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Ua12/1/1 Elevator, Vol. Ii, No. 2, Western Kentucky University

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The Elevator was published by the Western Kentucky State Normal School student body, monthly during the school year between 1909-1916.

Table of Contents:

• The Alumni Address of 1910
• Thanksgiving by Gordon Wilson
• Editorials
• Class of 1911 photograph
• Institute Notes
• The Chestnut Hunt
• A Sequence
• Normal News
• Joseph Tynes, obituary
• Halloween Festivities

Ua45/1/1 State Normal Bulletin, Vol. 5, No. 1, Wku Registrar

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Course catalog which includes:

• Cherry, Henry. Interesting Recent Developments
• Faculty
• Announcement
• History of WKU
• Course of Study
• School of Music
• Cherry, Henry. The Teacher, the Normal Schools, the Common School System, the State of Kentucky
• Expenses
• General School Information
• List of Text-Books Used in the Normal

Ua12/1/1 Elevator, Vol. Ii, No. 1, Western Kentucky University

WKU Archives Records

The Elevator was published by the Western Kentucky State Normal School student body, monthly during the school year between 1909-1916.

Table of Contents:

• Governor [Edwin] Norris
• Commencement Week by Gordon Wilson
• A Library Note
• Class of 1910 photograph
• The Opening
• Training School Department
• The School of Expression
• The Normal Farm
• The School of Music
• The First Recital
• Faculty Notes
• Editorials
• Normal News

Ua25 Lease To Kentucky Board Of Health, Wku Finance & Administration

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Contract between WKU and the Kentucky Board of Health to lease rooms in Recitation Hall for four years.

Ua3/1/2/1 Letter Nettie Depp To Henry Cherry, Nettie Depp

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Letter from Nettie Depp to Henry Cherry from Glasgow, Kentucky, August 20, 1910. Transcript of letter:

Pres. H.H. Cherry, Bowling Green, Ky.

My dear Mr. Cherry,

I have been wating [sic] to know for certain just what I was to do. I go to Scottsville next week. I have charge of the 7th and 8th grades and two higher classes at $65.00 per month. This is not the work I wanted to do nor is it the price I wanted to work for, still I think it the best I can do this year and I shall go and do …

Ua45/1/1 State Normal Bulletin, Vol. 4, No. 4, Wku Registrar

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Course catalog & newsletter:

• Cherry, Henry. Letter to Reader
• Course of Study
• Life Certificate Class, 1910
• Cherry, Henry. Educational Greeting from the Western Kentucky State Normal School
• The Summer School
• The Elevator
• Course in Agriculture
• Professor Franz Strahm

Ua3/1/2/1 Letter Nettie Depp To Henry Cherry, Nettie Depp

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Letter from Nettie Depp to Henry Cherry dated July 28, 1910 from Glasgow, Ky. Transcript of letter:

Pres. H.H. Cherry, Bowling Green, Ky.

My dear sir:

Your letter to hand and I have made the application for the school. I sincerely thank you for all you have done for me and only hope that I may be able in some way to repay you.

I have not been at home long enough to visit any schools but hope to do so soon.

Yours for success

Nettie B. Depp

Ua12/1/1 Elevator, Vol. I, No. 8, Western Kentucky University

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The Elevator was published by the Western Kentucky State Normal School student body, monthly during the school year between 1909-1916.

Table of Contents:

• Valedictory by Nancy Shehan
• Clark by E.H. White
• The Crying Need of the Public School System by E.H. Turner
• Married at Gallatin
• The Sophomores
• The Juniors
• The Seniors
• Senior Class 1910-11
• Echoes from Mammoth Cave by Hunter Gingles and Katesie Bailey
• Normal Lights
• Editorials
• The University of Wisconsin by Will Taylor
• Two Ways of Telling a Story
• Foreword by G.C. Morris
• Moving Day Cartoon
• The Trip to Richmond
• The KEA
• De Pilae Quodam Ludo by Henry Wesley …

Ua3/1/2/1 Correspondence - Eastern Kentucky University, Wku President's Office

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Documents housed in Box 1 Folder 7 of President Henry Cherry’s Correspondence, General File regarding the relationship between WKU and Eastern Kentucky University. This file is comprised entirely of letters, the majority from EKU’s president Ruric Roark.

• Roark, Ruric N. to Henry Cherry 1/25/1907 – congratulations on creation of WKU, questions about curriculum and faculty
• Roark, Ruric N. to Henry Cherry 6/3/1907 – Kentucky Education Association resolution re: diplomas
• Roark, Ruric N. to Henry Cherry 6/7/1907 – appropriations for EKU
• Roark, Ruric N. to Henry Cherry 6/24/1907 – curriculum and faculty
• Roark, Ruric N. to Henry Cherry 7/25/1907 – diplomas …

Ua12/1/1 Elevator, Vol. I, No. 7, Western Kentucky University

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The Elevator was published by the Western Kentucky State Normal School student body, monthly during the school year between 1909-1916.

