Attending the State College for Teachers Centennial Celebration are, left to right: Dr. John Erskine, author; Regent Leland Thompson; Dr. George D. Stoddard, U.S. Commissioner of Education; Judge Newton B. VanDerzee, Chairman of the College Board of Visitors; and Dr. John M. Sayles, Acting President of the New York State College for Teachers from 1939-March 1, 1943 and President from March 1, 1943-March 10, 1947.