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If a Harvard professor of elocution would retain his responsibility for his pupils five or ten years after they got into active life he would do a great deal more good than by his instructions to undergraduates.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge F. Hoar: “If a Harvard professor of elocution would retain his responsibility for his pupils five or ten years after they got into…”
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Hoar believes that long-term responsibility from instructors can greatly benefit students even after they graduate.
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