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question Is sometimes raised By
parents. said. "Tt certainly has
not had . significant effect On
our enrolment at all" He add
ed that the issue Is one faced
by most big urban universities.
Glasses begin tomorrow ut
American and Howard Univer-
sites. Friday at Georgetown
land Catholic Universities. and
on September Is at George
lwahhington University and
the University Of Maryland.
Changes At Howard
Three major curriculum
changes at Howard win be the
introduction Of . doctor Of PHI
losophy degree program IN gov
eminent, establishment OF the
master Of fine arts degree. and
. revised curriculum for the
College Of Medicine.
In the medical college. tie
curriculum has been revised
from the standard semester
system 10 . phase" system %
study. The medical program Is
divided into two periods %
three phases each. one for tie
study Of the basic sciences and
the other for the clinical
sciences.
The idea Is that the student
receives m ore comprehensive
INSTRUCTION IN prescribed coure-
Zee. and is enabled 10 learn his
subject matter more thorough
lly.
Georgetown students wtll
find Q reduction IN the number
OF credits required for gradua-
ton. The number Of coursts
Twin be reduced. but the amount
of work demanded from tie
student win be increased. He
may expect to receive more u
brary assignments. DO more IN
| dependent work and wrlAg more
papers. Besides slicing about IS
hours from the requirements
generally for 9 bachelors de-
Igree and cutting down the
number Of required courses, tie
Irevisions contain reductions ef
PHILOSOPHY and Theology re-
Iquirements.
! Catholic University Is cpen-
ting its Diamond Jubilee acade-
Imic year. observing rs years of
service with Q reception for TIE
undergraduate student body nc
1850 pm. today. The RigMt
Rev. Msgr. william J. McDolA-
aid. rector, win greet nsw stu
dents and their parents n
Mullen Library.
George Washington Univeg-
Isity Il inaugurating 3 new ap-
lproach to engineering educe-
ton, offering . major n mtHio
for the first time. and viii hare
1.-TWO new undergraduate dearge
programs IN the Department of
Geography. offering majors 81
urban and regional 4 Develop
Iinent and IN regional science,
among other changes.
Journalism Revislons
Maryland. there win be o new
Department Of Early Childhood
Education. with 0 major or
fered IN that subject. Q major
Expansion Of the fire servioe
extension and civil defense II
| cilities, and Q revised journal
ism curriculum emphasizing the
liberal education. 8
Among other area college,.
District Teachers College began
lclasses last week. with als estl-
mated 1900 or more students
TO be tabulated. A new require
ment was that all entering
freshmen must have had the
college preparatory curriculum
In high scoool under Board OF
Education requirements.
0allaudet College expects o
record breaking enrolment Of
CTS for It's Tooth year Of higher
education for the deaf. The fall
convocation win be held ct II
am. tomorrow.
Trinity College. with about
TOO students. begins classes
next Thursday. A feature this
year win be Q dy-travel unit
In both the Spanish and oet-
man Departments available 70
freshmen who may sign up for
the trips this summer after o
year Of language instruction.
Dunbarton College opens
classes Tuesday, with about $50
students expected. The trad
tional Mass Of the Holy Spirit
win be at 9 am. In the Dunbar
ton Chapel.
Columbia Union College Is
expecting more than 1000 stu
dents when classes begin
Thursday, as compared with
about 965 last year. The col
lege's nursing department VIII
be expanded, with approx
mately two-thirds Of its girl
students studying nursing.
George Mason College Of the
University Of Virginia also
begins classes Thursday, with
about 1855 students expected.
The college Is still In It's
temporary quarters at Baileys'
Crossroads while construction
Is under way at its permanent
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