Highlight: Chattanooga State Technical Institute begins its first formal instruction July 4 at 4th and Chestnut and has rented space at 600 Broad.  It is the state's first technical institute.  Moccasin Bend site abandoned.  James Harrison, Jr., donates land on Amnicola, where new school will be built.

  "Chattanooga State Technical Institute Catalog 1965-66.

“The Chattanooga State Technical Institute is a two-year college-level school offering specialized technical programs leading to an associate degree in technology.  The State Technical Institute was established under an Act of the Legislature of the State of Tennessee in 1963.  As a state institution, it is governed and operated by the State Board of Education through the Department of Education, State of Tennessee....  The Chattanooga State Technical Institute will not be a completely new school due to the phase out of the Chattanooga Technical Institute, which has been operated by the Chattanooga City School System since 1959....  will start with the Fall Quarter of 1965... (p. 2)."

  "Court Approves Junior College,” Chattanooga Times, January 5, 1965, no page.  Also in JPG.

“Only [Tom] Crutchfield against establishment here of state institution.”  Other articles included on page that was scanned.

  "Coloradan Is 1st to Be Appointed to State Technical Institute Staff," Chattanooga Times, January 23, 1965, no page.  
          Also in JPG.

"Edward L. Weld of Fort Collins, Colo., assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Colorado State University, was announced Friday as head of the engineering technology department of the Chattanooga State Technical Institute."  School not yet under construction.
Also on same scan: "State Institute Awarded Grant," Chattanooga Times, February 9, 1965, no page.

  "$120 Yearly Fee Set at Institute: Low Rate for Technical Training Extends into Georgia, Alabama," Chattanooga 
          Times, February 6, 1965, no page.  Also in JPG.

"...students from neighboring counties in Alabama and Georgia be given the same preferential rates as Tennessee residents."

  "Whitehead Talk Is on Institute," no newspaper source, February 23, 1965, no page, but picture is on p. 14.  Also in JPG.

"Emergence of the technical institute - a place for training aides and assistants to professional personnel - provides a third path for the high school graduate in Tennessee, Whitehead told the principals and educator."

  "State Institute Gets Registrar," Chattanooga Times, April 11, 1965, no page.  Also in JPG.

Edgar H. Sessions is appointed registrar.

  "Chattanooga State Technical Institute brochure with message from Charles O. Whitehead, director.  Also available
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Temporary office location: 1021 James Building, Chattanooga, TN 37402.

  "City Tech Holds Last Graduation," Chattanooga Times, June 5, 1965, no page.  Also in JPG.

"The Chattanooga Technical Institute graduated its fifth and final class at 7:30 o'clock at the auditorium of Clara Carpenter School.  The new Chattanooga State Technical Institute, which was founded by the 1963 legislature, will begin a revised academic program this fall and will serve as a pilot school for other institutes to be located in the state."

  "Whitehead Cites Growth of Tech,” Chattanooga Times, June 24, 1965, no page.  Also in JPG.

“’Temporary facilities on Chestnut “will be taxed with a full fall enrollment,’ he said.” 
Also on same scan: "Tests Arranged for State Tech," Chattanooga Times, June 2, 1965, no page, and "Trio from City Join Institute," Chattanooga Times, June 15, 1965, no page.

  "Historic Pose," no source, July 3, 1965, no page.  Also in JPG.

Photo of faculty.  "This is the first meeting of the faculty of the newly organized Chattanooga State Technical Institute, as they met on the front steps of the school's temporary quarters (400 Chestnut St.) on the first day the school became 'legal.'"

  "State Tech Enrolls First Class Monday," no source, July 3, 1965, no page.  Also in JPG.

"Charles O. Whitehead, director, said 25 students will begin pretechnical training."

  "First Student Enrolls," Chattanooga News-Free Press, July 5, 1965, no page.  Also in JPG.  Scan from photocopy pdf.

"The first student enrolled this morning in the first class of the state's first technical institute, which officially opened July 1."

  "Institute Opens; Has 23 Students," by Regina Brody, Chattanooga Times, July 6, 1965, no page.  Also in JPG.

