Concordia Normal School
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Concordia Normal School located in Concordia, Kansas
was a state-funded normal school operated by the Kansas
state government from 1874 until 1876.
Concordia Normal began on March 10, 1874 with Professor E. F. Robinson as the Principal
. The school opened for students on September 16 that same year. In 1875, former State Superintendent H. D. McCarty was named president of the college. Sixty-six students were enrolled in the first year and in 1875 enrollment more than doubled to 171 students.
Some in the area and in the state government felt the opening of the school was premature due to lack of development in the area, a recent grasshopper
infestation and drought
. Depending upon state aid, the school closed on March 18, 1878 (a little before that of the Leavenworth Normal School
). Following the "Miscellaneous appropriations bill of 1876" state normal schools were then consolidated to what is now Emporia State University
Concordia, Kansas
Concordia is a city in and the county seat of Cloud County, Kansas, United States. Located on the Republican River in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains, Concordia was founded in 1871 and is an economic and cultural center in north-central Kansas...
was a state-funded normal school operated by the Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
state government from 1874 until 1876.
Concordia Normal began on March 10, 1874 with Professor E. F. Robinson as the Principal
Principal (academia)
The Principal is the chief executive and the chief academic officer of a university or college in certain parts of the Commonwealth.-Canada:...
. The school opened for students on September 16 that same year. In 1875, former State Superintendent H. D. McCarty was named president of the college. Sixty-six students were enrolled in the first year and in 1875 enrollment more than doubled to 171 students.
Some in the area and in the state government felt the opening of the school was premature due to lack of development in the area, a recent grasshopper
Grasshopper
The grasshopper is an insect of the suborder Caelifera in the order Orthoptera. To distinguish it from bush crickets or katydids, it is sometimes referred to as the short-horned grasshopper...
infestation and drought
Drought
A drought is an extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply. Generally, this occurs when a region receives consistently below average precipitation. It can have a substantial impact on the ecosystem and agriculture of the affected region...
. Depending upon state aid, the school closed on March 18, 1878 (a little before that of the Leavenworth Normal School
Leavenworth Normal School
Leavenworth Normal School located in Leavenworth, Kansas was a state-funded normal school operated by the Kansas state government from 1870 until 1876....
). Following the "Miscellaneous appropriations bill of 1876" state normal schools were then consolidated to what is now Emporia State University
Emporia State University
Emporia State University is a university in the city of Emporia in Lyon County, Kansas, just east of the Flint Hills.- History :...