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University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College
On September 13, 1876, the bell on Atwood Hall rang, students assembled, and Rio Grande College began its 140-year search for identity and its struggle for existence. Ira Haning, a Freewill Baptist minister, conveyed the idea of a college to a prominent couple, Nehemiah and Permelia Atwood. Nehemiah passed away in 1869, and supposedly, his last words were “Permelia, build the college.” Permelia deeded 10 acres and financed Atwood Hall and the Boarding Hall, and Rio Grande College became a reality. Upon Permelia’s death in 1885, Rio Grande faced the first of many financial pitfalls. Her estate was willed to the college, but the heirs of her second husband contested it in an action that would be resolved by the Ohio Supreme Court in 1896. As a college, junior college, community college, and currently, as a university, Rio Grande continues to seek a definitive identity.
Cradles of Conscience
Because of its history of westward expansion and its diverse population, Ohio is home to many independent institutions of higher education. This text comprises essays which relate the circumstances of the foundation of 40 such institutions and the history of each since its inception.
College on the Rio Grande
First published in 1989, Paige Christiansen's history of "a small school" was a celebration of the centennial of the New Mexico School of Mines (now New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, aka New Mexico Tech). Covering the educational, social, cultural and political history of New Mexico Tech between 1889 and 1989, "College on the Rio Grande" incorporates anecdotes and photos from the school's early years. Christiansen starts by exploring the many factors that led to the creation of a school of mining in a small, rural town in New Mexico. He then delves into the development and growth of the campus, student body, and faculty as well as many noteworthy research and science programs still going strong today. This is an enjoyable and informative read for those interested in the history of New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.
Beryl Halley
Born in rural Ohio in 1897, Beryl Halley was educated at a strict Freewill Baptist school. After briefly teaching in a one-room schoolhouse, she joined the navy in 1918 before her unlikely path led her to Broadway, then to the Ziegfeld Follies (1923-1925). She also appeared in Earl Carroll's Vanities and other revues, as well as in films, and had a widely publicized brush with the law (over alleged nudity) in 1926. She retired from show business in 1930, married an insurance executive and had a family, later reappearing in the public eye as an officer in the Ziegfeld Girls' Club. Making her home in Houston in the 1950s, she worked as legal secretary for a large law firm. Her death at age 90 was unpublicized. Her story is told here for the first time.
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Colleges in the Midwest
A directory to colleges found in the Midwestern United States.
