DIEHL FINDS STUDY AT HARVARD ON INCREASE

"The most apparent change I notice in the Harvard of 1927 as opposed to that of 1911 is the appearance of the Widener Library," said Professor Charles Diehl, exchange lecturer from the Sorbonne in Paris, in an interview to the Crimson.

"It is certainly one of the greatest libraries in the world, and far excels any University library I have ever seen. The facilities it offers are the most striking things about it. Every professor and many earnest students can have his study there in the stacks in perfect quiet and within reach of all the books he may need in his work."

Approves of Respite

Questioned as to whether he found the attitude of the student body altered from that of 1911 he answered, "Not very much; if anything, study seems to play a bigger role. The men seem busier and I think this comes not only from more difficult scholastic requirements, but equally from a greater interest in the studies for themselves."

As to the proposed respite from classes before the examination periods. Professor Diehl expressed approval, particularly from the viewpoint of the faculty. "This scheme, if effected, will enable the professors as well as the students to do a little individual work. Professors in American universities give so many lectures and are so busy it seems impossible for them to do any research work of their own, and this is obviously quite as much a part of their function as the instruction. Under the new plan, at least six weeks, little as that is, will be at the personal disposal of the professor."