeis. 

A  laboratory  building  provides  many  things.  It 
is  a  place  in  which  to  grow  and  isolate  the  materials 
under  study,  a  place  in  which  to  study  the  materials, 
a  place  to  house  the  animals  used  in  research,  and 
rooms  in  which  to  catalogue  and  discuss  the  findings 
of  the  researchers.  All  of  these  needs  will  be  met 
by  this  new  Center.  Brandeis  scientists  and  archi- 
tects have  worked  hand-in-hand  to  create  this  four- 
story  structure  tailored  for  a  new  attack  on  the 
frontiers  of  biology  and  medicine. 

Large  amounts  of  bacteria,  yeast,  and  other 
microorganisms  are  needed  for  research  in  radia- 
tion biology,  cancer,  and  virus  studies.  These  test 
materials  will  be  prepared  under  strictly  controlled 
conditions  in  the  Fermentation  Laboratories  on  the 
ground  floor.  Other  laboratories  on  this  floor  will 
supply  organic  compounds,  enzyme  systems,  and 
other  proteins  to  be  used  in  research  in  other  areas 
of  the  building. 

The  first  floor  of  the  building  is  largely  devoted 
to  the  vitally  important  research  into  the  causes  and 
cures  of  cancer.  Their  research  projects,  based  on 
the  fundamental  understanding  of  living  cells,  will 
be  directed  at  the  discovery  of  drugs  to  alleviate 
the  suffering  of  cancer  patients.  In  this  connection, 
investigators  will  probe  the  differences  between 
normal  body  cells  and  cancerous  cells.  The  develop- 
ment of  new  drugs  requires  an  understanding  of  the 


Design  for  research 


basic  biological  and  chemical  reactions  occurring 
in  normal  and  tumorous  cells.  These  studies  could 
open  the  door  to  procedures  for  a  chemical  attack 
on  cancer.  Studies  are  also  being  pursued  to 
develop  methods  for  the  detection  of  cancer. 

The  international  clamor  for  a  cessation  of  nuclear 
bomb  tests  mirrors  the  world's  growing  concern  over 
the  dangers  of  radioactivity  and  radiation  sickness. 
At  Brandeis,  major  research  is  now  underway  to 
examine  how  biochemical  processes  of  both  animals 
and  plants  are  affected  by  the  many  kinds  of  radia- 
tion to  which  exposure  is  already  possible.  Radiation 
studies  are  in  progress  on  the  basic  mechanism 
which  control  the  synthesis  and  destruction  of  vital 
elements  in  the  living  cell.  Key  to  much  of  this 
research  will  be  found  in  the  Radiation  Biology 
Laboratory.  Here  extremely  complex  and  sensitive 
apparatus  will  be  employed  to  follow  reactions  in 
microscopic  systems  which  exist  for  no  longer  than  a 
few  thousandths  of  a  second. 

In  the  few  years  since  Brandeis  opened  its  doors 
to  its  first  students,  radio-isotopes  have  become  a 
key  research  tool.  A  special  laboratory  will  be  set 
aside  to  house  the  delicate  instruments  used  to 
analyze  the  isotopic  content  of  biochemical  samples 
used  in  tracer  researches.  Isotopic  analysis  is  a 
fundamental  technique  in  the  study  of  radiation 
effects  on  living  tissues. 

Research  into  mechanisms  fundamental  to  muscle 
contraction,  nutrition,  and  energy  transfer  which 
affect  the  functioning  of  the  heart  and  blood  circu- 
lation will  be  pursued  in  the  Heart  Research  Labora- 
tory. 

In  the  Photobiology  Laboratories,  scientists  will 
study  the  mechanism  whereby  light  influences  bio- 
chemical processes  including  photosynthesis,  photo- 
dynamic  diseases,  modification  of  natural  substances 
by  light,  and  the  effect  of  light  on  growth.  Although 
man  has  long  realized  that  his  life  on  earth  is 
dependent  upon  the  sun,  the  combined  resources  of 
biochemistry  and  biophysics  will  study  the  biological, 
chemical,  and  physical  properties  of  this  interrela- 
tionship in  the  Brandeis  laboratories. 


Virus  research  will  center  on  the  building's  third 
floor.  These  laboratories  will  be  devoted  to  research 
on  the  manner  in  which  viruses  invade  norma!  tissue, 
how  viruses  reproduce,  and  the  molecular  structure 
and  composition  of  viruses.  These  will  lead  to  addi- 
tional information  on  the  differences  between  virus 
infection  in  plants  and  animals  and  even  provide 
knowledge  of  the  ways  viruses  infect  bacteria. 

Another  laboratory  on  this  floor  will  be  devoted 
to  the  growth  of  animal  cells.  The  latest  techniques 
of  growing  these  cells,  much  like  scientists  have  long 
been  able  to  grow  bacteria  cultures  in  test  tubes, 
will  be  exploited. 

The  Immunochemistry  Laboratories  on  this  floor 
will  be  used  for  research  into  possible  vaccines  to 
prevent  cancer  or  other  diseases.  Researchers  will 
study  the  mechanisms  involved  in  allergies,  how 
animal  cells  develop  their  own  natural  resistance  to 
infection,  and  the  genetic  influences  in  developing 
resistances. 

As  the  maintenance  of  carefully  controlled  animal 
colonies  is  essential  for  the  successful  prosecution 
of  the  studies  being  conducted  at  the  Center,  a  pent- 
house floor  is  being  reserved  for  animal  rooms  and 
experimental  operating  rooms. 

Workmen  are  speeding  the  completion  of  the  new 
Center  while  research  continues  unabated  in  now 
crowded  laboratories  and  corridors  of  the  two-year- 
old  Kalman  Science  Research  Center.  Here  scientists 
and  their  assistants  have  shouldered  the  temporary 
inconveniences  of  crowded  quarters  to  continue 
their  uninterrupted  attack  on  disease. 

In  all  the  excitement  of  the  research  and  the 
progress  in  scientific  fields,  it  is  important  to  remem- 
ber the  most  significant  by-product  of  these  studies. 
As  each  year  passes,  and  each  problem  comes 
closer  to  solution,  a  steady  stream  of  trainees  on 
both  the  doctoral  and  postdoctoral  level  will  be 
leaving  Brandeis  to  bring  their  skill  and  techniques 
to  the  research  and  teaching  groups  of  other  insti- 
tutions and  hospitals.  In  their  minds  and  hands  the 
Brandeis  program  will  be  projected  throughout  the 
world  in  years  to  come. 


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BRANDEIS 
ON  CAMERA! 


Educational  television  assumed  an  important  new 
role  at  Brandeis  University  this  year.  The  previously 
limited  television  v/ork  of  the  faculty  v^as  encour- 
aged and  expanded  by  a  direct  grant  from  the 
Ford  Foundation.  Programs  once  too  costly  and 
time-consuming  to  produce  are  nov/  being  televised 
regularly  under  the  Ford  Foundation  grant. 

Until  recent  years,  colleges  and  universities  have 
extended  their  influence  to  surrounding  communities 
through  the  few  hundred  people  who  journeyed  to 
campus  for  lectures,  concerts,  or  adult  education 
classes.  Now,  with  the  flick  of  a  switch,  millions  of 
people  con  bring  the  classroom  and  concert  stage 
into  their  homes.  In  less  than  ten  years,  the  Amer- 
ican university  campus  has  come  to  include  the  entire 
geographic  area  under  the  spell  of  the  local  tele- 
vision station's  transmitter. 

Station  WGBH-TV 

Brandeis  University's  location  in  the  university  and 
library-rich  Greater  Boston  community  is  further 
enhanced  by  its  proximity  to  Station  WGBH-TV,  one 
of  the  finest  educational  television  stations  in  the 
nation.  For  several  years  the  university  has  extended 
its  talents  into  the  surrounding  area  through  the 
facilities  of  this  station  and  earned  on  enviable 
reputation  for  television  acumen  on  the  educational 
level.    Because  of  this  reputation,   the   Ford   Foun- 


dation  recently  awarded   its   grant  to   Brandeis  to 
expand  its  educational  TV  activities. 

One  of  the  first  programs  launched  under  this 
series  will  take  Dr.  Max  Lerner  and  some  of  his 
students  before  the  cameras  for  a  "live"  class  on 
American  Civilization.  These  programs  will  be 
recorded  on  film  without  rehearsal  to  bring  the 
actual  classroom  situation  into  the  viewer's  living 
room  or  the  classroom  of  another  university  inter- 
ested in  this  subject.  The  series  will  be  made  avail- 
able to  the  educational  television  stations  of  the 
country  through  the  National  Educational  Television 
Center.  Brandeis'  campus  will  extend  from  educa- 
tional television  transmitters  in  Son  Juan,  Puerto 
Rico,  to  Seattle,  Washington. 

Music  Programs 

Robert  Koff,  formerly  of  the  internationally  known 
Juilliard  String  Quartet,  is  now  conducting  musical 
programs  for  Brandeis  University  over  WGBH-TV. 
His  novel  approach  to  musical  demonstrations  and 
music  history  have  attracted  much  attention. 

Dr.  Lawrence  H.  Fuchs,  now  on  leave  conducting 
political  science  research  in  Hawaii,  has  been  a 
frequent  newscaster  for  the  radio  and  television 
outlets  of  WGBH.  Philip  Driscoll,  Director  of  Admis- 
sions; the  late  Irwin  Bodky  of  the  music  faculty; 
Dr.  John  Roche,  Acting  Dean  of  Faculty,  and  a  host 


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of  others  have  become  familiar  to  audiences  from 
New  Hampshire  to  Rhode  Island  and  almost  as  far 
west  as  the  New  York  state  line.  Lectures  by  Robert 
M.  Hutchins  were  telecast  live  from  the  Brandeis 
campus  as  were  the  100th  anniversary  ceremonies 
commemorating  the  birth  of  Justice  Brandeis.  Most 
of  the  adult  education  lectures  delivered  at  the 
University  are  also  re-broadcast  over  the  station's 
radio  facilities. 

Significant  Developments 

Several  concurrent  developments  have  made 
Brandeis'  radio  and  television  work  more  significant 
in  recent  months.  First  of  all,  the  Ford  Foundation 
grant  has  made  the  University's  over-all  participa- 
tion much  broader.  Transportation,  props,  and 
guest  fees  run  up  the  bills  even  for  classroom 
sequences.  Secondly,  the  station  has  just  doubled 
its  power  and  vastly  increased  its  viewing  audience. 
Finally,  but  in  the  long  run  probably  the  most 
important  for  the  entire  educational  television  con- 
cept, Station  WGBH-TV  will  soon  become  the  key 
station  in  an  educational  television  network  for  the 
entire  New  England  area.  At  that  time,  each 
program  will  become  available  to  several  million 
viewers. 

Across  the  nation,  classrooms  formerly  limited  to 
the  imagination  of  a  single  teacher,  have  been 
broadened  by  a  new  electronic  horizon  stretching 
from  coast  to  coast  in  a  growing  educational  tele- 


vision network.  Educational  television  stations  have 
begun  to  emerge  from  the  experimental  stage  in 
40  cities  and  scores  of  others  will  soon  be  on  the 
air.  Skilled  instructors,  with  teaching  aids  far  too 
expensive  to  put  in  every  classroom  of  a  community, 
now  reach  out  across  the  airwaves  to  teach  thou- 
sands of  youngsters  at  a  glance.  Even  in  New  York 
City,  where  all  of  the  standard  television  channels 
are  held  by  commercial  stations,  many  hours  a  day 
are  set  aside  for  educational  television  under  the 
direction  of  the  state  educational  authorities. 

New  Brandeis  Influence 

Until  recent  years,  the  most  underdeveloped 
phase  of  educational  television  has  been  on  the 
collegiate  level.  American  adults  are  finding  more 
and  more  leisure  time  on  their  hands.  Educational 
TV  is  racing  in  to  fill  some  of  the  gap.  The  progress 
has  been  slow  because  the  costs  are  high  for  tele- 
vision facilities  and  programming.  In  fact,  the  40 
television  stations  now  in  operation  for  educational 
programming  are  few  in  number  when  compared 
to  the  hundreds  of  colleges  and  universities  of 
the  nation. 

Brandeis  University,  once  conceived  as  an  intel- 
lectual influence  on  the  American  scene  through  the 
application  of  its  graduates  and  the  writing  of  its 
faculty,  now  appears  on  the  threshold  of  an  even 
greater  influence  on  millions  of  people  who  could 
never  afford  the  luxury  of  a  college  education. 


Top  left:   Radio  carries  Brandeis  commencement  to  wide  audience. 
Top  righf:    Television  brings  Brandeis  artists  before  millions. 
Bottom  left:    Classroom  discussions  include  living  room  guests  at  home. 
Bottom  right:    Visual  presentations  support  academic  discussions. 


BRANDEIS  BUILDS  ACADEMICALLY 


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Exploring 
the  human 
mind 


"The  proper  study  of  man- 
kind is  man."  With  these 
words,  penned  three  centuries 
ago,  Alexander  Pope  reflected 
a  curiosity  which  has  charac- 
terized the  endless  searching 
of  all  men  of  all  centuries  for 
their  position  in  the  universe. 
Curiosity,  and  a  search  for  truth,  has  kept  man  in  a 
constant  assault  on  the  frontiers  of  science,  geog- 
raphy, and  self  knowledge.  Even  today,  as  man 
stands  on  the  threshold  of  space  travel,  he  still 
probes  deeper  into  his  own  mind  for  hitherto  un- 
touched frontiers  of  thought  processes,  memory,  and 
sense  perception. 

At  Brandeis,  the  Psychology  Department  has  long 
been  at  work  on  man's  study  of  himself  and  the 
study  of  man  in  relation  to  the  world  in  which  he 
lives.  Research  into  the  care,  cure,  and  prevention 
of  mental  health  problems  occupies  the  efforts  of 
many  of  those  delving  into  the  secrets  of  the  mind. 
Others  are  projecting  their  studies  into  space  to 
determine  the  problems  man  will  encounter  as  he 
plunges  into  outer  space  on  rockets  and  satellites. 

The  psychologist  is  busily  mapping  a  body  of 
facts  on  the  human  mind  to  give  his  science  a  place 
alongside  biology,  chemistry,  and  physics  in  the 
halls  of  learning.  He  often  must  combine  many  of 
the  other  disciplines,  being  at  once  the  engineer, 
physiologist,  mathematician,  archaeologist,  sociolo- 
gist, and  historian.  The  demands  on  his  personal 
ability  are  limited  only  by  the  horizons  of  man's 
mental  experience. 

Just  as  in  the  science  itself,  the  Brandeis  Depart- 
ment of  Psychology  is  exploring  new  and  un- 
charted frontiers.  Problems  of  mental  and  emotional 
health  require  a  three-pronged  attack.  Care,  cure, 
and  prevention  of  these  disturbances  are  related 
yet  vastly  difFerent  challenges.  In  consideration  of 
the  need  for  personnel  to  help  the  millions  of  pa- 
tients in  our  mental  institutions  and  hospitals,  a  pro- 
gram to  prepare  students  for  work  with  mentally  and 
emotionally  disturbed  persons  is  being  developed. 

Communities  bordering  the  Brandeis  campus  ore 
directly  aided  by  this  program  as  many  students 
work  in  the  neighboring  clinics,  hospitals,  schools 
and  community  centers  as  volunteer  assistant. 


Research  into  problems  of  human  behavior  and 
experience  is  conducted  in  campus  laboratories  with 
a  complete  workshop  of  complex  psychometric 
equipment.  Sometimes  even  classrooms  and  dormi- 
tories serve  as  laboratories  for  a  wide  range  of 
experiments  running  the  gamut  from  tests  of 
spatial  coordination  to  the  working  of  the  mind  in 
"kibbitzing";  from  sight  reading  for  Johnny  to 
teaching  Johnny  to  read  through  phonetics;  from 
the  reactions  of  man  in  a  space  ship  to  his  responses 
to  the  "hidden  persuaders"  in  advertising. 

Federal  and  state  research  agencies  and  other 
educational  institutions  hove  participated  in  psycho- 
logical research  at  Brandeis.  The  National  Science 
Foundation,  patron  of  medical  and  physical  research 
in  other  areas  of  the  University,  has  underwritten  a 
project  under  the  direction  of  Assistant  Professor  of 
Psychology  Richard  Held  and  graduate  students,  on 
"Stability  in  Human  Spatial 
Coordination  and  Perception 
as  a  Function  of  Ordered  Ex- 
posure." A  graduate  student, 
Sanford  Freedman,  is  working 
on  problems  of  man's  orienta- 
tion to  life  or  travel  in  space, 
with  the  Massachusetts  Mental 
Health  Association.  Dr.  Ulric  Neisser,  Assistant  Pro- 
fessor of  Psychology,  has  been  doing  research  with 
the  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology's  Air 
Defense  Laboratory  on  similar  problems. 

One  of  the  most  important  phases  of  the  work 
undertaken  by  Brandeis  psychologists  is  the  study 
of  the  so-called  "healthy  personality."  Dr.  Abraham 
H.  Maslow,  Philip  Meyers  Professor  of  Psychology 
and  chairman  of  the  Department,  now  on  sabbatical 
leave  to  study  in  Mexico,  is  one  of  the  foremost 
authorities  on  an  understanding  of  the  individual 
normally  considered  mentally  and  emotionally 
healthy.  Findings  in  this  study  will  give  new  insights 
into  the  complex  problems  of  mental  health  in  the 
community,  and  will  lead  psychologists  to  a  clearer 
understanding  of  the  differences  between  the 
healthy  and  the  disturbed  personality.  They  will  be 
able  to  establish  guideposts  from  which  to  measure 
ways  in  which  the  healthy  personality  develops, 
where  it  becomes  disturbed,  how  it  can  be  healed. 


Each  year  increasing  num- 
bers of  students  from  other 
departments  enroll  in  psychol- 
ogy classes.  They  are  seeking 
an  understanding  of  them- 
selves and  others  that  will  be 
a  valuable  asser  to  them  in 
life  regardless  of  their  role  as 
a  chemist,  musician,  or  engineer.  For  those  students 
in  search  of  more  complex  advice,  the  Ford  Psycho- 
logical Counselling  Center,  directed  by  Professor 
of  Psychology  Dr.  Eugenia  Hanfmann,  is  maintained 
to  review  problems  from  a  choice  of  study  program 
to  more  serious  emotional  disturbances. 

In  the  final  analysis,  the  real  test  of  an  academic 
department  and  its  achievements  is  determined  by 
its  esteem  in  the  eyes  of  contemporaries  in  the  field. 
The  ten-year-old  department  at  Brandeis  has  already 
gained  considerable  stature  in  the  discriminating 
academic  world.  Last  spring,  at  the  annuel  meeting 
of  the  Eastern  Psychological  Association,  the  Bran- 
deis Department,  representing  one  of  the  smallest 
units  in  terms  of  outside  research  grants,  presented 
six  papers  on  individual  research  —  more  than  any 
other  college  or  university  in  the  nation.  This  year, 
seven  papers  will  be  presented. 

A  nearby  mental  health  center  was  so  impressed 
with  the  work  of  volunteers  from  the  Brandeis  De- 
partment that  a  formal  affiliation  has  now  been 
established  with  the  center  to  aid  children  with 
special  problems.  Brandeis  graduates  last  year 
joined  the  psychology  faculties  at  Harvard  and 
Tufts  Universities  and  several  other  leading  educa- 
tional institutions. 

Brandeis  psychologists  in  the  lecture  halls  and 
laboratories;  graduates  in  hospitals,  clinics,  and 
counselling  centers;  students  with  a  better  under- 
standing of  themselves  and  their  community's 
mental  health  problems,  are 
all  aiding  in  the  war  against 
mental  and  emotional  illness. 
Mental  health  is  another  area 
in  which  the  University  has 
already  begun  to  serve  the 
community  and  nation  in  which 
it  has  been  developed. 


A  birthday 


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PRESIDENT  SACHAR 


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President  Sachar's  Sixtieth  Birthday  Party 

On  Sunday,  February  15th,  1959,  Dr.  Sachar  will  celebrate 
his  sixtieth  birthday.  This  milestone  in  a  career  characterized 
by  vital  and  imaginative  contributions  within  the  fields  of  higher 
education,  every  segment  of  the  American  Jewish  community, 
youth  training,  and  historical  research,  coincides  with  the 
completion  of  his  tenth  year  as  the  first  President  of  Brandeis 
University. 

Appropriately,  The  Board  of  Trustees  and  The  Fellows  of  the 
University  have  resolved  to  provide  an  opportunity  for  the 
legion  of  his  friends  to  express  their  esteem  and  afFection  by 
sponsoring  a  birthday  dinner  in  his  honor  at  the  Waldorf 
Astoria  Hotel  in  New  York  City,  Sunday  evening,  February  15th, 
1959.  While  the  celebration  is  being  sponsored  by  a  Committee 
of  Trustees  and  Fellows  of  the  University,  we  shall  welcome  his 
host  of  devotees  from  every  section  of  the  country  who  will 
wish  to  join  in  a  tribute  to  one  whose  creativity  and  dynamism 
have  contributed  so  effectively  to  our  religious,  cultural,  and 
intellectual  lives. 

Abraham  Feinberg,  Chairman 

The  President's  Endowment  Fund 

Friends  of  President  Sachar,  under  the  leadership  of  Mr. 
Lawrence  A.  Wien,  have  decided  the  most  appropriate  birthday 
gift  would  be  the  establishment  of  the  Abram  L.  Sachar  Fund 
at  Brandeis  University.  The  income  from  this  Fund  will  be 
used  in  accordance  with  Dr.  Sachar's  recommendations  to  the 
Trustees.  At  a  future  time,  the  Fund  will  provide  the  basis  for 
a  permanent  tribute  to  President  Sachar.  Scores  of  friends  have 
already  indicated  their  desire  to  participate  in  this  tribute  with 
individual  gifts  or  pledges  ranging  up  to  many  thousands  of 
dollars.  A  book  will  be  presented  to  Dr.  Sachar,  recording  the 
names  of  all  who  have  joined  in  establishing  this  Fund  (needless 
to  say,  there  will  be  no  philanthropic  appeals  at  the  birthday 
celebration  itself).  There  will  be  no  organized  solicitation  in 
connection  with  this  Fund,  but  all  who  wish  to  participate  ore 
invited  to  do  so  by  addressing: 

The  Abram  L.   Sachar  Fund 

Brandeis  University 

Waltham  54,  Massachusetts 

Dinner  Reservations 

The  program  for  the  Birthday  Celebration  will  include  toasts 
to  Dr.  Sachar  by  Leonard  Bernstein,  Governor  Abraham  Ribicoif, 
Judge  Joseph  M.  Proskauer,  Mr.  Abraham  Feinberg,  Mr.  Law- 
rence A.  Wien,  and  Mrs.  Ruth  Rose.  The  Brandeis  Choral 
Society  will  also  participate. 

Reservations  may  be  made  at  $15.00  per  cover  (black  tie) 
by  addressing: 

The  President's  Celebration 

Brandeis  University 

Waltham  54,  Massachusetts 


lews  briefs. . 


IN  PROGRESS 

Brandeis  University's  first  Fiorina  Lasker  Fellows  in  Civil  Liberties  and 
Civil  Rights  have  taken  up  residence  on  campus  for  fourteen  weeks  of  intensive 
study  in  fields  related  to  their  professional  work.   They  have  been  selected  from 
people  actively  engaged  in  areas  of  community  relations  councils,  federal,  state, 
and  municipal  agencies  devoted  to  their  protection,  inter-group  agencies,  and 
other  institutions  concerned  with  civil  rights  and  liberties. 

Each  Fellow  will  select  a  program  best  suited  to  his  or  her  own  particular 
needs  based  on  offerings  of  the  University  and  consultation  with  members  of  the 
Brandeis  faculty.   Free  of  the  usual  academic  requirements,  the  Fellow  will  be 
left  to  read,  to  listen,  to  talk,  and  to  write  on  those  aspects  of  a  given 
problem  area  in  which  he,  himself,  feels  he  can  best  broaden  his  intellectual 
horizons.   At  Brandeis,  the  Fellows  will  be  able  to  direct  their  inquiry  into 
anthropology,  economics,  history,  politics,  constitutional  law,  psychology, 
and  sociology. 

The  Fiorina  Lasker  Fellows  in  Civil  Liberties  and  Civil  Rights  were  established 
by  Mrs.  Etta  Rosensohn  and  Miss  Loula  Lasker  of  New  York  from  the  estate  of  their 
sister.  Miss  Fiorina  Lasker.   This  memorial  grant  was  assigned  in  recognition  of 
"a  great  and  continuing  need  in  our  American  social  scene  for  more  effective  and 
scientific  handling  of  problems  of  civil  liberties  and  civil  rights."   Its  basic 
philosophy  lies  in  the  conviction  that  "while  the  legal  aspects  of  problems  of 
civil  liberties  and  civil  rights  have  in  recent  years  received  considerable 
attention,  it  is  now  necessary  to  buttress  activity  within  these  fields  by  training 
individuals  to  function  more  effectively  in  the  social,  economic,  political, 
educational,  emd  communal  areas." 

DURING  THE  SUMMER 


Educators  from  throughout  the  United  States  and  from  many  foreign  countries 
will  join  Brandeis  faculty  members  in  the  1959  Svumner  School  at  the  University. 
In  its  third  session,  the  Summer  School  will  offer  institutes  in  archaeology, 
physics,  music,  philosophy  of  education,  psychology,  and  theatre. 

The  Brandeis  University  Summer  School  offers  all  courses  within  the  framework 
of  Institutes  embodying  unifying  themes.   Students  in  different  courses  are  provided 
£in  opportunity  to  meet  together  in  colloqui  and  in  conferences.   Guest  lecturers, 
representing  outstemding  authorities  in  each  field,  meet  with  students  and  faculty 
in  the  air-conditioned  Rabb  Graduate  Center  throughout  the  six-week  session. 

Directors  of  the  Institutes  for  the  Summer  School  will  be:  Dr.  Cyrus  Gordon, 
Archaeology;  Harold  Shapero,  Music;  Harold  Weisberg,  Philosophy  of  Education; 
Dr.  Samuel  Schweiber,  Physics;  Dr.  Walter  Toman,  Psychology;  and  Edwin  Burr  Pettet, 
Theatre.   Among  distinguished  faculty  for  the  Summer  School  will  be  H.  D.  F.  Kotto 
of  Bristol  University  in  England  ;  Henry  David  Aiken  of  the  Harvard  University 
Philosophy  Department;  Dr.  Allen  D.  Sapp,  Jr.,  Professor  of  Music  at  Wellesley 
College;  George  Gardner  of  the  Judge  Baker  Guidance  Clinic  in  Boston;  Dr.  Immanuel 
Ben-Dor  of  the  Candler  School  of  Theology,  Emory  University;  Dr.  John  Polkinghorne 
of  the  Physics  Dept.  of  Trinity  College  in  Cambridge,  England;  sind  other 
authorities  in  the  Institute  areas. 


Brandeisiana 


Music  critics  throughout  the  nation  took  note  of  a  recently  created  Brandeis  University  award  earlier 
this  year  as  they  reviewed  the  first  performances  of  a  new  American  opera  "Good  Soldier  Schweik." 
The  opera  was  composed  by  the  late  Robert  Kurka  who  died  of  leukemia  last  December  at  the  age 
of  35.  Composer  Kurka  was  the  first  recipient  of  the  Brandeis  University  Creative  Arts  Award  of  $1  500 
grant-in-aid  to  a  promising  young  composer.  The  opening  night  reviews  generally  agreed  with  the 
Brandeis  citation,  which  they  all  reprinted,  "to  a  composer  on  the  threshold  of  a  career  of  real 
distinction."  Composer  Kurka  did  not  live  to  see  the  opening  performance  by  the  New  York  Opera 
Company  at  the  City  Center. 

The  Poetry  Society  of  America  last  month  selected  two  Brandeis  University  poets  for  special  honors 
at  the  society's  annual  dinner.  Stanley  Kunitz,  Visiting  Professor  of  English,  was  one  of  the  principal 
speakers.  The  society's  coveted  Walt  Whitman  award  was  presented  to  Milton  Hindus,  Associate 
Professor  of  English,  for  his  recently  published  book  of  essays.  Leaves  of  Grass:  One  Hundred 
Years  After. 

Brandeis  University  students  and  faculty  accorded  a  memorial  tribute  to  the  late  Erwin  Bodky  In  a 
memorial  concert  held  in  Slosberg  Recital  Hall  last  month.  Dr.  Bodky,  beloved  member  of  the  Creative 
Arts  faculty,  died  in  December  while  on  Sabbatical  leave  in  Lucerne,  Switzerland.  The  concert  by  the 
Brandeis  Choral  Union  was  a  performance  of  Brahms'  Bin  Deufscbes  Requiem.  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar, 
in  expressing  the  deep  regret  of  the  University,  said  "We  will  get  someone  to  substitute  for  him,  but 
no  one  to  replace  him." 


The  entire  world  will  be  a  laboratory  for  Brandeis  University  anthropologists  in  the  Graduate  School's 
most  recent  program  development.  Field  study  will  be  required  of  every  candidate  for  a  doctorate. 
This  will  take  advanced  students  throughout  the  world  for  a  year  of  research  in  the  field  to  buttress 
their  academic  and  theoretical  backgrounds.  Brandeis  is  the  first  American  institution  to  require 
this  combination  of  resident  and  field  training  in  anthropology. 

Professor  Elizabeth  Colson,  joining  the  Brandeis  faculty  from  the  African  Research  and  Studies 
Program  of  Boston  University,  has  been  named  chairman  of  the  Department  of  Anthropology.  The 
Samuel  Rubin  Foundation,  which  has  contributed  to  the  development  of  the  undergraduate  program 
in  anthropology  since  1954,  is  now  aiding  in  the  development  of  this  new  department. 


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BRANDEIS 


BULLETIN 


lonorary  Degrees  to  Mendes  France,  Bernstein,  Murrow 
Vs  300  Receive  Academic  Degrees  at  Commencement 


Pierre  Mendes  France,  former  Premier  of  France,  will  deliver  the 
]ighth  Commencement  address  at  Brandeis  University,  June  7.  The 
istinguished  international  political  leader  will  engage  in  a  series  of 
eminars  on  world  affairs  to  be  held  at  the  University  prior  to  the 
]ommencement  exercises. 

Eight  other  leading  figures  in  the  arts,  sciences,  social  service 
nd  political  life  will  join  M.  Mendes  France  to  receive  honorary 
egrees  from  Brandeis  as  more  than  300  students  graduate. 


Simon  Sargon  of  Brookline,  Mass.,  an 
utstanding  pianist  and  honor  student, 
.ill  deliver  the  valedictory  address  to 
he  graduating  seniors. 

Recipients  of  the  honorary  doctoral 
egrees  will  be  composer-conductor 
.eonard  Bernstein;  newspaper  editor 
nd  Senior  Senator  from  Alaska, 
Crnest   Gruening;    General    Alfred    M. 

ruenther,   former   Supreme   Allied 


Commander  in  Europe  and  head  of  the 
American  Red  Cross ;  Nobel  Prize  scien- 
tist, Fritz  Lipmann;  Elmer  McCollum, 
scientist  and  Professor  Emeritus  of 
Biochemistry  at  Johns  Hopkins  Univer- 
sity; CBS  executive  and  dean  of  news 
commentators,  Edward  R.  Murrow; 
Dudley  Kimball,  an  early  Trustee  of  the 
University;  and  Israeli  army  chief  and 
anthropologist,  Yigael  Yadin. 


-1959  PULITZER  PRIZE  POET 


STANLEY  J.  KUN)TZ,  Visiting  Professor  of  English  at  Brandeis,  receives  {-he  ccngrotuiations 
of  Dr.  Sachar  moments  after  it  was  onnounced  that  Kunitx  had  been  awarded  the  Pulitzer 
Prlie  for  Poetry.  He  won  the  award  for  his  "Selected  Poems:  1928-1958."  now  in  its 
second  printing  by  Little,  Brown  and  Company.  The  Pulitzer  Prize  is  the  latest  of  several 
honors  accorded  to  Mr.  Kunitz  in  recent  months.  One  is  o  two-year  Ford  Foundation  grant 
of  $15,000,  probably  the  largest  money  gront  ever  given  to  an  American  writer. 


The  Brandeis  University  Fellows  will  spon- 
sor the  first  In  a  series  of  annual  summer 
Institutes  on  contemporary  subjects  at 
Brandeis  August  2-8.  A  distinguished  fac- 
ulty and  outstanding  guest  lecturers  will 
meet  with  classes  and  seminars  on  "Current 
Aspects  of  American  Civilization"  in  the 
first  weelc-long  institute.  Designed  prima- 
rily for  the  Brandeis  family,  it  is  open  to 
Alumni  and  members  of  the  Women's  Com- 
mittee and  Brandeis  Clubs.  Accommoda- 
tions will  be  available  for  men,  women,  and 
married  couples.  For  Information,  write  the 
Director,   Brandeis   Summer   Institute. 


Pierre  Mendes  France 


Pierre  Mendes  France 

M.  Mendes  France  served  as  Premier 
of  France  from  1954-55.    A  member  of 

Tthe  French  Resist- 
•^  ance    Movement 

\  during  World  War 

<&  A  II>   his   political 

"^ '*  career    included 

serving  as  deputy 
to  the  National  As- 
sembly, Minister  of 
National  Economy 
for  the  Provisional 
Government  of 
General  de  Gaulle,  and  permanent  rep- 
resentative of  France  on  ECOSOC. 

Leonard  Bernstein 

Brandeis  Fellow  Leonard  Bernstein 
served  as  Professor  of  Music  at  the 
University  from 
3951  until  he  was 
named  Conductor 
of  the  New  York 
Philharmonic  Or- 
chestra last  year. 
One  of  America's 
most  talented 
young  musicians, 
he  has  won  inter- 
national fame  as  a 

conductor,  symphonic  composer,  musi- 
cal-comedy writer,  teacher  and  pianist. 
The  director  of  Brandeis'  first  two 
Festivals  of  the  Creative  Arts,  at  the 
first  of  which  his  own  Trouble  in 
Tahiti  was  premiered,  his  most  recent 
works  include  the  musical  scoi-es  for 
Wonderful  Town  and  West  Side  Story. 

^Continued  on  page  10) 


2  NEW  STUDENT  RESEARCH  PROGRAMS  OPEN 


PRE-COLLEGE  STUDENTS 
TO    SPEND   SUMMER  AS 
RESEARCH  APPRENTICES 

A  dozen  gifted  science  students  from 
the  Newton,  Mass.  High  School  will 
work  as  full-time  research  apprentices 
for  six  weeks  this  summer  under  a 
unique  new  program  to  be  conducted 
in  the  research  laboratories  at  Brandeis. 

The  students  will  be  appointed  on 
the  basis  of  superior  scholastic  ability 
and  performance  in  the  sciences.  They 
will  serve  as  a  pilot  group  in  a  project 
conceived  as  an  annual  program,  even- 
tually expanding  to  include  more  than 
the  initial  dozen  students  and  to  draw 
from  schools  throughout  the  state  and 
the  nation. 

Each  student  will  be  associated  with 
a  Brandeis  faculty  member  in  the 
pursuit  of  his  current  research  proj- 
ect, and  will  work  as  well  with  a  team 
of  professors,  post-doctoral  research 
fellows  and  graduate  and  undergradu- 
ate students  on  projects  supported  by 
the  National  Science  Foundation,  the 
American  Cancer  Society,  the  National 
Institutes  of  Health,  the  American 
Heart  Association  and  other  founda- 
tions. Major  research  targets  include 
heart  disease,  cancer,  radiation  sick- 
ness and  other  basic  programs. 
Thirty  Candidates 

Newton  Principal  Harold  Howe  II 
and  Dr.  Albert  E.  Navez,  Belgian 
Consul  in  Boston  and  director  of  the 
school's  science  department,  are  coordi- 
nating the  program  at  Newton  where 
screening  of  30  recommended  students 
is  now  underway. 

Dr.  Harold  P.  Klein,  Associate  Pro- 
fessor of  Biology  on  the  Abraham  and 
Gertrude  Burg  Foundation,  will  direct 
the  training  at  Brandeis. 


Brandeis  University  Bulletin 

published  by  brandeis  university 
office  of  public  affairs 

Emanuel  M.  Gilbert,  Director 

Editor:    Lawrence  J.  Kane 

Campus  photos  by  Ralph  Norman 

Vol.  VIII.  No.  4  May,  1059 

Brandeis  University  Bulletin,  published  four 
times  a  year  (one  in  September.  October, 
February  and  May)  at  Mrandeis  University, 
Waltham  54,  Mass.  Entered  as  second  class 
matter  at  the  Post   Office  at   Boston,   Mass. 


2    -    BRANDEIS    NEWS   BULLETIN 


A  TYPICAL  SCENE  In  the  new  laboratory  areas 
of  the  Friedland  Life  Science  Center  shows  labo- 
rotory  technician  Susan  Ann  Brown  at  work  on  a 
research  project  directed  by  Brondels  scientists. 


Frauwirth,  Weinstein  and 
Berkwitz  Laboratories  in 
Science  Research  Center 

Five  laboratories  in  the  new  science 
research  center  were  dedicated  recently 
to  carry  the  names  of  three  Bay  State 
families. 

The  Abram  J.  Berkwitz  Cancer  Re- 
search Laboratory  was  established  in 
memory  of  his  parents,  Morris  and 
Fanny  Berkwitz,  by  the  retired  Boston 
trial  lawyer  now  residing  in  Brookline. 
A  second  laboratory  was  dedicated  in 
memory  of  his  wife,  Jeannette  A.  Berk- 
witz. Mr.  Berkwitz  received  his  LL.B. 
degree  from  Boston  University  Law 
School  in  1908. 

Family  Memorial 

The  Samuel  Weinstein  Laboratory 
was  established  in  his  memory  by  his 
wife,  Miriam,  and  children,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Stanley  Jacobs  and  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Melvin  Weinstein  of  Newton.  Mr. 
Jacobs  and  Mr.  Weinstein  are  officials 
of  the  Vatco  Manufacturing  Company, 
Boston,  founded  by  the  late  Mr. 
Weinstein. 

Mr.  Sidney  Frauwirth  of  New  Bed- 
ford underwrote  construction  of  lab- 
oratories in  the  research  center  in  honor 
of  his  wife  Jean,  and  in  memory  of 
his  daughter,  Brenda.  These  chromo- 
tography  laboratory  units  will  include 
a  main  laboratory  work  area  and  a 
darkroom  to  be  used  in  the  separation 
and  purification  of  biological  com- 
pounds. Mr.  Frauwirth  is  a  partner  in 
the  firm  of  Normandie  Bedspread  Com- 
pany of  New  Bedford. 


NSF  GRANT  AWARDED  FOR 
HONOR  UNDERGRADUATES 
TO  DO  SENIOR  RESEARCH 


Brandeis  University's  growing  scien- 
tific research  program  on  the  graduate 
school  level  will  be  of  greater  direct 
benefit  to  undergraduates  in  a  new  pro- 
gram to  be  launched  next  month. 

The  National  Science  Foundation  has 
awarded  a  grant  to  the  University  to 
underwrite  summer  research  projects  in 
the  sciences  for  honor  students  entering  i 
the  senior  year.  These  students  will  be  I 
paid  $500  for  ten  weeks  of  special  re- 
search work  during  the  summer  months 
and  receive  an  additional  $200  towards 
their  fall  tuition  bill.  This  will  make  it 
possible  for  students  who  are  working 
on  honors  papers  to  spend  the  summer 
months  on  more  productive  research. 

Four  Areas 

Dr.  Morris  Soodak,  Visiting  Assistant 
Professor  of  Biology  and  director  of 
this  program,  reports  that  students  will 
conduct  their  honors  research  in 
physics,  mathematics,  chemistry,  and 
biochemistry.  Their  work  will  bring 
them  into  the  laboratory  for  full-time 
employment  with  the  science  facult 
and  research  assistants. 

375  Friends  Meet  at  Miami 
Dinner  Meeting  Honoring 
Fellows  Frehling,  Phillips 

The  Brandeis  University  Club  of 
Greater  Miami  honored  Brandeis  Fel- 
lows Dr.  Stanley  Frehling  and  Mr. 
David  Phillips  at  a  recent  meeting  in 
the  Eden  Roc  Hotel.  More  than  375 
guests  heard  talks  on  the  University  by 
Dr.  Sachar  and  Linda  Heller,  editor  of 
the  student  newspaper,  "The  Justice." 

A  new  esprit  de  corps  for  the  Miami 
Club  sparked  the  meeting  to  $115,000 
in  new  gifts  for  the  University.  A  year- 
round  progiam  is  being  planned  and 
new  club  officers  are  at  work  on  special 
programs.  The  officers  are  Dr.  Freh- 
ling, president;  Harold  Turk,  former 
Mayor  of  Miami,  Sidney  Ansin,  Charles 
Fruchtman,  Albert  L  Jacobs,  Ernest 
Janis,  Jack  Leonard,  Harold  Thurman, 
and  Carl  Weinkle,  vice-presidents; 
Mortimer  E.  Wien,  treasurer;  Morris  J. 
Goldin,  secretary,  and  Sidney  Schwartz, 
financial  secretary. 

Mr.  Ernest  Janis  was  dinner  commi 
tee  chairman  and  President  Mrs.  Sidm: 
Schwartz  coordinated  participation  by 
the  Greater  Miami  Chapter  of  the 
Women's  Committee.  Mrs.  Albert  I. 
Jacobs  served  as  chairman  of  hostesses. 


^ew  Books  by  Faculty 
VIembers  Published  in 
pour  Different  Areas 

'  New  creative  work  and  scholarly  in- 
terpretation by  members  of  the  Bran- 
leis  faculty  cover  a  broad  spectrum  of 
intellectual  activity  including  fiction, 
lioetry,  philosophy  and  literary  and  art 
riticism. 

Dr.  Walter  Toman,  Associate  Profes- 
or  of  Psychology,  has  completed  a 
■olume  of  short  stories  with  the  title  of 
A  Kindly  Contagion,"  to  be  published 
his  month  by  Bobbs-Merrill. 

Predominantly  psychological  in 
heme,  but  "entirely  fictional,"  accord- 
ng  to  Dr.  Toman,  many  of  the  stories 
riginally  appeared  in  German  period- 
icals. Translations  of  a  few  stories,  re- 
Lrinted  in  American  journals,  aroused 
Ihe  publisher's  interest  in  a  complete 
leries  under  one  cover  in  English.  The 
'olume  will  contain  some  thirty  stories. 
3r.  Toman  has  also  written  two  other 
volumes  of  stories  and  one  of  poetry, 
is  well  as  books  and  articles  on  percep- 
ion  and  cognitive  processes,  expression 
ind  factor  analysis. 

"Portuguese  Africa,"  a  new  book  by 
Dr.  James  Duffy,  Associate  Professor 
)f  Spanish,  will  be  published  this  month 
Isimultaneously  by  the  Harvard  and 
Oxford  University  presses.  The  book  is 
!j  study  of  the  colonies  and  cultures  of 
Portuguese  Africa  where  Dr.  Duffy  did 
•esearch  through  a  Ford  Fellowship  in 
1955-56.  He  is  also  the  author  of 
'Shipwreck  and  Epic"  as  well  as  a 
lumber  of  articles  and  papers. 

Rawidowicz  Volumes 

Two  volumes  of  a  philosophical  an- 
ilysis  of  Jewish  history,  written  in 
Hebrew  by  the  late  Dr.  Simon  Rawido- 
wicz under  the  title  of  "Babylon  and 
Jerusalem"  have  been  published  by 
Ararat  Publishing  Company  in  London. 
A.mong  his  many  works  is  "Nachman 
Krochmal,"  a  new  edition  which  is  also 
iiow  in  press.  Dr.  Rawidowicz  was 
formerly  chairman  of  the  Graduate  De- 
partment in  Near  Eastern  and  Judaic 
iStudies. 

Stanley  Kunitz,  noted  poet  and  Vis- 
iting Professor  of  English,  has  received 
the  Pulitzer  Prize,  in  addition  to  a 
$15,000  Ford  Foundation  gift  as  one 
of  the  ten  best  literateurs  of  America, 
for  his  recent  "Selected  Poems  1928- 
1958"  published  by  Atlantic,  Little 
BrowTi.  The  book  has  been  hailed  as 
containing  much  of  the  best  poetry  of 
our  day,  touching  the  vital  concerns  of 
mankind.  On  leave  from  the  New 
School  for  Social  Research  this  year  to 
teach  at  Brandeis,  poet  Kunitz  is  author 
of  other  works  including  "Intellectual 
Things"  and  "Passport  to  the  War." 


Loivn  and  Hillquit  Professors  Named 

Dr.  John  P.  Roche  will  be  the  first  incumbent  of  the  Chair  in  American 
Labor  and  Social  Thought  established  in  honor  of  the  late  Morris  Hillquit,  and 
Dr.  Alexander  Altmann  has  been  named  Philip  Lown  Professor  of  Judaic  Studies 
at  Brandeis  University. 

Dr.  Altmann,  teaching  as  Jacob  Zis- 
kind  Visiting  Professor  of  Jewish  Phi- 
losophy and  Hebrew  Literature  this 
year  at  Brandeis,  is  Director  of  the 
Institute  of  Jewish  Studies  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Manchester  in  England.  Dr. 
Roche  is  Chairman  of  the  Department 
of  Politics  and  Dean  of  Faculty  at 
Brandeis. 

The  teaching  Chair  held  by  Dr.  Alt- 
mann was  established  in   1955  by  Mr. 
Philip   Lown  of 


FIRST  STEPHEN  S.  WISE 
LECTURE  DELIVERED  BY 
JUSTINE   WISE    POLIER 

The  Honorable  Justine  Wise  Poller, 
Justice  of  the  Domestic  Relations  Court, 
New  York  City,  delivered  the  first 
annual  Stephen  S.  Wise  Lecture  at  the 
University  March  1.  The  noted  jurist 
paid  tribute  to  her  father's  memory  in 
a  lecture  entitled,  "Prophetic  Judaism: 
Fossil  or  Living  Legend." 

The  lecture  series  is  dedicated  to  the 
memory  of  Rabbi  Wise,  one  of  the  out- 
standing leaders  of  American  Jewry, 
who  died  in  1949.  Established  by 
Nathan  Straus,  president  of  radio 
station  WMCA  in  New  York  and  a 
Fellow  of  the  University  who  preceded 
Rabbi  Wise  as  president  of  the  Ameri- 
can Jewish  Congress,  the  series  will 
bring  to  Brandeis  each  year  a  distin- 
guished academician  sharing  the  over- 
riding interest  of  the  late  rabbi  in 
liberalism  and  social  justice. 

Washington  Advisor 

A  graduate  of  the  Yale  Law  School, 
Justice  Poller  was  instrumental  in  re- 
organizing the  Workmen's  Compensa- 
tion Division  of  New  York  City  and 
served  as  counsel  to  unemployment 
relief  committees  under  Mayor  La- 
Guardia.  She  later  served  as  special 
advisor  to  Mrs.  Eleanor  Roosevelt  at 
the  Office  of  Civil  Defense  in  Washing- 
ton. She  was  appointed  Judge  of  the 
Children's  Court  in  1935. 


Also  recently  published  by  East  and 
West-London  was  "Leopold  and  Adel- 
heid  Zunz:  An  Account  in  Letters 
(1815-1885)"  by  Dr.  Nahum  N.  Glatzer, 
Michael  Tuch  Professor  of  Jewish 
History. 

Published  at  the  beginning  of  the 
year  were  Dr.  Arnold  Hauser's  "The 
Philosophy  of  Art,"  from  Alfred  A. 
Knopf,  and  "Modern  Literary  Criti- 
cism" edited  by  Irving  Howe  from  the 
Beacon  Press,  as  well  as  Dr.  Cyrus  H. 
Gordon's  "The  World  of  the  Old  Testa- 
ment" from  Doubleday  and  "Between 
East  and  West:  Essays"  edited  by  Dr. 
Alexander  Altmann,  as  well  as  his 
"Isaac  Israeli:  A  Neoplatonic  Philos- 
opher of  the  Tenth  Century"  written 
with  S.  M.  Stern  and  published  by  East 
and  West-London  and  Oxford. 


Alexander  Altmann 

Brandeis     faculty 


Boston  to  support 
instruction  in  the 
field  of  Judaic 
Studies.  The  chair 
was  first  occupied 
by  the  late  Dr. 
Simon  Rawidowicz, 
distinguished  au- 
thority in  Judaica, 
who  joined  the 
in  1951  from  the 
University  of  Leeds  in  England. 

The  Morris  Hillquit  Chair  was 
established  recently  by  labor  leaders 
throughout  the  nation  to  honor  the  late 
labor  leader  and  civil  rights  attorney. 
AFL-CIO  President  George  Meany, 
Senator  Herbert  Lehman  of  New  York 
and  Mrs.  Eleanor 
Roosevelt  were 
honorary  chairmen 
of  the  drive  to  un- 
derwrite the  Hill- 
quit Chair.  The 
nationwide  cam- 
paign to  create  the 
endowment  by 
friends  of  Morris 
Hillquit  included 
the  International  Ladies'  Garment 
Workers  Union,  the  William  Green 
Memorial  Fund  Committee,  the  Old 
Timers'  Club,  and  others. 

Dr.  Roche  has  been  active  in  labor 
education  and  served  as  a  visiting  lec- 
turer at  the  ILGWU  Training  Institute 
in  New  York.  He  was  Associate  Pro- 
fessor of  Political  Science  at  Haverford 
College,  and  a  Visiting  Professor  at 
Swarthmore  College,  Cornell,  Columbia 
and  the  Salzburg  Seminar  in  American 
Studies.  A  native  of  Brooklyn,  Dr. 
Roche  joined  the  faculty  in  1956. 

While  at  Brandeis  this  year.  Dr. 
Altmann  has  continued  as  Honorary 
President  of  the  Manchester  Central 
Board  of  Hebrew  Education  and  mem- 
ber of  the  Manchester  University  Jew- 
ish Society,  Manchester  Council  of 
Christians  and  Jews,  and  Manchester 
and  District  Synagogue  Council,  as  well 
as  Executive  Member  of  the  World 
Union  of  Jewish  Studies. 

BRANDEIS    NEWS    BULLETIN    -    3 


John  P.  Roche 


J.  V.  Cunningham 


Guggenheim  Awards  to 
Doctors  Glatzer,  Golden, 
Cunningham,  Van  Ghent 

Four  members  of  the  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity faculty  will  complete  study  and 
research  projects  under  the  provisions 
of  Guggenheim  Fellowship  awards  for 
scholars  and  artists.  Drs.  J.  V.  Cun- 
ningham, Nahum  N.  Glatzer,  Sidney 
Golden  and  Dorothy  Van  Ghent  have 
been  named  to  receive  grants. 

Dr.  Cunningham,  Professor  of  Eng- 
lish and  Chairman  of  the  Department 
of  English  at  Bran- 
deis, has  received 
his  award  for  crea- 
tive  writing  in 
poetry  and  studies 
of  tradition  and 
structure  in  poetry. 
Before  coming  to 
Brandeis,  he  taught 
at  the  Universities 
of  Virginia,  Chi- 
cago, Hawaii  and  at  Stanford  Univer- 
sity. He  is  the  author  of  a  number  of 
books  and  articles  on  poetry  and  litera- 
ture, as  well  as  numerous  reviews  and 
verse  translations. 

Professor  of  Jewish  History  and 
Chairman  of  the  Department  of  Near 
Eastern  and  Judaic  Studies,  Dr.  Glatzer 
received  his  Guggenheim  grant  for 
studies  of  the  con- 
cept of  Jewish  lit- 
erature and  the 
emergence  of  mod- 
ern Jewish  scholar- 
ship. A  former 
teacher  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Frank- 
furt in  Germany 
and  Yeshiva  Uni- 
versity in  New 
York  City,  Dr.  Glatzer  has  published 
widely  and  is  a  member  of  the  Jewish 
Academy  of  Arts  and  Sciences,  the 
American  Oriental  Society  and  the 
American  Historical  Society. 

Dr.  Golden,  Associate  Professor  of 
Chemistry  at  Brandeis,  will  further  his 
research  on  the 
quantum  mechani- 
cal foundations  of 
chemical  reaction 
rate  theory  through 
his  Guggenheim 
grant.  Currently 
engaged  in  research 
on  atomic  and 
molecular  struc- 
ture, chemical 
kinetics,  quantum  mechanics  and  free 
radicals.  Dr.  Golden  is  author  of  articles 
on  these  and  other  projects  and  holds 


Nahum  N.  Glaizer 


Sidney  Golden 


25  American  and  British  Scholars  Teach  ai 
Brandeis  University  Summer  School  Institutes 

Twenty-five  scholars  from  fourteen  American  and  British  universities  wil 
conduct  institutes  in  psychology,  music,  physics,  theatre  and  education  in  thi 
Brandeis  University  Summer  School,  June  22-July  31. 

In  addition,  more  than  a  dozen  other  notables  will  visit  the  University  to  joir 
with  faculty  and  students  for  special  colloquia,  lectures,  concerts  and  informa 
discussions  in  the  various  areas.  To  unify  their  programs,  each  institute  will  centei 
on  specific  topics  such  as  "theory,  application  and  practice  in  psychoanalysis"  ir 
psychology,  "moral  theory"  in  education,  and  "the  impact  of  current  discoveries  ot 
the  status  of  Biblical  studies"  in  archaeology. 

Among  the  summer  faculty,   H.D.F 


ASH  FLOWERS,  a  first  book  of  poems  by  Lyman 
Andrews,  Jr.,  Brandeis  junior,  was  published 
recently  by  Contemporary  Poetry  of  Boltimore, 
with  an  introduction  by  Pierre  Emmanuel,  French 
poet  and   former   Visiting   Professor   at   Brandeis. 


patents  on  rocket  designs  and  instru- 
mentation. He  is  also  a  consultant  for 
the  National  Bureau  of  Standards. 

Dr.  Van  Ghent,  Assistant  Professor 
of  English  at  Brandeis,  will  make  stud- 
ies of  certain  major  European  novelists 
in  the  19th  and  20th  centuries  under  her 
Guggenheim  fellowship.  Before  coming 
to  Brandeis,  she  was  on  the  faculties  of 
the  Universities  of  Vermont,  Kansas 
and  Montana  and  at  Bai'd  College.  Now 
studying  the  unconscious  myth  in  the 
poetry  of  Keats,  she  is  author  of  "The 
English    Novel;    Form   and    Function." 

The  Guggenheim  Foundation's  Fel- 
lowships are  granted  to  persons  of  the 
highest  capacity  for  scholarly  research, 
demonstrated  by  the  previous  publica- 
tion of  contributions  to  knowledge,  and 
to  persons  of  unusual  and  proven  cre- 
ative ability  in  the  fine  arts.  The  fel- 
lowships are  designed  to  assist  the 
Fellows  to  advance  themselves  to  higher 
levels  of  accomplishment  in  their  fields. 


Kitto  of  England's  University  o: 
Bristol,  Alan  S.  Downer  of  Princeton 
and  Edwin  Burr  Pettet  of  Brandeis  wil 
teach  literature,  history  and  aesthetic! 
of  the  theater.  Conducting  the  Instituti 
in  Philosophy  of  Education  will  b( 
Henry  David  Aiken  of  Harvard,  Sidnej 
Morgenbesser  of  Columbia,  and  D.  J 
O'Connor  of  the  University  of  Exeter  it 
England.  Cyrus  H.  Gordon  of  Brandeis 
Immanuel  Ben-Dor  of  Emory  Univer 
sity  and  Harry  Orlinsky  of  Hebrew 
Union  College  will  lecture  in  archafr 
ology,  and  the  music  faculty  will  includ* 
pianist  Noel  Lee,  violinist  Paul  Makaii' 
owitzky,  Harold  Shapero  of  Brandeis 
and  Allen  D.  Sapp  of  Wellesley. 

Noted  Psychologists 
George  Gardner,  noted  child  psychol- 
ogist, Felix  Deutsch  of  the  Boston  Psy- 
choanalytic Institute,  and  James  Mann 
Director  of  Psychiatry  at  Boston  Statt 
Hospital,  will  be  among  the  psychologj 
faculty,  which  will  also  include  Georg(j 
S.  Klein  of  New  York  University,  and 
Walter  Toman  and  Harry  Rand  ol 
Brandeis.  In  the  Institute  in  Theoret- 
ical Physics  will  be  Kerson  Huang  anc 
Francis  E.  Low  of  M.I.T.,  Marc  Kac  oi 
Cornell,  Julian  Schwinger  and  E.  C.  G 
Sudarshan  of  Harvard,  and  Leon  N 
Cooper  of  Brown  University. 
Guest  Lecturers 
Guest  lecturers  in  the  various  insti 
tutes  will  include  Kingsley  Price  ol 
Johns  Hopkins,  Israel  Scheffler  of  Har- 
vard, and  Charles  Stevenson  of  Mich- 
igan in  education;  Felix  Villars  of: 
M.I.T.,  Walter  Kohn  of  Carnegie  Tech 
Eugene  P.  Gross  of  Brandeis,  and 
Walter  Gilbert  of  Harvard  in  physics; 
David  Rapaport  of  the  Austin  Riggs 
Center  in  psychology;  and  H.  L.  Gins- 
berg of  the  Jewish  Theological  Semi- 
nary and  Ben  Schwartz  of  Lincoln 
University  in  archaeology. 


4    -    BRANDEIS    NEWS   BULLETIN 


aONOR  ROLL  OF  NEW  BRANDEIS   FELLOWS 


Fourteen  distinguished  business  and 
ommunal  leaders  have  been  named 
''ellows  of  Brandeis  University.  The 
lew  Fellows  are  Abram  Berkowitz  of 
■iewton,  Mass.,  Benjamin  Brier  of 
Providence,  R.  I.,  Abraham  S.  Burg  of 
"liclsea,  Mass.,  Robert  P.  Cable  of 
Chestnut  Hill,  Mass.,  Walter  Stern  Hil- 
lorn  of  Beverly  Hills,  Calif.,  Norman 
[night  of  Natick,  Mass.,  Harry  Marks 
f  Newton,  Mass.,  George  Meany 
f  Bethesda,  Md.,  Oscar  Schleiff  of 
jCnglewood,  N.  J.,  Samuel  Schulman  of 
Ikarsdale,  N.  Y.,  Dr.  Benjamin  M. 
feelekman  of  Cambridge,  Mass.,  George 
\i.  Sherman  of  Boston,  Mass.,  Benjamin 
i-I.  Swig  of  San  Francisco,  Calif.,  and 
jouis  Zimble  of  Newton,  Mass. 

Abram  Berkowitz 

Mr.  Berkowitz,  a  distinguished  Bos- 
ton attorney  and  communal  leader,  is  a 
i)artner  in  the  law  firm  of  Ropes,  Gray, 
^est,  Coolidge  and  Rugg.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Board  of  Governors  of  the 
iebrew  Union  College  -  Jewish  Insti- 
ute  of  Religion,  and  served  as  Presi- 
lent  of  the  Beth  Israel  Hospital,  Boston. 

Benjamin  Brier 

Mr.  Brier  is  president  of  the  Brier 
Manufacturing  Co.  of  Providence,  R.  I. 
ind  of  Nemo-Brier  Limited  of  Quebec, 
Canada.  He  is  on  the  executive  com- 
tiittee  of  the  Rhode  Island  Advisory 
Council  on  Child  Labor,  and  president 
if  the  Manufacturing  Jewelers  and  Sil- 
ersmiths  of  America,  Inc.  During  the 
)ast  two  years  he  has  served  as  Chair- 
nan  of  the  Brandeis  Club  of  Providence. 

Abraham  S.  Burg 

President  of  the  A.  S.  Burg  Company 
ind  a  director  of  the  Hotel  Corporation 
)f  America,  Mr.  Burg  holds  director- 
hips  in  many  Jewish  organizations  and 
is  a  trustee  of  four  hospitals  and  medi- 
);al  foundations.  Mr.  Burg  has  been 
Associated  with  Brandeis  since  the 
[University  was  founded  and  recently 
reated  an  endowment  for  a  chair  in 
tiicrobiology. 

Robert  P.  Cable 

Mr.  Cable  is  the  founder  and  presi- 
■dent  of  the  Cable  Raincoat  Company. 
He  has  been  active  in  the  Jewish  Chau- 
tauqua Society,  Jewish  Memorial  Hos- 
Jiital,  Children's  Medical  Center,  and  on 
the  Board  of  Directors  of  Beth  Israel 
[Hospital.  He  has  contributed  to  many 
institutions  of  higher  learning. 


Walter  S.  Hilborn 

Attorney,  governmental  official  and 
prominent  philanthropist  and  commu- 
nal leader  in  Los  Angeles,  Mr.  Hilborn 
is  a  senior  member  of  the  law  firm  of 
Loeb  and  Loeb.  He  has  also  served  as 
Assistant  District  Attorney  and  as  spe- 
cial assistant  to  the  United  States 
Attorney  General.  He  assumed  chair- 
manship of  the  Brandeis  Club  of  Los 
Angeles  last  year. 

Norman  Knight 

Radio-television  executive  Norman 
Knight  is  president  of  the  Yankee  Net- 
work Division.  He  has  also  been  execu- 
tive vice-president  of  RKO  Teleradio 
Pictures,  Inc.  Chosen  one  of  the  ten 
outstanding  young  men  of  Boston  by 
the  Chamber  of  Commerce  in  1955,  Mr. 
Knight  has  been  active  for  many  years 
in  the  National  Conference  of  Chris- 
tians and  Jews,  the  Committee  for  Eco- 
nomic Development,  and  the  United 
Fund  of  Boston. 

Harry  Marks 

Mr.  Marks,  president  of  the  M  &  M 
Transportation  Company,  has  served 
as  a  member  of  the  Board  of  the  Bran- 
deis Club  of  Boston  and  has  been  a 
leader  in  organizing  the  Transportation 
Industry  committee  in  behalf  of  the 
University.  He  has  been  a  member  of 
the  Governor's  Committee  of  the  Mass. 
Department  of  Commerce,  the  Gover- 
nor's Highway  Safety  Conference,  the 
Mass.  Civil  Defense  Committee,  and  is 
a  director  of  the  City  Bank  and  Trust 
Company  of  Boston. 

George  Meany 

Mr.  Meany,  prominent  labor  official, 
served  as  president  of  the  American 
Federation  of  Labor  until  its  merger 
with  the  Congress  of  Industrial  Organi- 
zations in  1955,  when  he  became  its 
chief  executive.  Mr.  Meany  was  ap- 
pointed a  member  of  the  National  War 
Labor  Board  in  1942. 

Oscar  Schleiff 

Mr.  Schleiff  is  vice-president  of  the 
Wickersham  Press  in  Long  Island  City, 
has  for  several  years  served  as  Chair- 
man of  the  Brandeis  Club  of  Bergen 
County,  New  Jersey,  and  has  assumed 
leadership  in  developing  a  mass  com- 
munications media  committee  in  behalf 
of  the  University.  Mr.  Schleiff  is  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of 
the  Muscular  Dystrophy  Foundation, 
the  Theodor  Reik  Clinic  of  Mental 
Health  and  Research,  and  of  the  New 
York  University  Club. 


Samuel  Schulman 

Publisher  Samuel  Schulman  is 
president  of  George  McKibbin  and  Sons, 
one  of  the  nation's  largest  book  manu- 
facturers and  publishers.  Recently  he 
established  a  Graduate  Institute  in 
Book  Publishing  at  New  York  Univer- 
sity. Mr.  Schulman  has  also  played  a 
prominent  role  in  the  establishment  of 
the  mass  communications  media  com- 
mittee in  behalf  of  Brandeis. 

Dr.  Benjamin  M.  Selekman 

Social  worker  and  authority  in  the 
field  of  labor  relations.  Dr.  Selekman 
has  served  as  counsel  to  the  University 
in  academic  matters  and  recently  as- 
sisted in  the  formulation  of  plans  for 
the  School  for  Advanced  Studies  in 
Social  Welfare.  A  former  executive 
director  of  the  Associated  Jewish  Phil- 
anthropies, he  is  Louis  Kirstein  Pro- 
fessor in  Labor  Relations  at  Harvard 
Graduate  School  of  Business  Adminis- 
tration. He  is  also  former  president  of 
the  National  Conference  of  Jewish 
Social  Welfare  and  of  the  Mass.  Con- 
ference of  Social  Work. 

George  N.  Sherman 

Mr.  SHE3SMAN,  president  and  treas- 
urer of  the  Sherman  Paper  Products 
Company,  is  an  honorary  trustee  of  the 
Beth  Israel  Hospital  and  a  trustee  of 
the  Newton-Wellesley  Hospital,  Jewish 
Memorial  Hospital,  and  Associated 
Jewish  Philanthropies  of  Boston. 
Donor  of  the  Sherman  Student  Center 
at  Brandeis,  he  has  been  active  in  the 
Brandeis  Club  of  Boston. 

Benjamin  H.  Swig 

President  of  the  Fairmont  Hotel,  Mr. 
Swig  is  also  a  member  of  the  Board  of 
Directors  of  Blum's,  S.  H.  Frank  and 
Company,  and  Western  Dairy  Products, 
Inc.  A  former  vice-chairman  of  the 
Union  of  American  Hebrew  Congrega- 
tions, he  has  served  on  a  number  of 
national  philanthropic  committees  and 
organized  the  activities  of  the  Brandeis 
Club  of  San  Francisco. 

Louis  Zimble 

Industrialist  and  patron  of  education 
and  research,  Mr.  Zimble  is  owner  of 
J.  Zimble  and  Company,  president  of 
the  Babson-Dow  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany, chairman  of  the  board  of  the 
Randall-Faichney  Corporation,  and 
president  of  the  Eastern  Metal  Mill 
Products  Company.  He  has  been  active 
in  various  educational  philanthropies. 
The  main  reading  room  in  the  new 
Goldfarb  Library  Building  is  a  gift  of 
Mr.  Zimble  and  his  brother,  Abraham. 


BRANDEIS    NEWS    BULLETIN 


Outstanding  Academicians 
Among  Recently  Named 
Brandeis  Faculty  Members 

Nineteen  American  and  foreign  edu- 
cators will  join  the  Brandeis  University 
faculty  in   the  1959-60  academic  year. 

Joining  Brandeis'  first  professional 
school  faculty  in  the  Florence  Heller 
Graduate  School  for  Advanced  Studies 
in  Social  Welfare  will  be  Professors 
David  G.  French  and  Robert  Morris. 
Dr.  French,  now  Associate  Executive 
Director  of  the  Welfare  Planning 
Council,  Los  Angeles  Region,  will  be- 
come Associate  Professor  and  Co- 
ordinator of  Research  in  the  Florence 
Heller  School,  while  Dr.  Morris,  Social 
Planning  Consultant  for  the  Council  of 
Jewish  Federations  and  Welfare  Funds, 
will  become  Associate  Professor. 

Also  teaching  in  the  new  School  of 
Social  Welfare  as  well  as  the  Depart- 
ment of  Sociology  will  be  Dr.  Morris 
S.  Schwartz,  as  incumbent  of  the  Mor- 
timer Gryzmish  Chair  in  Human  Rela- 
tions. Dr.  Kurt  H.  Wolff  will  come 
from  Ohio  State  University  to  assume 
a  Brandeis  Professorship  and  will  also 
be  the  new  Chairman  of  the  Depart- 
ment of  Sociology. 

New  Chairman 

Replacing  the  late  Dr.  Paul  Radin 
as  Chairman  of  the  Department  of 
Anthropology,  Professor  Elizabeth  F. 
Colson  will  come  to  Brandeis  from 
Boston  University  and,  from  New  York 
University,  Dr.  Vera  D.  Rubin  will  also 
join  the  Department  of  Anthropology 
as  Visiting  Associate  Professor. 

Two  Jacob  Ziskind  Visiting  Profes- 
sors will  join  the  Department  of  Phil- 
osophy: Dr.  Philipp  Frank  from 
Harvard  University  and,  from  the  Aus- 
tralian National  University,  Professor 


FRENCH  LANGUAGE   HOUSE   TO    OP  Eh 


Canadian  Student's  Essay 
Wins  Boston  Newspaper  Prize 

A  Brandeis  University  sophomore 
from  Winnipeg,  Canada,  was  one  of  the 
top  prize  winners  in  an  essay  contest  on 
Good  Canadian-American  Relations, 
sponsored  by  a  Boston  newspaper. 

Arthur  Drache,  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Samuel  Drache  of  Winnipeg,  was 
awarded  third  prize  in  the  college  divi- 
sion of  the  essay  contest,  run  in  con- 
junction with  a  Canadian  Trade  Fair 
recently  held  in  Boston.  A  political 
science  major,  Mr.  Drache  is  a  Dean's 
List  student  and  on  the  football  team. 


John  Arthur  Passmore,  starting  with 
the  second  semester.  Before  coming  to 
the  U.  S.  to  teach  at  Harvard,  Dr. 
Frank  was  a  professor  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  Prague  from  1912  to  1938.  He 
has  published  eleven  books  on  philoso- 
phy, science  and  their  relationships. 
Pi-ofessor  Passmore,  also  an  author  of 
books,  articles  and  reviews  on  philoso- 
phy, has  taught  and  done  research  in 
England,  New  Zealand  and  Australia. 

To  the  Department  of  Biology  will 
come  Professor  Edgar  Zwilling  from 
the  University  of  Connecticut,  and  to 
the  Department  of  Biochemistry,  Drs. 
Richard  S.  Morgan,  Irving  Gray, 
Robert  F.  Hutton  and  John  M.  Lowen- 
stein.  Dr.  Lawrence  H.  Leder  will  join 
the  Department  of  History  and  Dr. 
William  L.  Hoyt  the  Department  of 
Mathematics,  both  as  Assistant  Pro- 
fessors. 

Dr.  Arnold  J.  Band  will  be  an  In- 
structor in  Hebrew;  Dr.  Eleanor  M. 
Zimmerman  as  Lecturer  in  French ;  and 
in  French  Literature  during  the  second 
semester,  two  Visiting  Associate  Pro- 
fessors from  France,  Jean  George 
Pierre  Paris  and  Yves  Bonnefoy. 


NIGHT  AT  POPS  .   .   .  Members  of  the  Brandeis   University  Chorus   will   be  featured   in  the 
first  AluRini-sponsored  Brandeis  Night  ai  Pops  Sunday,   May  31,  in  Symphony  Holl,   Boston. 


Brandeis  University  women  student 
majoring  in  French  will  be  given  ai 
opportunity  to  live  in  an  actual  Frencl 
environment  without  leaving  the  Bran 
deis  campus. 

Plans  are  now  being  formulated  fo 
the  first  "Maison  Francaise,"  or  Frenc! 
House.  Sponsored  by  the  Department  o 
European  Languages  and  Literature 
the  French  House  will  be  located  in  , 
wing  of  the  Castle  dormitory. 

Here  the  ten  participating  student 
will  converse  only  in  French,  and  wi! 
entertain  guests  and  lecturers  pertain 
ing  to  their  studies  in  French.  Al 
though  the  students  will  eat  in  a  mai; 
dining  hall,  a  special  table  will  be  re 
served  for  their  use,  to  which  me 
concentrating  in  French  studies  will  li 
invited. 

Membership  in  the  French  House  wil 
be  limited  to  students  majoring  i 
French,  Romance  Literature,  and  Com 
parative  Literature,  who  want  to  ir 
crease  their  fluency  in  French. 

Mme.  Denise  A.  Alexandre,  Lecture 
in  Romance  Languages,  will  be  directo 
of  the  program.  Activities  of  the  Bran 
deis  French  Club,  Le  Cercle  Francais 
will  center  around  the  House. 


Electrical  Industry  Honors     } 
Harry  Fischbach  in  N.  Y. 

Members  of  the  nation's  electrica 
industry  will  underwrite  a  chair  in  th 
physical  sciences  at  Brandeis  Univer 
sity  in  honor  of  one  of  the  University' 
recently  appointed  Fellows,  Harr 
Fischbach.  The  campaign  to  create  th 
chair  was  announced  at  a  recent  ir 
dustry  dinner  for  Mr.  Fischbach  at  th 
Waldorf  Astoria  in  New  York  City. 

Dinner  Chairman  Dan  Cannold  of  th' 
Manhattan  and  Bronx  Electric  Wir' 
Cable  Company  has  accepted  the  chair 
manship  of  the  committee  to  create  th 
Harry  Fischbach  Chair  in  the  Physics 
Sciences. 

Dr.  Sachar  and  Gen.  David  Sarnoi 
of  RCA  were  the  principal  speakers  a 
the  industry  dinner.  Dr.  Sachar  in 
ducted  Mr.  Fischbach  as  a  Fellow  of  th 
University  in  special  ceremonies. 

Mr.  Fischbach,  President  of  Fisch 
bach  and  Moore,  Inc.,  is  a  resident  o 
Scarsdale,  N.  Y.  His  firm  has  done  th 
electrical  contracting  work  for  th 
U.  N.  Building,  the  Holland  Tunng 
Carnegie  Illinois'  Irving  Works,  U.  ^ 
Steel's  Fairless  Works  and  the  nev 
Socony  Building. 


