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

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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.

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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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i 9 V H f Q' an P' if ,fx A soldier stands proudly at attention on the campus of CSNS. WMWW 'WW Qaagyr A well-bedecked automobile displays the patriotism of Oklahomans during the first great world war. ', lx 2 ., 5 V 'fx -Q -Vj gif' 4 7, , E V, qt, , Min, its .z X, 9,1 l W Q , :fa ,i, i 1 Old North Tower stands ato Normal Hill following a snow storm of 1912, as a horse and buggy round the old curve and students of the day low a path on their way to clljasses. W.-1 The electric interurban carried Edmonites to W Oklahoma City and Guthrie to shop and brought students to classes at the Normal School