Tennessee State University - Tennessean Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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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.

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Ifthese actions satisfied the requirements of the law during the early-fonies, they did not produce :tequallzatli? between Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State College and the Universny of Tennessee that persmtedl. Aetlfl'atl-f1 the state of equalization was not achieved. However, in the process, the reorgamzmg and strengthemng o e academic structure and program was commenced. l r. r - mi;imameM-LgyE-mtwm p: r- ' ' ' re with which TheAcademfc Organizational Srructure and Program after 1943. e The academlc organ gatigngiitgghu Offered three President Davis started included seven divisions with fourteen departments. The Gra ua - - ' ' ' their depan' degrees - Master of Arts, Master of Science, and Master of Educatton. The 51x undergraduate d1v151ons and ments which awarded Bachelor of Science degrees were: tn Division of Agriculture Department of Farmer Education Department of Agriculture Qt Division of Business Administration and Education Department of Business Education Department of Business Administration OJ Division of Education Department of Education fan Division of Engineering Department ofGeneral Engineering Department oflndustrial Education at Division ofHorne Economics Department ofHome Economics t6t Division of Liberal Arts Department ofEnglish Department of Romance Languages Department of History Department of Mathematics Department of Science Department of Social Studies . . . . . . - ' rsit From the tune of the inauguratlon of Pregldent Dams 1n 1943 to the tune ofthe CICVaIICIfI ofthe College to Untgfeur Y status in I95! the number of divisions was increased L0 ten and the number ofdepartments was Increased to forty- O -