The story of Peabody College, Peabody Demonstration School's founder, can be traced to its beginnings on the campus of the University of Nashville.
George Peabody begins the Peabody Education Fund.
The State Normal College is established.
William Payne replaces Eben Stearns as president of the State Normal College.
The Winthrop Model School begins.
Governor James D. Porter succeeds William Payne as president of Peabody Normal College.
Practice teaching begins at Winthrop Model School.
Peabody College for Teachers is established under the leadership of Bruce R. Payne.
"The Father of Peabody Demonstration School"
Combining the old observational method favored by Payne and the new experimental methods of teacher training, Peabody Demonstration School begins as a summer school in the basement of the Jesup Psychological Laboratory. In 1919, the Demonstration School moves to "The Stucco Building," housing kindergarten and elementary grades while the upper school remains in the Jesup laboratory.
