The Telegraph of Alton, IL published an article this calendar week commemorating the closure of Shurtleff College, "Shurtleff College, opened inwards 1827, closed sixty years ago." The author, Tom Emery, provides an interesting historical sketch. The institution evolved from Rock Spring Academy or Rock Springs Seminary inwards Rock Springs, IL which closed inwards 1831 in addition to moved to Alton. It was initially known every bit Alton Seminary or Alton College earlier the nurture changed to Shurtleff College inwards 1836. Classes were suspended afterwards 1956, though establishment didn't officially unopen for several years permitting several students to consummate bird requirements. The campus was taken over past times Southern Illinois University in addition to for role every bit an offsite pump until SIU-Edwardsville opened inwards 1972. Part of the Shurleff campus site is directly used past times SIU Dental School.
Shurtleff College is considered past times approximately to move the showtime college inwards Illinois in addition to the showtime founded betwixt the Alleghenies in addition to the Mississippi River. The Internet Archive offers The Pioneer School: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 History of Shurtleff College, the Oldest Educational Institution inwards the West written past times Austen Kennedy De Blois inwards several formats.
You tin too read a brief sketch on Shurleff College on the America's Lost Colleges spider web site.
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