Word: socialism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Social Sciences: Five lower-level courses. Three full courses in the second group, and six half-courses...
...depth of the lower-level Humanities and Social Sciences is one problem. These courses have undeniable impact, for their reading lists are scarcely surpassed in the University and they are usually very well taught. But some people wonder if they do not try to do too much, to read too many books. Except Humanities 6, the lower-level Humanities courses read no fewer than eleven great books in a year, and often quite a few more...
...extreme, for not many section men could keep a single book exciting for eight weeks, even if the lecturer could. Yet the idea is an important one, and something could probably be done to relieve the sense of frantic pressure a freshman feels when handed a Humanities 3 or Social Sciences 5 reading list. Each of these courses is taught well, generally, and they are popular with students, but much of the time spent in sections is devoted to explaining the books which were hastily read if read...
...Committee's second group courses are less certain in purpose. Some, like "Classics of the Christian Tradition," clearly cut or ignore departmental lines. Many others, especially the history courses under Social Sciences, could just as easily be given by a department. Originally these courses were meant as an integral part of the distribution rules under General Education, and the courses which cut departmental lines were conceived in General Education in a Free Society. Now any course in the catalogue is accepted for distribution, and the Committee feels that its courses must only fill some holes. Consequently one could scarcely find...
...that must be completed before numerical expansion can begin are also covered by the Program for Harvard College. A new chemistry research and teaching center, to be connected to Mallinckrodt, has been planned, as has a Behavorial Sciences building to expand the facilities of the Departments of Psychology and Social Relations. Increased library space has not been provided for, however, and certainly with Widener and Lamont as crowded as they are, some addition must be made before 800 or so additional students can be comfortably accommodated...