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Letter regarding students released from Naval active duty, dated Sept. 20, 1918
This is a typed letter with a letterhead of 'Eighth Naval District New Orleans, LA. Office of the Commandant'. It is addressed to 'Registrar, Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas' and is signed by 'AK Barbee[,] Ensign, USNRF Aid to Commandant'. It is dated 'Sept. 20, 1918.' The body of the letter provides a list of men 'relieved from active duty and placed on the inactive list, in order that they might continue their course of study at Southwestern University'. Following the list is a request that the Office of the Commandant is sent 'the name of the course pursued by each of the above named men, also the length of the course, and their present year in course.'
New Orleans, LA -
Letter responding to Naval request, dated Oct. 9, 1918
This is a typed letter dated 'October 9, 1918'. It is addressed to 'Ensign AK Barbee, USNRF Aide to Commandant, 8th Naval District, New Orleans, La.' and is from the 'Acting Registrar' of Southwestern. The body of the letter contains an acknowledgement of the receipt of the letter from Barbee to the registrar with the list of men placed on the inactive list. Following that, the author states that these men 'have lost more than a week from their studies' because of the lack of the communication between the University of Texas at Austin, Southwestern University, and the Naval Commandant. It closes with the promise of the requested information being sent to the Naval Commandant once the men have been registered for courses.
Georgetown, TX -
Letter responding to Naval Reserve request for information, dated Oct. 18, 1918
This typed letter is addressed to 'Commandant, Eight Naval District, US Naval Station, New Orleans, La.' and is signed (typed) 'President.' It is dated 'Oct. 18, 1918'. The body of the letter reads, 'I beg to advise:- 1. Our temporary contract [both words underlined] with the War Department calls for a per diem rate of $1.3888 for Board, Quarters and Tuition. 2. There are nine (9) Naval Reservists regis-[sic] at this Institution. 3. A statement of their College work will be forwarded you as soon as we sufficiently recover from the Influenza epidemic.'
Georgetown, TX -
Letter from Naval Reserve requesting information from Southwestern, dated Oct. 14, 1918
This is a typed letter with a letterhead of 'US Naval Station New Orleans, La' and watermark 'Coupon Bond' under an insignia of an eagle spreading its wings over an 'A'. It is addressed to 'President, Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas' and is from 'Commandant, Eighth Naval District', signed 'GW Rowbotham'. It is dated '14 October, 1918'. The subject given is, 'Naval Training Units; subsistence and enrollments' and the body of the letter is, '1. Please advise the Commandant, Eighth Naval District of the per diem rate as contained in the contract with your institution and the War Department. [Written next to this line in pencil is '$1.3888'] 2. This is in order that the Commandant may make the necessary allowances to Naval Reservists on active duty assigned to Naval Training Units or Naval Sections of Army Training Camps. 3. Please advise the number of Naval Reservists registered at your institution.' [Written next to the last line in pencil is '9'.]
New Orleans, LA -
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 -
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 -
Bulletin regarding singing in the SATC, dated Nov. 10, 1918
This is the five-page Singing in the SATC Bulletin. It is from 'The Commission on Training Camp Activities: Department of Camp Music' and is to 'Instructors in Mass Singing in Units of the SATC'. At the top of the first page in the center is typed 'War Department' and under that 'Singing in the SATC' and below that is 'Issued, in conjunction with this work of the Committee on Education and Special Training, by the Commission on Training Camp Activities, Raymond B. Fosdick, Chairman; Lee F. Hanmer, Director, Department of Camp Music; Peter W. Dykema, Supervisor of singing in the SATC.' Beneath this is 'Bulletin No. 2 : November 10, 1918.' The first section of the body of the bulletin is 'Mass Singing the Most Important Musical Activity in SATC' because 'it alone involves participation by all students'. The next section is titled 'Material, the First Consideration'. On the second page of the bulletin, the first paragraph is a continuation from the first page. The next section is titled 'Shall We Use Just What Is Used in Army Camps?' and explains some of the differences that the SATC presents as a unit of educated men. The next section is 'What Can We Carry Over from Camp Singing?' and discusses how soldiers have 'unmistakable terms' for their likes and dislikes of music. On the third page, the first paragraph continues from the second page. The next section is 'What Shall We Use Besides Popular Songs?' and discusses the Commission Song Books which are popular songs (25-33-1/3%), standard patriotic songs (16-2/3%), standard folk and national songs (25%), hymns (16-2/3%), miscellaneous (10%). The next section is 'Can the SATC Singing Mark an Advance?' and discusses ways to build on the song book. On the fourth page, the first paragraph continues from the third page. The next section is 'Many Opportunities for Experiments', and the section after that is 'Where to Get the Music'. On the fifth and last page, directions on how to order or reorder song books are given. It is signed 'Commission on Training Camp Activities, Washington, D.C.' and below that 'Peter W. Dykema, Song Leader' and then 'Assigned as Supervisor of Singing in the SATC' and below that 'Hollis Edison Davonny, Lieut. Q. M. C. Secretary.'
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Blank check with SATC note in file
This is a blank check. On the front of the check, there is a picture of the front of 'The Farmers State Bank' printed on the left side of the check. The check is printed, 'Georgetown, Texas, _______ 191_ No. ______' then 'The Famers State Bank 88-310' then 'of Georgetown, Texas.' Then 'Pay To________ or Bearer $______' then '______ Dollars' then a blank line at the bottom right hand side. On the reverse, written in pencil is, 'File - SATC' underlined, and underneath is 'These reports are null and void.' Below this is a large set of initials, 'PV', with the letters overlapping and a small triangle drawn where a period would be. This note was on top of the student grade reports by section in the folder.
Georgetown, TX -
Grade report for SATC math 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 'Chas. N. Wunder' 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 about fifty names in alphabetical order for 'Math. 9'. The last four names are for 'Math. 1'. Every grade is a 75. On the top of the back of the page, 'Instructions' for the grade report are typed.
Georgetown, TX -
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