Humanities 2, Economics 1 Maintain Lead in Course Popularity Ratings

Humanities 2 and Economics 1 retain their traditional top standings in the undergraduate rating of the most popular spring courses, according to this term's enrollment figures released yesterday by Registrar Sargent Kennedy '28.

Three of the leading ten courses last year, Social Relations 1a, Government 155b, and English 160 have disappeared completely from the first 20.

Several courses far down in the '53 ratings have climbed into the select 20 group. Probably the most formidable rise was made by Government 115, which soared from 30th a year ago to 15th this year. Slightly less meteoric are the moves of Fine Arts 13 to 13th from 21st last spring and of Social Science 1 from 17th to ninth.

Other courses to make a substantial improvement were English 170b up to third from eighth and Humanities 4 to sixth from 12th. English 123, not given last year, takes the 14th notch, while a new course, Social Science 6, made an immediate hit, placing fifth in the standings.

Toward Science

On the whole, although there were many fluctuations in course preference from a year ago, the enrollment continues to show a leaning toward Science and Government.

Radcliffe standings, meanwhile, reveal less course fluctuations, with Fine Arts 13 taking top honors with an enrollment of 142. In second place with 136 is Music 1. Three English courses, 123, 170b, and 10 also attain the top ten, as do Humanities 2 and 4.

In the leaning to English and Literature courses, the 'Cliffe also maintains its traditional preference.

General Education Ahf, which has led the ratings every year since its inception, has not been considered in the popularity rating by virtue of being a required course.