With/in this/dt evidence/nn in/in mind/nn ,/, the/at writer/nn began/vbd to/to plan/vb how/wrb he/pps might/md more/ql effectively/rb educate/vb the/at married/vbn students/nns in/in his/pp$ functional/jj classes/nns ./.
Toward/in the/at end/nn of/in the/at semester's/nn$ work/nn ,/, he/pps interviewed/vbd every/at married/vbn class/nn member/nn at/in great/jj length/nn ./.
He/pps found/vbd ,/, as/cs he/pps had/hvd suspected/vbn ,/, a/at general/jj consensus/nn that/cs perhaps/rb over/rp half/abn of/in the/at present/jj functionally/rb designed/vbn course/nn was/bedz not/* really/ql functional/jj for/in these/dts students/nns ./.
However/rb ,/, all/abn admitted/vbd that/cs the/at ``/`` hindsight/nn ''/'' was/bedz not/* altogether/rb lost/vbn ./.
In/in their/pp$ own/jj words/nns ,/, it/pps had/hvd aided/vbn them/ppo to/to get/vb a/at clearer/jjr picture/nn of/in how/wrb they/ppss had/hvd gotten/vbn into/in their/pp$ marriages/nns ,/, and/cc perhaps/rb they/ppss had/hvd obtained/vbn some/dti insights/nns on/in why/wrb certain/ap troubles/nns appeared/vbd from/in time/nn to/in time/nn ./.
In/in fact/nn ,/, they/ppss went/vbd so/ql far/rb as/cs to/to caution/vb the/at writer/nn that/cs if/cs he/pps attempted/vbd to/to design/vb a/at section/nn exclusively/rb for/in married/vbn students/nns there/ex should/md be/be ,/, at/in the/at beginning/nn ,/, some/dti ``/`` hindsight/nn ''/'' study/nn ;/. ;/.
but/cc they/ppss all/abn hastened/vbd to/to add/vb that/cs certainly/rb less/ap time/nn was/bedz needed/vbn on/in it/ppo than/cs presently/rb spent/vbn ./.
All/abn of/in them/ppo felt/vbd a/at compelling/jj need/nn for/in more/ap coverage/nn on/in areas/nns that/wps could/md be/be only/rb lightly/rb touched/vbn upon/in in/in a/at general/jj survey/nn functional/jj course/nn ./.


