Word: fairbank
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...when the program was officially begun, a large number of applicants applied for admission into the two year M.A. curriculum. At that time, the first chairman, John K. Fairbank, professor of History, was forced to limit the enrollment to 12 students. The East Asia program had no funds of its own, and had to work within a restricted budget. These financial limitations still present hardships to the program today, with only about five scholarships available, all from general University resources...
Professor Fairbank remained at the head of the program through its early years, stepping down from the chairmanship in 1953, and making room for his colleague, Edwin O. Reischauer, of Far Eastern Languages. With Reischauer doing scholarly research this year, James R. Hightower, associate professor of Far Eastern Languages, has taken over temporarily. According to Hightower, the program still restricts its enrollment to about 12 students a year because it could not accept more and still keep up the high standard of work that has characterized the study group...
...pace of the performance, which never lagged, must be credited largely to Stage Director Margaret Fairbank and Musical Director Wayne Paton. Paton coordinated the signing and accompaniment, capably done by Richard Freidberg, and managed to keep even the most crowded scenes from losing their focus. William Cowperthwaite's arrangement of the overture for two piano's played by Friedberg and Larry Berman, deserves special notice for setting standard and a mood which were maintained throughout the evening...
...Both Fairbank and Benjamin I. Schwartz '38, assistant professor of History, agreed that military force would accomplish little. The Chinese are undoubtedly demanding more powerful weapons, like submarines, from the Russians, Fairbank explained. "Soon we won't be able to leave our fleet out there for someone to drop something on," he said...
Professor of History and expert on the Far East John K. Fairbank '29 also is averse to dividing Gore. "Spheres of influence can only lead to another Boxer Rebellion," he commented...