Word: greeks
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...place of the old Latin and Greek requirements, students may now count a full year course in French, German, or Italian if the course mark is B or above. The English department is investigating the possibility of accepting additional languages...
...only deplore the action," J. Petersen Eider, professor of Greek and Latin and Dean of the GSAS, said last night. "A knowledge of Latin literature is necessary for a knowledge of English literature...
Eider was supported by John Finley '25, Eliot Professor of Greek Literature. "It is a mistake," he said. "I don't see how anyone could study English profitably without some knowledge of Latin...
...most moderate view was taken by Zeph Stewart, Associate professor of Greek and Latin. "For those interested in nineteenth and twentieth century literature, the new requirement of a modern language is just as helpful," he said, but called the change "a great pity" for periods up to the nineteenth century...
Previously, students who did not have three years of Latin or two of Greek at secondary school had to secure a grade of A or B in any term of Latin 1 or 2, or secure a satisfactory grade in any term of Greek 1 or a higher Greek course...