Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Oak Yearbook / INSTANO Yearbook (Indiana, PA)

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■ ■ f — f i. m. 5C. - Htstoni You, oh school, have certain things that need to be a I ' drl of the present. Giir them to us and Zi ' c ivil! so Zi ' rite tJiciii on tin- tablets of the heart that to knozu them zvill be to cherisli them. The curtain of menKiry lifts, ami snatches of the history of our Alma Alater are revealed. We see an institute gathering in Indiana, and we hear much discussion of |)Ians for better eelucation. Soon after, in 1869, a subscription of $20,000 is raised for the establishment of a State Normal School for the i)urpose of de eloping and training teachers. In 1871, the (General Assembly recognizes the school. On May 17. 1875. two hundred t enty-ti e eager stu- dents meet for the first time at Indiana. It is a notable day. Great men from all over the state are here. There is a hush of expectancy as Hon. James P. ' ickersham, State Sui)erin- tendent of Public Instruction, rises to make his addres.s ; as he pronounces the building of I. S. N. S. to be the best of its kind in the United States, there is a feeling of jnide in the hearts of the audience. .Memory shows us this single structure — t)f ample size and furnished in the most a])] roved manner, warmed b ' steam and lighted by gas throughout ; and thus is secured against all dirt and danger incident to a hundred fires and especially attendant upon the use of coal oil. .Ml the rooms are in this one house: class rooms, model school rooms, |iri- vate rooms, dining room, e ' erything. Dr. v.. 15. Fairlield ajipears as the first principal ; we see our helo ed Miss Leonard, the |)receptress, holding the first class of the school. Indiana State Normal -23—

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T f 7 ■ 19221 ®ly Instano I stauZLai Memory shows us the organization of the Erodelphian and Huyghenian Literary Societies ; of the Christian Associa- tions ; of the Lincoln Debating Society ; and of the Musical Clubs. In 1893. a brick residence for men (Silas AI. Clark Hall) is erected on the cani])us. and to the north nf Main Building, the Training School — the A. W. Wilson Mall — is located. In 1903, apjiears the recitation building, or Leonard Hall, a stately structure 130 x 123 feet in size. During this same year, a south wing is added to Alain lUiilding, containing the kitchen, dining room, and conservatory rooms. In iQoO, the Men ' s Dornutnry burns, but is rebuilt in 1907. 1910 sees the comjiletion of ,in ;mncx to the dining room and an annex to Alain Building. In 191, , a jiower | lant is erected. In 1914, the . mbulalory about Recreation Hall and the North . nnex are built. In 11)15. another addition to North . nnex and to the dining room are conqileted. Indiana h;is al v;i ' s been fortunate in lia ing the leader- ship of a strong princiiial. From Dr. Fairfield to Dr. Keith — forty-seven years of achievement ! Names famous in the educational world are flashed ujion the screen before us. A ' ou who are ahinmi lo e them ; we who are students honor their work. We watch with interest the passing of sororities. We welcome the new spirit of democracy that arises. Swing out, long lines of cajiped and gowned seniors, the annual pageant of the school, all pass in rapid review be- fore us. Proms, teas, faculty receptions, Saturday night dances! and thus Alemor - shows us the social side. 24