\n\t| 1850<\/td> | - J. William Dawson (later, Sir) appointment by provincial government of Nova Scotia as first Superintendent of Education for the province.<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\t| 1851<\/td> | - Dawson recommended establishment of a provincial training school for teachers
\n - Dawson secured approval from the Education Committee of the Legislature for establishment of a Normal School
\n - Chair of the Education Committee introduced a bill in the Legislature which was lost by a small majority
\n - Dawson resigned his position as Superintendent, but held the office without pay through 1852<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\t| 1854<\/td> | - March 31 - Act for the Establishment of a Normal School was passed in the Legislature<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\t| 1855<\/td> | - May - Alexander Forrester appointed first Principal (an office he held until 1869) on the recommendation of J.W. Dawson.
\n - Forester visited Normal Schools in New England to become acquainted with the practices in those institutions
\n - Summer - toured Nova Scotia speaking on matters affecting education
\n - November 14 - the Provincial Normal School opened<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\t| 1857<\/td> | - June - the \"Model School\" officially opened<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\t| 1869<\/td> | - John B. Calkin appointed Principal (until 1900)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\t| 1872<\/td> | - Forrester Monument originally erected on Truro Commons (now stands in quad area of Truro Campus NSCC)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\t| 1878<\/td> | - Original Normal School building replaced<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\t| 1893<\/td> | - Manual Training (later Industrial Arts and then Technology Education) introduced as a course of study<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\t| 1900<\/td> | - David Soloan appointed Principal (until 1928)
\n - Science Building officially opened (it now houses the Colchester Historical Museum)
\n - Domestic Science (later Home Economics) introduced as one of the teacher training programs<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\t| 1907<\/td> | - Kindergarten Department was integrated into the PNC<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\t| 1908<\/td> | - Physical Training Program (later Physical Education) established<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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