Interview with Marian Dean, Class of 1929
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Description

Oral history interview with Illinois State Normal University alum Marian Dean, Class of 1929. The interview was conducted on May 5, 1979, by John Sayre, Director of Alumni Services and Development, on the occasion of Dean’s induction into the Half Century Club (50th anniversary of her graduation). They discussed the historical boundaries of campus, transportation options, and social norms of the time. Dean recalls faculty and administrators that made an impact on her time at ISNU, such as Herman Schroeder, W. A. L. Beyer, and J. Rose Colby. She describes her many extracurricular activities, saying that she was glad to go to “a smaller school” so that she “could be a bigger duck in a little puddle.”

Interview Date

5-5-1979

Index

  • Introduction: 00:00-02:01
  • Campus boundaries: 02:06-04:05
  • Administrators and faculty: 04:05-08:14
  • Campus services: 8:14-10:30
  • Extracurricular activities: 10:39-13:58
  • Transportation in Bloomington-Normal 15:29-19:11
  • Dining and entertainment: 19:11-21:58
  • Typical modes of dress: 22:05-24:09
  • Historical events: 24:09-26:25
  • ISU as a dry campus: 26:25-27:12
  • Most and least favorite aspects of ISU: 27:33-30:58

Biographical Statement

Marian Helen Dean (1906-1989) was the only child of John and Effie (Cunningham) Dean of Normal, Illinois. She attended Illinois State Normal University’s teaching laboratory schools, Thomas Metcalf School and University High School, for her primary and secondary education. While attending Illinois State Normal University between 1926 and 1929 in pursuit of a teaching degree, she served in leadership positions in the Women’s Debate Club, yearbook staff, Pi Kappa Delta, and the Wrightonian Society. She went on to receive a master’s degree in 1932 from the University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign and taught history at United Township High School in East Moline, Illinois from 1935 to 1966.

Interview with Marian Dean, Class of 1929

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