6    -    BRANDEIS    NEWS   BULLETIN 


leatre  Room  Named  for 
\r.  &  Mrs.  Herman  Mintz 

The  proposed  Theatre  Arts  Room  of 
l|e  new  Brandeis  University  Library 
ill  be  named  for  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Herman 
I  Mintz  of  Boston.  The  Boston  couple, 
^ig  identified  with  the  University, 
:|Cently  provided  funds  for  the  Room 
:  a  special  gift  to  the  University. 

iThe  Mintz  Theatre  Arts  Room  will  be 
the  Creative  Arts  area  of  the  Gold- 
jrb  Library  Building.     It  will   be  lo- 
.|ted   adjacent   to   the   Literature   and 
rt    Reading    Rooms.     In    addition    to 
eatre  arts  reading  and  exhibit  mate- 
ils,  the  room  will  house  special  tum- 
bles on  which  students  will   be   able 
play  recordings  of  great  performances. 

Boston  Attorney 

Mr.  Mintz,  a  Boston  attorney,  is 
•esident  of  Wise  Shoe  Stores,  Inc., 
irector  of  the  Boston  Municipal  Re- 
;!arch  Association  and  a  Trustee  of  the 
lildren's  Cancer  Research  Foundation 
id  Beth  Israel  Hospital.  He  is  a  grad- 
ite  of  Harvard  College  and  Harvard 
»w  School  and  a  Brandeis  Fellow. 

I  Mrs.  Mintz,  one  of  the  first  presidents 
j  the  Greater  Boston  Chapter  of  the 
lational  Women's  Committee,  has  been 
[i  active  communal  leader  in  many 
reater  Boston  projects. 

WO  CHICAGO  MEETINGS 
ELD  IN  RECENT  MONTHS 

Two  recent  Chicago  meetings  brought 
gether  more  than  350  friends  of  the 
niversity  and  resulted  in  gifts  to 
randeis  totalling  more  than  $100,000. 

A  December  meeting  at  the  Mayfair 
5om  of  the  Blackstone  Hotel  was  held 
;der  the  chairmanship  of  Mr.  Isaac 
agner.  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar  was  the 
atured  speaker.  Club  president  Don- 
!d  I.  Roth  and  Judge  William  Campbell 
I  the  Federal  District  Court  also 
ared  platform  duties. 

I  The  Lake  Shore  Drive  home  of  Mr. 
bster  Stone  was  the  site  of  an  April 
eeting  addressed  by  Dr.  Sachar.  Many 
"e  memberships  in  the  Brandeis  Asso- 
ates  were  subscribed  and  many  schol- 
(•ships  were  underwritten. 

randeis  Senior  Speaks 
it  Des  Moines  Meeting 

I A  Brandeis  University  senior  ad- 
essed  members  of  the  Brandeis  Club 
Des  Moines  during  a  recent  meeting 
the  Standard  Club.  Jonathan  Prinz 
9  of  Orange,  N.  J.,  spoke  of  his  expe- 
jences  as  a  Brandeis  student  and  por- 
iayed  the  development  of  Brandeis 
rough  the  eyes  of  a  student.  Dr.  Sid- 
!y  S.  Sands  was  chairman. 


1,500  Attend  60th  Birthday  Dinner 
For  President  Sachar  in  New  York 

The  Main  Ballroom  of  New  York's  Waldorf  Astoria  was  filled  to 
capacity  on  February  15th,  as  1,500  friends  of  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar 
traveled  from  all  over  the  country  to  wish  him  well  on  his  60th  birthday. 
In  honor  of  his  birthday,  a  $400,000  endowment  fund  was  subscribed 
and  presented  to  the  University  in  the  name  of  its  President,  to  be  used 
in  accordance  with  his  determination. 

Dr.  Sachar  directed  that  the  income  from  this  gift  be  used  for 
scholarship  aid  to  alleviate  financial  problems  of  students  at  the  Uni- 
versity for  the  present  time.  He  pointed  out  that  inadequate  financial 
and  collegiate  resources  were  keeping  3,000,000  deserving  youngsters 
from  college  educations  in  this  country. 


Fellows  and  Trustees  of  the  Univer- 
sity filled  the  imposing  dais  of  the  Main 
Ballroom.  Personal  friends  and  Dr. 
Sachar's  family  were  among  the  hon- 
ored guests.  His  mother  received  the 
accolades  of  the  well  wishers  as  she  was 
introduced  to  the  audience.  Dr.  Sachar's 
wife  was  honored  by  a  special  gift 
charm  bracelet  commemorating  the 
principal  events  in  her  marriage.  Hun- 
dreds of  members  of  the  Brandeis 
Alumni  added  their  congratulations. 
Distinguished  Guests 

Included  on  the  roster  of  distin- 
guished Americans  who  addressed  the 
New  York  dinner  audience  were  Robert 
M.  Hutchins,  President  of  the  Fund  for 
the  Republic,  Inc. ;  composer-conductor 
Leonard  Bernstein;  Governor  Abraham 
A.  Ribicoff  of  Connecticut;  Philip 
Klutznick  of  Park  Forest,  111.,  President 
of  B'nai  B'rith,  all  Fellows  of  the  Uni- 
versity; and  Judge  Joseph  Proskauer 
of  New  York,  a  member  of  the  Brandeis 
Board  of  Trustees. 

Mrs.  David  A.  Rose  of  Newton,  Mass., 
President  of  the  Brandeis  National 
Women's  Committee,  announced  at  the 


dinner  that  10,000  new  members  had 
been  added  to  her  group  in  honor  of  Dr. 
Sachar.  The  Committee,  which  assumes 
complete  responsibility  for  the  Univer- 
sity Library,  is  the  largest  friends  of  a 
library  movement  in  the  world. 

Dr.  John  P.  Roche,  Dean  of  Faculty, 
and  Lawrence  J.  Kane  '57,  President  of 
the   Alumni   Association,   extended   the 
greetings  of  their  organizations. 
Mass.  Senate  Tribute 

A  birthday  Resolution  was  adopted 
by  the  Massachusetts  Senate  in  tribute 
to  Dr.  Sachar's  "outstanding  accom- 
plishments" and  "in  the  fervent  hope 
that  his  future  undertakings  and  en- 
deavors will  place  Brandeis  University 
in  its  rightful  position  as  one  of  the 
great  universities  of  the  world." 

Abraham  Feinberg,  Chairman  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees,  served  as  Committee 
Chairman  and  Toastmaster.  Trustees 
Lawrence  A.  Wien,  Joseph  F.  Ford, 
Milton  Kahn,  Norman  S.  Rabb,  Jack  I. 
Poses,  Sol  W.  Cantor,  Ruth  G.  Rose, 
Reuben  B.  Gryzmish,  and  Irving  Kane, 
Vice-Chairman  of  the  Fellows,  served 
on  the  dinner  committee. 


A  ROLL  OF  TRIBUTE,  bearing  the  names  of  hundreds  of  friends  who  creafed  a  special  endowment  fond 
at  the  University  in  honor  of  Dr.  Sachar's  birthday,  is  presented  to  the  President  by  (left  to  right) 
Trustee  Lawrence  A.   Wien  and  Brandeis   Fellow,   Gov.   Abraham   A.    Ribicoff  of   Connecticut. 

BRANDEIS    NEWS    BULLETIN    -    7 


Foundations  Aid  Research 
by  University  Faculty 
in  Several  Science  Areas 

From  September  through  March, 
45  faculty  members  headed  research 
groups  receiving  new  research  awards 
from  organizations  such  as  the  National 
Science  Foundation,  National  Institutes 
of  Health,  Air  Force,  Department  of 
the  Navy,  Research  Corporation,  Life 
Insurance  Medical  Research  Founda- 
tion, Helen  Hay  Whitney  Foundation, 
Office  of  Ordinance  Research,  American 
Cancer  Society,  and  Rockefeller  Foun- 
dation. 

Some  of  the  largest  grants  received 
by  faculty  members  were  from  the 
National  Science 
Foundation,  includ- 
ing a  $36,000  grant 
to  support  research 
on  "Particulates 
and  Whole  Cell 
Studies,"  under  the 
direction  of  Dr. 
Henry   Linschitz, 

Associate  Professor         Nathan  O.  Kaplan 
of   Chemistry,   and 

Dr.  Nathan  O.  Kaplan,  Rosenstiel  Pro- 
fessor of  Biochemistry;  a  grant  of 
$58,000  to  Dr.  Martin  D.  Kamen,  Rosen- 
stiel Professor  of  Biochemistry  for 
research  on  "Photochemistry  of  Elec- 
tron Transport 
Systems"  ;  and 
$58,000  for  support 
of  research  on 
"Theoretical  Nu- 
clear and  Elemen- 
tary Particle  Phys- 
ics," under  the 
direction  of  Dr. 
David  L.  Falkoff, 
Associate  Professor 
of  Physics  of  the  Buffalo  Foundation, 
and  Dr.  Kenneth  W.  Ford,  Associate 
Professor  of  Physics. 

Other  National  Science  Foundation 
grants  were  to  Dr.  Myron  Roseblum, 
Assistant  Professor  of  Chemistry, 
$16,000  for  research  entitled  "Thermal 
Decomposition  of  Oxadiazionones- 
A  New  Pyrolysis  Reaction";  a  $33,000 
grant  to  Dr.  Lionel  Jaffe,  Assistant 
Professor  of  Biology,  for  research  on 
"Orientation  of  Cell  Growth  by  Polar- 
ized Radiant  Energy";  a  $27,600  grant 
to  Dr.  Lawrence  Levine,  Assistant  Pro- 
fessor of  Biochemistry  on  the  Rosenstiel 
Foundation  and  Dr.  Maurice  Sussman, 
Associate  Professor  of  Biology,  on  "An 
Immunochemical  Study  of  Slime  Mold 
Development." 

Also,  a  $26,000  grant  went  to  Dr. 
Harold  P.  Klein,  Associate  Professor  of 
Biology  on  the  Abraham  and  Gertrude 
Burg  Foundation  for  research  entitled 
"Formation  of  a-Amylase  by  Pseudo- 
monas  Saccharophila." 


Martin  D.  Kamen 


EIGHT  OUTSTANDING  ARTISTS  GIVE> 
BRANDEIS'  CREATIVE  ARTS  AWARDS 

Many  dignitaries  of  the  nation's  art 
world  attended  special  ceremonies  in 
New  York  this  month  as  eight  American 
artists  were  honored  in  the  third  annual 
presentation  of  Brandeis  University 
Creative  Arts  Awards. 

Recipients  of  Brandeis  Medals  for 
outstanding  achievement  were  composer 
Ernest  Bloch,  founder  of  the  Cleveland 
Institute  of  Music;  "H.D."  (Hilda  Doo- 
little  Aldington),  a  leader  of  the  Ima- 
gist  Movement  in  poetry;  Edwin  Dick- 
inson, prize-winning  painter  of  New 
York's  Art  Students  League;  and 
George  Kelly,  Pulitzer  Prize  playwright. 

Four  $1500  grants-in-aid  are  also 
awarded  annually  to  promising  young 
American  artists.  Recipients  this  year 
were  composer  Seymour  Shifrin  of  the 
University  of  California;  poet  Hayden 
Carruth,  former  editor  of  Poetry  maga- 
zine; Theodores  Stamos,  painter  and 
winner  of  the  1956  National  Institute 
of  Arts  and  Letters  award;  and  drama 
critic  Richard   Hayes  of  Commonweal. 

Dr.  Sachar  Spoke 

The  program  included  remarks  by 
Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar  and  Mr.  David 
Wodlinger,  Director  of  the  U.  S.  Ful- 
bright  Program  and  Chairman  of  the 
Brandeis  Creative  Arts  Awards  Com- 
mission. Mrs.  Milton  Steinberg  is  sec- 
retary to  the  Commission. 

Each  of  the  award  winners  has  re- 
ceived wide  recognition  for  work  in  the 
various  fields.  Ernest  Bloch  has  pre- 
viously won  the  Music  Critics  Circle  of 
New  York  award  for  his  Second  Coyi- 
certo  Grosso,  the  Coolidge  Prize,  and  a 
Gold  Medal  from  the  American  Acad- 
emy of  Arts  and  Letters.  Edwin  Dick- 
inson, whose  work  hangs  in  the  perma- 
nent collections  of  the  Metropolitan 
Museum  of  Art,  Museum  of  Modern 
Art,  Whitney  Museum  of  American  Art 
and  others,  has  received  National  Acad- 
emy of  Design  prizes  on  three  occasions. 


AMONG  THE  RECIPIENTS  of  Brandeis  Univertltll 
Creative  Arts  Awards  in  the  1959  presentotloiff 
in  New  York  were  (left  to  right)  Richard  Hoye^ 
theotre  grant;  Edwin  Dickinson,  painting  medc 
Seymour  Shifrin,  music  grant;  Theodoros  Stamc 
pointing  grant;  and  George  Kelly,  theotre  medo 
Not  present  were  Ernest  Bloch,  music  medo 
"H.D."  (Hilda  Doolittle  Aldington),  poetr 
medal,  and  Hayden  Carruth,   poetry  grant. 

Among  H.D.'s  recent  volumes  an 
Selected  Poems,  1957;  Tribtite  to  Freud 
1956;  and  By  Avon  River,  1949.  Georgi 
Kelly  received  the  Pulitzer  Prize  in  192! 
for  Craig's  Wife.  His  other  plays  in 
elude  The  Show-Off,  Reflected  Glory  anc 
The  Fatal  Weakness. 

Many  Previous  Awards 

The  Beams  Prize,  a  Guggenheinfl' 
Fellowship,  a  National  Institute  of  Arts  *' 
and  Letters  grant  and  a  Juilliard  com- 
mission have  been  previously  received 
by  Seymour  Shifrin.  Theodoros  Stamos 
has  had  one-man  shows  in  America  and 
Israel,  and  has  received  a  Tiffany  Fel-  : 
lowship  and  an  award  from  the  Na-- 
tional  Institute  of  Arts  and  Letters* 
Hayden  Carruth,  whose  first  book.  The 
Crow  and  the  Heart,  will  come  out  nexti 
October,  has  received  Bess  Hokin  andi 
Vachel  Lindsay  awards  and  the  Levin- 
son  Prize.  Before  joining  Common- 
weal in  1952,  Richard  Hayes  taught  at 
Fordham  University.  He  has  written 
theatre,  film  and  literary  criticism  for 
a  variety  of  publications. 


i, 


Three  Chaplains  Discuss  Religious  Subjects  in  Seminai 


A  unique  program  in  comparative  re- 
ligion, designed  to  promote  interfaith 
understanding  through  airing  of  reli- 
gious realities  rather  than  lip  service 
to  brotherhood,  is  currently  underway 
on  the  Brandeis  campus. 

Projected  in  the  form  of  nine  weekly 
seminars  under  the  joint  direction  of 
the  chaplains  of  Brandeis'  three  reli- 
gious clubs,  the  program  embraces  such 
topics  as  What  Is  Religion?,  The  Mean- 
ing of  God,  The  Messiah,  After  Life  and 
Judaism  and  Christianity.  Discussions 
are  on  a  highly  academic  level  to  insure 
their  value  to  students  engaged  in 
actual  classroom  work  in  related  fields. 


Each  program  features  presentations 
by  the  University's  three  chaplains. 
Rev.  John  Cummins  of  the  Student 
Christian  Association,  Rev.  Arthur  F. 
LeBlanc,  C.S.P.,  of  the  Newman  Club 
for  Catholic  students  and  Rabbi  Man- 
fred Vogel  of  the  Hillel  Foundation  for 
Jewish  students. 

Moderator  of  the  series  is  Jonathan 
J.  Prinz  '59  of  Orange,  New  Jersey. 
The  Harry  B.  Helmsley  Fund,  a  grant 
from  a  prominent  Quaker  family  to 
bring  to  the  Brandeis  campus  note- 
worthy personalities  from  every  faith 
and  creed,  is  assisting  in  underwriting 
the  seminars. 


8    -    BRANDEIS    NEWS   BULLETIN 


[rs.  Roosevelt  Addresses        CHILD  PSYCHOLOGY  CENTER  PLANNED 
oston  Annual  Meeting 


Mrs.  Eleanor  Roosevelt  told  1000 
,iests  at  the  eleventh  annual  Greater 
lOSton  Brandeis  Club  dinner  that  the 
'aders  of  Red  China  might  be  tempted 
,  trigger  World  War  III  with  a  reali- 
ition  that  they  would  survive  as  the 
rgest  nation  on  earth. 
Dr.  Sachar  discussed  the  development 
■  the  University  and  his  forecasts  for 
le  next  decade  at  the  Hotel  Statler 
nner.  A  report  on  the  activities  and 
:complishments  of  the  Membership 
ask  Force  was  presented  by  Norman 
ahners,  chairman  of  the  committee, 
oastniaster  of  the  dinner  was  George 
hapiro,  president  of  the  Greater  Bos- 

tn  Brandeis  Club.  The  Honorable 
avid  A.  Rose  was  dinner  chairman. 
,abbi  Manfred  Vogel,  chaplain  of  the 
randeis  Hillel  Foundation,  gave  the 
ivocation   and  benediction. 

Fellows  and  Trustees 
Head  table  guests  at  the  eleventh 
mual  dinner  included  Fellows  and 
rustees  of  the  University,  chairmen 
the  academic  departments,  faculty 
lembers,  deans  of  the  University,  rep- 
esentatives  of  student  and  alumni 
roups,  and  the  following  officers  of  the 
reater  Boston  Club:  Mr.  Shapiro, 
resident;  Arnold  R.  Cutler,  Robert 
STise,  Judge  Rose,  Bertram  C.  Tackeff, 
[enry  August,  and  Leon  J.  Kowal,  vice- 
residents;  Rubin  Epstein,  secretary; 
leorge  Lerman,  financial  secretary; 
[on.  Joseph  B.  Grossman,  treasurer, 
nd  past  presidents  Harold  Sherman 
loldberg,  Sidney  L.  Kaye,  Edward 
toldstein,  and  the  late  Hyman  Cohen. 

iOO  Attend  Brandeis  Program 
»'or  Soft  Drink  Executives 

More  than  500  bottlers,  parent  com- 
lany  officials  and  supplymen  were  pres- 
nt  at  an  Atlantic  City,  N.  J.,  meeting 
,  f  the  Soft  Drink  Industry  held  in  be- 
lalf  of  Brandeis  University.  Special 
Jrandeis  awards  were  made  to  Edgar  J. 
i^orio.  Senior  Vice  President  of  the 
poca-Cola  Company,  Atlanta,  and 
foseph  La  Pides,  President  of  the 
repsi-Cola  Bottling  Co.  of  Baltimore. 
1  Morris  and  Henry  Silver  of  the  Cott 
Bottling  Co.,  Manchester,  N.  H.,  sparked 
the  meeting  with  a  $25,000  undesig- 
fiated  gift  to  Brandeis.  Morris  Silver 
vas  Honorary  Chairman  of  the  dinner. 

Dr.  Sachar  was  the  guest  speaker. 
He  discussed  problems  facing  American 
fiigher  education  and  stressed  the  need 
for  support  from  all  phases  of  industry. 
Co-chairmen  for  the  dinner  were  Albert 
Cott,  of  New  Haven,  Executive  Vice 
President,  Cott  Beverage  Corp.;  and 
Morris  Kirsch,  Brooklyn,  President  of 
Kirsch  Beverages,  and  the  No-Cal  Corp. 


LbMbtk^  MALL.  To  t>e  (ocated  in  the  bocial 
Science  Quadrangle  between  Rabb  Graduate 
Center  and  the  Castle,  will  house  special  child 
psychology  classrooms  where  children  may  be 
observed  while  at  play.  On  the  second  floor, 
classrooms  and  offices  will  provide  additional 
faculty    offices   and    teaching   facilities. 


Birthday  Scholarship  Fund 
One  of  Largest  at  Brandeis 

A  scholarship  fund  created  in  tribute 
to  the  65th  birthday  of  Brandeis  Fellow 
Harry  Zeitz  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  has 
become  one  of  the  largest  scholarship 
endowments  at  the  University. 

More  than  $100,000  was  pledged  to 
the  fund  at  dinners  at  the  Harmonie 
Club  and  Waldorf  Astoria.  Dr.  Sachar 
presented  a  scroll  to  Mr.  Zeitz  bearing 
the  names  of  350  friends  who  created 
the  scholarship  program. 

The  Hon.  Mitchell  May  was  honorary 
chairman  of  the  Waldorf  Astoria 
Dinner  program.  Harry  Rothman  was 
general  chairman  and  Hon.  A.  David 
Benjamin  was  dinner  chairman.  Fellow 
Samuel  Lemberg  was  director  of  the 
Harmonie  Club  dinner  with  Mr.  Ben- 
jamin and  Mr.  Rothman.  Serving  as 
co-chairmen  were  Max  Abrams,  Hon. 
Emil  N.  Baar,  Hon.  Maurice  Bernhardt, 
Norman  N.  Cohen,  Jack  Davis,  Ben- 
jamin Raster,  Leo  Marder,  Hon.  Max- 
milian  Moss,  Samuel  Parnes,  Samuel 
Sapirstein,  and  Sidney  L.  Solomon. 

Catholic   Students  Meet 

at  Brandeis  Convention 

Representatives  of  the  .30,000  Catholic 
students  in  50  secular  schools  and  col- 
leges in  the  Greater  Boston  area  met 
at  Brandeis  earlier  this  month  for  the 
6th  annual  convention  of  the  Boston 
Province,  National  Newman  Club  Fed- 
eration. Robert  T.  Pendleton  of  Lynn, 
Massachusetts,  a  Brandeis  student,  was 
chairman  of  the  convention,  the  second 
to  be  held  at  Brandeis  in  four  years. 


The  proposed  new  center  for  child 
psychology  studies  at  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity will  be  named  for  a  distinguished 
New  York  real  estate  executive  and 
Fellow  of  the  University.  Samuel  Lem- 
berg Hall  will  become  an  integral  part 
of  the  three-building  Social  Science 
Quadrangle  adjacent  to  Rabb  Graduate 
Center. 

The  ground  floor  of  Samuel  Lemberg 
Hall  will  house  two  child  psychology 
nursery  school  rooms  separated  by  a 
special  observation  room  from  which 
research  people  will  be  able  to  study  the 
youngsters  at  play.  On  the  second  floor, 
classrooms  and  offices  will  provide  addi- 
tional faculty  office  space  and  teaching 
facilities. 

One  of  Three 

This  building  will  be  one  of  three  in 
the  Social  Science  Quadrangle  all  de- 
signed by  the  Architects  Collaborative 
of  Cambridge,  Mass.  When  complete, 
Lemberg  Hall,  Morris  Brown  Social 
Science  Center,  and  David  Schwartz 
Teaching  Center  will  complement  each 
other  providing  facilities  for  all  areas 
of  study  in  the  social  sciences. 

Mr.  Lemberg,  President  of  Midwood 
Management  Company,  is  also  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the 
870  Fifth  Avenue  Corporation,  New 
York.  He  has  been  trustee-at-large  of 
the  Federation  of  Jewish  Philanthropies 
of  New  York,  and  since  1949,  New  York 
City  Chairman  of  the  U.J. A.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Distribution  Committee, 
Federation  of  Jewish  Philanthropies  of 
New  York,  and  chairman  of  the  Sub- 
committee on  Community  Centers  and 
Camps. 

Active  in  Many  Areas 

Formerly  Associate  Chairman  of  the 
Real  Estate  Division  of  the  Federation 
of  Jewish  Philanthropies,  he  also  has 
been  a  trustee  of  the  East  New  York 
YMHA  and  YWHA.  A  past  board 
member  of  the  Jewish  Youth  Services 
of  Brooklyn,  and  former  Industry 
Chairman  of  the  United  Jewish  Appeal, 
he  has  also  served  as  an  Honorary 
Trustee  of  the  Brooklyn  Jewish  Center 
and  Director  and  Treasurer  of  the 
Brooklyn  Division  of  ORT. 

Duluth  Club  Meets 

Richard  N.  Bluestein,  Assistant  to 
the  President  of  the  University,  was 
featured  speaker  at  a  recent  dinner  in 
Duluth,  Minn.  Nat  Polinsky  of  Duluth 
was  chairman  of  the  meeting  held  in  the 
Covenant  Club,  under  the  auspices  of 
the  Brandeis  Club  of  Duluth. 


BRANDEIS    NEWS    BULLETIN    -    9 


Wilson  and  Guggenheim 
Grants  Awarded  to  Seniors 
For  Educational  Programs 

Seven  Brandeis  University  seniors 
were  named  to  receive  Woodrow  Wilson 
Fellowships  for  graduate  studies  next 
year.  Two  of  the  seniors  received  Ful- 
bright  grants  for  studies  in  England 
and  France.  The  Woodrow  Wilson  pro- 
gram, sponsored  by  the  Ford  Founda- 
tion, was  created  to  encourage  the  most 
promising  of  the  nation's  college  gradu- 
ates to  continue  their  education  toward 
college  teaching  careers. 

One  Brighton,  Mass.  senior,  Richard 
P.  Werbner,  has  received  the  Woodrow 
Wilson  grant  of  $1,500  plus  tuition  and 
fees  for  graduate  work  in  Anthropology 
at  U.C.L.A.  and  a  Fulbright  grant  for 
Anthropological  studies  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  Manchester,  England. 

David  R.  Ball,  a  Brandeis  student 
from  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  has  received  a 
Fulbright  grant  to  study  French  Lit- 
erature in  France  next  year  at  the 
University  of  Strasbourg. 

Another  Brighton  student,  Alan  J. 
Clayton,  has  received  a  Woodrow  Wil- 
son Fellowship  for  studies  in  French 
Literature  at  Harvard  University. 

To  Study  at  Harvard 

Woodrow  Wilson  grants  for  studies 
at  Harvard  University  were  also 
awarded  to  Edward  Friedman,  Brook- 
lyn, N.  Y.,  and  Mai-tin  H.  Peretz,  New 
York  City.  Mr.  Friedman,  who  is  plan- 
ning to  major  in  Asian  Studies,  is  re- 
tiring president  of  the  Brandeis  Stu- 
dent Council  and  Mr.  Peretz,  who  will 
continue  work  in  Political  Science, 
served  two  years  as  editor  of  the  Bran- 
deis student  newspaper.  The  Justice. 

Two  other  Brooklynites,  Joel  M.  Rod- 
ney and  Michael  L  Rosen,  also  received 
Woodrow  Wilson  Fellowships.  Mr. 
Rodney  will  study  Zoology  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Pennsylvania,  and  Mr.  Rosen 
will  continue  his  work  in  History  at 
Princeton. 

Samuel  F.  Rohdie,  New  York  City, 
will  continue  his  work  in  History  at  the 
University  of  California  at  Berkeley 
under  a  Woodrow  Wilson  Fellowship. 

Graduate  Fulbright 

A  Brandeis  graduate  student  has  been 
awarded  a  coveted  Fulbright  grant  in 
music.  Eleanor  Giulia  Caluori,  a  teach- 
ing fellow,  resident  counsellor,  and 
Ph.D.  candidate  at  Brandeis,  will  study 
musicology  next  year  at  the  State 
Academy  for  Music  and  Dramatic  Art 
in  Vienna,  Austria. 

A  native  of  West  New  York,  New 
Jersey,  Miss  Caluori  was  graduated 
from  Hunter  College  in  New  York  City. 


Musician,  Senator,  Early  Trustee,  Newscaster, 
Generals  and  Scientists  to  Receive  Degrees 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

Ernest  Gruening 

Former  editor  of  various  newspapers. 
Dr.  Gruening  has  been  active  in  inter- 
national affairs  since  1934,  including 
serving  in  administrative  posts  in 
Puerto  Rico,  as  director  of  Division 
Territories  and  Island  Possessions  for 
the  Department  of  the  Interior,  and  as 
Governor  of  Alaska.  Now  a  member  of 
the  Council  on  Foreign  Relations,  he 
became  Senior  Senator  when  Alaska 
was  admitted  as  the  49th  state. 


Fritz  Lipmann 

Recipient  of  the  Nobel  Prize  for  medi- 
cine and  physiology  in  1953,  Dr.  Lip- 
mann has  served  as  Professor  of  Bio- 
logical Chemistry  at  Harvard  Medical 
School  since  1949,  and  since  1941  has 


Alfred  M.  Gruenther 

General  Gruenther,  head  of  the 
American  Red  Cross  and  former  Su- 
preme Allied  Commander  in  Europe, 
has  served  in  advi- 
sory capacities  to 
many  governmental 
and  private  organ- 
izations. He  has 
been  decorated  for 
his  services  by  the 
United  States  and 
by    12    allied    gov- 

Alfred  M.  Gruenther  ernments. 

Dudley  Kimball 

Mr.  Kimball,  an  engineer  for  the  Con- 
tainer Corporation  of  America,  was  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of 
Middlesex  University,  once  located  on 
the  site  of  Brandeis  University  campus. 
He  was  one  of  the  earliest  supporters 
of  Brandeis  and  an  early  Trustee  of 
the  new  University. 


RUSTIC  9UIET  in  the  Mu  Sigma  Memorial  of  the 
Three  Chapel  area  ai  Brandeis  provides  a  relax- 
ing study  hall  for  Senior  Elixabeth  Walton  of 
Washington,  D.  C.  Landscaping  and  care  of 
this  memorial  Is  maintained  by  the  Mu  Sigma 
Fraternity  of  New  York.  The  late  General  B.  S. 
Barron  was  chairman  of  a  recent  meeting  held 
in  New  York  in  behalf  of  the  memorial. 


Fritz  Lipmonn 


Edward  R.  Murrow 


been  Research  Chemist  of  the  Bio- 
chemical Research  Laboratories,  Massa- 
chusetts General  Hospital.  Winner  of 
the  Carl  Neuberg  Medal  and  the  Mead 
Johnson  and  Co.  award,  he  is  a  Fellow 
of  Brandeis. 

Elmer  McCollum 

Dr.  McCollum,  Professor  Emeritus  of 
Biochemistry  at  Johns  Hopkins  Univer- 
sity, has  served  as  consultant  to  the 
Lend-Lease  Administration,  and  as  a 
member  of  numerous  public  health  com- 
mittees here  and  abroad.  He  is  recipient 
of  numerous  awards  for  service  to 
public  health. 

Edward  R.  Murrow 

CBS  correspondent  Edward  R.  Mur- 
row, on  a  year's  leave  of  absence  from 
CBS,  conducted  the  TV  programs 
"Person  to  Person"  and  "See  It  Now." 
A  well-known  lecturer  on  international 
relations,  his  numerous  awards  include 
the  1954  Freedom  House  Award,  a  1956 
Emmy    award,    seven    Overseas    Press 


Dudley  Kimball 


Yigael  Yadin 


Club  awards,  five  George  Foster  Pea- 
body  awards,  and  the  1957  Albert 
Einstein  Commemorative  Award  in  the 
Humanities. 

Yigael  Yadin 

Soldier,  statesman  and  scholar, 
Yigael  Yadin  was  Chief  of  Staff  of  the 
Israeli  army  at  the  age  of  32.  A  distin- 
guished archaeologist  and  historian,  he 
returned  to  Hebrew  University  after 
serving  as  a  general  for  several  years. 


10 


BRANDEIS    NEWS   BULLETIN 


Commencement  Week  Festivities 


Jnne  1-7  Art  Exhibits  -  Slosberg,  Mailman,  Faculty  Center, 
Sherman   Student    Center,    Hamilton    Dormitories 

Thursday,  June  4 

12:00  noon    Registration  -  Women's  Committee  -  Shapiro  A 

Nominating  Committee  -  Women's  Committee  - 
President's  Dining  Room,  Sherman  Student  Center 

Outing  -  Qass  of  1959 

3:00  p.m.     Seminar- Pierre  Mendes  France -Slosberg  Recital 
Hall 

6:00  p.m.     Dinner -Pierre  Mendes  France -Faculty  Center 

Nominating  Committee  Dinner  -  Women's  Com- 
mittee -  President's  Dining  Room,  Sherman  Stu- 
dent Center 

Friday,  June  5 

8:00  -  9:00  a.m.     Breakfast  -  Women's  Committee  -  Sherman 
Student  Center 

10:00  a.m.     National  Board  Meeting  -  Women's  Committee  - 
Rabb  Graduate  Center 

10:30  a.m.     Talk  by  Pierre  Mendes  France  to  Class  of  1959  - 
Slosberg  Recital  Hall 

1 2:30  p.m.     Luncheon  -  Women's  Committee  -  Castle 

3:00  p.m.     Seminar  -  Pierre    Mendes    France  -  Slosberg    Re- 
cital Hall 

5:15  p.m.     Cocktails   -   Honor   Society   -   Scheffres    Dining 
Room,  Sherman  Student  Center 

6:00  p.m.     Dinner  -  Pierre  Mendes  France  -  Faculty  Center 

Annual  Dinner  -  Honor  Society  -  Club  Lounge, 
Sherman  Student  Center 

Senior  Class  Dinner  -  New  Dining  Hall,  Sherman 
Student  Center 

Cocktails -Women's  Committee -Feldberg  Lounge, 
Sherman  Student  Center 

7:00  p.m.     Women's  Committee  President's  Dinner  -  Feldberg 
Lounge,  Sherman  Student  Center 

8:30  p.m.     Senior  Show-Class  of  1959-Slosberg  Recital  Hall 

Reception -Pierre  Mendes  France- Faculty  Center 

Alumni  Coffee  Hour  and  Showing  of  Brandeis  Film 

9:00  p.m.     Coffee  Hour  -  Women's  Committee  -  President's 
House 


Saturday,  June  6 

7:30  — 8:30  a.m.     Breakfast  -  Women's   Committee  -  Sherman 
Student  Center 

11:00  a.m.      Baccalaureate  Services  -  Interfaith  Area 

12:00  noon    Fellows  Nominating  Committee  -  President's  Din- 
ing Room,  Faculty  Center 

Luncheon,  Women's  Committee  -  Sherman  Stu- 
dent Center 


12:15  p.m. 
1 :00  p.m. 


Baccalaureate   Luncheon 
Guests  -  Tent 


Seniors,   Parents   and 


1 :30  p.m. 

2:00  p.m. 
4:30  p.m. 
6:00  p.m. 


Luncheon  -  Fellows    and    President's    Council  - 
Faculty  Center 

Alumni  Fund  Committee  -  Faculty  Dining  Room, 
Sherman  Student  Center 

Tours  of  Campus  -  Women's  Committee 

Reception  -  Alumni  -  Slosberg  Gallery 

Fellows  Head  Table  Reception  and  Fellows 
Cocktail  Hour -Shapiro  Athletic  Center 


7:00  p.m.     Fellows  Banquet  -  Shapiro  Athletic  Center 

Alumni  Reunion  Dinner  -  Qass  of  1954  Banquet 
Senior  Reception 

8:00  p.m.     Senior  Prom -Sherry  Biltmore  Hotel 

Sunday,  June  7 

7:00  -  8:30  a.m.    Breakfast  -  Women's  Committee  -  Sherman 
Student  Center 

9:00  a.m.     Board  of  Trustees  -  Faculty  Center 

Alumni  Executive  Committee- President's  Dining 
Room,  Sherman  Student  Center 

Registration  -  Women's  Committee  -  Shapiro  A 

9:30  a.m.     Opening  Session -Women's  Committee-Seifer  HaU 

11:00  a.m.     President's  Brunch  -  Honorary  Degree  Recipients, 
Fellows,  Trustees  and  Honored  Guests  -  Tent 

11:15  a.m.     Marshal's  Brunch  -  Faculty  Center 

12:30  p.m.     Luncheon  -  Women's  Committee  -  Sherman  Stu- 
dent Center 

3:00  p.m.     Commencement  -  Ullman  Amphitheatre 

6:15  p.m.     Sherry  Hour  -  Women's  Committee  -  Dormitory 
Lounges 

Head  Table  Cocktail  Party  -  Club  Lounge,  Sher- 
man Student  Center 

7:00  p.m.     Opening  Banquet -Women's  Committee -Sherman 
Student  Center 

Monday,  June  8 

8:00  -  8:45  a.m.     Breakfast  -  Women's   Committee  -  Sherman 
Student  Center 

9:15  a.m.  Women's  Committee  Business  Session  -  Seifer  Hall 

9:45  a.m.  Women's  Committee  Workshops  -  Ford  HaU 

12:30  p.m.  Lunch  -  Sherman  Student  Center 

2:30  p.m.  Women's  Committee  Workshops-  Ford  Hall 

6:15  p.m.  Cocktail  Hour -Sherman  Student  Center 

7:00  p.m.  Dinner-  Sherman  Student  Center 

Tuesday,  June  9 

8:00  -  9:00  a.m.    Breakfast  -  Women's   Committee  -  Sherman 
Student  Center 


9:1 5  a.m.  Business  Session  -  Seifer  Hall 

9:45  a.m.  Workshops  -  Ford  Hall 

12:30  p.m.  Luncheon  -  Sherman  Student  Center 

1:45  p.m.  Business  Session  -  Sherman  Student  Center 

3:00  p.m.  Library  Festival  -  Goldfarb  Library  Building 

6:30  p.m.  Cocktails  -  Faculty  Center 

7:30  p.m.  Closing  Dinner  -  Sherman  Student  Center 

10:30  p.m.     Dormitory    Party  -    Feldberg    Lounge,    Sherman 
Student  Center 

Wednesday,  June  10 

8:00  -  9:00  a.m.     Breakfast  -  Women's   Committee  -  Sherman 
Student  Center 

10:00  a.m.     Post   Conference  National   Board  Meeting -Club 

Lounge,  Sherman  Student  Center 

12:00  noon    Luncheon  -  National  Board  Members  -  Scheffres 
Dining  Room,  Sherman  Student  Center 


LIBRARY  READING  ROOM 
NAMED  FOR  JAY  PHILLIPS 

The  Mathematics  and  Physics  Read- 
ing Room  in  the  Goldfarb  Library 
Building  will  be  designated  in  honor  of 
a  Minneapolis  beverage  executive. 

Jay  Phillips,  a  Fellow  of  the  Uni- 
versity and  president  of  Edward  Phil- 
lips &  Sons,  is  underwriting  the  reading 
room  through  the  Phillips  Foundation. 
His  gift  to  the  University  is  being  sup- 
plemented, in  tribute  to  him,  by  his 
friends  and  colleagues. 

Mathematics  and  Physics 

The  Jay  Phillips  Mathematics  and 
Physics  Reading  Room  will  be  used  by 
faculty  and  students  for  research,  study 
and  discussion  groups.  Book  stacks, 
seminar  tables,  and  reading  areas  will 
be  provided  for  mathematics  and  phys- 
ics concentrators  and  students  from 
other  fields  taking  courses  in  these 
subjects. 

Mr.  Phillips  is  director  and  vice- 
president  of  the  Wine  and  Spirits 
Wholesalers  of  America,  Inc.,  and  direc- 
tor of  the  License  Beverage  Industries, 
Inc.,  and  of  the  National  Association  of 
Beverage  Importers. 

Liquor  Industry  Meeting 
Addressed  by  Max  Lerner 

The  wines  and  spirits  industry 
marked  its  tenth  anniversary  of  partici- 
pation on  behalf  of  Brandeis  University 
with  a  dinner-dance  held  last  month  at 
the  Waldorf-Astoria  in  New  York  City. 

Dr.  Max  Lerner  was  the  guest 
speaker,  and  the  dinner  was  under  the 
chairmanship  of  Harold  S.  Lee  of  Cal- 
vert Distillers  Corp.  Some  200  guests 
were  present  for  the  occasion,  and  sev- 
eral gifts  were  pledged  to  the  Univer- 
sity for  the  Frank  Reitman  Building 
Fund  and  the  Brandeis  General  Fund. 

Executive  Committee 

Members  of  the  Executive  Committee 
included  Charles  A.  Berns  and  Kermit 
Axel  of  "21"  Brands,  Inc.,  N.  Y.;  Gerald 
Kirschbaum  and  Beverly  C.  Ohlandt  of 
National  Distillers  Products  Corp., 
Long  Island  City,  N.  Y.;  Sidney  Eder 
of  Eder  Bros.,  New  Haven,  Conn.;  Nor- 
man Feldman,  Federal  Wine  &  Liquor 
Co.,  Jersey  City,  N.  J.;  and  Sidney  E. 
Frank  of  New  York's  Schenley  Dis- 
tillers Co. 

Also  on  the  Executive  Committee 
were  Herman  Merinoff  of  Blue  Crest 
Wine  &  Spirits  Co.,  Long  Island  City, 
N.  Y.;  Edward  Owen,  Standard  Wine 
and  Liquor  Corp.,  also  of  Long  Island 
City;  Frank  H.  Reitman  of  Galsworthy, 
Inc.  in  Newark ;  and  Harold  L.  Renfield 
of  Renfield  Importers,  Ltd.,  New  York. 


Gryzmish  Academic  Center  Dedicated 


Arthur  Polonsky 


MR.  AND  MRS.  REUBEN  B.  GRYZMISH  place 
♦he  first  trowel  of  mortar  for  the  cornerstone 
of  the  Acodcmlc  Administration  Center.  Dr. 
Saehor   delivered   the   dedicatory    message. 


Polonsky  Exhibit  Acclaimed 

During  Brandeis  Exhibition 

Arthur   Polonsky   of   the    Fine   Arts 
faculty  presented  a  versatile  exhibition 
of    his    work    at    the    University    last 
month  representing  his  creative  expres- 
sion    in    various 
media    completed 
over  the  past  nine- 
teen years. 

V^9^  f^M  "^^^   exhibit,   ac- 

Y^^   W  claimed    by    art 

\-<^^^_  critic  Dorothy  Ad- 
low  for  its  "clarity 
of  utterance  of 
deeply-felt  ideas 
and  pure,  passion- 
ate expression,"  presented  drawings, 
prints,  gouaches  and  oils,  tracing  the 
development  of  Mr.  Polonsky's  work 
since  he  began  his  studies  at  the  School 
of  the  Boston  Museum  of  Fine  Arts. 


Joseph  Jacobs  Donates 
Galsworthy  Collection 

A  collection  of  200  unpublished  let- 
ters, written  by  British  Nobel  Prize- 
winning  author  John  Galsworthy,  has 
been  presented  to  Brandeis  University 
by  Chicago  labor  attorney  Joseph  M. 
Jacobs.  Two  years  ago  he  gave  the  Uni- 
versity the  world's  largest  collection  of 
Galsworthy  first  editions. 

In  presenting  the  Galsworthy  collec- 
tion, Mr.  Jacobs  noted  that  no  other 
author  of  Galsworthy's  period  "dealt  so 
forcibly  with  some  of  the  great  social 
issues  of  his  time." 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Reuben  B.  Gryzmish 
of  Brookline,  Mass.,  were  honored  at 
recent  cornerstone  laying  ceremonies 
for  the  Academic  Administration  CeU' 
ter  which  will  bear  their  name.  Mr. 
Gryzmish,  an  official  of  the  Hotel  Cor- 
poration of  America,  made  construction 
of  the  center  possible  with  a  $250,000 
gift  to  the  University.  He  is  national 
chairman  of  the  Brandeis  University 
Clubs. 

The  Ethel  and  Reuben  Gryzmish 
Academic  Administration  Center,  de- 
signed by  Hugh  Stubbins  and  Asso- 
ciates, of  Cambridge,  Mass.,  is  a  two- 
story  unit  of  glass,  slate,  and  brick 
with  a  penthouse  for  the  University's 
Admissions  Office.  The  main  floor  offices 
will  include  those  of  the  Dean  of  Stu-| 
dents.  Director  of  Student  Personnel,] 
Registrar,  Director  of  the  Wien  Inter- 
national Scholarship  Program,  and 
Executive  Secretary  of  the  Alumni 
Association. 

Active  Community  Leader 

One  of  the  founders  of  the  Associated 
Jewish  Philanthropies  of  Greater  Bos- 
ton, Mr.  Gryzmish  is  also  a  founder 
and  past  campaign  chairman  of  the 
Combined  Jewish  Appeal  of  Greater 
Boston.  He  has  been  a  chairman  of 
the  Massachusetts  Infantile  Paralysis 
Foundation  and  of  the  Boston  Commit- 
tee for  Retarded  Children  and  has  been 
a  diligent  campaigner  in  the  annual 
Red  Feather  Community  Fund  drive. 

A  trustee  of  the  Beth  Israel  Hospital 
of  Boston,  he  is  also  a  member  of  the 
National  United  Jewish  Appeal  board 
of  governors  and  a  director  of  its  inter- 
national Joint  Distribution  Committee. 

During  World  War  II,  he  acted  as 
associate  administrator  for  the  United 
States  Treasury  war  bond  organization 
in  Massachusetts  and  served  as  chair- 
man of  the  Boston  area.  He  was 
recently  appointed  a  member  of  the 
corporation  of  the  United  Service  Or- 
ganization by  President  Eisenhower. 

Mr.  Gryzmish  is  a  member  of  the 
board  of  trustees  of  Northeastern 
University  and  before  his  election  as 
National  Chairman  of  the  Brandeis 
University  Clubs  he  served  as  Vice 
Chairman  of  the  organization. 

Pittsburgh  Recruits  Members 

A  Steel  City  meeting  at  the  home  of 
Mr.  Stanley  Kann,  Pittsburgh,  Penn., 
brought  several  new  members  into  the 
Brandeis  Associates.  Dr.  Cyrus  Gordon, 
Professor  of  Near  Eastern  Studies,  was 
the  featured  speaker. 


12    -    BRANDEIS    NEWS    BULLETIN 


^€W  Spingold  Theatre  Building  Planned  for  Brandeis 


;-«,c   «„L,   r,v;„,v,C.   SPINGOLD  THEATRi  ^ -,    

Brandeis   University   campus   near   The    Faculty   Center   and   Mailman   Hall.     It   will    be    primarily   a 

■!iinq.  training,   and  study  center. 

Jniversity  Hall  to  be  Complete  for  Fall  Term 


Brandeis  University  honored  two 
Ireater  Boston  families  this  month  at 
arnerstone  ceremonies  for  University 
[all  in  the  University's  Administration 
lenter. 

Trustees  of  the  American  Biltrite 
lubber  Company  Charitable  Trust  of 
toston  have  provided  funds  for  the 
usiness  administration  unit  and  execu- 
ive  office  unit  of  the  modern  center  now 
inder  construction  at  the  main  entrance 

0  the  Waltham  campus.  The  partici- 
lants  include  the  families  of  Miah, 
lichard,  and  Robert  Marcus  of  Brook- 

Jniversity  Community  Mourns 
Sudden  Death  of  Dr.  Radin 

One  of  the  world's  leading  anthro- 
pologists and  Chairman  of  the  Brandeis 
[Jniversity  Department  of  Anthropol- 
bgy,  Dr.  Paul  Radin,  died  in  New  York 
City  February  21,  following  a  brief 
Uness.    He  was  75. 

1  One  of  the  last  surviving  students  of 
Dr.  Franz  Boas,  renowned  German- 
American  anthropologist.  Dr.  Radin 
ivas  a  foremost  authority  on  the  Ameri- 
can Indian  and  was  the  author  of  seven- 
teen volumes  on  the  Indian,  exploring 
the  full  historical,  religious  and  social 
range  of  Indian  culture  on  the  Ameri- 
can continent.  A  collection  of  special 
articles  by  anthropologists  throughout 
the  country,  scheduled  for  publication 
bext  summer  by  the  Columbia  Univer- 
sity Press,  was  prepared  in  honor  of 
Pr.  Radin's  recent  birthday. 

Dr.  Radin  was  Samuel  Rubin  Pro- 
fessor of  Anthropology  at  Brandeis 
since  1957.  Previously,  he  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  faculties  of  the  University 
^f  California,  Fisk  and  Cambridge 
Universities  and  Kenyon  College. 


line    and    Maurice,    David,    and    Elliot 
Bernstein  of  Newton. 

University  Hall  will  house  the  offices 
of  the  president,  deans  of  faculty  and 
university  administration,  accounting, 
comptroller,  university  development, 
graduate  and  summer  schools,  public 
affairs,  National  Women's  Committee, 
and  the  service  bureau. 

A  covered  passage  will  link  Univer- 
sity Hall  to  the  academic  administration 
unit  of  the  overall  Brandeis  Adminis- 
tration Center.  Designed  by  Hugh 
Stubbins  Associates  of  Cambridge,  the 
center  is  being  constructed  on  a  split- 
level  design  with  red  brick,  slate,  and 
glass  walls.  It  will  be  ready  for  occu- 
pancy by  late  summer. 


AT  CORNERSTONE  ucrtiyiumca  lor  oniversity 
Hall  were  (left  to  right):  Mlah  Marcus,  Dr. 
Sachar,  and  Maurice  Bernstein. 


One  of  the  nation's  great  names  from 
the  world  of  the  theatre  will  be 
permanently  identified  with  Brandeis 
University  with  the  construction  of  the 
University's  proposed  theatre  building. 

The  late  Nate  B.  Spingold  of  New 
York  City  and  his  widow,  Mrs.  Frances 
Spingold,  have  directed  gifts  to  the 
University  for  the  construction  of  a 
Spingold  Theatre  to  be  designed  by 
Harrison  and  Abramovitz. 

Plans  for  the  theatre,  now  on  the 
architect's  drawing  boards,  are  being 
underwritten  by  Nate  B.  and  Frances 
Spingold  Foundation,  representing  Mr. 
Spingold's  entire  estate.  Half  of  the 
foundation's  assets  have  been  reserved 
for  the  University's  use  and  Mrs.  Spin- 
gold  has  given  another  $500,000  for 
the  Center. 

In  addition,  plans  are  underway  to 
direct  the  personal  art  collection  of  the 
Spingolds,  noted  patrons  of  the  Metro- 
politan and  Modern  Art  Museums  in 
New  York,  to  Brandeis.  These  art 
treasures  accumulated  by  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Spingold  comprise  one  of  the  out- 
standing collections  in  the  country. 

Teaching  Center 

Projected  primarily  as  a  teaching, 
training  and  study  center  as  well  as 
an  audience  showplace,  the  Spingold 
Theatre  will  eventually  be  located  in 
the  wooded  area  east  of  the  Ridgewood 
Quadrangle  and  Mailman  Hall. 

Dr.  Edwin  Burr  Pettet,  Chairman  of 
the  Department  of  Theatre  Arts  and 
Director  of  the  Brandeis  Theatre,  un- 
derscoring the  academic  purpose  of  the 
theatre,  observed  that  "the  chief  tradi- 
tional function  of  the  theatre  is  to  teach 
as  well  as  to  entertain,  so  that  in  the 
final  analysis  the  professional  stage 
and  academic  training  cannot  go  their 
separate  ways  and  be  wholly  effective." 

The  late  Mr.  Spingold,  appointed  a 
Fellow  of  Brandeis  University  in  1957, 
was  a  Vice-President  and  Director  of 
Columbia  Pictures  Corporation. 

Boston  Leader  Buffalo  Speaker 

The  Hub  and  the  Queen  City  ex- 
changed salutations  at  a  recent  Bran- 
deis meeting  at  Buffalo.  George  Sha- 
piro, President  of  the  Greater  Boston 
Brandeis  Club,  was  a  featured  speaker 
with  Dr.  Cyrus  Gordon  at  the  home  of 
Mr.  Irving  Levick,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.  Seven 
new  life  members  of  the  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity Associates  enrolled  during  the 
Buffalo  meeting. 


BRANDEIS    NEWS    BULLETIN 


13 


Ford  Foundation  Honors 
Brandeis  Faculty  Savants 

Stanley  Kunitz,  Harold  Shapero,  and 
Max  Lerner  of  the  Brandeis  University 
faculty  have  been  honored  with  special 
Ford  Foundation  grants  to  aid  in  their 
creative  and  teaching  careers. 

Mr.  Kunitz,  Visiting  Professor  of 
English,  winner  of  the  1959  Pulitzer 
Prize  for  poetry,  has  received  a  two- 
year  Ford  Foundation  grant  of  $15,000. 
The  grant  launches  a  new  Ford  Foun- 
dation policy  to  give  artists  at  the  peak 
of  their  creative  lives  the  freedom  to 
concentrate  on  their  work  without 
interruption  from  outside  activities. 

Another  Ford  Foundation  grant, 
awarded  to  Harold  Shapero,  Associate 
Professor  of  Music, 
is  a  commission  to 
write  a  work  for 
performance  by 
concert  pianist 
Seymour  Lipkin  of 
New  York.  The 
award  to  Mr. 
Shapero  is  a  por- 
tion of  a  larger 
Foundation  pro- 
gram designed  to  foster  new  develop- 
ments in  American  music  by  merging 
the  talents  of  composers,  concert  artists 
and  symphony  orchestras. 

Dr.  Lerner  to  India 

Max  Lerner, 
Max  Richter  Pro- 
fessor of  American 
Civilization  and  In- 
stitutions at  Bran- 
deis University, 
will  spend  next 
year  as  a  Ford 
Foundation  Profes- 
sor teaching  at  the 
University  of  New  Delhi  in  India.  He 
is  the  author  of  the  recently-published 
America  as  a  Civilization. 


Sherman  Student  Center  Dedicated 


Harold  Shapero 


Max  Lerner 


PHILIP  J.  DRISCOLL,  Director  of  Admissions. 
Brandeis  University  (right),  was  sworn  in  OS  a 
member  of  the  State  Board  of  Education.  He  was 
appointed  by  Gov.  Furcolo  and  here  takes  the 
oath  of   office   with    Lt.    Gov.    Robert   F.    Murphy. 


A  SPECIAL  KEY  to  the  George  and  Beatrice 
Sherman  Student  Center  is  presented  to  the 
donors  by  Dr.  Sachar.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sherman 
were  honored  at  recent  ceremonies  on  campus  as 
the  student  center  was  dedicated  in  their  nome. 


Weekend  at  Grossinger's 
For  Greater  Boston  Club 

Grossinger's  will  be  the  site  of  the 
1959  Summer  Outing  for  the  Greater 
Boston  Brandeis  Club.  More  than  350 
are  expected  to  attend  this  fourth  an- 
nual outing  under  the  chairmanship  of 
Rubin  Epstein. 

Among  the  committeemen  are :  Henry 
August,  Dr.  Benjamin  M.  Banks,  Philip 
Coleman,  Arnold  R.  Cutler,  Franklin 
Fox,  Edward  Goldstein,  Frank  B. 
Gordon,  Irving  Groper,  Howard  S.  Gut- 
Ion,  Seymour  Hambro,  Morey  Hirsch, 
Robert  Horowitz,  Bert  L.  Jacobs,  Sid- 
ney L.  Kaye,  Leon  J.  Kowal,  Elliot  J. 
Labourene,  Bernard  L.  Landers,  Dr. 
Max  Ritvo,  Herbert  Savrann,  Alfred 
Sharenow,  Bertram  C.  Tackeff,  Robert 
Yusen,  Mortimer  Weiss,  Robert  Wise, 
Harold  Widett,  and  George  Shapiro. 

The  Boston  safari  will  move  into 
Grossinger's  for  the  weekend  of  July 
16-19.  Last  year  311  members  and 
friends  attended  the  outing  at  the  Mt. 
Washington  Hotel,  New  Hampshire. 

Mrs.  Jack  Goodman  Inducted 
at  Indianapolis  Club  Program 

Friends  in  Indianapolis  met  recently 
to  honor  Mrs.  Jack  A.  Goodman  on  her 
induction  as  a  Fellow  of  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity. More  than  140  guests  attended 
a  dinner  in  her  honor  at  the  Continental 
Hotel. 

Dean  Clarence  Q.  Berger  spoke  on  a 
program  arranged  under  the  direction 
of  Irwin  Katz,  Albert  Reuben,  Maurel 
Rothbaum,  and  William  Schloss.  Serv- 
ing as  co-chairmen  of  the  evening  were 
Joseph  Bloch,  Julian  Freeman,  Victor 
Goldberg,  and  Samuel  Mantel. 


The  George  and  Beatrice  Sherman 
Student  Center  was  dedicated  earlier 
this  month  in  honor  of  the  President 
and  Treasurer  of  Sherman  Paper  Prod- 
ucts Company,  Newton,  Mass.,  and  his 
wife.  Situated  in  the  heart  of  the  256- 
acre  Brandeis  campus,  the  center  is  the 
principal  dining  and  recreational  build- 
ing for  the  University's  1200  under- 
graduate men  and  women. 

The  Sherman  Student  Center  was 
designed  by  architect  Eero  Saarinen, 
who  was  responsible  for  the  first  major 
outline  plan  of  the  University.  Over- 
looking the  pool  and  gardens  of  the 
women's  dormitory  quadrangle,  the  two 
level  glass  wall  and  brick  structure 
contains  the  major  student  dining  hall, 
student  lounges,  and  a  private  dining 
room. 

Two-level  Building 

The  student  dining  hall  occupies  the 
entire  ground  floor  of  the  center,  and 
is  equipped  to  serve  several  hundred 
students  each  meal.  On  the  second  level 
are  three  spacious  lounges  and  two 
smaller  dining  halls. 

Faculty  and  student  meetings,  lunch- 
eons, receptions  and  social  events  are 
held  in  the  dining  halls  and  lounges  of 
the  center.  The  walls  are  designed  for 
the  exhibition  of  art  works,  and  many 
student  art  shows  and  special  exhibi- 
tions have  been  presented  here. 

Mr.  Sherman  is  a  member  of  the 
Greater  Boston  Brandeis  Club.  He  is 
also  an  honorary  Trustee  of  the  Beth 
Israel  Hospital  in  Boston,  and  a  Trustee 
of  the  Newton-Wellesley  Hospital,  the 
Jewish  Memorial  Hospital,  Temple 
Israel,  and  the  Associated  Jewish  Phil- 
anthropies, all  of  Boston. 


CENTRALLY  LOCATED  on  the  Brandeis  campus, 
the  George  and  Beatrice  Sherman  Student  Center 
provides  dining,  recreational,  and  lounge  facilities 
for  undergraduote  students.  Its  spacious  kitchen 
and  dining  room  are  equipped  to  serve  regular 
meals  and   special   banquets. 


14 


BRANDEIS    NEWS    BULLETIN 


OP  HONORS  TO  BRANDEIS 
i'OR  RADCLIFFE  DEBATE 

The  Brandeis  University  Debating 
>am  wrested  all  top  honors  from  six 
ther  college  debating  teams  in  a  recent 
Jreater  Boston  Forensic  Association 
ournament  held  at  Radcliffe  College. 

The  Brandeis  orators,  following  de- 
lates against  Harvard,  Radcliffe,  M.I.T., 
'lark,  University  of  Connecticut,  and 
eastern  Nazarene,  received  awards  for 
he  top  affirmative  teams  and  the  top 
legative  team.  In  addition,  Ruth  Wein- 
tein  '62  of  Miami  Beach,  Fla.,  was 
lamed  top  affirmative  speaker  for  the 
ournament  and  William  Vogel  '60  of 
^ew  York  City,  top  negative  speaker, 
vith  Al  Zabin  '59  of  Sheffield,  Mass., 
ind  Steve  Solarz  '62  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y., 
)oth  being  lauded  for  second  speaker 
lonors  in  both  categories. 

The  tournament  resolution  was  "Re- 
solved :  That  further  development  of 
luclear  weapons  would  be  prohibited  by 
nternational  agreement." 

Task  Force  Group  Recruits 
New  Boston  Club  Members 

Norman  L.  Cahners  of  Brookline  is 
chairman  of  a  newly-formed  Task 
Force  group,  a  membership  committee 
of  the  Greater  Boston  Brandeis  Club 
which  is  interpreting  the  University  to 
young  leaders  in  Greater  Boston.  Vice- 
chairmen  of  the  Task  Force  are  David 
Casty  of  Newton,  Bertram  Tackeff  of 
Chestnut  Hill,  and  Club  President 
George  Shapiro  of  Brookline. 

Through  a  series  of  informal  meet- 
ings, a  number  of  business  and  pro- 
fessional men  between  the  ages  of  thirty 
and  forty  have  joined  in  support  of  the 
University.  A  November  meeting  at  the 
home  of  Mr.  Cahners  launched  the 
winter  program  of  the  Task  Force.  Dr. 
Sachar  was  the  speaker  at  this  meeting. 

Later  meetings  were  held  at  the 
Brookline  home  of  Walter  Cahners,  in 
Newton  by  Bertram  Tackeff  and  at  the 
home  of  Sidney  Simons  in  Chestnut 
Hill.  These  meetings  have  resulted  in 
75  new  life  memberships  and  120  asso- 
ciate memberships  in  the  Greater 
Boston  Brandeis  Club. 

Dr.  Gordon,  Dayton  Speaker 

Dr.  Cyrus  Gordon,  Professor  of  Near 
Eastern  Studies,  was  featured  speaker 
at  a  recent  meeting  of  the  Brandeis 
Associates  in  Dayton,  Ohio.  Max  Isaac- 
son of  Globe  Industries,  Dayton,  was 
chairman  of  the  program  in  the  Van 
Cleve  Hotel.  Mr.  Isaacson  was  recently 
honored  by  the  presentation  of  an 
"Outstanding  Public  Service  Award" 
from  the  Association  of  the  U.  S.  Army. 


Charles  Schottland  Appointed  Dean 
of  Heller  School  of  Social  Welfare 


PUTTING  THE  "INTERNATIONAL"  in  Red  Cross 
blood  donor  collections  at  Brandeis  University 
are  these  foreign  students  contributing  a  pint  of 
blood  for  American  patients.  Sandra  Silk  of 
Fall  River,  Mass.,  a  student  member  of  the 
University's  blood  donor  committee,  watches  as 
Rassem  Nammar  of  Israel  makes  his  contribution 
as  did  Raul  Kneucker  of  Austria,  center,  another 
Wien   International   Scholar  at  Brandeis. 


DEWEY  LECTURE  SERIES 
COMMEMORATES  BIRTH 
OF  NOTED  PHILOSOPHER 

A  series  of  eight  public  evening 
lectures  was  delivered  on  the  Brandeis 
campus  this  year,  under  the  sponsor- 
ship of  the  Brandeis  University  Adult 
Education  Program  and  the  Philosophy 
Club,  to  commemorate  the  centenary  of 
the  birth  of  John  Dewey. 

Harold  Weisberg,  Chairman  of  the 
Brandeis  University  Department  of 
Philosophy,  opened  the  series  with  a 
discussion  of  "John  Dewey:  A  Re- 
evaluation  in  the  Light  of  Recent 
Philosophy."  Other  authorities  in  the 
field  of  philosophy  who  spoke  in  the 
Centennial  Lecture  Series  included 
Albert  Hofstadter  of  Columbia  Univer- 
sity, Charles  Stevenson  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  Michigan,  Max  Black  of  Cornell 
University,  Sidney  Hook  of  New  York 
University,  Sidney  Morgenbesser  of 
Columbia  University,  Morton  White  of 
Harvard  University  and  Ernest  Nagel 
of  Columbia  University. 

Scholarships  and  Book 

Fund  Given  by  J.W.V.A. 

Nineteen  Brandeis  University  stu- 
dents, all  daughters  of  war  veterans, 
have  received  scholarship  aid  in  recent 
years  from  an  endowment  fund  estab- 
lished by  the  National  Ladies'  Aux- 
iliary Jewish  War  Veterans  of  the 
United  States.  In  addition  to  the  schol- 
arships, a  major  book  collection  fund 
for  the  purchase  of  books  in  the  field 
of  Social  Welfare  has  recently  been 
provided  by  the  J.W.V.A. 


Charles  Schottland 


Charles  I.  Schottland,  former  United 
States  Commissioner  of  Social  Security, 
has  been  named  first  Dean  of  Brandeis 
University's  first  professional  school, 
the  Florence  Heller  Graduate  School  for 
Advanced  Studies  in  Social  Welfare. 

Mr.  Schottland's  resignation  was 
accepted  by  the  White  House  "with 
regret"  when  his  appointment  to  the 
Brandeis  school  was  announced  this 
year.  He  had  served  as  Commissioner 
since  1954,  and  was  previously  Director 
of  the  California  Department  of  Social 
Welfare.  A  practicing  lawyer  in  Los 
Angeles  for  many  years.  Dean  Schott- 
land also  served  as  Assistant  Director 
of  the  UNRRA  for 
Germany,  Assist- 
ant to  the  Chief, 
Children's  Bureau, 
U.  S.  Dept.  of 
Labor,  Executive 
Director  of  the 
Federation  of  Jew- 
ish Organizations 
in  Los  Angeles, 
Administrator  of  the  California  Relief 
Administration,  Director  of  the  Modern 
Social  Center  in  Los  Angeles,  and  on 
the  faculty  of  the  University  of  Cali- 
fornia in  Los  Angeles. 

Army  Lieutenant  Colonel 

A  lieutenant  colonel  in  the  U.  S. 
Army,  he  was  decorated  by  France, 
Czechoslovakia,  Holland,  and  Poland, 
for  service  to  their  nations  during 
World  War  II.  He  received  the  Kosh- 
land  Award  in  1954  as  the  outstanding 
executive  in  social  work  in  California. 

The  School  for  Advanced  Studies  in 
Social  Welfare  is  being  made  possible 
through  a  major  grant  from  Mrs.  Flor- 
ence Heller  of  Chicago,  a  Fellow  of 
Brandeis  University.  A  prominent  phil- 
anthropist and  communal  leader,  Mrs. 
Heller  has  served  as  National  Vice- 
President  of  the  Jewish  Welfare  Board 
since  1948,  and  has  held  national  posts 
with  the  U.  S.  O.,  the  United  Jewish 
Appeal,  the  Jewish  Welfare  Fund,  and 
the  women's  auxiliary  of  the  Jewish 
People's  Institute. 

The  School  is  the  first  professional 
school  of  social  work  in  the  country  to 
offer  programs  of  study  only  on  the 
doctoral  and  postdoctoral  level.  It  will 
also  be  unique  in  focussing  its  program 
primarily  on  the  fields  of  social  policy 
and  community  organization. 

BRANDEIS    NEWS   BULLETIN    -    15 


Brandeis  Teacher  and  World 
Music  Figure,  Erwin  Bodky, 
Mourned  at  the  University 

The  Brandeis  University  community 
was  saddened  at  the  death  this  winter 
of  Erwin  Bodily,  Professor  of  Music  at 
Brandeis  and  Professor  Emeritus  of 
Music  to  the  West  German  Government. 

An  authority  on  early  music,  Pro- 
fessor Bodky  was  on  sabbatical  leave 
from  Brandeis.  He  recently  completed 
a  book  entitled  "The  Interpretation  of 
Bach's  Keyboard  Music,"  to  be  pub- 
lished by  Harvard  University  Press  in 
the  fall  of  1959.  Besides  serving  on  the 
faculties  of  leading  colleges  and  uni- 
versities here  and  abroad.  Professor 
Bodky  gave  a  number  of  concerts 
throughout  the  world,  and  has  been  a 
soloist  with  the  Boston  Symphony 
Orchestra.  A  distinguished  author  on 
musieology,  Professor  Bodky  has  re- 
corded for  many  international  record- 
ing companies  and  has  lectured  at 
colleges  and  at  the  Educational  Tele- 
vision Station  in  Boston. 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jack  A.  Goldfarb  Add  $500,00C  i 
To  Complete  Library  Building  Construction 


Samuel  E.  Engel  Inducted 
In  Beverly  Hills  Ceremony 

More  than  250  friends  of  the  Univer- 
sity in  the  Los  Angeles  area  met  re- 
cently to  honor  Samuel  E.  Engel  on 
his  induction  as  a  Fellow  of  Brandeis 
University. 

Dr.  Sachar  and  Dr.  Charles  I.  Schott- 
land.  Dean  of  the  Florence  Heller 
Graduate  School  for  Advanced  Studies 
in  Social  Welfare,  were  the  featured 
speakers  on  a  program  in  the  Crystal 
Room  of  the  Beverly  Hills  Hotel. 
Walter  S.  Hilboi'n,  president  of  the 
Los  Angeles  Club  and  recently  elected 
Fellow  of  the  University,  served  as 
dinner  chairman. 

Among  the  many  benefactions  an- 
nounced at  the  dinner  were  a  $50,000 
gift  from  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  Krown 
and  a  scholarship  in  honor  of  Eddie 
Cantor  created  by  Eddie  Fisher. 


'52  Graduate  Assumes  Leadership  of 
First  Annual  Alumni  Fund  Campaign 


A  young  Boston  attorney  has  taken 
the  leadership  in  planning  and  organ- 
izing the  first  annual  campaign  of  the 
Brandeis  Alumni  Fund.  More  than  1200 
graduates  of  Brandeis  University  will 
be  contacted  in  the  campaign  under  the 
direction  of  Paul  Levenson  '52,  of 
Swampscott,  Mass. 

A   member  of  the   University's   first 

class,   Mr.   Levenson   is  a  graduate  of 

Yale    Law    School. 

OH  is  vice-chairmen 
in  the  drive  are 
H.  Maurice  Good- 
man '56,  of  Rox- 
bury,  Mass.,  and 
-— —  Lawrence  J.   Kane 

V^^'  '57,    of    Sudbury, 

A  ll^^  Mass.  Mr.  Good- 
Paul  Levenson  man  is  a  student 
at  the  Haivard 
Graduate  School  of  Arts  and  Sciences 
and  Mr.  Kane,  President  of  the  Alumni 
Association,  is  Assistant  to  the  Director 
of  Public  Affairs  at  Brandeis. 

This  campaign  is  the  first  alumni- 
wide  solicitation  in  the  history  of  the 
organization.  In  previous  years,  in- 
dividual classes  have  made  gifts  to  the 
University  but  the  full  Association  has 
not  joined  in  a  single  effort. 


No  goal  is  to  be  set,  according  to 
Chairman  Levenson.  The  primary  em- 
phasis will  be  placed  on  100  percent 
participation  by  all  members  of  the 
Association.  Contact  with  the  members 
will  be  made  through  a  structure  of 
class  chairmen. 

Representing  the  first  class  will  be 
Peter  Kessner  of  Roslyn,  N.  Y.,  and 
Eugene  Saklad  of  Danbury,  Conn.  The 
Class  of  1953  wiil  be  represented  by 
Edward  Fields  of  Natick,  Mass.  Dor- 
othy Danzig  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  and 
Richard  Silverman  of  Toledo,  Ohio,  are 
heading  the  campaign  for  the  Class  of 
1954.  A  husband  and  wife  team  from 
the  Class  of  1955,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mark 
Aronson  of  Newton  Centi-e,  Mass.,  will 
work  with  Thomas  Egan,  New  York 
Chapter  President,  a  Brooklyn  resident. 

Two  former  field  representatives  of 
the  University  are  representing  the 
Class  of  1956.  They  are  S.  Harold 
Appel  of  Passaic,  N.J.,  and  Benjamin 
Schore  of  New  York  City.  Lary  B. 
Sorin  of  West  Englewood,  N.  J.,  is  the 
Class  of  19.W  representative.  Richard 
Kaufman  of  Brighton,  Mass.,  Jerome 
Josephs,  and  Class  President  Andrew  B. 
Shapiro,  both  of  New  York,  are  organ- 
izing the  Class  of  1958. 


Jack  A.  Goldforb 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jack  A.  Goldfarb  ol 
New  York  City,  whose  gift  of  $1,000,OOC 
made  possible  the  construction  of  the 
University's  library  building  now  half- 
way to  completion,  has  presented  Bran- 
deis with  an  additional  $500,000  for 
the  structure. 

Mr.  Goldfarb's  original  benefaction 
for  the  750,000-volume  library  has  been 
matched  by  a 
$1,000,000  pledgel 
from  the  Brandeis' 
University  Nation- 
al Women's  Com- 
mittee. The  com- 
mittee is  pledged 
to  maintain  the 
library  through  a 
permanent  endow- 
ment fund  and  an- 
nually turns  over  more  than  $300,000 
to  the  University  for  this  purpose. 

Construction  has  been  underway  on 
the  Goldfarb  building  since  last  spring. 
The  three-story  brick  and  glass  wall 
structure,  informal  and  relaxed  in 
atmosphere,  will  house  closely  inte- 
grated open  stacks  and  reading  areas  to 
facilitate  student  and  faculty  work. 
Private  studies  will  be  provided  for 
faculty  members  in  the  Schools  of 
Science,  Social  Science,  Humanities,  and 
the  Creative  Arts,  with  each  study  adja- 
cent to  the  library  resources  pertaining 
to  its  field.  The  library  will  also  contain 
centralized  audio-visual  facilities,  and 
works  of  art  from  the  University's  col- 
lection will  be  displayed  throughout  the 
building. 

Mr.  Goldfarb,  a  Trustee  of  Brandeis, 
is  President  and  Chairman  of  the  Board 
of  Union  Underwear  Company,  Inc. 

Real  Estate  Executives 
Honor  Erwin  S.  Wolfson 

The  announcement  of  Samuel  Lem- 
berg's  gift  for  the  proposed  $200,000 
Samuel  Lemberg  Hall  at  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity was  a  highlight  of  the  dinner 
held  in  honor  of  Erwin  S.  Wolfson  by 
the  real  estate  industry  last  month.  The 
dinner  was  held  at  the  Hotel  Plaza  in 
New  York  City.  Dr.  Sachar  and  Law- 
rence A.  Wien  were  guest  speakers. 

