Word: tutors
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Though his regular job was exacting and he was dogged by money troubles that forced him to lecture and tutor on the side, in his spare time Williams managed to turn out 37 volumes in 27 years: ten books of drama and poetry, seven novels, five biographies, four books of theology and four of criticism, as well as editing, prefacing or translating seven other volumes. He left behind him two unfinished books...
...supposed to include tutorial as well. But it was always hard to find brilliant young men who could understand and really teach undergraduates. Because of its high standards, the Economics Department had a difficult time; it took from three to five years to turn out a first-class tutor. Then came the war, and afterward the Department was faced with the task of breaking in a completely new staff. The job was further complicated by the fact that these potential tutors were snapped up by other Universities as fast as they were trained...
Within the structure of conference groups and assigned papers the place of tutorial must be re-evaluated. The first step would be to end the twin luxuries of private tutoring and tutoring for honors candidates only, by setting up a new program of group tutorial--meetings of three or four men with their tutor. Group tutorial surely increases the stimulating effect of a tutorial meeting, as long as the number of men is kept severely down. The only real loss to the honors candidate would be thesis assistance, and that could certainly be given outside of the group sessions...
Financial considerations are always important in idealistic educational plans. To give group tutorial to all the men in a field, however, would probably cost no more than to tutor the honors candidates individually. To use conference groups half the size of the section metings of today would undoubtedly add temporary faculty members--and salaries --to the staff, but part of this expense might be equated by savings gained by dropping examinations...
Richard K. Russell '46 and Stuart P. Greene '48 spontaneously undertook the canvassing Wednesday, when they saw Wallace Committee members hawking anti-UMT petitions in the dining hall. Heated arguments arose between the two factions, until Senior Tutor Robert W. Rogers finally asked Russell and Greene to leave...