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Contract, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Agreement Relative to Department Domestic Science and Arts between WKU Board of Regents and the Peabody Fund.

Herman Donovan's Registration & Transcript, Wku Registrar

2015: Cherry Statue Time Capsule

Registration form and transcript of Herman Donovan the first student to register at WKU. He went on to be president of Eastern Kentucky University and the University of Kentucky.

Ua97/3 Admissions / Student Rolls Register, Ogden College Registrar

WKU Administration Documents

Admissions / student rolls register created by the Ogden College Registrar for the years 1894-1911.

Includes name, parent/guardian, residence, boarding place, entrance examination scores, remarks, some entries have class, room, schedule instead of entrance exam scores.

• Candidates for Admission 1894-1906
• Declamation Grades 1894-1906
• Enrollment Statistics 1883-1906 p. 96
• Honor Roll 1894-1906
• Reports to Commission of Education
• 1897-1898 pp. 52-53
• 1899 p. 68
• 1900 p. 86
• 1901 p. 112
• 1902 p. 128
• 1903 p. 137
• Student Rolls 1894-1907; 1910-1911

Ua1b3/7 Meeting Minutes, Wku Faculty

WKU Administration Documents

Minutes of WKU faculty meetings for 1911 from Books 1 and 2. The books have slight variations. See also Book 1 Index.

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

WKU Administration Documents

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

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

WKU Administration Documents

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

Contract, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Contract to rent third story right rear wing of Recitation Hall to the State Board of Health of Kentucky and a laboratory in the right front wing.

Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of WKU Board of Regents meeting purchase of property, Conn Linn's resignation, hiring faculty members and utilities.

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

WKU Administration Documents

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 …

Ua99/9 Southern Exponent Of Business Education, Vol. Iv, No. 1, Bowling Green Business University

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by the Bowling Green Business University to promote the school. Includes descriptions of courses, lists of students and alumni and photographs.

• Old Students
• Qualifications & Qualities
• Does It Pay?
• Accomplishment or Asset?
• Commencement – Class of 1910 (BGBU)
• City Officials Welcome Students
• Kodak Contest
• Our Competitors
• Lyceum Course
• Reading Room
• Over 1,500 Boarders
• Here is the Reason
• Repairs & Betterment
• Can I Get a Position?
• Let’s Suppose a Case
• The Trade-Mark
• To Serve is to Bless
• Eliminate the Parasite
• Inspiring Records of Successful Young People
• Banking
• The Gulf States Excursion
• Five Governors
• Commerce Course
• An Open Door
• Certain …

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

WKU Administration Documents

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

WKU Administration Documents

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

Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of WKU Board of Regents meeting

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

WKU Administration Documents

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 …

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

WKU Administration Documents

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

Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of WKU Board of Regents meeting includes list of property transferred from Southern Normal School to WKU including library.

Ua1b3/7 Meeting Minutes, Wku Faculty

WKU Administration Documents

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

Ua1b3/7 Oratorical League Committee, Wku Faculty

WKU Administration Documents

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

WKU Administration Documents

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

Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of WKU Board of Regents meeting regarding construction and purchase of property.

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

WKU Administration Documents

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

Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of WKU Board of Regents meeting.

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

WKU Administration Documents

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

Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of WKU Board of Regents meeting.

President's Report, Wku President's Office - Cherry

Board of Regents Documents

President's report to the Board of Regents. Includes these sections:

• Condition of school
• Attendance
• Purpose of the Normal
• Financial statements
• Regular tuition
• Boarding homes
• Courses of study
• Model school
• Library
• School of Music
• School of Science
• Model rural school
• Summer school
• Faculty & salaries
• General statements of a miscellaneous nature

Ua99/9 Southern Exponent Of Business Education, Vol. Iii, No. 1, Bowling Green Business University

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by the Bowling Green Business University to promote the school. Includes descriptions of courses, lists of students and alumni and photographs.

• Remarkable Business Outlook
• Can I Get a Position?
• The Illustrated Catalog
• Prosperity Coming
• Self Supporting
• Good Times Are Again in Sight
• Civil Service
• Qualification Required
• How to Get Appointment
• Salaries
• A Thousand Successful Old Students
• A Report to Congress
• A Prominent Railroad Official
• A Fact is a Fact
• Station Work
• Will Take Students
• The Crow & the Spurs
• Better Than Gold
• Gratifying & Cheering
• Academic Course
• A Recognition
• Banking
• The Commerce Course
• Outline of Commerce Course
• The …

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

WKU Administration Documents

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

Ua98/1 Green & Gold, Vol. Vii, No. 3, Potter College For Young Ladies

WKU Administration Documents

Magazine created by and about the students of Potter College. The Green & Gold contains articles, short stories, poetry and news regarding events of the college, students and alumni.

• Toast to Potter
• Redmond, Ethel. A Negro Sermon
• McCurdy, B.O. Never Seem to Be What You Are Not
• Eastland, May. A New “Brer Rabbit & Brer Possum” Story
• The Universal Sovereign
• Postlewaite, Delphia. Pat’s Joke
• Description of the Azores
• Sanders, Norah. Ghosts
• Barr, Corrine. Interpretation of Prometheus Unbound
• Mitchell, Katherine. The Misfortunes of Rastus
• Earth’s Pain
• The Passing of Pleasant Potter College
• Wilford, John. The Passing of Pleasant J. Potter College …

Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of WKU Board of Regents meeting.

Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of WKU Board of Regents meeting.