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    1. New York State Normal School 1844 May 7 - 1890 March 13

      The State Normal School created by legislature to train teachers for the Common Schools of N. Y. S. It was the 4th state normal school in the country, the first in N. Y. S., and the first outside o...

    2. First Executive Committee Meets 1844 June 1

      The Executive Committee, forerunner of our current University Council, holds its first meeting. The first members of the Committee were Colonel Samuel Young, chairman (Secretary of State and Superi...

    3. First Faculty Member Hired 1844 November 23

      The first faculty member hired by Executive Committee was George R. Perkins, mathematical instructor. Perkins would become the second principal in 1848.

    4. David Perkins Page 1844 December 13

      David Page's appointment as the School's first principal confirmed by the Executive Committee.

    5. First Plan For The Normal School 1844 December 16

      The first plan of organization for Normal School was submitted by Page and adopted with amendments by the Executive Committee.

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