Initially known as Volant Normal Academy, the school was founded by A.
A. Galbreath who served as its president and a professor,[1] to provide high school graduates with necessary training to become teachers.
The school was given the authority to grant degrees and the first commencement was held in the spring of 1890.
[2] School property was seized in 1896 to repay one of Galbreath's debts.
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