	A/at few/ap were/bed doubtful/jj about/in the/at merits/nns of/in an/at exclusive/jj section/nn for/in married/vbn students/nns ./.
As/cs one/cd of/in them/ppo expressed/vbn it/ppo ,/, ``/`` It/pps has/hvz done/vbn me/ppo a/at world/nn of/in good/jj to/to listen/vb to/in the/at naive/jj questions/nns and/cc comments/nns of/in these/dts not-yet-married/jj people/nns ./.
I/ppss can/md now/rb better/rbr see/vb just/rb what/wdt processes/nns provoked/vbd certain/ap actions/nns from/in me/ppo in/in the/at past/nn ./.
Had/hvd I/ppss been/ben in/in an/at all-married/jj section/nn I/ppss would/md have/hv missed/vbn this/dt ,/, and/cc I/ppss believe/vb that/cs this/dt single/ap aspect/nn has/hvz been/ben of/in great/jj personal/jj value/nn to/in me/ppo ''/'' ./.
This/dt comment/nn and/cc others/nns similar/jj to/in it/ppo ,/, would/md seem/vb to/to indicate/vb a/at possible/jj justification/nn for/in continuing/vbg the/at status/nn quo/fw-wdt ./.
But/cc the/at weight/nn of/in feeling/vbg was/bedz heavily/rb in/in the/at opposite/jj direction/nn ./.
Thus/rb ,/, the/at writer/nn decided/vbd to/to hold/vb one/cd experimental/jj section/nn of/in the/at functional/jj preparation/nn for/in marriage/nn course/nn in/in the/at spring/nn semester/nn of/in 1960/cd exclusively/rb for/in persons/nns already/rb married/vbn --/-- that/dt is/bez ,/, prerequisite/nn :/: ``/`` marriage/nn ''/'' ./.
This/dt did/dod not/* mean/vb that/cs married/vbn students/nns could/md not/* enroll/vb in/in other/ap ``/`` mixed/vbn ''/'' sections/nns ,/, and/cc some/dti of/in them/ppo ,/, largely/rb because/rb of/in scheduling/vbg difficulties/nns ,/, did/dod ./.
But/cc only/rb those/dts already/rb married/vbn could/md enroll/vb in/in this/dt one/cd section/nn ./.
In/in addition/nn ,/, two/cd other/ap differences/nns in/in the/at two/cd types/nns of/in sections/nns must/md be/be noted/vbn ./.
(/( 1/cd )/) The/at regular/jj sections/nns do/do not/* allow/vb freshmen/nns ;/. ;/.
this/dt one/cd did/dod ./.
This/dt action/nn was/bedz rationalized/vbn on/in the/at basis/nn of/in a/at small/jj survey/nn which/wdt indicated/vbd that/cs a/at high/jj percentage/nn of/in married/vbn freshmen/nns women/nns on/in our/pp$ campus/nn never/rb become/vb sophomores/nns ./.
Many/ap of/in them/ppo appear/vb to/to drop/vb out/rp ,/, for/in one/cd reason/nn or/cc another/dt ./.
By/in permitting/vbg freshman/nn students/nns we/ppss might/md extend/vb the/at opportunity/nn for/in such/abl a/at course/nn to/in some/dti individuals/nns who/wps otherwise/rb might/md never/rb get/vb to/to take/vb it/ppo ./.
This/dt has/hvz subsequently/rb been/ben verified/vbn by/in the/at experience/nn ./.
(/( 2/cd )/) Auditors/nns were/bed encouraged/vbn ./.
In/in the/at regular/jj sections/nns they/ppss have/hv always/rb been/ben more/ql or/cc less/ql discouraged/vbn ./.
The/at philosophy/nn has/hvz been/ben that/cs if/cs they/ppss could/md find/vb the/at time/nn to/to attend/vb class/nn why/wrb not/* encourage/vb them/ppo to/to get/vb the/at credit/nn and/cc perhaps/rb provide/vb an/at incentive/nn to/to do/do the/at work/nn more/ql effectively/rb ./.
Besides/rb ,/, auditors/nns do/do not/* count/vb on/in faculty/nn load/nn with/in the/at same/ap weight/nn as/cs regularly/rb enrolled/vbn students/nns ./.
But/cc in/in this/dt one/cd section/nn we/ppss welcomed/vbd auditors/nns ./.
Why/wrb ?/. ?/.
For/in no/at particular/jj reason/nn ,/, other/ap than/cs that/cs the/at writer/nn felt/vbd it/ppo might/md --/-- just/rb might/md --/-- encourage/vb both/abx mates/nns to/to be/be in/in attendance/nn ./.
Many/ap of/in the/at men/nns on/in our/pp$ campus/nn have/hv a/at pretty/ql set/vbn curriculum/nn ,/, especially/rb in/in the/at various/ap engineering/vbg fields/nns ,/, with/in few/ap electives/nns till/in the/at senior/jj year/nn ./.
Incidentally/rb ,/, it/pps needs/vbz to/to be/be noted/vbn that/cs because/cs auditors/nns were/bed permitted/vbn the/at section/nn began/vbd increasing/vbg in/in numbers/nns each/dt week/nn ,/, until/cs at/in last/ap it/pps swelled/vbd to/in such/jj proportions/nns that/cs this/dt ``/`` free/jj ''/'' auditing/vbg policy/nn had/hvd to/to be/be retracted/vbn ./.
After/in that/dt ,/, we/ppss began/vbd to/to get/vb ``/`` visitors/nns ''/'' to/in class/nn ./.


