Penn State

Penn State
Author: Michael Bezilla
Publisher: University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press
Total Pages: 444
Release: 1985
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Chartered in 1855 as an agricultural college, Penn State was designated Pennsylvania's land-grant school soon after the passage of the Morrill Act in 1862. Through this federal legislation, the institution assumed a legal obligation to offer studies not only in agriculture but also in engineering and other utilitarian fields as well as liberal arts. By giving it land-grant status, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania made the privately chartered Penn State a public instrumentality and assumed a responsibility to assist it in carrying out its work. However, the notion that higher education should have practical value was a novel one in the mid-nineteenth century, and Penn State experienced several decades of drift and uncertainty before winning the confidence of Pennsylvania's citizens and their political leaders. The story of Penn State in the twentieth century is one of continuous expansion in its three-fold mission: instruction, research, and extension. Engineering, agriculture, mineral industries, and science were early strengths; during the Great Depression, liberal arts matured. Further curricular diversification occurred after the Second World War, and a medical school and teaching hospital were added in the 1960s. Penn State was among the earliest land-grant schools to inaugurate extension programs in agriculture, engineering, and home economics. Indeed, the success of extension education indirectly led to the founding of the first branch campuses in the 1930s, from which evolved the extensive Commonwealth Campus system. The history of Penn State encompasses more than academics. It is the personal story of such able leaders as presidents Evan Pugh, George Atherton, and Milton Eisenhower, who saw not the institution that was but the one that could be. It is the story of the confusing and often frustrating relationship between the University and the state government. As much as anything else, it is the story of students, with ample attention given to the social as well as scholastic side of student life. All of this is placed in the context of the history of land-grant education and Pennsylvania's overall educational development. This is an objective, analytical, and at times critical account of Penn State from the earliest days to the 1980s. With hundreds of illustrations and interesting vignettes, this book is a visually exciting and human-oriented history of a major state university.

The Pennsylvania State Normal Schools and Public School System (Classic Reprint)

The Pennsylvania State Normal Schools and Public School System (Classic Reprint)
Author: Ernest O. Holland
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2015-07-05
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781330732083

Excerpt from The Pennsylvania State Normal Schools and Public School System This study in practical school administration was undertaken in the spring of 1910 in connection with the graduate work I was then doing at Teachers College. Grateful acknowledgment for helpful criticisms and suggestions is especially due the committee in charge of my dissertation, - Professors Monroe, Suzzallo and Strayer. I am also indebted to Professor E. L. Thorndike and Mr. M. B. Hillegas, of Teachers College, who carefully examined the statistical tables I have prepared in connection with my study. To Professor E. P. Cubberley, of Leland Stanford, Junior, University, I am indebted for the critical examination of several of the chapters and to Mr. H. B. Moore, of the Boys High School, Louisville, Kentucky, for assistance in revising my manuscript. Finally, I must take this opportunity to thank the leading educators of Pennsylvania for their suggestions and encouragement and for the careful reading of my thesis. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Bulletin

Bulletin
Author: United States. Office of Education
Publisher:
Total Pages: 688
Release: 1916
Genre: Education
ISBN: