COLL/472 Guide to the John Lester De Beer Collection De Beer, John Lester Collection

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Guide to the John Lester De Beer Collection 1931/1975 Heritage Hall, Hekman Library Overview of the Collection John Lester De Beer Collection 1931-1975 COLL/472 De Beer, John Lester, 1910-1995 4.25 9 Boxes Heritage Hall, Hekman Library
Hekman Library 1855 Knollcrest Circle SE Grand Rapids, MI, URL: http://archives.calvin.edu Email: crcarchives@calvin.edu Phone: 616-526-6913 Fax: 616-526-7689
Professor of education at Calvin College. The collection includes pamphlets, papers, workshop materials, articles, course materials, lectures, teacher resource materials, exams, and information on education organizations.
Biographical Information:

John Lester De Beer was born on September 1, 1910 in Jenison, Michigan. De Beer decided to pursue a career in education so he enrolled at Montclair State Teachers College in New Jersey. He graduated with his bachelor's degree in 1932. From 1932 to 1948. De Beer began his career as a teacher and principal. He taught all levels from elementary to high school students. In 1936 he earned his master's degree from Columbia University and Teachers College. From 1940 to 1942 he also worked part-time as an assistant professor at New Jersey State Teacher College in Paterson, and as a part-time associate professor at the New Jersey State Teacher College in Newark from 1942-48.

In 1948 De Beer accepted a faculty position at Calvin College. He became an instructor in the elementary education program in their education department. Once he earned his Ph.D. in education from Columbia University, he became an associate professor at Calvin College. He soon became the Dean of Students, serving from 1952-54. He became a full professor in the education department in 1956. After 29 years at Calvin, he retired in 1977. During his career at Calvin, he was not only greatly involved with the education department, but also in the Audio-Visual Department, which he helped developed near the beginning of his career at Calvin. Despite retiring, De Beer continued to volunteer in the college's Audio-Visual department for another 18 years.

During the course of his career, De Beer was involved in numerous committees both on local and state levels. He served as a council member of the New Jersey Education Association, Planning Committee of the Grand Rapids Public Schools, and the Oakdale Christian School, and the State of Michigan Advisory Committee on Teacher Education. He even served as a consultant to the National Union of Christian School and the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education. He also contributed to the denomination as an elder, Sunday School Teacher, and on the Synodical Committee on Sunday School material.

De Beer wrote numerous articles for education journals and magazines. He even found time to publish a number of books, manuals, and monographs on various subjects, including education philosophy and audio-visual education. At the age of 84, John L. De Beer passed away due to a brief illness. He was married to Anne Heyns, and together they had 2 daughters.

