Teaching as a Profession,

%xmlchars; ]> mss00088 Teaching as a Profession : lecture, 1930 March 7 / by Wayland P. Seagraves Processed by: Special Collections Staff;machine-readable finding aid created by: Dawne E. Howard North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center 2005 Machine-readable finding aid derived from xml authoring program Finding aid written in English. Teaching as a Profession : Lecture, 1930 March 7 / by Wayland P. Seagraves MSS 88 North Carolina State University Libraries Special Collections Research Center Contact Information: &ncsuaddr; Processed by Special Collections Staff Encoded by Dawne E. Howard, August 2005 Descriptive Summary North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center Seagraves, Wayland P. Teaching as a Profession : lecture, 1930 March 7 MSS 88 1 item Teaching as a Profession, a lecture given by Wayland P. Seagraves for Occupational Education 103, March 7, 1930. This six-page report outlines the advantages and disadvantages of entering the teaching profession. Wayland P. Seagraves (1910-1992) received both his bachelors (1932) and masters (1933) degrees in electrical engineering from North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University). He was a member of the school's faculty from 1936 to 1948, and returned in 1957 after working as a radio engineer for WPTF. In 1969, the univeristy honored Seagraves with an "Outstanding Teacher" award. In 1970, alumni selected him as the top teacher in the School of Engineering. Seagraves retired from North Carolina State in 1976, after teaching for 38 years. He then moved to Salter Path, N.C., where he served as town clerk for ten years. Seagraves died in Raleigh. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff. English Information for Users Restrictions to Access

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Given by Professor Emeritus Wayland P. Seagraves of the Electrical Engineering Department, June 1976.

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Wayland P. Seagraves (1910-1992) received both his bachelor's (1932) and master's (1933) degrees in electrical engineering from North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University). He was a member of the school's faculty from 1936 to 1948, and returned in 1957 after working as a radio engineer for WPTF. In 1969, the univeristy honored Seagraves with an "Outstanding Teacher" award. In 1970, alumni selected him as the top teacher in the School of Engineering. Seagraves retired from North Carolina State in 1976, after teaching for 38 years. He then moved to Salter Path, N.C., where he served as town clerk for ten years. Seagraves died in Raleigh.

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Teaching as a Profession, a speech given by Wayland P. Seagraves for Occupational Education 103, March 7, 1930. This six-page report outlines the advantages and disadvantages of entering the teaching profession.

Online Catalog Terms North Carolina State College Seagraves, Wayland P. Teaching Teachers--Training of Related Material Wayland P. Seagraves Biographical File, UA 50.3