Nelson--Martin Johan [Dean of the Faculty]

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101 The Newly-Formed Graduate Council at the college pauses so the photographer can record the groups first meeting held recently
Public Relations News Release 1950:421, p.1 		During the coming year the council will formulate graduate policy. Actual instruction in courses leading to the degree of master of arts in education will begin with the 1952 summer session. Council members are listed.
102 Strayer report
Public Relations News Release 1950:402, p.1 		Initiation of a graduate program at the college was a major recommendation of the report published in October. The report covered a survey of the three state institutions of higher learning--a surveyed commissioned by the state board.
103 A United Nations flag will be presented to Iowa State Teachers College at the summer convocation at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 12
Public Relations News Release 1950:390, p.1 		The flag will be a gift of the Cedar Falls chapter of United World Federalists. Organist George Samson will play an organ prelude and Tenor Maurice Gerow will sing a vocal solo. The convocation will mark the first day of summer session classes.
104 A United Nations flag will be presented to the college at the summer convocation assembly
Public Relations News Release 1950:389, p.1 		The flag will be a gift of the Cedar Falls chapter of United World Federalists, according to Frank Hill of the convocations committee. President J. W. Maucker will address the assembly on "Mid-Century Perspective."
105 Administration
Old Gold 0:0, p.30 		Brief description of dean of faculty; photo.
106 Three new appointments as visiting professors for the summer session have been announced by Martin J. Nelson, Dean of Faculty
Public Relations News Release 1950:387, p.1 		The appointees are Evelyn Wenzel, assistant professor of elementary education, Indiana State Teachers College, Oliver C. Olson, principal of Howell school, and Frederick A. White, a 1951 candidate for the doctor's degree at the University of Wisconsin.
107 The 75th annual Commencement exercises will begin at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, June 2, in the Men's gymnasium
Public Relations News Release 1950:385, p.1 		Of the 498 candidates for graduation, 265 are candidates for the bachelor of arts degree and 233 for the two-year diploma. President J. W. Maucker will confer the degrees and award the diplomas. Candidates listed.
108 A "continuing mind"--to link the knowledge of past and present-- is "the problem of the day," a prominent Iowa Methodist minister said Sunday
Public Relations News Release 1950:381, p.1 		"The modern mind," said Lloyd A. Gustafson, Mason City, "is concerned with the natest novel, the latest television set, the latest car, the latest anything."
109 Results of a seven-year study will be put into action this summer when a new teacher preparation curriculum is introduced
Public Relations News Release 1950:368, p.1 		Dean Nelson describes the four main objectives of the new program as good citizenship, adequate specialization, teaching skill, and a professional attitude. The new program means contact with school children throughout the four years.
110 The 75th annual Commencement exercises will be held June 2 at 9:30 a.m. in the Men's gymnasium
Public Relations News Release 1950:367, p.1 		President J. W. Maucker will present the traditional Purple and Old Gold awards to graduates outstanding in scholarship and extra-curricular achievement. He'll also name the winners of ten special scholarships.
111 SLB schedules spring conference
College Eye 42:30, p.1 		Will discuss SLB problems.
112 Dr. Lloyd A gustafson, pastor of the First Methodist church at Mason City, will give the Baccalaureate address Sun, May 27, at the college
Public Relations News Release 1950:354, p.1 		Gustafson wil address about 506 students who are candidates for degrees or diplomas at the June 2 Commencement exercises. His topic will be "The Continuing Mind."
113 The Iowa Association of Elementary School Principals will meet Friday, April 20, at the college
Public Relations News Release 1950:308, p.1 		The conference will feature three discussion groups, observation in the campus laboratory school, and an address by Gilbert S. Willey, superintendent of schools, Winnetka, Illinois.
114 A professor from New York university and one from the College will switch houses for the summer
Public Relations News Release 1950:292, p.1 		J. Duke Enlow will teach safety education classes regularly taught by Bert L. Woodcock. Woodcock will do graduate work at New York University's Center for Safety Education and teach three weeks at Lake Sebago, New York, the university's summer camp.
