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The Hickory Stick 1935. Wilson Teachers College Yearbook, Washington DC. Hardcover, 94 pp. Black and white photographs and illustrations throughout showing the students, faculty, history of the school, activities, fraternal organizations, athletics, candids, and pictures of school and surrounding areas. Seniors each get individual photos with list of clubs and accomplishments and a humorous personal description.
In good condition. Green cloth covered boards with gold lettering and etching on front cover. Bumping to edges of covers and moderate overall scuffing, aging and soiling. Binding tight. Previous owner's name in ink on front free end paper. A few signatures of students throughout the book. Pages aged with occasional spotting and soling. Wilson Teachers College began as Washington Normal School in 1873, founded as a teacher training school for white students. In 1881 requirements were raised so that only high school graduates were admitted. In 1897 requirements were again raised so that the program required two-year of study. In the same year the name was changed to Wilson Normal School, in honor of James Ormond Wilson, Superintendent of Washington Public Schools. In 1929 an act of congress made the school a four-year teachers college. Graduates now received a Bachelor of Science in Education degree. In 1955, following Brown vs. Board of Education, Wilson merged with its black counterpart, Miner Teachers College, to form District of Columbia Teachers College.