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Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
The College of Education at West Virginia University was established in 1926. Records from the West Virginia University College
of Education from 1930 to 1959 (bulk 1930-1932) pertain to both the school's graduate council and the College of Education.
Materials include letters from the College of Education and typed meeting minutes for the Graduate Council from 1930 to 1932.
Topics of these both sets of documents include the organization of the graduate school and issues specific to education: faculty,
summer school, grading, bulletins, regulations, facilities, and courses. Collection also includes a few items related to elementary
science fairs in the mid-1950s.
Forms: Typescript, telegram; Persons: Supt. R.B Marston from Hud. Dr. Bohan; Places: Sistersville, WV; Subjects: Remind Dr.
Bohan when our psychological tests are to be held
1930 September 09
Forms: Typescript; Persons: No persons listed; Places: Iowa University; Subjects: Outline of the Dalton Laboratory plan for
supervision of high school instruction [a project of the WVU Graduate Council for Sistersville]
1930 September 09
Forms: Typescript; Persons: Dr. S.P. Burke, Chairman, Graduate Council; Dr. Sly, Dean Fromme, Dean Hudelson, Dr. Burke, President Turner; Places: [WVU] Morgantown, WV; Subjects: Minutes of the Graduate council meeting (discussed the record routine procedure
for the proposed graduate school, additions and corrections, definition of a Graduate student, discussion of the appointment
of advisors and of language requirements, which degrees to be awarded)
1930 September 29
Forms: Typed letter signed; Persons: Marston to Dean Hudelson, W.G. Bergman; Places: Sistersville Public Schools, WVU; Subjects:
Enclosed letter about the Detroit study, wish to publish a description of the Sistersville study in WV School Journal, present
need is for tests
1930 October 13
Forms: Typed letter signed; Persons: Marston to Dean Hudelson, Prof. Bohan, Prof. Stemple; Places: Sistersville, WV, WVU;
Subjects: Thank you for check, enclosure is outline of the chief features of the two procedures to speak before the Kiwanis
1930 November 09
Forms: Typescript; Persons: No persons listed; Places: No place listed; Subjects: Outline ("Procedure under the Dalton Plan")
1930 November 09
Forms: Typed letter signed, typescript; Persons: R.B. Marston to Dean Hudelson; Places: Sistersville, WVU; Subjects: Enclosure,
"Individualized vs. group instruction in the Sistersville, West Virginia, High School" for publication
1930 November 30
Forms: Typescript; Persons: Graduate Council; Places: WVU; Subjects: Modify the organization of the Graduate School (steps
listed including a dean be appointed, four divisions be maintained, Graduate Council be made the legislative body of the Graduate
school to consist of… [includes list], and each division have a research bureau)
1931 May 02
Forms: Typescript; Persons: Dr. Baldwin, Instructor; Professor J.N. Deahl; Dr. L.B. Hill; Places: WVU; Subjects: Minutes:
Deahl and Baldwin are added to the faculty of the Graduate school
1931 May 07
Forms: Typed letter; Persons: R.B. Marston to Dr. Earl Hudelson; Places: Sistersville, WVU; Subjects: Repeating last year's
set-up and widening out, plan to test Sophomores on "forgetting" or "remembering," enrollment jump
1931 September 23
Forms: Printed; Persons: by R.B. Marston; Places: Sistersville, WV; Subjects: Article in The High School Teacher "Comparative Evaluation of Educational Procedures"
October 1931
Forms: Typescript; Persons: Graduate Council; Places: [WVU]; Subjects: Minutes (Graduate work taught in Summer School, restrictions,
Graduate grading changed to letter system)
1931 November 05
Forms: Typescript; Persons: Graduate Council (Frome [Fromme], Hudelson, Shortridge), Burke; Places: [WVU]; Subjects: Minutes
(decision about listing students for Graduate degrees in the Commencement program, who and how), appended sheets of name and
degrees
1932 June 01
Forms: Typescript; Persons: Graduate Council: F.O. Fromme, E. Hudelson, S.P. Burke, W.P. Shortridge, absent, and Dr. L.D.
Arnett, WVU Librarian; Places: [WVU]; Subjects: Minutes (Petitions approved, debate over recognizing gradate work of other
institutions in WV [no], Dr. Arnett request a government documents department in library [Council wishes list before deciding],
use of University facilities by non-members of the University [discouraged, permitted if register for research course and
pay fee])
1932 September 27
Additional Graduate School materials
undated
Scope and Contents
This material includes a letter about Detroit Experiment in Individualization; a discussion and study of the material to be
incorporated in the Graduate School Bulletin and changes in same; routine minutes of the Graduate Council; itemized accounts
charged against the account of College of Education, WVU, in connection with the Sistersville High School project; and material
regarding assorted subjects (including appointments to Graduate faculty, clerical help ($0.25 an hour), the need for graduate
courses off campus, restrictions for teachers of Graduate work in Summer School, and modification of Graduate regulations
and course offerings).
Elementary science fair material, including a list of sources of inexpensive teaching materials and a report of recommendations
of the Science Fair Committee (ca. 1950s [1956-1958])
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