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He delivered a speech entitled "[[The Moral Obligation to be Intelligent]]" at [[Amherst]], before [[World War I]], which is believed to embody the philosophy behind the formation of the [[Great Books]] seminar which became [[Lit Hum]]. | He delivered a speech entitled "[[The Moral Obligation to be Intelligent]]" at [[Amherst]], before [[World War I]], which is believed to embody the philosophy behind the formation of the [[Great Books]] seminar which became [[Lit Hum]]. | ||
| − | Erskine co-wrote the [[1900]] [[Varsity Show]] with poet [[Melville Cane]]. That same year, he 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. He won the [[Butler Medal]] in [[1919]]. | + | Erskine co-wrote the [[1900]] [[Varsity Show]], ''The Governer's Vrouw'', with poet [[Melville Cane]]. That same year, he 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. He won the [[Butler Medal]] in [[1919]]. |
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Revision as of 23:36, 9 April 2008
John Erskine CC 1900, AM 1901, PhD 1903, LittD (hon. caus.) 1929 was an English professor at Columbia from 1909 to 1937 and 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 entitled "The Moral Obligation to be Intelligent" at Amherst, before World War I, which is believed to embody the philosophy behind the formation of the Great Books seminar which became Lit Hum.
Erskine co-wrote the 1900 Varsity Show, The Governer's Vrouw, with poet Melville Cane. That same year, he 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. He won the Butler Medal in 1919.
