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...Henry R. Norr '68, chairman of the HPC, explained last night why his committee prefers the fourth course plan. One of the main purposes of pass-fail is to encourage students to experiment in courses outside their field of competence that they would not risk taking for a grade, he said. "But if pass-fail means an extra burden -- a fifth course -- it is not likely to foster much experimentation," Norr concluded...
...other main rationale of pass-fail is the alleviation of the competitive pressure of grades, and Norr thinks the new proposal will do that better...
...Norr calls the new plan "much more radical" and says it will run into much more opposition than the fifth course proposal. "Dean Monro has told us many times that the four course rate of study is a longstanding Harvard tradition. He has told us that many people will see this proposal as a big step to a three course program, and will resist it," he explained...
...monopoly on the criticism of individual courses, whole departments, or anything else. The YPSL-ADA critique seems to me a sound, carefully reasoned document, and the energy and independence that its authors have shown deserve to be emulated by all students interested in improving education at Harvard. Henry R. Norr '68 Chairman, Harvard-Radcliffe Policy Committee
...Harvard Policy Committee announced the election Friday of Henry R. Norr '68, of Adams House and Newton, president, and Kenneth W. Wachter '68, of Quincy House and Westfield, N.J., secretary, for the coming year...