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