Table of Contents:

• Louisiana State University by James Knoll
• Valparaiso University by Frank Turner
• The Oratorical Contest by Hollie Finn
• The Ball Game
• Phantasies
• A Monologue by Mr. Byrn
• Book Review
• Ohio County by E.Y. Allen
• Illinois by Madge Hunter
• Livingston County by Jake Farris
• Eastern District by H.M. Guffey
• Simpson County by Leland Bunch
• Breckinridge County by James Basham
• Meade County by J.G. Board
• McCracken County by Margaret Acker
• Daviess County by G.C. Morris
• Bullitt County by Ina Foster …

Ua45/1/1 State Normal Bulletin, Vol. 4, No. 3, Wku Registrar

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Course catalog & newsletter:

• Courses of Study
• Western Kentucky State Normal School
• Cherry, Henry. An Educational Creed
• The Alumni Association
• Reduced Railroad Rates for Summer School
• Cherry, Henry. Editorial
• Dr. Len G. Broughton
• Faculty
• Regents
• Commencement Exercises

Ua12/1/1 Elevator, Vol. I, No. 6, Western Kentucky University

WKU Archives Records

The Elevator was published by the Western Kentucky State Normal School student body, monthly during the school year between 1909-1916.

Table of Contents:

• Vanderbilt's Educational Atmosphere by O.S. Guy
• The University of Georgia by P.M. Davis
• Memoirs of an Old Timer
• The Life Class by Nellie Smith
• Echoes from the Diamond
• As Told by the Guide
• A Veracious Melodrama Entitled "On to Athens"
• A Word Concerning the Libraries by Florence Ragland and Mary Jarboe
• Editorials
• Exchanges
• Smilets
• Normal Lights

Ua12/1/1 Elevator, Vol. I, No. 5, Western Kentucky University

WKU Archives Records

The Elevator was published by the Western Kentucky State Normal School student body, monthly during the school year between 1909-1916.

Table of Contents:

• The Chosen People by Melvin Judd
• Some Harvard Impressions by A.M. Stickles
• Memoirs of an Old-Timer
• Retribution
• Chapel Influence by C.J. Bibb
• The Moot Court
• Editorials
• Lamentations
• Book Reviews
• Exchanges
• Weather Forecasts of the Faculty
• Notes from the Societies [Alumni News]
• Library Notice
• Modern Philosophy
• Near to Grins
• Normal Lights

Ua12/1/1 Elevator, Vol. I, No. 4, Western Kentucky University

WKU Archives Records

The Elevator was published by the Western Kentucky State Normal School student body, monthly during the school year between 1909-1916.

Table of Contents:

• The Other Side by C.M. Sammons
• A Woodland Playground by S.C. Coots
• Extracts from Recent Finals by J.B. Johns
• The Negro Question by G.C. Morris
• Christmas Sentiment
• My Impressions of Yale by H.M. Denton
• Welcome (To the New Students) by Nancy Shehan
• Editorials
• A Tragic Tragedy, Entitled "The Breaking of the Golden Bowl"
• At Which to Grin
• Exchanges
• Personals

Ua3/1/4 Western Kentucky State Normal School, Henry Cherry

WKU Archives Records

Speech written by WKU president Henry Cherry regarding WKU. He cites enrollment statistics and the role of education in democracy.

Ua12/1/1 Elevator, Vol. I, No. 3, Western Kentucky University

WKU Archives Records

The Elevator was published by the Western Kentucky State Normal School student body, monthly during the school year between 1909-1916.

Table of Contents:

• The Sacrifice of the Teacher by F.E. Cooper
• Epitaphy
• Scientific Class, 1908-1909
• The University of Chicago
• Life Class 1908-1909
• Thanksgiving by Loraine Cole
• To the Rhetoric Class
• Editorials
• The Life Class by Ruth Alexander
• The American Farmer by E.E. Gardner
• Results
• The American Public School by Eugene Wood
• James Lane Allen by Mary Jarboe
• Book Review
• Exchanges
• Personals

Ua1b3/7 Oratorical League Committee, Wku Faculty

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Correspondence regarding proposed constitution of the Central Oratorical League consisting of Indiana State University, Eastern Kentucky University and Ohio University. William Craig was appointed a committee of one to study the viability of WKU's participation. Includes program for oratorical contest held May 27, 1910 in Van Meter Hall.

Ua3/1/2/1 Correspondence - Davis, Brinton, Wku President's Office - Cherry

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Correspondence between Henry Cherry and architect Brinton Davis regarding the construction of Van Meter Hall.

Ua1b3/7 Meeting Minutes, Wku Faculty

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Minutes of WKU faculty weekly meetings for 1910 from Books 1 and 2. The books have slight variations. See also Book 1 Index.

Ua12/1/1 Elevator, Vol. I, No. 2, Western Kentucky University

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The Elevator was published by the Western Kentucky State Normal School student body, monthly during the school year between 1909-1916.

