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Hail to the Chief: St. Cloud State University Presidents Since 1869

Joseph Carhart (1890-1895)

Joseph Carhart

  • Before arriving on campus, taught at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, and the Indiana State Teachers College in Terre Haute, Indiana
  • Oversaw the construction of the south wing of "Old Main" (1874), completed in 1893
  • In 1892, the first St. Cloud State student newspaper, Normalia, was published
  • Taught courses in psychology and the science of education
  • After leaving St. Cloud State in 1895, became president at the State Normal School in Mayville, North Dakota, a post he held until 1907