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THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY BUREAU OF PUBLIC RELATIONS

106 ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

I Form 4.459-Rev. 4/65

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2~ 6 • el iiiJI"\t$/1 Marshall, lUsrou:lt~ 1-3 1.68 &ei;-~W-~Ue High School or Preparatory School--·------·--·-······---·----·-·-·--·-----tp

Home Address ----------·---· • (Street and number)

'fown __ 9_~-~~-~~U S 2 ... _ .. _______ Telephone~ .... J .. 7 ... 2:.§_~

Associ ate Professor Present Position or Rani<-...::._ _ _ ____ _

Educ ation · DepartmenL-----··-------------···-----·-------

Date of Birth April 25, 1914

Place of Birth Festas, J efferson, Missouri City County State

. . J ames E. Sutton (dec.) Fathers Name tn FulL-- --·-·------··--·----------------------··---·-··--·---

. Sallie Foi'rlkes Sutton Mother's Maiden Name, tn FulL ----·------------·--·--

Religious Affiliations-- perSOnal ·---------------

Are You MarriedL.Y..._f}S ____ ; Date-....... J U:r:!__E:l ....... ~_Q __ L ..... ~2J.2 ... -----·

Wife's Maiden Name in F ull Gertrude Poe

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Husband's Name in Ful'-------------------·---·----

Children (please name) Give Dates of Bi.rt"-----

Leonora, 1944; Virginia, 1950 ·-· ···~ -·-·--···---·--·--·----·--------·-·-----·------·-····-·-··--- ·---······---

List earned de~rt"ees, and honorary degrees, stating institutions and date: College or University De_R':'13 • Date

Missouri Valley Co11 summa cum , ____ -~a 19;

same Ph.D. 1950 ···--.-·---------------

Other studies at Princeton and __ Ch~_9R.gO .. . :: ])P. of /IVRJIM~ ~e-e..s G6oa...~.J /TJ'~tJvll! ' V19.t.t.~y t:o/lt!'r!J-c.. 19-s-11

Sc.ho;arahips or Fellowships Held, with date:- i, -t}rey;ory-1fieil&

Undergraduate Honors, Offices or Activities mostly §12_eP_Qh..t_ dramatics, publ icP t ions, student govt . College debatPr, four year s; state c1lamplon, peace or~ric~l contest (~); editor, annu?.l ; pr~s ., junior class; pres 1dent , speech honorP "'Y , and of dramatics honora.ry ; student oen::1tor .

Membership in Social Fraternity or Sorority

~*.!Jl. Fraternities and Societies (under~rt"aduate)~J._J.{~t ( sp~cial distinction in or~tory end debate~ ; Pi Gamma Hu ( social sciences P i Mu Epsilon (mathemat ics).

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Positions and ranks at Ohio State Univcrnity, with dates------------·

asst prof, ed1li.c, 1952-56 · · Special field of research or teaching. Explain-----··----.. ----~-----·--

coml)a~ive _ educ,ction assoc prof, educ, 1956-

_ hi.(::.tor_:y:_of __ ecl_uc.~tio"'n"----

Poaitions and ranks at other colleges, with datcll---------------··--

asSt 1Jrof, Minnesota, 1949-52

as soc 1Jrof, Alabana Po1yt. Inst. 47-4-9

rsch, Stephens see att2-cheCl_ sheet Publicatiorw______ ---'---psst to dir of educ College, 19'38-Li2.

Visiting Prof. of Educ • Columbia, summer 1958

Univ.

__ 11 EnQ.XclOJ2edias &

oi' Briti h Educ. - Old, New Dictionaries of & Projected",

Business or professional experience, other than at colleges, with datu _______ _

Military Service (dates, branch, rank, honors>-----------------

none -------~-------------------

Memberships in service, civic, fraternal, church, trade, educational, scientific, professional organizations, with offices held and dates:

Sigma Xi, I'hi Deltn. Ko.''''R

Fell01-r, Phi1osonhy of Educ:'ttio~- So Vice-President, Con1Je.rative

Education Society, 1936=-5T __ _

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·----Educ. Jibs tracts (UNESCO), l~ov. 1 57

Ot!ter information (include honors received, inventions, etc.>-------·

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yes Do you accept outside speaking engagements? ______________ _

Hobbies

THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EVALUATION PROGRAM

BASIC WHO'S WHO (Copies to JJepa1·tn•imt Chainnan, Dean and Public Relations Office)

1. Name .... ~:l!.!\Q!:l 1 .... !t9..1i!~.:r.:li ...... J;\~j.g;!,n ___ .................. Department .. llliu.!:::!t!iion ...................... Date.Dso ...... 1.,. ... J.955 Last First Middle

2. Present rank or position ... .A\,1!1!';!,.!!.~~} .... f.:f.9.f.!?.l!l!i!QJ' ... >l.f. .... li'411.9.~"!i.;!,qg __ ......................... ...... . .................................. .

. April 25, 1914 . . . Festus, Missouri 3. Date of b1rth ....................................................................................... Place of bn th............................................................. . ........................ .

4. Degrees and the institutions from which received with dates:

A.B. !IUJIIlla CUll! laude, Missouri Valley College, 19.34 ·····················-·············································-················-··················································································································································--·······-·········-············

A.M., University of Missouri, 19.35 ······-·····························································································································································································-·································································

...... ~~the!'!f~ar~2-~t.l'rlnoeton···uiiiverii"ity;·1935.:::.3e; .. ana tile u!iiversft;Y ... o.t.. · ·· Chicago summers 1940 1941.) .................................. L ......................................... L ................................................................................................................................................................................. .

5. Academic positions held with dates: Ohio State Uni vers:i. ty, 1952- , ass:i.stsnt professor of education University of Fdnnesota, 1949-52, aea:i.atsnt professor of education snd research

associate, Bure;au of Institutional Hesearch, Alabama Polytechnic Institute, 19l~7-49,.asecoiate professor of education. Baldwin-Wallace College, 1944-45, assistant professor of mathematics. Denison Uni varsity, 19h3-44, instructor in mathematics, Stephens College, 1938-42, instructor in mathematics and assistant to the director

of educat:i.onsl research.

6. Other significant experiences contributing to professional fitness: (Include particularly, work experiences in your field.)

Instructor, Gooeysar Industrial University (training program of Goodyesr Tire and Rubber Comp~), 1945-46.

staff msnber, Govemmental Researsh Institute, St, Louis, 1942-43. Teacher, liorth Kamras City (Missouri) High School, 1936-37.

7. Research experience:

Individusl research on historicsl topics in education, since 1946. Test oonstructionJ validation of tests; experimental design: research associate,

Bureau of Institutional Research, Uni varsity of Minnesota, 1949-52 Research in tax law: Govemmental Research Institute, St, Louis, 1942-43. Test construction; questionnaires; evaluative instl'Ulllents of many sorts; coordinator

of faculty studies and assistant to the dirsotor of resesrch at Stepha'ls College, 1939-42.

