Marshall University - Chief Justice Yearbook (Huntington, WV)

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itiatory nf Marshall 000 Early in the last century, on an eminence one fourth mile from the left hank of the Ohio river ami 80 feet al ove low water mark, two miles below the mouth of the Ouyamlotte river and the historic old town of Guyandotte, West irginia, and eight miles above the Kentucky line, in the center of what is now the City of Huntington, stood an old log house, which was called Ml. Hebron, and which was used for both school and church purposes. A two story brick building with four rooms was erected, the lot was fenced and a good well was dng. Messrs. Peek and Shepherd were the first teachers to occupy the Academy, which was named .Marshall Academy, in honor of Chief Justice John Marshall of the Supreme Court of the I'nitcd States. After the Civil War closed Judge James 11. Ferguson, a member of the Legislature from Cabell County. projx)sed that if the county would pay off the indebtedness of the property and transfer the same to the State, he would see that the building and grounds were enlarged and improved and that a normal school was established thereon. 'Phis projxjsition was accepted by the county, and the State by statute made it The State Normal School, and provided that it should l c governed by a Hoard of Regents. In 1 S(»i» the regents procured the services of Prof. R. S. Thompson of Pennsylvania as principal. Other sections of the State immediately wanted Normal Schools, claiming that Marshall College was not centrally located. To accommodate these demands for State Normal Schools, brandies of Marshall College, were established at Fairmont, West Liberty, Glcnvillc, Shcpherdstown, and Concord. Prof. Thompson served until 1871 when lie was succeeded by Prof. Powell, of Ashland, Kentucky, who remained but one year. He was succeeded by Prof. Morrow, of Hancock County, West Virginia. It was at the close of Prof. Morrow’s first year of service that Prof. J. Heau-champ Clark, now the distinguished Speaker of the House from Missouri, was chosen as first assistant. Hut the field of ! olitics had a greater charm for Mr. Clark than the school room, and he resigned his place at the close of his first year.

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Annual Enrollment 1871-72 ...................................................... 195 1875-76 ..................................................... 187G-77 ....................................................... 73 1877-78 ......................................................-137 1880-81 ...................................................... 123 1887- 88 .................................................... 163 1888- 89 .................................................... 172 1889- 90 .................................................... 165 1890- 91 .................................................... 163 1891- 92 .................................................... 183 1892- 93 .................................................... 137 1893- 94 .................................................... 152 1894- 95 .................................................... 183 1895- 96 .................................................... 223 1896- 97 .................................................... 258 1897- 98 .................................................... 278 1898- 99 .................................................... 360 1899- 00 .................................................... 452 1900- 01 .................................................... 533 1901- 02 .................................................... 639 1902- 3 ..................................................... 787 1903- 1 ..................................................... 701 1904- 5 ..................................................... 740 1905- 6 ..................................................... 978 1906- 7 .................................................... 1021 1907- 08 ................................................... lOYl 1908- 09 ................................................... 1071 1909- 10 ................................................... 1100 1910- 11 ................................................... 1125 1911- 12 ................................................... 1150

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Principal Morrow was succeeded by A. B. Chesterman.of Richmond, Virginia. Prof. Chesterman was succeeded by Prof. Tliaxton in 1X81 ; Prof. Tliax-ton by Prof. W. J. Kenney, of Point Pleasant, in 1HSI; Prof. Kenney by Thos. 1%. Hodges, of Morgantown, in isx ;. Mr. Hodges resigned in 1890 to accept the chair of Physics in the State University, and was succeeded by I.. J. Corblv of Alina, West Virginia, who was called from his graduate work in the I’ni-versity of Berlin, Germany. ISraum? School established as Marshall Academy, 1837. Became Marshall College, 1858. Became State Normal, 1867. Named in Honor of Chief Justice Marshall of the United States Supreme Court. Value of Buildings, Grounds and Equipment, $500,000. Number of bound volumes in Library, 7,000; documents, 7,000. Number of acres in Campus, 16. Number of Alumni since a State Normal, 887. Number in the Faculty, session 1911-12, 31.