In a well-attended — though not packed — Sever Hall 113, I settle into a seat a few rows from the front. On the chalkboard, “Please take a handout” is written in large letters. The sheet, “70 Years: ...

Amelia F. Barnum ’28, a Crimson Editorial Editor, is a Social Studies concentrator in Winthrop House. Until 2006, the History Department offered a European history survey course that was required for ...