Word: surveying
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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English 1--Will be under Jones, inspiring and amusing lecturer but addicted to formulas and fond of debunking. Not recommended to Freshmen who have had a prep school survey course...
English 7--On the whole an excellent survey of American literature...
...himself and his tutor. Undoubtedly more time is spent with one's tutor, both as Sophomore and Junior, than in any other non-scientific field. The concentrator should be prepared to read much and read it thoroughly, as well as to study ideas in addition to facts. Survey courses like History 1, English 1, and French 6 (for the French field), are recommended for prospective concentrators to take as Freshmen...
English 7 is an excellent survey course for the specialist and for all those interested in American literature. Professor Jones will give a course on 20th century American Literature the second-half year, instead of one on American literature since 1870. Of the four conference group courses numbered 170, 170a is most recommended; although somewhat elementary, Murdock is good on the American novel to 1900. Miller on the American Drama in "d" should be excellent. Those in the field think a conference group on Southern literature is needed...
Fine Arts 1d is an introductory survey course in the History of Art and will be increased to a full course this year. Concentrators hoped that this would bring a proportionate increase in the amount of time devoted to contemporary work. The course builds up a chronological list of superficial facts, requires little intelligence or thought, but is worth while both as an introduction to advanced courses in the history of Art, and as correlation for History 1, which Freshmen should take with Fine Arts 1d if they are thinking of concentrating in Fine Arts...