Word: surveying
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...required courses in the field are the elementary ones on Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics. Hisaw in Biology D and Black in Physics B are brilliant lecturers in those survey courses, as are Fieser and Huntington in Chemistry and Math 2. And because of the fact that concentrators are allowed to pick and choose among the course offered by this variety of departments, there is a tremendous vista before the concentrator, and he can give wide scope to his special interests...
...also suffers from Einarson's definitely poor teaching. The Elementary Composition course, Greek 3, described as "tough but rewarding", assists the student both to a knowledge of the language and an appreciation of Greek style. Either this or Latin 3 is required for honors. Plate and Aristotle and a survey of Greek Philosophy from Thales to Aristotle are handled in Greek 8. In spite of the statement in the University's Course Register, little attention is paid to the subject matter of the authors read, and the recommendation was made that it should be given to the Philosophy Department...
...still picture work for the Fogg Museum is done by the Service, some for other museums in Harvard. During the Tercentenary a photographic survey of the University was made, with 700 pictures of its buildings turned out for the achives and as publicity for the News Office. Summer tourists can buy postcards, made from these views, at the guide booth in the Yard...
French 6 is the survey literature course, and is the best course for men outside the field providing they have had enough French. Concentrators should take E Freshman year (if they can) and 6 the following year. The further literature courses are open to men who have passed in 6. Courses 7 and 8, on the literature of the nineteenth and eighteenth centuries respectively, are given in French, contain good material, and are well presented. Concentrators wished Professor Allard would talk a little louder, however...
...period since the sixteenth century. The material is not important for Divisionals, though interestingly presented by Mercier. Course 11 is probably the best of the advanced courses in literature. It is given in English, although French 6 is required. Hawkins has organized the course well, he gives an excellent survey of the novel, and the material is valuable for the Divisionals. French 30, a good course on modern French Literature conducted well by Professor Morize, will be omitted next year...