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Memoir
Cleo Murtland
The Michigan Alumnus 67
The Michigan Alumnus 67
Her strong urge to travel and mingle with crowds has taken Miss Cleo Murtland, Associate Pro fessor of Vocational Education, to nine countries of Europe, Central and South America, and 47 states of the Union.
Born in Millerstown, Pa., now Chicora, May 23, 1873, Miss Murtland is eligible for retire ment upon her seventieth birthday next year. She attended Slippery Rock State Normal School, Pa., for three years before enrolling at Co lumbia where she received her A.B. degree in 1917 and her M.A. in 1920. She served as principal of several trade schools for girls before joining the University staff as Asso ciate Professor of Vocational Educa tion in 1919. She served as visiting professor at the University of California in 1924.
In the administra tive field, Miss Murtland organized the Worcester, Mass., and Philadel phia Trade Schools for Girls. She was assistant secretary of the Na tional Vocational Education Associa tion from 1913-16. She served as Chairman of Occupational Research in the National Vocational Guidance Association from 1932-36, and of the Michigan Committee on Public Affairs of the National Young Women's Christian Association, 1925-32. She has contributed to many vocational journals, industrial and educational magazines and occu pational pamphlets. Miss Murtland is a member of Pi Lambda Theta, professional honor society, American Academy of Political and Social Sci ence, National Education Associa tion, American Vocational Associa tion, Michigan Industrial Education Society, National Vocational Gui dance Association, National Young Women's Christian Association, De troit Business Women's Club, and White House Conference, Vocational Guidance Section.
Miss Murtland traveled in Europe in 1927 on Sab batical leave and studied industrial conditions in England and France. She traveled extensively in this country on her leaves in 1934 and 1941. In her travels through the 47 states (all except North Dakota), Miss Murtland has studied schools and community life, interviewing people of all walks of life. This type of traveling is her hobby. Her 24 years of service on the University staff have been significant in their contribution in her special field and her work in scores of off-Campus classes is highly commendable, ac cording to James B. Edmonson, Professor of Secondary Education and Dean of the School of Education.