The Students’ Side of the Question

PROFESSORS have become very well acquainted with the fact that they are asked every now and then to grade different students, but our Dean of Agriculture became interested in reversing the question entirely. He wanted students to “rate” the professors. That is, he would have each student fill out a form (Form 1) so that he would know, when he checked over the combined reports of the students, what they thought regarding the actual work and the weaknesses of the different professors. This would enable him to be of greater assistance to the different professors in overcoming their weaknesses and improve the general teaching at Texas A. & M. College. There seem to be several ways that professors treat and think of their students. One professor introduces his students to all visitors as if they were honored guests, the other simply excuses himself and speaks to the student as, “Boy, . . .