Word: offerings
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...response to appeals from non-concentrators, the Slavic Department plans to offer a one year introductory course in Russian, covering the same material as Slavic Aab, but meeting only four hours a week. Such a course, added to the present intensive courses, would give far broader access to this ever more important language. Its consideration is an encouraging sign of departmental sensitivity to student needs and desires...
...Slavic Department should plan to offer the new introductory course in 1958-59, and should look to the day when "Govoritye po-russky?" is heard as often as "Parlez-vous francais...
...House system, while deemphasizing the martini, is an attempt to create an academic community for the undergraduate. Except for tutors, however, the opportunities which this system tries to offer hardly exist for many graduate students, who are isolated from the University by distance. Even worse than this is the loss which occurs when many students--apprised of the housing situation--are dissuaded from coming to Harvard...
Moreover, many of these apartments are unsuitable for student living; and it is only the severe shortage which encourages landlords to offer them. Despite the acknowledged scarcity, many apartments remain on the Housing Trust list for months. An example of this is an apartment on Bigelow Street--a bedroom, a living room and a kitchen. No children are allowed; the rent is $125 a month...
...first two "transition" arguments are hardly defensible. It is doubtful that the Houses offer any more difficult transition than does the Yard. Giving freshmen their own set of activities for transition's sake is of equally dubious value; these activities are usually of peripheral importance...