Word: morrison
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...another contemplated faculty move, Theodore Morrison '23, lecturer on English and director of English A, disclosed last night that he was considering asking the faculty to abolish the "Committee on the Use of English by Students," of which he is chairman...
...committee prescribes remedial work for students who chronically use faulty English in their mid-year and final examinations. Morrison said he was doubtful whether a standing faculty committee was necessary to perform this operation which might be accomplished more efficiently by some other means...
...people from every department," Morrison said, though he noted that English concentrators are rarely reported. Psychological problems, he finds, are often at the root of language difficulties...
...Committee on the Use of English by Students was set up in 1914 when the Board of Overseers became alarmed at the low standard of English usage among College graduates. At present the committee has two members besides Morrison: Marland P. Billings '23, professor of Geology, and Albert J. Guerard, associate professor of English...
...Morrison recalled that during the '30's the committee made a study of all the essays written for a History 1 mid-year exam. The best essay was selected along with the worst, and both were published for comparison in a pamphlet...