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Learning By Doing In The Segregated South: The Robert Hungerford Normal And Industrial School For African Americans In Central Florida, Wenxian Zhang

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The development of the Robert Hungerford Normal and Industrial School is an important chapter in the history of African American education in Florida. Through careful examinations of the school publications, records, archival correspondence, and newspaper clippings, the article seeks to document the history of the Hungerford School from its founding in the late nineteenth century until it became a public school in the Orange County, Florida in the early 1950s. Following Booker T. Washington’s ideals, the school was established with a great emphasis on economic self-help and individual advancement for African Americans. Its mission was to teach vocational skills to …

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 …

Oral History Interview With President Emeritus Thaddeus Seymour, February 20, 2009., Thaddeus Seymour, Wenxian Zhang, Denise K. Cummings, Julian Chambliss

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Thaddeus Seymour came to Rollins in 1978 as the twelfth president of the College. During his twelve-year tenure, he not only transformed the school through fund-raising efforts, but also enhanced the academic excellence of its liberal arts education and strengthened the relationship with the local community.

Seymour was born on June 29, 1928, in New York City. His father was Whitney North Seymour, a well-known attorney and president of the American Bar Association. Seymour attended Princeton and the University of California at Berkley as an undergraduate. From there, he went to the University of North Carolina, studied eighteenth-century English literature, …

Oral History Interview With President Emeritus Thaddeus Seymour, January 30, 2009., Thaddeus Seymour, Wenxian Zhang, Denise K. Cummings, Julian Chambliss

Oral Histories

Thaddeus Seymour came to Rollins in 1978 as the twelfth president of the College. During his twelve-year tenure, he not only transformed the school through fund-raising efforts, but also enhanced the academic excellence of its liberal arts education and strengthened the relationship with the local community.

Seymour was born on June 29, 1928, in New York City. His father was Whitney North Seymour, a well-known attorney and president of the American Bar Association. Seymour attended Princeton and the University of California at Berkley as an undergraduate. From there, he went to the University of North Carolina, studied eighteenth-century English literature, …

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

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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.

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

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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

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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

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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

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