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George A. Miller, professor of Psychology and one of the heads of Soc Sci 3, pointed out last night that the limitation on enrollment was at the suggestion of the Committee on General Education and is standard for new courses. Miller said he thought the course would be enlarged next year if it is successful...
...courses--English 163 and 175, Soc Sci 134, Government 114 and 155a, and Music 124--all offer long papers as either optional or required replacements for the standard three-hour exam...
Work will include a study of some representative eighteenth century battles, the geographical expansion of Europe, the explorations of the sixteenth century and other topics related to the material of Soc. Sci...
There is little chance of combining Nat Sci 2, Physics 1 and Physics 12 into one or even two courses, and even less for any union between Nat Sci 4 and Chemistry 1. But Wald's own words are significant: "An introductory course for concentrators might not make the best General Education, but the best thing for General Education would be the best thing for the concentrator...
Wald, in fact, is the first important scientist in years to take an active interest in teaching his own Nat Sci course. His interest, in addition to that of Professor Purcell, is an encouraging sign that General Education may become the concern of the department rather than that of a few dedicated individuals...