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THE INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY (Founded by Louis Bamberger and MT~.FCGX FufH) BULLETlN NO. Y THE INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY 20 Nassau Street Princeton, New Jersey March, 1939 TABLE OF CONTENTS Extrnct from the letter addressed by the Founders to their Trustees, dated PACE Newark, New Jersey, June 6, 1930 C' It is fundamental in our purpose, and our express desire, Trustees ................................... iv that in the appointments to the staff and faculty, as well as in the admission of workers and students, no account shall be Officers of the B'oard of Trustees taken, directly or indirectly, of race, religion, or sex. We feel and Standing Committees ................... vi strongly that the spirit characteristic of America at its noblest, ... above all, the pursuit of higher learning, cannot admit of any Staff of the Institute ......................... 1-111 conditions as to personnel other than those designed to pro- mote the objects for which this institution is established, and Calendar, 1939-1940 ........................ x particularly with no regard whatever to accidents of race, creed, or sex." Members, 1938-1939 ........................ xi I History and Organization .................... 1 I1 School of Mathematics ....................... 6 111 School of Economics and Politics .............. 9 IV School of Humanistic Studies ................. I I V Applications ............................... '7 194' LIFE TRUSTEES JOHN R. HARDIN LOUISBAM~ERGER Newark, New Jersey South Orange, New Jersey SAMUELD. LEIDESDORF Mns. FELIXFULD New York, New York South Orange, New Jersey WALTERW. STEWART Gladstone, New Jerse! TRUSTEES Terms Expire '943 EDGARS. BAMBERGER '939 West Orange, New Jerse? FRANKAYDELOTTE ALANSONB. HOUGHTON Swarfhrnore, Pennsylvania Washington, District of Columbia FLORENCER. SABIN HERBERTH. MAASS New York, New York New York, New York O~WALDVEBLEN Princeton, New Jersey 1940 ABRAHAMFLEXNER Princeton, New Jersey WINFIELDW. RIEFLER Princeton, New Jersey PERCYS. STRAUS New York, New York 1941 .~LEXISCARREL New York, New York JULIUS FRIEDENWALD Baltimore, Maryland LEWISH. WEED Baltimore, Maryland OFFICERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FINANCE COMMITTEE Chairman: ALANSONB. HOUGHTON MR. HARDIN,Chairman Vice-Chairman: HERBERTH. MAASS Ma. Lours BAMBERGER Vice-Chairman: WALTERW. STEWART MR. LEIDESDORF Treasurer: SAMUELD. LEIDESDORF MR. MAASS Assistant Treasurer: IRAA. SCHUR MR. RIEFLER Secretary: ESTHERS. BAILEY BUDGET COMMITTEE STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE MR. WEED,Chairman BOARD OF TRUSTEES MR. AYDBLOTTE MR. STEWART MR. LOUIS BAMBERGER,MRS. FULD,the Chairman and THETREASURER Vice-Chairmen are members of all committees. THEDIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON BUILDINGS AND MR. STEWART,Chairman GROUNDS MR. EDGARS. BAMBERGER MR. MAASS,Chairman MISSSABIN MR. AYDELOTTE MR. STRAUS MR. VEBLEN THEDIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE THEDIRECTOR OF THE INST~TUTE COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS MR. RIEFLER,Chairman MR. FRIEDENWALD MR. WEED vii STAFF OF THE INSTITUTE Director: ABRAHAMFLEXNER Professors *EDWARDCAPPS HETTYGOLDMAX Professors ERNSTHERZFELD E. A. LOWE JAMES WADDELLALEXANDER ALBERTEINWEIN BENJAMIN D. MERITT MARSTONMORSE ERWINPANOFSKY OSWALDVEBLEN Field Archaeologist JOHN VON NEUMANN HERMANNWEYL **WILLIAMALEXAWDER CAMPBELL Associate Field Mediaevnlist WALTHERMAYER KURTWEITZMANN Assistants Research Assistant PETERG. BERGMANN HANNSSWARZENSKI WITOLDHUREWICZ Assistants HERBERTE. ROBBIXS FRANCESFOLLIN JONES WILLEM VAN STOCKUM J. W. KENDRICKPRITCHETT HENRYWALLMAN SCHOOLOF ECONOM~CSAND POLITICS GESTORIENTAL LIBRARY Professors NANCYLEE SWANN,Curator EDWARDMEAD EARLE KEI-WONCHUNG, Assistant DAVIDMITRANY W~NFIELDW. RIEPLER Visitins Professor. WALTERW. STEWART -Through the courtesy of U'elleslqr College, Professor Campbell will conduct field work at Antiach far the next four succurslve seasons in behalf of the ROBERTB. WARREN Institute. HERBERTE. ARNOLD, Ph.D., Yale University, 1928 Associate Professor, Wesleyan University VALENTINBARGMANN, Ph.D., University of Ziirich, 1936 CALENDAR WALTERH. BAR~S,Ph.D., University of Washington, 1936 NIELSBOHR, Ph.D., University of Copenhagen, 1911 '939- 1940 Professor, University of Copenhagen October I First term begins Director, Institute for Theoretical Physics, Copenhagen December 16 First term ends HERBERTBUSEMANN, Ph.D., University of Gttingen, 1931 January 16 Second term begins CLAUDECHEVALLEY, D.Sc., University of Paris, 1934 May 1 Second term ends Maitre de Confhrences, University of Rennes HENRYCLAY, M.A., Oxford University, 1906 Economic Adviser, Bank of England, London PAULA. CLEMENT,Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University, 1930 HASKELLB. CURRY,Ph.D., University of Gttingen, 1930 Associate Professor, Pennsylvania