Rodger L. Brewer, PhD - Associate Professor Alice K. Jewell, MA - Associate Professor William T. Lambert, MA - Associate Professor Larry R. Long, PhD - Professor Duane Mccampbell, PhD - Professor Dennis M. Organ, PhD - Professor & Chairman Charles Pittman, MA - Professor Jack R. Shock, MA - Instructor Betty T. Ulrey, MEd - Associate Professor L. Eugene Underwood, EdD - Professor Betty W. Watson, MA - Professor Dorothy S. Wright, Dr. de l'Universite - Professor, French Eng/is~ Ray A. Wright, MEd - Assistant Professor * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Grammatically speaking ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ II riting curriculum improvements were the major threat of the Department of English in 1986-87 and Dr. Dennis M. Organ, chairman of the department, expected this emphasis to continue at least one more year. Three new courses were added. English 100 (Basic English) was designed for students whose background is inadequate for grammar and composition. English 101 (English as a Second Language) was designed because of the increasing number of foreign students enrolling under the Walton Scholarship Program. English 291 (Business and Professional Writing) was designed to provide students in all disciplines practice in expository writing and the writing of reports. English 102 (Grammar and Composition) was redesigned to set minimum standards of grammar knowledge by the use of ''hurdle tests" over seven units of material. Dr. Organ commented: "Historically, English teachers have had fun working with literature and have endured teaching writing. In fact, when I was in college, the prevailing attitude was that composition really couldn't be taught to college students anyway. But today is an exciting time to be a composition teacher because of the research being done about the writing process. We are serving our students better:' Ray Wright joined the faculty in the fall after completing all requirements except the dissertation for the DA degree at the University of Mississippi. Dr. Organ served as editor for Alpha Chi publications and he and Dr. Larry Long served as sponsors of the Arkansas Eta Chapter and also worked with Dr. Fred Jewell of the History Department in directing College Bowl activities. Dr. Jerry Daniel, a C.S. Lewis scholar, editor of an international monthly newsletter on Lewis, preacher for the Church of Christ in Westfield, New Jersey, and father of three current Harding students - Sherry, Laura, and Joe - spoke at the Creative Writing Awards Banquet on March 19 and in chapel on March 20. + Delving into literature. After his English class, freshman Tony Bona, from Lawton, Oklahoma, asks his teacher, Mrs . Betty Ulrey, for help on a class research project concerning the last navel read in class. Ulrey taught for both the English and Communications Departments. - photo by Jerry Traughber. English 173
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