Photograph of Morris Elmer Dailey, president of the San Jose State Normal School from 1900-1918. Written on recto: "Senior YB. DR. M.E. DAILEY, OUR PRESIDENT 1911." With an auditorium named for him, Morris E. Dailey is well known for his leadership during three crises—an earthquake, a war and an influenza epidemic. Born in Booneville, Indiana, Dailey earned his A.B. degree at Simpson College in Indiana and a B.S. degree at Drake University. After teaching at the Normal School for a year, he earned a master’s degree from Indiana University. Following McNaughton’s lead, Dailey established the first summer session. In addition, he advocated the high school graduation standard for admission and reformed faculty employment policy, allowing more permanent faculty employment and opportunities for advanced study. http://www.sjsu.edu/about_sjsu/history/presidents/ Scanned with Microtek Scanmaker 1000XL Pro; as a 600 dpi TIFF image in 8-bit Grayscale. Auto Level image processing applied and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS3.
Normal School Presidents, Faculty & Staff School principals School superintendents Teachers Education, Higher San Jose State Normal School Dailey, Morris E
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