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

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President H. A. Brown A.B., Bates College, 1903; Ed.D., 1925. A.B.. University of Colorado, 1917; A.M., 1923. Ed.D., Miami University, 1925. ’u f mnelftn

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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

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1930 Earl A. Clemans Dean of Men Almost coincident with the publication of this Quiver, the members of the graduating class will be receiving their diplomas. Each diploma is evidence that the recipient has completed, in a manner approved by the faculty, some one of the curricula offered by the school. The material value of the diploma may be very insignificant but. because of the rights and privileges it confers, it is of great value to its possessor. In spite of its legal status, however, it would be a worthless bit of paper were it not for the army of young men and women who have gone out in previous years and demonstrated to the satisfaction of the public that the possession of such a diploma was a guarantee of ability to teach. The class of 1930 is about to join that army in the field, and the future value of the school's diploma will be determined in a large degree by the measure of their success.