Treating the majority of courses open to Freshman, the Crimson today concludes the fall installment of the eleventh Confidential Guide. Each review is written by one or more upperclassman who has taken the course and is believed to be able to give unbiased criticism.

Anthropology 1

"General Anthropology"

If a man is interested in no particular subject but has a craving for a smattering of almost anything there is one course in the University that is perfectly able to cope with such a vast intellectual search. That course is Anthropology 1.

Economics has its recognized limits, Government has definite restrictions, even the "science of left-overs," Sociology, is not allowed full away. But in Anthropology there are no restrictions except a rather insignificant one of time. Economics, Government, Religion, Law, History all have their place and Anthropology is competent to deal with them. The time limit restricts Anthropology to "man's beginnings" and the study of archaeological deposits, and, secondly, the study of atrophied civilization found in primitive societies.

The year in Anthropology 1 is divided into several parts for convenience in covering the material. The first half-year concerns itself with physical Anthropology, corresponding in some degree with a brief survey of human evolution, and in the latter part of the semester with pre-historic archaeology. For a short time after the mid-year period the course deals with racial distribution, and the rest of the year is spent with cultural anthropology, or Ethnology. The Ethnology itself is divided into its departments of Religion, Sociology, Marriage and the Family, etc.

The textbook used has been Kroeber and Waterman's "Source Book in Anthropology," with some work in Professor Tozzer's "Social Origins and Social Continuities." There are bi-weekly tests covering the reading and the material in the lectures is taken care of at November, Mid-years and Finals. Numerous slides are shown in the lectures and there are walks through the Museum with a section-man to correlate Professor Tozzer's lectures and the exhibits.

Botany 2

"Introduction to Cryptogamic Botany and Plant Pathology"

Of all the diverse courses in the field of Biology, Botany 2 is perhaps the most enjoyable. Certainly this can be said for the department of Botany itself, a unit small enough for accurate comparison.

The lectures in Botany 2 "make" the course. Professor Weston is a person with that rare gift of being able to make the driest portions of a subject sparkle with interest. Not that the subject matter is uninteresting per so, but Professor Weston's wide experience and boundless enthusiasm do much to make the material especially presentable, even to the most mediocre student.

The emphasis in the course is laid on the algae and fungi, because they are Professor Weston's special field, but the Bryophytes and Pteridophytes also receive due attention, thus covering the whole field of Cryptogamic Botany, including an historical introduction. The lab work is correlated to the lectures, proportionate amounts of time being spent on each topic.

The small size of the course and the preponderance of graduate students enrolled allow a certain amount of informality which is always welcome. Very short weekly quizzes of a general nature make possible the omission of the hour exam, and are not too trying for the student who likes to let his work slide till the final.

All in all, Botany 2 is a course which should not be missed by anyone in the field of Biology. A certain indifference to the merits of the Botany 1 keeps many away from Botany 2 and higher courses in Botany, but if one has only a passing interest in the subject of Biology as a whole, he cannot fail to like this course.

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