Fifty Years at the Teachers College

Campus History by David Sands Wright

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	Title	Date	Summary
1	"Generals" Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.78	7/1/1926	Professor Wright's account of long student recitations.
2	Administrative changes Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.111	7/1/1926	Principal Seerley does away with entrance examinations for high school graduates; State Superintendent added to Board.
3	Albert Loughridge Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.118	7/1/1926	Biographical sketch of Professor Loughridge.
4	Alumni Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.97	7/1/1926	Notes on early alumni who achieved prominence.
5	Beginning of the Seerley administration Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.109	7/1/1926	Professor Wright's account of the early, difficult days.
6	Beginnings in music Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.68	7/1/1926	Professor Wright's account of music at the Normal School.
7	Boards of management Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.148	7/1/1926	The three state schools come under one board; tributes to members of Board of Directors and Board of Trustees.
8	Chapel talks Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.223	7/1/1926	Description of the program; examples of good speakers who have appeared.
9	Commencement week Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.183	7/1/1926	Sketch of a typical commencement round of activities.
10	Courses of study Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.93	7/1/1926	Description of the early curriculum and the early graduates of the Normal School.
11	Creation of the Iowa State Normal School Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.26	7/1/1926	Professor Wright's detailed assessment of the efforts which resulted in the founding of the Normal School.
12	David Sands Wright Aitchison--Alison E. (Class of 1903; Geography Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.9	7/1/1926	Professor Aitchison's biography of Professor Wright; photo.
13	Dean of Women Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.222	7/1/1926	Establishment of the office; duties of Marion McFarland Walker; selection of Mr. Reed as Dean of Men..
14	Departments Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.193	7/1/1926	Brief history of Instructional department organization.
15	Drawing and accounts Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.70	7/1/1926	Professor Wright's account of Professor Hull's efforts at the Normal School.
16	First Commencement Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.117	7/1/1926	Principal Seerley makes his first public address.
17	First meetings of the Board of Directors Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.41	7/1/1926	The election of the first faculty; establishing rules of operation.
18	Foreword Seerley--Homer Horatio (President of ISNS andISTC) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.5	7/1/1926	President Seerley's short tribute to Professor Wright.
19	Growth and expansion Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.129	7/1/1926	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.
20	Later early instructors Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.72	7/1/1926	Biographical sketches of early members of the Normal School faculty.
21	Library and Museum Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.150	7/1/1926	Brief history of early library facilities; description of new Library Building, now Seerley Hall, including portraits and the mural.
22	Literary societies Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.179	7/1/1926	Quick sketch of literary societies including their origins and yells.
23	Literary societies Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.74	7/1/1926	Professor Wright's account of the founding of the first literary societies.
24	Melvin F. Arey Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.128	7/1/1926	Biographical sketch of Professor Arey.
25	Military training Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.176	7/1/1926	History of the Student Battalion and military training on campus from 1892 through 1903; athletics rise after death of Major Dinwiddie.
26	Movements for additional state normal schools Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.138	7/1/1926	Overcrowded conditions at the Normal School lead to a dilemma: should the state start more schools or build another building at Cedar Falls?
27	Page and Parish Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.123	7/1/1926	Biographical sketches of Professors Leonard W. Parish and Abbott C. Page.
28	Period of restored prosperity Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.249	7/1/1926	Brief statement on college facilities in 1926.
29	Personal and character sketches Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.252	7/1/1926	Allegories by Professor Wright.
30	Principal J. C. Gilchrist Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.42	7/1/1926	Professor Wright's biography of Principal Gilchrist.
31	Religious activities Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.64	7/1/1926	Professor Wright describes the early influence of religion at the Normal School.
32	Religious enterprises Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.158	7/1/1926	Detailed account of campus religious organizations and practices during the first fifty years; the religious education curriculum
33	School extension Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.229	7/1/1926	Brief history of Extension Service.
34	School periodicals Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.186	7/1/1926	Brief history and description of the newspapers, the yearbook, and the alumni letter.
35	School songs and yells Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.191	7/1/1926	Brief history of songs and yells.
36	Societies Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.213	7/1/1926	Professor Wright surveys the founding and history of many campus organizations.
37	South Hall (Gilchrist Hall) Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.81	7/1/1926	Description of the construction and facilities of Old Gilchrist Hall.
38	State Board of Education Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.212	7/1/1926	The Governor appoints the first members.
39	Students' Day Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.75	7/1/1926	Students imitate professors and run the school for a day.
40	The Auditorium Building Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.144	7/1/1926	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.
41	The Boarding Department Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.62	7/1/1926	Professor Wright discusses the administration of student boarding in the early years of the Normal School.
42	The catalogs Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.116	7/1/1926	Changes in curriculum and procedures under Principal Seerley.
43	The change of name Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.208	7/1/1926	Rationale for changing name from Normal School to Teachers College.
44	The English Department Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.201	7/1/1926	Brief history of the department, including debate and oratory.
45	The first Board of Directors Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.29	7/1/1926	Biographical sketches of the members of the first board as well as other early officials.
46	The first faculty Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.47	7/1/1926	Biographical sketches of Professors Bartlett and Webster.
47	The home of the State Normal School Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.52	7/1/1926	The appearance of the campus and the building in 1876.
48	The Iowa Club Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.238	7/1/1926	History of the Iowa Club, a group of students who were enrolled in the rural education course.
49	The ISTC and the STA Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.241	7/1/1926	History of the relationship between the College and the State Teachers Association; biographical sketches of college faculty who have been leaders.
50	The June Commencement of 1886 Wright--David Sands (Mathematics Faculty) Fifty Years at the Teachers College 0:0, p.98	7/1/1926	Homer H. Seerley is elected in place of Principal Gilchrist.

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