Mr.  Wolfson  established  the  Harry 
Austryn  Wolfson  Chair  in  Philosophy 
at  Brandeis  in  1957  in  honor  of  his  kins- 
man, who  is  Nathan  Littauer,  Professor 
of  Hebrew  Literature  and  Philosophy  at 
Harvard  University. 

Chairman  of  the  dinner  was  Samuel 
Field  of  Adams  &   Co.,  of  New  York. 


16 


BRANDEIS    NEWS    BULLETIN 


Charles  Bassine  Honored 
t  N.  Y.  Apparel  Dinner 

Hairy  Dvortzoff,  Jack  A.  Goldfarb 
tid  Alfred  Shapiro  were  honorary 
lairmen  at  the  recent  dinner  of  the 
[en's  and  Boys'  Apparel  Industry  at 
Tew  York's  Waldorf  Astoria.  The  din- 
er was  held  in  honor  of  Charles  C. 
;assine,  president  of  Spartans  Mfg. 
0.,  Inc.  and  Felix  Lilienthal,  Jr.,  presi- 
ent  of  Felix  Lilienthal  &  Co.,  Inc. 

Mr.  Dvortzoff  is  associated  with 
iterstate  Dept.  Stores,  Inc.;  Mr.  Gold- 
arb  with  Union  Underwear  Co.;  and 
[r.  Shapiro  with  Alfred  of  New  York. 
'he  dinner  was  under  the  chairmanship 
Donald  Cooper,  Imperial  Shirt  Co., 
|nd  co-chairman  Bernard  Epstein  of 
I'eerless  Robes  and  Sportswear. 

Associate  Chairman 

Associate  Chairmen  were  Joseph 
ifL-rin  of  Allied  Stores  Corp.;  Arthur 
,.  Faber,  Montgomery  Ward  &  Co. ; 
ieymour  Gent,  Independent  Retailers 
Syndicate,  Inc.;  Albert  M.  Goldman, 
■"elix  Lilienthal  &  Co.,  Inc.;  Seymour  J. 
irumet,  Rayless  Dept.  Stores,  Inc.;  Lou 
larmel.  Consolidated  Clothiers,  Inc.; 
lobert  Jelline,  Kirby  Block  &  Co.; 
^ester  Michaelis,  Montgomery  Ward; 
,nd  Lou  Nadler,  Bond  Clothing  Store. 

The  associate  co-chairmen  were: 
Robert  Breslauer,  Boys-Tone  Shirt  Co., 

nc. ;  Leo  Greenberg,  Charles  Greenberg 
c  Sons,  Inc. ;  Luke  Charde,  Friedman 
vVerner  Charde  Inc. ;  Louis  M.  Cohen, 
flay-Men  Fabrics  Corp.;  Thomas  W. 
pstes,  J.  P.  Stevens  &  Co.,  Inc.;  Ben  M. 
pands,  Sands,  Inc.;  Herbert  Rounick, 
i\Ia-Ro  Hosiery  Co.  Inc.;  Sidney  Nit- 
i-'hun.  Mason  Neckwear  Co.,  Inc.;  Louis 
Xuhn,  Chief  Apparel,  Inc.;  Irving 
Cohen,  Lubin-Weeker  Co.  Inc.;  Casper 
r.  Fishback,  Harwood  Mfg.  Corp.;  Mil- 
.on  Gitenstein,  Riverside  Shirt  &  Un- 
lerwear  Corp. ;  Nathan  Phillips,  Regal 
Shirt  Co.;  Joseph  S.  Rosenthal,  Cisco, 
'nc;    Jerry     Holland,    Nantex-Riviera 

"orp.;  Sol  Kittay,  The  B.V.D.  Co.,  Inc.; 
Theodore  Lazar,  Union  Underwear  Co.; 
and  Ben  Rosenbloom,  Blue  Ridge  Mfgrs. 


Entire  Floor  of  Friedland  Center  Dedicated 
In  Honor  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Louis  H.  Salvage 


CANCER  AND  HEART  RESEARCH  will  be  con- 
;ducted  on  the  three  main  floors  of  the  recently- 
opened    Somuel    Friedland    Life    Science    Center. 


BIOCHEMISTS  Kaplan    and    Dr. 

Martin  Komen  aemonsTTare  bome  of  the  steam 
sterilization  equipment  used  in  cancer  and  heart 
disease  research  in  the  Louts  H.  and  Frances  B. 
Salvage  Wing  of  the  Science  Research  Center. 
At  the  dedication  were  (I.  to  r.):  Dr.  Kamen, 
Dr.    Sachar,    Mr.    Salvage,    and    Dr.    Kaplan. 


Bosquet  and  Vigee  Attend 
First  International  Talks 
On  Culture  in  Washington 

Professors  Alain  Bosquet  and  Claude 
A.  S.  Vigee  participated  in  the  first 
Congress  for  International  Cultural 
Exchange  in  Washington,  D.  C,  last 
month  with  leading  artists,  philosophers 
and  other  dignitaries  from  America  and 
Europe. 

Among  the  formal  and  informal 
events  at  the  congress  were  discussions 
on  the  aspects  and  theory  of  cultural 
exchange,  a  symposium  on  translations 
and  festivals  of  new  works.  Alain 
Bosquet  is  Visiting  Professor  of  French 
and  Comparative  Literature  at  Bran- 
deis,  and  is  a  noted  author,  critic, 
columnist,  translator  and  distinguished 
French  authority  on  American  Liter- 
ature. Last  year  he  was  awarded  the 
Prix  Sainte-Beauve,  comparable  to  the 
Pulitzer  Prize.  Mr.  Vigee,  Professor  of 
French  Civilization,  Chairman  of  the 
Department  of  European  Languages 
and  Literature,  and  Chairman  of  the 
Council  of  the  School  of  Humanities, 
has  written  moi-e  than  ten  books  and  is 
widely  published  in  French  and  Ameri- 
ican  journals. 

Also  attending  the  congress  were 
former  Brandeis  Professor  Pierre  Em- 
manuel, Isak  Dinesen,  Kathleen  Rains, 
Stephen  Spender,  Aaron  Copland,  Rich- 
ard Eberhart,  Robert  Lowell,  Walter 
Lippmann,  Justices  Douglas  and  Har- 
lan, Chester  Bowles,  the  ambassadors  of 
England,  France,  Denmark,  Italy,  Ger- 
many and  India  and  members  of  the 
American  Judiciary,  Congress,  Cabinet 
and  Diplomatic  Corps. 


An  entire  floor  of  the  new  Science 
Center  was  dedicated  last  month  in 
honor  of  a  Swampscott,  Mass.,  shoe 
manufacturing  executive  and  his  wife. 

Friends,  University  faculty  and  offi- 
cials joined  with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Louis  H. 
Salvage  for  the  dedication  of  the  sev- 
eral laboratories  and  materials  prep- 
aration rooms  on  the  Salvage  Floor  of 
the  new  building. 

Key  research  facilities  in  the  Salvage 
laboratory  area  include  a  fermentation 
laboratory,  an  organic  preparation  lab- 
oratory, a  chromotography  laboratory, 
a  protein  chemistry  laboratory,  and 
a  biochemical  preparation  laboratory. 
These  facilities  will  contribute  to  re- 
search conducted  into  cancer,  heart 
disease,  and  radiation  sickness. 

University  Fellow 

Mr.  Salvage,  a  Fellow  of  the  Uni- 
versity, is  president  of  the  Salvage  Shoe 
Company  of  Boston  and  Haverhill, 
Mass.,  and  Manchester,  N.  H.  He  is  a 
former  president  of  the  New  England 
Shoe  and  Leather  Association  and  is  a 
director  of  the  National  Shoe  Manu- 
facturers' Association  and  the  National 
Shoe  Institute.  During  World  War  II, 
he  served  on  the  War  Production 
Board's  Industry  Advisory  Committee. 


Sol  Sehaengold  Elected  to 
Cincinnati  Chairmanship 

Mr.  Sol  Sehaengold  was  elected  chair- 
man of  the  Brandeis  Club  of  Cincinnati 
at  the  chapter's  annual  luncheon  last 
January.  Benny  Friedman,  Brandeis 
Athletic  Director  and  former  ail-Amer- 
ican football  star,  was  featured  speaker. 

Other  officers  announced  at  the  Lo- 
santiville  Country  Club  meeting  in- 
cluded: Marvin  L.  Warner,  Philip  S. 
Wise  and  Joseph  Dave,  vice-presidents; 
Charles  Levinson,  treasurer;  and  Ben 
Moskowitz,  secretary.  Also  elected  new 
trustees  were  Edward  A.  Jacobs, 
Leonard  Shore  and  Jack  Getz. 

Re-elected  trustees  included:  Max 
Bernstein,  A.  B.  Cohen,  J.  I.  Fleischer, 
Philip  M.  Meyers,  Joseph  S.  Stern, 
Louis  Simon,  George  W.  Rosenthal, 
James  A.  Salinger,  Joseph  Hoodin, 
Edward  Weisbaum,  Isidor  Schifrin, 
Hyman  Moskowitz,  Warren  J.  Heldman, 
Louis  Messer,  Norbert  J.  Covy,  D.  Law- 
rence Goldberg,  Henry  Harris,  Carl 
Henry,  William  Hilb,  Nathan  Levine, 
Jacob  Lichter,  Henry  Marks,  Sidney 
Rose,  Milton  Schloss,  Robert  D.  Stern, 
Jack  Bogdan,  Joseph  Karp,  Charles 
Klein,  B.  Michael  Plaut,  Arthur  Rabkin, 
Philip  Steiner  and  Sidney  Weil. 


BRANDEIS    NEWS    BULLETIN    -    17 


ENTIRE   SAMEK   LIBRARY 
PRESENTED   UNIVERSITY 

The  complete  library  of  the  late  Dr. 
Oskar  Samek,  the  attorney,  friend  and 
literary  executor  of  Viennese  journalist 
and  poet  Karl  Kraus,  has  been  given 
to  the  Brandeis  University  library. 

The  rare  collection  of  three  thousand 
volumes  includes  German  and  English 
books  on  law,  political  science,  and  his- 
tory. A  complete  bound  set  of  Die 
Fackel  (The  Torch),  the  celebrated 
periodical  which  Kraus  edited  and 
wrote  mostly  himself  is  contained  in  the 
collection. 

Kraus'  adaptations  of  Offenbach 
operettas  and  first  editions  and  presen- 
tation copies  of  all  his  other  works  are 
also  included.  There  is  also  a  manu- 
script copy  of  Kraus's  play  "Die 
Unuberwindlichen"  (The  Unconquer- 
able Ones),  1928,  and  many  works  on 
Judaica,  such  as  Goldschmidt's  edition 
of  the  Babylonian  Talmud  in  German. 

Fellow  Benjamin  J.  Massell 
Hosts  Atlanta,  Ga.,  Meeting 

Fellow  Benjamin  J.  Massell  of  At- 
lanta, Georgia,  recently  opened  his 
home  to  many  friends  in  the  Atlanta 
area  who  met  to  hear  Dr.  Sachar  outline 
the  development  and  plans  for  the  Uni- 
versity. Mr.  Massell  served  as  chair- 
man for  the  special  meeting  at  which 
more  than  $46,000  in  new  life  and  asso- 
ciate memberships,  scholarships,  and 
general  gifts  were  pledged. 

Photography  Industry  Cites 
East  Orange,  N.  J.,  Executive 

Herbert  Myers,  President  of  Charles 
Beseler  and  Company  of  East  Orange, 
N.  J.,  received  the  Brandeis  Decennial 
Award  at  a  recent  photographic  indus- 
try dinner  in  Philadelphia.  Mr.  Myers 
was  guest  of  honor  at  the  special  dinner, 
held  prior  to  the  opening  of  the  35th 
Annual  Master  Photographic  Dealers 
and  Finishers  Convention.  Clarence  Q. 
Berger,  Dean  of  University  Administra- 
tion and  Development,  addressed  the 
Brandeis  dinner  audience. 

One  of  the  organizers  of  the  Audio- 
Visual  Institute  for  selling  at  Indiana 
University,  Mr.  Myers  was  elected  to 
the  Institute's  Board  of  Governors.  Hy 
SchafTer  cited  Mr.  Myers  as  "a  distin- 
guished photographic  industry  figure." 


A  TOUCH  OF  THE  ISLANDS  was  recently 
brought  fo  Brandeis  University  by  these  New 
Yorkers  preparing  decorations  for  a  Hawaiian 
Night  program  in  the  student  dining  hall.  Judy 
Silverman,  chairman  of  the  Student  Council's 
Social  Committee,  of  Lorchmont,  and  Edwin 
Hamoda,  of  Brooklyn,  worked  with  the  student 
committee.  A  noted  chef  from  the  Hotel  Somer- 
set's Polynesian  Room  prepared  the  menu  includ- 
ing bird's  nest  soup.  South  Sea  chicken,  fried 
rice,   Hawaiian  salad,   and  guova  sundae. 


University  Progress  Traced 

For  Houston,  Texas,  Friends 

The  Surf  Room  of  the  Houston  Club 
was  the  site  of  a  recent  meeting  of  the 
Brandeis  Club  of  Houston,  Texas.  Dr. 
Sachar  was  the  principal  speaker  and 
outlined  the  progress  of  the  University 
through  its  first  11  years. 

Chairman  Melvin  A.  Silverman  was 
assisted  in  meeting  preparations  by 
University  Fellows  Joseph  Weingarten 
and  Mose  M.  Feld. 

Harry  L.  Jacobs  Honored 
In  Kansas  City,  Missouri 

Residents  of  the  "show  me"  state  saw 
the  new  Brandeis  University  film  "The 
Brandeis  Challenge,"  during  a  recent 
meeting  in  Kansas  City's  Oakwood 
Country  Club. 

Harry  L.  Jacobs,  one  of  the  three  men 
whose  diligent  efforts  brought  the 
$250,000  Dan  Danciger  Scholarship  pro- 
gram to  the  University,  was  honored. 
The  Danciger  scholarships  will  provide 
aid  to  students  majoring  in  science  and 
engineering  who  will  spend  three  years 
at  Brandeis  and  two  at  either  Carnegie 
Tech,  California  Institute  of  Technol- 
ogy, or  M.I.T.  At  the  end  of  the  five 
year  program  the  student  will  receive  a 
Bachelor  of  Arts  degree  from  Brandeis 
and  Bachelor  of  Science  from  the 
technical  school  attended. 

Dr.  Sachar  outlined  the  growth  of 
Brandeis  to  the  more  than  one  hundred 
dinner  guests.  The  program  was  under 
the  chairmanship  of  Leonard  Strauss. 


San   Francisco   Complete 
Warren  Chair  Endowmen 

San  Francisco  was  the  scene  of  ,'l 
pace-setting  West  Coast  dinner  durinij 
December.  Fellow  Benjamin  H.  SwiJ 
and  Daniel  Koshland  were  co-chairraei| 
of  the  program  for  250  guests  at  th.J 
Hotel  Fairmount. 

Participants  in  the  San  Francisci' 
meeting  presented  Dr.  Sachar  witl 
$125,000  to  complete  the  quarter  milliot 
dollar  endowment  for  the  Earl  Warrei 
Chair  in  Constitutional  Studies  aj 
Brandeis.  The  chair  was  originallj! 
pledged  by  San  Francisco  leaders  at  tlit 
time  Supreme  Court  Chief  Justice  Ear 
Warren  was  on  campus  to  deliver  a 
convocation  address  in  commemoratior 
of  the  100th  anniversary  of  the  birth  oi 
Justice  Brandeis. 

A  total  of  $45,000  toward  the  new 
chair  was  pledged  by  the  two  co-chair- 1 
men  and  Walter  A.  Haas  of  San! 
Francisco. 

Associate  Dean  of  Faculty  Leonard 
Levy  is  Associate  Professor  of  History 
on  the  Earl  Warren  Foundation. 

John  Factor  and  Benj.  Swig 
Address  Las  Vegas  Friends 


The    Palms    Room    of    the    Stardust 
Hotel,    Las    Vegas,    Nevada,    was    thei 
scene  of  a  recent  meeting  under  the  co- 
chairmanship   of   Melvin   S.    Moss   and  I 
Harry  Levy.    Fellow  Benjamin  Swig  of 
San  Francisco  and  John  Factor  of  Los  i 
Angeles  were  featured  speakers  on  the  ' 
Las    Vegas    program.     Many    scholar- 
ships,   life    memberships    and    general 
gifts  were  pledged  to  the  University. 

Dr.  Max  Lerner  Highlights 
Detroit  Club  Annual  Dinner 

Dr.  Max  Lerner,  Max  Richter  Pro- 
fessor of  American  Civilization  and 
Institutions,  was  featured  speaker  for 
the  7th  Annual  Dinner  of  the  Brandeis 
Club  of  Detroit  held  at  the  Hotel 
Sheraton-Cadillac. 

Chester  L.  Colen,  president  of  the 
club,  served  as  dinner  chairman  and 
Morton  L.  Scholnick,  first  vice  presi- 
dent, was  ticket  chairman.  Those  now 
serving  as  officers  of  the  club  include: 
Myron  P.  Unger,  second  vice  president; 
A.  Alfred  Taubman,  third  vice  presi- 
dent; Alan  E.  Schwartz,  secretary;  Mil- 
ton Howard,  financial  secretary;  Milton 
E.  Harris,  recording  secretary,  and 
Frank  Birnbaum,  treasurer. 


I 


18    -    BRANDEIS    NEWS    BULLETIN 


Abrary  and  Art  Collections  Grow; 
dd  First  Editions,  Engravings 


Library  and  art  collections  at  the  University  have  been  enriched  by  many 
cent  gifts  to  Brandeis  from  prominent  collectors. 

First  editions  of  books  by  and  about  Oscar  Wilde,  and  valuable  books  by  Walt 
hitman,  Emerson,  and  other  19th  century  writers,  are  the  latest  gifts  to  Brandeis 
niversity  from  IMilton  I.  D.  Einstein  of  New  York. 

Previously  Mr.  Einstein  gave  the  University  his  complete  collection  of  18th 
d  19th  century  graphic  arts  books.  Included  in  this  collection  are  books  on 
ching,  engraving,  the  history  of  the  graphic  arts,  and  specimens  of  the  best 
gravings  of  the  18th  and  19th  centuries. 


Mr.  Einstein's  collection  of  etchings 
id  engravings,  entitled  "17th  Century 
jrtraits,"  has  been  given  to  the  Fine 
rts  Department.  This  collection  in- 
udes  engravings  of  famous  Italian, 
ench  and  Dutch  figures,  by  some  of 
e  greatest  engravers  of  that  period. 
I  Another  gift  to  the  University  from 
^r.  Einstein  is  a  collection  of  letters 
gned  by  some  of  the  most  famous 
imes  in  history,  including  Hans  Chris- 
an  Anderson,  George  Bernard  Shaw, 
L  B.  Yeats,  D.  H.  Lawrence,  Franz 
iszt,   George    Moore,    Max    Beerbohm. 

Daniel  Webster  Letters 

Philip  D.  Sang  of  Chicago  has  sup- 
lemented  his  many  previous  gifts  to 
le  University  with  a  valuable  collec- 
on  of  more  than  1,800  items.  These 
iclude  about  1,500  letters  and  docu- 
lents  by  and  to  Daniel  Webster,  writ- 
■n  from  about  1811  to  1856.  Most  of 
16  collection  consists  of  letters  ad- 
ressed  to  Webster  while  he  was  Secre- 
iry  of  State,  and  are  from  members 
f  both  Houses  of  Congress,  foreign 
jpresentatives,  members  of  the  Depart- 
lent  of  State,  governors,  and  Edward 
.verett,  Longfellow,  John  C.  Calhoun, 
rancis  Peabody,  Thaddeus  Stevens, 
nd  Washington  Irving. 

Twenty-two  autographed  manuscripts 
f  lectures  and  editorials  which  appeared 
r  the  "Liberator"  before,  during  and 
fter  the  Civil  War  are  among  the  265 
;ems  in  the  collection  of  material  relat- 
hg  to  American  abolitionist  William 
.loyd  Garrison,  given  to  the  Brandeis 
library  by  Mr.  Sang.  Also  included 
re  notes  and  extracts  by  Garrison, 
lockets,  and  autographed  letters  by 
arious  writers  commenting  on  the 
ieath  of  Garrison. 

A  collection  of  letters,  documents, 
nd  papers  relating  to  slavery  in 
ipanish  America  from  1624  to  1825 
las  also  been  presented  to  the  Univer- 
fity  by  Mr.  Sang.  In  addition,  he  has 
feiven  the  Library  two  Books  of  Hours, 


printed  on  vellum,  one  in  Dutch  from 
around  1500,  and  the  other  printed  in 
Paris  in  1525. 

For  the  Lincoln  Room 

Last  year  Mr.  Sang,  one  of  the  donors 
of  the  Olin-Sang  American  Civilization 
Center,  gave  to  the  University  eleven 
valuable  books  and  manuscripts  from 
the  17th  and  18th  centuries.  He  has 
also  been  instrumental  in  providing 
material  relating  to  the  life  of  Lincoln 
for  the  Lincoln  Room  of  the  Center. 

Hundreds  of  valuable  books,  first  edi- 
tions and  limited  printings,  have  been 
presented  to  the  Brandeis  library  by 
L.  G.  Maison  of  Chicago.  Mr.  Maison 
has  also  given  the  Fine  Arts  Depart- 
ment seven  paintings,  including  a 
widely-exhibited  and  published  paint- 
ing of  "David  with  the  Head  of  Goliath" 
by  Italian  Baroque  painter  Guercino. 

Included  in  Mr.  Maison's  book  collec- 
tions are  a  first  edition  of  Darwin's 
"On  the  Origin  of  Species  by  Means 
of  Natural  Selection,"  first  editions  of 
Kipling's  "The  Jungle  Book"  and  "The 
Second  Jungle  Book,"  and  a  first  edi- 
tion, dated  1850,  of  Hawthorne's  "The 
Scarlet  Letter." 

Other  First  Editions 

Other  first  editions  include  works  by 
Churchill,  Conrad,  Hardy,  Irving,  Hil- 
ton, Huxley,  James,  O.  Henry,  Hecht, 
Heine,  D.  H.  Lawrence,  London,  Sand- 
burg, Steinberg,  Tennyson  and  Wolfe. 
Many  of  these  first  editions  have  been 
signed  by  the  author  or  translator,  and 
many  were  printed  for  private  circula- 
tion among  subscribing  members. 

David  T.  Langrock  of  New  Haven, 
Connecticut,  has  presented  the  Brandeis 
Fine  Arts  Department  with  a  collection 
of  English  style  engravings  of  Shake- 
spearean subjects.  The  engravings, 
based  on  English  paintings  of  the  late 
18th  and  early  19th  centuries,  will  be 
used  in  connection  with  special  Shake- 
spearean exhibitions. 


Fiorina  Lasker  Fellows 
Conclude  First  Programs 

Intensive  research  on  a  whole  gamut 
of  social  action  problems  including  the 
right  of  American  citizens  to  travel 
abroad,  church-state  issues,  and  legal 
aspects  of  racial  and  religious  discrimi- 
nation is  in  process  on  the  campus 
under  the  University's  new  Fiorina 
Lasker  Fellowship  Program  in  Civil 
Liberties  and  Civil  Rights. 

The  first  university  program  of  its 
kind  in  the  nation,  the  Lasker  Fellow- 
ship Program  has  brought  to  Brandeis 
six  prominent  experts  in  the  fields  of 
civil  liberties  and  civil  rights,  including 
William  Worthy,  award  winning  for- 
eign correspondent;  Lawrence  Speiser, 
California  attorney  for  the  American 
Civil  Liberties  Union;  John  Cort,  execu- 
tive secretary  of  the  Newspaper  Guild 
of  Greater  Boston ;  Irene  Lambert,  New 
York  City  policewoman;  Robert  Greene, 
director  of  the  Grand  Rapids  Region  of 
the  Michigan  Fair  Employment  Prac- 
tices Commission;  and  Thomas  Free- 
man, field  representative  for  the  Mass. 
Commission  against  Discrimination. 

Mr.  Worthy,  to  whom  the  State  De- 
partment refused  a  passport  following 
his  1957  visit  to  Communist  China  and 
Hungary,  is  preparing  a  book  on  the 
legal  and  constitutional  aspects  of  his 
case.  Mr.  Speiser's  interest  is  in  the 
constitutionality  of  laws  and  govern- 
mental actions  infringing  on  civil  lib- 
erties and  rights.  Mr.  Cort,  an  active 
worker  in  Catholic  labor  movements,  is 
investigating  church  -  state  relation- 
ships; Mrs.  Lambert  is  studying  new 
applications  of  her  twin  role  as  law 
enforcer  and  social  caseworker;  and 
Mr.  Greene  and  Mr.  Freeman  are  both 
doing  research  in  the  social  sciences. 


A  TINY  BRONZE  FIGURE  of  the  Hebrew  prophet 
Jeremioh,  invested  with  characteristic  monu- 
mental Biblical  grandeur  despite  its  mere  21 
inches  in  height,  has  been  given  to  the  University 
by  Mr.  Joseph  Kaplcn  of  Boston.  First  exhibited 
in  the  Whitney  Museum  of  American  Art  in  1948. 
Jeremiah  is  the  work  of  George  Aarons,  creator 
of  the  bos  reliefs  in  Nathan  Seifer  Hall. 


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Statue,  Kalman  Science  Center  and  Rabb  Graduate  Center.  Set 
B,  to"  the  left,  shows  the  Castle,  Sherman  Student  Center,  Ullman 
Amphitheatre  and  the  Three  Chapels. 

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Soldfarb  Library  Building  Dedication  Ceremonies  Nov.  8 
fo  Award  Five  Honorary  Degrees  in  Special  Convocation 


Five  of  the  nation's  most  distinguished  men  of  letters  will  be 
warded  honorary  degrees  at  a  special  Brandeis  University  Convoca- 
on.  One  of  these  men,  Archibald  MacLeish,  Harvard  professor,  twice 
Pulitzer  Prize  winner,  and  former  librarian  of  the  Library  of  Con- 
fess, will  deliver  the  convocation  address  to  more  than  5,000  friends 
f  the  Brandeis  Library  Sunday  afternoon,  November  8,  at  dedication 
nemonies  for  the  Goldfarb  Library  Building. 

]  Also  receiving  honorary  degrees  from  Brandeis  at  the  convocation 
ill  be  distinguished  physicist  Dr.  Julius  Stratton,  president  of  Massa- 
nusetts  Institute  of  Technology ;  historian  Henry  Steele  Commager, 
.mherst  College  professor  who  twice  served  as  a  Jacob  Ziskind  Visiting 
rufessor  at  Brandeis;  sculptor  Jacques  Lipchitz,  winner  of  the  1958 
,randeis  Creative  Arts  Award  Medal ;  and  Keyes  DeWitt  Metcalf , 
ibrarian  Emeritus  of  the  Harvard  University  Library. 


DIAMOND   JUBILEE    YEAR - 


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THE  FIRST  LADY  of  the  Brandeis  University  faculty  cuts  her  75th  birthday  cahe  in 
Slosberg  Music  Center  for  guests  on  the  first  program  of  her  television  series  "Prospects 
of  Mankind."  They  are  (left  to  right):  V.  K.  Krishna  Menon,  defense  minister  of  India; 
Mrs.  Roosevelt:  Robert  R.  Bowie,  director  of  Harvard's  Center  for  International  Affairs; 
and  Horrison  Salisbury,  New  York  Times  Soviet  expert. 


Educafionai  television  programs  with 
Brandeis  University  faculty  and  students 
have  become  regular  feature  offerings  Sun- 
day evenings  on  two  New  York  City  sta- 
tions. Mrs.  Eleanor  Roosevelt's  "The 
Prospects  of  Mankind"  will  be  seen  Sunday, 
Nov.  15  at  9  P.M.  over  WNEW-TV.  Chan- 
nel 5.  Dr.  Max  Lerner's  "America  as  a 
Civilization"  is  seen  Sunday  evenings  at 
8:30  P.M.  on  WMTA-TV.  Channel  13.  The 
Max  Lerner  series  appears  each  week. 
Mrs.  Roosevelt  will  be  seen  In  monthly 
hour-long  programs  recorded  on  the  Bran- 
deis University  campus. 


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The  convocation  at  1  p.m.  in  Hayden 
Science  Quadrangle  will  be  followed  by 
a  ribbon  cutting  and  dedication  cere- 
mony in  the  Gold- 
farb Building, 
made  possible  by 
the  gift  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Jack  A.  Gold- 
,  ,  farb  of  New  York 

^l  2^  City,  and  the  70,000 

^^^  7  ^^^^  members  of  the 
^^^knt^^^H  National  Women's 
Archibald  MocLeish  Committee.  Thou- 
sands of  friends  of 
the  University  will  be  shown  the  mod- 
ern facilities  and  special  exhibits  ar- 
ranged throughout  the  library  building. 

Archibald  MacLeish 

Convocation  speaker  Archibald 
MacLeish  received  one  more  in  a  long 
series  of  recognitions  when  he  was 
awarded  the  Pulitzer  Prize  for  Litera- 
ture earlier  this  year.  In  1933  he 
received  his  first  Pulitzer  Prize  for  his 
long  poem,  "Conquistador."  His  latest 
drama,  "JB,"  earned  another  Pulitzer 
Prize.  Now  Boylston  Professor  of 
Rhetoric  and  Oratoi-y  at  Harvard  Uni- 
versity, MacLeish,  a  graduate  of  Har- 
vard Law  School,  was  the  first  Curator 
of  the  Nieman  Foundation  in  Journal- 
ism at  Harvard.  He  entered  govern- 
ment service  in  1939  as  Librarian  of 
the  Library  of  Congress,  and  remained 
with  the  government  in  various  capaci- 
ties throughout  World  War  IL 

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MRS.  ROOSEVELT  JOINS  BRANDEIS  FACULTi 


Mrs.  Eleanor  Roosevelt  chose  her 
75th  birthday  as  a  time  to  launch  two 
new  careers  in  an  already  distinguished 
life  of  service  to  humanity  and  liberal 
thought.  Both  careers  revolve  around 
her  new  role  as  visiting  lecturer  of 
International  Relations  at  Brandeis 
University. 

As  a  lecturer  in  International  Rela- 
tions, Mrs.  Roosevelt  will  conduct  a 
course  on  the  United  Nations.  Thirteen 
undergraduates  are  enrolled  in  this 
class  to  be  conducted  with  lectures  by 
Mrs.  Roosevelt  and  Dr.  Lawrence  H. 
Fuchs,  associate  professor  of  politics. 

Birthday  Release 

On  her  birthday,  October  11,  the  Na- 
tional Educational  Television  and  Radio 
Center,  New  York  City,  made  a  nation- 
wide release  of  the  first  in  her  new 
series  of  television  programs  from 
Brandeis.  Recorded  on  campus,  "The 
Prospects  of  Mankind"  is  distributed  to 
educational  and  commercial  television 
stations  in  more  than  40  communities 
from  Boston  to  San  Francisco,  Miami 
to  Seattle. 

The  program  will  be  produced  by  the 
University  and  Station  WGBH-TV, 
Boston,  under  a  grant  from  the  Na- 
tional Educational  Television  Center  in 
New  York.  The  center  will  handle  dis- 
tribution of  the  programs  to  its  coast- 
to-coast  network. 

Vital  Topics 

Topics  to  be  discussed  during  the 
nine-month  series  will  be:  "Chinese 
Soviet  Relations";  "Disarmament"; 
"Emerging  Africa";  "Economic  Aid"; 
"The  American  Image  Abroad";  "West- 
ern Europe";  "Latin  America";  and 
"The  Future  of  Democratic  Institu- 
tions." 

An  early  trustee  of  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity, she  has  been  a  familiar  figure  to 
all  of  the  University's  1,500  alumni  as 
well  as  the  1,500  students  now  at  Bran- 

Brandeis  University  Bulletin 

published  by  brandeis  university 
office  of  public  affairs 

Emanuel  M.   Gilbert,  Director 

Editor:    Lawrence  J.  Kane 
Campus  photos  by  Ralph  Norman 
Vol.  IX.  No.  4  November,  1969 

Brandeis  University  Bulletin,  published  seven 
times  a  year  (three  times  in  September,  once 
in  November,  January,  March,  and  May),  at 
Brandeis  University,  Waltham  B4,  Mass. 
Entered  as  second  class  matter  at  the  Post 
Office.  Boston,  Mass. 


BRANDEIS    NEWS    BULLETIN 


BRANDEIS  UPPERCLASSMEN  discuss  the  development  of  the  United  Nations  with  Mrs.  Eleanor  Roosevelt 


visiting  lecturer  in  international  relations,  in  one  of  the  University's  new  seminar  clossrooms.  Mrs 
Roosevelt  will  meet  regularly  with  these  students  throughout  the  school  year  in  a  course  she  is  teachill< 
with  Dr.  Lawrence  H.  Fuchs  of  the  politics  faculty. 


dels.  She  was  the  first  commencement 
speaker  and  received  one  of  the  Uni- 
versity's first  honorary  degrees.  Mrs. 
Roosevelt  was  among  the  distinguished 
people  of  many  nations  who  have 
spoken  to  the  school's  seniors  in  the 
General  Education  S  program  through 
the  years.  At  other  times  she  has  con- 
ducted special  lectures  on  campus  and 
last  summer  came  in  contact  with  the 
University's  adult  friends  as  a  lecturer 
in  the  Adult  Education  summer  pro- 
gram in  American  Civilization. 

Humanitarian  Ideals 

Her  humanitarian  ideals  and  liberal- 
ism has  been  felt  by  the  Brandeis  Board 
of  Trustees  and  the  University  itself. 
She  evoked  nationwide  editorial  com- 
ment and  unanimous  support  several 
years  ago  as  she  sparked  a  board  deci- 
sion to  reject  $250,000  in  scholarship 
money  that  would  have  been  restricted 
to  students  of  the  Catholic  or  Jewish 
faith.  She  pointed  out,  and  the  Univer- 
sity concurred,  that  a  scholarship  pro- 
gram based  on  race  or  creed  would  be 
inconsistent  with  the  ideals  of  the  12- 
year-old  nonsectarian  University. 

Dr.  Lawrence  H.  Fuchs,  chairman  of 
the  Department  of  Political  Science  at 
Brandeis  University,  also  serves  as 
consultant  for  the  TV  series  while 
Emanuel  Gilbert,  director  of  Public 
Affairs  at  Brandeis,  is  the  coordinator. 


Alumni,  Faculty,  Students 
Mourn  Loss  of  Harry  Stein 


When  death  claimed  Associate  Pro 
fessor  Harry  Stein  last  month,  it  cas! 
a  blanket  of  sorrow  over  the  entirt 
Brandeis  community. 

Faculty,  staff  and  students,  the  intel' 
lectual  and  the  bohemian  segments  ol 
campus  life — all  shared  a  common  bone 
of  affection  with  the  popular,  Runyon- 
esque  former  varsity  basketball  coach 
His  service  to  the  Brandeis  communitj 
cannot  be  measured  by  a  survey  of  the 
various  roles  he  played  during  his  tea 
year  affiliation  with  the  University. 

He  was  a  coach  to  some,  a  teacher  t<! 
others,  a  resident  counsellor  to  anothei 
group.  He  directed  physical  education 
activities  and  was  responsible  for  intra- 
mural sports.  In  all  these  roles  he  gen- 
erated warmth,  affection  and  friend- 
ship. 

He  will  be  missed.    The  warmth  oi 
his  personality  was,  in  a  real  sense, 
priceless  asset  of  the  University. 

Harry  Stein's  responsibilities  will  be 
assumed  by  others,  but  to  the  entire 
University  family  he  is  irreplaceable; 
His  memory,  and  the  love  he  generated, 
will  be  a  source  of  inspiration  to  the 
sorrowing  University  community  he 
leaves  behind. 


Weinberg  re-elected 
chairman  of  trustees 

The  chairman  of  the  board  was  re- 
■lected  and  a  vice  chairman  elected  for 
the  first  time  at  the  October  meeting 
if  the  Brandeis  University  Board  of 
iTrustees. 

Mr.  Abraham  Feinberg  of  New  York 
Sity  will  serve  another  term  as  chair- 
nan  of  the  29-member  board  and  Nor- 
hian  S.  Rabb  of  Newton,  Mass.,  will  fill 
the  post  of  vice  chairman. 


Abraham  Feinberg 


Norman  S.  Rabb 


Mr.  Samuel  L.  Slosberg  of  Brook- 
line,  Mass.,  was  elected  secretary,  and 
Joseph  F.  Ford,  also  of  Brookline,  was 
re-elected  treasurer. 

Chairman  Since  1954 

President  of  the  Kayser-Roth  Corpo- 
ration of  New  York,  Mr.  Feinberg  has 
served  as  chairman  of  the  Brandeis 
|board  since  1954.  He  attended  the  Col- 
lege of  the  City  of  New  York,  Fordham 
University  Law  School,  and  earned  his 
Master  of  Law  degree  at  New  York 
University. 

Secretary  of  the  Board  for  many 
iyears,  Mr.  Rabb  is  senior  vice  president 
and  director  of  Stop  &  Shop,  Inc.  He  is 
also  a  director  of  the  Newton-Waltham 
Bank  and  Trust  Company  and  of  Top 
iValue  Enterprises,  Inc.  His  family 
provided  the  University  with  its  Rabb 
Graduate  Center. 

Patron  of  the  Arts 

A  noted  patron  of  the  creative  arts 
and  founder  of  the  Friends  of  the  Crea- 
tive Arts  at  Brandeis  University,  Mr. 
Slosberg  is  a  member  of  the  family 
which  gave  Brandeis  its  Slosberg  Music 
Center.  He  is  president  of  Green  Shoe 
Manufacturing  Co.,  and  like  Mr.  Rabb, 
is  a  graduate  of  Harvard  University. 

Mr.  Ford,  for  whom  the  University 
named  its  Ford  Hall,  was  a  founding 
trustee  as  was  Mr.  Rabb.  He  is  presi- 
dent and  treasurer  of  Ford  Manufac- 
turing Company  and  prominently  iden- 
tified with  the  development  program  of 
Northeastern  University. 


World  Renowned  Painter  Chagall 
To  Be  First  Poses  Resident  Artist 

Artist  Marc  Chagall  comes  to  Brandeis  this  semester  as  the  first 
of  the  world-famous  painters  taking-  up  residence  on  the  campus  under 
the  sponsorship  of  the  Poses  Artist-in-Residence  program. 

The  program  being  launched  this  year  was  made  possible  by  a 
$250,000  gift  to  Brandeis  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jack  I.  Poses  of  New  York 
City.  Mr.  Poses,  a  trustee  of  the  University  and  president  of  D'Orsay 
Perfume  Company,  has  long  been  identified  with  a  number  of  civic  and 
philanthropic  endeavors.  He  is  a  director  and  chairman  of  the  Joint 
Defense  Appeal,  chairman  of  the  Drug  and  Cosmetic  Toiletries  Industry 
drives  and  a  leader  of  the  United  Jewish  Appeal. 

Marc  Chagall  is  acknowledged  as  the 
peer    of   Picasso    and   one    of   the   few 
modern   masters 
still    alive.     At 
Brandeis,  the  72 
year  old  artist  will 
give  critiques  to 
advanced    art    stu- 
dents.   Students 
and    faculty    alike 
are    also    looking 
forward  to  viewing 
the  ceramic  mural 
which  he  will  execute  for  a  huge  wall 
in  the  Rapaporte  Library  of  Rare  Books 
and  Manuscripts. 


-  WE'RE  PLEASED  TO  ANNOUNCE  - 

The  steady  development  of  course  offer- 
ings and  educational  programs  at  Brandeis 
University  this  year  burst  the  seams  of  the 
familiar  old  catalog.  Not  one  but  three 
catalogs  will  be  in  general  use  for  the 
1959-60  school  year.  One  catalog  covers 
the  program  of  the  undergraduate  College 
of  Arts  and  Sciences.  A  second  is  con- 
cerned only  with  the  offerings  in  thirteen 
areas  of  graduate  study.  The  third  Is  for 
the  new  Florence  Heller  Graduate  School 
for   Advanced    Studies   in    Social    Welfare. 


Jack  I.  Poses 


David  Borowitz  Honored 
in  Springfield,  lUinois 

Fellow  David  Borowitz  of  Chicago 
was  guest  of  honor  at  a  pre-commence- 
ment  meeting  in  the  home  of  Mr.  Albert 
M.  Myers  of  Springfield,  Illinois. 

Many  friends  of  the  University  in 
the  Springfield  area  attended  the  spe- 
cial meeting  to  hear  the  former  presi- 
dent of  the  Brandeis  Club  of  Chicago 
outline  the  development  of  the  Univer- 
sity. Heightened  interest  in  the  Bran- 
deis story  led  many  guests  to  enroll 
as  life  members  of  the  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity Associates. 


THE  RAPAPORTE  LIBRARY  OF  RARE  BOOKS  AND 
MANUSCRIPTS  will  house  valuable  manuscripts 
and  porfions  of  the  Brandeis  art  collection.  The 
ceramic  mural  to  be  executed  by  Marc  Chagall 
will  be  located  on  one  of  its  interior  walls. 


Spring  Semester 

He  will  be  on  campus  during  the 
spring  semester. 

Heralding  his  residence  here,  a  large 
showing  of  his  works  from  public  and 
private  collections  is  being  prepared. 

Mr.  Chagall  comes  to  Brandeis  from 
his  home  in  Vence,  France,  where  he 
has  lived  for  many  years.  He  came  to 
France  (Paris)  originally  in  1910 
where  displays  of  his  early  works  were 
well  received  as  outstanding  examples 
of  the  modern  school  of  painting.  In  the 
years  since,  Mr.  Chagall  has  become 
one  of  the  most  important  figures  in  the 
modern  art  movement. 

Internationally  Known 

The  world's  leading  art  galleries  here 
and  abroad  have  honored  him  with  one- 
man  shows.  Among  them  are  the  New 
York  Museum  of  Modern  Art,  the  Art 
Institute  of  Chicago,  Musee  d'Art  Mod- 
erne,  Paris,  London's  Tate  Gallery  and 
the  art  centers  of  Amsterdam,  Israel, 
Turin,  Zurich  and  Berne. 

Like  artist  Chagall,  Mr.  Poses  is 
Russian  born.  He  came  to  the  United 
States  and  attended  New  York  Univer- 
sity where  he  received  his  B.S.  and 
M.B.A.  degrees.  His  other  business 
affiliations  include  the  Condon  Corpora- 
tion, New  York  City,  where  he  is  presi- 
dent and  treasurer,  and  the  D'Orsay 
Sales  Company  in  which  he  serves  as 
a  general  partner. 


BRANDEIS    NEWS   BULLETIN    -    3 


HELLER  SCHOOL  OF  SOCIAL  WELFARE 
OPENS  WITH  FIRST  Ph.D.  CANDIDATES 


The  University's  first  professional 
school,  the  Florence  Heller  Graduate 
School  for  Advanced  Studies  in  Social 
Welfare,  has  welcomed  its  pioneer  class. 

The  13  men  and  4  women,  all  of  whom 
possess  at  least  a  Master  of  Arts  degree 
in  the  field,  are  an  internationally 
prominent  group.  They  include  authors, 
educators,  field  woi'kers,  juvenile  delin- 
quency experts,  psychiatric  social 
workers,  center  directors,  and  religious 
and  civic  leaders  from  scattered  areas 
of  the  nation  and  from  distant  Hawaii 
and  Panama. 

They  were  screened  from  100  can- 
didates who  applied  to  Brandeis  when 
establishment  of  the  school  was  an- 
nounced earlier  this   year. 

According  to  Dean  Charles  I.  Schott- 
land,  who  resigned  as  United  States 
Commissioner  of  Social  Security  to 
direct  the  new  school,  the  class  will 
pursue  a  three-fold  program  of  student 
training,  research,  and  community  serv- 
ice leading  to  the  Ph.D.  degree.  Wood- 
ruff Hall,  former  site  of  the  Univer- 
sity's administrative  oflnces,  will  house 
the  Florence  Heller  School. 

Enthusiastic  Reception 

Announcement  of  the  school's  opening 
was  received  with  enthusiasm  by  the 
professional  social  work  community,  lay 
leaders  in  the  field,  government  agencies 
and  educators.  Dean  Schottland  has 
received  several  hundred  congratula- 
tory letters  and  messages  attesting  to 
the  need  for  this  kind  of  training  and 
wishing  Brandeis  University  success 
in  the  new  venture. 

Faculty  members  include:  Professor 
David  G.  French,  a  graduate  of  the 
University  of  Michigan,  the  Chicago 
Theological  Seminary  and  Columbia 
University,  who  has  a  broad  career  in 
the  field  including  community  center 
and  camp  direction,  child  welfare  re- 
search directorships,  work  as  an  editor 
of  Social  Work  Journal  and  key  posts  in 
federal  government  social  service  work. 

AXELROD    CHAIR 

Brandeis  Trustee  James  Axelrod  and  his 
wife,  Etta,  have  established  a  chair  at  the 
new  Florence  Heller  Graduate  School  for 
Advanced  Studies  in  Social  Welfare.  The 
gift  by  the  Brookltne,  Massachusetts, 
couple  will  encourage  research  and  teach- 
ing in  the  area  of  mental  retardation  and 
is  known  as  the  James  and  Etta  Axelrod 
Chair  in   Mental   Health. 


4    -    BRANDEIS    NEWS   BULLETIN 


A  FACULTY  CONFERENCE  brings  together  the 
dean  and  two  professors  of  the  Florence  Heller 
Graduate  School  for  Advanced  Studies  in  Social 
Welfore.  They  arc  (left  to  right):  Robert 
Morris,  associate  professor  of  community  organi- 
zation; David  G.  French,  associate  professor  of 
social  research;  and  Dean  Schottland. 


Professor  Robert  Morris  was  for- 
merly Social  Planning  Consultant  of 
the  Council  of  Jewish  Federations  and 
Welfare  Funds  and  comes  to  Brandeis 
as  the  Nathan  Manilow  Associate  Pro- 
fessor of  Community  Planning.  He  was 
educated  at  Western  Reserve  Univer- 
sity and  has  completed  his  doctorate 
studies  at  Columbia  University.  He  has 
also  been  Chief  of  Social  Services  for 
the  Veterans  Administration  in 
Chicago,  welfare  officer  for  UNRRA 
in  Germany  and  has  authored  several 
articles  and  surveys. 

Dr.  Morris  S.  Schwartz  is  a  member 
of  the  Brandeis  University  sociology 
faculty  and  will  also  teach  at  the  Flor- 
ence Heller  School.  He  is  a  graduate  of 
the  University  of  Chicago  and  attended 
the  Washington  School  of  Psychiatry. 
Dr.  Schwartz  has  been  a  member  of 
several  college  faculties  and  co-authored 
"The  Mental  Hospital,"  a  recognized 
classic  in  the  field. 

Guest  Lecturers 

Dean  Schottland  will  also  instruct 
several  classes  this  year  and  some  25 
other  international  experts  will  come  to 
Waltham  as  guest  lecturers. 

Eight  newly-created  fellowships, 
funds,  and  endowments  will  aid  the 
school  in  addition  to  the  James  and 
Etta  Axelrod  Chair  in  Mental  Health 
and  the  Nathan  Manilow  Chair  in 
Community  Planning.  Federal  grants 
have  also  been  received. 

The  School  for  Advanced  Studies  in 
Social  Welfare  was  made  possible  by 
a  major  grant  to  the  Univei'sity  from 
Mrs.  Florence  Heller  of  Chicago,  a 
Fellow  of  the  University.  A  prominent 
philanthropist  and  communal  leader, 
Mrs.  Heller  has  a  long  and  distin- 
guished record  of  service  in  the  social 
welfare  field. 


Nathan  Straus 

University,   will    bi 


Nathan  Straus  Establishes 
Abba  Eban  Lecture  Series 

Nathan  Straus,  president  of  Radio 
Station  WMCA  in  New  York  City,  has 
created  an  annual 
lecture  series  at 
Brandeis  in  honor 
of  Abba  Eban,  for- 
mer Israeli  Ambas- 
sador to  the  U.  S. 

The  Eban  Lec- 
tureships, to  lie- 
come  a  part  of  tht- 
adult  education 
offerings  of  the 
■ing  to  the  campus 
distinguished  figures  from  the  field  of 
international  relations.  The  first  Eban 
Lecturer  will  be  Avrahum  Harmon, 
Israeli  Ambassador  to  the  United 
States,  on  January  6. 

Wise  Memorial  Series 

In  19.58  Mr.  Straus,  a  Fellow  of  the 
University,  created  the  Stephen  S.  Wise 
Memorial  Lecture  Series  at  Brandeis.  I 
This  program,  in  memory  of  Rabbi  |l' 
Wise,  was  opened  with  a  lecture  given 
by  his  daughter,  Judge  Justine  Wise 
Poller.  Each  year  this  series  will  bring 
to  Brandeis  a  distinguished  champion 
of  liberalism  and  social  justice.  This 
year  Nahuni  Goldmann,  president  of 
the  World  Jewish  Congress  and  the 
World  Zionist  Organization,  will  speak 
March  17. 

Both  of  these  programs  have  en- 
hanced the  adult  education  offerings  of 
the  University.  Thousands  of  people 
from  the  Greater  Boston  area  have 
frequented  the  campus  in  recent  years 
to  participate  in  these  programs,  rang- 
ing from  the  creative  arts  and  the 
humanities  to  current  events  and  the 
social  sciences. 


WIEN  STUDENTS  from  Italy,  Ghana  ond  Col- 
ombia sample  the  first  batch  of  muffins  prepared 
in  the  bakery  of  the  new  North  Student  Center. 
Handing  out  samples  is  freshman  Joan  Smolin 
(left),    Roselle,    New  Jersey. 


Many  Nations  Represented  in  New  Faculty  Appointments 


Distinguished  American  and  foreign  educators  joined  the  Bran- 
ieis  University  faculty  this  fall  on  visiting  and  permanent  appointments 
for  the  1959-60  academic  year.  Mrs.  Eleanor  Roosevelt  was  appointed 
IS  a  visiting  lecturer  in  international  relations  and  scholars  from  five 
)ther  nations  were  named  to  posts  in  several  departments. 

Foreign  visitors  joining  the  faculty  include  two  Jacob  Ziskind 
V^isiting  Professors  of  Philosophy,  John  Arthur  Passmore  of  the  Aus- 
ralian  National  University,  and  Philipp  Frank  of  Vienna,  who  was 
;his  past  summer  Visiting  Professor  of  Physics  at  Brigham  Young 
University  in  Utah. 


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Alexander  Altmann 


Dr.  Alexander  Altmann,  who  last  year 
eived  as  Ziskind  Visiting  Professor 
at  Brandeis,  has 
resigned  his  post 
as  Chief  Rabbi  in 
Manchester,  Eng- 
y,      ~^  land.   The  Director 

^J^^^  of  the  Institute  of 

^^^^^^^^^^     Jewish  Studies  will 
^^^^#^^^^1  the    Brandeis 

^^^l^yljljj^^l  faculty  as  Philip 
Lown  Professor  of 
Jewish  Philosophy. 

Dr.  Paul  Rosenstein-Rodan  of  the 
Jniversity  of  Vienna,  now  Visiting  Pro- 
essor  at  M.I.T.,  will  join  the  Brandeis 
acuity  as  Professor  of  Economics,  and 
rom  the  Centre  Nationale  de  la 
{echerche  Scientifique,  France,  two 
'rofessors  of  French  Literature  have 
leen  named.  Literary  critic  and  art 
listorian,  Yves  Bonnefoy  was  a  Fellow 
t  the  Harvard  International  Seminar 
ast  year.  Jean  George  Pierre  Paris, 
;uthor  of  a  number  of  books  on  literary 
igures,  was  formerly  on  the  King's 
'ollege  and  University  of  Aberdeen 
acuities. 

First  Chairman 

Elizabeth  Colson,  former  Associate 
'rofessor  of  Boston  University's  Afri- 
an  Research  and  Studies  Program,  is 
he  Samuel  Rubin  Professor  of  Anthro- 
tology  and  first  Chairman  of  the  new 
haduate  Department  of  Anthropology. 
I'lris  S.  Schwartz,  lecturer  and  con- 
ultant  to  various  mental  health  facili- 
ies  in  the  United  States  and  member 
f  the  Massachusetts  Joint  Commission 
n  Mental  Illness  and  Health,  has  been 
amed  Mortimer  Gryzmish  Professor  of 
luman  Relations. 

New  Professor  of  Sociology  is  Dr. 
Curt  Wolff  of  Ohio   State   University, 

former  member  of  the  State  Depart- 
lent  staff. 


Social  Science 

Other  new  faculty  members  in  the 
Brandeis  School  of  Social  Science  are 
Daniel  H.  Gray,  consultant  in  industrial 
relations  and  Associate  Professor  of 
Economics,  Tufts  University,  named 
Visiting  Associate  Professor  of  Eco- 
nomics; Vera  Rubin,  joining  the  faculty 
from  her  research  in  Mexico,  Visiting 
Associate  Professor  of  Anthropology; 
Mason  Griff  of  Montana  State  Univer- 
sity,   Visiting    Assistant    Professor    of 


-  Lerner  Column  Syndicated  - 

Max  Lerner,  Max  Richter  Professor  of 
American  Civilization  and  Institutions  at 
Brandeis  University,  has  established  a 
unique  link  with  his  former  students  left 
behind  as  he  journeyed  to  India  for  a  year 
of  teaching  and  research  on  a  Ford  Foun- 
dation grant.  The  New  York  Post  col- 
lumnist  and  author  of  "America  as  a 
Civilization"  is  writing  a  syndicated  news- 
paper column  appearing  in  nine  major 
North   American  dallies. 

Columns  written  as  he  traveled  to  his 
Ford  Foundation  Professorship  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  New  Delhi  have  already  ap- 
peared in  The  Bridgeport  Herald,  Los  An- 
geles Times,  Boston  Globe,  Houston  Post, 
Cleveland  Dally  News,  Madison  Capitol- 
Times,  Las  Vegas  Sun,  Coos  Bay  Oregon 
World,  and  the  Mexico  City  Zuccolo. 

Sociology;  Lawrence  Leder,  author  of 
"Robert  Livingstone:  A  Biographical 
Study  of  Politics  in  Early  New  York," 
Assistant  Professor  of  History;  Karl 
W.  Roskamp  of  the  University  of  Mich- 
igan, Visiting  Assistant  Professor  of 
Economics,  and  Instructor  Joseph  Mur- 
phy, a  candidate  for  the  Ph.D.  degree 
at  Brandeis. 

New  faculty  members  in  the  School 
of   Humanities   include  Visiting  Asso- 


ciate Professor  of  English  John  Conley, 
from  John  Carroll  University;  Eleanor 
M.  Zimmerman  of  Wellesley  College, 
Lecturer  in  French;  and  Instructors 
Lawrence  V.  Berman  (Hebrew)  ;  Doris 
L.  Cross  (Spanish)  ;  Allen  Grossman 
(English)  ;  and  Visiting  Instructor  in 
Spanish,  Joan  Evans  de  Alonso. 

Creative  Arts 

In  the  School  of  Creative  Arts,  Sidney 
Laufman,  artist  and  instructor  in  the 
Arts  Students  League  of  New  York, 
has  been  named  Visiting  Lecturer  in 
Fine  Arts.  Two  instructors  named  in 
Fine  Arts  are  James  H.  Clay  in  Theatre 
Arts  and  Ruth  Sandholm,  in  Dance. 
Mr.  Clay,  of  Iowa  State  Teachers  Col- 
lege, this  past  summer  was  consultant 
for  the  Danish  Days  Historical  Pageant 
in  Iowa.  Miss  Sandholm,  of  the  Boston 
Conservatory  of  Music  faculty,  has  per- 
formed with  the  Denver  Symphony,  the 
Boston  Summer  Theatre,  and  the  New 
England  Opera  Company. 

In  the  School  of  Science,  Edgar  Zwill- 
ing  of  the  University  of  Connecticut 
and  Marine  Biological  Laboratory, 
Woods  Hole,  Mass.,  has  been  named 
Professor  of  Biology. 

School  of  Science 

Six  assistant  professors  have  been 
appointed  to  the  School  of  Science 
faculty.  In  Physics,  the  new  professors 
are  Saul  Barshay,  National  Science 
Foundation  Post-Doctoral  Fellow,  Insti- 
tute for  Theoretical  Physics,  Copen- 
hagen, Denmark;  Richard  J.  Drachman, 
formerly  of  the  Columbia  University 
faculty;  and  Vera  Kistiakowsky  Fischer 
of  Columbia  University.  In  Mathe- 
matics, William  L.  Hoyt  joins  the  Bran- 
deis faculty  from  Johns  Hopkins  Uni- 
versity; in  Biochemistry,  Richard  S. 
Morgan  formerly  served  as  Research 
Associate,  Children's  Medical  Center 
and  Children's  Cancer  Research  Foun- 
dation ;  and  in  Chemistry,  Israel  Shavitt 
comes  to  Brandeis  from  the  Israel  Insti- 
tute of  Technology. 

Other  new  faculty  members  in  the 
School  of  Science  are  Marvin  Girardeau, 
Jr.,  of  the  Princeton  Institute  for  Ad- 
vanced Study;  Irving  Gray,  formerly 
of  Boston  University;  Jerome  I.  Kaplan 
of  the  University  of  Maryland;  Henri 
Mitler  of  Princeton;  Howard  Stein  of 
the  University  of  Michigan;  and  John 
Lowenstein  and  Robert  Hutton. 


BRANDEIS    NEWS    BULLETIN    -    5 


Brandeis  Role  Grows 
In  Educational  TV 

Educational  television,  hardly  any 
older  than  Brandeis  University,  this 
year  felt  the  impact  of  Brandeis  offer- 
ings to  the  National  Educational  Tele- 
vision Network.  Three  of  the  nine 
programs  selected  by  the  National 
Educational  Television  and  Radio  Cen- 
ter for  nationwide  distribution  came 
from  Brandeis  University. 

Already  on  a  second  run  at  many  of 
the  nation's  educational  TV  stations  is 
Dr.  Max  Lerner's  "America  as  a  Civili- 
zation." 

Released  last  month,  Mrs.  Roosevelt's 
"Prospects  of  Mankind"  is  designed  to 
be  an  educational  television  "spectacu- 
lar." 

Recorded  on  video  tape  for  later  re- 
lease on  a  nationwide  basis.  Dr.  Edwin 
Burr  Pettet's  "Laughter  is  a  Funny 
Business"  has  been  termed  an  ETV 
classic  by  some  columnists.  To  date, 
this  has  been  shown  only  in  Boston  but 
will  be  released  shortly  to  audiences  in 
other  cities.  This  program  includes 
■work  by  Brandeis  students  and  Dr. 
Pettet's  colleague  John  Sommers,  an 
instructor  in  theatre  arts. 

MIDDLESEX  GRADUATES 
ENDOW  SCHOLARSHIP 

Commemorating  their  twentieth  anni- 
versary, the  Middlesex  University  Class 
of  1939  has  established  a  Scholarship 
Endowment  Fund  at  Brandeis  in  mem- 
ory of  deceased  classmates. 

The  announcement  was  made  at  a 
recent  reunion  of  the  Middlesex  group, 
graduates  of  the  medical  school  occupy- 
ing the  Waltham  site  of  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity until  1947. 

The  funds  will  be  used  primarily  to 
aid  pre-medical  students  according  to 
'39  class  president  Dr.  Franklyn  E. 
Verdon  of  Coral  Gables,  Florida.  Other 
officers  are  Dr.  Leonard  V.  Short,  vice- 
president;  Dr.  Eugene  F.  Brooks, 
Wrentham,  Mass.,  secretary,  and  Dr. 
Pasquale  R.  Tedeschi,  Newton,  Mass., 
treasurer. 

Brandeis  Trustee  Chairman 

of  San  Diego  Luncheon   Fete 

The  Kona  Kai  Club  in  San  Diego  was 
the  scene  of  a  mid-summer  meeting  of 
friends  of  the  University  on  the  West 
Coast.  Col.  Irving  Salomon  of  the 
Brandeis  Board  of  Trustees  served  as 
chairman  of  the  luncheon  meeting.  Mr. 
Yehuda  Ebstein,  director  of  community 
resources  for  Brandeis,  outlined  the 
growth  and  program  of  the  University 
in  his  luncheon  talk. 


The  creation  of  the  President's  Council  of  Brandeis  University  marks 
an  important  expansion  of  the  official  family.  Men  who  have  played 
leadership  roles  in  behalf  of  the  University  in  all  sections  of  the 
nation  have  been  appointed  to  serve  as  advisors  to  President  Sachar 
on  all  phases  of  University  relations.  The  first  appointees  are*: 


HENRY    AUGUST 
Boston,    Mass. 

ELMER   J.    BABIN 
Cleveland,  Ohio 

LOUIS   H.    BARNETT 
Fort  Worth,  Texas 

SIDNEY    BARROWS 
Minneapolis,  Minn. 

CHARLES   A.    BERNS 
New  York,  N.  Y. 

MORRIS   BORKUM 
Newton,  Moss. 

EDWARD    BREITBARO 
San  Diego,  Calif. 

ALEXANDER    BRIN 
Boston,  Mass. 

SAMUEL   CALECHMAN 
New  Haven,  Conn. 

DAN   CANNOLD 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

JOSEPH    B.    COHAN 
Worcester,  Mass. 

MORTON    COHEN 
Chicago,  III. 

CHESTER    COLEN 
Detroit,  Mich. 

ASHER   M.    COPLAN 
Baltimore,   Md. 

HARRY    DVORTZOFF 
New  York,  N.  Y. 

RUBIN   EPSTEIN 
Boston,  Mass. 


ALBERT   GITLOW 
New  York,  N.  Y. 
VICTOR   GOLDBERG 
Indianapolis,  Ind. 
HAROLD   GOLDMAN 
Des  Moines,  Iowa 
FRED   GREENBERG 
New  York,  N.  Y. 
WALTER   GROSS 
Schenectady,  N.  Y. 
HAROLD    HASSENFELD 
Shelbyville,  Tenn. 
MRS.    JULIUS    IRVING 
Providence,  R.  I. 
ELI    JACOBSEN 
Worcester,  Mass. 
ERNEST   JANIS 
Miami,  Fla. 
JAMES   KAUFFMAN 
Woodbridge,  Conn. 
JOEL   KAUFMAN 
Washington,  D.  C. 
HENRY   W.    KLEIN 
New  York,  N.  Y. 
NATHAN   KLEIN 
Houston,  Texas 
SIDNEY    R.    LANGSAM 
Denver,  Colorado 
RICHARD   LEVI 
Cohoes,  N.  Y. 
LOUIS   LEVINE 
Leominster,  Mass. 
MORRIS   L.    LEVINSON 
New  York,  N.  Y. 


HYMAN    MOSKOWITZ 
Cincinnati,  Ohio 

ALBERT   MYERS 
Springfield,   III. 

BEN    NICKOLL 
Milwaukee,  Wis. 

NAT   POLINSKY 
Duluth,  Minn. 

SAMUEL   ROSENSTEIN 
Louisville,  Ky. 

SIDNEY   ROSENSTOCK 
Albany,  N.  Y. 

DONALD   ROTH 
Chicago,   III. 

MAUREL   ROTHBAUM 
Indianapolis,  Ind. 

WILLIAM    L.    SCHLOSS 
Indianapolis,  Ind. 

SAMUEL   SEDER 
Worcester,  Mass. 

KING   D.    SHWAYDER 
Detroit,   Mich. 

GARRISON   SISKIN 
Chattanooga,  Tenn. 
LESTER    STONE 
Chicago,  III. 

PETER   WEIL 
New  York,  N.  Y. 

A.    J.   WEINBERG 
Atlonta,  Ga. 

MARTIN   WEINER 
Paterson,  N.  J. 


MAX    FELDBERG 
Boston,  Mass. 

NORMAN    LIVINGSTON 
New  York,  N.  Y. 

SAMUEL   H.   WEXLER 
Leominster,  Mass. 

LEONARD   v.   FINDER 
St.  Louts,  Mo. 

MIAH    MARCUS 
Boston,  Mass. 

MARTIN   WIENER 
Toledo,  Ohio 

SAMUEL   GINGOLD 
New  Haven,  Conn. 

JACOB   A.    MARKEL 
Pittsburgh,  Penn. 

ERWIN   WOLFSON 
New  York,  N.  Y. 

HONORARY  DEGREE  RECIPIENTS  at  the  eighth  Brandeis  University  Commencement  exercises  were,  lef 
to  right,  top,  commentator-reporter  Edward  R.  Murrow;  senior  senator  from  Alaska  Ernest  Gruenin 
Elmer  McCollum,  scientist  and  professor  emeritus  at  Johns  Hopkins  University;  Nobel  Prixe  winninfl 
scientist  Fritx  Lipmonn;  composer-conductor  Leonard  Bernstein.  Bottom,  Dudley  Kimball,  on  early  Truste*! 
of  Brandeis;  Gen.  Alfred  M.  Gruenther,  former  NATO  commander  and  now  head  of  the  Americai| 
Notional  Red  Cross;  former  Premier  of  Fronce  Pierre  Mendes  France,  the  commencement  speaker  i 
Israeli  archaeologist  and  former  chief  of  the  army  Yigael  Yadin;  and  Brandeis  president  Abram  L.  Sachar 


BRANDEIS    NEWS    BULLETIN 


University  and  Labor  Officials  Dedicate  Hillquit  Chair 


David  Dubinsky 


Leaders  of  the  nation's  trade  union 
.lovement  joined  Dr.  Sachar  and  mem- 
ers  of  the  Brandeis  faculty  in  an 
[nprecedented  linlv  between  a  Univer- 
jity  and  Labor  as  the  Morris  Hillquit 
[hair  in  Labor  and  Social  Thought  was 
ledicated  recently  in  New  York. 

Dr.  Sachar,  and  John  P.  Roche,  Dean 
£  Faculty,  joined  with  top  labor  offi- 
cials in  pointing  to 
the  significance  of 
this  development  at 
Brandeis.  Labor 
officials  George 
Meany  and  David 
Dubinsky  also  com- 
mented on  this  link 
between  the  ideals 
of  the  late  Morris 
Hillquit  and  the 
niversity.  The  chair  is  a  symbol  of 
is  labor  leadership  and  champion  role 
1  civil  liberties. 

I  Dean  Roche,  the  University's  first 
lorris  Hillquit  Professor  of  Labor  and 
ocial  Thought,  has  written  and  lec- 
.ued  on  the  life  and  work  of  the  late 
.ttorney  Hillquit. 

The  chair  is  an  endowment  estab- 
shed  by  the  combined  efforts  of  Amer- 
:an  labor  organizations  to  honor  the 
otable  contributions  of  Morris  Hillquit 
b  the  labor  movement.  Initiated  by  the 
leunion  of  Old  Timers,  with  major 
lifts  by  the  International  Ladies  Gar- 
pent  Workers'  Union  and  the  William 
Ireen  Memorial  Fund  and  other  trade 
nions  and  individuals,  the  chair  rep- 
esents  a  collective  effort  of  American 
ibor. 

Chairman  of  the  program  was  Paul 
[all  of  the  Seaman's  Union  and 
ecretary  was  Joseph  Tuvim  of  the 
.L.G.W.U.  The  effort  was  effectively 
parked  by  Shelly  Appleton  and  Sidney 
).  Cohen,  both  of  New  York  City. 


^^^1     A  GARDEN  SETTING  enhances  the  approaches  to  the  Gryxmish  Academic 
^1    Administration  Center.    The  Irving  Executive  Center  may  be  seen  at  right. 


300  ATTEND  BOSTON  SUMMER  OUTING 


Nearly  300  members  of  the  Greater 
Boston  Brandeis  Club  and  their  families 
and  friends  converged  at  Grossingers, 
New  York,  this  summer  for  the  fifth 
annual  outing  of  the  nation's  largest 
Brandeis  "foster  alumni"  club. 

Highlights  of  the  weekend  activities 
included  reports  on  the  University  by 
Dr.  Sachar,  parties  given  to  the  group 
by  Brandeis  Fellow  Jennie  Grossinger; 
and  the  annual  golf  tournaments.  Two 
couples  came  away  with  top  honors  in 
golf;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Henry  August  were 
winners  in  the  men's  and  women's  18 
hole  events,  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Max 
Chernis  won  the  men's  and  women's 
putting  events.  Mr.  August  carried 
away  the  President's  Cup  for  his  tour- 
ney play. 

Other  winners  included:  in  men's  18 
hole  championship,  Mr.  August,  win- 
ner;   Alan    Skurnick,    runner-up;    Dr. 


THE    BERNSTEIN-MARCUS   Administration   Center   dominates   the   entrance   to   the   University 
campus.     This    is    the    southern    wall    of    the    new    three-unit    Brandeis    Administration    center. 


Robert  Stein,  third;  in  low  net,  winner, 
Joe  Milhender;  runner-up,  David  Pres- 
son;  and  third,  Malcolm  Elfman.  The 
winner  in  the  men's  9  hole  champion- 
ship was  Hy  Steinberg. 

In  the  women's  events,  Mrs.  August 
was  winner  of  the  18-hole  champion- 
ship, with  low-net  winner  Mrs.  Freda 
Marks  and  runner-up  Mrs.  David  Yaffe. 
Mrs.  Helene  Elfman  won  the  9-hole 
championship,  with  Mrs.  Max  Ritvo 
runner-up  and  Mrs.  Allen  Skurnick 
placing  third. 

Announcement  was  made  at  the  Out- 
ing by  Henry  August,  Chairman  of  the 
Boston  Club  Life  and  Family  Endow- 
ment Program,  that  the  Club's  conver- 
sion program  was  underway,  and  sub- 
stantial gifts  to  the  University  were 
reported. 

Rubin  Epstein  served  as  chairman  of 
this,  the  fifth  annual  Summer  Outing. 

Milwaukee  Summer  Dinner 
at  Brynwood  Country  Club 

The  Brandeis  University  Club  of 
Milwaukee  was  host  to  Dr.  Sachar  for 
a  Summer  Decennial  Dinner  at  the 
Brynwood  Country  Club.  More  than 
160  guests  attended  the  program  held 
under  the  chairmanship  of  club  vice 
president  Ben  Marcus. 

Harry  L.  Epstein,  president  of  the 
club,  introduced  Dr.  Sachar.  Mrs.  Bert 
C.  Broude,  president  of  the  Milwaukee 
Chapter  of  the  National  Women's  Com- 
mittee, also  was  among  the  speakers. 

The  brewing  city  residents  created 
many  new  teaching  fellowships,  schol- 
arships, endowment  funds,  and  enrolled 
as  members  of  the  Brandeis  Associates. 


BRANDEIS    NEWS    BULLETIN    -    7 


CONVOCATION  NOV.  8, 
FIVE  TO  BE  HONORED 

(c<mtinued  from  page  1) 

Julius  A.  Stratton 

Physicist  Julius  Stratton  has  served 
in  many  academic  and  executive  roles 
at  M.I.T.,  becoming  chancellor  in  1956 
and  president  last  year.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber and  trustee  of  the  Rand  Corpora- 
tion, and  a  member  of  the  National 
Science  Board  of  Trustees,  Ford  Foun- 
dation. A  military  consultant  during 
World  War  II,  Dr.  Stratton  was 
awarded  the  Medal  for  Merit  in  1956. 


JhHus  a.  Stratton 


Henry  S.  Commager 


Henry  Steele  Commager 

Henry  Steele  Commager  has  served 
on  the  faculties  of  Boston  University, 
the  University  of  Chicago,  Cambridge 
University,  Brandeis  University,  and 
Amherst  College.  He  is  adjunct  profes- 
sor of  history,  Columbia  University, 
and  professor  of  history  and  American 
studies  at  Amherst.  The  recipient  of 
the  Herbert  B.  Adams  Award  of  the 
American  Historical  Association  in 
1929,  Dr.  Commager  later  served  as  a 
member  of  the  War  Department  Com- 
mittee on  the  History  of  World  War  II. 


Jacques  Llpchitx 


Keyes  DeWiH  Metcalf 


Jacques  Lipchitz 

Jacques  Lipchitz  has  been  described 
as  a  "poet-sculptor  employing  images 
for  their  symbolic  meaning  as  well  as 
for  beauty  of  form."  His  commissioned 
works  include  "Prometheus,"  executed 
for  the  Paris  World's  Fair;  "Prome- 
theus Strangling  the  Vulture,"  on  the 
Ministry  of  Education  and  Health 
Building  in  Rio  de  Janeiro;  and  one  of 
his  recent  works,  "The  Virgin  of  Assy," 
for  Fairmount  Park  in  Philadelphia. 

Keyes  DeWitt  Metcalf 

Keyes  DeWitt  Metcalf,  the  nation's 
leading  university  library  authority,  is 
Librarian  Emeritus  at  Harvard.  Past 
president  of  the  American  Library 
Assn.,  he  served  as  consultant  to  Bran- 
"deis  in  the  planning  of  the  library. 


The  Goldfarb  Gift  Encouraged  Leaders 
of  the  Entire  University  Community 

The  70,000  members  of  the  Brandeis  University  Women's  Com- 
mittee have  a  very  special  friend  among  the  legion  of  men  who  work 
for  and  help  support  the  University. 

