1937 PROGRAM, PACIFIC SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION,
POMONA COLLEGE, CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, DECEMBER 28-30, 1937
TUESDAY, DEC. 28, 1937
11:00 am – Registration
12:00 pm – Luncheon
2:30 pm – Afternoon Session on Rural Sociology
6:15 pm – Dinner
7:30 pm – Evening Session
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 29, 1937
9:30 am – Morning Session
12:00 pm – Luncheon
2:00 pm – Afternoon Session on Social Research and Its Practical Uses
6:00 pm – Dinner
8:00 pm – Evening Session
THURSDAY, DEC. 30, 1937
10:00am-12:00pm – Forenoon Session on Social Change as Modified by
Social Work
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1937
SESSIONS
1. Rural Sociology
Discussant: A.A. Smick, State College of Washington
Paul H. Landis, State College of Washington: Origin and Growth of Rural Sociology in the United States
Glen Bakkum, Oregon State College: Population Growth and Movements in the State of Oregon
E.D. Tetreau, Univ. of Arizona: Population Characteristics, Arizona Irrigated Districts
EVENING SESSION
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESSES
Geo B. Mangold, Univ. of Southern California: The Sociologist and the Public
M.N. Nelson, Oregon State College (President Pacific Coast Economic Society): Economic Recovery, How Sound Is It?
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1937
MORNING SESSION
1.Social and Significant Research
Discussant: Clarence M. Case, Univ. of Southern California
Pauline V. Young, and Mary Mintz, Univ. of Southern California: Social Research on the Pacific Coast
Ashley H. Weeks, State College of Washington: Significant Research in the Field of Criminology
LUNCHEON
AFTERNOON SESSION
2.Social Research and Practical Uses
Discussant: Glenn E. Hoover, Mills College
A.A. Smick, Washington State College: Social Research as a Tool of Government
David Maynard, Works Progress Administration of San Francisco: Social Research as Basis for Federal Work and Service Projects
Malbone Graham, California League of Women Votes: Social Investigation as a Tool for Citizens
DINNER
William Kirk, Pomona College: The Culture of the Australian Aborigines
EVENING SESSION
Chair: David E. Henley, Whittier College
Walter Sulzbach, Pomona College: The Psychology of the Third Reich
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1937
FORENOON SESSION
1.Social Change as Modified by Social Work
Discussant: Paul Popenoe, Human Betterment Foundation of Pasadena
Glen E. Carlson, Univ. of Redlands: Social Work as an Instrument of Social Change
Edna T. Hawley, American Red Cross of San Diego: Relation of Relief to Standards of Living and Mode of Thinking
