Unfortunately, there are no remaining images of the graduating class of 1899 in the Freel Library Collection.

ID: 904 ~ Source: Image Courtesy of Freel Library Archive, Class of 1901, NANS Photographs People Box 4.

This file appears in: The Early North Adams Normal School Admissions and Curriculum

Unfortunately, there are no remaining images of the graduating class of 1899 in the Freel Library Collection.

There is however an image of the fifth graduating class from 1901. This image highlights the fashion of the time, as well as the ratio of men to women present at NANS.

This file appears in: The Early North Adams Normal School Admissions and Curriculum

The Early North Adams Normal School Admissions and Curriculum

By Emily Kelleher

Established through an act of Massachusetts legislature “to meet increasing demands for trained teachers,” North Adams Normal School (NANS) was established in 1894. The school offered three main courses of study as well as specialized certificate…