Blinn College : A century of transformation /
The objective of this study was to write a history of Blinn College spanning the period 1883 to 1983. Organized as Mission Institute by the Southern German Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Blinn Memorial College, renamed in honor of Reverend Christian Blinn, moved beyond its origina...
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | The objective of this study was to write a history of Blinn College spanning the period 1883 to 1983. Organized as Mission Institute by the Southern German Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Blinn Memorial College, renamed in honor of Reverend Christian Blinn, moved beyond its original mission as a seminary to a common preparatory school and then became a postsecondary academy. By 1927 Blinn was compelled to make the transition to a junior college. The critical decade of private years 1927-1937 ended with the demise of Blinn Memorial College and its successor Blinn College, a private non-sectarian college. A consideration of the private years 1883 through 1937 was critical to understanding the nature, purpose, and ultimate identity of the institution. Educational policies and philosophy of the Methodist Episcopal Church during the nineteenth century provided an ideological context; the development of the common school movement in Texas, with focus on Washington County and the city of Brenham, provided social context; the junior college movement at the national level and in the state of Texas provided an academic context. In writing a history of the institution, particular attention was given to the public period 1937 through 1983. Present-day Blinn College was organized in 1937 when citizens approved the Junior College District of Washington County. During the public period institutional adversity and opportunity led to prosperity and identity. Emphasis in the study was given to the public years through a consideration of the institution's administration, curriculum, and student life. An epilogue provided a discussion of the College as Blinn entered a second century. Throughout its first one hundred years, the educational institution which became today's Blinn College held as its goal meeting the needs of its constituents, both private and public. Whether a ministerial school or an academic transfer program, the total college experience of students, academic, physical, and social, focused the efforts of the first ten presidents. How Blinn continues to meet this challenge will be the story of its second century. |
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| Item Description: | Vita. "Major Subject: Curriculum and Instruction". |
| Physical Description: | x, 287 leaves ; 28 cm. Issued also on microfiche from University Microfilm Inc. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 255-277). |