February 19, 1959 (vol. 69, iss. 97) • Page Image 2
… students," he said. Prof. George Hourani will lead the sec- ond, a study of modern Arab his- tory. Psychology 189 "Human Performance in Man- Machine Systems," Psychology 189, is now offered by that de…
… completed by the be- ginning of the second semester. The paper itself is written at this time, Prof. Laing continued. Throughout the two years, at the end of each semester, the students take an oral examina…
… students a knowledge 'of the literature of political science and to give them some experience in the application to politics. Offers Junior Program This is the first year that the history department is…
… offering a junior honors program, John P. Spielman of the history depart- ment said. The course is run as a seminar and provides three hours credit. Students are free to work on fields of their own choice…
…, Spielman said. In the seminar the students review what they have read. Throughout the year, the stu- dents work on the historicalneth- od. The junior year's program was formed to give the students an…
… experience in historiography, he continued. Each student ana- lyes theses of various men in the fields which the student enjoys moost. When the student has finished the junior year he will know a great deal…
… about the field of his own choice, Spielman said. Learns Methods The purpose of the junior pro- gram is to acquaint the students withthe basic methods that the historian uses. They are also pre- pared to…
… write a large critical and expositional paper. In the first semester of the senior year each student is asked to write a large independent pa- per, Stephen J. Tonsor of the his- tory department, said…
… senior year, he meets with each student once every two or three wekes to dis- cuss the program and any indi- vidual problems. Survey Problems The second semester of the senior year is devoted to a semin…
…. "The history department wishes to reward superior students, en- rich the curriculum and give them basic training in discipline and a way of thought together with a body of facts," Tonsor said. Johnson To…



