Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
DEPARTMIiMT OF PUBLIC INSTitUCTION

TMCHLR BUEEAO
Harris burg

PEOCELDINGS
of the

Meetings of the Board of Presidents

State Teachers Colleges

Jme

1, 1929 to

State Teachers College
Bloom sburg

May 51, 1930

"Pz'ooec^dlxigs

of the Mactlngs

of the
fmaiiesata,
arott©

Stat© Tt^chere Colleges

1, 1929 to U&y 51, 1930»

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md

4Ja>-4S4-453-462

without ptsy
for Stat© Teachers CoUogea - unifona
Activities of Pmaaylvania State Ttoacherjj CaLXogo
Ab^flSttCe

ndth

45$-454-464

Aeoountija;3 foiae

AthleUo Agoociatioaa

Mditlmal

el«rlcaX

A<3«iitlmal

eliscUwu

Mlp

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408-426-447
485
441-460-476
499
420-454-465-465
419-434

facilities
AaaisslcMft of ®peclftl studaato on tuition beslo (Seetio© 8009 . ,
Mrmt%iBmmi%f coBposltOi in Pennsjylvaal* School Journal
Agsnewtettt betwecsa Stat© ^«;acli©rB Collegeo aa cation in ,?ma«s,Ylirania t^lesgee
477-479
ApjMmciiation and History of ^rt
4D7-422-441-467-47S-495
Approval of Bduutes
« «
ApssroTod trainljng oertiflcatee including seocaAsay asjd College
415-416-435-452
woalt in traaecripts seat to other states
407-4:^4-444
Athletic Association - Keport of Coawittoe
454
Atlbli^tlc Oot&eii - reflectiooo
486
Jt&l«ti« ssMstlMs - iat®r-8choQl.
A(le«{uai@ hou.'siag

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419
487
454-455-465

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404-425-447
4X9

*B^pwsd?» -» 6«i«ri«ilar JtWisic«i Cio««itte® Eejiort
Bloasjsbusns - Ckstea«peial MucAtloa ia fotas-year currieulusi.

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^o&xd of College Fresidmts aestiag at Tariou© schools
Boaral of Ccwalapol •» report t^ SecxetiajEy on ActiYitiea of
Pmnsylirauia State, teaoh^ers ^ll&ge Athletic Association . .
Boaj^ j^etlB^ - epecial,
Boai"^ of f rttistess in frnmssflfmi^ Stat© CsHoge end Pcans^dvsftia
State T«ie<3^ta»ig ihii#f©s - a§re€»mt "E.S. iii Public Sebaol
ifogie*- ®a^mt© WLXiSiag pxog««!i£s im 0t»te Te&elx^rt CoiX#g^
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CataXoBUi^ - mmviB of studmts *•.*••.*.•«•«••..

Calmdar eoasitteis rc^rt
Cailforaltt » foTMCwy^ar eurriottliae 4a liidastrisl Arts
CarrioulxBa
feci

464-48S
4&9

481-461-485-4SS

420-4Sl<-^M9
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454-4SS..4eS
458-450-461.

Certificates - (>hysieiaias md p«r«»te for Ai^@tics
Ckortificatioa of t&achigra pre|>are State of Washington
Certificatioa - teaeher (ExMbit A).
CIUaa for am in State T&achers Colleges

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418-4S2
Claes rings and pine for graduates
Clerical help - additional
48i
Cofflmercial education
480
Commercial education in four-year curriculum at Bloomsburg .
487
Commissionc - payment on private lessons in excess of
y
contr. ct
419-i$33-452-462-483
Committee on Modification of i-ntrance requirements - report. 408-428-448
Committee on State Teachers College Athletic
407-424-444
Association
......
407-423-44;i-466
Committee on unifonn fees - report
Communication from Peancylvania College Presidents
Association
489
Composite Advertisement in Pennsylvania School Journal . . «
419-434
Conference - faculty 1930-31
477
Counsellors - preparation for Guidance during Sutancr
457
Session
454-464-485-494
Courses of Safety ixhication
Courses - ontertainEient
487
Courses - training for Girl Scout leadership in Summer
Session
466
Credit for teaching cxperi^ce
419-434-452-462-464
Credits ~ evaluation of pi'ospective students for woric in
non-accredited institutions
419
Curric-ilar ^k. vision Committee report
407-422-441-458-474-494
Curricular i*evision committee report - re the word "beyond".
4X9
Curriculum for Industrial Arts teachers. ...
454
proposed (exhibit A)
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Department of Property and Supplies - requisitions
DiscuGsion of pilnting by tU-. Pickens
Dramatic ^glish cotirse - required or elective

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Edinhcro - special case
Education*
Electivee
£lectives - additional .
Elementary Industrial Arts

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SagUsh
Inglish Literature
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^ix)llments - as of June 1929 aiid October 1929
Enrollnents - February 15, 1930
tnrollraents - summary for school yeai* 1928-1929
Enrollments - summer session 1928-1929
Enrollnents - taitative, first semester
Entertainment courses

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I:jitrance

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498
411-465
419-434-452-460

497
458-474
477
441-460-476
459-475
477-478
477-479
435
487
415
414
420
487/
478

EBtabliohmcnt of four-year carriculum for
IndUBtrial Arte at ttlllcravillc and California
Kvaluatiou of proB.iectlve students for work in non-accrt-ditud
inatltutions
ixtontion of two-year corriculuia in Ilcoentary luiucation
t^xtention - Vieual r-ducation

488

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48?.-486-*^
418

499
486
477
465
487-499
499-495
418-435-452-40^

Facilities
Facilllleo - training
F'iCulty conference liioO-iil
Fees - privc^te instractlon
Fe.8 - repa^ent - semester
Fees - special tuition
Field agents - substitutes
Finiiacing - student weekly publications
Foreign lunguuges
VorWiB - uoifortL accounting
Fz-eshman week
Freshman cede - substitutes

41P.-454-464

477
458-454-464
488
418-435-452-462

Gaiccs - out-of-otate
Gco(pra;jl^

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408-424
477-478
456-465
4GG
454-464
448
457
487

...

459-475
477-479

Geograpliy - "Teaching of Geography" for those majoring
Girl Scout - leadei'ship - training course in Simmer Fcssion
GoVfcinnent as related to teacher preparation
Graduation - studesnts completing woik in Summer Session
Guidance - CJounst4-ors - Special Summer Session Courses
Guidance and mcaBurcuxtits - personnel methods

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Health i^ucatlon .
History mid Appreciation of /a-t
fioa&ing racilitiesy adequate

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Industrial Arts Jbducation
Industrial Arts - elementary.
Industrial Arts - four-year curricolum at Millersville and

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Industrial Arts - proposed cunlculum (Udubit A)
Itinerant Presidents - substitutes
Intitruction fees - private
lu^tractiou - special in music.
Intcx'-school athletic questions .....

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460-47S
459-475

483
454
418-435-452-462
465
457
486

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Leave of absence with and without pay

420^34-458-462

Manual rdd Induatrial Ai-ts and Crafts
Maxking - uniform systcon
UathematlcB ...
llay co&imonC(4nent - i^tudent;: in Summer o&sQion
HedaL - Bt©ndardiz(;>d for oxtra-class activitlco
Meeting - B aid, special
MeotingB - Board of Collect Presidents ar Vf>rlous schools
Mental Hyr;;lcne
Methode - 'crsonnc'l
liigi'atory rule
Miilerovillc - four-yosr curriculum in Induatrial Arts
MoJlfiC'iition of i:at:taace rcquiromc-nts
Music - chi;!iige in B. 3. degree
Music - special instruction

459-475
49G
477-479
448
437-455-464-484
433
434-455-4C3

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- unifora plan
Out-ofS^late gomes
Chit-o.f-;Jtiitc- students - tTirollmcait.

Orf^anizjjiion and by-lawa

-159-475

497
4<:4

438
408-428-448
4C4-465
487

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451-471-4S5-426
408-4L4
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Paymtat oi Coimaissiono on private lesoons in excess of
cont2>uct

Pams,yl"vauia College Presidents Association - Conuaunication
Pennsylvania School Joiunal - coiEiJosite advertiscaient

•il9-433-452-462-483
489
•llS-4!54

Funneylvaiiia otate College - ag. eeoent between Board of
Trut)tec8 and Pennsylvania State Teachers Colleges
435
Pennoj'lvania State Ttjadiers College - registration with Hew York , . .
412
Pennsylvania study
4G€
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Phy iciaiis und parents certificates for Athletics
435-453-464-4S4
Play and games
459-475
Practice texiching
474
Preijaration of Guidance Counsellors - »^UEimer School
437
Preparation of Industrial Arts teachers - Millersvillc and
Califoraia
,
488
Preservation of Penna/lvania wild flov/ers
435
Pi-inting eu.j.jliea - atatidardisation
410-4^6-448-461-'482-494
9»%n-^k n it Pilvate Instruction - fees
4 65
Problems of Child V.elfare
475
Professioniil status of Pennsylvania teachers
488
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(i-xhibit C - 1, 2, 3, 4)
Profes8loat:il test In connection v/ith Sophocsore exajiinations
435
Proposed new Curriculum for Industrial Arts tcachcro
(i.:dilbit A(
,
454
Pro::q)ective Students - evaluation of credits
419

454
Eefleotlons of nn Athletic Coach
454-465-465
Reflectioaa on teacher cortlficatlon ( ;iiibit A)
Kegletration of Pennsylvania Gtatc Teachers Collc^eo wito
4ir.
Statt. Department of ulucatlon la New loric
487-499
Repaymaito - Semester fees
Eo payments of money - paid hy ctudents in advance 4lG-4r;9-443
policy
420-431-449
Report of Calendar Committee
407-4;:;:-441-458-474-494
Report of Carricular I^-eviaion Conualttee
Report ot CociTlttee on Modification of Intremce
408-428-448
Requlreiaents
Report of "'omndttee on out-of-^tatt stadcnts
409
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enrolled in -tate TeacherL' Collegt s
Report of W>iimilttee on Standardisation of printing
410-4S 8-448-461-48 2-494
sup Uoc for State T^.achera Colleges
Report of Conunittee on State Teachers College
407-424-444
Atiiletic Association
Report of Conunittee on unlfibna fees In
407-425-442-466
State Teachers Coll(:gt3
Report Iv Secretaiy of Board of Control on (Activities of
Ponnsj-lvania State Teachers College AtMetic
408-425-4-17
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Association)
499
Requisitions from Depsrtraent of Propearty and Sup lies
49';-49G
Ecsolutio iS on tlic death of cx-Govemor Martin Brunb-iugh
418-4S2
Eiggs - pins

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454-464-485-494
Safety l:^t2acation - Course
Schools of i.ducaticn In Penney Ivrjila Colleges 491-496
agreement between State Teachers Colleges
477-478
Science,
487-499
S^aester fees - repayment,
469-475
Social Science
477-479
Social Studies
497
Special Case - Ldlnboro
443.-458-474
•EpeeiGl Class" education
457
Special t'ourses - Guidance Counselors. >.
Special Instruction in Music applicable to all
487
State Tcachern Colleges
459
Special sieetlng of Boaixl
420-454-4&3-4G3
Special otudoits - admission on tuition basis
.
489-495
Special tuition fee
410-4.:8-448-461-482-494
Staadardiaation of printing supiilies
Standardizexl medal for c:rbra activities In State
Teachers Colleges
427-453-4S'4-484
,
Standardizing relations bettreen State Teachers Colleges
486
and Sciiool districts for training facilities
439
Student htlp
41'^-43^3-451
Student ?;cekly publications - financing
Substitutes, field agents - Frcshiaan veek ani itinerant
PreBidents
4l8r>435-452-462

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Subeititutlon - Dramatic -ngllsh Ooiirse
req'olrtd or elective
Suggested change fjx>iQ "B. S. in Public School
Mufiic" to "B. S. in Mur.ic IJacation"
Summary of aiixDllment for Etate Teachers Collee^ce

-119-434-453-460

for School year 191::6-1929
Summer School
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Summer school cm ailments in State Teachers Collecc-s for 19?B-??9
Summer sescion - 1930

4G4-484
415
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414
471

488
Tenchers - professional status (ii-xhibit 0-1, 2, 3, 4)
419-434-452-4G2-434
Teaching cxjjericnce - credit
Tt w-ohing; of Oeography in Secondary Schools, for
455-453
thoae najoring in Geography
420
Tentative £r.rollmcnt for firot semester
Training courses in Girl Stout leadership in Curaaor Session ia
46G
State Teachers Colleges.
Training facilities - relations be-t^^een Teachers Colleges and
486
school districts
462
Transcripts - approved training certificates scat to other states. .
414
Transfer of students from one Ttachers C/ollege to another
420-424-453-463
Tuition ba.:is - special students - adailacion
489-496
Tuition fcy - special
Tuition fef. of teachers in service for campus work during
498
school year

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488 -454-464
Oniform aecomtinj; forms for State Teachers Colleges
418-452
Uniform ]^-laws for State Teachers College
496
Uniform markino system for colleges.
Unifonn pliai of organiaation jivJl biz-laws for Stats Tt adiers
451-461-483-496
Colleges

Visual Education - Extension

Wakefield Case ...
Washington - teachers preparation in ?(^nsylvania
"Ifel^tid populatidn"
Woodcraft

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454-464
412
498
475-459

TEACHERS
PRESIDEin'S'

COLLEGE
t^EETnra

September 19-20, 1929

A stated meeting of the Board of College
Presidents of the Conmonwealth of Pennsylvania was
held in the Department of Public Instruction,
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, September 19-20, 1929 at
9:30 A. M.
The meeting i^as called to order by Doctor
The
Keith, Superintendent of Public Instruction.
following members of the Board were present:

Francis B. Haas
Robert M. Steele
Leslie Pinckney Hill
G. C. L. Riemer
T. T. Allen
C. C. Crawford
Charles R. Foster
A. C. Ro thermal
D. '7. Armstrong
W. R. Straughn
Landis Tanger
Ezra Lehman
J. Linwood Eisenberg
Norman W. Cameron

Bloomsburg
California
Cheyney
Clarion
East Stroudsbiirg
Edinboro
Indiana
Kutztown
Lock Haven
Mansfield
Millersville
Shippensburg
Slippery Rock
West Chester

Doctor Keith stated that each one of the
Presidents should take note of the fact that an
entirely new organization is here meeting for the
first time. The meeting marks a transition from the
Meeting of the Board of Normal School Principals to
that of the Meeting of the Board of College Presidents,

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1,

Approval of the minutes of thQ
previou s meeting of the Board

A copy of the minutes of the previous meeting having been sent to each Principal subsequent to
the meeting, they were not read.
On motion of Doctor Riemer, seconded by Itr.
Allen, it -was vo ted that the minutes be approved as
submitted.
II, Unfinished Business
1.

Report of the Curricular Revision
Committee
a.
b.

"Special Class" education
Additional Electives

Doctor Eisenberg, Chairman of the Curricular
Revision Committee, reported as follows:
"The Committee has nothing further to report
and asks that the above two items be
continued on the docket for the next meeting of the
Board, at which time the Committee will have a detailed
report."
at this time,

On motion of Doctor Steele seconded by Doctor
Lehman it was voted to carry these items over for consideration at the next meeting of the Board.
Agreed to
2

Report of Committee on " Uniform Fees
in the State Teachers Colleges"

Doctor Straughn, Chairman of the Fee Committee,
stated that they had no further report to make at this
time.

Doctor Keith stated that he felt there was
work for the Committee to do and that he would like the
Committee to make a report at the next meeting of the
Board. He stated that there must be a definite understanding concerning uniform fees.

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3.

Report of Committe e on " Pennsylvani a
State Morinal School Athletic A ssociation ."
a.

Out-Of-State games

Mr. Allen, Chairman of the Committee on
Athletic Association, stated that he had nothing
to report at this time.

Doctor Keith stated that he felt the schools
might run into difficulty concerning the matter of outof -State travel.
He suggested that the Committee should
look into the business of groups of students Foing outside of the State to play athletics, and that it might
be well to malce a recommendation on this subject at the
next meeting of the Board.
4

Report by the Secretar y of the_ Board of
Control on "Activities of the Pennsylvania State Normal Schoo l Athletic
Association"

Mr. Moorhead, Secretary of the Board of Control,
stated that he had nothing to report at this time.
5.

Report _o£_ Committee on " llodif ication
the Entrance Requirements"

o_f_

Doctor Lehman, Chairman of the Committee on
Entrance Requirements, stated that the Committee did not
feel it advisable to insist upon any special academic
requirements other than graduation from an approved high
school. The Committee does, however, feel that it is
advisable to insist upon a more rigid health examination.

Doctor Keith suggested that each President
sider the fact as to whether or not we should modify
present entrance requirement for the State Teachers
Colleges. If a modification is suggested, it should
put in writing and sent to Doctor Lehman as Chairman
this Committee.

conour
be
of

Doctor Crawford stated that they had three points
on which admission was granted.
They are as follows:

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1.
2.
3.

Graduation from an approved high school.
Doctor's Certificate of Healtn.
Signature of the student v/hereby he or
she obligates themselves to teach for
two years in the public schools of this
Cornraonwealth

He further stated that he doubted whether it vas
wise in a State-support«»d or State-owned institution to set
up any other conditions for entrance so long as the institution can take care of them. They do try to elininate
diiring the first and necond semesters any students who prove
themselves unfit for the teaching profession.

Doctor Straughn stated that he was in accord with
what Doctor Lehman had suggested.

Doctor Rothermel stated that he felt they should
have a f-ir trial and then later be eliminated on the basis
of poor scholarship if necessary.
Doctor Steele was in accord with Doctor Ro-chermel's
statement. He further stated that he felt some study should
be made of the specialized courses. It seemed to him that
all the weaker students either went into the commercial
dourse or the household arts course in the high school.
Doctor Haas stated that he felt a more rigid health
examination was needed and any additional move on the educational side should be delayed a little longer, for one reason
due to the variety of standards in the high schools at the
present.
Doctor Eisenberg stated that during the past two
years they had tried out two procedures which have shewn
results. That is, they have had two conferences with
Superintendents, the Principals, and Guidance Directors. In
these conferences they have discussed the type of personality
that should enter the teaching profession.
J.tr. Allen suggested that each of the Presidents
secure a copy of the study that was made by the Colorado
State Teachers Colleges and read it. He felt that the study
would offer suggestions.

Doctor Keith asked Doctor Lehman as Chairman of
this Committee to make note of these suggestions and take
them into consideration when he makes a report at the next
meeting of the Board.

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Report of Committee on " Out-of -Stat e
Studpp-ts enrolle d In the State
Teachers Colleges"

.

Doctor Haas, Chairman of the Committee on ''Out-ofState Students'', stated that they had decided to let the
matter drift for the time being until the several schools get
into operation under the ne^ administrative code. He did not
feel there T7as anything to be done at the present tine.
Doctor Keith asked ho"? the schools stand T7ith
reference to the capacity of the dormitories and whether or
not they -vere filled? He asked ho" many additional students
each could enroll?
none
filled and some outside
filled
none
14 more eirls
filled
none
none
none
none
35
none
none

Doctor Foster
Dr. Riemer
Dr.
Dr.
Dr.
Dr.
I\1r

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Dr.
Dr.
Dr.
Dr.
Dr.

