Pelzel, Vogt Given Permanent Posts In Anthropology

John C. Pelzel, assistant professor of Anthropology, and Even Z. Vegt, Jr., assistant professor of Social Anthropology, have been appointed to associate professorships, Dean Bundy announced yesterday.

Pelzel, an authority on the Far East, has been an assistant professor since 1950, after receiving his Ph.D. here in 1949. He is currently associate director of the Harvard-Yenching Institute's fellowship program, which brings East Asian scholars to the United States.

From 1945 to 1949, he served on the staff of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers in Japan, conducting studies of public opinion and social research. He also wrote several works on Japanese literacy and the country's social structure.

A graduate of the University of Chicago in 1935, he received his M.A. from the University in 1941.

Indian Specialist

Vogt is a specialist in the effect of Western influences on American Indian cultures in the United States. He has also served as co-ordinator of the "Comparative Study of Values in Five Cultures," a program in which a team of University scientists has analyzed Indian, Spanish-American, and English-speaking communities in the Southwest.

Vogt is the author of "Homestead," "Navajo Veterans: A Study in Changing Values," co-author of "Navajo Means People," and is associate editor of The American Indian magazine and The Journal of American Folklore.

Since 1948 he has taught at the University, becoming an assistant professor in 1950. He received his A.B. in 1941, his M.A. in 1946, and his Ph.D. in 1948, all from the University of Chicago.