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1 Foreword
Aitchison--Alison E. (Class of 1903; Geography Faculty)

Professor Aitchison introduces Professor Hart's history.
2 Introduction
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist)

Professor Hart explains the organization of his history; presents the ideas that he chooses to treat.
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3 Attempts to implement the Normal School idea in Iowa
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Description of efforts to train teachers in Iowa prior to the founding of the Normal School in 1876.
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4 Establishment of the Iowa State Normal School at Cedar Falls, 1876
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		History of the political process behind the founding of the Normal School.
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5 First Board of Directors
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Governor Kirkwood appoints the Board, which then meets to accept the Normal School property.
6 Formal beginning of the Iowa State Normal School
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Board elects faculty and decides salary; adopts admission rules and length of terms.
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7 The critical years, 1876-1890
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Early enrollments; financial constraints.
8 The future assured Legislature establishes policy of appropriations payable "annually hereafter"; millage tax of one-tenth of mill goes to Normal School beginning in 1902.
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9 Gilchrist and Seerley on additional normal schools
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Both President Seerley and Principal Gilchrist state that they support additional normal schools once the first school is adequately provided for.
10 Major in rural school supervision
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		College establishes new major in 1949.
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11 Normal School standards, 1876-1886
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Difficulties of relating Normal School degrees to those offered by colleges and universities.
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12 Introduction of high school graduate courses, 1887
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		President Seerley establishes a separate curriculum for those students who enter the Normal School as high school graduates.
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13 The four-year college curriculum, 1904
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Normal School curriculum officially includes a four-year bachelor's degree.
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14 Change of name from Normal School to College
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Students and faculty petition President Seerley for a name change; Board acts favorably.
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15 Proposals for the unified control of the state educational institutions
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Description of the political atmosphere which led to establishment of a board which controls all state institutions of higher education; influence of Senator Whipple.
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16 The Co-ordination Controversy, 1912-1913
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Report recommends limiting College to two-year curriculum; after difficult struggle, the measure is put aside.
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17 The Board of Directors, 1876-1897; the Board of Trustees, 1897-1909
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Board members who had particular influence on the Normal School; duties of the Boards; difficulties involving selection of faculty.
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18 The State Board of Control, 1898-1909
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		State Board of Control exerts authority over Normal School governing boards.
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19 The State Board of Education (since 1909)
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		New governing board assumes duties; performance over the years.
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20 Institutional surveys Brief summaries of the important surveys undertaken by the College.
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21 A struggle for existence, 1876-1890
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Normal School established with only minimal legislative support and without other support such as land grants; 1876 biennial appropriation was $14,500 followed by very slow growth to $30,200 for 1888 biennium.
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22 Continuing appropriations, 1890-1925
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		1890 biennium includes "annually hereafter" provision; beginning of more generous appropriations.
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23 The millage levy policy, 1902-1915
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Over $870,000 results from millage; leads to construction of Women's Gym, Physics, Library, Sabin, Wright, President's House, Home Management House, and first unit of Bartlett.
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24 Budgetary procedure, 1876-1925
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		College continuing appropriation increases over the years.
25 Income from student fees
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Survey of revenues from student fees over the years.
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26 Executive freedom and efficiency
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Survey of relations of the governing boards with Principal Gilchrist and President Seerley.
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27 Academic ranks
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Faculty ranks established early.
28 Faculty participation under Gilchrist
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Early participation in governance was broadly spread, but limited in scope.
29 The governing faculty
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Rights of early faculty.
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30 Faculty participation under Seerley
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		President Seerley expands consultation with faculty; departments authorized in 1908 to take January 1, 1909; establishment of office of Registrar; Codification Committee brings together rules and regulations of College in 1920.
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31 Faculty participation under Latham
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		President Latham establishes new administrative and governance structures.
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32 Faculty participation under Price
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Establishment of EPC.
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33 Standards under Gilchrist
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Principal Gilchrist preferred successful experience in normal school or college in selecting his faculty.
34 Standards under Seerley
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		President Seerley preferred public school experience in selecting his faculty.
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35 Standards under Latham
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		President Latham attempts to meet accreditation standards by improving faculty credentials.
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36 Procedures in appointment and promotion
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Survey of practices involving faculty appointment and promotion.
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37 Executive salaries, 1876-1928
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Survey of president's salaries over the years.
38 Salaries of men and women
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Survey of differences in salaries between men and women; differences remain despite protests of President Seerley.
39 Salary trends, 1876-1931
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Quick survey of faculty and administrative salaries.
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40 Salary trends under Latham
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Some ground lost during Depression; gradually made up again.
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41 Changes of salary policy
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Music faculty move from fees to salary; radical change for retirees.
42 Growth of the administrative staff
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Administrative staff grows to 253.
43 Salary schedules
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Schedules, reflecting experience, longevity, and scholastic preparation, put into effect in 1948.