Mr.
Dr.

CraT7ford

Straughn
Rothermel
Steele
Hill
Lehman
Haas
Cameron
Armstrong
Eisenberg
Allen
Tanger

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100

Doctor Keith asked that each one indicate in the
October report ho'v majiy of the boarding students 77ere living
off the campus.
7.

Report of Committee on_ "Standardization of
Printing Supplies for the State Teachers
Colleges"

Doctor Haas, Chairman of the Committee, stated that he
had divided the material and asked separate groups to submit suggestive formiS for at least all the major types of forms that ar«
A joint committee meeting
no\7 in use for securing information.
77ill be held and a more detailed report prepared for the next
meeting of the Board. He further suggested that until uniform
forms were suggested and adopted that each school go along as they
have in the past and that the requisitions be honored in the
Department of Property & Supplies, that is, for a minimum amount
not to exceed an amount for the current year.

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Doctor Keith stated that this Tould be done and
that the Committee continue its vfork and malce a more
detailed report at the next meeting of the Board.

Ill

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Ne^ Business
1

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Discussion of printing by Ifj" Pickens
Department of Property & Supplies
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Mr. Pickens stated that at last they have contracts
placed to cover every item of printing. They expect before
very long to be able to give first class service to each of
the schools on printing orders. He also stated that they are
laying plans to take care of emergency orders and can make
delivery in seventy-t^vo hoiirs on rush or emergency orders, but
wherever possible the Department of Property So Supplies -.Tould
prefer to have regular orders and not emergency orders.

Many of the Presidents asked questions concerning
the Annual Catalogs and the weekly or quarterly papers published by the schools. Mr. Pickens stated that the requisitions should be sent in in the usual "ay ~ith one or t":.'o
copies of the old catalog. On such an order it is necessary
This takes at least
to get at least t-70 bids for the printing.
Questions "7ere also asked concerning
one '-?eek or ten days.
programs for entertainments r?hich are gotten up very hurriedly
and ',7here it is necessary to have some printed matter '-ithin a
very short time. Mr. Pickens stated they T70uld make arrangements
to take care of such orders and that possibly they could be sent
through as emergency orders, on -Thich they plan to give seventytwo ho\ir service.
Mr. Whitmore of the Department of Property & Supplies
discussed the matter of the binding of papers, books, DHgazine?,
et cetera.
He stated that he -.Tould send a letter to each of the
Presidents and give them complete and detailed instructions "Tith
regard to the requisitions for binding.

Mr. Whitmore stated that they are trying to enter into
contracts ^ith proper concerns through "horn, they can purchase
books in local districts, ''.^hen this is done, the Presidents -ill
be informed and they can then order directly from the contract
agent and check against the larger order.

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The Board adjourned at 11:30 to accept an invitation from Captain Price to have luncheon at the State Police
School located at Hershey and also to -jitness the graduation
exercises of the school to he held in the afternoon. The
Board reconvened at 3:30 in the afternoon.
2.

Registratio n of Pennsylvania State
Teachers Colleges rrith the State
Department of Education in_ N e'7 York

Doctor Keith suggested that the matter be dropped
until. he has had an opportunity to see Doctor Graves personally.
3.

Certification of teachers of the Stat e of
"Washington who have been prepared i_n
Pennsylvania Institutions
..

Doctor Keith stated that he felt the above discussion
also applied to this item, with the exception that it Tjould be
impossible to see anyone of authority on this subject in the
State of 'Washington,
The Presidents seemed to think that something should
have been done because of the lengthy questionnaire which some
few of them had filled out and submitted to the './ashington
authorities while others had sent the questionnaire to the
Department with the understanding that the Department would
fill out one that would suffice for all schools.
4.

Manner in wh i ch student weekly
publications should be financed

Doctor Keith stated that this should be a student
activity and not a school activity, and the resolution of the
Board is to the effect that it is to be financed by the students.
Doctor Foster stated that he understood that the
students through the registration fee were paying for the
student publication under the heading of "student welfare", and
under the new scheme this money is all being turned over to the
State and there are therefore no funds to take care of the
student publication.

412 -

Doctor Keith stated that such publications should
by the students.
be financed by the students and supervised

Doctor Foster stated that he felt the registration
publication
fee could carry the publication and that the
should be supervised by an official of the college.
Doctor Foster further suggested that the cost of
of
publishing a student publication be included in the list
those things mentioned in the registration fee.
On motion of Doctor Foster
Lehman it was voted that the cost of
be included under term fee as one of
the registration fee for the current
schools T7hich are now paying for the
Agreed to.

seconded by Doctor
the student publication
the items mentioned in
year only and to those
student publication.

Doctor Keith asked hov many of the schools T;ere
paying for the printing of the student publication out of
fees. The Presidents reported as follows:

Francis 3. Haas

5.

Transfer of students from
Colle)3;e to another

orie_

Teachers

Doctor Keith stated that the regulations provided that such transfers shall be made only on permission of the officials of both schools concerned.
Doctor Steele raised a question as to T/hether
was not possible to send the records concerning the
student to the school to which the student is transferring in order to do ar^ay with asking for additional
records.
it

Doctor Keith stated that each President must
keep in his files a complete record of every student who
had once been in his institution, no matter for how short
It is possible, however, to make copies
a period of time.
or transcripts of records in the Teachers Colleges and
submit those when the student transfers, but each school
must keep the original record sent to him upon admitting
a student.

The meeting was adjourned at 5:50 o'clock to
reconvene at 9:00 A.M. Friday, September 20, 1929 in the
Conference Room.
The meeting was called to order at 9:10 A.M.
September 20, 1929 by Doctor Keith.

Doctor Foster stated that he felt each member of
the Board had missed the presence of Vlt Klonower at this
meeting, which was due to illness, and suggested that the
Secretary be instructed to send a night letter or telegram
to Mr. Klonower expressing the deep sympathy, cordial good
wishes, and hope for a speedy recovery. This should be
done in the name of the Board of College Presidents.
.

Doctor Keith therefore instructed the Secretary
to carry out the wishes of the Board.

6

.

Sijmmer School enrollment s

i_n the
State Teachers Colleges - 1928,1929

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414 -

The Secretary distributed charts sho7ing the
comparison of enrollments in the several Teachers Colleges
for the summer sessions of 1928 and 1929.

The charts shov; a decrease in enrollments in
every school but one, and Doctor Keith asked each President
for his opinion as to ~hy this had happeded.

Doctor Steele stated that he felt this rras due to
the fact that many of the teachers holding non-standard
certificates had nor; reached the place -Jhere they had
either standard certificates or had completed the 77ork for
the normal school certificate and the number entering the
schools in the summer session working to'7ard degrees in the
four-year curricula did not make up the difference.
This seemed to be the general opinion of all the
Presidents.

Doctor Keith stated that he felt perhaps 7?e "7ere
not justified in having summer sessions at all the thirteen
colleges.
In some of the schools there ^ere many classes
much too small, and the expense of maintaining a faculty
yjas entirely too costly.
He asked that each President make
a re-study of his faculty on the thirty-six weeks basis,
forty-two "Greeks basis, and the summer session and see if
they do not have more teachers than '/rhat are actually needed
to carry on this v/ork adequately.
This should be studied in
connection rrith the enrollment figures.

Doctor Straughn suggested that it might be possible
to combine some of the schools for the simmer sessions; that
is, those schools •.7hich ':Tere closely situated, and alternate
the summer sessions bet77een those schools.
7

.

Summary of enrollments for the State Teachers
College s for the school year 1938-1929

Doctor Keith stated that -.Te -^ere again having
trouble in getting accurate figures from the schools T,-ith
regard to the enrollments. He instructed Ivtr. Morey to write
again to the Presidents rrhose enrollment figures trere questioned
and request them to make a recheck and send in the information
requested.

415 -

.

Report of Special CoiTinittee to_ consider
formu lation of uniform policy and procedure 77ith regard to the re-payment of
monies paid by students in advance

Doctor Foster reported for the Committee.
"The CoiTLTiittee is not ready to make a final report.
They have been studying the situation and so far the information coming from the schools has been rather meager."

Doctor Foster's report is as follows:
"Your committee appointed to consider the question
of a uniform plan for making refunds at the several State
Teachers Colleges, bes to report the following as the current
practice in this respect as reported in their last annual
catalogue:
13 - Institutions do not grant refunds for absence
during the first or last tv/o weeks of the semester.
6 - Institutions do not grant refunds for less
than tT7o weeks for any cause.
1 - Institution does not grant a refund for all
or part of the last three weeks of the semester.
3 - Institutions do not grant refunds for a
fractional part of a week.
13 - Institutions do not grant a refund of the
registration or term fee.
4 - Institutions do not grant refunds for absence
resulting from disciplinary situations (dismissals or
suspensions)
1 - Institution does not grant refunds for roomrentals.
6 - Institutions do not grant ref\mds for voluntary withdrawals, except in the case of fai'iiily emergencies
unless three weeks' notice before opening of semester or if
application for refund is received before September 1st.
8 - Institutions do grant refunds for personal
illness vjith physician's certificates.
1 - Institution grants refunds in fanilly emergencies when fully informed about the same.
^ery urgent
1 - Institution grants refunds for
reasons.
1 - Institution grants refunds entirely upon the
judgment of the President

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416 -

of
7 - Institutions do not refund more than 50^the regular charges for the period of absence.
1 ~ Institution refunds the whole araount for the
period of absence.
1 - Institution refunds three dollars from
opens.
reservation fee, if notified one -/xeek before school

The Cornraittee further recommends in view of this
variation in practice in the several Teachers Colleges in
Teachers
the matter of making refunds, that the Board of
College Presidents submit the follo'^ring plan to be uniformly
practiced in all the Teachers Colleges of the State:
1.- That no refund be made in whole or in part to
students who are temporarily suspended, indefinitely suspended, or dismissed from school.
That no refund be made in whole or in part to
2.
students who vol\mtarily withdraw from school, except for
personal illness, the same being certified to by an attending physician or for a family emergency of which the school
authorities are fully informed and which the President of
the Institution approves.

That no refund be made in whole or in part,
3.
the registration or term fee.

of

That no refund be made in whole or in part for
4.
the first two weeks of the sementer or for the last two weeks
of the semester for any cause whatsoever.
That when a refund is allowed for personal ill5.
ness or for a family emergency, that it be made for one-half
of the amount chargeable for the part of the semester which the
student does not spend in school.
That advance reservation fees be returned to
6.
students, if they notify the college three weeks before the
opening day of the semester, of their intention not to attend.
That no refund be allowed to students who have
7.
their laundry done at home.
That no refund be made in whole or in part for
8.
laboratory or breatiage fees.
9.
That no refund be made to students who fail to
return room-keys or locker-keys or library books.

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417 -

That no refund be made for room-rentals
10
outside the institutions for any cause."
.

(Signed) C. R. Foster
Francis B Haas
Norman W. Cameron

Doctor Keith stated that Doctor Foster should
send a copy of his report to ^ch of the Presidents and
get their re-action in -rriting and make a further report
at the next meeting of the Board.
9.

Uniform By-laws for the State Teachers
College s

Discussion postponed.
10

Class rings and pins for graduates of
the State Teachers Colleges

Discussion postponed.
11

Modern substitutes for field agent sfreshman vieek and itinerant Presidents
,

Discussion postponed.
12.

Issuing Approved Training Certificates
including both secondary t7ork and ^'.
college 'Tork in transcripts sent to
other States

Discussion postponed.
13.

May Visual Education be offered in extension
by our State Teachers Colleges

Doctor Keith asked the Presidents with ?3-hat success
the course in Visual Education had met during the summer session.
It seemed to be the opinion of the members of the
Board that a fair amount of interest had been shovvn in this
course and a few teachers from each school had taken the
examination to secure licenses to operate projection machines.

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Doctor Keith stated that the 77hole matter should
be referred to the General Curricular Revision Committee
so that they can make a report at the next meeting of the
Board.
14

The payment of commissions on private
lessons in excess of the number agreed
on in the contract

Discussion postponed.
15

Composite advertisement by the State
Teachers Colleges in the Pennsylvania
School Journal
.

Discussion postponed.
16

Shall a date be set after vAiich credit

may not be given for teaching experience
regardless of vrhen this experience rras
gained or whether or not it had been
previously placed on the record ?

Discussion postponed.
17

Shall the Dramatic English course be
changed from a required course in the
four -year secondary curriculum to an
elective course in English and some
other course substituted for it?

Discussion postponed.
18

Evaluation of credits of prospective
students vrho have completed ?Tork in
non-accredited institutions

Discussion postponed.
19

Interpretation of Rule 1 , page 61 of
the report of the Curricular Revision
Committee re the irord "beyond"

Discussion postponed.

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Leav e of absence

20

rrith

and

T;

ithout pay

Discussion postponed.

Admission of Special S tudents on
tuition basis (Section 2009)

21

Discussion postponed.
22.

Tentative enroHnients for the first
semester

At this point Doctor Keith asked each President
to report his tentative enrollment for the first semester.
The Presidents reported as folloT/s:

Bloomsburg

The next meeting of the Board T;ill be held
Friday, November 15, 1929 at 9; 30 o'clock.

Respectfully subraitted

Assistant Secretary

Minutes Approved:

\A/ca^»'*

Secretary

Oytt^^^^L^

te Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Cominouv/ealth of Pennsylvania
]P-inTl'GJ.Cr

OP HJBLIC INCTHUCTION
HarrisbuTiP;

JOUMAL

OF

OP

ji

irJBTHTG

TIIE

BOARD OP C0LL2G3 PHSSID3NTS

November 15, 1929

.jc^'.i{i:AL

OF

OP A i'^JTincT11L3

BOAPJJ OP C0LL3G. Px^BSID'^Ml'S
(State Teaciiers Collecea)

November 15, 1929

stated meeting of the Board of College
,^
Presidents of the ConiuOiiwealth of Pennsylvania '/vas
held in the Leps,rtment of Public Instruction,
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Ifovember 15, 1929 and
viras called to order at 9; 30 o'clock by the Chairinan.
The following v;ere present;

Francis B. Haas
Hobert 11. Steele
Leslie Pinckney Hill
G. Co L. Riemer
T.
0.
C.
h.
D.

T. Allen
0. Orawicrd
R. Foster
C.

Rothormel

'!.

Armstrong,'

3i Straughn
Land is Tanger
Ezra Lehman
J. Linwood 2isenberg
Norman 'H. Gamer on
Henry Klcnov/er

V/.

I.

Eloomsburg
California
Cheyney
Clarion
3ast Stroudsburg
Edinboro
Indiana
Kutztovm
Lock Haven
Iv&ns field
Jfillersville

Shippensburg
Slippery Rock
West Chester
Department of Public
Instruction

Approval of the minutes of the prev ious
meeting oF the Board*

At the request of Doctor Haas approval of
the minutes v/as postponed in order that the
Presidents might have further opportunity to examine
them.

II.

Unfinished Business
1.

Report of the Ciirricul ar Revis ion Committee
a.
b.
c.

''Special Class" education
Additional electives
Visual Education

422 -

Loctor Eitien'bere;, Chtiiiiicn of the Curricuier
Itevision Committee, leporced for the Co./imittee.
He asi^ed that the items of "Special Cicts"
"be continued on

education and "Adaitional Llectives"
the docicet.

In regard to "Visutl ilcucetion" he put
before the Board the follo\/in£ questions:

Shall Visual Education "te one of
the approved courses in extension
beginning v/ith the second semester?
."heie

shall it oe crecited if
s rn extension course?

eppro'/ed

r-

Loctor Keith

ref''-r:.ed

the questions to the

Curriculr.r Revision Coimittee.
Thr-

Cor.'Tittee

Irter

r'^r-o Tim ended

the folloivin^:

That the Vifual -'ruT tion course
offered di^rif.^ thd sa:mer of 19?9
he made an elective co\, i-se on a
letoratory hasis;
class hours, 1
seinester hoiir creoit.
1.

p.s

T,

That the Vis..- 1 Lcicf zion course
2.
also oe approvGC as a:i e;:^ension
course
That the course
elective.

3.

"be

credltea as

a

free

On motion of Loctor Eisenoerg seconded
Allen it \7as voted to adopt the recoi.anendation
of the Curriculsr Kevision Co miittee.
Agreed to.

fay Air.

2

stated
suhmit

.

hepor t of cornniitte e on "Uni fox m Fees
in the State lef-c hers Golleges"

JDoctor Straughn reportiuj^ for the Committee
the Coiimittee hfd tv/o recommendations to

tliat
t

Inasmuch as txie budgets of this
tiennium arc approved by thp Board of
Trusters, Strti Sr.perintendont and the
Governor nc ^rr ":• c-cC on fees re £t
present r-cile^-'.d "t" t'lr v.- rious Strto
j.- '^ounend
Ter i^hcrs Ccllr, r, that
there he no c''i>
os for th'.p hienniun.
1.

?

:

:

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rLCOram^.m the t

c

•(L.

t

the cIoec of the prcrcnt

r.,. ch-rs Collets
£dop1;-..d oy the old Boc rd of
coliLCt fees
i>»cy
Kor-ni 1 School PiincipJ-is under dt tc of
1927 £.nd if such institution^: i-s Jic now
collecting fc-es c.re not in jccordj-nco with
to
these- fees, they should brine tH ft-^-S up
the resolution of the 3ot.rd.

bic-nniuin

/

11 of the Lt.
i

t>.

-s

Lector Stri.ughn aistril^ut
the-

-d

^

shov/ing

chi-rt

foes chi-rgcd in the severtl institutions,

fction

v/t

s

i'.o

tt A;en.

Loctor -tith t.Siced i/Octor Strtughn to prepare
etctement of fccts ind roCOAmendt tions on fees t.na to
i
Presidents for ct roful
s..,nG this ri-port to the scvtrul
considLr'-tion i,nd cction it the n^xt meeting of
cirly
the Boird. L specif 1 meeting will be held th^.
this mL..tter should be
d; rt of Lcceinber -t which time
definitely rcttled so i s to ene.blc ..verj-one to htv- the
nnui 1
mctcrii 1 'in shtpc to hivo published in the next
?

Cf t£

log.
l/octor

StnuHm

.'

nd his Comaittec c/rrcd to

do this.

3

.

