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Science Hall Named For President Emeritus By Frank V. Whitley
Kent State remembers Dr. John E. McGilvrey in a feature on his legacy. The first president of Kent State Normal, he helped launch the quarter system, extend courses, and grow campus facilities. He died October 8, 1945, at age 78, after a career shaping the university that became a state college to university.
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Frank V. Whitley
Kent State
John E. McGilvrey
McGilvrey
Kent State Normal School
Kent
Kent Hall
Wills Gymnasium
Training School
Rockwell Library
Normal School
Kent State Normal
Hollandsburg
Indiana
Indiana State Teachers College
Indiana University
Mary Kelly
Illinois University
Illinois
Kent State University
Ohio
Miami University
Oxford
Grounds
Alex Whyte
Wood
Cresent Law
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