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Materials added 11/22/2019

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Detailed List of Contents id48156 Inventory id48157 1 id48158 1 1 Correspondence 1962-1963 id48159 1 2 Paper, "Religion and the Public School" 1931 id48160 1 3 Papers id48329 1 3 “Means of Overcoming the Criticisms and Failures of the Junior High School” 1935 id48330 1 3 “Some means of preventing failure” undated id48161 1 4 Paper, "Plan of Work for Organizing a High School Opening" 1935 id48162 1 5 Paper, "The Principle and the Public Relations of His School" 1935 id48163 1 6 Paper, "How can Reports to Parents and Students Be Made to Serve the Purpose of the Junior High School?" 1937 id48164 1 7 Paper, "Toward a More Abundant Interest" 1937 id48165 1 8 Paper, "The Predictability of the Intelligence Quotient in the High School Classroom" 1938 id48166 1 9 Paper, "The Guidance Function and Age-grade Placement in the Elementary Schools" 1946 id48167 1 10 Paper, "Facts and Information Pre-requisite to Education Leadership" 1948 id48168 1 11 Paper, "Building a Program for the Education of Teachers at Calvin College" 1949 id48169 1 12 Paper, "New Insights for Old" 1954 id48170 1 13 Paper, "An Overview of Christian Education" (for William Spoelhof) undated id48171 1 14 Pamphlet, A Manual of Audio-visual Education for Christian School Teachers [HERH LB1043.D4] 1951 id48172 1 15 Pamphlet, Toward a Philosophy of Christian Education [HERH LC368.D4] 1953 id48173 1 16 Resource material - Student Failure 1934 id48174 1 17 Course material - Educational Administration Course 1934, 1935, 1956 id48175 1 18 Resource material - The Teaching of Controversial Issues 1937, undated id48176 1 19 Resource material - Guidance/ Career Choice 1938-1963 id48177 1 20 Resource material - Parents as Teachers 1939-1951 id48178 1 21 Resource material - School Public Relations 1945, 1959, 1960 id48179 1 22 Resource material - Kindergarten Curriculum 1946-1950 id48180 1 23 Resource material - Student Measurement 1949 id48181 1 24 Resource material - The Beginning Teacher 1950-1960 id48182 2 id48183 2 1 Resource material - Teacher Evaluation 1953-1958 id48184 2 2 Resource material and Paper on Intelligence Testing 1954-1975 id48185 2 3 Course material - Principles of Teaching 1956-1958 id48186 2 4 Resource material - Child Growth and Development 1956-1970 id48187 2 5 Resource material - Evaluation of Public Schools 1957-1960 id48188 2 6 Course material - Course on Ethics for Teachers 1959-1975 id48189 2 7 Material on Christian Leadership Series 1960-1962 id48190 2 8 Tests for Education 307 Course 1961-1962 id48191 2 9 Resource material - Individualized Instruction 1962, undated id48192 2 10 Resource material - Aptitude Testing 1963-1975 id48193 2 11 Material for Education Psychology Courses 1968-1969 id48194 2 12 Course material - Education Administration Course undated id48195 2 13 Student Classroom Observation Material undated id48196 3 id48197 3 14 Material for Creston CRC Sunday School Institute undated id48198 3 15 Material on Social Studies Courses undated id48199 3 16 Resource material - Marking/ Grading undated id48200 3 17 Resource material - A-typical Child undated id48201 3 18 Resource material - Classroom Discipline undated id48202 3 1 Resource material - Growth and Development id48203 3 2 Resource material - Intelligence Measurement 1935-1945 id48204 3 3 Resource material - How to Study id48205 3 4 Resource material - Methods of Teaching 1935-1945 id48206 3 5 Resource material - Drill and Review id48207 3 6 Resource material - Purpose/Aims of Teaching id48208 3 7 Resource material - Report Cards id48209 3 8 Resource material - Reporting Grades id48210 3 9 Resource material - Reporting to Parents id48211 3 10 Resource material - Testing 1950s id48212 3 11 Resource material - Administration 1945-1948 id48213 3 12 Resource material - Public Relations 1959 id48214 3 13 Resource material - Classification of Students id48215 4 id48216 4 1 Resource material - Test Service Bulletins 1948-1950 id48217 4 2 Resource material - Teacher's Handbook 1935 id48218 4 3 Resource material - Teacher Shortage and Recruitment 1950s id48219 4 4 Resource material - Teacher Certification 1950s id48220 4 5 Resource material - Teacher Education 1950s id48221 4 6 Resource material - Parent Teacher Associations 1945 id48222 4 7 Resource material - Kindergartens id48223 4 8 Resource material - Social Studies id48224 4 9 Resource material - Teaching Sunday school 1973 id48225 4 10 Resource material - Student Records id48226 4 11 Resource material - Student Case Studies id48227 4 12 Resource material - Remedial Reading id48228 4 13 Resource material - Religion in Public Education 1940s id48229 4 14 Resource material - Guidance 1935-1955 id48230 5 id48231 5 1 Resource material - School Facilities 1950s-1960s id48232 5 2 Resource material - Teacher Salaries 1950s-1960s id48233 5 3 Resource material - School Organization 1950s-1960s id48234 5 4 Resource material - Faculty Meetings 1935-1950 id48235 5 5 Resource material - Motivation id48236 5 6 Resource material - Using the Question in Education id48237 5 7 Resource material - The Homeroom 1930-1935 id48238 5 8 Resource material - Class Schedule Making id48239 5 9 Resource material - Curriculum Planning id48240 