The Soldiers Memorial Tablet Was Unveiled
1900 June 14
The Soldiers Memorial Tablet honoring the Normal School Civil War dead was unveiled at the conclusion of a successful Alumni fund-raising campaign.
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The Neon Published
1900
The Neon, the first student yearbook, is published. No other yearbook exists until 1904.
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Minerva first appears in Draper Hall
circa 1901
A 1909 article in The Echo welcomed back the Minerva statue to Draper Hall in what is now the Downtown Campus. The article stated that Minerva "graced the college with her presence for five years before the fire" that burned the Willett Street home of the college in January 1906. This is the best...
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Commencement Held June 14, 1901
1901 June 14
New York State Normal College commencement held at Normal College Hall.
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Young Women's Christian Association (Ywca) Founded
1904 January
Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) founded. The YWCA printed the first Student's Handbook in 1904 which while mainly describing the functions of the YWCA also listed student groups and publications and provided general advice to students.
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Senior Yearbook, New York State New York State Normal College, Nulla Vestigia Retrorsum Published
1904
The senior yearbook, New York State Normal College, 1904, Nulla vestigia retrorsum, published. This was the school's first yearbook since 1900 and it contained portraits of faculty and graduating students along with the graduates' signatures.
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The New York State Normal College acquired its first gymnasium at 100 Willett Street. The expenses were subscribed by donations from faculty & students. The gymnasium was used by both men and women for exercises and basketball teams.
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The Crimson & White, the State Normal College's high school student magazine/yearbook first published. The University Archives do not hold the first three issues of the Crimson & White published in October 1904, December 1904 or February 1905. The oldest issue held in the University Archives is...
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Goodwin Plan Is Enacted By The Regents, Turning The State Normal College A Four Year Liberal Arts College For Teacher Training.
1905 December 14
Andrew S. Draper/Edward J. Goodwin Plan is enacted by the Regents, turning the State Normal College a four-year liberal arts college for teacher training. The Draper/Goodwin Plan directed that the College discontinue all training for the elementary schools, institute admissions requirements “...
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Fund Raising Begins For Husted Award
1905 January 17
Fund-raising begins for Husted Award, honoring Albert N. Husted, on the occasion of his 50th year of service as a teacher. The fund would support graduate study in education. Husted served as a teacher until 1912, dying three days after he taught his last class. Classes contributed funds to the...
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Commencement Held June 16, 1905
June 16, 1905
New York State Normal College commencement held at Normal College Hall.
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This is now the downtown campus. The Normal College bought the land for this campus from the Albany Orphan Asylum, giving them the Willett Street property and adjacent land plus $75,000. The four and a half acre parcel purchased from the Asylum was bounded by Western Avenue (637 feet), Washington...
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Dr. Aspinwall is appointed to the position. He was given no additional compensation for the job.
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–First students admitted to the four year Draper/Goodwin liberal arts curriculum.
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Willett Street Building Burns
1906 January 8
The Willett Street building burns, destroying most historical records, the Alumni Memorial Window, the Soldiers Memorial Tablet and all the oil portraits of Principals, Presidents, and Executive Committee members which were hung in the gutted Assembly Hall. At its annual meeting on June 14 & 15,...
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Commencement Held June 15, 1906
1906 June 15
New York State Normal College commencement held at Trinity Methodist Church.
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Purple & gold again mentioned as school colors in the Echo. “The purple and gold” is a verse from a college song by Louise Ward Clement.
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Albert Randolph Ross, Architect and Hon. George Lewis Heins, State Architect, jointly commissioned to design the new three building Washington & Western Avenue Campus. Ross designed the exterior in the classical Georgian style, while Heins offices prepares interior drawings and specifications....
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It was reported at the June 24th and 25th alumni meeting that the Alumni Association had been incorporated to allow the receipt of bequests of funds. Incorporation also allowed them to sue and be sued. The treasurer announced at the same meeting that the Husted Fellowship Fund had reached a total...
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Second fundraising campaign begun for a Civil War Memorial Tablet was launched by the Metropolitan Alumni Association at its February meeting. A. N. Husted named chair of the fundraising committee at the Annual Meeting in June. The new tablet is currently in storage in the University Archives.
