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'''Wallace Buttrick''' was a Baptist minister who served as secretary (1903–1917), president (1917–1923), and chairman (1923–1926) of the [[General Education Board]], and as a trustee of the [[Rockefeller Foundation]] (1917–1926).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w66t0p98|title=Buttrick, Wallace, 1853-1926 - Social Networks and Archival Context|website=snaccooperative.org|access-date=2019-11-04}</ref><ref>{Cite web|url=https://dimes.rockarch.org/agents/YwWQvBMM78UNvBhFh3PTNv|title=Wallace Buttrick - The Online Collection and Catalog of Rockefeller Archive Center|website=dimes.rockarch.org|access-date=2023-03-12}</ref> Wallace Buttrick believed that schools, teachers, and institutions were not necessary for education however, for those who were less fortunate this served as the only medium for learning.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Buttrick|first=Wallace|date=November 1925|title=What is education?|journal=Peabody Journal of Education|volume=3|issue=3|pages=125–129|doi=10.1080/01619562509534698|issn=0161-956X}}</ref> The academic and administrative building Buttrick Hall at Agnes Scott College is named in Buttrick's honor. He is cited as a friend of the college, the opening of Buttrick Hall was celebrated May 30 1930.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Perkins |first=Florence |date=April 1930 |title=Laying the Cornerstone of Buttrick Hall |url=https://agnesscott.omeka.net/items/show/239 |journal=Agnes Scott Alumnae Quarterly |volume=8 |issue=3 |pages=18}}</ref>
'''Wallace Buttrick''' was a Baptist minister who served as secretary (1903–1917), president (1917–1923), and chairman (1923–1926) of the [[General Education Board]], and as a trustee of the [[Rockefeller Foundation]] (1917–1926).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w66t0p98|title=Buttrick, Wallace, 1853-1926 - Social Networks and Archival Context|website=snaccooperative.org|access-date=2019-11-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dimes.rockarch.org/agents/YwWQvBMM78UNvBhFh3PTNv|title=Wallace Buttrick - The Online Collection and Catalog of Rockefeller Archive Center|website=dimes.rockarch.org|access-date=2023-03-12}}</ref> Wallace Buttrick believed that schools, teachers, and institutions were not necessary for education however, for those who were less fortunate this served as the only medium for learning.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Buttrick|first=Wallace|date=November 1925|title=What is education?|journal=Peabody Journal of Education|volume=3|issue=3|pages=125–129|doi=10.1080/01619562509534698|issn=0161-956X}}</ref> The academic and administrative building Buttrick Hall at Agnes Scott College is named in Buttrick's honor. He is cited as a friend of the college, the opening of Buttrick Hall was celebrated May 30, 1930.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Perkins |first=Florence |date=April 1930 |title=Laying the Cornerstone of Buttrick Hall |url=https://agnesscott.omeka.net/items/show/239 |journal=Agnes Scott Alumnae Quarterly |volume=8 |issue=3 |pages=18}}</ref>
[[File:Agnes Scott College - Buttrick Hall.jpg|thumb|309x309px|Buttrick Hall at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, GA. Completed in 1930 by Bruce and Morgan]]<!--1920-1917 is found in source; probably 1910-1917 was meant; also vital dates are given but in SNAC source but not justified; presumably coming from an archival finding aid-->
[[File:Agnes Scott College - Buttrick Hall.jpg|thumb|309x309px|Buttrick Hall at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, GA. Completed in 1930 by Bruce and Morgan]]<!--1920-1917 is found in source; probably 1910-1917 was meant; also vital dates are given but in SNAC source but not justified; presumably coming from an archival finding aid-->


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Revision as of 20:00, 17 July 2023

Wallace Buttrick was a Baptist minister who served as secretary (1903–1917), president (1917–1923), and chairman (1923–1926) of the General Education Board, and as a trustee of the Rockefeller Foundation (1917–1926).[1][2] Wallace Buttrick believed that schools, teachers, and institutions were not necessary for education however, for those who were less fortunate this served as the only medium for learning.[3] The academic and administrative building Buttrick Hall at Agnes Scott College is named in Buttrick's honor. He is cited as a friend of the college, the opening of Buttrick Hall was celebrated May 30, 1930.[4]

Buttrick Hall at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, GA. Completed in 1930 by Bruce and Morgan

General Education Board

Wallace Buttrick, Secretary of the GEB, played a significant role in not only funding the General Board of Education but as well the reason for education.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Buttrick, Wallace, 1853-1926 - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  2. ^ "Wallace Buttrick - The Online Collection and Catalog of Rockefeller Archive Center". dimes.rockarch.org. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  3. ^ Buttrick, Wallace (November 1925). "What is education?". Peabody Journal of Education. 3 (3): 125–129. doi:10.1080/01619562509534698. ISSN 0161-956X.
  4. ^ Perkins, Florence (April 1930). "Laying the Cornerstone of Buttrick Hall". Agnes Scott Alumnae Quarterly. 8 (3): 18.
  5. ^ "The General Education Board - The Rockefeller Foundation: A Digital History". rockfound.rockarch.org. Retrieved 2019-11-04.