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4 unusual facts about Indiana State Normal School


Clarence C. Gilhams

Born in Brighton, Indiana, Gilhams attended the common local schools and Indiana State University at Terre Haute, Indiana and became a school teacher.

Linnaeus N. Hines

Linnaeus Neal Hines (February 12, 1871 – July 14, 1936) is best known as being a former president of Indiana State University and its Eastern Division, later known as Ball State University.

Willa Brown

In 2010, Ms. Brown was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award by the Indiana State University Alumni Association.

William W. Parsons

In 1883, Parsons was promoted to Vice-President of Indiana State Normal School.


Edison E. Oberholtzer

Oberholtzer obtained his undergraduate education at Westfield College in Westfield, Illinois and Indiana State Normal School (now known as Indiana State University).

Samuel Frederick Hildebrand

In 1910 he received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana State Normal School and became a research associate at the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries in Washington, D.C., where he remained until 1914.


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Albert Henry Vestal

Born on a farm near Frankton, in Madison County, Indiana, on January 18, 1875, he attended common schools, worked in steel mills and factories and attended the Indiana State Normal School, now Indiana State University, at Terre Haute.