April 20, 1944

To the College Committee on Curriculum:

Your Sub-committee on Improvement of Teaching
has given its problem serious consideration over a period of
three months. In six meetings of the committee the several
members have contributed their experiences, observations and
suggestions, which have been thoroughly discussed within the
group, The thought of many other members of the College
Faculty has reached the committee through its members and
through responses to a questionnaire sent to all members of
the College Faculty.

From the beginning this committee has recog-
nized its task as being so difficult and complex as not to
permit a simple and final solution. Good teaching varies
with the subject and with the objectives of the time, and al-
ways is greatly dependent upon the individual instructor. The
effectiveness of any method of teaching and of any teacher
can hardly be evaluated with exactness. Perhaps these very
complexities of the problem are the main sanenn ie the ques-
tion of improvement of college teaching should be raised in
the mind of every person connected with instruction and ad-
ministration in the College.

Accordingly the committee requests that depart-
ments, individual instructors and members of the administra-
tive staff give sincere and careful thought to the recommenda-

tions and suggestions presented in this report.