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History of University of Central Oklahoma
History of University of Central Oklahoma

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Decade: 1890

Date Event
1890 Land donated for Territorial Normal School of Oklahoma by Anton Classen
1890  December 24 First Territorial Normal School of Oklahoma is founded at Edmond by Council Bill #106
1891  October 1 Richard Thatcher is elected 1st President of Territorial School of Oklahoma
1891  November 9 1st class held in Methodist Church building
1891  December Plans for North Building are drawn up by Architect Gall Whitely work on the building begins the following summer
1893 George W. Winans replaces Thatcher as President
1893 Ok Territorial Legislature appropriates $15,000 to add tower & wings to North Building
1893 Architect J.G. Haskell is selected to design Old North tower and wings, work begins Jan. 1894
1894 School's first library is purchased with $26
1894  June 20 Entire exterior of the Old North Building is completed
1894  July E.R. Williams is appointed to succeed Winans as Normal School President
1895 The Normal School adopts Bronze and Blue as its colors
1895 First school catalogue was issued
1895  July Edmund D. Murdaugh becomes President after E.R. Williams resigns
1896 Central's first baseball team established, the following year President Murdaugh would personally coach the team
1897  January The Philomath, Central's first school paper is published
1897  June 4 The Normal School honors its first graduating class
1899 First boy's and girl's basketball teams organized
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