1913, the school opened as South Georgia State Normal College (SGSNC) with three college freshmen and 15 sub-freshmen. The early students were required to wear a school uniform and paid $10 per year for tuition and $12 per month for food and board. Most became teachers and studied subjects such as literature, physics and agriculture. In 1922, the school became a four-year college and the legislature changed the name to Georgia State Womans College.
=== Georgia State Woman's College (1922–1950) ===
President Powell headed the GSWC until 1933 when he was made dean of the Coordinate College in Athens. Jere M. Pound, President of the Georgia Teachers College, was sent to Valdosta. However, his tenure at GSWC lasted less than a year before he had to go on sick leave. He died a year later.
Frank Robertson Reade assumed the job of acting president in 1934 and on Pound's death became president. During his tenure, New Deal programs enabled the school to expand physically from three to seven buildings. The Powell Library, …
