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Founders' Day Convocation (1969 Program And Audio), Illinois Wesleyan University
Founders' Day Convocation (1969 Program And Audio), Illinois Wesleyan University
Founders’ Day
This recording contains the entire Founders' Day Convocation of March 18, 1969. The main address was given by William Arrowsmith, University of Texas Professor of Classics and University Professor in Arts and Letters. Honorary Doctorates were awarded to Ulysses Kay, Herbert H. Lehman College, CUNY, Professor of Music ; and to astronauts Frank Borman, William A. Anders and James A. Lovell, Jr. (the latter two in absentia). Professor Kay's composition "Like as a Father" was played at this event. It was commissioned by the Collegiate Choir for the 1956 Symposium of Contemporary Music.
The dedication of the Mark Evans Observatory …
Fall Faculty Conference: The Future Of The University, Robert S. Eckley, Robert Harrington, Justus Pearson, Wayne Wantland, Emily Dale, John Ficca, Richard Hishman, Mary Shanks
Fall Faculty Conference: The Future Of The University, Robert S. Eckley, Robert Harrington, Justus Pearson, Wayne Wantland, Emily Dale, John Ficca, Richard Hishman, Mary Shanks
Special Convocations and Events
This was the first fall of President Robert Eckley's time in office. The first part of the recording is an open Q&A session, followed by division-based reports. There are frequent references to a recent North Central reaccreditation visit in this meeting. In a memo distributed a day later President Eckley notes that the North Central visit and the recent changes in the general education requirements indicate "the importance of a re-assessment of our departmental-divisional-university structural relationships." His proposal formed a structure with three colleges: Liberal Arts, Fine Arts and Applied Arts.
Speakers include President Robert Eckley; Robert Harrington, Business & …
A Study Of Teacher Aides, Janis Kolb
A Study Of Teacher Aides, Janis Kolb
Honors Projects
In the scientific, industrial world of today, specialization is a key word. With increasing frequency, jobs that used to be performed by only one or a few persons are being analyzed and, for the sake of greater effectiveness, broken down and assigned to specialists in the field. One area that has been slow in following this trend is that of education, Years ago, the teacher in a one-room school was assigned such diverse duties as snow-shoveling, hauling water, cutting wood, and keeping a fire going. In today's schools, these non-instructional chores are replaced by such duties as ordering films, setting …
A Study Of Team Teaching As Implemented In The Elementary School, Mary E. Myers '68
A Study Of Team Teaching As Implemented In The Elementary School, Mary E. Myers '68
Honors Projects
At present , education is in an era of widespread experimentation, perhaps more extensive than a t any other time in its history. An intense examination of the methods of elementary school operation has been under way on a national scale and has resulted in the development of numerous new organizational and instructional approaches.
The Historians And I, Bunyan H. Andrew
The Historians And I, Bunyan H. Andrew
Honorees for Teaching Excellence
No abstract provided.
Speech- The Magnificent Gift, Marie J. Robinson
Speech- The Magnificent Gift, Marie J. Robinson
Honorees for Teaching Excellence
No abstract provided.
Martin Luther King, Jr. At A Student Senate Convocation, Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. At A Student Senate Convocation, Martin Luther King, Jr.
Special Guests
In 1966 Dr. King made his second visit to IWU at the request of the Student Senate’s Convocation Commission. This event took place after Dr. King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and was held at the Fred Young Fieldhouse to accommodate the crowd. IWU student Elizabeth Lindblom was Chair of the Commission and provided an introduction to the event.
It's A Mollusk, Dorothea S. Franzen
It's A Mollusk, Dorothea S. Franzen
Honorees for Teaching Excellence
No abstract provided.
The Influence Of Primitive Art, Rupert Kilgore
The Influence Of Primitive Art, Rupert Kilgore
Honorees for Teaching Excellence
No abstract provided.
The Poetry Of E. E. Cummings, Elizabeth H. Oggel
The Poetry Of E. E. Cummings, Elizabeth H. Oggel
Honorees for Teaching Excellence
No abstract provided.
Voices From Illinois Wesleyan, Advancement, Illinois Wesleyan University
Voices From Illinois Wesleyan, Advancement, Illinois Wesleyan University
Promotional Materials
This recording is a fundraising appeal containing clips of faculty (William Beadles, Wayne Wantland, Dwight Drexler, Elizabeth Oggle, Rupert Kilgore and President Lloyd Bertholf) and closed with an appeal by Alumni Fund Committee Chairman Rosamund (Salzman '31) Mecherle.
Debussy And His Music: A Retrospect, R. Dwight Drexler
Debussy And His Music: A Retrospect, R. Dwight Drexler
Honorees for Teaching Excellence
No abstract provided.
Science: In The Pursuit Of Truth And The Furtherance Of Understanding, Wayne Warde Wantland
Science: In The Pursuit Of Truth And The Furtherance Of Understanding, Wayne Warde Wantland
Honorees for Teaching Excellence
No abstract provided.
Inaugration Program, Illinois Wesleyan University
Inaugration Program, Illinois Wesleyan University
Inauguration of Lloyd M. Bertholf
No abstract provided.
Centennial Conference: Education For Local Community Life, Myron F. Wicke, Illinois Wesleyan University
Centennial Conference: Education For Local Community Life, Myron F. Wicke, Illinois Wesleyan University
Special Convocations and Events
This conference took place at IWU from December 1-2, 1950. The recording linked here is side two of an incomplete recording of the event, but this is the entire remarks give by the last scheduled speaker: Myron F. Wicke, who had the role of summarizing the event on the second day.
A November 22, 1950 Argus article offers some details about the conference; see https://collections.carli.illinois.edu/digital/collection/iwu_argus/id/15961/rec/4
Basketball History, Edward R. Kirkpatrick, Charles Kirkpatrick
Basketball History, Edward R. Kirkpatrick, Charles Kirkpatrick
History
This article was prepared in August, 1950, by Edward R. Kirkpatrick for one of his duck dinners, but was never used.
This document was presented to Illinois Wesleyan University by Mr. Charles Kirkpatrick at the special banquet honoring the basketball team of 1954 and their co-captains and the captains of preceding basketball teams back through the years. This document represents research by two brothers: Edward B. Kirkpatrick and Charles Kirkpatrick.
Date April 2, 1954. Signed MJH
A Historical Account Of The Athletic Activities Of The Students Of The Illinois Wesleyan University, 1870-1928, Fred Muhl
History
A historical account of the athletic activities of the students of the Illinois Wesleyan University is being compiled by the athletic department and we are offering a portion of this, set up by decades, as our contribution to the history of the institution being prepared for this ninetieth celebration.
It is undoubtedly true that from the beginning some sort of recreational games or contests were indulged in, which might be classified as athletic contests.
No reports or authentic records have been found covering any such events prior to the year 1870.
The athletic department of the university will be very …
First Football Team, Charles Curtis Craig, 1888
Football Statistics And Rosters, 1909-1917
Football Statistics And Rosters, 1909-1917
History
This is a typed document with coaches, teams and game results from 1909-1917.
Football Statistics, 1887-1934
Football Statistics, 1887-1934
History
This is a typed document with an incomplete list of game results for Illinois Wesleyan University football teams from 1887-1934.