University of Virginia - Corks and Curls Yearbook (Charlottesville, VA)

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DOUGLAS 5. WARD Acting Dean of the School of Educalion DONALD L. NICHOLS JOHN J. POIZER President , Vicr-Prcsidenl The Curry Memorial School of Education was founded in 1905 as one of the academic schools of the University. It was endowed by gifts of $100,000 from John D. Rockefeller and $50,000 from the General Education Board, and was named in honor of Dr. J. L: M. Curry, eminent southern educator. Originally there were only two professorships in the school, the Curry Memorial professorship of Education and the Professorship of Secondary Education. How- ever. in 1914 a chair of Educational Psychology and Principles of Teaching was added, and two years later a Professorship of School Administration was established. In 1919 the School of Education was placed on a professional basis similar to that of the schools of Law, Medicine, and Engineering. The relation of Education to the different divisions of'the University has always remained close because the academic training of students in Education is .obtaine'd in the academic depart- ments, and some of the courses in Education are credited toward the academic degrees. In 1928 plans matured to provide more adequate facilities for observation, practice teaching, and experimental studies. School authorities of the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle joined with the University in establishing a program of experimental education and teacher training. After the preliminary program of organization had been approved, the General Education Board of New York City gave the University a two-year grant which was supplemented by an appropriation from the Rector and Board of Visitors. The cooperative program was initiated and has been continued and expanded in the succeeding sessions. In the spring of 1950 a graduate division was established in Education, offering the degrees of Master of Education and Doctor of Education. The school continues to function as one of the departments in the school of Graduate Studies, offering the Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

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