Word: murdock
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Hoadley became the second Master of the House in 1941 following the resignation of Kenneth B. Murdock, Francis Lee Higginson Professor of English Literature...
...professor of long standing, "General Education, for all its defects in execution, aims at a useful goal, and whatever its failings may have been, has had 'successes' which more than counter-balance them, 'successes' of a sort less commonly achieved when Gen Ed was not in existence."KENNETH B. MURDOCK Chairman of the Committee on General Education...
...Grades in courses are a necessary evil, but for the exceptionally qualified student they might not be necessary"--Kenneth B. Murdock '16, chairman of the Committee on General Education...
Senior Faculty members could not be counted on for much more tutorial work, if any, unless there was a great cutback in course offerings. Committee responsibilities have increased tremendously (Murdock last fall served on nine Faculty committees) and this seems to preclude the Faculty's deciding to assign itself much more tutorial...
...exceptional work, how can one have confidence that capacity for excellence will be shown by the grades of the first three years? This can be justified only by postulating a remarkable transformation between the junior and senior years, an unlikely concept. Speaking purely in terms of educational philosophy, Murdock agrees, one would have to ask for application of this type of independent education to all, for four years...