Chadron State College - Anokasan Yearbook (Chadron, NE)

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A building was planned by Architect Berlinghof of Lincoln and work was begun on it at once under the direction of Contractor Assenmacker and was continued during the winter and spring. On November l5, l9lO, the corner stone was laid, Hon. Luther P. Ludden of Lincoln making the address. The Normal School opened on June 4, l9l l, in the Chadron High School building, and a summer session of eight weeks was conducted by President Sparks and his able Faculty. The enrollment at this session was most encouraging. On July 28, 191 l, the building being completed, those in attendance at the summer school marched in a body to the building, and together with the State Board of Education, the Presidents of the other Nebraska State Normals, and great crowds of people from the town, listened to the dedicatory address by Hon. J. Tooley of the State Board. On September l9, I9I l, the school opened for the fall session in the Normal building. The enrollment has sur- passed the highest expectations. May, l9l2, will see the close of a most prosperous first year for the Northwest Ne- braska State Normal. C. L. M. M Jun t . e ,Ef fie Y by X f r fr' ' lrt it CNW f i,,,, ,,,, 15 0103. ' 1.1.5 1

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Elnnrph Sparks President Sparks is a native of Illinois. He attended the country schools, the high school at Bushnell, Ill., and graduated from Nebraska Central College at Central City, Nebraska, fnow in possession of the Quakersl, in ISS9. For two years after graduation he was in the Platte Valley Bank at Central City, Nebraska. His first town school work was at Greeley, county-seat of Greeley county, where he served two years. He served successively as superintendent at Orleans fthree yearsl, Fairmont ffour yearsj, and Aurora Hive yearsj. l-le resigned the superintendency at Aurora in l905 to take charge of the examina- tion of teachers under the Nebraska Uniform Certification Law. He was in the office of the state superin- tendent conducting examinations under this law until January 6, l9I l, when he took up his duties as presi- dent of the State Normal school at Chadron, having been elected to thisposition in june preceding. He had been engaged in Junior Normal work at Holdrege and North Platte prior to I905, and has done institute work throughout central and southern Nebraska.