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SHEPHERD COLLEGE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL ORGANIZATION AND EARLY HISTORY ' ' ' HEN the county-seat of jefferson county was moved from Shepherds- , town to Charles Town, the people of Shepherdstown and vicinity decided to use the vacated courthouse for educational purposes. An article of incorporation for a school, to be known as Shepherd College, designed to instruct students in languages, arts and sciences, was drawn up and signed by C. W. Andrews, A. R. Boteler, C. T. Butler, G. M. Beltzhoover, David Billmyer, Samuel Knott, and Henry Shepherd. This body of incorporators gave themselves power to elect instructors, pay salaries, and prescribe courses of study. They appointed Prof. Joseph McMurran, first principal of the institution. A writer in The Picket of February 27, 1896, relates the school's early history as follows: Shepherd College was opened for the first time in September, 1871, by Professor joseph McMurran, under the authority of the Board of Trus- tees, with forty-two pupils. On February 27, 1872, the Legislature of this State passed the fol- lowing Act:-'That a branch of the State Normal School be and the same is hereby established at the building known as Shepherd College, in Shep- herdstown, in the county of Jefferson. The said school is hereby placed on the same footing and subject to the same regulations as the other branches of the State Normal School, Provided, that the said building and lot on which it is erected shall be fitted up in a suitable manner for the purpose of such a school and conveyed in fee or for a term of years not less than ten, assigned or original, free of charge to the State for such fitting up, on occupancy.'--Acts 1872, Chap. 101. A 1 But the Normal School was not organized by the Regents under this Act-and in September, 1872, the exercises of the College were resumed by order of the Board of Trustees, with Professor joseph McMurran, as Prin- cipal, and Miss Louisa P. McMurran and Mrs. Lilie P. Lee, as assistants. There were enrolled sixty-two pupils, but the rooms in the wings only were occupied, as the large rooms had not been fitted up for occupancy. On February 14, 1873, an Act was passed by the Legislature and approved amending the Act of February 27, 1872, establishing a branch Normal School in Shepherd College. This amendwent consisted in making IO
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