Tennessee State University - Tennessean Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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Twenty-one of the original thirty-four faculty members were still serving the college during the nine- teenth year of the Davis administration. The quality of stability in the faculty was even reflected in the rosters of administrators for the nineteenth Davis year. Four persons mentioned as doctoral level faculty members during the first four years were serving as administrators during the nineteenth year, as may be noted below. Alger V. Boswell Administratorsl l961-1962t Walter S. Davis Alger V. Boswell Carl M. Hill Hubert B. Crouch Napoleon Johnson Major J. Spauldlng Malcolm D, Williams Frederick J, D. McKinney Joseph A. Payne Paul G. King Granville M. Sawyer Walter A. Flowers Lois H. Daniel Annie G. H. Sasscr President Vice President Dean oflht: Faculty and Dean ofthc School of Arts and Sciences Dean 0fthc Graduate School Dean oflhc School ot'Engmcenng Dean oflhc School oi'Agriculture and Home Economics Dean of the School of Education Regtstrar Dean 0fStudcms Busincss Manager Director ofPublic Rulalions and Coordinator ofAluntn: Relations Director of Field Scrvtccs and Extension Librarian Librarian Assonalc Dean OfStudcnts and Director of Placement Bureau

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Practice School Dr. Davis had called for improvements 1 the Orgamzational structure of the college, improvements learning process. .derOpmem 0f WhOIBSOme student-teacher relationships, and membership in the Southern Assoctatton 0f CClleges and Secondary Schools. Two important factors PTOVidCd the stimulus that accelerated the forward movement toward achieving these goals. One was the foresight and drive that seemed to hays beeh Characteristic of President Davis. The other was the effort of the State Department of Educatlan 10 Implement the 1941 action of the Tennessee General Assembly which authorized and directed equahzatton thigher education for black citizens. The Board action consisted of forming committees COmposed 0f representatives from the Board and from the University of Tennessee to identlfy changes that should be made at the college as steps toward But the responsibility for transleting the Proposals into action resided with President the followmg: in the teaching- etequalization. Davis and the action that resulted was 1. Reorganized and strengthened undergraduate dCDartments to meet the requirements ofthe law, to improve teacher preparatton and l0 estabhsh a foundation for graduate study programs. 2. Expanded agricultural curriculum and agricultural extension program which had begun early in 1931. 3. Broadened home economics curriculum. 4. Establishment of the business administration and business education division, 5. Organization of an engineering program. 6. Beginning ofgraduate studies. 7. Reorganization of the administration of the college and the initiation of a state supported budgeting system.