Central Work Organization College Featured

The Sedalia (MO) Democrat published a brace of articles on Central Business College, "Life at Central Business College inwards 1932," in addition to "Central Business College alums praise education."

The proprietary establishment was founded past times C.W. Robbins inwards 1883 in addition to unopen inwards 1968. Robbins also operated the Sedalia Telegraph School every bit partitioning of Central Business College. Robbins purchased the Missouri School of Telegraphy inwards 1907. He in addition to therefore purchased the Western Telegraph Institute of Sedalia the next year. He combined all 3 schools every bit Sedalia Telegraph School until closing out the programme inwards 1917. The telegraph schoolhouse enrolled both women in addition to men in addition to offered courses likewise telegraphy inwards railway bookkeeping, spelling, penmanship, in addition to station management. 

 

 Advertisement for Central Business College from the Sedalia Weekly Bazoo, June 11, 1898.

Advertisement from the Sedalia Weekly Bazoo on Apr 13, 1886.

Advertisement for Missouri School of Telegraphy from the Guthrie Daily Leader, Jan 19, 1904.

History Of Cottey College Featured Inwards Serial Of Articles

BuffaloReflex.com published a dyad of interesting articles every bit purpose of a serial yesteryear Paul Johns exploring the history of Cottey College.  The first, "Alice Cottey in addition to her women's college inwards the MOzarks," was published May 14, 2018 in addition to provides background information on Alice Cottey in addition to how she decided to start an educational establishment inwards Nevada, MO.  

"The saga of Cottey College of Nevada, MO," followed 2 days later on on May 16, 2018 in addition to offers a issue of incidents inwards the early on history of the institution.

I volition update this post when additional articles inwards the serial are published.  In the interim, you lot tin flaming review several before posts on Cottey College:

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  Cottey College (MO) from July 15, 2011, links to a dissertation written yesteryear Mary Rhodes, "Dried flowers : the history of women's civilization at Cottey College, 1884-1965," that was submitted to the Graduate School of The Ohio State University inwards 1981.

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  Missouri Colleges in addition to Universities inwards 1895 from Feb 14, 2014 that offers a snapshot of Cottey College in addition to 37 other higher instruction institutions operating inwards Missouri at the halt of the 19th century.

• Women's Fraternity History from August 19, 2012 links to a post yesteryear Fran Becque on Cottey's history on her Focus on Fraternity History blog.

Or, you lot tin flaming visit the Cottey College website to larn to a greater extent than near the institution.

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.

Park Academy Celebrates 140Th Anniversary

Park University inward Parkville, MO is celebrating its 140th anniversary.  The institution's spider web site includes a break of images as well as historical essays:  

• The Founding Years
• Building the Campus
• The War Years
• Social, Civil as well as Financial Changes
• Innovation as well as Recovery
• University

Park was was initially founded inward 1875 as well as was affiliated alongside the Presbyterian Church.  The elevate was changed to Park University inward 2000.

Webster Academy Celebrates Centennial

Emily Van de Riet has a real interesting short sketch of Webster University's history with highlights of the commencement 100 years published inwards The Journal.  Webster besides has a website alongside links to a timeline, a multifariousness of centennial activities

The establishment was founded inwards 1915 past times the Sisters of Loretto equally Loretto College to develop immature women.  The mention changed to Webster College inwards 1925.  The religious affiliation ended inwards 1967 too the establishment became co-ed the next year.  The mention changed in ane lawsuit to a greater extent than inwards 1968 to Webster University.  A brusk historical video is available on YouTube.

Centennial Of Ellis Library...Documenting The Development Of Service To An Establishment Too Society

Staff amongst the University of Missouri Libraries convey created web pages amongst an extensive collection of resources in addition to images documenting the development of library services at the institution.  There is every minute good a curt video on YouTube, "Celebrating MU Libraries Ellis Library Centennial 1915-2015."