115 A. E. Brown, professor of education at the college, will be a visiting professor this summer at the University of Denver, Colorado
Public Relations News Release 1950:293, p.1 		Brown will teach "Educational Measurement and Evaluation" to graduate students in either elementary or secondary education. A faculty member here since 1924, Brown was educated at Baker and Yale universities and the State University of Iowa.
116 April 5-7 to be full weekend at ISTC
Public Relations News Release 1950:277, p.1 		Conferences on Science, special education, hearing and speech and a national wrestling tourney will share the spotlight. Iowa's needs for special education, the education of handicapped and gifted children, will be a topic at Friday's one-day conference.
117 Announce faculty for Teachers conservation camp
Public Relations News Release 1950:274, p.1 		Studies in soils, water and forests will be the major phases of this summer's second annual camp at Springbrook Park, near Guthrie Center. Gilbert W. Mouser will direct the camp for the second straight year.
118 Announce summer faculty for ISTC's branch summer school at Missouri Valley
Public Relations News Release 1950:237, p.1 		Six faculty members will be on the eight-person staff from June 11 to August 17.William Dreier, education instructor will direct the school. Regular college courses in the four and two-year curricula will be offered.
119 Air Force officers visit ISTC
Public Relations News Release 1950:230, p.1 		Colonel George Bosch and Lieut. Colonel Woodrow B. Wilmot visited the college to assist college officials in filing application for an Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps unit.
120 ISTC proposed graduate courses to be studied next week
Public Relations News Release 1950:215, p.1 		Strayer recommended machinery for high education in Iowa is beginning to roll. The Strayer report, published in October, also recommended a program of graduate study at the college leading to the master's degree.
121 Action on ROTC application may not be known until July
Public Relations News Release 1950:196, p.1 		Dean of Faculty Martin J. Nelson said that two officers on campus Tuesday (Feb. 2) had assured him Air Force officials would notify the college if the application is approved.
122 Christmas is busy Season for ISTC Professors
Public Relations News Release 1950:158, p.1 		Christmas may be stay-at-home season for most folks but not for college professors. That's when many education associations plan national meetings. Here's where conference-bound faculty members are going before the New Year. Conferences listed.
123 Dean Nelson to attend meeting to New York
College Eye 42:12, p.3 		Will attend religious education convention.
124 Nelson and Beard attend meeting
College Eye 42:12, p.5 		Attend state committee meeting.
125 Christmas Season Opens at ISTC
Public Relations News Release 1950:152, p.1 		Over seven inches of snow has given the campus a Christmas card setting, certainly appropriate for the round of Christmas events which started last night with the tree lighting ceremony.
126 Local AAUP chapter arranges meet Dec. 3
College Eye 42:11, p.6 		Will discuss evaluation of faculty by students.
127 Screening committee relies more upon advice than upon coercion
College Eye 42:11, p.3 		Dean Nelson talks about the process of advising a student to pursue another course of study.
128 Dean Nelson clarifies cut system
College Eye 42:10, p.2 		Explains rules of the cut policy at UNI; students may take as many cuts as the number of times that a class meets per week.
129 ISTC Represented at National Safety Conference
Public Relations News Release 1950:134, p.1 		Martin J. Nelson, dean of the faculty, and Bert L. Woodcock, director of safety education will attend the conference. Major safety areas to be discussed are agricultural education; college community living; engineering education; and liberal arts.
130 Nelson, Woodcock to attend meet
College Eye 42:10, p.7 		Attend National Safety Council meeting.
131 Committee plans for guide marks
College Eye 42:9, p.7 		Will attempt to assist visitors find their way around campus.
132 Maucker and Nelson to attend nat'l clinic
College Eye 42:4, p.6 		Will attend teacher education conference.
133 Drs. Maucker and Nelson to visit Michigan
Public Relations News Release 1950:48, p.1 		Maucker and Nelson will represent the College at a national clinic on teacher education in Lansing, Michigan. Nelson will present the teacher education policies of the College during the latter part of the clinic.
134 Forty new staff members at Iowa State Teachers college
Public Relations News Release 1950:26, p.1

The new personnel replace staff members now on leave and former staff members who have retired or accepted new positions. Eleven faculty members are on leave.
