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Report of the Superintendent of Common Schools and of the Regents of the University, on the Normal School, to the New York State Senate. The report covers: the history of the school's establishment; its facilities, room and board provisions, staffing and other resources; regulations regarding courses of study, term schedules, requirements for admission and for certification; and financial information. The first addendum, 'To County Superintendents of Common Schools,' addresses the County Superintendent's role in selecting students to attend the Normal School and the role of education and educators in society. In 'Remarks of the Hon. Samuel Young on the opening of the State Normal School,' reflecting Young's philosophy of the educational process and its participants and offers an explanation of the Normal School's operations and its mission. The document is 24 pages in length. Adobe Reader is required to read and search this document; click <a href='../text/nysns/184501.pdf'>http://library.albany.edu/speccoll/text/nysns/184501.pdf</a> to view. The annual report of the New York State Normal School Executive Committee to the Assembly for 1851 includes: Attendance and graduation statistics; Classification of students by year and gender; Course of Study; the Building; Faculty. Attached documents include: A. Graduates of the terms ending April 4, 1850 and October 3, 1850; B. Indian Pupils name list; C. Constitution of Association of Graduates and a Circular for the Association of Graduates of the State Normal School; D. Program (schedule); E. Amounts of mileage paid at the end of each term to the students for individual counties; F. A message to the Graduates of the State Normal School from Principal George Perkins addressing the addition of the principles of agriculture to the curriculum. The document is 39 pages long. Adobe Reader is required to read and search this document; click <a href='../text/nysns/185102.pdf'>http://library.albany.edu/speccoll/text/nysns/185102.pdf</a> to view. The Report of the committee on Literature on the communication from the Regents of the University, relative to certain Academies instructing common school teachers. This report contains extracts addressing how much funding should be appropriated from the Literature Fund for each of the academies that have instruction in the science of common (normal) school teaching. Also addressed are the conditions the academies must fulfill in order to secure continued funding. A table accompanying the report is on page 10 and displays statistics relative to each of the 45 institutions considered in the report. On the last page of the document there is a rendering (a lithograph) of the Normal School Building, signed 'Print of Rich. H. Pease.' The document is 14 pages long. Adobe Reader is required to read and search this document; click <a href='../text/nysns/185101.pdf'>http://library.albany.edu/speccoll/text/nysns/185101.pdf</a> to view. The annual report of the New York State Normal School Executive Committee to the Legislature for 1852 includes: attendance and graduation statistics for the first seven years of operation; statistics regarding classification of students; lists of courses of study; the building at Lodge and Howard Streets; appropriations and expenditures; schedule changes; library and apparatus; Experimental School; resignation of Rev. William Campbell from the Executive Committee. Attached documents include: A. Annual Register and Circular with: Executive Committee, faculty, pupils (including Indian students), and graduates; qualifications for admission and entrance requirements; travel expenses allowed; and the form of the diploma granted to graduates; B. Program of classes. The report is 46 pages long. Adobe Reader is required to read and search this document; click <a href='../text/nysns/185201.pdf'>http://library.albany.edu/speccoll/text/nysns/185201.pdf</a> to view. Annual report of the Executive Committee of the State Normal School to the Legislature for 1853. Includes: number of pupils and graduates; course of study and text books by student classification; the Building at Lodge & Howard Streets; Indian pupils; library and apparatus; Experimental School; resignation of George Perkins as Principal; resignation of Gideon Hawley as an Executive Committee member. Attached documents include: Annual Register and Circular with: Executive Committee members, faculty, pupils (including Indian students), and graduates and an overview of the legislative acts establishing the school; qualifications for admission and entrance requirements; travel expenses allowed; and the form of the diploma granted to graduates; and Program of classes. The report is 43 pages long. Adobe Reader is required to read and search this document; click <a href='../text/nysns/185302.pdf'>http://library.albany.edu/speccoll/text/nysns/185302.pdf</a> to view. Annual report of the Executive Committee of the State Normal School to the Legislature for 1854. Includes: number of pupils and graduates; course of study and text books by student classification; the Building at Lodge & Howard Streets; Indian pupils; library and apparatus; Experimental School. Attached documents include: Annual Register and Circular with: Executive Committee members, faculty, pupils (including Indian students), and graduates and an overview of the legislative acts establishing the school; qualifications for admission and entrance requirements; travel expenses allowed; and the form of the diploma granted to graduates; and Program of classes. The report is 44 pages long. Adobe Reader is required to read and search this document; click <a href='../text/nysns/185401.pdf'>http://library.albany.edu/speccoll/text/nysns/185401.pdf</a> to view. The first half of the annual report of the Executive Committee of the State Normal School to the Legislature for 1855. Includes: number of pupils and graduates; course of study and text books by student classification; the Building at Lodge & Howard Streets; library and apparatus; Experimental School. Attached documents include: Annual Register and Circular with: Executive Committee members, faculty, pupils, and graduates and an overview of the legislative acts establishing the school; qualifications for admission and entrance requirements; the form of the diploma granted to graduates; and Program of classes. The full report is 81 pages long with the first 40 pages in this record. 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