Lon Morris College: Trove Of Historical Items Institute Inward Storage

The Jacksonville (TX) Progress published, "Lon Morris College: Pieces of history come home," written past times Deborah Burkett, representing the Cherokee County Historical Commission (CCHS). Burkett provides a historical sketch for the establishment as well as describes a recent regain of many items from the onetime establishment that convey been inwards storage since it shut inwards 2012. Returned items include diplomas, photographs, yearbooks, paintings as well as other memorabilia as well as these are instantly stored inwards the CCHS archives.

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 post inwards September 2013, " Lon Morris College," followed the closure.  There are likewise links to a twosome of to a greater extent than recent articles inwards the comment department below the post where you lot tin laissez passer on notice read nigh purpose of the onetime campus as well as the transfer of remaining funds to back upwards scholarships at Texas Wesleyan University.

Interested readers powerfulness likewise read, "Lon Morris College, a storied academic history," that was published past times the Jacksonville Progress on August 16, 2009 alongside additional information on the institution.

Iowa Wesleyan Academy Celebrates 175 Years

Iowa Wesleyan University inward Mt. Pleasant, IA is celebrating its 175th anniversary.  An article roofing the Founders Day celebration past times Brooks Taylor, "Let the political party continue: Iowa Wesleyan University reflects on 175 years, looks toward the future," was published inward the Mt. Pleasant News on Feb 20, 2017.

Iowa Wesleyan was founded inward 1842 as well as assumed the advert of Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute inward 1843.  The advert changed to Iowa Wesleyan University inward 1855 as well as thus to Iowa Wesleyan College inward 1912.  The name changed i time again to Iowa Wesleyan University inward 2015.

Morristown College (Tn) Campus Purchased

The metropolis of Morristown, TN decided to buy the campus of the sometime Morristown College together with volition convert the belongings to a park. The study past times WBIR includes images of diverse campus buildings. Morristown College was affiliated amongst the Methodist Episcopal Church together with operated from 1881-1898. Knoxville College offered programs on the site until 1994.

A previous postal service on the inwards 2010 links to reporting when the master copy direction edifice burned.

Greenville College Volition Transcend Greenville Academy Inward 2017

Greenville College inwards Greenville, IL announced that the establishment will hold upward changing its lift to Greenville University inwards September 2017.  The college's website includes a FAQ alongside to a greater extent than details.
You tin besides uncovering a short video where President Ivan Filby talks almost the change.

Greenville was founded inwards 1855 every bit Almira College as well as provided educational activity for women.  The establishment was affiliated alongside the Baptist church.  In 1892 the Central Illinois Conference of the Free Methodist Church acquired the institution.  It was renamed every bit Greenville College as well as served both men as well as women.

An Land Of Students In Addition To Other Images From The Bowden Postcard Collection

Miami University Library Digital Archives posted a release of collections on Flicker amongst photographs too images that may live on of interest. One, the Bowden Postcard Collection includes over 2,100 erstwhile postcards that include hospitals, factories, hotels, etc. Most of the images of colleges too universities are Ohio institutions similar Ohio Northern University, Ohio University, Miami University, Mt. Union, too Baldwin-Wallice.  There are too a few that convey shut or merged, including Oxford Women's College too Western College inward Oxford, OH that merged amongst Miami University, too others from exterior Ohio that include Amherst College, Adrian College, too St. Joseph's College (IN).

Kansas Wesleyan Academy Celebrates 130Th Anniversary

Kansas Wesleyan University inward Salina, Kansas celebrates the 130th anniversary of its founding inward 1886.  A timeline of fundamental dates in addition to images of historic campus buildings are available past times next links from the anniversary page.

History Of Charles Metropolis Hall At Morningside College

Tim Gallagher provides a historical sketch inwards the Sioux City Journal, "Charles City Hall links 3 colleges."  The edifice was initially constructed to household the University of the Northwest that operated inwards Sioux City from 1890-1894.  The edifice is named for Charles City College that was founded yesteryear High German Methodists inwards Charles City, Iowa.  Charles City College shut in addition to merged amongst Morningside College inwards 1914.

Centenary College Announced Alter Inwards Refer To Centenary University

Kelly Heyboer reports for NJ.com that Centenary College inward Hackettstown, NJ volition modify its name to Centenary University effective immediately.  Centenary was founded inward 1867 past times the Newark Conference of the United Methodist Church equally a preparatory school.  The establishment evolved to expire a junior college for women past times 1940.  Baccalaureate programs were added later on 1976 in addition to Centenary became coeducational inward 1988.

A Novel Twenty-Four Sixty Minutes Catamenia Dawns For Morris Brownish College

Rodney Carmichael reported March 27, 2015 on the word that the reorganization invention offered past times Morris Brown College was accepted together with the institution volition move emerging from Chapter xi bankruptcy.  Statements from the chair for the Board of Trustees, Rt. Rev. doc Preston W. Williams II together with from the institution's president, Dr. Stanley J. Pritchett, Sr., are available on the Morris Brown website.

Buard History Trail Features Wiley College As Well As Bishop College Inward Marshall, Tx

An Bishop College moved to Dallas, TX inward 1961 together with ultimately unopen inward 1988.

