Elijah Barrett Prettyman

Elijah Barrett Prettyman

Infobox Person
name = Elijah Barrett Prettyman


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birth_date = 1830
birth_place = Pennsylvania
death_date = 1907
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occupation = Maryland State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Principal, Maryland State Normal School
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children =:"For the federal judge of the same name, see E. Barrett Prettyman."Elijah Barrett Prettyman (1830 - 1907) was the second principal of Maryland State Normal School (now Towson University).

He began his teaching career after graduating from Dickinson College. Prettyman came to Anne Arundel County where he worked as a teacher and principal for over 15 years. In 1890, he was appointed the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and Principal of the Normal School. Under his guidance, the Normal School extended its course of study to 3 years and added new courses.

External links

* [http://cooklibrary.towson.edu/archives/presidentsBios.cfm Presidential Biographies - Towson Archives]

s-ttl|title=Towson University principal
years=1890-1905


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