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Commencement Held February 2, 1892

1892 February 2

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New York State Normal College commencement held at Harmanus Bleecker Hall with a speech from Hon. Andrew S. Draper.

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Phi Delta Fraternity Formed

1892 February 5

Phi Delta Fraternity was formed by the merger of the Normal Literary Union and Independent Order of Normals, two male literary societies. First male Greek letter society on campus.

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The Normal College Echo Published First Issue

June 1892

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The Normal College Echo, the first student newspaper/literary magazine/alumni publication begins as a monthly.

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Commencement Held June 17, 1892

1892 June 17

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Commencement Held June 17, 1892 at Harmanus Bleecker Hall.

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Elite Literary Society Formed

Fall 1892

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The Elite Literary Society formed by young men in the High School Department.

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Salary Survey Of First Graduates

1893

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Salary survey of first graduates of Normal College curriculum reveals that male graduates receive an average annual salary $1,025.00 while female graduates receive average salary of $550.00. The male graduates' jobs were predominantly as principals of public schools or professors of Latin and...

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Commencement Held January 31, 1893

1893 January 31

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New York State Normal College commencement held at the Harmanus Bleecker Hall.

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Agassiz Association Formed

1893 Fall

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Agassiz Association formed in late 1893. It was supervised by Professor E. W. Wetmore to encourage original scientific research by students.

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Alumni Association President Suggests The Association Raise Funds For A Soldiers Memorial Tablet

1894 June 28

Alumni Association President Milford H. Smith, ‘79, suggests the Association raise funds for a Soldiers Memorial Tablet honoring the school’s Civil War dead. In 1896 Albert N. Husted, a long time faculty member and Lieutenant & subsequently Captain of the Normal School Company, was designated...

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The Alumni Association Publish An Updated History Of The School

1894

The Alumni Association publish an updated history of the school and its graduates on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the school titled An Historical Sketch of the State Normal College and a History of Its Graduates for Fifty Years.

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