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Last spring the University pushed up the deadline for fall final study cards, so undergraduates will find their course shopping time this year somewhat abbreviated. But there are current courses which stand out for their lecturers or materials or both, and there is still time for undergraduates to look over a good many of them.
Herewith the CRIMSON lists some of these courses. The list is not exhaustive; it leans heavily on the Social Sciences and G.E. Some of the courses may be inordinately difficult, a few are out-and-out guts. Many are undoubtedly crowded. But all are well worth an hour's shopping.
MONDAY--WEDNESDAY--FIRDAY
10 A.M.--McCloskey's course in American Constitutional Government, Government 124, is one of the most difficult and rewarding in the College. His lectures are calm, concise, and beautifully organized.
11 A.M.--History 168, Oceanic History and Affairs, navigates a sea of white shoes. Albion's "Boats" is entertaining and informative.
Professors Reischauer and Fairbank team up in Social Sciences 111 to teach a fine course in the History of Far Eastern Civilization.
12 Noon--Schlesinger Jr.'s American Intellectual History since the Civil War (History 169b).
English 123, Shakespeare, has a new lecturer, Farnham, from the University of California.
TUESDAY--THURSDAY--(and unless indicated) SATURDAY
10 A.M.--A good hour. Bate's English Critics, English 182, is subtle, specialized, and well-taught.
Louis Hartz, who teaches Social Sciences 118 (Democratic Theory and its Critics) is quite possibly the best lecturer in the College.
Professor Perry Miller has returned to teaching English 7, a survey course covering American Literature from the Beginning to the Present.
Fine Arts 183--Ancient Architecture with Professor Kenneth J. Conant--is remarkably fresh, interesting, and non-technical. It is largely slides.
11 A.M.--Chafee is teaching undergraduates for the first time with Social Sciences 120, and his discussion of Fundamental Human Rights will be among the best of the G.E. courses. No Saturday classes.
MacLeish's Approach to Poetry was so crowded Thursday that it moved into Mem Church's steps. It will probably he as tough as MacLeish's lectures are excellent.
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