University of Wisconsin Oshkosh - Quiver Yearbook (Oshkosh, WI)

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TUI QUIVER IW President H. A. Bronvn A. B.. Bates College. 1903; Kcl. 1 .. 1925; A. B.. University of Colorado. 1917; A. M.. 1923; Ed. ! .. Miami (.'diversity, 1925.

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TUI QUIVER THE EAST YEAC IN EETECSEECT Another year has rolled around and with it has come the demand for another foreword for the Quiver. It has been customary to chronicle on this jiagc each year the oustanding accomplishments and the high spots in the school life of the year, so that in later years a fairly accurate history of the school can l»e found on these pages. The past year has lieen one of fulfillment along several lines which vitally affect the future of the college, but the fundamentally important event is unquestionably the admission of this college to the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools under the regular standards for colleges and universities. 'Pen teachers colleges in the twenty states within the North Central Association have l cen accredited under these standards and it means much to faculty and students of this college that we are one of the ten. This action does not mean any diminution of the professional character of the school, but it does mean high standards of preparation of faculty, efficient instruction, and adequate material equipment. In late winter this year, a charter of Kappa Delta Pi. the national educational fraternity, was granted to ns and a chapter was established. A group of students and faculty memliers was initiated at the time of the granting of the charter. This fraternity recognizes students who attain distinction in scholarship and who show outstanding strength in specific lines during their college course. Last year a chapter of Pi Kappa Delta, the national honorary forensic fraternity. was awarded us as a recognition of the work of the college in debate and oratory. 'Phis fraternity admits to membership students who attain distinction in the forensic field. The establishment of these two fraternities has done much to stimulate us to truly collegiate ideals of character and attainments. Another factor which contributes immeasurably to the academic atmosphere of the school is that for the first time in its history the college projier houses only college students and classes. The training school which for so many years has used the same corridors, classrooms and library as the college students is now housed in its own commodious and modern quarters, and the college building pro| er can assume an air of academic quiet and dignity that has not l een possible under the old regime. The gradual completion of a plan for improving our campus, and the recent opening of our new central heating plant, arc adding much to the beauty and usefulness of the college. All over this country during the past decade, education and the equipment provided for it. have been advancing with unprecedented rapidity, but in no field has this advancement been more marked than in that of the teachers college. It is a cause of real rejoicing to us that our progress has enabled us to keep in step with this movement and to rank with the states and the schools which have been making history in the field of teacher training. In the words of Calvin Coolidge: “'Phe standards which teachers are required to maintain are continually rising. Their work takes on new dignity. It is rising above a calling, alxive a profession, into the realms of an art. It must be dignified by technical training, ennobled by character and sanctified by faith. It is not too much to say that the need of civilization is the need of teachers. The contribution which they make to human welfare is Ixyvond estimation. H. A. Brown. P K« 23