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More emphatic approval of possible exemption came from Henry D. Aiken, professor of Philosophy. "If they do it in the Nat. Sci.," he declared, "then I'm all for it across the board...
However, many professors, among them John M. Bullitt '43, associate professor of English, were completely opposed to the proposal. Bullitt explained that the criterion for waiving General Education requirements should not be whether a student has gained Advanced Placement, but rather what kind of actual preparation he has received. Since "some things are done in these lower level courses that aren't done anywhere else in the University," individual decisions should be made in each case, he added...
John H. Finley, Jr. '25, Eliot Professor of Greek Literature, also opposed any exemption from lower level requirements in Humanities and Social Sciences. Although this is a "serious problem," he admitted, "I, of course, stand by the present rules...
Labelling the Natural Sciences "quantitative bodies of learning," and the Humanities and Social Sciences "qualitative ones," John J. Conway, assistant professor of History, explained that the Natural Sciences have a very specific body of data, but the Humanities and Social Sciences are conceptual...
Reuben A. Brower, professor of English, admitted that the question of waiving requirements should be considered, but opposed any changes...