Word: forbeses
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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In an address at the Harvard Club of Boston on May 10, in connection with the James Flack Norris Award by the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society, I said that in the future, student appraisals of faculty teaching might become part of academic routine. At this point, I...
George Shannon Forbes '02, professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, last night said that college professors of the future may be graded by students, with their jobs depending on their marks. He spoke after receiving the first James Flakk Norris award for outstanding achievement in the teaching of Chemistry.
Forbes, who has been teaching at Northeastern since 1948, said popularity polls among students could improve instruction, and lessen objections to the system of permanent tenure.
George Shannon Forbes '02, professor of Chemistry, emeritus, will receive the first $1,000 James Flack Norris Award for outstanding achievement in the teaching of chemistry, it was announced yesterday. The prize will be presented May 10 by the American Chemical Society.
Died. Ralph Forbes, 45, mannered actor of the old school, who came to the U.S. from his native London in 1924, stayed on to appear in more than 60 roles on Broadway (Hedda Gabler) and Hollywood (Frenchman's Creek); ex-husband of Actresses Ruth Chatterton and Heather Angel; of...