Council Plans Discussion on Biochemistry

The Student Council Committee to investigate the Thimann Plan last night decided to hold a forum to ascertain faculty and student opinion on the proposal to abolish non-honors work in the Biochemical sciences.

"The forum will be held in the near future," announced Richard B. Merlo '57, chairman of the committee. He said that the group planned to have speakers present both sides of the issue and that all students concerned should try to be at the meeting.

Merlo indicated that although the bio-chemistry question reflects the much larger problem of a liberal education as opposed to a specialized education, that the group would not specifically touch on that phase of the question.

Will Interview Nash, Hoadley

In order to determine faculty opinion on the question, the students on the committee will interview members of the faculty, including Leonard K. Nash '39, associate professor of Chemistry, a leading proponent of the Thimann Plan, Leigh Hoadley, Master of Leverett House and professor of Zoology, who is against the proposal, other members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and members of the Faculty of Medicine since the plan would largely affect premeds.

The group plans to report back to the Council before the April meeting of the Faculty at which time the decision rejecting the Thimann Plan may be reconsidered.