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'''History:''' The Education Society was organized in 1935, when <span class="wiki_link">[[Keirstead Hall|Dr. ]]</span>[[Keirstead Hall|Wilfred Currier Keirstead ]] | '''History:''' The Education Society was organized in 1935, when <span class="wiki_link">[[Keirstead Hall|Dr.]]</span>[[Keirstead Hall|Wilfred Currier Keirstead recognized]] that certain topics of interest to Education students were not being addressed by the program curriculum. He believed that this information could be supplimented through guest lectures by educational leaders, teachers, and persons with special training in relevant fields. | ||
Bachelor of Education Degrees were offered at UNB for the first time in 1950, with Professor R. J. Love acting as Education Professor, and Head of the Education Department. The introduction of the Bachelor of Education program at UNB caused a re-surgence in the Education Society, which had become inactive for a number of years. | Bachelor of Education Degrees were offered at UNB for the first time in 1950, with Professor R. J. Love acting as Education Professor, and Head of the Education Department. The introduction of the Bachelor of Education program at UNB caused a re-surgence in the Education Society, which had become inactive for a number of years. | ||
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© UNB Archives & Special Collections, 2013 | *''Up the Hill,'' 1939, Organizations. | ||
*''The Brunswickan,'' vol. 69, no. 10, January 1950, p. 3. | |||
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##Page under development##
Name: Education Society
Previous/other names: N/A
Prominent date(s) of activity: 1935 - ?
History: The Education Society was organized in 1935, when Dr.Wilfred Currier Keirstead recognized that certain topics of interest to Education students were not being addressed by the program curriculum. He believed that this information could be supplimented through guest lectures by educational leaders, teachers, and persons with special training in relevant fields.
Bachelor of Education Degrees were offered at UNB for the first time in 1950, with Professor R. J. Love acting as Education Professor, and Head of the Education Department. The introduction of the Bachelor of Education program at UNB caused a re-surgence in the Education Society, which had become inactive for a number of years.
Activities:
Note(s): Each year Dr. and Mrs. Kierstead hosted the first society meeting of the school year at their home.
Source(s):
- Up the Hill, 1939, Organizations.
- The Brunswickan, vol. 69, no. 10, January 1950, p. 3.
© UNB Archives & Special Collections, 2013