If the student turned scholar has survived all, then his senior thesis is due by March 1--the earliest deadline of any department.

But if this sounds arduous, the final result, most History and Literature students agree, still is worth the effort.

History and Literature may have lost its uniqueness now that the large fields have tutorial, but for the scholar, History and Literature with personalized tutorial, some of the best tutors in the University, and course flexibility still has much to offer.

History and Science

Number of Concentrators: 6.

1952 Commencement Honors: cum, 1; magna, 3.

Another mixed field for honors candidates only, History and Science appeals to pre-meds with academic interests beyond biochemistry, future secondary school, teachers, and students who want more than just science courses.

Requirements consist of four courses in History, five in the Sciences--though not more than two freshman-level courses may be counted--group tutorial during the sophomore and junior years, and History tutorial in the senior year. Concentrators must also take History divisional examinations and write a thesis. Though the total number of course requirements is relatively high, it is possible to count courses in related fields such as literature, philosophy, government, and economics towards concentration. Assistant Professor I. Bernard Cohen's courses in History of Science and a number of General Education courses can also be counted for concentration.

The most important criticism levelled at the department, that of lack of synthesis between History and Science, has been largely erased by the highly successful group tutorial program for sophomores and juniors run by Thomas S. Kuhn '44, recently appointed Assistant Professor of General Education and Physics.

Cohen explains that the major difficulties are those of any mixed field and that the student's interests and choice of courses play a large part in correlating History and Science. Senior theses can also be influential in integrating the two disciplines, though concentrators have sometimes written purely historical theses with little reference to science.

Concentrators generally agree that this field is difficult though highly rewarding to students whose interests lie in both History and Science.

History

Number of Concentrators: 484.

1951 Commencement Honors: cums, 34; magnas, 20; summas, 3.

Liberal concentration requirements mark the College's second largest department. Both honors and non-honors candidates alike need but six full courses to major in History, and two of these six courses may be from related fields. Even the term "related fields covers a broad area--Government. English, Economics, and Social Science courses may be used for credit in the field.