Fifty Years at the Teachers College

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78 "Generals"
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Professor Wright's account of long student recitations.
111 Administrative changes
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Principal Seerley does away with entrance examinations for high school graduates; State Superintendent added to Board.
118 Albert Loughridge
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Biographical sketch of Professor Loughridge.
303 Alumni
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Notes on early alumni who achieved prominence.
109 Beginning of the Seerley administration
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Professor Wright's account of the early, difficult days.
68 Beginnings in music
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Professor Wright's account of music at the Normal School.
148 Boards of management
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
The three state schools come under one board; tributes to members of Board of Directors and Board of Trustees.
223 Chapel talks
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Description of the program; examples of good speakers who have appeared.
183 Commencement week
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Sketch of a typical commencement round of activities.
93 Courses of study
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Description of the early curriculum and the early graduates of the Normal School.
26 Creation of the Iowa State Normal School
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Professor Wright's detailed assessment of the efforts which resulted in the founding of the Normal School.
9 David Sands Wright
Aitchison--Alison E. [Class of 1903; Geography Faculty]
Professor Aitchison's biography of Professor Wright; photo.
20 Dean of Women
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Establishment of the office; duties of Marion McFarland Walker; selection of Mr. Reed as Dean of Men..
193 Departments
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Brief history of Instructional department organization.
70 Drawing and accounts
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Professor Wright's account of Professor Hull's efforts at the Normal School.
117 First Commencement
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Principal Seerley makes his first public address.
41 First meetings of the Board of Directors
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
The election of the first faculty; establishing rules of operation.
5 Foreword
Seerley--Homer Horatio [President of ISNS and ISTC]
President Seerley's short tribute to Professor Wright.
129 Growth and expansion
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
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.
72 Later early instructors
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Biographical sketches of early members of the Normal School faculty.
150 Library and museum
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Brief history of early library facilities; description of new Library Building, now Seerley Hall, including portraits and the mural.
179 Literary societies
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Quick sketch of literary societies including their origins and yells.
205 Literary Societies
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]

Professor Wright's account of the founding of the first literary societies.

128 Melvin F. Arey
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Biographical sketch of Professor Arey.
176 Military training
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
History of the Student Battalion and military training on campus from 1892 through 1903; athletics rise after death of Major Dinwiddie.
138 Movements for additional state normal schools
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Overcrowded conditions at the Normal School lead to a dilemma: should the state start more schools or build another building at Cedar Falls?
123 Page and Parish
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Biographical sketches of Professors Leonard W. Parish and Abbott C. Page.
249 Period of restored prosperity
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Brief statement on college facilities in 1926.
252 Personal and character sketches
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Allegories by Professor Wright.
42 Principal J. C. Gilchrist
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Professor Wright's biography of Principal Gilchrist.
64 Religious activities
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Professor Wright describes the early influence of religion at the Normal School.
158 Religious enterprises
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Detailed account of campus religious organizations and practices during the first fifty years; the religious education curriculum
202 S. J. Duncan-Clark, chief editorial writer of the Chicago Evening Post Brief history of the department, including its outstanding personalities.
229 School extension
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Brief history of Extension Service.
186 School periodicals
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Brief history and description of the newspapers, the yearbook, and the alumni letter.
191 School songs and yells
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Brief history of songs and yells.
221 Societies
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Professor Wright surveys the founding and history of many campus organizations.
81 South Hall (Gilchrist Hall)
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Description of the construction and facilities of Old Gilchrist Hall.
212 State Board of Education
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
The Governor appoints the first members.
75 Students' Day
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Students imitate professors and run the school for a day.
144 The Auditorium Building
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
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.
62 The Boarding Department
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Professor Wright discusses the administration of student boarding in the early years of the Normal School.
116 The catalogs
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Changes in curriculum and procedures under Principal Seerley.
208 The change of name
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Rationale for changing name from Normal School to Teachers College.
201 The English department
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Brief history of the department, including debate and oratory.
29 The first Board of Directors
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Biographical sketches of the members of the first board as well as other early officials.
47 The first faculty
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Biographical sketches of Professors Bartlett and Webster.
52 The home of the State Normal School
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
The appearance of the campus and the building in 1876.
241 The ISTC and the STA
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
History of the relationship between the College and the State Teachers Association; biographical sketches of college faculty who have been leaders.
98 The June Commencement of 1886
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Homer H. Seerley is elected in place of Principal Gilchrist.
53 The opening day Professor Wright's description of the first day of classes.
101 The Principal-Elect
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Professor Wright's biography of Homer Seerley.
232 The rural school problem
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
History of efforts by the college to improve rural education.
55 The school in session
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
24 The Soldiers Orphans Home
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Professor Wright's assessment of the founding of the Orphans Home.
89 The state examinations
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Professor Wright's account of the visits of the State Examining Board to the Normal School.
21 The State Normal School
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Professor Wright's assessment of the political background prior to the founding of the school.
205 The Summer School
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Brief history of summer session, which began in 1896.
14 The super-diploma Professor Wright is honored with a diploma recognizing his fifty years of service to the College.
211 The Whipple Bill
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
State schools united under Board of Education governance.
197 Training School
Wright--David Sands [Mathematics Faculty]
Brief history of the model, or training school.
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1926
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