UCLA's history began as a state Normal School for training school teachers. Above is a picture of the 1885 Normal School faculty:
C.J. Flatt; Ira More, Principal; Melville Dozier; Emma L. Hawks; Harriet E. Dunn; Mrs. English; Sarah P. Monks; Faculty, Normal School about 1885, Los Angeles
The "details" provided with the photo identifies the School as Vermont Ave. However, the original School was located roughly where the main LA Public Library now sits in downtown LA. It moved to Vermont Avenue and Normal Street later where LA City College is located. UCLA was created out of the Normal School in 1919 and moved to the Westwood location about a decade later. However, teacher training remained part of the mission as the photo below shows. Its caption reads "Student teachers at UCLA take pledge of allegiance to the flag, circa 1935."
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