Test validation; College of Entrance Elcamination Board, 1936. (t.t-:)

8. Publications: (Minor publications may be grouped, e.g. "Ten book reviews," "Thirty-two ar­ticles in scientific journals." Use separate sheet if desired.)

"Results of a Peraonal-3ooial Inventory at Stephens College," in St.af'! News Letter, Cooperative Study in General Biuoation, vol. 3, no. 8, June 9, l942,Pp. 3:S.

"Needed--A tlew Encyclopedia of Biuoation," in Muoationel Record2 vol. 33, pp. 471-480, October, 1952.

"The Ph. rase Libertas Philoso~handi," in Journal of the History of Ideas, vol. 14, pp. 310-316, Apdl, 19~ - - -

"The Freedom of the Frede.rick University," A translation from the Latin of the first oration by a professor in favor of academic freedom, is. my co11tribuUon to the forthcoming volUllle Studies in the Histor;r of Education Presented to Professor H. G. GoOd (Ohio State UniVersity l'ress,early 1956) •. I an editor of this volUllle iifli: dozen studies and essays. ·

9. International, National, State, University, and Special College Services:

10. Honors received:

11.

The President of Missouri Valley College ):!&a appointed me official historian for the seventy-fifth anniversary of the college, to be celebrated within a few years.

In 1954-55, I received a modest grant from the Flmd for the Advancement of Educa­tion (Ford Foundation) to support a search for certain historical doCUlllmts in the Charters Papers (o.s.u. l"A.brar:.vh the study was conducted in collabora­tion with Professor wJ.H. Cowley of Stanford Uriversity.

General comment: An item of a research type, which I find a little hard to classify, is the

rather unusual collection of educational manuscripts which I have begun to build nith the" aid of many Ohio ci Uzens. I now have what I think is the only set of color slides of' Reward Of Merit Cards (.11.11lerioan, 19th century). The 'iihole collec­tion is small but growing.

My dissertation, ".IID.ropean and American Backgrounds of the American Concept of Academic Freedem, lSo0-1914, 11 has been provisionally accepted for publication in the Uni versi t;y of Missouri Studies. I hope to have the necessary revision com­pleted bi the erui of 19$6.

I have signed a contract with the 1"iorld Soak Company to write for them a history of western education. I have made a smsll bee;inning on the work.

NOTE: Do not hesitate to include any othe1· biographical data which seem impol'tant and do not hesitate to explain the importanc¢ Ol' application of any points; frequently the bare statement of fact does not convey the full meaning. This biographical blank does not duplicate or replace the more detailed personnel records maintained by the Bureau of Public Relations and the University Editor.

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ROBERT B-.;NJMITN SUTTON

Personal Information Sheet

Since 1956, associate professor of education, The Ohio State University

February-July, 1957, assigned to OSU education advisory team in India: consultant to the All India Council for Secondary Education, workea particularly with the teacher training program.

Ohio State University, 1952- , history of education, comparative education University of Minnesota, 1949-1952, consultant on examJnations in al~ colleges;

in sllilJille,rs: phi;Ipsqphy of education . . · ' · . Alaliiama Poiytechriic Inj=3ti t~te, 194 7-1949, his tory and phi~o~ophy of education,

methods of evaluation Stephens College, 1938-1942, assistant to director, of ed~cational research,

c~ordinator of faculty studies.

S~ers, visiting professor in history and philosoph~ of education: · Univer·sity of Arkansas, 1952

Eastern Washington College of Education, 19541 1956 Research ~ publications:

Joint ·editor ' (with R. H. Eckelberry), Studies in the HistorY of Education In Honor of Professor Harry G. Good (OSU Press~ late-r957 or early 1958). ~~-­contribUtion is 11The Freedom of the Frederick University," a translation from the Latin of the first oration by a professor ·in favor of a~ademic freedom: Gundling of Halle, 1711. I became interested in this oration Hhile writing

·my dissertation: "European, ,and ·American Baelq~rounds of the American Concept of Academic Freedom, 1500 - 1914 .. " (Missouri, 1950.)

~lf major long-term research interest is the projected Encyclopedia of · Education, of -vrhich I am director; this t-rill become an eight or ten volurre cooperative work and 1•iill be the first American publication of its type in fifty years. 1hTith assistance from the Graduate School, the College of Education, and the University Library, and with volunteer student help, we have made progress in the past three years tmvard initial planning of the "t-rork. Relevant publications:

"Needed--A NevJ Ertcyclopedia of Education, u

E0.\J.oat:lo118.1 Re.(Jord 33: 4 71-480 ( 19 52); 11EncyclopedJ.as and bJ.ctionaries of Education--Old, NevJ, and Projected,"

Education Abstracts (m~SCO: Education Clearing House), October, 1957.

I have begun to collect vlhat I hope 1-1ill become the nucleus of an OSU museum of educational history: old report cards, re>-Iard-of-merit cards, teachers' certificates, old reading books and other t exts, and many such things from the schools of yesteryear. Most of our materials have been contributed by interested Ohio citizens. A small gift has enabled us to make color slides of many of our re<·rard-of-merit .cards.

Official historian for the seventy-fifth anniversary of ~ussouri Valley College, 1963-1964.

Societies: Philosophy of Education Society, fellow, since 19Slo Comparative Edu~ation Society, vice-president, 1956-1957.

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Degrees:

Missouri Valley College, A,B, summa cum laude, 1934 University of Hissouri, A,H, (mathematics), 1935; Ph.D, (education), 1950 Other,studies at Princeton (mathematics) and Chicago (education)

Y~mbership in honorary societies:

Sigma Xi (science); Phi Delta Kappa and Kappa Delta Pi (education); Pi Kappa Delta (speech); Pi Mil Epsilon (mathematics); Pi Gamma JY"m (social sciences),,

Personal ~ family ~~

Born in Festus, ~lissouri, 1914. Member of a family of school teachers, Married; two daughters, aged 13, 6,

Mrs. Sutton holds the degrees A,B., A,l1,, B,S, in Ed,, ~. Ed,, from the University of l!issouri and has done advanced study in history at The Ohio Sta,~e University, She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Mortar Board, Pi Lambda Theta, and other honorary fraternities, During 1957, she held the Nora l~aln Traveling Fellowship of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and studied the role of women in the nel; India,

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Robert ·Sutton,. Associate p,.,,f'~"" History Education, •• Comparative Educ~lt The Ohio State University.

Suggested Topics 'f£i Public ~~~~~~~i~~~~~3}J~~8i· IncUa and tll~,F~ture· Can 4oo,ooo,ooo rt>U]J.l."

