East Stroudsburg University - Stroud Yearbook (East Stroudsburg, PA)

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JL- - ' .4 1 ,fn , P- 1-9 ' THE MEMORIAL Seventeen

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H HE curriculum in the early Normal Schools Was largely academic in its Af' content because most of the students came from districts which lacked Qing the benefits of secondary education. The first course of study at the East Stroudsburg Normal School was organized on the basis that two years of study were required for the completion of its requirements. Because the school was new and not opened until the Fall term, a special board was appointed to examine applicants for entrance at the opening of the school. Promotions from one grade to another were made at the end of the year by the State Board of Examiners. The first graduating class, seventy-four in number, left the school in 1894. A year later, two elective courses were added to the regular curriculum, post-graduate and science courses. There was also a special course for the degree of Master of Pedagogy. In 1896 a special department of Manual Train- ing was formed and, in the same year, C. A. Houghton was added to the faculty as physical director. In 1912 the curriculum Was organized to present a four-year course. Graduates of first-class high schools were admitted to the third year class. Sixteen

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X T first there was but one building, the one now known as Stroud Hall. In its original condition it was smaller than the present structure. All the school activities, with the exception of outdoor athletics, were confined Within its Walls. The training school was housed in the basement of the Wing which now serves as the women's dormitory. The chapel was on the third floor of the central section of the building. The second building to be erected on the campus was the gymnasium, which was completed in 1896. Next, in the process of building expansion, was the old boiler house, erected on a newly acquired plot of ground. The electric light plant of the school was also located here. I Oakes Hall, where most of our classes meet, was erected in 1902. Its ivy covered walls if they could speak, could relate an inspiring story relating to the joys of achievement of former students who have aspired for success by study within its Walls. Eighteen