PAT IN LATIN

To the Editors of the CRIMSON:

Dr. Finley's reaction to Dr. Constable's suggestion, that students should no longer be forcefed General Education courses against their will, should remind many of the outcry which was raised in schools and colleges across the country when colleges dropped Latin as a requirement for graduation. We were told that the tocsin had sounded for the classics. Quite the opposite, apparently, has happened. Teachers of Latin have not only learned how to teach Latin, but in many instances have actually mastered their subject. The improving standard of pedagogy has attracted students who actually master the subject themselves. The proponents of mandatory General Education would do well to dwell on past example. Nathan C. Shiverick '52