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Charles William Eliot1869-1909 Abbott Lawrence Lowell 1909-1933 James Bryant Conant 1933-1953 Nathan Marsh Pusey 1953- Deans of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dunbar, C. F. 1890-95 Peirce, J. M. 1895-98 Smith, C. L. 1898-02 Briggs, L. B. R. 1902-25 Moore, C. H. 1925-31 Murdock, K. B. 1931-34 Birkoff, G. D. (Acting) 1934-35 Brikhoff, G. D. 1936-39 Ferguson, W. S. 1939-41 Buck, P. H. 1924-53 Bundy, McG. 1953-61 Mason, E. S. (Acting) 1961 and Pusey, N. M. (Acting...
Academic work is not skimped: Dunbar requires four years of English, three years of science and social studies, two years of mathematics. The problem is how to make this palatable for future beauticians and bricklayers. Dunbar has a handy solution: it puts all machinist students in the same math class, for example, so the teacher can deal not only with abstractions but also with applications of math to machine tools. Dunbar's graduates also acquire enough academic work to enter college if they wish to (10% to 15% do ). Says Principal Joseph J. Dixon: "We never want to close...
Proud Pay Stubs. Dunbar keeps the door open for dropouts from other Chicago schools, holds afternoon classes for unemployed youngsters in everything from job hunting to repairing electric toasters and preparing for civil service exams. In the evening, it teaches new skills to 3,100 adult students. Moreover, some of Dunbar's teachers have their own outside businesses and hire graduates. "Our problem is not placement," says Dunbar's Assistant Principal Everett M. Renfroe. "It's training more people." Nor do Renfroe and his colleagues fear automation. "We don't think of it as wiping...
...Dunbar's bulletin boards are full of its graduates' most satisfying diplomas: their first paycheck stubs. Last week one teacher proudly pointed to two more $176 (weekly) stubs, brought in by new bricklayers. "They get dirty after a few weeks," said the teacher. "But I always know there'll be fresh ones...
...Named for Paul Laurence Dunbar, the 19th century Negro poet who wrote...