Twenty-one professors in the University will receive awards from the Milton Fund for Research, it was announced yesterday. This fund, consisting of an income of about $50,000 was given to the University by William F. Milton '58.
The University received the Milton legacy last spring. Since then a committee has been considering the various propositions for research from members of the faculty, to determine which were most deserving of immediate assistance. This use to which the new bequest has been put was provided for by a subsidiary clause in the will of the late Mr. Milton.
Jewett Heads Committee
The committee, made up of Frank B. Jewett, electrical engineer, of New York, chairman; Professor Edwin F. Gay, of the Economics Department; and Professor W. J. V. Osterhaut, of the Botany Department made awards amounting to $44,000 dollars for the first year and about $14,000 for the second year.
Charles H. Haskins, Gurney Professor of History and Political Science, has received an award for two years for research connected with the intellectual history of the 12th and 13th centuries, supplementary to his "Studies in the History of Medieval Science." The results of the research are to be put in a more general volume under the title of "The Renaissance of the 12th Century."
Another two year award was made to William McDougall, Professor of Psychology to continue his research on the Lam- arkian hypothesis of the transmissions of acquired characteristics.
Harlow Shapley, Director of the Observatory, received an award to enable him to continue his study of the stars and to purchase instruments for the University observatories at Cambridge and at Arequipa, Peru.
Professor Emeritus Frederick J. Turner received an award which will enable him to complete a "History of the United States for the Period from 1830 to 1850."
Rand to Study in Europe
Edward K. Rand '94, Professor of Latin will be enabled to study in Europe in order to complete a number of researches, including research on the history of the Script of St. Martin of Tours of the early middle ages.
Director Edward W. Forbes '95 of the Fogg Art Museum, has received a grant to be used to study the chemistry of paints and the preservation of pictures, as well as for the investigation of the possible use of the x-ray for the detection of picture forgeries.
In addition, many other grants were made, including two-year grants to Professor Edward Channing '78, of the History Department; Assistant Professor James B. Conant '13, of the Chemistry Department; and to Professor William Duane '93, Professor of Bio-Physics.
One year awards were made to the following men in their respective fields: Assistant Professor Arthur H. Cole, economics; Professor Gregory P. Baxter '96, chemistry; Professor Frederick A. Saunders, chemistry; Alexander G. McAdie '84, Director of the Blue Hill Observatory, meteorology; Associate Professor Emory L. Chaffee, physics; Carroll C. Pratt, psychology; Louis Allard, French: Professor William C. Abbott, history; Professor William S. Ferguson, ancient history; Associate Professor Grinnell Jones '08, chemistry; Professor Merritt L. Fernald '97, natural history; and Professor Edward C. Jeffrey, plant morphology
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