Amherst College - Olio Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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lf PCE , -I-M1125-Fs?!f Gm l The Bear amung the IITHKIIUZP LARGER registration at Amherst l this year than ever before,whilc per- ? haps not a desirable thing in itself , ?' at least proves that the followers of Mr. Flexner have not succeeded in getting entirely out of the notion that a college education should be something more than a higher trade- school course. If A m li ers t stands for any- thing it is this notion, and her friends should be glad of its success. the minds of the country Professor Gallingcr's courses have proved so popular that it will soon be necessary for him to lecture to History 10 on the Chapel steps, if other steps are not taken to provide enough space for him. There have been the usual large classes in the natural science depart- ments. Pro- fessor Kimball, though ably substituted for by Professor Thompson, has yet been missed by those who had some idea of his enter- taining lectures and examina- Again the social sciences are attracting probably the largest elective enrolhnent. The Economics courses, under Professor Hamilton and Professor Stewart, a recent addition to the faculty rolls, are again sharing with Prexv's Logic the reputation of arousing the greatest amount of outside comment and discussion. Ti ' tions. Professor llillikairs lectures have been made the subject of a great cleal of discussion, both in and out of class rooms. They pre- sented ably one of the most fascinating pro- blems of modern physics. Professorls Youngs courses in English have maintained their initial popularity. The