Chattanooga State Technical Institute is the state's first technical institute.  "Remedial Program Begins to Qualify Applicants for Fall sessions."  "As of July 1, fiscal independence was granted to CSTI....  Besides the main educational plant at Fourth and Chestnut streets, the Institute has rented 6,000 sq. ft. of floor space in the 600 block of Broad Street....  Plans call for CSTI to move to a 109-acre tract of land on Moccasin Bend to occupy its new building scheduled for the fall of 1966."
Also on same scan: "Two More Added to Tech Faculty," Chattanooga Times, June 24, 1965, no page.

  "State Institute to Open Sept. 20," Chattanooga Times, August 5, 1965, no page.  Also in JPG.

"Chattanooga State Tech will open its first fall classes Sept. 20 with a current enrollment of 175 students, Edgar Sessions, registrar, announced Wednesday.  The Institute is prepared to award the associate degree in eight major areas within engineering and scientific technologies."
Also on same scan: "Tech Relocates Office Facilities," Chattanooga Times, August 17, 1965, no page. 
Also on same scan: "City Commission in Brief Meeting," Chattanooga Times, August 27, 1965, no page.

  "Institute Gives Data on Courses," Chattanooga Times, August 13, 1965, no page.  Also in JPG.

 "Chattanooga State Technical Institute announced a full course of studies in eight major curriculums....  The institute, which now claims an enrollment of some 200 students, will offer individual courses to groups from industry in addition to its regular degree program.  A choice of courses for nondegree students will also be available."

  "State May View Alternate Sites for Tech School," Chattanooga Times, August 17, 1965, no page.  Also in JPG.

“Lack of solid foundation has caused delay.”
Also on same scan: "Night Students Told to Enroll," Chattanooga Times, September 17, 1965, no page.

  "Tech Relocates Office Facilities," Chattanooga Times, August 17, 1965, no page.  Also in JPG.

“Charles O. Whitehead, director of Chattanooga State Tech, has announced the relocation of all administrative offices of the institute to a new location at Fourth and Chestnut streets.  The offices were formerly located on the 10th floor of the James Building.” 
On same scan as "State Institute to Open Sept. 20."

  "Technical Educator: Charles Oliver Whitehead," by Charles Pennington, Chattanooga Times, August 23, 1965, no
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"[T]here is no question about the quality of the instruction they're going to receive when classes start in September.  When Chattanooga State Technical Institute officially opens its doors - temporarily in a building at fourth and Chestnut streets - it is going to have a faculty of 27 highly trained men with working experience in industry who will draw an average salary of $9,500."

  "Chattanooga State Technical Institute," Chattanooga News-Free Press, August 25, 1965, no page.  Also in JPG.

Discusses day curriculum and evening program.

  "City Commission in Brief Meeting," Chattanooga Times, August 27, 1965, no page.  Also in JPG.

James Franklin Harrison, Jr., and his wife gave 30 acres for Chattanooga State Technical Institute. 
On same scan as "State Institute to Open Sept. 20."

  "Tech School Moved Near Dam," by J. B. Collins, Chattanooga News-Free Press, November 5, 1965, 1A.  Also in JPG
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"Replaces original filled-in section on Moccasin Bend."  "The new Chattanooga State Technical Institute, originally scheduled for Moccasin Bend, will be constructed on a  picturesque 75-acre tract between the Amnicola Highway and the Tennessee River.... The site, described as 'a beautiful location,' was donated for this purpose to the city and county by J. Frank Harrison Jr., president of the Chattanooga Glass Co. and the Dorsey Corporation."

  "Gave Site for School: James Frank Harrison,” by Fred Schneider, Chattanooga Times, November 6, 1965, no page.
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Harrison gives 75 acres as site for Chattanooga State.

  "New Site for State Tech," Chattanooga Times, November 6, 1965, no page.  Also in JPG.

Photo and caption.  The tract "fronts 1,000 feet on the highway and extends to the Tennessee River fronting something over 600 feet on the waterway."

  "State Tech Unit to Be Near Dam; Bend Abandoned, by Fred Schneider, Chattanooga Times, November 6, 1965,
          no page.  Also in JPG.

Also on same scan: "A Home at Last," Chattanooga Times, November 7, 1965, no page.  "Caldwell revealed that T. A. Lupton, Jr., first vice president of the chamber and president of Stone Fort Land Co., had been responsible for interesting Harrison in giving the land for the school to the city and county," quote from "State Tech Unit" article.