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Bulletin regarding medical schools and premedical students, dated Oct. 3, 1918
This is a three-page printed pamphlet. The first page reads, '(Advance Copy) War Department Committee on Education and Special Training' and is titled, 'Special Bulletin' then 'Information for Medical Schools and Program for Premedical Students'. The body of the text discusses the schedule and requirements for medical and premedical students in the SATC, including practical and theoretical military instruction, professional instruction, and physical training. Medical schools themselves are expected to introduce military training and the War Issues course, in addition to continuing their existing programs until such a time as an official program for professional schools has been established by the government. The second page of the printed pamphlet continues from the first page. It is dated 'October 3, 1918' and signed 'Committee on Education and Special Training, By R. C. Maclaurin, Educational Director, Collegiate Section.' In the body of the text, a schedule of required courses for premedical students is prescribed, which includes both science and military instruction. On the third and back page of the printed pamphlet, there is no text.
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Circular regarding geology and geography courses, dated Oct. 1, 1918
This is a three-page printed circular. The first page reads, '(Advance Copy)' then 'War Department Committee on Education and Special Training' and is titled, 'Special Descriptive Circular Geology and Geography' . The first section of the body of the text gives instructions for the curriculum of the SATC and stresses the importance of instruction bearing "as closely as possible on military needs." The next section details how geology and geography courses should be structured and which topics must be covered. The second page of the printed circular continues with guidelines for geology and geography courses. The requirements of the 'Geography of Europe' course are given. It is dated, 'October 1, 1918' and signed 'Committee on Education and Special Training, By R. C. Maclaurin, Educational Director, Collegiate Section.' The third and back page of the printed circular has no text.
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Letter regarding continued advanced technical study, dated Oct. 13, 1918
This is a letter from R. C. Maclaurin, Educational Director, and for 'President R. E. Vinson, Austin, Texas.' It directs Vinson to communicate to the heads of institutions in his district that SATC students who have completed at least one year in technical programs should continue their advanced studies 'until otherwise directed'.
District of Columbia -
Letter recommending textbooks for War Issues Course, dated Nov. 2, 1918
This is a two-page typed letter on white paper. The first page has a typed letterhead 'War Department Committee on Education and Special Training 10th District-Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana' and is dated 'University Station, Austin, Texas, November 2, 1918.' It is from R. P. Brooks, District Director, War Issues Course' and to 'The War Issues Instructors, Tenth District, Students Army Training Corps'. In the body of the letter, Brooks recommends a list of European history textbooks for use in the War Issues course. The second page of the typed letter continues to recommend reading materials for the War Issues course. The final section states that 'as most of the men in the SATC units are without experience in college work, the Committee hopes that each instructor will leave no stone unturned to present the subject matter of this course in the simplest possible terms'. It is signed 'R. P. Brooks' then 'District Director, War Issues Course.'
Austin, TX -
Letter regarding academic performance of SATC students, dated Nov. 5, 1918
This is a two-page typed letter from 'Robert I. Rees, Brigadier General USA General Staff Chairman' to 'Commanding Officers, District Inspecting Officers, District Educational Directors, and Heads of SATC Institutions'. It is dated 'November 5, 1918'. Both pages have a letterhead of 'Southwestern University Georgetown, Texas' and a watermark of Requisition Bond. The body of the letter on the first page discusses the poor academic performance of the men in many SATC units, due to the conflict between military duties and academic programs, and the 'prevalence of the idea that academic grades will count relatively little in the selection of men for Officers' Training Camps'. Commanding Officers are directed to 'make every possible provision for the requirements of academic study'. The body of the letter on the second page continues to instruct Commanding Officers on how to improve the academic performance of the SATC students. A new plan for Officers' Training Camps selection will include a minimum rating of 'Intelligence as indicated by the Academic record'; therefore, the 'importance of impressing upon men the need for strict attention to their studies is […] self-evident.'
Georgetown, TX -
Brief outline of War Issues Course
Typed letter with 'Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas. Office of the President' in the upper left-hand corner as blue letterhead. The letter has a vertical watermark that reads 'Oriole Linen Bond'. The body of the letter is addressed to President Robert E. Vinson, District Educational Director, SATC, and it regards the “character and organization” of a proposed 'War Issues Course at Southwestern University,' including plans for the Fall, Winter, and Spring terms. It specifies the members of the course planning committee as 'C. A. Nichols, Professor of Education, Chairman, A. S. Pegues, Dean, Professor of Economics, Walter Prichard, Acting Professor of History, J. C. Gobey, Professor of Chemistry.'
