Memorandum to the Educational Policies Committee

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1943-04-13

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"Enclosed please find the results of the New York Times test in American history as given to my political economy classes. Because of time limits the first section of the course (freshmen and sophomores) only answered the first eleven questions; the second section answered all questions with the exception of two or three which I took out as irrelevant...It is not this result which induces me to propose to make one section of my political economy course devote itself largely to American history next year. It had been my intention to do so ever since I began to teach here this year; and, of course, I do not propose an American history course proper., but a course which, starting from the existing structure of American economics and society, works its way back to the roots. I would also like to say that in my plans this is but one of two sections with the other one devoted to a different approach. Although the experience with the New York Times test is not in any way responsible for my next year's plans, it certainly supports the argument for them."

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