Word: germane
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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There were firm indications that some time in May the Communists would try to march half a million youth-organization members into Berlin to force the Western powers out of the German capital (TIME, April 17). There might be serious violence, perhaps out & out fighting between East and West. In defense, the U.S. was prepared to use police action at first-water-hoses or tear gas-and then, if necessary, machine guns. The Western powers would have to stand up against the assault, the State Department believed, for to lose Berlin would be to lose all of Europe...
Anyone who thinks he may want to concentrate in Germanic Languages and Literature should acquaint himself with some German literature before he makes the plunge. Much of it is better studied than genuinely enjoyed by modern readers...
Prospective concentrators in the field, which includes Scandinavian languages and literature, should not enter it with the object of gaining training in linguistics. Comparative Philology is the field for that. German concentrators, after several preliminary language courses such as German A, German C, or German H, will spend most of their time with literature. German 50 is the best introductory literature course for those unsure of their German. Students with confidence in their reading ability can go into German 75. The last course is less interesting than the first because of the material it covers, but it provides an excellent...
Professor Karl Victor's courses, German 120, 130, 135, and 150 on Goethe and various aspects of 19th century literature are the most popular in the department. The other five permanent appointees in the department also have won the respect of their students...
...event, the German concentrator at Harvard can content himself with the knowledge that he is studying in one of the best developed university departments of the sort in the country...