	This/dt experimental/jj class/nn represented/vbd quite/abl a/at variety/nn of/in students/nns ./.
It/pps ranged/vbd from/in a/at freshman/nn woman/nn ,/, just/rb married/vbn ,/, through/in the/at various/ap academic/jj growth/nn stages/nns ,/, including/in one/cd senior-graduate/jj student/nn ,/, to/in a/at young/jj faculty/nn member/nn recently/rb married/vbn to/in a/at senior/jj man/nn who/wps also/rb attended/vbd ./.
It/pps ranged/vbd from/in those/dts with/in no/at children/nns ,/, through/in students/nns in/in various/ap stages/nns of/in pregnancy/nn ,/, to/in one/cd 44-year-old/jj male/nn with/in four/cd children/nns ,/, three/cd of/in whom/wpo were/bed teenagers/nns ./.
It/pps ranged/vbd from/in two/cd women/nns members/nns who/wps had/hvd experienced/vbn premarital/jj pregnancy/nn to/in one/cd couple/nn twelve/cd years/nns married/vbn and/cc seemingly/rb unable/jj to/to conceive/vb ./.


	One/pn might/md digress/vb at/in this/dt point/nn and/cc speculate/vb that/cs if/cs it/pps is/bez ``/`` wise/jj ''/'' to/to create/vb special/jj sections/nns for/in special/jj status/nn ,/, then/rb why/wrb not/* a/at special/jj section/nn for/in women/nns pregnant/jj before/in marriage/nn ,/, and/cc one/cd for/in 44-year-old/jj men/nns with/in teenage/jj children/nns ,/, and/cc so/rb on/rp ./.
Some/dti of/in these/dts speculations/nns may/md have/hv some/dti merit/nn ,/, others/nns are/ber somewhat/ql ambiguous/jj ./.
But/cc few/ap who/wps have/hv experienced/vbn marriage/nn can/md dispute/vb the/at fact/nn that/cs the/at focus/nn of/in interpersonal/jj relationships/nns is/bez different/jj in/in marriage/nn than/cs in/in a/at pre-marital/jj situation/nn ./.


	The/at writer/nn began/vbd this/dt special/jj class/nn by/in explaining/vbg his/pp$ background/nn thinking/nn for/in creating/vbg such/abl a/at section/nn in/in the/at first/od place/nn ./.
He/pps made/vbd it/ppo clear/jj from/in the/at beginning/nn that/cs this/dt was/bedz the/at students'/nns$ opportunity/nn ,/, and/cc that/cs the/at future/jj destiny/nn of/in such/jj groups/nns depended/vbd on/in favorable/jj results/nns from/in this/dt one/cd ./.
He/pps did/dod build/vb a/at framework/nn of/in academic/jj ``/`` respectability/nn ''/'' ,/, and/cc one/cd which/wdt did/dod not/* encroach/vb upon/in the/at ``/`` sacred/jj sovereignty/nn ''/'' of/in any/dti other/ap existing/vbg campus/nn course/nn ./.
This/dt is/bez to/to say/vb that/cs this/dt was/bedz not/* a/at course/nn in/in wise/jj buying/nn or/cc money/nn spending/nn methods/nns ,/, nor/cc a/at course/nn in/in how/wrb to/to raise/vb children/nns ./.
We/ppss already/rb have/hv courses/nns covering/vbg those/dts problems/nns ,/, and/cc so/rb on/rp ./.
But/cc within/in that/dt framework/nn he/pps allowed/vbd for/in as/ql much/ap flexibility/nn as/cs possible/jj ./.
A/at steering/vbg committee/nn of/in students/nns was/bedz organized/vbn on/in the/at first/od day/nn whose/wp$ duty/nn it/pps was/bedz to/to be/be alert/jj and/cc constantly/rb evaluate/vb and/cc re-evaluate/vb the/at direction/nn and/cc pace/nn the/at class/nn was/bedz taking/vbg ./.
The/at writer/nn ,/, being/beg cognizant/jj through/in his/pp$ interviews/nns of/in the/at reactions/nns of/in previous/jj married/vbn students/nns ,/, did/dod insist/vb on/in there/ex being/beg included/vbn some/dti ``/`` hindsight/nn ''/'' material/nn ./.
But/cc the/at greater/jjr part/nn of/in semester/nn time/nn was/bedz actually/rb centered/vbn around/in the/at attitudes/nns :/: ``/`` So/rb we/ppss are/ber married/vbn --/-- now/rb how/wrb do/do we/ppss make/vb the/at best/jjt of/in it/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/.
Or/cc ``/`` How/wrb do/do we/ppss enrich/vb our/pp$ already/rb fine/jj marriage/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/.