Eop rt of co'Timittce on "Pen:'. sy 1 v; n ii: S t r 1
Collerc 'ithl..tic Association"

Tct~r h c rs

i,

.

b.

luigrr tors'- 1*U-1g
Out-of-Sti te gcrnes

Mr. Allen reported for the Co.nmittce es follcws:
k meeting of the Athletic Committee wt- s held on
Thursday evening, ^ove-mber 14, lii^S tt thu Fenn Hcrris
Hotel with Loctor Eisaiberg, Loctor Ci.intron nd Llr. Ail'..n
present
£

The Committee decided to
of Presiaents the follo\/ing:

i

econn-aend to

the Board

"Kesolved, th£,t, effective- L;i.-noaic.tely no student
transferring from an institution of collegiate- grade to a
Ltatc Teache-rs Coile-go be oerinittt-d to participate in any
intsr-colle-;. iate competition imtll ^.ft'.r one ye-.r of
residence ht s ceon completed.
Further, the Committee recommends that, ins smuch
ts the Lepartiaent of Justice has ruled th-t tthletic
expenses of the Stite Terchers Colic,' oc can .nd should b'j;
trci-tod ts expenses in the maintcnrnce ;:nd opcrJ-tion of
the Colle-gfrS, th-rt the nucjtion of "out-of-Stf te" g:tmef be
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Bloorasburg-

attendanc'j and lack of specific authority to transact
the affairs of the association, it was re^larly moved,
seconded and unaniiaousl',' pusscjd that the State
Executive Secretary be requested to bring those facts
to the attention of the '^•ourd of Teachers College

Presidents.

'

A report of the scores for Football games
played this year is also sub.nittwd for your consideration.
The report follov/s:

From California
Octob-.r 19

From Millersville
Clarion

October 5

i-.illorsville

- 14 (No eligibility list

received)

F rom Shippensbixrg

Octobor 19

:

Bloomsb^irg

Shippensturg
October 26

:

November 9

:

From Slippery Rock
Octobor 5

:

Kutztown
Shippensburg

12 (No
28

Lock Haven
Shipponsburg

26

eligibility list
received)

(No eligibility list

received)

Doctor Keith stutoi that ho wished to rni^k'..
plain tho fact that it is illegal for -Jiyono to tL>ke
a perron or persons in a private c^t and tro.nsport
fecia '-nd receive oompensL.tion for the samo.
Sunh
^ars are not Hcsnscd aa public -warriors.
5,

hopo rt of committee on "Modif io-.t ions
of the Zntrunce Eequirerionts"

Doctor Lehman reporting for the Committee
stated that the Committee iras only prepared to give
a report of progress at this tirae.
The report

'rras

accopted and the Eoard

iiidiT'tod that it \7ould av/ait c. further detailed
r^poi't from the Corrjnittee at the next meeting.
6,

R eport of committee on "Standardization
of Printing Supplies for the State
Tea':her5 Colleges"

Doctor Kaas, Chairman of the Committee,
submitted the follov/ing report:
"The last meeting of the Committee on
"Standardization of Printing" i-'as held at Harrisburg
on "Jednesday, July 10, 1929. Present were: Doctor
D. "'. Armstrong, Doctor Ezra Lehman, ..nd Doctor
Francis B. Eaas, Chairman.
The Committee follov;ed the plan v/orkcd out
at the meeting on June 10 and reports were presented
by each member.
The work is so large and the variety
of forms so gi-eat that it was decided to narrow still
further the work of each member in order that a specific
report on a few important forms would be ready for the
first meeting of the Bo.;rd of Principals.
It was
decided, therefore, tha.t wa would focus our attention

on those forms which h-..ve the general nature of permanent
records, that we would study all forms bearing on this
subject, prepare and present suggested forms for the
consid-.-ration of the Board as follows:

Lehman
Application for admission to regular session
(b') Application for admission to summer session
(c) Registration forms to be used by Registrar,
Bursar, Biisiness Manager, Social Deans, Dean
of Instruction, or T;hatever officials require
registration forms
After considering this topic it was
decided to make an attempt even though there may be some
duplication in items to prepare a single form which could be
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Dr,

(n)

made out in triplicate or ..dditioaal numbors
2.

"cy

the applicant,

Li% Armstrong
(a) CollGgo student ra cords

b) Oollego student reports
3.

Dr. Haas
(a)

(b)

Training school pupil records
Training school pupil hoae raports

It devulopad in our gr;neral discussion that there
was considorable variety in the schemes oi marking used by
the dij.'-i.'jrunt institutions and that thj question ol' a more
uniiorm schume should r.jceive cousider-ition by the Board,

The question or the illegality oi mailing
application blanlis v/ith catalogs -.'as also brought up.

The advisability or care in giving titles, code
numbers, dates and size or' editions Mas also discussed.

Each member or the Comiuittee \7ill be prepared to
present lor considera-cion one or tvro or the r'orms vfhich
they havu been studying."
The report or the Comiaittee '7as accepted and the
Board indicated thtit it v/ould await a rtirth^r report at
the next meeting,
7.

Report oi' special cctmaittee to consider
f ormulatiou oi' unirorm poll cy and pre de dure
w ith regard to th e r epayment oi monies paid
b y studens in advancu

Doctor Foster, Chairman, ol the Committee,
submitted the iollowing recoiimendations;
"The Committee recommends in view of this variation
in practice in the several Teachers Colleges in the matter of
making rei'unds, that the Beard of Teachers College Presidents
submit the follo-jing plan to be uniformly practiced in all the
Teachers Coll-.ges of the State:

That no refund be made in whole or in part to
1,
students who are t^japorarily suspended, indefinitely suspended,
or dismissed from school,
2,
That no refund be .lade in whole or in part to
students v/ho voluntarily '.7ithdraw froia s?.hool, except for
personal illness, the sario being cjrtified to by an attending
physician or for a f-irily emorguncy of which the school
authorities are iXilly informed and ','hich the president of the
Institution approves.

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of

tlij

.'^.
That no rjfind bj nudo in v/hol- or in part,
ro:;istration or torm foj.

4.
Tlict no dodaction for board and room to madij
in
.olo or in part for stuoonts v,'ho ontor two v/^jki latj
in t'.iO soriostor or for ..'ithdrav.'al for tlu last tv/o rojks of
tho soinoctor for any oauso v/hatsoovor.
v;,

5.
That T/hon a rofund is alloT/od for personal
illnoss or for a family omorgjn:y, that it to nado for oriwhalf of the amount chargoablo for board and room for tho
part of tho s^mostar '.;hich th^ studont aoos not spond in
school.
6.
That advanco r^s^jrvation fjoc bo roturncd to
students, if they notify tho Collogo throo vooks boforo t..o
oponin:5 day of tho soriostor, of thoir intontion not to ottund,

v.
That no refund bo
thoir laundry dono at homo.

allo-,.-od

to students ^/ho havo

That no refund bo mado in vvholo or in part for
8«
laboratory or broakago foos,
9.
That no rofund bo mado of deposit foos 'to
stadonts who fail to roturn room-koyo or lockor-koys.

That no rofund bo mado for room-rentals outside
10.
tho institutions for any cause.
11.
That tuition foes for non-rosidont studonts bo
rofundod in accordance with tho rocommendation of tho
President, but that all other foos in those cases be adjusted
under tho samu r^jgalations as for resident studonts.

That tho Board of Trustoos upon th^; recommendation
12.
of tho President reserve.^ tho right to modify tho r^f-und policy
in cases meriting -pocial con idoration."
,

Doctor Keith suggested that items 7, 8, 9, 10
should be omitted from the r^^port. He sM^^gosted that
those items might bo specified under two general headings;
namely, (1) Refunds -.Tili be granted in tho follo-jing
instances, and (2) Refunds "..'ill not bo granted under the
following conditions - .
He further stated that somewhere in tho report
Siiould be a staton.^nt to the offoct that no i;tudont would

bo registered for a somoster until all charges of tho past
period were paid in full

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Doctor Keith asked Doctor Foster to resubmission at the next iteeting of the Board.

writ.; the report for

Doctor Foster and his Cornnittee agreed
to do this.

Re port of committc-j on calendar

8.

Doctor Ha.-is, Chairman of th Coranittee,submitted the following report for the cor.sideration
of the Board:
;

SUGiJESTED CALENDAR FOR 13.3C-19,31

Prepared

b-

CorrLmittee on

Calendar

- T.

T.

Allen

W. R. Straughn
Francis B. Haas, Chairman
SUIfflER

SESSION 1930
Monday, June 16

Registr;^t ion

Tuesday, June 17

ClaspitG B.3gin

Saturday, July 26

Session Ends

Weeks in session

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six

FIRST SEMESTER
Tuesday, 9:00 A.

Registration

IvI.,

September

2

VJ'ednosday, 8:00 A. M., September 3
Classes Begin
Saturday, 12 M.,KoTember 22
Thanksgiving Recess Begins
(Conference Teachers Colleges-November 24-26)
1
Monday, 8:00 A. I!., Decem.ber
Thanksgiving Recess Ends

Christmas Recess Begins

Tuesday after last class, December 23
Monday, 8:00 A.

Christm/dS Recess Ends

Vi.

,

January

5

Saturday^ 12 M., January 17

First Semester Ends

teaching d«vs in session - 103. Weeks in semester - 18.
Thankt;glving week coionted as one of 18 - Christmas vacation not counted.
Act'-L&l

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Seoond Semestor Begins

Monday, 8:C0

liastor Hccos^ Bogins

Eastor

rioccsr,

]..

j-..

January 19

Thursday, 12

1,1.

,i-.pril

2

12

II.

,xi.pril

8

V.odnj3day,

:;!;nds

,

Wednesday after last class,

Class-.vork Jnds

l.!ay

28

Actual teaching days in session - 105. "..'oeks in saaiest-jr - 18.
Commancoraunt v/eok counted as ono of 18 - faster vacation not counted.
COMv'LI-fCa[.•jII^lT

195 1 (t>ug-?ostive only)

Alumni Day

Saturday, Hay

23

Sunday, Kay

24

Thursday, May

28

Friday, May

29

Baccalaureate ocrmon
Senior Day

Commencement
Note

Each institution is to adjust its ovm training school calciaar
so as to mset local legal ro.uireiiints.
:

Doctor Kaas in accordance with the
instructions given at the teptonbor meeting
of the Board has sent copiv^s of th^ tentative
caljndai" to all the Presidents and lie had received
replies from the most of them. Th sent to the office of the Ltate Superintendent
for his consideration.
Farther discussion

vras

postooned until

the next meeting of the Board.
9.

Manner in

v/iiich

stude nt w oe kly pub licati ons

snoulci bo financed

Discussion ;;OEtponud.
10.

Uniform By-lay^s for the Stat_c Teachers
Ool£j_ges

Discussion postponed.
11.

Cla^_s 2lin-^s jLnd_ pJ^is__for__ graduate s_ of_

the State Toach^rs Colleges

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Doctor Foster, Chairman of the Conmittee,
following report:

subraitteii the

"In view of the recent ruling of the
Attorney CJeneral's Office relating; to
the handling of senior class rings
and pins in the book rooms, the
Committee on class rings and pins
would respectfully submit the followinq;

report:

First:

We believe that the Teachers

Coller?es ought to keep faith with

Skillkraftere, Incorporated, Philadelphia,
in the matter of the signed contracts
which the several Teachers Colleges have
with this organization.
Second:
Vte recommend that the book rooms
handle the orders for class rings and pins
as usual, but that the orders be taken in
advance and the receipts therefrom be
handled as a special fund in the book rooms,
the same not to be reported as a part of the
State's business.
Third:
That the usual charge of fifty
(v0.50) cents per student for the handling
of this business be made, and that the
balance after the usual expenses have been
deducted shall be paid to the Treasurer
of the Senior Class."

On motion of Doctor Foster seconded by Docto;
Hothermel it was voted to adopt the report of the
Committee and to carry out its provisions.
Agreed to.

12.

Modern substitutes for field agentsfreshman week, and Itinerant Presidents

Discussion postponed.

'^^'
'

Issuing Approved Training Certificates
includin'? both secondary v/ork and college
work in transcripts sent to other States

Discussion postponed.

14<

The payment of commissions on private les s ons in
e xcess of the number agreed on in the contract"

Discussion postponed.
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15.

'3

orapo3it

Collo-'::;cs

aiV'jrti.s&nont by tho Stato Tc-achors
the Peu^qylYania 3"hool Jouri.al

irx

On motion of Doctor Foster seconded by Doctor
Straughn it was voted that tho Statu Teachers Colleges
insert a cor.nositu a vertiseraent on th^; tack cover of the
Ponnsylvania School Journal at the sanu rate as Tfas last
paid by tho Stute Teachors Colleges and that the Secretai-y
of tho Board of Collogo Prosidonts be instructed to draw
up a contract between the State Teachers Colleges and the
Ponnsylvania State lilducation Association.
Agreed to.

16.

Shall a dato

3..

Physician' 3 and Parent's Cortif i-'.ato in
ear-us of students do!Sirinp: to participate
in athiotics

Discussion postponed.

4.

Enrollmonts in

the-

Statu Toachers Oollegos

as of Juno 1929 and October 19^9

"Summary of Enrollmonts in tho Stata Toachors
Colleges as of October 1929" woro distributed among tho
members of the Board. Doctor Keith asked that the charts
be chwckod and returned v/ithin a week to the Teacher
Bureau.
Final copies would be prepared for tho usual
distribution.

5.

"Teaching of Geography in the Secondary
School" as one of the subjects for those
who are majoring in Geography

Discussion postponed.

6.

Advisability of a professional test to be
given in connection v/ith the sophomore
examination at the end of the current year
on work covered by the Teachers Colleges in
di scharge of their particular function

Discussion postponed.

7.

AgreoiTEnt between the Board of Trustees of

the Pennsylvania State College and the
Pennsylvania State Teachers Colleges

Doctor Keith road the proposed plan of coordination
of educational policies and programs of the Pennsylvania State
College and the Pennsylvania State Teachers Colleges.
The
plan follows:
I.

Credentials of present and future undergraduates of the School of Education,
Pennsylvania State College and of the
Pennsylvania State Teachers Colleges are
transferrable at par year by year, provided
that the transferring student's record
Eeets thi receiving institution's standards
for the acceptance of students from other
institutions.
Exceptional cases vfill be

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evaluated in confcronco by the
ExcjnincT of the Pennsylvania State
Collope and the Director of theTeacii^r ;]uruau, Department of
Putlio Instruction.
II.

III.

Kastcr of Education
and Doctor of Education, will be
established in the Pennsylvania State
College for stiMcnts preparing for
the t:;aching profession, cither as
instructors or administrators.

Advan'^.ecl degt'ces,

Residence roquiremonts for the Master
of Education and Doctor of Education
shall be equivalent to those for the
and Ph.D.
degrees M.A. M.S.
respectively.
,

IV.

V.

,

Admission to candidacy for the degree
of Master of Education or the Doctor
of Education degree shall be based on
the Bachelor of Education degree or
an equivalent degree from the
Pennsylvania State College, a Pennsylvania
State Teachers College, or an institutipn
of equa]ly high rank.
Graduates of Pennsylvania StateTeachers
Colleges desirinf to r.ajor in subject
matter departments other than education
and M.S., and
for the degrees of I^.A.
Ph.D. will be admitted to the G-raduate
School, but required to meet all prerequisites of the degree for which they
become candidates.
,

VI.

The Dean of the School of Education of
Pennsyliania State College will be
privilegtid to meet i^i^h and participate
in the discussions of the Board of
Teachers College Presidents vAen the
same relate to the construction and
administration of curriculums for the
The Chairman
preparation of teachoi-s.
of the Curricular Revision Committee
of the Board of Presidents of State
Teachers Colleges v/ill be privileged
to meet ¥dth and participate in the
discussions of the faculties of the
School of Education and the Graduate
School of Pennsylvania State College
when matters rolatinc to the administration
of curriculums for the preparation of

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teschers
VII

•

''re

under diGcussion

permanent com.iittee on coordination of
1 policies and pror'^ans sh'll
,-ricet on Itrnate yeurs at Stai-q Coll-^ge
and in h'i Conference- Room of the D'P-rtni'-;nt of Public Instruction to discuss
matters of mutuiil concern --nd to myke
r' co.nmendations to the Bo-.».rd of Te'jchers
College Presidents ind to the faculties
o-' the School of Education end of the
Graduate School of Pennsylvania State
College. Membership on such cor.raittee
shall be us follows:
'

educ^'iori

Representing Pennsyl^wnia State College:
Dean of the School of Education
jean of the Graduate School
Dean of the School of Liberal Arts

1.
i;

.

3.

Representing the Board of Teachers College Presidents:
Chairman of the Gurricular Revision Conmittee
Director of the Teecher Bureau
Seor;*"ary of the State Council of Education

1.

2.
3.

On motion of Doctor Foster seconded by
Tanpjer it was voted to accept the report of
\gre';d to

^-.he

Doc'-.or

committee.

.

^.

Establishment of special courses during
the rooming summer sessi'r ^or the
"prTp r--t'ion
'

of

d

Gii i

o"

li

'

c

'

"

C oiTi"?-/! o r

iscussion postponed.

9.

Practice of printing names of students
yearly c TlTI'ogs "oTTE'e S*'a+e
Fea ch e s Col l'; gc*s"

TfT the

i-

Discussion postponed.

10.

Standardized mod-- 1 for ext^'t-.' clst;s
act i vitriiir~'rn 'tTie~'s^'a+e Te'^ch-.TS
Co 1 leg/-),n such as d':b;-i"ing teams,
:"remberr;i!
in cnlfeg'' bands, et cetera
i

{-

Discussion postponed.

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IV.

M^SCELIANE0U3
1.

Ohliia

for use in the State Teachers Colleges

Mr. Tompkins and Mr. Owens of the department
of Property & Supplies v^ere introduced.
Mr. Owens displayed several styles and
qualities of ohina for use in the State Teachers
Colleges, and also quoted prices for the
consideration of the Presidents.

Doctor Straughn stated that he thought
would be advisable to appoint a special
committee to look into this matter and see what
the wishes of the Presidents are.
it

Doctor Keith stated that it would be
advisable to have certain samples taken to the
Bloomsburg Conference and have the Dietitians
inspect the same and make certain reconjnendations
to the coimnittee.
jjoctor Keith appointed the following to
serve on this committee;

Lr. Ezra Lehman, Chairman^ Shippensburg
Dr. Landis Tanger, Millersville
Tr. A. C. Rothermel, Kutztown
2.

Uniform Accounting Forms for the

S^te

T'eachers" ~Co iTe'gei

Mr. Schneider and Mr. Metzgar of the
Auditor General's Department v/ere introduced.
Forms for accounting vrere distributed. Mr.
Schneider explained that these forms were only
tentative and were presented as a. basis for
discussion by the Presidents

Doctor Keith suggested that the Bursars
or Bookkeepers go over them and offer any
suggestions they might have to the Presidents. A
report can then be made at the next meeting of the
Board.
Simplification and uniformity in all the
schools is desirable in the matter of accounting
fo rms

He further stat'?d chat liter hs vrould like to
have all the Bursars or :'^oo'.dr.e 3j..6rF, jom-a to
Harrisburg together with ihe Presidents for a
conference at which conference Mr- Fchneider and
also Miss Burke v.'ill be present and that all
these things will then be v/orkea out
He rculd
like to start using the new accounting forms June 1,
1930.
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3.

Student -Help

Pontor Keith distributed charts shoi'/ing the
different types of student -help and tilso the various
E^Lch President was asked
fees paid for student -help.
to study the chart and see -irhcther or not the rules
and regulations of the Board in this respect were
being followed.

4.

special meeting of the Board

A special meeting of the Board was called
The Presidents agreed.

for December 5, 1929.

