Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty)

Displaying 1 - 50 of 90 in reverse chronological order
# Title Date Summary
1 Training school
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.197 		Brief history of the model, or training school.
2 Melvin F. Arey
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.128 		Biographical sketch of Professor Arey.
3 Growth and expansion
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.129 		Description of the steady growth in enrollment and the ways in which the Normal School met the needs of the state; growth of the campus and its facilities.
4 Movements for additional state normal schools
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.138 		Overcrowded conditions at the Normal School lead to a dilemma: should the state start more schools or build another building at Cedar Falls?
5 The Auditorium Building
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.144 		Multiple smaller buildings are rejected in favor of one large building; cornerstone laid November 13, 1900; description of facilities; dedicated January 20, 1902; building marks beginning of new growth.
6 The millage tax
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.147 		Legislature allows one-tenth of a mill to be used for buildings at the Normal School.
7 Boards of management
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.148 		The three state schools come under one board; tributes to members of Board of Directors and Board of Trustees.
8 Library and Museum
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.150 		Brief history of early library facilities; description of new Library Building, now Seerley Hall, including portraits and the mural.
9 Religious enterprises
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.158 		Detailed account of campus religious organizations and practices during the first fifty years; the religious education curriculum
10 Military training
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.176 		History of the Student Battalion and military training on campus from 1892 through 1903; athletics rise after death of Major Dinwiddie.
11 Literary societies
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.179 		Quick sketch of literary societies including their origins and yells.
12 Commencement week
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.183 		Sketch of a typical commencement round of activities.
13 School periodicals
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.186 		Brief history and description of the newspapers, the yearbook, and the alumni letter.
14 School songs and yells
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.191 		Brief history of songs and yells.
15 Departments
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.193 		Brief history of Instructional department organization.
16 The English Department
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.201 		Brief history of the department, including debate and oratory.
17 The State Normal School
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.21 		Professor Wright's assessment of the political background prior to the founding of the school.
18 The summer school
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.205 		Brief history of summer session, which began in 1896.
19 The change of name
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.208 		Rationale for changing name from Normal School to Teachers College.
20 The Whipple Bill
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.211 		State schools united under Board of Education governance.
21 State Board of Education
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.212 		The Governor appoints the first members.
22 Societies
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.213 		Professor Wright surveys the founding and history of many campus organizations.
23 Dean of Women
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.222 		Establishment of the office; duties of Marion McFarland Walker; selection of Mr. Reed as Dean of Men..
24 Chapel talks
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.223 		Description of the program; examples of good speakers who have appeared.
25 School extension
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.229 		Brief history of Extension Service.
26 The rural school problem
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.232 		History of efforts by the college to improve rural education.
27 The Iowa Club
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.238 		History of the Iowa Club, a group of students who were enrolled in the rural education course.
28 The ISTC and the STA
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.241 		History of the relationship between the College and the State Teachers Association; biographical sketches of college faculty who have been leaders.
29 Period of restored prosperity
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.249 		Brief statement on college facilities in 1926.
30 Personal and character sketches
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.252 		Allegories by Professor Wright.
31 Albert Loughridge
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.118 		Biographical sketch of Professor Loughridge.
32 The Soldiers Orphans Home
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.24 		Professor Wright's assessment of the founding of the Orphans Home.
33 Creation of the Iowa State Normal School
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.26 		Professor Wright's detailed assessment of the efforts which resulted in the founding of the Normal School.
34 The first Board of Directors
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.29 		Biographical sketches of the members of the first board as well as other early officials.
35 First meetings of the Board of Directors
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.41 		The election of the first faculty; establishing rules of operation.
36 Principal J. C. Gilchrist
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.42 		Professor Wright's biography of Principal Gilchrist.
37 The first faculty
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.47 		Biographical sketches of Professors Bartlett and Webster.
38 The home of the State Normal School
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.52 		The appearance of the campus and the building in 1876.
39 The school in session
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.55
40 The Boarding Department
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.62 		Professor Wright discusses the administration of student boarding in the early years of the Normal School.
41 Religious activities
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.64 		Professor Wright describes the early influence of religion at the Normal School.
42 Beginnings in music
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.68 		Professor Wright's account of music at the Normal School.
43 Drawing and accounts
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.70 		Professor Wright's account of Professor Hull's efforts at the Normal School.
44 Later early instructors
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.72 		Biographical sketches of early members of the Normal School faculty.
45 Literary societies
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.74 		Professor Wright's account of the founding of the first literary societies.
46 "Generals"
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.78 		Professor Wright's account of long student recitations.
47 Page and Parish
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.123 		Biographical sketches of Professors Leonard W. Parish and Abbott C. Page.
48 First Commencement
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.117 		Principal Seerley makes his first public address.
49 The catalogs
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.116 		Changes in curriculum and procedures under Principal Seerley.
50 Administrative changes
Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.111 		Principal Seerley does away with entrance examinations for high school graduates; State Superintendent added to Board.