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Philosophical Concern

"Part of our philosophy here
concerns the value of music in
interdisciplinary study, its relation
to man and his society," Mr. Mead
explained. "We went to encourage
this."

The only new course which the
department is initiating this year is
entitled "Music in World Cultures,"
and will be offered in the spring
semester. Mr. Mead describes the
new course as "an introduction to
non- Western art music," and said
that it would emphasize the music
of Asian cultures: Chinese,
Japanese, Indian and Javan.