Author: Clifford Stephen Griffin
Publisher: Lawrence : University Press of Kansas
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 832
Book Description
Here is a through assessment of the development of the University of Kansas during its first century. Clifford S. Griffin traces the University from little more than a high school or preparatory school to a college, and then to a major institution. No mere chronicle of the University's triumphs and progress, this book gives equal attention to the many disappointments and frustrations over the years. Griffin concerns himself not only with the physical growth of the institution, but with the nature of the University's goals and character as well. From John Fraser to W. Clarke Wescoe, each Chancellor of the University of Kansas faced unique problems in shaping the destiny of the ever-expanding institution. They struggled with the perils of an unstable economy, enrollment crises, departmentalization, disagreements with faculty and regents, disputes over open admission and the importance of scholarly research, demands for higher salaries and alteration of the curriculum, and even grasshopper plagues. Each administration competed for legislative appropriations, status, and public support. Anyone who has been associated with the University will find in this history many of the things he remembers best: its social organizations, athletic contests, student pranks, class feuds, and campus politics. Colorful Mount Oread personalities are described—leaders, scholars, politicians, and benefactors. Thirty-six photographs trace different phases of the University's growth. Even those individuals well informed concerning the history of the University will learn much about its past and its potential for the future. In addition, Griffin explores ideas about the purposes and practices of higher education, including the concept of the American state university as a servant of society. In many respects the development of the University paralleled the growth of the state itself; this book is therefore a valuable contribution to the cultural and intellectual history of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in Kansas.
The University of Kansas; a History
Author: Clifford Stephen Griffin
Publisher: Lawrence : University Press of Kansas
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 832
Book Description
Here is a through assessment of the development of the University of Kansas during its first century. Clifford S. Griffin traces the University from little more than a high school or preparatory school to a college, and then to a major institution. No mere chronicle of the University's triumphs and progress, this book gives equal attention to the many disappointments and frustrations over the years. Griffin concerns himself not only with the physical growth of the institution, but with the nature of the University's goals and character as well. From John Fraser to W. Clarke Wescoe, each Chancellor of the University of Kansas faced unique problems in shaping the destiny of the ever-expanding institution. They struggled with the perils of an unstable economy, enrollment crises, departmentalization, disagreements with faculty and regents, disputes over open admission and the importance of scholarly research, demands for higher salaries and alteration of the curriculum, and even grasshopper plagues. Each administration competed for legislative appropriations, status, and public support. Anyone who has been associated with the University will find in this history many of the things he remembers best: its social organizations, athletic contests, student pranks, class feuds, and campus politics. Colorful Mount Oread personalities are described—leaders, scholars, politicians, and benefactors. Thirty-six photographs trace different phases of the University's growth. Even those individuals well informed concerning the history of the University will learn much about its past and its potential for the future. In addition, Griffin explores ideas about the purposes and practices of higher education, including the concept of the American state university as a servant of society. In many respects the development of the University paralleled the growth of the state itself; this book is therefore a valuable contribution to the cultural and intellectual history of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in Kansas.
Publisher: Lawrence : University Press of Kansas
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 832
Book Description
Here is a through assessment of the development of the University of Kansas during its first century. Clifford S. Griffin traces the University from little more than a high school or preparatory school to a college, and then to a major institution. No mere chronicle of the University's triumphs and progress, this book gives equal attention to the many disappointments and frustrations over the years. Griffin concerns himself not only with the physical growth of the institution, but with the nature of the University's goals and character as well. From John Fraser to W. Clarke Wescoe, each Chancellor of the University of Kansas faced unique problems in shaping the destiny of the ever-expanding institution. They struggled with the perils of an unstable economy, enrollment crises, departmentalization, disagreements with faculty and regents, disputes over open admission and the importance of scholarly research, demands for higher salaries and alteration of the curriculum, and even grasshopper plagues. Each administration competed for legislative appropriations, status, and public support. Anyone who has been associated with the University will find in this history many of the things he remembers best: its social organizations, athletic contests, student pranks, class feuds, and campus politics. Colorful Mount Oread personalities are described—leaders, scholars, politicians, and benefactors. Thirty-six photographs trace different phases of the University's growth. Even those individuals well informed concerning the history of the University will learn much about its past and its potential for the future. In addition, Griffin explores ideas about the purposes and practices of higher education, including the concept of the American state university as a servant of society. In many respects the development of the University paralleled the growth of the state itself; this book is therefore a valuable contribution to the cultural and intellectual history of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in Kansas.
Kansas State Budget
Author: Kansas Office of State Budget Director and Accountant
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Budget
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Budget
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Biennial Report of the Kansas State College of Agriculture and Applied Science
Author: Kansas State Agricultural College
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural education
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural education
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
Biennial Report of the State Printer of Kansas
Author: Kansas. State Printing Advisory Committee
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Printing, Public
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Printing, Public
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Territorial and State publications
Author: Bessie E. Wilder
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Summary of State Government Finances in ...
Bibliography of the Official Publications of Kansas, 1854-1958
Author: Bessie E. Wilder
Publisher: [Lawrence] : Governmental Research Center, University of Kansas
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Publisher: [Lawrence] : Governmental Research Center, University of Kansas
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Financial Statistics of States
Author: United States. Bureau of the Census
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Finance
Languages : en
Pages : 798
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Finance
Languages : en
Pages : 798
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Kansas Library Bulletin
Author: Kansas State Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description