Straight, Henry Harrison, Educator
Henry Harrison Straight, second president of Peru Normal School (now Peru State College), was among the earliest Nebraska educators to influence American public ...
education
What We Found
University of Nebraska, Expense
The expense of a postsecondary education was once considerably less than it is today. The original charter granted the University of Nebraska in 1869 by the Nebraska ...
Junior Normal Schools
In 1867 the first normal school in Nebraska was established at Peru, but it was available only to a small number of potential teachers. In order to expand opportunities ...
Life Blood of the Nation
The public schools have lately been the focus of much attention--and much criticism. "Theschools aren't doing an adequate job," the pundits say, "and America is falling ...
Commencement
College commencement exercises have always been marked by advice showered upon new graduates. The Daily Nebraska State Journal, May 16, 1889, offered its congratulations ...
Beatrice Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle
Before automobiles and radios made the world a smaller place, it could be challenging for adults in rural areas to gain access to the kinds of cultural and educational ...
NSHS 136th Annual Awards Presentation
NSHS awards honorees, from left to right: David Levy, Rebecca Anderson, John Swigart, Nancy Gillis, Sen. Jerry Johnson, Sen. Jeremy Nordquist, Dr. LuAnn Wandsnider, Dr. ...
The Indians as I Knew Them by Grace Stenberg Parsons – Memories of the Genoa Indian School
This manuscript was written by Grace Stenberg Parsons. As the daughter of the blacksmithing instructor at the Genoa Indian School in Genoa, Nebraska, Parsons observed ...
“Free School Advocate” Newspaper
First published by the students of Omaha High School in December of 1859, The Free School Advocate is the earliest known example of school journalism in Nebraska. The ...
Timeline Tuesday: Business Education
Practical business education has changed greatly during the last century. Once mandatory, penmanship and typing courses have been replaced by instruction in keyboarding. ...
NU at 150: What was the University of Nebraska like in the early days?
The University of Nebraska marks its 150th birthday on February 15, 2019. The legislature chartered the university on that day in 1869 (though classes didn’t begin until ...
Too educated to teach: Letters from a Nebraska educator in the 1890s
Graduating from high school jeopardized your chance to teach in rural schools in the 1800s.
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