University at Albany - Pedagogue Yearbook (Albany, NY)

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NEW YORK STATE NORMAL COLLEGE 9 Glnllege lqiaturg HE State Normal School was founded in I844. It was the first school for the training of teachers in New York State, and was the only one of its kind until 1863. It was begun as an experiment to be tried for S CT five years. At the end of this time the School had proved itself so successful that it was continued and a permanent home found' for it on the corner of State and Lodge streets. The New York State Normal College was established in I89O for the pur- pose of giving instruction exclusively in the science and in the art of teaching. From that time until 1905 it was a purely professional institution, with no oppor- tunities to pursue courses of Study similar to those pursued in ordinary literary colleges. ' The institution was chartered as a college in 1905, with power to grant bac- calaureate degrees, and beginning with the year 1913, the master degrees. BUILDINGS AND APPROPRIATIONS 1844. The school was first held- over the New York Central railroad station. 1848. In this year a new building was completed on the corner of Howard and Lodge streets, at a cost of S25,000. 1885. About this time the school found a new home on Willett street. The building was erected at a cost of SIO0,000. 1906. In 1906 the Willett street building was destroyed by fire and a new build-ing was begun on Washington aven-ue. For this building-our present home -the State appropriated S350,000. ' Principals and Presidenls DAVID PERKINS PAGE ......... .. ............ 1 1844-1848 GEORGE R. PERKINS, LL.D ....... 1848-1852 SAMUEL B. w00Lw0RTH, LL.D .... 1852-1856 DAVID H. COCHRAN, A.M., P1-1.D .... 1856-1864 0LIVER OREY, A.M ................. 1864-1867 JOSEPH ALDEN, D.D., LL.D ........... --- 1867-1882 EDWARD WATERBURY, PI'I.D., LL.D .... 1882-1889 WILLIAM J. MILNE, PI-LD., LL.D .... PL--- --- 1889-