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.

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.

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.

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.

German Methodist Colleges

German College, Charles City, IA [ founded every bit the German-English College inwards 1868 inwards Galena, Il.  It moved to Charles City, IA, inwards 1891 too merged amongst Morningside College inwards 1914]

Blinn Memorial College, Brenham, TX [founded inwards 1883 too after became a public junior college after 1937]

Thanksgiving Traditions On College Campuses

Today's students oftentimes assume they volition convey several days away from classes at Thanksgiving...sometimes, a total week.  My married adult woman reminded me that the someone Iowa college she attended didn't convey classes on Thanksgiving together with academic life resumed amongst classes on the next day.  I mean value the establishment that I attended held classes until 5:00 pm on the twenty-four lx minutes catamenia earlier Thanksgiving, simply didn't await us dorsum until the next Monday.

Checking a bit, I establish an interesting video where an archivist from Mount Holyoke College presents diaries together with photographs reflecting Thanksgiving at the institution inward the 1850's.

Cottey College Thanksgiving traditions convey changed inward diverse ways over time.  Accounts of basketball games betwixt pupil societies inward the early on 1900s tin hold upwards establish on the Cotteyphile website.  Field hockey became the focus of pupil attending past times the 1930s.

For a while, at that spot was a tradition of alumnae returning to Cottey on Thanksgiving, though this became "Dad's Day" inward 1960.

The emergence of football game on college campuses inward the belatedly 1800's before long led to scheduling of telephone commutation contests on Thanksgiving Day.  Images for a span of examples follow:

The Ames (IA) Historical Society offers an image of a postcard advertising a game inward 1908 betwixt Drake University together with Iowas State College.

Drury College played a football game with Missouri School of Mines & Metallurgy inward 1928.

Hardin College Together With Conservatory Of Music, #2 (Mo)

Several publications from Hardin College together with Conservatory of Music are available inward multifariousness of formats through the Internet Archive.  The establishment was located inward Mexico, MO together with operated from 1858-1931.

 One mass includes programs of report for the 1909, 1910, together with 1911 academic years.

 A instant mass includes six programs of report for the 1912 through 1917 academic years.

 A third mass [vol. 3, no. three from 1919] was called a newsletter, though it includes over xc pages of text together with photographs together with is a cross betwixt the programs of report published before together with a yearbook.

Finally, The Ion...a yearbook from 1920 is too available.