1929 Crystal yearbook Georgia State Teachers College, Athens, Ga., Normaltown

Description: This is the 1929 Crystal yearbook from Georgia State Teachers College -- also known as the State Normal School -- in Athens, Ga. An ad in the back says the school offered an industrial course leading to a diploma in household arts, manual arts and agriculture; an academic diploma which enabled graduates to teach in any state school without further examination; and courses leading to A.B. and B.S. degrees in education. The school's 17 departments included all subjects usually taught in Georgia schools; the faculty and staff totaled 56; and there was practice teaching in a model school of 12 grades and model country school of seven grades, both on the campus. Enrollment was more than 800, and tuition was less than $200 a year. There were five dormitories on campus, the tables were supplied from the school's gardens and dairy. The hardcover volume measures 8 by 10 3/4 inches. In addition to the usual photographs of students, activities and organizations, the section dividers feature original multi-colored artwork, and there are several nice photos of campus buildings and scenes, including the James M. Smith Building, the library and others. We especially like the pages of the Mildred Rutherford Literary Society, which includes a sitting portrait of Rutherford (1851-1928). ''Miss Millie'' was described as ''so living, hoping, believing in the guardianship of God, we have her secure in His Eternal love.'' Rutherford was a prominent educator and author from Athens. She served the Lucy Cobb Institute as its head and in other capacities for more than 40 years and oversaw the addition of the Seney-Stovall Chapel to the school. Heavily involved in many organizations, she became the historian general of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and a speech given for the UDC was the first by a woman to be recorded in the Congressional Record. She was a prolific non-fiction writer. Also known for her oratory, Rutherford was distinctive in dressing as a Southern belle for her speeches. She held strong pro-Confederacy, proslavery views and opposed women's suffrage. There also is an ''in memory'' page for David C. Barrow (1852-1929), who led the University of Georgia from 1906 until 1925. He was described as ''a friend of this institution from its beginning until his death.'' The boards are brown cloth with the year, title and seal stamped in a gilt field on the front and decorative devices blind-stamped on the front. The boards show some age wear, especially at the extremities. The name of a previous owner -- Janie Foy Frierson -- is written on the last free endpaper, and there are the usual autographs. The pages are lightly age-toned and a bit thumbed in spots, but otherwise the interior is in very nice shape. In other listings, we are offering other yearbooks from this school. Here is a brief history of the school:In the late 1800s state lawmakers had been urged to provide for teacher training at the University of Georgia or for the establishment of a state-sponsored teachers' college in the Athens area. Because many of those seeking such training were women, and women were not admitted to the university, the legislature authorized the Georgia State Teachers College -- also known as the State Normal School -- in Athens in 1891. The institution first opened in a university-owned facility but later moved to its own facility on Prince Avenue in an area that became known as Normaltown. By 1900, the State Normal School had nearly as many students – about 279 – as the university. In the early 1920s, the Georgia State Teachers College was unified with the University of Georgia's Peabody School of Education. In 1932 the university's department of education assumed control of training for teachers in the state. The normal school was taken over by the university and became known as Coordinate College. It was used as dormitories for freshmen and sophomore women. The facility was used by the Army during World War II as a training site. In the 1950s, the complex was taken over by the Navy for its Supply Corps School. In 2010 the Navy turned over the property to the University of Georgia, and it became the UGA Health Sciences Campus. The oldest remaining academic building on campus, Winnie Davis Hall, was erected in 1902 as a memorial to the daughter of Jefferson Davis. In 1910 the Carnegie Library was erected with a grant from the Andrew Carnegie Foundation. Because of its historical and educational significance, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. We offer this item with no reserve, and we gladly combine shipping. Please read "Shipping and Payment" instructions before bidding. Get business information that counts! - Vendio Counters are active content free.

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