Charter Day in 1907 Photos
Charter Day was established in 1905 to commemorate the establishment of the institution by the NY State legislature.
May 5 was the date picked by former President John H. Finley to celebrate the establishment of the school. There used to be a college-wide assembly in the Great Hall in the morning and a student-faculty softball game in the afternoon.
View photos of the Free Academy building and one at the current campus taken on Charter Day 1907. View PDF
Remembering May 4, 1970 Kent State University