Commission
of Professors of Adult Education [CPAE] Records 95 (with text)
Includes Some Records That Have Undergone
Optical Character Recognition and Conversion
Box 1,
Folder 5, Set 8/9
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Commission of Professors of Adult Education [CPAE].
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Records, 1953-1984, 1960-1983 (bulk).
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Includes article, "The 1971 prospective professors of
educational administration," by James F. McNamara.
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Organizational Records.
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Correspondence, January-December, 1971.
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December 1-15, 1971.
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19711215
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Correspondence.
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ADMINISTRATORS.
Educational administration.
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Apps, Jerold W.
Griffith, William S.
McNamara, James F.
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Box 1, Folder 5, Set 8/9.
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{7:95:1195:I:219,681:2118,2181}Dr. Gerald Apps Department of
Agricultural and Extension Education University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin
53706 Dear Gerry: Once again, congratulations on being elected chairman of the
Commission of Professors of Adult Education. Since this years' meeting is fresh
in mind, and I wish to make a suggestion concerning next years' meeting, and
since it is to be in Minneapolis, and since my predecessor here, Ken Gordon, is
now at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, I thought I would include a
copy to him. My suggestion concerns the facilities, and their location in
relation to the rest of the conference. Since some of the professors have
responsibilities in the AEA for committee meetings on the last day of the professor's
meeting, it would seem that if the professor's meeting and the AEA meeting were
within a few minutes of each other, more professors would be able to take part
in the professor's meeting for longer periods of time, rather than having to
leave and miss a great deal. Therefore I suggest that the two locations be as
close together as possible. My other suggestion involves the meeting room
facilities for the professor's meeting. If we will again, next year, subdivide
into two groups for certain sessions, each room should be big enough and the
chairs and tables flexible enough so as to be able to get in a circle and see
each other. A circle to include thirty or forty people is a fairly large
circle. Thank you for listening me. Hopefully, Ken Gordon and other commission
members in the Twin Cities can help make the arrangements next year. If I can
help in some way, please don't hesitate to call on me. God be with you! SHALOM!
John E. Gaus Assistant Professor of Adult Education
{7:95:1196:I:162,468:1875,2436}December 1, 1971 Dr. William S.
Griffith Associate Professor Department of Education 5835 Kimbark Avenue
University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois 60637 Dear Bill: Thank you very much
for sending the Commission files. I have just had a chance to go through them
and have a number of questions. 1. Have you notified the President of AEA of my
selection as Commission chairman? I noticed in reviewing the files that there
is some sort of formality that the Executive Committee of AEA goes through
before the Commission chairman is approved. 2. Are there any scheduled meetings
during the coming year that you know of and which I should attend as Commission
chairman? 3. How do I go about getting new Commission stationery? 4. I believe
you mentioned there was some expense money for the chairman of the Commission.
How much is there and for what can this be used, and how do I get it? 5. Do you
have any further information on how Commission projects can be financed from
the $5000.00 AEA has ear-marked for us. I did find in the files a tentative
guideline for proposals. Is this the one we should follow? 6. I will certainly
include you as a member of the Theory Building Committee. What other members
would you suggest for this committee and would you consider serving as its
chairman? 7. Do you have a list of the 1971 committee members for the various
Commission committees? I couldn't find such a list in the materials you sent.
8. Can I assume from the copy of a letter that I saw, that I can announce to
the membership your opportunity to spend September 1972 to June 1973 in
Australia along with a few details on the Fulbright program?
{7:95:1197:I:204,129:1944,906} Dr. William S. Griffith 2
December 1, 1971 9. Based on your two years experience as chairman, I would
certainly appreciate any comments that you have about what you feel the
Commission ought to be doing and secondly, the role you see the chairman of the
Commission planning. Thanks much for your help. Sincerely, JEROLD W. APPS,
Professor Chairman, Commission of Professors of Adult Education
{7:95:1199:I:210,711:2082,1977}November 23, 1971 Jerry Apps,
Chairman Commission of the Professors of Adult Education 208 Agriculture Hall
Campus Dear Jerry: First, congratulations on your appointment as Chairman of
the Commission. I'm certain you'll do an excellent job. We are very proud of
you here at Wisconsin for this assignment and will do everything we can to
help. One of the things that occurred to me at the Los Angeles meetings was
that we had better consider the preparation of a document or statement which
could be used as a. guide for adequate quality in the development of graduate
programs at the Masters and Doctors' levels. I was somewhat startled at the
increased number of graduate programs for example in the southeast area. At the
Master's level with clear definition of purpose and goal I'm not as concerned
but we certainly cannot maintain a high quality in a massive expansion of
graduate programs at the doctorate level. I know such a statement would be
extremely difficult to prepare but I think the Executive Committee might wish
to explore some kind of beginning on this. Sincerely, Wilson B. Thiede
Professor of Adult Education
{7:95:1201:I:225,156:2079,2679}THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 5835 KIMBARK AVENUE CHICAGO ILLINOIS 60637 December 6,
1971 Dr. Jerold W. Apps, Chairman Commission of the Professors of Adult
Education 208 Agricultural Hall The University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin
53706 Dear Jerry: In response to your 9 point letter of December 1, I offer the
following: 1. I have notified the AEA Washington Office of your election and of
the current composition of the Executive Committee. Now I will follow this
letter immediately with a letter to Al Storey giving him the same information
so that all bases will have been touched. 2. To my knowledge there are no
meetings which the Chairman of the Commission is expected to attend other than
those meetings he calls of the Executive Committee or of the entire Commission.
