University of Virginia Library

Great Despair

Certainly some people can
tolerate the study of a language
even if they do not like it or
have an obvious aptitude for it.
Some (like myself) almost
enjoyed it at times. But, to
many, the language class they
are forced to take is the cause
of their greatest despair.

In the rest of the University
people can ignore or drop
courses that they despise. Why
shouldn't they have a choice
regarding foreign languages?