1915 program of meetings.PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN COLLEGES HELD AT CHICAGO, ILL. JANUARY 14-16, 1915 THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 14 (Joint session Association of American Colleges and Council of Church Boards of Education) The Moral and Religious Phases of Education The Christian Ideal of Education--Wm. Frasier McDowell, D. D., Bishop M. E. Church. The Methods of its Attainment--Henry Chruchill King, Ph. D., President Oberlin College Oberlin College, at Oberlin, Ohio; coeducational; opened 1833 as Oberlin Collegiate Institute, became Oberlin College in 1850. It includes a college of arts and sciences and a well-known conservatory of music. . Discussion led by Cleland B. McAfee, D. D., McCormick Theological Seminary McCormick Theological Seminary is one of eleven schools of theology of the Presbyterian Church (USA). It shares a campus with the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, bordering the campus of the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. . FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 15 10:00 A. M. The Place and Function of the New Association The possibilities of more effective co-operation of the American colleges for the promotion of higher education--P. P. Claxton, Ph. D., United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Commissioner of Education. The relation of the college association to existing associations--Stephen B. L. Penrose, D. D., President of Whitman College. Shall the denominational or independent college ask for state support?--Chancellor S. B. McCormick, LL. D., University of Pittsburgh Discussion led by Hill M. Bell, LL. D., President of Drake University Drake University is a private, co-educational university located in the city of Des Moines, Iowa. The institution offers a number of undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and pharmacy. , and W. F. Slocum, LL. D., President of Colorado College. FRIDAY AFTERNOON 2:00 P. M. Business session--The adoption of the constitution. The Appointment of committees. 2:00 P. M. The Best Manner in which the Executive of a College can Employ Time and Put Forth Effort (1) Work on the campus -- Abram Harris, LL. D., President Northwestern University Northwestern University, mainly at Evanston, Ill.; coeducational; chartered 1851, opened 1855 by Methodists. In 1873 it absorbed Evanston College for Ladies. . (2) Work in the field -- Louis E. Holden, LL. D., President University of Wooster. (3) Shall the executive teach? -- John Willis
The Birth of Occidental College Occidental College (commonly referred to as Oxy) was founded on April 20, 1887, by a group of Presbyterian clergy and laymen. . Discussion led by Donald J. Cowling, D. D., President of Carleton College, and C. N. Steffens, D. D., President of Dubuque German Theological College. FRIDAY EVENING Types of American Colleges. The Present Day American College -- John H. T. Main, Ph. D., President Grinnell College. The Independent College in our Educational System -- Wm. Arnold Shanklin, D. D., President Wesleyan University. The Place and Function of the Denomination College in Education -- Wm. H. Crawford, D. D., President Allegheny College. The Woman's College -- Wm. W. Guth, Ph. D., President Goucher College. Discussion led by Gustav A. Andreen, Ph. D., President Augustana College, and T. M. Hodgman, LL. D., President Macalester College. SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 16 9:00 A. M. College Efficiency and Standardization The fundamental principles involved -- S. C. Capen Ph. D., The United States Bureau of Education. Report on a special investigation -- Calvin H. French, D. D., Associate Secretary College Board of the Presbyterian Church of the U. S. A. Collegiate education as a national problem -- Elmer Ellsworth Brown For the 1911-1915 Major League Baseball player, see Elmer Brown (baseball) Elmer Ellsworth Brown (1861-1934) was an American educator. Born at Kiantone in Chautauqua County, New York, he studied at New York University,graduated from Illinois State Normal University , Ph. D., President of New York University New York University, mainly in New York City; coeducational; chartered 1831, opened 1832 as the Univ. of the City of New York, renamed 1896. It comprises 13 schools and colleges, maintaining 4 main centers (including the Medical Center) in the city, as well as the . Discussion led by J. H. Kirkland, D. C. L., President of Vanderbilt University, and Edmund C. Sandford, Ph. D., President of Clark College Edited by R. Warren Cooper Secretary of the Association Published by the Association Office of the Secretary Fayette, Iowa |
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