University of Wisconsin Eau Claire - Periscope Yearbook (Eau Claire, WI)

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Twentieth Anniversary 1916-1936 In 1909, partly through the efforts of Mr. Emmet Horan. Eau Claire’s representative on the State Board of Normal School Regents, the ninth Wisconsin Normal School was established at Eau Claire. The first session, a Summer School, was conducted during the summer of 1916, the old Senior High School, which is now the Junior High School, being used, as the present college building was not complete. The regular school term of Wisconsin’s ninth Normal School opened in September, 1916 in the building still occupied. Now, after twenty years, eight teachers of the original faculty of twenty-four are still here. A few changes have been made in their original teaching assignments, but for the most part each is teaching his original work. The eight are as follows: H. A. Schofield, President since the school was started; C. J. Brewer, Principal of the Training School and also Vice President the entire twenty years; Katherine Thomas, critic for the seventh and eighth grades at first, and now Junior High School critic; A. J. Fox, Manual Training instructor at first, and now of the Education Department; B. W. Bridgman, Physics and Chemistry at first, and of the Physics Department now; George L. Simpson, Athletics coach and Geography instructor at first, and now Geography and Physiography; Hilda Belle Oxby, instructor in German and Latin then, and now English and German instructor; Blanche James, Mathematics instructor both then and now. The Periscope staff has chosen as an appropriate theme for its book this year the commemoration of the twentieth anniversary of the school. In recognition of and appreciation for the unselfish work and sincere interest and co-operation shown by them, the staff therefore dedicates the 1936 Periscope to the eight members of the original faculty who are still here, and who have worked so earnestly for the best interests of this institution.

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EAU CLAIRE STATE TEACHERS’ COLLEGE ESTABLISHED BY ACT OF THF. WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE 1909 OPENED ITS DOORS TO STUDENTS IN SEPTEMBER 1916 TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY 1916-1936

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HARVEY A. SCHOFIELD, PH. B. PRESIDENT APPOINTED HEAD EAU CLAIRE STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE 1916 HAS SERVED CONTINUOUSLY SINCE THEN AS PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY 1916-1936