Word: mathe
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...years. Thus it is advisable to take the important courses and plan to get as much education as possible in four terms. The University is offering special war courses but unless you have special aptitude for electronics or some such specialized subject, don't dive headlong into it. Elementary Math and Physics will be helpful in the Army or Navy, but beyond that they train their...
...other hand be sure to take enough distribution courses to give a rounded education. Over concentration is an evil the University has tried to correct and should certainly be avoided. Those who chose History or English should certainly take a course in Math or Physics and vice versa...
There will, however, be an inevitable amount of duplication in certain courses. For example, because the first half of Math A was offered during the current second half year, both the first and second halves of that course will be offered in the second session, and if 25 or more request it the half will be offered again...
...addition, Seavey suggested that courses in math and language would be valuable in the armed forces. "Get advance information on military terms and army organization," he recommended...
...course for government jobs, the department insists, will not be unfit for peacetime work. They will receive the usual foundation in economics but on a more concentrated and demanding scale with added emphasis on techniques. All students studying for government work, for example, will probably be required to take Math A and courses in Statistics and Accounting. At the present time, these courses are entirely voluntary...