A radical change was announced yesterday in the rules of concentration in the Department of Fine Arts. Believing that the old single examination in the history and principles of the fine arts did not cover the field sufficiently, the department has instituted an examination on Greek mythology and ten books of the Bible, and one in the identification of slides of monuments of various periods of history.

There will be, in the future, three examinations, all of which since they will be prerequisites to the degrees of S.B. and A.B., are of the utmost importance.

New Plan Starts Next Year

The first of the new requirements will be given for the first time next November. The other two will be required of the present Seniors concentrating in Fine Arts. The second of the present requirements embodies all that was formerly in the old divisional examination, and is therefore not new. But the third requirement is of special importance since it is an innovation in the divisional field. A knowledge of slides has always been a requirement in the past for all examinations in Fine Arts courses.

The official statement of the requirements, issued by the Department of Fine Arts follows:

(a) An examination in Greek mytho- logy, ten books of the Bible (Genesis, Exodus, I and II Kings, the four Gospels, Acts, Revelation) and of the Apocrypha; Judith, Susanna, Tobit, and the Proto-Evangelium. This examination is normally given in November.

(a) An examination covering the history and principles of the Fine Arts.

(c) An examination in the identification and criticism of important monuments from different periods