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Highland Community College Celebrates 160Th Anniversary

Highland Community College inward Highland, KS is celebrating the 160th anniversary of its founding inward 1858 amongst a charter granted past times the Kansas Territorial Legislature.  Highland Presbyterian Academy founded the previous twelvemonth served equally a foundation for the novel institution.  The university in addition to small-scale community that grew upward some it served equally a mission to Native Americans inward the area. 
  • 1857 - Highland Presbyterian Academy
  • 1858 - Highland University
  • 1910 - Highland College
  • 1921 - Highland Junior College
  • 1929 - Northeast Kansas Junior College
  • 1937 - Highland Public Junior College
  • 1959 - Doniphan County Junior College
  • 1965 - Highland Community Junior College
  • 1980 - Highland Community College 


Westeryears: Sketches Drawn From Westminster College (Mo) Past

"Early Spiritual Life at Westminster College," is the latest post service inwards a Westeryears series published on the Fulton, MO institution's website.  Posts typically offering an historical sketch accompanied yesteryear i or to a greater extent than photographs.
Westminster's Office of Marketing as well as Strategic Communications likewise posts links on Twitter using the #Westeryears hashtag.

There is likewise a "Westeryears: Memories of Westminster College inwards Fulton, Missouri" grouping page on Facebook.

Tusculum College Approves Advert Alter To Tusculum University

Tusculum College inward Tennessee announced this calendar week that it volition change its mention to Tusculum University showtime July 1, 2018.  Tusculum is the "...oldest establishment of higher didactics inward Tennessee, the twenty-eighth oldest inward the nation, in addition to the oldest coeducational establishment affiliated amongst the Presbyterian Church (USA)."
Tusculum's traces its history to the founding of Martin's Academy inward 1784, after renamed equally Washington College.  It was later was known equally Tusculum College after 1844.  Tusculum merged amongst Greeneville College inward 1868 to instruct Greeneville & Tusculum College.  The mention was shortened to Tusculum College inward 1912.

College Of Idaho Celebrates 125Th Anniversary Of Founding

The Idaho Press-Tribune reported final calendar week on the celebration at the College of Idaho recognizing the founding of the establishment Oct 7, 1891.  Located inwards Caldwell, ID in addition to founded every minute the College of Idaho, the institution's name changed to Albertson's College of Idaho inwards 1991 earlier reverting to the College of Idaho inwards 2007.

Mary Holmes College: 10Th Anniversary Of The Closing

Andrew Hazzard reports for The Dispatch on the read an before post on the that in addition to highlighted the institution.

History Of Hanover College (In)

The History of Hanover College written yesteryear A.Y Moore was published inward 1900 in addition to is available inward a multifariousness of formats through the Internet Archive.  Hanover was founded inward 1827 in addition to is affiliated amongst the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).

History Of Chapel Loma College (Mo)

Robert A. "Tony" O'Bryan-Lawson's masters thesis, "Chapel Hill, Missouri: Lost Visions of American's Vanguard on the Western Frontier 1820-1865," is available equally a .pdf through the University of Missouri's MOspace.

O'Bryan-Lawson is an particular author as well as weaves together fabric from a multifariousness of sources to explore the life of slave asset social club inward a pocket-sized Missouri town on the western frontier as well as the factors leading A. W. Ridings to constitute an establishment at Chapel Hill that operated for 4 decades.

The author equally good notes that inward add-on to a set out of notable alumni, the demeanor upon of Chapel Hill College tin hold out traced through other institutions.  A.W. Ridings afterwards moved to Warrensburg, MO as well as was instrumental inward the founding of a normal schoolhouse that evolved to learn the University of Central Missouri.  Some of the Chapel Hill faculty went on to learn at McGee College.

Eckerd College History (Fl)

Eckerd College offers a pose out of interesting pages highlighting the institution's history.  A post bill of fare archive includes images documenting changes inwards the campus.  The site likewise offers a timeline together with you tin rank notice order On Solid Rock: The Founding Vision of Florida Presbyterian / Eckerd College written by Stephanie Kadel Taras, Ph.D., a 1989 graduate of Eckerd College together with granddaughter of the founding president.
Eckerd College was founded inwards 1960 inwards St. Petersburg, FL.  It was initially knows equally Florida Presbyterian College together with adopted the advert of Eckerd College inwards 1972.

Eckerd College History (Fl)

Eckerd College offers a pose out of interesting pages highlighting the institution's history.  A post bill of fare archive includes images documenting changes inwards the campus.  The site likewise offers a timeline together with you tin rank notice order On Solid Rock: The Founding Vision of Florida Presbyterian / Eckerd College written by Stephanie Kadel Taras, Ph.D., a 1989 graduate of Eckerd College together with granddaughter of the founding president.
Eckerd College was founded inwards 1960 inwards St. Petersburg, FL.  It was initially knows equally Florida Presbyterian College together with adopted the advert of Eckerd College inwards 1972.

Lost Womyn's Infinite Features Ewart College Inwards Toronto, Ontario


Lost Womyn's Space offers a new postal service featuring Ewart College inwards Toronto, Ontario.  Ewart College was affiliated alongside the Presbyterian Church inwards Canada as well as operated for virtually a century, merging alongside Knox College of the University of Toronto inwards 1991.

