Faculty Meeting Ratifies Independent Work Studies

Harvard students will need only 16 course credits for graduation and will be able to take a new course called "Independent Work." under the terms of legislation passed by the Faculty yesterday.

Time ran out before the Faculty could consider the Bynum-Walzer report on the status of women. It will be taken up at a special meeting next Tuesday.

Under the new legislation. introduced by the Committee on Undergraduate Education (CUE), the undergraduate course load will be reduced by one half course, with Expository Writing 10hf becoming a one-semester half-course. In addition, students will be allowed to take more than four courses per year without incurring an extra tuition charge.

'Independent Work'

A new course, called "Independent Work." will be available to all students, except freshmen, who petition their Senior Tutors. The course will allow for substantial individual work with minimal supervision.

CUE also recommended that each department offer a course numbered "91." which would provide the student with closely supervised reading.

One student member of the CUE. Daniel Hirsch '71, announced his resignation at the meeting. He claimed that he was being "co-opted" by serving on the CUE. and that "Independent Work" was not a sufficient educational reform.

The Faculty meeting began with a motion praising President Pusey, presented by Edwin O. Reischauer, University Professor. from the Faculty Council. Pusey was presiding over the last regular Faculty meeting of his career. The motion passed unanimously, and Pusey was given a standing ovation.

An acrimonious exchange followed between Pusey and John Kenneth Galbraith, Warburg Professor of Economics. Galbraith rose during the meeting's question period to ask Pusey if the Corporation had consulted Fac-ulty and students in its decision to reject the proposals of Campaign GM. Galbraith also questioned the qualifications of Treasurer George F. Bennett '33 to make policy decisions in regard to apartheid in South Africa.

Out of Order

When Pusey ruled the question about Bennett out of order, Galbraith responded, "Am I to assume that those of us who have no hope for democracy at GM should have as little hope for democracy at Harvard?"

"It's given you a lot of pleasure to make this speech," Pusey told Galbraith.

"It's given me no pleasure to make this speech," Galbraith answered, and returned to his seat.

Pusey then explained that he and the Corporation had considered the feelings of faculty, students and alumni before making their decision on Campaign GM.