Only A Blurb For A Guide

The University may take pride in its lack of titled pre-medical concentrators, or its habit of calling engineering students "applied science" concentrators. But this nebulous naming of fields of concentration, combined with a reluctance to give information about them, leaves Freshmen somewhat befuddled about their future courses of study.

Until spring brings a Concentration Meeting, and this paper prints concentration squibs, Freshmen must rely on a booklet with the unappetizing title of "Rules Relating to College Studies." This devotes but a few dry paragraphs to the basic requirements of each concentration field, and tosses in some brief remarks on requirements for honors.

Noticing this lack, a few Departments, notably Biochemical and Applied Sciences have published what they call "concentration guides." They include complete descriptions of each major course, with illustrations of its value to both concentrators and non-concentrators.

With a very small outlay, every department could do the same--individually or cooperatively. Freshmen would then be on firmer ground in choosing a course of study. And even upperclassmen, instead of relying on dining table hearsay or catalogue blurbs, would have a more adequate basis on which to choose courses outside their fields.