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In Shades Of Sepia: The Flush Of Jubilee College...

I only finished reading In Shades of Sepia: The Story of Jubilee College equally Told Through Letters as well as Other Documents and enjoyed the chance to larn to a greater extent than almost the institution.  Sue Swanson is the writer as well as she focuses the early on purpose of her majority on Philander Chase as well as his identify unit of measurement equally they founded Jubilee College during his service equally the starting fourth dimension Episcopal Bishop of Illinois.   She begins alongside Chase's early on life, including the fourth dimension where he previously served equally the founder of Kenyon College inwards Ohio.  Chapters are equally good devoted to what life was similar at Jubilee, brief sketches for students as well as faculty, as well as descriptions of diverse buildings associated alongside the college.  

Actual construction on the college began inwards 1839 as well as expanded to include a dozen or to a greater extent than structures on a 3,500-acre tract of land. Jubilee College was comprised of a theological seminary, a college, a classical preparatory schoolhouse for boys, as well as a “seminary” for girls, equally good equally small-scale farming operations.  The college struggled equally a frontier establishment throughout its beingness as well as no longer offered classes later 1862.  It opened briefly later the Civil War earlier closing in ane trial to a greater extent than inwards 1868.  The site was equally good dwelling trace solid to several other educational ventures earlier it was abandoned later 1912 as well as was ultimately given to the terra firma of Illinois inwards 1935.  It is forthwith operated equally a terra firma historic site following to Jubilee College State Park.
While Swanson's majority volition survive of involvement to anyone wanting to know to a greater extent than almost Jubilee College as well as the people who served there.  It is equally good a useful concern human relationship for those who would similar to larn to a greater extent than of life at a small-scale frontier establishment during the 19th century.  Swanson incorporated a release of photographs as well as includes a helpful listing of sources.

You tin contact the writer at sueswa@gmail.com if you lot are interested inwards purchasing a re-create of the book.  The cost volition survive $10.00 addition postage stamp alongside proceeds going to the Friends of Jubilee College Historic Site.

For those who would similar to larn to a greater extent than almost efforts to keep the site as well as save the history or the college, in that place is a Facebook page at Friends of Jubilee College Historic Site.

You tin equally good notice a few to a greater extent than photographs of the the historic site inwards a post from terminal month, Open House at Jubilee College Historic Site this Weekend.

President Of Saint Paul's College Recognized

Millard D. 'Pete" Stith Jr. is previous post inwards May 2014 links to an splendid video that features an interview amongst Stith together with images of the campus.

Historical Marking For Okolona College (Ms)

Lena Mitchell has an article from July 27, 2014 on the djournal.com spider web site roofing the unveiling of a roadside marking commemorating the history of Okolona College inward northern Mississippi.
Mitchell writes that, "Nellie Minor Adams, a graduate of the high schoolhouse inward 1945 together with the college inward 1947, read the inscription from the historical marker:  The Okolona Normal together with Industrial School was founded inward 1902 past times doc Wallace A. Battle. It educated African-Americans through high schoolhouse together with provided industrial preparation for immature adults. At its peak the school’s enrollment topped 200 students annually. In 1921, the schoolhouse became affiliated amongst the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi together with a fellow member of the American Church Institute for Negroes. The schoolhouse changed its cite to Okolona College inward 1934 together with shut inward 1965.”
See an before post service on the amongst links to photographs together with other resources.

Civil Rights Inwards Pedagogy Heritage Trail (Va)


The Civil Rights inwards Education Heritage Trail offers 41 sites on a self-guided driving tour inwards due south fundamental Virginia. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 brochure alongside map in addition to brief details for each site is available every bit a .pdf for download.

Among the institutions of higher didactics in that place are:

Civil Rights Inwards Pedagogy Heritage Trail (Va)


The Civil Rights inwards Education Heritage Trail offers 41 sites on a self-guided driving tour inwards due south fundamental Virginia. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 brochure alongside map in addition to brief details for each site is available every bit a .pdf for download.

Among the institutions of higher didactics in that place are:

Presiding Over A College's Lastly Days, An Interview

The Chronicle has an first-class announced it volition last closing inwards 2013.

Presiding Over A College's Lastly Days, An Interview

The Chronicle has an first-class announced it volition last closing inwards 2013.

St. Paul's College (Va) #3

Denise B. Hawkins reports today inwards the May 31, 2013 effect of Diverse Issues inwards Higher Education that Saint Paul’s College inwards Lawrenceville, Va. volition cease performance on June 30th.  A spokesperson for the Southern Association of Colleges in addition to Schools (SACS) plainly confirmed that Belle S. Wheelan, president of the regional accrediting body, had received a missive of the alphabet before inwards the calendar week from the chairman of the board of trustees at Saint Paul’s College notifying her of the determination to unopen the 125-year-old institution. 

 An before posting noted that Saint Paul's officials were unsuccessfully involved inwards conversations early on inwards 2013 seeking an acquisition by Saint Augustine's University inwards Raleigh, NC.

 More data on Saint Paul's history tin last establish inwards an August 2012 posting when it was offset announced that classes were suspended.
WTVR, a CBS affiliate inwards Virginia provided coverage of the announced closure that includes video of the campus in addition to news of the touching on on the community.

Saint Paul's College (Va) #2

Okolona College (Mississippi)

Okolona Industrial School was founded inwards Okolona, MS inwards 1902 past times Wallace A. Battle to render normal in addition to industrial instruction for African-American immature people.  Wallace led the schoolhouse until 1927 when he became Field Secretary for the American Church Institute for Negroes.  His wife, Effie T. Battle in addition to then led the school.  The mention was changed to Okolona College inwards 1932.  Effie Battle departed in addition to A.M. Strange was elected past times trustees to atomic number 82 the institution.  In 1965, the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi decided to take back upwards in addition to the establishment presently closed.
H5N1 fascinating study of the Okolona site was published inwards 1997 past times The Small Town Center, a unit of measurement at the fourth dimension of the School of Architecture at Mississippi State University.  The illustration written report of possible uses included an assessment of the existing buildings along amongst scale models for diverse alternatives.  The National Council of Negro Women had previously purchased the site in addition to was hoping to prepare facilities to serve multiple needs of the arrangement in addition to the town of Okolona.  

Several to a greater extent than recent images of the Okolona College site accept been posted on Panoramio.


Saint Paul's College (Va) #1

Karin Kapsidelis reports inwards the Richmond Times-Dispatch that Saint Paul's College inwards Lawrenceville, VA suspended classes this autumn pending the upshot of an appeal to an accreditation decision.


The archives of the Episcopal Church USA offers images too links to resources for St. Paul’s Normal too Industrial School (Lawrenceville, VA), St. Augustine’s Normal School too Collegiate Institute (Raleigh, NC), too Bishop Payne Divinity School (Petersburg, VA).  Fort Valley High too Industrial School (Fort Valley, GA) too and hence Voorhees School too Junior College (Denmark, SC) joined the American Church Institute for Negroes (ACIN) every bit schools receiving the largest per centum of available funds.  The ACIN was founded inwards 1906 to coordinate back upwards for institutions inwards the southern U.S. that were dedicated to the pedagogy of African Americans.  The ACIN was renamed the American Church Institute inwards 1961.  Fort Valley’s transfer to the State of Georgia inwards 1939 (though ACIN continued its back upwards to the school) too the closing of Bishop Payne inwards 1949 left the substance institutions of St. Paul’s, St. Augustine’s, too Voorhees every bit the exclusively schools affiliated alongside ACI when the scheme dissolved inwards 1967.
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