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Sert's broad background was stressed by these favoring his appointment, and many felt that he would not make any major changes in Design School policy. Charles H. Burchard, assistant professor of Architecure, termed the new appointment "a very good...
...should be very much surprised if there were any changes in design policy," commented Norman T. Newton, associate professor of Landscape. "Sert is a well-rounded designer with a broad range of interests and abilities," said Burchard. He supported Newton's comment that the new Dean would probably make no changes in policy...
...Burchard stressed the necessity for the Design School to extend its interests under the new Dean. "There is a need to further integrate planning with architecture, and to develop better design," he continued...
...Burchard also noted that the introduction of GE in earnest at M.I.T. this year apparently was popular with students of superior abilities. Less zealous or competent students tended to think of the Tech GE program as something that was chewing up their time while they were trying to become engineers...
About 25 percent of M. I. T.'s budget is being directed toward perfecting the humanities division there. This amount Burchard says is "almost as much as we'll need." It has already bought the Haydon Library, a Lamont-like structure which contains music listening rooms, glass enclosed and trickily lighted seminar rooms, courtyard gardens, headquarters for the young Humanities department, and of course, a general supply of books...