The State Normal School was a
teaching college located in
Athens, Georgia
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,
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, founded in 1891, whose function was later incorporated into the curricula of the
University of Georgia
, mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things."
, establ ...
. The institution first opened in a university-owned facility but later moved to its own facility on Prince Avenue in an area that became known as "
Normaltown Normaltown is a neighborhood in Athens, Georgia, by the Athens Regional Medical Center
and named for the State Normal School formerly located there. It was the first area of Athens to be wired for electricity after the completion of the Mitchell B ...
."
In 1932 the University of Georgia's Department of Education assumed control of training for teachers in the state. The normal school was taken over by the University of Georgia and became known as Coordinate College. It was used only as dormitories for freshmen and sophomore women.
In the 1950s, the complex was taken over by the Navy for the
Supply Corps School. The Navy turned over the property to the University of Georgia in 2010. In January 2012, it became the UGA Health Sciences Campus, a partnership with the Georgia Health Sciences University in Augusta.
Statewide spread of the State Normal School
By 1907, there was also a normal school in
Milledgeville, Georgia.
Georgia School Superintendents and Normal School Principals 1907
(retrieved May 26, 2008)
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Former Site of Georgia State Normal School
historical marker
University of Georgia
Educational institutions established in 1891
Defunct public universities and colleges in Georgia (U.S. state)
Buildings and structures in Athens, Georgia
History of education in the United States
1891 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
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