Martin Plans Small Sections for Gen. Ed. Ahf Students Next Year

General Education A will experiment with smaller sections next year to provide for students of varying ability, course director Harold C. Martin, Lecturer on General Education, announced yesterday.

Martin feels that the move will correct one of the most serious shortcomings of General Education A, a lack of flexibility.

Next year, along with the usual 22-man sections which meet once a week, there will be a group of smaller sections with about 15 men meeting twice weekly. The second meeting will be optional. During the fall, these sections will give special instruction to those unprepared for the course.

Reading Changes Seen

Once students in these groups are deemed ready, they will be transferred to standard sections. "By mid-year, we hope all, or nearly all, will have been transferred," Martin said.

During the spring term, students who have done exceptionally well in the regular course work will shift into the smaller sections. These will then operate on an informal basis, covering more challenging work.

Changes in the course's reading list are also being considered. Martin added that the General Education Handbook is being revised.