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GSC Administrative Archives - GSC Executive
Committee
Minute Books, Accounts Books,
Checkbook Stubs and two Enrollment Journals. 1873-1934.
1 ft.
The Journal of the Glenville Branch Normal School
of Gilmer County, West Virginia. Included are the
minutes of Executive Committee, the election of
officers, accounts of Funds, (1873-82, 1884-97,
1897-99), financial statements, (1894-99), checkbook
stubs of the Executive Committee, W. D. Whiting
Treasurer (1900-01), and Miscellaneous Papers,
(1872-95). Day Books consist of two Enrollment
Journals with the GSC Normal School cash receipts
from 1933-34.
The West Virginia Legislature established the
“Glenville Branch of the State Normal School” on
February 19, 1872. The act required Glenville
citizens to supply the school facilities.
The first session of the Glenville Branch was held
on January 14, 1873, in a little red courthouse
bought by T. Marcllus Marshall, acting principal
with his assistant Gay Pew and Stephen L. Ruddell as
treasure for $25 at an auction. Then in 1873 the
association bought the Lively house located where
the administration building is now for $2,000 and
sold the courthouse for $300 to Peregrine Hays.
Marshall volunteered to remodel the Lively house by
September for the next session. The furniture was
obtained by mortgaging three-fifths to the State
Board of Regents. Marshall was born May 17, 1851, at
Stouts Mills, West Virginia (History of GSC, page
102).
The Executive Committee was first mentioned in the
College Catalogue for the year 1875-76. This
committee was composed of a chairman, a secretary,
and treasurer. They had
control of the school affairs until the year
1909-10, or Board of Regents (History of GSC,
page95).
Louis Bennett became the first principal. Marshall
resigned in 1881 to enter the ministry. S. P. Lazear
served as principal 1881-82. Graduated from West
Liberty Normal School, Bethany College, Glenville
Normal School, 1882-84. Born October 13, 1846, in
Brooks County, Virginia (History GSC, page98).
Robert Franklin Kidd was a newspaper editor and
served 1882-84, as a member of House of Delegates or
the Senate and helped obtain funding thought
Glenville State College 1875-09. Born in Upshur
county February 11, 1853 (History of Gilmer County,
West Virginia. 1845-1989, page 102). Louis Bennett
1873-75, born November 27, 1849, at Weston, West
Virginia, was the son of the Honorable Jonathan M.
Bennett, prominent lawyer and businessman, and
Margaret E. Bennett, a near relative of Stonewall
Jackson (History of GSC, page 105).
E. G. Rohrbough was president 1908-14, and 1915-42
(History GSC, page 117). Served continuously from
1908-42 with the exception of 1914-15. Graduate work
at Harvard.
Miss Verona Maple 1891-92. Born at Spages Post
Office in Green County, Pennsylvania. Graduated from
Fairmont Normal School in 1879. First assistant
teacher at Glenville Normal from 1882-94. Serving
one year as principal, but twelve years on the staff
(History GSC, page114).
M.D. Helmick 1892-95. Attended Fairmont Normal
School, West Virginia University and received his
A.B. in 1886. He was also a graduate student at
Harvard University in 1891 (History GSC, page 1114).
Samuel B. Brown 1885-90. Received his A.B. degree
from West Virginia University in 1883 and his A.M.
degree from there in 1886. He was also a graduate
student at Harvard University in 1881 (History GSC,
page 1111).
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