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. -.' . .2. r- ! t - J- 1,. 't 1: 2+ -4, e 1 wn-uag; Our Ciyirsf. gfume Wistorq 0f CStnle Zieadlers 901185113 at C? zurl'esoz'z Ui l 1.9 By an act of the Legislature in 1883 The State Normal School was established at Jacksonville. Two of Jacksonvillets public spirited citizens, L. W. Grant in the Senate and J. D. Hammond in the House, were instrumental in getting the school located here. The building and grounds of the 01d Calhoun College which cost $16,000.00 were given the state by the Beard of Trustees to be used for the Normal School. Calhoun College was built by the issuance of stock held by the people in Jacksonville and as far south as Selma. James G. Ryalls of Macon, Georgia, was the first president. He died during his second year and J. Harris Chappel succeeded him. He was president for almost three years. He resigned to take the presidency of the Girls' Industrial School at Milledgeville, Georgia. Then came G. B. Gibson of Columbus. Georgia. who was president seven years. Next came J. B. Jarrett who was here one year. In 1892, Jacob Forney became president and was here seven years. During the last years of his administration the school began to grow. He rented the old Iron Queen Hotel to use as a dormitory. He resigned in 1899 to become the head of the
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0!: r OSecond Wome newly created Department of Education at the University of Ala- bama. Since 1889 Dr. C. W. Daugette the present incumbent, 0f Mom'oeville, Alabama, has been at the helm. The Normalts home for sixteen years was the 01d Calhoun College. The school grew to such an extent that another home was necessary. The court house had been moved to Anniston and the county gave the 01d court house to the Normal School. The school continued to grow and another home had to he provided. Dr. Daugette, Mr. C. D. Martin and Mr. J. J. Arnold were instru- mental in getting an appropriation for remodeling the 01d Cal- houn College which is the building just vacated by the college. The school continued to grow by leaps and bounds. In 1916 a beautiful dormitory was built for girls. Just as it was ready for occupancy it burned. The next year it was rebuilt. In 1921-22 a modern Training School was built. It is known as Kilby Hall. In 1927 a beautiful fire-pmof dormitory for boys was built. This took the place of the wooden barracks built by the government during the World War to house a unit of the S. A. T. C. This dor- mitory was built without any state appropriation. Through the generosity and philanthrophy of Mrs. Fannie Atkins of Jacksonville, with the desire to perpetuate the name of her husband, a farm of 1231!; acres was donated for the purpose
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