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WXUhitevvater F 'W leaehers FIGURES for 1937-1938 show White- water State Teachers College to be numbered as the fourth largest college in Wfisconsin-enrollment figures reached 830 with 58 faculty members. The original structure was established in 1866, the oldest normal school building in the state. By 1909 the students had out- grown the first building and the north wing, girls, gym, front building, and the west wing were added. Hamilton Gym- nasium was built in 1916 when the en- thusiasm for all kinds of athletics was reaching a new high. During President F. S. I-Iyer's admin- istration the east wing was built. The auditorium with room for 1000 people was a big improvement on the high school room which had been used for group meetings up to that time. In 1927 it was changed to a State Teachers College and the first Bachelor of Education degree awarded. SPBCIALIZING in the training of com- mercial teachers made this college stand out from the others and grow in size. In 1937-1938 the commercial stu- dents numbered 6 5 Z, of the total enroll- ment with the other 34270 divided among the rural, primary, and academic courses. Placement has been 100W in the commer- cial curriculum and about 9272, in the others. IN 1909 the first yearbook was given the name Minneiska,', the Indian name for Whitewater. The log cabin which stands back of the main building in a semi-forest is a small historical mu- seum filled with actual tools and furni- ture used by the pioneers. The cabin itself was the first home built in White- O Built in 1909 this nmilz blllffllllg 51,1 water and was moved to its present site to be preserved as a curiosity. Almost every tree that will grow in this climate can be found on the campus. Billy Reider is responsible for the repu- tation for beauty l that the W.S.T.C. campus has throughout the state. Flower- ing shrubs, tulip beds, and a formal gar- den blossom during the spring and summer. '
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