He  is  Jack  A.  Goldfarb  of  New  York  whose  $1,000,000  gift  in  1956, 
subsequently  increased  to  $1,500,000  has  immeasurably  aided  the 
women's  dream  of  a  modern,  fully  equipped  library  building  on  the 
Waltham  campus. 


Mr.  Goldfarb,  a  Trustee  and  formerly 
a  Fellow  of  the  University,  is  a  leading 
American  industrialist.  President  of 
the  Union  Underwear  Company,  New 
York,  since  1926,  he  is  also  one  of  the 
most  energetic,  hard  working  and  de- 
voted community  servants  who  have 
given  a  portion  of  their  time,  talent  and 
energy  to  building  Brandeis. 

He  has  always  been  part  and  parcel 
of  philanthropic  and  charitable  work. 
He  has  been  trustee-at-large  for  the 
Federation  of  Jewish  Charities  since 
1948;  a  director  of  the  American  Fair 
Trade  Council  and  executive  committee- 
man of  the  Underwear  Institute. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Jewish  Hos- 
pital in  Louisville,  an  active  participant 
in  the  Boy  Scout  movement  and  well 
known  for  his  inter-faith  activities  in 
the  National  Conference  of  Christians 
and  Jews. 

The  American  Cancer  Society  and 
the  New  York  University  -  Bellevue 
Medical  Center  are  two  more  of  his 
projects  and  Mr.  Goldfarb  holds  mem- 
berships in  the  Grand  Street  Boys' 
Club,  B'nai  B'rith,  the  Masonic  Order 
and  other  social  and  fraternal  groups. 


The  Goldfarb  Library  Building  has 
been  termed  by  President  Sachar  "a 
prime    example    of    outstanding    socialJ 


Jack  A.  Goldfarb 


Bertha  Goldfarb 


vision.  It  is  the  gift  of  one  who  has 
the  understanding  to  identify  his  phil- 
anthropy with  the  heart  of  the  Uni- 
versity." 

"Heart"  and  "Philanthropy"  are 
words  which  Mr.  Goldfarb  knows  well. 

Not  content  with  a  secondary  role  in 
the  development  of  Brandeis,  Mr.  Gold- 
farb has  become  a  champion  of  the 
University  representing  the  institution 
in  meetings  from  coast  to  coast.  His 
reasons  for  giving  a  million  and  a  half 
dollars  to  Brandeis  have  been  a  persua- 
sive influence  on  other  friends  of  the 
University. 


Goldfarb  Library  Building  - 


BRANDEIS    NEWS    BULLETIN 


ABRARY  BUILDING   TO   SERVE  MANY  ROLES 

The  Goldfarb  Library  Building  will  .simultaneously  serve  in  dozens 
f  varied  roles  as  students  and  faculty  from  different  departments  and 
liferent  levels  of  scholarship  use  its  new  facilities. 

To  the  University  official  primarily  concerned  with  the  planning 

nd  development  of  the  library  program,  the  new  building  represents 

vast  center  for  the  communication  of  ideas.  Louis  Schreiber,  director 

f  administrative  services,  suggested  the  communications  center  con- 

ept  after  a  review  of  all  facets  of  the  750,000-volume  library. 


The  Brandeis  liliraiy  no  longer  con- 
.'ins  itself  with  hooks  alone.  For  ex- 
niple,  musicians  with  a  discerning  ear 
ill  find  no  quarrel  with  the  music 
iicilities  of  the  Goldfarb  Building,  stu- 
ents  working  alone  can  listen  to  the 
nest  in  recorded  music  piped  to  special 
<">ths,  and  entire  classes  will  enjoy  the 
I  jiagic  of  stereophonic  sound  in  class- 
I  tioms  designed  to  bring  out  the  ultimate 
1  recorded  music  without  distortion. 

Recorded  music  is  just  one  of  the 
udio-visual  aids  common  to  college  and 
niversity  teaching  today.  For  this 
tason  seminar  rooms  in  this  building 
.ere  designed  to  be  blacked-out  when 
lovie  or  slide  projectors  are  in  use. 

Display  areas  are  the  heart  of  the  art 
ection.  Whenever  possible  the  actual 
ainting  or  piece  of  sculpture  will  be 
isplayed.  But,  as  in  other  cases,  mov- 
es and  slide  projectors  will  be  avail- 
ble  to  bring  to  Brandeis  paintings 
nd  sculpture  harbored  in  museums 
hroughout  the  world.  In  fact,  the  Uni- 
ersity's  new  library  will  have  the  fa- 
ilities  for  making  and  reproducing 
lides  for  the  various  departments. 

Space-Saving  Devices 

Aside  from  bringing  distant  scenes  to 
lie  nearest  wall,  slides  are  space-saving 
lijvices.  In  addition  to  the  conservation 
f  space  through  the  use  of  tiny  slides, 
I  wealth  of  bulky  material  will  be  re- 
iuced  to  minuscule  dimensions  through 
nicrofilming.  The  microfilm  readers 
nake  it  possible  for  the  library  to  stock 
ears  of  the  New  York  Times  or  micro- 
ilrn  copies  of  original  manuscripts  too 
icarce  and  valuable  for  everyday  use. 

Just  as  the  library  participates  in 
he  vast  network  of  institutions  joined 
3y  the  interlibrary  loan  service,  the 
ibrary  will  stock  and  procure  films  for 
-lassroom  and  demonstration  use.  If  it 
s  not  available  at  the  University,  the 
ibrary  personnel  will  locate  it  and 
make  plans  to  show  it  at   Brandeis. 

Nevertheless,  the  core  of  the  library 
continues  to  be  in  its  books.    Starting 


with  1000  volumes  in  1948,  the  Brandeis 
liljrary  has  grown  to  160,000  volumes  in 
ten  years,  thanks  to  the  effort.s  of  the 
National  Women's  Committee.  In  the 
foreseeable  future,  another  2.5,000  vol- 
umes will  be  added  each  year.  This 
acquisition  program  is  enhanced  by  the 
continuing  participation  of  the  75,000 
member  Women's  Committee  and  fre- 
quent gifts  of  entire  collections  by 
scholars  and  friends  of  the  University. 
Once  here,  they  are  catalogued  by  spe- 
cialists who  have  mastered  dozens  of 
languages  and  are  often  repaired  in  the 
library's  own  bookbinding  shop. 

Well  Over  Minimum  Size 

The  library  is  big  by  nationwide 
standards.  Accrediting  agencies  require 
that  the  library  be  big  enough  to  seat  30 
per  cent  of  the  student  body.  The  new 
Goldfarb  Building  will  seat  up  to  60  per 
cent  of  the  1,500  member  student  body 
and  provide  these  students  with  the 
study  atmosphere  they  need. 

Seniors  working  on  honors  papers 
will  be  assigned  to  their  own  study  car- 
rels in  which  they  can  pursue  their 
work  undisturbed  and  leave  the  papers 
in  safe  keeping  when  returning  to  the 
dormitory  or  taking  a  break  for  classes 


ASSIGNED  BOOKS  ore  only  the  introduction  to  a 
study  area  for  most  students.  Here  a  student 
browses  for  the  books  assigned  in  her  course 
among  hundreds  of  others  related  to  the  subject. 
This  open  stock  system  encourages  students  to 
stretch  beyond  required  reading  into  the  books 
they    find    in    a    chance    meeting    on    the    shelves. 

and  meals.  Graduate  students  will  find 
similar  facilities,  and  sometimes  share 
the  oflSces  available  to  faculty  members 
conducting  library  research.  Other  stu- 
dents will  find  typewriters  available  for 
them  or  a  place  to  store  their  own 
machines  in  the  typing  room. 

From  clay  tablets  to  television,  from 
latest  in  scientific  journals  to  the  oldest 
manuscripts  recorded  on  microfilm,  the 
Brandeis  Library  is  prepared  to  han- 
dle and  use  these  methods  of  communi- 
cation. From  here  will  flow  the  re- 
sources essential  to  a  good  university. 
And  when  television  takes  its  place  in 
the  University  teaching  program,  it  too 
will  be  found  in  the  library  piped 
through  special  conduits  reserved  for 
this  electronic  medium. 


A  REFERENCE  AREA  need  not  be  dull  despite  its  ponderous  volumes.  Here  Brandeis  students 
work  or  relax,  adjacent  to  hundreds  of  key  reference  books.  Daylight  streaming  through 
towering   windows   is  supplemented   at  night   by  the   squares  of   light   glowing   in   the   ceiling. 


BRANDEIS    NEWS    BULLETIN    -    9 


National  Women's  Committee  Programs 
Vital  to  Brandeis  Library  Development 


Brandeis  has  talked  of  its  many 
unique  achievements  in  the  past  12 
years,  but  few  can  equal  the  industry 
and  dedication  of  the  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity National  Women's  Committee. 

This  enterprising  group  of  women, 
headed  by  a  nucleus  of  devoted  presi- 
dents and  committee  chairmen,  built  an 
idea  into  a  national  movement  now 
known  as  "the  largest  friends  of  a 
library  movement  in  the  world."  More 
than  70,000  women  in  the  United  States 
and  several  foreign  countries  proudly 
regard  their  role  in  the  development  of 
library  facilities  at  Brandeis. 

At  first,  the  Women's  Committee  was 
busy  raising  funds  for  the  first  library 
wing  and  a  modest  collection  of  new 
volumes  for  the  library  in  1948.  Before 
long  they  had  committed  themselves  to 
the  task  of  underwriting  operating 
costs  of  the  library  and  the  construc- 
tion of  still  another  wing  for  the 
expanding  collection. 

Early  in  the  1950's  it  became  evident 
that  a  long-range  permanent  library 
building  would  be  needed,  and  the 
Women's  Committee  began  to  accumu- 
late funds  for  this  purpose.  At  this 
moment  in  Brandeis'  brief  history  the 
announcement  of  a  million  dollar  gift 
from  the  Goldfarbs  spurred  the  Wom- 
en's Committee  to  new  challenges  and 
new  membership  campaigns.  Dr.  Sachar 
was  told  that  the  women  would  match 


the  Goldfarb  gift.  This  goal  was 
achieved  even  as  the  Committee  simul- 
taneously increased  its  annual  gift  to 
the  University  to  $300,000  to  meet  the 
library's  operating  costs.  Increased 
staff  to  handle  the  demands  of  a  grow- 
ing student  body,  a  budget  to  add  25,000 
new  books  a  year,  and  funds  for  the 
hundreds  of  incidental  expenses  in- 
volved in  library  operations  were  cov- 
ered by  the  memberships  and  special 
gifts  pouring  in  from  109  chapters 
across  the  country. 

The  facts  of  Women's  Committee 
participation  would  fill  volumes.  The 
gratitude  of  the  University  has  been 
expressed  by  faculty  members  who  post- 
poned classes  to  fly  to  meetings  in 
distant  cities,  by  graduates  who  have 
assumed  Women's  Committee  leadership 
roles  in  their  home  communities,  and 
by  the  creation  of  a  new  national  office 
on  campus. 

In  ceremony,  the  University  will  take 
official  notice  of  the  Women's  Commit- 
tee participation  as  National  President 
Ruth  Rose  ascends  the  speaker's 
rostrum  at  a  formal  dedicatory  convo- 
cation, Nov.  8.  Mrs.  Rose  will  on  that 
day  represent  past  presidents,  Mrs. 
Harry  L.  Michaels,  Mrs.  Irving  Abrams, 
Mrs.  Louis  I.  Kramer,  and  Mrs.  Joseph 
Schneider;  and  the  65,000  members  who 
were  unable  to  attend  the  ceremony  they 
worked  so  hard  to  make  possible. 


Cantor,  Rose  New  Fellows 

As  we  go  to  press,  news  has  been 
received  of  the  appointment  of  Eddie 
Cantor,  Beverly  Hills,  Calif,  and 
Judge  David  A.  Rose  of  Newton 
Centre,  Mass.,  as  Brandeis  Fellows. 

The  Hollywood  comedian  has  for 
many  years  shown  an  active  interest 
in  the  development  of  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity. Last  year  he  established  a 
scholarship  at  the  University  in 
memory  of  his  daughter,  Marjorie. 

Judge  Rose  has  served  the  Uni- 
versity in  many  capacities  since  its 
founding  and  is  now  Vice  President 
of  the  Greater  Boston  Brandeis 
Club.  A  prominent  leader  in  na- 
tional and  local  youth  and  civil 
rights  organizations  and  advisory 
boards,  he  is  an  associate  justice  of 
the  Dorchester  District  Court. 


Pittsburgh   Club   Adds 
Many  New  Life  Members 

More  than  100  new  associate  and  life 
members  were  enrolled  by  the  Brandeis 
University  Club  of  Greater  Pittsburgh 
last  month  in  conjunction  with  the 
Pennsylvania  club's  annual  dinner.  The 
Greater  Pittsburgh  Chapter  of  the  Na- 
tional Women's  Committee  joined  in 
co-sponsorship  of  the  fete  at  the  Web- 
ster Hall  Hotel. 

Dr.  Sachar,  principal  speaker  on  the 
annual  program,  conferred  academic 
hoods  upon  recently-elected  Fellows  of 
the  University  Stanley  J.  Kann  and 
Judge  Samuel  A.  Weiss  in  special  in- 
duction ceremonies.  President  Sachar 
discussed  the  role  of  the  new  Florence 
Heller  Graduate  School  in  Social  Wel- 
fare at  Brandeis  and  outlined  the  prob- 
lems of  securing  the  future  of  a  small 
privately-endowed  university  such  as 
Brandeis  in  comparison  with  endow- 
ments available  to  long  established  edu- 
cational institutions. 

Jacob  A.  Markel,  president  of  the 
Pittsburgh  club,  served  as  dinner  chair- 
man. Mrs.  Harry  Deaktor  is  president 
of  the  Pittsburgh  Chapter  of  the 
Women's  Committee. 


PRIVACY,  an  ingredient  of  good  scholarship,  is  cosy  to  find  in  the  new  library  building. 
This  student  has  found  a  work  table  amidst  the  stacks  on  the  second  floor.  Ceiling  lights  have 
been  arranged  to  allow  for  two  more  lines  of  stacks  In  this  area  as  the  library  collection  grows. 


ADVISORY   BOARD 

Brandeis  University  has  announced 
the  formation  of  a  Board  of  Over- 
seers for  the  Florence  Heller  Grad- 
uate School  for  Advanced  Studies  in 
Social  Welfare.  This  distinguished 
and  representative  group  of  leaders 
in  American  social  welfare  endea- 
vors will  serve  as  an  advisory  board 
to  the  new  school  and  its  faculty. 
Their  sensitive  positions  in  key  or- 
ganizations throughout  the  nation 
will  provide  a  sounding  board  to 
guide  the  young  professional  school. 


10    -    BRANDEIS    NEWS    BULLETIN 


IIOSTER    OF    NEWLY-ELECTED    FELLOWS 


Fourteen  business  and  communal 
1  durs    from    throughout    the    country 

VL'  been  named  Fellows  of  Brandeis 
hiversity  during  recent  months. 

Bern  Dibner 

Mr.  Dibner,  prominent  engineer  and 
I  .liophile,  of  Wilton,  Connecticut,  is 
mnder   and   president  of  the   Burndy 

igineering  Company.  He  is  a  Fellow 
,  the  American  Institute  of  Electrical 

ifiineers,  and  Trustee  of  the  Electri- 
.1  Equipment  Committee  of  the  Smith- 
inian  Institute.  Founder  and  director 
the  Burndy  Library  and  author  of 
.•ven  volumes  on  the  history  of  science, 

r.  Dibner  has  presented  the  Brandeis 

irary  with  an  outstanding  collection 
rare  DaVinci  books. 

Harry  Edison 

t)ne  of  the  nation's  leading  figures  in 
e  retail  footwear  industry  and  noted 
.  Louis,  Mo.,  philanthropist,  Mr.  Edi- 
n  is  chairman  of  the  Board  of  Edison 
lothers  Stores,  America's  largest  re- 
il  shoe  company.  An  early  friend  of 
landeis  University,  he  underwrote  the 
talilishment  of  the  Harry  and  Mae 
disun  Chair  in  Economics  in  1953. 

Harry  L.  Fine 

Mr.  Fine,  Palm  Beach,  Florida  and 
ew  York  City  realtor  and  communal 
ader,  is  a  Director  of  the  Palm  Beach 
ank  and  Trust  Company.  He  has 
ayed  an  active  role  in  the  United 
•wish  Appeal,  the  Palm  Beach  Council 
:  the  National  Conference  of  Chris- 
aiis  and  Jews,  and  the  Jewish  Hospital 
ir  Chronic  Diseases  in  Brooklyn. 

Dr.  Stanley  Frehling 

A  leading  surgeon  and  communal 
orker  in  Miami,  Fla.,  Dr.  Frehling  is 

Fellow  of  the  American  College  of 
urgeons  and  a  staif  member  of  the 
department  of  Surgery  at  Jackson 
leniorial  Hospital,  Miami,  and  at  Mt. 
inai  Hospital,  Miami  Beach.  He  is 
Iso  an  Associate  Professor  of  Surgery 
t  the  University  of  Miami  and  former 
hairman  of  the  Miami  Brandeis  Club. 

Max  Isaacson 

Attorney,  engineer,  and  industrialist 
f  Dayton,  Ohio,  Mr.  Isaacson  is  chair- 
lan  of  the  Board  of  Globe  Industries, 
nc,  and  a  director  of  Dynamic  Devices, 
nc,  and  of  United  Controls,  Inc.  He 
as  been  cited  by  the  Department  of  the 
Viiny  for  his  company's  contributions 
u  the  aircraft  industry  and  the  missile 
irogram.  For  the  past  four  years  Mr. 
saacson  has  served  as  chairman  of  the 
'randeis  University  Club  of  Dayton. 


Stanley  J.  Kann 

Mr.  Kann,  an  outstanding  industrial- 
ist and  active  civic  leader  in  Pittsburgh, 
is  a  former  member  of  the  Department 
of  Public  Assistance  for  the  State  of 
Pennsylvania.  He  is  president  of  the 
Montefiore  Hospital,  and  a  member  of 
the  board  of  the  McKeesport  Chamber 
of  Commerce,  and  the  McKeesport  Re- 
development Authority.  During  the  past 
two  years  Mr.  Kann  has  served  as  co- 
chairman  of  the  Brandeis  University 
Club    of    Pittsburgh. 


Bernard  S.  Barron 

Mrs.  Bernard  S.  Barron,  wife  of 
the  late  General  Barron,  New  York 
lawyer  and  ardent  friend  of  the  Uni- 
versity, received  in  tribute  to  her 
husband  the  hood  of  a  Fellow  of 
Brandeis  University  in  special  cere- 
monies during  the  Fellow's  annual 
banquet  in  June.  Marine  Corps  Gen- 
eral Barron  was  elected  a  Fellow  of 
the  University  shortly  before  his 
sudden  death  last  spring. 

The  general  was  an  active  partici- 
pant in  Brandeis  University  affairs 
in  New  York  City.  It  was  his  lead- 
ership that  interested  members  of 
the  Mu  Sigma  Fraternity  in  creat- 
ing a  perpetual  memorial  through 
landscaping  the  Three-Chapel  Area. 

He  was  senior  member  of  the  law 
firm  of  Barron,  Rice,  and  Rockmore. 


Kivie  Kaplan 

Treasurer  and  general  manager  of 
Colonial  Tanning  Company,  Boston, 
Mr.  Kaplan  is  also  president  and 
general  manager  of  Hartnett  Tanning 
Company,  treasurer  and  director  of 
Canton  Japanning  Co.,  and  a  partner 
in  Porter  Patent  Leather  Co.  and  A.  J. 
Crowhurst  &  Sons.  He  is  active  in  civic, 
cultural  and  philanthropic  activities  in 
the  Boston  area  and  nationally.  The 
Boston  Branch  Building  of  the  N.A.A. 
C.P.  is  named  in  his  honor,  and  he  has 
underwritten  the  establishment  of  the 
Lincoln  Room  of  the  proposed  American 
Civilization  Center  at  Brandeis. 

Philip  W.  Lown 

Prominent  manufacturer  in  the  shoe 
industry  and  long  a  leading  figure  in 
philanthropy  and  Jewish  education,  Mr. 
Lown  is  president  of  Lown  Shoes,  Inc., 
and  of  the  Penobscot  Shoe  Company. 
A  Founder  of  the  University  of  Maine, 
he  also  has  been  active  in  organizing 
and  leading  Brandeis  Clubs  in  many 
cities  in  Maine  and  Massachusetts,  and 
has  for  many  years  maintained  a  Chair 
in  Judaic  Studies  at  the  University. 


Sidney  R.  Rabb 

Sidney  R.  Ral)b,  Boston  chain  store 
executive  and  civic  leader,  is  Chairman 
of  the  Board  and  Treasurer  of  Stop  & 
Shop,  Inc.  A  past  officer  of  the  Boston 
Chamber  of  Commerce  and  past  Direc- 
tor of  the  Boston  Municipal  Research 
Bureau,  he  has  been  identified  with  a 
number  of  philanthropic  organizations, 
including  the  Mass.  Society  for  Social 
Hygiene,  Heart  Association,  Boys  Club, 
visiting  committee  of  Harvard  Medical 
School,  and  executive  member  of  the 
Mass.  Committee  of  Catholics,  Protes- 
tants, and  Jews.  He  and  his  family 
were  responsible  for  the  establishment 
of  the  Rabb  Graduate  Center. 

Samuel  R.  Rosenthal 

Mr.  Rosenthal,  a  prominent  attorney 
and  civic  leader  in  Chicago,  is  a  partner 
in  the  law  firm  of  Sonnenschein,  Laut- 
mann,  Levison,  Rieser,  Carlin  &  Nath. 
He  has  been  actively  identified  with  a 
number  of  communal  and  philanthropic 
activities,  and  has  served  as  vice  presi- 
dent of  the  Brandeis  University  Club  of 
Chicago  for  several  years.  Recently 
Mr.  Rosenthal  established  the  Isaiah 
Leo  Sharfman  Teaching  Fellowship. 

A.  W.  Link  Scheflfres 

Mr.  Scheffres  of  New  York  City  is 
president  of  the  A.  W.  Scheffres  Cor- 
poration. His  many  communal  activities 
include  service  as  a  Trustee  of  Bronx 
Hospital  and  director  of  Hebrew  Kin- 
dergarten &  Infants  Home  and  of  Mer- 
chants Bank.  This  month  a  new  men's 
residence  center  in  the  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity North  Quadrangle  was  named 
in   honor  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.   Scheffres. 

Frances  Spingold 

Mrs.  Spingold  of  Palm  Beach,  Florida 
and  New  York  City,  has  been  identified 
with  innumerable  cultural  and  educa- 
tional activities.  One  of  New  York's 
foremost  art  collectors,  she  is  a  patron 
of  the  Museum  of  Modern  Art  to  which 
she  has  presented  many  valuable  works. 
Recently  Mrs.  Spingold  supplemented 
the  bequest  of  her  late  husband  Nathan 
B.  Spingold  for  a  theatre  on  the  Bran- 
deis campus,  and  she  has  also  estab- 
lished a  new  scholarship  fund. 

Samuel  A.  Weiss 

A  noted  jurist  in  Pittsburgh,  Pa., 
Judge  Weiss  presides  over  the  Court  of 
•Common  Pleas  of  Allegheny  County. 
A  former  Congressional  Representative, 
he  also  served  as  president  of  the 
Eastern  Intercollegiate  Football  Offi- 
cials Association.  Judge  Weiss  was 
instrumental  in  the  development  of  the 
Brandeis  University  Club  of  Pittsburgh. 


BRANDEIS    NEWS    BULLETIN 


11 


Graduates  Send  Alumni  Gifts  for  First  Fund  Campaign 


Brandeis  University's  1,500  grad- 
uates gave  the  University  a  heartening 
vote  of  confidence  this  summer  as  gifts 
came  in  from  all  over  the  world  in  sup- 
port of  the  first  Brandeis  Alumni  Fund 
Campaign.  Many  of  the  contributors 
are  students  still  pursuing  graduate 
studies.  Others  are  entering  practice  in 
a  profession  or  beginning  to  move  up 
the  ladder  of  junior  executive  training 
programs.  Some  gifts  came  from  newly- 
weds  and  others  came  from  husbands 
and  wives  who  married  after  meeting  at 
Brandeis. 

Paul  Levenson  '52,  a  Boston  attorney, 
directed  the  first  campaign.  A  grad- 
uate of  Yale  Law 
School,  he  is  asso- 
ciated with  Attor- 
ney George  L.  Rabb 
of  Boston. 

His  vice-chairmen 
in  the  drive  were 
H.  Maurice  Good- 
man '56,  of  Rox- 
bury,  Mass.,  and 
Lawrence  J.  Kane 
'57,  of  Waltham,  Mass.  Mr.  Goodman, 
treasurer  of  the  association,  is  a  stu- 
dent at  the  Harvard  Graduate  School 
of  Arts  and  Sciences  and  Mr.  Kane, 
president  of  the  association,  is  assistant 
to  the  director  of  Public  Affairs  at 
Brandeis. 

No  goal  was  set  for  the  first  Alumni 
Fund  campaign.  Participation  ranged 
up  to  almost  50  per  cent  of  the  members 
contacted.  University  and  alumni  offi- 
cials praised  this  high  ratio  of  partici- 
pation for  a  first  campaign  of  this  type. 
Representing  the  first  class  were 
Peter   Kessner   of   Roslyn,   N.    Y.,   and 


Paul  Levenson 


STAINLESS  STEEL  AND  GLASS  form  the  spectacular  side  wall  of  the  new  North  Student  Center 
in  the  men's  residence  quadrongle.  Lounge  and  dining  facilities  in  this  building  will  accom- 
modate several  hundred  students  at  one  time. 


I 


Eugene  Saklad  of  Danbury,  Conn.  The 
Class  of  195.3  was  represented  by  Ed- 
ward Fields  of  Natick,  Mass.  Dorothy 
Danzig  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  and  Richard 
Silverman  of  Toledo,  Ohio,  led  the  cam- 
paign for  the  Class  of  1954.  A  hus- 
band and  wife  team  from  the  Class  of 
1955,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mark  Aronson  of 
Newton  Centre,  Mass.,  worked  with 
Thomas  Egan,  New  York  Chapter  Pres- 
ident, a  Brooklyn  resident. 


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100    MEN   are    housed    in    each    of    these    two   residence    halls    in    the    University's    new    North 
Quadrangle.    The  one  to  the  left  Is  a  gift  of  A.  W.  Link  Scheffres  of  New  York  City,  and  the 
unit  to  the  right  is  o  gift  of  Maurice  Gordon  of  Boston.     A  central  lounge,   seen  between  the 
buildings,   serves  both.     Balconies  projecting  from  the   second    floor  of   both   buildings   are   the 
outside  extension  of  central  lounges  within  the  separate  buildings. 

Two  foi'mer  field  representatives  o 
the  University  represented  the  Class  o 
1956.  They  are  S.  Harold  Appel  o 
Passaic,  N.  J.,  and  Benjamin  Schore  o 
New  York  City.  Lary  B.  Sorin  of  Wes 
Englewood,  N.  J.,  is  the  Class  of  195' 
representative.  Richard  Kaufman  o 
Brighton,  Mass.,  Jerome  Josephs,  am 
Class  President  Andrew  B.  Shapiro 
both  of  New  York,  organized  the  Clasi 
of  1958. 

Boston  Life  Memberships 
Continue  Steady  Increase 

The  Greater  Boston  Brandeis  Club 
pacing  the  nation  vrith  over  600  Life 
Members,  conducted  a  series  of  parloi 
meetings  in  recent  months. 

Samuel  M.  Pinsley,  a  former  officei 
of  the  Boston  club  and  member  of  its 
board,  was  host  to  a  meeting  in  his 
home.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pinsley  openec 
their  Boston  residence  to  the  program 
in  honor  of  Dr.  Sachar  and  Dean  Clar 
ence  Q.  Berger. 

Boston's  Hotel  Somerset  was  the  sitS 
of  a  meeting  under  the  chairmanship 
of  Atty.  Harold  Widett.  He  was  host 
to  Dr.  Sachar  and  friends  at  the  dinner 
party. 

A  dinner  on  Boston's  North  Shore 
was  responsible  for  the  enrollment  of 
many  new  life  members  and  partici- 
pants in  syndication  and  family  gifts 
Mr.  Fritz  Grunebaum  conducted  the 
parlor  meeting  in  his  North  Shore  home, 


12 


BRANDEIS    NEWS    BULLETIN 


iamuel  Schulman 


(ommunications   Dinner 
lonors  Samuel  Schulman 

\Ie\v  York's  Waldorf  Astoria  was  the 

!■  of  a  dinner  for   450  representa- 

~  of  the  nation's  mass  media  indus- 

earlier  this  summer  as  the  radio, 

.j.ision,    and    press    leaders    met    to 

Ic  rn  about  Brandeis  University. 

'<car  Schleiff  of  Wickersham  Press 

Francis    N.    Ehrenberg    of    Blan- 

d  Press  served  as  chairmen  of  the 

r-dance  program  featuring  Justice 

lam  O.  Douglas  and  Dr.  Sachar  as 

ipal  speakers. 

luuel    Schulman,   president   of  the 
shing  house   of  George   McKibbin 
and  Sons,  Inc.,  was 
inducted  as  a  Fel- 
low  of  the  Univer- 
C  a  sity.    Dr.   Sachar 

''      ~*   ^V  presented  the   Fel- 

low's  hood   to    Mr. 
Schulman. 

Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Schulman,  Scars- 
dale,  New  York, 
announced  the 
C'ation  of  the  Sylvia  and  Samuel 
^;u^lman  Institute  of  Communications 
.  ts  at  Brandeis  University.  A  sum- 
1  r  meeting  of  leaders  in  this  field  was 
1  d  at  the  University  to  discuss  this 
isv  teaching  and  research  program 
ill-  possible  by  the  Schulman  grant. 
Mr.  Schulman  recently  established  a 
gaduate  institute  in  book  publishing 
8  New  York  University  and  played  a 
pminent  role  in  the  establishment  of 
t?  mass  communications  media  com- 
1  ttee  in  behalf  of  Brandeis. 
Graduated  from  Nevi^  York  Univer- 
sy  in  1932  and  Harvard  School  of 
■iisiness  in  1934,  Mr.  Schulman  then 
ttered  the  firm  of  George  McKibbin 
id  Sons,  one  of  the  largest  book  manu- 
i:turers  and  publishers  in  the  country. 
];  held  various  posts  there  until  he 
Ijame  President  in  1951. 

<uad-Cities  Summer  Program 
batures  Dr.  Cyrus   Gordon 

Il'.-idents  of  Rock  Island,  Moline, 
it  Moline,  Illinois,  and  Davenport, 
•;..  teamed  up  for  a  Quad-Cities  pro- 

;  i  ',  in  behalf  of  Brandeis  earlier  this 

:  mmer. 
Richard   Waxenberg  of   Rock   Island 

'  en -d  his  home  to  a  meeting  addressed 

'  J»i'.  Cyrus  H.  Gordon,  professor  of 
Eastern  Studies  and  chairman  of 
L'W  graduate   area   in   Mediterra- 

.  ail  Studies.    Many  members  from  the 
ur  cities  were  enrolled  in  the  Brandeis 

•  isociates  during  the  program. 


List  of  Library  Benefactions  Grows 

Friends  of  the  University  from  all  over  the  United  States  have  underv/ritten  special 
study,  exhibit,  and  stock  areas  of  the  new  library  building.  Final  designations  on 
many  of  these  special  gifts  v/ere  being  determined  as  the  magazine  went  to  press. 
The  following  is  a  partial  listing  of  these  generous  library  benefactions: 


Wills  and  Bequests  Studied 
By  Los  Angeles  Attorneys 

A  meeting  of  Los  Angeles  lawyers 
and  the  creation  of  a  scholarship  in  the 
memory  of  Eddie  Cantor's  daughter 
were  the  highlights  of  recent  activities 
in  that  west  coast  city. 

Walter  S.  Hilborn,  a  Fellow  of  the 
University,  outlined  prospects  for  the 
development  of  Brandeis  through  wills 
and  bequests  in  a  meeting  of  Los 
Angeles  attorneys.  The  program  in  the 
Colonial  Room  of  the  Ambassador  Hotel 
was  attended  by  more  than  50  of  the 
city's  leading  members  of  the  bar. 

Eddie  Cantor  and  a  group  of  friends 
from  Los  Angeles,  Beverly  Hills,  and 
San  Francisco  created  a  scholarship  in 
memory  of  his  daughter  at  a  dinner 
party  in  the  home  of  Edwai-d  D.  Mit- 
chell of  Beverly  Hills.  Several  other 
scholarships,  special  funds,  and  gifts  to 
the  Earl  Warren  Chair  in  American 
Constitutional  Studies  were  announced. 

Mr.  Mitchell  was  host  to  the  dinner 
party  in  honor  of  Dr.  Sachar. 

Chicago  Associates    Honor 
Fellow  Samuel  Rosenthal 

Two  recent  meetings  of  friends  of  the 
University  in  the  Chicago  area  sent  life 
membership  rolls  soaring  in  the  Bran- 
deis Associates  and  brought  new  honors 
to  Brandeis  Fellow  Samuel  R.  Rosen- 
thal, vice  president  of  the  Brandeis 
University  Club  of  Chicago. 

Mr.  Rosenthal  was  guest  of  honor  at 
Chicago's  Third  Annual  Life  Member- 
ship Dinner  held  at  the  Edgewater 
Beach  Hotel  under  the  chairmanship  of 
Gerald  Adelman  and  Albert  Schloss. 
The  110  guests  saw  Dr.  Sachar  present 
Mr.  Rosenthal  with  a  Fellow's  hood 
thereby  inducting  him  into  the  distin- 
guished Brandeis  board.  Seventeen  new 
life  members  were  enrolled  during  this 
annual  dinner  for  the  Associates.  Din- 
ner guests  attended  the  Edgewater 
Beach  Theatre  production  "The  Law 
and  Mr.  Simon"  starring  Menasha 
Skulnik  as  a  conclusion  to  the  program. 


RAPAPORTE   LIBRARY   OF  RARE   BOOKS 
AND  MANUSCRIPTS 
Samuel,  Jr.,  and  Rieka  Rapaporte, 
Providence,  R.  I. 

EDITH  MICHAELS  HALL 

Honors  the  founding   president  of  the 
Women's  Committee 

HANNAH    ABRAMS   AREA 

Honors  the  former  Women's  Committee 
president 

ZIMBLE  READING  ROOM 

Louis  and  Abraham  Zimble,  Boston 

SNIDER  STUDY  HALL 
Eliot  Snider,  Newton 

GRACE  H.  HERBERT  STUDY  HALL 
Jerome  Herbert,  Harrison,  N.  Y. 

MINTZ  THEATRE  ARTS  HALL 

Esther  and  Herman  A.  Mintz,  Boston 

LEE  MUSIC  SEMINAR 

Mrs.  Sayde  Lee,  New  York 

HENRY  MOSE  HOROWITZ  MUSIC  SEMINAR 
Samuel  and  Augusta  Spector,  New  York 

SARA  A.  LEVIEN  HALL 

Francis  Levien,  Stamford,  Conn, 

JOSEPH  ABRAMS  READING  ROOM 
Mrs.  Joseph  Abrams  and  children, 
Warren  F.  and  Lenore  R.,  Newton 

SHAPIRO  JUDAICA  READING  ROOM 

Alexander  and  Pauline  Shapiro,  Newton 

GEN-MORT  ROBBINS  SEMINAR 

Gen-Mort  Robbins  Foundation,  Chicago 

HARRY  AND  CELIA   MEYERS  SEMINAR 
Mrs.  Harry  Meyers,  Lawrence,  Mass. 

JENNIE  P.  FOSTER  SEMINAR 

Joseph  Foster,  Leominster,   Mass. 

JAY   PHILLIPS   SCIENCE   READING   ROOM 

Jay  Phillips,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 
DIBNER   STUDENT   LOUNGE 

Bern  Dibner,  Norwalk,  Conn. 

WEINBERG  ART  AREA 

Wilhelm  Weinberg  Estate,  New  York 
ABRAHAM  GOODMAN  HALL 

Mrs.  Abraham  Goodman,  Shelbyville,  Ind. 
MORRIS  B.  SACHS  STUDY  AREA 

Mrs.  Morris  B.  Sachs,  Chicago 

JOSEPH  AND  REBECCA  ARONSON  STUDY  AREA 
Melvin  Aronson,  Newton 

JAMES  N.  ROSENBERG  HALL 

James  N.  Rosenberg,  Scarsdale,  N.  Y. 

JAMES  NEAL  ESSERMAN  CARREL 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Irving  Esserman,  Chicago 

BERTHA  LUXNER   CARREL 
Richard  and  David  Luxner, 
East  Meadow,  N.  Y. 

DAVID  SAMPSON  CARREL 

Mrs.  David  Sampson,  New  York 

JAC  SCHNEEBERG  CARREL 

Estate  of  Jac  Schneeberg,  New  York 

ABRAMS  PHILATELIC  AREA 

Joseph  B.  and  Anna  Thurman  Abrams, 
Boston,  Mass. 


BRANDEIS    NEWS    BULLETIN    -    13 


Summer  Institute  Hailed  as  Success 

Grandmothers  were  among  the  freshmen  this  summer  as  Brandeis 
University  enrolled  the  members  of  its  first  Summer  Institute  for 
Adults.  The  five-day  program  in  American  Civilization  was  sponsored 
by  the  Fellows  of  the  University  and  boasted  a  distinguished  faculty. 
The  100  students,  all  adult  friends  of  the  University,  came  from  as  far 
away  as  Ohio  and  Louisiana. 

"There  was  no  final  exam  for  the  members  of  the  'freshman  class' 
at  Brandeis  University's  Institute  on  Contemporary  American  Civili- 
zation. There  were  no  exams  at  all.  But  the  professors  will  consider 
this  latest  experiment  in  adult  education  a  success  if  the  students  of  the 
five-day  course  will  a  few  months  from  now  settle  by  the  fireside  with  a 
thought-provoking  book.  .  .  ." 


A  Boston  Herald  reporter  opened  his 
column  this  way  the  day  the  Institute 
concluded.  Other  newspaper  reporters 
who  had  attended  the  lectures  used  dif- 
ferent words  to  express  the  same  feeling 
— that  the  first  year  of  the  Institute 
was  an  overwhelming  success.  The  gen- 
eral opinion  was  that  every  person 
attending  had,  in  the  words  of  the 
Herald  reporter,  "awakened  slumbering 
interests  in  the  world  of  ideas." 

The  Institute,  from  August  2  through 
August  7,  was  designed  as  a  meaningful 
educational  experience  on  an  adult  level 
for  friends  of  the  University.  The  core 
of  the  program  consisted  of  three  daily 
courses  and  five  guest  lectures.  Mrs. 
Eleanor  Roosevelt  spoke  on  "The 
United  States  and  World  AflFairs";  Pro- 
fessor Arthur  M.  Schlesinger,  Jr.,  of 
Harvard  University,  on  "The  Future 
Shape  of  American  Politics";  Dean 
Francis  Keppel  of  Harvard,  on  "Con- 
temporary Issues  in  American  Educa- 
tion"; Professor  Charles  Frankel  of 
Columbia  University,  on  "Liberalism  in 
the  United  States  Today";  and  Dr.  Max 
Lerner  of  Brandeis,  on  "America  as  a 
Civilization :    The  Long  Range   View." 

Diverse  Ages 

Mrs.  Roosevelt  spoke  about  the  Insti- 
tute in  her  nationally  syndicated  col- 
umn. "Older  people,  some  of  them  of 
middle  age,  who  have  been  out  of  the 
classroom  for  a  long  time,  came  back  to 
take  this  special  course,"  she  said.  An- 
other reporter  said  of  the  participants : 
"Their  ages,  educational  and  vocational 
backgrounds  were  diverse.  There  were 
doctors,  lawyers  and  prominent  busi- 
nessmen. There  were  wives  in  their 
late  20's  and  grandmothers  in  their 
sixties.  Some  had  been  through  grad- 
uate school.  Others  .  .  .  had  no  previous 
formal  schoolings  beyond  high  school." 
But  all  of  the  participants  were  excited 
at  the  end  of  their  fifteen  hours  of 
classroom  lectures  by  Brandeis  Pro- 
fessors Harold  Weisberg,  Irving  Howe, 
and   Institute   Director   Leonard   Levy. 


"In  terms  of  enthusiasm  they  have  been 
like  freshmen,"  Professor  Weisberg 
said.  "They  have  shown  no  cynicism 
about  learning." 

Irving  Kane  of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  vice- 
chairman  of  the  Brandeis  University 
Fellows,  welcomed  the  participants  in 
the  first  institute  and  attended  the  pro- 
gram with  his  wife. 

A  faculty  committee  is  currently  for- 
mulating plans  for  the  1960  Summer 
Institute  for  Adults  and  confidently 
estimates  an  enrollment  of  200. 


»    •. 


PIERRE  MEMOES  FRANCE,  former  premier  of 
France  (standing  center),  listens  as  President 
Sachar  reads  the  text  of  an  honorary  degree 
citation  awarded  to  the  French  statesman  during 
commencement  exercises.  Abraham  Feinberg 
(right),  president  of  Kayser-Roth  Corporation  of 
New  York  and  chairman  of  the  Brandeis  Board 
of  Trustees,   presented  the  degree  recipients. 


Reslers  Brandeis  Host 
at  Columbus,  Ohio,  Meeting 

Friends  of  the  University  in  the 
Columbus,  Ohio,  area  attended  a  pre- 
commencement  dinner  party  in  honor 
of  Dr.  Sachar  at  the  home  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Jack  S.  Resler  of  Columbus. 

As  the  president  of  the  University 
outlined  progress  and  plans  for  12-year- 
old  Brandeis,  many  of  the  guests  en- 
dorsed the  project  through  enrollment 
as  life  members  in  the  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity Associates.  The  host,  Mr.  Resler, 
served  as  chairman  of  the  meeting. 


ESTABLISH  CHAIR  FOR 
N.  Y.    INDUSTRIALIST 

Leaders  of  New  York's  electric: 
industry  have  continued  their  intere; 
in  the  creation  of  a  chair  to  hone 
Brandeis  Fellow  Henry  F.  Fischbacl 
Two  meetings  this  summer  brougl 
together  60  of  the  industry's  top  official 
in  the  New  York  City  area.  Their  can 
paign  will  provide  the  $250,000  for  tli 
perpetual  establishment  of  the  Hem 
F.  Fischbach  Chair  in  the  Physic; 
Sciences. 

The  two  most  recent  meetings  wei 
held  under  the  chairmanship  of  Da 
Cannold  of  the  Manhattan  and  Broii 
Electric  Wire  and  Cable  Compan; 
Armand  D'Angelo,  Commissioner  c 
Water  Supply,  Gas  and  Electricity  c 
the  City  of  New  York,  presided.  Harol 
J.  Vorzimer,  Federal  Pacific  Electric; 
Company  executive,  was  co-chairmai 
A  formal  dedication  of  this  chair  wi 
be  held  on  campus  later  this  semeste) 

Mr.  Fischbach,  chairman  of  th 
board,  Fischbach  and  Moore,  Inc.,  ha 
been  identified  with  Brandeis  for  man 
years.  He  created  one  of  the  earl 
scholarship  programs  at  the  Universit 
and  has  played  a  prominent  role  in  it 
development  program. 

The  Henry  F.  Fischbach  Chair  wi 
bring  to  the  University  a  distinguishe 
educator  and  scientist  whose  researc 
programs  and  teaching  in  the  physica 
sciences  will  enhance  the  offerings  o 
this  area  on  both  the  graduate  amj 
undergraduate  levels. 

All- Star  Audience   Attends 
Amusement  Arts  Dinner 

It  was  an  all-star  cast  and  guest  lis 
as  more  than  300  dignitaries  of  thi 
amusement  arts  industry  met  early  thi 
summer  in  New  York  to  pledge  thei 
support  in  the  interest  of  Brandei 
University. 

Dr.  Sachar,  Dr.  Isador  Lubin  -  i 
trustee  of  the  University  -  Oscar  Ham 
merstein  II,  and  Fellow  Dore  Schar; 
headed  the  list  of  speakers  at  the  dinne 
at  the  Waldorf  Astoria.  The  over-al 
program  was  under  the  chairmanshii 
of  George  P.  Skouras,  president  o 
United  Artists  Theatre  Circuit  am 
Magna  Theaters  Corp.  He  is  also  serv 
ing  as  chairman  of  the  new  Amusemen 
Arts  Division  of  the  friends  of  Brandoi 
University. 

Producer-composer  Oscar  Hamnitr 
stein  II  was  master  of  ceremonies. 


14 


BRANDEIS    NEWS    BULLETIN 


I 


WCIAL  SCIENCES  CENTER  CONSTRUCTION  UNDERWAY 


CONSTRUCTION  HAS  STARTED  on  the  Morris  Brown  Social  Sciences  Center  which  includes 
left  to  right] :  Lemberg  Hall,  Morris  Brown  Social  Sciences  Building  and  Schwartz  Hall, 
.ocated   near   the   Castle,    the   enclave   will   be   completed   for   the    1960-1961    academic   year. 


RIEDMAN  AND  MASLOW 
-OUISVILLE,  KY.,  GUESTS 

Two  familiar  figures  on  the  Brandeis 

niversity  campus  were  guest  speakers 
3  the  Brandeis  University  Club  of 
ouisville,  Ky.,  held  its  annual  dinner 
t  the  Standard  Country  Club.  More 
lan    150    guests    heard    the    Brandeis 

ory  outlined  by  Benny  Friedman, 
irector  of  athletics,  and  Abraham  H. 
laslow,  chairman  of  the  graduate 
epartment  of  psychology. 

Dozens  of  life  memberships  and  spe- 
lal  grants  were  pledged  to  the  Uni- 
ersity  during  the  dinner  program. 
listinguished  leadership  for  the  Louis- 
ille  dinner  was  provided  by  Co-chair- 
len     Sidney    Rosenblum,     Samuel     M. 

osenstein  and  Herman  G.  Handmaker, 

Fellow  of  the  University. 


^OT  EXACTLY  TYPICAL  was  this  reqistration 
icene  on  opening  day  as  J  W  Wilson,  President 
9f  the  Student  Council,  arranged  his  senior 
■.lasses.  "Helping"  their  Dad  were  Karen 
Eloine,  3,  seated  on  the  desk  of  Dean  Kauffman; 
first    grader    Jay    Mork,    5;    and    Judy    Ellen,    2. 


Linen  Supply  Industry  Sets 
Scholarships  and  Loan  Funds 

Scholarships,  loan  funds,  life  mem- 
berships, and  a  $25,000  gift  from  meet- 
ing chairman  Albert  Gitlow  sparked  a 
recent  meeting  of  the  Linen  Supply 
Industry  in  Miami  Beach. 

Dr.  Sachar  spoke  to  the  dinner 
audience  in  a  program  held  at  the 
Americana  Hotel.  Mr.  Gitlow,  of  the 
Professional  Linen  Service,  New  York, 
organized  the  special  program  during 
the  industry's  recent  convention  in 
Florida.  Industry  representatives  at- 
tended from  a  score  of  states  in  all 
parts  of  the  nation. 

Virginia  and  Ohio  Meetings 
Hear  Director  of  Athletics 

Richmond,  Virginia,  and  Youngstown, 
Ohio,  friends  of  the  University  were 
hosts  to  Benny  Friedman,  director  of 
athletics,  in  programs  in  those  states 
earlier  this  summer. 

Mr.  Friedman  spoke  at  the  home  of 
Mr.  Morton  Wallerstein  in  Richmond. 
Mr.  Wallerstein  was  chairman  of  the 
program  for  many  of  Virginia's  com- 
munity and  civic  leaders. 

Members  of  the  Women's  Committee 
and  the  Brandeis  Club  of  Youngstown 
met  Mr.  Friedman  at  their  dinner  meet- 
ing in  Strouts  Memorial  Hall  of  Rodef 
Shalom  Temple.  Mrs.  Irving  Burger 
and  Mrs.  Harold  Klivans  handled  reser- 
vations, and  Mr.  Herbert  Osgood  served 
as  chairman. 


Students  and  faculty  in  the  social 
sciences  are  checking  regularly  on  prog- 
ress toward  the  completion  of  three 
new  buildings  near  the  Castle  where 
their  departments  will  be  housed  next 
year.  Concrete  framework  already  has 
begun  to  take  shape  on  the  Morris 
Brown  Social  Sciences  Building,  Lem- 
berg Hall,  and  Schwartz  Hall. 

All  three  buildings  will  be  linked  by 
covered  passageways  and  will  form  a 
self-contained  teaching  and  research 
center  for  the  social  sciences.  Schwartz 
Teaching  Center,  including  a  330  seat 
auditorium  in  addition  to  many  class- 
rooms, will  be  available  to  other  depart- 
ments as  well  as  the  social  sciences. 
Morris  Brown  Social  Sciences  Building 
and  Lemberg  Hall  will  be  tailored  for 
their  specific  roles  in  the  development 
of  sociology,  economics,  psychology,  and 
anthropology  at  Brandeis. 

Four-Story  Center 

The  four-story  Morris  Brown  Build- 
ing will  be  the  center  of  the  enclave 
providing  facilities  for  the  psychology, 
anthropology,  and  economics  depart- 
ments. Along  with  classroom,  research, 
and  faculty  office  areas,  this  building 
will  provide  a  psychology  laboratory 
and  an  anthropological  museum.  A 
child  psychology  classroom  for  the 
observation  of  children  at  work  or  play 
will  form  the  core  of  Lemberg  Hall.  Its 
other  areas  will  be  devoted  to  related 
offices,  research  and  teaching  accommo- 
dations. Lemberg  Hall  will  complement 
the  other  two  units  in  providing  a  com- 
fortable hall  for  departmental  lectures 
and  seminar  rooms  for  smaller  classes. 

A  Brandeis  Fellow 

Morris  Brown  of  New  York  City  and 
Palm  Beach,  Fla.,  and  many  of  his 
friends,  underwrote  costs  of  the  Morris 
Brown  Center.  A  Fellow  of  the  Uni- 
versity, Mr.  Brown  is  a  nationally- 
known  leader  in  the  plastics  industry. 

Brandeis  Fellow  Samuel  Lemberg  is 
president  of  New  York's  Midwood  Man- 
agement Company  and  a  director  of  the 
870  Fifth  Avenue  Corporation. 

Also  a  Fellow  of  the  University, 
David  Schwartz  of  New  York  City  is 
chairman  of  the  Board  of  Jonathan 
Logan,  Inc. 

This  social  sciences  enclave  has  been 
designed  by  The  Architects  Collabo- 
rative, Cambridge,  Mass.,  Benjamin 
Thompson,  partner-in-charge.  Con- 
struction is  under  the  direction  of  the 
George  B.  H.  Macomber  Co.,  Boston. 


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BRANDEIS 

UNIVERSITY 

BULLETIN 


May,  1960 


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COVER  -  Brandeis  University  c 
its  highest  honor  on  a  distlngt 
visitor  from  the  State  of  Israel. 


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THE   TRUSTEES   OF 

BRANDEIS   UNIVERSITY 

UPON    THE    RECOMMENDATION    OF   THE    FACULTY 
HAVE   CONFERRED    ON 


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STATESMAN,  SCHOLAR,  AUTHOR,  PRIME  MINISTER  OF  ISRAEL  AND  SYMBOL  OF 
HER  STRENGTH  AND  COURAGE,  ALL  OF  WHOSE  GIFTS  CONVERGE  TO  A  SINGLE 
PURPOSE:  SECURING  THE  FUTURE  OF  ISRAEL.  AS  HEAD  AND  FRONT  OF 
THE  JEWISH  AGENCY,  A  RESOURCEFUL  GUIDE  FOR  HIS  PEOPLE  THROUGH  THE 
HORRORS  OF  NAZIISM  AND  THE  SECOND  WORLD  WAR.  IN  NEWLY  CREATED 
ISRAEL,  THE  LEADER  IN  A  MAGNIFICENT  DEFENSE  AGAINST  THE  ONSLAUGHTS 
OF  MISGUIDED  NEIGHBORS.  IN  THE  TASKS  OF  STATE  BUILDING,  A  MODERN 
EZRA,  SOUNDING  THE  CLARION  FOR  THE  RETURN  OF  THE  DISPERSED  OF 
HIS  PEOPLE  TO  A  HOSPITABLE  HOMELAND.  ANCHORED  IN  THE  PROPHETIC 
TRADITION,  HE  REACHES  OUT  FOR  UNIVERSAL  TRUTH.  THE  IDEAL 
PHILOSOPHER-STATESMAN  WHO  WOULD  HAVE  DELIGHTED  PLATO  AND  ISAIAH. 

THE    HONORARY    DEGREE   OF 

Bottor  of  HatDSi 

AND  ALL  THE  RIGHTS  AND  PRIVILEGES  THEREUNTO  APPERTAINING 

IN  WITNESS  THEREOF,  THEY  HAVE  ISSUED  THIS  DIPLOMA  DULY 
SIGNED  AND  HAVE  AFFIXED  THE  SEAL  OF  THE  UNIVERSITY. 

ISSUED  AT  BRANDEIS  UNIVERSITY,  WALTHAM,  MASSACHUSETTS, 
ON  THE  NINTH  DAY  OF   MARCH,  I960. 


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PMSIDENT.  BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES 


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PRESIDENT  OF  THE  UNTVERSrlY 


An  informal  faculty  center  breakfast. 


VN  MARCH  9,  1960,  Prime  Minister  David  Ben- 
Gurion  received  an  honorary  degree  from  Brandeis 
University  at  a  special  convocation. 

The  address  delivered  by  the  Prime  Minister  upon  his 
dramatic  arrival  from  Israel  was  a  striking  illustration 
of  the  philosopher-statesman  in  action.  In  harmony  v/ith 
the  spirit  of  the  occasion,  the  head  of  a  young,  strug- 
gling State  transcended  immediate  tensions  and  prob- 
lems to  examine  the  universal  implications  of  the  true 
statesman's  task.  Instead  of  engaging  in  a  political 
discussion  of  urgent  questions  of  the  day,  in  v^hose 
solution  he  is  so  crucial  a  factor,  he  chose  to  trace  the 
spiritual  legacy  of  the  great  peoples  of  antiquity  of 
which  Israel  is  one.  Through  his  philosophic  and  ethical 
awareness  of  the  past,  he  defined  the  nature  of  the 
future.  Mr.  Ben-Gurion's  declaration,  "Israel  cannot 
endure  without  strength  and  power,  but  we  still  hold 
fast  to  the  faith  that  has  accompanied  our  people  for 
thousands  of  years,  faith  in  the  supremacy  of  the 
spirit,"  was  placed  by  him  in  the  kind  of  historic  per- 
spective which  made  it  concretely  meaningful  for  the 
present. 

It  was  eminently  fitting  that  such  an  address  should 
be  delivered  at  Brandeis  University.  Established  in 
1948,  the  same  year  that  saw  the  emergence  of  the 
State  of  Israel,  Brandeis  University,  too,  on  its  scale, 
represented  a  dynamic,  pioneering  effort  of  American 
Jewry  through  the  creation  of  the  first  Jewish  sponsored, 
secular  University  in  the  United  States. 

Inevitably,  by  virtue  of  its  general  and  particular 
sympathies,  Brandeis  University  has  enjoyed  many  fruit- 
ful contacts  with  the  representatives  of  Israel.  In  1948 
the  emissary  of  the  newly  established  state,  Mr.  Eliahu 
Elath,  took  part  in  the  inaugural  ceremonies  of  the 
newly-founded  University.  In  1951  Prime  Minister  Ben- 
Gurion  addressed  scholars  of  24  universities  gathered 
to  hear  him  on  this  campus.  Ambassador  Abba  Ebon 
was  the  chief  speaker  at  the  celebration  marking  the 
tenth  anniversary  of  Brandeis  University. 

The  recent  appearance  of  Prime  Minister  Ben-Gurion 
represents  a  high  moment  in  the  life  of  the  University. 
His  address,  speaking  as  it  did  to  all,  irrespective  of 
creed  or  race,  voiced  those  generous  intellectual  and 
moral  aspirations  which  men  of  thought  everywhere 
may  cherish  in  common. 


Design  for 


Living 


There's  a  hint  of  push-button  living  in  Brandeis' 
new  North  Quadrangle.  It  exists  in  the  semi-auto- 
matic serving  line  of  the  dining  area  and  implied 
in  the  modern  simplicity  of  the  residence  hdll 
architecture. 

Architecturally  and  physically  the  nev/  Quadrangle 
is  dominated  by  the  broad  stainless  steel  and  glass 
facade  of  Milton  and  Hattie  Kutz  Hall.  Behind  this 
10,000  square  foot  picture  v/indow  is  the  largest 
single  room  on  campus.  A  balcony  projects  from  the 
east  end  of  the  building  providing  an  elevated  patio 
for  v/arm  weather  dining  facilities  and  a  Brandeis 
version  of  the  'Top  of  the  Mark'  (sans  liquor).  The 
vista  below  sweeps  out  in  a  panoramic  view  of 
Boston  and  the  North  Shore,  fabled  to  be  the  same 
view  used  by  Gov.  Winthrop  to  survey  the  Bay 
Colony  three  centuries  ago. 

Almost  the  length  of  a  football  field  away,  the 
opposite  end  of  Kutz  Hall  includes  a  similar  balcony 


constructed  entirely  within  the  building.  This  balcony 
provides  a  colorful  and  convenient  lounge  for  stu- 
dents to  meet  their  dates  before  dinner  or  to  enjoy 
a  chat  after  meals.  On  the  floor  below,  glistening 
tables  of  natural-grain,  laminated  wood  are  circled 
in  islands  of  pastel-shaded  chairs  throughout  the 
dining  area. 

To  one  side,  the  stainless  steel  and  glass  window 
wall  rises  forty  feet  to  an  acoustically  tiled  ceiling. 
On  the  other  side,  a  louvered  wooden  wall  extends 
the  full  length  of  the  room,  screening  kitchen  and 
serving  areas  from  the  diners. 

A  study  in  versatility,  Kutz  Hall  has  already  shel- 
tered banquets,  folk  song  sessions,  major  student 
dances,  and  lectures.  It  is  a  favorite  spot  for  stu- 
dents to  entertain  visiting  parents  and  friends.  On 
the  business  side  of  student  life,  it  has  become  a 
convenient  meeting  place  for  campus  groups.  Two 
areas    under   the   main    balcony   disappear   behind 

(continued) 


Bkandeis  University  Bulletin  Vol.  IX,  No.  E.  May,  I'JOO. 

Published  seven  times  a  year    {three  times  in  September,  once  in  October,  January,  March,  and  Mayl,  at   Brandeis 
University  Office  of  Public  Affairs,  Waltham  54,  Moss.    Entered  as  second  class  matter  at  the  Post  Office.  Boston.  Mass. 


partition   walls   creating   private   dining   rooms   for 
small  and  medium-sized  meetings. 

Hidden  from  the  main  floor  by  the  spectacular 
louvered  wooden  wall,  a  white  tile  and  stainless 
steel  serving  area  comes  into  use  at  meal  time. 
A  press  of  a  button  at  one  point  selects  the  proper 
beverage  and  fills  the  student's  glass  automatically. 
At  another  place  on  the  serving  line,  the  desired 
proportion  of  cream  and  coffee  is  mixed  to  the 
diner's  preference  by  the  flick  of  a  switch. 

The  entire  North  Quadrangle  is  nestled  in  a 
wooded  hillside.  Trees  were  carefully  preserved 
during  the  construction  work  in  order  to  retain  the 
rustic  atmosphere  of  the  site.  This  natural  beauty  is 
brought  into  the  buildings  through  an  extensive  use 
of  broad  windows  and  window  walls.  Balconies 
project  from  the  center  of  each  dormitory  unit,  pro- 
viding a  second  floor  opening  for  the  central  lounges 
overlooking  the  Quadrangle  courtyard.  Two  of  the 
residence  halls,  SchefFres  and  Gordon  Halls,  are 
joined  by  a  spacious  ground-level  lounge  opening 
on  the  central  Quadrangle.  In  a  few  short  months, 
this  lounge  has  become  a  favorite  site  for  student 
meetings  and  socials. 

The  new  Quadrangle  will  be  convenient  to  most  of 
the  University's  classroom  and  research  buildings  in 
the  fall.  Six  new  units  under  construction  in  the 
Social  Sciences,  Humanities,  American  Civilization 
and  Judaic  Studies  are  all  within  a  few  minutes  walk. 
The  Goldfarb  Library  Building  is  less  than  200  yards 
away. 

North  Quadrangle  is  another  creation  of  campus 
architects  Harrison  and  Abramovitz.  It  continues  the 
twin  themes  of  beauty  and  utility  which  have  been 
used  in  weaving  a  campus  into  this  rocky  and 
wooded  New  England  hillside. 


MRS.  MILTON  KUTZ  of  Wilming- 
ton, Del.,  has  provided  the  Uni- 
versity with  its  most  modern  and 
spacious  student  center,  a  gift  in 
memory  of  her  husband. 


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I N  an  effort  to  honor  those  men  and  women  dedicated  to  the 
cause  of  peace  and  humanity,  and  to  recognize  their  efforts  therein, 
Brandeis  University  has  this  year  chosen  "The  Quest  for  World  Peace" 
as  the  underlying  theme  of  its  Ninth  Commencement  Exercises  to  be 
held  on  campus  June  12.  Eight  of  the  ten  international  figures  to 
receive  honorary  degrees  from  Brandeis  have  been  selected  as  a 
result  of  their  lifelong  commitment  in  this  vital  area. 

Nobel  Peace  Prize  recipient,  Philip  Noel-Baker  of  Great  Britain, 
will  deliver  the  Commencement  Address.   A  fellow  Nobel  winner,  and        j 
key  figure  in  establishing  a  degree  of  restraint  among  nations  in  the 
Middle  East,  will  share  honors  with  the  Rt.  Hon.  Noel-Baker.    He  is 
Ralph  Bunche  of  the  United  Nations  and  the  United  States. 

Clarence  E.  Pickett,  executive  secretary  emeritus  of  the  American 
Friends    Service   Committee,   will   carry  the   world    peace   theme   to 
Baccalaureate  exercises  as  principal  speaker  in  the  Saturday  morning       j 
program. 

Marian  Anderson,  whose  triumphant  tour  of  Asia  overcame  barriers 
of  race  and  nationalism,  and  Marc  Chagall,  whose  art  is  held  precious 
by  an  entire  world,  are  also  among  the  honorary  degree  recipients. 

Dr.  Joseph  J.  Schwartz,  Vice  President  of  the  State  of  Israel  Bonds 
Organization;  Frank  P.  Graham,  U.N.  representative  for  India  and 
Pakistan;  Dr.  Brock  Chisholm,  former  Director  General  of  the  World 
Health  Organization;  Dr.  Eugene  Rabinowitch,  distinguished  "atoms 
for  peace"  scientist  and  professor  at  the  University  of  Illinois;  and 
James  T.  Shotwell,  President  Emeritus  of  the  Carnegie  Endowment 
for  International  Peace,  complete  the  roster  of  degree  recipients. 


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Ford  Foundation  Grant  to  Heller  School 
Opens  Major  Research  Program  for  Aged 

A  major  Ford  Foundation  grant  to  conduct  nationwide  studies  in 
the  problems  of  the  aged  has  been  made  to  the  University.  This  grant 
is  part  of  a  recent  Ford  Foundation  appropriation  of  $300,000  for  the 
purpose  of  improving  community  programs  for  older  people. 

The  grant  to  Brandeis  will  enable  the  University's  Florence  Heller 
Graduate  School  for  Advanced  Studies  in  Social  Welfare  to  coordinate 
and  evaluate  community  experiments  underwritten  by  the  Foundation. 
This  designation  is  unusual  in  that  it  ties  a  University  research-based 
center  to  operating  social  planning  agencies  throughout  the  country. 


Financial  assistance  will  be  given, 
together  with  technical  consultation,  to 
eight  communities  to  help  them  study 
their  resources  and  test  out  various 
methods  for  organizing  their  pi'ograms 
for  the  elderly.  The  demonstration 
projects  will  continue  from  two  to  four 
years,  during  which  time  local  agencies 
and  their  staffs  will  be  helped  to  review 
their  resources,  to  improve  their  serv- 
ices, and  to  develop  criteria  for  new 
programs  where  needed. 

Researchers  at  Brandeis  University 
will  systematically  study  these  pilot 
projects,  evaluate  the  success  of  their 
programs,  and  develop  minimum  per- 
formance standards.  These  studies  of 
the  pilot  projects  will  throw  light  on 
what  can  and  what  cannot  be  expected 
from  existing  community  agencies. 

An  expert  committee  will  assist  the 
Ford  Foundation  in  screening  applica- 
tions and  the  Florence  Heller  Graduate 
School  in  the  evaluation  of  these  pilot 
programs.  The  evaluation  portion  of 
the  project  will  be  under  the  general 
direction  of  Dean  Charles  I.  Schottland, 
former   Social   Security   Commissioner. 


BRANDEIS  UNIVERSITY  seniors  awarded 
coveted  Woodrow  Wilson  Fellowships  for 
graduate  study  prior  to  teaching  careers  on 
the  college  and  university  level.  Reviewing 
their  scholorship  notification  with  Dr.  Joseph 
F.  Kouffmon,  Dean  of  Students,  are  (left  to 
right)  Miss  Laurel  Weinstein,  Chicago;  Dean 
Kauffmon;  Robert  Werlin,  Cheltenham,  Penn.; 
(standing)  Michael  Broilove,  Elisabeth,  N.  J.; 
Harvey  Glasser,  Miami;  Lyman  Andrews,  Jr., 
Denver;  and  Martin  Levine,  New  York  City. 
Mrs.  Susan  Wides  Steinberg  of  Cambridge, 
Mass.,  and  Englewood,   N.  J.,  Is  not  shown. 


Mrs.  Roosevelt  Keeps  Date 
With  Coat  and  Suit  Industry 
Despite  Automobile  Injury 

Mrs.  Eleanor  Roosevelt  ignored  in- 
juries suffered  in  an  automobile  acci- 
dent last  month  as  she  participated  in 
the  University's  first  dinner  meeting 
sponsored  by  the  Coat  &  Suit  Industry 
^^^^^^^^m  Club  of  New  York. 
^^Hm^^l  The  Lady 

■PV  ^^SH  of  the  World,  and 
■r^J  ~»~  .<X^|B  member  of  the 
^  '        f        5      Brandeis  faculty, 

^  /  ■■  gave  in  to  the  auto- 
^^^^^^^^^!|  mobile  injury  only 
^^^H^^^^BH|  to  the  point  of  de- 
^^^^iCMK^^^      livering  her  inspir- 

Morton  Metiger  ing  message  while 

seated.  Dr.  Sachar 
shared  the  platform  with  the  Brandeis 
Trustee  at  the  Waldorf-Astoria. 

Morton  Metzger,  of  Morris  Metzger 
and  Sons,  was  chairman  of  the  dinner 
for  600  in  the  hotel's  main  ballroom 
and  guest  of  honor  was  Nancy  Spiegel, 
of  Interstate  Department  Stores.  Plans 
were  announced  for  the  Coat  and  Suit 
Industry-sponsored  Program  in  Eco- 
nomic Studies  to  be  conducted  at  Bran- 
deis. A  Trustee  of  the  University,  Sol 
W.  Cantor,  spoke  on  the  responsibility 
of  industry  to  higher  education. 

Mr.  Metzger  outlined  the  role  of  the 
industry  in  adopting  the  new  program 
at  Brandeis.  He  indicated  the  Program 
in  Economic  Studies  would  expand  the 
University's  offerings  for  undergradu- 
ates and  provide  scholarships  to  draw 
the  best  qualified  students  into  the 
field.  The  Program  will  underwrite 
workshops  for  superior  students  and 
provide  graduate  fellowships  in  the  new 
graduate  economics  department.  The 
fund  will  also  provide  for  the  creation 
of  a  Center  for  Economic  Research  on 
the  origins  and  impact  of  technological 
changes  upon  our  economy  and  society. 


Fuchs  and  Peterson 
New  Brandeis  Deans 

Two  veteran  Brandeis  faculty  memij 
bars  have  been  appointed  as  deans.     I 

Dr.  Lawrence  H.  Fuchs,  Chairman  o:p 
the  Department  of  Politics  and  firs| 
Director  of  the  Brandeis  Summe' 
School,  will  succeed  Dr.  John  P.  Rochi 
as  Dean,  of  Faculty.  Dr.  Roche  wil 
return  to  his  former  chairmanship  o 
the  Department  of  Politics  and  devot 
increased  time  to  research. 

Dr.  Merrill  D.  Peterson,  Chairman  o 
the  School  of  Social  Science,  has  beei 
named  Dean  of  Students.  He  will  sue 
ceed  Dean  Joseph  F.  Kauffman. 


Lawrence  H.  Fuchs 


Merrill  D.  Peterson 


A  former  member  of  the  Harvari 
faculty,  Dr.  Fuchs  came  to  Brandei; 
University  in  1952.  He  is  a  graduate  o 
New  York  University  and  earned  hi: 
doctorate  at  Harvard  University  fol 
lowing  Naval  Reserve  during  Worl( 
War  II.  Last  year,  Dr.  Fuchs  directe( 
research  on  the  modern  history  o; 
Hawaii  under  the  auspices  of  the  Socia 
Sciences  Research  Council.  Deal 
Fuchs  is  the  author  of  several  leadin) 
books  and  papers  in  the  political  scieno 
field  including  his  "The  Political  Be 
havior  of  American  Jews"  and  a  worl 
"The  Promise  of  American  Govern 
ment"  written  with  Dr.  Roche.  Thi 
Greater  Boston  community  hears  Dr 
Fuchs  regularly  as  a  commentator  oi 
Radio  Station  WCRB  and  as  a  news 
caster  for  WGBH-TV. 

Brandeis  in  1949 

Dr.  Peterson,  a  graduate  of  tb 
University  of  Kansas,  did  graduat 
study  at  Harvard  in  the  field  of  Amer  la 
ican  Civilization.  A  veteran  of  servic 
with  the  U.  S.  Navy  in  World  War  11 
he  came  to  Brandeis  in  1949  as  a  teach 
ing  fellow. 

In    1955,    he   joined    the    faculty    a 
Princeton  University  as  Assistant  Pro  ''i 
fessor   and    Bicentennial    Preceptor   ii 
History,  serving  in  this  capacity  unti  I 
1958  when  he  returned  to  Brandeis  a 
Associate  Professor  of  History. 

A  contributor  to  several  scholarly 
publications.  Dr.  Peterson  is  the  autho 
of  Parringtov  and  the  Jeffersonian  Tra 
dition  and  The  Jeffersonian  Image  i 
the  American  Mind,  released  last  montl 


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10 -Brandeis  University  Bulletin 


riends  from  Across  the  Nation  Plan  Testimonial 
1o  Jacob  A.  Goldfarb  on  His  Sixty-Fifth  Birthday 


Adele  Rosenwald  Levy 

A  host  of  religious  and  human- 
itarian organizations  in  many  parts 
>f  the  world  mourned  the  death  this 
\pring  of  Mrs.  Adele  Rosenwald 
evy  of  New  York  City,  a  member 
>f  the  Brandeis  University  Board  of 
trustees.  The  following  tribute  by 
he  President  of  the  University  was 
nade  before  the  Trustees  at  their 
[larch  meeting. 

Adele  Rosenwald  Levy  served  as  a 
nember  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of 
Brandeis  University  for  its  first 
iecade.  She  thus  identified  herself 
with  the  University  when  it  was  in 
.ts  infancy  and  thereby  demon- 
strated her  faith  in  all  it  sought  to 
lo  and  become. 

She  graced  the  Board  with  her 
modesty  and  sensitiveness  and 
brought  to  its  functioning  her  rare 
qualities  of  fine  mind  and  warm 
pirit.  Her  impartial  desire  to  see 
Brandeis  University  embody  the 
noblest  democratic  tradition  in 
American  higher  education  was  al- 
ways evident,  especially  when  the 
issues  were  the  welfare  of  students 
and  faculty.  The  clarity  of  her  in- 
sight and  the  soundness  of  her 
judgment,  wedded  to  her  great  good 
heart,  were  a  source  of  strength  and 
assurance  to  a  corporate  body  en- 
trusted with  an  enormous  responsi- 
bility toward  youth. 

Her  devotion  to  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity is  among  its  most  meaningful 
possessions  and  her  aspirations  for 
it  will  remain  as  constant  direction. 
The  University  cherishes  the  mem- 
ory of  her  influence  which  illumi- 
nated the  decade  of  her  participa- 
tion and  which  will  continue  to  be 
felt  in  decades  to  come. 


'ancer  Scholarship 

A  special  scholarship  to  aid  students 
orking  toward  research  careers  in  the 
ittle  against  cancer  has  been  created 
J  a  $25,000  gift  from  Worcester, 
[ass.,  textile  manufacturer  A.  S.  Per- 
cy. The  fund  is  in  memory  of  the  late 
lillian  Persky  Palais,  a  sister  of  Mr. 
ersky. 

