Wilhemina Hamlin was a native of Petersburg, Va. She had a B.S. degree in Education from Columbia University. She held a number of positions at Virginia State University and was considered one the finest instructors of education in Virginia.
John Leon Lockett earned a B.S. and M.S. in Agronomy from the Iowa State College in 1923. In 1928, Mr. Lockett became the Director of Agricultural Division and Professor of Agronomy.
Campus Building; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
The First Unit of the Old Gym was constructed during the 1920s. This first stage was completed as a result of efforts of the Valiant Volunteers alumni, students, and faculty who donated time, labor, and $8,000. Later the building was named for...
High School Teacher; College Faculty Member; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
Dannie Starr graduated from Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute in 1928. Her career at Virginia State included time teaching at the university high school and as a member of the college faculty after 1940. She later married Charles Townes.
The Practice School at Tennessee A & I State College, as It Existed in 1923, Was Used as a Model Training School for Prospective Teachers in the Two-Year Elementary Teacher's Course, and Later in the Four-Year High School Teacher's Course,...
In 1897, Benson Library, Often Referred to as Benson #1, Was Completed and Made Possible By a Gift of $1,600.00 From Miss Mary Benson of Brooklyn, New York. This Building Was Constructed Under the Supervision of George E. Hayes, An Instructor In...
Band members. First row (L-R): Adonis Broom; John E. Zuhlcke; James N. Caldwell; Mary Wiseman; Charles Taylor; Beatrice Jefferson; Arthur Nelson; Brent Thompson; Ralph Waters; Celeste Waters. Second row (L-R): Frederick Tuckson; Thomas Hodges;...
