1922-1923 Session Report Letter to the Governor and Board of Trustees

1922-1923 Session Report Letter to the Governor and Board of Trustees

May 11, 1923

President T.W. Palmer

On February 9, 1923 a committee gathered to divide funds set aside for the expansion of the Institute’s courses of study into a full fledged Bachelor’s program. Alabama College began session in the fall of 1923. In previous years the Institute had only offered courses of study ranging from one to three years, but those courses were expanding into higher fields of study. Beginning in 1923, all courses of study at the college were instructed on a four year basis according to the Bachelor’s program. Programs offered by the college included the B.A., B.S., and the Bachelor’s of Music. The Bachelor’s program carried general requirements for all students. Student’s courses would contain 192 quarter-credit hours, nearly 60 to 70 credit hours more than the average degree offered by the University of Montevallo, including 12 credit hours in physical education. Students were required to complete two years (four terms) of English, a requirement still in effect today for nearly all, if not every student in attendance today. One will notice that in most of Palmer’s correspondence with the Governor and the Board of Trustees, health is a very important issue and is maintained exceptionally well. Expansion of their music program into a Bachelor’s of Music degree reflects the college’s appreciation for fine arts besides their reputation for their programs for home economics and physical education. The letter outlines the goals of each of the college’s fully-loaded degree programs. At the time of this letter, Alabama was in high demand for teachers and greater literacy. The college began operating a teacher training program to raise the standard of education. Instructors from the Institute would go to Columbiana to train county school teachers who wished to teach higher & secondary education. Malaria and Tuberculosis in Alabama in the early 1910s caused demand for teachers with physical education and first-aid and limited medical training. Besides the college’s new four year Bachelor’s program, the college offered two-year degrees in home economics, music, business, and teaching for pupils who wished to teach elementary or junior high school education. This letter outlines several of the shifts made from the school’s infancy as the Alabama Technical Institute and College for Women to the Alabama College.

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Session 1922-1923

University of Montevallo

The letter reviews the college's request to the State Council of Education for permission to offer students four-year B.A., B.S., and Bachelor of Music degrees. Also, the letter reviews certain repairs necessary to the campus, the need for a building for the Teacher Training program, as well as the use of the new library and it's building expenses.

Anna Crawford Milner Archives and Special Collections

Jesse Johnson

Alabama Technical Institute and College for Women

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