The meeting adjourned at 5:40 P.M. to
reconvene in a speci'^l meeting pecember 5, 1929 at
9:30 A.M. in the Department of Public Instruction.

Assistant Secretary

y
/Kiv^-^-)

jt2>-_L

Secretary

Approved

^-^

state/Superintendent of Public Instruction

late

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439

C ornmo !i wealth of Pennsylvania
DEP-LHTMEin' OF PUBLIC BTSl'HUCTIOW

Harrisburg

JOURIts-L OF

A

tlEETIlTa

OF THE
BO.'iED

OF COLLEaE PRESIDEICTS

December

5,

1929

journ;j. of

a j^eting

0? THE
BO-J^D OF CCiLLEGE FRESIDEWTS

(State Teachers Colleges)

December

5,

1929

A special meeting of the Board of College
Presidents of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania was
held in the Department of Public Instruction, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, December 5, 1939 and was called to
order at 9:30 o'clock by the Chairimn.
The following were present:

Francis B, Haas
Robert M. Steele
Leslie Pinckney Hill
0. C. L. Riemer
T. T. Allen
C. R. Foster
A. C. Rothermel
D. W. ^j-rmstrong
Y'l.

R. Straughn"'

Land is Tanger
Ezra Lehman
J. Linwood Sisenberg
Norman ~. Cameron

John

^x.

H. Keith

Blooms burg
California
Chejmey
Clarion
East Stroudsbur^
Indiajia

Xutztovm
Lock Haven
Mansfield
ivCillersville

Shippensbiirg

Slippery Rock
Chester

'/7est

Department of Public Instruction

James H. Rule

Department of Public Instruction

Henry Klonower

Department of Public Instruction

^ telegram was received from Doctor C. C. Crawford,
President of the State Teachers College at Edinboro, stating
that it was impossible for him to be present.

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1

.

1

.

qf_ the rainutes of the neetirig
of the Board held September 19, 20, 1929

.approval

On motion of Doctor iToster secor.ded by Doctor
Lehman it v?as voted that the minutes of the meeting
September 19, 20, 1929 be approved as submitted.
2

.

-

minutes of the meeting
the Board held ITovomber 15, 1929

i-pproval of the

"of

On motion of Doctor Eisenberg seconded by
Doctor Foster it was voted to amend the minutes of the
meeting of the Board page 423, paragraph 3, to omit the
word "free" before the word "elective" and insert "an".
On motion of Doctor Eisenberg seconded by I-Ir.
it was voted to approve the minutes of the meeting
of the Board of November 15, 1929 as amended.

^i-llen

II

.

Unfinished Business
1.

Report
a.
b.

qf_

the Curricular Revision Committee

"Special Glass" education
xidditional electivos

Doctor Eisenberg, Chairman of the Curricular
Revision Committee, reported for the committee.
He stated that he was receiving numerous requests
for additional electives in the several fields.

Doctor Haas suggested that the Chairman of the
Curricular Revision Coumittee supply each President with
a tentative statement of additional electives requested
The Presiin advance of the next meeting of the Board.
dents should then mal:e suggestions in writing to the
Chairman of the Curricular Revision Coramittee. This will
enable the Committee to malce a final recomraendation to
the Board at its next meeting.
Doctor Keith felt this was a solution to the
problem and aslced that it be done.
Doctor Eisenberg stated that the item of "Special
Class" education had been continued on the docket for some
time. He asked whether it would be agreeable to write to
the several schools and get their views on the matter before
making a definite recomraendation to the Board.
This was
agreed to.

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2

Repor t of corimittee on " Unifom Fees in
the State Teachers College s"

.

Doctor Strau;^n, Chairman of the committee,
reported for the committee as follo',7s:
"The Board of College Presidents recornraends
that this report be submitted to the several BoJ.rds of
Trustees as the recommendation of the Board of College
Presidents to the State Superintendent.

Effective June
I.

1,

1930

Enrollment and Service fee:
(a)
(b)
(c)

Reg\ilar term, .p20 each semester

Summer session, .,^15.
registration fee of ^5 per seir^cster
hour for off- campus instruction

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Except for (c) above, this fee covers registration
and keeping record of students, library, athletics, lectures,
entertainraents, student Y/elfare, health service (other than
extra nurse and quarantine) non-instructional personal
laboratory, a:iid the college paper.
service (as in gymnasium)
,

,

II.

III.

rV.

V.

VI.

Students shall be responsible for damages or brealcage of
college property to the oxte:it of the damage.
three da3'-s in the dollege infirmar;^, the college
shall charge an additional ^1.00 for each day.

.i-fter

Day stude2its who mav, under the reg'olation of the college,
be admitted to the infirmary shall pay board at the rate
of •;?1.50 a day. This charge includes the regular nurse
and medical service, but does not include special nurse
or medical service.
If the college maintains an Isolation Quarantine Hospital
for contagious diseases, the college .shall charge .^lO per
week additional, but this charge does not include trained
nurse or medical service.

Day students, irho may, under the regulations of the college,
be admitted to the Quarantine Hospital, shall pay the board
rate of vl.SO a day (see IV above), and in addition shall
pay vlO a week, but this additional charge does not include
trained nurse or medical service.

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VII.

The housing rate shall be •,?144 per semester. This includes
room, meals aiid limited laundry.
(a) For rooms uith running '.rater an additional charge of
sp9.00 per student per semester may be made.
(b) No reduction in the rate is to be made for laundry
done at home; and no reduction is to be made for
students v/ho go home for a fev; da?7s at a time.
student may, at the discretion of the President
(c)
of the college, occupy a double room alone by paying an additional .^36 a semester.
.i.

VIII.

IX.

Students whose residence is out of the state, or who are
not seventeen years of age, shall be charged a fee of jl05
(It is understood
per semester; v35 per summer session.
that this fee has been operative since June 1, 1929, for
entering students only)
Fees in the special departments (at those colleges maintaining these special courses) shall be as folloT7s:
Music„

3

.

I^epor t of comraittee on "P e:risylvaa ia

Stat e 'Teachers College ..thletic a ssooiation "

Mr. .).l]e n, Chairnan of the coroniittee, reported
for the committee as follows:

"The Athletic Cormittee recommends:
1.

That the Constitutiou of the Pe.msylvania
State Normal School Athletic Association
as previously adopted be null and void
and that, as provided by law, the action
of the Board of Presidents when approved
by the State Superintendent of Public
Instruction be binding upon all of the
Colleges,
That the following provisions of the
Constitution as already adopted be
retained and incorporated into

Rules and Regulations Governing Athletic
Competition of the Perjisylvania State
Teachers Colleges.
The President of each college shall
be responsible for its athletics. He
or his authorized representative shall
accompany any team which represents the
college in any athletic contest.
1.

No student i^ho has completed the
of credits required for graduation in his curriculuia, or who has been
in attendance more than there are years
in his curriculiim, or who is not maintaining a passing grade in at least
thirteen (13) semester hours of work,
shall be eligible to compete in any
contest
2.

n\;iiTiber

A student to be eligible must have
secured a passing grade in at least 13
semester (credit) hoiirs of work during
the quarter preceding each respective
sport.
It is permissible for a school
3.

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to have a s?/-stem involving more frequent
reports. In all cases exclusion from
teams shall be for a period equal to the
period covered by the report. Such period
to be not less than three weeks in length.

No student who has competed under a
false narae, or '/rho is receiving money or
other valuable consideration, either
directly or indirectly for competing in
athletic contests, is eligible to take
part in any contest.
4.

No student shall be perraitted to
compete who did not enter his or her
respective school on or before October
first in the first semester, or on or
before February tvrentieth in the second
semester.
5.

6.
No member of a College team shall be
perm.itted to engage in athletic contests
other than those participated in by the
College of ^/hich he or she is a member
during the school year.

7.
At least four days before ever;;- official
game, eligibility lists, certified by the
Presidents of the competing schools, shall
be exchanged.

8.
Effective immediately, no student transferring from any institution of collegiate
ranis: to a State Teachers College shall be
eligible for any intercollegiate competition
until after a year in residence.
9.
The Committee further recommends that
any monies in the hands of any treasurer
be returned pro-rata to those Cc.leges
which contributed."

T. T. Allen, Chairrmn
Norman 7. Cameron
J. Linrrood Eisenberg

Mr. Allen stated that a copy of the report of the committee on Pennsylvania State Teachers College Athletic Association was sent to each member of the Board for criticism.
Most of the members have indicated their approval of the report
as tentatively submitted.
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On motion of
Steele, it

Y7as vojted

Fir.

Allen, seconded by Doctor

to adopt the report.

In this connection Doctor Keith stated that
all requisitions vrhich have been issued for guarantees
are to be withdra^Tn and direct requisitions covering
If, for example,
the expenses are to be substituted.
Bloomsburg has sent a tear.i to Slippery Rod: on a
guarantee, which guarantee has not yet been paid, the
guarantee requisition should be '^ithdra^n a^^.d a direct
requisition covering the expenses be subinitted in its
place. This money should be paid to the school Trhich
incurred the expenses. He further stated that effective
imrflodiate ly each school pay its ov'n expenses inciirred in
games bet'^feen the State Teachers Colleges.

Ho also stated that i;i such cases 'diore
guarantees had already been paid out of the petty
cash accounts a statement covering each guarantee
paid in such a manner be sent to him. He ^^ill see
If "e
whether or not he can have them cleared.
cannot get them cleared, he gave the assurance that
he vjill secure an inforr,B.l opinion for their clearance.
Doctor Keith asked hotr many of the schools
had already paid guarantee money out of their petty
cash accounts.
The roll call follo'rs:

Francis 3. Haas
Robert M. Steele
Leslie Pinckney Hill
G-. C.
L. Riemer
T. T. Allen
C. G. Crawford
Charles R. Foster
A. C. Rothermel
D. W. Armstrong
W. R.

Strau^m

Landis Tanger
Ezra Lehman
J. Linwood Eisenberg
Norman '7. Caraeron

Bloomsburg

Doctor Keith further stated that TJliore a
guarantee has been given to a State Teachers College by
an institution other than a State Teachers College, such
money remaining after expenses are paid out of the
If
guarantee must be turned in to the State Treasurer.
for instance, a team, is guaranteed ?600 for going outside
of the State and the expenses of the team amount to only
^^500, the difference betneen the guarantee and the
expenses should be turned over to the general fund of the
treasury.
Doctor Keith stated that a State Teachers College
another State Teachers College shou.ld enter into a
tv7o-year arrangement whereby each institution pays its orm
expenses

pla:5/lng

Doctor Keith further emphasized the fact that
the important thing is that all existing requisitions
carrying guarantees are to be withdraTm, aiid statements
sent to him covering each case where guarantees have been
paid from petty cash accounts.
4

.

Report hj the Secre tary of tjie B oard of_
t]ie lenn s;/l°I1 "Activi ties q_f
yani^ Stat e Teachers College it.thle_t_i_c
A ssociation"

!2°PiJ°A

The Secretary of the Board of Control submitted
a report of football games.
The report follorrs:

REPORT OF FOOTBiyLL
1929

From Clarion
October

aAIvIES

•

From

;

"In order that there may be unifonriity in
practice in the raatter of maiiinf^ refunds, the Teachers
Colleg:e Presidents hereby agree to recoiiirrieud to their
several Boards of Trustees tho following regulations,
effective June 1, 1930;

First:

Repa-":faent

rill not be granted:

1.

To students v/ho are temporaril;/' suspended,
indef initel^r suspended, dismissed, or vho
voluntarily withdraw froxfl school, except for
personal illness, the same being certified
to by an attending ph^/sician, or for a family
emergency of Vihich the school authorities are
fully informed and which the President of the
institution approves.

2.

For any part of the registration fee for any
cause whatsoever.

Second:

A repajnnent allowed for personal illness or for
a famil^r emergency will be made for half of the
amount of the sem.ester fees chargeable for the
part of the semester v;hich the student does not
spend in school.

Third:

Advance reservation deposit y/ill be returned to
students provided they notify the college three
weeks before the opening of the semester of their
intention not to attend."

On m.otion of Doctor Foster seconded
Lehman it 7jas voted to adopt the report.

8

.

Doctor
Agreed to.

b3/

Report of committee on "Calen dar"

Doctor Haas, Chairman of the Comnittee, submitted
the following report:

"SUGGESTED

FOR 1930-1931

CAlEiroiiR

SmMER SESSION
Registration

1950

Monda^-, June 16

Classes begin

Tuesday, June 17

Session ends

Saturday, J^ly 26

Weeks in session

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six

FIRST SBt'ESTER
Tuesday, 9:00 k.U.

Registration

,

September 2

Wednesday, 8:00 A.M., September 3

Classes Begin

Thanksgiving Recess Begins
Thanksgiving Recess Ends
Christmas Recess Begins

Christmas Recess Ends
First Semester Ends

Wednesday, 12M., November 26
Monday, 8:00

A.LI.

,

December

1

Tuesday after last class,
December 23
Monday, 8:00 A.II., January

5

January

17

Saturday, 12M.

,

SECOND SBffiSTER
Second Semester Begins
Easter Recess Fegins

Monday, 8:00 A.M., January 19

Thursday after last class, April

2

Monday, 12 M., April

6

Easter Recess Ends
Class

"TOrlc

Saturday after last class, May 23

Ends

Commencement

MOTE

:

Tuesday,

May 26

Each institution is to adjust its own training school

calendar so as to meet legal reauirements."

On motion of Doctor Haas seconded by
Doctor Lehman it was voted to adopt the calendar
as submitted by the committee.
On motion of Doctor Foster seconded by
Doctor Rothermel it was voted that in lieu of the
Annual Conference in 1930, a plan of subject matter
syllabi conferences be worked out by the General
Curricular Revision Committee, the same being subject
to the approval of the State Superintendent of Public
Instruction.
9.

Report of the commi tte e o_n " Chin a
for u s_e_ i_n the State Tea chers
College s"

Doctor Lehman, Chairman of the Committee,
reported for the cornmittee. He stated that the
committee desired to report progress. At the next
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i

meeting of the Board of College Presideiits the Department of Property & Supplies 'Till have designs to submit.
There have been t'.vo conferences "ith representatives of
the Department of Property 2c Supplies and the committee
will trv to have a final report for the next meeting.
10

Manner in TJhieh student ^e_ekly pub lications

^°Jil^

iiS.

f J-^3iice d

Inasmuch as this matter had been discussed under
item 2 of "unfinished business" it v/as noved by Doctor
Tanger and seconded by Doctor Foster that this item be
Agreed to.
removed from the docket.
11

Uniform plan_ o_f_ organization arid By-la77s
for_ the State Teachers Colle_ees

Doctor Keith distributed charts indicating a
suggested organization of the State Teachers Colleges.
He asked the Presidents to discuss this tirpe of organization ^-.'ith their Boards of Trustees. At the next meeting of the Board of College Presidents the organization
of the institutions can be given consideration in the
light of the reaction of the Trustees to this type of
organization.
Doctor Keith pointed out that the chart merely
represented the organization no^^ in effect in some of
the schools and that it seemed to work out very satisfactorily. He stated that he did not want to develop
additional lines of functional organization but that in
the smaller schools certain functions cotild be combined
under 6ne person; for instance, the duties of the Dean
of Instruction could be taiien over by the President of
the institution.
Since the proposed organization chart does not
provide for a Business Manager such schools Y.'hich now
have Business Managers miglat switch to the term "Bursar"
without modifying in any way the salary of the person
now holding the position.

Doctor Keith pointed out that it might be well
to have a joint meeting of the Trustees and the College
Presidents sometime in January or February at which time
a brief outline of uniform by-laws might be worked out
for all institutions.

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12.

Modern_ substitutes for field agentsf reshman y^e elc and itinerant I' residen ts
,

Discussion postponed.
13.

Issuing Appr oved Training; Certificates
rk and c ollege
inclu ding both secondary
work in transcripts sent to e ther States
-.7

Mr. Klonower suggested that the Deans' office be
requested to differentiate bet?reen \7ork of secondary grade
and work of post-high school grade -vhen certificates of
approved training are submitted to superintendents of other
states by graduates of previous years. The Credential
Bureaus of other States question records from the State
Teachers Colleges when these records indicate both secondary
work and professional preparation without some note of
explanation indicating the changed status of the State
Teachers Colleges.
14.

of c ommissions on p rivate
le ssons in_ excess of the mimber a gree d
on in the contract

Th_e pa^naent

Discussion postponed.
15.

Shall

a^

^
less of

BPJL

date

be_

sot after

-f-LicJi

c redit

may

given_ for teach ing experie nce regardwh en this experience was gained or

whether or not it had been previously placed
on the r ecor d?

^

^

On motion of Doctor Steele seconded by Doctor
Eisenberg it was voted that after September 1, 1930 no credit
for teaching experience granted prior to 1922 shall be given
toward graduation from the two and three-year curriculums
regardless of when this credit was entered upon the records
of the college except to students who are in full time residence study during the school j^ear 1930-31 until the completion of a curriculum.
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'

Shall the Dramatic Engli sh course be changed
^SiB. S. required co urse i_n th_e f our-year
s econdary/ curriculum to an elective course in_
English and some other course substitute d for
i"t?

On motion of Doctor Foster seconded by Doctor Steele
matter to the G-eneral Curricular
Revision Conraittee for their recommendation to the Board.
it was voted to refer this

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IV

.

Leave

of_

absence with and witjiout

j.ay

Discussion postponed.
18.

_Admission

of^ special students on tuijtion basis
(Section 2009)

Discussion postponed.
III.

W ev; Busines s
1.

n

Advi sabi ty _o_f the Board of C_qll_e.':,;e Presidents
meet ing in turn at the various schools

Discussion postponed.
2

Ref lection s on Teacher

C ertification

Discussion postponed.
3.

Physician's and Parent
Certificates in cases
of students desiring to participat e in athletics
'

Discussion postponed.
4.

"T eaching of Geography in the Secondary School"
°H®. 2L. i2l§. .s ubject s_ for those -Tho are majoring
jji^JJeograghy
~^-.

Discussion postponed.
^

•

Pract ice of print ing Jiame_s_ of .stiidents in the
I^I^^IL catalogs_ of_ the State Te ach ers Col lege_s

Discussion postponed.
^'

§i.^'3_ardized medal fo_r extra class a ctivities
."^-^8 State T eacher s_ Colle ges
su_ch'^s d ebating
teams, mgj±>_ership iri college" bands," et cetera

Ail

Discussion postponed.

453

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R eflecti on s of an Athletic Coa ch

Doctor Keith read several paragraphs from
received by him from an Athletic Coach.

a

letter

The statements suggest certain changes in procediire
with reference to the conduct of athletics in the State
Teachers Colleges.
^'

G-overnment as reflated to teach er prep arati on

Discussion postponed.
^

•

IJlS.

