Note: The National Council of Teachers of English
was founded in 1911. The organization is celebrating its centennial. As part of
this celebration, College English is publishing excerpts from its
predecessor, the college edition of The English Journal. The excerpts
are timely, a bit wordy and take their time to get to the point. However, I
believe my readers will find them of interest. RayS.
H.W. Davis, “Mastering Principles of
Composition.” Vol. 19 (December 1930), 795-803.
Quote: “People who
write well must have something to say to somebody and they must want to say it
Purpose, audience, and zeal are requisites to effective composition—all the
freshman rhetoric courses in America to the contrary notwithstanding. I will
back them any day in a race with unity, coherence, and emphasis.” (801).
Title: “College
English’s Precursor: Excerpts from the College Edition of The English Journal.” College
English (November 2011),
157-191.
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