Marjory: You may be referring to the National Normal University which was established by Alfred Holbrook and his wife. My great-grandmother attended this school, graduating in 1872. >From a newpaper clipping, Dayton Daily News, 8 Aug 1937: "A convention was held at the Miami university at Oxford to determine where the proposed normal school should be built. Lebanon was selected and nearly 400 teachers organized themselves into a group called the Southwestern Normal association to maintain the normal school until the time the state could take it over. Instead of erecting a new building, it was decided to remodel the Lebanon academy building, whcih had been built in 1845. At that time, tuition was unbelievably low in comparison to what is now asked in a high class school. For two or three dollars a week, a student could have his board, room and instruction. On November 24, 1855, the school opened with the registration of 95 pupils, 90 of whom were residents of Lebanon. The school grew by leaps and bounds and in 1881, the year in which began the period of greatest success in the school, there wre 1850 pupils in attendance. Nearly every state and territory in the Union was represented. In 1870 the name was changed to National Normal school and 11 years later it became National Normal university. In 1907 the school became known as Lebanon University. Notwithstanding the large enrollment, the school underwent a period of financial distress about 1890. It was immediately reorganized and a board of directors was named to control affairs of the school. Until that time, Prof. Holbrook had been in complete charge. Not long after, the Professor went to Southern Normal university in Tennessee. With Prof. Holbrook's departure, Lebanon university started to decline and it was never able to retrieve its lost dignity. After spending several years in the sourth, Prof. Holbrook returned to Lebanon where he lived his last years close to the scene of his labor. He died at the age of 93 years on April 16, 1909. Lebanon university passed out of existance about five years later, but on the anniversary of the professor's birthday, in 1916, hundreds of old alumni returned to observe the day." Some of the former students included Sec. of State Cordell L. Hull; former Gov. Cooper; former Gov. and Sen. Hatfield of WV; former Sen. Robinson of KY; Judge Charles Malsbary of Cincinnati; John W. Withers, Dean of the College of Education of NY Univ.; and Dr. Cunningham, president of Alfred Holbrook College. And by the way, the Warren Co. Gen. Soc. resource center is located temporarily in this building. Judy Tooman In a message dated 03/04/2000 1:21:21 PM Mountain Standard Time, OHWARREN-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << Does anyone on this forum know the name of a college for teachers in the 1890s? My grandfather graduated from there ca. 1896 and I would like to know more about the college he attended. I never met him as he died prior to my birth. However, he was the only other teacher in the family until I came along. I have a picture of him standing on steps in front of the school I presume but someone has cut off almost everyone else in the class photo. There are no marks of identification on the picture no is anyone else in front of or behind him labeled. He was Jacob Coleman PETTY. Thank you. Marjory A. Austen >>