The change which has been announced in the work of History 12 seems to be a decided improvement on the method in which the course has been heretofore conducted. The lectures have been reduced to one a week, the study of the period which the course covers thus becoming a matter for the student to undertake in his own individual capacity, yet aided by the advice of the instructor. Original research in historical work has become during the last few years an important factor in the Harvard curriculum, and although the method pursued in History 12 can hardly be dignified by the above name, yet it will no doubt prove a most beneficial course of labor for all who intend to take History 20 in future years. We must greet all such changes as those in History 12 with delight and satisfaction.
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