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Instead of asking for a numerical score, Brown and Cornell require students to take a year of literature after they attain an intermediate stage--comparable to French C or German C. The elementary language courses at Cornell differ from those in the College by running eight hours weekly, instead of...
Two major reasons lie behind the CEP's debate. First, the College language requirement is lower than that of comparable schools. Second, increased national interest in foreign languages has caused a re-examination of teaching methods and requisites.
A year of language study at the University is the third possible recommendation, and raising the minimum standard is the fourth.
Brown, Cornell, Columbia, and Yale have a requirement nearly double that of Harvard. In effect, a good student at one of these colleges must study a language for two years before receiving the needed credits; at Harvard, an apt student can satisfy the requirement after a single year.
Riding on the crest of a 2-0 record, the squad will use Captain Larry Johnson, Walter McBeth, Lonnie Wheeler, and Ted Boorama at foil: John Tiel, Heder, and Jim Pusey at sabre: and Bill Bonnet, John Reckler, and Peter in the epee division.