Chem Dept to Combine 2 and 40a

The Chemistry Department will offer a new introductory course next year combining the two half-courses Chemistry 2 and Chemistry 40a into a full course.

The new course, to be called Chemistry 6, will be taught by Leonard K. Nash '39, professor of Chemistry. He will be assisted by Robert Little, instructor in Chemistry.

Chemistry 2 is presently open to students who have done well in a high school course in Chemistry. High school physics is strongly recommended.

Chemistry 6 may be taken by freshmen who have "completed a strong high school course in chemistry, a course in physics or the equivalent, and are currently enrolled in Mathematics 1," next year's catalogue states.

Chemistry 40a, which will correspond in most respects to the second half-year of the new course, is designed for chemistry concentrators and premedical students. It covers various methods used in quantitative analysis.

Chemistry 6 will replace the sequence of Chem 2 in the freshman year and chem 40a in the fall of sophomore year, usually taken by premedical students and chemistry concentrators. Chemistry 20 is then taken in the junior year and Chemistry 60 in the senior year.

Ready for Chem 20

The addition of Chemistry 6 to the courses offered in the department will encourage an acceleration of this program for those students who have been well prepared in high school. Freshmen who pass Chemistry 6 will then be ready to take Chemistry 20 as sophomores and Chemistry 60 in their junior year.

Nash is presently teaching Chemistry 376, a research course for graduates in analytic and inorganic chemistry, and Nat Sci 4. He received a master's degree from Harvard in 1941 and a doctorate in 1944.

Little is the assistant lecturer in Chem 2 this year. He also teaches the spring term of Chemistry 40a with Charles D. Russell, instructor in Chemistry, and Chemistry 356, a research course in inorganic chemistry.