Marshall University - Chief Justice Yearbook (Huntington, WV)

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MARSHALL COLLEGE IN 1S!)5

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LEADING FACTS OF THE SCHOOL’S HISTORY. (established in 1837. First name, “Marshall Academy. Named for Chief Justice John Marshall of the Supreme Court of the I'nitcd States. First building erected on the site of the east wing of the present dormitory. Changed from an academy to a college in 1858. and the name changed accordingly from “Marshall Academy to “Marshall College.” Made the “State Normal School of West Virginia in 18 i7. the name “Marshall College being retained by legislative enactment. Five branch schools to “Marshall College established between the years 1807 and 1ST! at Fairmont. Shepherdstown, Concord Church (now Athens), West Liberty, and (llenville. Constitutional amendment passed in 1871 prohibiting the establishment of any more “branch normals. A new $28,000 building, erected in 1871, which, completely overhauled and remodeled in 1801), constitutes the west wing of the present dormitory. A second building, $27,(100. reded in 1805. A third building erected in 1897,—the east wing of the present dormitory. A fourth building erected in 1800. A fifth building erected in 1900- 07. Nucleus of a model school organized and placed under the instruction of Miss Mabel Hrown in 1807. but discontinued in 1800 owing to lack of funds. Teachers’ Training Department organized and placed under the direction of Miss Anna Cummings, January, 1002. Model School organized in September, 1002, consisting of one room of 12 children. A second room added in Sep- 8

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tember, 1003; a third with a semblance of grading, in September, 1001; a fourth in 100a; and a fiflli, including seven grades, in 1007, when an assistant was added to the department force who was made supervisor of the Model School. A Manual Training Department was added to the Model School Department in 1007. A regular Art Department was added to the school in 1007. In this year the entire work of the school was reorganized, the reorganization including (lie following features: I. The creation of thirteen distinct departments; 1. ART S. MATH KM ATI 2. KXI'KKSSION 0. IUOLOGY 3. MUSIC 10. PHYSICS AND 4. LATIN CHKMISTKY 4. GKKKIv 11. KDUCATION 5. GKRMAX 12. HISTORY 7. KKKNCil 13. KNGLISH 2. At the head of each department was placed a department head under whom were to he placed assistants and fellows as the situation might demand. 3. The creation of five $100.00 fellowships. 1. The number of full assistant professors was placed at fire at the outset,tiro in Knglish and one each in Latin, Mathematics and Kducation. i . The fellows, who tire expected to teach tiro periods per day in the preparatory department, were assigned as follows: Mathematics, three; Latin, one; Knglish, one. 0. The title of “professor” was given to all heads of departments and all full assistants. 7. The title of the head of the school was changed from principal to “president. ' S. A new schedule of salaries was arranged, ranging from $800 to $2r»00. The total number in the faculty for the session of 1007 08 was 34, including the fire fellows. to