135 The retiring president of the College, Malcolm Price, conferred 182 B. A. degrees and awarded 94 diplomas at the summer commencement, August 10
Public Relations News Release 1950:7, p. 		Malcolm Price awarded the honors and prizes and Martin J. Nelson, dean of faculty, presented the candidates for degrees and diplomas. The summer graduation list follows.
136 Reverend John Paul Vincent will deliver the baccalaureate address to summer graduates, August 6
Public Relations News Release 1950:2, p.1 		The Topic of the address will be "Making Your Life Count." President Malcolm Price will preside at the service.A vocal duet will be presented by Joanne Bendixen and Phyllis Porter, students of Harald Holst.
137 Nelson advocates training of youth in Denison talk
College Eye 41:35, p.1 		M. J. Nelson will speak on providing opportunities for those students with above-average intelligence.
138 Dean Nelson returns from Indiana meeting
College Eye 41:34, p.1 		Meeting concerned professional standards for teacher education.
139 Nelson attends confab at Indiana University
College Eye 41:32, p.5
140 Branch School news; members of Teachers College staff to conduct Branch School assemblies
College Eye 41:31, p.5 		News from Denison; photo.
141 Pre-workshop planners . . .
College Eye 41:31, p.6 		School superintendents meet.
142 Administration
Old Gold 0:0, p.28 		Brief description of the dean of faculty; photo.
143 The 1949 Homecoming
Old Gold 0:0, p.18 		Important events; photo.
144 Student leaders hold conference
College Eye 41:28, p.5 		A list of those students attending the conference and assuming leadership on campus next year.
145 Holmes, Nelson, Rhum attend Ed conference
College Eye 41:27, p.6 		Went to the 5th Annual Conference of Higher Education in Chicago.
146 Guillaume opens art conference
College Eye 41:26, p.1 		Participating in the conference also will be Fred Logan, Wisconsin University.
147 Nelson addresses driver education teachers' meeting
College Eye 41:26, p.6 		Will be giving the opening address of the Driver Education Teachers Conference that will be held on campus.
148 Screening committee uses advice, not coercion, states Dean Nelson; Teacher College policies
College Eye 41:25, p.2 		The Committee of Professional Screening's policies are explained; list of committee members..
149 Dean Nelson attends Chicago conference
College Eye 41:23, p.8 		Will be attending the annual meeting of the North Central Association.
150 Nelson gives facts of cut system
College Eye 41:22, p.2 		Rules for cutting class are given.
151 Dean Nelson attends educational meetings
College Eye 41:21, p.8 		Will attend meetings in Iowa City.
152 Faculty group attends New Jersey convention
College Eye 41:20, p.2 		Will attend meetings there.
153 Dean Nelson to Omaha
College Eye 41:19, p.8 		Will be attending a conference on Teachers Educational and Professional Standards.
154 Graduates will be honored at dinner
College Eye 41:19, p.2 		No formal commencement ceremony will be held for the eighty graduates of the winter quarter.
155 Forgotten people of recruitment
College Eye 41:18, p.3 		Have co-authored a pamphlet entitled "Recruitment for Teacher Education."
156 Nelson to Wisconsin
College Eye 41:16, p.3 		Will serve as an examiner for the North Central association.
157 Nelson to meeting
College Eye 41:12, p.1 		Will attend the Committee on Personnel Standards for the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.
158 Probation is good for new teachers say Dean Nelson
College Eye 41:10, p.4 		Believes three year probationary period is valuable.
159 Nelson advises "seasoning" for all elementary teachers
College Eye 41:8, p.7 		The shortage of elementary teachers can be filled by the retraining of liberal arts majors and secondary teachers.
160 Four faculty members attend Ed. Conference
College Eye 41:6, p.7 		Dr. Nelson will also meet with the Executive Committee of the Teachers College Personnel section of the American Association of Colleges for Teachers of Education.
161 Nelson goes to Chicago
College Eye 41:4, p.1 		Meets with the National Society of College Teachers of Education.
162 Dr. Nelson to attend Kansas State ceremony
College Eye 41:2, p.3 		Will attend the inauguration of the new president of Kansas State.
163 Appoint 95 new faculty members to complete staff
College Eye 41:1, p.1 		The large number of new faculty is due to the heavy post war enrollment.
