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The history of San Diego State University began in the late 19th century with the establishment of a normal school in San Diego, California. Founded on March 13, 1897, the school opened on November 1, 1898 with a class of 135 students. By 1921, the school had become San Diego State Teachers College, allowing it to grant certificates and degrees. Due to the increased student enrollment, the college was relocated to its current location at the east side of Mission Valley, with classes beginning in February 1931. The government works programs during the Great Depression assisted in construction of numerous buildings on the new campus. World War I and II both affected student enrollment, and led many students and faculty members to serve in the armed forces. By the end of the 1950s, the student population was at 10,000, and the renamed San Diego State College was now the fourth largest California state institution. In the 1960s and 1970s the campus saw increased enrollment, the accreditation of its professional schools, multiple incidents of student activism, and on January 1, 1974, a new name: San Diego State University (SDSU). By 1987, the university's population peaked at nearly 36,000 students and attained the status of the largest university in California and tenth in the nation. Recently, the university has worked to improve its academic rankings, and faced adversities including a school shooting and a large drug bust. As the university continues to grant numerous degrees in various fields, it has developed several construction plans for replacement of some of its older buildings and infrastructure. ==Establishment== In the late 1890s, San Diego officials believed that a normal school should be established to help the town grow and increase certification of teachers.〔Starr, p. 15〕 The tuition and travel for out-of-town normal schools were large and San Diegans desired to have a closer school.〔Starr, p. 18〕 San Diego had to compete with Fresno, Los Angeles, and several other cities for a school, and its first attempt to establish one in 1895 was vetoed by California governor James Budd.〔〔Engstrand, p. 114〕 On March 13, 1897 Governor Budd changed course and signed legislation appropriating $50,000 to allow for the establishment of a state normal school in San Diego, to be located in University Heights. By 1905, total funds appropriated to the school totaled $333,300.〔 The Board of Trustees for San Diego Normal School was established by Budd and first met on June 3, 1897.〔 They appointed Samuel T. Black, who had previously served as the California Superintendent for Public Instruction, as president of the new school by unanimous decision on October 1, 1898.〔 On January 21, 1898, the San Diego firm Hebbard and Gill was selected to design the new school building. The architect Irving Gill, who developed the building in a Beaux-Arts style, was responsible for the design. The ground was broken for construction on August 1, the cornerstone of the building was laid on December 10, and the building was dedicated on May 1, 1899.〔Starr, p. 21〕 During the building's construction, the first classes were held at the Hill Block on the southwest corner of 6th and F street in downtown San Diego beginning on November 1, 1898.〔 The classes moved to the Normal School in May 1899, even as construction continued.〔 135 students (90% of whom were women), were enrolled by the end of the first year; enrollment grew to 400 by 1910.〔 In the summer of 1899, San Diego Normal School became the first California normal school to offer summer courses, and maintained this position until 1913.〔Starr, p. 22〕 On June 21, 1900, the first class was graduated: 23 women and three men.〔 Later that year, the east wing of the initial building was finished, adding 18 rooms.〔 In 1903, $61,000 was appropriated by the state for a west wing; it included a gym, library, laboratories, lecture rooms, and a museum.〔 The west wing was completed in September 1904.〔 In 1906, the California legislature required that students have a high school diploma in order to be admitted to a normal school.〔 This was the same requirement as for entry into the University of California.〔 In 1910, Samuel Black resigned, and was replaced by Edward L. Hardy, who had previously served as the principal of San Diego High School.〔Starr, p. 33〕 He increased the faculty size from 19 to 27 in 1912 to meet the demands of increased enrollment.〔Starr, p. 34〕 The annual salary for the president increased to $4,000 (from $3,400) in 1915 and salaries for the faculty and administration ranged from $600–2,500 (compared to the national average of $687 for all industries except for farm labor).〔 Hardy argued for the pay increases, claiming increases would "give merited and much needed relief...() will be entirely justified by the increased good of the service."〔 More buildings were added after appropriations of funds in 1907 and total expenditures for the campus reached $312,000.〔Starr, p. 35〕 Even with the expansion, by 1910 space was limited, so the training school dropped the high school program, although it still taught the elementary and intermediate grades (7th and 8th grades).〔 In 1914, of the 136 new students for the school year, 17 were from California counties (excluding San Diego), while 26 were from other states.〔Starr, p. 36〕 This proportion would remain common throughout the school's history as the majority of its students were from the San Diego area. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「History of San Diego State University」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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