New York University School of Education - Education Violet Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Resolved to expand this to Doctor of Pedagogy and Master of Pedagogy, this was the first school ever established that occupied some plan as law or medicine. Women's advisory committee helped furnishing rooms and establishing professional courses. Medical College existed as proprietory until 1817 because ownership of school lay in several hands as a business venture. , Requirements of three-year course in medicine in 1872 made proprietors less profitable. On March 1, 1897, upon the recommendation of the Medical College, the University took charge. On August 7, 1899, the University consolidated with two of the oldest colleges of veterinary in the city, under the name of the American Veterinary College. The School of Commerce, Accounts and Finance was established in August, 1900, the result of the general movement in Europe and the United States for commercial education. It was for the purpose of training the young men for standards of profession that the University applied for this school. In 1903, the collegiate division opened a school which is known as Washington Square College. Another faculty division was opened for Pedagogy in Science, in june of that year. It had recommended to the Council that graduation from any recognized college of arts or science should be made a condition of matriculation for either degree of Doctor of Pedagogy and Master of Pedagogy. This recommendation was adopted by the Council and thereby shut out many teachers who desired to work for degrees and who were unable to go to an existing college. The collegiate division was opened for the purpose of the meeting needs of classes for students. Different courses were given late in the afternoon and Saturdays for the benefit of the teachers. In addition to reorganization of the five new schools, two others were-opened. The women's law classes were organized in 1889 to give a course of lectures on different principles of law for business. This was for women who did not have any regular time to take their law courses. The summer school was opened in 1895 at the University Heights. This has continued to the present day. The opening of the schools were for two reasons. 1. A desire for teachers in New York City and all of its vicinities to obtain dif- ferent courses of studies in summer school. 2. A great belief that this would not be good to close such academic courses at the University Heights, therefore courses of instruction were given during the summer at the Heights. . Chancellor MacCraken on resigning in 1910 might have looked back with won- derous pride upon the school at the end of the twenty-fifth year. During his time the faculty had grown from one to eight, and then rose from ten to two hundred and fifty-six. The number of students under direct control was ninety-one to four thousand one hundred eighteen. The amount of fees that were collected was from one thousand four hundred thirty-three dollars to three hundred seven thousand four hundred seventy-two dollars. The volumes of books in the library rose from nine thousand to ninety-seven thousand. The income of the University was increased from twenty-six thousand two hundred eighty-three dollars to four hundred thirty-four thousand three hundred seventy-eight dollars. The expenditures were from twenty-seven thousand two hundred seventy-five dollars to four hundred forty-one thousand seven hundred fifteen dollars. The property from five hundred forty-seven thousand five hundred dollars to five million two hundred eleven thousand three hundred twenty-one dollars, He had transformed a small dwindling college and a couple of unrelated prepara- tory schools into a large university that teaches thousands of students, and ranks twelfth in size among the American institutions. 14

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was founded the first year of College, and various fraternities and a Lacrosse team were formed in the seventies. Financially, the first fifty years were disappointing and the University was not paid for until 1853. The founders had looked for benefactions, but these did not come, and though there was some endowment, the income from this was not sufficient. Tuition fees were abolished in 1872, but the income was so low that it was necessary to ask for it in 1876, when the situation became serious. The University was forced to mortgage the Washington Square Building, and in 1877 it had to suspend session. The history of New York University centers from some centennial centers, and it owes it to Henry Mitchel MacCraken. He entered as Vice-Chancellor in 1885, with a keen sense for the University and saw clearly that in order to maintain true develop- ment, three things must be done. 1. A new site for the college, where dormitories could be built. 2. Reorganization of school where semi-propriety could be brought under university control. 3. Raising of endowment to send college on. He also went ahead with the movement of the acquiring of University Heights, the present home of the college. This was begun in 1890. At first he contemplated five or six acres on uptown section. In July, 1891, after becoming Chancellor, he secured option on Mali Estate, East 179th Street. Numerous citizens began to contribute, and by May, 1892, two hundred thousand dollars had been promised by citizens of New York. Ohio Society of New York City appointed a committee to help the Chancellor for securing funds for an athletic field. The efforts brought about the establishment of Ohio Field. Work was begun in 1893, and Founders Day was celebrated in the fall of 1894, contrary to expectations of many. The Elective system was adopted after the freshman year. In May, 1895, came the gift of the Memorial Library trust, a known library at University Heights. The ofiicial occurring of University Heights occurred on October 10, 1896. Gould Hall was presented in 1896. In March, 1900, the University received the gift of establishing the Hall of Fame for Great Americans. Kennedy Bequess, in 1910 made possible the establishment of extinguishment of mortgage. The College moved to University Heights. In 1894, Washington Square was torn down and the first eight fioors were rented to a publishing Company. The ninth, tenth and eleventh floors were occupied by the Law School, and the tenth floor was also occupied by the School of Pedagogy. The problem of reorganization came about and the basis for the question of a new site. First to be organized was the college. The Graduate School was opened at Washington Square. In 1866 a statute forbidding bestowal of degrees of M.A., M.S., Ph.D., Sc.D., except upon examination courses, given by the Professors of the University. There was no endowment for this work. Classes were small, thus giving Professors time for degrees. In 1889, the Law School was taken from the University Council, and Dean Austin Abbott was appointed, and in 1891 under his great leadership the school became of high standard. In 1895 it merged an evening division enrollment of the school. In the first year, five hundred and twenty-seven students were in the three-year evening course, The day division was a two-year course. School of Pedagogy was opened in 1870, and many students wanted to enter, and were allowed to attend as auditors or non-matriculators, but were not given credit. 13

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Hislory o'F +he School of Educalion The School of Education was opened forty-one years ago in 1890. It was then called the School of Pedagogy, and for the first twenty years it granted Doctor of Pedagogy and Master of Pedagogy degrees. At this time the school occupied the ninth floor of the Main Building, where it remained until 1922. From 1890 to 1903 the Bachelors degree was not required, that is, the school was giving graduate degrees to undergraduate students. In 1903 this practice was stopped and the School of Pedagogy admitted only those with baccalaureate degrees. Registration wavered between 250 and 400 students. The School of Pedagogy granted Bachelor degrees up until 1912, when Wasliington Square College was established. At this time the school was purely graduate and rarely exceeded 500 students. The Dean of the School from 1903-1918 was Thomas M. Ealliat, now Dean of Meritus College. From 1918 to 1921 the position of dean was unoccupied. On February 13, 1921, Dean Marshall M. Brown took oflice. During these two years the School of Education almost disappeared, for in 1920 there were only 121 registered. Dean john W. Withers became dean of the School of Education coming from St. Louis public schools. In his first year he made three vital changes: 1. He changed the name of School of Pedagogy to School of Education. 2. He changed the degrees to Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy. 3. He established an undergraduate division and a program leading to Bacca- laureate 'degree in Bachelor of Science in Education. The undergraduate division was wholly concerned with the last two years of college courses. There were no courses at freshman and sophomore level .until 1925. This I5