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EDUCATION
Salary Librarian--Chas. B. Letton, Clerk of Supreme Court.
$5,000
Deputy Librarian--Elizabeth Mallalieu
2,500
Assistant Librarian--Mrs. Adrian A. Driggs
1,800
Assistant--Mrs. Carolyn Johnston
1,800
The state library is the oldest public library in the state, the KansasNebraska act of May 80, 1854 having provided for the establishment of a territorial library to be kept at the seat of government for the use of members of the territorial government, and other people, as prescribed by law. Congress appropriated $5,000 for the initial purchase of books. The legislature created the office of territorial librarian in March, 1855. The office carried a salary of $100 which was increased to $800 in 1856, with the duties of superintendent of public schools added. The library had grown to about 4,000 volumes in 1860. From 1861 to 1865, the territorial auditor was also librarian. The office of territorial librarian was then re-established with a salary of $400. In 1867, the secretary of state was given the additional duties of librarian. In 1871, the library was separated into two divisions--law and miscellaneous, which were united by the constitution of 1875, and put in charge of the clerk of the supreme court. By law the judges of the supreme court constitute the governing board of the library. Six clerks of the court have served as state librarian since the adoption of the constitution of 1875.
The library of the University of Nebraska being in Lincoln, it has seemed wise to develop the state library as a law library, although it still contains several thousand general works and bound files of periodicals. As a law library, it is reckoned to be one of the best collections in the country. The library now contains about 100,000 bound volumes, and many unbound pamphlets. It is the third library as to number of books in the state.
The library is housed in handsome quarters specially designed for it on the south side of the new capitol, third floor.
PUBLIC LIBRARY COMMISSION
Edith Tobitt, Omaha Gilbert. H. Doane, Librarian of the University. E. A. Burnett, Chancellor of the University. Judge C. B. Letton, State Librarian. C. W. Taylor, State Superintendent.
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Secretary and Supervisor of Institutional Libraries--Nellie Williams Reference Librarian-Dorothy Woodrow Traveling Library Clerk-Mrs. H. Armin Pagel HISTORY The legislature of 1901 established this commission and designated as its members the state librarian, state superintendent, chancellor and librarian of the University of Nebraska, and one person appointed by the governor.
DUTIES AND POWERS This commission is required to "encourage the establishment of libraries where none exist and the improvement of those already established." It circulates traveling libraries and visits libraries and advises and assists library boards and librarians. Since 1911 the legislature has appropriated money to be expended by the library commission in providing libraries for the penal and charitable institutions.
From July 1, 1928, to June 30, 1930, the Library commission received 11,009 requests for books, in answer to which 133,441 volumes were loaned. These requests came from public libraries, schools, study clubs, other groups of taxpayers and individuals. There were 668 public library requests for traveling libraries, with 1.9,546 volumes loaned. In answer to 1,083 school applications, 58,481 books were loaned. The study club requests were 1,204. The individual requests numbered 7,600.
Since the printing of the biennial report in November, 1928, seven towns have been added to the list of those having tax-supported libraries. The present number is 140.
The office of the commission was in the capitol until the summer of 1921, when it was transferred to quarters on the university campus.
PUBLICATIONS STATE NORMAL SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS' COLLEGES BOARD OF EDUCATION
T. J. Majors, President, Peru Fred W. Anderson, Cozad Fred S. Berry, Wayne H. B. Reische, Secretary, Chadron William Pitzer, Nebraska City Fred S. Knapp, Omaha C. W. Taylor, State Superintendent Public Instruction, Lincoln.
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HISTORY
This board was created by an act approved June 20, 1867. The treasurer, superintendent of public instruction and five persons appointed by the governor for five-year terms, constituted the board. The legislature of 1909 passed an act creating a new board designated as the "Normal board of education." This law- was declared by the supreme court to be unconstitutional in a decision rendered November 150 1909. By a constitutional amendment effective January 1, 1921, the government of the state normal schools was vested in a board of seven, six to be appointed by the governor for six-year terms, and the superintendent of public instruction, ex officio.
The legislature of 1921 authorized the granting of the bachelor of arts degree, and designation of the normal schools as teachers' colleges.
DUTIES AND POWERS This board, has control of the four state normal schools Peru, Kearney, Wayne, Chadron.
PUBLICATIONS Biennial report and financial statement.
PERU President W. R. Pate
The territorial legislature in 1860 granted a charter for the establishment of a school of college grade in the village of Peru, a little town that had been laid out in 1856. There was nothing done, however, towards the establishment of this school until in 1865 when Peru had become a village of thirty or forty families. It is said that Rev. Hiram Burch and Mr. William Dailey had the honor of leading the way to the planting of the state normal school at Peru. The first funds were solicited under the direction of Rev. Hiram Burch.
The purpose was to erect a building forty by eighty feet and three stories high to give to the conference of the M. E. church for the purpose of a female seminary. In March, 1865, sufficient funds had been raised to; warrant the letting of a contract for the erection of the building. Seventy-two acres of ground were donated to the trustees for a campus. The land was paid for by Dr. J. F. Neal, Rev. Hiram Burch, and Mrs. C. B. McKenzie. Twelve acres were afterwards deeded to Mrs. C. B. McKenzie for her services as a teacher, thus leaving sixty acres of campus.
Not being willing to wait for the erection of the building, school was opened in a building that was formerly used as a saloon. Dr. J. M. McKenzie was president of the school, This was opened in September, 1866. The new building was completed ready for occupancy in January, 1867. The enrollment the first term numbered 58 students. In the fall of 1867 the school was offered to the M. E. conference, but the offer was rejected. The school was therefore offered to the state of Nebraska, and the legislature of 1867 established on the 60-acre campus Nebraska's first state normal school. Dr. J. M. McKenzie was elected its first president.