The documentary on the Buard History Trail is available on YouTube inward 2 segments.  Part 1-A Field Trip Through History includes images of Wiley together with Bishop College together with their founders.  

Part 2-Eyewitnesses to History focuses on a local instructor together with historian, Rebecca Buard, together with community efforts to exercise the driving trail that bears her name.

Records Of Kansas Metropolis National Grooming Schoolhouse / National College For Christian Workers

The Saint Paul School of Theology spider web site offers information on holdings of records for a Methodist establishment intended to ameliorate develop women for roles providing pedagogy as well as social services to immigrant as well as other urban residents.  The site includes a helpful bibliography on the deaconess movement as well as a number of photographs.

The establishment was initially founded inwards 1899 inwards Kansas City, KS.  It moved to Kansas City, MO inwards 1904 every bit the Kansas City National Training School for Deaconeses as well as Missionaries.  The elevate was changed to the National Training School for Christian Workers inwards 1933, the National College for Christian Workers inwards 1945, as well as to National College inwards 1958.  The establishment explored a cooperative merger amongst Saint Paul earlier closing inwards 1964.

Kansas Metropolis Academy (Ks)

Kansas City University (KCU) operated inward Kansas City, KS from 1896-1933 as well as was initially associated amongst the Methodist Protestant Church.  The establishment was founded yesteryear D. Samuel Fielding Mather, a descendant of Cotton Mather, as well as included Mather College, College of Theology, College of Music, Kansas City Academy, School of Oratory as well as Elocution, College of Physicians as well as Surgeons, as well as the College of Homeopathic Medicine as well as Surgery.  The Colleges of Music as well as Oratory were located inward Kansas City, MO.  


The establishment merged amongst Campbell College inward 1913 that previously operated inward Holton, KS.  One-half of KCU trustees were as well as then drawn from Church of the United Brethren inward Christ.   KCU failed due to fiscal difficulties.  


St. Augustine Hall was purchased yesteryear the Recollect Augustinian Fathers inward 1935 to serve every 2nd their Monastery of St. Augustine.  The campus was afterward purchased yesteryear Seventh Day Adventists inward 1987 for role every 2nd administrative offices as well as a conference center.  You tin locomote follow the link for a document prepared to back upward the placement of Mather Hall on the National Register of Historic Places.

Mississippi Industrial College (Holly Springs, Ms)

Sarah B. Gilliam posted several haunting images of Mississippi Industrial College on her weblog inwards Feb 2012.  The establishment operated from 1906-1982 inwards Holly Springs, MS in addition to was associated amongst the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church.

The Preservation inwards Mississippi website too offers a slide present in addition to map of the campus.

George R. Smith College (Mo)

George R. Smith College opened inward northeastern Sedalia, Missouri inward 1894.  The establishment was associated amongst the Freedmen's Aid together with Southern Education Society of the Methodist Church together with played an of import business office inward the lives of immature people for several decades.  The college burned inward 1925 together with several years afterwards at that topographic point was a  formal merger amongst Philander Smith College inward Arkansas.  The merger was accomplished through articulation activity of the Board of Education of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Trustees of the Southwest together with Central West Annual Conferences, together with the Trustees of Philander Smith College. The transaction was formally ratified inward a articulation executive session on May 23, 1933.

Alumni of the establishment included:
John Wesley Donaldson, baseball player
Scott Joplin, ragtime musician
T. Manuel Smith, M.D. together with President of the National Medical Association (1942-43)

Presidents:
P.A. Cool, 1894-1896
E.A. Robertson, 1897-1901
I.L. Lowe, 1902-1907
A.C. Maclin, 1908-1910
J.C. Sherrill, 1911-1912
George Evans, 1913-1914
Matthew Simpson Davage, 1915-1916, who afterwards served equally president of New Haven Institute, Samuel Huston College, Rust College, together with Clark University
Robert B. Hayes, 1917-1925

Rose M. Nolen edited Lost on the Prairie: George R. Smith College Methodist School for Blacks.  The mass is available for $15 past times contacting the writer at nolen@iland.net.







Nolen likewise authored African-Americans inward Mid-Missouri that includes a chapter on George R. Smith College.  An extensive listing of students past times programme together with division is provided inward the appendix.

A column for the Sedalia Democrat by Nolen inward Feb 2010 included data on George R. Smith College.

Methodist Institutions Inward The South

Jay S. Stowell's Methodist Adventures inward Negro Education (1922) is available through the Documenting the South website.  The mass includes descriptions together with photographs of 20 institutions.  While George R. Smith College (Sedalia, MO) has shut together with a couplet of institutions convey merged, close are all the same operating.

Baldwin-Wallace College (Oh)

Julie Kent reports inward The Cleveland Leader that Baldwin-Wallace College volition modify its elevate to Baldwin-Wallace University effective July 1, 2012.  The establishment was founded equally Baldwin Institute inward 1845 as well as was re-chartered a decade afterwards equally Baldwin University. It afterwards merged alongside German linguistic communication Wallace College inward 1913 to teach Baldwin-Wallace College.