John Wesley Beeson As Well As The Beeson Colleges

I stumbled across a reference to James T. Dawson's hardcover history of John Wesley Beeson several days agone in addition to am delighted to larn to a greater extent than well-nigh the Beeson family's involvement alongside higher instruction inwards the South.

The majority volition sure enough involvement anyone who seeks specific data on East Mississippi Female College, Meridian Male College, or Meridian Woman's College.  Dawson weaves together a narrative alongside numerous photographs, architectural sketches of campus buildings, in addition to selections from diverse yearbooks.

Dawson is likewise successful on only about other degree inwards describing only about of the approaches used yesteryear J.W. Beeson in addition to other members of his identify unit of measurement involved inwards the management of the institutions.  A brother, Malcolm Alfred Beason, served equally president of Meridan Male College until 1914, afterward serving equally a faculty fellow member in addition to dean of agriculture at Oklahoma Agricultural & Mechanical College, Stillwater, OK.  J.W. initially focused his unloose energy on Meridian Women's College in addition to ultimately moved from Meridian, MS.  He pursued other successful ventures after 1919, especially alongside insurance, though he in addition to his heirs maintain to bring a pregnant touching on on higher instruction equally reflected inwards major gifts to back upward Beeson Divinity School of Samford University and the Beeson International Center at Asbury Theological Seminary.

The majority tin survive purchased from the Lauderdale County (MS) Department of Archives in addition to History inwards Meridian, MS for $20 addition shipping/handling.

Penn Hall Preparatory Schoolhouse Too Junior College

The Penn Hall Alumnae Association maintains a spider web site alongside brief history of the establishment as well as links to photographs as well as other items.  Penn Hall Preparatory School inwards Chambersburg, PA, was founded inwards 1906 as well as a junior college was added inwards 1927.  The establishment ultimately unopen inwards 1973.

Brevard Community College Changes Cite To Larn Eastern Florida Acre College

Bob Stover's FLORIDATODAY.com article focuses on a novel cite together with mission for Brevard Community College every 2d it becomes a baccaleaureate establishment on July 1st alongside a novel name, Eastern Florida State College.  The establishment was founded inward 1960 every 2d Brevard Junior College together with adopted the cite of Brevard Community College next a merger inward 1963 alongside Carver Junior College.

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.

Grahm Junior College (Ma)

There is an interesting new/updated web site for Grahm Junior College.  The site offers a historical sketch together with a diversity of other information.  The establishment was initially founded inward Boston inward 1950 as the Cambridge School, a for-profit proprietary school.  It was afterward reorganized equally a non-profit schoolhouse together with changed its elevate to Grahm Junior College inward 1968.  Enrollment grew to transcend a M students earlier fiscal issues arose together with the institution filed for bankruptcy liquidation inward 1979.

The site includes a link to several albums of images on Picasa.

Georgia Piedmont Technical College

Georgia Piedmont Technical College offers a commemorative mass every bit a .pdf amongst a timeline of fundamental events over the by l years.  The establishment was established every bit DeKalb Area Vocational School inward 1961 together with was initially organized inward cooperation amongst the Vocational Division of the State Department of Education together with the DeKalb County Board of Education.  From 1972-1986 the establishment operated every bit a partition together with campus of Georgia Perimeter College together with every bit the post-secondary unit of measurement of DeKalb County School System until June 30, 1996.  On July 1, 1996, it became a unit of measurement of the Technical College System of Georgia.  In 2000, the mention was officially changed to DeKalb Technical College together with inward 2011 the mention was changed to Georgia Piedmont Technical College.

Newcomb College

Several boards devoted to the Newcomb College Institute of Tulane University are available on Pinterest.  The History of Newcomb Women offers a publish of images of students handle the the institution.

An earlier post service offers links amongst historical data on the institution, founded in 1886 as H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College.  

Massachusetts College Of Chemist's Together With Wellness Sciences

Priyanka Dayal McCluskey reports for the Worcester Telegram too Gazette that the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy too Health Sciences changed its name this twelvemonth to become Massachusetts College of Pharmacy too Health Sciences University.

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.