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A picture of Vincent O’Leary (viewer's right), Acting President from 1977–1978 and President from 1978–July 31, 1990 with Daniel and Betty Knowlton Roe. The Roe's established a charitable trust making the State University of New York at Albany and Union College beneficiaries. Mrs. Roe is an alumna of the New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1942, and was an instrumental developer of Alumni House and an active member of the Alumni Association. The image is from the University News, December 12, 1979, volume 3, issue 15, page 3. During O’Leary’s administrations, the institution was named State University of New York at Albany from August 1962–fall 1986 and the University at Albany, SUNY starting in the fall of 1986 and continuing. There are crop marks on all sides of the photograph. A picture of Stephen L. Decker, runner in the high hurdles for the State University of New York at Albany track team and member of the Class of 1982. He is competing in a meet against Union College. There are crop marks on all sides of the photograph. In the top margin is written 'PHOTO I' and an illegible character enclosed in a circle; in the right margin is written 'reduce to 19 picas' (between arrows); and in the bottom margin is written 'reduce to 18.5 picas' (between arrows). Report of the committee on colleges, academies and common schools, in regard to the distribution of the Literature Fund, and the establishment of a Normal School to educate Teachers of Common Schools, to the New York State Assembly. The report covers legislation regarding educational budgets and expenditures and offers an historical overview of how monies were distributed for both schools and libraries. It also provides pupil attendance figures and a comparison of tuition fees and teachers' salaries. It argues aid from the State is imperative in order to allow all children, regardless of means, to be educated. Union College is presented as an example of an accessible institution. The discussion of 'The Education of Common School Teachers' begins on page 22. This part of the report argues for the State to provide for teachers' education and for their provision in the State's common schools. The document is 40 pages in length. Adobe Reader is required to read and search this document; click <a href='../text/nysns/1844021.pdf'>http://library.albany.edu/speccoll/text/nysns/1844021.pdf</a> to view.

    

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