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From: jlw@ariel.UUCP
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Subject: Re: CS Dept woes & Archaic Registration
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Date: Sat, 28-Apr-84 18:07:02 EDT
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Posted: Sat Apr 28 18:07:02 1984
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Alas, this is not a recent phenomenon.  Twenty years ago
while I was selecting a school to take engineering from
I selected Princeton for just the reasons mentioned here.
Back then Engineers got preference in course selection in
the humanities.  I was able to take the Civil War and
Reconstruction course (Martin Duberman) from the history Dept as well as
Modern America from Eric Goldman who had just returned
from the LBJ White House Staff.  He actually taught
some of the Precepts (ie classes rather than lectures)
mine in particular.  Also Alan Downer's Drama course,
`little' Con. Interp. (Constitutional Interpretation),
Social Deviation (Nuts and Sluts), and last but not least
Nav. Sci. 302 - Navigation (a really fun course for
engineers; half the class of 32 were non ROTC).  I
made my choice of schools after considering several
other institutions and decided that only at Princeton
does the Engineer get the chance to rub shoulders
with non-Engineers in this way. All  our Physics courses
came from the regular Physics Department as was all
the Math., Literature, and the rest of the
distribution requirements.  No bored second rate
lecturers teaching English for Engineers here.
My point is:  There are very few institutions
where the Engineering student can go to get educated;
there are many where he may be trained.



					Joseph L. Wood, III
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