GCSU celebrates 133 years with Charter Day Nov. 8

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  • Students sign GCSU’s ‘birthday card’ that was created by senior Anna Kate Sweeney. MORGAN TICKERHOOF/Contributed
    Students sign GCSU’s ‘birthday card’ that was created by senior Anna Kate Sweeney. MORGAN TICKERHOOF/Contributed
  • The completed banner was displayed in Atkinson Hall. MORGAN TICKERHOOF/Contributed
    The completed banner was displayed in Atkinson Hall. MORGAN TICKERHOOF/Contributed
GCSU alumni and students celebrated 133 years of GCSU during Charter Day on Nov. 8. “Charter Day is a commemoration to the day that the legislature authorized the creation of our college. At that time the college was known as Georgia Normal and Industrial College,” said Bob Wilson, GCSU historian. The college’s creation was mainly due to the lobbying efforts of Julia Flisch, a journalist for…

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