Fiftieth Anniversary Issue: Two Basic Convictions About Teaching Literature

In developing his two major points, Dr. Tovatt deals directly with the question: What should literature do for young people? A high school teacher and at the same time a full professor of English, Dr. Tovatt teaches at the Burris School, laboratory school for the Ball State Teachers College, Muncie, Indiana. He is also chairman of the NCTE Committee on Senior High School Booklist, and since 1955 has been one of the co-editors of the department, “This World of English,” in The English Journal.