Holi Shall India r s LIU'J, u•uu Jl uu Indian Education Today

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Educati~n for the Twenty-FU:st ue,nt.m;f.;;'~'•· Wll:th Automation, jlhich Way Edllcaticln?;

Schoo] D ays Then

HISTORY OF EDUCATION SEEN

Dr. Robert Sutton has collected some 2000 objects in assembling a history of American education.

IN TEACHER'S COLLECTION

By BILL FULWIDER Photos by Glen Cumberledge

ON March 26, 1827, John Neat, a school­teacher, went to work for the Musketoe Creek Board of Education in Champaign County. His contract read:

"The said John Neal doth agree to teach an or­derly English School for the term o( three months ... for the sum of one dollar in cash per scholar or one dollar and fifty cents in trade. Wheat at 40 cents per bushel, Rye )0, Corn 20, Flaxseed 37¥.1 per bushel, Sugar and TaJiow at 6\4 cents per pound, Feathers and Beeswax at 25 cents per pound."

This 133-year-old document, which affords in­sight into economic as well as educational conditions of the early 19th century, is now owned by Dr. Rohen B. Sutton, associate professor of education at The Ohio State University.

It is one of 2000 items Dr. Sutton has collected

in the past five years in his project of assembling a history of American education.

Dr. Sutton's articles give insight into the era they represent.

A teacher's report dated 1854 explains that at a Mahoning County school, the teacher had only 40 pupils-most of them studying reading and writing. and only two receiving instruction in arithmetic. Dr. Sutton explains that probably only two out of 40 students were capable of learning or ;idvanced enough to study arithmetic. I

So grouping students by ability within a single classroom certainly is not a product of the Space Age. It was common in the 1800s and even before that, Dr. Sutton said.

Nor are school newspapers new. Among. his col­lection are several copies of a hand-written, hand-

Report card (1882). slate, school bell and book bag tell

familiar tale of the "good old golden rule days."

Left: A copy of the "Chipmonk Herald," published

in 1865. Right: A 133-year-old contract for an

English teacher. Wages: $1.00 per student or $1.50 in trade.

illustrated "Chipmonk Herald," published in 1865 by L. J. Rogers and C. F. Pash at Chipmonk Sehool, which Dr. Sutton believes was near lselletontaine.

He also has a copy of "Literary Gem," another hand-written paper published at St. Cyr Seminary, a former girls' school in Africa, Ohio . .It dates from 1849, and Angela Patterson, member of a noted

DelawareCounty family, was, one of the "editoresses." In the "Chipmonk Herald," current events are

covered, such as an article on the horrors of civil war. Features include original poetry and gossip and advice columns.

Teachers said the same things about students a century ago as they do now, Dr. Sutton said. One reported on a pupil's deportment:

"With the exception of leaning over his desk and biting his fingernails, Excellent."

Among his collection are report cards dating back to 1861; rewards of merit-some artistically drawn and painted, others garishly colored--going back to 1822; class photographs from 1887; and minutes of board meetings in the 1800s.

The task for Dr. Sutton, who teaches the history of education, started as a hobby; but now he hopes to fill in gaps in the background of education through his collection.

"It's like any collection. You get as much to­gether as possible in hopes it will mean something to someone eventually."

He plans to exhibit his collection at several county fairs this year and to make it available to his students for research purposes. Most of the articles he has were donated, because he has only a "shoe­string" budget.

He said most articles, including stacks of old text­books, au:n't valuable, although there are exceptions. One is a geography reader for Confederate children printed in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1864. It stresses that side of things, he added.

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___ .....,--~ Ft 1£ ed-?1 FROM: OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY NEHS AND INFORMATION SERVICE 12-7-60

ROBERT B. SUTTON

Dr. Robert B. Sutton, since 1956 associate professor in the

College of Education at Ohio State University, has been a member of

the university faculty since 1952.

A native of Missouri, Dr, Sutton attended Missouri Valley

College, where he received the bachelor of arts degree in mathematics

in 1934. · He then attended the University of Hissouri, where he ~vas

mvarded the master of arts degree in 1935, and the Ph.D. degree in

1950. In 1958, he was awarded an honorary doctor of humane letters

degree from Missouri Valley College.

From 1938-42, he served as assistant to the director of educa­

tional research and coordinator of faculty studies at Stephens College,

He then spent the war years, from 191':-2 until 1947, in defense work,

instructing mathematics at various army units throughout the country,

From 1947 until 1952, he was on the faculties of the Alabama

Polytechnic Institute and the University of Minnesota,

Dr. Sutton's research projects include a projected Encyclopedia

of Education and the Educational Archives, a collection of old school

manuscripts, report cards, reward-of-merit cards, textbooks and

other materials,

Professor Sutton, who holds memberships in six national honor­

ary societies, has written several articles which have appeared in

professional journals, including the "Educational Record," the

"Journal of the History of Ideas," and "Education Abstracts" (UNESCO).

He has been visiting professor at the University of

Arkansas (1952), Eastern Washington College of Education (195Lf and

1956), and the University of Brit:i.sh Columbia (1958). He is official (MORE)

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historian for the 75th anniversary of Missouri Valley College, to be

celebrated in the 1963-6lf academic year, and presently serves as

educational consultant for the Ohio Historical Society in its program

of junior historical clubs.

He is a member of the Philosophy of Education Society and of

the Comparative Education Society, of >·7hich he was vice president in

1956-57.

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uepar~menL u~ ~uucoL~un

ANNUAL REPORT OF FACULTY MEMBER Covering the year October 1, ·---- October 1 , __ _

Name Sutton Last

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1, Publications during t~e year:

Ben j am'!.!.Ji n"--­Middle

2. International., NationaJ, State, University, and Special College Services: Educational consultant for (a ne1·1 program of) junior historical clubs, Ohio Historical Society, August, 1960 Panel member of weekly experimental half-hour program, "Conversations about Education," \•IOSU, October, 1959 to June, 1960. Program repeated on eight Ohio stations through summer months and (on some stations) on into the Fall. Program resumed on weekly schedule, October 1960.

Speeches and Addresses: ArT ington Park P.T.A., January, 1960, Allen County Historical Society, Lima, May, 1960.

OVER 4. Other significant experiences during the year contributing to professional

fitness: (Include particularly, work experience in your field.) Heetings Attended: Philosophy of Education Society, April, 1960.

(Ohio) Institute for State and Local History, October, 1960.

5. Research experience during the year:

Continued organization and expansion of the Educational Archives. Collection now contains over 2000 educational manuscripts and is available to students and staff for research. Use has been made by several students in each recent quarter, to form a basis for term paper or class report. An interview concerning the Archives was printed in the Columbus Dispatch in September, 1960 and portions of it have since been reprinted throughout the country.

11ajor bib! iographical studies continued with student aid: I. Bibliography of Research Studies in the History of Education in Ohio. (n01·1 nearly

complete). 2. Union Catalog of the Educational Periodicals of Ohio. (basic I ists prepa1·ed; about

ready for phase 2: collecting data from Ohio libraries.)

