Oskaloosa College

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Oskaloosa College
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Type Private university
Active1855–1898
Affiliation Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Location
Oskaloosa
,
Iowa
,
United States

Oskaloosa College was a liberal arts college based out of Oskaloosa, Iowa that was in operation from 1861 to 1898. The college was incorporated in 1858 but the first classes were held in 1861. The school suffered financial hardship for much of its existence and closed in 1898.

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Establishment

Work was begun on establishing the college in 1855, under the influence of Aaron Chatterson and was affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). [1] [2]

The college was incorporated in 1858 but the first classes were not held until 1861. [2]

Its first president was George T. Carpenter. [3] Mary Bell Smith, who went on to become the president of the Kansas Woman's Christian Temperance Union, taught at Oskaloosa College, from 1863 to 1865. [4]

Decline

In 1881, all but one of the faculty left the college to start a new school in Des Moines, Iowa, which would later become Drake University; [5] [6] they were also joined by 47 (out of 300) students. [5]

For a good portion of its history, the school endured severe financial hardship, which eventually led to its demise in 1898. [3]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ Kiddle, Henry; Schem, Alexander Jacob (1877). Cyclopaedia of Education: A Dictionary of Information for the Use of Teachers, School Officers, Parents and Others. New York: E. Steiger. p. 675.
  2. 1 2 Parker, Leonard Fletcher (1893). Higher Education in Iowa. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 136.
  3. 1 2 "Oskaloosa College; Oskaloosa, IA". The Iowa Heritage Digital Collections. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  4. ↑ Goodwin, Jennie J. B.; Smith, Mary Perkins Blair-Bell (1899). In Memoriam of Mary Perkins Blair Bell and Smith, 1818-1894. Minneapolis. pp. 1–. OCLC   11047204.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. 1 2 3 "Eugene Claremont Sanderson". Northwest College of the Bible. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  6. ↑ McCue, Craig S. (2012). Des Moines. Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 28. ISBN   978-0-7385-9183-4.
  7. ↑ "Eleanor McWilliams Chamberlain". The Tampa Riverwalk. Archived from the original on 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  8. ↑ Acton, Richard. "Clarke, George Washington". The Biographical Dictionary of Iowa. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  9. ↑ "William Temple Hornaday". NNDB. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  10. ↑ Nash, Roderick Frazier (1989). The Rights of Nature: A History of Environmental Ethics. Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 52. ISBN   9780299118433.
  11. ↑ "Isaac D. Young". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
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