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Rollins After Dark: The Hamilton Holt School's Nontraditional Journeys, Randy Noles Jan 2019

Rollins After Dark: The Hamilton Holt School's Nontraditional Journeys, Randy Noles

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Rollins After Dark is a fascinating history of the eclectic program (and larger-than-life characters) that provided the underpinning of what would become today's Hamilton Holt School - the Rollins College evening program. Although 2019 is the Holt School's 60th anniversary, so-called "adult education" has been offered by the College for more than 80 years. In Rollins After Dark, Randy Noles presents an engaging and entertaining account of the development of the Hamilton Holt School at Rollins College. From a series of popular public spectacles focusing on diverse topics, to a serious academic program for degree-seeking, nontraditional students, the evolution …


Rollins Architecture: A Profile Of Current And Historical Buildings, Wenxian Zhang, Eneido Bano, Charles Stevens Mar 2009

Rollins Architecture: A Profile Of Current And Historical Buildings, Wenxian Zhang, Eneido Bano, Charles Stevens

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The Rollins College campus has long been recognized as one of the most beautiful in America. Bordered by a picturesque lake and punctuated by majestic oaks and pines, it would be difficult to think of a more idyllic spot to engage in the pursuit of higher learning. Just as Rollins’ founders sought to bring to the Florida frontier the high-quality education of the New England colleges and universities of the late 19th century, they constructed the school’s first buildings in the same New England style. It was not until Rollins’ visionary eighth president, Hamilton Holt, that the College established its …


The First Fox Days, 1956-1969, Hugh F. Mckean, Evelyn Draper Jan 1987

The First Fox Days, 1956-1969, Hugh F. Mckean, Evelyn Draper

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The First Fox Days, 1956-1969 is a small book outlining the origins of Rollins College's Fox Day, a day for the whole college family to spend time together. It includes a short history of Fox Days, a chronology of how it has changed over the years up to 1969, and copies of Rollins College President Hugh F. McKean's proclamations to the student body for Fox Day.


President William Fremont Blackman And His Administration 1902 - 1915, Rollins College Dec 1959

President William Fremont Blackman And His Administration 1902 - 1915, Rollins College

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A brief review of President William Fremont Blackman's administration during 1902 - 1915, published as Vol. 54,December 1959 issue of Rollins College Bulletin.


Chronological History Of Winter Park, Claire Leavitt Macdowell Jan 1950

Chronological History Of Winter Park, Claire Leavitt Macdowell

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Claire Leavitt MacDowell compiles and records the history of the first seven decades of Winter Park, Florida, from 1819 to 1949.


Founding Of Rollins College, Alfred Jackson Hanna Jan 1936

Founding Of Rollins College, Alfred Jackson Hanna

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The Founding of the Rollins College: A record of the conception, formation and establishment of Florida's oldest institution of higher education, presented as a report of the observance of the semicentennial anniversary by Professor A. J. Hanna.


Report Of The Curriculum Conference Held At Rollins College, January 19-24, 1931, John Dewey Jan 1931

Report Of The Curriculum Conference Held At Rollins College, January 19-24, 1931, John Dewey

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In January 1931, Rollins hosted a Curriculum Conference, with the distinguished educator John Dewey as chairman. Leading educators gathered to discuss a number of matters, including core curricula, general education and purpose of a bachelor’s degree as a whole. The resulting recommendations–which emphasized "Individualization in Education"–were implemented by Rollins in the fall of 1931. So provocative were these innovations that Sinclair Lewis, in his Stockholm address accepting the Nobel Prize in literature, listed Rollins as one of only four colleges in the United States doing the most to encourage creative work in contemporary literature.


Curriculum Conference Proceedings: Volume Ii, John Dewey Jan 1931

Curriculum Conference Proceedings: Volume Ii, John Dewey

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On January 19-24, 1931, Rollins hosted a Curriculum Conference with the distinguished educator John Dewey as chairman. Leading educators gathered to discuss a number of matters, including core curricula, general education, and the purpose of a bachelor’s degree as a whole.

This is Volume 2 of 3 of the Curriculum Conference transcript.


Curriculum Conference Proceedings: Volume Iii, John Dewey Jan 1931

Curriculum Conference Proceedings: Volume Iii, John Dewey

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On January 19-24, 1931, Rollins hosted a Curriculum Conference with the distinguished educator John Dewey as chairman. Leading educators gathered to discuss a number of matters, including core curricula, general education, and the purpose of a bachelor’s degree as a whole.

This is Volume 3 of 3 of the Curriculum Conference transcript.


The Rollins College Adventure In Common-Sense Education, Rollins College Trustees Jan 1929

The Rollins College Adventure In Common-Sense Education, Rollins College Trustees

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