	Films/nns were/bed used/vbn ,/, as/cs with/in all/abn sections/nns ,/, but/cc with/in one/cd big/jj difference/nn ./.
Our/pp$ campus/nn ,/, unfortunately/rb ,/, owns/vbz no/at films/nns ./.
Since/cs they/ppss are/ber all/abn either/cc rented/vbn or/cc borrowed/vbn ,/, the/at requested/vbn dates/nns for/in their/pp$ use/nn have/hv to/to be/be far/rb in/in advance/nn ./.
The/at writer/nn never/rb knew/vbd from/in week/nn to/in week/nn just/rb where/wrb the/at section/nn might/md be/be ./.
For/in example/nn ,/, the/at steering/vbg committee/nn might/md announce/vb that/cs the/at group/nn felt/vbd a/at topic/nn under/in study/nn should/md not/* be/be dropped/vbn for/in an/at additional/jj week/nn as/cs there/ex was/bedz still/rb too/ql much/ap of/in it/ppo untouched/jj ./.
Since/cs the/at writer/nn had/hvd established/vbn this/dt democratic/jj procedure/nn in/in the/at beginning/nn he/pps had/hvd to/to go/vb along/rb with/in their/pp$ decision/nn --/-- after/cs ,/, of/in course/nn ,/, pointing/vbg out/rp whether/cs he/pps thought/vbd their/pp$ decision/nn was/bedz a/at wise/jj or/cc an/at unwise/jj one/cd ./.
Thus/rb the/at films/nns seen/vbn as/cs they/ppss came/vbd in/rp (/( coordinated/vbn for/in the/at regular/jj sections/nns )/) ,/, were/bed often/rb out/rp of/in context/nn ./.
Nevertheless/rb ,/, the/at writer/nn has/hvz never/rb experienced/vbn such/jj spontaneity/nn of/in discussion/nn after/in film/nn showings/nns ./.


	Though/cs it/pps did/dod not/* become/vb known/vbn to/in the/at writer/nn for/in some/dti time/nn ,/, a/at nucleus/nn group/nn had/hvd sprung/vbn up/rp within/in the/at class/nn ./.
They/ppss began/vbd to/to meet/vb in/in the/at evenings/nns and/cc carry/vb forward/rb various/ap discussions/nns they/ppss felt/vbd not/* fully/rb enough/qlp covered/vbn in/in class/nn ./.
From/in a/at few/ap students/nns this/dt group/nn gradually/rb increased/vbd to/to include/vb over/rp three-fourths/nns of/in those/dts officially/rb enrolled/vbn in/in the/at class/nn ,/, and/cc many/ap outsiders/nns as/ql well/rb ./.
Also/rb ,/, although/cs only/rb a/at few/ap of/in the/at students/nns were/bed intimately/rb acquainted/vbn with/in each/dt other/ap in/in the/at beginning/nn ,/, most/ap reported/vbd that/cs when/wrb the/at semester/nn ended/vbd their/pp$ dearest/jjt and/cc closest/jjt campus/nn friendships/nns were/bed with/in members/nns of/in that/dt class/nn ./.
In/in fact/nn ,/, they/ppss often/rb revamped/vbd their/pp$ social/jj activities/nns to/to include/vb class/nn members/nns previously/rb unknown/jj ./.