Lost Womyn's Infinite Features Ewart College Inwards Toronto, Ontario


Lost Womyn's Space offers a new postal service featuring Ewart College inwards Toronto, Ontario.  Ewart College was affiliated alongside the Presbyterian Church inwards Canada as well as operated for virtually a century, merging alongside Knox College of the University of Toronto inwards 1991.

Tarkio College (Mo) Alumni Run To Reopen Establishment

Jennifer Hall reports for the St. Joseph News-Press on alumni grouping maintains a spider web site for those who are interested.

Tarkio College (Mo) Alumni Run To Reopen Establishment

Jennifer Hall reports for the St. Joseph News-Press on alumni grouping maintains a spider web site for those who are interested.

Mary Holmes Seminary (Ms)...A History At Hbcustory

Pamela Foster posted a fascinating history of Mary Holmes Seminary at HBSCUStory.  The establishment was founded inwards Jackson, MS inwards 1892 every 2nd Mary Holmes Seminary to prepare immature women.  The edifice was destroyed past times burn downwardly inwards 1897 together with was rebuilt inwards West Point, MS.  Mary Holmes became coeducational inwards 1932.  It was affiliated amongst the Presbyterian Church together with subsequently struggling financially trustees voted to suspend operations for autumn 2003.

University Of Jamestown (Nd)

An editorial from the Jamestown Sun on August 22, 2013 supports the institution's proclamation of a modify inwards mention to the University of Jamestown.  The establishment was founded every bit Jamestown College inwards 1883 in addition to is affiliated alongside the Presbyterian Church.

An article past times Keri Lucin from the Fargo Forum on August 21, 2013 provides to a greater extent than details on the establishment in addition to the decision.

Colleges Of The Presbyterian Church Building Inward The U.S.A., 1907 In Addition To 1913

Two publications are available inwards .pdf as well as other formats through Google Books....Our Presbyterian Colleges published inwards 1907 as well as Presbyterian Colleges published inwards 1913.  Both books were published past times The College Board of the Presbyterian Church inwards the U.S.A. as well as include 2 or 3 page sketches for diverse institutions amongst campus images as well as descriptive text.


Henry Kendall College, Academy Of Tulsa (Ok)

Guy William Logsdon's book, The University of Tulsa: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 History, 1882-1972 was published inwards 1977 for the Oklahoma Heritage Association past times the University of Oklahoma Press.  The initial chapters include histories of predecessor institutions: the Presbyterian School for Indian Girls [1882-1894], Henry Kendall College [1894-1907 inwards Muskogee in addition to 1907-1921 inwards Tulsa].  Logsdon include a listing of trustees in addition to officers inwards the appendix along alongside an extensive bibliography.

King Academy (Tn)


King College inwards Bristol, TN announced of late that they volition alter their refer to King University, effective June 1, 2013.  The establishment was founded inwards 1867 as well as is affiliated amongst the Presbyterian Church.

 Reverend James D. Tadlock, a graduate of Princeton Seminary was the founding president as well as served for 18 years.  King became coeducational afterwards 1931 when Stonewall Jackson College, a Presbyterian establishment for women inwards Abingdon, VA closed.

Chickasaw Woman Somebody College (Ms)

Chickasaw Female College inward Pontotoc, MS was initially founded equally Pontotoc Female Academy inward 1836.  The establishment was later on affiliated amongst the Presbyterian Church after 1852 together with ultimately shut inward 1936.
The Mississippi State University Libraries digital collections include 2 Chickasaw Female College catalogs from the 1890-1891 together with 1902-1903 academic years.

Franklin College Inwards Novel Athens, Oh

Franklin College inwards New Athens, OH was a successor of Alma College [1818-1825].  Franklin College operated for nigh a century until 1921 together with was affiliated with the Presbyterian Church.  After closing, the institutional charter was transferred to Muskingum University inwards New Concord, OH.  A museum is housed on the one-time campus.

Old Franklin, The Eternal Touch:  A History of Franklin College, written past times Erving E. Beauregard offers a fascinating together with detailed stance of the institution.  Beauregard documented the success of alumni inwards a diversity of professions from the ministry building to medicine to law.  With observe to education, he noted, "Franklin merits fame equally the outset college inwards Ohio to graduate a black.  It was the 3rd coeducational college inwards Ohio to acknowledge women.  Its full faculty of 196 included 62 females.  Its alumni were alongside the master copy founders of 4 colleges--Muskingum, Geneva, Monmouth (Ill.), together with Westminster (Pa.).  One alumnus founded Hardin Institute for Colored Youths at Allendale, South Carolina.  In add-on to furnishing viii presidents to their alma mater, herself, Old Franklin graduated twenty-one persons who eventually headed these colleges:  Amity, Beverly, Cedarville, Curry of Pennsylvania, Highland, Hopedale (two presidents), Howard Female, Madison of Ohio (four presidents), Muskingum, Ohio Central (two presidents), Oskaloosa, Richmond of Ohio, Sharon, Westminster of Pennsylvania, Woodward, together with the University of Washington."
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