Cleveland Chiropractic College Changes Cite To Cleveland University-Kansas City

Dora Grote reported for the Kansas City Business Journal on Oct 13, 2015 that Cleveland Chiropractic College volition modify it's cite to Cleveland University-Kansas City.  The college enrolled 483 students during the end academic twelvemonth together with is accredited past times The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges together with Schools.

Central Chiropractic College was founded inwards 1922 inwards Kansas City, MO.  The cite was changed to Cleveland Chiropractic College inwards 1924 together with the establishment moved to Overland Park, KS inwards 2008.  Ratledge Chiropractic College inwards Los Angeles, CA was acquired inwards 1951 together with the cite was changed to Cleveland Chiropractic College of Los Angeles inwards 1955.  The Los Angeles campus was unopen inwards 2011.

Missouri Tech Closes

Koran Addo reports for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on August 5, 2015 that Missouri Tech is closed.  The institution, located inward St. Charles, MO, reported enrollment of 105 students to IPEDS amongst four full-time together with 8 part-time faculty.  Missouri Tech was a for-profit establishment amongst a Carnegie classification every moment a exceptional focus-other technical.

Missouri Terra Firma University: Reflections On Advert Alter Subsequently A Decade

Claudette Riley at the Springfield News-Leader reports on the touching of a modify inwards cite at Missouri State University.  Previously known equally Southwest Missouri State University, the establishment was founded inwards 1905 together with changed it's cite inwards 2005.  Riley's article includes a chronological listing of previous institutional names: 

• 1905 — Fourth District Normal School. 
• 1919 — Southwest Missouri State Teachers College
• 1945 — Southwest Missouri State College
• 1972 — Southwest Missouri State University
• 2005 — Missouri State University

Jones' Commercial College (St. Louis, Mo)

The 1854 Circular in addition to Catalogue of Jones' Commercial College inwards St. Louis, MO is available through Google Books.  The establishment was incorporated inwards 1849 in addition to offered teaching inwards bookkeeping, commercial law, commercial calculations, in addition to penmanship.  A item emphasis inwards the publication is placed on the training of bookkeepers for the steamboat industry.

The tuition is listed every mo $30 for a total plan amongst an additional accuse for nighttime pupils of $1 to encompass the toll of gas for lighting.

Enrollments are provided for a 5 twelvemonth period:

Year	# of Book-keeping Students
1849	163
1850	191
1851	216
1852	250
1853	258

The names in addition to source of students enrolled inwards 1852 are likewise provided in addition to a summary is copied below:

St. Louis	75%
Outstate MO	10%
Illinois	7%
Iowa	2%
Kentucky	1%
Louisiana	1%
Massachusetts	0.4%
Mississippi	0.4%
Montana	0.4%
New York	0.4%
Ohio	1%
Tennessee	1%
Wisconsin	1%

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.

Forest Common Academy (Mo)

Anna Sneed Cairns founded Kirkwood Seminary inwards 1861.  She moved the seminary inwards 1891 together with it was renamed as Forest Park University, closing inwards 1925 or 1926. In improver to her business office equally an educator, Cairns was likewise a leader inwards both the prohibition together with women's suffrage movements. The academy consisted of 3 colleges (Forest Park College, the School of Art together with Elocution, together with the College of Music) equally good equally a preparatory schoolhouse together with served both boarding together with twenty-four hours students. 

Dennis Spellmann

I lately came across a reference to an extensive as well as fascinating article on Dennis Spellmann written past times Jeannette Batz for the Riverfront Times inwards St. Louis.  As a historical note, it was written inwards September 2000 as well as Spellmann passed away August 30, 2006.  He was definitely a fascinating, if controversial, someone inwards Missouri higher teaching for many decades…having attended as well as afterward served Missouri Valley College.  He was  associated alongside a set out of other Presbyterian colleges including Tarkio College.  While close of the article focuses on Lindenwood University,  Batz besides interviewed people familiar alongside his service to Knoxville College inwards Tennessee.  

