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Whoo-oo-oo Knew? Calling all Owls. Test your knowledge of Southern’s history — both the serious and the quirky.
Southern Connecticut State University traces its roots to the Sept. 11, 1893 opening of a two-year teacher training school — New Haven State Normal School. What was NOT true about the first class?
A. There were 84 students and three faculty members, including Arthur Boothby Morrill, the school’s principal. B. There weren’t enough desks for members of the inaugural class and plans to expand the school began almost immediately. C. The class was made up entirely of women. D. Students came from throughout New England to attend.
Put the following flock of Southern
Before they were known as “The Owls,” our
Owl mascots in order — from their
student-athletes were
earliest to most recent appearance.
commonly referred to as: A. The Teachers’ Pets B. The Educators C. The Nutmeggers D. The Wisemen A. D. The first permanent alumni B.
association was established in:
A. C.
C.
1890 1975 B.
D.
Built at a cost of $4 million, the original Hilton C. Buley Library celebrated its opening in 1970. Students, faculty, and staff helped by: A. Signing up by the hundreds for the school’s first library cards. B. Helping to carry 202,000 volumes from the old library in Engleman Hall to the new building. C. Organizing a fundraiser to expand the university’s book collections. D. All of the above. 24 | Southern ALUMNI MAGAZINE