Editing Normal school (section)

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'''1857 – California State Normal School, San Jose, California'''<br />
The first state-run normal school on the [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]] was the [[George W. Minns|Minns Evening Normal School]], created in 1857 to train teachers for San Francisco's schools. It was taken over by the State of [[California]] in 1862 and became the [[California State Normal School]] (now [[San Jose State University]]).

'''1890 – Colorado State Normal School, Greeley, Colorado'''<br />
The [[Colorado]] legislature passed the controversial Senate Bill 104 to establish the [[State Normal School of Colorado]],<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l4I9D3RiwbEC&q=State+Normal+School.+Senate+Bill+104+approved+April+1%2C+1889.&pg=PA11|title=University of Northern Colorado|first1=Mark|last1=Anderson|first2=Jay|last2=Trask|date=27 August 2018|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|via=Google Books|isbn=9780738580616}}</ref> which Governor [[Job Adams Cooper]] signed into law on April 1, 1889. Located in [[Greeley, Colorado]], the school opened on October 6, 1890, to train qualified teachers for the state's public schools, with a staff of four instructors and 96 students,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unco.edu/about/|title=Learn About the University of Northern Colorado|website=About UNC}}</ref> offering certification after completing a two-year course. In 1911, the school's name was changed to Colorado State Teachers College and offered bachelor's degrees after completion of a four-year course. In 1935, the name changed again to Colorado State College of Education, recognizing the graduate program started in 1913. In 1957, the name was shortened to Colorado State College to recognize the further growth of programs and offerings. Finally, in 1970, the name was changed to the current [[University of Northern Colorado]],<ref name="brief_history">{{cite web|url=http://www.unco.edu/library/archives/university_archives/university_history/institution_names.aspx|title=Institution Names}}</ref> with satellite centers in [[Loveland, Colorado|Loveland]], [[Colorado Springs]] and [[Lowry, Denver|the Lowry neighborhood of Denver]].

'''1910 – Western State College of Colorado, Gunnison, Colorado'''<br />
[[File:State Normal School Building.jpg|thumb|North Hall of the present day Taylor Hall, Western Colorado University (2012)]]
State Senator [[A. M. Stevenson]],<ref>[http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15330coll22/id/70782/rec/34 Photo of Archibald M. Stevenson] Retrieved August 20, 2012</ref> Colorado, 1885 introduced a bill for a State Normal School. The bill was rejected. The bill revived in 1896. State Representative [[C. T. Rawalt]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wkMlAQAAIAAJ&q=C.+T.+Rawalt++Senator+Colorado&pg=PA1148|title=House Journal of the General Assembly of the State of Colorado|first=Colorado General Assembly House of|last=Representatives|date=1 January 1901|via=Google Books}}</ref> succeeded in appropriating $2,500 for land in 1901. Gov. [[James B. Orman]] approved the bill April 16, 1901. Trustees were elected and plans made in [[Gunnison, Colorado]] in the northeast part of town. Grounds were surveyed and fenced, shade trees added, drives laid out, and the lawns seeded. 12 cents remained of the $2,500 allotted. In 1903 a bill for $18,000 for maintenance was vetoed by [[James Hamilton Peabody|Gov. J. H. Peabody]]. On May 5, 1909, $50,000 was appropriated. On October 25, 1910, the cornerstone of North Hall was laid for the State Normal School of Colorado. C. A. Hollingshead<ref>[[Emery County, Utah#Arrival of pioneers|Charles]] This ref links to an earlier generation of Hollingshead.</ref> was principal of the two year normal advanced and four year normal elementary (High school).<ref>Wallace, Betty. ''History with the Hide Off''. Denver: Sage Books, 1963. The Western Slope acquires a college.</ref> In 1916 the name was changed to [[Western State College of Colorado]]. On August 1, 2012, [[John Hickenlooper]] enacted the new name Western State Colorado University, and in 2018 the current name of [[Western Colorado University]] was adopted.