Brandeis University to Emulate High Concepts of Famed Justice THE JEWISH NEWS-65 Friday, October 1, 1948 A New American Brandeis University, the first Jewish-sponsored coeduca- tional, nonsectarian institution of higher learning, will open its doors to the first freshman class of over 100 Thursday, Oct. 14, thus bringing a dream of years into reality. "The Brandeis Story" is a fascinating one. Born in the minds of a group of New England business men years ago, it received sudden impetus when ----- the campus and buildings became available because - of the closing history and political science; Mil- of another institution. Then the ton Hindus, assistant professor of work was intensified. A drive for English; Dr. Louis Rossignol, as- funds was initiated, a building sistant professor of speech; Stuart program agreed upon, and finally, Mayper, instructor in chemistry; in May, 1948, Dr. Abram Leon Dr. Aron Gurwitsch, assistant Sachar, was chosen as president. professor of mathematics; Dr. Formal inauguration of the Osborne Earle, assistant profes- University and installation of the sor of English, and Dr. Joseph I. president will take place Oct. 7 Cheskis, lecturer in romance lan- in appropriate ceremonies at guages. William Leibowitz will be assistant librarian and C. Symphony Hall, Boston. Ruggles - Smith will serve as Jewish Contribution registrar. "Brandeis University has been _"Tutorial" System founded in response to the long Dr. Sachar hopes for a ratio of felt deSire for the Jewish com- munity in Ainerica to make a no more than 12 students for each corporate contribution of quality faculty member, almost a "tutor-• to higher education," Dr. Sachar ial" system--to get .away from said. "Jews in this country have the drawbacks inherent in the a high regard for learning. We anonymity" of big institutions. send our children to the univer- Brandeis will offer its faculty sities in much greater numbers good salaries, freedoin to pursue than our proportion in the popu- their work unhampered by ad- lation. This is most commendable. ministrative chores, and contact But in a real sense, these young with young people selected only people are recipients of the gen- for their abilities and promise. Dr. Sachar adds that adjust- erosity of outstanding Christian groups, whose benefactions have ments will be made in the Bran- made possible the universities deis program as often as neces- that offer hospitality to all who sary. "We feel free to improvise." apply. Has not the time come Brandeis will be an academic when the Jewish community in community where study will be America should make at least one directed to be sure that the stu- group contribution to higher edu- dents have learned fundamental disciplines. cation? Brandeis University is a modest attempt in that direction: We ardently hope that it may live up to the high concept of education which Justice Louis Dembitz Brandeis himself had." Sparked by the dynamic per- sonality of George Alpert, Bos- ton attorney, the Board of Trus- tees of the University have sac- rificed their own businesses to find the time to devote to the problems of the school. Alpert, as president of the Board of Trustees, has spoken before hun- dreds of audiences. He is also a member of The Brandeis Founda- tion, Inc., which is the fund- raising and public, relations arm of the school. Builders Cooperating Enthusiastic cooperation of leading Jewish builders, archi- tects, engineers, contractors and material supply men in the New England area guarantee that the building program will be con- cluded on schedule. Supporters of the University and of the Foundation have pledg- ed over a million dollars for the initial stage of financing. Pre- liminary estimates indicate that the school will need approxi- mately five million dollars in the next four years in order to pro- vide facilities for an eventual enrollment of approximately 1000 students in an institution of high academic quality. Follow- ing the first academic generation, plans will be made for the ad- dition of other schools to the present College of Liberal Arts. The faculty, chosen on the basis of quality, without regard to "quotas," includes the following: Dr. Ludwig Lewisohn, professor of comparative literature; Dr. David S. Berkowitz, professor of N. Y. City Rejects British Boycott NEW YORK (JTA)—A resolu- tion urging the New York City Council to endorse the boycott of British goods and notion pictures in this country was defeated by a vote of 18-1. In leading the opposition against the measure, Majority Leader Joseph T. Sharkey told the Council that the Israeli Gcv- ernment does not approve of any anti-British boycott and quoted Arthur Lourie, Israeli Consul General in New York, as alleged- ly having stated to him that the resolution was "Communist in- An orphan from Shanghai lands in the United States, where she will be reared in the Amer- ican way. United Service for New Americans, one of the three major causes combined in the United Jewish Appeal, will speed her on the way to a new life in this country. spired" and "an effort to weaken Britain for the benefit of Soviet Russia." Lourie sent a telegram to Councilman. Sharkey terming the remarks attributed to him "pure invention." "I must ex- press my regret . and amazement at your statement if you have been correctly quoted. It would moreover be quite improper for the Government of Israel to take any position on a resolution intro- duced into the New York City Council," the message said. THE OLD WORDS HAVE NEW MEANING " ,: 60 4,(yno e97.0049 Le Shono Tovo Tikosevu NATIONAL GROSSINGER'S -FERNDALE, N.Y. WHOLESALE GROCERS THE GROSSINGER-PANCOAST—MIAMI BEACH, FLA. 8938—I 2t11. BEST WISHES FOR A HAPPY EW YEAR 5709 1948 -Plan Brandeisiana Exhibit At University Inaugural Oct. 7 to I0 at Waltham WALTHAM„ Mass. — Original letters and documents of the late Justice Louis D. Brandeis will be placed on exhibit at Brandeis University during the forthcom- ing inaugural festivities, Oct. 7 through 10, it was announced by Dr. Abram. L. Sachar, president of the newly created Waltham institution. Included among the documents, many on public display for the first time, will be the now famous letter addressed by Oliver Wen- dell Holmes to Brandeis on the latter's 70th birthday. This letter has been described as "one of the greatest estimates of character.". Other original papers are being' • made available to the University for the exhibit by members of the Brandeis family. SAMS, INC. RANDOLPH AND MONROE WOODWARD AT CAMPUS MARTIUS .