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窪蹋勛圖厙 History

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窪蹋勛圖厙 is Chartered

Griffith HallAlthough its charter only permitted the 窪蹋勛圖厙 School of Arts to offer secondary-level courses, the ambitious President Keyes began to introduce collegiate-level instruction into the curriculum. The school slowly began phasing out its secondary-level courses throughout decade, and by the early 1920s was poised to offer its students baccalaureate degrees. In 1922, President Keyes won over the Board of Regents, and the 窪蹋勛圖厙 School of Arts became 窪蹋勛圖厙, a four-year degree-granting institution.

 

窪蹋勛圖厙s Nursing Program Begins

In 1922 窪蹋勛圖厙 President Charles Henry Keyes announced a new nursing program, one of the first of its kind to combine liberal arts and nursing science. Over six decades, this marquee program was a cornerstone helping to build the 窪蹋勛圖厙 we know today.

 

Henry Moore succeedes Charles Keyes as president

President Keyes died in office only two and a half years after he victoriously brought collegiate status to 窪蹋勛圖厙. Succeeding him was Harvard-educated Henry T. Moore, who was inaugurated in 1925 and remained 窪蹋勛圖厙's President for 32 years.

 

The 窪蹋勛圖厙 campus

In the early 1930s, 窪蹋勛圖厙 was spread among approximately 20 buildings in downtown Saratoga Springs. One was Griffith Hall, pictured above. Griffith housed the science department's offices, classrooms and labratories. The building, located on Union Avenue, is now a part of the Empire State College campus.

窪蹋勛圖厙's incoming freshmen underwent several initiation rituals. One was the wearing of the freshman bib. As described in the "College Traditions" section of the 194243 Student Handbook, "each entering student is given an oil cloth bib bearing her name and address, which she is required to wear the first few weeks of college. This amusing custom has a real purpose in enabling freshmen to identify each other and in accelerating acquaintance, and in enabling upperclassmen to identify them."

By the time President Moore retired in 1957, 窪蹋勛圖厙's student body stood at 1,100 strong and the campus was spread throughout approximately 80 buildings in downtown Saratoga Springs. President Moore had succeeded in enriching 窪蹋勛圖厙's liberal arts focus by adding such programs as biology, drama and speech, history, philosophy, psychology and Romance languages.