New Soc Sci Courses Set For Next Fall

At least three courses will be added to the Social Science offerings next year, John H. Finley '25, chairman of the Faculty Committee on General Education, disclosed last night.

Jose Figueres, former president of Costa Rica, will teach an upper level Soc Sci course on recent political developments in South America, Finley said. In addition, John Kenneth Galbraith, Paul M. Warburg Professor of Economics, will once again present his economic development Soc Sci class. Galbraith returns to the University this fall after taking a two year leave of absence to be Ambassador to India.

Every effort is being made to add another lower level Soc Sci course, Finley said. Although all the details are not "completely wrapped up," he indicated that the new class would probably deal with American constitutional law development, stressing specific principles in the Constitution.

There is a slight possibility that Soc Sci 7, a course dealing with the role ot law in England and America and focusing on libel laws and segregation in past years, might be returned to the curriculum. Mark DeWolfe Howe, professor of Law, taught the class, however, and said last night that heavy teaching duties at the Law School would probably prevent him from taking it again next year.

At present only three lower level Soc Sci courses are definitely in the catalog, and two of them have limited enrollments. Without an additional course Soc Sci 1 might be forced to accept more than 700 students.

While Finley was reasonably confident that another course would be added, he noted that there used to be a traditionally large enrollment in the old History 1, providing a precedent for a huge Soc Sci 1.