This is the second and last instalment of the unofficial CRIMSON guide to interesting courses, including the Monday, Wednesday, and Friday offerings.
Nine o'clock: Social Sciences 113, Mather's course on Science and Modern Life, should be refreshing early morning listening. Mather's interests range far beyond its own special fields of Geology, and he imports guest lecturers to fill out the material (Geographical Institute Auditorium). Another (stimulant) for the early birds is Government Regulation of Industry, which Cherington conducts in the Fogg Large Room. Cherington has a great store of jokes, and the course is interesting, if not too deep.
Ten o'clock: a (really) lean hour. You can hear Modern English and American Poetry with Wanning in Harvard 1. Otherwise you can hop down to Mass. Ave. for the mid-morning coffee.
Eleven o'clock: McCloskey, who was very popular in his Constitutional Government course this fall, is now giving Gov. 107, American Political Theory, in Boylston 22. Bruner givers his old Opinion and Communication course, Social Relations 152, in Emerson 211; his lectures are always interesting and original. Probably the most interesting course given in the History department this term can be heard in Harvard 4: Owen's British History since 1814. Owen's lectures are gems and the material is consistently interesting. Poggioli in Comp. Lit. 102 (Sever 7) and Kluckhohn in Anthropology 1b (Geographical Institute Auditorium). Poggioli, who is one of the most respected scholars and teachers in the University, calls his course "Ideas of Tragedy" and uses a broad historical approach to the subject. Kluckhohn knows almost everything there is to know about the Navahos, and his lectures are unexpurgated.
Twelve o'clock: Singleton's course on The Spirit of the Renaissance is reputed to catch that spirit very well (Fogg Small Room). Aikens gives his Philosophy of Art at this hour, and is usually good for a dynamic, if crowded, lecture.
Two o'clock: two good Government courses to choose from. Professor Neumann, on loan for year from Wesleyan University, gives European Politics in Emerson 211, and makes it sound good. Across the Yard in Harvard 1, Mass holds forth on the Conservation of Natural Resources, a pertinent subject at the present time.
Three o'clock: Dr. Frank takes up the relation of Science and Philosophy in Jefferson 250. It's a big order, but Frank is one of the best lecturers around.
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