SUNY Plattsburgh - Cardinal Yearbook (Plattsburgh, NY)

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IP. § . m. %. 11 Edwin L. Taylor Manual Training Randolph High School; Cornell University; Mechanics Institute, Normal course in Indus- trial Arts. Frederick M. Miller Assistant in Manual Training Franklin Academy. Samuel Todd Stenography, Typewriting and Commercial English Spencer ' s Business College; Eastman ' s Business College; Rochester Business Institute; New York University. Helen M. Marshall Domestic Science and Household Arts Waterloo High School; Pratt Institute; New York State College for Teachers. Anne O ' Brien Librarian Fort Edward Collegiate Institute; Platlsburg Normal School; Special library work, Chau- tauqua and Albany. Ollie H. Amsden Principal ' s Secretary) Bloomingdale High School; Platlsburg Normal School.

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10 Cfte Car Din a I Margaret M. Garrity Music Crane Institute of Music, Potsdam. Anna L. Carroll Physics, Chemistry and Geography Malone High School; Plattsburg Normal School; Post graduate course in Sciences. Erminia M. Whitley, A.B. Lalin Plattsburg Normal School; Wellesley College, A. B. Lucy N. Tomkins, A.B. Eighth Grade Haverstraw High School ; Corn ell University, A. B. Katherine Malloy, B.Pd. Seventh Grade Cooperstown High School and Training Class; Albany Normal College, B. Pd. Kate E. Hull Sixth Grade Plattsburg High School; Plattsburg Normal School. C. Gertrude Phelps Fifth Grade Hornell High School and Training Class; Special courses at Pittsburg University and Colum- bia University. Jennie M. Whitmore Fourth Grade Avon High School ; Geneseo Normal School. Phila E. Babcock Third Grade Albion High School; Brockporl Normal School. Charlotte E. Chase Second Grade Holyoke, Mass.. High School; Lucy Wheelock ' s Kindergarten Training School, Boston. Harriette A. Ingalls First Grade Saratoga Springs High School and Training School; Teachers College, Columbia University, special diploma in Primary Supervision.

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12 Cbe Cardinal gtetorp of $latt fmrg tate formal ikfjool As this year marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Plattsburg State Normal School, it seems an appropriate time to recall a few facts in its history. The bill providing for the establishment of this Normal School was introduced in the Legislature of I 889 and became a law June 1 5 of that year. The original appro- priation was $60,000, but an additional appropriation was made to cover the expendi- ture for heating and furnishing, and for grading the grounds. The building was erected during 1889-90, and was enlarged by the addition of a wing 66 x 104 feet during 1 895-96, making a building three stories high ; two hundred feet east and west by one hundred and sixty feet north and south. The campus, covering about fifteen acres, was laid out by a landscape gardner, and the artificial lake, shrubbery, trees, winding paths, gtc, make it one of the most beautiful parks in northern New York. The building was formally opened on September 2, 1890, a reception being given by the citizens of Plattsburg to the faculty of the Normal School and the teachers in the village schools. The first faculty consisted of twelve members. Dr. Fox Holden acted as principal of the school from 1890 to 1892. He was succeeded by Dr. E. N. Jones, who held the office until 1898, when Dr. George K. Hawkins, the present principal, became the head of the institution. It is interesting to note that three members of the original faculty have been connected with the school during its entire history — -Dr. G. K. Hawkins, Prof. George H. Hudson, and Miss Alice O ' Brien. When the sch ool was opened, four courses of study were open to those who wished to avail themselves of the opportunity — an Elementary English course of two years, an Advanced English course of two years, a Classical course of four years, and a Scien- tific course of four years. The Elementary English Course was abolished in 1 892, but the other courses were continued for some years. In 1896 the Kindergarten course was introduced, and was continued until 1912. In 1901 physical training became a part of the curriculum. By that year the faculty had increased to eighteen. In September, 1 894, a Manual Training Department was added. The Normal had been gradually working toward the grade system — that is, placing one critic in charge of each grade instead of having one critic in charge of several, which system was put into effect practically in .1904. In consequence there was a readjustment and addition of critics in the grades. Up to 1 905 any student who could pass an eighth grade examination was allowed to enter the Normal School for a four years ' course, high school graduates completing