Louis Hutchinson Galbreath | |
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 Galbreath, c. 1899 | |
| Born | (1861-12-22)December 22, 1861 Ashmore, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | August 14, 1899(1899-08-14) (aged 37) New York, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Angola, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Illinois State University Cornell University |
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| Children | 2 |
Louis Hutchinson Galbreath (December 22, 1861 – August 14, 1899) was an American educator who specialized in training teachers and advocated educational psychology and scientific pedagogy. A graduate of bothIllinois State University andCornell University, he had his career cut short when he died from typhoid fever. In 1896, while a professor at Illinois State, he became the second head football coach at the school.
Galbreath was born on December 22, 1861, in the Eastern Illinois town ofAshmore. He attended theIllinois State University (then known as Illinois State Normal University), where he graduated in 1885.[1] Galbreath then attendedCornell University inIthaca, New York as a member of the class of 1890. After some interruptions, he graduated from Cornell with aB.L. While at Cornell, he was known as a standoutcenter on thefootball team.[1] He lettered in football in 1888, 1889, 1890 and 1891, when he opened running lanes forCollege Football Hall of Fame running backWinchester Osgood. In the four years he played football, Cornell's record was a combined 25 wins and 11 losses.[2] He was also active at Cornell with the Christian Association, and was a member ofSphinx Head.[1]
Eventually, Galbreath worked at several colleges training future teachers. He was known as persistent advocate ofeducational psychology, and scientificpedagogy. He was very involved in his profession by speaking before many institutes and educational associations and writing in Educational Journals.[3] He taught pedagogy and psychology at the State Normal School atWinona, Minnesota (now known asWinona State University).[1][3] In 1896, he left Winona State and joined the faculty of the Illinois State inNormal, Illinois taking the place of noted educator Dr.Charles Alexander McMurry, who moved on to theUniversity of Chicago.[4] The next year, he became the Chair of Psychology and Child Studies at the School of Pedagogy atUniversity at Buffalo (now known as TheState University of New York at Buffalo). He held this position until it closed in 1898.[3][5] After he left Buffalo he moved toNew York City, accepting a fellowship inColumbia University. Before the 1899 school year, he accepted the chair of Pedagogy atEastern Illinois University (then known as Eastern Illinois State Normal School) before taking the position he died fromtyphoid fever in New York City, and was buried atAngola, New York.[1][6]
While teaching at Illinois State, Galbreath became the second head football coach for theIllinois State Redbirds football team, serving for one season, in 1896, and compiling a record of 2–0.[7]
Born on December 22, 1861, northwest of Ashmore inColes County, Illinois, he was the second youngest of 13 children of James and Martha Houston Mitchell Galbreath. In 1895, Galbreath married Julia Aver Tifft ofIthaca, New York. Like her husband, she was a graduate of Cornell University (class of 1893). They had two boys, who were very young when their father died in 1899.[1]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Winona State Warriors(Independent)(1895) | |||||||||
| 1895 | Winona State | 0–3 | |||||||
| Winona State: | 0–3 | ||||||||
| Illinois State Redbirds(Independent)(1896) | |||||||||
| 1896 | Illinois State | 2–0 | |||||||
| Illinois State: | 2–0 | ||||||||
| Total: | 2–3 | ||||||||