Evening star., 1934-09-09
c. v. j. FACULTY
ADDS TEN NAMES
Wilson Compton of Lumber
Manufacturers Unit, Lee
lures in Economics.

Ten appointments have been made
to the faculty of the George Washing
ton University. The new faculty
members include three of professional
rank, five instructors, an associate
university physician, and one asso-
ciate.
Wilson Compton, secretary and gen.
eral manager of the National Lumber
Manufacturers Association, has been
appointed PROFESSIONAL lecturer in eco
nomics. An authority on trade
organization, DR.. Compton will give
seminar in governmental control
and industry planning which will
deal with contemporary problems in
connection with the relationships be-
tween business and government. DR..
Compton holds the degree of Phi. D.
from Princeton and is a graduate in
law of Hamilton College of Law.
During 19l5-le7he was assistant pro-
fessor of economics at Dartmouth,
going from there to the Federal Trade
Commission, where he served as econ
omist until 1918. He has held his
present post since 1918. He serves
in advisory capacities to numerous
governmental and trade groups and
Is the author of Legal Aspects of
Trade Associations" and The Or
ganization of the Lumber Industry"
as well as of articles in economic,
scientific and business journals, and
monographs on the lumber and wood
using industries and conservation Of
natural resources.
Hispanic American Course.
The center of inter- American
studies has scheduled a course In
current Hispanic- American relations,
to be given by George Rowland Cox,
who has been made adjunct profess
sor OF current Hispanic- American
affairs. Mr.. Cox is widely known as
writer and lecturer on Hispanic-
American subjects. He has travelled
extensively and has lived in various
parts of South America, and his
articles written for the Christian
Science Monitor, of which he is
Washington correspondent, and for
other publications, have gained him
wide reputation. He is a member of
the contributing board to World
Affairs.
In the history department, Wood
Gray has been named assistant pro-
fessor of history. DIR. Gray holds the
degree of Phi. D. from the University
OF Chicago and the degrees of bachelor
OF arts and master of arts from the
University of Illinois. From 1892 to
1884 he served as instructor in his
tory in University College of the Uni
versity of Chicago.
The psychology department has q
new instructor in the person of Robert
Thorndike. Mr.. Thorndike holds de-
grees from Wesleyan College and Co.
lumbia University and served as as
Sistant in psychology at Columbia DUR
ing 1933-34. He is the son of the
eminent psychologist. Edward Lee
Thorndike. whose experiments and
writing are known to every student
OF psychology.
Arthur Edward Burns, who last
year was Sanders Fellow in Economics
has been appointed instructor in eco
nomics for the year 1934-35. He will
give two new courses. in current eco.
nomic problems and in history ano
literature of economic thought.
Instructor for Women.
Helen Margaret Lea has been ap.
! pointed instructor in physical educa-
/ ton for women. She holds degrees
from Ohio State and Columbia Uni
versities, and a certificate OF health
and physical education from wellesley
! College.
Mervin w. Glover. who received his
M. D. from George Washington In
1884, has been made an associate
university physician in the depart.
ment of health administration.
Three new members of the faculty
of the School of Medicine are Wade
H. Marshall, B. S. Beloit College, M. s
University of Chicago, Phi. D. Univer.
sity Of Chicago, instructor in physi.
ology; Harry F. Dowling, A. B. Frank.
lin and Marshall M. D. George Wash.
ington University, clinical instructor
in medicine, and George w. Creswell
A. B. 1922, M. D. 1925 George Wash,
ington Universi:s, associate in derma
tology.
The courses in Russian Language
and literature, which were inaugu
rated in the Summer sessions, will b,
continued during the coming year
given by Vladimir Stephanovich Ko
leSnikoff of the Brookings Institution