Campus Buildings; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
Seward Hall was the second dormitory constructed for male students at Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute now Virginia State University. The funds were secured by the Noell Fund. The building was the Georgian Revival Style, and was designed...
Campus Buildings; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
Eggleston Hall was the first dormitory constructed for female students at Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute now Virginia State University. The funds for the building were secured from the Noell Fund.
Doxey Alfonzo Wilkerson had a A.D. Degree in English from the University of Kansas. He came to Virginia State in 1927. He was the acting director of the high school and professor secondary education in 1929.
College presidents – Washington (D.C.) -- Wilson Teachers College;
Hager, Walter;
Wilson Teachers College;
Wilson Teachers College -- Presidents
Dr. Walter E. Hager (1895-1990) was appointed president of Wilson Teachers College in 1941. He earned is Bachelors in Science from the University of Nebraska in 1916; his A.M. from Columbia University in 1927, and his PhD from Columbia University...
The First Central Heating Plant Was Erected in 1927. The Facility Constructed on the Southwest Part of the Campus Furnished Steam and Hot Water to All Buildings.
Hale Hall Was One of the Three Buildings Erected in 1927 at a Cost of $125,000, and Was Dedicated in 1935. The Building Was Named for the School's First President, William Jasper Hale.
Miss State College Receives Sister Institutions A Scene From the Masque, "The Balanced Wheel", Presented by the Students in Dramatic Art on Founders Day.
Black and white photograph of Robbie Smith. Miss Smith, reigned as the " Most Beautiful Girl" from 1927-1928. The idea of selecting "the most beautiful girl" was initiated in 1927 in conjunction with the first annual ball at...
Mayberry, Emma N. [Nesbit]; Home economics teachers--Louisiana; Southern University and A & M College--Faculty
Black and white portrait of Emma N. Mayberry, Southern University's first Director of Home Economics. She also started the first sorority chapter on the campus of Southern in 1932. This sorority is: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
Dedicated on October 19, 1927, the Hall Was a Gift From Dr. and Mrs. J.W. Anderson of Dallas, Tx. Who Gave $12,000.00. Dr. Anderson Was a Graduate of the Medical Department Class of 1885. It Was Used for Instruction in Gross and Microscopical...