Georgetown, TX -
List of course subjects with instructors and class size
This is a handwritten chart on a drawn grid (the paper has a watermark of Requisition Bond). At the top of the page is 'Institution[:] Southwestern University' and 'P.O.Address[:] Georgetown, Texas'. The chart has four columns, 'Subject,' 'Name of Officer in Charge,' 'No. of Instructors in Subject,' and 'No. of SATC Students,' the last of which is divided again into two columns, '1st Term' and '2nd Term Estimated'. The subjects are 'Military Law + Practice,' 'Sanitation + Hygiene,' 'Surveying + Mapmaking,' 'Mathematics,' 'Physics,' 'Chemistry,' 'Biology,' then two erased row values, 'English,' 'French,' 'German,' 'Geology + Geography,' 'History,' 'Psychology' and then three more erased rows.
Georgetown, TX -
Pamphlet regarding science teaching in secondary schools, dated September 1918
This is a twenty-page printed pamphlet. On the center of the first page is 'Department of the Interior, Bureau of Education, Washington, D.C.' and it is titled 'Science Teaching in Secondary Schools in the War Emergency'. In the upper left-hand corner is 'Secondary School Circular No. 3' and in the upper right-hand corner is 'September, 1918'. This body of the text introduces the importance of stimulating technical and scientific training in secondary and elementary schools. The second and third pages include the 'General Recommendations' that study in science should contribute to individual and community health and that it should be encouraged among high school students. The fourth and fifth pages provide recommendations to schools on how to actively promote science and how to attract a supply of science teachers. It suggests that schools 'urge boards of education to repeal the rule, or disregard the precedent, against the employment of married women'. The sixth and seventh pages continues outlining suggestions for teacher retention. The next section is 'Suggested Outlines of Courses [-] Courses in General Science'; it begins with 'The Selection of Material and Organization', then 'Methods of Presentation', and continues with 'Samples of Topics for General Science Courses'. On the eighth and ninth pages, the list of topics for consideration is given. The next section is 'Courses in Biology' and gives a general outlines that can be used in a general biology course or separate courses of botany and zoology. The tenth and eleventh pages give more elaboration on the biology sub-topics. Many of the sub-topics emphasize the relation between the topic and the students' everyday lives. The next section is 'Courses in Physics,' and the following section is 'Suggested topics bearing on military activities'. The twelfth and thirteenth pages list these suggested topics for military activity. The next section is 'Courses in Chemistry' and emphasizes the importance of chemists' work, especially to the wartime effort. The fourteenth and fifteenth pages continue the discussion of chemistry, including the guidelines for curriculum and class organization. The sixteenth and seventeenth pages provide information about the professional opportunities in the chemical industry. The eighteenth and nineteenth pages give an outline of the 'Report on the Science Committees of the Commission on Reorganization of Secondary Education'. At the bottom right-hand side of the page is printed 'Washington: Government Printing Office: 1918'. On the twentieth and back page of the pamphlet, there is no printing.
District of Columbia -
Grade report for SATC math courses
This is a typed page of three columns. The first is students names, the second is section, and the third is grade. The courses are Math 1, Math 10 (or 11), Math 51, and Math 55. The grades range from 75 to 90. Typed in a paragraph below this is, 'The above grades are very rough estimates but are the best that could be obtained under the circumstances, class work having been interfered with by: confusion during registration due to renewed instructions from the government, the influenza epidemic, difficulty in procuring texts, and a great number of absences from class by order of the military authorities.'
Georgetown, TX -
Grade report for SATC French courses, dated Oct. 1918
This is a typed page with a watermark 'Requisition Bond'. At the top of the page is 'SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY' and below that is 'Monthly Report Students' Army Training Corps' and then 'Reported by' with 'W. C. Vaden' written in and then 'Term: Fall...Month of: October'. The page is divided into three columns, the first is 'Last name...Other names,' the next is 'Course and Number,' and the third is 'Numerical Grade'. There are four names in alphabetical order for French 7 with grades of 70, 70, 70, and 90. There is one student for French 1 with a grade of 80. On the back of the grade report, 'Instructions' for the report are typed at the top.
Georgetown, TX