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Bridgewater State University Factbook, 2014-2015, Office Of Institutional Research, Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater State University Factbook, 2014-2015, Office Of Institutional Research, Bridgewater State University
Factbook
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Common Data Set, 2015-2016, Office Of Institutional Research, Bridgewater State University
Common Data Set, 2015-2016, Office Of Institutional Research, Bridgewater State University
Common Data Sets
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Guide To The Nicholas Tillinghast Collection, 1840 - 2008, Orson Kingsley
Guide To The Nicholas Tillinghast Collection, 1840 - 2008, Orson Kingsley
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Nicholas Tillinghast (1804-1856) was the first principal of the State Normal School at Bridgewater, serving from the school’s opening in September 1840 until failing health compelled his resignation in July 1853. His term saw the successful transition from the experimental status of the state normal schools in Massachusetts to their status as permanent State institutions. This was exemplified by the dedication in 1846 of the first State Normal School Building in America. The school, under Tillinghast, was based upon the “fine art of teaching,” not the “lecture-examination” or “recitation-examination” model common at the time.
The collection has two main categories. …