About the Author
Thomas Ernest Rankin (1872-1953) was professor of rhetoric at the University of Michigan. His works include American Authorship of the Present-Day (Since 1890) and One Hundred Additions to the English Shelves of the High School Library.
Wilford Merton Aikin (1882-1965) was assistant professor of education at Ohio State University and a chairman of the Commission on the Relation of Schools and Colleges, Progressive Education Association.