I§]£e n_e Id

Case

Discussion postponed.
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A

course in Safety Educat ion

Discussion postponed.
11

•

JISH curriculum for
Ijidusitrial Art£ Teache£s

£™22£.?^

preparation of
"

Doctor Keith distributed a copv of a "proposed fouryear curriculum for the preparation of teachers of Industrial
Arts'' and a map shovrin? the distribution of industrial arts
teachers by State Teachers Colleges and bv coiinties. He
requested that the curriculum be studied by each President,
and that any suggestions or criticisms be sent in writin--? to
the Chairman of the General Curricular Revision Committee.
Doctor Keith further stated that he would like to have
a final report from the Curricular Revision Committee on
this subject for the January meeting.

rv.

Miscella neous
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-Accounti ng j'orms for
"
Te_achers College_s_

ISi±2™

jtiie

S tate

Doctor Keith quoted a paragraph from a letter
received from the Budget Secretary, I>/Ir. Arthur P. To-msend,
as folloiivs:

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kindly notifv the Presidents of
the State Teachers Colleges that all
correspondence in corinection vrith the new
Acco^mtin/^ System should be addressed to
your Department rather than to me or to
an^'-one in my office?"

"'Tould vou

Mr.
¥.. Clyde Shaeffer, Assistant State Treasurer,
appeared before the Board aid asked each President to see
that all requisitions for payments of bills under the nev:
accoionting system be sent to the State Treasurer's office
tivice a month, that is the fifteenth and thirtieth.

Doctor Keith stated that it would be well for each
school to secure a small rider to attach to eacY. requisition
stating what bill it covers. The Treasury-- Department can do
the same in sending out checks so that it •'ill help both to
determine quickly v'hich bills are being p:<.id.
Mr. Schneider, a represeiitatiTe of the Budget
Office, appeared before the Board and distributed a complete
set of accounting forms for the consideration of the Presidents.

Doctor Keith stated that he would like to have the
Presidents take these forms home and study them vith the Bursar
or Bookkeeper. He indicated that he yrauld like to see the new
forms put into use at the beginnin-c of the next fiscal year.
l\4r. Metzgar, Deputy Secretary;- of Revenue,
appeared
before the Board and discussed the system now in effect
covering the collection of fees and other monies at the State
Teachers Colleges.

He stated that the State Treasurer would like to
have the deposit slip the same day as the raoney is deposited.
This is possible if all money is held over night and the
deposit slip iTiailed the day before the deposit is to be made,
special deliver^s "to the State Treasurer.
Some of the Presidents cited cases where the local
Agent had received comnunications from the Departm.ent of
Revenue and only by chance had they themselves been informed
of these directions.

Doctor Keith felt that the head of the institution
should be named as the Supervisor:,'- Agent and he in turn should
recomraend a suitable person to serve as the active agent, but
that at all times the Presidents should be the responsible
official.

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455 -

Doctor Rule suggested that Doctor Haas and
Metzgar dray; up a statement that might be presented to the Special Deputy Attorney General for his
consideration.

I/tr.

After deliberation they presented the folio

•-'

in? statement

"The Presidents of the Colleges -re to be
made the Supervisory Agents of the Department of Revenue. They shall recorimend to
the Department of Revenue an Active Agent
7'ho shall be bonded by the Department of
Revenue and who shall be responsible for
the discharge of such functions as are
assigned by the Department of Revenue.

Communications from the Dep-irtmer.t of
Revenue involving adrainistrative policies
will be transmitted through the Supervisory Agent."
On motion of Doctor Haas seconded hj Doctor
Straughn it was v^^^d to accept the recommendation of
Doctor Haas and Mr. Metzgar ::.s expressing the judgment
of the Board.

The meeting adjourned -it 6:00 P.F.. to reconvene
Friday, January 17, 1930 in the Department
of Public Instruction.
nt 9:30 A.M.

Secret nrv

Approved:

j) 3t-'.te

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t^yrrMtL^i

ouporir.tendent of Public Instructio;:

Dscomber 1 2_^ "19 2 2_
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"Date

4-56

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Jt::^ iC

Cointnonwealth of Pennsylvania
DKPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Harrisburg

JOURNAL OF A MEETING
OF

THE

BOARD OF COLLEGE PRESIDENTS

January 17-18, 1930

JOURNAL OF A

OF

IffiETING

THE

BOARD OF COLLEGE PRESIDEMTS
(State Teachers Colleges)

January 17-18, 1930

A regular meeting of the Board of College
Presidents of the Commonrjealth of Pennsylvania was
held in the Department of Public Instruction,
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, January 17 and 18, 1S30
and was called to order at 9:30 o'clock by the
Chairman.
The following "lere present:

Francis B. Haas
Robert M. Steele
Leslie Pinckney Hill
G. C. L. Riemer
T. T. Allen
§. R. Foster
A. C. Rothermel
D. W, Armstrong
^. R. Straughn
Landis Tanger
Ezra Lehman
J. Linwood Eisenberg
Norman W. Cameron

I

.

Bloomsburg
California
Cheyney
Clarion
East Stroudsburg
Indiana
Kutztovm
Lock Haven
Mansfield
Miller sville
Shippensburg
Slippery Rock
West Chester

John A. H. Keith

Department of Public Instruction

James N. Rule

Department of Public Instruction

Henry KlonoTzer

Department of Public Instruction

Approval of the minutes of the meeting of the
Board held December 5, 1929

On motion of Doctor Foster seconded by Doctor
Riemer it was voted that the minutes of the meeting of
the Board held December 5, 1929 be approved as submitted.

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II

.

Unfinished Business
1.

Report of the Curricular Revision
Committee
a.
b.
c.

d.

"Special Class" education
Additional electives
Industrial Arts Education
Dramatic English Course

Doctor Eisenberg, Chairman of the Curricular
Revision Committee, reported for the committee as
folloTvs:

"A meeting of the Curricular Revision
Committee was held on Saturday,
January 4, 1930 in the offices of the
Teacher Bureau, Department of Public

Instruction.

Those present

Tiere:

Dr. W. R. Straughn
Henry ICLonower
Dr. J. Linv/ood Eisenberg, Chairman

Itr.

'The

A.

committee submits the following report:

Special Class Education
The committee recommends that the curriculum for
the preparation of "Special Class" teachers in accordance
with the former decision of the Board of Presidents be
arranged as follotrs for Graduates of each of the tT7o year
curriculums of the State Teachers Colleges.
1.

Education
a.

Psychology of Atypical Children

3-

3

Stressing the mentally subnoiTnal, the mentally
backward and behavior problems.
1-hour per week for one semester of clinical
demonstration
1 hour per week of recitation, discussion,
oral and ?7ritten reports

A study of the methods of the pioneers, e.g..
Sequin, in their attempts to rehabilitate the
mentally defective.
Historical study of the special class movement
as a part of the public school system in the
United States with special stress placed upon
method and practice
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b.
2.

Orthogenic Method and Practice Teaching

6

3

SOCIAL SCIENCE
a.

Problems of Child 'Telfare

2-

The public school as a social agency. Problems
and progi-ams involving special groups of children.
Conservation of life and health of children.
Mental hygiene movement
3.

HEALTH EDUCATION
a.

Mental Hygiene
Stressing habit formation in early infancy and childhood as related to behavior problems and a normal
mental healthful outlook during infancy, childhood,
adolescence and the adult period of life.

b.

Play and Games
For partial description see page 66, "Report of the
General Curricular Revision Coramittee".

4.

MAMJAL AND INDUSTRIAL ARTS AND CRAFTS
a.

Elementary Industrial Arts

6-

See page 51, "Report of the General Curricular
Revision Coramittee"
b.

Wood Craft
The purpose of this course is to familiarize students
77ith the proper use of tools in specific mechanical
operations applying to wood craft.

1.
2.
3.

4.

Summary Education
Social Science
Health Education
IMnual Arts

S.H«
9
2
5
9

6
2

4
5

vr
This curriculum shall be open only to teachers of two
years experience. A laboratory school for the orthogenic
backTYard children shall be available in connection with
each school that is authorized to offer this curriculum.
The State Superintendent shall authorize the schools in
Tfhich this curriculum shall be offered.

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Doctor Reiter ^as requested to rephrase the description
of the above courses. The committee -.vill report the final
statement of these courses at the next meeting of the Board of

Presidents.
B.

Additional Slectives
The committee recommends that
1.

2.

-

"To elect German, a student must present t-rro high
school \inits of German" be inserted under entrance
on page 28, General Curricular Revision Committee's
Report, No. 6 under "Prerequisites."

That electives shall be added in the several fields
7/hich shall be substituted for free electives or

additional credit in the curriculum. The committee
is not yet ready to recommend the particular
electives to be addad in the field of English,
Science, Geography, Social Studies, and Mathematics.
General discussion of the Board of Presidents follovied
on the question of whether the electives should be on
the 2
2 basis or 3 —3 basis.

—

3.

In the field of Foreign Languages the committee is
prepared to recommend that Foreign Languages on page
28 of the General Curricular Revision Committee's
Report be made to read as folloTTs:
15
15
In French, German, or Latin
After t^o years high school French
or German or three years of high school Latin.

The effect of this change is to put German on the
same basis as French.
The committee Trill have a complete report on the matter
of electives at the next meeting.
C

Industrial Arts Education
In Industrial Arts Education the curriculvim has been
referred to a sub-committee for further study. We hope to
present a final report at the next meeting of the Board.

D.

Dramatic English Course
The committee feels that no action should be taken on
the matter of Dramatic English at this time."

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After some general discussion of the above report, the
first report on Special Class Education Tias referred back to the
committee for further report at the afternoon session. This
further report, after consultation rrith Doctor Reiter, Tras not
presented to the Board of Presidents because of lack of time, but
has been incorporated in the statement above.
2

Report of committee on " Standardization
of Printing Supplies for the State
Teachers Colleges'
*

Discussion postponed.
3

Report of committee on " China for use in
the State Teachers Colleges"

Doctor Lehman, Chairman of the Committee, reported
for the committee.
He stated that the committee had a meeting frith Mr.
Tompkins and Mr. O-.'ens of the Department of Property & Supplies
and they agreed in order to standardize the China used
in the
State Teachers Colleges to recommend three designs for
the consideration of the Board.
Mr, Ovrens of the Department of Property & Supplies
appeared before the Board and submitted samples for the
consideration of the Board. These samples veve the oie s
selected
by the committee.
On motion of Doctor Riemer seconded by Doctor Tanger

it was voted that the three designs submitted
be accepted as

standard for use in the State Teachers Colleges.
to size, color, and quality of china.
4.

This refers

Uniform plan of organization and By-lawg
for the State Teachers Colleges

Doctor Keith stated that the approved organization
chart had been sent to each school and that he felt
the next
step will be the development of suitable By-laus for
the
institutions.
Doctor Keith stated that he had written to the President
of the Trustees Association suggesting a small
committee of
Trustees to rrork ^ith a similar committee of Presidents
and up to
this time a reply had not been received.
Immediately upon receipt
of this reply, he would get in touch vath Doctor
Haas' committee
and set up a procedure for a joint meeting.
He stated that perhaps

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we could have a joint meeting ^ith the next meeting of the
Board of College Presidents to -nork on this matter.

Doctor Keith also stated that along rrith this organization chart came the matter of bonds for the responsible
officials in the schools handling monies.

He asked it the bonds had been received and the
Presidents reported they had not received bonds as yet.
Doctor L-eith stated that the Executive Board in
December had authorized these bonds and that he had for-^arded
the information to the institutions and authorized the Department of Property and Supplies to furnish the bonds. He stated
he would find out what was delaying the matter.

5

Modern substitutes for field agents
^eek and itinerant Presidents

,

freshman

,

Discussion postponed.
6.

The payment of commissions on private lessons
in excess of the number agreed on in the contract

Discussion postponed.
7

Shall a date be set after Tvhich credit may not
given for teaching experience regardless of
^hen this experience was gained or whether or
be_

^0"*=

^^ had been previously placed on the record?

Discussion postponed.
8.

Leave of absence with and without pay
a.

Use of summer racation with pay

Doctor Keith inquired concerning the reports which had
been requested from the several Presidents for teachers
who had
the summer session of 1929 off for approved travel
or study with
pay.
It developed that Kutztom, Lock Haven,
and Edinboro
had not reported up to this time.

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Doctor Rothermel and Dootor Armstrong both reported
that they did not reply to the request because no funds were
available in their budgets to alloT? teachers leave of absence
for the summer session with pay.
Doctor Keith asked to have the reports tabulated in
some form and submitted to him.
9.

Admission of special students on tuition
basis ( Section 2009
)

a.

Students who do not intend to teach

Doctor Keith stated that the matter of fees took
care of special students on tuition basis. This matter is
included in the report of "Uniform Fees in the State Teachers
Colleges". As far as "Students who do not intend to teach",
this is taken care of in the School Lairs. All such cases
must be submitted to the State Superintendent for his approval
before such students are admitted. If they sign the admission
blank obligating themselves to teach for tTJO years in the public
schools, there is nothing else to do but to admit the students.
10

.

Advisability of the Board of College
Presidents meeting in turn at the
vari ous schools

On motion of Doctor Haas seconded by Doctor Riemer
it was voted that no change be made in the holding of the
regular meetings of the Board of College Presidents for official
business, but that the Superintendent be asked by the Board to
arrange a series of visits to the schools at some convenient
time.

The Board adjourned at 1:45 P.M. for luncheon to
reconvene at 2:30 P.M.

11

.

Reflections on Teacher Certification

Doctor Riemer presented a paper pointing out some
interesting facts concerning the professional status of teachers
in the several Service Areas of the institutions. He stated that
he had taken the figures submitted by the Teacher Bureau on the
Professional Status of the Teachers of the Several Counties and
compiled this report. The report follo".Ts as Exhibit A.

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12

Physician's and Parent s Certificates in
cases of students desiring to participate
in athletics

.

'

Discussion postponed.
Practice of printing names of students in the
yearly catalogs of the State Teachers Colleges

13

Discussion postponed.

Standardized medal for extra class activities
in the State Teachers Colleges such as debating
teams membership in college bands et cetera

14

,

,

Discussion postponed,
Governiaent as related to teacher preparation

15

Discussion postponed.
The Walcefield Case

16

Discussion postponed.

A course in Safety Education

17
"

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Mr. Albert

1!

Whitne3''

This item was removed from, the docket.
18. "'Uniform Accounting Forms for the State Teachers

Colleges
This subject "^as discussed at the evening meeting
the Bursars and Presidents.

III.

New Business
1.

Suggested change from Bachelor of Science
in Public School Musi c to Bachelor of
Science in Music Education

Discussion postponed.

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'•rith

2.

Private instruction fees

This item :;7as discussed under the matter of
Uniform Fees, Deposits, and Repajrments in the State Teachers
Colleges.
3.

Printing
Supplies

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Deputy Secretary of Property and
Mr. Walter^ Q.. Scott

Mr. Walter G. Scott appeared before the Board and
introduced Mr. Dight, Director of the Bureau of Publications,
and llr. Pickens of the Bureau of Publications.
Mr. Dight explained somewhat in detail the cause of
the delay in handling printing requisitions. The Presidents
explained the difficulties they were having and as a result
of this a better understanding was effected between the institutions and the Department of Property and Supplies.

Doctor Eeith stated that the most important printing item just now was the matter of emergency orders, which
included programs, tickets, posters, et cetera.
Mr. Dight stated that they are now working on a plan
whereby emergency printing orders such as programs, tickets,
posters, et cetera, will be handled locally. The plan is now
being formulated to be submitted to the Attorney General for
his opinion. Just as soon as they have the informal opinion
from the Attorney General, the word will be passed along to
the Presidents of the Teachers Colleges.
In order to further simplify the relationship
between the Bureau of Printing and the institutions in
receipting for printing orders received, Mr. Dight suggested
that the institutions discontinue using the form printed in
red which was previously sent to the institutions for this
purpose. Mr. Scott concurred.

Doctor Keith stated that it is absolutely essential
that all bills come through promptly so that these institutions
know where they stand in the matter of their budgets.

The Presidents agreed that everything was in better
shape now and orders for all materials and supplies were
coming in more promptly and of a better grade than was previously shipped.

4.

Skillkrafters' Contract

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Mr. Frederick A. Shimp

Mr. Frederick A. Shimp representing Skillkrafters*
Incorporated, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, appeared before the
Board,

He asked for the cooperation of the Presidents in
the matter of placing orders for the standard class rings and
pins. He explained to the members of the Board that no contractor could accept an order for "class rings and pins" from
any institution '.nthout infringing on the property rights of
his Company. If a school places a contract ^ith another
company other than Skillkrafters, the school was not affected,
but suit could be brought against that contracting jeT/eler.

He further stated that he did not think the trouble
was ^ith the schools themselves, but in some instances information had come to them that the students in the institutions
were being solicited for the business and that inferior grades
of goods had been offered for the same price or less.
Doctor Keith stated that the contract r7hich each
Teachers College had signed vzith Skillkrafters was binding and
full cooperation should be given to see that the agreement was
carried out.
5.

Training Courses in Girl Scout Leadership in
the svimmer session of the State Teachers Colleges

Discussion postponed.

IV.

mSCELLAHEOUS
1.

Pennsylvania Study

Doctor Rule stated that he had sent a letter to each
of the Presidents stating the status of the Pennsylvania Study
and asked for further cooperation from the Presidents on the
matter of giving tests.

He asked the Presidents to take the matter up with
their local representatives and let him have a report within
the next week. He asked for their reaction to the statement
of Doctor Learned as to whether or not they would give the
examinations and also to the proposals contained in the statement submitted by Doctor Learned.
2

Report of committee on " Uniform Fees Deposits
and Repayments in the State Teachers Colleges"

I^<«:ior 3trau£»}ir>

,

,

rhairujan of the Committee, reported

for the coinroittee as follows:
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UNIFORM FEES, DEPOSITS, MID REPAB/DSNTS IN THE STATE TEACHERS COLLEGES
Effective June

A.
1.

1,

1930

FEES

Enrollment and Service Fee
(a)
(b)

(c)

Regular term, §20 each semester
Summer session, $15
A registration fee of ^5 per semester hour for
off -campus instruction

Except for (c) above, this fee covers registration and
keeping record of students, library, athletics, lectures,
entertainments, student welfare, health service, (other than
extra nurse and quarantine) non-instructional personal service
(as in g3minasium)
laboratory, and the college paper.
,

,

II.

Damage Fee

Students shall be responsible for damages, or breakage
or loss of college property.
III.

Infirmary Fee
After three days in the college infirmary, the college
shall charge an additional $1.00 for each day.

Day students who may be admitted to the infirmary shall
pay board at the rate of $2.00 a day. This charge includes the
regular nurse and regular miedical service, but does not include
special nurse or special medioal service.
IV.

Isolation Hospital Fee
If the college maintains an Isolation Quarantine Hospital
for contagious diseases, the college shall charge $10 per vieeik.
additional, but this charge does not include trained nurse or
special medical service.

Day students, who may be admitted to the Quarantine
Hospital, shall pay the board rate of §2.00 a day (see III above),
and in addition shall pay ;^10 a week, but this additional charge
does not include trained nurse or special medical service.

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V.

Housing Fee
1.

