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1bistoricaI. HE Milwaukee State Normal School was organized in September, 1885, and completes the first decade of its history with the opening of the current year. John J. Mapel, who for some years had been the principal of the Milwaukee High School, was elected as the first president of the school, and had associated with him as members of the Faculty at the opening of the school, four teachers in the Normal Department and three teachers in the Model School. Mr. Mapel resigned in March, 1892, and L. D. Harvey, for some years Institute Conductor and teacher of Economics and Civics in the Dshkosh State Normal School, was elected to the presidency, which position he still holds. At the present time the Faculty numbers in the Normal Department, thirteen, in the Model School, four, Kindergarten, oneg manual training, one. I GROWTH OF THE SCHOOL. The enrollment during the first year numbered, in the Normal Department, 46, in the Model School, II2. Fifteen students were graduated during the first year. . The growth of the school since its organization is shown by the following table : 32
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1885-86 1886-87 1887-88 1888-89 1889-90 . . . 1890-91 1 891-92 1592-93 1393-94 1394-95 1895-96 .... .... ..,.,, ,.,, ,,., Seniors Ci IK H ll Cl 15 17 25 28 27 28 34 45 69 84 90 ENROLLFIENT. Juniors H H H U SI 30 28 41 46 56 56 77 94 118 178 Total H H If ll H CC H H H H 46 47 53 69 73 34 90 112 163 202 268 Model if 6 112 144 162 176 117 99 136 137 146 163 216 Grand Total if ll CK I lf 158 191 215 245 190 185 226 259 309 375 434 The small enrollment during the first few years of the scl1oo1's history was doubtless due to the new plan of organization adopted for this school by the Board of Regents. This plan differed from that in operation in the other Normal Schools of the State, in that no provision was made for either a Preparatory or Elementary course. A single course covering two years' work was offered. The work in this course was designed to be the equivalent of the third and fourth year's work in the other Normal Schools of the State. Students were to be admitted to this course who had completed the Elementary course in any of the other Normal Schools, or a .33
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