	Supplemental/jj outside/jj reading/vbg reports/nns were/bed handled/vbn just/rb as/cs in/in the/at other/ap sections/nns ,/, the/at major/jj difference/nn being/beg that/cs there/ex was/bedz a/at noticeably/rb deeper/jjr level/nn in/in the/at reported/vbn outside/jj reading/nn by/in the/at married/vbn group/nn ./.
These/dts students/nns ,/, although/cs they/ppss might/md read/vb various/ap articles/nns in/in popular/jj magazines/nns ,/, more/ql often/rb chose/vbd to/to report/vb on/in articles/nns found/vbn in/in the/at journals/nns ./.
In/in addition/nn to/in the/at noticeable/jj difference/nn in/in outside/jj articles/nns ,/, there/ex was/bedz a/at considerable/jj difference/nn in/in the/at outside/jj books/nns they/ppss read/vbd ./.
Whereas/cs a/at high/jj percentage/nn of/in the/at regular/jj students/nns can/md be/be expected/vbn to/to read/vb other/ap texts/nns which/wdt more/rbr or/cc less/rbr plow/vb the/at same/ap ground/nn in/in a/at little/ql different/jj direction/nn ,/, the/at married/vbn students/nns chose/vbd whole/jj books/nns on/in specific/jj areas/nns and/cc went/vbd into/in much/ql greater/jjr detail/nn in/in their/pp$ areas/nns of/in interest/nn ./.
Since/cs the/at writer/nn had/hvd not/* noticed/vbn this/dt characteristic/nn in/in married/vbn students/nns scattered/vbn throughout/in the/at various/ap sections/nns previous/rb to/in this/dt experiment/nn ,/, nor/cc ,/, as/cs a/at matter/nn of/in fact/nn ,/, in/in those/dts who/wps were/bed continuing/vbg in/in ``/`` single/ap sections/nns ''/'' ,/, he/pps can/md only/rb conclude/vb that/cs there/ex must/md have/hv been/ben something/pn ``/`` contagious/jj ''/'' within/in the/at specific/jj group/nn which/wdt caused/vbd this/dt to/to occur/vb ./.


	In/in the/at main/jjs ,/, this/dt course/nn took/vbd the/at following/vbg directional/jj high/jj roads/nns ./.
(/( 1/cd )/) A/at great/jj deal/nn of/in time/nn was/bedz spent/vbn on/in processes/nns for/in solving/vbg marital/jj differences/nns ./.
This/dt was/bedz not/* a/at search/nn for/in a/at ``/`` magic/jj formula/nn ''/'' ,/, but/cc rather/rb an/at examination/nn of/in basic/jj principles/nns pertaining/vbg especially/rb to/in all/abn types/nns of/in communication/nn in/in marriage/nn ./.
In/in short/jj ,/, it/pps was/bedz centered/vbn around/in learning/vbg how/wrb to/to develop/vb a/at more/ql sensitive/jj empathy/nn ./.
Not/* until/cs the/at group/nn was/bedz satisfied/vbn in/in this/dt area/nn were/bed they/ppss willing/jj to/to venture/vb further/rbr to/in (/( 2/cd )/) ,/, Specific/jj adjustment/nn areas/nns ,/, such/jj as/cs sex/nn ,/, in-laws/nns ,/, religion/nn ,/, finance/nn ,/, and/cc so/rb on/rp ./.
From/in here/rb they/ppss proceeded/vbd to/in (/( 3/cd )/) These/dts same/ap areas/nns in/in relation/nn to/in their/pp$ own/jj future/jj family/nn life/nn stages/nns ,/, developing/vbg these/dts to/in the/at extent/nn of/in examining/vbg various/ap crises/nns which/wdt could/md be/be expected/vbn to/to confront/vb them/ppo at/in some/dti time/nn or/cc other/ap ./.


	As/cs an/at example/nn of/in this/dt last/ap facet/nn ,/, there/ex were/bed some/dti lengthy/jj discussions/nns centered/vbn around/in bereavement/nn ./.
Mainly/rb these/dts were/bed concerned/vbn with/in the/at possibility/nn of/in the/at death/nn of/in one/cd parent/nn and/cc the/at complication/nn of/in living/vbg with/in the/at survivor/nn afterward/rb ,/, but/cc the/at possible/jj death/nn of/in one's/pn$ own/jj spouse/nn was/bedz not/* overlooked/vbn ./.
Since/in the/at course/nn ,/, one/cd member/nn has/hvz lost/vbn her/pp$ husband/nn ./.
This/dt was/bedz not/* a/at particularly/ql shocking/jj or/cc unexpected/jj thing/nn --/-- it/pps was/bedz previously/rb known/vbn to/in her/ppo that/cs it/pps might/md happen/vb ./.
But/cc just/rb when/wrb was/bedz an/at unknown/nn ,/, and/cc of/in course/nn the/at longer/jjr it/pps did/dod not/* happen/vb ,/, the/at stronger/jjr her/pp$ wish/nn and/cc belief/nn that/cs it/pps might/md not/* ./.
Since/in her/pp$ bereavement/nn this/dt individual/nn has/hvz reported/vbn to/in the/at writer/nn on/in numerous/jj occasions/nns about/in how/wql helpful/jj the/at class/nn discussions/nns were/bed to/in her/ppo in/in this/dt adjustment/nn crisis/nn ./.


