On the whole Romance Languages is considered a pleasant, easy field by its 135 concentrators this year. It has about 25 faculty men, of whom ten are professors and eight are instructors without being tutors. In spite of the name, Romance Languages resolves itself largely into a study of French with Italian and Spanish receiving attention mainly on grammar.

The coverage provided by the upper group courses is thought to be good in general, and with a complete reorganization of the elementary courses taking place next fall, Languages is expected to provide a solid, carefully-graduated introductory approach. French F, one of the new, broader courses, is expected to produce great things. It was suggested however, that in the middle group French S might be split into two half courses and a new one introduced to cover all the 18th century except Voltaire. It was also felt that there was a need for a 19th century poetry course.

Many of those concentrating in the field did so because as a field Languages is easy, non-scientific, and somehow possessed of a "liberal" as well as a contemporary appeal. Others concentrated due to a simple desire to read, write, and speak French, a thing which concentrators said could easily be done but which, as far as the speaking goes, could also easily be avoided. Still others chose it because they desired the literary background which the extensive reading in French would give them. None of the concentrators, including those who entered because it was easy, declared themselves disappointed with their choice.