Prof. Schofield Heads Foundation

William Henry Schofield, Ph.D. '93, Professor of Comparative Literature, has been elected president of the American Scandinavian Foundation, formed five years ago by Niels Poulson, a wealthy Dane of New York, with a large endowment to encourage closer intellectual relationship between America and Scandinavia. It has the patronage of the kings of Norway, Sweden and Denmark, and has advisory committees of influential men in each of these countries. Professor Schofield has long been prominent in international relations, having served as exchange professor at Berlin, the Sorbonne and the University of Copenhagen.