State College FL~~ENCEE. DAY, M.A., Radcliffe College, 1931 JACOBUS S. DE WET, B.A., Balliol College, Oxford University, and St. John's College, Cambridge University, 1937 JESSEDOUGLAS, Ph.D., Columbia University, 1920 GLANVILLEDOWNEY, Ph.D., Princeton University, 1934 Curator, Epigraphical Museum, Princeton University PAULERDOS, Ph.D.. University of Budapest, 1934 JOHN MARCUSFLEMING, M.A.. University of Edinburgh, '934 GUIDOFUBINP-GHIRON, Dr. Math., University of Pisa, 1900 Professor, Polytechnic School and University of Turin KURTG~DEL, Ph.D., University of Vienna, 1930 HYMANSERBIN, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1937 Venia legendi, University of Vienna Instructor, University of Pittsburgh GUSTAVA. HEDLUND,Ph.D., Harvard University, 1930 GERTRUDEK. STANLEY,M.Sc., Westfield College, University Associate Professor, Bryn Mawr College of London, 1923 Head of Department of Mathematics, Westfield College HANSHERZ, Dr. juris, University of Cologne, 1931 RICHARDF. S. STARR,Ph.D., Princeton University, 1938 BURTONW. JONES,Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1928 Assistant Professor, Cornell University RICHARDSTILLWELL, M.F.A. in Architecture, Princeton Uni- versity, 1924 RENSSELAERW. LEE, Ph.D., Princeton University, 1926 Associate Professor, Princeton University Professor, Northwestern University GEORGSWARZENSKI, Ph.D., University of Heidelberg, 1900 Dono LEVI,Ph.D., University of Florence, 1920 PAULTEDESCO, Ph.D., University of Vienna, 1920 DOROTHYMANNING, Ph.D., Stanford University, 1937 ANTIGONEJ. THREPSIADES,A.*., University of Athens, 1932 GEORGEC. MILES,Ph.D., Princeton University, 1937 JOHANNESTHREPSIADES, A.Q., University of Athens, 1929 ANTHONYP. MORSE,Ph.D., Brown University, 1937 Ephor of Thessaly, Greek National Archaeological Ser- TADANNAKAYAMA, Rigakuslti, Tokyo Imperial University, vice '935 CHARLESC. TORRANCE,Ph.D., Cornell University, 1931 Assistant Professor, Osaka Imperial University Instructor, Case School of Applied Science KATHLEENPOPHAM, B.Litt., St. Hilda's College, Oxford Uni- ESTHERM. TORRANCE,M.A., Cornell University, 1932 versity, 1936 JAMES CARSONWEBSTER, M.F.A., Princeton University, 1933 I. I. Rasr, Ph.D., Columbia University, 1927 Assistant Professor, Northwestern University Professor, Columbia University DONALDN. WILBER,M.F.A. in Architecture, Princeton Uni- ANTONRAUBITSCHEK, Ph.D., University of Vienna, 1935 versity, 1933 DAVIDM. ROBB,M.F.A., Princeton University, 1935 Associate Professor, University of Minnesota FRANCISW. ROBINSON,M.F.A.. Princeton University, 1934 Lko~ROSENFELD, Sc.D., University of Liege, 1926 Professor, University of Liege GEORGEROWLEY, M.F.A., Princeton University, 1925 Associate Professor, Princeton University J. RUMNEY,Ph.D., University of London, 1933 xii HISTORY AND ORGANIZATION FORmore than half a century preceding the out- break of the World War in 1914American scholars and scientists, who had received a Ph.D. degree at Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Chicago, or elsewhere, and who desired further opportunities for research under the direction of a great master, usually went to a foreign university. Meanwhile, progress in provision for advanced study beyond the graduate school had been taking place in America. The leading American universities in addition to offering abundant opportunities for those desiring to obtain the Ph.D. degree have during the last generation steadily increased their facilities for advanced work on the part of competent and well trained individuals. The Rockefeller Founda- tion, the Carnegie Corporation of New York, and the Commonwealth Fund had been making grants which enabled young men, who had already attained the Ph.D. degree, to work under first-rate scholars and scientists in American universities quite indepen- dently of the ordinary routine of the graduate school. In 1930 an additional step forward was taken when Mr. Louis Bamberger and his sister, Mrs. Felix Fuld, decided to establish an institute for advanced study-an institute, which was entirely free from all degree-giving obligations and which was designed to offer informal opportunities, without routine, to 2 THE INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY THE INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY 3 a carefully chosen faculty of distinguished scholars director will be housed in Fuld Hall, a gift of the who would surround themselves with a group of Founders. This new building will be located on a selected younger men, who had given promise of site outside of the Borough of Princeton beyond the scholarly and scientific development. The Institute Graduate College of Princeton University. discarded both undergraduate and graduate depart- In order that the ideals of the Founders might ments on the ground that these already existed in be realized, the organization and administration of abundance; the real need was felt to lie in the field the Institute have been kept simple