University  research  programs  have 
een  established  in  such  a  way  as  to 
How  exceptional  students  on  all  levels 

engage  in  research  programs  in  their 
eld  of  concentration. 


Brandeis  Trustees  Reject 
National    Defense    Loans 

The  Board  of  Trustees  of  Brandeis 
University,  by  unanimous  vote,  resolved 
earlier  this  year  to  reject  student  loan 
funds  under  the  National  Defense  Edu- 
cation Act  as  long  as  provisions  of  the 
Act  require  student  applicants  to  sign 
a  controversial  disclaimer  affidavit. 

In  taking  this  action,  Brandeis  joined 
a  growing  list  of  leading  educational 
institutions  around  the  nation  who  have 
withdrawn  from  the  NDEA  student 
loan  program  because  of  the  required 
affidavit.  Included  in  this  list  are  Har- 
vard, Yale,  Princeton  and  approx- 
imately 20  other  outstanding  colleges 
and  universities. 

The  Brandeis  Board  took  the  above 
action  on  a  formal  recommendation  of 
the  full  Brandeis  faculty. 

The  Board  of  Trustees,  while  reject- 
ing the  NDEA  funds,  went  on  record  as 
wholeheartedly  endorsing  the  general 
purposes  of  the  Act.  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity is  joining  its  sister  institutions  in 
withdrawing  from  further  participa- 
tion in  the  program  solely  because  it  is 
the  Board's  opinion  that  the  disclaimer 
affidavit  improperly  invades  areas  of 
personal  belief  and  conscience. 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jacob  A.  Goldfarb, 
whose  philanthropy  and  civic  endeavors 
have  endeared  them  to  thousands  of 
friends  and  humanitarian  causes  across 
the  nation,  will  be  guests  of  honor  at  a 
capacity  audience  dinner  on  June  15  in 
one  of  New  York's  largest  banquet 
rooms.    Switched  to  the  huge  main  ball- 


Jacob  A.  Goldfarb 


Bertha  Goldfarb 


THE  JUSTICE  MAKES  A  POINT— In  a  pose  sym- 
bolic of  fhe  classroom  motion  for  recognition, 
the  statue  of  Justice  Brandeis  seems  almost  to 
participate  in  Mme.  Denise  Alexandre's  French 
class.  The  photo  was  snapped  as  warm  spring 
weother    brought   classes   out    into    the    sunshine. 


room  of  the  Waldorf-Astoria  in  order  to 
accommodate  the  demand  for  tables,  the 
dinner  will  be  a  65th  birthday  tribute  to 
Mr.  Goldfarb. 

The  dinner  itself  will  climax  a 
nationwide  program  to  underwrite  a 
"Jacob  and  Bertha  Goldfarb  Endow- 
ment Fund"  at  Brandeis.  The  Gold- 
farbs  have  given  Brandeis  $1,500,000 
for  construction  of  the  recently  com- 
pleted Goldfarb   Library  Building. 

Spectacular  Tribute 

A  spectacular  tribute  to  the  Gold- 
farbs  will  unfold  as  a  special  presenta- 
tion traces  his  early  life  in  Poland 
through  immigration  to  the  United 
States  and  subsequent  rise  to  leadership 
in  the  nation's  largest  industrial  com- 
plex in  the  undergarment  field.  Union 
Underwear  Company. 

Inspiration  for  the  testimonial  pro- 
gram will  come  from  many  areas.  He 
has  been  trustee-at-large  for  the  Feder- 
ation of  Jewish  Charities  since  1948;  a 
director  of  the  American  Fair  Trade 
Council  and  executive  committeeman  of 
the  Underwear  Institute. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Jewish  Hos- 
pital in  Louisville,  an  active  participant 
in  the  Boy  Scout  Movement  and  well 
known  for  his  inter-faith  activities  in 
the  National  Conference  of  Christians 
and  Jews. 

Aside  from  his  work  for  the  Amer- 
ican Cancer  Society  and  New  York 
University's  Bellevue  Medical  Center, 
he  is  a  member  of  the  Grand  Street 
Boys'  Club,  B'nai  B'rith,  the  Masons, 
and  other  social  and  fraternal  groups. 


Brandeis  University  Bulletin -11 


Lown  Institute  in  Advanced  Jewish  Studies 
To  Sponsor  Intensive  Research  and  Teaching 

Brandeis  University  recently  announced  the  creation  of  an  Insti- 
tute in  Advanced  Jewish  Studies  underwritten  by  a  grant  from 
Newton,  Mass.,  and  Maine  shoe  manufacturer  Philip  W.  Lown. 

Dr.  Alexander  Altmann,  internationally  known  scholar,  will  direct 
the  new  department.  Dr.  Altmann  is  at  present  Chairman  of  the  Near 
Eastern  and  Judaic  Studies  Department  at  Brandeis,  and  the  incumbent 
of  the  Philip  W.  Lown  Chair  in  Jewish  Philosophy,  established  in  1955. 
During  the  1958-59  academic  year  he  served  as  Jacob  Ziskind  Visiting 
Professor  of  Jewish  Philosophy  and  Hebrew  Literature  at  Brandeis. 

Mr.  Lown,  a  Fellow  of  Brandeis 
University  and  prominent  leader  in 
Jewish  causes  throughout  the  nation, 
has  provided  funds  to  establish  the 
academic  program  of  Advanced  Jewish 
Studies  on  a  scholarly  level,  unrelated 
in  any  way  to  theological  indoctrina- 
tion. The  Institute  will  provide  a  center 
of  independent  research  on  all  branches 
of  Judaic  studies.  It  will  encourage  this 
research  by  offering  fellowships  to 
scholars  of  all  faiths  working  on  proj- 
ects approved  or  commissioned  by  the 
Philip  Lown  Institute.  It  will  sponsor 
frequent  seminars  so  that  scholars  may 
share  their  research  findings  and  have 
them  evaluated.  It  will  help  to  publish 
research  results. 

The  University  will  open  the  new 
program  to  graduate  and  undergrad- 
uate students,  and  to  research  scholars 
on  the  post-doctoral  level. 

Mr.  Lown,  a  well-known  Maine  shoe 
manufacturer,  is  president  of  Lown 
Shoes,  Inc.,  and  Penobscot  Shoe  Com- 
pany.   He  is  a  graduate  of  the  Univer- 


Alexander  Altmann 


Philip  W.  Lown 


sity  of  Maine  which  he  helped  to 
found.  He  received  an  honorary  degree 
from  his  Alma  Mater  in  1954. 

His  interest  in  Jewish  studies  and 
education  led  to  the  creation  of  a  Chair 
in  Judaic  Studies  at  Brandeis  in  1955. 
He  is  President  of  the  American  Asso- 
ciation for  Jewish  Education,  a  cabinet 
member  of  the  United  Jewish  Appeal,  a 
member  of  the  executive  committee  of 
the  Board  of  Governors  of  Bonds  for 
Israel,  Treasurer  of  the  National  Hillel 
Foundation,  and  a  member  of  the  Board 
of  the  Jewish  Publication  Society. 


Many  distinguished  business  and  professional  leaders  from  nine 
states  have  been  elected  as  members  of  the  President's  Council  of 
Brandeis  University.  The  Council  consists  of  men  and  women, 
from  all  parts  of  the  nation,  who  have  played  important  leadership 
roles  on  behalf  of  Brandeis  and  who  will  serve  as  advisors  on  all 
phases  of  University  relations.  Recent  appointees  include : 


HARRY   BASS 
Brookline,  Mass. 

BERTRAM  L  BERNHARDT 
Pawlucket,  R.  I. 

LEO   BRADY 
New  York,  N.  Y. 

SAMUEL  BREITMAN 
Lynn,  Mass. 

IRVING   CANTOR 
New  York,  N.  Y. 

DAVID   CASTY 
Newton,  Mass. 

BEN   FANEUIL 
Newlon,  Mass. 

SAMUEL   GENEL 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 


HORACE  W.  GOLDSMITH 
New  York,  N.  Y. 

PAUL  R.   GORDON 
Miami  Beach,  Florida 

LEO   HARTFIELD 

Los  Angeles,  California 

D.    SLOANE   HURWITZ 
Buffalo,  New  York 

MORRIS   KLEINMAN 
Las  Vegas,  Nevada 

MORRIE   S.   KRAUS 
San  Diego,  California 

SAMUEL   MALKIN 
New  York,  N.  Y. 


MIAH  MARCUS 
Brookline,  Mass. 

JACOB  A.  MARKEL 
Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

MAX   MOSES 

Little  Rock,  Arkansas 

CHESTER   H.   ROTH 
New  York,  N.  Y. 

MRS.   JACK   ROTHENBERG 
New  York,  N.  Y. 

Hon.  ARTHUR  H.  SCHWARTZ 
New  York,  N.  Y. 

JACOB  SLAVITT 
Newark,  N.  J. 


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New  Program  Planned 
In  Mental  Health  Area 


The  University  will  launch  a  nein 
far-reaching  research  and  therapy  pro 
gram  in  student  mental  health  unde 
provisions  of  a  grant  from  retired  Ne^ 
York  textile  manufacturer  Williau 
Heller.  The  University's  psychologies 
counselling  center,  to  be  named  for  Ml 
Heller,  will  be  expanded  to  meet  th 
needs  of  the  new  program  and  its  re 
lated  pioneering  research.  (' 

Brandeis   University   is   thus   pei! 
mitted  to  assume  a  major  role  in  th 
increasingly    critical    area    of    preven 
tive  student  mental  health.    A  studen 
body,  diverse  in  many  ways,  yet  facini 
similar    strains    and    problems,    offer 
excellent  opportunities  for  the  use  o 
group    therapy   as    a   preventive   too! 
This  approach  has  long  been  regarded 
by   educators    and    psychiatrists   af" 
having   great   potential   for    controUei, 
groups  such  as  the  student  body  of  ;* 
single   institution. 

Psychological   counselling,  on   an  inf 
dividual  basis,  will  be  expanded  as 
result    of    the    Heller    grant    to    brinil 
about    greater    self-awareness    in    stuF 
dents   for   the   solution   of   personal  or 
emotional  problems.  f 

The  William  Heller  PsychologicBh 
Counselling  Center  is  under  the  direcfci 
tion  of  Dr.  Eugenia  Hanfmann.  Dr.  AnT 
drea  Angyal  is  a  consultant.  Drs.  Elliof' 
Baker  and  Richard  M.  Jones  of  tbr 
Brandeis  faculty  are  Center  counsellorir 
Drs.  Crete  L.  Bibring  and  George  Ef. 
Gardner  are  members  of  the  Center'! 
visiting  committee  of  psychiatrists,     t 


STAR  QUARTERBACK,  David  Walker,  co-captal 
of  the  football  team,  is  pictured  followinq  H 
suggestions  of  sculptor  Peter  Grippe  in  on  ai 
class  In  one  of  the  studios  of  Shapiro  AthltM 
Center.  On  the  football  field,  the  some  talent^ 
hands  followed  the  direction  of  another  facull 
member,  Benny  Friedman,  whose  artistry  in  guh 
Ing  a  football  in  Michigon  has  not  lost  Its  edgi 


12 -Brandeis  University  Bulletin 


];reak  ground  for  construction  of  rose  art  center 


■IE    ROSE    ART   CENTER    as    seen    by    the    architects    preparing    final    plans    for    the    new    unit    to    be 
nstructed  west  of  the  Faculty  Center.    Ground  has  been  broken  and   construction   will   begin   shortly. 

Julbright  Awards  for  Study  and  Lectures 
Ihower  on  Brandeis  Students  and  Faculty 


Three  Brandeis  University  students 
id  3  members  of  the  faculty  will  be 
udying  and  lecturing  in  European 
iversities  next  year  as  Fulbright 
iholars.  Recipients  of  the  coveted 
wards  are  Lyman  Andrews,  Jr.,  of 
enver,  Colorado  and  Alan  Siegel  of 
ew  York,  both  members  of  the  class  of 
•60;  graduate  student  Alvin  A.  Lucier, 
,  of  Greensboro,  North  Carolina;  and 
rthur  V.  Berger,  Professor  of  Music, 
ick  S.  Goldstein,  Assistant  Professor 
'  Physics,  and  Kirk  W.  McVoy,  As- 
stant  Professor  of  Physics. 

The  awards  to  Brandeis  students 
ere  made  under  the  International 
ducational  Exchange  Program  of  the 
epartment  of  State,  as  provided  by 
e  Fulbright  Act.    Nine  hundred  na- 

mwide  awards  were  made,  and  re- 
plants were  selected  by  the  Board  of 
oreign  Scholarships,  appointed  by  the 
resident  of  the  United  States.    Four 

ndred  grants  for  lecturing  and  re- 
larch  abroad  were  made  to  scholars 
iroughout  the  country  on  the  recom- 
endation  of  the  Conference  Board  of 
ssociated  Research  Councils. 

Mr.  Andrews,  an  English  literature 
lajor  at  Brandeis,  will  study  next  year 
t  King's  College  in  London,  England, 
hile  creative  arts  major  Alan  Siegel 
ill  study  at  the  University  of  Paris, 
aculte  des  Beaux-Arts. 

A  graduate  student  in  music  at 
randeis  on  the  Eddie  Cantor  Scholar- 
lip,  Mr.  Lucier  will  be  studying  next 
sar  at  the  St.  Cecilia  Conservatory  of 


Music  in  Rome,  Italy.  Professor 
Berger's  grant  will  enable  him  to  lec- 
ture on  recent  developments  in  Ameri- 
can music  at  the  Music  Conservatory, 
Milan,  Italy. 

COMMENCEMENT  EXHIBITS 
FEATURE  MARC  CHAGALL 

Commencement  visitors  will  have  an 
opportunity  to  see  several  outstanding 
art  exhibits. 

A  rare,  hand-colored  printing  of 
Marc  Chagall's  illustrated  Bible  series 
will  be  on  display  in  the  Goldfarb 
Library.  Sponsored  by  the  American 
Federation  of  Arts,  the  display  is  on 
loan  from  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Larry  L. 
Aldrich  of  New  York. 

The  Rapaporte  Library  of  Rare  Books 
and  Manuscripts  will  house  70  repre- 
sentative works  of  the  great  19th  cen- 
tury lithographer,  Daumier.  They  are 
a  portion  of  several  thousand  Daumier 
works  recently  presented  to  Brandeis 
by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Benjamin  Trustman 
of  Brookline,  Mass. 

The  gallery  of  Slosberg  Music  Center 
will  contain  many  works  by  Paul  Klee. 
The  exhibit  of  water  colors,  prints  and 
drawings  by  the  Swiss  master  was 
gathered  from  private  collections 
throughout  the  nation.  Part  of  this 
gallery  is  devoted  to  the  sculpture  of 
James  Rosati  and  Naum  Gabo,  winners 
of  the  1960  Creative  Arts  Awards. 

Sherman  Student  Center  will  be  de- 


Ground  has  been  broken  for  the  Uni- 
versity's first  facility  devoted  exclu- 
sively to  the  housing  and  exhibition  of 
art  treasures. 

The  Rose  Art  Center,  a  gift  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Edward  Rose  of  Boston,  will 
be  constructed  on  the  western  side  of 
campus  within  view  of  the  Faculty 
Center.  Mr.  Rose,  a  Fellow  of  the  Uni- 
versity and  President  of  Rose-Derry 
Mattress  Company,  Newton,  Mass.,  is  a 
well  known  Boston  community  leader 
and  has  spearheaded  University  proj- 
ects from  the  time  of  the  founding  of 
Brandeis.  He  is  a  veteran  member  of 
the  board  of  the  Boston  Brandeis  Club. 

Construction  will  begin  this  summer 
on  the  two-level  structure  designed  by 
Harrison  and  Abramovitz.  It  will  be 
constructed  of  limestone  on  a  raised 
platform.  The  main  gallery  will  house, 
initially,  a  valuable  collection  of  con- 
temporary china  and  art  from  the  Rose 
family.  A  cantilevered  stairway  will 
lead  to  the  Center's  lower  level  and  its 
decorative  pool  with  a  simulated  natu- 
ral flow  of  running  water. 

Natural  Illumination 

Natural  light  is  to  illuminate  works 
on  display  in  the  main  gallery.  This 
light  will  pour  through  special  ceiling 
skylights.  The  gallery's  floor  is  to  be  of 
terrazzo.  The  $250,000  Center  includes 
workshop  and  storage  areas  in  addition 
to  attractive  display  cases  and  wall 
exhibition  facilities.  Air-conditioning 
and  specified  humidity  control  will  in- 
sure maximum  protection  for  art  treas- 
ures in  storage  or  on  display.  Exterior 
landscaping  plans  include  a  circum- 
ferential promenade  around  statuary 
display  areas. 

An  active  participant  in  the  affairs 
of  the  city,  Mr.  Rose  is  a  Trustee  of  the 
Beth  Israel  Hospital,  and  has  served 
in  several  posts  at  Temple  Israel  here. 
He  has  been  active  in  the  Combined 
Jewish  Appeal  as  a  division  chairman 
and  for  many  years  has  been  a  member 
of  the  executive  of  the  Associated 
Jewish  Philanthropies. 

Mrs.  Rose  is  National  Endowment 
Fund  Chairman  for  the  University's 
National  Women's  Committee,  a  Na- 
tional Board  member,  and  has  served 
on  its  executive  committee. 


voted  to  works  by  Brandeis  University 
students. 

Earlier  this  month,  an  exhibit  of  20 
watercolors  by  James  N.  Rosenberg 
were  placed  on  display  in  the  library. 
This  collection  was  presented  to  the 
University  by  the  artist  and  proceeds 
from  the  sale  of  the  watercolors  are  to 
go  for  University  needs. 


Brandeis  University  Bulletin  -  13 


Kennedy,  Rockefeller,  Stevenson,  Menon,  Bunche, 
Are  Eleanor  Roosevelt  Television  Series  Guests 


Television  columnists  and  viewers  in 
44  American  cities  and  England  have 
come  to  expect  outstanding  intellectual 
performances  on  Eleanor  Roosevelt's 
"Prospects  of  Mankind,"  recorded  each 
month  on  the  University  campus  for 
distribution  by  the  National  Educa- 
tional Radio  and  Television  Center 
under  a  Ford  Foundation  grant. 

In  addition  to  focussing  a  competent 
spotlight  on  critical  issues  of  our  times, 
the  program  has  attracted  an  outstand- 
ing list  of  international  guests.  Among 
those  already  seen  are:  V.  K.  Krishna 
Menon,  India's  Minister  of  Defense; 
Harrison  Salisbury,  forxner  N.  Y. 
Times  Moscow  correspondent;  Robert 
Bowie,  Director,  Harvard's  Center  for 
International  Studies;  Jules  Moch, 
French  representative  to  the  U.N.; 
Trevor  Gardner,  former  Assistant  Sec- 
retary of  the  Air  Force;  Saville  Davis, 
Managing  Editor,  Christian  Science 
Mo7iitor;  John  Kenneth  Galbraith, 
Brandeis  Fellow,  Harvard  economist, 
and  author  of  The  Affluent  Society;  and 
Arthur  Lewis,  Deputy  Director,  U.N. 
Special  Fund. 

Also,  Rajendra  Coomaraswamy,  U.N. 
delegate  from  Ceylon;  Senator  John 
F.  Kennedy;  Erwdn  Canham,  editor. 
Christian  Science  Monitor;  Luis  Munoz- 
Marin,  Governor  of  Puerto  Rico;  Nel- 
son   Rockefeller;    the    late    Benjamin 


GOV.  NELSON  ROCKEFELLER  of  New  York 
(right)  is  pictured  with  Mrs.  Roosevelt  and 
Gov.  MunoS'Morin  of  Puerto  Rico  prior  to 
video  tape  recording  "Prospects  of  Monliind" 
for  Notional  Educational  Television. 


Cohen  of  Chile;  Julius  Nyerere,  ex- 
pected to  be  first  Prime  Minister  of 
Tanganyika;  Ralph  Bunche;  British 
economist  Barbara  Ward;  Indian  novel- 
ist Santha  Rama  Rau;  and  Cong. 
Charles  Porter  of  Oregon. 

The  concluding  program  in  the  series 
produced  by  the  University  and 
WGBH-TV,  Boston,  will  focus  on  "The 
Spread  and  Survival  of  Democracy" 
with  Adlai  Stevenson,  Vladimir  Dedijer 
of  Yugoslavia,  and  Henry  Kissinger. 
This  recorded  program  will  be  released 
June  12  in  Boston,  New  York,  and 
Washington  and  on  later  dates  in  the 
rest  of  the  nation. 


ZWILLING,  HOWARD,  NAMED  ADVISORS 


Two  Brandeis  faculty  members  have 
been  selected  for  governmental  advisory 
posts  in  their  respective  fields. 

Dr.  Edgar  Zwilling,  Professor  of 
Biology,  has  been  appointed  to  serve  a 
three-year  term  on  the  Embryology 
and  Development  Training  Committee, 
which  is  administered  by  the  Division 
of  General  Medical  Sciences  of  the 
National  Institutes  of  Health,  U.  S. 
Public   Health   Service. 

Dr.  Lawrence  C.  Howard,  Assistant 
Professor  of  Politics,  has  been  ap- 
pointed Director  of  the  Third  Summer 
Internship  Program  for  government 
students  in  Massachusetts.  In  announc- 
ing the  appointment,  Charles  F. 
Mahoney,  State  Commissioner  of  Ad- 
ministration, said  the  program  was 
inaugurated  in  1958  to  attract  inter- 
ested and  qualified  young  men  and 
women  into  careers  in  state  govern- 
ment.  Twenty  college  or  graduate  stu- 


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dents  will  be  assigned  to  work  in 
various  agencies  and  departments  of 
the  executive  branch  of  the  state  gov- 
ernment for  the  period  from  June  13  to 
September  2  as  part  of  the  program. 

As  a  member  of  the  Committee,  Dr. 
Zwilling  will  review  applications  for 
training  grants  in  the  basic  sciences 
related  to  embryology  and  development. 
This  awards  program  supports  re- 
search training  for  post-residents  or 
other  postdoctoral  and  predoctoral 
trainees  in  electron  microscopy,  genet- 
ics, developmental  physiology,  neonatal 
pathology,  fetal  biochemistry,  and  other 
related  basic  science  fields.  Dr.  Zwilling 
will  also  provide  technical  advice  to  the 
National  Advisory  Health  Council  of 
the  National  Institutes  of  Health  and, 
through  the  Council,  to  the  Surgeon 
General  of  the  Public  Health  Service 
on  matters  pertaining  to  the  research 
training  problems  of  the  nation. 


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Honor  Society  Elects 
Four  to  Membership 

Four  members  of  the  class  of  19f 
were  elected  to  the  Brandeis  Hone 
Society  this  year  in  recognition  ( 
superior  academic  achievements.  Tl: 
students  honored  are  Harriet  Blum  t 
Fort  Worth,  Texas;  Ellen  Sue  Davi 
Long  Beach,  New  York;  Arnold  Jacol 
son,  Newton  Centre,  Mass.;  and  Marti 
Levine,  The  Bronx,  New  York.  Tw 
other  seniors,  Yaacov  Shapira,  a  Wei  ^^ 
Scholar  from  Israel,  and  Susan  WidtpTi 
Steinberg,  Cambridge,  Mass.,  formerl 
of  Elizabeth,  N.  J.,  were  elected  to  tl 
Society  in  their  Junior  year. 

Members  of  the  Brandeis  Universit 
Honor  Society  will  become  members  o 
Phi  Beta  Kappa  when  the  Universit 
is  accepted  for  membership  in  this  elit 
honor  group. 


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Changes  Planned  for  Ford, 
Slosberg,  Mailman,  Stoneman 

The  University  will  modernize  an^ 
enlarge  several  major  buildings  to  niee 
the  needs  of  an  expanding  academi 
structure. 

Mailman  Hall,  presently  the  commut.' 
ing  students'  building,  will  be  enlargeij 
by  the  addition  of  a  wing  to  house  ar  \ 
studios.  Construction  has  been  madij 
possible  by  added  funds  from  the  origi 
nal  donors,  Abraham  and  Joseph  L 
Mailman  of  Hollywood,  Florida.  Josepll 
Mailman  is  a  Fellow  of  the  University! 

An  added  grant  from  Frank  Casty 
Chestnut  Hill,  Mass.,  also  a  Fellow  o 
the  University,  will  be  used  to  com 
pletely  renovate  the  Matilda  and  FranI 
Casty  Science  Laboratory  in  Ford  Hall 
The  laboratory  is  currently  being  use( 
by   undergraduate   chemistry   students 

The  Stoneman  family,  donor  of  thi 
Stoneman  Infirmary,  has  provided  ad 
ditional  sums  to  enlarge  the  bed  spaci 
by  the  construction  of  a  wing.  Addi 
tional  medical  facilities  are  also  planne( 
for  the  building. 

Slosberg  Music  Center  is  one  of  thi 
newer  buildings  on  the  Brandeis  campu; 
but  is  already  feeling  the  pressure  o: 
expanding  needs.  A  handsome  additior 
will  be  built  also  in  the  form  of  a  wing 
An  increased  grant  from  the  J.  A.  anc 
Bessie  Slosberg  Charitable  Foundatioi 
was  recently  announced  by  Foundatioi 
Trustees  Charles  Slosberg,  a  Fellow  o; 
the  University;  M.  M.  Landay;  anc 
Samuel  L.  Slosberg,  Secretary  of  th< 
University's  Board  of  Trustees. 


Vomen's  Conference  Begins  Commencement  Weekend 


INTERNATIONAL   SCHOLARS    HIGHLIGHT 
[IVERSITY  SUMMER  SCHOOL  FACULTY 

The  1960  Brandeis  University  Summer  School  opens  on  campus 
|ne  27  with  a  distinguished  international  faculty. 

More  than  200  students  are  expected  for  the  fourth  annual  summer 

ssion.  They  will  live  in  the  North  Quadrangle,  dine  in  the  new,  air- 

Inditioned  Milton  and  Hattie  Kutz  Hall,  and  participate  in  a  special 

ftracurricular   social   and   arts    program.     The    Summer    School    is 

rected  by  Dr.  Harold  Weisberg,  Assistant  Professor  of  Philosophy. 

Among  the  foreign  professors  joining  the  Summer  School  faculty 
he  Nobuyuki  Fukuda  of  the  Tokyo  University ;  Fawzi  F.  Gadallah  of 
le  University  of  Khartoum  in  Sudan,  Africa ;  Paul  T.  Matthews  of 
^e  Imperial  College,  London ;  Christian  Moller,  Professor  of  Physics 
the  University  of  Copenhagen;  and  Stephen  Spender,  co-editor  of 
Incounter  magazine,  London,  England. 


As  in  the  past,  the  Brandeis  Summer 
ihool  will  offer  courses  within  the 
■amework  of  six  Institutes,  embodying 
ifying  themes.  The  Institute  in 
rchaeology,  directed  by  Brandeis  Pro- 
issor  Cyrus  H.  Gordon,  will  be  con- 
irned  with  the  "Rediscovery  of  the 
Id  Testament  in  its  East  Mediter- 
mean  Setting."  Faculty  members  will 
iclude  Dr.  Gordon,  Dr.  Gadallah,  and 
Samuel  N.  Kramer,  Professor  of 
ssyriology,  Univ.  of  Pennsylvania. 

Art  Program 

The  Institute  in  Art,  on  "Nineteenth 
nd  Twentieth  Century  Painting  and 
culpture,"  is  being  directed  by  Mitchell 
liporin  of  the  Brandeis  faculty.  Other 
acuity  members  are  Abraham  L. 
ihanin  of  the  Museum  of  Modern  Art, 
Jew  York,  and  Bartlett  H.  Hayes,  Jr., 
)irector  of  the  Addison  Gallery  of 
Vmerican  Art.  In  addition,  special 
ectures  will  be  given  by  artists. 

"The  Literature  of  Modernism"  is  the 
;heme  of  the  Institute  in  Literature, 
inder  the  direction  of  Brandeis  Profes- 
;or  Irving  Howe.  The  faculty  will  in- 
clude Mr.  Spender,  Mr.  Howe,  and 
Professor  Philip  Rahv  of  the  Brandeis 
faculty.  Special  colloquia  will  be  con- 
ducted by  Alfred  Kazin  and  Harold 
Rosenberg. 

Building  Double 

A  Lowell,  Mass.,  contracting  firm  has 
built  at  Brandeis  in  two  ways.  Morris 
Palefsky  and  his  son  Irving  S.  Paley 
built  the  University's  Administration 
Center  under  their  firm  name  of  Morris 
Palefsky  and  Son.  Recently  they  created 
a  $25,000  fund  at  the  University  for 
scholarships  and  other  purposes  as 
needed  by  Brandeis. 


Harold  Shapero  of  the  Brandeis 
faculty  is  director  of  the  Institute  in 
Music,  on  "History,  Composition, 
Chamber  Ensemble."  Robert  Koff  and 
Irving  Fine  of  the  Brandeis  faculty 
will  present  the  courses,  and  there  will 
be  guest  and  concert  artists  participat- 
ing in  the  course  on  Ensemble  Per- 
formance. All  students  enrolled  in  the 
Institute  will  participate  in  the  special 
lectures  and  colloquia.  Six  concerts  will 
be  presented  during  the  session. 

The  Institute  in  Psychology,  on  "Psy- 
chological Theory,"  will  be  directed  by 
Abraham  H.  Maslow,  Chairman  of  the 
Brandeis  Department  of  Psychology. 
Other  faculty  members  include  Dr. 
Solomon  E.  Asch,  Professor  of  Psychol- 
ogy, Swarthmore  College;  Dr.  Charlotte 
Buhler,  Assistant  Clinical  Professor  of 
Psychiatry,  University  of  Southern 
California  Medical  School ;  and  Dr. 
Heinz  L.  Ansbacher,  Professor  of  Psy- 
chology,  University  of  Vermont. 

Theoretical  Physics 

The  Institute  in  Theoretical  Physics, 
under  the  direction  of  Brandeis  Profes- 
sor Kenneth  W.  Ford,  is  concerned 
with  "Theories  of  Fields  and  Particles," 
and  includes  on  the  faculty,  besides  Dr. 
Fukuda,  Dr.  Matthews,  and  Dr.  Moller, 
Dr.  Julian  Schwinger,  Professor  of 
Physics,  Harvard  University,  and  Dr. 
Sam  B.  Treiman,  Associate  Professor 
of  Physics,  Princeton  University.  Re- 
search seminars  will  be  presented  by 
visiting  faculty  members,  including 
Abdus  Salam  of  Imperial  College,  Lon- 
don, and  John  A.  Wheeler  of  Princeton 
University.  This  graduate  Institute  is 
supported  by  a  grant  from  the  National 
Science  Foundation. 


Ruth  Rose 


The  12th  annual  conference  of  the 
Brandeis  University  National  Women's 
Committee  will  open  on  campus  June  12 
with  a  special  dinner  in  the  new  Kutz 
Hall  Student  Center.  More  than  400 
delegates  are  expected  to  attend  the 
Commencement  weekend  and  conference 
program  centered  about  Goldfarb  Li- 
brary Building. 

Dr.  Sachar  and  Mrs.  David  A.  Rose, 
National  President  of  the  Women's 
Committee,  will 
open  the  confer- 
ence program  Sun- 
day evening.  Dr. 
James  T.  Shotwell, 
Professor  of  His- 
tory, Columbia 
University  and 
President  Emer- 
itus of  the  Car- 
negie Endowment 
for  International  Peace,  will  deliver  the 
opening  address:  "The  World  Today." 
Daytime  programs  on  Monday  are  to 
include  many  workshops  to  assist  chap- 
ter leaders  in  organizing  local  groups. 
Dr.  Lawrence  Fuchs,  new  Dean  of 
Faculty,  and  Merrill  D.  Peterson,  new 
Dean  of  Students,  will  open  the  evening 
session  in  a  program  taking  the  women 
"Inside   Brandeis." 

Classroom  Sessions 

The  "Back  to  School"  session  will 
cover  "Current  Educational  Problems 
in  the  United  States,"  "The  United 
States  in  World  Affairs,"  "Great 
Novels,"  "A  Survey  of  World  Drama," 
and  "America  as  a  Civilization."  Fac- 
ulty will  include:  Dr.  Harold  Weisberg, 
Assistant  Professor  of  Philosophy  and 
Director  of  the  Summer  School;  Dr. 
Leonard  Levy,  Associate  Professor  of 
History  on  the  Earl  Warren  Founda- 
tion and  Dean  of  the  Graduate  School; 
Dr.  Irving  Howe,  Associate  Professor 
of  English  and  Chairman  of  the  De- 
partment; and  Dr.  James  Clay,  Instruc- 
tor in  Theatre  Arts. 

Tuesday,  Philip  J.  Driscoll,  Director 
of  Admissions,  will  report  on  the  Uni- 
versity's admissions  criteria.  "Our  Li- 
brary— its  Scope  and  Significance"  is 
the  title  of  a  symposium  later  that  day. 
Participants  will  include:  Dean  Clar- 
ence Q.  Berger;  Louis  Schreiber,  Direc- 
tor of  Library  Administrative  Services; 
Dr.  Alexander  Altmann,  Director  of  the 
Lown  Institute  for  Advanced  Judaic 
Studies;  and  Dr.  Walter  Spink,  Cura- 
tor, School  of  Creative  Arts,  Brandeis. 
Dr.  Sachar  will  conclude  the  conference 
with  a  talk  Tuesday  evening  on  "Bran- 
deis, Its  Achievements  and  Its  Goals." 


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HONOR  ROLL  OF  NEW  BRANDEIS   FELLOW 


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j:  Hannah  Abrams 

A  founder  of  the  National  Women's 
Committee,  Mrs.  Abrams  served  as  first 
president  of  the  Boston  Chapter  and 
second  National  President.  She  is  a 
past  president  of  the  Women's  Scholar- 
ship Association  of  Boston,  honorary 
president  of  the  PTA  of  Temple  Ohabei 
Shalom  and  vice  president  of  the 
League  of  Jewish  Women's  Organiza- 
tions, Boston. 


A.  David  Benjamin 


A  member  of  the  New  York  State 
Supreme  Court,  Judge  Benjamin  has 
served  as  a  trustee  or  officer  of  the 
American  Red  Cross  of  Kings  County, 
Navy  Yard  Boys'  Club,  Brooklyn  So- 
ciety for  Mental  Hygiene,  and  Hunter 
College.  A  founder  of  the  Brooklyn 
Brandeis  Club,  he  has  also  held  leader- 
ship roles  in  the  Brooklyn  Jewish  Cen- 
ter, New  York  Federation  of  Jewish 
Philanthropies,  East  New  York  YMHA, 
Jewish  Community  Council  and  United 
Jewish  Appeal  of  Brooklyn. 

■~  Robert  S.  Benjamin 

Attorney  and  nationally  known  ex- 
ecutive of  the  motion  picture  industry, 
Mr.  Benjamin  of  New  York  City  is 
chairman  of  the  Board  of  United  Art- 
ists Corporation,  president  of  J.  Arthur 
Rank  Organization,  Inc.,  and  a  partner 
in  the  law  firm  of  Phillips,  Nizer,  Ben- 
jamin and  Krim.  A  member  of  Motion 
Picture  Pioneers  Club,  and  the  Variety 
Club,  he  won  the  Legion  of  Merit  for 
Army  Signal  Corps  Service. 

\  Maurice  Bernstein 

President  of  the  American  Biltrite 
Rubber  Company  and  treasurer  of  the 
Rubber  Heel  and  Sole  Institute  of  the 
Rubber  Manufacturers  Association,  Mr. 
Bernstein  has  represented  the  Univer- 
sity for  many  years  in  his  industry. 
Member  of  the  board  of  the  Greater 
Boston  Brandeis  Club,  he  is  also  an 
official  of  the  American  Biltrite  Rubber 
Company  Charitable  Trust,  donor  of 
the  Bernstein-Marcus  Administration 
Center. 

Samuel  L.  Calechman 

President  of  the  Calechman  Insur- 
ance Agency,  Inc.,  Mr.  Calechman  has 
been  chairman  of  the  New  Haven, 
Conn.,  Brandeis  Club  for  several  years. 
He  has  served  as  an  officer  or  trustee 
of  the  New  Haven  Parking  Authority, 
New  Haven  Taxpayers  Council,  New 
Haven  Jewish  Community  Center,  and 
Congregation  B'nai  Jacobs. 


Joseph  Foster 


A  Leominster,  Mass.,  industrialist, 
Mr.  Foster  is  president  of  Foster-Grant 
Company  of  Leominster  and  a  director 
of  the  Guarantee  Bank  and  Trust  Com- 
pany. A  member  of  the  Commission  on 
Educational  Facilities  of  Clark  Univer- 
sity, he  has  also  served  as  an  officer  of 
the  Jewish  Community  Council,  Recrea- 
tion Center,  and  B'nai  B'rith,  all  in 
Leominster;  and  the  Fitchburg-Leom- 
inster  Community  Council  and  Leom- 
inster Hospital. 

Robert  P.  Cable  4|$ 

The  death  of  Robert  P.  Cable  of 
Boston  last  winter  took  from  our 
midst  a  man  whose  breadth  of  com- 
munity interests  was  nowhere  more 
poignantly  i-eflected  than  in  his  re- 
lationship to  Brandeis  University. 
One  of  the  vanguard  of  the  Univer- 
sity's friends,  his  imagination  and 
great  good  heart  were  stirred  by  its 
concept  and  he  became  generous 
friend  and  effective  spokesman  on 
its  behalf.  A  Fellow  of  the  Univer- 
sity, Robert  Cable's  faith  in  its  pres- 
ent and  future  expressed  itself  in 
many  ways  culminating  in  his  mag- 
nificent gift  of  a  men's  residence 
hall  which  will  bear  his  family's 
name  in  perpetuity. 

J.  Kenneth  Galbraith 

Author  of  "The  Affluent  Society"  and 
several  other  major  volumes  in  Ameri- 
can economics.  Dr.  Galbraith  is  a  pro- 
fessor of  economics  at  Harvard.  His 
governmental  advisory  roles  have  been 
with  the  National  Defense  Advisory 
Commission,  the  Office  of  Price  Admin- 
istration, the  U.  S.  Strategic  Bombing 
Survey  and  the  Office  of  Economic 
Security  Policy  of  the  State  Depart- 
ment. A  former  editor  of  Fortune,  he 
is  a  Fellow  of  the  American  Academy 
of  Arts  and  Sciences  and  the  Social 
Science  Research  Council. 

Alice  Brandeis  Gilbert 

Granddaughter  of  Justice  Brandeis, 
Miss  Gilbert  is  a  member  of  the  law 
firm  of  Cahill,  Gordon,  Reindell,  and 
Ohl,  New  York  City.  A  director  of  the 
Palestine  Endowment  Fund,  she  is  a 
member  of  the  Alumni  Board  of  the 
Experiment  in  International  Living,  for 
which  she  has  been  a  group  leader  in 
France,  Sweden,  and  England.  A  grad- 
uate of  Radcliffe  College  and  Yale  Law 
School,  she  studied  at  the  London 
School  of  Economics.  She  is  the  daugh- 
ter of  Susan  Brandeis  Gilbert. 


B.  Harold  Sherman  Goldberg     fl  f 

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Mr.  Goldberg  is  an  associate  of  t 
Clayton  Securities  Corporation  and 
trustee  of  Grove  Hall  Savings  Ban 
Boston.  Second  president  of  the  Great 
Boston  Brandeis  Club,  he  has  providi 
leadership  for  communal  and  phila  • 
thropic  activities  including:  Bostc 
Jewish  Vocational  Service;  Associati 
Jewish  Philanthropies  of  Boston;  tl 
Combined  Jewish  Appeal  of  Great 
Boston;  and  the  War  Records  Commi 
tee  of  the  Jewish  Welfare  Board. 


Jessie  Kramer 


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Former    national    president    of    t\ 
Women's   Committee,    Mrs.    Kramer 
honorary  president  and  a  founder  of  tl; 
Women's  Association  of  the  Provident 
Jewish  Community  Center,  first  pres 
dent  of  the  Providence  Chapter  of  thi   : 
Brandeis  National  Women's  Committei 
former  national  secretary  of  the  Junic 
Division    of    the    National    Council    o,-; 
Jewish  Women,  and  executive  committejii 
member  of  the  nonsectarian  Beach  Pon 
Camps  for  underprivileged  children. 

Hattie  Kutz 

Mrs.  Kutz,  of  Wilmington,  Del.,  playi; 
a  major  role  in  the  Wilmington  Jewisli ; 
Home   for    the    Aged,    which    is    to   bi 
named  for  her  and  her  late  husband 
Her  communal  and  philanthropic  woil 
has  aided  many  hospitals  in  the  Wil,> 
mington  area  as  well  as  Temple  Betlj - 
Emeth  and  the  United  Jewish  Appeal j- 
Milton  and  Hattie  Kutz  Hall  in  Bran| 
dels'    North    Quadrangle,   is   a    gift  o!j 
Mrs.  Kutz  in  memory  of  her  husband] 

Edith  Michaels 

Founding  president  of  the  National, 
Women's  Committee,  Mrs.  Michaels  has; 
served  the  Committee  continuously  as( 
chairman  of  the  committee  on  organ- p 
ization  and  program,  public  relations) 
chairman,  and  many  other  key  assign-j 
ments.  She  is  a  past  president  of  the. 
Boston  Chapter  of  Hadassah;  former! 
vice  president  of  the  League  of  Jewish] 
Women's  Organizations;  and  past  chair-j 
man  of  the  Women's  Division,  C.  J.  A.| 

Harry  Pearlman 

An  active  leader  in  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity programs  in  the  Brooklyn  area 
and  the  national  paper  industry  for  the 
past  decade,  Mr.  Pearlman  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  board  of  directors  of  the 
Jewish  Hospital  in  Brooklyn  and  Beth 
El  Hospital.  President  of  Swanee  Pajier 
Corporation  and  several  other  paper 
manufacturing  firms,  the  Brooklyn  in- 
dustrialist is  a  member  of  the  Chamber 
of  Commerce,  Masons,  and  the  Shriners. 


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I A  Esther  SchneiSer 

UL   former    National    Women's    Com- 

Jbee  president,  Mrs.  Schneider  has 
I  been  an  officer  or  trustee  of  the 
ton  Chapter  of  Hadassah,  the 
knen's  Division  of  the  Combined 
ksh  Appeal,  the  National  Board  of 
dassah,  and  the  National  Youth 
yah  Committee.  She  holds  member- 
3  in  the  Massachusetts  Women 
vyers  Association  and  the  National 
men  Lawyers  Association  and  is  a 
nber  of  the  Examining  Committee 
;he  Boston  Public  Library. 

Charles  Slosberg 

kr.  Slosberg  has  served  as  an  officer 

Olithe  Nev!  England  Shoe  and  Leather 

Asociation,  the  National   Shoe  Manu- 

f:turers  Association,  and  the   Boston 

and  Shoe  Club.    He  has  held  lead- 

P  roles  in  the  Factory  Management 

■rence,    the    210    Associates,    the 

,:incal    Committee   of   the    National 

toe  Manufacturers  Assn.,  and  Temple 

(iabei    Shalom,   Brookline.     The    Slos- 

bg    Family    Foundation    underwrote 

Si)sberg  Music  Center  at  Brandeis. 

Louis  P.  Smith 

Engaged  in  many  philanthropic  and 

nmunal    activities,    Mr.    Smith    has 

•ved  as  a  trustee  of  the  Associated 

wish     Philanthropies;     Beth     Israel 

ispital;    Hebrew    Teachers    College; 

id  United  HIAS.    He  is  President  of 

tj  Combined  Jewish  Appeal  of  Greater 

llston    and    state    chairman    for    the 

Ibltiple    Sclerosis    Society.     Presently 

Isasurer  of  Boston's  Ford  Hall  Forum, 

1  is  also  active  in  the  NAACP. 

I  Esther  W.  Weltman 

lA  member  of  the  Smith  College 
ipard  of  Counselors,  Mrs.  Weltman  is 
jso  a  trustee  of  American  Interna- 
(bnal  College;  Colby  College  and  the 
jew  England  Center  Hospital.  She  is 
member  of  the  Massachusetts  Board 

S  Educational  Assistance  for  State 
holarship,  a  founder  of  Yeshiva  Uni- 
rsity's  Albert  Einstein  School  of 
edicine,  and  a  co-trustee  of  the  Jacob 
Iskind  Trust  for  Charitable  Purposes, 
nd  counselor  for  the  Jacob  Ziskind 
.rofessorship  Program  at  Brandeis. 

H.  Albert  Young 

Former  attorney  general  for  the 
tate  of  Delaware,  Mr.  Young  has  been 

counsel  for  the  Delaware  State  As- 
embly  and  for  the  Senate  Investigat- 
tig  Committee  on  Relief.  He  was  presi- 
ent  of  the  Delaware  State  Bar  Asso- 
iation,  and  is  a  Fellow  of  the  American 
loUege  of  Trial  Lawyers.  He  is  a  past 
iresident  of  the  State  of  Delaware 
J'nai  B'rith  and  is  a  director  of  the 
ewish   Federation   of   Delaware. 


Faculty  Grants  Spur  Teaching  and  Research 


Svend  Laursen 

Brandeis  University  faculty  and 
students  mourned  the  loss  earlier 
this  year  of  a  beloved  friend  and 
teacher.  Dr.  Svend  Laursen,  whose 
sudden  death  February  11  shocked 
the  entire  campus  community. 

Chairman  of  the  Department  of 
Economics  and  James  Henry  Yalem 
Professor  of  Economics,  Dr.  Laur- 
sen was  on  sabbatical  leave  as 
Chief  Economist  of  the  World 
Bank's  economic  mission  to  Tangan- 
yika at  the  time  of  his  death  in 
Washington,  D.  C. 

Dr.  Laursen  joined  the  University 
in  1950,  two  years  after  its  found- 
ing, as  the  first  economist  on  the 
faculty.  He  created,  with  the  bril- 
liance and  vigor  that  his  colleagues 
and  students  so  admired  in  him,  the 
University's  Department  of  Eco- 
nomics. 

The  President  of  the  University 
paid  tribute  to  the  late  Dr.  Laursen 
saying:  "Svend  Laursen  represented 
the  concept  of  faculty  man  that 
every  University  hopes  for  and  few 
are  fortunate  enough  to  have — a 
gifted  teacher,  a  creative  scholar, 
and  so  wholesome  and  outgoing  in 
his  relations  with  students  as  to 
earn  their  complete  devotion  as  a 
friend  and  mentor.  Our  young  Uni- 
versity will  not  soon  see  his  like." 


Space  Research  Program 
Makes  Television  Debut 

A  special  program  on  the  "space 
flight"  research  of  the  Department  of 
Psychology  was  filmed  at  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity and  televised  recently  by  Sta- 
tion WBZ-TV,  Boston.  Called  "Break- 
through," the  program  was  one  of  a 
series  by  the  station  on  outstanding 
research  projects  in  colleges  and  uni- 
versities throughout  Massachusetts. 

New  Fellows  '  ■ 

As  we  go  to  press,  four  men  have 
been  named  Fellows  of  the  Univer- 
sity at  the  May  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees.  Details  on  their  election 
will  follow  in  a  subsequent  issue. 
The  new  Fellows  are:  Samuel  Bar- 
ron, Jr.,  Boston;  Charles  Berns,  New 
York  City;  Max  Feldberg,  Boston; 
and  Bernard  Sang  of  Chicago. 


Research  grants,  academic  grants, 
and  honors  continue  to  highlight  the 
prestige  of  the  Brandeis  faculty. 

Arthur  Berger,  Professor  of  Music, 
has  been  selected  for  double  honors. 
Under  the  Fulbright  program,  he  will 
lecture  next  year  on  recent  develop- 
ments in  American  music  for  students 
of  the  Conservatory  of  Music,  Milan, 
Italy.  He  was  also  granted  a  $1500 
prize  by  the  National  Institute  of  Arts 
and  Letters  for  his  work  in  music.  A 
similar  grant  for  literature  was  made 
to  Prof.  Irving  Howe,  Chairman  of  the 
Department  of  English. 


George  Fischer 


Arthur  Berger 


Two  grants  have  been  made  to 
George  Fischer,  Associate  Professor  of 
Politics,  for  separate  academic  assign- 
ments in  Russia.  Dr.  Fischer,  who 
spent  his  boyhood  days  in  the  Soviet 
Union,  received  grants  from  the  Ameri- 
can Council  of  Learned  Societies  and 
the  American  Philosophical  Society.  He 
will  interview  top  figures  in  the  fields 
of  education,  literature,  diplomacy,  leg- 
islature, and  the  Communist  Party. 

Dr.  Arnold  S.  Shapiro,  Professor  of 
Mathematics,  will  study  in  Paris  as  a 
National  Science  Foundation  Senior 
Post-Doctoral  Fellow.  Another  mathe- 
matician. Dr.  Oscar  Goldman,  an  As- 
sociate Professor,  will  pursue  his  work 
at  the  Institute  for  Advanced  Studies, 
Princeton,  under  an  NSF  Fellowship. 

A  Fulbright  grant  has  also  been 
made  to  Dr.  Jack  S.  Goldstein,  Assistant 
Professor  of  Physics,  to  conduct  re- 
search at  the  Weizmann  Institute  in 
Rehovot,  Israel.  Dr.  Goldstein  also  re- 
ceived an  Air  Force  Research  Fellow- 
ship. Also  in  the  Physics  Department, 
Associate  Professor  Eugene  P.  Gross 
is  the  recipient  of  a  National  Science 
Foundation  Senior  Post-Doctoral  Fel- 
lowship, and  will  be  in  Berne,  Geneva; 
Assistant  Professor  Saul  Barshay  was 
awarded  a  National  Science  Foundation 
Fellowship  and  will  lecture  at  the  Ecole 
Normale  Superieure,  Paris;  and  Assist- 
ant Professor  Kirk  W.  McVoy  also 
received  a  Fulbright  grant  to  lecture  at 
a  European  university. 

Dr.  John  P.  Roche,  retiring  Dean  of 
Faculty,  is  one  of  four  sociologists, 
political  scientists,  historians,  and  econ- 
omists invited  to  Israel  for  the  summer. 


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.DATELINING  THE  NATION. 


Cleveland 

Cleveland  friends  of  the  University, 
who  feel  it  is  better  to  know  their  foot- 
ball with  an  expert,  went  to  the  game 
with  an  Ail-American  star  to  learn  the 
fine  points  first  hand. 

In  a  unique  program,  the  Cleveland 
Club  invited  Benny  Friedman,  Director 
of  Athletics  and  former  Michigan  star, 
to  spend  a  day  at  a  meeting  and  foot- 
ball game  in  Cleveland's  "Wigwam." 

The  double-header  for  Benny  brought 
him  before  the  group  and  many  young- 
sters from  Cleveland  Club  families  for 
a  pre-game  talk.  They  watched  the 
pro  football  teams  in  action  during  the 
first  half  and  returned  at  half-time 
to  hear  Coach  Friedman  recap  the 
action  on  the  field.  After  the  seminar 
on  gridiron  strategy,  they  went  back  to 
the  stands  to  enjoy  the  second  half  of 
the  ball  game  with  a  degree  of  "expert- 
ise" in  their  second-guessing. 

The  Cleveland  program,  under  the 
chairmanship  of  Elmer  J.  Babin,  a 
President's  Council  Member,  brought 
nearly  $50,000  in  new  gifts  to  the 
University.  Irving  Kane,  Vice  Chair- 
man of  the  Brandeis  Fellows,  shared 
the  platform  with  Mr.  Friedman. 

Tri-Cities 

In  another  of  their  tri-cities  dinner 
programs,  friends  of  the  University 
from  Albany,  Troy,  and  Schenectady, 
New  York,  paid  tribute  to  one  of  their 
number  and  announced  completion  of 
their  Tri-Cities  Scholarship  Fund. 

Brandeis  University  Fellow,  Samuel 
E.  Aronowitz,  was  honored  at  the  din- 
ner held  at  the  Colonic  Country  Club, 
West  Albany.  He  and  Dr.  Sachar 
shared  speaking  honors.  Chairman 
Leon  Klein  of  Albany  was  assisted  by 
vice  chairmen  Richard  Levi  of  Cohoes 
and  Dr.  Walter  Gross  of  Schenectady, 
both  members  of  the  President's  Coun- 
cil; and  Julius  Goodman  of  Troy. 

Lawrence 

George  Goodman  of  Lawrence,  Mass., 
head  of  the  Elliott's  retail  chain  stores 
of  northeastern  Massachusetts  and 
southern  New  Hampshire,  led  a  recent 
safari  of  Lawrence  businessmen  who 
met  on  the  Brandeis  campus. 

Dr.  Sachar,  Dean  Clarence  Q.  Berger, 
and  Dr.  Alexander  Altmann,  Director 
of  the  new  Lown  Institute  for  Judaic 
Studies,  reviewed  the  development  of 
the  University.  Many  of  the  campus 
visitors  enrolled  in  life  and  associate 
membership  programs  and  reopened  a 
new  community  interest  in  work  under- 
way at  Brandeis. 

Mr.  Goodman  was  assisted  by:  Dr. 
Milton  Meyers,  Harry  Steinberg  and 
Alexander  Weiner,  all  of  Lawrence; 
Maurice  J.  Caplan,  Samuel  Caplan, 
Joseph  Stillman,  Methuen;  Mitchell 
Segal,  North  Andover;  and  Harry 
Axelrod,  Samuel  Resnik,  Theodox-e  L. 
Russem,  Herbert  Tatelman  and  Dr. 
Morris  Yorshis,  all  of  Andover. 


Chicago 

A  retired  American  general,  now 
directing  the  humanitarian  activities  of 
the  American  Red  Cross,  told  Brandeis 
University  friends  in  the  Chicago  area 
that  the  U.  S.  is  in  a  spiritual  as  well 
as  material  struggle  with  the  Soviet 
Union.  Gen.  Alfred  M.  Gruenther,  re- 
cipient of  an  honorary  degree  from 
Brandeis  University,  called  for  greater 
American  aid  and  leadex'ship  for  the 
world's  downtrodden. 

Brandeis  Fellow  Morton  Weinress 
and  Dr.  Morris  Fishbein  were  chairmen 
of  the  dinner  at  the  Blackstone  Hotel 
given  in  honor  of  Gen.  Gruenther  and 
Dr.  Sachar.  Retiring  Chicago  Club 
President,  Donald  Roth,  a  member  of 
the  President's  Council,  presided. 

Samuel  R.  Rosenthal,  a  Brandeis 
Fellow,  was  recently  installed  as  new 
President  of  the  Chicago  Club  by 
former  Chicago  President  and  Midwest 
Regional  Chairman  of  the  Brandeis 
Fellows,  David  Borowitz.  Mr.  Rosen- 
thal has  been  a  Vice  President  of  the 
Club  for  two  years  and  served  as  chair- 
man of  the  1958  Life  Members  dinner. 

Denver 

The  entire  State  of  Colorado  went  all 
out  in  tribute  to  Brandeis  University 
taking  official  cognizance  of  the  Den- 
ver Club's  annual  dinner  in  the  BrovvTi 
Palace   Hotel. 

Colorado  Gov.  Steve  McNichols  is- 
sued a  state-wide  proclamation  setting 
aside  the  meeting  date  as  Brandeis 
University  Day  in  honor  of  the 
Colorado  friends  of  the  University  and 
students  from  that  state. 

Sen.  William  Proxmire  of  Wisconsin 
was  featured  speaker  along  with 
Clarence  Q.  Berger,  Dean  of  University 
Administration   and   Development. 

Herschel  Shwayder,  President  of  the 
Denver  Club,  was  dinner  chairman. 
Assisting  were:  Mrs.  Louis  Duman, 
Denver  Chapter  President,  National 
Women's  Committee;  Sidney  R.  Lang- 
sam.  President's  Council;  Norman 
Davis;  and  Judge  Charles  Rosenbaum. 

Connecticut 

Residents  of  the  Nutmeg  State  have 
bolstered  scholarship  programs  at  the 
University  and  enrolled  many  new  life 
and  associate  members  in  gifts  an- 
nounced at  recent  meetings  at  Bridge- 
port and  New  Haven,  Conn. 

The  President  of  the  University  was 
principal  speaker  at  both  programs.  He 
outlined  the  first  dozen  years  of  growth 
at  Brandeis  and  discussed  projected 
plans  for  the  development  of  a  small 
university  in  the  mid-twentieth  century. 

Fellow  Samuel  Calechman  was  host 
to  a  winter  meeting  at  his  New  Haven 
home.  Another  Fellow  of  the  Univer- 
sity, A.  O.  Samuels  of  Bridgeport,  was 
chairman  of  a  reception  tendered  to  Dr. 
Sachar  at  the  Westport  Country  Club. 


Pliiladelphia  |'( 

A   resourceful   group    of    Universitji! 
friends  in  Philadelphia  staged  a  meet- 
ing this  year  despite  the  sudden  hos 
pitalization  of  the  host. 

Mr.  Lawrence  C.  Kline,  hospitalizecfi; 
unexpectedly,  directed  his  committee  tc,.; 
continue  with  arrangements  to  hold  the 
meeting   at   his    home    despite   his   ah. 
sence.     Mr.    Kevy   K.    Kaiserman   abi; 
assumed  the   chairmanship. 

The  City  of  Brotherly  Love  greeted  i 
guest    speaker    Dr.    Sachar    with    the:,. 
announcement  of  the  creation  of  several 
new  scholarship  programs  at  the  Uni-I^- 
versity  and  enrolled  new  life  members,  : 

His  many  friends  were  delighted  to 
learn  that  Mr.  Kline  was  able  to  return- 
home  after  a  short  stay  in  the  hospital. ' 
Mrs.  Monna  Kline,  active  leader  in  the'' 
National  Women's  Committee  since  thei^ 
University's    founding    and    currently 
National  Vice-President,  carried  on  for 
her  husband  in  planning  the  meeting. 

Worcester 

Co-Chairmen  of  the  Worcester,  Mass., 
winter  meeting  at  the  Mt.  Pleasant 
Country  Club  have  kept  their  organiza- 
tion in  the  news. 

One,  Joseph  Foster,  a  graduate  of 
Boston  University,  and  president  of 
the  Foster-Grant  Company,  has  been 
elected  a  Fellow  of  the  University.  The 
prominent  Leominster  industrialist  is 
also  a  Director  of  the  Guarantee  Baiil< 
and  Trust  Company. 

The  other,  Mr.  Eli  Jacobson,  head  of 
the    Chicago    Dressed    Beef    Company,  ( 
Worcester,  has  provided  the  University  i 
with  an  electronically-equipped  labora-j 
tory  for  the  teaching  of  languages.        I 

The  chairmen  were  assisted  by  Joseph 
B.    Cohan    of    Worcester,    and    Louis ! 
Levine  of  Leominster,  in  the  program  I 
responsible  for  more  than  $200,000  in  ' 
new  gifts  and  Life  Memberships. 

In     his     dinner     address.     President 
Sachar    honored    Samuel     Seder,    Mr. : 
Cohan  and  Mr.  Jacobson,  all  of  Worees- ' 
ter,  new  President's  Council  members. 

The  sponsoring  committee  included: 
Sherman  Baker,  Morris  Boorky,  Charles 
Burwick,  Hyman  Burwich,  Joseph  Cas- 
din,  Benjamin  Cohen,  Harry  Corbin, 
Allen  Farber,  Samuel  Click,  Hon.  Jo- 
seph Goldberg,  Jacob  Hiatt,  Leon  S. 
Newton,  Max  H.  Rubenstein,  Peter 
Saltzer,  Samuel  Seder,  Benjamin 
Siegal,  Joseph  Talamo,  all  of  Worces- 
ter; Hon.  Morris  Gould  of  Clinton; 
Melvin  Sawyer  of  Cherry  Valley;  and  I 
Samuel  Wexler  of  Leominster.  i 


Dayton 

Brandeis  University  Fellow  Max 
Isaacson  was  inducted  to  membership 
in  this  elite  University  advisory  body 
at  a  Dayton  dinner  in  his  honor. 

Dr.  Leonard  W.  Levy,  Dean  of  the 
University's  Graduate  School  and  Di- 
rector of  the  Summer  Institute  spon- 
sored by  the  Fellows,  was  guest 
speaker.  More  than  180  friends  of  the 
University  from  the  Dayton  area  at- 
tended the  Brandeis  Club  Dinner  in  the 
Van  Cleve  Hotel. 


18 -Brandeis  Univbbsity  Buulbtin 


ISF  and  Cancer  Grants  Aid  Young  Scientists 


or    the    second    consecutive    year, 

ndeis  University  has  been  selected 
participate  in  a  program  for  under- 

duate  scientists  underwritten  by  the 
tional  Science  Foundation.  Honor 
idents  entering  the  senior  year  at 
andeis  will  benefit  from  the  grant  of 
3,765  awarded  to  the  University — 
nost  double  the  amount  received  for 

first  year  of  the  program. 
Summer    research    projects    will    be 
iducted   by   outstanding   students   in 
ur    departments    of    the    University, 
udents   selected   by   the   departments 

Chemistry,    Biochemistry,    Physics, 


BEN-GURION    BOOKLET 

The  special  pamphlet  reprinting  the  ad- 
dress of  Premier  David  Ben-Gurion  on  the 
occasion  of  his  visit  to  Brandeis  University 
s  the  first  publication  Issued  under  a  new 
>ublIcatIons  grant  to  Brandeis  from  Bern 
)ibner  of  Wilton,  Conn.  The  DIbner  Publl- 
ations  Fund  will  provide  $25,000  for  the 
ubilcatlon  of  special  works  of  public  or 
cademic  interest. 

The  Connecticut  engineer-scholar  ear- 
ler  presented  his  private  collection  of 
aterlal  on  Leonardo  da  Vinci  to  the  Bran- 
deis University  Library. 
The  Illustrated  24-page  booklet  commem- 
ratlng  the  visit  to  Brandeis  University  by  . 
Prime  Minister  David  Ben-Gurion  Is  now 
ready  for  distribution.  The  gold-embossed 
souvenir  Issue  Includes  photos  highlighting 
♦he  ceremonies,  a  reproduction  of  the  hon- 
orary degree  awarded  to  the  Prime  Min- 
ister, and  the  complete  text  of  his  Inspiring 
message;  "Science  and  Ethics:  The  Con- 
tributions of  Greece,  India,  and  Israel." 
Copies  of  this  special  issue  are  available 
for  25^  each  through:  The  University  Book- 
store, Brandeis  University,  Waltham,  Mass. 


Uuestein  Foundation  Grant 

A  $40,000  grant  from  the  Jacob  Blue- 
«in  Foundation  has  established  two 
lew  fellowships  for  graduate  students 
t  Brandeis  University. 
I  The  new  grant  has  been  announced 
)y  Allan  I.  Bluestein  of  Washington, 
3.  C,  and  Milton  J.  Bluestein  of  Plym- 
)uth  Shops,  New  York,  for  the  Foun- 
lation. 

The  Allan  I.  Bluestein  Fellowship  has 
jeen  designated  to  aid  graduate  stu- 
dents working  in  the  humanities..  A 
fellowship  to  be  named  for  Jacob  and 
(Rachel  Bluestein  as  a  memorial  has  not 
yet  been  assigned  to  a  specific  field  in 
the  Graduate  School. 


and  Biology  will  spend  ten  weeks  of 
summer  vacation  time  on  research  pro- 
grams, in  either  the  field  or  laboratory, 
to  acquaint  themselves  with  research 
problems.  Participating  undergradu- 
ates will  receive  individual  guidance. 
Each  student  will  receive  a  portion  of 
the  National  Science  Foundation  grant 
for  their  summer  work,  and  an  addi- 
tional amount  to  be  applied  to  senior 
year  tuition. 

The  highly  successful  American  Can- 
cer Society-sponsored  High  School 
Science  program  at  Brandeis  University 
will  again  be  undertaken  on  the 
Waltham  campus  this  Summer.  Sixteen 
teen-agers  will  work  in  biology  and 
biochemistry  labs  as  research  assistants 
under  the  direction  of  the  faculty. 


Brandeis  TV  Series  Wins 
In  Ohio  State  Competition 

Brandeis  University's  growing  role 
in  educational  television  received  an- 
other honor  this  month  when  "Laughter 
is  a  Funny  Business,"  conducted  by  two 
Brandeis  faculty  members  and  two  stu- 
dents for  nationwide  distribution  from 
Boston's  education  television  station, 
WGBH-TV,  won  first  place  in  the  Ohio 
State  University  cultural  program 
competition. 

The  award-winning  program  is  con- 
ducted by  Edwin  Burr  Pettet,  Professor 
of  Theatre  Arts  and  Director  of  the 
Brandeis  Theatre,  with  the  assistance 
of  John  Sommers,  Instructor  in  Theatre 
Arts.  Two  Brandeis  students,  Lois 
Zetter  of  Providence,  Rhode  Island,  and 
Alan  Siegel  of  the  Bronx,  N.  Y.,  both 
seniors,  made  up  the  rest  of  the  cast. 


LIVE    AND 


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Boston  Life  Members 

Two  Greater  Boston  Club  programs 
at  suburban  country  clubs  helped  to 
raise  Life  Membership  enrollments  for 
the  area  to  a  total  of  more  than  150 
over  the  past  year.  Family  funds  at 
$5000,  and  many  new  scholarship  funds, 
were  included  among  the  gifts  an- 
nounced at  the  winter  meetings. 

Dr.  Sachar  praised  members  of  the 
Greater  Boston  Club  for  their  continued 
sponsorship  of  the  University,  speaking 
at  a  meeting  in  the  Commonwealth 
Country  Club,  Newton.  He  explained 
that  residents  of  the  Greater  Boston 
area  had  sustained  interest  in  the  Uni- 
versity over  its  entire  12  years,  giving 
Brandeis  a  base  of  continued  support. 

Mr.  Rubin  Epstein  of  Newton,  a 
member  of  the  President's  Council, 
served  as  chairman  of  the  Common- 
wealth Country  Club  meeting  at  which 
more  than  $60,000  in  unrestricted  funds 
were  pledged  to  the  University.  Mr. 
Epstein  is  a  former  president  of  the 
Greater  Boston  Brandeis  Club. 

A  team  of  Max  Kargman,  president 
of  First  Realty  Company,  Boston,  and 
Lloyd  Tarlin,  an  official  of  Stop  &  Shop, 
Inc.,  stores,  directed  a  similar  program 
at  Belmont  Country  Club.  Clarence  Q. 
Berger,  dean  of  University  Administra- 
tion and  Development,  outlined  the  role 
of  unrestricted  funds  in  the  growth  of 
the  University.  He  dramatized  the  need 
for  Life  Memberships,  Family  Funds, 
and  scholarship  grants  to  carry  the 
University  in  its  day-to-day  operations. 
Gifts  announced  at  this  meeting 
brought  the  total  for  both  country  club 
programs  to  nearly  $100,000. 

Boston  Special  Events 

A  growing  interest  in  the  University, 
demonstrated  by  younger  business  and 
professional  men  in  the  Greater  Boston 
area,  led  to  a  series' of  special  events 
under  their  sponsorship  this  year. 
Bertram  C.  Taclieflf  of  Chestnut  Hill, 
Vice  President  of  the  Boston  Club, 
organized  the  group,  primarily  inter- 
ested in  developing  University  affilia- 
tion among  men  of  their  own  genera- 
tion. Six  meetings  and  a  day  on  cam- 
pus for  the  men  and  their  wives  have 
brought  the  group  to  more  than  100. 

Though  new,  the  Club's  special  events 
committee  has  already  enlisted  many 
Life  and  Associate  members  through 
meetings  in  the  area. 

Serving  with  Chairman  Tackeff  on 
the  committee  are  Seymour  Berman, 
West  Newton;  Daniel  Cadiff,  Newton 
Highlands;  Walter  Cahners,  Brookline; 
Irving  Groper,  Chestnut  Hill;  William 
Heine,  Newton;  Richard  Morse,  Chest- 
nut Hill;  Louis  Pearlstein,  Brookline; 
Elkan  Ries,  Jr.,  Newton  Center;  Samuel 
Robbins,  Newton;  Arnold  Rosoff,  New- 
ton Highlands;  Joseph  Simons,  Newton 
Center;  Marvin  Starensier,  West  New- 
ton, and  George  Zimberg,  Brookline. 


Cincinnati 

A  Sunday  morning  reception  in  honor 
of  Dean  Charles  I.  Schottland  of  the 
Florence  Heller  Graduate  School  for 
Advanced  Studies  in  Social  Welfare, 
was  a  highlight  of  the  winter  program 
for  the  Brandeis  University  Club  of 
Cincinnati. 

Dean  Schottland,  former  U.  S.  Com- 
missioner of  Social  Security,  addressed 
the  club  members  on  his  recent  tour  of 
social  welfare  agencies  in  the  Soviet 
Union. 

Philip  Wise,  chairman,  and  Sol 
Schaengold,  co-chairman  of  the  Cin- 
cinnati reception,  are  both  recently- 
appointed  members  of  the  University 
President's   Council. 

Mr.  Wise  has  been  elected  President 
of  the  Cincinnati  Club,  succeeding  Mr. 
Schaengold.  Charles  Klein,  Louis  Mes- 
ser,  Isidor  Schifrin  and  Marvin  Warner 
are  Vice  Presidents.  Charles  Levinson 
was  elected  Secretary  and  Ben  Mosko- 
witz.  Treasurer. 

Buffalo 

Buffalo's  Park  Lane  Restaurant  was 
the  scene  of  a  recent  brunch  in  honor 
of  Dr.  Sachar.  Fellows  Edward  H. 
Kavinoky  and  Irving  Levick  of  the 
Queen  City  directed  the  special  pro- 
gram. Many  new  life  memberships, 
family  funds,  and  other  gifts  were 
pledged  to  the  University  during  the 
brunch. 

D.  Sloan  Hurwitz,  President  of  the 
Buffalo  club,  is  a  member  of  the  Presi- 
dent's Council  of  the  University.  Com- 
mittee assignments  were  filled  by 
Albert  S.  K.  Branse,  Samuel  S.  Carl, 
Paul  Dosberg,  Arnold  Jacobowitz,  A.  A. 
Morrison,  Clarence  Obletz,  Paul  Suker- 
nek,  and  Maurice  Tabor.  They  are  all 
officers  and  executive  board  members 
of  the  Brandeis  Club  of  Buffalo. 

Atlanta 

Motion  picture  producer,  director, 
and  vn-iter  Dore  Schary  and  Dr. 
Sachar,  were  featured  speakers  at  the 
11th  Annual  Dinner  of  the  Brandeis 
Committee  of  Greater  Atlanta,  Ga. 

Many  new  Life  Members  were  en- 
rolled at  the  dinner  in  the  Standard 
Town  and  Country  Club.  Brandeis  Fel- 
lows Louis  Aronstam  and  Benjamin  J. 
Massell  were  co-chairmen  of  the  anni- 
versary dinner  heading  a  committee  of 
more  than  60  friends  in  Atlanta. 

Dore  Schary,  also  a  Fellow  of  the 
University,  is  the  author  of  the  screen 
play  for  "Boy's  Town,"  for  which  he 
received  the  academy  award  in  1938. 
He  later  served  as  a  producer  with 
MGM,  the  Selznick  Organization,  and 
RKO.  His  recent  play,  "Sunrise  at 
Campobello,"  won  the  New  York 
Theater  Critics'  prize  among  others, 
and  another  play,  "Majority  of  One," 
is  now  on  Broadway. 


Miami  i 

A  successful  Life  Membership  pro 
gram,  coupled  with  a  University-spon- 
sored adult  education  course  were  high- 
lights of  the  winter  and  spring  months 
for  friends  of  the  University  in  Miami. 

Dr.  Leonard  W.  Levy,  Dean  of  the 
Graduate  School  and  Director  of  the 
Summer  Institute  at  Brandeis,  reviewed 
the  history,  uses,  and  abuses  of  Con- 
gressional investigations  of  the  past 
170  years  in  a  lecture  at  the  Saxony 
Hotel.  University  Fellows  Dr.  Stanley 
Frehling  and  former  Miami  Mayor 
Harold  Turk  served  as  chairman  and 
program  moderator. 

Dr.  Frehling,  Miami  Club  President, 
also    served    as    chairman    when    Dr. 
Cyrus  Gordon,  Chairman  of  the  Grad- 
uate    Department     of     Mediterranean 
Studies,  presented  a  talk  on  the  Dead  '■• 
Sea  scrolls.   An  expert  on  ancient  Medi-    : 
terranean  cultures.  Dr.  Gordon  recentl- 
deciphered  an  ancient  language.   Speal 
ers  included  Harold  Turk,  Mrs.  Albeii 
I.  Jacobs,  and  Ernest  Janis. 

Mr.  Janis  was  chairman  of  a  Febru- 
ary testimonial  to  Dr.  Sachar  at  the 
Fontainebleau  Hotel.  Dr.  Sachar  was 
the  principal  speaker  in  a  program  to 
launch  the  Life  Membership  activity. 
He  returned  last  month  for  a  meeting 
at  the  Diplomat  Hotel,  Hollywood,  Fla., 
as  the  Miami  group  celebrated  the  12th 
year  of  the  University's  growth.  Col. 
Jacob  M.  Arvey  served  as  chairman. 

