Among the good ones: interest in the subject matter, interest in going to law school and interest in taking a "lighter, less technical" economics class.

Shavell added that the course would look "really good on a transcript" for law school applicants, and the Law School faculty member offered to write recommendations for any of the 100-plus students, "which would also probably help."

Shavell admitted to a bit of naivete with respect to the College curriculum. His reference to Ec 10 drew chuckles from students, and he lamented how strictly the Faculty of Arts and Sciences complies with anti-photocopying copy-right laws.

"At the Law School, nobody cares about this stuff!" he said.

The professor's earnestness appeared to pay off. Emerson 210 was still nearly full by the end of the 90-minute lecture.

Union Protests

WILLIAM JAMES HALL--Members of Carpenters Local 40 chose yesterday morning to picket outside William James Hall, criticizing what they termed "unfair labor practices" by the University in the white monolith's renovations.

While hundreds of students headed up towards the Divinity School or Vanserg Building, three laid-off carpenters, wearing signs criticizing the project's general manager, C.E. Floyd Inc.

Steven Borkas, one of the picketers, said the union is upset with Harvard's use of subcontractors and its failure to pay prevailing union wages.

"[Harvard] is not meeting community standards for wages and benefits," Borkas said of the project, which has been ongoing the past several months.

Borkas added that several students had stopped by to ask questions, and "a couple cars honked horns in support."

Food Galore

LOKER COMMONS--When Baker Professor of Economics Martin S. Feldstein '61 concluded with his introductory Economics 10 lecture yesterday, approximately 1,000 students filed out of Sanders Theater.

Most of them headed for lunch--and Annenberg Hall couldn't hold them all.

A single-file line snaked from the first-year dining hall towards Emerson Gate at 1 p.m., with some students waiting more than 15 minutes for barbecue pork sandwiches and Chickwiches.