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| Chico
State Normal School (1887-1921) |
| Date(s) | Event | |
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 Annie & John Bidwell |
March 10, 1887 | Legislative act to create the Northern Branch State Normal School of California for the purpose of training and education of teachers in the art of instructing and governing the public schools of the state. |
| April 8, 1887 | Chico is selected as the site for the school. June 24, 1887, General John Bidwell donates eight acres of his cherry orchard and permanent water rights for the school. | |
| April 19, 1887 | First Board of Trustees appointed: John Bidwell, F.C. Lusk, J.W.B. Montgomery, L.H. McIntosh, A.H. Crew. | |
| Sept., 1887 | Construction begins on a three-story brick building. | |
| July 4, 1888 | Cornerstone laid. | |
| April 20, 1889 | Normal Board of Trustees appoint the following as first faculty members: Edward T. Pierce, Principal (1889-1893); Carlton M. Ritter, instructor in mathematics; Mrs. Emma Straight, preceptress; Minor L. Seymour, instructor in science; A.E. Garlich, teacher of music. | |
| Sept. 3, 1889 | Doors are opened and 90 students are enrolled for the first term. | |
| Jan. 11, 1890 | Library officially opens with 350 volumes. | |
| June 20, 1891 | First graduating class of 15. | |
| 1893 | Robert F. Pennell is elected as principal. | |
| March, 1896 | First issue of The Normal Record is published. | |
| 1897 | Carlton M. Ritter is elected as president. | |
| 1899 | Charles C. Van Liew is elected as president. | |
| 1910 | Annie E. K. Bidwell donates an additional two acres of land to be used for work with elementary agriculture. | |
| 1910 | Training school built adjacent to Normal Building. | |
| 1911 | Annie E. K. Bidwell donates an orange orchard lot 55 x 440 feet as the children's playground, which is connected to the Training School. | |
| 1911-1917 | Allison Ware is elected and serves as president. | |
| 1912 | Pleasant Valley Model Rural School of the State Normal School at Chico opens offering courses in manual training, domestic science and art, school agriculture, and physical education. | |
| 1913 | Little Chico Model Rural School of the State Normal School at Chico opens. | |
| 1915 | Construction of swimming pool. | |
| 1917 | Dr.
E. I. Miller is elected as Acting President. |
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| 1918 | C.
M. Osenbaugh is elected as President. |
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| 1921 | Legislative enactment to change the name to Chico State Teacher's College. | |
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