Housing rate for students:

The housing rate for students shall be $144 per n
semester and $48 for the Slimmer Session. This includes
room, meals and limited laundry.
(a)

For rooms ^th running rrater an additional
charge of -"^Q.OO per student per semester
or $3.00 for the Summer Session may be
made,

(b)

No reduction in the rate is to be made for
laundry done at home nor for students -^ho
go home for a fe:v days at a time.

(c)

A student may, at the discretion of the
President of the college, occupy a double
room alone by paying an additional $36 a
semester or $12.00 for the Summer Session.

2.

Housing rate for employes other than those included
in the State Classification schedule (Faculty,
clerks, etc.)

3.

shall be §10.00 per T7eek.

The rate for transient meals shall be:
Brealcfast $.40;

VI.

Lunch $.40;

Dinner $.50

Tuition Fee
Students irhose residence is out of the State, or xih.o
are not seventeen years of age, shall be charged a fee of
(It is under$105 per semester; §35 per sximmer session,
stood that this fee has been operative since June 1, 1929,
for entering students only) .

VII.

Special Instruction Fee
1.

Fees in the special departments (at those colleges
maintaining these special curricula) shall be as
follows:

Music
Home Economics
Art
Health
Commerce

$72 per semester or $24 for Summer Session
•
"
"
or $12 "
$36 "
"
"
"
or I 6 "
$18 "
"
"
"
or $ 6 "
$18 "
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"
or $ 2 "
$ 6 "
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2.

Out-of-state students registered in one of these
special curricula shall pay the fee of the department as above in addition to the ^105 semester fee
and/or (See VI above)
.

3.

The charge for private lessons in music, in the
State Teachers College maintaining the special
Gurriculiim in music, shall be:
(a)

Voice, piano, band or orchestral instruments, $24 per semester - for one
lesson per 7?eek.

Pipe organ, $42 per semester
lesson per 7?eek.
(b)

4.

-

for one

Rental of piano for practice, 1 period
per day, $6.00 per semester.
Rental of pipe organ for practice, 1
period per day, $36 per seiiester.
Rental of band or orchestral instruments, $6.00 per semester.

The charge for private lessons in music in the State
Teachers Colleges not maintaining the special music
curriculum shall be fixed as follorrs:

The Board of Trustees of a State Teachers
College not offering the special curriculum in
music may, subject to the approval of the State
Superintendent of Public Instruction, enter
into contract with individuals to give private
lessons in music in order to afford an opportunity for students to continue their musical
education. Such agreement shall provide
reasonable reimbursement to the institution for
any services or overhead supplied by the institution.

VIII.

Degree Fee

A fee of $5.00 shall be paid by each candidate for
a degree.
IX.

Record Transcript Eee
One dollar ($1.00) shall be charged for the second
and each subsequent transcript of records.
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X.

Delinquent Accounts

No student shall be enrolled, graduated, or receive
a transcript of his record until all previous charges
have been paid.

B.
I.

DEPOSITS

Key Deposit
A charge of $1.00 shall be made as a deposit for each
key.

II.

This deposit -rill be returned upon return of key.

Advance Room Reservation Deposit (Dormitory Students)

A deposit of #10 shall be made by prospective dormitory students 77hen they request advance room reservations.
This is a guarantee of the intention of the student to
enber college for the term or semester designated. It will
be held by the college authorities until three weeks before
th3 opening date Trhen it Trill be paid into the State
Treasury to the credit of the student's housing fee, unless
pr:.or to that time the student has notified the college
au-/horities of his inability to enter, in which case it
will be repaid to him. If notice is not thus given, the
deposit cannot be returned.
Check for this account must be dra-rn to
President.
III.

Advance Enrollment Deposit (Day Students)

Day students desiring to reserve advance enrollm^ent
shall deposit .;?10. This is a guarantee of the intention
of the student to enter college for the term or semester
designated. It will be held by the college authorities
until three weeks before the opening date when it will
be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the
student's Enrollment and Service Fee, unless prior to
that time the student has notified the college authorities of his inability to enter, in which case it will be
repaid to him. If notice is not thus given, the deposit
cannot be returned.
Check for this account must be drawn to
President.

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C.

NO OTHER FEES OR DEPOSITS PERMITTED

No fees or deposits, other than as specified above,
may be charged by a State Teachers College.

D.

I.

II.

REPiVa/EENTS

Repa^/ment v/ill not be granted:
1.

To students T7ho are temporarily suspended, indefinitely
suspended, dismissed, or who voluntarily T/ithdrav; from
school, except for personal illness, the same being
certified to by an attending physician, or for a family
emergency of which the school authorities are fully
informed and which the President of the institution
approves as an emergency.

2.

For any part of the enrollment and service fee for any
cause whatsoever.

A repayment allowed for personal illness or for a family
emergency will be made for half of the amount of the
semester fees chargeable for the part of the semester
which the student does not spend in school.

III.

The Advance Room Reservation Deposit or the Advance Enrollment Deposit will be returned to students provided they
notify the college not less than three weeks before the
opening of the semester or term of their intention not
to attend.

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The Board of College Presidents recommends
that this report be submitted to the several boards
of Trustees as the recommendation of the Board of
College Presidents to the State Superintendent.

On motion of Doctor Straughn seconded by
Mto Allen it was voted to adopt the report.

3.

Summer Session 1950

On motion of Doctor Cameron seconded byDoctor Eisenberg it T7as voted that the summer session
of 1930 scheduled to begin on June 16, 1930 at all
schools may begin on June 23, 1930 vath the approval
of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

The meeting adjourned at 5:45 P. M. to
reconvene at 9:30 A.M. Friday, March 21, 1930 in
the Department of Public Instruction.

Approved:

5tate Superintendent of Public Instruction

February 4, 1930
Date

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Exhibit A

REFLECTIONS

Oil

TEACHER CERTIFILaTION

The Department of Public Instruction released figures
recently concerning the certification of teachers, '.vhich are
both interesting and instructive. They are arranged in four
tables. The first of these tables shovrs the percentage of
standard certification in the districts under county superintendents; the second represents the situation in:t!irst and
second class districts; the third does the same for third class
districts; the fourth is a sunmary.
The first three tables are divided into ten coluians. The
first column contains the names of the districts; the next six
columns give the type of certificate held by the teajhers of
these districts; the last three columns show the percentage of
standard certification of the teachers in the various districts
for the years 1920-21, 1926-27, and 1928-29.
The Department set up
counties.
Inasmuch as such a
the table belo'J was prepared.
ing order of excellence as to
under county superintendents,
being standard certification.

no comparison, nor did it rank the
comparison should prove worthwhile,
It lists the counties in decreasteacher preparation in the districts
the highest degree of excellence

A study of the table "/Till reveal that the co'onties of
Eastern Pennsylvania surpass those of Western Pennsylvania as
far as teacher preparation is concerned. Only one county from
the -jvestern half of the State, for instance, is found in the
first quartile. In fact, Allegheny is the onlj'- couiity from that
section of the Commonwealth 'vhich ranks among the first thirty
counties, and it ranks No. 15.
It should be observed, furthermore, that only three TJestern
counties, Allegheny, Cambria, and Erie, rank among the upper half
of the counties.

Worthy of mention is the fact, too, that there are no
coixnties east of the Susquehanna in the lo?7est quartile.
In fact,
there are only three counties east of the Susquehanna, Lycoming,
Northumberland, and Montour, that are found in the lower half of
the counties. The difference between the preparation of the
teachers in the counties of Eastern Pennsylvania and that of the
teachers in the counties of Western Pennsj'-lvania is striking.
Inasmuch as it is generally assumed that the products or
outcoEies of teaching depend, in large measure, on the skill and
preparation of the teachers, may it also be assumed that the
education of the boys and girls of the eastern half of our State
is superior to that of the boys and girls of the western half? A.
study of this possibility would be interesting and instructive.

ilxhibit

pa£3e 2

Comities Under Cou.^ty Superintendeuts Ranked
As to Excellence of Teacher Preparatior. as
of iJov ember 1, 1929

Coujities

First Quartile:
1,

P.O.

Coixities

Second Quartile:

P.C.

Exhibit A,

Tim

N0R]\1^iL

SCHOOL COUfTTY

/iS

pfi;'e

BiiSIS 0? CO^ff-ARISON

The coluTin in the first table prepared by the Department,
representing the status of standard certification for the year
1928-29 in the districts under coionty superintendents, should prove
of the greatest interest and value to those engaged in the preparation of teacters. It shovrs the extent and thoroughness of teacher
preparation in sixty-six counties of the State vhen measured by the
certification of teachers.
If the effectiveness of an institution, engaged in the
training of teachers can be measured by the cortif ication of the
teachers in its district, the table below, in -vhich the normal
schools are ranked in accordance v-jith the percentage of standard
certification of the teachers in the countjr in vrhich each normal
school is located, should prove enlightening. In other Tjords,
inasmuch as the normal schools of Penr.s;/-lvania are, to a large
degree, local, provincial, or district schools, exerting their
influence, above all, on their immediate surrounding territories,
it is right to expect the comparison in the table to cast some
light on \7hat these schools have been doing.
It is worthy of note that the normal schools of Eastern
Pennsylvania rank among the first. In fact, there is not a normal
school from the western half of the State among the first eight on
the list. Indiana stands at the foot.
Then come Slippery Rock,
Clarion, California, and Edinboro, in ascending order.

It is evident Here, too, that the improvement in the
certification and preparation of teachers is moving from the East
to the West of the State. The difference is marked. The standard
certification ranges from 66.8 percent around about the normal
school at Indiana to 96,9 percent round about the noi-mal school at
Kutztown.

Normal School
1.

County

P.C.

3

Exhibit A, page 4

THE

NORMiU:-

SCHOOL DISTRICT

x-iS

Bi'i^IS

OF

CGlvdPiiRISON

It might be \7ell to let the comparisorx include the counties
which form the various normal school districts according to the
School Code. These districts, it is true, no longer coincide in
each case with the Service Areas assigned to the normal schools
by the Board of Normal School Principals and the Superintendent of
Public Instruction; nevertheless, the discrepancy is not so marked
as to vitiate the results of the comparison kere instituted.
,

The normal schools of eastern Pennsylvania again rank rirst,
and those of western Pennsylvania stand at the bottom of the list
when an average is struck of the percentages of standaird certification of the teachers in these counties. Kutztown, West Chester,
Mansfield, BloomsEast Stroudsburg, and Millersville rsink first.
burg, and Shippensburg, from the center of the State, stand in the
middle of the list. The six normal schools in western Pennsylvania
rank the lowest. California stands at the foot of the list. Close
to it stands Indiana. Then come Clarion, Lock Haven, Slippery Rock,
and Edinboro, in ascending order. The difference between the highest rank and the lowest is again striking.
The range is from 74.2
percent in the district of California to 95.6 percent in that of
Kutztown.

Attention should be drawn to the excellent ranking of Kutztown, which is due, perhaps, to the fine co-operation of the County
Superintendents of its district with their normal school. All
school men know what Eli P. Rapp, for instance, meant to Kutztown,
and what Kutztown, in turn, meant to him.
There should be more
such relations. They ?rould tend to raise the standard of teaching
throughout the Commonwealth.
In the table below, the normal schools are ranked in accordance
with the percentage of standard certification of the teachers in the
counties that make up the separate normal school districts.

Ranking of Normal Schools on Basis of Standard Certification of
Teachers in Normal School Districts

JOURNAL

01''

A

T'lEETING

OF THE

BOAED or COLLEGE PRESIDENTS
(State Teachers CollegGs)

March 21, 1930

A regular meeting of the Board of College
Presidents of the CoiiKionwealth of Pennsylvania was
held in the Department of Public Instruction,
Harrisburg, Pennsyl^rajiia, March 21, 1930 and was
called to order at 9:30 o'clock by the Chairr.ian4
The following were present

Francis B. Haas
Robert M, Steele
Leslie Pinckney Hill
G. C. L. Rieirer
T. T. Allen
C. C. Crawford
C. R. Foster
A. C. Rotherrnel
D. V/, Armstrong
W. R. Straughn

iCndiana

Landis Tanger
Ezra Lehiaan
J, Linwood Eisenberg
Norman V,'. Cameron
James N. Rule
Henry Klonower

1.

Bloomsbnrg
California
Cheyney
Clarion
East Strcudsburg
Edinboro

Kutztown
Lock Haven
Mansfield
Millersville
Shippensburg
Slippery Rock
Vifest

Chester

Department of Public Instruction
Department of Public Instruction

App roval of the minutes of t he meeting of
the Board held January 17-18, 1950
On motion of Doctor Lehman seconded by Doctor Haas

it was voted tliat the minutes of the raceting of the

held January 17-18, 1930 bo

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approved as submitted.

Board

II.

Unf ini^od Businoss
1

.

Report of the Curricular Revisi on Committee
"Special Class" education
Industrial Arts Education
Additional electives
d. Commercial Education
e.
Extension of two-year cuiTiculum in
Eleiiientary Education
a.
b.
c.

Revision

Dr. Eisenberg, Chairmaji of the Curricular
Committee, reported for the conmittee as follows:

"A meeting of the Curricular Revision
was hie Id on Thursday,
Fiarch 20, 1930 in the offices of the
Teacher Bureau, Department of Public
Instruction. Those present were:
Coraxiiittee

William R. Straughn
T. T. Allen
Jo Linwood Eisenberg, Chairman
Henry Klonower, Secretaiy
The committee submitted the followinp; report:
A.

Special Class Education (Orthogenic Backward)

Doctor Eisenberg presented the followinr^
seventeen semester hour curriculun for
the preparation of special class teachers:Entrance Requirement:

1.

Graduation frou one of the two-yoar
curriculums of the State ..'eachers Colleges

Educatio n

psychology and education of ruentally subnormal
3
3
and mentally baclcward children.

a. The

This course includes the study of the peculiarities
and deviations of the mentally subnormal and mentally
backward; a study of method in the educational
treatment of the mentally subnorioal and mentally
backward; and a study of the special class movement
as a part of the public school system in the
United States.
One hour por week for one seraestor of clinical
demonstration. Two hours per week recitation,
discussion, oral and written reports.
b.

Practice Teaching
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6

3

2*

Social Scie nce
a.

2

Problems of Child 'Velfare

2

This course should orient the public school as a
social agency in the conservation of the lii'e a:d
health of children, and show the relation between
Mental deficiency, poverty, dcliquency, and other
abnorrnal social conditions.
3.

Health Sducation
a.

2

Mental Hygiene

2

Habits and behavior tendencies which make for the
social acceptance of the individual and eonform
him, and make it possible for hi::; to accept the
social point of view are fundaia^ntal to a nonnal
mental healthful outlook on life. Therefore,
plans to give the student the fundaiaentals
of habit formation and development in early
infancy, childhood, and adolesce'ice as related to
instinctive tendencies and behavior problems.
,

b.

3

Plays and Games

2

"The need, purpose, and function of play in
education are studied. The stady includes a
consideration of th^. social, educational, and
biological aspects of play and recreation."
^*

l^anual and Industrial Arts and C rafts
a,

Elementary Industrial Arts

6

3

"The aim of this course is to give dofinite
knowledge; about the industries with practical
creative experience in the use of industrial

processes and materials. This includes paper
making,
bookbinding, basketry, weaving,
(Report
pottery, cerrent construction, etc."
of the General Curricular Coi-iraitteu page 51.)
,

3

b. ViJood Craft

The purpose of this course is to farailiarize
students mth the use of tools and their
propur application in specific operations
in wood craft.

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2

Summary
S.H.
1.

-Sducation

9

2.

Social Science
Health Education
Manual Arts

2
5

3.
4.

6
2

4
5

9

25

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17"

On action of Doctor Eisonber^ seconded by
Doctor Tangor it was y otcd that the report of the
Curricular Revision CornmitteG in Special Class Education
be adopted.
b.

Industrial Arts Education

The four-year curriculur.i for the preparation
of Industrial Arts teachers follows as Exhibit A»

On motion of Doctor Eisonb^rg seconded by
Doctor Steele it was voted^ to adopt the report of the
Curricular Revision CoiinTiittce with the provision that
the State Superintendent and the Coinmittec together
with the Presidents of the two institutions interested
be authorized to iriakc minor adjustments or modifications
in the curriculum in order to get it under way.

Doctor Straughn, Chairman of thj Eee Committee
suggested that the foe for this curriculum should be
fixed ot this time.
On motion of Doctor Strauglin seconded by
Doctor Eisenberg it was voted that the special
instruction fee for the Industrial Arts curriculum shall
be as follov7s:

Industrial Arts

per semester or
per suTjnier session

sp48
ipl6

It was further agreed tlxit note of this
special instruction fee should be a part of the report
on page 468, item VII of the lainutes of the Board of
College Presidents, January 17-18, 1930.
c.

Additional olcctivcs

Doctor Eisenberg, Chairraan of the Curricular
Revision Committee submitted the following report:
"I,

E^ntrance - Page 28, Report of the Curricular Revision

Committee, No.
the following:

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6

under Prerequisites insert

To elect German, a student
school units of German.
II.

jiust

present

tv/o

high

Slggtives .

Add electives as follows in the several fields:
1.

Engl i sh
a.

2.

Intensive course in Shakespeare

y

^'^

^

3

4
4

3
3

Science
a. One course in
b. One course in

3.

3

Physical Sciences
Biological Sciences

Geography
"
Instead of adding a nov7 course, it is suggested
that the Teaching of Geography in the tv/o-year
course be made an elective for this group, placing
the emphasis upon Teaching Geography in the higher
grades.

4. Social Studies
a.
b.

History of Latin America
Principles of Sociology

3
3

3
3

3

3

5. It'Iatheimtics
a.
6.

One course in Matheraatics

Foreign Languages

-

Change first paragraph to
as follov7s:

1515
In French, German, or Latin
After two years high school French
or German or three years of high school Latin.
III.

English Literature third semester of Junior High School
2 to 3
3 and American
Curriculum be changed from 2
2 to
Literature in fourth semester be changed from 2'
3
3, making each a three hour course, and elimination
of Free Elective in third semester^

IV.

On page 31 - Art course title should be "History and
Appreciation of Art".

V.

Committee reports progress on plan for 1930-31 faculty
conference."

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On motion of Doctor Eisenberg seconded bj'Doctor Lehm.aii it was voted to adopt Item I and sub-item
6 under Item II as recoraineilded by the Curricular
Revision Conrniittee, Mr. Allen, Doctor Armstrong, and
Doctor Crawford voted "No".
Mr. Allen stated that he would like to be
recorded as voting "no" diie to the explanations and
discussions which followed. He belived the Board
should be more conservative in expanding the Junior
High School Curriculum.
In connection with the electives Doctor Rule
stated that he rranted to make clear that courses other
than those listed in the Report of the Curricular
Revision Committee or courses not officially approved
by the Board and the State Superintendent may not be
offered by any institution.

On motion of Doctor Eisenberg seconded by
Doctor Cameron it was voted to adopt the reco:fnmendation
of the Curricular Revision Committee as it relates to
additional electives in the field of English; namely,
1.

English
a.

