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Xml W Ihi years nmu s progress . . . Slippery Rock State Teachers College celebrates a half century of progress. We students of today realize that we arc reaping the benefits sown by others—our predecessors. The debt of gratitude we owe is not to any individual but to all those men and women who have contributed to the progress of the institution and have made Slippery Rock State Teachers College what it is today. So we, the junior Class, gratefully dedicate this | 95 9 ‘nwiiirna: To the townspeople, who through their foresight and efforts founded the school in 1889, and have fostered it through fifty years; To the administrators, past and present, under whose direction Slippery Rock has grown and flourished; To the faculties, whose wisdom has been a guide and whose personalities have been an inspiration; To the alumni, each of whom has added something to Slippery Rock while here, and whose lives have been a source of pride to us ever since their graduation; To all others, known and unknown, who have shown an interest in the welfare of our Alma Mater.
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Invitation to the inspection of the new buildings fifty years ago. VOV4 t1. 7 The year 1939 marks the Golden Anniversary of the founding of Slippery Rock State Teachers College. As we scan the history of these past fifty years, we come to a fuller realization of the progress and real worth of the school and the powerful influence it has exerted upon this community and upon the lives of its students. The first institution of higher learning in this immediate vicinity was founded by Alfred D. Lee of Ohio. It was built below Christley Bridge under a huge hemlock tree near a spring, and therefore, was named Hemlock Springs College. Because of financial difficulties, the venture proved to be a failure and the school was forced to close. Nevertheless, this first venture had instilled in the minds of the people of the community the idea of higher education for their young folk. In 1887 a meeting of the townspeople was called to discuss plans for building such an institution. The group first discussed the idea of establishing an academy, but soon they came to the conclusion that an academy would not completely satisfy their needs. Upon investigation it was learned that Slippery Rock was in the Eleventh Legislative District and that the district was eligible for the establishment of a normal school. It was decided that such an institution would best suit the needs of the community, and within a short time the townspeople began to lay plans for its erection. The great problem that presented itself was that of financing the construction ol the Normal School. Men canvassed the town and nearby vicinity to secure donations. Subscriptions were sold at five dollars a piece. Citizens of the community offered ground upon which to erect the buildings. Not to be outdone by the men, the women formed a society known as the Ladies’ Normal School Association. Many were the strawberry and ice cream festivals they held in order to secure money. All the food for such a festival was donated. The women sewed, baked, and conducted many other enterprises in order to gain a little money for the school fund. 6
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