The New York herald., 1922-06-23
Thirteen Members of Faculty
Named to Determine
Best Method.
THREE OF THEM ARE JEWS
To Ignore Problem, Says
Lowell. Would Be Unworthy
Of a University.

Special Dispatch TO THE Nrw YORK HnHAtp
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. June 22.-From
the viewpoint of public interest the
announcement of a committee to study
methods Of sitting applicants for ad-
mission to Harvard overshadowed the
commencement exercises to-day The
announcement was made from the
university offices at the same time
President Lowell was speaking on the
subject before the annual Alumni AS
ISOLATION meeting.
The committee which Is made up OF
members Of the faculty, includes three
Jews: DR.. Milton J. Rosenau. professor
of medicine Prof. Paul ]. Sachs OF the
Prof. Harry A. wolfson OF the depart
men of Jewish literature and philosophy
The full membership is: Prof. Charles
II Grandgent of the department Of Ro-
nance languages. chairman: Henry
Pennypacker. chairman of the committee
on admission; Prof Theodore Lyman.
director of the Jefferson physical labor
atory; Dean Chester n. Greenough, Prof.
Sachs, DIR. Roger I. Lee. professor OF
hygiene; Prof. Wolfson. Prof. Samuel
Williston of the law school, Harry E.
Clifford professor of electrical engineer
ing Dean Wallace B. Donham of the
school OF business administration, Dean
Henry w. Holmes of the graduate school
of education, Lawrence ]. Henderson.
professor of biological chemistry and
Dr Rnqepau both esepfinr Tho r1edi-
cal school
President Lowell said in his speech
to the alumni that to fail to grapple
with the sitting problem would be un-
worth of university. There Is a
matter" said President Lowell, which
has been much discussed during the
last few weeks and has attracted no
little attention in the press about which
/ must say something, and should say
more were II not that a committee
drawn from the various faculties Is now
considering the matter and II would be
improper for me to forestall their opin-
ion. / want, however, to point out GER
tain general principles on which the
university must act and from which II
could not depart without a breach OF
duty.
During the earlier period OF our
country, and, indeed, to some extent 50
lOnR as tneTe was n DrOad area OF lTOn-
tier life in the Westward. newcomers
from other lands were easily assim-
lated. The sparseness of settlement. the
constant mobility OF the popula tion
mixed men together in a homogeneous.
American type. Now that our popula-
tion has become vastly more dense and
huge numbers OF strangers newly come
from overseas are massed together In
industrial centers the problem OF as
simllaton has become more difficult.
This is a cause OF the recent efforts at
Americanlzation. That any group OF
men should ind themselves separated
from the common stream would be a
grave misfortune for our country and
still Eravor one for that group.
"Of late there has come to us from
every part OF Europe mutual antipathies
among men bred in the OLD World. We
must, II We can. see that such feelings
are not fostcred here. There is no love
lost. for example, between the German
and the Pole In Europe, but their an
taEonisms have no place In the New
World. to which both have been well
coined. II is the same with every other
antaEonism among the citizens OF our
country
But mark this. we often speak OF
Americanization as II the American
we're n finished product. The American
has been in the making ever since the
first white man set foot upon our shores.
and will continue TO be in the making
30 long as streams OF foreigners pour
into our land. Americanlzation does not
mean merely mSiding them to an al
ready settled type. but the blending to-
gether OF many distinct elements No
one OF the peoples that have come from
Europe 30 our shores is devoid OF quail
ties that can enrich our common heri-
tage, and some have already contributed
greatly thereto.
"In the blending Of these different
groups our colleges, where young men
of all lands mingle IN common pursuits
and share common interests and anSb
tions. can render an indispen sable SER
vice But this blending. the removal
Of antaEonism. the softening OF the lines
OF denarkation. will not take place.
first unless we recognize the facts az
they are--and In the facts I include
the particular temperaments of the
group--and second. unless We study
those facts with a mind unwarped by
any desire save TO promote the real well
fare of every group.
ITO leave out OF sight the interests
OF any group whatever. TO fail TO con-
suit members OF that group about its
interests. would be wrong. To shut the
eyes to an actual problem of this kind
and ignore its existence. or TO refuse
to grapple with Il courageously. would
be unworthy of a University"