Marshall University - Chief Justice Yearbook (Huntington, WV)

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TUK COIJ.ECK AS IT WAS IN IMS—THIRD AVKNIK FRONT.

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Tin next wliirli ilirow light on the hinlorv of tin- m-IiooI i» it teller from .lamb llnrri I'nltoti. alntiti ill NVw Vork. in wliieli ii ;i| jM%ir iIi;ii In- was priii«-i| aI of Ilia- school from Sa-|ifcmlier. IXRi. to Se| teinber. IKfO. There i no ala-inila-al record « f ilie t« IkmiI covering ilie |«'i i «l of IN|i» lo ISM. Iii ilu- liillrr yinr one lli'V. .huainh It. I’tige wan nnnla- |irim i|Nil of ilia- At-mlamiy. ICev. Page ra'iimimil uniil I SMI, wlia'ii li«- was followed nuartNiin'Iy by I tail I'.v ('lurk. •laiM |»|i Piealer. unal lla-v. II. Ma-Karlnnal. I'rof. W. I . I town s VUI» |irilla l|i.-|l fl-anil I '• I lai ISoS, will'll III as sncci-aslral by I'm.. IS. II. Tluixton. Iii ilia In Her yaur Ilia I ah i mIii I lire a f Virginia inaalc n collage of ilia Ai-ailemy anal cluingail Ilie name from Marshall Aanalmny la Marshall College. Tlie irmtan. of ilu college nl llinl lima- were |irili ipnlly of ilia- Ma-thoa|i»t |N-r»na»ioli. which | l;uis| ilia M'hool immcalinla-ly llliala-r Ilia- control aaf Ilia | lv. t'lilira'li Soillli. bill ilia- in I of iha l.a gislnlnre milking n rollin'' onl of lli« aa-aah-my | roliibilaal ilia- establishment of n Ilian logical il '|»;iriiiM iii in nial institution. Tin iruntecit al this lima- win ICa-vs. Snmiia-I Kelley. Siniinioii Kia-lal, S. K. Vai‘ !ht. Cieo. I . I’nage. t M. Sul I iv.in, William dickers, • Miillfjr. |{. A. t'laugh ton. V. II. Fooderson, s. F. Mallorr, .1. Warner, ami the following laymen: K. C, L. IIVlor Itiillingloii, C. |„ ICoffe. .1. II. I'oagr. l,r- I . Ricketts. John W. 11 lie, SI. Mark Kiikhi-I, hr. I . II. McClulloiigh. II. II. Miller. and .1. W. Kvercll. Mr. Thnxion wu suciceded in IS«;o b.v lln. Mr. drown, ■ml Mr. drown later by I’rof. Thrush, who wrved till the |«ening of I be Civil War. One r -|w ri say that Rev. Sian ton Kielil served sometime between |W» anil I he o|»eiiiug of I lie Civil War. Again, one if|mit sajra that Rev. Mr. MeKiirlaml anil Mr. .lames Foster. anil I’rof. Ilnyer served an prinri|«al brtwean the owning anil iliw of lln civil War. while another re|K»N simply Male dial the school wan local, giving no name of principals. After do- Civil War ilimil .lodge .lame II. Krrgnson, niemlH-r of die l.egi hituiv from Cabell Coiinly. |iro|mm' l that if the county would pay off die indebtednesa of die prop erty and transfer the same to the State, he would sec that die building and grounds were enhtrged and improved

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ami Ilia' a normal school ......... lie established I In-icon, Thin proposition was accepted by the couniv, anti tin- Stale by sin I ule. matlc ii The Stale Normal School. ami provided that ii hi....Id eontiiiiie to In- called Marshall Col- lege, and that ii slioultl Is- governed by a Hoard « f Hegents. I'nder Stale control the regents secured an appropriation of alMiut thirty thousand dollars, which was cx|iciidi d in securing ultOUt twelve acres of land ailditional. in eotuplel iag the loiildiiigs erected |»y I lie Sonlliern Methodist . lank log the lirsl building three stories high, and putting a three story wing on the west end. After the city of Huntington was laid out in 1871, the State, by ex-chiiiigng land with the rent ml Laud Company. made the College grounds conform to the stii-ets ami aviums of the city. In I MU', the regents procured the sendees of I’rof. K. S. Thompson, of I’ciinsylvnniu. as principal. Ollier Mi-lions of the State iniiuediately wanted Normal Selmols. rlailoilig that Marshall l'olh-ge was not centrally located, etc. To ucconiiiuNlale these demands State Normal Schools, brandies of Marshall l'oll»-ge. wren established at Fairmont. West l.ils-rlv. Olenville. Shepherdstown. and Com-ord. I’rof. Thompson served until 1871. when he was succeeded by I’rof. I’owe||. of Ashland. Kenluelty. who remained Imt one year, lie was sun-ceded l y I’rof. Morrow, of Hancock Comity, West Virginia. It was at the close of I’rof. Morrow’s first year of sendee that I’rof. J. Ilcauchatup Clnrk. now the 1 istingitislied representative in Congress from Mis- xouri, was chosen as fust assistant. Itut tin- field of |toliiies lia«l a creator cliann for Mr. ('lark than the school room, Iieitrc, In resigned liis place at tin close of his first year. I’riiiri|ial Morrow was sticrr:-d( | by A. IS. Clieslernian. of Kiclimoiitl, Virginia. I’mf. ('Iiistermuii was succeeded hv Prof. Tlmjtton in ISSl; prof. Thnxton by Prof. V. .1. Kenney, of Point Pleasant, in ISSl; Prof. Kenney by Thou. K. Hedges. nf Morgantown. ixsi;. Mr. Iloilges resigned in IWHi to accept the chair of Physics in the State I'liivorsiiy ntnl was succeeded by I.. .1. forbl.v. of Alma. West Virginia, who was called from his graduate work in the Cniversity of Iterlin. (iermanr. RESUME School established as an Academy. |SX7. IhsaiiM a College. IS.'iS. Became State School. ISIJ7. Named in Honor of Chief Justice Marshall of »•“’ I nited States Supreme Court. Value of Buildings, Cronnds and l-h|uipmeiit, $oOO.nuU. Number of Volumes in Library, in.lKiu. Number of Acres in Campus. 1C. Nnmlier nf Alumni since a State School. 707.