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The beginning tide of the twentieth century bore with
it the first small seeds of an idea from which I was
born. After several defeats in the State Legislature,
my bill was finally signed on April 19, 1911 by Governor Hiram Johnson; and Fresno State Normal School,
my earliest name, came into being. As an infant I
shared a crib with my slightly older brother, F.J.C.,
at Stanislaus and O St., with Charles Lowrie McLane
as chief diaper changer and 153 pins in my side. I
immediately outgrew my first playpen, and in 1912
fiteen acres of vineyard north of the city limits were
acquired for my new home. Temporary buildings were
used from 1913 until 1916 when the Administration
Building was completed. Within fifteen years I had
grown into a four year Teachers' College, granting the
A.B. degree. My teens brought the Science Building,
McLane Hall, a new Teacher Training School, and Frank
Waters Thomas as President. By 1930 I had graduated
2,260 men and women, and before I was 25 I had
acquired a new Library, the Trinity Methodist Church as
a Playhouse and had become the first State College to
be accredited by the University of California. My 25th
birthday was my last big fling before I realized I was
an adult with the responsibility of training young men
for the armed forces. More than 270 represented me
in the wars, 136 of whom did not return. Recently my
growth has been phenomenal. From a first graduating
class of 33 persons to one of nearly 600, and from a
beginning faculty of 13 to the present one of 280 is
quite a record, so they tell me. So now to the last
forty-five years of my life I say hello once again, and
then good-bye. For my life has served its purpose in
preparing the way for a new era, and a new history.
45 YEARS
This is my first home, which I shared with F.J.C. 1911 to 1913.
| Yearbook Title | 1956 1956 Campus. Fresno State College |
| Date Published | 1956 |
| Organization | Issued by Associated Students of Fresno State Normal School, June 1912-1921; Associated Students of State Teachers and Junior College of Fresno, June 1921; Associated Students of Fresno State College, 1922-1971; Alumni Association of California State University, Fresno, 1976-1991. |
| Location | Fresno, CA |
| Source | Credits: Editor, Dan Goggin; Associate Editor, Don Anderson; Historical Editor, Jean Gorton; Sports Editor, Olen Chamberlain; Art Editor, Kay Keim; Business Manager, Sabra Butters; Photography Editor, Rose Gendusa; Index Editor, Marian Papendorf. |
| Rights | Published by The Yearbook House, Monrovia, California |
| Yearbook Title | 1956 1956 Campus. Fresno State College |
| Date Published | 1956 |
| Organization | Issued by Associated Students of Fresno State Normal School, June 1912-1921; Associated Students of State Teachers and Junior College of Fresno, June 1921; Associated Students of Fresno State College, 1922-1971; Alumni Association of California State University, Fresno, 1976-1991. |
| Location | Fresno, CA |
| Transcript | The beginning tide of the twentieth century bore with it the first small seeds of an idea from which I was born. After several defeats in the State Legislature, my bill was finally signed on April 19, 1911 by Governor Hiram Johnson; and Fresno State Normal School, my earliest name, came into being. As an infant I shared a crib with my slightly older brother, F.J.C., at Stanislaus and O St., with Charles Lowrie McLane as chief diaper changer and 153 pins in my side. I immediately outgrew my first playpen, and in 1912 fiteen acres of vineyard north of the city limits were acquired for my new home. Temporary buildings were used from 1913 until 1916 when the Administration Building was completed. Within fifteen years I had grown into a four year Teachers' College, granting the A.B. degree. My teens brought the Science Building, McLane Hall, a new Teacher Training School, and Frank Waters Thomas as President. By 1930 I had graduated 2,260 men and women, and before I was 25 I had acquired a new Library, the Trinity Methodist Church as a Playhouse and had become the first State College to be accredited by the University of California. My 25th birthday was my last big fling before I realized I was an adult with the responsibility of training young men for the armed forces. More than 270 represented me in the wars, 136 of whom did not return. Recently my growth has been phenomenal. From a first graduating class of 33 persons to one of nearly 600, and from a beginning faculty of 13 to the present one of 280 is quite a record, so they tell me. So now to the last forty-five years of my life I say hello once again, and then good-bye. For my life has served its purpose in preparing the way for a new era, and a new history. 45 YEARS This is my first home, which I shared with F.J.C. 1911 to 1913. |
| Source | Credits: Editor, Dan Goggin; Associate Editor, Don Anderson; Historical Editor, Jean Gorton; Sports Editor, Olen Chamberlain; Art Editor, Kay Keim; Business Manager, Sabra Butters; Photography Editor, Rose Gendusa; Index Editor, Marian Papendorf. |
| Rights | Published by The Yearbook House, Monrovia, California |
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