Chicago State University - Emblem Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Verne O. Graham. President, Chicago Normal Collet;e. 1936-1038 John A. Barrkv. President. Chicane Teacher ' s College. 1938-1942 i RY OF CHICAGO STATE IMVERSIT ' history began ver a century ago. Higher Education in Chicago dates back t( and property owner donated a twelve-foot square log stable i James I. Swcanngen. Preside Chicago Teacher ' s College. lO-j DfTian by the name of EHza Choppell on. the school enrollment began to in- ? rented. Between 1837 and 1847 there : acre campus was located m a rural en- ind by 1969 to an urban area of high w location for the college Places that venue. Later the Roseland area was Chicago river to the public interests for educational purposes. A very special received the first money from the Chicago School Fund back in 1834. As time we crease and there were never enough seats. Consequently, rooms and buildings v were H18 scholars enrolled and only 8 teachers under contract In 1869. the twenty vironment which over the past century had changed successively to a suburbs density with 100 percent black residents. In 1966 a search had been made for a were within the area bounded by 6. rd, Stony Island. 103rd street, and Kedzi considered, but eventually not used. In 1961 the general assembly in the State of Illinois established the present Board of Higher Education as a permanent coordinating, planning agency in the state. The Cook County Normal and the Chicago Teachers College changed names several times. The school had changed its role in life completely from that of a teacher- training institution to that of a multi-purpose university. It also changed racially as it changed its address. When Chicago Stare I ■ni t-rMr moved to its new campus, it took with it a long tradit 1. C-S.U. evolved from a box car on a railroad siding in the year 1867, to a s in 1972, The new campus building nearly completed in Phase I of three proposed stages of de- Hale Williams Science Center, the Paul and Emily

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N.itc the children plavmi; uleetulh in the child care center plavgruund, with expressions of contentment and happiness, while their parents t;o about the business ol i;ettini; an education.

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Daniel S. Wentworth, Principal, Cook County Normal School, IsW-lSSi Francis W. Parker, Principal, Cook County Normal School, 1883-1899 CONTENTS Pages Administration 20 Student Activities 30 a. organizations » b. campus life 46 c. handicapped students 54 d. culture awareness 60 Sports 67 Academics 81 Community Specials 100 Seniors 105 Alumni 150 Trivia 159 Ads 160 Local, National International 166 Student Activities Staff 168 Acknowledgements 169 Editors Page 172 Advisor 172 Staff 170-171 William Bishop Owen, President, Chicago Normal College, 1WM928 Arnold Tompkins. Principal, Chicago Norinal School, ICXKI-UXK