1921-1922 Session Report Letter to the Governor and Board of Trustees
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Title
1921-1922 Session Report Letter to the Governor and Board of Trustees
Date
May 26, 1922
Creator
President T.W. Palmer
Description
In the Fall term of 1921, the Alabama Technical Institute and College for women began offering a four year degree in home economics, the first of its kind in the state. Colleges all around ridiculed the institute because home economics was not on the state's listed curriculum. Soon enough, colleges and high schools began teaching the course to their students. Regarding term length, the institute adopted a four quarter system to allow girls to pursue an education even if they couldn't attend school for more than three or six months at a time. The girls attended class year round in 10-13 week terms. Twenty five years after the opening of the Alabama Technical Institute for College and Women, plans for a new library were submitted in light of President Palmer's urgent desire to cultivate education in Alabama. The library was open for use by September 1922. Also, the letter to the board of trustees outlines several expenses regarding the construction of the president's home. Beside's a report of the school's well being, as well as the well being of the student body, the letter outlines some changes being made to the dairy and farm used by the school. The price of milk was going up for the residents.
It is important to note that this document contains evidence of the institute's desire to grow from a small school into a college that would eventually offer a wide variety of courses as the Alabama College. So many students were coming from all over to attend the institute in the Fall 1921 term that the incoming freshman size was nearly double that of the entire school’s attendance the previous year. This was due to the institute’s new degree program in home economics. In 1922, all students at the college were also required to register for the new four-year degree or a three year degree in another course. The college also announces a new two-year program from students pursuing elementary and higher education to begin the follow year in 1923. These were among President Palmer’s first moves towards transitioning the Alabama Technical Institute and College for Women towards the four-year “Alabama College.”
It is important to note that this document contains evidence of the institute's desire to grow from a small school into a college that would eventually offer a wide variety of courses as the Alabama College. So many students were coming from all over to attend the institute in the Fall 1921 term that the incoming freshman size was nearly double that of the entire school’s attendance the previous year. This was due to the institute’s new degree program in home economics. In 1922, all students at the college were also required to register for the new four-year degree or a three year degree in another course. The college also announces a new two-year program from students pursuing elementary and higher education to begin the follow year in 1923. These were among President Palmer’s first moves towards transitioning the Alabama Technical Institute and College for Women towards the four-year “Alabama College.”
Language
En-US
Coverage
Session 1921-1922
Rights
University of Montevallo
Subject
The letter is a report of the 1921-22 session regarding courses of study, teacher training work, the new library, the dairy and farm, the budget for July and August 1922, and a few other issues at the college regarding housing and fee charges.
Source
Anna Crawford Milner Archives and Special Collections
Contributor
Jesse Johnson
Publisher
Alabama Technical Institute and College for Women
Format
Letter
Text Item Type Metadata
Original Format
A letter
Files
Collection
Citation
President T.W. Palmer, “1921-1922 Session Report Letter to the Governor and Board of Trustees,” Archiving Montevallo, accessed May 4, 2024, https://carmichaeldigitalprojects.org/archivingmontevallo/items/show/168.