Ethel Hampson Brewster

thumb|Ethel Hampson Brewster in 1926 Ethel Hampson Brewster (1886-07-03 – 1947-08-18) was an American college professor and philologist. She was Dean of Women and taught Greek and Latin at Swarthmore College, where she was a member of the faculty from 1916 to 1947. Quotes It is as stupid to oust ancient history from the schools in favor of American and modern European history as it would be to knock out the first two stories of a skyscraper and expect the structure to stand. "'Job' Does Not Educate; Dr. Ethel Hampson Brewster, of Swarthmore, Defends Classics" Philadelphia Inquirer (1919-04-03): 15. Because of its very personal influence men of action as far back as Cicero have proclaimed that there can be no more distinguished calling than that of instructing youth. "Social Life as an Academic Problem", Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the National Association of Women Deans and Counselors 11(1924): 68. I am distressed that there are so few who indulge in the ecstacy of even a humble translation, and still fewer who attain the worthy translation. "Experiments with Translations" The Classical Weekly 18(6)(1924-11-17): 42. External links Category:Philologists Category:Educators from the United States Category:1886 births Category:1947 deaths Category:University of Pennsylvania alumni Category:Women scientists from the United States Category:Women born in the 1880s