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 He delivered a speech entitled "[[The Moral Obligation to be Intelligent]]" at [[Amherst]], before [[World War I]], which is believed to embody the philosophy behind the formation of the [[Great Books]] seminar which became [[Lit Hum]].
- Erskine won the [[Butler Medal]] in [[1919]] but went on to antagonize [[University President]] [[Nicholas Murray Butler]]. In [[1925]], with the independence of Columbia College was in doubt due to Butler's anti-collegiate machinations, Erskine led a committee of the Class of 1900 proposing that a new campus be built specifically for the college someone along the [[Hudson River]], near [[Baker Field]].
+Erskine won the [[Butler Medal]] in [[1919]] but went on to antagonize [[University President]] [[Nicholas Murray Butler]]. In [[1925]], with the independence of Columbia College was in doubt due to Butler's anti-collegiate machinations, Erskine led a committee of the Class of 1900 proposing that a new campus be built specifically for the college someone along the [[Hudson River]], near [[Baker Field]].
 Despite his deep ties with Columbia, differences with departmental colleagues caused him to resign in [[1928]], and he became the president of [[Juilliard]]. Proving Columbia just didn't know how to quit him, it still awarded Erskine an honorary degree the following year.

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 He delivered a speech entitled "[[The Moral Obligation to be Intelligent]]" at [[Amherst]], before [[World War I]], which is believed to embody the philosophy behind the formation of the [[Great Books]] seminar which became [[Lit Hum]].
-Under the presidency of [[Nicholas Murray Butler]], when the independence of Columbia College was in doubt, Erskine led a committee of the Class of 1900 proposing that a new campus be built specifically for the college someone along the [[Hudson River]], near [[Baker Field]]. Despite his attempts to wrest control of the college from the anti-collegiate Butler, Erskine nevertheless won the [[Butler Medal]] in [[1919]].
+ Erskine won the [[Butler Medal]] in [[1919]] but went on to antagonize [[University President]] [[Nicholas Murray Butler]]. In [[1925]], with the independence of Columbia College was in doubt due to Butler's anti-collegiate machinations, Erskine led a committee of the Class of 1900 proposing that a new campus be built specifically for the college someone along the [[Hudson River]], near [[Baker Field]].
 Despite his deep ties with Columbia, differences with departmental colleagues caused him to resign in [[1928]], and he became the president of [[Juilliard]]. Proving Columbia just didn't know how to quit him, it still awarded Erskine an honorary degree the following year.

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	Under the presidency of [[Nicholas Murray Butler]], when the independence of Columbia College was in doubt, Erskine led a committee of the Class of 1900 proposing that a new campus be built specifically for the college someone along the [[Hudson River]], near [[Baker Field]]. Despite his attempts to wrest control of the college from the anti-collegiate Butler, Erskine nevertheless won the [[Butler Medal]] in [[1919]].		Under the presidency of [[Nicholas Murray Butler]], when the independence of Columbia College was in doubt, Erskine led a committee of the Class of 1900 proposing that a new campus be built specifically for the college someone along the [[Hudson River]], near [[Baker Field]]. Despite his attempts to wrest control of the college from the anti-collegiate Butler, Erskine nevertheless won the [[Butler Medal]] in [[1919]].
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		+	Despite his deep ties with Columbia, differences with departmental colleagues caused him to resign in [[1928]], and he became the president of [[Juilliard]]. Proving Columbia just didn't know how to quit him, it still awarded Erskine an honorary degree the following year.

	==External links==		==External links==

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 {{wp-also2|John Erskine (educator)}}
-'''John Erskine''' [[Columbia College|CC]] [[1900]], [[MA|AM]] [[1901]], [[PhD]] [[1903]], [[LittD]] (hon. caus.) [[1929]] was an English professor at Columbia from [[1909]] to [[1937]] and was the Father of the [[Core Curriculum]]. He had the brazen audacity to suggest that the classics be read in translation instead of the original Latin or Greek.
+'''John Erskine''' [[Columbia College|CC]] [[1900]], [[MA|AM]] [[1901]], [[PhD]] [[1903]], [[LittD]] (hon. caus.) [[1929]] was an English professor at Columbia from [[1909]] to [[1937]] and was the Father of the [[Core Curriculum]]. He was among the first Columbia educators to have the brazen audacity to suggest that the classics be read in translation instead of the original Latin or Greek.
 He delivered a speech entitled "[[The Moral Obligation to be Intelligent]]" at [[Amherst]], before [[World War I]], which is believed to embody the philosophy behind the formation of the [[Great Books]] seminar which became [[Lit Hum]].
-Erskine co-wrote the [[1900]] [[Varsity Show]], ''The Governer's Vrouw'', with poet [[Melville Cane]]. That same year, he was inducted into [[Phi Beta Kappa]], and his signature is among the first one can see in the records of the Columbia chapter of the national honors organization. He won the [[Butler Medal]] in [[1919]].
+Under the presidency of [[Nicholas Murray Butler]], when the independence of Columbia College was in doubt, Erskine led a committee of the Class of 1900 proposing that a new campus be built specifically for the college someone along the [[Hudson River]], near [[Baker Field]]. Despite his attempts to wrest control of the college from the anti-collegiate Butler, Erskine nevertheless won the [[Butler Medal]] in [[1919]].
 ==External links==

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 He delivered a speech entitled "[[The Moral Obligation to be Intelligent]]" at [[Amherst]], before [[World War I]], which is believed to embody the philosophy behind the formation of the [[Great Books]] seminar which became [[Lit Hum]].
-Erskine co-wrote the [[1900]] [[Varsity Show]] with poet [[Melville Cane]]. That same year, he was inducted into [[Phi Beta Kappa]], and his signature is among the first one can see in the records of the Columbia chapter of the national honors organization. He won the [[Butler Medal]] in [[1919]].
+Erskine co-wrote the [[1900]] [[Varsity Show]], ''The Governer's Vrouw'', with poet [[Melville Cane]]. That same year, he was inducted into [[Phi Beta Kappa]], and his signature is among the first one can see in the records of the Columbia chapter of the national honors organization. He won the [[Butler Medal]] in [[1919]].
 ==External links==

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	*[http://c250.columbia.edu/c250_celebrates/remarkable_columbians/john_erskine.html Columbians Ahead of Their Time: John Erskine]		*[http://c250.columbia.edu/c250_celebrates/remarkable_columbians/john_erskine.html Columbians Ahead of Their Time: John Erskine]
		+	*[http://www.college.columbia.edu/core/oasis/profiles/erskine.php Profile of John Erskine]

	[[Category:Columbia College alumni\|Erskine, John]]		[[Category:Columbia College alumni\|Erskine, John]]

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 '''John Erskine''' [[Columbia College|CC]] [[1900]], [[MA|AM]] [[1901]], [[PhD]] [[1903]], [[LittD]] (hon. caus.) [[1929]] was an English professor at Columbia from [[1909]] to [[1937]] and was the Father of the [[Core Curriculum]]. He had the brazen audacity to suggest that the classics be read in translation instead of the original Latin or Greek.
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 [[Category:Columbia College alumni|Erskine, John]]
 [[Category:GSAS alumni|Erskine, John]]
 [[Category:Former professors|Erskine, John]]
 [[Category:English professors|Erskine, John]]