Frank Deerwester (died May 26, 1926) was the first president of

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from 1906 to 1907. Butler was born in Bates County, Missouri and attended

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, the Second District Normal School,

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, the

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and

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. During his first year he fought funding battles over the Administration Building and set up education standards of the school. Deerwester came from Warrensburg where he was professor of

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and he continued to teach the subject as well as be president. The Fifth District Normal School opened on June 11, 1906 with Eliza Munn as the first student.Timeline 1874-1919 nwmsu.edu - Retrieved October 3, 2009
After leaving Northwest he taught at

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and Western Washington University.

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