SWEEPING CHANGES NOT EXPECTED YET FROM NEW REGIME

President Conant contemplates no immediate changes in the administration of University affairs, word has come forth from University Hall. With three weeks of preliminary activity behind him, Harvard's new head will settle down today to the routine conduct of University affairs. Many of the officers of the University have already conferred with him and others will do so in the next few weeks.

Since appointments do not come up for renewal until next spring, few changes in personnel are looked for until that time. The extreme uncertainty of prevailing economic conditions, moreover, is likely to prevent any innovations which would entail increased expenditures.

One change which is understood to be merely awaiting Mr. Conant's approval, however, is the abolition of the degree with honors in general studies, the so called "general cum," recommended last spring by the division of History, Government, and Economics.

In his speech to the Freshmen, Mr. Conant spoke highly of the Houses, but made no mention of the tutorial system. How this system, the greatest innovation of the Lowell regime, will develop under the new administration is one of the most interesting questions at this time. For several years the movement has been gaining ground to give some kind of academic credit for tutorial work.

Among the other important problems facing Mr. Conant are the language requirements, the cost of living for students and the financial assistance available, and the many routine requirements which University Hall and many of the courses still enforce.