John B. Freed

Document Type

Book

Publication Date

2009

Keywords

Illinois State University, History

Abstract

Table of Contents: Section 1: The Normal University, 1857-1867 – Introduction – Chapter 1: A Normal School or the Industrial University? – Common Schools – Normal Schools – Denominational Colleges – The Industrial University – The Act of 1857 – Chapter 2: The State University of Illinois, 1857-1867 – Bloomington – The Illinois Natural History Society – Old Main and the Quad – The Civil War – The Feminization of Teaching – The Morrill Act – The Normal University’s Scientific Legacy – The Financial Aftermath – Rewriting the History of the University’s Foundation – Section 2: “A Genuine Normal School,” 1867-1900 – Introduction – Chapter 3: The Bridgewater Era, 1862-1899 – Educational Conditions in Illinois – Richard Edwards and his Proteges – The Faculty – The Curriculum – The Quality of Instruction – The Model School – The Preparatory High School – The Colored Student Conundrum – Chapter 4: The Student Body – Demographics – Living Conditions – The Classroom – The Literary Societies – Athletics – Religious Life – Subsequent Careers – Chapter 5: Pedagogical Leadership – Herbartianism – Arnold Tompkins, 1899-1900 – Section 3: A Teachers College, 1900-1963 – Introduction – Chapter 6: “The Unforgettable Mr. Felmley” – A Democrat and Polymath – Enrollments and Inadequate Resources – Faculty Salaries – Preparing High School Teachers – Felmley’s Case for the Normals – The Teachers College Act of 1907 – A Teachers College without a University – Admission Requirements – Curricular Disarray – The Faculty – Accreditation – Chapter 7: The Roosevelt Years – A Scandal in Normal – A Professional Administrator – The Faculty’s Academic Credentials – The Great Depression – Increases in Enrollment – The Students – Graduate Education – Special Education – World War II – Chapter 8: The Postwar Years – The GI’s Return – A Building Boom – Postwar State Funding – Fairchild’s Shortcomings – “On the Way to Oblivion” – The Passing of Old Normal – The Name Change – Section 4: Illinois State University, 1964-2007 – Introduction – Chapter 9: The 1960s: Turmoil and Shattered Dreams – The Multi-Purpose University – Samuel E. Braden – Signs of Trouble – Financial Difficulties Invalidate Master Plan II – Student Discontent – Disruptions – A Terrible Year – The Backlash – Master Plan III – Chapter 10: Rudderless: 1971-1988 – A Failed Presidency – Gene A. Budig – Stagflation – Tuition and Fee Increases – Enrollments – Tenure – Lloyd Watkins – Wet Normal – Academic Quality – Budgetary Crises – Chapter 11: A New Beginning: 1988-1999 – An Innovator – Economic Turbulence – Enrollment Management – PQP – A New Tuition Model – External Fundraising – Construction Projects – Computerization – Secret Payments – David A. Strand – Flush Times – A Building Boom – Academic Affairs – Shared Governance – The Fisher Report – Chapter 12: The Twenty-First Century – Victor J. Boschini, Jr. – The Aftermath of 9/11 – Clarence A. Bowman – A Personal Conclusion – Bibliography – Index

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