History of Education in Portland [Oregon] 1937 Alfred Powers SIGNED ~ WPA ~ Schools ~ Howard McKinley Corning

Title: History of Education in Portland

Author: Edited by Alfred Powers and Howard McKinley Corning / Written by the WPA Adult Education Project

Description: Signed by Alfred Powers (along with his handwritten home address) on inside of front cover. Stiff card covers with cloth spine. Shows some moderate general wear. Previous owners' names marked on front cover, textblock edges, and front flyleaf (see below); a few minor pencil marks, else interior is clean. Subject/school and name indexes. 373 pages, printed on rectos only. 11 x 8.5 inches.

A comprehensive historical survey of education in Portland, Oregon written as a WPA project. Providing an extensive amount of granular information, it covers public, private and specialized schools, institutions of higher education, and vocational and adult education. It was edited by Alfred Powers (1888-1984), educator, historian, and author of History of Oregon Literature, and by Howard McKinley Corning (1896-1977), a poet and historian who during the 1930s, served as an editor and supervisor for the Oregon Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration. His work for the WPA led to his authorship of A Dictionary of Oregon History.

This copy belonged to two prominent figures in the Portland Public School system: H. M. Barr and Amo De Berndardis. Hymen Max ''Hi'' Barr (1888-1976) began his career as a teacher and principal in Portland in 1911. He was principal of the Irvington School from 1917 to 1943, and was also the PPS director of research (maintaining achievement test records and vital statistics) for 28 years, retiring in 1956. Amo De Bernardis (1913-2010) was as the assistant superintendent of Portland Public Schools from 1953 until about 1968. He was also the founding president of Portland Community College, 1961-1979.

Contents:
[Part One: Years of Foundation and Growth]
I. Early Private Schools, 1847 to 1875.
II. Early Public Schools, 1849 to 1872.
III. City and County Public Schools, 1872 to 1883.
IV. Portland Academy and Female Seminary, 1851 to 1916.
V. Portland High School and East Portland High School, 1869 to 1937.
VI. Hebrew Schools, 1849 to 1937.
VII. Catholic Schools, 1859 to 1937.
VIII. St. Helen's Hall and Bishop Scott Academy, 1869 to 1937.
IX. City and County Public Schools, 1883 to 1900.
X. Portland University, 1890 to 1900.
XI. Schools of Specialized Training, 1875 to 1900.

[Part Two: Education in the New Century]
I. City Public Schools, 1900 to 1918.
II. University of Portland, 1901 to 1937.
III. Hill Military Academy, 1901 to 1937.
IV. Reed College, 1911 to 1937.
V. Portland Center, General Extension Division, 1912 to 1937.
VI. City Public Schools Since the World War, 1918 to 1937.
VII. Portland Labor College, 1921 to 1929.
VIII. Private and Specialized Schools, 1900 to 1937.
IX. Federal Adult Education, 1933 to 1937.

[Part Three: Problems and Personalities]
I. Problems of Public Schools.
II. State and County Institutes.
III. Sources and Methods of School Support.
IV. Sources of Teachers.
V. Multnomah County School Superintendents.
VI. Portland City School Superintendents.
VII. Some Prominent Students and Graduates.

[General Bibliography, Index of Schools, Index of Names].

Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good+

Publisher: General Extension Division, State System of Higher Education
Place: [Portland, Oregon]
Year: 1937

Keywords: WPA, Portland Public Schools, public education, private education, higher education, private schools, extension divisions, Catholic schools, Jewish schools, history, Oregon,