1971 Summer Term Will Offer Series Of Special Programs
A series of special programs and themes ranging from Latin American Studies to Contemporary American Civilization has been announced for "Dartmouth: Summer '71" by Gregory S. Prince Jr., Director of Summer Programs at Dartmouth College
"The programs to be offered for the fourth term," Mr. Prince noted, "have been designed mainly for the Dartmouth student, although students from many other colleges are expected to attend.
"The Summer '71 program will stress interdisciplinary and problem-oriented courses as well as courses in separate disciplines focusing on a common theme. Special programs in addition to Latin American Studies and contemporary American Society will include: Conflict and Change in the Twentieth Century, Environmental Studies, Comparative Literature, Educational Studies, and Visual Studies. In these programs, Dartmouth faculty will be complemented with visiting professors from other institutions such as Princeton University and Duke University."
Of special interest to Dartmouth and non-Dartmouth students alike will be a special computer-based curriculum, to be supplemented by a one-week, 10-lecture introduction to computer use at the Kiewit Computation Center. This introductory course, for which there will be no charge, will be open to all registered students.
The course will explain BASIC, the Dartmouth-developed computer language, and the time-sharing system, whereby 150 persons in widely scattered locations can use the GE-635 computer at Kiewit at the same time. The course will allow students who have never used a computer to learn a computer language and take introductory and advanced courses which will rely heavily on computer use.
A summer program in the arts will be presented at the Hopkins Center for the performing and creative arts and will involve Dartmouth staff and resident and visiting artists—creators and performers - "who will together form another of those communities of talented men and women which have made Hanover in the past summers so richly interesting."
In addition to the programs at the undergraduate level, Dartmouth will offer for the second year a summer program in graduate study leading to the degree of Master of Arts in Liberal Studies. It is designed to meet the needs of experienced teachers in public or independent elementary and secondary schools, to strengthen their backgrounds in their major study, and to broaden their insights through interdisciplinary and elective courses.
"The programs planned for the fourth term this year," Mr. Prince said, "build on a foundation laid by my predecessor (Waldo Chamberlain, now Professor of History at Dartmouth) and utilize ideas that have been around at least since 1917 when President Hopkins urged a year-round calendar."
He noted that some students will be able to exchange the fourth term for one of the other terms in 1971, but that it would involve a special effort since the summer term is to be only eight weeks in duration.
"Only a few will find it feasible to take such an accelerated schedule," he explained, "but it is our hope that in 1972 we will have a full parity 10-week term which will make term-trading a possibility and a more attractive opportunity."
The Viscount Lewisham, elder son of the Earl of Dartmouth, visited the Collegeon March 15 while on a world tour. He is shown with President John Kemeny.