Other research studies carried forward: I. Construction of a nomograph for estimating readability by the use of the Dale-Chall

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2. Continued. Exhibits of educational manuscripts prepared and shown: Knox, County Fair, July, 1960. Lucas County Fair, August, 1960 Ohio State Fair, August, 1960 Arps Hall, Summer and Autumn Quarters, 1960 President's Reception, September, 1960

2. Continued. Member, Library Planning Committee, College of Education, 1959-1960, Member, ad hoc committee on the A. B. Graham papers, given to OSU 1 i brary, February, 1960.

5. Continued. Cout·se offerings in education in the German universities, 1872-1900. (So far have completed the 170s,) Intent of this study is to learn what sorts of lectures about education were heard by American scholars who studied abrqad in the last quartet· of the 19th century and returned to develop the study in education in the United States •

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Robert Benjamin Sutton Professor of Education The Ohio State University

Courses Current1y Offered: Ccmparative Education, Social and Cultural Factors in the Evolution of

Educational Systems, History of the Universities, History of Western Education, The Schonl in American Culture.

Educational Positions Held: Ohio State University, since 1952, subjects listed above. University of Minnesota, 1949-1952, consultant on examinations in all

colleges; in summers: philosophy of education. Auburn University, 1947-1949, history and philosophy of education,

methods of evaluation. Stephens College, 1938-1942, assistant to the director of educational

research, coordinator of faculty studies; taught mathematics. In various summers, visiting professor at University of Arkansas (1952),

F.astern Washington College (1954-1956), and University of British Columbia (1958).

Special Interests and Research Activities: Special adviser to international students in education; since 1955, have

served as interim academic adviser for entering international students in edu­cation and assumed responsibility for their orientation.

Member of OSU education advisory team in India, February to July 1957; consultant to the All-India Council on Secondary Education.

Director, OSU campus program for participants in the International Teacher Development Program, Autumn Quarters of 1964 and 1965.

Lecturer, Antioch College International Study Program for Teachers, 1965, 1966, 1967.

Travel for study of educational reform in Austria, summer, 1965. Mershon Fellow, 1966-67, for a study of educational innovation by inter­

national borrowing; travel to confer with educators and to study educational systems in Europe, Africa, and Asia, summer and autumn, 1967.

Director, The Educational Archives, a collection of educational manuscripts and memorabilia, principally American.

Director of a projected new Encyclopedia of Education.

Principal research areas: transfer of educational ideas between nations; cultural history of education; evolution of educational institutions and sys­tems. Have published articles in Educational Record, Journal of the History of Idea, Education Abstracts (Unesco), School and Societ~.

Degrees: Missouri Valley College, A.B. summa cum laude, 1934; D.H.L., 1958.

University of Missouri, A.M. , 1935; Fh.D., 1950. Other studies at Princeton (mathematics, 1935-36) and Chicago (education, 1940, 1941). Dissertation: "European and Ameri,nn fu<>kgr,..nnd" 0f' t.!1e American Cbncept of Academic Freedom, 1500-1914."

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Born, F'"s~us, Missouri, 1914. Member of a family of school teachers, Daughters: Le<>nu·a (b. Jgl;4}, Virginia (b. 1950),

NEWS AND INFORMATION SERVICE 1 OS Administration Bldg.

Date: • JAN I~ \117

COLUMBUS DISPATCH

PROJECT. WA~. STARTED- BY ACCIDENT THURS.: JAN. 12. 1967 ' " ' C!lolu11tbua lilillptttrh 25A -· - --- - -- -- - - ·- ' ----

CoJlecting Old Schoo~. ~e.r.nento~ . Is Exciting Hobby fo;'OSJJft.lF

Like many oth.er people, Other items include a pho- found ,th,at'i·eport cards have: Ohio State University Prof. to graph of the 1897 Central actually u 11 de ·r g 6 ri e( little Robert B. Sutton likes to hang High School graduating class; obange duriiig ::tne' Jast"cen· on to a "few" school me- school newspapers dating to tury in registering: childr<m;s mentos. 1849 and some papers of Asa progress intellectuallY' and so,·

So far he has about 10 000. Lord, Columbus' first school cially. : ·"1-· • Begun 12 years ago.' the superintendent. The collection; which began '

Su_tton's col~ection is now suTToN HAS not in- by accident when Sutton was thlrdlargestl!'thenabon,_he 1 d d t~tb k · h" · 1. askedtotake·chargeofsome beheves, ranking only behmd c u e_ ex . ?0 s m 1s co . . . .· those at the American Anti- lection, since several excel· papers left to the College o£ quarian Society, Worcester, lent collections already have Education, is now use!! mail)ly . Mass., and. the Metropolitan been assembl_ed. as a source for educational Museum in New York City. Through hls hobby Sutton historians, although Sutton

HIS GATHERING of report has exhibited it in some yarts. cards is proba1Jly the nation's of Ohio. ·· · ' largest. HE HOPES TO add to the

There are hand· written foreign materials in the col-cards dating back to the lectionlate this year when he 1840s; a teacher's record will be in Europe under a sheet from 1812 and l!lth Mershon Committee grant. Century degrees from Dart- Some support from the OSU moutn University . and the Development Fund also has

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COLLECTOR'S ITEM-Ohio State. University Educatio.n Prbf.'Robert B. Sutfon displays a 19th. century OSU philosophy degr~e. otie of·som~,ro,ooo historical school

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and university mementos and'r'eci)rds-M'has collected during the last 12 years. (Dispatch 'Photo)

University of Vermont. been provided. --~---------------------------------------·

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Dr. Rubert b. b~tton is a professor on t.he a~aa.emlc fd-

cul t.y or' curricu.ium ana. founddt...Lons Hl t.ne vh.1u :.;tu "e i.Jn..L vrcr-

sity College of Educe:n .. lun. l-te joinea. t.I.e fC:1cu.it.y ln 19)2. . \

Born .J..n !•w..ssouri u1 1914, ur. but.1..vn received tbe oacile.J.ur' s

degree in mat-hematics from Missouri Valley Gu.ilege in 1Y;4. he

received the master's <1egree in mat.nerrldt..LCS (1S/j)J ana t.Le .t'n . l.J.

in ed~cat.ivn ( 1950), bot.h frvn! t.he univers.a.y or' ··•ist.ot...r..L . rie

also d:;.a post.-gradt.at.e wur.t<: at l"ru1ceton univers ...... y anu t.ne

Lni versi ty of C.cacago.