5 10 Resource material - In-service Education id48241 5 11 Resource material - Teaching Loads/ Assignments id48242 5 12 Resource material - Textbook Selection id48243 5 13 Resource material - Definition of Education id48244 5 14 Resource material - Teacher Welfare (Benefits) id48245 5 15 Resource material - Appointment/ Selection of Teachers id48246 6 id48247 6 1 National Union of Christian Schools (NUCS) Administrators' - Teachers' Handbook 1964 id48248 6 2 NUCS Board Members' Handbook 1961 id48249 6 3 Exams - Columbia University 1934 id48250 6 4 Course tests id48251 7 id48252 7 1 Collection of plays id48253 7 1 Henry Hudson by Henry Fisk Carlton 1932 id48254 7 1 The Landing of the Pilgrims by Henry Fisk Carlton 1932 id48255 7 1 A Spy for General Washington by Henry Fisk Carlton 1932 id48256 7 1 Twenty Pounds Reward, A Story of Ethan Allen by Henry Fisk Carlton 1932 id48257 7 1 The Story of Nathan Hale by Henry Fisk Carlton 1932 id48258 7 1 The Pig That Gave Us a Two-House Congress by Henry Fisk Carlton 1932 id48259 7 1 The Story of Major John Andre Part 1 by Henry Fisk Carlton 1932 id48260 7 1 The Story of Major John Andre Part 2 by Henry Fisk Carlton 1932 id48261 7 1 The Tree that Saved Connecticut by Henry Fisk Carlton 1932 id48262 7 1 Fraunces Tavern by Henry Russell Drowne 1932 id48263 7 1 Radio Script of Abraham Lincoln February 1940 id48264 7 1 "The First Thanksgiving Day" id48265 7 1 "Ann Rutledge" id48266 7 1 "The Anybody Family on Sunday Morning" id48267 7 2 Curriculum material 1956 id48268 7 3 Teacher aide program material id48269 7 4 Course outlines id48270 7 5 Sixth Grade Student Stockholder Project 1949 id48271 7 6 History course material id48272 7 7 Pre-Columbian History course material id48273 7 8 History course material on Exploration and Colonization id48274 7 9 History course material on The American Revolution id48275 7 10 History course material on The Constitution id48276 7 11 History course material for America 1790-1860 id48277 7 12 History course material for America 1860-1890 id48278 7 13 History course material for The Civil War id48279 7 14 History course material for Twentieth Century America id48280 7 15 Course material for Education Psychology Course, Ed. 301 id48281 7 16 Book Royalty statements 1954-1961 id48282 8 id48283 8 1 Course material for Intro to Teaching Course, Ed. 303 id48284 8 2 Resource material - Teachers Ethics id48285 8 3 Resource material - Classroom Discipline id48286 8 4 Resource material - Making Tests id48287 8 5 Resource material - Child Development id48288 8 6 Material for Educational Psychology Course id48289 8 7 Christian School Administrators Workshop 1964 id48290 8 8 History of Education material id48291 8 9 Resource material - "How to Study" id48292 8 10 Pamphlet, How Things Work compiled by J. L. DeBeer 1931 id48293 8 11 Paper, "International Government" 1932 id48294 8 12 Resource material - Junior Colleges id48295 8 13 Resource material - Junior High School Concept id48296 8 14 "Principles and Philosophy of Education," by J. L. DeBeer 1931 id48297 8 15 Papers/articles on the Philosophy of Education id48298 8 16 Book review of Christian Education in a Democracy by Frank E. Gaebelein id48299 8 17 Paper, "An Overview of Christian Education" by J. L. DeBeer id48300 8 18 Papers by Cornelius Jaarsma on the Philosophy of Christian Education id48301 8 19 Paper on Philosophy of Education, "On the Reason for an Independent System of Education" id48302 8 20 Paper on the Philosophy of Education, "The Two Extremes" by Helen Heyl id48303 8 21 Pamphlets re: Philosophy of Education id48304 8 21 Pedagogical Institute Lectures, by Dr. J. Waterink 1954 id48305 8 21 Democracy and Education in the Current Crisis August 1940 id48306 8 21 A Liberal Education, by Theodore O. Yntema id48307 8 21 Philosophy and Objectives 1940 Edition id48308 8 21 Christian Philosophy, by C. Van Til id48309 8 21 Should Education Indoctrinate? by Thomas H. Briggs id48310 8 22 Materials re: Philosophy of Christian Education id48311 8 22 Towards Better Understanding by Henry Stob id48312 8 22 Philosophy of Christian Education Notes on talk by H. Stob id48313 8 22 How Good are Your Schools? by Wilbur A. Yauch id48314 8 22 Who Wants Progressive Education? by Albert Lynd id48315 8 23 Clippings re: education 1953 id48316 8 24 Paper on the Philosophy of Christian Education, "Formal Discipline in Liberal Education" id48317 8 25 Lectures on Christian education March 1954 id48318 8 26 Recommendation on Education Policy by Philosophy Department October 1948 id48319 8 27 Pamphlet, Toward a Theology of Education by N. H. Beversluis 1981 id48320 8 28 "Statement of Academic Needs," Grand Rapids Christian High School id48321 9 id48322 9 1 Resource material, multi-media manual id48323 9 2 Proceedings of Christian School Administrators Workshop 1962 id48324 9 3 History of Christian Schools in America id48325 9 4 Term papers for Education Course at Columbia University id48326 9 5 Paper, "Methods of Teaching English" id48327 9 6 Resource material on the psychology of audio visual aids id48328 9 7 Resource material for the Christian School Administrators' Workshop 1962 id91904 Addendum id91902 8 Travel Journal 1937 id91905 9 Paper, "A Program for the Master's Degree in the Administration of the Elementary School at Calvin College" 1951