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

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Board of Regents REGENT EX-OFFICIO John Callahan. Superintendent of Public Instruction Madison REGENTS APPOINTED George B. Miller...................................Eau Claire Otto M. Schlabach..........................................La Crosse Clarence R. Falk....................................Milwaukee Edward J. Dempsey.....................................Oshkosh Oliver E. Gray....................................Platteville Jay H. Grimm.....................................River Falls William E. Atwell..............................Stevens Point Clough Gates.........................................Superior Jerome Baker.......................................Whitewater Mrs. John A. Aylward..................................Madison OFFICERS OF THE BOARD Edward J. Dempsey...................................President Oliver E. Gray.................................Vice-President Edgar G. Doudna. State Capital. Madison . Secretary Solomon Levitan, State Treasurer, Madison . . . Treasurer

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1930 — BOOK ONE

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President H. A. Brown Oshkosh State Teachers College. 1917 1930 On Monday, May twenty-sixth. President Brown was elected to the presidency of Normal University at Normal. Illinois. This very fine promotion to the leadership of one of the five largest teacher training institutions in the country is a tribute to the splendid work which President Brown has done in the field of education. President Brown received a diploma from the Maine Central Institute in 1899; an A.B. degree from the University of Colorado in 1907; A M. in educational administration, University of Colorado, 1923; Fd.D., Miami University. 1925; and Ed.D., Bates College. 1925. His teaching career began in 1899 when he taught for three years in rural schools in Maine. From that lowly start, he gained promotions to supervising principalships and superintendencies, and later to positions on college and university faculties. He has held, and still holds, appointments on some of the most important committees of the American Association of Teachers Colleges. I Ic is the author of several books for secondary schools and of important educational bulletins. When President Brown came to Oshkosh in 1917. this school was chiefly a two-year institution. Under his leadership it has expanded into a college of four year courses leading to the Fd.B. degree. The passage of the bill, which permits the granting of this degree, by the state institutions, including the Oshkosh college, was also aided by his efforts. The standards of the American Asosciation of Teachers Colleges and of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools have been fully met. and the school is fully accredited under the highest standards of both associations. It was among the first ten teachers colleges of the North Central Association to be accredited under the standards of colleges and universities. Numerous other improvements have marked his administration. A new marking and honor system has been introduced and the school library has been enlarged. President Brown was chiefly responsible for securing the new heating plant, and for the work that has been done in beautifying the campus. He was also largely instrumental in the securing of the appropriation for the new training school building, which is one of the most complete units of its kind anywhere in the country. The alumni, students, and faculty wish President Brown much success in his new undertaking, and regret exceedingly the loss that his resignation brings to the State Teachers College at Oshkosh. Pate eighteen