The    University    president    formally 
inducted   Paul   R.   Gordon   and   Ernest  '[ 
Janis   as   members    of   his    President's    I 
Council  during  the  April  meeting.   More 
than  300  welcomed  the  new  appointees. 

Indianapolis 

The  son  of  a  distinguished  Brandeis 
Trustee,  and  a  Brandeis  Trustee  whose 
princely  gift  helped  provide  the  Uni- 
versity with  its  new  library,  were 
featured  speakers  as  the  Brandeis 
University  Club  of  Indianapolis  hon- 
ored three  of  its   members.  ] 

Cong.  James  Roosevelt  and  Jacob  A. 
Goldfarb  addressed  the  club  at  its 
reception  and  dinner  at  the  Broadmoor 
Country  Club.  Fellow  of  the  University, 
Mrs.  Jack  A.  Goodman,  was  dinner  'I 
chairman.  Indianapolis  businessman 
Irwin  Katz  served  as  co-chairman. 

Honored  for  their  selection,  and  in- 
ducted as  members  of  the  President's 
Council  were:  William  L.  Schloss, 
president  of  Indianapolis'  Morris  Plan ; 
Maurel  Rothbaum,  president  of  Rost 
Jewelry  Company,  and  Victor  M.  Gold- 
berg, president  of  Hoosier  Tarpaulin 
and  Canvas  Goods,  Inc. 

Montgomery 

Friends  of  the  University  in  Mont- 
gomery, Ala.,  were  hosts  to  Dr.  Leon- 
ard W.  Levy  during  a  special  dinner 
program  in  January. 

The  Dean  of  the  Graduate  School  of 
Arts  and  Sciences  outlined  the  scholar- 
ship needs  of  the  University  in  its 
efforts  to  offer  educational  opportu- 
nities to  all  qualified  students. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Florian  Strassburger 
were  hosts  in  their  Montgomery  home. 


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=issachusetts  Families 
ovide  Library  Rooms 

I'hree  reading  and  study  areas  of  the 

V  Brandeis  library  have  been  named 

members  of  Bay  State  families. 

I  study  hall,  adjacent  to  the  Near 
stern  and  Judaic  Studies  area  on  the 
zzanine  floor,  has  been  designated  as 
inie  P.  Foster  Hall  in  an  honorary 
3ute  to  the  mother  of  Brandeis  Fel- 
T  Joseph  Foster  of  Leominster.  Mr. 
ster  underwrote  this  study  area  to 
used  primarily  by  students  concen- 
jiting  in  the  Near  East  and  especially 
rchaeology.  It  has  facilities  for 
using  and  displaying  archaeological 
nibits. 

A.  seminar,  also  on  the  mezzanine 
or,  has  been  named  for  Jennie  and 
!rman  Vershbow  of  West  Newton. 
ich  of  the  library's  seminars,  rooms 
small  conference  classes,  has  been 
aside  for  the  use  of  an  individual 
partinent.  Through  the  seminar  plan, 
ch  department  of  the  University  has 
"reserved"  room  in  the  building.  A 
2wton  businessman,  Mr.  Vershbow 
ovided  funds  for  the  construction  and 
rnishing  of  the  seminar.  One  of  the 
niversity's  earliest  friends,  he  is  an 
norary  Life  Director  of  the  Greater 
jston  Club. 

An   attractive   ground   floor    reading 

om    has    been    underwritten    by    the 

arold  Wald  Charitable  Foundation  of 

ston.    This  room,  lined  with  special 

lis  for  the  display  of  art,  borders  on 

unusual,  floodlighted  indoor  garden. 


Outstanding  Harvard  Fellowship  Honors 
Bestowed  Upon  Brandeis  University  Graduate 


WLDB  announcer  Linda  Marks  of  Liberty,  N.Y. 
is    seen    at    work    in    the    new    radio    station. 


Adjacent  to  the  stack  areas  and  music 
areas,  it  is  a  favorite  retreat  for  stu- 
dents seeking  uninterrupted  study.  Mr. 
Wald,  a  certified  public  accountant,  is 
a  past  president  of  the  Massachusetts 
Society  of  Certified  Public  Accountants 
and  a  past  chairman  of  the  Massachu- 
setts Board  of  Registration  of  Certified 
Public   Accountants. 

Both  Mr.  Wald  and  Mr.  Vershbow 
are  officials  of  the  Greater  Boston 
Brandeis  Club.  Mr.  Foster  is  a  leader 
in  the  Brandeis  Club  of  Worcester. 


ianguage  Laboratory  and  Philosophy  Seminar 
fow  Under  Construction  in  Shiffman  Center 


A  language  laboratory  and  a  philos- 
phy  seminar  will  be  constructed  within 
le  new  Shiflfman  Humanities  Center 
irough  funds  provided  by  two  recent 
ifts. 

The  language  laboratory,  gift  of 
resident's  Councillor  Eli  Jacobson, 
resident  of  Chicago  Dressed  Beef  Com- 
any,  Worcester,  Mass.,  will  enhance 
nguage  teaching  at  Brandeis. 
Philosophy  Hall,  a  seminar-type  class- 
oom,  has  been  underwritten  by  Isadore 
itein  of  Brookline,  Mass.,  president  of 
he  Grace  and  Mutual  Shoe  companies. 
n  keeping  with  the  new  seminar  de- 
iign  for  the  University,  Philosophy 
iall  will  be  equipped  with  a  seminar 
able  and  comfortable  chairs.  Its  archi- 
tecture, furnishings,  and  art  will  be 
symbolic  of  the  world's  philosophers. 

The  language  laboratory  is  a  modern 
teaching  technique  utilizing  electronic 
equipment  which  permits  students  to 
become  fluent  in  the  spoken  as  well  as 


the  written  language.  Impetus  for  the 
new  technique  comes  from  increased 
and  easier  communication  between  na- 
tions which  now  emphasizes  oral  rather 
than  written  communication. 

Electronic  equipment  permits  individ- 
ual instruction  for  each  student  through 
the  use  of  thirty  soundproof  booths 
linked  to  control  mechanism  centered 
at  the  instructor's  desk. 

Shiffman  Humanities  Center  includes 
an  Oriental  Room,  Slavic  Studies  Room, 
Phonetics,  English  Studies  Hall,  Ren- 
aissance Hall,  Romance  Studies  Hall,  a 
Classics  Room  and  various  oflSces  and 
administrative  departments. 

Named  for  Abraham  Shiff'man  of 
Detroit,  the  Humanities  Center  is 
located  in  a  three-building  Academic 
Quadrangle  on  the  north  campus.  Sister 
units  are  the  Olin-Sang  American  Civi- 
lization Center  and  the  Golding  Judaic 
Center.  The  entire  Quadrangle  will  be 
ready  for  returning  classes  in  the  fall. 


Harvard  University  is  justly  proud 
of  its  unusual  Junior  Fellows  program 
for  scientists  and  scholars  which  has 
off'ered  a  rare  educational  opportunity 
to  155  selected  men  since  the  first 
Junior  Fellows  were  named  in  1933. 
Nine  more  were  added  to  this  exclusive 
society  this  year,  and  will  have  three 
years  of  freedom  to  use  the  Univer- 
sity's resources  as  they  choose  in  their 
own  fields  of  interest.  The  Society  of 
Fellows  provides  each  man  with  the 
facilities  necessary  for  his  studies,  and 
a  stipend  of  $3;500  to  $5,500  per  year. 

Brandeis  University  is  also  intensely 
proud  this  year  because,  for  the  first 
time,  a  Brandeis  Graduate  is  among 
the  new  Junior  Fellows,  one  of  the  most 
prized  fellowship  awards  in  the  world. 

Henry  Maurice  Goodman  '56  of  Glen 
Cove,  N.  Y.,  a  major  in  physiology,  will 
spend  the  next  three  years  in  research 
of  his  own  choice.  He  is  the  son  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Ely  B.  Goodman  and  a  gradu- 
ate of  Glen  Cove  High  School. 

Since  graduation  from  Brandeis 
magna  cum  laude  with  distinction  in 
biology,  Mr.  Goodman  has  earned  his 
master's  degree  in  physiology  at  Har- 
vard. In  June,  he  will  be  awarded  the 
Ph.D.    in    physiology   from    Harvard. 

As  an  alumnus,  he  has  served  two 
terms  as  treasurer  of  the  National 
Alumni  Association  and  was  co-chair- 
man, first  Alumni  Fund  campaign. 


BOSTON  CLUB  SUMMER  OUTING 

Salt  water  swimming  and  fishing,  an  18 
hole  championship  golf  course,  and  com- 
pletely remodeled  resort  facilities  are 
features  of  The  Griswold,  selected  by  mem- 
bers of  the  Greater  Boston  Brandeis  Club 
for  their  Sixth  Annual  Summer  Outing.  A 
committee  headed  by  Reuben  Epstein 
visited   the   resort  earlier  this  month. 

The  Griswold  Hotel  and  Country  Club, 
Eastern  Point,  Groton,  Conn.,  is  approxi- 
mately 100  miles  from  Boston.  Its  salt 
water  olympIc  swimming  pool  is  surrounded 
by  a  patio  for  buffets,  sun  bathing,  and 
cocktails.  A  private  boat  landing  on  cool 
Long  Island  Sound  Is  the  gateway  to 
cruises  and  salt  water  fishing. 

Working  with  Mr.  Epstein  on  outing 
arrangements  are:  Herbert  Savrann.  Morey 
Hirsch,  Gilbert  Garber,  Hyam  Korin,  Harry 
Zinn,  Edward  Masterman,  Daniel  Cadiff, 
Benjamin  Bartioff.  Mark  Werman,  Robert 
Yusen,  Elliot  Labourene,  Jacob  H.  Kauff- 
man,  Robert  Wise,  Harry  Gold,  Philip 
Coleman,  Wesley  Marks,  Franklin  Fox, 
Judge  David  A,  Rose,  and  Irving  Shapiro. 


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Greater  Boston 

The  amazing  life  membership  enroll- 
ment record  of  the  Brandeis  University 
Club  of  Boston  received  an  additional 
boost  as  many  new  names  were  added 
to  the  roster  prior  to  their  11th  annual 
dinner  last  winter.  Justice  William  O. 
Douglas  and  Dr.  Sachar  shared  speak- 
ing honors  at  the  capacity  audience 
dinner  and  reception  for  1000  at  the 
Statler-Hilton    Hotel's    main    ballroom. 

Mr.  Arnold  Cutler  headed  a  large 
Boston  Club  committee  for  the  dinner, 
now  a  traditional  highlight  of  the 
Boston  community's  winter  calendar. 
George  Shapiro  of  Brookline  is  Club 
President.  Dr.  Sachar  capped  the  pro- 
gram with  announcements  of  the  new 
Philip  Lown  Program  in  Jewish  Studies 
and  the  exciting  Trustman  family  gift 
of  rare  Daumier  lithographs  along  with 
several  other  outstanding  gift  reports. 

Preceding  the  talk  by  Justice  Doug- 
las, Brandeis  President  Dr.  Abram  L. 
Sachar  inducted  five  men  as  Fellows 
of  Brandeis  University.  The  recently- 
elected  Fellows  were  Maurice  J.  Bern- 
stein, Newton;  Joseph  C.  Foster, 
Leominster;  Harold  Sherman  Goldberg, 
Newton;  Judge  David  A.  Rose,  Newton; 
and  Louis  P.  Smith,  Chestnut  Hill. 

Wilmington 

A  prominent  Wilmington,  Delaware, 
woman  has  underwritten  the  huge  new 
student  center  in  the  North  Quadrangle 
as  a  memorial  tribute  to  her  late  hus- 
band. Milton  and  Hattie  Kutz  Hall  has 
rapidly  become  a  favorite  social  and 
dining  facility  for  students.  The  build- 
ing is  described  in  an  article  on  page 
two  of  this  issue. 

The  gift  was  announced  during  a  din- 
ner party  at  Wilmington's  Brandywine 
Country  Club  tendered  in  honor  of  Mrs. 
Kutz  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  H.  Albert  Young. 
Dr.  Sachar  was  guest  speaker. 

Mrs.  Kutz  presented  the  funds  for  the 
center  in  memory  of  her  late  husband,  a 
DuPont  Company  executive.  Both  Mrs. 
Kutz  and  Mr.  Young,  former  Attorney 
General  of  Delaware,  are  Fellows  of 
the  University. 

Newton 

Twenty-five  new  life  membership  en- 
rollments for  the  Greater  Boston  Bran- 
deis Club  and  many  scholarship  and 
special  funds  were  announced  at  a 
Newton,  Mass.,  program  this  winter. 

Carl  S.  Zimble,  son  of  University 
Fellow  Louis  Zimble,  opened  his  Newton 
home  for  a  reception  in  honor  of  Dr. 
Sachar  attended  by  many  of  the  com- 
munity's business,  professional  and 
industrial  leaders.  A.  Raymond  Tye  of 
United  Liquors  and  creator  of  a  Uni- 
versity scholarship  fund,  was  co-chair- 
man of  this  meeting  which  brought 
more  than  $85,000  in  new  funds  to  the 
University.  Several  new  family  funds 
were  also  created. 


Middlesex  Grads 

A  unique  and  rather  exclusive  new 
Brandeis  University  Club  has  been 
founded  by  graduates  of  Middlesex 
University  to  aid  the  students  now 
studying  on  their  former  campus.  An 
organizing  committee  of  forty  physi- 
cians from  Massachusetts,  New  York, 
Florida,  and  Texas  is  already  at  work 
enrolling  members  from  the  1250 
alumni  of  the  School  of  Medicine,  and 
the  graduates  of  the  School  of  Veteri- 
nary Medicine  and  other  departments 
of  Middlesex  from  1915  to  1947. 

From  this  group  has  come  the  geo- 
graphically most  distant  member  of  the 
Brandeis  University  Associates,  Lt.  Col. 
Leonard  A.  Johnson,  M.D.,  stationed 
with  the  Headquarters  of  the  Joint 
United  States  Military  Advisory  Group 
to  'Thailand.  A  native  of  Minnesota, 
the  Colonel  earned  both  his  Bachelor  of 
Science  and  Doctor  of  Medicine  degrees 
from  Middlesex  and  interned  at  North- 
western Hospital,  Minneapolis. 

The  Middlesex  Chapter  has  chosen  as 
its  contribution  to  the  development  of 
Brandeis  the  sponsorship  of  the  Mid- 
dlesex Healing  Arts  Foundation.  The 
income  from  the  Foundation  is  to  be 
used  for  scholarships,  teaching,  and  re- 
search in  health-related  fields,  and  the 
principal  is  to  be  held  in  trust  by  Bran- 
deis University  until  it  can  be  utilized 
for  the  creation  of  a  facility  in  the  area 
of  the  healing  arts  that  will  serve  in 
perpetuity  as  a  testimonial  to  Middlesex 
University  and  to  its  founder.  Dr.  John 
Hall  Smith. 

The  Executive  Secretary  of  the  Mid- 
dlesex Chapter  is  C.  Ruggles  Smith, 
Special  Assistant  to  the  President  of 
Brandeis  University,  and  former  Presi- 
dent of  Middlesex  University. 

Springfield 

Friends  of  the  late  Edward  Schaffer 
of  Springfield,  Mass.,  paid  tribute  to 
him  during  a  dinner  honoring  his  mem- 
ory held  at  the  Crestview  Country  Club, 
Agawam.  A  gift  from  Mrs.  Schaffer 
established  a  new  teaching  fellowship 
to  be  named  for  her  husband. 

More  than  250  friends  heard  Dr. 
Abram  L.  Sachar,  President  of  Bran- 
deis, pay  tribute  to  the  late  Mr. 
Schaffer,  Springfield  businessman  and 
philanthropist,  who  died  last  year  at 
the  age  of  48.  Rabbi  Samuel  Price  of 
Springfield  gave  the  invocation  and 
Jacob  Borowsky  of  Holyoke  served  as 
toastmaster. 

Heading  the  committee  which  planned 
the  tribute  were  Co-Chairmen  Jacob 
Popkin  and  Louis  Laven,  assisted  by 
Benjamin  Novak,  Mandell  Gutfarb, 
Abraham  M.  Katz,  Simon  Katz,  Barnett 
Frank,  Sidney  Levy,  Morris  Elion, 
Theodore  Bender,  Milford  Baker  and 
Karl  Zuckerman. 


A.  W.  "Link"  Scheffres 

More  than  300  friends  and  industry 
colleagues  of  A.  W.  "Link"  Scheffres 
greeted  the  New  York  industrialist  ai 
a  dinner  in  the  Hotel  Plaza  in  honor  ol 
his  induction  as  a  Fellow  of  the  Uni- 
versity. 

Dr.  Sachar  placed  the  Fellow's  hood 
about  the  shoulders  of  Mr.  Scheffres  in 
special  ceremonies  at  the  dinner.  S. 
James  Weinberg,  of  Owens-Corning 
Fiberglas  Corp.,  served  as  dinner  chair- 
man representing  the  industry. 

Mr.  Scheffres,  one  of  the  "pioneering 
period"  friends  of  the  12-year-old  Uni- 
versity, recently  attended  ceremonies 
on  campus  for  the  dedication  of 
Scheffres  Hall  in  North  Quadrangle. 
This  residence  hall  is  one  of  four  de- 
signed by  Harrison  and  Abramovitz 
and  constructed  on  the  Northeast  cor- 
ner of  the  University  campus.  Its  three 
floors  house  90  students  and  provide 
them  with  storage,  laundry,  and  recrea- 
tional facilities  in  addition  to  living 
quarters  in  one-  and  two-room  suites. 


Accessories  Industry 

Chester  H.  Roth,  President  of  Kayser- 
Roth  Corp.,  New  York,  creator  and 
generous  patron  of  the  Brandeis  Fac- 
ulty Supplementation  Grants  program, 
and  ardent  worker  in  behalf  of  Bran- 
deis University,  was  recently  honored 
by  friends  of  the  University  in  the 
Accessories  Industry. 

Mr.  Roth  was  guest  of  honor  at  a 
testimonial  dinner  given  at  the  Waldorf  ' 
Astoria.  The  President  of  the  Univer- 
sity delivered  a  salute  to  Mr.  Roth  and 
described  the  development  of  Brandeis 
during  the  years  the  guest  of  honor  has 
served  in  an  advisory  and  representa- 
tive capacity. 

Special  service  awards  were  made  to 
Bernice  Cooper  of  Arkwright,  Inc.; 
Rosalia  Casacelli  Kaufman  of  Allied 
Purchasing  Corp.;  Ethel  Kriloff  of 
Interstate  Department  Stores;  and 
Marie  Palumbo  of  Gimbel  Bros. 

Barry  Golden,  a  Fellow  of  the  Uni- 
versity, was  general  chairman.  Grace 
Kook  Rothenberg,  a  member  of  the 
President's  Council,  served  as  dinner 
chairman. 


Children's  Wear 

Gratefully  accepting  the  creation  of 
a  new  scholarship  program  in  her  name 
from  the  vantage  point  of  a  mother 
concerned  with  educational  opportu- 
nities, Frances  Simmons  was  honored 
by  colleagues  in  the  Infants  and  Chil- 
dren's Wear  Industry  recently. 

Nearly  400  friends  attended  the  ban- 
quet in  New  York's  Waldorf  Astoria, 
where  the  industry  announced  its  gift 
to  the  University  in  the  name  of  Mrs. 
Simmons,  Vice  President  of  Alexander's 
Department  Stores. 

Dr.  Sachar  was  the  principal  speaker. 
Morris  Klein  of  Brookdale  Sport  Togs, 
Inc.,  served  as  chairman.  Miss  Evelyn 
Shea,  honored  by  the  industry  in  1958, 
was  honorary  chairman.  William  H. 
Katz  of  Landsman  and  Katz  served  as 
co-chairman  with  Nathaniel  H.  Mendel- 
sohn of  Youth  Fashion  Guild. 


22  -  BRAWUtlS     bKlVbKjli  Y    CULLKTtN 


jseph  Shapiro  Initiates     HARRY  S.  TRUMAN  CHAIR  FUND  GROWS 

life  Income  Trust  Program 


The  University  and  its  benefactors 
11  profit  from  a  new  Life  Income 
ust  program  inaugurated  at  Bran- 
is  by  a  gift  from  Joseph  Shapiro  of 
ew  York  and  Boca  Raton,  Fla.,  Presi- 
int  of  Simplicity  Patterns,  Inc. 
The  plan  has  been  used  successfully 
modified  forms  by  other  educational 
id  philanthropic  institutions  for  a 
imber  of  years.  It  provides  that  in 
turn  for  a  gift  of  cash,  securities,  or 
her  income-producing  properties,  the 
niversity  agrees  to  pay  the  annual 
come  realized  from  the  properties  to 
e  donor  for  the  remainder  of  his  life, 
td,  upon  his  decease,  to  his  beneficiary 
he  so  desires.  The  principal  of  the 
ind  eventually  becomes  a  part  of  the 
meral  endowment  funds  of  the  Uni- 
irsity,  or  may  be  designated  for  a 
lecific  purpose  according  to  the  wishes 
the  donor. 

The  advantage  of  this  new  plan  to 
16  benefactor  is  that  the  University, 
a  non-profit  educational  institution, 
n  sell  original  securities  or  income- 
oducing  property  without  having  to 
,y  the  considerable  tax  an  individual 
ould  be  assessed.  The  University  may 
len  invest  the  principal  realized  in 
ix-exempt  bonds,  such  as  the  issues  of 
cal  and  state  governments,  and  the 
ix-free  interest  is  paid  to  the  donor 
iroughout  his  life. 


HARRY  S.  TRUMAN,  former  President  of  the 
United  States,  will  be  honored  by  many  of  his 
friends  throu9h  the  establishment  of  a  Choir  in 
his  name  at  Brondeis.  Discussing  the  project 
during  a  reception  at  the  home  of  former  Gov. 
W.  Averell  Harriman  (left)  ore  Brandels  faculty 
member  Mrs.  Eleanor  Roosevelt  and  Dr.  Sachar. 

The  Life  Income  Trust  thus  provides 
the  donor  with  a  higher  income  for  life 
than  he  could  obtain  by  selling  his 
property  and  investing  the  principal  as 
an  individual,  and,  in  addition,  provides 
a  substantial  tax  reduction  for  chari- 
table contributions  for  the  year  the 
Trust  is  created  at  the  University. 

Mr.  Shapiro,  a  native  of  Russia,  has 
brought  his  clothing  pattern  system  to 
several  nations.  In  addition  to  the 
familiar  Simplicity  Patterns  of  the 
United  States,  he  is  an  official  of  Do- 
minion Simplicity  Patterns,  Canada; 
Simplicity  Patterns,  Ltd.,  London;  and 
Pictorial  Patterns,  of  Australia. 


Dpen  House*  Ceremonies   Honor  Bostonians 
TTiose  Early  Support  Strengthened  Brandeis 


Bostonians  instrumental  in  the  found- 
ig  of  Brandeis  University  were  hon- 
red  in  special  "open  house"  ceremonies 
n  campus  earlier  this  month.  Over  500 
len  and  women  who  figured  prom- 
lently  in  the  birth  of  the  University 
rere  guests  of  honor  during  the  special 
ommemorative  ceremonies. 

Dr.  Sachar  said  the  day  gave  the 
Jniversity  an  opportunity  "to  pay  a 
ang-overdue  tribute  to  the  dedicated 
nd  far-seeing  band  who  gave  a  cen- 
ury-old  dream  tangibility  and  who 
)ioneered  in  the  efforts  which  have 
)rought  the  University  to  its  present 
itature  in  the  academic  world." 

Dr.  Sachar  and  founding  Trustee 
Gorman  S.  Rabb  paid  tribute  to  George 
Upert,  founding  Chairman  of  the 
Joard,  who  was  unable  to  attend  be- 
:ause  of  illness.  Leon  Kowal,  Pro- 
rram  Chairman,  introduced  founding 
Somen's  Committee  President  Edith 
tfichaels.  Alumni  President  Lawrrence 
f.  Kane  '57,  and  Harold  Sherman 
Joldberg,  of  the  Greater  Boston  Club. 


Special  tribute  was  accorded  to  the 
late  Abraham  Shapiro  and  late  Morris 
Shapiro,  founding  Trustees,  and  the 
late  Hyman  Cohen,  founding  President, 
Greater  Boston  Brandeis  Club. 

Leon  J.  Kowal  of  Newton,  assisted 
by  Greater  Boston  Brandeis  Club  presi- 
dent George  Shapiro,  planned  the 
Boston  Day  program.  Serving  with 
them  were:  Henry  August,  Brookline; 
Harry  A.  Bass,  Brookline;  Matthew 
Brown,  Brookline;  Norman  L.  Cahners, 
Brookline;  Harry  Finn,  Newton  Cen- 
tre; Gilbert  Freeman,  West  Newton; 
Morey  Hirsch,  Brookline;  Elliot  J. 
Labourene,  Chestnut  Hill;  Bernard  L. 
Landers,  Newton  Centre;  Albert  E. 
Lerman,  Brookline;  Harold  M.  Linsky, 
Brookline;  Edward  I.  Masterman, 
Jamaica  Plain;  Archie  Riskin,  Brook- 
line; Dr.  Max  Ritvo,  Boston;  William 
Scheft,  West  Newton;  David  J.  Seder, 
Chestnut  Hill;  Bertram  C.  TackeflF, 
Chestnut  Hill;  A.  Raymond  Tye,  West 
Newton;  and  Harold  Widett,  Brookline. 


Mrs.  Eleanor  Roosevelt,  columnist 
Drew  Pearson,  Governors  W.  Averell 
Harriman  of  New  York  and  G.  Mennen 
Williams  of  Michigan,  and  five  United 
States  Senators  are  among  the  scores 
of  public  figures  from  both  the  Repub- 
lican and  Democratic  party,  business 
and  industrial  executives,  educators 
and  leaders  from  labor  organizations 
and  private  foundations  who  are  mak- 
ing possible  the  establishment  of  the 
Harry  S.  Truman  Chair  in  American 
Civilization  at  Brandeis  University. 

The  professorship  in  the  name  of  the 
former  President,  who  delivered  the 
commencement  address  at  Brandeis 
University  in  1957  and  was  awarded 
an  honorary  Doctor  of  Laws  degree,  is 
being  underwritten  by  his  friends  and 
associates  from  throughout  the  country. 
The  committee  is  under  the  co-chair- 
manship of  Adlai  E.  Stevenson,  Jacob 
M.  Arvey,  W.  Averell  Harriman,  Her- 
bert H.  Lehman,  Sam  Rayburn,  and 
Mrs.   Eleanor  Roosevelt. 

Senators  Join 

Among  the  United  States  Senators 
who  are  assisting  in  the  establishment 
of  the  Chair  are  John  F.  Kennedy  and 
Leverett  Saltonstall  of  Massachusetts, 
Stuart  Symington  of  Missouri,  Clinton 
P.  Anderson  of  New  Mexico,  and  Frank 
Church  of  Idaho. 

Other  prominent  figures  participat- 
ing in  the  Truman  Chair  are  the  Hon. 
David  K.  E.  Bruce,  Ambassador  to 
Germany;  librettist  Howard  Dietz; 
Judge  E.  J.  Dimock  of  the  Southern 
District  of  New  York;  real  estate 
broker  Albert  M.  Greenfield  of  Phila- 
delphia; economist  Dr.  Isador  Lubin 
of  Rutgers  University;  lawyer  Philip 
Klutznick  of  Chicago;  C.  F.  Palmer  of 
Atlanta,  Ga.,  former  special  assistant 
to  President  Truman;  Elmo  Roper,  Jr., 
marketing  consultant;  lawyer  and 
artist  James  N.  Rosenberg  of  New 
York ;  motion  picture  producer-virriter 
Dore  Schary;  John  R.  Steelman  of 
Chevy  Chase,  Md.,  a  former  special 
assistant  to  President  Truman;  and 
John  L.  Sullivan,  Secretary  of  the 
Navy  under  President  Truman. 

Gifts  have  also  been  received  from 
the  Sidney  Hillman  Foundation  of  the 
Amalgamated  Clothing  Workers  of 
America;  from  Paul  G.  Hoffman  of  the 
United  Nations  Special  Fund;  from  the 
Industrial  Union  Dept.  of  AFL-CIO, 
through  President  Walter  P.  Reuther; 
from  Dean  Rusk  of  the  Rockefeller 
Foundation ;  and  from  the  Stage  Deli- 
catessen &  Restaurant  of  New  York. 


Brandeis  Uj^jiversity  Buu-BrriN-ZS 


Federal  Agency  and  Foundation  Fellowships 
Great  Assist  to  Brandeis  Graduate  Students 


Graduate  School  students  at  Brandeis 
University  have  earned  35  fellowship 
and  scholarship  awards  from  govern- 
ment and  private  agencies  for  the 
1960-61  school  year. 

Fifteen  National  Defense  Fellowships 
include  four  in  the  history  of  ideas 
program,  five  in  mathematics,  and  six 
in  physics.  Six  National  Defense  Lan- 
guage Fellowships  have  been  awarded 
to  students  studying  Hebrew  and 
Arabic.  Another  six  grants  have  been 
made  as  Cooperative  Fellowships  by 
the  National  Science  Foundation.  The 
foundation  also  provided  funds  for 
students  in  physics  and  biochemistry. 

While  seven  top  Brandeis  seniors 
were  awarded  Woodrow  Wilson  Fellow- 
ships for  graduate  study  at  other 
schools,  six  Woodrow  Wilson  Fellows 
have  elected  to  study  at  Brandeis. 
Three  will  be  in  the  history  of  ideas 
program,  one  in  physics,  and  two  in 
English   and   American   literature. 

Friends  Honor  Harry  Pearlman 
At  Huge  New  York  Testimonial 

Harry  Pearlman,  President  of  Swanee 
Paper  Corp.,  was  inducted  as  a  Fellow 
of  Brandeis  University  at  a  dinner  in 
his  honor  earlier  this  month.  More 
than  700  friends  and  associates  of  Mr. 
Pearlman  in  the  paper  and  related 
industries  saluted  him  at  the  Waldorf- 
Astoria  in  New  York  City. 

Brandeis  University  Trustee  William 
Mazer  of  New  York,  President  of  the 
Hudson  Pulp  and  Paper  Corp.,  was 
dinner  chairman.  Heading  the  com- 
mittee of  friends  was  Joseph  Weinstein 
of  New  York,  president  of  May's  De- 
partment Stores. 

Paper  Company  Founder 

Mr.  Pearlman  is  founder  and  presi- 
dent of  the  Centaur  Paper  Mills  Supply 
Co.  of  Brooklyn,  Realty  Corp.  of  New 
York,  Major  Factors,  Inc.,  of  Scranton, 
Pa.,  and  Supreme  Paper,  Philadelphia. 

The  dinner  committee  included:  Saul 
L.  Epstein  of  Interstate  Container 
Corp.,  New  York;  Roy  K.  Ferguson  of 
New  York,  of  the  St.  Regis  Paper  Co.; 
Joseph  S.  Ginsburg  of  Ginsburg  Bros., 
Inc.,  Boston;  Arthur  L.  Harris,  of  the 
Mead  Corp.,  Atlanta,  Georgia;  Alan  E. 
Miller  of  the  Allied  Container  Corp., 
New  Jersey;  Morris  Housen  of  Erving 
Paper  Mills,  Erving,  Mass.,  and  King 


Foreign  Students  Address 
Eddie  Cantor  Testimonial 

Eddie  Cantor,  Dr.  Sachar,  and  Wien 
Scholars  from  three  nations  enjoyed  the 
Los  Angeles  spotlight  recently  at  a  din- 
ner in  the  Grand  Ballroom  of  the 
Beverly  Hilton  Hotel. 

Mr.  Cantor,  a 
frequent  visitor  to 
the  Brandeis  cam- 
pus, was  officially 
inducted  by  the 
President  of  the 
University  as  a 
Brandeis  Fellow. 
Dr.  Sachar  wel- 
comed Mr.  Cantor 
and  spoke  on  the 
progress  of  the  12- 
year-old  University.  Experiences  as 
foreign  students  at  Brandeis  were 
recounted  by:  Theodore  Voyadjis  of 
Greece;  Uhrs  Mehlin  of  Switzerland; 
and  Miss  Rosa  Ciarripico  of  Italy.. 

The  dinner  program,  under  the 
chairmanship  of  President's  Council 
member  Leo  Hartfield  and  co-chairman- 
ship of  Edward  D.  Mitchell,  resulted  in 
nearly  $200,000  in  new  endowments, 
scholarships,  and  other  gifts. 

The  I.os  Angeles  Club  launched  its 
1960  season  with  a  reception  at  the 
Beverly  Hilton  for  Director  of  Athletics 
Benny  Friedman.  California  sports- 
writers  and  sportscasters  were  among 
the  guests. 


Wilkin  of  Crown  Zellerbach  Corp.,  San 
Francisco. 

Also  Brandeis  University  Trustees 
Meyer  Jaffe  of  Fall  River,  Mass.;  Mil- 
ton Kahn,  Boston ;  Norman  S.  Rabb  of 
Newton;  and  Lawrence  A.  Wien,  N.  Y. 

Fellows  of  the  University  on  the  com- 
mittee were:  the  Hon.  A.  David  Ben- 
jamin of  New  York;  Samuel  Lemberg 
of  New  York ;  Samuel  A.  Lopin  of  New 
York,  Hudson  Pulp  and  Paper  Corp.; 
Harry  Zeitz  of  New  York;  Fredric  R. 
Mann  of  Philadelphia,  Seaboard  Con- 
tainer Corp.  and  National  Container 
Corp.;  Jacob  Hiatt  of  Worcester,  Mass., 
Wachusetts  Corrugated  Corp.,  Whitney 
and  Co.,  Inc.,  and  E.  F.  Dodge  Paper 
Box;  and  George  Sherman,  Newton, 
Mass.,  Sherman  Paper  Products. 


YIDDISH  SCHOLAR  NAME! 
TO  FILL  NEW  BERG  CHAII 

Michael  Astour,  a  leading  Yiddisl 
writer  and  historian,  has  been  namec 
first  incumbent  of  the  new  Jacob  D 
Berg  Chair  in  Yiddish  Culture.  Ths 
distinguished  scholar  and  author  o) 
numerous  books  and  articles  on  social 
scientific  and  literary  topics,  will  joir 
the  Brandeis  faculty  in  the  fall  of  1960 

The  Berg  Chair  in  Yiddish  Culturf 
will  enhance  the  teaching  of  the  Yid 
dish  language  and  culture.  It  wa; 
established  this  year  by  Jacob  D.  Berg 
of  Elmhurst,  Long  Island,  senior  part 
ner  in  the  J.D.B.  Realty  Co. 

Michael  Czernichow  Astour  was  borr 
in  Kharkov,  Russia,  in  1916.  The  sor 
of  an  eminent  attorney  and  Yiddisi 
scholar,  he  later  settled  with  his  famih 
in  Vilna,  Poland,  where  he  attendee 
one  of  the  few  secondary  schools  witl 
teaching  in  Yiddish.  He  studied  at  the 
Sorbonne,  and  received  his  degree  ol 
licencie  es-lettres  from  the  Universitj 
of  Paris. 

Identified  with  Jewish  education  foi 
more  than  forty  years,  Jacob  D.  Berg 
is  a  director  and  eight  times  presideni 
of  the  Shalom  Aleichem  Folks  Instituti 
and  a  director  since  1943  of  the  Yivc 
Institute  of  Jewish  Research.  He  i; 
also  a  founder  and  member  of  the  Ad 
ministration  Committee  of  the  Congress 
of  Jewish  Culture,  a  member  of  tht 
board  of  the  Jewish  Teachers  Seminary 
a  former  director  of  Rassco  Israel- 
Corp.,  and  president  of  United  Reliei' 
for  Breziner  in  Israel,  Inc.  The  Berg 
Chair  is  one  of  the  few  chairs  in  Yid- 
dish Culture  in  American  institutions 
of  higher  learning. 

San  Diego  Leaders  Hear 
Benny  Friedman  Report 

Four  San  Diego  community  leaders 
under  the  stimulus  of  Colonel  Irving 
Salomon,  Trustee  of  the  University 
from  Escondido,  California,  sponsored 
a  dinner  meeting  earlier  this  year  in 
tribute  to  Benny  Friedman. 

Mr.  E.  A.  Breitbard,  M.  Bert  Fisher, 
Morris  Kraus,  and  William  Gerelick 
were  chairmen  of  the  dinner  program 
held  at  San  Diego's  U.  S.  Grant  Hotel. 
Former  Michigan  AU-American  Fried- 
man outlined  the  role  of  college  ath 
letics  on  the  modern  American  campus. 

Many  new  Life  Memberships  were 
enrolled  in  addition  to  a  gift  for  a 
special  program  in  civil  liberties  from 
Harvey  Furgatch  of  the  American 
Housing  Guild. 


24 -Brandeis  University  Bulletin 


barren  Chair  Inaugurated  by  Chief  Justice 


Earl  Warren 


Earl  Warren,  Chief  Justice  of  the 
nited  States  Supreme  Court,  flew  to 
s  home  state  of  California  this  winter 
deliver  an  address  inaugurating  the 
air  in  his  honor  at  Brandeis. 
Benjamin      H. 

wig  of  San  Fran- 

sco,   a   Fellow  of 

le  University  and 

ader  in  the  cam- 

pign    to    provide 

i 50,000  from  the 
ate  of  California 
r  the  Warren 
lair,  announced 
isO,000  in  new 
fts    toward    the 

idowment    as    he    officially    presented 
le  Chair  fund  to  President  Sachar. 

Koshland  Chairman 

Many  distinguished  Californians 
ere  present  at  the  dinner  as  patrons 
the  new  Chair  in  Constitutional 
;udies.  Brandeis  Fellow  Daniel  E. 
oshland  was  chairman  of  the  dinner 
lid  in  the  Fairmont  Hotel. 
Friends  of  the  former  Governor  of 
alifornia  had  originally  announced 
eir  plans  for  the  Earl  Warren  Chair 
1  the  Chief  Justice  spoke  at  a  special 
invocation  on  campus  in  1956  com- 
emorating  the  100th  anniversary  of 
le  birth  of  the  late  Supreme  Court 
istice  Louis  D.  Brandeis.  Dean  Leon- 
d  W.  Levy  is  the  first  incumbent  of 
,e  Chair  in  Constitutional  Studies. 


GEN.   BARRON    MEMORIAL 
TO  BE  LEGISLATIVE  HALL 

The  name  of  the  late  Gen.  Bernard  S. 
Barron,  a  Fellow  of  the  University, 
will  be  permanently  inscribed  in  a 
memorial  on  campus  underwritten  by 
friends  and  associates  in  New  York. 

In  memory  of  the  distinguished  U.  S. 
Marine  Corps  officer,  the  University 
will  dedicate  its  new  Legislative  Hall 
in  the  Olin-Sang  American  Civilization 
Center.  The  completed  memorial  will 
be  located  only  a  few  hundred  yards 
from  the  University  project  closest  to 
Gen.  Barron's  affection.  He  was  a 
tireless  worker  in  behalf  of  the  Jack 
Kriendler  Memorial  and  Mu  Sigma  Me- 
morial in  the  Three  Chapel  Area.  One 
of  the  major  gifts  toward  Legislative 
Hall  has  been  received  from  the  Jack 
Kriendler  Memorial  Foundation  of  New 
York. 

Legislative  Hall  is  one  of  the  unique 
seminar  rooms  in  the  American  Civil- 
ization Center  now  under  construction 
on  the  north  edge  of  campus.  Its  archi- 
tecture and  appointments  will  suggest 
the  traditions  and  innovations  of  Amer- 
ican democracy  as  wrought  by  legisla- 
tive branches  of  government. 

General  Barron,  senior  member  of 
the  law  firm  of  Barron,  Rice,  and 
Rockmore,  New  York  City,  was  elected 
a  Fellow  of  the  University  shortly  be- 
fore his  death  last  year. 


THE  GUN  on  national  political  leaders,  Brandeis  University  students  staged  a  realistic 
Democratic  Nationol  Convention  in  Shapiro  Athletic  Center.  Complete  with  horn  tooting,  live 
I  coverage  by  the  campus  radio  station,  and  a  myriad  of  posters,  the  convention  selected  Sen.  John 
I  F.  Kennedy  of  Massachusetts  as  the  Democratic  standard  bearer  on  the  fourth  ballot.  Sen.  Hubert 
I  Humphrey  of  Minnesota  won  the  nod  as  his  running  mote. 


Home  Furnishing  Industry 
Creates  New  Coplan  Chair 

The  Home  Furnishings  Industry  com- 
pleted the  necessary  sponsorship  for  a 
new  Chair  at  Brandeis  University.  The 
new  professorship  in  the  Social  Sciences 
has  been  created  by  the  industry  and 
friends  in  honor  of  Harry  Coplan, 
founder  of  Retail  Stores  Services,  Bal- 
timore. 

Mr.  Coplan  was  guest  of  honor  at  a 
dinner  given  by  the  industry  earlier  this 
year  in  New  York's  Plaza  Hotel.  Dr. 
Sachar  told  the  industry  representa- 
tives of  the  important  role  the  Chair 
will  play  in  establishing  a  firm  founda- 
tion for  the  retention  of  an  outstanding 
faculty  at  Brandeis. 

John  A.  Paterson  of  Quackenbush's, 
Paterson,  New  Jersey,  was  chairman  of 
the  big  industry  dinner.  Support  for 
the  Coplan  Chair  was  enlisted  from  all 
parts  of  the  nation  in  an  inspiring 
demonstration  of  esteem  for  Mr.  Coplan. 

Wexler  Chairman 

Samuel  A.  Wexler  of  Selig  Manufac- 
turing Company  was  national  chairman 
of  the  Endowment  Fund.  Irving  B. 
Sherman,  Sealy  Mattress  Company,  is 
chairman  of  the  Executive  Committee. 
The  co-chairmanship  was  shared  by: 
Robert  Brodfeld  of  B.  Altman  and  Com- 
pany; Irving  Cantor  of  Retail  Stores 
Services,  Inc. ;  and  Sol  Gerwin  of  Sachs 
Quality  Stores,  Inc. 

Among  the  industry  chairmen  were: 
Irving  E.  Gennet,  Sleepmaster  Products 
Company,  Inc.,  and  Joseph  Fontana, 
Macy's,  bedding;  Jay  S.  Bresler,  Crown 
Products  Corp.,  and  Seymour  Israel, 
Allied  Purchasing  Corp.,  carpets  and 
floor  covering;  Marvin  Rosenberg, 
Cameo  Curtains,  Inc.,  curtains  "and 
draperies;  Harold  Davis,  Stern  Broth- 
ers, furniture;  Henry  A.  V.  Post, 
W.  &  J.  Stone,  Inc.,  lamps;  Thomas  P. 
Pepitone,  Palace  Metal  Products,  Inc., 
metal  products;  and  Henry  Golding, 
Golding  Bros.,  textiles. 

New  Scholarship  Named 
for  Mayor  of  Waltham 

An  Air  Force  veteran  from  Waltham 
has  been  named  as  the  first  recipient  of 
a  new  scholarship  in  honor  of  Wal- 
tham's  Mayor,  Austin  D.  Rhodes.  The 
Brandeis  senior  and  political  science 
major,  J  W  Wilson,  was  a  candidate 
for  election  to  the  Waltham  City  Coun- 
cil last  fall.  In  1959  he  was  president  of 
the  Brandeis  Student  Council. 

Dr.  Sachar  announced  Brandeis' 
Rhodes  Scholarship  Program  while 
speaking  at  a  testimonial  for  the  city's 
chief  executive  at  a  Boston  restaurant, 
noting  that  the  Mayor  had  been  a  val- 
ued friend  of  the  University  since  1948. 


Brandeis  University  Bulletin -25 


Lithograph  Collection 
Presented  to  Brandeis 
By  Trustman  Family 

A  collection  of  original  lithographs 
by  Honore  Daumier,  outstanding  nine- 
teenth century  French  painter,  sculptor 
and  satirical  caricaturist,  has  been  pre- 
sented to  Brandeis  University  by  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Benjamin  A.  Trustman  of 
Brookline,  Mass.  Mr.  Trustman,  a  part- 
ner in  the  Boston  law  firm  of  Nutter, 
McClennen  &  Fish,  founded  by  Justice 
Louis  D.  Brandeis,  is  also  Moderator  of 
the  Town  of  Brookline. 

Almost  4,000  works  by  the  artist  are 
included  in  the  collection,  considered  to 
be  one  of  the  finest  of  its  kind. 

The  Trustman  collection  of  Daumier 
Lithographs  will  be  housed  in  the  re- 
cently completed  Rapaporte  Library  of 
Rare  Books  and  Manuscripts,  where  the 
University's  permanent  collection  of 
art,  rare  books  and  manuscripts,  and 
other  valuable  memorabilia  are  stored 
and  displayed.  A  special  showing  of  a 
portion  of  the  Trustman  Collection  in 
the  Rapaporte  Library  is  being  planned 
by  the  University  for  this  summer. 

A  graduate  of  Harvard  College  and 
Harvard  Law  School,  Mr.  Trustman  is 
a  member  of  the  American,  Massachu- 
setts and  Boston  Bar  Associations, 
Florida  Bar,  American  Law  Institute, 
International  Bar  Assn.,  and  Inter- 
national Law  Assn.  Mrs.  Trustman  is 
a  graduate  of  Simmons  College. 

Shoe  and  Leather  Industry 
Dinner  Meeting  in  Chicago 

The  American  Shoe  and  Leather  In- 
dustry was  represented  by  many  of  its 
top  executives  at  a  program  in  behalf 
of  the  University  held  late  last  fall  at 
the  Ambassador  West  Hotel,  Chicago. 

Philip  Lown,  creator  of  the  Lown  In- 
stitute in  Jewish  Studies,  was  chairman 
of  the  dinner  committee.  Dr.  Sachar 
met  with  the  industry  representatives 
and  explained  the  University's  need  for 
endowment  funds  similar  to  the  joint 
fund  proposed  by  these  manufacturers 
and  businessmen.  The  new  endov^Tnent 
will  bear  the  industry's  name  and  be 
supplemented  by  nationwide  contribu- 
tions. 

Assisting  the  chairman  was  a  com- 
mittee including:  Brandeis  Trustee 
Samuel  L.  Slosberg;  Louis  H.  Salvage 
and  A.  S.  Burg  of  the  Brandeis  Fel- 
lows; and  fifty  other  industry  leaders 
from  Maine  to  California. 


More  Than  400  Families  Join  to  Create  Chai: 
Honoring  Boston   Industrialist   Milton    Kahr 


Naumburg  Chair  Bequest 
New  Music  Professorship 

A  Walter  W.  Naumburg  Chair  in 
Music  has  been  established  at  Brandeis 
through  a  bequest  from  the  estate  of 
the  late  New  York  banker  and  philan- 
thropist. 

Mr.  Naumburg,  who  died  in  1959  at 
the  age  of  93,  was  a  first  cousin  of  Mrs. 
Louis  D.  Brandeis,  wife  of  the  late 
jurist  for  whom  the  University  was 
named.  He  was  a  partner  in  the  bank- 
ing firm,  E.  Naumburg  and  Company, 
prior  to  his  retirement.  Long  interested 
in  music,  he  was  an  amateur  cellist  and 
furthered  public  interest  in  music  by 
providing  summer  concerts  on  the  Mall 
of  Central  Park,  New  York  City,  for 
many  years. 

Mr.  Naumburg's  gift  to  Brandeis  will 
assist  the  twelve  year  old  Waltham, 
Mass.,  University  in  the  expansion  of 
its  music  department.  Previously,  a 
similar  chair  was  established  by  Mr. 
Naumburg  at  Harvard  University,  his 
alma  mater. 


SORORITY  FELLOWSHIP 

Members  of  Alpha  Epsilon  Phi  Sorority 
have  created  a  new  fellowship  at  the  Uni- 
versity to  honor  the  sorority's  founders. 
The  Alpha  Epsilon  Phi  Sorority  Foundation 
Fellowship  has  been  set  to  aid  a  graduate 
student  working  toward  his  doctorate  in 
social  welfare  in  the  new  Florence  Heller 
School.  Mrs.  Blanche  Sreenberger  of  Pitts- 
burgh,  Penna.,    is  national    president. 


THE  UNITED  KINGDOM'S  ROLE  in  developing 
"backward"  areas  is  explained  by  Wilfred  Chlnn 
(center)  of  the  Colonial  Office  In  a  meeting  with 
international  experts  on  community  organizotion 
and  development  held  at  Brandeis.  Pictured  with 
the  British  official  are  conference  sponsors  Dean 
Charles  I.  Schottland  of  the  Florence  tfeller 
Graduate  School  and  Joseph  P.  Anderson,  execu- 
tive director,  National  Assn.  of  Social  Workers. 


Milton  Kohn 


More  than  400  families  throughou 
the  United  States  and  Canada  have  arj 
nounced  their  participation  in  a  neil 
Chair  to  be  established  in  honor  o 
Boston  industrialist  and  philanthropis; 
Milton  Kahn. 

The  new  professorship  will  be  know 
as  the  Milton  Kahn  Chair  in  Cora 
munity  Organiza 
tion  and  will  serv 
as  a  center  fo 
teaching  and  re 
search  in  thi 
rapidly  expandini 
field.  It  will  b 
established  ii 
Brandeis'  new  pro 
fessional  school 
the  Florence  Hel 
ler  Graduate  School  for  Advancei 
Studies  in  Social  Welfare. 

Mr.  Kahn,  President  of  the  Kahi 
Paper  Co.,  and  a  Trustee  of  Brandeii 
University,  was  honored  at  a  testimo. 
nial  dinner  on  his  seventieth  birthda;, 
and  for  forty  years  of  community  servi 
ice  in  Boston  and  nationally.  ' 

A  distinguished  academician  will  bi^ 
named  to  the  Kahn  Chair  for  the  196: 
academic  year. 

More  than  200  friends  and  associatei 
of  Mr.  Kahn  throughout  the  Unit€( 
States  and  Canada  are  serving  on  l 
committee  headed  by  Louis  P.  Smith 
assisted  by  Reuben  B.  Gryzmish  anc 
Louis  H.  Salvage.  The  group  plannee 
both  the  dinner  and  the  establishraem 
of  the  new  Chair. 

Among  the  head  table  guests  ant 
speakers  at  the  dinner  were  Sen.  Lever 
ett  Saltonstall;  Dr.  Sachar;  Dr.  Sidnej 
Farber,  director  of  research  at  the  Chil- 
dren's Cancer  Research  Foundation: 
Abraham  Feinberg,  Chairman  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees;  and  Mr.  Smith. 


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student  Honors 

Two  Brandeis  undergraduates  havt 
brought  new  honors  to  the  University 
in  impressive  "firsts"  for  Brandeis. 

Robert  L.  Seaver  '60  of  Brooklyn 
N.  Y.,  is  the  first  Brandeis  student  tc 
win  a  New  York  State  Regents  Scholar- 
ship for  Medicine.  Seventy-two  pre 
medical  students  from  the  State  of  New 
York  were  awarded  these  scholarships 
based  on  a  competitive  examination 
The  scholarship  is  for  up  to  $1000  a 
year  for  four  years. 

Miriam    Segall    '61,    an    IS-year-oW 
from  Red  Bank,  N.  J.,  is  the  author  of 
featured  short  story  in  the  March  issue 
of  Seventeen  magazine. 


26 -Brandeis  University  Bulletin 


Brandeis  University  Summer  Institute 
^Jontemporary  Western  Civilization 

Brandeis'  second  Summer  Institute  for  Adults  opens  August  7,  as  Alumni  and  friends 
(J the  University  from  Maine  to  California  return  to  classrooms  for  an  intensive  program 
ijContemporary  Western  Civilization. 

Dean  Leonard  W.  Levy  will  direct  the  five-day  institute  sponsored  annually  by  the 
[andeis  Fellows.  Most  of  the  250  "students"  will  live  on  campus  in  the  North  Quad- 
ngle,  dine  in  air-conditioned  Kutz  Hall,  and  study  in  seminar  classrooms  of  the 
(ildfarb  Library  Building.  Six  courses  are  being  offered  by  Brandeis  faculty  members. 
F>m  these,  applicants  must  select  three  and  register  in  advance. 

'Repeating  a  successful  feature  of  last  year's  program,  five  outstanding  lecturers  will 
s^ak  in  evening  sessions.  Lt.  Gen.  James  M.  Gavin,  U.S.A.  Ret.,  a  missile  expert,  will 
vfW  "War  and  Peace  in  the  Space  Age."  Dr.  Harold  C.  Case,  president  of  Boston 
lliversity,  will  assess  "The  Educational  Design  of  the  Future."  Robert  R.  Nathan, 
tlthor  on  economic  problems,  will  outline  "New  Frontiers  in  the  Economy."  Gordon  W. 
/port  of  Harvard  University,  noted  psychologist  and  authority  on  the  nature  and 
cuses  of  prejudice,  will  evaluate  "Prejudice  in  America  Today."  A  noted  historian 
vio  recently  returned  to  teaching  undergraduates.  Dr.  Abram  L.  Sachar,  will  conclude 
ta  Institute  with  a  lecture  placing  "The  Twentieth  Century  in  Perspective." 

IReservations  are  now  being  accepted  and  will  continue  until  classes  are  filled.  All 
csts  are  covered  in  the  fee  of  $125  per  person  for  tuition,  room  and  board.  Com- 
rjter  students  may  take  all  the  classes  and  lectures  for  $65. 

Daily  Courses  by  Brandeis  Univenity  Faculty  Members 

(Register  for  only  one  course  in  each  time  period) 


The  Institute  Faculty. . . 


9:30-10:30  A.M. 

AMERICAN  THEATRE  IN  TRANSITION 

Dl  Edwin  Burr  Pettet,  Ctiairman  of  ttie  Department  of 

latre  Arts,   author   of   forthcoming   worl(   "Esthetics 

olhe  Theatre,"   recently   returned   from   the   Salzburg 

siinar,  analyzes  the  social  themes  of  the  contempo- 

American  theatre.    The  course  will  cover  Thornton 

ler,  Tennessee  Williams,  Arthur  Miller,  William  Inge, 

Arthur  Laurents. 


KilC  IN  OUR  TIME  1 1 :00  - 12:00  Noon 

fl.  Irving  Fine,  Chairman  of  the  School  of  Creative 
a;,  an  award-winning  composer  and  author  on  musical 
s  ects,  examines  the  development  of  modern  musical 
ii'ms  and  forms;  the  relation  of  music  to  society, 
ai  the   representative    works   of   major   composers   of 

time.    He  has  won  the  Chamber  Music  Prize  and 

York  Critics  Citation. 

T^S  OF  CONTEMPORARY  PHILOSOPHY  2:00-3:00  P.M. 
Dl  Harold  Weisberg,  Chairman  of  the  Department  of 
Posophy,  will  present  an  historical  account  and 
a  ysis  of  representative  approaches  to  contemporary 
posophy.  He  will  include  pragmatism,  linguistic 
a|ysis,  logical  positivism,  and  existentialism.  Dr. 
Vsberg  will  soon  complete  a  new  work  entitled 
"jblems  in  Philosophy," 


9:30-  10:30  A.M. 
THE  CRISIS  IN  THE  ATLANTIC  COMMUNITY 
Dr.  John  P.  Roche,  retiring  Dean  of  Faculty  and  Chair- 
man of  the  Department  of  Politics,  discusses  contra- 
dictions and  instabilities  in  Western  posture  vis-a-vis 
the  Soviet  Union,  Special  emphasis  on  conflicts  be- 
tween national  interests  and  international  imperatives. 
Dr.  Roche  is  the  author  of  "The  Dynamics  of  Demo- 
cratic Government." 

COMMUNISM  AND  COEXISTENCE  11:00-12:00  Noon 
Dr.  Herbert  Marcuse,  Chairman  of  the  Graduate  Pro- 
gram in  the  History  of  Ideas  and  author  of  "Soviet 
Marxism"  will  review  the  development  of  socialism 
and  communism  since  World  War  1.  The  course  will 
cover  the  main  political,  economic,  and  cultural  aspects 
of  Communism,  its  prospects  and  its  impact  on  the 
Western  world. 

2:00-  3:00  P.M. 
AND  THE   CONSTITUTION 

Dean  of  the  Graduate  School, 
author  of  "The  Legacy  of  Suppression"  and  "The  Law 
of  the  Commonwealth,"  will  review  current  civil  tibei- 
ties  issues  with  a  focus  upon;  Fifth  Amendment  wit- 
nesses; Congressional  investigations;  communists,  hate 
mongers,  and  freedom  of  speech;  the  Federal  security 
program  and  the  problem  of  loyalty. 


FREEDOM,   SECURITY, 
Dr.   Leonard   W.    Levy 


A  special  program  of  lectures  and  debates  on  "Liberty  and  the  Corporation" 
will  center  around  a  series  of  talks  by  Dr.  Alan  Westin,  Associate  Professor  of 
Public  Law,  Columbia  University.    This  series  is  open  to  all   Institute  students. 


Harold  C.  Case  Herbert  Marcuse 


James  M.  Gavin  Irving  Fine 


Gordon  W.  Allport  John  P.  Roche 


Alan  Westin  Edwin  Burr  Pettet 


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Brandeis   University 
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This  reservation  form  must  be  completed  to  indicate  your 
choice  of  three  courses.  Husband  ond  wife  student-teams 
should  submit  a  second  form  if  they  choose  different  courses. 

9:30-10:30  A.M. 

□  American  Theatre  in  Transition  (Pettet) 

□  Crisis  in  the  Atlantic  Community  (Roche) 

11:00-12:00   Noon 

□  Music  in  Our  Time  (Fine) 

□  Communism  and  Coexistence  (Marcuse) 

2:00  -  3:00   P.M. 

Q   Contemporary  Philosophy  (Weisberg) 

I    I    Freedom,  Security,  and  the  Constitution  (Levy) 


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Brandeis  University 

1960  Creative  Arts  Awards 

Medal  and  Grant  Recipients 


Theatre  Arts  Medal 
THORNTON  WILDER 
Author  of  "Our  Town", 
"Bridge  of  San  Luis  Rey" 
and  "Skin  of  Our  Teeth". 


Theatre  Arts  Grant 
WILLIAM  ALFRED 
Author  of  "Agamemnon" 
and  "Hogan's  Goat". 


Sculpture  Medal 
NAUM  GABO 

Works  in  museums  and  private 
collections  throughout  the  world. 


Sculpture  Grant 
JAMES  ROSATI 
Cooper  Union  College  faculty 
and  Visiting  Critic  at  Yale. 


Poetry  Medal 
YVOR  WINTER 
Stanford  Unioersity  faculty  and 
author  in  literary  criticism. 


Poetry  Grant 
JOHN  BERRYMAN 
Author  of  poetry  and  short  stories. 


Music  Medal 

AARON  COPLAND 
Outstonding  contemporary 
American  composer. 


Music  Grant 

GUNTHER  SHULLER 
Teacher  composer;  commissioned 
to  write  jazz  work  for  1957 
Brandeis  festiual. 


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\/ur  own  little  Gordian  knot  is  simply  this:  how  can  we 
admit  every  qualified  and  eager  freshman  applicant  to 
the  University?  Or,  since  this  is  patently  impossible,  what 
satisfactory  explanation  can  wash  away  dashed  hopes 
and  injured  pride  and  normal  resentment? 

Every  reader  of  this  Bulletin  is  aware  that  today,  in  this 
country,  a  phenomenon  without  precedent  is  generating 
intolerable  pressures  on  existing  educational  institutions. 
Aptly  called  "the  population  explosion,"  this  pressure  — 
like  a  mounting  head  of  steam  in  a  boiler  —  probes  for 
weaknesses  and  flaws  in  the  educational  plant  structure 
of  our  country,  and  finds  and  exposes  them. 

While  we  cannot  discuss  the  nation-wide  problem  in 
these  pages,  we  can  point  to  some  of  the  contributing 
factors.  Obviously,  one  major  factor  is  the  world-wide 
increase  in  population  reflected  in  this  country  by  the 
recent  announcement  that  the  Census  Clock  in  Washing- 
ton had  ticked  off  1 80,000,000  -  a  twenty  per  cent 
increase  in  one  decade.  To  this  base  must  be  added  the 
current  great  emphasis  on  the  need  for  more  and  more 
education  resulting  almost  directly  from  Sputnik  and  the 
age  it  ushered  in.  Piling  up  even  more  pressure  is  the 
comparison  between  this  country  and  others  in  the  per- 
centage of  secondary  school  graduates  who  go  on  to 
college.  In  England,  historic  source  for  the  origins  of  the 
American  educational  system,  the  figure  is  6%.  In 
Canada,  it  is  8%.  In  this  country  it  is  more  than  30% 
and  rising  irresistibly  to  a  staggering  50%!  Adding 
more  complications  to  this  already  complex  picture  is  the 
tremendous  cost  of  creating  a  new  college  or  university 
in  this  country  and  the  corresponding  slowness  with 
which  such  happy  events  come  about. 

How  do  these  facts  of  educational  life,  circa  1960, 
affect  Brandeis  and  sister  institutions  which  sincerely 
attempt  to  maintain  high  academic  standards  and  close 
identification   between   students  and  faculty? 

At  Brandeis,  we  are  dedicated  to  the  idea  of  a  small 
University,  a  place  of  learning  with  highest  standards, 
where  some  1400  undergraduates  —  not  14,000  — can 
live  and  work  together  towards  the  fullest  release  of 
intellectual  capacity,  towards  the  "perpetual  vision  of 
greatness"  which  is  the  proper  aim  of  education.  Trans- 
lated into  cold  statistics,  this  means  that  out  of  2700 
students  who  applied  for  admission  lost  September,  we 
were  able  to  enroll  only  340  as  freshmen.  One  out  of 
every  eight  who  applied  won  a  seat  in  the  Class  of  1964. 


(continued) 


Bad  as  this  situation  is,  we  know  with  certainty 
that  it  will  be  worse  next  year  and  the  year  after 
that  and  the  year  after  that.  Because  we  simply 
do  not  have  room  for  all  the  capable  and  inter- 
ested students  who  look  forward  to  a  Brandeis 
education,  we  must,  obviously,  turn  down  the 
great  majority  of  them.  In  almost  every  instance, 
the  more  than  2000  students  who  were  turned 
away  from  our  doors  this  fall  were  denied  admit- 
tance not  because  of  their  lack  of  capacity  to 
cope  with  Brandeis,  but  rather,  as  Dr.  Sachar  has 
stated  publicly,  because  of  Brandeis'  lack  of 
capacity  to  cope  with  them. 

The  hardest  task  confronting  the  Admissions 
Office  during  the  year  is  conveying  the  simple 
undramatic  fact  of  our  limited  space  to  parents 
whose  children  have  high  College  Board  scores, 
superior  high-school  records,  warm  letters  of 
recommendation,  exemplary  characters  and  a 
sincere  desire  to  absorb  the  Brandeis  educational 
experience.  We  agree  that  they  are  -  by  the 
hundreds  -  of  a  caliber  worthy  of  being  con- 
sidered by  the  finest  schools  in  the  land.  But  we 
cannot  accommodate  them  and  keep  Brandeis  the 
small  school  of  high  quality  that  attracted  these 
young  people  to  apply  here  in  the  first  place. 

Brandeis  is,  of  course,  open  to  everyone, 
regardless  of  color,  creed  or  ethnic  origin.  The 
diversity  of  applications  permitted  the  University 
to  admit,  this  year,  young  men  and  women  from 
31  states,  27  foreign  nations  and  from  270  dif- 
ferent public  and  private  secondary  schools.  Of 
these  students,  238  were  in  the  top  ten  per  cent 
of  their  graduating  classes.  Their  honors  are 
legion.  Their  median  College  Board  scores  were 
641  in  verbal  aptitude,  and  628  in  mathematics. 

In  screening  applicants,  the  starting  point 
always   must   be   the   academic   and    intellectual 


attainment  and  potential  of  the  student.  Because 
the  Brandeis  faculty  is  recognized  for  its  distinc- 
tion in  the  various  disciplines  which  our  curriculum 
offers,  it  rightfully  demands  and  expects  much 
from  its  students.  The  Committee  on  Admissions, 
therefore,  selects  students  who,  in  its  judgment 
could  profit  most  from  a  Brandeis  education  and 
give  most  in  return  to  the  academic  and  corporate 
life  of  the  University. 

But  this  is  only  the  starting  point.  The  search 
for  Brandeis  freshmen  goes  far  beyond  paper 
records  and  statistics.  The  total  picture  of  a 
student  emerges  only  after  an  evaluation  of 
recommendations,  statements  by  teachers,  mean- 
ingful extracurricular  activity  engaged  in  by  the 
students,  and  the  increasingly  important  personal 
interview  with  a  Brandeis  representative. 

The  Committee  on  Admissions  constantly  seeks 
to  assess  the  intangible,  to  measure  those  qual- 
ities which  cannot  be  measured  and  to  evaluate 
personality  development  yet  to  come.  For  these 
reasons,  any  Brandeis  class  represents  a  great 
deal  more  than  a  purely  statistical  analysis  of 
scores,  reports  and  ratings. 

The  Admissions  Committee  is  human  and  fal- 
lible. In  selecting  those  students  who,  in  the 
Committee's  judgment,  comprise  the  best  of  the 
highly  qualified  thousands  who  apply  to  Brandeis, 
mistakes  have  been  made.  Some  young  people 
may  have  been  enrolled  who  could  have  done 
better  elsewhere.  Others  may  have  been  turned 
down  who  could  have  fared  brilliantly  at  Bran- 
deis. 

Nevertheless,  this  year's  freshman  class  once 
again  offers  more  promise  than  any  class  Brandeis 
has  accepted  in  the  past  and  we  are  watching  it 
with  great  interest  and  a  sense  of  excitement. 

We  have  reason  to  expect  much. 


Brandeis  University  Bulletin  Vol.  X.  No.  B.  December  1960 

Published  seven  times  a  year  (three  times  in  September,  once  in  October.  December. 
February  and  May),  at  Brandeis  University.  Office  of  Public  Affairs,  Waltham 
Massachusetts.    Entered  as  second  class  matter  at  the   Post  Office,   Boston.  Ma 


".  .  .  truly  a  seat  of  learning  where 
research  is  pursued,  books  written, 
and  the  creative  instinct  aroused, 
encouraged  and  developed  in  its 
faculty  and  students  .  .  ." 


This  tiniest  of  gems  from  the  treasury  of  Justice 
Brandeis'  writings  captures  In  its  sparkle  some  hint 
of  the  radiation  of  ideas  from  the  University  that 
today  bears  his  name. 

Although  considered  by  some  to  be  merely  a 
precocious  youngster  on  the  American  educational 
scene,  the  University  has  traveled  far  and  fast  along 
the  road  toward  the  ideal  of  an  American  University 
as  expressed  by  Justice  Brandeis.  The  great  amount 
of  scholarly  research  and  creative  writing  mani- 
fested by  the  steady  flow  of  books  and  articles  has 
demonstrated  an  exceptional  maturity  in  the  Bran- 
deis faculty.  Hardly  a  week  goes  by  without  at  least 
one  New  York  Times  book  review  written  by  or  about 
a  member  of  the  Brandeis  family. 

Brandeis'  prominence  on  the  book  pages  of  lead- 
ing publications  began  in  the  earliest  years  of  the 
University.  In  the  Humanities,  the  late  scholar-writer 
Ludwig  Lewisohn,  a  member  of  the  original  small 
faculty,  established  an  immediate  link  between  stu- 
dents and  the  literary  world.  Another  member  of  the 
original  faculty,  Erwin  Bodky,  late  chairman  of  the 
School  of  Creative  Arts,  unfortunately  did  not  live 
to  see  publication  this  fall  by  the  Harvard  University 
Press  of  his  intense  study.  The  Interprefafion  of 
Bach's  Keyboard  Works.  The  pioneer  science  fac- 
ulty came  to  Brandeis  with  no  interruption  in  their 
long  record  of  scientific  papers  published.  Their 
colleagues  in  the  social  sciences  demonstrated  a 
continuing  concern  for  social  problems  which  has 
resulted  in  a  spate  of  new  books  and  critical  papers. 

It  is  impossible  to  list  here  all  works  published  by 
members  of  the  Brandeis  faculty  to  date.  A  partial 
listing,  however,  will  serve  to  indicate  the  wide 
range  of  their  literary,  socio-political,  artistic  and 
scientific  fields  of  interest. 

Max  Lerner's  America  As  a  Civilization,  a  1000- 
page  volume  published  in  1958,  perhaps  best  illus- 
trates the  creative  force  in  Brandeis  classrooms. 
Dr.  Lerner  gave  mimeographed  drafts  of  the  work 


Our 
creative 
faculty 


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to  his  students  over  a  period  of  several  years  prior 
to  publication.  Students  and  faculty  alike  entered 
into  the  discussion  and  reviev/  of  his  book  long 
before  the  frnal  revision  went  to  the  typesetters.  Of 
their  contribution  he  says  ".  .  .  without  their  help,  it 
couldn't  have  been  written."  Late  in  1959,  Simon 
and  Schuster  published  The  Unfinished  Country,  a 
collection  of  more  than  two  hundred  of  Dr.  Lerner's 
daily  columns.  The  same  firm  will  also  publish  his 
new  book.  Beyond  the  Power  Principle,  a  treatise  on 
the  end  of  classical  world  politics. 

Brandeis  Dean  of  Faculty  Lawrence  H.  Fuchs 
wrote  Political  Behavior  of  American  Jews  in  1  956, 
after  culling  innumerable  historical  accounts  from 
colonial  times  to  the  present.  He  interpreted  the 
1960  presidential  campaign  and  election  through 
many  featured  articles  and  broadcasts  while  com- 
pleting work  on  his  new  volume,  a  review  of  the 
history  and  politics  of  Hawaii. 

tegocy  of  Suppression,  by  Dr.  Leonard  W.  Levy, 
Dean  of  the  Graduate  School,  is  a  study  of  freedom 
of  speech  and  press  in  early  American  history.  Pub- 
lished recently  by  the  Harvard  University  Press, 
Legacy  was  reviewed  by  Henry  Steele  Commager 
in  the  New  York  Times  Sunday  Book  Review  section. 
The  review  says,  in  part,  "Dr.  Levy's  lively  volume 
tells  the  story  of  the  evolution  of  the  concept  of 
freedom  of  speech  and  of  the  press  with  a  wonderful 
combination  of  judiciousness  and  vigor." 


Dr.  Merrill  D.  Peterson,  Dean  of  Students,  is  the 
author  of  The  Jefferson/on  Image  in  the  American 
Mind,  published  earlier  this  year  by  the  Oxford 
University  Press.  In  his  New  York  Times  review, 
Dumas  Malone  says,  "In  this  careful,  thoughtful  and 
readable  book,  Merrill  D.  Peterson  has  performed 
an  exceedingly  difficult  task  ...  his  concern  is  with 
what  history  has  done  to  Jefferson  ...  his  book  can 
be  commended  to  anyone  who  would  penetrate  the 
meaning  of  the  historic  American  experience." 

James  V.  Cunningham,  Professor  of  English,  pro- 
duced his  The  Exclusion  of  a  Rhyme,  a  collection  of 
poems  and  epigrams,  earlier  this  year.  In  his  New 
York  Times  review,  W.  T.  Scott  says,  "J.  V.  Cunning- 
ham is  a  craftsman  of  outstanding  ability  —  a  witty 
and  cerebral  poet,  less  likely  to  move  us  to  tears 
than  to  thought." 

Other  recently  published  works,  all  receiving  high 
critical  acclaim,  include: 

Marlboro's    Duchess    (Knopf),    Louis    Kronenberger, 

Professor  of  Theater  Arts; 
Modern  Literary  Criticism  (Beacon  Press),  anthology 

edited   by   Irving   Howe,   Chairman,    English   and 

American  Literature; 
Soviet  Marxism:    A  Critical  Analysis  (Columbia  Univ. 

Press),  Herbert  Marcuse,  Professor  of  Politics  and 

Philosophy; 
A  Kindly  Contagion  (Bobbs-Merrill),  a  collection  of 

short  stories    by   Walter   Toman,    Associate    Pro- 
fessor of  Psychology; 
Jerusalem    and    Rome:     The    Writings    of    Josephus 

(Meridian  Books),  Nahum  N.  Glotzer,  Professor  of 

Jewish  History; 
Russian    tiberaiism:     From    Gentry   to    Intelligentsia 

(Harvard  Univ.  Press),  George  Fischer,  Associate 

Professor  of  Politics; 
Altgeld's  America:    The  Lincoln  Ideal  vs.  Changing 

Realities   (Funk),    Raymond   S.   Ginger,   Associate 

Professor  of  History. 

