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Seerley--Homer Horatio (President of ISNS and ISTC)

Displaying 51 - 100 of 1916
Title Date Summary
51 Old library to be Seerley
College Eye 56:5, p.4
10/13/1961 Old library will honor President Seerley; new building will not be named for an individual.
52 Mark 75th anniversary of H. H. Seerley administration
College Eye 56:3, p.8
9/29/1961 A look at the achievements of the Seerley administration; photo.
53 Pendergraft explains men's dorm names
College Eye 56:2, p.8
9/22/1961 Mary Dieterich suggested "Regents" as name for new men's dorm; Seerley-Baker is now Baker Hall; will reserve the Seerley name for an academic building.
54 Cedar Falls Daily Record reveals historical milestone
Public Relations News Release 1960:378, p.1
4/27/1961 A clipping from the scrapbook of Professor J. O. Perrine reveals the first message to be sent through wireless telegraph from President Homer Seerley to Raymond Pearson of the Iowa State College in Ames.
55 Local ISEA members finish teacher appreciation drive
College Eye 46:16, p.6
1/21/1955 Local faculty will be memorialized in Salisbury House fund drive.
56 College buildings are named after former prexies, staff
College Eye 45:39, p.4
7/30/1954 Brief survey of campus buildings and the people for whom they were named.
57 Early librarian dies in California
Alumnus 35:4, p.26
12/1/1951 Anna M. Baker died April 28, 1951; obituary.
58 Change of name from Normal School to College
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist)
First 75 Years 0:0, p.17
7/1/1951 Students and faculty petition President Seerley for a name change; Board acts favorably.
59 Detached service (1916-1930)
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist)
First 75 Years 0:0, p.72
7/1/1951 Older faculty members carried on salary with only nominal duties.
60 Early tenure policies
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist)
First 75 Years 0:0, p.70
7/1/1951 Early practices were nominally annual appointments, but, in practice, were permanent.
61 Executive freedom and efficiency
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist)
First 75 Years 0:0, p.44
7/1/1951 Survey of relations of the governing boards with Principal Gilchrist and President Seerley.
62 Faculty participation under Seerley
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist)
First 75 Years 0:0, p.49
7/1/1951 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.
63 General and professional education in the curricula, 1886-1914
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist)
First 75 Years 0:0, p.100
7/1/1951 Development of the curriculum under President Seerley.
64 Gilchrist and Seerley on additional normal schools
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist)
First 75 Years 0:0, p.12
7/1/1951 Both President Seerley and Principal Gilchrist state that they support additional normal schools once the first school is adequately provided for.
65 Introduction of high school graduate courses, 1887
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist)
First 75 Years 0:0, p.15
7/1/1951 President Seerley establishes a separate curriculum for those students who enter the Normal School as high school graduates.
66 Organization of Extension Service, 1913
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist)
First 75 Years 0:0, p.125
7/1/1951 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.
67 Origins of Extension Service at the Iowa State Teachers College
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist)
First 75 Years 0:0, p.124
7/1/1951 President Seerley considers increasing call for assistance and advice from the College.
68 Rural education in the doldrums
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist)
First 75 Years 0:0, p.120
7/1/1951 During the 1930s, rural education is absorbed into the general mainstream of education after the loss of its proponents.
69 Salaries of men and women
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist)
First 75 Years 0:0, p.65
7/1/1951 Survey of differences in salaries between men and women; differences remain despite protests of President Seerley.
70 Salary schedules
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist)
First 75 Years 0:0, p.68
7/1/1951 Schedules, reflecting experience, longevity, and scholastic preparation, put into effect in 1948.
71 Standards under Seerley
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist)
First 75 Years 0:0, p.59
7/1/1951 President Seerley preferred public school experience in selecting his faculty.
72 Student government, 1886-1931
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist)
First 75 Years 0:0, p.141
7/1/1951 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.
73 The Co-ordination Controversy, 1912-1913
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist)
First 75 Years 0:0, p.19
7/1/1951 Report recommends limiting College to two-year curriculum; after difficult struggle, the measure is put aside.
74 The four-year college curriculum, 1904
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist)
First 75 Years 0:0, p.16
7/1/1951 Normal School curriculum officially includes a four-year bachelor's degree.
75 The Training School, 1892-1928
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist)
First 75 Years 0:0, p.108
7/1/1951 Normal School re-establishes training school; efforts assisted by increased population on College Hill.
76 Cram to speak on Seerley topic
College Eye 42:35, p.4
6/29/1951 Professor Cram will be interviewed on WOI; has been working on Seerley correspondence.