1.- -;,"l: 1930-}7, ne t.au;;ht. at i\ont. 1\ans~~ Lny} lhbn >:>cl.ool;

from 193o-42, he was an ..lnstru~tur at. bte.t-hens L-ollee,e -;~-r• HlSSu..J.rl. ( t{1 ) ~

He wa s an ins:tructor at Denlson lmlvers.lt.y lft urri-o G-at'~ 194) -

44 ana an ass..Lst.ant professor at. ba:l.dwiu-Wea.llace l-u.Lle5e {.berea,

... "" 0 .) dti'L~ 1944-45. he Wc<S a t.eact.er at. tLe Goudy ea1 .J.na.L.Ls-

trial Lnlvers.J..ty (Akron, u.; a.t...r..Lng 1:14)-4b ana an assoC..Ld.L.e

professor at Aub~rn Lnlversi"Ly ln Alabama froru 1~47-4~. rte

served as an q ssist.ar•t professor cit t.Le uruvers.lt...y vi' J..im.esvt.a 11

from 1949-52 before jo .... ning the uhio btC:1-.e facuf\rA~ .. 1She J::&eeet

yean rt'lte!.., he WcH:. promoted to assoc ... ate professor in 1 ':})b at.d_ ., professor in 19l5~

He served as a v ..LSi ting professor at. tr•e uru vers.lt..y uf h,r-

~ansas during the summer of 19)2, l!.C:1~tern ·wea.sbir.gt.un ~Ol..J.e0e

during tLe summers of 1954 ana 19.5b, and at t.ne un.lvers..Lty uf

British Columbia ln Canada a.ur.1ng tEe sum111er of 19)o.

Dr. but.ton has served alJ adviser to t.Le U.:J. uff..Lce uf

Education 1 s ,t;valuatl ve Conference un J:<,ureign btua.ents in ~duca-

tion, t....he Ohio Hist.orlcal ~ociet.y's school. programs ana. ot.ners.

He was a memaer of tHe VlSi ting t.e<:im of t.ne 1\dtiOr!C:I.l Gou.nc.ll. Ol!

Accreditation of 'J. eacher .l:.;duca tion, ana nas presented aa.a.resses -

Sutton - 2

at uni versi t~s in Tokyo aLa Ta~wan, as well as un .... vers~ t..Yes arla

professional organizcltions in L1~ G.~.

Atfohio ~tate, he has served as member and c11a1.rman of

several committees, inc.:i..uaJ.ng chairmanship of b.J..s aepartmen\-'s

5teering Committee and L,ommn .. tee on ..Ln\-ernationa.J. :C.duca1...ion. )

( He was a I~'1ers~on fellow at Uh.l.v ~t..aL..e during 19t.b-t.7,

1958, received tile Doctor of humc.ne Let L.ers aegree from

M~ssouri Va.:i..ley Colle~e.

l-ie is aL. thor or' several artJ.cles p...1.bl~shed .l.ll eauco.Liur.~al

and histor.J..cal journals.

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THE O!·liO STATE UNIVt::RSIIY PERSONNEl DATA RECORD ; 2/lG/7()

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---------------NOTE----------------------, Ple-ase complete .sill. information on this form and return to your department chairman. When

preprinted information appears, please check for accuracy and make any corrections or additions

necessary. To insure accuracy, do not abbreviate.

To correct, cross out invalid data and legibly print the correct data above the line. To correct

box entries, circle the inappropriate box and place an 'X' in the appropriate box. •

'j:RSONAL DATA

:AM PUS ADDRESS: 19't5 ~~ HIGH S T COU!'·il;u::, Number and Street City

Do not change any informption in shaded area. If any of that

information is incorrect, contact your COLLEGE OFFICE.

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HOME PHONE: 267-7256

:ITIZENSHIP: [!I U. S. @] Other VISA TYPE: f1l Not Ap~licoble l!J (U. S. C•t•zen) 0 Permanent @]Student 0 Exchange [I} Other

iiRTHPLACE: 1-IIS5t•Ui\ I (If U.S., indicate stole; if non-U.S., indicate "Territory" or "Foreign".)

AARITALSTATUS: @]Married [!]single I!J~ig~;:;;~:d Divorced

AILITARY SERVICE: (U.S. Only)

IIJ Army (]]Air Force 0Morines

AILITARY STATUS:

DUCA TIONAL D.A T A

High School Graduate

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OJ Active Duty

[I]ves [I] No

location of college of first degree (if applicable):

[ilohio [2J U.S. {not Ohio) [I) other

r2J Reserve Active

[]] Reserve-Inactive

19 j L:. BIRTH DATE: ;\.P':!L ----(M~~;·!h") ----·· ·----··-

tYear)

SEX: ~Male OFemole

0Navy m Coast Guard IT] Public Health

(]] Not'L Guard

(I] Retired

[!} Eligible for Draft

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HIGHEST DEGREE DATA:

[!]None

College or University: IJNIV MISSOU~l ALL CMPUSES

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Degree Received: msachelors ~Masters [!]Doctorate @]Professional

I::OtJC 1950 (Med., low, Dent., Vet. Med., Opr.)

(Major A reo) Dote Rec'd

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2.1 ACADE!>UC: Please list educational institutions attended, beginning with high school granting diplana. If you are presently in school, write "n01•" in Column A under "to."

1. ? ~.

3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

A Years

From To i•'C Yr !·:o Yr 9 27 5 30 0 ho ~ "liJ.

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q ,,~ h 1h lsn ILJ,-l Sn !>1

l !J-6 6 147 I) l~o

For non-institutional, private, professional study indicate, in Column B, the person(s) with v.·han you studied.

Please select the most appropriate code number for each entry in Column E and Colurrill F.

CODE FOR COW"iN E (Level of l~ork)

1 - High School 2 - Undergraduate 3 - Graduate or Professional 4 - Post Doctoral 5 - Non-institutional, private,

professional Study 6 - Other (Non-Collegiate,

technical, specialized)

--B c.

Location (State or

l:ducational Institution Foreign Country) Harshall-i-I S H. _c::·~r'ln"r'; M·,~.-m,...; 1T.11Pv r.~11Arr<'l 1•'-:--"''""" ri n~; ,~~~; r. · ,-r ""' ~" "",..;

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CODE FOR COLUl·,iN F (Degree or Certificate l:arned)

1 - High School Diploma 6 - Certificate 2 - Bachelors 3 - Hasters 4 - Ph.D.

7 - Associate Degree 8 - Other (Specify in

5 - Professional (Dentistry, Law, Medicine, Optometry, Vet. Medicine, etc.)

D E Level

~lajor Areas of of l!ork Study or Research (Code)

1 Mat.hem~>'ojc,"' EnP'li .sh 2 _l1athem~t.< cs 3 M~thematics '3 Education 3 Education 3

Column F and indi­cate cauivalent degree 'if possible.,

F Degree or Certificate Earned (Cocie)

1 2 "l

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2. 2 REGISTRATION, Sf ATE OOARDS, CERTIFICATION, ETC.

