NEW MAJOR PROGRAMS

Highlighting the educational program changes that went into effect this fall are three new majors and extensive revision of a fourth. Previously announced in this department were the new major in Greek and Roman Studies, designed for students planning a career in any of the humanities, sciences, or social sciences; the new major in Biology, consolidating the previous botany, zoology, and biology majors, with emphasis on a fundamental rounding in modern biology; and the revised major in History, which has been diversified and strengthened, with senior-year seminar courses now offered in eleven subjects rather than six.

The other new major is being offered by the English Department in the Drama, representing a break from the straight literature major in that department. Directed by Prof. Henry B. Williams, who also is in charge of the Experimental Theater program, the eight-course curriculum will deal with drama as literature, as theater, and as a subject for scholarly research. The major looks ahead to the completion of the Hopkins Center, at which time, Professor Williams says, "Dartmouth's resources in the drama should match or better those of any other college in the country."

Courses being offered in the drama major include History of the Theater, Playwriting, Acting, Elements of Theater Art, Play Directing, Stage Design, English Drama to 1642, and Neo-Classic and Romantic Drama. Dramatic criticism since Aristotle's time will also be studied.