The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-02

Connecticut educators are among
 the hundrouB of instructors who
 havo boen appointed tc tho faculty of tho thlrty.fifth Columbia Uni.
 vernity summer session, in which
 i,OOO courses In every field of ele.
 mOntnry, Intermediate and higher
 education will be given from July
 Q to August l7. Many leading col-
 leges and universities of this c0un- try, as we'll as of foreign nations,
 arc represented.
 Walter Pritchapd Eaton, profes.
 sor of English in Yale University,
 will lecture on "Contemporary Drama" Prof. Eaton, who is known as Q dramatic critic and Ice
 juror, is giving enc os serieB Of
 lectures on outstanding movements
 in tho literature of the present day. Tho other lecturers and their sub-
 jeots arc:
 Joseph Ausiander, "contempo- rary Pootry''; Dorothy scarbor. ough, "Contemporary Flctlon"; Joseph Wood Kruteh, "Tho Crlt- teal Outlook; Bruco Biiven, "Con- temporary Journallsm": Walter B.
 Pitkin, ''Tho Psychology of Lam
 guago."
 walter IT. Hamilton, professor
 of law In Yalo University, will lec-
 turo on tho law rotating to busl-
 moss units, strosslng action by agent and corporate organization.
 administrative law.
 Stress Responsibility
 Social responsibility as q gov.
 ernmental, educational, soclolog- teal, scientific and cultural ques. ton will bo stressed throughout tho
 summon session, according to Die rector John J. Coss. Ther0 will be lectudes and discussions dealing with American economic policy and practice, labor problems, present.
 day institutions, law, social orEan-
 ixntlon, and human behavior, us well As with international dovolop-
 mcnts such as tho Hltior movo-
 ment In Germany.
 "rho times havo made all classes feel tho threat of insecurity and tho only security which millions hnv0 now is their confidence ln
 somn sort of public help" Prof. Coss declared. "Aii this brings Into clearer relief than ever before tho function Of tho government In Am- | cricnn life, tho importance of pub- lie administration, and tho respon- sibility of education for, arousing tn students m appreciation of thoir public responsibilities and for pro- vldlng them with background ma terinl and also with tho proposed programs of prosont.dny change" A detniled study of tho public school system, likewise emphasis Ing social responsibility, will bo un- dertnkon. Science fill be applied to loducational problems in tho courses ut Tonchers' College associated with methods Of Investigating tho success attendant upon various forms of teaching technique, moth l. ods of measuring student ability and student achievement, planning Of financing, and plannig of tho
 school building.
 Dean Welgle Picked
 Dean Luther A. Weigle of tho
 Yalo Divinity school will cooperate in q course on religious education.
 Ho will open tho series with Basic
 Principles of Christian lGduca- tion," and will bo followed by the Reverend c. Ivar Hollstrom of the Riveraide church, Now York citys whosc subject will be "rhe Mlnls- tor us m Educator" Prof. Harrl- lson S. Elliott of tho Union Theoiog. icai Seminary, New York city. will closo thls series with "Tho Minis tor ns Administrntor and super visor Of Religious Education" Halford E. Luccocls, professor of homiiotlcs in tho Yal Divinity school, will conduct courses in tho preparation and criticism of ser mons and in problems and work of the ministry. A course in coaching of track and field sports will be presented l by ]. Frederick Martin, professor physical education in Wesleyan
 Univedslty. Tn addition to technics and procedures for development of
 individual performers, attention is
 given to placement of men In . team for effective results and other