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The Alberta Normal School was established in Calgary, Alberta shortly after Alberta became a province in 1905. The first classes were held January 3 to April 30, 1906 in its temporary location in Central School (later called James Short School). There were 26 students: 8 males and 18 females.
The Alberta Normal School was established in Calgary, Alberta shortly after Alberta became a province in 1905. The first classes were held January 3 to April 30, 1906 in its temporary location in Central School (later called James Short School). There were 26 students: 8 males and 18 females.
<br>• 1906 - city purchased lot where the Normal School was eventually built for $15,000 <br>• historians claim that the Normal School was built in Calgary as compensation for Edmonton being named as Provincial capital. <br>• construction for Alberta's first Normal School (teacher training school) began in September 1906.
Calgary was chosen as the site of the provinces first Normal School, a training school for teachers. Construction of the school began in 1906, and the cornerstone was laid in 1907 by premier Alexander Rutherford. The Normal School is a classic example of Beaux-Arts style architecture.
With Edmonton being named the provincial capital, and the provincial university setting up in Strathcona, Calgary was bestowed the normal school as a compensatory measure. It also made sense from a demographic point of view — Calgary's student population had exploded 116 percent between 1900 and 1906.
The Calgary Normal School in Calgary was initially located at 412 – 7 Street SW in Calgary in what is called the McDougall School founded shortly after Alberta became a province in 1905. Its history is part of the founding of the University of Calgary in 1966.
24 de abr. de 2020 · The Legislative Assembly chose Calgary as the location of the province’s first Normal School, a training school for teachers. Teachers were in great demand; in Calgary alone the student population increased by 116 % between 1900 and 1906. Construction began on the Calgary Normal School in 1906.
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