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Excerpt from A Survey of the Needs of the Michigan State Normal Schools This survey of the states normal schools was undertaken on July 1, 1921 at the request of the State Board of Education. There were no funds available so the methods had to be adapted to the means. This resulted in a survey conducted largely by the questionnaire method and the findings have been based upon the data submitted by the presidents in some instances were not so complete in details as desired and the information was difficult to secure. The completion of the survey was made possibly only through the splendid co-operation of presidents Mckenny, Waldo, Warriner, and Kaye, their registrars, Messrs. Steimle, Hoejke, Barnes, Miss Bowron, and their faculties. The interest taken and help given by S. A. Courtis, Homer Anderson, and Arthur L. Weeks of the Detroit Public Schools and Dean A. S. Whitney of the School of Education, University of Michigan, has been of great help in the different divisions of this report. The graphic work was done by H. J. Kaufmann and the detailed tabulations were made by C. S. Baxter and Miss Bernice Roe. The method employed in this study was (l) personal inspection and (2) questionnaire. Two trips of inspection were made. The first of these, before starting the survey, consisted of a general inspection of the physical plant and conversations with the president or registrar concerning the general needs of the institution. Questionnaires were then sent out, together with detailed instructions. The information received was checked against annual reports and the reports of the State Board of Education for verification. It was then tabulated and analyzed. A second visit of inspection was made after the survey had been completed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.