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Ywca Glee Club Organized
1907-1908
YWCA Glee Club organized. The student handbook notes that it was organized during the prior school year.
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Javier S. Adrianzen, A.B., a student from Chiclayo, Peru, attends State Normal School funded by the Peruvian Government. He earns a Bachelor of Pedagogy in 1910. Adrianzen is the first known Latin American student. He designed the State Normal College Echo cover in 1907.
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Commencement Held June 25, 1907
1907 June 25
New York State Normal College commencement held at Trinity Methodist Church.
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1907 - 361 Students
1907 Fall
In 1907 the schools enrollment was 361.
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The First Four Year Liberal Arts Class Graduated
1908 June 23
The first four year liberal arts class graduated earning Bachelors of Arts or Science.
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Commencement Held June 23, 1908
1908 June 23
New York State Normal College commencement held at Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church.
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The Newman Study Club Founded
1908 Fall
The Newman Study Club is founded, the first Catholic group on campus. Open to any woman interested in studying the life and writings of Cardinal Newman. Chi Sigma Theta Sorority, known as Kappa Nu Sorority from its founding on October 5, 1914 until it adopted the name Chi Sigma Theta on Feb. 17,...
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The courses were scheduled to close at the end of the school year. However, in June it was decided that if there were at least twenty five students in a grade, then seventh and eighth grade students would be allowed to finish their courses.
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The Executive Committee becomes the Board of Trustees reporting jointly to the Commissioner of Education and the Regents.
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Physical Education added to curriculum in the Department of Physical Training headed by Fanny A. Dunsford, A.B., Professor.
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127 Students
1909
Enrollment was 127 students for 1909.
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School Occupied The Three Building Downtown Campus
1909 September
School occupied the three building campus consisting of Science, Administration, and the Auditorium. In December 1927 the building were given the names: Husted Hall, Draper Hall, and Hawley Hall (now Dewey).
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State Normal College Athletic Association Formed
1909 October 15
The Athletic Association formed first by men and soon joined by women to promote all sports, but principally “basket ball,” to take advantage of the “well-equipped gymnasium” in the basement of the Auditorium (later the Hawley Building). The men played an inter-collegiate and high school schedule...
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Dedication Ceremony Held For Downtown Campus
1909 October 28
The dedication ceremony is held for the Downtown Campus with speakers Governor Charles Evans Hughs, Commissioner of Education Dr. Andrew Sloan Draper, and Regents Vice-Chancellor St. Clair McKelway. Draper, in his address, said the school would be “a pedagogical college. It is to give a liberal...
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Men’s basketball played first inter-collegiate matches versus Albany Medical College and the Union College freshmen. The scores were A.M.C. 53 and S.N.C. 10 and Union 26 and S.N.C. 6. The rest of the games included matches against local high schools and the State Normal College fared much better,...
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The second Soldiers Memorial Tablet, costing $411.71, is installed in the Administration Building (subsequently Draper Hall) entrance hall. It replaced the original tablet lost in the 1906 fire.
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–The Class of 1910 orders a stained glass memorial window for the Auditorium (now Hawley Hall) . The window was designed and executed by Mr. Chapman of Albany. The window was to be mounted over the main entrance to the Auditorium, subsequently named Hawley Hall.
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The departments of industrial arts and home economics were officially opened in 1910, with instruction in industrial arts beginning in February of 1910. H.B. Smith was elected chair of the industrial arts department. The industrial arts department was discontinued in 1920 and the home economics...
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The department was discontinued in 1932.
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227 Students
1910
Enrollment was 227 students for 1910.
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First Known College Theater Performance
1910 May 13
Sheridan’s “The Rivals” performed in the Auditorium. This is the first known college theater performance by students.
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Commencement Held June 21, 1910
1910 June 21
New York State Normal College commencement held at the College Auditorium.
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Contributors’ Club Founded
1910 Fall
The Contributors’ Club founded under the direction of Professor Kirkland to promote original literary contributions. Membership in the Club was "regarded as an honor."
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Promethean Literary Society Held First Meeting
1910 October 20
Promethean Literary Society holds first meeting.