Excerpt from Twenty-Second Annual Catalogue of the Southern Illinois State Normal University, Carbondale, 1895-96 On the 6th day of September, 1874, the regular work of the Normal University commenced. On the afternoon of November at 3 o'clock, this beautiful building was discovered to be on fire; and before 5 o'clock p.m., despite the efforts of faculty, stu dents, and citizens of Carbondale, the entire building was in ruins. By the heroic labors of students, teachers, and citizens, the large library was saved, and most of the fur niture; also the philosophical and chemical apparatus. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.