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...foreword to the Guide, Freshman Dean Leighton writes: "The merit of these statements is that they are not 'official' and that they are written by men who have taken, not given, the various courses. They give 'the dope.' It has been the practice of the CRIMSON to publish a similar comment on courses in the early numbers at the beginning of each college year since 1925; this is the initial year of any pamphlet...
...foreword to the Guide, Freshman Dean Leighton writes: "The merit of these statements is that they are not 'official' and that they are written by men who have taken, not given, the various courses. They give 'the dope.' It has been the practice of the CRIMSON to publish a similar comment on courses in the early numbers at the beginning of each college year since 1925; this is the initial year of any pamphlet...
Your average Freshman is a docile soul, and the opinions of the Guide will doubtless carry much weight; in many cases they show fine penetration and accuracy to those who are familiar with its subjects. However, as Dean Leighton concludes, "The judgments passed on the courses and instructors are the judgments usually of one or two CRIMSON editors. One does not need much experience in the academic world to recognize that human likes and dislikes conform to no uniform pattern." --Boston Evening Transcript...
...Reception for new students in the Large Dining Hall of the Harvard Union. The speakers will be: President Conant, Grenville Clark, a member of the Corporation of Harvard College, and the Reverend Willard L. Sperry. Dean Leighton will preside...
...other new students are required to attend a meeting at this hour in the New Lecture Hall, at which various matters concerning the choice of studies will be discussed, Professor A. C. Hanford, Dean of Harvard College, Mr. Walter B. Briggs, Assistant Librarian of Widener Library, and Mr. Leighton, Dean of Freshmen will speak...