	Quite/ql frequently/rb class/nn members/nns brought/vbd questions/nns from/in their/pp$ mates/nns at/in home/nn ./.
These/dts were/bed often/rb carefully/rb written/vbn out/rp with/in a/at great/jj deal/nn of/in thought/nn behind/in them/ppo ./.
This/dt added/vbd a/at personal/jj zest/nn to/in class/nn discussions/nns and/cc participation/nn ./.


	Both/abx sexes/nns reported/vbd that/cs the/at discussions/nns on/in sex/nn adjustment/nn within/in marriage/nn were/bed extremely/ql enlightening/jj ./.
The/at writer/nn sensed/vbd a/at much/ql freer/jjr and/cc more/ql frank/jj discussion/nn ,/, especially/rb of/in this/dt one/cd area/nn ,/, than/cs ever/rb before/rb ./.
He/pps felt/vbd certain/jj for/in the/at first/od time/nn in/in his/pp$ teaching/vbg experience/nn that/cs the/at men/nns in/in the/at class/nn understood/vbd that/cs orgasm/nn ,/, as/cs a/at criterion/nn ,/, is/bez not/* nearly/rb so/ql essential/jj for/in a/at satisfying/vbg female/jj sexual/jj experience/nn as/cs most/ap males/nns might/md think/vb ./.
This/dt was/bedz probably/rb much/ql more/ql meaningful/jj because/cs all/abn the/at women/nns in/in the/at class/nn emphasized/vbd it/ppo time/nn and/cc again/rb ./.
On/in the/at other/ap hand/nn ,/, the/at women/nns class/vb members/nns appeared/vbd to/to reach/vb a/at far/ql greater/jjr understanding/nn than/cs have/hv women/nns members/nns in/in other/ap sections/nns that/cs it/pps is/bez more/ql natural/jj for/cs males/nns as/cs a/at group/nn to/to view/vb sex/nn as/cs sex/nn rather/rb than/cs always/rb associating/vbg it/ppo with/in love/nn as/cs most/ap women/nns seem/vb to/to do/do ./.


	In/in the/at reproductive/jj area/nn it/pps could/md be/be readily/rb observed/vbn that/cs all/abn felt/vbd freer/jjr to/to discuss/vb things/nns than/cs students/nns had/hvd previously/rb in/in ``/`` mixed/vbn ''/'' marital/jj status/nn sections/nns ./.
Perhaps/rb this/dt was/bedz related/vbn to/in the/at fact/nn that/cs all/abn were/bed in/rp on/in it/ppo to/in some/dti extent/nn ./.
Never/rb in/in other/ap sections/nns has/hvz there/ex been/ben the/at opportunity/nn for/in the/at genuine/jj down-to-earth/jj discussions/nns about/in the/at feelings/nns of/in both/abx spouses/nns during/in various/jj stages/nns of/in pregnancy/nn ./.
There/ex was/bedz a/at particularly/ql marvelous/jj opportunity/nn for/in study/nn in/in this/dt area/nn since/cs almost/rb every/at stage/nn of/in pregnancy/nn was/bedz represented/vbn ,/, from/in a/at childless/jj couple/nn to/in and/cc including/in every/at trimester/nn ./.
In/in fact/nn ,/, we/ppss had/hvd one/cd birth/nn before/in the/at end/nn of/in the/at course/nn ,/, and/cc another/dt student/nn had/hvd to/to take/vb the/at final/jj examiantion/nn a/at week/nn early/rb ,/, just/rb to/to be/be on/in the/at safe/jj side/nn ./.
There/ex was/bedz also/rb one/cd spontaneous/jj abortion/nn during/in the/at semester/nn ./.