Word: generalizes
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...over-emphasis on Greek vases in the former and on manuscripts in the latter. The lecturers in these two courses, Chase, Koehler, Deknatel, and Grace, are all authorities in these fields. Those who choose the special subdivision of History of Art will not have to cover Design in their general examination...
Concentrators in Romance Languages and Literatures choose that field either to learn the grammar and writing of French, Spanish or Italian; to learn to speak one of the three; or to learn the literary background of one of the countries. In general only the grammar and French Literature students are satisfield. But a general statement should not be counted too heavily, since the three divisions within this field, namely French, Spanish, and Italian, vary considerably in the degree to which they fulfil these needs...
...general the French Literature courses contain good material but present it poorly, sometimes putting emphasis on the wrong points, often vague. But with a little concentration on the student's part he will get a good deal out of them...
Spanish 4 and 2 are the only courses which can qualify as Spanish literature courses. The former is a general view, corresponding to French 6, and could almost stand being a full course. Professor Ford gives both this and number 2 on the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and Cervantes. The defect of the other Spanish literature courses is that there is too much emphasis on the mechanics of translation. Whittem, and to a lesser degree Rivera, are both at their best on composition and tend to neglect the literary aspect of their material...
...given together. His failing is the same as that noted in Spanish--his literature courses, except perhaps Italian 10 on Dante, consist of literal translations with little or no appreciation or background, and are therefore dull for the advanced student. 4 is his half course on literature in general; in course 5, on modern literature, he devotes three fourths of the time to poetry, and the class consists mainly of translation...