The Challenges of Change: 1867
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Summary: Jesse Fell completes his landscaping plans for ISNU – Normal chartered as a dry town – hire of John Wesley Powell as faculty member and curator – Powell convinces legislature to appropriate funds for creation of Illinois Museum of Natural History housed at ISNU – Powell makes specimen-gathering expedition to the west – Edwards unsuccessfully lobbies state for funds for new dormitory, gymnasium, and repairs to Old Main – faculty petition for salary increases – enrollment of Topsy, the first Black student at ISNU’s model school – media attention from Chicago generates controversy – Board of Education affirms commitment to unsegregated education at Illinois public universities – model school loses funding from town of Normal, is forced to charge tuition.
Publication Date
1998
Publisher
Illinois State University, Instructional Technology Services
City
Normal, IL
Recommended Citation
Illinois State University, Instructional Technology Services, "The Challenges of Change: 1867" (1998). Illinois State University History Video Series. 4.
https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/isu-videos/4