Description
This interview was conducted by Prof. Donald Raichle in preparation for his book From a Normal Beginning: the Origins of Kean College of New Jersey, printed in 1980. It’s a transcript between Guy V. Bruce and Raichle.
Guy Bruce was a chairman of the Science Department at New Jersey State Normal School/Teachers College (a two-year teaching program, that became Newark State College, and then eventually Kean) from 1932-1951. He greatly improved the science education at the school, and one of the many ways he was recognized for this was a building named after him: "Bruce Hall".
This memorandum recounts the early history of the science laboratories at New Jersey State Normal School/Teachers College. It describes the construction of an advanced lab complex in 1913, its dismantling by 1923 due to curriculum limitations, and its eventual restoration between 1933 and 1935 as the school transitioned to a four-year college. Bruce raises questions about the original intent behind the lab's creation and credits key figures like Daniel R. Hodgdon and Calvin Kendall. He highlights the challenges and successes of rebuilding the science program.
In this book, Raichle conducted three additional interviews with Bruce.
Creation Date
4-8-1973
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Raichle, Donald, and Guy V. Bruce. Interview with Guy V. Bruce. Article. From Special Collections Research Library and Archive, Kean University, Interviews. https://digitalcommons.kean.edu/ua_interviews/8
Publishing Repository
Special Collections Research Library and Archive, Kean University
