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Philip G. Hubbard educational partnerships, February 1967

Expanding Educational Horizons by Philip G. Hubbard Page 2

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Much more can be said, but this brief description explains why a supreme effort will be needed to bring the educational effectiveness of the school up to the level where its students can hope to compete with graduates of other private colleges in securing employment in industry and government, or in admission to graduate and professional schools. 

Three years ago, a few members of the faulty at The University of Iowa joined hands with well-qualified housewives to staff a remedial courses of study for eighteen Rust College students. Funds were solicited throughout the community to furnish bus transportation to Iowa City, to purchase books, and to provide a meager allowance for incidental expenses. Families in the community opened up their homes to the students, contributing room and board, laundry, and pay for housework and yardwork in some instances. Classes in English, mathematics, and social studies were held in unused classrooms for eight weeks during the summer, and other volunteers pitched in to provide a program of cultural activities. personal counseling, and part-time jobs. At the same time, students from Michigan State University were in Holly Springs, tutoring freshmen and new graduates from high school in preparation for the fall term. Cornell College, in Mount Vernon, provided general institutional guidance and guest faculty at Rust. The results were enough to warm the heart of the most demanding teacher; during a one-year period, the average level of reading comprehension for all students enrolled at the college increased by two years. Students began to talk of study in professions other than teaching, and one of that first group is now enrolled at Iowa as a graduate student in chemistry, with the help of a research assistantship. The program was resumed last summer, with four students from the first group taking regular courses at the university and another thirty involved in the remedial work with a volunteer staff. 

Next summer, it is hoped that twenty-five of the most talented students can attend the university, taking courses that are not offered at Rust, exploring various alternatives for the future, and hopefully making progress toward a level of achievement which will permit them to qualify for admission to professional schools or graduate study. In order to provide greater opportunity for contact with regular students at the university, half of the visitors will live in dormitories, the other half in private homes. This operation will be much more expensive, of course, since tuition must be paid, dormitory charges must be met, and more expensive books and supplies will have to be purchased. 

The story would not be complete without mentioning the essential role played by university students in the project. Last spring, some of the pioneers in earlier activities were joined by additional members of the faculty, students, and administrative officers to create an informal university committee with the name RILEEH, an acronym for Rust, Iowa, and Le Moyne for Expanding Educational Horizons,. (Le Moyne College in Memphis, Tennessee, was also brought into a cooperative program for faculty improvement and cultural exchange with the university.) Student members of this committee visited both colleges, raised money to help finance a return trip by students from Le Moyne, and sponsored a concert by the Rust College Choir in the Iowa Memorial Union. Individual members of the university chorus served as hosts for their counterparts in the visiting choir; journalism students write news articles and created an exhibit for display in

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-2- Much more can be said, but this brief description explains why a supreme effort will be needed to bring the educational effectiveness of the school up to the level where its students can hope to compete with graduates of other private colleges in securing employment in industry and government, or in admission to graduate and professional schools. Three years ago, a few members of the faulty at The University of Iowa joined hands with well-qualified housewives to staff a remedial courses of study for eighteen Rust College students. Funds were solicited throughout the community to furnish bus transportation to Iowa City, to purchase books, and to provide a meager allowance for incidental expenses. Families in the community opened up their homes to the students, contributing room and board, laundry, and pay for housework and yardwork in some instances. Classes in English, mathematics, and social studies were held in unused classrooms for eight weeks during the summer, and other volunteers pitched in to provide a program of cultural activities. personal counseling, and part-time jobs. At the same time, students from Michigan State University were in Holly Springs, tutoring freshmen and new graduates from high school in preparation for the fall term. Cornell College, in Mount Vernon, provided general institutional guidance and guest faculty at Rust. The results were enough to warm the heart of the most demanding teacher; during a one-year period, the average level of reading comprehension for all students enrolled at the college increased by two years. Students began to talk of study in professions other than teaching, and one of that first group is now enrolled at Iowa as a graduate student in chemistry, with the help of a research assistantship. The program was resumed last summer, with four students from the first group taking regular courses at the university and another thirty involved in the remedial work with a volunteer staff. Next summer, it is hoped that twenty-five of the most talented students can attend the university, taking courses that are not offered at Rust, exploring various alternatives for the future, and hopefully making progress toward a level of achievement which will permit them to qualify for admission to professional schools or graduate study. In order to provide greater opportunity for contact with regular students at the university, half of the visitors will live in dormitories, the other half in private homes. This operation will be much more expensive, of course, since tuition must be paid, dormitory charges must be met, and more expensive books and supplies will have to be purchased. The story would not be complete without mentioning the essential role played by university students in the project. Last spring, some of the pioneers in earlier activities were joined by additional members of the faculty, students, and administrative officers to create an informal university committee with the name RILEEH, an acronym for Rust, Iowa, and Le Moyne for Expanding Educational Horizons,. (Le Moyne College in Memphis, Tennessee, was also brought into a cooperative program for faculty improvement and cultural exchange with the university.) Student members of this committee visited both colleges, raised money to help finance a return trip by students from Le Moyne, and sponsored a concert by the Rust College Choir in the Iowa Memorial Union. Individual members of the university chorus served as hosts for their counterparts in the visiting choir; journalism students write news articles and created an exhibit for display in