Word: tutoring
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Coincident with this news came the announcement of the promotion of Bartlett Jere Whiting '25 as assistant professor and tutor in the Division of Modern Languages, the first of several expected steps toward the reorganization of the English Department...
...happened in that great course History 1, and Mr. Perkins, head tutor of the well-known and far-famed boll-boys was lecturing. He was lecturing well, in fact he was lecturing brilliantly. Bent over the desks were hundreds of unfortunates absorbing learning willynilly, their flying fingers striving in vain to keep pace with the gush of dates and of treaties that flowed forth with immense speed. Through Marlberough's campaigns sped Mr. Perkins with flying jaw, through the contemporary Continental complications, through the peace settlements, through the founding of the Whigs and of the Tories, until at last...
...that new men will have a better idea of the composition of the Houses from a scholastic point of view, it has also been decided to distribute to the advisers information regarding the tutorial staff of each House, the special field of Each tutor, and the number of new students who can be tutored in each House. These tables will also be published in the CRIMSON...
Eldest of eight children, whose father was a successful tutor, Henry Watson Fowler had a solid, no-nonsense British education at Rugby and Balliol, settled down to spend his days as a schoolmaster at Sedbergh School, in Yorkshire. There he stayed for 17 years, leaving in friendly, dignified disagreement with the Head because he would not consider preparing boys for confirmation. A master of unbendingly upright character, a pipe-puffer, he was called "Joey Stinker" because he always smelled of tobacco. In a hard-working staff he set the pace, averaged ten hours work a day in term-time, including...
These deans are the only members of the administration who have direct and regular contact with students. They are recent graduates of the college and well acquainted with the problems that beset the average man. Yet what student now would consult his dean if he was dissatisfied with his tutor? Or if he felt a complete change of environment was needed, but, owing to ironclad regulations, could not leave his House? This kind of problem, quite apart from scholastic ones, is ruining the careers of many students...