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General Comments of Tutors in Reply to Questionnaire on Tutorial System Given---English Department Starts Series

1. Are you in general satisfied with the way in which the Tutorial System is organized or do you favor drastic changes?

2. Discounting the question of academic promotion, is your main interest in tutorial work, in course work, or in research?

3. How many years have you done tutorial work?

4. How many tutees have you?

5. How many tutees would you like to have?

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6. Approximately how much time do you spend each week with candidates for honors--Seniors? Juniors? Sophomores?

7. Approximately how much time do you spend each week with men not candidates for honors--Seniors? Juniors? Sophomores?

8. Do you, as a rule, have tutees make up written reports for you?

9. Is your time in tutorial conferences devoted mostly to a discussion of course work(), preparation for general examinations (), or topics outside the field()?

10. What percentage of your men respond to tutorial instruction and are genuinely benefited by it? (Apart from the practical consideration of preparation for generals.)

11. Assuming that some are not benefited, do you think that it would be wise to recognize this condition and establish two degrees an Honors Degree, with tutorial instruction and general examinations are optional?

12. Please make any special comment you wish to on the back of this sheet either in amplification of answers in some of the above questions or in the Tutorial System in general.

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These blanks will be regarded as strict by confidential and all information given will be used without mention of names

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