and grants, and was effective at public relations for WU. While he was not able to completely pay off the university's debts, he did reduce the debt to $25,000 while simultaneously overseeing a period of expansion at the university.
Under Scarborough, the faculty at WU doubled in size, and student enrollment increased from 400 students to 1542 students. The curriculum underwent significant revisions to meet the standards set for universities by the Carnegie Foundation, and a financial accounting system was instituted. Additionally a concerted effort was made by CNI superintendent W. A. Joiner to weaken the technical trade programs while increasing the quality and prominence given to the normal school. In 1914 many of the industrial education staff of the CNI were laid off and their departments abolished. Later attempts to restore vocational education at WU all failed. In 1915 the CLA began offering both bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degrees in education. In 1916 the college preparatory division of …
ACT Composite 25th %
15
ACT Composite 50th %
18
ACT Composite 75th %
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