A B c lJ Year Location (State or

Granted Granting Agency Foreign Country) TitJe of f:e<;istration, etc. 36 State Department of Education Hi ~ ~- ,,.. "'"' -!- ' N>~H f'

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(Attach auuidonal sheets if necessary)

· ·CORE.J:k\TA -3- NAME: Sutton Last

Robert Ben;jamin • r : !!irst Middle

1. 2. 3.

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l EXPERIENCE I , I . t ,, V"r&·-G ;l 'v

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3.1 TEAOII:\G lu'\D ACADD!IC .o\Jl.ii:\ISliv\TIOJ\ 1.:..\PI::RIEI\CE: Please use separate line for each rank or title ever held, 1nc.hcating full-tiu1c (lO(I';) or rnrt-time (e.g., 60~•) in Colimm A. If two or more major titles were held concurrently, indicate the percentage of full-time in each (75%, 25%, etc.).

Also include present and previous rrulks or titles held at OSU. Begin with your present position.

Please select the most appropriate code for eacl1 entry in Column F, Column G, and Column H.

Code for Column F (Priiilary Level of l~ork)

1 - College or University Z - Ken-Collegiate or

Specialized School 3 - Other School (Elementary,

Secondary, etc.) 4 - Other (Specify in Colunm F)

B I c Period

Code for Colunm G (Rank and/or Title)

1 - Professor 2 - Assoc. Prof 3 - !\sst. Prof 4 - Instructor S - Lecturer or

Equivalent 6 - Teaching Asst.,

Assoc., etc.

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7 - Dean or Asst. Dean 8 - Chainnan or Asst. Ch. 9 - Administrative Officer

10 - Asst. to Officer 11 - Coordinator, etc. 12 -Teacher (Elementary, etc.) 13 - Principal of School, etc. 14 - Other (Specify in Col. G)

E F Primary Level of

Code for Column H' (Prhnary Function)

1 - Teaching 2 - Administration

G H Rank anci/or Primary

% of Employed I J:r;.,m Tn Location (State or Subject Areas Taught liork Title Function

TW.e I ~;o I Yri ;.Joj Yrl Institution or Equivalent Foreign Country) and/or Duties (Code) (Cod0 _(Code) I JJlll 6Si I I ThG Ohio S at8 U11ivgr.si 1-.v l His~ _of_ l£d.JJ.(l• l!m• To:rl ~ ~ 1 I , ~! .d I ?. ' ,,, " " do -

~ _2_ 1 1 1o: 'J2i I "ti do do 1 '3 1 12; 49! ! S2 Univ9rsity of E;nnesota Inst.itut.ianal Rsch 1 _3_ 2 6 r 471 l2i LJ-91 Aubn·.cn Uni vers i tv A1nb'lm:1 Educ 1 2 1

3 1 l.J.SI l! 1!61 Good:;gar Indnstria1 Universit ' Ohio J.Akror!l Various 2 12 1 '3 ' 41Jj 21 4' I BnJ.d,·;in ;·iallace Collcf(e Ohio Hathem:1tics 1 _3_ l

! 2! 431 21 Ljl Dcn.Lson U ivcrsitv Ohio do l 4 1 50 19i38i 714 Stenl1ens Co11el!e Hissovsi do 1 4 1 50 I 9 i 39 71 421 do. Educ Research 1 10 2

I 9 1 36i Sl '3'/1 North Kansas Cit:v- H.s • Hissouri Em,lish sneech '3 l2 l I ! i I i I 'V lSITic1G FROFl;<;SSORSHIPS: I I I ! iSu IS2 'Univ<>.,.~;+_, of ~ H., st &Phil_of Edlli::_ ~ lJlis._ p, •r> 0 1 ' I ISu i54a Su'56 Eastern Washinrrton CollAP"e rl _J_ ..<L , I I l__j_~[lJniversity of _Br~tis_h C 0 1uTnbia __ Canada do - ----- -- 1 "

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· .GQRE.DATA -4- NN-lE Sutton Rob-3rt B8n,jamin .. . : . i ~ERIENCE I CDh'f' D

Last Fust Nidde

f'/.-uc / 2.YC

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.

4.1 BUSINESS, PROFESSIONAL AND/OR RESEAROI LXPERil::J\CE: Beginning with the most recent, please list your most significant employment experience during the past five years. You may wish to list earlier employment experience. (Include Internships, Residencies, etc., consulting and foreign ''orking experience.) Include only emplo)~ent following completion of undergraduate work or at the end of equivalent technical or business education.

Please select the most appropriate code number for each entry in Column F and Column G.

Code for Column F (Trpe of Employer)

1 - Business or Industry 5 2 - Foundation or Kon-acadernic Private 6

- Gov't: Federal - Gov't: State

Code for Column G (Primary Function)

1 - Sellier Management 2 - Sur,ervisory

Organization (non-profit) 7 3 - College or University 8

- Gov't: Local - Gov't: Intemat'l or

3 - Ooeratior..s 4 - Research & Analysis

4 - Self Employed Foreign 5 - Professional Services 9 - Other (Specify in Col. F) 6 - Other (Specify in Column G)

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Period of > ; Your I

,i~- En:plo)'Plent Type of Prir.lary From ·To hl1ere br.ployed Employer Function ~lo Yr Mo Yr Employer (State or Country J liighest Position (Code) (Code)

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-.. SUl't'WIENI'AL I:M\TA -s- NI'J.IE: Su:bton RobGrt Benjamin

LaSt First. Middle

I ACTIVITIES I L·l.<c n rt

5.1 CIVIC, GOVEJWJENTAL A.'ID ml!ER PROFESSIOt'iALLY RELATED ACTIVITIES: Please include your most significant memberships, participation in comnittees, (other than Ohio St;>tc~, par.els

1 etc.~ during the past

five years. You may wish to list earlier activities. Include only actiVlties tor which you re­ceived no eJCtra ~nsation, eJCCept possibly an honorariun.

Please select the rost approoriate code for eac.'l entry ill Colunm C and Column D.

Code for Column C (Type of Participation) Code for Column D (Type of Organization)

1 - Committee Participation 2 - Plllbel Participation 3 - Membership 4 - Advisory 5 - Lecture, ~s, etc.

6 - Chairman or Elective Office

7 - Editorial Activity (Member of Editorial Board, etc.)

1 - Professional Society 2 - Private: non-profit 3 - Private: profit 4 - Government: Federal 5 - Government: Other 6 - Civic 8 - Other --(Specify in

Column C) 7 - Other--(Specify in Column D)

A I - -B c D Dates Involved From To

Type of Participation rr-~1-. '\

i I '"'T"""· J. 1

Director Intc;r-instit.

_ ~lo Yr ~b Yr Nt!me of Gro~:p or CJn;anitation, etc. 1 l'-"'""J '·,-1. 6 (i~ -: r!mon;>Y'iftivo t>llll'''ti QJJ Coromi ttnA nf t.hr.> r.Tr. ... - ' .