77 The Iowa State Teachers college chapter of the Future Teachers association has been named the association's 1950-51 National Banner Chapter
Public Relations News Release 1950:316, p.1
4/16/1951 The college's 490-member Homer H. Seerley chapter was selected from 409 other college chapters in every state in the union. The National Education association announced the recognition in the May NEA Journal.
78 Five seniors at Iowa State Teachers college will report their reactions of job interviews with superintendents
Public Relations News Release 1950:313, p.1
4/14/1951 The Macy Campbell club, northeast Iowa schoolmen's organization will be held in Waterloo. The students, all members of the college's Homer H. Seerley chapter of the Future Teachers association are listed.
79 Fred Cram assumes emeritus status
Alumnus 34:3, p.13
9/1/1950 Professor Cram will work on Seerley correspondence; photo.
80 Hart to go on emeritus status July 1
College Eye 39:25, p.1
4/2/1948 Has been Director of Extension Service for thirty-three years; Mr. Hart talks about his experiences; appointed archivist and historian by President Latham in 1936; Elmer Ritter will succeed him in Extension.
81 Well-known writer passes
Alumnus 32:2, p.19
4/1/1948 Clarence Ray Aurner died January 22, 1948; obituary.
82 Teacher College's oldest faculty member dies
Alumnus 31:1, p.3
1/1/1947 Anna McGovern died September 13, 1946; tributes and obituary; photo.
83 Graduates helped by high accrediting
College Eye 36:27, p.1
4/6/1945 Professor Goetch talks about the advantages of accreditation of college programs; both employment and graduate study opportunities are improved.
84 Mrs. Harry B. Peck
Alumnus 28:2, p.32
4/1/1944 The former Lillian G. Goodwin died in December, 1943, in Clinton, Iowa.
85 It's Seerley Boulevard now
Alumnus 27:4, p.9
10/1/1943 24th Street renamed in honor of President Seerley; change promoted by local Rotary Club; Seerley family expresses gratitude.
86 Rotarians urge naming street for Pres. Seerley
College Eye 34:38, p.1
7/23/1943 Will present resolution to city to name 24th Street in honor of President Seerley.
87 Homer H. Seerley hall
Old Gold 0:0, p.46
6/1/1941 Brief description of the building; photo.
88 Bess Streeter Aldrich
College Eye 32:17, p.1
1/24/1941 Roger Leavitt speculates that some of the characters in "Cheers for Miss Bishop" are based on ISTC faculty; photo.
89 Young man, write your mother
Alumnus 24:4, p.16
10/1/1940 Account of President Latham's first day on the job.
90 Fourth head to take over
Paul--Joseph B. (Research Bureau Staff)
College Eye 31:43, p.1
8/16/1940 Quick look at the work of former ISTC chief executives.
91 He signed his own diploma
Alumnus 24:3, p.23
7/1/1940 C. Ray Aurner recalls working as secretary to President Seerley; signed diplomas, wrote letters, drove President to train, helped to enroll students; also took census; photo.
92 Administration Traditions
Old Gold 0:0, p.42
6/1/1940 Brief description of the traditions.
93 Mr. Seerley told us
Bobo--Helen (Classes of 1929 and 1931)
Alumnus 24:2, p.18
4/1/1940 Alumna Helen Bobo Prichard says she enjoys the alumni news; recalls President Seerley's account of the early days of the Normal School.
94 The 90s: life is steady
Alumnus 24:2, p.12
4/1/1940 Brief photo essay on college in the 1890s includes physics class, women's physical culture class, campus, and President Seerley; photo.
95 Frank M. Phillips
Alumnus 23:2, p.22
4/1/1939 Is now serving as actuary and statistician with the U. S. Employees Compensation Commission. He received his Ph. D. degree from George Washington University, and he resides in Washington.
96 Hitching post last remnant of buggy
College Eye 30:12, p.4
12/2/1938 Hitching post still stands south of President's House.
97 Depicts first Homecoming
College Eye 30:8, p.5
10/28/1938 A look back at the Homecoming of 1920.
98 Mrs. William Griffen
Alumnus 22:4, p.21
10/1/1938 The former Kizzie Bell Gambs has retired from teaching; gave a contribution for the Seerley Foundation Loan Fund.
99 C. Ray Aurner
Alumnus 22:3, p.21
7/1/1938 Engaged in private historical research work spent several days at the college examining correspondence between President Seerley and Henry Sabin..
100 Baker Hall
Old Gold 0:0, p.32
6/1/1938 First men's dormitory; photos.

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