ˌɔn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi twˈɛnti wˈʌn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt, ɡˈʌvɚnɚ sˈɛldən kˈɑːnɚ sˈaɪnd ɐn ˈækt ɪstˈæblɪʃɪŋ ɐ tˈiːtʃɚz skˈuːl ɪnðə nˈɔːɹðɚn bˈoːɹdɚ ɹˈiːdʒən ʌvðə stˈeɪt ðˈɛn nˈoʊn æz ðə mˈædɐwˌæskə tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi ɪn ɐn ˈɛfɚt tʊ ɐmˈɛɹɪkənˌaɪz ðə fɹˈɛntʃ sˈɛtlɚz ʌvðɪ ˈɛɹiə.
On February 21, 1878, Governor Selden Connor signed an act establishing a teachers' school in the northern border region of the state (then known as the Madawaska territory) in an effort to Americanize the French settlers of the area.