"----,2~. ? 5.~ tl,,c--:.,.., h.-=:..~ p~, ~: . . ,, T~~r.l.'. :J;g~ Seminar at. 'R.~d Au.,c:AP.! also 7.5';· ~3., l 65 · l o6 Anlaocll College; lDternatJ.onal S'Gt!dy Frogr"'m for T8achers ~ L! r-;-:: TLS. Off'jqA n-r t!;dJJQfJt/IQn, Evplua-.. -iyo Conf. on Foreicrn Student.s_in Educ>-j <+ 5. I L {,?. ilb+.l r.mmr>'tl n,-, A,-,,-. '"" nf 1'rhe1r E~uc:1t,jon: yisjti.m• team :.--- " 6. c t,c s~mimtt> nn Asi~. ed bv North C.ntral Assn and OSU

- State -~ / ---'=-b 4

-~7-, Q (in ~ (i? li'rln,..,;--; nnP-1 r.on~]JJ tan~, school orogr<1rns, Ohio Historical Society 1 '+, ~ ~ 'l 6 ~'l 67 Antioch Coll~e (as above_)· l'EF':>~ 'o::d J ·m ,", :,- ·!' cDch vo:•r to 62_ " ~ 9. 9 64 12 6!1 Local Director Interna1J_onal ·~ee.ch<er DevelopmentProgram

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10. lO 6s l? (is Same as above

'--J.l. -- -~ . -~-;f,:~~-r"-"-"""-;,.-,;-:-::-;---;rr: '-~ 1.2. ''..Y7 ~·!:1.tion":l. Lor:'l"·.ll.;l~:i.vorG,U:;-:,r, 'l'ai·~:ei, '1':-iJxtnl '-"" .1~~ l:? f;'l c . ..,nter for Dcn:..::\CT'Ti:."Lc ;;du·~~i;·i r·n ~ 1'o1 :-.'/0, J.:ln'\~1 ;· 11: l2 67 :iati on21 Inst·.i.t•1'<0e fnr :::duc,ot.i 0n<11 ii.nscnrch, Tokvo, Jaoan /. ! _:. +

1.·1 1)r;f\~-:ilto~1 1-"':qr!.:.: Corrf'tH'Cr!C'J. 011~d

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10. 11. 12 13. 14. 15 16 17. 18. 19.

. _S)JPPW-!El\IAL DATA -6- l·.N,:J::: Sutton Robert B.,njamin Last Fust maJ1e , ' .

I ACTIVITIES J CO!I.'T I!) fi{ttf..- ;1. f,/(J'

6.1 EOOCATIONAL, PROFESSIO!\i\L !U\D 0'11IER RECOGi\ITIO!\: List the most significant honors or recognitions that you have received uuring the past five years. You may wish to include earlier recognitions.

Please select the rr.ost appropriate codes for each entry in Colur..n D arod Column E.

Code for Column D (TyPe of Recognition)

1 - Scholarship or Fellowship 5 -2 - Prize or Award, Professional

Listing in Biographic Directory (exclude associ· ation membership directory) 3 - Prize or Award, Non-Profess.

4 - Honorary Degree 6 - Other (Specify in Collllll1 D)

A B c

Year ~ame or Description Awarding Institution Received of Recognition ' or Or'(anization

l95o Doctor of H,mareLet.ters H; ss our1. v aJ..Ley vO.LLCge

1966-67 Mershon Fellow Ohio State University

Code for Column E

1 - Local 2 - State 3 - Regional 4 - 1\ational

!)

Type of

(Scope)

5 - International 6 - Forie&~ (Other

than Inter­na-tional)

E

Recognition (Code)

Scope (Code)

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'SL~PLE~U::..':TAL DATA - i- 1\ftNE: Sutton Rob,Jrt Benjamin .. . : .. Last hrst mdule

·.··l ACI'IVITIES I CXM''D (.flu.. r""L 'I"' uc

7.1 SERVICE()}; i·IAJOR OSU CCl-1-!I'mES M'D COlJ!\CILS: Please list service on significant Ohio State University corranittees and councils during the past five years. You may wish to include earlier. service. Please select the most appropriate code for each entry in Colurrm C and Column D.

I A Dates Involved

: From To

Code for Column C (Participation) 1 - Officer or Chairman, etc. Z - Merrber

B

Code for Cohrm D (Type of CCI11r.li ttee) 1 - University Z - College or Division 3 - Department

c

Participation

v

Ccmnittee or I,, y ,. IY , .-.01 r1 .. 0 r :1ame of Canmi ttee or Cmmcil (Code) Council (Code) J.. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. s.

I 7;,:;,:;! ' I Committee on Atlantic Area Studies -·-i 1:!,:66: ~i6zi Committee on ~due Qonfe~ence (in honor of Dean Cottrell} l q ,62 il ;>..:::.A, ; Coordinator Foundations Areas ' L s!66: ' : Co!Tll1littee on ..International Education ---j.LU i66 ; !60 ConfGTG:1CG Cor·!iil.5.t.t,co 0.f.' t.;J3 'l\-:."r.lli1Y~ s.!·,·~ff

/12 /68' ' .S!~lldy Co-·-,.- on Tc:·.chor ~~:~nc ·t.i:)~J ]=, .. o:·r::.~n::: --I 1 !f,q I j ! 5f-.~~r~ n·r Ccqmii~t-:-? ( d -~n•r·l·. 'f'n+· 1)

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7.Z LEAVE OF ABSEKCE: Please use the following code for Column B:

l Period of Time Fran To Reason

! Mo Yr ~Io JYr Cocle) I I i I I : I

2 1 1 2 1 3 1 '\

·; (C:-·.;; 1 1 2 2 1 J

Code for Column B (Reason)· 1 - Personal (Illness, Family, etc.) 2 - Professional {Grant, Fellowship,

Teaching, etc.)

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7.3 GflADUATE FACUL1Y ONLY: Give number of students advised to date to canpletion for the Ph.D --"F ~:asters

, 7. 4 To be Co!!1pleted by the Office of the Dean of Faculties: i 1. ,,o ! ,. /

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i Tenure Granted? z. .,,....y·es Year Tenure Granted: -;.:;---~-( Level of Approval 1. Z. 3. _ L ___ .. _ -------~- . . . . , . .. ----~ . .... . Year Y_~ar Y~ar _ _J

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N#IE: Sutton Robert Ben.iamin Last Hrst /.l1ddle

PUBLI CATIO:-.;S, ORIGINAL AND CREATIVE ACCOi'-lPLISI NENTS C/·~.0, v I z !;{) 1 , ,

Please either list, or include a m:il'1eographed list, of publications, articles, books, etc. (including thesis) and/or other significant original and creative activities and accrnnplisl~ents (i.e., crnnpositions, designs, exhibits or performances, inventions, discoveries, etc.). 1\hen listing assigned creative commissions, include name and location of patron or sponsor. Please give CClr.lJlletc publication infon;;ation or a description of tl1c original and creative activity, etc.

