Timeline - 1883 through 1908

1891

J.B. Jarrett becomes president in 1891.

1892

Jacob Forney, an alumnus of the first graduating class, becomes president.

1893

Students stand in disiplined rows on the lawn of the Allegheny Iron Queen hotel south of the town square. The Iron Queen doubled as a dormitory in the early days of the Normal School.

1894

The school catalogue lists six teachers in addition to the president.

1897

On February 18, the Alabama Legislature approves Act 545, which established a separate public school district for the town of Jacksonville and gave the State Normal School president the authority to serve as superintendent over all schools within the district. This act also provided that public schools would serve as training schools for the SNS and established that the school district would receive its proportionate share of public school revenue from the state, as well as poll and property taxes collected locally. This began a relationship between the city schools and the University that continues to present day.

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