In  recent  months,  the  unabated  stream  of  publica- 
tions in  many  languages  has  run  the  gamut  from 
science  to  poetry.  Irving  Howe's  Politics  and  the 
Novel  was  reprinted  in  Japanese,  Czech  and  Danish. 
Robert  O.  Preyer's  Bentham,  Coleridge  and  the 
Science  of  History  appeared  in  German.  James 
Joyce  per  el  mismo,  by  Jean  Paris,  Visiting  Associate 
Professor  of  French  Literature,  was  translated  into 
Spanish.  Reversing  the  process.  Dr.  Horry  Zohn  has 
translated  into  English  the  complete  diaries  of 
Theodor  Herzl  in  a  one-hundredth  birthday  anniver- 
sary tribute  to  the  Zionist  leader. 


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Through  magazine  articles,  members 
of  the  Brandeis  faculty  keep  their  col- 
leagues at  Brandeis  and  around  the 
nation  apprised  of  their  most  recent 
work  in  the  various  academic  disci- 
plines. These  articles  appear  in  the 
nation's  literary  press  as  well  as  in  pro- 
fessional journals.  Religion  as  Facing 
Forward  in  Time,  by  psychologist  James 
Klee,  appeared  recently  in  Existential 
Inquiries.  La  Table  Ronde,  La  Nouvelle 
Revue  Francaise  and  Critique  are 
among  the  French  publications  carrying 
recent  work  by  Professor  Claude  A.  S. 
Vigee.  During  1960  Brandeis  faculty 
members  have  contributed  to  Compora- 
tive  Literature,  Walt  Whitman  Review, 
Vetus  Testamentum  (Holland),  William 
and  Mary  Quarterly,  Yale  French 
Studies,  Journal  of  English  Literary 
History,  Personnel  and  Guidance  Jour- 
nal, Journal  of  Science,  American  Jour- 
nal of  Psychology,  Political  Science 
Quarterly,  Catholic  World,  Scientific 
American,  Jewish  Frontier,  The  Atlantic, 
Journal    of   Applied    Psychology,    and 


the  proceedings  of  many  scholarly 
societies. 

A  good  teacher  maker  his  impact  on 
the  society  of  his  day  in  three  ways: 
through  his  students;  through  his  con- 
tributions to  the  endless  saga  of  re- 
search; and  through  his  writings.  There 
is  hardly  any  question  of  the  great 
impact  on  students  of  a  faculty  that 
maintains  a  one-to-nine  ratio  to  the 
student  body  and  includes  such  inspir- 
ing teachers  as  Eleanor  Roosevelt,  Max 
Lerner,  Herbert  Marcuse,  Cyrus  Gor- 
don, Alexander  Altmann  and  Abraham 
Maslow,  among  scores  of  others.  Re- 
search is  a  forte  of  the  Brandeis  faculty, 
with  each  member  well  aware  of  his 
responsibility  to  function  to  the  limits 
of  his  ability  both  before  a  class  and 
at  his  research  desk  or  lab  table.  And 
lastly,  the  literary  prolificacy  of  the 
Brandeis  faculty  magnifies  its  sphere  of 
influence  far  beyond  campus  boun- 
daries. 

Subsequent  issues  of  the  6u//etin  will 
carry  up-to-date  information  on  current 
and  future  written  works  by  members 
of  the  Brandeis  faculty.  This  informa- 
tion will  include  the  name  of  the  author 
and  the  title,  publishing  data,  and  a 
brief  summary  of  the  work. 


President  Sachar  reads  the  citation  as  the  honorary 
degree  recipient  and  Trustee  Chairman  Abraham 
Feinberg  look  on.  .  .  . 


Two  beloved  human  beings  exhibit  mutual  admira- 
tion during  pre-Commencement  reception.  .  .  . 


Chagall    and    Adiai    Stevenson,    on    campus    for    a 
television   broadcast,   share  a   happy   moment.   .   .   . 


Chagall 
at 
Brandeis 


Marc  Chagall,  a  20th-century  giant  among 
artists,  came  to  Brandeis  to  receive  an 
honorary  degree  and  to  submit  sketches  for 
an  heroic  mural  to  fill  one  whole  wall  in  the 
Brandeis  Library.  During  his  exciting  stay  on 
campus,  he  met  world  celebrities,  faculty, 
journalists,  students,  art  lovers,  critics  and 
well-wishers  by  the  hundred.  Invariably, 
Chagall  the  man  proved  even  more  charm- 
ing, even  more  dramatic,  even  more  com- 
pelling than  Chagall  the  world-famed  artist. 
He  told  interviewers,  "The  principle  of  my 
work  is  that  I  love  mankind."  After  meeting 
him,  none  could  doubt  it. 


Reflective,  Chagall  studies  a  favorite  painting, 
"Artist's  Sister,"  which  he  painted  in  1910  and 
had  not  seen  for  forty  years.  .  .  . 


Stating  that  he  now  learns  from  the  young,  Chagall 
happily  attends  class  before  the  wall  that  will  one 
day  bear  his  vast  mural.  .  .  . 


"When  I  was  young, 
I  wanted  to  learn 
from  older  nnen  .  .  . 
now,  I  only  want 
to  learn  from  the 
young,  not  to  teach 
them  ...  I  always 
feel  I  should  learn 
from  young  people, 
especially   in   art 


Goldfarb  65th  Birthday  Fills  Waldorf  Astoria 
As  Friends  Fete  Noted  N.  Y.  Philanthropist 


MR.  AND  MRS.  JACOB  A.  GOLDFARB,  quests  of  honor  at  a  Waldorf  Astoria  dinner  celebratinq  the 
industrialist's  65th  birthday,  are  congrotulated  by  Dr.  hiarold  N.  Taylor  (center),  former  president  of 
Sarah  Lawrence  College  and  one  of  the  evening's  feotured  speakers. 


Friends  of  the  University  in  the  nation's  major  cities  recently 
honored  Brandeis  Trustee  and  benefactor  Jack  Goldfarb  of  New  York 
City  in  a  series  of  65th  birthday  parties. 

Harry  Dvortzoff ,  a  member  of  the  President's  Council,  was  chair- 
man of  the  climactic  dinner  in  New  York's  Waldorf  Astoria  where  1,500 
guests  gave  a  standing  ovation  to  the  couple  whose  princely  gift  made 
possible  the  construction  of  the  Jacob  and  Bertha  Goldfarb  Library 
Building.  Dr.  Sachar  was  toastmaster  of  the  evening.  Mrs.  Harold 
Sherman  Goldberg,  national  president  of  the  Women's  Committee, 
reported  that  the  women  would  create  their  first  named  endowment 
fund  in  honor  of  Mr.  Goldfarb.  Abraham  Feinberg,  chairman  of  the 
Brandeis  Trustees,  brought  the  greetings  of  his  colleagues. 


Three  distinguished  speakers.  Dr. 
Max  Lerner,  Sen.  Herbert  H.  Lehman, 
and  Harold  Taylor,  former  president  of 
Sarah  Lawrence  College,  commended 
Mr.  Goldfarb  for  his  conscientious  prac- 
tice of  community  responsibility. 

Louisville 

In  Louisville,  Fellow  Herman  G. 
Handmaker  and  President's  Councillor 
Samuel  M.  Rosenstein,  served  as  chair- 
men of  the  dinner  at  the  Standard 
Country  Club.  Dr.  Leonard  W.  Levy, 
Dean  of  the  Graduate  School  of  Arts 
and  Sciences,  and  Everett  J.  Moore, 
president  of  Union  Underwear  Com- 
pany, shared  speaking  honors  with  Mr. 
Handmaker. 

Indianapolis 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Goldberg  opened 
their  Indianapolis  home  for  a  dinner 
party  in  honor  of  Mr.  Goldfarb.    Dean 


Levy  also  addressed  the  Indianapolis 
group  recounting  recent  developments 
at  the  University  and  explaining  the 
vital  role  played  by  the  new  Goldfarb 
Library  Building. 

Nearly  2,000  Guests 

In  all,  nearly  2,000  guests  attended 
the  three  parties  and  established  one 
of  the  University's  larger  endowment 
funds  in  honor  of  the  Goldfarbs.  The 
Women's  Committee  launched  their  new 
"Named  Endowment"  program  with  the 
creation  of  a  Goldfarb  Endowment  Fund 
for  the  Library. 

From  St.  Louis  came  the  largest  sin- 
gle gift  the  University  has  ever  received 
from  a  donor  in  honor  of  another  man. 
Frank  J.  Prince,  an  official  of  the 
Universal  Match  Corporation,  pledged 
$75,000  to  the  Goldfarb  Birthday  Fund 
in  honor  of  his  friend,  Mr.  Goldfarb. 


MOMS  GET  REPORT  CARDS)  J 
FROM  BRANDEIS  CLASSE 

Housewives  and  mothers  will  take , 
home  Brandeis  report  cards  this  month  l 
upon  completion  of  a  weekday  morning  i 
course  in  Biblical  Literature. 

Dr.   Nahum   N.  Glatzer,  one  of  the 
University's  foremost  Biblical  scholars 
and  Michael  Tuch  Professor  of  Jewish  ' 
History,  conducted  an  intensive  seminar  ' 
for  women  during  the  past  two  months. 
A  full  enrollment  of  20  students,  whose 
on-campus  college  days  had  ended  years 
before,   found   themselves   back   in  the 
college  environment  once  more  with  all 
the  demands  of  student  life  challenging  j 
and  stimulating  their  mature  minds. 

Evening  Classes 

Evening  classes  by  other  members  of  j 
the  faculty  attracted  more  than  100  ! 
men  and  women  to  the  sessions  held  ' 
weekly  since  mid-October.  Philip  Dris-  | 
coll,  Dean  of  Admissions  and  a  teaching  ■ 
member  of  the  English  Department,  ^ 
lectured  on  "Three  Great  Irish  Writers: 
Yeats,  Joyce,  O'Casey." 

"Democracy's  Prospects  in  India  and  , 
Southeast  Asia"  was  the  theme  of  the 
Tuesday  evening  series  by  I.  Milton 
Sacks,  associate  professor  of  politics. 
His  course  evaluated  the  development  ' 
of  self-governing  institutions  and  social 
forces  at  work  in  the  new  independent 
states  of  India,  Burma,  Thailand,  Viet 
Nam,  Malaya  and  Singapore,  Indonesia, 
and  the  Philippines. 

17th  Century  Portrait   Gift 
Added  to  Growing  Collection 

An  oil  portrait,  painted  by  the  Dutch 
artist  Bartholomeus  Van  der  Heist  in 
the  middle  of  the  seventeenth  century, 
has  been  presented  to  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity by  I.  Austin  Kelly  III,  prominent 
New  York  City  consulting  engineer. 

The  painting,  in  excellent  condition, 
is  a  full-length  portrait  of  one  Mynheer 
Van  Daems,  Master  of  the  Royal  Mer- 
cers Guild  of  Holland.  It  is  valued  in 
excess  of  $10,000.  Van  der  Heist,  born 
in  Haarlem,  Holland,  in  1611,  was  one 
of  the  outstanding  portrait  painters  of 
his  day  and  was  a  peer  and  chief  rival 
of  Rembrandt.  Other  Van  der  Heist 
works  hang  currently  in  leading  art 
galleries  in  London,  New  York,  Paris, 
Munich,  Amsterdam  and  The  Hague. 

Mr.  Kelly,  owner  and  president  of  the 
National  Employee  Relations  Institute 
of  New  York  City,  gave  the  300-year- 
old  masterpiece  to  Brandeis  on  the 
recommendation  of  the  Linen  Supply 
Association  of  America. 


10 -BRANDEIS   NEWS   BULLETIN 


I 


VEW  SOCIAL  SCIENCE  CENTER  UNITS  DEDICATED 


iorris  Brown  Center 

Morris  Brown  Social  Science  Center 
rings  under  a  single  roof  the  major 
jffices,  laboratories,  classrooms  and  re- 
aarch  areas  of  the  social  sciences  on 
3th  graduate  and  undergraduate  levels. 
;  was  underwritten  as  a  tribute  to  Mr. 
rown  by  his  many  friends  in  New 
ork  and  Palm  Beach  who  joined  in 
lis  special  project  to  honor  the  founder 
nd  first  president  of  the  Palm  Beach 
ountry  Club. 

The  University's  space  flight  research 
rogram,  special  psychological  labora- 
jries  for  animal  research,  and  an  an- 
iiropology  museum  are  among  the 
lore  spectacular  units  of  this  Center, 
esigned  to  provide  for  the  ever-widen- 
ig  researches  in  the  social  sciences. 

Modern  Design 

Its  sweeping  walls  of  glass,  steel, 
nd  red  brick  provide  illumination, 
ring  the  rustic  campus  into  classrooms 
nd  offices,  and  blend  with  the  colorful 
rchitecture  of  the  new  Brandeis 
ampus.  Interior  walls  of  all  units  in 
he  Social  Science  Center  are  trimmed 
1  sturdy,  natural  oak  and  enriched  by 
killful  lighting. 

The  Brown  Center  provides  office  and 
lassroom  space  for  graduate  and  un- 
ergraduate  programs  in  psychology, 
nthropology,  sociology  and  economies, 
ilach  department  occupies  a  self-con- 
ained  area  of  offices,  laboratories,  and 
eminar  rooms. 

A  Fellow  of  the  University,  Mr. 
Jrown  has  served  as  president  of  Tem- 

le  Israel,  New  Rochelle,  New  York,  and 
,s  head  of  Community  Fund,  Red  Cross 

nd  hospital  campaigns  in  Palm  Beach. 


Special  Wings  Providing 
for  Economics.  Psychology 

Two  specially  designed  areas  of  the 
Social  Science  Center  will  provide  mod- 
ern work  areas  for  teaching  and  re- 
search in  economics  and  psychology. 

Atop  the  Morris  Brown  Center,  over- 
looking the  entire  campus,  the  Joseph 
L.  Morse  Economics  Wing  houses  the 
University's  Department  of  Economics. 

Mr.  Morse  has  served  as  president  of 
Unicorn  Books,  Inc.,  and  as  editor  in 
chief  of  the  New  Funk  and  Wagnalls 
Encyclopedia,  the  Universal  Standard 
Encyclopedia,  and  the  Unicorn  Book  of 
the  Year. 

Gift  of  Two  Fellows 

The  Psychology  Wing,  a  gift  of  two 
Fellows  of  the  University,  the  late 
Harry  L.  Fine  of  New  York  and  Mrs. 
Fine,  along  with  Edward  and  Sade  Gold- 
stein of  Brookline,  Mass.,  has  provided 
urgently  needed  laboratories,  faculty 
offices  and  classrooms  for  the  Psychol- 
ogy Department. 

A  director  of  the  Palm  Beach  Bank 
and  Trust  Company,  Mr.  Fine  was  a 
prominent  figure  in  the  United  Jewish 
Appeal,  National  Conference  of  Chris- 
tians and  Jews,  and  the  Jewish  Hospital 
for  Chronic  Diseases  in  Brooklyn.  Mr. 
Goldstein,  a  former  president  of  the 
Boston  Brandeis  Club,  is  president  and 
treasurer  of  Jewelsmiths,  Inc.  A  leader 
of  the  National  Conference  of  Chris- 
tians and  Jews,  he  has  served  numerous 
civic  and  charitable  causes  in  Boston. 


Lemberg  Hall 

Samuel  and  Lucille  Lemberg  Hall, 
now  serving  the  University  as  a  class- 
room building  with  a  second-floor  suite 
occupied  by  the  Psychological  Counsel- 
ing Center,  is  nestled  between  a  tower- 
ing rock  and  the  massive  stone  Castle. 

South  of  the  building  is  a  playground 
area  to  be  used  by  pre-school  young- 
sters after  the  inauguration  of  a  new 
program  of  psychological  work  with 
children. 

Nursery  Classrooms 

In  addition  to  the  exterior  play- 
ground, the  building  includes  classrooms 
for  nursery  work.  Special  window- 
walls,  through  which  instructors  may 
observe  children  at  play  without  being 
seen,  wdll  facilitate  work  with  the 
youngsters.  This  experimental  nursery 
is  being  furnished  under  a  grant  from 
the  Henry  Kaufman  Foundation  of  New 
York  City.  The  newly  established  Insti- 
tute for  Research  in  Child  Play  will  be 
housed  in  Lemberg  Hall. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lemberg  have  made  an 
additional  grant  to  the  University  to 
help  underwrite  these  child  psychology 
studies.  A  fellowship,  in  honor  of  Mr. 
Lemberg's  parents,  will  furnish  support 
for  a  gifted  student  in  child  psychology. 

Mr.  Lemberg,  president  of  Midwood 
Management  Company,  New  York  City, 
is  a  national  vice  chairman  of  the  Bran- 
deis Fellows.  He  has  been  a  trustee-at- 
large  of  the  Federation  of  Jewish  Phil- 
anthropies of  New  York,  and  has  served 
for  many  years  as  New  York  City 
Chairman  of  the  United  Jewish  Appeal. 


HEARTY  CONGRATULATIONS.  Trustee  Lawrence  A.  Wien  (right)  extends 
1  congratulatory  handshake  to  Mr.  Schwartz,  chairman  ot  the  Board  ot 
lonothan  Logan,  Inc.,  as  Dr.  Sachar  and  Mrs.  Schwartz  beam  approval, 
'chwartz  Hall  has  on  auditorium,  faculty  lounges,  and  two  classrooms. 


TWO  OF  THE  UNIVERSITY'S  FAMILIES  joined  early  this  fall  to  dedicate  the 
main  units  of  the  new  Social  Science  Center.  Cutting  the  ribbon  to  open 
Lemberg  Hall  are  (left  to  right):  Norman  S.  Rabb,  vice  chairman,  Brandeis 
Trustees;  Morris  Brown;  Dr.  Sachar;  and  Samuel  Lemberg. 


BRANDEIS   NEWS  BULLETIN  -  11 


North  Quadrangle  Now  Adolph  and  Felicia  Leon  Court] 


ADOLPH  AND  FELICIA  LEON  COURT  is  nestled  in  the  woodland  north  of  the  Library.  Nearly  400 
students  enjoy  the  comfort  and  convenience  of  living  in  these  men's  residence  halls  adjacent  to  a 
beautiful  and  spacious  student  center-dining  hall. 

Creative  Arts  Commission  Members  Named 


Three  well-known  New  York  col- 
lectors of  contemporary  art,  the  new 
director  of  the  University's  fine  arts 
program,  and  a  member  of  the  Institute 
of  Advanced  Studies  in  the  Theatre 
Arts  have  all  been  appointed  to  serve 
on  the  Brandeis  Creative  Arts  Awards 
Commission. 

Mrs.  Jack  M.  Kaplan  of  the  faculty  of 
the  New  School  for  Social  Research, 
dress  designer  Larry  Aldrich,  and  tex- 
tile manufacturer  Benjamin  Heller  are 
collectors  named  to  the  commission. 
Sam  Hunter  is  new  director  of  the  Poses 
Institute  of  Fine  Arts  and  the  Rose  Art 
Museum  at  Brandeis.  Dr.  John  D.  Mit- 
chell, representing  the  theatre  arts,  is 
affiliated  with  the  Institute  of  Advanced 
Studies  in  the  Theatre  Arts. 

Fifth  Year 

The  Creative  Arts  Awards  Commis- 
sion, established  by  the  University  to 
present  annual  awards  in  the  fields  of 
music,  poetry,  painting  or  sculpture,  and 
theatre,  is  now  in  its  fifth  year. 

The  full  commission  includes:  David 
B.  Wodlinger,  Chairman;  Mrs.  Milton 
Steinberg,  executive  secretary;  Max 
Abramovitz,  Harry  N.  Abrams,  John 
I.  H.  Baur,  Arthur  Berger,  Clarence  Q. 
Berger,  Leonard  Bernstein,  Harold 
Clurman,  Aaron  Copland,  Malcolm 
Cowley,  J.  V.  Cunningham,  Enrico 
Donati,  Irving  Fine,  Lloyd  Franken- 
berg,  Peter  Grippe,  Edgar  Kaufmann, 

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WIEN  SCHOLARS  from  four  notions  ore  seen 
with  Trustee  Lawrence  A.  Wien  of  New  York 
City  during  a  recent  reception  for  the  foreign 
students.  Representative  of  the  80  young  men 
and  women  from  36  notions  brought  to  Brandeis 
under  provisions  of  the  International  scholarship 
program  created  by  Mr.  Wien  are  (front  row, 
left  to  right):  Vivi-Anne  Gustafson,  Sweden; 
Azuka  Dike,  Nigeria;  Kari  Osterud,  Norway;  Mr. 
Wien;  Sushila  Raghavan,  India;  and  James  Y. 
Lot,  Nigeria;  (bock  row):  Aleknanda  Somarth, 
India;  Olutope  Mobogunje,  Nigeria. 


Jr.,  Louis  Kronenberger,  James  Laugh- 
lin,  John  Matthews,  Miss  Marianne 
Moore,  Earl  Morse,  Jack  I.  Poses,  Mrs. 
Bernard  Reis,  Mitchell  Siporin,  Samuel 
L.  Slosberg,  Carleton  Sprague  Smith, 
Miss  Anita  Warburg,  Mrs.  Milton  Weill 
and  Richard  S.  Zeisler. 


The  University's  beautiful  men's 
residence  quadrangle,  recently  com- 
pleted north  of  the  Library,  containing 
four  residence  halls  and  a  student  cen- 
ter, will  be  known  as  Adolph  and 
Felicia  Leon  Court. 

World  War  Claims 

The  Leon  family  has  provided  the 
University  with  more  than  $500,000; 
a  sum  realized  by  settlement  of  Mr. 
Leon's  long-standing  claims  against  his 
native  country  of  Rumania. 

Adolph  Leon  had  been  one  of  the 
most  important  industrialists  in  Eastern 
Europe  prior  to  the  Nazi  invasion  at  the 
outset  of  World  War  II. 

Forced  to  leave  the  country,  he  emi- 
grated to  the  United  States  in  1938  and 
spent  his  remaining  years  in  New  York 
City  working  on  behalf  of  the  victims 
of  Nazi  tyranny.  He  died  in  1954  and  1 
is  survived  by  his  wife,  Felicia,  still  j 
residing  in  New  York.  , 

A     nephew,     Henry     Z.     Leon,    and  i 
Jacques  Heilpern,  both  residents  of  New 
York  City,  are  executors  of  the  estate.  ' 

Two  Acres 

Covering  more  than  two  acres  of  hill- 
top land,  Leon  Court  provides  students 
with  attractive  and  comfortable  living  ■ 
quarters  adjacent  to  their  student 
center  dining  hall.  Single  and  double 
rooms  in  the  residence  halls  are  stra- 
tegically located  around  the  main  facili- 
ties in  each  building.  A  central  lounge 
on  the  second  floor  of  each  unit  opens 
out  onto  a  balcony  overlooking  the  cen- 
tral area  of  Leon  Court.  Within  this 
central  area  the  original  trees,  rocks 
and  natural  terrain  are  retained  to  en- 
hance the  beauty  of  the  site.  Most  of 
the  buildings  in  Leon  Court  have  a  com- 
manding view  of  Boston's  North  Shore 
and  northern  Massachusetts. 

Leon  Court  was  designed  by  Harrison 
and  Abramovitz,  Brandeis'  master  plan 
architects.  The  residence  units  were 
completed  in  time  for  occupancy  in  the 
1959-60  school  year.  Its  woodland  set- 
ting and  comfortable  facilities  have 
made  the  Court  a  favorable  location  for 
student  events. 


GYPSY  GOES  TO  BRANDEIS 

A  famous  Broadway  theatrical  producer  has 
made  an  unusual  gift  to  aid  scholarship 
students  at  Brandeis. 

David  Merrick,  producer  of  the  hit  show 
"Gypsy,"  has  made  Brandeis  a  partner  in  the 
production  and  has  earmarked  a  portion  of 
the  income  to  provide  scholarships  in  the 
University's  Theatre  Arts  Department. 


1 


]:eitman  Hall  Designated  in  Men's  Quadrangle 
1  Honor  of  New  Jersey  Fellow  and  His  Wife 


One  of  the  University's  newest  men's 
sidonce  halls  has  been  named  in  honor 
(i  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank  H.  Reitman  of 
1st  Orange,  N.  J. 

Anna  and  Frank  H.  Reitman  Hall  is 

jated   on   the   northeast   edge   of   the 

<  mpus  overlooking  Waltham  and  Bos- 

n's  north  shore  from  a  hilltop  vantage 

iiint.  Reitman  Hall  provides  single  and 

ifuble    dormitory    rooms    along    three 

i)ors  of  the  red  brick  and  glass-walled 

iructure.    In  addition  to  the  dormitory 

oms,  the  Reitman  building  includes  a 

.acious   entry   lounge   on   the   ground 

)or  and  a  central  lounge  in  the  heart 

the   second-floor   area.     The   central 

unge  extends  outward  onto  a  balcony 

lerlooking  the  wooded  quadrangle. 

University  Fellow 

Mr.  Reitman,  a  Fellow  of  the  Univer- 
ty,  is  president  of  Galsworthy,  Inc.,  a 
ewark,  N.  J.,  wholesale  liquor  distrib- 
ing  firm.  Gifts  to  underwrite  the 
sidence  hall  were  subscribed  by  Mr. 
eitman,  his  family,  and  friends  in 
any  parts  of  the  nation. 
During  World  War  II,  Mr.  Reitman 
rected  two  U.  S.  War  Bond  drives  in 
le  liquor  industry.  He  has  served  in 
iiiipaign  roles  for  the  American  Red 
russ.  United  Jewish  Appeal,  Home  for 
le  Chronic  Sick,  Hebrew  Academy,  and 
le  United  Charity  Drive.  Mr.  Reitman 
so  was  a  member  of  the  Board  of 
iiectors  of  the  Elizabeth  Jewish  Cen- 
_,e  and  the  Essex  County  Council. 


HOLIDAY    GIFTS 

The  problem  of  holiday  business 
gifts,  under  fire  in  so  many  areas  in 
recent  years,  has  been  pleasantly 
solved  by  the  Whitehall  Company, 
Ltd.,  of  Boston. 

This  wholesale  wine  and  spirits 
importing  firm  delighted  its  friends 
and  aided  Brandeis  University  last 
winter  by  presenting  contributions 
to  the  University  in  honor  of  people 
traditionally  remembered  during  the 
holiday  season. 

In  addition  to  being  a  constructive 
new  twist  to  an  old  custom,  the  idea 
provided  the  University  with  a  novel 
source  of  unrestricted  funds.  We 
hope  that  its  application  will  become 
universal  in  the  business  community. 


University  Scientists 
Win  Impressive  Salutes 

Brandeis  received  an  impressive 
accolade  recently  when  one  of  the 
nation's  top  men  of  science  listed 
the  University  among  the  select  few 
in  the  land  that  in  his  judgment  "set 
the  standards  which  others  follow." 

Dr.  Detlev  W.  Bronk,  President  of 
the  National  Academy  of  Science 
and  of  the  Rockefeller  Institute,  and 
Chairman  of  the  National  Science 
Board,  made  the  gratifying  refer- 
ence to  Brandeis  in  a  hearing  before 
the  Subcommittee  on  Appropriations 
of  the  House  of  Representatives. 
Paying  tribute  to  the  rapid  growth 
and  development  of  Brandeis,  Dr. 
Bronk  cited  the  University,  Cali- 
fornia Institute  of  Technology  and 
the  Rockefeller  Institute  as  repre- 
sentative of  the  "strong  places" 
which  set  the  academic  pace  for  the 
rest  of  the  nation. 

Newspaper  Feature 

Praise  came  from  another  direc- 
tion recently  when  the  Boston  Globe 
devoted  its  Sunday  Science  and  Edu- 
cation page  to  a  text-and-picture 
feature  about  Brandeis.  After  a 
headline  claiming  "School  Zooms 
Toward  Top  10,"  the  article  lauded 
the  University's  science  program 
saying  "Its  (Brandeis')  science  side 
has  simply  boomed  ...  it  has  been 
defined  as  a  small  liberal  arts  college 
with  a  big  science  graft." 

Major  Grants 

Final  proof  (if  any  were  needed) 
of  the  high  esteem  with  which  the 
Brandeis  brand  of  science  is  re- 
garded is  the  fact  that  the  Univer- 
sity is  currently  conducting  research 
under  nearly  $3,000,000  worth  of 
grants  from  such  agencies  as  the 
National  Science  Foundation,  the 
National  Institutes  of  Health,  the 
Atomic  Energy  Commission,  the 
American  Cancer  Society  and  many 
other  government  and  private  or- 
ganizations. Departments  receiving 
these  grants  include  Biology,  Bio- 
chemistry, Chemistry,  Physics, 
Mathematics  and  Psychology. 

They  cover  research  projects  in 
many  vital  areas  such  as  chemother- 
apy of  cancer,  new  methods  for  early 
cancer  detection,  the  biochemistry  of 
energy  transfer,  cell  metabolism  and 
theoretical  high  energy  physics. 


BRANDEIS  SPONSORS 
CIVIC  ORCHESTRA 

A  new  musical  organization  now  tak- 
ing form  on  the  Brandeis  campus  is 
drawing  outstanding  personnel  fi'om  the 
University,  from  Waltham  and  from 
surrounding  communities. 

Co-oonductors  of  the  new  Brandeis- 
Community  Orchestra  are  Siegfried 
Landau,  noted  composer  and  conductor 
of  the  Brooklyn  Philharmonia  and 
founder  and  conductor  of  the  Brooklyn 
Philharmonia  Choral  Society,  and  Dr. 
Jean-Pierre  Barricelli,  a  member  of  Bran- 
deis' Romance  Languages  Department 
and  Director  of  the  Wien  International 
Scholarship  Program.  Dr.  Barricelli 
was  conductor  of  the  former  Waltham- 
Brandeis  Symphony  Orchestra. 
Perform  New  Works 

The  new  orchestra  aims  not  only  to 
perform  the  standard  symphonic  repor- 
tory  on  the  highest  possible  level,  but 
also  to  study  and  perform  new  works 
by  the  faculty  and  advanced  students 
at  Brandeis.  In  addition,  the  group  will 
present  outstanding  instrumental  and 
vocal  solo  talents,  and  will  schedule 
joint  performances  with  such  other  en- 
sembles as  choral  and  operatic  groups. 

Mr.  Landau,  who  studied  with  Pierre 
Monteux,  was  director  of  the  Orchestral 
and  Operatic  Departments  of  the  New 
York  College  of  Music  before  joining 
the  Brooklyn  Philharmonia.  In  1958  he 
founded  the  Brooklyn  Philharmonia 
Choral  Society,  whose  adult  and  youth 
concerts  have  been  highly  acclaimed  by 
both  critics  and  public.  Among  Mr. 
Landau's  compositions  are  a  symphonic 
poem,  an  opera.  The  Sons  of  Aaroii, 
three  ballets  and  many  works  for 
chorus,  piano,  strings  and  full  orchestra. 


BRANDEIS  UNIVERSITY  FELLOW  Sidney  L.  Kaye 
(center),  Chairman  of  the  University's  Scholar- 
ship Committee,  was  a  featured  speaker  on 
Homecoming  Weekend  as  the  Alumni  leadership 
launched  its  second  annual  Alumni  Fund  cam- 
paign. Heod-toble  guests  at  the  fund  brunch 
included  (left  to  right):  Edward  Fields  '53,  of 
Natick,  Mass.,  vice  chairman;  Mr.  Kaye;  ond 
Paul  Levenson  '52,  of  Swampscott,  Mass.,  na- 
tional chairman  of  the  Alumni  Fund. 


BRANDEIS   NEWS   BULLETIN -13 


DEDICATION  CEREMONIES  OPEN  GOLDING  JUDAIC  CENTER 


Faculty,  students,  trustees,  and  Fel- 
lows of  the  University  gathered  last 
month  to  honor  the  New  York  family 
whose  generous  benefaction  established 
the  new  Judaic  Center. 

Golding  Judaic  Center  now  provides  a 
twentieth  century  setting  for  studies 
probing  thousands  of  years  into  the 
past.  Its  modern  faculty  offices,  seminar 
rooms,  and  special  150-seat  auditorium 
will  be  in  marked  contrast  to  its  soon- 
to-be-developed  Biblical  garden  with 
plants  and  herbs  indigenous  to  Biblical 
times.  The  garden  will  include  most  of 
those  plants  mentioned  in  the  Bible 
which  botanists  can  cultivate  in  New 
England's  brisk  climate. 

Textile  Industrialist 

Named  for  the  late  New  York  City 
textile  industrialist,  Joseph  Golding, 
and  his  wife,  Dora,  the  Center  is  the 
gift  of  their  children  and  grandchildren. 
Mr.  Golding  founded  Golding  Bros. 
Company,  Inc.,  a  cotton  converting  firm. 
Representing  the  family  at  dedication 
ceremonies  were  Harry  W.,  Julius  H., 
Sidney,  Alfred,  Melville  J.,  Lawrence, 
and  Henry  W.  Golding  and  their  wives, 
and  Mrs.  Helen  Brody,  all  of  New  York. 

Special  Luncheon 

Dr.  Sachar  extended  the  appreciation 
of  the  University  during  a  special  lunch- 
eon in  the  Faculty  Center.  Dr.  Alex- 
ander Altman,  Philip  Lown  Professor 
of  Jewish  Philosophy  and  Dr.  Nahum 
Glatzer,  Michael  Tuch  Professor  of 
Jewish  History,  represented  the  faculty. 
Ronald  A.  Belzer,  a  graduate  student 
in  Near  Eastern  and  Judaic  Studies, 
brought  a  message  from  the  student 
body.  A  benediction  was  pronounced  by 
Rabbi  Manfred  Vogel,  spiritual  director 
of  the  Brandeis  Hillel  Foundation. 

The  Golding  Center  was  designed  by 
The  Architects  Collaborative  of  Cam- 
bridge, Mass.,  in  conjunction  with  the 
University's  master  plan  conceived  by 
the  firm  of  Harrison  and  Abramovitz. 


A  FAMILY  AFFAIR 

Brandeis  is  a  family  affair  for  the  Harry 
Dealctors  of  Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania. 

Their  son  Darry!  is  in  his  second  year 
at  the  University.  Mrs.  Dealitor  has  a 
record  of  service  with  the  National  Wom- 
en's Committee  and  now  serves  her  homo 
city  as  chapter  president.  Not  to  be  left 
out,  Harry  Oeaictor  has  capped  his  years 
of  service  to  the  Brandeis  Club  with  his 
recent  election  to  its  presidency. 

Other  officers  elected  were:  Meyer 
Berger,  Robert  Kaufman  and  Leonard 
Rudolph,  vice-presidents;  Michael  Allon, 
secretary;  Joseph  Kati,  financial  secretary; 
and  Leon  Coslov,  treasurer. 


CUTTING  THE  RIBBON  to  Golding  Judaic  Center,  Mrs.  Joseph  Golding  opened  this  modern  teaching 
center  in  the  Academic  Quadrangle.  Representing  the  family  at  the  special  ceremonies  were  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  hlarry  W.  Golding.    Dr.  Sachar  (right)   officiated. 


Rockville  Centre,  N.  Y. 

More  than  170  guests  at  a  dinner  in 
Temple  B'nai  Sholom  welcomed  Presi- 
dent Sachar  to  Rockville  Centre,  New 
York,  recently. 

Jerome  D.  Pitkow  of  Rockville  Cen- 
tre served  as  chairman  of  the  dinner, 
which  enjoyed  the  sponsorship  of  more 
than  50  of  the  community's  outstanding 
leaders.  Mrs.  James  J.  Silvers,  presi- 
dent, Rockville  Centre  Chapter  of  the 
Women's  Committee,  assisted  in  making 
the  arrangements. 

Scholarship  funds,  life  membership 
in  the  Brandeis  Associates,  and  a 
baker's  dozen  individual  gifts  to  gen- 
eral funds  supported  the  community's 
wholehearted  pledge  for  continued  sup- 
port of  the  University. 


TODAY    IN    HISTORY 

October  4 

1777— Washington  attacked  Gen.  Howe's 
camp  at  Gernnantown.  The  battle  went 
well  for  the  Americans  at  first,  but  a  heavy 
fog  and  poor  coordination  forced  them 
to  retreat. 

1854 — At  Springfield,  III.,  Abraham  Lincoln 
made  his  first  public  denunciation  of 
slavery. 

1862— At  4  a.m.  the  Confederates  laid  down 
a  heavy  artillery  barrage  to  begin  the 
second  day  of  the  Battle  of  Corinth,  Miss. 

1959— Mrs.  Franklin  D.  Roosevelt  was  named 
to  the  faculty  of  Brandeis  University  as  a 
Visiting  Lecturer  in  International  Relations. 

Reprinted  from  daily  newspapers 
throughout  the  United  States 


A  UNIQUE  GRANT  TO  THE  UNIVERSITY  was  announced  recently,  the  gift  of  a  leading  newspaper 
executive  of  Boston.  In  honor  of  their  golden  wedding  anniversary,  Mr.  ond  Mrs.  Abrohom  Weis- 
berg,  their  family  and  friends  will  subsidiie  a  Fellowship  at  Brandeis  to  assist  student  editors  in  the 
techniques  of  printing  production.  Shown  at  a  50th  anniversary  celebration  held  recently  ore 
(left  to  right);  Joseph  Weisberg,  son  of  the  honored  couple  and  co-publisher  of  the  Jewish 
>)dvocote:  Mrs.  Joseph  Weisberg,  Dr.  Sachar,  and  the  donors,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Weisberg.  He  is 
business   manager   of  the   4dvocate,    a    leading    publication    in    the    Anglo-Jewish    newspaper   field. 


14 -BRANDEIS   NEWS   BULLETIN 


Abraham  Feinberg 


TRUSTEE  OFFICERS 
tENAMED  TO  POSTS 

New  York  industrialist  Abraham 
Weinberg  has  been  re-elected  chairman 

bf  the  29-member  Brandeis  University 

'  Board  of  Trustees. 

He  is  chairman  of 
the  Kayser-Roth 
Corporation. 

Also  re-elected 
were  Norman  S. 
Rabb  of  Newton, 
Mass.,  vice  chair- 
man; Joseph  F. 
Ford  of  Brookline, 
Mass.,  treasurer; 

ind  Samuel  L.  Slosberg,  also  of  Brook- 

ine,  secretary. 

Chairman  Since  1954 

Mr.  Feinberg  has  served  as  chairman 
pf  the  Brandeis  board  since  1954.  He 
attended  the  College  of  the  City  of  New 
York  and  Fordham  University  Law 
School,  and  earned  his  Master  of  Law 
degree  at  New  York  University.  He 
recently  received  the  B'nai  B'rith  Presi- 
dent's Medal,  highest  award  of  the 
Jewish  service  organization. 

Secretary  of  the  Board  for  many 
years,  Mr.  Rabb  is  senior  vice-president 
and  director  of  Stop  &  Shop,  Inc.  He  is 
also  a  director  of  the  Newton-Waltham 
Bank  and  Trust  Company  and  of  Top 
Value  Enterprises,  Inc. 

Mr.  Slosberg,  noted  patron  of  the 
arts,  is  co-founder  of  the  Friends  of  the 
Creative  Arts  at  Brandeis  University. 
He  is  president  of  Green  Shoe  Manufac- 
turing Co.,  and  like  Mr.  Rabb,  is  a  grad- 
uate of  Harvard  University. 

Mr.  Ford  was  a  founding  trustee,  as 
was  Mr.  Rabb.  He  is  president  and 
treasurer  of  Ford  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany and  is  prominently  identified  with 
ithe  development  program  of  North- 
ea.stern  University. 

j  Re-elected  to  Board 

j  Re-elected  to  membership  on  the 
board  were:  George  Alpert,  president, 
'New  York,  New  Haven  and  Hartford 
Railroad;  William  Mazer,  president  of 
Hudson  Pulp  and  Paper  Corporation; 
Irving  Salomon,  former  U.  S.  Alterna- 
tive Representative  to  the  U.N.  General 
Assembly  and  member  of  the  U.  S. 
National  Commission  to  UNESCO;  Dr. 
I.  Leo  Sharfman,  Henry  Carter  Adams 
University  Professor  Emeritus  of  Eco- 
nomics at  the  University  of  Michigan; 
and  Judge  Simon  E.  Sobeloff,  former 
Solicitor  General  of  the  United  States, 
present  Judge  U.  S.  Court  of  Appeals 
for  the  4th  Circuit. 


Mrs.  Harold  S.  Goldberg  Named  President 
of  Brandeis  National  Women's  Committee 


MISS  DALE  RICHMOND  of  Quincy,  Mass.. 
pictured  here  with  Dr.  Philip  St.  John,  assist- 
ant professor  of  Biology,  was  one  of  fifteen 
high-school  students  who  worked  this  summer 
in  Brandeis  laboratories.  The  American 
Concer  Society  Summer  Study  Program  in 
the  Life  Sciences  provided  funds  for  this 
second  year  of  the  high-school  program. 


ADULT  EDUCATION  SERIES 
"AFRICAN  WORLD  FORCE" 

Explosive  new  political  and  economic 
developments  in  Africa  will  be  mirrored 
at  Brandeis  next  spring.  An  authorita- 
tive adult  education  program,  "Africa: 
The  New  World  Force,"  will  bring  key 
representatives  of  the  new  nations  and 
American  observers  to  the  same  plat- 
form for  lectures  on  campus. 

"Africa:  The  New  World  Force"  is 
the  latest  in  an  impressive  series  of 
student  and  public  lecture  programs  in 
the  interest  of  better  understanding 
among  peoples  to  be  sponsoi"ed  at  Bran- 
deis under  the  Harry  B.  Helmsley  Fund. 

The  Hon.  Charles  E.  Wyzanski,  Jr., 
U.  S.  District  Judge  at  Boston,  will  de- 
liver the  introductory  lecture  on  Tues- 
day, March  7,  19C1.  The  series  will  con- 
tinue on  succeeding  Tuesday  evenings 
concluding  April  25. 

African  Speakers 

African  leaders  scheduled  to  appear 
include:  Alex  Quaison-Sackey,  Ghana 
Mission  to  the  United  Nations;  P.  C. 
Asiodu,  Nigerian  Mission  to  the  United 
Nations;  and  P.  J.  Nel,  director  of  South 
Africa's  Information  Service. 

Among  the  scholars  and  journalists 
from  the  United  States  will  be:  James 
E.  Duffy,  associate  professor  of  Span- 
ish at  Brandeis  and  authority  on  Portu- 
guese Africa;  Prof.  Paul  J.  Bohannan, 
Department  of  Anthropology,  North- 
western University;  and  James  N. 
Goodsell,  assistant  American  news  ed- 
itor. Christian  Science  Monitor. 

The  course  will  be  open  to  all  resi- 
dents of  Greater  Boston  who  live  within 
commuting  distance  of  the  campus. 


An  attractive  Wellesley  College  grad- 
uate has  been  elected  to  the  presidency 
of  the  Brandeis  National  Women's  Com- 
mittee. Mrs.  Harold  Sherman  Goldberg 
of  Newton  Centre,  Mass.,  has  served  in 
various  leadership  roles  for  the  70,000 
member  organization  since  1949.  Her 
husband,  a  Fellow  of  the  University,  is 
a  former  president  of  the  Brandeis  Club 
of  Boston,  the  largest  Brandeis  Club 
affiliate  in  the  nation. 

National  Board 
Mrs.  Goldberg  was  a  national  board 
member  of  the  Women's  Committee  and 
served   as   Chair- 
man   of    Retention 
and  National  Chair- 
^j     _     _  K^l      "^^'^  °^  Area  Con- 
'  t^l^l      ferences.     She   has 
'^  (C^^H      been  National  Vice 
^         j/     "      President    since 
^A    '*'TL  1958.     A    devoted 

^^^^     .^^^         community  worker, 
Mr5.  Goldberg  Mrs.   Goldberg   has 

held  leadership 
posts  in  Hadassah,  CJA,  Girl  Scouts, 
and  the  Community  Chest. 

Vice-Presidents 

Vice-presidents  elected  this  year  in- 
clude: Mrs.  Edgar  Goldstine,  San  Fran- 
cisco; Mrs.  Oscar  Zemon,  Detroit;  Mrs. 
Leon  Margolis,  Chestnut  Hill,  Mass.; 
Mrs.  Edward  Schaffer,  New  York  City; 
Mrs.  Julius  Wolfram,  Dallas;  and  Mrs. 
Harold  M.  Linsky,  Brookline,  Mass. 

Mrs.  David  B.  Stearns,  Newton  Cen- 
tre, Mass.,  is  Financial  Secretary.  Mrs. 
Kenneth  Dorn,  Brockton,  Mass.,  was 
elected  Corresponding  Secretary.  The 
Treasurer  and  Assistant  Treasurer 
posts  were  won  by  Mrs.  Arthur  J.  Levy, 
Providence,  R.  L,  and  Mrs.  Milton  L. 
Levy,  Newton,  Mass. 

Expanded  Summer  Institute 
Featured  Brandeis  Faculty 

Nearly  a  third  of  the  participants  in 
the  1959  first  Brandeis  Summer  Insti- 
tute came  back  for  seconds  this  past 
summer. 

The  total  1960  enrollment  in  the  Insti- 
tute, sponsored  by  the  Brandeis  Fellows, 
showed  a  large  increase  over  the  first 
year.  This,  coupled  with  comments  -  all 
warmly  enthusiastic  -  from  returning 
students  and  new  ones  alike,  indicates 
the  continued  success  of  the  Univer- 
sity's concentrated  summer  program. 

The  subject  of  this  year's  five-day 
session  was  Contemporary  Western 
Civilization.  Alumni  and  friends  of 
the  University,  including  23  married 
couples,  journeyed  to  Waltham  from 
11  states  to  hear  lectures  by  ranking 
authorities  on  key  problems  faced  by 
the  Western  world. 

BRANDEIS   NEWS   BULLETIN  -  15 


Bay  State  Families  Dedicate  Lincoln  and  Judicial  Halls 


Lincoln  Hall 

A  central  exhibit  area  created  as  a 
tribute  to  Abraham  Lincoln  was  dedi- 
cated at  the  University  this  month.  It 
is  a  gift  of  a  Fellow  who  has  given  a 
major  portion  of  his  life  to  the  fight  for 
racial  equality  in  the  United  States. 

Lincoln  Hall,  underwritten  by  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Kivie  Kaplan,  Chestnut  Hill, 
Mass.,  is  a  central  court  of  the  new 
American  Civilization  Center  in  the 
Academic  Quadrangle.  It  has  been  in 
use  since  the  completion  of  construction 
last  month. 

Students  of  the  American  Civil  War 
and  the  battle  for  civil  rights  will  be 
surrounded  in  this  exhibit  hall  by  con- 
tinuous exhibits  of  rare  documents  and 
reproductions  of  historic  treasures  from 
Lincoln's  lifetime. 

Civil  War  Etchings 

The  dedication  exhibit  included  a 
series  of  Civil  War  etchings  from  the 
University's  own  collection  and  a  dis- 
play of  Confederate  stamps  from  the 
Joseph  Abrams  Collection  in  the  Bran- 
deis  Library.  Fellow  Susan  Brandeis, 
daughter  of  the  late  Justice  Brandeis, 
loaned  a  copy  of  a  newspaper  telling  of 
the  president's  assassination. 

Treasurer  and  general  manager  of 
Colonial  Tanning  Company,  Boston,  Mr. 
Kaplan  is  also  president  and  general 
manager  of  Hartnett  Tanning  Com- 
pany, treasurer  and  director  of  Canton 
Japanning  Company,  and  a  partner  in 
Porter  Patent  Leather  Company  and 
A.  J.  Crowhurst  and  Sons.  A  national 
figure  in  the  N.A.A.C.P.,  he  was  re- 
cently honored,  as  the  Boston  building 
housing  that  organization  was  named  in 
his  honor. 

Cable  Raincoat  Employees 
Set  Memorial  Scholarship 

A  new  scholarship  has  been  created  at 
Brandeis  by  the  Foreman's  Association 
of  the  Cable  Raincoat  Company  to  bear 
the  name  of  Robert  P.  Cable,  a  Fellow 
of  the  University  and,  until  his  death 
last  winter,  president  of  the  Boston 
raincoat  firm. 

The  annual  scholarship  is  being  spon- 
sored by  the  factory  foremen,  superin- 
tendents, and  production  men  who  make 
up  the  Foremen's  Association. 

In  addition  to  serving  as  a  Fellow  of 
the  University,  Mr.  Cable  had,  shortly 
before  his  death,  underwritten  the  new 
men's  residence  hall  which  now  bears 
his  name  in  North  Quadrangle. 


Wald  Library  Study  Area 
Named  for  Boston  Couple 

An  attractive  study  area  in  the  re- 
cently completed  library  building  has 
been  named  in  honor  of  a  Chestnut  Hill, 
Mass.,  couple.  The  Harold  and  Ellen 
Wald  Study  Area  has  been  under- 
written by  a  gift  from  the  Ellen  and 
Harold  Wald  Charitable  Trust. 

Mr.  Wald,  a  certified  public  account- 
ant, is  a  partner  in  the  Boston  account- 
ing firm  of  Wald  and  Dana.  A  graduate 
of  Boston  University  College  of  Busi- 
ness Administration,  he  is  past  presi- 
dent of  the  Mass.  Society  of  Certified 
Public  Accountants,  and  former  chair- 
man of  the  Mass.  Board  of  Registration 
of  Certified  Public  Accountants.  Mr. 
Wald  is  also  a  director  of  the  Mount 
Vernon  Co-operative  Bank. 

Near  Garden 

The  Wald  Study  Area,  located  on  the 
ground  floor  of  the  library  building, 
adjacent  to  the  music  and  stack  areas, 
is  lined  with  special  walls  for  the  dis- 
play of  art.  It  borders  on  a  flood- 
lighted indoor  garden. 

Mr.  Wald's  activities  in  Greater  Bos- 
ton include  service  as  a  trustee  of  the 
Associated  Jewish  Philanthropies;  a 
director  of  Jewish  Memorial  Hospital; 
assistant  treasurer  and  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees  of  Temple  Israel;  and 
director  and  secretary  of  the  Greater 
Boston  Brandeis  Club. 


Judicial  Hall 

The  American  judiciary,  intimately' 
linked  to  Brandeis  University  through' 
the  tradition  of  Justice  Brandeis,  has 
been  saluted  through  the  construction 
of  a  seminar  classroom  in  the  American 
Civilization  Center  to  bear  the  name 
Judicial  Hall. 

Underwritten  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ben 
Elfman  of  Brookline,  Mass.,  Judicial 
Hall  was  dedicated  earlier  this  month. 
It  has  been  used  by  Brandeis  students 
since  November. 

Reference  Materials 

Through  reference  materials,  course 
topics  and  the  very  atmosphere  of  the 
room,  Judicial  Hall  portrays  the  history 
and  development  of  the  American  judi- 
ciary. Permanent  and  visiting  exhibits  I 
in  this  hall  will  include  literature  on 
and  the  papers  of  members  of  the  U.  S.| 
Supreme  Court  as  well  as  papers  of  the 
late  Associate  Justice  Brandeis,  for 
whom  the  University  has  been  named. 

Essentially    a    seminar    room    rather 
than    an    old-style    classroom,    Judicial 
Hall  allows  a  wide  range  of  informality , 
in   teaching.    The  rigid   lines   of  desks 
and  chairs  have  been  replaced  by  semi- 
nar tables  and  comfortable  chairs.   Wide  i 
expanses  of  glass  wall  serve  to  bring' 
some   of   the   beauty   of   the   building's! 
hilltop  site  into  the  classroom. 

Mr.  Elfman  is  the  owner  of  Ben  Elf- 
man and  Son,  Inc.,  a  New  England  floor 
covering  firm.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Elfman 
hold  leadership  posts  in  numerous  phil- 
anthropic and  charitable  organizations. 


THE  ACADEMIC  QUADRANGLE,  locoted  on  a  hilltop  north  of  the  Library  Building,  includes  (left  to 
right):  Olin.Song  American  Civilization  Center,  Golding  Judaic  Center,  and  ShifFman  Humanities 
Center.  Terraces  behind  the  walls  in  the  central  area  will  hove  special  gardens  related  to  the 
Renaissance  Room,  Orientol  Room,  and  Golding  Judaic  Center. 


16 -BRANDEIS   NEWS   BULLETIN 


i^Jew  Studios  for  the  Fine  Arts  are  on  Drawinsf  Boards 


The  University's  fine  arts  students 
nd  faculty  are  anxiously  awaiting 
lawings  depicting  the  new  center  in 
le  fine  arts  to  be  constructed  for  their 
pecial  studio  and  classroom  needs. 

A  gift  of  $500,000  from  the  family  of 
Ir.  and  Mrs.  Charles  Goldman  of  New 
'ork  City  and  Mrs.  Goldman's  mother, 
Irs.  Schwartz,  will  underwrite  the  fine 
rts  center  on  the  south  side  of  campus 
ear  Rose  Art  Museum. 

Studios  will  be  provided  for  graphic 
rts,  painting,  sculpture  and  drawing. 
L  darkroom  will  facilitate  the  produc- 
ion  of  special  art  slides.  Each  end  of 
he  center  will  be  capped  by  wings  in- 
luding  classroom  and  office  space,  link- 
ng  all  of  the  needs  of  the  department 
nto  a  single  unit.  Equipment  for  kiln 
trying  and  welding  is  included. 

Mr.  Goldman,  president  of  Modecraft, 
las  been  closely  identified  with  many 
If  the  war  relief  and  charitable  roles  of 
he  nation's  coat  and  suit  industry.  He 
vas  head  of  the  Russian  War  Relief 
Jarment  Drive  in  World  War  II  and 
lerved  on  the  War  Production  Board. 
;Ir.  Goldman  also  directed  procurement 
)f  woolens  and  coats  for  allied  and 
occupied  countries  under  UNRRA. 

A  native  New  Yorker,  Mr.  Goldman 
lias  aided  New  York  schools  and  col- 
leges. He  was  a  founder  of  the  Albert 
Einstein  College  of  Medicine  and  serves 
IS  a  member  of  the  board  of  the  Walden 
School  and  the  Menorah  Home,  Brook- 
yn.  He  has  also  worked  for  the  UJA 
ind  the  Jewish  Federation. 

Graduating  Seniors  Create 
25th  Reunion  Mutual  Fund 

I  A  forward-looking  graduating  class 
pf  1960  pledged  a  princely  gift  to  the 
University  through  a  mutual  fund  pro- 
gram to  be  presented  to  Brandeis  in 
1985.  Class  President  David  Matz  of 
Philadelphia  reports  that  140  of  his 
classmates  have  pledged  a  minimum  of 
$10  per  year  for  the  next  25  years  to 
underwrite  their  25th  reunion  fund. 
Others  are  expected  to  join  the  plan  on 
completion  of  graduate  school  work. 

This  fund  is  the  first  of  its  kind  cre- 
ated by  Brandeis  alumni.  Its  details 
were  arranged  by  President  Matz  and 
a  committee  of  his  classmates,  with 
Brandeis  Fellow  Harold  Sherman  Gold- 
berg of  Newton,  Mass.,  serving  as 
advisor.  Estimates  place  the  25-year 
value  at  between  $50,000  and  $100,000. 


GOLDMAN-SCHWARTZ  FINE  ARTS  CENTER  will  provide  modern  studios  for  students  working  in 
painting,  sculpture,  drawing,  and  graphic  orts.  Wings  on  the  ends  of  the  building  include  office  and 
classroom  spoce.    The  central  units  will  be  specialiied  studios  for  each  of  the  areas  of  the  fine  arts. 


Middlesex  Chapter  Elects 
First  National  President 

Dr.  Franklyn  E.  Verdon  of  Coral 
Gables,  Fla.,  a  1939  graduate  of  Mid- 
dlesex University,  has  been  elected 
president  of  the  new  Middlesex  Chapter 
of  the  Brandeis  University  Clubs.  The 
Middlesex  University  graduates  have 
created  the  Middlesex  Healing  Arts 
Foundation  at  Brandeis  to  aid  students 
who  are  now  studying  on  the  former 
Middlesex  campus. 

The  75  chapter  members  also  elected 
vice-presidents  to  represent  separate 
geographical  areas  of  the  nation.  Joseph 
Weinrebe,  M.D.,  '21,  of  Boston;  M.  Rich- 
ard Altcheck,  M.D.,  '46,  of  New  York; 
H.  J.  St.  Hille,  M.D.,  '41,  of  Greenville, 
Miss.;  and  Hugh  Beaton,  M.D.,  '27,  of 
Fort  Worth,  Texas,  will  serve  the  Mas- 
sachusetts, New  York,  South  and  West 
divisions. 

Nine  Massachusetts  men  were  named 
to  the  Board  of  Directors,  including: 
Abraham  P.  Bloomenthal,  M.D.,  '33,  of 
Waltham;  Themistocles  V.  Campagna, 
M.D.,  '23,  Boston;  Maurice  C.  Fisher, 
M.D.,  '33,  Dorchester;  Reuben  H. 
Frogel,  M.D.,  '33,  East  Braintree;  David 
A.  Levy,  M.D.,  '38,  Chestnut  Hill;  Fran- 
cis Licata,  M.D.,  '19,  Revere;  Robert 
Schwartz,  M.D.,  '39,  Hyde  Park;  Eli 
Shapiro,  M.D.,  '37,  Dorchester;  and 
Leonard  V.  Short,  '39,  Lexington. 

The  New  York  State  members  in- 
clude: Vincent  J.  Geraci,  M.D.,  '42,  of 
Brooklyn;  Reuben  Greenberg,  M.D.,  '39, 
New  York  City;   and  Harry  A.  Press, 


Pierre  Mendes  France 
Speaks  in  Five  Cities 

Former  Premier  of  France  Pierre 
Mendes  France  was  honored  by  Friends 
of  the  University  in  five  U.  S.  cities  last 
month.  He  appeared  on  the  speaking 
program  with  Dr.  Sachar  at  receptions 
in  Salem,  Mass.;  New  York  City,  Miami, 
Detroit  and  Los  Angeles. 

M.  Mendes  France  outlined  the  pros- 
pects for  the  free  world  community  over 
the  next  15  years.  His  predictions  in- 
cluded a  forecast  of  an  all-out  economic 
struggle  with  the  Communist  powers 
but  he  ruled  out  the  possibility  of 
atomic  war  because  of  the  awe  with 
which  the  atomic  powers  viewed  their 
own  weapons. 

The  famed  French  leader  came  to  the 
Brandeis  campus  in  1959  as  the  Univer- 
sity's eighth  Commencement  speaker 
and  to  receive  an  honorary  LL.D.  degree 
in  recognition  of  his  widely  acclaimed 
statesmanship. 


M.D.,  '39,  Albany.  An  Army  physician 
on  the  board,  Lt.  Col.  Leonard  A.  John- 
son, M.D.,  '43,  is  serving  in  Thailand. 

Income  from  the  Middlesex  Healing 
Arts  Foundation  will  be  used  for  pre- 
medical  scholarships  and  the  promotion 
of  research  in  health-related  fields.  The 
principal  will  be  held  as  an  endowment 
until  it  can  be  utilized  for  the  creation 
of  a  facility  in  Brandeis  University  to 
become  a  testimonial  to  Dr.  John  Hall 
Smith,  founder  of  Middlesex  University. 

BRANDEIS    NEWS   BULLETIN -17 


HONOR  ROLL  OF  NEW  BRANDEIS   FELLOW! 


Samuel  Barron,  Jr. 

A  prominent  Buston  attorney  and 
banker,  Mr.  Barron  is  executive  vice 
president  of  the  Home  Owners  Federal 
Savings  and  Loan  Association.  He  is  a 
former  president  of  the  Federal  Savings 
League  of  New  England  and  is  national 
chairman  of  a  Committee  of  the  Na- 
tional League  of  Insured  Savings  Asso- 
ciations. His  extensive  charitable  in- 
terests are  reflected  by  his  identification 
with  the  Jewish  Memorial  Hospital  of 
Boston,  the  Massachusetts  Heart  Asso- 
ciation, and  the  National  Conference  of 
Christians  and  Jews.  He  and  Mrs. 
Barron  have  long  been  effective  emis- 
saries in  behalf  of  Brandeis.  His  eff^orts 
played  a  major  role  in  the  million  and  a 
half  dollar  bequest  to  the  University 
which  made  possible  the  impressive 
Julius  Kalman  Science  Center. 

mm.         Charles  A.  Berns 

Mr.  Charles  Berns  is  a  prominent 
merchant  and  philanthropic  leader  in 
New  York  City.  He  is  co-founder  and 
Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of 
"21"  Brands,  Inc.,  and  a  Director  of  the 
Distilled  Spirits  Institute  and  of  the 
New  York  Alcoholic  Beverage  Import- 
ers Association.  Long  active  in  both 
civic  and  philanthropic  affairs,  Mr. 
Berns  is  a  Trustee  and  Vice  President 
of  Lebanon  Hospital  and  Chairman  of 
the  Jack  Kriendler  Memorial  Founda- 
tion. Mr.  Berns  was  one  of  the  original 
founders  of  the  Wine  and  Spirits  Club 
of  Brandeis  University  in  New  York 
City  more  than  ten  years  ago,  and  he 
has  continued  to  serve  as  one  of  the 
leaders  in  this  group.  In  addition,  he 
has  played  a  prominent  role  in  the  con- 
tinuing support  received  by  the  Univer- 
sity from  the  Mu  Sigma  fraternity. 

^^IP"         Morris  Borkum  ^911 

Long  prominent  in  New  England's 
shoe  manufacturing  industry,  Mr. 
Borkum,  of  Boston,  is  President  of  the 
Dartmouth  Shoe  Company,  Radcliffe 
Shoes,  Inc.,  and  the  Maybury  Shoe 
Company.  His  impressive  array  of  com- 
munal activities  include  serving  as  vice- 
president  of  Hillel  House  at  Boston 
University,  the  Maimonides  School  of 
Boston,  and  the  Hebrew  Immigrant  Aid 
Society.  In  addition,  he  is  Trustee  or 
Director  of  the  Joint  Defense  Appeal  of 
New  England,  Hebrew  Home  for  Aged 
of  Boston,  and  the  North  American 
Division  of  the  World  Jewish  Congress. 
Closely  affiliated  with  the  University 
for  many  years,  he  was  appointed  to  the 
President's  Council  in  1959,  and  is  an 
honorary  Life  Member  of  the  Greater 
Boston  Brandeis  Club. 


IN  MEMORIAM 

Brandeis  University  records  with 
profound  sorrow  the  deaths  of  three 
Fellows  of  the  University  within  the 
last  few  months.  In  their  loss,  the 
University  is  greatly  diminished,  but 
we  remember  with  pride  and  grati- 
tude the  devotion  with  which  they 
allied  themselves  with  Brandeis  and 
cherish  their  memory  for  a  blessing. 

Harry  L.  Fine 

Harry  L.  Fine  of  Palm  Beach,  Fla., 
long  a  community  leader  there  and 
in  New  York,  where  he  previously 
lived,  created  strong  links  of  friend- 
ship between  himself  and  Brandeis 
University  many  years  ago.  These 
were  expressed  in  innumerable  ways 
which  were  of  the  first  helpfulness 
to  the  University  and  were  brought 
to  impressive  climax  by  the  gift  of 
his  wife  and  himself,  with  their 
friends,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edward  Gold- 
stein of  Boston,  of  the  Psychology 
Wing  in  the  Morris  Brown  Social 
Science  Center,  built  by  a  group  of 
Palm  Beach  friends  among  whom  he 
was  a  dominant  figure. 

Henry  Hassenfeld 

Henry  Hassenfeld  of  Providence, 
Rhode  Island,  a  distinguished  philan- 
thropist and  community  leader,  was 
an  eloquent  ambassador  for  the  Uni- 
versity. Through  his  generosity  of 
self  and  spirit,  he  created  firm  bonds 
of  friendship  for  Brandeis  which 
have  played  a  decisive  role  in 
strengthening  its  total  academic 
program.  Not  only  his  home  commu- 
nity and  the  University,  but  also  the 
pencil  and  toy  industries  he  served 
so  well  in  this  country  and  Israel, 
will  be  touched  by  the  loss  of  this 
dedicated  leader. 

Charles  Slosberg 

Charles  Slosberg  of  Boston  was 
drawn  to  Brandeis  University  in  the 
early  days  of  its  history  and  brought 
unceasing  encouragement  to  its  de- 
velopment. As  an  active  member  of 
the  Boston  Brandeis  Club,  he  served 
as  its  able  representative  to  the 
National  Shoe  Industry.  With  his 
family,  he  participated  in  the  cre- 
ation of  the  Slosberg  Music  Center, 
which  has  become  a  focal  point  for 
Creative  Arts  activities. 


Max  Feldberg  .^^B 

Prominent  retail  merchant  and  lead 
ing  participant  in  Boston  communa 
activities,  Mr.  Feldberg  is  treasurer  an( 
vice  president  of  the  New  Englam 
Trading  Corporation,  parent  body  o: 
the  Bell  Shops  and  of  the  Zayre  chair 
of  suburban  department  stores.  He  is  i 
former  chairman  of  the  Board  of  Trus- 
tees of  Boston's  Temple  Ohabei  Shalom 
and  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees 
of  the  Beth  Israel  Hospital.  For  manj 
years  he  has  served  as  a  member  o] 
the  Executive  Committee  of  the  Com- 
bined Jewish  Appeal  of  Boston.  He  and 
his  brother,  Mr.  Morris  Feldberg,  have 
been  leading  members  of  the  Bostor 
Brandeis  Club  for  more  than  a  decade. 
They  and  their  family  members  are  the 
donors  of  the  Feldberg  Lounge  in  the 
Student  Center.  In  addition,  Mr.  Feld- 
berg has  been  of  inestimable  assistance 
in  the  long-range  development  program 
of  the  University. 


Morton  Metzger  ^g 

Despite  his  youth,  Mr.  Metzger  has 
achieved  prominence  in  New  York  City's 
women's  apparel  manufacturing  indus- 
try and  in  a  significant  number  of  com- 
munal enterprises.  He  has  taken  lead- 
ership roles  in  the  New  York  City  Fed- 
eration of  Jewish  Philanthropies,  the 
United  Jewish  Appeal,  the  Joint  De- 
fense Appeal,  and  in  the  University 
of  Pennsylvania  Alumni  Association. 
Deeply  devoted  to  Bi-andeis,  he  has  been 
a  key  figure  in  the  University's  develop- 
ment program  in  New  York  City.  His 
leadership  resulted  in  the  first  fund- 
raising  event  in  his  industry  on  behalf 
of  Brandeis.  His  extensive  contacts 
aided  the  University  in  obtaining  lead- 
ership in  many  related  industries. 

^^^B^         Bernard  Sangj 

Mr.  Sang  is  senior  member  of  the 
prominent  Chicago  law  firm  of  Sang 
and  Carney.  Religion  has  been,  for 
many  years,  a  major  interest  for  Mr. 
Sang.  He  was  one  of  the  organizing 
members  of  the  National  Federation  of 
Temple  Youth  and  serves  as  its  Na- 
tional President.  He  is  currently  on  the 
national  board  of  the  Union  of  Ameri- 
can Hebrew  Congregations.  He  has 
long  been  active  in  the  Combined  Jewish 
Appeal  of  Chicago  and  is  an  officer  of 
the  Young  Men's  Jewish  Council  of 
Chicago.  He  has  been  an  energetic 
member  of  the  Brandeis  University 
Club  of  Chicago  since  its  inception  and 
has  served  as  secretary  and  vice  presi- 
dent of  the  group. 


18 -BRANDEIS   NEWS   BULLETIN 


'k 


Sidney  Stoneman 


1     Art  Institute  and  Museum  Get  New  Director 


Mr.  Stoneman  heads  a  well-known 
reneral  investment  business  in  Boston 
Ind  has  long  assumed  responsibility  for 
I  wide  range  of  communal  activities. 
lie  is  a  Trustee  and  Assistant  Treasurer 
f  the  Associated  Jewish  Philanthropies 
f  Boston,  Chairman  of  the  Endow- 
Inents  and  Bequests  Committee  of  the 
bombined  Jewish  Appeal  of  Greater 
Ijoston,  and  National  Vice  President  of 
Ihe  American  Jewish  Congress  and 
treasurer  of  its  New  England  Division. 
lie  and  members  of  his  family  played 
lignificant  roles  in  the  early  develop- 
nent  of  the  University,  making  possible 
he  erection  of  Stoneman  Infirmary  and, 
lore  recently,  providing  funds  for  its 
nlargement.  Of  no  less  importance  is 
lis  role  in  the  Greater  Boston  Brandeis 
tlub  as  a  member  of  its  Board  and 
eader  of  many  of  its  programs. 

eorge  Shapiro 

One  of  the  leading  young  philan- 
hropic  figures  in  Greater  Boston,  Mr. 
Shapiro  is  Treasurer  of  the  Gold  Seal 
lubber  Company  and  President  and 
'reasurer  of  the  York  Realty  Company, 
lis  many  community  responsibilities 
lave  included  service  as  Treasurer  of 
he  Combined  Jewish  Appeal  of  Boston 
,nd  as  Trustee  or  Director  of  the  Beth 
srael  Hospital,  the  Hebrew  Home  for 
i.ged  of  Boston,  the  New  England  Re- 
;ional  Anti-Defamation  League,  Chil- 
ren's  Medical  Hospital  and  Greater 
Joston  Boy  Scouts.  His  identification 
nth  Brandeis  goes  back  to  its  begin- 
nings when  he  represented  his  father, 
Abraham,  a  founding  Trustee,  in  re- 
olving  many  of  the  early  building 
jiroblenis.  His  long  association  with 
Jrandeis  includes  Presidency  of  the 
Greater  Boston  Brandeis  Club  1958-60. 


AVERAGE   SCHOLARSHIP 

The  academically  "average"  college  stu- 
dent, who  loses  in  scholarship  competition  to 
more  brilliant  classmates,  will  benefit  from 
a  special  bequest  in  the  will  of  the  late 
Mrs.  Ethel  F.  Kovar  of  Hartsdale,  New  York. 

The  Harry  L.  and  Ethel  F.  Kovar  Scholar- 
Ship,  named   in   memory  of  the   New  York 
couple,  will  provide  financial  assistance  to 
Brandeis  students  on  the  basis  of  character 
and  seriousness  of  purpose  in  addition  to 
scholastic  achievement.    In  making  the  be- 
;  quest,  Mrs.  Kovar  expressed  concern  for  the 
I  college  student  who  is  an  excellent  citizen, 
'  but  whose  academic  performance  is  average, 
and  is  thus  often  eclipsed. 


Sam  Hunter,  former  acting  director  of  the  Minneapolis  Institute 
of  Arts,  has  been  appointed  Director  of  Brandeis'  new  Poses  Institute 
of  Fine  Arts  and  the  University's  Rose  Art  Museum,  now  under 
construction  in  the  wooded  area  behind  the  faculty  center. 

Mr.  Hunter  has  been  regular  art  critic  and  associate  art  editor 
for  the  New  York  Times.  He  was  associate  curator,  Department  of 
Painting  and  Sculpture,  Museum  of  Modern  Art,  New  York,  before 
joining  the  Minneapolis  Institute  of  Arts  as  chief  curator  in  1958. 
Mr.  Hunter  is  well  known  as  the  author  of  a  dozen  books  on  art ;  among 
his  recent  books  have  been  Modern  American  Painting  and  Scidpture, 
Joan  Miro:  His  Graphic  Work  and  Art  Since  1945. 


Sam  Hunfer 


The  Poses  Institute  of  Fine  Arts, 
established  this  fall  by  a  grant  from 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jack  I.  Poses  of  New  York 
City,  will  bring  in- 
fluential artists  to 
the  Brandeis  cam- 
pus, sponsor  con- 
ferences and  semi- 
I^^HBfcJ  nars    on    artistic 

^(j^p  ^^^  problems  by  au- 
L^^jifl^B  thorities  in  the 
■  ^Jjj^^^L  field,  and  provide 
major  exhibitions 
of  the  University's 
own  art  collection,  as  well  as  private 
and  museum  collections  on  loan. 

Encourage  Fellowships 

Dr.  Sachar  has  predicted  that  the 
Poses  Institute  will  encourage  the  estab- 
lishment of  fellowships  for  gifted  art 
students  at  the  University;  bring  a 
similar  increase  in  the  establishment 
of  prizes  and  awards  to  encourage  out- 
standing students  in  all  areas  of  fine 
arts;  permit  the  direct  acquisition  of 
works  of  art  by  the  University;  and 
launch  an  accelerated  program  of  ex- 
pansion for  the  Fine  Arts  resources  of 
the  University  Library. 

Mr.  Poses,  a  trustee  of  Brandeis 
University  and  president  of  Parfums 
D'Orsay,  is  a  Life  Fellow  of  the  Metro- 
politan Museum  of  Art.  He  is  a  director 
and  member  of  the  Board  of  Governors 
of  the  Joint  Defense  Appeal  and  chair- 
man of  industry  drives  of  the  United 
Jewish  Appeal. 

Construction  Underway 

The  University  announced  earlier  this 
year  that  construction  had  begun  on 
the  Rose  Art  Museum,  a  modern  lime- 
stone and  glass  building  designed  by 
Harrison  and  Abramovitz  of  New  York 
City.  The  Museum,  gift  to  Brandeis  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edward  Rose  of  Boston, 
will  house  major  items  from  the  Uni- 
versity's art  collection  and  loan  collec- 
tions. Air-conditioning  and  specified 
humidity  control  will  insure  maximum 
protection  for  art  treasures  in  storage 
and  on  display.  Exterior  landscaping 
plans  include  a  circumferential  prom- 
enade around  statuary  display  areas. 