1. European and American Backgrounds of the American Concept of Academic Freedom, 1500-1914. Missouri, 195o. - " 0

PhD. dissertation,

1 /"Hesults of a Personal-Social Inventory at Stephems College," Education, vol. III, No. 8, pp. 3-8, June, 1942.

Staff Ne<·rslatter, Coorerative Study in General

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"Needed io A New Encyclopedia of Education, 11 Educational Record, vol, xx:x:iii, pp. 471-1+80, Octpber, 1952.

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'The Phrase Libertas Philosophandi," Journal of the (listory of Ideas, vol, xiv, pp. 310-318. April, 1953 • .! '·

"Ehcyclopedias and Dictionaries of Education - Old, Ne<-r, and Projected," Education Abstract<?_ (UNESCO), vol ix, No, 9, pp 3-6, November, 1957.

" "For Good Pupils' Only, 11 Buckeye Historian, vol 1, p:l:. 5,· pp. 10-13, May-June, 1961.

'-"Historical Report from Madras, 11 School a~ Society, -~. f/:2, tf· ;).,? (-21 ~I If{'(:

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Sutton returns from Far East

Prof relates China expe rienc es By Joyce Tracewell ~ -1(:; - 1"} 1

Sch O'ol ~ 10 tne People 's Republic of China strive to root eac h s tud ent firmly into fami ly life , the com­munity a nd the culture, ac­cording to Robert B. ~ut-~ p r o fesso r of' u r -nculum and Foundations.

Sutton, · who retu rned Aug. 5 from a five-week s tudy tour of the Far East, including two and one half weeks in mainland China , stre ssed that this approac_h

is opposi te from Western edu catio n.

"(Western ) education a li e nates people from th eir families and the way they have lived," Sutton sa id .

Weste rn schools have lit­tle connection with the communi ty, he said. They may cause the student to change so much that he or she can no longer id e ntify with their familie s or their culture.

In contrast, an integral part of each Chinese school is a factory. Eve n childre n in kinde rga r ten help pro­duce real goods for the soc­iety. These children ma y glue boxes toge ther , carry bas ke ts of wood to be die cut or package flashli ght bulbs.

Those in junior high might ope rate a ma chine s uch as a dr ill press. H igh school s tud e nts may as­semble electronic compo­nents.

Thi s might not be economically effic ient, ac­cording to Su tton, " Bu t that is not what th ey are primar­il y co ncerned wi th . Th e important th ing in China is not the th e cos t, but creat­ing so lidarity," he sa id .

Major questions Sutton studie d on th e tour in­cluded how the Chi nese culture r elates to th e school, how the school re­lates to the cu lture, what the c ultur e wan ts t he school to do a nd how the school goes a bout do ing it.

In Chin a, schools a r e used ma in ly for training ind iv idu als to cooperate with t he grpup .

"That is the point of the school factorie s," S utton sa id. "Not to trai n the chil­dren to do any particu lar job, b ut to be good work­ers. "

This is a complete rever­sal of th e pre-communist

educ ational system. he said. For 3,000 yea rs. the aim was to become so ed u­cated that one did not ha ve to wo rk.

··Now, th ey have o ld people come into the sc hools and tell a bout the bad old days - and make no mistake abo ut it, they were bad old days fo r most Ch inese," Sutton said.

Highe r education is not based on money or class, now. After graduation from high school, most ci ty dwel-

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lers are sent to work o n the co m m unal farms whil e some stay and work in the city fac tories. Fe11· go to th e universities unless they are reco mme nd ed by their fel low workers and on ly after workin g for two o r mo re years.

Therefore university admiss io ns a re based on group judgme nts of the in ­div idual's pe rsonality and political in vo lvement, as well as his o r her sc hoo l and work record.

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Lcullern l!hoto b~· Huth (" Bnic.·.-·

Robet·t B. Sutton, professo r of Curriculum and Founda­tion s, looks over some of liH' children"c; games ht' purchased in China

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Prof At OSU Finds Music, Life Strict During China Visit

By ~lark Ellis Of The Oi$pol,h StoH

Forget the love songs. Americans in China hear The Mobile Medical

Brigade Comes To The Countryside or Carrying Chicken Soup To The Battle Lines.

ROBERT SUTTON, Ohio State University profes­sor of education. said music is vital in the People's Republic of China. Sutton returned Friday from an 18-day, 2,000-mile tour of the main­land with OSU Professor Eugene Gilliam and 18 students.

"There's political-social mean­tog in songs for adults. Children sing more like folk songs. f\Iusic

Sutton brings them a feeling of belonging. "They greatly stress music, singing and dancing

in the early years of school. We saw some performances by 5- and 6-year-olds that were literally spectacular." Sutton said

THE OSU GHOUP was one of four from American universities allowed to VISit China in 1977 Sutton also visited China in 1975 and hopes to return next ;.·car

Sutton was shov..'n factones where workers d1scard protective gear, irrigation pumps, rural homes, and nursery schools wlrere 18·month-old children slt peacefully in chairs for hours

"I w('nt out of curiosity. Because It's there.

"THE PEOPLE are very pleasant. Extremely n1ce folks They're more flexible than the Russians. If you really want to sec something they'll arrange it."

Sutton, whose speciality is comparative educa­tion. askf'd to see a high school one Saturday. Sunday a rural h1gh school was catled into special session for the Amencans. "Now that's control." Sutton said

"I never had the feeling they were lying to us OccasiOnally they fall back on~slogans''

SUTION SAID despite the fact "everything's part of the government" Chinese citizens "don't feel coerced."

He cxplaincd,"Th1rty years ago they still had terrible famine. Hundreds of thousands starved to death. Only 15 percent of the children went to schooL There was no proper medical care. There was a good deal of violence

''f've spent 32 days in China. f did not see anyone on the street in rags. I didn't see anyone barefoot. Eighty-five to 95% of the kids are in school. All of the elderly arc cared for.

"THERE ARE health clinics and medical care IS free. Maybe the doctors are not as qualified as we would like but they can treat many diseases. Who should be unhappy there?"

"Of course, individual liberties. What are those?" Sutton said Chinese high schools compare in

quality with American high schools of the 1920s. Classes range in size from 35 to 70. Emphasis is on discipline and education techniques. They are "not progressive.··

THE PROFESSOR noted the Chmese are con­vinced the Russians will invade "next month.'' Air raid shelters and underground food storage facilities arc "everywhere."

Telephones, automobiles, and plumbing are rare in the countryside.

Sutton visited •·a little old lady of 49" in a country home who thought carefully and decided a television would improve the quality of her life.