Word: instructors
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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David D. Perkins '51, instructor in English, has been named assistant professor of English. Perkins graduated from the College summa cum laude and earned his M.A. in 1952. His appointment will become effective next July...
...next problem that confronts the Harvard elementary language teacher is the question of time: "This Monday-Wednesday-Friday strait jacket," one instructor feels, "is particularly injurious to the study of an elementary language. We need continuity in our teaching process, and somewhat the same setup as the scientific courses enjoy would be a good answer." Last year, for the first time, an elementary language course was allowed four hours a week--German A. This new course was quite popular and the "Aural-Oral" (Cornell) method of teaching is proving to be a success. "There is no guarantee that...
Sweden's shapely, wide-eyed Princess Birgitta, 21, by profession a gymnastics instructor at a Stockholm school, slipped out of training and into a strapless gown for a festive ball at the Royal Institute of Technology honoring seven new professors. After a hefty dinner (main course: grouse), Birgitta danced gaily with dons and students, was swept home by limousine at a moderate...
However, it is "silly" to think of them as a substitute for teachers, he emphasized, since "the personal relationship is the only proper one between an eager student and his instructor...
Machines might even be used to emphasize personal relationships in education, Douglas Porter, instructor in Education, indicated. Besides sparing the teacher the time involved in correcting papers or in teaching mechanics like multiplication or spelling, the machines does unpleasant tasks. It tells pupils when they are wrong...