Eastern Michigan University - Aurora Yearbook (Ypsilanti, MI)

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EDWARD PAYSON ALLEN 1839-1909 1ln flbemoriam APT. EDWARD PAYSON ALLEN, '64, won distinguished honors in the civil war, in the state legislature, in Congress, in the Presby- terian General Assembly, in the Grand Army and Loyal Legion. Basing his life on patriotism and religion, he gave throughout his career power- ful aid to state and national education. To the loyalty, the efficient service and the personal inspiration given by her most illustrious son, the Normal College offers grateful tribute. .'

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ihiiatnrg nf- the illtlirhig A state which not many years ago was the battleground of roaming tribes of lndiaus, and the pasture land of the elk and caribou, cannot boast of a wealth of tradition nor ot a rich historical background. Yet no institution for the training of teachers has a more interesting past or a wider reputation than the Michigan State Normal College at Ypsi- am Stair nrmal ullvgr state, he referred to the normal schools of Prussia, but did not advise the immediate establishment of such a school here. Altho his successors recognized and referred to the work of the then newly-established normal schools of our country, no special recommendation was made, nor was the matter zealously urged forward. In 1848, however, a bill -I .. ' H ' . u . rlgiffizii . 9 . .f o e ' ' t ' Q ing . l .ff :WH - gg f s: n 1, at , . 9 1 . ' Q l 1-M agis'-f,M.,,, .V r if is . 1 7 N- i ,- ff .J af. ,f 1 . ,lf ,wg Ji tl' . n,44 fy,ff. 1zi.g. ', f-. ,, 1111 ,-.,1--4 it 1 7 am , wi K, V , . ,xQg,,Zg5,, H J e ...A , -' an '1 Viiltlit f a .i sn .-' ,S g.5z54gQQ,it:. 17 ' ., wld - IE5lQf1bf'jf4 Jai. jaeuflg-3:5 -' jg!:'.- Q-,f'ng'1 It 5, ,if iii 6 L, , I IE: A t' ,234 -: -5 as -Z 1.-we - ' - - H- -i' .,,. '--.4,, ' cv.. W - ,V - ' p ,f,..,. 1.:-' -.:,,',i,.' 19 . 2'ltr-W11l1.fm f:2ff'z iT?l 'f7i', it?.:..' H - 'L ,.m..fA5'55lHif5ll 'Q' ffififi' ' 'I .,,W,,,.,, .l.f.fa,L .q,.4fu,ff.f.y ,i.1f-v 4,,-,,.,, .. . ,.4,,,..L , ,a., , - - ' V ,,,, ,.a.ail..'.s .,..p,:,x-,,i.',:g,M1 wt, H. lvl' 7 I ,XII A, U .MRL ,wiv .- ..A --H W -- mf U E ' 1' . 'TD . . A ,,a,...,.,,.f.f..,. ...,,.,,.Mf,esl.i.,..'. . ,- rag. ' ..,.- , . lf .v:..-...- A 'fun - aff.,.---it. -'1f:':.,.... - iw ' ' T . X1 '- lanti. It is a pioneer among the state normal schools of our country. lt has the proud distinction of being the first one west of Albany, and the sixth in the United States. lts historv is closely connected with that of the State of Michigan. llfhen, in 1837, .lohn D. Pierce. The Father ot the Michigan Schools, outlined a school system for the was introduced into the legislature to establish in the Uni- versity of Michigan a separate department for the instruc- tion of teachers. This bill failed to become a law, but the following year an act was passed which provided for the establishment of a normal school. Propositions for its location were soon received by the I7 x