Bradley Polytechnic Institute; The First Decade, 1897-1907 (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Founder's Day Addresses The First Years. Edward O. Sisson (University of Washington) The writer's official connection with Bradley Polytechnic Institute began on the 25th of February, 1897, when he was elected Director of the Institute, which as yet existed only in the munificent endowment provided by Mrs. Bradley, and the ideals and plans which were taking form in the minds of the trustees. Much had been decided upon prior to the choice of a director; the Founder herself had expressed to the trustees certain general lines upon which she wished the future school to be planned, the trustees had discussed plans both for buildings and for courses of study; but no single step had been taken to put these into actual existence. The task of the hour was threefold; the definite framing of courses of study, the erection and equipment of buildings, and the selection and organization of a staff for the institution. The trustees greatly desired to open the new school at the beginning of the next school year in order that the venerable founder might not fail to see the fruits of her plans with her own eyes: few indeed would have dared to predict that she should be spared to participate in the tenth celebration of the greatest of the annual festivities of the institution. Accordingly all concerned threw themselves vigorously into the work of preparation. First, the general outline of the course of instruction LESLIE T. PUTERBAUGH to be offered was developed into a definite curriculum. It will be understood that the chief voice in this distinctively educational problem was that of Dr. William R. Harper, chairman of the Committee on Faculty and Instruction. Then the plans for the buildings were carried to completion; in this work valuable assistance was received from Professor Ch...