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The doors and floors of the new building were made of green cottonwood lumber, as were also the door latches and catches. The campus of sixty acres is still covered with the native forest of oak, hickory, elm, linden and birch trees, and is a place of great natural beauty.
Since the erection of the original building, there have been added a science hall, library building, dormitory, gymnasium, auditorium, training school building, and a power plant.
Since the act of 1921, which converted the normal schools into teachers' colleges, the faculty and training school have been completely reorganized.
The enrollment for the school year 1929-30, was 1,833, of which number 804 were enrolled in the summer school
The present faculty includes fifty-two full time members, twenty-six men and twenty-three women.
Year
Graduates Enrollment Year
Graduates Enrollment 1867
0 65 1899
39 657 1868
0 67 1900
29 665 1869
0 64 1901
50 647 1870
2 81 1902
54 641 1871
3 80 1903
54 714 1872
2 102 1904
45 812 1873
0 271 1905
57 982 1874
1 357 1906
90 1,2151 1875
4 127 1907
149 1,280 1876
8 192 1908
141 1,370 1877
9 265 1909
164 1,453 1878
7 273 1910
135 1,212 1879
17 270 1911
173 1,264 1880
7 276 1912
147 1,315 1881
6 274 1913
173 1,365 1882
10 318 1914
182 1,298 1883
14 339 1915
203 1,310 1884
8 338 1916
200 1,363 1885
11 295 1917
184 1,287 1886
9 476 1918
152 1,684 1887
17 438 1919
110 966 1888
11 491 1920
127 1,006 1889
8 572 1921
102 1,362 1890
16 555 1922
133 1,291 1891
12 456 1923
139 1,275 1892
9 435 1924
148 1,326 1893
26 491 1925
160 1,677 1894
35 545 1926
157 1,879 1895
39 556 1927 1896
41 648 1928 1897
53 434 1929 1808
31 498 1930
1 Enrollment figures, 1905 and thereafter include the training school.
KEARNEY President--George E. Martin
Provision for a much needed normal school for western Nebraska was made by the legislature of 1903. Kearney was selected by the state board of education. A campus of over twenty acres in addition to an acre and a half upon which Green Terrace hall was located, was given to the state by the citizens of Kearney. A farm of eleven acres has since been acquired.
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To the large building, first erected, three wings have been added, a heating plant and gymnasium completed and a manual training building is nearing completion.
On June 19, 1905 school opened with 120 students for the summer term. In the twenty-one years of the school's history, 16,003 students have matriculated; 2,034 have graduated in the senior course.
The school now has seven affiliated rural schools which are used as demonstration schools and laboratories for the training of teachers.
The extension department conducts its work through correspondence and study centers. During the year 1929-30, 258 students have been enrolled in the extension department.
The faculty now consists of 54 members. The enrollment for the school year 1929-30 was 744, and for the summer school of 1930, 1,171.
Years
Graduates Enrollment Jr. College Senior College Regular Summer 1905 Summer Term
... ... ... 120 1905-06
18 ... 430 462 1906-07
66 ... 715 612 1907-08
65 ... 499 509 1908-09
69 ... 418 625 1909-10
59 ... 397 549 1910-11
56 ... 395 583 1911-12
85 ... 466 792 1912-13
112 ... 568 880 1913-14
139 ... 594 836 1914-15
115 ... 522 887 1915-16
124 ... 554 951 1916-17
118 ... 585 968 1917-18
105 23 517 904 1919-19
84 14 489 851 1919-20
75 12 424 1017 1920-21
80 12 493 1344 1921-22
87 32 703 1739 1922-23
147 28 732 1584 1923-24
150 36 682 1503 1924-25
150 45 720 215 1925-26
150 45 720 1215 1926-27 1927-28 1928-29 1929-30
CHADRON President--R. I. Elliott
The legislature of 1909 provided for the location of a normal school in the northwestern part of the state. The state board of education selected Chadron as the site and accepted a gift of 85 acres of land on which the brick building of Chadron academy stood. About onehalf of the 85 acres is covered with pine-clad buttes and canyons, and the rest is used for campus, athletic field, cultivated stretches, garden, and pasture. In addition to the main building containing administrative offices and 47 classrooms, are a gymnasium, girls' dormitory, power house, and several buildings belonging to the agricultural department, the first unit of a new training school building, a stadium, and the
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initial wing of a new library has been erected at a cost of $45,000. This library wing will seat at least 200 students at a time and take care of 47,500 volumes. Seven hundred and eighty-eight students have graduated from the two-year curriculum and the four-year curriculum. The enrollment for 192940 was 1,250, of which number 560 were summer term students. There are forty persons in the faculty.
Years
Graduates Enrollment 1911
109 (Summer school) 1911-12
249 1912-13
425 1913-14
54 443 1914-15
23 300 1915-16
22 350 1916-17
23 475 1917-18
25 650 1918-19
27 599 1919-20
27 640 1920-21
36 511 1921-22
24 854 1922-23
39 895 1923-24
41 1,209 1924-25
77 1,266 1925-26 1926-27 1927-28 1928-29 1929-30
WAYNE President--U. S. Conn
The legislature of 1909 provided for the purchase of the Nebraska Normal college at Wayne. This was a well established private normal which went into operation as a state normal on September 19, 1910, with an attendance of nearly 200. The enrollment for 1929-30 was 1,800. There are fifty-two members of the faculty.
Years 1910-11 1911-12 1912-13 1913-14 1914-15 1915-16 1916-17 1917-18 1918-19 1919-20 1920-21 1921-22 1913.28 1028-24 1924-25 1926-26 1926-27 1927.28 1928-29. 1929-30
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