Concerns that engineering students were not learning to write well

Title: Concerns that engineering students were not learning to write well
Description: Around 1903 and as part of the college's preparations for its 75th anniversary, 'Interwoven with the changes in personnel, the Trustees in their program of reconstruction sought changes in the curriculum. Great as was the place of Lafayette in the study of the English Language, a committee on standards and methods of education appointed by the Board reported that the philological phases of English were being emphasized at the expense of the practical phases; that the students were learning more about the history and etymology of words than how to use them; that engineering students in particular were not being trained to express and transmit their technical knowledge, that they could not properly make reports and handle correspondence.' ( Skillman, p. 167-168)
Identifier: MR30
Date: 1903-01-01
Subject: Engineering
Bibliographic Citation: Skillman, 1932