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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Concentrators are agreed, on the other hand, that the deciding factor in whether a student will profit from concentration in Government is his interest. If not interested, he will find no stimulation in the field at all. It is not enlivened by the lectures as some History courses are, and he will find that it has no direct bearing on any future occupation. Many in the field plan to go to law school after graduation, but the Harvard Law School places no premium on concentration in Government, rather encouraging concentration in other fields such as Sociology and Philosophy...
...subject which appeals most to men in other fields notably History, Government, and Sociology, the survey courses 1a and 1b, on the Racial Origins of the Old and New Worlds respectively, are not suited for such men. They are not complete, as given last year unless the student goes on with more advanced courses. Both Coon and Tozzer, while interesting and well-organized lecturers and an expert ethnographer and archeologist respectively, tend to talk from the point of view of their advanced courses and seem to assume the student is going on with them. The lack of a syllabus...
...Fine Arts, one which offers a background for a variety of occupations. Many concentrators enter Law School, which encourages concentration in other fields besides Government. It is also recommended for teaching and for theology. But it is different from Sociology and the Fine Arts in that the student cannot benefit from it without a real understanding, which can only be acquired through much concentration. It is a rigorous field and requires more than average time...
...instructor, but is not recommended unless they are fairly sure they are going to concentrate in Philosophy and are willing to pluage into a new field without the acclimatization of course B. Although Quine lectures very swiftly the work is not hard once it is within the student's grasp...
...first meeting of the new 1938-39 Student council last night Richard H. Sullivan '39, of Marietta, Ohio, was elected president, Robert M. Bunker '39, of West Roxbury, was chosen treasurer, and J. Spence Harvin '39, of Fort Worth, Texas, as picked for secretary...