Word: hummings
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Since students who applied to more than one course accounted for most of the oversubscription, some courses found that they actually had far fewer students than they thought. Hum 1, for example, admitted everyone who applied to it, including 114 students who were also accepted by Hum 2. Even so, it fell short of its 500-man limit...
...Hum 2, where over 1000 students applied for 500 places, section men agreed that the new procedure offered "some basis for judgement" on the qualifications of students but called it "far from ideal...
...English 70, a popular tour of American literature conducted this term by Alan Heimert. Elsewhere in the English Department Walter Jackson Bate illuminates the "Function and Criticism of Literature" in English 192, and scads of undergrads submit to the spell of John Finley's epic oratory in Hum 2. Universalists must choose between Merle Fainsod's treatment of Soviet Dictatorship in Government' 115 and the "Principles of Ecology" studied in Biology 143; the undecided settle on Iranian 175, "the Culture of Ancient Iran." Scientists delve into Geology 271a, "Mining Geology," or aspire to astronomical techniques in Astronomy 120a...
...time that oldies but goodies Hist 142 and Hist 163 great revolutions of the past, Professor Orlando Fals-Borda of the National University of Columbia discusses upheavals of the present in Soc Sci 117, "Revolutionary Forces in Latin America." Few will want to miss the "History of the Book" (Hum 122), it may be their only chance to visit Houghton Library. Eng 200a, "Anglo-Saxon Poetry" gives one of the colleges best lectures, William Afred, a podium to display his wares on more limited topics than those to which he is accustomed in Hum 2 or English 10. A long...
...think your readers might be interested to know that your story about me [Sept. 18] was researched by a woman. The next time you want to inquire into my sexuality, please send a male reporter. Ho-hum, your "Housewife in Houriland" must stop now, take off her transparent gown and diamonds, and get back to those dirty caviar dishes! Love and kisses...