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Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Marius Stan Finding aid written in English Records of the Night Courses for Technical Workers 1917-1930 Record Group Number 05.040 The Ferdinand Hamburger ArchivesThe Milton S. Eisenhower Library The Johns Hopkins University Contact Information The Ferdinand Hamburger Archives The Milton S. Eisenhower Library The Johns Hopkins University 3400 North Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21218 (410) 516-8323 Maryanne Courtney, Wayne Kimball and Yunlong Man Marius Stan

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 Descriptive Summary Record Group Number 05.040 Records of the Night Courses for Technical Workers 1917-1930 Night Courses for Technical Workers, The Johns Hopkins University. The Ferdinand Hamburger Archives, The Milton S. Eisenhower Library, The Johns Hopkins University 1 folder [filed in same box with record group number 05.030] English This record group consists of one folder of records of the Night Courses for Technical Workers, one of the part-time education programs which existed at The Johns Hopkins University during the years 1916 to 1939. The records range in date from 1917 to 1930 and consist of correspondence, reports and financial records dealing with course arrangements, degree regulations and budget management. Administrative Information Provenance

Transferred by the Administrative Assistant for Academic Services and the Dean of the Evening College and Summer Session.

Accession Number

78.43, 79.3, 79.28, 79.103, 81.44

 Use Restrictions

none

 Preferred Citation

The Ferdinand Hamburger Archives of The Johns Hopkins University, Record Group Number 05.040, Night Courses for Technical Workers, file title and inclusive dates.

History

The Night Courses for Technical Workers, one of the part-time education programs offered by The Johns Hopkins University, were first introduced in 1916, when the demand for workers with technical education soared just prior to the entry of the United States into the First World War. Judged a success during the war, the program continued to grow in post-war years; by 1923 there were 311 students registered, 431 by 1926. The program offered a variety of courses in engineering and other practical science fields, taught by members of the full- time engineering faculty. The curriculum underwent extensive changes through the years in order to meet the specific needs of students, and, in 1931, the degree of Bachelor of Science in Engineering was approved by the Board of Trustees, to be conferred upon those students who finished the full program. In 1937 the requirements for the degree were modified and six distinct curricula in the various branches of engineering were established.

In 1939, the Maryland Legislature enacted a law governing the professional practice of engineering, which ultimately led to the incorporation of the Night Courses for Technical Workers into the School of Engineering. Prior to 1939 the Night Courses were supervised by a committee of four to five professors, headed by Alexander G. Christie, under the jurisdiction of the College for Teachers. When the change in jurisdiction took place, course and degree requirements were standardized with those for full-time engineering students. To this day, engineering remains the only area of study at Homewood, outside of the School of Continuing Studies, where a student can attend classes leading to a degree on a part-time basis.

Description of Series/Container List ,

Box Folder Contents 1 1 Correspondence, Reports, and Financial Records, 1917-1930