1870 Normal Schools

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Institution	City	State	Date of opening	Principal	Number of instructors	Number of male students	Number of female students	Total students	Whole number of graduates	Course of study	Number of volumes in library	Annual appropriation form state of city	Annual expense to each student	Time of anniversary	Notes
State Normal Classes, (3)	Huntsville	Alabama													The six Alabama normal schools listed reported a combined enrollment of 300
State Normal Classes, (2)	Talladega	Alabama													The six Alabama normal schools listed reported a combined enrollment of 300
State Normal Class	Pottersville	Alabama													The six Alabama normal schools listed reported a combined enrollment of 300
State Normal Class	Montgomery	Alabama													The six Alabama normal schools listed reported a combined enrollment of 300
State Normal Class	Evergreen	Alabama													The six Alabama normal schools listed reported a combined enrollment of 300
State Normal Class	Mobile	Alabama													The six Alabama normal schools listed reported a combined enrollment of 300
State Normal School	San Jose	California	1862	Rev. W.T. Lucky	4	22	106	188	120	2 years	1,500	0.00		May
State Normal School	New Britain	Connecticut	1849	J.N. Carleton				132		3 years
State Normal University	Wilmington	Delaware	1867	J.C. Harkness	8			188
East Florida Seminary	Gainesville	Florida				75		90
West Florida Seminary		Florida				75	73	148
Normal dep't Atlanta University	Atlanta	Georgia		E.A. Ware	6	62	27	89
State Normal University	Normal	Illinois	1857	R. Edwards, LL.D.	6	169	244	413	99	3 years	3,000	0.00	$100 to 200	Third Thursday in June
County Normal School	Blue Island	Illinois	1868	D.S. Wentworth
County Normal School	Peoria	Illinois	1868
County Normal School	Bureau County	Illinois		A. Ethridge
City Normal School	Chicago	Illinois
State Normal School	Terre Haute	Indiana	1867	W.A. Jones				75		2 to 4 years
City Training School	Fort Wayne	Indiana	1867	Mary H. Swann	2		10	10	9		1,000	0.00		Second week in June
City Training School	Indianapolis	Indiana	1867	Amanda F. Funnell	1		12	12
Normal dep't Iowa University	Iowa City	Iowa	1866	S.N. Fellows	2	36	64	100	102			0.00	$150 to $200	Last Thursday in June
City Training School	Davenport	Iowa	1863	Mrs. M.A. McGonegal	2		13	13	42		91			Last week in June
State Normal School	Emporia	Kansas	1864	L.B. Kellogg		75	76	151
Ely Normal School	Louisville	Kentucky
Normal dep't Berea College	Berea	Kentucky		E.H. Fairchild, D.D.
New Orleans Normal School	New Orleans	Louisiana	1858	Mrs. K. Shaw	16		195	195	50					Third Saturday in June
Normal dep't Straight University	New Orleans	Louisiana	1869	J.W. Healey	3	20	40	60		3 years
Eastern State Normal School	Castine	Maine	1867	G.T. Fletcher	8			280		2 years	1,200	0.00	$180	Third Thursday in March
Western State Normal School	Farmington	Maine	1863	C.C. Rounds	7			140		2 years		0.00
State Normal School	Baltimore	Maryland	1865	M.A. Newell	7	24	120	144	102	2 years	500	0.00		Last week in May
State Normal School	Westfield	Massachusetts	1839	J.W. Dickinson				167		2 to 4 years	1,300	0.00	$160	Third Thursday in July
State Normal School	Framingham	Massachusetts	1839	Annie E. Johnson	8		130	130	1,148		900	0.00	$163	Last Tuesday or each term
State Normal School	Salem	Massachusetts	1854	D.B. Hagar			216	216	552		8,000	0.00	$175	Last of Jan. and first July
State Normal School	Bridgewater	Massachusetts	1840	Albert G. Bayden, A.M.		43	119	162	1,062		5,000	0.00	$200	Second week in July
City Normal School	Boston	Massachusetts
City Normal School	Worcester	Massachusetts
State Normal School	Ypsilanti	Michigan	1849	D.P. Mayhew	11			342	230	4 years		0.00
First State Normal School	Winona	Minnesota		W.F. Phelps	7	38	147	185	41	2 years	3,000	0.00	$160	Fourth week in June
