Manchester College (In) Changes Name

Manchester College inwards North Manchester, IN volition larn Manchester University on July 1, 2012.

Manchester College traces its rootage to the Roanoke Classical Seminary founded past times the United Brethren Church inwards Roanoke, Indiana inwards 1860.  The seminary became Manchester College when it was moved to North Manchester, Indiana inwards 1889.  Representatives of the Church of the Brethren purchased the campus inwards 1895 as well as deeded it to iv State Districts of the Church inwards 1902.  The position out of supporting districts increased until, past times 1932, Manchester College served the five-state expanse of Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, as well as Wisconsin.

Trinity College (Burlington, Vt)

The University of Vermont Libraries Center for Digital Initiatives offers a publish of photographs of Trinity College.  The establishment was founded yesteryear the Sisters of Mercy inward 1925.



Trinity College Alumni & Friends keep a web page amongst brief history of the institution.

Colorado Advert Changes

Anthony Cotton has an article inwards The Denver Post exploring several of the recent changes inwards names at Colorado institutions. Cotton focuses on Metropolitan State College becoming Metropolitan State University of Denver as well as the Western State College modify to Western State Colorado University.  The article likewise notes changes inwards the by twelvemonth for Adams State College to Adams State University as well as Mesa State College becoming Colorado Mesa University.

Grand Isle College (Nebraska)

An interesting article past times Jim McKee inward the Apr 8, 2012 consequence of the Lincoln Journal-Star offers a history of Grand Island College.  The Baptist establishment unopen inward 1931.

Jones' Commercial College (St. Louis, Mo)

The 1854 Circular in addition to Catalogue of Jones' Commercial College inwards St. Louis, MO is available through Google Books.  The establishment was incorporated inwards 1849 in addition to offered teaching inwards bookkeeping, commercial law, commercial calculations, in addition to penmanship.  A item emphasis inwards the publication is placed on the training of bookkeepers for the steamboat industry.

The tuition is listed every mo $30 for a total plan amongst an additional accuse for nighttime pupils of $1 to encompass the toll of gas for lighting.

Enrollments are provided for a 5 twelvemonth period:

Year	# of Book-keeping Students
1849	163
1850	191
1851	216
1852	250
1853	258

The names in addition to source of students enrolled inwards 1852 are likewise provided in addition to a summary is copied below:

St. Louis	75%
Outstate MO	10%
Illinois	7%
Iowa	2%
Kentucky	1%
Louisiana	1%
Massachusetts	0.4%
Mississippi	0.4%
Montana	0.4%
New York	0.4%
Ohio	1%
Tennessee	1%
Wisconsin	1%