Difference between revisions of "John Erskine"
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| − | '''John Erskine''' [[Columbia College|CC]] [[1900]], [[AM]] [[1901]], [[PhD]] [[1903]] was the Father of the [[Core Curriculum]]. | + | '''John Erskine''' [[Columbia College|CC]] [[1900]], [[AM]] [[1901]], [[PhD]] [[1903]] was the Father of the [[Core Curriculum]]. He had the brazen audacity to suggest that the classics be read in translation instead of the original Latin or Greek. |
He delivered a speech [http://www.columbia.edu/~tdk3/erskine.html "The Moral Obligation to be Intelligent"] at [[Amherst]] before WWI which is believed to embody the philosophy behind the formation of the [[Great Books]] seminar which became [[Lit Hum]]. | He delivered a speech [http://www.columbia.edu/~tdk3/erskine.html "The Moral Obligation to be Intelligent"] at [[Amherst]] before WWI which is believed to embody the philosophy behind the formation of the [[Great Books]] seminar which became [[Lit Hum]]. | ||
| − | Erskine was inducted into [[Phi Beta Kappa]], and his signature is among the first one can see in the records of the Columbia chapter of the national honors organization. | + | Upon graduation, Erskine was inducted into [[Phi Beta Kappa]], and his signature is among the first one can see in the records of the Columbia chapter of the national honors organization. |
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*[http://c250.columbia.edu/c250_celebrates/remarkable_columbians/john_erskine.html Columbians Ahead of Their Time: John Erskine] | *[http://c250.columbia.edu/c250_celebrates/remarkable_columbians/john_erskine.html Columbians Ahead of Their Time: John Erskine] | ||
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[[Category:Former professors|Erskine, John]] | [[Category:Former professors|Erskine, John]] | ||
Revision as of 14:07, 30 May 2007
- See also Wikipedia's article about "John Erskine".
John Erskine CC 1900, AM 1901, PhD 1903 was the Father of the Core Curriculum. He had the brazen audacity to suggest that the classics be read in translation instead of the original Latin or Greek.
He delivered a speech "The Moral Obligation to be Intelligent" at Amherst before WWI which is believed to embody the philosophy behind the formation of the Great Books seminar which became Lit Hum.
Upon graduation, Erskine was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, and his signature is among the first one can see in the records of the Columbia chapter of the national honors organization.
