CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS IX
3. CONTENTS XI
4. ILLUSTRATIONS XIII
5. I . INTRODUCTION 1
6. II. EARLY YEARS 5
7. III. PREPARING FOR COLLEGE 14
8. IV. UNDERGRADUATE YEARS AT YALE 20
9. V. THE BEGINNING OF AN ACADEMIC CAREER 25
10. VI. TEACHING AT COLUMBIA 36
11. VII. THE OUTLOOK OF A DEAN 45
12. VIII. THE BUILDING OF A CURRICULUM 54
13. IX. THE PROGRAM IN OPERATION 77
14. X. PROBLEMS OF DISCIPLINE 95
15. XI. “THE WHOLE MAN” 116
16. XII. EXTRAMURAL ACTIVITIES 129
17. XIII. A DEAN’S VACATIONS 142
18. XIV. EPILOGUE 157
19. INDEX 167