Harvard Men Have Written 308 Volumes During Last Six Months;--Average of 11-2 Books a Day

Harvard men have published 308 books during the last six months, it was revealed yesterday in a list compiled by Secretary Jane Howard of the Alumni Bulletin. This average of over one and a half volumes a day throws some light on the alleged charge that Harvard men spend half of their time in writing books. A survey of the list shows that over 150 of the works were written by members of the University Faculty, the division of Arts and Sciences contributing slightly more than the medical men or lawyers.

Among the well known books by University officers are President Conant's "Chemistry of Organic Compounds"; "Party Politics" by Arthur N. Holcombe '06, professor of Government; "Collected Poems' by Robert S. Hillyer '17, associate professor of English; "The Private Record of an Indian Governor Generalship" by Holden Furber '29, instructor in History.

The earliest Harvard graduate who has published a book during these six months is J. Laurence Laughlin '73, who has written "The Federal Reserve Act, Its Origin and Problems." The latest graduate to have published a work is Leo Waltzkin '33, who has written "The Witch of Wych Street."

The longest work on the Alumni Bulletin's list is the "Book of English Literature" by Robert G. Martin '05 and Franklyn B. Synder '09. This book contains 1642 pages. The most brief book on the list is the 10 page "How Far is A Judge Free in Rendering A Decision?" by Learned Hand '93.

Science and history seem to be the most popular fields of literary endeavor, each of these subjects having 44 works on the list. There are 31 books pertaining to legal subjects, 29 on economic subjects, and 28 works of fiction. The other principal fields follow in order:

Literature 26, Biography 24, Philosophy 21, Religion 19, Poetry 18, Medicine 18, Politics 16, Psychology 10, and Drama 7.

Among prominent authors publishing works during this period are Walter, Lippmann '10, who has written "Interpretations: 1932-33"; Willard Huntington Wright '10 (S. S. Van Dyne), who has written "The Dragon Murder Case"; Ogden Nash '24, who has written "Happy Days," Kermit Roosevelt '12, who (with others) has written "Hunting Trails in Three Continents," and Eugene O'Neill ocC. '15, who has written "Ah Wilderness" and "Days Without End."

Several books have also been written by professors here who are not Harvard graduates. Among these authors are Laurence E. Binyon. Charles Eliot Norton Professor of Poetry, Raymond Leslie Buell, visiting lecturer in international Relations, and Cecil K. Drinker, professor of Philology.