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Hopkinsville Kentuckian
Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky
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Edward Bok tested college graduates' writing skills by grading 100 women's and 449 men's letters on grammar, spelling, punctuation, and composition. Results showed poor performance: 35 women's letters below passing mark of 70, none perfect; 59 men's below, 200 just above, only 45 excellent after 16 years of schooling.
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Edward Bok, to test the work done by colleges, sent out letters calling for replies and the writers were graded on grammar, spelling, punctuation and composition.
The specimens given by Mr. Bok are in truth distressing. From 100 letters taken from those received from the fair graduates, 35 proved to be below the passing mark of 70, and not a single letter was absolutely correct. The showing of the men was better, but not exactly brilliant. Of 449 letters, 59 were below the passing mark and 200 just above it. Only 45 letters were what they should have been after sixteen years of schooling and drilling.
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of 100 women's letters, 35 below 70, none perfect. of 449 men's letters, 59 below 70, 200 just above, 45 excellent.
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Edward Bok sent letters to college graduates requesting replies, then graded them on grammar, spelling, punctuation, and composition to test college education effectiveness. Results were distressing, showing widespread deficiencies after 16 years of schooling.