Mr.  Rose,  a  Fellow  of  the  University, 
is   president   of   Rose-Derry    Company, 


New  York  Priest  Assigned 
Catholic  Student  Chaplain 

A  Paulist  priest  from  New  York  City 
has  been  appointed  by  Richard  Cardinal 
Gushing  as  the  new  Catholic  chaplain 
at  Brandeis  University.  Robert  W. 
Baer,  C.S.P.,  will  be  spiritual  advisor 
to  the  Brandeis  Newman  Club  for  Cath- 
olic students. 

Father  Baer  attended  high  school  at 
St.  Ann's  Academy,  New  York  City, 
and  studied  a  year  at  Fordham  prior  to 
entering  the  U.  S.  Navy  in  1944.  He 
later  was  graduated  from  Northwestern 
University.  He  earned  his  B.A.  in  phil- 
osophy and  his  M.A.  in  religion  at  the 
Catholic  University  of  America.  Father 
Baer  also  studied  at  Loyola  University 
in  Chicago  doing  graduate  work  in 
psychology. 

Prior  to  his  Boston  assignment  in 
1959,  he  served  as  a  parish  priest  at  the 
Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd,  New 
York  City,  for  two  years  and  completed 
three  years  of  vocation  work  in  the  mid- 
west. During  the  1959-60  school  year, 
he  worked  with  Newman  Club  organi- 
zations at  Simmons  College,  Boston 
State  College,  Wheelock  College,  and 
Suffolk  University. 


Newton.  He  has  spearheaded  Univer- 
sity projects  from  the  time  of  the 
founding  of  Brandeis,  and  is  a  veteran 
member  of  the  board  of  the  Greater 
Boston  Brandeis  Club. 

Mr.  Hunter  has  lectured  on  modern 
and  contemporary  art  at  museums  and 
public  galleries  in  Canada.  He  was  a 
lecturer  in  fine  arts  at  Barnard  College, 
New  York,  and  Assistant  Professor  in 
Fine  Arts  at  the  University  of  Cali- 
fornia. He  has  written  numerous  arti- 
cles and  book  reviews  for  leading  art 
publications  and  newspapers  in  this 
country  and  abroad. 

Mr.  Hunter  was  graduated  from  Wil- 
liams College  in  1943,  and,  during 
1949-52,  did  research  at  the  University 
of  Florence  and  the  American  Academy 
in  Rome  on  a  Hubbard  Hutchinson  Fel- 
lowship in  art  history. 


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.DATELINING  THE  NATION. 


St.  Louis 

Four  Fellows  of  the  University  from 
the  St.  Louis  area  were  guests  of  honor 
at  a  Brandeis  dinner  held  recently.  Ely 
Goldstein,  Morton  J.  May,  Harry  Edi- 
son and  Charles  Henry  Yalem  were 
inducted  by  Dr.  Sachar  during  cere- 
monies in  the  Chase  Hotel. 

Leonard  V.  Finder,  a  member  of  the 
President's  Council,  was  chairman  of 
the  dinner.  The  President  of  the  Uni- 
versity recounted  the  problems  of  de- 
veloping such  an  institution  in  the  brief 
space  of  time  Brandeis  has  been  in 
existence. 

A  highlight  of  the  evening's  program 
was  the  announcement  of  more  than 
$500,000  in  new  gifts  including  $250,000 
from  Mr.  Yalem  and  $250,000  from  Mr. 
Edison.  The  designation  of  these  sums 
will  be  announced  later. 

Boston  Summer  Outing 

The  Greater  Boston  Brandeis  Club's 
Annual  Outing,  sixth  in  the  popular 
series  of  summer  events,  has  assured 
the  University  of  added  support  in  the 
form  of  new  Family  Funds,  Life  Mem- 
berships, Associate  Memberships  and 
academic  grants. 

Some  300  couples  journeyed  to  the 
Griswold  Hotel,  Groton,  Connecticut,  for 
five  days  of  sun,  sports  and  surf  under 
the  aegis  of  the  club's  outing  committee 
led  by  Rubin  Epstein  of  Brookline, 
newly-elected  vice-president  of  the 
foster  alumni  group. 

The  members  and  guests  took  part  in 
several  athletic  events  planned  espe- 
cially for  the  Brandeis  guests.  Winners 
of  various  golf  tournaments  included 
Sam  Winer,  winner  of  the  President's 
Cup,  Larry  Landers,  Hyman  Spector, 
Harold  Stern  and  Mmes.  Franklin  Fox, 
George  Neitlich,  Mitchell  Zimble,  Ben 
Fields  and  Maurice  Sandler. 

Tennis  tourney  winners  were  Mrs. 
Harry  Finn  and  Herbert  Carver.  Ping 
pong  honors  went  to  Elliott  Labourene. 
Winning  deep-sea  fishermen  awards 
were  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Henry  Rosenbloom, 
Elliott  Fleisher,  A.  E.  Halperin  and 
Morey  Hirsch. 

Toledo 

An  alumnus  of  the  University  teamed 
up  with  Benny  Friedman,  director  of 
athletics,  to  bring  the  story  of  Brandeis 
University  to  friends  in  the  Toledo, 
Ohio,  area. 

Richard  Silverman  of  Toledo  told  of 
student  life  at  Brandeis,  and  the  dii'ec- 
tor  of  athletics  outlined  details  of  the 
University's  growth. 

Michael  Yamin  opened  his  Brookside 
Road  home  for  the  40  guests  of  the 
Toledo  Brandeis  group.  Fellow  of  the 
University  Herman  Wiener  and  his 
son,  Martin,  a  member  of  the  Presi- 
dent's Council,  assisted  in  program  and 
committee  arrangements. 


Miami 

Former  Premier  of  France,  Pierre 
Mendes  France,  was  toasted  by  the 
Greater  Miami  community  last  month 
at  a  dinner  in  his  honor  at  the  Eden 
Roc  Hotel.  Dr.  Sachar  shared  speaking 
duties  with  the  French  statesman  as 
the  Florida  community  was  brought  up 
to  date  on  developments  at  Brandeis. 

Dr.  Stanley  Frehling,  a  Fellow  of  the 
University,  was  dinner  chairman.  More 
than  $50,000  in  new  gifts  were  pledged 
to  meet  the  University's  needs.  The 
dinner  was  attended  by  270  guests  from 
the  Greater  Miami  community. 

Boston  Committee 

Recent  meetings  of  two  groups 
within  the  Greater  Boston  Brandeis 
Club  have  insured  added  support  for  the 
University's  upcoming  programs. 

The  Life  Membership  and  Family 
Funds  committee  chaired  by  Henry 
August,  Brookline,  sponsored  two  meet- 
ings in  November  which  raised  more 
than  $160,000.  The  first  meeting  was 
held  at  the  home  of  Rubin  Epstein, 
Chestnut  Hill,  a  vice  president  of  the 
GBBC,  member  of  the  President's  Coun- 
cil and,  for  the  past  two  years,  chair- 
man of  the  highly  successful  Summer 
Outings  planned  by  the  Club. 

Harry  Bass,  Brookline,  opened  his 
home  for  the  second  meeting.  His  co- 
chairman  was  Gilbert  Freeman,  Boston. 
Mr.  Bass,  also  a  member  of  the  Presi- 
dent's Council,  has  long  been  active  in 
the  Greater  Boston  Brandeis  Club. 

The  Life  Membership  and  Family 
Funds  Committee  is  a  compaiatively 
new  outgrowth  of  the  Boston  Club's 
year-round  program. 

Serving  with  Mr.  August  are  Dr.  J.  J. 
Abrams,  David  Aransky,  Arnold  Baron, 
Benjamin  Bartzotf,  Harry  Bass,  David 
Borkum,  Leonard  Breitman,  Rubin  Ep- 
stein, Elliot  Fleisher,  Gilbert  Freeman, 
Morey  Hirsch,  Max  Kargman,  Mark 
Karofsky,  Sidney  Kaye. 

Also,  Bernard  Landers,  Dr.  Bernard 
Lederman,  Edward  Lipman,  Samuel 
Pinsly,  Frank  Popper,  Sidney  Rabino- 
witz,  Michael  Redstone,  David  Rosen- 
berg, Irving  Schwartz,  Irving  Shapiro, 
Lloyd  Tarlin,  A.  Raymond  Tye,  Harold 
Widett,  and  Carl  Zimble. 

Successful  efforts  to  enlist  the 
younger  business  and  professional  men 
in  Greater  Boston  have  resulted  in  for- 
mation of  a  Special  Events  Committee. 

Prof.  Harold  Weisberg  addressed  a 
meeting  of  the  committee  at  the  home 
of  George  Zimberg,  Brookline.  Addi- 
tional successful  "recruiting"  meetings 
have  been  held  at  the  homes  of  Louis 
Pearlstein  and  Morton  Gondelman. 


Los  Angeles 

November  16  was  a  busy  day  for  Dr. 
Sachar.  He  was  a  breakfast  speaker! 
before  the  Los  Angeles  Board  of  Rabbis.i 
addressed  a  luncheon  meeting  oi 
lawyers  and  accountants,  and  concluded 
the  day  joining  with  Pierre  Mendes 
France  in  participation  in  the  annual, 
meeting  of  the  Southern  California 
Friends  of  the  University. 

Stanley  Gerwitz,  vice-president  oi 
Western  Air  Lines,  was  chairman  of  tht 
Mendes  France  dinner  at  the  Beverlj 
Hilton.  More  than  600  guests  attended 
the  tribute  to  the  former  Premier  oj 
France.  M.  Rene  Millet,  recentlj 
appointed  Consul  General  of  France  ir 
Los  Angeles,  greeted  his  friend  in  th( 
name  of  the  French  Republic.  Jaclt 
Freeman,  deputy  mayor  of  Beverlj 
Hills,  welcomed  Mendes  France  in  be- 
half of  the  community. 

Dr.  Sachar  outlined  the  growth  of  tht 
University  in  its  first  dozen  years 
President's  Council  member  Leo  Hart- 
field  dramatized  the  need  for  scholar- 
ship funds  and  reported  more  than  $50,- 
000  in  new  pledges  for  aid  to  Brandeis 
from  friends  in  Southern  California. 

The  meetings  earlier  in  the  day  wer( 
held  under  the  chairmanship  of  Juliar 
Feingold  at  breakfast  and  Fellow  Wal- 
ter Hilborn  at  the  luncheon  in  the  Am- 
bassador Hotel. 

Dave  Chasen  was  host  to  the  Mendes 
France  dinner  committee  at  a  meeting 
in  his  famous  restaurant.  Assisting  wen 
Brandeis  Fellows  Walter  S.  Hilborn 
Samuel  G.  Engel  and  Eddie  Cantor. 

Included  in  the  planning  committee  oi 
seventy  prominent  citizens  were  ths 
presidents  of  the  Women's  Committees 
Mrs.  Victor  Permuth  of  Los  Angeles 
Mrs.  Robert  Gray  of  San  Fernandc 
Valley,  Mrs.  Zigmore  Harris  of  Long 
Beach,  and  Mrs.  Alexander  Slater  ol 
San  Diego.  Also  serving  on  the  com- 
mittee were  M.  Larry  Lawrence  of  Sar 
Diego  and  Robert  J.  Mayer,  Class  ol 
1954,  who  is  organizing  an  Alumni 
chapter  in  Southern  California. 

Entertainment  Industry 

The  role  of  education  in  transcending 
international  barriers  was  the  theme  oi 
an  address  by  Gen.  Carlos  Romulo  ol 
the  Philippines  early  this  summer  as 
he  spoke  at  a  Brandeis  dinner  honoring 
Robert  S.  Benjamin  on  his  induction  a: 
a  Fellow  of  the  University. 

Mr.  Benjamin,  chairman  of  the  Board 
at  United  Artists,  was  honored  by  col- 
leagues in  the  entertainment  industrj 
at  New  York's  Waldorf  Astoria.  Dr. 
Sachar  inducted  the  film  executive  and 
spoke  on  the  University's  plans  and 
programs.  Louis  Nizer  of  Nizer,  Ben- 
jamin, and  Ballon  was  toastmaster. 

Serving  with  Mr.  Nizer  as  chairmer 
of  the  Sert  Room  dinner  for  more  than 
280  guests  were:  Barney  Balaban  oi 
Paramount  Pictures,  Leonard  H.  Gold-I 
enson  of  American  Broadcasting  Para- 
mount Pictures,  Abe  Schneider  oi 
Columbia  Pictures,  and  Spyros  P! 
Skouras  of  Twentieth  Century  Fox, 


20 -BRANDEIS   NEWS   BULLETIN 


(I 

NEW  WEINER  FUND  TO  BRING 
WORLD   LEADERS  TO  CAMPUS 

A  $200,000  grant  from  Martin  Weiner  of  Paterson  and  Hopatcong, 
Xew  Jersey,  will  guarantee  the  continued  flow  of  world  leaders  to  the 
Brandeis  campus  as  lecturers  and  participants  in  academic  seminars. 

Lecturers  receiving  appointments  under  the  Martin  Weiner  Fund 
for  Distinguished  Lecturers  and  Visitors  will  be  selected  not  only  from 
the  academic  world,  but  also  from  the  fields  of  religion,  government, 
international  affairs,  letters,  science  and  the  world  of  business. 


Dr.     Sachar     has     commented     that 

■.Martin     Weiner's    princely    gift    will 

liable  the  University  to  expand  greatly 

J     vital     program     that     has     already 

ought  to  the  campus  such  renowned 

ersonages  as  Harry  S.  Truman,  Pierre 

endes  France,  David  Ben-Gurion,  the 

ate    Oscar    Hammerstein    II,    Leonard 

ernstein,  and  other  key  figures  in  the 

rts,   politics,   education   and   industry. 

It  will  vastly  enrich  the  intellectual  life 

f  the  Brandeis  community." 

President  of  Corporations 

Mr.  Weiner  is  president  of  the  Tex- 
tyle  Corporation,  president  of  Maweco 
Industries,  president  of  the  Martin 
Weiner  Corporation,  a  director  of  the 
Worth  Fund  and,  until  recently,  a  con- 
sultant at  Cheraw  Weaving  Division  of 
Burlington  Mills. 

Founder  of  the  Texstyle  Scholarship 
Foundation  and  a  member  of  the  Presi- 
dent's Council  at  Brandeis,  Mr.  Weiner 
also  is  widely  known  as  a  collector  of 
historical  documents  and  autographs. 


Sherman  Student  Center 
to  be  Air  Conditioned 
Under  New  Family  Gift 

Something  new  is  being  added  to 
George  and  Beatrice  Sherman  Student 
Center  in  Hamilton  Quadrangle.  The 
Newton  couple  for  whom  the  Center  is 
named  has  provided  funds  to  air-condi- 
tion the  ten-room  structure,  one  of  the 
busiest  meeting  places  on  campus. 

Designed  by  architect  Eero  Saarinen, 
Sherman  Student  Center  is  a  two-level 
glass-wall  and  brick  structure  contain- 
ing a  student  dining  hall,  student 
lounges,  and  private  dining  rooms.  As 
the  first  University  building  constructed 
as  a  meeting  place  for  students,  the 
Sherman  Center  has  become  one  of  the 
most  familiar  buildings  on  campus. 

Mr.  Sherman  is  an  honorary  trustee 
of  Beth  Israel  Hospital,  Boston,  and  a 
trustee  of  Newton-Wellesley  Hospital, 
Jewish  Memorial  Hospital,  Temple 
Israel,  and  Associated  Jewish  Philan- 
thropies of  Greater  Boston. 


NINE  NATIONS  were  represented  on  Brandeis  University's  undetected  1960  soccer  team.  Front  row 
Heft  to  rightl:  Sylvester  Awuye,  Ghana;  Michael  Charles,  Great  Neck.  N.  Y.;  Ruben  Ordonez, 
Argentina;  Jetfrey  Ponken,  New  York  City;  James  Chen  and  Adrian  Clarke,  British  West  Indies; 
Clous  Schweer,  Germany;  Constantine  Sinioris,  Greece;  Anthony  Lorraine,  England;  Evangelos 
Djimopoulos,  Greece;  Gene  Weiss,  New  York  City.  Back  row:  Manager  Arthur  Wilner,  Boston; 
Jonathan  Director,  East  Rockaway.  N.  Y.;  Harold  Zinn,  Great  Neck,  N.  Y.;  Ronald  Rapholian,  Water- 
town,  Mass.;  Sidney  Boorstein,  Newton,  Mass.;  Martin  Zelnik,  Riverdate,  N.  Y.;  Morris  Blackman, 
Portsmouth,  Va.;  Demetrius  Procos,  Greece:  Fran  Ward,  New  Zealand:  Charles  Teller,  West  Hertford, 
Conn.:  and  Coach  Glenn  Howells,  England.  Not  shown  ore  John  Curry,  Evanston,  III.;  Harold  Katzman, 
New  York  City;  Solvatore  Schiavo-Campo,   Italy;  and  David  Zukermon,  Bronx,   N.  Y. 


Appoint  Dean  of  Resources 
and  President's  Assistant 

Melvin  A.  Glasser  of  New  York  City 
and  Kermit  A.  Morrissey  of  Brookline, 
Mass.,  have  been  appointed  to  key 
administrative  posts  at  the  University. 

Mr.  Glasser,  former  executive  vice- 
president  of  the  National  Foundation 
(formerly  the  National  Foundation  for 


O 


Kermit  A.  Morrissey 


Melvin  A.  Glasser 


Infantile  Paralysis)  will  direct  the  Uni- 
versity's resources  program  with  the 
rank  of  Dean.  He  will  also  serve  as  a 
teaching  member  of  the  faculty  of  the 
Florence  Heller  Graduate  School  for 
Advanced  Studies  in  Social  Welfare. 

Mr.  Morrissey  has  I'esigned  as  Budget 
Commissioner  for  the  Commonwealth  of 
Massachusetts  to  accept  his  new  Bran- 
deis post  as  assistant  to  the  President. 

Dean  Glasser  has  been  active  in  public 
service  for  many  years.  As  a  National 
Red  Cross  official  he  held  prime  respon- 
sibility for  training  personnel  and  ad- 
ministration of  direct  service  activities. 

Salk  Test  Official 

In  the  National  Foundation,  he  was 
assistant  to  the  president  for  program 
development  and  was  instrumental  in 
establishing  a  program  for  greatly  ex- 
panded operations  in  research,  patient 
aid,  and  public  and  professional  educa- 
tion on  birth  defects  and  arthritis.  In 
1954  Dean  Glasser  was  administrative 
director  in  the  pilot  program  testing 
and  distributing  the  Salk  Polio  vaccine  - 
the  largest  medical  field  trial  ever  con- 
ducted. 

Mr.  Morrissey  taught  government  at 
Amherst  and  Mt.  Holyoke  Colleges. 


National  Catholic  Magazine 
Features  Brandeis  Program 

One  of  the  nation's  largest-circu- 
lation Catholic  magazines  has  paid 
tribute  to  Brandeis  University  in  its 
December  issue. 

Information,  published  by  the 
Paulist  Fathers  in  New  York  City, 
devoted  eight  pages  to  an  article  en- 
titled "The  Jewish  University  Where 
Three  Faiths  Meet."  The  author, 
Lawrence  J.  Kane  '57,  is  former 
national  president  of  the  Brandeis 
Alumni  Association  and  former  pres- 
ident of  the  University's  Newman 
Club  for  Catholic  students. 


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Youngstown 

Youngstown,  Ohio's,  Mural  Room 
Restaurant  was  the  scene  of  a  recent 
meeting  in  behalf  of  the  University. 

Dr.  Cyrus  Gordon,  Professor  of  Near 
Eastern  Studies,  addressed  the  dinner 
meeting  after  a  luncheon  talk  to  the 
Women's  Committee  members  at  the 
Squaw  Creek  Country  Club. 

Henry  Kannensohn,  Philip  A.  Levy 
and  Herbert  Osgood  were  co-chairmen 
of  the  dinner  committee.  They  were 
aided  by  Aaron  Bishop,  Dr.  Edwin  R. 
Brody,  Max  Cooper,  A.  J.  Felsenthal, 
Dr.  B.  I.  Firestone,  Marvin  K.  Frankle, 
Frank  Kline,  Atty.  Philip  A.  Millstone, 
Sidney  S.  Moyer,  Irving  Schwebel,  Ber- 
nard A.  Soss,  Clarence  J.  Strouss,  Dr. 
Saul  J.  Tamarkin  and  Arthur  E.  Wil- 
koff.  Serving  as  honorary  committee 
members  were  Mrs.  I.  Harry  Meyer  and 
Mrs.  Dora  Schwebel. 

Twin  Cities 

Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul  residents 
joined  Brandeis  University  in  honoring 
two  judges  this  summer  in  a  dinner 
meeting  held  at  the  Dyckman  Hotel 
in  Minneapolis. 

Judge  Archie  L.  Gingold  of  St.  Paul 
and  Judge  Irving  R.  Brand  of  Minneap- 
olis were  cited  for  their  work  among 
juveniles  and  on  behalf  of  educational 
and  veterans'  groups.  Scrolls  citing 
them  as  "jurist,  man  of  compassion, 
servant  to  an  entire  community"  were 
presented  to  them  by  Sidney  Barrows,  a 
member  of  the  President's  Council. 

Fellow  Jay  Phillips  was  chairman  of 
the  dinner  addressed  by  Dean  Leonard 
W.  Levy.  Dean  Levy  commented  that 
the  honored  jurists  had  "successfully 
fused  a  system  of  moral  values  with 
productive  lives."  He  called  them 
"examples  for  our  students." 

An  earlier  Twin  Cities  meeting  was 
held  at  Charlie's  Restaurant,  Minneap- 
olis. Benny  Friedman,  director  of  ath- 
letics at  Brandeis,  addressed  this  group, 
which  responded  generously  to  the  needs 
of  the  University. 

Flint 

Thirty-two  new  Life  and  Associate 
Members  joined  the  Brandeis  roster  as 
friends  in  the  Flint,  Mich.,  area  built 
the  foundation  of  their  new  club  this 
past  summer. 

Director  of  athletics  Benny  Friedman 
addressed  the  first  meeting  in  Flint's 
Phoenix  Club,  giving  the  members  a 
"first  game"  pep  talk. 

The  dinner  was  under  the  chairman- 
ship of  Milton  Warren,  assisted  by  his 
brother-in-law  Charles  Dodge.  An  ac- 
tive committee  of  Flint  residents 
worked  under  the  leadership  of  the 
chairmen  and  with  Joseph  Megdell, 
Lawrence  Covitz,  and  Samuel  Catsman. 


New  Nortii  Siiore  Club 

Growing  interest  in  the  University 
has  led  to  a  new  Brandeis  Club  on  the 
Noi-th  Shore  of  Massachusetts. 

Under  the  direction  of  President  Fritz 
Grunebaum,  Lynnfield,  the  North  Shore 
Brandeis  Club  is  enlisting  ever-increas- 
ing support  from  top  community  lead- 
ership in  the  richly  historic  cities  and 
towns  of  Beverly,  Danvers,  Gloucester, 
Lynn,  Lynnfield,  Magnolia,  Marblehead, 
Peabody,  Salem  and  Swampscott. 

First  major  project  of  the  new  foster 
alumni,  the  80th  men's  group  estab- 
lished nationally  since  the  University 
opened  in  1948,  was  a  dinner  honoring 
former  French  Premier  Pierre  Mendes 
France  with  Messrs.  Harry  Remis  and 
Louis  H.  Salvage  as  co-chairmen. 

The  Salem  dinner  also  initiated  the 
North  Shore  Brandeis  Club  Scholarship 
Fund.  Substantial  amounts  have  al- 
ready been  pledged  by  the  membership. 

Charter  board  members  of  the  new 
Club  are  President  Grunebaum,  George 
Chansky,  C.  Henry  Glovsky,  Alvin  Rob- 
bins,  Jacob  A.  Weisman,  all  of  Beverly; 
Bernard  J.  Alpers,  Dr.  Mark  Weitz,  Dr. 
Irving  Winer,  all  of  Peabody;  Dr.  Wil- 
liam N.  Goldberg,  Jerome  Segal,  both  of 
Danvers;  Fred  Axelrod,  Richard  Bell, 
both  of  Gloucester;  Maynard  Axelrod, 
Martin  Berkal,  Joseph  Newmark,  Al- 
bert R.  Pitcoff,  Jerry  Rich,  all  of  Salem; 
Dr.  Harold  I.  Cohen,  Dr.  Samuel  Levine, 
Willie  Nordwind,  all  of  Lynn;  Melvin 
Castleman,  Melvin  Edinberg,  Herbert  S. 
Gold,  George  Gushen,  Samuel  Klivan- 
sky,  Dr.  Gerald  Kramer,  Dr.  Albert  G. 
Marlin,  Harry  Remis,  Louis  Rudolph, 
Theodore  Scheft,  Samuel  Shapiro,  Law- 
rence Shutzer,  Louis  Stahl,  Daniel  Tur- 
kanis,  all  of  Swampscott;  Robert  I. 
Lappin,  John  Rimer,  Samuel  Robinson, 
Theodore  Simons,  all  of  Marblehead; 
and  Henry  T.  Gibbs,  of  Saugus. 

Detroit 

A.  Alfred  Taubman  of  Detroit  has 
been  elected  to  head  the  Brandeis  Club 
of  the  Motor  City  for  the  coming  year. 
He  succeeds  retiring  president  Morton 
L.  Skolnick. 

Others  elected  to  the  new  Executive 
Committee  are  Myron  P.  Unger,  Arthur 
Howard,  Allen  E.  Schwartz  and  Rich- 
ard Jacob,  vice-presidents;  Milton  J. 
Miller  and  Bud  Rosenthal,  secretaries; 
and  Lawrence  Block,  treasurer. 

Pierre  Mendes  Fi-ance  was  guest 
speaker  at  the  Club's  annual  dinner  last 
month,  held  at  the  Sheraton  Cadillac 
Hotel.  Dr.  Sachar  gave  a  progress  re- 
port on  the  University.  More  than  500 
attended  the  champagne  supper  ar- 
ranged under  the  chairmanship  of  A. 
Alfred  Taubman.  Brandeis  Fellow 
Leonard  N.  Simons  announced  a  large 
number  of  new  pledges  to  the  Univer- 
sity from  friends  in  the  Detroit  area. 


Housewares  Industry- 
David  Isaac  of  Western  Auto  Supply. 
Kansas  City,  Julien  Elfenbein  of  Haire 
Publications,  New  York,  and  Jack  Cul- 
berg  of  Ekco  Products,  Chicago,  shared 
duties  as  general  chairmen  of  a  recent 
meeting  of  the  Housewares  Industry  ir 
behalf  of  the  University.  Mr.  Elfenbein 
was  toastmaster  of  the  dinner  program 
in  the  Shelburne  Hotel  during  the 
annual  Housewares  Show. 

Dr.  Sachar,  and  Dr.  Jules  Backman 
of  the  New  York  University  School  ol 
Commerce,  were  featured  speakers.  Dr. 
Sachar  spoke  on  the  development  of 
Brandeis  and  Dr.  Backman  discussed 
current  economic  conditions  as  they 
related  to  the  Housewares  industry. 

Honorary  chairmen  of  the  dinner 
were:  George  Edelstein,  R.  H.  Macy  &j 
Company,  N.  Y.;  F.  Aguardo,  Famous- 
Barr  Company,  St.  Louis;  Samuel  L. ! 
Rantz,  Korrick's  Department  Store, 
Phoenix;  Norman  Duberstein,  Super- 
market Housewares,  Inc.,  N.  Y.;  Henry 
Kaplan,  Spiegel,  Inc.,  Chicago;  James 
McDaniels,  H.  &  S.  Pogue,  Cincinnati; 
David  Knopping,  Super  Market  Distrib- 
utors, Inc.,  Boston;  Sanford  LefF,  H.  Leff 
Electric  Company,  Cleveland;  and  Myron 
J.  Nickman,  Myron  J.  Nickman,  Inc. 

An  impressive  array  of  regional 
chairmen  included:  Robert  M.  Fogel, 
The  May  Company,  Los  Angeles;  John 
W.  Heyman,  manufacturers  representa- 
tive, Philadelphia;  Norman  J.  Fuchs, 
Phoenix  P  &  K  Club,  Phoenix;  L.  S. 
Gershon,  L.  S.  Gershon  &  Son,  Kansas 
City;  J.  J.  Donovan,  The  Donovan 
Company,  and  W.  L.  Boudrot,  Boudrot 
and  Garside,  Inc.,  both  of  Boston; 
John  D.  Peoples,  General  Electric  Com- 
pany, St.  Louis;  John  Tarter,  John 
Tarter  &  Company,  Dallas-Fort  Worth; 
E.  C.  George,  Butler  Brothers,  Chicago; 
Arthur  A.  Ettkin,  General  Premium 
Corporation,  and  Irving  Schactman, 
Carlisle  Manufacturing  Corporation, 
both  of  New  Jersey;  S.  B.  Dworkin, 
manufacturers  representative,  Roches- 
ter, N.  Y.;  Nelson  J.  Lackritz,  Nelson  J. 
Lackritz  Company,  Cincinnati;  James  S. 
Reynolds,  Robeson  Cutlery  Company, 
and  Abel  E.  Garner,  Garner  &  Com- 
pany, of  New  York.  '• 

Boston  Scholarsiiip  Committee 

Nearly  two  dozen  students  will  be  the 
direct  beneficiaries  of  an  active  cam- 
paign staged  this  fall  by  the  new  schol- 
arship committee  of  the  Greater  Boston 
Brandeis  Club.  The  committee,  under 
the  leadership  of  Fellow  Sidney  L. 
Kaye,  has  brought  the  new  scholarships 
to  the  University  from  friends  in  the 
campus  area. 

Committee  members  working  against 
the  problems  facing  students  because  of 
rising  educational  costs  include:  Trustee 
Joseph  F.  Ford,  Fellow  Sam  Barron,  Jr., 
Dr.  J.  J.  Abrams,  Earl  Ashworth,  Philip 
Coleman,  Arnold  Cutler,  Morris  Falk, 
Benjamin  Fields,  Eli  Fishman,  Eli 
Goodstein,  Philip  Granoff,  Morey 
Hirsch,  Sidney  Rabinowitz,  Dr.  Max 
Ritvo,  Louis  Roazen,  Robert  Wise,  and 
Robert  Yusen. 


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Cleveland  Industrialist  Irving  Kane  Elected  Trustee 


lENJAMIN  H.  SWIG  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO 
[EW  CHAIRMAN  OF  BRANDEIS  FELLOWS 


Benjamin  H.  Swig 


Benjamin  H.  Swig,  president  of  San 
Francisco's  Fairmount  Hotel,  has  been 
llected  chairman  of  the  Brandeis  Uni- 
Irersity  Fellows  and,  at  this  fall's  meet- 
ing, a  Trustee  of  the  University. 

A  former   Bostonian,   Mr.    Swig  has 
been    instrumental    in    organizing    and 
leading    the     Brandeis     Club     of     San 
Francisco.    He  was  also  a  prime  mover 
in     launching     the 
Earl  Warren  Chair 
in    American    Con- 
stitutional    Law, 
named    for    the 
present  Chief  Jus- 
tice   of    the    U.    S. 
Supreme  Court. 

The  new  chair- 
man of  the  Bran- 
deis University 
Fellows  is  a  member  of  the  board  of 
directors  of  Blum's,  S.  H.  Frank  and 
Co.,  and  Western  Dairy  Products,  Inc. 

National  Posts 

Nationally,  he  serves  as  vice-chair- 
man of  the  Union  of  American  Hebrew 
Congregations.  He  is  on  the  Board  of 
the  Jewish  National  Fund,  the  National 
Conference  of  Christians  and  Jews,  the 
Salvation  Army,  the  Jewish  Theological 
Seminary  of  America,  the  American 
Financial  and  Development  Corporation 
for  Israel,  and  the  American  Jewish 
Tercentenary  Commission.  Mr.  Swig 
has  been  equally  active  within  his  own 
community  of  San  Francisco  in  the 
Israel  Bond  campaign,  the  Jewish  Wel- 
fare Fund,  the  Council  for  Civic  Unity, 
and  Temple  Emanu-El. 


JAPANESE  CITY  PLANNERS  recently  studied  the 
Brandeis  campus  as  a  part  of  their  review  of 
American  building  and  planning  techniques  as 
guests  of  the  State  Department.  Cambridge, 
Mass..  city  planner,  Alan  McClennen  (left),  in- 
troduced Tatsuo  Matsui,  Professor  of  Engineering, 
University  of  Tokyo,  to  Dr.  Sachar.  Mr.  Matsui 
was  chairman  of  the  12-man  Japanese  group. 


New  Electronic  Equipment 
Used  by  Language  Classes 

Automation  moved  into  the  teaching 
of  languages  at  Brandeis  University 
this  fall.  A  new  Language  and  Phonet- 
ics Hall,  completely  equipped  with  the 
latest  in  electronic  language  instruction 
aids,  was  constructed  in  the  Humanities 
Center  of  the  Academic  Quadrangle. 

The  Language  and  Phonetics  Hall, 
established  by  the  Jacobson  family, 
Worcester,  Mass.,  incorporates  the 
latest  electronic  teaching  aids  into  a 
flexible  classroom  situation  for  teaching 
one  or  more  languages  at  one  time. 
Thirty  soundproof  listening  booths  are 
linked  to  a  central  control  panel  on  the 
instructor's  desk. 

Flexible  Installation 

This  equipment  is  so  flexible  that  up 
to  ten  languages  could  be  presented  at 
one  time.  Students  in  each  booth  may 
mimic  the  language  they  hear  and  tape 
record  their  own  voices  at  the  same 
time  they  are  making  a  tape  recorded 
copy  of  the  master  language  tape. 
When  they  erase  the  recording  of  their 
own  voices,  the  master  tape  remains 
undisturbed  on  a  second  recording  track 
of  the  tape.  The  instructor  can  monitor 
any  student's  work  at  any  time,  ofl'ering 
suggestions  that  the  other  students  will 
not  hear.  At  the  same  time,  any  student 
may  ask  a  question  of  the  instructor 
and  proceed  with  his  work  without  dis- 
turbing his  classmates. 

The  Jacobson  Language  Laboratory 
will  be  open  for  students  to  practice 
during  free  hours.  Its  employment  and 
techniques  have  earned  for  it  a  second- 
ary name  of  "language  library"  because 
students  may  draw  on  its  resources  just 
as  they  would  use  a  library. 

The  Language  and  Phonetics  Hall 
was  dedicated  earlier  this  month  in 
special  ceremonies  on  campus.  Mr.  Eli 
Jacobson,  a  member  of  the  President's 
Council,  is  president  of  Chicago  Dressed 
Beef  Company,  Worcester,  Mass. 

Other  members  of  the  family  partici- 
pating in  the  establishment  of  the  Hall 
are  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Nathan  Jacobson,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Robert  Jacobson,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Irving  Jacobson,  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John 
Jacobson,  all  of  Worcester. 


Cleveland  Industrialist  Irving  Kane, 
former  vice  chairman  of  the  Brandeis 
University  Fellows,  has  been  elected  to 
membership  on  the  University  Board 
of  Trustees. 

A    former    practicing    attorney,    Mr. 
Kane  is  president  of  Hospital  Specialty 
Company,  Cleveland.    He  studied  at  the 
University    of    Michigan    and   received 
his   B.A.   and   law 
degrees  at  Western 
Reserve   Univer- 
sity.   Mr.   Kane  is 
National  President 
of  the  Council  of 
Jewish  Federations 
and  Welfare  Funds 
itk.  ^^^k     and  has  held  office 
Irving  Kane  ^^    chairman.    Na- 

tional Community 
Relations  Advisory  Council,  1949-1953; 
vice-president  of  the  Jewish  Community 
Federation  of  Cleveland  from  1952; 
president,  Jewish  Community  Council, 
Cleveland,  1950-1951;  member  of  the 
Community  Relations  Board,  Cleveland; 
chairman  of  the  Cleveland  Tercentenary 
Committee;  associate  chairman,  Amer- 
ican-Jewish Tercentenary  Committee; 
and  board  member  of  the  Cleveland 
Chapter,  National  Association  for  the 
Advancement  of  Colored  People. 

J.W.V.  Award 

Mr.  Kane  was  awarded  a  Gold  Cer- 
tificate of  Merit  by  the  Jewish  War 
Veterans  of  America  in  1952  and  the 
Distinguished  Citizenship  Award  of  the 
Federation  of  Jewish  Women's  Organi- 
zations of  Cleveland. 

He  has  also  been  active  on  the  Board 
of  the  Union  of  American  Hebrew  Con- 
gregations and  is  a  Trustee  of  Mt.  Sinai 
Hospital,  Cleveland. 

His  daughter,  Kathy,  was  graduated 
from  Brandeis  with  the  class  of  1957. 


ELECTRONIC  CONTROLS  for  the  University's 
new  Language  and  Phonetics  Hall  fire  explained 
to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Eli  Jacobson  by  Dr.  Sachar. 
More  than  150  friends  joined  with  the  University 
in  honoring  the  Jocobsons  at  a  dedication 
luncheon  in  the  Faculty  Center. 


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Boston  Annual  Dinner 

The  University's  Wien  International 
Scholars  Program  provided  the  theme 
for  the  Greater  Boston  Brandeis  Club's 
annual  dinner  in  December.  The  Club  is 
the  pioneer  "foster  alumni"  group. 

Six  of  the  Wien  students,  colorfully 
arrayed  in  the  costumes  of  their  native 
countries,  represented  the  international 
scholars  on  the  speaking  program.  Ad- 
dressing the  guests  were  Sylvester 
Awuye,  Ghana;  Kamal  Datta,  India; 
Anne  Brigitte  Gram,  Norway;  Valya 
Kazes,  Turliey;  Nily  Sametnik,  Israel; 
and  Claus  Schweer,  West  Germany,  who 
introduced  all  eighty  Wien  students. 
Club  members  and  friends  heard  Law- 
rence A.  Wien,  who,  with  Mrs.  Wien, 
sponsors  the  program. 

Also  addressing  the  more  than  1,000 
guests  in  the  main  ballroom,  Statler- 
Hilton  Hotel,  were  President  Sachar 
and  two  of  the  Club's  newly  elected 
officers,  President  David  C.  Rose,  New- 
ton, leading  Boston  jurist,  and  Bertram 
C.  Tackeflf,  Chestnut  Hill,  chairman  of 
the  formal  dinner. 

Also  elected  at  the  recent  annual 
meeting  on  campus  were  vice-presi- 
dents Arnold  R.  Cutler,  Newton;  Leon  J. 
Kowal,  Newton;  Henry  August,  Brook- 
line;  Rubin  Epstein,  Newton.  Executive 
secretary  is  Hyam  I.  Korin,  Newton; 
treasurer,  David  Casty,  Newton;  and 
secretary,  Harold  Widett,  Brookline. 

Albany,  Troy  and  Schenectady 

New  York's  Capital  District  paid 
tribute  to  the  University  at  a  dinner  in 
the  Colonie  Country  Club  last  month. 
Dr.  Leonard  W.  Levy,  Dean  of  the  Grad- 
uate School  of  Arts  and  Sciences  and 
Earl  Warren  Professor  of  History,  ad- 
dressed the  meeting  for  friends  in 
Albany,  Schenectady  and  Troy. 

Atty.  Jack  Goodman  served  as  chair- 
man and  Brandeis  Fellow  Samuel  E. 
Aronowitz  was  honorary  chairman  of 
the  tri-city  committee. 

The  committee  included:  Dr.  Walter 
Gross  of  Schenectady  and  Richard  Levi 
and  Sidney  Rosenstock  of  Albany,  mem- 
bers of  the  President's  Council,  Mrs. 
Harvey  Handelman  of  Schenectady  and 
Mrs.  Robert  Kaufmann  of  Albany, 
presidents  of  their  home  chapters  of 
the  Women's  Committee,  and  Mrs.  B. 
Robert  Tarsey  of  Albany,  a  National 
Board  member  of  the  Women's  Com- 
mittee. Leon  Aronowitz,  Dr.  Milton 
Aronowitz,  Simon  Backer,  Charles 
Buchman,  Mrs.  Frederick  deHeer,  Sr., 
Mrs.  Eugene  Elkind,  Paul  Dworsky, 
Mrs.  Edgar  Fischer,  William  Golub, 
Mrs.  A.  Richard  Goodman,  Julius  Good- 
man, Dr.  William  Gould,  Walter  Grau- 
bart,  Leon  Klein,  Lewis  Lurie,  Frank 
Lyons,  Harry  Marks,  J.  L.  Ottenheimer, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Louis  Rubin,  Fabius 
Schnerler,  Mrs.  Jack  Spitalny,  William 
Sutin,  Lewis  Swyer,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Morton  Yulman,  and  Dr.  Albert  Yunich. 


Real  Estate  Industry 

More  than  fifty  corporate  and  indi- 
vidual gifts  were  pledged  to  scholar- 
ships, life  memberships  and  general 
funds  at  the  University  during  the  re- 
cent meeting  of  the  Real  Estate  Indus- 
try Friends  of  Brandeis  in  New  York. 

Mr.  Saul  Horowitz,  Jr.,  of  H.  R.  H. 
Construction  Company,  was  chairman 
of  the  dinner  at  the  Waldorf  Astoria. 
Louis  J.  Glickman,  Erwin  S.  Wolfson  of 
the  President's  Council,  and  Brandeis 
Fellow  Samuel  Lemberg  were  honorary 
chairmen.  Edward  Hirst,  Irving 
Schneider,  Alan  V.  Tishman  and  Harry 
Waxman  served  as  co-chairmen. 

The  dinner's  executive  committee  in- 
cluded: Max  Abramovitz,  Jack  Alpern, 
Walter  H.  Blum,  Arthur  G.  Cohen,  Roy 
Durst,  Semour  B.  Durst,  Arnold  L.  Fas- 
sier,  Samuel  Field,  Robert  A.  Futter- 
man,  Eugene  M.  Grant,  Louis  J. 
Gribetz,  Ralph  Grossman,  Samuel 
Kronsky,  James  A.  Minchin,  Henry  H. 
Minskoff,  Alvin  E.  Orlian,  Martin  M. 
Psaty,  Aaron  Rabinowitz,  Elihu  Rose, 
Frederick  Rose,  Nathan  Schooler,  E. 
Merrill  Seaberg,  Wylie  F.  L.  Tuttle, 
Harold  D.  Uris,  Jack  D.  Weiler  and 
Edward  E.  White. 

Pittsburgh 

A  touch  of  France,  Sweden  and 
Kenya  brought  a  sense  of  international 
excitement  to  the  Brandeis  Club  of 
Greater  Pittsburgh  this  fall  as  three 
Wien  International  Scholars  appeared 
at  the  Club's  annual  dinner  at  the  Web- 
ster Hall  Hotel. 

Dr.  Jean-Pierre  Barricelli,  director  of 
the  Wien  International  Scholarship 
Program  at  Brandeis,  brought  the  three 
students  to  Pittsburgh  at  the  invitation 
of  Herman  Feinberg,  Stanley  J.  Kann, 
and  Judge  Samuel  Weiss,  co-chairmen 
of  the  dinner.  This  year's  co-chairmen 
are  all  Fellows  of  the  University. 
Darryl  Deaktor  of  Pittsburgh,  a  Bran- 
deis sophomore,  also  spoke. 

Assisting  the  co-chairmen  were  Jacob 
A.  Markel,  a  member  of  the  President's 
Council  and  retiring  president  of  the 
club,  and  the  following  committee:  M. 
Michael  Allon,  Bernard  Alpern,  Meyer 
Berger,  William  Charsky,  Ithiel  Cohen, 
Leon  Coslov,  Simon  Cantor,  Maxwell 
Dumas,  Ruben  Felman,  Samuel  Frankel, 
Samuel  Goldberg,  Bernard  Goodman, 
Ira  Gordon,  Sylvan  K.  Haskell,  Arnold 
Horelick,  Harry  M.  Kamin,  Joseph  M. 
Katz,  Robert  Kaufman,  Paul  Kossis, 
Samuel  Krimsly,  Harvey  Krow,  Murray 
Levine,  Arch  Lhormer,  Charles  Plesset, 
Louis  J.  Reizenstein,  Donald  Robinson, 
Alvin  Rogal,  Jock  Rosenberg,  Leonard 
Rudolph,  Meyer  Sachs,  Richard  Simon, 
Si  Silverman,  I.  W.  Solomon,  Cyril 
Strem,  Harry  Slesinger,  Dr.  Harvey 
Thorpe  and  Harry  Werksman. 


Domestics  Industry 

Leaders  of  the  nation's  Drapery,  Cur- 
tain, Linen,  and  Domestics  Industry 
met  last  month  in  New  York  to  salute 
Brandeis  and  pledge  continued  support 
for  University  projects. 

Mrs.  Rose  E.  York  of  New  York 
Feather  Company,  Hy  Kauff  of  Savoy 
Curtain  Corporation,  and  Jacob  R. 
Freund  of  Freund,  Freund  and  Com- 
pany were  co-chairmen  of  the  dinner 
for  nearly  400  guests.  Mr.  Sheldon 
Soffer  of  Popular  Merchandise  Com- 
pany, Inc.,  Passaic,  N.  J.,  was  cited  by 
his  industry  colleagues  for  his  efforts  in 
behalf  of  the  University. 

Clarence  Q.  Berger,  Dean  of  Univer- 
sity Planning  and  Development,  and  Dr. 
Jean-Pierre  Barricelli,  director  of  the 
Wien  International  Scholarship  Pro- 
gram, shared  speaking  honors  with  two 
of  the  University's  Wien  Scholars,  Vivi 
Anne  Gustafson  of  Sweden  and  Rongrit 
Pramoj  of  Thailand. 

More  than  60  individual  gifts  to  aid 
the  University's  Department  of  Eco- 
nomics were  pledged  to  Brandeis  at  the 
dinner  in  the  Waldorf  Astoria. 

San  Francisco 

San  Francisco's  Fairmont  Hotel  was 
the  scene  of  a  meeting  at  which  a  new 
Bay  Area  Brandeis  Club  was  formed 
and  elected  new  officers. 

Richard  N.  Bluestein,  assistant  to  the 
president  of  the  University  and  new 
director  of  West  Coast  operations  for 
Brandeis,  addressed  the  luncheon  group. 
Elkan  C.  Voorsanger,  Benjamin  H. 
Swig,  national  chairman  of  the  Bran- 
deis Fellows,  and  Fellow  Daniel  E. 
Koshland  were  meeting  co-chairmen. 

Samuel  A.  Ladar  was  elected  chair- 
man of  the  new  Bay  Area  Group  with 
Harold  Kaufman  as  secretary,  and 
Esmond  Schapiro,  treasurer.  R.  B. 
Levitas  was  named  chairman  for  the 
Peninsula.  Nat  Kessler  heads  the  East 
Bay  group. 

Chicago  Life  Members 

"Education  is  the  best  investment  in 
America." 

Franklin  J.  Lunding,  chairman  of  the 
board  of  Jewel  Tea  Company,  made  this 
assertion  at  the  Annual  Life  Member- 
ship Dinner  of  the  Brandeis  Club  of 
Greater  Chicago.  He  argued  that  schol- 
arships invested  in  American  youth  will 
help  meet  the  problems  of  the  world. 

Jewel  Tea  is  investing  heavily  in  sup- 
port of  its  chairman's  idea.  The  food 
chain  annually  awards  to  25  of  its  teen- 
age workers  almost  $90,000  in  four-year 
college  scholarships. 

Charles  L.  Schrager,  dinner  chairman, 
also  presented  Dr.  Leonard  W.  Levy, 
Dean  of  the  University's  Graduate 
School  of  Arts  and  Sciences,  who 
brought  the  Life  Members  up  to  date  on 
events  on  the  Waltham  campus. 

More  than  130  guests  attended  the 
program  at  the  Standard  Club.  The 
membership  welcomed  sixteen  new  Life 
Members  into  the  Chicago  group. 


24 -BRANDEIS  NEWS  BULLETIN 


harvard  Research  Fellow  Elected  Alumni  Head 


Dr.  H.  Maurice  Goodman  '56  of 
;kii  Cove,  N.  Y.,  a  Harvard  University 
unior  Fellow  conducting  advanced  re- 
earch  in  physiology,  has  been  elected 
s  national  president  of  the  Brandeis 
.himni  Association. 

Earlier  this  year   Dr.   Goodman  was 
elected  as  a  Harvard  Junior  Fellow  on 
ompletion  of  his  Ph.D.  work  in  phys- 
iology at  Harvard. 
For  the  next  three 
years  he  will  pur- 
sue    his     research 
under  the  sponsor- 
ship   of    the    Har- 
vard     Society      of 
Fellows.    This  pro- 
^      B^H     gram    allows    Dr. 
Dr.  Goodman  Goodman    to    work 

in  any  area  related 
3  his  principal  studies.  He  is  the  first 
Irandeis  graduate  to  win  this  honor. 

Executive  Committee 

Mrs.  Lynne  Shoolman  Isaacson  '52,  a 
lember  of  the  first  graduating  class,  is 
ice-president  of  the  Alumni  Associ- 
tion.  She  is  residing  at  Delmar,  Calif. 
lis.  Judith  Brecher  Boralove  '58  of 
,'e\v  York  City  is  secretary.  Edward 
'ields  '53  of  Natick,  Mass.,  is  treasurer. 
<'e\v  York  and  Boston  attorneys 
homas  Egan  '55  and  Paul  E.  Levenson 
>2  have  been  joined  on  the  Executive 
ommittee  by  Harry  Morrison  '57  of 
ambridge,  Mass.,  and  Mrs.  Natalie  Lit- 
iich  Saltzman  '52  of  Brooklyn. 

New  York  Chapter 

John  Morelli,  Class  of  1955,  is  new 
resident  of  the  New  York  Chapter. 
Hher  New  York  officers  include:  Dor- 
thy  Danzig  '54,  vice-president;  Mrs. 
Vynn  Wolkenberg  Miller  '57,  secretary; 
Irs.  Lois  Libien  Lowsky  '58,  treas- 
rer;  and  Executive  Committee  mem- 
ers  Harold  Appel  '56;  Burton  Berinsky 
^2;  Jerry  Josephs  '58;  Peter  Kessner 
52;  Herman  Sebiri  '55;  Lary  Sorin  '57; 
[nd  Saul  Wolfe  '55. 

Boston  OflScers 

In  the  Boston  Chapter,  another  mem- 
ber of  the  Class  of  1955,  Mrs.  Ellen 
lenjamin  Block,  has  been  elected  pres- 
dent.  Other  officers  are:  Mrs.  Priscilla 
pawyer  Steinberg  '54,  vice-president; 
ilrs.  Harriet  Thurman  Morrison  '58, 
rding  secretary;  Mrs.  Lois  Stetson 
..ass  '57,  corresponding  secretary;  J. 
\onald  Fishbein  '54,  treasurer.  Serving 
in  the  Executive  Committee  are:  Alan 
iieenwald  '52;  Lawrence  Kane  '57;  and 
Vlax  Perlitsh  '52. 


Educational  Television 
Continues  Steady  Climb 

Educational  television  is  on  the  up- 
swing at  Brandeis,  as  it  is  throughout 
the  country.  Three  Brandeis  television 
series  have  been  selected  for  nationwide 
distribution  by  the  National  Educa- 
tional Television  and  Radio  Center.  In 
addition,  Boston  radio  and  television 
stations  frequently  make  use  of  Bran- 
deis faculty  and  facilities  for  special 
programs  during  the  year. 

Mrs.  Eleanor  Roosevelt's  "Prospects 
of  Mankind"  series  is  again  being  seen 
on  most  of  the  nation's  50  educational 
TV  stations.  Her  guests  this  year  have 
included  such  authorities  on  national 
and  world  issues  as  President-elect  John 
F.  Kennedy,  Adlai  Stevenson,  Nelson 
Rockefeller,  Lord  Bertrand  Russell, 
Hugh  Gaitskell,  Gen.  Carlos  Romulo, 
and  Sen.  Mike  Mansfield. 

New  Lerner  Series 

Dr.  Max  Lerner's  new  series,  "Beyond 
the  Power  Principle,"  gives  new  orien- 
tation in  world  politics  to  student  and 
adult  alike  and  will  parallel  his  course 
in  this  subject  at  the  University.  Dr. 
Lerner's  earlier  series,  "America  As  A 
Civilization,"  is  frequently  being  re-run 
on  many  ETV  stations  and  is  often 
selected  for  showing  on  new  stations  as 
they  come  on  the  air. 

Robert  L.  Kotf,  Director  of  Perform- 
ing Activities  in  Music  at  Brandeis, 
presents  the  "Voice  of  the  Violin"  sec- 
tion of  the  "On  Hearing  Music"  series 
on  the  educational  TV  network.  Out- 
standing musicians,  either  members  of 
the  Brandeis  faculty  or  visiting  lec- 
turers, appear  with  him. 

Last  season's  "Laughter  Is  A  Funny 
Business,"  featuring  its  creator  Dr. 
Edwin  Burr  Pettet,  won  the  Ohio  State 
Award  for  cultural  programs.  It  has 
received  rave  reviews  in  major  papers 
throughout  the  country,  and  is  currently 
being  distributed  to  member  stations  by 
the  Westinghouse  Broadcasting  Co. 

On  the  drawing  board  are  plans  for 
added  series  on  such  diverse  topics  as 
fencing  and  Shavian  theater.  All  mem- 
bers of  the  national  Brandeis  "family" 
are  urged  to  watch  their  local  news- 
papers for  listings  of  "Brandeis  On  TV." 

A  composite  schedule  appears  on  the 
back  cover  of  this  issue. 

ELECTION    NOTE 

President-elect  John  F.  Kennedy  is  officially 
an  alumnus  of  Brandeis  University.  He  was 
awarded  an  honorary  degree  by  the  Univer- 
sity in  1958  at  ceremonies  Inaugurating  the 
Wien  International  Scholarship  Program. 


Gerontology  Chair  Named 
For  Philanthropic  League 

Dr.  Robert  Morris  of  the  Graduate 
School  for  Advanced  Studies  in  Social 
Welfare  has  been  appointed  to  fill  a 
new  chair  in  gerontology  created  by  the 
Young  Men's  Philanthropic  League  of 
New  York.  Prof.  Morris  also  was 
named  recently  to  head  a  $300,000  re- 
search  program  created  to  study  prob- 
lems of  the  aging  to  be  conducted  by 
the  University  for  the  Ford  Foundation 
in  seven  representative  communities. 

The  chair,  sponsored  by  the  Young 
Men's  Philanthropic  League,  will  enable 
the  University  to  sponsor  a  high-level 
program  in  gerontology  to  keep  pace 
with  the  growing  national  interest  in 
problems  of  our  senior  citizens. 

The  League,  which  has  a  long  his- 
tory of  giving  financial  support  to 
traditional  charitable  organizations,  has 
recently  begun  a  program  of  aiding 
university  research  programs.  The 
creation  of  the  Young  Men's  Philan- 
thropic League  Fund  at  Brandeis  was 
the  result  of  work  by  a  committee  under 
the  chairmanship  of  Herman  S.  Seigen- 
feld  of  New  York. 

Chicago   Council   Meets 
at  Home  of  Lester  Stone 

The  new  Brandeis  University  Council 
of  Chicago  began  its  program  with  an 
impressive  start  last  month  at  a  coffee 
hour  in  the  home  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Maurice  Lewis  of  Winnetka. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lester  Stone  assisted  in 
arrangements  for  the  first  meeting  at 
which  70  members  and  friends  heard 
Dr.  Sachar  discuss  Brandeis  University, 
its  progress  and  its  aspirations. 

Mr.  Stone  is  president  of  the  new 
organization.  Albert  A.  Robin  serves 
as  vice  president  and  Mrs.  Maurice  L. 
Lewis  has  bepn  elected  secretary.  Mrs. 
Edward  R.  Grais  is  treasurer. 

Among  the  directors  are:  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Edward  R.  Click,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Edward  R.  Grais,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph 
S.  Grant,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Maurice  L. 
Lewis,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Arthur  D.  Malkin, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sidney  Manowitz,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Herzl  B.  Mendelsohn,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Irving  Mills,  Mr.  Victor  Nemeroff,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Seymour  B.  Orner,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Sidney  L.  Port,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Morry  Rapaport,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Irving 
M.  Ringel,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Albert  A. 
Robin,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lester  Stone,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Israel  Swett,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Sidney  A.  Tarrson,  and  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Sidney  Wexler. 


BRANDEIS   NEWS   BULLETIN  -  25 


Mrs.  Roosevelt  Praises  Freedoms  Hall  Concept     Walt  Whitman  Collection 


Mrs.  Eleanor  Roosevelt  joined  with 
President  Sachar  last  month  in  honor- 
ing the  family  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hyman 
Krivoff  of  New  Bedford,  Mass.,  at  cere- 
monies opening  the  new  Four  Freedoms 
Hall  in  the  Humanities  Center.  Four 
Freedoms  Hall,  a  gift  from  the  Krivoff s, 
was  the  first  of  Brandeis'  new  class- 
rooms to  be  dedicated  in  the  recently 
completed  Academic  Quadrangle.  At  a 
luncheon  in  their  honor,  the  Krivoffs 
were  commended  for  the  imagination 
expressed  through  their  provision  for 
this  classroom  of  tomorrow. 

Historical  Treasures 
Historical  treasures  from  the  Na- 
tional Museum  at  Hyde  Park,  N.  Y., 
turned  back  the  clock  to  World  War  H 
days  for  Brandeis  students  meeting  for 
the  first  classes  in  Four  Freedoms  Hall. 
Documents  on  display  were  drafted  by 
President  Franklin  D.  Roosevelt  and 
Prime  Minister  Churchill  prior  to  the 
birth  of  many  Brandeis  students.  Presi- 
dent Roosevelt's  personal  draft  of  his 
Four  Freedoms  speech,  along  with  "first 
British  drafts"  of  the  Atlantic  Charter 
declaration  and  Norman  Rockwell's 
Four  Freedoms  illustrations  were  in- 
cluded in  the  priceless  exhibit. 

In  Humanities  Center 

Located  on  the  second  floor  of  the 
Humanities  Center,  the  Four  Freedoms 


Hall  is  illuminated  by  dozens  of  sky- 
lights and  a  full-length,  window-wall 
overlooking  the  hills  of  northern  Massa- 
chusetts. Subtle  indirect  lighting  brings 
to  life  all  of  the  detail  in  works  on  dis- 
play along  walls  and  in  glass  cases 
where  the  historical  treasures  are  safe- 
guarded. A  central  table  area,  condu- 
cive to  informal  discussion,  has  been 
used  in  place  of  the  old-style  classroom 
arrangement  of  chairs  anchored  row 
upon  row  in  military  rigidity. 

Recently  Honored 

Mr.  Krivoff  was  recently  honored  at  a 
testimonial  dinner  by  his  friends  in  the 
Bay  State.  He  is  president  and  treas- 
urer of  Dartmouth  Finishing  Corpora- 
tion and  its  affiliate,  Dartmouth  Textile 
Corporation.  The  industrialist-philan- 
thropist has  been  recognized  by  his  com- 
munity for  his  role  in  attracting  new 
industry  to  New  Bedford.  Brandeis 
University  Fellow,  Fisher  Abramson, 
was  chairman  of  the  testimonial  dinner. 


Titles   Span   100  Years 

A  collection  of  books  and  articles 
spanning  a  century  of  works  by  and 
about  Walt  Whitman  has  been  pre- 
sented to  the  Brandeis  University  Li- 
brary by  San  Francisco  bibliophile 
Mitchell  Slobodek. 

Among  the  rare  books  are  pre-Civil 
War  editions  of  "Leaves  of  Grass"  and 
later  translations  in  Danish,  Italian  and 
French,  as  well  as  British  publications 
of  the  work.  Individual  selections  of 
Whitman's  poetry  include  Russian  and 
German  translations.  The  books  and 
magazine  articles  about  Walt  Whitman 
date  back  to  1866. 

The  more  than  150  pieces  in  the 
Slobodek  collection  of  Whitman  will  be 
maintained  as  a  special  collection  in  the 
Brandeis  Library.  Students  and  schol- 
ars will  have  access  to  the  works  and 
special  exhibits  will  be  placed  on  dis- 
play in  Rapaporte  Treasure  Room  of 
Rare  Books  and  Manuscripts. 


Interfaith  Fund  Tribute  to  Ben  G.  Shapiro 


A  fund  created  to  honor  one  of  Bos- 
ton's leading  champions  of  brotherhood 
will  underwrite  religious  activities  for 
Catholic,  Protestant  and  Jewish  stu- 
dents at  Brandeis. 

Greater   Boston   friends   of   Mr.   and 


THAT  FUTURE  GENERATIONS  MAY  KNOW- Eleven-year-old  Leslie  Lider  studies 
draft  copies  of  the  Atlantic  Charter  prepared  before  her  birth  but  retained  for  her 
generation  by  men  like  her  grandfather,  Hymon  Krivoff,  whose  generosity  has  made 
possible  the  new  Four  Freedoms  Hall. 


Mrs.  Ben  G.  Shapiro  of  Brookline  under- 
wrote the  gift,  named  in  honor  of  the 
founder  and  secretary  of  the  Massachu- 
setts Committee  of  Catholics,  Protes- 
tants, and  Jews. 

Under  provisions  of  the  Ben  G.  and 
Belle  Shapiro  Three  Chapels  Fund, 
activities  will  be  encouraged  for  the 
B'nai  B'rith  Hillel  Foundation,  Newman 
Club  for  Catholic  students,  and  Student 
Christian  Association.  Particular  em- 
phasis is  to  be  placed  upon  activities 
contributing  to  greater  understanding 
among  the  three  faiths. 

On  President's  Council 

A  manager  of  editorial  services  for 
Frank  P.  Bennett  and  Company,  Mr. 
Shapiro  was  appointed  earlier  this  year 
to  membership  on  the  Brandeis  Univer- 
sity President's  Council.  In  addition  to 
his  crucial  role  in  founding  and  guiding 
the  Massachusetts  Committee  of  Cath- 
olics, Protestants,  and  Jews,  he  is  a 
Commissioner  of  the  Massachusetts 
Commission  Against  Discrimination; 
trustee  of  the  Permanent  Charities 
Fund;  trustee  of  the  Civic  Education 
Center,  Tufts  University;  trustee  of  the 
Human  Relations  Center,  Boston  Uni- 
versity; trustee  of  Grove  Hall  Savings 
Bank;  past  president  of  Amos  Lodge, 
B'nai  B'rith,  and  of  Temple  Ohabei 
Shalom  Brotherhood,  Brookline,  wherej 
he  is  also  an  honorary  trustee. 


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Toted  Jewish  Educators 
•aunch  Lown  Institute 

Public  lectures  and  faculty-student 
minars  on  Judaic  subjects  attracted 
jholars  and  laymen  to  opening  pro- 
■ams  of  the  new  Philip  W.  Lown 
istitute  of  Advanced  Jewish  Studies. 

The  auditorium  of  the  new  Judaic 
inter  has  been  filled  to  capacity  by 
udiences  for  the  series  entitled  "New 
istas  in  Judaic  Studies."  Dr.  Saul 
eberman,  professor  of  Palestinian 
ferature  and  institutions,  Jewish  Theo- 
igical  Seminary  of  America,  inaugu- 
|.ted  the  series  in  a  lecture:  "How 
tuch  Greek  in  Jewish  Palestine?"  He 
jas  followed  by  Dr.  H.  L.  Ginsberg, 
iibato  Morals  Professor  of  Bible,  Jew- 
f\  Theological  Seminary.  Dr.  Ginsberg 
scussed  "Progress  in  Research  on 
iblical  Wisdom  Literature."  Future 
■ograms  will  feature  Dr.  Nahum  N. 
latzer  and  Dr.  Alexander  Altmann  of 
randeis  and  Dr.  Salo  W.  Baron,  Pro- 
issor  of  Jewish  History,  Literature 
id  Institutions,  and  Director  of  the 
inter  of  Israel  and  Jewish  Studies, 
jlumbia  University. 

Monthly  Seminars 

Monthly  research  seminars  are  being 
inducted  by  a  distinguished  group  of 
siting  lecturers.  Among  these  are: 
r.  A.  S.  Halkin,  professor  of  Hebrew, 
he  City  College  of  the  City  of  New 
lork;  Dr.  Nahum  M.  Sarna,  assistant 
ofessor  in  Bible,  Jewish  Theological 
;minary;  Dr.  Cyrus  H.  Gordon,  pro- 
ssor  of  near  eastern  studies.  Bran- 
ds; Dr.  Morton  Smith,  associate  pro- 
ssor  of  history,  Columbia  University; 
r.  Arthur  Hyman,  assistant  professor 
philosophy,  Dropsie  College;  Dr. 
adore  Twersky,  assistant  professor  of 
iwish  history.  Harvard  University;  Dr. 
obert  Cordis,  associate  professor  of 
iblica  Exegesis,  Jewish  Theological 
bminary;  and  Dr.  Harry  M.  Orlinsky, 
bofessor  of  Bible,  Hebrew  Union  Col- 
ige,  Jewish  Institute  of  Religion. 


SELDOM  SEEN  .  .  .  Silhouetted  against  an  afternoon  sun,  members  of  the  Brandeis  faculty  discuss 
departmental  policy  and  programs  in  a  glass-walled  room  of  the  new  American  Civilization  Center. 
Faculty  meetings  of  this  type  are  a  continuing  "behind  the  scenes"  process  of  academic  life 
controlling  activities  of  academic  departments  of  the  University  and  serving  to  keep  professors 
"current"  on  their  own  fields  and  related  disciplines. 


1960-61     BASKETBALL    SCHEDULE 


Dec.  3 at  University  of  Bridgeport 

Dec.  7 at  Harvard  University 

Dec.  10 University   of   Massachusetts 

Dec.  14.  .  .  .American  International  College 

Dec.  16 Williams  College 

Dec.  17 Suffolk  University 

Jan.  4 University  of  Rhode  Island 

Jan.  6 at  Norwich  University 

Jan.  11 Worcester  Polytech 

Jan.  14 Long   Island   University 

Jan.  28 at  Springfield  College 

Feb.  2 Bates  College 


Feb.  4 at  Boston  University 

Feb.  9 Clark  University 

Feb.  11 Coast  Guard   Academy 

Feb.  15 at  Tufts  University 

Feb.  17 Colby  College 

Feb.  18 at  Boston  College 

Feb.  20 Ithaca  College 

Feb.  21 Merrimack  College 

Feb.  25 at  University  of  Vermont 

Feb.  28 at  Trinity  College 

Mar.  4.  .  .Rensselaer  Polylechnical  Institute 


}UR  MEMBERS  of  Brandeis  University's  music 
jculty  ore  featured,  along  with  various  guest 
ftists,  in  a  series  of  fall  chamber  music  con- 
^rts.  The  performers  ore:  Robert  Kofi,  violin, 
Irector  of  Performing  Activities  in  Music; 
odeline  Foley,  cello;  Eugene  Lehner,  viola; 
id    Fronk    Pelleg,    noted    Isroeli    harpsichordist. 


The  Goldfarb  Library  is  featuring  a  number  of  unusual  and  distin- 
guished art  exhibits  in  its  various  exhibition  halls  during  1960-61. 
Special  collections  currently  on  display  are : 

African  Sculptures.  Thirty  sculptures  representing  the  outstanding  art- 
producing  tribes  of  West  Africa.  Articles,  selected  for  either  their  African 
or  their  esthetic  characteristics,  include  masks,  statues  and  utensils  carved 
in  wood,  ivory  and  brass.  Sponsored  by  the  Brandeis  Anthropolgy  Depart- 
ment.  Courtesy  of  Ladislas  Segy,  Segy  Gallery,  New  York  City. 

-  Rapaporte  Treasure  Hall 

Daumier  Lithographs.  Twenty-eight  lithographs  pertaining  to  politics  and 
election  events,  chosen  for  their  relation  to  the  recent  American  election. 

-  Daumier  Gallery,  Main  Floor 

The  Medieval  World.  Reproductions  of  prints  and  engravings,  together  with 
photographs  of  architecture  and  works  of  art,  which  depict  man  and  his 
environment  in  Medieval  times  in  an  exhibition  originated  and  prepared  by 
the  staff  of  Life  magazine.  Assembled  under  the  direction  of  Stuart  Preston, 
Associate  Art  Critic  for -the  New  York  Times,  the  show  includes  24  panels. 
Courtesy  of  the  American  Federation  of  Arts. 

-  Rosenberg  Exhibit  Hall,  Main  Floor 

Primitive  Art  from  the  collection  of  Mrs.  Samuel  L.  Slosberg.  Sculpture, 
musical  instruments  and  other  pieces  from  the  South  Sea  Islands,  Australia 
and  Africa.  -  Central  Corridor,  Mezzanine  Floor 


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LOCAL    TV    SCHEDULES    FOR    ELEANOR    ROOSEVELT'S 
"PROSPECTS    OF    MANKIND"    SERIES    FROM    BRANDEIS 


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ALBUQUERQUE— KNME 

9:15  P.M.  Jan.  20  Feb.  17        March  17       April  14  May  12  June  9  July  7 

ATHENS,  GA.— WGTV 

8:00  P.M.  Jan.  16  Feb.  13        March  13       April  10  May  8  June  5  July  3 

BOSTON— WGBH 

6:30  P.M.  Dec.  18  Jan.  15        Feb.  12  March  12        April  9  May  7  June  4 

7:00  P.M.  Dec.  20  Jan.  17        Feb.  14  March  14        April  11  May  9  June  6 

CHICAGO— WTTW 

9:00  P.M.  Dec.  23  Jan.  20         Feb.  17  March  17        April  14  May  12  June9 

CHAPEL  HILL,  N.C.— WUNC-TV 

8:30  P.M.  Jan.  1  Jan.  29        Feb.  26  March  26        April  23  May  21  June  18 

COLUMBUS— WOSU-TV 

8:30  P.M.  Jan. 16  Feb.  13        March  13       April  10  May8  June  5  July3 

DENVER— KRMA-TV 

9,00  P.M.  Dec.  23  Jan.  20        Feb.  17  March  17        April  14  May  12  June  9 

DES  MOINES— KDPS-TV 

9:00  P.M.  Jan.  18  Feb.  15        March  15       April  12  May  10  June  7  July  5 

DURHAM,  N.  H.— WENH-TV 

9:00  P.M.  Jan.  6  Feb.  3  March  3         March  31        April  28  May  26  June  23 

EAST  LANSING— WMSB 

2:00  P.M.  Jan.  1  Jan.  29        Feb.  26  March  26        April  23  May  21  June  18 

LINCOLN,  NEB.— KUON-TV 

8.00  P.M.  Jan.  5  Feb.  2  March  2         March  30        April  27  May  25  June  22 

MIAMI— WTHS-TV 

10:00  P.M.  Dec.  19  Jan.  16        Feb.  13  March  13        April  10  May  8  June  5 

M I LWAU  KEE— WMVS-TV 

7:30  P.M.  Dec.  23  Jan.  20         Feb.  17  March  17        April  14  May  12  June  9 

NEW  ORLEANS— WYES-TV 

9:00  P.M.  Dec.  23  Jan.  20         Feb.  17  March  17        April  14  May  12  June  9 

NEW  YORK  CITY— WNEW 

10:00  P.M.  Dec.  18  Jan.  15         Feb.  12  March  12        April  9  May  7  June  4 

OKLAHOMA  CITY— KETA-TV 

9:00  P.M.  Jan.l7  Feb.l4        March  14       April  11  May9  June6  July4 

OXFORD,  OHIO— WMUB-TV 

7:00  P.M.  Jan.  17  Feb.  14        March  14       April  11  May9  June6  July  4 

PITTSBURGH— WQED 

3:30  P.M.  Dec.  18  Jan.  15         Feb.  12  March  12        April  9  May  7  June  4 

SACRAMENTO— KVIE 

8:00  P.M.  Jan.  6  Feb.  3  March  3         March  31        April  28  May  26  June  23 

SALT  LAKE  CITY— KUED 

9:30  P.M.  Jan.  6  Feb.  3  March  3         March  31        April  28  May  26  June  23 

SAN  FRANCISCO— KQED 

9:30  P.M.  Dec.  23  Jan.  20         Feb.  17  March  17        April  14  May  12  June  9 

ST.  LOUIS— KETC 

8:00  P.M.  Dec.  22  Jan.  19         Feb.  16  March  16        April  13  May  11  June8 

TAMPA— WEDU-TV 

9:30  P.M.  Dec.20  Jan.l7        Feb.  14  March  14        April  11  May9  June6 

TUCSON— KUAT 

8:00  P.M.  Jan.16  Feb.  13        March  13       April  10  May8  June5  July3 

or  20  or  17  or  17  or  14  or  12  or  9  or7 

URBANA,  ILL-WILL-TV 

8:30  P.M.  Jan.6  Feb.3  March  3         March  31        April28  May26  June23 

WASHINGTON,  D.  C— WTTG 

8:00  P.M.  Dec.  18  Jan.  15        Feb.  12  March  12        April  9  May  7  June  4 


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