The Avondale School and Adventist Educational Goals, 1894-1900
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Andrews University Digital Commons @ Andrews University Dissertations Graduate Research 1978 The Avondale School and Adventist Educational Goals, 1894-1900 Milton Raymond Hook Andrews University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dissertations Recommended Citation Hook, Milton Raymond, "The Avondale School and Adventist Educational Goals, 1894-1900" (1978). Dissertations. 450. https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dissertations/450 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate Research at Digital Commons @ Andrews University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Andrews University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Thank you for your interest in the Andrews University Digital Library of Dissertations and Theses. 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Andrews University School of Graduate Studies THE AVONDALE SCHOOL AND ADVENTIST EDUCATIONAL GOALS, 1394-1900 A Dissertation Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Education by Milton Raymond Hook June 1978 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. THE AVONDALE SCHOOL AND ADVENTIST EDUCATIONAL GOALS, 1894-1900 A dissertation presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Education by Milton Raymond Hook APPROVAL BY THE COMMITTEE b / 2 3 , H 7 ? XVUr // • ^ ytairperson: George H. Akers Date approved ^ /f. / c :.vr Committee Member: George R. Knight CommitteeLtffcee Member: Gary G. Land C. , Iwv V k ^s ^ V*VV v \eVc x Committeettee Member: cT Mervyn Maxwell ____________ ex.I Committee Member: Marsh Dean, School of Graduate Studies Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ABSTRACT THE AVONDALE SCHOOL AND ADVENTIST EDUCATIONAL GOALS, 1894-1900 by Hilton Raymond Hock Chairperson: George H. Akers Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ABSTRACT OF GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH Dissertation Andrews University Department of Education Title: THE AVONDALE SCHOOL AND ADVENTIST EDUCATIONAL GOALS, 1894-1900 Name of researcher: Milton Raymond Hook Name and title of faculty adviser: George H. Akers, Ed.D. Date completed: June 1978 Problem The Avondale school in its initial era is regarded by some Seventh-day Adventists as the denomination's model school. At the time when the pioneers were establishing the school they spoke and wrote about their educational goals and methods in a variety of con texts. Since that time the denomination has published many of the statements on goals and methods and has continued to regard these as normative guidelines for the entire Seventh-day Adventist educational system. However, in their published form the educational goal state ments retain little of their historical context. This fact leads to perplexities when attempts are made to analyze the development and 2 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 3 true nature of the educational goals. Furthermore, the relevance of the statements for a modern milieu are difficult to ascertain. The purpose of this study was to trace the history of the Avondale school (1894-1900) and thus provide a gestalt for an analysis of the fundamental educational goals enunciated by the pioneers. Method This study utilized the historical research method. The problem was approached by reading the letters, diaries, manuscripts, and periodical articles of individuals closely associated with the establishment of the Avondale school. Minutes of various committees were also examined. During the reading of these documents the his torical, topical, and biographical details were noted and assessed for reliability. The most relevant and reliable details were selected and incorporated into the narrative. At times, less reliable material was discussed in the course of evaluating the his torical evidence. Subsequently, an analysis of Avondale's educa tional goals was made with the historical context in mind. Conclusions The conclusions reached in this study are as follows: 1. Leading Seventh-day Adventist schools at the time, in addition to the St. Kilda school in Melbourne, were considered by key pioneers such as S. N. Haskell and E. G. White to be unsatisfactory. Therefore, the Avondale school was established because of real needs both in the Australasian constituency and throughout the entire denomina tion. 2. The pioneers regarded the establishment of the Avondale Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 4 school as an opportunity to treat its development as an experiment in order to improve and vindicate their educational ideas. 3. There were two basic goals associated with the Avondale school: the institution was established primarily for the conver sion and character development of youth, and it was also regarded as a place where denominational workers could be suitably trained. 4. The individuals who oriented the direction of campus activities used deliberate methods to achieve the goals of the school. These methods included a rural location, Bible study and its integration into all subjects, local missionary activities, manual labor balanced with mental work, and a ban on time-consuming games for those training as denominational workers. 5. By 1900, after a few years of succcessful experimenta tion, pioneers such as E. G. White and W. C. White advocated that the Avondale school be regarded as the model school for the entire denomination. 6. The nature of