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Office of the Board of Trustees of
the Ohio University.
Athens Ohio March 25.1902 2PM.
A called meeting of the Board ot Trustees of the Ohio
University was held this day and hour at its office
in the Auditorium Building pursuant to written notice
given to all of its members by its Secretary.
A call of the roll showed the following membrs of the
Board present;
Alston Ellis President, V. C. Lowrey: L.M.Jewett- R.E. Hamblin.
C. C. Davidson - A. Lene - E. J. Jones J.M. Welch. William. E.
Bundy. J.P. Wood. I. M Foster- T. R. Biddle and Henry.
O'Bleness.
[inserted] Object of
Meeting. [end inserted] The President state that the object of the meeting was to
take some action in regard to the [illegible] of the
Seese Normal School. bill passed by the General Assembly of
Ohio ,at its present session.
The President here read to the Board the Seese bill which
is in the words and figures following to wit:
"7th General Assembly." "H. B. No 369."
"Regular Session."
Mr Seese.-
[inserted] The Seese
bill. [end inserted] "To establish normal schools at Ohio University, Athens,
and at Miami University Oxford, and to provide for the
appointment of a Commission to investigate and report
upon the need and advisability of the future establishment
by the State of one or more additional normal schools
and to consider in what manner and to what extent
institutions other than those now supported by the State
can be made more (effective) active in the better training
of persons for service in the public Schools."
Section -1- That there be and are hereby created and
established two state normal schools to be located as
follows : One in connection with the Ohio University, at Athens,
and in connection , with the Miami University at Oxford.