Table of Contents:

• The Relation that Should Exist Between the State Normal and City Schools by Herman Lee Donovan
• Some Very Lion Stories by Theodore Roosevelt
• A Prophecy by Myrtle Duncan
• Testimonials
• Editorials
• The Library
• The Life Class by Nell Smith
• The Kit Kats by Novice Madison
• With the Pyerians by H.W. Gingles
• The Four-Year Class by Jake Farris
• The Poet's Lair
• Consistency
• Owed to a Mosquito by Carl Adams
• The Soliliquy of W.S. Taylor
• The Chestnut Hunt of 1909 …

Ua12/1/1 Elevator, Vol. I, No. 1, Western Kentucky University

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The Elevator was published by the Western Kentucky State Normal School student body, monthly during the school year between 1909-1916.

Table of Contents:

• Child Labor by Joseph Roemer
• As to the Library
• Plan of the Campus by Henry Wright
• Generally Speaking
• Fall Term
• The Acts of the Athletic Disciples
• Review of Late Books
• Side Issues
• Personals

Ua45/1/1 State Normal Bulletin, Vol. 4, No. 1, Wku Registrar

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Course catalog & newsletter:

• Schaefer, Ada. Commencement Week – Class of 1909 (WKU)
• Calendar 1909-1910
• Free Tuition
• Perspective of the New Proposed Plant of Western Kentucky State Normal School
• Cherry, Henry. Editorial
• Graphic Representation of the Influence of the Western Kentucky State Normal School

Ua45/1/1 State Normal Bulletin Vol. 3, No. 4, Wku Registrar

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Course catalog which includes:

• Faculty
• History of WKU
• Free Tuition
• Course of Study
• School of Music
• Religious & Moral Influences
• Faculty notices
• Class of 1909
• Sharon, J.A. Dr. Ruric Nevel Roark biographical sketch
• Expenses
• Register of Students - Sept. 1908 - July 1909
• Register of Training School Students

Ua45/1/1 State Normal Bulletin, Vol. Iii, No. 3, Wku Registrar

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Course catalog & newsletter:

• The Summer School Begins June 15, 1909
• To the Trustees of Western Kentucky
• McLean, Mattie. School News
• Program – Third Educational Conference & Convocation of County & City Superintendents of Western Kentucky State Normal School
• Texts Used in the Normal
• Expenses – Tuition & Board
• Frisbie Hall
• Western Kentucky State Normal School
• Faculty
• Regents
• Commencement Exercises

Ua45/1/1 State Normal Bulletin, Vol. Iii, No. 2, Wku Registrar

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Course catalog & newsletter:

• New Site for the State Normal
• What Prominent Men Think About the New Site for the Western Kentucky State Normal
• No Contagious Disease in Bowling Green
• The Summer School
• Texts Used in Normal
• McLean, Mattie. School News
• Educational Reform in Kentucky
• The Spring & Summer Terms

Ua1c4/5/327 Warren County Students, Western Kentucky University

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Composite photograph of the Warren County students enrolled at WKU in 1909. Top center is A.J. Boatright, middle center is Henry Cherry, bottom center is Emery White. The photo was made by Cayce Photo. If you recognize this photo and can help identify the people in it, please send feedback to archives@wku.edu.

Ua3/1/1 Itemized Statement Of Immediate Needs, Wku President's Office - Cherry

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Itemized statement of immediate needs of the Western Kentucky State Normal School. Includes capital improvements and Act for the Benefit of the Three Educational Institutions.

Ua1b3/7 Meeting Minutes, Wku Faculty

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Minutes of WKU faculty weekly meetings for 1909 from Books 1 and 2. The books have slight variations. See also Book 1 Index.

Ua45/1/1 State Normal Bulletin, Vol. 3, No. 1, Wku Registrar

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News magazine and catalog:

• Graphic Representation of the Influence of WKSNS
• The Summer School
• Cherry, Henry. To Our Former Students
• The First Life Certificate Graduate – Flora Stallard
• Life Certificate Graduates Western Kentucky State Normal School – Class of 1908
• Crabb, Alfred. The Cave Trip
• Faculty
• Graduates Scientific Class Southern Normal School Regents
• Frisbie Hall
• Calendar 1908-1909
• Bowling Green
• General Information
• Expenses – Board & Tuition
• Lyceum Course

Ua45/1/1 State Normal Bulletin Vol. 2, No. 4, Wku Registrar

WKU Archives Records

This is issue of the Bulletin is the catalog and legislative number. It contains information embodied in a catalog and, in addition to this, much interesting educational history.

• Regents
• Faculty
• History of WKU
• Free Tuition
• Course of Study
• Music
• Expenses
• First Life Certificate Graduate - Flora Stallard
• Some Educational History
• Cherry, Henry. Editorial
• Register of Students - Sept. 1907 - June 1908
• Training School Students - Sept. 1907 - June 1908