Christian College (Columbia, Mo)

Paulina Batterson's Columbia College: 150 Years of Courage, Commitment, in addition to Change is an exceptionally good written history of the institution in Columbia, Missouri.  The history was published past times the University of Missouri Press inwards 2001.  

The writer provides an interesting motion-picture present of the struggles faced past times those associated alongside the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) who gear upwards out inwards 1851 to found what emerged for a fourth dimension every minute a successful nondenominational liberal arts college for women.  Readers volition notice many details that assistance alongside agreement the subsequently transition to give-up the ghost i of the offset junior colleges inwards the 1920's in addition to the emergence after 1970 every minute a coeducational institution.

Kemper Military Machine Schoolhouse As Well As College (Mo)

Kemper Military School initially opened in 1844 in addition to shut inward 2002.  It was known over fourth dimension past times a multifariousness of names [the Boonville Boarding School, Male Collegiate Institute, Kemper Family School, Kemper & Taylor Institute, in addition to the Kemper School].  The institution closed briefly from 1856-1861 when Frederick Kemper taught at Westminster College inward Fulton, MO.  Following the croak of Kemper inward 1881, Thomas A. Johnston, a sometime student, was named equally the president.  In 1899 the cite was changed to Kemper Military School and a junior college was added inward 1923.  The Kemper Miliary School page on Wikipedia offers a to a greater extent than detailed history in addition to includes lists of presidents in addition to good known alumni.

A 6 1/2 infinitesimal video on YouTube includes many historical images of cadets, alums, in addition to postcards of the institution in addition to the community of Boonville.

  

Eric Berger authored an article inward the Boonville Daily News coving dedication of plaque on June 11, 2011 commerating the institution.

Kemper Military Machine Schoolhouse As Well As College (Mo)

Kemper Military School initially opened in 1844 in addition to shut inward 2002.  It was known over fourth dimension past times a multifariousness of names [the Boonville Boarding School, Male Collegiate Institute, Kemper Family School, Kemper & Taylor Institute, in addition to the Kemper School].  The institution closed briefly from 1856-1861 when Frederick Kemper taught at Westminster College inward Fulton, MO.  Following the croak of Kemper inward 1881, Thomas A. Johnston, a sometime student, was named equally the president.  In 1899 the cite was changed to Kemper Military School and a junior college was added inward 1923.  The Kemper Miliary School page on Wikipedia offers a to a greater extent than detailed history in addition to includes lists of presidents in addition to good known alumni.

A 6 1/2 infinitesimal video on YouTube includes many historical images of cadets, alums, in addition to postcards of the institution in addition to the community of Boonville.

  

Eric Berger authored an article inward the Boonville Daily News coving dedication of plaque on June 11, 2011 commerating the institution.

Western Bible & Literary College Catalog 1908-1909

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 donor from Raymore, MO graciously passed along a copy of the AY1908 Catalog of Western Bible in addition to Literary College several weeks agone and a .pdf is right away available.  The catalog provides an interesting ikon of life at a modest establishment inwards Missouri simply over 100 years ago. 

A previous post on Western Bible in addition to Literary College includes a brief historical sketch, several postcard images in addition to links to other resources.

Western Bible Together With Literary College (Mo)

1908 catalog of the institution.

The Restoration History website offers an impressive array of resources relating to history of the Churches of Christ, Independent Christian Churches, as well as churches associated alongside the Disciples of Christ.  Web pages on J.N. Armstrong as well as others are provided. 

In Organized Religious Belief Together With History: The Even Out Of William Woods College

Monticello College that operated inwards Illinois from 1838-1971.

History Of The Academy Of Missouri Journalism School

Inside Higher Ed offers an interesting article yesteryear Steve Weinberg from Apr 2008, "You Want me to Write the Institutional History?" The writer describes his reaction when asked to accept on the business in addition to offers details on around of his telephone commutation observations afterward completing his history of the University of Missouri Journalism School.

Weinberg's book, A Journalism of Humanity: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Candid History of the World's First Journalism School, is available from the University of Missouri Press.