Miner, Myrtilla
Miner Normal School
Moten, Lucy
School principals -- Washington (D.C.) -- Miner Normal School
Lucy Moten, Principal of Miner Normal School and John Nalle, Supervising Principal of DC Public Schools, observe a student teacher from Miner School. Miss Moten took a “progressive” approach to training teachers, arguing that the function of...
Miner Normal School; Miner Normal School -- Catalogs
The 1920s was an era in which there was an emphasis on reform and progress in education, and this was reflected in the curriculum offered at Miner. In 1921, Miner’s new principal, Eugene Clark, reorganized the curriculum of Miner Normal School,...
College theater -- Washington (D.C.) -- Miner Teachers College;
Miner Teachers College
The Centennial play was intended as part of a week-long celebration of what Eugene A. Clark, President of Miner Teachers College, referred to as “a hundred years of educational effort by recapitulating the story of significant characters,...
College theater -- Washington (D.C.) -- Miner Teachers College;
Miner Teachers College
This play was intended as part of a week-long celebration of what Eugene A. Clark, President of Miner Teachers College, referred to as “a hundred years of educational effort by recapitulating the story of significant characters, events, and...
Miner, Myrtilla
Miner Normal School
Moten, Lucy
School principals -- Washington (D.C.) -- Miner Normal School
The prominent African American educator, Dr. Lucy Moten (1851-1933), was the first African American principal of Miner Normal School. She served in this capacity from 1883 until 1921. At the time she was principal, Miner was a two-year public...
Miner, Myrtilla;
Miner Normal School;
Moten, Lucy;
School principals – Washington (D.C.) -- Miner Normal School
Lucy Moten, Principal of Miner Normal School and John Nalle, Supervising Principal of DC Public Schools, observe a student teacher from Miner School. Miss Moten took a “progressive” approach to training teachers, arguing that the function of...
Miner Teachers College; Miner Teachers College -- football
The athletic program at Miner was generally limited through its entire history, especially in the area of intercollegiate athletics. Athletics was still underdeveloped in 1933. At the time, there was a lack of athletic tradition and support for...
Miner Normal School
Miner Normal School -- Buildings
Miner Normal School held classes at the Sumner School from 1907 through 1914. Sumner School was designed by Adolph Cluss and was built in 1872 to educate African American Students
Miner Normal School
Miner Normal School -- Buildings
Washington Normal School
Washington Normal School -- Buildings
Miner Normal School (officially known as Washington Normal School #2) held classes in the Franklin Building from ca. 1873 to 1907. This building was on the Southeast corner of 13rh and K. NW. Designed by Adolph Cuss, the building was completed and...
Miner Teachers College;
Miner Teachers College -- choral organizations
From 1930 through 1950, Miner Teachers College developed its music and dramatic departments. The College Choir was formerly known as the College Glee Club. Each spring the College Choir presented an annual concert, which was one of the cultural...
Miner Teachers College;
Miner Teachers College -- Fraternities and Sororities;
Zeta Phi Beta
Zeta Phi Beta – In the early 1930s, the Kappa Alpha chapter of Zeta Phi Beta was established at Miner Teachers College. Zeta stated that its objectives included finer womanhood, sisterly love, and scholarship. The chapter’s work included...
Miner Teachers College;
Miner Teachers College -- Fraternities and Sororities;
Rho Delta Rho
Rho Delta Rho – Rho Delta Rho was organized in 1934 by 13 men of Miner Teachers College for the purpose of foster better relationships among men at the school.
During World War II, the fraternity, because of the small number of men in the...
Miner Teachers College;
Miner Teachers College -- Fraternities and Sororities
Phi Sigma Phi Sorority – Phi Sigma Phi Sorority was organized in 1940 by eight women at Miner Teachers College for the propose of promoting greater love and friendship among the women of the College.
Miner Teachers College;
Miner Teachers College -- Fraternities and Sororities
Delta Sigma Theta – The Alpha chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was authorized to make charter members of the Beta Iota Chapter. The charter members were initiated by the Alpha chapter on February 14, 1936. The charter members, who had...
Miner Teachers College; Miner Teachers College -- Fraternities and Sororities; Alpha Kappa Alpha
Alpha Kappa Alpha – the first of the “Greek organizations” at Miner, established in 1934. The charter members formed the Keys Club in 1934, which was really an interest club of AKA. Marjorie H. Parker was the President and later the first...
