Marshall University - Chief Justice Yearbook (Huntington, WV)

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Schools. branches of Marshall Col I tv. wiv established at Fairmont. Wot LilM-rty. Glenville, She pherdstow n. ami Con-coni. I'rof. Tliom|«son scrv l until 1871. when lie wit sue ••ceded l v | rof. Powdl. of Ashland. Kentucky, who remained but one year. lie was succeeded by Prof. Morrow, of Hancock County, West Virginia. It was at the close of Prof. Morrow’s Hist year of service that Prof. .1. Beauchamp Clark, now the ili tinguLdied representative in Congras from Missouri. wa» chosen as first assistant. Hut the field of politic-, had a greater charm for Mr. Clark than the school room, and he re signed his place at the close of his tir»t year. Principal Morrow was succeeded by A. H. Chesterman. of Richmond, Virginia. Prof. Chesterman was succeeded by Pn f. Tbaxtnn in l v l; Prof. Thaxton by Pmf. W. .1. Kenney, of Point Pleasant, in lJv 4; Pmf. Kenney bv Tims. K Hodges, of Morgantown, in 188«. Mr. Hodges resigned in 1896 to ae- ro « -|il the chair of IMiyxio in the Slate University, ami was succeeded by L. J. Corbly, of Almn. West Virginia, who was ealled fn in his graduate work in the University of Berlin, (iermany. RESUME School established ns Mnrohall Academy. 1837. Became .Marshall College, 180S. Became State Normal. 18ti7. Named in Honor of Chief Justice Marshall of the United States Supreme Court. Value of Building . (i rounds and K |iiipmnit, . 00.000. Number of hound Volume in Library, 7,000; documents 7,«Htn. Number of acres in Campus. 16. Number of Alumni sine.- a State Normal, 70S. Number in the Faculty, Session l’JHMl. 31.

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LAWKKWR J. (’OKI)I.Y. A. I .. A. M.. President 1‘yiirholirtlij State Normal School, W, Va, I'niwrsity, ami Iniversitics ol' Hallo and Berlin, Germany it