SIX COURSES

It has long been an open question with the undergraduate how many courses he should take each year. Some take only four, either because they wish to do a great deal of work in a small field, or through sheer laziness. Perhaps the majority take five courses, but, in the past at least, the six-course man has not been alarmingly prevalent. President conditions, however, are such that the reasons for taking a larger number of courses have become much strengthened.

It is axiomatic to claim that it is the duty of everyone to get as much college education as possible before being called away, but it is a point that cannot be too much insisted upon. The majority of undergraduates come of age some time in their junior year and so must compress a great deal into a small space. It is well worth while to get within striking distance of a degree, for no one can tell what the future will bring, in regard to the relation of academic and military work. Those who can stay to the end of their junior year can graduate if they take the maximum number of courses. This is the logical path open to them. The war has required many changes. It is time that the Harvard undergraduate establish a practice which is so necessary a complement of the demands of the time.