Intensive course in Shakespeare

3

3

\y\'

}\^

On motion of Doctor Eisenberg seconded by
{{^
U"
Doctor Foster it was voted to adopt the recarimendation
of the Curricular Revision Committee as it relates to ^\}.\
additional electives in the field of Science; natiely,
2.

Science
a. One course in Physical Sciences
b. One course in Biological Sciences

4-

3

On motion of Doctor Eisenberg seconded by
Doctor Riemer it was voted to adopt the recoLimendation
of the Curricular Revision Committee as it relates to (j
additional electives in the field of Geography; namely,
3. Geography
../^

Instead of adding a new couxse, it is
suggested that the Teaching of Geography in
the t'wo-yaar course be made an elective for this
group, placing the emphasis upon Teaching
Geogr^hy in the higher grades.
On motion of Doctor Eisenberg seconded by
Doctor Riemer it was voted to adopt the recornmendation
of the Curricular Revision Committee as it relates to

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i;

additional electivos in the field of Social Studios, nanely,
4. Social Studie s,
a.
b.

^^

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History of Latin America
Principles of Sociology

On motion of Doctor Eisenberg seconded by
Doctor Caraeron it was voted to adopt the recoraniendation
of the Curricular Revision Committee as it relates to
additional electives in the field of Mathematics, nanely,
5.

Mathematics
a.

One course in Mat hena tics

On motion of Doctor Eisenberg seconded by
Doctor Foster it was voted to adopt the reconmendation
of the Curricular Revision Committee as it relates to
additional elesibives in the field of English Literature,
namely,
III.

English Literature third semester of Junior High
/ 'V
2 to 3
3 and J \L
School Curriculum be changed from 2
American Literature in fourth semester be changed from ^ ^
se, and^^
and.^
2
2 to 3
3, making each a three hour course,
elimination of Free Elective in third semester.

On motion of Doctor Eisenberg seconded by
Doctor Riemer it was voted to adept the recommendation
of the Curricular Revision Committee relative to Item IV
of the report, aemely,
IV.

On page 31 - Art course title should be "History and
Appreciation of Art".

On motion of Doctor Eisenberg seconded by L'lr.
Allen it was voted to accept the recommendation made by
the Curricular Revision Committee as it relates to Item V.

Doctor Haas raised a question as to where Visual
Education should be credited in the curriculum.
Doctor Rule stated that he felt it could be credited
in any course because it is an elective. He asked Doctor
Eisenberg as Chairman of the Curricular Revision Committee
to submit a statement for the Board.

Doctor Eisenberg stated it was the thought of the
Committee when the oiatter of Visual Education w=i.s considered
that this course should be credited in any cijrriculum as an

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elective. It is luiderstood that in case of special fields of
the Junior Hi^Ii School Curriculum, Visual Education may be
credited toward the eighteen semester hours of electives.
This interpretation was agreed to by the Board.
d.

Commerci al Education

Doctor Foster submitted a mimeographed copy of the
Commercial Education curriculum as it appears in the Report
of the Curricular Revision Committee with certain minor
changes recommended.

Doctor Rule stated that he felt this should be submitted to the Curricular Revision Committee for their review
and that the committee should make recommendations sometime
during the afternoon session.

Later Doctor Sisenberg, Chairman of the C\irricular
Revision Committee, submitted the following curriculum in
Commercial Education to the Board for its consideration:
First Semester

Class

Elementary and Interaiediate Bookkeeping
Commercial Geography I
English I
Business "^/riting (-g-hr.)
Rapid Calculations (-|-hr.)
Introduction to Teaching
Typewriting I
Physical Education (1)
Second Semester

Advanced Bookkeeping
Commercial Geography II
English II
Business Mathematics I
Shorthand Theory I
Typewriting Theory II
Physical Education (2)
Third Semester

Elementary Accounting
Business Organization
Business Correspondence
Business Mathematics II
Shorthand Theory II
Typewriting Theory III
Physical Education (3)

3
3
3
3

5
5

3

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3
3
3
3
2
2
1

Class
Hrs*

Fourth Semester
Cost Accounting and Llachine Bookkeeping
Business Law I
Educational Biology
Economic History of the United States
Shorthand, Theory k Practice III
Typewriting, Theory & Practice IV
Physical Education (4)

Cr.
Hrs

3

3

3

3

3
3

3
3

.5

2

5

2

3

1

Fifth Semester

Advanced Accounting v/ith Banking and Finance
Business Law II
Educational Psychology
American Government
Dictation, Office Practice, Typewriting Practice
Salesmanship and Advertising

3

2

3

3

3

3

3

3

5

3

3

3

3

3

1

1

1

1

Sixth Semester
Tests and Measurements
Teaching of Techniques--I.Iethods in Bookkeeping
Methods in Shorthand
Methods in Typewriting
Secondary Education Purpose and Org'.inization
Economics I
Secretarial Office Practice
Store Practice and I.Ierchandising

—

1

1

3

3

3

3
3
2

5
3

Seventh Semester

Educational Administration and School Law
Junior High School Exploratory Courses
Educational Sociology
Economics II
Clerical Business Practice
Professional Readings

—

3

3

3
3

3
3
5
3

3
3

24

12

3

3

3
2

Eighth Semester
Student Teaching and Conference
Extracurricular Activities
Professional Readings
Total credit for graduation and the Degree

3

Doctor Eisenberg explnined that this varied only
slightly in several places from the curriculum in Commercial
Education as adopted a few years ago by the Board.

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2

136"

,

On motion of Doctor Sisenberg secondea by Doctor
vo ted to adopt the ciirriculuLi for the
preparation of Commercial teachers as presentea "by the
Curricular Revision Committee,
Haas it

\i/as

e.

Extension of two-year cuiTiculum "
in Elementary Educction

Doctor Eisenberg stated that he was ready at this
time to recommend that the two-year curriculum in Elementary
Education in operation in the State Teachers Collet;es be
discontinued as of a certain di.te and in its place a new
four-year curriculum for the prepar;-.tion of elementary
teachers be developed to become effective at such a time as
may be designated.
Doctor Lehman raised a c^uestion as to whether or
not this v/as the opportune time to consider this matter or
whether we should think about it until the next meetin,, of
the Board.

Doctor Eisenberg stated that this in effect would
abolish the Normal School Certificate ..nd the Normal School
Diploma and in case of a scarcity of four-year people for
the elementary grades, a Standard Certificate could be issued
on the basis of seventy semester hours of a^pprovod y;ork.
Doctor Rule stated that he felt somewhat ..s Doctor
Lehman had expressed himself and that the rrutter should be
laid on the table until the next meetinii^ of the Board and
each one think about the plan an just what it means. He
felt that we should refer the matter back to the Committee
for further study and also that the State Superintendent
should have an opportunity of discussing this situation.
-

On motion of Doctor Tanger seconded by Doctor
Riemer it was voted that the matter of the abolishing of
the Normal School Certificate and Diploma and the
extension of the elementary curriculum to a four-year
level be referred to the Curricular Revision Committee
for further study and report at the next Bo-.rd meeting.
2.

Report of committee on "S tandardization of
Printing Supplies for the State Teachers
Colleges "

Doctor Haas, Cn-.irman of the Committee, reported
for the committee.
Doctor Haas stated that the v/ork v/as so large
and the variety of forms so great that it was decided to
narrow the work of each member in order that a specific
report might be made at each meeting on the forms until

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all forms had been discussed and standard- forms agreed upon.
Each member of the committee was given certain forms to v/ork
on and he proposed that each member of the comnittee
submit
a copy of the proposed draft of the particular
form on which
he was working and that this form be put in the h«nds
of each
President before the next meeting of the Board, so thqt one
by one the forms could be taken up and definite action tigreed
to.
At each meeting of the Board we might take up certain
forms and in this progressive way discuss all forms needed
for the institutions until a, standard form is agreed
upon for
all forms now in use in the institutions.

He asked for authorization to have his cormittee
work in this way until their work was completed.

Doctor Rule stated that the matter should be referred
to the committee in accordance with the suggestion made
bv
Doctor Haas.
The Board adjourned at 1:00 P.M. for
reconvene at 2:30 P.M.

3

•

lunc>-.eon to

Uniform plan of organization nd By-l aws
for the State Teachers Colleges
'

Doctor Haas, Chairman of the Committee, reported
for the committee.
He stated that Doctor Keith had written to Mr. H.
Edgar Sherts of the Pennsylvania Association of Trustees,
relative to a joint committee meeting with the Board of
College Presidents arid that he had sent him a copy of the
letter stating that when he received the reply he'Would get
in touch with Doctor Haas.
Up to the present' time no reply
had been received from LIr. Sherts.

Doctor Rule stated that he felt the next step was
to write to Mr. Sherts again and then get in touch with
Doctor Haas. This Doctor Rule agreed to do.

4-

The payment of commissions on privat e
lessons in excess of the number agreed
on in the contract

Doctor Straughn stated that the matter had been
satisfactorily adjusted. He further stated that this
matter affected only those sc'-ools where special music
curricula were offered.
The item was removed.
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5.

Shall a date bo sot after ^ih ic h credit nay not
be givon for toaclaing Grpor i onco regardless
of v?hon this oxporionco T?as gained or T7hether
or not it had b&on previously placed on the
record?

Doctor Steele stated that ho had asked for this item
to bo placed on the docket because ho felt that his school -was
affected more by this ruling of the Board than any other school.
He stated that at the present time they had about forty or fifty
teachers who had credits on the books of the institution for
teaching experience gained prior to 1922 and they did not see
fit to come in and spend sufficient time to use this credit
and obtain a standard certificate. He felt that a date should
be set after which time this credit would not be allowable.

Doctor rtule stated that he was agreed to worry
along with the situation until it cleared up entirely. Doctor
Steele then agreed to drop the matter from the docket.

6.

Physician's and Parent's Certificates in cases
of students desiring to participate in athletics

Doctor Riemer felt that the parents of all students
participating in athletics in the State Teachers Colleges
should be asked to sign statements assuming responsibility fcr
the health of the student.
In this way if accidents occur,
the parents are responsible for bills incurred by students for
injuries received in athletic contests.
It developed that most of the schools assume the
liability for injuries to students while in participation of
college athletics.

Doctor Rule stated that he felt this was a matter
for each school to handle.
7,

Practice of printing names of students in the
yearly catalogs of the State Teachers Colleges

By unanimous consent of the members of the Board
this item was removed from the docket.

8,

Standardized medal for extra class activities
in the State Teachers Colleges, such as
debating tegms, membership in college bandst
et cetera

By unanimous consent of the members of the Board
this item was removed from the docket.

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9.

A course in Safety Educatio n - Mr. /Ibcrt

?/.

V/hitney

Doctor Rule stated thnt hu had sent some m&te;rial from the
Notional Safety Council to each President prior to the meeting.

Doctor Hf'as suggested th^ t the matter be referred to the
Curricular Revision Committee for consideration end recommendation.

1

item

¥/as

III.

.

Sup;gc sted chonge f rom Bachelor of Science in
Public S chool Music to Bachelor of Science in
Music Education

By unanimous consent of the members of the Bor-rd this
removed from the docket.

Now Business
1.

Ma ter if' 1 relative to the preservation of
Pennsylvania s v/ild flowers - Dr. Gr ess

Doctor Rule stated thnt he thought it v/ould be virise
for the Presidents to lay stress on this sub.-ject in the colleges
and asked that it be discussed in the nature study and science
classes.
He further stated that an article on this subject had
been prepared for the Pennsylvania School Journ'-l.
If any of
the schools desire information or literature along this line
it c^n be secured by getting in touch with Doctor E. M. Gress,
Attention
Str.te Botanist of the Department of Agriculture.
was called to the availability of Doctor Gross for assembly talks.

2

.

Additional clerical help

It seemed that sorau of the institutions were sadly
in need of additional clerical help since the Department of
Revenue had asked for so many additionf^l reports and the nevi'
scheme of things entailed so much additionnl detailed work.

Doctor Straughn stated that he v/as in need of
clericfJl help, but rather than ask the Revenue Department
for help and '^IIoy; them to pay the salary of such
person,
he hsd managed in some v^roy to get enough money together to
pay an extra clerk and he felt this wns the vv'ise thing to
do.
r.

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Doctor Rule stated that ho felt this 77as the
thing to do and that each school should do this rather
than to ask the Department of Revenue for additional
help.

3.

Extension of elementary curriculum

This item was discussed under the Report of
the Curricular Revision Committee.

4.

Advisability of standardizing the
relations of the State Teachers
Colleges to School Districts as
far as training facilities are
concerned .

Doctor Riemer states that he felt this matter
of student teaching facilities should be
standardized
in all schools in order to protect the school
districts
and the Presidents of the institutions.
Fir. Klonower explained that there
were two
types in Pennsylvania as far as the training
school
facilities were concerned and that one or the other
of these situations was now in effect in the
Teachers
Colleges, except in such cases where old
contracts
were in force.

^»

Procedure with reference to inter-school
~~
"
athletic questions

Itr. IQonower road a memorandum
which he had
received from l^. Moorhcad.
The memorandum follows:

"One or two of the Presidents of the State
Teachers Colleges scorn to be concerned
about the procedure to follow with reference
to inter-school athletic questions.
It seems
to me that it would be advisable to
have
the S-.icretary of the Board act as a
clearing
house for these questions so that they may
be presented to the Board for consideration."
I\ir.
Moorhead states that he will be pleased to
serve with such a person in an advisory
capacity if it is
desired.

On motion of Doctor Haas seconded by
Doctor
Straughn it was voted that all such matters
relating
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to inter-school athletic que;stion."3 be referred to the
Committee on Athletics, Mr. Allen^ Chairman, and that
they be cleared directly throui^h his committee.

6a

Special inst ruction in Musi c applica ble
to all State Teachers Golleg;cs

This item v;a3 satisfactorily explained in Item
Four of "Unfinished Business", and by unanimous consent
was removed from the docket.

7

.

Section D-Repayments;
Fees "

Item II "Semester

On motion of Doctor Haas seconded by Doctor
Lehman it Viras voted that this item be referred to the
committee on the matter of "Repayments in the State
Teachers Colleges" for interpretation and clarification
of the statement.

8

this item

.

Advis a bility of havin g _arran g e me ts for
entertainment cours es made through a
central organization such os the Department
of Public Instruction or the Department of
Property & Supplies

By unanimous consent of the members of the Board
removed from the docket.

v»'as

9k

Enrollments as of February 15, 1950
Teachers Colleges

•>

State

Copies of the enrollm.ent report as of February 15,
1930 were sent prior to the meeting of the Board to all the
schools for verification and at the present tim.e all but
three had been verified and returned.
(See Exhibit B)

10.

Esta b lishment of four-year curriculum for the
preparation of comracrcial toa ch&r s at B lo omsburg

Doctor Rule stated that this item was placed on the
docket to announce that with the approval of the Superintendent
of Public Instruction a curriculum for the preparation of
Commerci.-'l teachers would be established at the State Teachers
College, Bloomsburg, beginning September 1930.

487_i.

11.

Establishment of four-year curriculum for
the preparation of industrial arts teachers,
one at Miller sville and the other at
California .

Doctor Rule stated that this item was placed on
the docket to announce that with the approval of the
Superintendent of Public Instruction a curriculum for the
preparation of Industrial Arts teachers had been approved;
one curriculum will be begun September 1930 at the State
Teachers College, Millersville and the other at the State
Teachers College, California.

12.

Freshman Week

Doctor Foster stated that he felt a mistake had
been made in not including "Freshman Week" in the calendar
of the State Teachers Colleges for the coming year.

Doctor Haas stated that with the consent of the
members of the Board the Calendar Committee would take this
matter into consideration when making up the next calendar.

rv.

Miscellaneous
1.

Professional Status of Teachers in Pennsylvania
(ExEibit C)

This study was prepared by the Teach^jr Bureau for
The figures wore drawn from the Applications for
Appropriations as of November 1, 1929. A complete summary for
all districts and counties was distributed to tho members of
the Board.
1929-30.

MTo lO-onower stated that the record is more
encouraging than that of last year. The 1929-30 column
shows 94.2^ of all our teachers have reached or passod beyond
the two year post high school preparation level. The greatest
advance is recorded in the fourth class districts. The record
in tho fourth class districts shows a steady advance from 47,8^
up to 89^. The gains in the third and second class districts
are not so groat numerically, but the difficulty of sustaining
the high standards roachcd by those districts in 1928-29,
1927-28, and 1926-27, makes it especially interesting to note
that they hav^ moved on from tho previous levels to within
In the second class districts,
one or two points of 100-;^.
Lancaster, Korristown, and York have reached 100% levels.

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In the third class districts the figures shovr
that nearly sixty districts are eraployin^? teachers all
of whom have the minimum requisite preparation; in
1920-21 "but one district out of the total employee its
teachers all vrith standard preparation.

The last sheet shows the situation in school
districts ujider the County Superintendents. The grertest
gains in professional preparation are noted in the fo^jirth
class school districts; in 1920-21, 47.8/i of the teachers
possessed the minimvirn preparation, while in 1929-30, 89^
had met the minimum ptandard. The figures indicate that
practically all the fourth class districts now rrte above
the Bbfo marK end that not any county is helov; the 70% mcrk.

The striding fact is that for the first time in.
the histor;/ of yuhiic education in the Commonwealth, the
tahle indicates one county v/here all the xer.chers have
secured the minimum preparation set up as standard, that
is Pike County.

2.

Communication from Penns.
Presidents Association

Ivanir.

College

A letter from the late doctor Jfrrtin G. Bruratr.ugh,
concerning the prepjrrtion of terchcrs for the public schools
of the Commonwerlth -.'€& rerd by Sector Rule.

Doctor Rule advisee the Borrd thf

t

rn rpproprirte

f,nswer would be rnrde when all the frctors in the siturtion
were workec' through.

3.

Flcnjers for Doctor Keith

On motion of

Wjc.

Allen secondef^ by Doctor Foster
Doctor Keith '-,'ith r wish

it wrs voted to send flowers to

for a speedy recovery.

4.

