Finding Their Voices - Amherst College

numbers seem to have somewhat overwhelmed Paine, as beginning in 1889 he offered
the history course only every other year, an act that seems to have dramatically reduced
student interest (as seen in figure 2.4).
Remarkably, the department remained a one-man operation until 1895, when the
university hired an assistant professor to teach the more introductory courses. Until then
Paine had taught up to six courses simultaneously in a year, all while maintaining his
duties directing the weekly chapel music. The university was clearly taking advantage of
Paine’s willingness to teach.
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Figure 2.4 – Enrollment in three music courses at Harvard, 1874-1905. Harvard’s total enrollment more than
doubled in this period, from ~800 to ~2000.
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