EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON:- It is a pity that in such a course as English 12 the instructor in correcting themes should amuse himself by making the writers the objects of his unkind criticism. He is no doubt innocent of any intended offense, and probably does not realize how unpleasant such unnecessary sarcasm is to the members of the course. Such criticisms not only irritate, but even discourage the men, who are made to feel that their work is considered anything but earnest, painstaking effort. It is an unpleasant surprise after the well-tempered criticisms of English A and B.
If one's faults were pointed out in a simple, straightforward way, we would accept the criticism gladly and would try to avoid such mistakes in future work, instead of feeling that he is the butt of the critic's jest. ENGLISH 12.
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