Special Fee

Doctor pLule stated thct x!ere \k s some question
concerning the "Tuition Fee" entcrec on pf ge 468 of the
minutes of the Bcara held January 17-18, 1930 v/hich reads,
"or who are not seventeen years of £ge".
He askca for a
small committee to go with him to the office- of Sj^ecial
Deputy Attorney Genercl, \7illirm A. Schnr.der, to discuss
this matter. The members of the Fee Committee, Doctor

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Straughn, Doctor Foster, and Doctor Steele, together
with Doctor Haas, and Doctor Rule went over to see
Mr. Schnader,

Upon returning from Mr. Schnader' s office
Doctor Rule stated that the following report of the
status of the problem had been made to Mr. Schnader:

Doctor Keith transmitted to the
"(1)
Presidents of the several State Teachers
Colleges under date of January 31 copy
of his letter to you of January 28 and of
The
your reply under date of Januory 31.
Presidents of the several colleges presented
the matter to their various Boards of
The various Boards reacted to
Trustees.
In general,
the matter in a variety of ways.
these Boards oppose the charge inasmuch as
these students under seventeen years of age
had been accepted with the understanding
that there would be no tuition charge.
This provision of the law has been a dead
letter for several years and, therefore,
no mention of any such charge had been
made in the catalogs for the current year.
No tuition fee had been set for
(2)
the current year by these several Boards
of Trustees and, therefore, none has been
approved, although a charge of #210 was
suggested by the Superintendent of Public
Instruction.
Section 2008 of the School
Code provides that 'The cost of boarding
and tuition shall be fixed by the trustees
of the several State Teachers Colleges,
with the approval of the Superintendent of
Public Instruction, but no difference in
the charge for boarding and tuition shall
be made in favor of any students pursuing
similar studies', A uniform schedule of
fees covering all charges at the several
State Teachers Colleges has been formulated
by the Board of College Presidents and
approved by the Superintendent, and transmitted
to the several Boards of Trustees with the
suggestion that it be adopted uniformly by
all the Boards, effective June 1, 1930.
It
appears, therefore, that there has been no
tuition charge fixed for the current year
officially by the several Boards and
approved by the Superintendent,

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Tlie collection of this tuition v.'ill wori: a
(3)
serious hardship upon these younger pupils who,
in the rajority of cases, are arion- -che brightest
students in their classes. Protests froLi their
parents and friends and from merabers of the
General Assembly have been coming in to the
several colleges and this office in increasing
numbers. The burden of the complaint is that
these students J7ere accepted on the basis of no
tuition and that to enforce a tuition fee now T7ill
be iinjust.

It seems to have been the original intent of
(4)
the framers of this clause to make it inandatory
that tuition shall not be charged for those over
seventeen years of age but discretionary with
Boards of Trustees as to whether or not tuition
should be charged in cases of those under seventeen.
The language of the Act does not seei.i to admit of
this interpretation. Nevertheless, the original
intent seems to have been indicated in the sentence
immediately above."

Mr. Schnader stated that he would arrange for a conference
with the Governor and -.vith representatives from the Department of
Public Instruction and the Department of Hevenae to see if the
matter could not be ironed out by Executive Order if necessary.

5.

Agreement between the State Te achers Colleg es and
the Schools of Educatio n in Pennsylvania Colleges

In accordance with a resolution passed at a previous
meeting of the Board the Dean of the School of Education of Pennsylvania State College has the privilege of meeting with and participating in the discussions of the Board of Teachers College
Presidents when the same relate to the construction and administration of curriculums for the preparation of teachers. They are also
to be notified of any changes in the curriculums of the State Teachers
Colleges.

Doctor Rule stated that this had not been done, but it
would be done in the futuje.
It was the feeling of the Board that the Secretary should
notify the Dean of the School of Education of Pennsylvania State
College when he is to appear before the Board to enter into such
discussions as may be of interest to him.

Doctor Rule stated that in order to ao this, we shall have
to rearrange our docket, and separate the ite'as of administration
from the items that relate to the curriculum problems. He also
stated that the other Schools of Education in Pennsylvania should
have the privilege of doing the same as we have agreed to do with

Pennsylvania State ColD.ege.

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On motion of Doctor Haas seconded by Doctor Foster
it waa voted that the same procedure for the evaluation of
Teachers College preparation set up between Pennfj.ylvania State
College and the Teachers Colleges be susrgested to other Schools
of Education amd that a committee be appointed to interview the
Deans of the Schools of Education and to review "ith them this
procedure in the light of the practice. It was suggested that
a further report be made to the Board as a result of such

conferences.

6

Resolutions on the der.th of Ex-Gove rnor
Martin G. Brumbaugh

.

On motion of Doctor Straughn seconded by Doctor
Eisenberg it was voted to draw up resolutions expressing
condolence on the death of Ex-Governor Brumbaugh.
His
records as Cornniissioner of Education of Porte Rice, City
Superintendent r;f Schools of Philadelphia, President of
Juniata College, lecturer and author, v/ere conraented on by
the presiding officer.
The Secretary/ was instructed to send a copy of such
resolutions to his wife, Ilrs. Brumbaugh.

The meeting adjourned at 4:00 P.M. to reconvene at
9:30 A.M. Friday, May 16, 1930 in the Department cf Public
Instruction.

iipproved: X^yi-tM-^-^ct^^ 7-1^-^Date: ->7/^V 1%. I f SO

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Superintendent of Public

Instri.i
^,

EXHIBIT

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
DJSTRUCTION
Harrisburg

DEPAETtiDENT OF PUBLIC

PROPOSED FOUR YEAR CURRICULUM
FOR THE PREPARATION OF TEACHERS
OF nroUSTRIAL ARTS

Entrance requirements; Graduation
from an approved four year secondary school.

Prepared by a special committee of the
Board of College Presidents:
J, Linwood Eisenberg, Chairman
William R. Straughn
Tracey T. Allen

With the collaboration of the following
members of the Department of Public
Instruction; assisted by the Presidents
of the two institutions concerned.
Dennis
Cressman
C. Valentine Kirby
Henry ICLonower
James N. Rule
Land is Tanger, Miller sville
Robert M. Steele, California
L. H.
P. L.

A

Exhitit A - ''ont'd

''OUT'

YE;E cut IOULTOI fop the ^^T- r.'TJCT
OF irLUSTJ'I.'.L :PTS T'^'.CHE'S

Hrs. Per

^_^

FIHST SEIir'STSE

vy^.^j^

English (1)

History of luaustricl /jts Ecuct.tion.
Mrtherar.tics

Industi'ir.i Sr.fety r.nd

Generr.l Shop,

S"a':E

3

2

2

3

g

4

2

2

2

9

^

^

]_

25

17

,

.

.

Hygiene

.

Physicrl Bducrtion

SEC OKD

3

,

Mechaniccl Lrrwing (Shop SKetchmg)

Credit

^ Er

English

(£)..

3

g

Physic?

,..,

3

r.

3

g

.

4

-2

*..,.

12

5

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28

17

Introduction to Teaching

Mechanical Lri aing (Shop Sketching)
Gene re

1

Shop

Physicril Educrtion,

.

Exhibit A - Cont'd

Krs. P

Exhibit A - Cont'd

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Hrs. Per

FIFTH SELSSTEE

'Jeck

Credit

American Literature

3

3

Social and Industrial History of
the United States

3

3

Guidance

3

3

3

3

4

2

8

4

24

18

Educational Sociology

3

3

American Government

3

3

3

3

6

3

8

4

23

16

*!yiathemat ic s or

Science

Mechanical Drawing

.

.

,

General Shop

SIXTH SMESTER

Mathematics or Science
Mechanical Drawing
General Shop

........

...

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*[vlathematics or Science elective after second semester

Exhibit A

- 4

-

Cont'd

-.

Hrs. per
SSirSlWH S^'^ST^'

Adninistr'-tion of Industrie
Arts

"'eck

Crecit

1

2

2

2

2

3

3

Mech-cnicnl Lrrving

4

2

Generrl Shop

8

4

Elective

3

3

22

16

15

10

Applied Lesign

4

2

Technique of Ter.ching

2

2

Generrl Shop

6

3

27

17

Shop Lry-out rnd Equipment

.......

*MGtht.mrtics or Science

EIGHTH SEHIESTER
Otservjtion end Prcctice Tge ching.

...

*J3rth\jmrtics or Science eltctive rfter second

semester

Exhibit A

-5-

B'lSLD,

FOR

Subjects

SUBJECT

TliS FOUR-Ya'ui

MD

SEilESTEK DISTRIBUTION
INDUSTRIAL ARTS CFr'RICULUT-l

-

Cont'd

Exhibit A

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Subjects

-

Cont'd

ExJiibit

-7-

Shop

ix

-

Cont'd

JOUH^fAL OF

OF

A

I-ZISTING

TTiE

BOARD OF GOLLiiGE PHESIDZZjTS
(State Teachers Colleges)

Ilay 16,

1930

A regular meeting of the Board of College
Presidents of the Comnonwealth of Pennsylvania vias
held in the Department of Public Instruction, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, May 16, 1930 and was called to
order by the Chairman.
The folloT^ing ^ere present:

Francis B. Haas
Robert II*. Steele
Leslie Pinckney Hill
G. C. L. Riemer
T. T. Allen
C. C. Crawford
C. H. Foster
A. C. Rothermel
D. W. Aimstrong
'^.
R. Straughn
Landis Tanger
Ezra Lehman
J. LinwDod Eisenberg
Norman W. Cameron

Henry Elonower
John A. H. Keith

1.

Blbomsburg
California
Che^Ticy

Clarion
East Stroudsbiirg
Edinboro
Indiana
Kutztown
Lock Haven
Mansfield
Millersville
Shippensbtu*g

Slippery Rock
West Chester

Department of Public Instruction
Department of Public Instruction

Approval of the minutes of the meeting
of the Board held March 21, 1 930

On motion of Doctor Eisenberg seconded by Jtr. Allen
it was voted that the minutes of the meeting of the Board held
March 21, 1930 be approved as submitted.

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p n f JQ i sh ed-^lus in ess
1.

Report of

th_e

Curri cular Revision Committ oe

a.

Extension of t~/o-year curriculuai in
Eleraentary Education

b.

A course

in Safety Education

Doctor Eisenberg, Chairman of the Curricular
Revision Committee, reported for the committee as folloT7s:
"The comriiittee reports progress on the natter of
the extension of the two-year curriculum in Elementary
Education."

He asked the members of the Board Tihat their
pleasure was in the matter of a course in Safety Education.
On motion of Doctor Haas, seconded by Doctor Steele
voted that the natter referred to in the letter from
Doctor I'fliitney of the National Safety Council be handled by
each Presiden-E individually and that .where speakers of this
organisation would fit in YJith the summer session programs of
the several State Teachers Colleges, -Dhat the Presidents take
up the matter directly with this organization.
it

T7as

2*

SSES.^ °£. committee on ''Standa rdiz ati on
of Pri nting Supplies for the State
Teach ers Colleges "

Doctor Haas, Chairman of the Co:ar:iittee, reported
for the committee.

He stated that each member of the comirattee carried
out the policy agreed on at the last m.eeting of the Board and
that there has been in the hands of each President material
for consideration. He suggested that the form which has to
do with admission to the x'eachers Colleges, or the State
Teachers College Application for Adiiiission
at this time.

hlaalc be

considered

Doctor Lehman presented this form for discussion. He
explained that a copy of the proposed form together mth a
letter had been sent to each President for consideration previous
to the meeting of the Board.

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Doctor I'Zeith, after discussion, stated that the
Presidents should thinlc this matter over until the next
meeting of tho Board and further discussion ".las postponed.
3.

Uniform plan of

o rganization

and

By-lavfs for the State Teachers

Colleges

Doctor Haas, Chairman of the Committee,
reported for the committee.

He stated that the status of this situation
was the same as earlier in the year. Doctor Keith had
suggested that a committee of Teachers College Presidents meet with a committee of the Trustees Association.
Ha had been in touch with llir. Shertz and he suggested
that because the end of the school year was so near at
hand, we defer consideration of this joint meeting until
the fall semester.
Doctor Haas thought he would get his committee
together in the meantime and draw up a tentative statement
for the consideration of the members of the committee and
by the time school opens up in the fall be ready to act on
a set of by-laws.
The Code contemplates that the rxoles
and regtilations shall be set up fir,<5t of all by the
Trustees and then approved by the Superintendent of Public
Instruction.

Doctor Keith stated that he felt something
should be done before fall and that Doctor Haas try to
get his committee together with a committee of the Trustees
Association and hold a joint meeting sometime in June.
Doctor Haas stated he would do this and asked
each of the Presidents to send his comments on the by-laws
and rules and regulations. The committee will then draft
a set of by-laws in a preliminary way.

-495

1.

Tuition Jee - Student s ^jnder
years of^ age

s eventeen

Dcctcr Zei'-h rrtated that he felt this matter should
stand as it is for the present.
5

Agreemen t b etween the State Teachers Colleges
and the Schools of Education in Pennsylvania
Colleges

Doctor Haas stated that ho would accept the Chairmanship of this coninittee and move toward getting a report
ready for the next meeting of the Board.
6

Resolut ion on the death of Ex-Oovernor Brumbaugh

On motion of Doctor Haas seconded by Doctor Eisenberg it Avas voted that a copy of the resolution on the death
of Ex-Governor Brumbaugli be spread on the minutes of the Board
of College Iretiidentfa.

The resolution follows:
'nVHEP.EAS
Alinighty God in his infinite wisdom has
taken from us oirr boloved associate, Martin Grover
Brumbaugh, former Governor of the Commonwealth,
City Superintendent of Schools of Philadelphia,
late President of Juniata College, teacher, author,
and frieado
,

BE IT EESOLYED, that we, the Board of Presidents
of the State Teachers Colleges, extend to his wife
and family oior deep sympathy in their bereavement
and that we express to them our great admiration
for these personal and professional qualities that
endeared him to everyone; that these resolutions
be spread on the Journal of the Proceedings of the
Board of Presidents of the State Teachers Colleges,
and copies sent to I\trs. Martin Grover Brumbaugh
and to the Board of Trustees of Juniata College,
Hunt ingdon Pennsylvania ,
,

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III.

New Business
1

A uniform mark ing system for the Colleges of
the State o_f Pennsylvan ia

A report on "A Uniform Lurking System for the Colleges
of the State of Pennsylvania" as prepared by Doctor John D. Brooks,
Professor of Education of Wilson College, with his coramxttee, was
distributed to the Presidents.
Doctor Lehman stated that part of the faculty at the
had been working on a
marking system and doing some research work along this line.
S>tate Teachers College, Shippensbiorg,

Doctor Keith stated that Doctor Brooks was very anxious
to get reactions from the several Registrars and Doans of Instructions in the State Teachers Colleges.

He further stated that the Secretary was instructed to
write a letter of thanks to Doctor Brooks in the name of the Board
of College Presidents and inform him that the Presidents would
individually take up the iTiatter.
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Special Case - Edinboro

Doctor Keith stated that this special case should be
referred to the Committee on the Evaluation of Non-Standard Credentials and that Doctor Crawford should attend. The committee
was instructed to make a report later in the day.

After due consideration to the case referred to the
committee, Doctor Eisenberg, Chairman of the Comroittee, reported
for the committee.

He stated that the committee had discussed the case
and taken all the factors into consideration and recommended
that the case be handled by the State Teachers College at Edinboro in the usual manner according to the regulations of the
Board of College Presidents. It is a regular case, four-year
high school graduate, and should be handled in the usual way.
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Should the State Teachers Colleges offer a course
in personnel methods including guidance ajid
mea sur ement s ?

Doctor Keith stated that such a course is now provided
in the form of Guidance and Mea siir ement courses. He felt that
these courses took care of the matter for the present at least.

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Tlie Board adjourned at 1:00 P. I.;, for
reconvene at 2:15 P.LI.

4.

luiic'ieon to

S^.ould students conp leting graduation
r equiraients at tli_e close of_ the Sui^mer
Sess ion b_e included Id. the May G oimMence-

SPJii e^srcises?

Doctor i-^-Ath stated t'-^at t;;is probably -vias a natter
of internal adroinistration. He felt th3.t if tie schools had
Commencement Exercises at the end of the Sui-.TnQr Session, the
students who complete the work in the Sumnier Session shoiild
participate in tliose exercises, and if the institution had
not a sufficient niimber of graduates at the end of the Suinrier
Session to \7arrant holding exercises, then such students
should be allowed to participate with the Wfey graduates but in
no case may they be granted the desqree or receive a certificate
of grarluation until all the requirements have been met.

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teachiers in service who pursuB not more
than six semester hours of woi^ on the campus
during the schiool year be c^^rged the ^0
registration fee or the yS per s emester hour
registration fee now criar ged for off- campus
instruction?

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Doctor Keith stated that his answer to Doctor Cameron's
question as stated above wds to the effect that all students who
come in to the school for evening and Saturday classes must pay
the „)S0 per semester fee and this is irreP'O'^ct-'Tfi of the number
of courses they talce.

6.

Meaning

of_ " Weighted

populati on"

of_

a school

Doctor Keith asked the members of the Board to think
this over and decide what "weighted population" means.

He further stated that he wanted to secure figures
and facts for th.e special comiiiittee of the Executive BoaM considering the natter.
On motion of Doctor Haas seconded

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Doctor Eisenberg

it was voted that "weighted population" be secured hy the following formula using the October 15, 1929 enrolli^ents as a basis;

namely, "weighted population" equals total enrollment plus boarding students plus day students divided by four.

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Me aning of

" Adequate

housing

x aclli ties"

Doctor Keith suggested that the neribers of the
Board gi^'e some thourh.t to the definition of "adequate
housing facilities"'. Wliile the plan no"' in operation is
satisfactory, there is an indefiniteneos about it -/Thich
may be operating to the detriment of the College Presidents.

IV.

fflSCELLAlEOUS
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Section D - Repa^nnents

Doctor Zoster, Chairman of
for the coninittee as follov;s:

t]ie Coiiiriittee,

reported

"In order t"-at there wa.Y be uniformity of
practice in the interpretation by the
several Teach.ers Colleges and Cheyney Training School for Teachers of "Section D part 2 - Repa:/ments" of the Regulation
covering Repa^/ments in cases of personal
illness and family emergency, it is understood that the expression "Semester Fees"
means the Fees paid for Room, Board, and
Laundry, Special Fees in Special Departments,
Tuition and Extra Room Rent."
On motion of
Cameron it Tjas vote d
on Repayments merely
but not as a part of
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Doctor Eisenberg seconded by Doctor
to adopt the report of the Committee
as in interpretation of the section,
the regular report of the committee.

Building Prograras in the
Colleges

3tat_e_

Teachers

Doctor Keith briefly reviewed the status of the
building programs in the State Teachers Colleges and stated
that satisfactory progress Tiras being inade.
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Tomplcins and Mr. Ov/en s
Property & Supplies

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Department

Mr. Tompkins stated that some of the schools had sent
in requisitions for gold footballs, letters, et cetera, to be
used for gifts for those athletes who had performed some outstanding fete in the rray of athletics. The requisitions could
not be honored.

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Doctor Keith stated that money froiri •':he general
fund could not toe used for bu"/ln;7 ?ixts for athletes.

Doctor Haas stated that "li did not think moneyused for the above purposes was taxpayers' non-^y but it
was money paid into the general fund by the stv'.donts
through the institutions in the way of fees required by
the institutions.
Hr. Tompkins stated that in the matter of ordering text-books, the Department of Property i Supplies would
like to have all orders necessary for the sumrxsr sessions
at as early a date as possible. Ho stated tha'j it vras
necessary to secura corapetitive bids on orders for books.

Doctor Xeith stated that t'a<--. Presidents have their
emergency fund of ,.>100 on whidi they could ordor text-books
and in this way order directly from the publisher in an emergency. This of course is not to be encouraged, but only used
for a strict emergency where the Presidents under-estimate
their vTants.
Ivlr. Owens suggested that the Presid3nt3 send in to
the Department of Property & Supplies a list of names of
publishers from whom they buy text-books.

The meeting adjourned at 3:30 P.
to reconvene at
9:30 Friday", September 19, 1930 in the Dspartenent of public
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Instmction.

Approved
Date:

June 2, 1930

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