Second State Normal School	Mankato	Minnesota		G.M. Gage	5	38	98	136		2 years
Third State Normal School	St. Cloud	Minnesota		Ira Moore	4	10	42	52		2 years
Normal and Manual Labor School	Tugaloo	Mississippi
Normal dep't Missouri University	Columbia	Missouri	1867	D. Read, LL.D.	5	40	41	81			3,000		$140 to 20	Last Thursday in July
Central Normal School	Sedalia	Missouri		George P. Beard, A.M.
City Normal School	St. Louis	Missouri	1857	Anne C. Brackett	6		104	104	190		91	0.00	$75.14	Third week in June
State Normal School	Peru	Nebraska	1867	J.M. McKinzie				102		3 years	50		$150	Last week in June
State Normal School	Trenton	New Jersey		John S. Hart, LL.D.	7	20	143	279			3,000	0.00	$150	Last Thursday Jan. and June
Farnum Preparatory Normal School	Beverly	New Jersey		John S. Hart, LL.D.	7	83	111	194			1,000	0.00	$160	June and December
State Normal School	Albany	New York	1844	Joseph Alden				375	1,709		1,200	0.00	$180
State Normal School	Oswego	New York	1861	E.A. Sheldon				432	314		241	0.00	$160	July 8 and February 4
State Normal School	Brockport	New York	1866					234	10		750	0.00
State Normal School	Cortland	New York	1866	James H. Hoose				135
State Normal School	Fredonia	New York	1867	Dr. John W. Armstrong				96	2			0.00
State Normal School	Potsdam	New York	1866	M. McVicar				37
State Normal School	Buffalo	New York	1867
State Normal School	Geneseo	New York	1867
State Normal School	Millersville	Pennsylvania	1859	E. Brooks				658	130		3,900	0.00	$200	Third Thursday in July
State Normal School	Edinboro	Pennsylvania	1861	J.A. Cooper				425	30		1,662	0.00
State Normal School	Bloomsburg	Pennsylvania	1869	H. Carver				150	67		630	0.00	$184	Third Thursday in June
State Normal School	Mansfield	Pennsylvania	1862	Charles H. Verrill				337			2,000	0.00	$178
State Normal School	Kutztown	Pennsylvania	1866	John S. Ermentrant				343
Girls' Normal School	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	1848	G.W. Fetter	11		370	370	1,019		500	0.00	$2.75	February and July
Southwestern Normal School	Lebanon	Ohio		A. Halbrook	6	239	145	384
State Normal School	Bristol	Rhode Island	1852
Normal class Avery Institute	Charleston	South Carolina
Normal class Fisk University	Nashville	Tennessee		Prof. Spence
State Normal School	Johnson	Vermont	1867		4	69	108	177	29		500		$150
State Normal School	Randolph	Vermont	1867		2	167	171	338	35		500		$160	Third Wednesday in February
State Normal School	Castleton	Vermont	1868
Normal and Agricultural School	Hampton	Virginia	1868	General S.C. Armstrong	5	70		70		3 years
State Normal School	Marshall Col. P.O.	West Virginia	1868	S.R. Thompson	5	70	48	118		2 to 4 years		0.00	$200
State Normal School	West Liberty	West Virginia	1870	F.H. Crage	2	24	25	49		2 to 4 years
State Normal School	Fairmont	West Virginia	1869	J.C. Gilchrist				50		2 to 4 years
State Normal School	Platteville	Wisconsin	1866	E.A. Charleston				184		3 years	600	0.00	$50	Last week in June
State Normal School	Whitewater	Wisconsin	1867	Oliver Arey, A.M.	11	70	118	188
State Normal School	Madison	Wisconsin	1862
State Normal School	Oshkosh	Wisconsin	1867
Institution	City	State	Date of opening	Principal	Number of instructors	Number of male students	Number of female students	Total students	Whole number of graduates	Course of study	Number of volumes in library	Annual appropriation form state of city	Annual expense to each student	Time of anniversary	Notes

Source: “Statistics of normal schools in the United States, compiled from the most recent reports sent to the United States Bureau of Education,” United States Department of Interior, Report of the Commissioner of Education (Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1870), 526 – 527.

1870 Normal Schools

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