University of Central Oklahoma - Bronze Book Yearbook (Edmond, OK)

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, uw ,V The five members of the first graduating class at Central The first brick building in Edmond, the People's Bank, still stands at the southwest pose proudly for their graduation photo. corner of First . and Broadway it H 0 'I' E L The Grand Central Hotel in Edmond was lbefore Mrs, Thatcher closed Students at the Territorial Normal School ltoday's CSU1displayagreataffini the saloonl a atherin place for the boys in 1890. ty for the school newspaper, The Vista. -fl? mi' -A Eff- aww fu, A-'4vfws.ra - -Q -- fe - A ,. . . 1,, v . - 1- '- ', f.-g'.- -3'..- ---rw, 1 'v ,a.c. ',..gg7'-' '. , '4: - ,- 3 ' 4 -.4-f-Q -'lc , --'g'Q. , 2'-,r J .' Mft. -f'e:w:2:uf5fbY5f15Za':Sffa1'v faz'5 ?Tsgff'uf ,frat-.-s'5+j's.-'?bf45L'11:-r-92.1 -14 :tif X, 1. .' I '--4 f if ' QQ .' '- P ,'f'4'3-fl 'N rv fu1y.l f1ll,:l1..4.'??- rg irpivffy Jfffafz . .n1-- 1 :- ,. --' .- - . 'f 4 ' ,:--4 . f --'gf Y' ,. 1 1-it - - ire.. frgtfikxfi- :g 1-fig? 159 'K bvfuaja. .Iva git-is A -A' i say., A 'Yuki 33.,:fI,. .4. gh'-,5f,',f?tRf, an-1,-i's6t4i- 5-f1:f1'.-1-4 5-:assi x1?.7'iP-r 'ai'39 49. b -'fr -1 1.::-EX.--f.,fMgg,r3g!g. . .:'g5R.-r34:4g5-9: jQ14?i1fQB::' x 'L LK zvsx '-1'-YQ . -7- , -1 , ,..a.-, Q--,t .--sv' - ,- -LANE ,,...,, f - V 1-.1 lm' w -- -fl e.w nfs - .f.- ,..41.,.' H sz. 1-Q v-'.-. -.sm - 9' - 55'Yff'2 .?,5'I-4Sw:3:1f:i?- S .3is1fqe?'S!f,Lq,r2-r,5w-Ifelffakgl- - .giaggiv-gfxfjrq ,i-nw,-r.f-v-,f-we 'gigs-.z-4,19-' S xexm.,-4..-W . . 4, ,-,HJ vi gg: L,-12-J,--..dr ...Q : 55'3?: -:fi -'fIW-4S'W1 - f N1'1'-!-- --sk. '-s:'-: .-- -1- -1- .rx-2p'ff,:f26 5Sf,' f'f!!P-Yip f' Q.:,4v'z'.-'E5,2'y.Q?fi11.e?gug , ', Cir, fl - ,.r. 3 .2 Qe3jg,.,.g3bf'vv5, 'uv . .:!- - ,-:yi-.. ,.- . ' - :-ffl1H,94f- -A --5722. A --vfv-file .4

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This pre-1900 baseball team reflects the enthusiasm for sports which Oklahomans had from the very start. 'NQNNW Before Statehood A grleat mock wedding of Miss Indian Territory and Mr. Oklahoma Territory was performed at Gut rie. 3- n 1890 the Territory of The old-timers still athered at E Oklahoma was the local saloon for beer and q i organized, but already cigars, but a new era was 70 the steps of growth dawning. And then came the toward statehood had begun. magic day - November 16, Brick structures arose in the 1907 - when the Indian stead of the old lumber false- Territory and Oklahoma front stores. School buildings Territory were merged into one were erected, and education of to shine as the 46th Star. the Territory's youth begun.

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In this 1910 view, Edmond is seen still as a horse and buggy community with board walks across the intersections and outhouses galore - not a car in sight or stop sign to be found! A 'mm -'fi Q V! An early-day Paige touring car plies the dirt road bet- ween Edmond and Oklahoma City. These cable-tool oil field workers pioneered Oklahoma's lon and unendin search for oil. 5 5 U ' . ts, .21 te, . r. lain rllilfnfgf' ,,. f Q if ii 1 fs 7 9 . xlf ' AlgKf7't:5 g iii' l , 'W 'XT' fi M' ' e ,lf N. at at I Q, WV J . , ,, ,,h,,, M' geyw 1 Y' vf 5 4. A 5. They also served who only daily drilled on the CSNS campus. Aft - JDE etween statehood and er N , A World War I, E ET Oklahoma enjoyed a X ' period of tranquility in Statehood which the most u setting occurrence was t e ap earance of banging, clattering, ust- raising, chicken-scattering automobiles. The streets of Edmond would never be the same. In 1911, came the trolley, clanging its bell as it carried students to classes at Central State Normal School. Then, in 1917, a much more disturbing event: the great war in Europe. Away went American boys to fight the Germans and, perhaps, learn a little French at the same time.