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44 Early tenure policies
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Early practices were nominally annual appointments, but, in practice, were permanent.
45 Tenure trends
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Survey of years of experience of faculty.
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46 Detached service (1916-1930)
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Older faculty members carried on salary with only nominal duties.
47 Proposed annuity system, 1931
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Attorney General rules against proposal.
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48 Compulsory retirement (1934)
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Policy requires faculty to retire at end of year at which they reach 70; meets strenuous protests.
49 Part-time Service (1934)
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Retired faculty can accept appointment to perform some sort of service for one-third salary.
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50 The annuity system of 1944
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Contract with TIAA adopted; participation of current faculty is voluntary, but mandatory for new faculty.
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51 Preparation for all levels of public school work
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Initial curriculum recognizes need for preparation for all levels of teaching; surveys of effects of the College on Iowa; description of ways in which the College met Iowa needs.
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52 Preparation for all fields of public school work
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Survey of ways in which the College curriculum changed to meet changing needs; description of degree, diploma, and certificate programs.
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53 Influence of the system of unified control
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Survey of ways in which the College has limited itself and is limited by outside influences to its role as a teacher training institution.
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54 Scholastic and professional curricular content, 1876-1886
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Survey of the combined professional and general nature of Principal Gilchrist's curriculum.
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55 General and professional education in the curricula, 1886-1914
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Development of the curriculum under President Seerley.
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56 Curricular revision in 1914
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		List of majors revised and expanded, minors required, credit system changed from term to hours.
57 The Inside Survey of 1917
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Results of survey published in bulletin.
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58 Curricular trends, 1917-1949
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Professional education requirements decrease.
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59 Curricular revision in 1949
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Results of revision include required general education, reorganization of education courses, and an increase in the graduation requirement from 186 to 196 hours.
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60 Practice teaching in the Iowa State Normal School before 1883
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Initial practices in student teaching.
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61 The Model School, 1883-1886
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Difficulties in establishing and running the Model School.
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62 The Training School, 1892-1928
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Normal School re-establishes training school; efforts assisted by increased population on College Hill.
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63 The student-teacher controversy with Cedar Falls, 1918-1919
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Objections of some Cedar Falls citizens lead to withdrawal of College students from student teaching assignments.
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64 The Laboratory School
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		History of name changes from Training School to Campus School to Campus Laboratory School as well as a description of the changing philosophy of the school.
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65 Housing of the Model School and its successors
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Brief description of buildings in which the school was housed.
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66 Rural education under Gilchrist
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Principal Gilchrist reports that 92% of Normal School students taught school after leaving; only 10% of these students were graduates.
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67 Influential factors before 1913
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		President Seerley responds to critics of the College by establishing the Rural Education Department and the Extension Service.
68 Sabin's report on rural schools, 1897
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Report outlines recommendations for improvement of rural education; the Normal School opens a summer session to help meet needs of rural teachers.
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69 Department of Rural Education, 1915
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		The College established a department devoted to rural education and sets up demonstration schools; the Iowa Club carries out studies relating to rural education.
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70 Four-Quarter rural program, 1943
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		President Price puts renewed emphasis on elementary education; four quarter curriculum seen as move toward increasing standards in rural teaching.
71 Rural education in the doldrums
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		During the 1930s, rural education is absorbed into the general mainstream of education after the loss of its proponents.
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72 Redefinition of the term rural education
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		College has been occupied with rural education for many years; philosophical differences center around the idea of whether or not rural education is different from other education; decrease in numbers of rural schools may make question moot.
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73 Origins of Extension Service at the Iowa State Teachers College
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		President Seerley considers increasing call for assistance and advice from the College.
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74 Organization of Extension Service, 1913
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		President Seerley announces organization of extension work at a meeting of teachers and superintendents in October 1913; Study Centers arranged; Professor Colegrove organizes the effort.
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75 Study Centers, 1913-1931
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Study Centers organized to emphasize methods of teaching subjects; taught by College faculty on Saturdays; well-received.
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76 Correspondence study service
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		History of correspondence study.
77 Extension class work
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Extension Service offers courses for college credit.
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78 Consultative Service
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Began in 1916; continued with faculty members spending one or two quarters in field.
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79 Survey of Extension Service, 1938
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Faculty committee studies Extension; aims and objectives outlined; name changed from Extension Division to Bureau of Extension Service.
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80 Radio education
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Brief history of the use of radio in the educational program of the College.
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81 Values of Extension Service Professor Hart's summary of the achievements of Extension.
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82 Student government and social education, 1876-1886
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Description of rules and regulations relating to students in the early days of the Normal School.
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83 Student government, 1886-1931
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Rules and regulations relating to students under President Seerley; establishment of offices of Dean of Women and Dean of Men; beginnings of student self-government.
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84 Student government since 1931
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		History of student self-government units.
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85 Extracurricular activities
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Broad survey of the history of literary societies, campus publications, music and athletics, Greek organizations, and religious groups on campus.