President Alden Resigns 1882 May 23 Executive Committee accepts President Alden's resignation effective at the close of the term. Alden’s contributions included the provision of equal pay for equal work regardless of sex and an insistence that English was as worthy of study as Greek & Latin. During his term the school accepted and...
Edward P. Waterbury 1882 June 22 - 1889 August 8 Edward P. Waterbury, A.M., Ph.D., assumes office of president. A graduate of Normal School, Class of 1849, Waterbury had served as a faculty member at the Albany Academy, was a local insurance agent, and, at the time of his appointment, was a member of the school’s Executive Committee. Waterbury...
New Building Planned For Willett Street 1883 New building planned for Willett Street across from Washington Park at a cost of $125,000. The architect was Frank J. Wright of the firm of Ogden & Wright. For floor plans see The Thirty-Second Annual Report of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Albany, Department of Public...
Fund Raising For Alumni Memorial Window 1883 Fund-raising for Alumni Memorial Window commences at President Waterbury suggestion. The assembled graduates engaged in their first fund-raising event. To show their pride in the new Normal School Building being constructed on Willett Street across from Washington Park, they voted to commission...
President Waterbury Presents A History Of The School To The Annual Meeting 1883 -President Waterbury presents a history of the school to the Annual Meeting. The history was published in 1884 as A Historical Sketch of the State Normal School at Albany, N.Y. and A History of Its Graduates for Forty Years. Albany, N.Y., Brandow and Barton, 1884. The Historical Sketch includes a...
The Grand Reunion Of Association Of Graduates 1883 December 27 The Grand Reunion of Association of Graduates -With the support of Normal School Presidents Alden and Waterbury, ‘49, and lead by Secretary Sherman Williams, '71, the Association of Graduates was rebuilt in the 1870s and early 1880s. In preparation for the 1883 reunion 2,000 invitations were sent...
A Kindergarten Department Is Established At Model School 1883 A Kindergarten Department is established at Model School.
A Historical Sketch Of The State Normal School 1884 A Historical Sketch of the State Normal School Established 1844, at Albany, N.Y. and a History of Its Graduates for the First Thirty-Eight Years, 1844-1884 is published on the fortieth anniversary of the founding of the school. The book was written and financed by President Edward P. Waterbury to...
Evelena Williams Graduates 1884 January 25 Evelena Williams was the first identifiable African-American graduate of the State Normal School. Williams taught and was principal for nine years in a one room school house for African Americans in Jamaica, N.Y. She lost her job when the Jamaica schools were integrated in 1893 or 1894. Nothing...
U.S. President Elect Grover Cleveland Presented Degrees At Commencement 1885 January 23 U.S. President-Elect Grover Cleveland presented degrees at Commencement. Cleveland had just served as governor of New York.
Commencement Held June 26, 1885 1885 June 26 New York State Normal School commencement held at the Leland Opera House.
Willett Street Building Occupied 1885 September 9 Willett St. Building occupied and opened for classes. The building was constructed at a cost of $199,647.00. The architect was Frank P. Wright of the Albany firm of Ogden & Wright in a style described by the Executive Committee as "modern renaissance". It was located at 82-96 Willett Street. The...
Kate Stoneman Becomes First Woman Lawyer In New York State. 1886 Kate Stoneman, faculty member, passes the NYS bar exam, but is denied admission to the NYS Bar by the NYS Court of Appeals. Stoneman & her allies successfully petition the NYS Legislature & Governor to pass a law admitting women to the NYS Bar. Stoneman becomes NYS first woman lawyer, continues...
The First Mention Of Class Meetings Of Alumni 1886 December 30 The first mention of Class Meetings of Alumni. Prior to this the business meeting would be described as followed by a Social Reunion. From this date forward class reunions followed the Business Meeting and preceeded the general Social Reunion.
Commencement Held June 25, 1886 1886 June 25, New York State Normal School commencement held at Willett Street on Washington Park.
Decennial Alumni Reunion Classes To Be Given Special Emphasis 1887 December 30-- Decennial alumni reunion classes to be given special emphasis at future reunions.
Commencement Held June 24, 1887 1887 June 24 New York State Normal School commencement held at the Academy of Music at Lark St.
The Historical Sketch Is Updated And Reissued By President Waterbury 1888 The Historical Sketch is updated and reissued by President Waterbury. Its new title is A Historical Sketch of the State Normal School Established 1844, at Albany, N.Y. and a History of Its Graduates for the First Thirty-Eight and Last Five Years Ending January 1, 1888