164 Shenandoah Branch School news
College Eye 40:38, p.4 		Department of Music faculty members perform for summer school students.
165 Chicago meeting attended by dean
College Eye 40:35, p.1 		Dean Nelson attends AACTE meeting.
166 College grads find jobs scarce says Dean Nelson
College Eye 40:34, p.1 		TC will make special provisions to assist students to qualify for elementary teaching positions.
167 Ritter announces branch school's lecture schedule
College Eye 40:31, p.3 		Many officials and faculty will visit.
168 Dean of the Faculty
Old Gold 0:0, p.14 		Brief description of the dean; photo.
169 Nelson visits Parsons
College Eye 40:29, p.4
170 Committee on screening is described
College Eye 40:28, p.1 		Will attempt to make decisions on who should and who should not become a teacher.
171 Nelson and Gjerde will attend conference
College Eye 40:25, p.3 		On audio-visual education.
172 Student teaching association to meet
College Eye 40:25, p.6 		Several ISTC faculty will participate in conference.
173 Party will feature faculty floor show
College Eye 40:23, p.1 		Description of the games party; photo.
174 Dean Nelson appointed to editorial board
College Eye 40:22, p.1
175 Dean Nelson presents eight ways to 'flunk out' of college easily
College Eye 40:19, p.6 		Humorous advice.
176 Nelson will discuss personnel at Chicago
College Eye 40:18, p.8
177 Dean Nelson attends meeting in Nebraska
College Eye 40:15, p.1 		At Dana College.
178 Representatives to attend four state teachers meeting
College Eye 40:10, p.3
179 Committee will study problems of integration
College Eye 40:8, p.3 		Will discuss problems of integrating teacher education work with work in other departments.
180 Faculty members take active part in ISEA meeting
College Eye 40:8, p.1 		Twenty-three participate in meeting program.
181 Dean Nelson attends conference in Chicago
College Eye 40:6, p.3
182 Nelson to attend Luther prexy inauguration
College Eye 40:5, p.6
183 Dean Nelson goes to Ann Arbor
College Eye 40:2, p.6 		To attend professional meeting.
184 Dean Nelson attends meeting for study of personnel services
College Eye 39:33, p.4
185 Dean of Faculty
Old Gold 0:0, p.18 		Dr. M. J. Nelson has many roles as the Dean of Faculty, including approval for students looking to earn extra hours or credit by examination and is a member of the Iowa Commission of Secondary Schools and College Relations; photo.
186 323 will receive degrees or diplomas
College Eye 39:31, p.1 		Largest group of four year students in college history; description of the ceremony.
187 Nelson, Beard attend education conference
College Eye 39:24, p.3 		On higher education.
188 Faculty members to attend Atlantic City conference
College Eye 39:19, p.8
189 Faculty members at meeting in Des Moines
College Eye 39:18, p.6 		Will discuss teacher training.
190 Faculty members go to Minneapolis meeting
College Eye 39:13, p.6 		Will attend education conference.
191 Alumni, student win art honors
College Eye 39:8, p.4 		At northeast Iowa exhibit.
192 Nelson to Chicago for conference
College Eye 39:5, p.8 		Dean Nelson will speak on student housing.
193 Newest bulletin outlines policy for Iowa schools
College Eye 39:5, p.4 		Professors Nelson and Beard were on the state committee that drafted the bulletin.
194 Dean, Registrar attend Ames committee meet
College Eye 38:40, p.3
195 The dean of faculty
Old Gold 0:0, p.22 		Brief description of Martin Nelson's responsibilities; photo.
196 Dean Nelson presents trophies to sororities
College Eye 38:31, p.3 		For scholastic achievement.
197 Lady grades rate high in marriage
College Eye 38:21, p.7 		Dean Nelson's research shows that a large number of women who teach rural schools get married.
198 Nelson clarifies veteran probation
College Eye 38:18, p.1 		Veterans will be placed on probation when their grade point average falls below 1.65.
199 Nelson to attend Iowa City meeting
College Eye 38:17, p.7 		Of NCA committee.
200 Nelson will assist applicants for scholarships, fellowships
College Eye 38:17, p.1 		For those who will be going on to graduate study.