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In 1911 The Stout In- stitute was taken over by the State of Wisconsin, which two years later ap- propriated $265.0(10 for new buildings and new grounds. The first step taken was the erection of the new Building Trades School costing S50.IMMI. and the enlarging of the general heating plant in the year 1914: the sec- ond is the erection of the Home Kconomics build- ing costing with its equip- ment s250,000, now nearing completion. With its library, auditorium, offices, supply rooms. ample laboratories, and class rooms, furnishing adequate accommo- dations tor five hundred students, it is safe to say that this new building is one of the best arranged and best equipped to be found in the Home Economics Schools of the I nited States. The new buildings are only one indication of progress: whereas the increased attendance, the additions to the faculty and the wide-spread reputation and far reaching influence of the work evince the actual growth i I he Stout Institute. The student body of twenty-four (exclusive of the kindergarten course) in 1903. shows a present enrollment of five hun- dred fifty-five; the first faculty force of ten members numbers forty to- day: and the courses of study offered have increased from thirty to eighty. And not a little of the credit for this wonderful development and S of the school during the thirteen short years is due to the man who presides at its head, not figuratively, but literally: who himself lives the life he advocates for others: and whose interest, enthusiasm, and un- tiring efforts have directed the work so creditably carried on by the co- operation of office force and able faculty. In 1903 the student body represented Wisconsin only: today they are enrolled from twenty-two states. England, and Canada: and gradu ates are teaching in nearly every state of the Union. The character of the school ' s work is well shown by the success of its graduates, who gladly acknowledge The Stout Institute as their Alma Mater. Gladys Goodnough, ' 16. 1 1? i
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teachers of home eco- nomics and manual train- ing, as well as for the kindergarten, was inau- gurated with Mr. L. I). 1 larvey as superintend- ent Until 1908 this re- mained under the man- agement of the board of education of Menomo- nie; but in that year, the growth of the school having surpassed the highest expectation. Stout Institute was in- corporated as an inde- pendent organization with Honorable J. H. Stout as President of the Board of Trustees, and Superintendent L. 1). Harvey as President of the Institute. In 1909. after ten years of successful work, the kindergarten course was discontinued, because of the establishment of a like depart- ment at the State Normal School in Superior. At about the same time the Trade Schools for plumbers and bricklayers offering one-year courses of practical training, were organized; and four years later extra provision was made for training teachers of the machine and building trades. The I Ionic-makers ' Department, also made possible by the public spirit i Mr. Stout, was organized in 1907 for those desiring training in the dis- charge of the duties and responsibilities of a home, but not interested in the professional side of the regular course. This department has been dis- continued for the current year (1915-16) due to lack of room, but will re-open next fall ottering better facilities than ever before. 1906 marks the date of the first Summer School Session: last year marks the date of the tenth. The increase in enrollment from twenty to three-hundred-thirty, and in faculty members from six to fifty in that time suggests the success. The summer school gives opportunity lor a good main special courses not offered in the regular term, and the coming session promises even greater variety than heretofore. A special feature is to be made of a course in cooking and sewing for teachers in rural schools under the direction of Miss I ' mma Conlev. the State Inspector of Home Kconomics in the Public Schools of Wisconsin. The practical phase of Household Management introduced so successfully in the regular course this year is also to be offered at the 1916 summer t the time of the incorporation of the institute in 1908, it was evident that additional buildings must he provided at an early date to accommodate the increasing number of students: and by 1910 Mr. Stout ' s plans for the erection of another building were nearlv completed, when his death in that vear i:n . i:d all his benevolent work. ( 16]
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