3. You get new stationery by asking Charles Wood at the AEA headquarters to
order it for you - at least this is the way I worked it out with Jules Pagano.
Prior to that time the Commission never had its own stationery. I would urge
that you avoid having the national headquarters address any place on the
stationery because inevitably some people will write to you at the Washington
address which only causes avoidable delays. Tell Charles Wood how many
envelopes and first pages you need and he will handle it for you. 4. The AEA
makes $100 per year available to cover all Commission expenses.. More than this
amount is used up in preparing, duplicating and mailing minutes and memos. You can decide how you feel that amount
should be spent and the AEA headquarters will honor your decision. 5. I believe
we should follow whatever format seems to make the most sense in submitting any
proposals to the AEA Board. I have no information on the proposal process than
that which you found in the material I sent to you.
{7:95:1202:I:336,195:2022,2820}Dr. Jerold W. Apps 2. December 6,
1971 6. Yes, I would be happy to serve as chairman of the theory building
committee for the Commission. I will be happy to consider other members and
suggest names to you in a later letter. Off hand, I suggest that the committee
should include Howard McClusky, Robert Boyd, James Thornton, John Niemi, James
Farmer and Jack Mezirow. 7. The most complete list of members of the Committees
is that found in the meeting minutes. No separate list exists. I emphasized the
role of the chairman of each committee and told each one I would appoint
additional members on his request, or as I felt the need to do so. Accordingly
the committee structure has been fluid (if not downright chaotic). 8. I have
been offered a Fulbright-Hayes senior scholar research grant to spend
September, 1972 through May, 1973 in Australia studying the financing and
coordination of adult education institutions in Australia. The University of
Chicago has not yet had time to either approve or deny, my request for leave.
9. Your last question is so complex I shall beg off answering it in this letter
because it will require several hours' thought to respond adequately and I felt
you wanted the answers to the other questions as soon as I could get them to
you. I will repeat what I have already told you and that is I am pleased that
the Commission made such an excellent choice for its chairman when it elected
you. As you know, I respect your judgment - even when you come to a conclusion
which I could not. Accordingly we all hope that you will attempt to carry out
the ideas you expressed in Los Angeles before the election now that you are in
a position which will make it just a bit easier for people to perceive the
wisdom in what you say. So, my most important advice is to pursue those goals
which you feel strongly about and on which you and your executive committee can
reach agreement. You can count on my offering advice, both solicited and
unsolicited, from time to time when I think I have something worth suggesting.
Best wishes for a productive and satisfying term as chairman. Sincerely yours,
William S. Griffith Associate Professor
{7:95:1203:I:141,447:2034,2112} December 7, 1971 Miss M.
Josephine Flaherty Department of Adult Education 252 Bloor Street West Ontario
Institute for Studies in Education Toronto, Ontario CANADA Dear Josephine: I am
trying to get committees organized for the Commission of Professors of Adult
Education for the coming year. Would you consent to become chairman of the
Membership Committee; the position that I held last year. I am sure you are
acquainted with the procedures that we follow. For the most part, it is quite
automatic. You send out applications and information to prospective members.
They return the application form and if it meets the criteria for membership,
you advise me as chairman and I inform the new member of his acceptance. When
there is any question about the acceptance of a member, the other two members
of the committee are consulted. I have not contacted Gale Jensen to see if he
would consent to continue as a member nor have I appointed a third member. I am
waiting to hear your reaction to becoming chairman before I move further. Can
you let me know soon. Sincerely, JEROLD W. APPS, Chairman Commission of
Professors of Adult Education
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